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Not a lot in sight on the scrape @ Sculthorpe Moor this morning. Just this pair of Egyptian Geese swimming around & then having a preen. This is just a short part of a much longer video
A scrape is a type of marker created when a deer, typically a buck, removes ground material with its fore-hooves and exposes a patch of soil. Scrapes serve as a form of communication between deer, leaving their scent in the area (through glands on their face and urinating on the ground), and letting them know who's area it is !
The swollen neck and panting are all signs of pending rut......
Typical Polistes for this area.
A drop of ooze from a queen palm date fell on the century plant and this wasp is scraping up the crystalized sugar.
Collecting scrap can be very dangerous... Especially if you want to take it from a scorpion...
Built for the Rogue Olympics 2024, Round 2. Topic: "Peril".
The huge beams in the lobby of Lake Quinault Lodge are decorated with stencil art. I would like to know more about it. For example, what was the inspiration for the human images? Is there a way of seeing them as anything but a tired stereotype of the Native American seen through European eyes? How would descendants of the original inhabitants of the land perceive them?
In any case, here's a fine piece of travel writing from 1995 about Lake Quinault Lodge that's a contrast to the just-the-facts style of Wikipedia:
At Lake Quinault Lodge, your link to the world is a window. Your room looks out on a lawn that sways down to the lake, a swath of green interrupted only by a game of badminton, the shuttlecock fluttering through the shadow of pine-pocked peaks of Olympic National Park. There are no telephones, no televisions in the guest rooms. They are sparsely decorated, not very comfortable or especially quiet. The term rustic is kind.
The lodge demands that you look out the window and see an otter slipping into the lake. Or a couple, married for decades, soaring on swings down at the playground. The lodge insists that you leave your room. Come to the lobby and talk to other guests.
Built in 1926, the lodge has history without being stuffy and a sense of place without being pushy. “There’s more elk here than people,” said general manager Russell Steele, a Centralia, Wash., native who fled city hotels in Seattle and New Mexico for the Quinault land of elks and lakes.
Scraped trunks on massive Douglas firs are a hint that the Roosevelt elk, a shy and noble animal, visited the Quinault rain forest. These elk are named for Theodore Roosevelt, whose younger cousin left his own mark on the vivid woods. Here, the distinctive lodge was built on a gentle slope where Cascade Creek gurgles into Lake Quinault.
Funded by Hoquiam lumber tycoon Ralph Emerson, the lodge was built in 10 weeks 69 summers ago. The design, a Georgian style with Craftsman touches, Tudor motifs and pure Quinault details, was by Joseph L. Skoog. A Seattle native, trained at the University of Washington, Skoog did work on such diverse designs as Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater and Hoquiam’s Emerson Hotel.
“The whole affair was pretty much a rush job,” Skoog said in a 1983 interview. “The plans took two weeks to draw, then we worked day and night and weekends.”
From the Grays Harbor area, plus Tacoma and Seattle, came crafts people and artisans who embellished the lodge with medallions and double-hung sashes and small bay windows. Rising 1-1/2 stories at the lodge’s heart is a superb lobby. The vertical-grain fir beams are adorned with stencils of Quinault Indian design - dogs and ducks, deer and dancers, wolves and bears and firestarters.
A massive stone fireplace burns alder logs, warming and illuminating the shadowy room. The lobby has big wicker chairs for guests to sink into their freshly found roles as tourists. There are writing tables, looking out on the lawn and the lake, for composing your thoughts and sending post cards.
The lodge is swell for couples. The serene setting and a lack of golf force people to pay attention to each other. It’s not a great place for kids, who tend to sink into the wicker chairs, roll their eyes and wonder how they got stuck in a place without TV.
www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/nov/05/natural-splendor-it...
Avocets 'nest' building . This is on the walk out to the beach... They were really working as a team with her seemingly directing so that everything would be 'just so'. Did a few in mono, as seemed to suit... Please See Norfolk 2014 set www.flickr.com/photos/wendycoops224/sets/72157644987435052/
Wet-in-wet
scraped with Swiss Army knife. what else? :)
Trial on Strathmore 140lb Visual Journal which I am using for the Sketch Club's outings. I am finding this paper a bit difficult to paint on and am trying to get used to it because the hardcover journals are convenient.
I've been on the road trying to wrap up my late Father's estate. This was my first up close look at the new Trump Tower in Chicago. Taken from across the Chicago River at State and Wacker in the North Loop. I can see my old office
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Giraffes are sky-scraping mega-herbivores from Africa. They are thought to be one of the largest pollinators in the world, transferring seeds and plant matter from tree to tree on their noses, lips and tongues. Giraffes grow up to 5m tall. They move both legs on one side simultaneously when walking so they don’t trip!
Located 30 minutes away from Melbourne’s city center, the Werribee Open Range Zoo promises a whole lot of action packed into a day-long excursion. Along with closely observing the wildlife of Africa, the zoo also allows you to experience African culture from up close. With plenty of interactive attractions for children, there will never be a dull moment for adults and children. Werribee Zoo recreates natural habitats of animals and lets you explore exciting trails like the Australian Journey and Pula Reserve Trail. Being an open range zoo, a 40-minute bus safari with live commentary by a tour guide takes you through some of its well-maintained grasslands.
A day at Werribee Zoo gives you the opportunity to sneak a peek into the lives of the Kubu Hippopotamus, Kulinda the Cheetah and a mob of Meerkats! The Gorillas encounter is one of the largest in the world and allows you to feed and interact with the mammals.
With 225 sprawling hectares of wild savannah, the Werribee Open Range Zoo in Melbourne is a stunning African paradise, home to several species of animals and birds. Watch a pride of lions laze under a grove of trees or laugh at the mischievous gorillas at Melbourne’s Werribee Zoo. A visit to this zoo takes you on a fun and adventurous safari tour of the grassy homeland of rhinoceros, giraffes, zebras, antelopes and so much more. Tighten your shoelaces for an exhilarating day out at Werribee Zoo in Melbourne.
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RCA Building (now GE), aka "30 Rock", Rockefeller Center, New York, NY. A red filter (from Photoshop) bought out the incredible light rays...