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The resident wild turkey flock, it used to be around 40 members a few years ago.I don't know the size of the group now. Some people feed them in winter, there is a farm close to this area and they go up into the mountains in summer.
There is another ride that is called the Master Blaster. You sit on those big donuts and water jets blast you uphill. You have to try to keep your butt off the jets. Otherwise it will shoot your swimwear off. Not like that happened or anything...
We are spoilt at this time of year when we look around us at the prolific display of colour in the form of nature's displays.
I tried to capture the delicate feel and look of the wild blue Iris flower using my encaustic waxes.
The United States Congress designated the Table Rock Wilderness in 1984 and it now has a total of 5,781 acres. All of this wilderness is located in Oregon and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
A remnant of a lava flow that once covered this region along the western foothills of the Cascades, the "fortress" of Table Rock stands at 4,881 feet above the northeastern portion of this small Wilderness. On this steep and rugged terrain you'll find a quiet forest of Douglas fir and western hemlock, with noble fir at higher elevations and crowds of rhododendron on many of the upper slopes, an island of old growth in an ocean of forest development. At least two endangered plants bloom here: Oregon sullivantia and Gorman's aster. Deer and elk wander about in winter, and the northern spotted owl has been spotted among the old trees.
From four trailheads, about 17 miles of trails give access to the Wilderness. A relatively easy hike from Table Rock Road will take you up the Table Rock Trail to the sweeping vista from the summit of Table Rock, where the land falls suddenly away in basalt cliffs on the north face. From this high point, Mount Rainier looms far to the north, Bull of the Woods Wilderness beckons from the east, and the Willamette Valley spreads out to the south.
You will not find any reliable sources of potable water on the trails, so pack along your own. Horses may find dangerous footing on some of the talus slopes.
Additional information about the Table Rock Wilderness, and all the other BLM Wilderness areas in Oregon/Washington, is available online at:
My mates in a card game, because of some rule bending I decided to quit and in hot steaming fury started taking photos instead!
These dolls arrived some days ago in the supermaket where I work.........I just had to take them home and take a closer look!^^
Of course these dolls are some kind of monster high fakes, but anyway they are kind of cute, especially this one.
The are not very poseable, as they do not have joints and their feet/shoes are made like bratz, I think the shoes are even bigger!
This is a fledgling Northern Parula. I believe it is the smallest warbler that breeds in the northern forest.
Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
August 2014
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Photo-Off Challenge: Inside all of us is a wild thing
Original; later Photoshopped to convert to b&w.
"The Wild West" photography Session Day, was held at the frontier town of Whiteoak Springs on Sunday 11th September 2022.
Gabby Monet as Strawberry Alice
Driven out of too many towns to keep counting, Strawberry Alice has settled in Whiteoak Springs and runs the local whorehouse with an iron fist. Feisty and sassy, Alice is deeply unpopular with the townswomen but she has a hard head for business and keeps her girls turning over cash.
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I love these flowers. They come twice a year here. It is once in the fall and once in the spring.
They make an awesome background for any portrait.
There's been an initiative in our local park this year to plant wild flowers to attract more native insects. They are in full bloom right now and looking gorgeous! 🌷🐝🌿🌸🐜🌻🌹🌿🐞🌼
On a hike, I ran across these wild mushrooms. I'm not sure if these are even edible or not? It's been years since I've picked and enjoyed eating wild mushrooms and no longer feel confident in identifying them. If anyone knows anything about these please let me know. I'll error on the side of caution by letting them be.
This was taken with the Nikon 70-200mm VR and TC-20E II at 150mm with an SB800 flash. I wasn't expecting any close-up photography on this hike.