Photography Club

[MrMoonlight]

thanks you guys, I think it's amazing that it takes one hundred years before the saguaro cactus can start to make the bud of one of those arms you see growing off the main trunk.

 

[Teasel]

It is amazing, majestic even, nice for me to see it, we don't have anything like that around here.

 

[MrMoonlight]

Oh that's great. I intended on taking a photo of one for you guys because I know they only grow in a very isolated geographic area. They are literally everywhere here, up to some forty feet tall. I had been wanting to post one for you guys for a while.

I will take a photo of the hills near my home one of these days. They absolutely cover the landscape, it may be interesting to see it.

 

[Changing4Best]

I've been to saguaro country,it is awesome! Looking forward to a bunch of photos of them.

 

[Changing4Best]

Speaking of cactuses, here is one that is at my job that I have been meaning to photograph forever:

You can estimate the size of it by looking at the bricks. Also, notice the little angel inside the pot. ;)

 

[Changing4Best]

Even though we had cold weather today, these were blooming, a sign of Spring, I would say!

 

[shatter eyes]

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Even though we had cold weather today, these were blooming, a sign of Spring, I would say!

I really like how a single flower can be photographed in such a beauty surrounded by green. It really stands out. I love dandelions. Gineau pigs love them too.

 

[shatter eyes]

From this part of the world it is snowing.

My photo spirit has been not well so my pics have been not well captured. Quality has been reduced lately... just cant feel they shot.

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Mmmmm...dandelions. I really dig them, too. Literally. :) Roasted dandelion root tea (my new coffee for the last several years), the yummy greens, and the pretty flowers are all a part of my self-care consumption habits. Nature freely provides so much of what we need, but many insist on calling them weeds and poisoning them, along with the rest of their land and the water supplies, simply to have their grass look better. Silly f'n humans.

Took the camera for a walk and really wish there was a scratch and sniff option. This is a pic of a small part of a limb on a dead Douglas Fir tree, but even though it's no longer vibrant, green, and full of life, it still has beauty and smells amazing if you gently scratch the surface of it....smells a lot like cotton candy. Rainy days create an abundance of the scent surrounding the space where they reside.

Grateful for the reminder that although I, too, may not feel vibrant and full of life, more often than not as of late, I still have much worth that I may tend to overlook. Sometimes you just have to scratch beneath the surface, so to speak, to find and experience the true inner wealth.

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

From many dead fir trees, and other scrap wood/limbs, came quite a bonfire. I used that opportunity to write down all the things weighing heavy on my heart and tossed them to the fire. On this full moon night, I lovingly and purposefully release my worries, although I know they'll return, and likely multiply like a mofo, as per usual, it sure felt good to let them go in the moment and feel the warmth of the fire. Here's a picture of when it first got going and then a close up of the flames deep in the center that mesmerized me the most:

 

[bellbird]

A captivating and beautiful departure of woes, @Tornadic Thoughts .

 

[Changing4Best]

Awesome, that last one, @Tornadic Thoughts and well done of releasing worries and such.