Photography Club

[Fahrenheit451]

If you really look around there’s always so much to see. Maybe I have my head in the clouds too much, that’s why I love birds...?

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Hundreds of pictures being captured in moments where words don't seem to suffice. Language seems to get in the way more often than not, now more than ever.

Observe and click. Rinse and repeat. Converse from the heart with the wild things and the trees. Some things are better left unsaid, but pictures speak 1,000 silent words.

Grateful for the camera and the space, time, and inclination to look up, look down, and look all around - delightfully in awe of moments that feel like they demand to be captured. Luckily, the wow moments balance out and often overshadow the wtf moments.

It's an imperfect blend of uncertainty, focus, translation, perception, beauty, inexplicable truth, a flash of light in the ongoing darkness, and a way to share what was heartfelt at the moment of the click of a button. Fascinations never-ending, for sure.

Flutter-bys - a great reminder of just when you think life is over, ta-da!

Spiders - a great lesson in remaining mindful of where we choose to hang around and weave our webs - also a reminder that everything that touches our webs can either nurture us or wreck us:

A whole helluva lot of stratospheric aerosol injections/solar radiation management happenings in the 'hood as of late - yuck:

This lil' winged visitor was just chillin' on the truck antenna:

Shiitake #2 from our log by the stream:

At first, I thought perhaps the slugs had united and was giving birth (perhaps to an alien) as I saw the "thing(s)" hanging down underneath them, all squirmy and changing shapes and such. They were suspended from a string of slime. But later research indicates I observed and photographed their mating ritual on a rather intimate level. It took me 53 years to learn this. I could have waited another 53, but whoomp, there it is:

Rescued this little ring-necked baby snake from some web stuff it got tangled up in as it explored the screened in porch - I think we're both much happier that it's now free of the web and back outdoors:

 

[Changing4Best]

We had some really strange atmospheric stuff going on here last night too. I didn't have my camera...

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

So many pretty colors in the homemade salsa, most of which we grew ourselves. I'm gonna miss garden season, big time:

 

[Fahrenheit451]

Sunset at our place.

 

[Warrior Chicken]

Sunset in the alpine
Walked across the ridge line to the peak at the left. Stellar day of sun and sweat

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Such beautiful scenery up yonder! Both sunsets and the sun-stay. ?

The love dove crew cleaning up the bird seed buffet fallout today:

A lady bug swooped right in front of my face and landed on a black walnut limb and took off climbing...

A shot of the mountain stream with a leaf submerged underwater - lots of interesting, to me, "faces" in this shot, or am I the only one who sees them? lol...

A cicada that I found during my walk who had already passed away - may its beauty and song still live on...

Perhaps a type of squash bug? - eyeballing the cucumber and beet plants not too far away from it - and feels like it might be eyeballin' me, too...lol...looks like eyes on the back of its wings, sort of....

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Locally grown and wild harvested shroomage...a huge shiitake, lion's mane, and oyster:

Peek-a-boo:

 

[ladee]

Yummy on the mushrooms @Tornadic Thoughts and WOW on the bug monster!!

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

The alien/monster-like close-up is a praying mantis, @ladee . Saw them in multiple places today, but that's the only shot that sort of turned out. lol Here's some fun mantis info:

11 Wondrous Facts About Praying Mantises

 

[ladee]

I knew what it was @Tornadic Thoughts !! It was the only thing on the planet my mom was afraid of!!! She would have run screaming outside if she were here and I showed her that picture.

 

[blackemerald1]

My son kept a Mantis for a pet for a fair while. He was quite fond of it. They are such intense little creatures. :)