Photography Club

[Teasel]

Some new birds at our park! And a bit of ice, only partially iced over the ornamental lakes at my favourite park, cool to see the birds slipping on it.

A pair of swans has joined the park, we've used always to have some swans but recently not had any. Didn't get photos of them. But I did get a couple pics (no great shakes, my camera phone doesn't zoom in all that well) of some Shovelers. Don't think I've ever seen any before, the name is very apt, constantly got their beaks just under the water.

Happy to get out, been to ill to for a bit.

 

[Fahrenheit451]

Sunrise this morning and the clouds were on fire. I’m impressed that my phone was able to get a pretty good shot. And no this isn’t my place...lol. With Covid going on our local riding arena and racetrack lost all their employees so a group of us volunteer to keep it running. And it gets me out of the house which is always good. According to my wife at least....

 

[NotTooLate]

Sunrise this morning and the clouds were on fire. I’m impressed that my phone was able to get a pretty good shot. And no this isn’t my place...lol. With Covid going on our local riding arena and racetrack lost all their employees so a group of us volunteer to keep it running. And it gets me out of the house which is always good. According to my wife at least....


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Love the sky and am jealous of the tractor ;)

 

[Mach123]

Sunrise this morning and the clouds were on fire. I’m impressed that my phone was able to get a pretty good shot. And no this isn’t my place...lol. With Covid going on our local riding arena and racetrack lost all their employees so a group of us volunteer to keep it running. And it gets me out of the house which is always good. According to my wife at least....


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Like isn’t strong enough, LOVE!

 

[Mach123]

We went a different way for our walk yesterday along the bay. 1/2 hour in the opposite direction one way and back which gives us an hour walking. This is the opposite side of town, which amounts to a few blocks mostly. : ). We had to walk on the street as opposed to the beach. Tides to high for the beach walk.

 

[Rose White]

Love your pictures @Mach123 ! That first one triggered good feelings of being a kid and approaching a lake or bay for the first time thinking, "What's in there?" I love the way the light plays off the surface of the rippling water, your picture has movement. I can feel the breeze. The second one is spectacular, in a fractal kind of way. I love the way it draws the gaze into a point beyond the horizon.

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

A love dove lunch date, underneath a bird feeder:

One of my favorite visitors scoping out the menu (nowhere near the bird feeder):

 

[Mach123]

I never can remember the name of these. They were table flowers in a restaurant I worked at where I met my wife. They last a long time for cut flowers. These looked mushed and unhealthy in the Whole Foods where I shop for flowers and pretty much nothing else, but they were early and opened over about 2 days.

 

[Rose White]

So pretty @Mach123 ! You are inspiring me to buy cut flowers ! I want to guess that those might be called tiger lilies?

 

[Rose White]

Drove a couple hours to see Sandhill Cranes. They’ve been stopping here since before humans came to America, I think. This year was the most ever, and the water was so low they were much closer to the viewing area than usual. It was spectacular and the kids basked in the glory of all the stars they could see on the way home.

 

[Teasel]

Wow @Self-Determined

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Today's visitor hanging out on top of the grape vine trellis. Who appears to be contemplating his/her next winter stash move. I admire their prepper mentality. lol:

What I've been distracting myself with lately as I avoid the thing(s) I could be more greatly benefiting from in the here and now vs. when it's gardening season again. But then again, garden season never really ends, as there's always something to plan and prep for, plus the indoor gardening scene is still an option, so I just talked myself out of feeling guilty...lol:

Hung out with my lil' wolf pup that I got as a gift many years ago and enjoyed some sound healing up in here tonight. Singing bowls and tuning forks...with a little howl here and there...awaiting the full moon to really cut loose...lol:

An old planner of mine that reminds me of zendoodles whenever I see it, which then makes me think of @ladee , which always hugs my heart and makes me smile, and then I'm reminded I need to get some new fine-tipped pens to get busy coloring in all those white spaces: