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Canal, the Cotswolds (© G.Gam)
cool, but surely you took more than one picture there ...
Maybe...
Very nice - peaceful.
Thanks!
Misty images in China
Misty Pagoda 1
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Misty Shanghai
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VERY misty city
Misty Pgoda 2
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Misty Karst Mountains along the Li River, Guangxi
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Misty Ashram acriss the river from the Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Henan Province
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Misty Moon
Good Night all.
A better example than my misty city image above.
And another...
The Village of Castle Combe, the Cotswolds (© G.Gam)
Perfect.
Thank you!
On my Sunday morning walks I go past this pond. It used to have a pair of white domestic ducks living there, but they are both gone. When they were there wild ducks and geese always gathered. Cranes & herons would drop in for a bit of tea (haha). The attached pictures were taken over the past 2 Sundays.
As you've pictured...
Although the white duck pair is gone
There still are birds that carry on.
Nice pictures. Great place to walk.
1. A path to follow
2. Is that a beehive reflected in a pond?
3. Clouds above, ducks below.
I was focused on the leaves, but maybe.
Kayaks, not ducks.
Hard to tell, even with a magnifying glass - just discovered I'm developing glaucoma.
Yes, still needing to use a magnifying glass, I can see quite clearly that they are kayakers.
nice, especially the middle picture ...
I agree.
I really like the shots that confuse me by swapping the subject matter and negative space, then change the main focus of that shot. I really liked your shot last week that utilized the light differences on the building exteriors, that turned the darkened by shadow bicyclist in the foreground as the main focus of the negative space.
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WHITE CASTLE CASTLE
Looks more like a mulatto castle. Hope that isn't considered a racist remark.
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HUNGRY PILOT
If that's a "fly-thru" it's a long reach to the window.
Passed this on a recent stroll.
Unusual. Looks a little scary - could it be poisonous?
Yes-- it could be!
Medicinal "Shelf Mushrooms" that grow on trees are called #Polyphores.
Two that I take are Turkey Tail which is primariy used to supposedly strengthen the immune system, supposed to be especially helpful for colds and Flu, and Reishi which supposedly aids longevity but also aids immunity.
Identification of wild mushrooms is very difficult-- not for amateurs!
After some research, the brand that I like best is called "Real Mushrooms". But I am not a licensed medical professional so I cannot give advice on this subject--if interested in taking medicinal mushrooms you should see a licensed physician.
They are available in powder form or capsules.
I also take one called Lion's Mane. This one is supposedly good for Mental Clarity.
One day in a Whole Foods I was surprised to see Lion's Mane in a box-- not the powder or capsule extract but the actual Lion's Mane mushroom in a box . . .to be cooked!
I have tasted cooked Lion's Mane-- IMO it tastes very good!
I have no idea, it just really stood out in its surroundings so I took some photos. I love cooking with cremini mushrooms, so the other day I thought I’d expand my mushroom horizons and bought some oyster mushrooms at a farmers market. I just assumed they would sauté up the same, boy was I wrong. It was like chewing leather. Then there was the psilocybin mushrooms I ate in college - they tasted like an edible fart. Think I’ll stick with the plain old creminis.
I have never picked wild mushrooms since I have no idea which ones are poison. Nor have I ever tried psychadelic ones. I think the only time I ate mushrooms from the wild was when my closest neighbour gave me morel mushrooms that he had picked himself. However, I do love mushrooms - whether cooked or as a soup.
When I hear of Mushrooms used in medicine I think of China. There's a long history of mushroom usage in TCM ("Traditional Chinese Medicine").
In addition to inserting needles, accupuncturists will often prescribe Chinese Herbal formulas which often have mushrooms as ingredients.
Here's an article on the subject:
Mushrooms in TCM
Mushrooms have a history spanning over 2,000 years in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), where they are used as vital herbal medicines and functional foods to support immunity, energy, and longevity
I couldn't open that link, but no matter, I've used TCM a few times here. Sometime it worked and sometimes it didn't.
The efficacy of the results one gets depends to a large degree on the skill of the particular practitioner one uses...
Probably even more so than in conventional western medicine.
(The reading of the pulses requires much more skill than many people realize).
I did the same thing. (Interestingly we got high on mushrooms before we ever even tried marijuana!)
More adventures with an unfamiliar camera.
An interesting group of photos, well titled. Have to laugh at the "power" of a tiny plant shoot capable of cracking concrete.
An Inn in the Costwolds (© G.Gam)
Lovely.
I've been a tourist in Britain but hadn't beeen to the Costwolds, It was only after I returned to the U.S. that I kept hearing about how beautiful that area is (as that example in your photo shows).
All three of my photos from this week were taken in the Cotswolds. It is a very beautiful area.
I missed it too.
Here is some doodling I did while listening to the Presidential debates in 2008
This is the back...
I have some really good photos of this, but I am not delving into the rabbit hole of finding them....
Hey, you've got a great talent,
Arvo..went for a drive the other day an hour inland..saw some flying foxes in the Botanical gardens..
Horrible flipping things they are..they normally live in Queensland and New South Wales but have now made their way down to Victoria..
Can send some over for Halloween..
Don't send them here. They look like vampire bats.
... bloody oz humming birds.
They make good croc bait if I had my way...
they don't look like our version of nocturnal bug eaters to me ...
Stuff made out of nightmares..
Thanks everyone. See you next time.