Combining the Representational with the Abstract on Creative Arts Three Day Weeked
A Cosmos Flower in Full Blossom with a Twist
© A. MacA.G.
First things First … the article at the link below is a MUST SEE!
RED BOX RULES: AN IMPORTANT REMINDER
From time-to-time, I should remind all members of NT, etc., that when posting photos, artwork, etc., it's important, when posting, that you own, and/or legally represent the licensing, copyright, etc., of what you post, and TO PROTECT YOUR WORK, TO INCLUDE YOUR COPYRIGHT SYMBOL/INFORMATION; and/or, WHEN POSTING COPYRIGHTED PROPERTY BELONGING TO PARTIES OTHER THAN YOURSELF, TO …
• BE SURE YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO POST, TRANSMIT, etc, SUCH PROPERTY, and,
• IF/WHEN SUCH PERMISSION HAS BEEN GRANTED, TO PROPERLY AND CLEARLY ATTRIBUTE THE COPYRIGHTS TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNER(S).
VERY IMPORTANT … IN THE FUTURE, I WILL REMEMBER TO POST THIS CAVEAT REGULARLY.
Thanks, A. MAC
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Stunning pics Buzz..
Thank you shona1
The mask seems to fit.
Arvo..the Rainbow Lorikeets are having a field day in the gum and wattle trees..they are noisy little blighters and tucking into the flowers getting the nectar out..
Spring is just around the corner..
Not my photo unfortunately..
Morning..easy to see where the Rainbow Lorikeets have been..
Urban Landscapes-Singapore
Images © G. Gam
We're getting ready to go to the Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party in Disneyland next month. I need a haircut...
I didn't laugh out loud all day, until I just now saw your jacket.
Morning.. wouldn't get to close to a dog...with all those bones on your jacket it might bury you...alive..
oh crap. we could pass as brothers, right down to the physique, hair, beard, and nose. I wear aviators though...
We were looking for body doubles this weekend for work photos. Hahaha!
I'm still freaked out...
EG on the cutting edge of fashion once again.
The jacket came with a bow tie that had blinking LED lights. I don't think I'll be wearing that though...
You must wear the blinking bow tie, it increases your fashion sense....
hmmm.... Have you been talking to my wife? Hahaha.
Nature can be kinda gross. Not sure what this is but it looks like an alien is trying to come out of it.
Could it be the birth of a butterfly?
Butterflies come from a chrysalis and moths come from a cocoon, and that is neither.
Okay, if it's not a butterfly or moth, or maybe even a baby caterpillar, then if that's its mouth it's either eating something or regurgitating something it couldn't digest, or if it's the other end, it's one big fancy poop. Have I covered the waterfront?
So I looked into it further, and apparently it is a caterpillar molting its skin.
Monarch caterpillars molt (shed their skin) five times throughout their larval stage. The "skin" that is left behind is actually the caterpillar's exoskeleton. An insect's skeleton is on the outside, as opposed to on the instead like mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians and birds. Endoskeletons provide support inside the body in the form of bones and cartilage, whereas As caterpillars grow, their exoskeleton gets too tight, so they need to shed it in order to continue to grow. Each molt results in a new "instar" stage. Therefore, when the egg hatches, that tiny 2 mm caterpillar is in its first instar stage.
It will molt three more times and grow exponentially over a couple of weeks. Each stage lasts 3-5 days. The fifth and final molt is when the fifth instar caterpillar becomes a chrysalis.
Guess I didn't cover the waterfront - I didn't guess that.
Gidday!!! anyone home!!
Rellies are visiting Hall's Gap and someone called in as we do here..🦘
I doubt that it will huff and puff and blow your house down.
freaking oz jack rabbit...
what the hell is in the water down there?
Vegemite... everything grows bigger with veggie..🤣🤣🤣
Pssttt...and they say everything is bigger in Texas..🤣
Yeah, they stack bullshit pretty high in Texas....
Arvo...well the Italian/Ukraine rellies like Skippy so much they are eating them..kebabs and steaks..😁😁
Hmm that to me is like eating Bambi..🤣🤣
The Ukrainians are very happy tonight:
Oleksandr Usyk has successfully retained his heavyweight boxing titles by stopping British challenger Daniel Dubois in the ninth round in Wroclaw, Poland.
Another Stone Creek sunset.
Huge WOW factor!
Thanks, G.
Professional quality!
that photo has everything.
Indian Blanket Flower, Abstract Background
© A. Mac/A.G.
Beautiful photo and one of my favorite flowers.
If you don't mind me asking where did the flower get its name from??
Is it the colours etc that look similar to the blankets?
According to some legends, it comes from the Navajo blanket weavers and one weaver in particular because of the bright colors of both the flower and the blankets. The legend states that the weaver's grave is covered in the flower like a blanket to honor him.
It gets its name from the Navajo blankets which are very colorful. As the legend goes a Navajo weaver who was famous and when he died the flower covered his grave like a field of the flower would do. Original Navajo blankets are very expensive and highly sought after by collectors. The number is limited and the weavers produce very few in a year.
The oldest one known is dated around 1804 and has a very sad history.
This is a photo of a Navajo weaver. As you can see it is all done by hand looms no power of any kind is used and the art is passed on from weaver to weaver which is generally a family member.
Critters from down under. The Quokka is the cutest and friendliest of all the interesting critters from OZ.
I believe that the only area they are now found in is Rottnest Island off the coast of Perth.
g'day mate!
Morning..yes Quokkas are found on Rottnest Island and a small area on the mainland on WA...
Foxes and feral cats which my brother shoots on sight here have decimated the population..approx 10,000 live on Rottnest..
But given evolution I am sure it's just a matter of time before it bites, stings, eats, kills ya etc etc ...
We have a reputation to protect and cute little furballs don't cut it here..😁
Rottnest Island is where I saw them. A funny story about that venture. Red and I took a tour on a small bus and Red had this super duper camera with long-range telescopic lenses I told her that she should have the super long range lense because the Quokkas are very small and would be a long way from us if we even saw any so with the biggest long-range lens off we went. The driver stopped the bus and opened the door and there were dozens of Quokkas waiting for us and within 5 feet of us...LOL and here we are trying to get the damn long-range lens off so we could get a photo. Talk about a three-ring circus we should have seen us...We finally got the lens off and were able to get a number of good photos since they were so close we had to be careful not to step on one.
LOL
Morning..what a classic!!..yes you see people lying on the ground for a photo and they come right up and sniff the camera..
Pity someone didn't film you two trying to get the lens off...
The other tourists were way too busy laughing at us to take photos...
Tomato Diptych/Color-Black&White - Abstract Background
© G. Gam
Rose and Freesias, Abstract Background
© G. Gam
oh yeah...
Top pic is what LensCulture would give a prize for, and the bottom pic is what IMO fits A.Mac's title theme.
Maybe I will enter it in one of their free entry contests.
Stunning, G.
Thanks, Kavika.
Morning G.. love the rose..
Hi shona. Thanks. The rose, freesias and tomato were all from our garden.
End of the day, setting sun over the Stone Creek Golf Course.
Don't you get sick of seeing the same beautiful sunsets all the time?
Thanks to all, see you Thursday Night.