A Little Bit of this & a Little Bit of that on CREATIVE ARTS Three-Day Weekend
Jacaranda Flowers
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Antelope Canyon, Lake Powel, Paige, Arizona
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The three pictures I've posted have nothing whatsoever to do with one another, except that I took them.
Let's see what you've got.
great x3 !
when did you take that picture at lake powell? the reason I'm asking is that without a boat in the foreground for scale, I can't tell how high the watermark is on the canyon wall. the water mark is back from '85 I think, when the lake hit it's highest capacity of water ever. the lake usually hits it's highest water elevation in the first part of july. I was there on a fishing adventure in may that year. that lake changes it's topography a lot with any major influx or release of water.
It think it was 2010-2012 but not sure. The water level was way down.
2 years ago it was very low. finding sunken boats on the bottom of the lake low. it's come back some since the snow pack in colorado has been above average for the last couple years, but with it feeding phoenix and vegas, it won't be hitting full pool anytime soon.
the lower water level has also exposed a lot of cliff dwellings that were previously under water.
The jacarandas are blooming all over here. Beautiful, but messy.
All three are excellent photos in my opinion.
I looked out the window late Monday afternoon just as it was starting to get dark and saw this owl sitting on the tiles separating the pool from the Jacuzzi. I grabbed my phone and took a a few of pictures through the window from pretty far so the pictures are not as clear as I would like. After about a minute or so it flew away. It was a big guy. It does seem like cropping them as I did and using a couple of other editing tools creates something of a painterly effect.
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nice. the picture on the right does look like a painting. owls can be massive birds.
Even though they were rushed shots through a window, they look pretty good to me. That owl sure has an angry look on his face - but I suppose that's an "owl" thing.
An owl with a scowl.
A reply that's no lie.
A little bit...
...of Lil'bit
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A lovely puppy - looks like my Bailey when she was a pup - here she is but older.
What is your dog's breed. We have one just like it and have never figured out the breed.
Could be part HAVANESE.
the latin term is tarso mordax canis.
I call her a malted pom-poo.
She is a mix of Maltese, Pomeranian, and Cockapoo.
Mine was a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier - has hair rather than fur so no allergic reaction to it.
She is actually quite calm. Weighing in at four pounds her best defensive move is to roll over as if to say,"See? I am no threat."
She also has hair instead of fur. The picture above is right after she got trimmed.
That picture of Bailey is right after she got wet. She was my first mate on my ship, wouldn't let me go anywhere in my boat unless she manned (femaled?) the bow.
Iris © G. Gam 2024
Our iris bloom early, right around March.
I don't know what kind of flower this is, but it is pretty.
Looks like HIBISCUS.
Thank you, o most knowledgeable one.
I think I was mistaken. shona is correct; it's azalea (or Rhododendron)
Rhododendron has thicker leaves than azalea, but they're related.
I think I was mistaken. shona is correct; it's azalea (or Rhododendron). But, for the record, there are some morphological similarities to the Hibiscus.
war of the non-roses...
zen biology - it's a flower...
Morning... I was thinking azalea..
I think it is an azalea.
I'm with you and Gsquared - looks like an azalea.
Hibiscus leaves are different to what is in the photo..
I'm happy to have provoked the discussion. I might have more luck posting a flower quiz than I'm having with a movie game these days. Now, what kind of flower is this?`
Maybe that one's not hard to guess, so what about this one - is it even a flower?
This one has always been a mystery to me.
Okay, so now let's hear from the floriculturists.
I'm not sure yet about the first two but the third one (the bottom photo) is a bromeliad.
I think the top one is a morning glory.
Arvo..
1st morning glory..
2nd a coleus plant?
3rd ginger plant flower?
Good call.
The top one may be a morning glory.
The second one may be a coleus.
The third one is a bromeliad. That is not what ginger flowers look like.
This is a red ginger.
This little guy and his friends stop by at least a hundred times a day.
Arvo hal... fantastic flower display and so lucky to have hummingbirds..
Thanks shona. They are fascinating to watch. Yesterday one flew right up inches from my face and just hung out and stared at me for a few seconds. Kinda scared the crap out on me because they don’t normally get within arm’s reach.
wear a brightly colored shirt and watch how close they come to your head, at 70mph...
My mom has kept hummingbird feeders for years. My high school's colors were black and red, so at any give time when I was growing up, several of us were probably wearing a red t-shirt or sweatshirt. Hummingbirds love red, and we got buzzed all the time. Hummingbirds are also much more aggressive than their size justifies.
I spent a big part of youthful summers with my cousins trying to catch one. it never happened. my mother kept a feeder outside her kitchen window on the deck in the mountains west of denver. she was constantly filling it. the territorial battles for male dominance of the feeder raged endlessly. she also upset the balance of nature by feeding the raccoons dry cat food. she basically made her deck hazardous to humans 24/7 during the warm months.
Yeah, they're voracious. Sometimes, she fills her feeder every other day. I guess it takes a lot of calories to keep those wings beating that fast.
We also had raccoons, but we didn't feed them intentionally. They got into the trash. The garbage company kept smashing the metal garbage cans, so we got the Rubbermaid ones, and they lifted the lids right off. So we put a cinder block on top of the lid, and they ate a hole all the way around the cinder block so that it fell through, and got at the garbage that way. Clever little assholes.
Morning..love raccoons.. remind me of bandits..
Closest we have a brush tailed possums aka brushies..
I have two coming at the moment for some fruit I put out..they are noisy buggars and hiss and grunt alot..
I give them apple banana and mandarins..I put the bowl on the fence for them..
That's because they are bandits.
The brushies are kinda cute.
Raccoons are cute, but they can be a nuisance if they get too comfortable with humans, and unfortunately, they can be a vector for rabies.
We get raccoons too. They come on the deck to rob the bird feeders. At first I put peanuts out on the table for them and the squirrels. This is what happened so I stopped doing that:
I have the occasional bear, too, which is why I don't put out any bird feeders. They like to eat from my pear tree.
I haven't seen any raccoons around my house since I moved in 15 years ago. I did see one at a neighbor's house, but I'm almost sure it was rabid. It was stumbling around in the middle of the day, not able to stand up, and completely unconcerned at my presence.
Errr no not quite what you would be expecting at the table..
You have a great out look from your house..looks like you are out on the bush...
Do you get snow where you are?
We are on top of a mountain range far above the county below, and we live in the middle of a forrest. We get a lot of snow when the rest of the county gets rain because it’s always about ten degrees cooler. In the summer it’s also cooler. I love living here.
At least it has good manners, sitting at the table instead of eating off the floor.
I only hung a hummingbird feeder at my lakeside home because of that.
Sounds like you have found your paradise..good on you..
That sounds beautiful.
... soup and quackers.
That's a fowl soup, dev.
you know I always go directly to the lowest common denominator ...
Arvo..
Floating roasting dishes..🍗🍗
I'm ducking out of the way of these puns.
no peeking then...
I can ardly wait for the next one.
I’ll notify you when you can take a gander.
Then you're robin us of laughter, a cardinal sin.
L.A. Skyline in Smog, 1983
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infernal combustion engines...
Morning...cities look the same all around the world..you could swear that was Melbourne taken from the Dandenongs..
This is Melbourne capital of my State Victoria...nice place to visit but wouldn't want to stay..
Not my photo..
If we're into smog or mist, the smog or mist in Chengdu can be smogier or mistier than in L.A.
But for some nice mist, here is my photo of Shanghai.
Geez...pass on that..
Was like that here a few years ago with the smoke from the bushfires...it was bad enough for a few days, let alone living in it permanently..
Actually that was temporary for Chengdu. We lived in Chengdu for a year before moving permanently to Chongqing, and that photo was taken from the observation deck of the Chengu Radio and TV tower, but I never saw that kind of smog\mist again. After we ate dinner up there we came down again and I took these photos of the tower and its base.
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Home.
That particular skyline is primarily Wilshire Blvd in and around West L.A./Westwood. Downtown L.A. is several miles east, to the left in the picture, and the downtown skyline is too far away to be shown.
The photo could be showing smog, or at least some smog, but since there are clouds it could also include some of our marine layer. It's a little hard to say. The ocean is only about 6 miles to the west (to the right in the photo).
The stonework in the photo is part of the Getty Center, which is in the hills in that area (Brentwood). Since the Getty Center did not open until 1997, I don't think that photo can be from 1983. Construction didn't begin until 1989.
Another view from the Getty Center (photo is from the internet).
You're probably correct. I WAS in L.A. in 1983, but again in c. 2010-12 and based on your information, it had to be my second time out. And I did visit the Getty Museum.
I'm going to have to re-submit that image to a publisher with the later date. Thanks for the info.
It can't be 1983. The area where the stonework is was just brush back then and there was no road up there to see that view. It would have been quite a hike to reach that spot, but the giveaway is the stonework.
Great photos everyone. Still in a wheel chair so no photos from me.
Morning...hope you are going ok and comfortable as much as possible..
I guess you have the Olympics to watch if there is nothing else on the idiot box..
Crikey we are on top of the medal tally at the moment... won't last long but it is fun while it lasts...
Go Aussies..🦘🐨🇦🇺
those oz sheilas sure do swim fast, they all must live close to the reef...
We have plenty of practice..sharks, crocs always make you swim faster..🦈🐊😁
are you suggesting that if they had a few biteys and snappies in the paris olympic pool that oz would sweep all the aquatics medals?
Morning..nahhh...
We just have a need for speed when it matters...🐊🦈
... maybe, the other swimmers probably wouldn't stay in their lanes after they looked down anyway.
It's a bit like the young surfer who just had his leg bitten off up NSW the other day..
His leg washed up an hour later but not sure if it could be reattached..
He just said....I will be back out in the waves in no time..and any money he will be...
maybe he thinks that no shark with any self respect wants a dinner that's missing a drumstick...
Morning.....that scene and music will go down in history...
Wishing you a speedy getting back on your 2 feet.
If you need anything and I can provide it, let me know.
cool amac!
Get well soon
Politically we probably agree on very little, but I hope we can agree that your recovery will be swift, uneventful and you are returned to full strength and vigor as soon as possible.
Hey, take it easy, get your strength back and feel better soon.
Restored Photograph from a Glass Slide
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Memories, memories. When I was a kid, spending school summer vacations at my grandmother's summer cottage at Burlington Beach (the thin strip of land separating the far western tip of Lake Ontario from Burlington (a\k\a Hamilton) Bay my uncle would take me fishing at the end of the pier on the bay side of the canal that permitted the boat traffic from the lake to the bay. No fence, we sat on the pier with our legs dangling over the water. rods in hand. No fear, the fish weren't big enough to pull us into the water. We caught mostly carp, perch and sunfish. My grandmother would make gefilte fish from the carp and perch - the sunfish were too bony.
Morning...they were certainly well dressed for fishing in those days..
Great participation! Thanks to all!