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"Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs through it." _Norman Maclean - On Creative Arts Three Day Weekend

  
By:  A. Macarthur  •  3 days ago  •  111 comments


"Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs through it." _Norman Maclean - On Creative Arts Three Day Weekend
 

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A. Macarthur
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1  author  A. Macarthur    3 days ago

Let the Creativity FLOW.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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1.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @1    3 days ago

I like those river shots.

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
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2  author  A. Macarthur    3 days ago

That's the final line to Norman MacLean's beautiful A River Runs Through It and it speaks to the merger of spirituality and science, the soul and nature, as MacLean saw it.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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2.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @2    3 days ago

And it included fishing in the river. 

 
 
 
Gsquared
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3  Gsquared    3 days ago

St. Andrews Spring, Bishop's Palace Gardens, Wells, England (© G. Gam)

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Buzz of the Orient
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3.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Gsquared @3    3 days ago

You have an amazing picture library, from so many places, and that photo is superb.  The reflections add even more to it. 

 
 
 
devangelical
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3.2  devangelical  replied to  Gsquared @3    3 days ago

meh, there's standing water in that basement ...

 
 
 
Dig
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3.3  Dig  replied to  Gsquared @3    3 days ago

Great shot.

Are you safe from the fires, G?

 
 
 
Gsquared
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3.3.1  Gsquared  replied to  Dig @3.3    2 days ago

Thanks. Dig.

We are safe for now and not in  voluntary or mandatory evacuation areas but they just declared a new mandatory evacuation area about 2 miles away.  There is fire closer than that on the other side of the ridge from where I live.  We're hoping it doesn't cross over.  The wind is blowing in the other direction, there are 10 helicopters at work and they put down a wide band of fire restardent earlier today.  Watching the news and keeping our fingers crossed.

 
 
 
Dig
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3.3.2  Dig  replied to  Gsquared @3.3.1    2 days ago

Yikes. That's awfully close. That has to be nerve-racking. I've been hearing that many people who had to flee in a hurry weren't even able to save family photos. If you haven't already, you might want to box some of your most sentimental stuff up and put it in your car, so you won't have to worry about it if you have to leave. Hopefully it doesn't come to that, though.

Stay safe. 

 
 
 
Gsquared
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3.3.3  Gsquared  replied to  Dig @3.3.2    2 days ago

Too close for me.  We have had lots of fires but this is the closest it has ever been.  We have been packing up some things for the last couple of days just in case.  Happily, we have not received any evacuation warnings.  

Here is how it looked from our house yesterday afternoon.  This morning there is just a bit of smoke showing over the trees.

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Igknorantzruls
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3.3.4  Igknorantzruls  replied to  Gsquared @3.3.3    2 days ago

damn close, stay safe

 
 
 
Gsquared
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3.3.5  Gsquared  replied to  Igknorantzruls @3.3.4    2 days ago

Thanks

 
 
 
Dig
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3.3.6  Dig  replied to  Gsquared @3.3.5    2 days ago

Way too close for comfort. I hope the air quality isn't too bad for you.

 
 
 
Gsquared
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3.3.7  Gsquared  replied to  Dig @3.3.6    yesterday

They just reported a flare up at the top of the ridge about a mile away but they're throwing major assets at it.  Usually fires burn uphill, not downhill, which is good, but anything can happen, especially with the wind.   The Palisades fire started at the top of the hill. We're still not getting any evacuation notices.

We're avoiding going outside because of the air quality.  I went out to get the mail since our mailbox is at the end of the driveway.  There was no noticeable smell this afternoon but that doesn't mean there aren't unhealthful particles floating around.

In some past fires, and we have had plenty of them, there were ashes falling from the sky.  There haven't been any ashes here this time.  They may be falling in other areas.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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3.3.8  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Gsquared @3.3.7    yesterday

So far, so good.  Hope this disaster never gets to affect you or your property. 

 
 
 
Kavika
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4  Kavika     3 days ago

One of the worlds great rivers, the Mighty Mississippi at it’s headwaters at Lake Itasca. The small stone wall is what divides the lake and the start of the Mississippi.

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Buzz of the Orient
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4.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Kavika @4    3 days ago

That's a really friendly sky.  Can I assume that the flow over the wall towards us indicates that the lake is behind the wall?

 
 
 
Kavika
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4.1.1  Kavika   replied to  Buzz of the Orient @4.1    3 days ago

Yes, that is the lake behind the wall, Buzz.

 
 
 
Dig
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4.2  Dig  replied to  Kavika @4    3 days ago

Spacious and beautiful.

 
 
 
shona1
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5  shona1    3 days ago

Arvo..meet Hemsworth..

Hemsworth is extremely unusual he is three times the size of a male funnel web spider...his span is 9.3cm...

He was donated to Australian zoo so he could be milked for his venom..before 1981, 13 people died from the funnel webs bite ..since the creation of anti venom no one has died...

Good Hemsworth..

My what a nice set of fangs you have..

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What a fine looking specimen you are..

Glad they aren't my photos...

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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5.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @5    3 days ago
"My what a nice set of fangs you have."

"The better to bite you with, my dear."

 
 
 
devangelical
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5.2  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @5    3 days ago

the rest of his family is in your tool shed ...

 
 
 
shona1
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5.2.1  shona1  replied to  devangelical @5.2    3 days ago

Morning...ahh nope we don't get them in Victoria thank goodness....they love New South Wales particularly around Sydney.... phew...

 
 
 
devangelical
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5.2.2  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @5.2.1    2 days ago

they're migrating north as they continue to adapt to oz winter ...

 
 
 
shona1
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5.2.3  shona1  replied to  devangelical @5.2.2    11 hours ago

Morning...err no you mean South..North is the tropics..

You have got the wrong hemisphere everything is opposite to you mob...

So your North is our South and your South is our North...

Hmm your honourary Aussie citizenship is now in jeopardy..🙄

 
 
 
Dig
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5.3  Dig  replied to  shona1 @5    3 days ago

Big and deadly. You can keep them, lol.

 
 
 
shona1
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5.3.1  shona1  replied to  Dig @5.3    3 days ago

Morning Dig..we are a very generous country and always happy to share...

Don't know why the Kiwis get so excited when a snake rolls up over there on a ship or plane...

As I tell my friends in NZ, we have plenty to go around and seeing half their population is here we don't want to think the rest are missing out...

Some people/countries are just no fun...

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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6  Buzz of the Orient    3 days ago

"Did You Ever Just Stand and Shiver

Because You Were Looking at a River?"

(Nicholas Justin Matta)

The Yellow River near Luoyang, Henan Province, PRC

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On the way in to the Longman Grottoes, near Luoyang

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The Li River, while going through the Karst Mountains in Guanxi Province

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At a park in Sichuan Province, near Chengdu

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Behind the museum in Nanning, Guanxi Province

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On the shore of the Yellow River near Zhengzhou, Henan Province

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A canal in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province

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A bridge not far from Suzhou

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Dig
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6.1  Dig  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @6    3 days ago

Great stuff, Buzz.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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6.1.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Dig @6.1    3 days ago

Thanx Dig.

 
 
 
evilone
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7  evilone    3 days ago

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Dig
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7.1  Dig  replied to  evilone @7    3 days ago

Sweet.

 
 
 
Dig
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8  Dig    3 days ago

I have a lot of photos today, so I'll put them in the next post and people can minimize this thread after checking them out if they want to.

 
 
 
Dig
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8.1  Dig  replied to  Dig @8    3 days ago

These first three are from back on Tuesday, the first clear morning after the ice.

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And these are from this morning, with five more inches of snow falling overnight..

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This is a heated cat shelter on the front porch. I made several of these years ago for other cats that are gone now, and Bella is making good use of this one. She's mostly and indoor cat, but she likes to go outside a lot, and this gives her a place to warm up if she needs to. 

It's a plastic tote box with a door cut out of the front, and heated with a 40-watt light bulb in a fixture mounted at the top of the back. The inside is lined with old towels cut to fit, folded for double thickness, and attached with strips of self-adhesive Velcro. An old pillow on the floor serves as a bed. More towels, folded for thickness and with stapled seams, hang over the door on Velcro strips to block the wind, and rugs draped over the top add a little more insulation. The old cat bed on top is for when it's not very cold out.

I adjust the heat by switching between bulbs with different wattages. Regular old incandescents of course, not LEDs. 

It's not completely weather proof and has power running to it, so it needs to stay somewhere mostly dry like a covered porch, but it's cheap, easy to make, and works wonderfully.  

Make one for your cat today. jrSmiley_2_smiley_image.png

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Finally, here's a fun exercise in contrast—the same shot from two seasons.

The first is from today, Jan 10, and the other is from back on Oct 21.

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shona1
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8.1.1  shona1  replied to  Dig @8.1    3 days ago

Morning... certainly looks so different with everything covered in snow..it has its own beauty....

Wow Bella certainly is one very lucky moggy but that is one thing we don't need here...🏖️

 
 
 
devangelical
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8.1.2  devangelical  replied to  Dig @8.1    3 days ago

thanks for the kitty and bird pix ...

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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8.1.3  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Dig @8.1    3 days ago

Lots of images that invoke memories of weather I'll never again experience.  I think the one with the coloured lights along the bottom was a great idea.  As for the cat shelter, Bella is lucky to own you.  Nice contrast between October and now.  Some photos can be more effective if you desaturate them. 

 
 
 
Dig
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8.1.4  Dig  replied to  shona1 @8.1.1    2 days ago
it has its own beauty

Especially when it's fresh. That's when it's the best.

 
 
 
Dig
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8.1.5  Dig  replied to  devangelical @8.1.2    2 days ago

Busy day at the bird feeders.

 
 
 
Dig
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8.1.6  Dig  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @8.1.3    2 days ago
As for the cat shelter, Bella is lucky to own you. 

LOL

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
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8.1.7  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  Dig @8.1.5    2 days ago

You might want to check with local agencies regarding the prevalence or lack thereof of avian flu in your area and whether or not they recommend you take down birdfeeders.

 
 
 
Dig
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8.1.8  Dig  replied to  A. Macarthur @8.1.7    2 days ago

Yeah, I've been keeping an eye on that. There's no recommendation that I know of so far. The Conservation Department says that feeders can stay out because the risk is low for songbirds and other species that visit them, with the primary concern being poultry and waterfowl. So for the time being it's ok.

 
 
 
Kavika
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8.1.9  Kavika   replied to  Dig @8.1    2 days ago

I luv the ‘’cat house’’ Dig…jrSmiley_9_smiley_image.gif

 
 
 
Dig
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8.1.10  Dig  replied to  Kavika @8.1.9    2 days ago

Lol, thanks. 

 
 
 
devangelical
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8.1.11  devangelical  replied to  Dig @8.1.5    2 days ago

hang one in front of a window for bella, kitty TV ...

although you may need to apply a few masking tape X's on the exterior glass if you have replacement windows with energy efficient glass, which would also make bella invisible from the outside by sitting in a darker room.

 
 
 
Dig
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8.1.12  Dig  replied to  devangelical @8.1.11    2 days ago

She already sits on the windowsills in the dining room with a view of the backyard bird feeders. She gets excited watching them and makes that chittering sound.

When she's outside she hangs out back there quite a bit. I don't really want her catching any birds, so I've raised them out of her jump reach. Harder to fill, but worth it.

 
 
 
devangelical
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8.1.13  devangelical  replied to  Dig @8.1.12    2 days ago

you're fighting several million years of evolution, so good luck with that. my cat howard liked to bring home the groceries and turn them loose in the house for the ex. he brought home somebody's parakeet one summer ...  oops...

 
 
 
Dig
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8.1.14  Dig  replied to  devangelical @8.1.13    2 days ago
my cat howard liked to bring home the groceries and turn them loose in the house

LOL. I used to have a cat that would leave dead things on the doorstep, that's about it. 

 
 
 
devangelical
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8.1.15  devangelical  replied to  Dig @8.1.14    2 days ago

howard liked to wound his prey so that he could re-enact his moment of triumph a few times for the family to prove his worth in the household ...

 
 
 
sandy-2021492
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8.1.16  sandy-2021492  replied to  devangelical @8.1.13    2 days ago

I used to have a tabby female who was so fat her belly dragged the ground, and who looked absolutely hilarious when she ran.

She was lethal, though.

Birds (especially babies), a flying squirrel - if she could carry it, she caught it and brought it home, possibly dead but probably not, to her humans.  I hated putting the baby birds out of their misery.

She also thought it was her job to bathe everything.  She'd lick me until my skin was sore.  She'd lick the furniture.  If she hadn't been spayed, she'd have had the cleanest, fattest little kittens.

 
 
 
devangelical
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8.1.17  devangelical  replied to  sandy-2021492 @8.1.16    2 days ago

people's pets used to help me sell a lot of home improvement projects ...

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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8.1.18  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Dig @8.1.14    yesterday

LOL   My cat did that once with a dead bird.  Was it a cat's way to pay tribute, or taking care of its "pack" (me) with food, or proving its skill at hunting, or maybe just bragging about its prowess?

 
 
 
Dig
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8.1.19  Dig  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @8.1.18    yesterday

I always assumed it was an instinct to bring food back to the den, but who knows what's going on in their furry little heads.

 
 
 
sandy-2021492
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8.1.20  sandy-2021492  replied to  Dig @8.1.19    yesterday

I've read it's because they think we're lousy hunters, and need their help to survive.

I'm not sure I believe most cats are that altruistic, even though I love cats.

 
 
 
Dig
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8.1.21  Dig  replied to  sandy-2021492 @8.1.20    yesterday

Heh. I don't think I believe that either. It's a cute thought, though.

 
 
 
devangelical
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8.1.22  devangelical  replied to  sandy-2021492 @8.1.20    yesterday

you're both wrong. a cat is a deadbeat roommate that doesn't do housework, nags and complains, hogs the bed, lays around all day, and when it rarely brings home groceries for the house, it's only what the cat likes to eat.

 
 
 
Dig
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8.1.23  Dig  replied to  devangelical @8.1.22    yesterday

LOL, sounds about right.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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8.1.24  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  sandy-2021492 @8.1.20    yesterday
"I've read it's because they think we're lousy hunters, and need their help to survive."

In the 2018 movie 'Alpha' a prehistoric man feeds a wounded wolf and gains a friend that follows him and hunts and fishes for him (and of course for itself).  It's possible that animals could have that instinct, i.e. including the human as part of its pack. 

 
 
 
sandy-2021492
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8.1.25  sandy-2021492  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @8.1.24    yesterday

I won't say it's not possible.  I imagine my dog would hunt for me, and I know he'd fight for me, if he thought I was in danger.  But dogs and wolves are pack animals.  Housecats aren't, for the most part.  If they thought I was hungry, my cats would likely think it was what I deserved for being late with their dinner.  If I were threatened, they'd skedaddle under the bed to save themselves.

 
 
 
shona1
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8.1.26  shona1  replied to  devangelical @8.1.22    yesterday

Oh yes...and don't forget hacking up a furball usually in the middle of the night by the little dear..and then standing in it in bare feet..🤢

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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8.1.27  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  sandy-2021492 @8.1.25    yesterday

You just made me laugh, but I'm sure you're right.  Fidget (my cat) might have been my buddy but he sure as heck would have skedaddled.

 
 
 
sandy-2021492
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8.1.28  sandy-2021492  replied to  shona1 @8.1.26    22 hours ago
hacking up a furball usually in the middle of the night by the little dear..and then standing in it in bare feet..

That is the worst.  Blech.  Cats in general are lucky they're cute.

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
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9  author  A. Macarthur    2 days ago

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Mountain Streams are Spiritual

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Buzz of the Orient
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9.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @9    2 days ago

It's warming to see a little colour during a B&W time of year. 

 
 
 
Dig
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9.2  Dig  replied to  A. Macarthur @9    yesterday

I just noticed the broken treetop on the other side of the stream, maybe from a storm. That's a neat inclusion in the photo.

 
 
 
devangelical
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9.2.1  devangelical  replied to  Dig @9.2    20 hours ago

that's the tree amac had to take down to get his "lucky" fly back ...

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
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9.2.2  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  devangelical @9.2.1    16 hours ago

That was supposed to be a secret.

 
 
 
Kavika
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10  Kavika     2 days ago

Here is your local NT Indian testing out the headwaters of the Mississippi, it was a bit chilly since it was early June and the ice had just come off the lake a few weeks before.

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Buzz of the Orient
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10.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Kavika @10    2 days ago

Now you can say you've waded in the Mississippi River. 

 
 
 
shona1
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10.2  shona1  replied to  Kavika @10    2 days ago

Arvo... anything exciting in there that snaps, bites or stings..😁

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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10.2.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @10.2    2 days ago

Kavika has since then moved to where such occurrences are much more possible. 

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
10.2.2  Kavika   replied to  shona1 @10.2    2 days ago

Oh yes, snapping turtles a quick way to lose a finger or toe or more.

 
 
 
Kavika
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10.2.3  Kavika   replied to  Buzz of the Orient @10.2.1    2 days ago

Just recently it was discovered that the Burmese python is not the biggest snake in Florida, the largest one caught was 19 feet. Now we have the largest snake in the world, the green anaconda which will reach 30 feet long and weigh over 500 pounds. 

The just caught one that had swallowed a deer whole a human would be nothing for them and they are aquatic and live much of ther life in the rivers and lakes. 

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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10.2.4  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Kavika @10.2.3    2 days ago

Maybe you should change your name to Jonah.  By the way, this picture is on my page just below where I'm typing.

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Kavika
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10.2.5  Kavika   replied to  Buzz of the Orient @10.2.4    2 days ago

Looks like AI gone bonkers, Buzz.

 
 
 
shona1
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10.2.6  shona1  replied to  Kavika @10.2.2    2 days ago

Excellent...that should liven things up a bit...

Just came in from my first slosh in the sea for 2025..

Water was actually warmish instead of straight up from Antarctica...

And not a shark fin in sight..

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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10.2.7  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Kavika @10.2.5    2 days ago
"Looks like AI gone bonkers, Buzz."

It's a sort of Jurassic Park kind of thing. 

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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10.2.8  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @10.2.6    2 days ago
"And not a shark fin in sight.."

Seems like it's an expectation.

 
 
 
devangelical
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10.2.9  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @10.2.6    2 days ago
And not a shark fin in sight..

that's what she said ...

 
 
 
shona1
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10.2.10  shona1  replied to  devangelical @10.2.9    2 days ago

Morning...well actually I couldn't see...a real heavy sea mist rolled in and I couldn't even see the end of the beach...

Heaps of tourists here unfortunately and most from Melbourne were starting to panic and thought a bushfire was near by..

I said no it's sea mist and not smoke..ohhhh how do you know? Ahh a sarcastic smart arse in my midst..😁

Said do you notice where it is coming from?...straight out to sea? Yes..thought ya galah/ doofus...

Can you smell smoke? No..and notice the temperature drop? Yes...then it's sea mist and not smoke..

Was hoping Jaws would put in an appearance and "thin the herd"...

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devangelical
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10.2.11  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @10.2.10    2 days ago
Was hoping Jaws would put in an appearance and "thin the herd"...

leave the butcher a bottle he can fill with blood so you can take to the beach and empty it on your last ride in ...

 
 
 
shona1
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10.2.12  shona1  replied to  devangelical @10.2.11    2 days ago

Nasty...but I like it..

 
 
 
devangelical
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10.2.13  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @10.2.12    yesterday

it's that, planting a bunch of beware of shark signs, or getting a remote control shark fin ...

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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10.2.14  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @10.2.10    yesterday
"Was hoping Jaws would put in an appearance and "thin the herd"..".

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shona1
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10.2.15  shona1  replied to  devangelical @10.2.13    yesterday

Arvo...what an absolute ripper..

Only thing here is.. to create some excitement it would have to be a bigger fin..🤣

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devangelical
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10.2.16  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @10.2.15    yesterday

it may take a bit to rotate thru the visiting beach crowds, but with that shark fin drone they'll soon tire of sprinting into the surf to pluck out their little shark biscuits for a mad dash to the shore away from jaws ...

 
 
 
shona1
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10.2.17  shona1  replied to  devangelical @10.2.16    yesterday

Shark biscuits..🤣 what a classic..

 
 
 
devangelical
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10.2.18  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @10.2.17    yesterday

I think so. it means children in my oz slang translator ...

 
 
 
shona1
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10.2.19  shona1  replied to  devangelical @10.2.18    yesterday

I here by dub the..

An honourary Aussie..🦘🦘

 
 
 
Dig
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10.3  Dig  replied to  Kavika @10    2 days ago

Good looking water. Nice and clear up there. 

 
 
 
Kavika
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11  Kavika     2 days ago

At the headwaters and for the first couple of hundred miles it’s crystal clear and as she heads south on a 2000 mile voyage she becomes the ‘’Muddy Mississippi’’.

 
 
 
Dig
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11.1  Dig  replied to  Kavika @11    2 days ago

Especially after meeting up with the Missouri River, aka the Big Muddy.

 
 
 
Kavika
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11.1.1  Kavika   replied to  Dig @11.1    2 days ago

Exactly, Dig.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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11.1.2  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Dig @11.1    yesterday

Oh, THAT'S what "The Big Muddy" is.  It is mentioned a lot, even shown in the movie "The Big Country" and so now I know it's the Missouri River.  Thanks.

 
 
 
Hal A. Lujah
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12  Hal A. Lujah    2 days ago

U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, with the U.S.S. Missouri in the background, where Japan officially surrendered.  The Arizona rests below the monument with its inhabitants entombed there.  The flag is currently at half mast in honor of President Carter.

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Dig
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12.1  Dig  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @12    2 days ago

Really great photos, Hal. You sure get around.

 
 
 
Hal A. Lujah
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12.1.1  Hal A. Lujah  replied to  Dig @12.1    2 days ago

Thanks, Dig.  Growing up, my parents never took me anywhere cool so I feel like I’m just making up for lost time.  Just stepped on a cruise ship to circle the Hawaiian islands for the next week so more photos to come!

 
 
 
shona1
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12.1.2  shona1  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @12.1.1    2 days ago

Morning Hal..hope you have a great time and looking forward to seeing the photos...

 
 
 
devangelical
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12.1.3  devangelical  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @12.1.1    yesterday

hopefully you can get into the water, the snorkeling in the islands is fantastic.

 
 
 
devangelical
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12.2  devangelical  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @12    2 days ago

cool hal

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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12.3  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @12    yesterday

Thanks for those photos.  Maybe I should do a Classic Cars and Boats article on the U.S.S. Arizona.  IMO that flag, because of where it flies, should be PERMANENTLY at half-mast (no matter HOW much Trump might bitch about it).

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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12.3.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @12.3    yesterday

I have now posted a great article about the USS Arizona on my Classic Cars and Boats Group and it appears on the Front (Home) Page, and is already gaining comments. 

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
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12.3.2  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @12.3.1    16 hours ago

Please post a link to the article.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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12.3.3  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @12.3.2    9 hours ago
 
 
 
A. Macarthur
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12.4  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @12    16 hours ago

OUTSTANDING group of images!

 
 
 
Hal A. Lujah
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12.5  Hal A. Lujah  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @12    7 hours ago

Maui is beautiful.

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Buzz of the Orient
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12.5.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @12.5    5 hours ago

That photo does prove how beautiful Maui is.  So is Kauai.  I never visited Maui but I loved Kauai.  Unfortunately all my colour slides of it are back in storage in Toronto.  I may ask my daughter to see if she can get them converted to a flash drive, and send it to me. I also have colour slides there of the trip I took about 60 years ago to Spain and Morocco.

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
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13  author  A. Macarthur    16 hours ago

original

Cape Cod Bay, 1990

© A. Mac/A.G.

 
 
 
shona1
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13.1  shona1  replied to  A. Macarthur @13    11 hours ago

Morning...great photo... love the colours..

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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13.1.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @13.1    9 hours ago

Yes, great colours.  I've been there (3 times) and seen it with my own eyes.

 
 

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