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Returning from Important Family Time on this Creative Arts Three Day Weekend

  
By:  A. Macarthur  •  one week ago  •  81 comments


Returning from Important Family Time on this Creative Arts Three Day Weekend
 

Leave a comment to auto-join group 2025 ~ The CREATIVE ARTS GROUP ON THE NEWSTALKERS

2025 ~ The CREATIVE ARTS GROUP ON THE NEWSTALKERS

Like the water in a mountain stream, THE PASSAGE of TIME flows towards us … and then passes us by.

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© A. Mac/A.G.

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Happy to return to the kindness of good friends.


Red Box Rules

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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A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
1  author  A. Macarthur    one week ago

Good evening and many thanks to Buzz for keeping things going for the last two articles.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
1.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @1    one week ago

You're welcome as always.  Watching and listening to the flow of water is one of the most pleasant of experiences, for which your images are happy reminders.

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
1.2  devangelical  replied to  A. Macarthur @1    one week ago

welcome back amac ...

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
1.2.1  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  devangelical @1.2    one week ago

Thank you, greatly appreciated.

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
1.2.2  devangelical  replied to  A. Macarthur @1.2.1    one week ago

it's just not the same without you here ...

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
1.2.3  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @1.2.1    one week ago

And thank you for voting up a backhanded slap.

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
1.2.4  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @1.2.3    one week ago

I took it as a compliment not as an oblique criticism, no more than if some one receiving kudos for taking over in my absence, would be a criticism of me in my presence.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
1.2.5  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @1.2.4    one week ago

History indicates the real intent of the comment.

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
1.2.6  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @1.2.5    one week ago

So, when I opened the article with the words, "Good evening and many thanks to Buzz for keeping things going for the last two articles," what I was actually intending was to "backhanded slap" MYSELF?

"Things equal to the same things are equal to each other." (Euclidian Axiom)

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
1.2.7  devangelical  replied to  A. Macarthur @1.2.4    one week ago

it's a sincere comment, amac, and I'm not at all concerned what others may think about it ...

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
1.2.8  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @1.2.6    one week ago

No, because that's what you meant.  As I said, if you were aware of the history here you would know that the real meaning of the comment in this case was camouflaged as a compliment to you, one never stated before when the circumstances were the same.  My comment to you indicated indirectly that I was aware of the real intent of the comment - you were just an innocent bystander. 

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
1.3  shona1  replied to  A. Macarthur @1    one week ago

Morning... can't beat the sound of a flowing creek or the waves washing up on the shoreline at the beach...

That's actually my photo for a change...

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devangelical
Professor Principal
1.3.1  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @1.3    one week ago

looks like you need to wade out a couple km's just to catch some curls ...

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
1.3.2  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @1.3    one week ago

Good photo.  Would you like me to enlarge it to make the bird more visible?  

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
1.3.3  shona1  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @1.3.2    one week ago

Go for it...

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
1.3.4  shona1  replied to  devangelical @1.3.1    one week ago

Nah it is not really a surf beach but occasionally when the swell is right it's not bad..

A guy got slightly chomped on there the other day.. couple of small cuts.. probably a wobbegong shark pretty harmless... nothing drastic..

Not my photos...

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devangelical
Professor Principal
1.3.5  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @1.3.4    one week ago

so the guy was an unknowing sharkuterie board?

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
2  Buzz of the Orient    one week ago

Yesterday was Spring Equinox here, and today is recongnized as the first day of Spring.  Spring greets us with the beauty of the flowers. 

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Walking through the fleurs des printemps.

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Beautiful flowers on the tree

Will you kindly talk to me?

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The lotus will bloom

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And water lillies blossom

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One could sit on that stump to enjoy the day

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Or walk through a park for a colourful array

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Gsquared
Professor Principal
3  Gsquared    one week ago

Spring Rain (© G. Gam)

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Untitled, Landscape (© G. Gam)

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Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
3.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Gsquared @3    one week ago

Spring Rain photo made me smile.

 
 
 
Gsquared
Professor Principal
3.1.1  Gsquared  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @3.1    one week ago

That's great.

 
 
 
Gsquared
Professor Principal
3.1.2  Gsquared  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @3.1    one week ago

I tried to give it an Impressionist feel.

 
 
 
Thomas
PhD Guide
3.2  Thomas  replied to  Gsquared @3    one week ago

I really like the last one

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
3.2.1  devangelical  replied to  Thomas @3.2    one week ago

I do too. I haven't seen a bad overlaid piece from him yet ...

 
 
 
Gsquared
Professor Principal
3.2.2  Gsquared  replied to  Thomas @3.2    one week ago

Thanks.

 
 
 
Gsquared
Professor Principal
3.2.3  Gsquared  replied to  devangelical @3.2.1    one week ago

That one is four layers.  I think it turned out pretty nice.

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
3.2.4  devangelical  replied to  Gsquared @3.2.3    one week ago

I didn't realize it was 4 layers until you said so. I would have guessed 3 ...

 
 
 
Gsquared
Professor Principal
3.2.5  Gsquared  replied to  devangelical @3.2.4    one week ago

The image from one of them is mostly around the edges.

 
 
 
Robert in Ohio
Professor Guide
4  Robert in Ohio    one week ago

Buzz

Beautiful pics thanks for sharing. 

it is barely spring here (regardless of the calendar) as we had a light snow for while last night, but it is changing to green slowly and friends in the pond and back yard are returning

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Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
4.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Robert in Ohio @4    one week ago

Thanks, Robert.  There was a Canada goose in your yard?  Must be migrating back home.

 
 
 
Robert in Ohio
Professor Guide
4.1.1  Robert in Ohio  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @4.1    one week ago

We live a couple miles from the coast of Lake Erie - they are here almost year around in some number

They come to the pond and the woods nearby to have their babies every year

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
4.1.2  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Robert in Ohio @4.1.1    one week ago

When we had a backyard swimming pool in Toronto a pair of ducks made it their migrating stopover both ways each year.  Although the pool at those times (too cold to swim) was covered with a tarp, it still had a pool of water in it. 

 
 
 
Robert in Ohio
Professor Guide
4.1.3  Robert in Ohio  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @4.1.2    one week ago

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Not a great picture but this is one of our backyard families from years gone by

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These guys like to come around as well

Sometimes I can just sit on the patio with a glass of iced tea and my camera

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
4.1.4  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Robert in Ohio @4.1.3    one week ago

Are those goslings surrounding mama goose?

 
 
 
Robert in Ohio
Professor Guide
4.1.5  Robert in Ohio  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @4.1.4    6 days ago

Indeed

They have their babies out by our pond and train them every spring

 
 
 
evilone
Professor Guide
5  evilone    one week ago

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Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
5.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  evilone @5    one week ago

Wow!!!

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
5.2  devangelical  replied to  evilone @5    one week ago

guppy serial killer ...

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
6  author  A. Macarthur    one week ago

Let us resume posting images & related commentary, shall we.

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
7  shona1    one week ago

Morning....this is baby he is a magpie from a family of 5..

He rolls up every morning and taps on the window for some mince steak..

Then all his rellies roll up, mum, dad, and two aunts...

The Maggies have been here coming up 40 years and nest out the front each year..

They are brilliant carolers...

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devangelical
Professor Principal
7.1  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @7    one week ago

smart birds, and the perfect neighbors ...

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
7.1.1  shona1  replied to  devangelical @7.1    one week ago

Errr, ummmm, weeellll...they do attack you at nesting time and are quite vicious...

But if you get to know them they leave you alone..and they will remember you if you try to do them harm...

It's a rite of passage here to get swooped..

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devangelical
Professor Principal
7.1.2  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @7.1.1    one week ago

nah, they just don't like helmet wearing dags on bikes ...

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
7.1.3  shona1  replied to  devangelical @7.1.2    one week ago

They love to attack Posties for some reason..

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
7.2  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @7    one week ago

That is such a great privilege, for Maggie and you. 

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
8  Buzz of the Orient    one week ago

Just saw this Spring-time photo on the China Daily, as a reminder of the reason I call China a magical land.

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Plum Blossom Bay Scenic Area in Dafeng district of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, on March 15, 2025. ZHOU SHEGEN/FOR CHINA DAILY

 
 
 
Gsquared
Professor Principal
8.1  Gsquared  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @8    one week ago

That's amazing.

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
9  shona1    one week ago

Arvo..got rellies down so we are out and about around my town..

Cormorant...

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Dahlias in the Botanical gardens..

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Work boat in from Bass Strait..

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sandy-2021492
Professor Expert
10  sandy-2021492    one week ago

My hyacinths smell as good as they look.

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Thomas
PhD Guide
10.1  Thomas  replied to  sandy-2021492 @10    one week ago

You got nothing around the grape hyacinth...

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
10.2  shona1  replied to  sandy-2021492 @10    one week ago

Arvo... what a lovely display..can almost smell the perfume from here...

 
 
 
sandy-2021492
Professor Expert
10.2.1  sandy-2021492  replied to  shona1 @10.2    one week ago

Thanks, shona.  I planted them not long after moving in, and over the last 3 or 4 years, the bulbs have really multiplied.

 
 
 
Thomas
PhD Guide
11  Thomas    one week ago

I am sorry, AMac, I have not been snapping pictures.. Too busy.

It is getting warm, and teasing us of spring, but the Adirondakers' know, it ain't over yet...

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
11.1  devangelical  replied to  Thomas @11    one week ago

we're barely into blizzard season where I'm at ...

 
 
 
Thomas
PhD Guide
11.1.1  Thomas  replied to  devangelical @11.1    one week ago
we're barely into blizzard season where I'm at ...

I call bull-shit on that. 

Everybody is warming up their golf clubs and taking some practice swings

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
11.1.2  devangelical  replied to  Thomas @11.1.1    one week ago

famous last words of east coast popsicles. put on your shorts, tank top, flip flops, and meet me up on the divide ...

 
 
 
Thomas
PhD Guide
11.1.3  Thomas  replied to  devangelical @11.1.2    one week ago

If you pay the airfare, I am there. 

Bring it on!

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
11.1.4  devangelical  replied to  Thomas @11.1.3    one week ago

okay, but you're not going to like that 6 foot 1x4 popsicle stick ...

 
 
 
Thomas
PhD Guide
11.1.5  Thomas  replied to  devangelical @11.1.4    one week ago

I don't care what it looks like... And does that mean I get airfare? Whhhhooooo-hhoooo

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
11.1.6  shona1  replied to  devangelical @11.1.2    one week ago

Flip flops.. if you want to speak Aussie it's flipping thongs..

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Gsquared
Professor Principal
11.1.7  Gsquared  replied to  shona1 @11.1.6    one week ago

We called them thongs when I was growing up in L.A.  

 
 
 
JBB
Professor Principal
11.1.8  JBB  replied to  shona1 @11.1.6    one week ago

My 90 YO mom says got a really confounded reaction when telling a group of  kids at church that she still wears thongs sometimes...

 
 
 
JBB
Professor Principal
11.1.9  JBB  replied to  JBB @11.1.8    one week ago

This made me lol...

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A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
11.1.10  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  JBB @11.1.9    one week ago

Crotchety situation.

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
11.1.11  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @11.1.6    one week ago

I still call them thongs, just not in mixed company anymore ...

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
12  shona1    one week ago

A nice Autumn day at my favourite beach..

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devangelical
Professor Principal
12.1  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @12    one week ago

uh oh, nothing left of all the shark biscuits ...

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
12.1.1  shona1  replied to  devangelical @12.1    one week ago

Nah to cold now...down to 20c so that's it for the summer...

If they are keen it is wet suit time..they then become a seal meal for Mr Jaws..😁

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
12.1.2  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @12.1.1    6 days ago

don't forget to put some chum in their pockets ...

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
13  author  A. Macarthur    one week ago

Looking good ladies & gents! Keep it going.

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
14  author  A. Macarthur    one week ago

More Water, this, tidal .

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Ocean City, New Jersey

© A. Gurmankin

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
15  Buzz of the Orient    6 days ago

Another image I have copied from the Chiina Daily.  The Spring rapeseed blossoms are so abundant in China.

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"People participate in a hanfu (traditional Chinese attire) fashion show in a rapeseed field during an ongoing rapeseed blossom festival in Muba township, Peng'an county, Sichuan province. [Photo by Wang Zemin/For chinadaily.com.cn]"

 
 
 
Gsquared
Professor Principal
15.1  Gsquared  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @15    6 days ago

Fields of rapeseed in bloom is also a common sight around Europe in the spring.  I have seen it while traveling in several European countries.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
15.1.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Gsquared @15.1    6 days ago

My photos:

1.   Rapeseed blossoms up close

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2.   Beauty emerging from the rapeseed

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shona1
Professor Quiet
15.1.2  shona1  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @15.1.1    6 days ago

Arvo...fields of gold in Western Australia... it's is truly spectacular...

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Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
15.1.3  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @15.1.2    6 days ago

Fantastic.

And now for something very Chinese (photos from the China Daily).

A terraced hillside with lots of rapeseed blossoms.

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and the sounds of music among the blossoms

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A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
16  author  A. Macarthur    6 days ago

A reflection, no matter how long or short the duration of its angle of incidence (including its distance and traveling time from its incoming light source) to where it is seen as such, the phenomenon involves the passage of time regardless of how long or short.

NOTE: What else would you expect from someone with degrees in Science & Fine Arts?  (A.K.A. sometimes I cant just "look," I also need to "see" and try to understand).

Or, I can just shut up and post a picture.

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© A. Mac/A.G.

'Course, then there's all that light & shadow stuff …

… shutting up now.

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
16.1  devangelical  replied to  A. Macarthur @16    6 days ago

LOL, there's a lot going on in that composition amac ...

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
16.2  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @16    6 days ago

Is that a boast or a confession?

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
16.2.1  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @16.2    5 days ago

A little bit of both.

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
17  author  A. Macarthur    5 days ago

Thanks to all!  Back Thursday night.

 
 

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