The Beauty Of The Changing Seasons
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Share a sunset!? Flock of geese in the second.
Was a cool shot...
Was a cool shot...
Of course Smokey is allowed. LOL I should have said "anyone". My bad......
And I believe you are right! These are growing like wildfire at the edge of a lake here and they look awesome mixed in with the yellow wildflowers.
Radogast, you're awfully quiet these days. Everything okay, or just busy busy?
Heirloom, what's happening to your photos? The one I replied to is gone and so is the one with the mater' worms. Those looked huge!
I spent two days on the train to New Orleans, a week in Nola, 2 days back, and 2 days in vacation recovery / grow room maintenance.
I'm just catching up here
Wow Smokey. Shots of the week. 
Water pictures
Philadelphia?
Connecticut shore
Manhattan
Philadelphia again?
Catfish farms in Georgia?
Limestone riverbank in Mississiippi
Blue Heron in front of green grasses, Lake Ponchartrain, Louisiana
Creole Queen stern wheeled riverboat on Mississippi River, New Orleans
The moon in my back yard last night
Philadelphia?
Connecticut shore
Manhattan
Philadelphia again?
Catfish farms in Georgia?
Limestone riverbank in Mississiippi
Blue Heron in front of green grasses, Lake Ponchartrain, Louisiana
Creole Queen stern wheeled riverboat on Mississippi River, New Orleans
The moon in my back yard last night
Cool photos radogast... I was flicking through and when I first saw the limestone one, I thought it was a couple of paddle steamers/ riverboat/houseboat then 2 photos down, you got a photo of one..... Thanks for that... Mightn't be the response you thought, but still responsible for a chuckle, lol...
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Smokey, I am absolutely in love with that last photo of the setting sun through the trees. Almost looks like a harvest moon...which leads me to Radogasts' moon. Purty!
That Limestone rock cliff is awesome, I would love to be in a boat on the river exploring the crevices of that while cruising slowly around it.
Looks like you had a very nice vacation with lots of great views.
That Limestone rock cliff is awesome, I would love to be in a boat on the river exploring the crevices of that while cruising slowly around it.
Looks like you had a very nice vacation with lots of great views.
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As we come to a close on Sun month, I felt I better get these pics up. Time...time...time...not enough to go around. LOL
First, I caught this dragonfly resting in the hazy morning sun. The sun is there...it's just hazy. The humidity was extremely high and fog had just burned off:
When I enlarged the photo I really liked the pattern of the leaf veins highlighted and the wings showing off them:
This dude watches me every time I come out on the back deck, it's home is the dying off honeysuckle. I thought it looked lovely with the dappled sunlight on him and the web:
This really got me. I wanted to show a picture of his "home" entrance and when I looked at it, it appears like something out of a bad sci-fi movie. The branch behind him looks like a Pterodactyl chasing him out of a black hole.
{{shudder}}
So I did a couple minutes of playing with photo effects and got it to really look sci-fi-ish.
First, I caught this dragonfly resting in the hazy morning sun. The sun is there...it's just hazy. The humidity was extremely high and fog had just burned off:
When I enlarged the photo I really liked the pattern of the leaf veins highlighted and the wings showing off them:
This dude watches me every time I come out on the back deck, it's home is the dying off honeysuckle. I thought it looked lovely with the dappled sunlight on him and the web:
This really got me. I wanted to show a picture of his "home" entrance and when I looked at it, it appears like something out of a bad sci-fi movie. The branch behind him looks like a Pterodactyl chasing him out of a black hole.
{{shudder}}
So I did a couple minutes of playing with photo effects and got it to really look sci-fi-ish.
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The Mayflies are starting to gather around near the lakes. These appeared on a wall at work the other evening.
They are actually part of the insect group of Dragonflies and Damselflies.
Oh, we used to catch a lot of fish with those things!
They are actually part of the insect group of Dragonflies and Damselflies.
Oh, we used to catch a lot of fish with those things!
I'll keep an eye out for them here. I was just thinking I couldn't remember seeing them yet this year. Lovely shots Canna.
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Just look where the fish are jumping Sue. ;-) They jump to snatch the flies.
These start out in the mud banks of rivers and small streams and the larvae are called "wigglers" here. They are sports shops biggest seller for fisherman, other than night crawlers.
I just love the texture of the wings when they are adults.
These start out in the mud banks of rivers and small streams and the larvae are called "wigglers" here. They are sports shops biggest seller for fisherman, other than night crawlers.
I just love the texture of the wings when they are adults.
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Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! Some random flower pics!
I like garden wildflowers
Is there a theme for this month?
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Lol, during the end of season I always watch for clearance bags of mixed wild flowers but I only get the ones that have some perennials in it to, gives me a start for new areas for next year. Lol, I planted seeds yesterday! 
This is something new and different for me this year! It's called an Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry. A rather squat but productive little plant. They fall to the ground when they are ready to eat, hence the name I assume. The funny thing is my wife doesn't like Tomatoes but enjoys these, very different sweet almost vanilla cake batter like taste. Then some grapes starting to smell.
This is something new and different for me this year! It's called an Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry. A rather squat but productive little plant. They fall to the ground when they are ready to eat, hence the name I assume. The funny thing is my wife doesn't like Tomatoes but enjoys these, very different sweet almost vanilla cake batter like taste. Then some grapes starting to smell.
I tried ground cherries this year for the first time. I like 'em.
Our wild Muscadines are ripening. Will be making jelly soon.
Our wild Muscadines are ripening. Will be making jelly soon.
Nice ground cherries and grapes, SmokesDaKush. My local woods grows grape vines, but no grapes.
Does anyone know what these berries are growing beside the brook among Poison Ivy and Virginia Creeper?
Same berries, 30 feet away
Does anyone know what these berries are growing beside the brook among Poison Ivy and Virginia Creeper?
Same berries, 30 feet away
Almost looks like a Ginseng seed cluster. Do you have 'sang' there?
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Radogast,
Those might be Jack-in-the-pulpit berries. Are they growing on the stalk that is in the picture?
Smokey, beautiful flowers and fruits!
Heirloom, I meant to post a few days ago on my idea for a theme of the month. I was thinking clouds.
This is the time of year here when we will get some variety of cloud formations, colors and types.
What do you all think of that? We could post "guess what it is" in regards to the shape of the cloud, etc. etc. Anything of a cloud nature.
If you have any other ideas, I'm all up for it!
I have some start of fall season pictures to post in the next couple of days. It's amazing how quickly things start to change when the first of September rolls in.
Those might be Jack-in-the-pulpit berries. Are they growing on the stalk that is in the picture?
Smokey, beautiful flowers and fruits!
Heirloom, I meant to post a few days ago on my idea for a theme of the month. I was thinking clouds.
This is the time of year here when we will get some variety of cloud formations, colors and types.
What do you all think of that? We could post "guess what it is" in regards to the shape of the cloud, etc. etc. Anything of a cloud nature.
If you have any other ideas, I'm all up for it!
I have some start of fall season pictures to post in the next couple of days. It's amazing how quickly things start to change when the first of September rolls in.