When you are hungry and your meal requires your entire being to be working with one thing in mind. Great Blue Heron-Ardea herodias Despite the …
08.17.2023 Concentration
A gorgeous heron photo from Stephen Gingold. He has many beautiful nature photos on his site – I hope you stop by for a look.
Some very happy summer scenes.
Happy Wednesday.
A beautiful sunset emerges after a rain shower.
Happy Tuesday.
My photos here show our beautiful world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Today, I bring you a shot of the …
#ScenicSaturday 12th August 2023
A beautiful shot of the Yorkshire Dales from Stuart. He has many more lovely photos on his site.
One of the trails we like to walk/hike runs through dense agricultural areas with many orchards and grape vines.
I like keeping track of how everything is ripening; right now the peaches are being harvested. The wine grapes will be much later, however, especially depending on whether they will be used for ice wine. If that’s the case, they will remain in the fields until they have been frozen. This will concentrate the resulting juice, producing a very sweet dessert wine.
I don’t know what kind of grapes these are as the rows aren’t labelled but they seem to be doing well.
Happy Saturday.
We recently visited Vancouver. The weather was thankfully cooler and somewhat showery, a very welcome respite from the hot, dry conditions and forest-fire-propelling drought.
It was good to see the clouds clinging to the mountain sides and a moisture-laden canopy.
Happy Friday.
Another shot from the ride to work. A little out of the way, not far though, is this waterfall in Mount Holyoke College. Stony Brook also runs by my …
08.10.2023 Stony Brook
This gorgeous photo is from Stephen Gingold’s beautiful drive to work. He has many lovely photos posted on his blog; I hope you click on the link above for a visit.
The hibiscus flowers have recently been blooming in great profusion.
Hibiscus “plants” are actually considered to be woody shrubs or small trees; they can grow to three metres (10 feet) or more.
They come in a variety of colours and are also known as “rose mallow” and “rose of Sharon.”
Whatever they’re called, they are beautifully showy and frilly additions to a garden, especially if you are looking for something that will grow to quite a height and perhaps also provide some privacy as well as lovely flowers.
Happy Monday.
My photos here show how beautiful is our world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from our carelessness. Today, I give you a shot of a path…
#ScenicSaturday 5th August 2023
A beautiful trail photo from Stuart’s Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. There are many gorgeous photos on Stuart’s site so I hope you stop for a visit.
Because we have been fortunate enough here in avoiding the worst of the drought and forest fires, we have lots of rich green to celebrate.
Tree fruit orchards abound and are producing many yummy delights from apricots to pears.
And not to be forgotten of course, vineyards.
Hostas are at their peak, with their lovely variegated leaves and notice-me flower stalks.
Isn’t summer great? Happy Saturday.
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