Tag Archives: Landscapes

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Palm Tree

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We did a walk today to see if a familiar palm tree along the beach is still there.

It is! It has suffered a bit and another palm that used to be next to it is gone, but this tree has weathered storms and high seas and remains steadfast.

Here it is in late 2019 – this is our first time back since the start of covid in March, 2020 – but we do recognise it and its location. The shoreline has changed and the other palm has disappeared, but “our” palm tree is still there. Sometimes, it’s nice to know that the familiar, however altered, carries forward.

Happy Wednesday.

nature, Photography

White Herons

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I tried to get lots of photos of these lovely birds that I initially thought might be egrets, but was somewhat unsuccessful. I later realised that they’re too small to be those elegant birds.

I wasn’t really able to zoom in on this huge flock enjoying their position near the ocean and clearly, each other’s company as they swooped and swirled together in knots of three and four.

They were lovely to see, however, and were so busy flying and socialising with each other although I couldn’t capture that due to their unpredictable movements and my position.

They were enjoying this water feature but were wary once I arrived. I hope to get some better photos of them later during our stay.

Happy Wednesday.

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#ScenicSaturday 18th November 2023

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My photos in this continuing series show our beautiful world. Maybe they’ll encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. As I rarely …

#ScenicSaturday 18th November 2023

A beautiful photo of the River Wye, courtesy of Stuart Aken. Stuart’s collection of landscape pictures is impressive; you can visit his site by clicking the link above.

nature, Photography

November Roses

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Penticton’s rose garden was still blooming just before we left for our holiday.

Not long after I took these photos, the gardeners did an autumn trim on all the other flowers and then followed up with the roses.

It’s lovely to have such gorgeous flowers blooming so late in the season, but they eventually had to be bedded down for their winter rest.

They will soon be back.

Happy Saturday.

Happy Holidays!, nature, Photography

Day and Night

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The sky here in the Caribbean is bright blue and contrasts intensely with the lush green of the trees.

Night descends quickly and firmly; twilight doesn’t last long.

Sometimes it catches a fritillary butterfly unawares, seized in the efficient arrival of a confusing artificial light.

I carefully moved this sleepy little one to a nearby tree that was in the shadows.

Happy Wednesday.

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Abend auf dem Hochwald

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Abends stehen wir oben auf der Terrasse der Hochwaldbaude, verkürzen die Zeit bis zum Essen mit dem Genießen des aufreißenden Nebels, wir sind nun …

Abend auf dem Hochwald

This is a beautiful set of photos from Radelnder uHu taken in the border area of Germany and Czech Republic. Lutz has many dramatic landscape photos on his blog.