Friday Night Photos - The Blooming Hot Edition

Basically no Spring,... straight into Summer (it's 90F outside).

Visited the local swamp last week. No evidence of Trump doing anything useful:

Thunderstorms last night, with some interesting clouds:

Off to find some shade. Keep cool!

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Pricknick's picture

Thanks for hosting bollox. The swamps here are no place for a human. Ticks and Skeeters galore. Highest water levels I've seen in years. That's a good thing.

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Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.

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@Pricknick

I can't make up my mind on whether he's cut or hideous. Is he your pet or something?

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@snoopydawg
from the humane society 14 years ago.

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@Pricknick

Is he friendly?

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@janis b
He'll happily sit (and shit) on your shoulder all day.

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@Pricknick

when you're well fed.

Enjoy, you both.

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@Pricknick es alright the way we are

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90F Yikes! It was a pleasant 72 here in San Diego today.

A few macro shots from the rose garden at Balboa park.

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When I offer to wash your back in the shower, all you have to say is yes or no.
Not all this "who are you, and how did you get in here?" nonsense.

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@Socialprogressive

I knock them down... he eats them (don't ask me why?).

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Gëzuar!!
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@Socialprogressive

for revealing all the intricate beauty of the bee. I might have posted this photographers bee studies before ...

Anne Noble

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Thanks for the link, Janis

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When I offer to wash your back in the shower, all you have to say is yes or no.
Not all this "who are you, and how did you get in here?" nonsense.

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@Socialprogressive

Amazing what you can do in the studio.

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My thanks to all the posters all week...

Odontomyia sps. - Soldier Fly
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Blackbuck
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One of the three plumage morphs in first spring/summer (year-old) Painted Bunting males:
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Lindheimer's Morning Glory
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Male Golden-fronted Woodpecker - aka sunflower seed feeder destroyer
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Have a great holiday weekend all!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

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I've never seen one like that before. Very cute.

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Golden-fronted are about 99% restricted to Texas in the U.S., ranging south into Mexico at least. The eastern U.S. counterpart is the Red-bellied Woodpecker with a pale red instead of golden lower belly, and a red cap without color changes or breaks. The Southwest has a counterpart, the mostly Saguaro nesting Gila Woodpecker, mostly in AZ. The three are a very closely related group, all with zebra patterned upperparts, pale unmarked underparts, and differ in various head colors and markings.

Beautiful snow in moonlight photo!

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@dystopian

It's always a pleasure to see you and your photos. There's always so much diversity to enjoy.

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Thanks for hosting tonight. Will Fred be putting in an appearance?

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@snoopydawg
The little guy isn't so little anymore. Yet he has the softest squeak, which doesn't help when he shuts himself in the bathroom.

Off to deepest Middlesex in the next few weeks:

Is that one of your shots?

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@Bollox Ref

There are some stars in this picture but they don't show up unless you enlarge it. This was my view from my backyard before I moved to where I rarely see my mountains.

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It's so mysterious and other-worldly. You must have been constantly entertained by that view.

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@janis b

that surround our little city, Janis. I've hiked almost to the top of the front side and have hiked up to the towers on top of Mt. Ogden

Here's a view from the west and you can see the towers.

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The backside where Snow Basin is which played a huge part in the 2002 Winter Olympics and I was lucky enough to grow up skiing there before it got famous. We called it Utah's best kept secret because every one would fly in and go to the ski resorts in SLC.

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These two are mine from my backyard. Alpen glow

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@QMS It appears he is looking straight into the camera lens.

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Still yourself, deep water can absorb many disturbances with minimal reaction.
--When the opening appears release yourself.

@studentofearth they have horizontal focus, where ours are spherical. Changes perspective.

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@studentofearth all good things for the clan went thru her. She was both humbling and inspiring. You palm her forehead, she'd just rub. Cool critter.

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showing well head

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@QMS Front yard showing peace sign

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@QMS
... did he make some babies?. Could I have one those ... ?

Life could be so easy. Sigh.

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@mimi would / could be if things were actually so simple. Hi Mimi!

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@QMS

I'm sorry I wasn't around to keep you company. You seem to easily entertain yourself though, so I don't feel too bad ; ).

Thanks for the little glimpses of home and for the heartening music.

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@janis b show up whenever we can, add whatever is good

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@QMS

[video:https://youtu.be/6aGlcUK_GkM]

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good morning friday night
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Hummingbird nest, no occupants
Blew off the top of a big old walnut snag in to my friend's front yard.
Up in Willits, for off grid entertainment I used to watch the hummers pick off Coyote Brush fluff to build a nest like that. Good times.

Where's Waldo?
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In a squirrel nest that sits about 30 feet from my head right now. LOL it's that darker area right in the middle behind the double wires. I watched the little pest yesterday as it gathered a giant mouthful of redwood bark across the street, then brought it right up the oak tree next to my deck. I never would have known there's a nest there, they are so sneaky. Lucky me, a new pest nest! woo hoo

Thanks a lot every one, Fred-day Night Photos are great! Missing janis b this week.

Peace

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@eyo

I love the sound of 'hi eyo'. Thanks for the nest photos. How different they are. Here is one my daughter found over 15 years ago. It's similar to your hummingbird nest. It's the same size, and the bird is hardly bigger than a hummingbird.

A Silvereye nest ...

Here's the bird and nest ...


http://www.ngamanuimages.org.nz/image.php?image_id=107

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Your swamp photo is so full of Spring light and textures. It's very beautiful.

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@janis b

I wondered where you were and missed you and your photos and commenting. Things okay?

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@snoopydawg

for checking in. A friend who I only see once a year is visiting from a distance. Although we are in once-in-awhile contact by email, there’s nothing more engaging than meeting face-to-face. He’s a retired actor, now gardener. Politics was hardly discussed past discussing the state of the planet. Specifically, the Kauri forest here. I will highlight the Kauri tree next Friday.

Warm wishes to you.

I can’t decide whether spring green or mango tango orange is my favourite crayola colour.

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that you see. Wow!

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@janis b

The colors of her displays are always just the right one.

I'm voting for spring green. We had an amazingly beautiful one this year and now most of the blooms have left to return next year. The lilac bushes were more full this year. I'll post some photos of some of the ones I saw next week. So many photos to choose from ...

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@janis b

with the little HD video camera I recently rescued/revived. All you can do is point and shoot and hope that something interesting turns up. It's fast becoming my second favourite camera. Just fun.

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Gëzuar!!
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