I have been in the air and on the road. The highlight of my travels so far was Vancouver Island, where the light shines luminously and long, and where I met the Sitka Spruce …
I hope and trust you’re all well and enjoying inspiration wherever you find it.
and thx for posting. No new photos this week. Very disturbed by the serious lack of concern about global warming. The time is way past for inaction. Tipping Points R Us. Need to turn on a dime at Mach 9. The only thing I can think of doing is to start talking to everyone I know and ask them to do the same. Not much hope really and not sure we humans even have the ability to see how far gone we are. Edit to change wording.
Here's an old one from the beach.
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Thanks for your photo and attention to the disturbing state of the environment. I had to look up Mach 9. You're right, we all need to learn some race car driving skills to win the race. Is that the white birds companion across the water?
and thx for posting. No new photos this week. Very disturbed by the serious lack of concern about global warming. The time is way past for inaction. Tipping Points R Us. Need to turn on a dime at Mach 9. The only thing I can think of doing is to start talking to everyone I know and ask them to do the same. Not much hope really and not sure we humans even have the ability to see how far gone we are. Edit to change wording.
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Lovely photos. Spent ten years up in 'them thar hills'. The trees are magnificent there. As are your photos of them. Majestic beings those Spruce are.
Love the last one with the white.
The bird is a snowy egret. More and more of them are hanging out of 'my' beach which is very unpopulated in the mornings. But they are there even when the beach is full to the brim of people -- they must be hungry and have no other places to feed.
Thanks for your photo and attention to the disturbing state of the environment. I had to look up Mach 9. You're right, we all need to learn some race car driving skills to win the race. Is that the white birds companion across the water?
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They are so graceful and majestic even more than the great herons.
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Lovely photos. Spent ten years up in 'them thar hills'. The trees are magnificent there. As are your photos of them. Majestic beings those Spruce are.
Love the last one with the white.
The bird is a snowy egret. More and more of them are hanging out of 'my' beach which is very unpopulated in the mornings. But they are there even when the beach is full to the brim of people -- they must be hungry and have no other places to feed.
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I vaguely remember you mentioning living in Canada.
I thought it might be an Egret, which I see here at my mom's in Florida, but the beak looked a little short in the photo. Any being going hungry makes me so sad.
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Lovely photos. Spent ten years up in 'them thar hills'. The trees are magnificent there. As are your photos of them. Majestic beings those Spruce are.
Love the last one with the white.
The bird is a snowy egret. More and more of them are hanging out of 'my' beach which is very unpopulated in the mornings. But they are there even when the beach is full to the brim of people -- they must be hungry and have no other places to feed.
I vaguely remember you mentioning living in Canada.
I thought it might be an Egret, which I see here at my mom's in Florida, but the beak looked a little short in the photo. Any being going hungry makes me so sad.
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The Artic ocean is ice free during the summer and th glaciers are breaking up faster and faster every year.
This one caused billions of gallons of water into the ocean. By the end of the century NYC will be under water as will every major city on the coasts. You are right that we are well past the point of no return to even slow it down.
and thx for posting. No new photos this week. Very disturbed by the serious lack of concern about global warming. The time is way past for inaction. Tipping Points R Us. Need to turn on a dime at Mach 9. The only thing I can think of doing is to start talking to everyone I know and ask them to do the same. Not much hope really and not sure we humans even have the ability to see how far gone we are. Edit to change wording.
Here's an old one from the beach.
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Wonderful photos of the ocean. There is something so memorizing about it isn't there? Every time I went to it I could feel the stress just blowing away and being at peace.
The second photo is mystifying and eerie. And peaceful.
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Water is so satisfying an element in nature. I know from your past comments that whether peaceful or stormy, the ocean is a very special place for you. For a long time I wondered whether my natural environment was in the mountains or by the sea. I happily found a place that satisfies both, and I am very happy there.
Wonderful photos of the ocean. There is something so memorizing about it isn't there? Every time I went to it I could feel the stress just blowing away and being at peace.
The second photo is mystifying and eerie. And peaceful.
Water is so satisfying an element in nature. I know from your past comments that whether peaceful or stormy, the ocean is a very special place for you. For a long time I wondered whether my natural environment was in the mountains or by the sea. I happily found a place that satisfies both, and I am very happy there.
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BTW. Both of the photos were taken with film not digital. The first one has more grain than the later digital ones I've taken at the ocean. This is why I'm keeping my film cameras for when I'm not quite so money challenged and can afford developing. The one thing about using film is that it makes me take more time on setting up the scenes than just being able to click away and then choose the best ones.
FYI. There is going to be a blood moon on the 31st. It's going to be a hat trick. Full moon, blue moon and a lunar eclipse, but only people in Europe are going to see the eclipse.
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is closer to Friday / Saturday. Only those in the eastern continents will see the lunar eclipse, but it will be a long one, blood included.
BTW. Both of the photos were taken with film not digital. The first one has more grain than the later digital ones I've taken at the ocean. This is why I'm keeping my film cameras for when I'm not quite so money challenged and can afford developing. The one thing about using film is that it makes me take more time on setting up the scenes than just being able to click away and then choose the best ones.
FYI. There is going to be a blood moon on the 31st. It's going to be a hat trick. Full moon, blue moon and a lunar eclipse, but only people in Europe are going to see the eclipse.
Both articles say it's the 27th. It's fascinating how people in different countries are going to see the eclipse at the beginning, in the middle of it and at the end. I wish that instead of wasting all the money on wars we had used it to explore space instead. How close to a Star Trek universe could we have been?
A few nights ago the moon was just a sliver and mars was right beside it. An incredible sight. I wish I could have taken a photo of it, but by the time I got home the clouds had moved in.
"A baby moon laughing sideways in the sky."
ETA - check out the photo in the article. It shows the blood moon and lightening flashes.
#2.1.1.1.1 is closer to Friday / Saturday. Only those in the eastern continents will see the lunar eclipse, but it will be a long one, blood included.
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Hey S.D. Now you are really talkin' my old stompin' grounds. Though most of my youth was in socal (Hunt. Bch.), I graduated high school from Big Pine, an hour south of Mammoth Lakes. I have hiked all over the area there. Beautiful photos!
Both places sung to my soul. I hope that I can take you up on your offer of hospitality someday.
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You graduated in Big Pine. I have been twice to Big Pine to visit Raymond and sweat in his lodge. He was a significant figure in the the life of my husband and myself.
#2.1.1 Hey S.D. Now you are really talkin' my old stompin' grounds. Though most of my youth was in socal (Hunt. Bch.), I graduated high school from Big Pine, an hour south of Mammoth Lakes. I have hiked all over the area there. Beautiful photos!
@janis b
It sure is a small world Janis! (But I would hate to have to paint it). It is rare to find folks that know Big Pine. Beautiful part of the country and the easy access to the high Sierra is hard to beat. Keough Hot Springs just south of Bishop is nice too. Amazing scenery up there. I hiked all over the area, birding mostly.
You graduated in Big Pine. I have been twice to Big Pine to visit Raymond and sweat in his lodge. He was a significant figure in the the life of my husband and myself.
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were especially memorable in their ancient, severely weathered state.
#2.1.1.3.1 It sure is a small world Janis! (But I would hate to have to paint it). It is rare to find folks that know Big Pine. Beautiful part of the country and the easy access to the high Sierra is hard to beat. Keough Hot Springs just south of Bishop is nice too. Amazing scenery up there. I hiked all over the area, birding mostly.
I wish I had been able to get down to that area. I've seen photos of it and it looks beautiful. I was so surprised when I got to the town of Mammoth. Just more scrubby desert country, but then just a few miles away from it I was surrounded by mountains and lakes. I had a hard time photographing the mountains so I hiked up a trail to get a different view and took two pictures and then ran out of film. 'Doh!
#2.1.1 Hey S.D. Now you are really talkin' my old stompin' grounds. Though most of my youth was in socal (Hunt. Bch.), I graduated high school from Big Pine, an hour south of Mammoth Lakes. I have hiked all over the area there. Beautiful photos!
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This is a tombstone for the 53 workers who died while building the train trestle called the Lucin Cutoff on the Great Salt Lake in 1902-1904 close to Promontory Point, Utah where the Golden Spike connected he Union and Central Pacific Railroads on May, 1869. I don't know if this is a big deal outside of Utah or not?
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My first impression was of a rock cliff and the imprint of where water falls. Thank you. I will investigate the history later.
This is a tombstone for the 53 workers who died while building the train trestle called the Lucin Cutoff on the Great Salt Lake in 1902-1904 close to Promontory Point, Utah where the Golden Spike connected he Union and Central Pacific Railroads on May, 1869. I don't know if this is a big deal outside of Utah or not?
I wish already existing RRs were better utilised for transporting stuff. It would help relieve some of the environmental impact of truck transportation and respect the lives cost in their building.
This is a tombstone for the 53 workers who died while building the train trestle called the Lucin Cutoff on the Great Salt Lake in 1902-1904 close to Promontory Point, Utah where the Golden Spike connected he Union and Central Pacific Railroads on May, 1869. I don't know if this is a big deal outside of Utah or not?
it's etched on a tombstone that greets me every day when I enter the cemetery. It's in the older section where the dates go back to the early 1800's. There are 4 civil war officers buried there. And unfortunately lots of young children. Their headstones always make me sad when I imagine how old they'd be today.
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it's etched on a tombstone that greets me every day when I enter the cemetery. It's in the older section where the dates go back to the early 1800's. There are 4 civil war officers buried there. And unfortunately lots of young children. Their headstones always make me sad when I imagine how old they'd be today.
I can't help but think that one day I too will shuffle off this mortal coil. But I will not be buried in the ground. I want to be cremated and then spread in Bodega bay if possible, but will settle for any beach on the Pacific coast. I scattered my brother's ashes off the Golden Gate Bridge and he was at the beach when I went there.
Lots of the newer headstones for babies and children have their pictures on them. I can't imagine the parents grief.
My invitation to you is as long-lasting as either of us. I'd love to walk the beach and gaze at the ocean together, with or without words and politics.
I can't help but think that one day I too will shuffle off this mortal coil. But I will not be buried in the ground. I want to be cremated and then spread in Bodega bay if possible, but will settle for any beach on the Pacific coast. I scattered my brother's ashes off the Golden Gate Bridge and he was at the beach when I went there.
Lots of the newer headstones for babies and children have their pictures on them. I can't imagine the parents grief.
@snoopydawg
More water drop photography is on the to do list, but between life's intrusions and other photo interests, I'm not sure when I'll be doing more.
If ever you have the chance, check out the book entitled "The Overgrowth". Documents early eco based anarchy, mainly about protecting the thousands of years old majestic giants. Also brings up plant communication. Good read.
@QMS
I am reading "The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from a Secret World" by Peter Wohlleben right now. The forward is by Tim Flannery which is why I bought it. Lots about plant communication.
If ever you have the chance, check out the book entitled "The Overgrowth". Documents early eco based anarchy, mainly about protecting the thousands of years old majestic giants. Also brings up plant communication. Good read.
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Name of novel "The Overstory" written by Richard Powers.
Trees helping each other, caring for the young, feeding the critters and generally improving the earth. Something we could learn to emulate.
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I am reading "The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from a Secret World" by Peter Wohlleben right now. The forward is by Tim Flannery which is why I bought it. Lots about plant communication.
If ever you have the chance, check out the book entitled "The Overgrowth". Documents early eco based anarchy, mainly about protecting the thousands of years old majestic giants. Also brings up plant communication. Good read.
@janis b @snoopydawg
I read that BP and Shell Oil (iirc in their annual report to stockholders) are planning on global temperatures rising by as much as to 9 degrees F by 2050. These Companies have billions of dollars invested in infrastructure that will be affected. They are the same folks that tried to shut the conversation down in the 90s.
The Artic ocean is ice free during the summer and th glaciers are breaking up faster and faster every year.
This one caused billions of gallons of water into the ocean. By the end of the century NYC will be under water as will every major city on the coasts. You are right that we are well past the point of no return to even slow it down.
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I read that BP and Shell Oil (iirc in their annual report to stockholders) are planning on global temperatures rising by as much as to 9 degrees F by 2050. These Companies have billions of dollars invested in infrastructure that will be affected. They are the same folks that tried to shut the conversation down in the 90s.
Nature is where it is at. Nature don't tell no lies.
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Just one for me this week: A male rose-breasted grosbeak finally visited my seed tray!
Luckily he sat there long enough for me to run back inside and get my camera. Always nice to see new visitors in my yard.
We also saw a brown thrasher taking a dust bath the other day, but I haven't uploaded those photos yet.
Lovely photos everyone. As usual I have work in the morning so can't stick around. Cheers!
Just one for me this week: A male rose-breasted grosbeak finally visited my seed tray!
Luckily he sat there long enough for me to run back inside and get my camera. Always nice to see new visitors in my yard.
We also saw a brown thrasher taking a dust bath the other day, but I haven't uploaded those photos yet.
Lovely photos everyone. As usual I have work in the morning so can't stick around. Cheers!
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Janis, Happy Trails...
and thx for posting. No new photos this week. Very disturbed by the serious lack of concern about global warming. The time is way past for inaction. Tipping Points R Us. Need to turn on a dime at Mach 9. The only thing I can think of doing is to start talking to everyone I know and ask them to do the same. Not much hope really and not sure we humans even have the ability to see how far gone we are. Edit to change wording.
Here's an old one from the beach.
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Hi magiamma
Thanks for your photo and attention to the disturbing state of the environment. I had to look up Mach 9. You're right, we all need to learn some race car driving skills to win the race. Is that the white birds companion across the water?
Hi Janis
Lovely photos. Spent ten years up in 'them thar hills'. The trees are magnificent there. As are your photos of them. Majestic beings those Spruce are.
Love the last one with the white.
The bird is a snowy egret. More and more of them are hanging out of 'my' beach which is very unpopulated in the mornings. But they are there even when the beach is full to the brim of people -- they must be hungry and have no other places to feed.
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snowy egrets are my favorite bird
They are so graceful and majestic even more than the great herons.
There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?
Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.
You lived on Vancouver island, lucky you!
I vaguely remember you mentioning living in Canada.
I thought it might be an Egret, which I see here at my mom's in Florida, but the beak looked a little short in the photo. Any being going hungry makes me so sad.
Not Vancouver Island
Bowen Island. Much much smaller. Much. But the trees are just as big.
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; )
I share your concern about climate change
The Artic ocean is ice free during the summer and th glaciers are breaking up faster and faster every year.
This one caused billions of gallons of water into the ocean. By the end of the century NYC will be under water as will every major city on the coasts. You are right that we are well past the point of no return to even slow it down.
There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?
Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.
Hola, Janis
Wonderful photos of the ocean. There is something so memorizing about it isn't there? Every time I went to it I could feel the stress just blowing away and being at peace.
The second photo is mystifying and eerie. And peaceful.
There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?
Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.
Absolutely, snoopy
Water is so satisfying an element in nature. I know from your past comments that whether peaceful or stormy, the ocean is a very special place for you. For a long time I wondered whether my natural environment was in the mountains or by the sea. I happily found a place that satisfies both, and I am very happy there.
I found two places that soothed my soul
One was of course Bodega bay
and the other was Mammoth Lakes.
Both places sung to my soul. I hope that I can take you up on your offer of hospitality someday.
There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?
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Hi Snoopy
Your first photo of the waves in stunning. What fine gossamer spray from the waves. What a fine day you must have had.
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Thank you
BTW. Both of the photos were taken with film not digital. The first one has more grain than the later digital ones I've taken at the ocean. This is why I'm keeping my film cameras for when I'm not quite so money challenged and can afford developing. The one thing about using film is that it makes me take more time on setting up the scenes than just being able to click away and then choose the best ones.
FYI. There is going to be a blood moon on the 31st. It's going to be a hat trick. Full moon, blue moon and a lunar eclipse, but only people in Europe are going to see the eclipse.
Blood Moon To Be Longest Lunar Eclipse Of The 21st Century
There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?
Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.
Actual time of July full moon
is closer to Friday / Saturday. Only those in the eastern continents will see the lunar eclipse, but it will be a long one, blood included.
https://www.space.com/37341-july-full-moon.html
I did get the date wrong
Both articles say it's the 27th. It's fascinating how people in different countries are going to see the eclipse at the beginning, in the middle of it and at the end. I wish that instead of wasting all the money on wars we had used it to explore space instead. How close to a Star Trek universe could we have been?
A few nights ago the moon was just a sliver and mars was right beside it. An incredible sight. I wish I could have taken a photo of it, but by the time I got home the clouds had moved in.
"A baby moon laughing sideways in the sky."
ETA - check out the photo in the article. It shows the blood moon and lightening flashes.
There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?
Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.
The ocean and the mountains
equally mystifying and beautiful.
mammoth lakes!
Hey S.D. Now you are really talkin' my old stompin' grounds. Though most of my youth was in socal (Hunt. Bch.), I graduated high school from Big Pine, an hour south of Mammoth Lakes. I have hiked all over the area there. Beautiful photos!
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
I can hardly believe it!
You graduated in Big Pine. I have been twice to Big Pine to visit Raymond and sweat in his lodge. He was a significant figure in the the life of my husband and myself.
weewow!
It sure is a small world Janis! (But I would hate to have to paint it). It is rare to find folks that know Big Pine. Beautiful part of the country and the easy access to the high Sierra is hard to beat. Keough Hot Springs just south of Bishop is nice too. Amazing scenery up there. I hiked all over the area, birding mostly.
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
The Pinion trees
were especially memorable in their ancient, severely weathered state.
Oh lucky you
I wish I had been able to get down to that area. I've seen photos of it and it looks beautiful. I was so surprised when I got to the town of Mammoth. Just more scrubby desert country, but then just a few miles away from it I was surrounded by mountains and lakes. I had a hard time photographing the mountains so I hiked up a trail to get a different view and took two pictures and then ran out of film. 'Doh!
There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?
Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.
This tree is growing in a crook of a dead one.
This is a tombstone for the 53 workers who died while building the train trestle called the Lucin Cutoff on the Great Salt Lake in 1902-1904 close to Promontory Point, Utah where the Golden Spike connected he Union and Central Pacific Railroads on May, 1869. I don't know if this is a big deal outside of Utah or not?
There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?
Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.
That's an amazing photo.
My first impression was of a rock cliff and the imprint of where water falls. Thank you. I will investigate the history later.
That's a beautiful print of the RR
I wish already existing RRs were better utilised for transporting stuff. It would help relieve some of the environmental impact of truck transportation and respect the lives cost in their building.
It's not a print of the train
it's etched on a tombstone that greets me every day when I enter the cemetery. It's in the older section where the dates go back to the early 1800's. There are 4 civil war officers buried there. And unfortunately lots of young children. Their headstones always make me sad when I imagine how old they'd be today.
There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?
Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.
I remember the gravestones of children
Thank you for this engraving too. It really must be very touching to be in the presence of the past on a daily basis.
Touching and humbling
I can't help but think that one day I too will shuffle off this mortal coil. But I will not be buried in the ground. I want to be cremated and then spread in Bodega bay if possible, but will settle for any beach on the Pacific coast. I scattered my brother's ashes off the Golden Gate Bridge and he was at the beach when I went there.
Lots of the newer headstones for babies and children have their pictures on them. I can't imagine the parents grief.
There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?
Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.
I think about that too
and have made clear my intentions to be cremated.
My invitation to you is as long-lasting as either of us. I'd love to walk the beach and gaze at the ocean together, with or without words and politics.
Thank you for Friday Photos, Janis
I like the photos from your trip. The first one made me smile.
These are some shots of litter mates Ken and Dixie I took a few years ago. I think they were about eighteen months old then.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
Beautiful Photos Social...
And beautiful cats. They look like teenagers.
This is a video of a lion reunion which has been around for a very long time but I still find it moving.
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Thanks for posting that video, Magiamma.
I had not seen it before. Very touching.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
What Joy!
Guaranteed smiles if you watch.
Those cats are really rich
looks like they are goofing on you. Ha ha.
I don't know about their personal wealth,
but it was very enjoyable to watch and photograph them.
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Hi Social
Thank you for the reciprocal smiles of the playful mates. I hope the weekend brings more smiles.
Thank you, Janis
I'm not sure what the weekend has in store, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there will be lots of smiles involved.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
Aren't you doing your water creations any more?
I love looking at the patterns that are created.
There were problems with running a campaign of Joy while committing a genocide? Who could have guessed?
Harris is unburdened of speaking going forward.
Hey, Snoopy
More water drop photography is on the to do list, but between life's intrusions and other photo interests, I'm not sure when I'll be doing more.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
The Sitka's are a noble breed
If ever you have the chance, check out the book entitled "The Overgrowth". Documents early eco based anarchy, mainly about protecting the thousands of years old majestic giants. Also brings up plant communication. Good read.
Cheers
I will absolutely check them out...
I am reading "The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from a Secret World" by Peter Wohlleben right now. The forward is by Tim Flannery which is why I bought it. Lots about plant communication.
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Oops, had to check my notes
Name of novel "The Overstory" written by Richard Powers.
Trees helping each other, caring for the young, feeding the critters and generally improving the earth. Something we could learn to emulate.
Yours and magiamma's book recommendations
sound very complimentary. I listened last year to an interview with Wohlleben, but haven't read his book yet.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/201828427/...
Thanks for the recommendation, QMS
Always room for more growth.
Yup, old growth and new growth
it's nature's way.
omg
QMS - the first part is so cool. The sky scrapers not so much.
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Thx. Maybe sooner than the turn of the century...
I read that BP and Shell Oil (iirc in their annual report to stockholders) are planning on global temperatures rising by as much as to 9 degrees F by 2050. These Companies have billions of dollars invested in infrastructure that will be affected. They are the same folks that tried to shut the conversation down in the 90s.
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Surface water temperatures this past summer
were dramatically higher.
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Hi all,
Thanks all for the great posts here all week!
Zebra Heliconian
Ruddy Daggerwing
Rufous-capped Warbler
Thornbush Dasher
Eastern Fence Lizard
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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
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So sweet ...
is the Rufous-capped Warbler. If it weren't for the eye of the lizard, I would have no idea what I was looking at.
Thank you Dystopian...
for the wonderful pics. Love the lizard. It almost disappears into the wood. Their textures are so similar.
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Evening Janis, everyone
Just one for me this week: A male rose-breasted grosbeak finally visited my seed tray!
Luckily he sat there long enough for me to run back inside and get my camera. Always nice to see new visitors in my yard.
We also saw a brown thrasher taking a dust bath the other day, but I haven't uploaded those photos yet.
Lovely photos everyone. As usual I have work in the morning so can't stick around. Cheers!
This shit is bananas.
Looking forward to seeing the thrasher dust bathing ; )