Friday Night Photos Rainy Day Edition

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 5:00pm

Happy Friday everyone. Please post any photos, memes, or music you like.

When I was young my dad would often say save a little for a rainy day. So following my dads advice I saved photos taken months ago for a time I would need them for FNP. Funny thing is I expected that rainy day would come during the winter and not in the middle of summer. Not that I'm complaining mind you. We need all the rain we can get and it's a nice break from the excessive heat we've had for the last week.

From the San Diego Orchid Society spring orchid show in March

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 6:57pm

Hi Social

Thank you for the beauty of flowers.

I’d like to add two more flowers and dedicate it to eyo who has been going through a very life challenging time.

A Sunflower

attribution rehan shaik

A Pansy from my heart to hers

Be well and enjoy everyone

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 8:25pm

Hi, Janis

@janis b
Thanks for the beautiful flowers and my best wish's to eyo. The sunflower shot by Rehan Shaik is outstanding.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 8:30pm

I'm glad you enjoyed them Social

@Socialprogressive @Socialprogressive

Here is the website you can see more of his photos ...

https://unsplash.com/@rehanshaik_17

Have a wonderful weekend

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 10:31pm

Thanks for the link, Janis

@janis b

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Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 9:46pm

Beautiful Janis

@janis b great pics Janis! Yeah, that sunflower is amazing... so is the Pansy. Thanks!

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Submitted by QMS on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 7:07pm

Orchids are such an ethereal composition

Remember my neighbor in Ann Arbor cultivated those alien beasts.
Whenever it rained, would swing by to admire their moods, almost
like they were looking back at me. Some with a frown, some with a wink,
some even smiled! I listened as she spoke with them. Amazing!

Thanks for the flowers in the rain.

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 8:38pm

Hi, QMS

@QMS
Orchids frowning, winking and smiling at you. Trippy. Sounds like some magic shrooms might have been invilved.

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Submitted by QMS on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 7:22am

Naw, that was my natural state back then

@Socialprogressive

creative in the extreme. Have since mellowed a bit.

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Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 7:15pm

From Wyoming

The mountains in the background are just above where we camp. It’s fun watching them get closer.

A close up of the peak on the left above.

Janis posted one of the meadow before, but here’s how it looked in July.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 8:15pm

Hi snoopy

@snoopydawg

Your photos give such a tangible feeling of the warmth and beauty of the approach. The trails in your photos are always reminiscent of reaching a beautiful destination. The meadow in July is stunning with it's emerald green and deep blue skies. Thank you.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 10:06pm

I forgot this one

@janis b

The trails in your photos are always reminiscent of reaching a beautiful destination.

The peak is kinda hidden by the clouds. You can probably tell that I love to take photos with trails in them. And for the reason you said. You can see why Xmas meadows is my favorite spot up there. But there are tons of other places on the road to camp but they are usually more packed with people. Here there are so many spots where it feels like I’m the only one there. Except for all the dune buggies with their Trump flags…

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 10:26pm

It's just gorgeous snoopy

@snoopydawg

Aspens are so delicately beautiful. Take me with you in spirit sometime.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 11:11pm

I already have

@janis b

I did think of you last time I was there in the midst of the aspen. I’m excited to go back when they are in their yellow colors. I found this one already turning and I must start taking my real camera to capture the area.

I think the phone limits how I can take photos. This is just to document the change. I have lots of outstanding photos from years past but many are on slides. I’ve been going there for over 30 years.

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Submitted by janis b on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 11:30pm

Thanks snoopy

@snoopydawg

Take me along anytime. I don't think I'll ever tire of seeing he Aspens.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 8:44pm

Hi, Snoopy

@snoopydawg
Beautiful photos from Wyoming. That looks like a great area to go get away form it all.

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Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 10:08pm

Thanks

@Socialprogressive

Just outside Evanston it’s open country with lots of farms and mansions. I saw one for sale…hmm

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Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 9:44pm

great pixels SP!

@snoopydawg beautiful pics SP! Looks wonderful. I miss the western mountains.

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Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 10:09pm

Thanks

@dystopian

I did miss these mountains when I was gone, but I had the Sierra. But not so many peaks. This place feels like home.

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Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 10:16pm

Hi pixelators

Hi all, Hey SP! Awesome Orchid photos! What flowers they are... incredible. One never forgets their first orchid show.

Congrats on the rain! Hope it puts out the fires! That Hemet one looks bad. I'm sure birders were out at Pt. Loma seawatching today, and will be tomorrow to see if anything got blown up. Tonight just before dark a guy had 4 Magnificent Frigatebird going north past the Newport Pier. No doubt storm-blown birds. Could get some going back south on coast tomorrow. Maybe some boobies with some luck.

Thanks for the great pix!

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 10:15pm

Hi dystopian

@dystopian

I don’t know whether to imagine a sign on your door as ‘gone fishing’ or ‘gone birding’ ; ).

It must be exciting for you to connect with the spotting of other birders and fishers.

I spent some time reading about Frigate birds, who I often saw in Hawaii, but knew little about. They are a fascinating bird.

The duration of parental care in frigatebirds is among the longest for birds ...

The frigate bird appears on the national Flag of Kiribati. The design is based on its former colonial Gilbert and Ellice Islands coat of arms. The bird also appears on the flag of Barbuda, and is the national bird of Antigua and Barbuda.[70]
The great frigatebird was venerated by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island; carvings of the birdman Tangata manu depict him with the characteristic hooked beak and throat pouch.[72] Its incorporation into local ceremonies suggests that the now-vanished species was extant there between the 1800s and 1860s.[73]

Maritime folklore around the time of European contact with the Americas held that frigatebirds were birds of good omen as their presence meant land was near.[43]

The Man-of-War (as it is called by the English) is about the bigness of a Kite, and in shape like it, but black; and the neck is red. It lives on Fish yet never lights on the water, but soars aloft like a Kite, and when it sees its prey, it flys down head foremost to the Waters edge, very swiftly takes its prey out of the Sea with his Bill, and immediately mounts again as swiftly; never touching the Water with his Bill. His Wings are very long; his feet are like other Land-fowl, and he builds on Trees, where he finds any; but where they are wanting on the ground.[7]

Having the largest wing-area-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, frigatebirds are essentially aerial.[43] This allows them to soar continuously and only rarely flap their wings. One great frigatebird, being tracked by satellite in the Indian Ocean, stayed aloft for two months. They can fly higher than 4,000 meters in freezing conditions.[49]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frigatebird

Now who could resist this ...

[video:https://youtu.be/461QPkAuJ68]

Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 10:23pm

frigates are awesome!

@janis b yeah Janis they are amazing... In summer you can get them along the US Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida, and some years some get up into socal. There are a few species worldwide. Neat they are on flags, and no wonder they are revered. They are tropical only barely getting into semi-tropical areas. In places where people fish they can become tame. I remember the fisherman throwing fish up to them on the beach at San Blas Nayarit Mexico. Standing under a dozen of them diving at a fish right over your head is something you will remember.

I may be gone birding, or fishing at any time, other times I am just gone...

peace and love

#4 I don’t know whether to imagine a sign on your door as ‘gone fishing’ or ‘gone birding’ ; ). It must be exciting for you to connect with the spotting of other birders and fishers. I spent some time reading about Frigate birds, who I often saw in Hawaii, but knew little about. They are a fascinating bird. The duration of parental care in frigatebirds is among the longest for birds ... The frigate bird appears on the national Flag of Kiribati. The design is based on its former colonial Gilbert and Ellice Islands coat of arms. The bird also appears on the flag of Barbuda, and is the national bird of Antigua and Barbuda.[70] The great frigatebird was venerated by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island; carvings of the birdman Tangata manu depict him with the characteristic hooked beak and throat pouch.[72] Its incorporation into local ceremonies suggests that the now-vanished species was extant there between the 1800s and 1860s.[73] Maritime folklore around the time of European contact with the Americas held that frigatebirds were birds of good omen as their presence meant land was near.[43] The Man-of-War (as it is called by the English) is about the bigness of a Kite, and in shape like it, but black; and the neck is red. It lives on Fish yet never lights on the water, but soars aloft like a Kite, and when it sees its prey, it flys down head foremost to the Waters edge, very swiftly takes its prey out of the Sea with his Bill, and immediately mounts again as swiftly; never touching the Water with his Bill. His Wings are very long; his feet are like other Land-fowl, and he builds on Trees, where he finds any; but where they are wanting on the ground.[7] Having the largest wing-area-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, frigatebirds are essentially aerial.[43] This allows them to soar continuously and only rarely flap their wings. One great frigatebird, being tracked by satellite in the Indian Ocean, stayed aloft for two months. They can fly higher than 4,000 meters in freezing conditions.[49] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frigatebird Now who could resist this ... [video:https://youtu.be/461QPkAuJ68]

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 10:31pm

Thanks for taking us

@dystopian

wherever you go ; )

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 10:51pm

Hi, dystopian

@dystopian
With the small amount of annual rain we get any and all is welcome and if it helps put out the fires all the better.

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Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 9:57pm

cactus flower

Claretcup Cactus

This is the whole colony

If one moves slowly they may let you approach

With no sudden movements one can stalk them successfully

Gaining an intimate view into their lives

I'll raise my claretcup to Eyo too. Hope she gets better sooner...

Be well all, having a good one is the best revenge...

Thanks for the OT SP!

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 10:20pm

Nice dystopian

@dystopian

What a sweet gesture to eyo with brilliantly coloured cactus clarets.

Cheers!

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 09/09/2022 - 11:04pm

Beautiful flowers, dystopian

@dystopian
I'll be sure to approach with caution and make no sudden movements.

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Submitted by peachcreek on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 1:09am

Thanks for the orchids SP!

Those photos were like a breath of fresh air I didn't know I needed. We were lucky enough many years ago to be invited by our Thai neighbor to travel to Thailand with them to visit family and go on a month-long tour. That was a life changing trip. One of the places we spent some time at was the Queen's Garden in Northern Thailand. Acres of beauty with orchids growing everywhere naturally, almost like weeds. When we visited, it was slightly misty, even foggy in places, but still warm, tropical but not the high-humid heat. Just absolutely fabulous. So your pics brought back those memories too.

Here in the Willamette valley of Oregon, the winds have shifted and are blowing in from the east. We've been extremely lucky so far this year and have been spared the smoke from wildfires. But today it is all back. Not yet as bad as it has been but the smoke is near hazardous, the sun is a faint orange blob, and ash is starting to fall pretty heavily.

So yeah, those orchids are a blessing. I can feel the mist on my face. Thanks SP, and best to all!

edited to add: and thanks for the Deodato. I had it playing in the background while I was reading through and kind of came out of a trance and thought: damn, that bass player... I went and checked. Yep, Stanley Clarke. Many other top notch musicians on that recording I gather. At this point, I just pat myself on the back for noticing. Cheers.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 7:35am

Hi, peachtree

@peachcreek
I'm glad the orchids brought back good memories of your trip to Thailand.
I remember the sun being an orange blob from wildfire smoke and everything being covered in ashes. The fire came close enough that we had to evacuate the neighborhood for three days. Not a fun experience. Thankfully there have been no large wildfires here in the San Diego area so far this year.

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Submitted by orlbucfan on Sun, 09/11/2022 - 7:50am

T and

Rec'd!!

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