Charlie and the Nature Factory [Warning: Stunningly Beautiful Large Photo Images]

rhymegirl · Dec 13, 2012

LadyV said:
He must have really wanted whatever he was eating.

That's exactly what I thought!

Silver King · Dec 13, 2012

parumpdragon said:
very cool!

Haggis said:
Bottom two are especially kick ass, SK. Great work.

KellyAssauer said:
I'm with Haggis on this,
the last one in particular is just stunning.

night-flyer said:
hmm...I don't know, SK, they all look pretty perfect to me. All I can do is stare at the screen with my jaw hanging open. Beautiful and stunning are the words that come to mind.

You all are too kind, thank you.

parumpdragon said:
Summer photos...

The middle one with the yellow butterfly is excellent, as if it were trying to blend with its environment yet still stands out. VERY well done.

rhymegirl said:
The weather is cold where I live and there's not much to photograph.

Nevertheless I took my camera with me when I went for my walk today. I snapped a photo of a squirrel eating something on a fence. Squirrels usually run off as soon as they see you.

At first glance, I thought that was the fox you've been stalking for a while.

On a more serious note, thank you to all who have shared their comments and photos in this thread. I'm continually impressed by the intense and wide ranging appreciation shown for our natural surroundings, which makes it all worth fighting to preserve...

swachski · Dec 13, 2012

Silver King said:
On a more serious note, thank you to all who have shared their comments and photos in this thread. I'm continually impressed by the intense and wide ranging appreciation shown for our natural surroundings, which makes it all worth fighting to preserve...

Funny...I was just gonna say that...

parumpdragon · Dec 13, 2012

Silver King said:
The middle one with the yellow butterfly is excellent, as if it were trying to blend with its environment yet still stands out. VERY well done.

glad you liked it.

the cactus flower is one of my favorite.

Lady MacBeth · Dec 13, 2012

More fabulous photos everyone. I have a crowd gathered around my computer oohing and ahhing.

Cella · Dec 13, 2012

GOURD ALERT!

Viewers will be sad "

" to hear that after several months of lying untouched, the gourds have rotted and turned black. It appears that they have started and nearly finished the decomposition process.

However, I'm very proud of them for doing it all by themselves!
:Clap:

L. Y. · Dec 13, 2012

Great photos, everyone!

Silver King said:

The reflection on the surface of the water caught my eye, and I keep returning to this photo because of that.

parumpdragon said:
Summer photos

Likewise, love the striking contrast between the butterfly and the bougainvillea.

Haggis · Dec 14, 2012

Cella said:
Viewers will be sad "" to hear that after several months of lying untouched, the gourds have rotted and turned black. It appears that they have started and nearly finished the decomposition process.

However, I'm very proud of them for doing it all by themselves!

swachski · Dec 14, 2012

Cella said:
Viewers will be sad "" to hear that after several months of lying untouched, the gourds have rotted and turned black. It appears that they have started and nearly finished the decomposition process.

That's what happens when you neglect your gourds...

heyjude · Dec 14, 2012

Iguana!

Palm trees!

ETA: I'm trying to figure out how to downsize. Someone told me once and now I forget and if anyone wants to lend a hand I'd appreciate it.

Deleted member 42 · Dec 14, 2012

Dino, that third one of the egret flying, with the curved neck and the reflection in the water is stunning.

swachski · Dec 14, 2012

heyjude, I'm sooooo jealous... I miss seeing that shade of green...

parumpdragon · Dec 14, 2012

heyjude said:
Palm trees!

Iguana!

ETA: I'm trying to figure out how to downsize. Someone told me once and now I forget and if anyone wants to lend a hand I'd appreciate it.

... what like this? I just took screen caps of them, that's what I always do with photos. *shrugs*

Iz not an expert at this stuff.

parumpdragon · Dec 15, 2012

something that makes me smile

heyjude · Dec 15, 2012

Wow, what a beautiful color! It made me smile, too, parump.

parumpdragon · Dec 15, 2012

heyjude said:
Wow, what a beautiful color! It made me smile, too, parump.

pretty sure it's an 'AfricanDaisy'. They're really cool because the blooms close up at night. You can litteraly watched them pull the petals in and make closed dome at sunset. SO odd, but cool

Jamesaritchie · Dec 15, 2012

Silver King said:
That's the kind of thing I keep hearing from concerned parents. Stuff like, What if the gator eats my child?

The risks are so negligible that there's a better chance of a parent eating their own child than an alligator snatching them for a meal. Seriously.

And you're seriously full of ca-ca if you believe that.

AW Admin · Dec 15, 2012

Jamesaritchie said:
And you're seriously full of ca-ca if you believe that.

And you can spend some time sitting in the corner being quiet.

Tepelus · Dec 15, 2012

Some daylily photos to share on this gloomy day. Well, gloomy here. These were taken in 2011, and they are all plants in my gardens. I have lots more than these, but I won't overrun the thread with them.

A trio of Wolf Eyes daylilies:

Russian Easter:

Patterned daylily, Organized Chaos:

parumpdragon · Dec 15, 2012

the flowers are cool!

LadyV · Dec 15, 2012

What beautiful flowers! It'll be a while before those again. That's why I'm hoping for snow. It takes away the grayness of winter. None yet so far.

swachski · Dec 15, 2012

Those wolf eyes daylilies are really amazing... they almost don't look like flowers, but more like frilly easter dresses ....or... or lingerie..

Tepelus · Dec 15, 2012

When I started collecting them, I didn't know there were so many colors and forms. There are some that have hooks, or what daylily enthusiasts call shark's teeth, on the edges of some. I have one daylily that has such an edge. There are literally thousands of named and registered cultivars of daylilies and they are pretty easy to breed if you do a little studying on them, therefore creating your own one-of-a-kind daylily.

Thanks for the compliments, y'all!

Silver King · Dec 15, 2012

Silver King said:
That's the kind of thing I keep hearing from concerned parents. Stuff like, What if the gator eats my child?

The risks are so negligible that there's a better chance of a parent eating their own child than an alligator snatching them for a meal. Seriously.

Jamesaritchie said:
And you're seriously full of ca-ca if you believe that.

I exaggerated my comments at the time to make a point. I don't think anyone else reading along has ever felt I was truly serious. Seriously.

AW Admin said:
And you can spend some time sitting in the corner being quiet.

The term "ca-ca" alone (instead of shit) should warrant a parole violation and extra time in the hoosegow...

benbradley · Dec 15, 2012

parumpdragon said:
pretty sure it's an 'AfricanDaisy'. They're really cool because the blooms close up at night. You can litteraly watched them pull the petals in and make closed dome at sunset. SO odd, but cool

It would be really neat to see time-lapse photography/animation or whatever-it's-called of this.

Just sayin'.

Charlie and the Nature Factory [Warning: Stunningly Beautiful Large Photo Images]

It's a New Year!

Megalops Erectus

checking the 'reset' box

I sometimes hiccup fire

Out, damn'd spot! out, I say.

Cella

Thread surfer and virtual bartender

Evil, undead Chihuahua

checking the 'reset' box

Making my own sunshine

Deleted member 42

checking the 'reset' box

I sometimes hiccup fire

I sometimes hiccup fire

Making my own sunshine

I sometimes hiccup fire

And so...

I sometimes hiccup fire

Tree Hugger

checking the 'reset' box

And so...

Megalops Erectus

It's a doggy dog world