Turtle Thursday – What’s In Your Shell? – Photography

08/13/2015 by

What’s in your wallet shell?

TurtleShell

And a bonus image below since the guy above was a little camera-shy, slipping under the water too quickly, making my only opportunity a rather long distance photo.

Dragonfly X-Wing Starfighter

Dragonfly X-Wing Starfighter

Weekly Photo Challenge – Sandals – Beneath Our Feet – Photography

08/11/2015 by
Sandals Beneath Our Feet

Sandals Beneath Our Feet

Most of the time, for most of us, but not always, things like these are immediately beneath our feet.  Like old friends they’re comfortable to be with, have seen some miles with us, have many more miles to go and have more than a few stories to tell.

To see what’s under other feet, click here.

Turtle Thursday – Turtle Watching Us – Photography

08/06/2015 by

This one had his eyes on me.

Turtle Watching Us

Turtle Watching Us

Green Heron Looking Up – Photography

08/04/2015 by
Green Heron Looking Up

Green Heron Looking Up

Here’s a not often seen angle of a green heron.  I was standing under a tree at the edge of the pond looking around the pond for the heron which, once spotting me and the camera, had just flown away – as was the usual game he played.  When I looked up, the green heron was in the tree above me calmly looking down and a second one in the next tree.  Go figure.

Red Hot Riplets – Food Review – ALDI

08/04/2015 by
Red Hot Riplets

Red Hot Riplets

Hot, Hot, Hot!

If these were labeled gourmet or craft chips, we’d easily be paying 3 times their current price.  But they’re not.  So get them while they’re hot, hot, hot.

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Inspiration – Photography

08/01/2015 by
Inspiring Hummingbird Named Norm

Inspiring Hummingbird Named Norm

What’s my inspiration?  This is sort of like Muse II.  I didn’t do very well discovering an inspirational muse.  I’m not going to do well with this one.  But the answer is everything and nothing.

Everything, because everything has a story to tell, something to learn.  Nothing because, once everything is inspirational there’s no differentiation between inspirational and not inspirational – neither exists without the other.  Inspiration just becomes the new norm.

To see what inspires others, click here.

Smooth And Mellow Whole Bean Coffee – Food Review – Trader Joe’s

08/01/2015 by
Smooth & Mellow Whole Bean Coffee Trader Joe's

Smooth & Mellow
Whole Bean Coffee
Trader Joe’s

Smooth and mellow?  Reasonably so.

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Vegetable Biryani – Food Review – Trader Joe’s

08/01/2015 by
Vegetable Biryani Trader Joe's

Vegetable Biryani – Trader Joe’s

Somewhat disappointing.

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Turtle Thursday – Yellow-bellied Slider and Child? – Photography

07/30/2015 by

Look in the water just in front of the log (click on the image to enlarge).

My best guess for both is yellow-bellied slider.  Although, they’re a bit out of their range here.

Yellow-bellied Slider Turtle

Yellow-bellied Slider Turtle

Weekly Photo Challenge – Pine Cone – Close Up (3 Images) – Photography

07/26/2015 by

Oysters have pearls, pine cones have this.

While looking for a unique angle to photograph this pine cone up close, I noticed something twinkling at me.

Pine Cone Macro Crop

Pine Cone Macro Crop

Also note the reflection above of the LED bulb which is illuminating the cone (click on the image to enlarge).

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