Hi, guys! Been super busy, and seems like everyone is also...Here are the cucamelons with normal size cherry tomatoes.....those tomatoes are Sweet Million and they are super good, too! Cucamelons taste like cukes with slight lemon twist...just slight, tho....
The blossoms of my stunted sunflowers haven't lasted long. So I set out to get of a photo of one that, while clearly past its prime, evokes a sense of the beauty it once was. Not sure I succeeded...
Good morning all - we are over the hump for this week. Still early here with a threat of rain I think. I was able to get in a short ride yesterday morning though. I've got my eye on another motorcycle but i am trying to resist. It's a 2021 Harley Davidson Heritage Classic. I never thought I would be looking at a Harley.
I've got a load of clothes in the washer and will be packing this morning for a trip over to Huntsville, Alabama for a "Hamfest" - Ham Radio convention thingy. I usually try to attend that one every year. The Hamfests of today just aren't like they used to be though. Patty, does your DH ever go to them? I don't really need anything but it is always fun to stroll though the used stuff. One year someone had a stereo microscope for sale and I wish I had bought that. Never know what you might find.
Middle of The Week Greetings to All!
Look like a rainy day here; on and off drizzle.
Not much going on. I put a quilt on the frame yesterday and got it finished
but I'm not sure I like the final quilting.
I will re-evaluate it today.
This is from the Botanical Garden.
Sorry if I posted it already (I can't remember)
Good Day All.
Today I get to take our family from California to Stahl's Automotive Museum. You all know how much I love that place, so I am all geeked about this trip. My nephew loves cars and when he graduated from high school he got a job as a welder. He is already making good money and loves his job. He is already dabbling in the artistic side of welding and hopes that one day he can sell his artwork. But in the meantime, she works for a company that does specialized projects for their customers and his boss just loves him. All of his training was done in high school through their curriculum.
Patty, to answer your question about yesterday's image. The curved structure on the right is rails for a people mover. I am not sure about he structure on the left, I am thinking it is a walkway overpass. I am sharing that photo with the club on Thursday and will ask them, they should know.
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So, here is another FISH EYE compositon.
It is from the inside of the REN CEN's Atrium. The Ren Cen is now GM headquarters. I like how you can see the towers of the REN CEN through the glass above. Wow, what a design, huh?
Hi Everyone!
Mid-August already...I feel like I'm in a time warp or something!
Must be a condition of "over 55".
Busy weekend here. I'll try to catch up with the weekend thread.
We drove up to Lake Burton in the extreme northeast corner of the state.
This is the mountain region.
It was much cooler and breezier up there.
Lovely!
Here is a floor shot of a working 1800s grist mill.
Still lacking any new photos worth posting, I returned to my archives and came upon a series of photos that I posted years ago on WC.
A mama hummingbird built a nest under the eaves and deep in the shadows of leaves and small branches, just two strides outside our front door. I observed and photographed the entire process: nest-building, egg-laying and patient incubating, hatching, then non stop work by the mother to gather nectar and small insects for her tow nestlings. These babies started out tiny; plumage that resembled a hedgehog, eyes closed, and large mouths always gaping (which stimulates the mother to instinctively feed them. I followed the chick through the slow development of more mature plumage, the eventual opening of the eyes, and later the frequent exercising of the wings. As the chicks grew rapidly, the nest became very cramped.
Best of all, this was repeated two more times. Although I can't prove it, I am convinced that it was the same female hummer all three times that returned, refurbished the nest, and repeated the egg-laying and the exhausting task of feeding chicks. One time ended in tragedy - some predator got at the eggs while mama hummer was out gathering food. But the other time was successful. I even got to see mama fly off, leading her chicks on their maiden flight as they set out on their independent lives.
Watching and photographing this process is the most profound and awe-inspiring experience in my years of photographic efforts.
I considered re-posting all the photos from WC, but decided to start by finding one of those old photos that I had not posted before. So here is a shot (from the Spring of 2018, I believe) of the chicks in the nest. Their plumage is about hallway along in becoming mature, but you can see some of the remaining hedgehog-like bristles on their heads. Their eyes have been open for a few days at this point. They are no longer ugly, and are very close to becoming quite cute.
If you folks want want me to re-post some of the many I posted on WC, just let me know.
Hello all.
Our trip to downtown Detroit was wonderful.
It is so nice to be able to have new subject matter for our eyes to feast on.
I didn't, however, get many photos of STREET PHOTOGRAPHY, which was our purpose in going on the River Walk.
But I am sure that I can come up with something by next Thursday when our monthly club meeting occurs.
Arriving today will be the first of my husband' family to come to town for a family reunion. He has 2 brothers and 5 sisters. Yes, I will be busy for a while. I always seem to be busy. Maybe it is because I am slowing up so much now and cannot do two things at once. Or possible, when I get down doing the one thing, I am tired and procastinate doing the others things that I need to do. Whatever the reason, I am producing half the amount of outcome that I usually do, I just hope that the quality is still up to the proper standards.
Here is the famous statue that rests at the foot of Woodward avenue in downtown Detroit. I posted the same photo in B&W in the August Challenge thread. Joe Louis is one of the most famous boxers. Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949. He was victorious in 25 consecutive title defenses, a record for all weight classes.[nb 1][2] Louis had the longest single reign as champion of any boxer in history.
On the back of the arm is engraved:
A Monument to Joe Louis by Robert Graham. A GIFT FROM SPORTS ILLUSTRATED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DETROIT.THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND ITS FOUNDERS SOCIETY ON THE OCCASION OF THE MUSEUM'S CENTENNIAL, 1885-1995.
Well, time to move along and shop for food to feed our guests.
Have a great Thursday.
By the way, I posted a B&W version of this in our August Challenge. I actually like the B&W more.
LORELL
With no new photos worth sharing, I started looking through my archives and discovered that March 27 2005 was a good day for me. I've already posted a couple photos from that day.
Here's another: it's called Dusty Miller (aka Silver Ragwort and Silver Dust) and I believe the scientific name is either Senecio cineraria or Centaurea cineraria...
