This is some sort of willow (Salix), but I don’t have the slightest idea of what kind. Nope. RQ kindly identified this, correctly. It’s a Russian Almond, Prunus tenella.
Photos © C. Ford.
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This is some sort of willow (Salix), but I don’t have the slightest idea of what kind. Nope. RQ kindly identified this, correctly. It’s a Russian Almond, Prunus tenella.
Photos © C. Ford.
I have a great fondness for Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura), and we used to have a good population of them on property. Then the Eurasian Collared Doves (Streptopelia decaocto) arrived. The Collared Doves are considerably larger, and serious bullies. I’ve been missing the Mourning Doves for around a year and a half now, but they are coming back, and I’m so happy about that. I hope our nesting mums come back too, it’s a wondrous thing to watch baby doves outside my studio window. Click for full size.
© C. Ford.
Peony (Paeonia). And a lacewing.
Photos © C. Ford
I managed to get the used plastic somewhat clean, and now that it is dry, I’m going to keep that pile for future art work. Since it’s damn near impossible to destroy plastic, it should last me a very long time and I don’t have to feel so guilty about it. The last piece done with the plastic:
Šúŋkawakaŋ (Horse). © C. Ford.
Wild Plum (Prunus americana).
© C. Ford.
Wood’s Rose (Rosa woodsii). This is often called Sweetbriar, but we don’t actually have any Sweetbriar Rose in ND. We do have towns and dams and lakes called Sweetbriar. Just no roses.
© C. Ford.
All photos © C. Ford. I haven’t photographed Bull Riders in some time, but it’s always interesting, and a tad dangerous. Great way to get your camera absolutely filthy, too. I’ve come very close to being seriously injured when someone comes flying over the corral fence, and been charged more than once, too, as in the last photo. He was coming straight for me, and I held my ground long enough to get a shot, then scooched back *very fast*, in time to watch and hear the head clang on the corral fence. The only caption on that type of shot is “Oh Fuck!” There’s more here.
I love Hollyhocks. More importantly, bees love them. Click for full size.
Photos © C. Ford.
© C. Ford. Click for full size.
From Giliell. I don’t know what the flower is, besides beautiful. The Butterfly, ohhhh.
© Giliell.
© Giliell.
I had an almost empty tube of black acrylic, so I gave it to Grace and crew. Oh, and for obsessive asses at certain corners of the ‘net, why yes, that is a Hobby Lobby label! That paint was purchased years ago, prior to imposing a self-ban on buying there. Have fun insisting I’m lying!
Photos © C. Ford.
First up, absolutely stunning macro shots of some awesome insect architecture: Macro Photographs of Nature’s Tiniest Architects by Nicky Bay. Be sure to click the link so you can see all of the photos. All I have is “Wow!”
Arctiine moth pupa (Cyana sp.)
Bagworm Moth
Next, a lake of mirrors. This left me speechless. A Photographer’s Digital Journey to Produce a Lake of Shattered Mirrors.
“Impact” by Erik Johansson, image provided by artist.
Swedish photographer Erik Johansson had a vision for a digital photograph of a lake shattering like a mirror, an image he wanted to produce as accurately as possible. To achieve this effect for Impact, Johansson bought 17 square meters of mirrors, found a boat and a model, and posed all three in a stone pit until he got the best shot for the final image. Several months of planning, shooting, and editing later and he has an entire video that documents the tasks that lie far beyond the many hours he spent in Photoshop.
