dunstun365 31 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 hours ago, spacecadet said: If we can stretch "nature" a bit, this is one of my favourite images here or anywhere for that matter- the Douro at Porto. Just an excuse to show a bridge (tick) made of concrete (tick). amazing light & colour 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Martyn 1,182 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 View from my garden gate .... Link to post Share on other sites
VbFolly 956 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Great idea, and lovely to see so many wonderful nature images from around the world. A bit of a cliche I know, but they're so beautiful - bluebell woods not too far from home. Another one close to home, a family of swans at sunset. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 4,087 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, VbFolly said: Great idea, and lovely to see so many wonderful nature images from around the world. A bit of a cliche I know, but they're so beautiful - bluebell woods not too far from home. Another one close to home, a family of swans at sunset. Not cliche at all, VB. We don’t have these here, but do in Texas. I’ve never been there during bluebell blooming time, so I appreciate their loveliness. As a bird-lover, I get as much joy from seeing the swans as I do the bluebells. Edited March 23, 2020 by Betty LaRue 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John Richmond 1,240 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Uplifting indeed. I'd not realised that clicking on any of the images opens them all as series that can be clicked through. Is this new - or am I slow in the uptake? Link to post Share on other sites
VbFolly 956 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Betty LaRue said: Not cliche at all, VB. We don’t have these here, but do in Texas. I’ve never been there during bluebell blooming time, so I appreciate their loveliness. That's interesting, Betty. I didn't know there were bluebell woods anywhere in the USA. Link to post Share on other sites
John Richmond 1,240 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, VbFolly said: That's interesting, Betty. I didn't know there were bluebell woods anywhere in the USA. I think they're Mertensia virginica in the US. Link to post Share on other sites
VbFolly 956 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, John Richmond said: I think they're Mertensia virginica in the US. Thanks, John. I thought they were probably a different species, especially as Texas has such a different climate to the UK. Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn Sky 458 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: What an uplifting thread. Our world still has beauty. World never stopped having beauty Betty. It is us that are ruining it. On an interesting note they are reporting CO2 levels appear to be decreasing globally & air pollution over Asia getting a bit better. As this virus was mother nature saying "I had enough and you better clean up or..." Link to post Share on other sites
John Richmond 1,240 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) Could be Texas blue bonnets (Lupins) that Betty is thinking of. The mertensia are in eastern woodlands. Edited March 23, 2020 by John Richmond Damned autocorrect Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 4,696 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, John Richmond said: Uplifting indeed. I'd not realised that clicking on any of the images opens them all as series that can be clicked through. Is this new - or am I slow in the uptake? Ooh! Fancy! Only works on full-sized images dragged from the Alamy page, though. Not the smaller ones from AIM. Hawke's Bay from Napier beach, North Island, NZ. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 4,087 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, John Richmond said: Could be Texas blue bonnets (Lupins) that Betty is thinking of. The emergency are in eastern woodlands. I’m sure you are right. There is even an ice cream brand called Blue Bell ice cream. (From Texas) I could buy it in Oklahoma which is just north of Texas, but it’s not sold in Kansas, just north of Oklahoma, much to my sorrow. It’s very good. There is another ic cream called Blue Bonnet....ok but no cigar. Betty Searching, I’m shocked there are so few bluebell images from Texas. I found this one from Texas hill country. Edited March 23, 2020 by Betty LaRue 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NYCat 3,090 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 How about some happy birds... Hyacinth Macaws in the Pantanal, Brazil Paulette Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 4,087 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) Another from me, a Common Buckeye butterfly on Agatache hyssop. From my Oklahoma front garden. Edited March 23, 2020 by Betty LaRue 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 4,087 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, NYCat said: How about some happy birds... Hyacinth Macaws in the Pantanal, Brazil Paulette Love happy birds, 😁 Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Ventura 6,971 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, John Richmond said: Uplifting indeed. I'd not realised that clicking on any of the images opens them all as series that can be clicked through. Is this new - or am I slow in the uptake? Not sure when that started but I noticed it maybe a year ago. Link to post Share on other sites
John Morrison 5,667 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 Link to post Share on other sites
pierre rochon 65 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Upper Mustang, Nepal 1 Link to post Share on other sites
pierre rochon 65 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) Waterpocket Fold, Utah Edited March 23, 2020 by pierre rochon 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn Sky 458 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, pierre rochon said: Upper Mustang, Nepal Lovely! Is that Dhaulagiri? Link to post Share on other sites
meanderingemu 2,102 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 alone.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Quist 708 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 36 minutes ago, meanderingemu said: alone.... The A-team 😄 1 Link to post Share on other sites
pierre rochon 65 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 53 minutes ago, Autumn Sky said: Lovely! Is that Dhaulagiri? Thank you! It is Nilgiri north. Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Robinson 1,509 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) Edited March 23, 2020 by Phil Robinson 3 Link to post Share on other sites
NYCat 3,090 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 34 minutes ago, Phil Robinson said: Wonderful. Paulette Link to post Share on other sites
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