spacecadet 3,304 Posted March 23 (edited) Tararua Forest Park, NZ Sorry, not intending to dominate the thread, but there are so many...... I'll stop if anyone gets bored, but they probably won't. Anyway it's all you're going to see of New Zealand for a while unless you live there. Edited March 23 by spacecadet 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dunstun365 6 Posted March 23 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martyn 591 Posted March 23 View from my garden gate .... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VbFolly 465 Posted March 23 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 2,643 Posted March 23 (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 by Betty LaRue 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Richmond 1,037 Posted March 23 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VbFolly 465 Posted March 23 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Richmond 1,037 Posted March 23 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VbFolly 465 Posted March 23 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn Sky 365 Posted March 23 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..." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Richmond 1,037 Posted March 23 (edited) Could be Texas blue bonnets (Lupins) that Betty is thinking of. The mertensia are in eastern woodlands. Edited March 23 by John Richmond Damned autocorrect Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 3,304 Posted March 23 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 2,643 Posted March 23 (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 by Betty LaRue 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYCat 2,070 Posted March 23 How about some happy birds... Hyacinth Macaws in the Pantanal, Brazil Paulette Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 2,643 Posted March 23 (edited) Another from me, a Common Buckeye butterfly on Agatache hyssop. From my Oklahoma front garden. Edited March 23 by Betty LaRue 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 2,643 Posted March 23 1 minute ago, NYCat said: How about some happy birds... Hyacinth Macaws in the Pantanal, Brazil Paulette Love happy birds, 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Ventura 4,893 Posted March 23 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pierre rochon 52 Posted March 23 Upper Mustang, Nepal 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pierre rochon 52 Posted March 23 (edited) Waterpocket Fold, Utah Edited March 23 by pierre rochon 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn Sky 365 Posted March 23 1 hour ago, pierre rochon said: Upper Mustang, Nepal Lovely! Is that Dhaulagiri? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Quist 644 Posted March 23 36 minutes ago, meanderingemu said: alone.... The A-team 😄 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pierre rochon 52 Posted March 23 53 minutes ago, Autumn Sky said: Lovely! Is that Dhaulagiri? Thank you! It is Nilgiri north. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Robinson 1,008 Posted March 23 (edited) Edited March 23 by Phil Robinson 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
