Steve Hyde Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) A few new uploads. We spent a week in an Air BnB cottage in the Brecon Beacons, Wales last week. Most the images are from our hikes around the area. The Upper Ddwli Falls or Upper Gushing Falls. Sgwd Yr Eira Falls. A lot of these well known sites were really busy with youngsters filming for social media sites. Hendryd Falls, the highest falls in South Wales. This was a 10 mile walk and the only people we saw for the first 5 miles was a couple visiting from California. The summit of Corn Du looking back towards South Wales Strange Welsh road signs. I had to look it up but pretty much worked out what it was all about A Comma butterfly eyeing up some berry bushes kept safe behind the netting A bee on the lavender in our garden My Granddaughters nail art Edited July 23 by Steve Hyde 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Steve Hyde said: Strange Welsh road signs. I had to look it up but pretty much worked out what it was all about Lorries banned. Penalty: Big space laser out of Die Another Day.* *Yes, I know it was a solar energy reflector but "big space directed-energy weapon" doesn't have much of a ring to it. Edited July 23 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Cats slogan on rear of car Wood carving of the Lincoln Imp, Tesco, Wragby road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK assorted shoe horns Small tortoiseshell butterfly feeding on purple flowers Allan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Robertson Posted July 24 Author Share Posted July 24 Some recent images from Perth, Western Australia. The Grill'd burger restaurant in Leederville. The Subiaco Hotel. Detail of an apartment building in the Subi Centro development in Subiaco. Peters by the Sea at Scarborough Beach. This place has been running since 1952. In the mid 1980s when the area was radically redeveloped the owners were offered a sum to sell up but refused. So a big hotel and retail development happened all around it while this original shop remains to this day. A man carrying a surfboard on his head at Scarborough Beach. People enjoying the late afternoon near sunset at the amphitheatre and lookout points at Scarborough Beach. Young people in silhouette enjoying the sunset at Scarborough Beach. The Scarborough Beach Pool building in the glow of the almost setting sun with the Scarborough Hand sculpture in front of it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Richmond Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 A few from me: Flower stalk of the Japanese hardy banana with overlapping bracts hiding the flowers and fruit developing. 2 stems currently flowering in my own garden. View of part of the newly opened court garden at Trebah sub tropical garden, Mawnan Smith, Cornwall, UK Exotic planting at Tremenheere, Penzance, UK with Musa basjoo and Dicksonia antarctica Ornamental succulent display at Surreal Succulents, Tremenheere Sculpture Garden, Penzance, UK Green tinged white flowers of the half-hardy to hardy tendril climbing passion flower, Passiflora 'Snow Queen' in my own garden Mallard bridge and Hydrangea macrophylla at Trebah sub troical gardens, Cornwall, UK 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 38 minutes ago, John Richmond said: A few from me: Flower stalk of the Japanese hardy banana with overlapping bracts hiding the flowers and fruit developing. 2 stems currently flowering in my own garden. View of part of the newly opened court garden at Trebah sub tropical garden, Mawnan Smith, Cornwall, UK Exotic planting at Tremenheere, Penzance, UK with Musa basjoo and Dicksonia antarctica Ornamental succulent display at Surreal Succulents, Tremenheere Sculpture Garden, Penzance, UK Green tinged white flowers of the half-hardy to hardy tendril climbing passion flower, Passiflora 'Snow Queen' in my own garden Mallard bridge and Hydrangea macrophylla at Trebah sub troical gardens, Cornwall, UK So nice to visit gardens with you. Paulette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Robertson Posted July 24 Author Share Posted July 24 1 hour ago, John Richmond said: A few from me: Flower stalk of the Japanese hardy banana with overlapping bracts hiding the flowers and fruit developing. 2 stems currently flowering in my own garden. View of part of the newly opened court garden at Trebah sub tropical garden, Mawnan Smith, Cornwall, UK Exotic planting at Tremenheere, Penzance, UK with Musa basjoo and Dicksonia antarctica Ornamental succulent display at Surreal Succulents, Tremenheere Sculpture Garden, Penzance, UK Green tinged white flowers of the half-hardy to hardy tendril climbing passion flower, Passiflora 'Snow Queen' in my own garden Mallard bridge and Hydrangea macrophylla at Trebah sub troical gardens, Cornwall, UK I agree with Paulette, John. It is really peaceful and therapeutic looking at your garden images, almost as good as being there because you capture them so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKuzmin Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 (edited) A hot and very humid summer. Most life at night… A mother of many A chorus singer Night. Moon. Spider. #1 Night. Moon. Spider. #2 Share, holder! One of a few manual focus stacking exercises Edited July 24 by IKuzmin 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Robertson Posted July 24 Author Share Posted July 24 (edited) 1 hour ago, IKuzmin said: A hot and very humid summer. Most life at night… A mother of many A chorus singer Night. Moon. Spider. #1 Night. Moon. Spider. #2 Share, holder! One of a few manual focus stacking exercises Wow, stunning images! The spider with all the spiderlings is amazing! Wonderful to capture the frog in song too. The focus stacking has worked really well on that last one. I hope they get licensed, maybe in a nature magazine or biology textbook. Edited July 24 by Sally Robertson mistake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 29 minutes ago, Sally Robertson said: Wow, stunning images! The spider with all the spiderlings is amazing! Wonderful to capture the frog in song too. The focus stacking has worked really well on that last one. I hope they get licensed, maybe in a nature magazine or biology textbook. Ditto what Sally wrote! Stunning wildlife photos! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Richmond Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 4 hours ago, Sally Robertson said: I agree with Paulette, John. It is really peaceful and therapeutic looking at your garden images, almost as good as being there because you capture them so well. Glad you both enjoyed them - I certainly enjoyed taking them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbimages Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 A few more from our last dive trip. I saw quite a few things I'd never seen before in my 45 years underwater. The first 2 are new to me, and neither represented on Alamy either. Teddy Bear Crab, Polydectus cupulifer. With Sea Anemones Telmatactis decora held in chela claws Mole Shrimp or Snub Nose Shrimp, Latreutes bicornis Dwarfgoby, either Trimma halonevum, or Trimma macrophthalmus. Pair of fish guarding their eggs Brittle Star, Ophiotrichidae, probably Ophiothrix sp or Ophiopteron sp. Appears to be an undescribed species. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) Pet sitting Raff, a British Bulldog We were ushered through the front door into the inner sanctum, a place where all the blinds were pulled down, no lights on, dark as pitch with only a crack of sunlight on the owner’s wizened face, yellowed teeth highlighted by bright red lipstick, and quavering voice. After sitting for an hour and a half in near darkness, being deluged with instructions on how to care for the property, we still hadn’t caught a glimpse of the dog. I was growing very suspicious. Usually, the first step in pet sitting is to introduce the new sitter to the pet for a sniffathon to see if they like each other. At long last, she directed us through the gloom to a door where we could hear pandemonium on the other side, snorting, banging, muffled moaning and sniffing. From the bowels of the house, the beast was stirring. As she gingerly opened the door, this bulldozer of a beast, more wombat-like than dog, launched itself on our surprised party. A tornado of a 40kg apparition barged past us. The owner quickly grabbed a spray bottle and sprayed a copious amount of water onto his face. It’s the only way to calm him down, she said. Yeah, perhaps for 30 seconds… She couldn’t control him and was afraid of him… Edited July 25 by gvallee 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) Doggy waiting patiently for his or her human Fancy mail slot It has been hot here in BC Edited July 25 by John Mitchell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NYCat Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 8 hours ago, gvallee said: Pet sitting Raff, a British Bulldog We were ushered through the front door into the inner sanctum, a place where all the blinds were pulled down, no lights on, dark as pitch with only a crack of sunlight on the owner’s wizened face, yellowed teeth highlighted by bright red lipstick, and quavering voice. After sitting for an hour and a half in near darkness, being deluged with instructions on how to care for the property, we still hadn’t caught a glimpse of the dog. I was growing very suspicious. Usually, the first step in pet sitting is to introduce the new sitter to the pet for a sniffathon to see if they like each other. At long last, she directed us through the gloom to a door where we could hear pandemonium on the other side, snorting, banging, muffled moaning and sniffing. From the bowels of the house, the beast was stirring. As she gingerly opened the door, this bulldozer of a beast, more wombat-like than dog, launched itself on our surprised party. A tornado of a 40kg apparition barged past us. The owner quickly grabbed a spray bottle and sprayed a copious amount of water onto his face. It’s the only way to calm him down, she said. Yeah, perhaps for 30 seconds… She couldn’t control him and was afraid of him… There must be more to this story. I hope you were not consumed. Send proof of life. Paulette 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 12 minutes ago, NYCat said: There must be more to this story. I hope you were not consumed. Send proof of life. Paulette 😆 Still alive, just. The dog busted my right knee on day 1. There are no obstacles in his eyes, we are invisible. He just head-butted my knee, twisting it. I can barely walk. However, after 5 days, he turned out to be a lovely dog, not a threat at all. I channelled my inner Cesar Millan and he even obeys me now. He is so incredibly strong that you just have to stand away from his trajectory. It makes me sad, it's just the wrong match owner/pet. She's an old Lady not suited to his boisterous character. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 9 hours ago, gvallee said: Pet sitting Raff, a British Bulldog We were ushered through the front door into the inner sanctum, a place where all the blinds were pulled down, no lights on, dark as pitch with only a crack of sunlight on the owner’s wizened face, yellowed teeth highlighted by bright red lipstick, and quavering voice. After sitting for an hour and a half in near darkness, being deluged with instructions on how to care for the property, we still hadn’t caught a glimpse of the dog. I was growing very suspicious. Usually, the first step in pet sitting is to introduce the new sitter to the pet for a sniffathon to see if they like each other. At long last, she directed us through the gloom to a door where we could hear pandemonium on the other side, snorting, banging, muffled moaning and sniffing. From the bowels of the house, the beast was stirring. As she gingerly opened the door, this bulldozer of a beast, more wombat-like than dog, launched itself on our surprised party. A tornado of a 40kg apparition barged past us. The owner quickly grabbed a spray bottle and sprayed a copious amount of water onto his face. It’s the only way to calm him down, she said. Yeah, perhaps for 30 seconds… She couldn’t control him and was afraid of him… This post reads like the start of a juicy novel!! 😃 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) 9 hours ago, Michael Ventura said: This post reads like the start of a juicy novel!! 😃 We were in shock, thinking what have we commited to? It's turning out alright, a huge property by a river. Free accommodation for one month while I wait for follow up medical appointments for my cataract op. Edited July 25 by gvallee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) Detail from the Madaba map, 6th. century CE mosaic atlas of the world, Church of St. George, Madaba, Jordan. "Holy city of Jerusalem". Edited July 25 by spacecadet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Man using a pole lathe at Beamish Museum, I had a long chat with him, interesting bloke ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Robertson Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 2 hours ago, gvallee said: We were in shock, thinking what have we commited to? It's turning up alright, a huge property by a river. Free accommodation for one month while I wait for follow up medical appointments for my cataract op. I agree with Michael. That was an engaging piece of prose Gen. Have you thought of adding short stories to your creative endeavours while travelling in Oz? You would have so many experiences to write about with all the characters you have encountered. And Raff the dog sounds like a great character too, even if a bit boisterous. I hope your knee is ok?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 2 hours ago, gvallee said: 😆 Still alive, just. The dog busted my right knee on day 1. There are no obstacles in his eyes, we are invisible. He just head-butted my knee, twisting it. I can barely walk. However, after 5 days, he turned out to be a lovely dog, not a threat at all. I channelled my inner Cesar Millan and he even obeys me now. He is so incredibly strong that you just have to stand away from his trajectory. It makes me sad, it's just the wrong match owner/pet. She's an old Lady not suited to his boisterous character. Are you sure he can actually see you? Or at that distance? They have so many health problems, this could just be one more. Aren't these the dogs with the shortest life span? wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 7 hours ago, Jacek said: That is so lovely. Paulette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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