Unseasonably cool with the pall of wildfire smoke over the region. It is as thick as a thin mist and burns my throat. But even though their sun is a lurid red, the goldfinches and a common yellowthroat keep singing.
Duncan Rawlinson photographed this aerial view of Pike Island in the 1000 Islands region of Ontario, Canada. The small island sits locked in winter ice, its snow-covered shoreline traced by dark open water along the edges. A modest cottage and several outbuildings occupy the center, surrounded by bare deciduous trees that cast long shadows across the white ground. The frozen river extends in all directions, its surface textured by wind and varying ice thickness. Whites, grays, and pale blues…
How did we reinvent the holiday without its hallmark fireworks and in scorching heat? The post Bastille Day, Reinvented — Heatwave Edition first appeared on Correr Es Mi Destino.
Dawn comes grey and thick with humidity. I check the weather forecast on my apps. A lot of moisture over the mid-Atlantic for the next five days. That means days and days of thunderstorms and showers. I decide to head back to the dock.Sail off anchor past the unmanned ketch KISMET at 6:50. My goal is to get back to the ramp and haul out before any rain. Several tacks to work my way out of Durham Creek. On the Pamlico River at 7:45 with a nice long tack east. Making 4.2 under the low…
We’ve reached that part of southern Indiana’s summer where literally every day’s forecast is humid with a chance of thunderstorms.
Some more camping and hiking in our local mountains. Read More ... Continue reading Back to our local mountains at PMags.com.
“One of the best ways to find meaning in life is to invest in moments of ephemeral joy.” - Young Mi ParkHello friends! Sending extra love to all of you suffering from wildfire smoke right now. Last night I went for a walk in the gentle rain and imagined it falling everywhere it’s needed.Here are my photo choices for today:Hot days with lush green leaves.My fierce friend flashing those rubies on his throat.He doesn’t hold back.July 4th moon“Which way did he go…”“…which way did he go?” (brown…
Read the full post at - Salaam Springs at Grant Park Salaam Springs (aka “The Pond”) is the main only water feature in Atlanta’s Grant Park. It’s not huge and it’s more of a stormwater catchment than a landscaped lake TBH. However, it was re-built & re-landscaped a few years ago with a viewing deck, a working water fountain, and native plants around the edge. And with just a few “little” improvements, it’s not only become a nice visual feature & rest stop on the steep hill connecting the Zoo…
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It started the other day with smoky skies. Air quality was fine since it was staying well above the ground. Yesterday there was a lull with clear skies. This morning it smelled like smoke. I am not sure if that was related to the wildfire smoke making it to the surface or the overuse of fire pits around here. Either way, it was strong enough to burn my eyes. The air quality was bad according to my weather station. Dawn showed a light haze, but there was plenty of smoke in the sky. It took a…
The elk you see here, Cervus canadensis, belongs to a lineage stretching deep into the Pleistocene—a time when ice sheets advanced and retreated across much of North America, reshaping landscapes and every living thing within them.Elk are members of the family Cervidae, a group that first appeared in the fossil record during the Early Miocene, roughly 20 million years ago. These early deer
This year’s Texas peach crop was predicted to be sparse due to a lack of rain and freezing temperatures the past winter. The Texas peaches I’ve eaten this season have... Source
The black sand beach at Keawaiki is seldom crowded. There’s a half mile walk to ge there and there are no facilities of any kind. This weeds out a lot of people! The beach is quite steep and if there’s much surf, it’s not great for swimming. But on a day like this it’s a lovely spot. This marked the end of hike I did, which hopefully I will get posted soon.
Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis This story begins some 125 million years ago on the lush floodplains of what is now the Isle of Wight, back in the Cretaceous.Forget the cool, windswept English coastline of today. This was a warm, subtropical world of broad rivers, oxbow lakes and sprawling wetlands, where towering conifers, cycads and tree ferns sheltered one of Europe's richest dinosaur
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, just 13 miles from Oregon Motorcoach Center in Eugene to Cummins Coach Care in Coburg, Oregon.
The sky is white, though the weather app insists it’s clear: thick haze from wildfires far to the north, I think. Goldfinches dominate the morning soundtrack, beginning to nest just as many of the migrants are wrapping it up.
• 5-star hike • 4 mile out-and-back • Moderate | Gain 1,010 feet • The Dalles, OR | Oregon . Views beside the trail near Rowena Crest Overlook. The Columbia River Gorge cuts through the volcanic Cascade Range, exposing layers of basalt laid down by massive lava flows from Eastern Oregon millions of years ago. Following a geologic fault line, the Gorge features a stark asymmetry. The Oregon side to the south boasts near-vertical basalt walls, while the Washington side to the north presents a…
With the Navy being patrol-craft-poor during OIF in the summer of 2002, Big Blue asked its poor uncle, the USCG, to temporarily shift a few 110-foot Island-class patrol boats to CENTCOM control in Bahrain. Soon after, four East Coast-based Islands, USCGC Adak, Aquidneck, Baranof, and Wrangell, were carried via heavy lift vessel to the Persian Gulf and eventually became Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) while four others, USCGC Bainbridge Island, Grand Isle, Knight Island, and Pea Island,…
A late-spring snowstorm on the rugged peaks at Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. The post Just a Bit of Snow appeared first on 75CentralPhotography.
Duncan Rawlinson photographed this two-story commercial building in the 1000 Islands region of Ontario, Canada. The structure displays a large “Rockport General Store” sign in maroon and cream lettering across its corrugated metal facade. Heavy snow blankets the roof and foreground, while long icicles hang from the porch eaves of an adjacent white building with a green roof. Bare branches frame the right side against a clear blue sky. The scene documents rural winter architecture and the weight…
The Adiyaman Province of Turkey in the south east of the country is not wealthy – it is still classified as a developing rural region. Yet 25 miles from the small town of Kâhta the visitor discovers the remnants of once fabulous wealth. High on the summit of Mount Nemrut is a huge but little visited necropolis, home to the beheaded gods of the past. Image Credit Flickr User birasuegi Image Credit Flickr USer sly06 Sixty two years before the birth of Christ, King Antiochus I ordered a huge tomb…
It is snowing on the mountains. Sort of.
Source Has anyone on earth ever seen or even imagined seeing a racoon walk across a trail camera holding an alligator!!!!! Lunch? Takeout? Somehow I don’t think the coon has adopted a gator.
Under the lake surface.
The mid-month archive revisit, looking back five, ten and fifteen years… July 2011 was almost absurdly productive, with river trips on both Selway and Middle Fork, plus outings in several gorgeous eastern Nevada mountain ranges. I’ve selected one of the latter, from a stormy evening in the Schell Creek Range foothills. July 2016 was mellower, but contained the noteworthy occasion of my son’s first overnight hike, a trip on which I did grab a few images: pretty typical Sierra Nevada lake…
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Desert plants on a small dune at New Mexico’s White Sands National Park. The post Clump appeared first on 75CentralPhotography.
Almost five years ago, I started converting my southeast Michigan suburban lawn and garden to native plants. My neighbors wondered what I was doing when I planted native plants where an old basketball hoop once stood. And then expanded it to the now angled 25 foot by 6 foot bed of red, purple, yellow, white, and orange flowers that bloom from April through November. Over the years, I’ve added multiple native plant beds to the front and backyard. Last fall I converted a 15 foot by 10 foot…
To the left: 1st Denning Area . . . . secluded, but wolves circuit here regularly. To the right: Rendezvous area. Much more “coyote” friendly. Grasshopper, voles, berries galore. Pups can self educate and grow in skill as she comes and goes. Good morning Janet, I haven’t mentioned Kinky Tail a long time..Ive not been […]
The Jersey Tiger is no longer confined to the southernmost parts of England. It's range is extending northwards; I see quite regularly in London and Hertfordshire. The striped forewing is striking; the orange underwing is spectacular when it unfurls in flight.
