In the Pacific Northwest, it gets very moist in the fall and winter. We are also blessed with ample forests and leaf-litter in our yards. Perfect for the growth of mushrooms and other types of fungi. Here are some that I have encountered recently. Below are some mushrooms that were growing under bushes on the …
Terri referred to metallic decorations in her original post, but I will be going in an entirely different direction here. My readers will know that I am currently working in a factory that makes metal parts for big airplanes, both military and commercial. Since I started in July, I have been impressed with the beauty …
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The theme this week is "you choose", so in this era of fear, loathing, pestilence, and tyranny, I choose to go through the archives and find pictures of winter wonderlands I have seen. One benefit of a blanket of snow over the world is the muffled silence it brings. Fewer vehicles are on the streets, …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #178: My choice; Winter Wonderlands
This cat lover just laughed out loud at all of these cute cartoons that my buddy Joe Messerli sent out this week with his daily newsletter. Happy Kitty-Christmas!
This one is a real challenge! In spite of being Jewish, I love Christmas songs, and they tend to become earworms quite easily for me, and not just at Christmas time. I just have to choose one. One of my very favorites is an old German song, Still, Still, Still. I think this photo that …
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In this year of government oppression of the people of our country, sometimes it's hard to find anything to celebrate. I remember March of 2020, when the government locked down society (except for what it deemed "essential" activities). The weekend after the lockdown started, I decided to celebrate my independence, and refusal to accept government …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #177: Celebrating
The Left, and its Environmentalist Wacko wing, dominate all discourse here in Western Washington. The Environmental Wackos' religion believes that humanity is a blot on the Holy Planet, and humanity has the power to change the climate, degrade the environment, and otherwise foul our nest. That religion assumes that, with the proper regulation of human …
Continue reading Lies of the Left, welcoming tyranny, in one sign
Cee wanted "all one color", so I looked in my archives and came up with these. A whole wall of autumn-red ivy, seen at a big local shopping mall. Shades of silver/gray. The water reflects the gray skies, and the ship is its own shade of dark gray. The deep blue Pacific Ocean off Hawaii. …
Continue reading CFFC (Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge): All one color
Did you know that the government of Germany has approved "assisted suicide" or the correct term, Euthanasia? And with Germany's recent history in mind, that makes the idea of medical professionals, (whose Hippocratic Oath demands that they "First, do no harm"), being directed to help people to die, even more horrific than it already is. A …
My first entry for this week's challenge tells a sad story, one that is still being written all over the world. Each one of those empty, surplus chairs from June of 2020 was from the desk of a person, an employee who contributed to the success of an aerospace manufacturer. Every empty chair represents an …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #176: One photo, one story
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