I was impressed with the decor around the ship on which we were passengers for a week. It is the oldest of the Cunard Four Queens (the rest are Queens Victoria, Elizabeth, and Anne), and in line for refurbishment in Hamburg next year. Let’s go “bottoms up” and explore some of the decor and patterns …
We are back in US waters, in the North Atlantic heading south to New York. The wake Wave Whitecaps The two above photos were taken through a window on Deck 3. The artifacts are defects in the window, and water stains caused by rusting window frames. Secondary waves, parallel to the wake Morning sun on …
The Queen Mary 2 sails out the mouth of the St Lawrence, and heads down toward Nova Scotia. We have a Sea Day with no port calls. From our balcony. Sea and Sky Sea https://videopress.com/v/WmTXTKxL?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true In the morning, gray sea and sky When we returned to our cabin after lunch, conditions had changed a bit. …
Continue reading Once again, just the Sea and the Sky…….Oh, wait! Tanker!
I wrote about the terminal cute black kittens yesterday. Here are the rest of the little felines I sat with that afternoon. I had the obligatory visit with aged Matcha. He’s a boy, and over 17 years old, which might explain his lethargy. He let me sit down on the bench where he was stretched …
Continue reading And now, for the Rest of the Kittycat Story.
I just returned from my second day of volunteering at Purrfect Pals Cat Shelter, and this is what greeted me at the door when I first walked in. 4 black cats. Fiona, Earl, Glenda, Earl, Henrietta Yep, there are actually four! Can you see the missing kitten? I really couldn't figure out which was which, …
This afternoon, Hubby called me to the window to watch all the Northern Flickers in the yard. At one point, there were four of them, but I only managed to capture three. Here are some still shots. Please be aware that these were taken through a double-pane window from the second story bedroom. And a …
Continue reading One-track iPhone Camera. Flickers and more Flickers
Often, when I'm sitting out in my back yard, I see a bit of sunlight that's at exactly the correct angle to show off just one leaf, or one frond, or one rock. My yard is surrounded on three sides by vegetation: tall trees in the mini-forest on the west side, the south neighbor's tall …
Continue reading Pinpoint Illumination: When the light’s just right.
Actually, it's not too difficult for me to choose my five best-ever photos. I'm not a professional photographer, and I am amazed at the excellent quality I can get from my iPhone camera! Before I got my first smart phone for my 70th birthday, I used to poo-poo all the people who were holding up …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #409: Best Ever Images
Our family of Northern Flickers was by today, and they do come around often. Below are some still photos and video which show them at their best in the yard. I never tire of taking their pictures. Glug, glug, glug, one of the adults taking a long drink at the birdbath. He sat there and …
It is common knowledge that the Leftists who run Washington abhor the logging industry, charging them with destroying the state's old-growth forests for profit, and contributing to the extinction of species like the Spotted Owl. Given that most of the old growth forests were logged in the 19th Century, mostly for shipbuilding and home construction, …
