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« Reply #120 on: July 22, 2008, 11:25:11 PM » |
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All these photos of water really are very refreshing.
Carolo, your photos always have wonderful dark and light contrast.
Trudy, that's a beautiful pond you have and that photo really is exceptional. I love the colors in it.
I see that heron, Klondike. There's one that stays in a pond in another neighborhood not far from us, I think maybe it just lives there.
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« Reply #121 on: July 23, 2008, 06:42:32 AM » |
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What a gorgeous setting! This picture makes me want to pack my bags and go there today! Gee, Klondike, if you hadn't told us about the heron, you could have run a contest a la Cassie. "How many are fishing in this picture?"
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« Reply #122 on: July 24, 2008, 07:19:23 PM » |
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Klondike, I'm enjoying the photo of "3" fishermen! Air feels cooler just while viewing. Nice colors, too. Here's another shot that at least has water in it for cooling off on hot summer day. I called it "Journey's End." It's the bottom, or last pond in a series of ponds and waterfalls.  |
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« Reply #123 on: July 24, 2008, 08:11:01 PM » |
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That's just beautiful, Carolo, and restful to look at. I wonder if anyone has ever studied the effect of looking at tranquil photos on blood pressure. (Bet it goes down.) Catbird, I wish I had thought of a contest.  Might have been a tough one. |
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« Reply #124 on: July 24, 2008, 09:59:40 PM » |
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carolo, Another amazing picture!  |
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« Reply #125 on: July 25, 2008, 06:07:17 AM » |
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That's just beautiful, Carolo, and restful to look at. I wonder if anyone has ever studied the effect of looking at tranquil photos on blood pressure. (Bet it goes down.)
I know there have been such studies done with aquariums. That is why so many doctors' and dentists' offices, as well as ERs, have them. When I had a day surgery several years back, I spent some time lying on my back in a pre-op area. On the ceiling were posters of tranquil water and nature scenes. I'm sure they had a beneficial calming effect. |
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« Reply #126 on: July 31, 2008, 05:41:00 PM » |
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Butterfly on [edited]  This butterfly wouldn't be still, so i'll call it butterfly in motion. He's on My butterfly [edited].  |
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« Reply #127 on: July 31, 2008, 05:58:42 PM » |
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What great summer photos, Trudy! Thanks for these! I tried to grow butterfly bushes here a few times, but the winters were just too cold for them.
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« Reply #128 on: July 31, 2008, 06:13:09 PM » |
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Nice photos! We have butterfly bushes here. We just saw a nice one on a walk yesterday and I was thinking that was what they were named...now I'm sure!
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« Reply #129 on: July 31, 2008, 11:03:32 PM » |
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Cool photos, Trudy. The "Butterfly in Motion" really captures the fast-paced activity of these critters!
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« Reply #130 on: August 02, 2008, 09:46:32 AM » |
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Trudy, thanks for sharing the butterfly [edited]. We don't have any at home or around the general area. I like your "Butterfly in Motion." Do you ever see a group of butterflies at the same time around this [edited]? At butterfly gardens they remind me of a flock of birds.
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« Reply #131 on: August 03, 2008, 02:54:38 AM » |
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Trudy love the butterfly pics as butterfly's are my fave. Have them on my kitchen curtains and shower curtain, key chain, etc. Also like Carol's pics of the koi yours are great too.
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« Reply #132 on: August 04, 2008, 04:40:55 PM » |
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Improvement in roses seen after using banana skins.  |
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« Reply #133 on: August 04, 2008, 11:47:35 PM » |
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Oooooo, those roses do have luscious color!
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« Reply #134 on: August 05, 2008, 05:43:26 AM » |
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Great roses, Klondike! Those banana skins must be good for them.
Around here, rose-growing has been very difficult the last two summers, due to a huge invasion of Japanese beetles. I don't have roses, but they have eaten half the leaves off my big mountain ash tree. People with roses are fighting a losing battle, too.
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