EXCELLENT ! ! ! ! You have such a focused eye, Rodafina! I remember a quote from long ago. "The small things are infinitely the most important." I think that not many "small things" get by you unnoticed!
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Two swans and three cygnets from an afternoon paddle.
velociraptor, your beautiful photograph takes me back to the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, "The Ugly Duckling." Remember? I think that Andersen could have been talking, metaphorically, in his fairytale about NTs making fun of Aspies, calling us "ugly." But, of course, such name-calling is out of ignorance and out of a lack of understanding the diversity of human life. Through various but through similar methods, our baby "ugliness" gives way to an understanding of who we really and truly are. We are not ducks and we are not ugly. We grow, metaphorically, into beautiful, perfect for our species, adult swans. . . .
I am so jealous you got to see trumpeter swans. I assume this is near where you live?
About an hour and twenty minutes. I live in Strathmore, Alberta. Google Beauvais Lake Provincial Park, Alberta.
From today's paddle.
Canada has such splendid provincial parks. Gorgeous photo.
(Beauvais Lake Provincial Park - Wikipedia)
Beauvais Lake Provincial Park is located near the British Columbian and U.S. border in southwest Alberta. Strathmore, Alberta, velociraptor's hometown, is located about 50 km east of Calgary. Srathmore has a population of 14,339 and is at an elevation of 973 meters (3,192 feet).
This is the photo I took today. You can see the repair near the “top’ of the blue. It still needs work, but I am pleased with how well I did the color match. Below is a photo of the bow before the repair.
Your photographs remind me, WhitewaterWoman, of how we can "repair" ourselves after we've been through challenges that feel as if they're going to destroy us. Your excellent repair-job is a metaphor for how life's repairs can be fixed when we strive to make ourselves better than ever. Thanks for sharing this truth through your wonderful photography!
What a gorgeous photograph, VictorR. It's another one that belongs in a professional photography magazine!
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Yesterday afternoon. Sorry I'm late posting, wife kept me busy with visiting.
Yesterday afternoon. Sorry I'm late posting, wife kept me busy with visiting.
A late arrival such as this is always welcome!
Focus on what most others would miss and pass by.
The wild guavas are ripening. They are not native but are self-seeding, originally spread by people who lived and worked in south Florida when they spit out the seeds of the guavas they ate for lunch. They are considered invasive in the Everglades, but the few on my property aren’t going anywhere. They are a tasty treat.
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