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Gailen Mapes31,7732013-06-18 12:48:41391000CC G+
Landscape Photography20,1102013-06-18 01:00:582680510CC G+
Bakker Rinus13,1322013-06-17 19:34:35500442246CC G+
Circles Circles Circles1,1212013-06-17 17:24:09336655164CC G+
Mountain Photos4,6232013-06-16 19:59:51107311CC G+
Mountain Photos4,6232013-06-16 19:33:31106000CC G+
1212Scenery02013-06-15 06:34:24497221115CC G+
Gai Xinh1,7102013-06-14 02:57:22201338CC G+
Walter Soestbergen31,7872013-06-10 21:06:133041694179CC G+
Circles Circles Circles1,1212013-06-10 17:46:16336524057CC G+
Cableicous1,6202013-06-09 00:17:24276312CC G+
Andrea Orselli7162013-06-08 21:40:44500415CC G+
1212Scenery02013-06-07 18:38:5249616813CC G+
Cableicous1,6202013-06-07 09:04:3299538CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732013-06-04 10:49:53399829CC G+
People & Projects e.K.5122013-06-03 12:29:2730810311CC G+
1212Scenery02013-05-29 20:38:42499231220CC G+
Circles Circles Circles1,1212013-05-27 17:06:50345854892CC G+
David Pond11,4142013-05-26 18:51:0519515624CC G+
Laurent Jean Philippe17,5042013-05-26 13:46:5047723930CC G+
Laura Bandiera7522013-05-22 14:15:4650017626CC G+
1212Scenery02013-05-22 06:37:31500191116CC G+
Laura Bandiera7522013-05-21 07:28:2934715319CC G+
Circles Circles Circles1,1212013-05-20 17:53:32336653649CC G+
Cesare Riccardo44,5022013-05-19 16:00:24389301338CC G+
Cableicous1,6202013-05-19 00:49:57257110CC G+
Charles Lupica68,8062013-05-18 13:17:2050112185116CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732013-05-18 11:31:4139818619CC G+
Gai Xinh1,7102013-05-17 14:32:102046111CC G+
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1212Scenery02013-05-13 23:42:27500181415CC G+
Circles Circles Circles1,1212013-05-13 17:09:53186603251CC G+
David Pond11,4142013-05-12 17:27:2316211116CC G+
Gai Xinh1,7102013-05-12 12:45:42226418CC G+
Magnus Ericson29,4172013-05-09 17:03:0122534928CC G+
Johnathan Yesson1,5842013-05-08 18:03:2950113210CC G+
Laurent Jean Philippe17,5042013-05-07 10:11:5648018422CC G+
Circles Circles Circles1,1212013-05-06 16:48:25159502034CC G+
HQSPwinners13,7112013-05-01 21:40:32225735276CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732013-05-01 10:25:5738620310CC G+
Zbynek Kysela8,5612013-04-26 13:08:55432442537CC G+
Rumiana Nikolova33,8862013-04-26 09:36:59431743371CC G+
Bakker Rinus13,1322013-04-22 15:07:04493200109213CC G+
1212Scenery02013-04-19 00:46:52500281420CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732013-04-18 10:40:273981327CC G+
Bueller Naris30,7572013-04-13 16:38:28497252127CC G+
Walter Soestbergen31,7872013-04-13 13:55:182891886192CC G+
Summer Photos1,9442013-04-13 13:02:3818212613CC G+
Promote Photography5,7782013-04-13 07:32:203001026298CC G+
Robert SKREINER390,7012013-04-09 20:11:32393230150169CC G+
Chris Mallory27,5562013-04-09 01:24:3252907CC G+
Pierre Beaubié2,6832013-04-08 09:43:3050113211CC G+
David Pond11,4142013-04-07 18:55:4012612227CC G+
1212Scenery02013-04-07 01:59:50431351925CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732013-04-04 10:55:2739713511CC G+
Chris Mallory27,5562013-04-02 04:52:581167114CC G+
1212Scenery02013-04-01 16:30:42347312017CC G+
Bakker Rinus13,1322013-03-29 19:11:0733315269126CC G+
Coastal Thursday2,5002013-03-28 06:48:4941218914CC G+
Michael Earley16,8712013-03-23 18:55:1549630329CC G+
Sumit Sen67,4742013-03-23 15:19:4120001783CC G+
Brian Harrod4,7272013-03-23 09:07:00480414CC G+
Foued Jaballah4,1102013-03-21 20:26:07491241825CC G+
Bueller Naris30,7572013-03-21 11:23:29493332637CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732013-03-18 11:03:3739320613CC G+
Walter Soestbergen31,7872013-03-17 18:45:4024013573104CC G+
Cableicous1,6202013-03-14 21:07:099915431CC G+
Bueller Naris30,7572013-03-14 19:35:27483384042CC G+
Robert SKREINER390,7012013-03-04 18:21:2450012591111CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732013-03-04 11:19:2438814710CC G+
1212Scenery02013-03-04 10:28:422556610CC G+
Monochrome World1,6772013-03-02 03:42:2799616CC G+
Bueller Naris30,7572013-02-28 13:18:23500272735CC G+
Kelly Bergman2,8632013-02-25 15:30:5749028828CC G+
Charles Lupica68,8062013-02-23 23:33:145001364696CC G+
Ela Kupiec6,8152013-02-23 22:30:125212110CC G+
G+ Weekly Theme Circles6,4812013-02-21 04:00:124781875576CC G+
#MetallicMonday1,1072013-02-20 06:52:091598210CC G+
AyJay Schibig19,9802013-02-20 00:29:16409235CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732013-02-19 12:34:243941336CC G+
Coastal Thursday2,5002013-02-15 20:46:3530215715CC G+
Walter Soestbergen31,7872013-02-12 22:14:47267682131CC G+
HQSPwinners13,7112013-02-09 12:21:4824910351108CC G+
Bueller Naris30,7572013-02-05 13:28:0748571816CC G+
Bakker Rinus13,1322013-02-02 21:37:09342473770CC G+
Gene Bowker48,5852013-01-30 12:17:533521246885CC G+
Margaret Tompkins60,4822013-01-29 23:06:24499389143201CC G+
Walter Soestbergen31,7872013-01-17 18:17:17259321739CC G+
Bueller Naris30,7572013-01-15 14:10:57499334041CC G+
Bueller Naris30,7572013-01-11 14:32:06499192426CC G+
Holger Gräbner13,3552013-01-11 11:51:22202601435CC G+
AyJay Schibig19,9802013-01-09 06:14:1247914611CC G+
Walter Soestbergen31,7872013-01-07 18:36:21335812162CC G+
Jeff Sullivan2,044,2142013-01-07 15:33:25500231553CC G+
Trever McGhee30,2772013-01-05 19:52:564964524CC G+
Bakker Rinus13,1322013-01-04 19:50:2849514356125CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732013-01-04 11:41:2238422513CC G+
David Pond11,4142013-01-02 21:03:43949924CC G+
Bueller Naris30,7572012-12-27 13:57:5349610818CC G+
Charles Lupica68,8062012-12-25 22:30:22501464054CC G+
Walter Soestbergen31,7872012-12-19 21:58:06226241522CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732012-12-18 11:48:3138124311CC G+
Walter Soestbergen31,7872012-12-17 14:24:03205321928CC G+
AyJay Schibig19,9802012-12-17 03:38:09497505CC G+
Zbynek Kysela8,5612012-12-15 06:32:244919212CC G+
Chris Mallory27,5562012-12-08 22:45:1915029017CC G+
Monochrome World1,6772012-12-07 19:11:35491158CC G+
Michael Earley16,8712012-12-05 17:54:1149916820CC G+
Walter Soestbergen31,7872012-12-03 21:43:3247815774121CC G+
Chris Mallory27,5562012-12-01 17:54:59125451751CC G+
Marvin L.14,8342012-11-23 13:02:2150010450105CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732012-11-18 12:31:453791257CC G+
Daily Photography Themes15,3902012-11-15 07:53:09381282655CC G+
Robert SKREINER390,7012012-11-15 05:10:19498196129155CC G+
Rumiana Nikolova33,8862012-11-14 09:50:0028649730CC G+
Matthias Haeussler22,9062012-11-12 20:48:48110691961CC G+
Kristoffer Garshol6,0772012-11-12 14:31:4650011214CC G+
Zbynek Kysela8,5612012-11-11 21:15:0149113412CC G+
Bueller Naris30,7572012-11-11 19:39:0849013920CC G+
Earth Pattern Saturday5032012-11-11 12:50:2251303CC G+
Mark HELM37,2742012-11-10 21:49:5040719725CC G+
Zbynek Kysela8,5612012-11-10 20:34:54407202CC G+
Jean-Marc Luna (juancaramel)11,1492012-11-08 16:08:57501629CC G+
Marvin L.14,8342012-11-08 12:03:34472373565CC G+
Carlos Rosario2,0582012-11-06 17:50:225016211CC G+
Michael Husband (DazeHub)02012-11-04 23:05:54500606CC G+
AyJay Schibig19,9802012-11-04 21:23:2149910214CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732012-11-04 11:46:4638918511CC G+
Luke Cross16,0892012-11-03 16:54:122737413CC G+
Marvin L.14,8342012-11-02 12:20:37407762977CC G+
Margaret Tompkins60,4822012-10-31 20:34:29496358139247CC G+
Pink Circle6612012-10-30 23:32:08409171422CC G+
lane langmade9,2242012-10-30 12:46:574211022674CC G+
Mountain Photos4,6232012-10-26 18:50:35202482323CC G+
Mark Gaw5,4402012-10-26 14:11:28441708CC G+
Leading Lines Monday3,4462012-10-19 18:43:4629520321CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732012-10-18 10:55:2039315614CC G+
Adam Kumiszcza26,8222012-10-17 12:39:58500333331CC G+
Gene Bowker48,5852012-10-10 11:41:28114652842CC G+
Robert SKREINER390,7012012-10-09 14:20:44366224128207CC G+
Margaret Tompkins60,4822012-10-08 18:04:38500340132271CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732012-10-04 10:47:3538421717CC G+
#MetallicMonday1,1072012-10-04 06:59:0815010210CC G+
Michael Earley16,8712012-10-03 23:45:31498161123CC G+
Al Nesbit02012-10-02 16:19:41290612CC G+
Charles Lupica68,8062012-09-23 16:09:2521712754108CC G+
Chris Mallory27,5562012-09-16 02:37:434016012CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732012-09-04 11:04:553931838CC G+
Robert SKREINER390,7012012-08-20 12:51:0046378113140CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732012-08-18 11:00:4341411211CC G+
Gene Bowker48,5852012-08-15 12:32:58320655250CC G+
Rodney Pike1,711,1412012-08-10 20:26:42312332539CC G+
10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS34,1272012-08-10 11:02:28250487957CC G+
Trever McGhee30,2772012-08-09 12:06:384987016CC G+
Manuel Votta19,5452012-08-06 09:11:3449938653CC G+
Grayson Hartman22,4362012-08-04 18:53:3150117624CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732012-08-04 10:37:53420627CC G+
Landscape Photography20,1102012-07-30 13:50:4650011010CC G+
Manuel Votta19,5452012-07-28 00:05:332635823CC G+
Julie Stropp14,8332012-07-26 18:33:599814414CC G+
Margaret Tompkins60,4822012-07-25 23:09:23497213121211CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732012-07-19 14:22:454071418CC G+
Ray Bilcliff75,4552012-07-13 20:01:53143251527CC G+
Fabio Bucchieri36,4042012-07-10 09:48:089817312CC G+
Jeff Sullivan2,044,2142012-07-08 15:27:4433224730CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732012-07-04 11:02:014081325CC G+
Peter From59,6822012-07-02 10:22:36419819086CC G+
David D. Stanton5,8332012-06-25 08:47:49501012CC G+
Meg Tufano23,2312012-06-24 01:29:1316028819CC G+
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Charles Lupica68,8062012-06-14 13:42:29500244216238CC G+
Pam Boling12,6182012-06-12 22:59:0926716221CC G+
Al Nesbit02012-06-11 18:06:00388200CC G+
Thomas Hawk5,495,7952012-06-06 16:11:54497160135325CC G+
Daily Photography Themes15,3902012-05-25 05:47:1227725739CC G+
Dennis Hoffbuhr18,0382012-05-20 14:31:3423410312CC G+
Stephen Monaco2,7852012-05-20 02:15:27106201CC G+
Robert SKREINER390,7012012-05-11 01:25:514987010274CC G+
Christopher Prins27,0142012-04-29 14:25:09336613029CC G+
Chris Lion24,2822012-04-24 19:40:294426210CC G+
Jeff Wendorff31,2672012-04-22 20:47:2446391211CC G+
Jerry Johnson13,7022012-04-18 18:00:13468421039CC G+
Mike Shaw1,886,9042012-04-17 13:39:414987655170CC G+
Jeff Wendorff31,2672012-04-15 20:56:024298159CC G+
Margaret Tompkins60,4822012-04-14 13:09:3110513718CC G+
Trever McGhee30,2772012-04-12 15:11:29471851634CC G+
Nurcan Azaz24,1112012-04-11 20:36:0129139115CC G+
AyJay Schibig19,9802012-04-11 05:29:4349411511CC G+
Ravi Kumar (VTR)5,0922012-04-03 10:00:59501604CC G+
Jeff Wendorff31,2672012-04-01 15:48:36406122215CC G+
Adam Kumiszcza26,8222012-03-30 07:11:05500578168CC G+
Gailen Mapes31,7732012-03-29 20:05:1741511611CC G+
AyJay Schibig19,9802012-03-20 22:58:3749522138CC G+
Martin OBER20,8202012-03-20 22:07:36199191920CC G+
Mark Summerfield10,1682012-03-19 18:06:16249101CC G+
AyJay Schibig19,9802012-03-16 11:43:58494181210CC G+
Jari Huomo14,7192012-03-16 10:21:22428581556CC G+
Daniel Sandstein15,1242012-03-16 09:40:3842850032CC G+
Ravi Kumar (VTR)5,0922012-03-13 07:19:125011108CC G+
AyJay Schibig19,9802012-03-12 18:03:35494403CC G+
Fred Wierda1,0192012-03-12 10:24:3049915815CC G+
Anthony Fox27,1172012-03-06 01:36:38170392329CC G+
Robert SKREINER390,7012012-02-27 22:42:06500150156119CC G+
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Martin OBER20,8202012-02-23 23:48:191368718CC G+
Carmelyne Thompson61,9062012-02-23 21:29:24501231523CC G+
Mike Shaw1,886,9042012-02-22 18:33:0050012680137CC G+
Jarek Klimek2,025,3112012-02-21 18:25:21176222436CC G+
Ken Kaminesky36,2972012-02-21 13:29:403844410CC G+
Stuart Williams41,1532012-02-19 22:00:42386191199175CC G+
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Martin OBER20,8202012-02-12 22:14:0697261228CC G+
Billy Wilson1,523,7482012-01-31 20:54:52501251141193CC G+
Charles Lupica68,8062012-01-27 16:29:325011448678CC G+
Bill Wood32,8612012-01-23 15:44:08346713CC G+
Mostafa Safavi (Seyedmostafa Safavi)1,4022012-01-22 23:53:05500203CC G+
Daniel Harrington34,2852012-01-21 19:12:144979202CC G+
Michael Hensley14,7382012-01-20 22:47:511342519CC G+
Joel Kanzelmeyer1,9922012-01-17 16:56:42300304CC G+
Bonnie Cranmer2,9152012-01-16 12:13:29500503CC G+
Nathan Lucking5,1382012-01-10 12:43:02409123CC G+
Luís Pedro14,5542012-01-06 18:22:56177416CC G+
MAURIZIO PONTINI17,1152012-01-05 20:40:04500846CC G+
Boris Gorelik46,3392012-01-03 19:10:353747811CC G+
Jeff Wendorff31,2672011-12-28 22:44:4422415127CC G+
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Martin OBER20,8202011-12-15 20:54:01451405CC G+
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Donna Shreck11,4762011-11-30 17:54:35475305CC G+
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Sharon Jamie02011-10-30 20:33:0049934822CC G+
Pantelis Roussakis2,1442011-10-29 06:15:37500635CC G+
Chris Hoffmann18,5362011-10-26 00:39:144811803CC G+
Adam Kumiszcza26,8222011-10-20 09:16:48280543815CC G+
Colby Brown2,479,0982011-10-19 15:56:1637625815CC G+
Donna Jordan8,4192011-10-17 12:08:46296402CC G+
Jon Nellson3,4582011-10-16 15:23:13501765CC G+
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2013-06-19 15:07:58 (24 comments, 4 reshares, 113 +1s)

Live Loudly -- Fort Collins, Colorado
"If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud."
-- Emile Zola

A male Meadowlark ( Sturnella ) sings his heart out from atop a fence post, happy that the snow is finally gone and spring is here.

For #WildlifeWednesday, curated by +Mike Spinak and +Morkel Erasmus, and #WholeWildlifeWeek, curated by +Sandy Schepis, +Anette Mossbacher, +Diego Cattaneo, and +Dick Whitlock, and #PlusPhotoExtract curated by +Jarek Klimek, and +On The Fence Wednesday / #OnTheFenceWednesday, curated by +Natosha Davis, and #COPhotoWedneday curated by +Howard Weitzel, +Al Nesbit, and +Stan Showalter, and +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide / #BirdLoversWorldwide, curated by +Robert SKREINER, and +Birds4All / #Birds4All  curated by +Ricky L Jones and +Walter Soestbergen, and +Birds in Focus /#BirdSpe... more »

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2013-06-18 16:08:35 (37 comments, 5 reshares, 120 +1s)

Never Mind The Darkness -- Severance, Colorado
"And when your fears subside
And shadows still remain
I know that you can love me
When there's no one left to blame
So never mind the darkness
We still can find a way
'Cause nothin' lasts forever,
Even cold November rain..."
-- Guns N' Roses, November Rain

For  #TreeTuesday ( +Tree Tuesday )  Curated by +Christina Lawrie ,  +Shannon S. Myers , +Allan Cabrera , +Ralph Mendoza and +Kim Troutman, and +My Town Tuesday / #MyTownTuesday , curated by +Melanie Kintz and +Jamie Furlong, and  #FromTheCarTuesday curated by +J. Rae Chip and +Moin Ahmad, and +Texture Blend Photography / #TextureBlendPhotography / #TextureBlendTuesday , curated by +Gemma Costa, and  #Two4Tuesday curated by +Mary C Legg, and the +Breakfast Club / #BreakfastClub , curated by +Gemma Costa,and the +... more »

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2013-06-17 15:20:32 (37 comments, 10 reshares, 139 +1s)

Say It Hot -- Fort Collins, Colorado
"Be still when you have nothing to say; but when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot."
-- D.H. Lawrence

For #MonochromeMonday (+Monochrome Monday) Curated by +Hans Berendsen , +Jerry Johnson , +Steve Barge, +Dominique Hilbert , +David Orr and +Martin Heller, and the +Monochrome Arty Club / #MonochromeArtyClub  curated by +abhishek chamaria, +JR Snyder Jr, +June Penn, +Seth Mayer, and +Steve Tang, and +Monochrome World / #MonochromeWorld, curated by +andi rivarola, and +All Things Monochrome / #AllThingsMonochrome, curated by +Charles Lupica and +Bill Wood, and +Macro Monday / #MacroMonday  curated by +Kerry Murphy, +Kelli Seeger Kim, and +Jake Easley, and #Macro4All  by +Bill Urwin, +Chris Levers  +Mark O'Callaghan   +Walter Soestbergen (+Macro4All ), and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro  cu... more »

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2013-06-15 16:32:11 (41 comments, 7 reshares, 148 +1s)

Deep Within, A Flame... -- Costa Rica
"Do not let the hero in your soul perish... The world you desired can be won.  It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours."
-- Ayn Rand

I found this tiny red mushroom growing on the side of a tree deep within the jungle of central Costa Rica. It was the only one of its kind I found.

For #shroomshotsaturday +ShroomshotSaturday  curated by +Patti Colston  and +Michael Albrecht, and +Fungus Friday / #FungusFriday, curated by +Dan Bowden and +Chris Sullivan, and +Quirky Nature / #QuirkyNature, curated by +Carina Marsh, and +AllThingsRed / #AllThingsRed, curated by +Lucille Galleli and +Stephen Thackeray, and +Forest Friday / #ForestFriday, curated by +Rudolf Vlček, and the +Breakfast Club / #BreakfastClub, curated by +Gemma Costa, and +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER...

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2013-06-14 16:30:24 (44 comments, 12 reshares, 168 +1s)

Small Splendor -- Fort Collins, Colorado
"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."
-- Robert Brault

For +Buggy Friday / #BuggyFriday, curated by +Ray Bilcliff, +Sherry McBriar, and +Dorothy Pugh, and +BugsEveryday / #BugsEveryday, curated by +Chris Mallory, and +Macro Monday / #MacroMonday, curated by +Kelli Seeger Kim, +Jake Easley, and +Kerry Murphy, and #Macro4All  by +Bill Urwin, +Chris Levers  +Mark O'Callaghan   +Walter Soestbergen (+Macro4All ), and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro, curated by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy, +Vishal Kumar, and +Rinus Bakker, and +FloralFriday / #FloralFriday, curated by +Tamara Pruessner, +Beth Akerman, +Eustace James, and +Kiki Nelson, and #HQSPFlowers +HQSP Flowers by +Werner Polwein +Larry Henley and +Nicole Best, and +All Things Green / #AllThingsGreen, curated by +Cicely RobinLaing, a... more »

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2013-06-13 15:29:22 (24 comments, 9 reshares, 133 +1s)

The Notes Of Lost Memories -- Eltuck Cove, Fort Collins
“Do we not each dream of dreams? Do we not dance on the notes of lost memories? Do we not all yearn for ships to carry us home?” 
― Nathan Reese Maher

For #ThirstyThursdayPics, curated by +Mark Esguerra and +Giuseppe Basile, and #close2home +Close2Home curated by +Brett Sivits, +David Pond, +Pia Raben, +Shaun Stewart, +José Juan Escudero, +Howard Weitzel and +john adams, and +Wet Wednesday / #WetWednesday, curated by +Jen Baptist, and +Mirrors and Reflections / #MirrorsAndReflections / #MirrorMonday  curated by +Gemma Costa, and #landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +jeff beddow +Tom Hierl +Michael Blyde +Carolyn Lim  +Steve Gould +Jay Gould +Kevin Rowe +Dave Welling, #HQSPLandscape +HQSPLandscape by +J... more »

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2013-06-12 15:51:19 (30 comments, 8 reshares, 124 +1s)

An Osprey watches fish in the shallows of Fossil Creek Reservoir near Fort Collins, Colorado. This big guy (or gal) was watching ginormous carp swim lazily by beneath his perch. I doubt seriously whether he could have snatched one of the larger ones, but he certainly appeared to be thinking seriously about it. I would've loved to see him try. :)

For #WildlifeWednesday, curated by +Mike Spinak and +Morkel Erasmus, and #WholeWildlifeWeek, curated by +Anette Mossbacher, +Sandy Schepis, +Diego Cattaneo, and +Dick Whitlock, and +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide / #BirdLoversWorldwide, curated by +Robert SKREINER, and #Birds4All by +Ricky L Jones & +Walter Soestbergen (+Birds4All), and +Birds in Focus / #BirdSpeciesLink, curated by +Risto Talman, and #plusphotoextract by +Jarek Klimek, and +HQSP Birds / #HQSPBirds, curated by +Marina Versaci and +Joe Urbz, and +Birds Of Prey Sunday /#BirdsO... more »

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2013-06-11 20:17:51 (43 comments, 6 reshares, 143 +1s)

A Thousand Dreams Within Me Softly Burn
"From time to time my heart is like some oak
Whose blood runs golden where a branch is torn.”
― Arthur Rimbaud

In the distance on the left, you can just make out the iconic Horsetooth Rock that sits above Fort Collins.

For  #TreeTuesday ( +Tree Tuesday )  Curated by +Christina Lawrie ,  +Shannon S. Myers , +Allan Cabrera , +Ralph Mendoza and +Kim Troutman, and +My Town Tuesday / #MyTownTuesday , curated by +Jamie Furlong and +Melanie Kintz, and  #landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +jeff beddow +Tom Hierl +Michael Blyde +Carolyn Lim  +Steve Gould +Jay Gould +Kevin Rowe +Dave Welling, and  #HQSPLandscape +HQSP Landscape by +Johnny Minor +Terrie Gray +Nicolai Neijhoft +dietmar rogacki and+Lani Banad... more »

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2013-06-10 15:37:11 (26 comments, 2 reshares, 89 +1s)

Uncommon Bonds -- Fort Collins, Colorado
“America is woven of many strands. I would recognize them and let it so remain. Our fate is to become one, and yet many.”
-- Ralph Ellison

For +Macro Monday / #MacroMonday  curated by +Kelli Seeger Kim, +Kerry Murphy, and +Jake Easley, and #Macro4All  by +Bill Urwin, +Chris Levers  +Mark O'Callaghan   +Walter Soestbergen (+Macro4All ), and  #hqspmacro +HQSP Macro curated by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy, +Sandra Deichmann  +Suzi Harr and +dietmar rogacki, and #BeautifulMundaneMonday, curated by +Shaun Gibson, and #close2home +Close2Home curated by +Brett Sivits, +David Pond, +Pia Raben, +Shaun Stewart, +José Juan Escudero, +Howard Weitzel and +john adams, and +Everything Is Beautiful / #EverythingIsBeautiful  curated by +Brad Buckmaster, +Lynn Langmade, and +Gene Bowker, and +AllThingsRed / #AllThingsRed, curated by+Lucille Galleli a... more »

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2013-06-08 17:03:42 (45 comments, 12 reshares, 161 +1s)

Very Near, Yet Very Far -- Severance, Colorado
"I hear a very gentle sound , with your ear down to the ground.
We want the world and we want it... Now. Now? Now!"
-- The Doors, When The Music's Over

For +Sunset Saturday / #SunsetSaturday , curated by +Dennis Hoffbuhr, and +SilhouetteSaturday / #SilhouetteSaturday , curated by +Naila Ziani, and +Powerline Friday / +Powerline Friday, curated by +Natosha Davis, and Spencer Johnson, c/o +Jerry Johnson, and  #landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +jeff beddow +Tom Hierl +Michael Blyde +Carolyn Lim  +Steve Gould +Jay Gould +Kevin Rowe +Dave Welling, and  #HQSPLandscape +HQSP Landscape by +Johnny Minor +Terrie Gray +Nicolai Neijhoft +dietmar rogacki and +Lani Banadera +Aamir Shahzad, and+AllT... more »

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2013-06-07 16:05:25 (49 comments, 26 reshares, 191 +1s)

What Cannot Be Held -- Fort Collins, Colorado
“There is nothing these hands can hold worth having. They cannot hold the moonlight, or the melody of a song, or even beauty... Only the heart can hold such things.” ― Adam Bagdasarian, Forgotten Fire

For +FloralFriday / #FloralFriday, curated by +Tamara Pruessner, +Beth Akerman, +Eustace James, and +Kiki Nelson, and #HQSPFlowers +HQSP Flowers by +Werner Polwein +Larry Henley and +Nicole Best, and the +Pink Circle / #PinkCircle  curated by +lane langmade and +Cheryl Cooper, and +All Things Pink / #AllThingsPink, curated by +Barbara Sheeskin, and +Macro Monday / #MacroMonday, curated by +Kelli Seeger Kim, +Jake Easley, and +Kerry Murphy, and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro, curated by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy, +Vishal Kumar, and +Bakker Rinus, and #Macro4All  by +Bill Urwin, +Chris Levers  +Mark O'Callaghan   +Walter Soestbergen(+Macro4All ), a... more »

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2013-06-06 17:30:28 (42 comments, 14 reshares, 163 +1s)

The Voices Of Memory -- Second Beach, LaPush, Washington
"Music, when soft voices die
Vibrates in the memory."
-- Percy Bysshe Shelley

For #ThirstyThursdayPics , curated by +Mark Esguerra and +Giuseppe Basile, and +Coastal Thursday / #CoastalThursday , curated by +David Polzine and +Jon Kahn, and +Wet Wednesday / #WetWednesday  curated by +Jen Baptist, and +Mirrors and Reflections / #MirrorsAndReflections / #MirrorMonday , curated by +Gemma Costa, and +Sea Tuesday / #SeaTuesday , curated by +Julia Anna Gospodarou, and the +PurpleCircle / #PurpleCircle , curated by +Lynn Langmade, +Sinead Sam McKeown, +Craig Szymanski, and +Alexis Coram, and  #TreeTuesday ( +Tree Tuesday )  curated by +Christina Lawrie ,  +Shannon S. Myers , +Allan Cabrera , +Ralph Mendoza and +Kim Troutman, and  #landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +LandscapePhotography... more »

2013-06-05 20:47:17 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 55 +1s)

Added photos to Best Mountain Photos Contest | June 2013 | by Mountain Photos Theme Page.

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2013-06-05 16:11:36 (31 comments, 9 reshares, 160 +1s)

Of Yellow Leaves And Gossamer -- Fort Collins, Colorado
“I sit beside the fire and think 
Of all that I have seen
Of meadow flowers and butterflies
In summers that have been

Of yellow leaves and gossamer
In autumns that there were
With morning mist and silver sun
And wind upon my hair

I sit beside the fire and think
Of how the world will be
When winter comes without a spring 
That I shall ever see

For still there are so many things
That I have never seen
In every wood in every spring
There is a different green

I sit beside the fire and think
Of people long ago
And people that will see a world
That I shall never know

But all the while I sit and think
Of times there were before
I listen for returning feet 
And voices at the door” 
― J.R.R.Tolkienmore »

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2013-06-04 14:47:51 (28 comments, 4 reshares, 119 +1s)

Welcome To The Machine -- Laramie, Wyoming
"What did you dream?"
"It's alright, we told you what to dream."
-- Pink Floyd

For +TuesDecay / #TuesDecay, curated by +Ian Ference, +Jean-Claude Dahn, and +Christian Gruner, and +RustySunday / #RustySunday, curated by +Rene Bechard and +Gary Posner, and +#MetallicMonday curated by +Thomas Raschbacher, and +Repetitive Tuesday / #RepetitiveTuesday, curated by +Ping Doherty, +Andy Q., and +Frank Schillinger, and +HQSP Non-Nature Photos / #HQSPNonNaturePhotos, curated by +Rhea Surgimath and +Michael Sonntag, and +DOFMonday / #DOFMonday, curated by +Mara Acoma, +Mark Hall, +Alan Gurling, and +Nigel Smith, and +Everything Is Beautiful / #EverythingIsBeautiful, curated by +Brad Buckmaster, +Lynn Langmade, and +Gene Bowker, and the +Breakfast Club / #BreakfastClub, curated by +Gemma Costa, and #Lyricall... more »

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2013-06-03 14:32:47 (51 comments, 5 reshares, 119 +1s)

Assassin Bug Nymph ( family Reduviidae ) -- Bingham, Illinois
A tiny assassin bug nymph navigates the forest of hairs on my forearm in the deep forest of southern Illinois. These creatures are fierce predators that will prey on insects much larger than themselves, such as grasshoppers. I loved the ornate, Samurai-like markings and spines on his abdomen.

For +Macro Monday / #MacroMonday, curated by +Kelli Seeger Kim, +Kerry Murphy, and +Jake Easley, and #Macro4All  by +Bill Urwin, +Chris Levers  +Mark O'Callaghan   +Walter Soestbergen (+Macro4All ), and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro, curated by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy, +Vishal Kumar, and +Bakker Rinus, and +Buggy Friday / #BuggyFriday, curated by +Ray Bilcliff, +Sherry McBriar, +Dorothy Pugh, and +Victoria Etna, and +BugsEveryday / #BugsEveryday, curated by +Chris Mallory, and the +Breakfast Club / #BreakfastClub, curated by+Gemma ... more »

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2013-06-01 17:10:04 (50 comments, 12 reshares, 145 +1s)

I Hear The Drums Echoing Tonight -- Severance, Colorado
"I stopped an old man along the way, 
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies.
He turned to me as if to say, Hurry boy, It's waiting there for you."
-- Toto, Africa

For +Sunset Saturday / #SunsetSaturday , curated by +Dennis Hoffbuhr, and +SilhouetteSaturday / #SilhoetteSaturday , curated by +Naila Ziani, and +Sky Sunday - Photography Theme / #SkySunday  curated by +Randy Scherkenbach and +Patrick Scherkenbach, and +ColorsOnFriday / #ColorsOnFriday  curated by +Karsten Meyer, and  #landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +jeff beddow +Tom Hierl +Michael Blyde +Carolyn Lim  +Steve Gould +Jay Gould +Kevin Rowe +Dave Welling, and  #HQSPLandscape +HQSPLandscape ... more »

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2013-05-31 17:16:21 (69 comments, 24 reshares, 204 +1s)

Before The World Was Made -- Fort Collins, Colorado
"If I make the lashes dark 
And the eyes more bright 
And the lips more scarlet, 
Or ask if all be right 
From mirror after mirror, 
No vanity's displayed: 
I'm looking for the face I had 
Before the world was made."
-- William Butler Yeats

For +FloralFriday / #FloralFriday , curated by +Tamara Pruessner, +Beth Akerman, +Eustace James, and +Kiki Nelson, and  #HQSPFlowers +HQSP Flowers by +Werner Polwein +Larry Henley and +Nicole Best, and +AllThingsRed / #AllThingsRed , curated by +Lucille Galleli and +Stephen Thackeray, and +Macro Monday / #MacroMonday  curated by +Kelli Seeger Kim, +Kerry Murphy, and +Jake Easley, and  #Macro4All  by +Bill Urwin, +Chris Levers  +Mark O'Callaghan   +Walter Soestbergen (+Macro4All ), and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro , cur... more »

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2013-05-30 14:33:23 (49 comments, 17 reshares, 153 +1s)

The Sum Of The Parts -- Fort Collins, Colorado
"It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle

For +Bee Thursday / #BeeThursday, curated by +Dorothy Pugh, and  
#Macro4All  by +Bill Urwin, +Chris Levers  +Mark O'Callaghan   +Walter Soestbergen (+Macro4All ), and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro, curated by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy, +Vishal Kumar, and +Bakker Rinus, and +Buggy Friday / #BuggyFriday  curated by +Ray Bilcliff, +Sherry McBriar, +Dorothy Pugh, and +Victoria Etna, and +BugsEveryday / #BugsEveryday, curated by +Chris Mallory, and ++In Praise of Polllinators curated by +Dusty Gedge, and the +Breakfast Club / #BreakfastClub curated by +Gemma Costa, and +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER...

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2013-05-29 14:06:41 (40 comments, 8 reshares, 168 +1s)

All The Way Across Tomorrow -- Fort Collins, Colorado
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning."
-- Albert Einstein

For +On The Fence Wednesday / #OnTheFenceWednesday, curated by +Natosha Davis, and +Weather Wednesday / #WeatherWednesday  curated by +Jason Borg, and +Weather and Natural Forces curated by +Robert SKREINER, and +Whatever Wednesday!!! / #WhateverWednesday, curated by +Cicely Robin Laing, and +Wooden Wednesday / #WoodenWednesday, curated by +Jennifer Landua, +Stefan Bittner, and +Jan Lindenberg, and #COPhotoWedneday curated by +Howard Weitzel, +Al Nesbit, and +Stan Showalter, and #HQSPLandscape +HQSP Landscape by +Rodolfo Seide +Johnny Minor +Terrie Gray +Nicolai Neijhoft and +Lani Banadera +Aamir Shahzad, and #landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show+Margare... more »

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2013-05-28 18:44:44 (52 comments, 10 reshares, 154 +1s)

Longs Peak -- Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” 
― Christopher McCandless

For +Mountain Monday / #MountainMonday, curated by +Michael Russell, and +Mountain Photos / #MountainPhotos, curated by +Baki Karacay, and #COPhotoWedneday, curated by +Howard Weitzel, +Al Nesbit, and +Stan Showalter, and #landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +jeff beddow +Tom Hierl +Michael Blyde +Carolyn Lim  +Steve Gould +Jay Gould +Kevin Rowe +Dave Welling, and #HQSPLandscape +HQSP Landscape by +Rodolfo Seide +Johnny Minor +Terrie Gray +Nicolai Neijhoft and +Lani Banadera +Aamir Shahzad,and +10000... more »

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2013-05-28 15:40:27 (29 comments, 7 reshares, 89 +1s)

A Spicebush Swallowtail ( Papilio troilus ) butterfly cocoon on the side of an old shed in southern Illinois -- This butterfly derives its name from its most common host plant, the spicebush, and can be found in deciduous woods or woody swamps in the eastern U.S. Their cocoons look like tiny gargoyles to me, and I love the fact that there appears to be a creepy smiley face on this one. :)

For +Macro Monday / #MacroMonday, curated by +Jake Easley, +Kelli Seeger Kim, and +Kerry Murphy, and +Macro4All / #Macro4All  curated by +Bill Urwin, +Chris Levers  +Mark O'Callaghan   +Walter Soestbergen (+Macro4All ), and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro, curated by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy, +Vishal Kumar, and +Marinus Boulanger, and +HQSP Natural Other / #HQSPNaturalOther, curated by +Valesa Diamontes, +Delcour Eric, +Blake Harrold, and +Alison Thurston, and +On the Wings of Butterflies! /#OnTheWin... more »

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2013-05-26 17:01:28 (23 comments, 11 reshares, 116 +1s)

Golden Eagle -- Fort Collins, Colorado
"For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive."
-- David Herbert Lawrence 


For +Birds Of Prey Sunday / #BirdsOfPreySunday, curated by +Jeffrey Van Daele and +Diego Cattaneo, and +Birds in Focus / #BirdsInFocus / #BirdSpeciesLink, curated by +Risto Talman, and +HQSP Birds / #HQSPBirds  curated by +Marina Versaci and +Joe Urbz, and +Birds4All / #Birds4All, curated by +Ricky L Jones and +Walter Soestbergen, and +Bird & Wildlife Photography curated by +David Hemmings, and #WholeWildlifeWeek, curated by +Diego Cattaneo, +Sandy Schepis, +Dick Whitlock, +Anette Mossbacher , and +Matthias Haeussler, and +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide curated by +Robert SKREINER, and #WildlifeWednesday  curated by +Mike Spinak and +Morkel Erasmus, and the +Breakfast Club /#BreakfastClub... more »

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2013-05-25 17:38:40 (36 comments, 13 reshares, 124 +1s)

Always Beginning -- Fort Collins, Colorado
"The artist is always beginning. Any work of art which is not a beginning, an invention, a discovery is of little worth.”
― Ezra Pound

For +Sunrise Saturday / #SunriseSaturday, curated by +Josh Davis, and +Unsharp Saturday / #UnsharpSaturday, curated by +Nathan Beaulne, and +ColorsOnFriday / #ColorsOnFriday  curated by +Karsten Meyer, and +Dawn On Sunday / #DawnOnSunday  curated by +Ray Bilcliff, +Sherry McBriar, +linda stokes, +Corey Gibson, and +Andrew Caldwell, and +Sky Sunday - Photography Theme / #SkySunday  curated by +Randy Scherkenbach and +Patrick Scherkenbach, and #SOOCSunday curated by +John Kosmopoulos, and +Spectrum Sunday / #SpectrumSunday  curated by +Laura Ockel, and the +Breakfast Club / #BreakfastClub, curated by +Gemma Costa, and the +Breakfast Art Club / #BreakfastArtClub, curated by +SimplyArlie, and +1000... more »

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2013-05-24 15:43:46 (55 comments, 9 reshares, 165 +1s)

The Enchantment Of The Overlooked
"Enchantment is as necessary for people to diverge from a crowd as it is to get people to join one.”
― +Guy Kawasaki

If you look very closely, you can see five different species of insects in this photo.

TGIFF - Thank Goodness It's Floral Friday! ;) For +FloralFriday / #FloralFriday, curated by +Tamara Pruessner, +Beth Akerman, +Eustace James, and +Kiki Nelson, and #HQSPFlowers +HQSP Flowers by +Werner Polwein +Larry Henley and +Nicole Best, and the +Pink Circle / #PinkCircle, curated by +lane langmade and +Cheryl Cooper, and +All Things Pink / #AllThingsPink, curated by +Barbara Sheeskin, and #Macro4All  by +Bill Urwin, +Chris Levers  +Mark O'Callaghan   +Walter Soestbergen (+Macro4All ), and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro, curated by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy, +Vishal Kumar, and +Rinus Bakker, and +Macro Monday / #MacroMonday  ... more »

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2013-05-23 15:33:16 (28 comments, 5 reshares, 149 +1s)

“It isn't by getting out of the world that we become enlightened, but by getting into the world…by getting so tuned in that we can ride the waves ... and never get tossed because we become the waves.”
― Ken Kesey, Kesey's Garage Sale

This is the Destruction Island Lighthouse off the coast of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. From www.lighthousefriends.com: "In 1775, while at anchor under the lee of the island, the Spanish explorer Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, commander of the schooner Sonora, sent seven men ashore for wood and water. Upon landing, the entire party was killed by Indians, prompting Bodega y Quadra to name the island 'Isla de Dolores,' Isle of Sorrow. The British ship Imperial Eagle visited the island in 1787 and dispatched a long boat to explore the nearby coast. During the exploration, the crew rowed some distance up ariver w... more »

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2013-05-22 15:02:40 (46 comments, 8 reshares, 184 +1s)

The Scaffolding Of Heaven
"What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not an end: what can be loved in man is that he is both an overture and a going under."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche in Thus Spoke Zarathustra

For +Bridge Wednesday / #BridgeWednesday  curated by +Mara Acoma, +Mark Hall, +Alan Gurling, and +Nigel Smith, and +BridgesOverTuesday / #BridgesOverTuesday  curated by +Clare Bambers, and #ArchitextureTuesday curated by +Ranjan Saraswati, and +Sky Sunday - Photography Theme / #SkySunday, curated by +Randy Scherkenbach and +Patrick Scherkenbach, and +Whatever Wednesday!!! / #WhateverWednesday, curated by +Cicely Robin Laing, and the +Breakfast Club / #BreakfastClub, curated by +Gemma Costa, and the +Breakfast Art Club / #BreakfastArtClub, curated by +Simply Arlie, and +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER, and #LeadingLinesMonday +PamBoling +Andr... more »

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2013-05-21 15:21:19 (41 comments, 7 reshares, 143 +1s)

The Epiphany Of Solitude
"Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines." -Paul Brunton

For +Tree Tuesday / #TreeTuesday , curated by +Christina Lawrie and +Shannon S. Myers, and +My Town Tuesday / #MyTownTuesday , curated by +Jamie Furlong and +Melanie Kintz, and #FromTheCarTuesday by +J. Rae Chip and +Moin Ahmad, and +Grass Tuesday / #GrassTuesday , curated by +Ray Bilcliff, +Marilou Aballe, and +Margaret Tompkins, and +All Things Green / #AllThingsGreen, curated by +Cicely Robin Laing, and +SpringFeverTuesday / #SpringFeverTuesday , curated by +Vesna Krnjic, and +Landscape Photography / #LandscapePhotography  curated by +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman+jeff bed... more »

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2013-05-21 05:33:32 (49 comments, 8 reshares, 111 +1s)

Om Nom Nom Nom -- A tiny thrips stuffs granules of pollen into his mouth with both "hands" while perched on the stamen of a tiny white flower. After each mouthful he would gather another armload of pollen and munch busily away at it while appearing to curiously regard the photographer. I wonder what was going through his tiny mind. Probably not much... Most thrips ( Order Thysanoptera ) are about 1mm long and feed on a large variety of sources, both plant and animal. They are one of the most ubiquitous Arthropods on Earth, but are so tiny that you rarely notice them. Taking floral macros is one good way to find them. :)

For +Macro Monday / #MacroMonday , curated by +Kelli Seeger Kim, +Kerry Murphy, and +Jake Easley, and +Macro4All / #Macro4All , curated by +Bill Urwin, +Chris Levers  +Mark O'Callaghan   +Walter Soestbergen (+Macro4All ), and +HQSP Macro , #HQSP... more »

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2013-05-19 22:51:03 (44 comments, 14 reshares, 126 +1s)

Meh.
“I never thought meeting you would be this boring.” (sez Squirrel)
― Melina Marchetta, from Looking for Alibrandi


For +Zen Sunday / #ZenSunday , curated by +Charlotte Therese Björnström, +Simon Davis-Oakley, and +Nathan Wirth, and +Squirrel Saturday / #SquirrelSaturday , curated by +Beth Blackwell and +Skippy Sheeskin, and #WholeWildlifeWeek , curated by +Diego Cattaneo, +Anette Mossbacher, +Dick Whitlock, and +Sandy Schepis, and #WildlifeWednesday , curated by +Mike Spinak and +Morkel Erasmus, and  #close2home +Close2Home curated by +Brett Sivits, +David Pond, +Pia Raben, +Shaun Stewart, +José Juan Escudero, +Howard Weitzel and +john adams, and the +Breakfast Club / #BreakfastClub , curated by +Gemma Costa, and +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER, and #RelaxingNature / #NatureMonday , curated by +Rolf Hicker and +KateChurch...... more »

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2013-05-18 16:03:03 (36 comments, 10 reshares, 126 +1s)

The Art Of The Unintentional -- Ramsey, Illinois
"Art is the revelation of man, and not merely that, but likewise the revelation of nature, speaking through man."
-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow




For +Sunset Saturday / #SunsetSaturday , curated by +Dennis Hoffbuhr, and +Powerline Friday / #PowerlineFriday , curated by +Natosha Davis, and +ColorsOnFriday / #ColorsOnFriday , curated by +Karsten Meyer, and +Cableicous / #Cableicious / #Cableicous , curated by +Charles Strebor, and +Sky Sunday - Photography Theme / #SkySunday  curated by +Randy Scherkenbach and +Patrick Scherkenbach, and +Sun Sunday / #SunSunday , curated by +Greg Dominguez and +Shauna Dominguez, and +AllThingsOrange / #AllThingsOrange , curated by +Nina Piccoli, +Kenneth Williams, and +Lauren Kelly, and +Landscape Photography / #LandscapePhotography , curatedby +Landsc... more »

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2013-05-17 15:24:56 (56 comments, 19 reshares, 219 +1s)

On The Edge Of Time -- Fort Collins, Colorado
“Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.”  -Rabindranath Tagore



For +FloralFriday / #FloralFriday , curated by +Tamara Pruessner, +Beth Akerman, +Eustace James, and +Kiki Nelson, and +Macro Monday / #MacroMonday , curated by +Kelli Seeger Kim, +Jake Easley, and +Kerry Murphy, and +Macro4All curated by +Walter Soestbergen, and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro  curated by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy, +Vishal Kumar, and +Rinus Bakker, and +HQSP Flowers / #HQSPFlowers , curated by  
+Werner Polwein +Larry Henley and +Nicole Best, and the +Breakfast Club / #BreakfastClub , curated by +Gemma Costa, and +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER, and +NatureArtThursday / #NatureArtThursday  curated by +Trisha Standard and +Dane Clingan, and +Quirky Nature / #QuirkyNature , ... more »

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2013-05-16 23:40:18 (62 comments, 16 reshares, 171 +1s)

Midnight Flame -- Fort Collins, Colorado
"If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire."
-- Charles Bukowski, Factotum



For +Leaves On Thursday / #LeavesOnThursday , curated by +Anne Durand, +Stephen Thackeray, and +Ray Bilcliff, and +NatureArtThursday / #NatureArtThursday , curated by +Trisha Standard and +Dane Clingan, and +ColorsOnFriday / #ColorsOnFriday  curated by +Karsten Meyer, and +AllThingsRed / #AllThingsRed , curated by +Lucille Galleli and +Stephen Thackeray, and +FloralFriday / #FloralFriday , curated by +Tamara Pruessner, +Beth Akerman, +Eustace James, and +Kiki Nelson, and +HQSP Flowers / #HQSPFlowers , curated by +Werner Polwein +Larry Henley and +Nicole Best, and  #PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek, and the+Breakfast... more »

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2013-05-15 21:11:13 (35 comments, 6 reshares, 128 +1s)

When Spring No Longer Comes -- Fort Collins, Colorado



For +On The Fence Wednesday  / #OnTheFenceWednesday , curated by +Natosha Davis, and yet another one for +Tree Tuesday / #TreeTuesday , curated by +Christina Lawrie, +Shannon S. Myers, +Allan Cabrera, +Ralph Mendoza, and +Kim Troutman, and  #COPhotoWedneday , curated by +Howard Weitzel, +Al Nesbit, and +Stan Showalter, and +Landscape Photography / #LandscapePhotography  curated by +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +jeff beddow +Tom Hierl +Michael Blyde +Carolyn Lim  +Steve Gould +Jay Gould +Kevin Rowe +Dave Welling, and  #HQSPLandscape +HQSP Landscape by  +Rodolfo Seide +Johnny Minor +Terrie Gray +Nicolai Neijhoft and +Lani Banadera, and  #PlusPhotoExtract , curated by +Jarek Klimek, and the +BreakfastClub / #B... more »

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2013-05-14 21:30:23 (44 comments, 8 reshares, 130 +1s)

In The Dark Places Of The Earth -- Emerald Lake, Colorado















For #TreeTuesday / +Tree Tuesday, curated by +Christina Lawrie, +Shannon S. Myers, +Allan Cabrera, +Ralph Mendoza, and +Kim Troutman, and #WhateverWednesday  / +Whatever Wednesday!!!, curated by +Cicely Robin Laing, and +NatureArtThursday / #NatureArtThursday, curated by +Trisha Standard and +Dane Clingan, and  #QuirkyNature / +Quirky Nature, curated by +Carissa Braun, and +Earth Pattern Saturday / #EarthPatternSaturday, curated by +Annette Gretler and +Beat Gretler, and +TuesDecay / #TuesDecay, curated by +Ian Ference, and +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER, and +NatureMonday / #NatureMonday, curated by +Rolf Hicker and +Kate Church...

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2013-05-14 16:02:04 (44 comments, 17 reshares, 155 +1s)

Rage Against The Dying Of The Light -- Ault, Colorado















My title comes from the poem Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas.

For +Tree Tuesday / #TreeTuesday, curated by +Christina Lawrie, +Shannon S. Myers, +Allan Cabrera, +Ralph Mendoza, and +Kim Troutman, and +Sunset Saturday / #SunsetSaturday, curated by +Dennis Hoffbuhr, and +My Town Tuesday / #MyTownTuesday  curated by +Jamie Furlong and +Melanie Kintz, and +AllThingsOrange / #AllThingsOrange, curated by +Nina Piccoli, +Kenneth Williams, and +Lauren Kelly, and +SilhouetteSaturday / #SilhouetteSaturday, curated by +Naila Ziani, and +Sky Sunday - Photography Theme / #SkySunday, curated by +Randy Scherkenbach and +Patrick Scherkenbach, and #FromTheCarTuesday curated by +J. Rae Chip and +Moin Ahmad, and +ColorsO... more »

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2013-05-13 19:24:52 (30 comments, 3 reshares, 82 +1s)

Night Watchman -- Fort Collins, Colorado















For +Monochrome Monday / #MonochromeMonday , curated by +Hans Berendsen , +Jerry Johnson , +Steve Barge, +Dominique Hilbert , +David Orr and +Martin Heller, and the +Monochrome Arty Club / #MonochromeArtyClub, curated by +abhishek chamaria, +JR Snyder Jr, +June Penn, +Seth Mayer, and +Steve Tang, and +Monochrome World / #MonochromeWorld, curated by +andi rivarola, and +All Things Monochrome / #AllThingsMonochrome, curated by +Charles Lupica and +Bill Wood, and +Sculpture Sunday / #SculptureSunday  curated by +Kevin Burns and +Dirk Röber, and #close2home +Close2Home curated by +Brett Sivits, +David Pond, +Pia Raben, +Shaun Stewart, +José Juan Escudero, +Howard Weitzel and +john adams, and +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER, and +HalloweenTown / #Hal... more »

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2013-05-13 16:21:31 (41 comments, 5 reshares, 101 +1s)

Humble Beauty -- It's probably fair to say that the dandelion is one of the most hated "weeds" in the world. It is also one of the most beautiful. I love the golden glow of those delicate yellow curlicues rising from the center of that lush spread of tiny petals. Rabbits love them too, for slightly different reasons. :)















For +Macro Monday / #MacroMonday , curated by +Kerry Murphy, +Kelli Seeger Kim, and +Jake Easley, and +Bill Urwin, +Chris Levers  +Mark O'Callaghan   +Walter Soestbergen (+Macro4All ), and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro , curated by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy, +Vishal Kumar, and +Rinus Bakker, and +YisforYellow / #YIsForYellow  curated by +Lucille Galleli, and the +YellowCircle / #YellowCircle , curated by +Brian Dukes, and +FloralFriday / #FloralFriday  curated by+Tamara P... more »

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2013-05-10 19:07:31 (27 comments, 4 reshares, 124 +1s)

The Pull Of A Smaller Sun -- Fort Collins, Colorado















For +FloralFriday / #FloralFriday, curated by +Tamara Pruessner, +Beth Akerman, +Eustace James, and +Kiki Nelson, and +HQSP Flowers / #HQSPFlowers , curated by +Werner Polwein, +Larry Henley, and +Nicole Best, and +YisforYellow / #YIsForYellow  curated by +Lucille Galleli, and the +YellowCircle / #YellowCircle curated by +Brian Dukes, and +ColorsOnFriday / #ColorsOnFriday, curated by +Karsten Meyer...

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2013-05-10 15:28:25 (39 comments, 7 reshares, 84 +1s)

Brood II Is Alive -- Over the next few weeks, billions of cicadas will be emerging from the ground across a swath of the East Coast ranging from North Carolina to Connecticut. This particular brood of "17-year cicadas" have been biding their time underground since the Clinton administration in 1996. Scientists suspect that these insects adopted such a long life cycle as an evolutionary ploy to overwhelm their predators with sheer numbers and surprise. This photo shows a different species of cicada taken in the Midwest, but I wanted to pay tribute to Brood II as it emerges. :)















For +Buggy Friday / #BuggyFriday, curated by +Ray Bilcliff, +Sherry McBriar, +Dorothy Pugh, and +Victoria Etna, and +BugsEveryday / #BugsEveryday  curated by +Chris Mallory, and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro, curatedby +V... more »

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2013-05-09 20:31:53 (27 comments, 5 reshares, 136 +1s)

I Spy, With My Little Eye -- Fort Collins, Colorado















For +TheoreticalThursday / #TheoreticalThursday  curated by +Jason Dell, and #StilllifeSaturday, curated by +Keneth Hoyle and +Sherri Meyer, and 
+Repetitive Tuesday / #RepetitiveTuesday, curated by +Ping Doherty, +Andy Q., and +Frank Schillinger, and #LeadingLinesMonday +Pam Boling +Andreas Levi +David Murphy +Elle Rogers +Michael B. Stuart +Simos Xenakis, and +HQSP Non-Nature Photos / #HQSPNonNaturePhotos, curated by +Rhea Surgimath and +Michael Sonntag, and +DOFMonday / #DOFMonday, curated by +Mara Acoma, +Mark Hall, +Alan Gurling, and +Nigel Smith...

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2013-05-09 16:26:39 (33 comments, 11 reshares, 110 +1s)

Impossible Things -- Scottsdale, Arizona















My title comes from the following conversation in Lewis Carroll's Through The Looking Glass:

"There's no use trying," Alice said: "one can't believe impossible things."
"I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." 

For +Cactus Thursday / #CactusThursday , curated by +Evelin Inauen and +Natascha Schröder, and +Macro4All / #Macro4All , curated by +Walter Soestbergen, and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro , curated by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy, +Vishal Kumar, and +Rinus Bakker, and +NatureArtThursday / #NatureArtThursday , cura... more »

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2013-05-08 20:52:55 (44 comments, 13 reshares, 181 +1s)

So Many Universes, So Little Time -- Fort Collins, Colorado














For +Wet Wednesday / #WetWednesday, curated by +Jen Baptist, and +Leaves On Thursday / #LeavesOnThursday  curated by +Anne Durand, +Stephen Thackeray, and +Ray Bilcliff, and +Macro4All / #Macro4All  curated by +Walter Soestbergen, and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro, curated by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy, +Vishal Kumar, and +Rinus Bakker, and +Macro Monday / #MacroMonday, curated by +Jake Easley, +Kerry Murphy, and +Kelli Seeger Kim, and #ThirstyThursdayPics , curated by +Mark Esguerra and +Giuseppe Basile, and +NatureArtThursday / #NatureArtThursday, curated by +Trisha Standard and +Dane Clingan, and +Whatever Wednesday!!! / #WhateverWednesday, curated by +Cicely Robin Laing, and +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER...

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2013-05-08 15:10:36 (28 comments, 14 reshares, 96 +1s)

A large and very colorful Crawfish ( crawdad, crayfish ) takes a defensive posture as I slowly move the camera toward him to get a closer shot. Crawfish are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters, and are mostly found in freshwater brooks and streams. They are very common in the Midwest - this was taken on a rural road in southern Illinois.














For #WildlifeWednesday, curated by +Mike Spinak and +Morkel Erasmus, and #WholeWildlifeWeek / +Whole Wildlife Week, curated by +Sandy Schepis, +Dick Whitlock, +Anette Mossbacher, and +Diego Cattaneo, and +HQSP Animals / #HQSPAnimals, curated by +Joe Urbz and +Marina Versaci, and the +Breakfast Club / #BreakfastClub, curated by +Gemma Costa, and +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER...

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2013-05-07 16:05:50 (13 comments, 1 reshares, 66 +1s)

Reach For The Sky -- Seattle, Washington -- This vibrant banner was hung on a building that marked a notable transition between a quaint "old town" section and a very run-down, almost abandoned-looking section of the city, and I thought the contrast between the two was striking. :)














For #TuesDecay / +TuesDecay, curated by +Ian Ference, +Christian Gruner, and +Jean-Claude Dahn, and #ArchitextureTuesday, curated by +Ranjan Saraswati, and #StreetPhotography +StreetPhotography curated by +Tatiana Parmeeva +Maria Roco, and #UrbanThursday +Urban Thursday curated by +Laurent Chades, and the +Breakfast Club / #BreakfastClub, curated by +Gemma Costa, and +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER...

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2013-05-21 07:12:24 (36 comments, 11 reshares, 111 +1s)

The Gates Of The Divide -- Looking south along the Continental Divide through battlements of rock atop Milner pass in Rocky Mountain National Park














For +Mountain Monday / #MountainMonday , curated by +Michael Russell, and +Mountain Photos / #MountainPhotos , curated by +Baki Karacay, and +Landscape Photography / #LandscapePhotography  curated by +Landscape Photography +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +Ben T +jeff beddow +Tom Hierl  +Vishal Kumar  +Michael Blyde  +Carolyn Lim  +Steve Gould  +Jay Gould, and  #HQSPLandscape +HQSP Landscape by  +Rodolfo Seide +Johnny Minor +Terrie Gray +Nicolai Neijhoft and +Lani Banadera, and  #PlusPhotoExtract curated by +Jarek Klimek, and  #COPhotoWedneday , curated by +Howard Weitzel, +Al Nesbit, and+Stan Showalt... more »

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2013-05-05 17:06:16 (22 comments, 14 reshares, 133 +1s)

If It Can't Be Moved, Flow Around It -- Olympic Peninsula, Washington.














The is a re-worked version of a photo I posted over a year ago. I ran across it today and wanted to see it in my stream again. Hope you don't mind... :) I loved how the tide had carved this interesting pattern around these two smooth stones.

For +Zen Sunday / #ZenSunday  curated by +Charlotte Therese Björnström, +Nathan Wirth, and +Simon Kitcher, and +Beach Sunday / #BeachSunday, curated by +Ross Campbell, and +Earth Pattern Saturday / #EarthPatternSaturday, curated by +Annette Gretler and +Beat Gretler, and +Quirky Nature / #QuirkyNature, curated by +Carissa Braun, and +NatureArtThursday / #NatureArtThursday  curated by +Trisha Standard and +Dane Clingan, and #CoastalThursday +Coastal Thursday curated by+David Polz... more »

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2013-05-03 16:20:18 (35 comments, 7 reshares, 111 +1s)

The Color Of Thunder -- Severance, Colorado














For +Powerline Friday / #PowerlineFriday  curated by +Natosha Davis, and +ColorsOnFriday / #ColorsOnFriday , curated by +Karsten Meyer, and +Sky Sunday - Photography Theme / #SkySunday , curated by +Randy Scherkenbach and +Patrick Scherkenbach, and +Weather and Natural Forces / #WeatherAndNaturalForces , curated by +Robert SKREINER, and +Weather Wednesday / #WeatherWednesday , curated by +Jason Borg, and +AllThingsOrange / #AllThingsOrange  curated by +Nina Piccoli, +Kenneth Williams, and +Lauren Kelly, and +Cableicous / #Cableicous , curated by +Charles Strebor, and #StormyFriday , curated by +Reinhard Latzke, and the +Breakfast Club / #BreakfastClub , curated by +Gemma Costa, and the +Breakfast Art Club / #BreakfastArtClub , curated by +SimplyArlie, and ... more »

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2013-05-02 16:02:08 (44 comments, 14 reshares, 176 +1s)

The Remnant Of A Dream -- Fort Collins, Colorado














For +Leaves On Thursday / #LeavesOnThursday, curated by +Anne Durand, +Stephen Thackeray, and +Ray Bilcliff, and +NatureArtThursday / #NatureArtThursday, curated by +Trisha Standard and +Dane Clingan, and +AllThingsRed / #AllThingsRed  curated by +Lucille Galleli and +Stephen Thackeray, and the +YellowCircle / #YellowCircle, curated by +Brian Dukes, and +HQSP Natural Other / #HQSPNaturalOther, curated by +Delcour Eric and +Alison Thurston, and 
+HQSP Art / #HQSPArt, curated by +Jay Gould and +Syuzanna Avetisyan, and the +Breakfast Club / #BreakfastClub  curated by +Gemma Costa, and the +Breakfast Art Club / #BreakfastArtClub, curated by +Simply Arlie, and +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER, and +ColorsOnFriday /#ColorsOnFriday,... more »

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2013-05-04 03:23:32 (48 comments, 7 reshares, 132 +1s)

Every Rose -- Fort Collins, Colorado














For +GardeningWednesday / #GardeningWednesday , curated by +Juliane Clausen, +Jan Aynes, and +Grant Meyer, and +Whatever Wednesday!!! / #WhateverWednesday , curated by +Cicely Robin Laing, and +HQSP Flowers / #HQSPFlowers  curated by +Werner Polwein, +Larry Henley, and +Nicole Best, and +FloralFriday / #FloralFriday , curated by +Tamara Pruessner, and +NatureArtThursday / #NatureArtThursday , curated by +Trisha Standard and +Dane Clingan, and  +Macro4All / #Macro4All  curated by +Walter Soestbergen, and +HQSP Macro / #HQSPMacro , curated by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy, +Vishal Kumar, and +Rinus Bakker, and +Macro Monday / #MacroMonday  curated by +Kelli Seeger Kim and +Kerry Murphy, and +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS curated by +Robert SKREINER...

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