Glasgow Climbing Centre on a dull grey Saturday.
Then again hillwalkers and climbers in Scotland are used to dull grey Saturdays.
A Cardinal or maybe something related to it? Nice pic!
Yes, this is the female northern cardinal. They are less conspicuous than the male since they spend time incubating on the nest, where they pretty much disappear.A Cardinal or maybe something related to it? Nice pic!
Hope (a small, district community) had a very difficult time late last year (due to severe local weather, heavy adjacent Fraser Valley area flood conditions, their community support, and such). Any 'refreshments' of sculptures and such, will proceed this year, but they will take considerable time and effort of the community to complete.Refresh wasn't complete, they failed to refresh the Rotary symbol or they should have had the local club do it.
As a past President of a club back east, that is a sad sight to see.
I only meant the Rotary sign, I have faith in those who put Service Above Self.Hope (a small, district community) had a very difficult time late last year (due to severe local weather, heavy adjacent Fraser Valley area flood conditions, their community support, and such). Any 'refreshments' of sculptures and such, will proceed this year, but they will take considerable time and effort of the community to complete.
I should have said the Centennial Park sculptures had received a 'partial refresh' at the time when we saw them last weekend.
It was not a "sad sight to see" by me .... but a encouraging sign, by a small community, attempting to do their part for the oncoming year.
I found the landscape (vegetation) and clouds the most interesting. I didn't notice the stork until you mentioned it, since I was admiring the difference in color of the plants in the foreground, trees in the background, and the clouds. Walking on a field like that on a cool summer day would be wonderfulView attachment 1986131
The nature reserve of Dehesa de Abajo, La Puebla del Río, Andalusia, Spain. February 11th 2016.
Please notice the white stork (Ciconia ciconia) in the left upper corner. I didn't see it until way after I had shot the picture. Without it, the picture would be profoundly boring.
FYI: There were plenty of white storks there, it's one of their important winter quarters in Europe. The trees are olive trees (Olea europaea) and cork oak trees (Quercus suber). The flowers are native onionweed (Asphodelus fistulosus).
Yes, as an experience of nature, I agree. That was why I was there, albeit in February. But the weather in February in that part of Spain strongly resembles an ordinary summer's day in Sweden.I found the landscape (vegetation) and clouds the most interesting. I didn't notice the stork until you mentioned it, since I was admiring the difference in color of the plants in the foreground, trees in the background, and the clouds. Walking on a field like that on a cool summer day would be wonderful
I have to say I'm a sucker for a chicken. They're excellent birds. Of course I do eat them but I am always happy to be in their company as well. I have a chicken calendar in my home office. They have excellent personalities.