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Post by zin on Jan 14, 2016 17:43:57 GMT -5
 my old house, i lived in it for 14 years, i moved, its for sale now a white rose covers half of it How could you leave this?! Beautiful! |
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Post by zin on Jan 14, 2016 17:56:07 GMT -5
i feel sorry for that bird..would he have his belly full of small plastic items...? People leave breads for them, that's a bit of consolation.. And as far as I can see, birds are much more lucky than stray cats and dogs in the city.. These seagulls love this area a lot, it's both kindergarten and graveyard. I mean I don't see them that much in other parts of seaside -- curious. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 19:26:40 GMT -5
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Post by zin on Jan 15, 2016 1:58:21 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2016 3:46:30 GMT -5
my old house, i lived in it for 14 years, i moved, its for sale now a white rose covers half of it How could you leave this?! Beautiful! how could i leave this...a long story--but i got something even better, well different and more comfy if i dont sell it i may move back in in a few years time |
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Post by silver on Jan 15, 2016 4:03:28 GMT -5
my old house, i lived in it for 14 years, i moved, its for sale now a white rose covers half of it I could live there. How much acreage? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2016 4:09:08 GMT -5
my old house, i lived in it for 14 years, i moved, its for sale now a white rose covers half of it I could live there. How much acreage? 7660m2 that would be like 2 acres, you need a car though, and its isolated,a woman alone ...well ,if youre tough, not afraid in the dark,and have a couple of dogs...people are friendly... i can send you a link in PM |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2016 4:58:19 GMT -5
 this is the view from the track to the house in previous pic--march, portigal´s highest ´´peak´´ the TORRE, 2000m minus a giraffe |
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Post by silver on Jan 15, 2016 5:22:10 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2016 4:45:55 GMT -5
First of all, the picture is marvellous! Thank you! Trees: I looked at loblolly pines, they seemed a bit funny to me, very tall! I was going to ask why you planted them, then read (under 'pinus taeda' title) "The yellowish, resinous wood is highly prized for lumber, but is also used for wood pulp. This tree is commercially grown in extensive plantations." It gave an idea at least... Yes, trees are special for me, too (I guess they're so for most people). Many times I find them consoling, for example. Many times during walks when I was upset I came across tree branches that looked like ready to embrace : ) Also some of them in my area I call arch angels, because they rise above the whole street, as if protecting everything. I am quoting from H. Inayat Khan now: "All the teachings that the great prophets and teachers have given are only interpretations of what they have seen. They have interpreted in their own language what they have read from the manuscript of nature: that trees and plants and rocks spoke to them. Did nature only speak to those in the past? No, the soul of man is always capable of that bliss if he only realized it. Once the eyes of the heart are open, man begins to read every leaf of the tree as a page of the sacred Book.
In the swinging of the branches, in the flying of the birds, and in the running of the water,
Beloved, I see Thy waving hand, bidding me good-bye.
In the cooing of the wind, in the roaring of the sea, and in the crashing of the thunder,
Beloved, I see Thee weep and I hear Thy cry.
In the promise of the dawn, in the breaking of the morn, in the smiles of the rose,
Beloved, I see Thy joy at my homecoming."Desert bush picture: The desert theme turned out to be quite fecund : ) This pic made me think of beginnings and hope. Not in a too much sentimental way - but these facts are just there, in front of my nose. And I am not making poetic talk now: Just like one may not see these flowers in a desert at first glance, one may not notice beginnings and hope in one's 'soul', either. The concept of soul may be unnecessary here but in my mind it is so much related to deserts! The picture I'm putting here belongs to a flower at a park, it's just a close view - I took it (today) thinking the desert flower pic.  About cameras: You wrote "Anyway, I suggest finding a camera with "macro" ability. There are some not-so-expensive ones now that enable you to do some close up shots of various things you find in nature. Where do you live...I might be able to offer some advice about looking online for certain models" .. I live partly on Mars, partly in Turkey.. Awaiting advice accordingly! ...Joke aside, I liked my new cellphone, I am inclined to exploit it a bit longer. But your advice is welcome of course... After so much space interest (that is me), the time of micro-world may be near  . hey Zin, i was just scrolling a bit here sorry to come barging in like this...and i see the bottom photo--i have a tree like that in my garden and it is blooming ----they bloom like 3 or 4 times per year...beautiful and full of bees i recently got a GE 1450 -120 euros--but though it makes excellent photos, it is not so easy to use the menu...(i wanted a camera that i could take long-shuttertime night photos with, (for blacklight art)... so eh, sorry but how do you upload a photo from your pc to here? i never succeeded doing that...  so finally i found the picture of this tree, i took this one last spring,in my backyard, same flowers as in foto of Zin, (in the background behind it an olive tree) i just asked in the cafe where i am sitting, they know the tree, but not the name actually this small town has lots of them edit: ah...so nice...just as i am posting previous, a lady comes up to me with her smartphone and shows me a picture with the name Callistemon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bottlebrushes Red bottle brush.jpg Red bottlebrush flower Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Subfamily: Myrtoideae Tribe: Melaleuceae Genus: Callistemon R.Br.[1] Callistemon /ˌkælɨˈstiːmən/[2] is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1814.[3] The entire genus is endemic to Australia but widely cultivated in many other regions and naturalized in scattered locations.[4] Their status as a separate taxon is in doubt, some authorities accepting that the difference between callistemons and melaleucas is not sufficient for them to be grouped in a separate genus. much more on it in wikipedia  |
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Post by silver on Jan 16, 2016 12:01:04 GMT -5
Zin and sunshine -- when I first came to southern California, my sis-in-law had one or two of these by the driveway and they called them bottlebrush. oh yes, drew lots of hummingbirds which was marvelous. Am enjoying your pictures.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2016 14:21:18 GMT -5
Zin and sunshine -- when I first came to southern California, my sis-in-law had one or two of these by the driveway and they called them bottlebrush. oh yes, drew lots of hummingbirds which was marvelous. Am enjoying your pictures. yes ! bottlebrush !! now i remember a german friend here in portugal called them in german ´´flaschenreiniger´´ bottle cleaner, because they look like those... ah ...bad name for such a pretty tree... we dont have hummingbirds here in portugal...wonder why...may be too cold in winter |
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Post by zin on Jan 16, 2016 19:47:39 GMT -5
hey Zin, i was just scrolling a bit here sorry to come barging in like this...and i see the bottom photo--i have a tree like that in my garden and it is blooming ----they bloom like 3 or 4 times per year...beautiful and full of bees i recently got a GE 1450 -120 euros--but though it makes excellent photos, it is not so easy to use the menu...(i wanted a camera that i could take long-shuttertime night photos with, (for blacklight art)... so eh, sorry but how do you upload a photo from your pc to here? i never succeeded doing that... so finally i found the picture of this tree, i took this one last spring,in my backyard, same flowers as in foto of Zin, (in the background behind it an olive tree) i just asked in the cafe where i am sitting, they know the tree, but not the name actually this small town has lots of them edit: ah...so nice...just as i am posting previous, a lady comes up to me with her smartphone and shows me a picture with the name Callistemon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bottlebrushes Red bottle brush.jpg Red bottlebrush flower Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Subfamily: Myrtoideae Tribe: Melaleuceae Genus: Callistemon R.Br.[1] Callistemon /ˌkælɨˈstiːmən/[2] is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1814.[3] The entire genus is endemic to Australia but widely cultivated in many other regions and naturalized in scattered locations.[4] Their status as a separate taxon is in doubt, some authorities accepting that the difference between callistemons and melaleucas is not sufficient for them to be grouped in a separate genus. much more on it in wikipedia So glad that you've figured out picture uploading, sunshine! Yes, they are the same - the one here is small though, like bushes. What attracted my attention was the flowers' color.. Btw you wrote above "i wanted a camera that i could take long-shuttertime night photos with, (for blacklight art)" .. Do you have examples? And, if by chance you know the name of the below tree, tell me.. It's a tree in the garden of a place I go at summers, the owner of the place doesn't know.  |
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Post by zin on Jan 16, 2016 20:01:38 GMT -5
Zin and sunshine -- when I first came to southern California, my sis-in-law had one or two of these by the driveway and they called them bottlebrush. oh yes, drew lots of hummingbirds which was marvelous. Am enjoying your pictures. I agree with sunshine that it's an unfortunate name! But it seems the plant has a property of being memorable. |
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Post by silver on Jan 16, 2016 20:31:27 GMT -5
Zin and sunshine -- when I first came to southern California, my sis-in-law had one or two of these by the driveway and they called them bottlebrush. oh yes, drew lots of hummingbirds which was marvelous. Am enjoying your pictures. I agree with sunshine that it's an unfortunate name! But it seems the plant has a property of being memorable. Well, I guess it's all about the shape... And it all depends what was in the bottle.  |
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