Picture-A-Week 2022 - Week 02

[pierces]

Pictures taken between Monday, January 10 and Sunday, January 16.

 

We made it to week two! Take some photos to celebrate!

 

Rules: See above

That's it. This isn't a contest.

All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising).

Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize.

The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays.

Post one. Post many. Up to you.

Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others!

[ski ww]

This is our place this morning after 10 1/2" of snow fell over night, the ground was almost bare Sun afternoon. This was Mon morning.

 

[ski ww]

This was the temp this morning. Too cold to go skiing, although it's the first sunny day we've had in weeks. That's -20F

 

[PurpleHays]

You just keep that cold stuff up north where it belongs. We're forecast for 21 tonight and that's quite cold enough, thankyouverymuch. 🥶

 

[pierces]

We dipped into the 30°s at night for a week or so and that is quite enough for this SoCal native!

 

Keep your batteries warm! 🙂

 

 

Dave

[Oviedo32765]

Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens Asian Lantern Festival
              November 19, 2021 – January 16, 2022

 

This festival celebrates the culture, art, and beauty of traditional lantern festivals celebrated throughout Asia for centuries. Created in partnership with Tianyu Arts & Culture, Inc., an international event design and manufacturing company headquartered in Zigong, Sichuan, China, the festival features more than 30 larger-than-life displays of illuminated sculptures depicting animals, plants, and traditional Chinese elements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Docker123]

 

Wednesday was in the low 30s here as well. Like Ski WW, we use the C degrees.

 

Walking at Newport Lakes came across a number of blue tongues. This one allowed me to get nice and close for a good portrait (it was about 30-40cm)

 

[boeckli]

Seems the Australian summer is time for reptiles ... This caught my eye when glancing out of my study window this afternoon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 16, 2022 by boeckli

[pengu1n]

Yikes, what kind of snake is that? Is it venomous?

 

[boeckli]

6 hours ago, pengu1n said:

Yikes, what kind of snake is that? Is it venomous?

 

 

From what I can find online, I believe it to be a diamond python which are non-venomous (but can apparently still inflict a nasty bite).

 

[Docker123]

52 minutes ago, boeckli said:

 

From what I can find online, I believe it to be a diamond python which are non-venomous (but can apparently still inflict a nasty bite).

 

Looks like a diamond python.  Probably the only thing that won’t kill you 🤣🤣😜

[pierces]

It looks like some of the things that made 2021 less shiny than it could have been have carried over to cloud the promise of unicorns joyously pooping rainbows across the country in 2022. Last year we suffered supply chain interruptions of many products. Meat and milk were disrupted when demand fell as schools and restaurants were closed or restricted. With no demand, the supply side ramps back and it takes time to raise cattle to the point where they can be milked or made into steaks when demand returns. Empty shelves are bad and retailers have taken to filling them with the stock they have to maintain appearances. This would be less obvious if they took the Corned Beef Brisket sign off the case filled with boxes of potatoes.

 

Meat Substitute

 

 

 

 

Dave

Edited January 17, 2022 by pierces

[zackiedawg]

We finally got a nice blast of cold this weekend - that reached all the way down here to S Florida.  With that also came many more wintering birds and ducks who were fleeing the extreme cold farther north.  Winter migration has been very slow this year, but picked up this weekend...here are some of the wintering friends from this Saturday:

 

American wigeon:

 

Egyptian geese:

 

A lifer for me...my first ever gadwall:

 

The beautiful wood duck drake in his full breeding plumage:

 

Interestingly, the only gadwall in the pond seemed to have paired off with an American wigeon - they were very close and stuck together.  Maybe soon, we'll have ourselves some American gadwigeon ducklings:

 

The male hooded merganser:

 

Of course, the locals were still around...like this green heron:

 

Or this American coot, showing off his very funky feet: