Picture-A-Week 2022 - Week 42

[pierces]

Pictures taken between Monday, October 17and Sunday, October 23.

 

Are you or your neighbors decorating for Halloween? Snap a few pictures and show us!

 

 

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!

[Docker123]

Swan Family having a picnic on Commonwealth Reserve, Williamstown.

 

 

 

 

[pierces]

It was a busy week. Photography took a back seat to work and some more DIY stuff. Honestly, photography wasn’t even in the back seat. I think I left it standing at the curb. I guess the season is partially to blame. It’s cool enough to do outside projects without risking heat stroke, nothing is blooming and it’s a bit of a drive to where leaves turn a color other than brown. This week's photo is of our family’s answer to fall colors. When the nighttime temperature dips below 60°, it triggers a primal urge to make vegetable beef soup from the family recipe. It is actually a “stoup” since you can stand a spoon up in it. We made enough to serve as lunch and the occasional dinner until chili season arrives.

 

Fall Colors

 

 

 

 

Dave

[zackiedawg]

Some Saturday action, October 22:

 

Raccoon searching around the cypress forest for some food:

 

Alligator closeup:

 

Eastern phoebe:

 

Black-and-white warbler:

 

Osprey flying over the lake looking for fish:

 

Green darner dragonfly in flight:

 

Unfairly maligned vulture - a very useful and purpose built bird but always dismissed as ugly or creepy:

 

Lovely northern shoveler duck - this female just arrived back as it is a winter visitor to our area:

 

Very close up with a tricolored heron, busy watching the water below for fish:

 

Boat-tailed grackle singing away:

 

Anhinga, working its way back to shore to eat its catch:

[boeckli]

On 10/24/2022 at 11:34 PM, pierces said:

 

 

 

Looks very yummy 😋

[boeckli]

On Monday I finally visited the 'Chinese Garden of Friendship' at Sydney's darling Harbour.

 

A selection of 'Penzai' trees (the Chinese version of Bonsai)

 

The Dragon Wall, with the blue dragon representing New South Wales and a brown dragon representing Guangdong, both are in search of the pearl of wisdom (the red ball).

 

 

 

 

 

[Victress2007]

Spent some time in San Juan Puerto Rico for the last couple weeks. This illustrates how thick the wall are around Old San Juan.

 

 

 

I think this shot is obligatory for all visitors. 

 

Vic