Picture-A-Week 2023 - Week 11

[pierces]

Pictures taken between Monday, March 13 and Sunday, March 19.

 

This week's challenge is to get out and take some interesting pictures to share.

 

How is this different than the last 500+ weeks in the Picture-A-Week challenge? It isn't. Just get out there and get your money's worth out of all that lovely photographic equipment you blew your discretionary income on!

 

 

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!

[TLCOhio]

Yes, the NE got hit hard with the snow this week.  Below is a picture from yesterday morning here in Central Ohio for what I observed from our family room door.  We had the "snow look", but it was only, fortunately, a "frosting" so we did not have the more serious challenges that happen with inches and inches of the white stuff.  

 

THANKS!  Enjoy!  Terry in Ohio

 

[cruises42]

Male and female Northern Cardinals

 

 

Male Northern Cardinal 

 

Male Northern Cardinal and Dark-eyed Junco

 

Male and female Eastern Bluebird, Downy Woodpecker, and male Northern Cardinal

 

Male Eastern Bluebird 

Edited March 16, 2023 by cruises42

[cruises42]

Some snowflakes from earlier this week.

 

 

 

 

 

[Docker123]

I have been passed this house hundreds of times, admiring the growing sculpture display. As Saturday morning was a lovely 30C degrees, walked down

 

 

 

 

 

[pierces]

We have had more rain in the last three weeks that in the last year. Our snow pack is at record e levels and the reservoirs that have been empty for years are so full that they are opening the spillways, so they don’t overflow. Despite that, we will probably be in a drought condition by the end of the year because misguided conservation efforts have forbidden the building of additional reservoirs for the last forty or so years for one junk-science reason or another, despite the 66% increase in population pressure. Enough whining about California Crazy. The latest episode of rain (which may be the last for a while) inspired me to get out and record the record. It may be a while before we are inundated like this again, hence the somewhat splashy photo-op.

 

Splish-Splash

 

 

 

 

Dave

[zackiedawg]

When I get around to processing my wildlife photos from this past weekend, I may have more to add here.  But for now, I was still on my last night at Disney World on 3/13, and took a few evening shots around my resort villa...

 

Paddlefish restaurant, at Disney Springs, as viewed from Saratoga Springs resort:

 

I only had my 18-135mm lens on, but spotted this osprey with its large fish catch flying over the Disney Springs entertainment area:

 

People taking an evening spin in an Amphicar in the lake by Disney Springs:

 

This limpkin was feeding along the shore of the lake right in front of my villa - and didn't seem to mind me standing there 15 feet away - he waded in the water, grabbed a clam, walked up on shore to eat it, and did this over and over - at least 10 clams as I watched:

 

The Rainforest Cafe erupting in the early evening: