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Pure and Simple-139/365

Posted by Ellie

Natural, simple, clean and pure. They have very short lives, but they are so beautiful and give such joy to those who see them. Whether wild or cultivated, flowers are perfect works of art.

#bellesphotos +Belles photos by +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Claudya Bonnet

#365project +G+ 365 Project by +Simon Davis-Oakley +Patricia dos Santos Paton


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Just Across the Road-134/365

Posted by Ellie

We have lived here for 17 years and the day before yesterday was the first day I discovered this lovely spot. It is at the foot of the neighbour's garden and I had never gone down there. Yesterday evening there was a lovely warn evening light. This is a view looking back up towards the village.

#365project +G+ 365 Project by +Simon Davis-Oakley +Patricia dos Santos Paton

HQSP Landscape  curated by  +Anja Wessels +Hallie Guilfoyle +Michael Garza +Nader El Assy +Vinod Krishnamoorthy +Luca Ferroglio +midori chan #hqsplandscape +HQSP Landscape

#bellesphotos +Belles photos by +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Claudya Bonnet

#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman +Kevin Rowe +Johan Peijnenburg +David Heath Williams +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim +Howard L. Smith +Kai Kosonen +Sheila B. DuBois +Toshi Nakamura +David Pilasky +Bill Wood 


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Surrounded by Trees-133/365

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Our house is surrounded by trees. In the old days they understood how important this was. In the summer, the leaves, dense and green, stop the heat from getting in through the windows and keep the house cool. These leaves are a natural air conditioner, using no power, naturally filtering out the heat.  The birds find shelter in them, nest and raise their young in the branches and the evergreens and shrubs that are at the ground level.The sun filters through only when it is lower at sunrise and again at sunset, once the intense heat of the day is beginning to dissipate. In the winter, when all the leaves are off and the branches are bare, the sun's rays stream through all the big windows, warming and lighting the interior during the shorter winter days. The rooms are bright and airy. What can be better than that?

For Tree Tuesday  curated by  +Christina Lawrie +Allan Cabrera +Ralph Mendoza +Kim Troutman +David R Robinson #TreeTuesday +Tree Tuesday

#365project +G+ 365 Project by +Simon Davis-Oakley +Patricia dos Santos Paton

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Painted Turtles on a Log-131/365

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Our trip to Miner's Marsh in the middle of Kentville yielded lots of photographs of ducks, one duckling and a red winged blackbird. I chose to feature this one of the two painted turtles sunning themselves on a log at the edge of the water.. They are the most common of the turtles in our province. Zoom in and take a look at the length of the claws on those feet! Someone needs to buy new nail clippers. I know they were enjoying the sun and warmth on their backs as much as we were.

HQSP Animals  curated by  +Anja Wessels +Alejandro J. Soto +Krystina Isabella Brion +Andy Smith #hqspanimals +HQSP Animals

#365project +G+ 365 Project by +Simon Davis-Oakley +Patricia dos Santos Paton

Belles photos  curated by  +Jean-Louis LAURENCE +Claudya Bonnet #Bellesphotos +Belles photos
Reptile Monday  curated by  +Will Pirnasch +Nicole Best #ReptileMonday +Reptile Monday


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