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Attached for so Long

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:34 -0400

This is the second shot, a follow up of yesterday's dandelion seedling image. If you have looked at yesterday's image you will see it is the same plant but at a much closer inspection.

Stuck Together

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:48 -0400

I am sure many of you have seen this plant either in your own yard, someone else's yard, or just randomly during travels. Dandelions don't interest me all that much, it is the Seed Head stage that does. This one here really grabbed my attention. From a distance, it was slightly confusing. Is it two Seed heads stuck together? Is all the seedling being released at the same time? Last year I posted a full Seed Head, which can be seen HERE. Besides this one, I will be posting two more images. The second image will be a closer view of this same plant. The third will be slightly different, which is my favorite of the three.

Corallus caninus - The Emerald Tree Boa

Sun, 13 May 2012 02:03 -0400

I wanted to post this yesterday but never got around in doing so. This image of the Emerald Tree Boa is the second shot that I post. The first one can be seen HERE and is the same snake in both shots. This shot was taken at a slightly different angle and filling the frame more with the head and surrounding body coil. I suspect those of you who seen both shots will probably prefer the first one over this one. I could be wrong, feel free to share your opinion.

Blue Jay Feather

Wed, 09 May 2012 01:02 -0400

A single Blue-Jay feather found in the grass near a bird feeder. There was also a scattered collection of smaller white feathers around the same area. The Blue Jay might have become a Red-tailed Hawk's dinner unless it found a way to escape and let out a series of cries to alarm other Blue Jays nearby.

Nourishing the Tree with Light

Mon, 07 May 2012 02:35 -0400

I am glad many of you enjoyed my previous posting, the Emerald Tree Boa. Thanks to everyone who expressed their thoughts, it was appreciated. In fact, I am going to post a second shot of the same snake at the end of this week. In the meantime, I decided to start this week with another tree shot that has been sitting on the hard drive waiting for my attention. As you can see, it is strictly the base of the tree. Like my not to long ago previous tree postings, this tree is located in the Roger Williams State Park. From the road side, the trunk could not be seen as it is covered with other trees and leaves. Walking around to the other side and under hanging low branches, I was able to find this exposed collection of trunks which became my late afternoon capture.

Emerald Tree Boa

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:05 -0400

Since the previous image I posted was mostly red, I thought I would post an almost entirely green image, an Emerald Tree Boa.

Surrounded by Metal Framing

Thu, 03 May 2012 02:23 -0400

Here is a second image from the Titanic exhibit over at Mystic Aquarium. The area had metal guard rails surrounding an opening to a lower level. It definitely helps to prevent excited or unaware people from falling over. At one point there are stairs one can take to explore the lower level. You can see I included two people returning to the upper level as part of my out of focused background.

Virtual Ripples

Tue, 01 May 2012 01:24 -0400

I haven't been to an aquarium in almost 2 years. It was decided to visit the Mystic aquarium. The main intention was to photograph fish and other related marine life. The aquarium was also featuring a titanic exhibit called Titanic - 12,450 Feet Below. It is a self guided historical tour with plenty of interactive material. I will be posting some of the images I took within the exhibit.

Regarding this image, there a handful of interactive computer screen where visitors can scroll through maps of the titanic boat, its journey, and history. Using the magnifying glass one can enlarge the portion of the screen for closer viewing and reading. The magnifying glass also served to create virtual water ripples by moving it randomly across the blue screen, like these four kids were doing with great enthusiasm. Originally the screen was a light aqua, I decided to apply a little more color to it, just to spice it up a bit and make it a little more interesting to look at.

Betsy Williams Cottage

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:31 -0400

Here is a third image I post of this monstrous tree. If you have not seen the previous two, you may do so HERE and HERE. The first image posted, I had the cottage serving as a background element. As you can see for today's image, I wanted to illustrate more of the tree's height as well as a clear view of the cottage located in the Roger Williams Park.

Here is a small portion of a wikipedia entry explaining the history of the cottage.
Roger Williams Park is a 427-acre city park and is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is named after the founder of the city of Providence and one of the founders of the state of Rhode Island, Roger Williams. The land for the park was a gift to the people of Providence in 1871, in accordance with the will of Betsy* Williams, the great-great-great-granddaughter, and last surviving descendant of the founder to own the land. It had been the family farm and represented the last of the original land grant to Roger Williams in 1638 from Canonicus, chief of the Narragansett tribe. The family farmhouse (built in 1773), known as the Betsy Williams Cottage, and the Williams family burial ground (including Betsy's grave) are still maintained within the park.

Gnawing Porcupine

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:38 -0400

Porcupine gnawing on a wooden gate at Southwick Zoo. It was trying to notify its keepers, its time to go in for the night and have dinner. That is exactly what happen the keepers came out, opened the gate and the porcupine strolled right into the building for its dinner and rest.