Leti 🌺

Nagoya, Japan 🇯🇵

クリスマスローズ
花の少ない12月にバラに似た花を咲かせるので「クリスマスに咲くバラ」と云われていますが、品種によって咲く時期が違い、主に冬から春に咲くクリスマスローズの #交配種レンテンローズ
#ヘレボルス・ニゲル
#寒芍薬
#クリスマスローズ

Art Image by Juan Brufal. Street tree on multicoloured apartment wall, somewhere in Europe.

'It is divinely and intimately innate, comrades, for a misfit mystic’s heart to create.'

#ブルスコ写真部
人懐こい猫ちゃんです😸

@bskyphotos.bsky.social

nature photography • running route along the edge of an old forest and a little further on through this forest • green, brown and shiny leaves in fall ⬇️ naturaufnahme - sehr alte regennasse grün/braune bäume an einer laufstrecke die etwas entfernt im wald verschwindet, aufklarender himmel | foto copyright ©️ RW25 unten rechts |

Running in the forest instead of by the Rhine has give me a new home; here a rainy day at the end of November for #sensoryart #seasons

#forest #running #landscape
#scape #colors #wald #nature
#schoenesgegendoofes #natur

😊🤎

6th July 2008: Tioga Road across Yosemite 2
Tioga Road in summer is a mountain highway, offering a refreshing drive where seasonal wildflowers and sweeping vistas unfold one after another through the car windows.
dararindarling.blogspot.com/2008/07/6th-...
Nikon D40x / AF-S DX 18-70mm F3.5-5.6G ED

6th July 2008: Tioga Road across Yosemite 3
Tioga Road in summer is a mountain highway, offering a refreshing drive where seasonal wildflowers and sweeping vistas unfold one after another through the car windows.
dararindarling.blogspot.com/2008/07/6th-...
Nikon D40x / AF-S DX 18-70mm F3.5-5.6G ED

4th Jan 2026: The Koki Beach in Nago, Okinawa 1
The natural beach, with its white sand and clear emerald water, was perfect for our family.
dararindarling.blogspot.com/2026/01/4th-...
Nikon D5500 / AF-S DX 18-200mm F3.5-5.6G VR II

4th Jan 2026: Okinawan Bussōge 4
The Okinawan bussōge is a type of hibiscus well known for its vivid red blossoms. The bright flowers stand out beautifully under Okinawa’s strong sunlight.
dararindarling.blogspot.com/2026/01/4th-...
Nikon D5500 / AF-S DX 18-200mm F3.5-5.6G VR II

4th Jan 2026: Okinawan Bussōge 3
The Okinawan bussōge is a type of hibiscus well known for its vivid red blossoms. The bright flowers stand out beautifully under Okinawa’s strong sunlight.
dararindarling.blogspot.com/2026/01/4th-...
Nikon D5500 / AF-S DX 18-200mm F3.5-5.6G VR II

4th Jan 2026: Okinawan Bussōge 2
The Okinawan bussōge is a type of hibiscus well known for its vivid red blossoms. The bright flowers stand out beautifully under Okinawa’s strong sunlight.
dararindarling.blogspot.com/2026/01/4th-...
Nikon D5500 / AF-S DX 18-200mm F3.5-5.6G VR II

4th Jan 2026: Okinawan Bussōge 1
The Okinawan bussōge is a type of hibiscus well known for its vivid red blossoms. The bright flowers stand out beautifully under Okinawa’s strong sunlight.
dararindarling.blogspot.com/2026/01/4th-...
Nikon D5500 / AF-S DX 18-200mm F3.5-5.6G VR II

3rd May 2006: Kamikochi in Nagano 5
Using new software, I restored my faded Kamikōchi photos. Nearly twenty years have passed since my 2006 visit, and I hope to return with my family this year.
dararindarling.blogspot.com/2006/05/3rd-...
Nikon F5 / AF-S 28-70mm F2.8D ED / Kodak Gold 100

A male green kingfisher sits in side profile on a branch.

A male green kingfisher sits on a branch with its bill extended downward, touching the branch.

A green kingfisher is perched on a branch.

Green kingfishers (lifers) in a Texas USA state park. #birds #photography #ColorADay #GreenSat #Nature #WildlifePhotography #BirdsSeenIn2026

A Townshend's warbler has a yellow head and breast with black streaks.

A stunning warbler
at least I show you
the best part.

Townshend's Warbler, Mar. 2026, #RohnertPark, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky #nature #sonomacounty #photography #m43 #haiku

Good morning 🌞. Succulents and art for a start. Peace! ✌️ #bloomscrolling #cats #peace

Peace! ✌️ #birds #rocks #bloomscrolling #trees #sky #peace #smile #resist

An Altamira oriole is perched on a branch, looking to the side. The bird is bright orange with a black throat and eye area.

An #photogenic Altamira oriole, the largest oriole in the US, meeting multiple challenges today. Texas USA. #OrangeSun #ColorADay #StunDay #Birds #Photography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdOfTheDay

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Good morning 🌄. This #photogenic fellow made sure I got the good side. Peace! #birds #raven #BirdOfTheDay #birding #corvid #peace

Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner

Someone stopped by for a photo session. "MEEP MEEP"! Peace! ✌️ #birds #birding #cuckoo #roadrunner #peace #photogenic

An American Avocet from our recent trip to Arizona for today's #birdoftheday theme #photogenic.
#birds

✌️🌷🥰

House Finch

House Finch

House Finch

Photogenic you say? Well....yeah! Peace! ✌️ #birds #birding #finch #photogenic #peace #smile

Image of a Crimson rosella feasting on a Dogwood’s mature fruit. Predominant colours are green of the leaves, crimson & blue of the parrot , & bright red of the fruit.

Morning, Melbourne! 🌞😎 🌞

Criminal on the loose in the Dogwood.

#wildoz #ozbirds #birds 🦉📷 #crimsonrosella #birdsinbackyards

Nature offers a moment of presence, inviting us to slow down.
In its quiet colors, the world feels softer, touched by calm light.
Each bloom reminds us to simply be.
And in that pause, the natural world carries us gently forward.

#photography #sandiego #California #flower #naturephotography

Photo of a Gray Seal sleeping on a beach on the Orkney Islands in Scotland. Every Day Should Be Earth Day!! It's National Napping Day observed on the Monday following Daylight Savings Time and this beautiful Gray Seal is sleeping on a Scottish beach. A strategic sleeper, they nap in shorter times to fit with their environment. Briefly in water, surfacing to breathe and longer sleep on the beach. This flexibility helps them conserve energy and stay safe from threats.

Every Day Should Be Earth Day!!

It's National Napping Day and this beautiful Gray Seal sleeping on a Scottish beach. A strategic sleeper, they nap in shorter times that fit with their environment. Briefly in water, surfacing to breathe & longer on beach. This flexiblity helps w/ energy & safety.

Tonight's Sunset
Seal Rock, Oregon

#oregoncoast