Picture-A-Week 2022 - Week 09

[pierces]

Pictures taken between Monday, February 28 and Sunday, March 6.

 

What inspires you? Take a picture of it and share!

 

 

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!

[boeckli]

Timing a walk to our local waterfall in-between the currently ever-present showers, I spotted a couple of kookaburras

 

 

 

 

 

[Docker123]

Out for dinner on Wednesday evening in the lovely suburb Yarraville (10minute drive).  Some years ago they blocked of some streets and put in seating, Singapore  style flower things, and various activities. Tonight lots of drummers drumming. 
 

 

 

Street decoration

 

The wonderful Sun Theatre. Art Deco building. The cinema was derelict, but rebuilt with a series of large and small viewing rooms. 

 

[Bimmer09]

Orchids at the Chicago Botanic Gardens

 

 

 

Norris

[pierces]

We spent Saturday and Sunday in the San Diego area to watch Jackie compete in a major competition. Skaters from as far as Las Vegas gathered for the first big competition of the year. The event consisted of preliminaries for each group that consisted of a simple routine that displayed their competency in the basic skills. The second was open format with costumes and props determined by the skater. Jackie experienced a first on Saturday when she fell during the prelims. She had never fallen in a competition before but popped right back up and finished second. Her main competition on Sunday was where she could perform her practiced routine and she nailed it for the gold. A serious and solid competitor at five years old. Seriously cute too!

 

Golden Girl

 

 

 

 

Dave

[zackiedawg]

This weekend I had some friends in from out of state, wanting to do some birding in the wetlands.  Two came down from New Jersey, and one from Long Island NY.  We had a good two days and I was able to find some nice rarities for them, as well as the usual hundreds of local Florida wading birds - all of which are fairly exotic to someone not from here!  Some of the cooler stuff:

 

Belted kingfisher - female:


Least bittern, male:


American alligator hatchlings:


River otter:


Egyptian goose gosling:


Big George, our largest and oldest alligator at around 13-14 feet and over 20 years old - he's the poppa of the baby alligators above:


Black-crowned night heron:


Wilson's snipe:


Black-and-white warbler:

[Victress2007]

Moody Gardens Rainforest Pavilion, Galveston, TX

 

 

 

Vic