Photo of the Day - February 2021

[fooferdoggie]

great yard art .

 

[Clix Pix]

There must not be a neighborhood homeowners' association or covenant of some sort; that kind of funky "yard art" would not be permitted in many residential areas around where I live. Decorations at Christmas? Sure. Fun stuff at Hallowe'en? More places are allowing that, too. Anything else? Usually not at all.

 

[fooferdoggie]

There must not be a neighborhood homeowners' association or covenant of some sort; that kind of funky "yard art" would not be permitted in many residential areas around where I live. Decorations at Christmas? Sure. Fun stuff at Hallowe'en? More places are allowing that, too. Anything else? Usually not at all.

those evel associations. no this is a established neighborhood.

 

[Clix Pix]

 

[fooferdoggie]

wanted to buy one but not worth 20.00 each

 

[Clix Pix]

There's a story behind this image.... I heard plaintive honking and when I looked out, saw one lone goose in the middle of the lake, apparently trapped by ice and melting ice, unable to swim properly and unable to extricate himself by getting up on the ice because of the melting ice on the surface plus the actual ice beneath, so he couldn't get traction in any way. There wasn't much room to maneuver, so he couldn't simply take flight from his current position, either. Eventually he figured out a strategy of biting the ice/melting ice on the surface so that he could make more space for himself to turn around and head back in the direction of the area where there was open water. I watched and eventually he was able to turn around, after which he forged himself a path through the ice and melted ice until finally, he successfully broke free and was able to swim unencumbered again.

So in this shot, he's employing his plan of biting the ice/icy melting surface:

 

[fooferdoggie]

Mt tabor park. one of the few dormant volcanoes in the middle of a city.

 

[fooferdoggie]

here is another view. I did not zoom in enough you can't really see the red taillight line. it was pretty cool.

 

[Clix Pix]

Zigzag path through the ice:

 

[fooferdoggie]

nothing like a heart shaped steak.

 

[User.168]

Sorry, clearly not taken today

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

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Sorry, clearly not taken today

Single rainbow!

 

[Clix Pix]

A kiss of yellow delightfulness bringing cheer to a gloomy February day:

 

[Scepticalscribe]

A kiss of yellow delightfulness bringing cheer to a gloomy February day:

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Happy sigh.

This has made my day.

 

[Clix Pix]

 

[fooferdoggie]

icy Daphne and Chinese paper bush blooming in the little of winter. they smell great.

 

[Apple fanboy]

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

My plan was to not continue with my insect photos after last month but the coloration on the chelicerae is really quite stunning.

 

[Clix Pix]

Icy day, icy cars......nobody's going anywhere! I was especially impressed by the icicles on my neighbor's car:

 

[fooferdoggie]

icy here too we had frozen rain. it started to thaw but then started raining then snowing or icing who knows?