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this week,
“Wildlife in Your Area”
suggested by Here are Linda’s Photos

Wildlife in the United States including Ohio are varied and some species is unique to regions such as the Antelope in the North Western states.  In Ohio, you can’t see Antelope but you can find mammals from Ground Squirrels to Deer, which are Antelope size, but so much natural habitat has been encroached upon by man a lot of wildlife has been forced to adapt or migrate from the area.  I have seen a lot of wildlife one time only and some I see nearly every day.  There are animals native to Ohio I have never seen except in the zoo.  I have seen outside of zoos, Mice, Chipmunks, Black and Grey tree Squirrels, Fox, Coyotes, Groundhogs, Deer, birds from Hummingbirds to Buzzards (Eagles are in the area but I haven’t seen one outside of the zoo), Bears but not in Ohio, and lots of fish in the lakes plus frogs, snakes, salamanders, crayfish and boatloads of insects, some of which I could well do without.

I have a lot of photos but decided to limit myself two 3 images of Mammals figuring to save birds, bugs, and reptiles for later challenges.

My Photos

1-  This is one of many squirrels living in the trees surrounding my house.  If I didn’t have the cat which adopted us, I would get more friendly with the squirrels feeding them to get better close ups.  This photo was taken at the end of our drive and across the street.

 

2-  This is a night photo taken with flash about 15 or so feet from my door.  I have photographed some of it’s buddies only feet from my door some pushy enough to stick their nose in the crack of the door I have open to use my camera.  If they think food is around they would walk right in.  I don’t fancy a raccoon loose in my house.  They are entertaining but they can be nasty tempered.

 

3-  I’m not fast enough to catch the deer.  John is the one who usually sees them and comes in for the camera.  This deer is maybe 50 feet from our front door and I am pretty sure they come on to my porch.  I frightened one in the dark late at night and it couldn’t have been more than 10 feet from me.  They managed to eat my morning glories from how far their head bows down to how far they can reach up leaving leaves and flowers above and below and the stripped areas to grow out again.  We have put a salt block out in hopes of tempting them close enough regularly so we can get photos.  There are a lot of deer around evidenced by road kills.  The animals don’t stand much of a survival chance with the lifestyles we humans think we should be living without animal interference. 

 

Thanks always for your comments and keep on taking those photos.

 

 

 

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this week,
“Seeing Double”
suggested by me PhotoGraphics

When I came up with the idea for this challenge I thought I could, at the drop of a hat, go to the malls or ?? and find sets of twins to take photos of, like the double mint twins.  Well, it isn’t that easy to get to the mall or to find sets of twins, and go figure, any time I don’t need photos of twins, seems there are a lot of tandems being pushed around by mums and dads.  So, I have images without the twins I had hoped for but that should work for this challenge, just not as I had originally pictured posting it.  

 

1- This is as close to a set of twins or doubles I caught while watching for new doubles images.  The bright blue paint and the bright red tail lights caught my fancy so I grabbed this for a “Seeing Doubles” image. 

 

2- There is no doubt there are doubles or pairs all around us.  On this highway drive I noticed the doubles in the yellow lines, the dotted lines, the outside white lines and the metal rails set at either side of the highway. 

 

3- This lonely set of doubles are indicative of the deserted picnic benches at Lake Isabelle Cty park.  The weather has turned cooler and though the sun is shining the coolness of the day has crept into the bones of those who might have come to fish and barbecue.  It’s a rude awakening, Winter is creeping ever closer.

 

4- The same lonesome stillness resides at the other end of the lake, deserted tables, deserted fishing spots, fish swimming by their lonesome in the cool depths.  And the trees viewing themselves in the glassy waters, mirrored as doubles, in their soon to be lost foliage.  

 

So goes the end to another challenge.  Apologies for it’s late posting.

Thanks always for comments and keep on taking those photos.

 

 

 

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this week,
“Any photo in color plus a duplicate in black and white”
suggested by StixAndStonz

I enjoyed this challenge.  I don’t play with black and white often so it gave me the opportunity to select a photo I thought would work well.

 

1- This particular photo was taken June 12 of this year while I was headed for a hair cut.  These two were engrossed in an activity on the curb at one end of the mall.  If the photo had been taken when I was their age I would say baseball cards might be part of the discussion.  As there appears to be only one scooter, it may be they are trying to divvy up time for sharing the ride.  I like catching people in poses with faces hidden.  I don’t think a photo has to have a face to be interesting and in fact because the boys backs are turned to me a totally different story is offered than if they were facing me. 

 

2- Just enough pattern to make the image interesting but uncluttred.

 

Have a super week and thanks always for your comments.