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  • chasncath
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    edited May 2020 #902

    We have a porcelain Cicada whose tummy we press on sunny days: he makes that evocative provencal summer sound. How sad can we get?

     

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  • chasncath
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    edited May 2020 #904

    What's really sad is that I can't hear real Cicadas without the help of my hearing aids! Meanwhile, Tuesday, 18 jan 2005, at 12.19 in Tarragona...

    Dije "¡sal del maldito camino!"

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  • cyberyacht
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    edited May 2020 #905

    It's amazing how the cicadas just clam up as soon as it's just a little bit cloudy.

  • brue
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    edited May 2020 #906

    Thankfully...they are not my favourite creatures. laughing

    Do you know where this is...?

  • Pliers
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    edited May 2020 #907

    I vaguely remember seeing this in a travel magazine. Is it somewhere in N. Ireland?

    Go on, tell me its in Australia!

  • Pliers
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    edited May 2020 #908

    We have a blue pot cicada that I bought at the market in St Remy a few years ago. It sits outside the caravan door when we’re away in the summer, along with a plant and other “delights “ that we always seem to accumulate when away. Better days!

    🙂

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited May 2020 #909

    Thanks CnC for the upload of my photo.laughing

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited May 2020 #910

    That looks like somewhere in the N.West Highlands, at a guess heading up to Stob Coire Easain, from Roy Bridge?

  • peedee
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    edited May 2020 #911

    Another shot of a lizard. Inspite of it being of a tropical lizard and flower, it was actually taken in this country.

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  • peedee
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    edited May 2020 #912

    The above reminded me one of my favourite subjects to photograph are flowers. I guess that is because they are relatively easy to capture well. Here are a few from my collection.

    peedee

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited May 2020 #913

    Rhodo’s are hard not to like PD. Nice pics👍🏻

  • SteveL
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    edited May 2020 #914

    NW Highlands nellie, but taken on a walk along Gleann Lichd from Morvich CAMC site. Picture was taken from the right end of the glen on the map looking back towards Morvich. A reasonable distance but hardly any climbing. Unfortunately our days of tackling Munros are over.☹️

    I tried to post the 1:25000 version of the map but 500k just isn't enough for all those contours.😂

  • peedee
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    edited May 2020 #915

     R2B, I don't think you appreciate the true beauty until you get up close for a good look.

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  • cyberyacht
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    edited May 2020 #916

    As they appear to be dodos, I would guess Mauritius, BICBW

  • peedee
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    edited May 2020 #917

    I thought they were ducks CY! It is definitely not Mauritius, the fauna is wrong. Reminds me a bit of a NT garden in N. Wales or is it Heligan?

    peedee

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited May 2020 #918

    My garden has a purposed area of acidic soil particularly for the family PD, I am fond of Azaleas too👍🏻. I love the Rhodo Grumpy. . .Furthest from the name ever😊

  • young thomas
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    edited May 2020 #919

    the Bernabau?

  • brue
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    edited May 2020 #920

    The photo was taken at NT Mount Stewart in NI, eastern shore of Strangford Lough. Interesting place to visit, house, garden and art collections. There is a huge painting by George Stubbs of a horse, "Hambleton" hanging in the house. The family didn't like it because the horse was being led by his groom and no-one wanted to see a servant in the picture! Anyway it's such an enormous painting they couldn't do much about it and I loved the story and the picture.

    >MOUNT STEWART<

    A few more photos, the "mary, mary" statue was pretty, surrounded by her cockle shells and bells.

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  • chasncath
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    edited May 2020 #922

    Here's a caravan that's seen better days. (Sierra Espuna National Park 2013)

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  • peedee
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    edited May 2020 #923

    Speaking of lizards a leaping one!

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  • chasncath
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    edited May 2020 #924

    To redeem myself after the ugly caravan pic, here's a much nicer photo from the same location!

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  • Wherenext
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    edited May 2020 #925

    Another reptile photo.

  • Takethedogalong
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    PD, the Chestnut trees have their “candles” on at the moment. Next time you can get up really close, take a look as each candle appears to be made up of hundreds of orchid like individual flowers. Really unusual.

  • Pliers
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    edited May 2020 #927

    Agree, they look absolutely gorgeous. 🙂

  • Wherenext
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    edited May 2020 #928

    A couple of places somewhere in the UK

  • Pliers
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    edited May 2020 #929

    It is, and a very nice stadium. Been to 3 CL games there now, lost the 1st 2, and 2-1 up in the 3rd. When / if that tie will ever be completed, who knows! We had a great 5 night break in Madrid though. 🙂⚽️

  • Wherenext
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    edited May 2020 #930

    When you consider the subsequent events in Madrid it would seem that you were very lucky Pliers. You personally not City.smile You'll probably not be allowed in for the return.

  • Wherenext
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    edited May 2020 #931

    We were just studying one the other day Ttda. Magnificent trees. The sheer strength in them is wonderous never mind the rest of it.

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