PostsCommentsPayoutseolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • 2 days agomy entry to reflections 276it was a mild sunny February day soi took a winter walk by the sea. at one point i came across this shallow puddle on the rocky shore. the puddle was a mix of weolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • 3 days agoentry smash 430we had a great ride on the car ferry the entire length of one of the more spectacular fjords in Norway- Lysefjorden. of course i took many shots of the dramaticeolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • 8 days agoentry reflections 275city puddles are a great place to hunt for reflections. especially in the older sections of a city when the sun comes out after the rain. of course if the puddleolianpariah2 (72)in #smash • 10 days agoentry smash 429have you ever seen someone with really long fingernails. i mean extremely long, ones that would hamper the use of the fingers for a number of daily tasks. well,eolianpariah2 (72)in Feathered Friends • 12 days agoentry smap 273one of the most common species of birds we find this time of year here in Norway is the wood pigeon (Columba palumbus). i took these shots at street level outsieolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • 13 days agoentry reflections 274here's a reflection from a train ride looking out the window as we passed through a tunnel. the stripe of blue light is the only thing which is not a reflectioneolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • 17 days agoentry reflections 273a classic opposing mirrors reflection that i took at the palace in Omaneolianpariah2 (72)in Feathered Friends • 18 days agoenter smap 272it's springtime here so it's a great time to see baby birds. the most easily spotted ones for us are ones swimming in the water, such as these charming mallardeolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • 18 days agomy entry to smash 428: electric toothbrushmostly i use my toothbrush to brush my teeth but it can be used for other things- such as playing with shadows. so here's a curious shadow phenomenon i discovereolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • 24 days agoentry smash 427the houses here in the center of town are built close together and most are quite close to the street. they are wooden and though old most of them have been modeolianpariah2 (72)in Feathered Friends • 25 days agoentry smap 271: immature cormorantit is easy to recognize that a cormorant is immature because it has a much lighter belly than an adult. i am not completely sure which species this one is but ieolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • 26 days agoentry reflections 272two birds, one reflection here's a curious reflection, not so much because of what is reflected but more so what isn't. while there are clearly two terns in theeolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • last monthentry smash 426,000: 2+2=2sometimes shadows can be quite surprising. when a group of 4 people are out walking together in the sun we may normally expect to see four individual shadows, oeolianpariah2 (72)in Feathered Friends • last monthentry smap 270: Common EiderCommon Eider Somateria mollissima are resident sea ducks along the coast here. the unique shape of their heads give them a distinct fun personality or appearaeolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • last monthentry reflections 271the mists of dawn often create a muted serene setting, especially near water. also at dawn the wind is often still on the water- ponds, lakes and rivers or eveneolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • last monthentry smash 425: in the sandthe dry sand on the beach tends to become shaped in waves by the wind. when the sun is low, either sunrise or sunset the waves cast more or less rhythmic shadoweolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • last monthentry reflections 270last autumn the neighbor engaged a painter to paint their house but the fellow was very busy and the weather was unfavorable so he didn't manage to complete theeolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • last monthentry smash 424books have been written about the traditional wooden boats in Norway and there are many aspects worthy of publicizing. the various coastal districts all have uneolianpariah2 (72)in Shadow Hunters • 2 months agoentry reflections 269during our previous travels we had extra long layovers in Muscat due to the airline cancelling our connection flight. now some people may view that as a terribleolianpariah2 (72)in Feathered Friends • 2 months agoentry smap 268House sparrows Passer domesticus are perhaps the most common birds we see here, certainly in the top 3. although the scientific name seems to suggest they are
