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Day 241
The close of the day
Towards the end of the day, the landscape photographers were busily adjusting their ND filters at the mouth of the Ythan. #thursd...
#244
Day 244
Betwixt Heaven and Earth
#nature #afternoon #landscape #monday #blue #moon #sky #sunrise #cloud #sunset #heaven #december #earth #dusk #light-effect
#248
Day 248
A fine December day!
Bright, sunny and warm; surely it can't be nearly Christmas? The photograph speaks for itself, interesting clouds near to sunset....
#254
Day 254
Barbara arrives in time for Christmas.
Therfor whanne Jhesus was borun in Bethleem of Juda, in the daies of king Eroude, lo! astromyenes camen fro the...
#262
Day 262
Hogmanay 2016
When I was born it was a truly rich man who could have tropical orchids growing in his house. Now the country is awash with them - some...
#274
Day 274
Global trade
Spanish lemon. South African orange. Italian alabaster. British black velvet. As seen through a Japanese Camera, processed on an American...
#279
Day 279
The tetrapylon of Palmyra
More bad news from Palmyra, the ancient Roman city in the Syrian desert. Militants from the Islamic State group have destroy...
#280
Day 280
Our Collider
Much impressed with the results coming from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN a group of people from our village decided to have bash at...
#283
Day 283
To be afraid, or not to be afraid?
"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion." Alexander the...
#284
Day 284
Life at the harbour
When photographic inspiration is seriously lacking I tend to gravitate to Peterhead harbour where I can always find something of i...
#285
Day 285
A wild, wild day
#thursday #afternoon #night #dark #sky #clouds #january #astronomy #light-effect
#286
Day 286
The Doomsday Clock
From this morning's BBC website: "Scientists say the world has edged closer to apocalypse in the past year amid a darkening securit...
#287
Day 287
Through the microscope
It is a miserable day here today. A day to spend time peering into the microscopic world. The photograph shows part of the foot...
#294
Day 294
The end of the world ...?
Mrs. Bundy: I hardly think a few birds are going to bring about the end of the world. Melanie Daniels: These weren't a few b...
#300
Day 300
Hot air
It's looking a bit wild in the south. I think it must be due to all the hot air being generated in Westminster, with a bit extra from Edinburg...
#299
Day 299
The woman who was buried twice!
This morning I took Mrs Talpa and her friend to the nearby market town of Inverurie where they were to receive their a...
#302
Day 302
The Texas bluebell
Still enjoying myself with focus stacking. This is a front and back view of Lisianthus flowers. Eustoma russellianum grows naturall...
#306
Day 306
All that glisters is not gold
I collected this Golden Cowrie shell from a coral reef in Fiji over 45 years ago. The Golden Cowrie Lyncina aurantium qu...
#307
Day 307
Food waste
Today was a lovely sunny day and should have presented lots of photographic opportunities, but I failed to find them. I did however, find s...
#316
Day 316
Eider ducks, grey seals and a ship
#afternoon #wednesday #april #seals #ythan #sandpiper #wading-bird #ruddy-turnstone #turnstone #shorebird #red-back...
#319
Day 319
Down to the basics
This is an extreme close-up of a spurge flower. The tiny flowers, 3-4 mm in size, contain just the essential parts needed for sexua...
#330
Day 330
Welcome!
Is it a prison? A military bunker? A bank? No, it's the Church of Scotland. A sad sign of the times we live in. The church has been forced to...
#328
Day 328
Red
Another look at the world as it might appear were we only able to see but a single colour, the rest being rendered black and white. Today, red tul...
#333
Day 333
Rheum
The impressive flower spike of Rheum palmatum 'Atrosanguineum', a relative of our old friend rhubarb. #afternoon #monday #garden #leaf #flower #...