H.K.Luterman Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 For a little while in November, we had a pair of red foxes visiting us frequently. And about once every summer, I spot a Luna Moth. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kara C Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 They're not weeds, they're wildflowers - Free gifts from Nature. When every plant you buy dies no matter what, try letting the "weeds" grow. It's really amazing what youll find. Every flower is considered a weed when it's where you don't want it. Here in the U.S. we get plants and seeds from nurseries and garden centers that come from all over the world and many are considered weeds in the gardens of their natural region. There are so many great plants here that people just don't know about. Why are our native flowers, trees and such not cultivated and sold in abundance? The bees, birds, butterflies and other wildlife would be much happier. In turn we would be happier, right? I was super happy to find a surprise rain lily flower in my yard last week... Till the lawn guy mowed it down while I got my stuff to dig it up... White flowers in the picture I believe are white sweet clover. They smell amazing and bees love them. The purple-ish ones are spiderworts. I also have blue eyed grass(?) all over my yard. Daily flowers even after mowing. Nature also gifted what I thought was blackberry plants but now know they're dewberries. Still edible 😋 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonske Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 In the Summer Palace Park today... part I, red peaches :) 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonske Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Part II... white blossoms :) 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griznatch Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Love spring, awesome pictures! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 On 4/19/2022 at 7:53 AM, Fonske said: In the Summer Palace Park today... part I, red peaches 🙂 You are in Beijing? All through high school, our Mandarin teacher was preparing us for a trip our senior year and the Summer Palace was on our itinerary. My greatest disappointment was not being able to go. Thank you for the beautiful pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonske Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 On 4/20/2022 at 12:00 PM, Torrey said: You are in Beijing? All through high school, our Mandarin teacher was preparing us for a trip our senior year and the Summer Palace was on our itinerary. My greatest disappointment was not being able to go. Thank you for the beautiful pictures! Yes, in Beijing. So sorry you couldn't see YuanMingYuan in person, the park is huge and beautiful, especially in spring! Nearly all my pictures in this thread are from there... more below and more is coming :) 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 On 4/19/2022 at 10:40 PM, Fonske said: Yes, in Beijing. So sorry you couldn't see YuanMingYuan in person, the park is huge and beautiful, especially in spring! Nearly all my pictures in this thread are from there... more below and more is coming 🙂 That top picture could be such an inspiration for an aquascape, hopefully I can eventually make the trip. It's on my bucket list! I had a trip planned for 2020.... I was supposed to meet one of my high school buddies who ended up an English teacher in Wuhan in March as a combined "between" birthday for the both of us (he's April, and I am February)... we'd had it planned for a while... sadly, it didn't happen. Maybe we'll be able to pull it off for our 60th birthdays, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonske Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 @Torreyyeah, 2020 ruined so many plans...Hope you and your friend will be able to pull it off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonske Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Part III, resting fauna There are many turtles in the park, but usually they are camera-shy adults. This young RES was in no hurry to anywhere, happily chilling on the warm rocks :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonske Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Part IV, more birds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonske Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Some snapshots from impromptu visit to the park yesterday. It's so rare to see sky like this here...really enjoyed it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphijmm Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 On 5/1/2022 at 9:16 PM, Fonske said: Some snapshots from impromptu visit to the park yesterday. It's so rare to see sky like this here...really enjoyed it. Now see, scenes like this are why I've been trying since pre-pandemic to take a trip to Beijing. Unfortunately, the original plan was June 2020. x_x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonske Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 On 5/2/2022 at 2:11 PM, Baphijmm said: Now see, scenes like this are why I've been trying since pre-pandemic to take a trip to Beijing. Unfortunately, the original plan was June 2020. It's getting harder to go to places even for locals, at the moment one has to have a fresh test results to enter the park. Boats like this were usually full of people... I hope the requirement will be lifted soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexa Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 (edited) Edited June 19, 2022 by Alexa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDukeAnumber1 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I've had small broyzoa colonies in my aquariums and really enjoyed them, I think they may still be surving in a filter tube some where. But while fishing this weekend I snagged a weed and pulled in a fist sized colony. It was so fun, more so that a big bass tbh. The gel colony was much firmer than I expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MAC Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutBout Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Walked around next to a local pond shop and saw a few rough skinned newts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Took the scenic route to a lfs today. Butterflies and dragonflies oh my 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Caught and released a nice Bluegill this morning 🎣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonske Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/22/2022 at 6:46 AM, MickS77 said: Caught and released a nice Bluegill this morning Beautiful fish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDukeAnumber1 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Big pumpkin goes off to the county fair today! Aided by summer tubbing water with good results. Half the reason I do summer tubs now is for the garden watering benefits 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) Totes didn't produce many fish this year, but they certainly brought in the nature Edited September 13, 2022 by MAC 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingcow Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 on today's dog walk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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