Piñatas, Juan de Galvez Market, in Merida, Yucatan.
Eagle Chat
This is a short clip of a noisy, talkative eagle. This bird was voicing some objections to another eagle’s presence, a few hundred meters away. Obviously, some important rules of etiquette were not being observed.
The background noise you can hear throughout the video is the sound of a CSL “self-unloader”, a large cargo ship which is unloading gypsum onto barges, right here, in these beautiful islands…
Apparently, the eagles were too busy with their territorial discussions to care. But that engine sound, lights, and dust can get annoying when they last for days…
Orchid Poetry
Orchids are so elegant . This is a close up of a wild orchid growing in a bog on the San Juan ridge, on Vancouver Island.
I believe it is a fragrant white rein orchid (Platanthera dilatata …hey, I checked here: E-Flora BC!)
I added some filter play, to give it a painterly look… and to camouflage – almost successfully – the fact that one of the blossoms is out of focus. I have to work on my depth of field adjustments. Learning every day.
Winter Melancholy
A winter dusk moment, when the sunlight is about to disappear. The Garry oaks that tough it out on the exposed bluffs below our house are denuded in winter, and their silhouette is quite stark.
This hour of the day, this time of the year… together, they bring a feeling of loss. Remembering people who have come and gone. Raise a glass, think good thoughts.
Sunup – Photo Wednesday
January morning in 2015, the sun rises on the horizon. Days are short, but the light is magical.
Contemplez du matin la pureté divine…
Ce prodigieux sourire, le soleil.
Le soleil, cette fleur des splendeurs infinies…
—Victor Hugo