Random Object Photographs

[Watchdog]

This little squirrel was too lazy to walk to the birdbaths at the back of the yard for a drink. So he used the dogs' water bucket (they were napping inside).

 

[okiegtrider]

We are watching...

 

[cmort666]

The tip of a calligraphy pen.

 

[leswad]

A Christmas sunset in Texas

 

[PALADIN85020]

Here are a couple of shots taken over the Christmas season. This first one is an art object made by a New Mexican woman who is over 80 years old. It utilizes bed springs, assorted bottles, and stained glass fragments. I thought it was quite innovative.

These are the rugged Organ Mountains in New Mexico, near Las Cruces. My maternal grandfather once prospected in these mountains around the turn of the 20th Century.

John

 

[okiegtrider]

 

[Bullseye 2620]

Buffalo at Sunrise

 

[Hillbilly77]

The girls found a baby painted turtle this past fall.

(They let it go back where they found it after the photo shoot.)

 

[JohnRippert]

An osprey with dinner being chased by a thieving red tail hawk.

 

[GunarSailors]

 

[JohnRippert]

Flasher

 

[Stevens]

Flasher

Night Heron, AKA Grosbeck in Cajun French, around here they are very common and years ago the "young ones" were often on the dinner table.
The picture is an interesting posture, I have never seen one do that before, "Flashing" is a good title!
Steve W

 

[JohnRippert]

Night Heron, AKA Grosbeck in Cajun French, around here they are very common and years ago the "young ones" were often on the dinner table.
The picture is an interesting posture, I have never seen one do that before, "Flashing" is a good title!
Steve W

Yep, yellow crowned night heron. They always look grumpy to me. We also get some of the black crowned night herons but they are only about 5% of the numbers of yellow crowns we see. I have another picture of that posture somewhere in one of my folders. Both were taken at Brazos Bend State Park about 20 miles from our place.

 

[cmort666]

 

[PALADIN85020]

Saudade

Taken on a visit to a local cemetery. "Saudade" is a Brazilian Portugese word, roughly translated to mean a melancholy remembrance of a loved one who is no longer there. I think this grave marker captures that feeling well.

John

 

[Cellar Hound]

Catch ‘em up in the morning......

Sunset on the bay.

 

[snubbyfan]

Today's no calorie lunch break.

 

[bigwheelzip]

I know this thread is supposed to be random photos we've taken, but I'm looking through my husband's grandfather's old photos, and he has some nice random shots from 1950-1951 I thought to share here.

6-6-51

7-14-50

5-31-51 He identifies the boy diving as Carl Stadnick of 330E126thSt NYC, so this is probably the nearby Harlem River

6-27-51

 

[Tom S.]

Today's no calorie lunch break.

You left out the gas mask!

 

[Tom S.]

Random objects, namely guns:

Recently acquired Model 60-15:

Along with a Sig P210: