When north, south, east and west conspire in the reminder that beauty in nature is timeless.
Category: NATURE
Everything in heaven and earth
FLOW
Going Nuts
Walking a lovely tree-lined avenue can be a dangerous proposition these days. The squirrels have no appetite for these thorny projectiles and perch high in the branches laughing while pedestrians jump at narrow misses. The ravens, however, are thrilled and gather to pick through the debris for choice bits: those they cannot crack in their bills are dropped from a height to shatter against the sidewalks. I suspect they choose their moments.
The Beauty of Decay
Ladies in Red
Harvest
An acquaintance’s photograph of some veg from their garden a few weeks back got the foodie in me salivating for a collaboration. He was kind enough to agree – just wish I had been able to get a taste of the resulting stew.
Share something tasty with someone you love – even better, share with a stranger.
Howl
Wish you were Here
Winging my way west, this is the first time I’ve noticed the gentle curve of the horizon quite this way. Can’t help but think of all the pioneers and prospectors, settlers and safe-haven seekers, making their way across this vast wasteland of rock and ice more than a century ago. Their strong spirit sings clear no matter how often I gaze down upon this vista.
Sometimes
Call Pest Control
Small Pleasures are awesome
There was a time when certain foods had their own undeniable flavour and were only eaten during season. Wild local strawberries at dusk bring back filtered memories of childhood, cicada song among the sweetgrass and that sleepy satisfaction at the end of a day that the world couldn’t get much better.
I would put forward that small unexpected pleasures, like the taste of a perfectly ripe summer berry bursting in your mouth, are the ones that make it all worthwhile. They are awesome because they are more than just the thing itself: they call out to the past, inform the present and remind us how things should be – one perfect moment at a time…
Twilight
The Second Wave
Not there now…
How hot?
In search of summer
Ground cover
To be or not to be, Pluto
who forgot to pack the sandwiches?
It has been an awfully long haul for New Horizons but it has paid off big-time in some of the most detailed and awe-inspiring pictures of that hotly-debated member of our solar system, Pluto. Get the details on the success of this mission in the latest wrap-up of news here.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed
we are shadowed by the grey of winter
waiting for the brilliance of spring
Find the light in the entries of the Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed
Weekly Photo Challenge: Converge
imagine
the instant
where cat
water
weather
and time
converge
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Make it all come together in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Converge.
With thanks to DeWets Wild for changing our mind about this entry…
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bark or Leaves
but a pale reminder of a colourful past
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Go all natural with the entries in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bark or Leaves
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Earth or the Harvest Season
something wonderful to season the broth
⧻
Dig up the entries in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Earth or the Harvest Season.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Wood / Spring
how many springs,
sunrise and sunset
how many full flower moons
are counted
in ring and bark
branch and leaf
☾
Get back to nature with the entries of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Wood / Spring.
Two Cents Tuesday Challenge: Heat
paled by bright sun
Sultry summer has definitely softened Across the Bored’s usually manic drive to be productive. After being housebound for the infamous longest winter ever there is nothing better than parking it in a chair outside, breathing air that isn’t cold enough to freeze lungs on impact and staring at the sky. Though not the spa, it certainly does one a world of good and serves to recharge those batteries drained by keeping our motor running during the icier months.
Our routine has been hijacked by good weather and oddly, we don’t mind. Rather we are going to take as much advantage of it as possible because this bounteous gift of Nature may quickly be followed by forty days of rain. The Two Cents Tuesday Challenge has been made lazy by the – Heat – but it is the one time of year when things can arguably be put aside for more basic pleasures. “How do you see heat?” – The sun on your face, a favourite beach place, curry in a pot, flames fanning hot, a tight situation or artistic creation..
We would love to see your vision..
For all those who are new readers to Across the Bored, here are some guidelines for the challenge: HOW DOES THIS WORK?
- I will post some commentary on a random topic that pops into my head (such as the above) and then ask you to respond on the same.
- Your point of view on the current week’s challenge can take any form: a quote, a motto or saying, an essay, poem or opinion of yours or attributed to someone else, a piece of music, a song, a video, a work of art, photograph, graffiti, drawing or scribble – but it has to be about the topic!
- Please, don’t just link to an old post… challenge yourself.
- The Challenge will be open for 14 days (there will be a reminder post at the 7 day mark) after which I will post another.
- ENJOY, have FUN and TELL your friends and fellow bloggers.
SO – Create your Two Cents Tuesday Challenge post
- Then add a link to your blog in my comment box.
- To make it easy for others to check out your post, title your blog post “Two Cents Tuesday Challenge” and add the same as a tag.
- If you would like your reader to see what others are presenting for the same challenge, add a link to the “Two Cents Tuesday” challenge on your own blog.
- Feel free to pick up your badge on the Two Cents Tuesday Challenge page
- Remember to Follow My Blog to get your weekly (hopefully) reminders.
Two Cents Tuesday Challenge: Surprise
almost uprooted:
good thing we believe in the procrastination method of weeding…
Across the Bored can’t remember which year it was that Miss Z insisted daisies would be the perfect potted plant swaying in the breeze beside our door but we do distinctly remember pulling out the dried brown husks of their summer daintiness once upon a frosty day in late October and pitching them into the front flower bed. They had been surprisingly high maintenance despite their hardiness, much like Miss Z, requiring much hydration, daily rotation, some artful pruning and a watchful eye to make sure they didn’t go off in all directions.
We can’t say they were spectacular nor did they deliver as many blooms as we had hoped to make little rustic bouquets from and that was pretty much the end of that. Until this very late spring when we espied some new previously unidentified growth next to the rather large seeding dandelion plant and the oriental lilies pushing their way through the soil. Our first thought was to pull it all out by the roots but then we got distracted by something more pressing and walked off. A week later the Two Cents Tuesday Challenge was hauling the recycling bin out to the curb when – Surprise – the weeds had bloomed overnight into quite the pretty little floral display…
“How does surprise look to you?” – Awkward or elated, with a bang or for the bin, elegant or understated, sweet and delicious, with a side of sin… We would love to see your vision.
For all those who are new readers to Across the Bored, here are some guidelines for the challenge: HOW DOES THIS WORK?
- I will post some commentary on a random topic that pops into my head (such as the above) and then ask you to respond on the same.
- Your point of view on the current week’s challenge can take any form: a quote, a motto or saying, an essay, poem or opinion of yours or attributed to someone else, a piece of music, a song, a video, a work of art, photograph, graffiti, drawing or scribble – but it has to be about the topic!
- Please, don’t just link to an old post… challenge yourself.
- The Challenge will be open for 14 days (there will be a reminder post at the 7 day mark) after which I will post another.
- ENJOY, have FUN and TELL your friends and fellow bloggers.
SO – Create your Two Cents Tuesday Challenge post
- Then add a link to your blog in my comment box.
- To make it easy for others to check out your post, title your blog post “Two Cents Tuesday Challenge” and add the same as a tag.
- If you would like your reader to see what others are presenting for the same challenge, add a link to the “Two Cents Tuesday” challenge on your own blog.
- Feel free to pick up your badge on the Two Cents Tuesday Challenge page
- Remember to Follow My Blog to get your weekly (hopefully) reminders.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Floral Macros
the world needs more yellow
✾
Get up close to the entries in
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Floral Macros.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Ground
Travel Theme: Blossom
nature’s reminder
to slow down
and enjoy the moment
for too soon
it is gone
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Grow accustomed to the entries in
Where’s my backpack?’s Travel Theme: Blossom.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Nature Animals
longing for the wilds
because urban animals move fast during the day
and keep to the shadows at night
♁
Find a furry or feathered friend in the entries of
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Nature Animals.
Travel Theme: Rivers
will you remember
this moment
picture postcard perfect?
♒︎
Take a cruise on the entries in Where’s my backpack?’s Travel Theme: Rivers.