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lorax4096 (50)in #travel • 5 years ago
Yellowstone Upper Falls
When you think about Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, you probably think of the geysers and hot springs, but there is more to see there. Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is…
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lorax4096 (50)in #photography • 5 years ago
An early spring
Where I live it is usually still winter this time of year. However, spring seems to be coming early. I have seen many spring flowers over the past few days including these…
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lorax4096 (50)in #travel • 5 years ago
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
One of the most famous geysers in the world is Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. It erupts every 90 minutes, varying only be a few minutes each time. It is a very…
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lorax4096 (50)in #travel • 5 years ago
Season's Greetings from the US Botanic Garden
Each year the United States Botanic Garden has an exhibit called "Season's Greetings, America's Gardens" This year it runs through Sunday January 5th (so there is still time to…
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lorax4096 (50)in #travel • 5 years ago
Great Falls on the Potomac River
Great Falls is a portion of the Potomac River near Washington, DC. The river drops 76 feet in less than a mile down a series of cascades and through Mather Gorge Right below…
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lorax4096 (50)in #photography • 5 years ago
Abandoned bridge over a stream.
Often, when a new bridge is made, the old bridge is left in place. So you can find abandoned bridges that are within sight of the bridge that replaced it. They can be easy to…
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lorax4096 (50)in #travel • 5 years ago
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone NP
Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is one of the better known thermal features there. The brilliant blue center turns green then yellow and several shades of…
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lorax4096 (50)in #macro • 6 years ago
Damaged Penny
Every once in a while I'll find an interesting coin in my pocket change. Today I noticed this one. The entire front of the the coin has been rubbed smooth. The parts of the…
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lorax4096 (50)in #macrophotography • 6 years ago
Ants are messy eaters
The ants in my neighborhood store away seeds for the winter. But, for some reason some of the seeds end up just outside their hole. I don't know if they get dropped on the way…
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lorax4096 (50)in #photography • 6 years ago
Dulles Airport from the Air
I always find it interesting when I fly over another airport. Recently I flew almost directly over Dulles International Airport outside of Washington DC and got a good view of…
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lorax4096 (50)in #photography • 6 years ago
Washington DC, From the air
I had the opportunity to fly out of National Airport in Washington, DC right near sunset.. The sky was clear and the sun was reddish and casting long shadows. I got some…
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lorax4096 (50)in #photography • 6 years ago
A Saguaro and the moon at sunset
Last fall I went to Tuscon Arizona to see Saguaro cacti and took this pictue. Saguaro are an iconic cactus that symbolizes the American Southwest (even though they only grow in…
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lorax4096 (50)in #photography • 6 years ago
The sun behind a flower
The evening sun was drifting lower in the sky when I noticed that from a certain angle, it was behind this red flower. With the sun directly behind the flower, the small…
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lorax4096 (50)in #history • 6 years ago
The Brant Coal Mine
The Brant Coal Mine was opened in 1923 by Delphia Brant and George Beckman where to two men mined for coal. This coal was then sold to heat houses in the area. The mine…
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lorax4096 (50)in #macro • 6 years ago
Rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon are in the hibiscus family of flowers (as are the mallow flowers), it is a common name that actually gets applied to several plants. I found these plants growing…
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lorax4096 (50)in #macro • 6 years ago
Purple Coneflower macro
Echinacea purpurea, commonly known as the purple coneflower is a great addition to any garden. It has long-lasting flowers that attract butterflies and bees, and, in the fall…
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lorax4096 (50)in #photography • 6 years ago
Tree eating a padlock
This tree has been munching on a padlock for years. You can see that the chain wrapped around the tree and was locked to it. The tree now totally surrounds the chain and has…
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lorax4096 (50)in #photography • 6 years ago
Squash flowers
I have a volunteer squash this year, growing next to a tomato plant. It flowers early in the morning, and by afternoon the flowers are dying. I don't know what variety it…
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lorax4096 (50)in #photography • 7 years ago
Dianthus flowers
Dianthus is a small plant that grows to about 10 inches tall, It loves full son and has small but pretty flowers. It is great as a border plant in your garden. These are…
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lorax4096 (50)in #photography • 7 years ago
Milkweed flowers
Milkweed is native to the Americas and are best known as being the source of food for Monarch butterfly catapillars. There flowers are about a quarter inch across and grow in…
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