Category: Nature
-
October Feeling
“Pigeons are proof that persistence pays off.” Dare to click on the picture; I will look less colorful.
-
Today’s Flower – Orchids
“Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature.” —Steve Maraboldi Cee´s Flower of The Day
-
Meet a Grasshopper
I have grasshoppers in my garden. There’s nothing strange about that. Who cares about a grasshopper? But they are, in fact, interesting creatures. Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic,…
-
Proboscis & Orangutans
For Denzil’s Nature Photo Challenge #28: Wild animals Above, you can see a proboscis monkey that I meet in Sarawak, and below are some photos of orangutans taken a few years ago at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Sabah, Borneo Today, around 60 to 80 orangutans are living independently in the reserve, which covers…
-
Birds from Around the World
This time of year, before the rainy season starts, nature is very dry, and I don’t find much to photograph when I walk my dogs here in Paphos, Cyprus. So, I returned to my photo archive to rediscover some forgotten photos. And I found lots of birds, of which you can see a few here.…
-
FOTD – Tropical Flowers
Now I’ve dug deep into my archive again and found some plants that are typically tropical. All the plants seen here were photographed during my travels in Borneo, Malaysia. Above is the Clock Vine (Thunbergia mysorensis) that I found in Kota Kinabalu Park, Sabah. I have tried to identify the names of the flowers below,…
-
Macro Monday Mix
Feel free to click on an image in the gallery and the images will become larger. Perhaps not for those with a fear of spiders, but it is completely harmless I would also like to show you this long-legged green creature that I found in my garden.
-
Time by the Sea
Time is precious. We often find ourselves running short of it or not using it wisely. We may dwell on the past or daydream about the future. We all have the same 24 hours every day. How do we make the most of our limited time? I can’t answer that, but TIME is the theme…
-
Bornean Green-Magpie
Sometimes, you find forgotten treasures when you look through your photo archive, and this is one that I would like to share: the Bornean Green Magpie. The pictures were taken in 2016 in Kinabalu Park, Borneo, and are not that great, but the bird is so beautiful and well worth showing anyway. The Bornean Green-Magpie…
-
LAPC – Black & White or Monochrome
This week’s theme feels like a really fun challenge, especially for those of us who love colors. I’m not good at this at all, that’s why it’s so much fun. Starting with some photos of flowers. Here, I have added a filter to the gallery. Feel free to click on an image, and it will…
-
Flower of The Day – Frangipani
“A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome.”– Matshona Dhliwayo Cee’s Flower of the Day
-
That was Then…
Below are some photos from Mantanani Island that I selected from my archive. The year was 2016. I was on a journey, one of the many trips I’ve made over the years, always together with my husband. Having had the opportunity to travel is a valuable gift. So many precious memories of people I’ve met…