Into Winter’s Cold

Posted in Consciousness, Life, Love, Macro Photography, Meditation, Nature, Photography, Relaxation, Spirituality, Sustainability, Truth? by Mark on 04/06/2022

Master of all he surveys, below.

*Click on the pictures for a proper look … and click again

Food foraging … As above, so …

Meetings along the byways on the orange crucifix orchid.

The observed observing … alert to sound and movement.

A place for everyone on these mighty orchids.

They do a lot of sitting and waiting, these frogs.

These beetles do a lot of eating, on the pink crucifix orchid.

At the ready, ready to jump for dinner.

Dinner … who knows. She lost a claw, and gained a headdress.

Green tree frogs are making themselves at home, amongst the crucifix orchids where beetles and their larva roam. Along with some others.

Plenty for all to eat it seems, to keep them coming back, for now. But everything’s always changing, never the same for long.

We have just passed into winter in the southern hemisphere, from humid drenching rain to cold dry windy days.

The sun seems suddenly to have fallen in the sky so not much shine for those that need it.

Everything adjusts, or dies, we do. Nature is a reflection that way, and any way really.

Except there’s no problem in nature, none.

Just changes passing, passing now.

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Zezee said, on 08/06/2022 at 1:31 pm

These are great. Really liked “The observed observing”. Really seems like that frog is seriously considering something.

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- Mark said, on 09/06/2022 at 5:05 pm
  
  They are out hunting at night and ambush is their usual tactic with prey so few – snails move slowly so it takes a still frog to notice one.
  
  Thanks Zee.
  
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Fossillady said, on 06/06/2022 at 11:49 pm

Amazing photos

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- Mark said, on 07/06/2022 at 6:03 am
  
  Thanks Kathi.
  
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ecopoet said, on 05/06/2022 at 7:18 am

Beautiful captures 🦋

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- Mark said, on 06/06/2022 at 5:59 pm
  
  Thanks Lori.
  
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Reflections of an Untidy Mind said, on 04/06/2022 at 8:12 pm

Superb photos, Mark.

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- Mark said, on 06/06/2022 at 5:58 pm
  
  Thanks Tracy, appreciated.
  
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kopfundgestalt said, on 04/06/2022 at 7:04 pm

All of the pics are great, Mark!
I especially like “dinner” and meetings”.

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- Mark said, on 06/06/2022 at 5:58 pm
  
  Thanks Gerhard. Meetings especially, see here – https://beingmark.com/2013/05/17/rainbow-wanderer-ll/
  
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picpholio said, on 04/06/2022 at 4:17 pm

These are all top shots Mark but my preference goes to the “Meetings along the byways on the orange crucifix orchid.’ one. It’s a real story telling picture.
Have a nice weekend and many greets,
Riudi

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- Mark said, on 06/06/2022 at 5:57 pm
  
  Thanks Riudi. The ‘meetings’ pix are my favourites too.
  
  You might like this one – https://beingmark.com/2013/05/17/rainbow-wanderer-ll/
  
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