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Salut Gypsy. Welcome back!
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Good to see this thread !!
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Glad you made it here!!
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Hi beautiful portrait. Nice to see you again.
Happy New Year.
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?? What is feathery and clearly in focus today ??
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Feathery are the snowflakes
and clearly it is the wind
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Hi Gypsy. So happy you are back. I'm always awed by your captures.
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January 1, 2010
Bitterly cold and windy day with a little snow flurries in the morning. My son and I took a walk in downtown Asheville for a while and then decided we wanted to eat Greek food. So we went to a restaurant near our home and had Soupa Avgolemeno and Salad. The bread had just come out of the oven and was served with herbs and olive oil for dipping.
Now it is night and snow is predicted. I am sitting here editing the days photographs and eating olives and oranges and listening to Greek rembetic music.
Thinking of warmer climates and the Mediterranean I guess.
New Year's Resolutions:
Find work and/or a way to earn a living...
Smile more
Dance more
Return to Corsica
Downy Woodpecker on my poplar tree
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Smile more is a great resolution, everyone should do that
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I agree with we all should do it.
The woodpecker is beautiful.
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January 2, 2010
I once stayed in Scotland with a man, Bugs McKeith, who was a climber. He had been with the British in Antartica. His job was to climb and name mountains. He said that sometimes when he awoke in the morning, he would reach over to dip his cup into the water jar and the water would freeze the moment the cup touched it. He let me read his journal. Somedays the only entry was one word. "Snow".
I woke to a white world this morning.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
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great build up...
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i like your resolutions and your first photo!
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Smile More. Excellent. My wife just placed a photo of me in Paris taken by Ted in 2005 and told me to be happy like in that photo. Got it right here on my desk..
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Wow...love the focus, the color and the snow.
I hike in the Adirondacks in the summer and at night we enjoy reading the log books in the lean-to's. I remember one particular entry..."Sept 15th: woke to a surprise coating of snow" Decided not to hike up there too much after AUGUST. ;)
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hello again beautifully captured birds :)) and hello to you Gypsy, there's something delish about reading a lover's diary (not that your scotland man was necessarily your lover). One of my old lovers let me read years of him, I was spellbound. Yay for smiling.
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No, he was not my lover--just a friend.
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{ Stephanie } [deleted] says:
Looking forward to so many more beautiful nature photos.
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January 3, 2010
Spending most of the day cleaning house. It is so cold outside that I can only stay out for a few minutes before my toes and hands freeze.
Northern Mockingbird
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Wow...I totally would have gotten that one wrong...I was thinking Tufted Titmouse.
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Gypsy, the Jan 2nd photo is gorgeous, but the entry itself is beautiful. I read it a few times over.
Lee, a titmouse has similar coloring but a very obvious mohawk. Here's a Gypsy shot of one.
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Wow Bugs McKeith sounds like a very interesting man with a really interesting job
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He was killed quite a few years ago ice climbing. Yes, he was a very interesting man. About one or two years after I had been in Scotland, I was walking in Yosemite's climber's camp when I heard a "yoo hoo, Gypsy." I looked over and there was his mother sitting in the back of a camper. She invited me over for a martini! Ha ha. She had flown to Canada where Bugs was living at the time and they had driven down to California in his pick up truck with a camper shell over it. I said that I thought Alisdair (that was his given name and she refused to call him Bugs) was a kind and gentle man until he got behind the wheel of a car. It always amazed me that this otherwise very pleasant man became a monster when he drove, cursing everyone out that came in his path with words that would make your ears catch on fire. Her response was classic. "Yes, Alisdair is not a very happy driver".
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Welcome to 2010, Gypsy! You're sure not in California any more, but your Snow Day picture is so colourful. I hope all your wishes come true in 2010, especially Corsica. That should get you smiling!
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A great start to the new year! Lovely pictures.
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Hi Gypsy! Happy New Year and Happy New Diary. Hope you're staying warm.
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Beautiful birds.
Bugs must have been worth meeting.
:))
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Great bird shots. I can see I'll have to raise my game to keep up with the threads I've seen so far!
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Happy new year. Amazing photos. (I've taken a few bird photos but they never work out!)
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Hi Gypsy - Happy New Year good to see the bird shots continuing.
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Great start to your diary. YOu are a wonderful writer, as well as bird photographer. Your northern mockingbird looks a cheerful fellow. I love the beauty of the Red-bellied wood pecker.
I found this link to the song of the mockingbird, just in case, like I was, anyone wondered what they sounded like.
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I think the mockingbirds in California have a more beautiful repertoire than the ones that I have heard so far in North Carolina. It will be interesting to hear what they sound like in spring here.
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HA... the woodpecker looks awesome!
Hope you're off to a great 2010!
My i-phone 2010
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Hi Gypsy,
Your Mockingbird photo conveys the cold. Brrrr.
Great story about your friend Alisdair and his mom.
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January 4, 2010
Snowing this morning and a very cold wind. I somehow hurt my back so I have been mostly stretching and resting.
Received news that this great lady died a few days ago of cancer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnDl9a6FqSA&feature=related
Blue Jay on the Poplar tree
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Gypsy, you totally inspired me to join. I hope I can do it.
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It will be very nice to see you here Sara
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I hope your back feels better soon!
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That is a great blue jay shot!
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Ooh, so blue, so bright and beautiful. Nice one , Gypsy.
What I Did
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Hey Gypsy - As always a trip into your diary is a pleasant thing...sorry to hear about the back...take it easy and loll about a bit...see ya.
Oops ! What ??
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I love bluejays - loud and horrid calls - but so beautiful
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I love birdsong. I have a friend who was tormented by a mockingbird, though. It's favorite perch was right outside her door, and his song just bounced through her apartment as if in an echo chamber. She's since moved to D.C. and is no longer troubled by it. :-)
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January 5, 2010
I love birdsong too Emil. So far my favorite song in my garden is the Carolina wren's. Although the catbird is a mimic too like the mockingbird and they both have lovely songs--sometimes. I've always enjoyed the mockingbird especially when they sing at night in the rain.
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January 6, 2010
Another day of snow and cold.
Carolina Wren
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Blue Jay is terrific. Hope your back mends quickly.
Beaming over warm weather thoughts for you.
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Blue Jay is so beautiful.
:))
Loca....'s 2010 in pics
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January 7, 2010
Radio day.
Evening and it is snowing outside
Downy Woodpecker this morning
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The snow is supposed to hit here too...starting late tonight.
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I love the canyon wren's song. They are a distinctive little jaunty bird out there in the desert.
And the Swainson's thrush is another of my faves. Makes me feel like I'm in a fairy land. The audio example I linked to is close in.... when you aren't right up on them and multiple birds are calling at once, it's beautiful.
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Love love love your opening pic! And, you know I always appreciate your bird photos and they make me envious of your environs and long lens (hey, guess this officially means I have lens envy!) thanks for visiting me!
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Looks like the snow just won't let up...
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stunning blue jay!
Sorry to hear about your back.. hope you're better!
Gypsy, did I ever tell you I did lmost two years of internet radio too?
: )
My i-Phone 2010
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January 8, 2010
Cold
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OH! what a classic expression on the woodpecker :)
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The woodpecker's beautiful.
:))
Loca....'s 2010 in pics
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Even the woodpecker looks a little chilled - fluffed up. Love side profile shots of woodpeckers - you get to see how they use their tail as a prop.
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I love the little bits of debris falling away thanks to his pecking.
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January 9, 2010
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This latest is terrific. Love the DoF. Bluejay?
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January 10, 2010
Still very cold but it is supposed to get up to about 40F tomorrow--after this weather that will feel absolutely tropical!
Another blue jay
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January 11, 2010
Northern Mockingbird
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Your photographs are amazing. Love them all. In particular, this last one. The movement is beautiful.
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The timing is great..how many frames do you fire in a burst to get those?
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i use the continuous high speed shooting which gets about 12 frames in a burst
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January 12, 2010
Snowed most of the day. Still resting my back
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January 13, 2010
Got into the 40 degree F's today--that was comparatively tropical! :D We opened the door and let the sunshine in...I can see why people here do not mind the summer heat. I am used to 60F being cold and 80F being hot... Well there are many advantages to being here other than the weather...
White-breasted nuthatch
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January 14, 2010
Thinking of Haiti today
Carolina Chickadee
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Chickadee dee dee dee.
My favorite winter bird.
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January 15, 2010
Not a lot of time today as I have been working on a project...
Enjoying the almost spring-like weather though
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The squirrel is adorable.
Sandy
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January 16, 2010
Still working on a project for a friend. It was a grey and overcast day. My neighbor and I went to a yoga class and that felt so good for my back.
Now it is raining outside and I am enjoying the quiet of the evening while I work at my desk.
Another nuthatch photo--they crawl up and down my poplar tree like ants. They are so cute.
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So......what kind of bird is that on Jan 12?? LOL!! Love the squirrel!!
Your bird shots are amazing! I can never seem to get good pics of birds. Enjoyed looking at all of them!
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January 17, 2010
Rained hard all night now the sky is grey and drizzly. But it is warm enough to turn the heat off and open the doors and go for a walk up the hill. Lazy Sunday morning. All the birds are a bit bedraggled.
Female Northern Cardinal
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I love the subtle colors of the females.
How is your back?
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January 18, 2010
Very little time today
Thanks Erica. My back is a little better--been doing lots of stretching and walking.
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January 19. 2009
Goldfinch
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You have some beautiful catches here!
Sandy
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January 20, 2010
Red-bellied woodpecker
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This is a cool flickr app
www.fluidr.com/photos/gypsyflores
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January 21, 2010
Downy Woodpecker
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January 22, 2010
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January 23, 2010
Sometimes an out of focus photograph works and sometimes it doesn't. For me this one works as an abstract of color, light and shapes.
Downy Woodpecker in Flight
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Is the Downy Woodpecker a new visitor to your home. Beautiful.
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No, the downy isn't new. I have several that visit my garden. Sometimes in my poplar tree just outside my front door there can be as many as four downy woodpeckers at the same time.
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January 24, 2010
Family gathering for my niece-in law Mary Nobel's birthday. Any excuse for chocolate cake!
Lilly
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who needs an excuse for chocolate cake? what a sweet little cherub. :-))
Sonja
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January 25, 2010
On these cold, wet, wintry days, I spend entirely too much time on the computer
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January 26, 2010
Woke up to the ground coated with new snow; but it has melted for the most part by this evening. We will probably have more tonight it is so cold and overcast.
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Strange bird on Jan 24th !!!
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Beautiful eyes on Lilly. Opened to CG's diary for your shot. Excellent choice.
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Lilly's a cutie pie! What amazing eyes.
Snow? All we got was rain.
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Mr. P. actually the page that is open is the fatal flaw thread not Ted's diary
Yes, Lilly has the family characteristic of little beady eyes like the rest of us. :D
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January 27, 2010
Actually worked several hours today (for money!!) pruning holly trees with my son. Now I have to go to a meeting at the radio station.
Tune in tomorrow to ashevillefm.org for Musical MIgrations. I am on 1 to 4 p.m. EST and the show can be heard 24 hours later in the archive edition at ashvillefm.org/programming.
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The 23rd is a great catch, and Lily is a cutie! I think we are spend a bit too much time on Flickr, but it is like a family!
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January 28, 2010
Radio day. Did a big grocery shop as well as we are supposed to get some heavy snow over the weekend.
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January 29, 2010
Started snowing hard this afternoon and it is still snowing. We are loving it!
A Snowy Night
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January 30,2010
A day spent enjoying the snow
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Beautiful bird! What sort of gear setup are you using for this stuff?
Tripod?
Handheld?
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Usual terrific captures. Love "Snowy Night"
I share Colusite's interest in the hows & what's of your work. No EXIF data appears on your photostream.
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My 2010 Daily Photo Diary /
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beautiful portrait. Nice to see you again.
we all should do it.
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