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  • Deep Morning Skies As The Sun Peeks Out in port on Hilo, Hawaii
    Hilo Port Deep Skies.jpg
  • Puffy Clouds and Deep Blues Surround The Vibrant Green Foliage at Klondike Park Lake in Saint Charles County, Missouri
    Klondike Lake 399.jpg
  • A Soft Deep Red Tulip Contrasted Against A Rough Textured Backdrop.<br />
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This is one of the world's most easily recognized and loved flowers. Tulip Flowers are voracious sun seekers (like the sunflower) and will sway their heads in crazy contortions seeking out the best angle for light. This makes them a symbol of opportunity, adjustment, advancement, and aspiration. They are commonly thought to represent attainment of spiritual awareness too. Because they are from bulbs, and return every year (like the daffodil) tulips are symbolic of resurrection and determination. The immediately identifiable shape of their colorful blooms make them a comfortable flower.<br />
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A Turkish legend may be responsible for the red tulip's symbolism. The story goes that a prince named Farhad was love struck by a maiden named Shirin. When Farhad learned that Shirin had been killed, he was so overcome with grief that he killed himself - riding his horse over the edge of a cliff. It's said that a scarlet tulip sprang up from each droplet of his blood, giving the red tulip the meaning 'perfect love.'
    Rubescent Tulip.jpg
  • A Deep Maroon Electric Lily From The Garden
    Electric Maroon Lily.jpg
  • Watching the sun set in the shores of Kona Hawaii on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship "Pride Of America"<br />
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May 6th was a roller-coaster of emotions. It was Linda​'s and My 20th Anniversary, so there was much joy and celebration in our moods. Just as the sun was starting to set along the shores of Kona, Hawaii on our trip, we received the news that a long time family friend of 30+ years had just passed away. <br />
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She was a "Neighborhood Parent" to me growing up (this was back in the days when, not only was it allowed, it was expected that neighbors should reprimand us youngsters for doing stupid things if they noticed it), and later in life a respected friend. She was also a life long friend of my Mom and Dad. My wife grew up on the same street and knew her just as well. <br />
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As we received the news on the top deck of the cruise ship we looked to the setting sun, as I held my mom and we cried together watching the sun fade away. For as much pain as there was in that moment, watching the sun fall from the heavens, we both knew that there was no better place or time to have to deal with the emotions of the moment. <br />
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Luckily I had my camera with me (when do I not?) and I was able to take a few shots to memorialize that blissfully painful moment. And that's why I love photography too, such emotions can be captured forever with a single click of a button.
    A Fond Farewell.jpg
  • Who said Horseshoes was not an intense game?
    Horseshoe Rift.jpg
  • A group of small multicolored daisies
    Colored Daisies From Linda.jpg
  • Feeling Blue But Inspired at Klondike Park in St. Charles, MO
    Klondike Blue.jpg
  • A Sinister 18 Wheeler travels down a forbidding road at a dark midnight hour through ominous skies.
    Midnight Deisel.jpg
  • Off in my own head and thoughts
    Away In Thought.jpg
  • A wood duck swims in a sea of blue as the sun sets and rays illuminate the waterfowl.
    Darkwing Ducky.jpg
  • One of the new rose blooms from the garden. I was inspired on the processing from a shirt my wife has that has some tribal swirl patterns and roses on it.
    Tribal Rose.jpg
  • Adults have a long, square-tipped brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the back with some shading into deep gray on the wing feathers. Breast and belly feathers may be streaked; the flanks usually are. In most cases, adult males' heads, necks and shoulders are reddish. This color sometimes extends to the belly and down the back, between the wings. Male coloration varies in intensity with the seasons and is derived from the berries and fruits in its diet. As a result, the colors range from pale straw-yellow through bright orange (both rare) to deep, intense red. Adult females have brown upper-parts and streaked underparts.
    Red Male House Finch-D.jpg
  • The meaning of pink roses is as beautiful and as graceful as the delicate blossom. They're often seen in bridal arrangements, thank you or congratulations bouquets. Considering the word "rose" brings to mind the faint blush of a fair maiden's cheeks, it's not surprising these blooms are a favorite to give and receive. <br />
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Pink is not just for girls, and it is not just a pretty color. Pink roses have deep significance when it comes to affections given and received. The most widely accepted interpretation of pink roses is grace and gentility. <br />
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An admiration for beauty, refinement and enduring grace is what the pink rose connotes. The receiver of the pink rose can rest assured that he or she is admired for possessing a certain respectability and decorum not commonly found in others. <br />
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The meaning of pink roses, as expressed by their lovely color is happiness and joy. Being themselves a joy to behold, pink roses express fun and happiness. The pink rose denotes that the receiver is a pleasure to behold, a pleasure to have in company. Thus, it is an indication of deep joy. They indicate happiness or pride, a heart-felt appreciation.
    Pink Gentility.jpg
  • Yes even a robin can have some majesty and prowess.<br />
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The quintessential early bird, American Robins are common sights on lawns across North America, where you often see them tugging earthworms out of the ground. Robins are popular birds for their warm orange breast, cheery song, and early appearance at the end of winter. Though they're familiar town and city birds, American Robins are at home in wilder areas, too, including mountain forests and Alaskan wilderness. <br />
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The American Robin or North American Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely<br />
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A distinctive, potbellied bird. Forages on lawns and other areas of short vegetation for earthworms and other invertebrates in a run-and-stop pattern typical of terrestrial thrushes. Adult: depending on sex and subspecies, head, with white eye arcs, varies from jet black to gray, with white supercilia and throat, blackish lores and lateral throat stripe. Underparts vary, often in tandem with head color, from deep, rich reddish maroon to gray-scalloped, peachy orange. Males tend to be darker, females grayer, but overlap makes determining sex of many problematic.
    Majestic Robin Blues.jpg
  • An abstracted view from the middle of a corn field with deep purples and polarized outlines
    Solarized Maize.jpg
  • A flower abstraction with deep purple, pink and cotton candy background tones.
    Violet Labialize Flora.jpg
  • A White Dahlia with Pink and Purple Highlights Against a Backdrop of Deep Purple with Soft Evening Light
    Hello Darling.jpg
  • Morning Sunrise Light Peeks Through Pastel Skies Over The Deep Blue Ocean Waters Of Hawaii
    Hawaii Waters.jpg
  • Another deep golden sunset along Lake Minnetonka
    Gold On The Water.jpg
  • Glassy Lake Reflections at Klondike Park as the sun sets at cast a bare light through the trees. Deep shadows hide the abundance of colored foliage and faintly shimmers the top of the water
    Glass Klondike Lake.jpg
  • A bit of a deep Gothic and tribal fine art flare highlights this pink and red rose growing through the fence boards
    Gothic ROmance.jpg
  • A long gravel rural road stretches through an Iowa corn field on a vibrant summer day. Reaching trees and silos deep in the distance give clues as to what may await at the end of the journey.
    A Long Rural Road.jpg
  • An Abstraction of a Queen Annes Lace with a Vibrant Artistic Flare. A pattern of interlacing lines from the plant are contrasted against a deep and ominous backdrop
    Reticulated Corruption.jpg
  • I took this shot of the male and female House Finch just hanging out in my front yard. <br />
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The House Finch is a bird in the finch family Fringillidae, which is found in North America. Adults have a long, square-tipped brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the back with some shading into deep gray on the wing feathers. Breast and belly feathers may be streaked; the flanks usually are.
    male_female_house_finch.jpg
  • Japanese & Sushi - KiTARO Bistro of Japan. Geisha Big Roll Kitaro Bistro - deep fried lobster, crab meat, avocado, crunchy masago roll, and tuna on top Yum!
    Geisha Big Roll.jpg
  • A Bold Red Male Northern Cardinal Perched Against Deep Green
    Mr Cardinal Perch Look Back.jpg
  • A Deep Orange Marigold Flower on a Blue Backdrop in the Garden
    Marigold Morning.jpg
  • With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. This powerful predator can take down birds and mammals even larger than itself, but it also dines on daintier fare such as tiny scorpions, mice, and frogs. It's one of the most common owls in North America, equally at home in deserts, wetlands, forests, grasslands, backyards, cities, and almost any other semi-open habitat between the Arctic and the tropics.<br />
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Great Horned Owls are fierce predators that can take large prey, including raptors such as Ospreys, Peregrine Falcons, Prairie Falcons, and other owls. They also eat much smaller items such as rodents, frogs, and scorpions. Great Horned Owls have large eyes, pupils that open widely in the dark, and retinas containing many rod cells for excellent night vision. Their eyes don't move in their sockets, but they can swivel their heads more than 180 degrees to look in any direction. They also have sensitive hearing, thanks in part to facial disc feathers that direct sound waves to their ears.
    Great Horned Owl.jpg
  • A wonderful mix of colors, the deep blue water and sky, and the bare white rock. Klondike Park, once the site of a silica sand quarry, is a popular destination for outdoor recreationalists, families, and youth activity groups. Trails, both paved and natural, criss-cross the verdant hillsides and offer bicyclists, joggers, and hikers spectacular views of wildlife, native plants, and the surrounding Missouri River Valley.
    Klondike Park Autumn Lake 2.jpg