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Lupinus perennis ( Lupine ) Mosaic

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Sat, 21 May 2011 12:53:58 -0700

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Yes, another mosaic. This time I put together pics taken today of some lupine in bloom. I even snuck in a pix of me. Ha. Scroll down to see images individually.

Happy Howl-0-Ween !

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:41:10 -0700

Red~Star posted a photo:

Jasmine and I hope you all have a fun and safe Halloween. Please keep chocolate treats away from your pets~it is toxic and fatal if too much is consumed. This is a repost...originally posted on Halloween 2008. Spider & web added w/picnik.

Bird's Nest Fungi

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Sun, 02 May 2010 10:23:35 -0700

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Finally I found some bird's nest fungi that still had seeds in them [ although wet ones]. I discovered these on our hike this morning. Maybe not a big deal to anyone but me, but I'm so excited.

Additional info:

1, Commonly known as the bird's nest fungi, their fruiting bodies resemble tiny egg-filled birds' nests complete with tiny "eggs". As they are saprobic, feeding on decomposing organic matter, they are often seen growing on decaying wood and in soils enriched with wood chips or bark mulch;

2. The nests are splash cups. When a raindrop hits one at the right angle, the walls are shaped such that the eggs are expelled a good distance from the nest. Some species have a sticky trailing thread, a funicular cord, attached to the peridiole.
If that thread encounters a twig on its flight the egg will swing around and wrap itself around the twig. The spores can then germinate there and start the life cycle over again.

Fabulous Friday~

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:41:11 -0700

Red~Star posted a photo:

My migraine faded last night and I had a wonderful day driving around looking for goslings and mushrooms...i found plenty of both. I'm posting the fungi tonight and will post the goslings another time.

The sun was out and it was nice and cool...not too warm. Rain showers tomorrow.....which may bring more mushroons.

Above: Morel Mushroom ........more images below.

If you have some free time, watch this video...it is a visual masterpiece! [ Thanks, LeapFrog!] www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcCXYU8Gdg0&feature=related

Happy Earth Day~2010 [ 4 images ]

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:09:50 -0700

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Half seeded dandelion [ Taraxacum officinale,]. At this stage they are called parachute ball.
Thursday 4/22 is Earth Day! Please do your part in living a green lifestyle...our planet depends on it.

More macro below....taken yesterday & today.

Dandelions~

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:13:21 -0700

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Before rescuing the dogs yesterday, I was taking pics of Jasmine in fields of dandelions. She'll be ten this year....but still goes all day like a two year old.

Fun fungi [ 6 images]

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:46:15 -0700

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It's been wet here all month so I ran across more mushrooms on our walk today. It wasn't raining at the time...so didn't have to shoot w/ an umbrella.

I've never seen a mushroom shaped like this first one. I'll have to see if I can find it in my book. The shape and texture reminds me of an ear. The first mushroom is an Elfin Saddle [Gyromitra infula]...thanks "ressaure" & "LeapFrog!" for the ID.

Scroll down to see more!

I've been TAGGED!

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:57:06 -0700

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My name is RUSTY and I've been tagged by a couple different flickr contacts/friends. So here are some fascinating facts about me. Please scroll down.

Mushroom...

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:34:52 -0700

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Low, side view. Taken at Frenchman's Bar Park.

Red~Star

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:31:03 -0700

Red~Star posted a photo:

My husband took this of me [and our cat June] while I was taking a shot of Rusty in our front yard. I'm glad no one drove home on our street while I was on the ground. ha.

Woodland WA Cats

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:32:52 -0700

Red~Star posted a photo:

When I arrived at my cat colony this morning, I was horrified to see this lifeless cat on the side of the road. A casualty of someone driving by when she decided to cross. Although a country road with very light traffic, people do drive by fast.

She's my only tabby with orange mixed in, so I knew immediately it was her. Of my ten cats, she was one of the shy ones and always off by herself. I'm glad I went this morning and found her body....otherwise I would have never known what happened to her. I took her to my vet to be cremated.

Is this what I'm going to need to do?

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:30:09 -0800

Red~Star posted a photo:

A friend of mine who does not belong to Flickr but has Cattle Dogs sent me this email this morning:

"Hi Rebecca! I was searching through an iPhone application called Wallpaper HD and I came across this picture. I told my friends "I know this dog, it's Jasmine". I think they thought I was crazy. Its her right? If so did you know that her image is out there like that?"

'Sure enough it was this image of Jasmine that I posted here on Flickr back in 2008....stolen....and being used for profit w/out my knowledge or consent. I am burning mad. But short of putting large watermarks on our images, what can we do to avoid this blatant theft?????

Me

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:55:31 -0700

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One night I was putting a mud mask on my face and thought it would be funny to take a self portrait.

Pacific Sideband (Monadenia fidelis)

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:47:53 -0700

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Spring and moisture really bring out these snails in the woods. If you look carefully you will see how long the snail is attached to the log and blends in so well.

Goslings! [ 5 images]

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:44:28 -0700

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I was happy to see the first goslings for this year. There are ten in this clutch...the parents were accompanied by four other geese...love how the other geese helped with the supervision of the babies..

I was hoping they'd curl up next to mom for a family portrait...but no....they were busy the entire time I was there. Have you ever tried to take pics of a dozen moving targets [ including the parents] with a telephoto lens? More images below.

I have been gone all day....so will play catch up at your stream tonight and this weekend.

A field of colors`

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:53:47 -0700

Red~Star posted a photo:

Tulip festival at Woodland WA 2010.

Rooster Tail Feathers

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:56:45 -0700

Red~Star posted a photo:

Taken at Woodland WA at a small farm where I trapped [ neuter/ release] cats.

Happy Monday~

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:56:45 -0700

Red~Star posted a photo:

Hen singing "cock-a-doodle doo".
I sure wish I knew what kind of hen & rooster these are. I looked online but didn't see an exact match. They followed me around this morning while I was setting up my cat traps.

I did manage to trap another cat [ see below]. I'm told there's a mother w/ kittens on this property but I've yet to see them or any others. I hope your Monday is going well.

More images below.

Mr. Rooster~

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:59:55 -0700

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Not sure what kind of rooster this is. If anyone knows, please put in my comments.
Update: This is a breed called: Silkie Cross.

The underside~

nobody@flickr.com (Red~Star) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:34:53 -0700

Red~Star posted a photo:

You'd never guess I took this in the rain. There I was, laying in the grass, umbrella in one hand and heavy camera in the other. My husband was laughing at the sight of me, on my belly trying to stay dry.!

This mushroom was quite large [ the cap would cover the inside of your hand].....and there were smaller ones ones nearby .....but just couldn't capture them all together with my macro lens. One more image below.