Got that Flamingo Feeling!
The landings
The second to the last of the full moons rising on the day before yesterday’s Frost Moon.
Animals / Birds / Bosque / Corrales / Cottonwoods / cranes / Full Moon / Great Blue Heron / Moon / Rio Grande / Sandhill Cranes / Sandias / Sunset / Trees
Pterodactyl Procrastinating In A Puddle Of Pink
Off Center & Not Even 
I very much enjoyed these beautiful photos of cranes, river and Sandias in winter lighting. What is the temperature there tonight?
Thanks, Lavinia. It’s 29ºF right now. It was 8ºF this morning. The high was 44ºF. It will be single digits in the morning, again.
42 and raining here this morning. Our porch thermometer spider is on duty.
It was 11ºF at 5:30. It’s up to 26 currently.
That landing shot! Oh my goodness!!
It’s really surreal. Thanks, Dale.
😀 Great stuff!
So get this. (I know you’ll appreciate the tale I’m about to tell!)
I go into Montreal, cross all the way over till I’m off the island to get my forgotten chairs (45 minute ride). I walk around a couple of towns clicking photos and then make my way back, leaving a cake for a friend before making my way home. As I get off my exit and stop at the lights, there is the moon. RIGHT there, looking as if I can reach out and touch it. But there is nowhere possible to stop and I am a mere 300-400 yards away from home. I rush home, get out of my car, grab my camera. No moon. I try to climb onto my roof, but the new snow is way too slippery but from what I can see – no moon. I decide no way, I run back to the overpass where I could see it plain as day, not three minutes ago, wind whipping me. No moon.
Seriously? Sigh. Back home, dejected. An hour or so later, there it is but it’s not big and not tinted orange and looks like every other moon I’ve taken. I take its picture and realise it’s just the same as they all are. Not fair!
Les choses sont contre nous! I hate it when that happens. Where did it go between the light and home? Cloud, wormhole, the 5th Dimension, Age of Aquarius, Up Up and Away, like got away? Totally weird.
Oui! Effectivement! I mean come ON. Less than five minutes!! So not cool.
Apparently, the Frost Moon definitely gave you the cold shoulder!
It did! Though I’ll share my phone one…
Awesome captures!
Thanks, Cindy.
Oopsy… wth, not wrh. Does anyone else see Aughra in those feathers?
You have a better memory than I do. Good going on the being.
Right on, was worried it was just me… and some aging, but put it out there anyways.
It never hurts to be way out there. Not on my blog anyway.
Appreciate that, Tim. We should all say what comes to mind… no matter how controversial, or, um, old(ish), and particularly, if great photography causes us to see multiple things… it’s art in many ways.
True. And you are welcome to say whatever my photos inspire you to say.
Wrh, I “The Landings” it appears like a being from “The Dark Crystal”?!
Awesome shots
I believe you are right. I thought something looked familiar in those feathers. Thanks, Dawn.
These are stunning! Thank you for sharing your slice of paradise and art with us.
You are welcome, Michele. Thanks for dropping by and partaking in our slice of paradise.
Wondrous pics, Tim. That pink pool is stunning.
Thanks, Jeff.
You’re welcome, Tim.
wholly molly….. amazing. Are you sure the landing isn’t a skull head. How wild is that!!!
💖👏👏👏👏
It has a lot of things to leave to the imagination. That’s for sure. Thanks, Cindy.
You could make a poem on just that! 😂👍🏼❤️
We certainly could.
Now WE could couldn’t me.. Used your photo today in my post… forgot to credit you except in pics but I’m doing a mini wrap up on Wed I hope with my BEEEEautiful tree!💖
That’s prefectly okee dokee.
we will dream something up in the New Year 💖
Most certainly.
You’re always shooting such beautiful photographs on so many different subjects. It’s such a pleasure following your blog, Tim.
Thanks, Herman.
Timothy, these are e[ic. Ever time I think your photographs could not be any better than they are, you surpass yourself.
Aw. Thanks for the wonderful comment, shey.
It’s true though
Laurie’s brother used to say “Well! It’s the TRUTH!”
The twoo landing shots are exceptional !
Thanks, Rudi.
Great photos! I love that “puddle of pink.”
Wow! Wow! Wow!
You amaze me!
Thanks, Nancy.
I’d say “posing” not procrastinating and I can understand him standing there! Amazing captures, my friend. All part of your paradise conspiracy to which I’m addicted!
The Pter was posing while procrastinating, decided whether or not he needed to take flight. Paradise Conspiracy seems like a good title for something or another. Thanks, Marina.
👌🌟🙏
Those dinosaurs!
That’s them. Thanks, Teri.
The back side picture is awesome!
Thanks, Yellow Cable.
The wings in that third photo – what a cool shot!
The shapes of the wings and the forms of the feathers is fascinating. Thanks, JYP.
First thought that “landing” shot was a massive owl coming at me!
It looks like a masive winged monster of some type. Thanks, Brian.
Amazing and beautiful, Tim!
Thanks, Tiffany.
Great photography Tim!
Thanks, Julie. How was you Christmas?
I had a great Christmas thanks Tim .. what about you 🙂
It was wonderful. Did Santa give you a bazooka lens?
Good to hear! No I missed out on the bazooka lens, think it might have got stuck in the chimney 🙂
Darn!
The first shot is crazy amazing Tim.
Is that the same bird as the garage door painting I showed you?
All the shots are fab, but the first one…WOW!
It’s a Great Blue Heron. The same as on the mural on the door. You are getting good at critter matching. Thanks, Resa.
When I do a post on the garage door, may I get a Blue Heron pic from you?
Of course. Any one in particular or any heron pic. I have a lot of heron pics.