*** This Week Through Your Eyes 2025.06.07 ***

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ChrisOly
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June 7, 2025, 4:53 p.m. June 7, 2025, 4:53 p.m.
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@Woodsider79 has written:

"Summer"

Wonderful shot.
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ChrisOly
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June 7, 2025, 4:56 p.m. June 7, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
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@NCV has written:

The walk that never was.

I am glad you have avoided the sinkhole.
My fave.
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Vahur
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June 7, 2025, 5:31 p.m. June 7, 2025, 5:31 p.m.
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@Wormsmeat has written:

Interesting photo, first light leads to statues and then you start to look at darker parts and discover things there. Seems like under bridge of some sort...
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Vahur
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June 7, 2025, 5:33 p.m. June 7, 2025, 5:33 p.m.
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@Daneland has written:

I think there’s an unexplained connection between dogs and their owners. :)

Seems like it's hot for both of them :D Great moment captured.
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Vahur
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June 7, 2025, 5:37 p.m. June 7, 2025, 5:37 p.m.
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@Woodsider79 has written:

"Summer"

The first morning of summer came in cool and blustery, a huge contrast with the warm dry spring. I usually take a walk up on the local hill, Sizergh Fell, after breakfast. On a good day the views are magnificent; peaks of the lake district to the NW, Pennines and Ingleborough to the east, Morecambe Bay to the south...

Beautiful sunshine... but what's going on with those clouds in the distance?

And wher's Kendal gone? That's Sizergh castle in the middle distance.

Breeze is getting up... Seems to be lots of PIgnut flowering everywhere this year.

First 2 are giving this summer feeling really well, third is nicely captured movement by wind. My favorites from this set.
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Vahur
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June 7, 2025, 5:41 p.m. June 7, 2025, 5:41 p.m.
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@NCV has written:

The walk that never was.

I had carefully planned out a walk in the foothills above Reggio with map in hand, trying to reduce the climbs to a minimum. About a quarter of an hour into the walk, I was supposed to cross a narrow ridge. After climbing up, I found some sort of erosion had caused a huge sinkhole about six feet deep. It was too dangerous to skirt round the edge. End of walk.

I did come across a really weird orchid on the way back, to the afternoon morphed into macro photography. I returned the next day as I was not happy with the pictures of this strange plant

I like this shot, nice angle to capture this delicate beauty of orchid.
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Vahur
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June 7, 2025, 5:45 p.m. June 7, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
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@ChrisOly has written:

Ride

Quick grab shots from last week's Bike for Brain Health - 2 major arteries leading from downtown Toronto were closed last Sunday for autos for 12 hrs to facilitate the ride.
!0K participants and $6M was raised.

Race for good cause. Seems like all kind of riders were there, from serious athletes to enthusiasts. Must be nice to have such space for bicycle riding, even if for just one day in year.
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picsel
Members 43 posts

June 8, 2025, 3:08 a.m. June 8, 2025, 3:08 a.m.
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I am going to be boring and post yet another picture of the Sydney Opera House. Hopefully a slightly different perspective.

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JPG, 1.9 MB, uploaded by picsel on June 8, 2025.
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picsel
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June 8, 2025, 3:11 a.m. June 8, 2025, 3:11 a.m.
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@ChrisOly has written:

Ride

Quick grab shots from last week's Bike for Brain Health - 2 major arteries leading from downtown Toronto were closed last Sunday for autos for 12 hrs to facilitate the ride.
!0K participants and $6M was raised.

This one really appeals to me.
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Woodsider79
Members 992 posts

June 8, 2025, 9:10 a.m. June 8, 2025, 9:10 a.m.
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@NCV has written:

The walk that never was.

I had carefully planned out a walk in the foothills above Reggio with map in hand, trying to reduce the climbs to a minimum. About a quarter of an hour into the walk, I was supposed to cross a narrow ridge. After climbing up, I found some sort of erosion had caused a huge sinkhole about six feet deep. It was too dangerous to skirt round the edge. End of walk.

I did come across a really weird orchid on the way back, to the afternoon morphed into macro photography. I returned the next day as I was not happy with the pictures of this strange plant

What a strange creature! Looks like a Lizard Orchid, probably Himantoglossum adriaticum.
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Wormsmeat
Members 1075 posts

June 8, 2025, 9:20 a.m. June 8, 2025, 9:20 a.m.
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@Woodsider79 has written:

"Summer"

The first morning of summer came in cool and blustery, a huge contrast with the warm dry spring. I usually take a walk up on the local hill, Sizergh Fell, after breakfast. On a good day the views are magnificent; peaks of the lake district to the NW, Pennines and Ingleborough to the east, Morecambe Bay to the south...

Beautiful sunshine... but what's going on with those clouds in the distance?

On the way back down I came across two new orchids;
Common spotted orchid

Greater Butterfly Orchid

That first would make a great, moody B&W.
Lovely to see orchids in the wild.
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Wormsmeat
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June 8, 2025, 9:23 a.m. June 8, 2025, 9:23 a.m.
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@NCV has written:

The walk that never was.

I had carefully planned out a walk in the foothills above Reggio with map in hand, trying to reduce the climbs to a minimum. About a quarter of an hour into the walk, I was supposed to cross a narrow ridge. After climbing up, I found some sort of erosion had caused a huge sinkhole about six feet deep. It was too dangerous to skirt round the edge. End of walk.

I did come across a really weird orchid on the way back, to the afternoon morphed into macro photography. I returned the next day as I was not happy with the pictures of this strange plant

I know some flowers mimic insects to try to lure them in for a mate. This certainly looks like a spider hiding inside. Although not sure that's going to lure too many bugs in!
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Wormsmeat
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June 8, 2025, 9:24 a.m. June 8, 2025, 9:24 a.m.
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@ChrisOly has written:

Ride

Quick grab shots from last week's Bike for Brain Health - 2 major arteries leading from downtown Toronto were closed last Sunday for autos for 12 hrs to facilitate the ride.
!0K participants and $6M was raised.

I'm guessing 10K. This is my fav from these Chris.
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NCV
Members 2150 posts

June 8, 2025, 9:28 a.m. June 8, 2025, 9:28 a.m.
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@Woodsider79 has written:

@NCV has written:

The walk that never was.

I had carefully planned out a walk in the foothills above Reggio with map in hand, trying to reduce the climbs to a minimum. About a quarter of an hour into the walk, I was supposed to cross a narrow ridge. After climbing up, I found some sort of erosion had caused a huge sinkhole about six feet deep. It was too dangerous to skirt round the edge. End of walk.

I did come across a really weird orchid on the way back, to the afternoon morphed into macro photography. I returned the next day as I was not happy with the pictures of this strange plant

What a strange creature! Looks like a Lizard Orchid, probably Himantoglossum adriaticum.

Yes, I did a search and it certainly is a Himantoglossum adriaticum. Google picture search is quite good for this sort of thing.

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Wormsmeat
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June 8, 2025, 9:29 a.m. June 8, 2025, 9:29 a.m.
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@NCV has written:

@Wormsmeat has written:

There is something disturbing about that group of sculptures. I love the play of light and shadow in this shot. Where was it shot?

Near Liverpool St.
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Wormsmeat
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June 8, 2025, 9:30 a.m. June 8, 2025, 9:30 a.m.
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@picsel has written:

I am going to be boring and post yet another picture of the Sydney Opera House. Hopefully a slightly different perspective.

Not boring at all. Welcome aboard!

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NCV
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June 8, 2025, 9:32 a.m. June 8, 2025, 9:32 a.m.
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@ChrisOly has written:

Ride

Quick grab shots from last week's Bike for Brain Health - 2 major arteries leading from downtown Toronto were closed last Sunday for autos for 12 hrs to facilitate the ride.
!0K participants and $6M was raised.

I think this is the top shot from this set, with its nice perspective
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Daneland
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June 8, 2025, 6:25 p.m. June 8, 2025, 6:25 p.m.
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@Wormsmeat has written:

An interesting composition and good BW conversion.
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Daneland
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June 8, 2025, 6:27 p.m. June 8, 2025, 6:27 p.m.
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Some birds

Haven't posted birds for a while, now since I'm out of other shots I'll present some.

Scored some swift shots but as you can imagine most of the shots were either out of focus or swift was partially or completely out of frame. I'm too old for this swift...

I don’t think you’re old enough to retire yourself yet, this shot is very nice. I love swifts – they’re incredible little wonders. The distance they cover for their annual migration is phenomenal.
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Daneland
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June 8, 2025, 6:31 p.m. June 8, 2025, 6:31 p.m.
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@Woodsider79 has written:

Greater Butterfly Orchid

This is my pick. I love orchids, and I seriously missed the warm weather and sun here.