BillF Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Planchonella House, Queensland, Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) 11 hours ago, Shawn said: Just a few random shots around the neighborhood yesterday afternoon while I was on my lunch break. The fluffy clouds are kind of a rarity in Los Angeles so I always try to snap some pictures on days when they show up. Do the leaves fall in autumn in California? That might be a daft question, but for years I assumed they did, largely based on the lyrics of 'California Dreaming'. It was only a while back I actually listened to the lyrics and realised it was about someone dreaming of being in California watching the leaves fall in somewhere like New York (yes, I know, most people will have got that in the late 60s!!!!). Perhaps the leaves fall at different times like in the rain forest so you don't get a season like in cooler climates. Edited November 6, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Diwali celebrations in Leicester. My sister used to live on one of the streets on the left. Food heaven! The Dhol Enforcement Agency – Leicester's self-styled number one dhol, or drum, team – perform Punjabi folk music. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2015/nov/04/diwali-celebrations-the-lights-and-sounds-of-leicesters-golden-mile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 "Cloud tsunami" hits Sydney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shawn Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) 22 hours ago, A Lark Ascending said: Do the leaves fall in autumn in California? That might be a daft question, but for years I assumed they did, largely based on the lyrics of 'California Dreaming'. It was only a while back I actually listened to the lyrics and realised it was about someone dreaming of being in California watching the leaves fall in somewhere like New York (yes, I know, most people will have got that in the late 60s!!!!). Perhaps the leaves fall at different times like in the rain forest so you don't get a season like in cooler climates. It's a little too early for leaves to fall off here in Los Angeles. It just dropped into the low 50s at night for the first time in months, it will be late November, early December before we get any moderately cold weather. The hottest months here are often September and October instead of July and August like the east coast. It also depends on the trees, you don't have the same kind of variety here as you have back east, you don't get much of a color change either. We often get wind this time of year as well and that takes care of the types of trees that lose their leaves. There really isn't a "fall" or "spring" here and I only wore my heavy coat about 3 days last "winter". Looking historically at weather in January in Los Angeles the average high temperature for the month is 68 and the average low is 48. Edited November 7, 2015 by Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) Thanks, Shawn. I thought it might be something like that. ************************ Dresden, Germany: A tree is partially obscured by morning fog Sydney, Australia: A Qantas Boeing 737-800 flies through heavy rain as a storm moves towards Sydney. Imagine this is related to Bill's picture above. http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2015/nov/06/photo-highlights-of-the-day-a-red-faced-beckham-and-a-fallen-skater Edited November 7, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Northumberland, UK: A view of the Milky Way near Hadrian’s Wall http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2015/nov/08/the-weekend-in-pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnblitweiler Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 5 hours ago, A Lark Ascending said: Northumberland, UK: A view of the Milky Way near Hadrian’s Wall http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2015/nov/08/the-weekend-in-pictures Trick photography, surely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Lark Ascending Posted November 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 (edited) 12 hours ago, johnblitweiler said: Trick photography, surely. No idea. Are these trick photography? http://www.visitbritainblog.com/blog/2015/07/08/5-amazing-photos-of-the-milky-way-above-britain/ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/stunning-photos-show-milky-way-5774948 Another one here: Forsinard, Scotland: Stargazers gathered near the RSPB’s watchtower in the Flow Country to observe the Milky Way are greeted by the surprise appearance of the aurora http://www.theguardian.com/world/picture/2015/nov/09/eyewitness-forsinard-scotland ******************************** Pink flamingos above the low water in the Camargue, France. Photograph: Rex Shutterstock. Lovely...but from a worrying article. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/09/storm-and-drought-what-europe-has-to-fear-from-climate-change Looks like something out of Dr Who! Crossrail, London Photograph: Crossrail Flikr Giant squashed platypus? Beijing airport Photograph: Render by Methanoia Zaha Hadid Architects http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/nov/09/megastructures-seven-wonders-of-the-modern-world-near-completion Edited November 9, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shawn Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Orpheum Theatre on the left, Eastern Building on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Hardcastle Crags in West Yorkshire Part of a nice selection of photos of Britain's past industrial landscape as it survives today: http://www.theguardian.com/community/ng-interactive/2015/nov/10/brick-by-brick-readers-photos-of-britains-post-industrial-landscapes Clipstone Colliery near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Driven past them many times...the most spectacular of the headstocks in this area; and one of the few surviving. When the Tories destroyed the coal industry they did everything they could to wipe its memory from history. Most former pits are retail/business parks with half a winding wheel and maybe a statue to remember what was once the dominating landscape feature. I still recall the first time I saw a pit in the middle of Hucknall on the way to a job interview. There were scores around then. Edited November 10, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) This was from a month or so ago. A liquid materials recycling business down the street has some holding tanks go up in flames. Edited November 10, 2015 by catesta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Spectators were spoilt with both fireworks and the Northern Lights on 3 November. Photo taken just outside Inverness by Lewis Mackenzie. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/34776553 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) County Durham, England: A rainbow appears above the sculpture Eleven ‘O’ One in Seaham http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2015/nov/11/photo-highlights-of-the-day-armistice-day-and-a-holy-cow My back garden in November Edited November 12, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 11 minutes ago, A Lark Ascending said: My back garden in November Ever thought of taking up abstract painting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 9 minutes ago, BillF said: Ever thought of taking up abstract painting? Abstract painting? That's what my world looks like when I take my glasses off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) Three men drink vodka as they travel by a pioneer motorised railcar on their way to Kalach From an intriguing set of photos: A Soviet time capsule: the village at the end of the line – in pictures - In a remote corner of the Urals region at the end of a narrow-gauge railway is Kalach, population about a dozen. The village has no telephones, no mobile reception and only a few hours of electricity a day http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/nov/13/soviet-time-capsule-village-end-of-the-line-pictures *********************************************** I love this next one: Birds look for food in the fog in Yinchuan, China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/nov/13/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures Edited November 14, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 London office workers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted November 15, 2015 Report Share Posted November 15, 2015 The Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam lit up in the colours of the French flag. And.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Temascaltepec, Mexico: The first monarch butterflies appear in the oyamel firs forest in Temascaltepec. The insects almost quadruple in the area during their hibernation http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2015/nov/13/photo-highlights-of-the-day-costa-blanca-brits-and-monarchs-in-mexico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 Forest of Radnor, with the Black Mountains in the distance - Francis Towne. 1810 Saw this the other day in a room full of 18th/19thC paintings and drawings; was struck by how 20thC it seemed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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