Theme day: The Future

The theme for December is "the future".  When I started looking around I found futuristic images everywhere.  

It looked like a robot head to me, but it's a closeup of a bird feeder.

 

Reflection #2

Another reflection.

Boathouse at Durant lake.

 

Reflection #1

Reflection.  

This one would make a good jigsaw puzzle.

 

Dragon

This anole looks like a dragon to me.  Maybe it's the dark color against the red bricks. Or is it his evil eye?

 

Hairy Woodpecker

This Hairy Woodpecker must have been working on this tree for a long time.  He's not making a home, I think he's searching for insects.

 

Take five

Or ten.  It was warm enough in the sun to stop and take a rest.

 

Smear

I thought this looked like painting that had been smeared when wet.  It's the flipped over reflection of trees on the water.

 

They're back

The cormorants are back at Shelly Lake.   Where do they go?  I don't know.  

But all of a sudden there is a large group of them swimming, diving and eating.

According to Whatbird.com's Cormorant page, (see here)  a group of cormorants can be called a flight, a gulp, a rookery, or a swim.  

The way they were eating I think a gulp of cormorants would be appropriate.

 

Ransom of Red Chief

This little guy is peaking out of the pages of the O. Henry story, Ransom of Red Chief.

O. Henry, or rather William Sidney Porter, was born and raised in Greensboro, NC.  

He has his own plaza there now.

 

Art?

This installation hung above the bandstand in the Greensboro city park.  It waved in the breeze and changed shape.  I don't know if it was an art installation or a safety net, but it was beautiful on a sunny, breezy day.

 

Civil Rights museum, Greensboro, NC

While in Greensboro, we visited the International Civil Rights Center and Museum.  It is in the exact building where 4 brave African American students sat down at the Woolworth's lunch counter and refused to leave. (see here)

The sit-in in 1960 helped invigorate the Civil Rights movement of the 60's.

The young men are honored with several plaques

They left big footsteps to follow.

 

Train travel

All Aboard!

We took a quick 2 day trip to Greensboro by train.

The train station in Greensboro, NC. in all it's old time glory. 

 

The entrance to the platforms.

Fall

What can I say!

 

A few more mushrooms

Who can resist taking a good mushroom picture?  Not me.

Even a tree mushroom.

 

Gazebo

It looks like it belongs in a Japanese garden.  Alas, it's the entry to an apartment complex.

 

By the lake

Taking a break.

 

Ducks

Around the lake we saw many different kinds of ducks.

A young Muscovy duck, not as ugly as his elders. (see here if you dare)

The ubiquitous Mallards

And even a rare sighting of the statuary duck.

 

Heron

Are you tired of heron pictures yet?  

I'm not tired of taking them.  Mr. Heron is a very photogenic bird.

 

A brisk walk

On a chilly day a brisk walk is the best kind.

 

Last flowers of fall

Only a few flowers still cling to life.

Eastern Baccharis

Aster

 

Car envy

Almost every slot at the Tesla supercharger in North Hills was filled with beautiful cars.

 

Mush

It looked like a dog team coming up the trail.  The woman said she had 6 more at home.  She fosters huskies and said people get them because they're so beautiful, but give them up when they find out how much work it takes to keep them busy.

These four were certainly busy.

 

Lakeside

I liked the different textures in this scene.

 

Textured fungus

This one looks like someone decorated it with warts.

 

Deer

She was well hidden in the trees. 

 

Melting?

This mushroom looks like a melted ice cream cone to me.

 

Mushroom

A little mushroom village.

 

Lake and sky

Falls lake from Forest Ridge park.

 

Lonely stump

Not much left of this old tree.

 

Halloween Hawk

This rooftop didn't need scary decorations for Halloween.  This hawk sat up on the eves watching all the tasty little trick or treaters walk by.