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  • wren44
    wren44 Member Posts: 7,928

    Great shots. I would be thrilled to see one in the wild.

  • miriandra
    miriandra Member Posts: 2,200

    I'm breathless!! These pictures are amazing - stunningly beautiful scenes and gorgeous camera work. Thank you all for sharing these images. You're all incredible people.


  • bandwoman1234
    bandwoman1234 Member Posts: 5,895

    Awesome Cathy. I would love to see a kangaroo other than on TV. Seeing your pics makes me smile! They have some serious claws which I didn't realize!!

  • aussie-cat
    aussie-cat Member Posts: 5,502

    Thanks, everyone!! I'm touched by your comments.

  • Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Member Posts: 551

    Aussie_Cat: What a beautiful photo. Thank you for sharing...

  • aussie-cat
    aussie-cat Member Posts: 5,502

    Thank you Yndorian. It was handy that the kangaroo got into good positions for me. I hope to post other nature photos some time soon and I went to the beach with my family on Thursday but it was too cold to swim yet.

  • Yogatyme
    Yogatyme Member Posts: 1,793


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    Earth Maiden, Atlanta Botanical Gardens

  • Yogatyme
    Yogatyme Member Posts: 1,793

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    Sunset over Lake Michigan

  • aussie-cat
    aussie-cat Member Posts: 5,502

    Great photos, Yogatyme!

  • Yogatyme
    Yogatyme Member Posts: 1,793

    Thanks Aussie-Cat

  • april1964
    april1964 Member Posts: 153

    wow!! these photos are all so beautiful!!!


  • Yogatyme
    Yogatyme Member Posts: 1,793

    Aussie-Cat

    That kangaroo seems to actually be posing for you!!

  • aussie-cat
    aussie-cat Member Posts: 5,502

    Yogatyme, LOL, I agree!

  • bandwoman1234
    bandwoman1234 Member Posts: 5,895

    Yoga, AWESOME PHOTOS!!!

  • Yogatyme
    Yogatyme Member Posts: 1,793

    Thanks bandwoman1234!

  • Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Member Posts: 551

    Yogatyme: Those photos are breathtaking... Earth Maiden is really touching. I can't imagine being in that place without shedding a tear. It seems to be a magical place. Thank you for sharing

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184

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  • Yogatyme
    Yogatyme Member Posts: 1,793

    yndorian1, I have been to many botanical gardens, but the one in Atlanta is particularly breathtaking. My niece lives there and I am visiting her next weekend and hoping we visit the gardens again!

  • kathindc
    kathindc Member Posts: 1,667

    Lurker here. Just wanted to say that so many times when I see these wonderful photos that I think to myself, that should be printed to canvas and hung on a deserving wall. Beautiful!

  • Yogatyme
    Yogatyme Member Posts: 1,793

    barbe, these photos are vibrant!

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184

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  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,340

    Lisa - absolutely gorgeous. Do you know the name of this rose? I want one.

  • aussie-cat
    aussie-cat Member Posts: 5,502

    Lisa, good photo!

  • Yogatyme
    Yogatyme Member Posts: 1,793

    Lisa, what a beautiful rose!!

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184

    I think it is called Koco Loco rose. It starts out coffee colored and then changes to pink.

  • Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Member Posts: 551

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  • wren44
    wren44 Member Posts: 7,928

    Gorgeous! Do you what it's name is?

  • Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Member Posts: 551

    Wren44: Do you mean my picture? It's a succulent, it's called Stapelia. There are several types of it, with flowers of different colors, but they all share the same characteristic: they are not appreciated by bees, for that reason they have developed a beautiful flower but it has a very ugly smell, like rotting meat, that attracts flies. When I met this plant I thought it was carnivora, but it is not. The flies are attracted to the smell, and pollinate it ... amazing! If you notice, next to the pot there is a fly. The flower is beautiful

  • wren44
    wren44 Member Posts: 7,928

    A friend has one called a star cactus. It's in a hanging basket and the flowers hang down ever farther. Hers are white and star shaped. I'll bet they're related because hers smells bad and attracts flies also.

  • wren44
    wren44 Member Posts: 7,928

    I just googled it and they are in the same family. The flowers are gorgeous, the smell not quite so much.