Contributions of the group Bokeh Thursday ~ Check weekly theme

Sonnenblume (Helianthus annuus)

nobody@ipernity.com (Thomas Lamp) — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:21:01 +0000

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Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris (2)

nobody@ipernity.com (Thomas Lamp) — Thu, 29 May 2025 09:57:31 +0000

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Mangold

Taraxacum officinale Sect. Ruderalia

nobody@ipernity.com (Thomas Lamp) — Thu, 15 May 2025 14:19:04 +0000

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Rainy day

nobody@ipernity.com (Thomas Lamp) — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:15:35 +0000

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27.02.2025 : Bokeh Thursday

Tonkin

nobody@ipernity.com (Thomas Lamp) — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:47:17 +0000

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20.02.2025

349/366: Canna Leafling

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 03:30:08 +0000

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The bed of canna plants I found at the Harry & David garden were exceptionally beautiful and the light was perfect to show of the lovely colors.

334/366: Hearts and Crystal Tears

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 04:37:45 +0000

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The leaves of roses look like beautiful green hearts with maroon-accented teeth. Add rain drops and the sight is even more lovely!

100/365: Yellow Gladiolus

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 04:36:41 +0000

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Here is another wonderful flower I grew in my garden a couple of years ago. I got many colors to enjoy, it's just a shame they will not grow without lots of water, so they are gone now. I have my pictures though, which will last forever! :)

217/365

nobody@ipernity.com (Chrissy) — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 17:13:33 +0000

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For the 10 weeks picture project: opposites. week 9: smooth

Grass seed

nobody@ipernity.com (Nodule) — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 22:52:30 +0000

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Treasure Hunt: Seeds n seedheads;

In the rockery the grasses have gone to seed!

Growth

nobody@ipernity.com (Nodule) — Mon, 11 May 2015 21:46:58 +0000

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Treasure Hunt: Maia- growth

A bit of a twofer this... some of my favourite techniques involve backgrounds :-)

Moosie and His Stick

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 04:41:16 +0000

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If there's one thing that Moosie loves, it's a stick to chew on. While I was taking pictures of Zoe and Molly the other day, I looked to see where Moosey was, and found him with a most content look on his face, chomping away on a new prize! Silly boy! :)

This image is also my pick for Bokeh Thursday with the theme of "One"

304/365: "This Halloween, the most popular mask is the Arnold Schwarzenegger mask. And the best part? With a mouth full of candy you will sound just like him." ~ Conan O'Brien (2011)

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 04:21:04 +0000

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2 more pictures in notes above ! :)

I hope everyone had a HAPPY, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! I love this holiday best of all! And why not?! My mother loved to make costumes for me and my brothers every year, and we had the freedom to go trick-or-treating in our safe and wonderful neighborhood by ourselves when we got old enough! Pumpkin patches were something to look forward to every year and we would make the 45 minute drive down to Half-Moon Bay to the vast pumpkin patches there where each of us picked our own pumpkin. Before my mom and dad released their four little monsters into the biggest pumpkin patch we could find, they would give us exactly ONE rule: "You may have ANY pumpkin you want, but you must carry it to the car by yourself." :D My perfect pumpkin started out nearly as big as myself, but by the time I got to the car, that pumpkin had magically transformed into something I could actually get my arms around! :D Dad had wonderful pumpkin face templates for us to choose for the eyes, nose, and mouth, and he would carve them for us while we watched in delight and anticipation! When the pumpkins were opened up, we'd dig out the "guts" and mom would make toasted pumpkin seeds, and later, when the pumpkins were starting to fade, she'd turn them into pumpkin pies and bread! YUMMY!! For weeks before the great night, there were Halloween decorations and excitement in the air, parades and contests and special books to read, and let's not forget the tv special, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" ... Halloween night, we would race from house to house getting so much candy we'd have to go home and dump it out before rushing out for MORE! We always got the most candy of anyone in our schools, and I would hoard my candy like a dragon hoards her pile of gold! :D Oh my, I have the very finest memories of this fantastic, wonderful holiday!!!

Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, and voice actor. He is best known for hosting several late-night talk shows, the most recent of which, Conan, premiered on American cable television station TBS in 2010. O'Brien was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He served as president of the Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, and was a writer for the sketch comedy series Not Necessarily the News. Wikipedia: Conan O'Brien

Bokeh Thursday: Acorn Destruction on Top of Destroyed Tree House & Oak Tree (4 inset pictures!)

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 03:45:01 +0000

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4 pictures above in notes! :)

Most of my pictures for Bokeh Thursday involve the tree you see under this destroyed acorn. When Steve and I moved here, we discovered an old, ruined tree house platform in a very dead Oak tree. We will never know if the building of that platform killed the tree but it seems unlikely. However, the tree had been simply massive (for trees in this area) with a base of about 4-5 feet and I was so sad that it had been dead for many years. There were nails pounded into the bark all over, and a crude, broken wooden ladder wound its way up one side. It looked unsafe and we never considered trying to climb up the old skeleton. However, I didn't realize HOW unsafe it truly was until I took the dogs on a walk last early spring and stopped dead in my tracks when I found that the entire tree had fallen over in a heavy storm!

So, today's Bokeh Thursday pictures are about the destruction I found on this poor dead tree.

First I spotted destroyed acorns on top of the trunk and found a piece that was interesting and you can see lots of pieces in bokeh behind! :)

Bokeh Thursday: Rusty Nails in Destroyed Oak Tree

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 03:44:44 +0000

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1 more picture above in a note! :)

Here are some of the nails that were pounded into the side of this magnificent old tree, long dead now. I have another version in the next picture, but you can see it here as an inset above! :)

Bokeh Thursday: Ice Cube

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:09:18 +0000

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The theme this week is "Cold", so I went for something easy and fast, since I had a lot of moth pictures to finish up for my presentation. Although I got lots of nice choices to pick from, I only have time to share one this week! Next week I'll be more prepared!! :D

Triangle! :) 283/365: "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow." ~ Orison Swett Marden

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:20:53 +0000

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(This picture was taken during my 365 Project, and I'm delighted to share it again for our 10 Week Picture Project to represent the shape, "Triangle".) :D

6 more pictures in notes above! :)

Well, what do you know, today is ACTUALLY Thursday! :D (I spent most of yesterday thinking it was Thursday! :D) Since I already took a bunch of pictures for Bokeh Thursday yesterday, I looked to see what other interesting pills we had to photograph for my Picture of the Day. Both types of pills I chose were dog pills! The picture above shows a kind of yummy, chewable pain pill that we gave to one of our dogs, Molly, after she had surgery to remove a foxtail from her stomach! (Apparently she laid on the foxtail, which worked its way through her thick fur and into her stomach. Aren't foxtails cool? NOT!!) The other picture I took today were blue and white capsules, which are an antibiotic--see the picture above in a note! (Texture by Jerry Jones)

Orison Swett Marden (1850 - 1924) was an American spiritual author in the New Thought Movement. He also held a degree in medicine, and was a successful hotel owner. He died in 1924 at the age of 74. Wikipedia: Orison Swett Marden

Bokeh Thursday: Generic Tums

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:20:41 +0000

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This would have been my Picture of the Day, but I took it yesterday and those incredible jet stream cirrus clouds were the easy choice for the day. Thus, these got shoved into second position today. Yes, I could have recreated the picture but I was happy to take a different picture today.

I will say that the moment I read that the theme for Bokeh Thursday was "Medicine", I instantly thought of these chewable, calcium-rich tablets. We have a large container of them and I have often admired their pretty colors and wonderful, fruity smell. Definitely something to keep away from children... something so similar to "Sweet Tarts" would be wolfed down by the handful by innocent and clever little monkeys. I just looked them up and just in case you live near a Costco, these reviews are great! Viewpoint: Kirkland Signature Antacid Fruit-Flavored Tablets

Bokeh Thursday: Spain

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 03:47:53 +0000

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I'm afraid I didn't have time for anything very imaginative for this week's Bokeh Thursday theme. We don't have anything from Spain in our house, so I had to resort to taking a picture of Spain in a book. :D

Bokeh Thursday: Dishwasher Wheels

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 04:32:25 +0000

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Today was one of those days...too busy for photography, but determined to do BOTH my 365 image AND my Bokeh Thursday assignment! It's never a good idea to go out with your camera when you feel rushed and cranky and not in the mood to take pictures! So, I spent about 20 minutes outside taking pictures of different wheels, and I went in the garage and found some more...and of course when I looked at all the pictures, not even one was worth wasting time on. So I went downstairs and before I went out to try again, I put some dishes in the dishwasher...and stopped. HEY! WHEELS! So I grabbed the camera and my macro flash, and PRESTO, I got my picture! :)

By the way, the white stuff you see on the wheels is built-up calcium from our high-mineral content well water. I never noticed it before! Now that I know how awesome vinegar is at removing calcium build-up, all I need to do is put a couple of cups in and run an empty load, and all that white will dissolve like magic! :D

If you want to read about decalcifying a dishwasher, here's a How-To: SF Gate Homeguides: How to Decalcify a Dishwasher