Black & White Thread Volume IX
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February 22, 2018 at 6:18 pm #260143Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Black & White VIII was such a splendid volume, wrapping up with Michael’s beautiful Arizona Mammatus and Hans’s elegant Stealth Flight, it looks like we slept right past the 100 post mark! Eager to see what we dream up next. What do you suppose sheep count as they’re falling asleep?
Sheep Asleep
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February 23, 2018 at 12:35 pm #260242Hans StockerParticipant
Haha, now it was my moment of gainy eyes and foggy brain here. Nice opening for Volume IX Keelin. Good question what sheep count. They are asleep now, so maybe you can wake them up to ask them. Great wooly picture anyway.
Baloney Balloon
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February 23, 2018 at 7:20 pm #260295Michael LerchParticipant
Sheep Count Clouds! Every one knows that!, Clouds! Just ask one. It will tell you, Clouds!
Arizona Lily Pads
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February 24, 2018 at 12:29 pm #260392Hans StockerParticipant
I did asked one as you suggested Michael and it agreed with a decided baa yea. So evident!
Altostratus might be boring and featureless, but it can also surprise.
Translucidus #2
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February 24, 2018 at 2:33 pm #260402Hans StockerParticipant
Oops: I did ask …
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February 24, 2018 at 4:19 pm #260413Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Ah! Of course, it’s clouds! Although I’d not like to fall asleep like a sheep and miss those Arizona Lily Pads or Translucidus #2. Then again, you never know what clouds will morph into as dreaming begins…
What The Sleepy Sheep Saw
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February 24, 2018 at 7:51 pm #260431Michael LerchParticipant
A Spray of Altocumulus
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February 25, 2018 at 10:26 pm #260593Hans StockerParticipant
Love this Spray of Altocumulus, Michael. The foamy cloudlets have the lightness of feathers or a swarm of little balloons.
Crystallization
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February 26, 2018 at 1:43 pm #260676Hans StockerParticipant
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February 28, 2018 at 4:29 am #260903Michael LerchParticipant
Aaaahh Duplicatus Lacunosus…Cool stuff Hans!
Heres some “experimental” dupicatus also. The “white” is actually higher altostratus.
Arizona B&W #46
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February 28, 2018 at 10:07 am #260940Hans StockerParticipant
Cool stuff indeed Michael these layers and what they do in B&W. Nice experiment too.
Casting Shadows
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February 28, 2018 at 3:08 pm #260993Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Cooler than cool, you two! Great textures and depth, also some impressionistic qualities which come alive so well in B&W. Adding to the duplicatus collection…
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March 1, 2018 at 7:31 pm #261166Michael LerchParticipant
a closer look at an earlier photographed duplicatus
Arizona B&W #55
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March 2, 2018 at 10:31 am #261247Hans StockerParticipant
Indeed it seems to be the quality of B&W to make duplicatus alive in a surprising way, Keelin. Like your former untitled one is too! In my opinion they are not that easy to discover. Always fun to find a good example like yours and Michael’s cirrocumulus. Love the fine structure of the last one.
I had to search for one in my archive and found this.
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March 2, 2018 at 9:05 pm #261320Michael LerchParticipant
more..
Arizona B&W #65
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March 3, 2018 at 10:25 am #261393Hans StockerParticipant
Arizona B&W #65 has great depth Michael. Bright floating dots against a distant haze.
Astronaut’s View
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March 3, 2018 at 5:18 pm #261438Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Far out, Hans! And a beautiful find in your archives. And Michael, I love the subtle vibrations in your Arizona B&W #55, and #65 positively animates!
Directionally Challenged
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March 5, 2018 at 10:30 am #261673Hans StockerParticipant
Very inventive title Keelin and great structure. I love a wild abstract like that.
Undulatus
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March 6, 2018 at 3:21 am #261801Michael LerchParticipant
Nice filling of the blank canvas! Lots of neat movements!
Arizona B&W Black and White
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March 6, 2018 at 11:27 am #261838Hans StockerParticipant
Yes, neat movements that’s what attracted me in Directonally Challenged by Keelin and my own former one.
Arizona B&W Black ans White comes right from an art gallery Michael. Silver background under and contrasting dots in front.
A glowing contrail lost in the B&W thread?
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March 6, 2018 at 6:38 pm #261910Patricia L KeelinParticipant
A fine balance and brilliant study in contrast, Michael! Those silver tones you continue to create are most amazing.
And what mischief are you up to, Hans, with your Glowing Contrail? You have offered us a masterpiece worthy of Dali! I hope we will see more of these friendly figurals, especially that one in the upper right corner who appears to be casting some spell with her magic wand. I do wonder what she’s up to… I see she’s got the crocodile strolling upright, exiting stage left. Off to cross the pond perhaps?
Presto!
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March 8, 2018 at 11:24 am #262163Hans StockerParticipant
I feel flattered by the comparison with Dali, Keelin. Dank je wel! And with your interpretations you made me look differently to my own picture. An eye opening experience as well. I like it.
With your Presto! the eye is lead somewhat left to the center to what seems to be a hole or cavity soon to be covered by what’s hanging above. Very dynamic, I’d say.
Another Cavity
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March 9, 2018 at 1:58 am #262250Patricia L KeelinParticipant
‘Another Cavity’ is deep with mystery, Hans. Perhaps this Faerie With A Torchlight can encourage us to explore?
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March 9, 2018 at 5:24 pm #262337Hans StockerParticipant
Ha, a beautiful Faerie With A Torchlight and very helpful indeed while spelunking, Keelin.
There is light in the distance
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March 10, 2018 at 11:34 pm #262541Michael LerchParticipant
Fascinating Cloud Formations!
Arizona B&W #78
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March 11, 2018 at 11:17 pm #262682Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W #78
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March 12, 2018 at 11:06 am #262743Hans StockerParticipant
Nice lenticular composition in Arizona B&W #78 Michael. Your former one (fro which you used the same number #78) made me think of Directionally Challenged by Keelin. This title has stuck in my mind for its ingenious title and every time I see undulations in different directions it pops up.
And Pop!
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March 13, 2018 at 1:33 am #262826Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love the light and shadow in you images above, Hans. “And Pop!”, has almost the feeling of opposing tides.
And Michael, your most recent image is so deliciously surreal, I keep going back for another taste of it.
Found this one in the archives, and immediately the memory of Michael’s cleverly titled Burned Eggs (Colour Thread Volume II) made me smile again. The image below is not so colorful (but also not so burnt!). Bon appétit, mes amis!
Just One Spec Of Pepper Please
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March 13, 2018 at 10:01 am #262872Hans StockerParticipant
That is a nice one sunny side up for breakfast Keelin. How about a poached one?
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March 15, 2018 at 6:37 pm #263215Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W # 25
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March 16, 2018 at 1:35 pm #263321Hans StockerParticipant
Wild streaks Michael in your last B&W.
Tranquility
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March 16, 2018 at 6:29 pm #263359Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Perfectly poached, Hans! And it looks like Michael has whipped up something delicious for us as well with Arizona B&W #25.
I love the feeling Tranquility brings. And after a calm breath, is it time for more action? The drama of the dance below is quite enough I think. No animals were injured in the making of this image.
The Matador’s Cape
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March 17, 2018 at 1:37 am #263407Michael LerchParticipant
Took me a moment but i finally saw it Keelin. So much of cloud photography is perfect Carpe Diem!
Not a bullseye ,being off center, yet it was what I was shooting for:
Arizona B&W #63
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March 17, 2018 at 3:07 am #263414Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Wow, Michael, that could not be more perfect! What a fantastic shot!
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March 17, 2018 at 10:44 am #263458Hans StockerParticipant
Great bull fight Keelin and Michael. The Cape and the Bull’s Eye as well. Once seen it can’t be unseen. Love it.
In the arena are these …
Interested Spectators
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March 18, 2018 at 3:38 pm #263623Hans StockerParticipant
Endless Rivers
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March 18, 2018 at 8:08 pm #263651Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Around the bend, the rivers may not as so calm, Hans.
Riding The Rapids
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March 19, 2018 at 8:00 pm #263811Hans StockerParticipant
Very wild Keelin, so beware of a waterfall!
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March 20, 2018 at 12:32 am #263846Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W #89
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March 20, 2018 at 8:45 am #263891Hans StockerParticipant
Tufts of cotton wool alongside a meandering river. Very nice Michael.
B&W Contrail Madness
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March 21, 2018 at 3:08 am #264045Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love the dramatic plunge of your waterfall, Hans. While Michael, your #89 feels like a breath released below the surface. So much action – and great show of Madness!
Not sure what to call the image below. I just keep…
Looking Into It
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March 21, 2018 at 12:50 pm #264098Hans StockerParticipant
And I keep looking into it too, Keelin. Great mysterious unreal abstract.
Unclassified
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March 21, 2018 at 5:25 pm #264148Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love the mystery in these recent images of yours, Hans. Could it be Something yet unclassified is being stirred up from the water world below?
Something
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March 22, 2018 at 12:38 am #264180Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W #49
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March 22, 2018 at 10:47 am #264248Hans StockerParticipant
That’s indeed really Something, Keelin.
And you captured straightforward stratiformis Michael. Nice composition.
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March 25, 2018 at 12:30 am #264730Michael LerchParticipant
Altocumulus floccus Virga Hans, it was like a whole wave swept up from the south west.Always amazing.
Another bit of fun with the undulatus. The multi directions indicate the crazy winds as systems sweep over Arizona.
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March 25, 2018 at 4:00 pm #264803Hans StockerParticipant
Yes Michael, crazy winds resulting in a Directionally Challenged scenery, to quote Keelin. I love those pictures. This one and the former.
So the former is also altocumulus floccus Virga which I misjudged for stratiformis? I must confess I didn’t give it much of a thought having found a straightforward alliteration. Good to know nevertheless.
Soft Duplicatus
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March 25, 2018 at 5:25 pm #264811Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Hard to know what she is up to, Ms. Duplicatus below. Off to some event wearing a fancy necklace? Wish I could see the rest of her outfit. Michael and Hans, you might have captured parts of it above with your beautifully textured images. Winds are ever so fashion forward — and backward, apparently.Ms. Duplicatus
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March 25, 2018 at 5:47 pm #264814Hans StockerParticipant
Wow!
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March 29, 2018 at 1:53 am #266195Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W #93
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March 29, 2018 at 10:52 am #266262Hans StockerParticipant
Ms Duplicatus what are you up to? I really wonder.
My last one till the day after eastern is as mixed as my feelings.
Mixed
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March 30, 2018 at 10:40 pm #266731Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W #87
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April 2, 2018 at 10:20 pm #267247Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Hope the skies above, wherever you ventured, kept you looking up, Hans. Your Mixed image looks as if someone skied off into a pristine snow bank – beautiful!, while Michael’s Arizona #87 has a more earthy, wonderfully gooey look, which I like as well – and a great contrast to the serenely stacked lennies in #93.
I am on high alert for the possible arrival of this…
Mudball!
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April 3, 2018 at 3:14 am #267289Michael LerchParticipant
He who has the most clear and pristine sky cast the first Mudball!…Mudball?? Keelin?
Arizona B&W #62
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April 3, 2018 at 5:40 am #267309Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love the linear lineup of your #62, Michael. As for that mudball, surely it did not come from across the pond! And I think it has landed.
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April 4, 2018 at 1:45 am #267461Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W #49
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April 4, 2018 at 2:45 am #267466Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Wow, fabulous form in your Arizona B&W #49, Michael. Back to a bit of duplicatus with the one below.
Scratched
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April 6, 2018 at 3:23 am #267779Michael LerchParticipant
Thanks Keelin!..your shot looks like some ancient petroglyphs I’ve seen here in Az..scratches and all!
Arizona B&W#79
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April 9, 2018 at 5:08 am #268240Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#97
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April 9, 2018 at 2:32 pm #268295Hans StockerParticipant
You are still perfecting ways to surpise us with your Arizona B&W’s Michael. Especially #49 is amazing. And then Keelin fits in perfectly in this series with Scratched. Good old black and white magic realism!
French B&W
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April 10, 2018 at 12:15 am #268353Michael LerchParticipant
Hello there Hans and Thanks. Yes, amazing how the more realistically portrayed, clouds get better at transporting us to another reality.
Arizona B&W#59
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April 10, 2018 at 5:12 pm #268475Hans StockerParticipant
Great texture Michael!
Ridges
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April 11, 2018 at 3:11 am #268615Michael LerchParticipant
Some ridges and texture…
Arizona B&W#61
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April 11, 2018 at 12:37 pm #268685Hans StockerParticipant
Wild!
One Streak
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April 13, 2018 at 5:28 am #269120Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Ah, such beautiful Black & White images above. Arizona B&W #97 keeps calling me back, Michael. There is something akin to the mysterious depth of renaissance paintings there.
And your One Streak is a beauty unique, Hans.
Balancing Act
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April 13, 2018 at 9:53 am #269148Hans StockerParticipant
Funny find and great Balancing Act, Keelin. A real joy. Maybe this will ease the nerves.
A Safety Net
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April 15, 2018 at 3:57 am #269431Michael LerchParticipant
Keelin, I know what you mean about #97. I gave it a lot of time before I posted it trying to figure it out. I finally gave up and posted it to find out.
In Need of a Safety Net
Arizona B&W#81
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April 15, 2018 at 6:34 pm #269504Hans StockerParticipant
Your B&W ‘s are all so lovely different Michael. From mystical (#97) to graphical (#59) and from sharp (#61) to vague smooth structures (#81).
This bird needs no net.
Free Flight
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April 17, 2018 at 10:19 am #269849Hans StockerParticipant
On The Edge
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April 18, 2018 at 4:43 am #269984Michael LerchParticipant
Hans..some weight to that
Arizona B&W#60
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April 18, 2018 at 10:26 am #270022Hans StockerParticipant
Sweep
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April 22, 2018 at 9:53 pm #270713Michael LerchParticipant
Another Murmur of Virga
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April 25, 2018 at 3:01 am #271031Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#83
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April 27, 2018 at 6:27 pm #271477Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W #41
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April 29, 2018 at 3:00 am #271688Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Stunning images, Hans and Michael! Beauty and movement in black and white harmony.
Below, an orb of stillness to balance out some nearby chaos.
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May 3, 2018 at 2:42 am #272398Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#92
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May 5, 2018 at 3:27 am #272682Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W #29
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May 5, 2018 at 2:14 pm #272747Hans StockerParticipant
Michael and Keelin, it is a pleasure to see the pictures you two produced last two weeks. To realize this is already Volume IX and each one is an example of perfect abstract art. Picking up the thread again……
B&W Pride
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May 6, 2018 at 4:27 pm #272956Michael LerchParticipant
See Thru
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May 8, 2018 at 1:53 am #273231Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#95
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May 8, 2018 at 3:01 am #273237Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Fantastic images, Michael and Hans! The B&W forum never fails to amaze. Just never know what will show up here. In Volume IX alone, we’ve seen wonders beyond imagination. Here’s A Bit of This and That to add to the mix.
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May 8, 2018 at 12:00 pm #273330Hans StockerParticipant
A lot is happening in your ‘This And That’ Keelin. Nice title also.
Flat Face
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May 9, 2018 at 7:22 am #273606Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#101
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May 10, 2018 at 12:49 pm #273939Hans StockerParticipant
I love these bright whites in the background and the contrast, Michael.
A Face In Wonderment
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May 11, 2018 at 4:41 am #274060Michael LerchParticipant
Thanks Hans. As you indicate, the clouds are a perpetual wonder!
Arizona B&W#104
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May 13, 2018 at 2:28 am #274443Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Ah, these are indeed wondrous, Hans and Michael. And I could not agree with you more. The sky is so full of surprises.
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May 14, 2018 at 12:02 pm #274681Hans StockerParticipant
This little hand on the picture above by Keelin is pointing downwards. So on we go spiraling down to my surprise.
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May 14, 2018 at 6:37 pm #274784Patricia L KeelinParticipant
It’s funny, Hans, that I did not see the little hand pointing, but only the surprise of an exclamation point! And that is one wild ride you’ve offered us above. Will we land in the ferns below?
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May 15, 2018 at 11:07 am #274923Hans StockerParticipant
The pointing little hand lead to a nice landing in the ferns Keelin. Let’s hope this slope ends up somewhere safe.
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May 15, 2018 at 3:49 pm #274963Patricia L KeelinParticipant
A slippery slope indeed, Hans! Might lose some feathers along the way~~~
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May 17, 2018 at 7:34 pm #275480Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#86
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May 20, 2018 at 3:47 am #275826Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#56
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May 20, 2018 at 4:42 pm #275886Hans StockerParticipant
Where Are My Feathers!
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May 22, 2018 at 2:13 am #276100Michael LerchParticipant
Feathered Afternoon
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May 22, 2018 at 10:40 pm #276272Hans StockerParticipant
Birds Of A Feather…
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May 23, 2018 at 3:49 pm #276375Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Continuing the same flight path… Wind In The Wings
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May 24, 2018 at 1:05 am #276489Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W# 106
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May 25, 2018 at 5:50 am #276690Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#107
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May 25, 2018 at 10:13 am #276723Hans StockerParticipant
These B&W abstracts make one dance….
Whirling Dervish
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May 27, 2018 at 4:07 am #277040Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#108
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