Photo of the Day | September 2025

[splifingate]

not eclipsing

If a cloud that forms
Be defined by its backdrop,
Does the shadow know?

 

[fractalus]

They sure express a lot of grey for V. vulpes!

There are some silver foxes here too and they mix.

In winter, when they get more fur, the small fox in the photo is more red. In summer, you can see the black more. I was surprised that the pup was so black until I saw the mother's black fur underneath in summer.

 

[splifingate]

I was sitting in the yard yesterday, soaking up the sun, and saw this lone bird on the wire. The skies were also so clear that day, with a few large cloud formations. An impromptu picture, taken a bit hurriedly with my phone, before it flew off.

View attachment 2544670

For another perch
The King Fisher would capture.
Wire, or wood; eh?

 

[splifingate]

View attachment 2544680

In such enrapture
Lies inevitableness.
If I were a bug.

 

[fractalus]

Have you ever seen a wash baby looking at a lava lamp?

(raccoon = "wash bear”, baby wash bear = "wash baby”)

 

[splifingate]

Sitting in SW Florida dreaming of the mountains today. Along the Appalachian Trail, VA.


View attachment 2544678

That's quite a hike for one day!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Swedens pride

(sank on its maiden voyage)

An amazing museum (I once spent an entire day at the Vasa museum, - I left, with reluctance, at closing time, and it is one of the best museums I have ever visited); the ship is astonishing and the story of the maiden voyage extraordinary.

 

[squawk7000]

statue in tribute to all firefighters past and present who serve the city of Glasgow

 

[dhershberger]

Cordylus cordylus (Cape girdled lizard). Cape Agulhas, Western Cape, South Africa. October, 2019.

 

[stillcrazyman]

 

[TechRunner]

From the archives. Along the Blue Ridge Parkway, VA., November 2018.

 

[svish]

 

[Strider64]

 

[MBAir2010]

View attachment 2545808

wow great capture, deer are hard to photograph, even when stable!

 

[dimme]

Oyster Point-250621-23.jpg by Charles Martorelli, on Flickr

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

 

[fractalus]

Basically all the land in this picture is now gone - including my rosebush.
(oh well, easy come, easy go)

 

[fractalus]

View attachment 2545808

This reminds me of something I saw in the mountains of BC. I was running through the woods like a madman (“commando” exercise), making lots of noise - when I suddenly stopped and found myself surrounded by deer. One was lying down just like in your picture. They weren’t scared at all. I carefully sat down as one of the group. I was with them for half an hour before they slowly moved on. I don’t understand what happened that day.

 

[dwrufus53]

A fishing boat anchored at Hubbard Glacier in Alaska. 2018

 

[OldMacs4Me]

Thimble berry. Neither edible or poisonous.

 

[Snowlover]

Tiny late blooming flowers growing along the paths on the ranch.

 

[Apple fanboy]

 

[goldmac2006]

 

[fractalus]

@goldmac2006

What the hell is that and what is its purpose - prism for sunlight reflections? (if so, I need one)

I assume it’s in a secure location. If that was in a public area, I’m sure it would get vandalized.

 

[Apple fanboy]

@goldmac2006

What the hell is that and what is its purpose - prism for sunlight reflections? (if so, I need one)

I assume it’s in a secure location. If that was in a public area, I’m sure it would get vandalized.

My guess is it’s a laser!