BLIGH`S SONG

Teri`s sons, here for the holiday season, love music.
Here is a nighttime exposure of 2 or 4 seconds in front of the fire down in the yard.
This is Bligh, who is here from Australia.
Linked to this is a set with a little video of him tuning up.
It`s cold comfort to watch lovers frozen in time, although they may contribute eventually to global warming. Check them out on Planet Earth.
In the header, tonight`s sunset, & more images on the progress of my reef
Have a great day, &
Please,... be careful out there.

NEW REEF

Today you get a first peek at what I plan on being a beauty.
I put two reefs together to have a 6 foot long one.
It was such a chore to get everything right the first time, that I only have yesterdays sunset on Planet Earth, butI did back up the main post with images of corals in the silty water of a newly set up reef.
It`s already almost crystal clear now, & by tomorrow it should be as clean as it could ever be.
Till then, Please! have a nice week a'head'.

NEW YEAR`S HEAT

Some days are better than others.
This was a good one.
I`ve spent a lot of time this past week catching up on my sleep, which I`d let slide for over 6 months.
Tomorrow is the final tank switch day, & it starts at 8:00 AM.
I`ll be done by 4 PM.
This is a very big deal for me.
You`ll see the results in a few days, when the reef settles in.

RELAX TO THE MAX

A few shots to help us all relax.
I`m doing a big tank move tomorrow, so it`s to bed early tonight. (Ya right)
On Planet Earth, a few lilies, a few thrillies & a mirrored silly.
Beyond the header, a bunch of garden flowers to keep you from losing your scents.
Good evening.

FIRE WONDERS

The sunsets generated by a firestorm are much different than just normal, beautiful southern California sunsets.
The smoke filled sky lends a little deeper filter to the captured light.
This image is of some "out of towners", who came to see the smokey sunset.
In this case I became the voyeur, of these Peeping Toms.
The header, a composite of 11 shots of the same sunset, also has a few more images behind it, including a few "edges" for Andif, colored in "Olivia`s purple", by inversion.
For the less fortunate, who at this time of year, may yearn for fresh floral fantasies, I`ve put a set of Hibiscus up for you on Planet Earth.
I`m getting back in the swing of things, here.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Since last July, I had taken a sabbatical from WHITE KNUCKLES, to devote my time to a client.
Today I completed the last phase of my project, yet still have a few more final touches.
Since the main focus of this project centered on water, the addition of the fish today, allows me to claim my mission is done.
I also take this opportunity, to wish you all a Happy New Year, including the best of health, & peace to all.

The fish pictured here, were in Hawaii yesterday noon.
They were on a plane till late last night, picked up at the airport by midnight, & in their new home at noon today.
My client, called late this afternoon, & I could tell by her excitement she was thrilled to see these beauties in her paradise.
I will follow this new year blog restart, with pix from the project in the following days.
The header sunset is part of a series of merged images, & there are more behind the curtain link.
On Planet Earth, my granddaughter eyes the LA skyline from here on Point Dume.
The snow capped mountain in the background is close to a hundred miles away.
As this was taken on the isthmus to the point, directly behind me is a grand view of the ocean & channel islands where the sunset shots are taken, although my place is a little too low to see the downtown view. I`m up on the next street for the city shot.
I better quit this before I lose track of how I post this.
Till tomorrow then.

FLY UNITED

Olivia asked how long it took to acclimate the plants.
This shows that as soon as the plants are in, local wildlife species, start setting up house.
There are four different kinds of dragon flies, vying for space here at the pond. The aerial dogfights are spirited.
The thing I`ve been wondering all along is, is it fair to build your own photo opportunity studio.
As more life is added to the pond including more plants, fish, turtles, snails & crawfish, predators move in, such as herons, egrets, raccoons, skunks, coyotes & bobcats.
The area is well fenced but most of the mentioned animals are quite adaptive & McGuyver entry through various means. I like every one to have a fighting chance, so the pond has many hiding places incorporated in, to offer refuge from becoming dinner.
The rock star pictured on Planet Earth, is my old friend Jorge, who has been doing rock work for me for over thirty years.
His shades reflect the clouds reflected in the jacuzzi. They also reflect that I inserted them into the shades.
Have a great day.