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**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · 13h

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

My butterfly amaryllis this morning.

I raised this amaryllis from a small bulb I purchased 4 yrs ago. I wasn't sure if it was ever going to bloom but amaryllis foliage s quite lovely on its own.

Definitely worth the wait

Photograph of a butterfly amaryllis bloom in a bright window with out of focus plants and clear hanging shelves in the background. This variety of amaryllis has six-pointed, teardrop-shaped petals that create a trumpet-like star structure and radiate from a center with long stamens and a pistil that droop down and across the top of the lowest petal. Each petal is a pale lime green with maroon edges and feathering that is dense near the flowers center and becomes streaky towards the petal tips. The stamens are white with tan anthers and the pistil is white with a white stigma.

#StormHour #Stunday #BloomScrolling

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · 14h

14h

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

#SilentSunday

#Stunday #StormHour

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · 1d

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

White-tailed buck (I believe) keeping a low profile on Clear Creek Trail yesterday.

As you can see, it's still "High Brown Season"™ here in Ioway. About a month or so till the "Green'ening"™.

Photograph of a white-tailed deer standing amid dense, brown, overwintered grasses, stems, and saplings. The deer is facing the camera with its body behind it leaving only a bit of its left side and tail visible. White-tailed deer have brown fur, white fur bibs, white fur chins with long whiskers, a brown snout with a black nose, large dark eyes, oversized oval ears with brown edges and filled with white, tufted hair, and a white fur under-tail that can be raised to flash white. Without antlers, white-tailed deer males can be distinguished from females using head shape and size. Males are larger and have a flatter head (for antler growth) and square face while females are much rounder. Based on head shape this may be a young buck.

#StormHour #spring #wildlife

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · 1d

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

Took my very 1st robin photo in March 2021. I celebrated by beginning a new tradition. I decided that my 1st robin photo each spring would mark my official 1st day of the season, 3/20 or not.

Caught this handsome devil yesterday, so, my Spring-eth Hath Sprung-eth!

#StormHour #spring #wildlife

**pat murphy** @noparticularname@mastodon.online · 3d

pat murphy @noparticularname@mastodon.online

Dog with a sundog :-). Bonne soirée!

#ottawa #gatineau #photography

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · 6d

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

Sprites & sinusoidal waves.

Walking near I-80 last night so decided to head up to a nearby walking bridge that crosses it. Haven't done one of these in a few yrs. Don't have a cityscape as a backdrop to my traffic pics so I "liven" them up.

Abstract long exposure of nighttime traffic on Interstate 80 near Coralville, Iowa. During the exposure the camera was intentionally shaken. Instead of just streaks of light this creates patterns of light like sinusoidal waves and abstract clusters of lines and squiggles. The colors of light are distinct for each light source and include all colors of the rainbow and white light. Some of the larger sinusoidal lines have additional textures like a ladder-like effect and and they consist of several waves that are out of phase with each other.

#StormHour #ics #abstract

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · 6d

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

My allergies are in high gear so I'm assuming that means the red maples are blooming. Surprisingly I haven't taken many photos of their flowers. Have to take a look this afternoon to see if any have opened yet.

Photograph of a small cluster of red maple flower attached to a short gray branch with a scattering of out of focus flowers, branches, and a blue sky in the background. The flowers bloom in the early spring before the leaves develop. The flowers consist of five small red sepals and five small red petals radiating from a center filled with long red stamens and a red pistil.

#StormHour #BloomScrolling #flowers

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · 6d

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

A crow in winter.

Photograph of a crow perched on a gray tree branch with out of focus branches and an overcast sky in the background. The crow is facing left and has its head turned to the right leaving both eyes visible and its feathers are fluffed up to help stave off winter temperatures. Crows have black body feathers, dark eyes, shiny black beaks, and black legs and feet.

#StormHour #winter #crows

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · Mar 9

Mar 9

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

#SilentSunday

#StormHour

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · Mar 9

Mar 9

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

#SilentSunday

#StormHour

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · Mar 8

Mar 8

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

In a blue jay moment.

Photograph of a blue jay perched on a branch with out of focus branches and an overcast sky in the background. The view is from below. The blue jay's body is facing to the right leaving its under-tail, belly, the outer edge of its wing, chest, neck, chin, and face as well as one eye visible. Blue jays have white-feathered bellies and chests, blue wings and backs with a blue, white, and black checkered pattern on its wings, a blue head with a black neck ring and mask under and surrounding its eyes and white face and chin, dark eyes, silvery-black beak, black legs and feet, and a blue crest on the top of their heads that can be raised and lowered.

#StormHour #birds #birding

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · Mar 7

Mar 7

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

The bluebird of ennui.

#Stormhour #birds #birding

**Sandy McClearn** @sandymcclearn@canada.masto.host · Mar 7

Mar 7

Sandy McClearn @sandymcclearn@canada.masto.host

Surf breaking over a reef offshore from a beach in Lower East Chezzetcook, NS. The interplay between the cloud, snow squalls, and sunlight was amazing. #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #landscape #seascape #stormhour #weather #novascotia #seashore #eastcoastkin

Surf breaking over a reef amidst snow squalls.

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · Mar 6

Mar 6

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

Gray catbird singing to the morning sun.

#StormHour #birds #birding

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · Mar 6

Mar 6

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

Starling called out on an overcast day.

#StormHour #birds #birding

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · Mar 6

Mar 6

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

"Smiles, everyone!"

Now that I'm recovering from Covid I feel like I have a lot more energy. Still not spending as much on SM for a bit but thought I'd start posting here & there. While I was sick I had time to edit photos so I built up a little stack to post.

#Stormhour #wildlife #nature

**RKeller Photography** @Rihilism@toot.community · Mar 6

Mar 6

RKeller Photography @Rihilism@toot.community

My Covid started to wane on Tues. Feeling much better today. Thought I'd share this sunset off my back porch from last week. There are buildings/trees out of frame left/right. Certain times of yr the sun sets between them & the weather cooperates .