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Ominous September Image (+1 inset)

Ominous September Image (+1 inset)
(+1 inset)

The memory card in my Sony camera had been sitting uncopied since Steve and I got back from our trip to Vancouver Island last September. When I got the pictures of the quail on the railing last week I was prompted to finally copy the card onto my computer. I hadn't taken a lot of pictures but the images I have taken are turning out to be pretty cool and I keep going back to process more of them.

This morning I looked at some pictures I took of a large group of vultures circling overhead amidst a stormy, cloud-filled sky. Above are ominous, black clouds; below is the edge of the tree-lined hillside on the far side of the valley. I get the feeling of doom and anxiety when I look at it, and the interesting thing is that it's almost like a foreteller of what was on its way for all of us. I'm also sharing a second picture that shows the birds in front of the clouds.

The good news is that these pictures don't reflect my current mood, which is looking up as the days pass. I am going to take some time away though so it may be another week or two before I post. Thank you so much for stopping by!

Explored on 5/28/20; highest placement 11.

, Daniel Palacin, Jean-louis Thiaudiere, trester88 and 38 other people have particularly liked this photo


22 comments - The latest ones
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Belle et remarquable atmosphère nébuleuse bien enjolivée par l’envolée de ces vautours.
HFF et agreable weekend.
3 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Nice look to the sky*******************
3 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Wonderful autumnal cloudscape. It is so beautiful as the birds are sailing in the storm! It's good to hear you're feeling better.
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A very nice sky-shot, Janet !
3 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
Every cloud has a silver lining !!!! we have a saying for every situation, I was thinking Buzzards you don't get vultures here. The fascinating thing with clouds they are constantly changing never to be seen again
3 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
SPLENDID capture, Janet ****************************************************
3 years ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
good!
3 years ago.
 uwschu
uwschu club
Lass es dir gut gehen, Janet, schöne Aufnahme
3 years ago.
 Thorsten
Thorsten
Stay well, Janet!
3 years ago.
 Dominique 60
Dominique 60 club
j' ai jamais vu tant de vautours !!
3 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
liggen toch geen lijken dat die vogels daar zo ronddraaien ?
3 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
Yes it does look ominous looking at those clouds and with those vultures circling - something down below was on their radar!!!! Again I told you not to worry about signing off for a short while, it's all understandable - just as long as you do come back that is!!! Just give the squidgey gang a hug from me. Love and hugs xxxx
3 years ago.
 José Manuel Polo
José Manuel Polo club
Un cielo fuerte, agresivo. Los buitres también vuelan en círculos cuando los cazadores enviscaran una res y la dejan sus visceras en el monte, o cuando una oveja pare en monte.
3 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Exceptional pair and ominous indeed! Perhaps they had some insight of the coming pandemic? Perhaps they sensed death in advance? :( Enjoy your time off! Stay well!

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3 years ago.
 Kawasirius
Kawasirius club
Belle scène, angoissante tout de même !
Bon week-end, Janet !
3 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
GLORIOUS SKY

HUGSSSSSSSSSSSS
3 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
une photo bien angoissante
3 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Ominous black clouds full of ominous black birds..............what a great metaphor for the current pandemic!

I love both of these images Janet - wonderful cloudage and light in both and I especially like the tiny silhouetted birds.

Thank heavens it's not also a metaphor for the way you are feeling at the moment - it's wonderful that things are looking up for you :-) Take all the time you need Janet, above all look after yourselves.

See you when we see you.....................
3 years ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
it brings a feeling of frredom, birds don't know borders. (and I hope no Corona too)
3 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Good work my friend.
Have a nice weekend, and stay well.
3 years ago.
 sea-herdorf
sea-herdorf club
In dieser bedrohlichen Stimmung suchen die Geier an Beute, Janet.
Starkes Foto.
Freundliche Grüße, eine gute Woche und bleib gesund
Erich
3 years ago.
 Ronald Losure
Ronald Losure club
Somehow I haven't visited your photos in a few weeks. I guess I don't consider vultures particularly gloomy. They are part of my morning. They are sitting on the power poles early in the morning, drying the dew off their feathers. Then, a little later, one by one they take a few flaps and are ready to soar high up looking down on us on the ground. In the evening, I watch them returning to their power poles for the evening.
Best wishes for the coming week, Janet.
3 years ago.

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