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On the Road and In Your Backyard

by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)|  February 15, 20195:00 am| 13 Comments

This post is in: On The Road, Open Threads, Readership Capture

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On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.

From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.

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Good Morning All,

This weekday feature is for Juicers who are are on the road, traveling, or just want to share a little bit of their world via stories and pictures. So many of us rise each morning, eager for something beautiful, inspiring, amazing, subtle, of note, and our community delivers – a view into their world, whether they’re far away or close to home – pictures with a story, with context, with meaning, sometimes just beauty. By concentrating travel updates and tips here, it’s easier for all of us to keep up or find them later.

Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the picture!

What a great shot!

 

Today, pictures from valued commenter Brian.

After 10 inches of rain and record flooding. The beetles survived.

Taken on 2018-09-23 00:00:00

Oak Point Preserve, Dallas Tx

A small blue beetle

 

Thank you so much Brian, do send us more when you can.

 

Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.

 

One again, to submit pictures: Use the Form or Send an Email

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13Comments

  1. 1.

    Mary G

    February 15, 2019 at 5:24 am

    Glorious blue!

  2. 2.

    David Evans

    February 15, 2019 at 6:17 am

    Huh. I did not wish to admire beetles. Leave me something to look down on!

  3. 3.

    satby

    February 15, 2019 at 6:31 am

    Great macro work!

  4. 4.

    OzarkHillbilly

    February 15, 2019 at 6:32 am

    Pretty damn cool.

  5. 5.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    February 15, 2019 at 6:33 am

    Nice macro work.

    After George Harrison’s death, they planted a tree as a memorial for him by the trailhead at the northern end of the Griffith Observatory parking lot(George’s widow is from LA). It was a nice pine tree. About 10 years later, it started look sickly, they determined that it had been infested with bark beetles(or Beatles).

    ETA: They’ve since planted a new tree to memorialize George, it’s not a pine tree.

  6. 6.

    JPL

    February 15, 2019 at 7:12 am

    The colors are great!

  7. 7.

    Ohio Mom

    February 15, 2019 at 7:30 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Re: the pine tree.

    It’s been said that all things must pass.

  8. 8.

    Elizabelle

    February 15, 2019 at 7:57 am

    Looks metallic. Great photos, Brian. Thank you. Viva beetles. They are hardworking creatures.

  9. 9.

    Gin & Tonic

    February 15, 2019 at 8:15 am

    Alain, if you’re around, this is my periodic reminder that the submission form still doesn’t like the ampersand in my nym.

  10. 10.

    HeartlandLiberal

    February 15, 2019 at 8:21 am

    That is some beautiful macro photography, Brilliant.

  11. 11.

    rikyrah

    February 15, 2019 at 9:44 am

    the pictures are beautiful, but scary

  12. 12.

    Alternative Fax, a hip hop artist from Idaho

    February 15, 2019 at 10:46 am

    Great macro shots! And that is a beautiful beetle.

    Yes, I’m weird; deal with it, or not.

  13. 13.

    stinger

    February 15, 2019 at 11:53 am

    How beautiful! The beetle looks all cleansed and refreshed.

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