Hello everyone!
I’m sure you’ve noticed I like taking photos of the ornamental tree fruit in our yard! I call the fruit “berries”, because I’m not sure if they are Ornamental Crab or Cherry trees.
No matter what their official name is, the bright red color is a nice contrast to the browns and grays, as well as the backdrop of snow at this time of year.
By this time of year, our berry crop is becoming depleted as the deer find them very tasty.
The photo I have today was taken after a recent snowfall, when temperatures had started to rise again.
Good night, all…
Judy
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great color
Thank you, fivereflections!
Beautiful picture. I think they are plums – a berry variety
Thanks for the help arzvi! And thanks for your compliment!
Excellent photo! Those wouldn’t last very long here now. We are just overrun with wild turkeys this winter.
Ahh the wild turkeys…yes, we have them too, although they can’t reach these berries. But we don’t have as many as we did 10 years ago. Wondering if the coyotes have decreased their numbers?
LOVE pops of color in nature as well as in my surroundings:) Thanks for sharing!
Me too! I have to have at least little red in almost every room in the house! And, it transfers to the outdoors for me too! Thanks!
I love how you captured the moment where the water droplets were about to fell down the ground. It’s very dramatic. The red berries were focused so well blended with the blurry background you transformed with your camera. Wow. amazing! You’re brilliant to see things that are beautiful around you. Thanks and have fun!
Thank you for your kind comments, dolly! I did stand and stand, waiting for that droplet to get bigger…but not drop off completely! 😉
the water drop from the berry is absolutely awesome.
nice capture Judy 🙂
Thank you Amira!
Pretty red color! They look like maraschino cherries.
oooo they do! Never thought of that! Good observation!
Great shot! 🙂
Thank you, Elizabeth!
I wanna pluck those berries before the deers do! lol Nice capture, Judy! And the title and description are captivating. ;]
Awww thanks, Elyas! I love the deer…I love seeing them in our yard too. But I draw the line when it comes to eating my plants! 😉
lol @drawing the line.
Poor deers, back in Maine they used to get hit by cars at night quite a lot. 😦 And one of them freaked me out one night when I was returning home from school!! It was so dark, around 12 am or 1 am, and the dude was just standing in the middle of the road, I was like what the heck is that! I see its full body, but I couldnt tell what it was, I could only see its silhouette … I was spooked, so I threw a stone out of desperation lol … and I saw it moving, and it went into the forest, gosh, I felt like seeing a ghost or something. I was too stupid, what if it was something else, throwing stone was such a bad idea!! lol But hey it was just going to stand there forever! lol So I had to do what I had to do to go home and sleep in peace. 😀
I can imagine what that must have done to you! That’s a good story of being fearless when faced with the great unknown. True bravery. I can’t imagine if the reverse was true and I came upon a hyena in the middle of the road in Ethiopia. In that case, I think I’d stay in my car….<would I have one? Deer get hit all the time at night here too. Thanks for sharing your story, Elyas!
You don’t wanna mess with the hyenas, Judy! LOL … Those are nasty, unfriendly animals unlike Deers. And I grew up listening to their scary voices and ugly cackles. The spotted hyenas are so common where I grew up. They ate our dog when I was little, I will never forgive them! 😦 And once when we (my family and I, I was little then) were coming back from an easter mass from church, around 3 or 4 in the morning, I saw the things moving parallel to us. And I thought they were dogs. lol And I told my dad and mom, look DOGs DOGs, and I started running towards them. Lol … and my dad immediately came behind me and snatched me back. “You idiot those aren’t dogs, those are Hyenas, stop running around or you will be their dinner/breakfast” … even if he didn’t say that the way he told me they were hyenas felt like it. lol … I was a curious little rascal. 😀
I think I’ve seen them on “National Geographic” and it was frightening. “Laugh” is a misnomer. Your story gave me the chills. I’m so sorry about your dog. That is incredibly sad to endure, especially for a child. Why am I not surprised that you “were” curious? I think you still are! But probably not a rascal anymore! 🙂
Great photo and color, and you have found a niche for you… I am new to photo taking and learning as I go. And, my camera is not working on top of it all and it was new so I took it back…not sure what to do now.
oh no….that’s really tough. Are they fixing it, or you just returned it? Thanks for your nice comments and good luck with your camera. Let me know what your solutions is.
This is a great photo. Nice color, very clean, and fragile. Excellent!
Thank you Robert! Did you get my comment that I nominated you for an award? 😉 You really deserve it!
nice focysing skills , and the cherry ,for a panda it seems yummy 😛
My friend, Nalaik Panda…thank you for your kind comments! If you want that fruit…you can have it. 😉 At least it’s better than the deer getting it!
The water is ‘about’ to fall! Good patience in shooting.
Hi Todd…Thank you for noticing that! I did put in some time waiting!
Although I love deep blue color, now I have to confess, that I love that deep red color!!! The photo is worth of praise.
Have a wonderful day!
Thank you Sartenada! I appreciate your compliment!
Ahhhh…. Winter time. So nice and peaceful.
Great Pic!
yes….it can be! Thanks for visiting! 😉
Absolutely stunning, the colour, the clarity. Perfection.
I too love to photograph raindrops. My latest is trying to catch a snowflake with the lens before it melts.
Maggie…we are a lot alike! I just came in from a snowstorm…trying to catch snowflakes in the image. I’m still learning, so I’ve got far to go! If you are talking about catching a snowflake on a plate/glass…that’s something else I’ve been interested in! Keep me up to date on how you are doing with that!
so beautiful!
Thanks! I appreciate your compliments!