Sliced green onions are not chives. Green onions (aka scallions) like those above are sliced and diced and used in recipes. Chives are smaller, have small, purple and edible flowers, and are generally a bit more flavorful.
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Getting close to familiar items sometimes makes them less recognizable.
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The Spanish Steps were built in Rome by the French in 1723 and over time became a gathering place for citizens and tourists of all classes and backgrounds.
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With ocean warming and the loss of traditional fish, squid which is happer with warmer waters may move from the appetizer tray into the main course.
Wichita - Kansas
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I saw this at a grocery store but have no idea what kind of flower it is. Captured with a iPhone, processing included Topaz Labs Impression.
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A trip to the market can include flowers as well as food. If you have an iPhone in your packet, you don’t even need to put the flowers into water when you get home. Just share them in messages or print and stick them on the fridge.
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Oat based cereals are eaten by some to avoid the gluten that is present in wheat, barley and rye. For those who do not have conditions such as celiac disease that require avoiding gluten, recent evidence suggest that significant avoidance may increase the risk of diabetes.
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South Africa may legalize limited rhino horn trade. With the price of rhino horn powder exceeding $50,000/kg, allowing commercial trade is suggested to reduce the profits of poaching.
Goddard - Kansas
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Grocery shopping now includes botanical treats. If you have a smartphone, you are less likely to be told not to take pictures inside the market.
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Wild turkeys were nearly wiped out by the mid to late 1930s when a combination of restoration efforts and a tax on hunting guns and ammunition gradually led to their recovery.
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n the wild, polar bear DNA obtained from a bloody footprint was used to learn the bear had killed a seal and a sea gull had participated in the feasting.
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The Cathedral in Florence Italy has withstood a number of earthquakes and concern remains about possible loss of this cultural artifact.
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Poaching for rhino horn, exceeding one thousand a year, is now occurring in zoos, as well as in the wild. The price for a single horn hovers around one million dollars. The are poached for non-proven medical use as well as for trophies.
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Bradford Pear trees are blossoming all over Wichita. Bradfords are decorative so there is nothing to eat, but they are like giant balls of white throughout town.
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An iPhone and the Camera+ App let you get impressive food macros from the camera you have in your pocket.
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The official Kansas state flower comes in many varieties
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The grizzly may be saving the polar bear. Bears with a mixture of grizzly and polar DNA are believed to result from the loss of polar ice and habitat.
Omaha - Nebraska
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While dining in New Orleans we enjoyed some nice chicken salad.
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Food macros with an iPhone
You can get close enough to what's on your plate to explore unexpected views.
Wichita - Kansas
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Not far north of Dodge, you can smell this feedlot before you see it.
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These rare and endangered cats live in forests at the junction of Russia with China.
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With a trunk, big ears, and an unusually sensitive skin, the elephant's eyesight isn't much different from humans.
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Food macro with an iPhone. Between calls, it is possible to explore the cracks and crevices of what you eat.
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Sunflowers have backsides too.
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Members of the Allium genus of plants can be quite attractive.
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Common Warthogs are grazers that eat grasses, plants, roots and bulbs. They, in turn, are eaten by lions, leopards, crocodiles, wild dogs, hyenas, humans and large birds.
Sedgwick County - Kansas
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Hamadryas baboons are Old World monkeys depicted as sacred in ancient Egyptian art. They are preyed upon by hyenas and leopards and are poached as a source of bushmeat for humans.
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Helenium, sometimes called Sneezeweed, are named after the daughter of Zeus, and are popular among home gardeners.
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Hundreds of thousands of African Buffalo exist and are natural prey primarily to lions and crocodiles as well as to man. But they can fight back, sometimes killing their predators
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Would one of these keep the bugs away?
Some folks are using lizards to eat household bugs. But beware that household cats may eat the lizards.
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Paint your breakfast.
Some say it's better to get your vitamins from the fruit than from the pills. This image was snatched with an iPhone then processed with Topaz Labs software.
Wichita - Kansas
Asters are popular with bees.
Interestingly, the flavor of the eventual honey reflects the source of the pollen.
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In spite of a tail about 5/6 of its length, the male Peacock can fly short distances.
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The giraffes' susceptibility to lightening strikes was recently replaced by Facebook's concern with animal birthing "pornography" as the major news interest in the animals.
What's growing at Sprouts?
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Tigers appear to be doing a bit better. The Indian population, for instance is reported to be up by about six percent.
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Besides being photographically colorful, with a little olive oil and garlic almost any selection of veggies can be roasted into a culinary treat.
An abstraction of daisies.
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Adult elephants feet may be a yard and a half in circumference. They walk on their toes and African elephants have four nails on their front and three on their back feet.
Had a potato to use and wondered how a twice-baked potato would go with a Mexican omelette and sausage.
Fresh tuna salad on avocado with roasted veggies.
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The Sedgwick County Zoo us a rich treat for family outings.
Butterflies are endangered, so enjoy them when you get close.
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One of these days this may fall over, but for now it remains architecturally interesting.
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Holiday street-side color and music
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So after the first bake, you mix the guts of the potato with sour cream and butter, refill the shell, then add some cheese, and bake again.
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Gatorland in Orlando has a whole bunch of birds, too.
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Osteospermum, also called Cape Daisy. This one found growing in Wichita, Kansas
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Common red grapes are great for salads and snacking and less often are roasted to go with meats and vegetables.
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Pretty powerful stuff... that TV
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Dump a mixture of fennel, onion, and grapes into a baking pan then roast in your toaster oven. Add the salmon and roast some more.
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Basic Mayonnaise plus some sour cream and Italian herbs.
The mayonnaise consists of powdered egg and mustard, lemon juice and olive oil. Trick is to use immersion blender and a container about the diameter of the blender.
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Adapted from recipe for sweet Italian sausages, easy to prpare and quite tqasty. https://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/8420-italian-sausage-with-grapes-and-balsamic-vinegar.
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I'm no big fan of sweet potatoes, but twice baked and the refill mixed with sautéed onions and sour cream, much better.
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This particular flag highlights the administration building tower and typifies the Independence Day spirit.
The picture was shot at 1/100 ,f 6.3, ISO 100, 70mm. Post-processing primarily using Topaz Labs Impression and Corel's Painter.
For these photos, I used an iPhone 5 then repainted them with Topaz Lab's Impression and Corel's Painter, among other software.
The pictures were fun and the food tasty.
Table Appetizer
Flour Tortilla
Spiced meat
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These were shot with an iPhone 5, then "painted" using Topaz Lab's Impression and a Painter brush.
This was plated unlike any Paella I've previously eaten. Very tasty. Served at Taste and See inWichita Kansas.
Currently, the station has become part of downtown Wichita revitalization projects which include the introduction of restaurants, business offices, entertainment venues and possibly apartments.
The image was captured using a Canon 5D mkIII camera with 28mm lens and processed utilizing Topaz Labs and other software.
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This image was taken on a Saturday during a brief lull in the traffic. Camera used was a Canon 5D MkIII with a 24-105mm lens. Post processing relied largely on Topaz Labs Software.
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The wild tiger population appears to be about 3,200 to 4,000 individuals divided into five or six sub-species. As their habitats are encroached upon, their chances of long term survival in the wild diminishes.
Then there is the problem of poaching. Tiger parts are popular in traditional Chinese medicine. The bones, for instance, are used in the preparation of wine that is openly sold in China to those who can afford it.
In spite of threats to their survival, tigers are not expected to become extinct. In China, 5,000 tigers are estimated to exist on farms where they are raised for their body parts. In the United states many more than 5,000 are estimated to live in Zoos and in unaccredited "backyards" of private individuals.
Nevertheless, it appears the medicinal "value" and prestige of owning or using farmed tiger parts is less than that of wild tiger parts. For this reason many believe the availability of farmed animal parts incentivizes poaching rather than reducing it.
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Processed largely with Topaz Labs Clarity, Simplify, Impression Cezanne, and a little Glow.
Shot with a tele-zoom, the background and flower were processed as separate layers using Topaz Labs' Impression as the primary software tool to create a painted effect.
I don't remember, but the kids sure didn't seem to miss the lack of batteries. I liked the effect of sunlight from uncovered windows.
This was shot with a Sony RX10 Mk2, handheld with exposure bracketing. Post-processing included Topaz Lab's Impression
You might not want to spend a lot of time downwind at one of the largest feedlots in Kansas, but I would find a day spent photographing the cattle a rewarding experience. I enjoy creating esthetically pleasing images of any subject I photograph, but the politics of feedlots make that a tough subject to pursue.
This world-class zoo is photographer friendly as well as providing an excellent venue for family outings.
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