Weekly photo challenge. Theme is Nature

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

Apologies for my abscence. It is cotton harvest in my part of the world, so a very busy time.

You all know the rules. Flashie has picked a great theme this weeks with the hopes of everyone being able to find something to enter.

Maybe the american visitors will contribute too.

PLEASE PUT SPIDERS AND SNAKES IN A "SPOILER BOX!"

Rules

Photos must be your own work

Photos can be digitally edited

Most Kudos wins

Winner chooses next theme.

Any problems you may have with the authenticity of an entry, message me, and I shall try and sort it out

NO BICKERING

[boris1gary]

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@the*scarlet*pimpernel wrote:

you're photos are stunning Boris. What camera/lens are you using?  Sorry if I've asked this before, my memory seems to have taken long service leave

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so are yours Pimpy and how did you get the turtle to smile? it's a Lumix FZ100, you haven't asked before. 

[Anonymous]

this little fella was abit lost ..he should have been sleeping ..found his mum later that night !

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

I have an FZ20  (I think) non removable lens. I need new batteries for it, but they are proving elusive.

The turtle took a lot of patience. I was laying on the road for quite a while waiting for him to stop hiding.

[lionrose.7]

LOL Pimpy the turtle came out to see what the strange lady laying on the road was doing 🙂

[boris1gary]

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@the*scarlet*pimpernel wrote:

I have an FZ20  (I think) non removable lens. I need new batteries for it, but they are proving elusive.

The turtle took a lot of patience. I was laying on the road for quite a while waiting for him to stop hiding.

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I got mine just before the next one came out but i just saw an ad for it on ebay and it was less than half of what i paid. i won't buy another one for ages, it's pretty good.

[amber-eyed-girl]

This is a camellia, I think it might be unique, as the people before us were prize-winning growers who concocted new varieties. There are a few experiments here 🙂

[cq_tech]

Amazing how much that Camellia looks like a Hibiscus, Amber. What a beautiful example.

[amber-eyed-girl]

Thank you, that is why I picked that one 🙂 looks just like that to me, too. Just had a look at some Hibiscus, the stamen is quite different, and there are fewer petals...perhaps that was the aim. A camellia to rival the Hibiscus 🙂

[tcmsecretuseid]

I don't know what the theme is this week... is it nature calls? 

I'll just post this one. 

[artfulcreations4all]