That is sad, but if it is true nevermind, it is just as well you aren't old yet! And don't come back at me because I will be insulted if you insist you are old because that makes me very old and I am not conceding that point at all!I read that, thank you. But old age to me, is unsatisfactory complacency, not happiness. But I really feel comforted by you BYC friends and my church friends. Have you ever heard the term “only the good die young”? I must be no good at all!
Eowyn was the 2nd. Phyllis the third.
No disrespect to you. I was young once. I was young and ruthless, but now I’m just old and toothless.
& @RoyalChick -- Have you tried in low light? Near or just after sunset, or early morning, or in deep shade. So that the camera doesn't try to compensate for the extra ambient light & wash out the subtle shades. That's when I get the best Buckeye pictures with contrast in their feathers showing. You have to outsmart your smartphone....The camera tries to pick up as much light as possible from the point of focus, and with less ambient light bouncing around, it gets what it needs from the feathers' own reflection and they come through better. Also, and I'm no expert with this, but I suspect something at work in the way blues are a big factor in ambient light (the blue sky, snow and and cloud filtering). That could be affecting how lavender feathers appear. So experiment with strong ambient blue light versus little, and also try the different filters available on your phone too. I'd love to know the results of your experiments, if you try.
Oooh - sounds like a fun project!
What happened with the Colorado / Denver possibility?
Interesting, I have generally been happy just puttering and tinkering around with the horses and now chickies so that hasn’t changed, and I have always enjoyed the more simpler things in life.Alex, my birthday gift for you
@featherhead007 - happy birthday and all the ones to come. My gift to you is this article. There are literally dozens of studies backing up these points but some of them are heavy reading.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/...er-happier-5-amazing-findings-recent-research
The basic message is that the older you get the happier you become - so look forward to all the happiness to come.
Alex, 60 is hardly ‘old’ you know. I know really really old people so to me 60 is not old.I read that, thank you. But old age to me, is unsatisfactory complacency, not happiness. But I really feel comforted by you BYC friends and my church friends. Have you ever heard the term “only the good die young”? I must be no good at all!
Ya and my am looking forward to 60 when I can collect my CPP (Canada pension plan) so i can get some of my hard earned money back from the govt!
Alex is a poet and he didn’t know it,No disrespect to you. I was young once. I was young and ruthless, but now I’m just old and toothless.
