Macros and more | #AlphabetHunt for the letter R

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Everyone should have heard about the #AlphabetHunt Challenge by now. This fun Challenge is hosted by the great artist Barbara @barbara-orenya in the Feel Good Community and you have to illustrate 6 words (or concepts) starting with the letter of the week.

This week we are hunting the Letter "R": AlphabetHunt letter R - and who are the winners of the lucky draw for the Q week...

Hive AlphabetHunt - Letter R

Viola Reichenbachiana

In German this little beauty is called "Waldveilchen" and in English it is also known as Early Dog-Violet or Pale Wood Violet. I have taken the photo in May 2020 and as far as I remember I haven't seen many of them in Spring this year.

Hive AlphabetHunt Viola Reichenbachiana

Viola Reichenbachiana - Wikipedia

Rain Drops

This is just a simple shot of a few raindrops left on a blade of grass after a wet night at the reservoir.

Hive AlphabetHunt Rain Drops

Rain Clouds

I took this photo in June this year shortly before the rain began which lasted a couple of days if I remember right. The setting sun illuminated the top of the rain clouds as well as the Castle Hochosterwitz nicely.

Hive AlphabetHunt Rain Clouds over Hochosterwitz Castle

There's a nice spot beside the road to the right, where I often stop for a little break and where I not only take photos of the castle sometimes, but also have a look what's going on in the Hive.

Hochosterwitz Castle- Wikipedia

Rhynchitidae - Tooth-nosed Snout Weevil

I have found this little green and blue shining Weevil on a bush in my parents garden. A few moments after I took the photo it went hiding under the leaf. In German we call these beetles "Rüsselkäfer".

Hive AlphabetHunt Rhynchitidae - Tooth-nosed Snout Weevil

Rhynchitidae - Tooth-nosed Snout Weevil - Wikipedia

Rose

This is the blossom of a Rose Hip plant (German: Hagebutte). I have found it on a walk at the reservoir and I had to climb down a completely overgrown slope towards the water to get the photo.

Hive AlphabetHunt Rose Hip

Rose Hip - Wikipedia
Rose - Wikipedia

Rye Grain

In German these are called "Roggen" and the field is right behind my parents garden. There are only a few trees and a brook between.

Hive AlphabetHunt Rye Grain

The morning sun was already shining bright from the left side, so I tried one photo with the Rye in the sun and when I made the second photo I used my hand to leave the grain in the shadow and have only the background illuminated by the sun.

Hive AlphabetHunt Rye Grain
Hive AlphabetHunt Rye Grain

Rye - Wikipedia

Raft Spider

And last but not least something for the Spider fans: This little guy doesn't look scary in my eyes. At least I have seen and photographed other spiders lately which looked much, much worse.

Hive AlphabetHunt Raft Spider

The Raft Spider or Dolomedes fimbriatus (German: Gerandete Jagdspinne) was sitting on a flower waiting for a prey I suppose. Maybe it has got its food later, but before that it was my prey and I took quickly a few photos 😉

Hive AlphabetHunt Raft Spider

Raft Spider - Wikipedia

Well, that was this week's hunt - to find photos for the R was easier than for the Q, but in a couple of weeks we will think back to the "Q" and how easy it was 😉

These were 7 R's I know, but the Viola Reichenbachiana was not really a R because only the second part of the flower's name starts with the letter R ;)

Information

All photos were shot with the Canon EOS R and one of these lenses: Canon RF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS II USM, Canon EF 16-35mm 1:4 L IS USM, Canon EF 50mm 1:1.8 L STM, SIGMA 105mm 1:2,8 DG MACRO HSM, SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM C.

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Johann Piber
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Looking for a beer to enjoy these beautiful shots :)

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Of course, please have a !BEER for your kind comment, cheers 🍻😉

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Thank you for the BEER!
Cheerz

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You're most welcome 😁
Have one more !BEER for the weekend, cheers 🍻

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That was delightful, :) Thank you
Have an amazing weekend!
cheers 🍻

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You have a wonderful weekend too, cheers 🍻

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Good evening. All the photos are great, especially the clouds and mountains. This is really impressive. Cool post. Thank you very much.

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I thank you very much for your nice compliment, I appreciate that you like especially this photo ☺️

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Bang, I did it again... I just rehived your post!
Week 22 of my contest just started...you can now check the winners of the previous week!
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Good evening @johannpiber
You had a nice inspiration
😁
I like your choice and the photos are great ... I liked the rose the most ..... Although I also like spiders .. But only from a decent distance 🤭
Raindrops a great choice ...
Great #AlphabetHunt

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Good morning @suzana72 😊

Thank you so much that you like my R words - this letter was so much easier 😁
I saw this rose quite a few meters below the path and thought it would be nice to take a picture of it, because I might need it one day 😉

Spiders look most beautiful when you take a macro photo of them. I like the eyes most. This one was quite small and I'm not scared to touch these, but normally I leave all insects where they are and just try to take the best shot I can get. Last weekend I have found 3 very big wasp spiders which were hard to photograph and which looked really scary. Maybe I'll post them soon, and I'm curious if then you still will say you like spiders 😉

Thank you for your kind comment, @suzana72, have a wonderful weekend ☀️

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Good day @johannpiber 😊
You're welcome 🤗, agree with you,
the letter R is much easier, to see what I will come up with🤭
Yes, every photo finds a place to appear.😉

Yes when they are macro spiders they are always scary to me ... I can't wait to see photos of these "monsters"😉

You're welcome one more time@johannpiber
Have a great day and wonderful weekend ☀️🤗

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😉 when I post these spiders I will have to put a warning sign as first image, because the photos might cause sleepless nights or bad dreams 🕷️

I wish you a wonderful weekend @suzana72 🌞

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Oh, then I can imagine that horror ...😉🤭😱
Thank's a lot @johannpiber 🤗
I wish you ☀️☀️☀️

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I think I will post them when we hunt the letter W 😉

Wish you a wonderful weekend, @suzana72 🌞

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Soon the letter "W"😉
Thank's a lot @johannpiber
Have a wonderful weekend too ☀️☀️☀️

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Beautiful nature post @johannpiber ! Always a delight to dive in your wonderful landscapes, magnificent macros, and discover scientist names I wasn't even aware of...😍
Apart of the splendid landscape with the castle, my favourite is the raft spider with her fascinating spiky legs ! 😁

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Good morning Barbara,

believe me, I didn't know these names before and I have already forgotten them 😉

The raft spider is a nice one, I like it too, but more because of these fascinating many eyes :)

Thank you so much for your nice comment and kind compliments, Barbara, I wish you a wonderful weekend ☀️

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Great photos here Hannes,

That castle shot with the rainclouds takes the cake here for me.
Amazingly the spider's name in German is almost Afrikaans
German-(Jagdspinne) Afrikaans-(Jagspinnekop).

Lovely photos and good luck in the draw!

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I was a bit too late for the castle photos (I took more ;), because a few minutes before the sky was dark and sunrays illuminated only the castle beautifully - much better than on this photo where most of the color was already gone 😊

Afrikaans evolved from Dutch I have read and many words sound familiar to me, because many Dutch words are smilar to their German translation.

Thank you for that you like the photos, Zac, have a great day and a wonderful weekend with best weather ☀️

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Why is it that we only occasionally get the right shots, but that we see such beauties and we miss them for some reason or another lol.

I opened our front door and something said to me; "Look up"!
There on the roof sat a raptor bird that I have never seen before. A real strong and big brute!
Guess what? I had no camera, so I called out to Marian to please hurry with my camera.

Now you know that women are not the fastest on two wheels (feet), so a tense wait ensued with me watching the bird. What felt like a year, I had the camera in my hand, slammed the battery in and focused on the bird.
3 clicks was all that I got my friend.
First click good, second click a dud, as the bird moved and the third click a waste as the bird flew away.

So rushed outside hoping that the bird would circle overhead, but I waited forever, as he was nowhere, gone!

To cut a long wait short, I have one photo of what I think is an "Eurasian Buzzard" (to be confirmed)

Yes you are right, but Afrikaans has the content of a few other languages also in it as it was assembled by the residents here at the time. Dutch, or a local form of Dutch was the foundation, but German and even Italian also played a role. At least that's what we were taught.

May you guys also have a great weekend my friend.

Cheers and thanks!

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Oh yes, I know many of such situations ... such is life 😁 ...

Often I see a beautiful scenery when I drive somewhere, but no place besides the road and too much traffic to stop on the road. Bad luck, this image doesn't want to be taken by me 😉

Yes, I have read such on another website. It's a mix of several languages.

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Hahaha, I hope your Friday is good thus far my friend,

Now what I for when there's heavy traffic and I see something, I pull half of the car lengthwise on the sidewalk with my hazard lights on and I take the photo hahaha.
At times people hoot at me, but I just wave at them with a nice smile lol.

But you are right as there are times that a person simply cannot take a photo and then I just enjoy the sight.

Oh, so you didn't believe me and you went to search for the truth in other websites hahaha.
It is indeed a mix and match of languages, even from Latin lol.

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Good morning Zac 😊

Well, we have sidewalks in the cities and villages, but there are no sidewalks on narrow mountain roads or in the countryside 😉

Oh, I did believe you, I read this information the day before on Wikipedia I think.

We have a beautiful day and I don't think I will be much at home. Tomorrow I will be at work anyway.
Wish you a wonderful day Zac 🌞

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Top of the world to you Hannes,

Mind you, my greeting suits you as you almost live on the top part of the world, but it is an old English greeting hahaha.

Yeah, so what happens if a car breaks down on those narrow roads?
The driver puts the hazard lights on and here we put a "danger triangle" behind the car. Then I open the engine hood and I take photos lol.

Joking about you not believing me lol.

Seems it is also going to be a nice day here and soon the rain clouds will start to appear, as they say that the rain will start later tonight. So I can get some of the advance clouds!

We will not be going out, as I need to push with the EL so it will be a long day again.

Blessings and thanks!

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Good evening Zac,

I have just come home from a nice afternoon on the bike. The weather was great and I even stopped to take quick photos from two castles. But I have found a spot beside the road 😃

What would you do if the police stops and asks if they can help? 😉

The idea is good, but I wouldn't do it. Sometimes you see tourists stopping half on the road and take photos. They always cause an unnecessary traffic jam.

Hope you have good weather at sunset and amazing clouds, Zac 😊

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Greetings Hannes,

Two castles? How many castles do you guys have there, as it sounds that almost everyone lives in castles hahahah.
Looking forward to the photos and do they allow visitors to go inside these castles?

Huh? Police stop to offer help? In what century are you living mate?

Of course you wouldn't do it my friend. Imagine the headlines; "Senior police officer willfully obstructs traffic" lol.

Nah, Zilch clouds tonight, so no sunset, but something even better. I got a great set of early morning clouds and then this afternoon we were called out to help an old lady, as her son's drug addicted girlfriend threatened to burn the house down.

We loaded the old lady in our car and we went to a place near the mountains where there are many small farms, we call the "plots" of land. So Marian and the old lady spoke to the woman and I took a walk with my camera.

Keep an eye out for tomorrow's post, as I was too late to post it today, but instead posted another post that I have been brewing lol.

Glad that you had a good ride my friend!

Cheers and thanks!

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Well, according to Wikipedia we have 265 castles and castle ruins in Carinthia alone - I haven't known that there are so many 😀

I live in Austria and you may be sure that the police would stop. But I knew you would say something like that 😂

No clouds but you did a good deed and there will be another day with nice clouds 🙂

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There you have it, 265 castles means that only police members live outside hahaha.
An amazing count my friend!

Hahaha, you are a wise man my friend.

Deed was not over and that's why I reply late tonight, as the girl came here and there was big drama in which my wife and I played the referees lol. But it seems that the dust has settled now.

Cheers and thanks!

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Good morning Zac,

there are even old ruins which consists of a few stones only on this list 😂
But many of the castles are open to the public, so at least parts of them can be visited by tourists.

I'm not wise - you have told me a lot about your police 😉

So you could calm all down and it had a happy end 😁 👍

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Hi Hannes, I greeted you in a previous comment my friend.

I think that there should be an interesting history behind all of these castles.
Either a reign of many kings, or large kingdoms with big families?
Great that some of them are open to tourists.

Hahaha, our problems are all over the internet here Hannes.

They are all calm this morning and the old lady was here for a cup of tea with Marian a short while ago. So now we are searching for a drug rehabilitation center for the girl. We have many contacts far away in Johannesburg, but not here yet.
Thankfully we now one of the spokesperson of the police, as she gave us some rehab center phone numbers.

Marian is busy now to contact the centers to see if any of them can take her in.

Hope that your Sunday is good.

Cheers and thanks!

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Hi Zac,

Kings and Queens, Lords and Ladies and many more. Austria was a huge country or better said Kingdom once, but I like it as small as it is now, although we shouldn't have given up the Mediterranean Sea 😉

So you're always quite busy besides your other charity work - every day a good deed seems easy to do for you 😉

I have done a lot of photo editing and, prepared the next #AlphabetHunt post and began a post for tonight too, which I will have to finalize after I have made my replies 😊

Hope your day was fine too, besides helping the lady.

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Interesting and as soon as I get the time, I am going to delve deeper in the history Hannes. Do you know why they have given up the Med Sea?

Word gets out that we care Hannes and we could just not allow that young girl to sleep out in the street, even if she is a drug addict.
The old lady's son has now taken the the girl to a hospital, at least that's why said they were going to do, but there's no news of her admittance yet as Marian is doing the enquiries.
Drug people are driven to get their next fix and they are filled with lies to get what they want.

Yeah good news about getting your posts done and I have also posted that mystery bird about an hour ago.
I will look for your post tonight!

Cheers and thanks!

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Long story my friend - there was the Austro-Hungarian Empire... too long story and I don't remember all.

To be addicted is never a good thing - no matter if it's alcohol or drugs, but drugs are killing faster.

Because I have been editing I didn't look much on the Hive, so I have a ton of comments to reply to, but I'll have a look at your bird right after it.

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Not to worry Hannes, I am sure that when I go looking then I will enjoy the story.

Ironically the lady that sold us this house has a son that they have struggled to get clean of drugs for a very long time. Children get sidelined and lonely and ev3en all of the social media doesn't satisfy them, so they seek succor in the false life of drugs.
I said ironically because the builder that works on her own house also had a son hooked on drugs and he committed suicide!

No rush Hannes as you have 7 days hahaha!

Oh! I forget, don't type until your fingers are bleeding lol.

Cheers and thanks!

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There's not only one story, there are many and they include most of Europe. The Austrians have been everywhere ;)

Ironically, I do not know any drug addicts personaly.

My fingers are already bleeding 😂

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Yes, I am expecting similar to the invasions of the Vikings lol.

We encounter them regularly in our charity work my friend. Just a tip if you ever meet one, be very careful of their stories, as they design them to show their innocence and are driven only by the need to get their next fix.

Hahaha, yay and this time I cannot be blamed, so even my one finger is smiling lol.

Meet No 2 on my hand Hannes, he is the bugger that typed every word that you read on my posts and replies.

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Yeah, he is squint and bald from all of the typing, but he is smiling at ya hahaha.

Cheers and thanks!

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The Vikings are babies against the Habsburgs 😉 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Habsburg

Now I have to try to fall asleep with this smiley in my head - maybe I'll stay awake all night long 🤣

Cheers and !BEER and good night Zac 😊
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Okay, I pulled a Hannes trick here as I said good night two messages ago.

I have heard or read about the Habsburg's before and thank you for the link.

My finger now has a bigger smile and he is glad that he made such a stunning entrance into the mind of the person that has tortured him so much hahahah.

Cheers, thank you and a happy Good night again Hannes!

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I even said good morning twice before 😁 lol

Haha, actually his smile in my head didn't hinder me from sleeping, because when you get paid for sleeping it's much easier to fall asleep 🤣

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Yeah, it seems that you and I like double greetings and good nights hahahah!

I sat here, drew the smile on this finger, took a shot with the camera, loaded it into the PC, cropped it and posted it in record time.
All of this work just to get a smile on your face lol.

I think that I have to find easier ways to get you to smile lol.

So now the company pays you not to dream lol.

Cheers and thanks!

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Well, by using a smartphone you would be faster - 1 minute 😉

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Now just look at that!
My finger saw this and he is angry with me. He said; "Hey" back at your finger and then he turned to me; "Sis you knob" he said, "look at how smart this goat's finger looks and I look like something that someone would throw away". "This guy does the job in one minute and you torture me for 30 of those minutes just to post a selfie of me! Disgusting"!

I don't think my finger is very happy with me Hannes lol.

Cheers and thanks!

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Haha, you asked for a way to do that quicker 😉
When I use Ecency on the phone I can add the photos I take when I make a comment 😀

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Just teasing a bit my friend!
I see that my wife is also au fait when she sends photos and stuff around on the phone to her friends an colleagues, but I have no way of doing that lol.

By the way, you did that drawing with your right hand on your left hand finger.
Wrong finger, as my picture has my right hand finger, this one that I type with, drawn by my left hand hahaha.

Cheers an thanks.

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I can't draw with my left hand and my right index finger is not photogenic - it's bent like an Indian bow from this arthritis thing in the joints ;) lol

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Oh man I forgot about the arthritis thing. But you can at least still use the finger?
As humans we can certainly find ways to overcome our limitations and the way that you type is always clear and concise. But I am sure that your fingers trouble you sometimes, especially when you type or use them a lot.

Marian's one aunt is also riddled with arthritis and that's about all that I know about it.
Not a good thing!

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Yes, I can still use it, just sometimes it's in the way, but I'm used of that and typing is no problem at all 😉 lol

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Well there you go, as I said, we can basically overcome any bodily limitations that life serves us with.
Look at the Paralympics to see how we can perform with limitations.
We can even endure long term pain as I am walking on this leg since 1980 and I am still fooling myself by saying that one day they will not amputate it below the knee.

All strength to you with the arthritis my friend!

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That's true and this is why I don't moan about my fingers. As long as I can do everything it is all fine for me 😊 It would be worse for me if I had your pain in the back or in the leg.

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Believe me when I say that you will also handle my pains if you had them Hannes.
We are just that type of guys and besides it helps nothing when one moans about things.
I am not very fond of moaners and there is so many around here, but I am sure that you also don't like them very much.

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We have many moaners here at work - they can moan all day long how much work they have to do ... all day long moaning and nobody does their work in the meantime 😉

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Hahaha, that's exactly what I was talking about Hannes.
Negative people that make it hard for other people that want to stay positive. They will moan, but they won't do anything about it as they say that they are trapped in their jobs, as they need the money.
There are so many ways that they can change it, as you well know.

One is called self improvement, study more to get higher qualifications that they can use to get a better job, but even that will not make them happy. The sad thing is that whatever they do, if they are not happy inside themselves, they will stay moaners.
The modern life teachers say; "Find something that makes you happy and spend all of your time and energy on it"

But they forget to say, seek first the happiness inside you, before you will find it outside lol.
Some have permanent winter inside!

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So, my friend, what could I add or reply to your words apart from "I agree"?

Thinking positive and do what you love to do is all you need to be happy. If I look at some people I know I would say "don't look what the other people have and you don't have - see what you have and they don't have!"

I know that doesn't make much sense, but if you know these people you would agree 😉

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Thank you Hannes!

Appreciation is very scarce in these days and I like your sentence that ends with "...see what you have and they don't have"
We have become trapped by the material things in this life and I will choose peace in my heart over a Rolls Royce any day of the week lol.
I know that you will do the same!

I understand fully what you mean, as those people are all around the world lol.

Cheers and thanks!

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There's a lot I want to have, but I don't care what the others have. That's something many people can't.

I don't like Rolls Royce, so I agree, but not so much if you had said 1965 Shelby Mustang 🤣

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Oh but they try their best ton get what others have by placing themselves hopelessly in debt Hannes.
Then when the speed bumps in road their appears, they are helpless and start grabbing at straws to keep what belongs to the banks and not to them lol.

I would rather settle for a Shelby Cobra original hahaha.

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True and I agree :)

Good morning Zac,

Of course I meant an original, just forgot the word "Cobra" 😉 A few years ago I have found one which was only one month older than I am, but it's price was much more than I am worth 🤣 lol

Wish you a great Friday ☀️

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Good afternoon Hannes,

So, we are agreed on the "Cobra" and I think you are worth more than all of the Cobra's ever made.
I wonder if that Cobra that was a month older than you are still alive today?
If it is, then simply ignore it and stick to your van plan lol.

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Good afternoon Zac,

this Cobra has been my dream car for many years and I am sure it is still alive somewhere in a heated garage and driven only in best weather 😉

But my van plan is what I am dreaming of now, that's for sure, and if the Hive price rises high enough I will build a house with a nice garage for a 1965 Cobra 😁

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Good evening Hannes,

You are right and some very rich old man likely bought it to keep as a trophy lol.
If the Hive prices rise, I will buy a bike such as is my post today and join the guys on their tours Hannes.

Now, I am out of beers and JJ explained to me that we only get a limited amount. That sucks.

So, Cheers and NO BEER lol.

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Yepp, I agree with the old rich man and hopefully I'll be such a man one soon day too 😁

Yes, the amount you can give is limited, I told you that too 😉
So, don't waste the !BEER on me - we say "don't bring water to the brook" 😉

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Hahaha, well I can only wish you my blessings upon your dreams of being a rich old man lol.

We say "Don't give cucumber sandwiches to the Queen" lol.

In fact the CEO of a big company said that to us when we offered him some blankets in the boot of our car.
It was winter and he was moaning about a poor guy that was standing at the traffic lights outside his company occasionally to ask for blankets.

The outcome was that that same CEO joined the Papillon board lol.

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That's a nice saying too 😉

Did he give the poor guy one of your blankets then?

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Thank you and no, he went to buy 10 blankets and he gave it to the guy.
I felt so great, as he had been awakened to the need of others.
He told me that a charity guy offering him blankets to give to the poor made him realize that he should also be doing something for them.

After he joined Papillon we also met his wife and sons and a great outcome was that they all joined us at the cake and tea parties that Papillon held at the poor old age homes. They also brought food and drinks with for the old people.
Then a few years later, both the guy and his wife got leukemia cancer.
He is still alive, but sadly his wife who had become a great friend of ours over the years, sadly passed away last year.

Such is life my friend.

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I'm sorry for your loss Zac. I have already lost a few friends and colleagues too. It's always the good ones who go first.

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Thank you Hannes and that was the same lady that brought us here to her apple farm.
About eight years before this she and her husband decided to give us a house. A beautiful little 2 bedroom cottage.
Close to all of the shops and near a highway that could take us anywhere in the city.

Now how many people do you know that will give people a house, even if they were super rich?
So at any rate, now you know how we got this house, as she suggested that we should move here and sell the house that they gave us up north.

Now she is gone and we have lost touch with her husband, as he retired and bought a little hotel. But he has also changed and wants to lead his own new life after his leukemia scare.

Strange how life can bring about miracles and changes my friend, but you know what I am going to say!
Yes, such is life!

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Nice but sad story, Zac, and I knew that you would say "such is life" 😁

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And you know that was what I would say here in my answer Hannes,

But there's something else to this story.
Strangely it is as if it never existed. The farm was sold after her death, converted to once again become part of a full farming operation and all that's still there is the main farmhouse that the lady ad her husband built.

But that expensive upmarket and modern house with its many bedrooms is a silent testimony to all of us that once lived on that property.

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Hm, that sounds even more sad to me.

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Wonderful choices and photography Johann.😊 I love seeing the two eyes of the spider staring out especially in the cover photo. It looks like an alien.😀

You shot an awesome macro of the rose and worth the stretch to reach it.

The shaft of rye grain illuminated is such a great capture. Rhynchitidae is a cute little beetle with his blue-green shining armour.

The background of the rain clouds and the castle looks like a fairyland.

Beautiful selections dear Johann🤗
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I love these spider eyes Jo and much too seldom I find one which poses so nicely for photos 😊

I like your rose much better because of the Beetle on it - it gives the photo a very nice touch.

This castle is only a few kilometers away from home and I often stop at this place to take photos or do some Hiving work 😉 and sometimes the light is kind of perfect, although I have to admit that I have been a few minutes too late, because before I reached the place to park my bike the complete sky was much darker and one sunray illuminated only the castle very beautiful and colorful.

Thank you so much for the rehive and the goodies, dear Jo, I hope you have a wonderful Friday ☀️

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as always all fantastic shots, I particularly love number 2 and 4 I hope your week is going well
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Now I had to look and count which photos you mean 😉

Good morning JJ, and thank you so much for liking these photos 😁

We have best weather and the weekend is only a few ours away. Only bad thing is that I have to work on Sunday, but I might take a day or two off next week, depending on my work.

Hope you're having a good week too, my friend 🤗

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A pain you have to work on Sunday but good if you can take some time off on the the week ahead all work and no play gets to be boring lOL

Today we have the grandkids for a few hours so it will be a good day :)

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I think Sunday will be more boring and I will look out of the window most time, because they say it will be very nice 😃

Have fun with the kids and enjoy being with them, my friend 🤗

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Working on a nice day is always the worst isn't it

I will have fun and be worn out today LOL Cheers and !BEER

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Yes, it is. Maybe I should not look outside but on the monitor and edit photos or watch YouTube videos 😉

... and tonight you'll fall exhausted but happy in your bed 😁

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Indeed i was exhausted but slept well and starting a new day

Autumn has really hit so cold this morning but looks like it will be a sunny day

Have a good one

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It's fresh in the morning here, but very warm during the day.

Tomorrow we might get up to 28 C they say. I'm glad that I will be in the cool office 😂lol

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today our high was 18C, a bit cooler than recent days, lets see what it sliek moving forward

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We have had such uncomfortable days a bit over a week ago. Your nice autumn weather will come too ☀️

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Yeah I saw the forecast this morning, the temps are bouncing up and down, with some nice days possibly coming up, so I hope this week we get out for a couple of walks ;)

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I hope for you that you get such beautiful days as we have them at the moment, although around midday it's sometimes even too hot ;) but the mornings and the evenings are great 😊

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Thanks kindly your support is appreciated

Have a great day

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Thanks kindly your support is appreciated

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Very nice collection of photos; the macro photos are very sharp! But I still like clouds and mountains more!

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In the past few months I have learned that I like macros too, because I couldn't travel as much, but you are right, landscapes are somehow better, macros are a different world 😉

Thank you so much that you like my photos and for your kind comment, dear @kaminchan, I wish you a wonderful weekend ☀️

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Great collection of photos with letter R @johannpiber.
I am arachnophobic, but this raft spider on your photos looks quite cute 😬.

Have a great day, tomorrow. Cheers !BEER

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I love to watch spiders, so I'm not arachnophobic, but the bigger ones I would not touch - this one was nice ;)

Thank you for commenting so nicely as always, @cezary-io, have a great time ☀️

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Your macro shots are amazing. I love most the drops and the rose. Aleays beeing my favourite.
But the landscape with the castle is just outstanding.

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Good morning Neli,
thank you so much that you like the photos. I love such drop photos too and the rose was a nice find 😃

Thanks a lot again, have a wonderful weekend ☀️

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Reminder of life renewed in rain drops, perfect droplets slowly on a journey to feed mother nature.

Rye grain for retaining good health in breads and beers, nice photography revealing grains still flourishing in the fields.

Weevil and spider both revealed in excellent macro photography Johann.

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Good morning and thank you very much for your always thoughtful comments and kind compliments, Joan 🤗 ... and thanks a lot for the goodies 😁

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hello i like your R
the photos, the flower, the landscape even the spider but she scares me hahaha
Happy Friday

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Thank you very much @txatxy 😊
This spider wouldn't have scared you if you had seen it in nature yourself I believe, because it was only a few millimeters long 😉

Have a wonderful weekend ☀️

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8 always love your macro shots, but the photo of the rain clouds and the castle is excellent! What a great place to pull off and sit to make a few Hive comments! Not many of us have a castle view to enjoy while we write replies! Great choice of R photos.

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Haha, I didn't see it that way and have to agree, not many people might have a castle view while they are commenting 😉

Thank you very much for your kind compliment, Melinda @melinda010100, have a wonderful weekend 🌞

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You didn't mess around straight into it nice selections i love the Raft Spider he has pretty cool eyes and the raindrops a superb photo well done my friend 👍

Have a great weekend @johannpiber 🙂

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Thank you so much my friend 😁

After the letter Q this one was pretty easy 😉

I like the eyes of such spiders a lot too and always hope to see one when I have the macro lens with me 😊

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It was more of a relief after letter Q got to agree with you 👍

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Compared to what's coming in a few weeks, the Q was easy I believe 😉

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Haha ..don't remind me but where there is a will , we will find a way 😅

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I will remind you, but you are right, where's a will there's a way 😁

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All your Rs are nature related... I dunno why rain drop and rain clouds never come across my mine when I was hunting... 😅😅😅

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Believe me, I have seen even more words in the other posts of which I could have thought, but didn't 😉

Thank you very much, @elizacheng, have a wonderful weekend 🌞

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Wow! All excellent selections and photos @johannpiber!! My favorites? I think you know what my answer is..lol. I love the dainty beauty of the Viola Reichenbachiana, the rain clouds and raindrops are pretty, your photo of the weevil is superb, the rose and rye are beautiful shots and the spider is cute to me but then it isn't in my house which makes him all the more cute! 😉
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Yes, I think I would have guessed right, @deerjay 😁

I don't need spiders in my apartment either 😉

Thank you so much for your kind words, @deerjay, I hope you have a wonderful weekend 🌞

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Great pictures. I liked all of them, but my favorites were the raindrops, the one with the rain clouds (the castle looks great from there) and the spider.

Thanks for sharing so much quality with us.

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So, so, so beautiful @johannpiber! You really know your species' and cloud. I have no idea. I would know them as cloud, spider, some beetle looking insect :D Love, love, love your photography! <3

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Sometimes it takes quite a while to find out the name of an insect or flower, and sometimes it is just a beetle or a yellow flower in the end 😉

Thank you very much for your kind compliment, @marblely, I wish you a wonderful weekend 🌞🤗

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Very unique R words you have offered and even the not so unique words like the Rain Drops, the Rain Clouds and the Rose were made extraordinary because of your photos. (Although Rose Hip may not be so common too.) I love castles so it's the Rain Clouds photo that makes a deep impression on me.

My grandson was sitting on my lap while I was going through your post and he saw the picture of the Raft Spider. He got so excited and asked if the spider was Lucas' father. Lucas is one of his favorite YouTube character. He's a baby tarantula and he watches this everyday. Your photos even brought joy to the kid. Thank you.

The weevil and the Rye grain are exceptionally photographed. You did have a very excellent hunt this week my friend. Congratulations.

Have a great weekend and see you in the S hunt.

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Thank you so much for this very nice comment, @gems.and.cookies 😁

What you said of your grandson makes me happy 😊 but when I post my W hunt please don't show it to him, because I have photographed normally beautiful spiders, but they don't look nice 😉

Thank you a lot again for the compliments, wish you a great weekend 😊

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hey, I love Rye and Rain clouds - very nice wordpicks. here is a bonus !BEER for you, my friend.

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Love looking at spider photos they have some amazing eyes and you captured that ones eyes perfectly but my favorite is the rain drops capturing flowers or leaves with raindrops on them is just another dimension 👍

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Thank you so much for your nice compliments, @kohsamui99 🤗
I love macro photography and spider eyes, but as I'm photographing these mostly hand held without a tripod I am always surprised when the eyes are sharp 😁

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You are welcome @johannpiber well you must have a pretty steady hand and a camera that is nice to you 😅

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I would say it's the camera and the good Sigma macro lens … and one out of 10 shots should be reasonable sharp anyway I believe 😉

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I do not know what to say. All photos are great. Very successful macros ... a castle under rain clouds ... this is a real art picture :)

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Well, you said enough to make me happy, my friend @bambuka 😊
Thank you very much for your nice words - a few minutes before I took the photo of the castle it was looking even better 😊

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I agree ... you do not always have time to get and set up the camera, especially during working hours everything changes quickly :)

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