Wednesday’s Photos
Fungi, Seeds and Berries in Winter
Last week our focus was on the amazing shapes and forms that Mother Nature can produce in the winter. Today we are having a look at the inherent beauty of seemingly dead plants, such as fungi, seeds and berries. Again I present five images to you. I would like to find out which ones my readers like best. Although always welcome and appreciated, no comments are necessary. I numbered the photos, so it would be easy to give a quick personal assessment. Just use three numbers in the order of your preference. Have fun! Enjoy!
1) Fungus Covered Branches
2) Berries Ready for the Picking in Winter
3) Cattails above a Frozen Pond
4) Thriving Ground Fungus
5) Seed Pods over the Arrow Lake
You can also view my photo stream at flickr.com. Photos are taken mostly from the Arrow Lakes area. Simply search for Peter Klopp under people.
Last week’s evaluation produced a rather peculiar result. All photos were equally liked judged by the dozen or so entries, with the exception of #1, which did not seem particularly to please any of my followers. Perhaps Africa surrounded by ice was not a very appealing idea. FB users were notably absent from last week’s contest, because WordPress failed to alert my FaceBook followers.
The Peter and Gertrud Klopp Family 
4,5,3
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Thank you!
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2, 3, 4. I love the blueberries and would love to pick and eat them.Our blueberries are buried in snow.
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Thank you for your thoughtful evaluation! While I do not know the name of the blue berries, they are not blueberries. They apparently stay on the bush in a two-year cycle. I will ask my wife for the name.
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Whatever their name, they are beautiful!
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A follower from California tells me that these are Juniper berries. Germans put them in sauerkraut to add some flavour to it.
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Thank you! I learned something today.
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Love the colors, great pics as always!
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Thank you, Rashmi!
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Hi Peter!
2, 3 und 4 sind meine Favoriten. Wenn auch alle fein sind in Komposition, Farbe und für mein Teil ausgewähltes Objekt. Habt einen feinen Wintertag Ruth
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Vielen Dank, liebe Ruth, für deine Beurteilung meiner Billder. Es freut mich, dass sie dir gefallen.
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-ausgewähltem Objekt, muss es heißen! Für mich ist Dein English so faszinierend, daß ich das Deutsche verschleife. LG Ruth noch einmal switchend between swedish -, german- and english speech.
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3 beruhigt so schön 🙂
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Vielen Dank, lieber Gerhard!
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You know it’s a great countryside, when even the fungus makes interesting pictures!! Great job, Peter!
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2 and especially 5 my favourites 😉
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Thank you, Ingrid, for participating in the evaluation of the photos. It gives me very valuable feedback.
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3,2,1. But they are all lovely.
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Thank you, Amy! I am so glad you like them all.
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3 and 5 are my favorites for the balance of the foreground and backgrounds. They are focused and arresting.
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Many thanks for your evaluation, Brenda! Very much appreciated!
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4, 3, 1 These are neat pictures, with interesting “textures”!
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Thank you, Robert, for taking part in the evaluation! very much appreciated!
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All beautiful! I think #2 is my first fave and #5 second 🙂
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Thank you, Jodi! Your numbers have been recorded. I am glad you like the photos.
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wonderful photos, dear Peter, all with a lot of atmosphere. Have a nice day, kind regards Mitza
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Thank you, dear Mitza! I am so happy you like them.
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Each has it’s merit, but 4, 5 and 3 are my favorites, in order of preference. I noticed that the moss looks very similar to what I find on our property. I like the theme this week, Peter, and you’re a very talented photographer.
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Thank you, Des, for your most generous compliment!
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Nummer 5!
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Danke, Debra!
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Dear Peter again you have brought out the perfect & clear color of each picture you know how to capture every thing so well.
my favorite one is number 1. but I love every one of the pictures, hard to pick one.
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Thanks Inge, I am glad you like them all and have chosen #1, the ‘wall flower’ among the five photos.
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3, 4, 2
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Thank you for your participation! Greatly appreciated!
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1-5-3 here. Very beautiful shots, IMHO. 🙂
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Thank you! Participation is fantastic this week! I may carry this series on to February.
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Please do!
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2,3,1 – great textures!
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Thank you, Leanne! I will post the results in next week’s post.
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Really beautiful, sharp photos and nature. Serene, I might add.
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Thank you kindly.
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Peter I love all of them. Those berries look like Wacholder Beeren, Juniper berries
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I was not sure and I did not want to publish anything false. So I appreciate all the more for coming to my rescue. I will pass it on to the lady in Alaska. Thank you very much, Cornelia!
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Peter, I took the freedom of a good guess, because Blueberries don’t ripen out in nature in these season.
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Cornelia, you were quite right, these berries were Juniper berries and are used in sauerkraut and to make gin. My wife told me, so it must be true. Haha!
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How funny, tonight I made Sauerkraut with Wacholderbeeren etc. for my friends.
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Good for you! It adds flavour to the sauerkraut.
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I will go with 1 and 5 🙂
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Hallo, Peter!
Meine Favoriten sind 1,3,4 !
Du hast ja hier unendlich viele Blogger ,Wahnsinn!
Wie geht es Dir?
Wir grüßen Dich ganz herzlich.👋👋👋
Edda
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Ja, ich bin selber erstaunt. Ich schreibe dir heute nach meiner Behandlung eine email, liebe Edda.
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4,5,2
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Thank you!
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3,5 and 1 are my favorite. The water landscape in the background make their look more special. I love this game, Peter..
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Thank you, Nurul!
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1,5,4
I like [1] the most!!:D
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All of them are so appealing. I can’t pick one..I love them all 😊😊
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4,5,3. Especially 4.
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A tough one! 4 is outstanding for me, and I also really liked 1 as the trees in the mountains here grow a similar fungi. Wonderful photos as usual, an absolute delight.
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