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Orbs, Bisbee Royale, performances, nature orbs

Orbs on the Eve of a New Year

Bisbee, Arizona celebrated the last day of 2012 with 9 to 10 inches of snow. It began melting off the rooftops fairly soon into the morning, but by evening there was still snow on the ground. However, it wasn’t snowing during the night before the New Year, those are orbs sailing above the hillside.

It is interesting to see how just a few moments can make a difference in the number of orbs in the sky. Especially when you see the third picture in this series:

This is one of those odd “cloud” formations that I have come to associate with the orb photos that Naturesnippets guests on this blog. I never photographed one before this photo. I immediately took another picture:

We are talking seconds apart between the third and fourth picture, and went from thick “cloud” to one pale orb… Several photos later were the same stark black night. I even tried exhaling to see if that had been a factor in the cloudiness, but no, not even a mist.

So, I gave up questing for “clouds” and went back to looking for orbs. I’ve always liked this oak tree, but rarely find as many orbs as it had last night. An interesting start on the eve of a new year.

Happy New Year everyone!

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memory as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Guest Orbs in Snow and Award Nominations

In celebration of snow, guest orb photographer, Kathy of Naturesnippets http://naturesnippets.com/ is sharing the orbs she found at her house this week. Looks as if a few of these are hexagons, so perhaps cold does slow down the speed of orbs. A hexagonal shape would indicate that the light of the orb reached the camera just as the shutter was beginning to close.

Here is an interesting blur of snow orbs flocking around a tree at Kathy’s place.

Kathy contributed the fantastic “clouds” as a guest a few posts ago. She was drumming ceremonially the night she took these pictures and that may be a contributing factor to the kinds of images she receives while questing for orbs. The first picture in this series was taken before she started drumming.

Another glimpse of a “cloud” with orbs from Kathy’s backyard. Eleven out of 77 pictures that night had some of these “white clouds”.

Kathy is new to the quest for orbs, inspired by the photos on Orbs Delight. I encourage all of you to set aside your usual tried and true photographic methods and try orb questing yourself. You’ll have a better chance of detecting the orbs if you use flash photography and if you use a camera that has a CCD sensor (almost any digital camera less than $500) the CMOS sensor of higher quality cameras censors out most orbs.

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memory as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

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And now, as we begin to ring in the New Year with the fireworks I can already hear soaring across my hillside, I would like to thank a couple of people for recent honors:

Thank you very much to Some Photos and Fancies for nominating Orbs Delight for Blog of the Year http://ellenpardee.wordpress.com/2012/12/14/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/. As we say in American parlance “that puts the cherry on top” or in Mexico “con queso” which indicates everything plus! For those of us new to blogging, this nomination of our endeavors adds to the delight of discovering the wonderfully supportive and encouraging community found on WordPress. Some Photos and Fancies is an excellent example of the conscientious effort put into blogging that benefits us all. Please visit Ellen’s blog for insightful questions as to the nature of our assumptions.

Thank you to Tuttacronaca for nominating Orbs Delight for the REALITY Blog Award http://tuttacronaca.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/proposito-per-il-2013-immergersi-nella-realta-e-portarla-alla-luce/. Now that is really going to tickle an orb’s delight after all the accusations of being a mere dust mote! Please visit Tuttacronaca for more reality than it is possible to assimilate in one hour, day, or week.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EACH AND EVERYONE!

MAY YOU ALL FIND THE JOY IN BEING YOU!!!

Hexagonal Orbs

Last night was cold in Bisbee, Arizona. Some of yesterday’s snow was still on the ground and I’m glad my jeans are baggy enough to accommodate long underwear. Because now that the world has ended and begun again, there are still some routines that must be done, like walking the dog at night. For a quester of orbs this is prime time to see who’s in the neighborhood.

These are all orbs lighting up the image, can’t say that I noticed them lighting up the night until I took the picture. Digital flash photography is my extra pair of eyes to discover the world around me. Some of you who are familiar with my blog have noticed that orbs are particularly attracted to dog walks with my husband, much more than if I’m out by myself with the cats. What is different about the photos in this posting is the hexagonal shapes of many of the orbs (you may need to enlarge the image on whatever computer device you are using to see the sharp edges).

The large orb at my husband’s shoulder has all the characteristic details we have come to know in orbs: the darker inner rim and interior modulations. But the hexagonal outer edge indicates that the orb’s light reached the camera when the shutter was beginning to close. At first I thought it was the cold that was affecting the speed of the light. However, I just double checked my camera and the top dial on the Canon G12 was set at AV instead of the usual Auto setting I use for orb photography. So, there goes my initial cold orbs are slower theory.

A few hours later and we’re back on the road with a party of orbs sailing overhead and all around. Nothing like a brilliant orb and the whole gang showing up on the view screen to bring a smile and shout of delight to this orb quester!

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memory as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

It has been a week since my last post, a time of holiday relaxation and fun with family. Yesterday I began to catch up on all the blogs that have been accumulating in my e-mails. What a busy and creative mix of passions and enthusiasms you all have to share! I was also startled to notice that I had been nominated for another award, The Versatile Blogger Award 2012, by Poèmes Français & Anglais, Poems French & English by Gys at http://lgyslaine.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/versatile-blog-award-2012/. Gys certainly is deserving of praise for her versatility in writing both French and English poems as well as her photo montages, all in celebration of love. Thank you for the honor, Gys, and I like the award’s image:

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it brings out the historian in me.

Orbs Attend End Of World Sound Check

It was the night we all were anticipating, The End of the World, according to the Mayan Calendar experts. At least three End of World parties were held in Bisbee, Arizona. I only lasted until the beginning of the end, having arrived ahead of schedule. The orbs are probably still lingering in the upper corners of the Bisbee Royale.

Thank goodness there was a sound check for the band, Race You There. Too early for the actual show, at least the orbs and I had something to focus on.

The orbs gathered around the lead guitarist.

Orbs are always attracted to drummers.

I like the overlapping orbs on the left.

Perhaps the drummer is tuning into the orb above.

Some skeptics insist that orbs are merely dust. But they haven’t paid attention to the relationship between orbs and their response to music.

Even a simple sound check can light up an orb.

Musicians attract orbs.

The orbs are lining up for what sounded like an excellent Race You There performance. Sorry I missed the show when the orbs would really brighten with delight.

Thank you to the Bisbee Royale and the Tucson band Race You There for some early evening entertainment on this night at the End of the World.

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memory as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Delighting in Rodeo Games of Summer

On this long-awaited day, December 21, 2012, I thought I’d step aside from the doom and gloom and revisit summer games held in a little Arizona town called Eager.

Each summer I look forward to Eager Daze, where adults and children compete to have the most fun, especially during the traditional Egg Toss.

Future ranchers work out their moves.

Obviously not the easiest job on the ranch.

The littlest ranchers watch and learn.

Sheep and the child are off into the great arena.

This boy has been studying rodeo technique.

With the luck of the draw, you might just get the sheep with the most bleat.

The youngest log cutter was not impressed with merely placing among the finishers. He really thought he should be number one.

There is still time to dream of becoming a genuine Mountain Man contestant going from town to town. I saw this log cutter at the next event hundreds of miles away a month later.

Hope you are all having a delightful time on this greatly anticipated day. I’ll be questing for orbs tonight, how about you?

Stormy Night Orbs

The sky tonight was so beautifully cloudy, I pulled out my camera to see if there were any orbs in the neighborhood.

Agave plants seem to attract the most orbs on our hillside.

What is particularly fascinating about tonight’s orbs is that they are windblown.

Most of these orbs are leaving trails and they are all heading south.

Never occurred to me that an orb could be windblown while sailing overhead.

I especially like the orb blowing by in front of the agave stalk.

You’d think we were experiencing a meteor shower of orbs.

These orbs above may be heading away from the camera.

The wind was so strong this evening that besides blowing the orbs to the south it motivated me to make sure nothing would blow from our yard into the street.

Again, one orb is just speeding past the arm of an agave. Who knew that the very physical characteristics of wind could have an effect on what Klaus Heinemann calls an “emanation of a spiritual being”?

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memory as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Sun Orbs and Car Frost

Frost in the desert is a cause for celebration and race for the camera before it all melts away. The delight of today is ice crystals!

Usually the frost on our cars is flat, not these spiky crystals.

There were tufted areas on the glass that you can see on the upper right.

Couldn’t resist the snake totem.

All too soon it begins to melt away…

Let’s get back to the shade…

Just how tall were those ice crystals?

Sun orbs to give you a glow. Have a lovely day whatever your climate may be!

Orbs Love Blogs of the Year

It has been an eventful year for orbs, you and I discovered that they are everywhere! And, guess what, they brought us together wondering and marveling at their existence. One thing I’ve discovered about orbs is that they are very social. They like events such as musical performances, they like parties, and they like it when the whole family walks the dog. Remember that next time you are out for a walk with friends or enjoying a performance.

So, let’s ring the bell and celebrate the gifts that orbs have brought to our lives, not just mine. You found me and I found you and the world is better for our knowing of each other’s existence. Two gifts have recently come to me from across the great waters: Poèmes Français & Anglais, Poems French & English by Gys, and Uzuma of 85 Degrees have each nominated me for Blog of the Year 2012!! They join Motion Photography, Wanda of Ale Książki/And Yet the Books, My Secret Love for You, and Jacquie Bloggera in making an orbs delightful gifting from all over the world.

Please visit Gys at http://lgyslaine.wordpress.com/ for poems of love and longing in both French and English. Some might make you cry, many will make you smile if you have been so lucky to love so well.

For a look at a writer’s love for his Nigerian culture, please visit Uzuma at: http://85degrees.wordpress.com/ you will find a profoundly caring man who will open your heart as he reveals his world.

Now for the drum roll of this very ingenious award created by the folks at The Thought Palette:

The “Blog of the Year” award is a little different from some other awards, because you accumulate stars. Here is a link to go to for more information about this award: ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award – http://thethoughtpalette.co.uk/our-awards/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/

Here are the ‘rules’ for this award:

1 Select the blog(s) you think deserve the ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award

2 Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen – there’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required – and ‘present’ them with their award.

3 Please include a link back to this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award – http://thethoughtpalette.co.uk/our-awards/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/ and include these ‘rules’ in your post (please don’t alter the rules or the badges!)

4 Let the blog(s) you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the ‘rules’ with them.

5 You can now also join our Facebook group – click ‘like’ on this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award Facebook group and then you can share your blog with an even wider audience.

6 As a winner of the award – please add a link back to the blog that presented you with the award – and then proudly display the award on your blog and sidebar … and start collecting stars…

Yes – that’s right – there are stars to collect!

Unlike other awards which you can only add to your blog once – this award is different!

When you begin you will receive the ‘1 star’ award – and every time you are given the award by another blog – you can add another star!

There are a total of 6 stars to collect.

Which means that you can check out your favorite blogs, and even if they have already been given the award by someone else, then you can still bestow it on them again and help them to reach the maximum 6 stars!

For more information check the FAQ on The Thought Palette.

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Being honored by such a stellar group of writers, artists, photographers, and compassionate people, gives me the opportunity to continue to pass a star onto a few more blogs who have expanded my perceptions of the world. My nominations for Blog of the Year 2012 Award are:

1) Poèmes Français & Anglais, Poems French & English by Gys for the love she shares with the world in each and every poem she writes.

2) Ripley Connor at http://ripleyconnor.com/ for assimilating human/alien/terminator personas with such passion and verve while being stylishly dressed.

3) Emilie Vardaman at http://emilievardaman.wordpress.com/ for a great appreciation of southwestern culture in the United States and Mexico.

Well deserved! May your stars shine forth lighting up whatever part of the galaxy tickles your fancies.

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memory as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Light a Candle in Memory

In Memory of All who died this Sacred Season.

May their lovely Souls who touched our Hearts

Rest in Peace

Introducing a Delightful painting of Orbs plus Two Nominations

I would like to introduce you to an amazing artist, Jacqueline Petingi, who was so inspired by my blog, Orbs Delight, that she created this wonderful painting. One of those proud, yet humbling honors.

I would also like to thank Jacquie Bloggera for nominating Orbs Delight for the Blog of the Year 2012 Award. A true honor from such a gifted artist. Please visit her at http://jacquelinepetingi.wordpress.com/ for insights into the life of a dedicated writer and painter.

There is a formality to these awards which causes us to stretch beyond our meagre shores and reach across the world to give high 5’s to fellow travelers on the path of discovery and passion for knowledge. With the hail fellow well met handshake I would like to nominate two more blogs for the Blog of the Year 2012 Award:

Jacquie Blogger at http://jacquelinepetingi.wordpress.com/ for introducing me to the considerations of an artist

and

Some Photos & Fancies at http://ellenpardee.wordpress.com/ for taking one thought and surprising you with another totally unexpected consideration.

Well Deserved!!

Here are the ‘rules’ for this award:

1 Select the blog(s) you think deserve the ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award

2 Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen – there’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required – and ‘present’ them with their award.

4 Let the blog(s) you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the ‘rules’ with them.

5 You can now also join our Facebook group – click ‘like’ on this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award Facebook group and then you can share your blog with an even wider audience.

6 As a winner of the award – please add a link back to the blog that presented you with the award – and then proudly display the award on your blog and sidebar … and start collecting stars…

Yes – that’s right – there are stars to collect!

Unlike other awards which you can only add to your blog once – this award is different!

When you begin you will receive the ‘1 star’ award – and every time you are given the award by another blog – you can add another star!

There are a total of 6 stars to collect.

For more information check the FAQ on The Thought Palette.

Eye of the Camera

Photographing the Visible and UnSeen

Photography

Orbs on the Eve of a New Year

Guest Orbs in Snow and Award Nominations

Hexagonal Orbs

Orbs Attend End Of World Sound Check

Delighting in Rodeo Games of Summer

Stormy Night Orbs

Sun Orbs and Car Frost

Orbs Love Blogs of the Year

Light a Candle in Memory

Introducing a Delightful painting of Orbs plus Two Nominations

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