No, this is a new post and not a replay from my old blog. Surprise! My Roku large screen TV has a backdrops function. If you're not familiar with that, it's a photo shown on the screen when the TV is on but you're not actively watching. You know, these smart TVs will ask you if you're still watching when you're in the middle of a long movie. You haven't touched the remote or made a change. If you don't reply, you can be bounced. This happens to me on streaming TV, which I watch a lot. I run to the bathroom or kitchen and sometimes come back to a backdrop photo. Oh, well.
Photo by Gary Bendig on Unsplash My favorite backdrop year round!
I take time each season to select new photos appropriate for the time. (You can tell I'm not overworked in my retirement.) I went through holiday winter photos and then just winter photos. I know that we're still in the midst of a cold winter. Boy, do I know. It went to 28 degrees F last night. I'm sitting here in sweatpants, sweat shirt, fuzzy socks, plus a cover on my legs. Yes, I'm fine and cozy. You couldn't blast me out of my place today. There were light snow flurries on the Gulf coast of central Florida in the early hours of this morning!
For fun, I need some spring inspiration. Enough of the beautiful snow scenes, elk photos, white owl close-ups, arctic fox in the snow portraits. I need pretty spring to get me through the current winter weather. I didn't move to Florida in the 1970s for snow. I choose spring photos from the selection offered by Roku. They tell you the name of each photographer. I did an online search for them, and every one of them has an account at Unsplash! That's where Roku got them for free, and you can too. Therefore, I will credit photographer and you can find them on Unsplash. The nice thing about Unsplash, like Pixabay and Pexels, it is free to join and is a community of creative people who like to photograph the world.
Here are my favorite choices as of today, Sunday, February 1st for the coming few months:
I must admit, flowering tree blossoms are my favorite photos for spring, especially cherry blossoms in all that pink loveliness.
Let's not forget the beautiful spring flowers pushing up from the ground.
I just love the idea of folks around the world taking photos and sharing them with us.
Photo by Sam Carter
She has a sweet face, doesn't she (he?).
Photo by Pedro Sanz
Lambs and other baby animals are cute.
Photo by Erik Jan Leusink
Isn't he cute with his rump in the air on the budding tree?
The last photo of the day takes us back to green grass and trees with leaves. This photo is the only one that isn't on Unsplash. Peter Muscutt has an Unsplash account but the photo is not included in it. I found it on his Pexel account, go figure. I hope you have a good week no matter the weather.
Until we talk again, I'm your friend Carol, living on a lake in central Florida.
I didn't know about the backdrop function, but you have certainly picked out some lovely images. The almond trees are just beginning to blossom over here, just like in your photos.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see them in bloom. I hope you have photos of them on your blog. I'll look when I come to visit.
DeleteWhat pretty photos to have on your TV. It must be nice to see some spring one's when it's so cold in Florida!
ReplyDeleteIt makes me happier when the weather is miserable.
DeletePretty new header (and love the new blog name)! These are absolutely beautiful. I had no idea about the backdrop function. I'm going to have to see if our TV's have that option.
ReplyDeleteIt might depend on your Brand of TV. I only have Roku right now and it has it.
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