Does anyone say "eye candy" anymore?

One of the problems with getting old, ah, older, is not being in touch with current jargon.  I remember all sorts of terms and phrases that were in common usage at various times throughout my life. Unfortunately, I'm not completely sure which might still be used and which might have been dumped on the scrap heap of "Oh you have got to be kidding; NO ONE says THAT anymore," sayings. 

One of the phrases I remember is, 'eye candy.'  

I don't suppose that eye candy means the same thing to everyone. The definition I found is, "visual images that are superficially attractive and entertaining but intellectually undemanding."

I think that these photos qualify.  I'm not going to talk about them in great length, but each of them, as I fill my eyes with them, probably caused my pupils to dilate just a bit. Maybe it's just me and senility is setting in, but I give them to you in case they trigger some sort of 'ahhh' within your visual pleasure center as well.

A dragon tree in a yard on Sturges Road. For somebody like me, from Michigan's north country, it's just so odd....

I love the combination of massive and wispy, of grey-blue and green, and of brown. The clouds and canopy do interesting things with the light at various times of day. This is about 3:30 p.m. I can imagine 'Ents' walking. 

This one just astounds me with the complexity of 'simple' life.

I don't think I'll ever get tired of looking at palm trees. This one is over our neighbor's house and trees.  The moon is on it's way down here. The sun behind me is turning the dark world to technicolor (a really old term) again.

I just wondered what would happen if I pointed and clicked.  This did. The sun and the tree were just the right sizes for it to work.

Allie's cap is just left of center, my white hat is right of center and Jeanne's blue hat, partially hidden by somebody's hair I think, is in the right corner. That's a fin whale but I'm not sure if that's a common or a bottle-nosed dolphin. Both are in these waters. 

Videos are wonderful, but sometimes I prefer to be able to stop time. *

* I didn't know when we took the whale-watching trip that photographers on board would prepare a set of shots for purchase. I think I only paid $12 or so for lots of very nice pictures.  I especially like the ones, like this one, that we are in.

A little glade in the 'jungle,'* with a brilliant overhead sun scorching the colors out of the light.  

* it's officially known as a 'temperate rain forest.'

Well, I hope these photos were attractive and entertaining, and not too demanding.   -djf