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Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) "Funani" playing with the water stream in the 150,000 gallon pool at the San Diego Zoo.
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Every day a new beginning, a new opportunity to realize our best dreams.
Thanks so much for all, have a nice day :D
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Cada día un nuevo comienzo, una nueva oportunidad para llevar a cabo las tareas que nuestro corazón nos dicta...
Muchas gracias a tod@s!!
After 2 days of boring skies, I was treated to an awesome sky for the evening and morning of my last day. As I watched the clouds roiled and rolled into some fantastic shapes.
Undulatus asperatus (or alternately, asperatus) is a cloud formation, proposed in 2009 as a separate cloud classification by the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society. If successful it will be the first cloud formation added since cirrus intortus in 1951 to the International Cloud Atlas of the World Meteorological Organization. The name translates approximately as roughened or agitated waves
These clouds are most closely related to undulatus clouds. Although they appear dark and storm-like, they tend to dissipate without a storm forming. The ominous-looking clouds have been particularly common in the Plains states of the United States, often during the morning or midday hours following convective thunderstorm activity. [Source: Wikipedia]
Creating some great captures was a cinch. I managed to get to several locations for multiple compositions during the display. I felt so lucky to have bagged this shot because I was supposed to be in Death Valley that day but because of unseen circumstances I was forced to shoot for 3 days in the same location, which is rare for me, I usually try to moved to a new location from day to day. As a result of my immobility I decided to skip all the arches and to focus on finding hidden compositions that maybe nobody else has seen before. :)
Thank you for taking the time to take a look at my photos and as always, your views, comments, faves, and support are greatly appreciated!! Have a Happy Easter weekend my friends :)
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El castillo de Alfajarín fue construido en el siglo XI por Aben Alfaje en la atalaya natural de los Montes Blancos, junto a la ermita de la Virgen de la Peña, con el fin de vigilar la ribera del Ebro y proteger Zaragoza.
El acceso era mediante un puente levadizo que estaba flanqueado por dos torres, una de arco apuntado que contenía la puerta de acceso y la otra de gran volumen con detalles góticos y planta cuadrada.
El muro sur ha desaparecido y en el muro norte, mejor conservado, se abre un portillo que lo une a la Torre del Homenaje. En su extremo del este presenta otro torreón pentagonal muy deteriorado.
La Torre del Homenaje, de grandes proporciones, fue construida en el siglo XIV sobre un espolón del muro oeste. Su planta es rectangular de 14 por 10 metros, y su obra de tapial árabe con revestimiento de ladrillo macizo hasta media altura. Sólo conserva dos paredes de gran espesor y el arranque de una tercera.
En el extenso patio interior quedan las ruinas de lo que pudo ser palacio de los Cornel, una serie de paredones y algunas estancias subterráneas abovedadas de gran longitud comunicadas por medio de un pasadizo
Lipan Point on the south rim of the Grand Canyon is one of the most evocative and meditative lookouts over the Colorado. I was shooting several photos of the sunset when this guy, probably a native, sat on the rock in front of me offering himself as unintentional and occasional model for a slightly different shot than the usual ones. A little human touch in presence of this huge, vast and wild place.
Mt. Robson is called the Monarch of the Canadian Rockies, and for good reason. Not only is it the highest Canadian peak in the range, at 12,997 feet, but it is a world-class climbing challenge. Mountain climbers admire and respect this mountain. It has earned another name: "The Great White Fright," as only 10% of climbers reach the top.
This is one of the first views of this huge mountain as one approaches from the west on the Yellowhead Highway.
A couple other images in comments for comparison.
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Since I haven’t had much opportunity to shoot lately, I decided to revisit a shot and process it in B&W. I kept looking at the post of all my Flickr friends and wanted to get into the act somehow.
This is a stacked long exposure so the 25s in the EXIF is just a fraction of the actual exposure time. I got lucky with some good light and was able to capture a lot of detail which I think suits this architecture type photography.
George Gray
Molte volte ho studiato
la lapide che mi hanno scolpito;
una barca con vele ammainate, in un porto.
In realtà non è questa la mia destinazione
ma la mia vita.
Perchè l'amore mi si offrí e io mi ritrassi dal suo inganno;
il dolore bussò alla mia porta, e io ebbi paura;
l'ambizione mi chiamò, ma io temetti gli imprevisti.
Malgrado tutto avevo fame di un significato nella vita.
E adesso so che bisogna alzare le vele
e prendere i venti del destino,
dovunque spingano la barca.
Dare un senso alla vita può condurre a follia
ma una vita senza senso è la tortura
dell'inquietitudine e del vano desiderio
è una barca che anela il mare eppure lo teme.
Edgar Lee Masters
Antologia di Spoon River
A baseball settles into the stitched webbing of a leather ball glove as a catch is made. Unfortunately, I forgot to clean up the baseball before the shot, so you see a bit of dirt smudge on it... Oh well, I kinda like 'em that way, as it shows that they've been used. :-)
Done for Macro Mondays: Stitch theme
An interesting aside about stitches: When Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs won the World Series earlier this month, it had been 108 years since they last won the championship. A baseball: it has 108 stitches. Coincidence? I hope so, because I don't have time to wait another 108 years for the next championship... :-)
Leopard in the very last light stalking a group of Impalas in Botswanas Okavango Delta.
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"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."
-Maya Angelou
It was windy, wet and cold, but me and my doggie went out for a walk on the beach. I'm so happy we did!
Looks like there was a second one forming on the left, but unfortunately it did not.
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Wanderung von der Pederue-Hütte auf Klein-Fanes an einem überwiegend grauen und kühlen Oktobertag.
Kurzzeitig kam die Sonne zwischen den Wolken hervor und schon leuchteten die herbstlich gefärbten Lärchen unterhalb der Fanes-Hütte und spiegelten sich in der Stauung des Vigilbaches. Die treppenartigen Felsstufen links des Wassers werden mit "Parlament der Murmeltiere" bezeichnet.
Danke für deinen Besuch! Thanks for visiting!
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des pas sur la neige Debussy ( by Michelangeli )
The sixth of Claude Debussy's first set of preludes for piano evokes a stark, glacial landscape of resigned sadness and solitude.
From my archives (2010) Not a single snowflake this Winter in Paris !
Taken from my balcony
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Nik Software SEP2 in Software - Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5 (Windows)
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The rocky coastline of the Pacific Northwest juts out into the sea at Whytecliff Park near Vancouver, British Columbia.
Sonnenberg Gardens, also known as Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park, Canandaigua, New York, USA, at the North end of Canandaigua Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. The house and gardens are open to the public every day, May through October.
The property was once the summer home of Frederick Ferris Thompson, a prominent banker in New York City, and his wife Mary Clark Thompson, whose father, Myron Holley Clark, was Governor of New York State in 1855. The Clark family was from Canandaigua, NY. Mr. & Mrs. Thompson's main home was in NYC in a large townhouse on Madison Avenue. The Thompsons purchased the Sonnenberg property in 1863, keeping the name, Sonnenberg (which means "sunny hill" in German). In 1887, they replaced the original farmhouse with a forty-room Queen Anne style mansion. The property also had a 100-acre farm to the east. Sonnenberg's gardens were designed and built between 1902–1919, and originally consisted of nine gardens in a variety of styles.
NRHP Reference#:73001240
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
Cagle's Chasm
Marion Co. Tennessee
Main pit depth 186'
Natural lighting
The tree was traditionally decorated with edibles such as apples, nuts, or other foods. In the 18th century, it began to be illuminated by candles which were ultimately replaced by Christmas lights after the advent of electrification. Today, there is a wide variety of traditional ornaments, such as garlands, baubles, tinsel, and candy canes. An angel or star might be placed at the top of the tree to represent the archangel Gabriel or the Star of Bethlehem from the Nativity.Edible items such as Gingerbread, Chocolate and other sweets are also popular, and are tied to or hung from the tree's branches with ribbons.
Our tree as you can see is covered with everything & anything, a real eclectic mix
I can take no credit for the final outcome other than getting the tree down from the loft & dressing the tree in lights in a very artist manner
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Profiter des illuminations de Noël en attendant le passage du tramway.
Bonne journée à tous.
Merci pour vos visites et commentaires
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Enjoy the Christmas lights, waiting for the passage of the tram.
Good day to all.
Thank you for your visits and comments
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Die vorteile der weihnachtsbeleuchtung in der zwischenzeit der übergang von der straßenbahn.
Guten tag an alle.
Danke für eure besuche und kommentare
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Disfrute de las luces de Navidad, a la espera para el paso del tranvía.
Buen día a todos.
Gracias por sus visitas y comentarios
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Geniet van de kerstverlichting aan, wachten op de passage van de tram.
Goede dag allemaal.
Dank u voor uw bezoeken en opmerkingen
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Godetevi le luci di Natale, in attesa del passaggio del tram.
Buona giornata a tutte.
Grazie per le vostre visite e commenti
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Aproveite as luzes de Natal, esperando a passagem do bonde.
Bom dia a todos.
Obrigado por suas visitas e comentários de