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For Project 365 2022 Edition: 1/365.
For Project 100 2022 Edition: 1/100
Impulsively I decided to jump in and join two project groups.
Project 365 requires taking a photo every day of the year and posting it. I am not placing any constraints on this one. The photo could be taken with either the Canon Rebel with any lens, or with the Smartphone.
Project 100 requires taking 100 photos on a particular theme during the year. I have chosen these constraints: 1) It must be taken at a work table I have in my office, 2) It must be macro or closeup. I want to make do with the situation available and treat it as a studio. 3) Not a rule, but a guideline: as much as possible I'll use found objects from my walks and combine them with whatever else I have at hand to create a whimsical and/or abstract image.
I had been thinking about trying to do more photography in my office of found objects from my walks. Two days ago I picked up this small spruce cone with the intention of photographing it when I got home. Here it has sat. In the dry indoor air it opened and began releasing seeds. Today I decided on impulse to start the 100x and 365 project. With the same impulse, I grabbed the cone and wrapped it with some nice wool/silk fibre I had on hand for spinning yarn. It was whimsical and unplanned, which is precisely the spirit I want to bring to the project. From there I can spend as much effort as I like composing and processing the photo.
Thank you to everyone who visits, faves, and comments.
...Like an Arrow
#MacroMondays
#Arrow
And what many different times this vintage pocket watch has seen... From its looks, it must be well over 100 years old but apart from a slight crack in the enamel of the dial (the blurry "verdigris"-green line next to the 2) it's still in excellent (and working!) condition.
The watch belongs to my mom (magrit k.); I borrowed it for this photo because the hour hand is more of a distinct arrow-shape than the more squiggled (nice word!), golden watch hands on my own (broken) vintage pocket watch and so was more suitable for the theme. The hands of my Mom's pocket watch are blued but, depending on the angle of light incidence, they display a lovely, pinkish-red shimmer which is what you see here.
It's a single shot that I illuminated with a natural light LED photo lamp from above and an LED lamp from the left.
HMM, Everyone, and have a nice week ahead!
P.S, I'm busy today and will catch up with you later!
Dipsacus fullonum L.,Vilallonga de Ter, Ripollès, Girona, Catalonia.
CATALÀ
El cardó comú (Dipsacus fullonum, sinònim de Dipsacus sylvestris) és una espècie de planta amb flors considerada protocarnívora. És nativa d'Euràsia i Àfrica del Nord però actualment també és comuna a Amèrica, sud d'Àfrica, Austràlia i Nova Zelanda com espècie introduïda i de vegades com espècie nociva. És comuna a tots els Països Catalans però manca a Menorca. Les fulles caulinars són sèssils sovint més o menys connates, el capítol és ovoide globós. És una herba biennal erecta d'un a 2,6 m d'alt. Les flor s'obren en una zona circular que ascendeix progressivament. Floreix de juliol a setembre. Les fulles ´formen petits bassals on s'ofeguen insectes per això es considera protocarnívora. VIQUIPÈDIA
ENGLISH
Dipsacus fullonum, syn. Dipsacus sylvestris, is a species of flowering plant known by the common names wild teasel or fuller's teasel, although the latter name is usually applied to the cultivated species Dipsacus sativus.[2] It is native to Eurasia and North Africa, but it is known in the Americas, southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand as an introduced species and often a noxious weed. It forms large monocultures (displacing other species) in areas it invades that have favorable climates and none of its biological control species. The inflorescence is a cylindrical array of lavender flowers which dries to a cone of spine-tipped hard bracts. It may be 10 centimeters long. D. fullonum is identifiable in the 6th-century Vienna Dioscurides, fol. 99. It is a herbaceous biennial plant (rarely a short-lived perennial plant) growing to 1–2.5 metres (3.3–8.2 ft) tall. WIKIPEDIA
ESPAÑOL
Dipsacus fullonum, la cardencha, baño de Venus, carda, cardo de cardadores, cardo, cardoncha, dípsaco, peines, raspasayos o vara de pastor, es una planta natural del hemisferio norte que se ha aclimatado también en Suramérica. Planta bienal, herbácea que alcanza una altura de 1,5 metros de altura y tiene un tallo espinoso. Tallos rectos de hasta 1,5 m, poco ramificados y armados con aguijones. Las hojas son enteras, dentadas y lanceoladas, uniéndose en la base formando un cáliz que recoge el agua de lluvia. Las flores son de un color rosado-lila y aparecen en cabezas espinosas y cónicas. A cada púa de la cabeza le corresponde una flor. WIKIPEDIA
After ordering a Helios 40-2 in the middle of July I still not have it since they told me that the Russian factory is producing some other stuff for the government. I then looked for alternatives and found the Cyclop 85mm f/1.5 which shares the optical design with the Helios 40-2, but it's actually a lens for a Russian night vision goggle. Luckily, I found a guy not too far away from my hometown selling this night vision device for less than half the ebay price (since people know about the similarity to the Helios 40-2 it seems like prices went up quite a lot). It has a few scratches on the full metal barrel and a few dust specks inside, but the lens elements do not have any scratches. Yesterday, I went out with this lens and made a few test shots. I really like the lens, but since it is made for a night vision device, it has no aperture and it also lacks coatings which means that it is very prone to flare. Anyway, it is really fun to use and I think it was worth the money :)
PS: Tomorrow I'm leaving for Barcelona and I'll be back on next weekend. I hope that I can get some beautiful architecture shots there. Have a great week my Flickr friends!
The European herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull, up to 66 cm (26 in) long. One of the best-known of all gulls along the shores of Western Europe, it was once abundant.[2] It breeds across Northern Europe
In Mexico they do not celebrate Halloween, but rather the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead
The festival begins on November 1 (All Saints Day) and ends of November 2. It is a syncretic mix of ancient Aztec and Catholic religious traditions. Prayers are held for the dead, and altars (ofrendas) are set up with food and drink in the home and also at the local cemeteries.
The use of decorated, and in many cases edible skulls (calaveras), is a reminder of mortality and also a mocking of the power of death.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnockshaw_and_Clowbridge
Dunnockshaw and Clowbridge is a civil parish in the borough of Burnley, in Lancashire, England. The parish is situated between Burnley and Rawtenstall.
According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the parish has a population of 185,[1] a decrease from 212 in the 2001 census.[2]
It contains the hamlets of Clowbridge and Dunnockshaw, both located on the A682 road. Clowbridge Reservoir is situated in the east of parish on the boundary with Rossendale. The reservoir, operated by United Utilities, is a used as a location for water sports. It was built in 1866 resulting in the flooding of the village of Gambleside.
The parish adjoins the Burnley parishes of Hapton and Habergham Eaves and the Borough of Rossendale.
Dunnockshaw was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became a civil parish in 1866, forming part of the Burnley Rural District from 1894. The Clowbridge area, previously part of Hapton,[a] transferred to Dunnockshaw but a detached area of the old township moved to Hapton in 1935.[4]
During World War II a Starfish site bombing decoy was constructed on Hameldon hill near Heights Farm, part of a network designed to protect Accrington.[5] Its site is protected as a Scheduled monument.
She was very watchful over her cubs, like all mama bears. The one in the tree seemed to be more timid than the other 2. It was interesting to see how brown they were, particularly the cub on the right.
ant Pau del Camp és un antic monestir benedictí que es troba en ple barri del Raval. Fundat amb tota probabilitat al segle x, la seva església romànica és la més antiga que es conserva a la ciutat de Barcelona,[1] i és l'únic d'aquest estil a la ciutat.[2] El seu petit claustre, amb arcs polilobulats, és únic dins l'arquitectura del romànic europeu.Història
No hi ha dades exactes sobre la data de construcció. Hom creu que va ser abans de l'any 911, que és la data que figura a la làpida trobada al monestir i corresponent a la tomba de Guifré II, a qui s’atribueix la fundació del monestir. Es creu, també, que el comte va iniciar la construcció d'una església sobre les restes d'un antic edifici religiós i que s’hi va establir una comunitat de monjos benedictins. El monestir era fora de la protecció de les muralles de la ciutat; d'aquí el seu nom, ja que es trobava al mig del camp.
Com que era fora del recinte emmurallat, el monestir va esdevenir un blanc fàcil per als atacants. Així, el 985, les tropes d'Almansor el van atacar;[3] va quedar destruït gairebé completament i fou abandonat per la comunitat. A partir d'aquella data va passar a ser una simple església dedicada a sant Pau.
El 1096 va començar la restauració de l'edifici i s'hi va instaurar una nova comunitat. Malgrat tot, el monestir fou novament atacat el 1114. Tres anys després, el matrimoni format per Geribert Guitard i Rotlendis en van fer una nova restauració i van unir el monestir, en qualitat de priorat, al de Sant Cugat del Vallès.Al segle xiv es va construir una nova muralla de la ciutat i Sant Pau del Camp va quedar finalment englobada dintre del nou recinte emmurallat. El 1508, el monestir es va unir al de Montserrat fins que el 1593 es va tornar a unir, també en forma de priorat, al de Sant Cugat.
El 1617 es va unir definitivament a un altre monestir, el de Sant Pere de la Portella, situat al Berguedà. El 1672 s'hi va instal·lar el noviciat de la Congregació Claustral Tarraconense, que abans era a Lleida, i es va iniciar l'època de major esplendor del cenobi. La comunitat va abandonar definitivament Sant Pau del Camp el 1835, amb la llei de desamortització de Mendizábal, que va comportar l'exclaustració. El darrer abat va ser Joan de Safont i de Ferrer, home certament polifacètic: teòleg, matemàtic, astrònom, filòsof, catedràtic de la Universitat de Barcelona i membre de l'Acadèmia de Bones Lletres.
A partir d'aleshores, el monestir va passar per diversos usos. El 1842 va esdevenir una escola, mentre que entre el 1855 i el 1890 es convertia en caserna militar. El 1879 fou declarat Monument Nacional, gràcies a la intervenció de diversos ciutadans, entre els quals Víctor Balaguer. El recinte fou novament devastat el 1936. Des d'aleshores s'hi han fet diverses restauracions.
El CRAI Biblioteca de Reserva de la Universitat de Barcelona conserva, arran de la desamortització dels convents del 1835, els fons provinents del Monestir de Sant Pau del Camp, que actualment sumen més de vint edicions.[4] Així mateix, ha registrat i descrit diversos exemples de les marques de propietat que van identificar el convent durant la seva existència.[5]
Sant Pau del Camp (Catalan for 'Saint Paul of the countryside' / 'in the fields'; IPA: [ˈsam ˈpaw ðəl ˈkam]) is a church and former monastery in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. While the monastery now stands within the El Raval district in central Barcelona, it once stood outside the city (before 14th century); its rural location gave the church its name.
History
There are no sources about the monastery's origins, it is generally thought that it was founded by count Wilfred II of Barcelona, whose funerary inscription was found within the monastery in 1596.[1] The monastery is documented from 977; in 985 it was sacked and destroyed by the Muslim troops of al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir.[2]
Restorations were begun in 1096, through donations from Geribert Guitard and Rotlendis,[2] and a new monastic community arrived. In 1117, Sant Pau became a priory of the monastery of Sant Cugat.[3] By the 13th, a new cloister, church and monastic quarters were built.[2] In 1377, the monastery consisted of a prior and eight monks, which declined in the 15th century to consist of three monks.[2] An initial monastic meeting for the Terragona province occurred in 1577 and such meetings would continue from 1594 to 1835.[2]
The monks were removed upon the secularization of monasteries by the Spanish government in 1835.[2]
It was declared a National Monument in 1879.
Belmont Slough
The lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known as the little bluebill or broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill. The origin of the name scaup may stem from the bird's preference for feeding on scalp—the Scottish word for clams, oysters, and mussels; however, some credit it to the female's discordant scaup call as the name's source.[2] It is apparently a very close relative of the Holarctic greater scaup or "bluebill" (A. marila), with which it forms a superspecies.[3][4] The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek aithuia an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin, affinis "related to", from its resemblance to the greater scaup.[5]
The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), also known as the red-eared terrapin, is a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is a subspecies of the pond slider. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States and is also popular as a pet in the rest of the world.[2] It has, therefore, become the most commonly traded turtle in the world.[3] It is native to the southern United States and northern Mexico, but has become established in other places because of pet releases, and has become an invasive species in many areas, where it outcompetes native species. The red-eared slider is included in the list of the world's 100 most invasive species
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I think this shot sums up two things about all of us - with or without a camera in our hands:
1) It pays to get up early in the morning no matter where you find yourself.....
2) It reminds us that every day a new dawn beckons us with the promise of great things....
This was taken at the Snake River overlook in Grand Teton National Park. This magical place was one of the most picture perfect spots I had the pleasure to visit during 2007.
This is my last post for this year and I would like to send all of you my warmest wishes that your new year will be filled with good light for you and your lens....and that you and your family will have plenty of moments of joy and happiness.
Batman says, "Then what is my cape for?"
Well, I looked it up. Apparently (per a Google search):
"Batman wears a cape because:
1. He can use it to frighten criminals.
2. It is a lot better to glide than to fall to the wall.
3. He can use it to cover himself from fire."
Well, you might as well hear the whole story on this guy. I was yanking up spent poppy plants in my yard and lo and behold a perfect green Monarch pupa dropped to the ground. I was horrified. There was some hope though - a tiny threadlike piece was still attached to the pupa top. My old mind started working. I can tie it back onto a plant of my choice. With what? Kitchen twine was the only thing that came to my panicked mind. So first I tied it to the pupa thread, and then onto a milkweed stem. It looked really beautiful and healthy. In fact, by the next day the transformation started as the color pigments inside began to show. I knew it would eclose the next morning and I began to visualize how I would photograph the tiny spectacle. I checked the next day early, inspected for a chink in the pupa, and decided I had time for breakfast and filling the bird feeder. Duties done, I gathered my camera gear, and expected I would settle onto a low stool and watch the wondrous show. Here's the "worst of times" part 2. It was already out. I missed probably by 10 minutes since the wings were already straightened out. He (yup, another boy) was hot to trot too - gone within another hour or so. To quote another piece of literature: "All's well that ends well."
Day of the Dead seems to be more of a thing here in Arizona than Halloween.
Facts about Day of the Dead
1. It's not the same as Halloween. While Halloween is celebrated Oct, 31. Day of the Dead is Nov 1 & 2
2. It originated in Mexico and Central America.
3. It's a celebration of life, not death.
3. Offerings are laid out for the dead known as ofrenda in Spanish. These are items that the spirits will enjoy when they come back to earth to visit their living
4. Flowers, butterflies, and skulls are typically used as symbols.
Carmel Market (Hebrew: שוק הכרמל, Shuk HaCarmel) is a marketplace in Tel Aviv, Israel
The Carmel market was established in the 1920s.[2] It is bordered by Allenby Street and Magen David Square and is principally located along Carmel Street (which becomes King George Street after Magen David Square), but has expanded over time to streets such as Nahalat Binyamin Street.
The market is open every day of the week, except Shabbat (Saturday), and sells mostly food but also a variety of items such as home accessories, and flowers. Tuesdays and Fridays are the signature days at the market as several independent artists and vendors sell unique crafts, art, and jewellery along Nahalat Binyamin Street.*
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmel_Market
The Milky Way core starts to clear the trees in a typical Wheatbelt scene. The skies here were so clear, dark and a barnstorming Bortle 2! It really was a treat for the naked eye let alone the camera, you could clearly see the dark nebulas such as The Coalsack and also the two satellite galaxies of the SMC and the LMC. This image is a blend of two images,one tracked for the sky and another for the foreground.
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Foreground f2.2 90s ISO3200
Sky tracked f2.2 60s ISO800
Camera 📷 Nikon Z6ii
Lens Nikkor 20mm 1.8S
Re-edit from 12-12-12
Zumbadorcito / Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima vieilloti).
(Residente común) (Subespecie Endémica de la Hispaniola e Islas Adyacentes).
El colibrí zumbadorcito, también llamado zumbador verbena, zumbadorcito, zumbaflor zumbadorcito (Mellisuga minima), es una especie de ave de la familia Trochilidae, orden Apodiformes.
Vive en la República Dominicana, Haití, Jamaica y es migrante en Puerto Rico. Sus hábitats son los bosques lluviosos tropicales y subtropicales a baja altitud, así como los bosques primitivos muy degradados. También suelen frecuentar las plantaciones agrícolas, jardines y bosques de matorral.
Es muy pequeño, mide unos 6 cm de longitud (incluyendo el pico) y su peso no suele rebasar los 2,5 g. De hecho es el segundo colibrí más pequeño del mundo
La principal diferencia morfológica entre ambos sexos es la cola ahorquillada y casi completamente negra de los machos, a diferencia de la de las hembras, más corta, redondeada y con barras blancas en las plumas rectrices exteriores
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The vervain hummingbird (Mellisuga minima vieilloti)
(Common Resident) (Endemic Subspecies of the Hispaniola And Associate Island)
is a species of hummingbird found in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica, and is a vagrant to Puerto Rico. Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and heavily degraded former forests.
It is considered the second-smallest bird in the world after the bee hummingbird. Typical length is 6 cm (2.4 in), including the bill, and weight is 2–2.4 g (0.071–0.085 oz).[2] It also has among the smallest eggs in the bird world, with an average length of 1 cm (0.39 in) and weight of 0.375 g.
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Lugar de Captura / Taken :Alma Rosa, Santo Domingo Este.
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ORDEN: APODIFORMES
FAMILIA: TROCHILIDAE
NOMBRE COMUN: Zumbadorcito
NOMBRE CIENTIFICO: Mellisuga Minima
INGLES: Vervain Hummigbbird.
© 2020 Carlos Eduardo Gómez. No usage permitted without prior written consent. All rights reserved. Prohibido su uso sin previa autorización escrita
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Chesapeake & Ohio 4-6-4 No. 490 rests on indoor display at the B&O Railroad Museum. 490 was built by ALCO in 1926 as a 4-6-2. It was converted to a 4-6-4 and streamlined in 1947, shortly before C&O began curtailing passenger operations. It would serve for only six more years before being retired in 1953. 490 has the distinction of being the last C&O steam locomotive to haul a scheduled passenger train. It was thankfully stored by the C&O in Huntington, WV for many years before being donated to the museum in 1968.
All Cascade Green, all Deuces on the southbound Pikes Peak Local as it zips through Larkspur, CO.
Two reasons I love shooting in fresh snow: 1) It makes setting the correct white balance mindless. 2) It's easy to remove unwanted shadows afterward in Photoshop, which has happened in this image.
Eastern Bluebird at Kleb Woods Nature Preserve near Tomball Texas
The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards.
The bright-blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, makes this species a favorite of birders. The male's call includes sometimes soft warbles of jeew or chir-wi, or the melodious song chiti WEEW wewidoo.[2] It is the state bird of Missouri[3] and New York.
Prominent Physcian in Herkimer, Left to the city.
Herkimer County Historical Society is located in the 1884 Suiter Building, a historic home in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York. It is a 2 1⁄2-story, wood frame structure with red pressed brick walls laid in black mortar built in 1884. It features a complex pitched roof of slate with a brick corbelled cornice and terra cotta ornament along the roof edge. There is also an octagonal peaked roof above the corner tower. Built originally as a private home, it was unfinished at the time of its builders death in 1925 and given to the Herkimer County Historical Society who occupied it in 1935.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972
Cape Reinga Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Reinga in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand.[2] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The lighthouse is a common New Zealand icon and a popular tourist destination although the lighthouse itself is not open to the public.
The lighthouse was built in 1941 and first lit during May of that year. It was the last manned light to be built in New Zealand and replaced the Cape Maria Van Diemen Lighthouse, located on nearby Motuopao Island, which had been built in 1879. Accessing that lighthouse was difficult due to the rough seas in the area, so in 1938, it was decided to move the lighthouse to Cape Reinga for safety reasons. The complete lantern fittings from Motuopao Island were reused at Cape Reinga, though the new lighthouse was fitted with a 1000 watt electrical lamp instead that could be seen for 26 nautical miles (48 km). The lamp was powered by a diesel generator.
In 1987, the lighthouse was fully automated and the lighthouse keepers were withdrawn. The lighthouse is now monitored remotely from Wellington. In May 2000 the original lens and lamp were replaced by a 50 watt beacon. The beacon is powered by batteries that are recharged by solar cells. The beacon flashes every 12 seconds and can be seen for 19 nautical miles (35 km).
Info : From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seine River: The Seine is a 777-kilometre-long (483 mi) river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Source-Seine, 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre (and Honfleur on the left bank).[2] It is navigable by ocean-going vessels as far as Rouen, 120 kilometres (75 mi) from the sea. Over 60 percent of its length, as far as Burgundy, is negotiable by commercial riverboats, and nearly its whole length is available for recreational boating; excursion boats offer sightseeing tours of the river banks in Paris, lined with top monuments including Notre-Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum and Musée d'Orsay. Wikipedia
Not exactly a happy postgame-Cubs got beat by the Brewers 15-2.It was my only game of the year too! The Cubs did beat the Mets last night to hold on to first place at least...
Still having a hard time getting over the $10.50 beers though....
The Posbank is located in National Park de Veluwezoom.
Veluwezoom National Park is a national park located in the Dutch province of Gelderland. This park is the oldest national park of the Netherlands.[2] It is an area of 50 square kilometers at the southeastern edge of the Veluwe, a complex of terminal push moraines from the Saalian glaciation. It has a pronounced relief by Dutch standards, with the highest point in the park at 110 meters above sea level.[3] It is a private national park, owned by Vereniging Natuurmonumenten, the largest nature conservation organisation in the Netherlands.
The landscape of the park consists of forests and heathland, which is kept open by grazing of Highland cattle, and a small sand drift, which is kept open by human maintenance. The native fauna is represented by red deer, wild boar, badger and the regionally rare pine marten.
Goes 2 : My Friends & Special Zis
I Cant Forget u ma 8dar anskum law mahma 9ar
Fdeetkum wallah wa7shtooney wayed wayed
A7bbkum klkum i hope that u dont Forget me 2
it was my best year aver with u guys Love Yew wayed
ps ; Adrey en el 9wra mlha 5eas bs ma 3ndey 9wra hag el skool
Model: Moi
Taken : Some 1
Place : ABP =Pp
This gull kept circling the pond looking to take one of the coot chicks
The European herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull, up to 66 cm (26 in) long. One of the best-known of all gulls along the shores of Western Europe, it was once abundant.[2] It breeds across Northern Europe, Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and the Baltic states. Some European herring gulls, especially those resident in colder areas, migrate further south in winter, but many are permanent residents, e.g. in Ireland, Britain, Iceland, or on the North Sea shores. They have a varied diet, including fish, crustaceans, and dead animals, as well as some plants.
Chivay is located in the upper Colca Canyon.
The Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northwest of Arequipa. It is Peru's third most-visited tourist destination with about 120,000 visitors annually.[1] With a depth of 3,270 metres (10,730 ft),[2] it is one of the deepest in the world. The Colca Valley is a colorful Andean valley with pre-Inca roots, and towns founded in Spanish colonial times, still inhabited by people of the Collagua and the Cabana cultures. The local people maintain their ancestral traditions and continue to cultivate the pre-Inca stepped terraces, called andenes.
Continuing the series I started several weeks ago, progression of a stormy sunset into dusk, I guess this is part 2, it actually gets even better, part 3 and for coming tomorrow and the day after, sometimes it's better to keep uploading from the same spot consecutively.
Sudden Sun Shower 2…
It was bright and sunny day with no clouds in the sky when suddenly there was this really strong wind, which seemed to come out of nowhere; within seconds the rain started. It was a blowing torrent of rain that came on us so unexpectedly we had no time to get to shelter. that is when i saw this shot the sun filtered through the rain. making shafts of sliver and grey. .
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Winehaven was a winery and town in Richmond, California, that held the title of "world's largest winery" for 12 years (1907–1919).[2] It later became a fuel depot for the United States Navy.
After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake left that city in ruins, the California Wine Association moved to Point Molate, a promontory on the east shore of San Pablo Bay, and began construction of Winehaven. At the peak of the season, as many as 400 workers lived here, as all of the California Wine Association's shipments to foreign, coastal, and New York markets sailed from the Winehaven dock—shipment capacity was 500,000 U.S. gallons (1,900,000 liters) a month, and 40 ships sailed annually for New York alone. The winery was shut down by Prohibition in 1919, and the company sold off its assets to avoid bankruptcy. Winehaven went mostly unused from about 1920 until the late 1930s. -Wikipedia
Kumrat (Urdu: کمراٹ) is a valley in the #Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the Province of Pakistan. #Kumrat Valley is lcocated about 45 minutes away from the town of #Thal[2]. It is one of the scenic valleys of #Khyber #Pakhtunkhwa and a picturesque spot for travelers. Every summer season thousands of tourists from different areas of the country visit to Kumrat valley and enjoy the greenery and cool weather.
Sod’s law I posted a shot of this on the 111 today and then it ventured onto the 203 for the first time on standard service (has covered an afternoon V trip previous to this). Oh well, round 2 it is 😂 SP40102 is pictured about to serve Hatton Cross Station whilst heading for Staines
A Roman column stands in Minster Yard in the English city of York. Originally built around the first century, by the soldiers of Legio IX Hispana, it was reused by Legion VI in the 4th century. It is believed to have been part of a group of sixteen freestanding columns (eight on each side of the nave), supporting the walls of an earlier church on the site.
The column was discovered beneath York Minster during a 1969 excavation, and was given to the City of York three years later to mark the 1900th anniversary of the city's founding.[1]
The column is 7.6 metres (25 ft) tall and constructed of Magnesian Limestone and millstone grit.[2] It now stands in front of the Minster School, in Minster Yard, on the southern side of York Minster.[2] --- WikiPedia
Etosha National Park, Namibia
The white-browed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali) is a predominantly brown, sparrow-sized bird found throughout central and north-central southern Africa.[2] It is found in groups of two to eleven individuals consisting of one breeding pair and other non-reproductive individuals.
Marshall oversees a Chicago bound Metra movement on the steps of Tower A-2 at Western Avenue. Work took me within walking distance of this location so when I posted a random shot of the tower a few hours prior on a group chat, Marshall chimed in saying what your there now? I was just there 5 minutes ago, do you wanna tour of A-2? It didn't take me long to respond.
Papagayo o Trogón de la Española, Cotorrita de Sierra, Piragua, Surucuá dominicano, Kalson Wouj / Hispaniolan Trogon (Priotelus roseigaster )(Temnotrogon roseigaster)
Staus:
-Residente Loal Comun (Rlc) Local Common resident
-Endemico (E) Endemic
-especie casi amenazada (NT) Near Threatened
El papagayo o trogón de la Española (Priotelus roseigaster) es una especie de ave de la familia Trogonidae de los trogones y quetzales, endémica de la isla La Española. Es el ave nacional de Haití, donde es llamado Kalson Wouj.
Su hábitat natural es el de las montañas húmedas subtropicales o tropicales y las áreas que son actualmente bosques altamente degradados. Está amenazada por pérdida de hábitat. Ha sido vista en los bosques de altitudes superiores de las montañas de Haití y confinado a varias áreas protegidas del país.
La pareja se mantiene estable toda la vida. Llegada la primavera, la cámara del nido alberga un promedio de cuatro huevos, incuban ambos padres de modo alternativo, durante 15 días. Cuando uno regresa, se anuncia con su canto para que el otro salga
Se elimentantan de insectos, frutas pero completan su dieta con invertebrados y hasta pequeños lagartos.
se reproduce de Marzo a Julio.
72 - Trogón de la Española
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The Hispaniolan trogon, Priotelus roseigaster, (now mostly accepted as Temnotrogon roseigaster) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is the national bird of Haiti.[2] It is endemic to Hispaniola Island in the Caribbean, an island shared by Haiti and the neighbouring Dominican Republic.
Trogons are brightly coloured birds with long, strongly graduated tails, small feet, and short, thick bills. The Hispaniolan Trogon has metallic green upperparts, a gray throat and breast, and a red belly and is separated from the closely related Cuban trogon by the more typical tail of this species. The underside of the tail is dark, but each rectrix is broadly tipped with white. Males and females look similar but the females' wing coverts and secondaries lack the narrow white bars.It inhabits rain, dry, pine and broadleaved deciduous forests.
Known to mainly eat insects though also takes small vertabrates such as anoles and fruits, especially those of the Parrot Tree, Brunellia comocladifolia
The Hispaniolan Trogon is a forest-dependent species, and is vulnerable to habitat loss or degradation [3] The IUCN Red List conservation status of the Hispaniolan Trogon is assessed as Near Threatened because its population is continuing to decline throughout its small range owing to forest degradation and fragmentation.
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Lugar de Observación: Sector Zapoten, Sierra de Bahoruco, Duvergé. Rep. Dominicana
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Trogoniformes
Family:Trogonidae
Genus:Priotelus
Species:P. roseigaster
Binomial name
Priotelus roseigaster
IMG_7664-Trogon
Climbed Mount St Helens on Canada Day. It was a pretty special climb for several reasons. 1) I climbed it with a friend I've known for almost 30 years, 2) It was my 20th summit of this mountain, 3) It was Canada Day!
Sorry to post and run, I will be back soon to visit everyone's photostreams and comments.
P&W FPCH rolls through Southport, Connecticut on Metro North's New Haven Line. Three C40-8's along with a CSOR SD40-2 lead the train. Note the primer paint on the hood of the SD40-2. It was horrendously tagged on a previously trip to Queens. Instead of letting it run with the graffiti G&W placed primer paint over the vandalism.
There were several tip-offs:
1. Covered bridges don't have a lot of windows. The point of covered bridges was to shelter the bridge from the elements. Uh, windows?
2. It had two lanes. Ain't no genuine two lane covered bridges (I think).
3. It had a higher clearance than usual.
4. It had a pedestrian walkway on the other side.
5. There was a plaque on the bridge that said it was built in 2001.
BUT, the light was right and, in monochrome/sepia, the sky was spectacular. Finally, with my patented bookmark crop, I think the picture came out pretty good.
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For tonight's blue EMD, we look back to upstate New York's short-lived Saratoga & North Creek, and its smartly-painted BL-2. It had just returned from North Creek, and the last few passengers, crew, and a few railfans are still milling around.
Unlike other tourist-era operators of the former D&H branch to North Creek, the S&NC operated out of the Amtrak station at Saratoga in an effort to attract more riders. It probably would have worked, had they not been caught up in the collapse of owner Iowa Pacific Holdings.
The Bradford Era is a newspaper published Monday - Saturday serving McKean county in Pennsylvania. The American Newspapers Representatives database lists the Bradford Era's daily paid circulation as 13,000 and its unpaid circulation as 2,500.[1] Jim Eckstrom is the Executive Group Editor for the paper.[2] It is owned by Community Media Group,
Castle Kilbride is the former residence of James Livingston, a Canadian member of parliament, and owner of flax and linseed oil mills. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in March 1994.[1][2]
It was built in Baden, Ontario in 1877 and named after Livingston's birthplace in Scotland. The major feature of Castle Kilbride is the interior decorative murals in the style of the Italian Renaissance. The trompe-l'œil technique used in the murals gives the illusion of a third dimension. The building is also an outstanding example of an Italianate villa of its place and time, and at the time of its building was a tribute to the reputation of its owner as the so-called 'Flax and Oil King of Canada'.