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Hope you enjoy my first meme on Lu the Hippopotamus.
Fast facts about Lu, the only hippopotamus recognized as an official citizen of Florida.
Born: Jan. 26, 1960, currently 57 years old.
Birthplace: San Diego Zoo.
Weight at birth: 90 pounds.
Weight today: 6,000 pounds.
Daily diet: 15 pounds alfalfa hay, four scoops herbivore diet and a 5-gallon bucket of vegetables and fruit.
Movie credits include: Daktari and Cowboy in Africa.
TV credits include: Jack Linkletter Show and Herb Alpert Special.
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Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is located near Homosassa Springs, Florida, in the United States. The park is one of the best places in the state to view manatees. Visitors can get close to the animals on a floating observatory. Black bears, bobcats, white-tailed deer, American alligators, river otters and various birds can also been seen in the park. The park is also home to the hippopotamus Lu, famously known for his performances in many movies for the past 40 years. Wikipedia.
You probably have seen it somewhere. For Sliders Sunday I decided to change the color and make it brighter.
Ondaretta beach with one of Comb of the Wind sculptures (El peine del viento).
San Sebastian, Spain.
Can you spot the presence of human there?
Happy Sunday, Everyone and... HSS!
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"Deep in the City II" Canary Wharf, London, UK
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I took this photo on a snow shoe hike at Sudelfeld, an area that belongs to the Bavarian Alps. The light was just great at this afternoon...there is nothing better than combining two passions - hiking and photography...
Ich habe das Bild während einer Schneeschuhwanderung im Sudelfeld, in den Bayerischen Alpen, geschossen. Das Licht war großartig an diesem Nachmittag...es gibt doch nichts Schöneres als zwei Leidenschaften miteinander zu verbinden - Wandern und Fotografieren...
snow shoe hike
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The Netherlands is a small country of 16 million people, but it boasts a quarter of a million competitive speedskaters, and millions more who skate for fun. What's the story? Natural ice in the Netherlands is a rare occurrence. In fact, some winters there's no natural ice at all. Maybe that explains why the Dutch love to skate outdoors. They hardly ever get the chance! But when a cold wave hits, and the interconnected maze of canals, rivers and lakes freeze over, it's a spontaneous celebration, a national holiday. Infinite sea of ice is perfect for ice skating journeys. Ice skating is not only a Dutch sport, it also underwrites the history, art and culture of the Netherlands. Perhaps most importantly a good freeze provides the Dutch a chance to discover the wilderness and an outdoor challenge within their own landscape. The Netherlands are a long distance skater's dream. Hundreds of kilometres of potential routes can carry the skater to the heart of a wild landscape. Today after 4 years we went ice skating on the Ankeveense Plassen.
The Ankeveense Plassen is a real skater’s paradise. As temperatures plunge across Europe, many are cursing the cold. But not in the Netherlands. Many are hoping for further frigid conditions. Photo taken of Dutch people on the lakes of Ankeveen. A first time skating in 2017 is such a rare occurrence.
Schaatsen op natuurijs is het leukste wat er is. Warm inpakken, muts op, handschoenen, schaatsen geslepen, slee mee en gaan. Helaas is het in Nederland niet zo vaak zo koud dat we echt kunnen schaatsen. Veel mensen grijpen vandaag nog even de kans om te schaatsen. Ondanks de waarschuwingen van schaatsbond KNSB om weg te blijven van meren, sloten en kanalen. Het ijs is op veel plekken niet dik genoeg. Daar lieten veel schaatsliefhebbers zich dus niet door weerhouden.. Op 26 januari 2017 verzamelden meerdere mensen op de Ankeveense plassen in de gemeente Wijdemeren. Dat is de plek waar het ijs het sterkst was. Vaak wordt er aangehouden dat het ijs een centimeter of 10 dik moet zijn om veilig op te kunnen schaatsen, en het ijs op de Ankeveense plassen is op het dikste gedeelte maar een centimeter of vijf dik, maar dat weerhield tientallen mensen er niet van om toch even het ijs op te gaan. In Ankeveen was de meest gehoorde reactie: “het is dun, maar het kan wel…”. En dat leverde mooie plaatjes op. Mensen van alle leeftijden op schaatsen, kinderen die een buikschuiver willen maken, mensen die voorzichtig even willen voelen hoe het is om op het ijs te staan. De aantrekkingskracht van het ijs is enorm. Opvallend veel Amsterdammers zoeken hun toevlucht in Ankeveen. ,,Hier kan het al, bij ons op de grachten nog lang niet”, grijnst een meneer. ,,Het is windstil, lekker zonnetje, het is ijs is goed. Wat wil je nog meer?” ,,Natuurlijk kan je door het ijs zakken, maar het leven is niet zonder risico's. Je kan ook onder een auto komen, of er kan een vliegtuig op je huis neerstorten.”
This remarkable Romanesque work depicts the Virgin Mary on her throne of glory and Christ on her knees who blesses the world with the Book of the Divine Word. The face of the Virgin appears filled with majestic gravity.
The statue is in cedar and dates from the 12th century. Its name comes from the color it had before being repainted and gilded in the 19th century.
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Notre-Dame La Brune
Cette oeuvre romane remarquable représente la Vierge Marie sur son trône de gloire et le Christ sur ses genoux qui bénit le monde avec le Livre de la Parole Divine. Le visage de la Vierge apparaît rempli d'une gravité majestueuse.
La statue est en cèdre et date du 12ème siècle. Son nom vient de la couleur qu'elle avait avant d'être repeinte et dorée au 19ème siècle.
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Abbaye Saint-Philibert - Tournus - Bourgogne du Sud / South Burgundy - France
Young mute swans. Cygnets.
Nuoret joutsenet.
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Fernsehturm Berlin und der Berliner Dom
Views of Berlin at Potsdamer Square
Television Tower Berlin and Berlin Cathedral
Cape Palliser, Palliser Bay, North Island.
A girl showering in the rain of the starlight.
"Three galaxies in the sky, one little angel by the sea"
Nikon D810 with Nikkor 20/1.8 lens and panorama stitched from 15 frames.
There always something we will never forget.
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Au sommet de la Roche de Solutré / At the top of the Roche de Solutré (Solutre's Rock) - Bourgogne du sud / South Burgundy - France
Une bonne et heureuse année 2017 pour tous mes amis FLickr
Happy new Year 2017 for all my Flickr friends
Bright brown and beautiful.
Autum was leaving me its yellow, red and brown,
Revealing the beauty of your face among nature's faces.
Winter is coming around,
Showing me your ribs and veins as a series of laces
The air you are breathing,
The world I am living,
Magic.Wonderland.
― dhwee
Bokeh.
I usually like to pick only one favorite shot to publish from a specific vista or location, even if I have hundreds of others just as worthy. But I simply could not resist publishing this one from the same meadow, even if this is pano is similar to two other already published shots.
This panorama is made up of 7 portrait exposures stitched in Lightroom, edited also in Photoshop and Nik Color Efex Pro. The resultant photo is about 10k x 5k pixels. Go full screen and press L for the highest resolution available.
Thank you very much for all the faves and comments.
Cela faisait une semaine qu'on était dans le brouillard, pas un brin de soleil, quelle misère !! Ce samedi là, le soleil a émergé timidement, et je voyais de ma maison la Roche de Solutré au loin, dans le soleil, au dessus des bancs de brouillard.
Je me suis alors dit que ce serait une bonne idée d'y aller.
J'ai donc pris la voiture, et après avoir traversé le fond de la vallée dans le brouillard, je suis arrivé par un soleil éclatant et un magnifique ciel bleu au dessus de la Roche de Solutré.
La balade s'annonçait bien !
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A good excursion idea
We had been all week long in the fog, no sun at all, what a misery !! On Saturday the sun emerged timidly, and I was seeing from my house the Rock of Solutre at the distance, in the sun, above patches of fog.
I said to myself that it would be a good idea to go there.
So I took the car, and after crossing the bottom of the valley in the fog, I arrived by a brilliant sun and a beautiful blue sky above the Rock of Solutre.
The stroll looked promising !
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Roche de Solutré - Bourgogne du sud / South Burgundy - France
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"Illuminating Perspective" Canary Wharf, London, UK
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"This Is London" Switch House, Tate Modern, London, UK
Un TGV file à vive allure sur la ligne Lyon - Paris.
Les gens à l'intérieur du train n'ont pas le temps d'admirer les beaux paysages de Bourgogne qu'ils traversent.
Je leur dédie donc cette photo. Cela incitera peut-être quelques uns qui ne connaissent pas de prendre un jour le temps de s'arrêter et de visiter cette belle région.
Ici, au sommet d'une colline après une montée sur un sentier très raide, on a une vue magnifique sur le Val Lamartinien.
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At speed
A TGV ("Train à Grande Vitesse" - High-Speed Train) runs at speed on the Lyon - Paris line.
People inside the train have no time to admire the beautiful landscapes of Burgundy that they cross.
So, I dedicate this photo to them. This may encourage some who do not know to take a day time to stop and visit this beautiful region.
Here, at the top of a hill after a climb on a very steep path, we discover a great view upon the Val Lamartinien.
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Berzé-Le-châtel- Bourgogne du sud / South Burgundy - France
I am not so familiar with types of trees. Maybe someone can tell me if this is an oak?
Oh I think it could be an elm.
3 exposure HDR.
Golden hill
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Berzé-Le-Châtel- Bourgogne du sud / South Burgundy - France
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"It's A Kind Of Magic" Oxford Street, London, UK
La Chapelle des Moines, à Berzé-la-Ville, non loin de Cluny, est un édifice roman du 11ème siècle.
Elle est célèbre par ses peintures du 12 ème siècle, considérées comme le plus beau témoignage de l'art roman clunisien, et qui sont vraisemblablement l'oeuvre d'artistes rassemblés par saint Hugues, abbé de Cluny, lors de ses voyages au Mont-Cassin.
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The Chapelle des Moines (Monks Chapel), at Berzé-la-Ville, not far from Cluny, is a Romanesque building from the 11th century.
It is famous for its paintings of the 12th century, considered as the most beautiful testimony of Cluniac Romanesque art, and which are probably the work of artists gathered by Saint Hugues, Abbot of Cluny, during his trips to Mount Cassino.
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Berzé-La-Ville- Bourgogne du sud / South Burgundy - France
- Who ate all my nuts??? I know I put them here somewhere!
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Desertas Islands is the group name of three small islands that lie to the southeast of the island of Madeira
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M42 - Nébuleuse D'Orion.
Megrez 72 + Canon EOS 350d défiltré. Ciel moyennement limpide avec nappe de brouillard.
Mirador de San Nicolas, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
4 images stitched with Microsoft Image Composite Editor
HDR processed with Lightroom and Photomatix
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"Constancy" Big Ben, London, UK
Grindelwald ,The Bachalpsee A view to the Schreckhorn (4,078 m alt. ) & the Finsteraarhorn .No.9088.
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"Deep in the City" Canary Wharf, London, UK
2 exposure panorama.
It is hard to imagine how ginormous these rocks are unless you can put things into perspective. The photographer on the right is my brother who is a healthy six-footer. Compare him to some people you see walking in the distance by the pines who are dwarfed by 100+ ft tall trees. Now compare these trees to the ones in the distance on the rocks. Now you get the picture.
Half Dome on the right rises nearly 5,000 ft from the valley with a peak at 8,836 ft (2,693 m) above sea level. On the left front are the Royal Arches ending with Washington Column on the right and North Dome in the back. Between the two rock formations run Tenaya Creek and Mirror Lake.
Halloween and Fall Colors - This where many wedding photography takes place. Too bad it's mostly in the summer because they are missing all this :)
Canon 6D sport - Olympian Chantal Laboureur from Germany diving to dig the ball at the Swatch FIVB Toronto Finals
From the kid representing the spring, the lovers representing the summer, the mother representing the fall and finally the old man; the winter himself.. haha.. pick your style...
Flying into Brisbane from Melbourne at sunset recently. It was such a clear day, you can even see the Glasshouse Mtns.
Explored #169.
Ces magnifiques fleur sauvages devant le lac m'ont ravi !
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The flowers of the lake
I was delighted by these wonderful wild flowers in front of the lake !
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Lac Lauvitel - Isère - France
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The Seine and Eiffel Tower, Paris, France