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Musica maestro!

I was 5 and Tom was 6 months younger. He has cancer and is currently undergoing Kemo. I would appreciate, if you are so inclined, to remember him and me in your prayers!

This old bridge was beautiful but difficult to get a shot of. I wanted to make the clutter a part of the picture but there was just so much, and then the harsh sunlight. I had to work a bit to come up with this. I'll be shure to get back to this subject.

A Mountain Goat nanny and her yearling kid posing nicely near the top of Mount Evans, Colorado.

Dark and Stark still bare from winter the trees are reaching for what little sun there is.

I lost count of how many times I chased this feather as it took off in the breeze. Gave me some exercise and tickled me. HMM!

 

Macro Mondays: Orange and Blue

Lion Head and Pierson Mountain, near Estes Park, Colorado.

 

Wind and fire, never a good combination . Christie Mountain wildfire just above Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park and Painted Turtle Winery and vineyard.

 

For smile on Saturday, theme “spices and condiments”.

The clip: flic.kr/p/2kfKPuM

Thanks for watching.

Early morning light over the Bryce Canyon amphitheater, photographed from Sunrise Point.

 

Have a great Sunday, and as always, thanks for all your visits and comments!!!!

 

© Darlene Bushue - All of my images are protected by copyright and may not be used on any site, blog, or forum without my permission.

Looking Close on Friday - Red and White Coke Collector Bottle.

An American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) leaves a favourite perch.

Most of the people like summer. Me too. More than just like it. Especially in case the summer is warm and beautiful. When it makes you sing and dance.

 

Not a fresh photo this time. But it represents the summer emotions quite well.

 

Thank you for all the comments and faves my friends.

Macro Mondays - Spooky and Frightful

This is the same picture with obviously lots changes. Used Lightroom CC and the new Luminar 4 for the night sky with Milky Way stars.

 

Here's a link to the day version.

 

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after coming down one of the hills on my property. He is the cutest little horse on the planet. And notice how clean the creek got his feathers. They were full of mud earlier, LOL. He loves the mud.

 

Loving this cooler fall weather. After the dreadful summer we had this is so welcome, temps that call for sweatshirts. I'm wearing my favorite sweatshirt. I got it in Alaska and it says "It's cooler in Alaska". Has a bear on it of course :-). And the bear is wearing glasses, like me

This week's Smile on Saturday group theme is 'Egg-ceptional'. I had several ideas but then one of my photographer frogs organized a crazy Easter photoshoot. The photo model is a normal hen's egg disguised as a fancy chicken. :) HSoS !

I am fortunate to live close to the Starnberger See, with view to the alps from my home.

 

Therefore I have a large collection of photos with mountains, water and clouds,

 

Constructive critic and positiv feedback is always welcome.

Brianne and Holly take the Blue Ribbon at the Horse Park of New Jersey during the first competition of the season. Holly is a rescue Hackney Pony that lives with us. A very competitive pony that just didn't fit into the previous owner's program and was given up on.

 

I've been off shooting this week but will return soonest.

Actually taken by Peter, and tarted up a bit by me!

Lords-and-Ladies or Arum maculatum. A perennial found in woodland and hedges. The fruits consist of bright red berries in a spike during the Autumn months.

Enchantment opened yesterday! Come by and immerse yourself in Hansel & Gretel! roxifiranelli.com/2016/11/11/hansel-and-gretel/

...bowed and prayed

To the neon god they made

And the sign flashed out its warning

In the words that it was forming

 

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Florida, USA

 

Admittedly, it was a big crop, but it was really nice to see the adult and the young eaglet be in the same space. I wonder what the adult might have been communicating to its offspring?

 

This photograph/image is copyrighted and may not be used in any way without my permission. If you would like to use it, please contact me via Flickr mail.

 

Thanks for visiting and for your faves and comments.

The texture and shapes of the weathered cliffs along this coast are superb. Even though I was chasing landscapes yesterday, I couldn't resist one of the wonderful patterns. No title would be suitable, so Cease and Desist by Brakes is as good as any.

Part One of Three

  

Midjourney Prompt:

 

a black woman on sunglasses in black with golden shimmering skin, in the style of zbrush, neonpunk, high dynamic range, modern jewelry, dark yellow and gold, vantablack monochromatic mastery, 8k--ar 2:3 --v 5.1 --style raw

 

Upscaling with PS

the hinge between the old and the new building ...

 

Das MKM —

 

Kulturkern seit 1865

 

Das MKM ist ein markantes Industriedenkmal aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, das seinerzeit als Mühle errichtet und über 100 Jahre als solche betrieben wurde (bis zu ihrer Stilllegung 1972). Auf der Grundlage des vom britischen Architekten

 

Sir Norman Foster

 

entwickelten Masterplans erfolgte im Rahmen der internationalen Bauausstellung Emscher Park (1989–1999) die Umgestaltung der einstigen Industriebrache des Duisburger Innenhafens zu einem multifunktionalen Dienstleistungsareal am Wasser – mit Büro- und Wohnflächen, Gastronomie-, Kultur- und Freizeitangeboten. Aus der „alten Küppersmühle“ wurde das

 

MKM Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst.

 

Wie bereits beim Umbau der historischen Küppersmühle zum Museum (1999) haben sich

 

Herzog & de Meuron

 

am Bestand des MKM und der Architektur des Innenhafens orientiert. Zwei unterschiedlich hohe Baukörper schreiben den vorhandenen Museumsbau fort und fügen sich zu einem neuen Kopfbau, der die gesamte Gebäudezeile des Hafenbeckens harmonisch abschließt. Der Neubau mit seiner markanten roten Backsteinfassade mündet in einen Platz mit 35 neu gepflanzten Platanen– eine grüne Oase in der Stadt.

 

Im Zuge des Erweiterungbaus wurden auch die historischen

 

Silos

 

erschlossen und in den Bau integriert. Hier schaffen Brücken im 1. und 2. OG die Verbindung zwischen den neuen und den bereits existierenden Räumen. Die Silos selbst bleiben in der äußeren Optik wie auch ihrer weitestgehend ursprünglichen Materialität als Industriedenkmal erhalten.

 

manually merged to get so close a big part of the building ...

 

ƒ/5.6 16.0 mm 1/100 100

  

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Gold and silver wedding ring for MacroMondays : Gold or Silver.

Song by U2.

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I enjoyed a beautiful weekend walking Sarah Duke gardens and checking out the eagles at Jordan Lake. I was pleased to see some hellibores and trillium blooming as well as buds showing on the trees! What can I say? Love and Happiness! :-) Enjoy your week my friends! ~Sam

 

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Isaiah 40:17 “All the nations are as nothing before Him; they are considered by Him as nothingness and emptiness.”

And I thought he couldn't see me.

Robert Frost

 

In Stacksteads

 

Lancashire

  

I didn’t know the poem, my friend Bill Irvine made me aware of it

 

Fire and ice

 

BY ROBERT FROST

 

Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice.

One of my attempts at the "Macro Mondays" theme "Small and Smaller".

 

Shot with a Fuji "Fujinon-EFC 35 mm F 5.6" (enlarging) lens on a Canon EOS R5.

Shade and Scenery warm day in the mountains umbrellas made for a bit of cool and the plants provided some beauty.

These four contestants didn't make the final of "Dancing with the Birds".

 

A Peacock, Grey Heron and two Muscovy Ducks looking rather dejected! Better luck next year guys!

 

Many thanks to all who take the time to view, comment or fav my images.

OLEG and PETER are at BERNUS BARKULA's castle. They have food, drink and a place to sleep. BERNUS found them deep in the forest and is happy with this find. He is lonely and sad. He was once dumped by his owner and has lived in an abandoned castle ever since. OLEG and PETER's sleeping place inside a clock. PETER is scared and cannot sleep. OLEG keeps an eye on everything.

 

To be continued......

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Fire and Ice

Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice. ~ Robert Frost

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