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Appears out of the fog with 4O90 Leeds -Southampton Liner. Nothing but fresh air behind it. Elford. 4th December 2024
12:19 AM, seems to be a rush hour as the Navajo stream back home from visiting friends. One right after another, they came and went. The park closes at dark and is accessible only to the Navajo residents after that closing.
From my new set, "21 hours of light at Monument Valley".
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... Are Closer Than They Appear
And I'm real happy about that too...
After several rough weeks in dealing with my late father's affair's, Todd and I had a chance to take a couple days off and visit my brother and his family.
The young lady with the wind-blown look is my wonderfully talented niece, Brooke. We had just left the church where I had a chance to see my brother, Phil, perform with the church band, and we were soon on our way to watch Brooke practice with her novice ice skating team. In a few months they will be heading off to Ohio for a competition and should they place, they will be heading off to Spain for the internationals.
I'm sorry I haven't been in touch with everybody lately, but we're still handling a lot of loose ends with my late father's estate. The good news is that there is light at the end of the tunnel and we're finally finding some down time.
BT
Appeared to be in use as a handyman car of sorts, although it was impressively clean for that!
A not too shabby 205k recorded at last MOT test.
Shortly after the first rays of sun started appearing behind the clouds which brought heavy rains the previous night, the retro-painted SU42-518 accelerates with its first service of the day from Gdynia to Hel after a short stop at Swarzewo. For an unknown reason, one double decker coach has been detached from every loco-hauled regio train on this railway line for the week.
The tiile of course relates to the German railway line between Elmshorn and Westerland(Sylt)/Tønder. I feel like it's right to make this comparisson, as the Polish equivalent fulfills a simmilar purpose of mostly delivering tourists up to the coast, is unelectrified and ends with a majestic ride on a narrow piece of land on the sea. The only thing missing are the auto trains ;).
The final piece of road leading up to the city of Hel gets jammed almost every single day during the summer holidays, leading up to traffic jams up to 4 kilometers in length and trains are the only alternative mode of transport available. Thus, they are often filled to the brim.
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus
Laughing faces appear in the tessellations of the brutalist Welbeck car park, in Marylebone (close to Oxford Circus), London.
Built in 1971 by Michael Blampied and Partners to serve the flagship Debenhams store on Oxford Street, the car park exterior design is composed of tesselate concrete polygons. In 2017 its demolition was approved by Westminister Council. Campaigners are fighting to prevent it being torn down and replaced by a hotel.
An interesting article about the situation on Spaces.
Shot with a Nikon D40 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G II lens and processed in GIMP (including the addition of a light Orton effect) and Photoscape.
It appears that Arriva Buses Wales VDL Cadet 2630 - CX07 CPZ has recently been withdrawn. Here it is in Abergele during its last summer in service working route 13 to Llandudno.
This photo appeared in this week's North Hawaii News, which was published this morning.
This was the first assignment where I was both the story writer and photographer. The article I wrote is found below this photo's byline, seen here:
BILL ADAMS | NORTH HAWAII NEWS
2008 Grammy Award nominee Donald Kauli'a, left, prepares to begin a slack key guitar lesson for five students from Cornell University's Earth and Environmental Systems (EES) Field Program.
The students pictured are, from front-row-top, Kourtney Reynolds, a senior from San Diego, California, Hannah Kubica, a junior from Little Falls, New York, Keisuke Irie, a senior from Bergen County, New Jersey, Matt Connelly, a sophomore from Syracuse, New York, and Tyler Huth, a sophomore from Boston, Massachusetts. In the rear is EES Field Program Director and Professor, Dr. Alexandra Moore.
The session was held at the Waimea Music Exchange store in the Parker Ranch Center this past Saturday.
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Studies In The Art Of The Slack Key
by Bill Adams
The Waimea Music Exchange store at Parker Center was filled with the beautiful sounds of Hawaiian music this past Saturday morning as a group of students from Cornell University participated in a slack key guitar lesson taught by the Big Island's own Don Kauli'a, whose album "Sweet Wahine" was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award.
The students are enrolled in Cornell's Earth and Environmental Systems (EES) Field Program. A 5-month course which spans the entire spring semester, students engage in field, class and laboratory studies focused on the various ecosystems of our Hawaiian island chain and of Hawaii's history and culture.
Led by Professor Dr. Alexandra Moore, the EES Field Program is based out of Waimea and hosted by the Hawaii Preparatory Academy. The students' living quarters is the 8-bedroom Waiaka House near the main campus of HPA.
Dr. Moore explained, "The students are immersed in studies geared towards "Kumu Pa'a I Ka 'Aina, which translates to 'Knowledge and understanding that comes from the land.'"
The stated mission of the EES Field Program is "To inspire stewardship of the Earth through first-hand experience with the power, and fragility, of Earth's interconnected systems."
Upon completion of the EES Field Program, students will achieve 18 credit hours from courses such as; Field Study of the Earth System, Biogeochemistry of the Hawaiian Islands, Field Study of Marine Ecosystems, Internship Experience, and an Introduction to Hawaiian History and Culture, which included Saturday's slack key guitar lesson.
The Program stresses the importance of respecting the Hawaiian ancestral lands and to give something back to the community by engaging in a variety of service learning (in class) projects and local volunteer opportunities. Students are also encouraged to explore ways in which they can contribute to the well-being of their adopted community.
Before Saturday's lesson began, the students were able to briefly meet and chat with another famous Big Island slack key guitar master, Sonny Lim, a 2007 Grammy Award winner for his work on the album, "Slack Key Guitar Volume 2".
Participating in Saturday's guitar lessons were a diverse group of five Cornell University students; Hannah Kubica, a junior from Little Falls, New York, Keisuke Irie, a senior from Bergen County, New Jersey, Matt Connelly, a sophomore from Syracuse, New York, Kourtney Reynolds, a senior from San Diego, California and Tyler Huth, a sophomore from Boston, Massachusetts.
More information about Cornell University's EES Field Program can be found on the Internet at www.geo.cornell.edu/hawaii.
Gjáin, Suðurland, Ísland
Gjáin is a small valley in southern Iceland that has a number of waterfalls, streams, and rapids in what appears to be a relatively recent volcanic landscape. Here we look upstream from a small rapids towards a double waterfall at the valley edge.
A nice not so warm summer sunset to kick off the weekend. I was hoping for some NLC later on but they did not appear at all this night.
Still a nice place to have a cold beer (and bring all your waste back home again!).
What appear to be Autumn leaves swirling around this squirrel are the seed sail bracts of a lime tree. This year our trees seem unusually stressed and acers and limes in particular aborted their seeds long before maturity.
Mold appeared around this offshoot. A sprinkling of sodium bicarbonate will change the soil pH and suppress the mold safely.
Well, it appears that the wait is over as Christophe Ruelle, the President and CEO of Ipernity SA, has finally accepted the IMA proposals as detailed in a brief update by William Sutherland.
The next few days should see further announcements being made on both sides once they have finalised the logistics of the transfer.
Got to be honest I'd almost given up hope that a deal could be struck and even today there's still a little voice inside my head saying "I'll believe it when it happens", but this isn't really a day to be negative ... it's a day to celberate and to try and be as optimistic as we can be about the future.
It's also a day to say a big thank you to those involved within the 'inner circle' of the IMA, and not just William although I suspect his input has been the most significant, for all they've done to get us to this stage.
Thanks also to Christophe who it appears has finally showed us all that he does indeed still care about the platform his team created all those years ago and the community that now call it home.
Analogue / Film / Medium Format: Ensign Selfix 820 (folding camera with native 6x6 e 6x9 masks) + Ross Xpres 105mm f/3.8 + 8 speed Epsilon shutter + Fomapan 400 (pushed 2 stop)
A shot of 82nd St and 5th Avenue that was taken on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.The food at the museum cafeteria can be a little pricey,getting a bite to eat from one the food carts is more economical.
If viewed larger you can see names on the food carts.The vendors appear to be honoring men who served in the military.Perhaps the vendors themselves are veterans.
The corner building on the right side is called the Dukes House.The Beaux Arts mansion was built 1899-1901 with no in mind.Shortly after its completion the mansion was bought by Benjamin Duke,a millionaire in textile,tobacco,and energy industrialism.The Dukes House most recent owner was Mexican telecom magnate and billionaire Carlos Slim,who bought the building for $44 million in 2010.Slim sold it for $80 million,almost twice the amount he paid!You're a billionaire Carlos,for crying out loud!There are many poor millionaires out there who can't afford to pay that much:-)
Photo: The Fusion Studios; April 2014.
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This place appeared as if by magic. One moment there was talk of stopping to photograph the trees that lined the road and the next moment -poof- the perfect place to stop.
This photo was taken with my pinhole leaning back against the leg of the tripod Zeb used to take this photo. (Zeb's was taken with a Zero Image 6x9 and mine was taken with a Zero Image 2000)
Sometimes I get so overwhelmed by the beauty of places that it is nice to be able to just set my little wooden box down and let it do it's thing. Sometimes I think it manages to capture the soul of a place...
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makeup . "Feralis" (BOM) / by VENGE
hair . Leilani / by EscalateD
outfit . IOWA in brown / by JANGKA
boots . Eilidh boots in dark brown / by Lassitude & Ennui
sword . Legendary Sword (scripted RP weapon) / by LR Weapons
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skin . LeLutka Eden, T2 (BOM) @ mainshop!
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chest tattoo . Enchanted (Spririt) (BOM + mats) @ mainshop!
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eyes . Android Collection - L.Blue Robotic / by Gloom (from ACCESS' Cyber Fair)
head . EvoX AVALON / by LeLutka
teeth . The Sharps / by ContraptioN
body . Lara / by Maitreya
sparks . Fae Embers / by STATIC (@SLB18 shop and hop)
face pose . bento Facial expression HUD / by Happy Dispatch
backdrop . "Devote" from Behold the Day gacha / by The Bearded Guy
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SN/NC: Crocosmia Lucifer, Iridaceae Family
Crocosmia Lucifer are abundant eye-catching, brillliantly red, tubular flowers appearing in midsummer atop bold, slightly arching, sparsely branched 3-foot-tall stems. Its mid-green leaves are pleated and swordlike. Crocosmia makes excellent cut flowers and attract hummingbirds. Thrives in a warm, south-facing location. Site near a wall where not reliably hardy. Apply a thick layer of mulch in winter. Plants also require well-drained soil. Lift and divide clumps in spring to maintain vigor.
Crocosmia Lucifer são abundantes, atraentes, brilhantemente vermelhas, flores tubulares aparecem no meio do verão em cima de caules de 3 pés de altura, ligeiramente arqueados e escassamente ramificados. Suas folhas verdes médias são pregueadas e semelhantes a espadas. Crocosmia fazem excelentes flores de corte e atraem beija-flores. Prospera em um local quente e virado ao sul. Local perto de uma parede onde não é confiável. Aplique uma camada espessa de cobertura morta no inverno. As plantas também requerem solo bem drenado. Levante e divida os aglomerados na primavera para manter o vigor.
Crocosmia es un pequeño género de especies perennes y bulbosas de la familia de las iridáceas, nativas de los pastizales de la Provincia del Cabo en Sudáfrica. También se la encuentra en forma abundante a lo largo del Delta del Paraná, Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Existen actualmente unas 400 variedades de Crocosmias, cultivadas en todo el mundo. Gran parte de estas variedades provienen del híbrido interespecífico artificial entre Crocosmia aurea y C. potssii. Este híbrido, denominado Crocosmia x crocosmiflora ("Montbretia") fue obtenido por primera vez por Victor Lemoine en Francia en 1880. A partir de este cruzamiento se obtuvieron decenas de variedades. Crocosmia nombre genérico que deriva de las palabras griegas: "krokos": "azafrán" y "osme": "olor") alude al aroma a azafrán que desprenden sus flores cuando se las presiona.
Crocosmia Lucifer sono abbondanti fiori tubolari accattivanti, di un rosso brillante, che appaiono in piena estate in cima a steli alti 3 piedi audaci, leggermente arcuati e scarsamente ramificati. Le sue foglie di colore verde medio sono pieghettate e simili a spade. Le crocosmie producono ottimi fiori recisi e attirano i colibrì. Vive in una posizione calda, esposta a sud. Sito vicino a un muro dove non è resistente in modo affidabile. Applicare uno spesso strato di pacciame in inverno. Le piante richiedono anche terreno ben drenato. Sollevare e dividere i cespi in primavera per mantenere il vigore.
Crocosmia Lucifer zijn overvloedige opvallende, briljant rode, buisvormige bloemen die verschijnen in de midzomer bovenop gedurfde, licht gewelfde, dun vertakte 3 meter hoge stengels. De middengroene bladeren zijn geplooid en zwaardachtig. Crocosmia is een uitstekende snijbloem en trekt kolibries aan. Gedijt op een warme, op het zuiden gerichte locatie. Standplaats in de buurt van een muur waar niet betrouwbaar winterhard. Breng in de winter een dikke laag mulch aan. Planten hebben ook een goed doorlatende grond nodig. Til en verdeel bosjes in het voorjaar om de kracht te behouden.
Crocosmia Lucifer sont d'abondantes fleurs tubulaires accrocheuses, d'un rouge brillant, qui apparaissent au milieu de l'été sur des tiges audacieuses, légèrement arquées et peu ramifiées de 3 pieds de haut. Ses feuilles vert moyen sont plissées et ressemblent à des épées. Les crocosmia font d'excellentes fleurs coupées et attirent les colibris. Pousse dans un endroit chaleureux et orienté au sud. Site près d'un mur où la robustesse n'est pas fiable. Appliquez une épaisse couche de paillis en hiver. Les plantes ont également besoin d'un sol bien drainé. Soulevez et divisez les touffes au printemps pour maintenir la vigueur.
Crocosmia Lucifer sind reichlich auffällige, leuchtend rote, röhrenförmige Blüten, die im Hochsommer auf kräftigen, leicht gebogenen, spärlich verzweigten, 3 Fuß hohen Stielen erscheinen. Seine mittelgrünen Blätter sind gefaltet und schwertartig. Crocosmia sind ausgezeichnete Schnittblumen und ziehen Kolibris an. Gedeiht an einem warmen, nach Süden ausgerichteten Standort. Standort in Wandnähe, wo nicht zuverlässig winterhart. Tragen Sie im Winter eine dicke Mulchschicht auf. Pflanzen brauchen auch gut durchlässigen Boden. Heben und teilen Sie die Klumpen im Frühjahr, um die Kraft zu erhalten.
Lucifer هي أزهار أنبوبية ذات لون أحمر لامع وملفتة للنظر تظهر في منتصف الصيف فوق السيقان الجريئة والقوس قليلاً والمتفرعة التي يبلغ طولها 3 أقدام. أوراقها خضراء متوسطة مطوية وشبيهة بالسيف. تصنع Crocosmia أزهارًا ممتازة تجذب الطيور الطنانة. تزدهر في مكان دافئ مواجه للجنوب. موقع بالقرب من جدار حيث لا يمكن الاعتماد عليه هاردي. ضع طبقة سميكة من النشارة في الشتاء. تتطلب النباتات أيضًا تربة جيدة التصريف. ارفع الكتل وقسمها في الربيع للحفاظ على القوة.
クロコスミアルシファーは、目を引く、鮮やかな赤の管状の花が豊富で、真夏に大胆でわずかにアーチ型の、まばらに枝分かれした高さ3フィートの茎の上に現れます。その中緑色の葉はプリーツと剣のようなものです。クロコスミアは優れた切り花を作り、ハチドリを引き付けます。暖かく、南向きの場所で繁栄します。確実に丈夫ではない壁の近くのサイト。冬にはマルチの厚い層を適用します。植物はまた、水はけの良い土壌を必要とします。活力を維持するために、春に塊を持ち上げて分割します。
Holy Relic of St. Michael the Archangel, Prince of the Heavenly Host.
Ex Crypta Apparitionis or Piece of Stone from the Cave of Mount Gargano in Italy, where St. Michael the Archangel appeared. The Cave is now a Sanctuary dedicated to the Prince of the Heavenly Host and is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites in Italy and Europe.
Feast Day: September 29
The Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo sul Gargano, sometimes called simply Monte Gargano, is a Catholic sanctuary on Mount Gargano, Italy, part of the commune of Monte Sant'Angelo, in the province of Foggia, northern Apulia.
It is the oldest shrine in Western Europe dedicated to the archangel Michael and has been an important pilgrimage site since the middle ages. The historic site and its environs are protected by the Parco Nazionale del Gargano.
The legend of the Archangel's apparition at Gargano is related in the Roman Breviary for May 8, as well as in the Golden Legend (Legenda Aurea), the compendium of Christian mythology compiled by Jacobus de Voragine between 1260-1275.
According to this legend, around the year 490 the Archangel Michael appeared several times to the Bishop of Sipontum near a cave, asking that the cave be dedicated to Christian worship and promising protection of the nearby town of Sipontum from pagan invaders. These were the first apparitions of Michael in Western Europe.
Pope Gelasius I (reigned 492-496) directed that a basilica be erected enclosing the space. The Basilica di San Giovanni in Tumba is the final resting-place of the Lombard king Rothari (died 652); the designation "tumba" is now applied to the cupola on squinches.
To Michael's dramatic later intercession, appearing with flaming sword atop the mountain, in the midst of a storm on the eve of the battle, the Lombards of Sipontum attributed their victory (May 8, 663) over the Greeks loyal to the Byzantine emperor, and so, in commemoration of this victory, the church of Sipontum instituted a special feast honoring the Archangel, on May 8, which then spread throughout the Catholic Church. Since the time of Pius V it has been formalized as Apparitio S. Michaelis although it originally did not commemorate the apparition, but the victory of the barbarian Lombards over the Orthodox Greeks.
The complex of buildings consists of the Battistero di San Giovanni in Tumba, damaged in 1942, and the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore. The baptistery presents a rectangular storey on which rests an octagon supporting an elliptical section and a high drum that supports the cupola. The church erected in the eleventh century by Archbishop Leone stands upon the remains of an ancient necropolis. A few remnants attest to its once-rich fresco decoration.
The Castello was enlarged by the Normans upon an episcopal residence of Orso, Bishop of Benevento, to provide a suitable seat for the Honor Montis Sancti Angeli, further modified by Frederick II. The massive, octagonal campanile was built in the late 13th century by Frederick II as a watchtower. It was turned into a bell tower by Charles I of Anjou.
Behind a forecourt the sanctuary presents a portico of two Gothic arches, the right one of 1395 by the local architect Simone, the left one a reconstruction of 1865. From the portico steps lead down to the low arched nave. The cavern can be accessed from a Romanesque portal, called the Portale del Toro ("Gate of the Bull"): the doors, in bronze, were made in Constantinople in 1076, the donation of an Amalfitan noble. They are divided in 24 panels portraying episodes of angels from the Old and New Testaments.
The archaic cavern opening to the left, with its holy well, is full of votive offerings, especially the 12th century marble bishop's throne supported on crouching lions. Among the ex voto objects is a statue of the Archangel by Andrea Sansovino.
During centuries, millions of pilgrims went to Monte Sant'Angelo in order to visit the “Celestial Basilica”. Among the pilgrims who visited the Saint Michael Archangel Sanctuary were many popes (Gelasius I, Leo IX, Urban II, Alexander III, Gregory X, Celestine V, John XXIII as Cardinal, John Paul II), saints (Bridget of Sweden, Bernard of Clairvaux, Thomas Aquinas) emperors, kings and princes (Louis II of Italy, Otto III, Henry II, Matilda of Tuscany, Charles I of Naples, Ferdinand II of Aragon).
Also Francis of Assisi went to visit the Sanctuary, but feeling himself unworthy to enter the grotto, he stopped in prayer and meditation at the entrance, kissed and carved on a stone the sign of the cross in the form of “T” (tau).
Since 13 July 1996, the pastoral care of Saint Michael Archangel Sanctuary has been given to the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel.
ACT OF CONSECRATION
Oh, most Noble Prince
of the Angelic Hierarchies,
valorous warrior of Almighty God,
and zealous lover of His glory,
terror of the rebellious angels,
and love and delight of all the just,
my beloved Archangel Saint Michael,
desiring to be numbered among your
devoted servants,
I, today offer and consecrate myself to you,
and place myself, my family and all I possess
under your most powerful protection.
I entreat you not to look at how little I,
as your servant have to offer,
being only a wretched sinner,
but to gaze rather with favourable
eye at the heartfelt affection
with which this offering is made,
and remember that it from this day
onward I am under your patronage,
you must during all my life assist me,
and procure for me
the pardon of my many grievous
offences and sins,
the grace to love with all my heart my God,
my dear Saviour Jesus,
and my Sweet Mother Mary,
and obtain for me all the help necessary
to arrive to my crown of glory.
Defend me always
from my spiritual enemies,
particularly in the last moments of my life.
Come then oh glorious Prince
and succour me in my last struggle,
and with your powerful weapon
cast far from me
into the infernal abysses that prevaricator
and proud angel that one day you prostrated
in the celestial battle.
Accompany me then to the throne of God
to sing with you, Archangel Saint Michael
and all the Angels, praise, honour and glory
to the One who reigns for all eternity.
Amen.
This ice appearers an old wood, in the wood need to be a special fungi that makes lots of small fissures by living from the wood . If temperatures fall slightly under 0° and humidity is high water out of the fissures makes crystals on the surface, the fungi produces gas by digesting the wood, that more water comes out the fissures and push the existing crystals forward and forward and make this fine structure
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And His glory appears
Like the light from the sun
Age to age He shine
Oh, look to the skies
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San Pietro, Funes (Villnöß), Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol), Italy.
Incredible sunrise over the Odle Group (Geislergruppe) of mountains in the Dolomite Alps. The clouds, moisture and sun rays made the scenery appear very surrealistic like the mountains were smoking volcanoes. The image was captured from San Pietro in Val di Funes.
The monsoon had finished and warm sunny days were becoming the norm.
With the lack of humidity, the frog remained what appeared to be motionless, hunched over on this ornamental flamingo lily (Anthurium sp), that is native to the Americas, for the duration of our stay in Valparai, Tamil Nadu, India.
It's listed by the IUCN as Endangered due its limited distribution and now fragmented habitat due to extensive land clearing for coffee and tea plantations.
A Live Oak tree on Silver Palm Drive in Vero Beach extends many of its branches horizontally almost parallel to the ground in defiance of gravity. Sometimes the smaller limbs/branches actually go underground for some distance only to appear again 30-40 feet from the main vertical trunk. On close inspection, one can see as is often the case, a wooden prop to help support the low lying limbs.
Brace yourselves, this is going to be a long one...
This is Emput (short for Semput, or asthmatic in Malay). Emput is a stray cat that started appearing around my mother in law's apartment block about a year and a half ago. Contrary to all the other cats that linger around the area, we've never seen Emput while he was still a healthy little kitten. Instead, he just came out of nowhere, all sickly and thin. His health is lacking to say the least. He was so thin that when I touched & petted him, I could see that he was barely more than skin & bone. His body and fur was covered in dried scabs & cuts from fights he had with the other neighbourhood cats. How he fared in those fights I can barely think about. In addition, he always breathed in this ragged gasps, his flanks & sides moving up and down erratically. As if he had asthma. That's how he came to be known by me as Emput.
Being a stray, he had no owner & no home to speak of. What he had was an elderly Chinese couple living in the same apartment block who took rudimentary care of him and fed him at least once a day with cat food and boiled fish with rice. What he called home was the entire ground floor of the apartment block. This however, was his favorite spot.
Because of his ill health and because I have always had a soft spot for stray cats, I took a liking to him. I'd always make it a point to stroke & pet him as much as I could whenever I walked by him. I guess I pitied him...when I gave his head & chin a rub, he would roll over and expose his stomach just like house cats do. That's the only time he felt safe & loved like one, I think. In spite of his condition, Emput held on to life for the longest time, like an old hardy soldier. For that, I respected him. I've always had it in mind to do something for him to make him better, like take him to the vet. I made a resolution to myself that I would do so in 2 months time, after Eid. I told him once while I gave him a head rub..."Hold on for 2 more months, okay?". I guess that was too much to ask.
Ever since he appeared, I have always wondered how long he could last. My wondering has ceased...
I went back to my mother in law's house yesterday. Emput was nowhere to be seen. Previously, if I didn't see him anywhere, I would ask my father in law where he was and he'd say "Oh, he was there just now, I saw him"..and then I'd feel at ease. After asking them the same question yesterday, his reply was in the negative. Instead, my father in law told me that there was a new burial mound in the little yard at the back of the apartment block. I should explain...the aforementioned elderly Chinese couple had always took it upon themselves to bury the cats they fed & took care of when they died. They did so by digging up a hole in the yard and later, when the hole was covered, they would put bricks & stones on top so that other scavenging animals can't get to the corpse. Up till recently, I noticed that there were 3 such burial mounds in the yard. Yesterday, I saw there were 4.
In the last couple of weeks, I began to do a strange thing. I began photographing Emput in his daily environment. Whenever I went back to my in law's place, I took one of my cameras along with me, always loaded with film. I photographed Emput as much as I could. Somehow, a part of me already knew that Emput had not long to live, and if no one else took photos of him (like house cats whose pictures were frequently taken by their owners)...then at least I did. If there are no photos of him at all in this whole wide world, then at least there are some in my archives. It's almost like I wanted the photos to be a record, proof that a stray cat called Emput once existed at Block F10, Seksyen 2, Wangsa Maju.
I didn't know it then, but this is the last photo I took of him.
I just wish I had done something for him earlier. Here's a photo of you Emput, published on the this crazy thing called the Innernet where everyone can see you. Turns out, it's the very least I can do for you.
Rest in peace, my friend. May Allah SWT have nicer things in store for you.
Kodak Retinette Type 022 ~ Schneider Kreuznach Reomar 45/3.5 ~ Expired Kodak Gold 100 ~ Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mom and baby moose didn't mind the buzz they created by appearing suddenly in front of a group of people near the Holzwarth Historic Site in the Kawuneeche Valley in the Rocky Mountain National Park. They went on feeding, even if some people came much too close, careless of the potential danger.
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Suddenly appearing in the same tree as Mabel left just over 2 years ago this owl appeared this week and has the same behavior. Sits outside in daylight and is not bothered by people and dogs passing by.
Der "Garden of Vulcan" ist ein Gartenkabinett, geschaffen vom britischen Landschaftsarchitekten Tom Stuart-Smith, in dem sich die Vegetation nach dem Ausbringen von Sämereien selbst organisieren sollte. Im Lauf der Jahre wurde der Pflanzenteppich immer üppiger. "Zuerst wachsen Pflanzen, die flexibel und anpassungsfähig sind. Später kommen die Bäume, in deren Schatten sich Tiere ansiedeln können. Die Tiere erschaffen ein Netz aus Schneisen in die neue, üppige Vegetation. Erst dann entstehen die Hütten.
So beschreibt der englische Landschaftsarchitekt Tom Stuart-Smith den Vegetations- und Besiedelungsprozess der Erde. Doch natürlich konnte der Mensch sich der Landschaft nicht ohne fremde Hilfe bemächtigen: Ihm half der römische Gott Vulcanus, dessen Geschichte der Gestaltung des Gartens zugrunde liegt." Diese, von mir allerdings stark gekürzte, Beschreibung findet sich auf der Homepage der Gärten der Welt.
www.gaertenderwelt.de/gaerten-architektur/internationale-...
"The Garden of Vulcan" is a garden cabinet created by the British landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith, in which the vegetation was supposed to organise itself after sowing seeds. Over the years, the plant carpet became increasingly lush. "First, plants grow that are flexible and adaptable. Later, trees grow and animals can live in their shade. The animals create a network of trails in the new, lush vegetation. Only then do huts appear.
English landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith describes the vegetation and colonisation process of the earth. Of course, man could not take over the landscape without outside help: He was helped by the Roman god Vulcan, whose history provides the design concept of the garden. Immerse yourself in the world of mythical fire and experience an extraordinary abundance of flowers of all colours." This description, though greatly abridged by me, comes from the homepage of the Gardens of the World.
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Appears to be Lark Sparrow singing three-part harmony on the rail at Coon Bluff, Tonto National Forest, alongside the Salt River.
Dean Mason's Hide, Ferndown, Dorset. 2018.
We don't appear to see many images of our common birds on Flickr now so I will be posting several over the next few days.
One of the great features of this hide is having the natural background. Some hides have a backboard which doesn't give a natural bokeh to the image.
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Best viewed large to see the magnificent landscape of Western Newfoundland.
There are about 120,000 moose in Newfoundland.
Four moose were brought over to the lsland in 1904. And they multiplied! Not a lot of predators of moose on the island.
One must be very careful when driving as all the roads are dark, windy, hilly and a moose can just appear.
HBM!
it appears to me that the bird on the left is begging for a meal from the (parent?) bird on the right. This is the only time I can recall seeing this behaviour by a heron after fledging the nest.
"It appeared in this world from an Ultra Wormhole. Nihilego appears to be a parasite that lives by feeding on people and Pokémon."
Ultra Beasts Collab
This vessel appears to have broken its anchor cable or connection to a moorage buoy and then blown onto the mud flats in one of the recent wind storms. I have noticed this vessel at anchor within Cowichan Bay in the common anchorage area. As pointed out by Dave Forbes it does not appear to have propeller.
The Word of Christ of the Last Days | "God Himself, the Unique V: God's Holiness (II)" (Part Three)
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1. How Satan Uses Knowledge to Corrupt Man
2. How Satan Uses Science to Corrupt Man
3. How Satan Uses Traditional Culture to Corrupt Man
4. How Satan Uses Superstition to Corrupt Man
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An antique Adirondack guide boat appearing through the early morning mist on Blue Mountain Lake in New York’s Adirondack Park. These boats date back to the mid 19th century when city people would pay handsome fees to Adirondack guides who would provide their clients with a wilderness experience and the necessary survival skills of living off the rugged NY State landscape. The ADK guide boats could carry 3 people and enough gear for a full summer in the wilderness. Fast, light, and durable, these boats were an engineering marvel and truly a work of art and craftsmanship. To me, there’s a mystical quality to the early morning hours on the lakes in the Adirondacks, and seeing an antique guide boat materialize out of the mist lent a dreamlike sensation to my morning paddle. I felt out of place, and certainly out of time, sitting there in my plastic kayak, as if I had created a temporary break in the time-space continuum where technologies a century and a half apart collided for a brief instant. I realized that the lake is essentially unchanged since this approaching guide boat was built, so it was I that was the odd man out, a trespasser on a journey through the past.
(image title blatantly stolen from Neil Young: www.youtube.com/watch?v=73oO2XA_ihk)
Born in 1918, appeared in 17 films from 1939 to 1942, mostly B westerns. I'm assuming she retired after marriage (like most of them) and died in 1995
Autumn does not appear here in San Diego as it does in much of the norhtern hemisphere. It does, however, make subtle appearances . Some leaves turn colors and drop fro the trees.
In my condo complex berries form on the lantana plants in time for Christmas. This was not the case though for the last two years when there were no berries. This year though I see the little wonders. They are not yet this color but I hope they will be soon. This image is from 2013.
Colourful auroral curtains appearing in deep twilight on a Kp6 night on February 26, 2023 from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, at 58° N. The blue twilight colours blend with the aurora colours to produce a multi-coloured display, with rich magentas, not deep red. The green also appears in different shades.
This night auroras were seen as far south as the northern U.S. Here they appear to the northeast in a sky still lit by evening twilight and by moonlight from the waxing crescent Moon also lighting the foreground. The Big Dipper is at left; Leo is below centre.
This is a single 8-second exposure at f/2 with the Venus Optics 15mm lens and Canon R6 at ISO 800.
Just one poppy has appeared in the Tonto National Forest, east of Cave Creek, Arizona, 9 months after a wildfire decimated the area. This is a place where I've found to collect great rocks for my garden and for creating inukshuk guardian statues. In this area, the dirt and dust is all gray, with even the rocks in the wash covered with the debris and ash. Suprising to find this ONE flower blooming there on Sunday! The color of the petals is accurate - that is how much it stands out. The color of the soil and ash is still very gray. For some reason, my camera picked up more blue to the gray ash, but here it is, as a striking image of beauty amid the devastation.
It appears that this Great Egret is going to get its next meal from both above and below the waterline.
This picture was captured at Lake Allen in the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge in Maryland.
The rising sun kissing the peaks of the badland formations at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, just before some God-rays began to appear. www.optimalfocusphotography.com