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... as the sultry summer's day, slips into the evening twilight, a storm rolls over the horizon, illuminated with the sunset's light ...
Commonly known as moth orchids, is a genus of about seventy species of orchids in the family orchid. Orchids in this genus are monopodial epiphytes or lithophytes with long, coarse roots, short, leafy stems and long-lasting, flat flowers arranged in a flowering stem that often branches near the end. Orchids in this genus are native to India, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Australia with the majority in Indonesia and the Philippines. A few to many, small to large, long-lasting, flat, often fragrant flowers are arranged on erect to hanging racemes or panicles. The sepals and petals are free from and spread widely apart from each other. The lateral sepals are usually larger than the dorsal sepal and the petals much wider than the sepals. The labellum is joined stiffly to the column and has three lobes. The side lobes are erect and more or less parallel to each other and the middle lobe sometimes has a pair of appendages or antennae. 54107
As the "squadron" of pelicans (also called a "brief," "pod," "pouch," or "scoop") flew by, I focused on this beauty.
As a national monument and as the heart of the protected village view, the Oude Kerk is part of Borne's identity. This Stephen of the Old Church of Borne was founded about the year 1000 by the Dominican monks of the monastery in Ruinen. In a deed of 1206, the church in Burgundy of Borne is mentioned for the first time. This document records a major transaction between the bishop of Utrecht and the monastery, whereby the church in Borne becomes the property of the bishop.
This was a drive by shooting. We were driving back from Whistler, and there are such amazing views along the way, but hardly any viewpoints. And the best views are ones where you can't stop. I've tried shooting as a moving passenger many times, and most often, the images are just a blur. This one wasn't as blurry, so I'll take it....
50:52 - Sunset
As the woods are the same, the trees standing in their places, the rocks and the earth... they are always different too, as lights and shadows and seasons and moods (and creatures) pass through them.
-- Emily Carr
Caught this girl in a moment of what looked like quiet reflection, and it got me wondering if such creatures actually think, they say for every idea conceived somewhere else it exists. It also took me back to the rhetorical question from the movie the Fly (1986) when Brundle asks, "Have you ever heard of insect politics?! Neither have I." As later explained insects do not have politics but therein lies just how much worse the human thinking is, we have politics and still are brutal, but have a conceited and externalising sociopolitical excuse to pardon ourselves or blame others whilst remaining so appalled at the way natural predators behave. Is it little wonder that so many people prefer the company of animals and not other people?!
Here's to a great weekend ahead, I hope everyone is well and so as always, thank you! :)
As I said before no more belly flapping for me,
with the D750 having the flip screen all I do is lay the camera down and focus.
I rarely take photos of our Crocuses, we have them in different areas.
As the sunrise started, so did some of the fog burning off, starting to reveal the mountains again during this long exposure at Oxbow Bend.
As we're off to see John Cooper Clarke in Bristol tonight, I had to pick one of his tracks, so Mustn't go down to the sea again is fine for this sunset shot at Southerndown. I won't take any notice though, as I always keep going back.
As we were walking down a track we noticed in the distance that a Green Woodpecker had landed on a fence post. I tried to sneak up on it - a female I found out later - but this distant (well cropped) shot was as far as I got before she flew away.
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.. I see this bush that I never photograph because I dislike it .. but who am I to dislike this .. it simply ignores me too .. I don't care to be ignored so.. I photograph a tiny piece of it .. perhaps our relationship will improve.. or so I tell the voices in my head.
Thanks for looking in! - Have a great day!
ZAANDAM - As Master planner of the urban renewal program Inverdan, architect Soeters is the spiritual father of the current City Centre of Zaandam. He made the urban plan with the Bend (the passage between town hall and Gedempte Gracht above the Provincial Road), the railway conversion and the water as important quality carriers.
ZAANDAM - Als Masterplanner van het stadsvernieuwingsprogramma Inverdan is architect Soeters de geestelijk vader van het huidige stadscentrum van Zaandam. Hij maakte het stedenbouwkundig plan met de Buiging (de passage tussen stadhuis en Gedempte Gracht boven de Provincialeweg), de spooroverbouwing en het water als belangrijke kwaliteitsdragers.
As the sun was going down over the Algarve region of Portugal, we came across a mallard and moorhen hanging out together.
-Anas platyrhynchos and Gallinula chloropus
As much as the view of Ostuni is a beautiful sight the view from Ostuni is equally as beautiful, the surrounding olive groves sandwiched between the city and the Adriatic makes for a landscape a painter could wait his whole life for and one of the many very good reasons to climb to the peak of the city.
Remains of settlement here have been found dating to 600BC though its current form only took shape between 14-1700AD, the distinctive lime washed building seen everywhere originated due to the plagues of the 17th century and the belief that brightening the labyrinth of streets would drive it away.
Ostuni’s old town is a delightfully confusing maze of stairs, alleys and dead ends draped in bright sunshine and deep shadows that invites you to wander off the beaten track to spend a few hours lost and in love with character of the city and its people an experience not be missed.
I took this on Sept 22, 2016 with my D750 and Nikon 24-85 f3.5-4.5 Lens at 24mm 1/640s f/4.5 ISO 250 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
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As the weather warms here, the sunsets from my area start to get a little more drama in them ..
( and even more so with help from photoshop lol)
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Caught as it threw the acorn up in the air to swallow it fantastic to watch these amazing crows they are so clever !!
Amazing birds very secretive and shy when they want to be .Spring and summer they stick to cover screeching their annoyance at anyone that dares disturb them but autumn comes and they seem to be everywhere especially where theres a chance of finding some acorns !!
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As the evening sun was setting, I spotted this female Barred Owl perched & keeping an eye on her two owlets.
Though I didn't notice, my wife said something fell out of her mouth just after I took this shot.
Would've been cool to have unknowingly caught that action.....but obviously I was about a second too quick on the trigger.....
Funny how sometimes you catch unsuspecting objects and actions in your photos......but can also barely miss the same......
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American goldfinches all look alike now as the males are in their winter plumage. This goldfinch is dining on some nutritious Jerusalem artichoke seeds. Surprisingly, people can eat Jerusalem artichokes in the fall too if we dig up their starchy tubers.
“As if you were on fire from within.
The moon lives in the lining of your skin.”
― Pablo Neruda
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtfHk2hSlqA
WICKED GAME by CHRIS ISAAK
FIREWORKS IN MY MIND
I feel that I could lose myself
within the warm fold of your arms
the intensity you feel for me
ignites fireworks in my mind
within the recess of my heart
where past love left a void
there's a burning river running through
lighting fireworks in my mind
it's scorching everything I touch
and coursing through my veins
I close my eyes and try to breathe
but still see fireworks in my mind
I feel myself falling deep
in the garden of my dreams
this burning love; intense white heat
creates fireworks in my mind
I walk along my empty beach
and try to stem the flow
I don't want to feel this way
with fireworks in my mind
it feels too much; explosive love
it consumes me with it's madness
somehow you got beneath my skin
caused fireworks in my mind
I'm weakening now as you grow close
but I'm less when you're not here
the coldness that ached and broke my bones
is gone with fireworks in my mind
I need to choose; to do things right
but it's harder when you're here
you took my heart and made it yours
lit fireworks in my mind
If I could choose and have it all
I'd tell you not to go
don't make me choose between the moon and you
with fireworks in my mind
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Tu sais que tu viens du Midi quand...
Tu mets de l'huile d'olive partout dans tes plats.
Tu as une légère tendance à l'exagération.
Les gens te disent "arrête de crier" mais tu ne. cries pas, tu parles juste.
Tu sais que l'été entre 11h et 16h c'est pas possible de faire autre chose que la sieste.
Tu ne comprends pas pourquoi on te dit que tu as un accent mais que ça te fait plaisir quand même.
Tu sais que "degun" c'est pas une personne;
Tu dis "peuchère" à tout bout de champs.
Toi aussi quand tu étais gosse on t'appelait "pitchoun(e)".
Tu sais que "couillon" n'est pas un gros mot.
Le mot coucourde te fait pas rire, bah oui c'est jamais qu'une courgette.
Tu roumègues tout le temps.
Tu mets les Santons de Provence dans ta crèche à Noël.
Tu as forcément bu du pastaga et ça depuis ton plus jeune âge.
Fin avril tu sors les tee-shirt, et ça jusqu'en octobre.
Ton décor c'est des oliviers et des pins.
Tu fais des soirées sur la plage.
Tu passes des journées entières à la plage l'été.
Pour toi 16° c'est froid.
Tu sais jouer à la pétanque depuis tout petit
Tu payes ton Coca 5€ en plein été (merci les touristes!)
Tu sors acheter le pain et que tu rentres 1h après...Tu as rencontré charette (en même temps tu connais bcp de monde!) et on t'a payé au moins 3 coups a boire!
L’apéro est pour toi bien + qu'une "tradition" c'est un style de vie!
L'été c'est resto au bord de l'eau et soirée sur le port
Tu dis "plein des" et pas plein de...
Tu crains degun!
Dès lors où tu t'éloignes de la méditerranée et du vent marin, tu pleures comme un orphelin.
Tu sais qu'il ne faut pas confondre Marseillais, Toulonnais, Niçois et Corses , C'est pas pareil.
En dehors du Midi ceux sont des estrangés.
Tu dis « boire un canon » au lieu de dire «boire un verre de vin».
Lorsqu'il y a un match de l'OM ou du RCT, tu as l'impression que ta vie va se jouer.
Il te pousse des boutons dès lors qu'on te parle de Paris.
Tu dis « cagole » pour désigner une fille de mauvais genre.
Tu dis « teston » pour dire têtu.
Tu dis « se gaver » pour dire «réussir quelque chose avec brio».
Tu dis « fada » au lieu de « un fou ».
Tu dis « au con ! » cinquante fois dans une phrase.
Tu dis « s'empéguer » ou «se brougner la gueule» au lieu de «se souler».
Tu te mets à klaxonner à tout bout de champs.
Tes amis et ta famille (que tu chambres de longue parce que certains sont montés vivre à Paris! ) te disent au téléphone: "il pleut chez nous" et que toi tu leur réponds "binnnn nous la dernière fois qu'il a plu c'était..... ???????????? heeeeeuuuuu je sais plus!!
Tu viens du Midi quand tu demandes un Gambetta limonade dans un bar à Paris et que le serveur ne sait pas ce que c'est le Gambetta !
Ton père t'a déjà dit ensuqué de Barjolles je vais te destroncher.
Ton vocabulaire est riche de ce genre de mots :
peuchère
chichounet
pichoune
escagassé
ensuqué
ça pègue!
estrasse
kékou
gabian
garri!
fada
nine
gobì
cambouler
caracou
cagade
mèfì!
pebron
pistou
Fan!
Farigoulette
Jobastre
Bader
Bordille
emboucaner
cague aux brailles
Fatche de!
encataner
tété d'ail
"boulégues pas lou batéou"
cafoutchou
au fan des pieds
le capéou
"lou solou mi fa caga"
au coquin de sort
putain d'adele!
Con de manon!
Fan de chichoune
de longue
il a fait fanny
- oh connnnnnnnn!
- oh l'enculééééé!
- tu le crois ça???
- oh juuureuh!
- et pourquoi faire?
Tu dis "putain " au moins vingt fois dans la journée;
Ça t'emmerde s'il pleut deux jours d'affilée!