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As the heavens prepare for an imminent downpour, nature paints a breathtaking scene in the mountains of Tuscany.
Italy experiences a period of intense rainfall as dark clouds dominate the sky. The relentless downpour transforms the landscape, turning streets into temporary rivers and fields into saturated patches of earth. People navigate through the rain, seeking shelter and utilizing umbrellas and raincoats to stay dry. The heavy rainfall showcases the power and unpredictability of nature, reminding us of our vulnerability in the face of natural forces.
The time is out of joint: O cursed spite,
That ever I was born to set it right!
Hamlet, Act I, scene v.
Macromondays theme As long as it ticks
As promised i spent as much time as i could to get this one done *giggle* If i manage to get the third Picture out till Sunday i might end up with two extra, maybe even three and that's all creepy Halloween stuff i have anyways. so i will try it~
Soooo for this picture i tried to capture the theme of the coming and going of nature a little and with the things i have and i hope you like it~ It's a bit more on the Arty side this time around so enjoy it~ See you all in comments! oh and i will do comments either late tonight or tomorrow since today is Iz's day off and these days are very important to me~ *nodnods*
*Gives everyone a Cupcake with rose shaped icing and hops off to play games*
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*The Rib Cage with flowers and the fitting Bunny Dolls are from Cureless. I Love their Stuff, i like the Macabre, Surreal and beauty in the ugliness and none Combines it Like Her. She still got so many sets i really want, but did not have the luck to get on MP yet. but if i do, i will surely feature them~
* The Skeleton arms and legs are from Ghoul. I got them not to long ago and wanted to pick up the Black ones too when i get the chance but ended up using the ones i have here again. They are amazing and so well done.
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Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric (pronounced /ˈ or fly Amanita (pronounced , is a poisonous and psychoactive basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Native throughout the temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere, Amanita muscaria has been unintentionally introduced to many countries in the Southern Hemisphere, generally as a symbiont with pine plantations, and is now a true cosmopolitan species. It associates with various deciduous and coniferous trees. The quintessential toadstool, it is a large white-gilled, white-spotted, usually deep red mushroom, one of the most recognizable and widely encountered in popular culture. Several subspecies, with differing cap colour have been recognised to date, including the brown regalis (considered a separate species), the yellow-orange flavivolata, guessowii, and formosa, and the pinkish persicina. Genetic studies published in 2006 and 2008 show several sharply delineated clades which may represent separate species.
Although generally considered poisonous, deaths are extremely rare, and it has been consumed as a food in parts of Europe, Asia, and North America after parboiling in water. Amanita muscaria is now primarily famed for its hallucinogenic properties, with its main psychoactive constituent being the compound muscimol. It was used as an intoxicant and entheogen by the peoples of Siberia and has a religious significance in these cultures. There has been much speculation on traditional use of this mushroom as an intoxicant in places other than Siberia; however, such traditions are far less well-documented.
Thank you so much, dear Meicke, for chosing my picture as groupscover, I feel very honored ,kisses & hugs ♥♥♥
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The little man shares stories with his new friends...
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following elegant creations:
Rezz Room's Sitting Puppy, Puppy Duo, Up Puppy, Sleeping Puppy, Walking Puppy, and Dog Toy, which are all part of the American Bully Puppy Set!
Void's Caterpillar Light, Calla Lilies, Planter Side Table, and Greco Rug, which are all part of their new A+ Collection!
Meshworx's Ria Loveseat!
All of the above can be found at this month's A+ Event!
In addition, Skippy wears the cool new Vale Koer Fortune Track Set, available at The Men's Dept.!
The little prince also created his world with Vale Koer's Bobasopa Apartments Skybox!
Let's keep creating a universe where kindness and compassion are the foundation.
Keep shining so bright, my friends!
More snow has arrived up North and more is forecast for here, so I might as well post more snow pictures. This one from the beginning of January.
I was about to leave this spot when the lamp came on, so I had to take picture.
As it arrived, covered in dust and bent horns (since fixed & it's a good runner).
Did Australian National actually have any of these in real life?
Ahlice in Roots
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“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
As much as I adore the liquid element, I reside at a place where it is is considered a rather scarce commodity and can hardly be located ... Thank God, at a distance of half an hour drive there lies the beautiful river of Nestos, whose flow is surrounded by amazing Green Nature and bridges, lots of bridges !!!
I love using my tripod and my ND (Neutral Density) filters over my lenses ... Their combined use enhances considerably the appropriate shutter speed for a balanced exposure, thus blurring water's flow and creating beautiful sharp images .... Environmental colors remain unaltered ...
I definitely suggest them for extensive use over around blue hours landscape photography ...
NIKON D90 DSLR with Nikon Nikkor 18 - 55 lens, Manual Mode, shutter speed 1 s, ISO 125, f 13, focal length 18mm, use of HOYA ND X 2 filter on top of which a HOYA ND X 8 filter was used, white balance set to cloudy weather , center weighted average metering mode, HDR made by only one original RAW shot, flash didn't go off, use of tripod ...
as a beautiful stallion in motion
Gypsy stallion, Maverick.
thanks for all your comments and faves. I appreciate all of them.
Pouring rain here so going through archives
As I began to photograph this shell, the tide began to cover it. I love how the water formed around it's shape.
As we move into spring, the delightful beech copper displays are starting to disappear slowly. Soon to be replaced by new buds and heralding a change of colour in the woods. Taken on a misty morning at the start of March in The Hangings, Whiteleaf, Buckinghamshire.
St Andrew's Church in Winterborne Tomson, Dorset, England, was built in the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 1 June 1972, and was vested in the Trust on 26 March 1974.
The small flint and stone Norman Anglican Church of St Andrew has an apse at the east end and a barrel vault roof which curves around it. The roof was replaced and windows inserted in the 16th century. The oak door is heavily studded. The interior has limewashed walls, a 15th-century font and flag stone floor, along with early 18th-century oak fittings. The eighteenth century oak pews, the pulpit, screen, communion rails and matching table with barley sugar turned legs, and other woodwork were provided by William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury, who had been raised in the village of Shapwick and whose family lived locally. The west end has a late medieval gallery with a panelled front which was probably originally a rood screen. The roof is topped by a small weatherboard belfry which resembles a dovecote.
By the early 20th century, the church had fallen into disrepair and was being used as an animal shelter by a local farmer. Repairs were paid for by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings who sold a collection of Thomas Hardy’s manuscripts to raise the funding. The work was supervised by A. R. Powys who also oversaw the work at the Old St Cuthbert's Church, Oborne
This is an image from the only day during our two-weeks-roundtrip around Iceland which I did not enjoy. We wanted to visit Aldeyjarfoss, a waterfall which is very tough to access in winter and early Spring but offers the most astounding setting within columnar basalt rock. The only day we had for doing so promptly brought weather misery. We got there only half way with our campervan, had to park kilometres away from the place, rescued four very silly young girls who I guess had recently made their driving license and had tried to access the waterfall with their 4x4 ending in terrible failure and them being stuck in an ice hole. After all that excertion we went on our hike to get to the waterfall, got lost in bad weather, poor visibility and snow that reached up to our waste soimetimes. In the end we only got short glimpses of the river and its strange volcanic rocklands but never reached the waterfall and were rather happy just to having made it back to our van :) And so it goes ... :p
As Briton and I were going from one place to another, we spotted this beauty way up in a big tree. Briton swings around and I got out and shot it. Best kind of Drive by shooting I like to hear about. Cooper's Hawk Plymouth Meeting Pa.
As the river of water meandered through the forest, we too meandered with it, but sticking close to the well worn path. With each step, we kept moving lower into the forest realizing that at some point it would be necessary to climb back up. Fortunately, the many wonders of nature prevented us from moving too quickly.
The undulating floor and various bare roots, made one look were one was walking. A vividly green fern helps too anchor this shot, while thriving in a crevasse among the moss covered rocks. And, the cloud covered sky helped even out the light, preventing any harsh shadows.
As the sun passed the mountaintop and was reflected in the lake it generated this very special atmosphere at the Barmsee lake
RedFish are back at The Darkness Monthly Event with this tattoo that is beautiful, bold yet delicate. So feminine that will make any girl blossom <3
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No, I just refuse to believe my eyes
In front of me something I can't recognize
You stood beside me all my life
The heart machines are ticking
I can hear the life support pumping
The line between life and death doesn't become any clearer than this
Covered with an oxygen mask
These words will be his last
With the energy he has got left
He turns to me and say
I can not stand by you
Till the end of the world like I said I would do
No, I won't be able to
Help you carry the weight of the world
My time has come
Silent as a butterfly
I'll be flying beside you
Watching above you
Silent as a butterfly
All of a sudden I've lost my strength
Isn't it scary how things can change
Mm, in an instant just like that
Whenever I had questions
You always had the answers
You taught me about life
And the importance of being yourself
And to highly value honesty
How not to lose grip of reality
With both your feet on the ground
I can not stand by you
Till the end of the world like I said I would do
No, I won't be able to
Help you carry the weight of the world
My time has come
Silent as a butterfly
I'll be flying beside you
Watching above you
Silent as a butterfly
You weren't suppose to see me like this
And I'm sorry, sorry
I must leave, it's my turn
But I will see you soon (soon)
I cannot stand by you
Till the end of the world like I said I would do
No, I won't be able to
Help you carry the weight of the world
My time has come
Silent as a butterfly
I'll be flying beside you
Watching above you
Silent as a butterfly
As A Butterfly - Dead By April
A huge thank you to Abigail Brewer for posing for me in this shot. It wouldn't have felt right to me if I did it without you. ♥♥
Photo taken at Lux Aeterna. Please go check out the beautiful SIM.
Known as "the horseshoe shop" in Antrim, it was originally built as a blacksmith’s in 1887.
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I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
(Revelation 22:13)
The least awful of three compositions taken very late at night..
Focus is intentionally on the trees as they are a lot prettier.
Our granddaughter's reflection as she runs through a puddle of water on another fine sunny, blue-sky day on Bluebird Estates.
Blogged here: artrock2006.blogspot.com/2018/07/water-art-flipped-sprink...
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When printing was as much an art form as a technology.
Or, the day the people at the Print Shop at History San José set me and my camera loose in their type storage cabinets.
Having had some experience with off-set printing in the past, it was interesting to see how they used to do it.
-Wendy Garrett
HBW
*peyton 03.11.08
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The little pilot takes flight...
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following uplifting creations:
THOR's Andy's Plane, which is part of the new Childhood! Set, available at The Liaison Collaborative!
Little Branch's White Mulberry Tree, which is available at The Men's Dept. (TMD)!
hive's Countryside Fence!
Remarkable Oblivion's Aviator Ace Helmet!
Keep reaching for the sky, dreaming big dreams, and shining so bright, my friends!
Everything may change in this demoralized world except
the heart, human love, and our striving to know the devine.
Marc Chagall
Samsung NX1 & Kiron 105mm f/2.8 Macro
Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld
All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2018.
Image created January 25, 2022.
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Music Link: "Zenlike Creature" - Ozric Tentacles. From their album "Technicians of the Sacred". Pardon the cheesy video but this version had the best audio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihQ2n7c-drU
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