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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
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As our ship headed northeast from South Georgia, we were treated to one of our last sightings of icebergs and remnants from the world's once largest iceberg, A23a.
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. 21830
As promised, a little more uplifting look at some coyotes from my rainy morning outing a few days back. I bet they were surprised by the rain - I sure was. The temps are dropping too, to the mid-30s/40s (F) this week, so these two look prepared in their winter coats. They were in a different pack/different area of the park, by the way, from the last two posts. Check it Large for the detail on that soppy wet coat.
My big lens raincoat is now where it belongs, in the big lens bag. 😉
Try as it might, the sun had a real effort on its hands attempting to show itself through the fluffy clouds. I just luv these type of skies, as they create such depth.
A play around with the settings, gave me the time I needed to get some foreground water movement. The small lighthouse at Roker"s curved pier is backlit by the sunrise colours.
Amazed I managed to get anything as every time I set up, down came the rain.
“In the quiet hours, when the lights are out
And my mind is free to wander
As the embers burn and the planets turn
We just carry on…”
More on a little virtual keyhole ☂
Dust & Sparkles,
Dea
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As I clean out my photo files and go through cards that I never downloaded, I am finding a few old photos that I forgot about. This is the incredible Ghost.
As you can see from this shot, we humans aren't the only ones to be targeted by the little blood suckers.
As you can see, she didn't die playing with her Rottweiler friend. Still sunset, still perfectly warm light for shooting some portraits.
Canon FD 50mm @ f1.4
As I am 'away' from Flickr due to a very busy 'other life' at the present, I thought a winter sunset just to stay in touch and say hello to all my contacts would be fitting.
I will be back into photography later in the year and must say I am missing it and have probably lost my mojo :-(
As I approached these cows their eyes seemed to be asking if I had placed this fox's tail and hindquarters on the fence. Farmers often do this to supposedly scare off other foxes. Or more likely the practice originated in England - the game keepers would place dead foxes on the fence so that the Lord of the Manor could see that the game keeper was at work.
As if it is not bad enough that I have to clamber about in this mud in the rain now there is a pesky photographer in my way !!
This poor little Dunlin may have had a point it wasn`t very nice out there on Dungeness NNR beach but I had a lovely time as the waders took very little notice of me in the nasty weather
My husband bought this for me as a surprise, it is a Gnome be Gone made by Sugarpost artist Fred Conlon www.sugarpost.com/. I now have several of his pieces and just love them; they are fun and whimsical and suit my personality.
ODC - focal point
As the sun was setting those colors looked beautiful,
I am in front of the waterfall looking at the birdhouse,
Soon they will be tenants there,
Free room and board for our feathered friends.
This little number gave me such Clueless Vibes! I love it!
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"As much as I'd like the past not to exist
It still does
And as much as I'd like to feel like I belong here
I'm just as scared as you."
- Song Lyrics
Evanescence - Lost in Paradise
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvIKwiNS_U8
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As there are more visitors, comments and faves, I may have missed yours, or took a longer time to reply, my sincere apologies. But thanks everyone for your support
As we reached the bottom of the Navajo Loop trail at Bryce Canyon, we saw this lonely Douglas fir tree sticking straight up between the rocks.
The Navajo Loop Trail drops down into the amphitheater and passes through "Wall Street," a narrow switchbacked slot between sheer cliffs, with towering Douglas fir trees growing along the trail. The Navajo Loop Trail extends 1.3 miles, starting and ending at Sunset Point, with an ascent/descent of 550 feet.
As seen on Boxing Day 2024. If you're going to have a Christmas Tree, have a big one. As seen in Hertfordshire.
Fruits for the Butterflies
Frutas para as Borboletas
Parque das Aves
Foz do Iguaçu
Paraná, Brasil
Art Week Gallery Theme
This week - 21 to 27 of November of 2021, our theme is:
~------ Food Delights------~
As the title says, this is the main Church in the centre of town reflected in a puddle on the tarmac on the concourse in front of it. The Image has been flipped 180 degrees.
as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness :-)
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder
acer, Japanese maple, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, Raleigh, north carolina
As we strolled a neighborhood in San Diego, California, we approached this garden with its fresh lime-green leaves but the arbor surrounded by the flowering bushes and trees was where our eyes were drawn . . . and it is one of those places I sometimes visit in my dreams.
Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_1aF54DO60
Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning.
George Bernard Shaw