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Young Leopard in the Moremi Nature reserve, Botswana
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
All rights reserved. © Thomas Retterath 2023
About the length and diameter of the first two bones in your little finger, a tiny Snowberry Clearwing Moth backs out of a Bee Balm floret after sampling its sweet nectar. These creatures are amazing as they go about their business with stealth and precision. And... they fly FAST.
Snowy Egret coming in to land and forage in the shallow water of the lake. Bright yellow feet are distinguishing features of this bird.
Feel the vibe
Feel the terror
Feel the pain
It's driving me insane
I can't fake
For God's sake why am I driving in the wrong lane
Trouble is my middle name
But in the end I'm not too bad
Can someone tell me if it's wrong to be so mad about you
Mad about you
Mad
Are you the fishy wine who will give me a headache in the morning
Or just a dark blue land mine that will explode without a decent warning
Give me all your true hate and I'll translate it in our bed
Into never seen passion, never seen passion
That's why I am so mad about you
Mad about you
Mad
Trouble is your middle name
But in the end you're not too bad
Can someone tell me if it's wrong to be so mad about you
Mad about you
Mad about you
Mad about you
Mad
Give me all your true hate and I'll translate it in your bed
Into never seen passion
That is why I am so mad about you
Mad about you
Mad about you
Mad about you
Mad about you
Mad about you
Mad about you
Tune ♥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj_VidtyaOc
Credits ♥
Adriana
A U R U S - Adriana Bento Nails -Maitreya & Slink
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Sintiklia - Hair - Eleonor
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.... clouds always shines
the sun
Oia in the sunrise
Composing
Über.... ....den Wolken scheint immer
die Sonne
Oia im Sonnenaufgang
The daisies diary I
What stories can be told about the beautiful daisy species one can have in the garden? A story of life, a story of beauty and decay, a story about longing for the light.
Maybe, if daisies could have a diary, it would be much the same as ours.
Enjoy!
about the annual cascade of autumn leaves :-)
― Joe L. Wheeler
HBW!!
viburnum, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, Raleigh, north carolina
Switzerland, May 2021
My best photos are here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ticino-best-photos-of-southern-...
My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (warning, it's a bit shocking): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2-Xszz7FI
You find a selection of my 80 BEST PHOTOS (mostly not yet on Flickr) here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/western-green-lizard-lacerta-bi... (the website exists in ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS, ITALIANO, ENGLISH, DEUTSCH)
ABOUT THE PHOTO:
So this photo is a bit of a novelty for me - at least here on Flickr, but it's also a journey back in time in a sense. I've always loved b/w and sepia photography; already as a very young teenager I would go out into the woods with an old Pentax Spotmatic (which I had nicked from my father) whenever it was a foggy day to shoot b/w compositions of sunbeams cutting through the ghostlike trees.
I used films with a sensitivity of at least 1600 (for those of you who remember what that means 😉 ), and the resulting photos had an incredibly fine grain which I loved; I blew them up to the size of posters and hung them on the walls of my teenage man-cave next to Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Slash.
But then I abandoned photography altogether for 20 years, and when I finally picked up a camera again, it was one of the digital kind. Now neither film nor grain played any role in my photographic endeavours - let alone b/w compositions: because the reason I fell in love with shooting pictures once more was the rare and incredibly colorful lizard species that had chosen my garden as its habitat.
It's this species - the Lacerta bilineata aka the western green lizard - that my photo website www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ and also my Flickr gallery are dedicated to, but I've since expanded that theme a bit so that it now comprises the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat, which is to say my garden and its immediate surroundings and all the flora and fauna I find in it.
I like that my gallery and the website have this clear theme, because in order to rise to the challenge of portraying all aspects of a very specific little eco system (which also happens to be my home of sorts), it forces me to constantly explore it from fresh angles, and I keep discovering fascinating new motives as my photographic journey continues.
Which brings me to the horse pasture you see in this photo. This playground for happy horsies lies just outside my garden, and it normally only interests me insofar as my green reptile friends claim parts of it as their territory, and I very much prefer it to be horseless (which it thankfully often is).
Not that the horses bother the reptiles - the lizards don't mind them one bit, and I've even seen them jump from the safety of the fly honeysuckle shrub which the pasture borders on right between the deadly looking hooves of the horses to forage for snails, without any sign of fear or even respect.
No, the reason I have a very conflicted relationship with those horses is that they are mighty cute and that there's usually also foals. The sight of those beautiful, happy animals jumping around and frolicking (it's a huge pasture and you can tell the horses really love it) is irresistible: and that inevitably attracts what in the entire universe is known as the most destructive anti-matter and ultimate undoing of any nature photographer: other humans.
Unlike with the horses, the lizards ARE indeed very much bothered by specimens of loud, unpredictable Homo sapiens sapiens - which makes those (and by extension also the horses) the cryptonite of this here reptile photographer. It's not the horses' fault, I know that, but that doesn't change a thing. I'm just telling you how it is (and some of you might have read about the traumatic events I had to endure to get a particular photo - if not, read at your own risk here: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51405389883/in/datepo... - which clearly demonstrated that even when it's entirely horseless, that pasture is still a threat for artistic endeavours).
But back to the photo. So one morning during my vacation back in May I got up quite early. It had rained all night, and now the fog was creeping up from the valley below to our village just as the sky cleared up and the morning sun started to shine through the trees.
And just as I did when I was a teenager I grabbed my camera and ran out to photograph this beautiful mood of ghostlike trees and sunbeams cutting through the mist. There had already been such a day a week earlier (which is when I took this photo: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/51543603732/in/datepo... ), but this time, the horses were also there.
Because of our slightly strained relationship I only took this one photo of them (I now wish I had taken more: talk about missed opportunities), and otherwise concentrated on the landscape. It was only later when I went through all the photos on my computer that I realized that I actually really liked those horses, even despite the whole composition being such a cliché. And I realized another thing: when I drained the photo of all the color, I liked it even better - because there was almost a bit of grain in it, like in the photos from my youth.
Since then I have experimented quite a bit with b/w and sepia compositions (some of which I will upload here eventually I guess), but this photo here is the first one that helped me rediscover my old passion. I hope you like it even though it builds quite a stark contrast with the rest of my tiny - and very colorful - gallery. But in the spirit of showing you the whole Lacerta bilineata habitat (and also in the spirit of expanding my gallery a bit beyond lizards and insects), I think it's not such a bad fit.
As always, many greetings to all of you, have a wonderful day and don't hesitate to let me know what you think 😊
sim: Tilheyra
uber: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tilheyra/46/229/25
Tune in:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6EZ-JIeTXc&list=PLmzP977za2b...
I took a trip on a train
And I thought about you
I passed a shadowy lane
And I thought about you
Two or three cars parked under the stars Winding stream
Moon shining down on some little town And with each beam, the same old dream And every stop that we made Oh, I thought about you And when I pulled down the shade Then I really felt blue
I peeped through the crack
Looked at the track
Oh I'm going back to you
And what did I do? I thought about you There were two or three cars parked under the stars
Winding stream
Moon shining down on some little town And with each beam, the same old dream
And then I peeped through the crack And looked at the track
Oh I'm going back to you
And what did I do? I thought about you
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Johnny Mercer / Jimmy Van Heusen
~Textura N°45 sun~by Cris Buscaglia Lenz
Season's Greetings to all my visitors and followers, let your wishes come true!
What happens in SL stays in SL lol. Thank you so much Bia for inviting me to be part of this fun experience! We sure did have fun. Lucky for us Rhia made sure we were safe for the night lol
Hugs and kisses!!!
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Pentax K-5
Helios 44-2 58mm F/2
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Thank you for your visit, most appreciated!p
Церковь Рождества Богородицы из села Передки (Боровический район). Храм был построен не позднее 1531 года. Шатровая бревенчатая Рождественская церковь представляет собой восьмерик на крестообразном, стоящем на высоком подклете, основании.
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin from the village of Peredki (Borovichi district). The temple was built no later than 1531. The hipped log Church of the Nativity is an octagon on a cruciform base standing on a high basement.
About blackbird-sized and striking black-and-white. It has a very distinctive bouncing flight and spends most of its time clinging to tree trunks and branches, often trying to hide on the side away from the observer. Its presence is often announced by its loud call or by its distinctive spring 'drumming' display. The male has a distinctive red patch on the back of the head and young birds have a red crown. What they eat: Insects, seeds and nuts (Courtesy RSPB).
Thanks for viewing my photos and for any favourites and comments, it’s much appreciated 👍
Credits
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Soon updates for other heads lel evo x
♦ The ears are customizable; a Development Kit for Rigging, Skin and Tattoo will be available for everyone.
♦ BENTO Gauged S Ears
♦ Black Tunnel Addable
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♦ 9 Rotation Poses
The first Piercings Set is free until November 14th
Addams Jane Overalls and Jane case heels
Dahlia Yuma Necklace
More credits at rorasprettythings
Picture taken at our home! <3
We don't have much light up here these days, so this guy is shot with a powerful flash gun. That was an interesting experience.
Something about a southern girl
Make me feel right
In a Mississippi morning
She's an angel in flight
In a blink of an eye
She'll be out of your sight
Everything you ever wanted to know about Quokkas:
visitperth.com/blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-ab...
How to pronounce: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH5zZjXj7ss&ab_channel=EmmaSa...
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Bento Mesh Head: LeLutka Gaia EVO-X
Bento Mesh Body: Maitreya Lara
Face/Body: Ivy w/ freckles by enLight (formerly ND/MD) now @ Uber (until 7/22/2023) @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Uber/128/128/2
Dirty Body Tatt: Even~Tide
Hair: I1009 by Tram
Ensemble: Zara (incl. dress, shirt, legwarmers) by Les Sucreries de Fairy
Gloves: Zafia Fashions
Bullet Belt: Remarkable Oblivion
Potion Flasks: Pucca Firecaster Creations
Rebel Boots: Mossu
Croc Dundee Hat by Roosters
Winchester 73 Rifle: GS Creations
Eyes Applier: XLII by Shimmer
Eye Blush: Just Magnetized
Spool bench/driftwood: Consignment
Quokka Animesh (Companion or held): [Rezz Room]
SIM: Pitch Perfect Venue, Australia @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Australia/95/104/21
Bicycles
Although I don’t ride a bike, well not at least for 40 odd years, there is something satisfying about a bike. It’s solid, reliable (mainly), an art form, it has a place in our society, an environmental champion, a pleasure and a serious competitor.
There aren’t many things in life that fulfil those criteria, there will always be those detractors but for me the bike is a hero.
More postings in this series to follow ………..
We know full well there's just time
So is it wrong to dance this line?
If your heart was full of love
Could you give it up?
'Cause what about, what about angels?
They will come, they will go
Make us special
Don't give me up
Don't give... me up
How unfair, it's just our luck
Found something real that's out of touch
But if you'd searched the whole wide world
Would you dare to let it go?
'Cause what about, what about angels?
They will come, they will go, make us special
Don't give me up
Don't give... me up
'Cause what about, what about angels?
They will come, they will go
Make us special
It's not about, not about angels, angels
Muse Lethal Addiction Lingerie
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VARONIS - Occurrence Backdrop
🎶 HOOVERPHONIC - MAD ABOUT YOU
“Trouble is my middle name
But in the end I'm not too bad
Can someone tell me if it's wrong to be so mad about you?
Mad about you
Mad”
No need to ask you heard about us. No need to ask you heard about us
Already know you know about us
No need to ask you heard about us. No need to ask you heard about us
Watch your mouth when you around us
I am very excited about the update of Luanes World @ Slice of heaven:) I have been slaving all day to give the sim a spring make-over, and for the big part the work is finished:)
Where Luanes Magical World @ Morning Glow is all about magic, mystery and fairytales, Luanes World @Slice of Heaven is a 'normal' but very romantic sim with a lot of nice spots all around.
Come see for yourself, and please take a lot of pics on both sims - post them here :)
Just dream about
Color fills our lives
Just dream about
Some one else tonight...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuRigekcetk
Taken @ The Outer Garden