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Winneconne is the township where I live. The Wolf River runs through it! It snowed the night before, and it was overcast and cloudy----a great time to go out and shoot my 2015 Pentax K1 camera.
after a snowy night
reflections on the wolf
all is calm
Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer
Dahlia flower taken at the Adelaide Botanical Gardens.
Hope you enjoy the Beatles singing the same song as the title
"Across The Universe "
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90M60PzmxEE
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Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus (M)
It breeds across Europe and much of temperate and northern Asia. Most birds migrate south in winter, but those in the milder south and west of the range are resident. It is common in reedbeds and also breeds in drier open areas such as moorland and cultivation. For example, it is a component of the purple moor grass and rush pastures, a type of Biodiversity Action Plan habitat in the UK. It occurs on poorly drained neutral and acidic soils of the lowlands and upland fringe.
The common reed bunting is a medium-sized bird, 13.5–15.5 cm long, with a small but sturdy seed-eater's bill. The male has a black head and throat, white neck collar and underparts, and a heavily streaked brown back. The female is much duller, with a streaked brown head, and is more streaked below.
Despite its name, the Reed Bunting breeds across a range of habitats from reedbeds and conifer plantations to hedgerows and arable crops like oil seed rape. During the non-breeding season, this species is dependent upon weed seeds, and as such, Reed Buntings would have joined other species in winter flocks on farmland stubbles. The decline of this species matches that of other farmland species like Tree Sparrow and Linnet. The increasing winter use of gardens during the 1980s probably reflects the decrease in availability of winter food.
The low winters sun.. has given this Dartmoor landscape a lovely warm feel.. but it was freezing..
HGGT.. thanks for looking.. have a great day
Alexandra Bridge, between Ottawa and Gatineau Quebec.The bridge was constructed between 1898 and 1900.
Sunset across Lake Tyrrell.
My son has been quite sick for a week but is much better now. He did a Rapid Antigen Test and then the more accurate PCR test. Both came back negative. It seemed odd given how bad he was feeling and he rarely ever gets sick. Yesterday his girlfriend started getting sick and did a RAT test. Positive for Covid.He repeated a RAT test which turned a very faint positive. He obviously has it but received a false negative. Fortunately he felt too unwell to go anywhere and infect others so they have basically been isolating anyway.
For the first two years of the pandemic, few people in Australia knew anyone with Covid. Now it would be very few who don't know someone!
Stay safe everyone and keep well.
Ive just deciderd to put up this photograph again as its one of my most favourite ones and I love the place. Ive a lot of personal stuff to sort out at the moment so hopefully this will give me breathing space. Best wishes and thanks to all you great people out there!
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" I love the ground whereon she stands "
Here is "Celtic Woman`s" haunting version:
Do give it a listen/look;
SONG;
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIDgUQiu-8
"Black is the colour, of my true loves hair,
Her lips are soft like roses fair,
She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands,
I love the ground, whereon she stands"
" I love my love, and well she knows,
I love the ground, where on she goes.
I write her a letter, Just a few short lines,
And my heart it dies, a thousand times"
[ Unknown, traditional, Glasgow, Scotland, 18th century. ]
The evening light slowly fades out to the west
over Lugala and beyond and as far as the eye can see, in the Wicklow Mountains National Park, Ireland.
This lovely mountain is also called "Fancy Mountain".A pretty name for a pretty place.
Im going to ask my friend to write a slip jig on the fiddle for me and call it " The Fancies of Lugalaw " and then every time I go up here, not only will I have the view and the silence but Ill also have the music going around in my head as well. Now isnt that a proper kind of "madness"! Lol! P@t.
My pics are also available in slide form on Flickriver below, if you prefer;
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A few people have said that they found the song very sad, particularly the extra verse I put in above.
We may be completely wrong as often in songs and poems of this period from Ireland and Scotland, the woman is actually ones homeland.Many womens names were used in the place of the country and the broken heart and unrequited love has to do with the country been in "strangers hands" and un free and would particularly apply to Scotland and Ireland.
It seems to be in vogue now to be patriotic and whereas a certain amount of it is to be admired, we must be careful, as too much of it has plunged the World into too many wars. We dont want a border here in this country. We had one for a hundred years and lots died because of it. Mostly innocent as always.I do think that they wont allow one and Im hopeful.
Ive just updated this photo as lots of people may not have seen it. I actually think its my best ever and please do listen to the song and watch the video as its amazing!!! P@t.
Amazing cloud formation just after sunrise. The sea was calm and the tide was coming in. Every year the shingle is built up on the beach as a sea defence but you can see the channels in the shingle where the sea has already flooded in during recent stormy weather. The wooden breakers are also a sea defence. Eastbourne, UK
A cloudy day with just a bit of snow -- and a view of Gaustadt's main street. Even though the houses are fairly colorful, I like the look of this image in b&w (Panasonic L Monochrome in LR 6.14). [P1060245_lr_2000]
Thank you all for the clicks, comments & faves. I really appreciate it. (I've decided to reply to comments only if I have something worthwhile to add.)
Had there been no Covid-19 virus and had I not ruptured my left Achilles (now on the mend) I would be flying to Vienna today to start a 19 days trip around this lovely country. I plan to do the same in 2021. This was taken on a day out from Salzburg.
Measuring 46 feet across and spanning the length of the gallery’s wall, the monumental Joystick is an ode to Rosenquist’s love of flying. Based on reflections from a mirrored cylinder, packed with gyrating forms that move at incredible speed, the space of Joystick is invented, abstract, and wholly optical. “The priority for me is visual invention and, really, content is secondary,” Rosenquist told the late art historian Robert Rosenblum. By contrast, the central expanse of The Geometry of Fire is a reflection of real space. Painted after a devastating fire destroyed the artist’s Florida studio, the 25 foot long picture depicts the wildness of fire on the left and the destruction it causes, seen in the melting, exploding hub caps on the right. At the picture’s center is the mysterious cosmos, populated with the galaxies, star showers and black holes that became the subject of Rosenquist’s last paintings.
Displayed @the "WTC", NYC
Came across this Chiffchaff singing his socks off yesterday on our local walk.
I think this might be a female Goat Willow tree (Salix caprea) but would appreciate a correct I.D.
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