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actually...this is everyday scene, this guy jumps from one window to another checking where we are to let him in...:))
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Actually - Mount Ngauruhoe, used as a stand-in for the fictional Mount Doom in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Taken on a glorious day during one of my trips to Waihohonu last year.
Hmm, actually a little pleased with this one.
The stoneware jar is in itself no more than 3 inches totally.
I placed it on a glass dish, to add some water/light reflection, and then under a running kitchen faucet.
Again, a little surprised of the result, in a positive way :-)
Tried the slow shutter speed that we experimented with a couple of months ago in the 'intentional blur' theme, but the result didn't turn out well.
Actually looking at this, I see why I *had* to take it - the layout of the folds and her markings and the sheet/comforter markings has fabulous lines to it. And Kitty smile. After I took this she put her paw over her eyes to block light so I’m glad I grabbed the cell pic rather than try to get the camera. Oh, and this hasn't been in Happy Caturday and with the 6 February 2021 theme "A Winter's Nap"... I guess it is now!
There is actually a disproportional representation of this image but that is a tale for another day or you could visit Deviant Art where they host a host of other entirely different images and versions of images that I have created that you may or may not have seen.
Why not Buy Me a Coffee
Actually, the scientific name for this Robin is rather interesting:
" Turdus migratorius".............
Regardless, it's nice to see them back here (although many do not migrate!!).
Click to enlarge for even more fun, and details!!
Thanks for looking, etc.:)
It's actually remnants of a Moon Snail's shell. I found it while collecting seashells at Sanibel Island in Florida several years ago. This theme is a wonderful challenge: it wasn't until I had been looking for a pareidolia for a few days until I remembered this shell!
photo size: 2.37"W by 1.52"H and 6.03cm W by 3.87cm H
Theme: "Pareidolia" The human brain can create meaningful and significant shapes from patterns and textures. Take a photo of a pareidolia you perceive.
Thank you for taking the time to view this photo, and for the faves and comments you make, thank you.
Actually, I've been hoping of late to find a Golden Eagle, but today I'm good with this magnificent female Bald Eagle, stretching her leg, waiting for her mate to return.
Actually, one could spend many hours in the pretty little town of Mahone Bay, browsing the quaint little shops and cafes....a great place to find artwork and jewellry, antiques and nautical treasures, and the best shoe store around! We arrived at dark and Wayne stopped for coffee so I grabbed a chance to capture the calm scene across the road.
Actually I am sure this is a Little Black Cormorant but I could not find any information on the blue skin under its beak. I suppose this is a breeding bird but why none of the books or websites I consulted mentions this blue colour as a breeding sign?
I posted this question on Australian Bird Identification FB page yesterday but no comments so far. I wonder if somebody please may shed more light on this blue colouring?
Or is this something that every Australian child knows and I shouldn't be asking? (-;
I actually took this photo while sitting on the bus. On the green plain, I occasionally see deer when the bus drives past in the afternoon. But this day something else caught my interest.
I saw this chasing, almost gaping beast/dragon cloud coming at high speed (heading to the right). Can you see the muzzle, the prominent sunken eye and the hunting gaping expression? Imagine how easily a cloud can play out a whole drama in the sky and entertain a bus passenger with a good imagination....
If you can't find the dragon/beast face, clues are:
The face is seen from the side, in the middle of the picture, the snout just above the green hill
Actually it’s not a rose at all, but a perennial Hibiscus plant (Hibiscus syriacus).
The term 'Rose of Sharon' is a biblical one and comes from Song of Solomon in the Old Testament, Chapter two, verse one.
The beloved says 'I am the Rose of Sharon, a rose of the valley'.
Scholars disagree as to what specific plant/flower is being referred to. Some think it refers to a lily, others to a crocus, and some believe it refers to a wild tulip. One thing they all agree on is that it is not the current Hibiscus plant that is commonly called a Rose of Sharon, because Hibiscus originally comes from East Asia, not the Middle East.
This is just one example of how confusing names of plants can be, with colloquial and regional names often being far from correct to the botanical name and designation.
All that aside, enjoy this macro of this lovely flower :)
Actually, this one wasn't a great photo, but I like it, for the scene and the sharpness of the clock. So, I processed it for a while... I think is good enough to be shared. What do you think?
actually this is just a word play, since the plate is from the series Manufacture Rock from Villeroy und Boch.
Same plate differnt day , different light, light shaped by the railings of my balcony, one photo with an addidional reflector zebra gold and silver.
Actually, I was looking for the mating pair of Peregrine Falcons, but the Brown Pelicans did keep doing fly-bys of the seaside cliffs to keep me entertained. This was the only one I got in full breeding color though.
shot by KHWD. It actually of emu feet walking across the land, so love it!
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Aboriginal art in the Northern Territory of Australia is rich and diverse, reflecting the deep cultural heritage and storytelling traditions of Indigenous Australians. Here are some highlights:
Kakadu National Park: Home to ancient rock art, including the famous rock art at Ubirr. These paintings date back thousands of years and depict various aspects of Aboriginal culture and mythology2.
Arnhem Land: Known for its traditional bark paintings, which often feature intricate designs and X-ray style depictions of animals.
Alice Springs: A thriving art scene with numerous galleries showcasing contemporary Aboriginal art. You can meet artists and see them at work1.
Darwin: The capital city boasts several galleries, such as the Paul Johnstone Gallery and the Mbantua Gallery, where you can view and purchase authentic Aboriginal art.
Remote Communities: Arts centers in remote communities, such as Durrmu Arts Aboriginal Corporation and Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association, offer a glimpse into the vibrant local art scene.
This piece was photographed in Alice Springs.
Actually I just wanted to cross the street. On my way through Madrid City. Within a fraction of a second I decided to photograph him. His surprised look says it all. I thanked him very kindly and moved on.
This actually wan't taken in Fall but the colours of these leaves reminded me of the season. Fall is most definitely my favourite time of year. Wool hats, boots, crunchy leaves, cool crisp air .... whats not to love!
Actually, and contrary to that familiar idiom, it was as I settled the canoe amidst a thriving mass of Pontederia cordata, one of several populations providing beautiful accents on the quiet areas of the lake. (A closer view of an expanse seen in yesterday's image.)
This Wild Fashion Love Actually Bodycon Dress will cause some trouble by bringing along some seriously sultry appeal for your next night out.
The dress features a peekaboo heart bodice and composed in your choice of curve-hugging latex, lace or weaved fabric from its 20 Color HUD arsenal. It also comes with femme fatale heart-shaped gold earrings.
This sexy Love Actually Dress fits Reborn, EBody Curvy, Freya, Hourglass, Kupra Bimbo (+Kups A/B), Kupra Low, Legacy (+ Perky), Maitreya (+Petite), Tonic (Min + Fine + Curvy), and Momma Love mesh bodies.
This beautifully scandalous dress is exclusively available at the Swank Fifty Shades of Red Event for February,
Taxi:
Like most parrots Rainbow Lorikeets generally mate for life, and if conditions allow can reproduce three times annually!
Animals never cease to surprise me. Miss Piggy, a Kunekune pig, lives on a little farm which is part of the park where I went yesterday to watch the ducklings. I walked past the farm on my way to the pond and noticed Miss Piggy on the pasture. Actually Miss Piggy is hard to overlook as she is huge but what caught my attention was the fact that she seemed to be very interested in the dandelions. I zoomed closer and this is what I saw, a pig blowing a dandelion ! I should really go to this park more often, the animals there seem to be quite fascinating .....
Actually its not and it wouldn't be right to say, that it's just a hotel.
i like how the leading lines are crooked and give some weird dimension to the photo.
we're all mad here.
Much more of a drastic description than what actually happened. I never really searched for this engine while passing through Orizaba - it found me, twice.
Once on the highway out of town, and then a couple of nights later taking the slow way towards our Hotel. The conductor, or brakeman was waving a flashing on the back of the rear hopper. I had no idea what it was at first, then it became apparent it was train time. A mile or so east of Patio Orizaba this local goes about its duties for the evening.
I couldn't tell you exactly why but this one is going in a very small pile of my images that I think are pretty good. Doesn't mean you have to feel the same way but I love it. This little shed is a fantastic location and I've shot it under many different conditions from 'holy crap' sunsets to incredible smoke skies due to massive bushfires and this foggy sunrise. It looks very rural but it's actually very close to housing estates, I can only hope it doesn't disappear in the name of progress..
Actually no weather to take pictures in the Värmland's snowy woods in Sweden. Too cloudy, dark and too much snowfall. And then it became foggy, too. And suddenly the mood became a kind of mystical. It was worth just a trial.
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Actually I was waiting for the light to become green - exceptionally for St. Patrick´s day. But the operator didn´t know how to do it and he had to call another guy from outside. When this one got the lights set to green, it was pitch dark already.
It actually snowed here overnight, but now the sun is shining. The dream of a white Christmas could come true after many years.
Wish you a Merry Christmas and pleasant holidays!
Thank you also for the many visits to my site!
Über Nacht hat es doch bei uns tatsächlich geschneit, inzwischen scheint die Sonne. Da könnte der Traum von einer weißen Weihnacht nach vielen Jahren wahr werden.
Wünsche euch eine Frohe Weihnacht und angenehme Feiertage!
Danke auch für die vielen Besuche auf meiner Seite!
……. A ‘Merrthought’ actually!! Home of the famous handmade Teddy Bears in Ironbridge - pity they didn’t turn every other head the other way around, they are looking over towards the river, behind me is the car park hence me taking it this way!! HFF to all on Flickr. Taken on my phone in Apple RAW & edited in Lightroom. Alan:-)……
For the interested I’m growing my Shutterstock catalogue regularly here, now sold 126 images :- www.shutterstock.com/g/Alan+Foster?rid=223484589&utm_...
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I came across this field full of snow geese and noticed that they were in rows !!!! Very orderly, I must say !! Actually, they had landed in the stubble of a harvested corn field and it is easier for them to navigate by staying in the corn rows !! Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Actually Grasmere Lake (NT) in 'The Lake District National Park' in Cumbria, UK - 'The Daffodil Hotel' in the distance.
I actually put this picture together back in January but I never uploaded it. I think at the time I was having a confidence problem because I looked at it today and I think it is a lovely image.
Credits
Hair: Truth, Fire
Mask and Collar: Astralia, Snow is coming
Dress: Junbug, Naomi
Head: Genesis Lab, Eva
Body: Maitreya, Lara
Enjoyment: Yours <3
Actually, it's not crackers, but I kind of liked the title, so I went with it anyway. 😋 Someone had thrown some food ( corn kernels, maybe, not sure) onto the ice on the river, and this Mallard was gobbling it down, piece by piece.
I also have to admit that there's one more reason that the title here is inaccurate. This is a male Mallard, and according to AllAboutBirds.org, male Mallards don’t quack; they make a quieter, rasping sound. It's the females that do the standard duck quack.
If you'd like to hear the male sounds (and the female quacks too), you can check them out here: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mallard/sounds
I am holding an online photo exhibition. For details, check the Photo exhibition venue. I was planning to actually exhibit it at a gallery in Tokyo in April, but it was postponed at the request of the government.
Photo exhibition venue → kyoto-muse.jp/web-exhibit/110790
playlist→ music.apple.com/jp/playlist/%E5%80%8B%E5%B1%95/pl.u-38oWZ...
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 is attacking all over the world. Japan is no exception, and everyday is becoming more difficult. As a photographer, I also thought about life and postponed the exhibition according to the government's request. The Japanese government does not support artists. So I decided to hold an online photo exhibition. This is free to watch.
The photo exhibition should be in the dark in the room at night, preferably with the playlist. Look at the brightness of mobile terminals at 1/3.
*My planet, My Life.*
*Simple reason, Simple stories, Planet is circulate and “Life” is a season. *
* SONY ILCE‑7M2 / Lomography New Jupiter 3+ 1.5/50 L39/M *
・Link: Official photo gallery.
・Work - `work`
・Street - `Street wark`
Official Photo gallery, Art/snap works Updates every Monday.
Actually it's a Reeve (female name). Ruffs hail from Eurasia. This one's vacationing in sunny Florida.
Geschüttelt. Nicht gerührt.
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Actually one should translate the catchphrase in German like this: Erschüttert, nicht gerührt ... which makes a completely different sense ;-)
I found the following a little interesting:
No other drink in book and film history is as famous as Bond's Vodka Martini. The agent licensed to kill has a very precise idea of how to mix this cocktail. The saying "Shaken, not stirred" is one of the most famous movie catchphrases of all time. Bond reaches for the glass on various occasions and in changing company. He drinks his vodka martini ice-cold, but without ice. So ice is put in the shaker, the vodka martini is shaken and finally the ice is filtered off. The name of the drink also causes further confusion: Martini is a very well-known vermouth brand, but Bond drinks his vodka martini entirely without this wine-containing ingredient. And James Bond wouldn't be James Bond if he didn't have an ace up his sleeve: Biochemists from the University of Western Ontario have found that the shaken variant with wormwood is healthier. In addition to the additional oxygen, it also contains more antioxidants that protect the body from free radicals.
- - - Well then ... cheers ;-)
I think my two virtual living room lights are having fun. And the mood goes with a drink, right?
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Eigentlich müsste man das Zitat im Deutschen so übersetzen: Erschüttert, nicht gerührt ... was einen ganz anderen Sinn ergibt ;-)
Ich fand folgendes ganz interessant:
Kein anderer Drink der Buch- und Film-Geschichte ist so bekannt wie Bonds Wodka Martini. Der Agent mit der Lizenz zum Töten hat eine ganz genaue Vorstellung davon, wie dieser Cocktail zu mixen ist. Der Spruch "Geschüttelt, nicht gerührt" ist eines der berühmtesten Filmzitate aller Zeiten. Bond greift zu den verschiedensten Anlässen und in wechselnder Gesellschaft zum Glas. Er trinkt seinen Wodka Martini eisgekühlt, aber ohne Eis. In den Shaker wird also Eis getan, der Wodka Martini wird geschüttelt und schließlich das Eis abgefiltert. Der Name des Getränks sorgt zudem für weitere Verwirrung: Martini ist zwar eine sehr bekannte Wermut-Marke, dennoch trinkt Bond seinen Wodka Martini ganz ohne diese weinhaltige Zutat. Und James Bond wäre nicht James Bond, wenn er nicht noch ein Ass im Ärmel hätte: Biochemiker der Universität Western Ontario haben festgestellt, dass die geschüttelte Variante mit Wermut gesünder ist. Sie enthält neben dem zusätzlichen Sauerstoff auch mehr Antioxidantien, die den Körper vor freien Radikalen schützt.
- - - Na denn ... Prost ;-)
Meine beiden virtuellen Wohnzimmerleuchten haben Spaß, glaube ich. Und die Stimmung passt zu einem Drink, oder?
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maybe the beginning of a series:
Actually if you look closely there are 5, counting the 2 lifeboats by the cruise ship. There is a tour excursion boat in the foreground, a tender lifeboat on the right, and the Royal Princess. If you take a good look at the Royal Princess you will see that a movie is being shown on the big screen on the pool deck.