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Had a go at trying for a macro shot of one of these amazing little creatures. It was sitting outside my window ledge. I had good natural light which helped. I think I got as close to the spider as my lens would allow (which is 295 mm from my subject to the sensor of my camera). Worth enlarging.
I had met this gentleman before. I believe that his memory is compromised. When there is noise on High Street (there was thunderclap and then hail) he steps out and looks. If addressed, he is quite willing to talk. He also allowed me to do his portrait. He is a friendly man. And curious. Fuji X-E2 plus Mitakon Speedmaster at F0.95.
Like most parrots Rainbow Lorikeets generally mate for life, and if conditions allow can reproduce three times annually!
The Philosophical Hall at the Strahov Monastery, Prague, Czechia (the Czech Republic's official short name as of 2016)
(unless you made and paid for a reservation months beforehand, you are not allowed inside and can only admire the room from the doorway; photos can be taken only if you pay extra for a photo permit; best viewed enlarged for details)
Abbot Vaclav Mayer, during the last quarter of the 18th century, decided to build new library premises for the numerous acquisitions so he ordered the Philosophical Hall to be built by the naturalized Italian architect Johann Ignaz Palliardi. The hall is 32 meters long, 10 meters wide and 14 meters high, flanked on all sides by rich walnut wood bookcases. The highest shelves are only accessible from the gallery which is accessed by secret spiral staircases in both corners, masked by false book covers.
The ceiling was painted by Viennese artist Anton Maulbertsch over a period of 6 months, aided by only one assistant. The painting called The Spiritual Development of Mankind depicts the development of religion and science, guided by Divine Providence in the center of the painting, surrounded by virtues.
In the 19th century, Napoleon Bonaparte's wife Marie Louise visited the library and donated a four-volume work on Louvre museum paintings and Versailles gardens. The gift was stored in the tall bookcase that dominates the left side of the hall. On the top of the bookcase, there is a marble bust of Francis I, Emperor of Austria and Marie Louise's father.
The total number of volumes in the hall exceeds 50,000 works. In 2010, the Philosophical Hall was completely restored.
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Never Allow the Darkness to Come Over You -
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Orange Rose at dusk - growing in a wild garden in West Wales/Ceredigion
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. . . Skipper was allowed outside. Now all the cats are strictly indoor cats. Sometimes it makes me sad for them, but they do much better inside.
I sat and waited ages for this warbler to come up out of the reeds and show itself thankfully there was a wee breeze that moved the reeds to allow a small window for a quick grab shot. These little warblers are such beautiful singers
I allowed the sun to rise further over the mine buildings so it was more visible than in my previous image.
Gaztelugatxe, Bermeo, Vizcaya, País Vasco, España.
Gaztelugatxe es un islote de la localidad vizcaína de Bermeo, País Vasco, España. Está unido al continente por un puente de dos arcos. Sobre la isla hay una ermita dedicada a San Juan que data del siglo X, aunque algunos descubrimientos datan del siglo IX. Dicha ermita se edificó sobre los restos de un castillo adscrito al Reino de Navarra y que fue asediado, sin ser tomado, por las tropas castellanas. Junto con otra pequeña isla vecina, la de Aqueche, forma un biotopo protegido, que se extiende desde la localidad de Baquio hasta el cabo Machichaco en Bermeo, en el golfo de Vizcaya.
La costa vizcaína en este lugar es agreste. El mar trabaja sin cesar erosionando la roca, areniscas y duras calizas de arrecife, y tallando en ella túneles, arcos y cuevas. La isla de Gaztelugache es el corazón de este interesante tramo de costa, junto con la pequeña isla de los conejos, la isla de Akatx, paraíso de las aves marinas.
Sobre la isla de Gaztelugache hay una ermita consagrada a San Juan. Junto a la ermita hay un pequeño refugio que permite protegerse del viento y poder realizar una merienda disfrutando del mar y de las aves que anidan en estos lares.
El acceso es espectacular. Un estrecho camino que parte de tierra firme y cruza sobre las rocas por un puente de piedra permite llegar hasta la zona superior del islote después de ascender 241 escalones. El camino se encuentra asimismo jalonado con las sucesivas estaciones de un Viacrucis. Suele ser tradición entre los caminantes tocar la campana de la ermita, como símbolo por el esfuerzo realizado, una vez ascendidos los 241 escalones.3 El esfuerzo merece la pena.
El islote está atravesado por túneles y hay numerosos arcos. A sus lados se abren playas de piedra que suelen ser muy utilizadas por los buceadores.
La costa, acantilada, está cubierta de vegetación. Destaca en esta el endemismo vasco y el acebuche y sobre ellos hay árgomas, encinas y brezos. En el mar, de fondos rocosos, existen praderas de algas, con especies como las laminarias o saccorhizas. La población piscícola es la típica del Cantábrico, donde abundan lubinas, fanecas, congrios o chicharros, y se completa con babosas, carraspios, julias e invertebrados como actinias, erizos, holoturias, pulpos, nécoras y centollos, además de los percebes que se encaraman en la roca.
Las aves marinas son muy abundantes. La existencia de espacios amplios, como la isla de Aqueche a la que solo se pueden acceder por mar, hacen que puedan reproducirse con tranquilidad. Entre las aves que crían aquí destaca, por su rareza y pequeño tamaño, el paíño común. Abundan además, las gaviotas patiamarilla, los cormoranes moñudos y las palomas bravías.
Aunque hay frecuentes discrepancias respecto a qué municipio pertenece el istmo de Gaztelugache, este se encuentra dentro de los límites de la Villa de Bermeo.
Gaztelugatxe is an islet in the Vizcaya town of Bermeo, Basque Country, Spain. It is linked to the mainland by a two-arch bridge. On the island there is a hermitage dedicated to San Juan that dates from the 10th century, although some discoveries date from the 9th century. Said hermitage was built on the remains of a castle attached to the Kingdom of Navarra and which was besieged, without being taken, by Castilian troops. Together with another small neighboring island, that of Aqueche, it forms a protected biotope, which extends from the town of Baquio to Cape Machichaco in Bermeo, in the Bay of Biscay.
The Biscayan coast in this place is wild. The sea works incessantly eroding the rock, sandstone and hard reef limestone, and carving tunnels, arches and caves in it. The island of Gaztelugache is the heart of this interesting stretch of coast, together with the small island of rabbits, the island of Akatx, a paradise for seabirds.
On the island of Gaztelugache there is a hermitage consecrated to San Juan. Next to the hermitage there is a small shelter that allows you to protect yourself from the wind and to be able to have a snack enjoying the sea and the birds that nest in these parts.
The access is spectacular. A narrow path that starts from the mainland and crosses over the rocks by a stone bridge allows you to reach the upper part of the islet after climbing 241 steps. The road is also marked out with the successive stations of a Via Crucis. It is usually a tradition among walkers to ring the hermitage bell, as a symbol of the effort made, once the 241 steps have been ascended.3 The effort is worth it.
The islet is crossed by tunnels and there are numerous arches. On its sides there are stone beaches that are often used by divers.
The coast, steep, is covered with vegetation. The Basque endemism and the wild olive tree stand out in this area, and on top of them there are gorse, holm oaks and heather. In the sea, with rocky bottoms, there are seaweed meadows, with species such as laminarias or saccorhizas. The fish population is typical of the Cantabrian Sea, where sea bass, pouts, conger eels or mackerels abound, and is completed with slugs, carraspios, julias and invertebrates such as actinia, sea urchins, holothurians, octopus, crabs and spider crabs, as well as barnacles that perch on the rock.
Sea birds are very abundant. The existence of wide spaces, such as the island of Aqueche, which can only be accessed by sea, means that they can reproduce with ease. Among the birds that breed here, due to its rarity and small size, the common storm petrel stands out. There are also plenty of yellow-legged gulls, shags and rock doves.
Although there are frequent discrepancies regarding which municipality the Gaztelugache isthmus belongs to, it is within the limits of the Villa de Bermeo.
Male Brown Hawker.
One of the trickier species to photograph as they rarely settle for long and they are very sensitive to movement and rarely allow a close approach.
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I want to wish everyone a wonderful weekend! I'll do my best to view all your beautiful photos. Everything depends on how much pain I'm dealing with each day. Thanks so much for all your prayers and well wishes. I appreciate them so much. Lots of hugs!
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GÉNÉRATION
En hommage à Florence, ma petite-fille, qui m’a spontanément proposé le titre de cette image.
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Sur ces rivages bordés d’infini, un père initie son jeune fils à l’art de la pêche en eau peu profonde. Au premier abord, on pourrait croire qu’il s’agit d’une simple scène de pêche, pourtant…
Dans nos sociétés, l’idée de génération est souvent réduite à une opposition statique entre le passé et l’avenir, entre l’ancien et le nouveau. Je crois plutôt qu’il faut y voir un mouvement, un mouvement continu de transmission et d’évolution des connaissances et des mentalités humaines. En somme, cette transmission, notamment par la filiation, permets à l’originel de rester original et de poursuivre l’aventure humaine. * Ce que nous appelons « l’avenir » est, en fait, le résultat de l’interaction et de la transmission par toutes les générations. **
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Ici, sur ces rivages bien en retrait des mondes utopiques qui alimentent la fureur de nos sociétés, le père et le fils renouent avec la patience et la modestie fondamentale de l’existence des êtres. Et aussi avec l’enchantement originel devant la beauté et le mystère de notre monde.
La pêche aura été un bon prétexte pour cela.
Patrice
* Charles Coutel, philosophe français.
** Tim Inglold, anthropologue britannique
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GENERATION
In honor of Florence, my granddaughter, who spontaneously suggested the title of this image.
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On these shores bordered by infinity, a father introduces his young son to the art of shallow-water fishing. At first glance, one might think this is a simple fishing scene, yet...
In our societies, the idea of generation is often reduced to a static opposition between past and future, between old and new. Instead, it should be seen as a movement, a continuous movement of transfer and evolution of knowledge and human mentalities. In short, this transfer, particularly through filiations (kinship), allows the original to remain original and to continue the human adventure.* What we call the future is, in fact, the result of all these generations interacting.
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Here, on these shores far removed from the utopian worlds that fuel the fury of our societies, father and son reconnect with the patience and fundamental modesty of being. Also with the original enchantment in front of the beauty and mystery of our world.
Fishing was a good excuse for this.
Patrice
* Charles Coutel, a French philosopher.
** Tim Ingold, British anthropologist.
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Still standing, two pairs of US&S H2's act as intermediates at Mile 44.7 of Canadian National's Halton Sub. The R plate beside the single aspect upgrades the stop and proceed indication to a restricting to allow trains to pass the signal without stopping when following other trains.
The leaf spring allows a relatively simple and reasonable wheel suspension in spite of a large ratio of sprung to non-sprung masses.
Die Blattfeder soll bei Fahrzeugen mit u.U. großem Verhältnis von gefederten zu ungefederten Massen eine von der Konstruktion her einfache und kostengünstige Radaufhängung ermöglichen.
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American White Pelican
The American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Central America and South America, in winter.
The species also has the second largest average wingspan of any North American bird, after the California condor. This large wingspan allows the bird to easily use soaring flight for migration.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_white_pelican
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_White_Pelican/overview
Tübingen / Baden-Württemberg / Germany
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Channels were apparently dug through Caddo Lake to allow boats with deeper drafts to pass. This is one such passage. A little creepy. 20210315CaddoLakeDxOLr14
Capture taken during last years June visit. Will plan to go back this year too, if the weather allows and alarm will pull me out of bed ....All have a good start into upcoming new week. Thanks, Udo.
Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus 1758)
Una de las imágenes que pude lograr de la Apolo posada sobre la orquídea Dactylorhiza maculata. Fotografiada al atardecer en El Valle de Aran (Lleida). Se trata de una hembra con el “sphragis” bien visible, cuyo tema ya he citado en alguna otra toma publicada.
En algunas especies, como Parnassius apollo y P. mnemosyne entre otras, los machos -tras la cópula- colocan a las hembras una sustancia que se solidifica denominada "sphragis", la cual tapa el acceso genital de la hembra de manera que impide el que se pueda aparear de nuevo con otro macho. Garantía de su estirpe?… En el momento de la puesta esa sustancia cede y permite la oviposición.
One of the images I could get of the Apollo perched on the orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Photographed at sunset in El Valle de Aran (Lleida). It is a female with the “sphragis” clearly visible, the subject of which I have already quoted in some other published shot.
In some species, such as Parnassius apollo and P. mnemosyne among others, the males - after the copulation - attach to the females a solidifying substance called "sphragis", which covers the female genital access in a way that prevents the can mate again with another male. Guarantee of its lineage?… At the time of laying this substance yields and allows oviposition.
L'une des images que j'ai pu obtenir de l'Apollon perché sur l'orchidée Dactylorhiza maculata. Photographié au coucher du soleil à El Valle de Aran (Lleida). C'est une femelle avec les «sphragis» clairement visibles, dont j'ai déjà cité le sujet dans un autre plan publié.
Chez certaines espèces, comme Parnassius apollo et P. mnemosyne entre autres, les mâles - après la copulation - attachent aux femelles une substance solidifiante appelée "sphragis", qui recouvre l'accès génital féminin d'une manière qui empêche la peut s'accoupler à nouveau avec un autre mâle. Garantie de sa lignée?… Au moment de la ponte, cette substance cède et permet la ponte.
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Yeh! My A/C is fixed and at least we're more comfortable in our house. It's 93 degrees out this evening and so humid. My dogs are much more comfortable and so are we. The service people didn't think they would be able to make it here today but because I mentioned that my bulldogs were having a hard time dealing with the heat they made an exception and fitted us in. My heroes! Hope everyone is doing well and have a great weekend.
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Strolling Cherishville with Bug.
Thank you, my friend, for allowing me to pose with you again
Let your love pour down
All around..... let it fill my heart
Old man weather had it together when he planned this night
From out of the blue he set the mood turned down the lights
Just when we thought the storm was over here it comes again
After so many bright colors that I have shown here in the last few days, I can allow myself to add a somewhat gloomy picture (from February this year) without the whole mood changing. It doesn't tip over for me anyway because, on the one hand, it's my favorite place on the small Winterberg in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, which I'm fascinated by in all weathers, and on the other hand, I'm just about to pack my suitcase. Because tomorrow I'm going on a photo tour east for two weeks.
As the title suggests, this photo was taken in a 30 minute break between two rain showers. They made sure that there wasn't much (or nothing) of the sunrise that I actually came up here to see. At the same time, however, an extraordinary atmosphere was created that makes this picture one of my favorites from here.
And since I've photographed this tree about fifteen times now, that's saying something.
Nach so viel leuchtenden Farben, die ich in den letzten Tagen hier gezeigt habe, kann ich es mir erlauben ein etwas düsteres Bild (aus dem Februar diesen Jahres) einzufügen, ohne dass gleich die ganze Stimmung kippt. Für mich kippt sie sowieso nicht denn zum einen ist das mein Lieblingsort auf dem kleinen Winterberg im Elbsandsteingebirge, von dem ich bei jedem Wetter fasziniert bin) und zum anderen bin ich gerade dabei meinen Koffer zu packen. Denn morgen gehts für mich für zwei Wochen gen Osten auf Fototour.
Dieses Foto entstand, wie der Titel schon vermuten lässt, in einer 30 minütigen Pause zwischen zwei Regenschauern. Die haben zwar dafür gesorgt, dass von dem Sonnenaufgang, wegen dem ich eigentlich hier hoch gekommen bin, nicht viel (bis garnichts) zu sehen war. Gleichzeitig wurde jedoch eine außergewöhnliche Atmosphäre geschaffen, die dieses Bild zu einem meiner Favoriten von hier macht.
Und da ich diesen Baum nun schon an die fünfzehn mal fotografiert habe, will das schon was heißen.
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The incidence of Corona cases here has reached a level that allows beer gardens to open again. There was no sun and it was actually a bit cool for a beer garden today. But after being deprived for so long we thought we would give it a try. Before entering you have to register with a QR code, and you have to keep your mask on until you reach your table. Not quite like in the old days, but the beer tasted good and the blossoming horse chestnuts added to the atmosphere.
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Feel sorry for the youth of today. When I was young this place would be packed with people swimming and water skiing. The result of living in a society that does not take responsibility for their own actions. Something happens because you did something sue the city or town. This is what happens.
From the forecourt of Notre-Dame, on the large platform which allows you to admire the facade of the cathedral so well, you can clearly see the dome of the Pantheon in the distance.
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Le Panthéon
Depuis le parvis de Notre-Dame, sur la grande estrade qui permet si bien d'admirer la façade de la cathédrale, on aperçoit très bien au loin le dôme du Panthéon
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