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Outdoor shower new from Dutchie...Adult and PG...I've decided to use it to water these beautiful spring flowers! Out now at faMESHed:
Dutchie outdoor shower
faMESHed: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FaMESHed/226/144/1001
Dutchie Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dutchie%20furniture/148/84/22
Dutchie Flickr: flic.kr/ps/uNrta
Beautiful Planters by Zinnia..can be found at Uber Hometown:
Zinnias La Cantina Frida Planter Large
Zinnias La Cantina Frida Planter Small
Uber Hometown: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Uber2/218/84/22
Zinnias Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Michigan%20Bay/122/160/25
Zinnias Flickr: flic.kr/ps/trJsS
Konoha:
Papaver alby (Poppy)
Konoha Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Whitlock/147/173/2601
Konoha Flickr: flic.kr/ps/3S5rdX
MESHWORX & Terrashop~Olivia Plant Pot Tan Glaze Olive Tree 4
MESHWORX & Terrashop~Olivia Plant Pot OldWhiteGlaze OliveTree 2
uber: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Uber/126/129/1200
MESHWORX Flickr: flic.kr/ps/2hrDRq
MESHWORX Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/MESHWORX/137/124/28
Misc. Goodies:
Apple Fall Old Manufactory
Apple Fall Clag Jug, Resting
Apple Fall Found Earthen Pot
Apple Fall Scroll-Handle Terracotta Jug - Glazed
Apple Fall Scroll-Handle Terracotta Jug - Warm
Apple Fall Clay Jug w/ Rope
Apple Fall Found Wood Vessel
Apple Fall Scroll-Handle Terracotta Jug - Bleached
..::THOR::.. Vintage Watering Can - Cream
{Unflat Stuff} Wheelbarrow C
{Unflat Stuff} Retro ceiling lamp B
[BB] Standing Tuxedo Kitten Decor
[BB] Standing Tuxedo Kitten Northern Lights Eyes Decor
*RITM* Simple Ladder *straight* (0.5 LI) TEXTURED
HISA - Hanging vines 5 - dark
HISA - Hanging vines 5
HISA - Flora wildflower grass - Mixed Greens
elev8~Jasmine Bush B
Illusions of Grandeur-Classic French Sign Cordonnerie
Thanks so much for all the support! I really do appreciate it! 🌼
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Capital controls in my country will not allow us to bring any money to sl.
My work and tree sales, as well as donations, will not allow me to support the whole sim any more.
Oniro as it is now will therefore not exist for long. If you like to visit, you won't have long now.
Here are some of the destinations -
2. Underwater mermaid world - including merdances
4. The beach
5. The old posh club & gallery
8. Mystic Meadow - the last version...
Please feel free to explore !
There are some hidden little corners for you to discover.
I suggest you start with a gondola tour. The gondola is next to the dock, near central landing spot. Left click and sit, alone or with your friends, and the gondola will start the tour in a few seconds.
Hang gliding, owl riding, horses to ride around... lots and lots to do ... for the last times, as it will be all gone in a couple of weeks.
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In the field of excited sighs
Inside natures open thighs
Grows a beauty, oh so sweet
That my fingers they do meet
That my fingers they caress
Natures defences, i undress
Allowing my sun to now cover
My sweet, wild growing lover
That fills the field with excited sighs
That opens wide, it's waiting thighs
Waiting for my love, to descend
cover it with sunshine, that will never end
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Howard (Northern Cardinal) loves peanuts and millet. He beat Robbie (Gray Squirrel) to Robbie's feeding station again today. Actually, this is everyone's feeding station but the only one Robbie is allowed to access.
The palm tree stump where this was located has finally collapsed from the inside out. Therefore the stone has been moved to what may or may not be it's new permanent location.
I find that where I need to stand in order to get a photo is too close to the other feeding stations and the other birds feel I might be too close for comfort. Therefore, they tend to fuss at me until I move further away, then they go about their business of eating.
That standing location does not detour them from going to Robbie's station though. While I was standing there, one of the catbirds, a wren and a tufty came to grab a bite. I just happened to be looking at Peter Pan (Eastern Bluebird) who was sitting on the bluebird box and missed those shots.
It looks like Peter is starting to re-consider his decision not to have children this year but he is having great difficulty getting Lady B to become interested again. Oh the drama, the nature shows in my yard are so much more entertaining that those so called reality shows everyone is so fond of these days. There is most certainly plenty of drama and it's all real.
Have a wonderful day and happy snapping.
Usually Spotted Towhees like to stay hidden in the dense underbrush but this one gave me a nice pose on top of the thicket, allowing me to get a shot with a clean background.
Brussels, 2020 /Short walks around the block are still allowed in Belgium...
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You have to take risks, he said. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. Every day, God gives us the sun--and also one moment in which we have the ability to change everything that makes us unhappy. Every day, we try to pretend that we haven't perceived that moment, that it doesn't exist--that today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow. But if people really pay attention to their everyday lives, they will discover that magic moment. It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane, like putting our front-door key in the lock; it may lie hidden in the quiet that follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same to us. But that moment exists--a moment when all the power of the stars becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles.
- Paulo Coelho; By the river Piedra I sat down and wept
Ne Me Quitte Pas......
(this is the most emotional video that I have ever seen...)
Weil ihr eure Schutzmaske immer auffresst dürft ihr nicht mit ins Geschäft. Sitz!
Because you always eat up your protective mask, you are not allowed in the shop. Seat!
Playing on the frozen lake ... it was a balmy -15C. I told them to "look serious - no smiling allowed." :)
- Keefer Lake, Ontario, Canada -
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.
Leaning haphazardly against each other, this rock formation towers over the Wadi Rum visitor centre. It proceeds to a gradual peak with the highest pillar at its front. The clear, rounded shapes of the pillars standing side-by-side allowed it to inherit its name. Because of it shapes, this mountain look like many things. A collection of lopsided pillars, a procession of figures fanned out behind their leader, the bulwark of a great ship sailing through an ocean of sand. The modern name is taken from TE Lawrence’s memoir of his time in the desert. Though only five of these pillars are immediately visible, the other two are around the side. It is possible to walk around the formation but the best view is from a distance near the visitor centre. The original Arabic name is Jebel al-Mazmar, which means “The Mountain of the Plague.”
This site is one of the most amazing hiking spots in the area. The trail is one of stark contrasts: on one side, flat sands spread long distances, the very picture of the dry, yellow desert of the imagination in summer. In winter and spring, it is scattered with low grasses and bushes that animals come to graze on. Keep your eyes peeled and you might even spot a camel or two! On the other side, the mountain leaps from the ground in a sheer wall of sandstone and granite. A walk along the base of the rock is done easily at your own pace. Upon approaching the foot of this majestic mountain, tilt your head back and take in the enormity of the pillars. Massive as big-city skyscrapers, these natural formations speak of something ancient. A testament to this place and its withstanding thousands of years of both human and environmental turmoil.
Never Allow the Darkness to Come Over You -
There is Always Light Somewhere
Orange Rose at dusk - growing in a wild garden in West Wales/Ceredigion
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200
ƒ/2.8
4.5 mm
1/250
ISO 400
Flash (auto, fired)
Dedicated to C.F. (ILYWAMHASAM)
Hiking and exercise in Oregon are still allowed if you can keep your distance. Where better to keep your distance than an abandoned campground. This place is great. You can see nature taking the campground back. One loop is still open during a usual summer, though it may not open this year. There is a great amphitheater that is falling apart, with trees growing from a projector screen, and pavement cracking all over. Fallen trees block most streets, and restrooms are overgrown with plants. As cool as all that was, I was more drawn to the stream through the property. That's where this image was taken. Not a trophy location by any means, it did have a great deal of moss and the way the water surrounded the pile of rocks n the middle was very cool.
In the times of COVID you just have to try to make lemonade out of lemons. Enjoy.
BTW- Merrel "Moab" shoes are not a good choice for those who scramble over wet rocks. Splash! I am getting Columbia shoes next time.
I allowed the sun to rise further over the mine buildings so it was more visible than in my previous image.
This Screech Owl is placed with licensed caretakers at Grandfather Mountain due to an injury that does not allow it to survive in the wild.
Tree Swallow allowing me to approach her box and speak with her. (Better Large . . .)
(Flickr has been acting up for days here on my end . . . that, and/or I desperately need to change ISPs.)
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In 2006 as a very special treat we were allowed into the church .Inside you can see murals of Heaven, Hell, and Everything in Between:
Botlek, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
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© 2016 Bart van Damme
E.B.S. [European Bulk Services] were so kind to allow me to shoot on their premises.
The elevated walkways really allow you great access out into the marsh there in Assateague, great for getting closer to the wildlife, and also nice that the wild horses can traverse under the walkways.
We could easily have scooped up this small dog and taken her home. In fact we were encouraged to do so by the locals. Sadly we aren't allowed pets in our condo
Today's train 162 was, thankfully, running about 25 minutes late, allowing enough time for the view of the Tut Mobile leaving Center City Philadelphia, as the sun held out just long enough.
Toadstool Geologic Park is located in the Oglala National Grassland in far northwestern Nebraska. It is operated by the United States Forest Service. It contains a badlands landscape and a reconstructed sod house. The park is named after its unusual rock formations, many of which resemble toadstools.
Toadstool Geologic Park is said to be the "badlands of Nebraska" or the "desert of the Pine Ridge." The park is open 24 hours a day. Toadstool Park is north of Crawford, Nebraska; to get to the park, take Nebraska Highway 2/Nebraska Highway 71 to Toadstool Road. There is a 1-mile loop trail within the park. There are many fossils along the trail; removing fossils is not allowed. Many fossils of large prehistoric animals such as entelodonts and hyaenodons have been found here. Camping is available and there are two toilets.
The Bison Trail to Hudson-Meng Bison Kill is a 3-mile hike.
The city of Jaén is at the heart of the vast olive fields in Andalusia, Spain. The proud shape of Castle of Santa Catalina and the adjacent Parador Nacional de Turismo (a luxury hotel that occupies the ancient stable of the castle) dominate the city and offer a scenic view of the city against the backdrop of the massive mountains of Sierra Morena. It was a rainy day, but while my wife and I were having breakfast, the clouds opened up for a few minutes allowing the sun beams to break through with a dramatic effect. I rushed for my camera and managed to capture the scene.
NS 227 took just long enough to make it's way to Harrisburg to allow me to get into position at Harris Tower.
They also caught a stop signal to allow work train to finish putting away their train. So after a brief pause, they get under way, and what else is there to do but drop the shutter nice and low?
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Link to Cincinnati Zoo..............
Also a new group to join for anyone who has Ohio Zoo pictures!
www.flickr.com/groups/ohio_zoos/
Also check out Zoos Around the World group!
www.flickr.com/groups/zoos_around_the_world/
I may not be on flickr a lot because I'm a bit under the weather!
Have a wonderful week everyone!
Let me know please if this looks too bright! Someone made the comment that it did. Thanks!
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.
Built strategically in order to allow soldiers to control the large stretch of sea on which the city of Trapani flows, it is now possible to reach the Tramontana Walls.
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© 2017 François de Nodrest / Pantchoa - All rights reserved.
On top of Taygetos Mt. (2.407m) in southern Greece.
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Tübingen / Baden-Württemberg / Germany
Album of Germany (the south): www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157712099...
CN A435 has stopped at Brantford to allow the conductor to make their cut with CN 2417 leading. On their arrival it was fully cloudy but a tiny sun pocket gave me just enough light at the west end of the yard.
That's not allowed to use this image on any website, blog or other media for any purpose without my explicit and written permission.
Mild winter weather allowed some people to take their boats out on the first day of the year ( January 1st 2025 )
Pitt Lake is the second-largest lake in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. About 53.5 square kilometres in area, it is about 25 km long and about 4.5 km wide at its widest. It is one of the world's relatively few tidal lakes, and among the largest. In Pitt Lake, there is on average a three foot tide range; thus Pitt Lake is separated from sea level and tidal waters during most hours of each day during the 15 foot tide cycle of the Pitt River and Strait of Georgia estuary immediately downstream.The lake's southern tip is 20 km upstream from The Pitt River confluence with the Fraser River and is 40 km east of Downtown Vancouver.
Pitt Lake is in a typical U-shaped glacial valley in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The overdeepening of the lower end of the valley over the span of the Wisconsin glaciation created a trough over 140 m below current sea level. After initial glacial retreat at around 13,000 years ago a saltwater fjord occupied this basin when relative sea levels were still ca 120 to 140m above current levels in the region. Unlike neighbouring Indian Arm and Howe Sound farther west, this fjord basin became partly cut off from tidal waters by sedimentation of the lower Fraser River ca 10,500 years ago, and Pitt Lake is now considered a tidal fjord lake.
Pitt Lake is the second largest of a series of north-south oriented fjord-lakes incising the southern slopes of the Pacific Ranges, the largest being Harrison Lake located 60 km to the east. The other fjord-lakes include Coquitlam Lake, Alouette Lake, Stave Lake, and Chehalis Lake.
The Pitt River drains into the northern end of Pitt Lake. The western shore of Pitt Lake are protected within Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, while most of the eastern shore are protected within Golden Ears Provincial Park. The southern end of Pitt Lake features an extensive marshland called Pitt Polder. While most of this marshland has since been drained for agricultural use, the northernmost portion is strictly protected in order to provide critical habitat for migratory birds.
Communities
The community of Pitt Meadows and the First Nations reserve of Pitt Lake Indian Reserve 5 are located at the southern end of the lake. Just southwest of the lake is the community of Port Coquitlam, which is across the Pitt River from Pitt Meadows. At the north end of the lake is a locality named Alvin, which is a transport and shipping point for logging companies and their employees.
Wikipedia
Happy New Year
~Christie (happies) by the River
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This photo was part of a spontaneous session I shot a couple of years ago. I vividly recall driving past this place and thinking I had entered some sort of portal that allowed time travel. It wasn't simply the wonderful Victorian house, but everything that surrounded it. It felt for all the world like I had moved back in time. But more than that, it felt like a movie set with everything carefully crafted to give the impression of a small town street in a much simpler time. All the touches were there, the stone column flanking a wrought iron fence; bare tree, crooked street sign, and that wonderful front porch. This is not one of those century villages full of preserved historic architecture. The house is situated on a city street, surrounded by ample evidence of the modern era. Yet somehow this corner of Highland Avenue has escaped the visual clutter and is locked into a decades-old visual appearance. As it happened, my completely random discovery of this place coincided with absolutely perfect sky and cloud conditions. The low sun angle provide deep shadows and greatly enhanced the mood. And the fallen leaves added to the atmosphere. It just wouldn't have been the same had the leaves been raked away to reveal a bare tree lawn and pavement. All part of that timeless quality and autumnal ambiance. I post a photo of this place every autumn; it's sort of like putting up a seasonal decoration. I just love the way the scene makes me feel.