International Vulture Awareness Day
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“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery” (Anaïs Nin)
into the realm of the indefinable. The photographer as magician is acutely aware of the multiplicity of associations submerged in the appearance of the objective world.
Arthur Tress
HGGT! Ukraine Matters!
prunus, flowering cherry, 'JFS-KW 14', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
And heartfelt solidarity with you during this tragic time and I wish you a speedy recovery.
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️❤️❤️
A bull elephant stands under the shade of a tree in the midday heat of 34C during Winter at Etosha national park, Namibia...the only movement was its ears flapping to keep cool and this very slight turn of its head acknowledging that it was aware of our presence...
For this weeks theme "blue for you me - 2023".
Our health is the most precious thing we have, we cannot take it for granted.
Overcast day with steady breeze. This bird of prey was watching small birds moving below. It was constantly scanning the surrounding area.
Breast cancer death rates declined 40% from 1989
to 2019 among women. The progress is attributed
to improvements in early detection.
This picture is dedicated to all women in Flickr please auto explore and you can save your life!
Very very happy day and THANKS my friends.
(feeling a bit better......)
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The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Resolution 54/134).[1] The premise of the day is to raise awareness of the fact that women around the world are subject to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the aims of the day is to highlight that the scale and true nature of the issue is often hidden.
Background:
"Forget ME not" was created to raise awareness about M.E (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) - an extremely debilitating, life changing, complex chronic disease that has received shamefully low attention and fundings for research for decades. Patients are being disbelieved, misunderstood and dismissed. There is no treatment and no cure.
Over 20 million people across the globe are affected and in the aftermaths of COVID this number is quickly rising (many Long Covid patients end up being diagnosed with M.E).
During our events in May we will create awareness, break the stigma and fundraise for the "Open Medicine Foundation" who conduct research into M.E, Long Covid, Fibromyalgia and related chronic conditions. They are a registered, US based non-profit organization that has been around for over 10 years.
You can also support by wearing this blue ribbon exclusively made by Enewa, when you click the information box at the Forget ME Not sim.
Get it here in-world: Forget ME Not events place and exhibit 💙
To know more about the event and how you can raise awareness and support the cause to research and find cure for ME/CFS, link here: Facebook: forgetMEnotSL 💙Flickr group: forget ME not SL
💙 Website and donation page: Forget ME Not SL site
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
The wildebeest also called the gnu is an antelope in the genus Connochaetes native to Eastern and Southern Africa. It belongs to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep, and other even-toed horned ungulates.
Connochaetes includes two species, both native to Africa: the black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (C. gnou), and the blue wildebeest or brindled gnu (C. taurinus).
In East Africa, the blue wildebeest is the most abundant big-game species; some populations perform an annual migration to new grazing grounds, but the black wildebeest is merely nomadic. Breeding in both takes place over a short period of time at the end of the rainy season and the calves are soon active and are able to move with the herd, a fact necessary for their survival. Nevertheless, some fall prey to large carnivores, especially the spotted hyena.
Wildebeest often graze in mixed herds with zebra, which gives heightened awareness of potential predators. They are also alert to the warning signals emitted by other animals such as baboons.
Some illegal hunting goes on but the population trend is fairly stable and some populations are in national parks or on private land. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists both as least-concern species. – Wikipedia
Smile on Saturday - Made by Me
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A Statement Against Pollution
This was a sculpture I did for an exhibition done in collaboration with the Moving Ethos Modern Dancer Company called Purity & Pollution. It was floating in the pool during the exhibition. It is entirely made out of garbage (rubbish) and is mostly made of plastics, although glass and cans (tins) are included and the surfboard of course. I am trying to encourage people to throw their garbage (rubbish) in the appropriate places, not just throw it anywhere thereby destroying, land, birds, animals, the ocean, and other waterways.
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
quote by Og Mandino
thinking about this a lot today.. how the adversity and challenges help us to grow.. and also how the truth sets you free
:)
The Central Methodist Church, also known as the Central Methodist Mission or Metropolitan Methodist Church, is a large and historically important Methodist church located on Greenmarket Square in Cape Town, South Africa. The church has played a significant role in the growth of Methodism in South Africa. In 1988, the Metropolitan Church merged with Buitenkant Street Church, forming the Central Methodist Mission.
History and activism
The church is known for its active advocacy efforts such as its yellow banner campaign that seeks to rise awareness of important social issues and as a site of refuge. The church windows were damaged by police water cannons during the anti-apartheid Purple Rain protest in 1989.
I have been debating recently whether to post about this. Its a bit of a tussle between me being reluctant to go into my health publicy vs a strong desire to raise awareness to my like minded friends about something a bit nasty that I think landscape photographers, hikers, campers (really anyone that loves the outdoors) should be really careful of.
My health was great until the summer of 2019 when I was suddenly knocked off balance by a range of weird symptoms. I was put on beta blockers for a racing heart. My speech went all weird. I was pretty scared. Finally this summer I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease (aka the Great Imitator) as it copies other illnesses and can be misdiagnosed. I had to be tested to rule out MS etc... Even after the correct antibiotics I am left with speech fatigue (I just sound a bit drunk all the time), brain fog and constant nerve tingling. This is the reason why I had to take redundancy from my job.
However I am lucky. I have a reasonable quality of life. For a start I still have enough energy to get up for sunrises. Some sufferers are in a lot of pain, fatigued and bedridden. I know of someone who partly lost his eyesight.
I may have to seek private treatment in the New Year from a Lyme specialist clinic despite having no job. This is the reality for a lot of LD sufferers.
Because ordinary mosquitoes love me (I'm always getting bitten) I don't remember my tick bite and this proved costly and made diagnosis harder, I spent months blaming the meno.
Please look out for ticks all year round. If you do get a bulls eye rash go to the doctor without delay and get antibiotics. Don't wear shorts on summer shoots. Carry a tick removal kit.
There is loads of information on the Lyme Disease UK website and their support group has been invaluable to me.
Thank you to my friends on here for being supportive. Sorry for the long post x