Awkwardly
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A beautiful tree that I have long admired over the years when passing this spot but never tried to photograph until yesterday. It is in a very awkward location, surrounded by sheep pens, fences and walls - rather looking like a deliberate attempt to stop any photography of it from any angle. I only decided to try it as there suddenly appeared light on the mountain in the background, but composition was a problem as I wanted the tree 'separated' from the mountain - a struggle to do from behind a stone wall.
Even though they both tried to maintain their composure, it was now painfully obvious to Carl the cormorant that when he told his new mate to find a nest to raise their young near other shags, he should have been more specific.
Such is the life at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
It's kind of hard to take photos of covered bridges when you have someone staring at you. Can somebody tell this cow that it's not polite? This cow stood there and watched the whole time as I was taking photos of one of the bridges...
Parke County, Indiana
I saw this Heron last weekend at Ham Wall nature reserve. He was trying to land on his nest. Unfortunately, there were a lot of reeds in the way. He did get there in the end though.
I believe that this is a nearly mature male common merganser (might also be molting, but the body feathers make me think otherwise). The mix of the green and the brown in the head feathers is interesting to me, and makes me not as sure...
Immature California Scrub Jay appears to be watching the sunset. In reality it was keeping a wary eye on the nearby Acorn Woodpeckers (they REALLY don't get along - both consider themselves the tallest hog in the trough)
Pose: LAVAROCK POSES - m/f Couples Bento Pose-40
Bob Seger
I was a little too tall
Could've used a few pounds
Tight pants points hardly renown
She was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes
And points all her own sitting way up high
Way up firm and high
Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy
Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy
Workin' on mysteries without any clues
Workin' on our night moves
Tryin' to make some front page drive-in news
Workin' on our night moves
In the summertime
In the sweet summertime
We weren't in love, oh no, far from it
We weren't searchin' for some pie in the sky summit
We were just young and restless and bored
Livin' by the sword
And we'd steal away every chance we could
To the backroom, to the alley or the trusty woods
I used her, she used me
But neither one cared
We were gettin' our share
Workin' on our night moves
Tryin' to lose the awkward teenage blues
Workin' on our night moves
And it was summertime
Sweet summertime summertime
And oh the wonder
We felt the lightning
And we waited on the thunder
Waited on the thunder
I awoke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered
Started humming a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closing in
Wow! I'm always floored when an image of mine is selected for a cover. thank you so much; it is truly an honor.
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California Scrub (Aphelocoma californica) Jay in that awkward molting period before getting its striking blue head plumage.
Jackson County - Oregon - USA
The fact that there is no "Danger overhead live wires" warning would make me assume that there was never an access ladder fitted, there was one on the other side, and i couldn't see any wagons with others missing/not fitted.......
PCA 10643
While not the prettiest bird (can you say ugly?), there is a bit of awkward grace as this wood stork comes in for a landing. A face only a mother could love? Gotta love those pink feet!
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A Green Heron executes an awkward turn to see what the hubbub is about when a Snowy Egret starts fussing at a Tricolored Heron.
Like a high school yearbook photo, that awkward age for a mōlī must be in between the cute downy fuzziness of a hatchling and a magnificent, resilient flight-feathered, full-fledged bird. The brown down within reach of its bill seems to be plucked out by the albatross as feathers emerge until only the inaccessible down on the head remains resulting in variously patterned, humorous-looking coiffures. This bird is only a week or two from heading out over the Pacific on a solitary journey of several years until returning to the colony to find a life-long monogamous mate.
This young buck really didn't want to have his picture taken. Someday, though, he'll see this picture and have good laugh.
From the Chehalis Western Trail (Lacey, WA portion)
La femme qui se nomme “Daniela” brille fort, parle avec les yeux et agit comme si la vie était une scène et toi un figurant à convaincre.
Elle te noie dans un regard avant de changer de sujet, juste pour tester ta résistance à la confusion amoureuse.
Si tu t’approches trop, tu risques d’y fondre… ou d’y nager à contre-courant.
Un vrai “colibri” félin … toujours en mouvement, légère, curieuse, touche-à-tout… mais avec la précision d’un chat qui sait retomber sur ses pattes quand tout le monde trébuche.
Elle se nourrit de compliments sucrés, d’attention sincère, et d’un peu de mystère quotidien … sinon, elle s’envole vers la prochaine fleur.
Daniela devine tes failles avant même que tu ouvres la bouche.
Elle sent quand tu mens, quand tu doutes, et surtout quand tu tombes sous le charme.
Autant dire qu’il est inutile de jouer au poker sentimental : elle a toujours deux cartes d’avance et un sourire d’ange en bonus.
Derrière la grâce et la répartie rapide, il y a une émotion gigantesque qu’elle cache avec maladresse.
Daniela rêve de connexion vraie, mais fuit à la première incohérence.
Si tu gagnes sa confiance, tu verras une tendresse bouleversante …mais encore faut-il passer le checkpoint de son regard malicieux.
Enfin, si un jour tu croises une jolie Daniela, ne cours pas : marche avec assurance, humour et un brin de poésie.😗
Et surtout… évite de lui dire qu’elle est “différente” : elle le sait déjà, et elle compte bien le prouver …😗
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The woman named “Daniela” shines brightly, speaks with her eyes, and moves as if life were a stage and you a mere extra to be convinced.
She drowns you in a gaze before changing the subject—just to test your resistance to romantic confusion.
Get too close, and you might melt… or find yourself swimming against the current.
A true “feline hummingbird”… always in motion, light, curious, touching everything—yet with the grace of a cat that always lands on its feet when everyone else stumbles.
She feeds on sweet compliments, genuine attention, and a touch of daily mystery—otherwise, she flies off to the next flower.
Daniela senses your flaws before you even open your mouth.
She knows when you lie, when you hesitate, and especially when you fall under her charm.
In other words, it’s useless to play emotional poker—she’s always two cards ahead and wears an angelic smile as a bonus.
Behind her grace and quick wit lies a vast emotion she hides awkwardly.
Daniela dreams of a real connection, yet escapes at the first inconsistency.
If you earn her trust, you’ll discover a disarming tenderness—but first, you must pass the checkpoint of her mischievous gaze.
And finally, if one day you meet a lovely Daniela, don’t rush—walk with confidence, humor, and a touch of poetry. 😗
Above all, never tell her she’s “different”: she knows it already, and she fully intends to prove it…😗
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Robert Rauschenburg
1925-2008
Pantomime
1961
oil,enamel,paper,fabric,wood,metal, rubber wheel,and electric fans on canvas
Movement-Pop art
By including two fans-which were originally functional-in this work, Rauschenburg's was exporting the way a painting can effect the space it occupies.He would later describe the fans as a way of "keeping the (painting) fresh and in constant relation to the atmosphere of the room"Rauschenburg incorporated increasingly unwieldy everyday objects into his paintings,and as a result they became,in his words,"awkward physically" reaching into the space of the room.
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There are lots of babies in the yard the last couple of days: juncos, chickadees, towhees, song sparrows, house finches, golden-crowned kinglets--of course--and probably a couple others I am forgetting. Golden-crowned kinglet freshly fledged, backyard Olympia.
One hand offers presence.
The other clings to a screen.
Between them, connection stalls.
한 손은 닿으려 하고,
다른 손은 화면을 붙잡고 있다.
그 사이에서 관계는 멈춘다.
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In the geometry of the street,
our gestures are quietly rewritten —
even between two hands reaching for each other.
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Street Social Engineering —
how the street programs our gestures,
even when we try to connect.