A couple of the Wrangell Range peaks rising majestically above Willow Lake.

Mt Drum (12,010 ft; 3,660 m) and Mt. Sanford (16,237 ft; 4,949 m) are both volcanoes, fortunately slumbering at this time. First time I drove thru here I could barely see the lake, with the heavy rains. Didn't know what I was missing. Sure glad I had a chance to see them on my return.

Happy Friday!

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both Vision and Focus, neither of which have anything to do with your eyes :-)

Kevin Russo

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dahlia, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

This picture was a study of an eye .. if I get the opportunity I'll try to take a picture with both :-)

It is the third highest mountain in Brazil, situated on the border of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais states. It is the highest point in both states. It was historically considered the highest mountain in Brazil until 1965, when Pico da Neblina and Pico 31 de Março, next to the Venezuelan border, were explored, measured, and both found to be higher. The peak is said to have been so named after Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, ordered a flag to be flown on top of it.

It is one of the major attractions of Caparaó National Park, accessible from the nearby town of Alto Caparaó. That town and the entrance to the park lie in Minas Gerais, but the summit of Pico da Bandeira lies in Espírito Santo.

The summit is accessible to hikers of most age groups, with only very limited fitness requirements. The track from the park entrance to the summit track [8 km (5.0 mi)] can be driven by most vehicles, and the summit track itself runs for approximately 9 km (5.6 mi), with a further 1,000 m (3,280 ft) climb.

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Our time:

4,5km = 2,79 miles

From 2,190 m (7,185 ft) to 2,892 m (9,488 ft)

Summit of the mountain.

2:08 am - 5:16 am

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The sequence of the highest mountains in Brazil:

#1: Pico da Neblina (2,993.80 m / 9,822 ft), Venezuela/Brazil;

#2: March 31 Peak (2,972.70 m / 9,816 ft), Venezuela/Brazil;

#3: Pico da Bandeira (2,892 m / 9,488 ft), Brazil;

#4: Pico do Calçado* (2,849 m / 9,347 ft), Brazil;

#6: Pico do Cristal (2,769.80 m / 9,084 ft), Brazil;

The difference from the third highest to the first is only 101.80 meters / 334 ft in altitude.

I climbed the third, fourth and sixth in Brazil this weekend. Only the sixth mountain is challenging.

* For reasons of topographical prominence, the IBGE considers Pico do Calçado a secondary peak of Pico da Bandeira and not a separate mountain.

The beach of Kolona is basically a narrow strip of land that connects Kythnos to the islet of Agios Loukas. However, it has a particular charm, partly due to its fine, golden sand and the sea lapping at both of its sides.

I've Looked at Life from both sides now; From win and lose and still somehow; It's life's illusions I recall; I really don't know life at all.

We have a very ill family member who is battling cancer. So, I’m listening to Joni Mitchell and thinking about my sister-in-law, Mary. This one's for her.

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We both managed to get out together today, first time in 2 weeks that Daniel has left the house, which was great, really good to see it lifted his spirits. Hopefully do it more often. We met with a friend and had a coffee at Hardwick park and fed the birds, then went to Fishburn airfield and sat outside plane watching. Had a mini-shoot while we were there. Have a wonderful evening all. ❤️

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It was so nice to see all the birds at the platform at the entrance to Colusa National Wildlife Refuge. There were birds everywhere and we were excited to get this pair of Ross’s Geese flying high together.

Both Ross’s and Snow Geese have seen population explosions as climate change has warmed their arctic breeding grounds, reducing snow cover and increasing plant growth. The two species seem to be hybridizing more frequently as warming allows their breeding ranges to come into contact.

Pahto (Mount Adams), seen from Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Last weekend I decided to meet up with a friend for a sunset hike at Mount Rainier National Park. We made detailed plans ahead of time for both the hike and sunset watching, and then ended up both arriving later than planned, doing a different hike, and hiking more slowly than anticipated due to snow (yes, more snow!) on the trail and a stop to search for my friend's dropped phone. But sunset wasn't until 8:51pm so we figured we still had plenty of time.

We were hiking with the sun behind us, and time was flying by as it has a way of doing when we hike together, so when we emerged from a forested section of the trail into a meadow, we suddenly noticed that the sun was starting to drop into the trees, and realized we had to turn around and hustle back down the trail to where we had planned to watch the sunset over Tahoma (Mount Rainier).

As we hiked at a quick pace back, through every break in the trees, my eyes were drawn to this view of Pahto and the south Cascades. In the evening light, with that fog rising from the forest below, I finally decided it was necessary to stop for photos, despite our time constraints.

Note: Pahto is the second highest peak in Washington, standing 12,281 feet/3743 meters tall and is considered one of the 5 active volcanoes in the state, although the last eruption was 1000 years ago. It is one of the five sacred mountains to the native Yakama peoples and part of the mountain is territory of the Yakama Nation.

Both Kohauchiwakaede (Seabold's maple, Acer sieboldianum) and Mizunara (Japanese oak, Quercus crispula) are native to East Asia and Russian Far East.

Momiji is usually a shrub in deciduous forests. It is a popular tree for Japanese gardens.

This photo was taken from the slope down to Lake Nakatsuna-ko, which is one of the three sequential lakes in northern Oomachi.

I've looked at life from both sides now

From win and lose and still somehow

It's life's illusions I recall

I really don't know life at all

youtu.be/zIYu4EHq0Lo - Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now

This is a big, colourful duck, bigger than a mallard but smaller than a goose. Both sexes have a dark green head and neck, a chestnut belly stripe and a red bill. (RSPB)

Updated - Fix the middle frame so each side looks the same.

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EXTREMELY VOCAL, and can be a proficient mimic of both animate and inanimate sounds. Love the way a starling walks with characteristic swagger, and the flight is rather undulating and the wings look pointed and triangular in outline. /// SOMETHING out of the norm. for me, but felt it had something of appeal going for it, so have risked posting it, hope you enjoy it.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, hope you are keeping well and enjoying this hot weather, have a great weekend, stay safe and may God bless you............................Tomx.

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"OUR EARS ARE CLOSED"

Sea and mountains, valleys and streams

Night and day were all in Gods dreams,

The Garden of Eden with its precious tree

The Son He gave to set us free.

The seed He placed in the heart He made

Don't let its flowers wither and fade,

Is the ear closed to His constant plea

For in truth we live to disagree.

Have we not learned a thing from the past?

Why is the blindness we have so vast ?

We've ignored His word since time began

To do as we will has been our plan.

Has the Saviour's death not opened our eyes

When His blood was shed for our demise,

Mocked and beaten, betrayed from within

God's Holy Lamb pierced for our sin.

When the reaper comes and we walk to the gate

Do we all stand in line, to wait and wait,

Or will the one who gives life lead you through

And walk with you to paradise and life anew ?

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POEM by John Wren, a blessed and talented Flickr friend of mine.

Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes or fynbos. The family is Proteaceae. In local tradition, the protea flower represents change and hope. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape flora are thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape, where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species. The main vectors responsible for the transfer of pollen in protea cultivation are birds, insects, and wind. Some Protea species exhibit both self-pollination and cross-pollination as a method of reproduction. Cross-pollination is preferred, though, as a method of reproduction because it provides genetic diversity in the population. When cultivating proteas, breeders use hand pollination as a controlled method to transfer pollen from one flower to another. Proteas usually flower during spring. The general structure of their flower heads consists of a mass of flowers on a woody receptacle. The ovary is protected by the receptacle, thus is not seen when looking at the flower, but the anthers are present at the top of the flower, which can then easily transfer the pollen to the vectors. 11113

Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris

Highlands, Scotland.

The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.

Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.

Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.

In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).

Parfois ça m'arrive, d'avoir en tête une chanson une musique et de chercher d'aller chercher une photo, c'était ce soir en rentrant de la place de la Sorbonne..

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Vango - Lewis

Native Urban - Wallbri Sweatshirt

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- Keefer Lake, Ontario, Canada -

The number 7 is both deep and wise. It is not satisfied with simple explanations and surface-level information -- this is frivolous stuff. It knows that the real gold is buried deeper and won't stop until it finds it ... and then it'll keep digging for more. Asking questions, researching, listening, and sensing are all special skills the 7 uses in its search for awareness.

Though spirituality is especially important to the number 7 in Numerology, it takes a more intellectual approach to life than an emotional one. It is an analytical number that enjoys gathering and filtering through information to find answers. Still, it has a more powerful intuition than you might expect which it uses as a guide. This combination of conscious and subconscious thinking allows the mind of the Numerology number 7 to shine a light into the very deepest realms to access hidden truths.

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Thierry Djallo.

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I've looked at love from both sides now

From give and take, and still somehow

It's love's illusions I recall

I really don't know love at all

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)

Nice to see the two species together. They had both been fishing in the channel that crosses Sneydes Rd.

Sun and shadows on neighbouring garden steps separated by a rail.

The portal between blue and orange. Shot in downtown Chicago.

Both coming to Uber tomorrow! I am wearing color Azure in the Tville eyes and for Tone 2 I am wearing the Lips from Tone 2 and the upper and lower eye liner (they are separate so you can make your own unique look.

Picadilly circus london

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Both this barred owl and myself got to enjoy this beautiful sunset :-)!

O "the meaning of looking trough II" : La precuela...

Thanks for the visits, faves and comments its greatly appreciated.

Fishermen and photographers both have better luck if they get out early. Because of this, some photographers are known to go back to bed when the good light is gone. Some even fall asleep outside in one of those canvas folding chairs later in the afternoon. Some very severe examples may exhibit both behaviors. Wishing you a good week ahead and the opportunity to nap in one of those canvas folding chairs (maybe even outside, it's supposed to be a little warmer this week).

Both found in my garden....

Woodpeckers(both Gila and Flickers) actually bore the original holes into the Saguaro, and the cactus responds by healing the walls of the excavation by secreting a resinous substance that hardens into a waterproof seal. The resulting “boot” becomes an ideal nesting site for a great variety of birds, including Starlings, sparrows, finches, martins, and small owls.

The crested saguaro is relatively rare. The cause of the fanlike growth pattern remains a mystery with theories including genetic mutation, lightning strike, and freeze damage.

I did some color chance on the other side of my newest tessellation 'Play'.

And found these four swinging ladies dancing on the music by Whitney Houston: 'I wanna dance with somebody ' .

They both are folded from German wrapping paper, grid 1:64", hexagon about 33cm, finish size about 15 cm, and again slightly concaaf. I think due to the density of the pattern and the thickness of this paper.

If you are interested to see more, have a look at my tessellation album Origami - Tessellation Progression".

I'm trying out a different camera and some alternative software to those I am familiar with so I think the phrase 'clarting about' comes to mind, or for those technically minded 'experimenting'. I know it needs further work, but thought I would post it as a starting point.

The above shot was taken earlier this evening and now that I have found the spot, will be a frequent visitor as it is only a very small detour from my usual journey to and from work.

Both were in between meals. They are very good at Foraging and getting to the creamy center of the Park's large Apple Snails.

This is a big, colourful duck, bigger than a mallard but smaller than a goose. Both sexes have a dark green head and neck, a chestnut belly stripe and a red bill. (RSPB)

Both of these taken Sunday morning. I was there to shoot my "classic black and gold" photos, but ended up seeing a pretty awesome sunrise, too.

In this version, the sky has formed some colors but isn't yet bright enough to wash out the city lights. The city lights are still very vibrant and reflect brightly against the dark river. The clouds frame the buildings perfectly.

Final photo to follow later today...

3-photo HDR. Zoom in for a better view.

The Buff-fronted Owl is both a highly attractive and very poorly known owl, and is the sole member of the genus Aegolius to occur in South America. Its range there is rather widespread, but apparently highly disjunct, the species occurring in the Andes from northwest Venezuela to northern Peru, and then, equally locally, over much of the eastern third of South America, from northeast Brazil south to northeast Argentina, and Bolivia. Over this wide range, the Buff-fronted Owl is known from a wide variety of forest types, and has been recorded from sea level to the timberline. The face and underparts are largely buffy-colored, whilst the upperparts are dark brown, marked with white spots and bars on the wings and tail, respectively. Its whistled trilling vocalization recalls that of some screech-owls.

It's always a joy to find them and even more to be able to photograph!

Thanks a lot for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. Very much appreciated!

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The Church of St Peter and St Paul is in the market town of Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. Dating from no later than the 12th century, it is one of only three churches in England to have both a tower and spire, and the only one to have them both at the same end of the church. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Liverpool. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

I like both the edits of these shots, I think they both work well, but I think the colour edit (unusually) has more of an emotional impact on me as I think it is in the eyes. Which edit do you like best?

New shots not posted before (albeit taken a while ago).

From both many and from a few years ago on this date in my archives. Slid to capture that old times feel.

Fear can both be a good thing and a bad thing. In this case, having some healthy fear meant that once the lightning strikes became much more frequent and the wall cloud began to form, it was a wise decision to find a safer vantage point. Some things are immensely beautiful, but are also incredibly powerful and deserve the utmost respect. As I think of severe storms, dangerous mountain climbs, and raging waterfalls as a few examples of such things, I think about their Creator; the One who deserves our ultimate and utmost reverence!