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but you can always make it less thankless. :-)
Robert Brault
HBW!
hybrid magnolia, 'Opal', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
But as autumn approaches, certain influences both inside and outside the plant cause the chlorophylls to be replaced at a slower rate than they are being used up. During this period, with the total supply of chlorophylls gradually dwindling, the "masking" effect slowly fades away. Then other pigments that have been present (along with the chlorophylls) in the cells all during the leaf's life begin to show through. These are carotenoids they give us colorations of yellow, brown, orange, and the many hues in between.
The reds, the purples, and their blended combinations that decorate autumn foliage come from another group of pigments in the cells called anthocyanins. These pigments are not present in the leaf throughout the growing season as are the carotenoids. They develop in late summer in the sap of the cells of the leaf, and this development is the result of complex interactions of many influences - both inside-and outside the plant. Their formation depends on the breakdown of sugars in the presence of bright light as the level of a certain chemical (phosphate) in the leaf is reduced.
But in the fall, phosphate, along with the other chemicals and nutrients, moves out of the leaf into the stem of the plant. When this happens, the sugar-breakdown process changes, leading to the production of anthocyanin pigments. The brighter the light during this period, the greater the production of anthocyanins and the more brilliant the resulting color display that we see. When the days of autumn are bright and cool, and the nights are chilly but not freezing, the brightest colorations usually develop.
Iguazu , Misiones, Argentina
Chrysuronia versicolor ( or Amazilia versicolor )
regenboogamazilia
Ariane versicolore
Glanzamazilie
Amazilia Pechiblanca / Amazilia Versicolor / Picaflor Esmeralda
Amazilia versicolore
Beija-flor-de-banda-branca
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male of the Defassa subspecies in Mara North Conservancy, Kenya
a large and robust African antelope found in areas with tall grass or reed beds . Also in woodland if there is nearby grassland available to feed. Always near water.
kobus ellipsiprymnus
waterbok
cobe à croissant ou waterbuck
Wasserbock
antílope acuático, cobo de agua o cobo untuoso
cobo o antilope d'acqua
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Photo exhibition venue → kyoto-muse.jp/web-exhibit/110790
playlist→ music.apple.com/jp/playlist/%E5%80%8B%E5%B1%95/pl.u-38oWZ...
Online photo exhibition is the last 3 days! For details, check the description. I was planning to actually exhibit it at a gallery in Tokyo in April, but it was postponed at the request of the government.
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 is attacking all over the world. Japan is no exception, and everyday is becoming more difficult. As a photographer, I also thought about life and postponed the exhibition according to the government's request. The Japanese government does not support artists. So I decided to hold an online photo exhibition. This is free to watch.
The photo exhibition should be in the dark in the room at night, preferably with the playlist. Look at the brightness of mobile terminals at 1/3.
Thank you for your support. Thanks to everyone, we had more access than in Japan. Thank you. Last but not least, I would be happy if you could share the URL of the photo exhibition on your SNS. Thank you!
COVID-19、SARS-CoV-2は世界中で攻撃しています。 日本も例外ではなく、日々の日常がますます難しくなっています。 写真家として、命のことも考え、政府の要請で展覧会を延期しました。 日本政府はアーティストをサポートしていません。 そこで、オンライン写真展を開催することにしました。 これは無料で見れます。
写真展は、出来ればプレイリストと一緒に、部屋を暗くし携帯端末の明るさを1/3に見てください。
ご支援いただきありがとうございます。 おかげさまで、日本よりも多くのアクセスがありました。 ありがとうございました。 最後になりましたが、写真展のURLをSNSでシェアしていただければ幸いです。 ありがとうございました！
Featuring some new items at faMESHed and The Arcade....
Need a vacation but don't particularly feel like flying? Concept is happy to take you to Ibiza...Just get yourself over to The Arcade to start your Ibiza getaway!
Pictured from the Ibiza Gacha set from Concept is:
Concept} 01. IBIZA. Wite Bench.
Concept} 02. IBIZA. Orange Bench.
Concept} 03. IBIZA. Carpets
Concept} 04. IBIZA. Floor Pillows
Concept} 05. IBIZA. Table
Concept} 06. IBIZA. Candelabrum A
Concept} 07. IBIZA. Candelabrum B
Concept} 08. IBIZA. Orange Armchair.
Concept} 09. IBIZA. Ratan Armchair.
Concept} 11. IBIZA. White Armchair.
Concept} 12. IBIZA. Big Jar
Concept} 13. IBIZA. Medium Jar
Concept} 14. IBIZA. Old wheel
Concept} 15. IBIZA. CASA. RARE
Concept} 16. IBIZA. Lamp A
Concept} 17. IBIZA. Lamp B
Concept} 18. IBIZA. Beig Hammock. Adult. RARE
Concept} 19. IBIZA. Grey Hammock. Adult. RARE
Concept} 21. IBIZA. Curtain Left
Concept} 22. IBIZA. Curtain Right
Concept} 23 IBIZA. Blue Pillow
Concept} 24. IBIZA. Red Pillow
Concept} 25. IBIZA. Bougainvillea deco
The Arcade: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Arcade/135/134/32
Concept Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sky%20Line/184/68/21
Concept Flickr: flic.kr/ps/2A1R6j
Additional Concept items from various collections that can be found at the mainstore (LM above):
Concept}07. La Villa. BED. PG. RARE
Concept}13. La Villa. Chair B
Concept}17. La Villa. Planter B
Concept}19. La Villa. Couple of pots med. B
Concept}21. La Villa. Wood Table
Concpt} 02. Hygge FirePlace. RARE
Concpt} 03. Hygge Mirror
Concpt} 07. Hygge Bascket of pillow
Concpt} 13. Hygge Table
Concept} 07. Little Cottage. Planter B
Concpt} 08. Hygge Glass Vase short
Concpt} 09. Hygge Glass Vase hight
Brand new from Titans is the Etoile Fountain that can be found now at faMESHed..it's beautiful! The water textures are so real and it makes the most lovely falling water sound..sometimes fountains in SL sound well..... ODD...I'll leave it at that..this one is far from that...if you peek inside the fountain you can see tiny beautiful pieces of tile...texture change for winter and you can turn the water sounds off if you prefer...go check it out!! Pictured:
Titans - The Etoile Fountain
faMESHed: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FaMESHed/226/144/1001
Titans Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Garden%20of%20Dreams/222/1...
Titans Flickr: flic.kr/ps/39fki5
Misc:
{yumyum} Vines
LB_Bougainvillea.v2
Apple Fall Olive & Daisy Planter
PACK / Lily Pads with Flowers
hive // hanging bougainvillea plant . purple
Thank you so much for all the support and be well! 😊
⚡5 minutes to spare..thank you for...all of it.💗
No one said that tears do not escorreriam by the face, but smiling maybe you can use those tears as spiritual cleansing and let it rain. Rain until the sun reappears and overflow you from light. No one said that you would be able to see clearly everything around you, but smiling maybe you will rediscover the path after tripping a few times. Nobody said it would be easy and its not!.
Ginger tom cat Mushy in black and white. This is my favourite image of him as so much of his characteristics can be seen. Stroppy - single minded - curious - friendly (but only when it suits him.
Have a great Caturday folks.
also called European Siskin or just Siskin
Spinus spinus
sijs of sijsje
Tarin des aulnes
Erlenzeisig
Jilguero Lúgano
Lucherino
Lugre
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"Merlins are small, fierce falcons that use surprise attacks to bring down small songbirds and shorebirds," according to allaboutbirds.org. Maybe that explains why I spotted this Merlin perched high in the treetops at Chicago's Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, a place where lots of songbirds pass through during Spring migration. The scientific name for these predators, which are only about the size of a pigeon, is Falco columbarius.
taken 2 days ago
The Greater Whitethroat is a medium-sized warbler with a pleasant song.
also called Common Whitethroat
sylvia communis or curruca communis
grasmus
fauvette grisette
Dorngrasmücke
Curruca Zarcera
Sterpazzola
papa-amoras
Nikon Z9 at 560 mm and f/4
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In general, I love winter. It is extremely photogenic season. But today the cold hit us. Unpleasant wind and freezing rain, not snow, turned the car into a frozen cube of ice, wind gets everywhere, there's no wintery white and no matter how hard I'm trying, I feel cold and miserable. So I've decided to post a warmer picture today.
this young cheetah is the leader of a group of 3 that we found in Mara North Conservancy.
While we were following them they were attacked by 2 lionesses from the River Pride. The cheetahs were of course too fast to be caught but the lionesses kept on chasing them for about 15 minutes. This photo was taken after the attacks and when the 3 youngsters were again together and now this cheetah had to decide where to go now.
Later in the trip I found out that this group of young cheetahs had previously been chased out of the Lemek and Enonkishu Conservancies. These conservancies all have big lion prides and large populations of hyena's.
Very challenging conditions for cheetahs.
cheetah
acinonyx jubatus
jachtluipaard
guépard
Gepard
guepardo o chita
ghepardo
IUCN RED LIST Status: Vulnerable and the trend is DECREASING
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It is summer, but it is not hot, when night falls, the lights turn on and reflect on the calm surface of the river.
People flock to the deck with a glass of wine in hand and begin to break the silence and peace with their voices.
Il fiume a Wurzburg
È estate, ma non fa caldo, quando cala la notte si accendono le luci che si riflettono sulla superficie calma del fiume.
Le persone si riversano in massa sul ponte con un bicchiere di vino in mano e cominciano a rompere il silenzio è la pace con le loro voci.
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
Indische Scharrelaar
Rollier indien
Bengalenracke
Carraca india
Ghiandaia marina indiana
Rolieiro-indiano
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foraging in dense forest in Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, India
A widespread and medium-sized eagle found in and around forests. Their food consists mainly of reptiles such as lizards and snakes but they also take larger invertebrates.
also called Crested Serpent Eagle
spilornis cheela
Indische slangenarend
serpentaire bacha
Schlangenweihe
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Este es el auténtico 2 caballos; además, en versión todo terreno… Como podéis ver, se trata de percherones.
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/jestinmarie] Me ha hecho una apreciación y no me queda más remedio que corregir: No son percherones, sino but shire! Gracias.
Poco a poco iré accediendo a vuestras galerías a disfrutar y aprender con vuestras magníficas fotografías. Dadme tiempo, porfa.
Lake Manyara NP, Tanzania
The largest hornbill in the world.
A ground dwelling bird that lives in pairs or in small groups in savanna or in woodland.
They have a loud booming call that is typically heard in the morning.
Beautiful in flight when the white parts of the wings are visible
Southern Ground-Hornbill or Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
zuidelijke hoornraaf
Bucorve du Sud
Rotgesicht-Hornrabe
Cálao Terrestre Sureño
Bucorvo meridionale
Calau-gigante
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From a distance it looks like a cathedral, but however it is the former long-distance transmitter "Radio Kootwijk" that maintained the radio traffic between the Netherlands and their former colony of Indonesia.
The "Cathedral" consists of concrete in which no iron or steel has been processed, so as not to disturb the radio signal.
The architect Julius Luthmann was inspired for the design by the German "Telefunken" broadcasting station and the Giza Sphinx, which can bee seen from the "front legs" that formed the entrance.
The "pond" in front of the building was the cooling water reservoir that the immense transformers and generators had to cool.
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♫ My Favourite Time of Year - The Florin Street Band ♫
Verse 1
Lanterns lighting up the town,
Peace on earth is all around,
Everything is calm on Christmas Eve.
There's goodwill in the air tonight,
Angels sing by candle light,
Their voices carried on the wind.
When carol singers gather round,
When I hear that festive sound,
I wanna join with them and sing!
Chorus
They sing a merry song and we all sing along,
A festive melody that tells us Christmas time is here.
See the stars tonight; they're shining bright,
'Cause it's Christmas time and it's my favourite time of year.
Verse 2
Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Give me mistletoe; it's the season to be jolly,
Wrapping presents, writing cards, helping decorate the tree,
But there's one thing that makes it all for me.
When carol singers gather round,
Angel voices fill the town,
It's like the world is joining in!
(Noel, Noel, Noel)
Chorus
They sing a merry song and we all sing along,
A festive melody that tells us Christmas time is here.
See the stars tonight; they're shining bright,
'Cause it's Christmas time and it's my favourite time of year.
Middle 8
Christmas Eve,
Still believe,
So excited,
Can't sleep,
When the morning comes,
Church bells ring,
And he's been!
Chorus
They sing a merry song and we all sing along,
A festive melody that tells us Christmas time is here.
See the stars tonight; they're shining bright,
'Cause it's Christmas time and it's my favourite time of year.
And it's my favourite time of year
(Noel, Noel)
Well I tried to get them. But my shots were rubbish, so distracted was I by a chance meeting. And the ponies wouldn't co-operate.
I was very surprised to find the road down from the Cat and Fiddle was free of snow. And so I headed down to see 'my' ponies, the subjects of several recent shots. But when i got to the valley bottom I immediately scanned the hillside looking for the ponies and noticed with some disdain that there already appeared to be a photographer out in the snow with them. But I confidently (with a few slips and slides on the soft snow) strode out to assert myself. In fact the woman was facing away taking some shots when I rudely called out something like "These are my ponies!" At which she swung round, took stock of me and said, " I know who you are, and you are the reason I'm here! I've been hoping to meet you for a long time! You're.......... Where's your dog?"
Well, I was staggered. I had never met or seen the woman before......ever! I have been recognised many times before by my dog. But never without Darcy. Ahhhh! She recognised the Orange Blob!!!
sorry...but i need color today...at this grey and windy day..
enjoy it....like me;)
lens: samyang 8mm f2,8
song: röyksopp and robin - "Monument"
we saw this blond male a few times in Mara North Conservancy, while he was in the company of a female of a small pride. Initially she refused to mate with him but we heard afterwards that they were seen while mating.
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Pic By Pammy
I can hear you but I won't
Some look for trouble while others don't
There's a thousand reasons I should go about my day
And ignore your whispers, which I wish would go away, oh-oh-oh
You're not a voice
You're just a ringing in my ear
And if I heard you, which I don't
I'm spoken for, I fear
Everyone I've ever loved is here within these walls
I'm sorry, secret siren, but I'm blocking out your calls
I've had my adventure, I don't need something new
I'm afraid of what I'm risking if I follow you
Into the unknown
Into the unknown
What do you want? 'Cause you've been keeping me awake
Are you here to distract me so I make a big mistake?
Or are you someone out there who's a little bit like me?
Who knows deep down I'm not where I'm meant to be?
Every day's a little harder as I feel my power grow
Don't you know there's part of me that longs to go
Into the unknown
Into the unknown
Where are you going?
Don't leave me alone
How do I follow you
Into the unknown?
Lemek Conservancy in the Greater Masai Mara ecosystem , Kenya
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near Udaipur in Rajasthan, India
Historically this was considered to be a subspecies of the Eurasian Eagle-Owl ( Bubo bubo ). This one is a bit smaller and often has more color in its plumage than the Eurasian.
also called Indian or Bengal Eagle-Owl
Bubo bengalensis
Bengaalse oehoe
Grand-duc indien
Bengalenuhu
Búho Bengalí
Gufo reale di roccia
bufo-indiano
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Looking close ... on friday 6.9.2019 "Black BG"
Smile on saturday 10.8.2019 "Shoe show"
Focus stack
Created for Glow's "Art and Architecture" challenge.
Had a lot of fun today playing with photos on my iPad while flying over the U.S. on my way to Michigan. The odd spire - that I tripled above - towers over Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles. I suspect it has a purpose but I have no idea what it is!
Can view Large for texture.
Abstract Textures Challenge - Creative Digital Art Community - April 2017 (Ends in May 15)
www.flickr.com/groups/challenges_community_group/discuss/...
New!! Challenge 156.0 ~ Community Street ~ The Award Tree ~
www.flickr.com/groups/awardtree/discuss/72157682796900236...
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
Thanks for the visits folks. Thank you for the inspiration many of your streams bring me.
Happy fluttery Friday flickr friends! I hope you all have to best day ever. I am going to be gone most of the day, but I will be back later on today to get to your new uploads. Much hugs and love coming your way!
Hugs,
Kim
Clean but rotten DXB 5120 hauls DFT 7036 and a reasonable 934 north over the Waikouaiti River estuary.
Thurs 6 May 2021, Train 934, 5120-7036, Merton, SIMT-NZ
Texture of Water what you see when you have the sun shade open in the car and a monsoon starts up, but an interesting shot, wet in North Carolina.
Menar Lake near Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
a species with a huge distribution range
Plegadis falcinellus
zwarte ibis
Ibis falcinelle
Sichler
Morito Común
Mignattaio
Íbis-preta
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Strange, but last picture of the series of this day was done at #Wik #castle.
It is kind of interesting story. My friend phoned me and asked if I have been there, I said no... We went to visit this amazing castle on the lake of #Ekoln.
#beautiful #nikon #Summer #Sweden #scandinavia