Le but initial était de pendre la navette qui effectue la moitié du parcours sur la route de la Chapelle de Clausis.....De là on rejoint un joli petit lac "Lac de la Blanche " ...et le refuge du même nom.(160m de dénivelée plus haut que la chapelle).

Le lac de la Blanche est situé en dessous de la Rocca Bianca 3059 m, à proximité -à gauche - de la Tête des Toillies (ou Tête Noire, 3175 m) et du Pic de Caramantran (3021m)

Du Lac, on a une vue globale sur la vallée de la Blanche, avec en particulier :

à droite : le Pic de Chateau-Renard (2989m), la Pointe des Sagnes Longues (3032m)

à gauche : le Pic de la Farnéiréta (3134m) et la Tête de Longuet (3146m)

On aperçoit aussi le dôme de l'Observatoire de Chateau-Renard.

On se situe là à une des extrémité du Queyras et de la France :

Nous avons déjà fait dans le passé les 2 randos qui mènent:

a) de l'autre côté du Col Blanchet, au dessus du Lac, on est en Italie !

b) à gauche du Lac, derrière le Col de la Noire, on est en Ubaye !

Mais , surprise .... les nouveaux élus au Conseil Municipal ont suspendu la possibilité de navette.....Dommage on aurait gagné 6km sur les 13 km que l'on fera réellement On part donc à pied en sachant que l'on ira jusqu'à la Chapelle seulement...... la dénivelée n'est pas élevée: un petit peu plus de 400 m seulement......mais c'est un peu longuet car demain , nous aurons 900 km de voiture pour rentrer en Normandie ....alors! ! ! ! !

Nouvelle surprise , alors que l'on monte par la route , la navette passe..... c'est son premier jour de reprise...trop tard , on continue à pied..... On redescendra par le sentier qui traverse les alpages et zones de forêt....

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But Izzy and I were hoping for "The Sound of Silence" haha .. lol

Thank you guys so much for hanging out and making it a fun lil shooting time. Mucho enjoyed. SL is a lot brighter with friends.

Photo was taken at La Vie .. absolutely stunning sim. I found a new shot around each lil bend .. or corner even. Amazing job.

...but closer and closer to a 'new' spring ;)

Ok, I know, all seasons can be the same good/bad, it's just that spring brings a little more joy and hope than the others.

I've shot this place before, but due to the limitations of the 35mm lens I had to get it from the side. Returning with the Ricoh GR and re-shooting I was able to get the shot I originally wanted and capture all of its decrepit glory :-)

But my Shotgun was bigger!

With hunger and thirst quenched, but still intrigued by the scent of perfume, and with everything else around me, I decided to walk towards the building I had seen when I arrived. I had seen the "Motel" sign and that meant there would be rooms with beds to sleep in. I really had to rest even if it was just one night. I was tired and feeling the effects of the "Mojito" (I exaggerated the amount of the Run lol), I managed to find the "Motel".

It was a slightly dilapidated building, with an architectural mix of a building from the old west movies, and with some similarities to certain tropical places I've been to throughout my travels around the world. But I didn't care what the building looked like, I just wanted to find a room that had a shower and not even a mattress mattered... The effects of the "Mojito" were getting stronger.

I noticed that there were rooms on the ground floor and the 1st floor, but unfortunately for me, the rooms on the ground floor had their doors locked... yes, they had beds... but I didn't feel good about myself if I had to I had to break down a door, so I looked for a way to get to the top floor, I discovered some access stairs... maybe I would have better luck finding a room upstairs.

To be continued...

...but it's a square, so it might even be different

279) Common Moorhen

Common Moorhen, Swamp Chicken, Gallinula chloropus, Tiong Air

The common moorhen lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands. They gives a wide range of gargling calls and will emit loud hisses when threatened. This species will consume a wide variety of vegetable material and small aquatic creatures. They forage beside or in the water, sometimes walking on lilypads or upending in the water to feed. They are often secretive, but can become tame in some areas. Despite loss of habitat in parts of its range, the common moorhen remains plentiful and widespread.

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Yesterday afternoon (6/19) I noticed frequent visits to my feeders so I decided to get a few photos. I was hoping that a colorful male would show up, as he did earlier in the day, but no luck. I got good photos of this female, Yakima County, Washington.

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I wish you a good week :-)

but not complaining when its 40+ in Greece now

** Another autumn scene from New England I have posted quite a lot but I could not bare to delete any of them it was after all a once in a lifetime experience . Taken on Chocorau lake in New Hampshire in 2017

THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT TO MY STREAM. I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD NOT FAVE A PHOTO WITHOUT ALSO LEAVING A COMMENT .

Christmas decorations in Union Station are always a treat each year. Finding new compositions though can be tough. I've shot this comp in the night before with low light, but I think I like this one better as it shows off more of the rich detail in the ornaments.

Mike D.

tomorrow is the last day of school :')

i got a couple of good mosquito bites while i was out. not cool.

This male had been in a fight with the male in the image

" Lions, a mating pair " shown in the first comment box and posted 2 weeks ago. This one was lost the fight and had some injuries, mainly on his back.

During the 3 days that I was in the area he kept on following the mating couple

Lemek Conservancy in the Greater Masai Mara ecosystem , Kenya

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I couldn't tell you exactly why but this one is going in a very small pile of my images that I think are pretty good. Doesn't mean you have to feel the same way but I love it. This little shed is a fantastic location and I've shot it under many different conditions from 'holy crap' sunsets to incredible smoke skies due to massive bushfires and this foggy sunrise. It looks very rural but it's actually very close to housing estates, I can only hope it doesn't disappear in the name of progress..

Sunny but what a wind, not a day to be on your bike. Actually, it felt dangerous and I was glad when we were back home.

HFF!

Macro image of wildflowers, taken in Texas

but for this katydid the gap was too big.....

could not determine ID..

“But at times I wondered if I had not come a long way to find that what I really sought was something I left behind”

~ Thomas West

In truth, this umbrella really belongs to a story involving a portrait of a Chinese couple, but that's a rather boring tale. I'd rather ponder this image as a metaphor for needful things left behind. Perhaps a reminder during this Christmas season to treasure the tresures we already have. Too often we leave them behind in the cold.

But from a warmer, sunnier day, a Cloudless Sulphur.

... but I think the white one was there first.

Outfit : ;Moon Amore: Camelia Outfit / Camisole, Metal Rose Esembme, Panty. At C88.

Nails : *PL* bento nail #105. At The Enchantment.

Hair : [^.^Ayashi^.^] Kaori hair. In main store.

Crown : CA Chocolate Atelier - Nelly [Crown]. In main store.

Skin: ::Loa:: Clara Skin ~LeLutka EVO X Heads~ (Ivory). At Enchantment.

Head : Lelutka - Gaia.

Eyeliner : Shiny Stuffs EvoX I'm So Goth Shadows Liner 2. At TLC Oct, or in main store.

Lipgloss : Shiny Stuffs EvoX Posh Gloss 7. At Ebento.

Eyes : Yoshi - Clara @ Enchantment

Pose : Be My Mannequin ? Sugar Plum Dance. At Enchantment.

Decor :

Backdrop : MINIMAL - Ivoire Backdrop. In main store.

KOPFKINO - Blanche Caged Candles. In main store.

KOPFKINO - Blanche Grandfather Clock. In main store.

KOPFKINO - Blanche Picture Frame. In main store.

KOPFKINO - Mayfair Recamier - Creme. In main store.

Christmas Tree with presents : +Half-Deer+ Christmas Tree II. At C88.

Ariskea[Nutcracker] Nutcraker [Gold] and [Pink] In main store.

DS - Victorian Serving Wagon Silver. At Enchantment.

Day 301/366 of Project 365 (Tuesday, 2020 October 27 - 170th consecutive daily photo): Two adjacent dogwood leaves--one red with tinges of yellow, the other green with tinges of red, and their tips curling in opposite directions--photographed on a cold, dark, dreary, overcast, and drizzling morning.

Beautiful, but Moody September……

Last September was quite rainy here in Belgium, though not cold…I decided to walk with my dog that lovely , calm afternoon , around lovely Lake Genval…

A certain moment I entered into the Yachting Club lovely area, and proceeded onto its wooden platforms to take some pictures. It was really so lovely and calm, though cloudy..

...but sometimes I just get carried away with post-processing 😅

But I see your true colors

Shining through

I see your true colors

And that's why I love you

So don't be afraid to let them show

Your true colors

True colors are beautiful

Like a rainbow

In my opinion Cyndi Lauper provides the best description of this picture.

A colorful staircase somewhere in Germany.

Every criticism and comment is very much appreciated.

Three images but one bottle. Attached to the cork is an LED light that keeps changing colour. For the dark days I really like it as a table lamp.

I kept taking images as the light changed and selected these 3 colours for today's SoS!

I wish I could do the same image with changing lights, i.e. three videos. I could try but am not sure I have the necessary skills.

Hope you are having a good Saturday, keep smiling :)

I've no idea how old this fence is but it looks old. I bet it stands for a lot more years though.

Happy Fence Friday!

Recent storms have fallen several trees along the trail. Most have been removed. A branch has been cut off this tree but the remaining is not blocking the trail and is in fact, still well rooted in the ground.

But when you get behind the camera you can be involved without being on centre stage. I learned quickly that I could participate in the things I loved while taking pictures. Photography was my way of fitting in :-)

David Young

HPPT! Justice Matters! Indict Trump!

rose, little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina

but I am incapable of taking it.”

― Mary Wortley Montagu

The past two years I've happily watched a volunteer perennial plant return to my garden. Even though it towered over my other plants, I loved how many insects seemed to adore it. Then a friend mentioned I was growing Tansy Ragwort.

I discovered Tansy ragwort reproduces by seed. A single plant is capable of producing up to 150,000 seeds, which can remain viable for up to 15 years. Seeds in the upper 2 cm of soil remain viable for 4 to 5 years. Plants can flower from June to October, but typically start to form seeds by mid August. It only seemed right to remove the plant with its bright yellow flowers and make this tribute to their short life in my garden. Something tells me the plant will appear next year....and the year after. :)

Sandhill crane spurning the advances of a potential suitor. Or maybe it's just a game they play. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.

Messy perch but this was my first time photographing this delightful plumage of a first fall female. Note how diffusely olive the entire cap is leaving a very brighter thin yellow line just above the eye and beak area. The black eye-line is relatively pale. The yellow below is very dull and there is much olive there. The wing bars are thin. As in all fall birds of this species, the beak is much lighter than Spring.

Kennesaw MTN. 8/15/2018.

Architecture in London: British Museum

Probably a bit of a cliché shot now. But it is what it is. An interesting piece of architecture.

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This is an appeal, but also a recommendation for you. If you hadn´t seen it, you simply "must" go there! Burning Life is the SL equivalent of Burning Man, a music and art event which annually takes place at Black Rock City, Nevada.

If you love art, if you can´t live without music, if you´re into photography (and obviously you must be if you´re on here ;-), don´t miss it! Oh, and you can meet nice robots;-)

must watch: Burning Man Aftermovie 2017

Free Taxi

Today’s Macro Monday is “Small and smaller”, so here’s Lego Master Yoda and novice Grogu.

Gone but not forgotten - He brought joy to many of us but he died on the 15th. Found on the ground under a tree. He worked hard to survive but it was not to be as it was so cold and not enough food to sustain it. Some of the other birds have taken to eating the fortified suet -it is amazing