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I was meaning to post this image earlier this week, but I kept getting distracted after work. But no less, here it is. I was able to get pretty close to the edge of the falls without my vertigo hitting me, but with the amount of people in the area, I didn't stay too long.
Koi pond at the bottom of the stair at the MCA. The previously shown skylight is reflected in the pond.
Fantastic Friday and an awesome weekend to you.
After plunging over the side of the cliff and into the caldron, Rio Verde flows swiftly down this steep crevasse to Rio Pastaza. Even though the observation platform with the two peoples at least 100 ft. (33m)above the caldron, it's impossible to go there without getting soaked from the heavy mist.
Located near Baños de Agua Santa, Ecuador, Devil Falls (Pailón del Diablo) is the tallest cascade in Ecuador at 262 feet (80 meters) high. It's formed where Rio Verde plunges into the massive canyon formed by Rio Pastaza on the eastern slope of the Andes. Rio Verde narrows suddenly and all the water is forced through a narrow rock chute so that it is hurled with great force at an angle over the side of the cliff into the caldron below where it continues down a steep crevasse to Rio Pastaza. Rio Pastaza is the traditional gateway into the Amazon basin that begins in eastern Ecuador. It was known to the earliest Spanish colonizers who formed multiple expeditions to find the legendary city of gold, El Dorado. Many died trying without ever finding the city, of course.
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This is from my Europe trip in November last year. Walking in London is fun, even in the rain. We walked for many Kilometers. Our last stop was the iconic Tower Bridge. I found a bench that gave nice reflections, well, after splashing some more water on it from the water bottle.
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It's still Wednesday here so here you go! ~ HBW ~ Not much done here except some wacky toning :) (referring to the one below ... that I have later replaced) That's what happens when you are snowed in for weeks... I have been pretty busy with different tasks personal and business... just wanted to upload something in the meantime. No time to mess around with anything so I found something that looked half decent without much photoshopping.
Have a wonderful night or maybe even a day for some of you!
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The day after a recent winter storm moved out of the San Juan Mountains of SW Colorado, the temperature quickly dropped below zero. Before the sun set, the frigid air was compounded by blowing snow which made for some really cold body parts that were exposed to this beautiful scene of nature.
After sunset, the wind calmed down and by the time the colored layers of the belt of venus set in, the frigid air had cleared somewhat providing for a nice look showcasing the Needle Mountains. Pigeon (left) and Turret Peaks stood out beautifully with the fresh snow clinging to their steep slopes and fir trees below forming the perfect Christmas scene.
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Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, California
In a hollow below the crests of the surrounding dunes, a plant grows among slabs of dried mud, the remains of long vanished puddle. The water table in that area is relatively high, so I would infer that the various plants found among the dunes have long roots.
Just right of top center is the southern shore of Mare Nectaris, Rupes Altai is the dark semicircle that is roughly concentric to Nectaris and descending through the center of the image. This range marks the outer edge of the Nectaris impact basin. It is most commonly seen as a bright feature when the rising Sun illuminates the eastern facing cliffs during the waxing crescent phase of the lunar cycle. Here, this feature is dark as the setting Sun casts a shadow upon the plain below the cliffs.
Crater Fracastorius is the larger crater flooded by Mare Nectaris in the upper right. Crater Piccolomino is the deep crater with the distinct central peak near the southern end of Rupes Altai.
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We are on the way from Vrata valley towards Dovški Križ. This is the ravine below a small waterfall, above is the needle of Spodnja Šplevta.
Entrance to Lyveden New Bield...16th century unfinished Summer House .....Before the sun came out....
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peering through a semi-opaque plexiglass panel at street level
macy's union square
san francisco, california
"In the 1970s, canola was created through traditional plant cross-breeding by removing two things found in the rapeseed plant: glucosinolates and erucic acid. Erucic acid was removed because it was believed to be inedible or toxic in high doses. The newly developed plant was renamed "canola" – a combination of "Canadian" and "Oil" (or ola) to make this difference apparent." From the link below.
www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-canola-and...
I absolutely love the time of year when the fields turn bright yellow with the Canola flowers. The day before yesterday was the first day I had been out when I saw any fields with the crop fully in bloom. I have to admit that I don't like the smell of Canola, but the colour is so spectacular and pretty. In this shot, the sky is beginning to darken, ready to rain a little later.
These two old, wooden barns were part of a CPR Demonstration Farm. I have added a previously posted photo in a comment box below, showing the whole farm.
"The home, the barn, everything seen in this yard once served a rather unique and special purpose. Operating as a fully functioning “demonstration farm”, near Vulcan Alberta, and tied to the Canadian Pacific Railway, it was a show piece of sorts a century ago, promoting the region’s agricultural potential. Prospective settlers would be told where to acquire land and of course similar farm buildings, what crops to grow and how to do it efficiently, what equipment to purchase, what techniques to use and so on.
The CPR had a vested interest, of course, in the success of this endeavour. They’d profit both on the sale of these kit farms and then again, many-fold, on the resultant business brought to the railway through the moving of inbound materials needed by all those new settlers; and outbound agricultural products the area would produce. And the transporting of people in and out, all the stuff needed for new towns that would spring up, and any industry established there, they too all moved by railway. It was win-win for the CPR!" From bigdoer website.
www.bigdoer.com/27596/exploring-history/cpr-demonstration...
The day before yesterday, 1 July 2017, was a great day, spent with friend, Pam. I picked her up just after 8:00 am and did a long drive in Southern Alberta. We saw our target bird - a Common Nighthawk, and all sorts of other things including plants and old barns. It took a round trip of 414 km to get the Nighthawks, but it was so worth it! Much further than I normally drive. Towards the end of our day, the rain arrived, accompanied by lightning streaks. This couldn't have been timed more perfectly, to wash off a lot of the dust that covered my car after 12 hours of driving hot, dusty roads! So welcome! We have another hot day today and the forecast is for very hot days for at least the next week. So far, the forecast is 33C for Friday, 35C for Saturday and 31C for Sunday.
It was such a thrill to see a Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor (a rather strange looking bird), as I had always wanted to see one actually lying on a fence post or wooden railing. People get such amazing photos of them like that, and that is what I was determined to find this summer. Last year, I had driven to this area in Southern Alberta, hoping to find one, but had been out of luck. Though I ended up with the one in the photo I posted yesterday, lying on a hard, metal railing that lacked character, I'm still happy as can be. Not only did friend Pam and I see this one, but there were three other Nighthawks there, too. Two of the others were also on a metal rail, but the fourth was on a fence post - not the best angle, but it was still nice to see a fence post perch. How close we came to missing them. I said I wanted to just check the first part of a small side road first, before continuing on the road we were on - and there they were! I had seen a nighthawk on maybe five different occasions over the years, but most were in flight and one was perched very high up in a tree. For Pam, this was the first time she had ever seen one, and she was so happy to see this lifer.
"On warm summer evenings, Common Nighthawks roam the skies over treetops, grasslands, and cities. Their sharp, electric peent call is often the first clue they’re overhead. In the dim half-light, these long-winged birds fly in graceful loops, flashing white patches out past the bend of each wing as they chase insects. These fairly common but declining birds make no nest. Their young are so well camouflaged that they’re hard to find, and even the adults seem to vanish as soon as they land." From AllABoutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Nighthawk/id
I was so tired after driving such a long distance and it was a hot day - the temperature got up to 30C. I so rarely do such a long drive, and I've barely driven all winter and spring. It felt so good to actually get out on a long drive like this, and we saw all sorts of interesting things that we just had to stop and photograph - of course!
Every single time I go out with my camera for a drive, I never forget to be SO thankful to live in a country where I have the freedom and safety to go where I want, and to see such beauty. Thank you, Alberta and Albertans - and Happy 150th Birthday, Canada! Such a young country.
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When leaving Sete Cidades, the crater was filled with clouds while the rest of the sky was pretty clear. Shame I only had the 50mm.
Sete Cidades, S Miguel - Azores
It definitely looking a lot
like Christmas
And age isn't a factor
You can still look good while driving a tractor 🚜
Just because your pushing 60
Doesn't mean your life is over
Let your Irish eyes see through
The lucky four leaf clover 🍀
Mind and soul well hold you over
Send your love in a life thats older
Continue lightly in your step
Where ways part on a gambling bet
Take action in your health
For longevity and beauty
True is where your eyes meet
And where I see your heart beat
Curves lead to grey
In the House of a witches brew
Broom sticks are a reach away
When your in a witches mood
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Foto presa amb una Rolleiflex 3.5F fabricada entre 1969 i 1971; Carl Zeiss Planar f3.5 / 75mm; Kodak Ektar 100, revelat amb el kit C41 de Bellini.
Probablement el millor mirador sobre el Principat de Mónaco (i n'hi ha uns quants) és el del cim conegut com Tête de Chien o Testa de Can. Elevant-se 550 m. per sobre el mar, domina perfectament la ferradura que forma el Port Hercule entre Montecarlo, la Condamine i Mónaco vell. Hi ha una base militar francesa, però es pot pujar a peu des d'un parquing proper fins just al costat.
Des d'aquí es pot veure tot l'estat principesc de Monaco, des de Fontveille al oest fins a Larvotto al est. Crec que és l'unic lloc del món on pots contemplar la totalitat d'un estat des d'allà estant.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%AAte_de_Chien
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Picture taken with a Rolleiflex 3.5F, made c.1969-1971; Carl Zeiss Planar f3.5 / 75mm lens; Kodak Ektar 100, developed with the Bellini C41 kit.
Probably the best vantage point over the Principality of Monaco (and there are quite a few) is the one on the peak known as Tête de Chien or Testa de Can. Rising 550 m. above the sea, it perfectly dominates the horseshoe that forms Port Hercule between Monte Carlo, La Condamine and old Monaco. There is a French military base, but you can walk up from a nearby parking lot right next to it.
From up here you can see all the Principality of Monaco under you. From Fontveille to the west to Larvotto to the east. It's probably the only place on Earth where you can see a whole country from one point in the ground.
Walk along the canal behind Marsworth reservoir.
Leica M3 camera
Zeiss Planar f2.0 50mm lens
Kodak Ultramax 400 film
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
L'ermita de La Salut, a Collbató, Baix Llobregat, just als peus de Montserrat. Aquí al costat hi ha les Coves del Salnitre, que podeu visitar.
Foto presa amb una Honeywell Spotmatic fabricada cap a 1964-1975; objectiu Carl Zeiss Pancolar f1.8 / 50mm; pel·licula Kodak Tri-X 400, revelat amb HC110 b durant 6 minuts.
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The chapel of La Salut, in Collbató, Catalonia. It's located at the feet of Montserrat mountain, and near Salnitre caves, the largest in Catalonia (although minuscule compared to the ones you could find in France).
Picture taken with a Honeywell Spotmatic, made c.1964-1975; Carl Zeiss Pancolar f1.8 / 50mm lens; Kodak Tri-X 400 film, developed in HC110 (dilution b) for 6 minutes.
Stephens Gap Cave. This magnificent place is on private property and requires a permit and signed release to visit. For more info visit www.scci.org/