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A week or so ago Gracie was here and I went inside for a minute when I came back outside she told me she saw a fox run into the woods. She said she noticed it because the birds were creating a ruckus.
I saw "the" fox this morning as I was sitting at the kitchen bar. She was only here for a moment and I grabbed my camera and got some shots...difficult light and dirty windows. ;)
This spring there has been a lot of visitors to our bird feeders but since it became hot it has slowed down...except at night when the raccoons bring their youngsters to the feeders. I have had to bring them in at night because they will come up missing. There is a very nice anti-squirrel bird birdfeeder out there somewhere and I hope to find it this fall. :)
The male Peregrine is bringing one of the juveniles food. The adult will drop the food and the juvenile will catch it and eat it.
I've wanted to get the Peregrines feeding their young in the air for some time. You just have to be at the right place at the right time.
I've been shooting them for weeks and have always missed the transfer of food. Fortunately, I was there at the right time this time.
More shots in this series will be coming in the next few days.
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Member of the Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature
Patricia Ware Bird Photography
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The singular most impressive and dramatic waterfall I've had to pleasure to see, Gullfoss in South West Iceland. The sheer power of this falls is hard to take in, you can hear it a long time before you actually see it, definitely a 'wow' moment when it does come into view, something like 140 cubic meters per second falls down into the crevice below!
We were really lucky with the weather here as it had been raining off and on that morning and heavy cloud, luckily it held off here and had some nice golden light, along with the rainbow which appeared and the disappeared again, the one big bonus of these falls opposed to the others we visited on the trip is that there is hardly any spray to contend with as you are a lot higher up allowing me to use filters without wiping the lens every few seconds, a polarizer was just about impossible anywhere else but ideal here with the sun in the right place at this time of day allowing a much more pleasing exposure time.
...to your dreams
Though I've already used this quote I still think it is a good reminder. But remember as you go through life maybe there are things that you thought would bring you happiness that don't end up doing so. It's ok to shift and let go of old ideas and dream of smaller but deeper and more meaningful ones.
A visit today from my great nephew Lucas, age 11 months who lives up to his name as a 'bringer of light'
My house is built on hallowed ground and land that was reclaimed from the sea. It suits the essence of me and calms my spirit to walk in my garden knowing that it was left for many years, an abandoned place until the house was built and the stony and sandy ground where nothing much grew except ancient plants; wild flowers that blew in on the wind. Then someone planted trees from all four corners of the earth and plants that should not have survived began to flourish as if the roots of these trees breathed new life into the earth. There have been only a few guardians of this magical place and I am honoured to be the current guardian. At first I tried to plant what I liked; tried to enforce my will on this holy place, but in time I realised something … you cannot force a garden to grow; to bend to your will. A garden evolves slowly over time of it's own accord mostly and we, as guardians, should allow it to guide us. In this way I have found peace and happiness here and I embrace the changes of my ever-evolving garden. I seldom buy anything new to plant. I wait for the winds; I wait for the seasons; I witness the changes and I grow and evolve as a person in much the same way as my garden does. It is a joy to anticipate each new season; each new wind; and to see what appears. There is always something unexpected appearing. Life is full of surprises; of serendipitous moments. I wonder sometimes about these old trees. I think whoever planted them was guided and perhaps the garden welcomed the dappled shade on what once was a desert. Certainly I feel myself sometimes directed to introduce a new species. Perhaps I am guided also by a hand that I cannot fathom. We are not meant to understand everything. If we allow ourselves to just be, we may find, without effort, how our path unfolds with relative ease. I have found this to be the case. All those years of struggle and now I can just let go … it really is that easy to be content.
p.s. I was compelled reluctantly to remove a Laburnum tree that I thought might be harmful to my cats. I had always wanted such a tree with it's beautiful yellow flowers … but in it's place a Forsythia grew with a profusion of yellow flowers. I did not plant it! Magic? Yes, I believe so! : 0)
“I like gardening. It’s a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself. “
– Alice Sebold
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbx6aXhocew
IN ABANDONED PLACES - Raison d'Etre
Please enjoy the unique experience of this video.
Lieber Rolf, ich denke du wirst diesen Film zu schätzen wissen! : 0)
“We leave our footprints in a place to mingle with the echoes of all that went before; our heartbeats; our rhythm; the patterns of our lives.” - AP
I wander in the wilderness
my garden of delights
a jungle by the turquoise sea
a land so flat; the moon at night
shines down with silvery fingers
and touches the ground with magical spells
and come the breaking dawn of morning
all ills are banished and all is well
the dark and mysterious creatures
who loiter in the dusk
emerge in brilliant sunshine
with all-seeing eyes; an elephant tusk
protrudes and scythes the longest grasses
parts the meadow like the ancient sea
leaving behind a trail of crimson
flowers of sorrel and sweet harmony
reigns here as the King of the Jungle
seeks solace in the afternoon siesta
ignores the urban sounds outside
these walls; these trees; a back-firing Fiesta
alerts the songbirds from their idle rest
they flitter and flutter from tree to tree
and as I lie within the striped hammock
I swing and sing low to the sound of the breeze
a mist arises suddenly; springs up from the sea
settles a cloak; an air of mystery
around the shoulders of myself and the limbs
of the ancient trees as I sip my Pimms
I can barely keep my eyes from closing
the warmth of the air so cloying and deep
I find myself falling gently to the humming of bees
as I lapse now into a soundless sleep
I awake to find the blue sky black
lit by a billion diamonds or more
an infinite guide is laid out before me
the wisdom of ancient celestial stars of yore
some say when we see them
they have already died
long ago before our ancestors
what does this imply
do our eyes deceive us
or are we psychic or perhaps
we are more knowledgeable than we realise
all we need falls easily into our laps
but still we often ignore
the instincts that are given
override them; divide them
dilute them; we're driven
to only see clearly to the end of our noses
we fail to stop often to smell the scent of the roses
take stock; stand still
absorb the nature of all living things
for in this garden I discovered
nature brings happiness and happiness brings
peace of mind; plentiful bounty
the sweetest fruits of the earth
the love that will bind us
circumnavigate the world's girth
here I find every day all that I need
the flora; the fauna; all that set seed
and I've no desire to be anywhere else
as much as I desire to be here
in this garden full of Heaven
there is love; there is goodness that I hold dear
from the humblest of creatures
find the beauty in a fly
sing so loud like a blackbird
view the world through a child's eyes.
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My artwork is a blend of 4 of my photographs taken in my garden
I wasn't sure if this photo worked but thought I would add it at the last minute, I sort of like it.
Over the past month or so, I've been watching this juvenile Commerson's frogfish which stays on the same coral head. It's grown quite a bit but hasn't changed into its camouflage coloration yet.
Shortly before the OCS, Another SD70M Creep'd up Leading a Westbound Intermodal at Decent Track Speed. I have been Hearing they are bringing some of these back, We will see though.
IKCLB
Edwardsville, KS
3/23/25
bring a thousand thousand stars
and for those inclined:
Jan Gabarke and The Hilliard Ensemble
'Parce mihi domine'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBPbLKcJ94Q&list=PLu1Adw_fE-c...
from the album Officium
on the Toxic Orange 2012 something or other (true ;-)
a double exposure of my previous image
plus an unrelated image of stars from the back yard.
Le lever du jour amène parfois son lot de surprises . Un labour, quel endroit de prédilection pour y trouver des insectes.
The daybreak sometimes brings its share of surprises. A plowing, which place of predilection to find insects there.
Hope this brings a smile to your face as it did mine! my youngest has an obsession with whipped cream. When I want him to sit still I take out that coveted whipped cream and then I have approximately 5 minutes max before it's gone to snap the pictures I want. He is SO active that trying to get him to sit for a portrait is darn near impossible. It's adorable that something as simple as whipped cream captures his attention. We don't eat sweets a lot so this is a treat of treats in his eyes! ;) I think we should all have a simple treasured treat that is magical yet attainable. Sometimes its the smallest things that you really have to focus on to realize how magical they really are. When I am having a dark moment or day or even season, I love going back over pictures of treasured moments and smiles - on my computer and in my mind! Sending love and warmest wishes to you for a magical and wonderful week. xxoo Rachel
Graham Ibbeson's statue of Eric Morecambe on the promenade of Morecambe. John Eric Bartholomew was born in Morecambe in 1926, and adopted the stage name of Morcambe after establishing the comedy partnership with Ernie Wise. The statue features the comedian's "Bring Me Sunshine" pose and portrays him with binoculars and dressed for a spot of birdwatching, something Eric Morecambe did frequently.
So I went outside to take pictures and get some nice Vitamin D to fight this stupid cold and the Jerks that live behind us are burning their leaves and the smoke is coming right into our yard :( Sucks so much they can do that here.
So this was it, One miserable picture ;) I can't bring myself to change her out of this awesome outfit, it just suits her so much <3
Happy Sunday Guys!
The sun has just set, the storm has passed, the water has calmed and the sky is glowing. That is a good end to any day. Mono Lake, California, USA, July 2021
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It was the tail end of blue hour before the lighthouse turned on at Burntisland harbour.
Worth waiting for though for that small bit of added light and colour.
Many thanks as always for your welcome comments
The final NS 255 clatters over the IMRR Diamond at Shops, in the prairie state's capital city. With trailer issues preventing the train from making Valley City in light, this would be the last shot we were able to pull off of the 255, bringing the era of the roadrailer to an unceremonious end.
Something that you do to me fills me with unease.
From a 5x7 inch wet plate collodion negative, Voigtlander Petzval lens used.
If today is any indication of how 2024 will go, then bring it on!
This pretty girl was out prancing around. Haven't seen many rounds that danced.
One of my attempts at the "Macro Mondays" theme "flexible".
Shows two tiny silicone cupcake molds.
Shot with an Agfa "8506/123" (Minilab) lens on a Canon EOS R5.
"My baby want a Birkin, she's been tellin' me all night long
Gasoline and groceries, the list goes on and on
This 9 to 5 ain't workin', why the hell do I work so hard?
I can't worry 'bout my problems, I can't take 'em when I'm gone, uh
One, here comes the two to the three to the four
Tell 'em bring another out, we need plenty more
Two steppin' on the table, she don't need a dancefloor
Oh my, good Lord
Someone pour me up a double shot of whiskey
They know me and Jack Daniels got a history
There's a party downtown near Fifth Street
Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy
Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy
Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy"
Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
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