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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. :)
Back to the barnies today. With so many pictures to process from the shoot, these guys will feature regularly for some time
The barn owl is renowned for it's silent wing beat, as it quarters the countryside in search of unsuspecting voles.
Owls are known as silent predators of the night, capable of flying just inches from their prey without being detected. The quietness of their flight is owed to their specialized feathers.
When air rushes over an ordinary wing, it typically creates a “gushing” noise as large areas of air turbulence build up. But the owl has developed feathers which stabilise the air flow, resulting in a large reduction in aerodynamic noise. This is then further absorbed, by their downy feathers, resulting in the ultimate stealth attack.
As I watched his display my excited breathing was the only noise to be heard.
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Yorkshire Dales - Lower Barn/ Embankment Female
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Apologies for repeating myself, but when I updated my home page I suddenly felt that these two needed to be together. Not in the least because of how they reflect the ideas behind the design of this pavilion.
"For the Sonsbeek pavilion Van Eyck provided an elementary structure of six parallel walls made out of concrete blocks, which he manipulated into a surprisingly rich and labyrinthine interior by inserting semicircular niches and apses into the rectilinear structure. Van Eyck described the result as an urban space intentionally conceived in opposition to the natural idyll of the nineteenth-century park, which followed the formal language of the English landscape garden.
The scenography aimed to create the experience of an almost spontaneous encounter with the artworks on display. This was not only communicated through the spatial typology of streets, alleys and small piazzas, but it was also crucially achieved by a relatively high density of artworks gathered together in the narrow spaces which forced one to walk by the sculptures in close proximity."
Created for Digitalmania - Inspired by, but not necessarily in the actual style of Anahata Katkin
Thank you to Skagitrenee for starter image.
Starter image textured in DDG and used as a texture to start this off.
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I continually monitored updates for wildflower blooms in the fields above Flagstaff, this summer, but it appeared to be a very small blooming season this year, especially in the higher elevations. Even so, I was determined to find some color to photograph during a late summer sunset, so I visited an area close to Sunset Crater, to look for something of interest. While, not the foreground I envisioned, sunset provided some pretty color and light, which made the trip worthwhile.
but making your nanny feed them for you ;-)
T. H. White
HMM!! Climater Change Matters! Resist!!
hemerocallis. day lily, 'Always Afternoon', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
After the winter aconites, snowdrops, and crocuses, the small irises appeared. They were so lush after a long time.
But how he set – I know not –
-Emily Dickinson
This is my image for category 104 – Terracotta, in the group 120 pictures in 2020.
Padiham, Lancashire
Another wet grey miserable day but just had a short wander as the autumn colour is fast declining. The heavy rain is putting a swift end to our beautiful fall trees!
Another week and all out trees will be stripped bare for another year! Autumn never lasts long enough.
This is from April at Nisqually NWR. It's not a composite of two pictures (otherwise, it would be waaay better), it's just a weird thing that I was lucky to see happen.
It's hard to tell in this shot, but the bald eagle is chasing the peregrine falcon. It does give you a pretty good idea how much bigger eagles are than peregrine falcons.
LODT# 1039
Skirt::.#error - michelle skirt @The Warehouse Sale
Top:::[Salem] Jezebeth Top // Pride
Poisons::[NoRush] Poisons @Black Fair
Nails::RAWR! Celestial Nails
Rings:::RAWR! Celestial Set
Hair::::Foxy - Ivy Hair
Skin::[avarosa] Mia LeL EVO X - Rosekiss
Head:::LeLUTKA Ceylon Head 3.1
taken a while back, but the song....errr....the sky remains the same. that odd yellow.
for those who have asked, we are safe on the coast [fingers crossed]. there are fires around us, but the worst one is pretty far south of our location. and that one is just awful.
hundreds and hundreds of homes burned. lives lost.
thank you for asking.
prayers for them all.
we are just hoping for rain.
no comments necessary.
but also to point out to everyone a new and modern way of discovering the world of science, of technology and everyday life :-)
Alexander Rodchenko, [1891 – 1956] Soviet graphic artist, sculptor, painter and photographer
HMM!! Democracy Matters! Resist the Authoritarian Felon in Chief and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons
waterlily, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
EVERYTHING IN THIS PHOTO IS REAL...
BUT THE MAGIC OF NATURE IS GOING ON...
YOU ARE TOTALLY INSIDE IN THE MOST WONDERFUL MAGIC FEELING THAT NATURE IS REALLY GREAT....
AND IF YOU LOOK AT NATURE WITH YOUR ENCHANTED EYES AND FREE HEART YOU WILL TRANSPORTED IN THIS FANTASTIC WORLD...
YOU'LL WILL BE ABLE TO DREAM....
Beauty and Serenity in Val Fiscalina (South Tirol - Trentino AltoAdige Region - Italy)
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Athene noctua
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Mochuelo Europeo
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Mocho-galego
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So you can live off the grid on a private island
I've got money in my pocket
Sun and sand and drink in hand
Nobody but me
I've got all my shit together
But nothing lasts forever
Until i find someone to share it with
who cares
East Lothian is one of my favourite destinations. I really enjoy being next to the sea and in the open space feeling the breeze and the salty air.
I haven’t been to Port Seton in very long time so I set out as the conditions looked favourable. Upon arrival though there was no colour to be seen and the tide was far too low for the shot I had in mind. I met another photographer as he was packing to leave but for some reason I decided to stick around. I am setting my camera up and I realise that my memory card has enough space for 12 more shots (but didn’t need even that). Just before sunset and through a crack on the clouds some beautiful golden light appeared. This shot is 87” out of probably 5’. Quickly as it appeared it was over. It was a very peaceful evening and not even the multiple road works on the way back managed to ruin it 😂.
Title is a word play from the poem of Jonathan Campbell “Darkness”.
As per usually I had a tune in mind when shooting. This time it was Moondust by Madis
Technical info:
Nikon D810
Nikkor 16-35 @ 16 mm
F16
87s
ISO 64
Lee GND-S 1.2
Lee Little Stopper
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