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Immersed in the Afterglow: Paddleboarding at Dusk by Steve Frazier

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Immersed in the afterglow of dusk,a couple fish from a paddleboard on Lake Cascade in western Idaho.

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9 Minutes Later ... by Achim

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... after the previous capture in first comment box, the jaguar had nearly reached the sandbank for the 'final spurt'.

But if you look carefully, you can see the youngest member of the capybara family already swimming in the safe (apart from the caimans) deep water of São Lourenço River, Pantanal, MT, Brazil.

Part 5 of a series of pictures of the hard job of a Jaguar, trying get his breakfast ... previous pictures in chronological order in my Jaguar Morning-Album - more pictures will follow!

a group of goats by Merit de Jong

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in the afternoon of day 3 on the isle of Terschelling

(for those who like to see this one week journey in chronological order; maybe you want to take a look at the album Terschelling that is being filled these days :-) (weeks;-)

Reflections of a Sunset by Steve Frazier

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The vestiges of a beautiful sunset over the northern end of Lake Cascade in Donnelly, Idaho.

Note: To view the this image in chronological order with the rest of the photos from my recent 4,500 mile (7,242 KM), 4-month overlanding trip from Florida to Washington and back, visit www.flickr.com/photos/stevefrazier/albums/72177720302601994

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And He Decided To Take Some Greens by Achim

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Part 24 of a series of pictures of the hard job of a Jaguar, trying to get his breakfast ...

If you want to see the previous pictures of that little story in chronological order, have a look at my Jaguar Morning-Album.

Jaguar (Panthera onca), São Lourenço River, Pantanal, MT, Brazil

Aéroport Changi terminal 4 maisons Paranakan avec projection D un Film de 6 MN sur le mariage paranakan by agonatur

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"The next time you visit T4, spend some time observing the elaborately designed shophouse façade in the Heritage Zone and see if you can spot the differences among them. The archetypal shophouses are displayed in chronological order, beginning with the Baroque Design, followed by the Rococo Style, the Peranakan Style and lastly, Modern Décor."

Layers of... Rock by Steve Frazier

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Perched on the edge of a three to four hundred foot cliff, the scale of immensity of this scene was absolutely breathtaking. I could see for miles and there was not a sole in sight. While I would loved to have gone backpacking into this hot and barren wilderness, I knew that I simply was ill prepared. I would be hiking alone without the proper foot gear to help protect me from rattlesnakes and scorpions. Furthermore, I couldn't carry enough water for such a hike..

The mountain trail that I drove up to the canyon was treacherous in places. Because my truck's brakes were in need of repair, I was not looking forward to the drive back down. However, while I was walking along the canyon's rim to take photos, I discovered an old, abandoned, and badly decaying mobile home trailer. It probably had been used by hunters at one time. Knowing that they could not possibly have pulled the trailer up the way that I came, I began to searching for another way down off the mountain. I followed this new trail (new to me) back down to safety. Thankfully, it was a whole lot easier!

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Salt Lake Sunset by Steve Frazier

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This beautiful sunset image was captured while I was camping in Utah. The scene looks out across a portion of the Great Salt Lake in the distance.

Note: To view the this image in chronological order with the rest of the photos from my recent 4,500 mile (7,242 KM), 4-month overlanding trip from Florida to Washington and back, visit www.flickr.com/photos/stevefrazier/albums/72177720302601994

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Where Eagles Soar by Steve Frazier

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Okay... so they're not really eagles... but I was fortunate to have a flock of geese fly past while I was taking pictures of the mountain range here on Lake Cascade during a beautiful sunset. The challenge in these types of low light conditions is to be able to swing the camera to follow them while at the same time composing the scene... all without creating motion blur. Fun, right? (You bet!) And, by the way, yes... there are eagles (and osprey) up here in western Idaho.

Unbelievably beautiful moments such as this are one of the many reasons I love shooting sunsets... especially in the mountains.

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As He Had Not Seen Something Delicious ... by Achim

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(except some tourists with big cameras in numerous boats)

he went on strolling along the river on a sandbank.

Part 28 of a series of pictures of the hard job of a Jaguar, trying to get his breakfast ...

If you want to see the previous pictures of that little story in chronological order, have a look at my Jaguar Morning-Album.

Watching The Fugitive Breakfast by Achim

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In that moment daddy capybara escaped into the deep water too.

All gone like this workweek - TGIF!

Part 8 of a series of pictures of the hard job of a Jaguar, trying to get his breakfast ...

If you want to see the previous pictures of that little story in chronological order, have a look at my Jaguar Morning-Album, more will follow!

Jaguar (Panthera onca) and Pied Plover / Cayennekiebitz (Vanellus cayanus) on a sandbank in São Lourenço River, Pantanal, MT, Brazil

The Bond Between A Dog And His Master by Steve Frazier

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Dax, an ever-faithful, large white dog, stands in the water with his master and watches him fly fish in Lake Cascade during early August as the sun slips behind the mountains.

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Stepping Back In Time by Steve Frazier

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When I step into a wilderness on foot, it feels as if Ihave been transported back to a primeval world, untouched by human hands. This one lies in Montana--a designated wilderness where nature endures in its purest form. There are no roads, buildings, or machines here--only raw landscapes shaped by wind, water, and time. We are merely passing through, brief visitors in a realm that remains as it has for centuries, protected so its beauty and solitude can outlast us and be treasured by generations to come.

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Mountain Storms by Steve Frazier

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A view of a subsiding rainstorm over a mountain at Utah Lake. This picture was shot from a remote wilderness mountain ridge (elevation 7,318). The trail leading up to this spot was among one of the most challenging that I have driven (although another trail in Idaho is the reining champion). I was told that quads had problems at times on this particular mountain trail... and I think that side-by-side and quad drivers were surprised to see my truck up there.

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*** View these images in chronological order from my recent 4,500 mile (7,242 KM), 4-month overlanding trip from Florida to Washington and back, visit www.flickr.com/photos/stevefrazier/albums/72177720302601994.

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Spanish Mission Church and Puebloan Ruins by Photra99

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Spanish Mission Church and Puebloan ruins in Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, New Mexico

The first Pecos pueblo village was built around AD 1100 in the prehistoric Pueblo II Era. Within 350 years the Pueblo IV Era, Pecos village had grown to house more than 2,000 people in its five-storied complex.

Spanish expedition to establish a new colony began in 1540 looking for Seven Cities of Gold.

The Spanish mission church was built in 1619. A traditional kiva was built in front of the church during the Pueblo Revolt in 1680 as a rejection of the Christian religion brought by Spanish colonists.

The current church was built in 1717 on top of the foundation of old church, which was much larger.

The site was abandoned in 1838, after the Pecos population suffered from marauding Comanches. The surviving remnant of the Pecos population moved to the Jemez Pueblo.

The area was concentrated with many historical elements and it was hard to learn all chronologically.

Currently, the park is operated by the National Park Service.

in a red world, almost at the edge.... by Merit de Jong

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...in the afternoon of day 4 on Terschelling, walking in our goal: "De Bosplaat", a saltmarsh which is on the east side of the isle... it's a beautiful hazy day, with some rain...and some sun...

(for those who like to see this one week journey in chronological order; maybe you want to take a look at the album Terschelling that is being filled these days :-) (weeks;-)

Smoke on the Slopes: The Rock Fire at Dusk by Steve Frazier

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Smoke continues to pour off of the slopes of West Mountain at dusk as the Rock Fire continues its wildfire blaze in Valley County, Idaho. The smoke has been lingering in the valley and warnings of unhealthy air quality have been issued.

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three white goats by Merit de Jong

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a mother and her children, in the morning of day 3 on the isle of Terschelling

(for those who like to see this one week journey in chronological order; maybe you want to take a look at the album Terschelling that is being filled these days :-) (weeks;-)

Sunset Sanctuary in the Panhandle by Steve Frazier

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It is always a pleasure to be overlanding deep in our national forests and witness the beauty o fnature. This is a view of a campsite in the Kaniksu National Forest at sunset. It is located up in the Panhandle or northern part of Idaho.

I was camped on the edge of a cliff overlooking a valley and the distant mountain range to the west. Wild flowers were growing along the edge of the cliff.

I always shoot RAW instead of JPEG. The RAW image did not revealed any of the plants or the landscape in this photo. It was all underexposed and appeared black when viewing the RAW image. That's because when shooting sunsets, I try not to overexpose the highlights. So, only the brighter parts of the image (i.e., the sunset) were visible in the RAW image. Fortunately, the information is all there and Photoshop is able to draw out the tones and hues that are stored in the RAW Image. That would have been difficult and with unacceptable results had I had shot JPEG. (Okay, if you actually read this, thanks for bearing with me in today's rant!)

To view photos of this year's overlanding journey in chronological order, click www.flickr.com/photos/stevefrazier/albums/72177720328383895

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The History of the San Rafael Swell by Steve Frazier

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The San Rafael Swell is a high desert now. It wasn't always that way, however. Its rocks tell a different story of its ancient past. It is the fossilized remnants of ancient oceans, beaches, and deserts that once covered the region. Later, during the Laramide Orogeny about 60 million years ago, tectonic forces uplifted the region and folded the sedimentary layers into a dome-shaped structure known as an anticline, creating what is now the San Rafael Swell. Since then, erosion has carved out its dramatic terrain of reefs, canyons, and mesas. It is a geological paradise set in one of Utah's deserts that you can get lost in (literally).

To view photos of this year's overlanding journey in chronological order, click www.flickr.com/photos/stevefrazier/albums/72177720328383895

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Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Morning by Michael Cohen

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In case you missed my opening post, I'm just back from a long van trip and am reliving the trip by posting a few images from each chronological location. I started in Durango, Co and my first stop was Dugway, Utah, located south of Salt Lake City. After one night there, I headed to Bear Lake Migratory Bird Refuge, located north of Salt Lake City. I found a nice RV park near the park and spent one night there. Here's an image of sunrise at the Refuge. There were a lot (thousands) of cliff Swallows, lots of Clark and Eared Grebes, Avocets, Stilts, and a variety of ducks among other species. The Refuge is a long loop road that surrounds a canal and wetlands. After posting a couple of more images from here I'll be off to Grand Tetons and Yellowstone, just passing through on my way to Palouse. (I had a "Plan A" itinerary that was completely flexible until later in the month, when I was meeting my friend Sid from Seattle to head to the San Juan Islands via ferry. What I'm trying to say is that every day until meeting up with Sid I would decide where to head the night before the next day. As it turned out, I had never seen Palouse so that destination won out over spending more time in the Tetons and Yellowstone, where I had been many times.) Birds to follow!

Mountain Lake by Steve Frazier

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On my way out of North Carolina, I stopped along side a lake where I found these trees growing in the water. Photographing a tree growing in the water has always been on my bucket list... so I guess I nailed this one.

Note: To view the this image in chronological order with the rest of the photos from my recent 4,500 mile (7,242 KM), 4-month overlanding trip from Florida to Washington and back, visit www.flickr.com/photos/stevefrazier/albums/72177720302601994

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Secret Coves by Brad

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Don’t you love discovering a little secret cove after scrambling over a few rockstacles? (That’s my name for those ankle-twisting rocks that you just have to climb over to see what's on the other side)

This little cutie was tucked away between Bailey’s Beach and Jeanneret Beach, St Helens. I had it all to myself, like most of the trip. A secret rendezvous with the sea.

I’ve been sticking to a chronological order of the beaches visited pretty well so far but .... we’re still only on Day 1 of the trip. Well done, attention span - you haven’t deserted me yet.

On another note - Do you have Aldi stores in the UK or the USA? We have one here on the coast now. Not that I go there much, I tend to avoid all shops as a general rule, but that middle aisle is always full of weird and wonderful "stuff".

I'm just popping in to Aldi for some bread, milk & an inflatable hot tub. Or I might just stop by Aldi on the way home for some veges and a giant novelty garden gnome. Groceries and chicken coop anyone? I wonder if any Flickr friends have succumbed to the Aldi impulse buy :)

I recently found a Humpty Dumpty toy there … complete with Aldi King’s Horses and Aldi King’s Men!

Happy Friday, everyone!

Waterscape 51/100 in 2025

My Favorite Reads of 2025 by Kirstie

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I read a little less this year than usual. I found when my dad passed this summer, I became quickly wrapped up in the funeral and all of the things you have to take care of and then it took awhile to build up my concentration again. I only read 140 books this year, which is far lower than my usual amount of over 200. One year, I read 365 books! So, I slacked off this year. I found myself lingering along different pages and chapters more so than ever. Here are some of my favorite books that I read. They didn’t all come out this year but time is an illusion anyway.

I'd love to hear about all of your favorite reads from this year or other years!

Photo above is a multiple exposure from Iceland..a reading/study room with a landscape photo in honor of my favorite read of the year.

1. Rooms for Vanishing by Stuart Nadler

A real wonder of a book about different possibilities, split timelines, divergent futures confronting the personal horrors of WWII in one of the most creative and thought provoking ways I’ve ever seen. I read several chapters again and again and felt like this was one of the most philosophical and creative books Ive ever read!

2. The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei

Extremely ahead of its time and published originally 30 years ago and translated into English fairly recently. This is a glimpse of a future world which many facets have proved to be fairly accurate predictions but it is also about queer identity and is written sort of like a gay Taiwanese young William Gibson might write it. Wholly original!

3. Is a River Alive? by Robert McFarlane

Yes, a river is very much alive! This is a wondrous work of nonfiction that really explores some diverse and hard to reach areas of nature and its effect on both the nearby inhabitants and the visitors like this author. I loved its sense of environmental advocacy and questioning why we would allot personhood to corporations but not bodies of water, for instance. You really feel like you go on a psychological journey with the author and learn so much between the rivers he explores and the people he meets.

Thanks to my friend Bob for this recommendation!

4. Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

There was a period of my life where I just didn’t quite get Erdrich for some reason…it just didn’t click…but now, I am reading at least a couple of books a year by her. This is really a striking book about desperate women who have lost all body autonomy. Her books are always well written and engaging but this one felt more fast paced and thrilling than the others in style and topic.

5. House of Day, House of Night: by Olga Tokarczuk

I really love how Tokarczuk writes about dreams and mushrooms in this one especially. There is quite a bit about religion as well as physical gender identity within that religious space and a really interesting sense of the people who live in Poland in a border town with Germany and remnants of WWII even. She just has a really poetic way of writing.

6. The Measure by Nikki Erlick

I read this on recommendation from my sister in law in one sitting on the plane to Los Angeles. It is one of the most engaging book I have ever read and a speculative fiction masterpiece exploring the psychology behind lifespan and how society might change if everyone over 21 was sent a single string of a certain length that told them how much longer they would live….but not how they would die. Fascinating storyline and very well executed…I kept wondering how I would handle this situation myself. Another book that made me cry this year…I guess I am a bit of a mess! Apparently, this was an “instant” NYT Bestseller back in 2022 but I hadn’t heard of it until my sister in law mentioned it…I guess I just don’t pay attention to popular culture.

7. Archipelago of the Sun by Yoko Tawada

This is the third book of the trilogy of friends where Tawada explores language and identity within the context of our current world and its insistence on borders and a national identity that not all have and definitely not all share the same level of privilege. These friends are so diverse and interesting and also one of the characters and their transitioning identity is also explored so it is rather complex but also very thought provoking and meditative the way she writes…you just want to linger on certain sentences again and again.

8. Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse

I read three books by Erika Krouse and loved all three-this one is nonfiction and is about all of the horrific ways a football team takes advantage of, persecutes, and threatens women and how deep the cover up goes. Krouse is helping the investigator while also going through the horrors of her past and personal identity. I was honestly not expecting to find this book as engaging as I did but Krouse is an exceptional author whose short stories Save Me, Stranger have stuck with me for many months and who also writes vivid characters in fiction books (see Contenders). Highly recommended!!

9. The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and his Mother) by Rabih Alameddine

If you ever have the chance to see Rabih Alameddine speak, DO IT! I saw him a few years back after Trump was office the first time around and he spoke about how art including writing is in and of itself an act of resistance. This book is both tragic and funny. There’s an image of our protagonist hero escaping a bunker during a civil war in Lebanon that actually had me laughing so hard I’m surprised I could stop. But, this is also a portrait study of a city and how it changed when the fighting began and equally an exploration of a mother and her gay son as they navigate through their relationship across decades. This is technically fiction but reads at times like an autobiography and, after all, it is a true true story.

10. The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

This book scared the crap out of me and if it had been published when she first had started working on it, it would have been even more terrifying. The premise reads like a Black Mirror story where there are corporations who own and monitor your dreams and might even insert products into them. You can also be suspect based on your dreams but people give up their dreams in desperate situations just to fall asleep….very riveting and terrifying!

11. Poets Square Cats by Courtney Gustafson

I’ve been following this author’s cat rescue in Tucson, Arizona for a few years now but only had part of the story before I read this book. This is the autobiographical back story of the author and cat rescuer herself and the ways in which becoming a full time cat rescuer changed her and perhaps made her more human or at least helped her focus her values and what being alive truly means to her. She is doing very good work and it is important to support this work. This book also gives the back story behind so many important characters, many of whom don’t seem quite so feral when you see their true feline selves in her way. A book to be treasured!

12. Sunbirth by An Yu

I loved her speculative novel Ghost Music and this new one is even more bizarre and has an apocalyptic angle about the sun slowly disappearing and people in this town being enveloped by and exploding with light. None of the characters know what it is like in other cities and towns and some try to escape but, after all, the sun is something we all share so you wonder how it could be different when it is the same major problem occurring. I loved these astounding characters and the sense of imagination here.

13. ACLU The Fight of the Century: Edited by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman

Never has there been a more important time to stand up for human rights and also understand the history of human rights. I loved some of the authors responding to historical cases that are organized chronologically. Yea Gyasi Viet Thanh Nguyen, Elizabeth Strout, Salman Rushdie, Aleksander Hemon, Brit Bennett, Li Yiyun, Rabih Alameddine, Louise Erdrich, and Anthony Doerr amongst main more give us glimpses into their own personal history and how these cases may have impacted them. Some of these chapters are also critical of the ACLU’s stance too in some aspects in a healthy way as in the case of campaign funding, for example. Regardless, it’s an organization under great threat in America whose continued existence is vital.

14. Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen

This is partly a memoir of the author but also an exploration of her mother’s past and her ancestry from back in Shanghai. It explores the horrors of the history they lived through while her mother escaped to America but it’s also an engaging imaginary conversation Gish Jen has with her mother who suffered sexism in her own life and treats her daughter as if she should also be quiet and easy and not have so many opinions. But Gish Jen is a phenomenal author of so many great fictional stories exploring culture and identity and she will always be a Good Bad Girl that we should be grateful for. Thank goodness for the women who don’t succumb to societal and family pressures put on us.

15. My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-Wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me by Caleb Carr

An extraordinary nonfiction work that really had me on the edge of my seat several times and crying at others. This is a story of a human who Is battling a personal history with physical abuse and has gone through several surgeries that have been only minimally successful. He is an acclaimed author (I haven’t read any of his other books) and lives alone when he decides to adopt a cat later on in life. I just love how he explores his relationship with his cat and the cat’s personality and sense of adventure. This is actually a story about two wandering souls who find each other and meet in the middle and I do believe that they have found each other again in the ether of the afterlife.

16. Generosity by Richard Powers

I read four different books by Powers this year. If you haven’t read his work, it’s quite masterful! He is one of those authors that has great ideas and can truly craft a complex storyline and bring it all back home in an impressive way. This one is interesting because it focuses on an immigrant who by all accounts should be miserable…she has very little and her parents have been murdered and her brother imprisoned. At one point, she is even sexually molested. Still, throughout all of this, our protagonist, Thassadit Amzwar. remains happy and joyful in a way that others just can’t quite seem to manage or understand. As one might imagine, people try to diagnose her as if something is wrong with her and study her DNA…things go so haywire because other humans literally just can’t imagine how this human could be this happy when the rest of us are so depressed.

17. Bewilderment by Richard Powers

This book really got to me in so many ways…it’s so much about the relationship between a father and a son who is neurodivergent and tests him in so many ways but it is also about biofeedback, flexible thinking, and consciousness after death. It is filled with wonder and sorrow both and really explores the complexity of human consciousness.

18. Beyond Anxiety by Martha Beck

I read quite a few nonfiction books this year related to flexible thinkers, nature, human consciousness existing after death, and octopuses but this one really resonated with me in the sense that it helped me immediately to manage my anxiety and is highly recommended to any artists. There are people in this world who consume art and those who create art and those who do both. I am probably in the latter category because I create art but also really love being part of an international community like Flickr and don’t really enjoy participating in other social media type of sites that seem to focus more on making oneself look cool or rich or just a made up version of a human.

This nonfiction is about how creativity can cancel out the heightened anxiety that threatens to overwhelm us every day. If you start to feel the heightened sensation taking over like you can’t even breathe except to scream, maybe this book is for you. Also, just sitting down and doing art for hours is indeed a luxury and makes it hard to go back to the “real world” of capitalism, etc. but sometimes this is exactly what self care is needed

19. A Love Story From the End of the World by Juhea Kim

I loved the wild weirdness and environmental focus of these short stories set all across the world in this time of climate chaos and political upheaval. Kim is an author and activist with a truly creative spirit!

20. After by Bruce Greyson M.D.

After what happened this summer with my dad passing, I read a ton of nonfiction regarding human consciousness continuing and this one really goes through quite a variety of Near Death Experiences and how it also ends up changing people. It’s a really fascinating look into human consciousness and how it continues from a medical expert. I am fascinated by these human stories and really enjoy the perspective of someone from a background in Science. I do believe that, when the body dies, the consciousness and soul of the spirit does continue and that most of us have already lived multiple lives at this point.

Honorable Mentions:

The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

Annihilation by Michel Houellebecq

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai

Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home by Stephen Starring Grant

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a sheep on the south dike by Merit de Jong

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in the afternoon of day two on the isle of Terschelling

(for those who like to see this one week journey in chronological order; maybe you want to take a look at the album Terschelling that is being filled these days :-) (weeks;-)

Amiens le 22 02 17 by Patrick CANHAN

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Avec près de 9 mois d'absence ... je reprends mes déposes série par série ... vagabondage par vagabondage ... discipliné et chronologique ... triptyque par triptyque ... bref comme dab.

Have fun all

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With almost 9 months of absence ... I resume my series series ... vagabonding by vagrancy ... disciplined and chronological ... triptych by triptych ... in short as dab.

Have fun all

An Expression Of Love by Rich Levine

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"Mourning is one of the deepest expressions of pure love."

- Russell M. Nelson

Reedit - I prefer this version

Featured Favorite:

With new each image I will mention one of my very favorite Flicker photographers. These are not in any order except for chronologically - how could one possibly rank such different artists?

(6) Ales Dusa - In his portrats Ales captures the soul of his subjects in powerful ways that absolutely touches hearts.

www.flickr.com/photos/hybe/

p.s. Flickr has recommended my group. Please check out the Little Select Gallery of Eclectic Visual Poetry

Thank you

Heroism by Steve Frazier

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Whatever definition we use for heroism, these firefighters more than amply qualify. The helicopter in this image was in rotation with the Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper planes as they battled an advancing wildfire (Rock Fire on West Mountain, just south of Tamarack Resort near Donnelly, Idaho). When the Super Scoopers had doused the flames and were on their return flight to skim the surface of the lake for more water, this helicopter would fly in and douse hot spots with water using an enormous bucket suspended on a long cable. (For images of the planes in action, see the first comment below.)

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Oregon Coastline by Steve Frazier

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A shot of the Oregon coastline along Highway 101

Note: To view the this image in chronological order with the rest of the photos from my recent 4,500 mile (7,242 KM), 4-month overlanding trip from Florida to Washington and back, visit www.flickr.com/photos/stevefrazier/albums/72177720302601994

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Slovenian (Horned) Grebe by Raphael Kopan

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Our first target species, footing happily by a dirt road, started the collection. I will not post in chronological order (no time to process on the move) but when internet speeds allow, updates will appear...

Standing Cypress Trees by Steve Frazier

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On my way out of North Carolina, I stopped along side a lake and found these cypress trees growing out in the water. Photographing a tree growing in the water has always been on my bucket list... so I guess I nailed this one.

*** Watch YouTube Videos of overlanding photography adventures on my OverLandScapes YouTube Chanel.

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Leaving the harbor of Harlingen by Merit de Jong

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Day one of a short holiday to the Isle of Terschelling...

(for those who like to see this one week long journey in chronological order; maybe you want to take a look at the album Terschelling that is being filled these days :-)

Une voie vers soi (A path to oneself) by Instants T

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This picture is part of my photographic series Garsinde de Mourcairol, which I invite you to consult in the list of my albums.

You will find the script in the album header (french and english), and by consulting the shots in chronological order, you will be able to follow Garsinde's emotional and psychological development, from her dependence on her family to her rise to power.

Model: Léa

Morning at Oxbow and a Male Moose by Michael Cohen

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(This is a continuation of a chronological sampling of my marathon "last" journey in my Sportsmobile, showing a few shots taken along the way.) After leaving the bird refuge in Utah my plan was to drive through Grand Teton and spend a couple of days in Yellowstone. I camped somewhere along the way arriving at the Tetons before the sun came up. I stopped at Oxbow Bend and caught this sunrise before attempting to enter the eastern entrance of Yellowstone. The entrance was open but the road was closed further ahead. I doubled back to Jackson and took Teton Pass, Highway 22 from Wilson. It was a beautiful drive and I caught a young male moose before getting to highway 22. It's such beautiful country out there just driving through it is worthwhile.

wandering in a red world... by Merit de Jong

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...in the afternoon of day 4 on Terschelling, walking in our goal: "De Bosplaat", a saltmarsh which is on the east side of the isle... it's a beautiful hazy day, with some rain...and some sun...

(for those who like to see this one week journey in chronological order; maybe you want to take a look at the album Terschelling that is being filled these days :-) (weeks;-)

Canyon Walls by Steve Frazier

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This was shot deep in the Owyhee Mountains in eastern Oregon while traveling to the Succor Creek State Natural Area.

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Flags Of Valor - St. Louis, Missouri by Bob K

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WHILE MANY VOWED TO NEVER FORGET, WE TOOK IT UPON OURSELVES TO FOREVER REMEMBER. INSPIRED BY THE HEROES OF SEPTEMBER 11TH AND THE ENSUING WAR ON TERROR, FLAGS OF VALOR PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND VICTIMS OF THE 9/11 ATTACKS AND HONORS THE SERVICE MEMBERS WHO BRAVELY DEFENDED OUR NATION. flagsofvalorstl.com/ Every service man and woman who has died in the War on Terror since September 11, 2001 will be remembered with an individual flag planted on Art Hill in St. Louis’ Forest Park. Each flag will be displayed chronologically and marked by a photograph and dog tag of the hero.

Hush... Can You Hear It? by Steve Frazier

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When I'm photographing a sunset, I love the stillness that seems to settle over the land... as though Nature itself says "Hush" and everything becomes quiet and peaceful.

Lake Cascade used to be named Cascade Reservoir. That's because it is actually a r21 mile long reservoir used for irrigation. The high water mark occurs in May. But by mid August, the water table has dropped considerably... and nowhere is this annual cyclemore noticeable than here at the northern end where weeds begin clogging up the surface and newly formed land bridges and islands (complete with vegetation) emerge. The boat ramp, barely visible in the right hand corner of this image, is no longer in use. Docks along the shoreline are stranded on dry ground. Even kayaks and canoes have trouble navigating the shallow, weed-choked northern end of the reservoir as the water table continues to drop.

It does make for some interesting pictures, though...

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Learning To Fly by Rich Levine

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Why do we publish our work on Flickr? Isn't it because we like it, even are proud of it? Just a thought....

Featured Favorite:

With new each image I will mention one of my very favorite Flicker photographers. These are not in any order except for chronologically - how could one possibly rank such different artists?

(41) Olga Vareli - Olga has created her own version of Wonderland. Please channel your inner Alice and visit it with wonder.

www.flickr.com/photos/olgavareli

p.s. Flickr has recommended my group. Please check out the Little Select Gallery of Eclectic Visual Poetry

Thank you

Març_030110 by Joan

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Iglesia parroquial, Santa Pau, La Garrotxa, Girona, España.

Las obras de construcción de la iglesia comenzaron el siglo XVI y continuadas posteriormente. Se siguió el estilo gótico aunque toda la parte última de la iglesia se debía decantar hacia el barroco. El templo es de una sola nave, con cuatro capillas laterales y una sacristía. Con bóvedas de arista rematadas con unas claves muy bonitas e interesantes para la datación cronológica del edificio. Adosada al lado izquierdo de los pies de la nave, se levanta la esbelta torre del campanario. Antiguamente tuvo un retablo barroco y la actual, que intenta ser gótico, está muy lejos de aquel por el cual el varón llegó a pagar diez mil sueldos.

The construction works of the church were to be started in the 16th century and continued later. The Gothic style was followed although the entire last part of the church had to be decanted towards the Baroque. The temple is of a single ship, with four lateral chapels and a sacristy. With groin vaults finished off with some very beautiful and interesting keys for the chronological dating of the building. Attached to the left side of the feet of the nave, the slender bell tower rises. Formerly it had a baroque altarpiece and the current one, which tries to be Gothic, is very far from the one for which the man came to pay ten thousand salaries.

A Treacherous Climb by Steve Frazier

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I obtained this surreal view of Utah Lake in the distance below by climbing a mountain in my truck. Quads and side-by-sides were surprised that a truck made it there. Although not very deep, the water is an unusual color and has a bacteria growth that deters swimming.

Zoom in to see the snow-covered mountain peak in the distance.

Note: To view the this image in chronological order with the rest of the photos from my recent 4,500 mile (7,242 KM), 4-month overlanding trip from Florida to Washington and back, visit www.flickr.com/photos/stevefrazier/albums/72177720302601994

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Mother Nature's Spectacular Light Show by Steve Frazier

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It just doesn't get much better than this! This sunset over the western mountain on Lake Cascade as viewed from Donnelly in Idaho was one of the most spectacular light shows that I have seen in a long time. It was absolutely beautiful and the colors and clouds that were being lit were constantly changing.

I had been charging my battery cameras earlier in the evening and when I walked down to the shoreline, I realized that my camera did not have any batteries in it. I walked back... but fornunately arrived in plenty of time to witness this and take photos of it.

Note: To view the this image in chronological order with the rest of the photos from my recent 4,500 mile (7,242 KM), 4-month overlanding trip from Florida to Washington and back, visit www.flickr.com/photos/stevefrazier/albums/72177720302601994

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we have to say goodbye... by Merit de Jong

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in the morning of day 3 on the isle of Terschelling

(for those who like to see this one week journey in chronological order; maybe you want to take a look at the album Terschelling that is being filled these days :-) (weeks;-)

When A Hush Fell Over The Land by Steve Frazier

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Dedicated to my wife Elaine... wishing you were here.

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Suspicious by Rich Levine

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"I don't get jealous - I get suspicious." - Rita Ora

Model: Krystal Smith

Please view this large. Thank you!

Isn't it amazing how a superb model can change a portrait into a poem?

Featured Favorite:

With new each image I will mention one of my very favorite Flicker photographers. These are not in any order except for chronologically - how could one possibly rank such different artists?

(13) Jennifer Rhoades - From the first time I discovered Jennifer's work I was in awe at the range of emotions and poetry she brilliantly projects.

www.flickr.com/photos/jennjr2012

p.s. Flickr has recommended my group. Please check out the Little Select Gallery of Eclectic Visual Poetry

Thank you

Bishop Point by Steve Frazier

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Walking down towards the shoreline of a beautiful lake at Bishop Point, in Natrona County, Wyoming, I discovered the remnants of stone ring of a campfire The water in the foreground is actually more like a cove off the main part of the mountain lake.

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Another Wilderness Story by Steve Frazier

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Before dawn one morning, I began hiking up a mountain slope where I was camped. I wanted to see what was on the other side (of course). Not long after I began the climb, I took this photo of my truck down below. After reaching the peak, however, I realized that I had left my keys hanging on the side of my truck. Although I hadn't seen another soul at this remote spot, I thought it was best to get back down off the mountain and back to the truck.

Then, when I was about two thirds of the way back down, I spotted a truck coming down the trail towards my campsite. To my relief, it slowly passed my truck. Then, however, it turned around, drove up to my truck and stopped. Needless to say, I was now concerned! I hurried down as fast as I safely could and yelled "Hello! to catch their attention.

As I approached the truck, I discovered that there were two people in the truck: a father and his young son. He said that his family had stopped further up the trail and they were going to shoot target practice. They had been practicing at that spot for many years. However, as they were getting set up, he spotted the top of my tent over the rise. He was concerned about shooting with someone else in the area so he had driven down to investigate. I told him that I was going to close the tent and pack up the truck and that I would be leaving shortly. He thanked me and drove back up the trail out of sight.

On my way out, I drove past them. The father was standing near the truck with his rifle, his wife was laying in the bed of the truck aiming her rifle, and their two children were sitting next to the truck in chairs. They were facing the trail and we all waved to each other. I would have loved to 1) taken some photos of them, and 2) done some target practice with them. However, I had an appointment later that morning for my truck and needed to be on my way.

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Barn-1 by Forrest Wesson

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I decided to do a series on barns, so I drove up to southern Tennessee in search of barns. I had no luck finding suitable barns, but I did find this abandon house. I did find some nice barns a couple of days later, but I’m processing the images in chronological order so this is Barn-1, even though it isn’t a barn. I processed this image in Photoshop using two textures from Distressed Textures and Lenabem-Anna J’s texture 334.

A Cascading Sunset by Steve Frazier

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Lake Cascade, which is actually a reservoir, is noted for beautiful sunsets (in my humble opinion). Although the sun was setting to the left at a 90 degree angle, the clouds over the mountains light up beautifully... and I love their reflections in the water.

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cycling west over the South-dike by Merit de Jong

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in the afternoon of day two on the isle of Terschelling

(for those who like to see this one week journey in chronological order; maybe you want to take a look at the album Terschelling that is being filled these days :-) (weeks;-)

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