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Explored #79 12.11.17
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My Name is Little Lotus
Taken at Screech Owl Sanctuary
These walls are not going to fill themselves.
Visit this location at Soul Sanctuary - Gallery and hangout for all souls in Second Life
Sony A7r
Canon 70-200 F2.8L IS USM
Lee Filters - Little Stopper
ISO 50 | 100mm | F9 | 15 sec
Big surf this morning at South Avalon. This surfer was heading in and just had to wait for the sets to end. Glad he stayed still for me.
A cockatoo is any of the 21 parrot species belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea (true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up the order Psittaciformes. The family has a mainly Australasian distribution, ranging from the Philippines and the eastern Indonesian islands of Wallacea to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia. Cockatoos are recognisable by the prominent crests and curved bills. Their plumage is generally less colourful than that of other parrots, being mainly white, grey or black and often with coloured features in the crest, cheeks or tail. On average they are larger than other parrots; however, the cockatiel, the smallest cockatoo species, is a small bird. Cockatoos prefer to eat seeds, tubers, corms, fruit, flowers and insects. They often feed in large flocks, particularly when ground-feeding. Cockatoos are monogamous and nest in tree hollows. Some cockatoo species have been adversely affected by habitat loss, particularly from a shortage of suitable nesting hollows after large mature trees are cleared; conversely, some species have adapted well to human changes and are considered agricultural pests. 3261
One of the gargoyles at the top of Notre Dame. You can see Sacre Coeur in the distance. Paris, France
The Walnut Street Bridge is a truss bridge that spans the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Built in 1890, it was the first to connect Chattanooga's downtown with the North Shore. According to the plaque on the bridge, Edwin Thatcher was the chief engineer for the bridge. The bridge's superstructure was built by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio, which was a prolific late 19th Century bridge builder. The bridge's substructure was built by Neeley, Smith and Company of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The bridge's main spans are pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss spans. The top chord of these truss spans are configured in five sections, making the spans similar to the Camelback truss design. The bridge is historically significant as an extremely long and old example of its type. The bridge was closed to motor vehicles in 1978, and sat in disuse and disrepair for nearly a decade. Repairs and structural modifications have been made to turn the bridge into what is now a pedestrian walkway. The 2,376 foot (720 m) span is one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world and sits near the heart of a massive, recently completed urban renewal project. The bridge is well-loved by local residents and very popular among tourists.
“One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do. The crossed arms work, the clasped hands act. The eyes upturned to Heaven are an act of creation.”
–Victor Hugo
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Samantha at Sunset ....
At the reflective hour of sunset, Samantha often ponders the 3 questions that are closest to her heart ....
1) What is the Nature of the Universe ?
2) What is Truth ?
3) How can l catch more Mice ?
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Wishing you a serene and happy day :-)
-77- Mick Köhler (EC Bad Nauheim), DEL 2 - EC Bad Nauheim gegen Selber Wölfe, Bad Nauheim, Colonel-Knight-Stadion, 18.11.22
One place you might hope to find solitude and the mental room for contemplation is at a museum or art gallery.....places that seem to demand a different kind of behavior than in a restaurant or a mall or other bustling public space. This woman stands quietly, speechless, as she studies a 1967 self-portrait by American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987) at the Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) in San Francisco.