In the heart of the Moonlite forest, a fire demon sat on a light purple moonbeam, its flames flickering softly in the cool night air. The towering trees around it glowed under the moon’s pale light, their leaves whispering ancient secrets. For once, the demon’s fiery aura didn’t scorch its surroundings. Instead, it stared into the dark, contemplating the vastness of the night sky. There was a stillness here, a peace that contrasted with the inferno within. The demon wondered, in its rare quiet moment, if there was more to existence than destruction—perhaps even beauty in restraint.

Credits . . .

Anna Sophie dress by Plowwie Voom!

Until now, the only one of my images where I appear in the frame. View of Cradle Mountain and Boat Shed from Dove Lake during sunrise, Tasmania, Australia.

I must remember to iron this shirt!

This young bison calf seemed quite interested in that rock. I don't see anything special about it :-).

Male kingfisher on the River Stour, Dorset, UK.

Thanks for looking.

Album - Kingfishers

American Coot takes a moment for themselves.

After eating all the bird seed...this little one couldn't be happier

iPhone edit: iPhone 3GS camera, MonoPhix, CameraBag, DXP & Retro Camera as well as the frost texture photo I took of my frosted BBQ lid. FULL RES is this final result... For I used a different trick to then use the Retro Camera frame as a texture.

To contemplate is to look at shadows.

Victor Hugo

Large Milkweed Bug [Oncopeltus fasciatus]

Peace Valley Park

Doylestown, PA

1873*

Tokina RMC 70-150/3.5

Bhutanese boy.. probably the quesion is "to eat or to play?"

Grey Heron and a Magpie sit happily together contemplating.

I think I might need a little help with this.

She's perched on top of a ladder contemplating a bit of exploration in our house roof space.

We're decorating a room at the moment and the wall boards have been removed on the outside wall giving access to the eaves and roof space, a very exciting place for a cat! And yes she did make the jump and spent hours up there and was very reluctant to come back down :-)

Flypaper textured.

Portobello Road.

Seen in Explore.

Contemplating

A mother-to-be and her nephew

Thoughtful Etta enjoying the peace & quiet of the bush on our walk.

Daily Dog Challenge: Lucky ... to live so close to these beautiful walks. Lucky she didn't know what tomorrow would bring ... more lumps removed.

Memento Mori

Taken at maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Green%20story/145/172/3429

On a sunny but cool morning in Canberra a couple of road workers taking in a bit of sun before they get going.

Olympus digital camera

the two very young monks at Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

August 23, 2015

"Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down." - Ray Bradbury

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It was one of those crazy busy days at the office; so busy that I didn't get a chance to actually eat my lunch. So, needless to say I was pretty hungry by the time I came home.

Grabbed my camera and took a few shots of the birds flying from tree to tree in the backyard.

Just a quick shot today, but I like the way it came out for lighting and space so I'm not disappointed.

Anyway, hope everyone has had a good day.

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Thank you for taking time from your busy day to view, fave and comment on my images. It is always appreciated.

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