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Week 1 - Day 5
Friday = Blue Day for Rainbow Week group.
For those wondering.... the shoes and the umbrella are both blue.
If you put your feet up against an umbrella
if you put your umbrella up against the sunlight
...
you can almost feel like you are on vacation
...
almost
Happy Friday everyone. FUTAB!
Color Psychology of Blue
(from Wikipedia)
Seas, skies, peace, unity, harmony, tranquility, calmness, coolness, confidence, conservatism, water, ice, loyalty, dependability, cleanliness, technology, winter, depression, coldness, idealism, obscenity, tackiness, air, wisdom, Earth (planet), Virgo (light blue), Pisces (pale blue) and Aquarius (dark blue) (star sign), strength, steadfastness, light, friendliness, July (sky blue), February (deep blue), peace, mourning, truthfulness, love.
In many diverse cultures blue is significant in religious beliefs, believed to keep the bad spirits away.
Highest position: # 23 on July 6th, 2007
That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick
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Always a real pleasure to see my small, misshapen hawthorne dependably display its blooms in early May. I accept the ID because it came from a reliable source (no, not those utilized by the NY Times or CNN) and because when I attempted to prune it, the wood was like iron, a defining characteristic. This a textured view of a larger branch, closer views tomorrow...
... you can't go wrong with Paddy Air ... cool and calculating and will get you there in a dependable fashion
Amaryllis are among the easiest, most dependable plants for blooming indoors. This first stalk has 4 blossoms, and another stalk will come along later on. The colour of this white amaryllis is creamy with subtle greens and yellows. It is definitely a favorite of mine especially at this time of the year when it is cold and snowy outside.
A herd of Shetland ponies roam the Demerbroeken nature reserve between Zichem and Testelt. They are dependable grazers for the area and a lovely sight for hikers.
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Heading down the trail. This is my "89 Jeep considered a classic now, I have fixed or replaced almost everything on it except for the motor which runs fine. I converted it from leaf springs to coil overs with a 5 in lift and the last thing to do will be tires and wheels probably sometime next year. Its very dependable and lots of fun, I can't hurt it :)
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Piranga rubra (Summer tanager / Piranga abejera)
Like all animals, birds need water to survive. Though they can extract some moisture from their food, most birds drink water every day. Birds also use water for bathing, to clean their feathers and remove parasites. After splashing around in a bath for a few minutes, a bird usually perches in a sunny spot and fluffs its feathers out to dry. Then it carefully preens each feather, adding a protective coating of oil secreted by a gland at the base of its tail.
For these reasons, a dependable supply of fresh, clean water is attractive to most birds. In fact, a birdbath will even bring to your yard birds that don’t eat seeds and wouldn’t visit your feeders. Providing water for birds can also improve the quality of your backyard bird habitat and should provide you with a fantastic opportunity to observe bird behavior.
www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/notes/BirdNote09_Prov...
Loved riding the bike around Mammoth Lake and Yosemite National park last summer taking some photos :)
Clematis 'Jackmanii' is a Clematis cultivar which, when it was introduced in 1862, was the first of the modern large-flowered hybrid clematises of gardens. It is a climber with large violet-purple blooms, still among the most familiar climbers seen in gardens. It was produced from crosses made by the prominent nurseryman George Jackman (1837–1887), of Jackman & Sons, Woking, Surrey.
C. 'Jackmanii' arose from crosses made in 1858 between Clematis lanuginosa, the red form of C. viticella, and an earlier garden hybrid, Clematis × hendersonii, which the new hybrid eclipsed. The spectacular success of 'Jackmanii' encouraged Jackman & Sons to introduce a series of clematis hybrids, although none of these ousted 'Jackmanii' from favour. Jackman also produced a monograph, The Clematis as a Garden Flower (with T. Moore, 1872), which he dedicated to H.S.H. Princess Mary, Duchess of Teck, as the clematis was one of her favourite flowers.
Few of Jackman's early hybrids survive today, in part because they were grafted, often on 'Jackmanii', but the dependable, floriferous and hardy 'Jackmanii' itself remains one of the most popular clematises of North American farmyard gardens in the East and the Midwest, where it is hardy to USDA Zone 4a; it is seen grown on trellis, fence, arbor, porch pillar, or lamppost, wherever the soil retains some moisture and the roots are shaded, even if only by a large flat rock. The plant flowers on the year's new growth, so pruning is best done in early spring, before the plant leafs out. Cut to the ground the plant can reach 3 metres (10 ft) during the season; a column of bloom can be achieved by pruning out stems at varying heights, some as low as four buds, others above head height.
The Make and Brake Engine on display at the Ryan Premises National Historic Site located in the Town of Bonavista on the Bonavista Peninsula in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Make and break inboard motors were among the first technological advances to help revolutionize fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador. They allowed fishermen to save their strength for fishing, not wasting it on paddling or hauling sails as they had done before. Most often installed in trap skiffs, the hull was first cut away to accommodate water intake and output, which helped cool the engine. The large motor was then bolted to the inside of the boat, usually in a motor house, with the propeller advancing through the stern, driving the vessel forward. These dependable, sturdy, single cylinder, gasoline engines have been called many names, and while make and break is the most common, putt-putt engine, one-lungers,or pik-a-puk, are all used to describe the same type of engine.
Researched and written by Joelle Carey, May 2012.
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Happy Fence Friday!!
HFF!!
The Bicentennial Fountain, created in 1976 to commemorate the United State's 200th anniversary as a nation, is in Town Lake Park at the northwest corner of South First Street and Riverside Drive. The metal and rock sculpture/fountain was created by artist Ken Fowler.
The sculpture and fountain symbolize the three-word theme of America's Bicentennial Celebration. "Heritage" is recalled by the granite boulder base connotating stability and dependability. It is a link with our past. Water symbolizes "Festivals" as it is an exuberant material, creating visual excitement. The form of the sculpture is an abstraction of the flag - a universal symbol of celebration. The sweeping arcs of the steel, while recalling the flag, symbolize "Horizons" - our soaring expectations for the future. The deep red-brown color echoes the sacrifices of Americans in defense of our ideals.
I made this image with my new Pentax K3III camera and Pentax 150-450mm telephoto. With 12 frames per second, I was able to capture this stilt in flight. Everything in this camera is an improvement over the K3II, which is still an excellent camera. I am glad I stuck with the ruggedly built, dependable Pentax brand.
The bird was photographed at Horicon Marsh in central Wisconsin.
noisy bird
flying in circles around me
at the marsh
Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer
If there is one thing that you can count on in the Netherlands it is the weather if not the weatherman, ha ha ha, joke aside though if one means that you can count on rain to appear when least expected then the weather is extremely dependable.
Our morning visit to Doesburg the first stop on our tour of cozy overlooked towns in and around the Arnhem region was a rather damp one with rain from the time we left the hotel until we departed this lovely Hanseatic town.
You may not always get the shots you planned for when shooting travel photography but you will usually get what you need to paraphrase a great song and this shot of a quiet corner café as the rain starts to let up was to me worth the slog through the wet streets.
Doesburg was once a prominent member of the Hanseatic league of towns and the guardian of the IJssel waterway trade routes that were strategic and particularly prosperous for Doesburg due to the solidarity of defense and trade the Hanseatic League wielded working together.
I took this on September 19th, 2017 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 34mm 1/4s, f/11 ISO 100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress.
These Japanese Anemones never let me down. Every year they put on a great show. I haven't been able to keep on top of the pruning and cutting back this year as I missed almost the whole of autumn last year after my hip fractured and then 'life' took over with all its ups and downs. The other day, I took one of my 'big' cameras out in the garden and took some shots. Here's one. I hope you like it ! Best viewed large, if you can.
Thank you, everyone who visits my photostream. You're truly appreciated.
Have a happy beginning of Autumn !
"The sight of the stars always makes me dream". "...I always think that what we need is sunshine and fine weather and blue air as the most dependable remedy." From a letter to his brother Theo van Gogh, 29 September 1888. A wonderful art exhibit, a treat for the senses. St. Louis, Missouri. www.bing.com/videos/search?q=vincent+youtube+don+mclean&a...
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One of the tallest and most beautiful eastern hardwoods, with a long, straight trunk, a narrow crown that spreads with age, and large showy flowers resembling tulips or lilies. A tall, straight, deciduous tree, up to150 ft. tall (sometimes taller), tuliptree has a medium to narrow crown and distinctive, star-shaped foliage. The leaves are waxy and smooth, and dependably turn bright gold in fall. Showy, yellow-orange, tulip-like flowers are often missed because they are up 50 ft. or higher in the tops of trees. Cone-shaped seedheads remain after leaves have fallen.
This exquisite specimen tree is a stately choice for large yards and properties with its spectacular yellow tulip-like flowers in the spring. and maple-like foliage. Its fall foliage is a brilliant orange.
1951 Jaguar XK120 FHC (fixed head coupe), on Hiway 1 south of Carmel California, participating in the Tour d'Elegance.
Now, how is this for dependability...........100.31 mph (161.43 km/h) for 7 days and 7 nights, again at Montlhéry: XK120 fixed-head coupé driven by Johnson, Moss, Hadley and Jack Fairman. William Lyons, mindful of the considerable kudos and advertising mileage that had already accrued from Johnson's exploits, commandeered a brand new XK120 FHC for him: bronze-colored, and fitted with wire wheels, it was Jaguar chief engineer William Heynes personal car, the second right-hand drive coupé made. The car broke a spring on the track's rough concrete surface when already well into the run. No spare was carried, and regulations stipulated that a replacement from outside would make the car ineligible for any further records beyond those already achieved before the repair. Johnson drove nine hours to save the other drivers from added risk while the speed had to be maintained on the broken spring. When he finally stopped to have it replaced, the car had taken the world and Class C 72-hour records at 105.55 mph (169.87 km/h), world and Class C four-day records at 101.17 mph (162.82 km/h), Class C 10,000-kilometer record at 107.031 mph (172.250 km/h), world and Class C 15,000-kilometer records at 101.95 mph (164.07 km/h), and world and Class C 10,000-mile (16,000 km) records at 100.65 mph (161.98 km/h). After the repair the car went on to complete the full seven days and nights, covering a total of 16,851.73 mi (27,120.23 km) at an average speed of 100.31 mph (161.43 km/h)........allmost 17,000 miles at 100mph!...in 1952!
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Another HDR simulation effects processed in Lightroom, 1 RAW file taken by my ever dependable FujiFilm PinePix E550..
taken at Tagaytay Country Hotel
“She's the kind of nectar that can't be messed with. She's tender, caring, and super strong. A wildflower that survives the frost and the storm. She's accountable for herself and slow to anger. With legendary stamina, she can handle a lot but knows her limits. A gentle force that can't be pushed over, she's content with who she is and doesn't waste time worrying about how others shine. There's no sweating the small stuff. She holds her own. She's an original earth mama. Her energy is grounded and her presence soothing. She inspires all to act, not just talk. She's quality over quantity kind of gal. Stable and dependable, she won't settle for anything less than what she loves. Her goddess power is showing others their strength and resilience. This queen makes you feel safe. Her magic will ground you and she'll never ever doubt your dreams.”
― The Taurus Woman #VirtualWorlds#SecondLife#SL#secondlifestyle#Rapture
The Rufous Hummingbird hovered before the purple foxglove, drawn by color and promise. He wasn’t invited, but nectar rarely says no.
He dipped his bill, took a sip, and left, pleased with himself, as if he’d just done something useful.
The foxglove didn’t mind. She was waiting for bees, the dependable sort who show up covered in pollen and purpose.
The hummingbird, meanwhile, was already off to his next appointment with admiration.
Moral: Not every visitor helps, but some look good doing it.
Couplet:
He came for nectar, not for need,
A thief of sweetness, not of seed.
Epilogue:
Nature makes no moral judgments. The flower gets attention, the bird gets fed, and both pretend it was meant to be.
It wasn't
Iris’s tongue. LOL
Iris, the palest blue I ever saw.
Dutch iris are popular with florists and home gardeners because they are dependably pretty and easy to use.
Long, strong, straight stems pair with blooms that are an ideal size for medium bouquets.
Have a safe day, M, (*_*)
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If the day is slow when you visit the sanctuary's, especially during the Winter, you can always rely on the ever dependable, social little Robins to help you get a few shots off.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)
Like all animals, birds need water to survive. Though they can extract some moisture from their food, most birds drink water every day. Birds also use water for bathing, to clean their feathers and remove parasites. After splashing around in a bath for a few minutes, a bird usually perches in a sunny spot and fluffs its feathers out to dry. Then it carefully preens each feather, adding a protective coating of oil secreted by a gland at the base of its tail.
For these reasons, a dependable supply of fresh, clean water is attractive to most birds. In fact, a birdbath will even bring to your yard birds that don’t eat seeds and wouldn’t visit your feeders. Providing water for birds can also improve the quality of your backyard bird habitat and should provide you with a fantastic opportunity to observe bird behavior.
www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/notes/BirdNote09_Prov...
Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
Like all animals, birds need water to survive. Though they can extract some moisture from their food, most birds drink water every day. Birds also use water for bathing, to clean their feathers and remove parasites. After splashing around in a bath for a few minutes, a bird usually perches in a sunny spot and fluffs its feathers out to dry. Then it carefully preens each feather, adding a protective coating of oil secreted by a gland at the base of its tail.
For these reasons, a dependable supply of fresh, clean water is attractive to most birds. In fact, a birdbath will even bring to your yard birds that don’t eat seeds and wouldn’t visit your feeders. Providing water for birds can also improve the quality of your backyard bird habitat and should provide you with a fantastic opportunity to observe bird behavior.
www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/notes/BirdNote09_Prov...
. . . . and blooming for Spring!
The setting's not beautiful, but the tree is! This California Buckeye (horsechestnut) is a native variety that still blooms dependably each spring and is a knock-out! Squeezed into this city block, it has ever less space to do its thing, and yet it survives. One wonders if it was planted in this tiny strip between the street and sidewalk over 100 years ago, or did the city grow up around it? (Well, there was no sidewalk back then, so I'm sure the concrete has encroached upon it.)
The tree has never looked as pretty as this year! I believe the reason is that we had an unusual amount of rain this spring.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus_californica
Very much too bad that Berkeley allowed above-ground electric service originally. One block near me (big, expensive houses) clubbed together to have the wires buried. What a difference it makes! I fear for this tree when they notice that it impedes the utility wires.
This is the Mottled Duck. It’s not trying to win any beauty contests—it just wants to take off without anyone asking, “Hey, are you a female mallard or just tired?”
If you want sparkle, this ain’t your duck. But if you’re into subtle browns, dependable flapping, and leaving a scene with low-key conviction, the Mottled’s your bird.
No shimmer, no dazzle, no mallard mystique—
Just lift-off and exit, all humble and meek.
Disclaimer: I love birds. All birds. Big ones, tiny ones, drab ones, flashy ones—this modest marvel included.
Okay, almost all birds. I draw the line at Brown-headed Cowbirds, the freeloaders of the avian world. Lay your eggs and leave? That’s not parenting. That’s Airbnb.
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Nigella, also known as 'devil-in-a-bush' or 'love in a mist'.
Nigella damascena has been grown in English cottage gardens since Elizabethan times.
For many years 'Miss Jekyll' was the only widely available variety, and it is still popular for its dependable masses of sky-blue flowers.
“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else.
Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.”
Georgia O'Keeffe quote (American Painter, 1887-1986)
A true blue or purple is not so common in the flower world and not easy to photograph well...
With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)
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This red morph screech owl is probably the most photographed owl in Sussex County (Prime Hook). It faithfully returns to this hole towards the middle to end of November each year. Eastern screech owls live, on the average, 8 to 10 years, so hopefully this one will be around for a few more years.
I enjoy photographing this bird as its roost is secluded yet easy to access (13 minutes door to hole), plus this bird is somewhat dependable, once you figure out its pattern of being visible vs being secluded in the bottom of its hole. Once you think you've figured it out, it will change and still make your shake your head.
The other reason I enjoy photographing this bird is the challenges it presents. Lighting is constantly changing. The sun, of course, traverses across the sky, then there are clouds, shadows and brightness caused by the pattern of trees, constantly going back n forth between no contrast and high contrast, as part of this bird protrudes out and catches the sun, while other parts retreat into the shade of the hole. If too contrasty, best wait. Too little contrast and it looks flat. Cloudy bright days are best.
The other tricky part is the wind. Even the most gentle of breezes will cause the feather tips to flutter and the breast blurs and appears muddy. It's hard to detect unless you zoom in close for the focus, then it is obvious. You have wait out the breeze and/or up the shutter speed, forcing a higher than desired ISO and noise. A fixed focal length telephoto with a large aperture helps, as does AI noise reduction post processing.
The angles you can photograph this bird are limited as it is recessed in a hole, none of which move very much. Yet the slightest shift in the angle can help the image by including the distant background (bokeh or blurring) giving the image some feeling of depth, as is seen in this shoy
Finally there is the bird itself. When visible, its pose is largely the same, eyes closed and asleep. When you zoom in tight to focus, this bird is seldom motionless, much like people when they sleep. An occasional yawn, stretch, brief opening of the eyes, one or both, add much to the variety. It takes patience to get those cool shots and my hat's off to those photographers who spend the time in the woods waiting for all those factors to come into play and to catch the cool shots that they share. Not everyone can do this, but it is important to share the beauty of the area's wildlife, as it is a precious resource in need of public awareness and protection.
Two side-by-side of a four panel panorama we took of a field across from where we visited in north central Wisconsin a week ago. This image is the center two photos blended together. Taken on a mini-Sony DSC-HX50v, our dependable point-and-shoot camera.
In the darkening golden light of late afternoon, a timeworn fence post, its mass eroded by wind and weather, provides company for a summer cluster of rabbit brush, while a venerable live oak looks on sagely in the background.
Camera: Praktica Super TL (1968-1975, with Pentacon 50mm f/1.8 lens). I bought this camera used in 1972 when I was 15—my first SLR—for $100, which emptied my meagre piggy bank. I have had it ever since, and it has been a rugged and dependable companion, through thick and thin.
Film: 35mm Kodak Ektar 100 ISO Color Negative Film, developed using The Film Photography Project's C-41 Home Processing Kit, and scanned with an Epson V600 scanner.
The humble Land Rover Defender can be found virtually anywhere in the world. In this instance one is seen here collecting a couple of jet skis from the beach in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.
My rather old prism compass.
The inner degree inscribed compass ring rotates on sapphire pivots inside a liquid filled cavity that damps its motion. Sight across the compass towards the prism (part visible at bottom centre) to read off an accurate bearing.
Use as a conventional compass by rotating the outer ring to the desired direction and line up the red and metal arrows.
The modern compass equivalent appears to be the Silva 55. For less fun or dependability, use your smart watch!
For Macro Mondays “Arrow”. 10-layer focus stack. FOV 2-inches.
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Nigella, also known as 'devil-in-a-bush' or 'love in a mist'.
Nigella damascena has been grown in English cottage gardens since Elizabethan times.
For many years 'Miss Jekyll' was the only widely available variety, and it is still popular for its dependable masses of sky-blue flowers.
‘When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment.
I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower.
I want them to see it whether they want to or not.’
Georgia O'Keeffe quote (American Painter, 1887-1986)
A true blue or purple is not so common in the flower world and not easy to photograph well...
With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)
For more of my other work or if you want to PURCHASE, visit here: www.indigo2photography.com
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1937 Delahaye 135 Competition Court Figoni & Falaschi Torpedo Cabriolet. For the 1936 Paris Auto Salon, Giuseppe Figoni designed a car shape so radical that it would change auto design parameters forever. Working with Delahaye's Competition Court 2.65 meter very low chassis, he incorporated sweeping fully enveloped fenders, known as 'Les Ailes Figoni', low mounted headlights faired into the wing pods, and dramatic sweeping lines
in bold contrasting colors. Known as the 'Geo Ham' roadster for it's borrowing design elements from the noted illustrator Georges Hamel (after he sued Figoni) the car took the World by storm. This very car, one of 3 produced was on the stand and then sold to a gentleman from Czechoslovakia where it was hidden and survived the war, being found in a very dilapidated condition in 1997 and with the help of Figoni's son, Claude, was restored to pristine condition in it's original colors, subsequently winning Best in Show at Pebble Beach.
With the global economic depression barely over, Delahaye ventured into new, more exclusive grounds in 1934. The plan was to relive the glory years of the teens and twenties and to shed the dependable and somewhat boring image built up in the early 1930s. A first major step in that direction was the introduction of the six cylinder engined Type 138 in 1934, which was considerably more luxurious than the Delahayes offered in the previous years. More important for the company's legacy was the launch a year later of the Type 135 Sport that shared the six cylinder engine with the 138, but featured a much sportier chassis.
One of the 135's biggest assets was the relatively low-slung chassis, which made it a popular choice for custom coachbuilders, but naturally also improved the car's handling characteristics. Although not quite under-slung, the use of independent front suspension and arched frame members at the rear contributed to the car's low stance. Displacing just over 3.2 litre, the reverse-flow six cylinder engine was available with one or three Solex Carburetors, producing 95 or 113 bhp respectively. With no synchromesh on first and second the four speed gearbox was the weakest link of the drivetrain. This was relatively easily solved by having a Cotal preselector gearbox installed.
Another major contribution to the success was the 'Ecurie Bleue' racing team founded by American Lucy Schell. In short she desired to be the 'Scuderia Ferrari' of France, with Delahayes instead of Alfa Romeos. The team campaigned a specially prepared version of the three 'carb' 135 throughout the 1935 season with considerable success. The highlight was a victory in the Coupe des Alpes rally, which resulted in the high performance version receiving this model name to distinguish it from the base model. The good results encouraged Delahaye to develop a more powerful, larger version of the six cylinder engine and a shorter, more agile chassis.
Both in the salesroom and on the racing track the various types of the Delahaye 135 were very successful. Its competition highlight came at Le Mans in 1938 when Delahaye recorded a one-two victory against often faster, but less reliable competition.
Keeping Busy is a great way to stay out of trouble. Keeping busy helps us to grow, keep changing and stay relevant. Being useful, dependable and reliable are results derived from Keeping Busy. Respectability and self respect also can be a byproduct of Keeping Busy. Stay safe, be kind and Keep Busy.
An idea of what I've been doing here. By increasing the tone, color and sharpness I am able to get a more distinctive, bolder not so delicate look to my photos which was how I developed my black & white negatives when shooting in 35mm film because it printed better. The wonderful thing is that the Fuji works like my old Nikkormat in a way I cannot explain but I can get the same kind of results from my fuji. The one thing lacking in the Fuji X cameras is their auto focus is just not dependable enough for everyday shooting. By the way I made the glow of the lamp yellow because after all it is a pineapple lamp...
Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Sotavento, Ria Formosa, Laguna, Ilha da Armona, Water taxi (cut from all sides)
When you visit the Ilha de Armona or Ila da Culatra/Farol barrier islands from Olhão, taking the ferry is the way to go. The one to Armona takes some 20 minutes, to Culatra/Farol takes double the time. They are cheap (4,20 both ways) and dependable.
When you're in a hurry and/or looking for high-speed thrills, you can take an ‘on-demand’ taxi. It will cost you about 30 E (60 both ways) per person. The taxi boats are small and agile and are powered by (twin) Evinrude & Mercury outboards - delivering between 60-150 hp.
This one was shot from a Silnido ferry on our way to Ilha da Armona.
This is number 66 of Olhão & Ilha Culatra and 296 of Sotavento.
these 'roadside" daylilies bloom in my garden every year. I have other varieties of hemerocallis as well as they are among my most favourite perennials. Pest-free and virtually maintenance free :-)
Sometimes I’m lucky enough to stumble upon a unique photo opportunity. One where I find a subject alone without the maddening crowd… this is that moment. A girl, alone with her thoughts. Stepwell - Old Delhi, Oct 2018.
Stepwells are cisterns with a long corridor of steps that descend to the water level. Stepwells played a significant role in India from 7th to 19th century. They are most common in western India and are also found in the other more arid regions of the Indian subcontinent, extending into Pakistan.
The first Stepwells developed in India date from 200 to 400 AD. The stepwells were built to cope with the seasonal fluctuations in water availability. Stepwells made it easier for people to reach the groundwater and to maintain and manage the well.
The builders dug deep trenches into the earth for dependable, year-round groundwater. They lined the walls of these trenches with blocks of stone and created stairs leading down to the water. This led to the building of some significant ornamental and architectural features, often associated with dwellings in urban areas. It also ensured their survival as monuments.
A stepwell structure consists of two sections: a vertical shaft from which water is drawn and the surrounding inclined subterranean passageways and the chambers and steps which provide access to the well. The galleries and chambers surrounding these wells were often carved profusely with elaborate detail and became cool, quiet retreats during the hot summers.
(Canon PowerShot G1X Mark III, 1/80 @ f/5.6, ISO 100, edited to taste)
You can try
More than try
Succeed
To shine
Like the brightest
Sunniest
Warmest
Summer day.
But somehow
Sometimes
It still won't be enough.
Not everyone
Can
Or wants to
Be dazzled
By your light.
Some prefer
The dark.
Quiet
Calm
Dependable
Dark.
Night and day:
Both are beautiful
Wondrous
Needed
Desired
Valued
But are destined
To be apart,
Two halves
Of the same day
But
Always separate.
Always.
So shine on
Bright thing
Be light
Be warmth
Be glorious
Summer
And
Leave the dark
To its calm
And peace
And winter quiet.
(Yes, sometimes I write poetry. I wrote this one a few weeks ago. Sorry it wasn't the more fun and rhymey sort this time around.)
The city and the sky
What brought the people here first
Was it commerce and capitalism
Mountains or clouds
Certainly wasn't dependable sunshine
"Come on out. The weather is fine!"
Put down your ice cream cones
Shivering feeling in all your bones
Don your scarves and gloves
It's summer in Iceland
Where are your loves?
Daylight lasts 20 hours
So does overcast gloom
Still, it's better than winter
When you hide every day
All alone In your room
Winter is always coming.
But maybe hot lava will get us first.
The ice caps will melt
Crackle, pop, and burst
Environmental entropy is always the worst.
**All poems and photos are copyrighted**
M.A. Selbert Jewelers for 142 years maintained an air of dignity and dependability at 330 St. Clair Street, Frankfort, Ky.
While glowing in tradition and glory of the past, Selbert's has progressed along with the present in the development and progress of Frankfort and has celebrated many of Kentucky's anniversaries, the 75th through the 200th.
Many Generations of earlier customers continue to shop with Selbert's. They have heard about Selbert's for years and years and years and found for themselves they can buy with the utmost confidence.