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What secrets lie hidden in the depths of the forest? What extraordinary events unfold there, and when do they occur? Countless questions surround the enigmatic happenings beneath the dense canopy of trees. It is undeniable that tremendous, almost otherworldly forces have been at work here—forces so strong that they have altered the very geometry of the forest system, twisting its natural order and tilting it, in places, by a full 90°. The air is heavy with whispers of the unknown, the shadows play tricks on the eye, and every rustle of leaves feels like a message from the forest's mysterious heart.

Shot lighted with a Ray Flash Ring.

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The depths of Winter, Euston Hall Estate, Suffolk.

Aenigma has just opened its doors again for an all new round! This time we pay tribute to a Jules Verne classic, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. That means we have set out to bring you an underwater steampunk adventure! If you haven't had a chance to stop by, here is your ride. Come gear up and get ready to explore the dreadful depths with us!

A small stream in Hereward, Ontario, during the depths of winter. February 14. 2025.

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Le gisement d’étain de la région d’Abbaretz a fait l’objet d’exploitations très anciennes, dès l’époque gallo-romaine. Mais c’est au début du 20ème siècle que d’importants travaux de recherche ont débuté par la société nantaise des Minerais de l’Ouest (SNMO). L’exploitation principale a été réalisée à ciel ouvert sur le site du Bois Vert à l’ouest du bourg d’Abbaretz à partir de 1952. La mine à ciel ouvert a atteint des profondeurs allant de 40 à 70 m. Lors de l’exploitation, les matériaux extraits à la pelle mécanique étaient transportés par bandes transporteuses soit au nord de la route départementale directement lorsqu’il s’agit de roche de découverte ou de minerai trop pauvre en étai, soit dans l’usine de traitement du minerai. Dans l’usine, le minerai était concassé et broyé pour récupérer l’étain. Une fois ce dernier récupéré, les résidus de traitement étaient envoyés dans des grandes aires de décantation au nord de la route départementale. Cette activité a généré les terrils du Bois Vert visibles aujourd’hui : le terril conique composé de stériles d’exploitation (matériaux plus ou moins grossiers, moins chargés en métaux) et les terrils tabulaires en forme de plateaux composés de résidus de traitement (matériaux plus fins de type sable, plus chargés en métaux). L’étude menée récemment par le BRGM conclut à une concentration relativement importante en métaux dans les sols (arsenic notamment) présente dans les résidus des anciennes activités de traitement du minerai. Cette zone ayant donné lieu à une exploitation minière dans le passé contient naturellement des teneurs en métaux plus élevées que la moyenne de terres initialement chargées en métaux. Ce rapport indique qu’en dehors d’une promenade le long du chemin de randonnée et sur la montée au belvédère du terril conique, les autres usages ne sont pas compatibles avec le site.

The tin deposit in the Abbaretz region has been exploited for a very long time, since the Gallo-Roman period. But it was at the beginning of the 20th century that significant research work began by the Nantes company of West Minerals (SNMO). The main mining was carried out in the open pit on the Bois Vert site west of the village of Abbaretz from 1952. The open pit mine reached depths ranging from 40 to 70 m. During operation, the materials extracted with a mechanical shovel were transported by conveyor belts either to the north of the departmental road directly in the case of discovery rock or ore too poor in prop, or to the plant of ore processing. At the plant, the ore was crushed and ground to recover the tin. Once the latter was recovered, the treatment residues were sent to large settling areas north of the departmental road. This activity generated the Bois Vert slag heaps visible today: the conical slag heap made up of waste rock (more or less coarse materials, less loaded with metals) and the tabular slag heaps in the form of trays made up of processing residues (materials finer sand type, more loaded with metals). The recent study carried out by BRGM concludes that there is a relatively high concentration of metals in the soils (arsenic in particular) present in the residues of old ore processing activities. This area, which has given rise to mining in the past, naturally contains higher levels of metals than the average soil initially loaded with metals. This report indicates that apart from a walk along the hiking trail and on the climb to the belvedere of the conical slag heap, other uses are not compatible with the site.

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"She dances to the songs in her head, speaks with the rhythm of her heart, and loves from the depths of her soul."

- Dean Jackson

Day Four...

So far its been perfect!!

The sun shone bright, and Burlington was everything I thought it would not be, and I was having the time of my life

I asked everyone that said "Hi" to me, where I should go shoot :D, trying to find my color

I should mention here, the men in Burlington were (how should I make this politically correct) delicious lol

Good-looking to the T :))))

Sorry, no update on the women...I don't notice them much :D

Anyhu, I had this really nice looking waiter at the hotel I was staying, conveniently :))

At breakfast we started talking, and I asked him where he thought I should go to shoot

He wrote me a few places on a piece of paper, and he mentioned some creek, and said it was very nice there, just a hour's hike to get there

Ha!!! I had to put my coffee for this one ;)

I laughed and asked him, what part of me said I loved to hike

So he looks me up and looks down at my Converse and says, "Maybe if you put some socks on?" with the sweetest smile

I was like, "Aaaahh, no." while thinking, dang! he's sooo cute :))

So he tells me about an apple orchard

I went, I picked some apples for my girl back home, and I was amazed

Unfortunately, all the images from that trip were so-so :(

I will share them, somewhere down the line

So this is another from the lake

Oh...btw... she was really pretty :D

Just a little......John Hiatt...

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Enjoy your day :D

My saga is almost done LOL

One more day ;)

Thank you for taking the trip with me :)

And for those who asked, hehe...maybe I will take up writing :)))))

xxxx

I'll seek you out

Flay you alive

One more word and you won't survive

And I'm not scared of your stolen power

I see right through you any hour

I won't soothe your pain

I won't ease your strain

You'll be waiting in vain

I got nothing for you to gain

I'm taking it slow

Feeding my flame

Shuffling the cards of your game

And just in time

In the right place

Suddenly I will play my ace

I won't soothe your pain

I won't ease your strain

You'll be waiting in vain

I got nothing for you to gain

Eyes on fire

Your spine is ablaze

Felling any foe with my gaze

And just in time

In the right place

Steadily emerging with grace

~ Blue Foundation

Song: Eyes On Fire

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Sometimes it only takes 3 shots. I took this while waiting for my food to heat up in the microwave. Happy bokeh sunday!

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Wawaloli Beach - Near Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii.

This is a vertical lava tube which apparently goes down 10 - 15 feet and then turns and connects with the ocean. As the waves come in water shoots up and then drains back again. A remarkable sight, indeed!

10 stop ND filter.

And then the night dripped in and the mist slowly drifted down from the mountains into the depths. I dreamt of an unknown tomorrow...

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Although the horizon in this triptych is a bit of a failure, I have to say that I like it very much, because it captures the atmosphere that this special place on Achilles exuded...

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On Black

A moment from the previous days visit to Primbee on Lake Illawarra...

You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters. ~St. Bernard

I miss green.

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... of a puddle...

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Shutter speed:: 1/20 sec

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Focal length: 26mm

Perhaps the greatest danger to our humanity within today’s culture lies in being disconnected from our depths. Within each person is a whole cluster of capacities of the heart – for wonder, searching, listening, receptivity, and life options for compassion and love. These are spiritual dimensions in everyone and they constitute the basis for the hearing from which faith is born. But one by-product of the fragmentations and pressures of today is that this whole zone can remain underdeveloped … In the language of the Parable of the Sower, culture can become a multifaceted enemy for faith – robbing the seed, making shallow the roots, or choking the fragile plant.

-MICHAEL PAUL GALLAGHER SJ, Clashing Symbols

*As soon as holiness appears on the scene, anxiety and wrangling fall silent, even if the opposition (especially on the part of the tradition) does not. One can fight against holiness and perhaps, to all appearances, kill it. But one cannot refute it.

-Razing the Bastions: On the Church in this Age,

Hans Urs von Balthasar

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i wasnt expecting these conditions as i pulled up to ullswater in the lake district, uk. the moon was lighting up the texture on the road and the low cloud was glowing.