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Yes! Brilliant! That describes all of you! Your photographic skills and hearts behind your incredible work is just that...Brilliant!
Brilliant defined: exceptionally clever or talented. synonyms:bright, intelligent, clever, smart, astute, intellectual; outstanding; impressive. synonyms:superb, glorious, illustrious, impressive, remarkable, exceptional very good, excellent, or marvelous.
Yep! That describes you and your work!
I am so T H A N K F U L for all of you splashing your gifts on me!
A very Blessed and Delightful Thanksgiving to you here in the USA!
I Love You All!
AN ATTITUDE OF GENUINE THANKSGIVING by Charles R. Swindoll
Paul had an attitude of genuine thanksgiving: "Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak" (Colossians 4:2-4). Here's a man in his sixties who has been preaching for years asking for prayers for a clearer delivery. There was no pretense with Paul. No degree of success or number of years in the ministry gave him a false sense of ultimate accomplishment. He knew he had not yet arrived. He was convinced his preaching could be improved. And so with a genuinely thankful heart, he entreated his fellow believers for their prayers. Can you see the power of that kind of attitude? Very refreshing.
No wonder the man had such lasting impact for Christ. His secret bled through every one of his letters. He had learned to be content in all things. But we can't leave the ink of these truths to simply sit and dry on the page. We must embrace the same secret for ourselves if we are to have the same lasting impact. Some personal reflection is in order. Let's turn the spotlight away from the man housed in Rome back then and focus it on you and your life, wherever you find yourself right now. Are you making a difference in the lives of those closest to you by the way you respond to your circumstances? Are others inspired by your faith, or are they discouraged by your fears? Are the attitudes of unselfish humility, joyful acceptance, strong determination, and genuine thanksgiving evident in the way you respond to circumstances? Maybe it's time to make some changes. Let's see if I can help.
Start by refusing to let your situation determine your attitude. When your attitude overshadows your situation, transformation really begins. As we saw in Paul, the power to transform stubborn attitudes of fear and bitterness, anger and defeat, comes from Christ. The Lord our God stands ready to pour His strength in you. He alone has the power to deliver you from those relentless foes and send you soaring. Keep an attitude of genuine thanksgiving. Read Acts 16:16-40; Philippians 2:1-18"
"Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever." Psalm 106:1
THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS TO YOU!
Gold Hill has been described as "one of the most romantic sights in England." The daylight image of this view appears on the covers of many books about Dorset and rural England, as well as on chocolate boxes and calendars.
Gold Hill has also been used as a setting for film and television. It appears in the 1967 film version of Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd. The street is the main setting for the 1973 "Boy on Bike" television advertisement for Hovis bread, which has been voted Britain's favourite advertisement of all time. It was directed by Ridley Scott, and includes the distinctive main theme from the slow movement of Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9. For this reason, the hill is still known to many people as "Hovis Hill". Gold Hill also featured in a recent advert for supermarket Morrisons. The tops of some of the houses along Gold Hill are on the cover of J.K. Rowling's book "The Casual Vacancy". [Wikipedia]
Last year the Boy on Bike (age 58) returned to Shaftesbury for a re-do on an e-bike to promote the bikes!
The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa. There are four subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times.
Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia. Black-tailed godwits spend (the northern hemisphere) winter in areas as diverse as the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, western Europe and west Africa. The species breeds in fens, lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands and bogs and uses estuaries, swamps and floods in (the northern hemisphere) winter; it is more likely to be found inland and on freshwater than the similar bar-tailed godwit. The world population is estimated to be 634,000 to 805,000 birds and is classified as Near Threatened. The black-tailed godwit is the national bird of the Netherlands.
The black-tailed godwit is a large wader with long bill (7.5 to 12 cm (3.0 to 4.7 in) long), neck and legs. During the breeding season, the bill has a yellowish or orange-pink base and dark tip; the base is pink in winter. The legs are dark grey, brown or black. The sexes are similar, but in breeding plumage, they can be separated by the male's brighter, more extensive orange breast, neck and head. In winter, adult black-tailed godwits have a uniform brown-grey breast and upperparts (in contrast to the bar-tailed godwit's streaked back). Juveniles have a pale orange wash to the neck and breast.
In flight, its bold black and white wings and white rump can be seen readily. When on the ground it can be difficult to separate from the similar bar-tailed Godwit, but the black-tailed godwit's longer, straighter bill and longer legs are diagnostic. Black-tailed godwits are similar in body size and shape to bar-taileds, but stand taller.
It measures 42 cm (17 in) from bill to tail with a wingspan of 70–82 cm (28–32 in).[8] Males weight around 280 g (9.9 oz) and females 340 g (12 oz).[12] The female is around 5% larger than the male,[8] with a bill 12–15% longer.
The most common call is a strident weeka weeka weeka.
A study of black-tailed godwits in the Netherlands found a mortality rate of 37.6% in the first year of life, 32% in the second year, and 36.9% thereafter.
They mainly eat invertebrates, but also aquatic plants in winter and on migration. In the breeding season, prey includes beetles, flies, grasshoppers, dragonflies, mayflies, caterpillars, annelid worms and molluscs. Occasionally, fish eggs, frogspawn and tadpoles are eaten. In water, the most common feeding method is to probe vigorously, up to 36 times per minute, and often with the head completely submerged. On land, black-tailed godwits probe into soft ground and also pick prey items from the surface.
In Europe, black-tailed godwits are only hunted in France, with the annual total killed estimated at 6,000 to 8,000 birds. This puts additional pressure on the western European population, and the European Commission has a management plan in place for the species in its member states.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-tailed_godwit
Hippocrates described it as "man's best medicine" but its something many of us take for granted. This Flickr Friday we're asking you to strut your stuff and celebrate the most basic form of transport, walking.
Share your best shots with the Flickr Friday Group Pool and we'll feature our favorites in the Flickr Blog next week.
Original photo (CC BY) by Susanne Nilsson - flic.kr/p/qEmg43
Often described as "Flying balls of fluff" the Long Tailed Tit is a very sociable bird. In Winter the birds will often show as flocks of easily twenty birds arriving at bird feeders. They will also huddle together for warmth at night. During the rest of the year they will feed on insects and invertebrates.
The Long Tailed Tit nest is a work of art. Both male and female work on it over a period of around three weeks. it is made up of moss camouflaged with lichen and bound together with cobweb silk. The inside is lined with lots of feathers. The finished product looks rather like a small sleeping bag! The silk binding allows the nest to expand as the fledglings grow.
Alberta, Canada
Yamnuska translates to "wall of stone" and is derived from the Stoney Nakoda word Iyamnathka that describes steep cliffs or "the flat faced mountain." Standing at approximately 2,240 m (7,350 ft) above sea level, Mount Yamnuska is the last mountain on the north side of the Bow River valley (Bow Valley) as it exits the mountains for the foothills and prairie of Alberta. Located close to Calgary, it is a popular "great scramble". It is also a popular rock climbing destination, with over 100 routes of all difficulty levels spread out across its face.
Described as the largest and rarest of the UK's Blue butterflies, this was my first ever Large Blue sighting.
This species was always rare in Britain but the UK race became completely extinct in 1979 and no longer exists.
The re-introduced colonies today are from continental Europe as these are very similar. So far it has been a very successful re-introduction.
Remember everyone, there is a new competition!:
www.flickr.com/groups/ukbutterflies/discuss/7215764486969...
That describes exactly what it's like right now in my neck of the woods! So remember I told y'all I'd buy some flowers and plant them? Well, I went to buy some and am planting them this weekend. I can't wait! I got some tulips, gerberas and am going back for some other flowers I saw that I fell in love with. I just had to wait till today (pay day) haha! Yayyy...
On a sidenote. I think I may be getting a job again. Yep. No worries though, Momma. Sofia will be going to work with me. Does that give you a hint? More details later. Gotta support this photography hobby of mine somehow! haha
*EXPLORED #72, thank you so much for all the lovely comments!*
The first fuchsia to be scientifically described, Fuchsia triphylla,
was discovered on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola
(Haiti and the Dominican Republic) about 1696–1697
by the French Minim friar and botanist, Charles Plumier,
during his third expedition to the Greater Antilles.
He named the new genus after German botanist Leonhart Fuchs.
while researching this flower and wondering what a Minim friar was,
I learned a new word - discalceation -
Discalceation means "removal of footwear".
St. Teresa of Ávila was one of a number of saints of the
Roman Catholic Church who were "discalced" or shoeless.
She and St. John of the Cross were the founders of the Discalced Carmelites.
The origins of discalceation lie in Exodus 3:5, where God tells Moses
"Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground".
well, I'll have to try and use that word today ... :)
Sometimes described as Tudor, this beautiful Grade I-listed gatehouse at Lanhydrock actually dates from 1651, two years after King Charles I was executed. The gatehouse was originally attached to the main house, which had an east range and forecourt walls. Those were demolished in about 1780, leaving the gatehouse free-standing. In 1857, the gatehouse was again attached to the house by the low garden walls, designed by George Gilbert Scott.
Lanhydrock House stands in extensive grounds above the River Fowey almost midway between Bodmin and Lostwithiel. It has been owned and managed by the National Trust since 1953. Much of the present house dates back to late Victorian times when it was rebuilt after a major fire, but some sections date from the 17th century.
Christ is described at Chora as "Land of the Living"
[Χώρα των ζώντων]
music:
Medieval Byzantine Nativity chant (Kathismata of Christmas).
Title: "Μυστήριο ξένον" (Wondrous Mystery)
Service: Matins of Nativity
Performers: Greek Byzantine Choir
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photo:
inner narthex dome with Genealogy of Christ
from the Cycle of Christ's Infancy and Ministry
Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/html/bu...
Chora Museum, Chora Monastery (Contantinople)
Μονή της Χώρας, Μουσείο Χώρας, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, Kariye Kilisesi, Istanbul
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/
www.byzantium1200.com/chora.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-st-savior-in-...
www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/moving-image-collecti...
"Some books describe the process of metamorphosis as one in which the larva "turns to liquid" and is then completely reorganized into an adult. Nothing could be farther from the truth. As described in the larval development section, many of the adult features begin forming in the larva. However, an immobile pupa stage is required when the larval and adult forms are as different as they are in monarchs. The most dramatic changes that occur in the pupa are the growth of the wings and the development of flight muscles. These things could not occur in an active larva."
from Univ. of Minnesota Monarch Lab, monarchlab.org/biology-and-research/biology-and-natural-h...
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Ludlow was described by the poet Sir John Betjeman as "probably the loveliest town in England". The delightful small market town is 28 miles south of Shrewsbury and is near the confluence of the rivers Corve and Teme. The oldest part is the medieval walled town, founded in the late 11th century after the Norman conquest of England. It is centred on a small hill which lies on the eastern bank of a bend of the River Teme. Atop this hill is Ludlow Castle and the parish church, St Laurence's, the largest in the county. From there the streets slope downward to the River Teme, and northward (as here) toward the River Corve. The town is in a sheltered spot beneath Mortimer Forest and the Clee Hills, which are clearly visible from the town. Ludlow has nearly 500 listed buildings, which include some fine examples of medieval and Tudor-style half-timbered buildings. According to British Listed Buildings, the Grade II-listed Bull Hotel on the left has an 18th century front to what is probably a 16th century core.
Created for "The Award Tree" group's challenge "Music Works".
www.flickr.com/groups/awardtree/discuss/72157707063052805/
Beethoven't ninth and final symphony is one of the greatest pieces of Western music in all of history. The composition and concept behind it is beyond "Olympian", as it has often been described. Certainly it is one of the most powerful, hair-raising and rapture inducing musical pieces I have ever encountered. If you have the chance to see it performed live with a full symphony orchestra and large choir, I HIGHLY recommend it. Doing so years ago left me utterly speechless.
I chose to do this for the contest because the opening lines of the Choral, the final moment, "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne !"
( Oh friends, not these sounds ! ) came to mind when looking at Classical paintings of battles. Then when I saw the portrait of Beethoven himself the whole project crystallized. The title is a call to end all wars and to bring about the unity of the human race - beyond nations - "Alle menschen werden bruder". This is hardly a call without relevance today.
I used images from a free download site.
www.google.com/search?channel=mac_bm&q=classical+pain...
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Music Link: "Ninth Symphony - Chorale" Opus 125 ( 1822-24 ) - Ludwig van Beethoven. Conducted in this video by Leonard Bernstein at a 1989 performance in Berlin to celebrate the removal of the Berlin Wall. Each conductor brings their own interpretation to the podium and thankfully Bernstein had the great sensitivity NOT to rush this symphony as so many others have done. The opening movement requires a stately grandeur to it that's best brought out by letting those gargantuan opening chord sequences in D Minor breathe and expand in consciousness to their fullest extant before careening ahead to the next ones. There are newer and sharper videos but Bernstein's nailed it for me for his impeccable and passionate interpretation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IInG5nY_wrU
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© This Collage - Richard S Warner ( Visionheart ) - 2019. All Rights Reserved. This collaged image is not for use in any form without explicit, express, written permission. The three images used are public domain and no monies will be made from this piece.
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Older Self Portrait.
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How do I describe these feelings that I've been feeling these past couple of days?
...Like I am drowning.
Overwhelmed. Drowning in sorrows, worries, emotions & pain.
I'm not 100% sure how to make the pain stop.. It's ripping my heart apart.
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-First, I missed 2 calls from my Aunt on messenger. Then later on this past Saturday evening I got a message from her.. it said, "In hospital with congestive heart failure, been here for 5 days, already, loveyas".
Haven't really spoken to her much since, I believe that she is unable to type. She hasn't called back.. I wish she would. & I have no way to contact her. Then I'm getting more news.. that she's doing worse. And, my heart and mind is racing.. I'm so so worried.. and praying so hard. I just want her to be okay.. I'm praying so hard. Please, I'm begging you all - please say prayers for my Aunt Diane.. (God Mother).. She means so much to me.. And I can't stand that she's going thru this and she's so alone. I'm sure Jack is with her, (I HOPE) - Jack is her other half. But I know that with covid-19, is hospitals, sometimes you cannot have visitors.. So I'm just praying that she's not alone. I'm trying to get her to reach back out to me on messenger.. She's rarely on and when she is.. She's silent. I've heard a couple of things here and there thru family members.. but we're all trying to figure out what's going on. Please just say a prayer or two tonight.. and tomorrow for my Aunt. She's so IMPORTANT TO ME.
-THEN, A couple of days ago, a friend of mine in recovery died. I found out yesterday. When I read a post about it on Facebook, I gasped/yelled so loud in the passenger seat of the car that I scared Juan (my fiancé who was driving) so bad. He was upset that I scared him so bad, but it was unintentional. When he heard what happened, he stopped being upset with me. (I probably almost caused an accident, to be honest.) But, as the shock of everything wears off.. I'm on and off crying. Not to mention the fact that I had a disagreement on Facebook because of a photo I posted of her, in my post. I took the photo down, and apologized. But long story short, I was upset.. and I blocked the person who was a mutual friend & messaged me yelling. I don't even want to get into it.. but that was an upsetting thing last night. It's over, but she remains blocked. I'm sure that we are just both hurting in our own ways, but there's no reason to make things worse by arguing or starting drama.. so I'm just not talking to anyone about it. And I'm done dwelling on it.
We're all very upset about it.. She had quite a few years clean and she was doing VERY WELL. She looked so great.. and she was the kind of person that you look at in recovery and you're so proud of.. and look up to! Not to mention the fact that this girl was such a BEAUTIFUL SOUL.
If you took the time to read what people had to say about her, you would see that there wasn't one bad thing anyone could ever think up. They all said the same things...
- She was so happy/positive/loving and bubbly.
-She never had one bad thing to say about anything and never EVER passed judgement on ANYONE!
-She always went out of her way to listen to everyone's worries.. and make sure that EVERYONE (including strangers) always felt super comfortable, important and happy.
-She was one of those people that everyone just loved to be around.. A smiling face, always.. that you'll always see and never forget - when you hear her name.
-A ball of radiance that was always able to make even the saddest person SMILE & always was there to comfort and give love and a shoulder to everyone she met.
-Jamie was a true walking angel on earth.
..So I guess GOD really needed another amazing angel to stand beside him in the kingdom of heaven.
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All of this was so unexpected and heartbreaking for everyone who has ever even so much as met this girl.
I met her in jail (4 months), rehab (6 months) & halfway house (3 months) = 13 months we lived together.. and transitioned thru the system together. She was someone who always made me feel comfortable during this long and scary process.
I remember when I walked into rehab in Atlantic City, New Jersey.. I was happy to be out of jail.. and nervous at the same time.. Worried and had anxiety.. I didn't think that I knew anyone there.. but I knew that Jamie was there somewhere.. and I kept looking for her. I was in the back room eating a hotdog that an aid brought over from the cafeteria to the house.. and I was sitting in the back living area while they checked me in and looked thru my items.. And all of the women of the house (about 28 women) all came walking into the back room where I was to wait for their cigarettes.. it was after lunch & time for a cigarette break. I really really wanted a cigarette & Juan hadn't yet dropped off my stuff so I didn't have my own cigarettes there yet. Then I heard Jamie's super friendly voice holler to me, "JESS!!" She came running and hugged me. She introduced me to everyone and handed me a cigarette - knowing I just came in and didn't have any yet.
She was always giving people cigarettes there, which is crazy because you only get 5 a day.. 4 packs a month I think it was.. and you really can't afford to give them out.. (they put limits on everything including what you could have dropped off, etc) So anyway, I remember the counslers coming to her and listerally telling her that because she was SO NICE & always giving away her cigarettes.. that she wasn't allowed anymore to give them out. They had to put a stop to it.. because she wouldn't tell someone no.. and she was giving out like 6 per cigarette break.. or more. That's 5 for her a day.. and usually OVER 1 PACK TO OTHER PEOPLE a day.. So the people in charge put a stop to it. Because she was so nice.
& It wasn't that she couldn't say no, she just wouldn't.
People didn't even have to ask, she offered.
She was like that with everything. & Anything.
She always went out of her way to make people laugh and smile.
I have memories of us laughing so hard some of us peed ourselves.. and the thought of those memories that I WON'T get into, make me giggle sooo bad.
I also remember her laying on my bedroom floor and my roommates ironing her hair ( we didn't have straighteners). And talking into the evening..
& Now all I have are a BUNCH of fantastic memories that just make my heart smile.. every time I think about them .. So, I'm not going to think about her and cry.. I'm going to think about her and smile. She wouldn't want us to dwell and cry.. She'd want us all to smile.
RIP Jamie. My beautiful friend/angel on earth/& ANGEL IN HEAVEN NOW.
Leon described the Pep vendosa effect and I had a go with 12 photos all taken more or less from the same spot - I think there is room for improvement ! I think the tree needs more space around it as it seems too crowded and the proper way is to take the tree from all sides. All taken with my iphone as I went out without a card in my camera doh!
IMG_2463 pepvendosa 1400 wborder
The genus Grevillea was first formally described in 1809 by Joseph Knight from an unpublished manuscript by Robert Brown. Knight gave the spelling Grevillia, corrected by Brown in 1810 to Grevillea in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. The genus was named in honour of Charles Francis Greville, an 18th-century patron of botany and co-founder of the Royal Horticultural Society.
There are over 350 species which are endemic to Australia. Five other species are endemic to areas outside Australia. Three of these (G. exul, G. gillivrayi, and G. meisneri) are endemic to New Caledonia, while G. elbertii and G. papuana are endemic to Sulawesi and New Guinea respectively. Two other species, G. baileyana and G. glauca, occur in both New Guinea and Queensland.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Described as having all the aesthetic beauty of a suitcase, the Lightning was the Spitfire of its generation and what it lacked in the latters poise and purebred design, it more than made up for in being one of the best all-weather interceptors of all time.
The western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.
Adults have pale stout pointed bills, yellow underparts and light wing bars. Adult males have a bright red face and a yellow nape, shoulder, and rump, with black upper back, wings, and tail; in non-breeding plumage the head has no more than a reddish cast and the body has an olive tinge. Females have a yellow head and are olive on the back, with dark wings and tail.
The song of disconnected short phrases suggests an American robin's but is hoarser and rather monotonous. The call is described as pit-er-ick.
Their breeding habitat is coniferous or mixed woods across western North America from the Mexico-U.S. border as far north as southern Alaska; thus they are the northernmost-breeding tanager. They build a flimsy cup nest on a horizontal tree branch, usually in a conifer. They lay four bluish-green eggs with brown spots.
These birds migrate, wintering from central Mexico to Costa Rica. Some also winter in southern California.
Los Angeles. California.
2020 is hard to describe. Perhaps the less said about it the better. It was certainly not the way we anticipated it would turn out this time last year. If we take a golfing metaphor, we've gone from aiming at the flag to landing in the water. After taking a penalty shot (lock downs?), we find ourselves stuck in the sand trap. Will next year see us on the green? We can't be sure.
The best we can do is wish each other well, work together to assist where we can and hope that in the end all will be well. At least that gives us some promise of a better 2021. I'll wish you a Happy New Year tomorrow. For the moment we can reflect on where we find ourselves.
William Dendy described the buildings in his book Lost Toronto:
"Inevitably, given the date, the style of the new buildings was Romanesque Revival. It was built on a foundation of roughly finished Credit Valley sandstone, with upper walls of red brick ornamented with terra cotta panels and string courses. The basic arrangement of the design - a projecting triple-arched entrance, a central tower, and flanking wings forming a quadrangle behind - was very common at the time, and had become firmly established in Toronto with Lennox's City Hall (1996-92).... In fact, the new tower, rising 165 feet (50 m) above the ground, like a church steeple above the surrounding trees, became a symbol of the college - an ever present reminder to students, and to the city below the hill, of the importance of the college and the influence of the alumni that had been shaped by it."
As an amateur photographer, whose photographic skills have been described by an eminent friend and photographer as ‘sure as the earth is flat, the man can take an awesome image’, I am not always sure what to shoot. Do I go for that iconic spot or shoot something that hasn’t yet set the internet on fire? Like the rest of you outstanding landscape photographers, do I wait for that amazing light or keep shooting in the current bland light cursing all the while in Kodak chrome color? Do I pay attention to rules of photography and expectations of the human mind like a trained artist or do I shoot that Hilly Billy wind blowing over nothing? You see, it is never clear to me, what my role as a photographer exactly is.
But that is not the whole truth. I may not always know what to shoot, but I know what not to miss. Sometimes, certain moments in certain places emit a resonance that shiver my emotions and move me. These snippets of time and space are not always iconic, may not always have the best light or photographic contours, but they leave me speechless and strikingly alive. The Mono Lake dead bush, the dead dream atop the Watson Lake, the Grand Canyon Redwall lime-stone set ablaze by the setting sun, the moon shining through the smoky Yosemite tunnel, or, the milky way caressing Mt. Lassen in utter darkness... these are good examples of such extraordinary resonances. They are like eye-contacts with beautiful strangers that somehow drum up the heartbeat while lasting past that critical fourth second.
And then, there are eye contacts with glamorous eyes where it takes a few second to see past the initial bedazzlement and spot their turbulent and covert pain. The above place – hidden next to a beautiful wash in the Valley of Fire State Park – is one such siren that allured me in with its mind-numbing colors, lines and beauty. After a steep climb, I had a very narrow ledge to shoot this eye-candy from. While doing so, I noticed how this beautiful arch, which is in ruins, was bleeding for ages as pink sand and was resting all its hope on a weak pillar that was almost ready to give up. In contrary to above mentioned places, this place did not leave me speechless and alive. Resonating in a different channel, it instead left me numb and bereft of emotions … just as I feel when I must carry the unbearable within while wearing a lie-smile on the outside.
PS: This shot defies color-depth 'rules' of photography quite arrogantly. Guess what, it's one of those days today when defying something is all I feel like doing. (insert lie-smile) :-]
One word can best describe how it felt standing on the bluff over the shore of Yellowstone Lake, looking at the landscape across the water with my telephoto lens, on a very cold, very windy day: Brrr.
The road from Canyon to Yellowstone Lake was the only road open on that day at that particular time, so after stopping off at the lower falls for some shots, I headed on to the lake. I did not really stay very long. Too cold, too tired, and I was dying for a cup of hot coffee. So, I drove back to my warm cozy lodge room, fixed some coffee, and started editing my photos.
Copyright Rebecca L. Latson, all rights reserved.
Loved how glam the girls are here with their brother being silly. Pretty much describes the whole shoot!
Described as distortion of Central Park in New York (on an immensely larger scale), screwedCITY Central Desert resonates as corrupted heart within the foul arena of this merciless urban turmoil. Countless dark secrets of screwedCITY organized crime have been buried and lost in Central Desert, but every victim is given one final chance for deliverance – there's a good cell phone signal coverage throughout the Desert, so mobsters never fail to drop poor wretched souls with fully functional cell phones. Apart from them, nobody else ever dares to venture that far into the Desert.
Anyway, the irony's on the house – now you may begin to feel desEARTHED...
Just when you thought you were safe...
This is another one from the Alien Vortex series described in flic.kr/p/2kJ6gJR , for your delight and delectation :)
Another one to add to my Motion 100x project which is running a bit behind again because of lack of computer :(
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image. Happy 100x
[Taken as described here : flic.kr/p/2kJ6gJR .
Developed in Capture One with levels to get rid of the stray light, detail to add texture and colour to be nice...-ish.]
“Galah” is also an old Australian slang term to describe someone who is foolish, idiotic or a clown.
Barbados - Andromeda Botanic Gardens- Caribbean
Described by a Royal Horticultural Society judge as 'one of the most unique and outstanding gardens in the world', Andromeda is the original garden of Barbados and provides visitors with an authentic garden experience. Created as a private family retreat, Andromeda has a wonderful collection of plants with a relaxing pond at the heart of these historic and organic gardens. Comprised of about 20 different but connected gardens, the variety of plants and experiences is incredible. There are over 500 different plant species, including over 150 trees and palms. Enjoy the wildlife - bees, birds and butterflies add so much to the enjoyment! Journey through these gardens at your leisure and marvel at the vision of its creator, the multi-award winning Iris Bannochie (three Gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show, Silver Crown of Merit by the Barbadian government and much more). Andromeda Botanic Gardens, 'the best garden in Barbados by far', is also an accredited training provider.
Julianne Waldock who described this species last year measured the holotype as just shy of 8 mm (without spinnerets) which would make this by far the largest peacock spider species and this was one of the reasons I was so keen on finding and photographing this spider. There is a phenomenon called "island gigantism" meaning that the size of an animal isolated on an island often increases dramatically in comparison to their mainland relative. Therefore it would not be unexpected to find a larger than usual Maratus on Middle Island. I asked one of my individuals to hop onto a ruler, looks to me like under 5 mm. Three mm difference does not sound like much but it is huge if you consider the resulting increase in mass, in other words a spider close to 8 mm long would look massive by comparison. Picture this, If its tail end was in the same position as shown above its eyes would be at the right margin of the picture ! All other individuals I found on Middle Island are of similar size, and if that size is typical of the species it makes Maratus caeruleus not the island giant I was hoping to find, and only slightly larger than its mainland relative Maratus avibus. However, I am not disappointed, beautiful animal.
For more info about this species look into the description to the album, and have a look at the other pictures of this species. And if you are not familiar with peacock spiders yet,,watch my videos on YouTube, channel Peacockspiderman www.youtube.com/user/Peacockspiderman Or check out other peacock spiders in my growing collection www.flickr.com/photos/59431731@N05/collections/7215762742...
You may also like the babies, in fact I am sure you will www.flickr.com/photos/59431731@N05/collections/7215764000...
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Although he is often described as the first and most influential post-modern artist, the unparalleled scope and diversity of Robert Rauschenberg’s work defies categorization. The acclaimed painter, sculptor, photographer, printmaker and performer was pioneering figure in contemporary art, employing an unusually wide range of mediums, techniques, and subject matter in his practice. Rauchenberg established his unique visual vocabulary early on and soon became known for his use of unexpected techniques and materials. His complex compositions and use of three-dimensional collage blurred the line between painting and sculpture.
Described as "She-Who-Shapes-The-Sacred-Land" in ancient Hawaiian chants, the volcano goddess, Pele, was passionate, volatile, and capricious. In modern times, Pele has become the most visible of all the old gods and goddesses. Dwelling in the craters of the Big Island's Kilauea Volcano, she has been sending ribbons of fiery lava down the mountainside and adding new land around the southeastern shore almost continuously since 1983.
This statue of Pele stands in the queue area of the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction at the Magic Kingdom. The placement of these statues around the queue not only draws interest but sets the mood for the coming show.
EXPLORED on March 11, 2015 #168
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Described by Rudyard Kipling as the 'eighth wonder of the world', Milford Sound was carved by glaciers during the ice ages. Milford Sound is breathtaking in any weather. The fiord's cliffs rise vertically from the dark waters, mountain peaks scrape the sky and waterfalls cascade downwards, some as high as 1000 metres. When it rains in Milford Sound, and it often does, those waterfalls multiply with magnificent effect.
Cherish is the word I use to describe
All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside
You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you
You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you
You don't know how many times I've wished that I could
Mold you into someone who could
Cherish me as much as I cherish you
Perish is the word that more than applies
To the hope in my heart each time I realize
That I am not gonna be the one to share your dreams
That I am not gonna be the one to share your schemes
That I am not gonna be the one to share what
Seems to be the life that you could
Cherish as much as I do yours
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Thanks Péo :)
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lòng thấy khó chịu =(
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Isabelline describes a fawn colouration and appears in the names of two birds on the British List; Isabelline Shrike and Isabelline Wheatear. I remember reading years ago that the name came from Archduchess Isabella, daughter of Philip II of Spain who vowed not to change her linen until Ostend was taken, but this lasted three years (1601-4) and the colour of her unwashed linen became fashionable. However, this link has been proved wrong as an inventory of Queen Elizabeth I describes a gown of isabella colour in 1600, so the word pre-dates the siege of Ostend. The most likely origin is Queen Isabel I of Castile and Spain (reigned 1474-1504) who also apparently vowed not to change her undergarments until Spain was freed from the Moors, which happened in 1492.
Isabelline Wheatear breeds in grassy steppe habitat from eastern Greece through Turkey, Ukraine right across the Russian steppes as far as Inner Mongolia and NE China. They winter in Pakistan, the Arabian peninsula and NE Africa. There have been about thirty records in Britain, usually juveniles in autumn. Both sexes look like a robust, upright juvenile Wheatear but with a broader black tail band, shown beautifully here by this displaying bird. I photographed this singing male on breeding territory in Turkey where its sandy plumage blended in well with the habitat.
The website for Malibu Creek State Park describes the park like this in its opening paragraph:
Considered the recreational crown jewel of the Santa Monica Mountains, Malibu Creek State Park has over 8,000 acres of rolling tallgrass plains, oak savannahs and dramatic peaks. It's no wonder many call it "The Yosemite of Southern California".
The park was owned by 20th Century Fox from 1946-1974, and portions of classic movies like Planet of the Apes, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, M*A*S*H, and have been filmed in and around here.
Rock Pool is now a place where kids hang out on summer weekends and jump off the cliffs into the water -- even though it's specifically prohibited on signs. This lone tree got some nice afternoon light on it and its reflection was framed nicely by these two rocks in the foreground.
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攝影曾經被描述為用光來做畫。
Photography was once described as painting with light.
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Please don't bother to invite me to post and share my works in your group if you insist on asking an invited guest to award or comment, for I consider it impolite and rude and even insulting. I am not being unreasonable and a bad sport; it's always unacceptably unpleasant to be banned from a group or rejected to join a group after HAVING been invited to join a group for being accused of not having followed the group rules, especially when you are invited to share your works.
When I spontaneously post any images in any groups, I always follow group rules to comment or award, because it is out of my own will to post and I know its my obligation to go by the book. So when asked to be a guest to share my photos, I think I deserve something better than a ban in return.
Mysore is commonly described as the City of Palaces, however, the term "Mysore Palace" specifically refers to one within the old fort. The Wodeyar kings first built a palace in Mysore in the 14th century, it was demolished and constructed multiple times.
Mysore palace is now one of the most famous tourist attractions in India after Taj Mahal with more than 2.7 million visitors.
Architect:Henry Irwin
Architectural style:Indo-Saracenic
If I had to describe what the climate was like in the Great Lakes Region, I would use these two shots from Whitewater.
On January 29th southern Wisconsin was hit with frigid temps and a stiff wind. Daytime air temperatures in the area reached a high of 6 degrees with gusts up to 25 MPH (so you can imagine what the windchill was like). Local news stations recommended people stay indoors. But with two good trains running in the area, that wasn't gonna happen from me.
Due to the low temperatures, the entire railroad was slammed with a cold weather restriction which meant that track speeds were knocked down to 10 MPH. So while this move left Waukesha with the sun a little too far east, the turtle-like pace gave more than enough time for the sun to swing further west.
So here I was, almost six months to the date, standing on the Highway 12 overpass, shooting another T004R restricted to 10 MPH with the air temps nearly 100 degrees colder than in the other photo. Now if that doesn't sum up the climate around here, then I don't know what does.
The state of Thuringia describes itself as "The green heart of Germany". This is due both to its central location in Germany and to its large proportion of forest. A large part of it is located in the low mountain range of the Thuringian Forest. The highest mountains here reach a height of just under 1000 meters. The Großer Inselsberg with its striking towers can be seen from afar in all directions. A good way to walk up the mountain starts in Bad Tabarz and leads through the Lauchagrund. A number of climbing rocks await hikers here. This picture was taken of one of these rocks, the Aschenbergfelsen, as the sun disappeared behind the summit of the Großer Inselsberg.
The image consists of three individual photos. One for the forest and the mountains, one for the sky. Both were processed into an HDR. The third photo was for the heather in the foreground. This was adjusted in terms of exposure and superimposed in HDR in order to have consistent sharpness in the image.
This picture can also be purchased in my shop:
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The soils of the valley floor consist of the Sheppard series, Sheppard, gypsic substratum, and Torriorthents.
The Sheppard series consists of very deep, somewhat excessively drained soils that formed in eolian material derived from sandstone. Sheppard soils are on structural benches, alluvial fans, dunes on structural benches, and terraces. Slopes range from 0 to 60 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 9 inches and the mean annual air temperature is about 54 degrees F.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Mixed, mesic Typic Torripsamments (No diagnostic features)
USE AND VEGETATION: These soils are used for livestock grazing. Potential vegetation is Mormon-tea, Indian ricegrass, galleta, and Russian thistle.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Southeast Utah, northern New Mexico, northern Arizona, and southwest Colorado. LRR D, MLRA 35. This series is of large extent.
The Sheppard, gypsic substratum phase soils are similar to Sheppard soils except they have a gypsic horizon below a depth of about 40 inches and lithic bedrock at a depth of 40 to 60 inches. Sheppard soils typically have no restrictive features within 80 inches.
For a detailed description, visit:
soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/S/SHEPPARD.html
For acreage and geographic distribution, visit:
casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#sheppard
Torriorthents are the dry Orthents of cool to hot, arid regions. They have an aridic (or torric) moisture regime and a temperature regime warmer than cryic. Generally, they are neutral or calcareous and are on moderate to very steep slopes. A few are on gentle slopes. Many of the gently sloping soils are on rock pediments, are very shallow, have a sandy-skeletal particle-size class, or are salty. Others are on fans where sediments are recent but have little organic carbon. The vegetation on Torriorthents commonly is sparse and consists mostly of xerophytic shrubs and ephemeral grasses and forbs. The vegetation on a few of the soils is saltgrass. Torriorthents are used mainly for grazing. They are extensive in the Western United States.
For additional information about soil classification using Soil Taxonomy, visit:
sites.google.com/site/dinpuithai/Home
For more information about describing soils using the USDA-Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_052523...
This is described in Mike Millichamp's guide to English and Welsh Lights as:
Cockersand, Lancashire.
Rear Light - The tall slate tower lighthouse on a white wooden support has been destroyed. The adjoining lighthouse keeper’s cottage remains situated on the edge of the River Lune near Cockersand Abbey. Built in 1847 the tower was 58 feet high and the light was visible for 7 miles.
Front Light - A tall white painted stone circular tower lighthouse with a traditional light currently operated by the local Port Authority and situated at Plover Scar on the River Lune near Cockersand Abbey. Built in 1847 the tower is 27 feet high and the light was visible for 7 miles.
The lighthouse is also known as Abbey Light.
Rock Choir is described as being the United Kingdom's original, and the world's largest, contemporary choir. ... Rock Choir offers teenagers and adults the chance to sing contemporary songs without the need to audition, read music or have any previous singing experience.
Rock Choir is described as being the United Kingdom's original, and the world's largest, contemporary choir. It holds three Guinness World Records – 'biggest hit act in the UK', 'largest musical act to release an album and 'largest song and dance routine held at multiple locations'. Rock Choir offers teenagers and adults the chance to sing contemporary songs without the need to audition, read music or have any previous singing experience. In November 2017 it had more than 25,000 members rehearsing in 400 locations throughout the UK. In August 2011, Coutts Woman Magazine described Rock Choir as "a community singing phenomenon that is sweeping the country," and "one of Britain's biggest brands.
Street performance Taunton, Somerset, England. December 2021.
Standing there and stare, describes it very well.
I must admit until a few weeks ago I didn't even know this wonderful place at all. I've seen a picture from a famous photographer here on flickr and was deeply impressed by the beauty of this place. When I was there with my wife for a cosy tuscany trip last week I've never seen such a lovely arranged landscape design before and I was feeling proud and dignified to photograph there.
I guess it will take some time to filter out my favorite images of this trip, because they are all really nice...
Thank you much for looking ; )
I have described the outside of the castle, but not the inside, so here goes! The keep had (but no longer has) a vaulted cellar with an external door, the only internal communication to and from which, must have been a trap-door in the ceiling. Above this was a room that Tranter describes as a sleeping room for the garrison, above which again was the laird's apartment on the 3rd floor, reached by the outside stair. From the laird's apartment, a narrow mural stair led down to the barrack room and another led up to the battlements - an inconvenient arrangement every time the guard changed during the night!
Both this room and the room below it were divided by an internal loft, which was probably used as a sleeping platform.
The parapet wall is unusual because it appears to be almost impossible to see over it! There are two crenels (the 'windows' in a battlement) on the east side (which faces the courtyard), one on the north side, and none on the sides shown here - the west and south sides. I don't know exactly how high the parapet wall is, but based on where the drainage holes at its base are, it would appear to be at least head height. The two crenels on the east side are high enough to have lintels over them.
The common redshank was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Scolopax totanus. It is now placed with twelve other species in the genus Tringa that Linnaeus had introduced in 1758. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by the Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi in 1603 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific totanus is from Tótano, the Italian name for this bird
Common redshanks in breeding plumage are a marbled brown color, slightly lighter below. In winter plumage they become somewhat lighter-toned and less patterned, being rather plain greyish-brown above and whitish below. They have red legs and a black-tipped red bill, and show white up the back and on the wings in flight.
The spotted redshank (T. erythropus), which breeds in the Arctic, has a longer bill and legs; it is almost entirely black in breeding plumage and very pale in winter. It is not a particularly close relative of the common redshank, but rather belongs to a high-latitude lineage of largish shanks. T. totanus on the other hand is closely related to the marsh sandpiper (T. stagnatilis), and closer still to the small wood sandpiper (T. glareola). The ancestors of the latter and the common redshank seem to have diverged around the Miocene-Pliocene boundary, about 5–6 million years ago. These three subarctic- to temperate-region species form a group of smallish shanks with have red or yellowish legs, and in breeding plumage are generally a subdued light brown above with some darker mottling, and have somewhat diffuse small brownish spots on the breast and neck.
The common redshank is a widespread breeding bird across temperate Eurasia. It is a migratory species, wintering on coasts around the Mediterranean, on the Atlantic coast of Europe from Ireland and Great Britain southwards, and in South Asia.
They are wary and noisy birds which will alert everything else with their loud piping call.
Redshanks will nest in any wetland, from damp meadows to saltmarsh, often at high densities.] They lay 3–5 eggs.
Like most waders, they feed on small invertebrates.
Jaffa Port (Hebrew: נמל יפו, Nemal Yafo) is an ancient port on the Mediterranean Sea, located in the Old City of Jaffa, now Israel.
Jaffa and its port have a history spanning over three millennia.[citation needed] The port itself is mentioned in various ancient works, including the Hebrew Bible, such as the book of Jonah, and the works of Josephus describing Jewish history and the First Jewish Revolt against Rome. For over 7,000 years it has been actively used, predating Muslims, Christians, Jews, and even Egyptians.[citation needed] Still functional as a small fishing port, the port is currently a recreational zone featuring restaurants and cafés. A lighthouse, Jaffa Light, is located above the port.
In 1917, during World War I, British troops under General Allenby defeated the Ottomans and took Jaffa, which became part of the British-administered Palestine Mandate (1922–1948).[citation needed] In 1947 and 1948 there was sharp fighting between Jaffa, which was largely inhabited by Arabs, and the adjoining Jewish city of Tel Aviv. On 13 May 1948 (a day before the proclamation of the State of Israel), the Arab forces in Jaffa were defeated after long fighting with the Zionist underground Haganah and Irgun Zva'i Leumi forces. On 24 April 1950, the Jewish city of Tel Aviv and the Arab city of Jaffa were unified, and the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality was established.
Today,[when?] Arabs of various denominations constitute about 25,000 inhabitants out of a total of 35,000 people.[citation needed] Jaffa has an old fishing harbor, modern boat docks, and a tourism center.[1] Jaffa is a major tourist attraction with a combination of old, new and restored buildings.[2] Its visitor attractions include art galleries, souvenir shops, restaurants, sidewalk cafes, boardwalks, and shopping. It offers a variety of culture, entertainment and food (fish restaurants). The city is noted for its export of the Jaffa oranges.