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Cartell describes it as a van, so maybe the side windows are a later addition?
Both with wipers parked on the screen! Justification for it in my case was that I had to replace the blades, and they have to be parked like that to get them out.
This odd-looking gem is a columnar snowflake, which are more common than you might imagine at the beginning and end of winter where the temperatures are warmer. View large!
The reason why you might not see these crystals is because of their size and difficulty to photograph. Measuring between 0.5mm and 2mm long, this type of snowflake is much smaller than most, and also more three dimensional. Higher magnifications are required and focus stacking becomes incredibly complex as the depth and edges of all sides are viewable through the transparent structure.
It’s tough to describe exactly what most of these lines and shapes define, but let’s see if I can describe at least one: what sticks out the farthest grows the fastest. In a more traditional snowflake you can see this by branches forming at the corners because they stick out farther and accumulate new water vapour faster, but in this scenario we have a good look at the other facets of the crystal and how they are affected by the same “rule”.
You might notice some echoing rectangular shapes, as well as little “crowning” elements near the top of the crystal along the outer edges. The rectangles form because the center of the facet grows slower than the outer edges, becoming indented and creating a surface where the center of each facet is recessed and all of the “framework” surrounding it protrudes further out. This is the exact same way that bubbles from inside of normal snowflakes.
With a keen eye and knowing what exactly to look for here, you would also be able to tell than the crystal is hollow. There are conical cavities that grow larger towards the top and the bottom for the same reason. All formed in a few short minutes!
This snowflake was photographed WELL beyond the limits of standard macro photography. At 12:1 magnification (12 times closer than your normal macro lens will get), you push up against certain limitations of physics (the diffraction of light, specifically) that limit resolution, and depth of field doesn’t really exist. The shooting technique is much the same as for “regular” snowflakes, lit with a ring flash and focus stacked to get everything needed. Only 20 shots were required for this one to cover the depth from forward to back, but with so many transparent interactions, much of the process needs to be done manually.
I have the components on my way to me that will allow the construction of a 20:1 lens based around a microscope objective so that I may get greater detail in the tiniest snowflakes. You’ll see this new gear put to use as soon as it’s assembled!
Curious about photographing snowflakes yourself and want to know where to start? You absolutely need a copy of Sky Crystals: Unraveling the Mysteries of Snowflakes. The book is contains every single step of the process that I go through to create these images – as well as all the science for how they form! Grab a copy here: www.skycrystals.ca/book/ - note the price in Canadian dollars, it’s quite a deal for those in the US!
The best way I can describe this area of Minnesota so far is the Alaskan interior with more houses and Maine with more trains. To that end here's BNSF's Rapids Turn from Superior evoking 1991 plus air conditioning as they pull up to the north end of the yard at Cloquet preparing to set off for the SAPPI mill. This former Great Northern line serves as a conduit for BN's inferior ore trains and has some searchlights along the way as well.
In the 1960s, Japanese police created the term "sukeban" to describe the rise of all-female street gangs among teenagers. The term translates to "girl boss" or "delinquent girl". The sukeban were the female equivalent of the male banchō, which means "leader of juvenile delinquents" in Japanese middle and high schools. The sukeban formed as a result of male gangs refusing to accept female members.
A newly described species that grows in gravel soils in open forest along the Darling Scarp. It is a short in statue plant with one to two flowers, sometimes three which has a red coloured underside to the leaf. This plant was approximately 10cm tall.
Perth hills
Western Australia
2/12/12
Those living around Lake Michigan will understand the phenomenon described in the image title. Taken on 2/10/12.
Metra North Central Line
Chicago, IL
Added to the 112 Pictures in 2012 group as #51 - Winter
Submitted to SliderSunday. HSS!
This photo pretty much just describes my life, but it is much brighter than my photos of late...It was also another editing NIGHTMARE. I can't figure out why my photoshop cs5 is running so slowly on my computer...it's so bad that everytime i want to drag a photo around a canvas, the load bar has to pop up and it takes atleast 15-20sec...i'm new, but that doesn't seem right.
The Emu bush from Australia has been one that has stymied me fro mthe first time I saw and photographed one over a year ago. The flowers on that one resembled an orchid, and I was already to post it as and "Eremophila that looked like a spotted orchid with a smooth stem etc." What I'm giving you today is one that isn't even described in most of the articles I've read. Consider the following:
"Eremophila nivea, commonly known as silky eremophila, is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. In nature it is a rare shrub with hairy branches and leaves, and blue, purple or violet flowers.
The flowers are borne singly or in pairs in leaf axils on woolly stalks 2" long. There are 5 overlapping, triangular to lance-shaped, tapering sepals which are 14–21 mm (0.6–0.8 in) long and have purplish-black tips. The petals are 15–23 mm (0.6–0.9 in) long and are joined at their lower end to form a tube. The petal tube is lilac-coloured, white with yellow-brown spots inside." [View large to see just how unique the stems, one leaf, and both hairy and bristly the plant is and, while you're at it, find the one hint of a Ladybug.]
Is that what you're looking at here? Fuschia colored, aloe-like flowers in red and green furry pods on a fuzzy red stalk. The flower looks like this (flic.kr/p/2nkQThH), but now I realize that there are six or more species plus a whole bunch of cultivars.
I spoke with Brian at the Garden and he confirmed that they have four species at RBG and all quite different. As the world gets smaller, cultivars become wild and as the successful wild plants succeed ... do they become classified as wild since there is no longer human intervention to keep them alive. This is not what keeps me up at nights. Right now, what keeps me up are a pair of chattering squirrels that have learned that they can always sleep in the day time after eating more bark off my maple tree!
Wild. Tame. This is one emy bush that is really intricate and beautiful in an exotic way ... like several Alladdin's lamps on one stem. What keeps me up at night really? Is Alladdin, Aladdin or Alladin and why am I the only one in the world who cares?
Crib Goch is described as a "knife-edged" arête in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The name means "red ridge" in the Welsh language.
The highest point on the arête is 923 metres (3,028 ft) above sea level. All routes which tackle Crib Goch are considered mountaineering routes in winter or scrambles in summer—meaning that they must cross "graded territory" as defined in Steve Ashton's Scrambles in Snowdonia. The easiest of these lines (the ‘bad step’ part of the route) is given a scrambling grade of Grade 1 (the most difficult being Grade 3—routes more difficult than Grade 3 are considered rock climbs).
The species was first described by the German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber on the basis of an illustration in his 1777 publication Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Schreber named the cat Felis uncia and gave its type locality as Barbary, Persia, East India, and China. In 1854, the British zoologist John Edward Gray proposed the genus Uncia, to which he subordinated the snow leopard under the name Uncia irbis. British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock corroborated this classification, but attributed the scientific name Uncia uncia. He also described morphological differences between snow leopards and the then-accepted members of Panthera.
The snow leopard is part of the Panthera lineage, one of the eight lineages of Felidae. This lineage comprises the species of Panthera and Neofelis. The Neofelis lineage diverged first remainder of the Felinae (see figure). Subsequent branching between the snow leopard and clouded leopard began two to three million years ago, but the details of this are disputed. A 2006 phylogenetic study by Warren E. Johnson (of the National Cancer Institute) and colleagues, based on nDNA and mtDNA analysis, showed that the leopard is sister to two clades within Panthera – one consisting of the tiger and the snow leopard, and the other of the lion and the jaguar. This was seconded by a 2009 study by Lars Werdelin and colleagues. However, the results obtained in a 2010 study by Brian W. Davis (of the Texas A&M University) and colleagues and a 2011 study by Ji H. Mazák (of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum) and colleagues showed a swapping between the leopard and the jaguar in the cladogram.A 2016 study indicates that, at some point in their evolution, snow leopards interbred with lions, as their mitochondrial genomes are more similar to each other than their nuclear genomes. From this research, it is indicated that a female hybrid offspring of male ancestors of modern snow leopards and female ancestors of modern lions interbred with the male ancestors of modern snow leopards.
The snow leopard is distributed from the west of Lake Baikal through southern Siberia, in the Kunlun Mountains, in the Russian Altai mountains, Sayan and Tannu-Ola Mountains, in the Tian Shan, across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan to the Hindu Kush in eastern Afghanistan, Karakoram in northern Pakistan, in the Pamir Mountains, and in the high altitudes of the Himalayas in India, Nepal, and Bhutan, and the Tibetan Plateau. In Mongolia, it is found in the Mongolian and Gobi Altai Mountains and the Khangai Mountains. In Tibet, it is found up to the Altyn-Tagh in the north.
Potential snow leopard habitat in the Indian Himalayas is estimated at less than 90,000 km2 (35,000 sq mi) in the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh, of which about 34,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi) is considered good habitat, and 14.4% is protected. In the beginning of the 1990s, the Indian snow leopard population was estimated at roughly 200–600 individuals living across about 25 protected areas.
In summer, snow leopards usually live above the tree line on mountainous meadows and in rocky regions at altitudes from 2,700 to 6,000 m (8,900 to 19,700 ft). In winter, they come down into the forests to altitudes around 1,200 to 2,000 m (3,900 to 6,600 ft). Snow leopards prefer rocky, broken terrain, and can travel without difficulty in snow up to 85 cm (33 in) deep, although they prefer to use existing trails made by other animals.
Spotted this elusive predators in ladakh
Snow leopard in Ladakh
Global warming has caused the tree line to be increased in altitude, resulting in the decrease of wild prey that depend on the plants for food.
I can not describe a person I do not know or have seen in my life.
I was sitting on a terrace in a square in San Sebastian where a group of musicians entertained the aperitif.
At the end of his performance this man appeared from I do not know where, greeting the audience with his hand between the applause of the respectable and left.
Meanwhile, I was shooting with a camera comfortably sitting in the shade without knowing who I was photographing.
It is possible that it is someone very well known in the area. I dont know. If someone can inform me, I will be very grateful.
It's a "stolen" photo and maybe I'm getting into a mess, but for me it's just one of the many photos I have in my files and that one day, it occurred to me to edit it to see if I could get something decent.
I liked the result and there it is. Nothing else.
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No puedo describir a una persona que ni conozco ni había visto en mi vida.
Estaba sentado en una terraza en una plaza de San Sebastián donde un grupo de músicos amenizaba el aperitivo.
Al terminar su actuación este señor apareció de no sé donde, saludo a la audiencia con la mano entre los aplausos del respetable y se fue.
Mientras, yo iba disparando con cámara cómodamente sentado a la sombra sin saber a quién fotografiaba.
Es posible que sea alguien muy conocido en la zona. No sé. Si alguien puede informarme, le estaré muy agradecido.
Es una foto "robada" y quizá me estoy metiendo en un lio, pero para mí solo es una de tantas fotos que tengo en mis archivos y que un día cualquiera, se me ocurrió editarla a ver si sacaba algo decente.
Me gustó el resultado y ahí está. Nada más.
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Laughing Kookaburra
Scientific Name: Dacelo novaeguineae
The laughing kookaburra was first described and illustrated (in black and white) by the French naturalist and explorer Pierre Sonnerat in his Voyage "la nouvelle Guinae" which was published in 1776. He claimed to have seen the bird in New Guinea. In fact Sonnerat never visited New Guinea and the laughing kookaburra does not occur there. He probably obtained a preserved specimen from one of the naturalists who accompanied Captain James Cook to the east coast of Australia. Edme-Louis Daubenton and François-Nicolas Martinet included a coloured plate of the laughing kookaburra based on Sonnerat's specimen in their Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle. The plate has the legend in French "Martin-pecheur, de la Nouvelle Guinée" (Kingfisher from New Guinea). In 1783 the French naturalist Johann Hermann provided a formal description of the species based the coloured plate by Daubenton and Martinet. He gave it the scientific name Alcedo nouvelle Guinae. The current genus Dacelo was introduced in 1815 by the English zoologist William Elford Leach, and is an anagram of Alcedo, the Latin word for a kingfisher. The specific name novaeguineae combines the Latin novus for new with Guinea, based on the erroneous belief that the specimen had originated from New Guinea. For many years it was believed that the earliest description was by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert and his scientific name Dacelo gigas was used in the scientific literature but in 1926 the Australian ornithologist Gregory Mathews showed that a description by Hermann had been published earlier in the same year, 1783, and thus had precedence. In the 19th century this species was commonly called the "laughing jackass", a name first recorded (as Laughing Jack-Ass) in An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales by David Collins which was published in 1798. In 1858 the ornithologist John Gould used "great brown kingfisher", a name that had been coined by John Latham in 1782. Another popular name was "laughing kingfisher". The name in several Australian indigenous languages were listed by European authors including Go-gan-ne-gine by Collins in 1878, Cuck'anda by René Lesson in 1828 and Gogera or Gogobera by George Bennett in 1834. In the early years of the 20th century "kookaburra" was included as an alternative name in ornithological publications but it was not until 1926 in the second edition of the Official Checklist of Birds of Australia that the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union officially adopted the name "laughing kookaburra". The name comes from Wiradhuri, an Aboriginal language now effectively extinct.
Description: The Laughing Kookaburra is instantly recognisable in both plumage and voice. It is generally off-white below, faintly barred with dark brown, and brown on the back and wings. The tail is more rufous, broadly barred with black. There is a conspicuous dark brown eye-stripe through the face. It is one of the larger members of the kingfisher family.
Similar species: Identification may only be confused where the Laughing Kookaburra's range overlaps that of the Blue-winged Kookaburra, Dacelo leachii, in eastern Queensland. The call of the Blue-winged Kookaburra is coarser than that of the Laughing Kookaburra, and ends somewhat abruptly. The Blue-winged Kookaburra lacks the brown eye-stripe, has a blue tail and a large amount of blue in the wing, and has a pale eye.
Distribution: Laughing Kookaburras are found throughout eastern Australia. They have been introduced to Tasmania, the extreme south-west of Western Australia, and New Zealand. Replaced by the Blue-winged Kookaburra in central northern and north-western Australia, with some overlap in Queensland, although this species is more coastal.
Habitat: The Laughing Kookaburra inhabits most areas where there are suitable trees.
Feeding: Laughing Kookaburras feed mostly on insects, worms and crustaceans, although small snakes, mammals, frogs and birds may also be eaten. Prey is seized by pouncing from a suitable perch. Small prey is eaten whole, but larger prey is killed by bashing it against the ground or tree branch.
Breeding: Laughing Kookaburras are believed to pair for life. The nest is a bare chamber in a naturally occurring tree hollow or in a burrow excavated in an arboreal (tree-dwelling) termite mound. Both sexes share the incubation duties and both care for the young. Other Laughing Kookaburras, usually offspring of the previous one to two years, act as 'helpers' during the breeding season. Every bird in the group shares all parenting duties.
Calls: The chuckling voice that gives this species its name is a common and familiar sound throughout the bird's range. The loud 'koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-kaa-kaa-kaa' is often sung in a chorus with other individuals. The Laughing Kookaburra also has a shorter 'koooa The Laughing Kookaburra is not really laughing when it makes its familiar call. The cackle of the Laughing Kookaburra is actually a territorial call to warn other birds to stay away.
Minimum Size: 40cm
Maximum Size: 45cm
Average size: 42cm
Average weight: 340g
Breeding season: August to January
(Sources: www.birdsinbackyards.net and Wikipedia)
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This is a "Borrowed" dress, I guess the colour can only be described as "Peachy"...
I hope you are all having a lovely weekend, unfortunately for me I have to head away for work later, but don't worry, as long as I can find free WiFi I can keep the pictures coming for you..
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Uthai Thani Province is described as an undiscovered destination in the southern part of northern Thailand, where few tourists venture. The area is characterized by mountains, pastoral nature, and an abundance of local attractions. One of the most remarkable attractions is Tham Hup Pa Tat. It was originally a cave that collapsed, forming a basin, pit, or crater among the massive limestone walls. After the collapse, the plants were covered, but they began to regrow in this basin. The decay of the limestone created mud and fine soil that retains more moisture. The result was a valley crowned by high limestone rocks, resembling a Jurassic Park, completely isolated from the outside world. The conditions of partial sunlight, high humidity, and absolute seclusion have led to the accelerated growth of ferns and unique palm trees that were once common in the prehistoric era but are now very rare. The main plant is Arenga Pinnata, also known as Tat or Tao in Thai, a palm species belonging to the Arecaceae family. In Thai, Hup Pa Tat means a basin, a large hole, or a small crater Hup, jungle or forest Pa, and an area of Arenga Pinnata Tat. Other trees such as Ficus benjamina and Firmiana colorata are also found in the area. This area is impressive due to its lush vegetation, expanding wildly around stalagmites and stalactites. During visits, rare animals such as elongated tortoises and the pink dragon millipede can be observed.
Hup Pa Tat was discovered by a Buddhist monk who climbed the limestone cliff. After this discovery, the Department of Forestry decided to drill a tunnel to access this unique crater. Hup Pa Tat is located in the Khao Plara Mountains area, and the geology of these mountains consists of gray dolomite limestone that appeared in the Permian era, approximately 245 - 286 million years ago. To go deeper into the valley, visitors must pass through a tunnel of about 100 meters. Although it is dark, visitors are provided with flashlights at the entrance. After passing through the dark tunnel, you suddenly find yourself in the special valley, as if you are time-traveling to another world. Walking paths guide visitors through the valley, surrounded by giant ferns and prehistoric palm trees, with massive limestone rocks framing the path. The experience is described as unique and magical, making it easy to imagine that dinosaurs once lived in similar natural settings in ancient times.
Uthai Thani Province wordt beschreven als een onontdekte bestemming in het zuiden van het noorden van Thailand, waar maar weinig toeristen naartoe gaan. Het gebied wordt gekenmerkt door bergen, pastorale natuur en een overvloed aan lokale attracties. Eén van de meest bijzondere attracties is Tham Hup Pa Tat. Dit was oorspronkelijk een grot die is ingestort en een bekken, put of krater werd tussen de enorme kalkstenen wanden. Na de instorting werden de planten bedekt, maar begonnen ze opnieuw te groeien in dit bekken. Het verval van de kalksteen creëerde modder en fijne grond die meer vocht vasthoudt. Het resultaat was een vallei gekroond door hoge kalkstenen rotsen, die lijkt op een Jurassic Park, volledig afgezonderd van de buitenwereld. De omstandigheden van gedeeltelijk zonlicht, hoge vochtigheid en absolute afzondering hebben geleid tot een versnelde groei van varens en unieke palmbomen die ooit gebruikelijk waren in het prehistorische tijdperk maar nu zeer zeldzaam zijn. De belangrijkste plant is Arenga Pinnata, ook wel Tat of Tao genoemd in het Thais, een palmsoort behorende tot de arecaceae-familie. Dit gebied is indrukwekkend vanwege zijn weelderige plantengroei, die wild uitbreidt rondom stalagmieten en stalactieten. Tijdens bezoeken kunnen zeldzame dieren zoals langwerpige schildpadden en de roze drakenmiljoenpoot worden waargenomen. Hup Pa Tat werd ontdekt door een boeddhistische monnik door de kalkstenen klif te beklimmen. Na deze ontdekking besloot het Ministerie van Bosbouw om een tunnel te boren om toegang te krijgen tot deze bijzondere krater. Om dieper de vallei in te gaan, moeten bezoekers door de tunnel van ongeveer 100 meter gaan. Hoewel het donker is, ontvangen bezoekers zaklampen bij de ingang. Na het passeren van de donkere tunnel bevind je je plotseling in de speciale vallei, alsof je tijdreist naar een andere wereld. Wandelpaden leiden bezoekers door de vallei, omringd door reusachtige varens en prehistorische palmbomen, met enorme kalkstenen rotsen die het pad omlijsten. De ervaring wordt omschreven als uniek en magisch, waarbij het gemakkelijk is om je voor te stellen dat dinosauriërs ooit in soortgelijke natuurlijke omgevingen leefden in lang vervlogen tijden.
Described by the manufacturer as All new except for reconditioned trucks using a Cat 3512 engine and Kato generator .Seen at West Colton and headed for thr Pacific Harbor Lines in the ports of LA and Long Beach. Apologies for the floodlight out of the roof I don't have photoshop
Pygmalionism, (from the myth of Pygmalion) which describes a state of love for an object of one's own creation.
Pygmalionism is a love attraction to a statue, doll, mannequin...
Pygmalion was a legendary figure of Cyprus. Though Pygmalion is the Greek version of the Phoenician royal name Pumayyaton, he is most familiar from Ovid's Metamorphoses, X, in which Pygmalion is a sculptor who falls in love with a statue he has made.
In Ovid's narrative, Pygmalion was a Cypriot sculptor who carved a woman out of ivory. He called that statue Galatea ("she who is milk-white") According to Ovid, after seeing the Propoetides prostituting themselves, he is 'not interested in women', but his statue is so realistic that he falls in love with it. He offers the statue presents and eventually prays to Venus (Aphrodite). She takes pity on him and brings the statue to life. They marry and have a son... happy end...
It was commonly rumored in Roman times that Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Knidos, the cult image in her temple was so beautiful that at least one admirer arranged to be shut in with it overnight...
In a human life sometimes the love has no happy end: John loves Mary, Mary loves Steve, Steve loves Kathy, and...
long line in an end of which may be somebody loves John... may be in a next life...
So... be creative. Make an art. Pray to God, look for your Galatea in your creations and... be happy.
Thanks to:
57mannequins from deviantart.com for this "little man"
tarnishedhalo from deviantart.com for the "fashionable man";
x_xLithiumx_x from deviantart.com for the "torso mannequin";
DarkBorder from deviantart.com for the beautiful woman's hat.
The middle mannequin - from last Christmas window decoration of Bergdorf & Goodman store in New York.
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The sunlight trying to break through the fog was really nice on this morning. Sequoia National Park, California.
One of the hikes described in my book "Photographing California Vol. 2 - South", page 161.
Words cannot describe how magnificent these Incan terraces are at Pisaq. I will write more but am very tired. Peru. Day 19 of 31.
Today, we drove from Urumbamba to the Pisaq Archeological site, >3400m. Pisaq can also be spelled as Pisac. The day was brightly sunny and soon became hot. We spent a short time exploring the fantastic ruins and terraced area. It is also quite high in altitude.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%ADsac?wprov=sfla1
Then we were driven down to Pisaq Village on the valley floor, where we were shown a Silver Jewllery shop. I bought a lovely Silver pendant with Incan face in a variety of colours. Then some Empanadas for lunch and a drive to Ollantaytambo ruins. Again spectacular. It was very hot so unfortunately I had to sit in the shade instead of climbing the stepped retaining walls. Then off to the train station and all aboard the Machu Picchu Train, a narrow guage line for a 1hr 40min ride beside the rushing river into the cloud forest area of Machu Picchu town where we stay the night.
Tomorrow is the fabulous Machu Picchu ruins, where I will have to decide on being a Condor(very fit), Puma (moderate) or snake.
I think it may also be hot. Stay tuned!
Described as being numerous but I have only seen a few at any given time and they seem shy.I just love the beauty of doves and this one especially.
"Travels with a Donkey" describes Stevenson’s hiking trip in the Cevennes, in South-Central France.
The narrative largely focuses on Stevenson’s humorous descriptions of his stubborn travel companion, Modestine the donkey. Stevenson bought Modestine to carry his belongings for the journey. However, Modestine walks so slowly that Stevenson is “kept [. . . ] hanging on each foot for an incredible length of time; in five minutes it exhausted the spirit and set up a fever in all the muscles of the leg. And yet I had to keep close at hand and measure my advance exactly upon hers; for if I dropped a few yards into the rear, or went a few yards ahead, Modestine came instantly to a halt and began to browse”
I describe it as, "Hussaini jigra chahiye Hussaini bridge cross karne k liye". It needs to have the Hussaini courage to cross the thrilling Hussaini bridge.
I could simply not go beyond the 5th step. My local guide, himself won't dare cross the third step and strictly prohibited me to attempt any dare. To our jaw dropping surprise, we saw a local 14-15 year old boy almost running on the bridge making it to the 40 something step in no time. He went to the middle of the bridge for a photo I guess. The locals “Hussaini” hunzai use it on daily basis. For them, it is an unavoidable means of connection.
One step into Hussaini bridge starts the smallest of the tensions in the suspension system. A micro sin wave has started. And your feet and your body can feel them. Every step multiplies the last effect. Imagine, just imagine the experience, keep in mind that the ice cold “Hunza river” water awaits to feast on you. Worst…. Like every bridge, it has two ends. And as I said, locals “RUN” on it. Their cat walks can surely make you jump into the river :P
I met brother Ali and Faheem from Islamabad who were travelling on bikes to explore the valley side. Ali told me back at Kamran hotel that he crossed 80% of the bridge. Ali definitely has it what it takes to cross this death daring, thrilling bridge.
Amazing really only begins to describe the conditions that we were graced with yesterday in the Gorge. Breathtaking and heart stopping would be a little closer to the truth. It was perfect. A never-ending scene of wonder everywhere you looked. Being out here with friends made it that much better and it is days like this that make me feel sorry for those who never get to see them. Hope you are enjoying this series. I have a few more to come. :)
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Described by Pevsner guide as "The most compact and arguably the most visually pleasing of Edward I's Welsh castles" shown to good effect by early morning sunlight.
The crowd was described in the Chicago Tribune as "several thousand." The route was from Federal Plaza to across from the Trump Skyscraper on the Chicago River.
some are describing the brands they wear - I do it for the first time now and I will exercise :
printed blouse from BiBa, the skirt is "vegan" leather (oh I don´t know) and the shoes are from tamaris (100 mm heel, not vegan leather).
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It is difficult to describe the beauty of lake Bled, Slovenia, where I am spending a few days. We arrived today and had some storms. I just loved the way the clouds and mist created such delicate layering in the landscape and didn't mind getting soaked to get this picture. This is a quick edit using LR mobile.
Es difícil describir la belleza de esta zona de Eslovenia donde paso unos días con mi familia. Hemos tenido algunas tormentas estos días y el paisaje se convirtió de repente en una sucesión de capas creadas por la neblina y las nubes. Acabé empapado tras tomar esta foto pero muy satisfecho. Esta foto es una edición rápida usando LR mobile.
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The 1960 Directory of Belfast and NI describes Telephone House:
“Telephone House, Belfast's central telephone exchange, is a mamoth building of six stories standing at the corner of Cromac Street and May Street. It has a base of granite quarried in the Mourne Mountains, the superstructure is of silver grey bricks. Over four hundred concrete piles were sunk on the site under pressure to an average depth of forty two feet. Above these a concrete raft was constructed in order that the building should have secure foundations. The piling work started in 1931 and the building was completed at the end of 1934. By the end of November the following year the apparatus had been installed, and the city's telephone system was changed over from the manual to the automatic system. On November 25th, Lord Tyron, the Postmaster General, made a formal visit to Belfast to open the Exchange. He mentioned that the change over had involved the replacement of 20, 000 telephones and 950 branch exchanges. The cost of Telephone House was £154,000 and the apparatus and cables £500, 000”
Described from the Malaysian state of Sarawak, Borneo and also known from Peninsular Malaysia.
The population inhabiting the Batang Hari river drainage, Sumatra was formerly identified as P. doriae but described as P. bitaimac by Tan and Kottelat (2009). Kottelat and Lim (1993) had previously noted that the Sumatran fish had a more slender body shape and more caudal-fin rays than those from Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak.
Although described as imperial, the palace was rebuilt by the architect Gabriel on the orders of King Louis XV.
There is no way to describe the sound of 4 radial engines roaring overhead; you must hear it for yourself. Even as the aircraft approaches, there is very little sound.
This Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is flying within sight of where she was built -- 65 years ago..
Update 10/2/2019: Tragically, '909' today crashed. They had engine trouble and were attempting to land at a Connecticut airport; of the 13 aboard there were 5 with injuries and loss of 7 lives, including the co-pilot and the pilot 'Mac', who I'd flown with over a dozen times while volunteering as crew with the Collings Foundation on the annual Wings of Freedom Tour of over 100 United States cities. www.cfdn.org
History and Specs www.mapsairmuseum.org/Collings/CollingsB17.asp (courtesy MAPS Air Museum)
The Collings Foundation's B-17 Flying Fortress is named in honor of a 91st Bomb group, 323rd Squadron plane by the same name. The 91st included the famous "Memphis Belle" and "Nine-O-Nine"..... which completed an incredible 140 missions without an abort or loss of a crewman. The original Nine-O-Nine was assigned to combat on Feb. 25, 1944. By April 1945 she had made eighteen trips to Berlin, dropped over half a million pounds of bombs and flown over a thousand hours.
She had twenty-one engine changes...
she also suffered from considerable flak damage.
While the rigors of the war never stopped her, the original 'Nine-O-Nine' succumbed at last to the scrapper's guillotine, along with thousands of other proud aircraft.
Here's an article about the Collings Foundation's '909' B-17 when she was used in atomic bomb tests; she was called Yucca Lady, and after tests were stopped she was pushed-off with the rest of the debris. But a new life as an air tanker was to come www.warbirdsintlnow.com/issue-spreads/2017/sep/WIsep17Yuc....
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The term dominatrix is mostly used to describe a female professional dominant (or "pro-domme") who is paid to engage in BDSM play with a submissive. Professional dominatrices are not prostitutes, despite the sensual and erotic interactions she has. An appointment or roleplay is referred to as a "session", and is often conducted in a dedicated professional play space which has been set up with specialist equipment, known as a "dungeon". Sessions may also be conducted remotely by letter or telephone, or in the contemporary era of technological connectivity by email or online chat. Most, but not all, clients of female professional dominants are men. Male or t-girl professional dominants also exist, catering predominantly to the t-girl market.
Some professional dominatrices set minimum age limits for their clients. Popular requests from clients are for dungeon play including bondage , spanking and cock and ball torture , or for medical play using hoods, gas masks and urethral sounding . Verbal erotic humiliation , such as small penis humiliation , is also popular. It is not unusual for a dominatrix to consider her profession different from that of an escort and not perform tie and tease or " happy endings ". Typically professional dominatrices do not have sexual intercourse with their clients, do not become naked with their clients and do not allow their clients to touch them. Bondage itself does not necessarily imply sadomasochism . Bondage may be used as an end in itself, as in the case of rope bondage and breast bondage . It may also be used as a part of sex or in conjunction with other BDSM activities. The letter "B" in the acronym "BDSM" comes from the word "bondage". Sexuality and erotica are an important aspect in bondage, but are often not the end in itself.
Words cannot even describe how ecstatic I was to see the fifth tallest waterfall in the world and Yosemite Falls was truly breathtaking. One of those moments I will never forget. I captured several different vantage points of this spectacular world famous landmark, though I kept on coming back to this image featuring both the upper and lower fall. At 2,425 feet tall, this waterfall is a complete beast, and that impressive height makes it so accessible to the viewer throughout the park. I am very proud to include this awesome image in my photostream. This image was captured on my birthday in May 2009 with my Nikon D90. Enjoy!
Peter Dunn describes this Owl as "a potato on stilts." It does have long legs, and makes them appear even longer as it stretches upward to better view its surroundings. Locally it is found in prairie dog colonies where it shares the rodents' burrows. While it can excavate its own dwelling (e.g. in FL), it's no dummy, and saves this needed energy for other essential activities. I believe this one to be an advanced chick from this year's crop. It still has a mostly white breast.
IMG_1542; Burrowing Owl
~ source Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
What does "you are a saucy boy" mean?
You can use saucy to describe someone who likes to cause trouble, but usually in a playful and funny way. Saucy is also a good word for a person who really likes to flirt.
I do...... come join me and see where it takes you....
carley 91-14
2 Aug 13
Today is 100 years from the birth of Roald Dahl, so I thought I'd use one of his invented words to describe this sunrise in Donaghadee. A bit "splendiferous" I think :)
Often described as the most photographed site on Mount Desert Island, I never realized where it was until I passed it by chance on the way to the Bass Harbor Light. This is my rendition, an early Spring version.
SCOUT: “Paddy! Paddy?”
PADDY: “Yes Scout?”
SCOUT: “Paddy, will all these pretty Autumn leaves fall off the tree?”
PADDY: “Yes Scout. This is an English maple, and they are deciduous.”
SCOUT: “Gesundheit, Paddy!”
PADDY: “Oh that wasn’t a sneeze, Scout.” *Shakes head.* “Deciduous is the word used to describe trees that lose their leaves.”
SCOUT: “Oh poor dec… deci… poor tree!” *Rubs bough lovingly.*
PADDY: “Why Scout?”
SCOUT: “Well, when the tree loses its leaves, it will be cold!”
PADDY: “Why Scout?”
SCOUT: “Well, because when the tree loses its leaves, it will be…” *Looks around and lowers voice.* “It will be naked, Paddy.” *Gasps.* “It would be like you and I losing our plush and woollen fur!” *Blushes.*
PADDY: “Oh, please don’t worry about the tree, Scout. The reason why deciduous trees….”
SCOUT: “Gesundheit, Paddy!”
PADDY: “No, no, Scout! Decid… oh never mind! Thank you!”
SCOUT: “You’re welcome Paddy.”
PADDY: “Anyway, when a tree loses its leaves, it just means it is going to sleep for a few months. Therefore, whilst it is sleeping, it can’t put any energy into holding onto its leaves, so it lets them go.”
SCOUT: “Oh!” *Puts paw to mouth.* “But Paddy! That means that they will be cold whilst they are sleeping, because they are sleeping…” *Looks around and lowers voice.* “They will be sleeping in the nude, Paddy.” *Gasps again.* “Bbbrrr!” *Shivers.*
PADDY: “Oh at alright, Scout. They don’t mind the cold because these trees are out in all weathers, winter and summer, sunshine and rain.”
SCOUT: “Well that may be true Paddy, but I still think it is a bit sad that the poor trees have to sleep in the nude! Maybe that is why those yarn bombers knit lovely colourful blankets to tie around their trunks: to help keep them warm in winter time.” *Nods seriously.*
PADDY: “Hhhmmm…” *Ponders.* ‘Maybe, Scout.”
My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.
He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Being colder here, both Paddy and Scout are wearing hand knitted scarves and Paddy is wearing hand knitted hat by Lorna's Lovely Looks. Paddy sports a heart pin and Scout insisted on wearing a pink cupcake one, which seems most appropriate considering his perpetual grumbly tummy. Both were gifts from a good friend who is very fond of both Paddy and Scout.