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“I am humbled by the destructive and creative nature in us all. This is what keeps me painting.” – FAITH47 (American street artist).
The theme for "Smile on Saturday" for the 14th of June is "murals". Now, I won’t lie: being a traditionalist, I am no fan of street art, even though I know it is a legitimate and ever evolving art form. Last year I went to a famous Melbourne artists’ market, the Rose Street Market, looking for gifts for Christmas. The inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, where Rose Street and the Rose Street Market are, is famous for its murals and street art, as there is so much of it there. This mural is on a small apartment block on Rose Street in Fitzroy, and I only discovered it because I went to the market, and even I must confess that it is very beautiful with its two pink galahs looking down with beady eyes. As I learned from a dear Flickr friend John from Brisbane that the beautiful orange brown eyes that they have denote these two are females. I dedicate this photo to my very dear Flickr friend whom some of you know, The Pocket Rocket. She is a lover (and photographer of) Australian birds, including galahs, and her favourite colour is pink. . I hope you like my choice of this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
I didn't check the gender of these young feral piglets on the bank of Horsepen Bayou but if they are females, they will be making their own piglets in as little as six months. Males about twice that. As fertile as rabbits but way more destructive (excepting Monty Python's killer rabbit).
This destructive rodent is also known as a Copyu and I was very surprised to see one after the other boldly sunning themselves at Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina. This particular part of the refuge is only open twice a year for an event called "Open Roads Day".
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A cold front swept over the village Saturday afternoon. The weather was keenly on my mind after watching scenes of the destructive tornadoes that struck Kentucky and other states the night before. Terrifying things tornadoes. The seeming randomness of their paths coupled with the fact that we are utterly defenseless against them. You can possibly move yourself out of the path (assuming you make the correct decision on whether to stay or go, and go the right way off you decide to flee). But there's no way to move your house to safety. Mind boggling to imagine your residence torn to splinters and the contents spread across miles. Makes me contemplate the fragility of the things we hold dear. And I count my blessings every time a tragedy like this occurs.
Back in the moment, I headed out on foot with my camera as the front approached. Winds had been gusty all morning. But they really unleashed their full fury as the afternoon wore on. I was buffeted by extreme winds as I made my way across open farmland without so match as a tree to interrupt the air flow. Very difficult to walk let alone hold still to take photos. Photography tends to become secondary dark at times like this. The weather often becomes totally immersive to the point where little else matters. The effect is compounded by being totally alone in desolate areas, not to mention the oppressive clouds and piercing cold. As I made my way back toward the woodlands, the sound of wind roaring through tree branches was appallingly loud. Put me in mind of a jet engine. This photo was snapped next to a stand of tall reeds just as a gust swept over. It's as dramatic a visual as anything I captured that day, perfect in its imperfection.
This the second of a set of images I photographed during a five-day cruise on the famous Yangtze River in China. The river cruise sailed from Wuhan, a city now made famous by the Coronavirus, westwards to our final destination Chongqing, a sprawling city of over 31 million people.
Along the way we passed all sorts of interesting sights including every type of water craft imaginable, large industrial factories, beautiful mountain scenery, numerous not-so-beautiful destructive quarries along the river's edge, ancient temples, small villages and of course the three Gorges Dam project.
We passed by many beautiful limestone mountains, including the ones shown here.
We weave spells mixing magic with words. Spells that are equally enchanting or destructive. Make your magic count...
"If you would have the chance to cast a new spell what do you wish are the affects on him?" he asked.
"I wish that he had the ability and the power to bring me back to life...* she answered, in a low voice, making her own soul singing.
Picture taken in the beautiful Dark Discipline
Katla is an Icelandic volcano covered by the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap in the south of the country. It lies to the east of Eyjafjöll, another volcano considered to be related to Katla. It is one of Iceland's most active and destructive volcanoes, responsible for several jökulhlaups (glacial lake outburst flood).
Of course his fix is always destructive--Lord knows what he will do to the USA and to the world. We all are in for dangerous times.
This baby bunny has been visiting our garden at dinner time for a couple of weeks. Cute and destructive.
How would you feel if kea birds fearlessly took your gears away or attacked your sheep in the alpine region of New Zealand?
The kea is a species of large parrot in the family Nestoridae found in the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. About 48 cm long, it is mostly olive-green with a brilliant orange under its wings and has a large, narrow, curved, grey-brown upper beak.
Keas are infamous for their naughty and destructive personality, earning them the title “Clown of the Alps.”
Due to their destructive tendencies, they encountered conflict with human settlers, leading to the death of 150,000 keas. But there’s so much more to Kea parrots than just being mischievous.
Here you can find a picture with explanations:
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Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come alive. When the destructive analysis of day is done, and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again. When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of a tree.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Katla is an Icelandic volcano covered by the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap in the south of the country. It lies to the east of Eyjafjöll, another volcano considered to be related to Katla. It is one of Iceland's most active and destructive volcanoes, responsible for several jökulhlaups (glacial lake outburst flood).
"I know I can be destructive
And I can change the atmosphere, ah-ah-ah
All I ask from you is patience (Patience)
Some patience (Patience), some patience (Patience)
Just let me know
Can you be the one to hold and not let me go?
I need to know
Could you be the one to call when I lose control?
When I lose control? (Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah)
When I lose control? (Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah)
When I lose control? (I need your love, ah)
When I lose control? (I need your love, ah)
When I lose control? (Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah)
When I lose control? (Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah)
Could you be the one to call when I lose control?
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah
I need your love, ah, I need your love, ah (Oh)
Ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah
I need your love, ah, I need your love (I need your love), ah"
The Camp Fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history, and the most expensive natural disaster in the world in 2018 in terms of insured losses.
Named after Camp Creek Road, its place of origin, the fire started on Thursday, November 8, 2018, in Northern California's Butte County. Ignited by a faulty electric transmission line, the fire originated above several communities and an east wind drove the fire downhill through developed areas. After exhibiting extreme fire spread, fireline intensity, and spotting behaviors through the rural community of Concow, an urban firestorm formed in the foothill town of Paradise. Drought was a factor: Paradise, which typically sees five inches of autumn rain by November 12, had only received one-seventh of an inch by that date in 2018. With the arrival of the first winter rainstorm of the season, the fire reached 100 percent containment after seventeen days on November 25.
The fire caused at least 85 civilian fatalities, with one person still missing as of August 2, 2019, and injured 12 civilians and five firefighters. It covered an area of 153,336 acres (620.5 km2; 239.6 sq mi), and destroyed more than 18,000 structures, with most of the destruction occurring within the first four hours. The towns of Paradise and Concow were almost completely destroyed, each losing about 95% of their structures. The towns of Magalia and Butte Creek Canyon were also largely destroyed. By January 2019, the total damage was estimated at $16.5 billion; one-quarter of the damage, $4 billion, was not insured. The Camp Fire also cost over $150 million in fire suppression costs, bringing the total cost of the fire to $16.65 billion.
The same month, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), the utility company responsible for the faulty power line, filed for bankruptcy, citing expected wildfire liabilities of $30 billion. On December 6, 2019, the utility made a settlement offer of $13.5 billion for the wildfire victims; the offer covered several devastating fires caused by the utility, including the Camp Fire. On June 16, 2020, the utility pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter.
The Camp Fire is the deadliest wildfire in the United States since the Cloquet fire in 1918, and ranks number 13 on the list of the world's deadliest wildfires; it is the sixth-deadliest U.S. wildfire overall.
(Wikipedia)
Gypsy moth. Our native UK strain went extinct in the early 1900s. A local population of the destructive European species was discovered when they were building Fairford Leys estate around 2003 - eggs were probably imported in on timber. Pheromone traps were used in an unsuccessful attempt to attract and eradicate them.
The caterpillars are incredibly destructive, their hairs can be an irritant...and birds don't like the taste of them. But they look cute!
Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come alive. When the destructive analysis of day is done, and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again. When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of a tree.. . . I longed for night and the rebirth in me of the being that merits love.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry- Flight to Arras
My image , i used a texture of mine and one of
Lenabem- Anna J...... Thanks You Anna : )
moon and boy in public domain
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Small Maranatha park near east of Geneseo,IL. After this weeks destructive storms,its time to give thanks for our recovery and continued blessings...Have a blessed and safe weekend all!
Here you can see a little of how destructive Hurricane Irma was, which greatly affected the island of Cuba in November 2017. Here is the plant that was brought from the mainland into the sea with the rush of water caused by the rain intermittent that devastated the country in 2017.
Hier kun je een beetje zien hoe verwoestend de orkaan Irma was, die het eiland Cuba in november 2017 enorm heeft getroffen. Hier is de plant die van het vasteland in zee werd gebracht met de waterstroming veroorzaakt door de periodieke regen die het eiland verwoestte. land in 2017.
Aqui você pode ver um pouco do quão destrutivo foi o Furacão Irma, que afetou muito a ilha de Cuba em novembro de 2017. Aqui está a planta que foi trazida do continente para o mar com o fluxo das enxurradas de água causado pela chuva intermitente que assolou o país em 2017.
Aquí se nota un poco de lo que fue de destructivo el huracán Irma que afectó muchísimo la isla de Cuba en Noviembre del 2017. Aquí está la planta que fue traída de la tierra firme para dentro Del Mar con la correntada de agua causada por la lluvia intermitente que asoló al país en 2017.
Ici, vous pouvez voir un peu à quel point l'ouragan Irma a été destructeur, qui a grandement affecté l'île de Cuba en novembre 2017. Voici la plante qui a été amenée du continent à la mer avec la ruée d'eau causée par la pluie intermittente qui a dévasté le pays en 2017.
In March of 1972, the North Vietnamese kicked off its largest and most destructive offensive. Dubbed the “Easter Offensive,” it began with attacks across the DMZ. For the south, men like Le Ba Binh resisted the attacks with élan, valor, and gritty determination.
Binh’s battalion held the ground defending the only major bridge across the Cua Viet River near Dong Ha. The bridge was strategic in that it was the only one that would allow tanks to cross. Binh and his men held their ground in spite of overwhelming odds. His training and leadership is what kept the unit together as his men fought for their lives.
- by Douglas R. Satterfield
More about Lt Col Le Ba Binh: modernamericanheroes.wordpress.com/tag/colonel-le-ba-binh/
It was 7:33 in the morning when I took this photo of this fiery sunrise over Madrid. As I looked at it, enjoying these vibrant colors, I couldn't resist thinking about our world and the wonderful creations made by God.
In these dark and troubling times, when we face the risk of global war, it seems as if the human being has not learned from past destructive conflicts between nations or religions. I can't understand why such selfish and terrible people can exist in this world. We have many natural treasures, we have a wide variety of enriching cultures, different climates, an exceptional nature and animal kingdom to enjoy.
Once again, the ambition and supremacy of some over others, intend to install fear among humans. It is something really inexplicable, even more in the XXI century.
From Madrid I send all my support and solidarity to the Ukrainian people who are forced to leave their homes, to flee their country or suffer constant attacks by the Russian army. Like all the inhabitants in this world, they deserve to live in peace, with their children, with their hobbies, with their work, with their lives...
Hopefully we can see that this new nightmare ends as soon as possible, avoiding human suffering and restoring peace throughout the world.
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Have a great Thursday, and let us pray for the children and families suffering from these regrettable attacks 🇺🇦💛💙
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Ardiente amanecer del jueves, Madrid, España
Eran las 7:33 de la mañana cuando tomé esta foto de este amanecer de fuego sobre Madrid. Mientras lo miraba, disfrutando de sus vibrantes colores, no pude resistirme a pensar en nuestro mundo y en las maravillosas creaciones hechas por Dios.
En estos tiempos oscuros y preocupantes, cuando nos enfrentamos al riesgo de una guerra global, parece como si el ser humano no hubiera aprendido de pasados conflictos destructivos entre naciones o religiones. No puedo entender por qué pueden existir sujetos tan egoístas y terribles en este mundo. Tenemos muchos tesoros naturales, tenemos una gran variedad de culturas enriquecedoras, diferentes climas, una naturaleza y un reino animal excepcionales para disfrutar.
Una vez más, la ambición y la supremacía de unos sobre otros, pretenden instalar el miedo entre los humanos. Es algo realmente inexplicable, más aún en pleno siglo XXI.
Desde Madrid envío todo mi apoyo y comprensión a las personas ucranianas que se ven obligadas a abandonar sus hogares, a huir de su país o sufren los constantes ataques del ejército ruso. Como todos los habitantes de este mundo, merecen vivir en paz, con sus hijos, con sus aficiones, con su trabajo, con sus vidas...
Ojalá podamos ver que esta nueva pesadilla termine lo antes posible, evitando el sufrimiento humano y recuperando la paz en todo el mundo.
Mejor visualizar en grande.
Que tengan un excelente jueves, y recemos por los niños y familias que sufren estos lamentables ataques 🇺🇦💛💙
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Downtown Newark back in 2014, the much maligned largest city in the state of New Jersey has struggled for decades, mired in a malaise that stemmed from the destructive and divisive Riots of 1967 and the city has never quite been the same. Other cities mired with urban blight have been able to reinvent themselves, Newark has struggled to do the same. There is much improvement when I last walked the streets this past June for a specialist appointment at University Hospital, but even that neighborhood doesn’t feel quite secure. I attended Rutgers University in Newark for the majority of my undergraduate studies in the 1980’s, walked the downtown area to eat when the food at Robeson Hall didn’t quite cut it, used public transportation during heavy snowfall. I shopped at L. Bamberger & Co Flagship store which was rebranded as were all Bamberger store as Macys which had been the parent company for years and Hanes Department Store on Broad Street. Newark has a very active and positive mayor and administration that is taking leaps and bounds to improve the image and situation of the city, it has been impressive, but much work still remains. These are a few of Newark’s tallest skyscrapers in this image, vestiges of an era when Newark was a mecca for insurance companies long gone. Only Prudential remains today as a large player in the area, actually sponsoring the sports arena. - [ ] #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotoweek @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace - [ ] #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #omsystem @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot @newarkdowntowndistrict @newjerseyisntboring @newjerseyisbeautiful
This caterpillar, formerly known as European Gypsy Moth, is a non-native species to North America which can be destructive to a wide variety of trees during outbreaks.
Not the destructive kind of blaze – but instead it’s the beauty of a fiery Sunset spread across the Wisconsin skies behind an old wooden barn on Norwegian Road just a few miles from Stone Bank. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
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Price to Play
Song by Staind
Failed to see,
How destructive we can be.
Taking without giving back,
'Til the damage can be seen,
Can you see?
Can you see?
The more you take,
The more you blame,
But everything still feels the same.
The more you hurt,
The more you strain,
The price you pay to play the game,
Then all you see,
And all you gain,
And all you step on with no shame,
There are no rules,
No one to blame,
The price to pay to play the game.
Apathy, the chosen way to be,
Blindly look the other way,
While you waste away with me,
Can you see?
Can you see?
The more you take,
The more you blame,
But everything still feels the same.
The more you hurt,
The more you strain,
The price you pay to play the game,
Then all you see,
And all you gain,
And all you step on with no shame,
There are no rules,
No one to blame,
The price you pay to play the game.
What you pay to play the game,
What you pay to play the game,
What you pay to play the game,
What you pay to play the game.
The more you take,
The more you blame,
But everything still feels the same.
The more you hurt,
The more you strain,
The price you pay to play the game,
Then all you see,
And all you gain,
And all you step on with no shame,
There are no rules,
No one to blame,
The price you pay to play the game.
What you pay to play the game,
What you pay to play the game,
What you pay to play the game,
What you pay to play the game.
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This shot was taken in the countryside near my home around sunset. Personally I had never tried taking any pictures of lightning at sunset, then again the opportunity has to arise first :)
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Destructive therapy... - We came across this old reclining treatment bed on the top floor of a gigantic abandoned hospital complex that dates from 1871. What would have happened on this table.... After some research it appears that different types of inhumane treatments were used in the hope to cure the psychiatric patients. Closed in the early 80's and abandoned ever since. Little by little it gets structural problems...until the day it takes all its history down with it.
Fires can be so destructive and I wish those who are still trying to survive them the ability to and those who have lost loved ones sincere condolences. I cannot imagine all of your pain.
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️❤️❤️
The Paria River is an 85 mile long river in southern Utah and northern Arizona. It is normally a slow moving silt laden stream but can become a destructive force during flooding. Early settlers described it as "too thick to drink and too thin to plow."
I thought the scene needed a moon so I added a sky recently photographed in the Grand Canyon area. It seems moons are never in the right place so I've fixed that problem.
Happy Slider Sunday!
Baby Taj, Agra. India.
Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah built between 1622 and 1628 is a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Agra. Often described as jewel box sometimes called Baby Taj is often regarded as a draft of the Taj Mahal. The mausoleum was commissioned by Nur Jahan, the wife of Jahangir, for her father Mirzā Ghiyās Beg, originally a Persian Amir in exile, who had been given the title of I'timād-ud-Daulah (pillar of the state). Mirzā Ghiyās Beg was also the grandfather of Mumtāz Mahāl the wife of the emperor Shah Jahan, responsible for the construction of the Taj Mahal for his beloved wife.
I forgot why I had the kind of bird feeder that prevented big birds like this rook from accessing the feed. So buying that fancy house one has provided a challenge to these very clever birds which they cracked with destructive aplomb. They land on the house one which tilts precariously and spills all the seed out on the ground and they broke the other seed holder when I was away with all that seed strewn across the ground. I was annoyed and yet I had to admire their ingenuity and rational in achieving their goal. This one is a very big bird, (as big as a cat) with beautiful glossy plumage and a scary, tough looking bill. It was standing on the branch that I had the house bird feeder on and it dwarfs it due to its size. You can see by its stance that it was clearly working out the puzzle.
Beautiful Teasels in front of a line of trees at Duffins trail in Discovery bay , Martin’s photographs , Ajax , Ontario , Canada , August 14. 2022
Looking down at the front end of my bicycle
Bicycle
Four days after the destructive storm of 21 May 2022
old apple trees with beautiful blossoms
old orchard on the waterfront trail of Lake Ontario
blue sky in Squires beach
August 2022
Teasels
Flowering trees
apple trees with blossoms
old orchard on the waterfront trail
Old orchard
Trees with blossoms
vista with colourful trees ,
bulrushes
tall grasses
the large stone block walls
system to keep the Carp from entering Duffins marsh and creek system
viewed from the bridge across the marsh in Squires beach
Having a nice walk with granny in the woods
Family
Sunset
May 2022
Shrubs
Oak tree
Trees
Stones
Reflections
Reflection
Dogwood
Orange yellow Tamarack tree
Duffins trail
blue sky
cloud cover
yellow Tamarack tree
Tamarack tree
Tamarac
American Larch tree
Beautiful Nettles and it’s flowers
Nettles
Waterfront trail on Lake Ontario
Waterfront trail of Lake Ontario
Black eye Susan’s
Colourful bird houses
Autumn
Shadows
Reflections
Garter snake
Large mushroom
Bird houses
Autumn
Duffins creek
Discovery bay
cropped photograph
closeup photograph
Martin’s photographs
Ajax
Ontario
Canada
Duffins creek
Favourites
IPhone XR
Mushroom
Large Mushroom
wildflowers
Trout lilies
Lake Ontario
Mouth of Duffins creek marsh
white Deadnetles
River
Dogwood
Woods
Granny
Favourites
White Trilliums
Duffins marsh
Duffins trail
Ferns
Trilliums
Large tree
In explore