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As Christmas Day draws closer, it's very exciting to look at the wrapped gifts and to wonder what's inside each one. In fact, the excitement can sometimes become so intense that you can actually see it swirling around the gifts... 😄
Looking Close on Friday: "Wrapped Gifts" theme
HLCoF
Speaking of gifts, I wish the gift of a warm and festive holiday season to all of my Flickr friends, and a very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. Thanks for your comments and support throughout the year; it is very much appreciated!
For any who might be interested in how this image was made, by the way, I've added a brief description in the first comment box.
After all the excitement of the last two days, with all the falling water, we're going to take a break today. We go back to my first morning here in Slovenia at Lake Bled.
Can you still remember the photo when I stood on top of the mountain and waited in vain for the sunrise, but the sun couldn't be seen because of all the fog? Well, that statement wasn't entirely accurate.
There was a brief magical moment. The sun could not be seen from my position at all. And yet somehow the sun rays managed to penetrate the fog and bathed the water behind the island in a golden light for a few minutes.
Of course it would have been perfect if this spot had been right on the island, but there is no such thing as perfection in nature, everything is perfect there anyway. And so it is important to be thankful for what we have been given.
For my part, I am extremely happy and grateful that I was able to be there.
Nach der ganzen Aufregung der letzten zwei Tage, mit all den herabstürzenden Wassermassen, legen wir heute mal eine Entspannungspause ein. Wir gehen zurück zu meinem ersten Morgen hier in Slowenien am Bleder See.
Könnt Ihr Euch noch an das Foto erinnern, als ich oben auf dem Berg stand und vergeblich auf den Sonnenaufgang gewartet habe, doch die Sonne wegen dem ganzen Nebel nicht zu sehen war ? Nun, diese Aussage war so nicht ganz korrekt.
Es gab einen kurzen magischen Moment. Die Sonne war von meinem Standpunkt aus kein bisschen zu sehen. Und doch schaffte Sie es irgendwie den Nebel zu durchdringen und tauchte für wenige Minuten das Wasser hinter der Insel in ein goldenes Licht.
Es wäre natürlich perfekt gewesen, wenn dieser Spot direkt auf der Insel gelegen hätte doch in der Natur gibt es keine Perfektion, da ist alles vollkommen. Und so gilt es dankbar zu sein, für das, was man geschenkt bekommt.
Ich für meinen Teil bin überaus glücklich und dankbar, dass ich da dabei sein durfte.
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...and where good friends make it one.
Thanks gal ♥
I'm a phoenix in the water
A fish that's learnt to fly
I've always been a daughter
But feathers are meant for the sky
So I'm wishing, wishing further
For the excitement to arrive
It's just I'd rather be causing the chaos
Than laying at the sharp end of this knife
'Cause they say home is where your heart is set in stone
Is where you go when you're alone
Is where you go to rest your bones
It's not just where you lay your head
It's not just where you make your bed
As long as we're together, does it matter where we go?
Home home home home
Jacksonville will always make you feel at home
Just for fun... two Brown-violetears fighting for the perch, one of them out of focus :)
San Tadeo Birding, Mindo, Ecuador
Overalls: =Zenith=Summer bib jeans w/ T (Sea blue)
Hair: *PH* 8152 (w/bandanna)
Bracelet: PIXEL BOX - Bracelets Friendship Maitreya
In the Observation Car on Amtrak trains, some people just let themselves go; none more than this obviously married and sparkling couple, making the most of their time together. It's a great place to meet fellow travellers, forge new 30 minute friendships and soak it all up. I met some fascinating people in Observation cars, I also met some serious weirdo.
Happy New Year everyone from me and my man! A little late I know but been busy >.<
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Pose
-Extra- Excitement
★ ♀ ᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ★
Head - Lelutka Erin
Body - Legacy
Outfit - Just Because Morticia Gown
Hair - Doux Savannah
★♂ ᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ★
Head - Lelutka Alain
Body - Legacy
Outfit - Deadwool Peak suit
Hair - Vango Greg
No sooner had we had a shower or two of rain, than the sun reappeared drying out the coast. Tears dry on their own by Amy Winehouse is perfect. It's been a great few days with clouds and wind bringing some excitement.
I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love
[Leo Tolstoy]
Hardware: Nikon D750, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8
Settings: 14mm, f/2.8, ISO 800, and exposure 30s
I submitted this image to the Arizona Highways magazine 2020 photo contest. It required a title and description. I struggled most with a title, and ultimately called it "Camping Reflections" based on my description below:
I am an amateur photographer and decided that while camping at Big Lake, I would attempt to photograph the milky way over the lake. Camping at Big Lake is something of a tradition among the men in our family, and on this trip I was with my brothers-in-law and two of my nephews. I’d researched some locations as well as various tips/tricks to get a starting point for capturing something worth printing. I drove out to Reservation Lake the night before and took several shots of the milky way, which I shared with my nephews the following morning. The night this photo was taken, I’d calculated the drive and setup time so I could be in position to shoot the galactic center of the milky way. It had rained heavily at the campground all afternoon, and was still cloudy as it approached the time to leave. I was hesitant to go as I believed more rain was coming, but decided to give it a shot at the last minute. As I informed the family of my intentions, much to my surprise, but my nephews both jumped up and said, “we want to come.”
We got there, setup the gear, and waited to see what the night had in store. As luck would have it, there were clouds blocking our view. We watched, waited, and managed to get several shots between cloud banks. Just when we thought we would have to call it a night, the clouds overhead started to thin. Soon, we had an unobstructed view of the milky way, and could see the occasional flicker of lighting off to the southwest. We saw the thunderstorm was moving into view when my nephew asked if we could “get the lightning too.” We spent the next hour playing with the settings trying to find a setup that worked for both the storm and milky way. We progressed to a point where we’d open the shutter, and hope that we could get a flash of lightning during the exposure.
I struggled to title this picture as it captured so much in one image. The power of the storm crossing the horizon, the sound of the rolling thunder, the insignificance felt standing under all those stars, the glow of the warm campfires across the lake… But the feelings the image is unable to convey is the fun we had capturing it, the excitement we felt when the lightning would flash during an exposure, nor the anticipation waiting for the image to be saved so that we could view it. Over the years our camper ranks have dwindled. Primarily as the younger generations graduate and move on to college or careers. It won’t be much longer until, like my son, my nephews will have obligations preventing them from camping with us. But every time I look at the image I will be reminded of that night and how much it meant to me.
"Do you give the horse his strength?
Do you clothe his neck with a mane?
Do you make him quiver like locusts,
His majestic snorting [spreading] terror?
He paws with force, he runs with vigor,
Charging into battle.
He scoffs at fear; he cannot be frightened;
He does not recoil from the sword.
A quiverful of arrows whizzes by him.
And the flashing spear and the javelin.
Trembling with excitement, he swallows the land;
He does not turn aside at the blast of the trumpet.
As the trumpet sounds, he says, "Aha!"
From afar he smells the battle,
The roaring and shouting of the officers"
It was April 8, 2021, and I was standing in a field somewhere just east of unincorporated Paradise, Montana with my heart in my throat. Anytime you plan a big train trip, there's always the few photos you know you really want- the must have list. For me, chasing the day gas and getting this shot along the river was a Top-5 must have, and the top of the list for MRL. As we arrived in Paradise in the morning, the weather wasn't great. Gloomy, cloudy, overcast just kind of BLEH weather, especially for blue locomotives. But if you don't play, you'll never win, and we waited patiently for the day gas to arrive. As they blasted off up the 10th sub, so did we, with the weather just getting better. As we rolled up to this spot, and saw the light, neither photographer said anything to the other- I wasn't going to be the jinx. As they rolled around the corner and into the sunlight, I was totally dialed in, and walked away yelling in excitement as the train went by. I don't do favorites, but if I had to choose for 2021, this is for sure a top-5 grab for me. Happy New Year to you all, and may 2022 bring many more amazing adventures.
Halloween excites me like no other holiday. It's one of those primordial feelings, deeply rooted in childhood memories. The utter excitement of celebrating fear and darkness. Of dark thoughts being brought out into the open, if just for one night. Now many years past my youth and the sheer joy of costume-wearing and trick-or-treating, I'm still caught up in these feelings. I watched in fascination yesterday afternoon as kids in costumes prowled the streets. Some quite imaginative, other less so. But all infused with that playful energy that I recall so vividly. Kids seem to have transitioned away from horrific monster sort of costumes of my day. But that's really doesn't matter; the festive, celebratory aspect remains intact. Laughter and bright colors filled the ever lengthening shadows, both of the landscape as well as my mind. Time has a way of dampening the mind, blotting out memories. But Halloween in this case brought them flowing back. Adults seem to rekindle their own memories watching children retrace their steps in life. As a kid the most terrifying thoughts were centered on scenes such as this creepy pumpkin head-scarecrow hybrid. I loved (and still do) the thought of something like this standing silent vigil out in some desolate location. Nothing abjectly terrifying about this puppet-like creation, yet the context of presentation is darkly disturbing. It's as if this tattered and grimy thing has been waiting for me all these years since childhood. In fact I'm certain it waits for me still.
The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles.
Henry David Thoreau.
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state. Source Wikipedia.
My happy girl. ❤️
On the days I have to work, Molly patiently waits for me on that rug by the door. She hears my car pull up and begins barking and slobbering her wet nose on the window as she sees me walking up the sidewalk. She bounces and does her butt wiggles from excitement once I am inside the door. Then this is her face when I am putting on my running shoes to take her for her walk, which is quite possibly the best part of her day, mine too!
By Catherine Boeckmann
February 9, 2024
The daylily is an amazingly low-maintenance perennial. It’s virtually disease-free, pest-free, and drought-resistant; it’s also not picky about soil quality. Plus, the flower has a long bloom period! Here’s how to plant and care for daylilies in your garden, as well as how to easily propagate them for more plants!
About Daylilies
The daylily’s botanical name, Hemerocallis, comes from the Greek hemera (“day”) and kallos (“beauty”). The name is appropriate since each flower lasts only one day! However, each scape has 12 to 15 buds on it, and a mature plant can have 4 to 6 scapes, which is why the flower seems to bloom continuously.
Originally from Asia, these plants have adapted so well that many of us think of them as natives. Imagine the excitement of a 16th-century explorer cruising the Orient and finding these gorgeous plants! European gardeners welcomed daylilies into their gardens, and when early colonists sailed for the New World, daylilies made the crossing with them.
Despite their name, daylilies are not “true lilies” and grow from fleshy roots. True lilies grow from onion-like bulbs and are of the genus Lilium, as are Asiatic and Oriental lilies. In the case of daylilies, leaves grow from a crown, and the flowers form on leafless stems—called “scapes”—which rise above the foliage.
There are thousands of beautiful daylilies to choose from. Combine early, midseason, late blooming varieties, and repeat bloomers to have daylilies in flower from late spring through the first frost of fall. If you see a height listed alongside a daylily variety, this refers to the length of the scape. Some can reach 6 feet tall!
For more information please visit
www.almanac.com/plant/daylilies
These Daylilies were photographed at Pashley Manor Gardens. At Pashley you will discover 11 acres of beautiful borders and vistas – the culmination of a lifetime of passion for gardening, an appetite for beauty and an admiration of the tradition of the English Country garden. These graceful gardens, on the border of Sussex and Kent, are family owned and maintained – visitors often express delight at the attention to detail displayed throughout and the intimate, peaceful atmosphere.
All the ingredients of the English Country Garden are present – sweeping herbaceous borders, ha-ha, well maintained lawns, box hedges, espaliered rose walk, historic walled garden, inspiring kitchen garden, venerable trees and the Grade I listed house as a backdrop. The gardens are a haven for wildlife – bees, butterflies and small birds as well as moor hens, ducks and a black swan. Then, of course, the plants! Borders overflowing with perennials and annuals – the look changing through the seasons, but always abundantly filled, and each garden ‘room’ planted in a different colour theme.
Pashley is also renowned for fantastic displays of tulips, roses and dahlias. Our annual Tulip Festival features more than 48,000 tulips this year! During Special Rose Week over a hundred varieties of rose swathe the walls, climb obelisks and bloom in flower beds. Then in late summer our Dahlia Days event transforms the gardens once more with bountiful, brightly coloured dahlias in every border and pot.
Add to all this a Café and Terrace with excellent garden views, serving delicious homemade lunches, scones and cakes; Sculpture and Art Exhibitions; a Gift Shop with Plant Sales; and a friendly, knowledgeable team waiting to welcome you, and the recipe for a wonderful day out is complete.
For more information please visit www.pashleymanorgardens.com/
Continuing the aerial series of Tasrail, to-day we see train 2-32 climbing steadily up towards Rhyndaston with TR units TR12 + TR17. The line here crosses Rhyndaston Road as the line heads uphill towards the tunnel. The journey has never been easier with the new Caterpillar units seemingly doing it effortlessly without all the huff, puff and noise of the older units that previously plied this line. This is good news for Tasrail but sad for us that remember the diversity and excitement of the older units.
Monday 16th January, 2017.
Photo By Steve Bromley.
A new round of The Epiphany is open and MadPea is there with the Wacky Duckies Gacha! To add to the fun and excitement of these super cute wearable vehicles, MadPea has created a race track at Mad City just for YOU!
After you've played the gacha, and gotten your favorite Duckie, you and your friends can square off for some quacking competition!
Find the track here: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/MadPea%20Mad%20City/79/132/33
Teleport to The Epiphany: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Epiphany/106/60/1001
The eagle conversation just got heated at a location in west-central Florida. I hope your Thanksgiving is happier and calmer.
In a small part of the wood, a red-berried tree was reason for a day of excitement for several species of birds - here: the red-eyed vireo, a bird with a descriptive name that sings a part of it - at least this is how I remember the song: vire-ee vire-oh.
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Saw my first Humming bird today, was delirious with excitement, took a good few shots, none of them very good. This is a photo of record.
From today's Journal:-
Woke feeling tired this morning, everybody is struggling with the time change. I start the day feeling so tired it's ridiculous and sleep intermittently throughout the day. It's not just me, we're all doing it.
In China I wrote of my dining room adventures, never expecting it would be the same here, but it is. What is it about hotels and toasters that don't work? Really, how is it that a country who sends spacecraft to other planets cannot make a toaster that browns bread?
And what's with this sweetened white substance that masquerades as butter? It doesn't look like butter, is the wrong colour, has the consistency of mushy hommus, is sweetened (well, everything here is sweetened to within an inch of its life) and is passed off a butter. At least in China they served real New Zealand butter.
I thought the Chinese wafer thin, over cooked, manufactured bacon was a travesty. Now I know the Chinese were serving American bacon cooked to suit the American taste.
Don't get me started on the waffles and pastries they imagine I want for breakfast. A man could die of starvation for want of any real and nutritious food in an American dining room. Either that, or assume the proportions of a stegosaurus from eating sugar laden rubbish at the trough of indulgence.
1 L romper on a hunt, 2 gorgeous FREE tattoos, a nesting bed 25L gacha and 35L boots! #fabfree #sl #secondlife
Please check the FabFree blog on WordPress for details and credits. Links to my FabFree blog posts are included in my "about me" on Flickr.
xx
-Caroline ❤
Credits
Clothes & Accessories
Romper– Ari-Pari Amelia Romper (1L on the April Hunt)
Panties – MOoh! Jayde Panties
Shoes – Pure Poison Becks Boots (35 L with free group join)
Decor
Hanging Chairs- Trompe Loeil Nesting Bed Gacha- Worn Cool and Autumn (25 L per pull)
House- Linden Lab Log Home
Body
Hair – TRUTH Astra
Mesh Body – Belleza Freya
Mesh Head – Genus Project Genus Babyface W001
Skin – 7 Deadly S[K]ins Kendal Caramel
Eyelashes Pout! Natural Lashes Set 001 (Free Group Gift/ Group is Free to Join) Previously blogged on FabFree.
Eyes– Euphoric Justine Eyes Applier
Eyeshadow – Ives Crime Eyeshadows (Group Gift/ Group costs 99 L to join) Previously blogged on FabFree.
Nails – Belleza Freya
Back Tattoo– Bluebell Half Moon Black and Gold (Group Gift/ Group is Free to Join)
Leg Tattoo– Bluebell Roses Leg Tattoo (Group Gift/ Group is Free to Join)
Arm Tattoos- Wyld Wynter The Djinn’s Garden
Photo Location – Private Location
Not much bigger than the leaves of the tree she calls home, this female Shining Flycatcher was darting back and forth with nesting material, preparing to raise the next generation. I managed to capture a shot of her singing on the near-complete nest as we quietly passed by on the boat, gliding along the famous Daintree River in tropical Australia. Taken in FNQ, Australia
A Tufted Titmouse lets out a little exclamation to let everyone know of his good luck in finding a peanut.
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Lots of excitement about the snow. This starling is taking it in stride in the cape myrtle waiting for me to leave so that it can devour some corn chips on the lawn.
.. of your first kite ... do you remember? .....I don't :)
Been some time since I did a brown toned image... heck been a long time since I did anything :))
Vignetting works? Doesn't work? Not so sure...
Soar Large On Black and have a great week!
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Lens: Canon EF70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
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Good lights to all of you, fellows.
When Union Pacific took delivery of its first GE "comfort cab" C40-8W locomotive (UP 9356) in December 1989, I was waiting with excitement to see one in person. That opportunity presented itself on March 24, 1990 when two month old UP 9367 sat idling in Provo Yard. Little did I (or anyone else) know at the time, GE would continue to utilize this same cab design for decades, with thousands upon thousands of new locomotives wearing the same angular face.