At the rear of the services on the M6 Toll road. There is a path which climbs a knoll overlooking the service area and where people are encouraged to walk their dogs. As we passed through yesterday there was a digger on the mound putting in the foundation of a new monument to the air ambulance crews. Despite all the noise I took the path and was astonished to see these deer to the rear of the site where the new housing has been built. Although it was wonderful to see it is perhaps another indication of just how far we have encroached on wildlife habitat.

SLIM DARK ELEGANT Heron. with a frail-looking neck, almost as big as the more common grey heron, makes you appreciate that those grasses are a lot more than a meter tall. It is a shy and solitary heron, that hunts more for frogs, snails, crabs, and larger insects., a very difficult bird to approach, so a distant capture, but a joy to find one.

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THANK YOU, FOR YOUR VISIT AND COMMENTS, it is always appreciated and find encouraging, am showing my images from the Gambian birding trip.

Keep safe and well, God bless you.....................Tomx

A DISTINCTIVE WADER, one of my favorites to photograph, attractive, trusting, a distinctive call, and there can be few sights and sounds more evocative of the countryside than a lapwing performing a noisy display flight over its territory in the spring. Seen at Elmley Marshes,NR Sheppey Kent. Taken from my archives !

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THANK YOU for your continued support and kind comments , which is appreciated and find very encouraging, Do hope you are all keeping well, stay safe, God bless.......................Tomx

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Weave JESUS into your life today !

Brown Hare - Lepus europaeus

Norfolk

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The brown hare is known for its long, black-tipped ears and fast running - it can reach speeds of 45mph when evading predators. It prefers a mosaic of farmland and woodland habitats and can often be spotted in fields.

Thought to have been introduced into the UK in Roman Times (or even earlier), the brown hare is now considered naturalised. It is most common in grassland habitats and at woodland edges, favouring a mosaic of arable fields, grasses and hedgerows. It grazes on vegetation and the bark of young trees and bushes. Brown hares do not dig burrows, but shelter in 'forms', which are shallow depressions in the ground or grass; when disturbed, they can be seen bounding across the fields, using their powerful hind legs to propel them forwards, often in a zigzag pattern. Brown hares are at their most visible in early spring when the breeding season encourages fighting or 'boxing'. Females can produce three to four litters of two to four young (known as leverets) a year.

Widespread, but absent from northern Scotland and the Scottish islands, except Islay, I'm reliably informed.

Cow Elk encouraging he new born calf to stand for the first time.

La grisaille actuelle encourage à prolonger la sieste pour Maya, la météo annonce de la neige dès dimanche, les journées seront plus claires.

Des doux ronrons de ma puce pour tous ses fans.

Bon week-end à vous tous.

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The current gloom encourages extending the nap for Maya, the weather forecast announces snow from Sunday, the days will be clearer.

Sweet purrs from my kitty for all her fans.

Good weekend to you all.

Pink, small, and punctual,

Aromatic, low,

Covert in April,

Candid in May,

Dear to the moss,

Known by the knoll,

Next to the robin

In every human soul.

Bold little beauty,

Bedecked with thee,

Nature forswears

Antiquity.

Emily Dickinson

Warm thanks and greetings to all Flickr friends, who encouraged me yesterday when I was down.

Texture: My own.

~ Autumn ~ The Award Tree ~

BiG THANKS to EVERYONE for your personal comments and also your support from selected groups.

Awards are always encouraging and especially appreciated from those add my work to their collection of 'faves'.

Hello dear friends.

I´m on my feet again , slowly , slowly, I'll be back.

A lot of training right now, and it's hard to sit at the computer.

But I'm glad that finally I'll soon have two healthy knees to go with it.

Thanks for all the encouraging greetings.

The Emperor Gum Moth belongs to the Saturniidae family and is native to Australia. This species was formerly placed in the genus Antheraea.

This captive bred male emerged from its cocoon on 16.07.2016.

Thanks for your visit… Any comment you make on my photographs is greatly appreciated and encouraging! But please do not use this image without permission.

Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is.

--Saul Bellow

Saw this dazzling little beauty visiting the lovely purple salvia in my backyard in Southern California. Nature never ceases to amaze and inspire me, and it is these precious moments that bring me much joy and peace amid the many challenges of life. Hoping this sweet little hummingbird brightens your day as it did mine. :-)

As always, a huge thanks to those who stop by to view, fave and or comment! I am truly grateful.

Dear friends, I would like to dedicate this post to my dear friend, Bill, who not only was a wonderful and faithful friend for many years, but also an amazing photographer. He was one of a few friends who inspired and encouraged me to pursue nature photography. In fact, he was the one who first took me shooting hummingbirds. :-) Bill was a very kind and gentle soul, a beloved husband, father, teacher and friend. He passed away in a biking accident the morning after I posted this hummingbird. He will be greatly missed...

I would like to thank everyone who take the time to view and comment on my photographs it is greatly appreciated and encouraging

Off line for a couple of days

Amsterdam - Termini

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An Iberian subspecies of Eurasian Nuthatch takes a mealworm in the Sierra Morena mountains of Spain.

Thanks for your visit… Any comment you make on my photograph is greatly appreciated and encouraging! But please do not use this image without permission.

Lincoln Square

Thank you all for your very encouraging comments, views and faves. Your continuous support means a lot!

The unmistakable endemic Sri Lanka Blue Magpie, also called Ceylon Blue Magpie, in Sinharaja National Park.

Thanks for your visit… Any comment you make on my photograph is greatly appreciated and encouraging! But please do not use this image without permission.

Kirby Hill village is situated approximately one mile North of Boroughbridge, in a rural location surrounded by farmland.

Set in the heart of this delightful North Yorkshire village, the Church is very active, full of inspiration and welcoming to newcomers. There are social & children’s activities as well as worship. We have a real interest in providing a wildlife haven and in encouraging everyone to share their talents for the benefit of all. We have an induction loop system and ramp access for wheelchairs.

All Saints' Church is a Grade 1 Listed building with Saxon origins. There has been a settlement in Kirby Hill for over a thousand years and All Saints' Church possesses many interesting historical features including stones dating back to the Saxon era.

Model: Tome Vollmar

It's not often you get to return a favor, even if over four years have gone by. When I was really new to SL, this guy encouraged my new-found interest in photography. He left SL and when he returned, he discovered the beast he had left behind. When he asked me to take his profile picture, I was honored to help him out.

Many thanks, Tome!

The Song

GAMBIA FEB 2019

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LIVELY MALE SUNBIRD, with a broad violet brest-band. Habits coastal scrub, attracted to small flowering bushes, probing for nectar always on the move, flies with rapid wing beats and a dipping flight, am very happy to have nailed this one, because its no easy job. Zoom in to see its amazing plumage !

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People have been encouraged not to mow their lawns in May - many Councils have left grasses grow, as seen above.

I've gone back to a hand mower this year and I didn't take part as it would be a nightmare to cut if left for a few weeks. It now gets mown twice a week!

Hi everyone,

It is with a great sense of satisfaction and pride that I announce that I'm stepping down as Owner and Publisher of Attention SL Magazine and all of it's various arms and wings. I started Attention SL with Jon Demen in 2016 as a niche magazine focused on the porn world and watched it grow into a beloved SL institution.

I'm passing the baton onto Tory King. He will take up the challenge of guiding it into it's future. Had I just shuttered the title, I would have been really sad. I'm thrilled he has accepted my charge to keep it alive and successful.

I'm also proud to announce that Gavin Huntsman will be continuing in his capacity as leader of the Attention on Cancer charity wing.

I have a lot of people to thank. I'm probably going to miss someone important, so please forgive me.

First of all, this project never would have gotten started without Jon Demen, Eleni Criss and Yana Grau. They all encouraged me after my experience with SL Connoisseur that I could do it better on my own. They were right and I owe them my genuine love and appreciation.

Some other early people of note: Rachel Avro, Brunella Voelisa, Isle Biedermann, Partee Mytili, Brea Brianna, Barracuz, Samantha Ansar, Stephan Buscaylet, Graham Collinson, BeeQueen Smythe, Whimsical Aristocrat ... I'm really reaching back to the heady days of early Attention when we were still figuring things out.

I want to thank Moon, Gavin and Azimuth Somme for all of their work behind the scenes.

I want to thank Ted Dosei for his friendship and for teaching me InDesign.

I want to thank the New York branch of my family, Kieth Porterfield.

I would also like to thank every photographer who has ever provided a picture or their time to this magazine. There are way too many staff and guests for me to ever, ever remember, but you all know who you are. Even if you drove me insane, I still appreciated you.

Additionally, I would like to thank all of our sponsors and advertisers who gave me some Lindens every month because they believed in what we were doing.

I'll remain on the Attention SL staff, so this is not a total goodbye.

Til next time ... I love you.

Athena

I would like to thank everyone who take the time to view and comment on my photographs it is greatly appreciated and encouraging

Watch them follow and watch them run but truly...to my followers and all those who have been there to support and encourage me during this whole Photoshop adventure..I give you my thanks for believing in what I do and what I create. It is because of you all that I've kept learning , that I've kept creating and that I still try to climb that photoshop mountain to explore and learn every time again.

I still remember the very first picture that I added on Flickr , the first picture that got the 100 likes , the first banner and so on..

I know I might not always add my pictures so fast then I once did but I'm still here and still working on my little creepy sinister world , , sometimes brighter and more colorful then other times.

As always , and never forget , my special thanks to my sweet dear chum Lost..always there , always encouraging , because of him I've started with making pics. Adore you my dear Mellon.

Okay!! So after that little lecture .. 😉

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For Week 202 in Poetography... A weekly Inspiration. The word/theme this week is thankful

Textures thanks to Shadowhouse Creations; Filters by Topaz

~~~ Thank you all for viewing, kind comments, favs and awards - much appreciated! ~~~

Rolleiflex sl 66, Hp5, D76 1+1

Thank you all for your comments and nice words. They encourage further work.

I would like to thank everyone who take the time to view and comment on my photographs it is greatly appreciated and encouraging

From a day out with a falconer

So, I depart tomorrow morning to get my bride....wish me luck!

I leave you, my dear Flickr friends, with a pic of my hometown, Ajmer.

I normally don't say this, but I'd encourage you to View On Black

Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year and Happy Blue Monday everyone!

This is another shot from my walk in the park last week. As you probably know by now I like combinations of blue sky, branching trees, and sun :-)

Have a great Monday and thanks for your visits, faves, comments and friendship! And thanks for the kind and encouraging words about Junior!

Thank You Very Much all for your encouraging ♡♡♡

Not one I encourage normally, but when they stare at you with such intelligence & confidence and display plumage of such perfect beauty, it's impossible not to offer something. Our house already bears too many cockatoo scars so I need to resist their charming ways.

I was much encouraged by a friend's appreciation to attempt more shots at relatively slow shutter speeds for panning with an 800mm focal length, hand-held lens. I am glad I did as I got several pictures that I wouldn't otherwise have attempted - this is one such taken at 1/60th seconds.

The Gladiator was the last biplane fighter to enter RAF service, in 1937 - the same year as the far more capable Spitfire. Despite looking rather old fashioned, it has a very sprightly performance, compared to other biplanes of the era, but even so, was already pretty much obsolescent when it entered service. It had some relatively novel features such as landing flaps (seen in the lowered position in the picture) and an enclosed cockpit. This latter was not very popular with pilots of the day as 'real flying' involved being in the open air. Later aircraft that flew higher and faster in much colder air soon put paid that attitude! The cockpit hood was kept in the open position for this display.

Wild South Africa

Kruger National Park

Hyena puppy on the warpath.

Full frame, with the mother at his/its side to encourage him/it.

Watching the sun set on the other side of Ploumanac'h Lighthouse on the Pink Granite Coast

Cotes d'Armor, Brittany

Thank you for your views, encouraging comments and faves!

I love the endless possibilities of SL. We can create a piece of a perfect world here.

This backdrop you see behind me was created by my dear friend Arielle ♥ She's a beautiful soul!

Let's this be a world where we encourage each other to grow, learn, create, and share!

And... don't let anyone steal your sparkle! ;)♥

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"AUTUMN REDS" - TMI October 2018 Contest

Thanks indeed everyone for your personal comments and also your support from selected groups.

Awards are encouraging and always appreciated especially from those who add my work to their collection of 'faves'.

Cheerz G

I would like to thank everyone who take the time to view and comment on my photographs it is greatly appreciated and encouraging

We are encouraged to go for a walk so took the first step today nice to get out again I had no communication with anyone did not have to think about 6 feet separation.

Happy New Year, everyone!

As you slip into the New Year, splash some color and creativity and joy into places that need it!

Areas in your own HEART that need some beauty.

FAMILY relationships that could use some tender love and kindness and color.

FRIENDS that could use a call or visit and an encouraging word.

Your NEIGHBORHOOD or CITY that is longing for your spark and art.

The WORLD on a global level that needs your ideas, your participation, your joy, your prayers!

So do it...

C-O-L-O-R......Y-O-U-R......W-O-R-L-D

Be someone who encourages... the world has plenty of critics :)

Do they Know it's Christmas ~ Band Aid 1984

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BiG THANKS to EVERYONE for your personal comments and also your support from selected groups.

Awards are always encouraging and especially appreciated from those add my work to their collection of 'faves'.

This was headed for the trash can about ten times but every time I look at it I turn into Muttley ( mind you I don't why I wheeze so much) This photo absolutely cracks me up laughing every single time I come across it browsing my hard drive. Just look at Merry completely off the floor after pestering that dog on the lead. She was only ten months old if that and getting better at obedience. She just lives up to her name though I think Scamp would be more appropriate and I use more choice words on occasion to be honest...

Err,if you never watched wacky races or dastardly and Muttley you won't understand the reference..

Just to make you smile :)

Thank you so much dear Flickr friends for all your encouraging comments and faves. I enjoy reading them all and get inspiration from all your wonderful photography too....Sue

Encouraged by the images of others like Ay Naku and Artsee Fartsy I am going to try to be a little more brave and take street shots.

This is of a chess player deep into the game.

HBW

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After school, the triplets stop by the arcade for snacks and fun...

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Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following stellar creations:

Soy's Game Cafe Table, Game Cafe Chairs, and Coins, which are all part of the Game Cafe Table Set, available at The Mens Dept. (TMD)!

Contraption's Hard Shell Backpack, available at TMD!

The little men wear the following cool new styles (left to right):

Complex's CMPLX Jacket (@TMD)

Semller's Brit Boots (@TMD)

Mirror's Jamie Glasses (@TMD)

ExalteD's Drake Vest (@TMD)

not so bad Charly Jeans (@TMD)

Vale Koer's Primefiber Trainers

Cold Ash's Ryan Bomber Jacket (@TMD)

Aitui's My Sweats Pants (@TMD)

Vale Koer's Refined Dunks

Taxi to TMD!

Skippy also created his universe with the following amazing designs:

Soy's Green Green House, and Wooden Wings Ceiling Fans!

ChicaChica's Milk Shakes, which are all part of the Milk Shake Collection!

Seven Emporium's Token Machine, and Cold Drinks Neon Sign!

NOMAD's Shanty Apartments!

Black Bantam's Crinkle Fries Paper Boat, Single Fry, and Secret Sauce Dipper!

Toro's Skeeball Machines, Roll The Ball Sign, and Tickets Neon Sign!

Let's keep encouraging one another,

offering a hand or kind word, lifting each other up.

Together we can change the world!

Keep shining so bright, my friends!

“Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.” ― (Chad Sugg) !