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These pretty little butterflies are easy to spot as the males’ wings have bright orange tips – giving them their name! They are a common sight during spring and can be found in lots of places including meadows, woodland and hedges. The adults lay their eggs on special plants to ensure that their caterpillars have the right food to eat. Orange-tip caterpillars love garlic mustard, cuckooflower and hedge mustard plants.
The male orange-tip is unmistakeable: a white butterfly, half of its forewing is a bold orange, and it has light grey wingtips. The female is also white, but has grey-black wingtips, similar to the white butterflies. Both sexes show a mottled, 'mossy grey' pattern on the underside of their hindwings when at rest.
I let Azizi clamber over some very new, very hard cherry tomatoes (room temp) to show how tiny he is. He's supposed to eat fruit but like most Tenrec owners, they are faddy so any fruit and veg has to be fed via the bugs! It's called gut loading and it ensures that my 6 quilled wonders get all the nutrients they need.
Grand pic - Femelle
Pileated Woodpecker - Female
Dryocopus pileatus
En dépit des intempéries, la faune doit continuer ses recherches intensives de nourriture pour assurer sa survie.
Despite the bad weather animals must continue their intense searches for food to ensure their survival.
Merci pour votre visite, vos favoris et vos commentaires. Je les apprécie grandement!
Thanks for stopping by, for your faves and comments everyone!
This one took a lot of work, but it was worth it. Firstly, the climb down to the ravine involved some rock climbing, which I have zero experience in. It was wet, and muddy on a slightly rainy day, and I took it very slowly to ensure I didn't fall as I was the last person there at sunset. It went very well considering I was wearing a 15lb pack. It's good I'm always prepared with trail spikes I can put on my shoes when needed. They came in useful at the bottom too, as this shot was setup on a slippery log and my footing would have been perilous otherwise. The log made setting up my tripod leveled for this 3-shot pano a bit of a job too. I came at this time of year to get a little bit of the fall foliage in the foreground like I'd seen in other photos of the place. There was just enough in this perch to get what I came for, but it was breezy, so I had to do a time stack to freeze the leaves and still get the motion blur in the water. I think when a shot like this is do difficult it really puts me in the zone and makes the experience and resulting image so much more satisfying. The climb back up was terrifying, but taking it slowly revealed that it was probably safer than the way down. I got another shot from a different vantage point, but I like this one a little more because the yellow leaves in the foreground added a lot to the composition.
Foggy morning reflections in an old meander of the river Durme, tributary of the Scheldt, near Hamme. Interesting that the seagull reflected in the water wasn't captured in the sky.
The Oude Durme is a series of old meanders cut off from the current river Durme in the 1930s, located between the municipalities of Hamme and Waasmunster in East-Flanders. For centuries the lower course of the Durme ensured seasonal inundation of the bordering hayfields and marshes, some of the most fertile in the province. Low embankments were built to protect the fields from flooding in the summer months. Even today the historical landscape with its original dikes, smaller meadow irrigation relicts and lines of walnut trees bordering the Oude Durme, is well preserved. The Durme marshes have been an inspiration for painters since the 19th century - as they remain for photographers today.
Oude Durme, Hamme, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
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Floating from below
Countless souls rise up
I stretch out my arms
Wanting to escape
Sweet surrender's song
Ensures each ones faith
They pass through my grasp
Leaving me to fate
Hell’s wraith grips me hard
Pulling me below
Heaven slips beyond
God has turned away
- L. Magic
Photo taken @ Dreams Events
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Photo taken of Fiona Fei's interactive display
**I had to reupload this due to issues with Flickr's app. Sorry for losing the original favs and comments
Due to the weather being so unpredictable at the moment here in Berlin, getting out is proving problematic. So indoor photography ensures, this my friend's Orchid luckily placed by a window so natural light wasn't too much of a problem to find. Also the D5600 has a more wider and more apparent D-Active Lighting feature which helped fill in the gaps, so to speak.
Hoping the weather improves soon as we fast approach my favourite time of year, Spring, I hope it's a warm one and I get out and really play with my new toy! I must admit, photography can be a little overwhelming with the technology and all things considered, so even from the D3400 to the my new camera, there is a lot to learn, remember and think about.
I hope everyone is well and so as always, thank you! :)
"Port Moody has one of the few remaining large mudflats in Burrard Inlet. It is an environmentally sensitive area that is home to many nesting shoreline species such as purple martins, osprey, and great blue heron. The mudflats are home to a biodiverse community of fish, shellfish, and other significant tidal species that are sensitive to disturbance. The city’s trail system, including wooden boardwalks that wrap the head of the inlet, is designed so visitors can experience and enjoy the wildlife that live there, while staying off the mudflats. Residents and visitors can stay out of danger, and ensure this special place remains for future generations, by remaining on the designated trails and keeping dogs on a leash."
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax Nivalis
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Snow buntings are large buntings, with striking 'snowy' plumages. Males in summer have all white heads and underparts contrasting with a black mantle and wing tips. Females are a more mottled above. In autumn and winter birds develop a sandy/buff wash to their plumage and males have more mottled upperparts.
Globally, they breed around the arctic from Scandinavia to Alaska, Canada and Greenland and migrate south in winter. They are a scarce breeding species in the UK, in Scotland, making them an Amber List species. They are more widespread in winter in the north and east when residents are joined by continental birds.
They are listed under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act.
The snow bunting lives in very high latitudes in the Arctic tundra. There is no apparent limit to its northern range, while the southern range is limited by the duration of daylight, which influences their reproductive activity. This species is found in the high Arctic tundra of North America, Ellesmere Island, Iceland, higher mountains of Scotland, Norway, Russia, North Greenland, Siberia, Novaya Zemlya, and Franz Josef Land. During the winter, this bird migrates to the circumglobal northern temperate zone including the south of Canada, north of the United States, north of Germany, Poland, Ukraine, and east to central Asia. During the last ice age, the snow bunting was widespread throughout continental Europe.
During the breeding period the snow bunting looks for rocky habitats in the Arctic Since the vegetation in the tundra is low growing, this bird and its nestlings are exposed to predators, and in order to ensure the survival of its offspring, the snow bunting nests in cavities in order to protect the nestlings from any threat. During this period, buntings also look for a habitat rich in vegetation such as wet sedge meadows and areas rich in dryas and lichens. In the winter, they look for open habitats such as farms and fields where they feed on seeds in the ground.
Population:
UK breeding:
60 pairs
UK wintering:
10,000-15,000 birds
“ I know you will never be a beautiful butterfly, but there is nothing wrong with being a beautiful moth. I never once saw a butterfly fly at night, but you … you will fly under the stars at night and under the clear blue skies by day. You will have the best of both worlds. Shine like the sunshine little caterpillar. Feast on my Tamarisk tree and on the yellowing leaves of my spent Summer roses and be the best moth you can be!” - AP
Such is the good advice I gave to this beautiful caterpillar … ah, but he is much wiser than me! He understands his place in the world. There is nothing I can further teach him other than confirm his suspicions that I am a silly creature … ; 0)) He told me that the female moth of his species does not fly at all and they only eat during this stage of their development. Their time is short and their purpose is to procreate. I discovered that they are considered a pest to cultivated gardens so I am very happy that they found their way to my wildlife garden in their droves. Here they are safe and free to do their own thing and ensure the survival of their species. It is moments such as this when I feel most at one with the world …
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUPHmKPWFmM
EVERGLOW - COLDPLAY
I hope you will always bring the sunshine with you
the warmth of your smile that reaches
the dusty forgotten corners of my tangled heart
where melancholy tends to linger;
erasing all that life and love has taught me
please mute the inner voice that always preaches
I hope you will perchance to dream a little
and meet me somewhere in the middle
surround me with pink fallen roses
their petals clinging tenderly to my tears
and let the big band play a tune upon my soul
pull my heartstrings taut as those upon an Irish fiddle
I hope that I will always find you there
standing close beside me come rain or shine
let our shadows be as one
gathering in the golden hour
fill us up with so much light
that the darkness will envy that you are mine
I hope that I will be forever
the part of you that you sought so long
and you will be the missing part
that once I only imagined existed
in the deepest and most sacred places
those spaces between my evening song
I hope that we will always be
united in every sense of the word
that the darkness will be overcome
that part of me that remains even now
when I have so much light surrounding me
when my soul is free and no longer
a caged and frightened bird
I hope that we will last the distance
the road less travelled can be hard and cold
but with you beside me and my hand in yours
we can conquer any mountain we desire to climb
feel safe in the knowledge that if we want to
we can spin the sunshine of our former broken lives
into the purest gold.
- AP - Copyright © remains with and is the intellectual property of the author
Copyright © protected image please do not reproduce without permission
Transfăgăraşan pass, a paved mountain road crossing the southern Carpathians of Romania. It was build in the 1970s by the communist regime and still connects the historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia.
Something I just learned from Wikipedia:
The Transfăgărășan was constructed between 1970 and 1974 during the rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu as a response to the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union. Ceaușescu wanted to ensure quick military access across the mountains in case of a Soviet invasion.
In Casa Mila, the two atriums ensure ample lighting in all areas on all floors. Structurally, are key as supporting elements of interior facades. In the courtyards, there are traditional elliptical beams and girders, but Gaudí applied an ingenious solution of using two concentric cylindrical beams with stretched radial beams, like the spokes of a bicycle. They form a point outside of the beam to two points above and below, making the function of the central girder a keystone and working in tension and compression simultaneously. This supported structure is about 3,60 meters (12 feet) in diameter and is considered "the soul of the building" with a clear resemblance to Gothic crypts.
*info and adapted text credits: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Mil%C3%A0
"Madame Meilland" est un trésor végétal sauvé de la seconde guerre mondiale. Voici son histoire:
Afin de protéger sa création de l'invasion de la France par l'Allemagne en juin 40, Francis Meilland fit parvenir ses boutures à des amis basés en Turquie, en Italie et en Allemagne.
La plante fut aussi envoyée aux Etats-Unis sous forme de quelques greffons, via le consul américain qui utilisa le dernier avion à quitter la région lyonnaise en 1942. La variété fut ainsi préservée par Robert Pyle, un rosiériste de Pensylvanie, ami américain de la famille Meilland depuis 1933.
A l'automne 1942, F. Meilland publia cette nouvelle rose dans le catalogue de l'entreprise, lui attribuant le nom de sa mère décédée 10 ans plus tôt: Madame A. Meilland.
Après la signature de l'armistice le 8 mai 1945, F. Meilland reçut une nouvelle inattendue de la part de Robert Pyle: Il avait officiellement lancé la commercialisation du rosier N°3-35-40 sous le nom de "PEACE". Le baptême avait été organisé par l'American Rose Society à Pasadena en Californie en présence de vedettes de cette époque.
C'était le jour de la chute de Berlin, date considérée officiellement comme marquant la fin de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale en Europe !
La nouvelle "Rose Peace" fut offerte aux 49 personnes des différents pays, qui, le 26 juin 1945 se réunirent à San Francisco pour constituer l'ONU.
Une "ROSE de la PAIX" était posée sur le bureau de chacun des délégués, accompagnée de cette note; "NOUS ESPERONS QUE LA "ROSE PEACE" PORTERA LES PENSEES HUMAINES VERS UNE PAIX DURABLE DANS LE MONDE"...
Quand la petite histoire rejoint la grande Histoire...
J'aurai toujours un rosier Madame Meilland dit "Rose Peace" dans mon jardin...
Here is the History of the rose "Madame Meilland" or "PEACE ROSE":
The history of "Peace Rose" and how it came about is a fascinating story wich is well worth telling.
In 1935, the French rose breeder Françis Meilland chose fifty seedlings from his seed beds. One of which was labelled 3-35-40. Over the next few years, F. Meilland watched its development with interest and planned to launch the new rose as "Madame Antoine Meilland" in honour of his mother.
However, a few months later, Hitler invaded France and the future of the rose nursery looked dire. To ensure that the new rose was not lost forever, F. Meilland managed to get 3 parcels of budwood out of the country, one of which was smuggled out in a diplomatic bag on the last plane out of France. The budwood was sent to another rose breeder, Robert Pyle, in Pensylvania, USA.
Over the next few years, F. Meilland launched his new rose in France as "Madame Antoine Meilland". He was not aware that some of the budwood had reached Germany, and Italy and the rose was being sold under different names. In Germany, it was called "Gloria Dei", and in Italy "Gioia".
F. Meilland had not had any word from America and had no idea the fate of his rose over there.
It was not untill liberation of France in 1945, that F. Meilland finally heard from Robert Pyle that the rose had survived the war and was being grown successfully.
In the meantime, F. Meilland had decided to change the name of the rose. He wrote to Field Marshall Alan Brooke to thank him for his part in the liberation of France, and to ask him if he would give his name to the rose. The Field Marshall declined stating that a far more fitting name would be "PEACE".
The new name "Peace" was publicly announced in America by Robert Pyle on the 29th April 1945, the very day that Berlin fell and was officialy considered the end of Second World War in Europe.
Towards the end of 1945, "Peace Roses" were given to each of the delegations at the inaugural meeting of the UNITED NATIONS in San Francisco each with a note which read
"We HOPE THE "PEACE ROSE" WILL INFLUENCE MEN'S THOUGHTS FOR EVERLASTING WORLD PEACE"...
I will always have a rosebush "Peace Rose" in my garden...
The Burrowing Owl
Couldn’t entice this little guy to come out of his burrow and pose for a portrait, so I settled for a head shot…Life is Good !!!
Burrowing Owls are small, sandy colored owls with bright-yellow eyes. They live underground in burrows they’ve dug themselves or taken over from a prairie dog, ground squirrel, or tortoise. They live in grasslands, deserts, and other open habitats, where they hunt mainly insects and rodents. Their numbers have declined sharply with human alteration of their habitat and the decline of prairie dogs and ground squirrels.
Before laying eggs, Burrowing Owls carpet the entrances to their homes with animal dung, which attracts dung beetles and other insects that the owls then catch and eat. They may also collect bottle caps, metal foil, cigarette butts, paper scraps, and other bits of trash at the entrance, possibly signifying that the burrow is occupied.
Burrowing Owls have a higher tolerance for carbon dioxide than other birds—an adaptation found in other burrowing animals, which spend long periods underground, where the gas can accumulate to higher levels than found above ground.
Unlike most owls in which the female is larger than the male, the sexes of the Burrowing Owl are the same size.
Burrowing Owls often stow extra food to ensure an adequate supply during incubation and brooding. When food is plentiful, the birds' underground larders can reach prodigious sizes. One cache observed in Saskatchewan in 1997 contained more than 200 rodents.
The oldest known Burrowing Owl was at least 9 years, 11 months old when it was sighted in California in 2014.
(Nikon D500, 80-400/5.6, 1/000 @ f/5.6, ISO 1400)
The beautiful lady will draw you to her, and her poison will ensure you never leave.
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Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax Nivalis
Snow buntings are large buntings, with striking 'snowy' plumages. Males in summer have all white heads and underparts contrasting with a black mantle and wing tips. Females are a more mottled above. In autumn and winter birds develop a sandy/buff wash to their plumage and males have more mottled upperparts.
Globally, they breed around the arctic from Scandinavia to Alaska, Canada and Greenland and migrate south in winter. They are a scarce breeding species in the UK, in Scotland, making them an Amber List species. They are more widespread in winter in the north and east when residents are joined by continental birds.
They are listed under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act.
The snow bunting lives in very high latitudes in the Arctic tundra. There is no apparent limit to its northern range, while the southern range is limited by the duration of daylight, which influences their reproductive activity. This species is found in the high Arctic tundra of North America, Ellesmere Island, Iceland, higher mountains of Scotland, Norway, Russia, North Greenland, Siberia, Novaya Zemlya, and Franz Josef Land. During the winter, this bird migrates to the circumglobal northern temperate zone including the south of Canada, north of the United States, north of Germany, Poland, Ukraine, and east to central Asia. During the last ice age, the snow bunting was widespread throughout continental Europe.
During the breeding period the snow bunting looks for rocky habitats in the Arctic Since the vegetation in the tundra is low growing, this bird and its nestlings are exposed to predators, and in order to ensure the survival of its offspring, the snow bunting nests in cavities in order to protect the nestlings from any threat. During this period, buntings also look for a habitat rich in vegetation such as wet sedge meadows and areas rich in dryas and lichens. In the winter, they look for open habitats such as farms and fields where they feed on seeds in the ground.
Population:
UK breeding:
60 pairs
UK wintering:
10,000-15,000 birds
Howden Reservoir seen from Abbey Bank.
Two images blended together to try to ensure sharpness throughout the whole scene.
Hexham to Gleneagles
No 81 a Jaguar driven by Stephen Owens & Ian Canavan both from Great Britian.
As ERA’s blue riband Flying Scotsman event smoothly glides into a second decade of outstanding vintage motoring, timetabling for the 12th edition in 2022 is already at an advanced stage.
Following an enforced absence, the UK’s premier rally designed exclusively for Vintage motorcars returns for 2022 with a Northumberland start. Our route then takes us through the very best scenery and roads that the area has to offer before heading into new territory with an overnight halt at St Andrews. Day 2 sees crews covering some famous ‘Flying Scotsman’ roads as they head into the Cairngorms and a halt in Aviemore. The final day will take a less than direct route to ensure crews are kept busy before arriving at the world famous Gleneagles Hotel for the final control and post event festivities.
Our Route Designers have been busy crafting another first-class journey. This combines scenic Regularities on remote country roads with exciting Special Tests where you can enjoy your fine vintage cars to their full. The competition will be suitable for all levels of experience with three days of exclusive vintage motoring and great camaraderie in prospect.
“It’s one of the best, there is something for everyone” John Lomas, Riley driver
“I love the comradeship between the competitors who gather from all over the world to participate” Willy Van Loon, Bentley driver.
Having endured the 1957 F1 season without winning a race, Ferrari introduced the 246 Dino in 1958 to try and stop the decline in their racing fortunes.
The 1958 regulations made the use of AvGas (aviation gasoline) instead of alcohol mandatory. Ferrari looked to the 2.4ltr v6 engine (the first v6 in F1) that was designed from scratch with AvGas as the fuel, instantly providing an advantage over its rivals that had to be modified from running alcohol. (reduction in engine size to 2.5ltrs for normally aspirated engines happened in 1954.)
Mike Hawthorn won the F1 drivers championship that year in the Dino, mainly due to consistency rather than outright pace, taking a number of second places during the season to ensure that he lifted the drivers trophy. Vanwall took the constructors championship having managed to win 6 of the seasons races
Previous shot of this car (and two others) can be seen here.
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The weather was nice, a fact that generally improves Cleo's mood, and I thought it was a good opportunity for a Christmas photo. A few treats helped to ensure her cooperation but no treat in the world would have convinced her to leave the porch. Fynn happily collected all the treats I threw on the stairs to lure Cleo into the garden for a photo on the lawn. I gave in and took the Christmas bandana photo on the porch but even then Cleo had to have the last word (again) !
He gently stroked between the cat's ears and sighed. "With Auntie leaving everything to you in her will, Felix, I'll have to ensure I give you both the best send-off your deserve."
...Mew... said Felix
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Several friends nudged me. And nudged me some more to enter the challenge. I seemed to have reached dark fantasy Zen as while I was afk my partner logged in and was so creeped out seeing my character he kicked me from his home. The cad. I call that a result.
My work here is done.....steeples fingers together and mutters 'excellent'
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The kitten is alive and well and ended up parked on Steven's head.
The sight of a Red Kite, or two, or three, gently soaring over our countryside is now, once more, a familiar thing. The reintroduction of this species to Britain must rate as one of the conservation success stories of the modern era.
Once a common bird over much of the country, even haunting the litter-ridden and filthy streets of our cities, Red Kites were seen as disease-carrying vermin and bounties were paid for their carcasses. The population retreated, finding a final refuge in the valleys of central Wales. A handful of breeding pairs hung on. In 1989, six birds were released at a site in Scotland and a further four birds were released in the Chilterns.
Red Kites are extremely long-winged and long-tailed and very large, with slightly larger bodies and very much longer wings than a Buzzard. They are predominantly rufous red, with dark wing tips and pale outer wings. The head is pale, with older birds developing almost white heads, and the long, red tail is deeply forked and used as a stabiliser in flight, twisting back and forth – a characteristic clue to the Red Kite’s identity, even with only distant views.
Red Kites are found across much of northern Europe and into Iberia in the south west and Russia in the east. Only populations from the western part of the range are resident, those from further east are migratory and one of the challenges for the reintroduction programme was to source birds from a non-migratory population to ensure a similar lifestyle to the previous British kites. Most of the Chilterns birds were sourced from the sedentary and common Spanish population for this reason, although birds for the later, more northerly reintroductions have often been sourced from the thriving Swedish migrant population (Courtesy Hawk & Owl Trust).
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Osmias are so-called solitary bees belonging to the Megachile family, because unlike honey bees, they do not live in a swarm with a queen, who ensures their reproduction. In the case of solitary bees, each female ensures her own offspring. And to do this, she digs a burrow, which she will line with pieces of petals or leaves that she will cut in the surrounding vegetation, hence their nickname of flower cutters.
Les Osmias sont des abeilles dites solitaires appartenant à la famille Mégachile, car contrairement aux abeilles mellifères, elles ne vivent pas en essaim avec une reine, qui en assure la reproduction. Dans le cas des abeilles solitaires, chaque femelle assure sa propre descendance. Et pour ce faire, elle creuse un terrier, qu’elle tapissera avec des morceaux de pétales ou de feuille qu’elle ira découper dans la végétation environnante, d’où leur surnom de découpeuses de fleurs.
Boxford Roman mosaic is a mosaic at Boxford near Newbury, West Berkshire, England, rediscovered during an archaeological dig in August 2017. It dates from the Roman period. The 4th century (AD) mosaic is over 6 metres long. Its central panel is thought to show Bellerophon, at the court of either Iobates or Proteus, battling Chimera.
Anthony Beeson, an expert on Roman mosaics, said it is "without question the most exciting mosaic discovery made in Britain in the last 50 years and must take a premier place amongst those Romano-British works of art that have come down to modern Britons".
The mosaic was uncovered during a community archaeology project, investigating three Roman sites near to the village of Boxford, which was led by the Boxford History Project, the Berkshire Archaeology Research Group and Cotswold Archaeology, which began in 2011. Earlier in 2017, a villa "of modest size" was unearthed at Boxford. The mosaic was found at the southern end of this building. Only one half of the mosaic was uncovered. It was subsequently reburied, to ensure its preservation.
Further archaeology was undertaken in 2019 and an open day for the public occurred on Saturday 31st August 2019,
It will be covered again to preserve it for posterity.
Calyptorhynchus latirostris
Cacatuidae
The Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo is classified as Endangered. This may surprise some people, as the species occurs over quite a wide area of south-western Western Australia, where they are often rather conspicuous, sometimes congregating into large flocks. They are even considered pests by some farmers when they descend onto crops of almonds and similar foods. However, their population has declined greatly in recent decades, due mostly to the loss and fragmentation of their preferred habitats, and they need the support of conservation programs to ensure their survival.
Collingwood Terminal...
September 2020 we took a trip to Collingwood Ontario to get a few shots of the harbor and surrounding area. Collingwood is a sleepy little town that hosts twice its population in visitors annually.
The historic Collingwood Grain Terminals. built in 1929 have seen the town grow from its meager beginnings to the bustling ski and summer resort town it has now become.
The Collingwood Grain Terminals Revitalization Project is such a significant undertaking, likely one of the most impactful that Collingwood has seen since the Terminals were erected in 1929. Months of planning, reviews, public engagement, and evaluation to ensure the desires of the community are met for the Terminals’ future and the future of the Collingwood Waterfront,” says Sonya Skinner, Town of Collingwood Chief Administrative Officer. (read more here).
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"Shadow, Steel and Steam": Silhouetted against a brilliant mountain sunrise Western Maryland #1309, ex-C&O, charges north for the Narrows on the former Western Maryland right of way. Meanwhile the fireman's own silhouette can be seen ensuring the way ahead is clear.
This red winged backbird was watching the passers on the trail, ensuring that we didn't get too close! At Commonwealth Lake.
Traveling to new places always ensures my heart will skip a beat faster when I see new sights. I was familiar with Cattle Egrets, as I'd noticed them at a distance on one of our earlier trips to the Hawaiian Islands. However, on our last visit I was stunned to see this beauty creeping slowly through the green grass outside one of the five star resorts. As this bird was moving along just feet away from tourists, I realized that its search for a meal was the only thing on its mind.
Bundar is a 6 year old male Malayan tiger. With only about 250 remaining in the wild Malayan tigers are the most at risk tigers for going extinct. Without managed care to boost their numbers, and to ensure genetic diversity, they will most likely go extinct.
Time consuming, but it ensured he left no evidence behind.
No body, no crime.
The bits of viscera that fall away due to his messy eating fall into the water, drawing in several fish that happily swallow down his crumbs.
Taking the bodies, he finally descends into the depths. His magic is released, a sudden pulse that pings out to the dangers that lurk in the deep.
It’s not long before there’s an answer to his call.
Within a matter of minutes, the monster is surrounded by a group of Short fin Mako Sharks, circling, curious. Magic amplifies his thoughts, his will. For a moment their silence leaves him hanging, believing they do not wish to share his meal.
Sharks do not consider humans as part of their diet. At least there is no record of it. Whenever an attack happens it’s mainly due to other reasons.
Yet, this type of shark is known to devour their own siblings.
Survival of the fittest.
They shoot forward with incredible speed, their mouths eagerly tearing into the bodies he’s provided. His own maw parts, reflecting those around him before another bit of flesh is torn off and swallowed.
Having dinner with others makes it more enjoyable.
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Insekten sind bei Blumen stets gern gesehene Gäste.
Insects ensure the existence in the plant world. Just because they are not petting animals, we shouldn't neglect them.
From Wikipedia:- "The Guildhall and Stonebow, Lincoln, has been the meeting place of Lincoln City Council from Medieval times to the present. The term Stonebow, which is derived from the Danish word stennibogi, indicates a stone archway that visitors entering the city from the south, along the High Street, would have passed through. It is a Grade I listed building.
The first gateway on the site, which formed the southern gateway to the City on Lincoln on Ermine Street, the main road from London to York, was completed in the early 211 AD. The gateway would have become known as the Stonebow some time after the Viking invasion of England in the late 8th century. The Guildhall, which had been located in the south east corner of the city, was moved to a new location over the Stonebow in 1237. In 1386 King Richard II presented a sword to city officials who ensured that it was displayed in the building. The Guildhall and Stonebow were demolished in the late 14th century but, due to a shortage of funds, the present building was only completed around 1520."
Macro Mondays: Anachonism (something that is out of place in modern time). Image is cropped to ensure it fits within the 3" size limits.
I seem to have misplaced or possibly thrown out :( all of our cassette tape collection. I texted my husband if he knows where it is and he is certain it is in the garage which is where one stereo that still plays cassette tapes is located. I looked in the garage but couldn't find the box of cassette tapes. While I was out there I decided to take a look in the stereo and I lucked out...one, dusty, old AC/DC tape to the rescue!
Thank you so much for your visit! Happy Macro Monday and have a great week!
Eastbound CB&Q dinky makes a station stop at Highlands as a westbound express rolls through on the middle track. Trainman is likely standing at the crosswalk to ensure debarking passengers don't unwittingly walk into the path of the oncoming train. Hinsdale IL, June 1968.
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Just out for one of my typical peaceful rides. Great way to clear ones mind. :) Photo taken at Cloudbreak SLURL
Just on my Clydesdale Waterhorse. There are lots of 'charities' in SL. Some are not legit, but some have been looked into to ensure that the donations go where they need to go. The skin on my Clyde is from *CINNAMON* at the following:
Second Chances Equine Rescue, SL event.
100% profit from these two babies will be donated to the cause.
August 25th and 26th
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For more info about what Second Chances do, and how to donate and support them, visit their page:
Liverpool City Council’s Eurovision Village at the Pier Head on the waterfront. Welcomed 250,000 visitors during the nine days it was open.
Cllr Harry Doyle, said: “The last two weeks have been a whirlwind of blue and yellow as we have welcomed people from across the world to celebrate with us on behalf of Ukraine. Anyone who got the chance to be in the city centre over the past few days knows how busy it was and the incredible buzz it generated. We always knew Liverpool would sparkle during Eurovision and now we just hope those people who came and were part of history come back again and bring their friends!"
Director of Culture Liverpool, Claire McColgan, said: “The logistics of staging an event of this scale and within this time period would have been impossible without the incredible support of our colleagues across the city council and our city partners. Everyone across the city and region stepped up and it was a true team effort. We are uniquely lucky to have a collection of experts in their field who handled everything we threw at them with professionalism, good grace and humour.”
Bill Addy, CEO of Liverpool BID Company, said: “The lasting memory of Eurovision in Liverpool will be one of joy. To see so many people enjoy the city has given it such a buzz and that’s the message we have had from our businesses. They’re telling us they have seen a real boost in people coming in and just wanting to enjoy the atmosphere. The private sector, through BID, made a six figure investment to help ensure the benefit of Eurovision would be felt throughout the city centre. We’ve spent a lot of time with our city centre businesses helping to prepare for this, from window dressing and artwork to karaoke displays and language classes, so it’s great to see it paying off. We know that the impact of Eurovision isn’t purely in the two weeks of celebrations, but for the 160m people watching at home and the projected economic impact of £250m over the next three years.”
"Anselm had been installed in Mecklenburg some summers ago by Henry the Lion, shortly after Pribislav returned from accompanying the duke on pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The appointment carried the weight of strategy rather than coincidence; Anselm stood in Mecklenburg as both bishop and watchman, ensuring that Pribislav’s restored favor remained firmly aligned with Saxon and ecclesiastical interests..."
"My father literally fought his entire life
to ensure the inclusion of all people
because he understood that we were intertwined
and connected together in humanity."
~ Bernice King ~
Dedicated to Marilyn, AKA cowgirl, in deepest sympathy.
After flying back from the US for a family Christmas I arranged a downtime meet-up with Mr Woolley for a spell snapping the Santa Specials on the GCR, Loughborough.
Stanier 8F 48305 was on duty that day and, after taking a few pics and chatting to the driver, to my eternal surprise I was invited up on the footplate for the ride to Leicester and back. Thinking Christmas had come early I eagerly accepted, while making a mental note not to ask too many questions that might give away just how clueless on such matters I was.
Thankfully the crew were pretty relaxed about me taking shots and, for this one, I opted for a slow shutter speed to try capture the motion blur. Always a bit tricky to get the timing right it took half a dozen attempts before I ended up with something I thought passed the sniff test. The dark dingy December weather helped though and ensured the healthy glow from the fire played a part.
Not my first visit to a hot footplate but certainly my first ride on one and I have to confess, if quietly, it absolutely made that Christmas!
Rework of an image posted 10 years ago. Exposed at 1/25s, F7.1, 14mm lens, 200asa, Canon Rebel XT.
Somewhere near Swithland
December 2007
This building is one of the few remaining examples of domestic Norman architecture in England.
Constructed in about 1160, these rooms provided elegant and comfortable living quarters for the lord of Christchurch. As a high status building, it was made of stone rather than timber which has ensured its preservation until today. The tall circular Norman chimney is a particularly rare survival. The building later became the home of the lord's constable or bailiff.
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©Bloody Foreland, Donegal, Ireland by Pawel Zygmunt
This is normally held in September, but moved up to May this year to ensure there would be enough water in the river!!
2020 is to say the least proving to be a strange and testing year. Our armed forces may not be at the forefront of the news defending the country from unfriendly nations, but they are still assisting with the deference against Covid. We as a nation depend upon the men and women of the forces and we far too frequently acknowledge their efforts to keep us and the country safe. Alas casualties have occurred not just in the two great wars of the 20th century but in other capacities a well.
To make matters worse this year gatherings at war memorials or cenotaphs have been kept to a minimum. Even more than normal and for that reason we must ensure that we continue to say thanks, both in words and also through donations. The care of those injured whether mentally or physically is so important.
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I know that AI has some beneficial qualities, and those I am delighted with. However, I am apprehensive about the harm it may cause.
With heartfelt thanks for your kind visit. Have a wonderful day, stay healthy, stay alert, appreciate the beauty around you, enjoy your creativity, stay safe, and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
CMXD554: Patient was successfully rescued from the damaged ship. Body was badly damaged, Race of unknown origin. Attempts to reconstruct have been successful due to DNA configuration and cloning. Tank purge is preparing, there will be many questions I'm sure. Patient remains unconscious while final steps are being taken to ensure complete reconstruction.