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Into the sleep machine I won't plug in
In fact I'd rather die before I will comply
To you, my friend I write the reason I still live
Because in my mind it's set the vitamin is ripe to give
Coming closer to another two thousand years
You and I will pry the closed eye of the sleep machine
~Incubus
I was thrilled to have captured this Forster's Tern in flight (bif not being my forte) and I like the fact that a person is included in the frame. It puts the bird in context and shows how they both share the same space. This picture was taken early in the morning in Daytona Beach, Florida, last February.
Thank you kindly for your support and comments.
Un gros merci de votre soutien et de vos commentaires.
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*Working Towards a Better World
"We cannot close ourselves off to information and ignore the fact that millions of people are out there suffering. I honestly want to help. I don't believe I feel differently from other people. I think we all want justice and equality, a chance for a life with meaning. All of us would like to believe that if we were in a bad situation someone would help us." - Angelina Jolie
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
reading fingers have left almost invisible traces on the letters. the story is very old.
what is readable, what can we know...just some shades and hints of the forgotten lives.
Cool Fact
Unlike robins and many other fruit-eating birds, Baltimore Orioles seem to prefer only ripe, dark-colored fruit. Orioles seek out the darkest mulberries, the reddest cherries, and the deepest-purple grapes, and will ignore green grapes and yellow cherries even if they are ripe.
(The Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Interesting fact: House Wrens are fiercely territorial, they have been known to destroy bluebird and other cavity nester's eggs by piercing them, and then often removing the eggs from the nest.
If you like this and some of my other images, I invite you to take a look at my wildlife/birding blog, which I try to update every few days. ... grenfell.weebly.com and my web page at www.tekfx.ca
I appreciate your feedback and comments! so feel free to contact me for any reason. I can be reached at billm@tekfx.ca or on Flickrmail
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Interesting Fact: During the long Arctic night, Redpolls are known to sleep in snow tunnels to preserve body heat.
If you like this and some of my other images, I invite you to take a look at my wildlife/birding blog, which I try to update every few days. ... grenfell.weebly.com and my web page at www.tekfx.ca
I appreciate your feedback and comments! so feel free to contact me for any reason. I can be reached at billm@tekfx.ca or on Flickrmail
All images are copyright. Please don't use this, or any other of my, images, on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission © All rights reserved
Fun fact: In 1810, Alexander Wilson collected a warbler from a magnolia tree in Mississippi, giving it the English name "Black-and-yellow Warbler" and "magnolia" for the scientific species name, which became the common name over time.
Botallack, Cornwall
My last upload of 2022 and another image from the Cornwall tour with Mark, Geoff and Shelly. 2022 has been mainly a series of many low points with very few highlights for me, but Cornwall was definitely the pinnacle and an opportunity to get away and do something for myself with good friends.
I’ve not posted a lot this year, in fact it’s been my second lowest output (a measly 57) since I joined Flickr way back in 2015. So, I’ll bypass all the fake New Year’s celebrations this weekend and dive head first into 2023 next week. As the song says… things can only get better!
See you all in 2023 and many thanks for all the support and comments throughout the year.
Partial eclipse in Denton, Texas
The funny white shapes on the ground are in fact the eclipsed sun's projections
A combination of moments,
light and shadows.
Lines and dots.
All inconspicuous and at the same time quite clear.
When I say I have lots of marble photo's I mean lots as in hundreds. Trouble is my decision making is poor aligned to the fact it is not something everyone enjoys. Never mind...its like music soothes the savage breast sort of thing... if you know what I mean ?
This is an unsponsored picture.
Fun facts, folks! I decided to put together an outfit and show it to you all. First up is the Cape.
CandyDoll - Sweet Bolero
This cute little bolero is available in 10 color textures and 20 pattern textures. The accent pieces have 27 color textures. I loved the outfit it came with, and nearly bought it all. I wanted to mix and match.
Available Sizes:
eBody - Reborn
Legacy - Special
Maitreya - LaraX
CandyDoll - Nesy Top
This fantastic top, with all its holy personality, is available in 10 color textures and 10 pattern textures. Accents come with 14 color textures.
Available Sizes:
eBody - Reborn | Juicy Boobs | Waifu
Legacy - Special | Perky
Nerido - Legacy Push-up
Maitreya - LaraX | LaraX Petite
CandyDoll - Carol Leggings
I love these pants. The little knee hearts made me excited. They are available in 10 color textures and 10 color textures for the accents.
Available Sizes:
eBody - Reborn
Legacy - Special
Maitreya - LaraX
CandyDoll - Softy Shoes
These shoes screamed my name when I saw them, and I scoured the store to find them. They are available in 10 color textures and 10 accent color textures.
Available Sizes:
eBody - Reborn
Legacy - Special
Maitreya - LaraX
Head into CandyDoll and look around at their Main Store at all their amazing products and do remember to grab all the demos!!!
Picture taken at Sunny Photo Studio
Some interesting facts about the Roseate Spoonbills...
The Roseate Spoonbill is one of the newest birds to join the Birdorable family. Here are some fun facts about this unique species.
1. The collective noun for spoonbills is bowl. Have you ever seen a bowl of Roseate Spoonbills?
2. Roseate Spoonbills get their pink color from their food! They feed on crustaceans who in turn have fed on algae.
3. In parts of their range, especially in Florida, Roseate Spoonbills are sometimes confused with another large pink wading bird: the flamingo.
4. There are six species of spoonbill in the world; the Roseate Spoonbill is the only one with pink plumage. Roseate Spoonbill
5. The Roseate Spoonbill is also the only spoonbill species found in the Americas.
6. The beaks of chick spoonbills are straight; the spoon-shape grows as the chick develops.
7. Spoonbills use their specialized bills to feed. They sweep their open bills through the water, and when a prey item like a fish or insect comes between the mandibles, the bill snaps shut.
8. The oldest wild Roseate Spoonbill was discovered in the Florida Keys in 2006. The bird had been banded in 1990, and was an amazing 16 years old. The previous known longevity record for the species was seven years.
9. Roseate Spoonbills are highly social. They feed with each other and with other wading birds. They also nest in colonies and fly in flocks.
The Piazza del Duomo in Orvieto, as it's easy to tell from the name, clearly owes its existence to the Duomo. In the town of Orvieto, all roads lead to this piazza, just as all visitors to the town naturally turn their footsteps along the Via del Duomo that flanks the square's west side, towards the majestic cathedral that towers over every house and palazzo on the square. In fact, much of the piazza was built around the Duomo while it was being completed over a period of more than three hundred years.
The Maurizio Tower to the north of the square certainly was, with its funny little automated timekeeper and bell at the top built to mark the working day for workers building the Duomo. This tower is also an information point for tourists looking to learn about the MODO (the Museum of the Opera del Duomo of Orvieto) which is one of Italy's most precious cultural heritages.
Due to the fact that the wind comes almost from West, the waves become the same direction, from W to E, and wash the sand away
To stop/make less this washout effect, to break the stronght of the waves - that's the reason of this pillars. In the northern part of Zeeland there are beaches , many km long, and there are this pillars, always two lines together, repeating so about 500m. Depending from tide/low tide you can see 2,0m or nothing from them.
In fact the whole village is named after the Saviour. Sotira in Greek means Saviour. Sotira is a well-known village in the Ammochostos (Famagusta) area of Cyprus and plenty of old churches have survived in the village centre. The "Church of the Metamorphosis/Transfiguration of Christ" is currently closed. There is archaeological work going on, but the building was too small anyway and, in the 20th century, had been replaced by the "Church of the Metamorphosis/Transfiguration of Jesus". I'll come back to this interesting change of title. This old church here goes back to the 13th century, back to the time of the crusades and the French occupation of Cyprus. The building began as a simple barrel roof construction. In Venetian times, the dome was added, and the spire, also in Venetian style, is a 19th century product (still built during the Ottoman occupation). The archaeological dig showed that this church is resting on foundations of a fifth century Christian basilica. So, the question of who the Saviour is, has always been central to this village. Metamorphosis or Transfiguration denotes the visible appearance of Jesus, not as man, but as God. But "Christ"? Christ is already a title presupposing divinity, no need to transfigure here. That is why, I would guess, that in the 20th century the title was changed to transfiguration of Jesus. It makes more sense. Sense is, of course, in the eye of the beholder. If, as Christian doctrine has it, Jesus Christ was one person, but had two natures (God and Man), and if the Trinity consist of three persons, but having only on nature, there is trouble if you apply Aristotelian logic. Things are made not easier by the gospel of John which stipulates that Christ was always there with God and, therefore, had pre-existence. If you find this difficult, it only means that your mind is working. The question of who the Saviour is is not a puzzle the mind can resolve. But if you sing the question, turn it into sound, or into vision, you may be on a different path. Fuji X-Pro3.
Check out these cool cardinal facts:
Cardinals are early nesters.
Both male and female cardinal birds sing.
Some people put birdseed outside to keep cardinals as “pets.”
In many cultures, bird lovers have a special place in their hearts for cardinals.
Many people associate cardinals with pleasant memories or the idea that a deceased loved one is present.
Perhaps the cardinal’s comforting, beautiful, and cheerful song invokes pleasant memories from the past.
Or maybe the bold red color speaks to us; red is the color of blood, which gives us life.
For many, cardinals symbolically represent joy and hope.
When single people encounter cardinals, they believe the bird’s presence represents an omen that new romantic relationships are on the verge of manifesting.
In the United States, when people see cardinals in winter, they feel encouraged to look forward to springtime.
January.
January gets a bad rap. Yeah.... the holidays that most people look forward to are over... the next paid holiday (at least in my world) is Memorial Day! Most of us have eaten our way through the holidays and have now made ridiculous resolutions about losing weight, exercising and getting healthy... along with numerous other resolutions that rarely survive the first month of the year. It's cold. It's dark.... it's dark when we get up and dark when we get out of work. It's like an endless Monday.... (well, for most people... I, personally love Mondays, so that's not really how I feel!) ... 31 days straight of
Mondays for everyone else. And speaking of Mondays... and survival... here's another fun fact (almost as fun as the one about owls eating the heads off of pheasants).... The third Monday of January is regarded as the most depressing day of the year. It actually has the highest suicide rate of any other day of the year. Yup.... did you know that? And it's coming.... I'm going to survive Monday... because, hey! it's my favorite day of the week... now, Tuesday... that's another story altogether.
Anyway.... there are good things about January. It's a "catch up" month. We get to do things that we didn't have time to do because we were prepping for the holidays. It's dark... so we get to come home from work and put pajamas on at 7:00 (some of us are even asleep by 7:30!!) So, we get to catch up on sleep. It's cold... so we get to use wool.... wool blankets, wool scarves, wool sweaters, wool fingerless gloves. I love wool. Oh...and we get to wear many layers... which hide the extra pounds that have been added due to all of the chocolate covered goodies that appeared in the kitchen at work during all of December. It's cold and dark... so it gives us an excuse to curl up under blankets, with a good book, and go to sleep early. And if there's something you are supposed to do, that you don't want to.... you can pray for snow to get out of it... or just use the excuse... it's too cold. And if you do go out, like when I go to Waterloo Village every day...you have the place all to yourself (because it's cold... and it's dark!!) ... but having the place all to myself... PERFECT!! Just the way I like it! There... don't you feel better already? Yeah, I have no problem with January, and it's almost over anyway (although I have several other things to whine and complain about that aren't even close to being over... ugh)
So here is my black and white re-edit of the 2019 Palais Theatre RAW file. Two things commended monochrome to me here. The first is the fact that the image was always sharp as a tack (you can easily read the enlarged signs on the theatre entrance). That wasn't the problem, colour was and it is why I now need a compelling reason to process a night shot in colour (the reverse of daytime photographs).
The second issue is that black and white to some degree can mask some of those artefacts I talked about in the "Just for fun" re-edit. That "fake" looking palm tree on the left (in the colour version) doesn't look so bad in black and white.
Finally, although I am nowhere near as satisfied with the outcome of this monochrome as "The National Theatre" I posted yesterday (there are just too many problems to solve in this RAW image), my own preference is for the monochrome version over the colour re-edit.
One of the photographs which changed my whole outlook on black and white night photography is this wonderful photograph from Hollywood in 1949 by Max Yavno, "Premiere at Carthey Circle, LA". It is in the Peter Fetterman collection and can be seen on the cover of his superb book, The Power of Photography (ACC Art Books, 2022). www.peterfetterman.com/artists/30-max-yavno/works/57953-m...
Revisiting my Iceland photos, I just posted a sunset photo over Kirkufell and then took it down. Although a lovely sunset over a stunning mountain the side on composition was boring.
I much prefer this one, although not a recognised landmark I like the fact the eye takes you somewhere.
Iceland is stunning everywhere you look, which makes photography more challenging. This was early morning on the way out of the Snaefellness Peninsula heading for the Secret Lagoon and Bruarfoss Waterfall where we spent the last day.
Blokktinden rises like a granite sentinel above Tjongsfjorden in Nordland, Norway, catching the dance of light and shadow across its rugged slopes. The fjord mirrors the sky’s soft blues, while scattered clouds frame the towering peak in a scene of pure northern tranquility. This landscape is a testament to the raw beauty of Arctic Norway, where nature’s contrasts create timeless harmony.
Fun Fact
Blokktinden reaches an elevation of 1,044 meters and is a popular destination for hikers seeking panoramic views of the Helgeland coast. On clear days, you can even glimpse the Lofoten mountains far to the north!
Blokktinden reiser seg som en granittvokter over Tjongsfjorden i Nordland, og fanger spillet mellom lys og skygge på sine bratte sider. Fjorden speiler himmelens myke blåtoner, mens spredte skyer rammer inn fjelltoppen i et landskap preget av nordlig ro. Dette er naturens kontraster i sin reneste form – et møte mellom fjord, fjell og himmel som skaper tidløs harmoni.
OK....so there's the fact that this is one of the most photographed waterfalls in the world...and the fact that you can pull into the parking lot and waddle up the fairly short trail behind the restaurant and gift shop and shoot away without breaking a sweat, and the fact that neither of these facts really do much for the "I want to be a serious landscape photographer" part of my psyche. (The Mossy Grotto was one of those locations. Hike straight up the side of a mountain and hurl yourself over a cliff into a pile of poison oak. Now THAT'S what landscape photography is all about!)
And yet...I'd have to admit that this was one of those locations that I was most looking forward to shooting when we got to the gorge. There's just something about the combination of that white bridge surrounded by lush trees and a waterfall that goes right up to the sky. As with my other shots from that week, I experimented quite a bit with the framing, but with my first post of this location, I wanted to focus on the bridge rather than the entirety of the falls.
After Multnomah, it was Elowah, Falls Creek, Panther, and Spirit Falls, and by the time I clawed my way out of the gorge back to the road, gasping for air at 7 PM, I had had quite enough "serious landscape photography" for one day. I'm hoping to be in shape enough to try some backpacking in the not so distant future, but in the mean time, I'm sure not going to complain when a waterfall like Multnomah is within throwing distance of my car.
I gotta ask, do you ever think about us?
before you cut me off, can you sit down and just..
listen, I just gotta get this off my chest
am I the only one with feelings that never left?
I know I messed up. I was so insecure
Maybe it's the fact that you were never sure
but whatever we went through, how love turned into anger
It's killing me inside 'cause now we're just strangers
Tell me honestly, am I the one you're missing?
Do you wish it was me every time that you're with him?
Am I in a dream where I still got your heart?
And you'd come running back from the moment I would call you
and I would be different. I'd only make it better
And I never should have said that we shouldn't be together
so, am I wrong? I hope I'm getting through to you
'Cause what we could of had, it could of been beautiful...
Food Cart, Fifth Avenue. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell.
A food cart vendor on 5th Avenue, near Central Park, Manhattan.
This photograph comes from the second of our two recent visits to Manhattan, this one about a week into the month of October. The previous visit was in August. (I can just hear the New Yorkers: “What!! You wen to New York City in August? Are you nuts?”) Let’s just say that the weather on the first trip was different than on the second. In October it was quite pleasant, and there was a hint of autumn. Things seemed to be slowing just a bit, and the light was different. In fact, in the urban canyons of Manhattan, the later sunrise meant that many places were still in shadow later in the day, including this street corner along the east side of Central Park.
We were staying a few blocks west of Central Park, and on this morning we went out for a walk through the park. I came upon this food cart when we reached the far side of Fifth Avenue. Two things catch my attention about this cart. First, it sure isn’t very busy! Second, because of those shadows the cart’s lights almost make it look like evening. It also occurs to me that something about the colors of light and shadow and the empty streets creates a sort of autumnal feeling.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
It almost feels like ANGKOR with its temples invaded by the jungle, but the stone balusters and the flamboyant Gothic style of the chapel in the background immediately disabuse us.
In fact, we are in Brittany at Le Faouët on the site of the Chapelle Sainte-Barbe.
On pourrait presque se croire à ANGKOR avec ses temples envahis par la jungle, mais les balustres en pierre et le style gothique flamboyant de la chapelle dans le fond nous détrompent immédiatement.
En fait, nous sommes en Bretagne au Faouët sur le site de la Chapelle Sainte-Barbe.
Le Faouët
Morbihan
Bretagne
FRANCE
Fun beagle fact: A Beagle’s large, floppy ears help them smell better. The ears create air currents near their noses, which carry more scent particles.
Thanks to Mary for the great idea!!!!!!
WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
No
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
yesterday
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
yes
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
smoked turkey
DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
No......unles you count all my animal babies over the years
IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes.
DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Ohhhh yeah
DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS
Yes.
WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
You bet...at least once
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
granola
DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
not all the time
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Yes.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Change it up alot
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Eyes...tells you alot
RED OR PINK?
pink
WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
when I get snippy
WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My grandmother
WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
No shoes......prefer
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
A left over piece of pizza
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Neighborhood dog barking
IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
yellow that way I'd be the sun....smile
FAVORITE SMELLS?
Honeysuckle in the spring....but allergies don't like it too much...LOL!
WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My neighbor
FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Football
HAIR COLOR?
reddish blonde but comes from a bottle.......more brunette the older I've gotten
EYE COLOR?
green.....more hazel with certain moods
DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
no
FAVORITE FOOD?
Mexican
SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
LOVE both.....as long as not really gorry or anything like that
LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
The Last of the Dogmen
WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Blue
SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer!.................but actually spring and fall are real faves
HUGS OR KISSES?
both please
FAVORITE DESSERT?
Hot Fudge Sundae
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Rereading Sylvia Browne.....The Other side and back
WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Nothing...plain and blue
WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
DVD....Last of the Dogmen
FAVORITE SOUND?
The Ocean
ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Both....according to mood....I am a Gemini
WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME???
Astoria Oregon and Orlando Florida...about the same
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Sing, draw, write some and photography....really love to cook too...
WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Lovington, New Mexico
Continuing my Jersey bunker series - this is an anti-tank bunker near Le Braye Slip. I was lining up for my shot when the paraglider suddenly appeared in the perfect position. It looked like he had just parachuted in - in fact he's taking off, using the bunker as a launch pad!
صباح الخيــر
=P ادري متأخره لكن ما كان ببالي شي اكتبه
I've Been Tagged by s t y l e.z
& s ђ ё s ђ o
1. ما اسامح حد جذب علي
hate liars and I never forgive anyone lies to me
2. hate ppl who said one thing in front of you and another in your back يعني بالعربي ما استحمل حد بوجهين
3. my best friend is my sis =D الله لا يحرمني منها
4. صحيح ان ربعي ينعدون ع الاصابع لكن اقدر اسميهم ربع
My friends are few but I truly can call them MY FRIENDS
5. الي ما يعجبني مايعجبني واقول رأيي بصراحة ولو ان بعض الاحيان الصراحة تجرح ، لكن تظل الصراحة راحة
if I don't like something I stand for my opinion and say it even if it hard, honestly is my first rule
6. اكره شي شميته بحياتي ريحة الشيشة ><" كلش ما استحمل اشمها 3 ثواني على بعض
و احلى شي شميته ريحة البترول =P
I can't stand hookah smell uffff
but I love oil smell
7. ما احب الي "يقولون ما لا يفعلون" اذا ما انت قد الكلام لاتظرب على صدرك وتقول انا
وعندي الوعد وعــــــــــــد مافيه يمكن او على حسب الظروف والله
I don't like ppl who say what they don't do, promise is promise
8. القطاوة حبي وغرامي (L)
خاطري مره بحياتي اشتري قطوة وامي ما تقول لا
-_-"
Cats my fav pet, hope one day to have one
9. مـــــا احب شي اسمه يهـــــــال
احسهم اكثر المخلقوات مصلحة على الارض
يصيحون ويعفسون الدنيا ولا يسكتون الا اذا خذوا الي يبون
._. سخافة
haaaateeee kids really hate them
10. اصعب سنه مرة بحياتي لحد الحين 2008 لكن الله كريم =)
2008 was the toughest year in my life
11. ما انسى الناس الطيبين الي مروا بحياتي وربي يوفقهم
I'll never forget nice and good ppl I meet
12. الصح صح والغلط غلط ما في عندي بينهم يمكن
What is right is right and what is wrong is wrong I don't have maybe in between
13. مافي احلى من القهوة العربية ♥
Nothing test good as Arabic coffee
14. الجمال عندي ما هو مكياج والوان، الجمال اخلاق وذوق واذا كانت موجوده بالداخل الكل راح يشوفها من بره
Makeup is just makeup; real beauty comes from the inside
~
I often show you photos of old buildings that were forgotten or left behind in Pennsylvania and New Jersey when plans to flood the area for a dam project fell through. Well this is one that was saved. In fact the park service and the Millbrook Village Society moved some to higher ground when they thought the flood was coming. They collected them into a visitor's village. Empty now for the winter, but in the summer it is filled with families and costumed guides sharing what life might have been like in the past. So that is good news - not decaying, not abandoned, but saved! Have a wonderful Good Friday.