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A perfect evening at the shores of the salty Salton Sea. Its nearly three hours away from San Diego but its a very different world altogether! There are several small beaches but we went to the farthest, the Bombay Beach. The small town is almost deserted as people couldn't take the stench of dead and decaying fish and sea life. The lake is evaporating and the salt content is rising yearly. Though very harsh, the fishes like tilapia do survive in large numbers and attract serious bird life. Perfect place for ornithologists!
We arrived a bit early and I started hunting for flocks of birds, flying low looking for fish. Took almost 800 shots. Will post a few more that came out nice in coming days!
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The Gull sees farthest who flies highest .........Richard Bach (Jonathon Livingstone Seagull)
Taken at Indented Heads on Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
Parc national Forillon
Gaspé, Québec
Le parc national Forillon, créé en 1970, est situé à la fine pointe de la Gaspésie. Ses paysages grandioses de mer, de falaises et de montagnes s'étendent sur 244 km 2.
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Forillon National Park
Gaspé (Gaspésie) Québec
Forillon, a national park created in 1970, is located at the farthest reach of the Gaspé Peninsula. Its majestic landscapes cover a 244 km 2 area that is carved out of the sea, cliffs and mountains.
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Cape Blanco light stands near Port Orford, OR and was erected in 1870. This lighthouse stands on Oregon’s farthest west point of land and holds the record for the state's oldest one in continual operation. Thanks for the views and comments and have a great Wednesday!
The Spreuer Bridge (German: Spreuerbrücke, formerly also Mühlenbrücke) is one of two extant covered wooden footbridges in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. Besides the other preserved bridge, the Kapellbrücke, a third bridge of this type – the Hofbrücke – existed in Lucerne, but was demolished in the 19th century.
The first bridge was constructed in the 13th century to connect the Mühlenplatz (Mill Place) on the right bank of the Reuss with the mills in the middle of the river. The extension of the bridge to the left bank was completed only in c. 1408. This was the only bridge in Lucerne where it was allowed to dump chaff (in German: Spreu, therefore the name Spreuerbrücke) and leaves into the river, as it was the bridge farthest downriver. The bridge was destroyed by a flood in 1566 and then rebuilt, together with a granary as the bridge head, called the Herrenkeller.
The pediments of the Spreuer Bridge contain paintings in the interior triangular frames, which is a feature unique to the wooden bridges of Lucerne. In the case of the Spreuer Bridge, the paintings form a Danse Macabre, known as Totentanz in German, which was created from 1616 to 1637 under the direction of painter Kaspar Meglinger. It is the largest known example of a Totentanz cycle. Of the 67 original paintings, 45 are still in existence. Most of the paintings contain the coat of arms of the donor in the lower left corner and to the right the coat of arms of the donor's wife. The black wooden frames bear explanations in verse and the names of the donors. The paintings also contain portraits of the donors and other exponents of Lucerne society. The painters of Lucerne knew the woodcuts by Hans Holbein the Younger but were more advanced in their painting technique. The images and texts of the Lucerne Danse Macabre are intended to highlight that there's no place in the city, in the country or at sea where death isn't present.
Another shot of this. I was lazy for this one and didn't switch to MF so the DoF doesn't quite cover the farthest bits. Intended to reshoot with an even sharper MF tele but the thing's gone now...
Afton State Park is the farthest downstream Minnesota State Park on the Saint Croix River. The water is remarkably high this year, due to an unusual amount of rain this season.
Stardate 3066
I've been exploring the farthest reaches of space with my faithful companion Mr. Bippy. I can't help but hope to find more intelligent life soon. I love Mr. Bippy but he keeps eating all of the peanut butter sandwiches.
This locale was the farthest point reached by the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the early 1800's. They had come to see a beached whale they had heard about from the Native Americans while wintering near Astoria, Oregon..
Not the regular brown California pelicans, these are the Great While American Pelicans, almost found exclusively (90%) near the Salton Sea at this time of the year.
It was a perfect evening at the shores of the salty Salton Sea. Its nearly three hours away from San Diego but its a very different world altogether! There are several small beaches but we went to the farthest, the Bombay Beach. The small town is almost deserted as people could't take the stench of dead and decaying fish and sea life. The lake is evaporating and the salt content is rising yearly. Though very harsh, the fishes like tilapia do survive in large numbers and attract serious bird life. Perfect place for ornithologists!
Thanks for your likes and comments! I highly appreciate it!
I have spent a lot of time with several small flocks (maybe the same birds - hard to say) of Snow Buntings on rural roads south of Ottawa. I have mostly been prone on those rural roads, at times and on side roads that reduce the likelihood of encountering other vehicles. I know these are unappealing habitats, but as people around here will know: this is what these birds do, and where they do it. They are ground birds, finding grit and wildflower seeds amid the snow and gravel.
They are very tough and very territorial birds. Though tiny and pretty, they live most of the year in circumpolar habitats - the farthest northerly breeders among passerines. Their feathered tarsi, more common on owls and raptors, are evidence of the climate to which they are adapted. In the Arctic, they are what Red-winged Blackbirds are here: the first bird whose males return north to claim breeding territory. They are signs of spring. Here, of course, they are signs of the deepest winter.
I am not sure what these birds are fighting over, but such squabbles are not uncommon - it is part of their toughness. One of the other things this image shows well is the variation in coloration. The Snow Bunting flocks, or drifts, as they are called, will have many different variations on the generic and familiar colouring.
It was early and very cold when I secured these images. The birds seemed more focused in the deep cold, and less likely to be put off their work by a strange man lying across the road.
Oftentimes when I go hiking it's often to find a some scenic spot(s) alone the way or at the farthest point out along a trail. Other times the solace of quiet woodlands is enough. To able hear nothing but your own breathing, the sounds of birds, the crunching of twigs and leaves beneath your boots, the creaking of trees as they sway in the wind with only the occasional sound of an airplane to remind you that civilization is still annoyingly too close. The hiking area I was at on this particular day was new to me and and was of the kind usually visited by mostly locals. As I proceed there was a slew of unmarked or barely marked secondary trails and I just choose a course not caring about where I was going and little worried about losing my way as I have five decades of hiking experience crammed into my brain and could find my way back with little mental effort. Another thing I find especially in the areas of more rugged rural terrain is you encounter a class of people more in touch with their environment and usually in far better physical condition than more average people and this day was no exception. The first group I encountered was a group of burly young rock climbers most of them around thirty to forty years my junior loaded with backpacks and racks of gear heading off to one the local cliffs in the area. The second people I ran into were two women who had to be in their seventies but with stern weathered faces from years of being outdoors literally miles up a rough forest trail who said they were just getting their exercise for the day and instantly gained my respect considering where I live there are slew of seniors of the same age who can barely walk to the corner store and back and many use canes and walkers, a fitting tribute to maintaining fitness. The third person I encountered was a teenage girl and her dog doing a brisk jog trot as if running miles every day with canine was just part of her normal routine. This spot was just about a 100 meters off trail as i was just checking some cliffs I spotted.
A flock of snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) flitted and fluttered through the yard, picking up wind-blown seeds. They are on their way to the high reaches of the Arctic where they nest on bare rocky outcroppings.
Farthest north passerine on planet Earth. I believe this one is a female.
The Spreuer Bridge (German: Spreuerbrücke, formerly also Mühlenbrücke) is one of two extant covered wooden footbridges in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. Besides the other preserved bridge, the Kapellbrücke, a third bridge of this type – the Hofbrücke – existed in Lucerne, but was demolished in the 19th century.
The first bridge was constructed in the 13th century to connect the Mühlenplatz (Mill Place) on the right bank of the Reuss with the mills in the middle of the river. The extension of the bridge to the left bank was completed only in c. 1408. This was the only bridge in Lucerne where it was allowed to dump chaff (in German: Spreu, therefore the name Spreuerbrücke) and leaves into the river, as it was the bridge farthest downriver. The bridge was destroyed by a flood in 1566 and then rebuilt, together with a granary as the bridge head, called the Herrenkeller.
The pediments of the Spreuer Bridge contain paintings in the interior triangular frames, which is a feature unique to the wooden bridges of Lucerne. In the case of the Spreuer Bridge, the paintings form a Danse Macabre, known as Totentanz in German, which was created from 1616 to 1637 under the direction of painter Kaspar Meglinger. It is the largest known example of a Totentanz cycle. Of the 67 original paintings, 45 are still in existence. Most of the paintings contain the coat of arms of the donor in the lower left corner and to the right the coat of arms of the donor's wife. The black wooden frames bear explanations in verse and the names of the donors. The paintings also contain portraits of the donors and other exponents of Lucerne society. The painters of Lucerne knew the woodcuts by Hans Holbein the Younger but were more advanced in their painting technique. The images and texts of the Lucerne Danse Macabre are intended to highlight that there's no place in the city, in the country or at sea where death isn't present.
Colossal Cloud Fu%^ Friday: The last cloud of the day finds its way to shadow the valley created by Milk Creek as a loaded Craig Shuttle twists along the 26-mile long Axial Spur - the farthest reach of the old Rio Grande's Craig Branch.
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
This object, currently passing nearby Earth, was last seen by the Neanderthals 50,000 years ago. It was discovered in March 2022 by the Zwicky Transient Facility. It's orbit extends to the Oort Cloud at the farthest reaches of the Solar System.
A male Mountain Bluebird frequently feeds his mate while she is incubating and brooding. As the male approaches with food, the female may beg fledgling-style—with open beak, quivering wings, and begging calls. More often, she waits until her mate perches nearby, then silently flicks the wing farthest from him—a signal that usually sends him off to find her a snack. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Bluebird
This is a three stitched panoramic view of the Northern part of the Snowdonia National Park taken from the Triangulation Point on the summit of Moelfre Uchaf 396m (1,300ft) - the hill which dominates the skyline above my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales.
Please enlarge the image for a closer look as it is sharp enough to remain in focus.
It highlights the various mountain ranges as follows...
Firstly from right to left is the Carneddau with the two highest peaks Carneddau Llewelyn 1,064M (3,490ft) and Carnedd Dafydd 1,044m (3,425ft) both a distant right of centre.
Centre is the Glyderrau with Tryfan 917m (3,008ft), then Glyder Fach 994m (3,261ft) and adjacent Glyder Fawr 999m (3,278ft).
Next just left of centre is the Snowdon Horseshoe 1,085m (3,560ft), followed by the Moelwyns.
Finally the farthest left isolated peak is Moel Siabod 872m (2,860ft) the highest of the Moelwyns.
An all EMD lashup, with the Reading Heritage SD70ACe on point, passes through Sprigg, and the farthest West CPL signal left on the N&W mainline.
I saw many Aleutian and Arctic Terns during my trip. This Arctic Tern was cooperative for a flight shot. I wonder if terns know how elegant they are?
This bird migrates from the Arctic where it breeds to spend the winter in Antartica and flies about 40,000km. It is the farthest yearly journey of any bird. Just incredible!
Hannoversch Münden ist die südlichste Stadt Niedersachsens. Sie liegt in einem Talkessel am Zusammenfluss von Fulda und Werra zur Weser, der am Tanzwerder durch den Weserstein markiert ist.
Deshalb wird die Stadt auch „Drei-Flüsse-Stadt“ genannt.
Das Stadtzentrum mit der reizvollen historischen Altstadt befindet sich im äußersten Winkel des Mündungsdreiecks von Werra und Fulda in die Weser.
2021-09-19
Hannoversch Münden is the southernmost city in Lower Saxony. It lies in a basin at the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers to the Weser, which is marked by the Weserstein at Tanzwerder.
That is why the city is also known as the “Three Rivers City”.
The city center with the charming historic old town is located in the farthest corner of the triangle where the Werra and Fulda meet the Weser.
2021-09-19
The Spreuer Bridge (German: Spreuerbrücke, formerly also Mühlenbrücke) is one of two extant covered wooden footbridges in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. Besides the other preserved bridge, the Kapellbrücke, a third bridge of this type – the Hofbrücke – existed in Lucerne, but was demolished in the 19th century.
The first bridge was constructed in the 13th century to connect the Mühlenplatz (Mill Place) on the right bank of the Reuss with the mills in the middle of the river. The extension of the bridge to the left bank was completed only in c. 1408. This was the only bridge in Lucerne where it was allowed to dump chaff (in German: Spreu, therefore the name Spreuerbrücke) and leaves into the river, as it was the bridge farthest downriver. The bridge was destroyed by a flood in 1566 and then rebuilt, together with a granary as the bridge head, called the Herrenkeller.
The pediments of the Spreuer Bridge contain paintings in the interior triangular frames, which is a feature unique to the wooden bridges of Lucerne. In the case of the Spreuer Bridge, the paintings form a Danse Macabre, known as Totentanz in German, which was created from 1616 to 1637 under the direction of painter Kaspar Meglinger. It is the largest known example of a Totentanz cycle. Of the 67 original paintings, 45 are still in existence. Most of the paintings contain the coat of arms of the donor in the lower left corner and to the right the coat of arms of the donor's wife. The black wooden frames bear explanations in verse and the names of the donors. The paintings also contain portraits of the donors and other exponents of Lucerne society. The painters of Lucerne knew the woodcuts by Hans Holbein the Younger but were more advanced in their painting technique. The images and texts of the Lucerne Danse Macabre are intended to highlight that there's no place in the city, in the country or at sea where death isn't present.
Around Duncansby Head. A view of Duncansby Stacks
A minor public road leads from John o' Groats to Duncansby Head, which makes Duncansby Head the farthest point by road from Land's End.
The Duncansby Head Site of Special Scientific Interest includes the 6.5-kilometre (4-mile) stretch of coast south to Skirza Head. It includes the Duncansby Stacks, prominent sea stacks just off the coast.
Was super stoked to find 2 Arctic Terns in Richmond yesterday. We were cruising by in a boat when we spotted the stubby legged and stubby billed birds. There was an adult and juvenile present and the juv was begging away. A nice treat to see this rarity in Metro Vancouver. By the way did you know that Arctic Terns migrate from the arctic where they breed to spend the winter in Antartica and flies about 40,000 kms! It is the farthest yearly journey of any bird which is just incredible!
In the fields near Montacute, Somerset. On this occasion my walk took me on a circular path through the farthest trees on the left and then along the edge of the hill, where I dropped down to a lower level. I circled around to the right, (beyond the limits of this photograph and was then looking up at the hill I had walked earlier.
This photograph was invited to the In Explore Group on 6th April, I accepted the invitation, however I did not find it in Explore pages, so I assume it was dropped soon after the invitation.
Cuckoo - Cuculus Canorus
The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.
This species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa. It is a brood parasite, which means it lays eggs in the nests of other bird species, particularly of dunnocks, meadow pipits, and reed warblers. Although its eggs are larger than those of its hosts, the eggs in each type of host nest resemble the host's eggs. The adult too is a mimic, in its case of the sparrowhawk; since that species is a predator, the mimicry gives the female time to lay her eggs without being seen to do so.
The English word "cuckoo" comes from the Old French cucu and it first appears about 1240 in the poem Sumer Is Icumen In - "Summer has come in / Loudly sing, Cuckoo!" in modern English.
The scientific name is from Latin. Cuculus is "cuckoo" and canorus, "melodious ".
A study using stuffed bird models found that small birds are less likely to approach common cuckoos that have barred underparts similar to the Eurasian sparrowhawk, a predatory bird. Eurasian reed warblers were found more aggressive to cuckoos that looked less hawk-like, meaning that the resemblance to the hawk helps the cuckoo to access the nests of potential hosts. Other small birds, great tits and blue tits, showed alarm and avoided attending feeders on seeing either (mounted) sparrowhawks or cuckoos; this implies that the cuckoo's hawklike appearance functions as protective mimicry, whether to reduce attacks by hawks or to make brood parasitism easier.
The common cuckoo is an obligate brood parasite; it lays its eggs in the nests of other birds. At the appropriate moment, the hen cuckoo flies down to the host's nest, pushes one egg out of the nest, lays an egg and flies off. The whole process takes about 10 seconds. A female may visit up to 50 nests during a breeding season. Common cuckoos first breed at the age of two years.
More than 100 host species have been recorded: meadow pipit, dunnock and Eurasian reed warbler are the most common hosts in northern Europe; garden warbler, meadow pipit, pied wagtail and European robin in central Europe; brambling and common redstart in Finland; and great reed warbler in Hungary.
Studies were made of 90 great reed warbler nests in central Hungary. There was an "unusually high" frequency of common cuckoo parasitism, with 64% of the nests parasitised. Of the nests targeted by cuckoos, 64% contained one cuckoo egg, 23% had two, 10% had three and 3% had four common cuckoo eggs. In total, 58% of the common cuckoo eggs were laid in nests that were multiply parasitised. When laying eggs in nests already parasitised, the female cuckoos removed one egg at random, showing no discrimination between the great reed warbler eggs and those of other cuckoos.
It was found that nests close to cuckoo perches were most vulnerable: multiple parasitised nests were closest to the vantage points, and unparasitised nests were farthest away. Nearly all the nests "in close vicinity" to the vantage points were parasitised. More visible nests were more likely to be selected by the common cuckoos. Female cuckoos use their vantage points to watch for potential hosts and find it easier to locate the more visible nests while they are egg-laying.
View of the business district and P&G's twin towers with the top of the iconic Carew Tower farthest to center rear.
Foreground Roman bridge to Salamanca, background right to left Cathedral of Salamanca, bell tower of the University Chapel, and farthest to the left bell tower's of La Clerecía.
The first of only two supermoons of 2021 rose in a Super Pink Full Moon last night (April 26). The next and last Supermoon of 2021 will occur in May.
April full moon is also called the Pink Moon, but it has nothing to do with its color. According to NASA, the April moon got its name after the herb pink moss, also known as creeping phlox, moss phlox or mountain phlox, which is one of the earliest spring flowers appearing in the United States.
Supermoons are full moons that appear bigger in the sky than usual, though the difference may not be noticeable to the casual observer. During a supermoon, the full moon can appear up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than when it is at its farthest from Earth. That’s because it coincides with the moon's arrival at perigee, the closest point to Earth in its orbit.
Summarized from: www.space.com/super-pink-moon-supermoon-rises-april-2021
My guide and his girlfriend are driving me to visit their home in Ambato.
Best of all, they went around the gigantic Chimborazo volcano, we are on Vía a Ambato.
This was so unexpected and adorable.
The tour was over.
He showed me a bedroom that I could stay in whenever I come back to Ecuador.
The Venezuelan girlfriend planned my return in a VIP taxi from Ambato to Quito. We drank cachaça and smoke quality weed.
He is adorable.
I miss these two.
© Dan McCabe
My third annual attempt to capture a fuchsia.
This is getting closer to where I wanted to be with this subject. It's still not exactly what I wanted, but maybe I'll get another chance this year :). The colors of this flower are so vivid and the curves of the shape are so delicate that it's worth the extra effort.
As with many of my flower macros, this was shot on a light table and was illuminated from behind.
This photo is a depth stack of 6 separate images, each of which focuses at a slightly different distance. I was shooting at f/32 to get maximum depth of field, but even then, when the nearest element was in focus, the farthest was out of focus and vice versa. The solution is to shoot multiple images at different focal lengths and then composite them in a Photoshop depth stack.
A perfect evening at the shores of the salty Salton Sea. Its nearly three hours away from San Diego but its a very different world altogether! There are several small beaches but we went to the farthest, the Bombay Beach. The small town is almost deserted as people could't take the stench of dead and decaying fish and sea life. The lake is evaporating and the salt content is rising yearly. Though very harsh, the fishes like tilapia do survive in large numbers and attract serious bird life. Perfect place for ornithologists!
We arrived a bit early and I started hunting for flocks of birds, flying low looking for fish. Took almost 800 shots. Will post a few more that came out nice in coming days!
Thanks for your likes and comments! I highly appreciate it!
Found him singing in the farthest North-Western range of their migration.
It was a cold snowy morning, but he was very active.
Special thanks to Brian (www.flickr.com/people/brianzwiebelphotography/) from sabrewingtours.com/ for his expert guidance, otherwise this photo would not have been possible.
This is another view from Glacial Park, looking west. From the summit of a glacial kame (a hill created by glacial deposition), you have a view of this extensive plain of rural Illinois. I had had this view twice before and imagined it covered in a light mist. I anticipated to have a view with a mist that morning but mist didn't generate. Instead, I had a clear view that overlooks the entire park and beyond. Wildflowers were in bloom along the Nippersink River. I took a zoomed-in photo around the river with one of the bridges in center. The yellow flowers were in all the spaces in that photo. Sunlight was shining onto the flowers. It looks more like a spring scene instead of late summer. It is my favourite photo.
This place may look quiet, but the sound of traffic never ceased white I was there. There is a country highway outside the park, between the plain and the woods. There is a traffic noise even on a country road like this on the outskirts far from Chicago city limits. I have never been to the areas seen in this photo or beyond because I never had a reason to go. I checked the areas I would be seeing in this photo on the map. The farthest point in this photo is probably only in the eastern half of McHenry County. The county's limit is about ten miles away from the park, then there is another 60 liner miles or so to the state border. This state is immensely large. I always have difficulty grasping its scale.
The Park Entrance at 4,360 meters / 14,304 feet above sea level at the moment.
Volcán Chimborazo and Volcán Carihuairazo are both within the Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo. It is called a ‘fauna-production reserve’ because it is home to hundreds of vicuña (a wild relative of the llama). Once hunted to extinction, they were donated by Chile and Bolivia in the 1980s. Now prospering, it’s easy to spot their elegant silhouettes in the mist on the bus ride between Guaranda and Riobamba, and you’ll see them poking around if you explore the park.
Around Duncansby Head.
A minor public road leads from John o' Groats to Duncansby Head, which makes Duncansby Head the farthest point by road from Land's End.
The Duncansby Head Site of Special Scientific Interest includes the 6.5-kilometre (4-mile) stretch of coast south to Skirza Head. It includes the Duncansby Stacks, prominent sea stacks just off the coast.
I am waxing on about Waxwings tonight. Read on if you like.
There are three Waxwing species in the world: Cedar Waxwing, Bohemian Waxwing, and Japanese Waxwing. In North America, the year-round range, summer range, and winter range of the Cedar Waxwing is more wide-spread than the Bohemian Waxwing. (Sibley)
Where I live in central Alberta, we see Bohemian Waxwings and Cedar Waxwings. Although both species breed here, we see the Bohemians mostly in winter, and the Cedars in the summer. The Cedars are summer residents and are migratory. but the Bohemians are permanent residents in Alberta. They tend to nest north and in the mountain regions. Cedar Waxwings will nest in neighborhoods and local parks here.
During the winter, Bohemian Waxwings will often form huge flocks and forage on native berries. Mountain Ash berries are a favorite food source.
I put comparison shots of a Bohemiam Waxwing and Japanese Waxwing in the first comment box. I grabbed the Japanese Waxwing image from a free domain site. Most of the comparison information is in the comment box.
To see a Japanese Waxwing, we would have to travel to the farthest east of Russia, korea, or Japan, They are known to breed only in east Russia.
We are in East Saint Louis, Il, looking up river. From closest to farthest, Eads, Martin Luther King, Musial Veterans Memorial, McKinley, and the Merchants bridges are all visible crossing the Mississippi River. We also get to see some accumulated driftwood.
They accompanied us while trekking down from a small intermediary hamlet to the farthest end of their zone...taken on trek to Brahmatal in Kumaun Himalayas, India
My hope is intense
As intense as the throbbing vein in between my brows
It comes and goes
But when here, mistake you make no more
It stings and burns
As the emptiness that roams eleven rooms of the house
A cannon ball of fire I usually enter
Speed of light mostly feathered
I feel the farthest winds coming from the bottoms of the sea
No resistance towards my ignorance
No revolt against revelations
I connect deep in layers of insomniac dreams
I bend logic and mock your foul tastes
Yet my hope is the poem you choose for your mother's grave
The rose he put in my hair
Yalda arriving nonplussed
Soon after long hard hours in bed
It is the word of Albert Camus
Like a moment for madness of sincerity
My hope is the tear she shed when he grazed in between her breasts and confessed
Love was a myth, someone said today, a faraway lie
Then they detach the seeds of joy of their sons
Collect them in hard lonely balls and rush
To a hundred and so friends and colleagues and such
Chimborazo is a currently inactive stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. Its last known eruption is believed to have occurred around A.D. 550.
With a peak elevation of 6,263 m (20,548 ft), Chimborazo is the highest mountain in Ecuador. It is the highest peak near the equator. Chimborazo is not the highest mountain by elevation above sea level, but its location along the equatorial bulge makes its summit the farthest point on the Earth's surface from the Earth's center.
On Orcas Island, WA, looking roughly northeast. The islands you see here are (nearest to farthest) Barnes Island, Clark Island, Lummi Island (we stayed there in 2016) and onwards towards mainland Washington State.
Another iPhone shot until I get home to review my Nikon pics.
The BER months have come and gone, the sun has reached its farthest travel south and now will come back, the days will become longer but for next 30 days much colder. In the days of old the people feared the past few days as the days shrank and the sun traveled farther south, then those that watched noticed a shift and a great celebration was given for the return of the sun and a hope was given. Well to me it is now 254 days until the BER months begin and my count begins again.
First of all, sorry for my long absence. Due to the extreme heat that we´re suffering in Madrid and to the excessively late sunsets I haven´t been able to go out from home to take pictures.
As I said before, and as many of you will know, we are experiencing a very long, suffocating and madding heatwave in many parts of Spain, Madrid included.
The majority of the days, the highest temperatures are reaching 102F or 104F (39ºC o 40ºC), with total absence of humidity (I recognize that´s an advantage when it´s so hot) and with lowest about 72F to 77F (entre 22ºC y 25ºC) , or even more.
In my humble opinion, this extreme heat is unbearable and I prefer to stay at home with the air conditioning system that going out and suffer a heat strike or something worse.
Talking about this picture, it was taken at 10:00 pm (fortunately sunsets are happening earlier everyday), but anyway, here you can see the light at that hour. The temperature was 91F (33ºC) with completely calm wind.
As you can see in the picture, some cars are heading towards my workplace, Terminal 4 in Madrid Barajas Airport, these summer days with much air traffic and many operations, as you can imagine.
Here you can see the two main control towers, the nearest in the NET building and the farthest one in the Satellite building or SAT.
I can see this scene everyday during my short drive from home to the airport terminal, and I wanted to share it with you.
I hope you like this picture and I take advantage to wish you a good Summer, or Winter if you´re in the Southern Hemisphere, with a lot of good vibes and pleasing moments.
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Terminal 4 del Aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas en un caluroso anochecer, Madrid, España
En primer lugar, disculpas por mi larga ausencia. Debido al calor extremo que estamos sufriendo en Madrid y a las puestas de sol demasiado tardías no he podido salir de casa a hacer fotos.
Como decía antes, y como muchos de vosotros sabréis, estamos viviendo una ola de calor muy larga, asfixiante y enloquecedora en muchas partes de España, Madrid incluida.
La mayoría de los días, las temperaturas máximas alcanzan los 39ºC o 40ºC, con ausencia total de humedad (reconozco que es una ventaja cuando hace tanto calor) y con mínimas entre 22ºC y 25ºC, o incluso más.
En mi humilde opinión, este calor extremo es insoportable y prefiero quedarme en casa con el sistema de aire acondicionado que salir y sufrir un golpe de calor o algo peor.
Hablando de esta foto, fue tomada a las 10:00 pm (afortunadamente las puestas de sol son más tempranas todos los días), pero de todos modos, aquí se puede ver la luz a esa hora. La temperatura era de 33ºC con viento completamente en calma.
Como podéis ver en la imagen, unos coches se dirigen hacia mi lugar de trabajo, la Terminal 4 del Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas, estos días de verano con mucho tráfico aéreo y muchas operaciones, como os podéis imaginar.
Aquí se pueden ver las dos torres de control principales, la más cercana en el edificio NET y la más alejada en el edificio Satélite o SAT.
Puedo ver esta escena todos los días durante mi corto camino en coche de casa a la terminal del aeropuerto, y quería compartirla con vosotros.
Espero que os guste esta foto y aprovecho para desearos un buen Verano, o Invierno si estáis en el Hemisferio Sur, con muchas buenas vibraciones y gratos momentos.
Pulsa "L" para ampliar la imagen.
Disponible en fineartamerica:
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Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland, both historically and architecturally.
The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong defensive position. Its strategic location, guarding what was, until the 1890s, the farthest downstream crossing of the River Forth, has made it an important fortification in the region from the earliest times.
Most of the principal buildings of the castle date from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A few structures remain from the fourteenth century, while the outer defences fronting the town date from the early eighteenth century.
Before the union with England, Stirling Castle was also one of the most used of the many Scottish royal residences, very much a palace as well as a fortress. Several Scottish Kings and Queens have been crowned at Stirling, including Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1542, and others were born or died there.
There have been at least eight sieges of Stirling Castle, including several during the Wars of Scottish Independence, with the last being in 1746, when Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle. Stirling Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is now a tourist attraction managed by Historic Environment Scotland.
Information from Wikipedia
Continuing with my winter theme of posting dragonflies & bugs I've rarely if ever posted ...
Here's a huge grasshopper whose range doesn't extend this far north. The Eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera) is quite large - and colorful. The farthest north I've seen one was at Callaway Gardens in Middle Georgia, several years ago. The one above was one of several chewing up this thick-leaved plant 9 years ago in South Florida.
>> giant Eastern lubber, Captiva Island, Florida