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Good morning everyone. For Halloween Weekend I thought I would post the above extreme pose by one of my Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) friends that I've had on file for a while wondering if I could find an appropriate time to post it.
When deciding to post it for today I noticed the photo in the comment section in my file of a similar pose by another male Halloween Pennant and thought I would include it. But while the above was definitely a case of the dragonfly acting silly at the time, the one in the comment section was wind induced.
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a great Halloween Weekend. Enjoy, have fun and be safe.
Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .004 seconds (1/250) focal length 300mm
For all my frickr's friends!!!Here's is a very bright sunny day!
"Monday, Monday
So good to me.
Monday, Monday
It was all I hoped it would be.
Oh Monday morning
Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening
You would still be here with me.
Monday, Monday
Can't trust that day.
Monday, Monday
Sometimes it just turns out that way.
On Monday morning
You gave me no warning
Of what was to be.
On Monday, Monday
How could you leave
And not take me?
Every other day
Every other day
Every other day
Of the week is fine, yeah.
But whenever Monday comes
But whenever Monday comes
You can find me crying
All of the time.
Monday, Monday
So good to me.
Monday, Monday
It was all I hoped it would be.
Oh Monday morning,
Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening
You would still be here with me.
Every other day
Every other day
Every other day
Of the week is fine, yeah.
But whenever Monday comes
But whenever Monday comes
You can find me crying
All of the time.
Monday, Monday,
Can't trust that day.
Monday, Monday,
Just turns out that way.
Oh, Monday, Monday,
Don't go away.
Oh, Monday, Monday
It's here to stay
Monday, Monday
Oh, don't go away"
(Monday Monday-The Mamas and the Papas)
The term galanthophile was probably invented by the noted British plantsman and garden writer E. A. Bowles (1865–1954) in a letter to his friend Oliver Wyatt, another keen collector of bulbs, whom he addressed as "Dear Galanthophil". Wyatt may have been the first person to whom the term was applied but he was by no means the first galanthophile; as well as Bowles himself there had been keen collectors of snowdrops since at least the mid 19th century. Many galanthophiles are commemorated in the names of snowdrop species or cultivars. (Wikipedia)
This building is for rent, hmm NOT!
So instead, a photo will have to do. It reminds me of a Pixar movie.
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This is Patricia Lake which is just outside of Jasper. This particular morning was a great one for photography as there was great light, nice clouds, and a little bit of mist rising off the lake. I came away with a few keepers from this morning which I will be posting over the next little while. Thanks for stopping by!
I'm away for a while and will not have access to Flickr so cannot upload or comment. So here's a Barn Owl that I took recently close to home.
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My heart, my thoughts and my HOPE and sympathy go out to the people in Japan...
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Thank you to pareeerica for the texture.
Today my Dad would have been 72 Years old.
He always reminded me a bit of Superman, especially when he was younger, with that Great head of hair and always telling me things like REACH FOR THE STARS! He was my Hero and I miss him.
Happy Birthday Daddy!
soon from rock a flower comes, gesture
for which not one reason is given, which goes
beyond each storm and breath, curious
into the waiting of no paricular save the hand
that tears in, for whatever moves is moved
as if by mistake, but then all would be
wrong, which is not possible, not the wind, not
the mountain, not the angle of light which tells
the stranger to begin again, as he carries
the flower all the way down without asking.
by sophie cabot black
Today is Pretty Pink Tuesday: a hint of pink , and I know how much Tony loves flowers in the group,
so this one's for you Tony!
Happy PPT and St. Paddy's Day!
Explore Mar.17 2009 #6
Cheetah Run at the Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia.
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Pictured here, my father L.G. McCollom as a WW ll fighter pilot in the Army Air Corps, 8th AF (56th & 353rd Fighter Groups.) His P-47 was shot down over France and he was a POW in Stalag Luft One for 16 months. A career Air Force officer, he was stationed all over the world and our family, while I was at home, moved 11 times in 18 years, including Japan and Germany. He was also deployed away from family for year in Korea and 6 months in Alaska. Retirement ceremony as a Maj. General included an air show by the Thunderbirds. Proud of you Dad. Miss you.
The wood is piled and there is nothing like a cozy fire in the winter.
(I know its a small woodpile... we do have another one as well.)
Yummy oysters at Nick's Cove, by Tomales Bay, California, USA.
Ostiones apetitosos en Nick's Cove, juto a la Bahía Tomales, California, EEUU.
Thanks for taking time to visit my new personal site here:
“A Story Teller" by Cheryl Chan Photography
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Taking the Streets in Hong Kong
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Taking the Streets in Malaysia
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I'm back! Off to see what you've all been up to. Got a lot of catching up to do, wanted to do one a week this year!
Today I read the news that Madeline, one of the cats of my friend Jenn, passed away. She had her for almost twenty years. Such a tragic loss.
Please take a look of her gallery to check for some fantastic photos of her and Madeline and Conor www.flickr.com/photos/kittyslave/
"I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul"
Quote by Jean Cocteau
Requiem for a friend: youtu.be/NlOr86WTl0E
For my video; youtu.be/dkspGQ7TZdc,
Historic Stewart Farm,
Elgin Heritage Park,
Elgin, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Please refrain from posting shots, requests etc in my photo stream, thank you.
Taken for the Canon photo5 Competition. This is using the ribbon as the item in my shot. I had this idea basically from the beginning, but today's group for Flickr Group Roulette is Flying Feet, so here I am levitating! I think it finished the shot off nicely.
It only took 10 shots to coordinate my jumping and Eliza to look half decent! I don't like the way my pyjamas look uneven but I guess we could just say it's that frazzled mother look! :P
I'm not set on the title yet, any help?
I'm thinking along the lines of "mum on a rope" "she says jump. i say how high?" etc...
28 weeks & 5 days old.
Eplored #86.
Just read your profile and couldn’t resist setting this up for you at a brilliant customer’s house I’m estimating a Handyman job for. Thank you Justin: schwartz.justinr
lucky lucky me, i get to stay here for three weeks, to work on some research and soak the landscape up — and for the first week, it’s just me and the cat-boys, all on our own
Created For~Ruby's Theme Challenge # 10~Pets~
With Kind Thanks to~Takacsi175 for the vase
"The Gang"~Mine
Premade Background~My Own
Topiary Tree Snip~My Own
Chaise Lounge~My Own Personal Stock
Porto Trindade
The Town Hall , on the left, and Trindade Church on the right.
Trindade Church is one of the most impressive churches in the city for its enormous proportions as it's integrated into a hospital of the Holy Order of Terceira Trindade (1755). It occupies an entire city block. It's neoclassical with baroque influences and is just in front of the rear facade of the City Hall, but forever hidden from the point of view of Aliados.
"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth."
--Roberto Clemente (Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates)
-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 1600
‧ Aperture – f/7.1
‧ Exposure – 1/320 second
‧ Focal Length – 210mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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This is Scala dei Turchi. Italian for "Stair of the Turks". It’s a rocky cliff on the coast of Realmonte, near Porto Empedocle in southern Sicily, Italy. It has become a tourist attraction, partly due to its mention in Andrea Camilleri's series of detective stories about Commissario Montalbano. Fact toy: Andrea Camilleri is originally from Porto Empedocle.
The Scala is coastal formation formed by marl. A sedimentary rock consisting of calcium carbonate or lime-rich mud or mudstone with, a characteristic white color. It lies between two sandy beaches, and is accessed through a limestone rock formation in the shape of a staircase, hence the name. The latter part of the name derives from the frequent raids carried on by Moors.
In August 2007, the municipality of Realmonte applied for the inclusion of the Scala dei Turchi in the UNESCO Heritage List.
In February 2020, following years of complaints about the poor environmental protection of the site from erosion and tourist vandalism, Italian prosecutors seized control of the site. They ordered its temporary closure for monitoring, and announced that they were investigating a man who claimed ownership of the site in a dispute with the Realmonte local authority. One part is owned by the local authorities in Realmonte. Another part is subject of heated controversy, between the local administration and a man who claims to be the owner of a large area of the site, the one most visited by tourists. The prosecutor of Agrigento has announced that the man has been placed under investigation for occupation of public land.
Technical stuff
This panorama consists of 8 shots and spans roughly 188,93 degrees. The limited number of shot is due to the rather busy cliff and therefore not wanting to double up on people on the cliff. The shot have a range of 320ISO, f8.0, 1/2000-1/3200, -2/3 and 16 mils.
The initial pano was created with PS and post-production was done with LR. This included balancing the lighting condition between the white rocks and the surrounding areas. I also pushed the shadows al little so a lot of people on the formation are a bit more in tune. The original file was 17320x6816 pixels and 705MB (as I worked with only one layer). I resized it for Flickr to 3000x1181 (excluding the frame).
Finally, I added some copyright signs (in PS). The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the fact that my photos were frequently copied. So, don't bother commenting on that.
Preparing for migration
Huge flocks of red winged blackbirds gathered at Bombay Hook NWR in preparation for migrating
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First of all, I thank all the friends of this Flickr community who have been concerned about my health and in all the ways they have been tempted to hear from me and have written words of affection and concern to me.
Alice, Ellen and I are fine !!!
It has been a long time since I used the camera to take a photo to be published on Flickr, the last photo published dates back to January 13th. Since then there has been a sequence of negative circumstances.
It all started in December 2019 when I realized that the medicine I was taking to regulate blood pressure, a little high, did not work very well. After a couple of weeks of cardiology, radiology and so on, the doctors decided to change the medicine, same dosage but a different medicine.
At that time I had little free time and little desire for photos, but the problem was solved and now with the new drug I am much better.
Then, after over fifteen years of service, the computer monitor stopped working. I ordered a new monitor which arrived after a few days. But as soon as I connected the monitor I realized that the computer did not turn on ... The computer was also more than 15 years old, still with the XP operating system.
I ordered a new computer and the prospect of having to spend a lot of time setting up the new computer and including all the applications that were in the old one made me enter the mood of ... laziness ...
F ... O .. modern technology ...
Then came the Coronavirus. All closed in the house. Grumble !!!!
At this point I reflected for a long time on the oddity of our life and the life of our parents and grandparents. We have to fight a deadly virus that spreads all over the world but they had to face two World Wars in a few decades.
They had the courage and strength to resist and win, so we too must have the courage and strength to go ahead and fight this virus all together even if, ironically, we have to stay at least one meter apart. Physically distant but close in spirit and in the will to win this battle.
For this reason, when I read the theme of "Smile on Saturday" I immediately thought of the gesture that made Churchill famous and that encouraged millions of people to fight and win.
Sursum corda !!!