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"They say it's your birthday; it's my birthday, too, yeah...."
Was it really 3 years ago that I used Paul's "When I'm 64" ditty?
Hard to believe how quickly time passes...and moreso with each passing year.
In this up close and personal selfie, I had to make a cropping decision as to the top of my head or the cat and made the most appealing choice, Star clearly thinking: "Yond Walden has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous." Maybe true a few years ago...but surely no longer...;-)
[Thank you in advance for your wishes. They are all sincerely appreciated. Looking larger even more frightening...]
Lake Roxen, ice is beginning to break up. No wind this morning and misty conditions. The sound of the ice moving, twisting and turning was truly amazing...
Photo a bit processed to enhance the harsh conditions.
Part of Angel Peak Recreational Area in NW New Mexico, USA -- just a tiny portion of this state's badlands.
It's been a rough couple of days for wildlife with snow, freezing rain, high winds and cold temps. As much as I love winter I feel so bad for wildlife while they hang on and try to survive another day. I make sure they have plenty of food and fresh water but that is about all I can do.
This image shows how life is harsh for both predator and prey. This male lion was feeding at a kill site in the Masai Mara national reserve on my 2019 trip. There was a large pride present with lions of all ages at the scene. We hung around for some time to watch breakfast being consumed before we headed back to camp to have our own.
Note the flies present on the lion. Everything plays its role in our ecosystems and should be valued as a result.
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As the river of water meandered through the forest, we too meandered with it, but sticking close to the well worn path. With each step, we kept moving lower into the forest realizing that at some point it would be necessary to climb back up. Fortunately, the many wonders of nature prevented us from moving too quickly.
The undulating floor and various bare roots, made one look were one was walking. A vividly green fern helps too anchor this shot, while thriving in a crevasse among the moss covered rocks. And, the cloud covered sky helped even out the light, preventing any harsh shadows.
This is another photo from Hasliberg. I edited this one rather strongly including copying the person from a photo I took a bit later. The harsh light of the midday worked quite well for this exaggerated high contrast black and white look and the dramatic clouds.
Designed for grip and comfort. Nice triangular barrel with raised dots for grip. I was surprised on ‘developing’ the macro just how grainy and rough was the wood giving these delightful pencils a harsh look. As you can see, we get through lots of them!
For Macro Mondays
I don't see how the corner of my desk makes for a soft pillow but Jane likes it so what do I know.
Maybe if my head weighed less than a pound and was covered in fur I wouldn't have any issues either.
TRIAR-1 150mm f3.5 projector lens from a Soviet "Kiev-66" projector. Triplet scheme.
Once again I was digging out my Christmas Card shot and came across one that I like. Taken on the same day, this is a great spot that tourists pull over and get an up close and personal view of our Mountain. Not on this day however, I was struck by the harshness of the scene in the place that I love, raw and forbidding. I love a challenge. :-)
blow it up large and climb inside.....
This is the area my dad grew up some 70 years ago. There is some good soil in places tucked in these hills and valleys, but rainfall is scarce. Especially back in my dad's day when irrigation was scarce and really cost prohibitive, there were years you got little or no crop. Grasshoppers would also wipe out the crop some years. It was an unforgiving and hard life that broke many a family. His family went through the depression and dust bowl in this harsh environment. My dad and his parents finally moved to Illinois in the early 1960's for a better life. But Nebraska is still home....
Cattle ranching is big in this area but 1800's of acres are needed because grass is scarce some years....
The motor of the small car is gently humming as you slowly round the curve of an unknown rural road filled with new sights and sounds. There are no hurried automobiles crowding upon your rear bumper trying to push you along faster, the frenzied work day crowd is no where to be seen. It is late winter, the beautiful old oak trees are silhouetted in charcoal black against the dark gray overcast sky, the perfect lighting for rural scenery where there are no harsh shadows but rather a soft pleasing aspect to every beautiful object you encounter. Your trusty SLR is lying there on the seat next to you ready to capture another pleasing image and to record these exceedingly pleasing memories. On the back seat a small dog is resting, snuggled up on it’s fleece bed waiting for the next opportunity to get out of the car and explore the rural terrain while it’s master searches about with camera in hand. Does this all sound like you? I certainly hope so. It doesn’t get any better than this.
We stopped at Tjuvkil outside Kungälv to see if there were some big waves. There were no giant waves but my back-up plan to take some long exposure pictures were totally out of the question when it blew so much that the tripod had probably blown away.
Fooling around with a new app, iColorama. Hundreds of effects - lots of fun to play with.
To be clear; this was a photo. iColorama allows you to paint effects over a photo.
Isaiah 66:4 “Therefore I, too, will choose harsh treatment for them, and will bring upon them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered; when I spoke, they didn't listen; but they did what I consider to be evil, and chose what doesn't please me.”
We all had a pretty rough year. I am sad for all the loss of lives, and people who have lost dear loved ones. When I am out observing wildlife I see how hard their lives are, yet they never give up and live each moment to the fullest. That is all we really have is this moment. Live it to the fullest!
Wishing all my wonderful Flickr friends a Happy Healthy Peaceful New Year filled with hope and joy.
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Rays of harshness.
As the afternoon sun descends its rays provide filtered rays of light creating a feeling of harshness on the sand dunes and the surrounding landscape.
Stockton Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.