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youtu.be/cuuhsqA95iA - NOBODY TOLD ME. - John Lennon
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Everybody's smoking and no one's getting high
Everybody's flying and never touch the sky
There's UFO's over New York and I ain't too surprised
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Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Strange days indeed"
Berlin Tempelhof Airport
Meet Lucky, the older sibling of Whitey.
My mum was about to give him away when he was small but he’s so sweet, gentle and adorable.
He always likes to be near her and gives her cuddles.
Indeed, he’s so Lucky!
This was taken in the Lake District back in February. There’s a spot near Keswick called “Surprise View” which is so well known now that it’s become a bit of a misnomor. I'd been there several times previously when the fells in the distance were shrouded in cloud but on this occasion the light was really beautiful although a little hazy.
This image is from one of the better hikes in Petrified Forest National Park called Blue Mesa Trail. I would love to offer up some death-defying horror story of how I scrambled to a cliff edge and almost died for this image, but it would be malarkey (forgive the foul language). This is actually taken from a very safe and comfortable overlook with railings and everything. I know, where is the fun in that? So, yes, this composition is popular, Still, it is popular for a reason, and now I have my own version of this iconic scene. I actually had this same image with people down there too, but this seemed to much more true to the place. I feel like this landscape seems so alien, so inhospitable, that it is far better suited to be alone. I am sure many will argue it is indeed teaming with life, but it sure does not feel that way. So here you go. Alone. The only friend this strange place has is color.
Some really tall plants caused the bokeh behind these coneflowers, plus I was trying to shoot through some other flowers to get to the coneflowers.
The title came while listening to John Lennon's "Nobody Told Me".............."Nobody told me there'd be days like these, nobody told me there'd be days like these, strange days indeed, strange days indeed."
And the moral of this story is, don't try to title your photos while drinking wine.
It's still strange looking bokeh.
The Colorado River sculpts a route past the Little Colorado confluence, Cape Solitude to the left, and Chuar Butte to the right. In a mere 6 million years the Colorado has carved through and laid bare, in a breathtaking manner, about 1.75 billion years of earth history.
“Indeed, there is nothing on this earth more peaceful than a sleeping, purring cat.” -Jonathon Scott Payne
Snuggling with our sweeties while listening to them purr is a sure way to relaxation for me!
This indeed an old school. Located in Nes aan de Amstel, it used to be connected to the local church. Now it is a studio for artists. I run or bike often past it and I am always fascinated by it so needed to come back during sunset.
Have a greet weekend and many thanks for your comments & favs
Day 13: From Húsavík to Neskaupstaður ( passing for Askja indeed) =O)
We left early morning Húsavík, this day we visited the last big waterfall on the trip, Dettifoss.
Then we drived about three hours or more to do only 100 Km, you can imagine the road..., crossing the national park of Askja, with the intention to arrive to the fabulous crater...., no was possible. Iceland won again..., terrific storms coming, winds with beats of force 10, yes 10!! In the last door a guard of the national park " recommend" us, turn back... We lost the last hiking path to the crater of Askja.
Really sad, but we saved it for the next travel to Iceland!! =O)
We no finished the goal, but the images of Askja, will remain always in our memory, OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! Enjoy my friends!
A nice weekend ahead for all!!
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Trunk detail on an abandoned Hudson Super-matic found near Lake Ozark,MO. This was a true luxury car in its day,and still is when you clear the overgrowth away to see it...
What an amazing spray of delightful tiny five-petaled flowers! With long sweeping filaments that glisten in the morning sunlight! A floral pagoda indeed!
An erect, open semiwoody shrub with large evergreen leaves and huge showy clusters of orange-red or scarlet flowers held above the foliage. The bush sometimes has multiple stems and gets to be 3-5 ft tall and 2-3 ft across. The handsome, tropical leaves can be as large as 12 in across, they have heart shaped bases; lower leaves are lobed and upper leaves entire. They are arranged in opposite pairs along the fast growing stems which often branch from the roots rather than from a single trunk.
The flowers are funnel shaped with long tubes. The flowers within the pyramid-shaped cluster are tiered like a Japanese pagoda. The showy display lasts from summer through autumn with sporadic flowering throughout the year in frost free climates.
Clerodendrum paniculatum, Verbenaceae
Pagoda Flower, Orange Tower Flower, Clerodendron
Yesterday I had run for a train and missed it. I had to wait an hour for the next train so went into the coffee shop at the station, where I saw this sign, it made me smile...my day didn't improve and today isn't much better, I haven't got my photo yet...absolutely no ideas, taken a couple I'm not pleased with and will probably end up having to post one of those.
I am going to be away for the weekend with no internet access. Will catch up when I get back but in the meantime I thought this might make you smile!
HWW
Day 10: From Hvammstangi to Akureyri...
The North of Iceland, waterfalls, impressive coastlines, and a fairy tale towns... a beautiful day what finish in Akureyri the second big city of Iceland...with a poplation of 18000...
Morning my friends, today I have a busy day, I can't visit your streams and answer your comments until the afternoon or evening, sorry,see you later!!
Spines on a cactus with sun as backlight. One of these clumps hitched a ride on my clothes. When it got to its destination, home, it dropped off. Later walking barefoot through the house I stepped fully onto it thus learning about suffering for your art.
These last few weeks have been exhausting, but rewarding. Last night Nu Hype ENT performed at Synful Stems Synsexual Side of Synful Stems event. I had a great time! ♥
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This afternoon I finally had a chance to sit down and look at a few of the photos from our recent Peru trip. I started with shots from the first day of the trip which at this point seems like it was ages ago. One of our first birds was this beautiful Gilded Barbet that was drinking nectar from these small red flowers. For the first hour or so we thought they were actually red berries but it was eventually brought to our attention that they were actually flowers. Sure enough when we looked closely at our photos they were indeed flowers. The location was just off the Napo River in northeast Peru which proved to be spectacular for birding and photography.
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A view of the lower section of the falls flowing under that well-placed bridge.
"Multnomah Falls is the most visited natural recreation site in the Pacific Northwest with more than 2 million stopping by each year to take in the views. Fed by underground springs from Larch Mountain, the flow over the falls varies, but is usually highest during winter and spring. This is also one of the best places in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area to study geology exposed by floods." fs.usda.gov
"The Multnomah people received their name from their chief. Yet, the existence of their great chief named Multnomah has been up for debate. Other Native American tribes in the Columbia River Valley area spoke of him in their oral history, while Oregon historians dismissed him as just a myth. Therefore, there is conflicting evidence of whether or not he was real. However, on top of the oral descriptions of him there were writings including newspapers and journals, which indicate he was indeed real.
Multnomah was chief of tribes ranging much of the Pacific Northwest from Oregon to Canada, and during his 40 years of power he was chief of the Willamettes, as well as war chief of the tribes, ruling from his station on what is known today as Sauvie Island.
Ann Fulton, a history professor at Portland State University, found and collected much of what is known of Chief Multnomah from many written stories. She documented this in her paper The Restoration of an Iłkák'mana: A Chief Called Multnomah. She hoped to bring more awareness to his existence. Particular accounts came from people such as William Tappan and Dr. Elijah White, both agents of Indian tribes. The many verbal and written accounts of Chief Multnomah were similar. He was regarded highly, and many stated that while he was a warrior chief, he was very respected among his people.
It is believed that the end of Chief Multnomah's reign occurred with the eruption of Mount Hood during the 1780s. Later in 1805 when Lewis and Clark reached Sauvie Island they wrote of the “mulknomah” people. This referenced Chief Multnomah, as well as the group of tribes that made up his people." Wikipedia
Enjoy this last Sunday of October!
Getting spooky tomorrow.
I showed a picture of this to the head grounds person at the local botanical gardens. She very quickly responded "passion vine". She told me that the seed pod is indeed hollow, and only contains about 3 small seeds.
According to the guidebook this woodpecker is an uncommon resident in Myanmar. Indeed this was the only one we encountered on our trip.
This is a female as she is lacking any red on her crown.
After shooting the #108 at Leaman Place a week or so back, I passed this location on my drive home. The irony of an Amtrak train passing this sign with its meaning was too good not to return to and capture the Westbound Pennsylvanian rumbling by. Indeed good business owner, indeed.....
Should be viewed on the Black stuff
Most interesting by Jerimias Quadil can be found here
Tech note: 5 X HDR to bring out the shadows, 3 partially blended at bush to rock extended line to water (also above the water to horizon) to remove artifacts and to get better white cap effect. Unfortunately, on white caps it is VERY easy to get "white out" artifacts (which is annoying!!!) but with careful blending one can usually get it out. I also ran into problems getting the right tone balance between the rocks and the sky but I ended up working on them separate and then layer it back to make it match properly.
Epipactis palustris (var ochroleuca) - Orchidaceae 198 24
Epipactis palustris name (palustris) refers to its usual choice of a wet marshy habitat. This preference is reflected in the orchids unsurprising common name of the Marsh Helleborine.
This is a species with a huge distribution across temperate Europe and Asia from Britain and Scandinavia in the west to Siberia in the East. It can grow in dense colonies, particularly in the damp, alkaline conditions it prefers such as dune slacks and base rich fens. Epipactis palustris is not however restricted to calcareous soils and although usually in smaller numbers, seems perfectly capable of thriving not just in neutral conditions but also in moderately acid ones.
Unlike many of the members of the Epipactis genus, Epipactis palustris does not seek out shade and indeed will not flourish if surrounding vegetation gets too rank or high. Although its roots require an uninterrupted supply of moisture, the visible parts of the plant seek full sun and this accounts for its total suitability to life in the wet slacks of large dune systems. It is not however a deep rooted orchid and in fact has only a shallow root system which is well suited to vegetative reproduction in wet ground. These shallow roots also maintain the plants nutrient supply by staying clear of the deeper and poorly oxygenated permanent water level.
This is not a particularly variable species but forms with reduced dark pigmentation are common. Here, the red pigmentation is absent altogether, this variant being known as var ochroleuca.
Source: John and Gerry's Orchids of Britain and Europe
“This is quite the season indeed for friendly meetings. At Christmas, everybody invites their friends about them, and people think little of even the worst weather. I was snowed up at a friend’s house once for a week. Nothing could be pleasanter.“ – Jane Austen, Emma
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Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are an implicit critique of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her deft use of social commentary, realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.
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Indeed, it is. This is on the roof top of Jupiter, a six-storey former department store and now populated by artists and alternative people of all sorts, in Hamburg. Here, there is freedom to try out new ways of artistic expression. And if there is a dragon on the roof (and a palm tree) - so what? Fuji X100F.
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"Cold indeed, and labor lost: Then farewell heat, and welcome frost!" ~ William Shakespeare ~