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Enjoyed a wonderful sun-filled morning observing a group of Whale Watchers who were documenting whales travelling along the California coastline. The whale-watchers had logged three whales that morning, and seemed content sitting there with binoculars in hand watching for that distant spout announcing the arrival of a whale.
After a time, however, I became restless staring out to sea and not spotting anything, so I decided instead to document the beautiful California Poppies growing along the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Seems everyone had a good day : )
(iPhone 13 Pro Max, edited to taste)
Amsterdam - Prinsengracht
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there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night :-)
Rainer Maria Rilke
HMM!! Justice Matters!
many petalled star magnolia, 'Chrysanthemumiflora', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
(what would be appropriate for the current high temperatures)
... this small tortoiseshell / Kleiner Fuchs (Aglais uricae)
enjoys the nectar of the garden heliotrope / Vanilleblume (Heliotropium arborescens) in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
This along with a few other ducks were quite happily sitting on the pavement at Abberton reservoir ( Layer Breton causeway ). So decided to get down to there level for some close up portraits! Went for sharp teeth instead of eye! More to come!
Under lockdown 2 golf is not allowed so I decided I would take my camera for a walk on the course instead.
Instead of waiting for the right moment, BE the right moment. You won't be ready for anything if you aren't ready to be you.
Kaiden Blake
~ Soylent Green instead Shoulder from My Way of Seeing ~
First time I have seen it was a few years ago. It sinked a bit on his right side.I don't know how it comes on my mind a few days ago...
It was there, looking desperate. sinking deeper. I had feeling it doesn't care any more.
It was sunny, but cold. I wasn't so brave to step in water and give him hug as I wish. I am coward, I know.
Than at home safe and warm I decide to create this "Soylent Green" instead my shoulder.
I had to visit this well photographed bridge in Dunbar to take a look for myself and have a go at capturing it.
The weather was to say the least, wet and windy so quite a challenge, so no reflection or warm sunrise in this, instead my minimal twist on it!
instead of authority. They long to be understood more than to be lectured :-)
Dodinsky
HGGT! Kindness Matters!
zinna, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Eye Makeup : Hexed -Luana Eyeliner
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Lipstick: Hexed - Ecletic Lipstick (only BoM for EvoX); 10 different colors
"This is the book I never read
These are the words I never said
This is the path I'll never tread
These are the dreams I'll dream instead
This is the joy that's seldom spread
These are the tears...
The tears we shed
This is the fear
This is the dread
These are the contents of my head
And these are the years that we have spent
And this is what they represent
And this is how I feel
Do you know how I feel?
'Cause i don't think you know how I feel
I don't think you know what I feel
I don't think you know what I feel
You don't know what I feel"
"Don't get bitter and twisted and nasty by life. You may have been wronged or cheated on; two wrongs never make a right. Instead learn your mistakes and learn your lessons. Remain strong with your head held high." - Angela Merkel
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instead of ChapStick :-)
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HBW!!
hybrid winterberry holly, 'Carolina Cardinal', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, Raleigh, north carolina
Instead of driving directly from Abbeville to Blonville Sur Mer we made a side trip to visit Jumièges Abbey. I am glad we did it's a remarkable ruin that sits in one of the bends of the River Seine west of Rouen . I particularly liked the delicate towers that reminded me of buildings I have seen it Italy . It has quite a history too.
The abbey was founded in 654 on a gift of forested land belonging to the royal family presented by Clovis II and his queen, Balthild. Under the second abbot, Saint Achard, Jumièges prospered and soon numbered nearly a thousand monks.
In the ninth century it was pillaged and burnt to the ground by the Vikings, but was rebuilt on a grander scale by William Longespee, Duke of Normandy. A new church was consecrated in 1067 in the presence of William the Conqueror.
Enjoying the patronage of the dukes of Normandy, the abbey became a great centre of religion and learning, its schools producing, amongst many other scholars, the national historian, William of Jumièges. It reached the zenith of its fame about the eleventh century, and was regarded as a model for all the monasteries of the province.
The church was enlarged in 1256, and again restored in 1573.
The fortunes of the abbey suffered somewhat through the English invasion of the fifteenth century, but it recovered and maintained its prosperity and high position until the whole province was devastated by the Huguenots during the Wars of Religion.
The French Revolution, ended its existence as a monastery, leaving only impressive ruins. These comprise the church, with its beautiful twin towers and western façade, and portions of the cloisters and library, the contents of which were removed to Rouen when the abbey was dissolved. In the middle of the former cloister, there is still a 500-year-old yew tree.
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instead of going in the afternoon, i went to my spot early morning due to bad weather prediction.
I took this one with the 50mm f/1.4 and had a lot of fun with this tiny lens :-)
Most of the mushrooms were lying upside down. I guess playing kids had a lot of fun destroying these beauties...
Thanks everyone for visiting my stream.
Instead of going for a walk with the camera on this extremely hot day I got absorbed in studying these yellow flowers - each of them a tiny character, the group of them tired dancers in the heat.
It really was fun recognizing their differences and what they seemed to 'express'.
#InternationalWomensDay
#March8
Not a ladybird which might have been a slightly more appropriate "supermodel" for International Women's Day because of its name, but an equally pretty Cryptocephalus bipunctatus. The whole supermodel thing is a relic of the past anyway, but unfortunately, we still haven't freed ourselves from questionable beauty "ideals" that often come across as beauty dictates. Social media and "influencers" don't make it any easier, especially not for the younger generation that is exposed (and exposes itself) to what one might call the "daily dose of beauty brainwash", recently taken to the next level with the all-new "beauty filters".
In Berlin (and in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, one of Germany's Northern federal states), March 8 is an official holiday, but not (yet?) in the other 14 of our 16 federal states. So this Wednesday – where all shops, schools, etc. are closed (and the weather is too ghastly to go outside – winter made a snowy-wet, cold reappearance) – feels like a very quiet, lazy Sunday, and I have too much time for writing rants instead of simply letting you enjoy this adorable, brightly orange beetle, a member of the so-called "Fallkäfer" (Cryptocephalinae) subfamily of the leaf beetle family. The name "Fallkäfer" (a beetle that falls or drops) derives from their distinctive habit of dropping abruptly when disturbed. This image also is a true oldie, I've taken it back in June 2017 at the beautiful public park Britzer Garten. The focus is ever so slightly off and more on the plant than on the beetle itself, but I think it's still sharp enough in general.
Wishing all of my female Flickr friends a Happy International Women's Day!
The good news :
This Spring there were three little Storks in this nest instead of two last year. This is a photo taken in 2021 www.flickr.com/photos/annickruyault/51234169338/sizes/l/
The sad news :
This Spring, I had the opportunity to talk with a lady who works for an association that takes care of Storks in this area, counting, ringing ... I beleived that the population of Storks was doing well. In fact, no. There is 80% mortality among the little ones. Mortality largely due to high temperatures. The chicks can't regulate their temperature for the first two weeks. Parents, to help them, spread their wings to shade them but that's not always enough. The three juveniles in this shot went through a period of heat wave (40°C but higher on top of the nest) but they were able to regulate their temperature. They are fine, ready to leave the nest.
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La bonne nouvelle :
Cette année, il y a eu trois Cigogneaux dans ce nid où il n'y avait eu que deux poussins l'année dernière. Photo incluse au-dessus dans le texte en Anglais.
La mauvaise nouvelle :
Ce printemps, j'ai eu l'occasion de discuter sur place avec une personne d'une association départementale qui s'occupe des populations de Cigognes, comptage, baguage ... Je me trompais en croyant que les populations de Cigognes de ce marais se portaient bien. Elle m'a appris qu'il y avait 80% de mortalité des poussins au nid. Mortalité en grande partie dûe aux fortes chaleurs car les Cigogneaux, durant les 15 premiers jours de leur vie, ne sont pas aptes à réguler leur température. Les parents, pour les aider, étendent leurs ailes pour leur faire de l'ombre mais cela ne suffit malheureusement pas toujours. Les juvéniles de cette photo ont traversé une période de canicule avec 40°C (beaucoup plus élevée en haut d'un nid, sans ombre aucune) mais ils étaient en mesure de réguler leur température. Ils vont bien et sont prêts à quitter le nid.
Tawny Frogmouth. Their species name; strigoides, means owl-like. They are nocturnal and carnivorous but not owls. Related to the Kookaburra and native to Australia. They have rather weak legs and talons to grab prey, instead they pounce and use their wide, hooked beak to dispatch their prey.
Image taken in a small reserve near my home in Canberra, ACT.
A rainy day with Photoshop instead of camera. For my album "Creativity, Close-up and Macro". Take a look !
instead of making peace with his neighbors :-)
Elbert Hubbard
HBW!! HPPT!
echinacea, coneflower, jc raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
This standoffish blue jay claimed it was showing me its best side but I'm quite sure it was giving me the cold shoulder instead.
#MacroMonday
#Nuts
Pareidolia gone nuts? I was lucky that I still had the package of walnut halves that I'd bought for the "In Ice" theme (please see the first comment). So I thought I'd continue that story: a "brain", finally freed from the restrictions of its former ice skull housing – what would it do? I think it would begin to curiously discover its new world, discover its own intellect (without the interfering thoughts of its previous owner) – much like a child that grows up and gets more and more independent, and has an enormous hunger for knowledge, but also for mischief and fun :) My first idea was to make a pair of glasses for the brain / walnut; I thought I'd use jewellery wire for it, but then I looked at the small walnut halves and the thin wire, and thought: impossible! Unachievable! Too difficult for my clumsy hands! Well, I might have given it a (most likely unsuccessful) try, but went looking for nuts in the toolbox instead, nuts small enough to serve as eyes. So may I introduce you to Frankie, the brain that set out to conquer the macro world – but should adjust its eyes first :)
Happy Macro Monday, Everyone, stay safe and healthy!
Die Muttern aller Kopfnüsse
So erschien mir dieses Thema zunächst – es erwies sich dann aber als erstaunlich leicht und schnell umsetzbar. Zum Glück hatte ich noch Walnüsse vom Thema "In Ice" übrig, und so dachte ich auch gleich daran, die Geschichte des "Gehirns" im Eisschädel (siehe ersten Kommentar) weiterzuspinnen. Was würde so ein Gehirn, plötzlich ganz auf sich allein gestellt, weil vom Eise, damit aber auch von den störenden Gedanken seines ehemaligen Besitzers befreit, wohl tun? Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass es wie ein Kind seine neue Welt erkundet, wissbegierig und neugierig, dabei auch stets zum einen oder anderen Unfug bereit. Um also der Walnuss alias Hirn ein Gesicht zu geben, dachte ich daran, ihm / ihr eine Brille aus Schmuckdraht zu basteln. Je mehr ich aber überlegte, wie ich das wohl elegant anstellen könnte (z.B. unter Zuhilfenahme von Buntsstiften für die runde Gläserform), ohne mir dabei die Finger und gleich auch noch den Draht unrettbar zu verbiegen, desto lauter wurde der (gedankliche) Ruf nach einer einfacheren Lösung. Also habe ich den Werkzeugkasten nach möglichst kleinen Muttern als "Augen" durchstöbert – und wurde zum Glück fündig :) Darf ich also vorstellen: Frankie, das Hirn :)
Ich wünsche Euch eine schöne erste Mai-Woche, passt gut auf Euch auf und bleibt gesund!
We went to see the Bar-Headed Geese and instead a whole range of species in the dry fishery bed. Seen in the background are a large flock of Bar-Headed Geese.
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback.
2008 Gingerbread house part 9,
The wallpaper is up but instead of sconces of light I cut this two cala lilies from my garden
I hope you approve Mikul:-)
No just kidding they are made with sugar freehand no cutters,
Have a great Tuesday my friends!
I wish I'd had more than a minute with this cutie and a portrait lens instead of the 500mm f4 that I was carrying when someone asked me to take a picture of him
Instead of uploading another frost picture I thought that I could upload a more colorful Rudbeckia shot I took in summer. I hope you like it!
Instead of being part of the scene, it almost seemed as though this Great Blue Heron had decided to come up on the boardwalk to check out the view of the marsh as the humans see it.
Wildwing Lake, Kensington Metropark, Milford, Michigan
HFF
Instead of a partridge in a pear tree, I give you a cat in a Crabapple tree with my best wishes for a Happy Holiday Season! I thought that my cat, Mr. Meowzer looked rather festive as I noticed him in an unusual place - balancing on the topmost branches of our Crabapple tree. Yes, he did get down by himself :)
"No animal has more liberty than the cat ...
The cat is the best anarchist."
~ Ernest Hemingway, "For Whom the Bells Toll"
Well, I found this specimen instead, in the middle of nowhere, wondering why I was there
PS this is not a studio shot
Chinese gardens are constructed to recreate and miniaturize larger natural landscapes. Traditionally, Chinese gardens blend unique, ornate buildings with natural elements. Just about every Chinese garden contains architecture, like a building or pavilion; decorative rocks and a rock garden; plants, trees and flowers; and water elements, like ponds. Most Chinese gardens are enclosed by a wall and some have winding paths. Chinese gardens aren’t just thrown together. Instead, they’re deliberately designed and visitors should walk through them in the particular order that the garden was laid out.
The Chinese Garden of Friendship (simplified Chinese: 谊园; traditional Chinese: 誼園) is a heritage-listed 1.03-hectare (3-acre) Chinese garden at 1 Harbour Street, in the Sydney Central Business District, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Modelled after the classic private gardens of the Ming Dynasty, the garden offers an insight into Chinese heritage and culture. It was designed by Guangzhou Garden Planning & Building Design Institute, Tsang & Lee, and Edmond Bull & Corkery and built from 1986 to 1988 by Gutteridge Haskins & Davey; the Darling Harbour Authority; Imperial Gardens; Leightons; and Australian Native Landscapes. The gardens were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 5 October 2018. The Chinese Garden of Friendship was designed by Sydney's Chinese sister city, Guangzhou in China. Sydney's Chinatown complements the area's already rich in Chinese heritage and culture. The garden was officially opened 17 January 1988 as part of Sydney's Bicentennial Celebrations and named the Chinese Garden of Friendship symbolising the bond established between China and Australia. 14974
Just because it's Halloween and make you smile !
I change the small photo and instead of my beloved Puffins I put a photo of me and another one of an Arctic Tern. Both apparently have nothing to do with each other. Except that it is ! On my face the blood is real blood, most had been wiped off by the friend who took the photo. This one was taken on the Isle of May in July 2019. You should know that these Terns nest along the footpath that starts at the pier. These birds, to protect their nests, attack with their beaks the top of the visitor's heads who pass in the path.
They first target the tallest people in a group. This is the reason why it is recommended to wear a hat. For my Scottish and English Flickr's friends who know these Isles (not only on the May), I precise that I did wear a hat. It was my third visit to the Isle of May and since the first time I wore a hat !
It was time to join the boat to return to Anstruther but I noticed two or three visitors behind me so I told to myself I had enough time for a few more shots. Being alone in front of this bird I was the tallest and the other Terns had a great time on my head. As the head was busy, one of them attacked me UNDER the hat !! So, if I have an advice : next time go with a full face helmet 😉
For my readers from the U.K. please let me know if I wrote something wrong 😊
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Juste parce que c'est Halloween et pour vous faire sourire !
J'ai changé la photo du médaillon et, a la place de mes Macareux moine bien aimés, j'ai mis une photo de moi et une photo de Sterne Arctique dans mes images. Apparemment, ces deux photos n'ont rien a voir ensemble. Sauf que si ! Sur mon visage, c'est du vrai sang, la plus grande partie qui recouvrait ma joue ayant été essuyée par l'amie qui a pris la photo. Celle-çi a été prise sur l'Ile de May, en juillet 2019. Ces Sternes nichent en bordure du sentier piéton qui part de l'embarcadère. Ces oiseaux, pour protéger leur nids, piquent le sommet des têtes des visiteurs. Ces Sternes visent en premier les personnes les plus grandes du groupe. C'est la raison pour laquelle il est fortement recommandé de porter un couvre-chef. Pour mes amis Flickr Ecossais et Anglais qui connaisent ces iles (pas seulement sur l'Ile de May d'ailleurs), je précise que je portais un chapeau. C'était ma troisième visite sur cette île et depuis la première fois j'ai toujours porté un chapeau !
Le moment était venu de rejoindre le bateau mais comme j'avais remarqué deux ou trois personnes qui traînaient derrière moi, je me suis dit que j'avais suffisamment de temps pour quelques photos supplémentaires. Etant seule devant cet oiseau, je me suis retrouvée être la plus grande et les autres Sternes s'en sont donné à coeur joie sur ma tête ! Comme cette dernière était occupée, l'une d'elles m'a piqué SOUS mon chapeau ! Aussi, si j'ai un conseil : la prochaine fois, y aller avec un casque intégral 😉
A kiss is a secret told to the mouth instead of the ear; kisses are the messengers of love and tenderness.
—Ingrid Bergman
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Stay with me, baby stay with me
Tonight don't leave me alone
Walk with me, come and walk with me
To the edge of all we've ever known
I can see you there with the city lights
Fourteenth floor, pale blue eyes
I can breathe you in
Two shadows standing by the bedroom door
No, I could not want you more than I did right then
As our heads leaned in
Well, I'm not sure what this is gonna be
But with my eyes closed all I see is the skyline, through the window
The moon above you and the streets below
Hold my breath as you're moving in
Taste your lips and feel your skin
When the time comes, baby don't run, just kiss me slowly
Stay with me, baby stay with me
Tonight don't leave me alone
She shows me everything she used to know
Picture frames and country roads
When the days were long & the world was small
She stood by as it fell apart
Separate rooms and broken hearts
But I won't be the one to let you go
Oh, I'm not sure what this is gonna be
But with my eyes closed all I see is the skyline, through the window
The moon above you and the streets below
Hold my breath as you're moving in
Taste your lips and feel your skin
When the time comes, baby don't run, just kiss me slowly
Don't run away
And it's hard to love again
When the only way it's been
When the only love you know
Just walked away
If it's something that you want
Darling you don't have to run
You don't have to go
Just stay with me, baby stay with me
Well, I'm not sure what this is gonna be
But with my eyes closed all I see is the skyline, through the window
The moon above you and the streets below (Don't let go)
Hold my breath as you're moving in
Taste your lips and feel your skin
When the time comes, baby don't run, just kiss me slowly
I'm not sure where this is gonna go
But in this moment all I know is the skyline, through the window
The moon above you and the streets below (Baby, don't let go)
Hold my breath as you're moving in
Taste your lips and feel your skin
When the time comes, baby don't run, just kiss me slowly
A rainy day with Photoshop instead of camera. For my album "Creativity, Close-up and Macro". Take a look !
"Instead of standing on the shore and proving to ourselves that the ocean cannot carry us, let us venture on its waters just to see."
~ Teilhard de Chardin
Instead of throwing out some roses once they were 'past their best' I decided to put them in the airing cupboard to dry out. I think they are just as beautiful in their old age!
Thanks for all the lovely comments and favs on my images. They are very much appreciated.
The Nankeen Kestrel is one of the smallest falcons in the world. About the size of a pigeon. The only birds of prey capable of hovering.
It’s also one of just two types of raptor in the country to hunt using suspension – not speed.
Instead of beating their wings at hyperspeed like hummingbirds, kestrels face into the wind, and use its power to hold them in place as they scout. They are able to achieve this by developing stiffer feathers to withstand bending than other falcons.
www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2019/...
I took this image at Winton Wetlands where the sun caught the wing feathers, making them shine like copper. I am lucky enough to have them around where I live due to the presence of remnant grasslands so regularly get to see them hunt and hover.