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LIMNI - ΛΙΜΝΗ (December 21, 2014)
Limni, on the island of Evia, is a small port, beach and tourist resort, which is beautiful the whole year round. It is located 80 km NW of Chalkida and about 150 km from Athens.
The island of Evia lies along the Eastern coast of Central Greece, and is accessible to the mainland via two bridges, an old wooden bridge and a contemporary suspension bridge. There are also frequent ferries to several parts of the island. It is 175 km long and is the second largest island in Greece, and the third largest in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Taken on the weekend of December 20-21, 2014 while my English wife Theresa Jane Brown and I were visiting friends.
Thanassis Fournarakos - Θανασης Φουρναρακος
Professional Photographer, retired.
Athens, Greece
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Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes or fynbos. In local tradition, the protea flower represents change and hope. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape flora are thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape, where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species. The main vectors responsible for the transfer of pollen in protea cultivation are birds, insects, and wind. Some Protea species exhibit both self-pollination and cross-pollination as a method of reproduction. Cross-pollination is preferred, though, as a method of reproduction because it provides genetic diversity in the population. When cultivating proteas, breeders use hand pollination as a controlled method to transfer pollen from one flower to another. Proteas usually flower during spring. The general structure of their flower heads consists of a mass of flowers on a woody receptacle. The ovary is protected by the receptacle, thus is not seen when looking at the flower, but the anthers are present at the top of the flower, which can then easily transfer the pollen to the vectors. 17529
This is pretty much the answer that runs through my mind when thinking how long until this COVID-19 uncertainty ends.
Olympus E-M1 Mark II
Olympus M.60mm F2.8 Macro
Aperture ƒ/5.0
Focal length 60.0 mm
Shutter 1/320
ISO 800
Spring is here!!! Well, almost.....
Another rainy day means another opportunity to practice with the droplet refraction :-) I refused to cut the daffodils from the garden, so ended up bringing in the entire planting pot (very large one!!) indoors, as it was raining too heavy outdoors to work there. Having the daffodils 'fixed' in the pot made lining up the flower with the droplets a lot more of a challenge than if I had a cut flower, but ultimately meant that the daffodil lived to see another day and cheer us on, reminding us it's nearly spring :-)
İşte gidiyorum
Birşey demeden
Arkamı dönmeden
Şikayet etmeden
Hiçbirşey almadan
Birşey vermeden
Yol ayrılmış, görmeden gidiyorum...
This is what I like. A sparrowphoto made against the light while hewas sitting on the gate close to the hydrangeas.
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" I tried to find what Order is. I was excited about it, and I wrote many, many words of what Order is. Every time I wrote something, I felt it wasn't quite enough. If I had covered, say, two thousand pages with just words of what Order is, I would not be satisfied with this statement. And then I stopped by not saying what it is, just saying, "Order is." And somehow I wasn't sure if was complete until I asked somebody, ad the person I asked said, "You must stop right there. It's marvelous; just stop there, saying, 'Order is.' "
John Lobell (Between Silence and Light)
This image is available in hi-res through the Adobe Stock photo agency stock.adobe.com/images/blue-naped-chlorophonia/479060830
This species epitomizes the brilliant colours of many tropical birds. Chlorophonias belong to the Tanager family; this individual seen at El Dorado Lodge belongs to the Santa Marta subspecies.
Since my last post , I've been receiving tons of emails from people owning one or more cut heads, asking me how to better take care of them and make them happy. Well, I'm sorry I couldn't reply to everyone individually and I'm not an expert myself, but here are some basic rules to follow:
#1 conserve the head in a dry place away from direct sunlight (to avoid degradation)
#2 make sure the head always wears sunglasses (even if exposed only to artificial light)
#3 never feed the head (not even when it complains)
#4 make sure the head is heavily exposed to at least four hours of television and/or pop music on a daily basis (to avoid consciousness)
#5 hire someone metaphysical but funny to babysit the head on Saturday nights and take it out for a drink (but remember that the head must drink responsibly)
[This image shows you how to apply rules #2 and #5, if you guys want the full tutorial, just drop me a line. Hope that helps.]
for the Flickr Museum of Fine Art: some random reflections on clonation, a fascinating and disquieting theme
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Sorry for all the indoor shots... It's uber cold and I'm lazy..
I hope your week is going well!<3
81017 is approaching Nuneaton with a London bound parcels train, on the right 85011 is keeping the track free of snow.
81017 was built by Birmingham Railway Wagon and Carriage Company at Smethwick, it entered service as E3020 27/04/1961. It was withdrawn 15/07/1991 and scrapped at Cooper's Metals (Attercliffe) 03/01/1992
85011 was built at Doncaster Works as E3066, it entered service 17/04/1963. Under TOPS it was to become 85011 and in 11/10/1990 as an 85/1 85114. That career did not last as it was withdrawn 01/07/1991 and cut by M.C. Metals (Springburn) 01/02/1993
Copyright Geoff Dowling (29/12/1976): All rights reserved
there is a Savior what joy express
His eyes are mercy His word is rest
for each tomorrow or yesterday
there is a Savior who will light our way
exlopre #154
March 12,2009
This is a CN train running on CP's tracks in the directional running area of the Thompson/Fraser canyons. There was, of course, another engine on the head end of this train. In this photo you are looking at the unmanned tail end DPU.
Today is Mexico’s independents day… On September 16th 1810, Mexico won it’s independence from Spain…
Photo:
This is the best mineral water ever… My family has been drinking Topo Chico for years… Once only available in Mexico, it has won huge popularity in the US… if you ever run across this gem… make sure it’s ice cold and squirt a little lime in it…. y’all will love it…
Happiness is ..... a Lab swimming to retrieve a stick for a continuous hour, almost every day of summer.
This 1971 Peugeot 404 is one of the last sold original Dutch 404 estate cars in NL
The spacious 404 estate car was launched in 1962 in three versions: a standard estate car, a seven-seat Familiale and a Commerciale.
The Peugeot 404 Berline was introduced in May 1960, after the first 404 prototype was delivered in October 1957. It was designed by Pininfarina.
The body was kept unchanged for almost fifteen years.
In March 1963, a Diesel version was presented.
Rubber over-riders mounted on the bumpers of saloons appeared in 1964.
In October 1967, all 404 1968 models received minor modifications like a reverse light, restyled bumpers and hub-caps, chromed headlight rims, new front indicator units, and a new speedometer with three round clocks.
1618 cc L4 petrol engine.
Performance: 68 bhp.
1174 kg.
Production Peugeot 404 Series: May 1960-May 1975 (in Europe).
Production Peugeot 404 estate: July 1962-Sept. 1971.
Production Peugeot 404 Break this version: Oct. 1967-Sept. 1971.
Original old Dutch reg. number: March 12, 1971 (still valid).
With current owner since 1986.
Scan from analog photo.
Filmroll 93-11.
Amsterdam-Centrum, Kalkmarkt, April 8, 1993.
© 1993 Sander Toonen Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
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..This is hard sand with a few rocks on the point...looking West over the Inltracoastal Waterway south of St. Augustine, Fl. The Atlantic Ocean is right behind me across a little strip about 100 yards wide...and this is the Inland Waterway which is parallel to the beach. This whole area is famous for HARD (but pretty) sand...they ran the Daytona 500 on the beach until the 1960s. The Inland Waterway actually runs all the way up the Atlantic Coast of the US..you can stay on it instead of open ocean for about 95% of the way from The Keys up to New England.
When I Leave (James Watkins)
When I leave,
I want to leave,
Like the sun-
Sailing on the horizon
When day is done,
Flung out in ardent array-
Setting in
Short, silent celebration-
Last light best-
Streaked and gloried
In colored simplicity-
Unspent, invisible-
Resting and waiting
To rise again
In eternal
Day-starred destiny
And explosive
Morning
White.
James Watkins 07-24-08
First figure of the new year!
I wanted to make Cad Bane in the first outfit that he appears in for a long time, which in my opinion is the best look of Cad Bane.
His pistols are made from BrickArms Spy Carbine, I cut off the stock the front of the scope and a bit of the barrel.
Glued on the back of the scope from another pisto and l use procreate to sculpt all the accurate details.
The hat is just the official Lego one.
I used Legos second Cad Bane head for a base so yes I did cheat.The hose is rolled up procreate, the little rings are procreate that I made using a fabric puncher, the gas tank on the back? idk what it is. Is also made out of procreate.
The forearm gauntlets are made from procreate so are the sleeves. Around the wrist is a strip of electrical tape.
The belt on the inside of the torso is electrical tape and rolled up pieces of procreate.
The Duster coat is made from a CM trench coat, the metal clamps on the corners of his coat are made from procreate, the satchel is made out of procreate and electrical tape.
The holsters and boot jets are made from procreate.
I painted everything you see!
So let me know what you think!
Hardly any water here, though it is supposed to be a spring.
On the way to the Königsstand, above Garmisch.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany
This is one of my favorite builds I have ever made. About a year ago I read the Harry Potter series for the first time and I knew right away that I wanted to build Hogwarts. I had remembered seeing this amazing model by Kit Bricksto and had wanted my own. So fully inspired, I created this.
I took extra care to make my model as accurate as possible at this scale. I referenced multiple different maps, charts and drawings. I then plotted the design and placement of the buildings and towers on graph paper, something I hadn't done before.
"Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!"
FRONT PAGE LEVEL 7 REMEMBER THAT MOMENT 9/12/12 THANK YOU
INVITED TO THE YEARBOOK OF 2012 IN THE LOOK THANK YOU SO MUCH
"Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage."
- C. S. Lewis
Evil doesn't cackle or wear a black cloak, and it isn't a dragon to fight. But the battle is very much real, and fairy tales whisper to our souls, "you can defeat it."
(My sweet hubby is the knight)
Winter is green season after some rains. Many plants have now flowers again after a hot and dry summer. This is the time to plant cool season veggies like lettuce, radishes, etc..The view from the house towards the Ebro valley.
In EXPLORE Dec 14, 2014
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Im Winter ist es grün sobald es ein paar Tage lang geregnet hat. Viele Pflanzenblühen jetzt wieder nach dem heissen und trockenen Sommer. Jetzt kann man Gemüse pflanzen das gern kühl hat, wie Salat, Radiesli etc..
Der Blick vom Haus in Richtung Tortosa.
Im EXPLORE 14. Dez. 2014
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“Patience is power.
Patience is not an absence of action;
rather it is "timing"
it waits on the right time to act,
for the right principles
and in the right way.”
― Fulton J. Sheen
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This is a panoramic drone photo of a haboob as it passed over the Franklin Mountains in El Paso, Texas. This haboob was generated by severe storms more than 100 miles to our east and it hit us with no warning. I just happened to spot it as it began to pour over the mountains and I was able to quickly get my drone airborne to capture the scene. We were blanketed by this dust cloud just a few minutes later.
Few days ago had reliased the third episode of Life is Strange 2. I really love this game and decided to build a little scene from it.
Please note, this is not my photograph. It is my shot of a photograph in an art gallery in Oldham! A fantastic montage of photographs taken well over a hundred years ago. Worth the visit to this gallery for this alone, but all of the displays were good. I loved it, and will return. This panorama was about four yards long and a yard high. Brilliant! I love this section of the image. It shows the sewing machine factory, and a parade of coal wagons, some of which are from South Yorkshire (Silkstone), West Yorkshire (Flockton) and Derbyshire (Clay Cross). Wonderful!
I have tried and failed to find a person on these images. Is that because of the time of day, or a long time exposure on the photographs?
Bei Bei is still indoors recuperating from major intestinal surgery he had the day after Thanksgiving 2016,
Al jarenlang is trein 42500 een begrip tussen Köln-Kalk en Zeebrugge, de trein bestaat uit schuifwandwagens met papier- en RedBull-producten. Sinds een tijdje is daar een stroom van John-Deere tractoren naar Engeland bijgekomen, die op Laadkks’n van Transwaggon vervoerd worden. Op 3 maart werd de trein wegens werkzaamheden omgeleid via Herzogenrath, tractie werd geleverd door een Das-ist-Grün Vectron. Om 10:36 reed de 193 309 (na al enige minuten aan geruis in de verte) met maar liefst 42 John Deere’s en een sleep schuifwandwagens door Worm. De trekkers zijn overigens van de serie 6120 en worden gebouwd in Mannheim, waar de op-een-na grootste John Deere-fabriek staat. John Deere is sinds 1956 gevestigd in de stad aan de Rhein, maar al in 1921 werd hier de beroemde Bulldog-tractor gebouwd.
There is quite a difference in winter versus the warm months in observing the eating habits of pheasants. In the summer time unless you are out very early in the mornings or happen to catch them searching for bits of gravel to serve as grit to help their digestion, pheasants often are more hidden as they seek things to eat. They normally have a menu with more entries on it than they do during the winter.
The phrase “scratching out a living” goes all the way back to the 14th-15th centuries when in the older farming communities the farmers “scratched” the land using more primitive tools.
By the 18th-19th centuries, the use of the phrase gained uses beyond that of farming to include anyone who was barely making ends meet in their day to day struggle.
Jump ahead until today and the phrase applies to a broad spectrum of normally physically hard, low paying jobs or an unstable work life.
I grew up in an era when there were only a few government help agencies and can well remember my folks talking about people around them during the Depression and beyond who spent many years on community “poor farms”.
Poor farms were quite prevalent at one time in the US and folks who were unable to work due to age, disability or other factors were housed and fed in exchange for helping to produce food and maintain a farm. Local governments ran the farms as they were considered a cost-effective way to care for the needy rather than simply doling out monies to individuals.
It carried negative connotations for participants, particularly because they were labeled “inmates.”
Poor farms gradually petered out by the middle of last century with many in Minnesota closing in the 1930s due to government programs starting up such as Social Security in 1935 and the growing prevalence of nursing homes.
(Photographed near Cambridge, MN)
The Millennium Tower is the second tallest building and fourth tallest structure in Austria at 171 metres (561 feet). The tower is located at Handelskai 94-96 in the Brigittenau 20th district in Vienna, Austria. An antenna mounted on top of the tower brings the architectural height to 202 metres (663 feet) but does not count to its overall height.
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