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The Robin is a year round resident in the UK, but a small minority of female Robins migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Both the male and female feature similar plumage, both with the distinctive red breast. The male bird is extremely territorial and will aggressively defend his territory, attacking any similar sized birds that try to muscle in on their patch.
The adult European robin is 12cm long and weighs between 15 to 22 g with a wingspan of 20–22 cm . The male and female bear similar plumage; an orange breast and face lined by a bluish grey on the sides of the neck and chest. The upperparts are brownish, or olive-tinged in British birds, and the belly whitish, while the legs and feet are brown. The bill and eyes are black. Juveniles are a spotted brown and white in colouration, with patches of orange gradually appearing. Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation. There are instances of robins attacking their own reflection. Territorial disputes sometimes lead to fatalities, accounting for up to 10% of adult robin deaths in some areas
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... sitting on a terrace, watching all the world go by, with a Belgian Blonde Leffe beer, a cigarillo, some nibbles and a book... BLISS
The market in Brugge, Flanders, a hive of activity!
I spotted this gent enjoying life.
With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)
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So I decided to make an IS-2 and this was the result. Not my greatest work ever but it ain't bad. Credit to the fuel tank thing on the side goes to Dips.
Enjoy!
U.S.S. Turner BDR-834 (Radar Picket Battle Destroyer, a very rare ship indeed!) is seen while underway at sea, prior to its 1960 FRAM II refit, ca late 1950's. This concocted photo was created because back in the day you always wanted to impress your friends with a bigger than life photo of your ship, "because my dog is bigger than your dog." When this baby cleared it throat, everybody listened! Then on top of that, the actual USS Turner was a true Radar Picket Destroyer (DDR-834), originally of the Gearing Class when constructed. The idea for the rare designation of "Radar Picket Battle Destroyer," was that it was always a constant battle to keep everything in working order aboard the ship, which of course we did do, but it was a constant battle to do so. This must have been a true situation, because after my 4-1/2 year enlistment ended in January 1967, the ship was decommissioned just two years later in 1969, making it one of the first Gearing class destroyers to be in line to be scrapped.
The name of the photographer that captured the original image on film is unknown, but the phony modifications performed to the image were performed by me. The funny thing about a photo such as this is that the overall public when viewing it, really don't know what they are looking at when it comes to US Navy vessels! This photo has been shown to various friends and they did not pick up on it or think that it was phony. The ship now has the long sleek hull appearance of a destroyer, but what about those large and long naval guns! LOL The photo that was used to create this image was that of the USS Iowa BB-61. Do hope that some out there enjoy viewing this photo and that it does not upset some others!
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What a glorious September day to be out and about in the Rockies! The day started out a bit foggy, but everything cleared up quickly. Beyond South Kananaskis Pass is British Columbia. Our GPS says we walked about 25 km's round-trip, and our feet do not disagree...
catching a salmon and getting to keep it. This is the female I call Georgina if she can get from the water to the forest without meeting another bear there is a good chance she gets to eat it.
(en): the One is not . . but there is some one
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Outlining a Theory of General Creativity . .
. . on a 'Pataphysical projectory
Entropy ≥ Memory ● Creativity ²
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Etude du jour:
Les "grands personnages" se croient-ils sincèrement eux-mêmes avec autant de foi que les pensionnaires des asiles qui se prennent pour Joséphine ou pour Napoléon ?
Do the "great characters" sincerely believe they are themselves with as much faith as asylums residents who think they are Napoleon or Josephine?
( Georges Picard - Tous fous )
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rectO-persO | E ≥ m.C² | co~errAnce | TiLt
Turtle Mountain is the source of the famous Frank Slide, and was the third of three hikes we did in Crowsnest Pass area over three days. The weather was especially lovely, with beautiful sun and a nice cooling breeze. While many hikers make the strenuous hike to the first of the big peaks of Turtle Mountain (the North Peak), it's only those who are looking for scrambling fun who continue to the South Peak. It is quite eerie to walk on the South Peak, with its gigantic cracks and fissures, but there's a seismic monitoring station on the South Peak, so it must be safe, we're sure...
"Coffee" that's her name.
My family just lost her for a few weeks ago.She was die!!! :-( at March 27,2007.
I'm still so sad and miss her a lot.
Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park is a preserved area. It can only be reached by their schedule daily tour bus (old yellow school bus) or hike a 8km trail to get in there from the nearest parking lot.
This is a 4 images stitched panorama. I was hoping to have some good sunset lights. The cloudy weather never really go away within the 2 days I was there. And I think I truly experienced what it means by "There's no bad lighting!!". And sometimes what you don't expect might give you the most dramatic results. Like the lovely clouds that put this image into a different mood. Hope you can enjoy this place from the photo as much as I do!!
The mountain in the middle is Yukness Mountain, and one on the right is Mt. Schaffer
Hope you like it!
And a great weekend!!
The Tower is an iconic landmark on top of the beautiful Cotswolds escarpment. It was the brainchild of the great 18th century landscape designer, “Capability Brown”. His vision was carried out for George William 6th Earl of Coventry with the help of renowned architect James Wyatt and completed in 1798 on Beacon Hill.
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Southwark is a London Underground station in the London Borough of Southwark at the corner of Blackfriars Road and The Cut. It is between Waterloo and London Bridge stations on the Jubilee line.
Jane (42leaves) is an incredibly talented artist friend of mine that Kay and I have hooked on photography...lol. She has a wonderful eye for seeing things differently especially the details and is helping me learn to see outside "the box". This is part of a fence post in Oakwood Cemetery in Austin. Nice viewed large
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ROCHESTER FRINGE 2024
It all starts Here @ One Fringe Place, The Thrills & Excitement. since my first time , till now every year is a Jam packed pure fun , ARTS it's Finest, Show's that Truely showcase the Here, what, now of today . Proud of Volunteering & Being a part of Rochester's Fine & Performing arts
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This is For my Big Sister H, it's her Birthday today and since she is the biggest chocoholic on the planet there is nothing I could offer her that is better than this chocolate fudge cake!
Happy B-day Sis Enjoy;)
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Rookie is the older one and Mezes (meaning little snac) is the younger one. Rookie likes to play, grab, bite, hold his little snac... This was taken in the years of innocence. Now they cannot stand each other. Mezes cannot tolerate being the snac of Rookie any more, as you can imagine!
Fall is here.
Another year
is coming to an end.
Summer's finished,
Summer's gone,
Winter's round the bend.
Fall is piles of crunchy leaves,
orange, gold, and red.
Fall is sweaters with long sleeves
and blankets on the bed.
Fall is footbell,
Fall is pumpkins,
Fall's where summer ends.
it is from my old archives[ my favorite]... took this at a beach near to San Diego[ forgot the name] in the year 2008 with a 5mp p&s camera.
I hope, now the title will make some sense :)
No Cropping or straightening here...
Yala National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka. The park consists of five blocks, two of which are now open to the public, and also adjoining parks. The blocks have individual names such as, Ruhuna National Park (block 1) and Kumana National Park or 'Yala East' for the adjoining area. It is situated in the southeast region of the country, and lies in Southern Province and Uva Province. The park covers 979 square kilometres (378 sq mi) and is located about 300 kilometres (190 mi) from Colombo. Yala was designated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1900, and, along with Wilpattu was one of the first two national parks in Sri Lanka, having been designated in 1938. The park is best known for its variety of wild animals. It is important for the conservation of Sri Lankan elephants, Sri Lankan leopards and aquatic birds.
I found this on Blackpool beach. Did someone build this? It's so haphazard for a fence across the opening!
Mormon Row Historic District - Mormon Row is a line of homestead complexes along the Jackson-Moran Road near the southeast corner of Grand Teton National Park, in the valley called Jackson Hole. The rural historic landscape's period of significance includes the construction of the Andy Chambers, T.A. Moulton and John Moulton farms from 1908 to the 1950s. Six building clusters and a separate ruin illustrate Mormon settlement in the area and comprise such features as drainage systems, barns, fields and corrals. Apart from John and T.A. Moulton, other settlers in the area were Joseph Eggleston, Albert Gunther, Henry May, Thomas Murphy and George Riniker. The area is also known as Antelope Flats, situated between the towns of Moose and Kelly. It is a popular destination for tourists and photographers on account of the historic buildings, the herds of bison, and the spectacular Teton Range rising in the background. The alluvial soil to the east of Blacktail Butte was more suitable than most locations in Jackson Hole for farming, somewhat hampered by a lack of readily available water. The Mormon homesteaders began to arrive in the 1890s from Idaho, creating a community called "Gros Ventre", with a total of 27 homesteads. The Mormon settlers tended to create clustered communities, in contrast to the isolated homesteads more typical of Jackson Hole. Mormon Row was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Row_Historic_District]
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately 310,000 acres (480 sq mi; 130,000 ha; 1,300 km2), the park includes the major peaks of the 40-mile-long (64 km) Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. It is only 10 miles (16 km) south of Yellowstone National Park, to which it is connected by the National Park Service-managed John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Along with surrounding National Forests, these three protected areas constitute the almost 18,000,000-acre (7,300,000 ha) Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, one of the largest intact mid-latitude temperate ecosystems in the world. Human history of the Grand Teton region dates back at least 11,000 years, when the first nomadic hunter-gatherer Paleo-Indians began migrating into the region during warmer months pursuing food and supplies. In the early 19th century, the first White explorers encountered the eastern Shoshone natives. Between 1810 and 1840, the region attracted fur trading companies that vied for control of the lucrative beaver pelt trade. U.S. Government expeditions to the region commenced in the mid-19th century as an offshoot of exploration in Yellowstone, with the first permanent white settlers in Jackson Hole arriving in the 1880s. Efforts to preserve the region as a national park commenced in the late 19th century, and in 1929 Grand Teton National Park was established, protecting the major peaks of the Teton Range. The valley of Jackson Hole remained in private ownership until the 1930s, when conservationists led by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. began purchasing land in Jackson Hole to be added to the existing national park. Against public opinion and with repeated Congressional efforts to repeal the measures, much of Jackson Hole was set aside for protection as Jackson Hole National Monument in 1943. The monument was abolished in 1950 and most of the monument land was added to Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park is named for Grand Teton, the tallest mountain in the Teton Range. The naming of the mountains is attributed to early 19th-century French-speaking trappers—les trois tétons (the three teats) was later anglicized and shortened to Tetons. At 13,775 feet (4,199 m), Grand Teton abruptly rises more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above Jackson Hole, almost 850 feet (260 m) higher than Mount Owen, the second-highest summit in the range. The park has numerous lakes, including 15-mile-long (24 km) Jackson Lake as well as streams of varying length and the upper main stem of the Snake River. Though in a state of recession, a dozen small glaciers persist at the higher elevations near the highest peaks in the range. Some of the rocks in the park are the oldest found in any U.S. National Park and have been dated at nearly 2.7 billion years. Grand Teton National Park is an almost pristine ecosystem and the same species of flora and fauna that have existed since prehistoric times can still be found there. More than 1,000 species of vascular plants, dozens of species of mammals, 300 species of birds, more than a dozen fish species and a few species of reptiles and amphibians exist. Due to various changes in the ecosystem, some of them human-induced, efforts have been made to provide enhanced protection to some species of native fish and the increasingly threatened whitebark pine. Grand Teton National Park is a popular destination for mountaineering, hiking, fishing and other forms of recreation. There are more than 1,000 drive-in campsites and over 200 miles (320 km) of hiking trails that provide access to backcountry camping areas. Noted for world-renowned trout fishing, the park is one of the few places to catch Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout. Grand Teton has several National Park Service-run visitor centers, and privately operated concessions for motels, lodges, gas stations and marinas.
[source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton_National_Park]
Website: www.nps.gov/grte/index.htm
This shot is of a soapbubble. We could have the impression it's a planet or exo-planet. Science can observe those planets at a very far distance, several lighyears away. They could contain life or could have contained life. The distance with their sun should be perfect, so that water is available in its 3 fases: liquid, gas and ice. The image title is also the name of a real exo-planet.
The Atrium is located on the ground floor and is easily accessible from Jubilee Street, Queen Victoria Street and Des Voeux Road Central.
It will provide not less than 700㎡ of public open space and is landscaped for passive recreation and leisure uses.
An open-plan design was proposed to serve as a central focal gathering place as well as a lively and flexible space for a wide range of cultural and leisure activities, exhibitions and public events.
位於地下的中庭將提供不少於700平方米的公眾休憩空間，作綠化等靜態康樂用途。中庭位置方便易達，連接租庇利街、域多利皇后街和德輔道中均十分方便，開放式設計有利於作為一個生動、靈活的聚會地點，作多種如展覽等文化和休閒活動。
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This is my much loved Ferrari Testarossa. Not the real thing, but a prized, die cast and rather rather large 1/8th scale model.
It was made "way back" last century by a company called Pocher, (sadly no longer in business) who made the most amazing and detailed large scale models. This is actually one of the less detailed kits with just over 500 parts. It includes such detail as pop up headlights, fully opening doors, bonnet (hood) and boot (trunk - which is actually at the front of this car, being a rear engined one). The fully working steering wheel is linked to the front wheels and it has full suspension. The engine has amazing detail with real rubber fan belts and the like. It is a treat to view on its own. Inside, the seatbelt material is real, and the gear lever moves through that wonderful chrome slotted H pattern gate. The seats move fore and aft, and even have reclining backrests! It even has a tiny key on a keyring which will unlock and open the doors! Some of the other more detailed vintage models go as far as having working brakes, and have real leather upholstery.
My model is in a bad way and needs some tender loving restoration. Through moving house no less than nine times, it has suffered a little with every pack and unpack. Normally it would have lovely wing mirrors, but both have broken off several times. I still have them but need to do some detailed work to get them back on again.
I will hopefully present it again one day in a better setting and with a little more attention paid to getting the forced perspective right. Here it is in our front garden under the dappled shade of our silver birch tree. In over 30 years of owning this car, this is the first time I have photographed it. I even washed and polished it (with real Meguiar's car polish) just for the occasion! (What a geek!)
L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you adore can
Love is all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart and please don't break it
Love was made for me and you
Armani Qtr : Adore You Moi Super Man
S.M.A : Love You Moi Soul
Sometimes very little is needed. A simple look to something ordinary. Maybe it will remind something to us and make us to smile. An extravaganza is nice and great, but sometimes a quiet melancholy is more. It's closer to ourselves and it tells a story that only we can understand.
this morning I sat on the landing with my camera ready to get the shot of leon hauling the prunings. leon said, "you silly lady, you have no shoes on", and I gave a snappy retort of something like, "nanny nanny nah nah," and took my pictures.
then I told him that I had to go in.
my feet were cold.
this is the removal of the shrubs on a bank next to the house. they had gotten so tall that leon couldn't see the yard.
I lasted one, maybe two days last week, of weakly hauling cuttings before I succumbed to this yucky bronchitis that I still have. hack.
he's almost finished with the job.
some stumps have to be removed and then I'll decide what to plant. low growers.
. . . bigger is better . . . Via Fluidr . . .
. . . thanx to les brumes for this wonderful texture . . . www.flickr.com/photos/lesbrumes/3252328419/
. . . as always, thanx to skeletalmess over at shadowhouse creations . . . shadowhousecreations.blogspot.com/
This is my friend who kindly posed for my contribution to Smile on Saturday's theme 'show a single flower' today, 3rd July.
We haven't seen so much of each other during Co-vid lockdowns but hope now to have more time together, even some lunches out....
thank you for visiting my photostream 💕🌹🌹
Castle Dyck (German: Schloss Dyck) is a moated castle in the Rhineland region of Germany. It is located in the municipality of Jüchen in Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, between Grevenbroich and Mönchengladbach.
The history of the castle began in 1094 when the knight Hermannus de Disco was mentioned in a record of the Archbishop of Cologne as the lord of a simple fortification. Over time the site was converted into a fortified moated castle. In 1383 the castle was besieged by the cities of Aachen and Cologne, as well as by the archbishop Friedrich III von Saarwerden and Duke William I of Guelders and Jülich. They accused Lord Gerard van Dyck of being a robber knight. When Gerard van Dyck died without male offspring, the castle was inherited by Johann V von Reifferscheidt, the ancestor of the counts and princes of Salm-Reifferscheid. This family owned the castle for more than 900 years until it became the Centre for Garden Art and Landscape Design in 1999. The last heiress of the family, Countess Marie Christine Wolff Metternich, turned it over to a foundation to secure the future of the castle.
The castle is the center of Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck, a former independent territory located between the Electorate of Cologne, Guelders and Jülich. The small territory was called "Dycker Ländchen" and is still recognizable for its unique cultural landscape.
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Here is a shot of Edrelle taken among those for the next chapter of her tale, a little glimpse of where her path takes her after the group's respite among the quiet of Riverwood, steps bringing them among fall hues and the rustle of leaves once more. I will be starting the writing for the chapter tomorrow or I guess today I should say since it is after midnight for me.
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I have at least two dozen of these caterpillars (the others are still quite small) on a large fennel plant. This is also called Parsley Worm--likes parsley and dill, as well. Yes, the caterpillars eat the plants--but I can sacrifice a plant or two for the sake of increasing the population of those gorgeous (and ecologically valuable) butterflies. Love 'em! (Notice the egg below him and the smaller caterpillar behind his feet!)
Update (the next day): This poor fellow apparently became a bird snack. Sigh. However, several of his siblings remain, growing rapidly. I'm hoping at least a few will survive to become butterflies.
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Gruppo del Cristallo:
Il Monte Cristallo è un massiccio montuoso delle Dolomiti Ampezzane nelle Dolomiti bellunesi, a nord-est di Cortina d'Ampezzo, la cui vetta più alta si erge per 3221 m s.l.m. Il Gruppo del Cristallo include pure nei suoi confini storici, naturali ed amministrativi il comune di Auronzo di Cadore. Fu conquistato per la prima volta dall'alpinista viennese Paul Grohmann, accompagnato dalle guide alpine ampezzane Santo Siorpaes e Angelo Dimai.
È uno dei monti più alti, più maestosi e più famosi di tutte le Dolomiti ampezzane e del Cadore. Esso chiude la Valle d'Ampezzo a nord (assieme all'antistante monte Pomagagnon), dividendola dalle valli circostanti.
"Leave the road, take the trails".
~ Pythagoras
Another perspective of an earlier shot, this time with the focal length at the widest 10mm. This is a view of the HML Tea Plantation in Chundale, Wayanad district, state of Kerala.
A Geep and an SD45 on a train...talk about a time machine. West of Whitehall, the train goes over an old NP standard design concrete bridge and a cattle gate before ducking under Old US Hwy 10. Fortunately, traffic is very light on this road as there's no place to stand on the bridge if there's traffic.
With afternoon clouds building, the Big Sky Country of Montana certainly lives up to the name.