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Brickell Key is largely regarded as paradise in the heart of Miami. It has come a long way from being an aggregation of discarded dredge material. Like so many islands found in Biscayne Bay, Brickell Key is a man-made creation.
When the Brickell's arrived at the south side of the Miami River in 1871, William Brickell built a home and trading post. The location of these buildings would later be referred to as Brickell Point. When the Brickell's looked east from their home, they saw nothing but bay water from Brickell Point to the peninsula that would later become Miami Beach. It wasn’t until Henry Flagler began to develop the city of Miami in 1896 that that view started to change. Flagler’s team removed a sand bar at the mouth of the Miami River. The team also used a dredge to deepen the river and bay adjacent to Flagler’s Royal Palm Hotel to create the first port of Miami.
The dredging of the Miami River was a point of contention for William Brickell. As part of the effort to deepen the Miami River, those that Flagler put in charge of dredging began to dump limestone and river silt along and just off the shore east of the Brickell property. It was the discard off the shoreline that began to create the first of two spoil islands.
During the dredging of the Miami Canal in 1912, the larger of two spoil islands ended up being expanded with additional river discard. The downstream dredge activity created a lot of free river silt that made its way to the mouth of the Miami River. This silt was then gathered and dumped in the area of the spoil islands. At this time, a smaller spoil island was forming to the southeast of the larger island. It was believed to have come from digging out a vessel that went aground on that spot.
By 1914, the widowed Mary Brickell was quite wealthy from land transactions. During the summer of that year, she had offered to remove the spoil islands at her own expense. The spoil islands were considered a nuisance and even Dr. James Jackson, the physician for the Royal Palm Hotel and later the namesake for Jackson Memorial Hospital, declared the islands to be a menace to the health and welfare of the public. The islands were considered unsightly, difficult to navigate and possessing an unpleasant odor. Mary Brickell had intended to pump the spoil material of the islands into some low lying areas on her property. However, there was enough opposition to her proposal that it was not accepted.
The fate of the islands changed in 1916. By late spring, the Florida Internal Improvement Fund (FII), placed in ad to solicit bids for the land mass. Bids ranged from $10.10 to $3000 per acre for the five acre island. Mary Brickell’s bid was $750 for the entire parcel. Her bid was not the winning bid. On June 21st, 1916, the IIF trustees accepted the highest bid and ordered a deed to be issued to Mrs. M.R. Burlingame.
Mrs. Burlingame was a business woman who moved to Miami from Michigan. She was one of the few women to own an advertising agency at the time. Mrs. Burlingame was a big proponent of promoting Miami as a year round living destination. It was her intention to annex the smaller spoil island and to ultimately build her home on the combined islands. However, prior to the end of June in 1916, Mary Brickell filed suit to challenge the deed issued to Mrs. Burlingame.
The law suit filed by Mary Brickell was finally settled in 1918. The Florida Supreme Court declared in favor of Mrs. Burlingame and a deed was finally and officially issued. By 1920, Burlingame announced her intention to build a hotel or apartment house on the island. The island was referred to as Burlingame Island. In April of 1922, the War Department (later managed by the Army Corp of Engineers), issued a permit for a bulk head and fill of the five acre island. This work was scheduled to be complete by the end of 1922.
However, by 1924, nothing was ever developed on the island. It was eventually sold to E.J. Reed of Miami, who filed for a permit to fill a much larger, triangular-shaped island. There was no evidence that this permit was ever granted, but the request provided a preview to how future plans would influence the shape of today’s Claughton Island.
Through the remainder of the 1920s, not much had changed on Burlingame Island. There was no development and it was said that trees began taking over the topology. Some would say that the island belonged to the raccoons and rats. Ownership changed again in 1932 when R.P. Clark purchased the island. His dredging company was responsible for enlarging the island to 20.7 acres. Mr. Clark owned the island until January 1937.
In the late 1970s, Swire Properties bought most of the island from Claughton. Since then, the island has been built out with some of the tallest buildings in Miami, and the Mandarin Oriental, Miami hotel, mainly during the condo "Manhattanization" wave of the 2000s.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.miami-history.com/p/brickell-key-on-claughton-island
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brickell_Key
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I took this photo in Braives, Belgium. It was a magic day. The colors
of the field, grass, sky and trees were just in perfect harmony.
These 2 trees remind me of immortal lovers...
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Love is Colorful
A poem by Peter S. Quinn
Love is colorful
In its true simplicity
With its inside pull
Always more to be
Like a cloudless sky
In the never ending
Reaching high near by
With its color blending
Love is for all
Always true and new
Summer’s winter fall
As they both come thru
Every freshly take
That never stays for long
In its happy wake
Of a summer song
Love is all of this
Never ending glow
Mystic light in bliss
In its evening flow
Rising skies dawn
With their moments give
Where feelings are drawn
And in heart shall live
No. She is not a prostitute. Her job was to have GI’s sit and purchase drinks which we would have done anyway. Were some GI’s rude to her? Did they make sexual advances? Was it always a pleasant job for her? You already know the answers. But was she a prostitute? The answer to that question is no. She was probably a very nice young lady who was trying to make money to help her parents and siblings. If she spoke some English she probably did well. Guys wanted to sit and talk to someone that was not a hairy smelly copy of themselves. They were willing to buy her a coke or Saigon Tea for her company. Most guys treated her with respect. They understood the game and knew that she was never going to fulfill any sexual fantasy that they may have had. Think of her as a “coke girl” without the bicycle and without the dirt & dust found outside. You got your rum & coke and you got to sit with a sweet young girl and you got to dream about being back home. It wasn’t much, but it was a break from reality.
The darker portion of the clouds to the left almost look like it is raining. If so, it wasn't around our neighborhood.
I was looking directly west, walking on a side street as I headed towards the Americana.
I hadn't planned on taking any photos on my way over, but the sunset was looking even better as I walked north.
Hi Folks,
I just published a new imaging project on my website.
Messier 101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy with the recently discovered supernova - SN2023ixf!
This target is located 21 Million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major.
This was about a 3-hour exposure in LRGB using my widefield Askar FRA400 Platform.
Everybody and their brother seems out there shooting images of this galaxy with its supernova.
And who's to blame them? Supernovae are amazing events. At the end of its life, a star explodes, releasing as much energy in one second as our Sun will emit in its entire lifetime!
This does not happen every day, and to have one in a galaxy as beautiful as the Pinwheel is worth shooting.
But with so many images of this out there - why should I shoot it tool. Do I think I can do better than everyone else? Hardly!
This is such a cool event that I did want to have one captured in my portfolio.
But during my last imaging session, my widefield Askar FRA400 Platform was the only scope that was untasked. During galaxy season, there are relatively few large targets to shoot. So I pointed it at M101 and decided to go for it!
My expectations were very low, though:
- A widefield scope shooting a galaxy - that will be a problem!
- I was only able to get 3 hours of integration - my last shot of M101 had 11 hours - so that's going to be a problem
- I am shooting with some thin smoke from the Alberta Wildfires in the air - that IS a problem.
So why shoot it at all?
- Supernovae are one the coolest events in our night sky - I wanted to capture an image of that - even a poor one!
- I saw this as an opportunity to dive into what supernovae were all about and describe that in my web write-up
- I have the twisted part of my personality that likes the challenge of getting a better image out of compromised data
I drizzle processed, then cropped like mad, and took advantage of BlurXTerminator and NoiseXTerninaor to help improve a dicey image.
The final result is not wonderful, but it is not horrible either!
The full story of this imaging project, and some cool info on supernovae, can be found here:
cosgrovescosmos.com/projects/m101-sn2023xif
Thanks,
Pat
This is a common scene in the Times Square subway station: a musical group doing their best to play their music, while subway riders rush past in all directions, and the random bellowing of crazy New Yorkers threatens to drown out the sound completely.
I don't know anything about this group, but I enjoyed their music. They call themselves Into and the Moon, and you can contact them by phone at 646-427-0894 or by email at intiandthemoon@gmail.com
Their website is at www.intiandthemoon.com and they are on Facebook at faceebook.com/intiandthemoon
I recorded about 5:30 of music on my little pocket camera, and I may eventually get around to uploading the whole thing to YouTube or Vimeo. But Flickr restricts videos to just 90 seconds, so I've trimmed the original recording to fit within those constraints...
Note: I chose this as my "photo of the day" for Sep 30, 2015.
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In my miscellaneous journeys around NYC -- both above ground and under-ground -- I often come upon street bands and/or solo musicians whose performances I find interesting and worth capturing ... if only because they typically catch me by surprise.
So that's what you'll see in this Flickr set ...
This is a Sagebrush Sparrow, mostly found east of California, but it does look very much like a Bell's Sparrow. Another birder found it in advance of the annual Carrizo Plain Christmas bird count, and it stuck around for count day, for which I'm grateful
This is Zaanse Schans. I visited this area (about 15 minutes north of Amsterdam) on the last night of my trip. It was one of the main things that I absolutely needed to see before I went home. The moment I arrived, I knew I had made a good decision. :)
This was the last photo I took at Zaanse Schans. Had to get one from this point of view one more time before I left.
Explored. :)
It is also named as Shelf Fungi, are among the many groups of fungi that comprise the phylum Basidiomycota. Characteristically, they produce shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting bodies called conks that lie in a close planar grouping of separate or interconnected horizontal rows. Brackets can range from only a single row of a few caps, to dozens of rows of caps that can weigh several hundred pounds.
They are mainly found on trees (living and dead) and coarse woody debris, and may resemble mushrooms. Bracket fungi often grow in semi-circular shapes, looking like trees or wood. They can be parasitic, saprotrophic, or both.
Some species of bracket fungi are cultivated for human consumption or medicinal use.They can also be used as a wick in an oil/fat lamp.
Info Source: Wikipedia, 2013.
Photo taken: Tyresta Park, Stockholm
Only 20 kilometres from the centre of Stockholm lies one of the most unspoilt areas of natural beauty in central Sweden – Tyresta National Park and Nature Reserve.
This is part of the north side of Portsmouth Cathedral, where Tim and I were married, and also where my Dad's ashes are buried in a casket in the little garden. One day my Mum will join him there, but the pandemic scuppered our plans! I rather like this view of the weeping willow.
The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large sub-Saharan African bovine. There are five subspecies that are recognized as valid by most authorities:
Syncerus caffer caffer, the Cape buffalo, is the nominotypical subspecies, as well as the largest, found in Southern and East Africa.
S. c. nanus, the forest buffalo, is the smallest subspecies, common in forest areas of Central and West Africa
S. c. brachyceros, the Sudan buffalo, a smaller version of the Cape buffalo, found in the drier, northern areas of Central and West Africa.
S. c. aequinoctialis, the Nile Buffalo, sometimes considered identical to the Sudan buffalo, found in the drier, northern areas of East and Central Africa.
S. c. mathewsi, the mountain buffalo, a disputed subspecies from the Virunga Mountains in Central Africa.
The adult African buffalo's horns are its characteristic feature: they have fused bases, forming a continuous bone shield across the top of the head, referred to as a boss.
The African buffalo is more closely related to other buffalo species than it is to other bovids such as American bison or domestic cattle, with its closest living relative being the Asian water buffalo. Its unpredictable temperament may be part of the reason that the African buffalo has never been domesticated, which would also explain why the African buffalo has no domesticated descendants, unlike the wild yak and wild water buffalo which are the ancestors of the domestic yak and water buffalo. Natural predators of adult African buffaloes include lions, African wild dogs, spotted hyenas, and Nile crocodiles. As one of the Big Five game animals, the Cape buffalo is a sought-after trophy in hunting.
The African buffalo is a very robust species. Its shoulder height can range from 1.0 to 1.7 m (3.3 to 5.6 ft) and its head-and-body length can range from 1.7 to 3.4 m (5.6 to 11.2 ft). The tail can range from 70 to 110 cm (28 to 43 in) long. Compared with other large bovids, it has a long but stocky body (the body length can exceed the wild water buffalo, which is heavier and taller) and short but thickset legs, resulting in a relatively short standing height. Cape buffaloes weigh 425 to 870 kg (937 to 1,918 lb) (males weigh about 100 kg (220 lb) more than females). In comparison, African forest buffaloes, at 250 to 450 kg (600 to 1,000 lb), are only half that size. Its head is carried low; its top is located below the backline. The front hooves of the buffalo are wider than the rear, which is associated with the need to support the weight of the front part of the body, which is heavier and more powerful than the back.
Other than humans, African buffaloes have few predators and are capable of defending themselves against (and killing) lions. Lions kill and eat buffaloes regularly, and in some regions, the buffaloes are the lions' primary prey. It often takes several lions to bring down a single adult buffalo, and the entire pride may join in the hunt. R_48461
This is from the archives. For some reason I was thinking about it as I drove to work today. I was remembering that day and how we went to the park for our lunch hour on a sunny day. We lay in the grass at my favorite park and he made me laugh so hard I cried. He took this picture. Only I can’t remember what he said to make me laugh. I only know he does this often and it’s only one of the reasons I’m so in love with him. He just makes things better.
Taken at the bottom of the stairwell in the Museum of Modern Art in Lisbon looking up through the skylight
this is the frame designed by Lu Sim, I'm going to try building a reFrame, I always wanted one, there are 2 things that I'm not sure I did ok/didn't have the piece so I had to improvise, I didn't have the knee piece so I just used an alternative, and the chest area is not clear on how to conect it to the ball joint for the torso. but I think I managed, so next step, the armor!
btw go buy his lug's mech wars book, it is amazing and offers great insights on mech building
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I was lucky to chance upon this vista point of the Golden Gate bridge at a time when it wasn't too cold and windy. I've been to this spot several times before but usually it's too cold, even during the day, to just stand around. Aside from that, it's usually always very windy as well so there was always some danger of micro movements even with a tripod. The full moon was such a welcomed treat.
F8, ISO50, 180sec exposure
Location: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
View LARGE here.
This is one of my entries to this year's Photographer of the Year 2009 Awards by Digital Camera Magazine UK. if you think the photo deserves it, please cast a vote:
poty2009.dcmag.co.uk/3913562629422956438/moonlight-over-s...
Thank you.
Life is sweet, especially if you're a Monarch Butterfly enjoying the sweet nectar that comes from these flowers. The Lantana is known to attract butterflies of all kinds, due to it's sweet smelling flowers and nectar.
They say the weather is very changeable in Scotland , which I've always found to be true, today being no exception, the day started off in a full on blizzard in Glencoe and I didn't even get the camera out at sunrise as you couldn't see a thing, driving was hazardous to say the least as well as just narrowly missed an oncoming lorry on the A82 which had swerved onto my side of the road to avoid a large ice deposit off a previous lorry right into my path, luckily it missed me.
Headed out again after breakfast through it once again and decided to head South towards Taynuilt and Oban, once out of the snow it just didn't stop raining, all day apart from a few moments at Kilchurn Castle on Loch Awe where I managed a few shots. After spending the afternoon in Oban I decided to scout out the best vantage point for Castle Stalker for a better day as the advertised viewpoint is really poor in my view, once I found my spot the rain was easing off but the weather was still pretty poor with low cloud, and hardly any light apart from a promising tiny patch
over towards Mull, with nothing spoiling I decided to just wait here on the offchance of a break.
about 40 minutes it really picked up and I was rewarded with what turned out to be a phenomenal sunset, this image was just the start of it before the sun had fully dropped under the large bank of cloud at the top of the frame, the light was just sublime, there is no way you could have envisaged this sunset at the start of the day or even an hour before, just goes to show you really cannot predict the changes in the weather up here off sight alone, I'll post a few more of these images in the coming weeks as they are quite different, the afterglow after sundow was a stunner as well with some great pinks and purples kicking off over the loch. Spent about 2.5 hours here and loved every minute of it, only realised how cold I was once I'd got back to the car!
The Neckarfront is probably the most photographed town in Tuebingen. The ensemble of multi-storey, gabled houses stretching from the Eberhardsbrücke neckar upwards until characteristic Hölderlinturm with the landing of the punts. With this, the southern side of the houses sit on the still existing in parts of the city wall.
The overall picture is one of the Neckarfront superior tower of the collegiate church.
Die Neckarfront ist wohl der meistfotografierte Ort Tübingens. Das Ensemble aus mehrstöckigen, giebelständigen Wohnhäusern zieht sich von der Eberhardsbrücke neckaraufwärts bis zum charakteristischen Hölderlinturm mit der Anlegestelle der Stocherkähne. Mit dieser, der südlichen Seite sitzen die Häuser auf der noch in Teilen vorhandenen Stadtmauer. Zum Gesamtbild gehört der die Neckarfront überragende Turm der Stiftskirche.
This mountain is a wonderful place - it's a good workout, very close to Calgary, always something different to see. Given all the miles on our car that we logged doing the 65 summit project in 2021, we've been trying to stay closer to home, and thought 'Wouldn't it be interesting to summit Prairie Mountain once each month.' So far we've been successful, but on this trip we noticed markings suggesting there would be trail construction, and someone said they will likely close this trail at the end of May. :( There is an alternate route to the summit, and we don't know if that will be closed too, we'll have to wait for our June outing. Commonly, the winds on Prairie Mountain often are blowing a gale, but today we had fine weather and the air was calm.
To extend the challenge, we extended our walk, descending a bit from the summit northwards and returning, then descending southwards almost 300 m's in elevation and returning to the top, so that our total accumulated elevation gain was 1073 m's after we finally completed. We did walk 11.4 km's return distance, and took 4.3 hours to do all this.
More exactly: my neighbourhood in Favorten is burning. I had spent ten days in my home town Augsburg, but had read the news about what was going on in my neighbourhood in Favoriten, the 10th district of Vienna.
On Wednesday there was a demonstration of Kurdish women and supporters against feminicides in Turkey and Austria. It was attacked by a Grey-Wolves-lead Erdogan-supporting mob.
On Thursday and this Friday, when I came back from Germany, there were demonstrations against this fascist violence with lots of police, some of them with wicked dogs, preventing the Erdogan mob from attacking the demonstrators. This is a picture of this demonstration.
www.diepresse.com/5831567/wieder-unruhen-bei-demo-in-wien...
Hair - Argrace, Azami
Lingerie - BlackLace, Tender caress
Wrap - Mon Cheri, Eclipse Bikini Vest (part of Eclipse bikini set)
Stockings - Bebe, Stay-Ups Type 3 Black 40 denier
Watch - Madala, Kotowari
Earrings - MG, Beatrice
Nails - Jamman
Lipstick - 'Style & Me', Cameron Glossy Lipstick Bright 3
Eye makeup - MONS
Picture by Sally Furyo
Canon EOS 6D - f/8 - 1/160sec - 50mm - ISO 100
- A single scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand.
Competitors are recognised by other rowers as among the toughest, both physically and mentally: single sculling is sometimes known as 'king's class'.
- Rowing club De Compagnie was founded in 2007. Club- and boathouse are at the bank of the canal 'Hoogeveense Vaart' in Nijstad, near Hoogeveen, Drenthe, The Netherlands.
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- Een skiff is een eenpersoons roeiboot. Het is een smalle roeiboot waarin de roeier met twee riemen roeit. Een goede techniek is noodzakelijk want de boot moet steeds goed in balans gehouden worden. Een persoon die in een skiff roeit wordt ook wel een skiffeur genoemd.
- De Hoogeveense Roeivereniging De Compagnie is opgericht in 2007. Het clubgebouw en de botenloods bevinden zich meteen achter de brug tussen Nijstad en Echten, langs de Hoogeveense Vaart.
Skógafoss (pronounced [ˈskou.aˌfɔs]) is a waterfall situated on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline. After the coastline had receded seaward (it is now at a distance of about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained, parallel to the coast over hundreds of kilometres, creating together with some mountains a clear border between the coastal lowlands and the Highlands of Iceland.The Skógafoss is one of the biggest waterfalls in the country with a width of 25 metres (82 feet) and a drop of 60 m (200 ft). Due to the amount of spray the waterfall consistently produces, a single or double rainbow is normally visible on sunny days. According to legend, the first Viking settler in the area, Þrasi Þórólfsson, buried a treasure in a cave behind the waterfall. The legend continues that locals found the chest years later, but were only able to grasp the ring on the side of the chest before it disappeared again. The ring was allegedly given to the local church. The old church door ring is now in a museum, though whether it gives any credence to the folklore is debatable.
At the eastern side of the waterfall, a hiking and trekking trail leads up to the pass Fimmvörðuháls between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull. It goes down to Þórsmörk on the other side and continues as the famous Laugavegur to Landmannalaugar.
Rudbeckia is a plant genus in the Asteraceae or composite family. Rudbeckia flowers feature a prominent, raised central disc in black, brown shades of green, and in-between tones, giving rise to their familiar common names of coneflowers and black-eyed-susans. Wikipedia
Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Rudbeckia
Rank: Genus
Higher classification: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Rudbeckiinae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Information, Credits and additional pictures are on the blog post... rissasecondlife.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-heat-is-on.html
This is part of a series of toned cyanotypes based on images generated with a prompt referencing Jacques Derrida’s On Grammatology, about the connoction of text to knowledge.
Cyanotype, toned with white Aleppo gall nut solution, 21 x 21 cm on 28 x 28 cm sheet og Saunders Waterford 300g HP natural paper, limited edition of 16.
Stable diffusion generated the original image, further post-produced in On1 Resize AI, Affinity Design, and Capture One. PiezoDN produced the digital negative. More information here: hlynur.art/arkifa/not-a-knowledge-at-all/
This monument located on Mount Buzludzha is the biggest ideological building in Bulgaria. It was built as a tribute to the creation of the Bulgarian socialist movement in 1891.
The construction of Buzludzha was made possible thanks to government funds and supporters’ donations for an amount of around 14 186 000 leva (around 7 000 000 €). The site was built by civil engineering troops from the Bulgarian army and volunteers. The master builder was General Delcho Delchev who was in charge of the Stara Zagora civil engineering section. The author of this project was the architect Guéorguy Stoilov. Several famous painters and sculptors have participated to the decoration.
Ever since the superseding of Bulgarian president Todor Givkovand and the political changes that occurred in Bulgaria from 1989, the state of the monument has continued to decay. portraits of Ludmila and Todor Givkov have been destroyed. The copper adornments have been stolen. The building is slowly disintegrating; the monument is abandoned and no public institution seems to be concerned by the conservation of renovation of the building. The Bulgarian socialist party itself is not taking any action towards the maintenance of its most important symbol. The big star has been perforated by gunshots because it was thought to be made out of ruby!
On Bulgarian derps tour with Dursty, John, Andrew and Mike. Visited very little due to the harsh roads and long drives in two car convoy, busted by a pistol and axe wielding guard, picking up a hitchhiker, removing a hire car wing mirror with a bin, countless selfies, a stray dog and not forgetting an insect bite from hell that gave me a club hand.
But the main event was accessed twice and was the main objective for this trip so all was good.
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This is the oldest Wesleyan Chapel that has been in continuous use since being built. Wesley preached here and it is a remarkable example of Non conformist architecture. He recommended the octagonal shape to avoid conflict with the established church. The chapel was later expanded so becoming an elongated octagon. On the right is the Church Hall built about 100 years after the Chapel.
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Sea lions are pinnipeds characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, short, thick hair, and a big chest and belly. Together with the fur seals, they comprise the family Otariidae, eared seals, which contains six extant and one extinct species (the Japanese sea lion) in five genera. Their range extends from the subarctic to tropical waters of the global ocean in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, with the notable exception of the northern Atlantic Ocean. They have an average lifespan of 20–30 years. A male California sea lion weighs on average about 300 kg (660 lb) and is about 2.4 m (8 ft) long, while the female sea lion weighs 100 kg (220 lb) and is 1.8 m (6 ft) long. The largest sea lion is Steller's sea lion, which can weigh 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) and grow to a length of 3.0 m (10 ft). Sea lions consume large quantities of food at a time and are known to eat about 5–8% of their body weight (about 6.8–15.9 kg (15–35 lb)) at a single feeding. Sea lions can move around 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) in water and at their fastest they can reach a speed of about 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). Three species, the Australian sea lion, the Galápagos sea lion and the New Zealand sea lion, are listed as endangered. 61535
Is it just me that giggle at Shakira when she does the little 'aaoooooooo!' in that song? It is? Oh. o_O
To those of you I owe mails....I'm getting to it. I'm totally far behind on everything. Sorry. :(
Hope you're having a great weekend so far :)
This is a petrified wood. It literally means wood turned into stone. All the organic materials have been replaced by minerals. I was so happy to see one of these.
Best seen in Large 'L'.
Painted Desert, Arizona
“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.” - Robert Louis Stevenson
66610 is seen at Heck Ings with 6E45 0827 Earles to Drax earlier this year on 15th March 2021. Need to go back for an after shot now that most of the power station has been demolished.
Model is Remy @ Wallflower
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