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This is one that has been on my list for years and it didn't disappoint. Coming in at 200 feet wide it's the widest falls that I've seen yet and the first vertical block. From here it's hard to tell that it drops 43 feet, but the roar lets you know it. :-) The emerald water is caused by the Lewis river being born of an inactive glacier (from Mount Adams) so it doesn't have the silt like White or Puyallup and it is just stunning to see. I was here on a Friday and I kid you not, I didn't see a soul until I got back down here after hiking up to the other two drops. It was a bit spooky. :-)
This is what happens when I try to take a shortcut home to make it in time for dinner and end up choosing the least safe route. Sammy and I almost became dinner ourselves!
I'm wearing:
MadPea Shark Bite Hat
MONTANA Tee by Cold-Ash
CHINO Shorts by Cold-Ash
[P.0.E] - Messenger Bag (Demo) Crate
REBELLION = "ELLISON" SANDALS
Props:
Synnergy Flooded Room Backdrop (dismantled and altered for my scene)
Dock piling (2 Prim) by Kagehi Kohn
My lovely pet ♥
JIAN Pets Splashy Spaniels / Brit. Gold
The bitey sharks:
JIAN Sharks
Background was taken at Fruit Islands Surf beach (Frozen Banana)
Great crested grebe
This bird is especially beautiful in the spring, when she is given a "cap" and a "crown" of black feathers.
Additional photos about #Great_crested_grebe are placed in the album at the Russian photo hosting (fotki.yandex.ru/users/bogky/album/2070847).
#BogKY #Western_Siberia #Spring #Great_crested_grebe
Tech.details-brief: Sony Alpha 7 / ILCE-7 (FF)(ISO500), Sony LA-EA3 + Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di USD (A011)(600mm f/9), 1/500s; +1ev.; RAW
Rus.: Чомга дефилирует (по весне ей выдали "шапочку" и "корону" - хвастается;-)
Весной эта птица особенно красива.
Перед смотровой площадкой ( #Птичья_гавань в г. #Омск )
Больше фото о #Чомга размещены в альбоме на российском фото хостинге (fotki.yandex.ru/users/bogky/album/2070847).
Rudesheim is situated in the the Rheingau and Rüdesheim Rhine River Gorge winery area.
There are dozens of wine tasting and buying venues in Rudesheim. This is one restaurant, tasting room and wine store in Rudesheim.
The room is the cellar of the hotel Felsenkeller.
There are a total of 380 winemakers in the region marketing their own products. Most are family run companies tending vineyards of between four and eight hectares. There are also three local cooperatives and around two dozen large wine estates (between approx. 10 and 50 hectares). These export a considerable proportion of their production and thus contribute to the fame and reputation of Rheingau Riesling.
The Newlands Valley is in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is regarded as one of the most picturesque and quiet valleys in the national park, even though it is situated very close to the popular tourist town of Keswick and the busy A66 road. The valley forms part of the civil parish of Above Derwent, within the Borough of Allerdale The name “Newlands” did not come into being until after the 13th century when it was used to describe the usable new land which had been created at the foot of the valley between Portinscale and Braithwaite by the draining of a large swampy and marshy area. At the start of the 14th century the rents paid by the tenant farmers in the valley started to rise steadily as the cultivated areas were extended and the population increased. Some of the families in the valley have lived in the area for hundreds of years, with the Fischers, Tickells, Thwaites, Graves and Maysons all mentioned in the manorial records from the 15th century and still living in the valley in the 20th century.
Knowledge is no matter of time. If you have good books You have the key to knowledge. And knowledge is power.
Kauai, Hawaii
Though on the main highway this occupied house sits across the street from a huge resort, and is adjacent to water and restaurants. The property is worth big $$.
Hohenschwangau Castle is a 19th-century palace in southern Germany. It was the childhood residence of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and was built by his father, King Maximilian II of Bavaria. It is located in the German village of Hohenschwangau near the town of Füssen, part of the county of Ostallgäu in southwestern Bavaria, Germany, very close to the border with Austria.
UP 1350 guides the MIR job westbound for Plymouth. For those who don't know this job often leaves East Minneapolis in the morning which is in bad light but for some unknown reason this train departed around 13:00, thanks to a heads up from Henry Jansen saying he shot the train going by Nicollet Island I figured I could meet the train west of Golden Valley. They were just about to finish working an industry and I had just enough time to set up the pole to document the move of the MIR in good light AND with the engine facing the right way.
March is the ugliest month. Even beautiful foothills of the Berkshires look glum in March. Taken from a park that was created after flooding destroyed a trailer park in Williamstown, MA.
Via Garibaldi, 94015 Piazza Armerina EN
Piazza Armerina is a beautiful mountain town, best known for the mosaics of the nearby Villa Romana del Casale. Yet the town is unbelievably desolate. Most of the shops are shuttered, and many houses bear signs offering them for sale at low prices. Hotels and B&Bs have largely ceased operation, and on any given day, there are no more than two or three restaurants in the entire town serving full meals. The streets are almost empty—cars still pass by, but pedestrians are rare.
An elderly Dutch lady also noticed this strange phenomenon and said she had no idea why it was happening. I discovered that many of the now-closed B&Bs and restaurants were still operating as recently as 2023. In other words, this astonishing decline has taken place only within the past couple of years. I wish someone could tell me what happened here.
Beyond that, all I can do is seize every opportunity to photograph the few interesting people I come across. This photo was taken on Via Garibaldi, near its intersection with Via Giuseppe Mazzini—what I imagine must once have been the busiest commercial street in town, yet now lined with shuttered storefronts. Just then, a lady happened to walk toward me, tugging her somewhat disobedient little dog, and I captured the moment.
Bachalpsee is a mountain lake close to the First above Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. The lake is located at an elevation of 2,265 m above sea.
There is a exit near Quinton siding on Oregon Interstate 84 that is a nice spot for a hit and run photo of a train running on Union Pacific. At 122 miles from downtown Portland, it was a great place to wait for a westbound to chase home after a day spent railfanning in the Columbia River Gorge. Since the exit was for Phillipi Canyon Road, we gave the site the generic name of "Phillipi."
Late on the Sunday afternoon of Labor Day Weekend 1990, we caught a westman at Phillipi with an interesting set of motive power. This was one of the only decent shots I ever got of a UP C30-7 leading a train. At the time, it was moderately amazing to get four different locomotive models on a UP train.
Another aspect of the Yoko Ono exhibit featuring Peace is Power in multiple languages and this also shows a family from outside of the Museum of Contemporary Art climbing the stairs to come inside.
**All photos are copyrighted**
Anaklia (Georgian: ანაკლია) is a town and seaside resort in western Georgia. It is located in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, at the place where the Enguri River flows into the Black Sea.
The earliest settlement on Anaklia's territory dates back to the mid-Bronze Age and is typical to the Colchian culture. It is the Classical Heraclea of Colchis, Anaclia of later authors, and Anarghia of Archangelo Lamberti and Jean Chardin (both the 17th-century travelers). After the fragmentation of the Kingdom of Georgia in the 15th century, it was an important fortified town, sea port and fishing station within the Principality of Mingrelia. In 1723, the town was captured by the Ottoman Empire and converted into its maritime outpost and slave-trading locale. Western Georgian kingdom of Imereti regained control over Anaklia in 1770, seizing the opportunity of Ottoman Empire being at war with Russia (Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)). Solomon I, the king of Imereti, was supposed to be supported in this endeavor by a small Russian contingent under General Totleben, but the Russian troops retreated before a clash against the Turks.
In 1802, Kelesh-Bey Sharvashidze, the pro-Turkish ruler of the neighboring Principality of Abkhazia, capitalized on the internecine feuds in Mingrelia, and forced Prince Grigol Dadiani of Mingrelia into surrendering Anaklia, taking Grigol’s son and heir, Levan, as a hostage. When Mingrelia accepted the Russian protectorate in 1803, the Russian commander in Georgia, Prince Tsitsianov, demanded that Kelesh-Bey release Levan. On his refusal, Tsitsianov sent Major General Ion Rykgof into Abkhazia. In March 1805, the Russians took hold of Anaklia and threatened to march against Sukhum-Kaleh, forcing the Abkhazian prince to release Dadiani. The capture of Anaklia drew an Ottoman protest, however, and Tsitsianov hastened to disavow his subordinate and even apologize for his action, removing a Russian garrison from Anaklia. However, the incident added to an increasing tension between the two empires. When the next Russo-Turkish War broke out in 1806, the Russian forces restored Redoubt Kali and Anaklia to the Mingrelian prince Levan who would later relinquish the control of these forts to the Russian administration. (See Russian conquest of the Caucasus#Black Sea Coast.) In the 1850s, Anaklia was a small but strongly fortified seaport, which had a custom-house and carried on a considerable trade with Turkey.
Subsequently, the importance of the Anaklia port significantly reduced, but it remained a minor Black Sea Fleet base in the Soviet times.
After the War in Abkhazia (1992–93), a Russian peacekeeping post was opened at Anaklia in 1994. In 2006, the Ministry of Defense of Georgia reported numerous damages inflicted by the Russian soldiers upon the 17th-century fortress of Anaklia and accused the peacekeepers of installing latrines and baths within the walls of the fort. Following a series of protests by the Georgians, the Russian military post was withdrawn in July 2007.
A monument has been erected in Anaklia on May 21, 2012, commemorating Russia's expulsion of the Circassian people from the region following the conclusion of the Caucasian War in the 1860s. The May 21 date was chosen to coincide with the day on which the Circassian people themselves commemorate the expulsion, which the Georgian government has recognized as an act of genocide. The monument was designed by Khusen Kochesokov, a sculptor from the North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Para el reto semanal de Smile on Saturday!: My name is...
Mi nombre completo es Ana Nazaret pero mi familia y mis amigos me llaman solamente Nazaret, que es el nombre que mis padres realmente querían ponerme. Era el nombre de una presentadora de un programa musical de televisión llamado "Aplauso" y a mis padres les pareció original. Al morir mi abuela Ana justo unos días antes de nacer yo, mi otra abuela sugirió ponerme Ana delante en su honor.
En la foto, un óleo que pinté de unas magnolias hace ya unos añitos.
This is about the 4th or 5th Ladybird I've seen this year. A great sight as I hadn't seen any for several years.
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites.
This is a view from the Elgol road on the Isle Of Skye looking across to the West Coast of the Scottish mainland. It shows that winter had arrived on land but not on the island at this point.
Whitby is a seaside town in North Yorkshire, England. It has an established maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Cliff is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, where Cædmon, the earliest recognised English poet, lived. The fishing port developed during the Middle Ages, supporting important herring and whaling fleets and was (along with the nearby fishing village of Staithes) where Captain Cook learned seamanship. It is also, of course, where Dracula famously landed in Bram Stoker's novel. The gulls are huge and it is an offence to feed them due to the number of attacks in recent years. This one is asking for chips.
This is one of the most beautiful beaches in the south of Spain; It is located in the Natural Park of Cabo de Gata. What can you see in this photo?
The Fagaras is the tallest mountain range in Romania. The Trans-Fagaras highway, built during the Ciausescu era to facilitate troop movement in the event of an invasion of the country, allows today's tourists to effortlessly see stunningly beautiful nature of Romania.
Фэгэраши - самые высокие горы в Румынии. Транс-Фэгэрашское шоссе, построенное при Чаушеску в целях усиления обороноспособности страны, позволяет сегодняшним туристам увидеть потрясающую по красоте природу Румынии.
Mendocino is a California town with great food and art. It sits on a rocky headland with a scenic trail. We liked to follow it around and then come back over a hill to the starting point. There are fine views of the coastal rocks and wave action as seen in this image taken on the north side. It is meditative to sit and watch the waves surge through them.
Eine alte Liebe ist wie ein Buch .
Es passt der Inhalt .-
aber zwischen den Seiten
da ist noch viel Luft .
Dadurch bleibt es ein Leben lang spannend .
(c) Ch.Dol. ( ich )
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An old love is like a book. The content fits - but there is still a lot of space between the pages. This keeps it exciting for a lifetime . (c)Ch.Dol. ( me )
Bagan is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Bagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that would later constitute Myanmar. Wikipedia
This is as much of the sunset we saw from Mynydd Gelliwastad last evening as we turned around and drove home. Taken in the same spot as in my previous upload.
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
~Robert Frost
Happy Purple Saturday!
She is 10 weeks now) A heart on paws. While examining her, I felt one of her front paws must have been broken at one point and healed like that, a bit outward. I will see later if it is in any way painful or keeping her from normal activities.
Perhaps Frankfurt's most important escalator from Hauptwache to Zeil was out of service for four weeks and is now being replaced.
OR IS IT??? It's hard to believe that I took this shot only 20 minutes after the Twilight Zone shot. This is in the opposite direction and the fog had burned off significantly.
Suzhou (/suːˈdʒoʊ/; Chinese: 苏州), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the most populous city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce. Administratively, Suzhou is a prefecture-level city with a population of 6,715,559 in the city proper, and a total resident population of 12,748,262 as of the 2020 census in its administrative area.
The city's canals, stone bridges, pagodas, and meticulously designed gardens have contributed to its status as one of the top tourist attractions and liveable cities in China. The Classical Gardens of Suzhou were added to the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1997 and 2000. Suzhou is often dubbed the "Venice of the East" or "Venice of China".
Suzhou (/suːˈdʒoʊ/; chino: 苏州), también romanizada como Soochow, es una importante ciudad del sur de la provincia de Jiangsu, en el este de China. Suzhou es la ciudad más poblada de Jiangsu y un importante centro económico y foco de comercio. Administrativamente, Suzhou es una ciudad a nivel de prefectura con una población de 6.715.559 habitantes en la ciudad propiamente dicha, y una población residente total de 12.748.262 habitantes según el censo de 2020 en su área administrativa.
Los canales, puentes de piedra, pagodas y jardines meticulosamente diseñados de la ciudad han contribuido a su estatus como una de las principales atracciones turísticas y ciudades habitables de China. Los Jardines Clásicos de Suzhou se incluyeron en la lista de Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la UNESCO en 1997 y 2000. Suzhou es apodada a menudo la "Venecia de Oriente" o la "Venecia de China".
Haselgraben is a valley in Upper Austria, in the lovely region Muehlviertel, where I live.
The approximately 10 kilometers long valley is situated in the northern direction of Linz.
Very often -especially in fall- there lies fog over Linz, because the big river Danube is running through Linz. Then it is the best to leave Linz and to go on for a trip in the higher region Muehlviertel.
Swaledale is in the north of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The beautiful dale is renowned for its numerous stone barns dotted across the landscape, together with its many dry stone walls and its Swaledale sheep - a particularly hardy breed. Until the end of the 19th century, it was an important lead-mining centre, but when the industry effectively closed, many people left the dale to find a living elsewhere. The remains of the industry can still be seen on the fell tops.
Gen Sir Richard Shirreff, Nato's former deputy supreme allied commander Europe, said "yet again we have an American president who has launched a war of choice with no clear understanding where this thing is going to end".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y4458d9jdo
Well this all seems remarkably familiar. I don't suppose we will get to know - but I wonder who is benefitting from this "non-war war".
(Obviously arms manufacturers will, but who else?)
Laza is a village located in the Qusar Rayon of Azerbaijan 1. It is surrounded by soaring mountains with grass-clad slopes and ribbon waterfalls cascading over perilous cliff edges 2. Laza is famous for activities like hiking, water skiing, climbing, hiking trails, jet skiing, walking trails, water sports, museums, amusement parks, valleys, natural places, nature, adventure parks, gardens, mountains, nature reserves, caves, desert, scenic roads, off-road trails, art galleries, treasure hunts, parks, trail running, forest, walkways, adventure, ancient ruins, religious sites and historical sites in Azerbaijan
Matthew the Apostle, also known as Saint Matthew and possibly as Levi, was, according to the New Testament, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. According to Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist, a claim rejected by most biblical scholars, though the "traditional authorship still has its defenders."
Kytaiv Desert or Holy Trinity Kytaiv Desert - Orthodox headhunting monastery. It is located on the southern outskirts of Kyiv, in the tract of Kytaiv.
See the general view of the monastery:
Китаївська Пустинь, Свято-Троїцька Китаєва пустинь – православний чололовічий монастир. Розташований на південній околиці Києва, в урочищі Китаї.
Виник, за легендою церковноі традиції, на місці скиту ченців Києво-Печерської лаври у 16 або 17 ст., за даними писемних джерел, 1716 – тобто тоді, коли в Китаєві було споруджено (на кошти князя Дмитра Голіцина) дерев'яну церкву в ім'я преподобного Сергія Радонезького (пізніше її замінено мурованою Свято-Троїцькою церквою з бічними вівтарями на честь преподобних Сергія Радонезького та Димитрія Ростовського.; будівництвом керував Степан Ковнір; освячена 1767).
This is 2 x 30 second exposures taken at Petrel Cove, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia, and blended together.
I then used a sky shot taken by me about 75 minutes earlier, 9 km to my left, at roughly the same direction.
I used the sky replacement tool in Photoshop to place that sky in the background.
I then applied a small amount of motion blur to that sky.
The rock photos were taken just after midday.
Boulders Beach is a sheltered beach made up of inlets between granite boulders, from which the name originated. It is located on the Cape Peninsula, in Simon's Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is also commonly known as Boulders Bay. It is a popular tourist spot because of a colony of African penguins which settled there in 1982. Boulders Beach forms part of the Table Mountain National Park.
These African penguins are only found on the coastlines of Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia). These penguins are currently endangered. As a result, the penguins are under the protection of the Cape Nature Conservation.
Although set in a residential area, it is one of the few sites where this vulnerable bird (Spheniscus demersus) can be observed at close range, wandering freely in a protected natural environment. From just two breeding pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown to about 3000 birds in recent years. This is partly due to the prohibition of commercial pelagic trawling in False Bay, which has increased the supply of sardines and anchovies, which form part of the penguins' diet. as well as the help from former SANDF naval officer, Van the Penguin Man
Bordered mainly by indigenous bush above the high-water mark on the one side, and the clear water of False Bay on the other, the area comprises several small sheltered bays, partially enclosed by granite boulders that are 540 million years old.
The most popular recreational spot is Boulders Beach, but the penguins are best viewed from Foxy Beach, where newly constructed boardwalks take visitors to within a few metres of the birds. It is also a famous swimming beach, although people are restricted to beaches adjacent to the penguin colony.
Here is a long exposure from ground, close to the erupting volcano in Iceland.
photos. www.skarpi.is
tours. www.arcticexposure.is