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A long-legged wading bird with striking pied plumage and a long, thin upturned bill.
Re-establishing itself as a British breeding species in 1947 on the Suffolk coast, Avocets now breed more widely around England's east coast. In winter the population is augmented by birds from Europe. Large flocks can be found in suitable coastal habitat, predominantly in the south-east and south-west of England.
S'Albufera, Majorca
it seems very likely that St Anthony's Chapel was closely associated with Holyrood Abbey, which stood just a few hundred yards away to the north-west. The two were linked by a well-made stone track (now heavily worn) with prominent kerbstones that can in places still be seen, and about three quarters of the way along this track up to the chapel is the spring and carved stone bowl known as St Anthony's Well.
It's tempting to think of St Anthony's Chapel as an outlying chapel for Holyrood Abbey, perhaps constructed as a means of getting pilgrims out from under the feet of the monks in the abbey. It has also been suggested that the chapel served as a sort of religious beacon, designed to be clearly visible to sea-borne pilgrims coming to Holyrood Abbey as they sailed up the River Forth.
As for dating, there are references to a grant paid for repairs to St Anthony's Chapel by the Pope in 1426, suggesting the building could date back into the 1300s or beyond. Details of its demise are equally unclear, but presumably, like Holyrood Abbey itself, St Anthony's Chapel fell into disuse and disrepair after the Reformation in 1560.
Today, all that remains of the chapel are parts of the north wall plus remnants of another building a little to the south-west, which has sometimes been called a hermitage but was probably just a store room. The remaining chapel wall shows signs of vaulting, and it is thought that when complete the building would have comprised a small three-bay chapel, with a three-storey tower at its west end. This odd shape, almost as tall as it was long, supports the idea that the chapel was designed as much to ensure distant visibility as to accommodate worshippers.
A few days ago I took a break from packing for the move. Took a trip to De Leon Springs, a Florida State Park. This spring flows a whopping 19 million gallons of water a day... and the river that flows from it is gorgeous. The Spring itself is 99.9% pure, and is 72 degrees year round. This is taken from a boat ride on the river. The wildlife is wonderful along with the beautiful scenery. The pool over the spring is fabulous to swim in with it's crystal clear, pure water.
Hope you all have a wonderful week ahead!
Thank you for your visit and support!
A rare photo opportunity presented itself, and I took the bait. Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern (Erie Heritage) locomotives pull Union Pacific's Murdock, Utah - Shafter, Nevada ballast train, eastbound on the Salt Lake Route near Erda, Utah. 4.12.2023
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See more in my Winter set Here
Jo Bell
Frozen In
You wake, and know.
The boat is still as bones
and you, its red heart beating.
The canal was taken in its sleep
and paved with cold. The chilled air
gathers round your feet.
The ice, disgruntled, shifts itself
and chews a little on the hull,
sets itself to set again.
Beneath the glaze fish flicker
like grey flames,
silent, watchful.
Inside, you go on with the business
of making tea,
waiting for crocuses.
“Use what you have, use what the world gives you. Use the first day of fall: bright flame before winter’s deadness; harvest; orange, gold, amber; cool nights and the smell of fire. Our tree-lined streets are set ablaze, our kitchens filled with the smells of nostalgia: apples bubbling into sauce, roasting squash, cinnamon, nutmeg, cider, warmth itself. The leaves as they spark into wild color just before they die are the world’s oldest performance art, and everything we see is celebrating one last violently hued hurrah before the black and white silence of winter.” — Shauna Niequist, Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way
Did you ever experience that surreal sensation when time itself pauses a moment to let you know that something is about to change for you?
When you decide to step into the spotlight, you surrender to the fickle nature of public opinion and chance. How much attention will you get? Will it be the kind of attention that you were seeking? Sometimes it might turn out best to have remained anonymous in the shadows.
🎵 Trance & Dance 🎶 Martha & The Muffins, Trance & Dance (1980), Martha Johnson
Abandon all your cares and woes
And come with us to a place we know
Just close your eyes and let your body sway
Hypnotic rhythm takes you far away
Trance, trance and dance
Don't resist, just let it flow
And a calm inside will start to grow
Time stands still and a darkness falls
No future, no past, now serenity calls
On and on incantations drone
Echoing still, that eerie tone
You are not aware of your body or mind
But this trance and dance you must leave behind
But this trance and dance you must leave behind
A very odd and daring choice of karaoke tunes to try out at Burrow's Whiskey Bar
By Paul Craig Roberts, a Top-tier Officer of the Reagan Administration,who concludes, " More than the empire is dead. The country itself is dead. " And like it or not, it is laced with Obvious Overtones :
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Elegy : Feodor Chaliapin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt3YUreCJl4&list=RDvt3YUreCJl...
Vladimir Shushlin蘇石林- The Islet (小鳥) Rachmaninov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwlydp439cI
Nadezhda Obukhova : Glinka Romance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE32wTArmMM
Nadezhda Obukhova : Plaisir d'Amour
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCH0DvFxUgk
Elena Obraztsova :
Tosca - Vissi d'arte
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUzXt6EbDJM
Why Is The Heart Beating So Loud
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPU8TuFRiNA
Joan Brull : 30 Portraits
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Juajk3aNNmA&list=RDCMUCWjLl5T...
Russian and Ukrainian Impressionism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1psufJxM0t0
Lev Sibiryakov (Leopoldo Spivacchini) (Bass from Ukraine)
forgottenoperasingers.blogspot.com/2012/03/lev-sibiryakov...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhZVn7pxkUY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xvo8K9qddg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yL4K1ifkJs&list=PL77374B4E58...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i8QNikFJYs&list=RD7i8QNikFJY...
Opera Diva, Renata Tebaldi : "Un bel di vedremo"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1woH96ROG-c
Verdi's Requiem: Confutatis by Nikolai Ghiaurov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xD6H7mYNp4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHQhY-NjIZ0
A Persian Song by Rubinstein, Boris Shtokolov, 1955
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcgodcP4N_g
Борис Гмиря - Зоре моя вечірняя
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPdER4zWQ-Q
袁晨野 :
《三套车》 / Troika
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDRx1XE1N9U&list=RDlDRx1XE1N9...
BEYOND【海闊天空】
Northern Hawk Owl on the highest perch allows him to see what's around him. It also gives a clear and unobstructed view of the owl itself.
House Martin sunning itself on the cliffs of Thornswick Bay, North Landing, Flamborough, East Yorkshire.
Broadway Tower is a "folly" on Broadway Hill, near the large village of Broadway, in the English county of Worcestershire and was constructed at the second-highest point of the Cotswolds. In architecture, a "folly" is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose. The tower itself stands 65 feet (20 metres) high.
This "Saxon" tower was the brainchild of Capability Brown and designed by James Wyatt in 1794 in the form of a castle, and built for Lady Coventry in 1798–1799. (Wiki)
A little blast from the past from the time we visited Chester and took a quiet wander along the river. Such a lovely mix of old stone, soft water, and those gentle English greens.
This bridge has a real sense of history about it, the kind that makes you slow down and imagine all the footsteps and stories that have crossed it over the centuries. Chester itself was a striking place to explore, with a wonderfully deep past - founded almost 2,000 years ago as a Roman fortress. You can still see traces of those walls wrapped around the old town. Over time it grew into a medieval trading centre, complete with those famous black-and-white Tudor buildings and some of the best-preserved city walls in England.
The wildflowers along the riverbank added a splash of colour to one of those pleasant, peaceful moments that travel gives you sometimes when you’re not really expecting it.
Hope everyone had a great weekend! Thanks as always for the visit and any comments — they’re truly appreciated.
This Gothic style chapel adjoining King's College (which itself was established in 1441) is known as King's College Chapel which was built 1446-1515. This very grand building is somewhat of a symbol of Cambridge, and is also famous for having the world's largest fan vault.
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Planted itself in my garden... dainty and pretty!
Erigeron annuus, the annual fleabane, daisy fleabane, or eastern daisy fleabane, is a species of herbaceous, annual or biennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
HMM-- the piece itself is just under 2 inches tall and this is a portion of it. need to refresh my memory before i decide whether or not to choose this for the HMM topic of glaze...... but it's SO pretty!!
Santa Paula is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. Situated amidst the orchards of the fertile Santa Clara River Valley, the city advertises itself to tourists as the "Citrus Capital of the World." Santa Paula was one of the early centers of California's petroleum industry. The Union Oil Company Building, the founding headquarters of the Union Oil Company of California in 1890, now houses the California Oil Museum. The population was 29,321 at the 2010 census, up from 28,598 at the 2000 census.
The area of what today is Santa Paula was originally inhabited by the Chumash, a Native American people. In 1769, the Spanish Portola expedition, first Europeans to see inland areas of California, came down the Santa Clara River Valley from the previous night's encampment near Fillmore and camped in the vicinity of Santa Paula on August 12, near one of the creeks coming into the valley from the north (probably Santa Paula Creek). Fray Juan Crespi, a Franciscan missionary travelling with the expedition, had previously named the valley Cañada de Santa Clara. He noted that the party traveled about 9 to 10 miles (14 to 16 km) that day and camped near a large native village, which he named San Pedro Amoliano. The site of the expedition's arrival has been designated California Historical Landmark No. 727.
Franciscan missionaries, led by Father Junipero Serra, became active in the area after the founding of the San Buenaventura Mission and established an Asistencia; the town takes its name from the Catholic Saint Paula. Santa Paula is located on the 1843 Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy Mexican land grant.
In 1872 Nathan Weston Blanchard purchased 2,700 acres (10.9 km2) and laid out the townsite. Considered the founder of the community, he planted seedling orange trees in 1874. Several small oil companies owned by Wallace Hardison, Lyman Stewart and Thomas R. Bard were combined and became the Union Oil Company in 1890.
In April 1911, Gaston Méliès moved his Star Film Company from San Antonio, Texas to a site just north of Santa Paula.
The large South Mountain Oil Field southeast of town, just across the Santa Clara River, was discovered by the Oak Ridge Oil Company in 1916, and developed methodically through the 1920s, bringing further economic diversification and growth to the area. While the field peaked in production in the 1950s, Occidental Petroleum continues to extract oil through its Vintage Production subsidiary and remains a significant local employer.
A 500-acre (200 ha) master-planned community of 1,500 homes is expected to expand the town significantly when it begins construction in 2016.
Welcome to Lecce the Baroque wonder of Apulia and depending on where you find parking this may be the first sight to greet you not Baroque itself but hinting at the wonderfully elegant viewing experience that awaits you.
The city gate pictured here is called Porto Napoli and was built to honor Charles V the Holy Roman Emperor of the day on his visit to the city, the gate itself was modeled after the Roman triumphant arches and certainly cast an impressive figure I am sure Charles was suitably impressed I know I was.
Lecce is well know to Italians but a hidden gem from tourists that flock the more well known parts of Italy which is not a shame in my opinion the city while filed with visitors during the high season doesn’t have that touristy feel and provides an authentic experience for those looking for one, I selfishly hope it remains somewhat unknown.
I took this on Sept 24, 2016 with my D750 and Nikon 24-85 f3.5-4.5 Lens at 24mm 1/50s f/18 ISO 360 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
A reddish egret readies itself as it prepares to strike. I so enjoy watching these birds as they hunt and dance through the shallows. Their hunting prowess is so impressive to see!
Have a great weekend!
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We’ve nothing to fear but fear itself
Fear itself Fear itself
I’m afraid of fearful people And violence from fearful people
I’m afraid of politicians, and ammunition, and all religion
I’m afraid of nationalism, patriotism, jingoism
I’m afraid of all alone
All alone
All alone
The Indian pangolin, thick-tailed pangolin, or scaly anteater (Manis crassicaudata) is a pangolin found on the Indian subcontinent. It is not common anywhere in its range. Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour. It can also curl itself into a ball as self-defence against predators such as the tiger. The colour of its scales varies depending on the colour of the earth in its surroundings.
It is an insectivore, feeding on ants and termites, digging them out of mounds and logs using its long claws, which are as long as its fore limbs. It is nocturnal and rests in deep burrows during the day.
The Indian pangolin is threatened by hunting for its meat and for various body parts used in traditional medicine.
The Indian pangolin is a solitary, shy, slow-moving, nocturnal mammal. It is about 84–122 centimetres (33–48 in) long from head to tail, the tail usually being 33–47 cm long, and weighs 10–16 kg. Females are generally smaller than the males and have one pair of mammae. The pangolin possesses a cone-shaped head with small, dark eyes, and a long muzzle with a nose pad similar in color, or darker than, its pinkish-brown skin. It has powerful limbs, tipped with sharp, clawed digits. It is an almost exclusive insectivore and principally subsists on ants and termites, which it catches with a specially adapted long, sticky tongue.The pangolin has no teeth, but has strong stomach muscles to aid in digestion. The most noticeable characteristic of the pangolin is its massive, scaled armour, which covers its upper face and its whole body with the exception of the belly and the inside of the legs. These protective scales are rigid and made of keratin. It has 160–200 scales in total, about 40–46% of which are located on the tail. Scales can be 6.5–7 cm long, 8.5 cm wide, and weigh 7–10 grams. The skin and scales make up about one-fourth to one-third of the total body mass of this species.
The Indian pangolin has been recorded from various forest types, including Sri Lankan rainforest and plains to middle hill levels. The animal can be found in grasslands and secondary forests, and is well adapted to desert regions as it is believed to have a tolerance to dry areas, but prefers more barren, hilly regions. This pangolin species may also sometimes reach high elevations, and has been sighted in Sri Lanka at 1100 meters and in the Nilgiri mountains in India at 2300 meters. It prefers soft and semi-sandy soil conditions suitable for digging burrows.
Pangolin burrows fall into one of two categories: feeding and living burrows. Feeding burrows are smaller than living burrows (though their sizes vary depending on the abundance of prey) and are created more frequently during the spring, when there is a greater availability of prey. Living burrows are wider, deeper, and more circular, and are occupied for a longer time than feeding burrows, as they are mainly used to sleep and rest during the day. After a few months, the pangolin abandons the burrow and digs a new one close to a food source. However, it is not uncommon for the pangolin to shift back to an old burrow.
Unlike its African counterpart, the Indian pangolin does not climb trees, but it does value the presence of trees, herbs, and shrubs in its habitat because it is easier to dig burrows around them. Features that promote an abundance of ants and termites (grasses, bare grounds, bases of trees, shrubs, roots, leaf litter, fallen logs and elephant feces) are often present in pangolin habitats.
Few details are known about the breeding behaviour of the Indian pangolin. During the animal's mating period, females and males may share the same burrow and show some diurnal activities. Males have testes in a fold of the skin located in their groin areas. The female's embryo develops in one of the uterine horns. The gestation period lasts 65–70 days; the placenta is diffuse and not deciduate. Usually, a single young is born, but twins have been reported in this species. The young weigh 235–400 g at birth and measure roughly 30 cm. The newborn animals have open eyes, and soft scales with protruding hairs between them. The mother pangolin carries her young on her tail. When the mother and young are disturbed, the young pangolin is held against its mother's belly and protected by the mother's tail.
I’ve just read a comment from a photographer who said it’s time to stop shooting in black and white. He claimed we don’t see the world in black and white and it was something only done in the past due to the limitations at the time and it’s time to move on. Here’s a number of reasons why I think it’s critical to shoot black and white from time to time, and how it can help nurture your photographic eye.
Ansel Adams, Cartier Bresson, David Bailey, Karsh, Sebastio Salgado, Albert Watson, Peter Lindbergh, Herb Ritts, Irving Penn, Daidō Moriyama, Sally Mann, Avedon – the list of master photographers, alive or dead, who saw black and white not simply as a technical limitation but as a creative choice, could be an entire article in itself. But why did they choose it?
Here are some key reasons:
1. Color No Longer Distracts
2. You’ll See Light Differently
3. It Helps Emphasize Emotion
4. The Timeless / Classic Quality From Black And White
5. It Amplifies How You Use Negative Space
6. It Highlights Shape, Form and Pattern In The Image
7. To Highlight Beauty and Skin Tones
8. It Helps Focus On Composition
So What About Color?
The argument of not shooting black and white because it’s a thing of the past is a little odd to me, especially given that color photography is not necessarily a modern invention. Kodachrome for 35mm cameras has been around since the 1930s. The far more interesting (and possibly meaningful question) may be:“Why is black and white still so prevalent today, given we've been able to shoot color for so long?”.
I still shoot color and love playing with it, but I certainly enjoy the challenge and creative push from shooting in black and white.
Happiness is not on the road to somewhere. Happiness is the road itself.
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The Sun Voyager is a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason, located next to the Sæbraut road in Reykjavík, Iceland. Sun Voyager is described as a dreamboat, or an ode to the Sun. The artist intended it to convey the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, progress and freedom.
In 1986, the district association of the west part of the city funded a competition for a new outdoor sculpture to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the city of Reykjavík. Jón Gunnar's Sun Voyager won the competition, and the aluminium model was presented to the city for enlargement. The full-sized Sun Voyager was eventually unveiled on Sæbraut on the birthday of the city of Reykjavík, August 18, 1990.
The work is constructed of quality stainless steel and stands on a circle of granite slabs surrounded by so-called “town-hall concrete”. It was constructed in accordance with Jón Gunnar's enlarged full-scale drawing of Sun Voyager and was overseen by Jón Gunnar's assistant, the artist Kristinn E. Hrafnsson. The engineering of the sculpture was supervised by the technologist, Sigurjón Yngvason, in close cooperation with Jón Gunnar himself, the building itself was carried out by Reynir Hjálmtýsson and his assistant.
In an interview published in the newspaper Þjóðviljinn on 11 June 1987, Jón Gunnar describes the genesis of the work as being part of the Scandinavian art project, Experimental Environment, which conducted various artistic experiments in Iceland, Denmark and other places in the 1980s.
In May 1985, a group of artists, members of the Scandinavian art project, Experimental Environment, gathered to take part in the Saari-Vala Environmental Art Action in Bockholm, Finland. There I experienced a sense of the history of the origins of Icelanders, something which is also related in the present exhibition at the Nordic House in Reykjavík.
I had an uncanny feeling that I had been on this island before, when travelling on my way from Mongolia to Iceland, hundreds of years ago.
As you know, there have been speculations that the Icelanders as a race originated in Mongolia. I have discovered the history of their migration to Iceland, which runs as follows: Many centuries ago, a mighty warlord, let’s say it was Alexander the Great, was living in the centre of the known world. He dispatched his bravest and most experienced warriors, along with some women, scribes and other followers, on an exploratory expedition to the cardinal directions, the north, west, south, and east, in order to discover and conquer new, unknown territories. Those who headed east followed the rising sun until they reached the steppes of Mongolia. There they settled down and lived in comfort. Those scribes who accompanied the warriors were expected to document the expedition for the king. Several centuries later, when the documents written by the scribes eventually came to be examined, the people discovered that they had another fatherland in the west. They therefore decided to gather together their belongings and head back west towards the setting sun. We followed the sun for days and years, walking, riding and sailing. We enriched our experience and our determination grew in strength as our journey progressed, and we recorded everything that we saw and experienced. I remember endless pine forests, mountains and waterfalls, lakes, islands, rivers and seas before we eventually reached the ocean. We then constructed huge ships and sailed on westwards towards the setting sun.
As a result of this vivid experience of my participation in this expedition while on the island of Bockholm in the Finnish archipelago, I carved a picture of a sun ship into a granite rock by the sea. The sun ship symbolizes the promise of new, undiscovered territory. It is also being exhibited here at the Nordic House, made of aluminium.
There has been some dispute about the eventual location of Sun Voyager on Sæbraut in Reykjavík. Some people have complained that the ship does not face west, towards the setting Sun in accordance with the concept behind it. The original intention had been for Sun Voyager to be situated in the west part of Reykjavík, for obvious reasons. Jón Gunnar's original idea had been for the ship to be placed on Landakot hill, the prow facing the centre of Reykjavík and the stern to Christ the King Cathedral (Icelandic: Landakotskirkja). Another possibility was that it could be placed by the harbour in the centre of Reykjavík on a specially constructed base. The coastline by Ánanaust nonetheless eventually came to be Jón Gunnar's preferred location for the ship. Unfortunately, changes in the town planning for Reykjavík came to rule out this location. In the end, the final decision was taken (with Jón Gunnar's consent) that Sun Voyager should be located on Sæbraut on a small headland (which the artist jokingly called Jónsnes: Jón's Peninsula). Jón Gunnar was well aware that when bolted to its platform, Sun Voyager would be facing north, but felt that that made little difference when it came down to it.
Sun Voyager was built in accordance with the artist's hand-drawn full-scale plan. Its irregular form with the ever-flowing lines and poetic movement which are a distinctive feature of so many of his works make it seem as if the ship is floating on air. It reaches out into space in such a way that the sea, the sky and the mind of the observer become part of the work as a whole. As a result, Sun Voyager has the unique quality of being able to carry each and every observer to wherever his/her mind takes him/her. Few of Jón Gunnar's works have a simple obvious interpretation. As he stated himself, all works of art should convey a message that transcends the work itself. It is the observer who bears the eventual responsibility for interpreting the works in his/her own way, thus becoming a participant in the overall creation of the work. Jón Gunnar's works frequently make such demands on the observers, giving them the opportunity to discover new truths as a result of their experience.
I figured it was about time to share a photo of "The Entrance" itself: the point where the Tasman Sea meets Tuggerah Lake.
It’s such a fascinating area. Tuggerah Lake is an estuary, a unique mix of freshwater and seawater where rivers and streams flow into a coastal lagoon, maintaining an open connection to the sea.
For me, it has been a place of endless photographic opportunities—and kayaking adventures. Whether paddling down rivers into the lake, boating across its waters, or exploring the foreshore teeming with birdlife, this place has been a constant source of enjoyment for me and so many others.
The Entrance is more than just a location—it’s a transition zone, where rivers meet the ocean, where different forces and environments collide. That’s what makes it my favourite kind of place.
Wishing you all a great Monday - "the entrance" to a new week! Thank you for any comments and likes, they are always greatly appreciated!
Waterscape 15/100 for 2025
Featuring the new Summertime Bliss Set by Nutmeg.....this set speaks for itself. Exactly what any home/garden needs for a lovely summer retreat. From the set is:
Nutmeg. Summer Bliss Paintings
Nutmeg. Summer Bliss Horse Statuette
Nutmeg. Summer Bliss Drapes w/Shadow (with texture/color change)
Nutmeg. Summer Bliss Chandelier (Varied lengths; short, med, long. Also included: version with light on/off and without)
Nutmeg. Summer Bliss Window Frame Headboard
Nutmeg. Summer Bliss Bed Adult and PG versions
Nutmeg. Summer Bliss Pear Bowl
Find this set here and now at Shiny Shabby: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shiny%20Shabby/160/119/21
Nutmeg & RKKN mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/REKA%20Holdings/129/126/21
Nutmeg Flickr: flic.kr/ps/Yr6Sn
Also from Nutmeg and part of the Grandmas Cottage Collection:
Nutmeg. Grandma's Cottage Basket w/Flowers
Nutmeg. Grandma's Cottage Bench Dark Adult
Find it now at Kustom 9: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/kustom9/116/98/22
Part of the Nutmeg Forgotten Library set still out at the Anthem event for a limited time:
Nutmeg. Forgotten Library Bust
Nutmeg. Forgotten Library Candlestick 1
Anthem Event: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Anthem/86/161/1114
Various items now out at the Nutmeg Mainstore: (LM above)
Nutmeg. Disarray Round Wooden Table w/Cloth
12. Nutmeg. Garden Getaway Straw Hat
Other decor used;
Apple Fall Hartley Fencing Tall, Wide - Silvered
(Fundati) Ruins Desierta -pillar head
-Garden- by anc "clover" three 1Li
E Baily Ivy
Thanks for your support! 😊
Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand...
white-browed fantail tried to mirror itself in all the shiny parts of a bike in a garden in Karandeniya, Sri Lanka
Try as it might, the sun had a real effort on its hands attempting to show itself through the fluffy clouds. I just luv these type of skies, as they create such depth.
A play around with the settings, gave me the time I needed to get some foreground water movement. The small lighthouse at Roker"s curved pier is backlit by the sunrise colours.
Amazed I managed to get anything as every time I set up, down came the rain.
See my "About" page on Flickr for the link to support my efforts... just the price of a cup of coffee is appreciated. Thank you. www.flickr.com/people/jax_chile/
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This is a small heron that sports strikingly different flumage in the juvenile and adult stages. This beautiful preening adult started life as a white fluffy chick. It retained the white plumage through the first year, then gradually transitions to the adult plumage as a grayish blue and white bird (sometimes called 'calico' or 'pied' morph. This adult is in full breeding plumage and is making itself pretty for a mate. Non mating plumage is more muted.
One of the Gemeentemuseum’s most prized exhibits is the magnificent Art Deco building itself. Designed by architect H.P. Berlage, it is striking not only for its distinctive yellow brickwork, but also for its spacious interior, natural light and modern colour scheme. Berlage himself believed this would be his greatest ever work. It was also his last, however, and he never saw his masterpiece completed, as he died a year before the building was finished. Eighty years later, we can say that Berlage certainly fulfilled his promise. The building is still highly popular with visitors, artists and architects, and ranks among the most beautiful and most modern museum buildings in Europe.
Dreams of a cultural temple
H.E. van Gelder (1876-1960) became director of the Gemeentemuseum in 1912. He dreamed of building a large new museum complex which would include concert halls and conference rooms. In a 1914 memorandum, he even called for the construction of several new museums. After the First World War the city council made a plot of land on Stadhouderslaan available. Architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856-1934) was commissioned to design the building. Van Gelder and Berlage had known each other for some time, and both were convinced of art’s ability to elevate people. The new museum must therefore avoid any impression of elitism; it should be a cultural temple for the common man. It was also to be a modern museum, complete with the latest gadgets and presentation techniques.
The construction work
Eventually, an entire new museum complex proved politically impossible. In 1927, however, the city council commissioned Berlage to produce a smaller design. Construction work on this more modest structure began in 1931. Berlage oversaw the work together with his son-in-law E.E. Strasser. In the summer of 1934 – a year before the planned completion – Berlage died. Strasser completed the building and the museum opened on 29 May 1935. However, visitors were able to enjoy the new museum only briefly, as the occupying Germans used it as a repository during the Second World War. After repairs, it reopened to the public in 1946.
It has the look of Spring hereabouts now, nothing like the scene above taken in early January this year. The lake, although still frozen solid, is a slippery semi-gloss and mostly bare of snow. However, the possibility of winter showing itself one or two more times gifting us with more snow remains. Happy Easter everyone!
- Keefer Lake, Ontario, Canada -
A colorful medium sized raptor found pretty much across the country - though in varying frequency. In Goa and Karnataka, I sighted 1000's literally. The sky was full of them everywhere within 4-5 kms of a water body - and there were water bodies everywhere.
This is a male based on the colorful plumage and it was sitting atop this coconut tree and preening itself. This was shot in some mudflats and there were 1000's of waders. The bird would dive and scare the birds making the large flock of waders move up and around several times. I suppose it was tiring them out before making a capture.
Interestingly, on the tree behind the bird were two rare White Bellied Sea Eagles - think there was a nest there. That large eagle was a lifer for me, but couldn't manage anything more than a record shot.
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Punktierte Zartschrecke - speckled bush cricket (Leptophyes
Today's motif, this small speckled bush cricket, brought itself into the center of my attention yesterday.
While I was sitting at the coffee table with my family, we suddenly discovered this approx. 1.5 cm long animal in a bouquet of flowers in the middle of the table in the phlox blossom.
Of course, the meal had to be interrupted first so that I could hold a small photo session. The little grasshopper was also very patient with me (I had to rebuild my camera first) and cooperated well.
Then my daughter brought it outside to the garden.
Das Motiv des heutigen Tages, diese kleine Punktierte Zartschrecke, hat sich gestern selbst ins Zentrum meiner Aufmerksamkeit gebracht.
Während ich mit meiner Familie am Kaffeetisch saß, entdeckten wir plötzlich dieses ca. 1,5 cm lange Tier in einem Blumenstrauß mitten auf dem Tisch in der Phlox Blüte.
Selbstverständlich musste die Mahlzeit erst einmal unterbrochen werden, damit ich eine kleine Foto Session abhalten konnte. Die kleine Heuschrecke war auch sehr geduldig mit mir (ich musste ja erst meine Kamera umbauen) und hat gut mitgearbeitet.
Danach hat sie dann meine Tochter nach draußen in den Garten gebracht.
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Glass cut flower holder with some zany lighting. The object itself is a slightly drab slightly funeral thing so my flashlights and colour intrusion are either an abomination or an inspiration. I’m m kinda happy with this however as a macro subject it may be a bit too abstracted.
The Laguna Verde covers an area of 1700 ha, and a narrow causeway divides it into two parts. It is at the southwestern extremity of the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve and Bolivia itself. It has mineral suspensions of arsenic and other minerals which renders colour to the lake waters. Its color varies from turquoise to dark emerald depending on the disturbance caused to sediments in the lake by winds.
In the backdrop of the lake there is the inactive volcano Licancabur of 5,868 metres (19,252 ft) in elevation, which is a nearly perfect cone. It is believed that an ancient crypt used to be at its peak.
Icy winds are a common phenomenon there and lake waters can attain temperatures as low as -56 degree C but because of its chemical composition its waters still remain in a liquid state. It is 30 km away from Palques Lake.
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"Licancabur" Volcano derives from the Kunza words used by the Atacameño people to refer to the volcano: lican ("people", or pueblo) and cábur ("mountain"); thus, "mountain of the people". It is also known as "Volcan de Atacama" and "Licancaur".
The way to this photo so conceivably simple, the photo itself just as simple. However, this photo has a different meaning for me. I am more and more interested in my culture, a culture of the past time. I stand here under the homage hall of the city of Goslar. Unfortunately, I could not create photos in the hall.
feat. qntal — unter der linden ♫
-walther von der vogelweide-
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Zurriola, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, España.
La Playa de Zurriola es una de las tres playas de la ciudad de San Sebastián (España). Está situada entre la desembocadura del río Urumea y el monte Ulía, y tiene una longitud aproximada de 800 metros.
En 1994 se llevaron a cabo unas obras de reforma de la playa, anteriormente prácticamente inutilizable dada la virulencia de las aguas. Gracias a dichas reformas, que incluyeron la construcción de un espigón, la playa aumentó su longitud, sus aguas se hicieron aptas para el baño y su uso se multiplicó.
Frente al perfil elegante y tranquilo de las playas de Ondarreta y La Concha, la playa de Zurriola se ha consolidado como una playa de perfil más joven y apropiada para la práctica del surfismo (se trata de la playa más abierta y con más fuerte oleaje de la ciudad) y como escenario de algunos conciertos del Festival de Jazz de San Sebastián y de competiciones de Bodyboarding, surf, skateboarding y eventos similares.
The Zurriola Beach is one of the three beaches in the city of San Sebastián (Spain). It is located between the mouth of the Urumea River and Mount Ulía, and it has an approximate length of 800 meters.
In 1994, some works were carried out to reform the beach, which was previously practically unusable given the virulence of the waters. Thanks to these reforms, which included the construction of a jetty, the beach increased its length, its waters became suitable for bathing and its use multiplied.
Facing the elegant and tranquil profile of the beaches of Ondarreta and La Concha, Zurriola beach has established itself as a beach with a younger profile and suitable for surfing (it is the most open beach with the strongest waves in the the city) and as a stage for some concerts of the San Sebastian Jazz Festival and competitions of Bodyboarding, surfing, skateboarding and similar events.
*Working Towards a Better World
Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light? -
Maurice Freehill
There are two kinds of light - the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures. - James Thurber
We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. -
Ben Sweetland
Light gives of itself freely, filling all available space. It does not seek anything in return; it asks not whether you are friend or foe. It gives of itself and is not thereby diminished. -
Michael Strassfeld
Light is good from whatever lamp it shines. - Anon
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Santa Cruz established itself as a beach resort community. Santa Cruz is now known for its moderate climate, the natural beauty of its coastline and redwood forests, alternative community lifestyles, and socially liberal leanings. It is also home to the University of California, Santa Cruz, a premier research institution and educational hub, as well as the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, an oceanfront amusement park. 107
What did you do this for?
Settle down for a little bit
You look like any other fool I know.
Why would you say it like that?
Don't you know dreams really come true
When you give away your heart like that?
So in the meantime
I'm thinking about it
Let it go, let it go
It will all fix itself
From thinking about it
Let it go, let it go
I'm thinking about it
Let it go, let it go
It will all fix itself
From thinking about it
I'm thinking about it
Oh, oh, oh
I know you work so hard
And you can't wait to get out of this basement.
But if I'll take you this far
You kill me just to find any replacement.
So in the meantime
I'm thinking about it
Let it go, let it go
It will all fix itself
From thinking about it
Let it go, let it go
I'm thinking about it
Let it go, let it go
It will all fix itself
From thinking about it
I'm thinking about it
There's a really good thing right in front of my eyes
Right in front of my eyes
There's a really good thing right in front of my eyes
Right in front of my eyes.
Oh, oh, oh
I'm thinking about it
Let it go, let it go
It will all fix itself
From thinking about it
Let it go, let it go, oh
I'm thinking about it
Let it go, let it go
It will all fix itself
From thinking about it
I'm thinking about it
*caught the amazing artist Lam Erin at Netherfeild after post his late gorgeous pic... :)) thinking about this mood suit good or not Lam?