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Be like the bird, who
Pausing in his flight
On limb too slight
Feels it give way beneath him
Yet sings
Knowing he has wings.
-- Victor Hugo
“ Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. L.T. "
~ WE LOVE ROLEPLAY 04 - 30 April
~ THE LIAISON COLLABORATIVE 03 - 26 April
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Some of you may have heard of the famous Cape Breton Celtic band called the Barra MacNeils without knowing what the name actually signifies. Historically the MacNeil’s were the chief clan of the Isle of Barra a Western Scottish Island that saw a lot of its population immigrate to other British colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries including PEI. St. Patrick's the grand dame captured here is a far cry from the log structure that the first 20+ families from Barra erected here in 1790, it also has the distinction of being the first church in Canada to be dedicated to St Patrick.
I took this on Sept 13, 2022 with my D850 and Tamron 24-70 f2.8 G2 Lens at 26mm, 1/50s, f8 ISO 64 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia ,Topaz, and DXO Nik
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
Though I play at the edges of knowing,
truly I know
our part is not knowing,
but looking, and touching, and loving.
― Mary Oliver
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Sunrise, Vitaleta Chapel, San Quirico d'Orcia, Tuscany
I returned home from running my Tuscany workshop last night and it was a great week with some great folk. It was so good to be back in one of the most beautiful parts of Europe, let alone Italy.
So here's an image of one of my favourite locations, the stunning Vitaleta Chapel which is a short walk from the roadside parking. I told my clients to be ready to leave the hotel at 5.30am for the short drive to the chapel and we were on location by 6am, a whole hour before sunrise and while that might sound pretty early considering that it was still dark when we arrived, it turned out to be an inspired decision as we bagged the best spots before anyone turned up.
Knowing that the sun rises to left of the chapel, I positioned my camera to capture the sunburst as it rose behind one of the Cyprus trees. I ramped up the aperture to f/16 to have the sunburst look more prominent.
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Anybody knowing the exact ID?
Yes, we have the name: The Polyommatus icarus / Common Blue (Hauhechel-Bläuling).
Thanks to Dieter und Uli - Danke Euch!
(Please: No group- or personal comment-codes, "Awards" or invitations into such groups.)
Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations project.
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Knowing that Columbine flowers are also called Granny's Bonnets makes me smile. Suddenly I am transported to the garden in Alice in Wonderland and singing blossoms.
For more images and information about a grand flower, check this out...
It's about time....
knowing you so long... talking a lot and all those short encounters, but nothing compares to tonight.
We did it Gril !!!!...
Finally that picture...of us. 🌹
While Adrian was sleeping....no sorry... 👅
he was also talking pictures.... but such a silent man :p
Maybe we overwhelmed him a bit with our talks 😉
Well my lovely friend... this was an amazing time with you…
Soon we need to do it again...
to make sure we'll update our pictures 😉
Loved it and you too my lovely beautiful big big friend ! ❤
Being on such a lovely sim (see landmark below from Bart)....
in the mean time had a great talk with Sorcha too... ❤
It was nice seeing and hug you.
My evening was amazing !!
Although my cinderella time was passed. 😄
Thank you all.
Hugss
Each day, we’d look out from our curvy green moss.
Is this the day, we’d think?
We will never get to grow up because, you see,
We are growing up on this cliff.
We dare not breathe too heavy or blink or laugh.
The wind wrestles with us as we cling for dear life.
Gasping in wonderment of the world around us.
Relishing in our blanket of delicious textures
But knowing we may never make it past this next day
Our enemy is gravity and
Gravity doesn’t care if you carry a grudge.
Or even if you have a name.
One day, we'll fall flat on our faces on the forest floor
and get stepped on by a deer or a careless human.
Who just won’t understand how much we appreciated what we had
When we were growing up on the edge of a cliff never knowing
never knowing
When and if we would
fall to our
deaths.
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Every breaking wave on the shore
Tells the next one there'll be one more
And every gambler knows that to lose
Is what you're really there for...
~ U2 ~ Songs of Innocence ~ 2014 ~
Not easily accessible , this site I came across while driving a road near by. I had to stop and find a way to reach here, and I managed to do so. Soon after this I had a feeling that few might follow seeing me here from the road and within 30 minutes there were two more groups that approached seeing me (knowing that they too can come here). The view was fantastic and here is one of the images I took there.
Enjoy!
Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations project.
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we know eachother rl as wel and 2day we are off to the beach.. knowing its the first day of sunshine here in belgium of the whole summer.. so beachy... we are on our wayyyyyyyy ♥
Knowing we are not meant to dwell in the barren cold of winter, Spring calls to us on a tempting warm breeze, “Cast off your dark days and smile, for just as I awaken the insects and creatures, so I bring you renewed life. Look to the lighter, longer days and inhale hope, breathing out joy as you feel yourself lifted.”
SS
I spent a few hours in London on Sunday and made my way up to Camden. I didn't have the stomach to actually go into Camden Market as it was absolutely heaving and frankly I am not one for crowds. So I wandered around on the periphery and noticed that there was a lot of street art around. Not quite up to Brick Lane standards but some really interesting work by some very talented artists. I especially liked this girl whose eyes never left me the entire time I was looking at her.
Knowing we were approaching what is known as "the fastest land mammal in North America"......we were expecting this mother Pronghorn and her fawn to dart at any moment.
But, obviously they accepted our presence as this little buck dropped and started nursing right before our eyes.....
It certainly was a precious moment and our gang sure was smiling as those shutters were clicking away....
A few unique / interesting facts about Pronghorns:
Though they’re colloquially called the “American antelope,” pronghorns aren’t related to antelope at all.
They can spot slight movements up to 5 kilometers (3 miles) away.
Pronghorn have the largest eyes of any North American ungulate in relation to body size.
The newborns can take their first wobbly steps just 30 minutes after birth. At four days old, they can outrun humans, and in one week, they are able to run faster than a horse, if needed. The baby pronghorns depend on their mothers’ milk until they attain the age of weaning at 4 or 5 months.
Thanks as always for just stoppin' by......
Have a great weekend ahead.
The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.
David Attenborough
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~~~Save The Planet !~~~
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By now you all know how important children and their welfare are to me. It may only be a small way, but I feel if I do these works and share other's knowledge and feelings maybe in a small way I can make a difference for the better.
Unicef
An open letter to the world’s children
8 reasons why I’m worried, and hopeful, about the next generation.https://www.unicef.org/child-rights-convention/open-letter-to-worlds-children
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
knowing you will always be right there behind me everytime I need you. xxx
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My dear, Kat....
"We'll live forever
Knowing together
That we did it all for the glory of love
We did it all for love..."
Many years ago, my father found a rattlesnake lying in the middle of dirt road near his house. Assuming the snake was dead, he carefully placed it in a deep plastic open bucket. He then placed that in the cab of his pickup truck. Knowing a nearby neighbor often ate rattlesnake meat, he decided to surprise his friend. Imagine my father's shock when he heard the distinctive rattle coming from the bucket. Fortunately the snake could not scale the slippery sides of the container. Later my father gifted me with this story and the snake skin. What a remarkable man he was. I'm glad I could share this story with you!
The phrase "knowing where your bread is buttered" (or "knowing which side your bread is buttered on") means understanding what actions, behaviors, or allegiances bring you the most advantages, income, or support. It describes being pragmatic about protecting your livelihood and interests
whilst walking in the park, I took this shot knowing it would be blurred by the motion of the breeze
Can you see them
The ones to the right
Sigh
There is Love everywhere
You just need to be a bit observant
Crawl a bit on the ground
Ignore the wet grass
And not to mention the mud
It's always wet and sticky
Not to be embarrased if someone sees you
Just lay still and pretend this is the most normal thing to do
Happy shooting
Getting a thrill
Holding hands is a way to spread love
You will feel supported
Safe
Loved
And you will spread this love to those who sees you
You will soften their heart
Letting them get another focus in a few seconds
Giving them a memory they will cherish without them even knowing they do that
Mother Nature is sprading love in many ways
I've seen her holding hands often
That's why I love hiking in my forest
Breathing in Mother Natures love
That is actually what I'm doing when I'm out hiking
So, the secret is out
lol
Happy Smile On Saturday, you guys
Caltabellota, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, 2018
“I often think, what if one were to begin life over again, knowing what one is about! If one life, which has been already lived, were only a rough sketch so to speak, and the second were the fair copy! Then, I fancy, every one of us would feel compelled not to repeat himself, at the very least to rearrange his manner of life.”
-- Anton Chekhov, The Three Sisters
as silent knowing it is completely detached from the thinking mind, the perceiving senses, the doing body, the happy or unhappy person. Whatever you perceive is there in the field of knowing but it is not you. ....
away for a month or so. Thanks to all! <3
3.1.2012
"Knowing when and how to change course is important to success. Self-doubt is a lighthouse that will keep you from running aground. Don't become shipwrecked on the rocks of time. Be willing to rethink your decisions and change course."
- Harley King
Long shot of Split Rock Lighthouse on Lake Superior's North Shore. The historic Minnesota and Lake Superior icon went into service in 1910 and was decommissioned in 1969. It has been an extremely popular North Shore destination since the highway was being developed in the 1920's.
The lighthouse is on Lake Superior's North Shore, not far from Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Learn More about the history of the Split Rock light.
“Peace is seeing a sunset at the beach and knowing who to thank.”
~unknown
Another discovery from my archives shortly before the pandemic struck. Who would have thought as I stood marveling at this sunset that the world as we knew it would suddenly come to a halt ... and who knows for how long? The lone surfer is enjoying the serenity that the sea offers to those who seek it.
Joined by the Legend David Bowie!
Singing:
Pressure!!
Pressing down on me
Pressing down on you, no man ask for
Under pressure that burns a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets
Um ba ba be
Um ba ba be
Ba ba ya
That's okay
It's the terror of knowing what this world is about
Watching some good friends screaming
"Let me out!"
Knowing that it was going to be foggy, I went to this local birding spot about an hour before dawn, to see if I could spot a bird to photograph in the fog. After spotting a hooded Merganser at a distance, I got to the edge of the pond and laid down there for about 30 minutes before he started approaching me.
Nikon D610 | 600mm | f7.1 | 1/320 | iso250
Massachusetts, USA | 28-Oct-17
Don't ~ Jewel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RohiO-kzxqk
"Don't walk too close
Don't breathe so soft
Don't talk so sweet
Don't sing
Don't lay oh so near
Please don't let me fall in love with you again
Please let me forget
all those sweet smiles
all of the passion
all of the heat, the peace, the pain
all those blue skies
where your words were my freedom
Please, don't let me fall in love with you again
Too many times
I've cared too much
I stood on the edge
and saw that you held my hand
and knowing too well
I couldn't hide from those eyes
Please, don't let me fall in love with you again...."
-lyrics
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I went to a forest called "Rude Skov" - yes, the name is weird in English but I assure you that it is not rude ;)
I had all my gear with me but decided only to shoot handheld and to do so in manual mode, so no help from anything but the meter inside the view finder; it was so much fun and actually not that hard. Going manual gave me a sort of peace of mind, knowing how the camera was set and that the shutterspeed or aperture wouldn't change unless I wanted them to. I really encourage you to try manual mode for landscape if you haven't already.
The shots are basically of the same subject around a small lake in the forest but with variations in perspective and composition. Hopefully it's not too boring to look at.
Here's to experimentation! I plan to do a lot more of that in the near future.
Thanks again to Adam and his Landscape Masterclass at First Man Photography - without that I really wouldn't have considered going manual and not even gotten the shot because going through that masterclass has made me rethink how I shoot landscapes. I am still learning; I still struggle when looking for interesting subjects and also the composition. Also, ISO, aperture and shutterspeed is something I still need to incorporate into my workflow for each shot because I tend to forget checking and setting them. Heh.
Knowing that my perennial flowers are popping up through the soil, it's only a matter of time before the trees in our neighborhood start erupting in flowers. Oh, wonderful Spring! How I have missed you!
Knowing when to walk away,
is wisdom.
Being able to,
is courage.
Walking away with your head held high,
is dignity.
Romy in DC
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