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Nearly two years of fighting have gone by. Many friends have fallen as our Nation has continued to walk this deadly path. Despite the mounting losses of both life and property our King refuses to pursue peaceful alternatives.
I look towards the coast and see the fleet that had been there for the past few days. Those Kader rats have stayed aboard their ships with very little movement. They refused to come attempt to take our fortresses that lined the coast and we were unable to go out and meet them as our fleet has yet to return from Isloriel. But today seemed different, there was movement on the ships and an attempt to take the capital was likely to begin within the hour, and within two hours it is likely we will all be dead.
Built for Fractured Kingdom's monthly challenge for January/February
These are pictures Terry has sent to me over the years that we have been friends.
This is one of the many poems he has sent to me also.
Tears fall from Heaven
From the Savior’s eyes
Passing through the sunlight
Made a rainbow in the sky.
Jesus Christ is weeping
For us He’s shedding tears
He’s been crying for humanity
The last two thousand years.
His tears for the sinner
The ones who won’t believe
Tears for all the children
Who are tempted and deceived.
The rainbow made with teardrops
From the Savior up above
A constant reminder to us
His sign of precious love.
The archway to paradise
The rainbow in the sky
Jesus will be waiting
His hand for you and I.
The rainbow holds the earth
So we won’t drift apart
A constant reminder to us
God’s pouring out His heart.
The rainbow in the sky
Tears shed for you and me
Started back two thousand year
Upon the dogwood tree.
Tears of total forgiveness
He shed for you and I
You can see them still today
Each rainbow in the sky/
By: Terry D. VanHaute
Iron Mountain, Michigan
When I saw this scene something about the stillness, the light and the setting spoke to me of loss. Since the Princess was with me I thought mainly of those who lose a young child and I couldn't imagine the pain that must cause. My heartfelt sympathies to all of who have lost a child.
I love Susan's (aka mothernature) words much better than mine: It is a vision of what used to be.
Thanks for your friendship and visits.
February 2007, Hoytville, Ohio
"for god & country"
Hoytville had a population of 296 in the year 2000.
With the loss of my cat this week, I've kept her toys and put them into storage along with a few other things. The blue mouse on an elastic string with handle, she used to run around after for hours (more so when she was younger) and it squeaks.
A local cat charity had some of the other things, food and cat litter and some unused scratching poles and toys she never played with.
Given an HDR treatment.
The loss of a loved one by a dear friend colored my view of an oncoming storm. This was once the site of many Wetland photos, but now I'm on a busy bridge instead of quiet country road...
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Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Why is World Parrot Day so important to this cockatoo?
In late 2021, the rare and striking palm cockatoo had its conservation status reclassified from least concern to endangered following a recent population drop. Major habitat loss has been cited as the primary cause of the species’ decline. Australia’s palm cockatoos are found only in the rainforests of Cape York Peninsula, at the northern tip of Queensland. Land clearing due to mining and worsening bushfires due to climate change are shrinking the species’ already limited viable habitat.
Making matters worse, the palm cockatoo has an unusually slow rate of reproduction. Females lay only a single egg every two years. Research suggests that chick loss to due predation results in palm cockatoo pairs only producing—on average—a single offspring every ten years. There are thought to be fewer than 1,500 birds remaining in the wild. (Source: www.aviculturehub.com.au/)
While photographing in the Cape York Peninsula in November 2022, we went out five nights in a row to look for these birds as they came in from a day of foraging. We were lucky to watch this particular male on several nights when he called loudly to claim his territory and bring in his mate. See flic.kr/p/2oEf6eG for a photo of the pair.
It was incredible being able to watch these birds on multiple evenings and witness a wide range of behaviors including the famous drumming they do with sticks and hard nuts; this behavior has earned them the nickname "Ringo Star."
Took a photographic walk along the alley behind the business district in East Liberty along Penn Avenue, a stretch that has seen many changes over the decades. I found several stupendous walls reflecting the passage of time and fashion, left raw and exposed because this is a back alley meant for deliveries, trash, etc. and no effort has been made to render them more presentable. (In this case, the front facades of the same buildings are not in especially presentable shape, either). Now that East Liberty has gone upscale in recent years, this kind of quaint connection to the past is likely to be tidied up--a sign of good times, for some anyway, and better times yet to come, but also a loss for those, like me, who find beauty in these untidy places.
This marvelous section features a ghost sign that I think concludes with "...on [or in] the premises." The watercolor-like blue-green of the building is a joy to linger upon.
Isolated and unused on the open prairie, an old barn seems to ponder the setting sun, a closing down of yet another day and also its usefulness. Older people often flounder when they no longer are raising children or working at a job. A new sense of usefulness has to be discovered.
"How do we know that to cling to life is not an error? Perhaps our fear of its end approaching is like forgetting our way and not knowing how to return home.....Someday will come a great awakening when we will know this life was like a dream..."
excerpt from 'The Te of Piglet' by Benjamin Hoff
Once upon a memory
someone wiped away a tear,
held me close and loved me.
Thank you, mother dear.
(author unknown)
7 Days with Flickr - Friday: flora
(photo by Freya)
Heritage "Kraesgenberg", a unique culture park in the little town Losser.
This building is a wood-fired 17th century peasant bread oven.
A sudden loss of voice¸ the words come and go. A sudden loss of voice looks like a trance. Restitution is like being In The Face¸ closely¸ about as still as beautiful scenery when you pass it by moving quickly¸ and at one moment there is a tone¸ a serious tightening of the jaw¸ an expressionless face just as if to set up words in the cavity of one's eyes that are always open to the impulse to proudly flood out laughter¸ as if by request ― the feeling within you that is expected to be stimulated of what long remains a bright light¸ planting the Tender into the anti-blink of an eye.
With immeasurable sense of loss, sadness and regret, I have to record the passing of my dear Mother.
She was in hospital in Budapest since just after Christmas, where one crisis followed another. Eventually, she gave up the fight and died in her sleep earlier today.
The picture above was taken in happier times (on my birthday), just over four and a half years ago. She was then 85 year old and we just returned from a very pleasant holiday.
Alas, at the end of that year she lost her sight and since then her life was a continuum of untold misery.
In truth, most of her life was punctuated by a series of tragedies and difficulties. Whilst she was instrumental in my ending up in London, and in spite of my many frequent visits, it was our living far apart that she regretted most.
Equally, the few highlights of the past two decades were the holidays and travels we undertook together.
I will miss her a lot.
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This is the poem displayed on the table:
The Fallen Soldier's Table
by Jon M. Nelson
The rose stands for the family with faith and love for those who serve,
They're held with the highest respect for that's what they deserve.
A yellow ribbon is for the loyalty waiting for those serving abroad,
As we pray that they're watched over and kept close to God.
An inverted glass represents that the fallen can no longer toast,
They cannot be an honored guest or such a gracious host.
A lemon wedge represents the bitter loss of the fallen soldier's life,
That causes so much pain like the sharp edge of a knife.
The salt is put in place for all the loved ones' shedding tears,
For the soldier is no longer present to help calm our fears.
The candle stands tall for the blood that the soldier shed,
It holds a place of honor and represented in red.
The empty chair symbolizes the missing comrade who isn't here,
Now it stands alone for the voice that we can't hear.
When the sun gets drops behind the mountains, the feel and focus of an area seems to change quickly. As the valley begins to fill with shade, the wonderful golden light and bright blue hues give way to more muted colours, creating the opportunity to direct the viewers attention. Sometimes the mountains create a spotlight for you to play with. Or, well, that's the theory.
On the other hand, I just really love those blue green tones and back lit trees.
Shot with a Canon 5D IV, 24-70 f/2.8L ii, and a LEE polarizer. Processed in Camera Raw and Photoshop.
A forgotten wheelchair on the entrance of the hospital my grandfαther was hospitalised for the last time...
film, 2015
Nikon FM, nikkor 50mm 1.8
This pink sparkled butterfly barrette belonged to my Mom.......It cheers me up!
This is a weird "anniversary" for me.......I call it my "sh** hit the fan" anniversary!
7-23-84 - my (ex) husband shocked me with the words "I've been very unhappy with our marriage for a long time....." I was floored; I was shocked; I didn't see it coming! (of course, in retrospect, the signs were there!) I was almost 5 months pregnant with our youngest and it was 2 days before our 12th wedding anniversary. Literally, "it" hit the fan, and my world turned upside down.............
BUT - I survived, and became a stronger person from the experience. It took me a long time to be ok with being single.....and even longer to enjoy being single! My kids and I went through some tough times, but we've survived, and we are a family. He missed out on all those good times. (and - they might not have been as "good" if he had stayed!!! ha!) And I love the saying "What don't kill ya' just makes ya' stronger!"
So, now....it's still a "day to remember" but I can laugh!
I know that some of my Flickr friends are dealing with painful losses - This pink sparkled butterfly comes to you to bring you comfort and a reminder of hope for the future!!!
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For Macro Mondays: The flowers are 1/2 inch long. (It’s damaged because I didn’t water it enough and the flowers wilted.)
For Macro Mondays Theme - Pick Two - Damaged Plant
119 Pictures in 2019 - Theme No. 13 - Bedraggled
My dear little dog Rooney passed away in January - a tragic loss for me as he has been my constant companion for the past 12 years. I miss him terribly but I don't know if I will have another at some point.
ODC - A Tragic Loss
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When you are sorrowful look again in your heart and you shall see that, in truth, you are weeping for that which has been your delight.
-- Kahlil Gibran
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For Sigi and the Kolbes...there is never an adequate answer to the question, "Why?"...
Habitat is a “home ground” or an environment in which an organism or group of species normally lives or occurs. In this sense, a habitat is any particular place that supports animal or plant life. From the habitat is where plants or animals get their survival essentialities such as water, food, shelter, and breeding grounds.
Different plant or animal species have different necessities for water, shelter, nesting and food. Thus, each and every plant or animal is adapted to survive in a specific kind of habitat. For instance, some turtles live in the seas while others live on land. Some plants grow in the deserts, some in the seas, and some in swampy areas. This shows different species have different needs. Examples of habitats include oceans, streams, or forests.
When a habitat is dramatically altered due to natural or anthropogenic activities such as earthquakes, agriculture, pollution or oil exploration, these places may no longer be able to provide shelter, food, water, or breeding grounds for the living organisms.
Such kind of events lessens the places where plants or animals such as wildlife can live and threatens the survival of various species. That sort of habitat degradation or fragmentation is what is termed as habitat loss and destruction. Habitat loss and destruction are influenced by several drivers which include:
1. Agriculture
Agricultural production has claimed much space of the natural habitat since settlers began converting forests and grasslands to croplands. In the modern world, the pressure to convert lands into resource areas for producing priced foods and crops has increasingly led to habitat loss.
Runoff of agricultural waste, fertilizers, and pesticides into marine and freshwater environments has also transformed streams and water systems. As a result, there has been a tremendous loss of natural crop species, aquatic life, and wildlife habitat.
2. Animal Waste, Sewage, Fertilizer, and Mining Waste Pollution
Marine and freshwater life forms are the most affected by pollution. Pollutants from animal waste, untreated sewage, fertilizers, pesticides, and heavy metals find way into wetlands and water systems and subsequently end up in the food web.
Animal wastes and fertilizers generate nutrients that cause an outburst in algae growth that depletes dissolved oxygen in aquatic systems. Mining wastes may also contain heavy metals that affect the health and breeding of aquatic organisms. Sewage sediments may destroy dwelling grounds of aquatic animals.
3. Industrial and Automobile Pollution
The majority of animal and plant habitats have been destroyed due to the toxic substances and chemicals emitted from industries and automobiles that pose long-term cumulative impacts on the species health. Seriously polluted regions have become dead zones since the conditions have become very harsh for biotic survival. A prime example is an acidic lake which cannot support aquatic life forms. In some areas, only a few organisms can survive owing to the cumulative effects of industrial and automobile pollution.
4. Water Projects
The development of water projects such as hydropower plants, dam construction, and water diversion frequently disconnect or draw off waters thereby altering water chemistry and hydrology. This is because such water projects limit the amount of water and nutrients running downstream.
The downstream section of the river can dry out and the nutrients supporting aquatic life can significantly reduce. As an outcome, gradual habitat loss happens as the water flows downstream.
5. Land Use and Development
The conversion of lands into urban settings, housing developments, office spaces, shopping malls, industrial sites, parking areas, road networks, and so on takes away the naturally occurring land that provided habitat for wildlife and other living organisms. This practice has substantially led to the loss and destruction of millions of acre of natural habitable environments.
6. Global Warming
Global warming is one of the recent leading causes of habitat loss since it changes the physical environmental factors such as temperature and moisture which are essential for a sustainable habitat.
For instance, wildlife that requires cool temperatures of high elevations such as the rock rabbit and mountain gorillas may in the near future run out of habitat due to global warming. Excessive rains, flooding or drought arising out of global warming have also impacted several habitats, contributing to the loss of wildlife and other living organisms.
7. Diversity Loss and Invasive Species
When a certain ecosystem which is home to numerous species collapse, more aggressive species may enter the territory. As the original species struggle to cope in a harsher environment, the invasive species contributes to a further and rapid decline of the habitat and subsequently dominates.
The explosive entry of invasive species into a habitat presents a strong threat to the native species as they struggle to survive in the increasingly changing environment. Invasive species directly competes for food with the native species and can also alter the structure of the habitat.
8. Vegetation Removal and Logging
Vegetation removal and logging destroy the structure of the habitat since it takes away the vital materials and natural systems responsible for replenishing and purifying the habitat. Removal of vegetation cover and logging also creates room for soil erosion and decrease stormwater infiltration which leads to the degradation of water quality, further destroying the habitat.
9. Dredging and Bottom Trawling Fishing
Dredging and bottom trawling fishing gives rise to the physical destruction of the dwelling, feeding and breeding areas for aquatic plants and animals. The displaced sediments may further smother the bottom dwelling organisms. Fish gills can as well become blocked with sediments and plant life activity is reduced due to limited light.
Dredging might also release underground toxic materials into aquatic habitats. Besides, bottom trawling fishing can by-catch unmarketable fish which turns out to be the food for other bigger fish in that particular underwater habitats.
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The greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) is a small wader in the plover family of birds.
It breeds in the semi-deserts of Turkey and eastwards through Central Asia. It nests in a bare ground scrape. This species is strongly migratory, wintering on sandy beaches in East Africa, South Asia and Australasia. It is a rare vagrant in western Europe, where it has been recorded as far west as Great Britain, France and Iceland. It has been spotted twice in North America, the most recent being on May 14, 2009, in Jacksonville, Florida.
This species is fully migratory, and is likely to migrate without stopping on a broad front between breeding and non-breeding areas . Migratory flocks form after the end of breeding between mid-June and early-August, and arrive in the wintering grounds between mid-July and November (adults and immature birds arriving before juveniles. Those birds wintering in South-East Asia start moving northwards to the breeding grounds in late-February (the migration peaking in March to early-April), arriving from mid-March to May; whereas those wintering in East Africa and southern Asia depart for breeding grounds from mid-April to early-May. Most non-adult wintering birds remain in the wintering areas during the breeding season . The species is typically gregarious, feeding in flocks of 2-50, and sometimes congregating in groups of up to 1,000 when roosting (Urban et al. 1986, del Hoyo et al. 1996). Habitat Breeding During the breeding season this species is predominantly found in open, dry, treeless, uncultivated areas up to 3,000 m , including dried mud, silt and clay flats, hard salt-pans overgrown with halophytic plants , and rocky plains near mountains in desert or semi-desert . In Turkey the species frequents heavily grazed saline steppe . The species usually breeds near water but exceptionally it will nest up to 20 km away from it. Non-breeding During the non-breeding season this species shows a preference for littoral habitats with mixed sand and mud substrata . It is found on sheltered sandy, shelly or muddy beaches, large intertidal mudflats, sandbanks, salt-marshes, estuaries, coral reefs, rocky islands, tidal lagoons and dunes near the coast , although it may sometimes feed on coastal grasslands . Whilst on migration the species will occasionally utilise inland habitats such as salt-lakes and brackish swamps, usually roosting on sandbanks and spits . Diet This species is carnivorous: during the breeding season its diet consists mainly of terrestrial insects and their larvae (especially beetles, termites, midges and ants), and occasionally lizards whereas during the non-breeding season its diet contains mainly marine invertebrates such as molluscs (snails), worms and crustaceans (such as shrimps and crabs). Breeding site The nest is a shallow scrape on the ground amongst sand-hills, gravel, or on other barren substrates.
Team mates try to console Ne-Lok when he proves to be a sore loser after his first time as goalie in a game of Tarave, ends in a 1-nil loss.
Been wanting to do this shoot for a while now, today was 'warm' enough to do it. Well done Marian for braving the freezing water! This is quite a romantic and nostalgic idea...underlining the fact that loosing the perceptions of childhood is a bad idea! ;)
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