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Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote — a very different thing. :-)
Walter H. Judd
HPPT!! Make the Powerful Uncomfortable! Resist!! Vote!!!
dahlia, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
of the way in which the majority of photographers use a camera. They lack the most essential ingredient: total invention :-)
Duane Michals
HBW!! Justice Matters! Indict Trump!
cosmos, little theater garden, raleigh, north carolina
a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote - a very different thing :-)
Walter H. Judd
Protest Injustice! Resist!! Vote!!! Vote!!! Vote!!!
camellia, little theater garden, raleigh, north carolina
Shanklin Old Village is a small part of Shanklin Town, it contains some of the oldest dwellings on the Island of which the majority are Thatched.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
~Marc Twain~
The majority of the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have headed South. Watching them has been a joy. I love their spotted throat. Photographing them in flight is not an easy task, as they are so quick and such erratic flyers.
Sea otters spend the majority of their day taking it easy, resting by floating on their backs. Groups or "rafts" of sea otters congregate in calm, quiet waters. The highest number of sea otters recorded in such a raft totaled over two thousand animals - that would have been quite a sight to see!
This one would float peacefully, stretch a bit and preen, then resume the "position." Sounds like a great way to spend a lazy, Friday afternoon!
Have a blessed weekend! Thank you so much for your views and comments! They are greatly appreciated!
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Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations
project with a tribute to courage.
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.
Mary Anne Radmacher
The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.
Thucydides
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Courage means going against majority opinion in the name of the truth.
Vaclav Havel
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"A record-setting polar vortex, which brought intense cold to a majority of the American heartland, has led to massive blackouts in Texas as significant amounts of generating capacity have been knocked offline."
It was an emotional roller-coaster for a lot of us since Monday. Instead of a planned 15-45 minutes rolling blackouts, only a fixed number of locations were picked for prolonged (days) blackouts during the coldest days throughout TX. Some homes had no power nor water, some had power but no water, but many never had an outage. Was it fair?
We don't mind helping out by enduring some inconveniences, but we don't want to be the only ones who bore the pain, for days!
On top of no power, our area also experienced a sewer plant outage and a brief period of natural gas outage.
The roads were icy in parts, numerous road closures, traffic lights out, businesses/gas stations closed, water and food shortage for many, the frigid temperature, the freezing rain, some burned furniture to stay warm, etc. etc.. The past 3 days was one big nightmare, one thing piled on top of another.
However, we were "lucky" considering our lowest temperature was only at ~18F (-7C). Dallas/Fort Worth area saw a low temperature of 1F (-17C). When we got our power back, our inside temperature registered at 49F (9C). What would theirs be?
There were many houses damaged by frozen water pipes, at least one burned down probably from using the fireplace to get warm, a family died from carbon monoxide poisoning by running the car inside their garage.
The list goes on and on...
So, what's the "beauty" of a blackout? Perhaps just a clearer view of the night sky!
A very sad experience that I wish no one on earth will ever have to go through, but I'm not holding my breath.
Happy to report that by late last night some of us here in Houston got our power restored for good, and our internet connection was restored a short while ago.
Temperature is gradually climbing back up to normal for the state of TX.
However, the Northeast is having a snow storm right now.
Thanks for reading my vent; may you have a wonderful day, stay warm and be safe!
……but like the majority all over the World am staying put - a shot from a while ago down the back lanes of Edgmond - sadly some folks are flaunting the recommendations for their own enjoyment!. Wishing you all the very best with your Lock-Down - Stay at home to stay safe and to NOT be a vehicle to the virus, Alan:-)
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©Alan Foster.
©Alan Foster. All rights reserved. Do not use without permission.……
Carolina wrens are active during the day and spend the majority of their time on or near the ground searching for food, or in tangles of vegetation and vines. They also probe bark crevices on lower tree levels or pick up leaf-litter in order to search for prey. Carolina wrens are wary and are more often heard than seen. When on the ground, they move in jerky hops pillaging through various objects, whether man-made or natural. While moving abruptly, they pause momentarily for chattering or singing. When stationary, they move in twitched motions, jerking their breast around. They also sun- or sand-bathe. Other movements involve being capable of crawling like a creeper and hanging upside-down like a nuthatch. Their flights are generally of short duration, rapid, low-leveled, and wavelike. They are also capable of flying vertically from the base of a tree to the top in a single wing assisted bound. After finding a mate, pairs maintain their territory throughout the year, moving around and foraging together. Both males and females give out alarm calls, but only males sing to advertise territory. Males alone produce the 'cheer' call, which can sound indistinct. In southern regions of their range, the sound males use in alarm disputes is a ringing 'pink' or 'p'dink' sound. Females are the only ones that can perform the paired 'dit-dit' or chatter sounds often used in territorial disputes with predators. The chatter is used exclusively with territorial encounters with male song, and the song can either follow or overlap her mate's song.
Found this one in my backyard
Polk County, Florida.
The majority of species do not produce scented flowers. Like most plants that do not attract pollinating insects through scent, they are brightly colored, displaying most hues, with the exception of blue.
La Ceja, Colombia.
The majority of fuchsia species are native to Central and South America. The fuchsia received its name in honour of Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566) who occupied the chair of Medicine at the Tübingen University from the age of 34 until his death. Besides his medical knowledge, he studied plants. This was natural, as most of the remedies of the time were herbal and the two subjects were often inseparable.
Wikipedia
The majority of starlings in the UK are resident birds, however some are migratory. They travel from northern Europe to spend the winter here, arriving during September and October. They will return home during February and March. RSPB
This bird at Minnis Bay was on its own and seemed 'lost'. It is a possibility that it had just arrived from across the sea.
Unusual, intriguing, memorable! The Cannonball tree is one of my favorite tropical trees with sea-anemone-like flowers whose sweet enticing fragrance can be enjoyed a field away. It has large hard brown fruit that clang like Cannonballs in the tropical forest at night. The flowers don't erupt on the upper branches either but on root-like branches around the base of the trunk! At night the flowers are particularly aromatic to attract swift-flying pollinators including bats. This particular Cannonball tree was collected in 1913 at Jamaica’s Hope Gardens and has flourished here at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden since it was planted in 1938.
According to textual records, Couroupita guianensis trees have been growing in India for at least 3,000 years, where it is so revered that it is often found growing at religious temples. It's possible that it is native to India as well. Part of the Lecythidaceae family, it grows up to 25m (82ft) in height.The majority of Cannonball trees that grow outside their natural environment were planted as botanical curiosities. Their large orange, scarlet and pink flowers form bunches that measure up to 3m in length. The large spherical, woody fruits, which range from 15 to 24cm in diameter, each contain up to 300 seeds.
Cannonball Tree, Ayahuma, Couroupita guianensis
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL
Hopefully the majority of these seeds are on their way to becoming future Common Milkweed plants to give the endangered monarch a helping hand. Photographed in the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin.
A majority of SD45's.
It was always a great chase of Livingston Helpers a couple of decades ago.
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The great majority of Summer Tanagers head south into Central and northern South America in the Fall. Very few stay behind like this individual seeing today. The only time I don't ever see them where I live is in the Summer. Maybe this should be called "Tri-seasonal Tanager" for South Florida:)
... a Bromeliad flower.
The majority of bromeliads have their own ‘water tank’ – the cup or vase shape formed where their rosette of leaves comes together. So, when watering the plant, ensure the cup is filled but don’t allow the water to sit for months on end – it should be periodically flushed and replaced with fresh water. Keep the soil moist, but never wet.
Unfortunately mosquitoes thrive in the same types of environments as bromeliads. They enjoy warm, humid, lightly shaded areas and require sitting water to lay and hatch eggs. Bromeliad tanks provide the perfect environment for mosquito reproduction.
Did you know that Pineapples are Bromeliads?
It tough work for a tree to grow in a swamp. The vast majority of trees simply can't do it; they'd drown! But bald cypress and tupelo gum trees have mastered the feat of surviving in sodden soils. This is in large part due to their "knees." While there are several theories as to the function of these knobby outgrowths, the prevailing thought is that they allow these water-logged trees to breathe!
Unlike the majority of my work, this photo does not start with a story. I prefer to begin with a story or idea, because it helps me figure out what to include and conversely, what to exclude in the final result. Take for example this shot that is more a matter of combining shapes and curves to create a pleasing image. The curving sandy shore, the stoic tree silhouettes, and the distant fading mountains. Attempting to balance these elements, then wait for the evening light, resulted in a challenge onto its own. .
Suffice it to say, while the leading line of the curve takes one into the shot, the rest aids in attempting to balance it. However, this leaves me less satisfied with the final product. Fulfilling the parameters of photographic design, may result in a pleasing picture, but it is less fulfilling. Instead, it is more like discovering a uniquely shaped bottle, than enjoying its contents when we hunger from an insatiable appetite.
The majority of photographs actually capture reflected light, i.e the light emitted by earthly objects, when it has practically lost most of its original intensity and might ... I myself am a huge fan of low lighted, long shutter speed images ... In any case to successfully capture light as actually emitted by the "MIGHTY" sun is always a challenge for the photographer ...
The best hours to do this still is and will always remain the "golden hours" ... The hours of the day when sunlight turns from white to gold, mainly dew to sun's position in the sky and the diffusion of its light through the thicker part of earth's atmosphere ... When this moment comes, find an interesting foreground figure and either create a back-light frame (turning the foreground figure into a recognizable shade) or simultaneously use fill in flash at its full intensity to capture foreground detail as well ...
I really adore the photos on which every visible detail tells a story ....
NIKON D90 DSLR with Nikon Nikkor 18 - 55 lens, Manual Mode, shutter speed 1/125s, ISO 125, f 9, focal length 18 mm, use of HOYA ND X 2 filter, cloudy weather white balance, center weighted average metering mode, HDR made by only one original RAW shot, flash went off, use of tripod ...
In Explore 21st January, interestingly there was some initial activity in the morning, then nothing until mid evening when the majority of the views, comments and faves were added. At that point it was at about midpoint in the stream.
The vast majority of my kite photos are inflight. so it is nice to occasionally break the mould.
Whilst this is not my most dramatic image there is something about the serenity of this scene.
Red Kite - Milvus Milvus
Harewood Estate - Leeds
Many thanks as always to all those kind enough to comment on and fave my photos. It is very much appreciated and welcome.
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This is a view of Mt. Moran seen from a marina on the east side of Jackson Lake. I took a morning walk along the lake at dawn. Clouds were covering majority of Teton Range mountains. I had no clue what the weather was going to be when I took the first picture at 7:09. I strolled for the next few minutes, then stood in front of a boat (hence the two national flags). I noticed the mountain was starting to colour. The coloured mountain by sunrise glow was striking. I think it is especially because I was able to see a small portion of the 12,610 ft-high mountain (3,840m). The glowing lake surface was beautiful as well.
Taken at 7:16 a.m.
グランドティトン国立公園(ワイオミング州)
Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations
project with a tribute democracy.
A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great democracy.
Theodore Roosevelt
I understand democracy as something that gives the weak the same chance as the strong.
Mohandas Gandhi
Democracy is not the law of the majority but protection of the minority.
Albert Camus
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The majority of fuchsia species are native to Central and South America. The fuchsia received its name in honour of Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566) who occupied the chair of Medicine at the Tübingen University from the age of 34 until his death. Besides his medical knowledge, he studied plants. This was natural, as most of the remedies of the time were herbal and the two subjects were often inseparable.
Source: Wikipedia
The majority of these people were only 18-23 years old. Almost children. Was it really worth to sacrifice them on the altar of ideologies? I do hope we already learnt the lession and this cannot be happening again... 😥
Cambodia
The majority of Cambodian ride a moped. When they have to take fuel for there scooters, they fill old and empty plastic bottles of water to these fun pumps that are sheltered from the heat by umbrellas, cardboard boxes, old carpets ...
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This species of the sparrow family spends the majority of its life on the ground where they hop around scratching for insects and seeds. Even around bird feeders they much prefer cleaning up seed on the ground that has been cast out by other species versus perching on the feeder.
Coniferous forests or mixed woodlands will suffice for a breeding territory for this hardy species and a committed pair will raise one or two broods each summer between May and August. A nest can be found on the ground under some protecting vegetation and the 3 - 5 egg clutch will be incubated for 12 or 13 days. At the end of the summer most juncos will migrate south but a number will spend the winter here and forage under our backyard feeders.
There are reportedly some 16 subspecies of juncos and some wintering flocks will contain a number of them and subspecies will interbreed at random. One subspecies is the slate-colored group with slate-colored heads, breasts and underparts with the females often having reddish-brown flanks leading me to believe this bird is a female member of the slate-colored group.
The majority is not always right and conventional wisdom is not always wise. Dead fish go with the flow. Live fish swim against the current. So it is with conscience and courage. So it is with the children of Abraham. They are prepared to challenge the idols of the age.
-Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity: The Search for a Meaningful Life
By Chris Kaczor and Matthew Petrusek
Now that the majority of people rely on mobile phones, what do we do about the many thousands of old telephone boxes around the country?
Many have just been removed, some now house heart defribillators whilst a good few have become home to small libraries of donated books, particularly in small, rural villages like this one in Austerfield, Bawtry, South Yorkshire, close to Doncaster.
BNSF L-TWI664 approaches Wolsey, South Dakota where it will interchange with RCPE and pick up a grain train before spinning its train and heading back to Aberdeen.
60% BN, 40% H3
The majority of the red-winged blackbirds have headed south for the winter but a few, like this one, remain. Standish Township, Michigan
The smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) is a freshwater otter species from regions of South and Southwest Asia, with the majority of its numbers found in Southeast Asia. It has been ranked as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List since 1996, as it is threatened by habitat loss, pollution of wetlands and poaching for the illegal wildlife trade.
The smooth-coated otter is distributed in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and on Borneo, Sumatra and Java. An isolated population lives in the marshes of Iraq. It has often been recorded in saltwater near the coast, especially on smaller islands, but requires a nearby source of freshwater. It inhabits areas where fresh water is plentiful such as wetlands, seasonal swamps, rivers, lakes and rice paddies. Where it is the only occurring otter species, it lives in almost any suitable habitat. But where it is sympatric with other otter species, it avoids smaller streams and canals in favour of larger water bodies.
In Singapore, smooth-coated otters have adapted well to urban environments, and have been observed to use urban structures like gaps under buildings as alternatives for holts. They also use staircases and ladders to get in and out of concrete canals with vertical or near‐vertical banks. This population is well-protected and steadily increasing. (Wikipedia)
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We were watching the Chestnut-winged Cuckoo when this large otter appeared on the causeway behind us. He sniffed all over the ground, apparently detected an intruder and proceeded to mark his territory. We were perhaps 30 feet away but could still detect his musky aroma. Fascinating, though, to watch him so closely. He was totally uninterested in us. I was totally torn between the otter and the beautiful cuckoo. Oh, to have such problems every day :-)
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore. March 2024.
Birding Singapore.
The majority of farmers in Thailand are very poor. Farm implements and machinery are very expensive. Henceforth the "E-tak", locally made trucks with Kubota diesel engines ranging from 12.5 to 14 horsepower. They are named for the sound they make as they lumber down the road. Made by various manufacturers, each one looks different and many are decorated in various Thai motifs (but not this one.) No doubt these vehicles are the cheapest thing available to the farmers.
www.thailandfoundation.or.th/culture_heritage/e-tan-the-c...
The peony is a perennial flower. The majority of peony flowers are hybrids, classified as deciduous tree peonies or herbaceous peonies. The flowers on both varieties come in a wide assortment of hues and colors, including pink, red and pure white.
The peony is a showy, frilly and fragrant flower that comes in single or double varieties. The plants are thickly leaved and have large, deep green leaves. The peony possesses a tuberous root system.
Grown mainly as a decorative plant, the peony also has potential medicinal benefits. According to the journal Experimental Neurology, peony root has shown to be effective in treating neuron damage.
Fun Fact...The peony grows wild in many regions of Europe. The Romans introduced it to England around the year 1200.
Thanks so much for stopping by and your kind and encouraging words.. I appreciate them all! Sometimes I just can't answer each comment individually, but I do read them! ; )
Have a wonderful day everyone! ♥
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Dahlia - Summer Vibes - Cactus Planter
hive // tropical palm ceiling fan . silver
NOMAD // Crystal Lamps // Gold Iridecent
{anc} tree for two teddy
Pitaya - Indoor Plants n01 - 01
Pitaya - Indoor Plants n01 - 02
ROIRO - Potted tree with Ivy
ROOST - Australia House - Around The World (Silver)
Stockholm&Lima: The Painting (adult poses / textured with Modernity Charming Wall texture(Seamless))
uK - Palm Beach Art v2
uK - Palm Beach Art v3
{what next} Terrace Coffee Cup 1 (steam)
The majority of this composite is the result of images and a wonderful tutorial provided by Aaron Nace of PHLearn.com.
The vast majority of the machined parts I made as a machinist were parts of an assembly. Only the technician putting the thing together and possibly someone later doing a repair would ever see any of the work I did. I almost never knew what a widget was or what purpose it served. I would get a drawing, a quantity of material and instructions about which machine to use and how soon I needed to have the job finished. The drawing had all the relevant information necessary to create parts that worked so I didn't need to know any further details. This brass part was no exception. I have no idea what function it was meant to do. Looking at the thing I seem to remember it wasn't an easy part due to the length of the smallest diameter and the soft nature of brass. It's 64.6 mm long and the knurled diameter is 21.7mm diameter. I'm sure it was made to inch dimensions but since I retired I've switched my brain to metric because I got sick of converting. HMM and thanks for any and all views, faves and comments.
The majority of these people were only 18-23 years old. Almost children. Was it really worth to sacrifice them on the altar of ideologies? I do hope we already learnt the lession and this cannot be happening again... 😥
Black Swallowtail chrysalis...
the majority of my swallowtails are taking 10 days to go from a caterpillar to a beautiful Butterfly!!
They crack open the top and pull themselves out!!!
To date I have released 49 with many more to go.......
They are keeping me busy as I wait for the Monarchs to find me...
The majority of the time, great grey owls do a quick dive down from a perch to attack its prey. In this case, the owl launched from a birch snag and went on a long, shallow descent, gliding a fair distance to head to a spot it thought there was rodent activity. No luck, this time.
Note the wing angle (slightly down at the back) and the tail feathers fully deployed to help slow decent. The overall body angle and attitude reminded me of those people they use flying suits to glide from cliff tops, hopefully down safely to the ground (images.app.goo.gl/Rn1vFJ1cXKD4MXwS6).
The majority of the pictures I post are of clouds and landscapes, so here is one last landscape from Saint Michel l'Observatoire for 2024. Happy New Year / bonne année 2025 everybody.
La Ceja, Colombia.
The majority of fuchsia species are native to Central and South America. The fuchsia received its name in honour of Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566) who occupied the chair of Medicine at the Tübingen University from the age of 34 until his death. Besides his medical knowledge, he studied plants. This was natural, as most of the remedies of the time were herbal and the two subjects were often inseparable.
Wikipedia