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Name: Serenity Semple

Nationality: American

Entry for Ms. Furry SL

#LeRoi

 

If you guys want to enter too, check out their flickr/twitter page! www.flickr.com/photos/timbrewolf/49939695963/in/contacts/

 

Decided to go kinda summer/vacation theme with a Hawaiian twist to it. 'Cause that's how I'd like to enjoy my summer!

hello my sweet hoomans ~

 

iicing mainstore

wear your group tag for 10% off all items inworld.

 

▹ i have a sweet little mainstore release for you all,

i'm working on a few items some of you have requested currently so dropping this in the meantime!

 

♡ BoM layers only

made for lelutka evox heads

♡ 18 last names included

♡ 2 versions: with & without redness

(redness version included inside, requires unpacking!)

♡ unisex!

fits great on MALE & Female avatars!

(left side of face only)

 

▹ i tried to include most used last names, even some older ones for you!

i dont see my last name!?

feel free to message me if you'd need a custom last name layer made, notecards inworld only. read my picks inworld for more information!

 

xoxo.

this item can be found on marketplace & iicing mainstore, thank you~!

iicing mainstore.

iicing marketplace.

 

get it on marketplace here:

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(all requested names will be released in the 2nd pack, if you have any you specifically want in next pack don't hesitate to reach out!)

Name: Blue-eared kingfisher (female)

Scientific: Alcedo meninting

Malay: Pekaka Bintik-bintik

Family: Alcedinidae

IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern

Gear: a9II + SEL200600G.

 

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Somewhere in the Keystone Co. area. Must be 18 to qualify, void where prohibited.

As its name suggests, the red-eyed tree frog has red eyes with vertically narrowed pupils. It has a vibrant green body with yellow and blue, vertically striped sides. Its webbed feet and toes are orange or red. The skin on the red-eyed tree frog's belly is soft and fragile, whereas the back is thicker and rougher. Red-eyed tree frogs have sticky pads on their toes. They spend a majority of their lives in trees; they are excellent jumpers. Red-eyed tree frogs are not poisonous and rely on camouflage to protect themselves. During the day, they remain motionless, cover their blue sides with their back legs, tuck their bright feet under their bellies, and shut their red eyes. Thus, they appear almost completely green, and well hidden among the foliage.

Name: Rufous-backed kingfisher

Scientific: Ceyx rufidorsa

Malay: Pekaka Api

Family: Alcedinidae

IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern

Gear: SONY α1 + SEL600F40GM

 

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And a chorus of different names and languages sounded like exploding bombs

acrylic ink on canvas , 40x50cm

www.peterseelig.com/display-works.php?img=15680&br=0

#art #painting #pseart

For the today Theme on Macro Mondays The first letter of my name -A- I had not enough time to make a flowerpicture outside. I first wanted to fotograph a few asters in my sisters garden. But I get home very late from work and it was already dark so I decided to fotograph my old analogue camera the Minolta Dynax 3xi. HMM

 

I wish everyone a nice start into the new week :-)

  

Small unnamed arch on an unnamed ridge within a park and state (USA) that must not be named. I love finding these little gems that no one else pays attention to. This is not a very commercial approach, and I’m probably the worst business person in the world, 😂. People love photos of places they are familiar with, and that makes a lot of sense. I find that the places that are of the most interest to me are the ones that haven’t been photographed at night before, rather than the tourist spots (I’ve tried many of those also, lol). Anyway, here’s to all those remote places that no one cares about! 14-24 mm lens, 24 mm, f/2.8, 15 seconds, ISO 10,,000 (my Nikon D810A does remarkably well at high ISOs). Low Level Lightning used, lowlevellighting.org.

! Gujarati Name : ચીબરી !

! Scientific Name : Athene brama!

! Mata No Madh ! Bhuj ! Gujarat ! 12/01/2020 !

Aptly named after Mount Potolaka, the sacred mountain abode of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, the Potala Palace has been identified in different ages as the residence of Tibet`s two illustrious and kingly emanations of Avalokiteshvara - Songtsen Gampo during the seventh century and the Fifth Dalai Lama during the 17th century. The building which towers above the city of Lhasa rises from the slopes of Mount Marpori, for which reason it is known locally as Tse Podrang "Summit Palace". The outer section, known as the White Palace has functioned as the traditional seat of government and the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas, while the inner section known as the Red Palace contains outstanding temples and the reliquary tombs of eight past Dalai Lamas. In terms of global perception, it is this relic of Tibet`s past, present, and future national aspiration which, more than any other, symbolizes the country of Tibet, like the great wall of China “Great Firewall of China” or the Vatican in Italy.

 

This 13-storeyed edifice was among the world`s tallest buildings prior to the advent of the 20th-century skyscraper, and undoubtedly the grandest building in Tibet.

The interior area of the 13-storeyed Potala Palace is 130.000 sq m. The building is 118 m high, 366 m from east to west, and 335 m from north to south. There are 1000 rooms housing approximately 200.000 images.

 

Traditinally the chapels of the Potala Palace were only open to the public on set days such as the fourth day of the sixth lunar month, and in the fourth lunar month. Now, in the absence of the Dalai Lama, it has the air of a (dead) museum, and is accessible throughout the week.

www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...

...named Peace, flowers in my garden from November through to May. It starts the season with a flush of pink mingling with the softest of yellow but by February the pink is gone and yellow becomes more vibrant, by May the buds are just a few.

 

100 flowers in 2025

 

Warm thanks for your kind words, trying to catch up on uploading just a few photos as I struggle with my eyes, your words are always appreciated :)

Name : Heart

 

Compatible with

- Maitreya

- Hourglass

- Freya

 

Available at Vanity : maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dolceamore/170/121/502

stood up early in the morning...

ok..nearly every horse have a name...but for me that horses where stangers...

 

Cam: Sony A7 with FE 28-70mm kit-lens

 

enjoy your life...

We are travelling and not looking in on Flickr very much but this theme looked like fun. We made this on the beach at Charmouth in Dorset a few days ago.

 

Smile on Saturday theme My name is....

Name: Slaty-breasted rail

Scientific: Lewinia striata

Family: Rallidae

Malay: Sintar / Sintar Dada Kelabu

IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern

Gear: SONY a1 + SEL600F40GM

 

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Eastern Whipbird

 

Not the easiest bird to get a good shot of as they are quick, wary and usually high up. Caught this one mid whip crack.

 

Scientific name: Psophodes olivaceus

The name Talkin comes from the Celtic name 'Talcan' which means brow of a hill. Tarn or 'Tjorn' is Norse for small teardrop lake.

 

Talkin Tarn was formed by the force of glaciers 10,000 years ago. The ice carved the landscape leaving the natural bowl which filled with water as the glaciers melted. The tarn is constantly topped up by natural freshwater springs which bubble up from below

 

More photos of Talkin Tarn Country Park here: www.flickr.com/photos/davidambridge/sets/72157633050144969/

For Looking close... on Friday: "First name"

 

Helios 58mm f2 + Extension tube

Name: Blue-eared kingfisher

Scientific: Alcedo meninting

Malay: Pekaka Bintik-bintik

Family: Alcedinidae

IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern

Gear: SONY a7RIV + SEL200600G + SEL14TC

 

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For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at nismailm@gmail.com.

 

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This is a towel with my name on it. My husband have similar one, but in blue colour (and with his name, of course). We received them from my friend. She made our names on these towels, especially for us, so now every time when I use this towel I think about her too :)

 

Smile on Saturday - theme: "My name is..." :)

 

----------------------------- JESUS ✝️ SAVES-------------------------------

 

SALVATION THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST - ALONE!

 

12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."

 

❤️❤️ IT'S ALL JESUS AND NONE OF OURSELVES! ❤️❤️

 

16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the SALVATION of everyone WHO BELIEVES: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel a RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM GOD IS REVEALED, a righteousness that is by FAITH FROM FIRST TO LAST, just as it is written: "THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE BY FAITH." (Romans 1:16-17)

 

16 KNOW that a man is NOT justified by observing the law, but by FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be JUSTIFIED BY FAITH in CHRIST and NOT by observing the law, BECAUSE BY OBSERVING THE LAW NO ONE WILL BE JUSTIFIED. (Galatians 2:16)

 

1. Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2. BY THIS GOSPEL YOU ARE SAVED, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

 

3. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4. that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5. and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. 6. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8. and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.

 

9. For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11. Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed. (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)

 

7. Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. 8. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9. I am the gate; whoever enters through me WILL BE SAVED. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10. The thief comes only to STEAL and KILL and DESTROY; I have come that they may have LIFE, and have it to the FULL. (John 10:7-10)

 

1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. 4 Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.

 

5 Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live by them." 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 "or 'Who will descend into the deep?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:1-13)

 

Jesus came to bring spiritual LIFE to the spiritually dead and set the captives FREE! FREE from RELIGION, ERROR and outright LIES, so WE might serve THE LIVING GOD! In SPIRIT and in TRUTH!

 

So you'll KNOW, and not think you're to bad for God to love. The Christian LIFE isn't about how good WE are, because NONE of us are! It's about how GOOD JESUS IS! Because JESUS LOVES US, so much he died in our place and took the punishment for all of our sins on himself. The wages of sin is DEATH, and Jesus took the death WE so richly deserved for us and died in our place. The good news is, there's no more punishment for sin left. WE, you and I were all born forgive as a result of the crucifixion of God himself on the cross that took away the sins of the whole world. All we have to do is believe it, and put your Faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. That my friends is REAL UNCONDITIONAL LOVE! YOU ARE LOVED. ❤️ ✝️ ❤️

 

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Name the shot!

 

In 2020, I created a portfolio of images to reflect the mood of our society throughout the year. Over the next few days, I will showcase these images in sequential order. Would love to hear how you would name these shots! I will announce the chosen titles at the end of this sequence.

 

Image #1

Name: Chesnut-capped laughingthrush

Scientific: Garrulax mitratus

Malay: Kekicau-riang Mata Putih / Rimba Genting

Family: Leiothrichidae

IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2017): Near Threatened

Gear: SONY a7RIII + SEL100400GM.

 

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Named in honour of the French naturalist and ornithologist, Jean Victor Audouin (1797 – 1841) the Audouin’s gull is one of the world’s rarest and is limited in the main to regions within and surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

 

It is a beautiful bird smaller and thinner than the herring gull. Once it is fully grown you can't mistake it when you see it because it's feathers are pearl grey, it has a beautiful, coral-red beak with a black tip at the end , Another unique characteristic it has is the lead-grey colour of its legs, very different to the yellow of the legs of the Mediterranean Herring Gull.

 

Taken on a beach (Platja de Tamarit) in Spain

As the old saying goes"dogs have masters but cats have servants" and this is so true of Bossie but he is still a good companion.

Name : Natalie Hoover

Age : 16

From : New york

  

Yabba is the name of a number of geographical features in southeast Queensland: a river, a major waterfall, a road, a street, a valley, a range, a mountain and a forest. However, it originates from an aboriginal name for this flower and the deciduous tree that bears the flowers.

A 19th century grazier, Alexander Swanson, took up land on a plateau about 120 kms NNW of Brisbane, and in inquiring of local indigenous men of the Baiyambora clan, what the name of the distinctive and attractive tree was, he was told "Yabba". He thus named his sheepstation, "Yabba". In the early years, there were various spellings of the word such as Yabber, Yapper and Yappa, but as B and P are not differentiated in their language this is understandable. The name became fixed as "Yabba". As Swanson's "Yabba" was sited beside an unnamed river, the name was applied to it and its valley, and the track from "Yabba" to "Imbil", the next station 45 kms downstream, became the Yabba Road. Over the 175 years since Swanson took up his "run", the property has progressively been broken up into several grazing properties and much of his run is now either national park or state forest. As a result of family inheritance "Yabba" has been divided into "Yabba" and "Old Yabba", the latter containing the site of Swanson's original station.

The Yabba tree, Brachychiton discolor, is a unique tree. It is an Australian native that is deciduous shedding its leaves in mid-summer. Further, when in flower during the period when it lacks leaves, the flowers drop from the tree around the end of each day, and each morning a new flush of flowers appear. As it grows in riverine forests, its fallen flowers are often seen floating on the stream. In this photo, the Yabba flowers are floating on a tributary of Yabba Creek.

Grey Heron, Bowling Green Marsh

Factory named after Tchaikovsky

 

----------------------------- JESUS ✝️ SAVES-------------------------------

 

SALVATION THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST - ALONE!

 

12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."

 

❤️❤️ IT'S ALL JESUS AND NONE OF OURSELVES! ❤️❤️

 

16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the SALVATION of everyone WHO BELIEVES: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel a RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM GOD IS REVEALED, a righteousness that is by FAITH FROM FIRST TO LAST, just as it is written: "THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE BY FAITH." (Romans 1:16-17)

 

16 KNOW that a man is NOT justified by observing the law, but by FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be JUSTIFIED BY FAITH in CHRIST and NOT by observing the law, BECAUSE BY OBSERVING THE LAW NO ONE WILL BE JUSTIFIED. (Galatians 2:16)

 

1. Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2. BY THIS GOSPEL YOU ARE SAVED, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

 

3. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4. that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5. and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. 6. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8. and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.

 

9. For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11. Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed. (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)

 

7. Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. 8. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9. I am the gate; whoever enters through me WILL BE SAVED. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10. The thief comes only to STEAL and KILL and DESTROY; I have come that they may have LIFE, and have it to the FULL. (John 10:7-10)

 

1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. 4 Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.

 

5 Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live by them." 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 "or 'Who will descend into the deep?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:1-13)

 

Jesus came to bring spiritual LIFE to the spiritually dead and set the captives FREE! FREE from RELIGION, ERROR and outright LIES, so WE might serve THE LIVING GOD! In SPIRIT and in TRUTH!

 

So you'll KNOW, and not think you're to bad for God to love. The Christian LIFE isn't about how good WE are, because NONE of us are! It's about how GOOD JESUS IS! Because JESUS LOVES US, so much he died in our place and took the punishment for all of our sins on himself. The wages of sin is DEATH, and Jesus took the death WE so richly deserved for us and died in our place. The good news is, there's no more punishment for sin left. WE, you and I were all born forgive as a result of the crucifixion of God himself on the cross that took away the sins of the whole world. All we have to do is believe it, and put your Faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. That my friends is REAL UNCONDITIONAL LOVE! YOU ARE LOVED. ❤️ ✝️ ❤️

 

For the best Biblical teaching in the last 2 centuries! Please listen to and down load these FREE audio files that were created with YOU in mind. It's ALL FREE, if you like it, please share it with others. ❤️

 

archive.org/details/PeopleToPeopleByBobGeorgeFREE-ARCHIVE...

 

www.revealedinchrist.com

 

CLICK ON THE LETTER "L" TO ENLARGE.

 

My THANK'S to all my Flickr friends who've favored and/or commented on my photos, I very much appreciate you're kindness! ❤️

 

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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

 

Scientific name: Calidris acuminata

Many thanks for the visits, faves and comments. Cheers

 

Black Kite

Scientific Name: Milvus migrans

Description: The Black Kite is a medium-sized raptor (bird of prey). From a distance, it appears almost black, with a light brown bar on the shoulder. The plumage is actually dark brown, with scattered light brown and rufous markings, particularly on the head, neck and underparts. The tail is forked and barred with darker brown. This feature gives the bird its alternative name of Fork-tailed Kite. The eye is dark brown and the bill is black with a yellow cere (area of skin around the nostrils). Both sexes are similar. Young Black Kites are generally lighter in colour than the adults, and have a comparatively shallower forked tail.

Similar species: The Black Kite's plumage is similar to other raptors (birds of prey), such as the Little Eagle, Hieraaetus morphnoides, Whistling Kite,Haliastur sphenurus, and Square-tailed Kite, Lophoictinia isura. In flight, however, its long forked tail and almost unmarked underwing make it unmistakable.

Distribution: The Black Kite's range covers the majority of the Australian mainland, as well as Africa, Asia and Europe. The Black Kite is arguably the most numerous species of raptor in the world.

Habitat: The Black Kite is found in a variety of habitats, from timbered watercourses to open plains, and is often observed in and around outback towns. Although it is more normally seen in small groups, the Black Kite may form huge flocks of many thousands of birds, especially during grasshopper plagues. No other Australian bird of prey is seen in such large flocks.

Feeding: The Black Kite preys on lizards, small mammals and insects, especially grasshoppers. It also is a scavenger, and frequents tips in outback towns. Black Kites also gather in flocks around bush fires, and eagerly pounce on small animals as these flee the flames. Both live and dead (carrion) prey is eaten.

Breeding: Black Kites nest in isolated pairs or in small, scattered colonies. As with other raptors, a ritualised aerial courtship display is performed by both sexes. This involves loud calling, grappling of feet (talons), and tumbling or cartwheeling. The nest is a bulky cup of sticks, lined with softer material, and is placed in the fork of a tree branch (generally close to the trunk). The female incubates the eggs while the male provides food.

Calls: The call is a descending whistle "psee-err" followed by a staccato "si-si-si-si-si".

Maximum Size: 55cm

Average size: 51cm

Average weight: 540g

Breeding season: Usually August and November; can breed at any time

Clutch Size: One to three.

Incubation: 28 days

Nestling Period: 40 days

(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)

 

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