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Cliffs along the Atlantic Ocean in the civil parish of Dunquin (in Irish, Dún Chaoin), north of the westernmost tip of the Dingle Peninsula (in County Kerry, Munster Province, southwest Ireland), on a partly overcast afternoon in mid-May 2024.
The Dingle Peninsula is the northernmost of the five peninsulas of southwestern Ireland that stick out like fingers into the Atlantic Ocean. Its name in Irish is Corca Dhuibhne, sometimes Anglicised as Corkaguiny. The western Dingle is part of the Gaeltacht, one of the areas of the Republic of Ireland where Irish is officially designated as the primary spoken language.
This stretch of cliffs is across from the now-uninhabited Blasket Islands. This scene was taken from the viewing platform connected with the Blasket Centre (Irish name: Ionad an Bhlascaoid), which is run by the Blasket Foundation and the Irish Office of Public Works through its Heritage Ireland unit. The Blaskets – in Irish, Na Blascaodaí – fostered a traditional culture described through a well-known group of 20th-century Irish-language works by their inhabitants.The Centre provides extensive information about the geography, history, culture, and literature of the Blaskets.
In April 2024, the Irish government established the Kerry Seas National Park / Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí, a marine national park that includes the Blaskets and surrounding waters. The Blaskets are also an EU-designated Natura 2000 Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Special Protection Area (SPA).
(Information from the Blasket Centre and Wikipedia, websites last consulted 12 June 2024. Place names in English and Irish from logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland (reference numbers 1394329, 91, and 1411370), last consulted 4 June 2024.)
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The so-called Temple of Concordia is one of the best preserved temples of Greek antiquity and the showpiece of the "valley of the temples" near Agrigento.
Canadian Goose.
Two sizes of Canadian Geese exist. A small 22 to 26 inch and a large 35-45 inch version. They have a brownish body with a black head, long blackneck and which cheeck patch. The smaller version has a shorter neck and lacks the cheeck patch.
They inhabit lakes, bays, rivers and marshes. They often feed in open grasslands and stubble fields.
They range from Alaska each to Baffin Island and south to California, Illinoise and Massachusetts. They winter south to northern Mexico and the Gulf Coast. Widespread as a semi-domesticated bird in city parks and on reservoirs.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
This photo was shot during the Isle of Skye September 2019. See workshops here www.hanskrusephotography.com/Hans-Kruse-Photo-Workshops/W...
This is the 'Bridge of Aspiration' which links the Royal Ballet School in Covent Garden, London with the Royal Opera House.
It was designed in 2003 by architects Wilkinson Eyre and engineers Flint & Neill.
Torrenieri, Tuscany, Italy
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Sunrise along the Bogue Banks South of Morehead City, North Carolina. Thanks for looking and have a large weekend.
Photo 2 - The early evening December light. The Shard, the tallest building in Europe, and the Gherkin in the City of London, seen at the bottom of this image, are dwarfed by a Victorian gasometer in Bethnal Green, East London.
I know, I know, it's a "pull-tab" not a pop top. This is from a can of Budweiser, the King of Beers (if you are to believe their advertising). This was left here by a visiting Euro beer-lover. When she's here she does enjoy US beer, like PBR and Bud. Of course, Corona and Heineken and other brands of beer are on the "acceptable to drink" list as well.
While processing this image, John Hiatt's "Riding with the King" was playing in my head. Here is a great rendition with Hiatt singing and Sonny Landreth playing lead on slide. The band is tight, the video and sound are excellent. Highly recommended. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_CUzuitxSI
Macro Mondays -- theme: Less Than An Inch
This is the famous Isle of Staffa off the west coast of Mull and one of my occasional forays into landscape photography. The reason it is famous is because of its amazing geology comprising basalt columns, but also because of Fingal's Cave, itself made famous by Felix Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn visited Staffa in 1829 and was inspired to compose an overture (The Hebrides opus 26, aka Fingal's Cave) after listening to the echoes in Fingal's Cave: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcogD-hHEYs The cave on the right with the tourists is Fingal's Cave, and you can see the basalt columns looking like a broken honeycomb side-on. The cave became known as Fingal's Cave after the eponymous hero of an epic poem by 18th century Scots poet-historian James Macpherson. In Irish mythology, the hero Fingal is known as Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn MacCool), and it is suggested that Macpherson rendered the name as Fingal (meaning "white stranger") through a misapprehension of the name which in old Gaelic would appear as Finn. The legend of the Giant's Causeway has Finn building the causeway between Ireland and Scotland as he was challenged to a fight by the Scottish giant Benandonner. Finn accepted the challenge and built the causeway across the North Channel so that the two giants could meet. The basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, and those of Staffa are part of the same ancient lava flow. Around 50 to 60 million years ago, during the Palaeocene, this area was subject to intense volcanic activity, when highly fluid molten basalt intruded through chalk beds to form an extensive volcanic plateau (the Thulean Plateau). As the lava cooled, contraction occurred. Horizontal contraction fractured in a similar way to drying mud, with the cracks propagating down as the mass cooled, leaving pillar-like structures, which also fractured horizontally. In many cases, the horizontal fracture resulted in a bottom face that is convex, while the upper face of the lower segment is concave, producing what are called "ball and socket" joints. The size of the columns was primarily determined by the speed at which lava cooled. The extensive fracture network produced the distinctive columns seen today.
before the bay of palma awakens, the day murmurs its arrival through the whispers of dawn. clouds part like curtains unveiling a stage, rays of light cascade, each a gentle touch on the slumbering sea. the silhouette of the distant mountains stands as the eternal audience, witnessing the slow brightening of the world. it’s a serene symphony where each element plays its part in harmony, the sea reflecting the sky’s moody hues, the land a dark contrast to the awakening sky. in this quiet hour, time pauses, allowing the earth to inhale the promise of a new day, a subtle interlude before life resumes its pace.
Such a beautiful night after 5 days of clouds and rain, but the good news is, no flooding! So, after we had friends over for breakfast and the purged the garage some, we cooked steaks over a fire and then enjoyed sitting by it for the remainder of the night.
For 122 Pictures in 2022 #58 "Language of Flowers". I wasn't sure what language they speak (Petalan? Pollenesian?), so I just took one of a vase full of them just standing there quietly.
The hill of Mars or Ares, better known by the name of Areopagus, of which hill of Mars or Ares is a translation. The Areopagus was a rocky height in Athens, opposite the western end of the Acropolis. It rises gradually from the northern end, and terminates abruptly on the south, over against the Acropolis, at which point it is about fifty or sixty feet above the valley. The spot is memorable as the place of meeting of the Council of Areopagus. This body existed as a criminal tribunal before the time of Solon, and was the most ancient and venerable of all the Athenian courts. It consisted of all persons who had held the office of archon, and who were members of the council for life unless expelled for misconduct. Before the time of Solon the court tried only cases of willful murder, wounding, poison, and arson: but he gave it extensive powers of a censorial and political nature. The council continued to exist even under the Roman emperors. Its meetings were held on the southeastern summit of the rock. The Areopagus possesses peculiar interest to the Christian as the spot from which St. Paul delivered his memorable address to the men of Athens.
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Source: Scan of an OS RP photograph.
Grid: SU1584.
Date: January 1953.
Copyright: OS-Crown.
Used by very kind permission.
Repository: Local Studies at Swindon Central Library.
The Maroon Bells is a mountain in the Elk Mountains that consists of two peaks, South Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, separated by about a third of a mile. The mountain is on the border between Pitkin County and Gunnison County, Colorado, United States, about 12 miles southwest of Aspen. Both peaks are counted as fourteeners. Maroon Peak, at 14,156 feet, is the 27th highest peak in Colorado; North Maroon Peak, at 14,014 feet, is the 50th highest. The view of the Maroon Bells from the Maroon Creek valley to the northeast is one of the most famous scenes in Colorado, and is reputed to be the "most-photographed spot in Colorado" and one of Colorado's premier scenic overlooks.
A National Park Service sign on the access trail refers to these mountains as "The Deadly Bells" and warns would-be climbers of "downsloping, loose, rotten and unstable" rock that "kills without warning". Unlike other mountains in the Rockies that are composed of granite and limestone, the Bells are composed of metamorphic sedimentary mudstone that has hardened into rock over millions of years. Mudstone is weak and fractures readily, giving rise to dangerously loose rock along almost any route. The mudstone is responsible for the Bells' distinctive maroon color. The Bells got their "deadly" name in 1965 when eight people died in five separate accidents.
Maroon Lake (9,580') provides one of the most memorable scenes in the Rockies. The lake occupies a basin that was sculpted by Ice-Age glaciers and later dammed by landslide and rockfall debris from the steep slopes above the valley floor. (Wikipedia)
Can't pretend any longer that I haven't struggled to get out of late, particularly with the poor evening light we've been having in London so here's an old fave of mine, shot at my local vintage furniture shop, re-edited for my exhibition earlier this year. Apologies for to anyone who liked this earlier, had to delete the first post because I posted the wrong edit! :-)
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The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.
On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.
The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.
The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.
The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.
In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.
Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as downtown revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high-speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.
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sounds of silence
Simon & Garfunkel
Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
No one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
"Fools" said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence
Songwriters: Paul Simon
The Sound of Silence lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Bangladesh is bestowed with an ample amount of places to explore. From beautiful natural sites to historical places, the country has much to offer for a pleasing and learning experience.
Among the eye-catching places, the most remote and least populated Bandarban is a popular destination for its adventurous, distinctive and scenic landscape. The beauty of its forests, numerous waterfalls, tallest peaks and lifestyles of 15 different ethnic groups attract tourists from both home and abroad. One must visit Bandarban at least once!
Explore. February 06, 2009.
Although I recognize life is imperfect and dark and drab at certain times I want to enjoy my stay in this world.
I want to see past the coal grey clouds and see the sun and the vast blue skies.
And bask in sunshine and belt out hearty laughters and photograph away and be happy!!! Be really happy!!!
~ I Travel East ®
Have a great weekend, my friends. It is always a pleasure & honor having you to come by and visit. :))
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Interestingness: #69.
Public domain photo of two windmills in Dordrecht, Netherlands in the late nineteenth century that was altered with the Topaz DeJPEG plug-in, then the Topaz DeNoise plug-in, then the Topaz Clean plug-in (skin smoothing natural), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Topaz Lens Effects plug-in (graduated color violet effect), then the Topaz Detail plug-in (soft and dreamy effect), then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (sea pink and crusta sunrise effect), then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (dark iris ink effect), then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (fire dipped waves effect), then the Topaz Lens Effects plug-in (graduated color violet effect), then the Topaz Lens Effects plug-in (graduated color blue effect; base image), then the Topaz Impression plug-in on the base image (pastel 2 type 12 effect set to solid), then the Topaz Impression plug-in on the base image (chalk pastel 2), then the pastel image was overlaid and merged with the chalk pastel image, then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (sapphire and gold effect), the Topaz Texture Effects plug-in (lilac tinge and Flypaper Textures texture), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Topaz Impression plug-in (van Gogh 1 type 11 effect), then Alien Skin Exposure (color and tone changes), then the Topaz Lens Effects plug-in (graduated color blue effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Alien Skin Snap Art 4 plug-in (oil paint effect), then Alien Skin Exposure (color and tone changes), then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (blue skies and cherry blossoms effect), then the Topaz Lens Effects plug-in (graduated color pink effect), then the Topaz Clarity plug-in (dynamic color and contrast effect), then Alien Skin Exposure (vignette effect), and then the Photoshop paintbrush. Public domain image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Boromir’s Death
The final scene of my LotR series depicts the tragic death of Boromir after the breaking of the fellowship.
It's been an amazing journey through Middle Earth in the last weeks and I'm really thankful for your amazing support with kind comments and messages!
Don't forget to check out the first half of the series by Xenomurphy! Thanks for inviting me to this collab and helping a ton with the photo editing.
The builders for the second movie will be revealed at later time, so keep in eye on my stories to see how our #LotRvignettes continue.
We are building a LEGO Lord of the Rings vignette series:
◾Book 1: Xenomurphy
◾Book 2: Jonas Kramm
◾Book 3: Jonas Kramm
◾Book 4: Marcel V.
◾Book 5: ForlornEmpire
◾Book 6: Grant Davis
Day 250. I spent a lot of time trying to get this right today. Did you know water drops have a mind of their own? They do not go where you want them to. In the end I just sprayed down the whole flower until I got a few decent drops to gather where I wanted them on the stem. I'm very pleased with the end result as this was my first time trying water drop refraction on a stem.
I used both of my trusty speedlights again today for this shot.
Kemasik Beach, Terengganu Malaysia.
Poetry Of The Natural World
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Photo of Bemis Brook Falls in the town of Hart's Location, New Hampshire. The location is within the White Mountains, in Crawford Notch State Park. The falls are accessed from the Bemis Brook Trail, a side trail off of Arethusa Falls Trail. Bemis Brook Falls, with a total height of about 30 feet over 4 tiers, is carved through reddish orange granite ledges. The source of the falls is Bemis Brook.
On the way to Bemis Brook Falls, you pass Coliseum Falls, another small but beautiful waterfall. I saw only one group of three people while on this trail and photographing its waterfalls. Most people stay on the Arethusa Falls Trail, which leads to the popular Arethusa Falls. With a height of 140 feet, Arethusa Falls is generally regarded as the waterfall with the highest single drop in New Hampshire.
BIt of a "worlds going to end" sunset taken at Pensarn in North Wales. Was a stuggle finding some foreground interest but a random railway sleeper and a couple of fisherman did the job :-)
Italy, Venice, Italy, illustrator drawing a sketch of the Canal Grande at the corner of the vegetable market near the Ponte Rialto.
The lagoon city hides many picturesque places offside the tourist roads. If the buildings would be straight, painted & well maintained, I think Venice without this patina, the gondolas & gondolieri, channels, little bridges & the at all-time busy Canal Grande; all these main ingredients altogether express the romantic charm of Venice.
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Rail Operations Group's Class 37 No. 37800 'Cassiopea' trundles through the suburbs of Sutton Coldfield, alongside East View Drive, while heading 13 JHA wagons for scrap at nearby Kingsbury. The train is 7H66 125 Crewe South Yard - Kingsbury EMR Sidings, operating on 10th April 2025. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
The old fashioned railway signal box standing on the platform of Corfe Castle station, a stop on the route of the Swanage Railway, a heritage railway originally a branch line from near Wareham, Dorset to Swanage that opened in 1885. The Swanage Railway runs heritage steam and diesel locomotives hauling period passenger carriages.
Impressions of the colours and shapes in the leaf canopy above the path of one of my "therapeutic" walks. I love the range of colours and the lacey texture of the decomposing leaves against the sky and the shapes of the branches
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Three of Marvel's most hardcore heroes take on Blackheart, demonic son of Mephisto! When Ghost Rider, Wolverine and Punisher are lured to the Mid-West town of Christ's Crown, they are offered a devilish deal: kill the king of hell, and the answers to secrets that plague them will be revealed! But with the life of a local girl in the balance, can Ghost Rider, Wolverine and the Punisher resist Blackheart's pact? As the demon's design unfolds, and his deadly Corrupt overrun the town, all hope lies with the vigilante trio. Will they be overcome by the darkness in their hearts, or will it prove to be their greatest source of strength?
The old basalt quarry on the Bombo headland in Kiama. One of the most weird, abstract and amazing places. As usual, I was hoping for a better morning colour wise, however, I have learned along my photographic journey that any conditions are good for photography if you can just open your mind enough and look for different opportunities.
I like the misty water that added an ethereal effect to the scene and the basalt stacks looked like fragments of past memories left behind to remind us of what has come to pass.
ISO 100 | f/16 | 30 sec | 28mm | Graduated ND Filter
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - Summer - July 4th, 2017
(St. Augustine is the oldest city in the United States - 1513)
(three more 'bridge photos' in the comments)
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The Great Wall of China at Badaling
If you ever go to Beijing and from there to the Great Wall of China, as I did with four of my friends be prepared for the hawkers. From Mao’s red book to post cards to kites you will be approached and you will be pressured into buying it, and the prices will lower for every half hour they spend trying to convince you. The most amusing of these run-ins was at the Great Wall at Badaling. In fact, it is a bit surprising that the couple trying to sell us post cards were not in the picture as they were our constant companions for the duration of our stay. I suppose they were probably beside or behind me, just out of reach of my lens. It got to the point that we were dodging them and doing football style dekes to escape. The important part was that we were all laughing, hawkers and tourists alike, and that I never gave in and actually purchased the bloody things. It was a matter of principal at that point.
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Elevation 7849m (25750ft), Nuptse or Nubtse (Sherpa: ནུབ་རྩེ། नुबचे, Wylie: Nub rtse) is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Mahalangur Himal, in the Nepalese Himalayas. It lies two kilometres WSW of Mount Everest. Nubtse is Tibetan for "west peak", as it is the western segment of the Lhotse-Nubtse massif.
The summit of Nuptse is extremely dangerous due to loose snow with a lot of hollows, and there are also weakly attached cornices of snow. This provides a barrier to climbing, yet is not sturdy enough for safe climbing.
Barred Owl
The Barred Owl (Strix varia), or Northern Barred Owl, is a true owl native to eastern North America. Adults are large, and are brown to grey with barring on the chest. Barred owls have expanded their range to the west coast of the United States, where they are considered invasive. Mature forests are their preferred habitat, but they are also found in open woodland areas. Their diet consists mainly of small mammals, but they are also known to prey upon other small animals such as reptiles and amphibians.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_owl