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This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the larger gold stars which are 8mm and the tiny gold stars which are 3mm. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the stars until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in. Star sequins are notorious for getting caught on clothes, which then bend the points.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, and because it is a simple pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
‘Life’s a Balancing Act’. Female Kingfisher perched on its 'stunning' branch, adjusting her grip on the stunned ten spined Stickleback before swallowing it whole. West Yorkshire.
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Eight Kingfisher Notes:
Kingfishers eat mainly fish, chiefly minnows and sticklebacks, but they also take aquatic insects, freshwater shrimps and tadpoles.
They close their eyes as they dive into the water, so they are fishing blind! They bob their heads before diving to accurately judge the depth of the fish.
Kingfisher courtship occurs in spring. The male will approach the female with a fish in his beak. He will hold it so that the head of the fish is facing outwards and attempt to feed it to the female. If he is unsuccessful he will simply eat the fish himself. He may have to repeat this feeding behaviour for some time before mating occurs.
A kingfisher pair dig a nest tunnel in vertical, sandy river banks. The nest chamber at the end has a slight depression to prevent eggs rolling out, but no material is brought into the nest.
The first clutch of 6-7 eggs is laid in late March or in early April. Each chick can eat 12-18 fish a day meaning the adults may catch over 120 fish each day for their brood.
Chicks are fed in rotation. Once a chick is fed, it moves to the back of the nest to digest its meal, causing the others to move forward.
Once out of the nest, the young are fed for only four days before the adults drive them out of the territory and start the next brood. 2-3 broods are often raised in a breeding season.
The design of a kingfisher’s beak is aerodynamically efficient, allowing it to dive from its perch, towards its prey, with maximum speed and minimum splash. In fact, the beak design is so clever that the front of many Japanese bullet trains are modelled to mimic it. Scottish Wildlife Trust Notes.
Yellow Lady's Slipper, is found across virtually all of the United States and Canada, from Alaska to Georgia. It is a widely variable species, with four varieties and multiple hybrids, making identification and delimitation difficult. It produces a large flower with a pale to dark yellow (and very rarely white) pouch-like labellum, which sometimes has reddish spots on the interior. Green or yellowish sepals and petals twist outwards in spirals. It produces up to five stem leaves; both the stem and leaves are covered in thin hairs. It grows in dry to mesic forests, woodlands, fens, prairies, and meadows. (Wikipedia)
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While it is considered "least concern" in Ontario, it is considered from vulnerable to endangered in other areas of its range.
Morris Island Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. June 2009.
This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the stars which are 4mm. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the stars until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, however because it is a complex pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
Florida is the land of invasive species. Because of our status as a center for the importing of exotic pets and houseplants from overseas, and our neo-tropical climate, we have been invaded by everything from kudzu plants to Burmese pythons. And one of our invaders–the European Starling–is all William Shakespeare’s fault.
In 1854, the prominent French biologist Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire helped organize a group in Paris that called itself the “Society for Acclimatisation”, which had as its stated goal the introduction and establishment of plants and animals into France from around the world, “such as may be useful or desirable”. Within a few years, similar societies appeared around the world. They were particularly popular in colonial regions, where homesick Europeans embraced the idea of bringing in familiar plants and animals to make them feel more at home. While the idea of deliberately bringing in non-native wildlife may strike us today as odd or even dangerous, the Europeans knew nothing of the hazards of introduced species, and the practice reflected the political and social ideas of their time, that European culture (in all its aspects) was superior to the wild savagery of the rest of the world, and that it was a service to humanity to bring “Europe” everywhere. “Acclimatisation Societies” appeared across the world, from England to Australia, and in 1871 the American Acclimimatisation Society was founded in New York City by the wealthy medical-drug manufacturer Eugene Schieffelin.
Previous efforts had already been made to bring a little bit of Europe to the Americas. In the 1860’s, the commissioners of Central Park had already imported and released English Sparrows, Chinese Pheasants, Skylarks and European Robins, with the aim of “improving the beauty” of the park. (The Sparrows and the Pheasants were spectacularly successful, and now inhabit most of the US.)
Schieffelin, an enthusiastic student of English literature, brought an odd twist to the story, however, when he convinced the Acclimatisation Society to introduce every species of bird that was mentioned in the complete plays of William Shakespeare. In the Bard’s historical play Henry IV, the character Hotspur proclaims of the King, “I will have a starling shall be taught to speak nothing but ‘Mortimer,’ and give it him, to keep his anger still in motion.” In 1890 and 1891, the Society released approximately 100 European Starlings into Central Park . . .
The Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is a common bird in Europe. About the size of a robin, it is a strikingly handsome bird–dark blue or black with white feather tips that give it the appearance of a starry sky, hence its name. Starlings travel and feed in large raucous flocks. They are accomplished mimics and captives have been taught to talk–which is why it appears in Shakespeare’s play.
The birds need trees with cavities for nesting and grassy open areas to forage for insects and seeds, and therefore suburban lawns and city parks suit them perfectly. Within a few decades, the Starlings released in Central Park had spread outwards, and soon covered the entire country. The first record in Florida is a Starling captured in Jacksonville in 1918; they had reached southern Florida by 1950. Today there is an estimated 200 million Starlings in the US. The species has also been deliberately introduced into Australia, South Africa, Jamaica, and New Zealand–usually as a way to control agricultural insect pests. The Starlings compete with native birds for food supplies. They also monopolize many of the suitable locations for nest cavities. In areas with large flocks, the blanket of highly-acidic bird droppings can kill trees, damage buildings, and wreck the paint on parked cars. Flocks that gather in the open areas of airports are one of the leading causes of bird strikes. Starlings are now on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature list of “The 100 Worst Invasive Species”.
If Shakespeare had known of the ecological damage he inadvertently caused, perhaps Hotspur would have given King Henry a parrot instead.
Found this one along Joe Overstreet Road back in 2015
Osceola County Florida.
An unfortunate name for the title of a much photographed image but if you can be bothered to read on then hopefully all will become clear.
I came here to photograph this tree as many others do. If it's your first visit, as it was mine then I don't think you are prepared for this location offering much more than just this one image. If you have the conditions I guarantee you will have a months worth of keepers. It's a horseshoe shaped bay, with a small island in the distance, reeds on the shoreline, treelined on both sides and an oasis of tranquility.
I've followed a springer spaniel on Facebook for over 5 years, called Max. The FB page is called 'Max Out in the Lake District' and across platforms his following extended to 60k+. Over the last year you can see he had been going downhill. He was 14 after all and for a pedigree springer that's quite an old age. He had a couple of seizures about 3 weeks ago and it was obvious his time was coming to an end.
Kerry, his owner had done live feeds every morning during lockdown of his morning walks/permitted exercise. Just seeing them out in the lakes, which I was missing like crazy was the highlight of my day.
These continued when we were allowed out to play, with many meetups to raise money for Keswick Mountain Rescue and the PDSA. Throw in how Max became Kerry's, how he was the reason that Kerry overcame depression after an awful accident, and some marvellous photography by his wife and it was a potent mix for any dog lover. Over the years Max was joined by Paddy and Harry, his two adoring younger brothers. Both springers.
For any dog lover you couldn't fail to be touched by the three of them and by the story of Max. It led to a number one best selling book called 'Max the Miracle Dog,' which I can highly recommend. It will have you in tears, but in a good way.
Max was put to sleep in his beloved Manesty Woods at the southern end of Derwentwater about a week ago. It was heartbreaking reading about it but I have nothing but admiration for how Kerry has handled it. There is a lot to be said for having such stoicism in the face of adversity, and Kerry has shown it in spades.
After I left here and with it still early, I visited the statue dedicated to Max and his brothers that is a permanent fixture in Hope Park to pay my respects. The work and amount of money they have raised for the PDSA is nothing short of remarkable and there is a donation box next to the plinth and statue.
Anyway, the image. You either need to be 7'ft 4"or make the short climb and have a right leg like Chris Hoy.
It's only about 4ft up some rocks that stick out with an overhanging tree that's in the shot unless you lean outwards. All sounds relatively simple so far until you realise a tripod is out of the question and you have to adjust your settings accordingly to hand hold.
There is one rock that sticks out slightly, but it is as slippy as anything and to make matters worse to ensure the branch remains above the top of Blencathra and to get Otterbield Island in the right place aesthetically you are dangling out on this slippy rock, hand holding and also slightly crouching with all your weight on your right thigh, hence the Chris Hoy reference! It's not easy and nigh on impossible to focus stack, unless of course you happen to play for the LA Lakers.!
I was listening to Black whilst driving here. It's a song about loss and dark clouds, fear and the hopelessness of the unknown, and whilst feeling fitting at the loss of a dog that has touched thousands of people worldwide, my mind was in photoshop selection mode and decided that if I clicked the 'Invert' box then instead of sadness, I'd have happiness:) So in my mind I clicked the invert box and after the short walk down to Otterbield Bay, that is exactly what I felt.
Going to the beach in Cartagena, Colombia.
Blessed with an average temperature of 27.7ºC and 2,500 hours of brilliant Caribbean sunshine a year, pretty much every day is a good day to go to the beach in Cartagena.
Let’s be honest, the beach isn’t the best but that doesn’t stop it being the busiest during high season and at weekends.
Facing outwards from the bay of Cartagena towards the Caribbean, Bocagrande is a convenient spot to grab some rays if you don’t feel like venturing beyond the touristic heartland.
It is a genus of about 125 species of tropical, succulent flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, mainly native to Madagascar and tropical Africa. Kalanchoe was one of the first plants to be sent into space, sent on a resupply to the Soviet Salyut 1 space station in 1971. Most are shrubs or perennial herbaceous plants, but a few are annual or biennial. The largest, Kalanchoe beharensis from Madagascar, can reach 6 m tall, but most species are less than 1 m tall. Kalanchoes are characterized by opening their flowers by growing new cells on the inner surface of the petals to force them outwards, and on the outside of the petals to close them. Kalanchoe flowers are divided into 4 sections with 8 stamens. The petals are fused into a tube, in a similar way to some related genera such as Cotyledon. 11984
This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year.
I have a Flick friend for whom I made this bauble in appreciation for her generosity in spirit. She has been like a ray of light. This bauble, made deliberately in Mardi Gras colours because I know how much she likes the celebration, is a thank you gift.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the flowers, the larger of the petals which are 10mm and the tiny star sequins are 3mm. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the flowers until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, and because it is a simple pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
After some precipitation, one of BNSF’s coal trains makes it’s way northbound heading back to Wyoming for one of the mines, CP 7039 serves as a rear DPU facing outwards as it passes through Castle Rock.
Sorte mit voll gefüllten Blüten ohne Scheibe. Die Blütenblätter sind flach und am Ende spitz oder abgerundet. Sie sind weniger als zur Hälfte aufgerollt, können aber leicht nach innen oder außen gebogen sein. Die Blüten sollen möglichst tief sein. Die Tiefe beträgt mindestens die Hälfte des Blütendurchmessers.
Decorative dahlia
Variety with fully double flowers without discs. The petals are flat and pointed or rounded at the end. They are less than half rolled up but may be slightly bent inwards or outwards. The flowers should be as deep as possible. The depth is at least half the flower diameter.
Yael Deckelbaum And The Mothers: This Land
The Cape Tryon Lighthouse is on the north shore of Prince Edward Island. It warns mariners of shallow waters that extend outwards a considerable distance.
Just after an evening thunderstorm along the Front Range, ex-Burlington Northern SD70MAC No. 9673 faces outwards as a rear DPU on a southbound loaded BNSF coal train from Eagle Butte Mine in Wyoming bound for Halsted, Texas.
Boyeeghter Bay Cave, Melmore Head, Rosguill Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland
Once again Ive found myself standing in a dark cave staring outwards onto magnificent light. Caves are not the boring, dark & scary places most folk believe they are. Cave walls hold so many various colours & textures that have been slowly enriching over millions of years!
Caves may be symbolic places to many people. In times of terrible storm they are certainly a great place of shelter. Sometimes after all of life's stresses its good to vision yourself leaving the cave & walking onto a perfect beach :) Admittedly I may overthink my images at times, but I believe its much better than underthinking….
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This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the flowers which are 12mm. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the flowers until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, however because it is a complex pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year. In this case they are for a friend, who likes red and gold as a colour scheme.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the snowflakes which are 12mm in diameter. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the snowflakes until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, however because it is a complex pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year. In this case they are for a friend, who like me, elects blue as her favourite colour.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the large butterflies which are 12mm and the central flower which is 8mm. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the flowers and stars until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, however because it is a complex pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
When out walking earlier discovered this further interestingly shaped 'Mighty Autumnal Oak' in a nearby lane to my home.
It's as if the the clouds and vapour trails have exploded outwards from behind it.
This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. In usually make these baubles for others as gifts, but on occasion I make one or two baubles for myself. As my final bauble from the 2023 collection, I am sharing one that I made for myself featuring some very hard to find tiny vintage pink flower sequins. This will go onto my small tree featuring a selection of special baubles I keep for myself.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the large flowers which are 8mm and the small flowers which are 3mm and very fiddly. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the flowers and stars until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, however because it is a complex pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
Here's a Vertorama from my archives... captured in March this year... while shooting the sunset from Milnerton Beach.
This is a side view of the concrete structure that I've used as a foreground for quite a few of my sunset compositions. This particular composition might not be as strong and balanced as some of the other shots that I've taken at this spot... but I really like the quality of the light here... and the way that all the straight(ish) lines seem to be radiating outwards from the center of the image.
Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm at 10mm, aperture of f13, with a 1/60th second exposure.
Click here to check out my Vertorama tutorial.
This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year. In this case it for a person who loves pink.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the stars which are 4mm in diameter and the centre star which is 10mm. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the flowers until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, and because it is a simple pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
it's not only the design which let you think of a cross shape - the ribs (ridges, edges) carry the resultant thrust in a cross form (X) outwards to the columns ...
obwohl die Lichtfarben das weiße Kreuzgewölbe so attraktiv gestalten, gefällt mir die Schwarzweißversion noch besser ...
This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year. In this case they are for a friend, who like me, elects red as her favourite colour, but also likes gold, white, black and silver accents for her tree.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the flowers, the larger of the petals which are 10mm and their centres which are 4mm. The flower centres are raised cups and are imported from France. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the flowers until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, and because it is a simple pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
Hi There!
Yesterday, I had the lovely experience of spotting a small group of deer. This was the youngest one who always seemed to lag behind and "do its own thing." (A familiar theme in my life LOL)! If you look, you'll see a little frost on the fur.
Thanks a million for your comments and views, they are all very appreciated!
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** Another post from my visit to Beaune in 2018 to see what is in my opinion one of the most beautiful secular buildings in France. The Hospices de Beaune were constructed in the mid fifteenth century. Apart from their historical interest these are truly beautiful buildings I guess the most eye catching features are the incredible tiled roofs. This is a feature that you see quite often in Burgundy .
A bit of history on the purpose of the Hospices
The Hospices de Beaune sometimes called the Hôtel-Dieu was founded on 4 August 1443, when Burgundy was ruled by Duke Philip the Good. The Hundred Years' War had recently been brought to a close by the signing of the Treaty of Arras in 1435. . Nicolas Rolin, the Duke's Chancellor, and his wife Guigone de Salins, responded by building a hospital and refuge for the poor. The majority of the population of Beaune were destitute, and the area had recently suffered an outbreak of plague. Having gained permission from Pope Eugene IV in 1441, the hospice was built and consecrated on 31 December 1452.
The building's design was probably overseen by the Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrère and it remained as a hospital until the late 1970s. There is a documentary record of a large range of Flemish and French masons, painters and glass cutters employed for its construction. The facade is today regarded as a superior example of Northern Renaissance civic architecture .The Hospices de Beaune consists of a pair of two-storied buildings arranged around a stone courtyard. The building wings are well-preserved today; they contain half-timber galleries and ornate rooftops with dormer windows. The hospital is arranged so that the wings served the office, kitchen and apothecary functions. The nuns and patients were housed nearer the chapel, towards the center of the complex.
The Hospices de Beaune received the first patient on 1 January 1452. Elderly, disabled and sick people, with orphans, women about to give birth and the destitute have all been uninterruptedly welcomed for treatment and refuge from the Middle Ages until today. This Catholic institution focused on healing both the body and spirit of its patients.
Over the centuries, the hospital radiated outwards, grouping with similar establishments in the surrounding villages of Pommard, Nolay, Meursault. Many donations - farms, property, woods, works of art and of course vineyards - were made to it, by grateful families and generous benefactors. The institution is one of the best and oldest examples of historical, philanthropic, and wine-producing heritage, and has become linked with the economic and cultural life of Burgundy.
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This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the snowflakes which are 12mm in diameter and the stars and central green sequins which are 3mm in diameter. The central fir green sequins are special vintage 1920s celluloid sequins, which makes this a very special bauble. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the snowflakes until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, and because it is a simple pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the flowers, the larger of the petals which are 10mm and their centres which are 4mm. The flower centres are raised cups and are imported from France. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the flowers until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, and because it is a simple pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
This pale blue Christmas bauble decorated with pale blue flowers with pale blue centres was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year. This one is for a special friend's beautiful mother whose favourite colour is pale blue. It has already reached its destination in America, and I have been sent photographic proof of the joy that it brought her!
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the flowers, the larger of the petals which are 8mm. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the flowers until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, and because it is a simple pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
“Everything Turns, Rotates, Spins, Circles, Loops, Pulsates, Resonates, And Repeats.
Circles Of life, Born from Pulses Of light, Vibrate To Breathe,
While Spiraling Outwards For Infinity Through The lens Of time,
And into A sea Of stars And Lucid Dreams."
― Suzy Kassem, " Circles of Life," Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
[The Forge] Kayumi BodySuit (Neo Japan), [THE ESCHATON] Thruster Head (Cyber Fair), NO.MATCH - NO_DELIVERY.
Neo Japan:
Successive restoration work has been carried out on this medieval Church over its thousand years of existence. The north and south walls appear to lean outwards at the top, not a lens distortion, they really do look like that.
The name of 'Stydd' simply means, Farm or small holding. This church is a living breathing museum. With many parts of it going back to its origins of 1136ad.
The Church is open most days, with an offering box for contributions towards its upkeep and maintenance work. There are booklets and leaflets explaining the Church's history. Services are still held periodically as St Saviours is in the Parish of St Wilfreds.
The Post Code for the Church is PR3 3XS, about half a mile from the medieval town of Ribchester.
this is probably one of the biggest chrysanthemums i have ever seen, almost 10 cms across! i love how the petals curl outwards, as if doing a stretching exercise! lol!
Taken in Mana Pools National Park, near the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe.
Forest elephants are uniquely adapted to the dense forest habitat of the Congo Basin, but are in sharp decline due to poaching for the international ivory trade and habitat loss and fragmentation. The forest elephant is considered critically endangered.
African elephants are the largest animals walking the Earth.
There are two species - the savanna (or bush) elephant and the forest elephant. Savanna elephants are larger than forest elephants, and their tusks curve outwards. In addition to being smaller, forest elephants are darker and their tusks are straighter and point downward. There are also differences in the size and shape of the skull and skeleton between the two species.
Named for its loud ‘bob white’ call, this quail is a small chunky bird with short rounded wings. Males have a black cap, white throat and chin, and a white stripe through and above the eye to the back of the head. Females have a tan colored throat and no black neck collar.
Bobwhite quail live in brushy areas interspersed with fields. They prefer edges, fence rows and areas with vegetative cover.
Bobwhites are active during the day; they feed on seeds, fruit, insects and green plants. Pairs are monogamous with pair bonds sometimes persisting between breeding seasons. Males advertise during the May to August breeding season with a distinctive bob-bob-white call.
Females lay large clutches of up to 14 eggs, which hatch after 23 days. The precocial young are about the size of a quarter coin, and feed largely on insects. The chicks double their weight every 10 days can fly within 2-3 weeks.
Bobwhites are commonly seen in groups known as coveys. Coveys usually consist of about 10-30 birds, depending on the time of year. Every night, for safety, the covey forms a circle with their heads facing outwards, away from each other and their tails together. If a predator startles them, the covey flushes in all directions.
I found this one perched on a fence post along the side of Peavine Road in Osceola County, Florida.
I had never heard of this until a fellow poster uploaded an image of it, I thought it was a bunch of feathers stuck to a branch.
Hair Ice
Hair ice is a rare type of ice formation where the presence of a particular fungus in rotting wood produces thin strands of ice which resemble hair or candy floss.
One of the first records of the phenomenon was made by Alfred Wegener (the discoverer of continental drift) in 1918. He observed a strange ice forming only on wet dead wood and proposed a theory that a specific fungi must be the catalyst for the smooth, silky hairs of ice.
How does hair ice form?
The conditions required for the formation of hair ice are extremely specific, hence the relative scarcity of sightings. To form, moist rotting wood from a broadleaf tree is required with the presence of moist air and a temperature slightly below 0 °C. It is generally confined to latitudes between 45°N and 55°N.
In 2015 the scientists Hofmann, Mätzler and Preuß determined the exact cause of the hair ice phenomenon, linking its formation to the presence of a specific fungus called Exidiopsis effusa.
They discovered that the presence of the fungus led to a process called 'ice segregation'. When water present in the wood freezes it creates a barrier that traps liquid between the ice and the pores of the wood. This creates a suction force which pushes water out of the pores to the edge of the ice surface where it freezes and extends outwards. As this repeats it pushes a thin 'hair' of ice out of the wood which is around 0.01 mm in diameter.
It is believed that an inhibitor present in the fungus allows the strands of ice to stabilise allowing the formation of the beautiful phenomena and allows the hair ice to keep its shape often for several hours.
A large steel ball is placed upon the convergence point of some lines that radiate outwards from the centre.
My Monday flower greeting today shows a picture that has been in my queue for a year. I keep scrolling past it but I can never think of the right text for it. This morning, the picture put itself at the front of the line by astounding me. And now I just have to share this experience with you.
While looking at the photo of this beautiful chrysanthemum, I just realized something. If I look at the picture for a while without really focusing on a detail of the flower (like you do with the 3D pictures, if you've seen them before), then I have the feeling that the individual leaves are moving outwards and the flower would actually open. You have to get pretty close to the image in order to fill the field of view as much as possible.
This happens every time I do it, which of course could be because my brain has now been programmed that way.
Now I would like to know if it's just me or if it's the same for you too. Maybe I just have a blast .
That's why I would like to start the week by inviting you to a little experiment. Give it a try and let me know what your experiences were.
As a positive side effect, you change your focus from everyday stress to “beautiful blossom”.
And no matter how the experiment turns out, I wish you an exciting and wonderful week
Mein montäglicher Blumengruß zeigt heute ein Bild, was schon seit einmal Jahr bei mir in der Warteschlange steht. Ich scrolle immer wieder dran vorbei doch es ist mir nie der passende Text dazu eingefallen. Heute früh, hat das Bild sich selbst ganz nach vorne in die Reihe gestellt indem es mich verblüfft hat. Und jetzt muß ich dieses Erlebnis einfach mit Euch teilen.
Beim Betrachten des Fotos dieser wunderschönen Chrysantheme ist mir nämlich soeben etwas bewusst geworden. Wenn ich das Bild eine Weile betrachte, ohne wirklich auf ein Detail der Blüte zu fokussieren (so wie man das bei den 3D Bildern macht, falls Ihr die schon einmal gesehen habt), dann habe ich das Gefühl die einzelnen Blätter würden sich nach außen bewegen und die Blüte würde sich wirklich öffnen. Dabei mus man ziemlich nah an das Bild heran, um das Sichtfeld weitestgehend damit auszufüllen.
Das passiert auch jedes Mal wieder, wenn ich das mache, was natürlich daran liegen kann, dass ich mich Gehirn jetzt so programmiert habe.
Jetzt wüsste ich gern, ob das nur bei mir so ist, oder ob es Euch auch so geht. Vielleicht hab ich ja auch einfach nur einen Knall .
Deshalb möchte ich die Woche damit beginnen, Euch zu einem kleinen Experiment einzuladen. Probiert es doch mal aus und schreibt mir, wie Eure Erfahrungen dabei waren.
Als positiven Nebeneffekt verändert Ihr Euren Fokus von Alltagsstress zu "schöne Blüte".
Und ganz gleich wie das Experiment aus geht wünsche ich Euch eine spannende und schöne Woche.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year.
I have a Flick friend who is very generous of spirit and time who has been a great support to me this year, and who also sends me a beautiful desk calendar every year, of which the 2023 edition sits next to me as I type this. She has a Zen room that is decorated in calming pale colours, and in it she has a Zen Christmas tree on which she hangs white and silver decorations made by very special friends. I am honoured that this silver bauble is amongst them this year, along with a pair if white baubles made a couple of years ago for her when we first "met" through Flickr.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the small stars which are 6mm and the large central star which is 10mm in diameter. I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the stars until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, and because it is a simple pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
Caterthun, or the Caterthuns, is a ridge of hills near the city of Brechin in Angus, Scotland. The Caterthuns are notable for being the site of two Iron Age forts known as the White Caterthun and the Brown Caterthun which are designated as a scheduled monument.
The White Caterthun, on the west, is dominated by an oval fort consisting of a massive dry-stone wall, with a well or cistern in the middle. The light-coloured stone wall gives the White Caterthun its name.
The Brown Caterthun, on the east, consists of a series of earthen embankments (hence the name 'brown'). There is little evidence of settlement, agriculture or water supply here, so the purpose of the earthworks is uncertain. Brown may be from the British word for hill (bron / bryn).
Both Caterthuns show several entrances to the summit that radiate outwards, like the spokes on a wheel. The significance of these entrances, if any, is unknown, but they may have aligned with geographical features that no longer exist, such as other settlements. From radio-carbon dating, the Brown Caterthun appears to have been built and modified over several centuries in the latter half of the first millennium BC. Parts of the White Caterthun may have been contemporary with the Brown Caterthun, but it is believed that the main stone wall was built by the Picts or their progenitors in the first few centuries AD.
My 5th kono is made of cardboard painted on one side metallic on the other. I enjoyed how the last red and yellow mix worked so bit of an experiment this time. As it turned out I had one too few painted whenu (oops!) so one is with the aluminium side facing outwards which is slowly growing on me.
The cardboard was rescued from going to landfill by my good friend Richard who saw it and knew Jane would find a use for that. It had some minor defect so it couldn’t be used for the Roses chocolate packaging it had been destined for. The thin aluminium coating on one side is usually printed over with translucent inks to give the metallic look. Making for an expensive and not very environmentally sound box!
I can confirm that flax is easier to weave in some ways and cardboard in others!
“If we don’t want life to pass us by, while the world is swiveling around us, let’s look inwards and turn things upside down in the inner chambers of our mind. Only after reshuffling our rooted values we can look outwards, find out the fascinations of life, and rediscover our selves, layer after layer.”
― Erik Pevernagie
For my dear friend, Petra.
Hugs and SMILES 😁 to everyone!
This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the flowers which are 8mm in diameter. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the flowers until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, and because it is a simple pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the snowflakes which are 12mm in diameter and the stars and central green sequins which are 3mm in diameter. The central fir green sequins are special vintage 1920s celluloid sequins, which makes this a very special bauble. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the snowflakes until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, and because it is a simple pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
Going to the beach in Cartagena, Colombia.
Blessed with an average temperature of 27.7ºC and 2,500 hours of brilliant Caribbean sunshine a year, pretty much every day is a good day to go to the beach in Cartagena.
Let’s be honest, the beach isn’t the best but that doesn’t stop it being the busiest during high season and at weekends.
Facing outwards from the bay of Cartagena towards the Caribbean, Bocagrande is a convenient spot to grab some rays if you don’t feel like venturing beyond the touristic heartland.
It is a genus of about 125 species of tropical, succulent flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, mainly native to Madagascar and tropical Africa. Kalanchoe was one of the first plants to be sent into space, sent on a resupply to the Soviet Salyut 1 space station in 1971. Most are shrubs or perennial herbaceous plants, but a few are annual or biennial. The largest, Kalanchoe beharensis from Madagascar, can reach 6 m tall, but most species are less than 1 m tall. Kalanchoes are characterized by opening their flowers by growing new cells on the inner surface of the petals to force them outwards, and on the outside of the petals to close them. Kalanchoe flowers are divided into 4 sections with 8 stamens. The petals are fused into a tube, in a similar way to some related genera such as Cotyledon. R_16195