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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 4mm in diameter, except the stars, which are 3mm, the raised flower cups (imported from France) which are 5mm, and the sunburst sequins which are 6mm. The sunburst sequins are French as well and are known as "éclate de soleil" - "sunbursts". 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 "éclate de soleil" - "sunbursts" 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.
Dunn in his Peterson Field Guide-Warblers writes of this species, "In threat display around nest, they flick their wings rapidly outwards and may fan or flip their tails."
I was working alone in Michigan on the posted late May date photograhing and observing a male Golden-w1nged Warbler foraging alongside a dirt road in regenerating habitat. I heard this MOWA singing not far off and played one song and went about observing the GWWA. Not too long later I heard the MOWA right alongside the road calling and was able to capture this display which has been described per above. I want to emphasize I remained on the dirt road and didn't spend very much time with this MOWA but the story illustrates how sparingly one can often use calls in the field when photographing. The MOWA is a late migrant so he was likely just starting to set up shop.
Michigan 5/30/2020 in regenerating habitat.
The banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a mongoose species native from the Sahel to Southern Africa. It lives in savannas, open forests and grasslands and feeds primarily on beetles and millipedes.
They are highly sociable and live in groups of up to 40 individuals. Living in large groups helps them in many ways. Firstly, there’s safety in numbers when attacked by predators and secondly, large numbers make it easier to collect more food.
A banded mongoose’s ideal home is an old, disused termite mound. The mongoose prefers this as it has many entrances and exits, therefore they never feel trapped in and have plenty of air holes.
They are quite nomadic little creatures, which means they like to move around from place to place. They never spend more than three or four days in any one place. If they can’t find shelter they form into a tight group with all their heads facing outwards.
This very cute looking Mongoose was captured during a photography Safari on an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
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. These snowflake sequins are special vintage 1920s celluloid sequins. 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 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 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.
Sphaerobolus is a genus of fungi commonly known as "artillery fungus" or "cannonball fungus". The fungus is about 2mm (0.08 in) in diameter. The fungi discharge their ball of spores with explosive force. It took some research to understand what we are looking at in the photo: an outwards turned elastic membrane from within the fungus. The extremely rapid inside out turning (eversion) of this membrane has already discharged the "cannonball" spore load which is no longer visible in the photo. To help us understand the process I have put 2 links below. 1) Macros of three stages of the discharge process: ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1878614623001332-gr... 2) A 45,000 fps video of the discharge event : ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1878614623001332-mm... Technical notes: the photo was taken in natural light, focus stack of 56 files processed in Zerene Stacker. Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro lens added to front of Olympus 60mm Macro lens results in about 3x macro in full frame terms.
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, the central star which is 12mm in diameter, and the stars which are 3mm 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, 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.
I showed you a glimpse of our beautiful flowering Sun King 'shrub' last week. Pixie loves running up it and sitting on the branches at the top. I was checking on how tall they grow as it is meant to be a shrub and, as you will see from the photo below, it is very tall and is more of a tree. At their tallest, which apparently takes 10 to 20 years to reach, they grow to be 8 feet tall. We have had ours a lot less than this and it is way over that. I think it is because we have a long, thin garden and instead of growing bushy and outwards, it has grown upwards instead.
Well we survived our first week of stringent social distancing, only another two to go before we are told if we can relax a bit: I shouldn't think so especially now our Prime Minister has tested positive for the virus. We have most of everything we need and we are lucky enough to have a garden to relax in. I have been exercising in the bedroom (away from the cats) and we can still go out for a walk so we are luckier than a lot of people.
Happy Furry Friday everyone
Stay safe and healthy x
Geraghtys Store in Dec 1981 (Built 1871)
Camera Minolta XG-1
Film Kodak Gold 200
Laying derelict here in 1981, this old shop has since be restored and is now a museum.
You can see it on Google Street view by searching for 61 Lennox St,
Maryborough, Queensland
The following history is from apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=600704
Brennan & Geraghty's Store was built by partners Patrick Brennan and Martin Geraghty in what was then a small commercial centre in Lennox Street, Maryborough. The store was operated by members of the same family until 1972, thus completing a century of trading, and contains original stock and trading records.
Maryborough was established at its present site in 1852 as an outlet for the trade of the Wide Bay and Burnett pastoral districts. Wool, tallow, cedar and kauri pine flowed outwards with backloads of essential supplies for the stations providing a thriving trade. Timber was milled there and the strong impetus provided by the discovery of gold at nearby Gympie in 1867 soon established Maryborough as a prosperous commercial and banking centre.
Maryborough was also a port of entry and 22,000 immigrants arrived there directly from overseas during the period 1862-1890.
In 1863, Patrick Brennan and Martin Geraghty arrived in Maryborough from Ireland. Brennan worked for some time as storekeeper at Kilkivan station and was involved in the early Gympie gold rush. Geraghty, who married Patrick's sister Catherine in 1864, bought land in Lennox Street and built a cottage at no. 64, from which he ran a joinery and undertaking business, then opened a store at what is now no. 60, in 1869. At the time, this section of the street supported a small commercial centre, including a hotel which was across the road from Geraghty's property.
In 1871 Patrick Brennan and Martin Geraghty formed a partnership and adapted Martin & Catherine's extended cottage as a store, after removing interior walls. They built a house next to the old store which they used as a receiving depot. Brennan & Geraghty's sold groceries and ordered stores in bulk, being the only importers in Maryborough. By the end of the 1870s, the families had set up orchards. They grew fruit, particularly oranges, to sell and for making marmalade and fruit wines at their factory, which may have incorporated the old store at no. 60. Their products were sold in the store and also wholesaled.
The 1880s saw the peak period of the Brennan and Geraghty business empire. The partnership was involved in a number of ventures, ranging from brickmaking to running a cross-river ferry service. In 1886, tenders were called to build a new, ornate facade on the front of the store. Store records show that a sum of two pounds was paid to a Mr Hansen to prepare the plans. The contractors, G. Smith and G. Cordwell, began work in May 1886 and the completed work cost two hundred and eleven pounds, fourteen shillings and ten pence. Gas was installed at the same time. The rear room and trolley were added in 1887 at a cost of sixty pounds, nine shillings and five pence. The work was carried out by contractors Hansen and Stephenson.
This was a boom period in Maryborough as it was for Queensland generally. However, in the following decade Brennan & Geraghty's business began to fail and in 1896 a meeting of the creditors decided to liquidate the firm. In the years between 1886 and 1903, assets were disposed of and all debts were eventually paid out. The store itself was purchased by Frank Geraghty, Martin's son, who rented it back to Brennan & Geraghty for ten shillings a week.
In 1902 Michael Geraghty purchased the butcher's shop next door to the store which was owned by the Kruger family. By this time Lennox Street was predominantly residential as it is today. The butcher's shop was demolished and Michael built a house on the site for his mother, Catherine, following his father's death in 1904. This new house was named 'Uskerty' after the birthplace in Ireland of Catherine Geraghty's mother.
From 1903, when the partnership of Brennan & Geraghty was finally dissolved, until her death in 1934, Catherine Geraghty ran the store with help from her family, particularly Agnes, Florence and George. In 1934 the Geraghty family also purchased The Cottage at 62 Lennox Street. This was a relocated building which incorporated an 1970s cottage with extensions possibly from the 1890s. The business continued to run until 1971, as George Geraghty wished to complete one hundred years of trading from the premises. He died in 1973.
Some of the contents of the house and store were sold after George Geraghty's death and a demolition order was placed on the store by the Maryborough City Council. The whole Geraghty complex was purchased by the National Trust in 1975. By this time, grocery shopping practices had changed and stores like Brennan & Geraghty's were rare. What made this store even rarer was the fact that George had not made changes and had not disposed of stock or records. Many items in the store were no longer manufactured, or are now manufactured or sold in a different form. A fund raising campaign for the conservation of the store and contents was begun in the 1980s and had strong local support. In 1990 the store was opened to the public as a store museum.
Walking just within the lockdown 5 km circle yesterday I spotted this New Holland Honeyeater. Today I've found some instructions on perimeter protection: "Single-barbed wire can be installed outwards of the perimeter being protected, whereas double-barbed wire is installed on V-shaped extension arms. Barbed wire is installed to provide added difficulty for anyone attempting to scale a fence."
Laughable...
This magenta Christmas bauble decorated with white flowers with rainbow pink 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.
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.
The theme for “Looking Close… on Friday!” is “reflection on black”.
I thought that this bauble with its colourful magenta colour might look nice against a black background and reflected in a mirror.
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.
Curving outwards into the warmth of the sun-bright morning is southbound CSX freight train Q693 escaping from Sykes Mill Tunnel, so named for the former grist mill that once sat adjacently along the McClure River, in the small town of Clinchco, VA, on March 13, 2022.
This year, perhaps more so than others, I have had the time to pursue one of my hobbies which brings me great joy every Christmas. All these Christmas baubles, and more besides, were hand beaded with sequins and pins by me across the course of this year. 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. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, however because they can have complex patterns which starts from the inside and are worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 to 2 1/2 hours per side. I’ll let you work out how many hours, days or weeks there are here.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a monthly challenge called “Freestyle On The Fifth”. A different theme chosen by a member of the group each month, and the image is to be posted on the 5th of the month.
This month the theme, “Christmas magic” was chosen me.
I thought a presentation of my handmade Christmas baubles suited the theme very well.
IC1396 is an emission/dark nebula in the Cepheus constellation, around 2400 light years from earth.
What immediately draws the eye in is the center feature (often referred to as the Elephant's Trunk nebula, for obvious reasons). It's in an essence a cloud of ionized hydrogen being blocked from sight by a dense concentration of dust. You'll see the red glow from the hydrogen radiating outwards around the feature. If you look carefully though, you'll see a "hole" (for lack of a better word) in the center of the feature; where there's apparently not much dust nor hydrogen to be seen. What's going on there?
While they can't be seen in visible light, there's actually two young violent blue stars in there which are responsible for that. Keep in mind that these structure aren't just pretty sights to look at; they're actually very active regions where new stars are being formed constantly. In this case, two of them formed somewhat near the center of the structure. Young blue stars are often quite active/violent with fierce stellar winds. It's those stellar winds that "blew" apart all the surrounding dust, creating a sort of cavity/opening in the center.
Over time, this will happen all througout all of the nebula until there's no more structure to speak off. Needless to say, this is not exactly going to happen by next week; so it'll be around for us to enjoy quite a bit longer ;)
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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 stars which are 3mm and the butterfly sequins 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 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.
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_16563
humumentary | documentomme 00105.0
See the whole series on flickrriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/humumentary
my feelings today are running in the area of what is real and what is illusion? What we perceive and what we think we perceive, and what's the difference? Does it always begin in the mind and project outwards? And how can we stay present enough to be aware, to take the high road... to be true to ourselves, true to our inner self, to our higher self. To acknowledge that part of ourselves... and to find the peace from it. I guess the pursuit of peace and serenity is the way to go, the way to be... but why must it always be a struggle...
...and after we "get there", does it become easier... easier to be at peace, at one with ourselves and the universe... compassionate and true to our humanness... our humanity, and the humanity of the "other"...
see BIG: farm4.static.flickr.com/3552/3373477293_cd1f7f601b_b.jpg
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. This is one such bauble.
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 20th of December is "sequins", so I thought I would show you this special bauble I chose to make for myself. If you would like to see the other baubles I have made as gifts for friends over the years, you can find them in this album: www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/albums/72157649901152375/. I hope you like my choice of subject for this week's theme, and that it makes you smile!
As this is the last "Looking Close on Friday" before Christmas, I should just like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in the group a very happy Festive Season. May it be filled with happiness and joy for you all.
Each bauble I make 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 star sequins which are 10mm, the sunburst sequins which are 12 mm and the small gold border sequins which are 2mm and very, very fiddly. The sunburst sequins are French and are known as "éclate de soleil" - "sunbursts". Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble.
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 pale blue Christmas bauble decorated with pale blue butterflies and royal blue micro sequins 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 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 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.
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.
“CIRCLES OF LIFE
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.
Poetry by Suzy Kassem”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
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 this is for the husband of a dear friend, who, when I asked him, requested a silver or blue bauble. In this case, he gets both.
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 snowflakes which are 12mm in diameter. 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.
The African buffalo is a very robust species. A characteristic feature of the horns of adult male African buffalo is that the bases come very close together, forming a shield referred to as a "boss". From the base, the horns diverge downwards, then smoothly curve upwards and outwards and in some cases inwards and or backwards. In large bulls, the distance between the ends of the horns can reach upwards of one metre (the record being 64.5 inches 164 cm).
The horns form fully when the animal reaches the age of five or six years but the bosses do not become "hard" till 8 to 9 years old. In cows, the horns are, on average, 10–20% smaller, and they do not have a boss. Forest buffalo horns are smaller than those of the savanna buffalo from Southern and Eastern Africa, usually measuring less than 40 centimetres (16 in), and are almost never fused.
Edge waves travel along the west coast due to the shallow shelving beach and rips pulling water sideways and outwards. They don't have the power to reflect back out into the ocean. Always a place of great mood and beauty, but turn your back to the waves at your peril.
I'm happy with how the sunset has vapourised into the horizon in this shot and how a little bit of green lens flare floats in the foreground.
🎧 if the world ends // guillemots
Single Shot ICM, iPhone14 Pro, Slow Shutter App
Polygaloides chamaebuxus (Polygalaceae) 090 24
Polygaloides chamaebuxus is a small shrub that grows mainly above ground, in rocky terrain and in forests. Its flowers are very distinctive: they have a kind of yellow or reddish protuberance protruding outwards, adorned at the top with white or bright pink petals.
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Eastern State Penitentiary operated between 1829 and 1971. The 15 Cell Blocks fan outwards from the central hexagonal rotunda like the spokes of a wheel.
Surf was up at Malibu Lagoon State Beach and the Brown Pelicans and Gulls seemed to want to be close to the incoming waves. The water lower right is flowing outwards after circulating around a sand berm in the lagoon.
Martin-pêcheur repositionnant sa prise avant de l'avaler (la tête la première; quand ils positionnent le poisson la tête vers l'extérieur, c'est qu'il est destiné à une femelle ou à leurs petits qui pourront ainsi l'avaler la tête la première !) / Kingfisher repositioning its catch before swallowing it (head first; when they position the fish head outwards, it is intended for a female or their young who will then be able to swallow it head first!)
Campanula rotundifolia is a slender, prostrate to erect herbaceous perennial, spreading by seed and rhizomes. The basal leaves are long-stalked, rounded to heart-shaped, usually slightly toothed, with prominent hydathodes, and often wither early. Leaves on the flowering stems are long and narrow and the upper ones are unstemmed. The inflorescence is a panicle or raceme, with 1 to many flowers borne on very slender pedicels. The flowers usually have five (occasionally 4, 6 or 7) pale to mid violet-blue petals fused together into a bell shape, about 12–30 mm (15⁄32–1+3⁄16 in) long and five long, pointed green sepals behind them. Plants with pale pink or white flowers may also occur. The petal lobes are triangular and curve outwards. The seeds are produced in a capsule about 3–4 mm (1⁄8–5⁄32 in) diameter and are released by pores at the base of the capsule. Seedlings are minute, but established plants can compete with tall grass. As with many other Campanula species, all parts of the plant exude white latex when injured or broken.
The flowering period is long and varies by location. In the British Isles, harebell flowers from July to November. In Missouri, it flowers from May to August; in Minnesota, from June to October. The flowers are pollinated by bees, but can self-pollinate.
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An amazing cluster of Fairy Inkcap fungi thriving on a decaying log in woodland at Chedworth on the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire today. They have small bonnet-shaped caps, averaging around 1 cm in diameter, which are pleated with thin grooves on top radiating outwards from the centre.
These gregarious little fungi occur from early spring until the onset of winter and are common in Britain and Ireland and throughout Europe and North America.
The ferry Hamnavoe decided because of the weather forecast that it would not be possible to operate the scheduled 16.00 sailing from Stromness to Scrabster, so her captain decided (the same as Pentland Ferries on the other side of the Pentland Firth) to depart early to get out through Hoy Sound because it was going to be Wind against the Tide and what you see is the Sea Conditions in Hoy Sound as she heads over to Scrabster.
The return journey went from Scrabster along the North Coast of Caithness/Scotland towards Stroma (almost Gills Bay where the Pentalina ferry goes to) before then crossing over towards Orkney and Scapaflow coming back through Hoxa Sound and on up to Stromness.
There will be NO crossings from either of the 2 ferry companies on Saturday, 16.11.24, because of the sea conditions. The next expected sailings will be on Sunday afternoon, 17.11.24, weather permitting.
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.
By artist John Kunthis 2007, this Village of Islington mural, titled Riding the Radials, is located on the east wall of the building at 5110 Dundas Street West. The accompanying plaque for this mural says:
Coordinates: 43.644802 -79.532696
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From 1917 to 1931 the old Guelph Radial Line, that ran behind this site, linked communities from Lambton Mills to Guelph. Forerunners of today's electric streetcars, radial trains were so named because they "radiated" from the city centre outwards to neighbouring towns and villages. Long before the construction of provincial highways, radial lines were part of a transportation network that facilitated the integration of communities such as Islington into what is now the Greater Toronto Region.
To evoke feelings of nostalgia, artist John Kuna used a painterly style recalling old coloured postcards and turn of the century paintings. Note how the radial masts are painted so as to form part of the adjacent building to convey a sense that the train is presently docked at station before carrying passengers onwards to their destination.
I love Christmas. It's my favourite time of the year: a season of kindness and generosity, friendship, laughter and love. It is also the time of the year when we get to deck the halls with beautiful decorations.
I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year. Each of these baubles 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 these baubles are 5mm in diameter, but there are others that are slightly bigger like the butterflies which are 8mm and 12mm and some which are smaller, like the small flowers and 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.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, however because they are complex patterns which start from the outside and are worked outwards in ever decreasing 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.
The theme for "Smile on Saturday" for the 7th of December is "collage in black and white". I usually photograph my hand made Christmas baubles in situ on the tree, which I did do, but this year for something different, I also photographed a selection of them in their tissue wrapping as I boxed them up to send to a dear friend, little knowing that this would be the perfect main image for my collage for the theme for this week! If you follow my photostream, you will know that I do display my baubles in colour, and I will these. However, for this week’s theme, I hope that you like my black and white collage, and that it makes you smile!
Winter blooming succulent. 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. 10840
Pelican of London - Outwards through Hoy Sound from Stromness Harbour and heading around the West Coast of Orkney as she heads up to Shetland/Lerwick.
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 snowflake sequins which are 10mm 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, 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 butterfly, which is 12mm, 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. The border flower sequins are only 3mm 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.
Eurasian Blackcap / sylvia atricapilla. Long Eaton, Derbyshire. 16/04/22.
'FLUTY.'
The Blackcap is sometimes nicknamed the Northern Nightingale because of its fluty, pleasantly melodic song. It's one of my favourite Spring bird songs but more often than not, I hear it rather than see the bird delivering it. Blackcaps have a preference for singing whilst partially or completely concealed by twigs and foliage.
This Spring I've dedicated a lot of time to photographing Blackcaps out in the open. The bird shown is holding a typical singing posture, head raised, beak open and throat swelling outwards. It looks very proud and self-assured, although in reality they are quite nervous, fidgety, skulking birds.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
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 flowers, the larger of the petals which are 10mm and their centres which are 4mm, or the border sequins, which are 2mm. The centre cup flowers are French. 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 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 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 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.
Detail of 20 Fenchurch Street, more commonly known by its nickname, the Walkie-Talkie due to the skyscraper's distinctive shape.
A few minutes later I shot this photo
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 which are 6mm, the small stars 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, 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. In this case they are for a friend, who likes yellow 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 stars 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 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.