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...Take a good look at me now 'cos I'll still be standing here... (Phil Collins)
Yesterday was the 26th anniversary of the "Live Aid" concerts (13 July 1985) that were organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. I remember clearly sitting up with my parents and neighbours enthralled by the event that demonstrated the power of music to motivate the masses and influence the political arena.
I picked this shot to post as this little tree battling to survive reminded me of Phil Colins solo rendition of 'Against all odds' performed at Live Aid - and of course I'm a sucker for minimalist trees pics...
The unusual tones in this dawn shot came from hazy scrub fires across the bay on Fraser Island.
A few more odds and ends from my archives, I am adding the description that I wrote under a different image taken on the same outing. Will be without my car for another several weeks minimum (sigh!), so will be posting images from my archives for quite a while.
"On 26 November 2016, friends and I were so very lucky. On a walk in Fish Creek Park, we found not only an owl, but two owls, and different species - this Great Horned Owl and a teeny, popcan-sized Northern Pygmy-owl. It had been almost two years since I last saw a Northern Pygmy-owl. That one, also, had been seen in Fish Creek Park. On 26 November, it was near the top of a very tall tree, so my photos were fully zoomed and cropped and posted just for the record.
The Great Horned Owl, however, was seen nice and low and out in the open. The bird was large and fairly pale, so we think it was probably a female. After taking a few photos through the trees, we continued our walk and I was able to get a few shots from a different angle, just before she closed her eyes and went to sleep.
Then, the following day, 27 November 2016, I decided I would go back to the park and meet different friends and hope to be able to at least show them where we had seen the Great Horned Owl the previous day. Amazingly, there she was, sitting in exactly the same place, out in the open. We continued our walk, talking about seeing owls, when I suddenly stopped and grinned. I had spotted a second owl (smaller and darker, so a male) so far away in the distance, through a mass of trees. No idea how I saw it, as it was so well camouflaged. After a long look, a couple of my friends still weren't able to find it, it was so well hidden. A fully zoomed and cropped photo (posted yesterday) shows what a beautiful bird he was - lovely colour on his face.
After our walk, some of us called in at Tim Horton's for coffee. I always enjoy this, just as much as the walk itself. Thanks, Janet, Bernie and Stephen for a rewarding afternoon!
We split into two groups, so not everyone saw everything on the list. My group only saw one Northern Pygmy-owl, not two."
“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” ― C.S. Lewis
This patch of berries is located in a park that also hosts a magical fairy garden for children. It is so fun to watch the children leave little gifts at the fairy houses along the path. In my mind, these berries looked magical enough to be fairy food. ;)
An old shack found behind a home in Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia Canada.
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"Against all odds"
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Title borrowed from an Edward O'Connell song ( if you like Elvis Costello or Nick Lowe and you haven't heard Edward you are seriusly missing out )
Photography rules...Taken to the max here!
I was reading recently about the most expensive photograph ever sold, if you don't already know what that photo looks like you can check it out here.
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As soon as I saw this scene on Big Tancook Island, that famous image popped into my head. Now if only I could sell mine for 4.5 million...Oh to dream :o)
Looks less sharpened in lightbox view - I am really not liking the way flickr is over sharpening my images.
So take a look at me now
'Cause there's just an empty space
There's nothing left here to remind me
Just the memory of your face
So take a look at me now
'Cause there's just an empty space
And you coming back to me, is against the odds
And that's what I've got to face.........
EXPLORE : Jan . 19, 2009
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