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I took this picture from the footbridge over the river looking down at the water. The still waters of the San Joaquin River allowed for a clear picture of the reflection of the clouds, sky and tree.
Colorful houses in Jodipan (local name: Kampung Warna-Warni Jodipan, means "Village of Color"), in Malang city, Malang regency, East Java, Indonesia.
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The homemade system allows each 'allowed access' party to use their own padlock. The railroad is the main rail route between Sacramento and San Francisco.
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Presbytis Melalophos Melalophos, also known as a Mitered Leaf Monkey or a Sumatran Surili. Seen on the Bukit Tapan road in the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Kerinci region, Sumatra, Indonesia
We had a hard time finding the exact location of the prayer tower, due to the vagueness of the Weird California book's description, but I managed to track it down using Google Maps Satellite view!
This tower was built by a long-time SF hippie. From salvaged objects, of course.
I spotted a lady coming in to the house and asked if I could take a closer look. She was very nice.
We rarely think about them, many people are afraid of them; yet our dependance on bees is huge. This importance does not hang on honey production, but pollination - nothing less than our food supply. So it is with pardonable pride that beekeepers have been known to endorse quotes like the one attributed to Albert Einstein: “If the bee disappears from the surface of the Earth, man would have no more than four years left to live.”
Ruins like this dot the Flint Hills of central Kansas, the largest remaining expanse of tallgrass prairie in North America. The flint that gave the region its name is embedded in vast sheets of limestone mostly hidden a few inches below the grass. Because the hills are (were) almost treeless, early settlers quarried the limestone to build homes, barns, bridges, and they even chiseled limestone fence posts.
Many homesteaders tried to farm the land, but the rocky soil resisted. Gradually, much of the land was allowed to go back to native grasses and then used to graze vast herds of cattle. Along the way, many of the limestone houses were abandoned. I think, but can't be sure, that's the history of this structure.
It was literally "white hot" on this June day. I could have tried HDR to salvage some color in the sky, but I think this is actually a more accurate picture of how it looked, or at least felt.
Cliff Swallows
Social Distancing along the back roads of Baker County Oregon
A beautiful Spring day exploring the back roads of Baker County Oregon . Some great wildlife and lots of wide open scenery.
Located at the intersection of three Oregon Scenic Byways Baker County is surrounded by spectacular scenery and wide open spaces. For more information about Baker County's back roads and scenic byways visit the Baker County Tourism website at www.travlebakercounty.com
Apparently there was a train here. Apparently the train was small. Apparently the train was never moved.
You've probably sped by these houses between Boulevard and Belvidere on I-95 going 75 hundreds of times and wondered where in the hell they were. Well, here you go. I stumbled on them many years ago (and you really have to stumble on them) and have always marveled at how they survived the construction of the interstate. Newtowne West.
I took this picture looking down from the footbridge. If you look closely, Ethan is visible (top view!) This gives some perspective to the picture.
I like abandoned school because the pastel painted walls, the cool drininking fountains, the bathrooms where places were delightfully deranged, the smily face gold stars everywhere, and the gum under the formica coated desk tops. But when schools are abandoned you can hear the laughter in the halls but its only a ghost. You can smell the pecil dust falling from the sharpener but its only decay. School is out for the summer but come fall no one returns. Bells no longer ring and children no longer sing, but the voices are forver cemented in every footstep and finger print
Not 100% sure on the ID, so if anyone out there can set me straight, I'd appreciate it!
Kerinci region, Sumatra, Indonesia
The festivities surrounding a Kenduri Sko festival in the village of Koto Renah, Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia.
American Robin
Social Distancing along the back roads of Baker County Oregon
A beautiful Spring day exploring the back roads of Baker County Oregon . Some great wildlife and lots of wide open scenery.
Located at the intersection of three Oregon Scenic Byways Baker County is surrounded by spectacular scenery and wide open spaces. For more information about Baker County's back roads and scenic byways visit the Baker County Tourism website at www.travlebakercounty.com