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╚►Skin: --- PUMEC - ADELIA (LELU EVO X)
Set: FashionNatic - Odette
Earring: LaGyo_Tianna
Necklace: LaGyo_Tianna
Pose: Secret Poses - Watermelon Sugar
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Black Tailed Godwit ( not a Red Shank!!, thanks Pete Quinn) amongst Widgeon and Teal - Blacktoft Sands
perhaps this is one of my favorite situations of my work, when a hundred years of life in one click of the camera shutter.
The story develops by itself, it remains only to silently smoke outside the edge of the frame ..
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"..The Old Rock has always been here. But there were many worries, and I looked through it.. When we are young we all run.. Now my children and grandchildren drive cattle themselves. Having grown old, I look at these stones all the days, sitting in front of the yurt.."
They are bound, the old rock, and the old woman. Bound in this desert for a century. Soon the woman will leave, and the eagles nesting on this rock will peck at her body in the desert among these stones, as her mother and father too..
In the corral behind the yurt, a small white kid is closed.. he always wants to run... And a little boy, great-grandson, constantly runs away from the old woman to him too,
He is dressed in the clothes of a small girl - Spirits should not know for the time being..
- he is the heir of this old yurt, near the Old Rock
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filmed on Fuji CU21 S-1600 and scanned
Cormorants' short wings make them incredibly agile swimmers, and cormorants actually use less energy swimming than when flying. In fact, they have the highest flight cost of any flying bird. Some cormorants are also known for their ability to use rocks as tools to help them open the shells of prey they have captured.
A water bird that is an excellent fisherman and a remarkably good diver? That must be the cormorant. Cormorants are above all social animals. During the breeding period, they gather in large colonies along the edge of the water. Although they do have a tense relationship with fishermen... They fish in the same pond.. My wife calls him long neck duck
A house stood on this plot,, now at least three homes are going up. These are the backs of the new homes and the front is directly onto the pavement, so not homes for gardeners.
As seen on a walk.
One of the most common and widespread sparrows in North America. Fairly large with a long, rounded tail. Overall coarsely patterned with gray and brown, usually with more reddish-brown wings and tail. Look especially for thick brown streaks on the underparts and a broad dark mustache stripe. Significant variation in plumage geographically: relatively pale and rusty in the southwestern U.S.; blacker streaking in California; overall dusky in the Pacific Northwest. Larger, longer-tailed and usually more rusty than Savannah Sparrow. Found in a variety of scrubby habitats both near and far from human development, especially edges of fields, often near water. Listen for husky "chimp" calls and melodic song with chips and trills. (eBird)
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Always happy to see a Song Sparrow. This one is in fresh breeding plumage and looks great against the pale grey background of the Ottawa River.
Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2024.
This is the submerged dam Garreg Ddu and Foel Tower at Elan Valley in Wales. This was shot from the dam itself combining the Lee Big Stopper with a one minute exposure to get the soft streaky sky. Sadly no reflections on this day, as weather was very breezy so have opted for a square crop which I think works rather well.
Have a great weekend everyone!
At low tide we can observe the little snails on rocks. I was capturing this one when a higer waves came through, got my foot we, again.
A little about La Città Bianca
Ostuni is known worldwide as the White City (La Città Bianca).
Here, the residents of the old town receive white paint from the municipality every year to whitewash their houses.
On Feb. 16, 1976, the Denver & Rio Grande Western assigned a six axle locomotive to work train No. 668, the Tintic Local out of Provo, Utah. Yard trackage in United State's Steel's limestone quarry at Keigley on Tintic Branch was poorly maintained. Rio Grande SD7 5300 had a tough time that day, and nearly derailed numerous times. The experiment was never repeated.
My keychain.
One and All is the motto that represents unity and inclusiveness and reflects the spirit of Cornish people. The fifteen balls (bezants/coins) on the shield is the coat of arms of the Duke of Cornwall. The bird is a chough and is a small, glossy black crow with a long, curved red bill and a symbol of Cornwall. The crown represents the Duchy of Cornwall. The miner and fisherman represent the trades of what once brought Cornwall much wealth.
This keychain holds my keys and reminds me of my Cornish roots day after day.
HMM!
Macro Mondays: Keychain
The Beijing Diary
Street Performer in Temple of Heaven
In my humble opinion, the Temple of Heaven in Beijing is the least "must-see" among Beijing's must-see tourist destinations. Aside from the actual Temple of Heaven, the rest of the temples in this vast place are ordinary by Beijing's temple standards.
But what sets this place apart is the many street performers you will see there. It's a collection of different performers, from musicians, to dancers, to martial artists and some showcasing traditional chinese sports.
Like this charming old chinese playing his traditional musical instrument. After playing, he asked for a dollar from a foreigner video filming him.
"One dollar..."
The caucasian man smiled and walked away.