A wind-blown tree, battered by the elements, braces itself precariously on the bluff above the beach along the Pacific Coast Highway in Washington state.

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."

-- Friedrich Nietzsche

This didn’t occur to me to be Dali-esque till I started to process it!

My first and second days were a bust with the sky - but on the third day, I was given a beautiful sky to compliment this fantastic landscape

this work is never done

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Rows of houses all bearing down on me

I can feel their blue hands touching me

All these things into position

All these things we'll one day swallow whole

And fade out again

And fade out

This machine will, will not communicate

These thoughts and the strain I am under

Be a world child, form a circle

Before we all

Go under

And fade out again

And fade out again

Cracked eggs, dead birds

Scream as they fight for life

I can feel death, can see its beady eyes

All these things into position

All these things we'll one day swallow whole

And fade out again

And fade out again

Immerse your soul in love

Soulis: The Persistence of Memory.

Some old trees near Nile, Northern Tasmania.

02-november-2021: the morning solar heating and the persistence of cold air at high altitude, generated cloud cover and some showers, with snow above 1500m a.s.l.

On the right there is the "But" river valley, in its North/South length, up to the meeting with the "Tagliamento" river valley, under Mount Amariana (1906m a.s.l.) in the center of the background.

While this may seem like a tender moment between this bull and cow bison, he was in the mood and she definitely was not! He kept nudging her with his head while she generally ignored him. He was persistent (and obnoxious!) enough to where she got up and tried to walk away. When she did he followed closely, continuing his advances. She grew tired of him and laid back down. We watched for a good 10 to 15 minutes admiring both of their strong wills - his trying and her denying!

Taken in Yellowstone National Park.

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Common Brown (Heteronympha merope)

I had just about given up hope of getting a decent shot of this one when it finally paused on this fallen leaf.

dragon characters. Mine being an Astral dragon, his being a Mirage dragon that kept repeatedly breaking into the Astral realm just to get near her and her who kept kicking him out till his persistence finally wore her down.

Every year, for the past four yrs, I have tried to grow sunflowers. The workers around the house, the lawn guy and others, would destroy my flowers, only a small half open flower would survive. This year I planted the Mammoth Sunflower. It is over 5' ft tall, reaching up to the sky. In a few days the flower will bloom. Persistence does pay off.

- Zion National Park, Utah, USA -

Walking through Rome I chanced upon this tree growing thru the wall. Persistence!

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A combination of persistence and dumb luck led me to stumble into a Weller crew loading coal at Consol at the crack of dawn this morning. We had expected to see something load here on Saturday, but found no empties at the mine or at nearby Weller Yard. I decided to make an extended side trip to the mine on my way back north just in time to see them bringing their first set of cars under the loadout. This is actually the start of the second half of the train, which they began loading three hours later - I had much better light for this half since it was closer to mid-day. Although still called Consol by the railroad, this mine is currently operated by Coronado Coal. It is at the end of track on the NS Buchanan Branch, and at present is the busiest mine on this scenic coal country branch. Those trees on the hillside are looking good for this early in the month!

With the cold patch we had in fall, many leaves just dried out before coloring. But many of the dried leaves clung to the trees and stayed through winter, especially Japanese maples. At the moment of this capture, the snow was coming down fast - on me, my camera and the trees and I had to increase the speed to 1/1250 to "freeze" the snow flakes.

A persistent fern manages to find a way to survive. It is growing on a Victorian steam engine parked at the train station in Betys-y-Coed, Wales.

Queen Anne's Lace curling up and ready for dieback in a False Autumn 2022

an homage to Dali

Bona Diada a tots!

Feliz Diada a todos!

Happy National day of Catalonia!

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I knew there was an owl that frequented this hole but every time I went there, he was not visible. Finally, today in the bitter cold and blowing snow, he was hanging out where I could see him.

Eastern Screech Owls are highly nocturnal, and therefore are rarely seen hunting and feeding.The owls swoop down from their perch to capture their prey; they rarely hover while hunting and have been known to cache uneaten prey items in tree cavities. These owls are primarily solitary except during the breeding season.

Mother Nature is so amazing! Plants will find a way to survive almost anywhere, especially weeds :) I observed these plucky survivors basking in the morning sun in Granada, Spain.

"A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success"

-- Elbert Hubbard

@ Stol (2236m), Karavanke, Slovenia, Europe

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Goldfinch - Carduelis Carduelis

Taken in the Garden!

On closer inspection male goldfinches can often be distinguished by a larger, darker red mask that extends just behind the eye. The shoulder feathers are black whereas they are brown on the hen.In females, the red face does not extend past the eye. The ivory-coloured bill is long and pointed, and the tail is forked. Goldfinches in breeding condition have a white bill, with a greyish or blackish mark at the tip for the rest of the year. Juveniles have a plain head and a greyer back but are unmistakable due to the yellow wing stripe. Birds in central Asia (caniceps group) have a plain grey head behind the red face, lacking the black and white head pattern of European and western Asian birds. Adults moult after the breeding season with some individuals beginning in July and others not completing their moult until November. After moult birds appear less colourful, until the tips of the newly grown feathers wear away.

The goldfinch is native to Europe, North Africa, and western and central Asia. It is found in open, partially wooded lowlands and is a resident in the milder west of its range, but migrates from colder regions. It will also make local movements, even in the west, to escape bad weather. It has been introduced to many areas of the world. It was introduced to Canada, United States, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Uruguay, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, in the 19th century, and their populations quickly increased and their range expanded greatly. They now occur from Brisbane to the Eyre Peninsula in Australia, and throughout New Zealand.

Because of the thistle seeds it eats, in Christian symbolism the goldfinch is associated with Christ's Passion and his crown of thorns. The goldfinch, appearing in pictures of the Madonna and Christ child, represents the foreknowledge Jesus and Mary had of the Crucifixion. Examples include the Madonna del cardellino or Madonna of the Goldfinch, painted by the Italian renaissance artist Raphael in about 1505–6, in which John the Baptist offers the goldfinch to Christ in warning of his future. In Barocci's Holy Family a goldfinch is held in the hand of John the Baptist who holds it high out of reach of an interested cat. In Cima da Conegliano's Madonna and Child, a goldfinch flutters in the hand of the Christ child. It is also an emblem of endurance, fruitfulness, and persistence. Because it symbolizes the Passion, the goldfinch is considered a "saviour" bird and may be pictured with the common fly (which represents sin and disease).

The goldfinch is also associated with Saint Jerome and appears in some depictions of him.

After squealing to mum for a good length of time the persistence of this little one payed off when it was able to suckle. Baby elephants suckle from their mother for six months and then are gradually weened off her milk over the next year and a half. Our guide advised that this one was likely the best part of two years old so getting a feed for this one was probably getting harder.

A story of persistence and never giving up. We never know where our path will take us.

“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins. Not through strength, but through persistence.” Taken at The Pinnacles Youth Park.

PERSISTENCE...Spinning deer hair is an acquired skill that is learned through persistence. This Morrish Mouse is an example of persistence. 1, 2, 3, and on the 4th try I was satisfied with an acceptable result. Life is like this tie. Persistence can and will make all the difference in the world to the outcome.

The beauty of erosion.

Seashore cliff far up north. Come into being millions of years ago, shaped and smoothened by waves, storms and ice ages ever since.

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My typical attempts to capture a belted kingfisher go like this:

A Kingfisher rattles away in the distance. I follow the sound and see the bird perched above the water. I take two steps and off it flies, only to land a bit farther away. I follow, get semi-close, raise my camera and off it goes again. Repeat. And repeat. And repeat. Until I give up.

Not this time.

Last week we stayed in a condo that overlooked the Arkansas River. I opened the sliding door to go out onto the deck to listen and marvel at the beautiful stream right below me when I heard a familiar rattle. A female kingfisher was sitting on the deck post of the condo next door! I grabbed my camera, snuck back onto the deck and snapped a few quick shots in bad light before she flew off. This was as close as I had ever been to one. She had obviously staked a claim to the condo deck posts and used them to spot fish in the river below. Now, would I see her again?

I left the sliding door cracked so I could listen better and sure enough I heard her again. Over the next few days this went on until I could get her in the kind of light that worked for a decent image. Finally!

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If you think you have a hard life... Think again!

(photo taken on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)

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It's been a cold spring. The last children of winter cling to us. And although I enjoy the winds of change, I see in that persistence something heroic and beautiful.