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Persistent mist and the emergence of the mid-morning sun made for some lovely soft light on the silver birch...
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During an early morning, winter hike through breathtaking Torrey Pines State Reserve in San Diego, a fog bank had rolled in as the sun arose over the mountains to the east, creating a brief pocket of light that gave way to a beautiful golden cast over the canyons. Knowing that the fog was hanging around at dawn and dusk that week, I waited three mornings for this opportunity. I was fortunate, but persistent. For those precious 15 to 20 minutes, nature greeted me with this soft, misty, and magical light.
I describe the making of this photograph in an article on the on-line publication Photography Life .
Torrey Pines State Reserve
San Diego, CA, USA
Mamiya 7II
Mamiya N 43mm f/4.5 L
Fujichrome Velvia 50
Developed and scanned at Northcoast Photographic Services, Carlsbad, CA
Cronicas del Castro Valnera
algunas tengo
La persistente niebla, me obliga a bajar de los altos; dispongo de tiempo para el regreso y lo hago por una de las espectaculares carreteras que por estos valles transcurren. Es tiempo de tormentas, ha caído mucha agua y quiero visitar uno de esos cauces que con las lluvias cobran vida. Asciendo por la oriya del arroyo e intento salir hacia lo alto de una finca con cabaña cercana a la carretera, para luego descender por ella.
Un pasiego con cuévano, el “Romeralo” creo, baja por el verde prado recién segado. Nos miramos y tras el silencio que antecede a la precaución con que los desconocidos suelen proceder, me dirijo hacia el guardando una prudente distancia.
Esta gente en su medio está libre de eso qué a nosotros los urbanitas, en estos tiempos, “la pandemia”, nos ha afectado de forma virulenta y nos ha tenido encerrados en casa para prevenir contagios.
Intento platicar con el fornido pasiego quien después de observarme con detenimiento, decide hablar conmigo. Le saludo dándole las buenas tardes, el me devuelve el saludo correctamente y le pregunto a dónde va con el cesto.
-No es un cesto, me responde
-es un cuevano y “mudo” a otra cabaña
Se perfectamente que es un cuevano, aunque no sepa diferenciar entre los distintos que aún se utilizan por estos valles, y a que se refiere con “mudar”.
- ¿Entonces es usted pasiego?
-SI, me responde
A los pasiegos se les distingue por sus peculiares costumbres y por los apellidos que les caracterizan, muchos de ellos comunes en estos valles.
- ¿Y usted, como se llama?
-Manuel Azcune
- ¿Azcune solamente?
-Manuel Azcune Ruiz
-Manuel se percata enseguida de mi sorpresa al escuchar su apellido y con lenta parsimonia resuelve mis dudas.
-Mi bisabuelo era Navarro, me dice.
Observo con detenimiento al pasiego, me doy cuenta de la fortaleza y estatura que posee, carga con lo necesario para la “muda” sin que aparente esfuerzo.
-Manuel, le pregunto
- ¿Podría hacerle una foto?
- ¿Para qué? Me responde
Cuando le cuento que tengo curiosidad por su cultura y su forma de vida, me cuenta que a veces lee una revista local llamada “La colodra” que trata sobre la forma de vida y costumbres de los pasiegos, qué si no voy a entretenerme mucho que, bueno, puedo.
Mientras, Manuel me cuenta que su hermano sigue haciendo cuévanos de vez en cuando, como se hicieron siempre. Me doy cuenta al instante que lo intrínsecamente pasiego, en este buen hombre, se ha impuesto a lo Navarro, no hay duda. Recuerdo que un amigo enamorado de lo referente a la tradición de Cantabria y sobremanera de la idiosincrasia pasiega, alguna vez me dijo que si veía un cuévano autentico que se le comprase, o si sabía quién los hacía se lo hiciera saber.
Se lo cuento al pasiego y me dice que con encargo su hermano podría hacerme uno, pagando un dinerillo, que su trabajo lleva. Por supuesto le respondo, dándome cuenta, que, a pesar de tener una edad importante, es capaz de acarrear un peso considerable. Quedo con Manuel en avisar con tiempo para que su hermano me haga un cuévano, su construcción es pura artesanía y requiere de practica y el conocimiento transmitido a lo largo de generaciones. Prometo volver por su cabaña.
Observo el prado perfectamente segado que linda con la vivienda, la fuerte pendiente totalmente limpia. Seguramente tenga la hierba en el “Payo” y haya utilizado la “belorta” para hacerlo. Me hubiera gustado ver a este pasiego “belortear”, es una labor que impresiona por la cantidad de hierba que son capaces de transportar con una simple vara de avellano.
Le pregunto por las vacas que posee y me percato enseguida de su autenticidad pasiega. Me mira con atención y con una mueca de sarcasmo responde
-Algunas tengo.
Manuel desaparece con su cuevano, tras una hilera de cajigas y fresnos, camino de su nueva cabaña. Sopla un ligero viento que despeja de nubes las cumbres. El sol desaparece en el horizonte dorando las altas “branizas” pasiegas. Lentamente la luz va dejando en sombra prados y cabañas, donde vacas y yeguas rumian las ultimas briznas de hierba.
Belorta: vara de avellano o fresno, utilizada por los pasiegos para cargar la hierba aprovechando la inclinación de los terrenos.
A persistent marine fog layer has finally burned off, revealing beautiful blue skies as Polson Lumber Co. Mikado #2 hauls a short freight across the bridge spanning Japanese Creek just over a mile west of Wheeler, OR. Japanese Creek, in the foreground, empties into the beautiful Nehalem River in the background, both of which are tidal in nature. This aerial image was captured with a UAV during an October, 2022 photo shoot on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, organized by Lerro Photography. It was the last operation here for the privately-owned Polson #2, which had been visiting here for several years. The recent passing of the locomotive's owner resulted in its sale to the Albany & Eastern Railroad, in Lebanon, OR.
We popped down to the falls early this morning to check out some recent track work, and couldn't resist a shot.
If you look this up in the dictionary, this photo should be there ... even after removing the beginnings of this next twice, once my Mrs. Krach and then me, they kept at it and put this in place last weekend.
I thought about turning on our gas heater in the lower level of the house (this is the vent cap for it), and having some cooked eggs, but alas gave up and turned the heater off for the season ;)
If I am lucky, maybe will get some chicks sticking their heads out at some point.
Of course I had to make this capture this evening as the sun was setting ... wanted that good light!
"Persistent Winters"
This picture is based on how I felt with my photography during the cold season. It was so frustrating to get good shots when both the model and I were shivering. I thought that I could create a new mood and reveal new emotions and feelings for my pictures, but during the winter, all I wanted was to hibernate. All the things I wanted to do, I couldn't, just because it was cold. Of course, it could attribute to a lack of creativity, but personally, the cold isn't too inspiring. Yet, I attempted over and over again to create, and I'm glad I did. Each shot has taught me something, and even though the growing pains and frustration is there, I'm glad that I found a way to continue pushing on.
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Always,
Reylia
Persistent rain today didn't spoil the fine autumnal colours at Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
This is a bit dreary considering what day it is. I liked the atmosphere of it. Its what I had to work with when I was out the other day.
A cluster of aging Moth Orchid flowers backlit through a living room window shade.
Received as a gift in mid-July. Its lost most of its flowers, but these...
Persistent rain falls as Reghin 0-8-0 tank 764-404R negotiates the 'S' curve on the Moldoviţa valley line near Rasca on 3rd October 2016, closely observed by one of the prized stock in the verdant pastures of Bucovina.
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A familiar sight with its pointed wings and long tail, hovering beside a roadside verge. Numbers of kestrels declined in the 1970s, probably as a result of changes in farming and so it is included on the Amber List. They have adapted readily to man-made environments and can survive right in the centre of cities.
Overview
Latin name
Falco tinnunculus
Family
Falcons and allies (Falconidae)
Where to see them
Kestrels are found in a wide variety of habitats, from moor and heath, to farmland and urban areas. The only places they do not favour are dense forests, vast treeless wetlands and mountains. They are a familiar sight, hovering beside a motorway, or other main road. They can often be seen perched on a high tree branch, or on a telephone post or wire, on the look out for prey.
When to see them
All year round.
What they eat
Small mammals and birds
Population
UK Breeding:- 46,000 pairs
Feeding
With their keen eyesight, sharp talons and strong beak, kestrels are well adapted to catching small agile prey.
Kestrels are masters of stationary flight, and hover-hunt extensively. They also hunt from perches, altering their hunting method to suit prey type, weather conditions and energy requirements. On farmland kestrels have learned to watch farming operations, waiting for the tractors to flush prey.
Voles are by far the most important food for kestrels, although they regularly take other small mammals such as woodmice and shrews, small birds, insects and earthworms. In towns they take birds more frequently because of lower availability of small mammals.
A kestrel is capable of locating its prey at remarkable distances - it can see and catch a beetle 50 m from its perch. Kestrels need to eat 4-8 voles a day, depending on the time of the year and the amount of energy-consuming hover-hunting they do. They have a habit of catching several voles in succession and cacheing some for later.
The stored food is usually eaten the same day just before dusk. This reduces the risk that the bird would have to go to roost on an empty stomach.
Legal status
The kestrel is fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which makes it an offence to kill, injure or take a kestrel, or to take, damage or destroy an active nest or its contents.
Population trends
Mortality among the young birds is high - only around 20 per cent survive two years to breeding age. Those that do, will on average live for a further two and a half years, while a very few can survive well into their teens.
Starvation is the biggest cause of death, especially of juveniles during their first autumn and winter. Collisions and accidents, shooting, poisoning and disease are other important causes of mortality.
Kestrel numbers fluctuate, and are closely linked to vole numbers. The UK population was estimated at 52,000 breeding pairs for the 1988-91 Breeding Bird Atlas.
Like many other birds of prey, kestrels were persecuted heavily in the late 19th and early 20th century by gamekeepers, even though they rarely take game bird chicks. Reduced persecution during World War II allowed kestrel numbers to recover. They suffered a serious decline in late 1950s and in 1960s from effects of persistent organochlorine pesticides such as DDT and dieldrin, particularly in eastern England.
Although kestrels recovered following the withdrawal of these pesticides, the numbers started to decline again in 1980s. Kestrel numbers in England have fluctuated since the mid-1980s with no evidence of any long-term decline. Kestrel numbers in Scotland have declined markedly since the mid 1990s, the cause of which is unknown.
The kestrel is included on the Amber List of Birds of Conservation Concern due to the moderate decline of the UK breeding population and its adverse conservation status Europe-wide. The cause of the recent decline since 2005 has not been identified
The kestrel's year
Breeding activity starts in February as birds re-establish their territories. It is a time of display, courtship and pair formation. Although kestrels mature when they are a year old, many do not manage to secure a mate and a breeding territory until their second year.
Kestrels defend only a small territory immediately around the nest. The larger home range where the birds find most of their food is often partly shared with neighbouring pairs. The home range is at least 1 km square, but can be as large as 10 km square. Food availability and number of other kestrels in the area determine the size.
Kestrels are adaptable in their use of nest sites, but do not build their own nests. Old or disused nests of crows and other stick nesters are often used, as are ledges on cliffs and buildings. They are also regular hole-nesters and readily accept nestboxes. The same nest site is often used in successive years with some sites used for decades.
The timing of egg laying is dependent on the weather, but the female normally lays her clutch of 3-6 eggs in late April or early May. She is only able to produce eggs if she can get enough food. In years when vole numbers are low, many kestrels fail to nest at all.
The female lays the eggs at two-day intervals, and usually starts to incubate as she lays the third egg. Incubation takes 27-29 days per egg, which hatch over a period of a few days. The chicks require constant brooding for the first 10-14 days, after which they are able to control their own body temperature.
The male provides the female and the chicks with food throughout the nesting period. The female will only hunt if food is short, risking the loss of eggs or young chicks. Only as the young get bigger, can she safely start to hunt close to the nest.
The chicks fledge gradually when they are around four weeks old. They explore increasing distances from the nest, but return to it to roost for another couple of weeks. Adults continue to feed the young for a month after fledging, during which time they will learn to catch their own food.
Unusually for birds of prey, there is no aggression between the chicks, which tend to fly, perch and roost together even for some time after fledging.
In the autumn, kestrels readjust their territories to make best use of winter food supply. In good vole habitat kestrels tend to stay within their home ranges throughout the autumn and winter, while elsewhere many move to areas with a better winter food supply. The size of the winter territory is dependent on food supply and the number of other kestrels, but is at least 1 km square. Although it is defended, neighbouring territories sometimes overlap.
... for a happy Friday !
Cranesbill / Storchschnabel (Geranium)
still blooming in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
We watched this sea otter for quite some time. He found several clams that he had a real tough time with. He would try to open some for a very long time - this is just a short clip of this persistent otter. He was well fed by the way!
A flock of a dozen wild turkeys owns my neighborhood, nine displaying males and three females. Avila Beach, CA, USA
The black rhinoceros, prehensile or hook-lipped rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) is a species of rhinoceros. The upper lip of the black rhino is adapted for feeding from trees and shrubs.
Black rhinos are not black. The species probably derives its name as a distinction from the white rhino and/or from the dark-colored local soil that covers its skin after wallowing in mud.
They have two horns, and occasionally a third, small posterior horn.
Populations of black rhino declined dramatically in the 20th century at the hands of European hunters and settlers. Between 1960 and 1995, black rhino numbers dropped by a sobering 98%, to less than 2,500. Since then, the species has made a tremendous comeback from the brink of extinction. Thanks to persistent conservation efforts across Africa, black rhino numbers have doubled from their historic low 20 years ago to around 5,600 today. However, the black rhino is still considered critically endangered, and a lot of work remains to bring the numbers up to even a fraction of what it once was - and to ensure that it stays there. Wildlife crime - in this case, poaching and black-market trafficking of rhino horn - continues to plague the species and threaten its recovery.
This magnificent black rhinoceros was grazing peacefully but on hearing our approaching vehicle, picked it's tail and ran off quickly, photographed on an early morning game drive in the wild savannah plains of Africa.
Gotta admit there's a persistent koto tune stuck in my head and what else plays so well in the night? As funky and easy-going the scene gets upon shooting, I get to be fairly surprised by how creepy and oddly it comes off the longer I gaze upon it.
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Handheld with EF 17-40mm f4/L
CATALÀ
La llengua de bou, o buglossa
(Echium vulgare) és una planta herbàcia biennal de la família de les boraginàcies. Aquest planta és originària de l'àrea del Mediterrani i es troba al sud d'Europa i les zones temperades d'Àsia occidental i Àfrica del nord.
La llengua de bou és una herba hemicriptòfita erecta i té la tija puntejada de negre. És una planta híspida, d'entre 25 cm i 1 m d'altura. Les fulles fan uns 35 mm a la base. Són linears i lanceolades, aspres i peludes. Les de la roseta bassal són molt majors que les caulinars, oblongo-linears i atenuades a la base. Durant l'hivern només resta la roseta de fulles cobertes de pèls quasi punxants. Les fulles caulinars són més menudes.
Les flors són blaves i es troben al final de la tija; són flors tubuloses amb els estams molt sortits. Les flors estan agrupades en cimes escorpioides que surten al final de la tija, i floreixen des de la primavera fins a la tardor. Calze amb cinc sèpals soldats a la base i persistents. Corol·la de color blau, violaci o porpra, forma un tub que va obrint-se cap a l'àpex, on acaba en cinc lòbuls poc assenyalats. Cinc estams que no sobresurten de la corol·la, que atreuen molt els insectes. Té un pistil amb estigma bífid que sembla la llengua d'una serp. Les flors són blaves però, abans d'obrir-se i quan es marceixen, prenen tons rogencs perquè els pigments que posseeixen varien de color en canviar el pH dels líquids cel·lulars. Contenen gran quantitat de nèctar que és aprofitat per les abelles, sent així una planta mel·lífera.
Els fruits són poliaquenis que es divideixen en quatre aquenis que es dispersen amb el vent amb protuberàncies que recorden el cap d'un escurçó. Sovint s'enganxen als pels del bestiar o de la gent que passa, el que ajuda a llur disseminació.
ENGLISH
It is a biennial or monocarpic perennial plant growing to 30–80 cm (12–31 in) tall, with rough, hairy, oblanceolate leaves.[8] The flowers start pink and turn vivid blue, and are 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) in a branched spike, with all the stamens protruding. The pollen is blue but the filaments of the stamens remain red, contrasting against the blue flowers. It flowers between May and September in the Northern Hemisphere.
CASTELLANO
La inflorescencia es cimosa, con numerosas flores de color azul o azul violáceo, que surgen agachadas para enderezarse al alcanzar la fructificación. Forman un tubo que se ensancha de manera gradual al extremo superior donde queda dividido en cinco lóbulos poco profundos y desiguales. El cáliz está partido en cinco gajos que llegan cerca de la base. Los cinco estambres tienen filamentos largos de longitud desigual y rebasan notablemente la garganta de la corola.
I can't imagine having this light reflected into my apartment or condo window every night; good blinds or a blackout curtain would be a must-have. I've only recently noticed it so it may be recent work lighting from the interior renovations at the SNC Lavalin building next door or light cast from the Shangri-La condo/hotel tower.
PERSISTENT PURPLE SUNSETS: How long does volcanic gas linger in the stratosphere? Sky watchers around the world are seeing for themselves. Three months after the Raikoke volcano spewed a plume of sulfurous gas into the stratosphere, sunsets are still turning purple. Taken by my Daughter Kamila in August 2019 using I phone . From Space Weather .com
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/jollino] You wanted to see the persistent pupillary membrane in my eye.... you can see it in this pic. :)
Persistent stormy weather keeps the visitors away but leaves beach deposits behind. Broadstairs Harbour, Kent. HBM!
This Monarch butterfly spent the entire afternoon on the sedum and didn't even seem to mind us getting rather close.
Persistent thunderstorms put us in a holding pattern above Denver until the fuel ran low, so the pilot decided to divert to Grand Junction CO to top up. After which we went to Denver, where the weather had cleared up. That way, a flight that usually takes one hour ended up taking five.
Camera: Leicaflex SL2 (Leica ID 10022), made in 1975
Lens: Leica Summicron-R-II 50mm (11216), made in 1978
Kodak Portra 400 professional grade colour negative film, exposed at ISO 200
Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de
Persistent poor weather/light and uncooperative wildlife are combining to make an unhappy photographer. So another dip into images from Yellowstone proved good for the morale !!
Story:
As Zen wandered along a leaf carpeted road her eyes are drawn to the deteriorating structure of a red rocket, she notices it is currently occupied by two fellow dwellers who have already set up some work stations. Her attention is drawn to something glinting in the setting sunlight, two desk fans sits there ready for the taking. Walking up to the chem bench whistling to her self before waving to the two blue suited dwellers "hello there, lovely day isn't it?" Zen said eyes still transfixed on the fans, Iris and Gidgy both nod as they continue to tinker with some new weapons scavenged from a recent outing. Zen quietly spins the blade of the closest fan tickling it like she would a cute dog under the chin before saying "sooo.. how much for the desk fans?" briefly looks up at the two, Iris replies "Not for sale, we need the screws", Gidgy nods in agreement with Iris, "50 caps per fan?" Zen says persistently before adding "they are so shiny and i would give them all the love they never had", Gidgy looks up seeing Zen caressing the fan before responding "well if that is the case... 2000 caps each" Gidgy starts the jet up on her super sledge causing her face to be under lit giving her a menacing appearance. Zen backs away slowly with her hands up "ok ok i give, you can keep them" as Gidgy turns back around to join Iris on the weapons workbench Zen quickly swoops in scooping both fans in her arms and makes a run for it with a victorious grin plastered across her face. Iris yelling "Oh no you don't fan thief!!" before opening fire causing red lasers to travel through the air in all directions, Gidgy begins to pursue with super sledge at the ready. The group of dwellers dart past a unsuspecting Sam who just watches with her pistol drawn in confusion before rolling her eyes seeing the desk fans muttering to her self "damn vault dwellers they have been out for under a year and already going crazy over desk fans, while the rest of us lived out here for years" she tickles Dogmeat under the chin, checks her Nuka Colas before continuing down the road. Zen suddenly feels a laser beam singe her hair causing her to drop a desk fan while giggling she yells "SORRRRRRRRY! but i wanted it more!" suddenly darting off in to the bushes and vanishing to the chorus of angry yells from Iris and Gidgy standing by the fallen broken desk fan that was left behind. The Zany Zen had struck again and claimed another fan.
HAPPY FALLOUT DAY EVERYONE! Today in the Fallout universe the great war started, lasted 2 hours and after that the world was never the same. A big thank you to Iris, Gidgy and Samantha for being in this piccy, they where the ones who brought it to life.
Vault Suits: marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PBW-Sci-Fi-Vault-Body-Suit/1...
Pipboy: marketplace.secondlife.com/p/76-Pipboy-Fast-Travelers-Tri...
Song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ij2IdTIn4
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