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I took this in November, when we still had colour in the backyard. Taken from inside with the sun coming through the blinds.
HSS!
We're in the midst of the snow storm that was predicted - not going anywhere today.
"Le ciel rouge à la fin du jour, du beau temps prédit le retour."
Proverbe cévenol
Le ciel de feu est un phénomène naturel qui peut se produire partout dans le monde, mais certaines zones géographiques sont plus avantagées que d'autres : l'embrasement du ciel dépend de la situation météo et de la composition de l'atmosphère à cet instant précis.
"The red sky at the end of the day, the good weather predicts the return. " Cévennes proverb
The fire sky is a natural phenomenon that can occur anywhere in the world, but some geographical areas are more advantaged than others: the sky's blaze depends on the weather situation and the composition of the atmosphere at that particular moment.
The weather forecasters are predicting that we might get some winter weather in the next few days, so far we have got off relatively lightly . I doubt however it will be as cold as Arctic Norway this was taken around lunchtime in December and whilst there was no sunlight, the snow does make it appear brighter then I was anticipating . The light has an unusual blueish tone through the short Arctic day .
The image is looking down toward the Malangen fiord about thirty miles south of Tromso
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The groundhog predicted an early spring here in Ottawa. Right now we’re being hit by another big snowstorm and I’m not very optimistic about the prediction. I haven’t been able to take many photos with the frigid temps and cold this winter so I’ll be digging into my older files for a while.
Here’s hoping this little gosling will bring some luck and is taking his first tentative step forward into spring!
Have a great weekend Flickr friends. Tina and the Puglets xo
I would like to thank all of you that have taken the time to view and comment on my photos, it is very much appreciated.
08-november-2021: in the beautiful mountain environment between "Sella Nevea" Ski Resort (1162m a.s.l.) and Plains (1551m a.s.l.) of mount "Jôf di Montasio" (2754m a.s.l.), the summit in the background of this shot.
A windy, foggy day at the beach in Ocean City, New Jersey.
BUT all day rain had been predicted, so it was all good.
AND any day at the beach is all good by me......
We were all walking the boardwalk after lunch,
and no one was waiting for me and my camera....
they just kept walking.
I didn't want to get lost so I snapped shots on automatic as I tried to keep up!
Well it certainly took a little longer than the predicted 5hr journey time to get there. Nine hours with only one stop for coffee and recharge the battery for my phone.
Two bad accidents on the A19 and the M90 created tailbacks for over ten miles. On both occasions we stood still for over an hour.
So you can appreciate the delight the next morning, when we were treated to this beautiful sunrise behind the castle.
Named after it's Gaelic name, Dun Fhoithear, literally meaning "fort on the shelving slope"
As far as castles go, it's difficult to imagine a more remote and dramatic location than Dunnatar.
Perhaps with the most impenetrable position of all Scottish castles, this one sits on top of it's own cliff peninsular on the road to Aberdeen, defended on all sides by the forces of nature.
Dunnatar Castle also comes with a good dose of dastardly history with an intrepid mix of torching, smuggling and pillaging.
Add to this some seriously stunning scenery and vistas to rival the best.
There are 50metre high cliffs on three sides of the site. While those are pounded by the North Sea, the fourth is joined to the land. This section was once a peninsular, but it's access was destroyed in favour of a cliff pathway. As a result you can only reach Dunnatar via a narrow, twisting route that ends in a tunnel, making it one of the most difficult Scottish castles to get into.
Strong winds and rain predicted for today and this evening, so Marnie and I had a good walk this morning. Here's my goodbye to 2024.
To be honest, I'm hoping the weather will be bad enough this evening to put off lots of the fireworks, as they really do cause Marnie a lot of trauma, and therefore, me too !
Whatever the weather, have a good night and an even better 2025 my Flickr friends !
Thanks for all your support in 2024 -- so appreciated !
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I am wearing:
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Izzie's "Body & Face Beach Sand" appliers
Catwa head - Jessica
Maitreya Lara body and Bento hands
Lara Hurley skin - Beth
The pose is from Luanes World poses - " Predict the Future " - exclusive for Indie Teepee 2017 opening july 21st (NEW)
“If the oak is before the ash,
Then we’ll only get a splash,
“If the ash is before the oak,
Then we’re sure to get a soak”.
This West Country, (UK), rhyme, indicates that the tree that gets it’s leaves first, predicts either a dry or wet summer.
The ash trees in this photo were just beginning to come into leaf on 22nd of April, while the oak tree in the background already had a good covering of leaves. The oaks are usually one of the last trees to get their new leaves, this year they were very early. It remains to be seen how accurate the rhyme proves to be in predicting the summer weather!
This is Daniel, who I had the good fortune to meet today and spent some time getting to know and his friend Anthony (not pictured, the young boy was simply passing by and decided to join in with the fun.)
Daniel had predicted that it was going to rain, and seconds later we took cover from a sudden heavy downpour in a bus shelter as him and Anthony fussed our dogs and talked with us.
Two very good natured young men despite being slightly intoxicated.
Daniel is seen here performing his puddle dance which he said he hadn't done since the age of 6.
A great honour to see.
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
Light Filter dark clouds and an odd light filter through the trees predicting rain to come soon, shot in North Carolina.
The blue hour with a view of the Charles River and the Boston skyline taken from the BU Bridge.
Tonight's sunset looks potentially promising - it's hard to predict, but the variable clouds and wind mean it's worth a shot. I've also been testing a sunset quality prediction app which puts the odds of colorful clouds tonight at 45%...
I'm trying to decide where to go - I want a wide open view to the northwest to see sunset at this time of year. I've been wanting to try a timelapse from the southeast corner of one of these ponds, maybe tonight is a good night to try that.
You can predict exactly when the Robin will have it's main feed. During the morning and afternoon it skirts the periphery of the five feeding area's in our garden, picking off the odd seed or nuts dropped by the other bird, but just as the Witching Hour starts they will appear, one at a time and feed for a couple of minutes facing into the setting sun.
Neowise was addicting for us and we found ourselves where the skis were predicted to be clear. We ended up at Carrizo Plains on this night and I was able to get both the setting moon and the Comet . The moon is actually just a crescent, but with the 10 second exposure it appeared fuller.
An interesting note: The Satellite WISE was launched from our very own Vandenberg AFB on 12/14/2009 for the purpose of Wide Field Infared exploration. In Sept of 2010 it ran out of the necessary cooling hydrogen for that purpose and went into hibernation. It was reactivated in Sept of 2013 to use the still viable camera to search for Near Earth Objects (NEO), thus officially being renamed to NEOWISE. It discovered the Comet which they also named NEOWISE in March of 2020.
www.jpl.nasa,gov/missions/wide-field-infared-survey-explo...
St Andrew's Church (Andriivska tserkva) is an Orthodox church in Kyiv, constructed between 1747 and 1754 to a design by the Italian architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli, a rare example of Elizabethan Baroque in Ukraine. Situated on a steep hill, where Andrew the Apostle is believed to have foretold the great future of the place as the cradle of Christianity in the Slavic lands, the church overlooks the historic Podil neighborhood. Since 1968, the building has been a museum, part of the National Sanctuary "Sophia of Kyiv" as a landmark of cultural heritage.
The church was consecrated in honor of Andrew the Apostle who is recognized as the "Apostle of Rus′". According to the chronicle The Tale of Bygone Years, Saint Andrew came to the Dnipro River's slopes in the 1st century AD and erected a cross on the current location of the church. He prophesied that the sparsely inhabited area would become a great city. As he predicted, the site arose to become the city of Kiev, a center of the Eastern Orthodox faith in Rus′.
The uniqueness of St. Andrew's Church in Kyiv (1748–1767) is in its unusual location and architecture. The temple was built on an artificial hill, and the foundation for it is the terrace of a two-story building - a stylobate, to which a large cast-iron staircase leads.
This is the only known monument of history, architecture and painting of the 18th century on the territory of Ukraine, created in the imperial baroque style according to the project of the outstanding Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
Андріївська гора - узвишшя на правому березі Дніпра. У районі Андріївської гори знаходилося слов'янське язичницьке капище, зокрема – головного слов'янського бога Перуна. Легенда пов'язує назву гори з освяченням її в I столітті н.е. апостолом Андрієм Первозванним, який передбачив виникнення Києва. У XI столітті на Андріївській горі був побудований Андріївський, або Янчин, монастир (Янка - дочка київського князя Всеволода Ярославіча), в якому була заснована перша в Русі жіноча школа з вишивальною майстернею. У 1212 князь Мстислав Молодецький спорудив на Андріївській горі Крестовоздвіженськую церкву, що проіснувала до 1560. Згодом на її місці існували інші дерев'яні храми. У XVIII столітті на схилах Андріївської гори розміщувався Аптекарський сад. У середині XVII століття на Андріївській горі було споруджено Андріївську церкву.
This is right out of the camera - why fix something that is so beautiful already!?!
She is now almost 5 months and around 50 pounds - not even half grown. I am predicting 100 pounds. She is as smart as a whip. I have taught her hand signals. She does not go any further than 10' from my side off- leash and is always watching out for us. Today we went on a two hour walk at Elk Island National Park and she loved it.
I am excited to have her in my life and to see what adventures we can have together.
I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition, and ignorance on the other :-)
Ulysses S. Grant, 1875
HSS!! Truth Matters! Science Matters!
japanese flowering quince, 'Atsuya Hamada', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Kral KOYU
Gazipasa
The unknown or predicted history of Gazipaşa goes deep within the historical perspective. In general, this historical adventure begins in the 2000s BC. The Luwians, a branch of the Hittites, lived in the region that the Hittites called the Kizzuvatna (Çukurova region) and Arzava (Antalya region) countries. Since Gazipaşa is in this region, it is highly probable that the historical journey of the district started with the Luwians - Hittites. As a matter of fact, the lion remains in the ruins around Karatepe (Sivaslı) confirm this information.
Another important milestone in Gazipaşa's historical journey is 628 BC. There are two cities in history with the name of Selinus. Selinus, which was founded as a city-state at this date by the Greek Cave-Hyblaia people in Sicily, and Selinus in the south of Anatolia. It is a port city established in the Cilicia Region and on both sides of the Hacımusa (Kestros) Stream. Its castle, on the other hand, is at the location of the current castle ruins and was an island at that time. From here, maritime trade was carried out with the trade centers of that day, especially Egypt.
The city, which passed from the Greek administration to Roman rule in 197 BC due to Antiochus, was built in AD. In the 1st century, the Roman King Trojan, who went on the eastern expedition of the Mediterranean coast, got sick and came to the port of Selinus and was the guest of a merchant's house. Hadrian, who would succeed him on the throne, came to Selinus and took the corpse to Rome, and had a tomb built in commemoration. For this reason, it is known that Selinus was called Traianapolis for a while, and in the Christian period, it was the Episcopal center affiliated to the Archbishopric of Seleukeia - Silifke. The period of the Roman Empire, which started in the 1st century BC, continued until the 6th century in Gazipaşa, which is within the Anatolian borders of this state.
M.S. Starting from the 6th century, the Southern Mediterranean was dominated by the Byzantine Empire, in the first half of the 12th century, it was attached to the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, and in the period of the Turkification of Pamphylia together with Gazipaşa, Antalya and Alanya, Selinus became the ruler of the Seljuk Sultan Alaaddin Keykubat I in 1221. In the year 1225, Alanya was started to be known as Selinti because of the fact that the five big streams that originate from the Taurus Mountains and flow through the city center and mix into the sea from here until 1225 cause floods from time to time. However, the conquest of the Seljuks, except for Alanya, was short-lived and the Armenians, who took advantage of the defeat of Gıyaseddin II by the İlhanlılar in the Kösedağ War in 1243, recaptured this place and remained in their hands until the conquest of the Karamanoğlus in 1275. During the Mongolian invasion of Anatolia in the 1270s, Selinti was located within the borders of Konya and its affiliated regions of the Anatolian Seljuk State.
During the period of Anatolian principalities, Antalya and its surroundings remained in the Teke Principality since 1335, while Alanya, Selinti and the eastern and northern regions came under the rule of Karamanoğulları, whose center was Konya.
Gedik Ahmet Pasha, the Commander of the Naval Forces (Captain Derya) of Fatih Sultan Mehmet in the Ottoman Period, took Alanya in 1470 and Selinti, Anamur and Silifke regions in 1472 from the Karamanoğlu Principality and included them under Ottoman rule. Famous traveler Evliya Çelebi states on page 126 of his famous Travelogue, "In the 18th century, Selinti accident is a town within the borders of İçel (Mersin) with 26 villages connected to Silifke Sanjak and paying a tax of 80 coins annually. It is surrounded by well-kept mosques and houses by the sea. It has lush green mountains. It has a pier 70 miles from Cyprus."
the predicted solar storm arrived on Friday night, it came with clouds over many areas luckily it cleared to see Strong Thermal Emission with Velocity Enhancement or STEVE and a picket fence
he predicted yesterday didn't happen today :-) Laurence J. Peter.
pink flowering japanese apricot, 'bonita', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Packard was an American luxury automobile marque built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, United States, and later by the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. The first Packard automobiles were produced in 1899, and the last in 1958, with one of the last concept cars built in 1956, the Packard Predictor.
We're predicted storms today so I'll pop down to the coast to try and pick up some of the wild energy of the sea and wind. This is from a couple of weeks ago when a. hard frost gripped the valley. Oh Weather is by Damien Jurado
52 Weeks of 2022. Environment.
Dragonflies are an ancient family of insects. They have been around for 300 million years and predate the dinosaurs. There are over 5,000 species spanning all continents except the Antartica. They are important bio-indicators for environmental health both of water and land.
This version is for my friend Richard who suggested a dark background. As he predicted this image has more contrast.
As predicted by this years "Finch Forecast" there's been a relatively healthy influx of Evening Grosbeaks into Northeast Ohio. I say "relatively" because the population of these beautiful birds has been declining in recent years thought to be a result of the destruction of large areas of their boreal breeding grounds. Let's hope this can be addressed to help keep the numbers from decreasing. A huge thanks to one of Cuyahoga County's most talented birders who discovered this lovely finch.
The annual Liverpool Santa Dash event marked its 20th festive race in the city, with thousands of people donning their beards, hats and red (and blue) suits to race along the 5k route around the city centre in support of Claire House Children's Hospice. It is predicted that around 8,000 people took part in the charity event.
the course took runners through the Royal Albert Dock and onwards into the heart of the city and then on to the finish line outside Liverpool Town Hall.
After a rainy start to the day, the sun eventually came out for the runners, who made their way around the course dressed in a range of outfits. While most opted for the Santa outfit, others came as elves and there was even a grumpy Grinch in the mix.
The BTR Liverpool Santa Dash welcomes everyone—whether walking, jogging, or running. Wheelchair users and even tiny Santas in prams or pets are encouraged to join.
Summer in Melbourne was milder than predicted this year, and it seems like it is bleeding into autumn, for the weather is warming up and everywhere gardens are bursting forth with beautiful coloured blooms in a profusion of colours.
I took an afternoon stroll in the late summer sunshine the other day, and I walked past this beautiful "Julia's Rose" which is thriving in the well maintained garden of a stylish 1930s Art Deco clinker brick villa. This coffee coloured rose bush is a favourite of mine, as I love the shape of the flowers as they expand into full bloom.
Introduced in 1976 by Wisbech Plant Farm in the United Kingdom, "Julia's Rose" is an unusual colour blend of coffee, lavender and pink blushes on long smooth stems. A tall open bush, this rose repeat flowers often in clusters from October to May and in cooler weather can become completely coffee-coloured.
Qīngchéng Shān (Sichuan, China), it is considered one of the birthplaces of Taoism. It consists of 36 peaks and dozens of Taoist monasteries and temples were built on them, in past centuries. The main sites are Chaoyang Cave, at the foot of the main peak Laoxiao; Jianfu Palace located at the foot of Zhangren Peak, where the main figures of the Taoist school are worshipped and Shangqing Palace, located at the peak of Mount Qīngchéng with an altitude over 1500 m. In 2000, Qīngchéng Shān it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath
Más alto que nosotros sólo el cielo -Bunbury
Too long in that condition, how soon it was too late. If we predict the next most likely thing... we change the crystal of the colour glasses. Higher than us, only the sky.
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“To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.”
“He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.”
"He who knows how to be content with what he has will always be happy."
“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”
“Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.”
“Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose.”
“He whose desires are few gets them. He whose desires are many goes astray.”
“When you realise that what you do to others, you do to yourself, you will have understood a great truth.“
“Those who have knowledge do not predict. Those who predict have no knowledge.“
“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
Lao-Tse, Taoist philosopher (6th or 4th century BC.)
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PS:
If the world is big enough for you, don't go spoiling it for someone else
with a predicted 18 to 24 inches of snow hitting this week in North Dakota, it's nice to see some positive signs of spring...these flowers will get buried, but will survive, with the extra moisture, hopefully they will really take off and bloom more.
Date : February 7th, 2024
Time : 05:37PM - Sunset time
Place: My favorite spot.
I keep wondering about the sky’s significant changes from one shape to another in a matter of seconds as the sun goes down.
I can’t even predict how the sky shape would turn at any given sunset/sunrise moment.
It’s always different and each time it changes according to a unique and sophisticated set of orders in a one-off algorithm; I believe.
It must, surely, has its proper scientific explanation. For me, it’s a mysteriously joyful experience and a source of great happiness.
The clouds here -a minute before this shot- were almost one piece when a sudden gentle wind started to blow turning the water calm surface into ripples and that one cloud began to move apart forming this magnificent sky.
The breeze carried by that gentle wind together with the amazing view, made for an awesomely wonderful moment. The lonely bird flew away immediately after the sun was completely vanished.
As predicted a CME (coronal mass ejection) sparked a strong G3 class geomagnetic storm yesterday. Thankfully it cleared after midnight and I was able to witness some very colourful displays, even seeing red rather than just what the camera picked up. The storm is ongoing with another possible impact to come. From Space Weather:
"The lights spread across multiple US states including Oregon, Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Idaho, Montana, New Jersey and North Dakota. At maximum, the lights descended as far south as Colorado."
— My watch can predict the future!
— That's impossible! Can you prove it?
— Sure! — glances at the watch — Right now it's saying you have no panties.
— You see? That is wrong, I have panties on right now.
— Oh, I'm sorry, its 10 minutes fast...
Weather app predicted 💯 low cloud cover - so I drove to my favorite woodland and was greeted by constant rain, zero wind and zero mist. Which seems to happen everytime I'm up that way. So I continued on and found paths that I hadn't walked before which for woodland I've walked through many mnay times was awesome. Most paths are either dog runs cyclists, or footpaths. But they sometimes throw up magical tree shapes, if upur really lucky 100 year old beech trees which survived the 1985 hurricane 🌀 which are now showing signs of age and fungal infections. They aren't long for the Tree world. So I've been photographing some of them recently they are so huge its hard to fit them in a frame. You can see the one of them in the previous photo I posted.
#Monochrome #CloseUp #Darkness #Black #FullFrame #Wet #Backgrounds #Drop #blackandwhite #structure #tree #woodland
2019-10-22 2582-CR2-L1T1
Sunday storm prediction for the lakeshore,
WHERE...Mason, Oceana, Muskegon, Ottawa, Allegan and Van Buren counties.
WHEN...From 1 AM Sunday to 1 AM EST Monday.
IMPACTS...Significant erosion of beaches and dunes, inundation of low-lying areas along the lakeshore and in river mouths, and road closures are possible.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A strong fall storm system will move through the Great Lakes tonight and Sunday. Winds will increase substantially out of the west on Sunday bringing a rise in water levels as well as producing large battering waves. Wave heights will likely reach the 12 to 16 foot range on Sunday. Peak wind gusts will top out in the 50 to 60 mph range.
This shot of the Grand Haven lighthouse was taken October 22 of 2019. I do not think the light will be this good on Sunday as they are also predicting rain al day long. So probably not much sun light at all.
If this looks promising I might head out that way, we will see.
They predicted wet and heavy snow from Winter Storm Riley. I think they nailed that one. The ground was bare and waterlogged when it started last night, and the temperature has remained above freezing, yet the snow has become quite deep by mid-day and is still coming down strong. I just saw a line snap outside my window, and there are broken branches in the back yard. It all looks quite beautiful though, with the big flakes coming down.
(update: This tree returned to it's upright position as the snow melted quickly, but another storm is rolling in already, Nor'Easter Quinn)
As predicted , we were greeted on our arrival in Te Anau, New Zealand, with very heavy rain and it hasn't stopped raining since. We had an early cruise at Milford Sound booked this morning. We were about 3/4 of the way there when we were turned back due to a landslide!
The upside of all the rain is the beautiful waterfalls it creates that cascade down the sides of the mountains.
As predicted, I was not able to document week two on the BRP last weekend...the storm really put a damper on those efforts.
And trust me, I seriously considered going up there but the weather was just too unpredictable to chance it...Planning to go this weekend.
Blue Ridge Parkway, Va
Stormy weather was predicted for this evening so I thought I would go for a drive and maybe shoot some stormy skies. I didn't leave soon enough because the storm started before I could get out of town or find a decent spot to pull over. I have never seen so much hail come down at once in my lifetime! The photos in the comments are what I could shoot out the car window when it started and then the hail in the street, after I was able to pull over and wait it out. This one was from my deck, about 2 hours after the first storm, and before the next one that's rumbling around out there right now really hits.
165:366:2020
On an awesome morning, NS #509 heads west under the PT-225 intermediate signal bridge in Tipton, PA with SD60E 7010 leading. About a week earlier, someone climbed the bridge and stole the number plates off of every signal on the bridge here. NS quickly replaced with these current ones. The forecast predicted mostly cloudy this whole day which was a complete lie. There was not a cloud in sight until 3:00 PM which then turned overcast. I have been trying to plan a trip to this area for the past year and this day I picked happened to be sunny.
As predicted it was cloudy... in fact it was "light fog". I gave up waiting (and hoping) and headed 40 miles east where I managed to find a small gap in the clouds to photograph the eclipse in a tiny village with a nice old church. This explains the crosses.
I took this with my 10 stop Lee Big Stopper filter as it seemed the best way to deal with some of the risks of looking at the sun. I also used the LCD display.
My video of some of it www.youtube.com/watch?v=csrKtVId7tQ&list=UUStMh9z7-hJ...