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A tiny "GRAY HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY" sunning on first blooming Rhodo bud on the Rhododendrum bush.
Gray Hairstreak Butterflies have a wingspan of 7/8-1 3/8 inches ( 2.2-3.5 cm). Males perch all afternoon on small trees and shrubs to seek receptive females.
They range from throughoutcontinental US from southern Cnada, south to Mexico. They are the most widespread Hairstreak in North America.
Photo taken on May 3/15 at 4:36pm on south east Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada
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Mother wasn't as receptive to having her photograph taken as were her daughters in this street market in Sumpango, Guatemala.
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Da inherent imagination and spiritual receptivity is definitely influenced by dis differential chemical endowment It is da dedication of its use to da pursuit of da Divine ......
.......which renders it a catalyst to worship
Photographed in Madagascar - Walking, no cover
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Photographing lemurs in Madagascar was amazing since they're such interesting and photogenic animals. Moving up and over hills through the thick foliage of the rain forest during the first part of our trip was exhausting but photographing this particular species was much easier because they lived and foraged very close to our lodging. As you can probably tell from this photo, lemurs are very curious primates...this one particularly so.
I previously posted an image of this particular animal...but I cropped this image to get a closer look at those amazing eyes!
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From Wikipedia: Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a diurnal, medium-sized lemur of the sifaka genus Propithecus. It is native to Madagascar. Coquerel's sifaka was once considered to be a subspecies of Verreaux's sifaka, but was eventually granted full species level.
Description:
Its dorsal pelage and tail are white, with maroon patches on the chest and portions of the limbs. The coat is generally dense. Its face is bare and black except for a distinctive patch of white fur along the bridge of the nose. Its naked ears are also black, and its eyes are yellow or orange. The bottom of the lemur's hands and feet are black, while the thighs, arms, and chest are a chocolate brown. Like all lemurs, Coquerel’s sifaka has a toothcomb, used for grooming and sometimes scraping fruit off a pit.
Diet:
Coquerel's sifaka's herbivorous diet varies by season. In the wet season, it eats immature leaves, flowers, fruit, bark, and dead wood. In the dry season, it eats mature leaves and buds. It may browse nearly 100 plant species, but the majority of its feeding time is concentrated on about 10% of these. Since it has a very fibrous diet, Coquerel's sifaka has an enlarged cecum and extremely long colon that helps facilitate digestion. These lemurs spend 30-40% of their day foraging, especially in the morning, midday, and evening. Females often take leadership roles during foraging and exert their dominance by eating the preferred food or denying the males food until they are satisfied. These lemurs are beneficial to the environment because they aid seed dispersion. Captive Coquerel’s sifkas eat shining leaf sumac and mimosa.
Social structure:
Coquerel’s sifakas spend the majority of their time in areas of just 2-3 ha. However, they can live in areas with 4-8 ha. Though their home range may overlap with other groups of sifakas, they avoid each other to avoid aggression.[14] When friendly Coquerel's sifakas meet, they greet by rubbing their noses together.
Matriarchy is rare in the animal kingdom as a whole, but common among lemurs. A matriarchal system is particularly pronounced in Coquerel's sifaka. All adult and even most subadult females are dominant over males.[12]
Females have preferential access to food and other resources. When a female is browsing an area or tree, a male waits for her to finish before he moves there to feed. If he gets in the way of the female, she may lunge, smack, or bite him. The male then exhibits submissive behavior by rolling his tail between his legs, chattering softly, and baring his teeth in a grimace before quickly leaping out of her way.
When mating, Coquerel's sifaka commonly practices polyandry. A female may choose to mate with only one male, but most often she mates with several, from other visiting groups, as well as from her own. Males compete for access to sexually receptive females. However, the winner of a fight will not necessarily be the one she selects for breeding. The criteria by which she chooses a mate are evidently more complex.
In some other animals, polyandrous mating is thought to raise the chances of successful fertilization, but this does not appear to be the case in Coquerel's sifaka. Instead, polyandry is thought to be advantageous because when paternity is confused, the likelihood of male infanticide decreases.
Locomotion:
In the trees, Coquerel's sifaka moves by vertical clinging and leaping. It maintains an upright posture when at rest or when propelling itself between branches or trunks. This style of arboreal locomotion is characteristic of most, if not all, lemurs. This particular lemur can leap from tree to tree up to 35 feet. It has the extraordinary ability to leap to spiny trees and precisely place its hands and feet so that it will not hurt itself.
Occasionally, Coquerel's sifaka descends to the ground to cross open spaces. Its terrestrial locomotion is unique to its species. Like Verreaux's sifaka, it moves in a series of bipedal hops with its arms thrown out to the sides for balance. However, whereas Verreaux's sifaka bounds sideways and crosses its legs one in front of the other, the Coquerel's sifaka bounds forward, like a kangaroo. It leans in the direction of its jump to achieve forward momentum.
A study at Duke University’s Primate Center examined feeding behaviors of captive sifakas to determine their handedness. Given chopped fruits and vegetables, adult male and female sifakas showed a predominant preference for left-handedness, while younger sifakas alternated hands to grab food. Coquerel’s sifakas gain dexterity and hand preference with age, diverging only slightly by gender.
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Brown Hare / lepus europaeus. Lincolnshire. 11/04/22.
'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.'
The doe, (centre) had tolerated the attentions of these two bucks, (left/right) who had positioned themselves very close to her for 20 minutes or more. Her scent had informed them that she would become receptive very soon - an opportunity to mate neither of them wanted to miss.
Sometimes the wait can last for a day or more but during that time, bucks will try their luck. This is when a doe retaliates, fending them off by 'boxing'.
In this image, the buck (left) had attempted to mate. Instantly, the doe rounded on him, reared up on her hind legs and started to defend herself. The action caught me unawares and all happened so quickly that I had to grab this shot. No time to think about composition and unfortunately I've clipped the tip of the buck's tail, so not ideal. Nevertheless, a nice record shot to remind me of another great hare day.
A Greek-style portico at Lloyd Lake. Golden Gate Park.
After the 1906 earthquake and fire devastated a mansion at 1101 California State, the portico was donated to the Golden Gate Park and later installed at Lloyd Lake, named in memory of Reuben Headley Lloyd, the park commissioner.
A number of urban myths exist concerning both Lloyd Lake and the Portals. Some relate sightings of ghostly figures or small floating luminous globes. The location was described by Spiritualists of the early 20th century as "a place that opens the receptive soul to dangerous influences. It should not be visited carelessly."
Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday. Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments.
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When I posted the piece below of the anthers, I hadn't realized there was another important plant part about to appear!
After watching a few *You Tubes* on the pollination process, I experienced a rather intimate session with my gorgeous amaryllis this morning! Will be fun to see if its stigma was receptive!
Wapiti (Cervus canadensis). Rocky Mountain National Park, Grand County, Colorado.
The 2021 elk rut is fast approaching. These ruts are famous for their violence and aggression, but they have a softer side as well. This bull had his hands full running off satellite bulls and keeping his harem close. But between his charging and bugling, he took time to tend his cows. A bull will often lick a cow as a means of announcing his intention to mount her, however we watched as this bull would slowly approach bedded cows and lick and even nudge his face against them. Most of the cows seemed receptive of this, and many responded in like kind. I believe, and have read in various sources, that this behavior serves as a kind of bond reinforcement within the harem. Perhaps he knew, in some way, that showing his gentler side could lead to more loyalty among the cows, and in turn they would be less likely to risk leaving him to join another harem of a bull that may not be so kind.
Argent really does not like cell phones. However, with a normal camera, she's a lot more receptive to close-up pictures - so close that the camera focused on her nose and not eyes...
Bilancia
Le vicende in arrivo per te probabilmente non ti sembreranno avere alcun senso - a meno che tu non ridefinisca il significato di "senso". Se lo farai, le tue avventure potrebbero avere, considerate a posteriori e capovolgendo la prospettiva, un senso perfettamente compiuto e trasparente che ti farà ringiovanire da un punto vista spirituale ed emotivo, oltre che sessuale. Ecco un ulteriore spunto per farti capire quel che sto dicendo: l'epos che sta per iniziare potrebbe apparentemente non produrre alcuna lezione o insegnamento pratico, a meno che tu non rinunci a ricavarne lezioni di vita specifiche e indicazioni - nel qual caso sarai travolto da sagge intuizioni.
Week of August 13
Aries (March 21-April 19)
I started producing some good work within ten years of launching my writing career, but I didn't hit my stride until the 18th year. From what I hear, many other skills require a long training period as well. According to an Aikido adept I know, for example, a practitioner may require 30 years to master the moves and spirit of that martial art. And as for the ability to carry on a successful intimate relationship: It usually takes a lifetime. I hope this line of thinking helps you get a more practical perspective on the specific prowess you're trying to develop, Aries. Keep in mind that it probably wouldn't be worth learning if you could become a wizard in a flash. There's no rush. Give yourself credit for how far you've come already.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Talk to yourself more and better. Not just with streams of chatter that meander aimlessly. Not with darts of self-deprecation mixed in with grandiose fantasies. No, Taurus. When I urge you to talk to yourself more and better, I mean that you should address your self with focused tenderness. I mean that you should be driven by the bold intention to lift up your mood, praise your skills, shower blessings on your vulnerabilities, and love yourself down to the core. You will attract cosmic assistance if you do this playful work. You will bathe your subconscious intelligence with healing luminosity.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
I climbed the endless steps to the sanctuary, brushing off large spiders that kept landing on me. I stood in the rain for hours waiting for the gates to open. The guardian of the threshold wouldn't let me in until I answered his tricky and sometimes insulting questions. Through it all, I maintained my patience and poise and reverence. At no time did I give in to the temptation to curse the difficulties. And when I finally entered, when I got my chance to penetrate to the heart of the rose petal-strewn labyrinth, my persistence was rewarded. As I knelt there in amused awe, face to face with the sacred jokester, I got a useful answer to the most important question in my life. Would you like a comparable experience, Gemini? It's possible in the coming week.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Visionary philosopher Buckminster Fuller said that "Pollution is nothing but resources we're not harvesting." If that's true, Cancerian, you've got a lot of resources available to you right now, although they will have to be converted from their smoggy and effluvial state. So for example, if you're a songwriter, the noxious emotions floating around could be raw material for a sparkling tune. If you're a lover, the peculiar vibes you're dealing with could inspire you to prevent a dumb pattern from repeating itself.
Leo (July 23-August 22)
The monsoon rains have not blessed eastern India with their usual downpours this year. In response, frustrated farmers have resorted to a radical ritual: asking their unmarried daughters to get naked and plow the fields. They believe that this will embarrass the weather gods into acting correctly. In general, I approve of being creative in making appeals to deities, but I recommend that you use a different approach. Rather than shaming them into providing you with more love and mojo, try flattering them. As if you were celebrating Halloween early, go around impersonating a god or goddess who is overflowing with love and mojo.
Virgo (August 23-September 22)
Two annoyances that had been bugging you before your exile have been neutralized. But you've still got at least one more to go, so don't relax yet. In fact, I think you should redouble your vigilance. Check expiration dates on your poetic licenses and pet theories. Scrub the muck from your aura, even if your friends seem to find it "interesting." And learn to read your own mind better so you can track down any disabling thoughts that might still be lurking in remote corners.
Libra (September 23-October 22)
Your upcoming adventures will probably make no sense -- unless you redefine what constitutes "sense." If you do that, your adventures could make absolutely lucid sense in a backward, upside-down way that will rejuvenate you sexually, spiritually, and emotionally. Here's another approach to understanding the point I'm trying to make: The epic drama you're about to begin may yield no apparent lesson and provide no practical guidance -- unless you empty your mind and give up hope for extracting specific lessons and guidance -- in which case you will be flooded with wise insights.
Scorpio (October 23-November 21)
What tricks have you employed to outwit your fears in the past? Remember them. Review them. Next, think about the people who have inspired you to be more courageous than you imagined were capable of. If you take these two actions, you will prepare yourself well for the week ahead. I'm not saying that the things you're scared of will be any bigger or badder than usual. But I want you to know that you now have the potential to gain a robust new power over them.
Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)
You are currently getting more miles per gallon and more bang for the buck than you have in a long time. Your IQ is creeping higher. Your knack for scoring good parking places is at a peak. I'll even go so far as to say that it's been quite a while since you've been teased by such thoroughly useful temptations. And get this, Sagittarius: I suspect that you have an enhanced instinct for taking smart risks. The only downside of all this good news is that you may not know your own strength. That means you should test it fast; find out more about its potential. Otherwise, you might break someone's heart by accident, or prematurely shatter the illusions of a person who's not yet ready to stop living in fantasyland
Capricorn (December 22-January 19)
I wouldn't be surprised if your whole life passed instantly before your eyes one day soon. Not because you'll come close to literal physical death or anything dangerous at all, but rather because you will have a brush with a magic power that could be yours in the future -- a magic power that will be possible for you to fully own only if you cut the umbilicus that links you to a dying source. Wow. Did I really say that in a fun little astrology column? And are you really prepared to change your life because of something you read in a fun little astrology column? I hope so. In the coming weeks, it'll be the fun little things that have the greatest potential to align you more closely with your soul's code.
Aquarius (January 20- February 18)
In the days ahead, you may not realize what you're looking for until you find it. I advise you, therefore, to put into action the following five-point plan. 1) Suppress any know-it-all tendencies you might have. 2) Revive your childhood talent for being voraciously curious about everything. 3) Ask more questions than you've ever asked before. 4) Figure out how to be receptive without being passive, and how you can be humble without muffling your self-confidence. 5) Consider the possibility that you have a lot to learn about what's best for you.
Pisces (February 19-March 20)
I've borrowed a fable from the ancient Greek writer Aesop to create a parable you can use in the coming weeks. Once upon a time there was a very thirsty crow. Rain hadn't fallen in a long time, and the creek from which she'd always drunk had dried up. Searching and searching for a bit of moisture, the crow finally happened upon a tree under which sat a ceramic pitcher with some water in it. But the pitcher's neck was narrow, and the crow couldn't fit her beak past it to reach the water. Inspired by desperation, the crow at last got an idea. Why not drop small rocks into the pitcher, making the water's level rise? And that's exactly what she did. How sweet it was when at last she quenched her thirst.
I stumbled across this couple on a path today. They were so still I thought they were dead from a distance. When I got closer I noticed it was courtship.
The male seeks out a potential breeding female, and grabs her in his jaws. If she is receptive she will mate with him, but if not she will bite him back fiercely in retaliation!
The estrous cycle of a cow moose is 22-23 days however they are only receptive for 1-36 hours so bulls stay 'near by' during the rut......
To recline is to listen inward—an invitation to ease the breath, soften the shoulders, and rest in a moment that asks nothing of us but presence. In the clamor of modern life, where movement is often mistaken for meaning, stillness offers a quiet rebellion.
It’s not laziness or retreat, but a profound form of trust: that we are enough without the constant proving. I think of golden light pooling on a carpet, a cat stretching unapologetically across a windowsill, or the way dusk pours itself gently into a room. Stillness, in these moments, is not absence—it’s grace.
To truly recline is to allow the world to come to us, rather than chase after it. The fire warms not because we tend to it, but because we draw near. In this softened state, we absorb more—beauty, clarity, comfort. We become porous to goodness.
Rest is no longer a reward for exhaustion; it’s a recognition of worth. There’s something sacred in that surrender, where movement gives way to meaning felt rather than forged. And in that space, reclined and receptive, we remember a truth too often forgotten: that stillness doesn’t diminish us—it completes us.
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(adj.) Departing
1. that is going out or leaving.
Departing Flock, Snow Geese at Sunrise, St-Barthelemy, Quebec, Canada.
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It is part of the photographer’s job to see more intensely than most people do. He must have and keep in him something of the receptiveness of the child who looks at the world for the first time or of the traveler who enters a strange country."
-Bill Brandt
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In Rockford for an art show this weekend, and there is no way in Hell I'm not taking my dog. I love my dog, and I'm glad that the gallery was very receptive to me bringing her with. She made a LOT of new friends while she was there.
Pistil, the female reproductive part of a flower. ... The pistil, centrally located, typically consists of a swollen base, the ovary, which contains the potential seeds, or ovules; a stalk, or style, arising from the ovary; and a pollen-receptive tip, the stigma, variously shaped and often sticky........
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One female on the right with three males in pursuit. She wasn't receptive yet, but they were keeping very close to her.
Lively, alert, kind and affectionate. The Lapphund is very receptive, attentive and willing to work. Its abilities as a good herding dog made it very useful in the reindeer trade. It is very versatile, suitable for obedience training, agility, herding, tracking, etc. It is easy to train, full of endurance and toughness.
Some call this bright orange butterfly "the flame," and it's easy to see why. Most call it Julia, or Julia heliconian. In any case, it's Dryas iulia, scientifically speaking.
It's a fairly large butterfly, and a common sight in South Florida foraging for nectar along the edges of woods, in fields and openings within hammocks. Its wingspan can exceed 3.5 inches.
Julias have elongated wings, similar to Florida's state butterfly, the zebra longwing, also called by some the zebra heliconian. Both in fact are members of the same subfamily, Heliconius.
Males are bright orange above and below, and have a narrow black band along the outer edges of their wings; females are duller and tend to have more black markings on the upper side of their wings.
The guys spend their time patrolling for dates — receptive females, who will lay eggs singly on new growth of the species's favorite host plants — passion vines. Julias are active year round throughout their normal range.
Julia adults have a wider list of flowers from which they like to nectar. The list includes lantana and Spanish needles aka shepherd's needles.
South Texas and the Florida peninsula are the northern limits of Julia's normal range, although they will wander occasionally to higher latitudes, as far north as Nebraska, during the warmer months. Brazil, Central America and Mexico are also part of its range, as is the Caribbean.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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A White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck from Willacy County, Texas.
Though whitetails may visit licking branches throughout the year, these communication waystations become especially important during the rut. Bucks visiting these sites can gather pheromonal cues from those who came before them, providing information on whether or not there may be a receptive doe nearby, and what potential rivals might be in the area.
Ragdoll Cat
The Ragdoll is a breed of cat with a distinct colorpoint coat and blue eyes. Its morphology is large and weighty, and it has a semi-long and silky soft coat. American breeder Ann Baker developed Ragdolls in the 1960s. They are best known for their docile, placid temperament and affectionate nature. The name Ragdoll is derived from the tendency of individuals from the original breeding stock to go limp and relaxed when picked up.[1] The breed is particularly popular in both the United Kingdom and the United States.
Ragdolls are known as dog-like cats due to their tendency to follow people around, their receptiveness to handling, and their relative lack of aggression towards other pets.[2]
Ragdolls are distinguishable by their pointed coloration (where the body is lighter than the face, ears, legs, and tail), large round blue eyes, soft, thick coats, thick limbs, long tails, and soft bodies. Their color rings are commonly tricolor or bicolor.[3]
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It is da dedication of its use to da pursuit of da Divine ......
.......which renders it a catalyst to worship
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"Da inherent imagination and spiritual receptivity is definitely influenced by dis differential chemical endowment.".
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Branched inflorescences with up to 40 female + 10,000 male flowers grow from the leaf axils from the 6th year onwards. Female flowers open 2 weeks after the male flowers and are receptive for 2 days, so that cross-pollination predominates. Pollination by wind / insects (bees, wasps, beetles, ants)
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Aus den Blattachsen wachsen ab dem 6. Jahr verzweigte Blütenstände mit bis 40 weiblichen + 10.000 männlichen Blüten. Weibliche Blüten öffnen sich 2 Wochen nach den männlichen, sind 2 Tage empfänglich, so dass Fremdbestäubung überwiegt. Bestäubung durch Wind / Insekten (Bienen, Wespen, Käfer, Ameisen)
Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
" Males patrol canyons or hilltops for receptive females. Females lay eggs singly on surface of host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves and rest on silken mats in shelters of curled leaves. Chrysalids hibernate...
Flight: One flight from June-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Leaves of cottonwood and aspen (Populus), willows (Salix), wild cherry (Prunus), and ash (Fraxinus).
Adult Food: Nectar from many flowers including thistles, abelia, California buckeye, zinnia, and yerba santa.
Habitat: Woodlands near rivers and streams, wooded suburbs, canyons, parks, roadsides, and oases.
Range: Western North America from British Columbia south to southern New Mexico and Baja California; east to western South Dakota and southeast Colorado. A rare stray to central Nebraska.
Conservation: Not usually required."
This is the Bahá'i House of Worship north of Chicago. The Bahá'i Temple services all of North America (Mexico, the United States of America, Canada, North America's sub-region of Central America, and the Caribbean).
As I took photos in the early morning darkness, a hummingbird flew in and out. That triggered my brain to immediately begin singing the Seals and Crofts' song Hummingbird that I heard in my youth, a song that mentions Bahá'i beliefs. That was a nice bonus. I suppose it is like having the tune Ave Maria pop in one's head when looking at a Catholic basilica. The internal song makes one more receptive to the moment, and more sensitive to the place. Unfortunately, my skills and equipment could not capture a fast-moving hummingbird in the dark. I inserted an image of a hummingbird during editing that I photographed on another day and pasted it as a composite in a small section of my temple image at twilight to help me remember this moment. I know: There is a debate among photographers on whether a photograph is a snapshot to record reality (most definitely for photojournalists) or a memory. In this case, it is a memory for me–a very pleasant one.
....and be passive and receptive.
John Keats
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Happy Monday !!!!!!!!!!
First light. My favourite time of day. I wasn't always like this; I had to train myself to give up the warm bed and comfy pillow. After years of practice, now I am able to wake up in the dark and find my way to the kitchen (where the coffee is). Usually I walk out onto the porch, even on cold winter mornings, and peer up at the inky black sky. Is there a glimmer of light in the east? What kind of day will it be?
To be out when early light floods the landscape, coyote voices mingling with birdsong and drifting across the grasslands - that is always special. No human intrusion. No internal combustion engines (after I shut off the one that got me there).
I stand on a little bridge that crosses the Frenchman River, just north of the village. Pink light slowly spreading; cool blue water swiftly flowing. The flow is near its seasonal peak, the river swelling with snowmelt far upstream, near its origins in the Cypress Hills. I take half an hour, walk down to the bank, working both sides of the bridge. Shooting away from the light is more interesting; a sunrise looks pretty much like a sunset, but look at how the land is transformed by this kiss of light. Stillness reigns, except for the gurgle and splash of the moving river. Mist rising. An early morning phenomenon.
I have a general idea of direction this morning, but no specific goal in mind: I'm open to whatever comes my way. Each day contains infinite possibilities. If I am receptive to what is offered, I won't come home disappointed.
Thanks to Bernie Boutin for reminding me of the golden rectangle, Leonardo da Vinci's favourite division of space. I was dimly aware but had never tried to implement it into my processing. It is a very comfortable ratio of 1 x 1 .618 that I find myself using fairly often now, especially with landscapes, and have saved as a Photoshop preset.
Photographed near Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
In this kingdom, many horses live in barns of the villagers.
There are so many horses that you can't count them all.
The villagers move around with the horses, they work the fields with the horses, they build with the horses...
Then one of the families has a miniature horse, it's a pony.
This one often manages to sneak under their fence to take a walk.
It is often said that the grass is cooler elsewhere and this pony seems to have understood it!
The villagers used to see this pony wandering around and they knew who it belonged to but they didn't care because they knew the pony was no nuisance and would return to his barn at some point.
That day, the pony decided to go for a walk a little farther than usual.
On his way he met pigs, cows and sheep.
However, an unknown smell entered his nostrils.
He decided to follow that scent to find out what it was.
He had been trotting with his little legs for a while. When the smell was close enough that he knew where it came from.
Turns out it was an owl.
An owl with piercing orange eyes, sharp beak, brown feathers, and sharp legs.
The pony approached him and greeted him.
The owl was receptive to his greeting and greeted him back.
The owl introduced himself to the pony as a god of heaven and earth.
It was he who kept order among the animals.
The pony explained where he came from and why he had come this far.
The owl felt honored by his visit.
Because many animals have little and do not dare to approach it.
But this pony was not afraid and approached him, which the owl very much appreciated.
A few hours passed while the owl and the pony chatted among themselves.
It was already dark and it was starting to get cold.
The pony took the time to think and must have thought about leaving.
The owl looked carefully at the pony wishing him a safe return and whispered that you will always stay safe on your way.
The pony thanked him, his head close to the owl whispering thank you my friend.
Then the pony went home.
He had returned safe and sound to his barn and had quickly fallen asleep in his warm straw. The owl had kept his word.
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These days I'm more of a walker who photographs than a photographer who walks. That's not to say I ramble aimlessly. I plan my walks (loosely). Just not my photographs. This allows for exploration, spontaneity, serendipity and discovery. Take this image here. I could never have anticipated the combination of circumstances that led to its capture. Far better, in my opinion, to walk the hills with an open mind, receptive to whatever possibilities might - or might not - present themselves that day. And living on Dartmoor, a willingness to get wet!
Original photograph copyright © Simon Miles. Not to be used without permission. Thanks for looking.
This image is included in 3 galleries :- 1) "Stoned and Rocked" curated by Sandra Mahle, 2) "Earth" by stephenhjcole and 3) "Images Invoking Receptive Energy" by Janine (JApplequist).
Mutitjulu is an Aboriginal Australian community in the Northern Territory of Australia located at the eastern end of Uluru. It is named after a knee-shaped water-filled rock hole at the base of Uluru, and is located in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Its people are traditional owners and joint managers of the park with Parks Australia. At the 2011 census, Mutitjulu had a population of 296, of which 218 were Aboriginal. (326 in 2016).
Branched inflorescences with up to 40 female + 10,000 male flowers grow from the leaf axils from the 6th year onwards. Female flowers open 2 weeks after the male flowers and are receptive for 2 days, so that cross-pollination predominates. Pollination by wind / insects (bees, wasps, beetles, ants)
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Aus den Blattachsen wachsen ab dem 6. Jahr verzweigte Blütenstände mit bis 40 weiblichen + 10.000 männlichen Blüten. Weibliche Blüten öffnen sich 2 Wochen nach den männlichen, sind 2 Tage empfänglich, so dass Fremdbestäubung überwiegt. Bestäubung durch Wind / Insekten (Bienen, Wespen, Käfer, Ameisen)
Another never shared shot from my mama moose adventure of June 8th, 2015. The story is a repeat that was shared back in 2017 with another photo of her. I’m just far too lazy to type it all out again!
Happy Easter to all!
John
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“What is my exit” quickly became the question!
For the second time in my life, I found myself within the “stupid range” of a large wild animal. The first was this past October when my friend Kent Lanum and I were fishing in Florida. While cruising along from Lake George into the Little Jupiter River we were both surprised to see a 17–18-foot gator laying on the bank, staring right at us. As my camera clicked away, Kent asked if I wanted to get a little closer. I immediately responded no…proving that I have some level of common sense, but choose not to let it rule my life.
On this day, I had arrived at the gate to the Grand Teton National Park prior to the vast numbers that were sure to invade. For a while, I felt as if I had it all to myself. Osprey, moose, mule deer and several species of songbirds seemed receptive to play right into my photographic plan; it was going to be a great day!
Later that morning as the hordes of visitors started arriving, speeding through the park like folks at Walmart at the start of a sale, my desire to be there quickly diminished. Besides, it was already after nine and I was sure that my bride was ready to grab some coffee and breakfast. As I rounded a bend heading for the hotel, I noticed a dozen or so cars all parked at crazy angles, a sure sign that a photo worthy critter was present! Having been there a few hours earlier and knowing there was a lake over the hill, it could be anything.
Grabbing my camera, I approached a young lady who was set up for the shot. Personal note: I choose her to talk to not based on her sex, youth or looks, but because she was shooting with a Canon 600mm lens that I just wanted to get close to! Anyway…she informed me that there was a female moose at water’s edge, just behind a large clump of trees and just below us.
Having been there a few hours earlier almost proved to be my demise as I knew there was a trail that led to the other side of the lake, if I could get there quickly, I could shoot down the water’s edge, improve the lighting/shadow situation and more importantly, get to breakfast.
As I exited the herd of photographers, I’m sure I left many to wonder what I was up to, what did I know? Moving fast (for me) I’m now some 50 yards from the crowd when I heard a branch snap down the hill, just a couple of dozen or so feet away. Then suddenly…Booyah…there was the moose! She had expertly snuck away from the horde of tourists in a manner that would have impressed David Copperfield; unfortunately, she was now standing just off of my left-hand side, and she was huge!
Standing tall and well within my focal length, taking a photo at this point wasn’t an option. Exiting the situation was all that I was thinking of…well, that and breakfast. I started walking backwards, maintaining constant eye contact as she just stood there like a statue in a man vs. moose high school stare-down! Once I had established a little distance between us, I noticed a large boulder to my right. Standing on the boulder gave me a couple of advantages…one; I was set up perfectly now for a photo and two…well I guess there was only one. Should she charge, my only option was to leap from the boulder and roll down the hill, surely making myself the subject in countless photo albums on several different continents by the folks who can’t spot a moose on the move, but with my luck and their lenses, would capture every angle of my degrading fat Italian guy roll to freedom!
As my camera clicked away, she continued along her way slowly as to ensure I got her good side. Moments later I could hear the hoard heading my way fast. As I stood there taking head shots of her as she ate, a true appreciation for her size and grace fell over me, how blessed am I by God and by her…I decided to leave her alone.
As I exited through the hoard, which was now rattling off dozens and dozens of photos of her backside, she headed into the deep woods. As they complained of their angle, I simply smiled and wanted to lift my arms in the air as Tim Robbins did as he exited Shawshank prison…I had the shot, I had the experience and I was heading to breakfast with my baby!
Adventure before dementia!
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Many accuse me of indifference and passivity when I refuse to go into hiding; they say that I have given up. They say everyone who can, must try to stay out of their clutches, it’s our bounden duty to try. But that argument is specious. For while everyone tries to save himself, vast numbers are nevertheless disappearing. And the funny thing is, I don’t feel I’m in their clutches anyway, whether I stay or am sent away. I find all that talk so cliché-ridden and naive, and can’t go along with it anymore. I don’t feel in anybody’s clutches … They may well succeed in breaking me physically, but no more than that. I may face cruelty and deprivation the likes of which I cannot imagine in even my wildest fantasies. Yet all this is as nothing to the immeasurable expanse of my faith in God and my inner receptiveness. I shall always be able to stand on my own two feet even when they are planted on the hardest soil of the harshest reality. And my acceptance is not indifference or helplessness. I feel deep moral indignation at a regime that treats human beings in such a way. But events have become too overwhelming and too demonic to be stemmed with personal resentment and bitterness. These responses strike me as being utterly childish and unequal to the “fateful” course of events. (ET 2002, 487)
-Etty Hillesum
Nature - Flowers - The Intricate Design and Beauty of the Iris Flower.
Iris is a genus of 260–300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is 'flags', while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as 'junos', particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower.
The inflorescences are in the shape of a fan and contain one or more symmetrical six-lobed flowers. These grow on a pedicel or peduncle. The three sepals, which are spreading or droop downwards, are referred to as "falls". They expand from their narrow base, which in some of the rhizomatous irises has a "beard" (a tuft of short upright extensions growing in its midline), into a broader expanded portion ("limb"), often adorned with veining, lines or dots. The three, sometimes reduced, petals stand upright, partly behind the sepal bases. They are called "standards". Some smaller iris species have all six lobes pointing straight outwards, but generally limb and standards differ markedly in appearance. They are united at their base into a floral tube that lies above the ovary (known as an epigynous or inferior ovary). The styles divide towards the apex into petaloid branches; this is significant in pollination.
The iris flower is of interest as an example of the relation between flowering plants and pollinating insects. The shape of the flower and the position of the pollen-receiving and stigmatic surfaces on the outer petals form a landing-stage for a flying insect, which in probing for nectar, will first come into contact with the perianth, then with the stigmatic stamens in one whorled surface which is borne on an ovary formed of three carpels. The shelf-like transverse projection on the inner whorled underside of the stamens is beneath the overarching style arm below the stigma, so that the insect comes in contact with its pollen-covered surface only after passing the stigma; in backing out of the flower it will come in contact only with the non-receptive lower face of the stigma. Thus, an insect bearing pollen from one flower will, in entering a second, deposit the pollen on the stigma; in backing out of a flower, the pollen which it bears will not be rubbed off on the stigma of the same flower.
I've had the pleasure of seeing quite a few bears this summer, both black bears and grizzlies. I've mostly just watched these fabulous animals, but did try to take a few photographs, none of which were particularly remarkable. So I've reached into my photo archives to present this image a Grizzly Bear I closely encountered in Canada's Banff National Park a few years ago.. For those who migfht be interested, some information about grizzly bears is presented below.
The grizzly bear is a kind of brown bear. Many people in North America use the common name “grizzly bear” to refer to the smaller and lighter-colored bear that occurs in interior areas and the term “brown bear” to refer to the larger and typically darker-colored bear in coastal areas. However, most of these bears are now considered the same subspecies.
Grizzly bears are large and range in color from very light tan (almost white) to dark brown. They have a dished face, short, rounded ears, and a large shoulder hump. The hump is where a mass of muscles attach to the bear’s backbone and give the bear additional strength for digging. They have very long claws on their front feet that also give them extra ability to dig after food and to dig their dens.
Grizzly bears weigh upward of 700 pounds (315 kilograms). The males are heavier than the females and can weigh 200 to 300 kilograms (about 400 to 600 pounds). A large female can weigh 110 to 160 kilograms (about 250 to 350 pounds).
Grizzly bears are omnivores. The most commonly eaten kinds of plants are fleshy roots, fruits, berries, grasses, and forbs. If grizzly bears are on the hunt, their prey can include fish (especially salmon), rodents like ground squirrels, carrion, and hoofed animals like moose, elk, caribou, and deer. They are especially good at catching the young of these hoofed species. Grizzly bears can also target domestic animals like cattle and sheep.
Grizzly bears use sounds, movement, and smells to communicate. They growl, moan, or grunt, especially when females are communicating with their young or during mating season when male bears can fight each other fiercely for the opportunity to mate with receptive females. Grizzly bears also rub their bodies on trees to scratch and to let other bears know they are there.
Grizzly bears hibernate in warm dens during the winter to minimize energy expenditure at a time when natural foods are not available and to permit their tiny young to be born in a warm and secure environment. Throughout the summer and autumn, grizzly bears build up fat reserves by consuming as much food as they can find. In late fall or winter, the bears find a hillside and dig a hole to serve as their winter den. When inside the den, grizzly bears slow down their heart rate, reduce their temperature and metabolic activity, and live off stored fat reserves. Pregnant females give birth in the dens and nurse their cubs until they are large enough to venture outside in the spring as snow melts and new food become available.
Depending on the length of the winter season, grizzly bears can stay in their dens for up to seven months. Females with newborn cubs are the last to leave their dens in the spring. Females with older cubs emerge earlier and solitary females and males are the first to exit dens in the spring.
Grizzly bears begin to look for mates in the spring and early summer. Females can mate with more than one male during her breeding season. When a female grizzly becomes pregnant, the development of the embryo temporarily stops for several months, a process called “delayed implantation.” If a female bear is unable to gain enough weight during the summer and fall, her body will tell her to not proceed with the pregnancy and the embryo will reabsorb. This gives her a head start on gaining enough weight to have a successful pregnancy the following year. When female grizzly bears enter hibernation, the embryo implants in her uterus and begins gestation. In January or February, female grizzly bears give birth to one to four cubs (usually two). The female will care for her young inside the den until spring, when they finally step out into the world.
The mother cares for her young for at least two more years, feeding and protecting them. When the cubs are two and a half years old, they typically separate from their mother. In areas with little food, the cubs may stay with their mother longer. Typically separation happens when the female enters breeding condition and attracts males, which can be a threat to the cubs. At around five years of age, grizzly bears reach sexual maturity.
Grizzly bears are mainly solitary and territorial, except for mothers and their cubs, or when a plentiful food source is discovered. Grizzly bears are known to congregate at rivers with many fish and at improperly fenced garbage dumps. Grizzlies can run pretty fast, reaching speeds as fast as 35 miles an hour for very short sprints. They are good swimmers too. Cubs can climb trees to evade danger, but they lose this ability as their front claws grow longer. Grizzly bears can live to be 30 years in the wild, but most die before age 25.
In receptive mind the very same distracting thoughts continue to come, go, or remain, but now, owing to the de-cluttering of our mind, inner silence expands. These distracting thoughts no longer appear to be so aggressively in our face. They lose their staying power because our practice of inner vigilance allows us to relax the talons of our grip on them. At one time we were convinced it was the afflictive thoughts that had their grip on us. Why is this so?
Our relationship with distracting thoughts has gradually changed from the frenzy of incessant mental chatter to a far less cluttered receptive mind that allows what is simply to be. The skills of interior vigilance and the resulting inner stillness of our gaze have made possible this changed relationship with distractions.
-An Ocean of Light Contemplation, Transformation, and Liberation, Martin Laird, O.S.A.
It is da dedication of its use to da pursuit of da Divine ......
.......which renders it a catalyst to worship
...............~~~~~~~~~
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“Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains, the male sex cells of a flower, from the anther where they are produced to the receptive surface, or stigma, of the female organ of a flower. Since the honey bee is the most important insect that transfers pollen between flowers and between plants, the word ‘pollination’ is often used to describe the service of providing bees to pollinate crop plants.” See www.aces.uiuc.edu/vista/html_pubs/BEEKEEP/CHAPT8/chapt8.html
“Honey bees—wild and domestic—perform about 80 percent of all pollination worldwide. A single bee colony can pollinate 300 million flowers each day. Grains are primarily pollinated by the wind, but fruits, nuts and vegetables are pollinated by bees. Seventy out of the top 100 human food crops—which supply about 90 percent of the world’s nutrition—are pollinated by bees.” See www.greenpeace.org/usa/sustainable-agriculture/save-the-b...
Brown Hares / lepus europaeus. Lincolnshire. 11/04/22.
'PATIENCE IS LIKE ELASTIC, SOMETIMES IT SNAPS.'
The doe hare, (centre) had tolerated the attentions of these two bucks, (left/right) who had positioned themselves very close to her for 20 minutes or more.
This behaviour is usual, in fact, even more males will assemble if they locate a female about to become receptive. They stick like glue, biding their time, awaiting an opportunity to mate.
Understandably, a doe can find such attention too much to handle and often makes a break for freedom. My image shows a doe who had reached this point. Raised up on her hind legs, she had done a little boxing which was enough to get the males moving!
BEST VIEWED LARGE.