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Envisioning a future of love, peace, justice, caring and respect for all beings! ❤️
Like so many of us, I did not grow up vegan. I ate meat, dairy, eggs and other animal products. I went to circus and zoo, wore leather and fur trims on my winter coats. I even had summer pets for several summers when I was a child...two innocent lambs who were loved during the summer and slaughtered when the colder weather arrived. We betrayed them, their trust, their unconditional love. 💔 I will never forgive myself selfishly agreeing to accept their sacrifice. 😢 I did not know better. I was happily oblivious to animal suffering and cruelty. To speciesism.
Through my kids I learned about compassionate living and choices. Through them I looked into the horrors of animal agriculture, the lives of these beautiful, sentient beings animal agriculture pays big bucks to hide. To the suffering and mistreatment of the animals in testing labs in the name of science. We ALL want to live our lives happily, respected and loved.
I have been vegan for five years this Thanksgiving. The best decision I have ever made. I wish I would have known and opened my eyes earlier.
This photo is of my youngest daughter and our rooster friend
who lives in The Greener Pasture Farmed Animal Sanctuary here in Wisconsin. Thank you, Juuli, for standing by the animals and me for this beautiful journey and thank you to The Greener Pastures for allowing me to be part of the animals' lives and photograph them time after time 💕.
Today is the World Vegan Day. Veganism is more than food, it is a lifestyle. It is a life of compassion, love, caring and respect to all beings and our planet.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of Forty three metres at 07:46am on Saturday 27th February 2021 off Blackheath Avenue and Charlton Way in the grounds of Greenwich Park, one of the Royal Parks of London situated in Greenwich, South East London.
Here we see a group of Drakes, or mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), running around in the park. Mallards are dabbling ducks which breed all over temperate and sub tropical Americas, Eurasia and North Africa as well as New Zealand and a host of other territories. Belonging to the waterfowl family, the males or drakes are particularly beautiful with glossy green heads and bright yellow beaks.
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Nikon D850 Hand held with Tamron VR vibration reduction enabled on setting One. Focal length 600mm Shutter speed: 1/200s Aperture f/6.3 ISO1600 Image area FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L (8256 x 5504). NEF RAW L (14 bit uncompressed) Focus mode AF-C focus. AF-C Priority Selection: Release. Nikon Back button focusing enabled. Auto ISO 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points.AF-Area mode single point & 73 point switchable. Exposure mode: Manual mode. Matrix metering. White balance on: Auto1 (6990K). Colour space: RGB. Vignette control: Normal. Picture control: Auto (Sharpening A +1/Clarity A+1)
Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Lee SW150 MKII filter holder. Lee SW150 95mm screw in adapter ring. Lee SW150 circular polariser glass filter.Lee SW150 Filters field pouch. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup.Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960.Two Nikon EN-EL15a batteries (Priority to battery in Battery grip). Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.
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LATITUDE: N 51d 28m 30.67s
LONGITUDE: E 0d 0m 19.20s
ALTITUDE: 43.0m
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Lego
Scania 143M - 500
"Respect the Old Skool"
Lego Powerfunctions:
2x L-Motors
1x Servo-Motor
Buwizz 2.0
Now the real Lego-model is finished.
The Lego - Scania 143 was built in "Old Skool" Danmark-style.
The idea for the color combination comes from the Belgian freight company "Perditrans".
However, the implementation is not 100% real.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of Three hundred and sixty four metres, at 11:44am on Monday 12th September 2019 off the Trans Canada highway 97 between Kamloops and Monte Creek on the North bank of the Thompson River in British Columbia, Canada.
The Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) is also known as the North American brown bear and found in abundance in North America. There are four recognised subspecies and coastal bears tend to be larger than inland ones. Originally from Eurasia, they travelled to North America 50,000 years ago and male adults can weigh up to 360kg and stand over six and a half feet tall.
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Nikon D850. Focal length 260mm Shutter speed 1/500s Aperture f/5.6 iso1100 RAW (14 bit uncompressed) Image size L (8256 x 5504 FX). Hand held with Nikon Image stabilization VR enabled on Normal mode. Focus mode AF-C focus 51 point with 3D- tracking. AF-Area mode single point & 73 point switchable. Exposure mode - Aperture priority exposure. Nikon Back button focusing enabled. Matrix metering. ISO Sensitivity: Auto. White balance: Natural light auto. Colour space Adobe RGB. Nikon Distortion control on. Picture control: Auto. High ISO NR on. Vignette control: normal. Active D-lighting Auto.
Nikkor AF-P 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E. Lee SW150 MKII filter holder. Lee SW150Con adapter for Lee 100 rings. Lee 100 67mm screw in adapter ring. Lee SW150 Circular polariser glass filter. Lee SW150 Filters field pouch. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960. Matin quick release neckstrap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup.
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LATITUDE: N 50d 39m 14.17s
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There are advantages to being awake...I submit for your consideration this sunrise...too bad I wasn't awake enough to know exactly why the DJ uttered the term "High Respect"
My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces
TU-Delft Universiteit Campus Netherlands 30-aug-2018. Respect the Copyright ©.
Architect(en):. Erick van Egeraat, Francine Houben, Chris de Weijer. (Mecanoo architecten)
Leica-M6 TTL 0.72. Rangefinder.
Elmarit-M 1:2.8/21mm ASPH
Kodak T-Max 100asa. Developer Kodak T-Max 1+4 20º 7 1/2 min.
Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED
,🔴Leica my point of view.
Wetzlar, Deutschland.
Leica-CL 1974 Rangefinder
Leica-M 6 TTL 0.72 1998 Rangefinder
Leica-M6 TTL 0.85 2001 Rangefinder
The elderly, the old, the seniors, by whatever name we refer to them, respect lies in the class they belong to. Such is the beauty of this so called society that we belong to, the sad truth, the salutation of peace, the Salam, would not even be bestowed upon them because they are poor. The times we live in, how we have become tangled in this gruesome web.
With arms reversed, a member of the Canadian military stands beside a wreath laid by one of today's twi silver cross mothers in Hamilton.
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„I respect all German people. You are so good.“
Es ist Karfreitag und ich mache einen Spaziergang zum Flüchtlingsheim. Die Sonne wärmt mein Gesicht und kühler Wind sorgt für Entspannung. Auf dem großen Platz am Rande der Stadt sind schon Marktgebäude aufgebaut, die wohl in den nächsten Tag öffnen werden, um den Karlsruher Menschen Vergnügen zu bereiten.
Nach einem leichten Intermezzo mit den Securities des Flüchtlingsheimes treffe ich dort den 23-jährigen Alban aus Vushtrria, Kosovo. Er hat ein verschmitztes Gesicht, kleine Augen und trägt Hausschuhe, denn er ist auf dem Weg zum Mittagessen in der Kantine des Heimes.
Auf dem Weg zur Kantine erzählt er mir, dass er den Kosovo liebe, es aber dort keine Zukunft für ihn gebe, denn er habe keine Arbeit gefunden. Sein Vater ist dort Leiter einer Elektrizitäts-Firma, doch für den jungen Sohn gab es keine Stelle. Die Flucht mit dem Bus hat Alban mit 1000 € bezahlen müssen.
Ich stelle mich in der Schlange vor der Essensausgabe an und Alban fragt mich, ob ich auch etwas essen möchte. Ich lehne dankend ab. Zwar knurrt mein Magen ein bisschen, doch dies ist die Essensausausgabe für Flüchtlinge und ich bin nicht gekommen, um mich hier bedienen zu lassen. Wir setzen uns an einen der freien Tische - immer wieder winken mir Menschen, die gegenüber oder nebenan sitzen „Fotograf! Aaah!”
Alban führt mich zum Zimmer, das er mit 7 anderen Flüchtlingen aus dem Kosovo teilt. Die vollgekritzelten Wände geben dem Zimmer einen geschichtlichen Kontext, denn daran haben sich Flüchtlinge seit Jahren verewigt. Ich bekomme einen Stuhl angeboten während weitere Flüchtlinge ins Zimmer kommen und mich per Handschlag begrüßen.
Seine Mitbewohner scheinen Alban aufgrund meiner Anwesenheit zu bewundern, da ich immer wieder Fotos von ihm mache. Der junge Kosovare erzählt mir, dass er in Berlin eine verheiratete Schwester hat, beide Brüder und die Eltern jedoch noch in der Heimat leben.
„I respect all German people. You are so good.“
Für Alben ist das Leben in Deutschland ein Traum. Sein ganzes Gesicht erstrahlt, wenn er davon spricht, wie wohl er sich hier fühlt. Er weiß aber auch, dass sein Verbleib unwahrscheinlich ist. Doch auch die kurze Zeit in Deutschland lohnt sich. Eines Tages möchte er studieren.
Inmitten unseres Gespräches wünschen mir die Kosovaren ein gutes Fest. Überrascht frage ich nach, welcher Religion sie sich zugehörig fühlen. Sie sind Muslime. Flüchtlinge, die mit dem Christentum nichts anfangen können wünschen mir zu Ostern ein gutes Fest. Ist das nicht wunderbar?
Während meinem Besuch fühle ich eine innere Freude. Dieser junge Mann hat es mir innerhalb von Minuten angetan. Unter anderen Umständen wären wir sicher enge Freunde geworden. Doch nun ist es Zeit, mich zu verabschieden. Erneut schüttele ich seine Hand, schaue ihm tief in die Augen und verabschiede mich. Wie schwer mir dies heute doch fällt.
Alban, sei herzlich willkommen in Deutschland. Deine Offenheit und Freundschaft haben mich heute sehr berührt. Danke, dass es Dich gibt. Friede mit Dir.
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GP and I ventured down to City Park today to attend one of many Remembrance Services that were going on in Kingston Ontario today.
Rather than go to the main service I saw a small group gathered at the RCHA monument in the park and I knew that this would be the place where I would stop to reflect and pay respect with the many others there. Wearing my Artillery Ring today I felt proud to have served with the 30th Field Artillery (the Bytown Gunners) in Ottawa and yet I felt a sense of sadness for those who lost their lives serving with, not only with Artillery units but all units of our CF whether they be regular force or reserve members.
I took my camera yet I only took a few photos of the day because to me I felt that this was their day - those men and women who have been in conflict those who lost their lives or even came home never to be the same with injuries both physical and mental. To me, I felt that my camera would be somehow invading their privacy, invading that part of them that they wanted to keep suppressed and invading their time for reflection and remembrance for their comrades who may not have come home with them.
At the conclusion of the service we lined up to leave our poppies either pinned on the wreaths that were laid or on the monument itself.
To me, this photograph of GP I took says it all. Today, we remember those who died in the Boer War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Bosnia, Afghanistan and those who died in peace time as well who served. Thank you all for the freedom we have come to enjoy at the price you paid.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of Fifty five metres at 07:04am on Wednesday 19th August 2020, of a Large red slug (Arion rufus) off Chessington Avenue in Bexleyheath, Kent.
Also known as the Red slug, Chocolate arion and European red slug, these are land slugs or roundback slugs in the family Arionidae. The opening on the right side is a pneumostome or respiratory pore whih feeds air to the lung. They have a striped foot fringe and pale sole, and can reach 150mm fully extended.
Also known as the Red slug, Chocolate arion and European red slug, these are land slugs or roundback slugs in the family Arionidae. They are widespread across Western Europe, with a variant species found in Northern Britain and Scandinavia. They have a compact bell shape and stretch out in motion to a length of up to 180mm. They were first noted in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus and areclassed as Mollusca, gastropoda class and subclass Heterobranchia.
Their life cycle is typically just one year and they are hermaphrodites. The opening on the right side is a pneumostome or respiratory pore which feeds air to the lung. They have a striped foot fringe and pale sole, and can reach 150mm fully extended. They have 27,000 teeth!
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Nikon D850 Hand held with Sigma OS OPtical Stabilization enabled on normal setting. Focal length 340mm Shutter speed: 1/50s Aperture f/6.0 iso250 Image area FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L (8256 x 5504). NEF RAW L (14 bit uncompressed) Image size L (8256 x 5504 FX). Focus mode AF-C focus. AF-C Priority Selection: Release. Nikon Back button focusing enabled. AF-S Priority selection: Focus. 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points.AF-Area mode single point & 73 point switchable. Exposure mode: Shutter Priority mode. Matrix metering. Auto ISO sensitivity control on (Max iso 800/ Minimum shutter speed 125). White balance on: Auto1. Colour space: RGB. Active D-lighting: Normal. Vignette control: Normal. Nikon Distortion control: Enabled. Picture control: Auto (Sharpening A +1/Clarity A+1)
Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3DG OS HSM SPORTS. Lee SW150 MKI filter holder with MK2 light shield and custom made velcro fitting for the Sigma lens. Lee SW150 circular polariser glass filter.Lee SW150 Filters field pouch.Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup.Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960.Two Nikon EN-EL15a batteries (Priority to battery in Battery grip). Matin quick release neckstrap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.
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LATITUDE: N 51d 28m 28.55s
LONGITUDE: E 0d 8m 10.05s
ALTITUDE: 55.0m
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Respected family-owned coach operator Truemans of Ash Vale entered administration on April 24th 2020 after 67 years of trading in the Surrey/Hants border towns of Bagshot, then Deepcut, followed by Fleet and, since 2004, Ash Vale. Upon closure, the fleet consisted of 7 Irizars, 7 Neoplans and a solitary Ford Tourneo.
Almost a month later, on May 21st 2020, all 7 Irizar coaches left Ash Vale for the final time to begin a new life with Turners Coachways of Bristol.
Coaches seen departing the depot on that day were:
J13TRU Irizar i4 C57D new 2015;
J14TRU Irizar i4 C57D new 2015;
J16TRU Irizar i4 C57D new 2015;
J17TRU Irizar i6 C53FT new 2015;
J20TRU Irizar i6 C53FT new 2013 as YN13BWU;
J600TRU Irizar i6 C53FT new 2013;
J700TRU Irizar i6 C53FT new 2013.
In an effort to respect and cherish the world in which we live, I am trying to 'go green' a little more each day by recycling, bringing cloth bags to the grocery store, using less electricity and most recently, replacing all the bulbs in my house with energy smart bulbs. As I was replacing them this afternoon, I found a bit of inspiration in their mundaneness (the best kind of inspiration, I think), so excuse the redundancy as I have one more bulb shot to post a little later. ;)
At one time this was a beautiful parkspace, with a pond at the foot of the statue now long-since drained and overgrown. I would like to see it get a little love, as it remains a beautiful space.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of Twenty one metres, at 15.52pm on Tuesday 24th September 2019 off Botanical beach loop trail on the shoreline of Botanical beach in Botany Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Botanical beach has two hundred and fifty one hectares of upland habitat and an abundance of intertidal life and is part of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail
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Nikon D850. Focal length 24mm Shutter speed 1/125s Aperture f/16.0 iso200 RAW (14 bit uncompressed) Image size L (8256 x 5504 FX). Focus mode AF-C focus 51 point with 3D- tracking. AF-Area mode single point & 73 point switchable. Exposure mode - Aperture priority exposure. Nikon Back button focusing enabled. Matrix metering. ISO Sensitivity: Auto. White balance: Natural light auto. Colour space Adobe RGB. Nikon Distortion control on. Picture control: Auto. High ISO NR on. Vignette control: normal. Active D-lighting Auto.
Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Lee SW150 MKII filter holder. Lee SW150 77mm screw in adapter ring. Lee SW150 0.3 (1 stops) ND Grad soft resin. Lee SW150 Filters field pouch.Nikon EN-EL15a battery.Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960. Matin quick release neckstrap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup.Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod 3 Sections (Payload: 5.6kgs). Manfrotto 327RC2 Light Duty Grip Ball Magnesium Tripod Head (Payload: 5.5kgs). Manfrotto quick release plate 200PL-14. Jessops Tripod bag.Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release cable.
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LONGITUDE: W 124d 27m 4.57s
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Photograph taken at an altitude of Three metres at 12.22pm on Monday 29th May 2014 off 2903 Ocean Boulevard, Victoria, on the Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary, on the Juan De Fuca Strait, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
The Lagoon is one of seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in British Columbia, and an important stopover for birds journeying between North and South America. Visitors include geese and Swans, Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons, plus many other species of birds.
The Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias) is a wading bird in the Heron family Ardeidae and found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Galapagos Islands. One of the largest of Herons, it has a head to tail length of 01-137 centimetres (36-54 inches) and a wingspan of 187-201 centimetres (66-79 inches). They are found where my family live, and naturally very wary of mankind, flying off as soon as you are within fifty to one hundred yards of them.
Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 500mm Shutter speed: 1/200s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/11.0 iso64 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (5880k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)
Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.
LATITUDE: N 48d 25m 35.10s
LONGITUDE: W 123d 27m 46.00s
ALTITUDE: 3.0m
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PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 26.10MB
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A Japanese Tourist pays her respects at Banzai Cliff
Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
From the "Life in the Marianas" Series
Best viewed large on dark background.
In the final days of the Battle for Saipan (15 June – 9 July 1944) U.S. forces had pushed the Japanese defenders, and civilians, into the northern sector of the island. Rather than being captured by US forces, a large number of civilians, mainly women and children, committed suicide by jumping off Suicide Cliff and Banzai Cliff. Propaganda (and pressure) by the Japanese military had created among the civilian population a sense that suicide was the honourable and desirable solution compared to surrender (which was associated with of torture and rape). Figures on the extent of the mass suicide differ, ranging fro several hundred to almost 20,000.
A large number of monuments to the dead have been erected, ranging from official monuments to those erected by bereaved family associations. Today, most Japanese tourists passing by will stop and pay their respects to those who died here.
Image taken with a Panon WIdelux F7 .—Camera hand-held with custom hand-grip and cable release.—Shot on Kodak Ektar100 film stock. The film was commercially developed in a lab in Garapan (Saipan) and later scanned with an Epson Perfection V700, using Silverfast Negafix software.
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Image made EXPLORE on 24 August 2011. Max position: 484
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Respect and humility: a costume for a reverent occasion. May light dawn in a suffering world...
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In respect of Perfectionism.
I don't think I was born a perfectionist, but I know I become one.
I don't remember if as a child I understood or wish to be a perfectionist, but I know, I aimed for perfectionism later in my life. Probably in my very early 20's, I understood I'm able to bring the best of me in a perfect way. The ability and understanding arrived with life itself.
Perfectionism become part of my creation in many fields. (not in all) It become my wish to create perfect, as much as it was possible for me...And a second nature to me, in some subjects.
Is it really possible to be a perfectionist in posting in internet.... ???
Unfortunately ONLY SOMETIMES.
Why ??? - If you depend on someone else, only sometimes you can be a perfectionist yourself.
If things are only depend on yourself, you can be a perfectionist.
Have yourself a perfect day!!
With my dignity to you!!
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"Respect must be given to the will of every creature. Each fish in the ocean swims in its own direction."
With respect to vivid color, this guy is the most colorful of the North American ducks... he's pretty and he knows it! He is so striking that he is one of our easiest ducks to identify. The depleted population has much recovered by human provision of nest boxes placed in ideal nesting locations.
IMG_6866; Wood Duck