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This composite rock contains several smaller stones, but I cannot identify them. Back to Geology 101!
HMM! Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments -- I appreciate them all.
© Melissa Post 2018
Beautiful rock near Jain Temple on Devanahalli Hill, Bengaluru, India. I was impressed by the shape , size and morph of this rock.
For two days I've been talking about one of my three favorite areas for photography within 10 miles of my home. Today, I'm flushing out what I said about my hunt for the rock wren and lichen. Well, here they are. And to answer a logical question, no rock wren don't eat lichen (though MOST are edible). They mainly eat insects and spiders. Its song is a trill that becomes more varied during the nesting season. These birds are permanent residents in the south of their range, which is Western North America to South America, but they breed from southwest Canada to Costa Rica. They have a most beautiful trilling song.
In it's own way, it's a beautiful bird. Who needs color when you can call for a mate while sitting on a boulder covered with map lichen of (so far from my count) up to 12 colors? Can you do that?
Some of the "bumpy" lichen are actually akin to "flowers" or "flower buds." I may never be able to fully explain what a lichen is, how they get their colors (they'll turn black when it's too cold or they are nearing the end of their life cycles) which can be almost all of the colors of the rainbow. Look for yellow, orange, and red on rocks. Green is predominant on trees especially the Wolf Lichen. Careful, it is extremely toxic!
A sight not to be seen again saw THNSW 4501 leading veteran 1950’s SSR bulldogs B61, GM22 and GM27 on SSR ballast train 9240 from Bombo to Thirlmere for the loop line upgrades - 20/7/2023
My friend & I walked up Forth Mountain on Wednesday, as far as Drooping Rock & back again, almost 5 miles in drizzle & low cloud. We giggled like a pair of school girls when we sat on this bench, imagining the Stonemason who carved the name making a typo 😂
Edited in Prisma app with Wild Horse filter & then a Cinematic tweak in the Hipstamatic app. Happy Sliders Sunday!
The reason we trudged up the mountain in the drizzle is that I am taking part in a 300,000 steps in November challenge helping raise much needed funds for Barnardos Ireland. This long established charity provides a vital service helping vulnerable children & their families - this is their website www.barnardos.ie/
A big thank you again to all my very generous Flickr friends who have already donated on the back of my selfie shot last Sunday. You can stop reading now.
If you're reading this for the first time and are in a position to donate even a small amount to help this very worthwhile charity I'd be eternally grateful. You can donate anonymously if you wish and/or keep the amount private if you choose. Rest assured all monies raised go directly to the charity each week, the participants are not responsible for sending it on. If charity donation is not your thing, or you prefer to support local charities in your own country I quite understand.
I use a Fitbit watch to track my daily steps & am uploading the weekly totals on my Just Giving page. As of today I've walked 170,000 - over halfway there.
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A spring snow storm can be seen over Catherdral Rock in Kyle Canyon which is located in the Spring Mountains outside Las, Vegas Nevada.
From oldrockhouse.com: “Old Rock House is a concert venue and event space located in downtown St. Louis, between the Soulard neighborhood and Busch Stadium.
The renovated Old Rock House building borrows its name from a historic riverfront building dismantled in 1959 to make way for the Gateway Arch.” Thanks for having a look.
Rock Creek sustained the most severe damage of all hatcheries. With the exception of the Rock Ed Education Center, all buildings and employee housing were either destroyed or severely damaged by the Archie Creek Fire. Staff access has been more limited than at other facilities due a number of hazards around the site including downed trees and power lines. Some hazards were eliminated to allow staff to get in Wednesday (Sept. 16), remove about 700 remaining adult spring Chinook and summer steelhead and move them to Cole Rivers Hatchery with the intent to spawn and collect enough eggs to meet Rock Creek’s production goals. Staff estimates 400,000 juvenile fish were lost and although the extent of fish loss is currently unknown, we expect to know more later.
In this series States Coast to Coast. This Fine Art is #30 in the series of a Scenic area from each state. The state today is #30 on the list and is Minnesota.
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
Two Harbors, Minnesota
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, located on the North Shore of Lake Superior, is known for its historic, picturesque lighthouse and scenic trails along the shoreline. The park was established in 1945 and is a popular destination for camping, hiking, and stunning views of the lake. The lighthouse beacon is lit annually on November 10 to commemorate the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975. This is the only night of the year when visitors can climb the tower after dark to see the lit beacon.
Prompt: Create an Ultra-realistic digital fine art of Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors, Minnesota, depicted in accurate detail from the reference photo. The iconic lighthouse with its tan brick tower and black lantern stands atop a dramatic cliff overlooking Lake Superior. Beside the tower, the red-roofed keeper’s house and adjoining structures are rendered with precise architectural details. The rugged cliff face drops steeply to the blue expanse of the lake, which stretches calmly into the horizon under a clear sky tinged with soft hues of early evening light. Dense green forests extend inland, creating a natural contrast against the rock and water. Style: Ultra-realistic, digital fine art Mood: Majestic, serene, historic, timeless Lighting: natural daylight Aspect Ratio: Horizontal Quality: Museum-quality fine detail, no noise, no grain
This digital fine art was created using OpenAI Sora AI and Photoshop
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Midjourney Ai creation with Camera Raw PP
Prompt:
Rock 'n Roll suicide Don't think you knew you were in this image --chaos 25 --ar 3:2 --raw --profile 3tfmcdp --stylize 50 --weird 8 --v 7
According to local legends, the Rock of Cashel originated in the Devil's Bit, a mountain 20 miles (30 km) north of Cashel when St. Patrick banished Satan from a cave, resulting in the Rock's landing in Cashel.[1] According to the Tripartite Life of Saint Patrick Cashel is reputed to be the site of the conversion of the King of Munster by Saint Patrick in the 5th century.[2]
The Rock of Cashel was the traditional seat of the kings of Munster as early as the 4th century and prior to the Norman invasion.[3] In the 5th century the Eóganachta clan built a fortress at Cashel retaining supremacy there for hundreds of years.[4] In 977 Brian Boru was crowned there as king and made Cashel his capital. In 1101, the King of Munster, Muirchertach Ua Briain, donated his fortress on the Rock to the Church.[3] The picturesque complex has a character of its own and is one of the most remarkable collections of Celtic art and medieval architecture to be found anywhere in Europe.[5] Few remnants of the early structures survive; the majority of buildings on the current site date from the 12th and 13th centuries.
Another view from under the Rock Bridge at Spitzkoppe in daylight. We had set up our cameras on the rocks in the foreground for this night shot. The Pontok Mountains are in the distance.
To give you a sense of scale, you may just be able to see Mal and Ange in the centre of the shot...
Was able to use TRIPOD for this one - did not stop long the wind and spray from the sea was getting every where !! i've cast out to sea two cameras all ready at this Beach :-)
"Odyssey of Nature's Rebirth" by artist Christian Pellizzari at the French store Printemps at One Wall Street.
Murano glass blooms. rare marbles and sculpted forms using both ancient techniques and 3D printing technology
This is a photo of a wet, wave washed beach rock reflecting the evening light, and the in-rushing surf at Martinique Beach.
The Skull Rock Nature Loop passes through a maze of spectacular rock formations and luxuriant washes. Rock in this area began as liquid molten deep below the earth's surface. Continuously heated by movements in the Earth's crust, this molten oozed upward and cooled while still below the surface. Subsequent surface layer erosion exposed the rock, a form of granite called Monzogranite.
This nature loop offers excellent views of the east valley of Pinto Basin and sport some diverse vegetation and wildlife provided by the many standing pools of water in the recesses of the rock formations.
Thanks for looking and as always, your views, comments, faves, and support are much appreciated!! Have a great week/weekend everyone :)
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For those of you new to photography, I would like to provide you with some very helpful videos that will help you get more from your photography. They were very useful to me while I was learning and I hope that they will help you out as well. Just click the link below and on the left side column there are pre-made playlists on everything you could ever want to know about photography. I hope you enjoy them and as always my friends "Happy Shooting"
Morro Rock, located in San Luis Obispo County, in the town of Morro Bay, California, is one of 13 volcanic plugs or lava domes from Morro Rock southeast 29 km or 18 mi to Islay Hill. The plugs form the distinctive peaks along U.S. Highway 101 just south of San Luis Obispo.
The rock was quarried on and off from 1889 to 1969, and provided material for the breakwater of Morro Bay and Port San Luis Harbor. In 1966, a state law was adopted that transferred title to the State of California. In February 1968, the San Luis Obispo County Historical Society and the City of Morro Bay succeeded in having Morro Rock declared a California Historical Landmark.
Morro Rock was probably seen by Spanish maritime explorers as early as 1542 under Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, but its current name was given during the first European land exploration of Alta California. The Spanish Portola came down Los Osos Valley and camped near today's Morro Bay on September 8, 1769. Franciscan missionary and expedition member Juan Crespi noted in his diary that "we saw a great rock in the form of a round morro." Since then, it has become an important landmark to sailors and travelers.
The Salinan and Chumash tribes considered Morro Rock to be a sacred site. The Chumash had an important nearby prehistoric settlement and the village was near the mouth of Morro Creek.
Several types of birds nest on Morro Rock, including three cormorant species and two gull species It presently serves as a reserve for peregrine falcons.
Sea lions and sea otters can be seen regularly in the water around the rock Seals, however, are much more common in the nearby Morro Bay State Park, where they breed.
Other fauna include a wide selection of tide pool animals, like hermit crabs, small fish, starfish, sea cucumbers, mussels, bivalve mollusks, coral, and more.
On land few flora can survive the harsh, dry environment on the rock, but in the surrounding bay, kelp, sea grass, kelp forest plants, and tide pool plants can survive, and a few common grasses, mosses, lichens and weeds from the mainland take root on the rock itself.
This is a very strange picture so I'll explain it to you. The Snowy Egret on the rock is a print on canvas, (my photo) that stands on our glass shelved etagere. There are three small white rocks on the shelf and one sand dollar shell.
Here's the story: Benni and I were with Don at San Onofre Beach collecting little rocks for this shelf while Don body boarded and after Benni was done running in the surf.
I looked and looked for a few little white rocks among all the very colorful, gold, gray, brown, red, big rocks and had only found two. Benni walked over a few feet from where I was standing and nosed the rock right in the middle of the picture. She then stood back and looked at me as if to say, "Here's a nice one." I agreed, picked it up and put it in my pocket.
Only someone who lives with a dog will probably believe this.