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The top of this rock looks like it's going slide off into the water. Somewhere between Monterey and Carmel, California.
Said to be the largest rock basin on Dartmoor this naturally eroded feature is on top of Kestor Rock (a tor that does not carry tor in the name). Whe climbed up as part of a fantastic circular hike around Scorhill and Gidleigh on North Eastern Dartmoor. We first spotted some smaller basins and thought that those were the one mentioned before almost falling into that incredible well! As with many Darmoor locations this basin also comes along with plenty of legends. Druids possibly used the basin for sacrificial rituals....
For those interested, I made a video of the entire walk:
Okay, on me second cup of raktajino. Just because I like this pic of a rock on the beach.
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, just north of Half Moon Bay, California.
Reflection under the rock bridge, or the waters not that deep. The lady precariously balances on a rock while the dog wades right in. This is a natural bridge formation know as Rock Bridge State Park in Missouri. I am standing in the other opening, up the creek is another entrance but to the cave. The land in between collapsed years ago leaving this natural formation.
Pelicans get the big rock while seagulls are relegated to the smaller rock below.
My favorite place on the California coast, Pescadero State Beach, between Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz.
Gotta love this beautiful rock wall surrounded by Autumn beauty!
Best viewed large, happy Wed. my friends =)
The male Rock Ptarmigan takes longer than the female to change from its white winter plumage into the brown summer garb. During courtship the male is a conspicuous white patch on the brown tundra, visible for kilometers away. The female sitting on the eggs, however, is so well camouflaged that she is difficult to find from less than 2 meters (6 feet) away
Rock Wrens live in south west USA. This one, found on a farm in Eastern Ontario, Canada a few miles north of the St Lawrence River was a long way from home. He was first spotted along a rock fence line and lived there happily during the fall. As winter arrived, he moved into a very large farm workshop and and took up residence. The owners noticed him and initially tried to shoo him out. As the cold and snow arrived they started buying mealworms and feeding him. As you can see he became very tame, eating out of anyone’s hand and coming to a whistle. It was fun to watch him bouncing around on farm equipment and fun to feed him.
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The rock seems to stretch upward like ancient columns. As it does so, the different layers form a checkered pattern, which gave the rock its name.
Volcanic activity is to blame for this unusual rock formation. About 60 million years ago, lava was constantly flowing between sandstone and cooling. That created the pattern.
In total, the northern peninsula of the Isle of Skye has been covered by layers of lava up to 1.2 kilometres thick.
La roche semble s'étirer vers le haut comme des colonnes antiques. Ce faisant, les différentes couches forment un motif en damier, qui a donné son nom à la roche.
L'activité volcanique est responsable de cette formation rocheuse inhabituelle. Il y a environ 60 millions d'années, la lave coulait constamment entre le grès et le refroidissement. Cela a créé le modèle.
Au total, la péninsule nord de l'île de Skye a été recouverte de couches de lave atteignant jusqu'à 1,2 kilomètre d'épaisseur.
One from the 2013 archives for Textural Tuesday. This was shot in Nevada's Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, about a 20-minute drive from Las Vegas.
Can you spot the three people in this image? They're proof that I was holding the camera level when I took the shot. :-)
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A Texas native...
"It’s yet another of the relatives of hibiscus, and it doesn’t take a botanical wizard to believe it. Rock rose (Pavonia lasiopetala) has the flower style and leaf shape to convince you. But unlike the more flamboyant tropical hibiscus and mallows, rock rose flowers are smaller, only up to a couple of inches. They’re a deep rose pink, and they’re borne over a long period of time from late spring well into the fall."
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With Lensbaby Velvet 85, 25 mm tube
Cathedral Rock is one of four rock formations in Sedona believed by New Age adherents to contain a power vortex. The most-photographed formation in the area, Cathedral Rock is believed to contain feminine or magnetic energy, which encourages relaxation. The energy has been reported strongest where Oak Creek is closest to Cathedral Rock.
The most popular photo of the formation shows the waters of Oak Creek with Cathedral Rock in the background.
We visited this gorgeous place twice, unfortunately the weather did not cooperate with us because the wind was blowing on both days. The second time there I finally got a little lucky as the wind calmed down a little allowing the water to become still thus giving me the opportunity to see and photograph the Cathedral Rock reflection.
However, the long exposure picked-up the motion of the trees while being blown by the wind as you can see in the picture.
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Gemma
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(Again) :-) I wanted to put this here for reference, that's the rock in the previous post ahead as you come upon it as the trail levels off, opens up, and heads for the upper falls in earnest. Come on in and look around at the beauty in this place as it begins to reveal itself, there isn't a pixel wasted and it must be viewed large. Now come back and look at the trail and then to it's left and right. I walked a few miles on here and it all looked like this the whole time, pristine and manicured among the debris freshly strewn by winter, it was amazing.
Percé Rock is a huge sheer rock formation in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence on the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec, Canada, off Percé Bay. Percé Rock is one of the world's largest natural arches located in water. (source: wikipedia)
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Castleton Tower (officially, Castle Rock) is a 400-foot (120 m) Wingate Sandstone tower standing on a 1,000 foot Moenkopi-Chinle cone above the northeastern border of Castle Valley, Utah. The tower is world-renowned as a subject for photography and for its classic rock climbing routes.
Waterscape 4 of 100 for 2025.
This massive rock sits proudly in the middle of Deadman's Beach. I've often wondered how it ended up there—what geological forces shaped its journey?
Today, as I looked at the photo, it struck me: the rock resembles a giant bao bun buried in the sand. Naturally, this led me down a rabbit hole exploring the history of bao buns. Originating in Northern China, bao dates back to the Three Kingdoms period in the 3rd century, with some evidence pointing as far back as 400 BC.
And then it all made sense: giant, rock-eating aliens with a penchant for Chinese cuisine must have dropped this here during one of their visits in ancient times. Mystery solved. You're welcome!
Thank you all for the kind likes and comments—they’re always deeply appreciated!
P.S. Speaking of buns, if you’ve got 3 minutes, I recommend this touching animation about motherhood and buns:
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The Indian eagle-owl, also called the rock eagle-owl or Bengal eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis), is a species of large horned owl restricted to the Indian Subcontinent. They were earlier treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian eagle-owl. They are found in hilly and rocky scrub forests, and are usually seen in pairs. They have a deep resonant booming call that may be heard at dawn and dusk. They are typically large owls, and have "tufts" on their heads. They are splashed with brown and grey, and have a white throat patch with black small stripes.
This large owl with the distinctive face, large forward-facing eyes, horns and deep resonant call is associated with a number of superstitions. Like many other large owls, these are considered birds of ill omen. Their deep haunting calls if delivered from atop a house are considered to forebode the death of an occupant. A number of rituals involving the capture and killing of these birds have been recorded. Salim Ali notes a wide range of superstitions related to them but notes two as being particularly widespread. One is that if the bird is starved for a few days and beaten, it would speak like a human, predicting the future of the tormentor or bringing them wealth while the other involves the killing of the bird to find a lucky bone that moved against the current like a snake when dropped into a stream.Belief in these superstitions has led to the persecution of the species in many areas by tribal hunters. The capture of these birds is illegal under Indian law but an underground market continues to drive poaching.
I had a lot of photography planned for the weekend, I was going to visit a few places in Wales, and then a few in Dorset. But on Wednesday I was hit with a rather nasty bout of the lurgy and didn't have the energy to do anything. So I decided to have a few days rest and not venture out with the camera.
On my way home from Dorset yesterday I stopped at Portland hoping for a decent sunset. it was extremely windy and the sunset was pretty decent so I managed to get a few photos from the visit.
My first shot is of Pulpit Rock, an old favourite, as it's such fun watching the waves crash up here. We couldn't get down to the bottom level last night as we'd have gotten soaked, and there were people silly enough to be out on the rock when some huge waves were crashing over, so we sat higher up and tried our best to get a decent shot.
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