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The foreground plant is the under-rated native evergreen, Pachistima myrsinites:
"Looking somewhat similar to both the dwarf English Boxwood and Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata), Pachistima (or Paxistima, as it’s also commonly spelled), is a hardy, no-muss-no-fuss low-growing evergreen native shrub worthy of attention. Dark green, slightly toothed leaves are borne in opposite pairs along the prostrate stems. Its truly unique feature is the flower, emerging in clusters appearing at the base of the leaf axils, similar in appearance to Euonymous, rather than boxwood or Japanese holly."
Just behind it and showing some red in the leaves is the Himalayan knotweed or fleece flower, a low growing variation of persicaria:
"Persicaria affinis is an evergreen perennial with a mat-forming habit. Its foliage is narrowly elliptic and dark green in colour, turning bronze in winter. In late summer to autumn it bears dense spikes of small, funnel shaped, rose red flowers which are up to 10cm above the foliage."
Both of these plants make a great ground cover in the rock garden. The knotweed will, like it's relatives, spread over a large area if allowed but is a more small scaled plant than some others. Down toward the water you can see some native cotton grass growing right in the water's edge.
Mario always goes for walks for the most part when I walk the dogs. He learned a long time ago to hang back or get trampled on. Here smokey and lady were playing tug of war over a stick. So he found a safe place to sit until they were done. He is one smart kitty. :)
A beach rock formation on a nice day at a beach near the Marin Headlands, just west of the Golden Gate Bridge.
THE ROCK CAFE NEON SIGN a Route 66 Landmark - in Stroud Oklahoma Restored and Reopened after the big fire of 2008 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyhkBg8wOBo
This impressive rock wall was built to keep cows and goats from wandering into the adjacent valley. The care (and work) involved in constructing this 'fence' was impressive, and clearly speaks to the aesthetic of marrying form and function. Looking toward Cime Campestrin (I think), taken from above Rifugio Lavarella. The road in distance is the trail we would take to climb over the pass Forcella da Lago to our next stop at Laguzuoi.
Best on black (click on image)
My hometown taken from BA's AIrbus 320 flight to London Gatwick returning to Bermuda after having spent a few days on the Rock attending the Bank's 2005 Compliance Seminar. Perhaps one of my best photographs.
Taken while I was doing the shoot for Mooks. One of my mates. This was one of many jumps he performed. Later he decided he'd start a school on how to do jumps as part of a rock show, and other musician skills in how to look cool, and how to pick up ladies at the bar.
Clearly a very serious photo :) HA!
Strobist:
Clamshell lighting 2 shoot through umbrellas
Nikon D40x
Tamron 28-75 f2.8
Poverty Wizzards
haha another old drawing!
also from last year.. I just fixed some little mistakes on it yestarday...
(that's why the date looks weird.. I wasn't sure if I should change it :P)
I suck, I know :/
Chimney Rock is a 535-million-year old rock formation located at the edge of Blue Ridge Mountains. This geological structure came about through a mass of granite that was formed when the Earth’s molten interior welled up, cooled and solidified. Through billions of years of high temperatures and extreme pressure, the granite became a form of Gneiss. Followed by a slow process of erosion by wind, water and extreme temperatures, Chimney Rock was carved out from its surrounding cliffs.
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In lieu of having anything resembling mountains, we improvise in Yellowknife - with an endless supply of rocky terrain.
Rock City Barn, "65 Miles to Rock City", State Highway 127, north of Pikeville, Tennessee
"Rock City" in Chattanooga uses the barns since 1935 for advertisement. Out of about 900 in the eastern US only 100 remain.
Quadra in Softbox boomed and flagged above and to left of model
Dynalite with grid and ND Gel right and behind for edge light
Split Rock Lighthouse
Two Harbors, Minnesota
March 2010
This weekend I got to hear a presentation by Lee Radzak, the Historic Site Manager at Split Rock Lighthouse since 1982. He lives at Split Rock year round and had amazing stories, information and photos!
Split Rock turns 100: www.mnhs.org/places/sites/srl/srl100.htm
Siwash rock in the Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Stanley Park is an urban park near downtown Vancouver. It is the largest urban park in Canada.
Click here to see where this photo was taken. By courtesy of BeeLoop SL (the Mapware & Mobility Solutions Company).
White Rock Bridge over the Pawcatuck River and the White Rock Canal. The bridge connected Westerly in Washington County, Rhode Island and Stonington, Connecticut. The bridge originally carried both highway and electric railway traffic on separate sides of the bridge using a common center truss. The highway portion of the bridge has been removed and a new adjacent concrete bridge now carries vehicles. The center span of the rail bridge is a 126 ft Pratt through truss.
The bridge was constructed in 1906 by the National Construction Company for the Norwich and Westerly Railway Company. Rail traffic was discontinued in 1922.
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER RI-39 as the White Rock Bridge)
Described as the Orphan Tower in a photo by N.J. Caire 1879, it was named the Orphan Rock in The Mountaineer newspaper 1898. A walking track to the top was opened in1934 but closed in the 1950s due to fear of falling rocks, note the steps and handrail top left. Originally more famous than the Three Sisters and adopted as the logo of the Paragon Cafe in Katoomba in the 1920s with the motto "Stands Alone", it now lies deserted and alone again below the scenic cableway.
This 60 foot magentic rock is a highlight in Northern Minnesota along the Gunflint Trail. When holding a compass up to the rock, the north arrow will spin around until it points to the rock.
Photo by Mara Koenig/USFWS
Central Oregon is a geographic region in the U.S. state of Oregon and is traditionally considered to be made up of Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties. Other definitions include larger areas, often encompassing areas to the north towards the Columbia River, eastward towards Burns, or south towards Klamath Falls. These three counties have a combined population of 153,558 as of the 2000 census, with Deschutes the largest of the three counties, having approximately four times the population of the other two counties combined. As of 2008, the most populous city in the region is Bend, with an estimated 80,995 residents.[1] As defined by the three county definition, Central Oregon covers 7,833 square miles (20,290 km2) of land.
The region is located in the middle of the state with the Cascade Range to the west dividing the state from north to south, and the smaller Ochoco Mountains to the east. Portions of the region are part of a basalt plateau formed by the Columbia River Basalt Group, others are part of the slopes of the Cascades, and others part of the Basin and Range. The climate of the area is primarily arid due to the rain shadow effect of the Cascades on the western boundary of the region. Outdoor recreational activities, timber, and ranching are the primary economic activities.
Dillon Falls is the second of three major waterfalls along the Deschutes River near Bend. Like nearby Lava Island Falls, Dillon Falls hasn’t been widely documented or publicized because it is quite difficult to see the majority of the falls. Trails, however, provide much better views of Dillon Falls – enough so that a proper rating can be achieved. Now, the make up of the falls could be in dispute, depending on whom you ask. The falls are said to drop 65 feet over 1/3 of a mile of run, but that stretches the concept of a waterfall pretty thin. There is a substantial 15-foot drop at the top of the falls, followed by a long series of violent rapids. The book A Waterfall Lover’s Guide to the Pacific Northwest calls the whole thing 40 to 60 feet tall, and, depending on the edition, gives it as many as four (of five) stars. I say it’s a 15-foot waterfall followed by a long series of violent rapids.
Smith Rock State Park is a state park located in central Oregon's high desert near the towns of Redmond and Terrebonne. Its sheer cliffs of tuff and basalt are ideal for rock climbing of all difficulty levels. Smith Rock is generally considered the birthplace of modern American sport climbing, and is host to cutting-edge climbing routes.
In addition to the world-famous rock climbing, Smith Rock State Park is host to many miles of hiking trails, the meandering Crooked River and views of the volcanic peaks of Oregon's Cascade Range. Much of the 1994 film adaptation of the 1976 book Even Cowgirls Get The Blues was filmed within view of Smith Rock. Partial filming for the 1997 feature The Postman took place on location, while it additionally appeared in Swordfish in following years. Several westerns have been filmed here, including the John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn film Rooster Cogburn. The Rockhard building at the park entrance was built as a movie set for this film, portrayed as "Kates Saloon".
Not originally planned but added by the captain due to missing out on a stop at the Faroe Islands, was a round trip of Bass Rock off Dunbar, Scotland. Highlight of the day was brilliant. 60,000 gannets on this island at times apparently.
Impulse.
I was inspired by an old television cartoon series called "Rocket Power". The young characters in the show had a blast skateboarding in Hawaii while video-taping themselves.
The last time I watched the show was at least eight years ago. Hopefully that will remain the last time.
Table Rock near Greeville, SC. Photo taken fr om the overlook at Caesar's Head State Park at 200mm. View our entire trip in Virtual Reality with 360 Photos and 360 Videos at carolinas.open.tours