Somewhat Symmetrical
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... a somewhat more abstract one from the same location as the last two photos. I find it fascinating to explore different perspectives of the same subject at different times. I happened to have been in this very place several years ago. The photos I posted then are in the comments below.
Interestingly, at times the sun would come out and light up Annisquam Light during my last visit.
Contrast with the other photo I posted recently, which looks somewhat more cold. www.flickr.com/photos/ole_g/50901327806/in/dateposted-fam...
Hard to believe they were taken at the same time, only minutes apart, but they were.
A somewhat hidden treasure in the Nymphenburg Palace Park, a little bit north of the Badenburg.
A statue of the Greek god of the shepherds Pan playing his flute, accompanied by a billy goat.
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A somewhat mysterious place called Southern Raiload of New Jersey in Hammonton. There does not seem to be anything except a few derelict railroad cars, so I am not sure in what sense that particular place is a railroad. But it does not matter: for a photographer, definitely worth a visit, as well as for anyone who likes abandoned things.
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.
E. M. Forster
As far as iconic pieces of public art go, none may be as daringly modern or whimsical as Minneapolis’ iconic Spoonbridge and Cherry.
This giant spoon and cherry was erected in 1985 by artist Claes Oldenburg and his wife, Coosje van Bruggen and is the centerpiece of the Walker Art Center’s Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, the largest urban sculpture park in the world. Oldenburg is an artist who is known for making oversized versions of everyday objects and food products. Together with his wife he set up a number of public sculptures, including Chicago’s Batcolumn sculpture. The spoon was Oldenburg’s idea, who had a habit of doodling spoons ever since 1962 when he was inspired by a spoon resting on a piece of fake chocolate. The cherry in the piece was van Bruggen’s idea, wanting to use it as a comment on the garden’s otherwise staid layout.
The spoon itself weighs 5,800 pounds and the cherry, another 1,200 pounds. The cherry’s stem also acts as a fountain which sprays into the bowl of the spoon and off into the pond beneath. Even the pond itself has meaning, being shaped to resemble a linden seed, drawing attention to the rows of linden trees planted nearby.
The city of Minneapolis seems to have largely embraced the massive sculpture, expressing almost universal outrage when Spoonbridge and Cherry was vandalized in 2012 as part of a “Kony 2012” protest. The artwork was cleaned up and still remains as a somewhat goofy, definitely unforgettable icon of the Minnesota city.
Somewhat deteriorated facade detail seen in the old town of Chania in Crete.
Looks best in large size (lightbox, press L and then F11)!
Fassadendetail in der Altstadt von Chania.
Wirkt am besten in großer Darstellung (L drücken und dann F11).
A somewhat uncommon duck around these parts. It's often referred to as "white-eye" or "white-eyed pochard" for obvious reasons.
This male was showing off its features in quite pleasing light.
Somewhat flattened by yesterday's rain and hail, this daisy is sporting beautiful raindrops in the morning light.
Hope you are having a good week. Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments -- I appreciate them all. I will be on and off for the next couple of days and will catch up as time permits.
© Melissa Post 2015
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Somewhat inspiring to see how wayward seeds grab a foothold on fallen logs, somehow endure the winter, and appear again each spring with such a tenuous foundation. Any port in a storm, I reckon...
[Large may be better]
It was somewhat comical and yet actually endearing to see these five Hoatzin lined up like this at a creek near the lowest part of the renowned Manu Road in Peru. The repetition serves to emphasize their unique appearance. The range of the Hoatzin encompasses the basins of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers and some tributaries in north-central South America.
I took this photo of my favourite bridge at Derrybawn from the opposite bank of the Gleanealo river just for a change. I think it works ok though the light is always tricky here. It is my most favourite bridge but Im sure you know that already! Lol! Honestly though, so many here seem to like it too so your all to blame for encouraging me!
I find the name Derrybawn somewhat magical It comes from the Gaelige. " Derry " which is a corruption of the word "Daoire" [ Dirra } which means "Oak Trees " and " Bawn " {Bonn} means White.
So it means " The White Oaks ". Now you are all speaking Irish!!! In Ireland sessile oak trees are often referred to as white oaks. There is one giant tree still standing here which was obviously part of a great forest and I have some photos of it on here.
I do hope you like it.
Im off on holidays shortly for two weeks so Ill catch up when I get back.
Best of everything to all of you!
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Heres Mark Knofler and the late Liam O Flynn playing " An Droichead "- The Bridge;
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLoAqCIS22o
Enjoy.
P.
My photos are also on Flickriver below on attaches link;
www.flickr.com/redirect?url=http://flickriver.com/photos/...
Im honoured that 2 of my photos of Bridges have been chosen for Giorgis Rodinos`s Stone Arched Bridges Gallery.
www.flickr.com/photos/141916128@N05/galleries/72157704494...
Nuthatches are somewhat woodpecker-like, but more agile, perching up on their feet with bodies and tails held well clear. They can descend head-first and hang upside down beneath twigs and branches.
There is one UK species of nuthatch, with a second in Europe and a few elsewhere. The UK species is a woodland bird, always associated with trees or tall bushes. It has the unique habit in the UK of plastering mud around the entrance to its nest hole.
Nuthatches are somewhat woodpecker-like, but more agile, perching up on their feet with bodies and tails held well clear. They can descend head-first and hang upside down beneath twigs and branches.
There is one UK species of nuthatch, with a second in Europe and a few elsewhere. The UK species is a woodland bird, always associated with trees or tall bushes. It has the unique habit in the UK of plastering mud around the entrance to its nest hole.
Somewhat patient, Jasper waits for me to put down that infernal click box and do something that's really important! Let's play ball!
These 2 trees look to me as if they are slowly dying?
HTmT 😊😊😍
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️❤️❤️
Somewhat motivated to make pictures again nowadays. Also trying out new things x)
Thank you for your constant support ♥
Nuthatches are somewhat woodpecker-like, but more K species of nuthatch, with a second in Europe and a few elsewhere. The UK species is a woodland bird, always associated with trees or tall bushes. It has the unique habit in the UK of plastering mud around the entrance tagile, perching up on their feet with bodies and tails held well clear. They can descend head-first and hang upside down beneath twigs and branches.
There is one Uo its nest hole.....this nuthatch is very distinctive by his cross bill but doesn’t seem to bother him the 2 years I’ve been seeing him about is territory.
Happy holidays everyone! Greetings from snowy Holland. Ho, ho, ho!!
Yes, it was very cold!!
En jullie hier in Nederland ook allemaal fijne feestdagen!!
Nuthatches are somewhat woodpecker-like, but more K species of nuthatch, with a second in Europe and a few elsewhere. The UK species is a woodland bird, always associated with trees or tall bushes. It has the unique habit in the UK of plastering mud around the entrance tagile, perching up on their feet with bodies and tails held well clear. They can descend head-first and hang upside down beneath twigs and branches.
There is one Uo its nest hole.
somewhat of a delicacy, this female grizzly spent the day digging up and devouring 'bitterroot'....either that or it was a ploy to draw me in closer...
Somewhat surprisingly, adult male Greylag Geese have wingspans that trump even that of the Egrets, at up to 180cm!
A somewhat bedraggled Common Blue, somehow still clinging on to a dead rush stem between heavy showers yesterday morning. I observed this individual for some time and when there was a sustained spell of sunshine, it opened up what were a very crumpled looking set of wings and within only a few minutes, flew off. Amazing how tough such tiny and delicate-seeming insects can be. Image taken at Breney Common, near Bodmin, Cornwall.
One of my attempts at the "Crazy Tuesday" theme "Missing Pieces".
Shot with a Voigtländer "Vario-Talon 70-120 mm F 3.5" (projection) lens on a Canon EOS R5.
The somewhat austere winter monochrome is a neat backdrop for most birds, but a winter Cardinal lights it up. These are regular feeder and backyard birds in Ottawa, but it is nice to see them in the woods, away from a domestic setup.
This was one of several males that were seeking to impress three females in an otherwise quiet forest.
Somewhat hidden, in a less spectacular side valley of the Moselle, and on an even less spectacular, almost boring hiking trail, you reach Eltz Castle, which is enthroned on a 70-metre-high rock. Its imposing appearance is due on the one hand to this, and on the other hand to its eight residential towers, up to 35 metres high, which make it stand out clearly from its surroundings. This truly impressive overall picture gives the feeling that one has arrived in the Middle Ages through teleportation.
I felt somewhat ambivalent about posting this image, as it is so grainy due to the low light conditions in which it was shot. I confess, I was seduced by the light.
I love these birds as they are so characterful, they didn't let anything get past them, including seeing me set up my blind in the dark. the rising sun was only a promise, although not enough light to shoot, it was enough for them to see me and maintain a noisy vigil constantly honking at me trying to hide myself in that silly little camo tent.
One of the main reasons I love these geese so much is their affinity for each other and they mate for life (the main motive to stop all my hunting and swap my guns for cameras). They are communal, look after each other and generally provide a model that our society would do better to emulate. they remind me of our First nations culture, the extended family values, caring for each others welfare. Its humbling what we can learn and from where we can learn.
Locally, Telus is one of the largest telephone/communications companies. Their new building is the Telus Sky Tower and just opened for business. Their advertising stresses how unique they are and how very different each and every customer is treated. Somehow the side of their new building reflects a somewhat different perspective.
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This is somewhat inspired by my own dear RL kitties, Emma & Rosie...We have this friendly and beautiful gray male kitty that
likes to visit everyone in the neighborhood, and on several occasions, he's stopped at our house and poked his head at the window just to say hi. Well, my sweet, sedate Rosie makes such a racket when he does this that she sounds like she's being murdered or worse - she goes totally ballistic!
Emma, the more aggressive of the two, just bats her paws repeatedly at the window and hisses and spits with ears all flattened out on her head. I have to say, it's pretty funny to see them in action like this, and while I'm laughing (inside myself) at their intense displays of territorialism, I'm trying to calm them down while also attempting to gently chat with Mister Sweet Visiting Cat, and reassuring them that he just wants to be friends. We'll see how things progress as time goes on, assuming he still wants
to visit my unwelcoming little screaming banshees again...
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Bento Mesh Head: LAQ Ivy
Bento Mesh Body: Maitreya Lara
Face/Body Applier: Fedra #E5 by Essences
Hair: Sorcha by Truth
Ensemble: Yuna (wearing blue-gacha) in this and four other colors by Les Sucreries de Fairy available at the Harajuku event beginning on Nov. 20th.
Bow&Arrow (sheathed): Forest's Scourge by PFC Pucca Firecaster Creations
Dragon Bento Rings: RealEvil
Dragonrider Boots: Adam n Eve [ae]
Noldor Elf Ears: Swallow
Tiara: Bliensen + MaiTai
Tree (foreground, left): *Children of the Forest* Greensight by Le Poppycock
POSE: Greenseer by Le Poppycock
Shoulder Dragon: Zooby
Blue Wyvern: [Manticore]
The Timeworn Tree - 3: Titans
LB_RedLeafShrub{Animated}*mesh
Dwarf Forest [OldGold]: *alirium*
[Lukas] Autumn leaves on floor: Sway's
SIM: IPPOS @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ippos/6/81/21
Thank you, Duchess Flux, for the use of your beautiful fall trees! ♥♥