Standing There
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This photo shows a part of the standing stones and doesn't cover the whole site.
The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England’s famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years.
We don’t know why the standing stones at Calanais were erected, but our best guess is that it was a kind of astronomical observatory.
Patrick Ashmore, who excavated at Calanais in the early 1980s writes: ‘The most attractive explanation… is that every 18.6 years, the moon skims especially low over the southern hills. It seems to dance along them, like a great god visiting the earth. Knowledge and prediction of this heavenly event gave earthly authority to those who watched the skies.’
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Still standing with a lean - this old farmhouse deserves more respect but think it days will be delegated to housing raccoons, skunks or other vermin!
Happy Mono Monday!
“It is better to be alone than to become a person that loses his soul to the fear of loneliness.”
― Shannon L. Alder
Daisies from the meadow by White Lake with a cloud layer and textures. The cloud may come back in a Magritte image with apples - we'll see though.
Textures by Lenebem-Anna.
Ross Park Carousel is a historic carousel located at Binghamton in Broome County, New York. The carousel is housed in a wooden, one story, 16-sided, pavilion topped by an eight sided cupola. The carousel has 60 horses standing four abreast, each of which is a "jumper," and two chariots. It was constructed by the Allan Herschell Company and contains its original Wurlitzer Military Band Organ. The carousel was purchased about 1920 and is one of six carousels donated to the citizens of Broome County by George F. Johnson (1857–1948), president of Endicott Johnson Corporation.
I am not certain, but I believe these birds are Diamond Doves, which are native to Australia. One bird was on the nest, while its mate was in a seemingly protective stance keeping a close eye on the photographer. These birds were photographed early this year at the Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory, in Key West, Florida.
No was her name
No was the lion that no one could tame
But Faith was his name
Faith came around with a smile on his face anyway
He said, tell, tell me now
Tell me the worry that knit up your brow
She said slow down this train
Slow down the iron that runs in my veins
I can hear you tap tappin' at my kitchen door
I can hear the river run, and the river want more
Don’t you know, I’m already sure
I can hear you tap tappin at my kitchen door
But No kept her name
No got so quiet she put out her flame
But Faith stayed the same
Faith came around with that smile on his face the next day
He said, follow me down
Follow me down with your pick and your plow
I can hear you tap tappin' at my kitchen door
I can hear the river run and the river want more
Don’t you know, I am already sure
I can hear you standing quiet at my kitchen door.
Lyrics from Wolf Larsen - Kitchen Door
*pose made by me... :))
Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius cursorat)
Taken at Masirah Island, Oman.
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FACTS:
Distinctive wader of desert areas, uniform sandy-brown with a blue back of head framed by a white and black stripe meeting at the nape. Bill is slightly down-curved. Very tall and slim with long legs that it uses to run across desert and semi-desert areas with its head held high. Dramatically patterned in flight with black flight feathers and underwings contrasting with its sandy body.
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This is cormorant which could easily see them around in Adelaide~~so wonderful bird!
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Still more from the epic session I had in Barnes's Grove, Buckinghamshire back in November. Which I am thankful for as the conditions have not been favourable so far this year. I hope you are not bored of seeing autumn images, it is my favourite time of the year in the woods and this area never fails to put on a show.
After ruffling it's feathers, this Sandhill Crane stands out along the shore line.
( Yes, I'm still upright..lol )
We know where to look but we're not allowed to go and look
Most of us our in roughly the same situation of course and the story is roughly the same as it's been for past year... i.e. honey tomorrow
Well let's hope so this time
& why standing next to field 60 miles away is any different to standing next to a field 2 miles away is beyond me
It is always wonderful to see these beautiful owls. The excitement is the same as the very first time I saw one.
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The iconic lone tree at Llyn Padarn stands strong against all that lay the weather throws at it, this mornings 30mph + winds barely bothered it .
Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) male
Also along Federation Trail yesterday. Interesting to note I haven't seen the Fairy-wrens along there before.
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Kreeg vanmiddag weer een belletje dat de Olifantenrups er weer zat tussen de Fuchsia's ,
we hebben hem een beetje gevolgd , jeetje wat een veelvraat is die rups ze een blaadje is in no time verorberd, schitterend om te zien, laat morgen nog meer zien van dit prachtige insect
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Received another call this afternoon that the Elephant caterpillar was back among the Fuchsias,
we followed him a bit , gosh what a glutton that caterpillar eats them a leaf in no time, beautiful to see, show more of this beautiful insect tomorrow