tasted great, too

After the first blizzard of the season.

In 1868, British police first manually used red and green gas lights to control horse carriage traffic at night outside the House of Commons. According to Washington State University Magazine, the Americans then contributed the following:

"American policeman Lester Wire designed the first electric traffic light. It was first installed in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 5, 1914, at the corner of 105th and Euclid Avenue.

1917 — First interconnected traffic signal system installed in Salt Lake City, with six connected intersections controlled simultaneously from a manual switch.

1920 — William Potts, a Detroit policeman, invented the first four-way and three-colored traffic lights. He introduced yellow lights to indicate the light would change soon. Detroit became the first city to implement the four-way and three-colored traffic lights."

CCWeek38: Geometry in Road Signs (Diamond-shaped traffic sign)

Tuscany

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Elephant mother and calf - Mara North Conservancy, Maasai Mara, Kenya.

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Here the mother is using her foot to help uproot a small acacia sapling she is about to eat. By feeding on these little saplings, elephants help create the treeless grasslands that support the huge numbers of grazers that inhabit the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. For this reason, among others, elephants are known as a 'cornerstone species' - that is, a species that significantly affects and shapes the environment in which they live.

Cornwall

On a coastal walk from Daymer Bay to Polzeath. Had a great lunch at The Waterfront Bar. www.waterfrontpolzeath.co.uk/

Love is in the air quite literally! I was about to go home after a small photo walk when I saw this heart shaped cloud over my favorite mountain near Varbovchets.

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Gyeongju (South Korea) '25

Gyeongju National Museum

Nae-dong, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 13th Century (Goryeo Dynasty)

A re-post from last year.

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My copy of the Book Of Common Prayer open at the pages for the Form Of The Solemnisation Of Matrimony with the pages coaxed into created a heart shape!

Fluffy clouds and cool breeze

We have just moved into our new place .. I will catch up when I can.

Back shot from January 2017

Flowers in my garden January 17, 2017, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand.

just because

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Leaf-shaped moth (Pergesa acteus)

Shaped by the wind, lit by the evening sun.

The RKM Towner 740 designed by J.MAYER.H und Partner should illustrate cloud-shaped, horizontal waves. Fo me the facade more reminds me of shark teeth.

Or at least...asian pear shaped

Bluebells are unmistakable bell-shaped perennial herbs. They actually spend the majority of their time underground as bulbs, emerging, often in droves, to flower from April onwards.

Leaves: are narrow, around 7mm to 25mm wide and 45cm in length. They are strap-shaped, smooth and hairless, with a pointed tip.

Flowers: usually deep violet-blue in colour, bluebells are bell-shaped with six petals and up-turned tips. These sweet-smelling flowers nod or droop to one side of the flowering stem (known as an inflorescence) and have creamy white-coloured pollen inside. Some bluebell flowers can be white or pink. Up to 20 flowers can grow on one inflorescence.

Lunaria (common name honesty) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to central and southern Europe. The Latin name Lunaria means "moon-like" and refers to the decorative seedpods.

Lunaria has hairy toothed leaves and terminal racemes of white or violet flowers in Spring and Summer, followed by prominent, translucent, disc-shaped seedpods, which are frequently seen in flower arrangements. (Wiki)

I've been out on a roadtrip for the past couple of days, exploring Hole In The Rock Road, in southern Utah. I've been wanting to see the sights around there for years, and it did not disappoint. Amazing scenery!

This is from a hike down to Peek-A-Boo slot canyon, yesterday morning. Amazing canyon with a couple of natural bridges inside. It's quite a climb to get into, but amazing to see.

Astoria, Oregon is glorious in the fall.

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Canvey Island, Essex, England.

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Agrotis puta

Wascana Creek at Sherwood Forest, W of Regina, Saskatchewan, . 4 March 2023

Very interesting tree root that it shaped like a channel in the woods west of duffins trail in Discovery Bay this autumn , Martin’s photographs , Ajax , Ontario , Canada , November 10. 2020

Tree root that looks like a channel

Leaves

Beautiful leaves

Hope & Pandora’s Box see included Hope photo of the hope txt on the plaque at Greenwood Conservation area

Pandora’s box

Hope and Pandora’s Box

July 2019

November 2020

Greenwood

tree stump

Greenwood conservation area

Cedar trees

A circle stand of cedar trees

Winter

Snow

Ice

Oak tree

Large Oak tree

Rod iron railings

boat launch

canoe

canoe boat launch

Ontario

Ajax

Canada

Pickering

Martin’s photographs

Discovery Bay

Trees

Tall grasses

Sunset

March 2020

Favourites

IPhone XR

Squires Beach

Duffins Creek

Duffins Marsh

Waterfront Trail

Rotary Park

Lake Ontario

Rod iron fence

Bridge

Bridge across Duffins Creek

Twilight

Sticks

Stones

Fallen trees

Fallen tree

Fungi

Mushrooms

Sand

Beach

Reflections

Reflection

Dogwood

Tall grasses

River

Simcoe Point Pioneer Cemetery

Beaver

Beavers having a swim

North of Lake Ontario

December 2019

Lake Ontario

Duffins Trail

Tulip tree full of it beautiful flowers

July 2019

Tulip tree

Tulip tree flowers

Cropped photograph

Calcite Springs of Yellowstone

Calcite Springs Overlook surveys the north end of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, where the Yellowstone River leaves steep canyon walls for rolling prairie grasses. A butte just north of the overlook is draped by hydrothermally stained rhyolite that is bleach white and quite dramatic. Along the river at the bottom of these cliffs you’ll spot Calcite Springs, where steam rises from hydrothermal vents just feet from water’s edge. You might even catch a whiff of sulfur.

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By creating different forms / variation is shaped. // Before creation / senses were dull.

I noticed this unusual shaped cloud in the sky. It spiraled downwards with the evening sun shining on it. It just looked like a pink curly ribbon hanging in the sky.

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Where Geisha meets pin-up!

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stylist: erin valeria

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Alongside the river 'Windrush' in Bourton-on-the-Water, Cotswolds, England.

Taken with a 7 Artisans 35mm F/0.95.

HBM!

An egg shaped speckled rock I found on the beach in Homer, AK

yosemity

Heart shaped cactus :)

This drone photo, taken as a long-exposure shot over 10 years ago, holds a very special meaning for me. It evokes memories and tells stories—not only about Karlsruhe but also about my personal journey as a photographer. With the advancements in image processing over the past decade, I felt it was time to give this photo a fresh and modern look without losing its original magic.

The photo showcases Karlsruhe in all its glory: the majestic palace at its center, perfectly embodying the city’s history and its fan-shaped layout. It bridges the past and the present. Remarkably, this photo remains unique to this day—no one has created a comparable long-exposure drone shot of this iconic scene.

The creation of this image holds a symbolic significance for me. As a young boy, I learned in school about Karlsruhe’s history and its unique city design. Years later, almost unconsciously, I transformed that story into this photograph.

Beyond its aesthetic beauty, the photo also highlights significant landmarks of German democracy and science. On the right, nestled in greenery, you can see the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht), Germany’s highest court and a pillar of its legal system. On the left is the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), one of Germany’s leading institutions for science and research. In the center stands the Regional Administrative Office (Regierungspräsidium), surrounded by numerous other government buildings.

This photo is not just a view of Karlsruhe; it is a tribute to the city’s history, architecture, and importance.

Interesting Heart shaped Rose leaf.