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The previous bardings were modified using flex tubing so that it can go around the front of the horse. The Samurai riders taken from the Ninjago minifigs for their color schemes signifying different clans.
Whitby Abbey was founded in 657 AD by the Saxon King of Northumbria, Oswy (Oswiu) as Streanshalh (Streonshalh). The name Streoneshalh is thought to signify Fort Bay or Tower Bay in reference to a supposed Roman settlement or Roman Signal Station that previously existed on the site.
He appointed Lady Hilda, niece of Edwin, the first Christian king of Northumbria, as Abbess of Whitby Abbey. The double monastery of Benedictine monks and nuns was also home to the great Saxon poet Caedmon.
In 664, the abbey, built on the east cliff overlooking the Esk and town of Whitby, was the site of the Synod of Whitby, at which the Northumbrian Celtic church was reconciled to Rome.
In 867, Whitby Abbey fell to Viking attack, and was abandoned until 1078, when it was re-founded by Regenfrith (Reinferd) a soldier monk, under the orders of his protector, the Norman, William de Percy.
The second monastery lasted until it was destroyed by Henry VIII in 1540.
The abbey buildings fell into ruins, and were mined for stone, but remained a prominent landmark for sailors.
Whitby Abbey became famous in fiction thanks to Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula, as Dracula there came ashore as a creature resembling a large dog and proceeded to climb the 199 steps which lead up to the ruins.
Cuba welcomes President Obama
I sincerely hope the overdue thaw in relations will benefit the people of Cuba ..
signifying the first visit in 90 years .
Took this dramatic image Mid Afternoon yesterday of an approaching storm arriving from the Irish Sea on the North Wales Coast - two miles distant over the North Easterly village of Rhyd y Foel using a Tamron 28-300MM lens.
Ten minutes later, the clouds were overhead - creating squally conditions with heavy rain and hailstones falling - indicative of this type of cloud.
Towering Cumulonimbus Clouds are a type of Cumulus Cloud associated with thunderstorms and heavy precipitation - producing rain, hail, thunder and lightning. They are formed beneath 20,000ft - are relatively close to the ground and the reason they have so much moisture.
Incoming on a North Westerly airstream, they would have continued gathering much moisture when crossing the Irish Sea before making land.
Europe; Holland; Waddeneilanden; Texel; Dunes; Stairs; Slufter; People; North Sea (uncut)
The Texel(Tessel) ferry crossing (from Den Helder) is spectacular but short. After arrival at 't Horntje one encounters a landscape that isn’t significally different from the landscape type that’s dominant in North Holland. But when you arrive at the spectacular ‘Slufter’ things change. It’s a zone where, very uncharacteriscally, the fight with the sea ended in a draw, resulting in an open and ever changing landscape that’s comparible with the Ria Formosa coastal parque in the Sotavento (Algarve, South Portugal), although the Ria Formosa is much bigger, it covers the entire coast of the Sotavento.
More about the Slufter: its a part of the Texel coast that’s in open connection with the North Sea. After a number of failed attempts to transform the area by ‘inpoldering’ (building a dike around it, drain it and turn it into an agricultural zone), at the beginning of the 20th century it was decided to let nature do its thang. The area consists of a creek system with wetlands that sometimes submerges after a storm or exceptionally high tide. Characteristic is the ‘kwelder’vegetation with plants like salt melt, sea lily, and the lamb’s ear (lam’s oor – a not very well known salty delicacy). The sea lily turns the area purple during the summer. The majority of De Slufter has the formal status of a hatching and resting area for birds - so only the southern part of the Slufter is freely accessible.
(Fuji Superia 200 film - Fuji Crystal archive supreme paper print, scanned with Canon MP610)
This is the third and for now the last of a 'Waddeneilanden' miniseries and number 33 of a series of scans - ‘Les Années Argentiques’ album here.
XMAS is still a month away, but Thanksgiving always signifies the time I shoot my yearly holiday photo with my pet. I did it every year with Lucy, and now I am starting the tradition with Monkey. Today was that day, though it is one day before Thanksgiving, I took advantage of bringing Monkey to school when the student population would be void. Everyone's home for the holiday. Yeah - a quiet campus! So with Monkey in her grey cashmere sweater, and me in my polyester sweater (I know, not even I have cashmere) I put up the backdrop and asked my coworker to shoot me with my camera. Can I just say those lessons from America's Next Top Model paid off. PROJECT THROUGH THE EYES, GIVE THE CAMERA ANGLES TO WORK WITH, and above all WORK IT!!!
May showers signify that the hot, dry season is getting ready to depart, replaced by the hot and wet season. Today's 20 minutes of rain was only a shower and just enough to dampen the sand and dust. I have a feeling that this year's wet season may be long and intense...just a feeling in my aged bones.
The photo has been cropped, hence the lack of details. It was also used to get an actuation count for my Nikon D7500...a count of almost 15,000...still a young camera. Maybe, I should get busy.
Prayers In The Bamboo Forest by Daniel Arrhakis (2024)
With the music prayers / Mantra : Gayatri Mantra 108 Times / Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha
The Gayatri Mantra is dedicated to Goddess Gayatri, considered the mother of the Vedas.
Mostly, Goddess Gayatri is depicted sitting on a red lotus flower, which signifies power and wealth. Furthermore, she can be portrayed with five heads, ten eyes (looking in eight directions), ten arms and holding the weapons of Vishnu, as it symbolizes the number of his reincarnations.
Goddess Gayatri can also be seen accompanied by a swan and holding a book in one hand and healing in the other, as the Goddess of Education.
Sânscrito Gayatri Mantra
“OM BHŪR BHUVA SVAR
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA DHĪMAHI
DHIYO YO NAH PRACHODAYĀT”
"OH GOD OF LIFE WHO BRINGS HAPPINESS
GIVE US YOUR LIGHT THAT DESTROYS SINS
MAY YOUR DIVINITY PENETRATE US
AND IT CAN INSPIRE OUR MIND" (*)
(*) It is one of several interpretations
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Mantra / Prayers Song : Bamboo In The Wind (**)
Slowly, slowly the wind gently blows
and the monks sing to the bamboos softly:
Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyam,
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat
Bamboo from the sacred forest that protects the paths
Stay strong bamboo that flies in the wind
Teach me to be strong in the face of adversity
teach me to be resilient and patient
to overcome my vulnerabilities
Slowly, slowly the wind gently blows
and the monks sing to the bamboos softly:
Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyam,
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat
Bamboo from the sacred forest that dances with the winds
Bow down Bamboo before the storms
teach me to be flexible in the face of setbacks
teach me to be humble and tolerant
to overcome my anxieties
Slowly, slowly the wind gently blows
and the monks sing to the bamboos softly:
Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyam,
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat
Bamboo from the sacred forest with strong roots
Hold on forever to the land where you were born
help me learn and understand the sacred rhythms
continually help me read and write
to be able to distinguish the lies from the truths
Slowly, slowly the wind gently blows
and the monks sing to the bamboos softly:
Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyam,
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat
Bamboo from the sacred forest that you grow without stopping,
Keep you alive for many years in my eyes,
protect me throughout my life and in my journey
protect me finally when my end comes
so that in another life I can admire you again.
Slowly, slowly the wind gently blows
and the monks sing to the bamboos softly:
Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyam,
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat
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Mantra / Cancão Oração : Bambu Ao Vento (**)
Devagar, devagarinho o vento bate de mansinho
e os monges cantam para os bambus baixinho:
Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyam,
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat
Bamboo da floresta sagrada que proteges os caminhos
Mantem-te firme bamboo que voas ao vento
ensina-me a ser forte perante as adversidades
ensina-me a ser resistente e paciente
para superar as minhas vulnerabilidades
Devagar, devagarinho o vento bate de mansinho
e os monges cantam para os bambus baixinho:
Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyam,
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat
Bamboo da floresta sagrada que danças com os ventos
Curva-te Bamboo perante as tempestades
ensina-me a ser flexivel perante as contrariedades
ensina-me a ser humilde e tolerante
para superar as minhas ansiedades
Devagar, devagarinho o vento bate de mansinho
e os monges cantam para os bambus baixinho:
Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyam,
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat
Bamboo da floresta sagrada com fortes raizes
segura-te para sempre na terra que te viu nascer
ajuda-me a aprender e a perceber os ritmos sagrados
ajuda-me continuadamente a ler e a escrever
para poder distinguir as mentiras das verdades
Devagar, devagarinho o vento bate de mansinho
e os monges cantam para os bambus baixinho:
Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyam,
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat
Bamboo da floresta sagrada que cresces sem parar,
Mantem-te vivo por muitos anos ao meu olhar,
protege-me ao longo da vida e no meu caminhar
protege-me finalmente quando o meu fim chegar
para poder noutra vida te poder outra vez admirar.
Devagar, devagarinho o vento bate de mansinho
e os monges cantam para os bambus baixinho:
Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha Tat Savitur Varenyam,
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat
(**) Image and prayers "Bamboo In The Wind " created by Daniel Arrhakis
...Are very popular for wedding bouquets as they signify magnificence and beauty.Also known as Arum Lilies and the Trumpet Lilly.
. The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), our national bird, is the only eagle unique to North America. The Bald Eagle's scientific name signifies a sea (halo) eagle (aeetos) with a white (leukos) head. At one time, the word "bald" meant "white," not hairless. Bald eagles are found throughout most of North America, from Alaska and Canada to northern Mexico. About half of the world's 70,000 bald eagles live in Alaska. Combined with British Columbia's population of about 20,000, the northwest coast of North America is by far their greatest stronghold for bald eagles.
There are two subspecies of Bald Eagles. The "southern" Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus, is found in the Gulf States from Texas and Baja California across to South Carolina and Florida, south of 40 degrees north latitude. The "northern" Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus, is found north of 40 degrees north latitude across the entire continent. The largest numbers of northern bald eagles are in the Northwest, especially in Alaska. The "northern" Bald Eagle is slightly larger than the "southern" Bald Eagle. Studies have shown that "northern" Bald Eagles fly into the southern states and Mexico, and the "southern" Bald Eagles fly north into Canada. Because of these finding, the subspecies of "northern" and "southern" Bald Eagles has been discontinued in recent literature.
I found this one along Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County. Florida.
A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day. ~ Ancient Proverb
Woke up this morning to fog and instead of pulling the covers up over my head, I jumped out of bed, brushed my teeth, threw on some clothes, grabbed my camera gear, and enjoyed some foggy adventures :-)
Hope everyone is having a great weekend....thanks for all your visits!!!!!
For Iron Photographer 200 where the elements are
1 - something that signifies where you live
2 - something that signifies what you do
3 - something that signifies what you want
I live in New Zealand, I take photos which I sell for use on bookcovers three of which you see here, and being late winter here I want a holiday by the beach.
To signify deep mourning, Santa Maria de Betania of Paete, Laguna is dressed in Black Italian Satin. The vestment is embellished with dramatic trompe l' oeil painting. Trompe l'oeil is a French term which literally means " to deceive the eye ". It is a style of painting in which subjects are depicted with almost three dimensional or photographically realistic details.
The painting for the vestment simulates the Spanish Baroque embroideries and the tedious technique implied different shades of gold and amber to replicate the gold threads of the Baroque inspirations . For full effect and detail, the handpainting is further enhanced with precious beadwork meticulously sewn by hand. Beadings consist of graduating sizes of champagne pearls , glass beads and rose cut Austrian Crystals added a great addition to this vestment design.
To convey our family's grief for the loss of a beloved Aunt, we opted to shroud the countenance of Maria de Betania with French Lace and Illusion tulle on the night of the procession.
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Escultor: Nick Lugue of Apalit, Pampanga
Vestment: Jonathan Rubio of Bulacan
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Santa Maria de Betania
Viernes Santo
Semana Santa 2009
Paete, Laguna
Philippines
Not quite sure what this signifys, could be a take on the Tomato shortage?
Manor Estate Stafford UK
6th March 2023
It was raining.
www.google.com/search?q=cost+of+living+getting+so+high+yo...
From Google: "Three sticks burned together might signify the Three Treasures, for example -- the Buddha, the dharma, and the sangha. Whatever the symbolic meaning, making an incense offering before your daily chanting or meditation practice is a good way to focus your attention and create a pure space for your practice."
Image taken at the Buddha's Birth Day celebrations at the Fo Guang Shan Chung Tian Temple near Underwood yesterday.
Tao is Chinese concept signifying 'way' or 'path' and Tao Paradise (www.revistadeguste.com/noticia/1152) means the way to the paradise. This extremely remote location is found in a hidden village next to Touros (Brazil). The place has been opened to the public for the last few years and only 6 to 12 people are allowed to get in every day. It's definitely an amazing location worth the visit. It's a little bit tricky to get access to it but once you ask the right people then everything is easy peasy.
The image has been published and mentioned in several places:
© 2014 Jordi Corbilla - All Rights Reserved.
Do not use any of my images
without permission.
Like a prison camp, Lennox Castle became a prison for thousands of people declared as "mentally deficient". Now it lies in ruins, perhaps with one snowdrop signifying every previous inmate.
“Your head is all full of broken bottles once you realise that you don’t belong.”
Lennox Castle, in Lennoxtown, Dunbartonshire, was less of a mental institution than a warehouse, where those deemed society’s misfits were deposited.
Truants, unmarried mothers, wayward teenagers and children with learning difficulties, Down’s syndrome or mental illness all ended up there.
They were starved, drugged, -physically and emotionally abused and robbed of their humanity.
Part of the castle grounds now house Celtic’s training ground, opened in 2007. Players come and go, oblivious to what went on just decades before.
Marie regularly ran away. She was not the only one.
Those who did were chased by dogs through the surrounding woods. When returned, they were locked up for six weeks, placed on a mattress on the floor, drugged and forbidden visitors.
Punishments included being dressed in a knee-length white -nightshirt and being forced to scrub the floors with a toothbrush.
For misdemeanours, patients would be made to sit in a nightdress at a table in the corridor and eat bread and milk.
Not that mealtimes were much better for the rest.
Marie says: “The patients would sit with a plate and the staff would throw a pie at them, like it was feeding time at the zoo.”
One relative of a patient said he was horrified when he saw bread being thrown at his brother, like they were feeding birds.
In December 1989, a study in the British Medical Journal found a quarter of patients in Lennox Castle were grossly underweight and malnourished.
Marie had been placed in the hospital when she went off the rails, drinking and smoking and staying out.
She was diagnosed with a learning difficulty and her parents were assured Lennox Castle was the best place for her.
Marie says: “I was no different from thousands of other teenagers. I knew there was nothing wrong with me and if I hadn’t been strong in my mind, I would have gone crazy.”
Many were drugged and became institutionalised, making it almost impossible to break free.
Psychiatrists eventually admitted Marie had no learning difficulties and she was released but her ordeal wasn’t quite over.
Four years later, aged 39, she had a son, Joseph, to a former worker at the hospital.
But she had to fight to keep him and social workers visited her up to three times a day until they recognised she was a fit mother.
There's something deeply perverse going on within the Scottish SNP and Green's Goverment of Scotland's young people. If you can stomach it, and do not mind becoming too enraged you can get more idea what is going on here wingsoverscotland.com/the-fury-of-the-furries/ (WARNING: it is deeply distasteful to most people)
Not sure what this signifies. I've a splitting headache so maybe that's it.
Double exposure tripod swapping action.
My OCD isn't too pleased with the non symmetrical hood situation or the grainy effect from the black backing card element but it's another in the bag.
Catch you tomorrow.
Happy Easter! (and happy blackout as well ;3)
Spring often signifies change & this year was no different as I, after having complained (reasonably) about Barbie needing to step it u in the past, have never wanted more dolls from the brand. The new wave of fashionistas might lack articulation but the fashions are on and their DIVERSITY is the best in my memory. I've never in my life seen an albino fashion doll (fight me on it if you must but to me this desiree mold is a girl with albinism) and from the moment I saw her I know she needed to be mine.
I was so fortunate to find both her & the super dark girl from this wave earlier this week at my local Walmart. Both still need names and I'm searching for just the right pale body for my lovely blonde but even without either the two have me hooked and now my heart is set on grabbing up more of their friends in the future (my poor Wallet!) .
( I also took a shot from the selfie perspective & will have a link of it on my tumblr later this week ;3)
The Full Moon of May is known as Flower Moon to signify the flowers that bloom during this month. Native Americans called it Budding Moon, Egg Laying Moon, and Planting Moon.
The Anglo-Saxon name for May’s brightest Moon phase is Milk Moon from the Old English Rimilcemona. It means three-milkings-month in modern English because cows were milked three times a day during this time of year. The Celtic and Old English names are Mothers’ Moon, Bright Moon, Hare Moon, and Grass Moon.
Many wildflowers bloom in May in the Northern Hemisphere, where these traditional Full Moon names originated. For example, many types of anemone, wild garlic, indigo, bluebells, lupine, sundrops, and violets, to name just a few. It is no wonder that the colourful displays these flowers create in nature have inspired people to call this time after them.
St Mary's Church stands on the site of a thirteenth-century Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It has strong links to both the town of Newmarket and the horse racing community. The church is an active town centre parish church with a friendly congregation, serving the people of Newmarket and district and worshipping in the Anglican Catholic tradition.
The town of Newmarket was part of the parish of Exning until the sixteenth century but there has been a chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary on this site from the thirteenth century. The present building was rebuilt and extended on the south side in the fifteenth century but most of what we see now is the result of a series of major reconstructions carried out in 1857, 1867 and 1887.
In this Victorian period the north transept was converted into an aisle, the chancel was completely rebuilt and a new vestry was added alongside it. The tower is fifteenth century with a slim shingled spire set well back from the parapet and has a separate bellcote on one corner.
www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/flower.html
The headlight of NR84 signifies the approach of Pacific Nationals 3PS6 intermodal service into Goulburn Railway Station. NR84 is wearing the now defunct Southern Spirit livery and has now been repainted into the new Pacific National livery. Friday, 2nd August 2019. The locomotives on this train were NR84, NR97, NR72 & 8184.
A Great Egret strolls along the edge of a canal in Shark Valley looking for fish. His beautiful colors signify the beginning of breeding season. Selected by CameraUSA for photography show in Naples Art, Naples, Florida in 2021
Placing a coin in a champagne cork and giving it to the bride and groom is meant as a lasting remembrance of their wedding day. This wedding tradition is associated with the United Kingdom. The giving of coins to a newly married couple also signifies wishing them prosperity.
In different countries, there are many wedding traditions associated with the giving of coins. In Sweden, it is a custom for a mother to give her daughter a gold coin on her wedding day to place in her right shoe. The bride's father gives her a silver coin, which she puts in her left shoe. These coins symbolize the wish that the daughter never be lacking. Other countries, such as Spain, Lithuania and Poland, have wedding traditions associated with the giving of coins.
"Pastels" to my mind signifies illustration with some manipulation of a photograph. The image posed today is an illustration from a macro image of a live fly. The pastel shades on the wings are due to thin film interference (like the colours on an oil film). The colours on the body, somewhat paler in this illustration, are due to complex nano structures on the surface of the exoskeleton. A Dipterist will tell you the family from the pattern of wing veins. There was a time when books were filled with pen and water-colour illustrations of insects and flowers, hand-drawn with love by artists. It surprises me that no one is doing books now with illustrations from actual photographs, which must be more accurate, but are also works of art that show essential identification features more clearly in the same way.
I always try to get a shot of each dog in the heather every year. It signifies late summer and I know that autumn, chillier mornings and evenings are not far away.
Amtrak charges past Jackson & Lansing's JL-1 on a rare Saturday run for the shortline. The crew is flying white flags signifying an extra as they approach the entrance to NS's Jackson yard. 11/25/23.
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A Sort Of A Song
Let the snake wait under
his weed
and the writing
be of words, slow and quick, sharp
to strike, quiet to wait,
sleepless.
—through metaphor to reconcile
the people and the stones.
Compose. (No ideas
but in things) Invent!
Saxifrage is my flower that splits
the rocks.
GTL WDG-3A 14686 signifying its departure from Gundla pochampally hauling 57474 Bodhan - Mahbubnagar Passenger...
What a perfect way to end my July creativity challenge, with an image signifying how strong the hands have been that have lifted me up. Thank you for showing such incredible support this gorgeous July. I highly recommend that you watch the video for today, as it really sums up my feelings toward my month of creativity.
www.promotingpassion.com/blog/
In short, it was transformative. It seemed like there was always an orange sunrise or a rainbow around the corner when the day was difficult. I always managed to bring a positive attitude when things weren't going my way. 4am never looked so good. Content aside, it has been one of the best months of my life. Content considered, I don't know yet which pieces were keepers and which I'll cringe at in another month, but it's there now and it wasn't before. That is really something.
The 15 Day Content Creation Challenge closes registration doors today at 5pm PST. 40% goes to charity, and you pay only what you can. Join me and the over 500 participants this August as you challenge your own creativity and create content that you're proud of.
Bald Eagle signifies inspiration, release from bondage, victory, longevity, speed, pride, father and royalty!
Large view is better.
Facts:
Bald eagle nests are about 5 to 6 feet in diameter and 2 to 4 feet tall.
An eagle can see something the size of a rabbit at more than three miles away.
Females are bigger than males. Male bald eagles weigh 25 percent less than females.
Typical wingspan is between 1.8 and 2.3 m (5 ft 11 in and 7 ft 7 in)
Their talons are 3 to 4 inches long – the same length as a grizzly bear's claws.
Many thanks to all those who view, fav or comment my pictures. I very much appreciate it.
Fronge comenta: “Julia a very interesting flower. Some say a flower with red tips signifies the beginning of a relationship and/or falling in love”.
Gracias Fronge por el comentario y a todos por pasar!!!
I am beyond excited to share with you all that I have just photographed my first Formica rufa ant of the year! This little red forest ant not only signifies the beginning of spring but also marks the start of my photographic season. As I embark on another journey capturing the beauty of nature, let me share some fascinating trivia about Formica rufa with you all!
🐜 Formica rufa, also known as the red wood ant or European red ant, is a species of ant that can be found in coniferous and deciduous forests across Europe and parts of Asia. They are known for their reddish-brown color and large, distinctive anthills.
🌱 These ants play a vital role in their ecosystems by preying on various insects, which helps maintain a balanced population of pests. In fact, one colony can consume up to 100,000 insects a day!
🏰 The anthills constructed by Formica rufa can be quite impressive, reaching up to 6.5 feet (2 meters) in height and housing around 100,000 to 400,000 ants! These mound-like structures are made up of twigs, leaves, and pine needles, which helps insulate the colony from extreme temperatures.
🌞 Formica rufa ants are known to be sun-worshippers! They often bask in the sun to regulate their body temperature, and the anthills are designed in a way to capture and retain solar heat.
These ants are also known for their cooperative behavior. They form "living bridges" by linking their bodies together to help their fellow ants cross gaps or reach higher places.
So, the next time you spot a Formica rufa ant, remember that you're witnessing one of nature's most fascinating and important creatures. Stay tuned for more updates on my photographic journey as I explore the beauty of spring and the wonders of the natural world! 🌼🍃
Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
--MacBeth, Act V, Scene 5
Unley Road, Unley, South Australia
Citroën unveiled the Citroën 2CV or Deux Chevaux signifying two tax horsepower and initially only 9 hp (6.6 kW), at the Paris Salon in 1948. The car became a bestseller, achieving the designer's aim of providing rural French people with a motorized alternative to the horse. It was unusually inexpensive to purchase and, with its small two cylinder engine, inexpensive to run as well. The 2CV pioneered a very soft, interconnected suspension, but did not have the more complex self-levelling feature. This car remained in production, with only minor changes, until 1990 and was a common sight on French roads until recently; 9 million 2CV variants were produced in the period 1948–1990.
Source: Wikipedia
...signifies that this is a Juvenile Brown Pelican. He was flying very close, so the crop is very small.
California Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Member of the Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature
© 2013 Patricia Ware - All Rights Reserved
Quel présage inquiétant peut bien signifier cette marque ? (OK, il s'agit en réalité d'un balisage de course peint sur un morceau de bois)
What troubling omen could this mark mean ? (OK, it's just a running beacon painted on a piece of wood)
Signifying that the engine on the tractor (not pictured) is a Diesel engine. I love my signs :)
I think all those dots are either engine filth or mosquitos.
"What signifies, says some one, giving halfpence to beggars? they only lay it out in gin or tobacco." "And why should they be denied such sweeteners of their existence (says SAMUEL JOHNSON )? it is surely very savage to refuse them every possible avenue to pleasure, reckoned too coarse for our own acceptance. Life is a pill which none of us can bear to swallow without gilding; yet for the poor we delight in stripping it still barer, and are not ashamed to shew even visible displeasure, if ever the bitter taste is taken from their mouths."