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William III and Mary II were crowned as joint monarchs in 1689, after they were invited by Parliament to take the throne in the place of Catholic King James II, Mary’s father.
They bought Kensington Palace to become their new home, away from the bustle of Whitehall Palace, and transformed the building into a royal home.
The Queen's apartments were where Mary, and later royal consorts, lived. This is where they had their bedroom, took their meals, entertained their friends and distinguished guests, and relaxed.
The last room in the Queen's State Apartments is the Queen's Bedroom. As Mary extended her apartments and created a new bedroom, this room became a cosy sociable space in which she entertained friends.
The bed that is displayed in this room also tells its own fascinating story. It is thought to be the bed in which James Edward Stuart, son of King James II was born, at St James' Palace, in 1688.
As Mary and Anne’s Catholic half-brother, James' birth was such a threat to the Protestant establishment that rumours were spread that the baby was an impostor, smuggled into the bed in a 'warming pan' to replace a stillborn infant.
Text Ref: Historic Royal Palaces [www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace/whats-on/the-queen-s-sta...]
Explore # 453 on Saturday, 27 June 2009 - the 350th
Name that bird.
Note: Inside the cage.
I mean, I was outside, it was inside... lol
My dog did a very good job chasing the birds on the beach, so they flew exactly where I wanted them to be 😜
For the "Looking close... on Friday!"- theme : "Lovebirds"
HLCoF !
Wishing you all a happy Valentine's Day, if you celebrate it, otherwise a very happy day ;-))
This is an origami model, that requires two cuts to form the cranes or Tsuru.
Folded from rectangle piece of red/gold wrapping paper, 1;4.
I will be offer several days. See you when I'm back.
Model: origami Heart with two Cranes
Design: Francis Ow
Diagrams in the book: 'Quarterly ORU Folding Diagrams - Vol. 2'
Paper: a rectangle red/gold wrapping paper 12x48cm
Final size: height 12cm, length 21cm
and fly away
Beautiful Tawney Eagle in the Ndutu NCA, Tanzania
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
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Pyrginae, commonly known as spread-winged skippers, are a subfamily of the skipper butterfly family. The subfamily was established by Hermann Burmeister in 1878
Where there is love there is life.
Mahatma Gandhi
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao Tzu
Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces.
Rumi
Love does not dominate; it cultivates.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Love loves to love love.
James Joice
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a wonderful day, stay well, keep your eyes open to appreciate the beauty around you, enjoy creating, stay safe, and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
Despite the parachute structure of the individual Dandelion seeds being largely made up of empty space, it is believed their design creates a ring-shaped air bubble ("separated vortex ring") which slows their descent to the ground and allows them to spread further afield (and into my garden as an unfortunate consequence). It is thought their design is up to four times more efficient that a conventional parachute.
When I spotted this Egret, I immediately thought of bad boy Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt) on the TV Series “The Sopranos” and that somehow brought to mind Jim Croce's 1972 recording, "You Don't Mess Around with Jim"
You don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off that old lone ranger
And you don't mess around with Jim…
Thanks for the Music, Jim Croce
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The Snowy Egret:
A beautiful, graceful small egret, very active in its feeding behavior in shallow waters. Known by its contrasting yellow feet, could be said to dance in the shallows on golden slippers. The species was slaughtered for its plumes in the 19th century, but protection brought a rapid recovery of numbers, and the Snowy Egret is now more widespread and common than ever. Its delicate appearance is belied by its harsh and raucous calls around its nesting colonies.
Adult Snowy Egrets are all white with a black bill, black legs, and yellow feet. They have a patch of yellow skin at the base of the bill. Immature Snowy Egrets have duller, greenish legs.
Snowy Egrets wade in shallow water to spear fish and other small aquatic animals. While they may employ a sit-and-wait technique to capture their food, sometimes they are much more animated, running back and forth through the water with their wings spread, chasing their prey.
Snowy Egrets nest colonially, usually on protected islands, and often with other small herons. They concentrate on mudflats, beaches, and wetlands, but also forage in wet agricultural fields and along the edges of rivers and lakes.
(Nikon D7200, 300/2.8 +TC 1.4, 1/1600 @ f/10, ISO 400, edited to taste)
Common Mallow is a handsome, large, spreading plant with beautiful deep pink flowers that appear from June to October. It can be found on roadside verges, along footpaths and on waste ground. Certain parts of Common Mallow are edible (leaves, flowers and seeds) and there is evidence that the Romans may have deliberately cultivated the plant to be used for food and medicine.
Found throughout the UK, but especially common in Wales and Southern England.
Have a lovely weekend everyone
RKO_0933. Scanning for prey!
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Rising up to the spreading sky
Home to the birds that do fly
Under its branches, lovers stand
Lips on lips, hand in hand
Resting against the now bare tree
Their is love exposed for all to see
Lips on lips, passion found
On the green Winter ground
Home to nature, as birds they fly
Spreading sweet love across the sky
Erigeron divergens, Spreading Fleabane. Wildflower.
Southwest Arizona, USA.
Full frame. Dedicated macro lens. No crop. No post processing.
Here we have an old field type manure spreader languishing on the prairie. It’s day has come and gone. Farmers like to jokingly say that this is the only implement that the dealer won’t stand behind. :-)
Clouds they fill the spreading skies
Reflections swim before your eyes
Blue it mixes with the white
As the sun , it shines down bright
On the lake, so cold and deep
Where the waves, they rise and leap
Across the lake , where reflections sink
Into the water, that your eyes they drink
I spent the past week north of Huntsville Ontario at a cottage on Loon Lake. With a pair of nesting loons not far away, I would have to say the lake was aptly titled. I would have to say that the Loon is one of my favourite birds. I just love their feather pattern, their deep red eyes and their beautiful call.
Here is the second of my Loon shots...this one of the bird shaking off the water from her recent dive. Hope you enjoy!
The Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana) is a beautiful butterfly species belonging to the Nymphalidae family. Found in parts of Asia, including India and Southeast Asia, it has distinctive markings on its wings, which give it its name.
Color and Pattern: The upper wings of the Peacock Pansy are golden brown with orange, brown, and black markings, including four eye spots on the forewings. The underside of the wings has a more muted brownish appearance, with subtle patterns that help it blend into its environment.
Behavior: The Peacock Pansy is known for its erratic flight and is often seen basking in the sun or flying short distances. Its flight is typically low and slow, making it easier to spot.
“There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
Edith Wharton
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If the wild bird could speak
She'd tell of places you had been
She's been in my dreams
And she knows all the ways of the wind
Alison Krauss || Polly Come Home
In my mind I can fly like a bird - the wind lifts me high into the sky and I let my imagination soar!
The male Anhinga’s job is to strip some nesting material from a nearby tree and bring it back to his mate who does the nest building. There is a lot of communications during this process, with the male often calling on the way in and his mate excitedly chattering back at him. I’m not fluent in Anhinga but can recognize love talk when I hear it! This guy gave me a full out wing and tail feather spread as he approached the rookery with his contribution. Thank you Mr. Anhinga! (Anhinga anhinga) (Sony a1M2, 200-600 lens @553mm, 1/3200 second, f/6.3, ISO 1250)