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The Henry Lawson Bus Stop.
Henry Lawson Avenue.
McMahons Point, Sydney.
Photographed last night at dusk.
Sunday 24th September, 2023.
So yesterday, after finishing work at Wahroonga, I drove down the Pacific Highway to North Sydney. Amazingly, I managed to get parking just near the Commodore Hotel along Blues Point Road. After the requisite coffee at Piato Cafe, I walked down to the harbour and grabbed some sunset, dusk and night-time photos from different spots around McMahons Point.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
"The dandelion does not stop blooming because it is told it is a weed. It says 'One day, they'll be making wishes upon me'".
Dandelions are often considered weeds, but they can also symbolize hope, strength, and transformation. People blow on dandelion seeds to make wishes, and some believe that the seeds carry thoughts and dreams to loved ones. Never stop blooming♥
This picture taken at The Forgotten: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Peaceful%20Shore/89/185/28
Compositionally Challenged
Week 43 Shadows
Shot with a Goerz "Kromar 9 cm F 1.9" (projection) lens on a Canon EOS R5.
Sometimes the most scenic roads in life are the detours you didn't mean to make.
Dave and I lazing on his 1966 Chevelle. We stopped to look at this great view!
See Dave's version here: www.flickr.com/photos/195507156@N05/54682309851/in/datepo...
Photo taken while cruizing in the Chevelle
J'ai été contraint de suspendre un moment ma sortie en vélo à cause d'une averse, et je me suis abrité sous le porche du garage d'un immeuble à Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire, providentiellement installé au bon endroit. J'y ai découvert que les Mantes religieuses apprennent le code de la route consciencieusement : celle-ci s'était arrêtée juste avant le panneau "STOP" et observait attentivement la situation avant de redémarrer, comme moi. Ou bien envoyait-elle un message?
I was forced to suspend my bike ride for a while because of a shower, and I sheltered under the porch of the garage of a building in Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire, providentially installed in the right place. I discovered that the Praying Mantis conscientiously learn the rules of the road, like us: it had stopped just before the "STOP" sign and carefully observed the situation before restarting, like me. Or was it sending a message?
The Carolina wren stops to pose, having just delivered some old pine needles to the new nest (see previous photo). Backyard bird..
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I'm going to be off for awhile, I'm taking a break and heading to the rugged coast of Maine, my "home away from home". I'll catch up with everyone when I return.
Yes! At last the rain has stopped here in Aberdeenshire. Many roads are still impassable - fields are like lakes - and some roads and bridges have been damaged or washed away. Many homes flooded and and power cuts too. The rain has changed to a deep freeze tonight, with ice and a promise of snow to come. It is an 'interesting' start to the year!. We have surpassed the highest ever recorded rainfall for the whole month ... I wonder what delights are still in store!
My own background texture
PA - foreground and background
The chrysanthemum shot was taken last March, and the raindrops are more elegant than the pounding soaking that has marked this month ;o)
I thought it was interesting in having a flattened effect where foreground and background are roughly equal in visual impact.
My PA set here: Prompt Addicts set
My Chrysanthemum set: Chrysanthemums
In our Dark Black&White Group we celebrate a Black Magic Week - feel free to join us! D A R K & B L A C K & W H I T E
Haiku poem:
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Footsteps lost to snow,
Nature’s call, a quiet plea,
Stop, breath in silence.
When I pronounce the word Future,
the first syllable already belongs to the past.
When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.”
Wisława Szymborska
Poems, New And Collected
When I was a kid I loved making and playing with dummies. I stumbled upon this wonderful grouping on a trip to Rhyolite, a ghost town on the outskirts of Death Valley. A classic boom/bust mining town, Rhyolite had a brief, shining moment as a boom town, complete with banks, a symphony, a train station and schools. Within less than 10 years, the mines had pretty much played out and the town slowly went to ruin. I don't know who put up this great piece of soft sculpture art but I appreciate the effort and love the result.
Afternoon light catching bare tree branches at the Temple of Sinawava, shuttle stop #9 on the Zion National Park loop. I visited on a whim on the return leg of a road trip and it ended up being one of the most satisfying vacation days of my life, thanks to fresh eyes, Fall light, and mild temperature.
RAW file edited in View NX-i, additional adjustments to fill light, clarity and vibrancy added in Corel Paintshop Pro
Knowing someone isn't coming back doesn't mean you ever stop waiting
Toby Barlow
tones: AllEdges and Bärbel's PS/PSE actions
texture: flypaper
dammit, I missed the art book fair ... :)
seen yesterday evening while walking the streets of downtown Vancouver in a blessed lull in the rain. Its been raining all night, still raining, no complaints, better than no rain.
This is the first photo that I've uploaded in 2025. It is looking up from the base of the stone spiral staircase at the Iglesia de Santa Catalina. A gothic church in Valencia, Spain.
Photo taken in May 2023
I have no idea what the future will bring, or what I'll be posting on Flickr this year, but I thought this would be an appropriate image in which to start the year.
This is taken looking up from the base of a stone spiral staircase. A gothic church in Valencia, Spain.
(I've previously shown a square format version of this image on Flickr. Here's the link to it: flic.kr/p/2pbeSmB)
A print of this image, on giclee paper in a frame sized 30 x 40 cms, appeared in two exhibitions in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, during 2024.
Chissà
se un felice momento d'amore o la gioia di respirare o camminare in un chiaro mattino e l'odorare l'aria fresca, non valga tutta la sofferenza e lo sforzo che la vita implica...
L'amore è l'unica risposta sensata e soddisfacente al problema dell'esistenza umana...
Amare qualcuno non è solo un forte sentimento, è una scelta, una promessa, un impegno...
Erich Fromm, morto il 18 Marzo 1980
Avevo letto molto tempo fa alcuni libri di questo psicologo, tra cui 'l' arte di amare ',' ' Essere o avere?', 'la fuga dalla libertà', che mi erano piaciuti molto
Moody, Genova
Love is the only meaningful and fair answer to the problem of the human existence....
Forse se in questo momento smettessimo di correre e ci fermassimo a pensare?
Chi può, naturalmente
What if we stop to run and begin to think?
Tu roules, tu roules, et un moment tu cries « STOP Danou ! »
(Danou, c’est mon épouse, c’est elle qui conduit).
« C’est trop beau
L’apéro attendra. »
Et puis tu repars vite, la bise est venue. Glaciale.
PSP**** : champ