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During the motif design drove random (but very welcome) the balloon over the river Moselle. I hope you enjoy it and wish you all a nice weekend.
And thank you for the view and comment on my pictures.
Während der Motivgestaltung fuhr zufällig (aber sehr willkommen) der Ballon über die Mosel. Ich hoffe es gefällt euch und wünsche allen ein schönes Wochenende.
Und danke für das ansehen und kommentieren meiner Bilder.
Danke für deinen Besuch! Thanks for visiting!
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Taken at the Castle of the Moors in Sintra.
This is the large water cistern that provided water to the entire castle built in the 8th century.
The view near sundown across the frozen Cook Inlet when we had winter. Much ice has thawed as we have more spring like weather now. Thanks for looking and may your week be bright!
The sky around the Kelpies was mostly cloudy, but was clearer further east, so the sunrise created this colourful backdrop for me.
The shipwreck of Demetrios near Gythion.
Early morning but the Sun was well hidden behind a cloud of sand blown in from the Sahara.
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The Guardians of the entrance of Prasat Phimai, Nakhon Ratsasima, Thailand.
Hope they guard the entrance of my photostream, too!
Hear the sledges with the bells-
Silver bells!
What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
In the icy air of night!
While the stars that oversprinkle
All the heavens, seem to twinkle
With a crystalline delight;
Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of Runic rhyme,
To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells
From the bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells, bells, bells-
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
Edgar Allan Poe
A TINY BIRD, it is constantly active in search of small invertebrates, you have to consider yourself extremely fortunate if you discover them. Feeding bird sometimes come amazingly close to observers, but views like this typically last no more than a few seconds. My thanks to Steve Ashton, without him I doubt if I would have encountered them.
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THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND, enjoy the Lords day, please stay safe, stay positive, God bless you.............Tomx.
The Fortified Town in Fredrikstad, Norway was founded Sept 1567 by King Frederik II. It is very well preserved and worth a visit.
The Fintele, near Polinkhove, is a place where the river "Yzer" leaves its banks after heavy rainfall. It is a natural flood area and home to many birds.
The Teutoburg Forest (German: Teutoburger Wald, colloquially: Teuto) is a range of low, forested hills in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia
Downtown Dallas’ 72-story-tall Bank of America Plaza is reflected in the windows of the adjacent Texas Club building.
A BULKY, broad -winged raptor , medium sized bird of prey, and still not that many in the south-east area of Kent. A pure joy to see coming of the fields at Elmley Nature Reserve, the brown and black blobs on the ground are cows!!
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THANK YOU for your visit, please leave a comment, and I will look forward to doing the same on your lastest posting.
Please stay safe , God bless....Tomx
Gambia tour 2020.
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JOY OF JOYS, my brother spotted and called HOOPOE, no way I thought !!! But yes it was, our first sighting in the Gambia. Bless its heart, it let us very near, and I have over 100 keeper images, it was completely relaxed, and never stopped grooming itself, a experience I will never forget . Seen in the Kotu area.
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THANK YOU for being a friend and leaving a comment. Will look forward to visiting your photo stream and and doing the same on your latest posting. The weekend is coming on fast, enjoy, say safe, and may God bless you in all you do.
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the african openbill stork (anatomus lamelligerus) is a very specialized bird .
as you can see their bill is especially adapted to catch and open snails and mussels ,the main food of this stork.
chobe riverfront,Namibia
"the shell"
original 3K file here:
"What does the brook say to you,
At dawn when it flushes,
And kisses the rushes.
With murmurs and blushes?
As it sings,
Does it tell you of wonderful things,
Till you think every wish must come true?
For I do —
What does the brook say to you?
What does the brook say to you.
When the sun hangs its head.
When the west is all red,
And the day is near sped?
As it flows ;
Does it promise surcease of all woes,
Till you thrill with a hope that is new?
For I do -
What does the brook say to you?
What does the brook say to you,
When the moonlight in streams,
Like a shower of dreams.
On its dark surface gleams?
As it sighs
Does it bring faltering tears to your eyes.
Till you long for forgiveness to sue?
For I do -
What does the brook say to you?
Love, does the brook say to you.
In the dark, in the light.
In the day, in the night,
In despair, in delight.
As it rolls,
That one are our hearts and our souls,
For life, and eternity too?
For I do.
What does the brook say to you?"
- Ruth Lawrence, "The Brook"
The trail up to Maroon Bells in Colorado Rockies
Hope you all have a lovely Sunday!
Thank you for your support and visit!
A walk through the Narrows of the Virgin River in Zion National Park is always a special experience. Once in the morning the sun is higher the sunlight reflected from the rocks indirectly to the bottom of the canyon , so that the water glows gold (September-11, 2008, 11:04 am)
Eine Wanderung durch die Narrows des Virgin River im Zion National Park ist immer ein besonderes Erlebnis. Sobald am Vormittag die Sonne höher steht wird das Sonnenlicht von den Felsen indirekt bis auf den Grund des Canyons reflektiert, so dass das Wasser goldfarben leuchtet (11.09.2008, 11:04 Uhr)
Danke für deinen Besuch! Thanks for visiting!
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A fallen tree still surviving and competing with the lush greenery of its surroundings. Another photo from my hike in Quittie Creek Nature Park; this is one of the "swimming holes" where people like to take a dip! 💦 But to get there you have to be aware of all the tree-leaved plants around you, you'll never forget the experience if you're touched by them.
Thank you very much for your kind comments and visit, much appreciated!
Mwnt Church (or the Church of the Holy Cross at Mwnt) has stood on this idyllic spot since the early 13th century. A popular visitor attraction, this Grade I listed building is well worth a visit if you’re in the area.
Dating from the 14th Century, it is basically a Pilgrimage Church, rather than a Parish one as it was on the main route to Bardsey Island and St Davids – both prime destinations for penitents in the Middle Ages (three pilgrimages to Bardsey were accounted the equal of one to Rome).
The mediaeval bridge over the river Varosa in Ucanha, county Tarouca district Viseu.
Nikon D3300
Many thanks you all for your visit and comments.
Okavango Delta, Botswana
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
All rights reserved. © Thomas Retterath 2021
The major solar storm that was supposed to happen last night never developed. This crown like formation was one of the best of the night. A long climb up the mountain wasn't totally wasted. I came away great milky way and northern light shots.
The river in full melt rush after a few days of record heat. The snow is washing away as the fire danger increases. No longer a clear stream. Thanks for looking and hope to be around soon as have been quite busy.
African Wild Dog in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
All rights reserved. © Thomas Retterath 2021
Elephants in the Kwando concession, Botswana
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
All rights reserved. © Thomas Retterath 2021
The Lighthouse is a 2005 novel by P. D. James, the thirteenth book in the Adam Dalgliesh mystery series.The story takes place in Cornwall.
The Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) on Buddleia. Primrose Hill Community Woodland. Bath, BANES, England, UK.
The Waxenstein peak
A really hard and difficult mountain for climbing but a stunning scene for photographers.Specially with the lake in the frame .Frozen and a small layer of water on it to complete a beautiful reflection.Looking forward for a big storm,behind me begins to rain and the haze looks like snow on the peaks.
My weather,my turn…..
The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found? J. B. Priestley
The Reddish Egret is amazing to watch while hunting fish. They dance, stalk, point, and charge their prey. This image was taken just as it began to strike but the stopped action makes him look like a statue. Taken at Little Estero in SW Florida.
The Revenant is a 2015 American epic Revisionist Western film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Also based in part on Michael Punke's 2002 novel from a True story, which describes frontiersman Hugh Glass's experiences in 1823 !
For some reason the bear attacks was under the snow in my mind :)
Taken at Winter’s Home now The Redwoods
Thanks to Mr Hilaire for sharing his teddy bear (he also made a great version of it)
Bear attack scene from The Revenant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOlVRHsVzE4
Credits :
Brown Bear by Hannah Kozlowski
Knife from Pucca Firecaster's Creations