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Depending on their position in relation to the sunlight and the camera, Speckle Wood Butterflies are sometimes showing wonderful hues of pink, yellow, green and blue in the hair covering their back. This is what I noticed first on this capture.
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Une grande variete de teintes dans les poils qui recouvrent le dos de ce Tircis. Se voit mieux en agrandissant l'image.
Since their founding, the Marble Sisters had only one task: to watch the archives. They spent every day caring for the scrolls; returning borrowed texts, replacing fragments too torn or faded to understand, and, every once in a while, creating new manuscripts to join the ranks of the endless rows in their vast library. Although the sisters were able to achieve great knowledge and wisdom thanks to the scrolls, they received a curse as well: a hunger, a never-ceasing addiction for more knowledge. This drove most of the sisters to madness, however, those who managed to control their urge gained more than anyone could possibly imagine...
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Built for Brickscalibur in the 12x12 vignette category.
I decided to build this as my entry for the 12x12 category after I was inspired by some concept art for the wheel of time Amazon show. I figured I'd venture beyond libraries and books and take my chances with some scrolls instead. Let me know what you think!
Feedback is always appreciated,
Happy Building!
A shot for two shopping trolley's, resting on their side in the river Medway. Taken this morning on my New Years Day walk to let the new year in. Shot on Leica X, and processed in Lightroom.
The Palais-Royal, originally called the Palais-Cardinal, is a palace located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The screened entrance court faces the Place du Palais-Royal, opposite the Louvre.
Originally called the Palais-Cardinal, the palace was the personal residence of Cardinal Richelieu. The architect Jacques Lemercier began his design in 1629; construction commenced in 1633 and was completed in 1639.
After utilizing the wye to drop their inbound cars on the bridge west of the yard in St. Thomas, Ontario, the Ontario Southland crew used the wye again to run around due to the yard being full with cars dropped earlier in the day by GIO Rail. Now on the east end of the yard, GP9U 8235 is in the lead as the crew puts their train together to head back towards Ingersoll.
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CN Cayuga Subdivision
St. Thomas, ON
Unknown Symbol (Local; Salford, ON to CN - St. Thomas, ON Turn)
OSR 8235 GP9u Ex. JLCX 8235, CP 8235, CP 8822 Blt. 1958
OSR 182 RS18U Ex. QGRY 1801, CP 1801, CP 8764 Blt. 1958
Photo from a book.The life of Jesus of Nazareth portrayed in colours by William Hole. It was given to me by my godmother for my 1st Christmas in 1939.
My best wishes to all flickr members for sharing their beautiful photos especially to my flickr friends for their friendship, comments and favours. My special thoughts to those experiencing major troubles or sorrows.
Using their cellphones these ladies ask if I could take their pictures. Using my camera I ask for a photo also. They were happy to oblige and struck a pose.
Wat Si Chum - Sukhothai Historical Park
Credits:
Dress - [Stitched]
Necklace - !dM
Earrings - Maxi Gossamer
Rings 1: (Yummy)
Rings 2: Old Treasures
Beads: RAIJIN
Esquelbecq Castle
The castle was already mentioned in 1299, when the daughter of Thierry d'Esquelbecq, Beatrix, married Gauthier Ghistelles. Their descendants owned the Esquelbecq castle until 1584, when the French lords were forced to sell their possessions in Flanders by the Spanish rulers.
The castle was besieged several times. In 1586, part of the castle was destroyed by Spanish malcontents. From 1606-1610 the castle was rebuilt.
The purchaser and new lord and earl of Esquelbecq was Valentin de Pardieu, governor of Gravelines, who led campaigns with the armies of Charles V. When he died without heirs in 1595, the castle of Esquelbecq was left to his nephew Philippe Levasseur de Guernonval. His descendants owned the castle for the next 225 years. In 1793, the Esquelbecq castle also suffered the wrath of the Patriots. Everything that reminded them of the Ancien Régime was looted, destroyed or removed. At the beginning of the 19th century, the castle was ruined by battles and 15 days of enemy occupation. The Guernonval family abandoned it and finally sold it in 1821 to Louis Colombier, a merchant from Lille.
In 1984, the keep collapsed. From 2000 to 2016, restoration work was carried out.
The castle, outbuildings and garden and landscape park are protected and listed on 17-08-1987.
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In 1299 was er al sprake van het kasteel toen de dochter van Thierry d'Esquelbecq; Beatrix, trouwde met Gauthier Ghistelles. Hun nakomelingen bezaten het kasteel van Esquelbecq tot in 1584, toen de Franse heren door de Spaanse overheersers gedwongen werden hun bezittingen in Vlaanderen te verkopen.
Het kasteel werd diverse malen belegerd. In 1586 werd een deel van het kasteel vernield door spaansgezinde malcontenten.
Van 1606-1610 werd het kasteel herbouwd.
De koper en nieuwe heer en graaf van Esquelbecq was Valentin de Pardieu, gouverneur van Gravelines, die veldtochten voerde met de legers van Karel V. Toen hij in 1595 stierf zonder erfgenamen werd het kasteel van Esquelbecq nagelaten aan zijn neef Philippe Levasseur de Guernonval. Zijn nakomelingen bezaten het kasteel gedurende de volgende 225 jaar. In 1793 onderging ook het kasteel van Esquelbecq de woede van de patriotten. Alles wat herinnerde aan het Ancien Régime werd geplunderd, vernield of verwijderd. In het begin van de 19de eeuw werd het kasteel geruïneerd door veldslagen en 15 dagen vijandelijke bezetting. De familie Guernonval liet het in de steek en verkocht het uiteindelijk in 1821 aan Louis Colombier, een handelaar uit Lille.
In 1984 stortte de donjon in. Van 2000 tot 2016 werden restauratiewerkzaamheden uitgevoerd.
Zowel het kasteel, bijgebouwen alsmede de tuin en het landschapspark zijn beschermd en geklasseerd op 17-08-1987.
I blame people like us. We take pictures of pretty things in pretty places and share them with the world after all, so what do we expect? Post them here on the pages of Flickr and the chances are that only photographers will see them. But then again so many of us also post our photos on sites where a lot more people see them - pretty people who grin into their phones and post the images to far more followers than many of us are ever likely to have. Guilty Milord.
Well that's what I was thinking to myself yesterday as I searched for the quieter spaces amongst the hordes. It was a bit of a surprise to find so many people here on a Monday, but what we hadn't bargained for was the fact that it was a Baker Day, an occasional school closure day devised by an Education Secretary of yesteryear who wanted to invent something to endorse his passage into the House of Lords with a knighthood before leaving office. They all like to do things like that don't they? Suffice to say, there were far more people wandering around the handful of increasingly famous poppy fields than expected, most of them respectful, but with a noticeable minority strolling in among the flowers as if they somehow thought their footsteps wouldn't cause any damage to this fragile beauty spot. In fact one of you had recently asked me whether it was worth visiting the poppies this year, and a few messages were exchanged on the subject as I held my head in my hands at the sight of the family who took turns to lie down in an already flattened bed just a handful of yards in front of the composition I was busily lining up. And I'll bet their Instagram post gets a load more likes than mine does too. If I were half a head taller and rather more menacing in nature I might have had words, but of course I'm British and I don't like to make a scene. How often I've watched Arnold or Clint in a movie just looking at the bad guys in a certain way, artfully persuading them to move on with nothing more than the raising of a single eyebrow unless they wanted to be turned into toast. "I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle." I wish I could do that sometimes. Most of the time in fact.
Relieved that the world had finally gone back to work, we'd arrived here in the van for the day after a fun packed "platty joobs" (I think I've spelt that correctly) weekend, at times checking in to see how Her Majesty was holding up amid all the excitement. At other moments over the long weekend we wandered across the road, making use of our locals' free entry wristbands to the ever growing music festival that drowns all other sounds from the air around here for three days at this time each year. Of course neither Ali nor I are keen on crowds, but it didn't stop us from making our way to the front row to see what a sixty year old pop star with a penchant for profanities who's spent much of his life shovelling illegal substances into his bloodstream looks like. A fun gig, but although she may be ninety-six, the Queen looks a lot better than Shaun Ryder, bless him. No wonder Black Grape have only made three albums in twenty-nine years.
This year's poppy show also seemed to have expanded, with more fields than ever seemingly painted red, planted by the National Trust who own this patch of land. Maybe it needed to be so in order to accommodate the number of people who seemed intent on visiting. Maybe I'm just used to arriving later in the day when most of them have headed to the Bowgie for their supper. But I'd decided I was going to go low to the ground and concentrate on greens, yellows and of course reds, rather than blues, making the sky all but an irrelevance. I've shot that classic view more than once before, and so have many others, so this time I preferred to concentrate on the small details right in front of me. Not for the first time I used the long lens that seems to work so well here, and I'm still wondering whether the 100-400 might have been an even better option. I had the crop camera with the art lens in the bag too, but that's where it stayed.
What did surprise me when I saved my raw files into my online drive was the fact that it was my first visit here since 2018. And there was I thinking I came here every year. So it seems that I may not be responsible for the arrival of the masses after all. It must be you then. Although I've just done it myself again haven't I?
Thought it was so cute how these turtles all had their heads turned in the same direction!
Have a great day!
Thanks so much everyone for your visits and encouraging comments!!! I'm so glad to hear from some of my friends!!! ; )
Norwegian owners are known for keeping their ships in good shape. The A.F. Klaveness & Co. general cargo ship M/S Bougainville, delivered by Nederlandsche Dok & Scheepsbouw Mij., Amsterdam in December 1947, is a case in point. The photograph by Walter E. Frost shows the 140.9 m (LOA) Bougainville in Vancouver 20 years later, still looking like new.
In 1971 Bougainville was sold to Hong Kong Islands Shipping Co. Ltd, Singapore and renamed Lungkwu Chau. The following year she was scrapped in Taiwan.
Such a pity that she was demolished. Would have been a wonderful museum ship for future generations to learn and enjoy.
My restoration and colorization of the original image in the City of Vancouver Archives.
Class 66 locomotive No. 66161 makes her way towards the East Midlands Gateway terminal with 4M79, the 08:00 working from Felixstowe South on Thursday 8th December 2022.
The Boyd's Forest Dragon is restricted to rainforests and their margins in northern Queensland, Australia, from just north of Townsville to near Cooktown. It is found in both upland and lowland rainforest, and is often seen around Lake Eacham (Yidyam) and Lake Barrine, and in parts of Malanda Falls Conservation Park and at Mossman Gorge.
Adults are sexually dimorphic, with males larger than females and having larger, blockier heads. Adult males grow to an average body length (snout-vent length) of about 160 mm (6.3 in), with the tail adding another 325 mm (12.8 in); average body length for adult females is about 140 mm (5.5 in) and tail length is about 280 mm (11 in).
Unlike most other lizards, Boyd's forest dragon does not bask in the sun, instead letting its body temperature fluctuate with air temperature (thermoconforming rather than thermoregulating).
Boyd's forest dragon spends the majority of its time perched on the trunks of trees, usually at around head height. Boyd's forest dragon is a sit-and-wait predator, catching prey that it spies from its perch, although once on the ground, it will frequently move over a wider area, catching prey as it goes. Its diet consists primarily of invertebrates, with earthworms making up a relatively high proportion. Small fruits and vertebrates are also occasionally consumed. (Wikipedia)
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We found this one just sitting on the grass. He didn't seem that fussed about our approach, and was quite surprised when the guide bent down quickly and grabbed him. He just sat there quietly, letting us take photos, before being released to the trees again.
#25, Explore January 28, 2022.
Yungabarra, Queensland, Australia. October 2022.
Eagle-Eye Tours - Eastern Australia.
With their work done in South Paris, St. Lawrence & Atlantic's 512 turn is hustling back to Lewiston Junction, crossing a small dirt road by the Oxford / Mechanic Falls town line. The usual power for the job, SLR's pair of SW1500s, sounds great as they move along at 30mph with fifteen cars. They'll have one more switch to do before reaching Lewiston Junction, then they'll drop the cars for 393 to take west later on in the night.
The Shenandoah Valley crew shuffles cars at Staunton, revealing two other classic EMD and Alco engines that are active on their roster.
After finishing their work at Pokegama Yard in Superior, WI, CN 2900, 8897, 2271, and 2504 make their way northbound with a shortish M34581 09 in tow. A three-unit helper set is shoving hard at the rear of the train, only to experience PTC issues on their return trip back down Steelton Hill, making a waiting game out of what would have been a nice evening glint shot. Regardless, this was another Twin Ports spot that I crossed off my bucket list on this year's trip, and I'm glad it turned out the way it did. Taken along the CN Superior Subdivision on 7/9/21.
We went to explore the streets of Cloverdale yesterday. I had not been there for years but it was very familiar to me when I was young. My uncle ran a successful auto supply store there and we visited often. It is now full of - pizza places, public houses, hair salons, tchotchke stores, and Indian eateries. It was quite astounding, and worst of all, the theater is now a ...
Church !! ... bloody hell eh.
With their Quebec Gatineau SD40-3 leading the way, the St. Lawrence & Atlantic's Job 393 rolls west through Mechanic Falls right around sunset. The old freight shed, while fortunately still standing, has taken on a messier appearance as of late, mainly due to the new occupants, but it still makes a good prop for trains rolling through town. This is one of five Quebec Gatineau engines that the SLR rosters, along with a pair of GP40s, and a pair of SW1500s.
MRL 256 and BNSF 1902 switch cars in Laurel, MT on an RCO job at the east end of the yard.
After the MRL takeover, BNSF power has started making more appearances on yard jobs and locals throughout the former MRL system. While the takeover is unfortunate, it has brought in some interesting BNSF motive power. Pairs like this are now common in Laurel for their BNSF counterparts RCO capabilities.
Yes, it is mine...you know how you buy that piece of clothing in a foreign country because it looks so right there but on returning home you realize you will never wear it.
Well one year I was in London in January when Harrods had their crazy clearance sales, and the hat was just so fascinating. The next day the reality of packing it for the return trip hit me and I finally had to give up and wear it home.
This is where it all paid off. While I was waiting to board, the gate counter called me up and asked if I would mind being bumped to FIRST CLASS...not Business, but FIRST CLASS. Would I mind??? Well what an eye opener to see how the privileged travel. Most of my fellow first classer's were a rock band and their leggy blonde girlfriends, but it didn't interfere with my best flight ever (and I have been flying internationally since I was 7). It had to be the HAT! So every now and then I pull the hat from the back closet and dream about being bumped to first class again (which of course has never repeated)...hmm maybe I should start wearing it for all my flights.
Thank you so much for your visit!
Please take a minute to press L and view in large!
No. As you know, dolphins can corrugate their skin when they encounter turbulent water in order to lessen the effect of that turbulence on their speed; an increase in streamlining, if you will. Apparently shark skin is also corrugated, if you look at it through a microscope, giving the animal similar benefits.
There is, however, some debate over the reason why the skin of this 1934 Junkers Ju52 is corrugated, with one faction firmly in the streamlining camp, one in the added-strength camp, and one straddling the two ideas.
For my part, I like to think that it is perhaps a little bit about streamlining and strength, but actually it’s more about aesthetics: it just looks fabulous, made all the more so by the way the fabricators have fluted the ends of the corrugations around the little window, making the aeroplane look fast even when it’s standing still.
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Shot at Goodwood Revival in 2013
In July 1885, three teenage Hawaiian princes took a break from their boarding school, St. Mathew's Hall in San Mateo, and came to cool off in Santa Cruz, California. There, David Kawānanakoa, Edward Keliʻiahonui and Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole surfed the mouth of the San Lorenzo River on custom-shaped redwood boards, according to surf historians Kim Stoner and Geoff Dunn. In 1890, the pioneer in agricultural education John Wrightson reputedly became the first British surfer when instructed by two Hawaiian students at his college.
George Freeth (1883–1919) is often credited as being the "Father of Modern Surfing". He is thought to have been the first modern surfer.
In 1907, the eclectic interests of the land baron Henry E. Huntington brought surfing to the California coast. While on vacation, Huntington had seen Hawaiian boys surfing the island waves. Looking for a way to entice visitors to the area of Redondo Beach, where he had heavily invested in real estate, he hired a young Hawaiian to ride surfboards. George Freeth decided to revive the art of surfing, but had little success with the huge 500 cm (16 ft) hardwood boards that were popular at that time. When he cut them in half to make them more manageable, he created the original "Long board", which made him the talk of the islands. To the delight of visitors, Freeth exhibited his surfing skills twice a day in front of the Hotel Redondo. Another native Hawaiian, Duke Kahanamoku, spread surfing to both the U.S. and Australia, riding the waves after displaying the swimming prowess that won him Olympic gold medals in 1912 and 1920.
In 1975, a professional tour started. That year Margo Oberg became the first female professional surfer.
From the balmy shores of San Diego to the chilly waters of Northern California, the Golden State’s coastline offers the allure of perfect waves for every type of surfer. In August 2018, the state assembly voted overwhelmingly to enshrine surfing as California’s official sport. A new holiday was even created to commemorate the cowabunga-inspired moment—September 20 is California Surfing Day.
Thank you again to Loute for joining me in our royal weed session
See her amazing version here:
K&S - // Chamber of secrets is available at their mainstore
Known for their acrobatic performances, they put on a breathtaking show when they come out of the water to feed. This behavior, which can often be observed during feeding frenzies, adds an extra dimension of fascination to the already fascinating world beneath the waves.
A beautiful view over the Duffins marsh with the tall grasses and all the trees with their shadows on the shore of the marsh in Discovery bay , Martin’s photographs , Ajax , Ontario , Canada , April 15. 2022
Small trees on the shore of Duffins marsh
The shore
moss covered heart shaped rock
moss covered heart shaped stump
Moss
Coltsfoot
Tamarack trees with cones
Tamarack trees
cones
Dogwood
Trees with their shadows
Lichen
Fungi
Logs
April 2022
Discovery bay
Flowering succulent
Waterfront park
Sky
Flowering shrubs
Flowers
Large Oak tree
Information plaque
Fallen tree
canoe boat launch
Ontario
Ajax
Canada
Pickering
Martin’s photographs
Discovery Bay
Trees
Ice cream cone
Sunset
October 2021
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
Duffins marsh
Duffins creek
Duffins trail
IPhone 6s
Today, Paul Stanley, the iconic frontman and founder of KISS, turns 73.
Happy birthday, Paul!!
This photograph was taken on March 7, 2019, at CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, where I saw their show for the 17th and last time.
Shot for Go Venue Magazine.
After their journey from Mexico through the Gulf ....all they can think of is how to replenish themselves after a cool bath from the drip.. They need all the nourishment to complete their journey up North. Quintana is a place that welcomes them.
To survive the elements,and dodge their predators, and multiply is a feat for these little creatures.
I love to hunt behind a good pointing dog and watch them use their noses to find grouse. I do this primarily in October in the beautiful fall forests of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
The Ryman breed of English Setters are characterized as "old men's hunting dogs" and at 77 I qualify. I don't shoot very well anymore, but I don't know if I want to kill anything anyway. In the last three years I have bagged zero birds. The dog points them. I shoot and miss and we move on.
When we get home I don't have to clean anything and I am happy with that.
In the image my dog Bonnie is pointing a grouse as the sun drops in the west. I missed it!
fall tradition
grouse hunting in the poplars
joy for two
Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer
Duffins trail At Duffins Creek in the winter with snow on the ground , side path down hill to the creek , this very popular spot by fisherman trying their luck on a great catch , Discovery Bay , Ajax , Ontario , Canada , February 15. 2021
Having a walk at sunset in the late afternoon standing at these large willow trees on the shore of Duffins creek with beautiful golden light reflecting on the water in Discovery bay , Martin’s photographs , Ajax , Ontario , Canada , March 15. 2021
Having a walk at sunset in the late afternoon
large willow trees on the shore of Duffins creek
golden light reflecting on the water
March 2021
Shadows
Reflecting on the water
Large Willow tree
Large white stones
Large hole in the ground
Side trail to Duffins creek
Reflections in Duffins creek
Dogwood
Overcast day
Duffins creek marsh flowing into Lake Ontario
Snow and ice on the beach
Snow and ice on the shore of the lake
great survivor large tree
flooded out
The great survivor large tree that still standing after being flooded out many times in the last few years
where Duffins creek marsh is flowing in to Lake Ontario in Squires beach
Path
Puddles
Photograph converted to black and white
Black and white
Converted to black and white
Monochrome
Sign Board
Reflections of trees in puddles
Reflections
Trees
Tree stumps
Fallen trees
Information sign boards
Sign boards
Sunset over Duffins Marsh
Rod iron railings
Broken tree
Ontario
Ajax
Canada
Martin’s photographs
Discovery Bay
sun beams
Sunset
Favourites
IPhone XR
Squires Beach
Duffins Creek
Duffins creek Marsh
Waterfront Trail
Rotary Park
Twilight
Sticks
Stones
Fallen trees
Fallen tree
Fungi
Mushrooms
Sand
Beach
Reflections
Reflection
Dogwood
Tall grasses
Blue sky with beautiful clouds