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don't know why, but this capture always remind me to the sculpture from Auguste Rodin ;-)
Seen at Zoologischer Stadtgarten Karlsruhe www.karlsruhe.de/b3/freizeit/zoo.de.
canon EOS 5d mark II + EF 50 mm F1.2 L
200iso f4 1/60s
model : Clemence
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I can scarcely think of any subject I have ever been more excited to photograph than this magnificent species. Angraecoid orchids are usually white in colour, but this elegantly-shaped species defies it in brilliant, glistening orange.. Personally speaking, angraecoids are my favourite group of orchids and orange is my favourite colour, so this is my dream species!
Microcoelia gilpinae is also special in that it doesn't grow photosynthetic leaves, only deriving nutrients from its photosynthetic roots. When not in bloom, all that is visible are its grey, amber-tipped roots. It is extremely rare in cultivation outside of its native Madagascar where it is endemic to dense, humid, evergreen forests, also found in secondary and disturbed vegetation on various understorey shurbs and trees in Madagascar between 200-1800m elevation. It is recorded from Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarasntsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina and Toliara provinces. Apparently it can often be found growing not firmly attached to any subtrate. It was named in honour of Helen Gilpin, a British missionary who collected Herbarium specimens for Kew in the late nineteenth century. Another closely related orange, leafless Microcoelia species exists called M. elloitii whose nectary spurs are curved, contrasted to M. gilpinae's straight spurs.
The specimen pictured is grown in a private collection (not my plant) under intermediate conditions: average daytime temperature in summer 80-83°F/26-28°C, average year-round night temperature 55°F/13°C with bright light in winter 2000fc and bright shade in summer 1000fc. Its roots grow through curtain of living Tillandsia usneoides.
I also grow this species (at least it was acquired under the name Microcoelia gilpinae) but mine is not nearly as big as the specimen shown here and thus has yet to flower. Mine grows happily in my warm vivarium with light at 2200fc, also growing in living Tillandsia usneoides. It gets watered daily year-round. Humidity is high, always 85% or higher and air movement is moderate, temperatures are 62-86°F/16.5-30°C.
Think of me, I will be the shoulder to cry on..
Think of me, I wil be there till your last day of sorrow..
Think of me, everyday and not just today or tomorrow..
Think of me, when you are so hungry, I will cook love Thai food for you, always..
GUTEN APPETIT... Enjoy Eating..with My Thai Food with Love..
Just for you..
Jasmine..
For preparation...
Fry garlic on hot pan containing sunflower oil. Add pork, cook it for about 10 minutes with medium heat ( pour some small amount of water when the pan gets too dry). Then, put chili paste, sugar, fish sauce, soybean sauce and oyster sauce. Mix well and add string bean, mix it altogether. Serve with hot jasmine rice.
Samutprakan, Thailand...
Mei misses her fans? Watching her & Bei in videos posted yesterday made me wonder. It was also “ odd” to see people there!!!! I can’t wait to have normalcy back. 💜
Yep, you guessed it ! ;-))
Shall catch up on your streams over the weekend! You have been warned !! ;-p
Trent Volvo Citybus F600 GVO and NCT Leyland Atlantean ORA 446W. That other thing in the corner I think is the South Notts bus, and the one on the extreme left the Renown.
Hucknall Bus Depot
"It's a strange idea that you want to travel as a female bard, Tamina, but I think it's a good idea."
"Bards have no enemies. Besides, we were lucky the merchant had a lute for sale. I think it was a sign from the gods. The money we took from the dead bandit was good for something..."
"You are a good musician. I noticed it when you played the lute when we spent the evening with the bard. Well... you also spent the night with him."
"Yes, and it was beautiful as he was a great lover. As for the lute, I've been playing the instrument since I was a little girl. And you, Ilx, can sing. So we will perform together at the Forsworn, me as bard and you as my slave."
And so we moved west. Ilx showed her slave collar and carried our baggage as a proof that she was my slave. I played the lute and sang.
They write (amongst many other things): It is the ability to "think outside the box" ! I ask: WHAT BOX???? LOL
I must admit that as a 'creative', 1, being a night-person, my 'best' ideas mostly come after midnight! 2, it is an urge, not a choice... and 3.... as soon as you have 'problems', however small, with client, family, health... the first thing to GO is: my creativity! So please, tee hee, do not upset me, he?
Characteristics of the creative personality:
Creative individuals have a great deal of energy, but they are also often quiet and at rest.
Creative individuals tend to be smart, yet also naive at the same time.
Creative individuals have a combination of playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility.
Creative individuals alternate between imagination and fantasy at one end, and rooted sense of reality at the other.
Creative people seem to harbor opposite tendencies on the continuum between extroversion and introversion.
Creative individuals are also remarkable humble and proud at the same time.
Creative individuals to a certain extent escape rigid gender role stereotyping and have a tendency toward androgyny.
Generally, creative people are thought to be rebellious and independent.
Most creative persons are very passionate about their work, yet they can be extremely objective about it as well.
The openness and sensitivity of creative individuals often exposes them to suffering pain yet also a great deal of enjoyment.
Found HERE: California State University, Northridge, From Creativity - Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
I recognize myself COMPLETELY in this!
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I think I have the correct ID for this mother duck and two of her ducklings. If anyone happens to see this photo and has time to let me know, that would be greatly appreciated. I rarely see a Canvasback, so it would be nice if my ID is correct.
Little did I know what I was going to miss when I went on a short drive SW of the city yesterday afternoon, 23 July 2018! Only when I checked the weather forecast for today did I see photos and videos of the severe hail storm that hit the city while I was gone! Of course, it may not have covered my part of the city. When I was taking photos yesterday, very black clouds did start rolling in, as seen in photo #5 that I posted this morning. However, I had no idea what was happening back in the city. It was windy, too, and COLD, which actually felt really, really good.
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The forecast for today gives an 80% chance of thunder storms for this afternoon. I had planned on finally getting out on another botany walk with friends, but I'm not sure I want to risk getting soaked. The temperature at the moment is just 13C at 10:45 am.
Think this pair of earrings show I was in a romantic mood today. :)
They are perfect for a winter bride; lush and romantic. Beautiful with a strapless dress.
I think that is why we have the battersbys caoch on hire as the Hispano i think has gone to the trim and paint shop, The cityliner is back but couldnt get a photo of it tonight when i got back..But this morning i managed to get a photo of referbished KL59KCL a King Long XMQ6127 C49FT. Photo taken in the garage 14/03/14
More Darters from Mondays sunshine, have not been out today, cold and grey, Autumn really setting in, may get out tomorrow :)
K-8 behind model thru a gobo.
SB900 in a beauty dish above model
YN567II at camera left gelled CTB
More Images on my facebook page, DextDee Photography
As I sat next to this young fellow, I thought of Rodin's "Thinker".
This "thinker" has all the accoutrements necessary for comfy reflection. . . backpack full of books, and a beverage
I think it has been a while since I posted a photo with a green background, so when I was trying to find my "daily three" for today, this image caught my eye. We have been thinking "spring" for some time already, because our weather has been so mild this winter. The temperature is supposed to get up to 15C this afternoon and 16C tomorrow! However, we all know that there is still plenty of time for more snow to arrive.
In the afternoon of 12 June 2014, I drove westwards to the mountains, along Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) as far as Maclean Pond. I did a very slow walk, and was happy when I noticed several tiny "mushrooms" growing on a fallen, rotting log. The tallest one may have been an inch tall, so you can imagine how small the smallest one was. They are some of my favourite ones to photograph. This plant is found in both books on Lichens and books on Mushrooms as Omphalina, as Lichenomphallia ericetorum is a lichen fungus that resembles a mushroom.
I had hoped to find lots of wildflowers in bloom, but the main plant was the Dandelion, so it was obviously too early after our late spring. Also a very few Shootingstars, one Blue-eyed Grass in bloom, several Valerian flowers, several clusters of Mouse-eared Chickweed, and not much else.
On the way home, I drove a few of the backroads SW of Calgary, where I photographed a pair of Mountain Bluebirds, a Snipe, a Tree Swallow, a Brewer's Blackbird, and a Black Tern that was perched on a fence post. Usually, when I see Terns, they are flying fast and my camera can't catch them.
"Handsome aerialists with deep-blue iridescent backs and clean white fronts, Tree Swallows are a familiar sight in summer fields and wetlands across northern North America. They chase after flying insects with acrobatic twists and turns, their steely blue-green feathers flashing in the sunlight. Tree Swallows nest in tree cavities; they also readily take up residence in nest boxes. This habit has allowed scientists to study their breeding biology in detail, and makes them a great addition to many a homeowner’s yard or field." From allaboutbirds.
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