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This is a Tea Plantation in Tanah Rata, Malaysia. It wasn't the perfect day to visit it but in the end the clouds gave a nice dramatic sky for this picture.
I think the people of Smirisary found it. There, they live in total isolation. No roads. No electricity. An amazing view out over the ocean towards the islands of Eigg and Rum, and to the right, Skye.
I was disturbed, once, by a high flying jet on its way towards the sun, a transatlantic airliner probably. And by a few midges. No, I'm not on holiday: I live here.
Green was the color of the grass
Where I used to read at Centennial Park
I used to think I would meet somebody there
She thinks you must just be jealous of her fluffy pink stool. Yes, that's it. You couldn't possibly be laughing at her. :)
Yesterday's Crazy Tuesday group theme was Negative Space and, as usual, I tried a few different ideas. I'm beginning to think I must have a split personality. The image I chose to post was the grown up version. I'll leave you to decide what this one is. :)
I think that this dog is the one I saw in 2014, see photo below:
www.flickr.com/photos/44506883@N04/15616101720/in/album-7...
I saw her a few months ago and she looked very unwell, with sore patches on her tummy and chest. Today her chest looked a lot better, but I couldn't see her tummy. She seems to live around where she's lying, but I'm not sure if she's looked after very well. I'd take her home, if I had the space, poor darling.
Better viewed large.
Thank you for your favourites. :O)
This is not really a fence ... it is a railing on the dock ...
~ I am going to pretend it is a fence ... and ENJOY the VIEW from the Lake ... it was a BEAUTY that day .... So Enjoy The Warmer View ....
HaPpY FeNcE RaIlInG Friday ....
And Have a Wonderful LONG Weeek- ENd Ahead ...
Try To Enjoy The Warmer Days, Winter is Sneaking Back In Once Again Next Week ! Upper 20's will be our highs, now that is bone chillen cold ...
ladychriss.blogspot.it/2017/06/who-is-angel.html
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I knew there would be lots of flowers for this challenge. My options were limited this week so a quick capture of these pretties it was :)
something that they think they believe is for transportation except it is Huge!
They don't think they can take it to their ship.
Yet. Boss Alien thinks he has a minimizer back at the ship.
I think that you can all tell that I am in a philosophical mood these days. There are so many complications in life that we, the people, have to solve and surely at the forefront is our inability to let go of the negative forces and embrace the positive ones. It is time for us to collectively come up with good reasons to work together for the better for ALL. In the long run, selfishness does not gain us anything, in fact we lose! Let's find ways to help one another, make the world a smaller place in which all are welcome. It is possible, we can and must do it!!!
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️❤️❤️
My house is built on hallowed ground and land that was reclaimed from the sea. It suits the essence of me and calms my spirit to walk in my garden knowing that it was left for many years, an abandoned place until the house was built and the stony and sandy ground where nothing much grew except ancient plants; wild flowers that blew in on the wind. Then someone planted trees from all four corners of the earth and plants that should not have survived began to flourish as if the roots of these trees breathed new life into the earth. There have been only a few guardians of this magical place and I am honoured to be the current guardian. At first I tried to plant what I liked; tried to enforce my will on this holy place, but in time I realised something … you cannot force a garden to grow; to bend to your will. A garden evolves slowly over time of it's own accord mostly and we, as guardians, should allow it to guide us. In this way I have found peace and happiness here and I embrace the changes of my ever-evolving garden. I seldom buy anything new to plant. I wait for the winds; I wait for the seasons; I witness the changes and I grow and evolve as a person in much the same way as my garden does. It is a joy to anticipate each new season; each new wind; and to see what appears. There is always something unexpected appearing. Life is full of surprises; of serendipitous moments. I wonder sometimes about these old trees. I think whoever planted them was guided and perhaps the garden welcomed the dappled shade on what once was a desert. Certainly I feel myself sometimes directed to introduce a new species. Perhaps I am guided also by a hand that I cannot fathom. We are not meant to understand everything. If we allow ourselves to just be, we may find, without effort, how our path unfolds with relative ease. I have found this to be the case. All those years of struggle and now I can just let go … it really is that easy to be content.
p.s. I was compelled reluctantly to remove a Laburnum tree that I thought might be harmful to my cats. I had always wanted such a tree with it's beautiful yellow flowers … but in it's place a Forsythia grew with a profusion of yellow flowers. I did not plant it! Magic? Yes, I believe so! : 0)
“I like gardening. It’s a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself. “
– Alice Sebold
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbx6aXhocew
IN ABANDONED PLACES - Raison d'Etre
Please enjoy the unique experience of this video.
Lieber Rolf, ich denke du wirst diesen Film zu schätzen wissen! : 0)
“We leave our footprints in a place to mingle with the echoes of all that went before; our heartbeats; our rhythm; the patterns of our lives.” - AP
I wander in the wilderness
my garden of delights
a jungle by the turquoise sea
a land so flat; the moon at night
shines down with silvery fingers
and touches the ground with magical spells
and come the breaking dawn of morning
all ills are banished and all is well
the dark and mysterious creatures
who loiter in the dusk
emerge in brilliant sunshine
with all-seeing eyes; an elephant tusk
protrudes and scythes the longest grasses
parts the meadow like the ancient sea
leaving behind a trail of crimson
flowers of sorrel and sweet harmony
reigns here as the King of the Jungle
seeks solace in the afternoon siesta
ignores the urban sounds outside
these walls; these trees; a back-firing Fiesta
alerts the songbirds from their idle rest
they flitter and flutter from tree to tree
and as I lie within the striped hammock
I swing and sing low to the sound of the breeze
a mist arises suddenly; springs up from the sea
settles a cloak; an air of mystery
around the shoulders of myself and the limbs
of the ancient trees as I sip my Pimms
I can barely keep my eyes from closing
the warmth of the air so cloying and deep
I find myself falling gently to the humming of bees
as I lapse now into a soundless sleep
I awake to find the blue sky black
lit by a billion diamonds or more
an infinite guide is laid out before me
the wisdom of ancient celestial stars of yore
some say when we see them
they have already died
long ago before our ancestors
what does this imply
do our eyes deceive us
or are we psychic or perhaps
we are more knowledgeable than we realise
all we need falls easily into our laps
but still we often ignore
the instincts that are given
override them; divide them
dilute them; we're driven
to only see clearly to the end of our noses
we fail to stop often to smell the scent of the roses
take stock; stand still
absorb the nature of all living things
for in this garden I discovered
nature brings happiness and happiness brings
peace of mind; plentiful bounty
the sweetest fruits of the earth
the love that will bind us
circumnavigate the world's girth
here I find every day all that I need
the flora; the fauna; all that set seed
and I've no desire to be anywhere else
as much as I desire to be here
in this garden full of Heaven
there is love; there is goodness that I hold dear
from the humblest of creatures
find the beauty in a fly
sing so loud like a blackbird
view the world through a child's eyes.
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My artwork is a blend of 4 of my photographs taken in my garden
I think this is a strange growth of Collybia sp, there where a lot of normal fruiting bodys around it. It is as seldom as hit on a lotto jackpot, to find such a fruiting body. My luck for unlikely things is used up with this. But who needs lotto millions, if you can have a mushroom photo?
Ich halte dies für eine seltsame Wuchsform von einem Sklerotienrübling, aber ausdrücklich nicht für einen Traubenstieligen Sklerotienrübling, bei dem Nebenfruchtformen am Stiel wachsen, denn er war von normalen Fruchtkörpern umgeben und die Schirmchen sind alle Hauptfruchtformen. Das ist wahrscheinlich so selten wie ein Sechser im Lotto. Mein Glück ist damit aufgebraucht, ich brauche nicht mehr Lotto spielen. Aber wer braucht schon Millionen, wenn er ein Pilzfoto haben kann?
Olympus OM1 II
LUMIX G Vario PZ 45-175mm @ 129mm
Raynox DCR-150
ISO 800
f8
1 sec
stack from 91 pictures,
Helicon B (6,1)
This is a quick wall we did together with Reb and Sterling a cloudy morning somewhere in Brixton..I really enjoyed adding some colour on this one after a long time doing monochrome pieces!
Whole wall here: www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206840402422075&set...
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What do you think that is?
Die Kuppel des Solebades in der TOSKANA Therme Bad Sulza. Man schwebt auf dem Wasser und genieĂźt die Lichtspiele in der Kuppel.
The dome of the brine bath in the TOSKANA Therme Bad Sulza.
My "explored" album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/LzXVPNJ098
My architecture album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/m8Q5763Kr5
My 2019-2023 tours album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/SKf0o8040w
My miscellaneous album is here:
www.flickr.com/gp/jenslpz/ubwV7qGXSB
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I think in every human culture parents, especially mothers, are highly respected and loved. In my flock, among lovebirds, mother Tauno is no execption. She is definitely respected and loved, also by me :), and she is never left alone. There are always either her spouse Lorenzo, or two other younger males, Meri or Pyry, with her. I don't know, if she remembers, who her youngsters are, but from the four of them, Tiuku has very warm relationship with his mother. Tauno is the oldest lovebird in my flock, the undisputed queen of it. I don't know her exact age, but it is somewhere between 10...13 years.
Think this girl went a little overboard with her rouge.
Actually, I'm wearing all red today and feel about as out-there as this! So not a red person.
It's time to rest your mind, it's time to everyone think about what happened this year and what you will do to the next year.
Templo Zu Lai
First time I think seeing one of these, thanks to Donald and Charlene for pointing it out.
Bee-flies are fascinating insects that have mastered the art of mimicry. These agile, fluffy, flying creatures look similar to bees, but they are in fact flies. They have only one pair of wings, whereas bees have two, and their most unmistakable feature is a long, straight, straw-like tongue, known as a proboscis.
One of the first bee-fly species seen in spring is the dark-edged bee-fly (Bombylius major), common across Britain and a frequent garden visitor. It has yellowy-brown hair, a long tongue, and darkened wing edges that extend halfway across each wing.
Bee-fly behaviours
One peculiar behaviour displayed by the bee-fly is its slow-moving hover where it lightly touches the ground. It keeps its legs slightly grounded, while slowly and gently brushing the surface with its abdomen – if you look closely, you can see the abdomen creates movements in the sandy surface. This is because the bee-fly is scooping up sand and mud to coat its eggs for camouflage.
This camouflage is important, as bee-flies will lay their eggs in unsuspecting solitary bee burrows, hovering over the burrow entrances before catapulting their eggs inside. As the eggs hatch, the bee-fly larvae spend their time maturing in the nest, eating up the pollen stores that the solitary bees have left for their own young. Although this sounds like bad news for the bees, a healthy population of bee-flies means that you have a good population of bees.