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On this day in 1620 those who’d survived the perilous voyage across the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower set their eyes on America for the first time. It was late morning and the sun had risen behind the Mayflower and Captain Jones believed the land ahead was the ‘forearm’ of Cape Cod. Slowly the landscape of sand with tree covered hills came nearer. The intended site for the journey was the mouth of the Hudson River, which they were well north of. The passengers had been granted land in this area which was a further 220 miles away.
Captain Jones had to make a decision – either continue south to the Hudson or head northwards into the bay of Cape Cod and to what is now known as Provincetown. The first option depended on a north wind and would take several days, the second option would only take a few hours and required a southerly wind. The occurrence of northerly wind helped him with the decision and so the Mayflower went south and into poorly chartered waters. The threat of grounding the ship was high, so the leadsman constantly dropped the lead to measure the depth of the seabed.
After 1pm the tide and wind became less favourable and the Mayflower found herself in the Pollark Rip, an ever-changing maze of shoals and sandbars. Fortunately, the wind and tide changed and towards late afternoon the Mayflower was sufficiently away from the dangers of the Rip. With the change in the wind, they were now being pushed northwards and heading away from the mouth of the Hudson; Captain Jones decided to make for the protection of Cape Cod Bay.
The change in destination caused tension between the two groups of passengers, The Pilgrims and The Strangers, with the prospect of the new settlement being on land that they did not have permission to occupy. The solution will be the subject of the next blog Brick to the Past Blog.
This map shows the route of the Mayflower from the 19th to the 21st November.
The sun is lighting up his ears perfectly. You can see all the little blood vessels like a road map.
Male Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
Rowlett Creek Nature Preserve Greenbelt
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Those are plots of land ready for growing plants down there .... a long way down there!
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I love the bold markings on the back of bobcat ears. And the pretty black bottom of their feet. So of course, this became a keeper as I go thru my recent bobcat shots. She is a pretty one.
Female Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Breckinridge Park, Richardson
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There are those special times that everything works out. The location is ace, the exact angle, the weather gods play ball. It was one of those times. An hour or so just before sunset, the rays hit the rock and I was only too happy to record that moment. I was so engrossed in shooting that I was oblivious to a tourist hanging behind me, copying every composition with his mobile phone.
Then he asked me: “how do you get the water to be so smooth”? I decided against trying to explain the use of filters, so I just said “magic”. He nodded his head in appreciation and said, “you are a professional”. I didn’t want to spoil the illusion, so I just smiled back.
Nikon D750, f/10, 24-120mm f/4 @30mm, 5 seconds, ISO 100.
Thank you, in advance, to those of you who take a moment to leave a comment and/or fave my photo. I appreciate it tremendously.
This is one of the little guys that shows up daily for his peanut in the shell treats. They're all such a bunch of wonderful characters to observe.
And there are a few of them who actually seem to prefer to take the peanut directly from my fingers, rather than removing one from their large bowl. Truth be known, I prefer it that way too.
Those traveling to the Peninsula via Astoria and Portland have the opportunity to cross the spectacular Astoria-Megler Bridge, just 20 miles from the Long Beach Peninsula. Spanning the mighty Columbia River, the Astoria-Megler Bridge links the Oregon and Washington sections of the Pacific Coast Highway (U.S.101). The bridge stretches 4.1 miles from Astoria, Oregon, across the mouth of the Columbia River to Point Ellice, Washington, and contains the longest continuous three-span through-truss in the world.
When opened on Aug. 27, 1966, the bridge completed U.S. 101 as an unbroken link between the Canadian and Mexican borders.
Rest of the story....
How women function with nails like that I’ll never know. Probably good for carefully exciting your boyfriend but anything else, nope….
Those day young people went out on the streets in over 1000 cities around the globe and pay our attention on climate chcanges.
School strike for climate was started by swedish teenager Greta Thunberg in 2018 in front of swedish parliament.
Some says that this generation is last who can stop destroing the Earth.
There is a hope for us in this gathered people. IMG_20190920_132518_LR
Those in-between days we dwell around in no man's land, when Christmas is gone and the new year is yet to be upon us, are the perfect excuse to go full on goblin mode. They're about comfort over fashion, although my avi still manages to look reasonably stylish in his casual sweater and sweatpants combo.
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Shot from my vantage point at the bottom of the stairs from the road to our house.
Canon EOS RP with a Canon EF to RP adapter and a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens. Processed in Lightroom Classic.
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An Ancient Chinese proverb says, “An invisible red thread connects those destined to meet, despite the time, the place, and despite the circumstances. The thread can be tightened or tangle, but will never be broken.”
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This is my freestyle, actually for the past week, but could not upload due to finals!
Once I finish my exhibition I'm planning just too many new shoots, totally different styles (even wedding!) and in all that I hope I find some time to make some short films -mainly for practice!
And I love the idea of Project 104. I'm thinking, creating and at the same time allowing myself to work on other stuff too. Which is great.
Also, I have no idea what will I do for Uni. Will I continue, will I stop?
One thing for certain, I will be applying for scholarships. Anything related to art.
Those more educated to their history can speak, but I only know that these cars look super dope in the old paint. Two thumbs up to the preservationists who make stuff like this happen. T'was thoroughly enjoyed.
Its noticeable how society has split into two distinct groups - those wearing masks and those who are not. (Defiantly an age thing).
well I have others :-)
― Groucho Marx
HPPT!!
hybrid camellia, 'Christmas Rose', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
LBD and sheer thights. I don't need anything else to be the happiest girl in the world. I love how they fit and look.
I know many of my lovely followers keep asking for more pictures of these legs, I wonder why?
Hope you like this one?
Black Shoulder kite
Near Sakhar, Sindh, Pakistan
Canon EOS 50D
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
@ f/5.6 1/640 ISO 200
For those of you tired of the snow and cold of winter, it was nearly 100 degrees F when I took this along Hwy 150 in Upper Ojai, California, USA.
Just something to warm you up a bit.