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Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Though I try to read books before I sleep every night, I fall asleep at once
when I am so tired, so books are some kinds of sleeping pill for me at such time :-)
(this was first time for me to play with shooting self portrait)
Though I'm not sure if the Livin is that Easy at the moment! Stay safe my flickr friends.
In camera Black and white exposure.
A real delight to see several wild Golden Jackals in the area.
They were extremely cautious though. If they saw movement or smelt you they would be off very quickly.
Though barely larger than a hummingbird, this frenetically active bird can survive –40° Fahrenheit nights, sometimes huddling together for warmth.
Even though this is a squirrel perched atop a residential chimney in my neighborhood at sunrise, I share it with you in the spirit of a furry mythical blood thirsty beast atop a cemetery crypt in the moonlight :) Happy Halloween Flickr friends! Take care and creep it real :)
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 400, f/11.0, 270mm, 1/4000s
Even though I've lived in Cornwall for almost 40 years, I don't remember ever visiting Kynance Cove, on the Lizard Peninsula. Yesterday I had the opportunity to go there, on an evening of receding tide, a clear sky sunset and an almost full moon. Now I can see why it's one of the most photographed places in Cornwall. A magical place.
Though we have temperatures ranging up to 43 Degrees C in now, but it is so cool here I stop my car/bike and enjoy the cool climate!!
Humans should protect trees at any cost. It is natural Air conditioner
Though it was built seven centuries ago, in its heyday it was a major cultural center. The monastery is best known for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) church, which grants access to the second floor by way of a narrow stone-made staircase jutting out from the face of building, one of the earliest examples of cantilever architecture.
they lack the science, technical knowledge, and above all the practice. Most people think they can play tennis, shoot, write novels, and photograph as well as any other person -- until they try :-)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
HGGT! Justice Matters! No one is above the law!
mahonia ilicina, chichilcuahuit, grapeholly, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Even though yesterday's snow melted today the Fieldfares still hung around and made the most of the remaining crab-apples. Initially they were still getting harassed by the Mistle Thrushes, but as the day warmed up they left the Fieldfares in peace.
Though similar in theme to my last photo, I feel this one is different enough in content that it can be posted, too (and I just like how the colors pop on it).
Plus I've named my new alien dude K'tui, so I'm sharing that as well!
Taken in Pandora
Though serious damage has been inflicted here in The Netherlands by violent rain storms - hail as big as tennis balls, and untold millions in damage, it's been nothing like the terrible floods in the US where at least two dozen people lost their lives in West Virginia. Our thoughts are with those families.
In Japan from where Hydrangea macrophylla comes this plant is called the Rain Flower. Regardless the wet weather, it's beautiful at the bottom of Our Garden!
I've posted a number of Hydrangeas in my photostream, but never such a pleasant squarish flowerhead!
Though he had an injured leg and hobbled rather than walked, he flew off before the wildlife animal rescue could come. Haven't been to the location since but hope that the leg will heal and he will be okay.
Though I have seen an American White Pelican in Las Vegas in 2013, this is the first time I have seen one in Ontario, Canada. Interestingly Ontario has 10% of world's White Pelican population, yet I haven't seen one until now. Columbia Lake, Waterloo, Ontario.
even though simple and down-to-earth the influence of art nouveau ist still recognizable ...
a dream of a staircase in my humble opinion ... ;-)
ƒ/5.6 14.0 mm 1/320 200
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Strolling though the waving trucks in the woods at Goring Heath, South Oxfordshire. The autumnal leaf litter all around with the trees still to explode in colour - won't be long!
The Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females and juveniles are brown above with brown barring below. The female is up to 25% larger than the male – one of the greatest size differences between the sexes in any bird species. Though it is a predator which specialises in catching woodland birds, the Eurasian sparrowhawk can be found in any habitat and often hunts garden birds in towns and cities. Males tend to take smaller birds, including tits, finches, and sparrows; females catch primarily thrushes and starlings, but are capable of killing birds weighing 500 g (18 oz) or more.
Even though it was in the teens out with a single digit wind chill, some parts of the beach were quite warm. We stopped here for a while on our hike to soak in the sun and enjoy the sound of the waves.
There are many trees down due to the lake levels being so high and this one was quite the frozen beauty!
Though darkness was falling we hiked about a mile down the largest branch of Nielson Wash. This branch had some tafoni too as seen on the left side of this rock formation standing in the wash. One of these days this formation will topple and be sent down stream by flood waters.
Though she was napping away from the nest when I arrived, she was close by, as was dad. They hooted back and forth a few times. She flew away for a bit and then came back and fed lunch. Then here, it looked like she was going to keep an eye on things while they hunkered down and had a snooze.
I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up :-)
Robert Mapplethorpe
HFF! Truth Matters!
rose, 'Day Breaker', little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina
......though I wasn't entirely sure what it was & how the next few minutes were going to play out.
In the end nothing much happened, the clouds passed over without depositing anything on me & the sun disappeared behind a low layer of cloud. A bit of a benign anti-climax as it turned out, but for a few minutes the lighting was very special over this track up onto the moorland above Alnwick.
The sides of a person can be compared with the emotional trip they have on their backs, just remember someone is feeling worst than you, be grateful and thanks to god that he is giving you a new dawn.
Mr Dark Cullen.
Though I don't have a large variety of spiders this year, I do have a few of the ones I did get.
HA2
Thanks for Viewing.
Though it's high summer rather than Christmas-time in the photo.
A view of Porth Nefyn and its beautiful bay from just above the village, with the peaks of Yr Eifl (The Rivals) in the distance.
Though the sun is shining at the moment, this winter seems to have been a long, very wet and certainly very windy one (still 35 mph gusts this morning).
So I've pulled this out of my Flickr possibles folder to get a dose of sun & warmth, if only by proxy!
This field with the crop taken over by poppies was just out of Alnwick (marked as Harlaw Hill on the OS map) and the view is towards Alnwick Moor with the Golf Ball visible of the skyline.
Even though it often feels wrong or unimportant, it’s ok to pause, to inhale and exhale a little more slowly and deeply, to truly see and take note of your surroundings, finding beauty and peace in the details of God’s creation around you. Your circumstances are incredibly challenging and you are worthy of taking these moments to care for yourself. Only then, after tending to your own needs, will you be able to care for others in a healthy way.
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A few days ago I was struggling a lot with my own intense mental health struggles in addition to the stress and fear of my husband’s health struggles and recent hospitalization. Somehow I found the strength to spend some time outside capturing the beauty I saw in the fog and frost that was visible through the windows that morning—it seemed to tell an important, uplifting story that helped me continue pressing on.
Though we don’t have a huge variety of species of hummingbirds in the United States, we do have some pretty neat looking ones. We were fortunate to see several species of hummingbirds on our recent Arizona trip including the one that I think is my personal favorite for the USA; the Broad-billed Hummingbird. I always though this bird should have had a flashier name, considering other hummingbird names I have seen. I mean, it does have a pretty cool looking beak but with all that color, the broad-bill just isn’t the standout feature to me. Hey, what do I know? Anyway, I hope you enjoy this beauty at least half as much as I did.
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Cynanthus latirostris
yet almost nothing.
Beside me
the gray sea
was opening and shutting its wave-doors,
unfolding over and over
its time-ridiculing roar;
I looked but I couldn't see anything
through its dark-knit glare;
yet don't we all know, the golden sand
is there at the bottom,
though our eyes have never seen it,
nor can our hands ever catch it
Mary Oliver
Though often mistaken for an owl, the tawny frogmouth belongs to the Nightjar family.
The tawny frogmouth has excellent camouflage. Helped by the colours of its feathers, these birds stay perfectly still and tilt their heads upright, making them hard to see among tree branches.
Tawny frogmouths wait for their prey to come to them, rather than seeking out their food. Once their prey is in sight, tawny frogmouths pounce down from their tree branch. Prey includes insects, frogs and other small animals.
A gate though a wall made of volcanic stones leads into pastures on a hillside above the villages of Feteira and Serretinha on Teiceira. Offshore the Ilhéu das Cabras (Goat Island) is visible. This island (actually 2 islands) is the remains of a submarine volcano which created a tuff cone that protudes from the ocean. Much of Terceira is broken up into small plots of cultivated ground and pastures by innumerable stone fences which crisscross the island. Lush green vegetation covers the hilly volcanic terrain. The rock used to build the walls and the older farm structures came from farmers clearing the fields.
Though it appears to be laughing, in reality the gull was panting under 40C on the beach, to keep itself cool. While in Durham, North Carolina, I woke up early one morning and drove for two hours and half to get to Wrightsville Beach by the Atlantic Coast to see birds that we don't usually get in the great lake region. I wasn't disappointed, I managed to see three life birds after walking on the sandy beach area for three hours. Altogether I got to see 25 different species of birds including a whole bunch of these gulls at varying level of maturity. I was totally exhausted towards the end, but it was worth it. Mason Inlet Waterbird Management Area; Wrightsville Beach, NC, USA.
Even though it's a year old, this image grabbed my eye as I was plowing through one of my hard drives and I thought: Why didn't I upload this before?
The soft afterglow of the blue hour really appeals to me right now.
And anyway, it's one of my favorite views in New Mexico.
Though shadows fall
Still the stars find their way...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlBvKzc8Odo
From Virtual Worlds Collection - Hoelbrak - Guild Wars 2
Even though we stopped feeding the deer, they still hang around hoping we will change our mind. Now they nibble on our shrubs and cedar trees.
NOTE:
I am going to be less active on flickr for awhile. We are in the beginning process of downsizing and selling our home. Our intention is to buy a smaller home with more amenities, close by, in another community. Right now we are preparing the house for viewing. I will keep you posted as to our progress. Hopefully it all goes smoothly!