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Kakran, Dhamrai, 2011
Days are gone, so does the way of game.
...and thus life changed.
This is a world of Computer, PSP and Xbox.
Amusement of early days are about to extinct.
Occasionally, a Green Heron will launch itself into the water to go after a fish beyond its reach from the perch, but rare is the unintended fall from grace. Rarer still, this one didn't even come up with a catch, thus doubling its embarrassment. On Horsepen Bayou.
A young White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe scurries through the woods with its tail up in alarm in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
20 September, 2016.
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The St. George Chapel (in local dialect Sant Jöüri) is considered the oldest Romanesque chapel in Eastern Switzerland and is the only surviving example of a two-nave vaulted building in Switzerland. It rises above the village of Berschis on a rock spike and is thus one of the most striking art monuments on the way between Zurich and Chur.
The steeply sloping St. Georgsberg on three sides already offered a naturally protected settlement site in the early days. The excavations of 1937 have brought to light the traces of a settlement from the later Bronze Age, and today the fortification, which is no longer visible, dates back to the late Roman age. It is likely that the complex was converted into a church castle in the post-Roman period with the installation of the chapel towards the end of the first millennium.
The first written mention probably comes from the year 1253, the document does not show, however, whether a village chapel in Berschis already stood, or whether, which is much more likely, the chapel St. George is meant.The report of the Churer Visitator from the year 1639 Austin gives about the original furnishings and the construction of the chapel.
In darkness let me dwell; the ground shall sorrow be,
The roof despair, to bar all cheerful light from me;
The walls of marble black, that moist'ned still shall weep;
My music, hellish jarring sounds, to banish friendly sleep.
Thus, wedded to my woes, and bedded in my tomb,
O let me living die, till death doth come, till death doth come.
My dainties grief shall be, and tears my poisoned wine,
My sighs the air through which my panting heart shall pine,
My robes my mind shall suit exceeding blackest night,
My study shall be tragic thoughts sad fancy to delight,
Pale ghosts and frightful shades shall my acquaintance be:
O thus, my hapless joy, I haste to thee.
This dahlia the whole flower is about 10" in diameter.
It suppose to be blooming in Sept & Oct time frame, but it have been delayed till Nov!!
You see the Global Warming have disturb the Biological clock of plant's thus cause that you see the Autumn & Spring flowers' in the yard!!
By the way, I forgotten to point out that, this is toward the center of the dahlia!!
Largo Pateo do Colégio.
21,2 million people in the Big São Paulo.
The Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (RMSP), also known as Greater São Paulo, is the largest metropolitan region in Brazil, with about 21.2 million inhabitants, and one of the ten most populous metropolitan regions in the world. It gathers 39 municipalities in the state of São Paulo in an intense conurbation process.
The historical-cultural-religious complex Pateo do Collegio belongs to the Society of Jesus, religious order of the Jesuits. Amidst the skyscrapers of the center of the capital of São Paulo, the Pateo do Collegio, the birthplace of what became one of the largest metropolises in the world, was the place where São Paulo was born. In 1554, Father Anchieta, after an expedition that left the coast, decided to build a dependency to serve as a lodging and college for the catechization of the Indians, thus founding the city of São Paulo. Works on site the Museum of Anchieta.
Newark Town Lock where two channels of the River Trent recombine intone. On the left is the navigable section and on the right is the channel that has gone over weirs and is thus only used by fishermen and canoeists.
Not all birds of Colombia have plumage of shimmering tropical colours, but even those such as the Black Flowerpiercer that are relatively sombre in appearance are just as intriguing. In this case, the bird uses the hooked upper mandible to puncture the corolla to get nectar — a shortcut that works for the bird, not so much for the plant since the intention of having the nectar reward is to get the bird brushed with pollen before it moves on to another flower and thus pollinates it.
The Château Wonderland in Winter!!!
During winter, like all of us, I spend more time in front of my computer… And , thus, I went back to some precious photo files…And, ….thus , I re-entered into my old sensations and feelings of taking those older photos… Here, at the Château (… De La Hulpe) fairyland: one bright, enchanting, uplifting , sunny, winter day!!
Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico and Central America. A member of the Asteraceae (formerly Compositae) family of dicotyledonous plants, its garden relatives thus include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia. There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 5 cm (2 in) diameter or up to 30 cm (1 ft) ("dinner plate"). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploids—that is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposons—genetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allele—which contributes to their manifesting such great diversity.
The stems are leafy, ranging in height from as low as 30 cm (12 in) to more than 1.8–2.4 m (6–8 ft). The majority of species do not produce scented flowers. Like most plants that do not attract pollinating insects through scent, they are brightly colored, displaying most hues, with the exception of blue.
The dahlia was declared the national flower of Mexico in 1963. The tubers were grown as a food crop by the Aztecs, but this use largely died out after the Spanish Conquest. Attempts to introduce the tubers as a food crop in Europe were unsuccessful.
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This photograph was taken in Hotel Omni Houston during my visit in 2019. There was a small sculpture in a small pool outside the hotel which was reflected by the pool and the glass panels of the building. Lighting from within the building can be seen to overlap with reflections on the glass panels, thus providing interesting visuals.
Best wishes for a great weekend!
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I love trees, I love making them too. Sakura trees, or trees in bloom, are a marvelous sight, filled with the beautiful power if Spring. So I made 4 more trees in bloom, white ones this time.
They are partial mesh, ranging from 1 to 4 prims max.
They come in 4 different shapes so that you can build your own forest in bloom!
They have 'copy' permissions and include a resize script.
I hope you enjoy!
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And thus the asceticism of place opens up toward the asceticism of time. To the here, the holy ground, belongs the now, the Kairos, the holy moment, the acceptable time, the today of which we sing in the liturgy over and over again.
-Brother David Steindl-Rast, A Listening Heart: the spirituality of sacred sensuousness
I remember that day very well. I was out in the field with several pro birders - something that happens very rarely. And the day was bright, but quite windy.
For the weavers, sudden gusts of wind disturbed these hanging nests and some of them got entangled in the acacia plant branches. The weavers were continuously inspecting the nests and I remember 1-2 of the nests were stuck on the branches rendering them unsafe from predators and thus useless. This nest was intact, but the bird took no chances - he inspected it several times and was protecting it from other males who I think were trying to grab it.
This one looked like a winning nest to me - well built - complete and sturdy. The quality of the nest determines the males chances to find a mate in these species.
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
Vík lies directly south of the Mýrdalsjökull glacier, which itself is on top of the Katla volcano. Katla has not erupted since 1918, and this longer than typical dormant period has led to speculation that an eruption may occur soon. An eruption of Katla could melt enough ice to trigger an enormous flash flood, potentially large enough to obliterate the entire town. The town's church, located high on a hill, is believed to be the only building that would survive such a flood. Thus, the people of Vík practice periodic drills and are trained to rush to the church at the first sign of an eruption. The town of about 300 inhabitants has 1,400 hotel rooms for scientists and tourists, who are also briefed about Katla's dangers. (Wikipedia)
This shot capped off a week of crazy shooting on a recent photography jaunt with Eric Gail between Zion and Bryce. Eric is an accomplished landscape photographer who had been spending an inordinate amount of time shooting the Milky Way lately, and after his shots caught my eye, I approached him to see if he wanted to head out together as he lives about 40 miles away in the Inland Empire. Eric agreed and I have spent the last couple of weeks bugging him for information on both the Milky Way and for spots throughout the Southwest that I needed to add to my growing bucket list. The man is also a guru when it comes to using Google Earth and a number of other scouting apps and was very generous with his time, so huge kudos to Eric for helping me out.
On our first night, we set up camp in Zion hoping for good Milky Way conditions but we were nailed by a pretty intense thunderstorm which brought branches crashing down around our campsite. On the following night, we camped up at Bryce but were again shut out by thunderstorms and clouds. The above shot was taken on the following Saturday evening in a last ditch effort to grab more Milky Way shooting before the moon returned killing off our opportunities for another month. As I set off for Zion at 4 AM, the forecast was for clear skies, but of course, by the time I arrived, clouds were already beginning to billow up again from the South.
Although I got shut out again for the Milky Way from this location, it turned out to be one of my most memorable nights of landscape shooting thus far. Starting down near the junction bridge, I managed to climb up and out onto this particular outcropping of rock, which pushed me pretty far out of my comfort zone. While I was inching my way out there, the wind picked up and lighting began flashing around me, lighting up the spectacular peaks across the canyon. As Eric took off to find his Bonzai tree on the other side of the tunnel, I was suddenly sitting alone with that spectacular view before me. I took several images from up there, but this was one of my favorites. The peaks are lit by a combination of a 20% moon, which was setting in the West, some light pollution from nearby Springdale, and lightning. I paid for this particular spot by getting gouged by some creepy venomous desert spiky plant while I was scouting (which left a nice baseball sized welt on my leg) and by getting a handful of cactus needles as I slipped on my way down, but it is now one of my favorite spots and one that I plan on visiting again soon.
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Two identical towers but in inverted positions, connected on the ground floor and on four standard upper floors by bridge-like structures between the towers thus characterizing a single building.
Another photo from a very early morning trip made to the Twistleton limestone pavement. This particular view really does emphasise the nature and scale of the Clints and Gyrkes. On this particular morning they were covered in a thin layer of ice thus making what would have been tricky progress almost impossible.
The bulk of Ingleborough can be seen in the distance.
Close-up framing of a Red Sea dugong followed by a Remora. One of my favorite freediving underwater shots. The Remora was looking at me as i was too close.
Remoras are usually associated with sharks but also attaches themselves to other large fishes, sea turtles and even ships.
Dugongs can only hold their breath for two to four minutes while diving and thus rarely dive deeper than 10 feet. The majority of Red Sea dugong sightings have been off the coast at Abu Dabbab, a sandy-bottomed lagoon about 30km from Marsa Alam. Dugongs like this location because of the relative abundance of sea grass.
An adult dugong usually weighs between 230 and 500 kg – the largest ever recorded had a weight of 1000 kg – and they normally have a length of between 2.4 and 3.3 metres. As a mammal, a dugong breathes oxygen but can remain underwater for up to six minutes before needing to surface to breath.
The dugong (sometimes spelled dugon) is a large marine mammal, sometimes called a “sea cow” because of its diet of sea grass. It lives in parts of the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is similar to the Manatee, the main difference being that the latter can also be found in the estuaries of fresh water rivers.
The world population of dugongs is believed to be in decline and the species has disappeared altogether from many of its former known marine habitats
Abu Dabbab, Marsa Mubarak and the coastal waters of the Wadi El Gemal National Park are possibly the most likely places to see one.
Peaceful, sweet and absolutely not aggressive, Dugongs are thought to have been the inspiration behind ancient mariners’ tales of mermaids.
Shot with a HTC RE from Marsa Alam.
I propose this version with the woman within the central triangle. The frame is thus composed of two scalene triangles and one isosceles "imaginary"... almost perfect
The weather forecast all week had pointed to a good weekend, so my son & I planned a (long) daytrip to the Trossachs.
Our plan was to walk the Meall nan Tarmachan ridge: a circular route taking in the Munro of Meall nan Tarmachan.
But as can be seen from the shot (& the title), the weather didn't quite work out as we had hoped, with the cloud level stubbornly sticking around the 500-600m level. Thus we curtailed the plan to a sometimes soggy there and back up Meall nan Tarmachan (see shot in comments for 'visibility at the summit!).
If you want to see what we missed, please take a look at www.walkhighlands.co.uk/perthshire/meall-nan-tarmachan.shtml
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The 13th Anniversary FALLEN GODS market and hunt !
Take a stroll at the FALLEN GODS market fair
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My MP store (These ones are found at the Fallen Gods market only)
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*Thus Magic* ~ Five Acacia Autumn Trees ~ Pale Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Purple
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▶ ▷ Five beautiful mesh trees, five colors
▶ ▷ Beautiful and detailed foliage and bark textures
▶ ▷ With grass
▶ ▷ With resize script - Be careful, Li (land impact, prims) may increase or decrease when you change size on mesh objects.
▶ ▷They can decorate your garden, forest, park, store.
13-March-2023
Weather Can Change Rapidly in the Northern Adriatic and Especially at Cape Kamenjak Where the Winds Easily Swell the Sea whose Waters Are Deep up to the Shore
After Bora wind and cold and a couple of sunny days, an Atlantic front is preceded by southern currents that channel into the Adriatic Sea.
Thus the other recurring wind of these areas is generated, which is the Jugo (Scirocco in Italian) coming from the S/E or S/SE.
It is a wind originating from opposite currents to those that activate the bora, it is a matter of humid and mild Mediterranean or North African air masses.
What the two winds have in common is that the Jugo also has an orographic component, felt in a particular way along the Croatian coast on the mainland which from Dalmatia goes up towards the Kvarner, with characteristics that at times recall the bora as the currents are channeled between the dinaric gates the sea channels and the islands, thus generating not only an isobaric winds, whose direction of origin is generally varied (following the disposition of the isobars which are constantly changing), but also orographic, therefore falling from the Dinaric Alps with a fixed direction with irregular and drying gusts, which are, sometimes, strong and rabid, being able to reach 90/100kmph, exceptionally 120kmph, in some areas, especially along the Velebitski Kanal/Velebit Channel and, less accentuated, in Kvarnerić, between Otok Cres and Otok Krk.
It is therefore a recurring wind and for this reason it has a name, while the winds caused only by LP isobars, however continuous and intense, often change direction and are therefore defined only according to the quadrant of the wind rose from which they temporarily come.
In this case/shot the southern currents were not very intense and the wind was only moderate, generating normal waves for this area, i.e. about 2/2.5 meters in height, but in case of stormy situations (with very narrow isobars, as in the storm of Jugo/Scirocco of 29 October 2018) the waves on this cape can reach 6/7 meters in height, taking along the entire Adriatic from South to North for hundreds of kilometers and resulting in the place where the waves are most highest of all the small Adriatic.
Furthermore, Cape Kamenjak is quite distant from the islands and the Dalmatian coast, therefore the coastal orographic effects are felt much less and more the isobaric ones with the direction of origin more often oriented from S/SE instead of S/E, although this is also a form of channeling, i.e. the currents are channeled into the Adriatic, as if it were a wide channel and the Adriatic has an axis from S/SE towards N/NW, the resulting wind is therefore continuous and humid, sometimes with high average speeds, but without significant gusts, favoring regular swell.
The recurring wind from S/E or S/SE which mainly affects the central-northern Adriatic is a partially isobaric and partially orographic wind, this means that almost all the Atlantic perturbations that approach these areas activate (almost always) the jugo and much more rarely winds from the full South or South-West, which are only isobaric and therefore of short duration and non-recurring, generally present when the front passes and the isobars bend towards the west.
No holidays thus far this year due to COVID19. This is the view from Pico Airiero, Madeira Island's third highest peak. We visited Madeira last year in May. Most days, visitors can stand and look down on the clouds. The air is fresh and clear and the sun is bright. The hike to Pico Ruivo is not easy but it is definitely scenic and thrilling. Needless to say that my wife and I fell in love with Madeira last year. Hope to be back some day!!
One of the toughest subjects I have found thus far to photograph is the Bottle-nosed Dolphin while feeding. When in transit, you can often estimate the cadence of the pod surfacing for air. When feeding…they can be 50 yards left, right or simply staying right where they were but tripling the amount of time the stay beneath the waves.
I was blessed to capture this juvenile, one of six who were hunting just off the beaches of Ft. Pickens, Florida. Twice in the excitement of the hunt adults jumped completely out of the water, twice my lens was pointed nowhere near the action…catching the beauty of the moment with my left eye only.
As a good friend once told me “Some things are meant to be photographed and some are meant to just be seen.” I love this saying and think of it often…but still truly hate when it happens, and probably always will!
A very colorful sunrise in the center of Val d'Orcia near Podere Belvedere, a historic farmhouse atop a hill. The fog was present both as a dense sea at the foot of the hills and more sparsely everywhere in the sky above. The sunlight was thus diffuse and soft, with only the contours of hills, cypress trees and farmhouses visible through this golden halo.
A trip to the zoo can be a great photographic experience. But sometimes the photo opportunities are unexpected or elusive.
Marwell Zoo, situated near Winchester, in Hampshire, looks after over 170 exotic and endangered species in 140 acres of parkland, plus toy train, cafe, talks and events.
Although I do currently have an annual pass to the Zoo, it's closed today because of lockdown due to Covid restrictions. Thus my photos are taken from my archive. My favourite animals are the penguins: rather ungainly on land but elegant in the water.
Please, stay safe, everyone!
"Shall I remain thus sight-bereft all through my penance-time?" J.H. Newman, Dream of Gerontius, 4th Phase. One LED lamp.
This was a super cool wire sculpture in a glass case. I added some photoshop trickery, and to be honest, I'm may have overcooked it. It still looks cool though, however, I may post the unprocessed image as well. Anyway, the reflection from the top of the glass case is all swirly and looks very similar to the "Beam Up" effect in the newest Star Trek movies...thus, the title.
I'm not sure that in this beautiful tazebao there are the maxims of Confucius because my Chinese language is worse than my English:-) So I ask my Chinese friends the meaning of the written.
Kunming, Yunnan, China
I was honoured again yesterday: the Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) of the Tranquility Bay flew again in front of me, thus acknowledging my early rise on that first day of the rest of my life.
The Heritage Council describes the Mount Gould Police Station thus:
The Mount Gould Police Station opened in the 1880s as a centre for police protection for Murchison pastoralists. In the late 1890s early 1900s, the police were concerned with checking cattle and sheep killing by the local Aboriginals. The buildings consist of the main station, which originally had a separate kitchen, lock-up, stone-lined well and a grave. Iron bars, to which prisoners were chained, are still set in the walls of the lock-up. On 3 June 1987, the restored Mt Gould police station was dedicated to all the pioneers who settled the district.
No mention of the treatment of the First Nations people who were often made to walk in chains to Carnarvon, some 450 kilometres away. Imagine doing this in the summer heat where the temperatures can exceed 40 °C.
Nor any mention of the Wajarri people, who had their own complaints regarding the disruption of water supplies and native wildlife by the pastoralists.
We camped here overnight. It still lingers in my mind, giving me an ill feeling. There is a feeling, a spirit about this place. I was happy to move on early the next morning.
Gascoyne Murchison Outback Pathway Exploration July-August 2020 - #GMOPE 54.
This is one example of the decaying grandeur of an old Soviet spa in Georgia.
In the 1920s, Tskaltubo was a thriving spa town with an exclusively Soviet clientele. Citizens would flock here as part of a state-funded health program on sanctioned vacations meant to reenergize them while they contemplated socialist ideals. If the workers were healthy, as the theory went, the workforce would be healthy and thus more productive to support the regime.
ENG: Rheinsberg Castle is located in the municipality of Rheinsberg, about 100 km northwest of Berlin in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin (Brandenburg). Situated on the eastern shore of Lake Grienerick, the castle is considered a prime example of the so-called Friderician Rococo and also served as a model for Sanssouci Palace. The moated castle was built by the "Bredow" family in 1566 and in the course of time passed to Frederick the Great, who had it rebuilt to its present state around 1740. Thus the crown prince experienced the happiest time of his life in Rheinsberg. His younger brother, Prince Heinrich of Prussia, subsequently created an important court of the Muses here and left a lasting impression on the palace and garden in the style of early classicism. In his "Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg" (Walks through the Mark of Brandenburg), Theodor Fontane set a literary monument to the town, and soon afterwards Kurt Tucholsky made Rheinsberg the charming fulfilment of carefree love. Even today, hardly any visitor can escape the charm of the place.
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GER: Schloss Rheinsberg liegt in der Gemeinde Rheinsberg, etwa 100 km nordwestlich von Berlin im Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin (Brandenburg). Das am Ostufer des Grienericksees gelegene Schloss gilt als Musterbeispiel des sogenannten Friderizianischen Rokokos und diente auch als Vorbild für Schloss Sanssouci. Erbaut wurde das Wasserschloss von der Familie „Bredows“ zu 1566 und es ging im Laufe der Zeit an „Friedrich der Große“ über, so ließ er es um 1740 in den heutigen Zustand umbauen. So erlebte der Kronprinz die glücklichste Zeit seines Lebens in Rheinsberg. Sein jüngerer Bruder, Prinz Heinrich von Preußen, schuf hier anschließend einen bedeutenden Musenhof und prägte nachhaltig Schloss und Garten im Stil des frühen Klassizismus. In seinen „Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg“ setzte Theodor Fontane der Stadt ein literarisches Denkmal, und bald darauf machte Kurt Tucholsky Rheinsberg zur charmanten Erfüllung unbeschwerter Liebe. Auch heute kann sich kaum ein Besucher dem Charme des Ortes entziehen.
Being alone in nature relieves mental fatigue and restores our attention.
A photographer's delight !
As the minutes ticked by, the light changed producing darker and deeper sunset to twilight colours and moods
Golden Ears Provincial Park is a 555.9 square kilometres provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is named after the prominent twin peaks, which are commonly referred to as Golden Ears. The park was originally part of Garibaldi Provincial Park but was split off as a separate park in 1967. Wikipedia
Why is the sky pink tonight?
When passing through the evening sky, blue light is scattered more easily because it has a smaller wavelength. Red light on the other hand has a longer wavelength and is less scattered through the clouds. Thus, red light reaches our eyes more and thus the sky looks pink.
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.
Happy Clicks..........
~Christie
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I haven't done an abstract shot for quite a long time, and yes, this was completely by accident. Thanks to the inspiration of other macro photographers, I was scrutinising the moss growing on the trees locally, happened upon this unusual plant growth from a pocket of moss and so, on the Nikkor 55-200mm I affixed the DCR250 and thanks to the awkward focus points, I had to switch to manual, rocking on my ankles I got this shot, in PP I noticed it looked so Alien and yet ghostly at the time.
Thus it got me thinking, albeit all things are energetic wave form information, be in one realm of any given dimension, 3D, 4D, or 5D, spirits are absolute, so thus, isn't it unusual how we categorise Aliens and Ghosts into secular partitions? An Alien can surely have a spirit thus upon expiration of "physical" life, can go on energetically to the next realm as a Spirit. Concluding that Homosapiens, Aliens and Ghosts are in fact one and the same thing, acutely a conscious multiplicity of differing, interchangeable and energetic Interdimensional, waveform information constructs of infinite awareness.
Psst: Guess what? You never actually die.
I hope everyone is well and so as always, thank you! :)
Pyramid Lake was formed by the tears of Stone Mother, who had herself a tsunami-like cry after her husband "The Man" banished two of her children from the tribe for being class act brats. Her multi-day cry not only created the lake but eventually turned her to stone, thus her name "Stone Mother." Apparently, she's still sitting somewhere along the shore with her basket by her side. I saw none of that, but given my current state of mind, I think it's all quite plausible.
Pyramid Lake, Nevada