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I suspect the crazily mild graduation into winter that we had here meant that the tree that usually goes brilliant red only went yellow and orange this year but I am loving the magenta leaf stalks!
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia, CA
孔雀不是甚麼稀奇的鳥, 去逛位於我家附近Ardenwood的農莊時, 每次都可以看到在樹叢裡鑽動的牠們!!!!
但那天要走出LA郡縣花園時, 抬眼看到這隻站在屋頂上的公孔雀, 擺出牠美美的姿勢, 漂亮的長尾羽毛在風的吹襲下捲捲又散開, 好像正在走show的模特兒似的亮麗而迷人.
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"There comes a days when you realize turning the page is the best feeling in the world, because you realize there is so much more to the book than the page where you stuck on."
Zayan Malik
"As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes." (Mel Brooks) :-)
again, Babič's Mill on the River Mura in Slovenia but here I thought I'd have a go at long exposure to get motion blur in the spinning wheels; although the structure appeared to be firmly anchored, I would soon find out that the ship mill was in fact constantly swinging with the flow of water, however imperceptibly; this is the only shot (out of 5 tries) that turned out to be relatively presentable (with the help of editing)
It was cold and windy on the hill, but sunset turned out to be pretty good. The Cotswold Way at the end of May. Lansdown Hill, near Bath. BANES, England, UK.
Don't we all have some in our lives? A decision we took, a choice we made, or even one we are about to make. All can be turning points in our lives. And some will just change our focus, or our direction, while others will change our lives forever and ultimately they will define us...
Can be frightening, right? But as intimidating this might sound, keep one thing in mind. Just one thing that makes all the difference in the world.
We are the ones holding that steering wheel. No...?
Turning Torso is a neo-futurist residential skyscraper built in Malmö, Sweden in 2005. It was the tallest building in the Nordic region until September 2022, when it was surpassed by Karlatornet in Gothenburg, which is still under construction. Located on the Swedish side of the Öresund strait, it was built and is owned by Swedish cooperative housing association HSB. It is regarded as the second twisted skyscraper in the world to receive the title after Telekom Tower in Malaysia.
It was designed by Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter Santiago Calatrava and officially opened on 27 August 2005. It reaches a height of 190 m (620 ft) with 54 stories and 147 apartments. Turning Torso won the 2005 Gold Emporis Skyscraper Award; and in 2015, the 10 Year Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
No post-processing done to photo, only cropped. Nikon NEF (RAW) files available. NPP Straight Photography at noPhotoShopping.com
Japanese Anemone.
There is a huge squadron of Japanese Anemones in the garden at the moment, basking in the April sun. They love Autumn in Sydney.
Castle Hill.
Near Rogans Hill.
The Hills District.
Northwestern Sydney
Here's the iconic 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGy9uomagO4
From the 1980 album: 'New Clear Days'.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm macro f/2.8L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
A Smooth 'Chestnut' filter from the Flickr Photo Editor.
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.... the geraniums that I keep in pots in the porch begin to open as white petals, but then they turn a gentle pink, and finally a deep pink. These few flowers are at various stages of opening out. There's a link to the porch full of geraniums in the first comment field
For the "Looking close... on Friday!" challenge "Pretty in Pink"
Hoping that you have a happy and relaxing weekend
Macro-Looking Close: Here
Geraniums and Gentians set: Here
Acers of the Westonbirt. The range of colours displayed by the famous acer collection in the Westonbirt Arboretum is spectacular in autumn and attracts tens of thousands of people every year with October being the busies month. Old Arboretum, Westonbirt, Gloucestershire, England.
While beautiful, this dying leaf evokes a sense of poignancy in me as it is a vivid reminder of the turning seasons and that time ruthlessly marches on.
Circuit des remparts d'Angoulême.
Le Circuit international automobile des Remparts est une course en ville avec un tracé inchangé depuis sa première édition en 1939. C'est un événement automobile de classe internationale réunissant des voitures historiques.
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The Circuit international automobile des Remparts is a city race with an unchanged course since its first edition in 1939. It is a world-class automotive event that brings together historic cars.
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John Romain turns Spitfire PL983 towards Duxford after departing The Shuttleworth Collection Drive-in Airshow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2R7EAp5ea0
forgive my translation :
There is no disagreement in the sky
nor swollen clouds or mystery
neither packages nor rapes or thresholds
nor emptied rooms by the farewell
just all the tears we had
when we were better
and the grace and the dark secret
scatters us in the darkness
Sometimes I can see in the sky
just swollen clouds and mystery
and climbing in the light steam
I don't see and know anything else
neither white souls nor psalms
who sing glory with us
neither old companions nor lovers
who share the sky with us
So I stay alone with the sky
and I don't see and know anything else
but if everything is hidden in the sky
it's there where I'll return
but if everything is hidden in the sky
it's there where I'll return
Like the Magpie, this Red Wattle bird will come into my house if the food dish is empty. Sometimes it accompanies the Magpie, it knows that I will give food which he catches in his beak. When I step out into my yard each morning, he is among the first birds to greet me. Unlike some other birds, he does not demand to be fed, instead he makes repeated discreet visits when there are fewer birds around, and will come within arms reach of me, and take food from my hand.