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He's my Parker. He's gentle, kind, silly, serious,witty, loving, thoughtful, tender, brave....loves cars, Playmobile, cookies, sleeping late, music, photography, chocolate milk, croissants....He's all of this and more and today he's five.
I realised in 2016 that for the first time ever*, my family's fleet of cars was 100% Japanese.
Me: Lexus IS and Eunos Roadster
Brother: Mazda 6
Sister-in-law: Suzuki Swift
The Dad: Toyota Avensis
Hopefully me being able dig out a couple of photos to illustrate this will give you a glimpse of (a) how I'm running out of pastimes during lockdown and (b) how clogged up my phones get with mundane photos of cars.
* apart from that time my dad had a 1978 Mazda 929. Neither my brother or I could drive at the time, and he wasn't married to my sister-in-law, as he was about 2 and she wasn't even born.
Mono Pass and Little Lakes Valley, Eastern Sierra, 66. Yeah, me again - the shadows starting to get a little long. You can't see it here, but I am *really* bushed. This trail had been rated as 'strenuous', and I knew to take it easy because the high elevation. So I went half-speed to 2/3-speed the entire time, and honestly it seemed like a pretty easy hike (hardly even broke a sweat). But I guess the slow-going only masked how hard I was really working, because by the time I reached Ruby Lake I was thoroughly worn out. I had been pushing it the entire day without really realizing it until the end of the day. It was early enough in the day (maybe 4 in the afternoon at this point) that I had originally planned on turning up the Little Lakes Valley for a little bit before turning back around, but now I just wanted to finish the hike.
Mono Pass Trail Hike, Little Lakes Valley, California. Located about a half an hour from Bishop, the Little Lakes Valley is one of the easiest access points to the High Sierra in California. Turning off from Highway 395 at the junction of Tom's Place, a paved road leads straight up into the mountains, terminating at a place in the John Muir Wilderness called Mosquito Flat just over 10,000 feet in elevation (one of the highest elevation paved roads in the state). From here, you can take the relatively easy hike among the glacier-carved lakes along the Little Lakes Valley and Rock Creek. Or, you can take the more challenging paths, up into the mountains.
From the trailhead at the valley floor, the trail follows along Rock Creek for the first half mile, until you reach a junction, turning left abruptly up along the flanks of Mount Starr. Climbing steadily for the next mile up to 11,000 feet, where a small spur leads off to Ruby Lake, situated at the very edge of the treeline. The trail then turns left again, heading around the southern edge of Mount Starr, climbing higher and getting more rugged with each step.
Turning northward, leaving the last of the hardy vegetation behind, it's a landscape of greys and browns, bare rock and lichens. Finally passing over the wide saddle of Mono Pass at 12,000 feet at the 3 1/4 mile mark, it's like a moonscape. Even at this extreme elevation, this is one of the more easily accessible path over the nearly-impassable Inconsolable Range of mountains, and this pass has been used for centuries by Indian tribes and (later) explorers. Yet it is only snow-free for a few short months during the late summer and early fall.
From here, the trail levels out, dropping slightly to Summit Lake half a mile to the north - a clear blue snow-fed depression at 11,900 feet. From here, the trail continues along the western slopes of the Sierra Crest, first to a little cirque called Fourth Recess, then into Pioneer Basin - far too remote for a day hike and reserved for only the dedicated backpackers. I turned around and returned back along the Mono Pass Trail, down to Ruby Lake and then back to the Little Lakes Valley. Sunburned and exhausted but satisfied to have explored this remote corner of California.
This is a popular place to hike, and there are plenty of other photographs of the region by others on the internet. For more information, here are a few websites to visit:
Hiker Technologies, including topographical map
Picture taken September 29, 2007. Photo #66 of 70 in my Mono Pass Trail photoset.
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In Nyalugano, South Kivu province, members of 13,800 households across 39 villages worked for a year to build 152 km of drainage canals on 914 hectares of marsh owned by their mwame, or local chief, turning it into arable land.
Community members have elected a management committee to ensure the rehabilitation of the land is sustained. Each household gets a 25m x 20m plot to grow food in return for helping maintain the canals they built to drain the land. Overseen by the management committee, community farmers are required to keep canals clean and free of silt, cut the grass around canals and make sure gardens are well-tended. Commonly grown crops include maize, beans, soya, and sorghum.
USAID officials, including Deputy Mission Director Christophe Tocco and Eastern Congo Transition Office Director Zeric Smith, visited this Food for Peace activity on Dec. 10, 2015.
Photo by Kaukab Jhumra Smith/USAID.
Triangle tree pillow
I had an 18" pillow back with a zipper already made that I didnt use for the PTS so this was a perfect use for that. She did all of the piecing I did the top stitching.
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dimensiones: A4 tecnica: marcadores rojo & negro sobre papel
dimensions: A4 technique: red &black marker on paper
One of the Engine Turning Machines in the basement workshop at the School of Jewellery in Birmingham.
Taken with Panasonic 20mm f1.7 lens on Panasonic GX7.
The National Zoo and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China celebrated giant panda cub Bei Bei’s (BAY-BAY) first birthday this morning with a Zhuazhou (dra-JO) ceremony. During a traditional Zhuazhou ceremony, symbolic objects are placed in front of a baby. The item that the baby reaches for first foretells something about his or her future. The Zhuazhou for Bei Bei was slightly modified for a panda cub. Three posters with symbols painted on them were placed in Bei Bei’s yard. Each poster had a different image painted by the children of the Chinese embassy’s families.
Ambassador Cui Tiankai; Dennis Kelly, director of the National Zoo; and David Rubenstein, Smithsonian Regent and philanthropist, placed the banners in the panda yard. One banner had peaches painted on it; in China, peaches are a symbol of longevity. The second banner had bamboo painted on it, representing good health and habitat for the panda cub. The final banner had a traditional Chinese red ‘knot’ symbolizing friendship and luck. Mother Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) chose the red knot on behalf of Bei Bei, which means he will serve as an ambassador for scientific collaboration. Scientists at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and scientists at the China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan Province, have been working together to learn about giant pandas and save them since the 1970s.
“To giant panda fans around the world, Bei Bei is our charismatic cub who has charmed visitors with his bold personality, laid-back temperament and playful behavior,” Kelly said. “To our dedicated team of animal care staff and scientists, this bear represents more than four decades of conservation research and excellence in giant panda husbandry. Today, we celebrate that we have been able to share our panda story—from the science behind his conception to his first steps and beyond—and we look forward to what he will teach us in the future.”
At 1 p.m., Bei Bei (turning 1 Aug. 22) and Mei Xiang, Bao Bao (BOW-BOW) (turning 3 Aug. 23) and Tian Tian (tee-YEN tee-YEN) (turning 19 Aug. 27) will receive tiered birthday cakes made by the Zoo’s nutrition department. The tiers are made of frozen diluted juice and were dyed various colors using beet juice, carrot juice, apple juice and food dye. The cakes were decorated with flower appliques carved from apples, pears, cooked sweet potatoes, leaf-eater biscuits and arrow bamboo—some of the pandas’ favorite foods. In lieu of icing, a large number “1” carved from frozen diluted apple juice sat atop Bei Bei’s cake; keepers also topped the cake with some honey for a special treat. Guests and panda fans are encouraged to tweet their birthday wishes for Bei Bei today and support panda conservation using #PandaStory.
Guests enjoyed Dan Dan (dahn-dahn) noodles courtesy of the Chinese embassy. The cold noodles are a dish from Sichuan Province. The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong in Sichuan Province is where Mei Xiang and Tian Tian were born and where Bao Bao and Bei Bei will live when they move to China. Guests will also receive a commemorative postcard for Bei Bei’s first birthday on a first-come, first-served basis. The postcard includes calligraphy of Bei Bei’s name in Chinese painted by 16-year-old Yingzhe Liu.
Bei Bei’s birth one year ago was a significant conservation success for the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, which has been studying giant pandas for 44 years. He was born as the result of a precisely timed artificial insemination performed by the panda team at the Zoo, which included Zoo scientists, veterinarians and keepers, and scientists from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Around the age of 4, Bei Bei will travel to China and enter the breeding program for giant pandas.
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Believe it or not, these trucks can go around the corner. From time to time it takes them long enough so you can leave the car and have a clear shot. It is a miracle how they manage to do it, but it works. This one was going to Bebingarra Creek.
on set still photography for a movie 'the end'
director: crash taylor
producer: raj pathak
sfx: nik karma
Turning in the Hungate loop, this week is now seeing only the Volvo B7TL Wright Eclipse Gemini's 409 and 410 YK55ATY as the double deckers on the 844 to and from Leeds
twin size turning twenty quilt. fabric is: sun drop, Dena Fishbein, free spirit except fror yellow polka dots and yelow gingham.
Some spotting pictures from my back garden in 2024. Where I live, aircraft exiting the Ockham holding stack regularly pass over flying east before turning for the final approach into Heathrow, and outbound aircraft pass to the south or north having just left Heathrow.
Left to right from top:
1) Etihad Airbus A380 A6-APJ outbound from Heathrow heading for Abu Dhabi, passing over Leatherhead at 6,200 ft - 17th June 2024.
2) Qantas Airbus A380-842 VH-OQD outbound to Singapore at 6,050 ft - 17th May 2024.
3) United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER N77022 (Star Alliance livery) arriving from Washington Dulles over Surrey heading towards Heathrow approach at 6,300 ft - 11th July 2024.
4) Emirates Airbus A380 A6-EEW (Destination Dubai livery) departing LHR for Dubai at 8,000 ft - 15th May 2024.
5) Emirates A380 A6-EES (Destination Dubai livery) arriving at Heathrow from Dubai caught low over Ewell at 4,000 ft on a go-around - 23rd October 2024.
6) Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 G-VLUX arriving - 12/02/2024.
7) JAL Boeing 777-300ER JA794A outbound from Heathrow bound for Tokyo - 9th Jan 2025.
8) Qatar Airbus A350-1000 A7-ANB outbound from Heathrow to Doha - 22nd Jan 2024.
9) British Airways Airbus A319 G-EUPJ (BEA Retro livery) outbound from Heathrow to a European desitination - 25th November 2024.
10) Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737 MAX 8 (CN-MAY) Arriving from Casablanca (AT800) at 7,400 ft - 29th March 2024.
11) Cargolux Boeing 747-400ERF freighter (retro livery) probably LX-NCL over Surrey - 29th March 2024.
In every race weekend there is one picture that captures the turning point. Here, defending champion Sébastien Buemi walks away from his wrecked Renault e.dams car upon exiting the chicane along René-Lévesque Boulevard during FP2 Saturday, which caused a red flag. This would end up having many consequences for his title defense hopes has he took penalties for this which ultimately led to his disqualification. He ended up losing the championship in the final race today.
他有很多事情要跟你傾述 很多愛要對你表達 很多熱心要事奉你 主你要帶領他
He has a story to tell You, he has the love to give You, he has the passion to serve You. All You have to do is lean him Lord
This skyscraper is located in Malmö, Sweden and is the highest skyscraper of the Nordic countries to date. I'm not a big fan of modern architecture, still I find this building very appealing to me :)
An American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) leaf found just as it was on a sidewalk along our walk home from school. In the fall, I look for pretty colorful leaves for my friends in places where the leaves aren't as dramatic.
I really enjoy selecting the most suitable scenes for my digital watercolour techniques. The traditional water colouring brush approach is no longer available and suitable for me.
The trees round here are beginning to turn, leaves turning to a dull yellow before curling
up and starting to fall - there really is nothing particularly spectacular about it ...
This tree seemed to be the odd one out, having leaves of a more interesting colour and apparently having lost most of them ... a real contrast to the other trees round about.
But the more I think about it, I have a horrible feeling it might be due to it being 'sick' rather than the effects of the season! If you look closely you'll notice there are no leaves on the ground ...
at all ...
Still, it made for a nice snap!
And it's way too long since I last posted a tree ...
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