View allAll Photos Tagged Two
These two Bee eaters were probably just passing over Dungeness RSPB when the heavy rain came down halting their journey for a few hours until the skies cleared again .
My first Bee eaters of the year and a first UK sighting for Nicky it was absolutely pouring with rain most of the time but the views were superb and well worth a complete soaking . Just as we were leaving the birds headed high and north west .
Can you imagine what sort of conversation the pair of them must have been having arriving in Kent to this sort of downpour .
There's nothing I love more than a couple of peeping eggs showing up for a visit! Oh, and they brought their parents along too. what a crew:")
Here's a happy little watercolor all dotted with graphite and charcoal pencil bits..
Happy Spring PolaroidWeek 2016!
Day 1
The most wonderful time of the year! And it comes twice a year! :)
However, it's a very busy week for me so I'll apologize in advance for not being able to keep up with the pool and all the goings on this Polaroid Week. I will certainly check it all out next week when I'll have loads of time. Looking forward to seeing all the inspiring work in the pool!
Happiest of 'Roid Weeks to you all!
Two sea otters hanging out in a kelp bed near Kodiak Island AK
It is possible that the nearer one is the pup of the female behind it
Modern life braids connection and disconnection, even in the midst of communal spaces we slip into small, private worlds.
We spoke to a ranger about this hike--from the Dempster Highway to Grizzly Lake, over Glissade Pass to Divide Lake, on to Talus Lake, and then back--before we started. He described the route over Glissade Pass, explaining, "You'll look down and say, 'that can't be possible,' but you just keep going." And that's exactly what we did say, and do, glissading down snowfields and scree. On the way back up the pass, by this point good and tired, we found ourselves sinking deep into the snow and scree, and experiencing the demoralization of actually sliding backwards after great effort. Since this photo is six years old, I won't try to build the suspense; after a lot of effort, we made it back to the tent:) Mrs. Orca making the arduous way from Divide to Grizzly lake over Glissade Pass, Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Macro Mondays: "Two"
Back into the dice back. This time an eight sided die. Single LED constant light on black acrylic sheet.
22 Feb 2022 would have been my mothers 101st birthday. Happy Birthday Mom!
The image is about 2 cm (0.75 inches) on the long edge.
Construction fencing outside of a new apartment building coming up quickly down the street. Shot by phone. Macro Mondays. HMM!
A few years ago, I was staying at a cabin near Glacier with a dream of seeing a sunrise at Two Medicine with Mt. Sinopah reflected in the glass lake. Well, the wind picked up on my drive there and there were no clouds to add color to the morning. I managed the shot seen below in my photo stream - pre-dawn with the constellation Orion above the horizon.
Last week, however, I found myself in the same cabin with the same dream, and it happened to come true. I have to admit I was a bit lazy about it - we were running late because I missed the turn initially and didn't realize it until about 15 miles down the road - and didn't take the time to set up with a tripod. Although we were first on the scene, we didn't quite have the place to ourselves as we were joined by 2 other photographers that had the pleasure of viewing this with us.
It was on a beautiful spring day in April when I encountered it, the royal bird of the forests in Switzerland. It had always fascinated me, the beautiful bird with the blue feathers, but photographing him is a completely different matter because he is clever, very clever. Every time the jay came near me, he immediately recognized when I wanted to photograph him and flew away. I only had seconds to focus on the bird, and then he was gone again. To my happiness and great astonishment, I suddenly saw the jay in front of me in a wooded area where he was flying around. After a while, the beautiful bird perched on a branch where he remained for some time. I finally had the opportunity to photograph the busy bird well, without any rush. I soon realized that they were a pair searching for each other. In this sense, I was able to enjoy these two, who were more concerned with themselves than with someone like me, who had been trying for so many years to somehow photograph this clever bird. Patience sometimes pays off, even if it requires special circumstances. Being in the right place at the right time is the order of the day...
The clearest way into the universe is through the wilderness of the forest.
- John Muir
Nature's greatest gift is that there is joy in looking around and trying to make sense of what we see.
- Albert Einstein
Like this song but it makes me so sad that we can not live in peace with each other. It brings tears to my eyes. Yuval Raphal has such a beautiful voice. THIS WAS IN REFERENCE TO THE OCTOBER 7TH MASSACRE AS SHE SAID AT THE END OF THE SONG!! THE MUSIC VIDEO MAKES REFERENCE TO THAT!! SHE SURVIVED AND PUT OUT AN AMAZING SONG!
THIS IS TRULY POWERFUL!!
Auswahlfoto
Für "Smile on Saturday"
Thema "Two-Same" am 05.02.2022.
A "Happy Smile on Saturday" 😊
and have a good weekend.
Stay safe / Bleibt gesund.
Thank you for all your views, faves and comments.
Another one from the archives. This guy hauled and played two pianos for the people of Portland. He was pretty good, too.
Two of my grandchildren chose these 3 photos to post, from my solo walk today. It was windy and felt very cold. My grandson chose this one.
Best seen large by clicking on the photo.
"The historic ghost town of Two Guns is situated on the eastern rim of Canyon Diablo about 30 miles east of Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America. The town, originally known as Canyon Lodge, flourished as one of the significant tourist spots along the famous route 66.
The town had a gas station, a cafe, overnight accommodation, a store selling local souvenirs and even a zoo with animals characteristic for the area. But when Route 66 was redirected to the opposite canyon, the town of Two Guns, as many towns along the old unused section of Route 66, started slowly to decline. After several attempts for it to be resurrected, the town of Two Guns became a completely abandoned ghost town at the beginning of the 1970s. The several remaining buildings are now in ruins but the site remains a picturesque place full of history and mystery.
The area that would later become Two Guns was inhabited much earlier. Native artifacts discovered there indicate that this place was populated from 1050 AD. The first European settlers started to populate the area in the mid-19th century when the construction of the Santa Fe Railway was proceeding in northern Arizona. In 1880 there was built a railroad town called Canyon Diablo, which became a ghost town years before the idea of building the town of Two Guns was even born. The town of Canyon Diablo quickly became a favorite place for outlaws, gamblers, and criminals. Billy the Kid and his gang hid in a ruined house built from the stone on the west edge of Canyon Diablo in winter 1879-1890."
(www.abandonedspaces.com/towns/two-guns-arizona-cursed-gho...)