Cattle Egret

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Unless you can make snow into gasoline or diesel. South Grand Forks, ND.

Happy 95th Birthday Dear Michael.... and many more xxxx

Our dear friend Michael who is in phenomenal mood and shape is celebrating his birthday today. We were hoping a "Happy Birthday" song could be performed for him ... The bird migration is pretty slow right now but, the Red-winged Blackbird showed up and provided one of its best performance ... The Red-winged Blackbird is pretty common at this time of the year and not too intimidated by the bird paparazzi. However, I promise that this will be my "one and only" Red-winged Blackbird rendition this year, unless off course, there is a better singer showing up :)

Trees are starting to blossom.

Snowy Owl

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This store or gas station has been closed for many years. It is on a corner of two rural roads. Location is key, unless there isn’t a village. The cinderblock building is still very sturdy, but the porch is showing its age.

for unless he finds what it is that excites him, what it is that calls forth at once an emotional response, he is unlikely to achieve his best work :-)

Bill Brandt

Peace Now!

oakleaf hydrangea, 'Emerald Lake', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

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Black Crowned Night Heron

From this morning

I really like this one :)

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unless indicated, i never crop my work.

no one will realize your footprints

(Ildan)

(Majorca)

Amsterdam - Prinsengracht

Copyright - All images are copyright © protected. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited

(No I don't partake unless were talking taters ;-)

Junk Food - "Bucket O' Fries" is a brand new exclusive available only at the Dream Day Event, open now thru the end of June. Available in regular and seasoned fries (always go seasoned), with fun options for either stuffed in your pie hole. Also comes with either hand bento hold animations as well as rezzable versions.

@http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/DREAMDAY/159/88/2004

DRD - "The Joint Delivery Van" comes in two versions, occupied and vacant. If you want cool poses, and trust me you do, go with occupied all day. Least 4 peoples with over 19 animations (upselling). Available now in-world and on MP.

DRD MP:

@https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/DRD-The-Joint-Delivery-Van-Occupied/17517663DRD

DRD In-World:

@http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Death%20Row/115/203/25

DRD Flickr:

@https://www.flickr.com/groups/deathrowdesigns/

...unless, it's chilly outside and there's a cup of warm coffee resting near a book

and comfy sofa.

Barbara Brooke

Topaz Studio

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Please, don't fave and run, you will get yourself blocked.

We are..PILGRIM

...unknown …

soft textured by me ..

All matter, unless at the lowest temperature absolute, emits light (or, radiation). The hotter, the more so. As long as light is visible - and it does not matter where it comes from - we can use it for photography, generally speaking. In this specific case, however, the light source does not agree with my electronic shutter ("banding") so that the mechanical shutter was used. Fuji X-E3 plus Samyang tele lens at F5.6.

Happy Fence Friday!

Unless I find time to get out and shoot this weekend, I will have to post some more images from last years files ( and there are still plenty left)!

Looks prettier on black!

www.fluidr.com/photos/mandz-images

or press 'L'

See most interesting here:

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Thanks for taking the time to comment, I really, really appreciate it :-)

I will always try to reciprocate with a visit back to your stream

Great Blue Heron

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They are frequently overlooked, unless they happen to be growing in large clusters like this. But for those who are willing to slow down and appreciate the beauty of small things, they can be quite stunning. These were growing under a small cypress tree in the hundreds...I have been trying to widen the "look" of my fungi photos as I think they are kind of blending in with all of the other photographers here on Flickr that are photographing them too...I think it's important as a photographer to reinvent yourself every so often...(: I have a huge part of myself that always wants to be original which I battle with once in awhile, it makes me work harder as an artist and keeps me searching for my own trademark. I am getting so nervous as the mycology show creeps closer because as some of you know, no matter how many people say you are great you can be your own worst enemy and doubt yourself in what you thought you were good at...

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Human nature... the survival instinct makes us selfish and even cruel at times.

We use categories to classify things and people we encounter... it's how our mental models are built...

And then we try to optimize these models by using stereotypes... it's a slippery slope and prejudice and abuse are on the ugly side of it.

Change starts from within, from one's own self... racism and other discrimination will not disappear unless we accept that stereotyping has limits... it will not disappear if we don't start to cooperate, change and evolve... and hopefully one day erase these stereotypes.

nothing is going to get better. It's not :-)

Dr. Seuss

sunset cruise, key west, florida

Unless it's run by Trump. Then be afraid, very afraid.

unless authorized...

another reflection, street scene in Trieste.

This image was taken at Zoo Miami, in Miami FL. I believe this young Asian elephant's name is Ongard, but I am not sure. He is the youngest Asian elephant that I saw during my visit so unless there is another one behind the scenes, it stands to reason that this is him. If so, he was brought to Zoo Miami from Australia last May and he was much smaller at the time :)

Asian and African elephants are both represented at this zoo, each having their own habitat. The Asian elephants seemed to be covered in red clay dust while the African elephants powdered themselves in more of a light gray dust. That's just one difference in the customized habitats. Overall, I believe the zoo did a nice job with both habitats.

Have a sensational Saturday and as always, happy snapping.

~ Bill Watterson

hope your weekends have all been perfectly pointless. : )

Snowy Owl

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*Working Towards a Better World

"You’ll never know unless you try". - Carl Lomer Abia

"Explore, Experiment, Evolve". - Lailah Gifty Akita

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

"The more people explore the world, the more they realize in every country there's a different aesthetic. Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder". - Helen Christensen

"Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them". - Jerome Bruner

“After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It's better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life”. - Sophia Loren

Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! xo❤️

And unless you need art to survive, the don’t do it :-)

Nan Goldin

HBW!! Justice Mattters! No one is above the law.

dahlia, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

Green Heron Juvenile

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Black-crowned Night Heron

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Unless you really really wanna get to the Fantasy Faire! And who doesn't?!

This is the new cute lil critter from Titans, the Vulpie! There is like a billion colors!

The Gandalf critter was Seiren's idea!

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American Kestrel

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Sounds like a name for a solicitor's business. Moody and Grey. Hmmm. Well, things are not so great. I'm sat at home isolating, surrounded by three others coughing and spitting Covid around the place. I have a tickle and a frog in my throat but keep testing "negative". The others are suffering, and reading that is how so many others start before becoming serious is a constant worry. My wife is double jabbed but still has it. So much stuff about why you shouldn't get the jab, but I have noticed I've never heard anyone who has had Covid who has said you shouldn't get the jab. Unless they died of a blood clot. Oh what misery. Only a full blooded visit to the slate quarries of Snowdonia will cleanse my mind.

American Bittern

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Blueberry Holiday Evvie crop top & Poppy leggings@TSS maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lenox%20and%20Blueberry/25...

In the period of the year with the shortest days, Gracie (and Millie) does not use the dinner table chairs. When the days grow longer, she resumes spending time on these chairs (including at night). Unless she is sleeping, she frequently hangs over the front left corner of the seat. Taken by Edgar.

Unless we do something.!

This image was actually created for the SurrealArt Challenge "Life After People." I missed the deadline, but here it is anyway.

I know this is not to most people's taste, but that is just the point. Thank you for visiting and commenting.

Civilization Series #12

Topaz Studio 2

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……Unless you are taking a photo of course! Another phone shot from a recent River Severn walk in Shrewsbury, I edited this a few days ago in Silver Efex Pro2 before I found the hidden Lightroom tools. Alan:-)……..

For the interested I’m growing my Shutterstock catalogue regularly here, now sold 104 images :- www.shutterstock.com/g/Alan+Foster?rid=223484589&utm_...

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©Alan Foster. All rights reserved. Do not use without permission.……

I never seem to get the detail in these birds unless there is snow reflecting a ton of light.

I dearly love finding dandelions in my garden, whether they are the yellow flowers or the soft puffs of seeds ready to take to the wind. Generally I leave the dandelion there (unless I am removing weeds, and then I say goodbye to my little friends). However, this one time I decided to break the dandelion puff off of the stem to take inside the house for a photo session. The moment I removed the puff, the bottom of the stem curled into these two tightly wound circles. What a treat!

Great Egret

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Turkey Vulture

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Unless you have children, then silence is just Suspicious.

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