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Union Pacific SD60Ms No. 6304, 6262, and 6179 pull the APSCLA (American President Lines, Salt Lake City - Los Angeles) intermodal train four miles west of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah on June 18, 1992. The train is on the former Western Pacific main line to Oakland. The unassuming track at left is the Salt Lake Garfield & Western line to the International Center near the airport and the Morton Salt plant at Saltair.
Euphorbia - unassuming, timid and introverted. But when they catch the light, they can pack a punch harder than most others.
Olympus Camedia C2000 from 1999, it's low resolution 2MP CCD sensor renders a somewhat filmic look SOOC, reminiscent to me of expired Kodak colour print film.
The camera, like the Euphorbia, is both modest and timid by today's (over-powered and probably over-hyped) digital offerings. But it still packs a punch in my humble opinion :-)
Monday started as a very unassuming day. Patchy light clouds drifted across with bright sunshine, not all that exciting.
My hike started at Edale station, made its way up and over Grindslow Knoll and along to Crowden Tower. I've always loved the shape and form of Crowden Tower, something about it just "works" for me in a photograph, quite elegant and serpent-like in its appearance.
The "not all that exciting" turned into very exciting quite quickly, the cloud thickened and powerful crepuscular rays started punching their way through, bathing the landscape in brilliant light. My thought process with this photograph was quite simple; get as much of the col and as much of the drama in as possible. To that end I shot the photo as a five exposure panorama resulting in this slightly cropped down 16x5.
(From my personal photo archive, 2021)
The beautiful town of Calatañazor, in the province of Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain, is full of charming corners, such as this old, curved wooden balcony that greets us on Calle Real (Main Street).
The materials used in the construction of the house are clearly visible.
Everything in Calatañazor has a traditional flavor, reminiscent of bygone centuries, and bears witness to the passage of time in a quiet, unassuming way: cobblestone streets, houses with sloping walls made of mud and straw or rough-hewn stone, and roofs topped with the characteristic conical pine-wood chimneys.
The town is a typical medieval ensemble, both inside and out, surrounded by a sturdy wall that covers its entire perimeter, except for the eastern side.
It also boasts the remains of a stately castle, two churches—one of them Romanesque—and a third, now in ruins, but still showing its Romanesque origins. These many merits earned the town of Calatañazor the designation of Historic-Artistic Site in 1962. (Source: Wikipedia)
UN BALCÓN EN CALATAÑAZOR, SORIA, ESPAÑA, 2021
(De mi archivo de fotos propias, 2021)
La bella localidad de Calatañazor, provincia de Soria, comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, España, está llena de curiosos rincones como este antiguo balcón de forma curva, hecho en madera, que nos saluda en la Calle Real.
Se dejan adivinar los materiales usados en la construcción de la casa.
Y es que todo en Calatañazor tiene un sabor tradicional de remotas centurias y atestigua el paso de los siglos de manera paciente, sin prisas: calles empedradas con canto rodado, casas con desplomadas paredes de tapial de barro y paja o tosca mampostería de piedra, con tejados sobre las que se alzan las genuinas chimeneas cónicas pinariegas.
Un conjunto típicamente medieval en su interior y no menos en su exterior, rodeado como está de recia muralla cuyos lienzos y cubos cubren todo su perímetro, con excepción del flanco oriental.
Cuenta además con abundantes restos de un señorial castillo, con dos iglesias —una de ellas románica— y con una tercera muy arruinada pero que todavía deja entrever su románica hechura. Tantos méritos le valieron a la villa de Calatañazor la declaración de conjunto histórico-artístico en 1962. (Fuente: Wikipedia)
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Nobility auditorium is a beautiful theatre that lays abandoned in the eastern United States. This unassuming building goes unnoticed by the majority of people, hiding in plain sight on the grounds of an active hospital.
"Sufi woman, read me Rumi ’til I fall asleep upon your bosom
Sufi woman, you’re a lion, but you walk around so unassuming
You go shine your eyes, you go put it on me
Put a little spell on me
What you do to me?
Don't go walk away on me
You gon’, you gon' see
You gon’, you gon’ ni, ni, ni
You gon’, you gon’ shaker it
You go see the gardens
In La Bruja
In La Bruja
In La Bruja
Sufi woman, read me Rumi ’til I fall asleep upon your bosom
Sufi woman, you’re a lion but you walk around so unassumin'
Gypsy!
Gypsy woman, we gon’ dance until we dizzy
Gypsy woman, well, your power got me tipsy
All (All) day, now you brought that star
You left lipstick on my hand
I look dead inside, inside
You go shine your eyes
You go put it on me
Put it a little spell on me." - Jidenna ♫
Gi struts slowly through the dark gardens under the willows ❤️
Hummingbirds are well known for their unique size and behavior, but one of their most interesting tendencies is to puff up their bodies when feeling threatened or stressed. This behavior is a type of thermoregulation; by puffing itself up, a hummingbird can fluff out its feathers and trap small amounts of air between each feather, thereby creating an insulated layer that traps heat radiation generated from the bird’s body and keeps it warm.
Additionally, this pose can help make hummingbirds appear larger to potential predators in order to deter them from attacking. Therefore, through its clever thermoregulation process, the humble hummingbird has found a way to defend itself against threats to its safety – all while remaining unassuming despite its remarkable capabilities.
This photograph captures a small religious shrine embedded into the wall of a narrow alley in Palermo, Italy. The shrine is housed in a rectangular structure with a beige frame, topped by a small cross and adorned with a golden star-shaped wire decoration. Inside, a figurine of the Virgin Mary or a saint is visible, protected by a black metal grate. The shrine is surrounded by a vibrant display of artificial flowers in various colors, including reds, yellows, whites, and greens, which provide a stark contrast to the aged and weathered appearance of the surrounding wall.
The wall itself tells a story of time and decay. Its surface is marked by cracks, patches, and peeling plaster, revealing layers of underlying brickwork and concrete. These textures add a sense of authenticity and history to the scene, characteristic of many older Mediterranean urban environments. The juxtaposition of the shrine's decorative beauty with the rough, imperfect wall creates a compelling visual contrast.
To the right of the shrine, a rusted metal roller door is visible, adding another layer of urban character to the image. The door, with its faded paint and scratches, suggests an old storefront or storage space, now seemingly abandoned or seldom used. This element enhances the feeling of quietness and introspection in the alleyway, inviting passersby to pause and reflect on the significance of the shrine amidst the unassuming setting.
At ground level, small patches of greenery emerge from cracks in the pavement, signaling nature's persistence in an otherwise urban landscape. These plants, along with the weathered textures and the delicate adornments of the shrine, create a harmonious blend of humanity, spirituality, and nature. The photograph encapsulates the charm and timelessness of Palermo’s streets, where sacred traditions coexist with the organic wear of everyday life.
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Happily secluded and little affected by the present times, Holcombe Old Church has been left on its own since the village moved a mile away, with a new St Andrew’s in the main street opened in 1885. That is now the parish church, and this is now a disused church under the care of the Churches’ Conservation Trust; the information in this description is taken either from their helpful guide or the Rev’d Clarissa Cridland’s slightly longer history.
A Saxon church once stood here, but the present building is a small, unassuming, partly Norman construction in shell grey, serenely placed against deep woods, hiding a stream, and green hills.
The earliest notice of the church ‘is to be found in the acts of Bishop Reginald (1174–91) creating the prebends of Holcombe, White Lackington and Timberscombe, in the cathedral Church of Wels.’ One block of limestone, however, has inscriptions which are difficult to decipher but are almost certainly Saxon, perhaps indicating the first church on this site was dedicated by Wrotard, Archbishop of York on his way to or from the Exeter Council of Easter 928.
A surviving Saxon stone church really would be a big deal, but most of the present church dates from the Norman church-building boom of the 12th Century, with alterations in the 16th and 17th Centuries.
We do not have a precise date for the construction of the tower, but the many Somerset churches, like this one, with their fine square towers with windows of vertical lines, started being built from end of the 14th century onwards: the Black Death caused a shortage of skilled craftsmen for the earlier, more elaborate Decorated style.
The porch gable incorporates a recut Norman arch, with a zigzag around it. Above the arch, in place of the keystone, is a 16th-century carved angel with wings outstretched and arms folded.
..so much more refined than velcro;). Don't you love how something as unassuming as a jar of old buttons can steal half your day away, what fun this was. HMM flickr friends.
#Macro Mondays #Buttons and Bows
This photo was taken in Masbate City during sunset, capturing a moment where the sky shifts gently through a range of soft orange and cool hues. The scene offers a casual, unassuming view of nature at its most relaxed, with the fading light painting the sky in a way that feels both natural and inviting.
The calm waters mirror these evolving colors, creating a harmonious blend where sky and sea meet. With the area quietly deserted at this time of day, the image embodies a peaceful pause—a simple reminder to appreciate the beautiful transition from day to night.
I was fascinated by this relatively unassuming building, obviously a bit of history here. It is listed and was a shop with a bow window once upon a time. And some plastic chairs next to it, as I was shooting with an SLR camera on this occasion I was able to make sure I got those in the shot.
Exakta Varex IIa (1960) SLR camera
Zeiss Pancolar 50 mm f/2 lens
Fuji Superia Xtra 400 film
Lab develop & scan
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“The lake waters
come for us
at first
with slow unassuming
ripples,
then in earnest.”
~Tim Stouffer
You may or may not have heard about these gems of wilderness areas in northern Minnesota west of Lake Superior, which on our maps, go by ‘Voyageurs National Park’ and the nearby 'Boundary Waters Wilderness'. National Geographic keeps naming them as one of the top few wilderness places to experience for reasons such as viewing Northern Lights, paddling one or more of 1200 plus island-dotted lakes (many interconnected), abundant fishing, houseboating, or just finding peace a few layers of silence away from the cacophony of city life. Let me tell ya… it is a wild place! It is an utterly mesmerizing place!
In recent times, you may or may not have heard about the historic flood in this area. Due to late snow melt and excessive spring rain, the water level in Voyageurs lakes have swelled past all previous marks, wreaking havoc and devastation in nearby communities. Many properties (including cabins and boat-docks) are under water. The state deployed national guards in late May, who are still working around the clock with local volunteers to sandbag properties in a near futile attempt to keep the water out. This flood is one of those national tragedies that has been deemed unsuitable for national news.
Not to divagate, you may or may not have heard that Rishabh and I were recently at Voyageurs. The resort at Kabetogama lake, where we booked our cabin nine months ago, went under water in mid-May forcing us to find last minute lodging in a subpar nearby hotel. The Rainy Lake visitor center closed a couple of days after our visit; the raised corridors in the boat launch area behind the visitor center, that we walked on a few days ago, are now deluged and closed to visitors. While there for two days, we saw the water rising slowly but surely. It was surreal. At a glance, everything was calm on the surface; after a moment of reconciliation however, everything looked displaced. Under the raising water, streets were a sliver of themselves as debris marked their borders. Houses and properties were sandbagged as if they were war trenches. Wild animals, who had lost their grounds in the interiors to the incoming water, were often seen ambling (or, sometimes joyfully playing) in roadside water puddles. While shooting the above photo from the barely-dry middle of a flooded road just outside the national park boundary, a few deer came within a few feet and behaved as shy children in the wake of a stranger –– repeatedly coming close and running away in haste, splashing water all along. I wish they were included in the above scene, but I was technically ill-equipped to shoot fast moving subjects in dying light. Nonetheless, watching them play in the tapestry of the wild waters was a frisson of excitement and a reward in itself.
Excerpt from www.mplus.org.hk/en/exhibitions/m-donor-wall/:
Texture is a digital composition of text displayed on an LED screen. It is a timeless and unassuming work inspired by analogue split-flap information boards as well as the tactile quality of words engraved on historical sites.
Visible from various angles upon entering the museum, our supporters' names spiral gently upwards on one of the central structural columns holding up the M+ building, symbolising their support to the museum’s continued success. Commissioned by M+, the Donor Wall is created by acclaimed designer Nakamura Yugo and his team at tha Ltd.
I am investing a great part of my domestic quarantine in rummaging through my archives to unearth some forgotten, hopefully worthwhile shot to process. When this bracketing resurfaced from a stray nook of my hard disk, it struck some chords deep in my soul (most assuredly my brain was somehow performing an on-the-fly processing of those rather flattish, unassuming untouched RAW files). For a fleeting, precious moment I felt strongly the heartwarming sensation to be free to hug and cuddle again my wife, Laura, albeit at some indefinite time when Covid-19 will allow us to relish such an invaluable moment. Please do not ask me why on Earth this specific scene stirred this specific emotion inside me, so I will not be forced to admit that I have not the faintest idea. Rather, allow yourself the freedom to feel whatever emotion this scene will stir in your soul. I have got my own gift. I hope that this picture will gift you with the emotion you need most.
This picture comes from a sunrise session at the beautiful meanders of the river Adda, just a handful kilometers downstream the Eastern arm of Lake Como, dating from April 2016. That morning I arrived at the location a lot earlier than the earliest hints of dawn, so I took shooting the river by night - admittedly a whole bunch of utterly worthless bracketings, at least until proven otherwise (never say never). And I did a thing I do only in exceedingly rare occasions: I raised my sensor gain to a maddening 640 ISO. Of course, being used to shoot at a constant 100 ISO, I foolishly forgot to restore the usual setting as the light was growing and took my precious exposure bracketings at such high ISO till 8:00 AM. As a result of this sloppy attitude I had to fight a monster amount of chroma noise (I viscerally hate it)*. I found no way to get decently rid of that noise by using the rich armoury of denoising tools offered by Darktable - quite possibly because of my qualified failure to set them properly in such a demanding situation. Luckily, by mere trial and error, I got an almost decent denoising using DFine 2 and blending the denoised images with the original ones by the LCh Lightness mode (hope that my memory is not deceiving me); this, rather suprisingly, allowed me to retain most of the details while taking the greatest possible advantage of the denoising itself.
Incidentally, this picture has a closely related fellow image in my photostream, Awakenings: the same location, the same morning, just taken some 10 minutes after this one, some 20 meters downstream - ah, and one of the handful of bracketings of that session taken at 100 ISO, after I realized my mistake ;-)
* I am afraid I am being a bit unfair here, because the worthy sensor of my Nikon D5100 is quite less noisy than those of many other APS-x sensor cameras (and the in-camera management of thermal noise on long exposures is really good). The problem is, the less light you get from your subject, the more noise you get in the sensor data, the ISO gain magnifying an unfavourable signal-to-noise ratio. Of course an early, partly cloudy morning shooting session neatly falls into that sort of context.
I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.7/0/+1.7 EV] by luminosity masks in the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal exposure" shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4 and a selective bit of Orton effect as a final garnish to get the desired ambiance. RAW files has been processed with Darktable. Denoising has been a vexing issue; I got the best results by courtesy of good old DFine 2 and the Gimp.
Have you heard of the larch trees?
These are pine trees you wouldn't notice in the summer but turn beautifully golden in the Fall. Larches possess characteristics that I absolutely value and respect. It dares to be different from any other pine subspecies in being deciduous. It's unassuming but brings immense beauty to its surroundings at the right time. It's tough and durable, resisting outside harsh elements. You have really got to go see the larches!
Last night while at my second job I saw this storm brewing. I watched it start from a small little white unassuming puffy cloud turn into this awesome thunderstorm. I was so happy that I had my camera and lenses with me so that I could capture this awesome looking scene and was so thankful, I almost felt like the Double Rainbow guy on YouTube. If you haven't seen him you should click on the following link ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI )
Anyways thanks for looking and have a wonderful day.
I can't imagine a better ambassador for Earth Day than a groundhog. They are unassuming, peaceable creatures who live in and on Mother Earth, relying on her for both shelter and food. They're also smart, strong, tenacious, playful, ... and let's not forget ... beautiful!
I'm not sure I should mention the exact location of this secluded spot - but I'm sure some locals will recognise it. This otherwise unassuming wooded valley, with little in the way of tracks, is transformed for a few weeks by a mass of colourful rhododendrons. I'm not sure how they all came to be there - I don't think it was deliberately planted - but it is certainly beautiful.
Another shot below.
Apologies for my lack of posts and comments for the last few weeks - some of my contacts know that I have had a family bereavement. The funeral is now over and life goes on. I'll try and catch up with my contacts, as soon as I can.
This unassuming butterfly landed only long enough for me to get this one shot off. In the following second he was 20 feet away. It's amazing how something this small and fragile can move so swiftly.
Presqu'ile Park / Brighton, ON.
The house sparrow is a particular favourite of mine a small unassuming bird that I always love to see…
The house sparrow is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of 16 cm and a mass of 24–39.5 g. Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings.
Found off of a quiet country lane in the Rhins peninsula of Galloway, Kirkmadrine Church sits on a gentle undulation, surrounded by farmland. At first glance the significance of this unassuming, isolated little church isn’t obvious, but it eventually becomes apparent just how deep the history of this place runs.
The current church building dates from the 1890’s and was rebuilt as a mausoleum for the MacTaggarts of Ardwell, on the footprint of a much earlier medieval church. The main focus of attention here however is preserved in the porch of the church. Encased behind glass are three of the earliest inscribed Christian gravestones in Scotland, probably dating from the 6th century. Only the Latinus Stone in Whithorn is older.
Prehistoric standing stones and well-springs nearby suggest that this has been a place of special significance for thousands of years. It is a strong possibility that the carved stones, marking the graves of the priests Viventius, Mavorius and Florentius are re-used standing stones. The presence of these stones suggests that there may well have been a very early monastic site her, certainly with a relationship to, and maybe even pre-dating Whithorn. Later in the early medieval period, it may have served as a staging post between Celtic Ireland and Anglian Whithorn.
The real value of Kirkmadrine is its quiet isolation. This little hilltop, with views over Luce Bay to the Machars exudes serenity. The past here is tangible, it has left and imprint on the land that time has not erased or encroached upon.
I've made a post about this once before ... but for some reason this guy came into my head again last nite ... and I just had to revist the image and some thoughts ... For all of the years that I was a photographer I hardly ever carried a camera with me on the streets ...but realized fairly soon after I retired that a photographer that doesn't make pictures is kinda like a tree that doesn't bear fruits .... photography wasn't just what I did ... it's also who I was ... so feeling empty and unfulfilled and reluctant ... and in spite of how much against my nature it is to approach strangers on the streets ... I was just compelled to do that ..... had to make some portraits ... capture the beauty I've always seen in each face ... and then share that hoping that others could see that too .... that's actually why I became a photographer in the first place .... well .... this was maybe the first week I carried my camera on the NYC streets ... I think back ... remembering that for those first few days I was just too timid to use it .... but then saw this guy sitting on the library steps in Queens .... was instantly drawn to his look and presence ... and needed to make his picture ... his bus was only about 45 seconds away ... but in that time ...without any hesitation .... he graciously gave up his face for my camera .... I'll be forever thankful for that .... had he not been so unassuming and unafffected and giving ... it's possilbe and quite likely I'd have been too frustrated and discouraged to ever try that again ... well ... I'm away from NYC now ... and it's quiet where I am ... and I don't have many opportunities to make portraits on the streets ... but I have such passion to do them ... and get such joy from these faces and images ... I'm grateful that I still have some gifts to capture what I see ... and grateful that I'm able to share them with my friends here ....
The most ordinary weedy roadside can take on some truly magical qualities with enough frost and fog. Every leaf and every petal, every pine needle and every blade of grass--even the barbs on the fence--get outlined, emphasized and distinguished with a crystalline halo of frost. At the same time, the thick fog reduces the whole scene to a monotone abstraction. For a fleeting few minutes, the sun joins in, before it vapourizes both frost and fog, thereby returning the scene to its ordinary, unassuming state.
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Don't ask me why, but Longlands Fell is probably my favourite 'Wainwright'. It's very featureless, unassuming and low in elevation - but all in all I think it's a lovely fell with great character and a grand sense of quietness. For a small hill, the views are very far reaching too, with glimpses of Lakeland yet a grand panorama of Scotland and the Solway right round to Carlisle and the Pennines. I struggled to find a rock or any foreground feature to compliment the view, but then I thought the patterns of snow amongst the grasses fitted in nicely with Longland's grassy charm and didn't distract from the vista.
This is the palest pink poinsettia I ever saw! Gorgeous.
But for me, for the festive season: definitely red!
Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically reaching a height of 0.6–4 metres (2 ft 0 in–13 ft 1 in). The plant bears dark green dentate leaves that measure 7–16 centimetres (2.8–6.3 in) in length.
The coloured bracts, which are most often flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, pink, white, or marbled—are often mistaken for flower petals because of their groupings and colours, but are actually leaves.
The colours of the bracts are created through photoperiodism, meaning that they require darkness (12 hours at a time for at least five days in a row) to change colour.
At the same time, the plants require abundant light during the day for the brightest colour.
The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and do not attract pollinators. They are grouped within small yellow structures found in the centre of each leaf bunch, and are called cyathia.
The poinsettia is native to Mexico.
It is now found in the wild in deciduous tropical forests at moderate elevations from southern Sinaloa down the entire Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala.
May your day be full of goodness and joy, Magda (*_*)
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I found this on very old Street View in a completely different part of East London, checked the reg and saw it was A. Still with its first owner and B. Still out there somewhere, on SORN with its last MOT expiring in 2020. What I did not expect was to come across this same car parked at this unassuming bungalow.
89 Fiesta Populars are still on the road, though I doubt many of those are vans.
Tregunc in south Brittany with is fascinating coastal rock features, a quiet unassuming place, but still beautiful.
Sometimes we just need to look a little closer. This church is a perfect example. It is a nondescript church to say the least. It sits on bus route in the Woolwich area and minds its own business in a quiet and unassuming way. The brickwork could use a good clean and until you look more closely there is nothing that stands it apart. But look again and you will find beautiful detail hidden away under the grime and one's natural inclination is to wonder how splendid it must have been in it's heyday.
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spotted this and quickly grabbed a shot trying to look nonchalant as the owner was in the yard. I am sure this homemade structure is rather unassuming during the day, but then the magic light appears and Bam! there's the money shot :)
seen in Bayview Washington, such a sleepy little hamlet, and discovered quite serendipitously.
L'église de Panagia Paraportiani est située dans le quartier du Kastro, à Chora, sur l'île de Mykonos. Son nom signifie littéralement "Notre Dame de la porte latérale" en grec, son entrée se trouve dans la partie latérale de la zone du Kastro.
La construction de cette église commencée en 1425 n'a été achevée qu’au 17ème siècle. Cet impressionnant édifice blanchi à la chaux se compose en fait de cinq églises réunies : les quatre églises (dédiées à Saint Eustathios, Saint Sozon, Saint Anargyroi et Sainte Anastasia) sont au niveau du sol et constituent la base d’une cinquième église construite au-dessus d’elles.
This unassuming structure is actually the current incarnation of five churches cobbled together over hundreds of years. Located on one of the most popular tourist sites in the Greek Isles, Paraportiani won’t automatically catch your eye, and many tourists are too preoccupied with the shopping, beaches, and night clubs to even notice it.
I'm feeling pretty in love with this guy today. He's just so generally awesome and ridiculous and talented and so, so sexy in an unassuming way and so, so, so, SO good in bed and...
He just generally puts up with me and loves me no matter what. Always.
I'm pretty terrific too, though, don't get me wrong ;) We're a cosmically stellar union.
Totally.
After a multi-day journey from the Port of LA, UPs venerable 6706 flies under the iconic era coaling tower in Nelson at sunsets first breath. Built in 1994 as CNW 8804, this somewhat unassuming AC44CW is the last actve unit on the roster to sport the original green and yellow paint. As older GE retirements/rebuilds become more and more common across the Class I sphere, this run of train ZLCG2 on CNW rails feels extra special as Chicago inches near for the crew.
An unassuming little cat that we found at Prairie Garden Trust, this guy is likely a member of the Noctuidae family (Owlet moths, armyworms and cutworms), which is the second largest in Lepidoptera with more than 1000 genera and 10,000 species. And here I thought that Empidonax flycatchers were bad... [updated ID, thx to Ozark Bill: Double-humped Pococera Moth larva, Pococera expandens]
This lake is one block away from the ocean, and I have found it to be a wonderful photographic resource year round. It is very unassuming at first glance, but there are treasures to be found if one looks close enough. The last time I was there I got a little too close I guess and was startled by a snake as I was trying to get shots of plant life. I'm normally not frightened of snakes but when they sneak up on you it's another thing :-)
The hot dry season in the Philippines started two weeks ago and during this period which will last until May, many village folks, most especially young children, love to eat their favorite snack -which is "sorbetes," a delicious, flavorful, inexpensive homemade ice cream.
Here, an ambulant ice cream vendor, widely known as "Mamang Sorbetero," pushes his cart quietly but enthusiastically in mid-afternoon along the edge of the national road as he plies his trade on hot, humid weather. (Mamang Sorbetero is a simple, unassuming street vendor who sells sorbetes (ice cream.)
Captured at a village in Subic, Zambales, in the aforesaid tropical country.
This is the palest pink poinsettia I ever saw!
The tiny flowers in the middle of the pink star look like little mouths?
Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically reaching a height of 0.6–4 metres (2 ft 0 in–13 ft 1 in).
The plant bears dark green dentate leaves that measure 7–16 centimetres (2.8–6.3 in) in length.
The coloured bracts —which are most often flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, pink, white, or marbled—are often mistaken for flower petals because of their groupings and colours, but are actually leaves.
At the same time, the plants require abundant light during the day for the brightest colour.[
The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and do not attract pollinators.
They are grouped within small yellow structures found in the center of each leaf bunch, and are called cyathia.
The poinsettia is native to Mexico.
It is now found in the wild in deciduous tropical forests at moderate elevations from southern Sinaloa down the entire Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala.
It is also found in the interior in the hot, seasonally dry forests of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas.
May your w-e and the coming days be full of goodness and joy, Magda (*_*)
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A couple of months ago, I learned about a place north of San Fernando Valley called the Bear Divide. This unassuming place is one of the top locations in the USA to head to if you are interested in seeing spring bird migration up close and seeing birds not usually found in southern California. Unfortunately for me, by the time I managed to visit peak of the birding season was over for the year. After walking the trails for a while, I came across a big pine tree and decided to rest an take a break from the unrelenting sun. Since I had forgotten to take my camera strap, handholding the Z9+800mm combo had made me so tired.
I guess I sat there for quite a while without moving much suddenly, there were bluebirds everywhere. I stayed still, watching them play around for a while before taking some photos. While I could not get good images of some of the rarer birds, I saw that day. Having a good session with western bluebirds is never a bad day.
Taken from the stunning Luskentyre Beach with the mound at the end of Northton in the background, the view from this viewpoint is unassuming simple and so beautiful and a privilege to photograph. I hope you agree!
L'église de Panagia Paraportiani est située dans le quartier du Kastro, à Chora, sur l'île de Mykonos. Son nom signifie littéralement "Notre Dame de la porte latérale" en grec, son entrée se trouve dans la partie latérale de la zone du Kastro.
La construction de cette église commencée en 1425 n'a été achevée qu’au 17ème siècle. Cet impressionnant édifice blanchi à la chaux se compose en fait de cinq églises réunies : les quatre églises (dédiées à Saint Eustathios, Saint Sozon, Saint Anargyroi et Sainte Anastasia) sont au niveau du sol et constituent la base d’une cinquième église construite au-dessus d’elles.
This unassuming structure is actually the current incarnation of five churches cobbled together over hundreds of years. Located on one of the most popular tourist sites in the Greek Isles, Paraportiani won’t automatically catch your eye, and many tourists are too preoccupied with the shopping, beaches, and night clubs to even notice it.
Down an unassuming alleyway in Pike Place Market is a hidden work of art dubbed The Gum Wall.
This unexpected and colorful display is an intriguing representation of Seattle’s unique charm and character.
Smile on Saturday - Get nature in your home!
Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically reaching a height of 0.6–4 metres (2–13 ft). The plant bears dark green dentate leaves that measure 7–16 centimetres (2.8–6.3 in) in length. The coloured bracts — which are most often flaming red, but can be orange, pale green, cream, pink, white, or marbled — are often mistaken for flower petals because of their groupings and colours, but are actually leaves. The colours of the bracts are created through photoperiodism, meaning that they require darkness (12 hours at a time for at least five days in a row) to change colour. At the same time, the plants require abundant light during the day for the brightest color.
The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and do not attract pollinators. They are grouped within the cyathia (small yellow structures found in the center of each leaf bunch, or false flowers). Nothing is known about pollination in wild poinsettias, though wasps are noted to occasionally visit the cyathia.
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The English Civil Wars began on this unassuming spot in Nottingham when King Charles I raised his Royal Standard just outside the castle gates in August 1642.
Saint-Tropez is a town, 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Nice, in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. It is also the principal town in the canton of Saint-Tropez.
Saint-Tropez is located on the French Riviera. It was a military stronghold and an unassuming fishing village until the beginning of the 20th century. It was the first town on this coast to be liberated during World War II (as part of Operation Dragoon). After the war, it became an internationally known seaside resort, renowned principally because of the influx of artists of the French New Wave in cinema and the Yé-yé movement in music. It later became a resort for the European and American jet set and a goal for tourists in search of a little Provençal authenticity and an occasional celebrity sighting.
One of favorite images from my latest release of new images. This lone spire nestled in the badlands was just asking to be photographed. From the ground, the spire is very unassuming, doesn't look like much, but take a drone up to about 175ft and fly to the backside of the spire, and the spire becomes very needle/sword like. Almost as if a huge blade is emerging from the earth.