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Already 1 year ago I went to the Grevelingen in the Netherlands to finally see a group of flamingos that hibernate here. It was on my list for years but the weather was always an obstacle to go there because it is a long drive from my home and predictions were most of the time too unstable. But this day the predictions were unclouded for the whole day.
So although it was rather cold, I stayed there the whole day, making shot after shot, and although I didn't plan to stay there I finally waited for the sunset to create this wonderful extra pink on the feathers. I guess I came home with ca 500 shots of a group of flamingos that first were sleeping for a few hours, and then started to awaken and show their natural behaviour in the hours that followed.
A wonderful experience!
Pure Goddess, whose silver covers
These sacred ancient plants,
we turn to your lovely face
unclouded and without veil...
ANNE
Gently, little boat
across the ocean float,
the crystal waves dividing.
The sun in the west
is going to rest.
Glide toward the islands of the blessed.
MADMEN
What voice is this?
What heavenly strains
bring solace to tormented brains?
ANNE
Orchards greenly grace
that undisturbed place.
The weary soul recalling
to slumber and dream,
while many a stream
falls descanting on a child-like theme.
MADMEN
Oh sacred music of the spheres!
Where are our rages and our fears?
ANNE
Lion, lamb, and deer,
untouched by greed or fear
about the woods are straying.
And quietly now the blossoming bough
sway above the fair, unclouded brow.
MADMEN
Sing on! Forever sing!
Release our frantic souls and bring us peace.
Give man a car; definitely happy for the day
fill it lung
with strength
with courage
with taste of ocean
with glorious guidance
for it is the power of life
the breath of freedom
Rush into my-M4
drive until find I'm looking for
It's a new start
It's a sky with unclouded stars
Im März 2023 kam überraschenderweise die 218 497 von DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung im Linienstern Mühldorf zum Einsatz, um den dortigen Lokmangel zu lindern. Mit ihrer äußeren Gestaltung, die den Bogen von der Dampflok zum ICE spannen soll, wirbt sie für die Dienstleistungen des AW Cottbus. Am 18. März 2023 war seit langer Zeit mal wieder ein Tag mit halbwegs passablem Wetter und zur Mittagszeit herrschte ungetrübter Sonnenschein. Bei Pietsham konnte ich den farblichen Exoten vor der RB 27029 auf der Fahrt nach Mühldorf fotografieren.
In March 2023, 218 497 from DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung surprisingly came into service at the Mühldorf line star to alleviate the locomotive shortage there. With its exterior design, which is intended to span the arc from the steam locomotive to the ICE, it advertises the services of AW Cottbus. On 18 March 2023 it was a day with halfway decent weather for the first time in a long time and at lunchtime there was unclouded sunshine. At Pietsham I was able to photograph the colourful exotic in front of RB 27029 on its way to Mühldorf.
Seealpsee in Appenzell, Switzerland
Something completely different in my stream... The sky is stacked out of 7 images, the foreground is a single image.
Thanks a lot Alex for helping me processing the images!
Classic view on Matterhorn in Zermatt.
Thanks a lot to www.flickr.com/photos/unclouded to help me with post processing!
THE SIR JOHN BETJEMAN STATUE
Poet, Sir John Betjeman led a campaign to save St. Pancras Station and the Chambers from demolition in the 1960's. In tribute to the famous poet and railway enthusiast an 8.5ft sculpture by Martin Jennings has been designed to celebrate the man and his poetry.
Sir John's coat-tail was designed to emulate the shape of the station's Barlow train shed roof?
stpancras.com/news-events/the-sir-john-betjeman-statue
The statue of John Betjeman is by the sculptor Martin Jennings. Of bronze and larger than life-size, it was cast by Pangolin Editions at their Gloucestershire foundry. It shows Betjeman clad in suit, mackintosh and trilby hat, capturing his "shabby appearance, shoelace and scruffy collar are undone...knotted string for one shoelace". The poet holds his hat as he gazes up at the roof of the station. The 2.10m (6.9 ft) statue stands on a plinth of Cumbrian slate with words from some of Betjeman's poems inscribed in the base. The central text reads: "And in the shadowless unclouded glare, Deep blue above us fades to whiteness where, A misty sealine meets the wash of air. / John Betjeman, 1906-1984, poet, who saved this glorious station". The statue was unveiled by the poet's daughter,
Candida Lycett Green and the Poet Laureate Andrew Motion on 12 November 2007.
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‘Gold is the last metal to become solid, and its veins meander without any logic’.
(From: The Night Will Be Long, by Santiago Gamboa, 2019).
On the mountain, the glare of unclouded sunshine coupled with the glare from the yellow metal produces unbearable brightness of being. As soon as the sun rises over the horizon she shrieks like a vampire, doing her best to protect her sore eyes. She can barely see! Gold! Gold! Gold! Wherever she looks - gold! Cursed be the stuff! How much of these mountains is gold? Based on the pain index, this place is worse than the Ravine of the Rubies! Worse than the Mountain of Moonstone! Worse even than the Sands of Sapphires!!! Tomorrow she will call her travel agent and ask for a refund. She is determined.
The Lady In Red: Kangsom
Blue Edit:
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From our series 'Island Story' - the story of a shipwreck. "Alone and stranded on tropical shores that time forgot, a beautiful Lady from Shanghai struggles for survival, with humor, charm and style. Storms, cannibals and witches - she will encounter them all!"
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‘If you’d only met me ten years ago,’ I used to say to him, ‘the pair of us wouldn’t be sitting here now.’
‘You’re dead right,’ he agreed. ‘I’d be in the South Sea Islands.’
(From: The Doll, by Daphne du Maurier, lost for decades and re-published in 2011)
Beneath the glare of unclouded sunshine and numbed by the rhythm of the waves, she reflects on her strange situation. We are alone together, she thinks. It is an inescapable fact. The South Sea islands? It feels more like the Caribbean. Somewhere around Bermuda - on account of the shape of the clouds and the color of the ocean. Also, there is a soft warm wind blowing.
'There was a soft warm wind blowing.'
(From: Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys, 1966).
Well, that settles it then.
The Shipwrecked Lady: Kangsom
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From our series 'Island Story' - the story of a shipwreck. "Alone and stranded on tropical shores that time forgot, a beautiful Lady from Shanghai struggles for survival, with humor, charm and style. Storms, cannibals and witches - she will encounter them all!"
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How To Handle Interpersonal Conflict Like A Pro:
Fact Conflict
"You’re utterly convinced snakes can hear, but your friend insists they can’t because they don’t have ears.
This illustrates a fact conflict, also called simple conflict. Fact conflict happens when two or more people disagree over information or the truth of something.
Because this kind of conflict involves facts, you can often resolve it pretty easily. All you have to do is check a credible source for the truth."
Source:
www.healthline.com/health/interpersonal-conflict#conflict...
Dr Ilsa Orloff, our fantastic team para-psychologist, fully agrees! That's extremely valuable advice! Please go and check a credible source for the truth! Do we have to tell you everything?
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The Mighty Eiger reflected in a puddle . Trift, Grindelwald. Canton of Bern. Switzerland. Izakigur No. 3041. 27.08.18, 09:59:15
With admiration to Ueli Steck .
"Ueli Steck (German: [ˈyːli ʃtɛk]; 4 October 1976 – 30 April 2017) was a Swiss rock climber and mountaineer.
He won two Piolet d'Or awards, in 2009 and 2014. He was also famous for his speed records on the North Face trilogy in the Alps.
Steck died on 30 April 2017 after falling during an acclimatizing climb for an attempt on the Hornbein route on the West Ridge of Everest without supplemental oxygen.
Steck had previously summited Mount Everest on May 18, 2012, and he also summited Ama Dablam that year.
"Ueli Steck (* 4. Oktober 1976 in Langnau im Emmental; † 30. April 2017 am Nuptse, Nepal; Übername: Swiss Machine) war ein Schweizer Extrembergsteiger.[1] Er galt als einer der weltbesten Solokletterer und war vor allem durch sehr schnelle Begehungen hochalpiner Routen bekannt. Der gelernte Zimmermann lebte mit seiner Frau zuletzt in Ringgenberg bei Interlaken. Am 30. April 2017 kam er bei einem Bergunfall am Nuptse unweit des Mount Everest ums Leben.
Ueli Steck est un alpiniste suisse, né le 4 octobre 1976 à Langnau im Emmental (Suisse) et mort le 30 avril 2017 au Népal sur les pentes du Nuptse.
Il a travaillé comme charpentier avant de devenir alpiniste professionnel. Il est notamment connu pour ses ascensions en solitaire et ses records de vitesse. Il est aussi un des ambassadeurs des « speed climbers » qui depuis environ 30 ans dynamitent les mythes de l'alpinisme en réalisant des ascensions à un rythme extraordinaire."
Wikipédia.
"Casta Diva, che inargenti
Queste sacre antiche piante
A noi volgi il bel sembiante
Senza nube e senza vel
Tempra, o Diva
Tempra tu de cori ardenti
Tempra ancora lo zelo audace
Spargi in terra quella pace
Che regnar tu fai nel ciel
Fine al rito, e il sacro bosco
Sia disgombro dai profani
Quando il Nume irato e fosco
Chiegga il sangue dei Romani
Dal Druidico delubro
La mia voce tuoner
Cadr punirlo io posso
Ma, punirlo, il cor non sa
Ah! bello a me ritorna
Del fido amor primiero
E contro il mondo intiero
Difesa a te sar
Ah! bello a me ritorna
Del raggio tuo sereno
E vita nel tuo seno
E patria e cielo avr
Ah, riedi ancora qual eri allora
Quando il cor ti diedi allora
Ah, riedi a me"
Casta Diva English Translation
Pure Goddess, whose silver covers
These sacred ancient plants,
we turn to your lovely face
unclouded and without veil...
Temper, oh Goddess,
the hardening of you ardent spirits
temper your bold zeal,
Scatter peace across the earth
Thou make reign in the sky...
"Chaste déesse,
chaste déesse qui argentes
ces antiques ...
Ces antique feuillages sacrés,
tourne vers nous ton beau visage,
sans nuage et sans voile.
Chaste déesse qui argentes
ces antique feuillages sacrés,
tourne vers nous ton beau visage,
sans nuage et sans voile.
Modère, ô déesse,
modère des cœurs ardents,
modère le zèle...
Modère le zèle audacieux,
répand sur la terre cette paix
que tu fais régner au ciel. "
The bird began to sing the song of light and pleasure
To us, who fears to lift looks from the earth..........
- Anna Akhmatova
......and your
unclouded temperate afternoon, memory
difficult for me now................
- Anna Akhmatova
PHOTO:
Taken in Eilat/Elat, Israel
January, 2007
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Family is a gift from God. It is designed to protect, to teach, to nurture and grow us all to the point of providing the same services to otherers, regardless if we share DNA or not.
I love observing parents in nature. It is unclouded, pure…perfect. A perfect balance of nurturing while all the time preparing for the reality of the world in which they live.
Taken in Astoria Oregon on 19 September, 2023.
“We know that God is everywhere; but certainly, we feel His presence most when His works are on the grandest scale spread before us; and it is in the unclouded night-sky, where His worlds wheel their silent course, that we read clearest His infinitude, His omnipotence, His omnipresence.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
Another shot of the Oregon coast, taken 19 September, 2023.
unclouded brow
And dreaming eyes of wonder!
Though time be fleet and I and thou
Are half a life asunder,
Thy loving smile will surely hail
The love-gift of a fairy tale.
[Lewis Carroll]
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The Belted Kingfisher is often first noticed by its wild rattling call as it flies over rivers or lakes. It may be seen perched on a high snag, or hovering on rapidly beating wings, then plunging headfirst into the water to grab a fish. Belted Kingfishers need access to bodies of water for feeding, and vertical earthen banks for nesting. They hunt in unclouded water that allows them to see prey below the surface, with perches nearby but minimal vegetation obstructing the water. Some of their most common habitats are streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, estuaries, and calm marine waters. During the breeding season Belted Kingfishers breed throughout most of North America at elevations up to 9,000 feet. They winter in similar habitats, as well as in mangroves, swamps, and brackish lagoons in the Central American parts of their wintering range.
Belted Kingfishers are resident in Florida, although more common in the Panhandle and north Florida in summer, and central and south Florida in winter. They nest April through July.
The term "kingfisher" means "king of the fishers.
I found this King along Peavine Road in Osceola County, Florida.
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"Deep within the ancient woods, where mist coils around gnarled roots and moss clings like a lingering memory, dwell the Veiled Ones. They do not walk, they do not speak, yet their presence is thick as sap in the marrow of timeworn trees. Some say they were the first to strike a pact with the spirit of the forest, and still they keep watch—motionless, patient—waiting for those who arrive with a quiet soul and eyes unclouded by fear" (Richard and Sira)
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Console Commands
Taken with MSI Afterburner
"I admire its purity. A survivor. Unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality."
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Sans nuage, sur mon nuage large on black / on White
A nos nuages, pour Agathe & Lili.
For our clouds, a tribute to Agathe & Lili
composite : 2 pictures
This photo was taken in the well-known Reitdiep harbor of Groningen, a city in one of the more northern provinces of the Netherlands. The colorful pier houses make this a popular place for a photo. It was an unclouded sunset and therefore waited until the blue hour. Because there was no wind, the houses were beautifully reflected in the water. A slightly slower shutter speed made the reflection even better.
I named this image "tongue-in-cheek" because I blew out the sky details totally. I am learning to use Viveza, though, and the control points are fantastic and allowed me to add some color to at least give a little interest to the sky. The evening sun was so great I wanted to save this image somehow. I guess I need to learn to use filters,
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Child of the pure unclouded brow
And dreaming eyes of wonder!
Though time be fleet, and I and thou
Are half a life asunder,
Thy lowing smile will surely hail
The love-gift of a fairy-tale.
I have not seen thy sunny face,
Nor heard thy silver laughter:
No thought of me shall find a place
In thy young life's hereafter--
Enough that now thou wilt not fail
To listen to my fairy-tale.
A tale begun in other days,
When summer suns were glowing--
A simple chime, that served to time
The rhythm of our rowing--
Whose echoes live in memory yet,
Though envious years would say "forget."
Come, hearken then, ere voice of dread,
With bitter tidings laden,
Shall summon to unwelcome bed
A melancholy maiden!
We are but older children, dear,
Who fret to find our bedtime near...
--Lewis Carroll. From Through the Looking Glass.
“We know that God is everywhere; but certainly we feel His presence most when His works are on the grandest scale spread before us; and it is in the unclouded night-sky, where His worlds wheel their silent course, that we read clearest His infinitude, His omnipotence, His omnipresence.” — by Charlotte Brontë (from the novel, Jane Eyre).
Agathla Peak is an eroded volcanic plug (rising about 1500 ft. or 457 m.) south of Monument Valley, Arizona that is sacred to the Navajo (requiring permission from the local residents). I used a Cyclops 18-million candlepower spotlight to light paint the peak from a distance of almost 1 mile (5000 ft. or 1524 m.). My camera shutter was operated by a friend, and synchronized by radio communication. EXIF: Canon 5D Mark III + Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 lens • 13 seconds, f/2.0, ISO 4000.
My NEW Calendar: This is one of the images from my new 2019 Starry Night Quotes calendar. After last year’s success of my calendar, Deseret Book publishing asked me to do a calendar that pulls less from secular writings, and centers more on spiritual thoughts.
If my calendars are still available at your local (Utah/Idaho) Deseret Book, grab one (sku # 5216227); or get one from my Etsy store (where you can see more sample months and enlarge to read the quotes).
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‘Gold is the last metal to become solid, and its veins meander without any logic’.
(From: The Night Will Be Long, by Santiago Gamboa, 2019).
On the mountain, the glare of unclouded sunshine coupled with the glare from the yellow metal produces unbearable brightness of being. As soon as the sun rises over the horizon she shrieks like a vampire, doing her best to protect her sore eyes. She can barely see! Gold! Gold! Gold! Wherever she looks - gold! Cursed be the stuff! How much of these mountains is gold? Based on the pain index, this place is worse than the Ravine of the Rubies! Worse than the Mountain of Moonstone! Worse even than the Sands of Sapphires!!! Tomorrow she will call her travel agent and ask for a refund. She is determined.
The Lady In Red: Kangsom
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From our series 'Island Story' - the story of a shipwreck. "Alone and stranded on tropical shores that time forgot, a beautiful Lady from Shanghai struggles for survival, with humor, charm and style. Storms, cannibals and witches - she will encounter them all!"
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