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With all that's been going on these past few weeks, I hadn't had the chance to spend time with my fam like I'd like to. They've very understanding and supportive which I absolutely LOVE them for. I was able to go see my newborn grandbabies! And omgoodness I've fallen in love! Along with seeing my gbbies, my son Noah, my son Kole, and bbg Nyobi sent me some VDay gifts. My babies know me. Roses are my 2nd fav flower next to lillies. Giggles. I really have the best kids and gbbabies, ggbbabies and godbabies on the grid. I love each and every one of them. Thank you again for making this day so special for me. ♥♥♥
I took my myself down to the mouth of Loch Lomond for the last days of summer, lots of people enjoying the Loch late in the evening. You can see the side of Ben Lomond. Have a great weekend.
You have to be able to afford a Porsche and not necessarily park between piles of scrap metal.
Seen in the old town centre of Wetzlar
Oh, Great Spirit who dwells in the sky,
Lead us to the path of peace and understanding.
Let all of us live together as brothers and sisters.
Our lives are so short here,
Walking upon Mother Earth's surface.
Let our eyes be opened to all the blessings you have given us.
Please hear my prayers, Oh, Great Spirit.
A bit of a miracle getting so close to this species as they are extremely shy and wary. Normally they spot you and hide. However, on passage migration they appear to be much more confiding. They are usually found on desolate moorland and mountain sides but on passage migration they have been recorded on the coast and even in peoples gardens. They will stay if you have berries!
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Slightly smaller and slimmer than a blackbird - male ring ouzels are particularly distinctive with their black plumage with a pale wing panel and striking white breast band. The ring ouzel is primarily a bird of the uplands, where it breeds mainly in steep sided valleys, crags and gullies, from near sea level in the far north of Scotland up to 1,200m in the Cairngorms.
Breeding begins in mid-April and continues through to mid-July, with two broods common, and nests are located on or close to the ground in vegetation (typically in heather), in a crevice, or rarely in a tree. The young are fed a diet consisting mainly of earthworms and beetles.
Overview
Latin name
Turdus torquatus
Family
Chats and thrushes (Turdidae)
Where to see them
Ring ouzels can be found in upland areas of Scotland, northern England, north west Wales and Dartmoor. When on spring and autumn migration they may be seen away from their breeding areas, often on the east and south coasts of the UK where they favour short grassy areas.
When to see them
Ring ouzels arrive in March and April and leave again in September.
What they eat
Insects and berries
UK Breeding:-
6,200-7,500 pairs
Conservation
22 July 2011
The first national survey in 1999 estimated the UK ring ouzel population at 6,157-7,549 pairs, with further range contractions and a likely 58 per cent decline in population size since 1988-91.
Recent studies aimed at understanding these declines suggest that low first-year, and possibly adult, survival may be the main demographic mechanisms driving the population decline. The large population decline qualifies the ring ouzel for inclusion on the red list of birds of conservation concern.
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El Capitan is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is about 3,000 feet from base to summit along its tallest face and is a world-famous location for big wall climbing, including the disciplines of aid climbing, free climbing, and more recently for free solo climbing.
The formation was named "El Capitan" by the Mariposa Battalion when they explored the valley in 1851. El Capitán ("the captain", "the chief") was taken to be a loose Spanish translation of the local Native American name for the cliff, “Tutokanula” or "Rock Chief" (the exact spelling of Tutokanula varies in different accounts as it is a phonetic transcription from the Miwok language).
The "Rock Chief" etymology is based on the written account of Mariposa Battalion doctor Lafayette Bunnell in his 1892 book.[5] Bunnell reports that Ahwahneechee Chief Tenaya explained to him, forty-one years earlier, in 1851, that the massive formation, called Tutokanula, could be translated as "Rock Chief" because the face of the cliff looks like a giant rock Chief. In Bunnell's account, however, he notes that this translation may be wrong, stating: “I am not etymologist enough to understand just how the word has been constructed… [If] I am found in error, I shall be most willing to acknowledge it, for few things appear more uncertain, or more difficult to obtain, than a complete understanding of the soul of an Indian language.”
An alternative etymology is that "Tutokanula" is Miwok for “Inchworm Rock”. Julia F. Parker, the preeminent Coast Miwok-Kashaya Pomo basket-weaver and Yosemite Museum cultural ambassador since 1960, explains that the name Tutokanula, or “Inchworm Rock”, originates in the Miwok creation story for the giant rock, a legend in which two bear cubs are improbably rescued by a humble inchworm. In the story, a mother bear and her two cubs are walking along the river. The mother forages for seeds and berries while the two cubs nap in the sun on a flat rock. While the cubs sleep, the rock grows and grows, above the trees and into the sky. The mother bear is unable to climb the rock to get to her cubs and she becomes afraid and asks for help. The fox, the mouse, the mountain lion, and every other animal tries to climb to the top of the giant rock but they each fail. Finally, the lowly little inchworm tries the climb and successfully makes it all the way to the top and rescues the cubs. All the animals are happy to see that the little inchworm has saved the two bear cubs and the rock is named in the inchworm's honor.
The “Inchworm Rock” version of the meaning of Tutokanula is also described in the story "Two Bear Cubs: A Miwok Legend from California's Yosemite Valley" by Robert D. San Souci and in the First People Miwok recounting of the El Cap legend.
The top of El Capitan can be reached by hiking out of Yosemite Valley on the trail next to Yosemite Falls, then proceeding west. For climbers, the challenge is to climb up the sheer granite face. There are many named climbing routes, all of them arduous, including Iron Hawk and Sea of Dreams.
One day, may we all meet together
in the light of understanding.
(Malcolm X)
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Our local Baptist church, one of the old dissenters of the Reformation, the Protestant Left, if you will. This building, a simple hall, goes back to the 18th century. Religious dissent had always been dominant in our village - the Anglicans, the church not of but above the people, was pushed by landlords into the village. You can sit here and talk, and there are these playground items. What do you make of them? It is clear that this congregation is not simply offering spiritual deliverance to their own flock, they are rather offering a service to the whole community: there is a mother and toddler group, coffee mornings, meetings of the local history group and a dedicated service to the many (mainly Muslim) refugees in our village. If public "relevance" is a criterion for what a church parish should have, then the Baptists are relevant in our village. Relevant, but very small, and with an ever growing average age in the congregation. The plastic slides outside the entrance to the building become gate keepers - keeping out "irrelevance" or the fate that happened to the Methodists here, the closure of the church. Do people care? The property developers do, very much so. Leica M Mono, Voigtlander CS 2.2/50.
My understanding of the habits of eagles has increased during the last few years of photographing them. One aspect I have noticed is they are pretty good about judging where they land although once in a while they will attempt to land on the very top of green trees in the warm months and their landing strip is too light to hold them.
This eagle looks like he is testing the strength of this branch. As adult eagles typically weigh between 10-14 pounds they do need a base that is fairly strong. Imagine putting a 10 pound bag of flour on a branch and it gives you an idea of what they need to feel safe.
(Photographed near Cambridge, MN)
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"One Night" is a short screenplay set in a 1920s speakeasy in New Amsterdam, New York. It follows the interaction between Lily, a struggling burlesque dancer, and Detective Jackson. Lily's performance catches the detective's attention, leading him to strike up a conversation with her backstage. Despite their initial guardedness, they share a moment of connection, hinting at the possibility of a deeper relationship in the future. The screenplay explores themes of loneliness, connection, and the search for understanding in the midst of a bustling, yet isolated, nightlife scene.
Fade In:
INT. SPEAKEASY - NIGHT
LILY, a troubled burlesque dancer, performs on stage amidst the smoky, dimly lit atmosphere. DETECTIVE JACKSON, rugged and observant, watches from the bar.
DETECTIVE JACKSON
(to the BARTENDER)
Who's the dame up there?
BARTENDER
Lily. A real beauty, but troubled.
DETECTIVE JACKSON
Mind if I have a word with her?
BARTENDER
Tread lightly.
Detective Jackson approaches Lily backstage as she removes her makeup.
DETECTIVE JACKSON
Mind if I join you?
LILY
(surprised)
Sure.
DETECTIVE JACKSON
You're quite the performer.
LILY
Thanks. It's the only thing I'm good at.
DETECTIVE JACKSON
I don't believe that for a second.
LILY
(curious)
And what makes you say that?
DETECTIVE JACKSON
Call it a hunch. There's a story behind those eyes.
LILY
Maybe there is. But it's not one I share with just anyone.
DETECTIVE JACKSON
Fair enough. If you ever feel like talking, you know where to find me.
LILY
Thanks, detective. Maybe I'll take you up on that offer someday.
They share a moment before Detective Jackson leaves.
DETECTIVE JACKSON
Until then, Lily. Take care of yourself.
Lily watches him go, feeling a newfound connection.
Fade Out.
Soundtrack: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do7u3zJ36iI
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Even though we have been home since late afternoon Friday, this is the first chance I have had to sit down and start the editing process of the 873 photos downloaded from our Black Hills, SD trip. Like most vacations, it was a blessing to be able to get away…and like most vacations, they never go completely as planned!
We were blessed with perfect weather, with the exception of the first two days where the smoke from the Canadian wildfires cast a haze and slight smell to the air. Our motorhome performed perfectly on its 2,454-mile trek…with the exception of the moth invasion…as hundreds took refuge underneath and within the cracks between the storage compartments below. Jo and I killed, captured and released some 75+ or so from within, most while driving.
And then there was Sophie. Our beloved seven-year-old Standard poodle nearly lost her life on the way home when she developed what is commonly called bloat. Due to Joann’s lightning-fast understanding of the situation and diagnosis Sophie received a 3K surgery within a few hours of its occurrence. Her surgeon said when Sophie walked in, they immediately thought Joann was wrong as it was caught so much more quickly that they had experienced…a true blessing!
The moth invasion will soon be something we laugh about and Sophie is on the mend. The 3K hurts, but she is certainly worth it. All in all, it was exactly the vacation that I needed…a true gift from God! Waking every morning at 4:20 so I could be well within Custer State Park for sunrise at 5:30 was difficult at times, but having the park…and more importantly the animals to myself was priceless. My car is still covered with buffalo lick marks and rubs…including a horn scratch (that I love) to the front passenger headlight area. I may never wash it again!
This is the first photo taken on our trip, that of a singing Catbird. As I headed down to the banks of the Big Sioux River, it broke out into the most beautiful song, one that touched my heart as I accepted it as an immediate stress relief from the day’s drive. As I captured this shot, I was a bit disappointed as we have Catbirds at home. Little did I know of the amazing experiences God had planned for the days ahead. My only job was to get up early and make sure that my, and my cameras batteries were charged…and my heart ready to receive.
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Taking pictures a tool (camera), not a photographer.
The choice of tool limits the possibilities.
Experience allows him (instrument) less and less to limit their capabilities.
The ability to see is given only when the observer allows ...
The moment of observation is the real find ...
Training and mastering it defies. Training leads to poor imitations of the original.
Often the result should ripen, like wine. Although time is the understanding of the mind, therefore it is very speculative.
The meaning of all this is the process!
Find someone who inspires shooting the camera!
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Often we are visited by thoughts that may reveal something unknown ... Our mind many times tries to solve a problem with known methods ... This is its main mistake! The path of the heart opens the doors that appear in our path. It is a pity that not everyone has the courage to insert the keys that are always with us ...
(Listenwave- 圣彼得堡)
Puku’s feathers are soft and delicate with the humble browns and grays you’d find in Oak Tree bark. We were tempted to ask if we could touch her. The little Western Screech Owl appeared to invite tactile contact from humans. We were told that in the past, she was petted, and her head area rubbed but some of her feathers were rubbed off, …loved off, because of the oil present on our fingers. Puku had developed a little bald patch which has since resolved. So, no more petting for this avian gal.
Puku has cloudy eyes. She had contracted a virus when a youngster that would have blinded her completely if it were not for veterinary intervention. She has 25% vision in her right but was totally blind in her left eye.
Puku is one of seven birds of prey that serve as education ambassadors. All were rescued and rehabilitated and, due to permanent disabilities, can no longer survive in the wild. EITS is the only licensed raptor education program in Santa Barbara County. The birds’ live presence and their unique stories of survival educate about impacts of human activities, good and bad, and foster respect and understanding for wild species and their habitats.
Eyes in the Sky (EITS) has been Santa Barbara Audubon Society’s key wildlife education program since 2000.
To return to Eckhart’s Sermon 24, the friar preaches not only of the birth of the Word in Bethlehem but of the Word’s birth in eternity and in the soul. All three at once: a divine birth for every aspect of human life. Regarding the birth of the Word in the soul, and this includes each and every one of us, “It is the peculiar characteristic of this birth that it always brings forth new light. It constantly introduces a strong light in the soul with light so much that the light gathers in the being and ground of the soul and spills over into the faculties and the outer self. This happened to Paul too when God bathed him in his light” (Acts 9: 3). 12 Eckhart continues, “The ground of the soul, however, is touched only by this and the more you are free of yourself, the more you shall find light, truth, and understanding.”
-An Ocean of Light Contemplation, Transformation, and Liberation, Martin Laird, O.S.A.
A moonchild is often described as someone who:
Feels deeply, even when they don't always show it.
Is introspective and enjoys solitude as much as companionship.
Finds beauty in quiet moments—moonlit walks, rain, forests, oceans, or star-filled skies.
Possesses a vivid imagination and a rich inner world.
Is naturally creative, often drawn to writing, music, painting, photography, or storytelling.
Has strong intuition and notices subtle emotions and unspoken details.
Offers comfort and understanding to others without seeking attention.
Values authenticity over popularity.
Is fascinated by mystery, dreams, symbolism, and the unknown.
Moves through life thoughtfully rather than impulsively.
Appreciates calm, peaceful environments more than loud or chaotic ones.
Often feels a deep connection to nature, especially nighttime landscapes, tides, lakes, oceans, and forests.
May seem reserved at first but forms profound, lasting connections with people they trust.
Finds meaning in moments that others might overlook.
A moonchild isn't necessarily shy or fragile. They can be resilient, independent, and quietly powerful. Their strength often comes from emotional intelligence, empathy, patience, and the ability to remain grounded during difficult times.
Deterior surdus eo nullus, qui renuit audire
Latin proverb
There are none so deaf as those who will not hear....
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Just a bar of ice that formed on the roof and fell onto the patio, here, during Winter Storm Enzo.
Happy Mono Monday!
“Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the mind's true liberation
Aquarius
Aquarius!”
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Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations project.
Today I want to address the beauty of children and their innocence and want to remind each one of us, that it is our duty to protect them all, no matter their background. We can and must help ALL children.
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Anima Series 6
Lismore NSW Australia 2020
Models: Alita Moxham & Naomi Grant
Happiness is only part of a well-rounded life. A more comprehensive experience of living also includes things like sorrow, shame, curiosity, confusion, boredom, anger and fear.
When we aspire only to be happy or comfortable, we narrow not just our experience of life, but our understanding or ourselves and others. We limit our appreciation of the bigger picture of what it means to exist.
We chose only to walk, rather than learning also to fly.
The Black Eyed Peas decided to do an enormously important song, called "Where is the Love" something that I have been addressing for a long time so I am delighted to add my desire to theirs.
The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? - YouTube
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Enjoy my friends, there is SO MUCH TRUTH to this! We need to look at the positive rather than the negative, and love is about the most positive attitude possible!
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In the end there doesn't have to be
anyone who understands you.......
There just has to be someone who
wants to.
Robert Brault
An incredible thing of this city is understanding that doors often are directly on the water.
I don't think there is another place like this in the world and it's so unusual to see this that you probably will think someone fall in the water, sometimes :)))
I just want to say thank you to everyone who has left kind comments and sent private messages about Lucy. Your sympathy and understanding have been very much appreciated and have helped me a lot.
This is probably one of the strangest cameras in my vintage collection. The Coronet Midget was made in England in the 1930s and it's only about 2½" high. It's made of bakelite and is higher at the back than the front, which makes it appear to tip forward on a flat surface. Despite their diminutive size, Coronet Midgets were apparently functioning cameras. I imagine the image quality would have been very poor though. The most sought after colour for collectors is the blue one, which was made in 1937 and is quite rare. This one is black - apparently the least desirable colour - but I won't hold that against it.
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*Not the brand or technique is important in photographic art, but the understanding of the things behind the photographed subjects, the emotion, the composition, the joy or the sadness, the life itself that is mysteriously coming unrepeatable as a gift.
(Horia Stanicel)
* I have seen a large part of the most popular or devoted photographers' photographs over time and of course I can say that most of them have speculated on different situations, angles of photography, shadows, different brightness, feelings, human tragedies, all kinds of paradoxical situations that of course make them noticed. I do not want to bring any name into question for the simple reason that each photographic artist has a unique value. However, I regard the photographic art as a simple spectator that is difficult to be convince most of the times. I contemplate the creation of God and every time I photograph I do not forget how grateful we should be for all the beauty that our Creator gave it to us! People who forget this do nothing but hate themselves and the world they live in and photography is nothing but a mirror of this beautiful or crooked world.(Horia Stanicel)
*Nu aparatul foto sau tehnica este importantă în arta fotografică, ci înțelegerea lucrurilor care stau în spatele subiectelor fotografiate,emoția, compoziția, bucuria sau tristețea, viața însăși care vine tainic irepetabil ca un dar.
(Horia Stanicel)
*Am văzut o mare parte a fotografiilor celor mai populari sau consacrați artiști fotografi de-a lungul timpului și desigur pot spune că majoritatea dintre ei au speculat diversele situații,unghiuri de fotografiere, umbre, luminozitati diferite,sentimente,tragedii umane chiar,tot felul de situații paradoxale care desigur să-i facă remarcați.Nu vreau să aduc vreun nume în discuție pentru simplul motiv că fiecare artist fotograf are o valoare unică. Totuși eu privesc arta fotografică ca un simplu spectator greu de convins de cele mai multe ori.Eu contemplu creația lui Dumnezeu și de fiecare dată când fotografiez nu uit cât de recunoscători ar trebui să fim pentru toată frumusețea pe care Creatorul nostru ne-a daruit-o! Oamenii care uită aceasta nu fac decât să se urâțească pe ei înșiși dar și lumea în care trăiesc iar fotografia nu este decât o oglindă a acestei lumi frumoase sau urâțite.
(Horia Stanicel)
A melting lunchtime sketch today in London.
Author, The Urban Sketching Handbook: Understanding Perspective available online and in stores.
"Peace cannot be kept by force, it can only be achieved by understanding." - Albert Einstein
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No 21 eng 551 waits for the Omaha Local eng 4402 to finish up at DOboy Mill. July 1977.
When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London.
(Bette Midler)
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By contemplating the created order, and by contemplating and ordering the moral structure of one’s own life, one would be led to the pure theoria of the fountainhead of all existence, ho on, ‘the existing one’, ‘He Who is’, this being the name of God revealed to Moses at the burning bush. Historical revelation in this light becomes God’s method of spelling out truth in the terms of the world: an arrangement of clues which, rightly seen, leads to illumination. However, this is not really comparable to the enlightenment of the gnostic: there is no ‘technology’ here, no suggestion of control over the laws of the Spirit. The end is simply contemplation, the enjoying of God for his sake alone; and Philo shares the biblical repugnance for any suggestion that God can be brought into human control. God can never be contained in human concepts. Moses ascends into a cloud and darkness beyond the scope of intellect, where God offers himself directly to the vision, without the intervention of any form or idea. Here, then, the pilgrimage of the understanding is seen not (as for the gnostic) in terms of acquisition but in terms of stripping away, the stripping of multiple and diffuse kinds of apprehension to the simplicity of a single-hearted vision –in Platonic terms, the return from the Many to the primal One.
- The Wound of Knowledge Christian Spirituality from the New Testament to St John of the Cross, ROWAN WILLIAMS
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Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
1 Kings 3: 9-14 (KJV)