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This rabbit (and his mate) are our constant visitors. My dog, Andy, would love to catch him & tries often. Rabbits are too agile for Andy but he has a good time trying. ~ On the front lawn.
Spotted this Alien now twice in town in different places. But now he's disappeared. Someone was toying with us but I enjoyed it. He'd be in one spot for about two days and then gone. Gave us something to look for.
Since a few days this cat is visiting our yard. It seems he adores Miep, the cat who lives in our yard. I don't think this one is homeless.
This sunny yellow bird is a welcome summer visitor to Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada.
The American Goldfinch is a small North American bird of the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada-Untied States border to Mexico during the winter.
Pictured is a "male Goldfinch", taken on south east Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada.
Canon EOS 6D - f/5 - 1/100sec - 100 mm - ISO 1000
- During my photo shoot with the Inca berry suddenly a ladybird/ladybug appeared on it.
I'm still wondering if this small beetle travelled with the berries from Colombia to The Netherlands or did it (gender neutral, I didn't investigate ;-) ) wake up while hibernating in my home ?
This little fellow added some colour to the winter landscape in Ojibway Nature Preserve near Windsor, Ontario. I believe it's an American Tree Sparrow
Gloomy days when I debate whether or not to put out the seed for my birds with all the downpours when all of a sudden out of the corner of my eye I see a huge white shape landing on my patio. I grab my camera with no time to change settings and snap away. He looks me in the eye and then he's off in the heavens!
Given the Beauty of this Flower and its Visitor, clearly the Devil lost! The ancient story goes that the vernacular name of Succisella inflexa, Southern Devil's Bit (Morsus diaboli), goes back on the enmity between the Devil and Beneficial Nature. Our Scabious once in the dawn of humanity was a Heal-All, much to the dismay of the Devil who sought only anguish for humankind. Out of pure spite he bit off the main part of Scabious's root - regard its shallow rooting today - hoping the plant would die. Hence 'Devil's Bit'. Of course, Succisella didn't die but it did lose its healing powers. In compensation it remained attractive and beautiful, full of Plenty for myriad insects among which Butterflies and also this marvelous Hoverfly.
Belted Flyer. Volucella zonaria, by the standard of Hoverfly sizes, is very large; it measures about 2.5 cm (=almost an inch) compared to the 2-3 mm (.09 inch) of the smallest ones. And Zonaria's color is striking as well, very orange-yellow, mimicking a Hornet. So often it's called the Hornet Hoverfly. Entirely harmless, though; not a devil at all in her!
I relocated this hydrangea in my yard this past summer because she was not doing well where I had originally planted her. She is thriving now and, here at the end of October, has the tiniest of flowers blooming. I was taken aback by the visitors she had drawn in as well!
There are several visitors to my garden every day. The bees are just one of them and they are most welcome. I did not realize that my Bleeding Hearts would be such a treat for them. My lilacs are definitely drawing them into my backyard right now. Soon it will be the lavender. The Hummingbird has been into the Bleeding hearts too but I haven't been home long enough to catch him/her yet!
I've read that when cardinals appear in your yard they are visitors from heaven. Since I live in NC and the cardinal is our state bird my yard is full of these heavenly visitors! This one got particularly close...
Walking down the street, I saw a quick movement. I detected the weasel hiding between the wall and the flower pot. Seconds later he (she ?) disapeared back into the fields.
The Elite, or Lotus Type 14, was the first purpose-designed road coupe from the innovative mind of Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus Cars (1952). This endeavor followed his open Six and Seven roadsters and a series of very successful sports racers, starting with his first fully enclosed aerodynamic 1954 Lotus Mk VIII.
Chapman’s approach was always to “add lightness,” instead of moving to bigger, heavier engines. He achieved this for the Elite by pioneering an all-fiberglass monocoque with only localized steel reinforcement. The 1953 Corvette showed the potential of a fiberglass body on a steel chassis, but Chapman took it a step further. The Elite was entirely fiberglass, including its load-bearing structure. Suspension parts and the front subframe supporting the engine, bolted directly to three box sections molded into the fiberglass body. His advanced glass-reinforced composite body panels were lightweight and cost-effective but, more importantly, it was the world’s first fiberglass monocoque production car.
The curvaceous body style was the work of Peter Kirwan-Taylor, John Frayling, and aerodynamicist, Frank Costin. The resulting design had a low drag coefficient of only 0.29. Underneath was an advanced suspension derived from Lotus 12 Formula 2 racing car and used “Chapman struts” at the rear. You can see their tops poking up through the rear window. The resulting build, and combined lighter weight, gave the Elite a nimble, exhilarating performance out of its 75hp 1.2-liter Coventry Climax “Feather Weight Elite” (FEW) inline four-cylinder engine. 1960 Motor magazine road test noted its maximum speed at 111.8 mph with 0–60 mph in 11.4 seconds. “Speed, controllability in all conditions and comfort in all its aspects make this compact two-seat coupe an extremely desirable property,” concluded the road test, calling it a “mettlesome thoroughbred.”
At roughly $5500 with tax, the Series 1 Elite was pricey, but it was gorgeous and fast! Series 2 developments included an improved design of rear suspension, and a better body build by Bristol Aircraft. In 1960, one could option a higher performance, special equipment (SE) Lotus model, like the one seen here. This included a ZF all-synchromesh close-ratio gearbox, two SU carburetors, and a modified exhaust manifold. Altogether, the package developed 85 bhp.
The Lotus Elite offered outstanding performance, but it was expensive to build and nearly bankrupted Lotus. In September 1963, after a mere five years, Elite production came to a halt. Road & Track magazine even ran “An Appreciation and an Obituary” for the elegant little car.
Posted for the Happy Caturday theme "Visitors".
Apart from THE BIRDS Tofu isn't a big fan of visitors. At the moment nightmare visitor number one is my niece's baby daughter. She is only 4 months old and not really dangerous (yet) but both Tofu and Sethi consider her as highly suspicious. Tofu's typical reaction is to run and hide, He has several places where he feels safe but can still keep an eye on everything. One of these spots is the rhododendron at the far end of the garden.
Happy Caturday !
My fuchsias suffered during the heat wave, so I moved them into recovery and got a big bowl of mixed petunias to replace them. The hummingbirds are not impressed. But today I had several of these visitors instead. It's been three years since I've had a shot of this type of butterfly, they are less and less common. Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, I think it's a Canadian Tiger Swallowtail.
Whinnyfold (locally pronounced finnyfa) is a clifftop hamlet of fisher cottages built in the 1860s, replacing an older settlement one mile inland. Whinnyfold has no harbour, and fisherfolk had to scramble up and down a steep grass slope to access their boats and catches. Nevertheless, in the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth century it was a thriving fishing community, supporting as many as 190 fishermen operating 24 boats and exporting fish as far afield as Manchester.
During the herring boom the fishers abandoned the village for the summer season, seeking more lucrative employment in Peterhead. Enterprisingly, those left behind temporarily converted a few of the cottages into a series of tearooms serving the moneyed holidaymakers visiting Cruden Bay. Among the visitors was Bram Stoker, author of Dracula.
- UNA. Rio Boots Warehouse event.
- UNA. Amarie Dress at Mainstore
- UNA. LaurieWizaring Belts with book and wand (with poses) at Mainstore
- S-CLUB Pinky Hair
Taken at beautiful and scenic Luminara sim
Standing tall in divine grace, this is the magnificent bronze statue of Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy, at Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang, Malaysia. Rising over 30 meters high, she represents compassion, kindness, and love—values deeply cherished in Buddhist culture.
Kek Lok Si, Southeast Asia's largest Buddhist temple, has been a beacon of spirituality and cultural pride since the late 19th century. This awe-inspiring pavilion, completed in 2009, shelters the goddess with its intricately carved pillars and vibrant roof, symbolizing both strength and serenity.
A visit to Kek Lok Si is not only a spiritual journey but also a visual delight—where history, architecture, and faith come together in perfect harmony.
Tip for Visitors: The temple's hilltop location offers a stunning panoramic view of Penang, especially at sunset. Don’t miss this sacred masterpiece!