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Foto in groß .....Winter in Willingen 600 - 843m über N.N., im Hochsauerland, mit der Seilbahn auf den Ettelsberg, der Hochheideturm, seine Plattform befindet sich in 875 m Höhe, Dezember 2008 es war ein wunderschöner Urlaub mit viel Schnee
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Webster's defines "Pioneer Spirit" as...a willingness to endure hardship in order to explore new places or try out new things. I'm grateful to all those who went before to settle the country of my home, but I do admit, the mindset to choose a place of such barrenness to "make a go of it", is astounding. This home for example hasn't a single a neighbor within site. There is not a tree or bush to be had, and knowing the weather extremes of the eastern plains, the ability to plan ahead would certainly be one of your top priorities.
“The rich will never share willingly.”
Some graffitists are artists, some are vandals, and there are others who are poets and philosophers. I found this piece on a wall across the road from an expensive hotel and apartment complex. At latest count there are 3,028 billionaires in the world (161 of those live in Australia). This number is growing rapidly. Before Covid there were 2,153 billionaires. All statistical data indicate that the gap between the world’s rich and poor is growing faster now than it has since the start of the Industrial Revolution. Economists are talking about the rise of a new feudalism based on the technological revolution.
In the past week in Australia the major banks have announced the cutting of thousands of jobs. In one perverse case we found out that some staff members of a wealthy bank had been used to train AI to do their jobs, and then learned that they had been made redundant. We’ve seen working class jobs disappear over recent decades, but now AI is coming for white collar jobs (more profit for the uber-rich). We are on the verge of a jobs apocalypse and the collapse of the middle class with the cost of living crisis. With it the rich get richer even beyond the levels Karl Marx could ever have imagined, and the poor are reduced to serfdom, especially in countries like the United States with no strong welfare safety net. And yet people still keep voting for the parties that have been bought by the billionaire oligarchs. Why?
Marx saw a solution lay in the political struggle. I won’t deny there is some truth in this. But surely the answer lies in something deeper again. In the struggle for Civil Rights in the segregated south of the United States in the 1950s and 60s, protesters often carried signs that simply read, “I AM A MAN.” Let’s update that to be really inclusive and say we need to carry in our hearts a sign that we believe it is true of all of us that, “I AM A HUMAN BEING.” It is our common humanity that binds us together into a civil society. A community of citizens with equal dignity and human rights regardless of wealth, politics, race, religion, sexuality or any other category used to divide us so that “we the people” can be conquered.
Frankly, I’m done with pointless arguments about where our morals come from or whether we need to believe in a god for our moral values to have any “objective” truth. For as much as there are religious people (of whom I am one, but as a Quaker by no means a conventional believer) who argue that being “made in the image of God” should enable us to believe in the solidarity of humanity (in the old language, “the brotherhood of man”), there are a whole lot of folks out there right now who are using their “religious morals” as a cudgel to bash people they disagree with over the head. But if we are to survive as a species, and that right now is a very real question, then we need to rediscover the truth of our fraternal relations as human beings. We need to seek the common good, and that means a willingness to share our personal goods.
The mark of a civilised society is the way it treats its most vulnerable citizens. Can you believe that this week on Fox News in the USA (a week filled with the ramifications of gun violence and the settling of scores by a regime intent on silencing everyone who has an alternate opinion), a commentator whispered out loud that homeless people ought to be given "an involuntary lethal injection"? Let me spell that out for you: He meant they should be murdered under the sanction of the State. The result was inevitable, just a lynching of a black student in Mississippi and a mass shooting in a homeless camp. And while TV comedians lose their jobs over remarks the regime didn’t like, this misguided man is still on air.
Yes it is easy for the rich to disregard the value of human beings without their fortune. Jesus of Nazareth (not to be confused with the American Jesus of MAGA myth) summed it all up when he said, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” That also includes you too Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, and all your fellow Televangelists!
But I can understand how mere words alone are often incapable of changing hearts and minds. So let me recommend a piece of music by the great Estonian composer, Arvo Pärt. He’s 90 now, but wrote Fratres (Latin for “Brothers”) in 1977. The Cold War was in full swing and the world divided, but he was looking for a better way to create a sense of the common bonds of humanity. This little piece of music was his response.
Arvo Pärt - Fratres for Cello and Piano
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4XMjsYeMig&list=RDv4XMjsYeMi...
We need now, more than ever before, to rediscover our commonality as human beings. It is time to share our common wealth.
After a run of frustrating days of terrible weather over Easter I was willing to give any resemblance of a decent sunset a try and last evening the sky did show a little promise, so I popped up to the lone tree at Stanton by dale just in case, obviously as soon as I got there the sky turned grey... so I waited around for a sign of something better and all of a sudden a streak of red blazed across the sky.... thats all I needed, Wellingtons were pulled on on the off chance the field may be muddy....after 4 days of rain it was beyond muddy, I must have been sight running in welly boots through inches of boot sucking mud to find a spot to capture....
Good job I ran, the sky went from amazing to dull grey in less than 5 minutes, but at least I captured something of it.
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This year did not plant to many seeds, Gods willing next Spring will be different story.
Took this shot at sunset.
I was busy enjoying the World Cup Quarter Final match of Brazil v Belgium, Brazil were 2-0 down but starting to press Belgium for a comeback. Willing Brazil on I went to the kitchen to pour myself the first drink of a Friday night when I noticed that the overcast afternoon had suddenly broken through and there was nice light across a broken sky. I have been stalking Cockshaw Hill for a few weeks now that the heather is in bloom, looking for the right sky and the right time, tonight looked frustratingly good! Well the rum ended up getting put back in the fridge and ten minutes later the car was packed and off I went, time was tight and I ran up the hill from Gribdale Gate, huffing and puffing in the stifling air of the ongoing heatwave, luckily there was nary a soul in sight, I had this lovely location and sunset to myself.
This was the very first frame of the evening, I am working on a project for the BBC called 'A Wild Year', it is a documentary due to be broadcast in late 2019/early 2020 which is due to feature timelapse footage of the North York Moors National Park, I am hoping that the timelapse that follows this shot is as beautiful as this capture.
Now, to enjoy the rescued rum from the fridge and to process my timelapse!
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Another much loved place again with a turbulent sea.
The beauty that surrounds us in everything for those willing to see.
FLAMBOROUGH, probably our favourite 'haunt', the weather and colours typical 'North-Sea'...
We both grew up on the Coast (different Continents!!!), with the sea, its pleasures and its dangers.
This wonderful place is on the North-Yorkshire Heritage coast.
You have Flamborough Head with the lighthouse.
The North Landing = Smuggler's Cove, you can see where it gets its name, when the tide is out, you can get into the caves, and then, The South Landing where the Life guards have their house and boat.
All within a mile from each other, three different places entirely, in the center you'll find a small village.
Its beauty, through the seasons ALWAYS special, its people, birds and superb views, changing with the weather, influencing the -all so important- light!
The cliffs are limestone...
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Noodle wiggles her eyebrows at the title of her picture. "Are you willing too?"
Featuring items from Epiphany
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-CURELESS [+] The Twelfth Night / Alpine Fur / NOIR
-CURELESS [+] The Twelfth Night / Perchten Mask / PURE
-22769-Sweet dreams Bed
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1.Epiphany
While searching for birds willing to pose I took a break while hiking near the lower part of Bethel Ridge Road and took a few shots of wildflowers. Wind was blowing so these shot are not as sharp as I would like. As always if my identification is incorrect please let me know. Native plant names often seem to change. I used names that I know from many years ago. IMG_7818
W9 and I just had a new and colorful bird under our belt: The Summer Tanager. Los Angeles was being showered by something called "rain." Were the planets beginning to align? Was the Moon in the 7th house?
Packing the typical gear, we headed out to the South Coast Botanic Garden to find the reported Green-tailed Towhee. We have wanted this bird for years but were not willing to go to sketchy areas unless Jerry was with us. So this was our chance to nail this bird. And the garden is lovely! Nice clean bathrooms! Flush toilets! Free parking!
No sooner do we go into the Children's Garden (I know!) where the bird was reported seen than BINGO. The target bird is there! And singing his pants off! We can't believe our luck!!!!! If only it was this easy. Easy peasy. We are firing off shots and breathing ... all is right with the universe. No one is hungry, tired, lonely, or lost. Focus now. Get the bird. Get the shot. We have time to set up our camp stools.
And then it happens. Two parents with cameras and a child in tow zero in on us. It will be "what are you looking at?" time. (After all, we were in the “Children’s Garden.”) It is a lifer bird for us both. To make the situation worse, the child, a bit older than a toddler, has a camera equipped with a sizable lens. Not a bridge camera. I think it's a Nikon, but I'm doing that semi squeeze my eyes shut thing so that I don't take in any more information.
The trio is heading our way. My brain is shrieking Nooooooooooooo. The father is explaining things to the child about “background.” They stay a reasonable distance away but that's not good enough. With this camera hog of a bird we can just try to draw the family away. Try to get them distracted or better yet, bored.
W9 and I leave this posing beauty and whisper "We'll be back, my love. Wait for us."
But here's how it breaks down. The family sets up camp. We sneak back to check. We try shooting in an area close by with hummers. Who doesn't like hummers???? The mascot and symbol of this Botanic Garden! It’s almost working. The family moves closer to us. They aren't rude or pushy but I have no faith that they can resist the pull ... W9's monopod and all...
After an eternity they move on. We dive back in to get the Green-tailed Towhee. But now the little fart wants nothing to do with us. W9 tracks him, finds him. He briefly visited a puddle and then bolted. W9 finds him again, but this time he’s under bushes, foraging in the shadows. What the hell happened to the showy diva we met earlier when we arrived at the garden party???
So, allow me to present our latest lifer bird.
"There’s nothing quite like the color that gives the Green-tailed Towhee its name—a deep olive lightening to yellow-green on the edges of the wings and tail. Set off by a gray chest, white throat, and rufous crown, this large sparrow is a colorful resident of the West’s shrubby mountainsides and sagebrush expanses—if you can see one. They spend their time scratching at leaf litter under dense cover, occasionally popping into view to whistle a song or give a querulous mewing call." allaboutboids
You all know by now that one of my passions is photography and when the temperatures drop, the weather gets nasty, I get bored or I am just not compelled, I like to bring the photography indoors. This usually involves Snickers or some other vulnerable creature.
The Snicks is usually a willing participant in all of this but this day he just wasn't in the modeling mood. He had birds to watch and that Christmas tree that was just too much of a temptation. But anyway, here are some of the New Years series fails that I tried to revive. Snicks really didn't mind the attention BTW.
Steve and I are going hiking today so Snicks gets a day off!
I met my first wild alligator today. She was panhandling at a rest stop along Florida's infamous Alligator Alley. She was such a willing and lovely subject that I felt bad not sharing my lunch with her. She was clearly disappointed but feeding wildlife snacks isn't good for them or us so I managed to resist her mesmerizing charm.
A Great White Egret posing for me at Gatorland in Orlando Florida. These really are magnificent looking birds that are awesome to watch in flight. View On Black
A very cooperative Green Heron was willing to stay put and do a bit of foraging on Horsepen Bayou while I wailed away on the shutter. He was even kind enough to wear his very best in mating attire while being photographed. He had little concern for my presence as long as I didn’t get too close. The blue lores and brightly colored legs are indications that he’s dressed in the finest mating attire. We normally have one or two of them stay around during the winter months, but I’ve not seen one lately, but will be on the lookout for them tomorrow.
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Russkaya Tsvetnaya Bolonka translates to "Russian Colored Lapdog." Bolonki were originally bred to be the ultimate house pet for apartment living. Sweet, loving, intelligent, and willing to please, he is friendly to all and shows no sign of aggression.
When I got my new, but old, film camera early in the summer, it came with a 28mm prime and a 28-85mm zoom. The 28mm really didn't come off the camera, but it didn't fit for everything
I really should try the zoom one day, but I kind of like shooting with primes.
So I found an old 50mm 1.4 on Ebay, bid, and won the sale (not a lot of competition).
Thankfully I have my always willing model to try out a new lens. She must wonder sometimes what all this business is about.
Photographed at Yakima Area Arboretum. There is a blind where birds are fed here so there are always a few birds around looking for a handout especially after snow, which as you can see is on the ground and vegetation. We got about 2 inches of snow the night before I took these photos. These birds seemed willing to pose while they ate and occasionally checked me out. IMG_1444
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Out willingness to wait reveals the value we place on what we are waiting for.
For some, I'll wait forever.
This is the little nuthatch we have hand raised who still can not fly. I take him out everyday to work with him and he valiantly tries to fly and can get a little distance, but still not enough to release him. He is fine with his eating and climbing. If there is a vet in Flickr land who is willing to private message me with some advice, I would so appreciate it:>)
4-1/2 year old Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abeli), "Aisha" at the San Diego Zoo. Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
In the beautiful soft light of the Binnenhof she was willing to make time for this photographer for whom he is very grateful....
Be willing to be uncomfortable. The more you seek the uncomfortable, the more you will become comfortable. Be not afraid of discomfort. The one thing you learn is when you can step out of your comfort zone and be uncomfortable, you see what you're made of and who you are.
Sophie always grabs a toy when she knows I am leaving, as if to offer me her toy if I would stay. Heart melting.
As A Photographer You Have To Be Willing To Go Anywhere For A Shot, I Braved The -18 Degree Cold Weather To Get This Shot
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Jirasak Sor.Poonsawat trains after school at his gym under the highway in downtown Bangkok. He lives besides the rail tracks and has more hope of a future in Muay Thai than his education at school.
(Streptopelia orientalis)
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Taken in front of Snow View Hotel.
This hotel was an experience for us. I know that young people are willing to sleep anywhere when they travel, but when I was young, I never had that opportunity. So now, at almost sixty, I am experiencing what I should have done when I was younger.
Right at the beginning of the trip, Hari informed us that the first hotel didn't have electricity!
What? How are we going to charge our batteries? Don't worry, they have solar panels, so there is electricity available, it's just not connected to the power grid because there is no such thing in that remote area!
As soon as we arrived, the manager/owner, speaking perfect English (we had some difficulties in that regard), explained to us that we couldn't plug in anything that consumed a lot of power. They would provide everything to make our stay comfortable. There was no hot water, but whenever we wanted, they would bring us a bucket of hot water.
Every day, around 5 in the morning, they would bring us a bucket of hot water with a ladle that we used to pour water over our bodies. The first bucket was for my wife, and after 10 minutes, they would bring another one for me.
It was strange at first, but since we stayed there for 4 nights, by the end, we were completely accustomed to it, and we didn't even feel the need for a shower anymore!
We already feel the desire to go back there! And the food (all super spicy) was delicious! In the end, we left a gratuity like we had never left before. They truly deserved it!
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
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Went looking for the Varied Thrush in my ravine this morning a brief glimpse was all I got but the Steller's Jays were willing to hang out.
Osprey not willing to share its catch..
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