Wires In The Way
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Driving on the highway this image was pointed out to me. Great lines taken at speed so creating a slight shadow.
This is the exit point of the Wire Pass trail (which passes through a narrow slot canyon) at the conjunction where it enters Buckskin Gulch in Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. I love walking in slot canyons. Note the hiker near the far wall for scale.
I appreciate your comments and views. I will be off here for about 10 days will be commenting as I can . Have a great day everyone.
For Macro Mondays #holes theme
Just one hole visible here (which I think is ok for the theme), and I'm kind-of excited that you can actually see all the way through it. Unfortunately, there's not much of interest on the other side, so it really isn't worth bothering to look. Plus looking closely would probably draw far too much attention to the detail, including a thread that I couldn't get rid of :-(
An interesting theme; got me thinking about how important holes are. Nice for them to get a bit of attention :-)
oh and I'm conscious that my photostream has been a bit monochromy of late - not quite sure how that happened :-) ; trying to get back to some colour soon, but this shot kind of lent itself to subtle toning
naked wires, their thoughts exposed for all to see,,
in darkness they are safe, but here, now they stand vulnerable
This is the first swallow I met this spring. Swallows are back and they are now building their nests with mud and hay. This one is taking a rest, from its work. Notice the beak (its tool for the constructions) covered with mud.
Standard British copper earth wire from 2.5mm household circuit cable (Twin & Earth).
Macro 1:1 & well within limits inc. neg. space.
Illuminated from above, below and on three sides.
Canon PowerShot SX430 IS
f/4
1/160
4 mm
ISO 100
"If you should feel
the desire
to touch a live wire
be sure your heart
is strong
as your idea
might go very wrong!
Your hair will stand on end
and drive you round the bend.
Your heart will pump
and then a bump
as you slump upon the floor
and could find yourself
knocking at heavens door!"
(A poem by me)
Dedicated to RHC (ILYWAMHASAM)
HMM!
Barbed wire, also known as barb wire, occasionally corrupted as bobbed wire or bob wire, is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands. It is used to construct inexpensive fences and is used atop walls surrounding secured property. It is also a major feature of the fortifications in trench warfare (as a wire obstacle).
Michael Kelly Invented the First Barbed Wire Fencing
The first wire fences (before the invention of the barb) consisted of only one strand of wire, which was constantly broken by the weight of cattle pressing against it.
Michael Kelly made a significant improvement to wire fencing, he twisted two wires together to form a cable for barbs - the first of its kind. Known as the "thorny fence," Michael Kelly's double-strand design made fences stronger, and the painful barbs made cattle keep their distance.
Joseph Glidden Was Considered the King of the Barb.
Joseph Glidden's design made barbed wire more effective, he invented a method for locking the barbs in place, and invented the machinery to mass-produce the wire.
Living patterns of the nomadic Native Americans were radically altered. Further squeezed from lands they had always used, they began calling barbed wire "the Devil's rope."
After its invention, barbed wire was widely used during wars, to protect people and property from unwanted intrusion. Military usage of barbed wire formally dates to 1888, when British military manuals first encouraged its use.
During the Spanish-American War, Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders chose to defend their camps with the help of barbed fencing. In turn-of-the-century South Africa, five-strand fences were linked to blockhouses sheltering British troops from the encroachment of Boer commandos. During World War I, barbed wire was used as a military weapon.
Even now, barbed wire is widely used to protect and safeguard military installation, to establish territorial boundaries, and for prisoner confinement.
I found this barbed wire along with the male Blue Dasher Dragonfly perched on it, at a Polk County park along Lake Kissimmee. Polk County, Florida.
A toy electric motor as a 1:1 macro. I suppose it belongs to the series "Märklin Metall" from the early 70ies. This was a modular kit system made of metal to construct mechanical things for older kit. This one is a still working motor, driven by a 9V battery. The copper wires induce a magnetic effect propelling this motor like in every electric driven engine.
Voigtlaender 2.5 110mm Macro Apo-Lanthar
Not too long before becoming young and restless, the fledgling Barn Swallow did receive an energy transfusion sufficient to sustain it during its solo flight along Rettilon Road on Bolivar Peninsula.
From the passenger seat on a stormy day, while driving through some road construction.
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This is one of many photos I’ve taken from the passenger seat as we drive twice each week to my neurofeedback appointments. This practice of seeing, appreciating and capturing my surroundings from the moving car can sometimes be very helpful for me.
HAPPY WINDOW WEDNESDAY(S) !!
It's a mystery! Who or what tried to rip the screen off the this little window, and why? As you can see, this window, in a little old garden house, is way up, under the eaves. It is not humanly accessible except with a ladder. Hmm...
This garden house is on a nice private plot, at the beginning of the Moostal, a pasture-and woods area that is part of our village. This garden house has been there for decades. For a while, about 10 years ago, it was used as a chicken coop. So maybe back then, some ambitious semi-feral cat was trying to get at the chickens, but gave up for some reason.
These days, the garden house is used by humans. They have put the chickens in a newly-constructed pen at the back of the garden. It is netted over...with chicken wire.
Location; Moostal, Riehen BS Switzerland.
In my album; Dan's Windows.