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I was so lucky to be able to get this picture of you and you didn't complain once lol , love you to bits sis ,thank you for everything you do and everything you are ,you really have been a godsend ,how can i ever put into words what you mean to me , Infinity and beyond my Angel 💕💋🌹
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Fantastic to see this beautiful little bird. Incredibly confiding, given a bit of space to do it's thing. A privilege to just be able to sit and watch it so closely; and to see it at close quarters take prey that it had caught, across to its larder in an adjacent Hawthorn tree and impale it on a thorn, living up to its nickname 'the butcher bird'.
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Hello all lovely Flickr friends.
Back after a month with my son, who has incurable cancer. The chemotherapy is helping for a while, and we have had wonderful days.
I'm having my next knee surgery in a few days, and during the painstaking rehabilitation I probably won't be able to be active on Flickr.
But I'm back in the spring again.
In the 19th century the flour mills in Vejer were water driven. The best known is located in the Santa Lucía area of Vejer. Windmills were constructed on the ridge which were able to withstand the strong easterly gusts. The four windmills that remain in the San Miguel district on the edge of the village were built in the 1960s and have since been restored.
I will be off Flickr for this coming week as I am having eye surgery and won't be able to see too well for a few days. I hope to be back by the weekend.
PS: it's taken a little longer than I thought....will see you real soon, though :)
Sometimes the notion of having wings and just being able to soar far above all of life's problems seems like an incredible escape. Birdie and I went for a walk this evening, and he seemed very happy to be carried along, never once flying off. We are good friends, and he said he didn't want to leave me down here by myself with my feet firmly planted on pixel earth, so he quietly kept me company in the comforting way that only our furry and feathered friends can. And my spirit soared, and my mood brightened as a result. ♥
Long exposure of the King's creek, leading to the King's fall, which unfortunately I was not able to see because the lookout got damaged in the fire last year and it has not been repaired yet. Got there a bit late, so the sun was not shining on the creek anymore.
Shot with the OM1 handheld, using the electronic ND filter. The image stabilization is amazing, the background is super crisp, the foreground is a bit fuzzy because it was too close to me. I am super happy not having to carry a tripod.
Today I fancied an Oriental theme & with the use of The Nippon Dream Oriental Skybox I was able to achieve just that.
A great little skybox with far more to offer than can be seen in just this one shot, see below for full details:
SkyBox: Nippon Dream 32X32 Land Impact 349
This Oriental Style SkyBox includes:
- bed with 69 poses
- bench with 26 poses
- small lake and temple, a statue, a fountain and a park
- the box that contains the sky is separate and can be removed completely or the owner may change the sky to any one of the many included in the built in texture menu.
SEE DEMO AND MANY OTHER SKYBOX, BACKDROPS AND LANDSCAPES @ DiMi's Mainstore
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I was fortunate to be able to capture this beautiful Great Blue Heron taking-flight to move to it's next fishing spot. With the help of Photo Shop I added some posterization special effect to give the picture a pretty cool look. I hope you like it.
Upper Packrat Trail, Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley, CA.
This Brown Creeper was doggedly picking apart the thick layers of spiderweb and proteinaceous spider silk with persistence, and eventually was able to snatch the crown jewel behind the structure.
Was able to watch this Horned Lark for some time. With every movement I made it would go to the highest snow, search around and then back to foraging in the Parking Lot. (Bronte Creek Provincial Park)
Photographed at the trails to the Blue Dragon Waterfalls in Sun Link Sea. You might be able to see a person(my boss) in the mist. :)))
Shanlinxi Forest Recreation Area or Sun Link Sea Forest Recreation Area is a forest in Zhushan Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.
The forest is located at an elevation of 1,600-1,800 meters above sea level with an area of 40 hectares. It consists of herb and flower garden as well as three waterfalls, namely Qingyun Waterfall, Niaosong Waterfall and Water Curtain Cave Waterfall.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanlinxi_Forest_Recreation_Area
Will be able to respond to all of you on Wednesday, RL is a bit busy but thank you all already for the faves ,comment & Awards ♥
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April Bunny is rigged for Legacy . Perky and Maitreya.
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I'm going to the coast in the morning, sort of a mini vacation, so I thought I would leave you with something peaceful. I've been wanting to make this trip for some time and now it's finally here. I hope to come back with plenty of seagull, pelican and boat images..;) I won't be gone lone and I may be able to check in while I'm gone. Hopefully, I'll have to much to do..;)
Morning Glories are simple symbols of affection. Those who rise early may be able to watch their lovely blooms open. Morning glory flowers generally curl closed later in the day, hence their name!
Enjoy listening to Neil Diamond's "September Morn"
Have a wonderful month of September everyone!💝
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The Enigmatic Golden Plover,the Jewel of the Pennine Hills & Moors, with its sad mournful call that seems to echo the wildness and desolation of this beautiful landscape.
I was able to get incredibly close today to this beautiful bird in the Yorkshire Dales.
I finally was able to visit the Bond Waterfalls in the U.P. of Michigan, definitely worth the trip, the sounds of the waterfall is just incredible, the view is magnificent.
I never thought I'd be able to walk through this legendary city by myself...
For the first time in a long time, it is a place where I can feel big surprise unique to SL, which is exactly like SL.
The ancient city of Alexandria has been beautifully recreated.
Moreover, Alexandria, currently spread over two sims, is still under construction and will be expanded to three sims in the near future.
The city of Alexandria is not only designed to look like a city, but it is also based on many historical facts.
It is also home to the Library of Alexandria, a center of ancient knowledge, and the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Visitors can also learn about Alexandria, ancient Rome, and ancient Greece.
We usually tend to spend our virtual lives for pleasure, but here we may need to straighten up a bit.
And I am puzzled how I can capture this wonderful place in a photograph.
ALEXANDRIA
I was able to spend an hour today taking photos. I wish I had more time but I was really happy with some of the photos I took today. I hope all my Flickr friends have a great week ahead. :D
Until this moment I never was able to have a good look on roes, let alone to see their off-spring. I was informed there was a field with buckwheat where they gathered regularly.
So I went to that place and stayed there for a few hours, but nothing there.
Then I walked back to my car, and suddenly I saw a doe with two fawn in the distance, and I sneaked towards them. I was extremely lucky, they were standing on a little hill, not in the least worried by my presence. After a while the two fawns started even playing, running around and chasing each other.
This is the shot I like best from a large series of shots.
“Only a select few are able to see the true beauty that lies behind what just might seem like a rainy day or a grey sky.”
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I always have a resident Southern Hawker around my pond this time of year and 2020 is no exception. I was happy to be able to capture this male in flight a couple of weeks ago.
Upper Springfield Road...smoke lingers in the air further out masking the mountains. Double click to enlarge and you'll barely be able to make them out
Taking a very pleasant walk along the Hunters Bay Trail, thanks to the recommendation of our friend Daniel Gibson, we were able to see beautiful colors on the opposite shore. As you can see, the colors were so attractive and captivating that we couldn't take our eyes off them.
These beautiful houses by the bay can boast an enviable quality of life.
Press "L" to enlarge the image.
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Follaje colorido a lo largo de la Bahía de Hunters, Huntsville, Muskoka, Ontario, Canadá
Dando un paseo muy agradable por el Hunters Bay Trail, gracias a la recomendación de nuestro amigo Daniel Gibson, pudimos contemplar hermosos colores en la orilla opuesta. Como puedes ver, los colores eran tan atractivos y cautivadores que no podíamos quitar la vista de ellos.
Estas preciosas casas junto a la bahía pueden presumir una calidad de vida envidiable.
Pulsa "L" para ampliar la imagen.
Disponible en fineartamerica:
fineartamerica.com/featured/colorful-foliage-along-hunter...
I knew if I held on this image long enough, I would be able to use it..;)
I official have a summer cold. I can't believe it, I've never had a summer cold. I must have picked it up when I went to my Veteran's clinic. That place is like walking through a petri dish. Anyway, I think the worst is over. The sore throat is gone. I no longer fill like I'm in fog bank. I do still have the annoying runny nose, but it's not as bad as it was. So, hopefully, it will have run it course by Monday. Just hanging around the house is driving me crazy
I have long had this creature on my Bucket List of shots I wanted to capture. My husband took a trip to YNP with a friend and was able to spot a badger burrow. I was so envious when he came home with a few shots. On one outing, I saw a badger moving through the weeds with the tail showing, but never did I get the full view. Finally in 2021 I found my first Badger family.
The location was in YNP near Lamar Valley. I spent many hours watching for some action. Mom, (the sow) often peeked out of the burrow (setts) to check out the photographers. The American Badger is a nocturnal hunter. They are fossorial carnivores, as they catch a large portion of food when they tunnel after rodents with great speed. This badger was a solitary, with only one home. Mom had three cubs (kits), but on the day of filming, a coyote had capture one baby. The next day, another cub disappeared. Mom was very attentive, and would pull the badger out for daily grooming. I think she actually felt safer with the photographer watching her home. When Mom did leave the burrow, I was shocked to see her long body (which can be 23-30 inches long and can weigh 14-19 lbs. for females and the bore can weigh more). I never saw the male.
They have powerful front claws and can run 16-19 mph for a short distance. They eat coyotes and other small mammals, with added protein from worms and bugs. The grizzled black-brown and white pelts are used for shaving brushes and paint brushes. The America Indian along with other groups often ate the meat from the badger.
Butterflies are so erratic in their flight patterns so never really been able to capture one in flight and nail the focus, this was as close as I could get, the shutter speed probably needed to be over 1/1000 of a sec but se la vie ! Hope everyone has a great week, be safe.
エンマ台から見下ろした地獄谷。
水蒸気とともに有毒ガスも噴出しています。
以前は地獄谷に降りることができたようですが今は禁止されています。
Jigokudani looked down from Emma stand.
Toxic gas with water vapor also erupted.
Previously it seems was able to get off to Jigokudani, but is prohibited now.
This year I was able to attend the excellent "Electric Glen" event held in Rouken Glen Park in Glasgow. This was my second time there and it just seems to get better every time I go :)
I had my birthday off yesterday and was able to find a little time to do some photography on a special weather event day. There was a dense fog day that lasted from early morning until the late afternoon. I was trying to figure out which way to head to take it all in and decided to head to the closest lake. You might not be able to tell but the lake is directly behind this tree. I found this scene quite telling. A fallen branch and another one on the way almost as it's leaning down trying to pick up its friend.
I was very blessed to be able to spend time with several cheetahs this past summer in the Masai Mara region of Kenya. This is one of the cubs from a family that I got to spend time with on multiple occasions.
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In order to be able to take this picture I had to fight my way across a huge crowd of tourists before and on the Marienbrücke and climb up the shortcut to this point of view on the other side.
I took this picture during the journey to my Bavarian and Swabian home I went on with my Chinese wife and my stepdaughter two years ago.
You'll find more pictures of this journey, also the picture I took like most tourists on the Marienbrücke, in the album.
I was able to spent a whole week on Alpe di Siusi / Seiser Alm. It was a fantastic week. I strolled over the alp fields 2 to 3 times per day. This picture shows the awakening of a new day. Compatsch, 2020.
Again, I would like to thank everyone for your support, views, faves and comments!
It is much easier to love life when you are traveling. Where no one knows you, where everything is in your hands, you really become the master of your destiny. Adventure gives us joy. And joy, after all, is the purpose of life. We earn money to be able to enjoy ourselves
I was able to get fairly close to this Red Admiral as it rested on the bricks of our house.
I used the selective color technique in my editing and was happy with the result.
Was able to get a whole seriew of images on this guy folks, but liked this one the best,
I think, will have to look again.
Thanks to all for everything.
Thanks again D.M. as always.
Why spider webs glisten with dew
Two driving forces acting on wet spider silk help it to capture water.
Janet Fang
spiderweb
The spider's web captures a string of dewy pearls.Janet Fang
Researchers have puzzled out how spider silk is able to catch the morning dew. Their findings may lead to the development of new materials that are able to capture water from the air.
The study, published today in Nature1, examines the silk of the hackled orbweaver spider Uloborus walckenaerius. "Bright, pearl-like water drops hang on thin spider silk in the morning after fogging," says study author Lei Jiang from the Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences. "It is unexpected and interesting. Human hair can't do that."
Dry spider silk forms a necklace-like structure. Two main fibres support a series of separate rounded 'puffs', each made up of tiny, randomly intertwined nanofibrils. When water vapour condenses onto these puffs, they shrink into densely packed knots, shaped like spindles (or two cones with their bases stuck together). Thinner connecting stretches of nanofibrils, separating the knots, become more apparent; these areas are called 'joints'.
The researchers studied the webs under both electron and light microscopes. They noticed that as water condenses on the web, droplets move towards the nearest spindle-knot, where they coalesce to form larger drops.
The spindle-knots have a rough surface, because the fibrils within them are randomly interweaved. But the joints between the knots have a smooth texture, because their constituent fibrils run parallel to each other. It is this difference in roughness that helps water drops to slide towards the spindle-knots, sticking when they arrive.
The cone shape of the spindle-knots also drives droplets towards their centre. Once they hit the edge of a cone, drops are propelled towards its base, the least curved region, because of the pressure difference caused by surface tension.
Mimicking nature
Guided by their findings, the team made their own artificial spider silk using nylon fibres dipped in a polymer solution that, when dried, formed spindle-knots similar to those in natural spider silk. They anticipate that their studies of these fibres could lead to new materials for collecting water from the air.
"It is impressive that they were able to produce an analogue of wetted [spider] thread that duplicated the properties that they observed," says spider silk expert Brent Opell of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.
But it doesn't seem likely that natural selection has directed the evolution of this particular spider's silk for water collection, he adds. The spider's thread seems to have evolved to work best when it is dr
La rosada s'observa de matinada, amb nits serenes i encalmades, tot i que no és estrany veure-la tot just després del crepuscle. És més freqüent en llocs baixos i plans que en els cims de les muntanyes. La major part dels dies, quan surt el sol, el terra s'escalfa i les gotes d'aigua desapareixen ràpidament en evaporar-se. Quan l'observador disposa d'instrumental de mesura homologat i en bon estat de funcionament, pot constatar com un augment de la humitat absoluta i/o un descens de la temperatura en la capa d'aire més propera a terra són condicions necessàries per a la formació de la rosada. Cal insistir que la rosada no és un tipus de precipitació des d'un núvol. La rosada va associada a humitats relatives altes, habitualment superiors al 80%.[1]
Degut a la seva dependència del balanç de radiació, les quantitat de radiació poden arribar a un màxim teòric de 0,8 mm per nit, tanmateix, rarament excedeixen de 0,5 mm. i de 40 a 50 mm per any.[2] A la majoria dels climes del món la quantitat de rosada és massa petita per competir amb la pluja. En regions amb estació seca considerable plantes adaptades com els líquens o les plànules de pins es beneficien de la rosada. A gran escala regar sense pluja a llocs com el desert d'Atacama o el Namib es fan capturant la boira no pas la rosada.
Un aparell clàssic de mesurar la rosada és el drosòmetre encara que només proporciona el potencial de formació de rosades. Per a mesurar la quantitat real de rosada es fan servir petits lisímetres o altres mètodes.
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Apologies for not being around I became ill again and havent been able to do very much at all hope everyone is well and you all have a good weekend xxx
Im so behind will try and catch up over the next few days energy levels are very low so please bare with me x
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I was able to spend a few hours in morning light with the local Long-billed Curlew. We sure are blessed in Metro Vancouver to have this normally rare resident. Long-billed Curlews are threatened in Canada. There are 2 Subspecies of Long-billed Curlew and the subspecies that occurs in the USA (Numenius americanus americanus) is bigger than the ones we get and have longer bills than the Canadian (Numenius americanus) ones. There are only 500 Long-billed Curlews left in BC and with continued development and agricultural land use their breeding habitat gets further reduce we must do all we can to conserve and protect our remaining grasslands in Canada but especially in BC.
With the great weather last week I was able to get in a few nice chases on the Wheeling east of Brewster. One was of this loaded limestone train destined for the stone yard at Martins Ferry on the Ohio River south of Mingo Junction. Wheeling's 6312 has one of the better GM logos on the nose so this was not too hard to take in place of orange stripes. With all of the track upgrades in the area I would not be surprised to see the retired signals that once governed movements here cut down.
I was able to get really close to this white wagtail, I did not seem to bother him at all as he gazed out over the water.
After several tries over the years I was finally able to score a South Shore freight going down 11th with a nice train in beautiful evening light. This was starting to become a nail biter as you can see from the shadows moving in after a blue sky day all day. Some clouds from the west would soon move in to prematurely sunset the scene, but the train ran west just in time to make good use of some of the last full sun. Michigan City, IN 9/14/19
Was finally able to escape work and get out for what will probably be the only clear night along the east coast as we head towards new moon in June. So I headed about 3.5 hours away into West Virginia to get a darker sky than we would normally have around Baltimore.
The was my last capture made around 2am this morning in the Dolly Sods area of West Virginia. No light painting on this final capture ... but I took an adjustable LED light that I have not to practice with before heading out west this summer to those even darker skies.
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
These two were looking a bit tired from the demands of two youngsters to be fed. Today I am looking back at Cobbledicks Ford in June last year. I am really missing our monthly 'working bees' at Cobbledicks. Hopefully we will be able to resume before the end of the year.