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Balancing Rocks in the Ottawa River.
Remic Rapids Park is situated on the shore of the Ottawa River, Ottawa, Canada.
To enhance the park’s beauty, artist John Felice Ceprano has created balanced rock sculptures on the river’s edge since 1986. The artist uses fossilized and colourful rocks found on the shore to build these sculptures by hand. They provide a free and exploratory public art experience that complements the park’s natural setting.
For roughly 2 seconds Danni was perched atop her dog Boo.
Dad was just off to the left and kept her from toppling over.
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293 MacDonald Road (1857): Donald Campbell purchased the property from John Chisholm in 1856. The house was constructed in 1857. Campbell was previously a soldier with The Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders and settled in Oakville after his discharge in 1842.
This Georgian brick house has Flemish Bond brickwork on the south façade. North and south walls have a decorative brick cornice with gable returns. Windows are 6/6 wood with stone sills and wood shutters.
Gradually, with ever decreasing visibility, or by a sudden black-out? Or, by an intentional and stage-managed theatrical act (think of David Bowie's last video showing him disappearing into a cabinet)? How will we be going and disappearing from Flickr? What will happen to the visual wake we are leaving behind? Fuji X-Pro1 plus Fujinon XF 1.4/35.
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159th MMM Image of a Cosplay girl
Thanks to Paul Young for Cosplay Girl.
Background images reworked from Cirque de Soleil screen shots.
Tattoos by Lottas Act
This Great Blue Heron landed in the top of a cedar tree but the branches were too flimsy to support its weight. So he struggled to maintain his balance. It was rather entertaining to watch for about 30 seconds until it flew off to find a more stable perch.
We observed this fun behavior at The Nature Conservancy's Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve in central Kansas.
... for the Carnation. It's Act I for the button because it's the first time I've photographed it. :)
The button is French and dates from the 1900s. It's hand painted and has areas of both champlevé and guilloché enamel.
Schlumbergera truncata resembles other species of the genus Schlumbergera in that it has leafless green stems which act as photosynthetic organs. The stems (cladodes) are composed of strongly flattened segments, which have two or three "teeth" of varying shapes along their edges and at the ends. The ends of the stems are "cut off" (truncated) rather than pointed. Individual segments are about 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) long by 1.5–3.5 cm (0.6–1.4 in) wide.[2]
Special structures characteristic of cacti, called "areoles", occur between two teeth at the end of segments. The areoles, which have brown wool and bristles up to 3 mm (0.1 in) long, are where the flower buds appear. The flowers are held at a constant angle somewhat above the horizontal with the higher side different from the lower side (zygomorphic, specifically bilaterally symmetrical). The flowers are about 6.5–8 cm (2.6–3.1 in) long by 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) across. There are six to eight tepals, which may be of various colours, including shades of red, orange, pink and white. The outer tepals (those at the base of the flower) are shorter and bent backwards, the inner tepals are longer and fused together at the base to form a floral tube; nectar is produced at the base of this tube. The lower inner petals are bent backwards so that the upper inner petals appear longer. Plants flower in the autumn: around May in their natural habitat, in October to November in cultivation in the Northern Hemisphere; short days and long nights are necessary to induce flowering.[2]
A characteristic of the genus Schlumbergera is that the many stamens are arranged in two series: the inner stamens form a ring around the style; the outer stamens arise from the floral tube. The filaments of the stamens are white, the anthers and pollen being yellow. The style has six to eight lobes at its end and is dark red.[2]
When ripe, the fruit is red, pear-shaped, and about 1.2 cm (0.5 in) long or exceptionally up to 2.3 cm (0.9 in) long. The shiny seeds are black, each with a diameter of about 1 mm (0.04 in).
Who knew that it is so difficult to balance Dolly Mixtures! After multiple collapses I had to enlist the help of my patient engineer husband to build my Dolly Mixture pyramid! Between the builder and the photographer we managed the balancing act!!!!!
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...this little lady bug is precariously balanced atop a still life of clear marbles and plastic forks...I think she is looking for her reflection on the shiny surface below!
They gather each night to watch the show in the best seats in the house. The boats bob in anticipation, the Gull's cheer, and the ducks quietly quack excitedly to each other.
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Für“Smile on Saturday“ am 10.04.2021.
Thema:“ Balancing Act“.
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Yesterday, we brought my nephew to the Circus Circus hotel. The place used to bring me unmeasurable joy when I was little kid. Today, it looks like shit.
Ooh, find the word circus :) Actually "Circu" lol
“One for sorrow, two for mirth, three for a wedding, four for a birth, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret that's never been told.”
― Cassandra Clare
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three kestrel shots from a very close encounter today , bit of blue sky ,bird of prey up close and personal .. happy Christmas OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
When a photo opportunity presents itself, as we all know, you must stop, slow down and take advantage of the situation! I watched as this Willet did a 'balancing act' across this very dangerous crossing...:)... Yes, back at Bodega Bay...just a Willet!!
it's funny. you go into shoots sometimes and parents have this whole idea of what they may want; running around frantically telling their kids to button up, change their shirt, stand up straight, stop hitting each other, start smiling, I can go on--
"act natural" is a phrase I've heard so many times and I've noticed that it's typically said when their true character has already fully unveiled itself. ofcourse the smiling photo is doable, but boys will be boys. the only thing you can do is work with their mischievous ways. throw in a few props and make a story.
Schmetterlingszeit !! :-)
Dieser Admiral balanciert von einer zur nächsten Blüte :-)
Mögen alle Sorgen oder Schmerzen so leicht weg fliegen wie ein Schmetterling. Manchmal ist Leben ein Balanceakt , aber wir schaffen das :-)
Butterfly time !! :-)
This Red Admiral balances from one to the next blossom :-)
May all your worry or pains fly away so easily like a butterfly. Sometimes life is a balancing act, but we can do that :-)