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Last year, we had many green herons at Koll fishing. Drew crowds of photographers. This year, I've just seen this one. I was fortunate enough to have it near shore when it went fishing, and got some shots of its success.
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.
I’ve been collecting beach glass for as long as I can remember!
Piled up for Smile on Saturday theme, Balancing Act.
HSoS 😊
For roughly 2 seconds Danni was perched atop her dog Boo.
Dad was just off to the left and kept her from toppling over.
Excerpt from www.oakville.ca/assets/general%20-%20business/1-Section%2...:
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.
July 1, 2023 is Canada's 156th birthday!
Canada Day celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into a single dominion within the British Empire called Canada.
Originally called Dominion Day, the holiday was renamed in 1982, the same year that the Canadian constitution was patriated by the Canada Act, 1982, which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Cheers!
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Le 1er juillet 2023 est le 156e anniversaire du Canada!
La fête du Canada célèbre l'anniversaire de la Confédération canadienne qui a eu lieu le 1er juillet 1867, avec l'adoption de l'Acte de l'Amérique du Nord britannique, 1867, lorsque les trois colonies distinctes du Canada-Uni, de la Nouvelle-Écosse et du Nouveau-Brunswick ont été unies en un seul dominion au sein de l'Empire britannique appelé Canada.
Appelée à l'origine Fête du Dominion, la fête a été renommée en 1982, la même année que la constitution canadienne a été rapatriée par la Loi sur le Canada de 1982, qui a rompu les vestiges de la dépendance juridique du Parlement du Royaume-Uni.
Acclamations!
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.
Tattoos by Lottas Act
Splitting the US&S signals at S.E. Rocky, engineer Ian Stokes is at the throttle of CSXT 4526 extra north as they climb the famed Clinchfield loops toward the Eastern Continental Divide at Altapass with Herzog’s loaded “Automated Conveyor Train”. Time will tell just how much borrowed time these Clinchfield soilders have left.
Loaded in Camak, Ga, this W096-26 has almost 4000 tons of ballast to be used in the impressive rebuild effort from Hurricane Helene. Attached is a link to Herzog’s website talking about the “ACT”: www.herzog.com/innovation/ballast-distribution-machine/
August 29, 2025.
A wonderful cloud filled sky at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire .
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at Spoon Rock Bay, NSW, Australia
Olympus EM5II / Olympus 12-40mm f2.8
Sincere thanks for your views, faves and comments.
... 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.
This female Peregrine was sitting there preening herself until she spotted me and did a contortionist act!! SW Birmingham 23-12-24
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!!!!!
The wharf in Coupeville Washington was built in 1905 to export grain produced on Whidbey Island. The town sits on Penn Cove, a sheltered bay that provided a safe, sheltered harbor during the early settlement of the area. In 1792 Capt. George Vancouver named the harbor in honor of, as he wrote, “a particular friend.” It is thought that the person honored was either John or Richard Penn, both of whom were grandsons of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.
Before European settlement, 3 permanent villages inhabited by the Lower Skagit People were located around Penn Cove. The largest village called at bəc̓adᶻali, or “snake place" occupied the site of present day town of Coupeville.
Cmdr. Charles Wilkes of the US Navy charted the small bay in 1841. Wilkes was the American born great nephew of the former Lord Mayor of London John Wilkes. He led US Expeditions to the South Pacific (including Antarctica) and Puget Sound. He was an important and controversial naval leader during the Civil War and ended his career with the rank of Rear Admiral (retired).
In 1850 Issac Neff Ebey became one of the first non-native American settlers and farmers in the area. Others soon followed and made land claims as provided by the Donation Land Act of 1850. Also, in 1850 Captain Thomas Coupe laid out a town on the shores of Penn Cove which today bears his name, Coupeville. It became the center of commerce for the Island, an important port, and during the late 1800s, home to many active and retired sea captains and mariners.
The wharf is a contributing property to the Central Whidbey Island Historic District which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. To better protect the unique history and landscape, Coupeville and its wharf was included in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve in 1978. This one-of-a-kind unit of the National Park System preserves and protects the historical record of the exploration and settlement of central Whidbey Island from 19th century to the present.
References:
www.nps.gov/ebla/learn/historyculture/index.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebey%27s_Landing_National_Historica...
www.ebeysreserve.com/learn-about-the-reserve
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_N._Ebey
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupeville,_Washington
npshistory.com/publications/ebla/nr-cent-whidbey-is-hd.pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupeville_grain_wharf
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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!
Auswahlfoto:
Für“Smile on Saturday“ am 10.04.2021.
Thema:“ Balancing Act“.
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The Crazy Tuesday theme is On the Top.
That's a rivet from the Golden Gate Bridge perched on top of the rock.
The rules of the theme state that the smaller object must be placed on top, so, since these two objects are close to the same size, I laid them out side by side, and the rivet is definitely smaller than the rock. Not by much, but it is smaller.
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