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Sometimes he surprises us – now he has Mr. Eliot to play with, he is finally becoming much kinder to the girls in the feline household. Because of his forced, early separation from his mother when he was just 12 weeks old (she had emergency surgery), he never learned to understand that his boisterous and bullying behavior physically hurt his siblings and mother. Mr. Eliot has taught Batman that biting hurts and they now have a safe “rough and tumble” relationship, which has redirected Batman’s attention away from the girls.
Guess it's kind of a ritual to end a series with a collage of the builds, so there you go (Inspired by John Klapheke, the hungriest Lego builder I ever met <3).
Another series has ended for me and once again I received tons of positive, constructive feedback from you guys: Thanks!
Whenever I do a vignette series, I try to show young builders/ builders with a small collection that huge builds with tons of parts aren't necessary to create something cool. Challenge yourself by trying/combining new techniques, there are uncountable options to combine your bricks. Buying new bricks isn't always the key to solve problems, try to think of creative ways with what you own. Also do collect inspirations from all the builders out there, learning from each other is great :))
Last but not least: Which one's your favorite?... (I would go for Nr. 009)
Certainly, one of the most adventurous and remote Canadian train rides Steve and I took was on August 6 and 7, 1981. We were in Prince George, B.C., on the BCR inquiring at the office what trains would be running. We were told, "Nothing but the mixed train." We responded. "What mixed train?" We had never heard of a current BCR mixed train, and none was mentioned in any timetables. We were told that a mixed train ran from Fort St. James to Driftwood on the Dease Lake Extension (Stuart and Takla Subdivisions). We were staying in Prince George with our wives and immediately started planning how we could ride that train.
On August 6, our spouses drove us up to Fort St. James, and we bought our $12.00 tickets for an all-night roundtrip to Driftwood, 145 miles northwest of Fort St. James. Our train departed at 2:40 p.m. The rear of the train consisted of BCR coach 990603 (ex-GM&O 3060), ex-CN heavyweight coach 5248, rebuilt into a combine, and two cabooses. The two cabooses were for two crews. At Leo Creek, about 80 miles from Fort St. James, the first crew "booked off" and the second crew went on duty.
There is a lot more to this story than I can write here. If you want more details, please refer to our joint article in TRAINS Magazine, August 1986 issue, pages 25-35. The article includes more photos and a nice map.
After the first crew went off duty at Leo Creek, we had one of the cabooses all to ourselves for the rest of the trip from Leo Creek to Driftwood and back to Leo Creek. We arrived at the end of the line at Driftwood at 1:30 a.m., August 7, and after some switching, we headed back, arriving at Leo Creek by 6:30 a.m.
Leo Creek was a logging camp as well as a railroad office. The facility had a dining room for railroaders, passengers, and loggers. If you left the dining room hungry, it was your own fault. They were not shy about giving large portions.
Passengers on our train were mainly Carrier Indians who detrained at remote spots along the way. Steve and I were the only passengers to make it to Driftwood. In the spring of 1983, the mixed train was discontinued due to a decline in logging operations and mounting track problems.
This photo was made from the cupola of one of the cabooses on our train as it skirts Trembleur Lake–––photo by Joe McMillan with Steve Patterson.
NEPAL, Chitwan National Park, morning adventurous boat trip (on the river Rapti) along the jungle, (series),
Macro study of a slug on a blade of grass.
Photo taken on Hadley Common, Barnet,
Hertfordshire, UK in July 2013.
tired....dead tired after the long......very long n adventurous climb...falls...injuries....luckly nothing happned to de cam n kit lens....
even de dress seems heavy during the climb :D
a real test to de body n mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Adventurous Danica explores below the dam despite the Danger sign. There is not really danger at this time when the river runs low, and many fishermen also brave the waters. With my foot problems I didn't get around very much, but at least I made it down to the river, which I wasn't sure I would be able to do.
© AnvilcloudPhotography
It was pretty adventurous of me to sneak over to my neighbor's fence to photograph the raindrops on the snowdrops!
When hiking the logging roads from Summit Lake to Kennedy Creek Falls you may here the distant rush of water. If you are adventurous and wiling to do some bushwhacking through Devils Club down into a small ravine you will be rewarded with this Gem of a Waterfall, enjoy!
For a long time in my life I lived what I think of as a boring life, mostly due to my own fears and anxieties stopping me from reaching for more. Once I began following my dream of being artist, this new life of adventure seemed to open itself to me and it had led me to the most incredible places and to the most wonderful people I could imagine. The image for me is inspired by that idea that the "Adventure" will always pull you along and you'll want to keep chasing it . The number of balloons represents the number of countries I've visited this year and the adventures that existed in each of those visits.
The 5th and 6th classes in Ballerup were invited to experience different "escape rooms" at the School Service in Pederstrup. Here they could meet witches, princesses and other fairy-tale characters. If they could solve the riddles, they would get something that could eventually help Pinnochio get rid of the long nose he was so angry about. Morse codes, logic, UV lamps and observation skills were tested. As usual, the School Service got a lot of pictures in colour, but I think a couple of them did well in black and white.
The school service, Pederstrup.
"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes."
~ Rabindranath Tagore
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Tomorrow I'll post a 9 minute film I have made that tells the story of Herbert John King and the role he played in photography in Tasmania, especially in the early years of the 20th century.
H.J. King was born in 1892 and took up a camera at age 14. Within a few years he was winning competitions at the Northern Tasmanian Camera Club (founded 1889), especially with this lantern slides of wilderness areas.
As a conscientious objector during WWI, King was charged with making a series of fund-raising lantern slide shows. All funds went to the Red Cross to support soldiers in the field. My short film will tell the whole story as succinctly as possible with period music.
This selection of H.J. King photographs from the exhibition is presented in the style of King's own lantern slides.
The show runs at the Inveresk Museum in Launceston until August 2023. It is called "H.J. King: Cameras and Carburettors".
The carburettors and my title "Adventurous Photographer" refers to the fact that King was a pioneer of motorcycling in Tasmania. As you'll see, some of his best photographs feature bikes. I should also add he was the first Tasmanian to begin an aerial photography business.
www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/Whats-on/Museum-at-Inveresk/HJ-King-...
adb.anu.edu.au/biography/king-herbert-john-10742
* All these photographs from the show were captured on my Nikon D850 with museum lighting.
Special thanks to the museum for allowing me to work with them for this series.
my love to the sky
the sky of love
how dreamy you are
and beautiful you are
of all that flies with your clouds
like an adventurous seagull
looking down at the ocean
hoping to find some fish
and not be eaten by hungry sharks
Jaimie Wylie Photography
FILM - Sometimes I love to put down my digital camera for a while to work on my imagination with film.
The Cesky Terrier, national dog of the Czech Republic, is a clever and adventurous playmate for kids and an eager walking buddy for the folks. They are tenacious at work, but a little more laid back and tractable than the usual terrier. Ceskys are muscular, short-legged, and handsome hunters standing no taller than 13 inches at the shoulder.
Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus Cygnus. The swans' closest relatives include the geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae. There are six or seven living (and one extinct) species of swan in the genus Cygnus; in addition, there is another species known as the coscoroba swan, although this species is no longer considered one of the true swans. Swans usually mate for life, although 'divorce' sometimes occurs, particularly following nesting failure, and if a mate dies, the remaining swan will take up with another. The Northern Hemisphere species of swan have pure white plumage but the Southern Hemisphere species are mixed black and white. The Australian black swan (Cygnus atratus) is completely black except for the white flight feathers on its wings; the chicks of black swans are light grey. 666
Adventurous boy from the Scribblenauts series with a magic notebook and an active imagination.
I've been a fan of Scribblenauts ever since the original. I own every game in the series, and they're a charming, colorful cacophony of creativity and fun. Every game in the series is a conceptual masterpiece brought to life by the brilliant designers at 5th Cell. I've spent the last couple of days trying to perfectly capture the look and feel of Maxwell, the protagonist, and I hope I did a faithful job.
This is the shot I took while Gregg was taking his shot from the other side of the Adventureland sign. He was on the right side of my frame along with the security guard who was nicely shooing us along. I clone stamped both of them out.
As of yesterday, this little Great Horned Owl "branchling" seems to have become a nestling once again : ) It has experienced various adventures in the last 10 days or two weeks, but seems to be back on owlet schedule now. I guess we will never know what happened to start all this, though it is possible that this young one was blown out of the nest when we had several days of extremely strong winds recently.
This photo, from 24 April 2015, was taken when I called in very briefly at the park and found the owl on a high Spruce branch. Maybe it "missed" its two younger siblings, so returned to its place of origin : ) No activity from any of the owls, so the 10-minute "limit" on being there and taking photos was more than enough time for me to be there : ) Fully zoomed - Focal Length (35mm format) - 1200 mm.
Yesterday, on the way home from a great day with friends at Frank Lake, I called in at the park again for about half an hour. A bit more activity this time, with all three still together. I knew my "watching" time was up, but I also knew that the number of days before the Tax deadline were running out fast. Got my Taxes ready and finally fell into bed around 5:00 this morning!
"With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. This powerful predator can take down birds and mammals even larger than itself, but it also dines on daintier fare such as tiny scorpions, mice, and frogs. It’s one of the most common owls in North America, equally at home in deserts, wetlands, forests, grasslands, backyards, cities, and almost any other semi-open habitat between the Arctic and the tropics.
Great Horned Owls are nocturnal. You may see them at dusk sitting on fence posts or tree limbs at the edges of open areas, or flying across roads or fields with stiff, deep beats of their rounded wings. Their call is a deep, stuttering series of four to five hoots." From AllAboutBirds.
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Luosto is a picturesque ski village with a surprisingly large number of accommodations. Although there are a few hotels, you'll mostly find cozy bungalows here. Luosto is nestled in the heart of Pyhä-Luosto National Park, surrounded by ancient forests, rugged gorges, and peat bogs. It's a unique piece of nature rarely seen in our part of Europe. Finnish Lapland is far to the north, so there's usually plenty of snow here. Luosto offers a stunning landscape for adventurous activities and the opportunity to enjoy the tranquility and beauty of the Finnish wilderness. Our plan is to climb the spectacular fell (mountain). As we step out of the car, it feels like nature here is in a deep winter sleep. Our hike begins at dawn in the remote hamlet of Ukko-Luostontien. In Lapland, the colors of the sky during sunrise and sunset can be very intense due to the low position of the sun on the horizon. The long twilight periods can create unique colors in the sky, including green hues, due to various scattering effects of sunlight. The trees gently bend under the weight of the snow.
We walk along the ridge of the fells of Ukko-Luosto, passing through the surrounding primeval forest. The summer path to the top is closed due to avalanche danger, so we continue our journey and attempt to reach the summit via the northern ridge of Ukko-Luosto. The path ascends steeply through the enchanting ancient forests, where the trees covered in crown snow look magical. The last section to the top of the mountain has snow too deep for us. The path winds its way to the top of Pikku-Luosto Fell. We sink in and have to crawl to the top. Snowshoes are definitely necessary here. In the impressive Ukko-Luosto Scenic Hut, we can take a break, warm up, and admire the magnificent view. It's terribly cold up here on the 514-meter-high mountain, partly due to the biting polar wind. The sun reaches its highest point on this short January day and shines beautifully just over the mountain's peak. There's also a solar halo visible, an optical phenomenon caused by the refraction, reflection, and scattering of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere. We thaw out a bit and rest before starting our return journey. Walking in the snow is exhausting. We take the same route back because we don't want to get stuck in deep snow and aim to be back in Luosto before dark. In total, we walked more than 18,000 steps, but we enjoyed this special place in Lapland. In Luosto, we treated ourselves to delicious reindeer jerky and panna cotta, while BieJee savored a reindeer burger.
Luosto biedt een prachtig landschap voor avontuurlijke activiteiten en de mogelijkheid om te genieten van de rust en schoonheid van de Finse wildernis. Ons plan is om de spectaculaire fell (berg) te beklimmen. Wanneer we uit de auto stappen, lijkt de natuur hier in een diepe winterslaap te verkeren. Onze wandeling begint bij dageraad in het afgelegen gehucht Ukko-Luostontien. In Lapland kunnen de kleuren van de lucht tijdens zonsopkomst en zonsondergang zeer intens zijn door de lage stand van de zon aan de horizon. De lange schemerperiodes kunnen unieke kleuren in de lucht veroorzaken, inclusief groene tinten, door verschillende verstrooiingseffecten van het zonlicht. De bomen buigen zachtjes onder het gewicht van de sneeuw. We lopen op de rug van de fells van Ukko-Luosto langs het oerbos in de bijzondere omgeving. Het zomerpad naar de top is afgesloten vanwege lawinegevaar, dus we vervolgen onze weg en proberen de top te bereiken via de noordelijke bergkam van Ukko-Luosto. Het pad loopt steil door de betoverende oerbossen, waar de bomen bedekt met kroonsneeuw er magisch uitzien. Het laatste gedeelte naar de top van de berg is de sneeuwlaag te diep voor ons. Het pad slingert zich een weg naar de top van Pikku-Luosto Fell. We zakken weg en moeten kruipen naar de top. Sneeuwschoenen zijn hier dus echt nodig. In de indrukwekkende Ukko-Luosto Scenic Hut kunnen we even bijkomen, op temperatuur komen en het magnifieke uitzicht bewonderen. Het is verschrikkelijk koud hier op de 514 meter hoge berg, mede door de strakke poolwind. De zon bereikt zijn hoogste punt op deze korte januaridag en schijnt prachtig net over de top van de berg. Ook is er een zonnehalo te zien, een optisch fenomeen dat ontstaat door de breking, reflectie en verstrooiing van licht door ijskristallen in de atmosfeer. We ontdooien nog even en rusten uit voordat we beginnen aan onze terugreis. Wandelen in de sneeuw is zwaar. We nemen dezelfde route terug omdat we niet vast willen komen te zitten in de diepe sneeuw en we in ieder geval voor het donker terug willen zijn in Luosto. In totaal hebben we meer dan 18.000 stappen gezet, maar we hebben genoten van deze speciale plek in Lapland. In Luosto hebben we onszelf getrakteerd op heerlijke rendier-jerky en panna cotta, terwijl BieJee genoot van een rendierburger.
Wekiwa Springs State Park, north of Orlando, features an extensive trail system for adventurous hikers. For casual hikers, the Wet To Dry Trail provides a power packed little hike that showcases some of the best features of tropical Florida.
Kodak Colorplus 200. I chose this picture (from lots of pictures not posted) to mark my return to Flickr. I have been away from analogic cameras (and photography in general) for more then 4 years now. But always in love with it, always admiring other people photography. I believe other social media (that have taken the market, not to mention names) are not about photography for a long time now. Flickr really inspires me, and elevates my soul and creativity. Hope I go back shooting film soon, meanwhile I’ll be posting some of my old photos, not yet posted.
At this age Amari would of no doubt been introduced to the rest of the pride if he was in the wild. He would of started rough-housing with other cubs in the pride and would have started exploring his territory.
So even in captivity he is doing what he would of been doing in the wild. he is starting to move around his enclosure, climb rocks, hide and he has even begun to stalk.
I guess it shows you can take a lion out of the wild but the not the wild out of the lion.
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Nikon D90 with Nikkor 18-105mm/3.5-5.6G: 42mm - ISO200 - 1/50 - f8
The other day, a sombre ceremony took me to the hamlet of Noordlaren not far to the south of Groningen. I'd biked here before to visit the grave of Johan Wigmore Fabricius (1899-1981), prolific Dutch author - some 60 novels -, adventurer, soldier of fortune, journalist. He's probably best remembered today for his novel De Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe (1924) which went through at least 21 editions and was made into a movie in 2007. There's also an English translation with the awkward title Java Ho! The Adventures of Four Boys Amid Fire, Storm, and Shipwreck. It relates the feats of three friends and a later hanger-on during an historical voyage (www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/9474402316/in/photolis...) to the Far East in the heighday of the Dutch East Indies Trading Company VOC in the seventeenth century.
Comtemplating the church's handsome organ, I recalled that Fabricius had a particular liking for organ music. Several times in his works he refers to the organ, for example, as 'weeping' with the worshippers. And in a remarkable scene he describes the hatred of the Devil for organ music.
After the obsequies for Stefan Radt for which I'd traveled here, we accompanied our friend to the graveyard not far from where adventurer Fabricius also was buried. Stefan (1927-2017) was a formidable Greek scholar. Although he wasn't a traveler in Fabricius's sense, he was greatly interested in geography. His monumental, standard edition and translation (into German) of Strabo's work (63 BCE-24CE), Geographica, is a touchstone for anyone in the field. I'll miss his tales of his adventures with that text.
Deutschland / Rheinland-Pfalz - Moseltal
Mosel-Traumpfad Pyrmonter Felsensteig (Pyrmont Rocky Trail)
Adventurous paths and steep cliffs alternate with wide fields and beautiful views, The medieval Pyrmont castle invites the hiker to a visit, and the crowning finish is the idyllic waterfall at the Pyrmont Mill.
The trail starts at the car park at the Pyrmont Mill, near the roaring waterfalls. The path follows briefly the ring road until after it has crossed the road, then it becomes a quiet forest path. Lined by magnificent gorse and hedges, a soft grassy footpath leads to a small grove, before it winds through spacious fields. Visible from a long distance, soon the cross on the Sammetzkopf appears, surrounded in spring by bright rapeseed fields. From here the hiker has a fantastic panoramic view over the region. A soft footpath leads to the nearby nature reserve at the Juckelberg, which hides true nature treasures like gnarled forest trees and magnificent flowering gorse hedges.
The Hauer refuge hut provides a short resting place before the path continues, sometimes up and sometimes down, offering now and again wonderful views, until it reaches the Elzbach. Through a wonderful alder wood, the path follows every bend of the river and passes the impressive cliffs of the "Teufelskammer" (Devil’s Chamber). From the natural idyll of the Elz valley, it is not much further to the medieval Pyrmont castle, which invites the hiker to a visit. The way continues on a marvellous path into “Kingdom of the Rocks”, with caves and steep walls covered in ivy. Afterwards the descent leads down to the Elz valley again, with terrific views of the castle. A path through the valley follows to finally reach the Pyrmont Mill, where the circular route ends.
Abenteuerliche Pfade und steile Felswände wechseln sich ab mit weitläufigen Feldern und schönen Ausblicken. Besonders sehenswert ist mittelalterliche Burg Pyrmont sowie der idyllische Wasserfall bei der Pyrmonter Mühle.
Der Weg startet am Parkplatz der Pyrmonter Mühle, nahe den rauschenden Wasserfällen. Der Weg folgt kurz der Kreisstraße, bis er nach deren Querung in einem ruhigen Waldweg mündet. Von prächtigen Ginstern und Hecken gesäumt, führt ein weicher Grasweg bis zu einem kleinen Wäldchen, bevor er sich durch weitläufige Felder schlängelt. Weithin sichtbar erscheint bald das hohe Kreuz am Sammetzkopf, im Frühjahr von gelb leuchtenden Rapsfeldern umrandet. Von dort aus bietet sich dem Wanderer ein fantastischer Rundumblick über die Region. Ein weicher Feldweg führt zum nahen Naturschutzgebiet am Juckelberg, das wahre Naturschätze wie knorrige Wälder und prachtvoll blühende Ginsterhecken in sich birgt.
An der Hauerhütte bietet sich eine kurze Rast an, bevor der Weg mal auf, mal ab geht, wobei sich immer wieder herrliche Aussichten bieten, bis schließlich der Elzbach erreicht wird. Durch einen herrlichen Erlenwald folgt der Pfad jeder Biegung des Flusses und passiert die eindrucksvollen Klippen der Teufelskammer. Vom Naturidyll des Elztals ist der Weg nicht mehr weit zur mittelalterlichen Burg Pyrmont. Weiter geht es auf einem herrlichen Pfad in das "Reich der Felsen" mit efeuumrankten Höhlen und steilen Klippen. Danach erfolgt der Abstieg zum Tal der Elz mit sagenhaften Aussichten auf die Burg. Über einen Talweg wird schließlich wieder die Pyrmonter Mühle erreicht, wo der Rundweg endet.
Fynn in the garden. He was fancying a climb up the wooden trellis on which grows the grape ivy. He has seen his cousin Ramses doing that many times but I'm glad that after a moment of reflection he decided to give up the idea for now. Fynn isn't a very experienced climber and the way up is always easier than the way down :)