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Heather Farms Park in Walnut Creek has different birds and other wildlife that visit throughout the year. One of the fishermen at the main pond advised us they had just stocked the lake with trout, no wonder there were Otter’s there. It’s interesting to see Otters, reveling in a pond, in the middle of a large city at a local park.
Snow on the dock
Kanaka (Haney)-Landing Harbour on the Mighty Fraser River
Maple Ridge
British Columbia
Canada
As per online information - Kanaka Landing Harbour Authority is a company governing under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.
Stay Healthy
~Christie
~Christie (happiest) by the River
** Best experienced in full screen
Everglades Snail Kites are a highly endangered bird in Florida! They are now referred to as Snail Kites and get their name for the fact that they feed almost exclusively on Apple Snails! They are a victim of poor water management, including water quality, high water levels, extremely low water levels. The water that is of extremely poor quality is because of recycling of farm water!
We were luck enough to see these Snail Kites mating on one of our trips to STA 5 in the wonderful early morning light!! As always thanks for looking and we will see you on Thursday!!
Mar & April: Photography exhibit at the J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center, Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel, Florida
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I would advise everyone, and not just photographers to get out and enjoy the warm, golden morning light. In early March, at 8:48 AM, the sunny day produced the stunning light in the photo and these trees (I have a soft spot for trees when shooting photos), in their winter nakedness just seemed to really relish all the light and the relative warmth of the sun.
Bring on spring!
Scotland, 2016.
With so many people being advised or even ordered to stay at home, I thought it might be a good idea to share some old shots of the mystical Scottish Highlands. There's nothing like a little bit of daydreaming when the options are limited.
There's more on www.chm-photography.com.
Enjoy!
Berlin - Potsdamer Platz - Sony Center
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I would advise you lay off it for a while, say five or ten minutes:-)
W. C. Fields, "Alcohol and Me," 1942
HPPT!! Character Matters!
echinacea, coneflower, plant delights nursery wake county, north carolina
Captain Cady's
25 Navigation Circle
Rockport, TX
I have several versions of this place: fog, no fog, sunset and no sunset. For some reason I decided to go with sunset and fog..;)
Thanks everyone for helping me with my group problem. I realized I was in too many groups and just wanted to thin it out a little, only because I'm so anal..;) And, it sound like taping my toes together is the best advise after all.
Male.
South Downs.
This extremely rare Cricket is only found in 5 sites in the UK, although great efforts are being made with re-introduction attempts taking place. I have a friend that is part of the management in these plans and I would like to thank him for his advise which enabled me to track this beauty down.
is certainly advised both for those that sail and those that ramble on the cliff tops plus the added in-coming storm produced an advisory to get back to the dry indoors!
Vas'ka advises to wait out the heat this way: to sleep in the house during the day, and in the evening to sleep in the patio, on the stones heated in the afternoon. That is, sleep 24 hours a day!
Thank you all for visits, faves and comments - greatly appreciated!
he advised me to place this image coz it's more appealing than the other one, sooo I follow his advise ;-)
Friends ! Believe it or not, my colorful heart shape is NOT a flower ! In botanical language I am called Spathe. I am a shield like leaf ! ! My function is to protect the Spadix (yellow knob at the top) which contains several tiny flowers when in bloom. Lastly, The Spathe (colorful heart shape) can come in many colors such as red, pink, orange, white etc.,
WORD OF CAUTION about Anthurium plant: This plant is toxic when consumed causing severe injury to oral cavity, throat, stomach and intestines etc.,. Families with young children and pets (cats and dogs) are advised to be aware of this serious toxicity if any part of the plant is consumed because of its attractive appearance. The plant's sap may cause severe allergic reaction upon contact.
You are advised to walk your bike through the tunnels. However, if you have a very good light and are not disconcerted by strange environments you can ride through. The tunnel is very dark, you literally cannot see your hand in front of your face, and water drips from the ceiling and runs down the walls. There are ditches on both sides to carry water out of the tunnel and they are a must to avoid! It's difficult to talk because of the echoes. It's a Rush!
This is my first attempt at star shots....taken at Spirits Bay, Northland, NZ.
For my friends on here that do star shots regularly, I would love to hear some tips on post processing. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Explore February 1, 2015 (#171)
The Plush-Crested Jay was one of my favorite birds from the trip! We saw them several times on the trip, but were not easy to photograph.They liked shade and stayed in the shadows. This image was taken while using a flash. Thanks for looking and I hope everyone has a great weekend! Thanks for all of the comments and favorites!! I also want to thank everyone for following me on Flickr, I have had over 4 million views!
Judy Lynn and Gary Malloch put together a great trip!
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Ruigoord.
Former churchbuilding, nowadays used as a room for exhibitions and cultural activities..
Ruigoord (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrœyxoːrt]) is a village in the Houtrakpolder in the Dutch province of North Holland, situated within the municipality of Amsterdam. Until the 1880s, it was an island in the IJ bay, which turned into a polder. The village is nowadays partially closed in by the Port of Amsterdam, and lies about 8 km east of Haarlem.[1]
In the 1960s the village was evacuated by the municipality of Amsterdam, which intended to extend its harbour, but the plans fell through. In 1973 the village was squatted by a group of artists who planned to make a colony there. As such it exists to this day, but is legalized nowadays. Full moon parties are regularly organised in the formerly Roman Catholic village church and every year there is the Landjuweel (Land Jewel) festival in August.
Since the early 2000s, the village has staged an annual poetry festival over the Whitsun weekend, Vurige tongen (Fiery Tongues). One of the festival's three days is always devoted to international poets. From 2003 on, a yearly Ruigoord Trophy has been awarded to individuals who have selflessly dedicated themselves to maintaining the village as an important cultural stronghold. The first such trophy was presented to Simon Vinkenoog. Three notable non-Dutch trophy holders are the late American poet and photographer Ira Cohen, the Canada-born writer Jordan Zinovich, and the Amsterdam-based American poet and writer Eddie Woods.
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Scotland, 2016.
With so many people being advised or even ordered to stay at home, I thought it might be a good idea to share some old shots of the mystical Scottish Highlands. There's nothing like a little bit of daydreaming when the options are limited.
There's more on www.chm-photography.com.
Enjoy!
"Viewer discretion advised"...I took those words to heart and have not watched, or listened to, the six O'clock news or any other news in seven months, until two nights ago. Same miserable crap. I glance away from the newspaper stand at the local coffee shop, not even wanting to catch a glimpse of the days headlines. My iphone and Google only seen to care about the forth stimulus check as I quickly tap past that. I don't care. I really don't care anymore, as I only want to see and hear the good that this world offers. Selfish. Indeed. So I needed to bring out some love and color to offset the hatred and the dismal darkness of the six O'clock news from two nights ago. Peace out.
I was advised quickly by some loyal contacts that there was some kind of marks on my upload yesterday. I never did see what you did and have no idea what caused whatever it was. Thus, I deleted it. But I thank you all for pointing it out. As you know, I am anything but a photographer and certainly not a technocrat on any level. I've never even had a cell phone. So the chances of me discovering what may have caused the problem are nil. Too bad, because I liked the photo and apologize for the deletion to those of you who commented and faved. However, it was obviously not what I thought it was.
To test as to whether this is a permanent flaw in some part of my process, I've uploaded a SOOC photo of Star and myself approaching the shore in a rowboat on the lake in the rain. Please let me know if you see anything which would lead you to believe the contrary. Remember this is absolutely SOOC. I appreciate your continued observations.
Looking about for opportunities, this one was actually at my feet. I just wasn't listening when it was crying, "look down here". How many times I have told myself the world is three dimensional. Stop looking straight ahead, look up, look down. Or, in this case, look no farther than your own two feet.
This image struck me as being so very simple and standing out as a metaphor for so many reasons. Alone from the rest, different from the rest, older than the rest. Take your pick, it stood out from the rest.
So my advise is to remember that the world is three dimensional and sometimes a good shot is found at your own two feet. A great and celebrated photographer named Freeman Patterson said, "If you do not see what is around you every day, what will you see when you go to Tangiers?"
Culross Abbey stands on the hillside above the beautiful and fascinating village of Culross. It's about a third of a mile walk from the centre of the village and a 165ft climb, but the narrowness of the roads at the top of the hill still mean that you are best advised parking in one of the car parks in Culross and walking from there.
A visit to Culross Abbey can be a slightly puzzling experience, because a number of factors conspire to make it more difficult than you might expect to make sense of what you are seeing. One of these is the steep slope of the site, meaning that you are tending to be looking uphill from a basement level perspective much of the time. The second is that the cloister has been made into a garden for the manse, which itself has been made out of the north end of the west range.
Nonetheless, a visit is also a fascinating experience, in part because you need to think about what you are looking at. Access to "the Abbey" leads you past the now open south end of the west range of the cloister, complete with its vaulted ceilings at basement and ground floor level, and past the outside of the inner wall of the south range of the cloister at basement level. You end up in the remains of what would once have been the meeting of the east and south ranges, looking up past the foundations of the chapter house to the south transept of the abbey church.
To continue your investigation you need to exit the gate giving access to the abbey grounds, and go up the hill, past the garden to the west of the manse to the corner of the street beyond it. Here the north wall of the manse leads continuously to the south-west corner of the 84ft tower that stands at the west end of what is now the parish church, though still called Culross Abbey Church.
What you need to realise at this point is that the tower stands in what, until about 1500, was the middle of the abbey church. To its east stood the chancel, now used as the parish church. But there was also a nave which, except for parts of its south wall and what then became the base of the tower, has disappeared entirely. Stone from the nave and other parts of the abbey would have been recycled into the manse, built in 1647, and its western extension, built in 1840: and, doubtless, into other buildings on view in the neighbourhood. The church itself has also been extensively remodelled on a number of occasions since the demise of the abbey in the Reformation in 1560.
Culross Abbey was founded in 1217 by Malcolm, 3rd Earl of Fife, who brought Cistercian monks here from Kinloss Abbey. The sloping site is not an easy one, and it is said that Malcolm picked this spot because it was believed to have been the site of a monastery associated with St Serf, St Mungo and St Theneva in the 500s.
Texas Great Blue Heron prepares to land at Rookery in Southern Texas!! The Rookery was a mix of Roseate Spoonbills, Reddish Egrets, Great Egrets and a few pairs of Great Blue Herons. All of the Wading Birds were in breeding plumage!! I have to give credit to Ann for finding this Rookery with all of the planning she did for the trip!!
Linda and I will be away for about a week as we are judging the Panama City Shell Show this coming weekend!! If you live in the area go to their website and come see us!! We are also giving a nature program on Saturday, you can contact them for details! We would love to see you!! See everyone in about a week!!
Mar & April: Photography exhibit at the J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center, Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel, Florida . Has Been extended until the end of July!!
Please be advised that our images are fully protected by US Copyright Law. The images may not be downloaded for personal, commercial or educational use, copied to blogs, personal websites, used as wallpaper, screensavers, or be deeplinked, etc. With NO Exceptions. If you would like to use an image, you MUST contact us to obtain written permission. Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining written permission.
If you would like to use one of our images for commercial use or if you find a picture that you would like for framing, please contact us at klshells@mindspring.com for services we have available.
Our guide advised us not to go behind the falls; "It's very slippery, the ground is rough and uneven, and you'll get very wet." Plenty of people seemed to be going behind, so I thought I would try too. He was right on all counts, but I did get this picture and very wet also, but I am pleased I made the effort.
The trail to Hidden Canyon in Zion Canyon NP was compact snow and ice and very treacherous. The conditions made for fewer people on the trail, which was a bonus.
My grandson Leo was on this particular ride which DID NOT crash but there has been one fairly recently where several swinging cradles got entangled and people were hurt and had to be rescued. I don't know if I would advise anyone to use them now tbh....
I don’t mind saying I have now printed a 12x 18 ins photo of this on my Epson d700 printer and the colours are exactly the same as seen on my PC monitor and iPad. I mounted it in a pure white Matt/ Mount cut by myself with help from Jonathan using a Logan Mount Cutter - (trying to get a mount/matt for an a3+ print has proved impossible )- and framed it in a 24x18 a2 aluminium frame I printed towards my grandson Leo’s birthday next month. He was shown an a4 print before I came on holiday and says it’s brilliant…..the first ever photo/print he likes enough to accept lol…one very proud and pleased mama 😊
I am actually still in awe at the colours and thought the printer would struggle with the front ‘ spike ‘ which close to the wide part goes from purple and pink to a pinky orange before true orange and on to yellow. After help from Marrutt when purchasing Marrutt fine art papers plus lustre paper which this is printed on I am utterly delighted by the results…I thought the printers would struggle but none do. The faffing about over the years with monitor calibration etc etc…I am printing more now which suits while I am unwell. Looking like I need another scope to look at my vocal chords as have very little voice left by the evening…but feel very slightly better atm… Sue :)
The best advise I can give after a hurricane is look at the big picture first then focus on one project at a time. We are safe our home and property are not destroyed. One of my first garden tasks was to find plants that provide nectar/food for wildlife. Sadly most of the zinnia were stripped or battered beyond usefulness. Some pre planning and protection of plants was a good idea and by sundown on Friday a long-tailed skipper came around. On Saturday there were more skippers, butterflies and birds and I grabbed this shot of the skipper because it was my little ray of sunshine. Disasters and bad things happen and when it’s finished we begin to pick up the pieces and life goes on. Hoping the best for Floridians as we recover and rebuild.
Happy Monday on Sunday