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This is Olive as Janet so affectionately named her, she was the hardest working mum you could have ever wished for. After the sudden disappearance of the male, she battled on with raising the three Owlets, working literally day and night finding food for them (I know this, as the trail cam picked up every food delivery) I have no idea when she slept, she was constant !!
All this is said in past tense, as she is no longer alive. Last Monday (6th) she was hit by a vehicle we think. After placing her up by my hide, she managed to fly up into the hedge, we were hoping she was just a little bruised. After nearly week of no sightings of any kind we feared the worst, but on Saturday evening she was down on the floor just feet from the hide. I whisked her immediately to the vets, but with all the virus restrictions, I just had to leave her at the door. I was promised a call on Sunday, to give me an update. Well, the call came, but it wasn't good news, she had a broken shoulder and had to be put down. Heaven knows how she flew on that Monday.
Would I have done things differently in hindsight..... I don't know. I was thinking of the three Owlets she had. It was like she came to pass them into my care.
I'm doing my best for them Olive !!!!
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Ataraxia (Ἀταραξία "tranquility") is a Greek term used by Pyrrho and Epicurus for a lucid state, characterized by freedom from worry or any other preoccupation.
For the Epicureans, ataraxia was synonymous with the only true happiness possible for a person. It signifies the state of robust tranquility that derives from eschewing faith in an afterlife, not fearing the gods because they are distant and unconcerned with us, avoiding politics and vexatious people, surrounding oneself with trustworthy and affectionate friends and, most importantly, being an affectionate, virtuous person, worthy of trust.
Mafuta is a rescued Serval based at Emdoneni Lodge. It is a cat rescue and aims to promote cat conservation. At present they have Servals, Cheetahs, African wildcats and Caracals. The animals they rescue cannot return to the wild as many were rescued as previous pets. However, they do breed and progeny are carefully reintroduced back to the wild.
Mafuta in particular was rescued as a pet.... his previous owner couldnt cope with him when he became a teenager. I remember him clearly when I visited 5 years ago. I took a low key image of him with his keeper. He's certainly very affectionate with keepers and guests.
Mafuta also likes the camera. Photographed at Emdoneni Lodge - Zululand cat conservation project - Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.
it was a brilliant golden afternoon.
I just stood at the historic bridge and looked at the captivating scenery.
everything was so quiet and affectionate just like an oil painting.
I finally knew why the book wrote: Venice is the city of falling angels.
bcuz it really is.
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Speirs Point is a hidden gem located on the South Arm of the Alouette River where it meets up and joins the tidal Pitt River.
Nestled along this rural waterway, you will find a small community of ultimately romantic looking stilt and float homes, including a variety of pleasure craft and boat housing.
Situated on River Dykes Trail that is made up of walking and hiking routes.
An scenic and idyllic location for canoeing and kayaking.
A winter's sunset peeking through the clouds.
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A pair of Brown-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) was swimming in leisure while keeping a close distance. Here the ambience and the romantic posture of the birds created a delightful composition. The Bokeh here made them look further charming. Pics was taken from Purbasthali wetland, West Bengal, India.
I tried to kept the same light, the same mood they lives in... it`s incredible how those animals are friendly and gentles... when I was there, that special lady was talking to them all the time... and most of the animals were gots so close to me, I was suprise the way they were intimately, affectionate... :|\\
Affectionately known as Stac Polly by the Scots.
We waited for an hour and a half for a gap in the clouds, so that beautiful warm light fell on the mountain and its surroundings. The colours in winter are truly stunning.
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As early winter darkness descends upon the land, an affectionately (or not) nicknamed LM blasts through the last sun of the day headed west behind one of the four former BHP SD70ACe's.
Aberystwyth, affectionately known as 'Aber', is a town with wider horizons than its rural coastline setting and relaxed lifestyle might suggest. As a university town, it's a melting pot of cultures and ideas: museums, archives and galleries reveal a depth of heritage to be discovered; superlatives abound: first, oldest, longest, best ...
Aberystwyth is an ideal base to explore the landscapes of Ceredigion the Cardigan Bay coast and the Cambrian Mountains.
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Plan cinématographique en **macro grand angle**, scène féerique dans un **champ de fleurs sauvages baigné par une lumière dorée de coucher de soleil**, ambiance romantique et magique.
Au centre de la scène, un **petit chat noir au pelage duveteux et légèrement ébouriffé**, hyper détaillé, chaque poil visible et éclairé par une **lumière volumétrique chaude**, avec de **grands yeux ambrés brillants remplis d’émotion**. Il tient délicatement dans ses pattes un **bouquet de petites fleurs sauvages multicolores** (marguerites, fleurs roses et blanches), comme une offrande.
Face à lui se tient un **chat blanc élégant et gracieux**, silhouette élancée, **fourrure soyeuse nacrée** reflétant la lumière dorée. Elle porte un **collier de perles fines et une robe noire élégante**, posture raffinée et regard doux avec **grands yeux bleu turquoise lumineux**, légèrement inclinée vers le chat noir avec un sourire subtil.
L’environnement est un **jardin onirique rempli de fleurs géantes roses, rouges et blanches**, pétales translucides éclairés par un **bokeh lumineux et des particules scintillantes flottant dans l’air**. De **petits papillons colorés** virevoltent autour d’eux, capturés avec un léger **motion blur cinématographique**.
L’atmosphère est saturée de **poussières de lumière et d’étincelles magiques**, donnant un effet féerique.
Profondeur de champ très réduite (**depth of field cinématographique**), arrière-plan flou avec **bokeh circulaire lumineux**, lumière volumétrique traversant les fleurs.
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Cinematic wide-macro shot in a **dreamlike wildflower meadow at golden sunset**, bathed in warm glowing light. The scene has a **romantic, magical atmosphere filled with sparkling particles and soft glowing dust floating in the air**.
At the center stands a **small fluffy black kitten with slightly messy fur**, extremely detailed with **individual hair strands visible**, illuminated by **soft volumetric golden light**. The kitten has **large expressive amber eyes full of innocence and emotion** and gently holds a **small bouquet of colorful wildflowers** (daisies, soft pink blossoms, tiny white flowers) carefully gathered in its paws, as if offering a gift.
Facing the kitten is an **elegant white cat with a graceful slender posture**, silky pearl-white fur reflecting the warm sunlight. She wears a **delicate pearl necklace and an elegant black dress**, giving her a refined and sophisticated appearance. Her **large turquoise-blue eyes glow softly**, and her head tilts slightly toward the kitten with a gentle, affectionate expression.
The environment is a **fantastical flower garden filled with oversized pink, red, and white blossoms**, their translucent petals glowing in the sunset. **Butterflies flutter through the air**, captured with subtle cinematic motion blur.
The atmosphere is filled with **magical sparkling particles, glowing pollen, and dreamy light rays**, creating a fairy-tale ambiance. The background features **strong cinematic depth of field with creamy circular bokeh**, while **sunbeams filter through the flowers** producing beautiful volumetric lighting.
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* 8K fur rendering
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#8 most popular cats for 2022 by the Cat Fanciers' Association is the: British Shorthair. Covered in thick, plush fur with soft, round eyes, the British Shorthair is as cute as any cat could be. Adding to this is their friendly, affectionate personality. They’re playful and fun, though they also tend to be quite lazy! Your British Shorthair will spend most of its time lounging around, simply enjoying the relaxation. Though they’re very popular pets, their expensive pricing can make them unobtainable for many.
An immensely strong, heavy-duty worker of spitz type, the Alaskan Malamute is an affectionate, loyal, and playful but dignified dog recognizable by his well-furred plumed tail carried over the back, erect ears, and substantial bone.
Amazingly affectionate ,loyal and aggressive.These are truly wonderful birds to photograph especially when the put on a beautiful display like these pair .
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Simkha has been very affectionate since the beginning of his life in our house, and he still is. His favourite places to rest during the day are my hands and shoulder.
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These critically endangered white-backed vultures are a joy to be able to observe/photograph in any situation since there’s no telling how much longer they’ll still be around in the wild. In this specific shot, the birds are somehow managing to look affectionate and very intimidating all at the same time.
HMS Monmouth is the sixth "Duke"-class Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She is the seventh ship to bear the name and was launched by Lady Eaton in 1991, being commissioned two years later.
Affectionately known as 'The Black Duke', Monmouth is the only ship in service with the Royal Navy that has its name painted in black and flies a plain black flag in addition to the ensign. This is due to the dissolution of the title and the blacking out of the Coat of Arms of the Duke of Monmouth in 1685 following the Monmouth Rebellion against James II of England.
An affectionate name for this bridge, which at high tide becomes completely surrounded by water.
It spans Biel Water, where it runs into the ocean at Belhaven, on the east coast of Scotland.
This was a little earlier in the evening than my previous post, not quite as stormy, with a hint of colour.
Aberystwyth, affectionately known as 'Aber', is a town with wider horizons than its rural coastline setting and relaxed lifestyle might suggest. As a university town, it's a melting pot of cultures and ideas: museums, archives and galleries reveal a depth of heritage to be discovered; superlatives abound: first, oldest, longest, best ...
Aberystwyth is an ideal base to explore the landscapes of Ceredigion the Cardigan Bay coast and the Cambrian Mountains.
Text source - www.discoverceredigion.wales/areas-of-ceredigion/ceredigi...
affectionate play beween two lionesses, when the one turned over to look at me lying on the floor of the low slung safari jeep...a magical moment, but a feeling of vulnerability too! even though we were close I still wanted to crop this shot to show her expression...
This little guy was affectionately named Buttons by the park staff at one of the campgrounds we stayed at on Vancouver Island. Although he ambled quietly towards our campsite at 6 pm both nights we were camping, he never bothered searching for food on our site. We had tucked all our food away in a locked metal bin on site. He simply climbed up the same tree as we watched him from a comfortable distance on our little deck. After observing him for a few minutes, I realized he was after the few apples hanging in the tree. He took a few bites from several apples and I waited until he showed himself in this opening in the branches. I was able to frame him nicely with a few apples hanging in view. When he was done, he would carefully and slowly slip down the tree trunk and amble off into the woods again. I wish all raccoons could be so polite. I have just this week put up the bird feeder in my back yard for our winter birds. I am hoping our backyard raccoons have gone to sleep with our recent snowfalls and will leave the feeder alone.
Two lions - brothers - photographed in the Timbavati Nature Reserve in South Africa. It forms part of the amazing Kruger National Park. Seeing this affectionate behavior in the wild was both a privileged and emotional experience for me. I will never forget it.
Mating Gannets at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. The male had been coming and going a number of times until the female finally relented, he was a bit aggressive though.
Aberystwyth, affectionately known as 'Aber', is a town with wider horizons than its rural coastline setting and relaxed lifestyle might suggest. As a university town, it's a melting pot of cultures and ideas: museums, archives and galleries reveal a depth of heritage to be discovered; superlatives abound: first, oldest, longest, best ...
Aberystwyth is an ideal base to explore the landscapes of Ceredigion the Cardigan Bay coast and the Cambrian Mountains.
Text source - www.discoverceredigion.wales/areas-of-ceredigion/ceredigi...
this very shy but affectionate cat 'adopted' me about 8 weeks ago, she was thin, had worms, a stray and feeling sorry for herself. she stays outside all the time and because she is black & white, like a magpie I have called her maggie , she is welcome to stay as long as she likes.
You can see here the two lovely and round Lioness sisters of the Antwerpen/Anvers Zoo in Belgium. They rest calmly in the shadow, that hot Summer day.
The Maine Coon is the largest of all house cats, growing up to an impressive 40 inches. They’re often called “gentle giants” because they’re some of the friendliest, most affectionate of all cat breeds. For this reason, they’re highly sought after, which makes them very expensive compared to other breeds.
As the gentle spring breeze wafts into the room, it unveils a tranquil tableau painted in shades of blue. Love birds flutter around, their affectionate kisses adorning a potted plant, while playful puppies leap onto the inviting blue bed.
The ambiance is further enhanced by romantic pillows, rugs, and blankets - creating an idyllic setting for love to blossom in the Casa Al Mare.
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Affectionately known as 'Kermit', 59101 passes the rosebay willowherb ay Wolfhall working the 6A61 12.24 Whatley Quarry to West Drayton. With two locos on Whatley before departure, it was a game of will they, wont they use 101. Relief when news came through that it was deffo 101 (Ta Top Lens). 19/7/2024
Melbourne's Yarra River is affectionately know as the upside down river due to it's permanently brown appearance.
The much maligned muddy colour of the Yarra is caused by the easily eroded clay soils of the water catchment. The water was clear at the time of European settlement, but intensive land clearing and development since the mid 1800s has resulted in the presence of microscopic clay particles. The particles are kept suspended by the turbulence in some parts of the middle and lower sections of the river. When the river water combines with marine salts as it enters Port Phillip, the suspended particles clump together and sink. The muddy appearance does not indicate an unclean waterway. In fact, the Yarra is probably one of the cleanest capital city rivers in the world. Since the major clean-up campaigns of the late 1970s and 1980s, the river has again become home to several species of fish and even the occasional dolphin.
This is affectionately called The Nightmare Tudor due to it's heavily accentuated Gothic lines.
The Nathan G. Moore House by Frank Lloyd Wright was completely redesigned and rebuilt in 1923 after the original Wright designed, more conventional Tudor style house was severely damaged by an electrical fire.
Though clearly based on the Tudor style, Wright also drew on Mayan elements, his Textile Block concept, and the organic design concepts of Louis Sullivan.
Lots more good info about the house on wikipedia and www.steinerag.com/flw/Periodicals/InlandArch&NewsRec.htm
An amazing and unique house!
Or actually the silver-sided skipper in the garden this fall.
Studio Garden
Lowell Township, Michigan
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Shih tzu belong to the group of Tibetan dogs.
They are very Active with a strong Personality , Bold, Communicative, Friendly, Affectionate, Smart, Vivid, Fun and much more . Weigh is 4 - 7.2 kg and Size 20 - 28 cm . Life expectancy is 10 to over 16 years .Shih Tzus have a higher body temperature than humans, with a normal temperature of about 100 to 102.5 F ( 37.7 -38.7 °c )
More about . . . . . . .. . . . Shih Tzu dogs
Nino Ferrer’s Song in 1965 . . . Mirza
Tibetan dogs are divided into 4 breeds: the Lhasa Apso, the Tibetan terrier, the Tibetan spaniel and the Shih Tzu.
Its nickname "lion dog" is linked to a legend, according to which this canine breed had close links with the snow lion, which in Tibet is a symbol of well-being.
In the sixteenth century, the first Shih Tzu were introduced into China, thus sharing with the Pekingese, the favors of the imperial court. In the nineteenth century, the Shih Tzu became the favorite breed of Empress Dowager Cixi.
A breeding of a hundred dogs was then established in the Forbidden City. The Shih Tzu would be the result of a cross between Lhassa Apso and small Chinese dogs.
When the Empress died in 1908 and with the fall of the Empire, the Shih Tzu left the Forbidden City and disappeared from the Middle Empire. In 1928, three dogs were exported to Great Britain, mainly by Lady Brownrigg, wife of General Douglas Brownrigg, who thus initiated the breeding in Europe. In 1933, she exhibited her dogs in the category of "Tibetan dogs" but quickly characteristics specific to the breed emerged to become a category in its own right.
Thus, in 1934, the lhasa apso and the shih tzu were differentiated and exhibited separately. In 1940, the breed was officially recognized by the English Kennel Club. In France, the breed was introduced by the Countess of Anjou on her return from China where her husband was a diplomat in 1946. The breed was formalized in 1953 at the LOF of the central canine society.
Les chiens tibétains sont répartis en 4 races soit le Lhassa Apso, le terrier tibétain, l'épagneul tibétain et le shih tzu.
Son surnom "chien lion" est lié à une légende, selon laquelle cette race canine entretenait des liens étroits avec le lion des neiges, qui, au Tibet, est symbole du bien-être. Au xvie siècle, les premiers shih tzu sont introduits en Chine, partageant ainsi avec le pékinois, les faveurs de la cour impériale.
Au xix siècle, le shih tzu devient la race préférée de l'impératrice douairière Cixi .Un élevage d'une centaine de chiens de différentes races est alors installé dans la Cité interdite. Le shih tzu serait issu d'un croisement entre des Lhassa Apso et des petits chiens chinois.
À la mort de l'impératrice en 1908 et avec la chute de l'empire, les shih tzu sortirent de la Cité interdite et disparurent de l'empire du Milieu. En 1928, trois chiens furent exportés vers la Grande-Bretagne, principalement par Lady Brownrigg, épouse du Britannique General Douglas Brownrigg, qui a initié ainsi l'élevage de la race en Europe. En 1933, elle exposa ses chiens dans la catégorie des "chiens tibétains" mais rapidement des caractéristiques propres à la race se sont imposées pour devenir une catégorie à part entière. Ainsi, en 1934, le lhassa apso et le shih tzu furent différenciés et exposés séparément.
En 1940, la race fut reconnue officiellement par le Kennel Club anglais .
En France, la race fut introduite par la comtesse d'Anjou de son retour de Chine où son époux était diplomate en 1946. La race fut officialisée en 1953 au LOF de la société centrale canine.