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The land mass of this island shrank by 50% in one year. Environmentalist were going crazy trying to figure what was happening. Turns out, a bunch of old geezers with metal detectors where digging up the island at night.
Raft Island, Washington 2017
"Get it right or else I'll eat you. Speaking of which, where's that bird that got me good?"
CCWeek32: Post-Processing Play
Photo of Long Lake, a 23.5 mile-long reservoir, captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 24-50mm F/4 lens and the bracketing method of photography. On the Spokane River. Selkirk Mountains Range. Northern Rockies Region. Inland Northwest. Stevens County, Washington. Late February 2018.
Exposure Time: 1/250 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/11 * Bracketing: +1 / -1 * Film Plug-In: Ilford Delta 3200
Even though water hyacinth is a rampant invasive, it sometimes makes for a good subject in the low angled sunlight of evening.
āIt was a question I had worn on my lips for days - like a loose thread on my favourite sweater I couldn't resist pulling - despite knowing it could all unravel around me.
"Do you love me?" I ask.
In your hesitation I found my answer.ā
ā Lang Leav
Chronologically, Ally's photo was the first one, but due to editing, answering questions, and some real-life setbacks, I was only able to publish it now, almost 3 weeks later! Ally is a very kind and friendly person, and it was a true pleasure to take a photo of her avatar and have a pleasant chat with her. Here are her answers to our 3 questions:
1) If your avatar could describe itself in one sentence, what would it say? Ally Nova is a sweet, fun loving girl that loves hanging out with her friends, fashion, meeting people from all over the world, photography and the social aspect of second life.
2)Whatās the one thing that makes you stand out in Second Life?
I'd have to say the number one thing is the fact that in my time in SL i have learned to curse in so many different languages!
3)Whatās the best adventure youāve had in Second Life so far?
Dressing up like a pirate with some friends and sailing around the blake sea! We had so much fun that day and hopefully are doing it again soon!!
Here's the answer to my recent abstract post. Simply a glass of water, refracting sunlight onto a vitamin D tablet at lunchtime. Not set up, I just noticed it when I put the glass down. Thanks to all those who had a guess. Happy New Year to you all :-)
In 2019 I drove from Columbus, Ohio to Toronto, Ontario Canada. I hate flying so I was happy to drive. I spent an amazing week with professional photographer Spencer Wynn. He is a brilliant photographer and outstanding teacher. In planning for this trip, I was so excited because I had just gotten a passport for the first time in my life, and I was looking forward to getting it stamped. Other than a cruise, I had never been out of the country. So, off I went! When I got to the Canadian border, I answered a few questions and proudly displayed my brand new passport. The man looked at it and handed it back. I asked if he was going to stamp it and he said that they donāt stamp passports when coming from the US. Damn! I asked him if he would stamp it anyway, and he said no. So I still have a passport with no stamps. I took this picture to prove I actually left the country at least once in my life. Otherwise, nobody would believe I did it.
"I'm re-reading the letters you wrote me
I'm searching and scanning for answers
In every line
For some kind of sign"
Yes, this is a quote from the same song as the one which inspired the photo where I was burning a letter (it wasn't an actual private letter though, rather a public post addressed to me, but I think it counts, and anyway I was going to burn that particular "letter" because it's author was wrong on so many levels and doing it I was basically replying "go to hell"). The song is about a different story, but I think that one quote fits here as well, because, yeah, I do know really well what it's like to re-reading letters like a detective trying to solve a mystery when this is almost the only option left to connect (and this option IS NOT ENOUGH to understand the reason behind, because it's one-sided).
Those tiles I bought for a totally different photo a long time ago (and still didn't take it). Never have I ever thought I will use it in a context like this but I think it's much better than an original intention. Though it's still sad...
This Monkey Morgan view of a housing estate in Carlow looks like an ancient hillside drawing, with greater geometric precision, but without the artistic flare of the ancients? We may be able to see where this was, but can we see what it looks like today?
+++ UPDATE +++
Google satellite view (thanks beachcomber australia) allows us to imagine ourselves in a cockpit along with the intrepid Monkey Morgan. Meanwhile, our own Morning Mary is very disappointed with the answer to her query about the weird markings in the huge field at bottom right. Sheās always on the prowl for a good story or bit of scandal. However, it seems that āmodified herring bone pattern in field is for land drainageā according to George FitzPatrick.
Photographer: Alexander Campbell āMonkeyā Morgan
Collection: Morgan Aerial Photographic Collection
Date: April 1955
NLI Ref: NPA MOR1081
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLIās catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Courage doesnāt happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you have been avoiding your whole life.
Shannon L. Alder
But after all itās only a āJOKEā (if you close the doorā¦)
Die Antwortā¦
Aber es ist ja nur ein 'JOKE' (wenn man die TĆ¼r schlieĆt...)
Douglas Adams āThe Hitchhikerās Guide to the Galaxyā came to my mindā¦
Tools: Snapseed on iPhone
Tusker at Mudumalai Wildlife Santuary, Tamil Nadu, India
This Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is a tusker. Tusker are elephants with large 'tusks', like this one. Tusks are in fact teeth! It is rare to see these brilliant tuskers in the wild due to poaching for their ivory and loss of habitat. Within a space of few decades, these animals have been reduced in number. My uncles (who were legendary in their pursuit of fun and the good times) used to tell me numerous stories of their expereince in the jungles of South India from over half century ago; including their many encounters with wild tuskers. I have only their stories to go by now, for all my time in the forests I have yet to see a majestic tusker like this. Now, many of these tuskers are relegated to the temples of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
This friendly tusker can be found at the elephant work camp in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary (in the north west part of Tamil Nadu along the border with Kerala). Elephant rides are provided for tourists in the morning and evening into the forest. It is unlikely you will see any wildlife while on these elephants; for better wildlife viewing opportunities one must go on dusk & dawn van rides, that are organized by the government, into restricted trails in the jungle. The elephant 'workcamp' employs tribals from the local area. When I got on one of these elephants, I shot question after question to the friendly mahout: Have you seen a tiger? Do you think we can see a tiger today? What are the chances of seeing a tiger today? Whoa, it will be so cool to see a tiger this morning right? He answered them patiently one after the other; he must have had experience with 'hyperactives'.
Then he told me a story of how long back one of the elephants carrying tourists got spooked by a wild elephants and suddenly decided to do a 50 meter dash -- along with the now-not-so-camera-happy tourists on his back. That episode, he told me, ended with a crushed leg for one (as the device people sit on came crashing down) and three other shaken, suddenly-religious, tourists. My questions to the mahout stopped immediately --as one couldn't ask questions and pray profusely at the same time. I asked good lord to resicnd my earlier request to see a wild elephant or a tiger for that matter; nothing that would spook the elephant. My prayers were answered: no wild elephants, no tigers and an uncrushed , perfectly working legs. What more can anyone want from a safari!:)
More pics later.
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Cloudy (Paul Simon)
"...Cloudy
My thoughts are scattered and they're cloudy
They have no borders, no boundaries
They echo and they swell
From Tolstoy to Tinker Bell
Down from Berkeley to Carmel
Got some pictures in my pocket and a lot of time to kill
Hey sunshine
I haven't seen you in a long time
Why don't you show your face and bend my mind?
These clouds stick to the sky
Like a floating question, why?
And they linger there to die
They don't know where they are going
And, my friend, neither do I
Cloudy..."
Provocative clouds over the newly reopened Memorial Union Terrace, UW-Madison