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"Are you in or out?" asked the Great Egret. "Do I have a choice?" answered with the question of its own side-blotched lizard... :-) @ Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
31/12/07 Chiedendo al cielo che cosa ci riserva il domani vedere un piccolo faro all'orizzonte credo sia un simbolo di speranza. Come diceva quella pubblicita'...non basta ma aiuta.
Looking at the sky and asking about the future...the little light at the horizon may be an answer...
Yes, it is mine...you know how you buy that piece of clothing in a foreign country because it looks so right there but on returning home you realize you will never wear it.
Well one year I was in London in January when Harrods had their crazy clearance sales, and the hat was just so fascinating. The next day the reality of packing it for the return trip hit me and I finally had to give up and wear it home.
This is where it all paid off. While I was waiting to board, the gate counter called me up and asked if I would mind being bumped to FIRST CLASS...not Business, but FIRST CLASS. Would I mind??? Well what an eye opener to see how the privileged travel. Most of my fellow first classer's were a rock band and their leggy blonde girlfriends, but it didn't interfere with my best flight ever (and I have been flying internationally since I was 7). It had to be the HAT! So every now and then I pull the hat from the back closet and dream about being bumped to first class again (which of course has never repeated)...hmm maybe I should start wearing it for all my flights.
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If you ask me what was the most difficult day of the Iceland trip, I would without hesitation tell you that the second day we spent on the Laganes Peninsula would win the award. it rained practically all day, you are on the edge of a cliff with winds over 70 miles an hour. You literally wear every piece of clothing you have brought with you and yet, you are still freezing.... Good thing, I had brought chest waders in my suitcase, no matter what they keep you dry ... This being said, if you ask me what was the most memorable day of the trip, I would also say the second day we spent on the Laganes Peninsula... My first encounter with the Gannet and I would have not given up this opportunity no matter what...some may say, that Gannets can be easily seen in other parts of the world and under way better conditions...but as they say, no pain no gain...:)
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
Mohandas Gandhi
Can't ask for a much better shot on USSC! After making a quick turn at the CSX interchange in Sebring, SD40R 6341 and GP40-2 4203 take the Sebring Turn south along the shores of Lake Placid.
Everything worked out for this shot, the empty road, clouds staying away from the sun, and of course, beating the train!
taken at a photography meetup in Nashville
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- Sanki aşk sustu dedim..
- Aşk hiç susar mı? dedi..
- Sen susuyorsun ya dedim..
- Ben aşk mıyım? dedi..
- Aşksın dedim..
"Sustu.."
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The young stallion like to ask for help in the pleasant dilemma which faces: which of the two "top models" mares surrounding chose as erotic companion.
Ο νεαρός επιβήτορας μοιάζει να ζητάει βοήθεια στο ευχάριστο δίλημμα το οποίο αντιμετωπίζει: ποιά από τις δύο "καλλονές" φοράδες που τον περιβάλλουν να επιλέξει ως ερωτική σύντροφό του
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Τα πανέμορφα αυτά άλογα είναι μέλη ενός μικρού κοπαδιού το οποίο ζεί ελεύθερα στα λιβάδια της Πατουλιάς Τρικάλων μπροστά από το διακρινόμενο στο βάθος αρχοντικό.
Πρόκειται για παλαιά κατοικία τσιφλικάδων(υποστατικό ή κονάκι) με αναγραφόμενο έτος ιδρύσεως το 1903 και μεταφέρει νοσταλγικές μνήμες αφού εκεί γυρίστηκε η θρυλική ελληνική ταινία “Το χώμα βάφτηκε κόκκινο”
Αυτό είχαμε πάει να επισκεφτούμε μαζί με την σύζυγο όταν προέκυψε και η συναρπαστική προαναφερθείσα συνάντηση με τα αξιοθαύμαστα ζώα.
These beautiful horses are members of a small herd that lives freely in the meadows of Patoulias Trikala in front of the mansion in the background
It is an old residence of landlords,its year of foundation is 1903 and carries nostalgic memories because the legendary Greek film "The soil was painted red" was shot there.
That's we had gone to visit with my wife when the fascinating aforementioned encounter with the adorable animals occurred.
Same marina as yesterday's posting. This is from the end, towards Oslo. The moonlight was great, even if the moon was not full.
I've decided to keep the flairs and star trails.
If you wonder what's wrong with the reflections, there is a sheet of thin ice a few hundred meters out.
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So I’ve got an offer... but also a favor to ask. Right now with so many people stuck at home with extra time to kill, a few of you wonderful people might want to pick up a Photoshop video tutorial from me for 50% off.
But also consider this; There are MANY people and/or families now stuck at home with no viable income for the foreseeable future... especially right here in my home of Kirkland, Washington at the epicenter of the virus outbreak in the US. So I’m taking 25% of all the revenue from this sale and giving it directly to my local food bank/family assistance center.
There are many kids who relied on free school lunch programs for one of their meals five days per week. There are people who work their asses off just to live paycheck to paycheck and have no savings... and are now out of work. There SO MANY folks who have no way to ride out these scary times and I’m hoping to give back to the place where they will likely be seeking assistance.
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If someone asks me which pictures from my trip to Thailand I'm particularly happy about and which I'm particularly proud of, then it's this series. It shows a male hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) coming to the breeding cave to feed his young and, after that, setting off again.
I was here the day before these photos were taken. My guide, with whom I was traveling that day, led me to this place. There is a camouflage tent underneath the tree. Since the birds are under strict protection, the rest of the area is cordoned off. Unfortunately that day we waited in vain for over an hour for a parent to arrive at the nest. Due to an approaching thunderstorm they had changed the schedule and unfortunately we had to cancel for the same reason.
Since my guide assured me that feeding usually takes place between 12 and 1 p.m. and I had noted the approximately 15-minute walk through the jungle (can't be that difficult, after all, I've been there before), I decided to try my luck again on my own the following day.
About fifteen minutes after setting up my camera I heard the powerful flapping of wings that my guide had already announced to me. And after a short stop on a tree behind me and a few distinctive calls, he was suddenly there and I was able to watch the feeding in peace (I was alone there in the tent). I took at least 50 photos, six of which I have put together here.
It is difficult for me to describe what a moving experience it was, which still fills me with great gratitude.
The hornbill is, by the way, also popularly known as the “love bird” because they are strictly monogamous and often only have one partner in their lives. If this partner dies, the survivor is staying alone.
Wenn mich jemand fragt, über welche Bilder von meiner Reise nach Thailand ich besonders froh und auf welche ich besonders stolz bin, dann ist es diese Serie hier. Sie zeigt einen männlichen Furchenhornvogel (Rhyticeros undulatus) wie er zur Bruthöhle kommt um dort sein Junges zu füttern und sich, nachdem das erledigt ist, wieder auf den Weg macht.
Einen Tag, bevor diese Aufnahmen entstanden sind war ich schon einmal hier. Mein Guide, mit dem ich an diesem Tag unterwegs war hatte mich zu diesen Ort geführt. Unterhalb des Baumes steht ein Tarnzelt. Da die Vögel unter strengem Schutz stehen ist der restliche Bereich weiträumig abgesperrt. Leider warteten wir an diesem Tag über eine Stunde vergebens auf die Ankunft eines Elterteils am Nest. Auf Grund eines aufziehenden Gewitters hatten diese wohl den Zeitplan verändert und aus dem selben Grund mussten wir leider abbrechen.
Da mein Guide mir versichert hat, dass die Fütterung im Normalfall zwischen 12 und 13 Uhr erfolgt und ich mir den ca. 15 minütigen Weg durch den Dschungel gemerkt hatte (kann ja nicht so schwer sein, schließlich war ich ja schonmal dort), beschloss ich am Folgetag mein Glück noch einmal allein zu versuchen.
Ungefährt fünfzehn Minuten nachdem ich meine Kamera aufgebaut hatte hörte ich den mächtigen Flügelschlag, den mein Guide mir schon angekündigt hatte. Und nach ein einem kurzen Zwischenstop auf einem Baum hinter mir und ein paar markanten Rufen war er plötzlich da und ich konnte in aller Ruhe (ich war ja allein dort im Zelt) die Fütterung beobachten. Dabei habe ich mindestens 50 Fotos gemacht von denen ich sechs hier zusammengestellt habe.
Es fällt mir schwer zu beschreiben, was das für ein bewegendes Erlebnis war, welches mich noch immer mit großer Dankbarkeit erfüllt.
Im Volksmund nennt man den Nashornvogel übrigens auch den "Liebesvogel", denn sie leben streng monogam und haben häufig nur einen Partner in ihrem Leben. Verstirbt dieser, bleibt der Hinterbliebene dann allein.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
The feeders still had plenty of food left in them, but that didn't stop this little Red squirrel asking everyone if they had any nuts on them. As you can see, my friend Sue enjoyed the encounter. :))
Café Le Sélect had asked me if I would do a drawing for their reopening this week from the coronavirus lock-down. I was honored to do it. I did three versions and this was one of the other ones. They chose the right one and you can see it here at this link: www.facebook.com/124953600892504/photos/a.794878683899989...
MARIA ... I would rather add this to the Smile On Saturday Group because it is more fitting to the Group Name but I don't know if it would satisfy the rules. The colors are covering their faces so I thought that would satisfy the Theme!
Before this year, I have never heard of this Festival! On this particular day, I arrived by the park and saw all these people having a lot of fun and with beautiful colors all over the place! Then, someone came to me and asked if he could put some of those beautiful colors on me! It looked fun but I was on my way to a meeting so I had to decline. I, then, asked him to explain to me what was going on which he did. If I had more time, I would have loved to have stayed longer!
GROUP: SMILE ON SATURDAY
THEME: PART OF HUMAN FACE
SUBJECT: YOUNG COUPLE CELEBRATING HOLI!
“What is the matter, Sky, you look concerned?” Asked Posh Bear
Sky sat down beside his friends clearly concerned about something.
“We may have a honey supply problem, Posh.” He said looking around at his friends.
“Why is that, Sky? I thought you were ordering extra this delivery because of the party for that birthday we are not talking about.” Said Bertie staring at Barnaby.
“Well, the man has changed his supplier; something to do with parachutes I think I heard him say. Anyway, I ordered all those jars of honey like you said, Posh, but they only delivered a few. What is more they sent all these parachutes, which, I hasten to report that I sent back.”
“Parachutes, what are they?” Asked Barnaby looking around.
“Well, if the shop doesn’t have what you ordered, Barnaby, they deliver these parachutes rather than send nothing at all. Sometimes they are fine, but what they sent us were no good at all.” Explained Sky.
“You mean substitutes, Sky, parachutes are large pieces of cloth that enable things to descend to the ground gently from up high.” Said Bertie.
“Right, well these parachutes descended from the air and landed right on our order and they are no good. I asked the driver what was in the jars and he said peanut butter, and as they ran out of that, they made the order up with some stuff called lemon curd. What is even more strange, the driver seemed in a state of shock as he told me what they had sent. Anyone would think that he had never spoken to a bear before.”
“Sounds disgusting, Sky, so pleased you sent it all back. As for the driver being in shock, I guess he was just disappointed he couldn’t deliver all our honey. I’m sure he speaks to bears every day. Well, back to the problem and we will have to persuade the man to go back to the place he was ordering from as they kept lots of honey especially for us.” Said Posh Bear.
“I don’t think he will, Posh, he was fed up with all the parachutes he was getting. We did get some honey but not enough for the birthday party we don’t talk about.” Explained Sky.
“Can’t you just order for us from the old supplier, Sky?” Asked Bertie.
“Difficult, Bertie. You see I wait for the man to do his order then I tack what we want on the end of it. I meet the driver at the front door and take our stuff and then send him along to the back door with the things for the man. When ordering, the man must use this piece of plastic before they will send the goods, it is very complicated with his talking thing sending a message and lots of numbers. Without all that, the store won’t deliver for I have tried before.” Explained Sky.
“I still say the best plan is to persuade the man to go back to where he used to buy the groceries from. That should not be too difficult.” Said Posh Bear.
“How do you think we can do that though, Posh Bear?” Asked Bertie.
“Simple, when Sky adds our items to the order, if Sky was to then add numbers by the things the man had on order so he received far too much, that should put him off this supplier.” Said Posh Bear.
“Do you think it will work, Posh?” Asked Barnaby.
“It always has in the past.” Said Posh Bear. “I just can’t think what gets in to hoomans at times.”
“I agree, Posh, imagine having to eat parachutes like those that were sent to us.” Said Barnaby.
“Yes, Barnaby, just imagine!”
The book that is open is called Bearing Up and is illustrated by Mike Johnson. The page says, “I’m not going to worry unless the animals start lining up two by two for the space shuttle.”