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The stargazer has added a new layer to the already rich legacy of lilies, which have been a significant floral symbol for centuries. In ancient mythology and in folklore from around the world, the lily has appeared as a deeply spiritual and philosophical metaphor. Developed in the latter part of the 20th century, the stargazer lily is a recent addition to the lily family, but this unique and rather exotic hybrid has rapidly risen in popularity to become one of the most adored and sought-after of all lily varieties.
So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours
Can't get enough...I love capturing these little guys...They are comical, ready to pose for you and above all adorable...despite their hairy looks...Have a great week ahead everyone...
Nikon D90 Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens + Ringflash + Handheld
Playing with light and color!
This is a Cosmos (bipinnatus) blossom, one of two seed from the "wild flower" packet.
Feel it, funk it, amps it are junkin'
And I got more rhymes than there's cops that are dunkin'
Donuts shop, sure 'nuff I got props from the kids on the Hill
Plus my mom and my pops
I came to get down, I came to get down
So get out your seats and jump around
Spent my life looking for that somebody
To make me feel like you
Now you tell me that you wanna leave me
But darling, I just can't let you
Daimler....
Lots of fun last night during the BoA phography group meeting. The theme for the night was to go off and take random photos at every 20 paces
Photos taken at Gropps Lake Park In Southern New Jersey USA.
Photos taken of GREYLAG GEESE.
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Oh! You can search in the gutter down low
You can even wait 'til the mountain comes down
And if you wanna wait 'til the river runs dry
But you'll never find another one
You can search around the whole damn globe
Search from in the North, to the East, Westside
I bet your bottom dime
No matter what you do, you'll never find another one
L'eruzione che nel 1928 distrusse il paese di Mascali raggiunse anche Sant'Alfio, che subi' la distruzione di campi e case di campagna, ma evito' la scomparsa del paese.
Da quando la processione dei fedeli arresto' la colata lavica nei pressi dell'attuale chiesetta di Magazzeni, il 3 novembre viene ricordato con puntuale devozione dai santalfiesi, che ripetono il pellegrinaggio di quella giornata.
Per l'escursione la base di partenza e' la meta del pellegrinaggio, la nuova chiesetta di Magazzeni, costruita in memoria di quel lontano avvenimento. Per arrivarci si imbocca, dalla strada che porta a Fornazzo, la via Cav. Antonino Paterno' (segnalata da una lapide sul muro). Si risale un ripido dislivello sino ad incontrare una larga strada asfaltata che percorre, mantenendosi ad un quota costante, il fianco della montagna. Una scritta sul muro la indica come "via Finaita": si tratta della vecchia carrareccia che segnava il confine del feudo Cerrita e costituiva il fulcro del sistema viario della zona.
Percorrendola verso destra per qualche centinaio di metri si svolta sulla sinistra al primo bivio che si incontra; dopo 500 metri circa improvvisamente la strada si allarga sulla chiesetta di Magazzeni (1.000 m). Qui si puo' posteggiare e prendere la stradella a fondo naturale che parte dal lato opposto alla chiesa in direzione nord - est.
La passeggiata offre la possibilita' di immergersi in un paesaggio rurale fatto di noccioleti e belle case rurali; poi i terreni coltivati lasciano il posto al castagneto mantenuto a ceduo.
Dopo un tratto di falsopiano si scorge la colata del 1928, a quota 1.200 m, sopra le Ripe della Naca. E' facile indovinare le bocche esplosive ed eruttive, situate poco sopra al punto in cui si immette la carrareccia che si percorre.
Per esplorare le bocche ci si inoltra in mezzo alla fessura eruttiva ed ai numerosi hornitos (false bocche eruttive, in realta' originate dalle colate che scorrono in canali); uno di questi, una volta individuato, e' facilmente accessibile ed offre l'occasione di entrare proprio dove, fra vorticose esplosioni, la lava correva ad ingrossare il fiume di fuoco.
Per tornare al punto di partenza si puo' ripercorrere lo stesso itinerario, chi ha invece voglia di prolungare l'escursione puo' scendere dalla pista che fiancheggia l'apparato eruttivo ed aggirare l'area delle Ripe della Naca, percorrendo una zona che un tempo era coltivata a vigneto (come testimoniano i palmenti presenti in molte case rurali), e che successivamente e' stata conquistata da noccioleti e frutteti.
I had barely gotten out of my car, at the hatchery yesterday, when I saw all these birds, flying around the trees in the parking lot. There was quite mixture, too! Cedar Waxwings, Goldfinch, kinglets and warblers, Yellow-belleied sap sucker, Red-Headed woodpecker, Mockingbirds, Bluebirds, and others...one I saw was a Robin sized blackbird, but I never saw what it was. Since it was cold, I didn't stay that long. The sun is suppose to be shining bright today, but I doubt I'll get a chance to shoot anything, as we're doing family pictures today and last minute shopping!
Montréal, Qc
Photo de papillon prise lors d'une sortie de group club photographie a l'Insectarium jardin botanique de Montréal 'Papillon en liberté'.
Grand mormon (Papillo memnon). Origine Asie du Sud-Est.
Photo of butterfly taken during a photo-club outing at the Montreal Insectarium Botanical garden 'Butterflies go Free"
Great Mormon (Papillo memnon). Origin Southeast Asia.
When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep,
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you.
Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,
So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.
Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant;
And then he assigns you to his sacred fire,
that you may become sacred bread for God's sacred feast.
All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart,
and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's heart.
But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
When you love you should not say,
'God is in my heart,' but rather,
'I am in the heart of God.'
And think not you can direct the course of love,
for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night,
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
Kahlil Gibran
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The Asian Koel is a big black bird that had frequently flew into the garden at certain times of the year. It looks like a Crow but smaller and having a very un-crow like call. The Asian Koel is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts, who raise its young.
from Wikipedia
Nikon D700 + Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D + Kenko 2X Teleconversion Lens + Handheld
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The Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) is a passerine bird in the sparrow family with a rich chestnut crown and nape, and a black patch on each pure white cheek.
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Nikon D700 + Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D + Kenko 2X Teleconversion Lens + Handheld
some hundreds of yrs ago...this Mandapam must have been a stage for artists to perform there art...and lot of ppl must have witnessed it and appreciated them .....
now they stand their............. strong and fragile saying stories of past glories to people visiting them....
My favourite spot in the Peak District. The farmhouse against a snow covered landscape. Notice the deep drifts...top right of the shot.
Bronchocela jubata, or more commonly known as the Green Crested Lizard, is an agamid lizard found in Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines.
from Wikipedia
Nikon D700 + Nikon AF-S 80-200mm f/2.8 G ED + Handheld