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"For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light.
" -Luke 8:17
MKG2006-10-14_PA107 We were remodeling our bathroom and needed a piece of art. We combed our collection of photos from gardens all over the world. I created several demonstration pieces. This one did not make the cut -- not the right color for the room. I believe it is still a wonderful rendition and brings back wonderful travel memories.
Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. Jamie Paolinetti
~happy fence friday~
There are two sea stacks that together form Drangarnir. These impressive natural formations have become a symbol of the Faroe Islands’ unspoiled landscapes and untamed wilderness. To me, they conjure visions of a dragon's back, rising up from the icy waters swirling along its base. It is a haven for birdlife and a bucket list item for photographer's fortunate enough to find themselves in this Viking wonderland.
For me, it was an experience of a lifetime and the fulfillment of a bucket list dream that all began with a tiny image I saw on Instagram of a grass roofed cottage. What an incredible privilege to photograph the immense Drangarnir sea stacks (the smaller one rises out of the ocean to a height of over 200 '), probably one of the most iconic formations of the Faroe Islands.
Unfortunately, it is also one of the more harrowing places to get to. If I wasn’t grey already, that day would have done it in spades. Thank God for great travel partners, and our gifted leader, Thomas Vikre, who guided us through the gauntlet of eel-slippery rocks, steep slopes ending abruptly into the North Atlantic, and high tides bouncing our Zodiac around like a ping pong ball. Honestly, I would have turned back each time if given a choice. I have no desire to “prove” myself, or conquer fears at this point in my life, but it was a one way street, so no way to turn back. And in the end, I am glad for that. The beauty and majesty of the place is really indescribable, and to stand in the midst of it was truly an “epic” 😉 experience for us all.
“You must do the thing that you think you cannot do.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt
What once common becomes rare now
They devour pests which pose a threat to crops and prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases like malaria because they consume parasites responsible for the disease. An adult frog devours its own weight of insects daily. Thus, if its population goes down, the insect population goes up.
In ancient times, frogs were believed to be harbingers of prosperity and plentiful rains.
ஆற்று வெள்ளம் நாளை வரத் தோற்றுதே குறி-மலையாள மின்னல் ஈழமின்னல் சூழமின்னுதேநேற்று மின்றுங் கொம்புசுற்றிக் காற்றடிக்குதே-கேணி நீர்ப்படு சொறித் தவளை கூப்பிடுகுதேசேற்று நண்டு சேற்றில்வளை ஏற்றடைக்குதே-மழை தேடியொரு கோடி வானம் பாடியாடுதே- முக்கூடற்பள்ளு.
மழைக்குறி தோன்றல்
சிந்து
இராகம்: ஆனந்தபைரவி. தாளம்: அடதாளம்.
ஆற்றில் வெள்ளம் வருவதற்கான அறிகுறிகள் தோன்றுகின்றன
மேற்கிலும் கிழக்கிலும் மாறி மாறி மின்னுகிறது
நேற்றும் இன்றும் மரக் கொம்புகளைச் சுற்றிக் காற்று வீசுகிறது
கேணியிலிருக்கும் தவளைகள் மழையைக் கூப்பிடுகின்றன
சேற்றிலிருக்கும் நண்டு தன் வளையை அடைத்துக் கொள்கிறது
மழைநீரை உண்ணும் வானம்பாடிப் பறவைகள் வானத்தில் பறக்கின்றன
அழகர்க்கு ஏற்றம் தரும் பண்ணைச்சேரிப் பள்ளர்கள் துள்ளி ஆடுங்கள்
On 16th july 2019 in Italy a partial moon eclipse occurred, during the full moon phase. For this reason at th start of the eclipse a perfectly white shining moon started to become reddish, with a spectacular effect.
Even more colours in Portmeirion.
In 1925, Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis acquired the site which was to become Portmeirion. He had been searching for a suitable site for his proposed ideal village for several years and when he heard that the Aber Iâ estate near Penrhyndeudraeth was for sale, he did not hesitate to make an offer.
He wanted to show how a naturally beautiful location could be developed without spoiling it, and that one could actually enhance the natural background through sympathetic development. The Aber Iâ estate had everything he had hoped for as a site for his architectural experiment: steep cliffs overlooking a wide sandy estuary, woods, streams and a nucleus of old buildings.
But the history of Portmeirion started long before 1925. The construction of Castell Deudraeth was recorded in 1188 by Gerald of Wales, who wrote: "We crossed the Traeth mawr and the Traeth Bychan. These are two arms of the sea, one large and one small. Two stone castles have been built there recently. The one called Castell Deudraeth belongs to the sons of Cynan and is situated in the Eifionydd area, facing the northern Mountains."
Castell Deudraeth was referenced again by the 17th century philologist, geologist, natural historian and keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, Edward Lhuyd in 1700. Lhuyd recorded the name as Aber Iâ, stating " The Castle of Aber Iâ yet stood in ruined form overlooking the south western extremity of the peninsula".
In 1861, Richard Richards wrote a description: "Neither man nor woman was there, only a number of foreign water-fowl on a tiny pond, and two monkeys, which by their cries evidently regarded me as an unwelcome intruder. The garden itself was a very fine one, the walls of which were netted all over with fruit trees...Aber Iâ, then, gentle reader, is a beautiful mansion on the shore of Traeth Bach, in Merionethshire."
When Williams-Ellis acquired the land in 1925 he wrote, "a neglected wilderness - long abandoned by those romantics who had realised the unique appeal and possibilities of this favoured promontory but who had been carried away by their grandiose landscaping...into sorrowful bankruptcy." Clough immediately changed the name from Aber Iâ (Glacial Estuary) to Portmeirion; Port because of the coastal location and Meirion as this is Welsh for Merioneth, the county in which it lay.
His first job was to extend and convert the old house on the shore into a grand hotel. The concept of a tightly grouped coastal village had already formed in Clough's mind some years before he found the perfect site and he had quite a well-defined vision for the village from the outset.
Portmeirion was built in two stages: from 1925 to 1939 the site was 'pegged-out' and its most distinctive buildings were erected. From 1954-76 he filled in the details. The second period was typically classical or Palladian in style in contrast to the Arts and Crafts style of his earlier work. Several buildings were salvaged from demolition sites, giving rise to Clough's description of the place as "a home for fallen buildings".
"An architect has strange pleasures," Clough wrote in 1924. "He will lie awake listening to the storm in the night and think how the rain is beating on his roofs, he will see the sun return and will think that it was for just such sunshine that his shadow-throwing mouldings were made."
The first article about Portmeirion appeared in The Architects' Journal (January 6 1926) with photographs of scale models and preliminary designs prepared by Clough to impress potential investors. In this article, John Rothenstein writes: "On the sea-coast of North Wales, quite near his own old home, Plas Brondanw, he has acquired what he believes to be an ideal site, and he is engaged upon plans and models for the laying out of an entire small township. The results of his scheme will be significant and should do much to shake the current notion that although houses must be designed with due care, towns may grow up by chance."
The Hotel Portmeirion officially opened for the Easter Weekend, on 2nd April 1926. The last building, the Tollgate, was built in Clough's 93rd year.
There are multiple definitions for when a boat becomes a ship, including size, purpose, and other characteristics:
Size: Some say a ship is a vessel that's at least 197 feet (60 meters) long. Others say a ship is a large, ocean-faring vessel.
Purpose: A ship is a versatile vessel that can be used for commercial, military, or scientific purposes. A boat is often used for leisure activities.
Masts: A sailing ship may be defined as having at least three masts.
Deck: A ship may have a through-fitted deck, while a boat may have an open cockpit.
Weight: A ship may weigh at least 500 tonnes.
Crew: A ship may have a commander and a crew, while a boat may just have whomever is on it at the time.
Personal use: A vessel may be considered a yacht if it was constructed solely for personal use and has a combined occupancy of less than 100, including crew.
Submarines are technically ships, but they are traditionally referred to as boats. The original submarines were small and manned only when in use, so “boat” was appropriate.
WWT Slimbridge.
The Glossy Ibis has become more familiar to birdwatchers following a series of mass arrivals in the 2000s. Increasing numbers of reports since then mirror an increase in the breeding population located in the south-west of Europe. There have been a number of breeding attempts here in the UK. It is likely that more regular breeding will be a feature in the future.
Climate change is thought to have supported the growth in visiting Glossy Ibis to Britain, with milder winters aiding their survival and enabling individuals to attempt breeding attempts the following year. (BTO).
Not as large as I thought it might be. About the size of a Curlew (which surprised me). This Glossy Ibis was in a field north of the entrance road into WWT Slimbridge. Not actually in the main reserve. I believe this is a juvenile bird, it didn’t seem to mind people at all.
By the time I got to it, the sun was already much higher in the sky than I would normally like and there was already a small crowd of people, birders and others watching it. It has been hanging around WWT Slimbridge for a few days now.
This shot is a little bit over-exposed where there’s some water on the beak and a little on the right leg, but I’m ok with that considering! For me this is a first, I’ve never seen one before!
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I try to scatter the light so it becomes only tangible
and in the dark I try to hide for the time,
because with aging the dreams are molting and memories fade,
evaporate.
This is why music is my endless desire to you.
This is why my cello hums - very gently and almost inaudibly - on the colours of orange and red.
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Ik probeer het licht zo te verstrooien
dat het alleen nog tastbaar wordt
en in het donker probeer ik me
te verstoppen voor de jagende tijd
omdat bij het ouder worden de dromen vervellen
en de herinneringen vervagen,
verdampen
zo is muziek mijn eindeloos verlangen naar jou,
zo neuriet mijn cello - heel zachtjes en haast onhoorbaar - op de tonen van oranje en rood
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Listen to Jóhann Jóhannsson - Flight From The City
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"I've hurt myself today
To see if I still feel.
I focus on the pain,
The only thing thats real.
The needle tears a hole;
The old familiar sting,
Try to kill it all away,
But I remember everything.
What have I become,
My sweetest friend?
Everyone I know,
Goes away in the end"
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The land that would eventually become the village of Sleep Hollow started was first brought from Adriaen van der Donck a New Netherland patroon a landowner designated with manorial rights under the Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions established by the Dutch West India Company. In 1672 the land was purchased by Frederick Philipse who In 1693 and established a mill and a shipping post and became Lord of Philipsburg Manor. The land was eventually passed down to his grandson Frederick Philipse III when in 1779 he was declared a loyalist traitor by the colonial government and his land was seized and sold at public auction and divided among 287 buyers. The village gained notoriety when in 1820 Washington Irving wrote the very popular short story The legend of Sleepy Hollow which spawned some film adaptations and a short running TV series. Today the village outside of designated the historical landmarks buildings is an unassuming small suburban town built on small but steep rolling hills which made building any larger commercial developments not feasible and is mostly residential and small local businesses. However along the waterfront a long length of three-four story townhouse style luxury condos are now being built to increase residency and the tax base.
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In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.
Alfred Stieglitz
SN/NC: Brugmansia Candida, Solanaceae Family
The picture was taken in the Forest Hills Condominium. B. candida is a perennial shrub widely introduced as an ornamental in tropical and subtropical regions of the world that have escaped from cultivation to become invasive principally in waste places in and around settled areas. It is also a long persistent relic of cultivation in old gardens. This species spreads by seeds, but also by cuttings and stem segments and it may persist as suckering clumps particularly in moist sites.
Trombeta, Canudo, Zabumba, Trombeteira, flor tóxica e medicinal nas cores amarela, branca e rosada. Planta invasiva e também medicinal. Presente em áreas tropical e subtropical das Américas, Nova Zelandia e Australia além do Hawaii. Ela atrai besouros (moths) com seu perfume pois eles são os polinadores. Ela produz sementes mas também pode ser reproduzida por estacas. Em algumas áreas é considerada invasiva.
B. candida es un arbusto perenne ampliamente introducido como ornamental en las regiones tropicales y subtropicales del mundo que han escapado del cultivo para convertirse en invasoras principalmente en lugares de desechos en y alrededor de áreas pobladas. También es una reliquia de cultivo persistente durante mucho tiempo en jardines antiguos. Esta especie se propaga por semillas, pero también por esquejes y segmentos de tallos y puede persistir como grupos de chupones, particularmente en sitios húmedos.
B. candida is een meerjarige struik die op grote schaal wordt geïntroduceerd als sierplant in tropische en subtropische gebieden van de wereld die aan de teelt zijn ontsnapt om invasief te worden, voornamelijk op woeste plaatsen in en rond bewoonde gebieden. Het is ook een lang aanhoudend overblijfsel van de teelt in oude tuinen. Deze soort verspreidt zich door zaden, maar ook door stekken en stengelsegmenten en kan blijven bestaan als zuigende bosjes, vooral op vochtige plaatsen.
B. candida è un arbusto perenne ampiamente introdotto come ornamentale nelle regioni tropicali e subtropicali del mondo che è sfuggito alla coltivazione per diventare invasivo principalmente nei luoghi incolti all'interno e intorno alle aree abitate. È anche una lunga e persistente reliquia della coltivazione nei vecchi giardini. Questa specie si diffonde per seme, ma anche per talea e segmenti di fusto e può persistere come cespi succhiatori particolarmente nei siti umidi.
B. candida est un arbuste vivace largement introduit comme plante ornementale dans les régions tropicales et subtropicales du monde qui s'est échappé de la culture pour devenir envahissant principalement dans les terrains vagues dans et autour des zones habitées. C'est aussi une longue relique persistante de culture dans les jardins anciens. Cette espèce se propage par graines, mais aussi par boutures et segments de tige et elle peut persister sous forme de touffes drageonnantes en particulier dans les sites humides.
B. candida ist ein mehrjähriger Strauch, der in tropischen und subtropischen Regionen der Welt weit verbreitet als Zierpflanze eingeführt wurde und der Kultivierung entgangen ist, um hauptsächlich in Mülldeponien in und um besiedelte Gebiete invasiv zu werden. Es ist auch ein lang anhaltendes Relikt der Kultivierung in alten Gärten. Diese Art verbreitet sich durch Samen, aber auch durch Stecklinge und Stängelsegmente und kann insbesondere an feuchten Standorten als saugende Klumpen bestehen bleiben.
B. カンジダは、世界中の熱帯および亜熱帯地域に観賞用植物として広く導入されている多年生低木ですが、栽培から逃れて主に人口密集地およびその周辺の荒地に侵入してきました。また、古代の庭園で長く栽培され続けてきた名残でもあります。この種は種子によって繁殖しますが、挿し木や茎の部分によっても繁殖し、特に湿気の多い場所では吸盤の塊の形で存続することがあります。
ب. كانديدا هي شجيرة معمرة تم تقديمها على نطاق واسع كنبات للزينة في المناطق الاستوائية وشبه الاستوائية من العالم وقد نجت من الزراعة لتصبح غازية بشكل رئيسي في مدافن النفايات في المناطق المأهولة بالسكان وحولها. وهي أيضًا بقايا طويلة الأمد للزراعة في الحدائق القديمة. ينتشر هذا النوع من خلال البذور ، ولكن أيضًا من خلال العقل وأجزاء الساق ويمكن أن يستمر ككتل ماصة ، خاصة في الأماكن الرطبة.
oooh, I love my colored cactus anyway. With loads of sun, he becomes half pink! And then, he even started to bloom! What joy :-)
.... lie in the will to become the best that you can become. (Harold Taylor)
I was recently reading the Fall issue of Silvershotz and was introduced to the work of three brilliant and creative photographers; Tim Rudman (www.timrudman.com), Alan Thompson (www.miragephotogroup.co.uk), and Paul Foley (www.paulfoleyphotography.com). Each is a landscape photographer with distinctly different approaches to this craft we call photograhy. But what each artist has in common is that they know their subject throughly; in wind, in rain, in sun, in fog, in the morning light, in the afternoon light, in color and in black and white. I'm inspired.
The time has come to take my photographic endeavors to the next level. This will mean less time spent on Flickr and more time learning, learning, learning and planning. And although I will not be uploading photos as often I will visit all my Flickr friends daily. I truly appreciate all the support you've provided over my years on Flickr.
Keep on clicking!
Sharp ravine look...!!"
*created with Photoshop
On EXPLORE June 17, 2025 www.flickr.com/explore/2025/06/17/
A picture taken last April of 2010. The time where I don't even know what aperture, shutter, and iso mean :) Since this picture is that old, I gave it an old feeling by adding texture and changing to sepia tone ;)
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I have become quite fond of The Rock since living in Castle Rock this past year. I confess I am terrible with directions and have the worst time learning new places. It takes me forever to learn new routes and memorize a new city. We live very close to The Rock, within walking distance and whenever I would get lost or misplaced while driving I could look up and see it and at least always know my way home. I'm pretty familiar with the town now but still enjoy seeing The Rock from pretty much any vantage point! I love going down to these train tracks on warm days. I've recently gained some inspiration from a great train photographer here on Flickr - Curt at Trains & Trails. He has an awesome variety of trains and it's made me interested in getting closer to the ones around me. His page is definitely worth looking through. If you look in the far distance the train is coming 'round the bend. I get nervous when a train is coming at me so I moved pretty quick after this shot :-D Hope you are all having an amazing week so far!!
Taking time to preen in the sun....
Glossy ibis
This glossy wading bird is a scarce visitor to the UK, though records have become more common in recent decades.
Scientific name
Plegadis falcinellus
The glossy ibis is a heron-like bird with a long, curving beak. They breed in parts of southern and southeast Europe and are occasional visitors to the UK. However, in recent decades sightings here have become more common, mirroring an increase in their breeding population in southwest Europe. Glossy ibises made a couple of breeding attempts in England in 2014 and 2016, with the first confirmed successful nest in 2022. It's predicted that breeding may become more common as climate change results in drier summers in southwest Europe and milder winters in the UK.
Most glossy ibises arrive in autumn, occasionally staying through the winter, though they could be seen in any month. It's often young birds that turn up here, sometimes just months after leaving the nest. Bird ringing projects have allowed us to see where some of these visiting ibises have travelled from, as they're fitted with a ring on their leg that allows birdwatchers to identify individual birds and trace their origins. Most of the ringed birds that have been spotted here were given their identifying rings as nestlings in Doñana in southwest Spain, though a few have been young birds from the Petite Camargue in the south of France.
Glossy ibises are usually found in wetlands or damp fields, using their long bill to probe the mud for food. They have a varied diet, mostly feeding on invertebrates like water beetles and dragonfly larvae, but occasionally eating newts, frogs, lizards, and other vertebrates. Their bills have special sensory organs in the tip that can detect pressure and vibrations, allowing them to find food buried in the mud.
LACPIXEL 2018 - 137/365
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There’s a quiet kind of magic you only notice when you slow down the kind found in soft light, rounded edges, and spaces that feel lived in even before you arrive.
That’s exactly what I felt when I discovered the ✦ BeSpoke Mushroom Hut ✦ at the ✦Kawaii Secret Event. ✦
This hut isn’t just cute it’s thoughtfully designed. The organic mushroom shape, soft rounded curves, and storybook textures make it feel like it belongs in the forest, as if it grew there naturally instead of being placed.
It’s the kind of home made for:
✿ forest witches brewing quiet magic
✿ fae resting between travels
✿ cozy fantasy photographers
✿ storytellers and roleplayers
What truly makes this build special is its versatility. It works beautifully as a personal hideaway, a photo backdrop, or a roleplay residence, adapting effortlessly to your story. Inside, the space feels warm and inviting, leaving room for imagination, décor, and mood-setting details.
You can almost picture:
✧ candlelight flickering on curved walls
✧ sparkles drifting softly through the air
✧ tiny forest creatures just out of sight
Every detail helps create a space that feels calm, magical, and personal a place meant for slow moments and soft stories.
🌸 Available at the Kawaii Secret Event
✿ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Neko%20Paws/40/189/501
🌸 BeSpoke Mainstore
✿ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Honeydale/138/128/30
Some builds fill space.
Others create a feeling.
This one feels like a story waiting to be told. ✨🍄
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Created for the Magnificent Manipulated Masterpieces
What becomes of the broken hearted
Who had love that's now departed?
From What becomes of the broken hearted by Songwriters: William Weatherspoon, James Dean and Paul Riser
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EXPLORE Worthy, Mini Challenge 14 - VALENTINE'S DAY (Art from 2016)
The water the other night was like glass. The sunset reminded me of beach glass how years and years of being in the water it becomes smooth. Except with a sunset it gets better and better as time goes on.
By Megan Cope, 2022.
At 80 Ann Street, Brisbane.
"What becomes of the clouds
Megan Cope’s work draws on the archives and historical maps to create important public documents of Indigenous knowledge, memory and experiences.
Cope’s work echoes the landscape and history and in this work remembers the creek which used to run through the 80 Anne St site.
The waterway outline underfoot in the marble terrazzo directs the public's movement through the laneway while the glass and light sculpture in the ceiling follows the undulation and waterflow from the river to the reservoir simultaneously corresponding to the brass inlay, connecting land to sky and the relationship water plays within that space.
The creek was a life-source for everyone directing Indigenous then later European settler movements through the landscape. The banks of the creek and its water’s movement has been interrupted many times throughout history
—a reservoir was placed upstream during early European settlement and the creek disappeared from maps by the late 1870s and was eventually built into a drain. The brass outline of the creek is based on a lithograph map of Brisbane from 1863 which is visible on the glass gate at the entrance at night.
Location: 80 Ann Street, Brisbane CBD
Photo credit: Carl Grey
Lighting designer: @GrayLightAu "
This shipwreck has become known as the Corpach Wreck, however, her real name is MV Dayspring. Built in 1975, she was an old fishing vessel that was moored at Kinlochleven Pier in 2001. Unfortunately in 2011, a heavy storm caused a chain to fail and she ran aground and has been there ever since.
"The essence of a barricade / becomes palpable at visualization"
monoprint, size image 10x15 cm, paper 21x27 cm
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