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The older I become, the more I know that life is fleeting. It is up to us to create a better world. "We cannot have peace on Earth until we learn to speak with one voice. That voice must be the voice of reason, the voice of compassion, the voice of love. It is the voice of divinity within us."
Neale Donald Walsch
What happens to large structures that become derelict? No, this is not about 'me', but who is responsible or can you just be allowed to let something decompose irrespective of how it affects others or the environment? This may be a wreck in a better state than the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach harbour. Apparently it is at risk of sinking as there are no bilge pumps to drain the lower compartments and they are corroding and weakening. But who can afford the hundreds of millions that might be required to replace the weakened parts and keep it floating? The current owners seem to be suggesting it's not their problem. If it sinks, will they just leave someone else to pay the bills and deal with the wreck? It's a bit big.
Female Cardinal with Coneflowers and Milkweed , notice how a Coneflower becomes the left wing. Behind the MET museum ,Central park.
#birdsinflight #flyingbirds #birds_in_flight #cardinal #birdcp @birdCentralPark #coneflowers
Most of you know I have a small obsession with feathers. I just love their patterned, colourful beauty and intricacy. When my nephew is with me, he and I spend a lot of time on our walks looking at the ground!
I found these blue beauties across the road from my home. I think they've most likely become detached from a Crimson Rosella, although there are a few other possible candidates. And yes, the feathers really are that blue.
....hope I havent become one :-D Cant believe I have not touched my camera in ages!!! Missing all the flickr action...Hope all of you are doing great!
Happy weekend my friends!
Dumps in former mining areas have become part of the landscape over time. This is exactly what the Förderverein Bergbau Erbe Saar e.V. Ensdorf/Saar did not want to happen. It wanted "a symbol for the 250-year mining tradition on the Saar... and for the necessary new beginning and structural change thereafter! "He succeeded in doing this by organising a competition and the winning project by Pfeiffer Sachse Architekten. The Duhamel slag heap is once again becoming a landmark. A new unity emerges from the interplay between the heaviness of the slag heap and the lightness of the polygon. Both the slag heap and the project reinforce each other's effect. Although static as an object, the polygon appears almost kinetic and has a completely different effect depending on the view. Sometimes almost unstable, like a triangle on a point, sometimes broadly dominant. From a distance, the figure is almost intriguing because it cannot be grasped directly. Then, on the approach and ascent, it disappears, only to unfold all the more dramatically in all its facets on arrival at the plateau. The polygon becomes both a stage for the far-reaching view and a magnet for the view from a distance, a land art that also fulfils a functional function as a viewing platform.With simple means from the production of industrial culture, a spatial framework made of sectional steel has been created here, a sculpture that emerged from local steel production. A complex effect was achieved with simple means. The artificial light effect has also emerged from the structure and enhances its effect at dusk with discreet use.This project between land art and steel construction is an extremely successful sign for the client, the architects and engineers. It is an understandable and at the same time an emotional project for everyone, far beyond the region.
Halden in ehemaligen Bergbaugebieten sind über die Zeit teil der Landschaft geworden. Angenommen von der Bevölkerung, riskieren sie ihre Symbolkraft über die Zeit zu verlieren.Das ist genau das, was der Förderverein Bergbau Erbe Saar e.V. Ensdorf/Saar nicht haben wollte. Er wollte « Zeichen für die 250-jährige Bergbautradition an der Saar… und für den erforderlichen Neubeginn und Strukturwandel danach! » Dies ist ihm mit der Auslobung eines Wettbewerbs und dem Gewinnerprojekt von Pfeiffer Sachse Architekten einprägsam gelungen. Die Halde Duhamel wird wieder zur Landmarke. Aus dem Wechselspiel zwischen der Schwere der Halde und der Leichtigkeit des Polygons entsteht eine neue Einheit. Beide, die Halde und das Projekt verstärken sich gegenseitig in ihrer Wirkung. Der massive Sockel wird zur Bühne einer leochten begehbaren Skulptur.Obwohl statisch als Objekt, wirkt das Polygon fast kinetisch und hat je nach Ansicht eine völlig andere Wirkung. Mal fast unstabil, wie ein Dreieck auf einer Spitze, mal breitspreitzig dominant. Aus der Entfernung ist die Figur, fast intrigierend weil nicht direkt erfassbar. Dann bei der Anfahrt und Auffahrt verschwindet sie, um sich um so dramatischer bei der Ankunft auf dem Plateau in alle Facetten zu entfalten. Sowohl eine Bühne für den Weitblick als ein Blickmagnet aus der Entfernung wird das Polygon zum Landart, das zudem noch als Aussichtsplattform eine funktionelle Funktion erfüllt.Mit einfachen Mitteln aus der Produktion der Industriekultur ist hier ein Raumfachwerk aus Profil-Stahl, eine Skulptur entstanden, die aus der lokalen Stahlherstellung hervorgegangen ist. Eine komplexe Wirkung wurde mit einfachen Mitteln erreicht. Auch die künstliche Lichtwirkung ist aus der Struktur hervorgegangen und verstärkt ihre Wirkung bei Dämmerung mit dezentem Einsatz.Dieses Projekt zwischen Landart und Stahlbaukonstruktion ist ein äußerst gelungenes Zeichen für den Bauherrn, die Architekten und Ingenieure. Es ist ein verständliches und gleichzeitig ein emotionales Projekt für alle, weit über die Region hinaus. Quelle bda-bund.de
Sometimes it's good that there are no limits, sometimes it's good that there are. Sometimes these boundaries also become blurred. One then not always recognizes what is above or what is below. Or to put it another way, where begins above and where begins below. ;-)
that it becomes more real than reality :-)
Alfred Stieglitz
Ukraine Matters!
prunus mume, white japanese flowering apricot, 'Big Joe', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
I had to get up very early on Friday to drop off my wife at the Portland Jetport. I took advantage to that to stop and take in the sunrise over the Portland harbor. The structure is what remains of a railroad trestle for the Grand Trunk Railroad dating back to the late 1800's, In 1984 it was badly damaged by a fire and had been left in that state until a year or so ago when the section on the right was removed as it had become quite hazardous to boat traffic. I did not know that part had been removed and was rather disappointed to find it missing.
Generations of our family show the passing of time. The baby in the bottom right hand photograph is now in her late 40s.
“Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.” - Berenice Abbott.
Seen in
This has become about my favorite place to watch the sun go down. Especially since it's a 5 min drive & 15 min walk (at most) from our house! Lots of room to get the setting sun just right to filter through one of the pines. I'm pretty happy with this photo -- and with the new iphone's dual-lens camera! Now if it would only fit in my shirt pocket like the old SE did....
A Male Bluethroat, photographed during a recent visit to the Netherlands.
The sight & sound of these beautiful little song birds, perched high up on a reed stem, is quite special. That is if you manage to time your visit for when they are at their most active.
Once territories have been established & breeding begins, the birds quieten & become more secretive.
April 2019.
Janet was sorting out some flowers to be saved or binned, this one caught my eye, so I placed it on our granite worktop, and only lit from the LED under the wall units lights, I started to waste some time !!!...........
Thankyou so much Twain Orfan, lovely to finally do a photo with you.
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Thankyou in advance for your support, faves, comments and awards!
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intransitive verb
1 : to become entangled in or as if in meshes
2 : to be in or come into mesh —used especially of gears
3 : to fit or work together properly
Let's hope for working together for the good of mankind.
No wonder orchids have become so popular. Once considered difficult to keep, I now have two that seem to be happy in their current position.
I love the intricate composition and have taken many macro shots of the interior, but as this one was illuminated in the morning sunlight coming through the window, I could see an angel emerging.
2nd image in the series.
Song: Wings of an Angel - www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrSbgq7dsX0
Once the weather becomes warmer, the Western Boxelder bugs leave the warmth of our houses and start exploring the great outdoors. Even though I appreciate knowing who or what is sharing my abode, I do appreciate that they vacate the premises for awhile. ;) There's great information to be found here...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxelder_bug
Same trees as before just a different perspective stood further down the hill. Still waiting to get the perfect sky, but with this place only being 30 minutes from my doorstep I’ll keep returning and trying.
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.
Loch Linnhe, Fort William.
You come to see the sea, and the sea makes you jump with glee, and then as you frolic and become carefree, it suddenly makes you flee, and even then you marvel at its beauty. Sigh, to force such a horrendous rhyme, ought to be a not a small crime, or maybe not, if I promise not to do it all the time.
Hello my dear followers, who have really become cherished friends to me.
I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to you all for your commenting, faving and viewing of my latest offerings.
I will now be getting back to you in my own unique style !! You all know what that's like by now...as I like to take my time over it.
I have wanted to get back to you before...but the past few days have been a bit...whats the word? Crazy? Hellish? Yes, those will do. But never mind, I am back now.
So I will get to you never fear. Or you might fear it with some sort of weird anticipation. Who knows?
All my Best Wishes, as always, and thank you again.
This image was taken in Glynde Church, East Sussex, UK. It looks as though others love it too.
“Each of us is an artist of our days; the greater our integrity and awareness, the more original and creative our time will become.
*John O Donohue*
Temple bells peal in the mountaintop breeze at Wat Phra That Doi Kham in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 500, f/6.3, 65mm, 1/640s
An Orange-crowned Warbler catches some rays on a recent day at Chicago's Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary.
Another journey into the world of manual focus — this time with the TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 Macro X2 lens on the Canon EOS R7. Handheld shot, using natural light.
Aperture f/5.6, shutter speed 1/320 s.
The star: likely Hycleus polymorphus, exploring a flower dusted with pollen — like a child smeared with biscuits. A second beetle peeks from the top right, but neither was in the mood for a double portrait. 😉
Technical challenges:
Even the lightest breeze can nudge the subject out of focus.
Nature is always moving — insects don’t pose for long.
Distance estimation must be done instantly — no time for refocus.
Aperture selection is crucial to balance sharpness and dreamy blur.
Despite all this, the experience was excellent. The lens feels solid in hand, responds well to light, manual settings are intuitive, and the images are sharp. In tandem with the R7, this manual lens has become my go-to companion for walks in nature.
"Go with the flow" has become such a cliche these days. However, we can take it literally this summer when it comes to our many local waterfalls. Walters Falls usually has quite a rush of water flowing over it's edge. Right now, the flow is split between two smaller streams going over the edge. I was mesmerized by the smaller stream in the corner of the exposed cliff. If we don't get some substantial rain soon, this may even be dried up before long.
View at totality of the Solar Eclipse over the Teton Range, Wyoming.
21Aug2017
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Back garden kill by a Sparrowhawk, unfortunate prey, a Collared Dove, just after the heavy rain-fall yesterday. Caught the tail end of the event.
These occurrences are becoming more common place. As we feed the birds in our gardens, the Sparrow hawk has capitalised on the ready source of food, and has become 'urbanised'
Reworking of an old shot from Deadvlei in the Namib Desert in Namibia. A truly amazing place.
"Deadvlei is a white clay pan located near the more famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia. Also written DeadVlei or Dead Vlei, its name means "dead marsh" (from English dead, and Afrikaans vlei, a lake or marsh in a valley between the dunes).
The clay pan was formed after rainfall, when the Tsauchab river flooded, creating temporary shallow pools where the abundance of water allowed camel thorn trees to grow. When the climate changed, drought hit the area, and sand dunes encroached on the pan, which blocked the river from the area.
The trees died, as there no longer was enough water to survive. There are some species of plants remaining, such as salsola and clumps of nara, adapted to surviving off the morning mist and very rare rainfall. The remaining skeletons of the trees, which are believed to have died 600–700 years ago (ca. 1340-1430), are now black because the intense sun has scorched them. Though not petrified, the wood does not decompose because it is so dry."
This American Marten is usually a shy mammal found throughout Canada in coniferous and mixed-wood forests. Those found in Algonquin Provincial Park have become too accustomed to People, Campers and can be found around the Garbage receptacles in the campgrounds. This was one of 3 visiting that food source.
All life, as if an endless moment...
Seasons change after season.
This whole wonderful world was in white,
Then suddenly it becomes green again...
Where is the line, the one beyond which this life is?
Where is sensuality, and where is rationality?
Where is what we call MIRAGES,
And where is the inexorable reality?
And the world - it is as if woven from problems,
The mysteries in it are sometimes inexplicable,
But we live in it for some reason, why?
Everything in this world is so inexplicable...
We want it to be simple, why?
To understand everything that we do not understand?
So that no one understands
Everything that we feel and everything that we know?
What are we striving for, what do we want to understand?
First we create, and then we destroy again,
We are so used to losing so much,
That our souls become hardened from losses.
We are used to life, and it is only a moment!
I just started living, and life is already coming to an end,
And this world remains a fairy tale
A mystery, once unsolved...
Often the mood becomes the most interesting element of a landscape. Trying to capture a particular mood in a single image becomes a challenge.
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We have the bubbly in our sight! Thank you all SO much for your support for our 365 Days Blythe, starring in my stream, (not the group! haha...I just re-read that...she is only my little star) my baby, La Mer! Honestly, I am so emotional these days, that I am tearing up as I type! One year! But could I have continued without all of your sweet comments and encouragement? I don't think so! So...La Mer and I say a thousand thanks and lots of love to my wonderful flickr friends!!!!
It's a WRAP!
Will you still see LOTS of La Mer in 2009? LOL...she has become my confidante, my best friend...how could you not? We are closer than ever! Instead of being sick of her, I am all the closer to her. I adore her.
La Mer is wearing a tutu by Blythe Chic...you know we love you, Cagla!!!!