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The answer must be, I think, that beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will them or sense them. The least we can do is try to be there.
Annie Dillard
Romance in the Air.....!
Exposure : 1/100 sec
Aperture : f/4.0
Focal Length : 25mm
ISO Speed : 100
Location: Thekkady, Kerala, India
Being the national bird of Hungary, and capable of flying at speeds approaching 200mph I was delighted when this fabulous looking bird perched briefly to enable a few shots.
Image taken in the Hortobágy region of Hungary.
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Despite being from the cactus family, the May flower does not have any thorns. It originates in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil and is scientifically known as schlumbergera truncata.
Its preferences are similar to orchids in terms of support. In its natural environment it prefers to use tree trunks as support. Therefore, this place is one of the best to keep your flower.
The name of this plant became popular due to its flowering, which takes place in May. However, it can be known in other ways depending on the region you are in. Thus, other common names are: silk flower, easter cactus for the southern hemisphere and christmas cactus for the northern hemisphere.
This flower fell in love with gardening enthusiasts because it is medium in size, has a huge variety of colors such as pink, pale yellow, red, orange and white, in addition to being very easy to grow.
The May flower reaches 30 cm in height, and can be kept in smaller pots with a diameter of 10 cm. Another curiosity is that if this plant is pollinated, it produces pink fruits with 1 to 2 cm when ripe.
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This plant blooms in autumn, which in Brazil takes place between March and May. This time is close to Easter, which is also related to the flower. On the other hand, it can still bloom around Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere.
In this way, the May flower is linked to festivals that symbolize rebirth and life. Because it has many cheerful colors, it brings more liveliness to any environment in which it is, valuing any garden decoration around it.
The name silk flower is related to the soft and delicate texture of this flower. Therefore, these definitions are also among its meanings, offering more softness to the place where it is grown. That's why you can even stay in the plants to improve the energy of the house.
If offered as a gift, its symbolism indicates an attitude of pure and true feeling. It can also be used for declarations of love, representing the sincerity of the relationship.
Great crested grebe
natural behavior
unrestricted satisfaction of all desires is not conductive to well-being, nor is it the way to happiness or even to maximum pleasure
Erich Fromm
On this beautiful rural road you can be alone for a while. Letting your feelings and thoughts come, letting your worries go. Finally coming home in peace. That is what nature does for me. Purmerland, 2016.
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Little bee, being a bee and doing what bees do, tripping through the marjoram.
In our garden.
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... SO GLAD I did not go back into hotel when I came out in the dark and it was raining ... being up for sunset the day before, and the limited amount of night that occurs there in Alberta during the summer months, I really wanted to get some needed sleep.
But I realized that the whole reason for exploring Canada while on vacation was for seeing the amazing places there and under neat lighting conditions (sunrise and sunset).
Another view here of the amazing 2 minutes where this rainbow popped in over the Lake Moraine area at sunrise.
This may be the shot taken then that ends up on metal backing and hanging either at home or in my office at work. (hint for a XMAS for Mrs. Krach to get for me ;))
While walking in the Dutch dunes we heard a hard kind of running sound. Looking back we saw this powerhouse storming towards us. We had to jump aside I had just enough time for one shot and my wife didn't stop running until the coast was clear.
Two beings, one soul... @Nay Mancini ♥
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„Even a wave stops being such. Even a wave, in a single instant, stops being a ripple of the sea to go and relax in the depths of the waters. Perhaps for this reason, attention is paid to it. Maybe that's why, when you are aboard a boat facing the railing, you are almost always there, looking for that little whiteness. Near or far it is. You stand there watching that slender bend of water vibrate in infinite drops and then dissolve. It remains, even during a short-term trip, to see them first restless and then exhausted to return to being only sea. "- Federico Pace
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"Found a big MotherPearlShell which I declared as being my new and colourful bedroom.
One of my big brothers placed a glass upon me, fortunately one with a big hole which let me breathe the air I need
Although I'm tiny I can't do without!"
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWMAHASAM)]
taken May 18, 2022 and uploaded for the group
#Holes
ƒ/2.8
4.5 mm
1/40 Sec
ISO 400
photos made on an afternoon walk 19 october to stretch the legs and enjoy our own forest, while working on the isle of Terschelling photos. edited 3 november.
Up close and personal with this wonderful tree that seems to be doing its best to ensnare me with its writhing snake like branches. Taken at Brush Hill Nature Reserve, Buckinghamshire, on a very chilly January morning.
Credits:
Facial Hair & Hair Base:
Volkstone - TJ Facial Hair + Hair Base- Catwa/Omega Applier
Outfit:
GABRIEL - Chain Lock Tux - Gray
Furniture:
SOURCE - LITBAG - White
....is being born IN a silver spoon the same as being born WITH one???
2nd version below in comments.
**I'm still on hiatus.
my commenting will be off and on.
This week I have been working on merging photos with flower backgrounds. Instead of using blends I have tried to use masks to remove or fade parts of the photos that I don't wants. I am still trying to find a suitable topic for my final submission.
Take a break and read a bedtime story with ma Dane, he never would confess it but he is enjoying a good story and a warm drink ♥
Autumn and winter are my favorite seasons :)
Pose:
-Extra- Cozy (Props of course included, Book Cover is changeable)
Backdrop is ma home and a lil snow from a FOXCITY Photo booth :P
Head:
lel EvoX AVALON 3.1
{S0NG} :: Valeri Eyes - Lime
DeeTaleZ Skin *Beth* for LELEVOX / BROWS: none/ Celtic
identity faces - scars 9 //light// left
DOUX - Peach Hairstyle [S]
e.marie // Sweetheart Earring Set - 18K Gold
Body:
[BODY] Legacy (f)(1.4)
[theSkinnery] BodyScars Addon 7 light 50%
DAZED. Survival Marks #Body Heart Bruises [BOM]
TF: Body Veins :: Heavy :: Light (BoM)
Square Skully Nails - Legacy - Alaia Store
Clothes:
TETRA - Off-shoulder cardigan - Legacy
TETRA - Warm sock (Long) - Legacy - Low
evani. Dafna leggins - bloom - legacy
[Cosmic Dust] - Cozy Top - Legacy
Decor:
dust bunny . cookies & cocoa
dust bunny . sweetheart lunch . cookie skillet
dust bunny . brunch . heart waffle stack
Con & Dust Bunny . Gracie Living Room - Sofa - PG
tarte. craft clutter
Being the Spring equinox (well here in the Southern Hemisphere anyway) I thought some florally pastely whimsy might be appropriate. Hit 30C today, yay! Time to start swimming on the beaches instead of just photographing them.
Fun fact about the equinox. As you know it marks the tipping point from days being shorter than nights, to days becoming longer than nights. BUT .., days and nights are equal in length (each 12 h) for the southern hemisphere two or three days before the technical spring equinox and most of Australia sees about 12 h 8 min. of daylight on the spring equinox itself. This is because our atmosphere refracts sunlight so that we can see the Sun just before it's risen in line with the horizon and just after it's passed below the level of the horizon at sunset. Seeing the sun before it rises! Science amazes , and confuses me!
Happy equinox wherever you are in this fascinating world of ours :)
Another fishing boat docked for the night in the small village of Alma on the Bay of Funday. Now this name of “Fundy Fury”, I can understand as I have experienced some of the fierce winds of the Maritimes. We actually drove down just after a light hurricane breezed through the Atlantic Provinces. That is another bonus of being retired. We can change our plans to avoid the bad weather! Then we get to enjoy the peaceful side of Fundy; like this scene.