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Created for star theme in Macro Monday. HMM :-)
This Torx size 20 bit is almost 4mm across. I have smaller sizes, but this one is teeny enough. lol.. It’s part of my tiny screwdriver bit set that I originally bought for working inside computers. But now I also use it to open parts of the action figures I have that have LED lights. Some of their eyes light up, etc.
This is the first bits of jewelry I bought for my wife thirty three years ago. When we first discussed getting married this is what she picked out for the initial ring set and I added earrings and a pendant on a gold chain. Not a spectacular horde but it means something to her that goes beyond extravagance. HMM and thank you for any views, faves and comments.
52 Weeks of 2019
Week 38: Get pushed
Category: Creative
The Brief:
The idea of the 'get pushed' theme is that each member of the group picks another member of the '52 weeks of 2019' group who he or she is going to challenge. Browse through the photo stream of that member and find an area of photography that is hardly present in his/her stream.Then give that member a short assignment in that area for him or her to work on next week (week 38).
Thanks to EricNearDetroit for pushing me to do an industrial abstract!
ODC - Repeating Pattern
Thank you in advance for your views, comments, and faves. They are much appreciated!
Whenever one of my images seems a bit gloomy (even if I like this kind of images very much), I try to balance it out with a photo that's bursting with color and vitality. Balance is very important to me.
Today, that's the case again.
And so I'm showing you another shot of the beautiful cherry avenue below mount Adam in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, which, of course, has long since faded.
I particularly like this version, as the evening sun literally makes the trees glow. That's why I've cut out the entire surroundings here and focused only on the avenue.
So that nothing distracts from this splendor.
Immer dann, wenn eines meiner Bilder etwas düster daher kommt (auch, wenn ich solche Fotos sehr mag), versuche ich das mit einem Foto auszugleichen, was vor Farbe und Vitaltät strotzt. Balance ist mir eben sehr wichtig.
Heute ist das wieder einmal der Fall.
Und so zeige ich Euch noch eine Aufnahme der wunderschönen Kirschallee unterhalb des Adamsberges im Elbsandsteingebirges, die natürlich zwischenzeitlich längst verblüht ist.
Diese Version gefällt mir ganz besonders, da die Abendsonne die Bäume förmlich zum Erglühen bringt. Darum habe ich hier auch die gaasmte Umgebung ausgeblendet, und mich nur auf die Allee konzentriert.
Damit nichts soll von dieser Pracht ablenkt.
... or Sheep's-bit Scabious (Jasione montana) in coastal cliff grassland at Lea Mount, Dawlish, Devon, England.
in the Halloween decorations aisle, with a bit of post processing. I should not be let loose in a store just before Halloween!!
A bit of drama in the sky this morning as a frontal system passed through. We raced down to the lookout and snuck in a few quick shots before beating a hasty retreat.
a bit of a fuller more sweeping view of the terraces at Linderhof Palace in Bavaria... I was about mid level here I believe...very green with all plants life just coming alive in early May...you can see where I took the previous image just about lower middle ...I could have looked at this scene for eons..and never tired of it...but we were off to more beauty and the Bavarian countryside was beckoning to us and heading to explore the WEISS CHURCH or in German known as the" Weiskirche"...not far away..Church in the meadow...
It's a bit tiring to walk up to the ruined fortress of Thessaloniki but then you can enjoy the great views of the city.
Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird showing the speed of its wingbeat and caught in beautiful light in Costa Rica
This male wood duck was a bit agitated because an Anhinga was sitting on the top of the palm where the Wood Ducks had established their nest. He began to fly toward the nest, apparently hoping to drive the Anhinga away, but gauged its size and thought better of it. This image shows his decision to turn away. There’s nothing like a strong maternal instinct. The hen, after waiting for what seemed an interminable period of time, finally had the courage to fly right under the Anhinga, straight into the next. That was no small feat. The opening of the palm was small and when she entered it when it wasn’t encumbered by a big old Anhinga, she would awkwardly land on the lip of the palm and sometimes fall when getting inside. Good Mom! Just to give the Anhinga’s side of the equation, this palm was its normal perch used to dry off its wings, long before these annoying Wood Ducks showed up. Why should he leave, he was there first! Anyway, the whole episode gave me and several other photographers a lot of entertainment as we watched the nesting play out. In the end, as I previously posted, a mixed brood of Wood Ducks and Black-bellied Whistling Ducks made it into the world. Small chicks lead a perilous existence and have hopefully survived. Momma Wood Duck has kept them secreted away and to my knowledge they’ve been out of sight since the hatching. Good luck little guys! (Aix sponsa) (Sony a1, 70-200 lens with a 1.4 extender shot at 269mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 second, ISO 1600)
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Emphasizing the shapes and lines in the sandstone on the cliffs with with the Colorado River making the turn below at Horseshoe Bend. The dead brush makes a nice little addition. Page, Arizona, USA, March 2023
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Bit by bit freedom is being eroded.
BBC News 25 September 2025:
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce plans for a compulsory UK-wide digital ID scheme in a speech on Friday.
The prime minister believes it would help crack down on illegal working and modernise the state, according to senior figures in government.
The practicalities of the scheme will be subject to a consultation, which will also look at how to make it work for those without a smartphone or passport.
On the other hand:
Arguments against national ID cards in the UK primarily centre on concerns over privacy, civil liberties, and cost. Opponents argue that a mandatory national ID scheme would fundamentally alter the relationship between the individual and the state, shifting the perception of identity from something inherent to the person to something granted and controlled by the government.
There are significant doubts about the effectiveness of ID cards in achieving their stated goals, such as tackling illegal immigration or crime. Critics contend that people working "off the books" or involved in criminal activity would simply operate outside of the system.
A centralised database of personal information would be a prime target for hackers and could lead to mass surveillance, tracking, and profiling of citizens, (as if it didn't happen already). I mean - like most people I have a passport, a driving licence, a bank account, an NHS number and a mobile phone. - what more do they need to keep watch on me?
.. bit (very) wobbly, with no tripod! - lot of food for thought for a return trip to this place (Cragside)
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A very windy day at Presidents Park for Daniels Cross Country today. Gusts of 80 km/ph (50 mph) have been recorded with gale force winds expected later. This Coot was looking a bit ruffled in the wind.
Just a bit of Make Believe is an edit creation which converted a Daylight photo into Night of the “Lindsay Tenement”and the “Old Snuff Mill Bridge” which can be found in Cathcart Glasgow, ………….a learning curve using colour and layers.