dreams of love / Sogni di innamorati Sweeper active
View allAll Photos Tagged browser
Young western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) living in a free-range habitat, Walkabout Australia, San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Conservation status: least concern
Tulip, Dunvegan Castle garden
Dunvegan Castle is the oldest continuously inhabited castle in Scotland and has been the ancestral home of the Chiefs of clan MacLeod for 800 years. Originally designed as a fortress to keep people out, today you can tour an award-winning castle and Highland estate steeped in history and clan legend, delight in the beauty of its formal gardens, take a boat trip to see the Loch Dunvegan seal colony, stay in one of our five charming holiday cottages, browse in one of our shops which feature quality local and Scottish gifts, or satisfy your appetite at the MacLeod Tables Cafe.
Golden hour - low in the sky, evening sun
A summer's eve in Steveston Harbour , BC Canada
Steveston is a charming fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River
Canada
Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.
If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'
www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764
~Christie by the River
**Best experienced in full screen
*** No part of this image may be copied, reproduced, or distributed outside Flickr, without my express written permission. Thank-you
... or is it ??
Crazy Tuesday - Theme of June 22, 2021: Knots
gift ribbon on a little curved glass bottle ... no fancy knot, but it's a knot at least ... : ))
Background: sidelit texture wrapping paper with tiny metallic dots to create some bokeh bubbles ... I partly added a layer of Topaz "Starlight Glitter" with reduced opacity (I like its dreamy / glittery effect on images and it's Crazy Tuesday, after all ; ))
Happy Tuesday to you all !
I will be browsing later in the evening (crazy day at work)
Harbour side
Steveston Harbour is situated on the banks of the Fraser River
Richmond, BC
Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.
If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'
www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all good health.
Happy Clicks,
~Christie by the river
Whitetail Deer, Brown County, Wisconsin USA
Whitetail buck stretching to browse some Buckthorn leaves.
Buckthorn eradication. One leaf at a time.
Browsing through my photo archives I came across this capture of Banks Peninsula New Zealand (South Island)
[Holiday memories ;-)]
Please don't use my images on websites or any other media without my permission.
© All rights reserved
Zion National Park
Springdale
Utah
USA
Just after coming into the park there is a visitor center. A trail leads off of the visitor center, and on the beginning of the trail there were three female mule deer browsing on trees. They were very close, but hidden off to the side. They seem to have become habituated to people visiting the park. In all my time in the parks I visited, I never saw a male mule deer.
The mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is a deer indigenous to western North America; it is named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule. There are believed to be several subspecies including the black-tailed deer.
Unlike the related white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), mule deer are generally more associated with the land west of the Missouri River, and more specifically with the Rocky Mountain region of North America. - Wikipedia
Browsing through the summer disk this one took my attention. I decided to upload this juveniles talking to eachother ;-)
Taken with the sigma 150-600mm sports at a farm nearby my house. I have farmers permission for taking images out of a hide close by but i decided to leave them alone this breeding season and shot this one with a distance of 30 meter.
Thanks everyone for visiting my stream :-)
Two fishing vessels bow to bow, nose to nose, cheek to cheek
Steveston is a charming fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River
Canada
Low in the sky, evening sun
If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'
I appreciate your visits & kind words of support. My thanks to you all, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.
~Christie (happiest) by the River
Having been confronted head on by the dominant male this stag deferred and led the herd of young male and female deer up the hill. In his own time the dominant male left the clearing where they had been browsing and grazing to bring up the rear. With an occasioonal backward glance they were soon all out of sight.
Thank you all for your kind responses.
Tucked away in a moment in time is where you'll find The Heart of Rosieri, on the historic and scenic Robin Loop in Second Life. Come explore the idyllic French-inspired setting; browse the book shop, grab a coffee at Toe Beans Cat Cafe, relax or paint in the gardens. All are loved and welcome.
Actually, one could spend many hours in the pretty little town of Mahone Bay, browsing the quaint little shops and cafes....a great place to find artwork and jewellry, antiques and nautical treasures, and the best shoe store around! We arrived at dark and Wayne stopped for coffee so I grabbed a chance to capture the calm scene across the road.
Lewa Downs
Kenya
East Africa
Black rhinos are browsers that get most of their sustenance from eating trees and bushes. They use their lips to pluck leaves and fruit from the branches. Currently there are 5,055 black rhinos left.
Except for females and their offspring, black rhinos are solitary. Females reproduce only every two and a half to five years. Their single calf does not live on its own until it is about three years old.
Black rhinos feed at night and during the gloaming hours of dawn and dusk. Under the hot African sun, they take cover by lying in the shade. Rhinos are also wallowers. They often find a suitable water hole and roll in its mud, coating their skin with a natural bug repellent and sun block. Rhinos have sharp hearing and a keen sense of smell.
Black rhinos boast two horns, the foremost more prominent than the other. Rhino horns grow as much as three inches (eight centimeters) a year and have been known to grow up to five feet (one and a half meters) long. Females use their horns to protect their young, while males use them to battle attackers.
The black rhino once roamed most of sub-Saharan Africa, but today is on the verge of extinction due to poaching fueled by commercial demand.
The black rhinoceros is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List and is listed on Appendix I of CITES. For conservancies, national and private reserves that hold any rhino, the key to ensuring the survival of their populations is the provision of adequate security. – Wikipedia
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Kenya
East Africa
The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), also known as the Somali giraffe, is a subspecies of giraffe native to Somalia, southern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya. Reticulated giraffes can interbreed with other giraffe subspecies in captivity or if they come into contact with populations of other subspecies in the wild.
The reticulated giraffe is among the most well-known of the nine giraffe subspecies. Together with the Rothschild giraffe, it is by far the giraffe most commonly seen in zoos. Its coat consists of large, polygonal, liver-colored spots outlined by a network of bright-white lines. The blocks may sometimes appear deep red and may also cover the legs.
The extraordinary height of the Reticulated Giraffe allows them to browse on branches of trees that other hoofed animals cannot reach. This has helped make the Reticulated Giraffe one of the most successful animals of the African savannah. The Reticulated Giraffe feeds mainly on Acacia and Combretum trees, however, it will eat as many as 100 different plants depending on which are available at the time.
The Reticulated Giraffe gets a large amount of water from the dew on the leaves and from the water in the leaves. When it encounters a watering hole, it will drink up to 12 gallons at one time. – Wikipedia
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Botswana
Southern Africa
The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in southern and southwestern Africa. The sole member of the genus Antidorcas.
Active mainly at dawn and dusk, springbok form harems (mixed-sex herds). In earlier times, springbok of the Kalahari desert and Karoo migrated in large numbers across the countryside, a practice known as trekbokken.
A feature unique to the springbok is pronking, in which the springbok performs multiple leaps into the air, up to 2 m (6.6 ft) above the ground, in a stiff-legged posture, with the back bowed and the white flap lifted.
Primarily a browser, the springbok feeds on shrubs and succulents; this antelope can live without drinking water for years, meeting its requirements through eating succulent vegetation. Breeding takes place year-round, and peaks in the rainy season, when forage is most abundant.
Springbok inhabit the dry areas of south and southwestern Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources classifies the springbok as a least concern species. – Wikipedia
Pre-war shophouse located at Chan Sow Lin Rd. formerly occupied by Federal Bakery (est. 1906) now housed a tastefully done lighting and furniture outfit. CBD #2
This great gold digger wasp was commingling with the bees among the tiny blossoms near the waterfront. Taken with the Raynox on the 200-500 with 1.4 TC. Uncropped.
Londolozi Game Reserve
Kruger National Park
South Africa
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and poaching.
Their habitat includes mixed scrub woodlands (the greater kudu is one of the few largest mammals that prefer living in settled areas – in scrub woodland and bush on abandoned fields and degraded pastures, mopane bush and acacia in lowlands, hills and mountains.
Their diet consists of leaves, grass, shoots and occasionally tubers, roots and fruit (they are especially fond of oranges and tangerines).
During the day, greater kudus normally cease to be active and instead seek cover under woodland, especially during hot days. They feed and drink in the early morning and late afternoon, acquiring water from waterholes or roots and bulbs that have a high water content. Although they tend to stay in one area, the greater kudu may search over a large distance for water in times of drought.
Predators of the greater kudu generally consist of lions, hyenas, and hunting dogs. Although leopards and cheetahs also prey on greater kudus, they are unable to bring down a bull, and consequently target the more vulnerable cows and offspring.
Greater kudus have a life span of 7 to 8 years in the wild, and up to 23 years in captivity. They are evaluated as low risk in the IUCN Red List of endangered species. Wikipedia
Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
Giraffes favor eating the leaves and twigs of Acacia trees. This tree is armed with big, white, sharp thorns to protect its juicy leaves from attackers. Giraffes, however, are not deterred by these thorns and they use their long maneuverable tongues and tough lips to get around them.
(not cropped)
Drama over the Frankfort Light
This is one of those images I have always thought had potential, but I could never seem to get the post processing to give me the right look. I took this photo back in September 2013 shortly after getting my first micro four thirds camera, the Olympus OM-D E-M5. Back in 2013, I was just getting started with processing RAW files using Lightroom. I come back to it on occasion, trying do to a better job with the highlights and shadows, but was never satisfied with my results. Today, I came back to this photo as I was browsing through my catalog and decided to give it a try in Luminar. While I could probably spend more time with it, I do think that I was able to get something that works and reflects the type of drama in the skies that I have always been trying to capture.
Browsing through my pictures I suddenly see this landscape, and think it could be a norwegian fjord, until I see the pines. No it is Canada, but you may call it a Norwegian bias!
From 11 june till the 25th of July 2015, I traveled in Canada. Starting in Brighton Ontario, where my sister lives at the border of an amazing part of lake Ontario, I flew to Vancouver, and Vancouver island where I took the boat at Port Hardy to take part 1 of the Inside passage, to Prince Rupert in BC. Two days later I took part 2 to Skagway in Alaska. When coming from Skagway Alaska, you can take the train to Carcross. it is a very scenic train ride that halts at Bennet lake.
And then to Whitehorse and further on by car to Kluane National park in the Yukon district. Whitehorse is situated at the border of the Yukon. Frow there I flew back to Vancouver, rented a car, and traveled three weeks in the BC- and Alberta Rockies, visiting the famous, and less famous Nature parks like Banff and Jasper. Last few days back to Brighton Ontario to enjoy lake Ontario once more, before going home. A picture of my itinerary can be found on Facebook (www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152940536581759&set...).
4000 pictures later, it is quite a task to show the right stuff, although the stunning scenery guarantees at least a few great shots to share. Objective will be to make a book (for myself mainly), and that might take a while.
I hope you will enjoy the impression of my travel, one that equals earlier journeys to Alaska and south America, this journey was the first in the digital era, and equally intensive because of all the hiking activities every day on and on. I loved every minute of it.
One of our regular Coal Tits.
I heard on the radio they take food away and save it for later.
They are certainly always busy with their take aways.
❤Sponsor DREAMCATCHER, [POUT!] and ANTAYA store.❤
(For the link to work, copy the address and paste it into the address bar of your browser without @.)
➡DREAMCATCHER
🚕Taxi: @maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Veles/126/106/22
👪Group: secondlife:///app/group/7993da55-d939-ad62-c29b-79d0169fb3e9/about
👪Flickr group: www.flickr.com/groups/dreamcatcher_store/pool/
www.flickr.com/photos/violik_r/52153663664/
➡[POUT!]
🚕Taxi: @maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Spiced%20Romance/63/85/22
👪Group: secondlife:///app/group/b9b1174b-8971-5955-af4b-1692f4fc9f58/about
👪Flickr www.flickr.com/groups/3721639@N24/
👲Owner/Creator: www.flickr.com/photos/natlaxenno
➡ANTAYA
🚕Taxi: @maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Veles/205/149/21
👪Group: secondlife:///app/group/2450fb74-bb65-af3a-e60d-49fdcc211d65/about
👪Flickr group: www.flickr.com/groups/4518868@N24/
👲Owner/Creator: www.flickr.com/photos/antaya
➡HEAD:
Hair: no.match_ ~ NO_FRIGHT ~ groupgift
❗Eyeshadow BOM only: [POUT!] Winters Bliss 05 - Evo X
(❗❗❗ATTENTION! You can take this [POUT!] Winters Bliss at the 4th Christmas wonderland event public on Nov 29th- Dec 30th❗❗❗)
www.flickr.com/photos/197057373@N07/52535493307/in/datepo...
❗Snow overlays BOM only: [POUT!] Snow Dust Full face- Evo X
❗Lipstains: [POUT!] Frozen - EVO X
(❗❗❗ATTENTION! You can take this gift [POUT!] Frozen Lipstains at the Holiday Shop & Hop event public on December 8 - January 2, 2023❗❗❗)
Earrings: PROMAGIC Kalyan
Crown: DREAMCATCHER // Tiara of Ice Crystals
➡BODY:
Sleeve/Stocking: :: ANTAYA :: Outfit "Ice queen" WHITE (for Maitreya and Legacy) Shown on Maitreya.
❗Bra/panties: :: ANTAYA :: Crystal bra and panties "Iza" WHITE
(for Maitreya and Legacy) Shown on Maitreya.
(❗❗❗ATTENTION! You can take this :: ANTAYA :: Crystal bra and panties "Iza" on We love roleplay event public on 04.12 - 30.12 ❗❗❗)
❗DREAMCATCHER // Snow Queen's Ice-Halo
Shoulders/Body crystals: ::Static:: Frostbitten {Diamond}
Paint on hands BOM: Sweet Thing. Creature Claws & Arm Fades ( i take white fade and tint in one color with sleeves)
Tattoo BOM: Misteria - Frost Marks - WHITE
Tattoo shines: unstable. Frost Bite Shine - White
Tattoo shines: BLAXIUM -Icy Body Shine- Materials
➡OBJECT IN HAND:
Simply Shelby Icy Snowflake Staff
➡MAGIC EFFECT/AURA:
-Elemental- 'Snow Effects' - Snow Storm Swirl Surrounding