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The mountains are calling and I must go. - John Muir
I stitched up a quote that I've always been fond of by John Muir with a few little trees and flowers and two purple mountain majesties.
Here it is properly hooped up and hanging on the wall at my cabin.
Clear Skies!
My last chance to signal the mothership from an abandoned military airfield
Save me from them!
Much silliness tonight putting this together. A bit of acrobatics and almost getting very wet. Too busy putting it together that i almost missed the start of the ISS pass!
Típica foto del lobo marino posando en Valdivia
ESPAÑOL / Spanish:
Lobo Marino (Otaria flavescens), también llamado lobo marino chusco, lobo marino de un pelo, león marino del sur o león marino sudamericano, es un mamífero marino de la superfamilia Pinnipedia que habita en las costas de Sudamérica, de Chile, Perú, Uruguay, y Argentina.
Son de color pardo oscuro cuando adultos y negro cuando jóvenes. Los machos adultos habitualmente pesan unos 300 kg, el doble que las hembras, y poseen una capa de pelo castaño rojizo sobre el cuello. Esta "melena" es la causa de que sean llamados leones marinos.
Viven en colonias de unos 15 individuos, formadas por el macho, su harén y unos pocos jóvenes. Durante el verano, en diciembre y enero, se trasladan a parir a sitios protegidos donde se congregan miles de animales. La gestación dura casi un año y cada vez nace una sola cría. Durante la época de reproducción, los machos entran en combate por el control de su territorio y por las hembras, y es usual que no se alimenten,viven alrededor de 25 a 50 años.
Su comida son peces, pulpos y calamares, comen entre 15 y 25 kg de alimento por día y, a su vez, son presa de las orcas. El ser humano los cazaba para obtener carne y aceite; pero la principal razón para perseguirlos era que la piel de las crías recién nacidas, llamadas "popos" (del inglés puppy), tiene uso en peletería.
Habita las costas sudamericanas, tanto en el Atlántico como en el Pacífico. Se encuentra desde el sur de Brasil hasta la Tierra del Fuego argentina y desde bahía Zorritos, en el Perú, hasta el extremo sur de Chile respectivamente.
ENGLISH / Ingles:
The South American Sea Lion or Southern Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens, previously Otaria bryonia) is a sea lion found on the Chilean, Peruvian, Uruguayan and Argentine coasts. It's scientific name was subject to controversy, with some taxonomists referring to it as Otaria flavescens and other referring to it as Otaria byronia. The former eventually won out.
Males have a very large head with a well developed mane making them the most lionesque of the eared seals. Both males and females are orange-coloured with upturned snouts. The manes on males are lighter than females, and female fur on the head and neck is lighter than that of males. Pups are born black or dark brown and molt into a more chocolate colour.
South American sea lions feed on a variety of fish including Argentine hake and anchovies. They also eat cephalopods, such as shortfin squid, Patagonian squid and octopus. They have even been observed preying on penguins and young South American Fur Seals.
South American sea lions normally hunt in shallow waters less then five miles from shore. They often forage at the ocean floor for slow moving prey but they will also hunt schooling prey in groups. When captured, the prey is shaked violently and torn apart. The sea lions themselves are hunted by orcas, sharks and cougars.
Kendal Calling Music Festival, Cumbria, 31st July 2016, ATMOSPHERE. Credit:WittWooPhoto/Alamy Live News
From a group obtained at auction which appear to have originated in an American business or diplomatic family possibly located in South America.
Tom Hamilton
The Bad Boys from Boston, American rockers Aerosmith headlined the first of two nights of the Calling Festival newly relocated to South London’s Clapham Common.
The Steven Tyler-led rockers brought their unique blend of entertaining rock to a damp London evening, re-energising the sodden crowd with a mixed set drawn from their extensive back catalogue as well a cover of The Beatles 1969 hit Come Together. They began the 18-song set with Mama Kin from their 1973 eponymous debut album before moving onto Get a Grip hit Eat the Rich and Pump classing Love in an Elevator.
Hits Walk This Way and Dude (Looks Like a Lady) also featured before the encore was opened with classic Dream On featuring Tyler playing piano and Joe Perry playing guitar … on the piano!
It’s surprising just how much energy the 66-year-old Tyler and 63-year-old Perry convey up on stage with such engaging performances and on-stage hijinks that kept the crowd enthralled from the outset until the closing bars of Toys in the Attic classic Sweet Emotion.
Kendal Calling Music Festival, Cumbria, 31st July 2016, NOEL GALLAHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS Performs. DISCLAIMER - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY FOR 60 DAYS FROM THE 31ST JULY 2016 - NO COMMERCIAL USE AT ALL - NO REPODUCTION. Credit:WittWooPhoto/Alamy Live News
A few snapshots taken at Crich Tramway Museum 1940's Weekend, August 2018.
Not my best bunch, suffered from very bright sunshine in the morning and I'm naff in bright sunlight.
the fireman of 2-8-0 3802 calls to a member of the platform staff as it's driver experience train calls at carrog station
Isolation seems like an unavoidable part of caregiving. When juggling a job, other family members and responsibilities on top of the loved one’s care, there is no time left for anything else. My photo journal became my connection to the rest of the world. I could share information with other caregivers and learn from them, while also keeping my family up to date on my mother’s condition. It was my way of saying, “She is still here.”
Sometimes friends and family can’t handle the pain of seeing someone decline. They drop out, explaining, “I prefer to remember her as she was.” The caregiver doesn’t have that choice. The caregiver still has a person who needs to be hugged, loved, bathed, clothed, fed and kept active. Even though they forget us, we can't forget them.
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This photo and text appeared in the exhibition, "Two Belts," at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, January-March 2013.