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Three Hakuba mountains of Hakuba-yari, Shakushi, and Shirouma or Hakuba across the shrub of Kurobe (Japanese thuja, thuja standishii), an evergreen coniferous species in the cypress family. It is usually a tall tree but is dwarfed here due to a poor soil condition.
Due to my health condition, I am unable to hold or stabilize a camera for extended periods of time. Additionally, using a tripod has never been enjoyable for me, as it would cause pain when trying to position it correctly and constantly bending over to check the viewfinder. Consequently, I have chosen to explore digital AI artwork as an alternative. I understand that this may not be everyone's cup of tea, as it diverges from traditional photography. However, I have always granted myself the freedom to exercise artistic license and pursue whatever brings me joy. Currently, digital AI artwork fulfills that purpose, at least for the time being.
Taken in our garden in late Spriing.
Azaleas (/əˈzeɪliə/ ə-ZAY-lee-ə) are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, particularly the former sections Tsutsusi (evergreen) and Pentanthera (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring (April and May in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, and October and November in the Southern Hemisphere), their flowers often lasting several weeks. Shade tolerant, they prefer living near or under trees. They are part of the family Ericaceae.
Cultivation
Plant enthusiasts have selectively bred azaleas for hundreds of years. This human selection has produced thousands of different cultivars which are propagated by cuttings. Azalea seeds can also be collected and germinated.
Azaleas are generally slow-growing and do best in well-drained acidic soil (4.5–6.0 pH). Fertilizer needs are low. Some species need regular pruning.
Azaleas are native to several continents including Asia, Europe and North America. They are planted abundantly as ornamentals in the southeastern US, southern Asia, and parts of southwest Europe.[citation needed]
According to azalea historian Fred Galle, in the United States, Azalea indica (in this case, the group of plants called Southern indicas) was first introduced to the outdoor landscape in the 1830s at the rice plantation Magnolia-on-the-Ashley in Charleston, South Carolina. From Philadelphia, where they were grown only in greenhouses, John Grimke Drayton (Magnolia's owner) imported the plants for use in his estate garden. With encouragement from Charles Sprague Sargent from Harvard's Arnold Arboretum, Magnolia Gardens was opened to the public in 1871, following the American Civil War. Magnolia is one of the oldest public gardens in America. Since the late 19th century, in late March and early April, thousands visit to see the azaleas bloom in their full glory.[citation needed]
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azalea#Classification www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-aza... and www.rhs.org.uk/plants/plants-blogs/plants/november-2020/r...
DRD @ The Mens Department
DRD - The Trashy Executive Chair
DRD - The Trashy Executive Table - Full
DRD - The Trashy Executive Carpet - Smoking
"Every man is the king of his castle, no matter what condition his castle is in. "Chill like a boss in your humble abode and don't worry about messing anything up...its already trashed.
The DRD Trashy Executive Collection comes in PG and ADULT with three leather options, plus two versions of the table and carpet. "
Morbid D.
Other items:
23 - DRD - Artic Express Gacha - Train Car - Newspaper Rack
23 - DRD - Artic Express Gacha - Train Car - Coat Rack
TMD Event location:
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DRD Mainstore:
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..::THOR::.. - The Little Den in Genoa gacha
..::THOR::.. Model Kit Box
..::THOR::.. Old Genoa Photo Holder
..::THOR::.. Vintage Aircraft Project1
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This is a small portion of the air hose which connects my new portable air conditioner to the window vent.
HMM!
Sony Alpha 7III; Canon EF 16-35 mm f2.8 L II USM
CPL
It's always exciting to visit places again and again, even in different seasons and years. These two old mills and the gorge have been with me since I was a child. Even decades later, this gorge is still as mysterious and magical as ever. The mills are still in good condition, except for the wooden mill wheel, which is slowly falling into disrepair due to the ravages of time.
D'après René Magritte (1933) :
« Je plaçais devant une fenêtre vue de l’intérieur d’une chambre, un tableau représentant exactement la partie du paysage recouverte par ce tableau. L’arbre représenté par ce tableau cachait donc l’arbre situé derrière lui hors de la chambre. »
Toutes les implications intellectuelles de cette œuvre de Magritte, s’appliquent-elles à la photographie ? Vous avez 4 heures.
“I placed in front of a window seen from inside a room, a painting representing exactly the part of the landscape covered by this painting. The tree represented by this painting therefore hid the tree located behind it outside the room. »
Do all the intellectual implications of this Magritte’s masterpeice apply to photography?
You have 4 hours.
Pyramidal Orchid / anacamptis pyramidal. Barnack Hills and Hollows, Cambridgeshire. 04/07/21.
'TRI-COLOURED BEAUTY.'
This tri-coloured Pyramidal Orchid caught my eye by standing out among the profusion of other orchids/wildflowers on site. Only 12cm tall and in near pristine condition, an absolute beauty!
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
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A female Blackbird 'sunning' in the garden earlier. Had to Google the behaviour as I thought it was sick at first...
No-one knows for certain the reasons birds do this and several theories have been proposed. However, sunning would appear to perform two separate functions: maintaining the bird's feathers in good condition, and helping to regulate it's temperature. There is even a suggestion that they do it simply because they enjoy it!
Sheer steps- my cruel, eternal enemy. Wandering around a fairly standard residential part of the city, we came across a man-made hill with a staircase on it that just seemed to 'be'. I haven't the foggiest idea where It would have lead- I definitely didn't have the stamina for it.
You can just barely see it, but there is a van at the bottom of the stairs with the brand name, "Mr. Juicy". I'm infantile enough to have chuckled.
This kind of scene is what gets my heart pumping. It's probably not very exciting to most, but the towers, the lights, the 'atmosphere' of the place was pretty magical to me.
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Hong Kong! Again! After the first time not working out so well (mostly due to my condition) me and my best friend Michael returned to do the bits we missed out on and generally have a few different experiences than before.
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Castle Tioram (pron. Cheerum in Gaelic) dates back to the early thirteenth century and was home to the MacDonalds of Clanranald. The Castle benefits from being located in Loch Moidart on the isle of Eilean Tioram becoming inaccessible at High tide and guarding the entrance to the River Shiel which provides access far inshore to Loch Shiel and Glenfinnan. A small garrison was stationed in the castle until the Jacobite rising of 1715 when Allan Macdonald of Clanranald torched it to keep it out of the hands of Hanoverian forces. The Castle hasn't been lived in since and is now in very bad condition and was closed to the public in 1998.
Judging by the worn condition of this monarch, I'm guessing it was a returnee from spending the winter in Mexico. Not far away from this guy there was what looked like a new generation monarch feeding at the same time.
From the monarch migration tracking web site, it looks like we do have overlapping generations in this area during the spring migration: journeynorth.org/monarchs/news/spring-2020/04302020-eggs-...
digital art 2008
inspired by a memory of walking at night when the car had broken down,thinking of life,the multiverse and everything and what it all means ??????????????
Many thanks for your visits, faves and comments. Cheers.
There is a large herd of about 50 or more deer on the Lagoon Creek reserve.
Deer – Chital
Scientific name - Cervus axis
Other common names - Chital deer, Axis deer, Indian spotted deer.
Origin - India, Nepal and Sri Lanka
Distinctive characteristics - White throat patch and white spots. Dark dorsal stripe and band over muzzle. Noticeably long tail compared with other deer species.
Identification - Feral chital deer are a small-medium sized species. Their coat colour is variable, but is often dark to rusty red with uniformly marked white spots in lines along the body. They have a distinctive white throat patch and a dark muzzle. The coat colour of the inner legs and underside of the belly is white-beige. This species is often found in medium to large groups. Mature males have antlers that are smooth and slender with usually three tines on each, though the number of tines is influenced by animal condition. Antlers may be 70-89 cm in length. Males are larger in size and weight (90 cm and 85 kg) than females (80cm and 60 kg). Chital have a distinctive high-pitch alarm call when disturbed. Scats are small cylindrical pellets sometimes with an indentation at one end.
History and Biology - Chital deer were initially introduced to Australia from Sri Lanka and India in 1802 but did not survive. They were later successfully released into Queensland in the 1860's. Chital deer are herbivores that browse on a variety of grasses, fruit and leaves. They are gregarious and can form groups of more than 100 individuals. They do not have a defined breeding season, and are capable of producing three offspring in two years. Chital deer will eat their shed antlers if their diet is lacking the vitamins and minerals. Females will separate from the herd during birthing and rearing of young.
Distribution - Feral chital deer occur in many areas throughout Queensland, small areas in NSW, Victoria and the south-east of South Australia. They are absent from other regions.
Habitat - They can be found in a variety of habitats, including open grasslands, open and closed woodlands, thick forests and heavily timbered farmland.
Damage - Feral chital deer are a growing pest threat. They can cause significant browsing damage to native vegetation, damage sensitive habitats and compete with livestock for pasture. They can damage forestry plantations and ornamental gardens. They are not often found in close proximity to humans but they do present a serious motorway hazard. Feral chital deer may carry and spread livestock diseases that can cause production losses and increased management costs.
(Source: www.feralscan.org.au/deerscan/pagecontent.aspx?page=deer_...)
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FR - Le 19 juin 1973, 15h45 à Paris Gare de Lyon.
La BB 67096 de Nevers est dans son état d’origine. Elle manœuvre en gare pendant une heure creuse. Elle est encadrée par des chariots de gare, des vieux lampadaires, la Tour de l’Horloge, et une équipe de la voie affectée au remplacement de quelques traverses, pendant une pause clope.
Les anciennes traverses sont stockées entre les rails de la voie sur laquelle circule la 67096.
Les travaux étaient entièrement manuels, tout à l’énergie musculaire! Et l’équipe continuait à travailler pendant que les trains roulaient sur la voie d’à côté. Ils ne portaient pas d’équipements personnels de protection (EPI), pas de casques, de gants, de chaussures de sécurité …
De nos jours, le travail au détail n’existe quasiment plus, on ne remplace plus quelques traverses isolées, on refait toute la voie. Ces deux voies seraient condamnées, les quais interdits d’accès … et peut-être même une grande partie de la gare !
Un livre de référence sera publié en 2026 sur cette série de machines. Contactez moi en messagerie pour plus d'informations.
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EN - 19 June 1973, 15:45 – Paris Gare de Lyon.
BB 67096 of the Nevers depot is still in its as-built condition. It is moving light in the station during a quiet hour. It is framed by station trolleys, old lampposts, the famous Gare de Lyon Clock Tower, and a track gang assigned to replacing a few sleepers, taking a cigarette break.
The old sleepers are stacked between the rails of the track on which 67096 is moving.
The work was entirely manual, relying solely on muscle power. The gang continued working while trains were running on the adjacent track. They wore no high visibility clothes, no personal protective equipment, no helmets, gloves, or safety boots.
Nowadays, spot repairs have virtually disappeared: instead of replacing a few isolated sleepers, the entire track is renewed. Both tracks would be closed, the platforms cordoned off… and perhaps even a large part of the station!
A reference book on this engine series will is about to be published in 2026. Please contact me by Flickr mail for more information.
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Marquette Rail's Z151 enters the Grand Rapids Yard Limits at North Park on a very hot July day in 2013. Conductor Mike has #3001's air conditioner set to "high cool".
Taken on Water Street back in 1986, here's a wharf that's in such bad condition that it has sprouted a crop of grass and weeds in a number of areas, probably benefiting from steady fertilization provided by the heavy population of gulls. There are about a half dozen pigeons in residence, but it's clear that the gulls "own" this roost. The wharf and buildings are gone now, and have been for many years. I could have walked out to the wharf but it didn't look safe. The area around the building was undoubtedly spongy and rotten so I figured any photos would best be taken from the shore. I've been visiting Nova Scotia since 1976 and can't recall seeing this structure in any better condition than shown here. I have no idea when it disappeared, but it might have been removed by the town in a "revitalizing" of the waterfront area.
The original color negative image was taken with a Pentax 6x7, 300mm f/4 Takumar lens, using Kodacolor CP-100 roll film.
The original negative was copied using a Nikon D3500 camera, 55mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor, fitted with a Nikon 4T close-up lens, a 1.6x Sigma achromatic close-up lens on the 4T. Exposure was 1 second at f/11, ISO set at 100. The light source was a 13.5 watt LED bulb (5000K).
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