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A little earlier in the afternoon, the Painted Wall (on the right of this image) may have had some red/orange hues to it from the direct sun, though given the clouds that was probably unlikely.
My teenage son, our dogs, and I were driving rapidly from North Dakota to San Diego, CA after Thanksgiving 2021, and didn't have a lot of time for photo stops on the trip, but I wanted to see this place. Fortunately, we arrived just ahead of sunset. Black Canyon of the Gunnison is a relatively new National Park, having been established in 1999, but the canyon you see is some of the oldest exposed rock that can be found on the planet, dating back nearly 2 billion years!
Pegmatite dikes create the horizontal lines you see in the Painted Wall, the tallest cliff in Colorado at 2,250'. The steepness of this gorge reduces sunlight in some parts to only 33 minutes per day, hence the name Black Canyon. From the viewpoints, it's pretty steep and having dogs with us (even on their 6' leashes) made me feel very uneasy. While the Canyon definitely deserves its name and has limited opportunity for exploration beyond the rim vista points, I felt extremely fortunate to visit on an evening where the sun and clouds conspired to put on a colorful light show to contrast the bleak gorge below.
Wildfires rage
and in our distance we share..
The smoke veils clarity
and we reject
with cough and watering..
Small particles conspire
to mask details
and mountain outlines
appear and depart..
...
By CharlesC
Another photo near the Visitor center at Hurricane Ridge. We had 3 forest fires this last summer 2016. The official National Park policy is, to let them burn themselves out. Unless they get close to people or park property. Needles to say, they were trying to get this one out.
For some that phrase would describe their eyes after a late night of partying and ringing in the New Year. For me on this first morning of the 20s, it meant first-light reaching Towers of the Virgin in Zion National Park.
Being a native East-Coaster, who has transplanted to life on the West Coast, I still feel that the New Year occurs when the crystal ball drops in New York, and that's the end. So, with the aide of staid Springdale, Utah, it was easy to get an early bedtime on New Years Eve so we could begin the trek to the Canyon Overlook Trail at 6:00 AM to catch first-light and sunrise from this vantage.
The trail is a relatively flat mile hike with a few tricky spots where the ice and slickrock conspire to give even the most sure-footed concern in the dark. Once we reached the overlook, I was a little concerned that our cold trek may have been for naught, due to the heavy cloud cover. Though they were thick overhead, there still was some clearing to the East, along the sun on the horizon to light a narrow band, reflecting off the cloud bottoms and warming the sheer rocks faces of the Temple of the Virgin ahead. This image was captured about 10-15 minutes before the local sunrise time, and is considerably brighter than what we saw with our eyes, due to the 20-second exposure.
Once the actual sun rays reached the Temple directly, the light only lit the areas seen here in red for less than 5 minutes before disappearing above the clouds for the remainder of the day.
Recognition:
Merit, Nature/Landscape category - JAN 24 PPSDC Image Competition, San Diego
Selected for Display, Color Scenic Landscape: Winter - JUN-JUL 2023, International Exhibition of Photography, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds, CA
Sometimes Fate and Mother nature conspire to sabotage my fun. When I arrived on the island the local buzz was that there was a major swell heading towards the islands from the north. The following day it hit in full force, closing or battering most of the beaches on the island of Oahu which is where I was headed. The 30-40 ft waves that day were the highest recorded since 1969 and trying to approach a beach was risky if not perilous.
This shot was taken from the wayward side of the island on the first morning of my trip before the swell hit the islands. I noticed this petrified tree stump poking out of the sand and thought it would make a nice foreground element. When I returned later that week and the beach was littered with piles of driftwood and most of the trees had no sand under them, standing solely on their roots. Mother nature can be both vicious and ruthless.
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The starlight
I will be chasing a starlight
Until the end of my life
I don't know if it's worth it anymore
Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold
You in my arms
My life
You electrify my life
Let's conspire to ignite
All the souls that would die just to feel alive
Now I'll never let you go
If you promised not to fade away
Never fade away
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Cork, Ireland
aint Fin Barre's Cathedral (Irish: Ardeaglais Naomh Fionnbarra) is a Gothic Revival three-spire cathedral in the city of Cork, Ireland. It belongs to the Church of Ireland and was completed in 1879.
Tradition holds that Lochan (St Fin Barre) was born in the 6th Century . While still in the womb an evil prince conspired to burn his family, but God so favoured the child that he made the elements conspire to make the dry wood of the pyre as wet stones. Fin Barre then spoke out to the prince encouraging him to desist lest he go to hell.
Fin Barre grew up to be a wondrous child and was very learned. Three anchorites brought him to study for the priesthood and it was then he was given the name Fin Barre or in English ‘Bright/Fair Headed’. He is credited with many miraculous healings and wondrous deeds including raising people from the dead.
Fin Barre retreated to Gougane Barra but was visited by an angel who told him to leave everything he owned to Saint Ruadan and to go and find the place of his resurrection. When he reached the great marsh of Munster he was given a cow and a field. He set up a church and a school. He promised that anyone that got buried with him would see the kingdom of heaven. As a result the fame of the settlement spread so that today there is over 35 feet of burials under the Northern Tower of the Cathedral.
Fin Barre died in 606 AD and his feast day is September 23rd .Local tradition says that the Golden angel on the roof, a gift from the architect William Burges, will sound an hour before the trumpets of resurrection for the rest of the world. Thus it will allow the people of Cork to be first in line for heaven!
♫ Johnny Mathis · Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Winter Wonderland ♫
Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
As we go along,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say, "Are you married?"
We'll say, "No man"
But you can do the job when you're in town.
Later on, we'll conspire,
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
The plans that we've made,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;
To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees,
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;
To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells
With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
Until they think warm days will never cease,
For summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells."
- John Keats, "To Autumn"
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Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
On Black to Music Bing Crosby -Winter Wonderland ♪ ♫ ♩ ♬
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight
We're happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland
Gone away is the bluebird
Here to stay is a new bird
To sing a love song
While we stroll along
Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow, we can build a snowman
We'll pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say, are you married?
We'll say, no man
But you can do the job when you're in town
Later on, we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid
The plans that we've made
Walking in a winter wonderland. . .
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Avail 21st August
Far away
This ship has taken me far away
Far away from the memories
Of the people who care if I live or die
Starlight
I will be chasing a starlight
Until the end of my life
I don't know if it's worth it anymore
Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold
You in my arms
My life
You electrify my life
Lets conspire to ignite
All the souls that would die just to feel alive
I'll never let you go
If you promise not to fade away
Never fade away
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold
You in my arms
Far away
The ship has taken me far away
Far away from the memories
Of the people who care if I live or die
And I'll never let you go
If you promise not to fade away
Never fade away
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations, yeah
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold
You in my arms
I just wanted to hold
The Rivers Severn, Avon and Swilgate have all burst their banks today and conspired to surround Tewkesbury Abbey with floodwater. This dramatic scene is a familiar one in the medieval market town.
But on 20th July 2007, two months' worth of rain fell in 14 hours. This ultimately resulted in two emergencies; widespread flooding and water shortages. With flood water reaching over two metres in some places, more than 1,800 homes were flooded.
The Swilgate is the smaller of the three rivers and, without the floodwater, would be visible in the foreground. It flows north to Tewkesbury where it joins the River Avon close to its confluence with the Severn. Swilgate also gives its name to the local cricket ground where the first recorded match was in 1893, when Tewkesbury played Handsworth Wood.
““But underneath we are golden
Hold them, we made them
Our hearts beat, control them
They’re too fast
Too fast for me tonight…””
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P.S. excuse my blurry Photoshop work. This post drive me insane since everything conspired against me. But I haven't give up on blogging.... yet. lol. But if I needed to open and do some twitch on that pic again....
Plan was for the St.Cwyfan's MW shot but the cloud stayed around most of the evening so we gave up around 1am. Tide was perfect but sometimes the elements conspire against you despite the best of plans.
Hot Chocolate back at the van was nice.
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Part fantasy, part reality... Ladakh, is where, the forces of nature conspired to render a magical unrealistic landscape... a landscape of extremes... desert and blue waters... burning sun and freezing winds... glaciers and sand dunes... a primeval battleground of the titanic forces which gave birth to the Himalayas.
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Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight.
Walking in a winter wonderland.
Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
As we go along,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say: Are you married?
We'll say: No man,
But you can do the job
When you're in town.
Later on, we'll conspire,
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
The plans that we've made,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
And pretend that he's a circus clown
We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman,
Until the other kids knock him down.
When it snows, ain't it thrilling,
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
Singer: James Taylor
I have been wanting to shot the 'Shell' for sometime, but lack of parking, the wrong sorts of tides and too many tourists have conspired for it not to be. Today luck was on my side : ))
Winter is coming! Get your puffers ready!
"Later on, we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid
The plans that we've made
Walking in a winter wonderland"
Bing Crosby
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The story of this photo begins with a planning of some months ago.
The idea was to compose the sun, just before sunset, behind Christ the Redeemer statue.
Once the triangulation was done, all I had to do was wait for the date and hope that everything conspired in my favor.
On 10/20/2022, a cloudless sky, contrary to the weather forecast, atypical for a month of October with hardly ever sunny days.
For years I have wanted Beautyberry growing in my yard. But life, weather and insects conspired against me ... until now!
The colors... grape green to deep magenta! The songs of visiting birds! Last years bushes are now in full fruit and their spaced clusters of berries are ripening from green to pinky purple. Even the veins of the leaves have a purplish tint. I love the texture of the edge of the tiny leaf above the green berry cluster in this image. And the deep hazy purple tones in the background.
American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
Also called French mulberry
Biscayne Park, FL
Conspuée par plus d'un, la Corneille d'Amérique est , malgré tout, un oiseau fascinant.
Conspired by more than one, the American Crow is, despite everything, a fascinating bird.
Poppy :)
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"Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work."
Quote - Abdul Kalam
I couldn’t believe my luck the other morning when this stylish looking woman randomly walked into my frame. You know that saying about the universe conspiring to help you? I know it might not seem like much, but this felt like a gift to me. I actually felt slightly euphoric after taking this shot. I don’t know about you, but I’m truly happiest when I’m taking photos. ❤
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
—Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Birnam Wood | The Tragedy of Macbeth
Be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care
Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are.
Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until
Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill
Shall come against him.
That will never be.
Who can impress the forest, bid the tree
Unfix his earth-bound root? Sweet bodements! good!
Rebellion's head, rise never till the wood
Of Birnam rise, and our high-plac'd Macbeth
Shall live the lease of nature, pay his breath
To time and mortal custom.
Stand with Ukraine!
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;
To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees.....
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Meanwhile, across carpet land, Jasper and Betty Bunny conspire to engage the humans in play. Clever duo.
It's about 2 months since I last picked up my camera and a combination of time, energy and motivation seem to be conspiring against me at the moment. With nothing new to process and upload, it's back to the archives and a shot from a beautifully peaceful morning up at Buttermere back in March
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Golden, golden, golden river run
To the East then drop beneath the sun
And as the moon lies low and overhead
We're lost
Burn slow, burning up the back wall
Long roads, where the city meets the sky
Most days, most days stay the sole same
Please stay, for this fear it will not die
If I had a boat, I would sail to you
Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true
Once I had a dream, it died long before
Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore
Down low, down amongst the thorn rows
Weeds grow, through the lilies and the vine
Birds play, try to find their own way
Soft clay, on your feet and under mine
Splitting at the seams
Heaving at the brace
Sheets all billowing
Breaking of the day
Sea is not my friend
And everyone conspires
Still I choose to swim
Slip beneath the tide
Once I had a dream
Once I had a hope
That was yesterday
Not so long ago
This is not the end
This is just the world
Such a foolish thing
Such an honest girl
(Lyrics from James Vincent McMorrow - If I had a Boat)
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Part fantasy, part reality... Ladakh, is where, the forces of nature conspired to render a magical unrealistic landscape... a landscape of extremes... desert and blue waters... burning sun and freezing winds... glaciers and sand dunes... a primeval battleground of the titanic forces which gave birth to the Himalayas.
Chaldon near Caterham in Surrey, these fields are a source of some great shots I think, this one was actually on the way back in the car, stopped at the side of the road the sun, light and clouds all conspired to help.
Camera problems, computer problems and carrying an injury - it seems life is conspiring against me at the moment. The birds don't care they just need me to feed them :)
MURDERMASK - by anthony beesley | Year Posted 2010
my murdermask is made of flesh and bone
it covers my heart
it covers my soul
hiding my feelings and fears never told
my mudermask turns hot lava love...iceburg cold
my murdermask is made of steel and stone
rewiring my brain like a brutal cyborg
ruthlessly killing peace,love,and joy...never forgive or forget those dark yesterdays
covered in darkness like camoflauged tears
shrouded in silence...year after year
my murdermask has multiple scars,stains,and slashes
whipped into whirlwinds like cynical cyclones
haters and hellions stay on the attack...my murdermask smiles and vomits war wrath
marching the path that leads to perdition
my mudermask cracks as holy angels bring healing
my heart that was dead starts to beat like a drum
my murdermask crumbles underneath Gods thumb...i go numb
my mudermask melts in the midst of holy fire...exposed in the light evil ones conspire
i cry to the lord as my mudermask flees...now i put on Gods love
once caged and confined now i'm free
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DPSP Poses - Winterday
Sleigh bells ring
Are you listening
In the lane
Snow is glistening
A beautiful sight
We're happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland
Gone away is the bluebird
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song
As we go along
Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say: Are you married?
We'll say: No man
But you can do the job
When you're in town
Later on
We'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid
The plans that we've made
Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he's a circus clown
We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman
Until the other kiddies knock him down
When it snows
Ain't it thrilling
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play
The Eskimo way
Walking in a winter wonderland
Walking in a winter wonderland
Walking in a winter wonderland