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WETLAND BIRD, widespread and familiar, swims with jerky movements and constantly flicks its tail. Looks rather labored in flight, with its legs dangling. Moorhens are usually rather wary and disappear into cover when alarmed, and by contrast this one is a regular visitor to our garden, and quite tame, it comes from a pond over the road the size of a football pitch.
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"Ask Jesus into your life today! say this simple prayer "
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LORD JESUS CHRIST, I am sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life, please forgive me. I now turn from everything that I know is wrong. Thank you that you died on the cross for me so that I could be forgiven and set free. Thank you that you offer me forgiveness and the gift of your spirit. I now receive that gift. Please come into my life by your Holy Spirit to be with me forever. Thank you, Lord Jesus.......
....................AMEN.
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
Albert Schweitzer
The Waxing Gibbous on November 12 has an illumination of 60%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On November 12 the Moon is 8.35 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases. Moongiant
Constantly adjusting its tail and wings to assist with balance, this male Kestrel, perched at the bottom of my garden on a cold breezy day, looks my way whilst maintaining his purchase on the end of a somewhat slender branch swaying in the breeze.
Thank you all for your kind responses.
7400867/ Standing Bear
It was a lovely fall day for our drive into the wilderness of Denali. Our 66 mile (round trip 132 miles/ 7 ½-8 hour trip) adventure to the Eielson Visitor’s Center had produced some great shots. However, our drive back to the entrance was going to give yet some more captures of the animals of Denali. As we rounded the curve to the Sable Ramp, we saw three bears to our left. Our Driver, Kat, positioned the shuttle so that all had a view of the animals grazing for berries. Suddenly a phone alarm sounded and Mom stood to get a better view. All passengers were delighted to see her stance. With the rhythm of a machine gun, one could hear the constant hum of the cameras as many hoped to capture this bear in the wonderful fall colors.
What my camera is able to do I know at least since this picture .... it was a shot out of a moving car at 120 km/h....despite passing trees, poor skills of the driver and my rather restless hand, focus stood constant where it was should
Have a great new week ;-)))
When you are in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, you are constantly confronted with one thing. And that's a lot of people. What is an absolute highlight for some quickly becomes a burden for others. As a landscape and nature photographer, I clearly belong to the second category.
And so I have to get out of the crowd from time to time and look for a quiet place to really enjoy my stay. Especially here, near the famous Charles Bridge, it's really not easy.
But I managed to do it halfway. And so I am now sitting, leaning my back against a wall, on the banks of the river Vltava and enjoying the sight of the historic buildings and the hustle and bustle at a pleasant distance.
Ist man in Prag, der Hauptstadt von Tschechien, unterwegs ist man ununterbrochen mit einer Sache konfrontiert. Und das sind Unmengen von Menschen. Was für den einen ein absolutes Highlight ist wird für den Anderen schnell zur Belastung. Ich, als Landschafts- und Naturfotograf gehöre eindeutig zur zweiten Kathegorie.
Und so muss ich von Zeit zu Zeit raus aus dem Gewimmel und mir einen ruhigen Platz suchen um den Aufenhalt wirklich geniesen zu können. Gerade hier, in der Nähe der berühmten Karlsbrücke ist das wahrlich nicht einfach.
Doch es ist mir halbwegs gelungen. Und so sitze ich nun, mit dem Rücken an eine Mauer gelehnt, am Ufer der Moldau und geniesse den Anblick der historischen Gebäude und das bunte Treiben in angenehmer Entfernung.
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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
― Lao Tzu
In a world with so many uncertainties one thing remains constant, You. Thank You for being the bestest Daddy. ♥♥♥
🎧 Hear what I feel ► to play 🎧
You got a way with me
Somehow you got me to believe
In everything that I could be
I've gotta say, you really got a way
You got a way it seems
You gave me faith to find my dreams
You'll never know just what that means
Can't you see, you got a way with me
It's in the way you want me
It's in the way you hold me
The way you show me just what love's made of
It's in the way we make love
You got a way with words
You get me smiling even when it hurts
There's no way to measure what your love is worth
I can't believe the way you get through to me
It's in the way you want me
It's in the way you hold me
The way you show me just what love's made of
It's in the way we make love
Oh, how I adore you
Like no one before you
I love you just the way you are
Another Pic found while sloshing around in my 2015 archives. Guess that's why my computer's hard-drives are constantly smoking... they're bloated with images that I want to get to... someday. Well todays the day for this one : )
Black-crowned Night-Herons are small herons with rather squat, thick proportions. They have thick necks, large, flat heads, and heavy, pointed bills. The legs are short and, in flight, barely reach the end of the tail. The wings are broad and rounded.
They are common in wetlands across North America, including saltmarshes, freshwater marshes, swamps, streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, lagoons, tidal mudflats, canals, reservoirs, and wet agricultural fields. They require aquatic habitat for foraging and terrestrial vegetation for cover. They spend the winter in southern and coastal portions of their breeding range as well as across Mexico and Central America.
Black-crowned Night-Herons are opportunists feeders that eat many kinds of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine animals. Their diet includes leeches, earthworms, insects, crayfish, clams, mussels, fish, amphibians, lizards, snakes, turtles, rodents, birds, and eggs. Black-crowned Night-Herons normally feed between evening and early morning, avoiding competition with other heron species that use the same habitat during the day.
Black-crowned Night-Herons nest colonially and behave socially all year long. Both males and females vigorously defend feeding and nesting territories, sometimes striking with their bills and grabbing each other’s bills or wings. Night-herons are monogamous. The male advertises for a mate with displays that involve bowing and raising the long plume on his head. Both the male and the female incubate the eggs and brood the chicks, greeting each other with calls and raised feathers when switching over duties. The young leave the nest at the age of one month and move through the vegetation on foot, forming nocturnal flocks in feeding areas. They learn to fly when they are six weeks old, and then disperse widely.
(Nikon, 200-500/5.6, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO 1600)
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.
Thank you all for your constant support and love! ♥ It means the world.
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A.
Man of constant Sorrow-Home Free
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ew_bfFvros
a sardinian song from ( his) Cave :-)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-m3V1cwnPY
I hope the new born MERCY will be big enough for all Grinches in the World :-) !!
Listen: constant craving - K.D. Lang (MTV unplugged)
even through the darkest phase
be it thick or thin
always someone marches brave
here beneath my skin
and constant craving
has always been
maybe a great magnet pulls
all souls towards truth
or maybe it is life itself
feeds wisdom to its youth
constant craving
has always been...
Constantly changing, the view from Chicago's Wolf Point is fantastic at early blue hour. The office lights are just becoming visible, but there's still plenty of light --- and the trains are still running frequently enough so you aren't waiting forever between shots.
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Our hike leads us along Антени (Anteni), which rises powerfully on the left of this image above the dark pine trees. Its broad, lightly rocky flank catches the sunlight filtering through a scattered sky. The drifting clouds add depth to the atmosphere, allowing light and shadow to continuously sweep across the slopes. Further left in the distance, slightly toward the center of the frame, lies Titov Vrv — the highest peak of the Šar Mountains National Park (2,747 m). From afar it appears softer in shape, almost bluish-grey against the horizon, yet its massive presence remains unmistakable. It is remarkable to see it resting so subtly within the landscape, like a quiet giant behind the foreground ridges. In the foreground, the spruce trees create a dark natural frame, while grassy hills roll in layered waves toward the horizon. The open mountain scenery gains extra dynamism from the interplay of clouds and sun: some slopes light up while others fall back into shadow. This constant shift makes the scene vibrant without losing its sense of calm. What makes this place even more special today is that it is not only a hiking destination, but also a place for horse riding. Horse Riding 1May, nestled here in the Sharr Mountains, offers rides of approximately 5 hours toward the Leshnica Waterfall. For those who love horseback riding, it is a unique way to experience this vast landscape — under the same open sky and between the same sweeping mountain ridges. Visitors can also extend the experience by staying overnight. Up here, you still feel that this is not a backdrop, but true wild habitat. Bears, wolves and lynx genuinely live in these mountains — mostly unseen, yet always present in thought. The hike itself is technically straightforward, but the altitude makes itself felt. It is not a heroic expedition, and precisely that simplicity makes it special: to pause, breathe, and look out as the layers of the Šar massif unfold beneath a vivid sky.
A wide view over the Šar Mountains National Park, with Антени (Anteni) rising on the left and Titov Vrv visible in the distance. Under a soft scattered sky, sunlight moves gently across the rolling slopes and forested valleys. The small farm visible on the hillside is Horse Riding 1May, from here, visitors can explore the mountains on horseback, including longer rides, or simply stay overnight and experience the vastness and quiet of this remarkable landscape.
Onze wandeltocht voert ons langs Антени (Anteni), die op deze foto links krachtig oprijst boven de donkere dennen. Zijn brede, licht rotsige flank vangt het zonlicht dat door een scattered sky naar beneden valt. De verspreide wolken geven de lucht diepte en laten licht en schaduw voortdurend over de hellingen schuiven. Meer naar links in de verte, iets richting het midden van het beeld, ligt Titov Vrv — de hoogste top van het Šar Mountains National Park (2.747 m). Door de afstand oogt hij zachter van vorm, bijna blauwgrijs tegen de horizon, maar zijn massieve aanwezigheid blijft onmiskenbaar. Het is bijzonder om hem hier zo subtiel in het landschap te zien liggen, als stille reus achter de voorgrond. Op de voorgrond vormen de sparren een donker kader, terwijl de grashellingen in lagen over elkaar heen golven. Het open berglandschap krijgt extra dynamiek door het spel van wolken en zon: sommige flanken lichten op, andere verdwijnen in schaduw. Die wisseling maakt het beeld levendig zonder zijn rust te verliezen. Wat deze plek tegenwoordig extra bijzonder maakt, is dat je hier niet alleen kunt wandelen, maar ook paardrijden. Horse Riding 1May, genesteld hier in de Sharr Mountains, biedt onder andere een tocht van ongeveer 5 uur richting de Leshnica Waterfall. Voor liefhebbers van paardrijden is het een unieke manier om dit uitgestrekte landschap te beleven — onder dezelfde open hemel, tussen dezelfde bergkammen. En wie wil, kan de ervaring verlengen door te blijven slapen. Hierboven voel je nog altijd dat dit geen decor is, maar leefgebied. Beren, wolven en lynxen leven hier werkelijk, meestal onzichtbaar maar altijd aanwezig in gedachte. De wandeling zelf is technisch eenvoudig, maar de hoogte — laat zich voelen. Geen heroïsche expeditie, maar juist die eenvoud maakt het bijzonder: stilstaan, ademhalen en uitkijken terwijl de lagen van het Šar-massief zich ontvouwen onder een levendige hemel.
Red Eye Tree Frog, taking a walk! Dust and marks on the surface were a constant difficulty so a little bit of healing necessary to keep a clean background. It took a few goes and eventually he walked in a great direction to show off his markings.
Tim Ball has been posting some wonderful film shots of the Torridon area from 1995. I thought I'd post some of mine from 2007. Xpan, Fuji Velvia. The old scans look a little dodgy these days.
It seems like whenever I visit this part of Walthamstow, there is always a bit of road being dug up, a new crane on the horizon or some other redevelopment in progress.
So near, so far. Petrov took a chance on visiting One Tree today, spurred on by a Gentleman from Arizona. Alas, the journey was marked by constant low battery temperature warnings (<15 rather than >25C) and a camera gimbal that was behaving as if driven by crystal meth. Mission aborted in favour of not falling into the sea. Petrov lives (sort of), hoping for another attempt.
When you drive the Klondike Highway, starting in the Yukon, Canada and heading south towards Skagway, in Alaska, you have to stop every few miles to take in the scenery. You witness a constant medley of woodland, lakes and mountains.
Waves constantly battering the coastline of Portknockie in Morayshire, Scotland, on a very dark and stormy day.
The Ruby-crowned Kinglet is a tiny bird that lays a very large clutch of eggs—there can be up to 12 in a single nest. Although the eggs themselves weigh only about a fiftieth of an ounce, an entire clutch can weigh as much as the female herself.
Ruby-crowned Kinglets seem nervous as they flit through the foliage, flicking their wings nearly constantly. Keeping an eye out for this habit can be a useful aid to identifying kinglets.
Metabolic studies on Ruby-crowned Kinglets suggest that these tiny birds use only about 10 calories (technically, kilocalories) per day.
The oldest known Ruby-crowned Kinglet was a female, and at least 4 years, 7 months old, when she was recaptured and re-released during banding operations in California in 2007. She had been banded in the same state in 2003.
Sometimes life surprises you in the nicest way. After a lifetime of having hyperactive small dogs that barked at the slightest noise, I now have a large, gentle dog that basically wags his tail at everyone. The joy he has brought me and the rest of the humans in my family grows every day. Long live Cooper, the wonder dog!
Soufflé au fromage. Cheese Soufflé
1/3 cup butter
4 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 ½ cups milk
5 large eggs, separated
1/2 cup (packed) grated Gruyère cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
Pinch of ground nutmeg
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1. Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 350F.
Butter 2 quart soufflé dish.
2. Then, make a sauce béchamel: melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until mixture is well blended (do not allow mixture to brown). Pour in warm milk, whisking until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly until very thick, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; add cheese and stir until incorporated. Whisk in seasoning.
Add egg yolks 1 at a time, whisking to blend after each addition. Scrape soufflé base into large bowl. Cool to lukewarm.
(This can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.)
3. Using electric mixer, beat egg whites in another large bowl until stiff but not dry. Fold 1/4 of whites into soufflé base to lighten. Fold in remaining whites.
Transfer batter to prepared dish.
4. Place dish in oven. Bake until soufflé is puffed and golden brown on top and center moves only slightly when dish is shaken gently, about 35 minutes (do not open oven door during first 20 minutes). Serve immediately.