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Long-legged Marsh Glider (Trithemis pallidinervis) Male
The male and female have similar marking. However, the face of male is metallic purple but rather yellow white in female. The side of thorax and the basal half of femora of first pair of legs are brownish in male. In female all these parts are bright yellow.
And as usual, the males have thinner abdomen because they need not have to lay eggs. :)
Taken at Kudayathoor, Kerala, India
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Some time ago I realized that is no longer necessary to keep pretending. Gone are the days in which I was falling into the trap of trying pleasing everyone, now I can shout it from the rooftops, I'm not willing to play a different role than myself!...
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Extreme Winter continues: photos from different parts of my country that I think epitomize winter. This morning's offering is from New Year's Day 2008, when I was visiting friends in rural Quebec after my mom died a couple of weeks earlier. I flew to Montreal, rented a car, did what had to be done, then went to hang out with people I'd known for many years. Decades.
The night before I left, it snowed. Heavily. Irenée had to work in the morning. Their driveway is a hundred yards long, and he made it passable. Then another ton of snow fell overnight, and we had to use shovels in the morning to dig ourselves out. The backroad drive to the nearest highway was an adventure in my rented Toyota Yaris, but I managed to stay out of the ditches.
At the time I was living on the west coast, where sometimes ice freezes in puddles and some winters there is snow. This was reminiscent of my childhood in Quebec, and I didn't mind it at all. When you live in a place like this, you just deal with it.
For this photo, I somehow focused through the falling snow and popped a flash. I was using one of the worst lenses Nikon ever made, the long forgotten 18-135mm for DX bodies. It is so totally forgotten that Photoshop doesn't even have it listed, so I can't make automated lens corrections during processing. Nice focal range; mediocre performance and image quality. Eventually I lost it when it rolled into a tide pool: I retrieved it but the salt water ensured it would never work again. What a relief!
Photographed near Danville, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2008 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
'The great adventures of naughty little Josephine'....
For this week's theme 'wonders' of kollagekit.blogspot.nl/
From left to right:
1130 (HF58 KCJ) a Scania N230UD OmniCity new to Bluestar
1519 (HW62 CCD) an ADL Enviro400 new in Vectis Blue Livery
1518 (HW62 CAO) an ADL Enviro400 new in Vectis Blue Livery
Starting from these words of wisdom:
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
-Mother Teresa-
You don't have to travel to some remote mountain retreat in order to experience peace. You don't have to convince all the other people in your life to be peaceful in order to experience peace. You don't need to resolve every conflict before you can experience a deep and abiding sense of peace. You don't have to solve every problem in your life before you can enjoy being at peace.
To experience peace is very simple and always available to you. To experience peace, gently let go of all else and allow peace to fill your awareness. Peace is always there, ready for you whenever you choose to let it be a part of your life. Choose often to fill your moments with peace and the positive power will resonate throughout your whole life.
Peace requires no special preparations or conditions. Peace asks only that you allow yourself to fully know and experience it. The more you experience peace, the more you'll want to express and to spread it in all that you do.
Let peace continue to fill you, and it will soon overflow into the world in which you live.
Taken: Morning over the valley of Kaghan, Pakistan
Continuing with my Halloween series, this is from Walt Disney Worlds 'The Haunted Mansion'.
Happy 'Tricks or Treats' to everyone!
Continuing to purge old autumn pics, I come to this one. There is nothing wonderful about the photo, but I want to show the old, log structure by the trees. There are a lot of these buildings remaining in the Ottawa Valley. I took this somewhere along the backroads of Lanark County last autumn.
Continuing my week of monochrome with quotations this was the most challenging image of the week but I have managed to complete my task. The contrast was extreme so difficult on the technical side too.
Quite how or why anybody would want to try to drive a Landrover under this bridge and then set fire to it is beyond my comprehension.
Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña - Escocia - Saint Andrews - Catedral
ENGLISH
The Cathedral of St Andrew (often referred to as St Andrews Cathedral) is a ruined Roman Catholic cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It was built in 1158 and became the centre of the Medieval Catholic Church in Scotland as the seat of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and the Bishops and Archbishops of St Andrews. It fell into disuse and ruin after Catholic mass was outlawed during the 16th-century Scottish Reformation. It is currently a monument in the custody of Historic Scotland. The ruins indicate that the building was approximately 119m (391 feet) long, and is the largest church to have been built in Scotland.
The cathedral was founded to supply more accommodation than the older church of St. Regulus (St. Rule) afforded. This older church, located on what became the cathedral grounds, had been built in the Romanesque style. Today, there remains the square tower, 33 metres (108 feet) high, and the quire, of very diminutive proportions. On a plan of the town from about 1530, a chancel appears, and seals affixed to the city and college charters bear representations of other buildings attached. To the east is an even older religious site, the Church of St Mary on the Rock, the Culdee house that became a Collegiate Church.
Work began on the new cathedral in 1158 and continued for over a century. The west end was blown down in a storm and rebuilt between 1272 and 1279. It was dedicated on 5 July 1318, in a ceremony before King Robert I . When intact it had, besides a central tower, six turrets; of these remain two at the east and one of the two at the western extremity, rising to a height of 30 metres (100 feet).
A fire partly destroyed the building in 1378; restoration and further embellishment were completed in 1440.
The cathedral was served by a community of Augustinian Canons, the St Andrews Cathedral Priory, which were successors to the Culdees of the Celtic church.
Greyfriar (Franciscan) and Blackfriar (Dominican) friars had properties in the town by the late 15th century and possibly as late as 1518.
The ruins of the nave of St. Andrews Cathedral
Historic view of St Andrews Cathedral
In 1559, during the Scottish reformation, the building was stripped of its altars and images; and by 1561 it had been abandoned and left to fall into ruin.
At about the end of the sixteenth century the central tower apparently gave way, carrying with it the north wall. Afterwards large portions of the ruins were taken away for building purposes, and nothing was done to preserve them until 1826. Since then it has been tended with scrupulous care, an interesting feature being the cutting out of the ground-plan in the turf. The principal portions extant, partly Norman and partly Early Scottish, are the east and west gables, the greater part of the south wall of the nave and the west wall of the south transept.
At the end of the seventeenth century some of the priory buildings remained entire and considerable remains of others existed, but nearly all traces have now disappeared except portions of the priory wall and the archways, known as The Pends.
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ESPAÑOL
La Catedral de St. Andrews fue, en su momento, la mayor de toda Escocia y, aunque en la actualidad solo quedan en pie sus ruinas, puede deducirse por su grandiosidad la enorme pujanza que debió tener durante su época de mayor esplendor.
Sus orígenes se remontan hasta el año 742, cuando las reliquias del apóstol San Andrés (St Andrews), luego patrón de Escocia, llegaron a esas tierras. Sobre una zona rocosa, justo donde hoy se alzan las ruinas de la catedral, se levantó entonces la iglesia de St Mary on the Rocks, la primera de las tres que sucesivamente irían ocupando este lugar. En 1140 una comunidad de agustinos fundó aquí mismo su propia iglesia (iglesia de St. Rules), cuya alta torre cuadrada y aislada aún se conserva y usa como mirador de todo este lugar privilegiado sobre la costa escocesa. Finalmente, sería ya en el año 1160 cuando el Obispo de Sant Andrews promovió la construcción de una gran catedral, cuyas ruinas son las que hoy podemos ver.
Su construcción se llevó a cabo a lo largo de 158 años, siendo finalmente consagrada en 1318. A partir de ahí su historia fue muy agitada, pasando por numerosas vicisitudes. Así, en 1270 y por tanto antes de su terminación, su costado oeste fue destruido por los efectos de una galerna. Posteriormente sufrió un importante incendio en 1378, lo que obligó a su reconstrucción; y más adelante, en 1409 otra tormenta acabó con el lado sur; como se ve, tormentas y vendavales que le efectaron muy directamente debido a su posición directa frente a la costa abierta, en un paraje agreste y muy expuesto a las inclemencias naturales.
Pero además la catedral de Saint Andrews fue víctima de los turbulentos momentos vividos en Escocia durante el siglo XVI con motivo de la Reforma Protestante y la dura reacción del presbítero John Knox, lo que dio lugar a que fuera semiderruida. Tras un tiempo en el que se dudó sobre la posibilidad de su reconstrucción, poco a poco sus piedras se fueron utilizando para distintas obras civiles en la propia localidad de Saint Andrews. Así, de aquella catedral hoy solo queda una gran explanada con algunos muros en pie, uno de los testeros frontales casi completo con sus dos altas torres a los lados, y parte de lo que fue su claustro, de estilo gótico.
Gran parte del terreno se encuentra ocupado por un enorme cementerio, donde antiguas tumbas de distintos tamaños y categorías se distribuyen libremente por doquier, dando lugar a un escenario impresionante que evoca la grandiosidad de esta catedral, en su día la más grande de Escocia. La torre cuadrada de la antigua iglesia de Sant Rule se conserva en relativo buen estado y es visitable, con unas vistas espectaculares desde su parte superior, tanto del acantilado y la costa, como de las propias ruinas de la catedral, de las ruinas del cercano castillo, o de la actual localidad de Saint Andrews.
Continuing our walk into Queenbeyan. This is just off the main street and you can see a much more modern car park sitting out the back to this quite charmingly old building sitting all proud.
'A Trip to Canberra' no. 11
Continuing my Christmas break from my Rotterdam shots with this shot taken on the Oxford Christmas Lights Night. Highlight of the event for me was the stunning 10 minutes long Luxmuralis projection on to the front of the Oxford University Natural History Museum.
This shot won the Oxford PhotoWalk 'Christmas Lights' competition. You can read my 'Members spotlight' here : oxfordphotowalk.wordpress.com/2018/12/10/december-2018-me...
From the Luxmuralis website : "Luxmuralis returned to the Pitt Rivers and Natural History Museum Oxford, working with the Bodlien Library and Fusion arts to create Lost and Found. Projected across the facade of the full building the fine art projection artwork and composition were created soley from the collections of the partner museums. The project was funded by the Arts Council England and Oxford City Council."
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Sunday is probably my favourite weekday, because I listen to CBC radio with Michael Enright in the morning, turn on the fire, look at my plants, hold my Birdie, and often work on my paintings. I am doing a series of paintings of reflections in water, and learning so much in that process of discovery. Willow's walk comes after all of this today, but she is always a priority. I hope all of you are enjoying Sunday.
It was about half a year ago when started this project and sadly motivation has not been increasing every month that have past.
I'm quite happy with front but the when the comes to the back I'm completely lost right now.
Should I continue for probably six more months or should I take it apart and build more smaller veichles like a hornet?
Sorry for being so silent lately. I have been hiding myself in books and work. Don´t worry - just need the rest while it is dark and outdoor is not attractive to take pictures ...
Continuing on national tree week - I love the graphic shapes of trees when they lose their leaves - even more so if you can catch them backlit against a foggy glow.
National tree week info www.treecouncil.org.uk/community-action/national-tree-week
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Continuing my Toy-ronto Life series...
Starting Miniature fun a bit early since I have much to share from our early first snow magic :-)
It really felt magical during the Chocolate hour with milky snowflakes falling from the skies... And with a bit of tilt-shift magic, you can imagine yourself in a Chocolate Snow Globe :-)
Stay tuned for more toy-some tilt-shift fun - stay tuned / Bientot a l'ecran ;-)
Part of my Chocolate Hour series and also Chocolate Hour group.
ps: except the tilt-shift processing, it's a sooc.
Continuing this week of just fun images this is what happens when your electricified ear shorts out and there is an arc flash explosion. If you believe that I have a theme park I can sell you. It is really just Disney plusing a stage light and I just happen to catch it as the light passed through the stage fog.
Continuing on the steampunk-theme. Realized I hadn't made a podracer yet. Based somewhat on Anakin's podracer but with quite a bit of "artistic freedom", haha!
Continuing my 'Toy-ronto Life' and 'Little Planets' series...
I watched the full moon of December known as Full Cold Moon on the early morning a couple of days ago. The moon was setting and the sun was rising opposite each other - it was one of those magic moments when celestial bodies are having a rendezvous!
I loved how the sunlight played on the buildings while moon was peeking through the cityscape. ...I thought to myself that it'll be perfect for my planetary magic with some bits of texture spells :-)
Happy mid-week!
UPDATE: This Toronto Planet image was chosen as Photo of the Day on Dec 11, 2014 at "Toronto Is Awesome"! Whoo-hoo :-)
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Continuing my Southern Arizona Adventure 2024 with a stop in Patagonia Arizona. This is stage 5 of 9. I met up with my best friend from high school who has retired here because of the birding. I stayed at the Stage Stop Inn and we ate at Velvet Elvis. Lamont Arthur entertained us with his original works on jazz piano.
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Established in 1998.
One part love, One part science, And the rest is pure magic… Velvet Elvis at La Mision is located in the heart of Patagonia. It began its operations twenty five years ago, on December 12, 1998, at its original location on Naugle Avenue. For decades its commitment has been to excellence providing patrons consistent quality, delicious and healthy dining with an international flare. On September 29, 2023, Velvet Elvis moved its operation into the legendary La Mision. This magical place is a feast to the senses filled with original art and color inspired by the spirit of neighboring Mexico. We invite you to nourish your body and soul with an exceptional cultural and gastronomic experience.
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And more than a place of food and drink, Velvet Elvis at La Misión is an experience of joy brought to life by whimsy and color—an allegory celebrating the area’s border culture and the owner herself.
Haiku (sort of) thoughts: (Jack Kerouac showed me that I can take some liberties with my hiaku. Maybe I should try a limerick)
In Patagonia's glow,
Velvet Elvis serves delight,
Friendship warms the soul.
Southern Arizona Adventure 2024
Lamont Arthur www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAHv9P7VTto
HBM! Happy Bench Monday
Sunspot activity continues to be strong in 2021. The pictures are showing two sunspot active regions (AR2824 and AR2826). The picture on the left is looking at the Sun's chromosphere using a telescope that has a Hydrogen alpha (Hα) filter. This particular filter also enables the observing of prominences which you can see examples of coming of the edged of the solar disc. The picture on the right is looking at the Sun's photosphere using a telescope that has a "white-light" solar filter attached.
The city did not collapse.
It was rewound.
Steel remembered how to pray,
and light learned to orbit itself
like a wound that refuses closure.
These engines are not machines.
They are verdicts.
They spin around the absence of law,
around a center where meaning once knelt
and was executed without witnesses.
Each ring is a sentence
carved into rotational memory.
Each axis hums with confiscated futures.
This is not movement.
It is obedience rehearsed until it broke.
Smoke rises not from combustion
but from thoughts grinding against geometry.
The road becomes a scar
that never belonged to the earth.
The station waits like a mouth
that has forgotten language
yet still opens on schedule.
No passengers arrive.
Only echoes wearing the uniforms of intention.
The engines turn because stopping
would imply forgiveness.
Light fractures itself against polished metal
and calls this reflection “continuity.”
What you see is a ritual of control
performed long after belief expired.
A myth with no gods left to blame.
A technology that prays to nothing
and receives an answer.
This is how the world continues:
not by hope,
but by rotation.