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(Explored April 7, 2016)
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanville, NJ, USA
DSC_31421G11 - Processed in GIMP 2.8.6
Continuing the series about current floods in Paris.
Don't miss the drowned building on the left ... usually people gather by the hundreds just in front of that building so they can share a picnic by the Seine.
Have nice day, my friends !
After a brief stop for lunch, we meet up with the SB CWR again at Spence where they duck under a wooden bridge. This is one of the last wooden bridges within a couple hundred kilometers of Toronto. CP 6080 & 6045 continue their trek down the Mactier sub.
Riding on some fast-moving water sports crafts is an exciting and thrilling experience. So, from early morning up and until late afternoon on Christmas Day, a number of guests at a popular beach resort, singly or in group, take a ride on jet skis and banana boats for an hour around a large area in Subic Bay designated by the resort's management as safe for such activities.
Captured in Subic, Zambales, Philippines.
Continuing with my winter theme of posting dragonflies I've rarely if ever posted ...
For a few warmer years I was able to find & shoot this species as close as an hour-and-a-half drive SE of here in Georgia where they would perch with Halloween pennants. But apparently, colder winters have driven them back farther south. This male was at a lake along the Gulf coast of Florida, flying with species like Golden-winged, Needham's & Bar-winged skimmers. 4-spotted's are fairly common closer to the coast.
>> male Four-spotted skimmer at a lake in Destin, Florida - 9 years ago
dedicated to Willigis Jäger
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I didn't know about Willigis Jäger until recently when I started practicing with a local meditation group; they've become friends while I went through a rather difficult time and the regular Sunday evening practice became something to cherish and look forward to. Too little I know about Willigis Jäger, but I feel he would agree with Rupert Spira who a few days ago recorded this small but profound message:
the prayer I mean is not an asking for something, it is rather a withdrawing into one's inner silence, where the influence of senses and thoughts, through practice, become weaker and weaker ...
here is some more, for those inclined:
Continuing with the theme of the photogenic Tufted Titmouse, here it is coming in for a soft landing. It is so quick that I see I'm going to have to up my SS a bit more if I want to completely stop action.
here in wisconsin, spring comes late (read: may). it's an in-between time, where hope is in the air, yet nothing grows from the ground. so i continue to take photographs of what my husband calls "dead brown things." because there's beauty in the dormancy, especially at sunset.
The Minster was undergoing significant works during our visit. Thankfully, this side entrance which protrudes out from the main building was not only pristine but also strongly lit. Very thoughtful of them.
On February 5, 2021we had another soft snowfall that came down as a beautiful, white, fluffy snow. Since I had my Canon at home I felt fortunate to be able to photograph nature at its finest, up close and personal in the woods and hillside behind my home.
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Built in 1931, the lighthouse continues the use of a fifth order Fresnel lens that was first used in 1891, in the original lighthouse. The foreground pale brown is due to the shallow but rough water, kicking up sand, while the deep blue is deeper water.
Gardens of Great Britain
This is a series of photographs taken in the many gardens we have visited over a long period time. It never ceases to amaze how many gardens there are and the variety of planting they show, long may it continue.
Today’s contribution comes from RHS Rosemoor, Torrington, EX38 8PH, North Devon. Truly a terrific garden to visit.
Continuing my Toy-ronto Life and Magic of Blue Hour series...
From Miniature Sunday to Blue Monday :-)
Saw this elegant blue hour on Toronto cityscapes the other day.
Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations
project.
This work is based upon my previous Flickr work:
Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community.
Anthony J. D'Angelo
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia
Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.
Og Mandino
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️❤️❤️
A lot of fun to watch the sky explode in color and to move around there in the field of leaves to capture that sunlight and color from the sky to the leaves. Fall splendor here in Maryland.
digital 2023
Continuing the journey of exploring experimental digital art effects..!!!
entered in the award trees ~ Mystical Light ~
Challenge.
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awards, invites and faves ...
all are very much appreciated....!
(created in photoshop and finished in D.D.G. from an original photo of our local Mitchell River )
Artist ElleStreetArt's mural continues along this semi-circular wall. In total she painted 2,900 square feet. That's big and beautiful. At Hudson Yards
Continuing my series, Maxwell is a small town in Story County, Iowa with around 860 people. Businesses include a small grocery store, a gas station, a bank, medical clinic and funeral home. However, what I find fascinating is the Historical Society’s museum. There are two large century-old buildings plus a machine shed with farm implements. I only show one building in this photo, but the combined museum collection holds over 13,00 items from the 1800’s to date. I find that quite amazing for a small town.
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About the series: Life in a small Midwestern town often means a slower pace of life, close-knit communities, and a strong connection to the land and agriculture. Residents typically have a strong sense of pride in their hometown and a friendly, neighborly attitude. Small towns usually have limited employment and entertainment options, but the tradeoff is typically a lower cost of living and a quieter, more peaceful environment. Presented in black and white at night, I hope to capture the essence of a few small Iowa towns in this series. Series Album: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBWTai
i continue to dream
... and I ask you: do
you understand my dreams?
sometimes you say you do,
and sometimes you say you don't.
either way it doesn't matter.
i continue to dream.
_langston hughes
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no big glittery icons or invitations , please !
Gardens of Great Britain
This is a series of photographs taken in the many gardens we have visited over a long period time. It never ceases to amaze how many gardens there are and the variety of planting they show, long may it continue.
Today’s contribution comes from RHS Rosemoor, Torrington, EX38 8PH, North Devon. Truly a terrific garden to visit.
Continuing in my C-O-L-D series...
Deep reds and pinks in the sunset sky were reflecting onto the cracking ice of the Sheboygan Harbor.
Sometimes it's easy to miss beauty all around us, and I almost missed this colored ice since I was so focused on photographing the geese and ducks.
Suddenly it caught my eye and it took my breath away.
Things changed fast though, and within three minutes this same ice was grey and drab, the sun having set and its colors faded.
Enjoy nature's art with me, cold as it may be :)
Je continue à essayer de faire une belle photo des trois ensemble, un vrai défi
I'm still trying to take a good photo of the three together, a real challenge
Excerpt from ontarioconservationareas.ca/conservation-areas/rockway/:
Part of the Niagara Escarpment and offers history and beauty in a remote setting. Hike the trail into the Fifteen Mile Creek valley to experience mature Basswood, Sugar Maple, Black Walnut and Sycamore trees.
Two spectacular waterfalls plunge from heights of 19.5 meters and 12.2 meters. The watercourse continues downriver, surging over a series of rapids. Boasting some of the best quality and quantity of salt in Ontario, the salt spring dates as far back as 1792.
Continuing with my winter theme of posting dragonflies & butterflies I've rarely if ever posted ...
Lighting was tough but the two Great Pondhawks I saw that Christmas were lifers for me. They were noticeably bigger than our Eastern pondhawk. And adult males remain green rather than changing to blue.
>> male Great pondhawk at Ding Darling NWR on Sanibel Island, Florida - winter
The continuing story of the wasp nest in my fence. All three of them are touching antennae and communicating: "Hey let's get that guy with the camera - he's getting a little too close." They didn't attack and I still maintained my delicate relationship with the colony. I knew if I took enough shots I'd get something cool like this trio.
They remind me of a tri-blade propeller on an airplane.
Yellow Jacket - Vespula pensylvanica
My Backyard Fence
Lafayette, Colorado
As a kid, I was fascinated by movies such as The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973/4) and the brilliant special effects work of Ray Harryhausen. I looked up at the sky and remembered this scene.
Whilst going out to take photos in remote areas is exercise and is unlikely to be high risk for virus transmission, the government guidelines do ask us to minimise the time spent outdoors. For the different types of photography that interest myself I am unlikely to capture the images I want in an hour or so, and so therefore might as well not bother.... not to mention all the kit I need to lug about - I hardly look like I'm purely taking exercise.... then there is the 'unnecessary' car journey I would need to make.... oh and the looks and comments I would get from people who might live more 'locally' than myself.... even if I travelled within my own 'local council' borough. Perhaps the government can have two different definitions of the word 'local'.
Anyway, for all these reasons, photography is off the cards for myself at the moment. So the bonus is looking through the archives.
For now, that's where my images are coming from.
Keeping myself busy though building a new website, putting a couple of books together and of course elite sport is continuing for the time being so my other 'day' job is taking a good slice of my time too.
Many thanks for taking the time to view, fave and/or comment on some of my images.
Having received a train order to depart Peppertree Quarry. SSR101 and SSR104 pause at Peppers Junction to change the direction of the points before continuing onto Medway Junction and then Cooks River as 2188 loaded aggregate train for Boral.
Friday 10th October 2025
Continuing with my winter theme of posting dragonflies & bugs I've rarely if ever posted ...
A White Peacock at the wonderful Corkscrew Swamp (you could encounter bears & panthers on the boardwalk) near Naples, Florida ... just before Christmas in 2009. I've never heard of a Peacock stray making it up here but a few do wander from their very southern range.
Continuing a long tradition of Lehigh Valley painted units on trains over the Delaware & Hudson, the 8104 leads 11R as they charge up Richmondville Hill. Fortunately for myself and Brian Plant, NS provided a recrew for this train at Mohawk Yard in time to get a bit of a chase south on the D&H, something I hadn't done in about fifteen years, so thanks again to Brian for being a tour guide out here.