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After a snowball fight at some ridiculous time in the morning (obviously after many drinks) I took this snap of The Count through a fogged up lens. I've done nothing to the picture, other than B&W it.
One off the many views during my 2,5 hour hike. Hundred off cows with cowbells making music. Very strange in an very quit enviroment! Have a great sunday
More than 90% of street children in Jakarta do not have a birth certificate. This leaves them vulnerable to violence and crime and makes it difficult for them to to access public services like education, health and social security. Plan Indonesia has implemented the Birth Certificate for Street Children Programme to facilitate birth registration for thousands of street children scattered around Jakarta area.
All three photos posted today were taken the day before yesterday, 29 May 2015, on a trip way down in southern Alberta. A small group of us spent the day at the Whaleback, climbing the ridges, doing a species count. We had such a great day, finding all sorts of things of interest - plants, mosses, lichens - and in my case, insects, animals and birds, too : ) In fact, anything and everything, lol.
The weather was good for walking, not too warm and, up till the last part, dry. When I say "walking", the word "strolling" is perhaps more accurate - with friends like this, there seems to be something of interest every few feet. This kind of outing really suits me and my body! We were so lucky that the rain stayed away for most of the day. When I went on this outing in May 2013, it rained all day, though I still managed to get plenty of photos. The day was overcast with low cloud, making scenic shots rather unpleasant.
Just before taking the turn for the road leading to a place to park, we stopped at a spot down by the river and did a search there. I was thrilled to bits to find three or four Tent Caterpillars on a plant next to a large rock and thought what a way to start the day. After taking a few photos, I walked to the other side of the rock and noticed what almost looked like a circular patch of lichen growing on the rock surface. A closer look revealed a mass of dozens of these caterpillars, with several others climbing up in single file to join the rest. Still makes me itch all over, just thinking about it, lol! Did I take a photo? Yes, of course I did, and I will post one in the next day or two.
Another highlight of the day for me was when I happened to notice a tiny spot of bright red deep inside a distant Early Yellow Locoweed flower. I zoomed in for a photo and thought it looked like it might be a Ladybug. Couldn't count the spots properly, so I very gently parted the petals to get a better look. Unfortunately, it crawled on to my hand and wouldn't return to a petal until after I had taken two or three shots, and then it immediately moved out of sight. I was so happy to find that it was a different kind of Ladybug, though I had seen one a few years ago - still have to check the ID, but I believe it was a Convergent Ladybug.
Part way through the day, I stayed behind while the rest of the group climbed to a higher ridge, and I explored the lower ground. It was a place where I knew I wouldn't get lost - but I did have to wait till at least some of the others returned a few hours (?) later, as others were needed to create an opening to climb though the barbed-wire fence again : ) I found plenty to photograph and it was quite a feeling to be so high up with such an amazing view all around, and to be alone up there. While I sat to eat lunch on a rocky outcrop with a couple of trees, a tiny Sparrow (of some kind) came to visit a couple of times and sing for me. Also, there were maybe half a dozen Brewer's Blackbirds that stayed around the area for much of the time, flying or perched on low bushes. A truly magical time.
The rest of the group had a great time, too, and saw Parry's Townsendia flowers and lots of Balsamroot in bloom. Fortunately, I had seen the Townsendia before on a brutal hike to Picklejar Lakes several years ago. Two years ago, I had also seen hillsides at the Whaleback covered in the bright yellow Balsamroot flowers. I did manage to find several plants huddled together lower down, so was happy to get a few photos of these bright and cheery flowers. As usual, their large leaves and beautiful flowers had been well-nibbled by the caterpillars that live on them. I didn't notice the tiny Crab Spider with its prey until I went to edit the photo late last night.
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Altogether, a wonderful day in an incredibly beautiful place with great company! Many thanks, Robin and Cedric, for giving me a ride there and back - appreciated it SO much! And Sandy, if you happen to read this, I guess I have to thank you for not letting me know that you wouldn't be going, lol!
Mizner Park, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Zeiss Distagon T* 2/28 ZE
Focal Length: 28 mm
Exposure: ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/4.0
ISO: 50
Print of Jem and the Holograms art by Amanda Conner, color by Paul Mounts bought at Comicopolis Lockport, frame by Comic Book Displays bought at Count-I-Con
So.. no I am not really doing a 365, but kinda. I decided since today is the first day Todd is away in Korea I would start a count down until his tour is over there. Just when he comes on flickr he can see a little glimpse of Aspen and my day while he's away.
Been a stormy day filled with rain a thunder. I was able to sneak out for a few pictures though while I could just hear thunder in the distance. We honestly didn't get very far though, Todd I finally heard that lighting within 5miles warning. Just wanted to say it sounds insanely creepy on this base, cause you hear it delayed in different speakers around the base, and it has an erie creepy echo, especially mixed with the thunder in the background and dark skys. Almost made me feel like that scary movie silent hill when the sirens go off I felt like I needed to run inside to safety.
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This is the artwork at the front of the sluice station along the banks of the River Mersey in East Didsbury.
Like the sides it's very bright and colourful and certainly makes the building stand out.
Got to admire the sheep on this one - just don't want to feel sleepy now...
n Bandra where we stay, there’s a small area with many old houses with tiled roofs. This is Runwar Village. Some of these houses are more than a century old. That is why this area has been declared a ‘heritage precinct’.
One thing that strikes anyone who comes here is the large number of crosses. We counted – on just two very small lanes, there were 23 crosses.
We were curious. We set out to find out the reason behind the crosses. Some people said it was because the area was full of Catholics. Some said to help people pray on their way to work or back. Then we met Mr John Gomes, a resident of Chapel Road. There are six crosses all a stone’s throw away from his house. He told us almost a century back, Bandra had been struck by a plague. Many people died. This place was overtaken by rats who spread the disease by biting people. “People were dying like flies, Mr Gomes told us. “We would bury someone, some back and see another person had died. The dead were sometimes carried away in cartloads. Many people packed their belongings and fled to the mountain.” Which mountain, we asked. Mt Mary, he replied. (Mt Mary is a church in Bandra situated on a little hill facing the sea). That is why people built the crosses, Mr Gomes said, to protect themselves from the plague. As a plea to Jesus to save them. Had anyone died in his family? No, he replied.
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A DOC Ranger makes her way across the mudflats. During the annual flock counts on the Freshwater River mouth mudflats. Patterson Inlet / Whaka A Te Wera, Stewart Island / Rakiura, New Zealand.
From our halloween party last saturday!
Strobist info: One SB-24 @1/4 pwr against the ceiling, second SB-24 @1/16 handheld. I can't see the effect of the second strobe though.
Shot at Pittsburgh's Stage AE on 6/27/2014
See more from the show at www.pennsylvaniamusicnews.com/2014/06/counting-crows/
Ah Count Dracula, the ultimate bad guy of the legendary Castlevania game. He starts out looking more like the suited and civil chap as portrayed in the stories but after you wail on him enough, he becomes this ugly thing.
I captured this lonely boy nearby Kelaniya temple - Sri lanka. He was with his grandmother and was so lonely and counting on his fingers.
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PBS and NPCA present an evening in Central Park’s East Meadow with musical performances and highlights from Ken Burns’s upcoming PBS series THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA, which premieres September 27 at 8 p.m. ET on PBS. Pictured: Counting Crows perform at PBS and NPCA event in Central Park, New York City, September 23, 2009. Photo by Marion Curtis.
Cornwall, Vermont USA. Citizens doing their duties on Election Day, 2004. Note the paper ballots, yes, in the 21st century! I thought humans couldn't vote without computers. Be warned neighbors • Be vigilant! • For you, election haiku:
On paper ballots
freely cast; fully counted.
One voter, one vote.
- But of course there's Stalin's haiku view:
It's not the people
who vote that count, but rather
those who count the votes.
Every first timer who visits Adam's Peak in Sri Lanka, ties a roll of sewing thread (mostly in white colour) and travels along with it for a possible distance before the roll finishes. There's a myth that how much distance people can take this thread is the lifespan of them.
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