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Ok, it's a long way to go, I'm getting impatient and I had to count it out.... so.... 109 sleeps till the start of the 2015 Whale Watching Season!
Photography ©Lisa Skelton, all rights reserved.
This was Gibsy's first encouter with sheep. We stayed in a cottage in the Brecon Beacons in Wales and there were sheep and horses in the field next door. He was around four months old and totally fascinated. Happy Fenced Friday everyone!
Theme: Counting on Hearts - Icon for Hire
Concept Art created using AI Furry Generator
Edited using Krita 5.2.9
I'm counting on hearts like yours
to keep me burning,
to keep me up
'til two in the morning.
You be bright
when I'm starting to rust,
you be 'Why?'
behind the 'What?'
Indeed, some things are not as they seem. Us cats on the 'walks, you could say we are holding onto yesterday's dreams. But you know what? Some things are very much worth fighting for. The life of the cats ruling the rooftops and catwalks, that was something we took to the grave with us. Now, only embers remain cycled through the dust of the ages. Yet, if you listen closely, you may hear the subtle purring flutter through the night sky. Maybe the hairs on the back of your neck may raise, as if indicating that some predator is toying with you as their prey. That shiver you feel on the rooftop during the night, can you be certain that it is merely a subtle cool breeze, or could there be something calling out from nights of the depths of the past to remind you that you were not always safe to be up here? Maybe you still are not, and some ghost during the twilight stalks you and seeks to give you a fright, and remind you of those cats who used to live and fight for their right to rule the rooftops they once called home.
But I will never let go,
never let up my hold,
'cause I know
once you feel it
you can't unfeel it.
once you dream it
you can't undream it.
The water released through the Devghar Dam's spillway and a small hillock of the excavation debris with few stars in the sky. Wasn't a perfect frame though.
I heard the water whispering "Welcome to the world of wide angles." :-)
Taken during the Devghar Moonwalk.
Shot in a moonlight, 30sec exposure.
Kahn and Etta and Camellias.
Daily Dog Challenge: In A Row
Weekly Themes: Senses - Senseless - This scene doesn't really make any sense so I guess it's senseless :)
One thing I look forward to every year is the return of the Damselflies, I just love them. They have such character, great colours and are one insect that have that anthropomorphic quality. You can really get eye contact with these guys and a variety of expressions. I really must try to find some different species this year as well. Only 3.5 Months or so to wait LOL ;o)
This was an Ischnura elegans from July last Summer, I took this using my MP-E at about x2-x3 mag using a diffused flash. It was a 15 image focus stack using an F/7.1 aperture, ISO 320 and a 1/160 shutter speed.
Hope everyone has had a great weekend :o)
"One.....two.....THREE! Yay!!! Everybody clap!
Oh wait....I can't."
Taken at Dunkerhook Park in Paramus, NJ.
Cropped image.
Actually four, if you count the retired Midway carrier in the foreground. This is extremely rare and I noticed this last weekend. Two are already gone.
Five SD40-2s in command of H-NTWGFD1-09A
BNSF 1687
BNSF 1688
BNSF 1997
BNSF 1940
BNSF 1698
Yes, this is a mainline train with nothing but SD40-2s, just what decade are we in?
Too bad 1687 fell victim to the primer door.
From cover of ten count
Not cosplay, just want to try this pose _(:3」∠)_
I wish i had white gloves _(:3」∠)_
“Count the garden by the flowers, never by the leaves that fall. Count your life with smiles and not the tears that roll.”
Anon
Dark-eyed junco in a tree near Lytton St. and Gordon Ave. in Westview, 2024 qathet Christmas Bird Count.
Sony α 77 ii
Tamron AF 200-400mm ƒ/5.6 LD-IF 75DM
When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?
When you’re gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you’re gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you’re gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it ok
I miss you
When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?
When you’re gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you . .~
The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.
On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.
The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.
The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.
The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.
In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.
Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as downtown revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high-speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.
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So, for each of the first twelve months of my kid I have been doing some LEGO numbers to take him a photograph with.
Here are the first ten!
11 and 12 were only a combination of the previous ones.
I did a closet count yesterday. Not counting shorts, skorts, rompers, or dresses I had 47 skirts ! I also have 27 tops to mix and match with those skirts which makes a lot of different outfits! I know this could be more than many women have but I still want to go out and get more ! LOL
Great blue heron in the rain at Westview Harbour, 2024 qathet Christmas Bird Count.
Sony α 77 ii
Tamron AF 200-400mm ƒ/5.6 LD-IF 75DM
Photo taken by Carsten / topfloor - please enjoy !
Brighton beach - Dave is counting the fish he caught, using a bamboo stick in the pretty cold water at Brighton beach (cou can see the pier in the background). Caught with the first electronic viewfinder camera (read: ancient), an EPSON / Seiko R-D1s and the Leica 21 mm f/1.4 Summilux lens at f/1.4.
This Photo made it as the winner (Aug 2010) in Brian Auer's Epic Edits Pool for the Environmental Portrait EE-Challenge. See here for more info blog.epicedits.com/category/challenges/
Thank you Brian for your great Blog and your time and energy to keep these challenges going!
See more of my Environmental Portraits in this set www.flickr.com/photos/geopirat/sets/72157624817059428/
This photo was selected by Brian Auer in his monthly photo (Oct 2009) selection over here blog.epicedits.com/2009/10/25/photodump-10-18-2009/commen...
Filename: 20090817_091726_Brighton Swimmers__EPS3584
EPSON DSC Picture
Taken with a digital Rangefinder camera en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epson_R-D1
Yesterday was such a beautiful day I spent time working in the garden. I noticed lots of butterflies, so I went indoors to get my camera and my macro lens. I started taking some shots of the butterflies, after taking a few I sat back and watched how many was going to land on the flowers and I counted over 100.
There was many Red Admirals a few large whites, as well as Small Tortoiseshell, Comma Gatekeeper and Peacocks.
It's a shame it was not the "Big Butterfly Count" never mind there is always next year.