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... sans teeth, sans eyes, sans everything? 💀
★ "We shall always love you, my little friend. warts an' all.
Oh, and I nearly forgot: Happy Halloween 😈
Your disguise is simply remarkable, I hardly knew it was you!
It is you, isn't it, I mean ..."
Even lovelier shut away in lightbox.
Take care and many thanks for calling,
Colin ...
Disclaimer :
I want to make it abundantly clear that any resemblance to Kilroy or Mr. Chad would be purely coincidental and totally unfair to our li’l old chick!
Back to photo page : La Vie en Rose ♫ *
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Do I detect a smile on its face? A smiley bee, whatever next?
I think the picture is at its best when viewed from a distance.
So, lean back and zoom right in while in lightbox and on full screen, of course!
★ Food for thought :
The bee is fast becoming an endangered species in many parts of the world. In France, the newly arrived Asian hornet is just another nail in the coffin. Without the bee, we too could well become an endangered species! :-(( - Love thy neighbour and thy bee however small and insignificant it may appear to be.
"If the Bee Disappeared Off the Face of the Earth, Man Would Only Have Four Years Left To Live" - Albert Einstein
God slay the Asian queens and save our noble bees!
(ironically, to the tune of "God Save the Queen")
Tools of the trade! (new tab) Shh!!! Mum's the word!
Take great care, my friends, and many, many thanks for calling,
Colin ...
P.S. Sorry about the dandruff but bees will be bees*
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* allusion à l'expression anglaise: "boys will be boys" referring to the predictably mischievous behaviour of boys
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De rimpelroos (Rosa rugosa) is een roos die van oorsprong afkomstig is uit Noordoost-China, Japan, Korea en Zuidoost-Siberië, waar de soort langs de kusten groeit, veelal in de duinen. Ook in België en Nederland komt deze roos in de duinen voor. Ook elders komt hij aangeplant en verwilderd voor.
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The wrinkle rose (Rosa rugosa) is a rose that originates from northeastern China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Siberia, where the species grows along the coasts, often in the dunes. This rose can also be found in the dunes in Belgium and the Netherlands. Elsewhere it is also planted and feral.
Journeying along Iceland's Westfjords had such a kind of therapeutic effect on me, it was soothing and invigorating at the same time and all the distant worries of job, life in the city, politics, international tensions etc. fell off me like dandruff from hair ;)
Now, as kings and lions go¹, Leo is quite small; only a few millimetres from end to end but he's a great king and lionheart ...
... not to mention that gorgeous mane, Leo's main feature!
When there's nectar up for grabs², Leo always gets the lion's share and, with a fur coat like his, most of the pollen into the bargain!³
Let's not talk about his roar, eh? (ツ)
★ Food for thought :
The bee is fast becoming an endangered species in many parts of the world. In France, the newly arrived Asian hornet (new tab) is just another nail in the coffin⁴. Without the bee, we too could well become an endangered species! :-(( - Love thy neighbour and thy bee however small and insignificant it may appear to be.
"If the Bee Disappeared Off the Face of the Earth, Man Would Only Have Four Years Left To Live" - Albert Einstein
God slay the Asian queens and save our noble bees!
(ironically, to the tune of "God Save the Queen")
Tools of the trade! (new tab) Shh!!! Mum's the word!
¹ as something (or someone) goes = pour un ... / pour une ...
² up for grabs = à saisir / à prendre / disponible
³ into the bargain = par-dessus le marché / avec / en plus
⁴ another nail in the coffin = un pas de plus vers la tombe
Poetic licence
It has occurred to me that Leo could have been a female dressed up by my title as a male. These days, of course, anything goes does it not? And besides, "Lilly the Dande Lioness Queen" doesn't have the same ring to it nor does it roll off the tongue in quite the same way as my title does. So, Leo it is!
Please do read on by scrolling down the page till you're there!
And if that doesn't work, try hitting "previous comments" just below until it hurts! (ツ)
P.S. Sorry about the dandruff but bees will be bees*
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* allusion à l'expression anglaise: "boys will be boys" referring to the predictably mischievous behaviour of boys.
The African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large sub-Saharan African bovine. Syncerus caffer caffer, the Cape buffalo, is the typical subspecies, and the largest one, found in Southern and East Africa. One of the "big five" African game, it is known as "the Black Death" or "the widowmaker", and is widely regarded as a very dangerous animal. According to some estimates, it gores, tramples and kills over 200 people every year.
The African buffalo is not an ancestor of domestic cattle and is only distantly related to other larger bovines. Its unpredictable temperament may have been part of the reason that the African buffalo has never been domesticated, unlike its Asian counterpart, the water buffalo. African buffaloes have few non-human predators aside from lions and large crocodiles. As a member of the big five game, the Cape buffalo is a sought-after trophy in hunting.
Oxpeckers are endemic to the savanna of Sub-Saharan Africa. Their names come from their habit of perching on large mammals and eating ticks, botfly larvae, and other parasites. They feed exclusively on the backs of large mammals. Certain species seem preferred, whereas others, like the Lichtenstein's hartebeest or topi are generally avoided. The smallest regularly used species is the impala, probably because of the heavy tick load and social nature of that species. In many parts of their range they now feed on cattle, but avoid camels. They feed on ectoparasites, particularly ticks, as well as insects infecting wounds and the flesh and blood of some wounds as well.
Oxpecker/mammal interactions are the subject of some debate and ongoing research. They were originally thought to be an example of mutualism, but recent evidence suggests that oxpeckers may be parasites instead. Oxpeckers do eat ticks, but often the ticks that have already fed on the ungulate host and there has been no proven statistically significant link between oxpecker presence and reduced ectoparasite load. However one study of impalas found that impalas which were used by oxpeckers spent less time grooming themselves suggesting they had fewer parasites. Oxpeckers have been seen opening new wounds and worsening existing ones in order to drink the blood of their perches. Oxpeckers also feed on the earwax and dandruffs of mammals, although less is known about the benefits of this to the mammal, it is suspected that this is also a parasitic behaviour. Some oxpecker hosts are intolerant of their presence. Elephants and some antelope will actively dislodge the oxpeckers when they land. Other species tolerate oxpeckers while they search for ticks on the face, what one author described as "appear[ing] ... to be an uncomfortable and invasive process."
Little Green Heron dusting off !
Roseland, NJ
Thank you very much for your kind comments, favorites and looking and please stay safe !
Régulièrement, un essaim de fourmis volantes vient tournoyer et s'activer sur la terrasse... La future reine a probablement été attirée par les lumières électriques du soir (qui tombe chaque "jour" à 18h30, tout le long de l'année. Le Gabon est situé sur l'équateur...). La reine nous a donc amené avec elle, une colonie de géniteurs ailés, qui perdent rapidement leurs attributs de minis-anges des airs, après l'effervescence "nuptiale" (ou fécondatrice si on est moins romantique :-)). Et je me retrouve à balayer ces fragiles pellicules par dizaines, en méditant sur les beautés et les mystères de l'amour...
Regularly, a swarm of flying ants comes spinning and activating on the terrace ... The future queen was probably attracted by the electric lights of the evening (which falls every "day" at 6.30 p.m., throughout the year. Gabon is located on the equator ...) The queen therefore brought us with her, a colony of winged parents, who quickly lose their attributes of mini-angels of the air, after the "nuptial" effervescence (or "fertile" if we are less romantic :-)). And I find myself sweeping away these fragile dandruffs by the dozen, meditating on the beauties and mysteries of love ... :-)
One from the archives, dear possums. Result of much weeding & deleting of old files, really should do it more often . . .
I remember the day, cool, fresh, the dandruff streaming behind me in the unpolluted air. A rewarding view once you gasped your way to the top.
Not what I would call good publicity!
Best viewed in lightbox and then zoom in, on full screen of course!
The gear! (new tab) - Shh!!! Mum's the word!
Take care and many thanks for calling,
Colin ... (ツ)
★ Food for thought :
The bee is fast becoming an endangered species in many parts of the world. In France, the newly arrived Asian hornet is just another nail in the coffin. Without the bee, we too could well become an endangered species! :-(( - Love thy neighbour and thy bee however small and insignificant it may appear to be.
"If the Bee Disappeared Off the Face of the Earth, Man Would Only Have Four Years Left To Live" - Albert Einstein
God slay the Asian queens and save our noble bees!
(ironically, to the tune of "God Save the Queen")
Back to photo page : Leo, the Dande Lion King
* Loosely translated by : Birth of the Blues ♫ ;-)
This picture has notes.
"Hey, are those 'crop circles' or is it just dandruff? And is that your foot or mine?"
Of course, 'crop' can also mean 'short haircut', which is rather convenient! So, if you happen to be one of those unfortunate people (no names, Sarah) who suffers from chronic, 'bad-hair-day' syndrome, you can take comfort from the fact that going for a tighter crop can often work wonders for your hairdo! Funny how this word keeps cropping up! ;-)
Best viewed in lightbox and on full screen (F11), of course!
Please do read on by scrolling down the page a bit or by clicking on "View previous comments" just below. It's well worth the effort ;-))
The book: THE CYBERIAD, Stanislaw Lem; Seabury Press 1974. First edition, first printing of Lem’s witty and profound masterpiece. The book has a touch of yellowing on the edges of the text block as is common with this title....else fine. The dust wrapper is fine.
The cat: BELLA, anonymous author, publisher unknown 2010. First (and only edition) of a feline both wise and scampering.
A touch of dandruff to the hinders else fine.
Many thanks for your visit, stars and comments.
I appreciate it very much.
Warm greetings from Holland, Corry
All the different ducks sharing the pond didn't seem to mind the falling snow. More than 3/4 of the pond had ice on it though. Was funny to see some of the ducks walking on the ice. This is a Ring-necked Duck.
I wish I could take them all inside.... it's so windy, they had a hard time flying.... but I have since cleared the feeders and put lots of seeds and crackers out for them....
The evening light is getting golden on a rare daytime run up the Sumas Subdvision as the northbound M-EVESUM1-20T leaves the quaint town of Nooksack behind and curves northeast mere miles from its the destination of Sumas, WA. The cut of double stacked empty trash containers on the headpin are creating quite a draft in their wake at the track speed of 25mph which has resulted in the trackside cottonwoods releasing their white dandruff in a windy flurry of "snow" as the train passes by.
According to a historic topo map circa 1900, just north of this location (Lindsay Road grade crossing) is the former site of a station named Crescent, which appears to have had a couple short branches come southeast off the NP mainline.
Also of interest in this locale was the parallel Milwaukee Road line located less than a mile away to the west, likewise curving northeast as both roads built to Sumas.
BNSF 2532
BNSF 330
BNSF 2085
BNSF 3026
Our backyard in Southeastern PA.
If you look closely, you can see this hummer's head is coated with pollen. Either that or dandruff ; )
Yosemite National Park, California
The walls of Yosemite Valley shed chunks of granite like so many dandruff flakes. But it's often not small stuff, as attested by these boulders along a trail east of Mirror Lake.
Created by William Valentine Wright in 1860, Wright's Traditional Soap, or Wright's Coal Tar Soap, is a popular brand of antiseptic soap that is designed to thoroughly cleanse the skin. It is an orange colour and for over 150 years, Wright’s Coal Tar Soap was and still is a popular brand of household soap; its successor can still be bought in supermarkets and from chemists worldwide. It was developed by William Valentine Wright in 1860 from "liquor carbonis detergens", the liquid by-product of the distillation of coal to make coke; the liquid was made into an antiseptic soap for the treatment of skin
It no longer contains the natural anti-bacterial 'coal tar' as that is carcinogenic and it has been substituted with 'tee tree oil'. Though toxic in large doses 'tee tree oil is believed to be effective against a variety of dermatological conditions, including dandruff, acne, lice, herpes, and other skin infections. The formula might have changed but that wonderful coal tar fragrance remains.
I don’t believe the little orange blocks of 'Wrights' soap to be superior to any other soap and I'd agree there are soaps which are more pleasing to the eye, that form a lather better and perhaps clean better but in my mind, there is no soap that smells better, that has a more evocative scent and that brings back memories of comfort, cosiness and cleanliness from my childhood!
And I believe that Wrights Coal Tar Soap will be the only bar of soap that you would ever see that has a little motivational Latin motto on it, ‘.....’Perseverando Vinces’ which means ‘Perseverance Conquers All’!
Plus the Train Gods chipped in with a DC leading - the first time I've seen one leading a freight since the Covid excitement began.
It's been an incredibly mild and dry winter, but a cold blast a few weeks back brought a rare dusting of snow to the Kakanuis. Well, I think that's what these baby peaks are.
8 Sept 2020, Train 920, 4801-5114, Maheno, SIMT-NZ
This looks like an immature male as there is at least one ruby spot on his throat. I've been working on getting some hummingbird shots at Brookside Gardens and it's a challenge since I'm not using special setups or multiple flash units. It's just capture the birds as they come in to feed on the purple flowers. In this shot there was enough ambient light to cause some ghosting of the wings.
Also, if you look closely you will see what looks like the flower anther resting against the birds forehead. This shows the special symbiotic relationship between the flower and the hummingbird as the bird provides cross-pollination for the flower. It also explains the "dandruff" a lot of the hummers had ;)
Taken 5 August 2016.