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Inspired by some of the bluebell shots from my colleagues I made a trip to Roseberry Topping last Saturday.
The woods leading up to the hill are wonderful.
Apologies for not visiting or commenting on many contacts shots lately, work has been rather hectic. However I'm planning to rectify that over the next few days as I have some much needed annual leave to catch up on.
L'habitant ...... TonyAvon2013
This must be one of my favourite statues in all of London. Maggi Hambling's wonderful "Conversation with Oscar Wilde" is impossible to walk past without stopping and contemplating the man and his work.
The gentle light today, through the trees in the east of St Martin-in-the-Field churchyard, provided such wonderfully dappled illumination, I had to add another group of photos to my growing collection. (And have a brief conversation too, of course).
Matlock town captured from the heights of Abraham on exiting from Masson's cave. The impressive building adorned with ivy now turning a beautiful red, is the FORMER SMEDLEY'S HYDRO and now the Derbyshire County Hall since 1956.
just a quick shot of this beautiful fallow male
there was a group of males and females wandering about quite close to us
they have such beautiful markings - wonderfully complimented by the dappled light under the huge ancient trees
have a great sunday!
"He's so shy, he's so shy
That sweet little boy who caught my eye
He's so shy, he's so shy
And he's much too good to let get by, oh yes he is"
Pointer Sisters - He's So Shy
PLEASE NO GROUP INVITES OR AWARDS WITH FLASHY BADGES
Dappled light and shadow on an ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) in Tuntorp, Brastad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden.
This is me, as I look today. Today is my birthday. I am twenty one and I don't feel any different. My favourite film (which came out twenty one years ago) just so happens to be on the television, I like small coincidences.
This is me being myself, rather than playing a character and this is probably why I don't like this photo very much but it's honest. I've not done my hair; it was in a towel for several hours and only got brushed just before we went out for food. I am wearing no make up or special costumey bits. I did not take this from an angle I know is flattering. I have not tried to make myself beautiful. I am just myself, in my own clothes, sat in the chair in my grandparent's house which I used to sit in every time I visited without fail – normally curled up reading or sketching.
Now, I am sat opposite, typing this, watching my grandmother knit, listening to my favourite film, texting my boyfriend, seeing notifications pop up on my facebook and contemplating the utter weird-but-perfectness of my best friend. This is my first birthday without my grandad but his picture is smiling down at me from many angles and it feels like home.
Today, I went out for a meal (three courses of deliciousness, photos of which will follow) and took a walk around a garden centre, saying hello to the fish and the chickens and the goats and the rabbits.
I did not get many presents or do anything particularly special but this is the best kind of birthday, later in the year we will go and see a musical. But for now everything is simple and I am myself and I feel like writing poetry.
Written 21:30, 26/03/2012
Just around the corner from the Eiffel Tower we came across this face on a building, the way it was spotlit by a gap in the trees gave it a real 3d look.
Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long City, Cẩm Phả town, and part of Van Don district. Wikipedia
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The moss stopped me in my tracks ... the dappled woodland sun spotlighting the soft greens.
In Stanmer Park, Brighton, adjacent to Sussex University campus.
I read somewhere that if a bird gathers your hair for nesting it is bad luck, or you will go insane. Nature lover that I am, I have always given bits from the dryer and such to the birds to take for their nests. This explains a lot of things... :-)
Red Gum. Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Plant
The River Red gum is a tree of the genus Eucalyptus. It is one of around 800 in the genus. It is a plantation species in many parts of the world, but is native to Australia, where it is widespread, especially beside inland water courses. Wikipedia
Originally built for the Grey Nuns this is the oldest building in Winnipeg and the largest oak log structure in North America.
The above is courtesy of Factoids which is published by destinationWinnipeg.
From Golfito. The yellow trees are a Tabebuia species. Flowering in late December, about at the start of the dry season. It looks from other photos as if they bloom before leafing out.
Denny-Blaine, 2022
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I take several longish walks a day these days. The first is usually early morning or mid-morning. The second might be late afternoon or after dinner. This morning's walk began from home at 6:15 AM and this photograph was taken a little past the halfway point. Here I just liked the red-on-green and the dappled light – a photograph of light as I suppose all photographs are.
I’ve always enjoyed walking, and it has been a common form of exercise for me for years, even if during most of those years these were not particularly as long of walks as I’m doing today. By long walks, I mean typically 12-15k steps per walk, or 24-30k steps a day. Most of the tracking apps consider roughly 2100 steps are taken per mile, so we’re talking 10-15 miles per day.
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About a week ago, we finally transitioned to summer weather in Seattle after an especially long, cool and damp winterspring, which is what I call the season from November until at least May. And since then, I’ve been stepping up the pace after a two week lull in the weight loss plan in mid-June.
This means longer walks and earlier starts. I’ve been enjoying both and the weight loss has resumed. After two long years of COVID and two winters in between I had picked up some weight. Several surgeries in that period hampered my walks for long periods as well.
But it seems most of that is behind me, and as of this morning, I’ve lost almost 42 lbs. since March 5. I’ve been in the mid-170s for the past week and probably haven’t seen that weight since the 1980s and maybe the early 80s at that.
My revised goal in late May was to hit 180 lbs by June 30, and 175 by July 31. This morning – July 1 – I weighed in at 175 lbs. My new goal for the end of July is 172 where I hope to stay put through at least October.
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Stepping up the pace and the nicer weather meant the walks emphasized exercise over photography, so the only camera I’m bringing along these days is my 6 y.o. iPhone in my shorts pocket.
I’ve never much cared for the ergonomics of cell phone photography. I think it is awkward at best and prone to accidents. Though I rarely drop my phone, it is so small, thin and slippery – it always feels as thought it’s ready to slip from my hand while taking photographs. On the other hand, cell phone cameras have come a long way and even this older, original 5SE model takes terrific photographs, certainly well enough for web work.
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This Autostitch composite shot was assembled from three photos taken from a vantage point in front of the sun-dappled Ferrari Mondial t cabriolet that I spotted near Preston Street in Ottawa's Little Italy area on Thursday afternoon.
There are various Natural Resources Canada buildings in the background. The massive one in the rear is the Booth Street Complex including the headquarters of the Geological Survey of Canada (at 601 Booth Street) and the National Resources Canada Earth Sciences Library (at 615 Booth Street), and the smaller brown buildings in front of the Booth Street Complex house the CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory. Sounds like a cool place to visit if you're interested in geology, mineralogy, earth sciences or the environment.
A monochrome tapestry of nature, this photograph showcases the intricate layers of leaves and branches with dappled light filtering through the canopy. The varied textures and shapes of the foliage create a rich interplay of light and shadow, offering a serene yet dynamic scene. The complexity of the natural network above forms a peaceful retreat from the bustle of life below.
looking through this manmade (fireplace - constructor) cross and finding the same cross directly opposite :-)
This is one of the most fragrant rhododendrons at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. This variety has a sweet fruity aroma.
This painting is currently on display at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art in Marietta, Georgia. It was juried into the museum’s annual juried exhibition: Metro Montage XVIII. Metro Montage began 2000 as an Atlanta area juried show, but is now attracting artists from all over the United States. The 2018 show is really very worthwhile and runs into early September.
The artist, Gail Wegodsky, is from Sandy Springs, Georgia. The painting is an oil on linen. Ms. Wedgodsky has appeared in several previous Metro Montage juried exhibitions. The subject in this work sits near a pond on nearby Kennesaw Mountain. She holds an object, not a phone, that the artist asks us to interpret for ourselves.
Megaceryle maxima
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