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RKO_6388. Determination in process.
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A rare sighting in our area, this zone-tailed hawk continues to receive a lot of attention! Morro Bay, CA
These riders were running first and second when this image was snapped during a race at this year's Intelligencia Cup bicycle races in Mundelein, Illinois. I don't know how the fellow in second place here finished, but the gentleman in first place in this shot was the eventual winner of the race.
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An intimate landscape and a tiny tree growing out of the rock. This and the amazing lime color against a dark background, told an interesting story of beauty and determination.
Hello to all my Flickr friends. As many of you know, just over a year ago my beautiful wife Marilyn had a stroke. Her road to recovery has had its ups and downs. Last February, she came home from the rehab hospital in a wheelchair, but by late spring she was able to walk short distances with the aid of a walker. She was gaining strength and more independence with each passing day. Unfortunately, this past November she had two falls, with the second one putting her back in the hospital. But again, her strong determination has resulted in her fighting through the pain as a result of the falls, and the limitations caused by the stroke. Another Christmas and New Year day in hospital, but she will be home soon. I took this photograph over forty years ago when I was shooting and developing black and white film with my Canon 35 mm SLR camera. I love her look of determination, which has been one of her qualities ever since I’ve known her. This determined spirit has been very strong over the course of this past year.
For all of us, this past year has been difficult, but we must always look forward to the New Year and tackle any challenges, good or bad, that come our way. So, to all of you, a very Happy and healthy New Year.
My participation on Flickr will continue to be limited in the coming new year, but hopefully by the summer I will return on a more regular basis.
The film that I used for this photograph was Kodak Tri-X pushed to 1600 ISO using Diafine developer to process the negatives.
Getting up early enough just to get that sunrise shot . The sun may go up behind that cloud and the rest of the day may be a right off weatherwise....but you've got you're shot and you don't care :)
Happy Sliders Sunday :)
Thanks for all your comments and faves, much apppreciated.
The little prince sits for a portrait…
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following amazing creations:
8f8’s Venetian Mask, Diva’s Sofa, Feather Centerpieces, Chic Beacon Lamp, Slim Legs, Table, Artwork Frame, and Behind the Curtains, which are all part of the NEW Private Gallery Collection!
8f8’s Nest, which is part of the Spring Trinkets Collection!
8f8’s Curated Canvas, which is part of the Butterfly Atelier Collection!
Big shout out to my incredibly talented friend, iBi, who truly makes magic in our universe. Thank you always for being you!
Keep shining bright, my friends.
While photographing this heron, it was amazing the determination and patience it displayed while searching for fish.
Herons have very keen eyesight and can remain extremely still before quickly plunging its pointy beak into the water to capture its prey.
RKO_0229. Lappet faced vulture.
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Cattle die, kinsmen die, YOU will die! But the GLORY of your deeds will NEVER die! Crush your enemies beneath your feet! Tear them from the earth with NO MERCY! Leave NOTHING standing! Their bones will be dust, their screams forgotten, but YOUR NAME will THUNDER in Valhalla for ETERNITY!
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RKO_6527. Same image as uploaded yesterday but now without frame!
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A mature tree growing through this hole in the rock. I can't imagine how many times it has suffered drought and flooding in this little crack. Amazing
RKO_3319.
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"Yes son, it's a 1905 Maxwell Model H 16hp touring."
"Huh?"
The first popular, quantity-produced car to use shaft drive instead of chains, this Chrysler forerunner challenged all comers.
The story of the Maxwell car--which 20 years after its inception became the sensational Chrysler--is one of determination, constant endeavor and well-earned success, Back in 1903, Jonathan Dixon Maxwell and Benjamin Briscoe designed, built and tested a little car which ran so well that they decided to put it into production. Both Maxwell and Briscoe were outstanding personalities and pioneers in the automotive business. It was Maxwell, for example, who in 1894 joined the Apperson brothers in helping Elwood Haynes build the first Haynes auto buggy--which later evolved into a famous car.
Anyway, in 1904 the partners Jonathan and Benjamin incorporated their firm as the Maxwell-Briscoe Company and pro-duced their first two models during the fall of that year. Both were two-cylinder cars, but one had an eight hp engine while the other rated 15 hp. The engines of both had a bore and stroke of equal dimensions, de-signed to limit piston speed; quite a pro-gressive idea for those days, since it wasn’t until years later that de-signers became actively conscious of the direct influence of this factor on engine life and efficiency. The cylinders of the smaller engine were four inches by four, and of the larger, five by five.
Prices were $750 and $1,550 respectively and the cars found a ready sale. By August, 1905, in fact, 532 Maxwells were built and delivered from the factory at Tarrytown, New York. While on the subject of progressive features, the Maxwell was the first popular, quantity-produced car to use shaft drive in place of the usual chains. It also was one of the earliest to employ the principle of thermo-siphon cooling.
Encouraged by their success, Maxwell and Briscoe entered their product in the Glidden Tour, where it tied with a Pierce-Arrow for premier award. It was then en-tered in just about every competitive event that was going. The following year, a Max-well won the Deming Trophy in the Glidden Tour and the partners were busy building two special cars for the Vanderbilt Cup. Unfortunately, though both showed promise in the early stages, neither turned out to be a success.
The Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology building was designed in a brutalist style by architects Fehling+Gogel and completed in 1974.
Lichterfelde, Berlin
This guy was on mission over the sailing vessel.......since I only get to see these guys, say, once every 20 years, I requested that he change his flying route to allow for alternate background colors. These white clouds increased in speed and volume as the evening rolled around. These guys are amazing to watch..
He slipped down this rock trying to climb it but he was determined to get on top of it as you can see by the look on his face.
This photo was taken Wednesday 14th November, he weighed 9 kilos. I saw him yesterday and he now weighs 11 kilos. He is growing so fast, that each day you can actually see a change in him.
Determined to push through to the light...I was also determined to have this happen using most unorthodox ways...
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Mika /Aussie blue merle bringing her stick back In deep snow
Snow to deep to run through now she has to leap through it
Series of 4 consecutive shots out of the camera
A Little Blue Heron stares determinedly at the flooded field, willing frogs to appear.
A new storm is bearing down on us even as we rebuild from the outskirts of Helene which left home and some of our favorite natural places forever changed. We’ll work on being safe (and hopefully still be sharing with you all here!) but there may be slowdowns. Already I see a change in behavior by the wildlife here.
Bald eagle, slowing down in flight while out hunting for prey, is never a welcome sight for whatever it has its sights on. While bald eagles, to me are more opportunistic in nature often bullying to obtain their dinner, they can still be effective in their own individual pursuit. Case in point is when they circle over a partially frozen lake, they put all of the birds resting below on alert. This mature bald eagle seems to have its sights on potential dinner below.
Bald eagles in CO are year round residents. In the winter, they share their environment with other eagles and many different kinds of raptors. Though we still another season, that is autumn, to get through before winter, I sure look forward to the plethora of birds of prey who call CO their "winter home".
Happy Thursday!
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