Many thanks to all of you for your visits, kind and encouraging comments. Have a nice day!

SMALL and compact bird with a relatively short. dark tail. This male was seen at Sandwich Bay Kent and was the only bird of note seen today, and a bit distant, hope you enjoy it!

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Trust you are staying safe and well, thanks for your visit, please leave a comment, it is always appreciated, and find it encouraging . God bless.........................Tomx

THE SUPPORT, in your faves, and much more than that, your wonderful encouraging comments mean so much . Your photography has shown so much dedication, and quality in the final image is so impressive. Our united bond with a camera and Gods beautiful nature, pushing the boundaries of achievement every year, being transported around the world with Flickr is amazing. In you and the others I follow, have made many good friends, many I have met, some I will maybe never meet, but we are one in Nature.

Do hope and pray, you will have a joyous time, but please remember the reason for this celebration.

For unto us a child was born,

The Messiah who saves the world. We are blessed to have Christ from this day onward.

HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

......................Tomx

Thank you to each and every one of you for indulging, supporting and encouraging one of my favorite SL hobbies. Could not have made it this far without you guys! ♥♥

DAZZLINGLY ATTRACTIVE bird, not often seen in our corner of Kent UK, and was not expecting to see it in the Grove Ferry Feast Hide, but what a joy when it landed, he caught a couple of tiddlers and was off, leaving me with the biggest grin ever.

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THANK YOU for your visit and friendship, please leave a comment, it is always appreciated, and find it very encouraging

.The weekend is coming on strong, stay safe, may God bless you.............................Tomx

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Dialogue on weather, breeding in the pound

Fateful first-time meeting, life is in the ground

Icarus they caught you where you tumbled on

Encourage you to dive now the sun is gone

I just don't know

I just don't know

aah...

moon is torn asunder over faulty two

guillotines in shackles, heads roll for a few

I just don't know

I just don't know

I just don't know

aah...

Visit this location at {Lazy Sundays} in Second Life

Brown Hare - Lepus europaeus

Norfolk

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The brown hare is known for its long, black-tipped ears and fast running - it can reach speeds of 45mph when evading predators. It prefers a mosaic of farmland and woodland habitats and can often be spotted in fields.

Thought to have been introduced into the UK in Roman Times (or even earlier), the brown hare is now considered naturalised. It is most common in grassland habitats and at woodland edges, favouring a mosaic of arable fields, grasses and hedgerows. It grazes on vegetation and the bark of young trees and bushes. Brown hares do not dig burrows, but shelter in 'forms', which are shallow depressions in the ground or grass; when disturbed, they can be seen bounding across the fields, using their powerful hind legs to propel them forwards, often in a zigzag pattern. Brown hares are at their most visible in early spring when the breeding season encourages fighting or 'boxing'. Females can produce three to four litters of two to four young (known as leverets) a year.

Widespread, but absent from northern Scotland and the Scottish islands, except Islay, I'm reliably informed.

Love the trees until their leafs fall off- then encourage them to try again next year.

Chad Sugg

The most beutiful days when the leaves are going to bee green. And this year, so cold , it will goes slowly. We can enjoy for several days.

Happy Friday all dear friends.

And thank you for all encouraging comment and fav.

It´s much appreciated.

Texture: Jai Johnson, filter: Topaz. Old photo: My own.

Life is challenging for all of us right now, but I will try to keep sharing some of the beauty from my small part of this vast world. Here in Canada, we are being told by our leaders to stay at home, but they also are encouraging us to get outdoors. Of course that means staying out of crowds, and keeping a safe distance from each other. So keeping this in mind, I will endeavour to continue taking pictures where possible.

This beautiful sunset was at the marsh boardwalk of Canada’s most southern national park, Point Pelee.

Thank you so much for all your favs and comments. Stay safe my friends!

Lincoln Square

Thank you all for your very encouraging comments, views and faves. Your continuous support means a lot!

♫ Feel Us ♫

Step into my world

Shook me to the core

Voice like an angel, I've never heard before

Here in front of me

Shining so much brighter than I have ever seen

Life can be so mean

But when he goes I know he doesn't leave

The truth is finally breaking through

Two worlds collide when I'm with you

Our voices rise and soar so high

We come to life when we're

In perfect harmony

Woah, woah

Perfect harmony

Woah, woah

Perfect harmony

You set me free

You and me together is more than chemistry

Love me as I am

I'll hold your music here inside my hands

You're more to me, we're everything

Our voices rise and soar so high

We come to life when we're

In perfect harmony

Woah, woah

Perfect harmony

Woah, woah

Perfect harmony

I feel your rhythm in my heart, yeah

You are my brightest, burning star, woah-woah

I never knew a love so real (So real)

We're heaven on earth, melody and words

And when we are together we're

In perfect harmony

Woah, woah

Perfect harmony

Woah, woah

You're more to me

We create a perfect harmony

Lyrics written by Madison Reyes and Charlie Gillespie, for Julie and the Phantoms

💖💖 In advance I want to thank you all for your always kindness, support, beautiful awards, favs, and messages. Please Know that I see all of your comments and awards and I appreciate them so much as well as each on of you for taking the time.

Lori 💖

Join us starting today @Frogmore for a 1 week photo challenge. This challenge will be located in our Shire area which includes a new garden splash pool for fun avatar photos. We have amazing views from every angle and lots of wildlife including Ducks, Egrets, Frogs, Doves, Seagulls, as well as Capybaras, Butterflies, and a Kitty or two. This is designed to be a fun challenge, and we will have prizes to go around. **Frogmore Inworld Group Membership Required** Avatars photos encouraged. Frogmore Main Landing - Join our group here ---> maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Frogmore/180/98/28 Shire location for photo challenge ---> maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Frogmore/19/73/21 Group discussion and photo challenge details ---> www.flickr.com/groups/frogmore/discuss/72157721918776317/ *Have fun and enjoy !!*

I continue to have great difficulty texturizing macros (especially "good" ones), but some of you present such appealing images that it encourages me to try. This a case in point.

The marching boy guides his feathery friends to the park...

Let's keep building a community founded on kindness and compassion, where we look out for all creatures, where we lift one another up, where we encourage all to shine!

Keep shining bright, my friends!

Hello dear friends.

I´m on my feet again , slowly , slowly, I'll be back.

A lot of training right now, and it's hard to sit at the computer.

But I'm glad that finally I'll soon have two healthy knees to go with it.

Thanks for all the encouraging greetings.

The Imperial Moth is a member of the Saturniidae family and is found from Mexico to Canada and from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Coast. This captive bred female has a wingspan of 11cm and emerged on 05.07.2016.

Thanks for your visit… Any comment you make on my photographs is greatly appreciated and encouraging! But please do not use this image without permission.

thx 4 faves comments invites always encouraging bigger is good!

Each time I find the caterpillar of the Pale Tussock moth the hairs are a different colour to the last one! For comparison, just take a look at the previous two photos I posted recently.

The body is generally greenish-yellow or even bright yellow, with black hairs and tufts of bristles on the fourth to seventh segments, each separated by a black ring. These rings are more visible as the larva curls or arches. This slow-growing caterpillar should pupate by late September or early October and overwinter in a silken cocoon spun among Blackthorn leaf litter.

Thanks for your visit… Any comment you make on my photograph is greatly appreciated and encouraging! But please do not use this image without permission.

Never realized before that this "Chi-ca-go", "Chi-ca-go" is the onomatopoeia for the rallying cry of the California Quails… (Don't ask me to say this prase outloud, I am French after all ) Why not "Sa-cra-men-to" or "Vic-to-ria "… I don’t know. We moved into a more rural part of the Greater Victoria last December and I am so happy to see that we have a healthy population of California Quails around here. We initially had quite a few of them in our previous neighborhood in Saanich (we lioved there for 15 years) , but they all seem to disappear over the years. Apparently, they are heavily predated by the feral cats. The number I see here right now is very encouraging and I hope to be able to photograph them in the Winter, this would be especially nice on one of those rare snowy day. This one was caught on a trail in the woods around Metchosin not around our home. Unfortunately very high ISO.

This is the strangest looking caterpillar I have ever reared… The Atlas moth is one of the largest of all moth species in the world. I have four captive bred larvae feeding well on Privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium). Each caterpillar is now 60mm, but will grow bigger! The larvae like humid jungle conditions of 25-30 degrees C, and spin cocoons in about 8 weeks from hatching.

The Atlas moth is a large saturniid found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia, and is common across the Malay archipelago.

Thanks for your visit… Any comment you make on my photographs is greatly appreciated and encouraging! But please do not use this image without permission.

Quarter Isle ✈

Thank You Very Much all for your encouraging ♡♡♡

They beauty of nature will encourage you to wake up early and take pictures.

~ Risqué Colour Screen!! ~ The Award Tree ~

BiG THANKS to EVERYONE for your personal comments and also your support from selected groups.

Awards are always encouraging and especially appreciated from those add my work to their collection of 'faves'.

Cheerz G

Elephants use their trunk for hugs, caressing, stroking gently they can calm down anxiety in another elephant or encourage them to move forward.......

I would like to thank everyone who take the time to view and comment on my photographs it is greatly appreciated and encouraging

While I am not out taking photographs much at the moment, I have been using my time productively. I have completed Photobooks for my Tasmania and Hawaii holidays. My most recent project was a photobook of mostly seascapes from holidays at Phillip Island. I was able to download my Flickr album and then included many of my Flickr musings accompanying some of the images in the album.

It was a really fun thing to do and made me glad that I write so much waffle about how that particular photo came to be or about my feelings at the time. Of course there was a fair sprinkling of Bob Dylan lyrics amongst them.

I would encourage anyone to do it if they feel so inclined. I think it will be nice for the kids to appreciate one day!

This image is just after sunrise at Richardsons Beach, Coles Bay, Tasmania. The title is from a Barry Maitland book on my shelf.

GAMBIA FEB 2019

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LIVELY MALE SUNBIRD, with a broad violet brest-band. Habits coastal scrub, attracted to small flowering bushes, probing for nectar always on the move, flies with rapid wing beats and a dipping flight, am very happy to have nailed this one, because its no easy job. Zoom in to see its amazing plumage !

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISIT AND KIND COMMENTS, it is very appreciated, and find encouraging. Stay safe, God bless..........

.............................................Tomx

Fog/mist and light frost encouraged me out the other day to a location I've never ventured to before, even though it's reasonably local to me, Risby Warren, in North Lincolnshire.

Being slightly elevated, yes parts of Lincolnshire does have hills, the mist was thinner, and was burning back quick as the sun shone through.

Unfortunately the fencing restricted where I could actually get to. I had seen some great trees (behind me from this viewpoint) but I just couldn't get the composition I wanted. Nevertheless this shot attracted me due to the various leading lines of the power cables, fences, hills and clouds.

Hi everyone,

It is with a great sense of satisfaction and pride that I announce that I'm stepping down as Owner and Publisher of Attention SL Magazine and all of it's various arms and wings. I started Attention SL with Jon Demen in 2016 as a niche magazine focused on the porn world and watched it grow into a beloved SL institution.

I'm passing the baton onto Tory King. He will take up the challenge of guiding it into it's future. Had I just shuttered the title, I would have been really sad. I'm thrilled he has accepted my charge to keep it alive and successful.

I'm also proud to announce that Gavin Huntsman will be continuing in his capacity as leader of the Attention on Cancer charity wing.

I have a lot of people to thank. I'm probably going to miss someone important, so please forgive me.

First of all, this project never would have gotten started without Jon Demen, Eleni Criss and Yana Grau. They all encouraged me after my experience with SL Connoisseur that I could do it better on my own. They were right and I owe them my genuine love and appreciation.

Some other early people of note: Rachel Avro, Brunella Voelisa, Isle Biedermann, Partee Mytili, Brea Brianna, Barracuz, Samantha Ansar, Stephan Buscaylet, Graham Collinson, BeeQueen Smythe, Whimsical Aristocrat ... I'm really reaching back to the heady days of early Attention when we were still figuring things out.

I want to thank Moon, Gavin and Azimuth Somme for all of their work behind the scenes.

I want to thank Ted Dosei for his friendship and for teaching me InDesign.

I want to thank the New York branch of my family, Kieth Porterfield.

I would also like to thank every photographer who has ever provided a picture or their time to this magazine. There are way too many staff and guests for me to ever, ever remember, but you all know who you are. Even if you drove me insane, I still appreciated you.

Additionally, I would like to thank all of our sponsors and advertisers who gave me some Lindens every month because they believed in what we were doing.

I'll remain on the Attention SL staff, so this is not a total goodbye.

Til next time ... I love you.

Athena

NO FAVE WITHOUT COMMENT PLEASE! // DISTINCTIVE FINCH, and a familiar garden resident in many parts of the U.K. The greenfinch has a relatively large, pinkish and conical bill. In all plumages, the yellowish patch on the wings- seen as a yellow bar on the closed wing. Greenfinches are associated with parks, gardens and hedgerows, resident all year round, A beautiful bird that is in charge, when it gets to the feeder, excluding smaller species.

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THANK YOU for your visit and comment, it is always appreciated and find encouraging, Am praying we get some sunshine soon, its so dull and wet. please keep well and warm friends, God bless........ ......Tomx.

The little man paints his summer…

Skippy was inspired to create his universe with the help of the astounding new collection by 8f8. It's entitled "Paint Me Summer", and you can find the amazing assortment at the beautiful Black Kite!

I always feel right at home in 8f8's world. Each piece is filled with stories waiting to be told. Each design is filled with heart that you can see and feel. Each piece lights a fire in the imagination and encourages us to dream. I'm always so awestruck and think you will be too!

And and and... Skippy does a happy dance and laughs and shouts so very loud, "SHIPS!!!"

Stop by the 8f8 Store and be inspired!

On a personal note, I want to thank you, my Uncle iBi, for all that you do. You make our world a kinder, more compassionate, and brighter place. You continue to inspire me everyday, and I am indeed grateful for that.

Keep creating and shining so bright, my friends!

So, I depart tomorrow morning to get my bride....wish me luck!

I leave you, my dear Flickr friends, with a pic of my hometown, Ajmer.

I normally don't say this, but I'd encourage you to View On Black

Thank You Very Much all for your encouraging ♡♡♡

Ukivok ✈

Thank You Very Much all for your encouraging ♡♡♡

The boys enjoy a tasty treat from the sweet potato cart…

And they all agree, “Uncle Hiro makes the best yakimo in the city!”

Skippy brought his imagination to life with the help of the following amazing creations:

taikou's yakimo rearcar, mechanical scale,

and yakimo (baked sweet potato)!

Little Branch's Weeping Honey Trees, Norway Maple Trees,

and Wild Maple Trees!

The little men both wear the following new styles from this month's incredible The Mens Dept (TMD):

Lenox's Adept Coat!

Blank Line's Army Shirt with Tie!

not so bad's ILAN jeans!

Parker's ADRIEN Jacket!

Bonobo's Today's Tapered Pants!

Mirror's Oscar Hair!

Taxi to TMD!

Let's keep supporting and encouraging one another, my friends.

All of our lights are so strong and bright, and, together, we can create a world of wonders based on kindness and compassion!

The little man shares food with his friends...

Skippy was inspired to create his universe with the help of 8f8's beautiful Snuggled In Collection!

With this amazing late winter collection, you can create a whole new world, from warm interior elements to well loved exterior pieces, all infused with 8f8 magic!

I'm always so impressed by the incredible work of my close friend iBi. Each unique piece is filled with such amazing detail, with warmth, with heart and soul, and each thought-full piece inspires us to create a welcoming world filled with joy. It is truly an incredible, story-rich, heart-full collection! I encourage you to visit Black Kite and see for yourself.

Sled to Black Kite!

And, as always, much love to my amazingly talented Uncle iBi.

You truly make our world a more wonder-full place.

Keep shining so bright, everyone!

"The literal meaning of this phrase is “let us try one more time,” or “try again.” King Henry speaks this phrase to encourage his soldiers, who are launching an attack on through a gap or breach in the walls of Harfleur.'

This was how I felt when it came to achieving this image. Each time I went, the conditions were only adequate and therefore, so too was the result. On this stormy day, I thought the clouds might part and let the sunshine through, but after hours waiting, it was not to be. So, admittedly I packed up to move on.

However, when I saw a different opportunity it was because the light was shining through and maybe it would pass over my spot. I ran as best I could which was not very well. The camera was still on the settings needed and my tripod marks revealed where I had been. Sure enough, the light came and changed everything giving the final image life. I almost titled this shot "Paid For", because as I was waiting, I was either bitten or stung by some rather large flyer on the arm. The things we do to get the shot. Yikes!

Watching the sun set on the other side of Ploumanac'h Lighthouse on the Pink Granite Coast

Cotes d'Armor, Brittany

Thank you for your views, encouraging comments and faves!

The tiny Ant greeting the enormous Moth.

Pity when I did not hold on to the burst shoots a little longer and never know what else I could have snapped.

A big thank you to all Flickr friends for your visits.

Thank you again for popping by and appreciate all your kind encouraging feedback & favourites.

Have a wonderful week ahead and keeping Smiling be Happy!

Take good care & stay safe my friends 🙏

Thank you

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The Other Side of Town (a photo series)

This image captures the eerie, post-kitchen-fire aftermath of Starbuck’s Drive-In, a multi-generational community staple on the edge of Nevada, Iowa. Tied off with caution tape, the weathered structure stands in stark stillness, a monument to seven decades of local history and a bustling midwest business. Shown under a heavy sky, the faded yellow sign and the empty building act as a poignant portrait of transience, encapsulating how quickly a central hub of human connection and labor can become an echoing ghost of the town's collective psyche.

About the Project

The Other Side of Town series invites you to closely examine the overlooked- and perhaps even avoided spaces around us. In photographing these scenes, my focus was on the striking tension between these enduring structures and the haunting absence of the people who built, inhabited, and worked within them.

Empty streets, abandoned homes, industrial areas, and neglected structures serve as portraits of culture, mapped through the traces we leave behind. Within these frames, the ordinary and the unsightly acquire an unexpected beauty- revealing powerful visual metaphors for transience, social inequality, and the lingering echo of human presence.

Looking through this series of photos may encourage you to see your own hometown differently. Ultimately, these overlooked surroundings may reveal more about our collective psyche and the unsettled time that we inhabit- maybe more than we realize- or care to admit.

Album / Project Folder: flic.kr/s/aHBqjD5YMb

thx 4 faves comments invites always encouraging bigger is good!

"love the trees

until their leaves

fall off, then

encourage them to

try again next year."

I just love this quote and it reminds me that I think we could all use a little encouragement in times such as these. So I encourage you, wherever you are today, to take a quiet moment all to you and remind yourself that you are doing a great job! Life may not be perfect, but it is always worth it, be positive, find joy in the little things that make you happy. Life is Good! and it gets better. Always be thankful.

I wish you a beautiful week my friends. Thank you so much for your love, encouragement and support.

hugs,

Nadia♥

✈ La Vie

Encouraging emerging individualism, Photography through Flickr is no longer restricted to the self assured elite.

"Flickr is home to EVERY kind of photography, and that covers a vast range of subjects, styles, and categories."

thx 4 faves comments invites always encouraging press L to view full

Thanks to friend Jose Luis for encouraging me to post this on Flickr.

Encouraged by the sun and blue sky, we braved the 3°C for a ride through the countryside. Passed this little cabin that looks like an ideal spot to spend some time - on a warmer day.

Love the trees until their leaves fall off,

then encourage them to try again next year !!

This male Olive Bush Anolewas seen at TJ Ranch in Puerto Rico, West Indies. Anolis krugi looks very similar to A. pulchellus, though these species differ in their dewlap color, mottling, and habitat selection.

Thanks for your visit… Any comment you make on my photograph is greatly appreciated and encouraging! But please do not use this image without permission.