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but it is mainly the outcome of the need we have felt for making democracy such a good thing, like a scrubbed and shining schoolboy. Actually democracy partakes of the sweat and blood of the real world. It is grimy and dangerous and will never survive until it can learn to understand the ways of bullies and take its own part. I happen to care for it not because of any moral perfection it may have, but because it is by and large the best instrument I know for giving us the kind of world we want to live in :-)
Max Lerner, 1938
HFF!! Truth Matters!! Character Matters! Impeach the bully!
john moulton homestead, grand tetons national park, wyoming
Hello Everyone,
Yesterday morning was rather exciting because there were several Wood Ducks in the pond. I don't know what got them going, but they were all on the move and speeding around in different directions. It made for quite the challenge, especially because I'm just starting to get outside with the camera again.
Thanks a million for taking a look and leaving me a comment. I do love hearing from you!
Have a fantastic day!
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An exciting day in my garden today! I saw one monarch around 11:15 this morning. At 3:15 I counted SIX - most unusual for here in Atlanta! I never cease to feel a sense of awe when I witness the monarchs coming through.
Not very exciting I know but a first for me! Waited a while hoping it would move around a bit, but it seemed happy just where it was!
Haus Bürgel blickt auf eine spannende und wechselvolle Geschichte zurück. Bereits im 1. Jh n. Chr. Siedlung von römische Soldaten am Rhein, der Grenze zu den germanischen Stämmen.
Als im 4. Jahrhundert die Einfälle der Franken aus dem rechtsrheinischen Raum immer häufiger wurden, erbauten die Römer eine Kette von Militärkastellen am linken Rheinufer. 14 Jh.: Rheinverlagerung, das ursprünglich linksrheinisch erbaute Haus Bürgel liegt seitdem auf der rechten Rheinseite. Das Kastell, auf dessen heute noch sichtbaren Fundamenten Haus Bürgel ruht, besaß dicke Mauern und zwölf Türme. Im frühen Mittelalter wurde auf der Ruine des Kastells eine fränkische Burganlage errichtet.
1698 – 1989: Bewirtschaftung des Gutshofs im Besitz der Grafen von Nesselrode
Haus Bürgel beinhaltet heute eine biologische Station, eine Kaltblutzucht und ein römisches Museum
2020: Antragstellung zur Aufnahme in die UNESCO Weltkulturerbe Liste
Haus Bürgel looks back on an exciting and eventful history. As early as the 1st cent. Chr. settlement of Roman soldiers on the Rhine, the border to the Germanic tribes.
When the invasions of the Franks from the area on the right bank of the Rhine became more frequent in the 4th century, the Romans built a chain of military forts on the left bank of the Rhine. 14th century: Relocation of the Rhine, Haus Bürgel, originally built on the left bank of the Rhine, has since been located on the right bank of the Rhine. The fort, on whose foundations Haus Bürgel still rests today, had thick walls and twelve towers. In the early Middle Ages, a Frankish castle complex was built on the ruins of the fort.
1698 - 1989: Management of the estate in the possession of the Counts of Nesselrode
Today, Haus Bürgel contains a biological station, a cold-blood breeding farm and a Roman museum
2020: Application for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List
I had one of the most exciting butterfly experiences so far yesterday!
Having travelled a little way to a local woods to find the elusive pearl bordered fritillary, I got well and truly lost thanks to my atrocious map reading skills and tramped miles...eventually finding myself on some sort of motor rally track 😨
Heading back uphill, the map finally began to make sense (!) and after nearing my target area I saw the welcome sight of a fellow enthusiast, camera around neck, scanning the ground - thank you Jon!
The area of scrubland the butterflies love is very sensitive as there are caterpillars in the leaf litter and of course food sources need protecting too, so we waited for a long time for one of these beauties to land close enough to the path to photograph well.
Eventually this stunning butterfly chose to rest on the gorse, with its perfect complementary colours. Even better, a large cloud came over just at that moment so it decided to stay put and pose beautifully for a while. What luck!
Apologies for the long write up...but I'm still buzzing with excitement!
It's always exciting to explore a new place such as A Favela I am hoping not to get into too much trouble here. I feel as if I am being scrutinized, but I don't understand why. I am just walking down a public street. I remember being in other places that gave me that same chill. As if I were unwelcome for reasons I could not comprehend. What do you mean by "
Clowntime is Over"? I wasn't clowning, my friend.
In 1980 Elvis Costello and the Attractions released two full-length LPs, Get Happy in February and Taking Liberties in November. A total of 40 tracks, if I recall correctly. This is the alternate take on a song that apeared on both in different versions. Obviously one of my favorites! 🎼
Clowntime is Over - Elvis Costello and the Attractions 🎼, Taking Liberties (1980), Elvis Costello
Driving along this beautiful street was exciting, completely surrounded by the colorful foliage and in a complete serenity.
It was such a wonderful experience, and currently we miss it a lot.
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May your Sunday be as relaxing as peaceful!
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Calle colorida en Huntsville, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Conducir por esta hermosa calle sinuosa fue emocionante, completamente rodeado por el colorido follaje y en completa serenidad.
Fue una experiencia maravillosa, y actualmente la echamos mucho de menos.
Pulsa "L" para ampliar la imagen.
¡Que tu domingo sea tan relajante como tranquilo!
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It was so exciting to see and photograph the Northern Lights for the first time. These weren't as strong as others that I saw later on our trip but they were absolutely mesmerizing to watch. I think I got better photos later when the lights were stronger but I am pleased with my first attempts. So many stars in the northern sky. Taken in Nunavut, Canada.
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The little wizard heads to school...
Come one! Come all! There is an exciting new event in town. It's called The World of Magic, and it is now open! Be enchanted as you enter a wondrous universe where anything is possible and magic is all around us!
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following magical creations:
KraftWork's The Wizard Express, Wizard Books, and Wizard Open Luggage, which are all part of The Wizard Express Collection!
random Matter's Textbook, and Jelly Beans, which are part of the Study Break Collection!
Yokai's Kittypendo, which is part of the Fluffy Magic Collection!
Tentacio's Harry Books, which are part of the It’s Magical Collection!
All of the above can be found at The World of Magic!
Keep dreaming, creating, and shining so bright, everyone!
Fairies are tiny, often beautiful human-like creatures that appear in legends and folklore around the world. Fairies likely began as versions of pagan nature gods and goddesses, and thus they are often associated with the forests, and fairy tales.
Nothing exciting for you but it was for me. My first capture of these beautiful birds in BC. I think this is an Osprey...if it isn't, I'm sure you will let me know :P
These clubtails always face the woods, usually hanging on leaves with their rusty clubs toward you so it's tougher to get lateral views showing more of those pretty eyes, and really tough to get a portrait. This is the only year we've had an "outbreak" of these exciting clubtails and it may never happen again. They've been flying for 6 weeks so it's gotta end soon. Their eyes can be blue or green or both (blue at the top, greener below) as in this shot.
>> male Russet-tipped clubtail, along Little River in N. Georgia, 5 days ago
See next shot for full dorsal view of this fellow.
Hello there,
Another image from my trip to Arizona. Several people told me to stay on the lookout for an "albino" lovebird who'd been seen in the neighbourhood where I was staying. Lucky me, I did spot it! Rather than being predominantly bright green with a peach coloured face, you can see how its plumage is quite drab and nearly white. I don't know about you, but I find that it's quite exciting to find something rather unusual.
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Have a wonderful day!
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Down and damp with the crashing waves.... relatively safe, with one eye out for a rogue wave... so beautiful and exciting... and then just a moment of light on the beach and a breaking wave...
Chiswell (village of Chesil Well now Chiswell), Portland, Dorset - November 2016
and exciting their jealousies and apprehensions, to throw affairs into confusion, and bring on civil commotion :-)
Alexander Hamilton, letter to George Washington, 1792
bee balm, 'Leading Lady Lilac',
my yard, cary, north Carolina. a recent purchase from plant delights nursery
Not the best shot, but I have not seen a mature male in years, so seeing one in the distance, with crappy light was actually quite exciting. The other good thing about today is that my Z9 is still working after I DROPPED IT OUT MY CAMERA BAG BECAUSE I HAD NOT ZIPPED IT UP PROPERLY. The camera hit a wood floor from about 5 feet. I am slightly less STUPID than before.
This is SO exciting. I was just lamenting to JP how my yard has not attracted any green bees since my gaura died off, one by one, over several years. Last fall, I began replacing them, hoping the green sweat bees would find them again. Rather, here's my first, on a giant sunflower. Gave me 5 seconds and it was off. I'm thrilled I got an image at all, in focus. Frankly, I prefer my bees in profile, but the entire summer lies ahead.
A note about the sunflower. It's wild in my yard. Usually, I pull up plants I didn't plant, unless of course it's a California Poppy. This year, I gave the sunflowers some leeway. Turns out they're of course near the couple of birdie feeders, and when they were just sprouting up I noticed the Lesser Goldfinches love to perch on them before they dive for the feeder or seeds that have fallen. I really had no idea what these plants were till I started to see the buds. So there you have it.
Check it large. The flowering flower is pretty remarkable.
.... if the most exciting event is a nap on a shoe.
It has been raining almost all day which means that Cleo is comatose, Fynn is out all day and enjoys getting wet and Linus is bored. When I took some photos of shoes he joined me and eventually fell asleep on my props. There is another capture of the shoes in the comments. They belong to my niece Natalie who temporarily lives in Cleo's hibernation room in the basement. I love Natalie but what really drives me nuts is that she leaves her stuff everywhere, especially her shoes. As the weather was too bad for taking photos outdoors I thought I could just as well use the shoes for some photos, mainly in order to test different types of lighting. For the photo in the comments I used an external flash plus the softbox. It was really very dark and I think the lighting worked pretty well although I still needed the tripod. For the Linus photo I only used the softbox and a reflector, the flash was off.
after all exciting adventures, isn't home the best place on earth? for some of us it's a place like shown above, a cozy sofa and a thrilling new netflix show, for others it's just a place where you feel at home because of the people around.
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if you like to know where a certain product shown in my picture is from, please feel free to ask.
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I get early Summer gift again ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و
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the desired tour around the Royal Clipper begins, see here some passengers ready to take pictures
inizia il desiderato giro attorno alla Royal Clipper, si scorgono le teste di alcuni passeggeri pronti a scattare foto
Some mornings work out perfectly. Went to the forest to try and find a male Scarlet Tanager. Hit the jackpot!
Exciting to spot this wild Stallion on the edge of the forest with its thick winter coat, over grown forelock and mane. The Alberta foothills is home to hundreds of wild Horses believed to be descendants of domestic horses used in logging and guiding/outfitting operations in the early 1900s.
Mountain view County - west of Sundre
This bird was a pretty exciting find at Britannia yesterday. I visited the park at the end oft he work day, mostly because our weather, which had been great, was changing for the worse, and I had hoped the last bit of sunshine and warm weather might bring out a few birds. I had no idea this bird - and a female, which was a lifer for me - would be around. It was in a flock of about thirty Yellow-rumps, and it only became visible after about ten minutes of monitoring the flock (Northern Parulas were present as well).
Unlike the behaviour of this bird in the spring, when it tends to be low to the ground, and often on the ground, this bird had joined in with the Yellow-rumps, hawking insects and flying around rapidly. It was tough to get any decent image, as the bird rarely touched down for long. But the light cooperated, and patience (as it often is) was rewarded. Not a rarity, but a great surprise this late in the migration. And fun to obtain an image with some trace of fall colours - he spent a lot of time near but not fully in some beautiful Staghorn Sumac, which would have been amazing.
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The most exciting event at our new home this past year (other than the King Cobra in the yard) was the hoopoe nest in the roof of our house. It was a delight to watch these beautiful birds as mom and dad would constantly be foraging for the nestlings. The main course seemed to be spiders. After the nestlings fledged they would sit on our front porch just inches away from the windows.
Wikipedia: The Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) is the most widespread species of the genus Upupa. It is a distinctive cinnamon colored bird with black and white wings, a tall erectile crest, a broad white band across a black tail, and a long narrow downcurved bill. Its call is a soft "oop-oop-oop". It is native to Europe, Asia and the northern half of Africa.
Conservation status: Least Concern
These Canada Geese take off into the morning light...my what a beautiful spectacle to see.It takes a lot of power and energy to muster those wings into flight.
Pushing on that trigger is like pulling magic into my very soul...Darrell.
Have a safe and exciting day dear Flickr friends !
Exhilarating watching when the waves are putting on a show of power, these along the rocky edges of Portland the place with its well known lighthouse, Portland Bill near Weymouth, Dorset.
Always exciting to see these rare late Summer clubtails since we don't see any some years. He was one of 4 including a mating pair the other day - it's looking like a good year for them. Now watching for Laura's clubtails too - an even rarer Stylurus but we get them! @ the wetlands, N Georgia this week
Happy Dragonfly Friday!
What is exciting is the amazing view from the CN Tower whilst you are at the top overlooking the whole city of Toronto.
This view also on a perfect blue sky day is mesmerizing for reflections of the ground level buildings.
Pushing on that trigger is like pulling magic into my very soul...Darrell.
Have a safe and happy day dear flickr friends.
Thank you to everyone for your visits to my photo-stream.....very much appreciated !
Friends, I have arrived Oslo, the Capital of Norway, for another exciting trip to the North Pole....enjoy the reflections of the glasspane while evening descends....
Best wishes
Always exciting to find the first hamamelis in bloom with its strange configuration in the flowers and its beautiful haunting scent.
I usually find them in Hilliers Gardens but now we have this one of our own, in a pot on the deck.
A little research for the origins of the name of this shrub gave me different answers but my favourite explanation is this:
.....the flexible forked twigs of witch hazel are preferred as divining rods. Regardless, modern witches do consider witch hazel a magical plant, to ward off evil and to help heal a broken heart. 'Hazel' because the plant's leaves resemble those of a hazelnut tree.
posting for Mittwochsmakro - Wednesday Macro
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I ended up in this exciting room with lights on the wall…. I wonder if this is an enlarged version of that thing Iron Man has on his chest..
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Not a very exciting bird but I love the colours in this image. Taken in Thule Bay on Stewart Island near the end of a long walk (well, long for me carrying my big lens). Such lovely colour saturation in New Zealand sometimes.
Nature in Focus ~ 500px ~ G+ ~ Redbubble
F-OFDF, an Airbus A330-223, climbing out from runway 28 at Princess Juliana International Airport in Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten. It was departing as FWI527 (Air Caraibes S.A.) to Paris (Orly), France.
it was truly exciting witnessing the waters happily running after this Spring generous rains fallen in Madrid´s Sierra.
Only 0,8 sec were enough to immortalize the moment. Spring in its full splendor.
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Have a happy and lovely Wednesday!
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Cascadas locales junto al Embalse de Navacerrada, Navacerrada, Madrid, España
Fue realmente emocionante ver cómo las aguas fluían alegremente tras las generosas lluvias primaverales caídas en la Sierra de Madrid.
Solo 0,8 segundos fueron suficientes para inmortalizar el momento. La primavera en todo su esplendor.
Pulsa "L" o "Z" para ampliar la imagen si lo deseas.
¡Que tengas un feliz y encantador miércoles!
Yesterday was an exciting day on our block. This owl roosted for at least 12 hours in one of the big elms that line the street. My attention was drawn in that direction by the morning crows, who were quite vocal about the situation. So with coffee cup in hand I walked down a couple of houses to see what all the commotion was about.
The crows kept watch and remained vocal for the entire rest of the day, sometimes joined by raucous jays and buzzing hummingbirds. Through it all the owl remained stoic, zen-like. But I don't think it had a very restful roost, especially too with a lot of human gawkers. He (or she) was perched relatively low.
I shot with my digital SLR for the first time in about 3 months. Part of the reason being my lenses are having a difficult time communicating with the body. But I have a 70-300 zoom and wanted to get close. I also shot it on film with Tri-X and my 300mm fixed telephoto, which I had not used in decades. I'm not hopeful for sharpness there either, since the thing is heavy AF.
Canon DSLR.
Dear 2024,
Thank you for showing me that I can set and maintain boundaries; thank you for validating my trust in my intuition; and thank you for reminding me that I should expect no one but myself to put me first, never again compromising myself for anyone.
I am looking forward to starting this new year out fresh. I have more goals than I can possibly accomplish, so there is plenty to keep me busy. I hate New Year's Resolutions, so I started them a few weeks early. Not everyday is going to be easy with big gains, but everyday is a step forward. Nothing is getting in the way of my future. Hello 2025.
xoxo,
Me