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Early Willow Emerald Damselfly.
Taken today at Strumpshaw fen. The earliest ive seen one. Normally expect to see them late july onwards
We wanted to share the good news with all of you and what better day than Mother's Day! We just ended our first trimester and baby is due in August! Stay tuned to see if it's a boy or girl and follow along on this journey with us. We are both so excited!
If you ever go to this amazing yoga and wellness retreat, you may espy two little ponds down the hills towards the big lake. I decided to jump over a few fences (some electric!) to go check them out one day. It was a longer hike than I expected, probably because the ponds were not as small as I expected. I have great trouble on the scale of everything here in New Zealand in these mountains because everything is so epic!
- Trey Ratcliff
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never expect that the ground was so mudly that I slip and twisted my leg...but it so worth all the pain and effort for my walk.
'Dingdong’ says the doorbell of Mummy Marian's house.
ME:
I am in the kitchen, can anyone see who is at the door?
OLEG:
I'll go and see who it is
PETER:
I'll go with you.
AUNT LUCY:
Wait a minute you two. I think it's for me.
(Aunt Lucy walks to the door and opens it.)
Well...well...my dear ma'am as in Ham!
How nice to meet you again. I have received the message of your arrival. It has been a while since we have seen each other.
PETER:
It's her...I mean.... it's...it's her really....it's Queen Lilibet.
I need to brush my teeth....and.... I have to brush my hair...be right back.
OLEG:
Wait Peter!
First make a bow to Her Majesty and welcome her.
(Peter and Oleg bow to Her Majesty)
We are so happy to see you again Your Majesty.
HM QUEEN LILIBET:
I'm also so happy to see you all again.
Me and my butler Benjamin are making a stopover in the Netherlands before travelling on to Bearingham Palace. We are coming straight from Australia.
Um...Benjamin...can you take my gloves?
BENJAMIN:
At your service Your Majesty!
AUNT LUCY:
Let's go inside. I'll put the kettle on.
We'll have a cup of tea.......
Benjamin and Her Majesty Queen Lilibet are bears from the UK, hand crafted in Merrythought, a British historical factory. The plush is mohair and the paws are made of cotton velvet
Aunt Lucy is a Steiff Bear.
Tasmin had to go into emergency vet over the weekend. Turns out She has a torn ACL in her back knee and reinjured an old tear in her front knee. U would find it odd that I am relieved , but as of sunday afternoon she was unable to stand and was not eating. I had thought it was much worse. Being 13 yrs, old you never know what to expect. She is still inpatient and on strict cage rest. No surgery for her. Not really an option at her age. Tasmin will be coming home in about 2 days. More info to come!!! Thank u for ur well wishes!!! Hugs to all! xo Thank u also to my brother in law Russ for coming to my rescue and carrying her to the car to get her to the vets!!!! She may look small but she weighs a hearty.... oh I can't tell the weight of a lady! ;)
Dialogue: A Ghostly Encounter with Ferdinand Magellan
(Setting: Punta Arenas, Chilean Patagonia. A cold wind blows as you stand before the Strait of Magellan, camera in hand. Suddenly, the ghostly figure of Ferdinand Magellan appears beside you, gazing at the water in awe.)
You: (startled) Whoa! You’re… Ferdinand Magellan?!
Magellan’s Ghost: (nodding, voice echoing slightly) Sim, it is I. Though I must say, I did not expect to return as a… how do you say… fantasma.
You: Well, you are standing in front of the Strait of Magellan. They named it after you!
Magellan’s Ghost: (looking around, amazed) Incredible! To think this passage bears my name… (pauses, then frowns) But tell me—did my expedition succeed? Did we prove the Earth was round?
You: Oh, your crew did circumnavigate the globe… but you didn’t make it.
Magellan’s Ghost: (shocked) What?! How?!
You: Well… you made some mistakes. First, you picked a fight in the Philippines and got killed in the Battle of Mactan.
Magellan’s Ghost: (grumbling) That chief Lapu-Lapu… I underestimated him.
You: Yep. And second, you didn’t actually complete the voyage—your crew did. Juan Sebastián Elcano got the credit.
Magellan’s Ghost: (sighing) So close… yet so far.
You: If you’d avoided that fight, maybe you would’ve been the first to circle the Earth.
Magellan’s Ghost: (shaking his head) All that planning… wasted because of one reckless battle. (looks at the strait again, then smirks) Still… not bad for a ghost, eh?
You: (laughing, raising camera) Smile—this one’s going in the history books!
(You snap the photo as Magellan’s ghost fades into the Patagonian mist, leaving only the wind and the waves of his namesake strait behind.)
The End.
(Note: Historically, Magellan believed he could convert indigenous leaders by force, leading to his death. His crew completed the journey, proving the Earth was circumnavigatable—but without him.)
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Expect the unexpected; while waiting for the Dolphin show to start at Tin Can Bay this is what walked among the gathered crowd a 'Pied Cormorant' not an easy bird to photograph in the wild but this hand rared bird made it very easy to take pictures
Telluride, CO
When you go on a 8 day road trip to capture the fall colors and aspens you would think your best shots are going to be of the aspens, right?!?! Nope. This and another waterfall shot may just be my favorites. I haven't used my neutral density filter in a long time, but this area was perfect. We actually went to go find another waterfall and found this one as well. I wasn't expecting such good water flow after such a dry year. The fall colors also helped add a little more color to the scene.
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... expecting a few hot days with 30° to 35°C again ...
HBW !
Red Cactus Dahlia / Dahlie with Rudbeckia bokeh
in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
You might not expect to come upon a castle while visiting Spokane, but that is exactly what you will do if you visit the Spokane County courthouse. Most of us associate such architecture with romantic old castles in Europe, or perhaps something out of the world of Walt Disney or fairy tales. To find such a building in the center of a modern, growing regional hub city such as Spokane is a bit startling.
The courthouse is said to closely resemble two famous 16th century chateaux in the Loire Valley of France, the Chateau de Chambord, built in 1519 and the Chateau d'Azay Le Rideau built in 1516. Many architects through the years have commented on the masterly replica of a 16th century French Renaissance design, its fine lines of style and proportion with regard to the towers and turrets, the sculpture, iron and brickwork which excel in pattern and craftsmanship. Detailed exterior trim such as shell patterns with wreaths and festoons and decorative arches are a few of the outstanding features of its design. The beautiful center tower, now lighted at night, is a masterpiece of detail in itself.
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You might not expect to see a string of 100 bright blue Rock Island coal hoppers in Provo, Utah, but from May 1978 through July 1979, a unit train operated between a coal mine at Wattis, Utah on the Utah Railway and the Union Pacific and Rock Island routes to the Union Electric coal-fired power plant at Labadie, Missouri.
A multiple exposure light painting. Not technically a self portrait as it was shot by miss 4 year old. Under my direction of course XD turned out neat O!
I expected the old yak40 at the begininng but for once, i shooted one of them with sun.
It seems that it was freshly repainted and you may notice that the cargo door was opening when he was taxiing to the spot.
But no soldier on board.. only a few members of the European Parliament, nice ride from Czech Republic 😂
Popping out of the woods, the Usk Turn is led by Pacudah rebuild GP10 #8325. Definitely not what I expected to see in northern Idaho!
The Swans have returned and are at work on a new family. Mom is sitting on her eggs and if you look over her shoulder, you can see dad through the reeds, close by.
Expecting a pair of class 86s but getting 66512 on liner 4M87, the 11.13 Felixstowe North FLT to Trafford Park, as it passes Colton Farm Bridge at 17.45 on the 9th September 2020 and running 5 minutes late.
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to get some private access to the top of Tower Bridge. How I got this access is another story but I had unrestricted views all over London with no a tourist in site. I didn’t know that I was getting a personal tour of the walkways. I turned up there just expecting to be escorted to the place I needed to take photos but a guide directed me all around the walkways.
During this access, I was able to go out onto the balconies at the very top of both the north and south tower. This offered unrestricted views over the city of London that I wouldn’t have dreamed of getting. Of course I made the most of it and I don’t think my camera stopped clicking when I was up there. It just so happened that the only time I could be up there was at sunset. Not a problem for me!! I was sorted.
In this image you can see the view that I got from a balcony on the north tower looking over to the Tower of London. You can see how the skyline has changed over the years with the brand new Walkie Talkie, Cheesegrater and Gherkin (insert another kitchen reference here) all in the background. London is one amazing city.
You never know what to expect when out photographing wildlife. I was sitting in a hide hoping to get some shots of either Buzzards or Red Kites when this little lady stopped by to say hello.
Malta, which is usually very sunny at this time of the year, has been hit by low hanging clouds for the past couple of days.
It is surreal and different from what we expect. With this feeling, I stopped at Marsascala where I spotted a couple of shots.
Being a Fantasy fan myself, I wanted to edit these shots with a dreamy/different feel, so I am sorry if they may be a little over edited, but the following 4 shots (which I will post in the coming days) were what my brain saw and not what my camera did.
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Something about you shouldn't shoot directly into the sun? Beats me.
KCS GP40-2 #2822 takes the Rosenberg local (UP symbol LRNRNJ-17) east into Tower 26 on UP's Houston Sub Main 1 just north of downtown, heading to PTRA's North Yard. I wasn't sure about shooting after arriving, but I knew I couldn't pass it up once the train revealed itself to be classic KCS power, which I won't pass up at this point.
Houston, TX 1/17/2022
Expect nothing
Appreciate everything
This one caught my eye cause it was like a big whale on the beach ,laying there just waiting to melt on the black sand .
As you'd expect from the name, Canada Warblers mostly breed in Canada. But they can also be found down through the Appalachians, wherever they can find cool, higher-altitude bogs, swamps, and wooded riversides. This is a really beautiful species, and I was lucky to get this close to one...for a couple of seconds.
This bird was skulking in the shade of the spruces and rhododendrons at Cranberry Glades Botanical Area, a boreal swamp in the Monongahela National Forest that is one of our favorite bird-finding spots.
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Not baited or called.
Well, I didn't expect to see a crew member climb up onto the wings of a PBY Catalina, pull out a dipstick, and check the engine oil before winding up the engines - kind of like you would do at a self serve gas station. It makes perfect sense, of course. It's all what you're used to seeing, I suppose.
The aircraft named "Mary K" from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum was visiting a local "Wings and Wheels" event. It's distinctive profile was a joy to see - and hear - the sound of those two 1200 hp Pratt & Whitney engines is unmistakable.
An SD75I pulls an empty grain train (X-ETTSPI) with 2 CP units trailing behind. Don't think I've ever seen these lead something other than manifests, so this was a nice surprise.
500 !....what did you expect ? 💋
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I did not expect a photo on a walk up onto Rievaulx Moor in North York’s on more of a scouting trip as the light was flat and overcast. However when getting climbing over the brow of Helmsley Bank over to the south I could see the end of the cloud bank and the low sun was lighting up the horizon like a sunrise. Standing out on the horizon was Drax power station some 40 miles away, all I needed now was a nice bit of foreground interest and I might get a photo today after all.
Tuesday, 17 November 2020: our temperature just before 11:00 am is -4C (windchill -7C). Sunrise is at 7:57 am and sunset is at 4:44 pm. We had a bit more snow overnight. A Fog Advisory is in effect. "Issued at 10:25 Tuesday 17 November 2020. Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring. Dense fog has developed along the foothills and will persist through the morning. The fog is expected to improve this afternoon." From The Weather Network. Definitely a day to stay home, but, unfortunately, I have to go to an appointment half way across the city this afternoon. Sure hope the fog has lifted by then.
"The Northern Pygmy-Owl may be tiny, but it’s a ferocious hunter with a taste for songbirds. These owls are mostly dark brown and white, with long tails, smoothly rounded heads, and piercing yellow eyes. They hunt during the day by sitting quietly and surprising their prey. As a defensive measure, songbirds often gather to mob sitting owls until they fly away. Mobbing songbirds can help you find these unobtrusive owls, as can listening for their call, a high-pitched series of toots." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Pygmy-Owl/id
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_pygmy_owl"
On 12 November 2020, I actually got out for one of my rare walks. The motivation was to see if this tiny owl, no bigger than the size of a man's fist or popcan, could be seen. Though I have seen this kind of owl many times before, it was still such a thrill when several friends and I (all of us wearing masks) were lucky enough to see this one five days ago. I don't know how the person who first spotted it was able to find it from so far away. Thank goodness for camera zoom.