View allAll Photos Tagged expecting
"Thou expected, I shall deliver" ✨ {Blogpost}
.
.
MUHO - Isabela Vinyl Stockings
*25 Colors Available in Pack.
*BOM Only.
*Get them at the Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magic%20Sky/157/112/2022
.
.
MUHO - Veronna Glasses
*Unrigged with resize script.
*12 Colors and 3 Metal colors.
*The Lenses transparency can be customized by HUD.
*Available at the Mainstore as well: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magic%20Sky/157/112/2022
.
.
#secondlife #secondlifeavi #secondlifeavatar #secondlifeonly #secondlifebaddie #secondlifemodel #secondlifestyle #secondlifedecor #secondlifephoto #secondlifefashion #secondlifephotography #secondlifeblog #sl #slonly #slavi #slblog #slblogger #virtual #sims #sims4 #gta #gta5 #gtaonline #metaverse #metaversefashion
He was just stepping out and past me when I recognized him from earlier this year, the zamboni driver!
He said business had been steady and he expected it to pick up on the week where school was out for everyone.
He had just changed out a Zamboni blade and was looking forward to a short break before the end of the day.
One would hardly expect this little country idyll along a highway, yet one finds this along the A44 between Warmond and Lisse.
We are expecting snow, and the Santa Claus Parade is scheduled for tomorrow, so I think it is appropriate to post my first Christmas photo.
2nd Surprise of the Day in Colour
I love Peking Duck but have never seen how it is made. Our first surprise came in a market where this guy was doing Peking Duck the traditional way (even if in a metal in stead of a clay oven). He kindly allowed me to take photos of the process. The golden ones are cooked, the white ones uncooked. The rest is self-explanatory.
Went Walkies yesterday, looking for one thing unsuccessfully but found many other surprises in this amazing city.
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the universe is expanding 5 percent to 9 percent faster than expected.
“This surprising finding may be an important clue to understanding those mysterious parts of the universe that make up 95 percent of everything and don’t emit light, such as dark energy, dark matter and dark radiation,” said study leader and Nobel Laureate Adam Riess of the Space Telescope Science Institute and Johns Hopkins University, both in Baltimore, Maryland.
The results will appear in an upcoming issue of The Astrophysical Journal.
To read the full article, click here.
_____________________________________________
These official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights, click here.
At the end of the
second week in September a cart came in through Bywater from the direction
of the Brandywine Bridge in broad daylight. An old man was driving it all
alone. He wore a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, and a silver
scarf. He had a long white beard and bushy eyebrows that stuck out beyond
the brim of his hat. Small hobbit-children ran after the cart all through
Hobbiton and right up the hill. It had a cargo of fireworks, as they rightly
guessed. At Bilbo's front door the old man began to unload: there were great
bundles of fireworks of all sorts and shapes, each labelled with a large red
G and an elven rune. That was Gandalf s mark, of course, and the old man was Gandalf the
Wizard, whose fame in the Shire was due mainly to his skill with fires,
smokes, and lights. His real business was far more difficult and dangerous,
but the Shire-folk knew nothing about it.
-JRR Tolkien
These are a few shots of the Tri-colored Heron that I posted earlier posing all straight and tall! He/she is also capable of launching off of that old dead tree in the water at any angle! Photos taken on Horsepen Bayou!
I want to add that even though I am posting three different views of this particular bird in action, I in no way expect people to comment on every photo! In the past I left the comments on for only one shot, but some complained that they wanted to comment on the other scenes! Just take you pick and enjoy the mastery of this balancing act!
DSC_2825uls
A veces nos decepcionamos con las cosas, pensamos que no son como
nosotros queremos pero eso ocurre porque ponemos demasiadas
expectativas, nos hacemos una idea idílica de como se van a suceder los
acontecimientos,muchas veces me ha pasado y a veces todavía me sigue
pasando.. TGDT
And I keep trying with the strobist! // Y sigo intentando hacer cosillas con el strobist :)
[ . 339 - 365 . ]
-- Follow me on Twitter --
the macromonday group's theme for today, 12/3, is balance. this one is probably my favorite of the ones i did for the theme, but i probably won't post it-- the blown out light is a distraction., even if i liked the sparkly gold bokeh ~grin~
I had been expecting a long-distance Charger on this train, but apparently that did not happen until at least the next day. Just one of the many disappointments lately surrounding Amtrak's newest motive power. In any event, the P42s aren't gonna last forever, so why not record 'em. 146 leads two others on a relatively on-time number 8, the eastbound 'Empire Builder', at Racine Avenue on Chicago's near west side. On this side of the signal bridge anyway, this scene is significantly less photogenic since the demolition of the old ADM mill, but you make do.
expect the unexpected...many wildlife photographers know stories about that. we found this western tiger swallowtail while looking for bears, southern BC
Despite being English, I've never particularly been a fan of the royals but the fact Meghan and Harry are now hanging out in Victoria, BC seems to have people quite excited. :-)
(Snapped on iPhone 6)
We can regularly expect to see two of our four US Sapsuckers up here in the mountain (8600 ft. msl). The other one that is regular is the Williamson's. The Red-breasted is primarily a West Coast bird, and the Yellow-bellied is mainly an Eastern bird... although vagrants may show up anywhere in North America. Because of limited high-altitude access to areas favored by the Williamson's, that species is probably the most sought after by listing NM birders. Although this Red-naped Sapsucker is a mostly only a Rocky Mountains species, it still has a wider mapped range than the Williamson's.
IMG_1418; Red-naped Sapsucker
News reports confirm that the expected Aurora borealis displays across the northern US and most of Canada two nights ago were "disappointing" for most viewers. I drove out to the park just before 11 pm and can concur. Faint, amorphous bands of colour did appear to the north, but there were no dancing, shifting veils of light, despite clear skies.
Allowing myself to feel letdown, however, would have cast a negative glow on the night. I looked around: the sky was magnificent. After days of heat, a cool breeze gusted across the prairie, blowing my hat off three times. I finally tossed it into the back seat of my car. Even wearing a down vest, I was a little too cool (I won't say cold), and grateful for it.
In the Frenchman River Valley, within park boundaries, is an old corral dating back to the days of the 76 Ranch. Established in 1887, this Saskatchewan cattle empire sprawled over 100,000 acres, one of the largest outfits to take advantage of the last open range in the decades before homesteaders poured into the area. Its days were numbered. In the disastrous winter of 1906-07 they lost two thirds of their cows, and were never the same again. The holdings were permanently broken up and sold off in 1921.
Parks Canada has allowed this structure to remain, like a few other historic buildings within park boundaries. How much longer it can withstand the severe northern prairie climate is anyone's guess; I'm grateful to have the option of using it in photos like this.
I boosted the ISO to 6400 for this shot, applying some noise reduction in post processing. Even though the lights failed to dance, the green and violet glow was a touch not often seen - a little bonus for hauling my gear out to this remote location in the middle of the night.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2017 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
More hiking, this time in the Alpstein region around Säntis. The picture was taken from Schäfler. This is an almost unreal landscape with distorted rocks and steep drops like you would expect them in a fantasy movie. Very impressive for hiking!
The last thing I expected to find at the top of the Buttertubs Pass, which links Wensleydale (in the background) and Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, was this beautiful Austin Healey 100/6 - one of the classic English sports cars of all time. It was built from 1956 to 1959 and had a six-cylinder 2.6 litre engine. Its successor, the Austin Healey 3000, had a 2.9 litre engine. The 100/6 used a tuned version of the BMC C-Series engine previously fitted to the Austin Westminster, initially producing 102 bhp and increased in 1957 to 117 bhp by fitting a revised manifold and cylinder head. It had a top speed of around 104mph, and would accelerate from 0-60 in just under eleven seconds. The average fuel consumption was around 21mpg. But its looks, road-holding and sheer class far outweigh those modest figures.
The dark shrouded figure placed his hand on the vault door. Closing his eyes, he felt every gear and spring in the mechanism. He paused, remembering a time when he had been a hero. When he had fought against what he had become. He banished that thought and continued with his work. The people he had dedicated his life to protect had repaid him with alienation, calling him a monster, freak, and mutant. They were fools. Now it was time to get what he deserved!
Suddenly there was a tremendous crash as glass flew across the room. The figure that stood in the shattered remains of the window was his old friend, whom he betrayed and left for dead. The only one who could spoil the criminal's plan.
The newcomer smiled, brushing glass shards off his cape.
"Expecting me?"
Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.
I'd like to dedicate this to a lady photographer from Uzbekistan, Umida Akhmedova, who was found guilty of "damaging the spiritual values" of Uzbekistan and "slandering the nation". All because of pictures she took that, for me, are of a life rich in traditions that we all can learn from.
For us who live in places where artistic freedom is taken for granted, let us be thankful for this privilege and always remember that with this freedom comes responsibility.
Fraser Nelson, the highly regarded editor of The Spectator, was in Teddington this evening, where he gave a wide-ranging ‘in conversation’ talk about the state of British politics, journalism, ethics and religion. As would be expected of a journalist of his calibre and intellect, it was a stimulating evening.
In addition to his work at The Spectator, Fraser Nelson is a frequent contributor to political programmes on radio and television, he writes guest columns for many newspapers, and he’s a member of the advisory board for the Centre of Social Justice and the Centre for Policy Studies. A recipient of the Political Journalist of the Year Award, he was also named one of the most influential journalists working in London. Listening to him and engaging with him last night, it was easy to see why.
♦ Update: Fraser Nelson resigned from The Spectator in 2024, following its acquisition by a new owner.
“There is no other space, no other time. This moment is all. In this moment the whole existence converges, in this moment all is available.”
~Osho, Zen: The Path of Paradox
Vevey, 2023
I spent a few hours at Huntley Meadows yesterday, but generally the park was somewhat quiet. I was hoping for a bit more snake or turtle action, but I couldn't find either. The birds were around, but not in the numbers I was expecting. Nor did I find any baby geese...which was a slight disappointment. However, on my way out of the park, I was keeping a close watch on the brush along the trail which did allow me to spot this cute little Snail, hanging out on a dew covered leaf. I love the way the drops adorn the adjacent leaves, almost like little Christmas lights.
Fuji X-T3 - Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/4 - ISO 250 - 1/200s - Flash used
Click here for high resolution or prints:
The interior corridors of the Prince of Wales Hotel in Niagara on the Lake is exactly what you would expect a grand old hotel to be. It takes you back in time (but there's also a good wifi signal)
this one started as a Parka Coat but became more abstracted & I added an abstract head....this was mirrored & framed.....decided to add water droplets which also reflect parts of the image......didn't realize this included the boarder.....remind me of early flying aces...."tallyho old chap...what what"
thanks for looking.....best bigger....hope you have a great day
added to Mel's "Vivid Mirror Challenge"....VIVID IMAGINATION
Friday night...another week done...accomplishments and failings fading quickly...much like the Sun outside...ready for nothing...I looked out the back window...there were three deer casually grazing in the back yard...two Canada Geese hung out nearby...the Purple Martins were on the house...could this be Eden or just a Dream...the kisses eluded me...I never seem to wake up.
Please do not use without my explicit permission
© All Rights Reserved
Walter C Snyder
We were expecting a class 60 on the 6E32 Preston - Lindsey empty tanks, and up until a couple of moments before the train came the sun was out.
Happens to us all in this game!
When I left the shaw tower from some camera work, I walked past the convention center and had a talk with the construction manager at the Cactus club being re-designed.
He informed me that there would be a little fireworks show at 8 pm.
I was the only one near my place that was out with a tripod and looking for them.