Tall Ship Experience Days
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Why'd you ever want to leave?
Why'd you go home?
Why, when the view is this good?
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Does the beauty go away if you stay too long?
Does it lose its impact?
What is enough?
How much is too much?
How can I know?
When can I go back?
I want to go back.
I always want to go back.
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A different experience in every season: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are exquisite, tranquil and inspiring all year round. Different footpaths, cycle routes and horse trails will lead you – with or without the aid of a forest ranger – through the beauty of one of the Netherlands' most unique areas of nature. There are no less than 80 fens in this stunning green expanse – pretty impressive, right?
Four seasons
Whether it’s the frozen fairy-tale fens of the winter, the dynamics of nature coming to life in spring, the musical croaking of frogs in the summer, or the explosion of colours in the autumn: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are a feast for all the senses.
Spot kingfishers, deer and roe deer, or bear witness to the wide variety of insects and water creatures in the fens and ditches. And after an exhilarating day of activity or sport, head to one of the large terraces to enjoy the peace and quiet and a tasty snack, lunch or dinner.Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens Groot Speijck Visitor Centre has a great terrace, as does Boshuis Venkraai. And both are ideal places to relax and soak up the surroundings.
A different experience in every season: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are exquisite, tranquil and inspiring all year round. Different footpaths, cycle routes and horse trails will lead you – with or without the aid of a forest ranger – through the beauty of one of the Netherlands' most unique areas of nature. There are no less than 80 fens in this stunning green expanse – pretty impressive, right?
Four seasons
Whether it’s the frozen fairy-tale fens of the winter, the dynamics of nature coming to life in spring, the musical croaking of frogs in the summer, or the explosion of colours in the autumn: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are a feast for all the senses.
Spot kingfishers, deer and roe deer, or bear witness to the wide variety of insects and water creatures in the fens and ditches. And after an exhilarating day of activity or sport, head to one of the large terraces to enjoy the peace and quiet and a tasty snack, lunch or dinner.Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens Groot Speijck Visitor Centre has a great terrace, as does Boshuis Venkraai. And both are ideal places to relax and soak up the surroundings.
Die Ehrbachklamm ist wild und romantisch, auch bei verhangenem Winterwetter.
The Ehrbachklamm is wild and romantic, even in overcast winter weather.
Another Halloween and another collaboration with Gwyn. As usual, I am asked to do a photograph but with little else given, so I show up and suddenly I am chased by a deranged witch, with a knife!
Such are the moments of SL.
This snowy owl was busy hunting the fields for rodents. Here the snowy owl landed not far from where I was standing! What an experience that was! Do you notice the blue markings one of its wings? I was told that when they land in a certain airport that they mark them to see if they return there again!
Northern class 150 unit 150104 (partnered with 150138) departs Blackpool South with the 3.16pm to Colne (2N78).
With a scheduled 4 minute turnaround at this terminus, there's barely time for the driver to walk from one end of the train to the other before setting off again. On this day the turnaround was even tighter seeing as arrival from Colne was 2 minutes late.
Blackpool South, with its single platform and evidence of former glories en route, is very much the Cinderella line into this popular northern seaside town. In fact a significant part of the remaining platform has been abandoned to nature, as seen in this shot. By contrast Blackpool North is vibrant, recently electrified, and boasts fast direct services to London Euston. No surprise It also handles the vast majority of passenger arrivals and departures.
I arrived into this station on a sunny Sunday afternoon and walked the two miles or so along the bracing, enjoyable and ever vibrant promenade before waltzing back inland to North Station for the rather faster ride back to Preston.
A bit of a record shot so I'm not expecting a ten from Len. Sure I spotted Madge though.....
3.17pm, 10th October 2021
I'll have a few final sunset shots from Ross tomorrow, but this one marks the end of our current exploration into the origins of the Ross Bridge and its astounding art. I hope that I have convinced you these carvings are NOT the work of a madman who made bizarre grotesques as mere decoration.
I realise that is the way most people have seen the Ross Bridge art, if they have even bothered to look at the bridge too closely. We all know how often the tourist experience is one viewed through the lens of a few selfies. Very often we are not actually "present" when in tourist mode. That's a tragedy in my view. I dare say quite a few locals still scratch their heads about the meaning of the bridge too.
But this work is far from meaningless. I hope I have shown that. But more than this, it is a call to recognise that no matter how dark our history may have been at times, the chance for redemption and renewal is there.
But, and this is a very important "but" that the Prophet Daniel from Ross wanted us to hear: We cannot renew ourselves as children of the light until we face our deeds as children of the darkness. There is no forgiveness without repentance if I can put it in distinctly Christian terms.
Daniel Herbert did not believe in cheap grace. His freedom was bought with a heavy price, but in the end he died a free man, a man whose conscience was clear.
"Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!" - Matthew 25:23.
Portal Falls is located at Mt Whitney the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range as well as the contiguous United states at 14,505 feet. Whitney portal Road that takes adventures up the mountain dead ends at a campground, picnic area, two waterfalls, and trails that traverse Mt. Whitney. The area is a beautiful place and was exceptionally cooler than the temperatures at lower elevations, we are experiencing triple digit weather right now. Wish I could have stayed there instead of heading for home.
...with the summer wind.
( An bicycle- pilgrim on a downhill :)
Digital Art,
made with stable diffusion,topaz and photoshop.
With the strange winter weather we have been experiencing in the midwest this year so far,migrating geese have seemed a little confused on what to do...join the crowd or go your own way?
Uploaded for sliders sunday-I haven't seen a green sky for awhile-have a great holiday season everyone!
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Trip around Hestur with Cave Boat and Experience the world's largest sea cave
The island has been settled since Viking times; the old settlement was at Hælur, the southern tip of the island. Due to it being the sunward side of the island, cereal ripened better there than anywhere else on the island. But due to extreme difficulties in landing boats there, the village was abandoned and the current village of Hestur was established.
In 1919 a fishing accident resulted in the deaths of one-third of Hestur's men.
The coastline of the island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International.
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...took up a dare to abseil down the side of the Spinnaker Tower at Gunwharf Quays to raise ££s for the Jubilee Sailing Trust
I'm immeasurably proud of my good friend Jackie. She also makes angels from glass she has fossicked at the margins of the river.
If you might be interested to 'experience an amazing adrenaline rush and take on a 100 metre descent down the side of Portsmouth's iconic landmark':
My first anniversary on Flickr!!
I got my first SLR camera in April 2006. And soon I joined flickr.
It has been a wonderful experience here.
Thank you so much for visiting my photostream and kind commenting.
And I have enjoyed and learned so much when looking at your pictures.
I really appreciate you!
Have a nice weekend!!
One of the many money shots of Horseshoe Bluff in the Mines of Spain State Park near Dubuque,IA. This historic park stems from the areas beginnings when Spain owned the area and lead mining was king.The Park,which contains many areas that are listed as National Historic Landmarks,was first developed as a lead mining site by Julien Dubuque. His grave site is on a scenic bluff overlooking the Mississippi River within the park....
Driving along the South African coast is a beautiful experience with great vistas along the way. This was taken on the way from Betty's Bay to Gordons Bay
Sunflowers photographed at Pheasant Run Farm near Belle Plaine in Benton County, Iowa. #PheasantRunFarmIowa
Developed with Darktable 3.6.0
Exploring the flora and fauna at Mayfield Garden just out of Oberon in the Central West of NSW, Australia. A spectacular 65-hectare private garden that delivers not only a significant horticultural experience but also a day out that is both magical and unexpected.
Here is another Palouse shot taken a few weeks ago with this group. little m, Justin Reznick, Ryan McGinty, & Jason.
The workshop with Adrian and Kevin this weekend was an amazing experience. I am going to be downloading my shots when i have time and will hopefully be able to post one this weekend some time .
Hope you all have a fabulous week. Thanks for stopping by! :)
Gaia restaurant. Domaine BOUSQUET, Organic wines. Mendoza, Argentina.
Filet Mignon was perfectly cooked.
From touring the vineyards to enjoying the multiple-course menus, created with vegetables from Bousquet organic gardens and paired with the best wines, they invite the guests to experience full contact with nature.
Die Wolken hängen in den Bergen rund um den Hopfensee.
The clouds hang low in the mountains surrounding Lake Hopfensee.
Visited a very quite Moraine Lake ("above" Lake Louise). the parking lot at L. Louise was full again so we decided to try our luck at Moraine. No problems parking there. You should have seen it last year, people lining up at the road entrance at 5:00AM to get up to the lake. Like it a bit better this way. ;( though mixed feelings about the reasons !! see date if you remember those times.
Laowa 9mm C-Dreamer lens
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