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Amsterdam - Buitenveldertselaan - De Cuserstraat

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Today's fun fact - Black Swans were presumed not to exist because there was only ever records of white ones. Then when Europeans discovered they did in fact exist, in WA Australia, the phrase "black swan" was coined. The Black Swan by scholar Nassim Taleb, was ranked by the Sunday Times one of the 12 most influential books since World War II. Taleb's black swan theory states that dramatic unexpected events matter more to history than regular happenings.

Bit simpler for me, I just like to photograph them on the local lake. Especially at sunset. Like little floating silhouettes. (bit of an older pic, revisiting some unloved pics from my Flickr exile years)

Close up of the right wings of this dragonfly taken in my daughter's garden.

Some fun facts on dragonfly that might surprise you

Dragonflies spent most of their lives underwater.

Adult dragonflies only live up to 6 months, they end up spending more time of their lives in water than the air.

Dragonflies lay their eggs in water. Upon hatching, the larva will remain aquatic for 2 to 5 years depending on the species.

During this stage, they would breathe using their gills.

Dragonfly nymphs eat any underwater creature smaller than them.

Some bigger species of dragonfly can even hunt and eat small fish as larvae.

After the larva stage, they would crawl out of the water with the dragonfly’s exoskeleton cracking open to release its abdomen.

During this period, its four wings will start to emerge, drying and solidifying within the next several days.

The wings of the dragonfly provide superior stability with high load-bearing capacity as it flies, glides, and hovers.

Their wings are made of membranes and veins with a complex design that provides excellent versatility, agility as well as performing maneuverable fliers.

Just a single dragonfly can eat up to 100 mosquitoes per day.

Having two or more dragonflies in the garden or near the house would certainly slow down the mosquito’s population.

Adult dragonflies only eat when they are flying.

Hence if they are injured and cannot fly, they will starve to death.

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Peaceful Saturday

Chrysanthemum Facts

The chrysanthemum is the official birth flower of November.

In the United States, the chrysanthemum is the largest commercially produced flower and is known as the “Queen of Fall Flowers.”

The chrysanthemum head is actually a cluster of many small flower heads.

The chrysanthemum belongs to the Asteraceae family which is the largest family of flowering plants and includes over 23,000 species.

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reading fingers have left almost invisible traces on the letters. the story is very old.

what is readable, what can we know...just some shades and hints of the forgotten lives.

I have no idea if this Lady bug was on the Tulips and I brought her home or it was in the house,

Ladybugs usually survive the cold by hibernating. When the temperature drops their body functions slow down and they go to sleep, not to wake again until it gets warmer. amazing facts when Ladybug lives only 21 days,

In October they will come to the house thru cracks of shingles, They are 500 varieties in the USA and 5000 worldwide.

Happy Sunday!

The large red-eyed damselfly (Erythromma najas) is a striking damselfly known for its typical mating behavior. Here are the key facts: Mating and egg-laying: Females only come to the water to mate and lay eggs. The male often approaches the female with a "dancing flight." Mating wheel: During mating, the damselflies form a so-called mating wheel. In this position, the male holds the female behind the head with his abdominal appendages, while the female bends her abdomen towards the male's genitals. Tandem egg-laying: After mating, the male and female often continue to lay eggs in "tandem" (coupled together). They usually deposit the eggs in aquatic plants, often on floating leaves of, for example, the water lily. Appearance: The male is easily recognizable by his bright red eyes, a largely black abdomen, and blue segments 9 and 10 at the tip. Females do not have red eyes. Flight period: The large red-eyed damselfly can be seen from early May to mid-August.

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Interesting Fact: During the long Arctic night, Redpolls are known to sleep in snow tunnels to preserve body heat.

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The Broads are manmade waterways. Along with many other mills, Horsey Mill was built to drain the water to create more farmland. Here are some facts quoted from. www.nationaltrustscones.com/2019/10/horsey-windpump.html?m=1

“Here are some historical facts:

There has been a drainage mill on the site since the early 1700s

There are similar mills dotted all around this part of Norfolk - by draining the land using wind power, landowners could make more area available for farming

Drainage continues today - there's an electric pump doing all the work these days, but if it wasn't there then the area would be flooded:

The area used to be an island used for grazing or keeping horses (hence the name), with one access road that regularly flooded

The current windpump structure was built in 1912 on the foundations of the 19th century mill

Horsey Windpump was working until 1943 when it was struck by lightning

It was acquired by the National Trust and has been restored - its sails were set in motion for the first time in 76 years in May this year, which must have been a great moment

As with all mills, it's not the most accessible property - there are several floors and 61 steps to negotiate to get right to the top, most of which are very narrow (I can report that the young sconepals cared not a jot about this and were scampering up the stairs like squirrels)”

Fact 5 : I love changing my everything .. especially juice and hair color :P And every Change i make it's help me in some way to accept the reality

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Some facts: The ocelot, also known as the dwarf leopard, is a wild cat distributed extensively within South America including the islands of Trinidad and Margarita, Central America, and Mexico. It has been reported as far north as Texas. North of Mexico, it is found regularly only in the extreme southern part of Texas,although there are rare sightings in southern Arizona.

The ocelot is similar in appearance to a domestic cat. Its fur resembles that of a clouded leopard or jaguar and was once regarded as particularly valuable. As a result, hundreds of thousands of ocelots were once killed for their fur. The feline was classified as a vulnerable species from 1972 until 1996, and is now listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocelot

Photographed at Pousada Santa Teresa, Mato Grosso at the end of the day.

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Rogue Valley - Jackson County - Oregon - USA

Habitat : Open Woodlands

Food : Insects

Nesting : Tree

Behavior : Ground Forager

Conservation : Low Concern

"The quintessential early bird, American Robins are common sights on lawns across North America, where you often see them tugging earthworms out of the ground. Robins are popular birds for their warm orange breast, cheery song, and early appearance at the end of winter. Though they’re familiar town and city birds, American Robins are at home in wilder areas, too, including mountain forests and Alaskan wilderness... An American Robin can produce three successful broods in one year. On average, though, only 40 percent of nests successfully produce young. Only 25 percent of those fledged young survive to November. From that point on, about half of the robins alive in any year will make it to the next. Despite the fact that a lucky robin can live to be 14 years old, the entire population turns over on average every six years."

- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology

with a few facts, the hypotheses of the astronomer; let it, in short, be the secretary and record-keeper of whomsoever needs absolute material accuracy for professional reasons. So far so good.... But if once it be allowed to impinge on the sphere of the intangible and the imaginary, on anything that has value solely because man adds something to it from his soul, then woe betide us!

Charles Baudelaire

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A combination of moments,

light and shadows.

Lines and dots.

All inconspicuous and at the same time quite clear.

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ursus arctos

length: 1 to 2.8 m

weight: 139 kg (male), 95 kg (female)

lifespan: 20 to 30 years

predators: humans

habitat: boreal forest, mountain alpine, arctic tundra

yukon population estimate: 6,000-7,000

they breed for the first time around their 8th year and reproduce every 3 to 4 years

bears routinely distinguish between threatening and non-threatening human behaviour

bears are not mean or malicious; they are very gentle, curious, and tolerant animals

shih shòh (gwich’in)

shär cho (hän)

dlēze (kaska)

srà cho (northern tutchone)

akłaq (inuvialuit)

atsìá sho (big grandpa) (southern tutchone)

shash chō (tagish)

shüh choh (upper tanana)

xóots or xûts (tlingit)

This is the West Hoe on the Plymouth seafront, where it overlooks Plymouth Sound. The small grey stone port seems ancient, but in fact was only constructed in around 1880. The area was once a quarry from which stone was extracted to help build the centre of Plymouth in Victorian times. To the west is Millbay Harbour, where the cross-Channel ferries are based, and in the distance is Cornwall. The road running along the seafront is known as the Grand Parade. Our of shot to the right is The Hoe - a promenade which features several memorials and Smeaton's Tower - the former Eddystone Lighthouse which was rebuilt here after the rock on which it was built started to crack.

Trump doesn't like the fact that some provisions of the Iran nuclear treaty expire in seven years, so he backs out of it, which means those provisions expire immediately. What a mental dwarf! It's really only because the treaty was negotiated under the Obama administration, sorta like the ACA.

Let's be very clear: It's one thing to say a peace treaty is bad. It's very much another to rip it apart with no better idea, no plan, no negotiation, no expertise, no allies and no ultimate goal except perhaps starting another serious conflict -- and that's already happening. The guy is an idiot, that thinks he's a genius.

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The fact that the Laughing Buddha has no hair is something Tofu seems to have notived for the first time. As Tofu is very proud of his fur he can't imagine being "naked", even more so if you are outside all the time like the buddha.

Due to the fact that the wind comes almost from West, the waves become the same direction, from W to E, and wash the sand away

To stop/make less this washout effect, to break the stronght of the waves - that's the reason of this pillars. In the northern part of Zeeland there are beaches , many km long, and there are this pillars, always two lines together, repeating so about 500m. Depending from tide/low tide you can see 2,0m or nothing from them.

In fact the whole village is named after the Saviour. Sotira in Greek means Saviour. Sotira is a well-known village in the Ammochostos (Famagusta) area of Cyprus and plenty of old churches have survived in the village centre. The "Church of the Metamorphosis/Transfiguration of Christ" is currently closed. There is archaeological work going on, but the building was too small anyway and, in the 20th century, had been replaced by the "Church of the Metamorphosis/Transfiguration of Jesus". I'll come back to this interesting change of title. This old church here goes back to the 13th century, back to the time of the crusades and the French occupation of Cyprus. The building began as a simple barrel roof construction. In Venetian times, the dome was added, and the spire, also in Venetian style, is a 19th century product (still built during the Ottoman occupation). The archaeological dig showed that this church is resting on foundations of a fifth century Christian basilica. So, the question of who the Saviour is, has always been central to this village. Metamorphosis or Transfiguration denotes the visible appearance of Jesus, not as man, but as God. But "Christ"? Christ is already a title presupposing divinity, no need to transfigure here. That is why, I would guess, that in the 20th century the title was changed to transfiguration of Jesus. It makes more sense. Sense is, of course, in the eye of the beholder. If, as Christian doctrine has it, Jesus Christ was one person, but had two natures (God and Man), and if the Trinity consist of three persons, but having only on nature, there is trouble if you apply Aristotelian logic. Things are made not easier by the gospel of John which stipulates that Christ was always there with God and, therefore, had pre-existence. If you find this difficult, it only means that your mind is working. The question of who the Saviour is is not a puzzle the mind can resolve. But if you sing the question, turn it into sound, or into vision, you may be on a different path. Fuji X-Pro3.

Check out these cool cardinal facts:

Cardinals are early nesters.

Both male and female cardinal birds sing.

Some people put birdseed outside to keep cardinals as “pets.”

In many cultures, bird lovers have a special place in their hearts for cardinals.

Many people associate cardinals with pleasant memories or the idea that a deceased loved one is present.

Perhaps the cardinal’s comforting, beautiful, and cheerful song invokes pleasant memories from the past.

Or maybe the bold red color speaks to us; red is the color of blood, which gives us life.

For many, cardinals symbolically represent joy and hope.

When single people encounter cardinals, they believe the bird’s presence represents an omen that new romantic relationships are on the verge of manifesting.

In the United States, when people see cardinals in winter, they feel encouraged to look forward to springtime.

A cool fact from Cornell "The Latin genus name for grebe, "podylimbus," means “feet at the buttocks”—an apt descriptor for these birds, whose feet are indeed located near their rear ends. This body plan, a common feature of many diving birds, helps grebes propel themselves through water. Lobed (not webbed) toes further assist with swimming. Pied-billed Grebes pay for their aquatic prowess on land, where they walk awkwardly."

Irix 11mm f/4.0 Blackstone

Minarets, Eastern Sierras, California.

So here is my black and white re-edit of the 2019 Palais Theatre RAW file. Two things commended monochrome to me here. The first is the fact that the image was always sharp as a tack (you can easily read the enlarged signs on the theatre entrance). That wasn't the problem, colour was and it is why I now need a compelling reason to process a night shot in colour (the reverse of daytime photographs).

The second issue is that black and white to some degree can mask some of those artefacts I talked about in the "Just for fun" re-edit. That "fake" looking palm tree on the left (in the colour version) doesn't look so bad in black and white.

Finally, although I am nowhere near as satisfied with the outcome of this monochrome as "The National Theatre" I posted yesterday (there are just too many problems to solve in this RAW image), my own preference is for the monochrome version over the colour re-edit.

One of the photographs which changed my whole outlook on black and white night photography is this wonderful photograph from Hollywood in 1949 by Max Yavno, "Premiere at Carthey Circle, LA". It is in the Peter Fetterman collection and can be seen on the cover of his superb book, The Power of Photography (ACC Art Books, 2022). www.peterfetterman.com/artists/30-max-yavno/works/57953-m...

The town looked like a small backwater on the reviews. It was in fact a pretty town with a lovely waterfront and old town centre. In the town was a Wooden horse built for a recent film about Troy.

Some interesting facts about probably the cutest world's rodents (Sciurus vulgaris):

- They do not hibernate;

- They hide nuts and seeds in the ground, which contributes to the growth of the tree population;

- Front teeth grow throughout life;

- They have a multifunctional tail - it helps to keep balance, brake, and even serves as an umbrella;

- If they look anxious, nervously jumping on the branches making high-pitched whistles (and there is no particular threat), it means that in 6-10 hours it will probably rain;

- If they hide in a hollow and their activity decreases, it means that a storm is coming.

Kilka interesujących faktów o tych jakże pociesznych gryzoniach (Sciurus vulgaris):

- Nie zapadają w sen zimowy;

- Ukrywają w ziemi orzechy i nasiona, co przyczynia się do wzrostu populacji drzew;

- Przednie zęby rosną przez całe życie;

- Mają wielofunkcyjny ogon - pomaga utrzymać równowagę, hamować, a nawet bywa parasolem;

- Jeśli wyglądają na zaniepokojone, nerwowo skaczą po gałęziach wydając wysokie gwizdy (a nie widać szczególnego zagrożenia), to znaczy, że prawdopodobnie za 6-10 godzin wystąpią opady;

- Jeśli chowają się w dziupli, a ich aktywność się obniża, to znaczy, że nadejdzie burza.

Due to the fact that the Southwest Chief arrived at Fullerton on track three and had to crossover to main one after departing the Station. BNSF 7083 had to halt it's eastward progress and wait for the Chief to clear the junction and get far enough ahead of it so the OOCL train out of the port of Long Beach could follow on flashing yellows.

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Although June is National Rose Month, Roses actually start blooming in May. In fact, all of my Rose shrubs (except for one shrub) are in bloom right now.

Roses in American History

As the most popular flower in America (and the world, for that matter), it’s no surprise that roses made their way into the most famous house in America — the White House.

On November 20, 1986, President Ronald Reagan declared the rose the national floral emblem of the United States while standing in the White House Rose Garden.

The rose is also the state flower for North Dakota, Georgia, Oklahoma, New York and Iowa.

The White House Rose Garden was started in 1913 by First Lady Ellen Wilson.

Presidents still use the White House Rose Garden as the location for bill signings, press conferences, and diplomatic meetings.

It’s believed that George Washington was one of the first American rose breeders.

W. H. Davies, ‘In May’

Yes, I will spend the livelong day

With Nature in this month of May;

And sit beneath the trees, and share

My bread with birds whose homes are there …

“At last came the golden month of the wild folk—honey-sweet May, when the birds come back, and the flowers come out, and the air is full of the sunrise scents and songs of the dawning year.”

― Samuel Scoville Jr.

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No people , no traffic, no noise - the village at night.

If you live in a city or a large town you don't get this experience. In fact it can be a little unnerving if you are not used to it.

(What would it be like if you were the last person alive? - The stuff of nightmares).

Hemyock, Devon, UK.

I love wax cherry trees, in fact, I love all trees, but these ones, in particular, I don't know, maybe because they are the first to bloom in Spring, and theirs' flowers fragrance is so sweet and fresh, or maybe because they're sort of taken for granted by everyone, no one wants them in the yard these days, 'cause "are not special".

...or because they remind me of my childhood.

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On a long drive north after collecting a moving load in France, a simple rest stop in Vlaanderen turned into something unforgettable. As the sun climbed above the horizon, the fields filled with drifting morning mist, glowing softly under the first warm light of the day. A narrow footbridge, quiet reflections in the water, and the still air created a moment of complete calm before the road called again. A peaceful pause wrapped in gold, captured on a July morning in 2017.

Fun Fact

The region around Minderhout is known for its flat, open agricultural landscapes, which often produce dramatic mist formations at sunrise due to the mix of humid air and cool summer nights.

Post is in fact two parts. One I dont really like the colour yellow or green and I often try my best not to include these colours in my images.

However a recent visit to fladbury mill, on the River Avon between Pershore and Evesham the other week the lush green vegetation was everywhere and a warm streak of sunlight caught the south westerly windows of the old mill whilst the sun was beginning its descent into the night.

Roll on a couple of weeks since then and the continued warm weather has now turned most of the lush areas around where i live into brown sandy tones, reminiscent of some scorched earth 50's b-movie set not to in the distant future... if you believe the media that is.

Cool water and soothing greens perhaps I like you after all.

Capture from Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland, Oregon.

"Alcohol is a pervasive fact of life, but an extraordinary fact, pleasurable and destructive, anathematized and adulated, and deeply ambiguous ... the genie in the bottle." Griffith Edwards.

Ireland is undoubtedly a country associated with beer, and among all those produced on the island, the most famous internationally is without any doubt the one that bears the surname of Sir Arthur Guinness, who was its creator in the year 1759. Nowadays, its brewery located in Dublin is one of the most modern in the world, and can produce 3 million pints of this stout per day. Its flavor does not leave anyone indifferent, and even if it is not true, an Irish joke says that the beer is made with water from the nearby river Liffey.

Although you can enjoy a Guinness in any Irish pub, a different option is to go to the Guinness Storehouse to visit the museum that shows its history and production. The tour ends with a pint of the dark elixir in a bar located in the last floor of the building from which you have a magnificent view of Dublin.

Both my girlfriend and I avoid alcohol for most of the year, and we always advise consuming it in moderation. Still, we did not want to miss the opportunity to show this famous place in Dublin with our particular artistic touch.

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"El alcohol es un hecho omnipresente de la vida, pero un hecho extraordinario, placentero y destructivo, condenado y adulado, y profundamente ambiguo ... el genio en la botella." Griffith Edwards.

Irlanda es un país asociado sin duda a la cerveza, y de entre todas las que en la isla se producen, la más famosa a nivel internacional es sin duda la que lleva el apellido de Sir Arthur Guinness, quien fuera su creador en el año 1759. Hoy en día, su fábrica de cerveza localizada en Dublín es una de las más modernas del mundo, y puede producir 3 millones de pintas de esta cerveza negra al día. Su sabor no deja indiferente a nadie, y aunque no sea así, una broma irlandesa dice que la cerveza está realizada con agua del vecino río Liffey.

Aunque se puede disfrutar de una Guinness en cualquier pub irlandés, una opción diferente es acercarse a la Guinness Storehouse para recorrer el museo que muestra la historia y elaboración de la cerveza. El tour termina con una pinta del oscuro elixir desde un bar localizado en la última planta del edificio desde el que se tiene una magnífica vista de Dublín.

Tanto mi novia como yo evitamos el alcohol durante la mayor parte del año, y siempre aconsejamos consumirlo con moderación. Aún así no queríamos dejar pasar la oportunidad de mostrar este famoso lugar de Dublín con nuestro particular toque artístico.

in fact a passage under the railroad lines

called "Passage de l' Amphithéâtre " in METZ - Lorraine - France

( best viewed on black )

explored December 2nd, 2011 - thank you !

tunnels alternés -

en fait le Passage de l'Amphithéâtre à Metz en Lorraine

un passage sous les lignes de chemin de fer à proximité

de la Gare Centrale et du Centre Pompidou.