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Jellyfish have been possibly around 700 million years or longer, before dinosaurs lived on the Earth.
Jellyfish bodies are actually made up of as much as ~98 % water.
Jellyfish have no heart, bones, brain, ears, noses or even
eyes(some have eyes).
Jellyfish mouth is found in the centre of its body, they use mouth for both eating and pooping.
Some Jellyfish's may never actually die (Theoretically Immortal!).
Some jellyfish are clear, but others are vibrant colours of pink, yellow, blue and purple.
Jellyfish produce their own light!
texture by ipiccy.com
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)
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Red Squirrel:-Interesting facts.
They have four fingers and five toes.
They can be right or left-handed when eating a pine cone.
They can swim.
Their coats moult twice a year, once after winter and then in the late summer before the weather gets colder.
They moult their ear tufts once a year, in late autumn.
(Courtesy of RSST website)
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.
My guess is that this little guy was in fact a Solitary Sandpiper, actually this shot almost lines up with the allabout birds shot! Funny how similar they look to Lesser Yellow Legs - the only real difference in my uneducated opinion being size. I love the warm golden early morning light in this photo.
Amazing Facts About the Seagull
Seagulls are very clever. They learn, remember and even pass on behaviors, such as stamping their feet in a group to imitate rainfall and trick earthworms to come to the surface.
Seagulls’ intelligence is clearly demonstrated by a range of different feeding behaviors, such as dropping hard-shelled mollusks onto rocks so that they break open so they can eat them, and following plows in fields where they know upturned grubs and other food sources will be plentiful.
Seagulls are attentive and caring parents. The male and female pair for life and they take turns incubating the eggs, and feeding and protecting the chicks!.
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In fact, he wants me to stop with this stupid PC work and go to bed with him :-)
Timmy has no interest in toys at all, he wants to go out and spank Sammy ;-) And when he comes in, he wants to get on the table and cuddle with me. Ok, maybe I am his toy :-)))
I hope this stretching of the definition of 'toy' is acceptable.
Happy Caturday 4.6.2022 "Toys"
Fira is the capital city of the Greek Aegean island of Santorini.
In ancient times, the people of Santorini traded with many nations - their products have been found as far as Libya! But all this came to an end in about 1600 BC. Although the inhabitants were unaware of it, their island was in fact a huge volcano, and one day it literally blew up, creating a cluster of smaller and the centre of the island vanished, and some say it was the source of the legend of Atlantis as recorded by Plato.
Today, white-washed houses are built on the edge of 400 metre high cliffs, or caldera.
On the way home from a walk the other day, I noticed some lovely native Bluebells surviving in a tiny patch by the side of the road. When I got home, I told the Sherpa I was going to try to photograph them and would be about 15 minutes.
It was heading towards sunset and the clouds were that wispy, ethereal shape that holds the promise of colour. So after the blue bells, I drove down to the lake for a “quick” look and found a pelican to photograph. I then thought it might be a good time to photograph my favourite little church. I realised I didn’t have my phone but knew if I went back home to let the Sherpa know, I might miss any sunset action. A “quick” look wouldn’t hurt. The clouds were gorgeous but didn’t colour up too much. As I packed up and left, I noticed the sky was a fiery red to the west so I was once again lured by the chance of a red sky reflected in another lake near- by. At some point at this lake I realised I had lost my Filter holder. Grabbed the torch and went looking. No luck. It was dark by then and I realised that what was meant to be 15 minutes was in fact about two hours. When I got back, the Sherpa was pulling into the drive. He was beside himself and had been searching for me for the last hour. Six missed calls on my phone.
I felt very guilty but it is so easy to get lost in time when you are out photographing. None of the images were worth the stress I caused!
""Ho, ho, ho, I have some good news for you!! The Santa's from 'Origami-land' have permission to visit the human world and are on their way"", says this Santa Mask ;-)))
If you want, you can read some facts about the figure 'Santa':
'""Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture, who is said to bring gifts on Christmas Eve of toys and candy to well-behaved children, and either coal or nothing to naughty children.
He is said to accomplish this with the aid of Christmas elves, who make the toys in his workshop at the North Pole and flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air.
Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for children. He is commonly portrayed as laughing in a way that sounds like "ho ho ho"."""
Info - WiKI
"""Coca-Cola did not create the legend of Santa Claus. But Coca-Cola advertising did play a big role in shaping the jolly character we know today.
Before 1931, there were many different depictions of Santa Claus around the world, including a tall gaunt man and an elf —there was even a scary Claus.
But in 1931, Coca-Cola commissioned illustrator Haddon Sundblom to paint Santa for Christmas advertisements. Those paintings established Santa as a warm, happy character with human features, including rosy cheeks, a white beard, twinkling eyes and laughter lines.
Sundblom drew inspiration from an 1822 poem by Clement Clark Moore called “A Visit from St. Nicholas” —commonly known as “Twas the Night Before Christmas".”""
Info - coco-colacompagny.com
Model: origami Santa Mask
Design: Eric Bird
Diagrams on the CD: 'The Origami World of Neal Elias' by Dave Venables and Marc Cooman
Paper: one sheet of red kami paper 15x15cm
Final size: height: 10cm
Cool facts from "all about birds":
Arctic Terns migrate from pole to pole; birds in North America travel around 25,000 miles each year.
Downy Arctic Tern hatchlings come in two colors: gray or brown. And chicks from the same nest aren't always the same color.
Arctic Terns can live for decades, but they usually do not start breeding until they are 3 or 4 years old.
The oldest recorded Arctic Tern was at least 34 years old, when it was recaptured and rereleased during a banding operation in Maine. This bird flew at least 850,000 miles, or 3 and a half times to the moon and back!!!
When molting its wing feathers during the winter, the Arctic Tern rarely flies; instead it spends much of its time resting on small blocks of ice at the edge of the pack ice.
Photo taken at Pususaari
There are nine-million bicycles in Beijing.
That's a fact,
It's a thing we can't deny,
Like the fact that I will love you 'til I die.
We are twelve-billion light years from the edge.
That's a guess,
No one can ever say it's true,
But I know that I will always be with you.
As winter tightens its grip, much of the natural world takes a well deserved rest. But that doesn’t mean your walks will be devoid of life. In fact, there’s plenty to marvel at during Febuary..
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"The fact that people are born with two eyes but only one mouth,
suggests that they should see twice as much as they should talk".
- Marie Marquise de Svign -
A sample of some of the books on my bookshelf. Taken with a vintage Canon AE-1-Program camera with a FD 55mm S.S.C f1.2 lens using a Konica VX400 Monochrome film that expired in October 2005.
My X = My 100 Favorite Places to take Photographs in Southern New Jersey.
Location: My Garden, Hardings Lakes, Mays Landing, New Jersey (Atlantic County), USA.
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I have to be honest. I'm totally IN LOVE with this photo
My Roses. I am NOT a gardener, nor am I any good at it. So my roses that I bought myself for Mother's Day (not this past Mother's Day - but the one before).. the fact that they're not only ALIVE but THRIVING.. makes me VERY PROUD!
They kind of remind me of myself, if I think about it...
They're just set there - in the middle of a garden - that isn't too great to begin with. (I'm not that great of a gardener, like I said). And when all of the other plants around them are fading .. these roses are standing tall. My little rose plant, is turning into a small rose bush. It's spreading out... and blooming. Against ALL ODDS- this little plant is thriving.. happily.. and blossoming so beautifully. And everyone notices, and admires. Although, they don't quite realize how hard that rose has had to work- to get to where she is today. Like myself.
I love my little rose bush.
And I love this photograph.
And I love myself.
I love my life. I love my struggles. I love my pain. I love who I have grown to become and who I am striving to be. I am proud of myself every single day, and so grateful. And I write these things, because I need people to KNOW & UNDERSTAND that THIS IS POSSIBLE! Recovery is possible. Changing your life around IS possible. And it's such an amazing feeling and accomplishment. It doesn't mean that it's easy breezy.. because it's not. But it's definitely worth it. Even on the worst days.. it's far better than the best day in addiction.
Today I get to choose HOW I cope with my struggles. I can cope with them ANY WAY I want, as long as I don't pick up. I can cry, I can laugh thru my tears.. I can write it down, I can talk it out... but however I choose to deal with my feelings (I just don't use) and I'm just that much stronger thru the struggle.
November 15th, 2021 will be 3 years. 3 years without one sip of alcohol, one drug.. anything. To me- that is the biggest deal - you could ever imagine.
But even more than that... The life I've built for myself in the process... I'm so grateful for.
The relationship that I've built with God.. The love for myself that I've discovered..
I'm just grateful.
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I hope that you all have a BLESSED WEEK!
Take care.
I love and appreciate you all.
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.
Plaza de España
Un particolare della sequenza di banchi e ornamenti con piastrelle che simbolizzano le 48 provincie spagnole con le relative mappe, mosaici raffiguranti fatti storici, gli scudi di ogni città.
A detail of the sequence of benches and ornaments with tiles that symbolize the 48 Spanish provinces with their maps, mosaics depicting historical facts, the shields of each city.
In addition to the Yellow-rumped Warblers, we saw a lot of Cedar Waxwings eating the Cedar berries. In fact that is where part of their name comes from. From allaboutbirds.org: "The birds’ name derives from their appetite for cedar berries in winter." The bird pictured here is an immature bird as evident by the prominent streaking on the breast and faint looking black mask as compared to an adult. Anoka County, MN 10/04/20
I always relish seeing Kingfishers on my travels as I find them much more approachable than our single Kingfisher species we have here on the east coast of the US.
I have never been remotely successful in photographing our Belted Kingfisher. It seems that if I look sideways at them from 100 yards away, off they go in the other direction.
In fact, I'm confident that if I stood at the edge of a lake and muttered softly under my breath "Belted Kingfisher", every dang one of them within 1/4 mile would immediately take off for the next closest lake.
Given that, I was excited to finely arrange with Ron Bielefeld of Whistling Wings Photography for a morning photographing these wonderful birds.
Ron has a great setup with some small portable blinds that you setup in before sunrise and wait for the action to start.
it was a great experience that I am sure I will repeat the trip more than once. Highly recommended if you find yourself on the east coast of central Florida.
Burlington Northern's great experiment using methane had been over for some time. In fact, the 7149 was the property of Norfolk Southern when it led an empty grain train over the summit of the Bridger Mountains.
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When I visit cities like Madrid, Tenerife, Shanghai, Miami, Naples, or right here in Barcelona, and I have my camera in hand, I can't resist taking photos like this one, where what triggered me to take it was the simple fact that it was a perfect outfit to tour Madrid. When I saw that blouse and that hat, my mind said, what style this girl has, and without further ado I capture her, always with the most sincere respect.
Well the turkey is in; in fact it's almost done, so I've got away with a bit of messing time.
Just revisiting some of the many shots we took back in Feb in Assynt. This one obviously from Clachtoll and the beautiful grassy dunes above the beach and rocky headland. A bit blustery.....!
Little known fact: The Tatooine sand was super abrasive and very bad for any hardware that wasn't specially protected from it. The X-wings weren't. Sometimes, after prolonged use, the engines began to oscillate near ground and rough landings ensued.
This was photographed exclusively for my "Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy" book.
There is a second railroad in the Pittston area that interchanges with the RBMN. In business since 1994 the Luzerne and Susquehanna operates 60 miles of assorted bits of cast of scraps of once important class 1 routes that once served the Scranton Wilkes-Barre area. The valley was placed with a nearly incomprehensible web of rails at one time that generated carloads and revenue to boggle the mind. But now so little remains and what does is but a shadow of itself. In fact the trackage beneath this unit that sits stationary, blue flagged, and tied down was once the LV's mainline into Wilkes-Barre.
LS 1751 itself is an EMD GP9 blt. Oct. 1959 ad Pennsylvania Railroad 7242. The venerable geep is now the property of RJ Corman Railroad group which bought the L&S in August 2020. One wonders if 1751 will survive and trade her somber LS black for brilliant Corman crimson. I guess we'll just have to wait and see...
Pittston, Pennsylvania
Sunday June 20, 2021
I realise the dogs have featured in many of my Flickr Christmas uploads and this Christmas is no exception. Not very imaginative I know but there is something special about this image...........
No, its not my attempt to make the image look like an old Christmas post card but the fact that Harpo is actually wearing Christmas Antlers!
A few years ago I uploaded an image of Harpo eating his reindeer ears within half a second of putting them on.
Last year I photoshopped a Santa hat on.
No ladies and gentlemen, this year he is really wearing them.
About 2 weeks ago I decided to train him to wear them, at least long enough for me to get a photo. Within a couple of few minute sessions he did! Indie, on the other hand, would wear them but just kept coming to me and wouldn't sit still. Need to keep working on her stay!
I wish all my Flickr friends a wonderful celebration with family and friends in the coming days and the very best of health and happiness in the New Year. I probably wont get to comment in the next few days so will catch up on the other side.
If dreams could make wishes come true we would one day wake up to a peaceful world.
Climbing up from Aberglaslyn on an old miner's track through beautiful yellow and orange coloured autumn trees you eventually break out into the open of Cwm Bychan. And it is further up here that you are first met by the strange sight of "Transformer" style pylons leading up into the mountain. Apparently they date back to the start of the twentieth century and were built to exploit the workings of the old copper mine that was started in the early 18th century.
This shot shows the remains of the top station, the whole thing being very similar to a modern ski lift, but this one for carrying heavy copper ore and rock.
It's amazing what you discover in them thar hills of Snowdonia. In fact, it amazes me at the endeavour of mankind that they could find something like copper in such a remote and high place and then spend all that human effort carrying thousands of tons of raw rock down by hand for processing a couple of hundred years before they even built this ropeway. I just don't know what today's youth would even make of it. Far too much trouble. Far too much trouble to even learn about it!
... in fact, it's one of me. Shot by Ili (flickr page here) at the closed storefront next to Palate Palette, after the Resistiv3 drum n bass gig. Look closely and you'll see my trusty camera bag.
Ricoh R1
Expired 400asa unknown film taken from a disposable camera and shot at 100asa
Homemade C41 and Bleach
Epson V700
A few facts about my photography:
1.I have had my share of ridicule from people (in flickr) about my style of photos, and
I thank them for making me strive to improve further
2.I used to hate taking photos of: landscapes, flora and fauna – I take it all back
3.My favorite genre in photography? – Portraits and Street photography
(candid/dramatic)
The best thing about flickr:
1.The friends I have earned.
Thank You All So Much.
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