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A basilica is a church with an ordinary roof that does not have a domed shape. It is such a building, built in the X century, located on the main square of the city.
When Georgia became a Christian country, mass executions of priests and adherents of paganism took place on the territory. At the same time, temples were rebuilt in the church, leaving no chance for another religion. From the largest building where the pagans worshiped their gods, they made a three-nave Christian basilica. But the churches did not stand for a long time and by now have already been destroyed.
Uplistsuli in translation from Georgian means "Church of the Prince." The uniqueness of the temple lies in the fact that it was built in a purely Georgian style: the side rooms from the main are separated by walls, not columns.
Near Uplistsuli you can see the ruins of the basilica, defeated in the era of resistance to Christianity.
Yellow Rumped Warbler interesting fact: females build the nest, which is a cup of twigs, pine needles, grasses, and rootlets. She may also use moose, horse, and deer hair, moss, and lichens. She lines this cup with fine hair and feathers, sometimes woven into the nest in such a way that they curl up and over the eggs. Sounds very cozy! This is one from last week's kayak on the Rideau River.
Symmetry is what we see at a glance; based on the fact that there is no reason for any difference...
[Blaise Pascal]
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.
In fact, this is a withered vine leaf. But it could also be a view from an aeroplane of an autumnal river estuary.
Focus stack
Repost 06.04.2022 for Flickr Social group
Interesting fact: House Wrens are fiercely territorial, they have been known to destroy bluebird and other cavity nester's eggs by piercing them, and then often removing the eggs from the nest.
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Been a while since I posted one of these, just over a year in fact. I was a bit lazy last winter to go out borealis hunting but think that´ll change this winter, we´ll see. Taken up in Bláfjöll during a trip with my buddy Indriði.
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
No takers for the elegant (and presumably) Victorian shelter on the promenade on this freezing cold and blustery winter's morning. In fact, apart from a couple of shore-fishermen, the seafront was practically deserted. Not a 'Ten from Len' day, then.
Ilford FP4, commercially developed.
20th February 1998
Inspiration struck me tonight, but thanks to everyone for their suggestions. They got the creative juices flowing again. I considered "The Calm Before The Storm" but the fact that the winds were @ 40 mph belied the "calm" part. It was anything but that day.
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
الحقيقة الخامسة :
لما اروح مطعم احاول اني اطلب شي ما اكلته
خصوصا في العصاير
كل مرة اطلب نوع بدون ما اتردد واقول اوه اخاف يطلع مب حلو
احب اجرب واذوق كل الانواع
واحب اغير لون شعري وااايد
بس للاسف اخاف انه يتعب وجي فاضطر اني انتظر فترة وجي
احب التغيير بشكل موطبيعي .. لاني اتملل بسرعة
واحس لابد اني اغير شكلي
مع اني سابقا اخاف اني اخطي اي خطوة في تغيير شكلي
او اي شي في حياتي
بس من فترة صبغت شعري وعقبها بديت اغير كل شي
واجازف بكل شي ..
( من ناحية التغيير فقط - يعني المجازفة بس للتغير مو طيش )
احس بمتعة فيها شجاعة
والتغيير يساعدني ع تقبل المشاكل والواقع بطريقة غريبة
*21\365 project*
{ 5 \ 35 Me project }
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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Sorry I've not been posting much, I've just not had the time to get out with my camera. I did manage out at sunset last night and snapped this. I liked how everything appeared orange despite the fact that ot was bitterly cold.
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)
A combination of moments,
light and shadows.
Lines and dots.
All inconspicuous and at the same time quite clear.
Men are naturally better at lifting and throwing things, all with a smile on their faces! Women are naturally better at working alone in peace.
Picture taken by Mike.
Fun fact: It's a scene you’ve probably seen countless times in movies and on TV: An eagle flies overhead and emits a rough, piercing scream. It's a classic symbol of wilderness and adventure. The only problem? Bald eagles don't make that sound. Instead, they emit a sort of high-pitched giggle or a weak scream. These noises are so unimpressive that Hollywood sound editors often dub over bald eagle calls with far more impressive sounds: the piercing, earthy screams of a smaller bird, the red-tailed hawk. (Mentalfloss.com)
There’s something deeply transformative about watching the sun gently touch the dunes, as if time slows down to remind us of what truly matters. Every grain of sand holds the memory of ancient winds, movements beyond our control yet shaping us all the same. In this open space, we’re invited to quiet our minds and feel the weight of our footprints, knowing they’ll soon disappear. Life, much like the dunes, is shaped by the unexpected and the fleeting. And maybe that’s what makes it so beautiful: the fact that everything is temporary, but, for a brief moment, entirely ours.
Fast facts on garlic
In many countries, garlic has been used medicinally for centuries.
Garlic may have a range of health benefits, both raw and cooked.
It may have significant antibiotic properties
There is something particularly satisfactory in the fact of posting this picture. And it's a satisfaction that, I am sure, people living in this area will understand very well … Every year in the end of Fall, lakeside is covered by a sea of fog that remain unmoved for month. During the last two weeks, people living above it had perfect clear weather and warm sunny days while people living under it were experiencing the despairing boring constancy of gray light. Most of the time, people living by the lakeside (who don't climb the mountains really often) just don't realize that there's only a few dozen of meters between their depressing weather and the heaven above. And it's probably a good thing for them : knowing it would just make it harder …
Now imagine my situation : I live above the sea of fog, but I work under it (and I'd rather say INSIDE it) ! So now that the days are really short, I leave home late enough to be sure that the day is going to be perfect, but too soon to enjoy even the beginning of it. All day long I think about people above who are enjoying it (recently, my mother-in-law called: she was hesitating between spending her afternoon biking or roller skating). And when I come back home the sun is already down, and the last colors of the cloud are just telling me : “yes, you miss some very nice pictures ...”. And this every morning for the last two weeks. Of course, there's terribly worst situations. But I am sure you will agree : how frustrating it is!!
So yesterday, I decided to take half an hour before going to work to enjoy the sunrise just above the sea of fog, and here is the result. I am sure you'll understand that it is a kind of revenge ;) !
What you see is taken from "Les Hauts-Geneveys" : the "massif du Mont-Blanc", the highest peak of the Alps (4808,73m, France) about 135 km away.
Some interesting facts about the Roseate Spoonbills...
The Roseate Spoonbill is one of the newest birds to join the Birdorable family. Here are some fun facts about this unique species.
1. The collective noun for spoonbills is bowl. Have you ever seen a bowl of Roseate Spoonbills?
2. Roseate Spoonbills get their pink color from their food! They feed on crustaceans who in turn have fed on algae.
3. In parts of their range, especially in Florida, Roseate Spoonbills are sometimes confused with another large pink wading bird: the flamingo.
4. There are six species of spoonbill in the world; the Roseate Spoonbill is the only one with pink plumage. Roseate Spoonbill
5. The Roseate Spoonbill is also the only spoonbill species found in the Americas.
6. The beaks of chick spoonbills are straight; the spoon-shape grows as the chick develops.
7. Spoonbills use their specialized bills to feed. They sweep their open bills through the water, and when a prey item like a fish or insect comes between the mandibles, the bill snaps shut.
8. The oldest wild Roseate Spoonbill was discovered in the Florida Keys in 2006. The bird had been banded in 1990, and was an amazing 16 years old. The previous known longevity record for the species was seven years.
9. Roseate Spoonbills are highly social. They feed with each other and with other wading birds. They also nest in colonies and fly in flocks.
I know the school of thought that you should ask a human subject for permission to take their picture, which I agree is nice for some situations, but it doesn't allow you to capture the unselfconscious ballet of human behavior. (Here, admittedly, self-consciousness is on display, but that's the charming point.) We in fact did interact before and after I shot this, and they were aware that I was there shooting them shooting each other.
I...am everyday people: flic.kr/s/aHsmW43zQm
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.
Feed me next please, I’m starving !
Three baby Java Sparrows, only recently fledged from the nest, wait patiently in-line to be fed by one of their parents.
Actually, the sentence above is a complete lie …. :)
The three fledglings were in fact desperately scrambling over one another in order to be fed first by their parents.
This was simply a case of right time, right moment, lucky capture …. giving a false impression the three fledglings were actually queuing in an orderly manner !
NOTE: These are not wild birds; this image was captured in a large outdoor aviary.
Thank you for your interest, views, faves, comments and awards ! This image was captured in Hong Kong 香港. (Best viewed on a larger screen.)
© This Image is under full copyright Rick C. Graham. © All rights reserved Rick C. Graham. © This image is subject to international copyright laws and may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, transferred or manipulated without the express written permission of Rick C. Graham.
So today's photo is gonna be something different from my other photos. In fact, I shot this pic accidentally. But what do you think? :) ©[http://www.flickr.com/photos/99933540@N05/]
Fun Fact :: part 3
Beagles are known for being very vocal, with barking, baying and howling. According to Paw Nation:
"In fact, it is believed the name 'Beagle' comes the Middle French 'bee gueule,' literally 'wide throat,' but more poetically translated as 'loudmouth.'"
The couple and their dog walk up and down our street every single morning. And every single morning he barks at them. They wave and smile at me as I try to persuade him to stop, no doubt thinking they were smart to get a lab.
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.
OK....so there's the fact that this is one of the most photographed waterfalls in the world...and the fact that you can pull into the parking lot and waddle up the fairly short trail behind the restaurant and gift shop and shoot away without breaking a sweat, and the fact that neither of these facts really do much for the "I want to be a serious landscape photographer" part of my psyche. (The Mossy Grotto was one of those locations. Hike straight up the side of a mountain and hurl yourself over a cliff into a pile of poison oak. Now THAT'S what landscape photography is all about!)
And yet...I'd have to admit that this was one of those locations that I was most looking forward to shooting when we got to the gorge. There's just something about the combination of that white bridge surrounded by lush trees and a waterfall that goes right up to the sky. As with my other shots from that week, I experimented quite a bit with the framing, but with my first post of this location, I wanted to focus on the bridge rather than the entirety of the falls.
After Multnomah, it was Elowah, Falls Creek, Panther, and Spirit Falls, and by the time I clawed my way out of the gorge back to the road, gasping for air at 7 PM, I had had quite enough "serious landscape photography" for one day. I'm hoping to be in shape enough to try some backpacking in the not so distant future, but in the mean time, I'm sure not going to complain when a waterfall like Multnomah is within throwing distance of my car.
Looking Close... on Friday: Plush Toys
It has been four weeks without my little Pixie, and I am still in shock and devastated and hurt, and I miss him so terribly. He was such a special little cat, playful, naughty at times, sensitive, so intelligent, so loving, and we truly had a fusional relationship. It was so unfair that his little life was cut short so early, although I take comfort in the fact that he was loved, and that he brought so many smiles and so much love.
You will forever be in my heart, my little angel. ♥
First time I think seeing one of these, thanks to Donald and Charlene for pointing it out.
Bee-flies are fascinating insects that have mastered the art of mimicry. These agile, fluffy, flying creatures look similar to bees, but they are in fact flies. They have only one pair of wings, whereas bees have two, and their most unmistakable feature is a long, straight, straw-like tongue, known as a proboscis.
One of the first bee-fly species seen in spring is the dark-edged bee-fly (Bombylius major), common across Britain and a frequent garden visitor. It has yellowy-brown hair, a long tongue, and darkened wing edges that extend halfway across each wing.
Bee-fly behaviours
One peculiar behaviour displayed by the bee-fly is its slow-moving hover where it lightly touches the ground. It keeps its legs slightly grounded, while slowly and gently brushing the surface with its abdomen – if you look closely, you can see the abdomen creates movements in the sandy surface. This is because the bee-fly is scooping up sand and mud to coat its eggs for camouflage.
This camouflage is important, as bee-flies will lay their eggs in unsuspecting solitary bee burrows, hovering over the burrow entrances before catapulting their eggs inside. As the eggs hatch, the bee-fly larvae spend their time maturing in the nest, eating up the pollen stores that the solitary bees have left for their own young. Although this sounds like bad news for the bees, a healthy population of bee-flies means that you have a good population of bees.
Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone.
Octavio Paz
Possibly one of the best photography days of my life, so far. I took many, many shots of a couple of female Crossbills leading up to this set. At this point I was directly under her as she enjoyed the pine cones and kept a watchful eye on me. These are exported directly from Lightroom with little or no edits at all, in fact, I had to back off the lens to keep her in shot. A wonderful experience that she allowed me to share
Although taken before Christmas.
You know what this is?
It's in fact the same subjet as this photo here: flic.kr/p/C3vREP
Yes, it's a zoom-burst of a Chrismas tree. I didn't even move the tripod compared to the other shot.
The difference between those two is:
- No additional flash used here, so the tree remains basically invisible
- Higher f-stop
- As a little extra, I stopped the rotation of the zoom-ring 8 times during the 20s-exposure, in order to get the articulated little dots in the lines
- Slided white-balance and contrast for achieving the blue tones
In fact two different poppies, I think, on the riverside walk opposite Victoria Park. From nothing just a couple of weeks back, these giant Poppies grow to at least three feet, and are a curious mixture of strength, in the new flower buds, and fragility in the papery petals.
Why, someone's even left their old bike there.
CrossCountry Voyagers Nos. 220028 & 221128 approach Oddingley crossing in Worcestershire with 1E63, the 15:27 Plymouth to Leeds service on Thursday 3rd April 2025.
This is a service that, up until September 2023, was worked almost exclusively by HSTs. In fact I photographed it many times, but in a different part of the country (see 1E63 Odyssey).
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.