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Our Frodo loves to sit in his window perch where he can look out of three different windows at once, taking in all the sights of the bird, squirrel and chipmunk activity.
Lately Frodo has become a fast-footed feline of expert escaping! Thankfully the times he's escaped the weather has been most unpleasant and he has returned without too much time lapsing... once he realizes there are no treats, tummy rubs or nice comfy perches to sleep on.
Today was chilly, windy and very rainy, and it looks like I captured him day dreaming - most likely wondering why he keeps trying to escape when it's just so darn nice inside!
Every year thousands of Hindu devotees gather in front of Shri Shri Lokenath Brahmachari Ashram temple Barodi , near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faithful sit in front of candles light ( named locally as prodip ) and absorb in prayer.
Lokenath Brahmachari who is called Baba Lokenath was an 18th Century Hindu saint and philosopher in Bengal. Hindu worshipers fast and pray in earnest to the gods for their favors during the traditional ritual.
SONY 135mm 1.8 GM
This fast moving Thunder Cloud caught up the sun much faster than I thought, so I could not reach to the spot that I wanted, I had to stop and find the best possible place. For Landscape Photography the Sony 135mm 1.8 GM is very sharp, with excellent contrast and colors.
Die Marxloher Moschee, eine der größten Deutschlands (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DITIB-Merkez-Moschee), dahinter Schwelgern, eines der größten Hüttenwerke Deutschlands, jedenfalls das mit den höchsten Schornsteinen... de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThyssenKrupp-Stahlwerk_Schwelgern
Im Vordergrund, die Auffahrt zur A 59, in eine andere, unwichtige Stadt, fast in eine andere Welt...
(Almost) Superlatives
The Marxloh Mosque, one of the largest in Germany (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DITIB-Merkez-Moschee), behind it Schwelgern, one of the largest smelting works in Germany, at least the one with the tallest chimneys... de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThyssenKrupp-Stahlwerk_Schwelgern
In the foreground, the slip road to the A 59 motorway, into another, unimportant town, almost into another world...
This photo has just been selected for an exhibition at PH21 Gallery in Budapest / Hungary. My first photo ever to be exhibited - I am quite excited! The exhibition will be from Feb. 18 til Mar. 15. Details at www.ph21gallery.com/#!moments/npyy2.
If you should be in the neighborhood, please have a look!
Ginza, Tokyo, Japan.
Three NS GP38-2s roar westbound through Tipton with a long consist in tow. Most, if not all of these cars are from the Nittany & Bald Eagle interchange at Tyrone, PA.
NS C42:
NS 5636 GP38-2 (ex-PC/CR 7692 GP38)
Slightly more familiar to us in the UK as Bedford KB (although quite rare in this generation) and Chevy Luv in the US.
This one first registered here in 2021.
If there is any motion blur in this image it is entirely intended to give the feel of the movement of the cat and in no way a result of my negligence in failing to get a good enough shutter speed and/or hold the camera steady (honest - damn). Thank you for your attention.
A quiet, cloudy afternoon in Tamaqua is interrupted by the passing of Reading & Northern's train NRFF, powered by five SD50s as it passes the ex-Reading station in town. This was the first time catching one R&N's SD50s in the gray "Fast Freight Service" in the lead.
Der Azaleen- und Rhododendronpark Kromlau ist ein ca. 200 ha großer Landschaftspark im Ortsteil Kromlau der Gemeinde Gablenz im Landkreis Görlitz. Er gilt als die größte Rhododendren-Freilandanlage in Deutschland und ist bei freiem Eintritt immer geöffnet. 1842 erwarb der Großgrundbesitzer Friedrich Hermann Rötschke das Gut Kromlau. Ab 1844, mit den ersten Anpflanzungen einheimischer und fremdländischer Gehölze in diesem Gut, stellte Rötschke fast die Hälfte seines Besitzes zur Gestaltung des Parks zur Verfügung. Es wurden Basaltsteine mit Ochsenkarren aus verschiedenen Steinbrüchen der Sächsischen Schweiz und Böhmen herbeigeholt. Aus den sechskantigen Basaltstelen entstanden Höhlen, Grotten und Pyramiden, der Richterstuhl, die Orgel, Himmel und Hölle, im Wasser und zu Lande. 1875 tauschte Friedrich Herrmann Rötschke sein Rittergut gegen Bauplätze in Wilmersdorf bei Berlin ein. Das Kromlauer Schloss hatte von hier an sieben Besitzer in vierzehn Jahren. 1889 erwarb Graf von und zu Egloffstein-Arklitten das Rittergut und beauftragte ab 1893 den Gartenbauinspektor Georg Eichler mit der Parkpflege. Dieser begann neben den bisherigen Baum- und Strauchgewächsen in größerem Umfang Rhododendren und Freiland-Azaleen anzupflanzen. Sie sollten zu einem harmonisch abgerundeten Erscheinungsbild der Parkanlage beitragen. Außerdem legten die Gartengestalter in den Moorsenken eigens zum Verkauf bestimmte Blumenzüchtungen an, die einen einträglichen Nebenverdienst erbrachten und der Entwicklung des Parks zugutekamen.
Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde der Kromlauer Park aufgrund der Bodenreform in Volkseigentum überführt und 1948 zum Naturschutzgebiet erklärt. Erst ab 1966 begannen die zielgerichtete Pflege und Rekonstruktion des Parks. Heute ist die Gemeinde Gablenz Eigentümer des Kromlauer Parkes.
Zu den interessantesten Bauwerken im Kromlauer Park zählen das Kromlauer Schloss und die von 1863 bis 1882 aus Basalt- und Feldsteinen errichtete Rakotzbrücke (Rakotz = Sorbisch für Krebs, denn Kromlau liegt im Siedlungsgebiet der Sorben), die im Volksmund auch Teufelsbrücke genannt wird. Mit einer Spannweite von 35 m quert sie den Rakotzsee, kann jedoch nicht betreten werden. Ihr Halbkreis spiegelt sich im See und bildet so optisch einen vollständigen Kreis. Die im See angeordneten Basaltsäulen werden „Orgel“ genannt. Eine Reihe von Wanderwegen erschließt den Park und die weiteren Sehenswürdigkeiten.
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Kromlau Azalea and Rhododendron Park is a landscaped park covering around 200 hectares in the village of Kromlau, part of of the municipality of Gablenz in the district of Görlitz in east Saxony. It is considered the largest open-air rhododendron park in Germany and is always open with free admission. The large landowner Friedrich Hermann Rötschke acquired the Kromlau estate in 1842. From 1844, with the first plantings of native and non-native trees and shrubs on the estate, Rötschke allocated almost half of his property to the creation of the park. Basalt stones were brought in with ox carts from various quarries in Saxon Switzerland and Bohemia. Caves, grottos and pyramids, the Judge's Seat, the Organ, Heaven and Hell, in water and on land, were created from the hexagonal basalt steles. In 1875, Friedrich Herrmann Rötschke exchanged his estate for building plots in Wilmersdorf near Berlin. From then on, Kromlau Castle had seven owners in fourteen years. In 1889, Count von und zu Egloffstein-Arklitten acquired the manor and from 1893 commissioned the horticultural inspector Georg Eichler to maintain the park. He began planting rhododendrons and azaleas on a large scale alongside the existing trees and shrubs. They were to contribute to the harmonious appearance of the park. In addition, the garden designers planted flower cultivars in the bog depressions specifically for sale, which generated a lucrative side income and benefited the development of the park.
After the Second World War, the Kromlau Park was transferred to public ownership as a result of the land reform and declared a nature reserve in 1948. It was not until 1966 that targeted maintenance and reconstruction of the park began. Today, the municipality of Gablenz is the owner of Kromlau Park.
The most interesting buildings in Kromlau Park include Kromlau Manor and the Rakotz Bridge (Rakotz = Sorbian for crab - Kromlau is part of the settlement area of the recognised slavic minority of the Sorbs), which was built between 1863 and 1882 from basalt and fieldstone and is also known locally as the Devil's Bridge. With a span of 35 metres, it crosses Lake Rakotz, but can not be walked on. Its semi-circle is reflected in the lake and thus visually forms a complete circle. The basalt columns arranged in the lake are called ‘organs’. A series of hiking trails provide access to the park and the other sights.
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A female Goosander. The image was taken yesterday in Essex .
The rivers are full and flowing extremely fast, this beauty was trying to catch her dinner but it was a real battle for her not to get washed down stream.
While all the mayhem was happening this morning, a Pale Faced Rosella briefly dropped through. This little one has dropped in several times lately.
Mallard duckling (Anas platyrhynchos)
The ducklings on the local pond are growing up fast.
Thank you everyone for your kind wishes for Bruce, He is brighter today, after he refused his dinner the other night, which is something he never does, I was really worried about him, he still has sickness and an upset tummy, but last night he had a small amount of chicken and mash potato and he has had roast chicken and pasta for dinner tonight .
Thank you for your comments, take care, stay safe and have a wonderful evening !!
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An adult Bald Eagle in a predatory dive.
Every now and then, you get a pleasant surprise when photographing wildlife.
This eagle left it's tree perch behind me and dived for a fish just a few yards in front of me. I caught the eagle in the corner of my eye leaving the branch. I swung my camera up and fired away, getting a photo of the underside of a diving eagle.
The low clouds on this morning were moving very fast. This is only a 61 second exposure ... in one minute the clouds had moved that much in the sky. Sometimes you can only get this motion with 3 to 4 minutes.
Nice part with the fast moving clouds, you do not have to extend the shutter all that much to get the neat view, allowing for more compositions and photos to be taken :))
Seinem nächsten Halt, Urspring, strebt Wendezug
RB 19 315 Geislingen (Steige) – Ulm entgegen.
Bei bestem Frühlingswetter schiebt eine unbekannte Lok der BR 110.