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The public footpath alongside the River Witham, in the Witham Valley south of Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The River Witham is a river almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, passes Lincoln and at Boston, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh. The name "Witham" seems to be extremely old and of unknown origin. Archaeological and documentary evidence shows the importance of the Witham as a navigation from the Iron Age onwards. From Roman times it was navigable to Lincoln, from where the Fossdyke was constructed to link it to the River Trent. The mouth of the river moved in 1014 following severe flooding, and Boston became important as a port.
From 1142 onwards, sluices were constructed to prevent flooding by the sea, and this culminated in the Great Sluice, which was constructed in 1766. It maintained river levels above Boston, and helped to scour the channel below it. The land through which the lower river runs has been the subject of much land drainage, and many drains are connected to the Witham by flood doors, which block them off if river levels rise rapidly. The river is navigable from Brayford Pool in Lincoln to Boston, with Locks only in Lincoln, at Bardney and at the Grand Sluice. Passage through the Grand Sluice lock is restricted to short periods when the tidal levels are suitable. The river provides access for boaters to the Witham Navigable Drains, to the north of Boston, and to the South Forty-Foot Drain to the south, which was reopened as part of the Fens Waterways Link, a project to link the river to the River Nene near Peterborough. From Brayford Pool, the Fossdyke Navigation still links to the Trent.
Bombus campestris
Male - Yellow form
There are several different colour forms of the males of this cuckoo bee. This yellow tailed one and a melanistic mostly black one (previous picture).
The long downward curved abdomen and lack of red at the very tip of the tail help to distinguish it from the similar looking Forest Cuckoo Bee (Bombus sylvestris) that I posted photos of earlier in the year.
The Cuckoo Bumblebees do not build their own nest rather use a host Bumblebee species and lay their eggs in their nest instead.
i have no idea how I added this copyright... does this distract or do you think this is a wise move?
On This Date: Photo taken 3/7/2012.
Hoytville's a collection of houses--a hamlet, if you would--a mile south of my town, Mulliken. I discussed its history on 3/7/2013, if you're interested.
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This farmyard's a bit over a mile from our house, and is visible (after a fashion) from our yard. The house is quite striking, especially in the late-afternoon sun. There are a couple other photographs I'd like to take of it, both of which would take some luck and a long lens. Since I don't routinely wander around with my long lens, they'd necessarily be planned photographs. Someday, perhaps.
This is one of a half-dozen similar photographs I took that morning. The framing changed a bit as I moved closer to the house, but they all have the same look and feel.
And please note that the photo's two rightmost barns are part of another farm, a few hundred yards down the road. Perspective can mislead.
Number of pix taken on various March 7ths: 130
Year of oldest photo: 2007
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A photograph I had taken in Normandy a while ago. A poignant composition I thought. The guns of war in the background of a field of poppies.
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This is an Australian native flower, alternatively known as "Paper Daisies".
The flower petals are hard and hardy, dried flowers can last for ages and hence that was how the name came about.
Some time ago, it was featured in Burke's backyard TV program:
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I'm so happy to go there next monday !!!
I wish you a great week-end and marvelous holidays :)
Taken with Canon 5D Mark II
24-70mm L USM
Hoya UV Filter
Yesterday, I was listening to a NPR (National Public Radio) segment in which Steve Inskeep was interviewing the pianist Herbie Hancock. Toward the end of the interview, they discussed an instance when everything seemed to fall into place for Herbie, and the whole band seemed to be in autopilot mode. He said that it was "as if his fingers were doing their own thing.” When asked if he could actually recreate a moment like that, he replied, “I'm not looking to create anything that I did before. I'm looking to create the moment that I'm actually living in at that moment.” For some reason, this stuck in my mind and I kept thinking, isn't this true of photography as well? Isn't that what Bresson called the decisive moment? I am sure I am over thinking this!
More on this --- Herbie Hancock: 'On A Path To Find My Own Answer' n.pr/1vRtnTA
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