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Lovely Elena teaches her sweet daughter Rada the art of soap bubbles on the ''Amor de Perdição'' Square in Porto (candid shot).
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Photo ref: j50_1861-pd1 Porto
ET 2308 p7 659
Each time a parent brought food to this brood of fledged Tree Swallows, the first to spot the incoming delivery wound up getting the goods. In this case it was the second bird from the left. On Armand bayou.
First York, 60928 (YG02 DHU) a Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7L, painted in this Park & Ride branded livery. This scene captures the vehicle at Duxford Airfield attending the 2007 Showbus rally.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: 16th September 2007.
Ref No. 0015521/CL.
Explore #1 September 23, 2022
...which covers the mountains like a fine icing. I was so deeply impressed when I stood in front of this massive mountain face and below me the turquoise mountain lake, which brought out all its beauty. Why am I here again on this beautiful place of peace and serenity? I needed the fresh mountain air to give my soul the liberation it was crying for. Since Roco is no longer with us, sadness and an inner emptiness surrounds me. The pure mountain air and the fresh spring water fill my soul with new, unused strength that I need now like nothing else in the world. This place encloses my heart with the peace and serenity I so desperately needed. I am so grateful that I was able to share and experience these unforgettable moments up there and so close to the mighty mountains with my two sons. What could be nicer in the world than being in an environment where your heart warms up?
I had to free myself from the pain of losing our beloved companion Roco and went where he would have definitely liked to be. I want to give him that honor and a piece of heaven that he can watch over us. I was so close to him up there. Tears flow down my cheeks...
This is my world, this is my place where I can find peace and listen to my inner voice. Thank you all my dear friends to be part of this what happened to me. Thank you for listening, thank you for your precious friendship.
I love places that remind me how small me and my problems actually are.
I am never lost in the mountains, it is where I found myself.
The mountains gave me the peace I was looking for.
The mountains gave me the dreams I needed.
Now We Are Free
The first Point Arena Lighthouse was constructed in 1870.
In 1906 it was damaged in an earthquake.
It was reconstructed and resumed operation in 1908 and featured a 1st Order Fresnel Lens, seven feet in diameter and weighing 4,700 pounds. The lens is made up of 258 hand-ground glass prisms all focused toward three sets of double bulls eyes. It is these bulls eyes that gave the Point Arena Lighthouse its unique “light signature” of two flashes every six seconds. This incredible optic, that holds an appraised value of over $3.5 million
first November morning South Tyrol near Bolzano / Italy Europe!
Erster Novembermorgen Südtirol nahe Bozen / Italien Europa !
It's silly o'clock and I slither out from under the bed clothes, lit only by the LED on the clock. Its cold, the heating hasn't fired up yet. I quickly put on my clothes, specially laid out for speed. I hurry downstairs (we don't live in a bungalow you know!!) Gathering up all my gear I have placed by the door, I call upstairs.... Byeeeee, see you later. I'm off to the car. I have to scrape the frost from the windscreen; I think this is a good sign. I set off into the darkness, looking over the hedge where ever I can for any sign of the mist. Suddenly I hit a pocket... my heart skips a beat... so, it's about!!!!!
I pull into the little gravel car park at the bottom of Martinsell Hill. By this time there is just a smidge of light in the sky, you can see outlines of trees and hedgerows shooting off into the darkness. Switching off the headlights, my eyes take a few seconds to adjust. I set off through the gate and now for the climb up the hill. I know there are cows in the field as every five or six footsteps it feels a little squelchy underfoot :o(.. It's OK, I have my walking boots on and spares in the car :o). I head up the hill, Pewsey Vale on my left and a small wood on my right. Sometimes there’s a Raven just beginning to croak good morning at me ( I love that sound ) but not this morning, but as always there’s a Tawny Owl telling me it's his wood, sometimes the female adds her support !! All of a sudden a cow stands up in front of me from its overnight sleeping place, I nearly wet myself. It's still too dark to clearly see, but I hate using a torch, it spoils the mood. I have a chuckle and press on. I round a corner on the hillside and cross a stone-age flint quarry, the only tell tale sign these days is when the sun finally rises and the light dances off the hillside, it looks like the surface of a giant golf ball. I wonder if thousands of years ago Stone Age people sat here knapping flint for arrow heads and watched the sun rise, as I will!! Must press on, the sun won’t wait, every minute there is more light. I reach my chosen spot, heart pounding, as much from the excitement of what could happen, as from the walk up the hill. Unpacking all the kit and setting it up all takes time, checking and re-checking the settings. By now the mist is really starting to form, lying in hollows and collecting around trees. A buzzard calls somewhere, I don’t even look up, I just love the fact it made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. Within minutes the sun pops over the far side of the vale, and sprays its rays over the mist, clipping the tops of the trees.
It’s then that I know.... silly o’clock wasn’t so silly :o)
If you get this far, well done.... if not, sod ya..... lol ...
Union Pacific's first diesel-electric switch engine pulls Deer Creek Scenic Railroad's "Santa Claus Express" train south of Heber City, Utah on Dec. 15, 1985. The beautifully restored NW2 was built by EMC as a demo unit in Oct. 1939 and purchased by UP in 1940.
In July 1966, it was retired and sold to the Stockton Terminal & Eastern in California. By June 1969, it found a new home on the Western Pacific as No. 607 and by May 1973, it was transferred to subsidiary road Sacramento Northern.
After the UP-WP merger of 1983, 607 was retired by UP (again) and donated to Utah's Deer Creek Scenic Railroad in May of 1984.
By February 1993, it was sold to the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City, where it operates today.
Dress: CHU-ING. Teach Me. Dress Mint
Choker: CHU-ING. Teach Me. Choker Mint
Hair: [^.^Ayashi^.^] Kanna hair
Headdress: [^.^Ayashi^.^] Natsumi headdress(Light set)
Ears: + Arctic Bento Neko Ears + {aii}
Tail: + Arctic Bento Neko Tail + {aii}
Head: =ASR= Sophia aeon Head
Body: =ASR= Sophia Pathos Body+Tattoo(1.5 for bento)
Decor:
+Half-Deer+ Dreamrose Princess Bed - Blush Pink (PG)
+Half-Deer+ First Class Kitty - High-Tech Yarn - Snow
+Half-Deer+ First Class Kitty - Luxury Toys - Snow
+Half-Deer+ First Class Kitty - Open Suitcase - Pale
+Half-Deer+ First Class Kitty - Luggage - Ice Cream
{moss&mink} Suitcase Lounger
{anc} feather chips {moon} / DROP(MOVE:SPIN) 2Li
Location: BACKDROP CITY
First winter photo session this season. I will record a video tutorial using this photo. I think it's interesting because it wasn't wintery at all. No snow at all. I will post in on my website and on my YT channel
The bookworm that I am started to collect bookmark long ago. This one is my first and favourite, among the 300 others, from different countries and different matters :)
The book is "Promenades au Pays des Hobbits" "Itinéraires à travers La Comté de JRR Tolkien" by Jean-Rodolphe Turlin.
While at Far North Bicentennial Park, I saw the first Grizzly Bear of the year. Too early for salmon so I guess he was just checking things out on a nice, warm Spring day on Campbell Creek.
And, yes, I was quite a distance away from him... 550mm lens far away!
My photos have been all over the place recently -- or really all the time I guess XD I just kinda like experimenting with where my mood takes me so… its just a buncha randomness. For this, I thought i’d do a little storytelling here :>
Wanted to take a shot over at Oyasumi @ Shijima to congratulate Kenzo on his store coming back to SL. Really glad to have you back in SL and all that jazz.
The open air parking lot is a really adorable place to take pictures in, so I hope you guys pay it a visit :3