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Southfield, Michigan

First Congregational Church

Springfield, VT

Owyhee Mountains in Idaho receiving their first snowfall.

Первый снег. Лиственница.

I don't know about you, but I always know which phase the moon is in at all times.

 

I took a break from deep-sky to capture our beautiful first quarter (59% illuminated) moon earlier this week.

 

The image is a composite of two images to reveal the unlit portion of the moon for a more 3D look.

 

The starry sky was also added for effect. I've still got a lot to learn about solar system photography, but I REALLY enjoy it.

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

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV4GKu_A10U

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 mist I captured in the very-close-to-fall. I had to hurry to frame the hiker...

Looking towards Second Avenue. Waiting for the subway to come.

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 ...

 

Today in the Woods in Charlestown Meadows

Thanks so much! This is my first group cover feature!

A wild turkey chick crossing the bike path in the Riverdale forest, Cornwall, Ontario.

Dress: CHU-ING. Teach Me. Dress Mint

Choker: CHU-ING. Teach Me. Choker Mint

@Whimsical

 

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 snowshoe tracks.... snow covered trees... a winter wonderland. Happy Tree-mendous Tuesday

First morning light over Seattle skyline. Single row vertical pano from 9 images shot at sunrise.

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

First snow for autumn 2022, one day before equinox. Ground is not frozen, and temperatures remain (relatively) warm, so this first snow is not expected to stay with us.

 

Last year, beginning on exactly this day, we had four days of steady snowfall, accumulating 16 inches... (41 cm) which remained all winter. Fingers crossed that isn't happening this year.

First Freesia to bloom in my garden this season.

Decided to get into the Bokeh madness.. HBW!

edit..... LOL,, then I find out they aren't accepting members at the moment....Damn..

edit 2_ yaaay I'm in ! thanks Kelley!

Edit3_ yaaaaay my first Explore entry! but dropped now ;(

A Very Pleasant Sunrise today at Bamburgh, Northumberland. Nice to meet Alan Leightley and Calum Gladstone too

First snowdrops in Botanical garden bloom close to the birch.

Phalaenopsis Tzu Chiang Balm x Phalaenopsis Venus ‘Pink’

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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

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