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"Bonnes vacances à tous!!!"
I 'm leaving for vacation. Thank you all my friends for your nice comments.
I wish you a great summer!
See you soon!
Warm regards,
Philippe
When does a rock become an island?
These rocks look out across to islands in the Sea of Marmara
The strange flotation devices out on the water are a muscle farm! Not my cup of tea but popular in this part of the world.
Taken in early February.
Keechelus Lake, Washington
"Nope, still too deep", was my thought as I gingerly stepped off the main trail to test the snow again and promptly felt my snowshoes sink until I was well over knee deep in the fluffy whiteness, completely unable to maneuver. As I laboriously extracted my feet and turned around to once again return to the packed snow of the main trail, I was lamenting the depth and soft consistency of the snow.
I had been lured to the mountains by the massive amounts of new snow and the chance to do my first snowshoeing of the season during a brief break in the weather after two weeks of seemingly endless storms. Usually snowshoes offer the ability and advantage of being able to walk on top of the snow and venture off trail much more easily. But on this day, even with the addition of flotation tails, they were no match for the deep, soft snow, so my explorations (and photography angles) were limited to following the established path that others before me had trod.
With avalanche risk levels rated high in the backcountry that day, I made sure to choose a trail away from steep slopes and known avalanche terrain, one which winds its way through a lovely forest of snow-laden evergreen trees to the shore of Lake Keechelus on the eastern slopes of Snoqualmie Pass. When I arrived at the parking area and headed out on the trail, the landscape was shrouded in fog, obscuring the mountains in a thick layer of mist. But as I snowshoed through the hushed world of white, glimmers of light soon started to appear and by the time I was approaching the first views of the lake (depicted in this image), the clouds began to lift and the sky lightened, eventually clearing to a brilliant shade of blue.
The air was chilly by the lake as the wind blew off the freezing water and the layer of ice that had formed along the shore. But few others had ventured all the way to the lake so for most of the time I spent there I was alone in the expanse of a dazzling snowscape.
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Jetty - Port Forum - Barcelona - Spain
Pantalán - Port Forum - Barcelona - Spain
UN PANTALÁN ES EL ELEMENTO PRINCIPAL DE UN PUERTO
DEPORTIVO. COMPUESTO POR UNA ESTRUCTURA DOTADA DE
FLOTACIÓN Y SUPERFICIE PISABLE DE MADERA QUE SIRVE COMO
MUELLE DE AMARRE PARA LAS EMBARCACIONES DEPORTIVAS.
SU ESTRUCTURA PRINCIPAL ESTÁ ELABORADA CON PERFILES EN
ALEACIÓN DE ALUMINIO.
A JETTY is the main element of a port
SPORTS. Composed of a structure that would have
FLOTATION AND SURFACE WOODEN SERVING AS
SPRING FOR mooring yachts.
The main structure is made of PROFILES IN
Aluminum alloy.
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Eixideta d'Altea (Alacant) 27-03-2010.
Magnificent Frigatebird ~ (Fregata magnificens)
"In the unlikely event of a water landing, your throat pouch can be used as a flotation device".
I always wondered how much the inflated throat pouch got in the way when these birds come down for a drink.
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The islets are made of multiple natural layers harvested in Lake Titicaca: The base is made of large pallets of floating Totora roots, which are tied together with ropes and covered in multiple layers of totora reeds. These dense roots that the plants develop and interweave form a natural layer called Khili (about one to two meters thick), which are the main flotation and stability devices of the islands. They are anchored with ropes attached to large Eucalyptus poles driven into the bottom of the lake.
On Explore No. 277 January 05, 2009
The HMS Queen Mary is equipped with 24 lifeboats with a total capacity of 3266 persons. That is about 130 persons per boat, seems a bit crowded but who's going to argue in a time of need.
Each boat is equipped with an l8-B.H.P. two-cylinder Diesel engine and at the time they were the largest life boats manufactured and in use. Lessons learned from the Titanic I suspect.
Larger Detail Can be Seen Here...View On Black
Scenic framing of a life ring buoy floating in a stunning seascape surrounded by mountains.
Originally derived from the Old French word 'boue' meaning 'mud' or 'slime'. Buoys were originally made of mud or clay and were used as markers in water.
A buoy is seen because its always right at the surface, just floating around. It doesn't float away because it's being grounded by an anchor.
This crucial flotation device used for water rescue mark out swimming areas or indicate channels deep enough for large boats to safely maneuver. Some have lights to guide watercraft and bells to warn of reefs or other hazards. Buoys keep things afloat or prevent them from drifting.
The lifebuoy sign is a universal symbol of water rescue and emergency preparedness.
In literature, buoys have been used as symbols of hope and guidance.
Sandstone cliff erosion at the mouth of The Gorge on North Stradbroke Island. Battering by the Pacific Ocean is being examined by two people (centre left). A lifebuoy is perched at the top of the cliff (top right). How far can you throw a flotation device into the wind?
Leucojum aestivum is a perennial bulbous plant, generally 35–60 cm tall, but some forms reach 90 cm. Its leaves, which are well developed at the time of flowering, are strap-shaped, 5–20 mm wide, reaching to about the same height as the flowers. The flowering stem (scape) is hollow and has wings with translucent margins. The pendant flowers appear in late spring and are borne in umbels of usually three to five, sometimes as many as seven. The flower stalks (pedicels are of different lengths, 25–70 mm long. The flowers are about 3–4 cm in diameter and have six white tepals, each with a greenish mark just below the tip. The black seeds are 5–7 mm long.
After flowering, the fruits develop flotation chambers but remain attached to the stem. In England, it has been recorded that flooding causes the stems to break and the fruits to be carried downstream and stranded in river debris or on flood-plains. The bulbs can also be transported during heavy floods and deposited on river banks. (Wikipedia)
Wendy's are wearing a Coast Guard approved light reflective, flotation devices rated for 60 to 95 lb. Carrying matching reflective plastic Kayak paddles. Wearing Black and white tennis shoes with white reflective soles and matching laces. Wendy's are also wearing a Ritchie's Rich Black cotton work apron complete with white straws and gold, pink, black and blue ink writing devises, with easy clip on carriers. All and all the judges rate the Wendy's a 10 for safety, politeness and style. : )
I have no information about this lone float home that appeared to be tied to a post on the Pitt River.
Definitely not a common sight along this particular stretch of the river.
Obviously a temporary lodging spot, with the future destination / location left to be anyone's guess???
This residence was an interesting find....perched upon a floating platform, equipped with some comforts of home including various other paraphernalia.... a BBQ, patio loungers, adirondack style chairs, ladder, a hose, wooden storage containers, safety flotation ring, an anchor, seahorse bench, table, stool, a few potted plants, possibly a log and a Canadian Flag. : )
I don't know if the platform itself had a list to it....but the house appears to have a significant lean to one side.
I had to reach a distance with my lens to capture this image, the water was unusually shallow, so we didn't dare travel any closer.
It's quite possible this home ran aground while in transit ?!
Pitt River
British Columbia
Canada
Flat on my back to take this shot...
Leucojum aestivum is a perennial bulbous plant, generally 35–60 cm tall, but some forms reach 90 cm. Its leaves, which are well developed at the time of flowering, are strap-shaped, 5–20 mm wide, reaching to about the same height as the flowers. The flowering stem (scape) is hollow and has wings with translucent margins. The pendant flowers appear in late spring and are borne in umbels of usually three to five, sometimes as many as seven. The flower stalks (pedicels are of different lengths, 25–70 mm long. The flowers are about 3–4 cm in diameter and have six white tepals, each with a greenish mark just below the tip. The black seeds are 5–7 mm long.
After flowering, the fruits develop flotation chambers but remain attached to the stem. In England, it has been recorded that flooding causes the stems to break and the fruits to be carried downstream and stranded in river debris or on flood-plains. The bulbs can also be transported during heavy floods and deposited on river banks. (Wikipedia)
Rams horn squid - flotation chamber shell. Small light and blown about the beach in countless numbers.
CSX #911 (Honoring 1st Responders) leads northbound Q694 past the Quartz corporaton facility at Spruce Pine, NC bound for Russell, KY.
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Located on the Suwannee River, this inviting source of cool, clear water has attracted people for thousands of years. Fanning Springs now produces less than 65 million gallons of water daily, making it a second magnitude spring. Historically, Fanning Spring was a first-magnitude springs as recently as the 1990s. The spring pool is about 207 feet by 144 feet, and the main funnel-shaped vent is about 20 feet deep. Several other small seeps create sand boils and trickle into the spring pool from limestone outcroppings on one end.
Sometimes i can be Kawaii lol. It's weird for me but so funny.
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" I can't be alone
Guess I never told you so
Makin' my way towards you
Tracin' out a line
A route I've mapped a thousand times
Makin' my way towards you
I would swim the Paladin Strait
Without any flotation
Just a glimpse of visual aid
Of you on the other shoreline
Waitin', expectations
That I'm gonna make it
Standing on the shore
Staring down a hurtling storm
Making its way toward me
Water rips with rage
Endless row of angry waves
Makin' its way toward me
I would swim the Paladin Strait
Without any flotation
Just a glimpse of visual aid
Of you on the other shoreline
Waitin', expectations
That I'm gonna make it
Here's my chance, time to take it
Can't be sure that I'll make it
Even though I'm past the point of no return
I'm all in, I'm surrounded
Put my money where my mouth is
Even though I'm past the point of no return
Here's my chance, time to take it
Can't be sure that I'll make it
Even though I'm past the point of no return
I'm all in, I'm surrounded
Put my money where my mouth is
Even though I'm past the point of no return
I would swim the Paladin Strait
Without any flotation
Just a glimpse of visual aid
Of you on the other shoreline
Waitin', expectations that I'm gonna make it
(Mhm-mhm)
On the ground are Banditos
Fighting while I find Nico
Even though I'm past the point of no return
Climb the top of the tower
"Show yourself", I yell louder
Even though I'm past the point of no ret-
So few, so proud, so emotional
Hello, Clancy ... "
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Images of Australia 56/100 Mataranka Springs
With scrubby Gulf Savannah woodlands for 100 kilometres on either side, these thermal springs offer a starkly contrasting experience. The springs emerge from deep underground where ancient aquifers carry water through limestone formations, naturally heating it to a constant 34 degrees Celsius before it surfaces in a series of pools framed by paperbarks and pandanus palms. Here, at Bitter Springs, all it needs is a flotation device and one floats gently along the clear, warm waters.
Iconic Blue Lifeguard Stations of California
Before the mid-’70s, there were three lifeguard services: Santa Monica, L.A. City, and L.A. County. Each had different styles of towers. Some were fiberglass, some wood, some big, some small, some painted white, some blue. It wasn’t until 2001 that the now-unified L.A. County lifeguard service adopted a blue wood version as the standard.
For many years you could still find roofless towers. Sun-sick lifeguards called them “penalty boxes.” Today’s towers, which are based on models from the 1950s, feature wide eaves and windows that are UV-protected and angled to cut down on sun exposure. A word to the wise: Lifeguards can see more than you think through those windows, says Arthur Verge, who patrolled Santa Monica’s beaches for more than 40 years.
The towers are elevated to provide a better vantage point, of course, but also to protect against errant waves at high tide. Most of the structures are moved inland via tractor in the winter to avoid storm surges and then out again in the spring. El Niño seasons or varying sea levels from climate change can also mean they have to be repositioned.
The American flag is flown to indicate the tower is occupied. When there are too many swimmers for safe surfing, the blackball flag serves as a warning. If you see a red flotation device—known as a can—attached to the building, the lifeguard is inside, not on the sand or in the water.
One of the few pieces of gear permanently stored in a tower is the bucket that lifeguards place at the base of the ramp to wash sand and salt off their feet. They take the high-powered binoculars with them when they leave, folding the tower’s flaps down to protect the angled windows.
Travelling on a high-speed raft around Jokulsarlon lagoon has got to be one of life's highs. The images of so many Icebergs in different guises is a spectacle without comparison.
This iceberg caught my attention for its dice-like appearance. I tried to capture it in mono rather than colour to accentuate its shape rather than its colour. Be aware that the water is around three degrees and the flotation suits provided only give you around 3-4 seconds protection. Apparently, someone fell in last year ... don't let it be you :-)
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Close up of a lifebuoy at the water's edge at Port Dinorwic.
A lifebuoy is a flotation device attached to a connecting line for the casualty to be pulled to the rescuer on a boat.
2024-09-13, Day 7
Looking northwest along the braided channels of the Duke River, the lesser peaks that flank Mount Hoge rise into a gathering weather system, Kluane National Park, Yukon.
On the previous day, we crested Atlas Pass and followed the course of Atlas Creek toward its confluence with the Duke River. The ever-handy Parks Canada route description suggested that just before the confluence an obvious game trail would leave the creek bed on the right. After following this path for several hundred meters, we would ostensibly be presented with excellent campsites and easy walking along the riverbank.
I noticed the game trail leaving the creek more or less where we expected to find it, and it had even been marked with a small piece of flagging by some enterprising individual. Wanting to gauge the amount and temperature of the water flowing down the Duke, we proceeded to the confluence anyway to have a gander. Where the water of the creek mingled with the greater current of the Duke, the water was cold and the river was pinched in to a single channel that was deep and fast enough to make it clear that crossing several more shallow channels would be a necessity. It was also impossible to follow the riverbank upstream at this particular point due to a number of steep outcroppings and dense vegetation.
We retreated to the game trail, and after 400 meters or so the ground began to get suspiciously boggy, and the game trail was interrupted repeatedly with increasingly large pools of standing water. Believing this to be the route, and not worrying too greatly about damp feet, we forged onward by pushing through dense vegetation and wending around the pools. Optimism can be useful but ours soured after a time and morphed into downright pessimism once it became clear that the ever-widening pools were but the satellites of an incredible engineering effort put forth by the resident master beaver population. A dam appeared, constructed from beautifully selected, regularly-sized poles, laid neatly in rows and cemented with mud like the careful work of an artisan bricklayer. We were forced to negotiate a steep mossy bank, grasping at small trees to pull ourselves up toward higher ground. It was not long before another, similar dam appeared, tiered upstream from the first one, and then another and another.
Our forward progress utterly arrested, we paused amongst the trees to admire the handiwork of these evidently abundant and industrious rodents. The ponds were deep and impassable without flotation of some sort, though I am confident the local moose require no such accoutrements. Gazing toward the river and trying to determine the best course of action (retreat? climb up through the forest and hope to find a route?), two brightly colored backpacks bobbed just above the golden willows some 300 meters away, moving slowly upstream along the bank of the Duke. These were the first people we had seen in 5 days, and their presence suggested a retreat and then an effort to find a way to the riverbank would yield navigational dividends. We bid the beaver adieu and found a place to camp amongst the willows by the side of the river, some 200 meters downstream from our fellow travelers, electing to ensconce ourselves and respect their privacy.
On the morrow, we broke camp and paused to introduce ourselves to our impromptu neighbors as we made our way upstream to find a place to ford the Duke. A short, energetic, gray-haired fellow named Bruno did most of the talking, as his female traveling partner spoke little English and my French is, shall we say, poor. He was astounded to learn we had camped so close by and failed to come say hello and share a tale. He entreated us to drink a coffee by their fire, and he conveyed that they had traveled from their homes near the French Alps to Paris, then to Whitehorse, then had hitchhiked to Destruction Bay on the shore of Kluane Lake to begin their Yukon adventure. Evidently Bruno and his companion had been dating for some months and had not been together long before embarking into the wild. A bold move. Bruno lamented that one side-effect of these decisions was that he had become self-conscious about farting. And backpacking food does not set one up for success in this department.
Having just consumed a good deal of coffee, we declined Bruno’s offer for more and left the odd-couple to their ministrations. The map suggested the river broadened to a wide, braided channel some miles upstream, and we noticed a thickening mass of clouds drifting over the mountains from the southwest. Perhaps a storm would find us.
The sun is nice, but be sure to wear sunblock. Skin cancer is no fun. The only thing I can think of worse than skin cancer is drowning. So be safe. Water is fun to splash in, but people die far too often because they don't wear personal flotation devices when appropriate or place themselves in danger. Sorry to sound like a downer, but occasional warnings may save lives.
Worldwide, more people would know about Banff than Jasper. For me, Jasper was the better option and I have spent a lot of my vacation time there. Lately, it has been getting too expensive and hard to compete for camp sites.
Jasper has seen many fires before, including some lit intentionally to reduce the risk of wild fire. I actually participated in a prescribed burn, in a minor way, but I learned that day about how intense the heat really is. Last night, one of the fires currently burning in the park reached the only town, and numerous homes and businesses, including historic buildings, have already been lost. A very sad day.
The smoke in this image from 2018 had blown in from fires outside the park. It was dense and ash-laden, but people were still out fishing and camping.
So many experiences are being triggered, including a 'near death' event, being charged by a black bear, hiking alpine trails, wildlife of all sorts, and beautiful scenery. I'm fortunate to have those memories, and will likely make more, but the park will be entirely different for quite a while.
This fellow was using his stand up paddleboard (SUP) on Clear Creek at Golden, Colorado. He was really decked out in his wet suit, flotation, and helmet. At first I thought he was paddling upstream and got stuck on the rocks, but he appeared to be practicing his balance against the swiftly moving water. Fifteen minutes later, he was still at this spot. Maybe someone has a better suggestion for what he was doing ; -)
This photo is dedicated to my friend Rose whose 7 year old son is in the hospital with possible brain damage after nearly drowning while in the care of 8 adults in a summer program. His flotation device malfunctioned and tragically, nobody had their eye on him. Please close your eyes and send love, light and healing energy towards Tucson, Arizona. Thank you friends. UPDATE!!! GOOD NEWS-- He woke up and is responding to voices and was able to move his arm and leg when nurse asked him to!! They are taking the tubes out later today to see if he can talk and will test for brain damage. Keep sending those good vibes to Tucson, dear ones! Thank you so much for all the nice comments and love! xox
While out boating a few days ago we came across this rather sad scene. We can only surmise that the boat, a fairly large one by lake standards, ran into the old wooden piling post and was holed; those on board presumably had time to lash the boat to the post and secure those blue flotation drums so the boat didn't sink to the bottom.
Location is on Lake Cowichan at Youbou, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
(Madagascar) -Nous sommes toujours au bac n°3. Le fameux radeau dont la flottaison est assurée par des bidons et de jerricans. Il remplace le bac motorisé en panne échoué sur la rive, dont on aperçoit une partie de l'arrière, en haut à droite de la photo.
Cette fois, je suis sur le radeau. Seul le bruit des pagaies des piroguiers rompt le silence qui règne sur la rivière ce matin là, la progression de notre embarcation étant assurée par les passeurs d’eau qui tirent lentement sur une corde qui relie les deux rives. A cet instant, je vis un moment magique qui à lui seul, récompense des fatigues subies sur cette piste infernale.
Cette scène est l’occasion de rappeler qu’à Madagascar, la pirogue est un moyen de transport encore très utilisé dans les nombreuses régions ne disposant d’aucune piste carrossable, où les fleuves et les rivières sont les seuls axes de communication. Chaque famille dispose des plusieurs de ces embarcations taillées dans un seul tronc. Généralement on utilise du bois de « farafatse ». Un arbre très tendre, donc facile à travailler et d’une extrême légèreté.
The essential Malagasy canoe
(Madagascar) -We are still in bac n°3. The famous raft whose flotation is provided by cans and jerrycans. It replaces the broken down motorized ferry, part of which can be seen washed up at the top right of the photo. This time I'm on the raft. Only the sound of the canoeists' paddles breaks the silence that reigns on the river that morning, the progress of our boat being ensured by the water ferrymen who slowly pull on a rope which connects the two banks. At that moment, I experienced a magical moment which in itself rewarded all the fatigue endured on this hellish track.
This scene is an opportunity to recall that in Madagascar, the canoe is a means of transport still widely used in the many regions that do not have any vehicle tracks, where rivers are the only axes of communication. Each family has several of these boats cut from a single trunk. Generally “farafatse” wood is used. A very soft tree, therefore easy to work and extremely light.