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There are two sea stacks that together form Drangarnir. These impressive natural formations have become a symbol of the Faroe Islands’ unspoiled landscapes and untamed wilderness. To me, they conjure visions of a dragon's back, rising up from the icy waters swirling along its base. It is a haven for birdlife and a bucket list item for photographer's fortunate enough to find themselves in this Viking wonderland.
For me, it was an experience of a lifetime and the fulfillment of a bucket list dream that all began with a tiny image I saw on Instagram of a grass roofed cottage. What an incredible privilege to photograph the immense Drangarnir sea stacks (the smaller one rises out of the ocean to a height of over 200 '), probably one of the most iconic formations of the Faroe Islands.
Unfortunately, it is also one of the more harrowing places to get to. If I wasn’t grey already, that day would have done it in spades. Thank God for great travel partners, and our gifted leader, Thomas Vikre, who guided us through the gauntlet of eel-slippery rocks, steep slopes ending abruptly into the North Atlantic, and high tides bouncing our Zodiac around like a ping pong ball. Honestly, I would have turned back each time if given a choice. I have no desire to “prove” myself, or conquer fears at this point in my life, but it was a one way street, so no way to turn back. And in the end, I am glad for that. The beauty and majesty of the place is really indescribable, and to stand in the midst of it was truly an “epic” 😉 experience for us all.
“You must do the thing that you think you cannot do.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt
Digital paint with Art History Brush + 9 texture + love
The secret of my little painted from a photo still life is easy to discover ... love the little things, the need for light and color ... love the textures and brushstrokes digital ..... my little world!
Formed by sand, pressure, and water, the White Rim Trail is a close-up perspective of the magnificent Canyonlands National Park area.
SOOC in low light and high ASA to emphasize a minimalistic subject. I so enjoy YouTube and often try and learn different approaches. The channel most enjoyable for myself is Andrew Banner.
Фрагмент центральної частини дерев'яного позолоченого іконостасу 1852 р. у формах пізнього класицизму. Церква Миколи Набережного. Київ.
Церква Миколи Набережного (Св. Миколи Мірлікійського), 1772–1775. Архітектор І. Григорович-Барський. Пізнє бароко. Розписи: 1837; 1852 (художник Синельник). Відновлення живопису: 1990-ті роки. Художники Сергій Баяндін, Юрій Гузенко, В. Подкопаєва, Вадим «Ярема» Шевчук.
Дзвіниця, середина ХІХ століття, Історизм із елементами російської архітектури ХVІ–ХVІІ століття.
“1971–72 під керівництвом І. Дорофієнко проведено консервацію розписів; у 1970–80-х рр. – часткову консервацію і реставрацію стінопису, різьблення та живопису іконостаса (різьбярі М. Базько, Ю. Євлашевський, І. Криницький, позолотник В. Урванов).
Реставрацію пам’ятки здійснено 1985–90 за проектом архітектора І. Малакової та Г. Церковняка (брав участь В. Отченашко).
У 1990-х роках художник-реставратор В. Подкопаєва відтворила 4 ікони празникового ряду в медальйонах центральноі частини іконостаса: «Преображення», «Вхід до Єрусалима», «Стрітення», «Вознесіння».
За збереженими фото іконостаса художники Сергій Баяндін та Юрій Гузенко створили нові ікони замість втрачених: «Таємна вечеря», «Різдво Христове», «Хрещення Господнє», «Апостол Іоанн», «Апостол Лука»; художник-реставратор Вадим «Ярема» Шевчук – ікони в медальйонах царських врат.
Деякий час церква виконувала функції кафедрального храму УАПЦ. Метричні книги (1737–1919) зберігаються в ЦДІА України в Києві. Богослужіння не припиняли у радяньські часи до 1960, відновили 1992. Київський фонд культури біля церкви 1993 встановив пам’ятний хрест із дзвоном на честь тих, хто поклав життя на вівтар України (арх. А. Ігнащенко).”
Толочко Л. І., Дегтярьов М. Г. Подільські храми Києва. К., 2003.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRpx12AiKK8
35mm Rollei RPX 400 film.
Nikon F4, 20mm, red filter.
Developed and Scanned at home.
I know this is all a bit yuk to some but I have found this incredibly fascinating. This is the Poplar Hawk Moth Caterpillar becoming a chrysalis, it's head and little feet die off first like you can see here and then within a few hours they are totally brown.
To gain control of the world of space is certainly one of our tasks. The danger begins when in gaining power in the realm of space we forfeit all aspirations in the realm of time. There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give, not to control but to share, not to subdue but to be in accord. Life goes wrong when the control of space, the acquisition of things of space, becomes our sole concern.
Nothing is more useful than power, nothing more frightful. We have often suffered from degradation by poverty; now we are threatened with degradation through power. There is happiness in the love of labor; there is misery in the love of gain. Many hearts and pitchers are broken at the fountain of profit. Selling himself into slavery to things, man becomes a utensil that is broken at the fountain.
AS CIVILIZATION ADVANCES, the sense of wonder almost necessarily declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind. Mankind will not perish for want of information, but only for want of appreciation. The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living. What we lack is not a will to believe but a will to wonder.
-Thunder in the Soul To Be Known by God, Abraham Joshua Heschel
Maya Bay, nestled on Thailand’s Phi Phi Leh Island, is famed for its surreal beauty—towering limestone cliffs, powdery white sands, and turquoise waters. An adventure into Maya Bay is more than just a beach visit; it’s a blend of awe and adrenaline.
Typically, the adventure begins with a boat ride, often from Phi Phi Don or even Phuket or Krabi. Longtail boats or speedboats slice through the Andaman Sea, with ocean spray and tropical breezes heightening the sense of anticipation. As you approach, the cliffs form a dramatic embrace around the bay—making it feel like a hidden world.
In our earth-lab, a life form has existed randomly, thanks to the reaction of atoms of the ingredients which were already there, in the lab, for the creation of this life form. It has started to develop and expand on the earth, randomly. Later, after billions of years, it got conscious, randomly , but not all life forms have headed to the same direction. The evolution occurred according "the tree of life”.
Speculation:
Big bang has sealed the fate of our future by creating the atom based universe, like all the necessary ingredients were put in a beaker, in a chemical lab, to become the expected ( not randomly) chemical solution.
A life form is the expected result, depending of the time, of the existence and reaction of ingredients in a beaker.
This scene made me do a double take. Had some alien life form washed ashore? The infrared makes the live matter look ghostly white.
Star forming region in Cassiopeia.
So many structures to see in this nebula, it is full of pillars and interesting formations.
The Soul Nebula, also known as IC 1848, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It's about 100 light-years across and is located about 6,500 light-years from Earth.
Characteristics:
The Soul Nebula is close to the Heart Nebula, another large emission nebula.
The Soul Nebula is connected to the Heart Nebula by a bridge of material.
Giant anteaters prey almost exclusively on social insects (i.e. ants and termites). Such dietary focus significantly shapes the physical form and behavior of the species. Giant anteaters do not have teeth; instead, they have tongues can reach as much as 610 mm (2 ft.) in length! As long as the tongue is, it is relatively narrow over the entirety of its length, with its widest point being only 10 to 15 mm (0.4 to 0.6 in.). They use this giant tongue to gather insects for food, extending it up to 150 times per minute.
Their tongues are covered with tiny spines which point toward the back of the throat. Additionally, their tongue is coated with a thick, sticky coat of saliva (which is secreted from relatively enlarged salivary glands). Prior to swallowing, the insect-coated tongue is firmly pressed against the anteater's hard upper palate – crushing their meal and easing ingestion.
The stomachs of anteaters do not secrete hydrochloric acid. Instead, they depend on the formic acid content of their ant-dominated diet to aid in digestion.
They can eat up to 30,000 insects a day.
Despite their coarse fur and thickened skin (particularly about the muzzle), giant anteaters may still be agitated by the large-jawed soldier castes of the ant and termite species upon which they feed. Accordingly, they avoid soldiers both actively and tactically. The anteater's typical feeding profile could be described as a lightening strike - quick feeding action over a short period. Such a clipped feeding incursion generally outpaces a given insect colony's ability to rapidly mount a defense; thus tactically avoiding the aggravation of soldier castes.
Giant anteaters tend to pursue the larger bodied social insects, while tamanduas and silky anteaters tend to prey on smaller insect fare. Such dietary segmentation allows for different anteater species to co-exist in the same region without being in direct predatory competition.
Giant anteaters are terrestrial. Unlike other anteater species, adult giant anteaters only rarely climb trees. Instead, its powerful forearms and prominent claws are used primarily for digging and ripping in the search for food.
While the giant anteater has five digits on each foot, their first digit is reduced and the second and third digits exhibit the long claws.
Anteaters are able to detect insects with their powerful sense of smell, 40 times that of man. If threatened, the typically non-vocal giant anteater may make a bellowing noise. Additionally, they will often rear up on their hind quarters and swipe with their (up to) 10 cm (4 in.) long foreclaws.
Anteaters do not walk on the soles of their forefeet. Rather, they flex the digits upward and turn the forefeet inward, such that the large foreclaws do not come in contact with the ground. Anteaters sleep as much as 15 hours each day.
As an outcome of their diet and lifestyle, anteaters have relatively low metabolic rates. As a stark example, the giant anteater has the lowest recorded body temperature of any placental mammal – 32.7° C (90.9°F).
When observed in regions without a significant human presence, giant eaters are diurnally active. However, giant anteaters appear to adopt a nocturnal lifestyle when living in more disturbed areas subject to human activity.
Giant anteaters, save for mother/young pairs, are generally solitary. Usually only one baby is born at a time. It nurses for 6 months and is carried on the mother's back for up to a year.
Two different forms of transportation momentarily meet as the BHS heads lite to switch Odyssey. The MASSIVE Cargill terminal at the port sets the backdrop for this scene. This may or may not be what I've heard called the "100" Crew. I clearly have a lot to learn about this operation... but that's what makes things fun!
Sweet dreams, form a shade
O'er my lovely infant's head!
Sweet dreams of pleasant streams
By happy, silent, moony beams!
Sweet Sleep, with soft down
Weave thy brows an infant crown
Sweet Sleep, angel mild,
Hover o'er my happy child!
Sweet smiles, in the night
Hover over my delight!
Sweet smiles, mother's smile,
All the livelong night beguile.
Sweet moans, dovelike sighs,
Chase not slumber from thine eyes!
Sweet moan, sweeter smile,
All the dovelike moans beguile.
Sleep, sleep, happy child!
All creation slept and smiled.
Sleep, sleep, happy sleep,
While o'er thee doth mother weep.
Sweet babe, in thy face
Holy image I can trace;
Sweet babe, once like thee
Thy Maker lay, and wept for me:
Wept for me, for thee, for all,
When He was an infant small.
Thou His image ever see,
Heavenly face that smiles on thee!
Smiles on thee, on me, on all,
Who became an infant small;
Infant smiles are his own smiles;
Heaven and earth to peace beguiles.
William Blake
This is a pair of Common Blue Damselflies 'in the wheel' forming a heart shape. Damselfly sex is complicated, so pay attention!
The (blue) male initiates the reproductive process by depositing some sperm from his primary genitalia near the tip of his tail onto secondary genitalia under the 2nd segment of his abdomen (just below his 'chest') . Grasping a female by the back of her head or 'prothorax', they fly around in tandem until she is ready to collect the sperm, which she does by looping around so she can collect the sperm with her genitalia located near the tip of her tail - which is what is happening in this picture. They can remain like this for a few seconds or a few minutes, and can even fly around conjoined like this. At some point, she will straighten out, and then they fly in tandem to a nearby stretch of slow flowing water where she will deposit her eggs. I believe that the eggs are not fertilized until they are laid, so it is important the male keeps hold of her until the eggs are deposited to prevent other males from mating with her. The damselflies play no role in caring for their offspring and, in fact, only live a matter of weeks in the winged form. The eggs hatch and develop over a few weeks and the nymphs grow, shedding their skins several times over at least one year, some species multiple years, until, when the time is right, the final 'instar' climbs up a plant stem and sheds its skin to emerge as the final, flying adult form - transitioning from water breathing to air breathing in the process. The adult forms only live for a few weeks, spending that time eating and breeding. Odonata (damselflies and dragonflies) are amongst the most successful animals on earth, surviving virtually unchanged (apart from size) for hundreds of millions of years, being found in fossil records. No species has evolved from them - it seems any mutation makes them less successful.
All these mentions of sex, mating, copulation, sperm and genitals will get lots of hits by people searching for porn on Flickr!
Toute rayonnante au coucher du soleil...
Réservoir Beaudet, Victoriaville, Qc.
Merci de vos visites, commentaires et favoris !
Thank you for your visits, comment's and favorites !
Exotic! Coral like. Brilliant in color and form.
This is a strange one! The tree is very large and tall but the flowers all hang from stems 10 feet or so from the ground so it seems like they're growing on a vine attached to the tree rather than the tree itself! These are called cauliflorous... flowers that grow from the trunk.
In the rainforests of South American, fruits of the Cannonball tree sway and clash in the wind, creating loud noises like artillery fire! These fruits really do resemble big, rusty cannonballs as they hang in clusters on the side of the tree attached to rope like tangles that emerge directly from the trunk.
The Cannonball tree’s beautifully complex and fragrant flowers resemble huge orchids. At night the flowers become particularly pungent in order to attract swift-flying pollinators. This particular Cannonball tree was collected in 1913 at Jamaica’s Hope Gardens and has flourished at Fairchild since it was planted here in 1938."
Couroupita guianensis, whose common names include Ayahuma and the Cannonball Tree, is an evergreen tree allied to the Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excelsa), and is native to tropical northern South America and to the southern Caribbean. In India it has been growing for the past two or three thousand years at least, as attested by textual records; hence it is possible that it is native to India also. It's part of the family Lecythidaceae and grows up to 25m (82ft) in height. The "Cannonball Tree" is so called because of its brown cannon-ball-like fruits. The majority of these trees outside their natural environment have been planted as a botanical curiosity, as they grow very large, distinctive flowers. Its flowers are orange, scarlet and pink in color, and form large bunches measuring up to 3m in length. They produce large spherical and woody fruits ranging from 15 to 24cm in diameter, containing up to 200 or 300 seeds apiece.
Cannonball Tree, Couroupita guianensis
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL
I`m off for a week...
Enjoy yourselves, give life a smile...
I will miss all of you - `hope you are fine...
Zwei rote Zebras in Form von 189 901 und 905 bespannten am 15. November 2024 den KLV-Zug DGS 43821 von Bremen Grolland nach Verona Q.E. ab München Ost Rbf für die Fahrt über den Brennerpass. Die einheitlich mit Aufliegern der Speditionen Terratrans und paneuropa beladene Leistung befindet sich hier im deutschen Teil des Inntals und wird nach wenigen Kilometern Kufstein erreichen.
Two "red zebras" in the form of 189 901 and 905 hauled the intermodal train DGS 43821 from Bremen Grolland to Verona Q.E. from Munich Ost Rbf for the journey over the Brenner Pass on 15 November 2024. The service, uniformly loaded with trailers from Terratrans and paneuropa, is located here in the German part of the Inn Valley and will reach Kufstein after a few kilometres.