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The corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) is a North American species of rat snake that subdues its small prey by constriction. It is found throughout the southeastern and central United States. Their docile nature, reluctance to bite, moderate adult size, attractive pattern, and comparatively simple care make them popular pet snakes. In the wild, they usually live around 6–8 years, but in captivity can live to an age of 23 years or more. Though superficially resembling the venomous copperhead and often killed as a result of this mistaken identity, corn snakes are harmless and beneficial to humans. Corn snakes lack functional venom and help control populations of wild rodent pests that damage crops and spread disease. They can be distinguished from Copperhead snakes by their brighter colors, slender build, round pupils and lack of heat-sensing pits.
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 400
Aperture – f/8
Exposure – 1/80 second
Focal Length – 300mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
A wife uses her husband's torso as a laptop stand while sitting on a bench inside the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
No reason to build a new barn when the old one is still standing ....Maybe some more paint.... South of Oyen, Alberta.
The Glade Creek Grist Mill is a fully functional replica of the original Cooper's Mill. Babcock State Park is a park located along the New River Gorge on 4,127 wooded acres in the Appalachian Mountains of southern West Virginia approximately 20 miles from the New River Gorge Bridge. Print Size 13x19 inches.
We have many old bridges and viaducts here and further north. All seemed to have been built with such pride and elegance, and this is but one example.
The bridge carries something quite mundane, pipes which carry water further southwards. The stonework is very good, and the whole design aesthetically pleasing.
The River Lune floods severely very frequently, so this bridge has to be sturdy (on the other side of the bridge is a record of some of the flood heights).
Taken in the Lune Valley with a small compact Canon camera
About 20 kilometres (around 12 miles) outside Orange, New South Wales is the genuine heritage town of Millthorpe and we had to have a look at this. We realised we had been through before. This is the railway station, recently reopened as such which is also a very smart cafe where we had a lovely lunch. Sadly the town's success in many ways is also a bit of a negative, despite it being a weekday, the streets with their refurbished and upmarket shops were also busy and the preponderance of parked cars somewhat inhibited the photographic ambience of the widespread heritage architecture and values. It happens!
For anyone travelling, as I have said before some of these magnificent towns look like a page out of Australian history. There are quite a few around which will have you stepping back into the 19th century, colonisation architecture still standing doesn't go back further than that really. If you are travelling, you will find them more in the older states where primary building materials were stone and brick, like Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. Some wonderful ones are places like Campbell Town, Oatlands, Ross and Rothwell in Tasmania, several through the centre of Victoria, Millthorpe, Gulgong, Sofala, Hill End, Carcoar, Canowindra and the little towns I have mentioned recently in New South Wales and places north of the Barossa in South Australia. There are many more, these are just a sprinkle but well worth the visit. All are on good roads. I come from Queensland where there are also some rarer good ones (it was settled a little later and much was made of the less durable timber for building) but Charters Towers is a good one as is Ravenswood and places in the scenic rim around Brisbane. I am not so familiar with Western Australia, anyone want to chime in with other recommendations, please do so.
Nice views out over the Kuna Crest at left, massive Mono Lake NE on the horizon with the island in Owens Valley, red cinder Koip and Parker Peaks lined up left center, Alger Lakes SSE at center, Banner Peak and Mt Ritter on the far horizon peaking from behind the Koip Crest right center, and Lyell Canyon W far away at right. Kuna crest proper a hundred feet away at far right doesn't have as clear a view of the Alger Lake basin. Kiop Peak is a 15 minute easy but tiring steep class 2 slope of basketball size talus. Kuna Peak just W is another 15 min mostly easy class 2-3 down and up across a saddle of boulder size talus. Mid July.
Some wreckage from a 1943 B24 bomber crash litters the slopes below the summit.
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After a years work, it's finally here. Unfortunately it didn't turn out as sleek or as clean as I had hoped, but then I chose to sacrifice looks for functionality. It is an action figure, after all!
It was a beautiful day in Mitgardia. Sir Uridius Dratiphe was standing one of the towers flanking the gatehouse - the taller one; he always made a point of only standing on the taller one - he liked feeling the wind and sniffing in the healthy, bracing, northern air. Plus, he liked keeping a look out for Algus and other brigands and suchlike.
Suddenly a cart turned up the road and came into view. A couple of fellows - one of them pertly waving up at them -
walked up with it to the drawbridge, where, curiously enough, the cart stopped, and the two chaps started unloading and rolling in their wares.
"Most intriguing!" remarked Sir Uridius to the guard besides him, "I do believe I've never seen a merchant stop right outside instead of actually coming in the town before."
"You think it's suspicious, sir?" inquired the guard, "shall I go down and check what's up?"
"Exactly," returned Sir Uridius, "and if that Barnaby fellow we've heard of recently has any of his dreadful schemes up again, make sure you stop them in good time."
The guard headed down accordingly, putting on a most important air. Suddenly there was a bit of a scuffle in the court, and Barnaby himself (who had rode up under the cart, and who had managed to sneak in to do the dealing when no one happened to be looking) came flying out toward the gate.
"Raise the drawbridge, shut the portcullis!" exclaimed Sir Uridius excitedly.
The order was too slow, however (and the other fellow on guard had spent too long waving his sword at the outlaw...) and Barnaby rushed up the rising drawbridge and leapt out to freedom - and as the portcullis had slammed shut just in front of the other guard who was pursuing them, the outlaws made good their escape, much to Sir Uridius and his guards' chagrin.
"What was he up to?" the former asked as the rather crestfallen guard came up.
"Oh, nothing much - only selling smuggled Kaliphlin oil to the cook and housekeeper."
"What!?" exclaimed Sir Uridius, utterly put out - "selling untaxed oil in this castle? That's enough to put a man in the sulks all day long!"
"Yes, and he charged double for it," the guard ventured hesitantly.
"This must be taken care of!" exclaimed the knight again, ignoring the guard. "A smuggler in this castle?! Bah! We have a time-honored tradition here of paying taxes, and it won't go be messed up with impunity! Come along, sirrah, we must concoct a plan..."
Another build from me! Just a freebuild for GoH as it happens - it is also the exterior of my previous scene, though, and a slightly changed version of my functional castle for the LCBTC. The portcullis and drawbrige both actually work, though unfortunately I had to scrap the collapsing wall and moving road functions when removing the base and finalizing this smaller build. Credit for the cart design (slightly altered) to the tutorial over on brickbuilt!
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Killdeer chicks are the very definition of cute. A tiny round soft fluffy body on top of impossibly long stilt legs that can't decide what color they want to be. With tiny non-functional wings and a funny broom-bristle tail. Check out the tiny toenail showing on this one. Adorable.
Baby Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous)
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Say hello to the Comet II, a pocket-sized marvel from the analog photography era! 🌟 This Italian gem by CMF proves that great things really do come in small packages. Despite its compact design, it’s capable of delivering sharp and stunning 24x24mm square negatives. Perfect for photographers who wanted portability without sacrificing quality.
The polished metal body, vintage typography, and minimalist charm make it as much a collector’s item as it is a functional camera. Imagine the stories this little powerhouse has told through its lens! ✨
Who else loves these compact classics? Share your Comet adventures (or dream shots) in the comments! ️
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Enjoying the user experience of this lens with the T/S functionality. Still getting used to it and loving the results. One thing to remind myself is not to go crazy on the T/S functionality, it can be overdone. Using this lens at 0/0 setting provides very good imagery, sharp! The 45mm focal length offers a great perspective.
View other shots taken with this lens here. Small but a growing collection.
I finally set the pole to mount the remote wind speed/direction, outside humidity and rain gauge device. The sunny afternoon and high term of 68 F prompted this sudden burst of energy! Rains are predicted all day tomorrow so I should get some input on the accuracy of the rain catching device! The rain gauge is self dumping so you don't have to go outside to dump the accumulated rain and the amount is transmitted to this indoor display!
GamerLUG's Rainbow Six Siege
My main when I play with the boys is ROOK. I like giving out tshirts, so for my compulsory gun - I went with the sexy curvy P90. This was unlike any gun I've built (not that' I've built many, but if I had, it'd be different). It has a really weird handle configuration, and I really wanted to avoid the standard slope methods I've seen others have done - and instead went with the use of various arches to achieve the main slopes.
It has a functional charging handle, trigger and mag
Thanks to my man Nick for his help while I was building this on how to get XYZ done. As well as designing the ACOG scope :)
Built for GamerLUG's Rainbow Six Siege Collab - like most of our previous Collabs we've done, it's not about what's relevant, what will win awards, or what would even look good displayed. We build fun things from fun games we play. Borderlands, Overwatch, Forza, and this year the game we procrastinated most with ... Rainbow Six Siege.
Check out the BTB video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or-rtIrOYH8
Mile 110 of the John Muir Trail, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Sequoia National Park, California. Mt Whitney is the highest point in the contiguous United States at 14,500 feet, and the official culmination of the JMT.
After a very windy and cold night on the summit bivyed behind a rock wall, ( way to windy to risk the tent...unless I wanted to try out a cuben kite ), and wearing every layer of clothing available inside my sleeping bag, a beautiful brilliant orange sunrise glow on the Needles was the reward.
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needle roll made from felted scarf (blue) with felted cashmere sweater pages...part of the functional felt swap with accompanying pin cushion. Vintage glass buttons and trim.
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I think this helps to understand the layout of the main space.
It is actually a square and four different sections/functional areas are created by dividing the space in a cross.
Counterclockwise, starting from the right:
-> dining area/occasional seconf office
for me
-> lounge / sofa area
-> little office corner ( the desk actually
doesn't belong in the square, as it's
placed in the nook, created from the
diagonical shape of the roof ) with
bookcase / media area between the
small and the big Expedit units.
-> reading corner/area and stairs up to
the bedroom and open dressing
areas.
....the tiny kitchen in placed directly
behind the reading area. The
bathroom is close to the entrance
area with the tool unit in front of the half
semicircular smaller window.
Views of the entrance can be found
here:
www.flickr.com/photos/ivy_style33/sets/72157621632739156
and of the bathroom here:
www.flickr.com/photos/ivy_style33/sets/72157622250448312
I guess it'll help more to draw the plan, so I'll do that in the next days.
Third Member of team RWBY and it's my favorite character (and waifu) Blake...
Like other RWBY members, this is based on her current appearance.
I stole the comics wonder woman hairpiece idea from Jaymes AKA TheLostMinifig because I can't think of any other hairpiece that's just as perfect. I cut off the tiara and sculpted bangs and cat ears.
I used a light flesh torso and curved it. Her kinky shirt and lacings are made with black E-tape.
Her trenchcoat is a modified capemadness trenchcoat and I painted purple underneath (which you can't see). I also glued some pieces of fabric on her back
Her strap is made with E-tape and procreate
Her sleeves are extended with E-tape
Her boots have some sculpting for a 3D effect and I wrapped her left leg with E-tape
Gambol Shroud is the most complicated weapon I've made into a custom lego minifigure. The katata blade is from brickforge and the gun section is made from a brickarms submachine gun and a halo magnum.
I wrapped white e-tape around the blade and glued fabric on the magazine which is made with a cut up radiator piece
I wanted to make her weapon fully functional so I placed two tiny magnets on the gun and the blade so you can display it in sword or gun feature.
Her sheath is made with a cut up school ID card and has a handle so she can hold is as her second blade
The sheath and the sword can combine together as one super blade or can be displayed on her back thanks to the magnets.
What do you think?
Monday Healthy Fact
Lemons contain a high amount of vitamin C, soluble fiber, and plant compounds that give them a number of health benefits. Lemons may aid weight loss and reduce your risk of heart disease, anemia, kidney stones, digestive issues, and cancer. {Sharing The Knowledge}
REFERENCE: www.healthline.com/nutrition/6-lemon-health-benefits
....is the best description of Salford Central with its basic amenities. All this is set to change with the station being closed for 6 months from January 2023 for a makeover.
156423 at Salford Central with 2W11 1130 Stalybridge to Southport on 8th December 2022. A Kirkby to Blackburn service is also departing formed of 150226 and 150124.
Tosa d'Incles, view from Montaup, Canillo parroquia, Vall d'Orient, Andorra, Pyrenees - (c) Lutz Meyer
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