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Newport, Rhode Island gained a reputation as a playground for the rich and is home to some of the most impressive mansions from America's gilded age, but the area has always been home to a working maritime industry, as well, with a rich nautical history. Castle Hill Light is small at only 34', and far from opulent, but it performs its duty with the steadfast resolve of a New England waterman, regardless of the conditions.
Remotely located at the end of Ocean Drive, this granite guardian is an active navigation aid for all vessels entering the East Passage of Narragansett Bay between Conanicut Island (seen in the background) and Aquidneck Island.
Recognition:
Merit Image - JAN 2022 Professional Photographers of San Diego County (PPSDC) - Illustrative Category
I had the chance to watch this spectacular sunrise above the Cuernos in Torres del Paine, Chile.
The light and the lenticular clouds were changing every minute.
I took hundreds of photographs. I'd like to share just 5 of them.
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This is the second one at 08:33 am, when the clouds and the Cuernos gain in orange tones.
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For the complete serie, please take a look at my album.
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"With life I get involved.
I suffer if it is to suffer,
I celebrate if there's a reason,
love without guarantees,
mistake the path, correct whatever is possible,
I lose with the same dignity with which I gain.
Because the only thing I don't want to take with me is the misfortune of not having enjoyed every second of the adventure of being who I am."(Pe Fabio de Melo)
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LeLUTKA Briannon Head 3.0
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E.T. has been through some very serious health issues the past few months. He's lost a lot of weight due to severe asthma and diabetes but working with our vet we've been able to nurse him back to better health. He has finally gained a few ounces instead of constantly losing. He looks frail but he's more energetic and actually enjoying his days again. Big smiles all around in our house.
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On Halloween, all the kids in the neighborhood were told to never go near the abandoned house...
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following amazing creations:
Bad Unicorn's Creepy Cabin Backdrop!
Bad Unicorn's Freetown Forest Backdrop
Maru Kado's Skull Head Foxes!
ChicChica's Halloween Pumpkin Bucket!
And the little trick or treater wears:
Vale Koer's Very Good Sneakers!
Keep taking risks.
Keep blazing trails.
Keep shining bright, my friends.
And Happy Halloween!
This double crested cormorant did a few circles of the lake to gain altitude before it finally left the area. Gave me a few passes at it. Didn't nail the focus, but I liked the dynamic pose enough to post it.
Asen's Fortress is a medieval fortress in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains, close to the city of Plovdiv, on a high rocky ridge on the left bank of a river. Elevation of 279 m.
The earliest archaeological findings date from the time of the Thracians, the area of the fortress being also inhabited during the Ancient Roman and Early Byzantine period. The fortress gained importance in the Middle Ages, first mentioned in the statute of the Bachkovo Monastery in the 11th century. The fortress was conquered by the armies of the Third Crusade.
Buffalo Racing..
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I was so lucky to get this lifer owl with a couple. It was extremely difficult one hour hiking in the wet slippery raining day. No pain, no gain as people said. But Mother nature gave me a little break when I found the owls, it stopped raining. I got a few minutes to photograph these beautiful owls before I lost sun light. Thanks so much for your comments, favorite and views.
Special thanks: Rick
'Theatre without Safety Rail' (Divadlo bez Zábradlí) is only in operation last 30 years. It plays it fairly safe with program of comedies from well known playwrights. It's almost in breach of copywrite with Theatre on Balustrade (Divadlo na Zábradlí), a prominent small theatre, which gained popularity in the late 1950's and remined most popular theatre in the 1960's. Adria Palace is imposing building from 1924 (Josef Zasche, Pavel Janák) built for Italian insurance company. It was the original home of theatre 'Laterna Magika'. Besides the wonderful façade and atrium, it has a Café with terrace and galleries worth to visit. Budapest has similar Adria Palace (from 1902).
861 (901). Prague 2014- no.29. Taken 2014-May 02; P1210382; Upload 2021-Dec 09. Lmx -ZS5
The best option is to gain intel, the local D18PD station is quiet so Flit takes the opportunity to sneak across the street to tap into their databases and hack some information.
She is careful to not be detected, but then she hears the whirling of an overhead chopper.
Come Play with us
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AZOURY - Conception High Leg
[Azuchi] Galactic Chestplate Black
Bauhaus Movement - Interdimensional Hyperdrive/BLACK
Black Cats poses - Call of Duty 1
*Bolson / Wynehouse - tattoo @ Summerfest'18
[ContraptioN] SK3LET0 Series Prosthetic Arm *???* Right
DRD - geekmania - cybernetic face
DRD - geekmania - keyboard
erratic / eunice - bikini bottom / black (maitreya)
[ kunst ] - Slim Cigarette
[LAB737] Locust MK-III (Gunmetal)
T. Holotags
T. Solid Eye System
[The Forge] Tyre Pauldrons
A faschinating little shop by this name, found along George Street, along my driving route to work.
I haven't actually been inside yet, just stopped to shoot its title mural along the side of the building.
Great Blue Heron gaining speed for liftoff
Perhaps it's my imagination, or perhaps it's the influence of the Jurassic Park trilogy. This running heron looks remarkably primitive, almost like a theropod dinosaur. It's astonishing how some of their features and movements seem to echo their dinosaur heritage. The long legs, streamlined bodies, and agile, predatory-like movements are evolutionary traits that remain discernible in modern-day birds.
It's intriguing to live in an era where we can understand how these adaptations have persisted and evolved over millions of years.
I've always been deeply impacted by the loss of rock stars...not those that have tragically taken their own lives through drugs...but those that have now more frequently begun to show the natural evolution of human mortality. Yesterday a case in point. I reckon it's because they have been friends for what is now a very long time...and in some ways better friends than most in that they have always been there in time of need at the spin of a turntable or the push of a button. And as Led Zeppelin said, "Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share." And we, who Steve Miller called "Children of the Future," growing up in the '60s and '70s took our music seriously. And we have been loyal to it throughout the decades. In our minds, nothing has nor will ever compare.
In recent years, the passing of rock icons through natural causes has brought the somewhat astonishing recognition that the future has arrived...and with it all the annoying symptoms of human frailty and seniority. They are losses of consequence, and, for me, cause for much reflection and thought as to a life lived.
And yet, just a few weeks ago, my Grandson entered the world...and today word that a valued contact named Marilyn was overjoyed at the arrival of a Grandaughter. These of course are the gains some of us are fortunate enough to experience. These remind of the hopes and dreams and expectations that we had for ourselves so many years ago -- some fulfilled, some denied. We now pass these on to others, still perhaps best expressed by another rock icon -- always best in his Jeff Beck and Faces days...;-))) Life, for now, goes on...
Données FIN prise de vue
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Date : 2023-06-11
Objet : M27
Instrument : Telescope 200/800 Quattro SkyWatcher
Camera : ZWO ASI1600 MC / Filtre = IrCut / Temp = -10°c / Gain= 139 / Offset = 21
Durée pose unitaire = 240s / Nombre de pose : 23
Traitement SIRIL et PHOTOSHOP / Gestion Stellarmate
Phase lunaire : Last Quarter(0.752)
Données Météo fin de session
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Fin de session StellarMatte : 2023-06-11 03:19:14
Lever du soleil : 06:09 AM
Coucher du soleil : 09:56 PM
Conditions climatiques : clear sky
Couverture nuageuse : 0 %
Taux d'humidite de 93 %
Pression : 1015 hpa
Vitesse Vent : 10 km/h
Orientation : 320 ° (N=0° / Est = 90° / Sud = 180° / Ouest = 270°)
La temperature en fin de session est de 16 °c
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Sure hope we all soon can comfortably see aerial views like this again! :)
Have a terrific day, everyone...
"In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself."
Still waiting for the weather to be a bit better such that I can finally try my vintage lenses on my Sony A7II, but until then, I'll look through my library to find some shots like this one which I think is worth sharing. Hope you like it!
Rolling into the nice super elevated curve just south of Gaines, Michigan is Grand Trunk Western train #410 running from Durand to Lang Yd. in Toledo, Ohio. Normally a pair of SD40's this day you found no complaints from me with GP9 4544 leading SD40 5929 - December 18, 1976.
Pacific white-fronted geese after taking off from the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge on their spring migration to the northern reaches of Alaska and Canada. Currently two populations of white-fronted geese are recognized: the Pacific Population and the Mid-Continent Population. Numbers of Pacific Population white-fronted geese have increased steadily over the last decade.
Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments -- I appreciate them all.
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FORT GEORGE
Explore an enormous military base protected by almost 1.6KM (1 mile) of massive walls. Visitors can gain insight into life as a Redcoat in a garrison fortress built in 1748-69 that has barely changed in 250 years of active service. Enjoy views over the Fort's ramparts and join one of the Dolphin Watches, scouring the Moray Firth for its resident population of bottlenose dolphins.
There is much for visitors to see including defences bristling with cannon, historic barrack rooms, a superb collection of weapons and the peaceful Regimental Chapel that holds many old colours or battle flags.
The recently refurbished Highlander’s museum tells the stories of three of the four regiments that came together to make up the Highlanders Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
Inverness & Loch Ness tourism.
The path we're following to descend from Cairn Gorm cuts through the ski runs of the Cairn Gorm mountain resort, marked by these fences. They do mark the way for us nicely though as the path weaves its way among them.
Cairn Gorm, the mountain from which the Cairngorm mountain range gets its name, stands at 1245 meters (4085 feet) and is my 4th Munro of the season, my 27th in total. The hike (no bike this time) sees me covering a circuit of just over 7 miles and making an elevation gain of around 762 meters (2500 feet).
Small Gains Creek, Canvey Island. At the eastern end of the Island lies the “Point”, the Island fades from buildup land to salt marsh and a of little creeks. This is where the boating community come together. A haven for waders of migrating birds.
Snuck in an early afternoon workout at The ReNew Fitness Center at The Vistas and about to have my shake, (it's seriously delicious and my fav thing to have after a high intensity workout.)
You guys are going to LOVE this place.
Serenity Studios...
Here we will cater to all of your needs. Mind. Body. Soul
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On a cold fall day, a bighorn sheep chose to rest on a natural rock bench that had been heated by the sun. It was so content it was chewing its cud while soaking up the sunshine.
You may want to enlarge to see more detail of the sheep but I purposely shot for distance to get a better idea of the setting.
Photographed in the Colorado National Monument, Grand Junction, Colorado.
2024 was one of the hardest years of my life.
I learned so much about myself - strengths and weaknesses.
I broke myself repeatedly to form a more solid me.
I sacrificed true love on an altar of commitment.
I watched generations wither and stepped into the gap.
I gained beautiful flowers in my garden of friends.
I froze in the face of trial and closed within myself.
I created from the depths of my agony.
I screamed in silence for dreams unfulfilled.
I stepped up and made the choice - God over everything else.
I struggled out of the pit of surviving.
I don't know what 2025 holds.
But I know there will be continued pain... continued longing...continued moments of falling and picking myself back up. Moments of showing up for myself in solitude. Moments of nostalgia... and memory... that crush the air from my very chest.
And likely...Grief.
But through it all...
I will continue to persevere as best I can.
I will continue to cry out to God in my confusion and gain clarity.
I will continue to soak up the sun and dance in the rain.
I will continue to find small joys in the birds song.
I will continue to breathe in and out.
I will continue to believe.
I will continue to live.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
Forever is composed of Nows
Tis not a different time
Except for Infiniteness
And Latitude of Home
~Emily Dickinson
One final shot of the summit cairn at the top of Cairn Gorm. Far below we can see the blue waters of Loch Morlich, while just beyond it, Aviemore can just be made out. But we've hung around enough, it's time to start the descent.
Cairn Gorm, the mountain from which the Cairngorm mountain range gets its name, stands at 1245 meters (4085 feet) and is my 4th Munro of the season, my 27th in total. The hike (no bike this time) sees me covering a circuit of just over 7 miles and making an elevation gain of around 762 meters (2500 feet).
If you ask me what was the most difficult day of the Iceland trip, I would without hesitation tell you that the second day we spent on the Laganes Peninsula would win the award. it rained practically all day, you are on the edge of a cliff with winds over 70 miles an hour. You literally wear every piece of clothing you have brought with you and yet, you are still freezing.... Good thing, I had brought chest waders in my suitcase, no matter what they keep you dry ... This being said, if you ask me what was the most memorable day of the trip, I would also say the second day we spent on the Laganes Peninsula... My first encounter with the Gannet and I would have not given up this opportunity no matter what...some may say, that Gannets can be easily seen in other parts of the world and under way better conditions...but as they say, no pain no gain...:)
Gain some speed, hit a wave and up you go. The Columbia River Gorge is a popular area for sailboarding and kite surfing. The gorge acts like a wind tunnel and as it blows through the gorge it chops up the water. (Sailboarding Shots DSC_8254.jpg)
They say it takes 3 weeks to gain a habit but 3 months to get out of them.
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Skin: (Enfer Sombre*) LeLutka Skin BoM - Porcelain - Monster (1) @ Epiphany
Hair: Astrology: Quintessa ~ Bloody Fat Pack
Eyes: STRAY DOG - BLIND EYES
Nails: [CX] Essential Dirty Claws ( 2019 NEW YEAR GIFT )
Ears: ^^Swallow^^ Ears Elf HD - High Definition
Hand scratches: duckie . savage
Face blood: THIS IS WRONG Overlord makeup + THIS IS WRONG Scar makeup
Body marks: [ R3 ] Tattoo & Applier 17UN. 2804 - 32
Outfit: S & S Designs - Bloody Mess Minidress (shoes included)
Heart: Kokoro - Dark 03 Animation @ Dark Style Fair
Pose: FOXCITY. Babe-2
Close up face: FOXCITY. Babe-4
Close up body: **Manifeste** - Model_884
Background/decor:
FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Bad Habits (Dark)
Knowing the 4th of July is a big American holiday, it is a great day for us all to count our blessings.
I was blessed by this fellow on the banks of the Ohio River.
Unity Gain, .... the upshot of cooperation.
Taken on a Mix Stage at Sony Pictures Studios a couple years ago. This week marks my 10th consecutive year working for them, but the big change is I'm working from home in another state.
When I took the picture it would have never been an option. It is incredible how fast things can evolve.
The same faders from a different angle:
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