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Given a slight blur and monochrome conversion.
Even before lockdown, the local deli counters in the big stores were only open 2 or 3 days a week. They clearly weren't paying their way and when they closed during lockdown I suspected that would be the opportunity for them to shut for good. None of the local ones have reopened - is this a more widespread closure?
Lago de Atitlán desde Panajachel (Guatemala).
Sigma 10-20mm + Cokin filter : GND8
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A slide I was given that required a large amount of restoration, but it's an interesting scene.
The only detail I have was the faded pencil on the slide mount that said February 1987, but where and what the scene is - are the destined for restoration or scrap? - is unknown.
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Have ya all given up on me yet?
sorry.. been so tired and so busy.. only have 3 more windows to go.. then its "my" time again..
hope you all have a great weekend!
Merci à tous pour vos gentils commentaires et favoris.
C’est l’un des plus grands et des plus beaux papillons de la faune de France. Il n’y a guère qu’avec le flambé que l’on peut le confondre.
Papilio est le mot latin pour papillon, et machaon fait référence à deux frères médecins grecs ayant participé à la guerre de Troie. En effet, Linné qui a déterminé et nommé cette espèce avait pris l’habitude de donner des noms de personnages grecs aux papillons, ses successeurs ont fait de même.
En anglais il se nomme « swallowtail », la queue d’hirondelle, c’est aussi le nom qu’on lui donne en Suisse.
It is one of the largest and most beautiful butterflies in the fauna of France. It is only with flambé that it can be confused.
Papilio is the Latin word for butterfly, and swallowtail refers to two Greek medical brothers who fought in the Trojan War. Indeed, Linnaeus who determined and named this species had taken the habit of giving names of Greek characters to butterflies, his successors did the same.
In English it is called "swallowtail", the swallowtail is also the name given to it in Switzerland.
Porcupine Tree - Collapse the light Into earth
I won't shiver in the cold
I won't let the shadows take their toll
I won't cover my head in the dark
And I won't forget you when we part
Collapse the light into earth
I won't heal given time
I won't try to change your mind
I won't feel better in the cold light of day
But I wouldn't stop you if you wanted to stay
Collapse the light into earth
A little late arriving on this morning having been guilty of hitting the snooze button a couple of times.
Understandable given we didn't leave the curry house until nearly 22:30 and the alarm set for 04:00. I didn't take many shots preferring to soak it in and knowing that Buttermere was the next location and the main reason for this visit.
Two new locations for Helen with many accompanying 'Ooo's and ahhh's and my word it's beautiful,' being uttered.
Threw in a ten minute stop at Ashness Jetty too before the drive through Borrowdale and up and over Honister.
ROTTERDAM, 2e Maasvlakte - The Container ship Ever Given (built in 2018), which got stuck in the Suez Canal in Marc 23h, arrived after 106 days in the Dutch Port of Rotterdam after being released by authorities in Egypte.
The 400-metre (1,312-foot) vessel is carrying about 18,300 Containers on board. Belonging to the largest Contaner Ships in the World.
Given a colour modification & slight blur, the loft conversion continues to be a very popular way of extending the living space in houses.
I was given strict instructions I was not allowed to stand on the rocks at all to take images. The tide was coming in and huge waves were crashing through the cavern and over the rocks. You wouldn't know it from this long exposure though.
This image was taken from a ledge on the side of the rock-face. The sea spray was so bad that I only got few usable images.
Note to self. When it is that wild and windy, it really isn't worth the effort. Try as I might I could not get the filters clean between images.
I am starting my field survey season and already have way too much work. I will be cutting back posting and commenting to a few times a week to try to manage my time. In the words fellow photographer Leon-"please don't desert me'!
My first try at growing these beautiful Crocosmia flowers from corms given to me by a neighbourhood Community Gardener.
The abundant eye-catching, brillliantly red, tubular [hummimgbird attracting] flowers appear in midsummer atop bold, slightly arching, sparsely branched 3-foot-tall stems. Crocosmia's mid-green leaves are pleated and swordlike. www.finegardening.com/plant/crocosmia-lucifer
Noteworthy Characteristics
Crocosmia is a genus of about 7 species of cormous plants from grasslands in South Africa. [...].
Genus name comes from the Greek words krokos meaning saffron and osme meaning a smell for the smell of dried flowers steeped in warm water.
'Lucifer' is an Alan Bloom hybrid (Crocosmia x Curtonus) which has flowers and foliage that are similar to gladiolus. A clump-forming plant that features tubular, nodding, scarlet red, one-sided flowers borne along the upper portions of stiffly arching, sometimes branched, flower scapes (stems) typically rising up to 3' (infrequently to 4') tall and slightly above the narrow, sword-shaped, basal leaves. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDe...
* Given that Spurn Point is relatively close to Hull I guess it's surprising I do not go there often. It is the oddest and wildest part of East Yorkshire with huge skies. However I find it too desolate to really enjoy, though some of my friends who are serious birders love it . This shot was taken on the narrowest parts of the spit. On the left hand side is the North Sea and on the right the waters of the Humber estuary . The little wooden cabin is a shelter in case a high tide cuts you off from the mainland which is not uncommon. You can see the lighthouse which is about four miles further along the spit.
Its a hard place to describe so I will borrow some text from the Yorkshire wildlife trust .
From the Yorkshire wildlife trust website
Spurn Point (or Spurn Head as it is also known) is a narrow sand spit on the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber estuary. It is over 3 miles long, almost half the width of the estuary at that point, and as little as 50 yards wide in places. The southernmost tip is known as Spurn Head or Spurn Point and is the home to an RNLI lifeboat station and disused lighthouse. It forms part of the civil parish of Easington.
Spurn Head covers 280 acres above high water and 450 acres of foreshore. It has been owned since 1960 by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and is a designated National Nature Reserve, Heritage Coast and is part of the Humber Flats, Marshes and Coast Special Protection Area.
The peninsula is made up from sand and shingle as well as Boulder Clay eroded from the Holderness coastline washed down the coastline from Flamborough Head. Material is washed down the coast by longshore drift and accumulates to form the long, narrow embankment in the sheltered waters inside the mouth of the Humber estuary. It is maintained by plants, especially Marram grass . Waves carry material along the peninsula to the tip, continually extending it; as this action stretches the peninsula it also narrows it to the extent that the sea can cut across it in severe weather. When the sea cuts across it permanently, everything beyond the breach is swept away, only to eventually reform as a new spit pointing further south. This cycle of destruction and reconstruction occurs approximately every 250 years. The now crumbling defences will not be replaced and the spit will continue to move westwards at a rate of 2 metres per year, keeping pace with the coastal erosion further north.
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This alien head rock souvenir was given to me by Coyote, proprietor of Coyote's Flying Saucer Retrievals and Repairs Service located in scenic Jacumba, California a small desert town along I-8. Back in 2018, I stopped by after visiting the Desert View Tower and checked out his facility; BTW, he's the owner of the flying saucer that I use every so often. He and Luna, his dog, were very kind and allowed me to get a few pics of the yard and shared some great stories. If you happen to see the Desert View Tower (it's on In-Ko-Pah Road off I-8) that's where you'll find Coyote, stop in and say hi. He might also give you a alien head souvenir and maybe some stickers if he has any left. I included the pic I got of him and Luna in the first comment.
The original marker color faded so I touched it up with a gold Sharpie. Weird how it looks like real gold...don't you think. :)
Nikon 55mm f/2.8 NIKKOR Micro, 14 Image Focus Stack shot at f/8.0.
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I had all of 2 evenings and managed few shots. Always a big challenge when I go out to shoot these majestic landmarks ...what POV/Angle can I get. Given the lack of the previously seen yellow lights in the arches....made it more difficult. The rains had just stopped and that helped !
This work is done for continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations with especially appreciating music during these lockdown times.
Also for Finding the Beauty in the World Today Despite the Hardships Given Us by the Coronavirus.
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Culzean Castle was constructed as an L-plan castle by order of the 10th Earl of Cassilis. He instructed the architect Robert Adam to rebuild a previous, but more basic, structure into a fine country house to be the seat of his earldom. The castle was built in stages between 1777 and 1792. It incorporates a large drum tower with a circular saloon inside (which overlooks the sea), a grand oval staircase and a suite of well-appointed apartments.
In 1945, the Kennedy family gave the castle and its grounds to the National Trust for Scotland (thus avoiding inheritance tax). In doing so, they stipulated that the apartment at the top of the castle be given to General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower in recognition of his role as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during the Second World War. The General first visited Culzean Castle in 1946 and stayed there four times, including once while President of the United States.
Given today is nearly 30 degrees C at 11am, leading to a very hot 38 degrees, the only way I can get an icy shot is to place my small rose in the freezer with some water. Once taken out it is a race to photograph it as the ice melts!
Something fun to do though. HSoS
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Finding the Beauty in the World Today Despite the Hardships Given Us by the Coronavirus.
This work is done for Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations
Dandelion hatred is kind of ironic given the widespread concern about declining pollinators. Dandelion flowers are favorite nectar sources for honeybees, butterflies, and moths. Butterfly and moth caterpillars also eat the leaves. Dandelions are essential for tea, salads, wine, medicine, etc. Give dandelions a second chance and some long-awaited love, even when they're dead. Love these beautiful puffballs! (Click Large and feel the softness!)
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Eriksberg Shipyard; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriksbergs_Mekaniska_Verkstad
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden. It is situated by Kattegatt on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 570,000.
Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony in 1621. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the then-ongoing Thirty Years`War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the river Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries
Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. Volvo was founded in Gothenburg in 1927. Other key companies are SKF and Astra Zeneca.
No mercy is given by the Pumpkin King , he totally disagrees with the blade or death must be that only mercy he will give.
With this picture , the King of Halloween , the Pumpkin King in a version of my Creeps , do I wish you all a very Creepy horrifying thrilling (but fun and lovely) Halloween!!!
For those who know me is not even Halloween getting mercy from me...The horror and darkness floats in my stream constantly but hey...the darkness always lingers and never sleeps , lets keep it here alive and slithering.
I had the idea to use this magnificent decoration item as head and not deco. The pumpkin is definitely one of my most favorite items seen as deco for Halloween 🎃
Head (modified to use as a head (its deco) plus I photoshopped the 'NO's' on it) : CODE-5 Wenom Pumpkin : marketplace.secondlife.com/p/CODE-5-WEN0M-PUMPKIN-V001/15...
Knife | [Dope+Mercy] DOPE Knife @TheSummoningEvent
SLurl : maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Cat/169/127/35?fbcli...
Arm Blades : CX Impaled Blades @ CX Mainstore
Music : This is Halloween (Dubstep Remix) : www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWOg9IaVGcg
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Also for Finding the Beauty in the World Today Despite the Hardships Given Us by the Coronavirus.
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Many of the formations are given descriptive names – sculpted by the harsh desert winds into weird shapes which constantly change over time. There are ‘monoliths’ and ‘mushrooms’, ‘ice cream cones’, ‘tents’ and ‘crickets’, as well as the majestic conical flat-topped ‘inselbergs’, to name but a few of the formations.
Beyond this in the ‘New Desert’ which is only accessible by 4WD or camel, the landscape becomes even whiter. The boulders crowd together, are higher and larger and everywhere weird shapes appear that might remind you of a chicken or a hawk, a troupe of dancers or an old men wearing a hat. The shapes change constantly as the light changes and you move around them and as the sun begins to set they turn a softly glowing pink.
Was given an old software editing program from a friend & it's outdated enough that it can't process my Raw photos lol! Trying to work with what I have. Any feedback is appreciated.
This is a neat barn in Rural Nebraska, I liked the pattern on the roof.
Hope you like it.
sharpness and detail will go a long way to render it commonplace :-)
George Davison
Truth Matters! Science Matters!
sunrise, atlantic beach, north carolina
Another way to be awakened by the beauty and complexity of the word is to get a dog. Small Things like a plant that I had passed a thousand time and never given a second thought to. But the dog is curious. And the dog stops and wants to smell this and smell that. And the dog makes you look and focus and take the time.
- Dean Koontz
I'll be honest. This past September, I was feeling a little discouraged and stressed out. With constantly feeling anxiety, grief, and being sick, I felt like i was doing everything wrong. And then this absolute peach joined our sim. She has brought so many new spectacular players in by the droves, has rped with everyone under the sun. She's been so welcoming, so kind and is such a creative and fun roleplayer, and has given a whole new spark and life to our community. Thank you so much for joining the TMR famjamborie. And congratulations on RPer of the month. it is so well deserved <3
come roleplay with us <3
given to me from my grandsons...
I planted them outside and these images were taken through my front window.
With all the rain and wind we're getting.... the petals are all on the ground!!
Given how introspective the “One Is The Loneliest Number” lyrics are and how generally downbeat the song is, one might suspect that it was inspired by a relationship break up or some other sad situation. In reality, however, Harry Nilsson was compelled to pen "One Is The Loneliest Number" after he made a phone call but got a busy signal. The “beep, beep, beep,” of the engaged telephone line caught his attention and the singer-songwriter incorporated a similar sound into the opening piano chords of his song.
Sitting up here on the limestone plateau at sunset can feel like another geological time zone.....almost expecting to see a Mammoth come wandering across.
Ingleborough was believed for a while to be England's highest...and given its massive appearance and almost having its own weather, it is hardly surprising. And of course it's in GOC.
Entièrement fait main.
Ce coffret contient 18 wagons et sa locomotive.
Wagons photographiés à Sète en gare de tri.
Joyeux Noël à tous et merci du cadeau que vous me faites chaque jour par vos commentaires.
En Bretagne quelques jours pour y retrouver ses humeurs, embruns et ses vagues fracassantes !
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Entirely handmade ...
This box contains 18 cars and locomotive.
Cars photographed at Sète in sorting station.
Merry Christmas to all and thank you for the gift you have given me every day in your comments.
I had almost given up on getting one of these late-flying darners perched this year - when this guy just appeared and landed ahead of us, camouflaged in dappled light! We were almost to our car. We had taken a long walk along the river where we saw one flying recently, with no luck. He not only appeared but patiently let me approach him ever-closer and move to get lateral shots as clouds cleared.
Only 2 dragonflies fly this late & both are northern species that range into Canada and peter out with us. We have to drive a bit closer to the mountains to get Autumn meadowhawks, which have wrapped up early this year. Shadow darners are here locally but very scarce. Unless a late meadowhawk shows up - this guy will be my last ode of the year & the end of a very tough season.
Happy Dragonfly Wednesday!
18-May-2023
One of the most fascinating aspects of meteorology is its interaction with landforms and geography in general.
A given flow, a given front, a given Low (pression) do not live on their own, but in the interaction they have with the earth's surface, loading themselves with moisture as they cross oceans, seas and large lakes and releasing it when they encounter barriers such as mountain ranges.
The mountain ranges create thermal contrasts and accumulate clouds on the windward slopes (stau), greatly increasing the rainfall on these slopes and limiting it (possible Foehn) on the leeward ones.
The higher and longer the chain, the more these phenomena are exacerbated.
Meteorology, in the interaction of tropospheric dynamics with the earth's surface, generates microclimates, i.e. particular and recurring meteorological trends over small areas which are markedly different (in rain-thermal terms) from the trend that should occur within the climatic belt to which the small area belongs and which differs from the others, even contiguous ones, according to the variations brought about by the orographic variables.
Meteorology is much, much more than the (complex and fascinating) weather forecasts, which "today" are computerized by powerful calculators which, starting from data taken in real time from weather stations all over the planet, issue a series of short and medium term projections on how the meteorological situation will evolve subsequently.
Given the right lighting / tones there in the early morning light about 45 minutes before sunrise, and the rocks are a pretty blue.
This little squirrel carried that big pinecone around dragging it up hills, trees and finally settled on this rock wall to eat its seeds.
----------------------------- JESUS ✝️ SAVES-------------------------------
SALVATION THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST - ALONE!
12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
❤️❤️ IT'S ALL JESUS AND NONE OF OURSELVES! ❤️❤️
16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the SALVATION of everyone WHO BELIEVES: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel a RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM GOD IS REVEALED, a righteousness that is by FAITH FROM FIRST TO LAST, just as it is written: "THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE BY FAITH." (Romans 1:16-17)
16 KNOW that a man is NOT justified by observing the law, but by FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be JUSTIFIED BY FAITH in CHRIST and NOT by observing the law, BECAUSE BY OBSERVING THE LAW NO ONE WILL BE JUSTIFIED. (Galatians 2:16)
1. Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2. BY THIS GOSPEL YOU ARE SAVED, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4. that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5. and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. 6. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8. and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
9. For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11. Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed. (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
7. Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. 8. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9. I am the gate; whoever enters through me WILL BE SAVED. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10. The thief comes only to STEAL and KILL and DESTROY; I have come that they may have LIFE, and have it to the FULL. (John 10:7-10)
1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. 4 Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
5 Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live by them." 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 "or 'Who will descend into the deep?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:1-13)
Jesus came to bring spiritual LIFE to the spiritually dead and set the captives FREE! FREE from RELIGION, ERROR and outright LIES, so WE might serve THE LIVING GOD! In SPIRIT and in TRUTH!
So you'll KNOW, and not think you're to bad for God to love. The Christian LIFE isn't about how good WE are, because NONE of us are! It's about how GOOD JESUS IS! Because JESUS LOVES US, so much he died in our place and took the punishment for all of our sins on himself. The wages of sin is DEATH, and Jesus took the death WE so richly deserved for us and died in our place. The good news is, there's no more punishment for sin left. WE, you and I were all born forgive as a result of the crucifixion of God himself on the cross that took away the sins of the whole world. All we have to do is believe it, and put your Faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. That my friends is REAL UNCONDITIONAL LOVE! YOU ARE LOVED. ❤️ ✝️ ❤️
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Cette photo est loin d'être parfaite vu la distance, mais j'ai le mérite d'être restée près d'une heure agenouillée dans l'herbe, agressée par des mouches, et d'avoir pris la photo à main levée (c'est là qu'on voit bien si on tremble).
Je sais parfaitement ou ces renards (il y a un couple) ont leur terrier. Je les vois très souvent, mais ils se sauvent si je m'approche de trop près et malheureusement il n'y a pas vraiment de possibilités de me cacher.
This photo is far from perfect given the distance, but I have the merit of having remained kneeling in the grass, attacked by flies, for almost an hour and to have taken the photo freehand (this is where you can see if you are shaking). I know perfectly well where these foxes (there are a couple) have their burrow. I see them very often, but they run away if I get too close and unfortunately there aren't many hiding possibilities.