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The storks (Ciconiidae, Old High German storh) are the only family of the Ciconiiformes and, with six genera and 20 species, are found on all continents except Antarctica.
These birds are characterised by their long necks, long legs and large, often elongated beaks. All storks are carnivores, but their diet varies depending on the species. The best-known stork in Europe is the white stork (Ciconia ciconia), other well-known representatives of this group include the marabou (Leptoptilos) and the glutton (Mycteria ibis).
Die Störche (Ciconiidae, althochdeutsch storh) sind die einzige Familie der Ciconiiformes und mit sechs Gattungen und 20 Arten in allen Kontinenten außer Antarktika verbreitet.
Charakteristisch für diese Vögel sind der lange Hals, die langen Beine und der große, oft langgestreckte Schnabel. Alle Störche sind Fleischfresser, die Ernährung variiert aber je nach Art. Der in Europa bekannteste Storch ist der Weißstorch (Ciconia ciconia), andere bekannte Vertreter dieser Gruppe sind beispielsweise die Marabus (Leptoptilos) und der Nimmersatt (Mycteria ibis).
Yesterday, after breakfast, the cats all disappeared to their various places of comfort except for Kaiser who plonked himself down right by his dish to wait to see if there would be anything else on offer. He quite often does this and is never rewarded but being the glutton he is he remains ever hopeful. I have Monday and Tuesday off work and hopefully we will do something notable (safely) to break up the routine we are in. Although I have been working throughout, the weekend shows no real difference as we never do anything other than the odd walk. I heard someone on the radio mention he had change the days of the week so I thought I would give you mine
Moanday, Thatday, Muddleday, Thisday, Otherday, Someday & Whatday.
These says, on Wednesdays, I genuinely never seem to know whether it is Wednesday or Thursday, hence Muddleday
So I wish you all a happy Furry Otherday!
We are actually doing something on Whatday as it is our wedding anniversary. It involves sitting in a garden at a nice hotel in the Forest, eating a cream tea!!
Wishing you all a safe and healthy weekend x
Publication History
Writer Geoff Johns developed Larfleeze as a key participant in the "Blackest Night" storyline, explaining at San Diego Comic-Con in 2009 that he came up with the name "Larfleeze" by combining the words "lard" and "sleaze".
Johns states that Larfleeze is one of his favorite characters to write because of how "out of touch" the character is, adding that, other than greed, emotions have no value to him because they do not provide him with anything material.
After his brief first appearance in DC Universe #0 (April 2008), the character went on to be shown in smaller teaser appearances within the Green Lantern series until his first extended appearance in Green Lantern #39 (April 2009).
The issue leads into "Agent Orange" (named after the codename Larfleeze is given by the Guardians of the Universe), the storyline detailing the character's origin that also serves as a prelude to the "Blackest Night" storyline.
Larfleeze's story includes an appearance in Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #2 (July 2009). In the story Tales of the Orange Lanterns: Blume Godhead, he is shown "recruiting" one of his most recognizable Orange Lanterns.
Larfleeze received a back-up in Threshold, written by Keith Giffen, with art by Scott Kolins. The back-up ran from Threshold #1 (March 2013) to #5 (July 2013).
The plot focused on the apparent theft of Larfleeze's power battery, and his attempt to retrieve it. The back-up spins off into a self-titled ongoing series, Larfleeze. Keith Giffen and Scott Kolins continued as the creative team, with J. M. DeMatteis introduced as co-writer. In March 2014, DC announced that the Larfleeze series would end with issue 12.
Fictional character biography
A long, long time ago (And in a galaxy far, far away.) a group of thieves consisting of Larfleeze (who was their leader), Chattle, Flob, Blooch, and Turpa of the planet Ogatoo performed for a mysterious buyer what was perhaps the greatest heist ever pulled in the history of the universe.
The group stole a monumental amount of treasures and relics from the planet Maltus, including a box containing Parallax and a section of an ancient map that had originally belonged to Krona.
While escaping the planet, Chattle was captured by The Manhunters but the other four escaped with both the box and the map. Upon studying the map Larfleeze, Chattle, Blooch and Turpa traveled to Okaara in The Vega System where, following the death of Flob at the hands of a giant man-eating plant, they discovered the Orange Lantern Central Power Battery upon falling into an ancient underground palace.
Overwhelmed by it's power, Larfleeze, Blooch and Turpa began desperately fighting for the power battery and, as they did, The Guardians of the Universe and an army of Manhunters descended upon Okaara in an attempt to retrieve the box containing Parallax.
However, because of it's proximity to Larfleeze and the others, The Guardians could not get within reaching distance of the box.
The Guardians and Manhunters who tried were incinerated by the Orange Light of Avarice. More Guardians and Manhunters fell to the Orange Light in the midst of the chaos, along with Blooch.
The remaining Guardians decided to make a deal and, once Larfleeze and Turpa learned that the Guardians weren't after the Orange Light, they became more inclined to listen.
In return for Parallax, The Guardians would give control of the Orange Light of Avarice as well as the entire Vega System over to the one who survived the struggle for the Orange Lantern, that survivor was Larfleeze. The deal was hammered out, Parallax was returned to the Guardians and Larfleeze became Agent Orange.
The Guardians also promised that neither they nor anyone affiliated with them would ever come back, so long as Larfleeze kept up his end of the bargain and did not allow The Orange Light to shine beyond the borders of The Vega System.
That did not stop people from coming to look for the Orange Light of Avarice, however and, over the eons Larfleeze spent festering in an ancient underground palace, countless people were murdered and their souls became slaves to Larfleeze's will.
Major Story Arcs
The Return of...Agent Orange
During the 21st Century, Larfleeze overlooked a couple of trespasses made by The Green Lantern Corps simply on account of the fact that they were just trying to capture members of The Spider Guild and The Sinestro Corps...but then one day The Controllers, a race who split off from the Guardians ages ago, came looking for the Orange Light of Avarice and they did so during Larfleeze's feasting time.
Infuriated by their trespass, Larfleeze slaughtered all of the Controllers and reanimated them under his control.
Later, while a Green Lantern named Stel was pursuing a Sinestro Corps soldier into The Vega System, Larfleeze summoned the being of Blume, a massive creature whom he had previously taken control. Blume devoured the Sinestro Corps Lantern and then turned it's attention to Stel.
Under orders from Larfleeze, Blume tore off all of Stel's limbs and branded him with the symbol of the Orange Light of Avarice. When Stel's body was brought back to The Guardians of the Universe for examination, they were shocked to see the symbol.
Without warning, a pillar of orange flames burst forth and created an energy construct of Larfleeze which would allow him to communicate with The Guardians.
He was furious with them and began blaming them for The Controllers' actions as well as taking his feasting time away from him. He then started making demands but his transmission was cut short by Scar, who declared that the next law to be placed in The Book of Oa would be that The Vega System is no longer off-limits to the Guardians of the Universe.
The other Guardians agreed and led a massive army of Green Lanterns into The Vega System where they stopped many of the criminals who were using it as a safe haven from escaping.
The Guardians and the Green Lanterns then made their way to Okaara where Larfleeze unleashed his reanimated victims...including those of The Controllers.
A vicious fight broke out and, as the Guardians and the Green Lanterns attempted to fend off the attacking energy beings, one Green Lantern named Gretti was consumed by one of the orange construct of Glomulus and, in turn, became one of Larfleeze's slaves.
As the fight continued Hal Jordan got separated from his allies and fell down a large chasm where Larfleeze just so happened to be waiting for him.
When Larfleeze sensed the presence of the Blue Lantern Ring on Hal's finger, he became intoxicated by the power it was emitting. Larfleeze made himself known to Hal and demanded that Hal surrender the Blue Lantern Ring over to him immediately.
With his orange light constructs fighting the Green Lantern Corps outside and Hal Jordan unable to escape, Larfleeze felt free to briefly return his attention to his feast. As Larfleeze ate, he told tales of the fools who tried to take what was his away and also made mention of the Green Lanterns he had slaughtered in ages past.
When Larfleeze returned to the subject of the Blue Lantern Ring, he asked what it was "full" of and the ring asked what Larfleeze hoped for. Larfleeze responded, with the symbol of the Blue Lantern Corps glowing in his eyes, that he desired a great many things and that what he hoped for was the Blue Lantern Ring.
Due to Hope being a selfless emotion and Larfleeze was a being controlled by Greed, it rejected Larfleeze and shocked him with a burst of it's energy preventing Larfleeze from removing it.
This gave Hal the chance to get the one-up on Larfleeze but only for a second. Larfleeze proved to be too powerful for even Hal in his current state to handle and was promptly swatted aside. Hal did not refuse to give up however and the two came to a standstill.
Hal offered a trade. The Blue Lantern Power Ring in return for the tale of how Larfleeze came to be Agent Orange. Larfleeze told him the story and, when he tried to take the Ring from Hal, the ring once again rejected him. Larfleeze declared that Hal was a "welsher" and had had enough with his bartering.
Hal desperately pleaded for Larfleeze to retain patience while he tried to get it off but Larfleeze, not wanting to wait, formed a large energy construct in the shape of a massive sword and sliced Hal's right arm off and took the Blue Ring for himself. As he did it welcomed Larfleeze to The Blue Lantern Corps.
However...Larfleeze quickly learned that the Blue Lantern Power Ring had tricked him by using his own hope of obtaining it against him.
This sent Larfleeze into a rage but gave Hal the distraction he needed to press onward with his attack against Larfleeze. As the two continued to fight, the Guardians of The Universe as well as the rest of the Green Lanterns came to Hal's aid.
Hal took advantage of the situation to snatch The Orange Lantern Central Power Battery from Larfleeze's hands which almost resulted in him becoming the new Agent Orange until Larfleeze quickly snatched it back out of Hal's hands.
Infuriated, Larfleeze grew to massive proportions and attacked the Guardians and the Green Lanterns without mercy. As the fight raged on, Hal was pestered once more by the Blue Power Ring asking him what he hoped for.
When Hal said that if "they" got out of the situation alive then he hoped the Blue Lantern Power Ring would stop asking him that question. The ring registered Hal's sincerity and unleashed it's full power upon Larfleeze.
It then separated itself from Hal and departed in search of it's new wielder, this infuriated Larfleeze further. Just as he was about to attack once more, the Guardians of the Universe proposed the idea of forming another treaty.
The Guardians asked him what he wanted in order to bring an end to the conflict. Larfleeze whispered to the Guardians that he wanted to know where he could locate and obtain a Blue Lantern Power Ring and that if they told him what he wanted to know he would not cause the Guardians of the Universe anymore trouble.
The Guardians of the Universe agreed and hours after they departed from Okaara, Larfleeze's minions secretly made their way to Odym where they launched an all-out assault on Ganthet, Sayd and their Blue Lantern Corps.
Blackest Night
While the battle for the blue light raged, Blackest Night kicked in and, as prophesied, the dead began to rise across the universe as Black Lanterns.
While monitoring the battle with Ganthet from his hiding place on Okaara, Larfleeze was confronted by the animated corpses of the people his light devoured. Unable to defeat them, Larfleeze was saved by the intervention of the red lantern Atrocitus. But Atrocitus' intentions were far from altruistic as he attacked Larfleeze and demanded that the glutton hand over the orange battery to him.
Larfleeze was saved once again by the arrival of Hal Jordan, Sinestro, Carol Ferris, Indigo-1, Saint Walker, Ganthet, and Sayd, who recruited Larfleeze and Atrocitus to their group in order to battle the black lanterns.
Larfleeze agreed, but on condition: That he be given a Guardian. Knowing that victory over the black lanterns is not possible without the orange light, Sayd promised him that, after Blackest Night is over, she would forever pledge her servitude to Larfleeze.
Larfleeze joins their group and goes to Earth to fight the black lanterns, and their master, Nekron. Not being able to destroy the lord of the unliving by themselves, the lanterns need back up. To this end, Ganthet activates a protocol in each of their rings, designating a 24 hour deputy lantern. Larfleeze's ring chooses Lex Luthor.
This backfires as Lex is consumed by the orange light and tries to take Larfleeze's battery, along with everything else he sees. In the end, Larfleeze is able to overpower him and assert his dominance as the one and only Agent Orange.
At the end of the conflict Larfleeze tosses Lex back to Hal and the other lanterns, telling them that he is of Earth so they will figure out how to punish him. Carol laughed at this and commented that Larfleeze just did what they thought he would never do, actually gave something to someone.
Brightest Day
Following the end of Blackest Night Larfleeze has entered a truce with the other corps, but before he returns to his home something is still bugging him. He tracks down Lex Luthor, who is shown free of his ring but still obsessed with having one. Larfleeze, with Sayd in tow, attacks him once more and tells him he still hungers and that Lex's comments about the greed of humans has peaked his curiosity. He asks Lex a simple question: What is the most valuable thing on Earth? Lex answers that it's power, which Larfleeze says he has plenty of and there must be something else, to which Lex's answers, "Land."
Due to Lex's response, Larfleeze starts to live on Earth and begins ransacking local towns of everything he can get until it looks like he's living on a garbage dump. Hal comes in and asks him why he's still living here, to which Larfleeze comments he has discovered what he truly needs to find in the universe and its right here on Earth, someone who will bring him everything he has ever wanted. That someone, Santa Claus.
While Hal is trying to convince him that Santa Clause isn't real and ask him how he captured the Orange Entity inside his lantern, Hector Hammond arrives and attacks them. He uses his powers to steal Larfleeze's lantern. When Larfleeze tries to grab it back, Hector eats it, thus freeing the entity which takes over Hector's body and makes him one with it.
Larfleeze replies that the way he locked up the Orange Entity was much harder than he let on, implying that with Hector now in tow it was going to be even more difficult. However the battle is interrupted by Hector fleeing the scene to go find Carol, the one thing he really wants. Hal says he has to leave to find her in Las Vegas, but Larfleeze insist on tagging along and he isn't taking no for an answer.
Once they arrive in Vegas Larfleeze realizes he's finally found where he really belongs, a city dedicated to greed and even brags about "All You Can Eat Buffets." However his meal is interrupted by the Predator breaking in, having taken over the body of a stalker. Larfleeze attacks him but is showed images of his family and of his history. Carol is able to tame the Predator and she, along with Hal and Larfleeze are brought to the Star Sapphire's homeworld Zamaron where Carol is made the new Zamaron Queen, which Larfleeze wants to be.
While on the planet Zamaron Larfleeze is learning that without his battery he can no longer hold onto his projections and create his corp. He strikes out against Hal in anger, but he is stopped when Saint Walker contacts them to let him know that the Blue Lantern Entity is now on Earth and has chosen a host. Larfleeze joins Hal as they go in search of her, and when they find her she tells Larfleeze that his family is still alive, and they miss him, which is something so startling it almost brings Larfleeze to his knees.
However he doesn't have long to take this in, as the Indigo Tribe and their entity Proselyte have come to Earth. They are then joined by the Flash who is shouting down Hal, trying to lecture him on the dangers of teaming up with villains, however Larfleeze interrupts the conversation as he steals the Flash's wallet, proving that even without his wallet he's still very powerful thanks to being the soul possessor of the Orange rings.
This is all interrupted as a they are faced with the appearance of the force who has been capturing these entities and learn that it is Krona, the rogue Guardian. Larfleeze joins forces with the other New Guardians as they attack Krona, but he brings out his secret weapon, revealing he has captured Hector Hammond and the orange entity Ophidian. Hammond unleashes a mental attack on each of them, leaving them battered and broken as Krona leaves with Parallax.
Larfleeze follows Jordan and the other New Guardians out into space to try and find Krona before he reaches Zamaron, but they find that their too late and he has already captured the Predator, the last of the entities. Sinsestro and Carol Ferris join Hal and Larfleeze, as they race off to Ryut to find Krona, but he isn't there. Instead they are greeted by the Book of Black, which Sinestro says houses all that the Guardians wanted to keep secret.
Larfleeze instantly jumps on this because he wants to know these secrets, causing several black chains to spring out and attach themselves to the New Guardians, showing them visions of how Krona was the one responsible for the Massacre of Space Sector 666. They are let go of the chains but Larfleeze spots his lantern being spit out of the book. Hal warns him not to touch it but its too late, he has already grabbed it and won't let it go, even as Lyssa Drak pops out of it and sucks Larfleeze into the book. She absorbs the rest of them as well except for Hal Jordan who is able to escape, only to see that Larfleeze and the rest of the New Guardians are gone with their rings dropped to the ground behind them.
War Of The Green Lanterns
When Krona's attack traps the other six New Guardians in the Book of the Black, Hal is able to escape with their rings. Although he initially discouraged John Stewart from using the ring due to its psychological effects, Hal later uses Larfleeze's orange ring in conjunction with Sinestro's ring to hold off the attacking brainwashed Green Lanterns long enough for Guy Gardner to break Parallax out of the Central Power Battery and restore their comrades to normal. While trapped inside the Book of the Black, Larfleeze is forced to relive a childhood memory of slavery. Larfleeze is later freed from the book by Kyle Rayner. When his orange ring returns to him, Larfleeze is initially fearful, saying "Keep it away from me!" Once the ring is on his finger, however, he returns to his usual mindset, declaring it "Mine!"
Powers & abilities
Being a "one man Corps", Larfleeze is immensely powerful - more so than any ordinary Lantern. He has demonstrated the ability to fight dozens of ring-bearers at the same time. The orange light has the ability to create orange light replicas, referred to as "constructs", based on the identities of those it kills. As Larfleeze is too greedy to share his rings, save for one given to Lex Luthor at Ganthet's insistence, he uses his ring's ability to create constructs in order to field an entire army of Orange Lanterns to face his foes for him. His connection to his power battery allows him to maintain the constructs indefinitely, so long as he devotes attention to doing so. Notable Orange Lantern constructs include:
Blume (of Sector 2751): A giant extraterrestrial head that proclaims himself a god of hunger so that he can intimidate the inhabitants of planets into feeding him their valuables. After failing to do the same to Larfleeze, he is made into an Orange Lantern construct and now patrols the Vega system.He consumes the Sinestro Corps member of sector 2825 and brands Green Lantern Stel with the symbol of the Orange Lantern Corps. During the Blackest Night event, his body is shown being reanimated as a Black Lantern.
Clypta (of Sector 2829): An Orange Lantern from the Thieves' System that is reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps during the Blackest Night event.
The Controllers: Arrive on Okaara searching for the orange light in order to create their own Corps. Upon finding the orange power battery, they are confronted by Larfleeze and killed by his Orange Lanterns. Later they are also shown to have been assimilated into his army of constructs.
Glomulus (of Sector 2826): A former tavern cleaner on Okaara. While there, he is only allowed out of his cage to eat whatever food falls on the floor. After accidentally getting a taste for blood, Glomulus eats everyone in the tavern. Free, he makes his way into the woods and finds himself at Larfleeze's palace where he is consumed by Blume. His identity is stolen, turning him into an Orange Lantern. During the Blackest Night event, his body is shown being reanimated as a Black Lantern. In promotional art for the new series Green Lantern: New Guardians, Glomulus is shown to be the representative of the Orange Lantern Corps; subsequent information reveals that he was initially a construct posing as an Orange Lantern ring to latch on to Kyle Rayner for an unknown purpose.
Gretti (former Green Lantern of Sector 2828): Literally torn limb from limb by Larfleeze's constructs during the Green Lantern attack on Okaara. After his defeat, his identity is stolen, turning him into an Orange Lantern. During the Blackest Night event, his body is shown being reanimated as a Black Lantern.
Guardian of the Universe: While Larfleeze's thieves guild and the Guardians fought for the orange power battery, the power of the orange light is unleashed, killing one of the Guardians in the process. He is shown as being turned into an Orange Lantern construct. In Green Lantern vol. 4 #45, a male Guardian is shown being reanimated as a Black Lantern on Okaara.
Larfleeze: After reclaiming his power battery from Hal Jordan, Larfleeze withdraws the Orange Lantern Corps into his battery and uses the combined power to create a gigantic avatar of himself in order to attack the Green Lantern Corps. Larfleeze later sends a life-sized avatar of himself to lead the attack against the Blue Lanterns on Odym.
Nat-Nat: An Orange Lantern from Limey Rock that is reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps during the Blackest Night event.
Sound Dancer (of Sector 911): An Orange Lantern from the Obsidian Deeps that is reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps during the Blackest Night event. The Obsidian Deeps make up the lightless sector that Green Lantern (F Sharp Bell) Rot Lop Fan is from.
Tammal-Tayn (of Sector 2813): An Orange Lantern from the planet Fylip that is reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps during the Blackest Night event.
Turpa: A member of the guild of thieves Larfleeze formerly belonged to. Together the guild steals the Guardians' map to the Orange Power Battery, and upon finding it are so overcome with greed that they fight one another for it. Turpa is killed by the power of the orange light before Larfleeze and Blooch fight to the death for the orange power battery. He is shown as having been turned into an orange light construct.
Warp Wrap (of Sector 2): An Orange Lantern from the planet Cairo that is reanimated as a member of the Black Lantern Corps during the Blackest Night event.
As a consequence of being the only wielder of the Orange Light, Larfleeze suffers from extreme paranoia and greed. His greed can be subdued in the presence of the Blue Light, but his avarice is never fully satiated.
The Entity
The entity of greed that Larfleeze keeps chained within his Orange Lantern is a snake-like being called Ophidian the Tempter. It was the first being to consume more than it needed, and thus became the first example of avarice in the history of the universe. It speaks to and wields its corrupting influence over whoever possesses the Lantern. When Krona dispatched Hector Hammond to find Larfleeze and the Lantern, Hammond consumed the Lantern and became the host of Ophidian in much the same way as Hal Jordan had once been the host of Parallax.
After joining Krona, Ophidian used its powers to pinpoint the location of the Butcher, the entity of rage that Atrocitus was on the search for. Once Krona had collected all the entities, he launched an attack on Oa, where Ophidian and its fellow entities each possessed a Guardian. After Krona was killed by Hal Jordan, Ophidian was released from his hold and is currently roaming at large in the universe.
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
Secret Identity: N/A
Publisher: DC
First appearance: Green Lantern (vol. 4) #25 (January 2008)
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Created by: Geoff Johns (writer)
Ethan Van Sciver (artist)
Another 5am start for a trek back to the Durham Coastline and a visit to Blackhall Rocks with my good friend Jim. It was nice to get some colour in the sky although the incomming tide and large waves proved challenging. I must be a glutton for punishment with these early starts but once you're out and about not much comes close to the enjoyment of watching and capturing the visual spectacle of a sunrise.
Taken between Glutton Bridge and Lognor "Under the Hill" from the OS map. Some wonderful light and mist casting some fabulous shadows and rays and light
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The beaver eat all the time before dark time,,wintertime,,,then go to sleep,,,and sometimes comes to continue to tuck away wood,,branches,,,,
This is Glutton Grange in the hamlet of Glutton, a few miles north of Longnor. The previously posted image of Parkhouse Hill was taken looking to my left.
Wandering Spirit - Mick Jagger
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When all the twelve Apostles try to ring me on the phone
Take a message but I won't return their call
For I have no eyes to see him and I thought I lost my way
And I know I've lost the keys to your door
And I climbed the highest mountain and I looked down on the sea
And I saw a ship a-sail to the shore
I took a passage to the East and I journeyed to the West
I made love from Battambang to Baltimore
I said, oh, am I running in a race
I said, oh, am I getting anyplace
I said, oh, can I make it
I'm a wandering spirit
I'm a wandering spirit
I'm a wandering spirit
I'm a wandering spirit, yes I am a restless soul
I'm a wandering spirit, there's no place that I can call my own
I was a glutton at the banquet and I spilt the finest wine
Trod the pyramids and ruins of Angkor
I kissed the Mona Lisa and I breakfasted with kings
And I touched the nerves of nature in the raw
I said, oh, am I running in a race
I said, oh, take that smile right off your face
I said, oh, I can't make it
I'm a wandering spirit
I'm a wandering spirit
I'm a wandering spirit, no escape, no parole
I'm a wandering spirit
I'm a wandering spirit
I'm a wandering spirit, there's no place that
I can call my home
I said, oh, am I running in a race
I said, oh, take that smile right off your face
I said, oh, I can't make it
I'm a wandering spirit
I'm a wandering spirit
I'm a wandering spirit, looking for a place to go
I'm a wandering spirit
I'm a wandering spirit
I'm a wandering spirit, no escape, no parole
I'm a wandering spirit, I'm a lost and lonely soul
Celui-ci veille à la réputation de la race....une bedaine bien remplie !!!
This one watches the reputation of the race over a well filled paunch !!!
I decided that my first trip out in September would be back to Chrome Hill. A location I had visited several times before, but always ended up disappointed. As I entered the Dove Valley the low lying mist was thick, so I thought I was in for a treat. However (as so often is the case), by the time the car was parked, and I had walked the 25minutes or so to my intended viewpoint, most of the mist had retreated.
About 20mins after sunrise a thick fog rolled in from behind us, almost completely obscuring Parkhouse Hill. This photograph was taken just as the fog cleared, revealing a bit of blue sky as it did.
Nice to bump into a couple of photographers on the hill, who worked hard to keep spirits up when it looked like the elements had conspired against us
Id just walked to the base of Chrome Hill and contoured around for a view looking towards Parkhouse. The snow slowing me down I opted to walk back via dowel dale.
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A Merry Christmas to everyone on Flickr who have viewed my pictures in 2024 and to those whose pictures I have viewed. Hopefully 2025 will be just as good!
This picture was taken during the snows at the end of November (my last post!). It's a view of Glutton Bridge (the bridge over the River Dove) from Hitter Hill with a little bit of PS magic applied!
This Fawn-breasted Brilliant is a glutton cludy forest habitant. It is amazing the drinking capacity this Little fellow can demonstrate as he extends its tongue and ingests néctar about 13 times per second.
Su nombre cientÃfico significa gloria del sol pues proviene del griego hếlios: Sol y dóxa: gloria. El epÃteto está compuesto por el vocablo en latÃn rubinus: De color rubà + el griego eidếs: Semejante o parecido. En conclusión su nombre significa: Gloria del sol parecido al rubÃ.
Orden: APODIFORMES
Familia: Trochilidae
Genero: Heliodoxa
Nombres comunes: Diamante Pechigamuza, Brillante Pechigamuza
Nombre en ingles: Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Nombre cientÃfico: Heliodoxa rubinoides
Lugar de captura: Bosque Nuboso en Mindo
Región: San Miguel de los Bancos – Provincia de Pichincha - Ecuador
Por: Carlos Iván Restrepo Jaramillo
The annual Alnwick Shrovetide football match, has taken place between the rival parishes of St. Michael and St. Paul since 1762. Apparently it is one of only five ancient football games still played in the country.
This year's event was blessed by sunshine, though it could hardly be described as being warm. (7C feeling like 4C according to Strava).
"Football" is a very loose description since there are no real rules, the sides each have at least 30 or 40 players (male and female), there's no referee or umpire, though there are 2 'officials' by the goals at each end of the pitch to judge if a goal has been scored or the ball has gone beyond the goal for a 'goal-kick'. The pitch is about 400 yards long with the river a boundary on one side, there's a natural slope on the other which sort of acts as the other boundary.
The match is won when one of the teams scores two 'hales' or goals ie gets the ball between the posts which are decorated with greenery and are taller than they are wide. And the 'pitch' on the pastures opposite Alnwick Castle is the grazing ground for sheep and cattle for a good part of the year & can be pretty wet in February (it was waterlogged this year!), which all adds to the fun.
There's not a lot going on in this shot as a 'hale' had just been scored and the ball is in the hands of an official (seen in a red hat just to the left of the red & yellow Northumberland flag), prior to the teams swapping ends before the re-start.
If anyone is still reading, this year's match was won by St. Michael's 2-1 (a pity since we live in the St. Paul's part of the town!).
And if anyone is a real glutton for punishment & wants to read more, go to alnwickhales.co.uk/about/
Fell on a glutton great spotted woodpecker picking seeds let there on purpose by well intentioned local people ..
Early sun catching the trees around Glutton Bridge. On the road between Longnor and Brierlow Bar, Glutton Bridge is a small collection of houses and not much else.
Last Saturday we had to drop the children back at University so took the opportunity to call in in the Peak District. A 6 mile walk around Monyash was good (and so was the cake in the cafe there!) and the weather was so good we parked up at Glutton Bridge at 6pm for a walk over Hollins and Chrome Hill.
The post box at Glutton bridge had been taken over by a nesting Robin
My first image to get processed and post after my trip to Hokkaido Japan with Rohan Reilly, yes I am a glutton for punishment I think that was number 7 :-) I am always shattered and exhausted after his workshops but love every minute even being mentally abused and teased. There is always a great sense of fun never too serious.
This was taken on an extremely stormy morning and it was a shot that we all felt was not going to be possible as we left our nice warm 4x4 in blizzard conditions after a long drive in less than easy driving conditions (thanks again Rohan).
After descending the long stairway to the shore and plowing through multiple snow drifts we were relieved and surprised at the shelter we found there and were able to spend an hour there despite the icy wind and frequent snow storms (Buran A strong cold north or north easterly wind creating extreme blizzard conditions during winter. The Buran occurs most frequently in Mongolia and Siberia and Buran winds are are strong and full of ice and snow. The skies is often laden with snow which swirls about and reduces the visibility to near zero at times.) Please not the bird was there it appeared as if on Que and sat for us very still then flew off. Perfect
Hey, I’m talking to you… A Wolverine, also known as the Glutton, takes it easy at the Bristol Zoo Project in South Gloucestershire. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The Wolverine has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size and, in the wild, preys on Artic Fox.
Being a glutton for punishment I decided to go out again this morning and try my best to get some eagle shots. They were not being cooperative and stayed at a distance. This shot is cropped WAY up.
This is near the lock and dam where the water stays open. That's Rock Island, Illinois in the background. Shooting from the Iowa side. Just something a little different then the usual backdrop.
Between the steam coming off the river and the falling snow, it was hard to get clear shots.
"Battling beauties!"
Here is my first series of "Hummer wars". Hummingbirds of all varieties are amazingly territorial and will chase each other to no end when they feel threatened or guarding "Their" feeder or flowers. Like many other small birds and mammals, I find the challenge of capturing these speed demons in pairs very rewarding. It certainly rates as one of the most difficult behaviors to photograph, as many of my photographer friends can attest to, but l am a glutton for punishment!
This lady taught me or I should say tried to teach me to ride.
Seven years later & she is still a glutton for punishment. We decided to check out the track Black October. It is a nice ride. I suggest you check it out.