During a business meeting in Glarus. Unfortunately, I had left my camera at home :-(

We had it confirmed yesterday that our dear Flickr friend, Gérard had left us. I say confirmed because I had noticed he had not reappeared as he always did and the days of his absence were increasingly disturbing. I thought about him often of late...his loyalty, consistent presence and most of all his humor. He is the only one I've ever known who I could really hear laugh when he wrote "LOL."

It's funny how this medium can actually develop what can only be defined as real friendships when one anticipates and looks forward to daily interactions and comments. I recall the shock I felt when he informed us of his condition...and clearly recall also the shock he himself felt in just those few dramatic words. I eagerly awaited his return to Flickr from his treatments and, when he did, marveled at his spirit during this impossibly difficult time.

Gérard and I shared musical tastes and frequently exchanged YouTube links we thought appropriate to an image or an expressed thought. In many ways, we were on the same "wave length" and we discussed and mourned the losses in the musical arena this year. And now he has joined them. It has indeed been a year of loss.

So adieu, mon ami. You will be missed deeply by many, as myself, who have never met or even spoken to you...a tribute indeed. Oh, and I can tell that's you captured in this image by the white head...;-)

And one more link to carry you onward...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzMl0-bhNcM

Had to go back for another visit as who knows whether Colin will make it back this year. He is getting on for a Cuckoo.

We had a section of our road paved this year and it provided a nice black background for the pine needles and leaves that had fallen during a bit of rain we had. The spacing made for these great patterns. Provided a bit of low key balance to the dried fireworks flowers.

Had resisted several Robins until I saw this one, something seemed different, the cloud had come over covering most of the sun and gave off this strange like backlight so I took the picture and the Robin decided on this pose when I pressed the shutter release, Almost like a Vulcan.

Attenborough NR

had a cracking morning with this barn owl I spotted it sitting on a fence post beside a track and a dog walker was coming along so i hid behind a bush hoping it was going to fly my way and it did only hearing the shutter and giving me a glare as it flew past very close

We had a walk in an oak wood today as the autumn colours from them are stunning at the moment. Unfortunately I couldn't walk for any length of time as my gammy leg was causing me so much gyp. I did though manage to capture a few shots including this of a wonderful oak in full colour.

Had to throw a nice autumn scene in. Venango County, Pa.

I had some fun with this one and learned some Photoshop tricks while I was doing it. As soon as I get another boarder staying here I'm going back to the coast. Just seems like there's just a lot of cool adjustments I can do to coastal shots.

Click on image

Had a couple of hours this morning sitting by the Colne river in lower Colchester Castle Park trying to get some dragonfly shots. Had to roughly manually focus quickly so the Z50 could require auto focus! Lots of blurred ones ( nothing new there )!

Had to try my luck at shooting it from this spot.

Mesa Arch----Moab Utah

Had to get there before or after opening times and waited for the right light.

Had this photo sitting in a folder and decided to get a little creative with a reflection and a little mist… Not the best but getting better with practice.

while it was still dark we had gone to a simple bird hide to be there before the flocks of Meyer's parrots and African green pigeons arrive at the clay eating site at sunrise.

While we were waiting we heard some noise behind us and after a while we knew these were warthogs ( definitely safer than some other possibilities...)

The family of warthogs came closer and had picked up our scent but they had no clue where we were.

The huge male in this image was walking in front and stopped nearby to look in our direction.

You can clearly see both set of tusks of which the very sharp small ones are used for fighting other warthogs or for defense against predators. The larger ones are used for digging etc.

Kafue National Park, Zambia

phacochoerus africanus

common warthog

knobbelzwijn

phacochère

Warzenschwein

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This magnificent flambé had the courtesy to come and forage on our lavenders last week, in fact they were 2 but the other one had lost one of its tails, this one is intact for the moment, I hope they will come again.

With a maximum wingspan of 8 cm, the flambé is a cream-colored butterfly with large black stripes. Its tails are black and the tips of its hind wings have blue lunules and red spots. It lives in plains and orchards up to 2000 m between May and August.

Thanks a lot dear friends for your visits, kind comments, awards, invites, and faves.

Wish you all a nice week❤️

I had other photos lined up to post ... then this little guy landed on an unopened zinnia blossom. And let me get REAL close! That's our big pink hibiscus blooming in the background. Pachydiplax longipennis in our North Georgia yard on a rainy day.

UPDATE 9-6-22: Selected for exhibit in juried Natural Expressions photo competition by GNPA club here in Georgia - @ Alpharetta Cultural Arts Center September-October 2022

Had to check out Little Cottonwood Canyon while home for some Rest & Relaxation. Found a couple of new spots and was happy to see the water is down from last month, I think it will be perfect for the shots I'm looking in August.

I had been to Tissington to tidy up family graves that week. I still couldn’t believe that my Mum and Dad, who were such a big part of my life, weren’t around any more. I was thinking about that at the same time as arranging flowers and weeding their graves. After an hour, I was absolutely frozen and aching. As I walked back to the car, the most stunning sunset emerged over the pond. I did feel as if my Mum and Dad were standing by me, enjoying it with me, like we did so many times in the past. I grabbed this photograph with my iPhone.

I had to free up some space on my Mac, and found a few photos that I nearly had forgotten. This one is from a short walk we took on the frozen lake Jonsvatnet last winter. Jonsvatnet is Trondheim municipality's main water source

I had 3 days away in June as part of my recuperation progress and visited Inverpolly Nature Reserve in the Scottish Highlands.

Using the camera on a tripod with a slow shutter speed to get more light on the foreground I was lucky as a 'murder of crows' started wheeling about, alas the slow shutter speed rendered them a bit blurry.

Had to post this for a laugh! I was just pulling away from The Welsh Harp yesterday when I notiiced this rather large chap above the

dashboard. I relaxed when I realised it was just a cricket although I guess it could have jumped at me! Anyway it stayed there having a stretch & a wash all the way home (about 20 mins). I took him out & put him in some long grass, I hope he survives! Now been identified as a Roesel`s bush-cricket!

We had an absolute blast exploring the Silver Thread Scenic Byway this last week. Fall color was peak awesomeness and I finally got to check out North Clear Creek Falls! Ever since I first saw a photo of these falls years ago I have been wanting to visit. Now that I have I would have to call this a somewhat hidden gem that easily is one of our finest waterfalls in the state.

In some ways these falls remind me of a western Colorado version of Palouse Falls in Washington, which is high praise indeed. We see them lit here by the full moon that followed last week's lunar eclipse (which was also awesome).

Have a great weekend ahead all!

Edit: I have replaced the first version posted with this as the previous had something happen with color management and came across far too warm.

I don't remember exactly where this was taken, except to say that it was on Key Biscayne, Florida, during a road trip last January. We only had time for a quick drive through the area, and I hopped out of the car for a shot as we were passing through.

HSS

Had enough Tango? Lets hope not - another shot of Buenos Aires Tango!

Had this one laying around, a variation of one I posted a while back. Here i shortened the exposure and turned the indoors light off.

Tune

Blog

Hometown hero at the bar

Burned out high life super star

You know

Kept a buzz to fill the hole

Loved the lights and stole the show

Someone I used to know

Would stay another round

Someone I used to know

Ran himself in the ground

It’s been a long time coming

Couldn't keep on running

Had to hit rock bottom to know

When you keep on losing

With the path you’re choosing

And it’s time to let go

Of someone that I used to know

Know, know

Know, know

Someone that I used to know

I had a very successful shooting day today, found both kinds of kinglets, and was closer to the ruby crowned kinglets than ever before. But also, the black-capped chickadees, which are so common, were in very nice locations with soft background. I noted on the computer that this chickadee got a little treat on its tongue.

Had fun lying in the sand watching the Ring-billed Gulls fish at a lake here in Colorado.

Had to pull onto a dirt road when I saw this. Just had to.

Last week, we had another king tide, as well as 80km hour winds along the water. The wind and waves brought hundreds of logs to Ambleside Beach, as well as destroying the sailing club and some of the seawall, and the pier sustained damage, sadly.

I wish I had been there to witness the power of nature. But I did go there two days after hoping to photograph some of the aftermath. I couldn't get to the pier as it was closed, as was much of the seawall.

So I decided to do an ICM of the logs that had rolled onto the beach. Another photographer was walking into my scene and I thought she looked very ghostly here as she moved slowly along the shore.

Having a few corners left over from the fun I had with my plastic cubes, I found myself seeing what more I could make of the images. One in particular was very colorful so I started with that one. I duplicated it a bit and that started to look interesting, I then added the yellow from the corner I cut off and that gave a bit of light to the dark. With some nice color going, I was off to look for a bit of texture which led me to a camping trip folder and a window from the side of a wooden building in Maryland. Turns out I really like that shot and went ahead and processed it too. A stone stairway from a monument at Gettysburg Battlefield also caught my eye so I gave it a try and liked it. Many, many times I head down this path and the image just doesn't work so I go find another. Just as many times the whole thing gets shelved and I go do something else. Every so often, as the piece gets developed, I like what I see as was the case here with The Onlookers. All in all, I used four images and included a collage in the first comment.

Happy Slider Sunday - HSS

I had to take a closer look at the activity around the train, if you view this shot at full size you will see freight is stacked on the left, between the tracks, and to the right of the train. Three men are busy in front of the loco; rather like an ants' nest, all hand on deck to unload the freight. It may be a daily occurrence, but for me it was once in a life time.

Had to wait for a lull in the wind and rain to try and smooth the water out. Waves were breaking and I was huddled behind a large boulder muttering expletives attempting to keep the filter clean. Just to the left was a super bouncy labrador who'd been sat patiently in the back of the van for 4 hrs and was now delighting in snapping at a gazillion midges.

Landscape photography:)

Had a wonderful day today folks and started to edit when I came home and lost all track of time, so a late post here, so sorry. Many of this guy which I've never seen before but am sure this is it, many flight images and one's I really wanted of the Barny and others, living in paradise is a plus.

Thank to all for everything.

Had to really push this one ,on a dull and windy day.

Douglas County-Washington State

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It had been a long time since I had taken a photo on a simple black background. I wanted to, and here is the result. I hope you like.

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Had to share another pic from Brisbane's Riverfire Festival on the week-end. Brisbane Festival was first held in 1996 as a joint initiative of the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council, intended to foster the arts. The festival evolved from Brisbane's Warana Festival, first held in 1961. Originally held biennially, Brisbane Festival became an annual event in 2009 when it merged with Riverfire. The festival has had five artistic directors; Tony Gould (1996–2004), Lyndon Terracini (2006–2009), Noel Staunton (2010–2014), David Berthold (2015–2019) and Louise Bezzina (2020-2023).[3]

This excavator had a primary purpose as an earth mover, yet in this snow covered image - it looks like it could have been contracted out to dig through the freshly fallen snow.

Looks can be deceiving.

**Captured less than two weeks ago. The snow has since then melted and Spring appears to have arrived.

Excavators are heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, dipper, bucket and cab on a rotating platform known as the "house". The house sits atop an undercarriage with tracks or wheels. They are a natural progression from the steam shovels and often mistakenly called power shovels. All movement and functions of a hydraulic excavator are accomplished through the use of hydraulic fluid, with hydraulic cylinders and hydraulic motors. Due to the linear actuation of hydraulic cylinders, their mode of operation is fundamentally different from cable-operated excavators which use winches and steel ropes to accomplish the movements.

Wikipedia

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'Why be a copy, when you were born an original'

Had a short visit with my family and captured a view of the city skyline as seen across Hobsons Bay from Williamstown, Melbourne.

Have a lovely day everyone!

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to view, comment or fave this image

Had the chance to drive through an area I call the Snow Geese corridor and came across a pond with a pretty sizable group. Kind of proves the old saying about geese... :)

Had a god day with the Barn Owl :)

As always, many thanks for taking the time to view, fave and comment. That's very much appreciated

Had a great, hour-long photo shoot with this bittern who did his call numerous times during that hour. I originally heard him calling from 3 miles away. Still can't believe I found him!

Here is my video compilation of his call.

youtu.be/q8yqANnxumQ

Had great fun with my daughter spinning around in various rides. So much so that my head was spinning the rest of the day.

Yesterday I had a date with myself for dinner. With this indescribable beautiful view at mt. Lilienstein and the setting sun, it didn't need much to get a festally meal. Even the musical backdrop of an uncountable amount of different birds everywhere was a feast for the senses. And not as a sideline I had the opportunity to spend time with someone, thats really important to me. After all it was a very successful evening.

Gestern abend hatte ich eine Verabredung zum Abendessen, mit mir selbst. Mit diesem unbeschreiblich schönen Ausblick auf den Lilienstein und die untergehende Sonne brauchte es nicht viel um ein festliches Mal zu werden. Auch die musikalische Untermahlung von unzähligen verschiedenen Vögeln überall war ein Fest für die Sinne. Und nicht ganz nebenbei hatte ich die Gelegenheit Zeit mit jemandem zu verbringen, der mir sehr wichtig ist. In Summe ein sehr gelungener Abend.

I had seen in the weather forecast on Saturday that the morning might be foggy. I got up early and started searching the area for subjects. There was a lot of fog - but it wasn't easy to find a suitable subject.

Camera: Mamiya RB67 SD

Film: Kodak Portra 400

Scanner: Epson V850 Pro

Scannersoftware: SilverFast

Had this sitting in a folder for a few months, but now it's getting posted. Random meeting in SL, and i have idea who he is .. I just liked the scene so i shot it .. Have a wonderful Sunday ♥

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I looked for her everywhere so we could share a mullied wine or a Palinka... Maybe next year..