...never ignore a human being,

who loves you and cares about you.

I care about you. Because one

You'll find out by the end of the day,

that you've seen the moon

while you were

you counted the stars.

Glamis Castle in Scotland in the moonlight

Ignoriere...

...niemals einen Menschen,

der dich liebt und sich um

dich sorgt. Denn eines

Tages wirst du merken,

dass du den Mond

verloren hast, während du

die Sterne gezählt hast.

Schloss Glamis in Schottland im Mondlicht

Colin Wilson: "Mind Parasites"; genre: HP Lovecraft.

Our neighbours cat Mali pretending I wasn't there.

In our garden

24th April 2020

... my puppy gets all the attention :P

Location: The Mist

A lurid Bristol night shot

credits..

Amelia xx

#Halloweenfun1 with my lovely model Kate Fiore, more to come! and make sure to check out her flickr to♥

ignoring a scientist :-)

Protest sign, Brussels climate crisis demonstration, January 2019

HPPT!! stay safe, take care my friends:-)

rose, 'Elle', little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina

EXTREMELY VOCAL, and can be a proficient mimic of both animate and inanimate sounds. Love the way a starling walks with characteristic swagger, and the flight is rather undulating and the wings look pointed and triangular in outline. /// SOMETHING out of the norm. for me, but felt it had something of appeal going for it, so have risked posting it, hope you enjoy it.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, hope you are keeping well and enjoying this hot weather, have a great weekend, stay safe and may God bless you............................Tomx.

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"OUR EARS ARE CLOSED"

Sea and mountains, valleys and streams

Night and day were all in Gods dreams,

The Garden of Eden with its precious tree

The Son He gave to set us free.

The seed He placed in the heart He made

Don't let its flowers wither and fade,

Is the ear closed to His constant plea

For in truth we live to disagree.

Have we not learned a thing from the past?

Why is the blindness we have so vast ?

We've ignored His word since time began

To do as we will has been our plan.

Has the Saviour's death not opened our eyes

When His blood was shed for our demise,

Mocked and beaten, betrayed from within

God's Holy Lamb pierced for our sin.

When the reaper comes and we walk to the gate

Do we all stand in line, to wait and wait,

Or will the one who gives life lead you through

And walk with you to paradise and life anew ?

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One from the archives 😘 Hi all! Sorry I’ve not made it in but I’m going to have a few hours of Flickr tomorrow I promise! Everything else is being ignored! Going to be a lazy day 😁... I got all my data back from my erased laptop so all is good!! Hope you are all well and see you soon!! xxx

There are a few trees in the lower foothills that still aren't convinced that spring will soon be upon us, despite evidence that shows otherwise. Still, I love these scraggly oaks and accept them any way they choose to represent themselves. Truth be known, I love them most when they are devoid of leaves and showing their contorted physiques to the world.

Yuba County CA

Improved Image Uploaded 26/08/2023

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Ignoring

Pic By Pammy

I can hear you but I won't

Some look for trouble while others don't

There's a thousand reasons I should go about my day

And ignore your whispers, which I wish would go away, oh-oh-oh

You're not a voice

You're just a ringing in my ear

And if I heard you, which I don't

I'm spoken for, I fear

Everyone I've ever loved is here within these walls

I'm sorry, secret siren, but I'm blocking out your calls

I've had my adventure, I don't need something new

I'm afraid of what I'm risking if I follow you

Into the unknown

Into the unknown

What do you want? 'Cause you've been keeping me awake

Are you here to distract me so I make a big mistake?

Or are you someone out there who's a little bit like me?

Who knows deep down I'm not where I'm meant to be?

Every day's a little harder as I feel my power grow

Don't you know there's part of me that longs to go

Into the unknown

Into the unknown

Where are you going?

Don't leave me alone

How do I follow you

Into the unknown?

Ignoring lockdown and global pandemics, it should actually be quite easy to capture sunrise almost every morning during winter months. Except, it is freezing and really hard to leave the comfort of your warm bed. However, once the clocks turn back in March (Spring), there is a small window of time when it is still possible to get to London early enough (using public transport) to capture the sunrise. That time is now. And I finally managed to get up early enough to do it (4.30am). And it is worth it. Every time. Even if there isn't a dramatic pink sunrise (like this morning), the calmness, the beauty, the early morning bird songs... It is all gorgeous. It has been so long since i have done this - I had forgotten how rewarding it can be. So much, not even the cold of winter is an excuse... just dress accordingly.

I hope you are keeping safe and warm wherever you are.

The wind was still high yesterday, and even though it was a smaller tide, immense waves pounded the cliffs. It was a magnificent sight, full of fire and fury. Fyre is by sea of bees

Taken at Sunny's Studio: Scene/Pose 4 am

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Tour bus wheel.

Thank you for looking and for your feedback. It's a pleasure sharing images with you!

Ignore the Map data...this is actually Derby City Centre.

Pixels pummelled by Luminar 4...I may have got carried away 😂

Can you see them

The ones to the right

Sigh

There is Love everywhere

You just need to be a bit observant

Crawl a bit on the ground

Ignore the wet grass

And not to mention the mud

It's always wet and sticky

Not to be embarrased if someone sees you

Just lay still and pretend this is the most normal thing to do

Happy shooting

Getting a thrill

Holding hands is a way to spread love

You will feel supported

Safe

Loved

And you will spread this love to those who sees you

You will soften their heart

Letting them get another focus in a few seconds

Giving them a memory they will cherish without them even knowing they do that

Mother Nature is sprading love in many ways

I've seen her holding hands often

That's why I love hiking in my forest

Breathing in Mother Natures love

That is actually what I'm doing when I'm out hiking

So, the secret is out

lol

Happy Smile On Saturday, you guys

Gốc đấy =) . Gớm vl =)

~ Dnày nhìu ng khoái chọc mình điên lên thì f .. Thú vui tao nhã hả =) . Làm qá r đó , chơi đéo vô thì biến mẹ mấy bạn đi . Ml` nhìn hãm tài lắm r óh =) . Lũ fò chó =;

Sometimes there are sign you can't ignore...

Have a great and delightful weekend ahead, my friends! :-)

Taken @ Cloud Forest Gardens by the Bay , Singapore

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Wanda has no problem ignoring signs... HWW!

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Bighorn Sheep

Happy Tuesday everyone! :)

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Little Raven (Corvus mellori)

Not sure what it was watching but it totally ignored me as I came in close.

Ignore the 2 floaters please and thank you!

At Anthem ~

MOTHBALLS. // Cross Stitch - Sun

MOTHBALLS. // Cross Stitch - No

MOTHBALLS. // Cross Stitch - Panic Disco

At C88 ~

floorplan. neon caged heart / iron

Other items used ~

7 - Leo Rug - Texture Change *NEW*

7 - Faux Zebra Rug

7 - Spinnin' My Wheels

7 - The Dutchess of Nockers(hire), 1917

7 - Mustach - No Beard

7 - Lets Get Physical Neon PINK - Solid

Pitaya - Clay Women Vases Honey

KraftWork Dachshund Decor

Avani Huron Collection Distressed Sideboard, All

Soy. Stainedglass Table Lamp [Pink]

..::THOR::.. Nasturtium Magenta

Madras - Dinosaurs Light Decor Mirror Black

(NO) Pretty Girl Cat Vase

(NO) CATctus - The Artist

(NO) CopyCat Art - Orphan Kitten

NOMAD // Green Snakeskin Armchair

dust bunny . quirky planters 2 . kitty planter

dust bunny . quirky planters 2 . lady vase

dust bunny . quirky planters . cactus

Granola.Heat Waves Planter.

Granola. Stella Lady Vase. Tone2.

Dahlia - Vulnerability - Panda Book Stack

Loft & Aria - Zoya Floral Rug

hive // potted plants . cordyline tree . pot b

hive // hanging devil's ivy plant . dark

Camdem - Season Change - 2.Devil's Ivy Short

[Con.] Flower Gal Bust - Jesmonite 1

Ariskea. Vsco . Peperonia Plant

Ariskea[Earthing] Pillow [1]

Ariskea[Earthing] Pillow [6]

Sari-Sari - Sansevieria Turtle (Yellow)

Apple Fall Hammered Occasional Table - Iron

Manhattan, NY

Ignore the Exif data. This shot was done with the Samyang 135mm at F22. The weather currently is bad, and so I took the fern inside.

ignore those piss conditions at least I tried

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Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)

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More TICINO/TESSIN Wildlife Photos (all taken in my garden in Monteggio/Ti, Switzerland): it.lacerta-bilineata.com/ramarro-occidentale-lacerta-bili...

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My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (it's very brief but pretty unusual: a tiny wall lizard attacks two young great tits): www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQqkSsyrm7E

THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO: MY LONG AND ARDUOUS JOURNEY TO BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY

If you've set yourself the challenge of exclusively shooting the wildlife in your own back yard, you might find - as I did - that bird photography is really, really hard.

It's not that reptiles are easy to photograph either, mind - but at least the ones in my garden stay (for the most part) on the ground, and one can learn how to carefully approach them with a camera. They're also clearly egoists, which from a photographer's point of view is is a great character trait: if a lizard detects a human in its vicinity, it's only interested in saving its own skin, and it won't alarm its buddies.

But birds... oh man. Over the years, my feathered friends and I have developed a lovely routine that now defines our peaceful co-existence. As soon as I as much as open a window (let alone the door), I'm instantly greeted by an eruption of panicky fluttering and hysterical shouts from my garden: "SAVE YOUR WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND FLY FOR YOUR LIVES: THE HAIRLESS, PINK MONSTER IS COMING!!! (Yes, I speak bird, and I know that this is exactly what they are shouting 😉).

Needless to say, with the exception of the redstart I already showed here, all my efforts to get the kind of detailed shots I usually strive for with my nature photography ended in complete failure and utter disillusionment. I was ready to give up on stalking the winged misanthropes in my garden altogether, but then winter came - and changed everything.

One day this past January I observed my neighbor Signora P - a kind, elderly Italian lady - putting something on the low garden wall in front of my house. At first I thought she was just putting some treat there for her cat Romeo; the young tom patrols that wall constantly (it's his favorite spot in the garden, and during the warmer months he usually lurks in the thick foliage next to it to prey on lizards).

But once I detected a lot of movement on that wall through my window, I understood she had put a little pile of bread crumbs there; she was feeding the birds who soon arrived in flocks. This was certainly well-intended on my neighbor's part, but her noble action came with a catch, and I'm afraid quite literally.

When I took a stroll through my garden the next day I discovered a suspicious amount of feathers on the ground next to the wall. Romeo had apparently switched from his low-calorie summer diet (lizard) to more energy-rich meals consisting of "fowl" (it was winter after all, so from a nutritionist's point of view this made sense).

I would find fresh traces of Romeo's victims (mostly feathers, but also the odd wing) in my garden over the following days; so my first intuition that my neighbor was feeding her cat hadn't been that far off after all, as Romeo was now clearly being "served" fresh birds on a daily basis. And although the hungry visitors seemed to be aware of the danger and became slightly more prudent, they just couldn't resist the tasty snacks Signora P put on that wall - and neither could Romeo.

It was obvious that I had to act, but talking to my neighbor - who is as stubborn as she is kind - would have been futile, I knew that much. I pondered the matter long and hard - until a light bulb went off in my head. The idea was genius. If successful, what I had in mind would not only increase the birds' chances of surviving Romeo's appetite, but also greatly benefit my own photographic endeavors.

I started to enact my master plan the very next day by buying a giant bag of bird feed (consisting mainly of sunflower seeds) from the store. Then I dragged a huge piece of a tree trunk (approx. 120 cm in height) that we normally chop firewood on in the shed out into the garden and emptied almost half of the bag's content on top of it. Signora P's buffet for birds (and cats) was about to get some serious competition 😊.

My reasoning was as follows: not only would the birds be lured away from the fatally low garden wall to a place where they were safe from the cat - there was nothing around that tree trunk that provided cover for a predator, and the birds had a nice 360° view around it at all times - but I was also able to photograph them while hiding in the shed.

However, in order for my plan to work there was one little extra measure I had to take, and it was one that risked lowering my own life expectancy considerably once the owner of the property - my mom - discovered it. You see, our shed is completely windowless, so if I wanted to use it as a blind, I had no choice but to cut a hole into one of its wooden walls... which I promptly did (I figured all's fair in love - and photography 😉).

Granted, I have absolutely zero carpentering skills, and it showed. That hole was an ugly mess: the shed's wall seemed to have had an encounter with Jack Nicholson's ax-wielding lunatic character from the film 'The Shining'. Needless to say, I was incredibly proud of my work (I mean, come on: there now was a hole where before there wasn't a hole, and it was big enough for the lens of my camera to peek through, so it was mission accomplished as far as I was concerned).

Now all I had to do was wait for the birds to discover the tree trunk. In the meantime I started to mentally prepare myself for the inevitable confrontation with my mom and go through possible explanations for that splintering hole in the wall (it was either gonna be a rabid woodpecker attack or an emergency rescue mission with a feeding tube for a little kid that had accidentally locked himself inside the shed - both seemed valid options, though I slightly preferred the locked-in kid due to the involved drama and heroism 😉).

A whole day went by, and not a single bird visited the sunflower seeds. I had expected that it might take a few hours until the first of the ever curious great tits or blue tits would show up, but given how tiny my garden is, an entire day seemed excessive. Then another day came and went: the birds kept flocking to the bread crumbs on the wall, and my tree trunk kept collecting dust. To add injury to insult, a few fresh feathers on the ground were proof that Romeo was still feasting.

It was incredibly frustrating: I provided my winged guests with a much better view - plus a higher chance of surviving the cuisine - than Signora P's place; I risked (almost) certain death at the hands of my own mother (OK, the act of vandalism on the shed I had committed for my own benefit, but still), yet the birds kept ignoring me.

Then, after three days, just before sunset, I spotted a single blue tit on the tree trunk picking away at the sunflower seeds.

When I got up the next morning I immediately realized that the loud noise that accompanies each and every tit activity had shifted from the wall to the shed. At last the dam had broken: there was a flurry of movement around the tree trunk, and I counted at least 5 different species of birds feasting on the sunflower seeds.

From day 4 onward my plan worked beautifully: the birds now indeed mostly ignored Romeo's "snack wall" and kept to the tree trunk. And yes, I was able to play peeping tom from behind the shed's wall and photograph them!! 😊

Thus, dear readers, I finally managed to produce some acceptable bird photos, and I had even saved my feathered friends from a deadly foe in the process. All through winter and spring I took advantage of my new bird hide, and in late May I started mixing some cherries with the sunflower seeds. The idea was to attract a Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius), and as you can see, it worked!

It took me almost three weeks and more than a few tricks to capture that clever fella, but given how long I've been rambling here already, that's a story for another day. As for my mom, she still doesn't know about the hole in the wall, so please don't snitch! 😉.

I hope you like the photo and wish you all a wonderful weekend! Many greetings from Switzerland, and as always: let me know what you think in the comments 🙏 😊 ❤!

P.S. if anyone has their own funny tale about the obstacles we photographers are prepared to overcome for a desired photo, please write it in the comments: I love such stories 😊

Railroad crossing signs should never go ignored. There are so many times I've seen people trying to out run the trains and the end results end up tragic.