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Any hummingbird photos I have posted in the past have had an implied "natural" feel with a neutral, flat green background. The understanding was that these wild birds would fly in and be attracted to nectar feeders and attractive flowers. Multi-flash would be triggered and an image would be captured, concentrating on the features of the bird.
I had a number of alternate shots where a multi-coloured backdrop was used, changing the feel to a more light-hearted carnival vibe. I rejected the idea of editing and posting these as being too frivolous, but now think, "The heck with that - they would make fun wall-hangings!"
Quantum foam or spacetime foam is the fluctuation of spacetime on very small scales due to quantum mechanics. The idea was devised by John Wheeler in 1955. With an incomplete theory of quantum gravity, it is impossible to be certain what spacetime would look like at small scales. However, there is no reason that spacetime needs to be fundamentally smooth. It is possible that instead, in a quantum theory of gravity, spacetime would consist of many small, ever-changing regions in which space and time are not definite, but fluctuate in a foam-like manner.
Wheeler suggested that the Heisenberg uncertainty principle might imply that over sufficiently small distances and sufficiently brief intervals of time, the "very geometry of spacetime fluctuates". These fluctuations could be large enough to cause significant departures from the smooth spacetime seen at macroscopic scales, giving spacetime a "foamy" character.
-Wikipedia
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Beautiful winter's day - too cold to swim! Avalon Beach is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 37 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council, in the Northern Beaches region. The area was previously called Avalon, with the name Avalon Beach being assigned during a change in boundaries and names in the Pittwater region in 2012.
Araucaria heterophylla (synonym A. excelsa) is a vascular plant in the ancient and now disjointly distributed conifer family Araucariaceae. As its vernacular name Norfolk Island pine (or ) implies, the tree is endemic to Norfolk Island, a small island in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, about 1440 km east of Sydney, Australia. The genus Araucaria occurs across the South Pacific, especially concentrated in New Caledonia (about 700 km due north of Norfolk Island) where 13 closely related and similar-appearing species are found. It is sometimes called a star pine, Polynesian pine, triangle tree or living Christmas tree, due to its symmetrical shape as a sapling, although it is not a true pine. It is a slow growing tree, reaching a height of 50–65 m, with straight vertical trunks and symmetrical branches, even in the face of incessant onshore winds that can contort most other species. From the straight trunk, it emits its branches almost horizontal or slightly oblique, in number of five, forming floors; the plane of each floor is a perfect pentagon. The distinctive appearance of this tree, with its widely spaced branches and symmetrical, triangular outline, has made it a popular cultivated species, either as a single tree or in avenues. 17146
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Psyche – The Gorgeous Maiden
Psyche was a woman gifted with extreme beauty and grace, one of the mortal women whose love and sacrifice for her beloved God Eros earned her immortality.
Psyche became, as Greek word “psyche” implies, the deity of soul. To modern days, the myth of Psyche symbolizes a self-search and personal growth through learning, losing, and saving the real love.
Living her ordinary life, Psyche became famous because of her beauty that the whole world rushed to see.
Being jealous due to men’s admiration for Psyche, Goddess Aphrodite asked her son, the powerful master of love, Eros, to poison men’s souls in order to kill off their desire for Psyche. But Eros also fell in love with Psyche and was completely mesmerized by her beauty.
Despite all the men coming her way, Psyche stayed unmarried, but she wanted to marry the man she would love. Her parents became so desperate because of their daughter’s destiny and had no choice but to ask for an oracle, hoping that they would manage to solve the mystery and give a husband to their daughter.
Eros guided Apollo to give the oracle that Psyche would marry an ugly beast whose face she would never be able to see, and he would wait for her at the top of the mountain.
Eros And Psyche
It was not what Psyche’s parents were hoping for; on the contrary, they were completely devastated, as their daughter was not supposed to have such as fate, but they decided to go on and arranged the wedding of their beloved daughter with the beast.
After the wedding, Psyche was able to be with her husband only at night. His tenderness and the enormous love he showed to her made Psyche happy and fulfilled beyond her expectations and dreams. She talked about her happiness with her sisters and confined in them how sad she was she couldn’t see his face.
Hence, the jealous sisters persuaded Psyche that her lover is not only an ugly beast but also a monster who would eventually kill her, so she should kill him first to save herself.
With the oil lamp and knife in her hands, Psyche one night was ready for murder, but when she enlightened the face of her beast-husband she saw the beautiful God Eros. Caught by surprise, she spilled the oil on his face. Eros woke up and flew away telling Psyche that she betrayed him and ruined their relationship so that they could never be united again.
Psyche started searching for her lost love, and finally was suggested to beg Aphrodite, who imprisoned Eros in the Palace, to see him. Aphrodite gave her three impossible tasks to accomplish in order to prove her love.
Driven by her desire to reunite with Eros, she was fearless. After accomplishing the first two tasks, Psyche had to go to the Hades (Underworld) and bring the box with the elixir of beauty to Aphrodite, who ordered her not to open the box. Instead of the elixir, there was Morpheus (the god of sleep and dreams) hiding in the box and since the curious Psyche opened it, she fell asleep.
Eros found out what happened, run away from the Palace, and begged Zeus to save his Psyche. Amazed by their love, Zeus went even further – he made Psyche immortal so that two lovers could be together forever.
As the name implies, this bird pierces the flower at its base to extract the nectar, using the sharp tips of its beak.
The acropolis of ancient Greece were, as the name implies, "high city" (from the Greek ἄκρος, "high", and πόλις, "polis"); built on the highest point of the city, originally served as protection against invading enemy cities, and were almost always surrounded by walls. Over time, they began to serve as civil and religious administrative headquarters. The Acropolis of Athens was built around 450 BC, under the administration of the famous statesman Pericles; It was dedicated to Athena, patron goddess of the city. Most of Athens Acropolis structures are in ruins; among those still standing are the Propylaea, the gateway to the sacred part of the Acropolis; the Parthenon, the main temple of Athena; the Erechtheion, the temple of the gods of the field and the Temple of Athena Nice, symbolic harmony of the state of Athens.
Though I was thinking about astrophysics, general relativity, and the theory of gravity when I shot this, it is really just a nice beach close-up. The water will return.
ODC: Simplistic
Let me tell you a secret. I like to think what I create is 'art', and that implies that it takes lots of thought in composition, exposure, and editing. Well, sometimes yes, sometimes no. Take this photo for example. Pretty edgy, huh? The truth is that in the midst of the Covid lockdown, I was tasked with taking my wife to a hospital an hour away from home for some tests.... which gave me a few precious moments to drive around the city, camera in hand -- and I mean exactly that. I was so excited to be out of my little 5 km circle that I was literally steering the car with one hand and shooting photos with the other. This shot is one of that batch. No thought to framing; no thought on exposure -- I was just triggering the shutter at anything that caught the one eye I allowed off of the car ahead of me. Bang, Bang, Bang. Pretty stupid, huh? But I needed a relief from my wife's health concerns and an escape from the pandemic, if only for 15 minutes. There was no art in creating this, only panic. The edit took five minutes. And writing this essay took longer than creating the image in total. So if, indeed, there is something redeemable out of all this, I learned that creativity, even artless art, is still a basic need in the toughest of times.
I love mornings like this when the air is crisp and a morning mist covers the landscape. This shows Echo Lake in Fayette, Maine, part of Kennebec County in the southwestern part of the State. (image 4070) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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There was some nice early morning fog on Lake Wassookeag in Dexter, Maine, part of the Maine Highlands. (image 34A4472) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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A couple sit and enjoy the approaching sunrise in Acadia National Park in Maine. To their left you might be able to see their cellphone setup to record their experience. (image M1A1045) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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Cherry blossoms,"sakigake (forerunner)" is, as its name implies, a harbinger of the cherry blossom season in Kyoto.
桜, "魁(さきがけ)”
平野神社発祥の枝垂れ桜でこの桜が咲くと京都の花見が始まると言われているそうです。
Bois de Vincennes is the largest park in Paris. There are two lakes in the Park and, as the name implies, mayn forest to enjoy.
Alias: Gravitas
Name: Kyle Carter
Gender: Male
Allegiance: Villain
Faction: Sons Of Silver Gang
Powers: As the name implies, he has gravity based powers. Can use it to walk on walls by redirecting gravity so that "down" is wherever he's walking. He can also use his gravity powers to allow him to leap incredible heights.
Other: Gravitas has the delusion that specials/people with power deserve to rule over others. He's also quite overconfident.
The question implies
that the person posing it /
is pertinent about people's poor taste.
Of course
it includes a comparison
to good taste
in non-people.
Now take
a stone.
(lino-cut on paper, glued on carton, size in total 23x28 cm
www.meurtant.exto.org, (C) Drager Meurtant, 2017)
This shows the morning mist or fog on Lake Wassookeag in Northern Maine. Please also visit: www.acadiamagic.com/.
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“the sophiological tradition implies not the embrace of an elaborate theology so much as a way of life: a commitment to prayer, community, simplicity, solitude, artistic and vocational creativity, asceticism—all tested means in the Christian tradition for cultivating a wider love in relation to the world, or what monastic spirituality calls purity of heart, poverty of spirit.”
-Sophia The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton, Christopher Pramuk
I find the late stage of Autumn just on the cusp of Winter a most depressing time. Strange it never used to bother me at all but as the years stack up the implied reality of death and decay becomes of personal concern.
This shows the twilight just before the sunrise at Abol Pond in Baxter State Park in northern Maine. Please also visit: www.acadiamagic.com/.
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I'm not a bird photographer BUT: here is a way I discovered today: extract 2 frames from a 4K video shot on Panasonic Lumix GH4, then superimpose them in PSD to imply motion. at 30 fps I won't miss much!
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Words imply what in me?
I is for imply
To involve by logical necessity
This is an old shot
Thanks rubyblossom. for this amazing texture.
This is also my 100th shot(:
Model:Sanzara Hatcher
The photo is true back to the first ridge in the haze, the hills beyond that are just copies of the first one Transformed and angled / rotated to look different and the opacity dialled down according to implied distance. No AI was used here at all.
Bird in freedom posing in a Cotoneaster bush laden with berries. Taken in La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Andean Motmot, as the English name implies, is the Andean representative of the "Blue-crowned Motmot" complex. For many years, all members of this group were considered to be conspecific, but this group now is reclassified as representing five different species. The Andean Motmot occurs in humid montane forests of the Andes mountains of South America, from Colombia south to Bolivia. Andean motmot is a big bird about 50 cm from beak to tail.
These birds often sit still, and in their dense forest habitat can be difficult to see, despite their size. They eat small prey such as insects and lizards, and will also regularly take fruit.
Here is another variation of a photo showing Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park, Maine at sunrise. This was the morning of December 25. (image M1A7286) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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Like every annoying "Thursday"
Considering it as the beginning of the weekend
The hours of that day are jammed and the streets are crowded with cars
And I plead my mom to go somewhere to amuse myself.
How I wonder "Do I have the right to entertain myself???" huh!
But this Thursday wasn't like any other Thursday
My heart was "swaddled" ,like we say in Damascus
And it's an expression that implies fear or unease of a disturbing matter, whether it was a known or not!!
For me ,everything was unknown that day.
All I know is that I was on my way to my friend's house, Rawan
And I would be going out with Aya and a group of friends after my quick visit to Rawan's.
And suddenly I receive a message from a friend saying "All right Amal, you haven't told me whether to come or not"
She and her mother were supposed to visit us
And I was thinking about how to organize all these arrangements in the same evening. The end of that evening was six hours away.
Oh, Goodness
Suddenly , with all the confusion
One of my friends at school, Bana, called me
I knew she was going to call because we were on undetermined agreement to visit our other friend…
….not at home
But in the hospital
I was so worried to return to a place like that…again
Hospitals were one memory related to the death of my grand father.
Yes…I was scared..
Even though I am stronger than fear that paralyzes the human emotions when going into the "hospital of death".
Sorry, I mean…cancer treating hospital.
I know, I'm not allowed to dub it "hospital of death"
But "death" is kinder than "pain and suffering"
I won't speak for long
Let me go on….
We looked up the name of "Asmaa'" in the patients' records
So we can reach her.
The employee told us she was in the intensive care unit, second floor.
My heart beats were speeding up
While our steps were slowing down
Of the moments of this evening were frustrating
The strong feeling that we had before is coming back
How I hate to see a person who was safe and sound, yesterday
Like me and you!
All of a sudden, lies on a white bed…
Looks like the bed of "death"
When you enter his room you only hear the sound of his breath and his groans
The sound of the meter of heart pulse
Pressure, and oxygen
How bothering for me to see someone breathing with artificial respiration
You can see the wires in front of it and behind it
"May God be with her family"
She smiled when she knew me
And said to me :"Amal, call my mom, I need my mom, ask her to come! Amal،, please call my mom!
I said :"ok…can you please give me the number?"
I called her mother
And told her that Bana and me are in the hospital visiting Asmaa', and that Asmaa' wants her to come
Her mother replied: "What can I do for her….no one stays with her, anyway"
I said: "but Asmaa' is so upset and she wants you to be with her! She needs you now
She-feeling less- replied to me :"I'll pray then try to come"
She said it like as if she was coming just because it's her duty, not because she wants to.
I hung up
and I started to feel like crying
a strong feeling
how I controlled myself just to avoid this weakness
but the response was cruel
is that the heart of a mother gave birth to her?
Or are there other parents who don't feel anything towards their children, too?
"May God help you, Asmaa'"
I got back to Asmaa' and told her that her mother is coming, and won't be late !"
Bana was trying to give Asmaa' faith, and improve her self-esteem, and her trust in God.
Asmaa' was interrupting , and asking: "how is the breathing meter?"
Bana :"99, don't worry"
Asmaa: "the heart….??"
Bana : "don't worry, everything is ok"
Asmaa: "I'm hungry"
Bana: "ok we'll get you some food"
Asmaa: "..but I want my mom"
I didn't know what to do
I kept quiet
But….
Tears of pain and Oppression burnt me
This is the pain
This is the examination of human faith
Oh, Allah
How hard it is for me to remember and imagine that room
She wanted to go back to school
She wanted to get out of this place
She wanted her mom!
She wants to study
She was worried about her death
She was asking for life!
I remembered to ask her about an important thing
-Me: "Asmaa, are you praying?"
-Asmaa: "no"
-Me :" Why? The most important thing now is praying, so God can hear our prayers, and stay with us, if no one could"
-Asmaa: "I don't know how to pray"
-Me: "Asmaa, I know that you know how to pray, don't fool around"
-Asmaa : "I swear I don't know how to pray!"
I was shocked
Not for her answer
I know she knows how to pray
And she is kind of conservative
But she was in kind of unconsciousness
She forgot how to pray
Bana started to remind her how to pray
We told her to pray everytime she felt upset
God is with you
Now we're with you, but we aren't going to be in a while
Ask God to give you his mercy
Asmaa' started to calm down
But she didn't stop asking for calling her mother
Where's she ???God….
I'm not going to call again
Her cruel words were more painful than seeing Asmaa' in this situation"
The time is now beyond prayer time
Why did she bring her to life if she wasn't able to stay with her till the end of life?
Why did she give birth to her if she doesn't have a bit of tenderness or compassion?
Is this the modern mother?
Or she used to treat her like "animals"?
Excuse me, but the feeling hurts
I swear, if she had a cat or a dog, she would've been compassionate towards it when it's sick!
But…
Every emotion, and every word freezes in front of these sad conditions
Of course, my mobile wouldn't stop ringing all this time
Aya, Rawan, Sarah….and another group of friends
They didn't stop calling to check up on her and being urgent about not getting late
But I was in a Deplorable mental condition
I remembered my grand father, I remembered death
Remembered every pain I went through
I got out of the intensive care unit
There was a family in the waiting room, and Bana's sister was waiting for us, too.
I couldn't help it
I cried
I felt the pain
Few seconds after that I heard the crying of two women were in the same room
And…. Bana's sister
How hard is to remember that situation
I remembered that…..that…Bana told me that her mom died because of this illness
And ..Bana is the oldest of her 5 siblings
And that she is responsible of them
And her aim is to study a major which is related to cancer and curing it's Patients and to know the secrets of this disease, maybe someday she'll discover the curative!
Because she suffered a lot
And it was hard for her to see someone goes through the same suffering
But she was stronger than me
She didn't cry
She strengthened her self
Faith was everything Bana held on to…
How I loved this power
Maybe god gave her the power to survive after the death of her mother
God gave her strength to stay "happy" even though she has lost her most precious person
After my visit to Asmaa'
I understood the meaning of Well-being
good health….
Destiny…!
Prayer!
Faith…!
Thanks God for the blessings that a lot of people were forbidden of…
I promised myself I would be more faithful
Closer to God
More satisfied with what's meant to be….
This is God's judgment
There's nothing we can do but believing in God and counting on his almighty power.
Finally : I'm sorry if I brought back bad memories to anybody or upset anyone by describing this condition.
Forgive me for the prolonging
Written on : Friday, April 10, 2009 at 8:02am
To complete this sad story !
I wanted to tell you the end
The girls were calling me to see who is going to visit Asmaa' today
After a few calls
Bana called me and said : "Amal, don't go!!"
After a few silent minutes I said : "…..when???"
She replied: "today",
Me: Shocked!
Bana: I dialed the phone number of her house
Her brother answered the phone and said : "she died today…", and he cried
The end
Plead to God to give her His mercy and forgiveness
Written on : Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 8:02am
Special thanks for my friend: Yasmin Hawat. the translator
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ككل أيام "الخميس" المزعجة ..
باعتبارها بداية العطله الاسبوعيه ..
تزدحم ساعات هذا اليوم و تكتظ بالشوارع السيارات!
و أتوسل إلى أمي، للذهاب إلى مكان ما ترفيهاً عن نفسي!
و كم أتسائل " هل يحق لي أن ارفّه عن نفسي؟" هه!
أما هذا الخميس فلم يكن كأي خميس سابق ..
كان "قلبي ئامطني" كما نقول في الشام ..
و هو تعبير يدل على خوف أو قلق من شيء ما يزعج، مجهول كان أم معلوم!
أما أنا فكانت كل الأشياء مجهولة بالنسبه لي في هذا اليوم ..
كل ما أعلمه أنني كنت ذاهبة إلى منزل صديقتي روان ..
و سوف أخرج مع آية بعد زيارتي السريعه لروان ..
و كان من المخطط أن أخرج مع مجموعه من الاصدقاء بعد زيارتي لآيه ..
و تفاجئت برسالة قصيرة تقول "ماشي يا أمل ما رديتيلي خبر اجي ولا لأ؟"
من صديقة كان الاتفاق أن تأتي هي و والدتها لزيارتنا ..
و كنت أنا أفكر بكيفية تنظيم كل هذه المواعيد في مساء واحد تقل عدد ساعاته عن ستة ساعات!
يا إلهي ..
فجأة و مع كل هذه الأمور المتداخلة ..
اتصلت بي "بانة" أحد صديقاتي في المدرسه ..
كنت أعلم أنها تتصل بي .. لأننا على موعد غير محدد لزيارة زميلتنا في المدرسه ..
زيارتها .. و لكن ليس في بيتها ..
زيارتها في "المستشفى" ..
كَم كُنْتٌ قلقة لدخول مكان كهذا مرة أخرى ..
فإن المستشفيات في ذكرياتي، غالباً ما ترتبط بذكرى رحيل جدي المرحوم ..
كنت خائفة، أجل ..
مع أنني أقوى من الخوف الذي يتملك مشاعر الإنسان عند دخوله لمستشفى "الموت"
أقصد ..
مستشفى "علاج السرطان"!
أعلم أنه، لا حق لي بـ نعته "مستشفى الموت" ..
لكن كلمة "الموت" أرحم من العذاب و الألم في مستشفى كهذا!
لن أطيل الحديث ..
دعوني أكمل لكم ما حدث ..
سألنا عن "أسماء" في سجل المرضى في المستشفى لنتمكن من الوصول إليها ..
قال لنا المسؤول: إنها في غرفة العناية. الطابق الثاني
بدأت دقات قلبي بالتسارع ..
خطواتنا كانت بطيئة ..
دقائق هذا المساء كانت مزعجة ..
الاحساس القوي الذي نكرهه يتجدد ..
كم أكره رؤية إنسان كان بصحته و عافيته في الأمس ..
مثلي و مثلكم!
و فجأة يتسَطَحٌ على فراش أبيض ..
شبيه بفراش "الموت" ..
عند دخولك غرفته لا تسمع سوى صوت تنفسه و آهاته ..
و صوت جهاز القلب
و الضغط
و الاكسجين ..
و كم يزعجني! أن أرى مجدداً أحدهم يتنفس بـ"المنفسة الاصطناعية"!
و ترى الأسلاك و الشرائط الممدة عليه و من أمامه و من خلفه ..
"كان الله في عونهم" ..
ابتسمت عندما عرفتني ..
قالت لي:
أمل .. اتصلي بماما .. بدي ماما .. قوليلها تجي! أمل الله يخليكي اتصلي بماما!
قلت لها:
حاضر .. عطيني الرقم
ذهبت و اتصلت بها ..
حييّت والدتها و أخبرتها أنني و بانة في المستشفى عند أسماء لزيارتها ..
و أن أسماء تطلب منها أن تأتي ..
قالت لي: و أنا شو بعمللها .. أصلاً ما في حدا بيقعد عندها ..
قلت: بس أسماء كتير متدايقه و بدها ياكي تكوني معها! هي بحاجتك هلأ
قالت لي بكل برود: سأصلي المغرب و أحاول المجيئ ..
"و كأنها زيارة رفع عتب"
أغلقت السماعة ..
و بدأت أشعر بـ رغبة بالبكاء ..
رغبة ملحة ..
كم تمالكت نفسي في مواقف كثيرة لأتجنب هذا الضعف ..
لكن الرد كان قاسي!
هل هذا قلب أم أنجبتها؟
أم هناك من تحَجَر قلبهم على أبنائهم أيضاً ..
"كان الله في عونكِ يا أسماء .."
رجعت إلى أسماء و طمئنتها بأن والدتها قادمة و لن تتأخر!
كانت بانة تحاول أن تثبت إيمان أسماء و تقوي لها الثقة بنفسها و بالله تعالى ..
و كانت تقاطعها أسماء و هي تسأل ..
اسماء: كم جهاز التنفس؟
بانة: 99 اطمني ..
اسماء: القلب؟
بانة: ماشالله عليكي مافيكي شي لا تقلقي كل قراءات الأجهزة ممتازة و عين الله عليكي
اسماء: طيب أنا جوعانه
بانة: يلا رح نطلبلك الأكل ..
اسماء: بس أنا بدي ماما!
لم أكن أعلم ما يجب علي فعله ..
التزمت الصمت ..
لكن،
أحرقتني دموع ألم و قهر لحالتها المؤلمة!
هذا هو الألم!
هذا هو القهر!
هذا هو اختبار إيمان العبد ..
هذا هو البلاء ..
ياااا الله ..
كم يصعب علي تذكر و تَصَوُرَ هذه الغرفة ..
كانت تطلب أن تعود إلى المدرسه ..
تريد أن تخرج من ذاك المكان ..
تريد أمها!
تريد أن تدرس ..
كانت قلقة بشأن موتها ..
كانت تطلب الحياة!
تذكرت أن أسألها شيء هام ..
أنا: أسماء عم تصلي؟
أسماء: لأ
أنا: ليش؟ أهم شي هلأ انو نصلي مشان الله يستجيب لدعائنا و يضل معنا إذا ما كان حدا بيقدر يضل معنا!
أسماء: ما بعرف صلي!
أنا: أسماء .. بعرف انك بتعرفي تصلي لا تمزحي هلأ
أسماء: و الله ما عم امزح! ما بعرف صلي!
صعقت! ..
ليس لجوابها ..
أعلم أنها تعرف كيفية الصلاة ..
و أنها من النوع المحافظ تقريباً ..
و لكنها في حالة فقدان وعي خفيفة ..
أنستها الصلاة ..
بدأت بانة بتذكيرها بكيفية الصلاة ..
علمناها التيمم ..
قلنا لها صلّي كلما شعرت بالضيق ..
إن الله معك ..
نحن الآن معك و بعد قليل لن نكون معك ..
اطلبي العافية من الله و اسأليه اللطف في حالك ..
بدأت أسماء بالاسترخاء شيئاً فشيئاً ..
لكنها لم تكف عن طلب الاتصال بوالدتها!
أين هي .. يا الله!
لن أتصل مرة أخرى ..
كلامها القاسي كان أشد ألماً من رؤية أسماء على هذا الحال!
لقد مضى على أذان المغرب فترة لا بأس بها ..
لماذا أنجبتها إذا لم تكن قادرة على البقاء معها لنهاية العمر؟!
لماذا أنجبتها إذا كان قلبها لا يحمل ذرة عطف أو حنان؟
هل هذه هي الأم الحديثه؟
أم أنها اعتادت على معاملتها كالـ"حيوانات"!
اعذروني! فالإحساس أليم ..
و الله لو كانت تقوم على تربية قطة أو كلب،
لأشفق قلبها و حنت عليه عند مرضه!
لكن سبحان الله ..
تتبلد جميع المشاعر ..
و تتجمد كل الكلمات ..
أمام هذه المواقف الحزينة ..
طبعاً، لم يكن لهاتفي المحمول بأن يصمت كل هذه الفترة!
آية، روان، سارة .. و مجموعة اصدقاء أخرى ..
لم يكفوا عن الاتصال و الاطمئنان و الإلحاح على عدم التأخير و "خلصينا" ..
لكنني كنت في حالة عصف ذهني يرثى لها،
تذكرت جدي، تذكرت الموت ..
تذكرت كل ألم رأيته ..
خرجت من غرفة العناية ..
كانت هناك عائلة في غرفة الانتظار و كانت أخت بانة تنتظرنا أيضاً ..
لم أستطع أن أتمالك نفسي أمام الناس ..
بكيت ..
تألمت ..
و ما هي لحظات إلا و سمعت صوت بكاء اثنتان من النساء المتواجدات ..
و ..
أخت بانة ..
كم صعب علي هذا الموقف ..
لقد تذكرت أن ..
أن ..
بانة قد أخبرتني ..
بأن والدتها ..
توفّت بسبب هذا المرض ..
!!
و أنها هي أكبر إخوتها الخمس ..
و أنها من يتحمل مسؤوليتهم ..
و أنها تطمح لدراسة اختصاصاً يساعدها لاكتشاف أسرار هذا المرض علّها تجد علاجاً له ..
لأنها تألمت كثيراً ..
و كان من الصعب عليها أن ترى أحداً ما يتألم نفس الألم ..
لكنها كانت أقوى مني ..
لم تبكِ ..
تماسكت ..
كان الإيمان كل ما تمسكت به بانة!
كم أحببت هذه القوة ..
ربما وهبها الله قوة لتستطيع أن تحيا بعد رحيل والدتها المرحومة ..
وهبها القدرة على البقاء "سعيدة" رغم فقد أقرب الناس إليها! ..
يا الله .. تذكرت أحد الأدعية التي كانت تتبع سورة "يوسف" في أحد تسجيلات القرآن التي أمتلكها ..
"
اللّهم اهدِنا فيمَن هَديْت و عافِنا فيمَن عافيْت و تَوَلَّنا فيمَن تَوَلَّيْت و بارِك لَنا فيما أَعْطَيْت و قِنا واصْرِف عَنَّا شَرَّ ما قَضَيت سُبحانَك تَقضي ولا يُقضى عَليك انَّهُ لا يَذِّلُّ مَن والَيت وَلا يَعِزُّ من عادَيت تَبارَكْتَ رَبَّنا وَتَعالَيْت فَلَكَ الحَمدُ يا الله عَلى ما قَضَيْت وَلَكَ الشُّكرُ عَلى ما أَنْعَمتَ بِهِ عَلَينا وَأَوْلَيت نَستَغفِرُكَ يا رَبَّنا مِن جمَيعِ الذُّنوبِ والخَطايا ونَتوبُ اليك وَنُؤمِنُ بِكَ ونَتَوَكَّلُ عَليك
"
بعد زيارتي لأسماء، بدأت أشعر بكل كلمة في الدعاء ..
شعرت بمعنى العافية ..
الصحة ..
القضاء ..
القدر! ..
الصلاة!!!!
الإيمان ..
و حمد الله على نعمه التي حرَم منها كثيراً من الناس ..
قطعت على نفسي عهداً،
بأن أكون أكثر إيماناً ..
أكثر قرباً من الله ..
أكثر رضىً بما قدّر لي و كتَب جل و على ..
أكثر يقيناً بأنه كما قال الرسول صلى الله عليه و آله و صحبه و سلم:
" يا غلام , إني أعلمك كلمات : احفظ الله يحفظك , احفظ الله تجده تجاهك , إذا سألت فاسأل الله وإذا استعنت فاستعن بالله , واعلم أن الأمة لو اجتمعت على أن ينفعوك بشيء لم ينفعوك إلا بشيء قد كتبه الله لك , وإن اجتمعوا على أن يضروك بشيء لم يضروك إلا بشيء قد كتبه الله عليك , رفعت الأقلام وجفت الصحف "
رواه الترمذي
فهذا هو قضاء الله و قدره ..
و كل ما نستطيع فعله هو الإيمان به و التوكل عليه ..
و أخيراً و ليس آخرا: أعتذر إن كنت سبباً في إحياء ذكرى سيئة لأحدكم أو إزعاجه بوصفي لهذه الحالة.
السموحة على الإطاله ..
كتب في:
Friday, April 10, 2009 at 8:02am
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من باب تكملة القصة الأليمة! ..
حبيت قلكن النهاية ..
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كانو عم يتصلو فيني البنات ليشوفو مين طالع لعند أسماء اليوم .....
و بعد كذا مكالمه،
اتصلت فيني بانة ..
قالتلي ..
أمل لا تروحي!!!
سكتت ..
قلتلها ...........
ايمتى؟
قالت ..
اليوم ..
اتصلت ع بيتها ..
قالي اخوها انو "توفت" اليوم ..
و بكى ..
..
انتهى
..
ادعولها بالرحمة و المغفرة ..
قال عليه الصلاة و السلام:
"
استغفروا لأخيكم و سلوا له التثبيت، فإنه الآن يسأل
"
كتب في:
Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 4:02pm
**** سامحوني إذا كنت غلطت بحق أهلها لـ أسماء!
ما كنت بقصد الإساءة ولا تشويه السمعه
بس اللي أنا شفتو و سمعتو و عشتو ..
ما قال لي غير اللي كتبتلكن ياه ..
و اتأكدو من صدق كل كلمه انحكت
Compared to Northern hemisphere fires this is totally not on the radar of the news media or environmentalists. And no, I'm not implying the world is burning down, but I am interested if these fires are natural or part of agricultural practices or living conditions.
Grok3 AI:
The Windy application’s global fire view, which likely incorporates data from sources like NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), shows numerous small fires across Africa south of the equator due to a combination of human activities, environmental conditions, and ecosystem dynamics. Below, I outline the primary causes of these fires, focusing on regions south of the equator, such as southern and central Africa, during their respective fire seasons. Primary Causes of Small Fires in Africa Below the EquatorAgricultural Practices (Slash-and-Burn and Land Clearing):Slash-and-Burn Agriculture: In southern and central Africa, particularly in countries like Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, small-scale farmers commonly use fire to clear land for agriculture. This practice, known as slash-and-burn, involves cutting vegetation and burning it to create nutrient-rich soil for crops. The ash fertilizes the soil, and the practice is cost-effective for smallholder farmers. These fires are typically small, localized, and widespread, contributing to the pattern observed on Windy’s fire view.
Crop Residue Burning:
After harvests, farmers burn leftover crop residues to prepare fields for the next planting season. This is common during the dry season (April to August in southern Africa), when vegetation is dry and flammable, leading to numerous small fires.
Land Management for Grazing:
Fires are deliberately set to manage rangelands for livestock. Burning removes old, dry grass, encouraging fresh grass growth for grazing animals. This practice is widespread in savanna ecosystems, which dominate much of southern Africa. These controlled burns are typically small and scattered, aligning with the pattern seen in the Windy application.
Seasonal and Climatic Conditions:
Dry Season Dynamics: South of the equator, the fire season peaks from April to August, coinciding with the dry season when vegetation dries out, creating abundant fuel. The savanna and grassland ecosystems, prevalent in southern Africa, accumulate dry biomass during the wet season, which becomes highly flammable during the dry months.
Climate Change and Drought:
Increasing temperatures and drought conditions, exacerbated by climate change, enhance fire susceptibility. In some areas, hotter and drier conditions have extended the fire season and increased fire frequency, particularly in regions like the southern Congo Basin.
Natural Causes (Lightning):
Lightning strikes during the transition from wet to dry seasons can ignite fires in savanna and grassland ecosystems, which are fire-dependent and adapted to periodic burning. While less common than human-induced fires, lightning contributes to the overall fire activity observed.
Deforestation and Land Use Change:
In tropical forest areas, such as parts of the Congo Basin, small fires are increasingly linked to deforestation. As forests are cleared for agriculture or logging, fragmented landscapes become more fire-prone. These fires are often small but numerous, as they occur in patches of cleared or degraded forest.
Aerosol Feedback Mechanism:
Research indicates that fire-induced aerosols (e.g., smoke particles) in Africa create a feedback loop that sustains fire activity. Aerosols influence local climate by reducing rainfall and increasing temperatures, drying out vegetation and making it more flammable. This mechanism amplifies fire seasons, particularly in central and southern Africa, contributing to the widespread small fires seen on Windy’s map.
Why Small Fires DominateFire Size and Detection:
Many fires in Africa south of the equator are small (<100 hectares) because they are set intentionally for specific purposes (e.g., clearing small plots or managing grazing land). These fires are often missed by coarser-resolution satellite data but are detected by higher-resolution tools used by platforms like Windy, which likely integrates data from MODIS or VIIRS sensors. Small fires account for a significant portion of burned areas (up to 41% in sub-Saharan Africa) and contribute substantially to emissions.
Cultural and Historical Practices:
Fire has been used for thousands of years in African savannas and forests for land management, making small, controlled burns a traditional practice. These fires are less intense than large wildfires but are numerous and frequent, creating the dense pattern of fire hotspots on Windy’s global fire view.
Regional ContextSouthern Africa (e.g., Angola, Zambia):
The savanna-dominated landscapes experience widespread burning during the dry season (April–August). Angola and Zambia, for example, saw 67,162 and 21,034 fires, respectively, in a single week in 2018, many of which were small agricultural burns.
Central Africa (e.g., Democratic Republic of Congo):
The Congo Basin, while historically wet, has seen increased fire activity due to deforestation and drier conditions, particularly in its southern and northeastern parts. Small fires in these areas are often linked to forest clearing.
Environmental and Social Impacts:
While these small fires are often intentional and culturally significant, they have consequences.
Air Quality: The cumulative smoke from numerous small fires degrades air quality, affecting rural communities and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., 1.44 PgC annually from African fires).
Ecosystem Effects:
Savanna ecosystems are fire-adapted, but excessive burning can lead to soil degradation and biodiversity loss, especially in deforested areas.
Climate Feedback:
The aerosol feedback loop and climate change exacerbate fire frequency, potentially increasing the number of small fires over time.
Conclusion:
The massive number of small fires observed on the Windy application’s global fire view in Africa south of the equator is primarily driven by traditional agricultural practices like slash-and-burn and land clearing for grazing, amplified by dry season conditions and, increasingly, climate change and deforestation. These fires are typically small and intentional, reflecting long-standing cultural practices in savanna and forest ecosystems. However, their frequency and environmental impact, including emissions and air quality degradation, highlight the need for monitoring and sustainable land management. For real-time data, platforms like Windy and NASA’s FIRMS are valuable tools for tracking these fires.
Grok3 Further Question:
What percentage of these fires are due to charcoal fuel production?
There is limited specific data directly attributing the percentage of fires in Africa south of the equator to charcoal fuel production, as most studies focus on broader causes like agricultural burning, land management, and natural fires. However, charcoal production is a known contributor to fire activity in the region, particularly in forested areas, and I can provide an informed estimate based on available information. Key Points on Charcoal Production and FiresCharcoal Production Process: Charcoal is made by cutting trees and burning them in low-oxygen conditions (e.g., in kilns or pits) to produce charcoal for cooking fuel. These fires are typically small and controlled but can spread if not managed properly, contributing to the fire patterns observed on platforms like Windy’s global fire view. In some cases, the initial clearing of forests for charcoal production involves slash-and-burn techniques, which also generate fires.
Prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Charcoal is a critical energy source, with over 70% of sub-Saharan African households relying on woodfuel (including charcoal) for cooking. In urban areas like Kinshasa, up to 90% of residents depend on charcoal, driving significant demand and production-related fires.
Environmental Impact:
Charcoal production contributes to forest degradation and is often unregulated, leading to fires that may escape control. A 2019 report notes that charcoal production in countries like Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo is linked to widespread tree cutting and fires, exacerbating deforestation and desertification.
Fire Characteristics:
Studies indicate that fires in southern Africa, particularly in savanna and grassland ecosystems, produce small, elongated microcharcoal particles, some of which are associated with charcoal production. However, these fires are often smaller than agricultural burns and may not dominate satellite-detected fire points.
Estimating the Percentage:
While no source provides an exact percentage of fires south of the equator caused by charcoal production, we can infer from related data:Dominance of Agricultural Fires: Research shows that savanna and grassland fires, primarily for agriculture and land management (e.g., slash-and-burn, grazing land preparation), account for 82.6–85.9% of burned areas in sub-Saharan Africa, with small fires (<100 ha) contributing 41% of total burned area. These agricultural fires are the primary driver of the numerous small fires seen on Windy’s fire view.
Charcoal Production as a Subset:
Charcoal production is often categorized under human-induced fires, which include agricultural, pastoral, and fuelwood-related activities. A 2020 study on East Africa notes that charcoal burning is one of several human activities causing fires, alongside slash-and-burn and pastoral burning, but does not quantify its specific contribution. In tropical forests like the Congo Basin, fires linked to deforestation (which includes charcoal production) have increased, but they remain a smaller fraction compared to savanna fires.
Indirect Evidence:
The high dependence on charcoal (e.g., 90% in Kinshasa) suggests that charcoal production contributes significantly to fire activity in forested regions south of the equator, such as the southern Congo Basin, Angola, and Zambia. However, savanna fires for agriculture and grazing likely dominate the total fire count due to the vast extent of savanna ecosystems.
Best Estimate:
Based on the available data, charcoal production likely accounts for a small but non-negligible percentage of the fires observed south of the equator. Given that agricultural and pastoral fires dominate (likely 80–90% of total burned area), and considering charcoal production’s role in forested areas, I estimate that 5–15% of the small fires in Africa south of the equator may be directly or indirectly linked to charcoal production. This range accounts for:Controlled burns for charcoal kilns and forest clearing for charcoal, which are smaller in scale than agricultural fires.
Regional variations, with higher contributions in forested areas like the Congo Basin compared to savanna-dominated regions like Angola or Zambia.
The lack of precise data, as most studies do not isolate charcoal-related fires from other human-induced fires.
LimitationsData Gaps:
No recent, comprehensive study specifically quantifies charcoal production’s contribution to fire counts in southern Africa. Satellite data (e.g., MODIS, VIIRS) used by Windy may detect charcoal-related fires but does not distinguish their purpose.
Regional Variability: The contribution of charcoal production varies by country and ecosystem (e.g., higher in forested Congo Basin areas than in savanna-dominated Zambia).
Uncontrolled Fires: Some charcoal-related fires may spread unintentionally, but these are likely a small fraction compared to intentional agricultural burns.
Conclusion:
While agricultural and land management fires dominate the fire landscape in Africa south of the equator (80–90% of burned area), charcoal production likely contributes 5–15% of the small fires observed on Windy’s global fire view, particularly in forested regions like the southern Congo Basin. This estimate is based on the high reliance on charcoal as a fuel source and its association with deforestation and burning practices, though precise data is lacking. For more accurate figures, region-specific studies or higher-resolution fire purpose analysis would be needed.
The maritime district of Castellón de la Plana, The Grao, implies the door to the sea and it is only four kilometers far from the city center. There are two main lanes through you can access to this place: the Mar Avenue and Hermanos Bou Avenue. Both of them count with a cycle lane or a route that allows accessing to this attractive maritime center walking or by bike.
The Mar Square stands out due to the fact that is the meeting point of the people of Castellón, “graueros” and visitors. It could be said that it is the neuralgic point of the Grao, altogether with the Real Club Náutico, the inner harbors of the fishing and the commercial harbors. Restaurants, stores, pubs, cinemas and hotels are gathered near to this square.
The fishing and commercial port and the Nautical Club shape our option of leisure in seaworthy questions. From here they divide some of the ships that allow to realize excursions to the Islands Columbretes, or routes to know the coast. And, certainly, if we want to know thoroughly the from Castellón gastronomy, it is in this maritime district where we will be able to taste the flavors of the sea.
Back to my fall colors collection. i still have tons of photos to process but with a million other distractions i am going a bit slow with this project .have a great day folks.
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Wetenschappelijk: Leptidea sinapis
Scientific name: Leptidea sinapis
As its name implies, this species is found in woodland rides and margins. However, colonies in the south west of its range can be found in more-open areas such as disused railway cuttings and meadows. Suitable habitat is characterised as being warm, sheltered and damp, where both larval foodplants and nectar sources are in abundance. Foodplants include various vetches and trefoils. Nectar sources include a variety of flowers, favourites being Bramble, Bugle, Ragged Robin and Birds-foot Trefoil. In hot weather, males can also be found taking mineral salts from puddles.
Despite relatively short-term increases, the long-term view is that this butterfly is in decline and is therefore a priority species for conservation efforts. This butterfly has suffered due to a change in woodland management and, in particular, the reduction in coppicing that allows new woodland clearings to develop that provides the conditions suitable for this species. Even improvements in habitat management will not guarantee that the species will reappear from areas where it has been lost, since it is not a very mobile species and may not, therefore, be able to recolonise naturally.
Males are the more active of the two sexes and can be found patrolling for females, rarely stopping to rest or feed, especially in sunny weather. On dull days, the butterfly will rest on the underside of a leaf with its wings closed and, when disturbed, the butterfly will fly into thick undergrowth.
The courtship of this butterfly is an amazing spectacle. Male and female face each other with wings closed and intermittently flash open their wings. At the same time, the male waves his proboscis and white-tipped antennae either side of the female's head. If the female is receptive to these signals, the female bends her abdomen toward the male and the pair mate, staying coupled for around 30 minutes
Last week I posted the male and female of the White-bellied Woodstar, a similar looking species. These adorable hummingbirds are even smaller, as the name implies. I was very fortunate photograph both sexes of this Near Threatened species.
Little Woodstar - Male and Female
Tiny, bee-like hummingbird. Both sexes have white spots on sides of rump. Male has glittering magenta throat bordered by a pale buffy breast, neck sides, and stripe behind eye, and has a spiky tail. Female is pale rusty below, though whiter on the throat, neck, and eye stripe. Female is smaller than female White-bellied Woodstar, and is more extensively rusty on the belly. Inhabits both humid and deciduous forest, mainly in the Andes but also in coastal areas of Ecuador. Occasionally visits feeders.
Seen on a photo tour in Northern Peru led by Neotropic Photo Tours and our Peruvian guide Steve Sánchez Wildlife Photography.
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This limestone, from a small lens in the Lower Cretaceous Thermopolis Shale near Rainbow Canyon east of Kane Wyoming, displays a unique sedimentary structure called cone-in-cone (cic). As the name implies, the rock is made up of cone shaped forms that nest inside a cone cup. The cone shapes are visible in this photo. Researchers agree that these structures often form from the growth of calcareous fibers, in this case, calcite. The cic structures have also been found in gypsum, pyrite, and even coal. The pictured sample measures 5 cm x 2.5 cm and was found in a lens that consisted of cone-in-cone structured limestone that was a maximum of about 3 cm thick.
Cic structures are common in the Cretaceous shales of the Bighorn Basin: The Thermopolis Shale, the Mowry Shale, and The Frontier Formation. Rockhounds often confuse the structures with fossils such as petrified wood, horn corals, or some other marine organism. Cic structures are mostly inorganic in nature but how they form has been debated by geologists for many years. Part of the problem is that no one has been able to find them forming in a modern environment so no modern analogs are known. Some of the debate devolves to whether the growth of the calcareous fibers comes before or after the rock has some rigidity. Some think that the concretions form while the sediments are still pliable and the fibers are able to grow uninhibited, other researchers believe the fibers grow after a concretion has already been formed and the fibers fracture the concretion into the structures that are preserved. Geochemical research indicates that cic structures form in deeper water below the sulfate-reduction zone. The shales in the Bighorn Basin that contain the cic structures are famous for deposits of bentonite. Ewing & Ailes (2019) documented samples and analogs of cone-in-cone beds that formed adjacent or near to bentonite beds. Their geochemical findings supports "seafloor or near subsurface reduction of sulfate via bacterial mat biology which then displacively forms crystalline carbonates from solutes derived from the volcanic ash".
References:
serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/sedimentary/images/cone.html
Ewing, Charles & Ailes, Chad. (2019). A Possible Bentonite Origin for Carbonate Cone-in-Cone Structures within the Late Famennian Bedford Shale, Rowan County, Kentucky.
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Hesse, R., Fong, C., & Schumann, D. (2019). Origin of spherulitic and cone-in-cone concretions in Cambro-Ordovician black shales, St Lawrence Estuary, Quebec, Canada. Geological Magazine, 156(10), 1793-1804. doi:10.1017/S0016756819000128 www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geological-magazine/artic...
This was a mid-summer sunset on Lake Wassookeag in the Central Maine Highlands town of Dexter in Penobscot County. (image 34A9946) Please also visit: www.acadiamagic.com/.
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This shows The Beehive mountain near Sand Beach in Acadia National Park, Maine. (image 34A6885) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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As the name implies, the Rock Pipit is a small species of passerine which breeds on rocky coasts of western Europe. This was one of several birds seen at Brixham Harbour, Devon.
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As its name implies, this noisy bird is largely nocturnal, beginning to forage at dusk, when other herons are on their way to roosts. Night-herons are less likely to nest in mixed colonies than other herons; when they do, they often keep to themselves in a separate corner. These birds are sluggish hunters, standing quietly for long periods of time waiting for a frog or fish to pass by. They also plunder the nests of other herons and make regular nighttime visits to colonies of terns or Franklin's Gulls, where they sometimes take large numbers of chicks. Night-herons also stalk in grasslands in places where meadow voles are abundant, preying on these small rodents.
description 23-28" (58-71 cm). W. 3'8" (1.1 m). A medium-sized, stocky, rather short-necked heron with black crown and back, gray wings, and white underparts. Bill short and black, legs pinkish or yellowish. In breeding season it has 2 or more long white plumes on back of head. Young birds are dull gray-brown lightly spotted with white. Young Yellow-crowned Night-Herons are grayer, with stouter bills and longer legs.
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OK not implying any mental issues with this wild mustang. The pose is exaggerated due to the abundance of horse flies buzzing around. Apparently these insects like to fly into the horse's mouth and nose, so the mustangs are constantly bobbing their heads up and down to keep them out! Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, Hot Springs, South Dakota.