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we should have nothing but geniuses :-) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
chrysanthemum, 'Luxor', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
At the rear of the services on the M6 Toll road. There is a path which climbs a knoll overlooking the service area and where people are encouraged to walk their dogs. As we passed through yesterday there was a digger on the mound putting in the foundation of a new monument to the air ambulance crews. Despite all the noise I took the path and was astonished to see these deer to the rear of the site where the new housing has been built. Although it was wonderful to see it is perhaps another indication of just how far we have encroached on wildlife habitat.
Sullivan Ballou
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My very dear Sarah
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aj7Qh1Uu3w&feature=related
[Excerpts]
14 July 1861
Camp Clark, Washington [D.C.]
My very dear Sarah:
The indications are very strong that we shall move in a few days -- perhaps tomorrow. Lest I should not be able to write again, I feel impelled to write a few lines that may fall under your eye when I shall be no more....
I have no misgivings about, or lack of confidence in the cause in which I am engaged, and my courage does not halt or falter. I know how strongly American civilization now leans on the triumph of the Government, and how great a debt we owe to those who went before us through the blood and sufferings of the Revolution. And I am willing -- perfectly willing -- to lay down all my joys in this life, to help maintain this Government, and to pay that debt....
Sarah my love for you is deathless, it seems to bind me with mighty cables that nothing but Omnipotence could break; and yet my love of Country comes over me like a strong wind and bears me unresistibly on with all these chains to the battle field.
The memories of the blissful moments I have spent with you come creeping over me, and I feel most gratified to God and to you that I have enjoyed them so long. And hard it is for me to give them up and burn to ashes the hopes of future years, when, God willing, we might still have lived and loved together, and seen our sons grown up to honorable manhood, around us. I have, I know, but few and small claims upon Divine Providence, but something whispers to me -- perhaps it is the wafted prayer of my litle Edgar, that I shall return to my loved ones unharmed. If I do not my dear Sarah, never forget how much I love you, and when my last breath escapes me on the battle field, it will whisper your name. Forgive my many faults, and the many pains I have caused you. How thoughtless and foolish I have often times been! How gladly would I wash out with my tears every little spot upon your happiness....
But, O Sarah! if the dead can come back to this earth and flit unseen around those they loved, I shall always be near you; in the gladdest days and in the darkest nights . . . always, always, and if there be a soft breeze upon your cheek, it shall be my breath[;] as the cool air fans your throbbing temple, it shall be my spirit passing by. Sarah do not mourn me dead; think I am gone and wait for thee, for we shall meet again....
[The war began one week later on the plains of Manassas, Virginia. Major Sullivan Ballou of the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry died there at the battle of Bull Run.]
SOURCE: Excerpted and reprinted in Geoffrey C. Ward, et al., The Civil War: An Illustrated History (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990), pages 82-83.
The indigo bunting is a 'quick mover' and can be gone in a flash; but there seemed to be quite a few of them at the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware. We were able to get a few pictures and will use four (comments below) in addition to the major one above to point towards different looks and the beauty of this bird.
The pic in comment 1 shows a calling pose in between snacks and gives indication of the dark blue head transitioning into turquoise in the back and side.
Pic 2 shows a sheen to the bird which was visible quite often, especially in light. When seen, this brought out the beauty of the colors. This shot was quite a distance though.
Pic 3 shows a different look, fluff after preening but still beautiful. And pic 4 shows a little molting still beautiful. This last looks like a map of the would with clouds has been tattooed to the body with all the colors..
La Iglesia de San Millán es un edificio de culto católico situado junto a la avenida Fernández Ladreda, en el barrio de San Millán de la ciudad de Segovia, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León.
La torre prerrománica conforma los restos más antiguos del templo, pues corresponde al siglo XI siendo de estilo mudéjar, aspecto que confiere al edificio un carácter distintivo dentro del importante número de iglesias románicas de la ciudad, que junto con Zamora son el grupo más numeroso de España. El resto del edificio es producto de la reforma realizada entre 1111 y 1126 por Alfonso I el Batallador durante su gobierno en Castilla por su matrimonio con doña Urraca, por lo que se trata de una de las iglesias más antiguas de la ciudad.
Su fábrica refleja influencia de la arquitectura aragonesa, pues reproduce la planta de la catedral de Jaca a menor escala. Está compuesta de cuatro ábsides, de los que tres corresponden a las naves y el cuarto, un añadido posterior, a la sacristía. Cuenta con tres portadas, una en cada costado, y dos galerías de arcos porticados, tan comunes en el románico segoviano. En el interior podemos encontrar tres naves amplias con una cubierta sencilla en el techo, en sustitución de la techumbre mudéjar inicial. Las columnas y capiteles son de gran dimensión en comparación con el tamaño del templo. Entre los capiteles más destacables encontramos uno que tiene como temática los Magos camino de Belén y otro que tiene como temática la huida de Egipto.
Dentro de los ornamentos destinados al culto destaca su altar mayor de estilo románico, compuesto por un crucificado rodeado por diez arcadas cegadas, así como varias piezas de la imaginería procesional que participa en la Semana Santa segoviana, como son las tallas de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad al pie de la Cruz y del Santísimo Cristo en su última Palabra, que fueron donadas por el escultor segoviano Aniceto Marinas y corresponden a su cofradía homónima, que tiene su sede canónica en el templo.
This photograph is an indication of what can be achieved with a camera of relatively limited scope. The 18MP sensor is smaller than the size of a fingernail, so detail in the shadows is not its strong suit. But it handles light well as this sunset shot shows. Over coming days I will show you what this same camera can achieve since it has been converted to monochromatic infrared.
The Robe Obelisk is a remarkable navigational feature. Built on Cape Dombey at the enormous cost of 230 pounds by a local builder George Shivas in 1855, it remains today a useful daytime guide to boats entering Guichen Bay. This pyramidal structure stands 12.2 metres high and also provides storage for signal rockets.
Je te propose une photo.
Tu Vois, Tu Interprètes, Tu Déduis, Tu Extrapoles.
Et c'est le vide.
LACPIXEL - 2023
Please don't use this image without my explicit permission.
© All rights reserved
Five BN C30-7s grind up the east slope of Bozeman Pass. Mid train helpers can faintly be seen half way back in the train.
The signals on the bridge mimic the distant searchlight and pot signal for the east end of the passing siding named Muir. The higher signals on the bridge made it easier for eastbound crews to see the indication around a curve behind me.
Teil einer Bügelmessschraube mit Toleranzanzeige (Hersteller: Carl Zeiss Jena)
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Part of an outside micrometer with tolerance indication (manufacturer: Carl Zeiss Jena)
The EXPLOSIVE song is normally the only indication of its presence in the area, hidden in the undergrowth, but you have a small chance now in the spring, as I have when they are looking for a mate singing loudly "chee, chippi-chip-pi=chippi.
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THANK YOU for being a friend through these crazy difficult times, seeing your images, and being transported around the world, from my armchair is so good !!
Stay well and safe my friends........................Tom
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"We have hope in this life and the life after death, due to the blood He Shed.!.
We just have to ask, believe and receive "
Have a wonderful Easter, my friends!
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This attentive ruby-crowned kinglet is patiently waiting for any midges to emerge from the trout stream that is flowing by just beyond our view. I'm quite sure this is a female kinglet since I watched her for some time and never saw any indication of red on her head. Previous to today, all the ruby and golden-crowned kinglets I've seen were males since they always return earlier in the springtime than females. However, in the fall it's the females that migrate south first!
Males also assess their partner's reproductive value and adjust their own investment in the brood according to their partner's condition. Females that lay larger and brighter eggs are in better condition and have greater reproductive value. Therefore, males tend to display higher attentiveness and parental care to larger eggs, since those eggs were produced by a female with apparent good genetic quality. Smaller, duller eggs garnered less paternal care. Female foot color is also observed as an indication of perceived female condition. In one experiment, the color of eggs was muted by researchers, it was found that males were willing to exercise similar care for both large eggs and small eggs if his mate had brightly colored feet, whereas males paired with dull-footed females only incubated larger eggs. Researchers also found that males did not increase their care when females exhibited both bright feet and high-quality offspring.
The catholic church, the "Herz Jesu" is a Romantic style church built in 1910/11. The tower contains 3 bells: the small and big bells originally belonged to the chapel in Goldau. The big bell carries the date 1505, yet there is no indication as to where it was molded. The church can be visited.
The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. It is found in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and in southern Europe. It is the largest living species of flamingo, averaging 110–150 cm (43–59 in) tall and weighing 2–4 kg (4.4–8.8 lb). The largest male flamingos have been recorded at up to 187 cm (74 in) tall and 4.5 kg (9.9 lb).
The lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and northwestern India.[4] Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants. It is the smallest species of flamingo, though it is a tall and large bird by most standards. The species can weigh from 1.2 to 2.7 kg (2.6 to 6.0 lb). The standing height is around 80 to 90 cm (31 to 35 in). The total length (from beak to tail) and wingspan are in the same range of measurements, from 90 to 105 cm (35 to 41 in). Most of the plumage is pinkish white.
The clearest difference between the lessor and the greater flamingo, the only other Old World species of flamingo, is the much more extensive black on the bill. Size is less helpful unless the species are together, since the sexes of each species also differ in height.
The lesser flamingo may be the most numerous species of flamingo, with a population that (at its peak) probably numbered up to two million individual birds. This species feeds primarily on Spirulina, algae which grow only in very alkaline lakes. Presence of flamingo groups near water bodies is indication of sodic alkaline water which is not suitable for irrigation use. Although blue-green in colour, the algae contain the photosynthetic pigments that give the birds their pink colour. Their deep bill is specialised for filtering tiny food items.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_flamingo
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_flamingo
Lake Amboseli is located in the Nyiri Desert (also called Taru or Nyika Desert ) that stretches along southern border of Kenya and Tanzania. The name ‘lake’ is a bit of a misnomer as for most of the year all it is is a massive flat desert pan with no water in it, except after extended rains, when it becomes an alkaline lake.
Situated in Karditsa, Greece !
There is a wrong indication on the map, it's in Greece, i don't know what happens !
Indication on a smaller cast iron water valve street access cover. Quite tricky to shoot with the shiny higher parts that get 'polished' by street traffic.
Straßenkappe, Schachtabdeckung zur Wasserleitung. (Water)Aansluitingsdeksel.
You've been giving indications that you're leaving
And I'd wish that you'd admit it right away
Help me understand the pattern you've been weaving
Is it only out of habit that you stay
Lay it on the line hun
To waste each other's time is such a crime
If you don't like the size, if you don't like the fit
You can split
You can quit
You can exit anytime
Southern Pacific's Eugene, Oregon to Chicago, Illinois forest products train knocks down a clear indication at East Midvale, Utah on the D&RGW the afternoon of Sept. 10, 1995. The 89 car train is powered by new GE AC4400CWs No. 352 and 349.
An American pika (Ochotona princeps) scans the horizon, probably to make sure I’m staying put, as well as for raptors, weasels, and coyotes. This pika occurs in one of several distinct populations found on Niwot Ridge, some large and self-sustaining for decades, others smaller with periodic local extinctions. This individual belongs to one of the latter populations, probably colonized periodically by individuals from the larger populations when their numbers are high. To date there are no indications of major losses of pika populations associated with climate change in this region, which has been noted in places such as the Great Basin and eastern Sierra Nevada.
Pikas, like all their rabbit-relatives (Lagomorphs), don’t hibernate during the winter as they lack the physiological capacity to do this (aka torpor). To survive the long and severe winter they spend the summer gathering vegetation and piling it up to dry in the sun in rocky outcrops, to be consumed later after the growing season. This “haypile” is covered with snow in the winter, protecting it and the pika from the winter weather. If the haypile isn’t large enough in a high snow year the pika may starve, making the summer food gathering period critical.
Poetry Jazz Café is still closed, but new mural, replacing Miles Davis, appeared this year. All indication point to Nina Simone, but I did not find any photo or album cover confirming to the origin of this work. Painted by Toronto based Danilo Deluxo (McDowell-McCallum). I am hoping that the first artist to open the Jazz Cafe will be the wonderful Kellylee Evans, one of my faves, who made a Nina Simone tribute album.
637. TMR Toronto 2021-March-04, P1450034. Uploaded 2021-March-24. Lmx -ZS100.
Dass Raben und Krähen sehr intelligente Tiere sind, ist heute durch wissenschaftliche Studien zweifelsfrei belegt. Man weiß zum Beispiel, dass sie Werkzeuge nicht nur benutzen, sondern auch herstellen. Sie zeigen beim Verstecken von Futter beträchtliche Merkleistungen und sind offenbar in der Lage, dabei planvoll vorzugehen. Es gibt Hinweise, dass sie sogar in der Lage sind, erlernte Fähigkeiten an Artgenossen weiterzugeben.
The fact that ravens and crows are very intelligent animals has now been proven beyond doubt by scientific studies. We know, for example, that they not only use tools, but also manufacture them. They show considerable memory performance when hiding food and are apparently able to proceed in a planned manner. There are indications that they are even able to pass on learned skills to conspecifics.
After hearing about a W028 swapping crews at Glenn Ave in Latonia, we made our way down south from Norwood. After getting to Latonia, I looked to my left to see the train pulling around the wye off the Wilder Branch. We then hit the gas and hauled towards Spring Lake so we would have time to walk down to the signal set. Little did we know, the train had a stop indication and would sit for about 15 minutes before moving. Anyways, the train crossed over at Spring Lake and did about 10 mph between there and the Ryland Tunnels, which made it pretty easy to chase from Spring Lake to Ryland.
This is the butchers shop in Bottesford in Nottinghamshire. Unusually there is no obious indication this is a shop beyond the blackboards on the front. I've not been into it, I will have to take a look next time I am passing. Can't say it inspires confidence from the outside but it may well be excellent.
The roll of film is from a year ago or so and this photo therefore pre-dates the Liz Truss prime-ministerial fiasco, so prices for 5 lb of sausages will no doubt be a fair bit higher now.
Voigtlander Vito II camera
Agfa APX400 film
Lab develop & scan
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A lovely adult male Bar-tailed Godwit still in most of its breeding plumage is being shadowed by an adult Common Redshank. A good indication here, of the size difference between the two species. Taken in mid-September, this is quite late for a bird to be still with so much breeding plumage still showing. It hung around for a couple of weeks, getting greyer and greyer and, if it is still in the region, it will be indistinguishable from the others by now
Limodorum abortivum (Orchidaceae) 126 23
The name Limodorum abortivum refers to the small size of the leaves and the way they sheath the stem. Abortivum literally means aborted leaves.
It is a curious orchid that still requires study to determine its precise biology. Although it is widely considered an entirely saprophytic plant, there are indications that it may be (at least partly) parasitic. Two factors in particular confound the issue: firstly, the stem has been shown to contain measurable levels of chlorophyll, and secondly, the plant is dependent on mycorrhizal fungi for its entire existence.
This is a widespread species with a distribution from Belgium in the north, North Africa in the south and at least as far as Russia in the east. It does not occur in Britain and reaches the height of it's abundance in the southern Mediterranean where it is predominantly found on calcareous soils and usually associated with pine forest. This close proximity to living pine trees is another link with possible parasitism but as already mentioned, the physiology is not yet fully understood.
"Take time to notice your cat's whiskers. Their position are an indication of your cat's mood. When your cat is feeling affection his whiskers will point forward and down, but when he feels aggressive, they will be forward and up."
"It's a misconception that cats can see in the dark. Their night vision is better than ours, but it is the whiskers that allow him to get around in the dark. Interestingly, cats that are born blind grow longer and thicker whiskers than sighted cats and they use them to a greater extent." Read more here.
**Just wanted to share some random stuff with you guys :-)
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Been trying to capture these little chaps in flight for some time but they are so quick and give little indication when they are taking off. Got lucky yesterday with literally the last shot of a 3 hour walk.
The Förmitzspeicher at Schwarzenbach/Saale is a water reserve. I visited it at sunday morning, it was covered by mist and all was toned blue. To the upper right corner there is a little subtle indication of the sun. ;-)
This pano was stitched from 12 single shots.
Explored and mapped over more than one kilometer during the EEGC 2020 expedition, "Tham Loynam" is a magnificent underground river that crosses the mountain. It remains calm in the dry season, but there are many indications that the flow can become very high during the rainy season. Active gallery ends with a siphon, but a very beautiful collapse chasm as well as a fossil network on the upper level allow crossings to be made.
A large and strong-flying butterfly and common in gardens. This familiar and distinctive insect may be found anywhere in Britain and Ireland and in all habitat types.
Starting each spring and continuing through the summer there are northward migrations, which are variable in extent and timing, from North Africa and continental Europe. The immigrant females lay eggs and consequently there is an emergence of fresh butterflies, from about July onwards. They continue flying into October or November and are typically seen nectaring on garden buddleias or flowering Ivy and on rotting fruit.
There is an indication that numbers have increased in recent years and that overwintering has occurred in the far south of England (Courtesy Butterfly Conservation).
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The passenger.
He sits at the southern end of the underground railway platform of Museum station.
The mass throng of humanity have moved with the departure just a few minutes prior of trains on both platforms.
It is quiet and the air is still.
In a few minutes the stillness is broken with the rush of air as it announces the arrival of yet another train.
Shortly after the first indication of the rush of air lights from the incoming electric train break the darkness of the tunnel and it soon slides on its shiny steel sled to a halt at the platform.
It is a scene that has been played out for years and years and it will continue to play out for many years to come.
Such is a day in the life of a railway passenger.
Museum station, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Osprey of the Jersey Shore | 2019
The 2018 Osprey Project in New Jersey:
www.conservewildlifenj.org/downloads/cwnj_853.pdf
Ospreys continue to thrive in New Jersey. Nest surveys conducted by volunteers during the peak of the nestling period (late June-early July) resulted in documenting the outcome of 87% of 589 surveyed nests. We credit the successful work by our dedicated volunteers and faithful “Osprey Watchers” to report on nests all along the coast and major rivers. The goal of this project is to monitor and manage the state population of breeding ospreys to ensure they remain stable in New Jersey. We hope that the work conducted as a part of this project will help protect the species while closely monitoring for any indication of emerging threats.
The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), sometimes known as the Sea Hawk, Fish Eagle or Fish Hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large Raptor, reaching more than 24 inches in length and a 71 inches wingspan. It is brown on the upper parts and predominantly greyish on the head and under parts, with a black eye patch and wings. In 1994, the osprey was declared the provincial bird of Nova Scotia, Canada.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Osprey/overview
At approximately 0749 on September 15, 2020, UP Train MCXNP 14 ran a stop indication and derailed on a crossover switch at State Line Jct. on the KCT High Line while crossing over from 75 to 74 Track. The switches were out of correspondence, being thrown while the stop signal violation took place. At over 20 MPH, both engines and the head 5 cars derailed, listing but upright.
The derailment thankfully stayed on the ballasted deck bridge without falling to the ground below, but presented a unique challenge with where the equipment came to rest, necessitating the use of several contractors to remove the locomotives and railcars.
Wilkerson Crane Rental, Inc., and Cranemasters did most of the lifting, while Mainline Services LLC., under the direction of BNSF engineering forces, as they have the MOW contract on the KCT; replaced the track. Watco/KCTL dropped new ballast with a BNSF rock train to replace what was removed from the bridge deck during cleanup.
A myriad of other contractors also assisted in moving the needed materials and equipment into the site. The line returned to service at 0450 on the 17th without the crossover, which will be restored at a later date. It was nothing short of a fascinating procedure to watch as the equipment was recovered.
Here the second autorack is set to the ground. These were loaded with Nissan automobiles.
Locomotive: UP 9104
Rolling Stock: TTGX 697357, ETTX 702028, CTTX 690172, TTGX 159402
9-15-20
Kansas City, MO
This is No Indication of the amount of Love I am Experiencing at this point in my life from several important individuals...not just from the Love of My Life....but from Myself!
Love Can be looked @ from several different Angles!
It's hard to capture the whole experience of the snow goose migration at Freezout Lake in a single photo. My other shots highlight the mountains to the West, and the sunrise to the East. This is looking toward the North, and gives an indication of just how many birds there are at the refuge. This is one of 5 or 6 groups of similar magnitude. The experience of hearing and seeing these fly over your head and through your field of view is indescribable.