#2023ECAutumn - Landscape

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City Dove

By Laleh

I don’t know what it’s all about

But every time I look around

All I see is how we’re holding on

Don’t ask me what’s wrong or right

I don’t even know the time

All I know is I’m holding on

I haven’t figured anything out

I haven’t figured anything, anything, anything out

I haven’t figured anything out

I haven’t figured anything, anything, anything out

City dove

Fly between the buildings and fences

Soft inside but rough on the edges

Waiting here for something to come

It just holding on, it just holding on

City dove

Fly between the stars and the headlights

Passing by the clouds and the street signs

Knowing that there’s something to come

It just holding on, it just holding on

It just holding on

I don’t really know my fate

I just know I’m on my way

There will be mistakes, movin’ on

I try to get to the heart of it

Fly low but looking for heaven

Oh, I know, I know I’m holding on

I won’t figure everything out

I’ll never figure everything out

You’ll never figure everything out

No, no, no, no

I won’t figure everything out

I’ll never figure everything, everything, everything out

City dove

Fly between the buildings and fences

Soft inside but rough on the edges

Waiting here for something to come

You just holding on, you just holding

City dove

Fly between the stars and the headlights

Passing by the clouds and the street signs

Knowing that there’s something to come

You just holding on, you just holding on

City dove

Fly between the buildings and fences

Soft inside but rough on the edges

Waiting here for something to come

You just holding on (You just holding on), you just holding

City dove

Fly between the stars and the headlights

Passing by the clouds and the street signs

Knowing that there’s something to come

You just holding on, you just holding on

You’ll never figure everything out

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“La Laja” is a nice place in the north of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) with a wide beach (a bit dangerous if you don’t know it) and a fall of volcanic rocks. A bit of luck give me a great sunrise.

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Summer to fall, I didn’t call

Even now, I can’t think of the words, to say.

What would I tell you

That I had missed you

That id like to kiss you

When you haven’t even crossed my mind

I don’t wanna lie

I just nod and smile

Don’t wanna meet your eyes.

Say goodbye, We both know it’s time

Two different lives, On parallel lines

I’ll wrong no right, We’ve lost the fight

Let’s do what’s right, And break ties.

“I know not how I may seem to others, but to myself I am but a small child wandering upon the vast shores of knowledge, every now and then finding a small bright pebble to content myself with”

= Plato =

Explore #296, 22 June 2009

Endeans Mill is deep in the central North Island and close to Pureora Forest Park. A wonderful historical site filled with aging relics of the timber industry.

Well, I know I’ve never been to Spain, can’t say for sure about this little guy, though, what with all the worm holes and Ley Lines in my yard. Actually, he looks a lot like Michelle’s, so the wormhole thing would not surprise me. This could have easily turned into a silhouette shot but with the help of Lightroom I was able to make a beauty shot out of it. So, we started spring with a Robin and we are concluding summer with a Robin. As per usual, there are ten thousand different ways to present this, but I decided to keep cropping to a minimum because I fell in love with the leaves. But as the song says Oklahoma, Arizona, what does it matter …

Never been To Spain – Three Dog Night

I always know when autumn is upon us. The days grow shorter, a chill electrifies the air, and the camellia sasanquas in my hedge in my rear garden start to flower. Well, there may me no chill in the air - quite the contrary actually - however my camellias are budding and the first perfect bloom has appeared.

My "Plantation Pink" camellia sasanqua is always the first of my camellias to blossom in Autumn out of the specimens in my camellia hedge at the rear of my garden, and it seems to have thrown almost overnight. Where yesterday there were tight buds, today there are crepe like blooms.

Vigorous and fast growing, Camellia Sasanqua “Plantation Pink” is an upright evergreen shrub with masses of large sweetly scented single to semi-double, soft pink flowers and a wonderful centre of golden yellow stamens. The blooms occur over quite a long period between March and June in the Southern Hemisphere which makes them very popular. They are often used for hedges or to cover walls.

:::... You will never know - Imani ...:::

It breaks my heart 'cause I know you're the one for me

Don't you feel sad there never was a story, obviously

To never be

And you will never know

I will never show

What I feel, what I need from you, no

You will never know

I will never show

What I feel, what I need from you

With every smile comes my reality, irony

You won't find out what has been killing me

Can't you see me?

Can't you see?

Every detail is outlined here:

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.:: ♫ Vibez ♫ ::.

♫♪♫ ... Don't keep me waiting

I've been waiting all night to get closer

And you already know, I got it for ya

You know the vibes, know the vibes, put it on ya

If we're moving too fast, we can slow up

Baby, this far from mediocre (no)

You know the vibes, know the vibes .... ♪♫♫

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when you're so in love

and your souls touch

but it's still not enough

♬ where does it go? ♬

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the things:

Ana Poses - Florence, natural animated & breathing stands @ Uber

Ison - Catalina & Marina set

Stealthic - Boundless @ Equal10

+ Bang Set 4 - Classy Bang @ the mainstore

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#noai

you know the rest...after having another eagles' earworm for the better part of a month and every single day, all day, it finally went away...it wasn't so bad though thanks to those fine harmonies but it did get a bit tiresome

i don't play much music while driving, it becomes too much, a sensory overload competing with the wind, the sound of tires on pavement and the sounds from the engine and transmission...so one of the few times we play some music, this happens...maybe i'm just getting old but the sensory overload thing has always been an issue...my ears used to ring for hours after being on the job for a several hundred miles

the night skies in some of the places we stayed were simply jaw-dropping, my attempt here a mere fraction of the full effect, the silence here was probably even bigger than the skies

and the earworm?

new kid in town...please be careful

:))

Did you know that during Autumn, we have a changing of the leaves in Florida also? Of course, not to the extent to the states north of us, but we do have a significant change. (More so in North Florida)

This picture was taken in Chipley, Florida. Many, many years ago, I would swim in this lake as a young fellow. It is known as Blue Lake Park and is a very nice place for families who want to have a picnic and go swimming. There is playground equipment for children too.

I'm sure you will notice the moon already coming out.

One more thing - I live about one mile from here and am able to take my grandchildren here for them to enjoy it as much as I did when I was their age.

Thank you for taking the time to read this...

You know the drill - warm coat, woolly hat, gloves, wellies, snow shovel and you're working hard to clear the snow from your driveway. That was me this afternoon. I had planned to treat my garden birds to a few live mealworms after my hard work but 'my' Robin wasn't prepared to wait. He flew into my garage and helped himself ... he knows where I keep them!

So, I thought it was fitting to post a Robin in the snow. This was taken in my garden a few years ago. The white feathers made him very distinctive but, sadly, last winter was last time I saw him.

As always, thank you so much for stopping by and for leaving any comments or faves, they are very much appreciated.

I know that it has reached an end of my journey and it's about time to say goodbye.

"Rain will fall again

on your smooth pavement,

a light rain like

a breath or a step.

The breeze and the dawn

will flourish again

when you return,

as if beneath your step.

Between flowers and sills

the cats will know.

There will be other days,

there will be other voices.

You will smile alone.

The cats will know.

You will hear words

old and spent and useless

like costumes left over

from yesterday’s parties.

You too will make gestures.

You’ll answer with words—

face of springtime,

you too will make gestures.

The cats will know,

face of springtime;

and the light rain

and the hyacinth dawn

that wrench the heart of him

who hopes no more for you—

they are the sad smile

you smile by yourself.

There will be other days,

other voices and renewals.

Face of springtime,

we will suffer at daybreak."

Cesare Pavese

Büyükçekmece

II know I spend far too much time trying to photograph blue jays. I find it a personal affront that they seek to do their best to hide behind the first layer of foliage when they fly away so you can't get their photo.

So, it was with great glee that I tracked this one into a tree where he thought he was invisible but he did not take into account the angle I had on him which gave me a tunnel through the leaves to where he was sitting.

By the way, did you spot the moth that he has captured?

'I've come to believe that it’s worth getting to know your fearful mind... it’s never going to leave you. You can’t evict it. It’s more or less hardwired into your psyche and will accompany you onto every stage you set foot on, into every job interview you go to, and every new relationship you enter into. It’s there, and it’s not going to shut up.'

Michelle Obama. 2022. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, (p. 73), Crown Publishers

Approximately 2.5 cm/ .98 inches across

As shot. Slight crop.

* NB. Bibliography or reference notes are not in one style yet. Please forgive for now.

You know that feeling you get where you want to be left alone. You dont want to have anyone ask anything of you and you only want to have to consider yourself for once. Well I get that now and then because my life is so busy and I got what I wanted on Monday when everyone was off doing their own thing and I was left alone overnight ALL ON MY OWN. And it was great.....for about an hour ;-)

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You know, we may download them to our computers, we may just leave them on our phones. And the physical print, the end of the process, is the thing for me. I like to hold and look at a beautiful object, and it feels like it completes that circle. Otherwise, the work just feels unfinished to me. If it just exists in the ether, or if it just exists as a cheap work print, it’s not quite there yet. I need to finish the project I began.

Mark Power

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Cape jessamine gardenia, 'Chuck Hayes', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

... but she liked me!

Don't know what flowers they are, but they looked lovely.

Anyone know what they are ... ?

Thank you to Helen Orozco for the ID.

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Those who know me personally will know I have a little van and like to travel around the UK for my photography. I recently spent some time in Brecon and West Wales for just under two weeks. And I really loved spending time focusing on photography again. Just getting through some of the pictures now and so I have lots of wildlife and landscapes stories to come. :)

This Image is from the first night where I walked up Pen Y Fan. I set off at 1am and only reached the peak at 6am as I was too distracted taking pictures of the stars on the way up! But I was just in time for a beautiful sunrise. :) It was seriously an amazing walk in the night and would highly recommend to anyone.

Having some problems with photoshop at the moment and it seems to not work or crash when I'm using it anyone else having problems?

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Credits

... knows the key command for the © symbol by heart.

Sherilyn hair by Tableau Vivant

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Glasses "Vintage"Silver Bike Black by URIZASK

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I know, I know, it's cliche, but every photographer needs a 'bird on a wire' shot in their portfolio.

SOOC - the defect on one of the elements is quite evident at 1 o'clock. but I'm not complaining. I got this lens for a song. Ugh 😩

Another lifer! I don't know exactly what this Baird's Sparrow has stuffed in its bill, other than a green caterpillar, but this is almost certainly food for its young brood. And this is certainly a Baird's. Slightly different views - not as sharp due to heat shimmer - showed the necklace of dark streaks on its upper breast. It was about the size of a Grasshopper Sparrow - quite small - and no doubt I have mistaken others for the latter, over the years. It isn't a lifer until you can I.D. it, until you know what you are looking at.

Google will tell you its conservation status is "Least Concern", but according to Cornell this species has lost 65% of its population since 1967 and is a "Red Alert Tipping Point species." Its decline is mainly due to habitat loss as native grassland is converted for agricultural usage.

Cool Fact: Baird's Sparrow was the last new bird described by Audubon (in 1843).

My pal Madonna has a cool story about this species. When she arrived in Val Marie in 2014 as Artist in Residence at the Convent Inn - coincidentally the same way I landed here - a guest flew in from Washington specifically to add a Baird's to his life list. He rented a car in Regina, drove down to our little community, and spotted his first Baird's before he even checked in. He was over the moon with excitement.

Photographed in Rosefield, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2026 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

I know she doesn't like spiders, but she DOES like sunflowers, and this tiny fellow was on the back of this flower. Perhaps knowledge of his diminutive stature and taste in residence will allow for appreciation of his dapper ensemble?

12 Arachtober 2015

Whitebanded Crab Spider, Misumenoides formosipes

Alexandria, VA

Hindleberg ist the easternmost mountain is Austria, geologicaly it belongs to the Carpathian Mountain chain. A lookout tower - Königswarte - (publicly accessible) and a listening station are built on its top. There is much speculation about the listening-station and theories that it is financed in part by the NSA. Not so kosher for a neutral country like Austria, who knows...

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Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what's on the other side?

Rainbows are visions, but only illusions, and rainbows have nothing to hide.

So we've been told and some choose to believe it.

I know they're wrong wait and see.

Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.

The lovers, the dreamers and me.

Who said that wishes would be heard and answered when wished on the morningstar?

Someone thought of that and someone believed it.

Look what it's done so far.

What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing and what do we think we might see?

Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.

The lovers, the dreamers and me.

All of us under its spell.

We know that it's probably magic

Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices?

I've heard them calling my name.

Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors.

The voice might be one and the same.

I've heard it too many times to ignore it.

It's something that I'm supposed to be.

Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers and me.

La-da-da, de-da-da-do

La-da-da-da-da-de-da-do

I know you're tired, I see it in your eyes

All that anxiety that rules your mind

I'll be your shield when you don't feel like

You've got strength enough to fight

I'll stand by your side

I will carry you

Through your darkest night

When you're terrified

I will carry you

When the waters rise

When your hope runs dry

I will carry you

You are not the sum of your mistakes

You don't have to hide the parts of you that ache

I choose you as you are a million times

'Cause I am not ashamed of you

I won't walk away from you... ♥

I know no Sun but this was taken on Bank Holiday Monday 30th August 2021

Seen in the old Intercity Exertive livery this 1 of 4 Power Cars what the 125 group what they own

Everyone who follows me on Facebook now knows where I spent the sunrise today because of my video. Namely at the famous bridge on the River Kwai in Kananchaburi in Thailand (for everyone who hasn't done this yet).

After I recorded the video and also had a photo from this side of the river in the camera, I wanted to take a look at the bridge from the other side. You can't imagine how surprised I was when I suddenly saw this sight in front of me as I entered the bridge.

At the beginning I couldn't even tell what that bright light in the middle of the tracks meant. Because I was still much further away and it was still pretty dark. But as I got closer I recognized the dog with the “glowing” face.

Luckily I still had my camera on the tripod, but unfortunately not equipped with my telephoto lens. So I tried to make the most of the 70mm focal length and crept up step by step in slow motion and took photos again and again. Always hoping that the dog would please please not move (and above all not stepping out of the light of the lamps).. Finally, 6 seconds of exposure time were required because of the darkness. This picture was the last in this series.

After this unexpected photo shoot, the guard let me pass without any problems. Apparently I made a pretty harmless impression.

Alle, die mir auf Facebook folgen wissen inzwischen, auf Grund meines Videos, wo ich heute den Sonnenaufgang verbracht habe. Nämlich an der berühmten Brücke am Kwai in Kananchaburi in Thailand (für alle, die das noch nicht tun).

Nachdem ich besagtes Video aufgenommen und auch ein Foto von dieser Seite des Flusses in der Kamera hatte, wollte ich mir die Brücke auch einmal von der anderen Seite aus ansehen.

Ihr könnt Euch nicht vorstellen, wie überrascht ich war, als ich beim Betreten der Brücke plötzlich diesen Anbick vor mir hatte.

Am Anfang konnte ich noch garnicht erkennen, was dieses helle Licht in der Mitte der Gleise zu bedeutet hat. Denn ich war noch deutlich weiter weg und es war ja noch ziemlich dunkel.

Doch als ich näher kam erkannte ich den Hund mit dem "leuchtenden" Gesicht.

Zum Glück hatte ich meine Kamera noch auf dem Stativ, jedoch leider nicht mit meinem Teleobjektiv bestückt. Also versucht ich das Beste aus 70 mm Brennweite zu machen und habe mich in Zeitlupe Schritt für Schritt angeschlichen und immer wieder Fotos gemacht. Immer in der Hoffnung, der Hund möge sich bitte bitte nicht bewegen (und vor allem nicht aus dem Schein der Lampen heraus gehen). Schließlich waren wegen der Dunkelheit 6 Sekunden Belichtungszeit erforderlich. Dieses Bild war des letzte in dieser Reihe.

Nach diesem unerwarteten Fotoshooting hat der Wächter mich dann anstandslos passieren lassen. Scheinbar hab ich einen recht harmlosen Eindruck gemacht.

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I know it's not a double-helix, but I can't help but think of the DNA molecule when I see a spiral staircase.

A study, reported in the journal Science in 2012, found that human DNA rapidly began to diversify about 5,000 years ago. That aligns closely with biblical timelines - particularly the period following the global flood described in the book of Genesis.

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Another waterfall, another sunset, more from Iceland....

This photo is a collaborative effort by Redd and myself.

Redd took the photo and I edited. Thank you Redd,

For such a wonderful capture…

Dream Bay, Adult

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“The Summer Knows” by Michel LeGrand (Movie theme from “The Summer of ’42”)

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Yeah, I know I need to go elsewhere on the Brooks, but we never seem to get enough time because we suck at time management.

Anyways, here's train 119 rolling around the curve at Glenmore as they roll out of Calgary IMS off the south track. I prefer getting shots of trains on the north track because it's not as tight of a shot. I've always thought trains looked kind of wack on the south. Guess I sort of pulled it off here.

"No man knows how much he is an optimist, even when he calls himself a pessimist, because he has not really measured the depths of his debt to whatever created him and enabled him to call himself anything. At the back of our brains… there is a forgotten blaze or burst of astonishment at our own existence. The object of the artistic and spiritual life is to dig for this submerged sunrise of wonder; so that a man sitting in a chair might suddenly understand that he is actually alive, and be happy"

G.K.Chesterton.

seen on this day two years ago on the streets where I live.

This Florida native knows how to hold a pose. Perched on a rock like a reptilian yogi, the turtle stretches its neck toward the light, one clawed foot gripping the stone with quiet determination. Its shell, etched with age and softened by moss, tells a story of stillness and survival.

The water around it is clear and calm, revealing a bed of submerged rocks that cradle the moment in earthy tones. It’s a portrait of patience—no rush, no drama, just the art of being.

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*Working Towards a Better World

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what the color. - Maya Angelou

We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams. - Jimmy Carter

I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by it’s own greatest strength - it’s diversity. - Melissa Etheridge

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained. - W.H. Auden

If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear. -

Gene Roddenberry

When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free. - Charles Evans Hughes

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To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

- Anatole France

Engine Room is closing soon and where you'll find some gems such as this Automaton set by SOMNIUM, which incorporates your own head for max modding. Grab a demo of this and many other original content items before they return to the stores for their full post-event price.

I'm wearing:

⦿ SOMNIUM - Automaton MK2 - Forgotten (several colours available)

At the Engine Room Event

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⦿ Stray Dog - Renji Skin EvoX - MEDIUM no brows (box includes shape, freckles, frown tattoos etc)

At the Neo Japan Event

Creator's Flickr.

He is wearing:

⦿ [KROVA] - BULB Head (male and female fit)

At the Engine Room Event

Creator's Flickr.

⦿ {STARLIT ENDEAVOR} - Nomada Overalls (colour hud and layer options included)

At the Engine Room Event

Creator's Primfeed.

⦿ {STARLIT ENDEAVOR} - Nomada Vape (in right hand - full colour hud and options)

At the Engine Room Event

Creator's Primfeed.

In addition:

[CABALPIER] Jusuf's Bulb Bouquet

[NeurolaB Inc.] HEART Reactor MK-6 (on my chest)

[ContraptioN] EX3K Prosthetic Arm *Hellfire* (his arms)

[ContraptioN] EX3K Prosthetic Arm *Geist* (on table)

DRD - The Reanimator - Circuit Breaker

Dirty Rat - Auclair's Drafting Stool [PBR]

[ContraptioN] The Dread: Philomena Workshop (Backdrop and items from Gatcha set)

📌Engine Room Taxi

Engine Room runs just twice a year.

📌Neo Japan Taxi

She and the other, both 3 year olds. I don't know how old the dog is. This is the younger sister to the pink two-dogger. She already knows well how to lean into the turns.

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♥ eXxEsS : Monokini No.2

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"My acquaintances know my name and recognize it. My casual friends may not know who I am, but still make life lighter. My enemies make me stronger. My acquaintances give me pride. My casual friends make me smile. My friends keep me social. My best friends warm my heart and strengthen my patience. My family is my lifeblood and backbone. And all those in between, make me who I am. Thanks to everyone in my life, no matter what you think of me."

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I know, I know... Christmas is almost here. But I'm in Texas - it just now dropped down below the 80s!