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It was a third straight misty morning out on the bayou as our lucky streak continued. By the third day I had explored a fair amount of the area and I figured out which scenes I wanted to reshoot properly. I shot this leaning tree several times the first two mornings but I was not totally pleased with the results.
Third time was the charm as I took my time positioning my kayak and I waited several minutes for the water to calm down before firing off my shots. Mist, reflection, and fall colors all made this swampland an unbelievable place despite the frigid cold.
Admiration for the Bill Withers song, the movie "Flash Dance", and Bruce Springsteen's Blinded by the Light incorporated by reference to alternative titles.
"Lean on me
When you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on..."
--Bill Withers Lean on Me
Happy Mono Monday!
One of my favourites I photographed of this woodpecker family. We first believed there were two boys. Then we noticed another boy that had a red moustache on one side and black on the other. A few days later, a lone female started being the aggressive nestling and hogging the cavity. There were four in total and all fledged successfully :)
Canon 1DXII, F4, 1/1000, ISO 1600
Regatta Seafood Grille Closed 2012
currently it's Palmer's Fresh Grille
Lexington Green
Lexington, Kentucky
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I always smile whenever I see old folks sitting and resting on the bench. As though they already had the time of their life. Reminiscing the path they took, enriched with experiences that made them stronger. But I guess having a friend by their side made life easier.
Lean on me
by Bill Withers
Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow
Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you don't let show
Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't carry
I'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me
So just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on
Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
Lean on me...
The leaning towers, or Torres Kio (also a.k.a. Puerta de Europa) on Paseo de la Castellana near the Plaza de Castilla in Madrid, Spain - Jan 2020
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From Esmadrid.com:
"The two Kio Towers are one of the most famous elements of the Madrid skyline. These two buildings have been officially named “The Door to Europe,” as they can easily be noticed for their location: the heart of Plaza de Castilla, their height: 377 feet high; and their architecture: They are two leaning towers, symmetrical with the La Castellana axis, forming a type of futuristic door defying the laws of gravity.
Also known as the Kio Towers (the name of the main shareholding company of the development group), the construction of the buildings started in 1990, using the design of the John Burgee Architects New York Studio, and was finished in the fall of 1995. The sides of the square bases of the towers are 115 feet. The towers lean at an angle of 14.3 degrees each.
Have you ever been stalked by a leopard?
This look? The decisive moment for Samson, the Amur Leopard right before he tried to attack me!
Not something on my bucket list... Not something I thought I'd ever face... But...
I was taking pictures of Samson, the four year old Amur Leopard at Brookfield Zoo. He was quite active this day - roaming his habitat - going for birds if they strayed too close. I hoped to get some good action shots. He's grown quite large now - 5 feet? 100 lbs? A sizeable cat - much larger than his mom, Lisa.
It was cold and in the middle of the week - there were very few people around - in fact, I was alone with him. He was high up on the rocks - a typical place, and I moved over by the netting on the right side, and leaned in to minimize the appearance of the netting in the image capture.
He suddenly, intently focused on me, then moved along the rocks, toward the angled log that lets them climb up and down on that side of the habitat. Running first, then slowing, as he moved down the log - leading to the look you see.
I didn't realize it at the time, but he was stalking me. Judging that maybe, just maybe I was close enough to get at. Sizing me up.
Me? I was oblivious as to his intent - I was happy to get some big cat action!
Then he raced down the log, bounded to the ground, right toward me! I was just trying to keep him in the frame, but couldn't see his actions clearly, he was moving so fast!
Before I knew it, he leapt and hit the netting, bowing it way out toward me - he was going for my head! I backed away, the netting held, and he had a disappointed look on his face.
If you've seen Encanto, in the "Don't Eat Those" scene, the Jaguar has the same expression - I should post it.
Playing? Hunting? Both? I oddly did not feel frightened by this - but it could have been dangerous.
He did variations of this charge a few more times, but none as powerfully as that first leap. A couple of times he snuck up on me and was next to me before I knew it - again on the netting. After a while, he went up on the rocks for a nap, and I left...
A crazy encounter for sure. Hopefully I provided him some novel entertainment - a respite from his usual life. I won't soon forget it!
Cerulean Warblers nests in old growth deciduous forests. Once on their nesting grounds, they hang out at the very top of the canopies. From the forest floor, birdwatchers will have no problem hearing the little warbler's song and can with time and effort even see the little bird flit from tree to tree or branch to branch. The Cerulean provides its fans with a classic case of warbler neck.
Photographing this bird is very hard because one must lean backwards and shoot straight up, and those efforts have given me barely passable 'proof pics' in the past.
This year, however, I found a small area in the far southwestern corner of Michigan of old growth forest with nesting Cerulean Warblers that lay in a depression. From the road above the depression, I was able to photograph a Cerulean at a nearly straight level or at least an acceptable upward angle.
Needless to say, I was very happy to photograph this bird in gleaming sunlight. Sadly, the Cerulean is suffering falling population numbers due to habitat loss. My hope is we will preserve the forests he needs so he may always be with us.
Me and my partner, love, best friend.... Been thru it all together and still holding on. Times are changing, but my love for you remains the same.
For Bio ~ From Trin
Credits: RubyBlossom for the BG
It was once thought -
It was once thought the world rested on the back of three mighty elephants standing on the back of a giant turtle swimming in the sea of eternity.
That sea is but only one tear to me,
Carrying away the burdens I have lifted from thee
My back carries the pains of a million lives
Holding the weight of the world as it thrives
My heart has helped many a love
All of them caging in my freedom dove
The pain I carry is not so vast
Because more keeps appearing in the past
My pillars of strength are frail and weak
The aging timbers of support begin to creak
I hold the weight of many a pain
Out of all of them I had something to gain?
Love lost and drifted away
Flowing into a mighty sea created today
Won’t you walk freely in life’s field?
So your weighted pain I might yield.
Rich Bailey
May 18, 1999
8:28am
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This picture was actually an older one, taken about a year ago, that I never used. Mostly because it wasn't the shot I wanted and it looked somewhat depressing. It was taken on an outing with one of the local photoclubs in Seattle. I remember thinking that this elephant looked unhappy at the zoo, almost depressed. I remember thinking, what is it like to have to be trapped in here and stared at when you would normally be roaming thousands of miles in a far away country. It seemed like an almost cruel burden to bear and thus, it fits.
*btw, no she isn't standing on any turtles that I know of*
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This poem reaches into part of me that I don't often let people see. Childhood is supposed to be a time where we all have happy memories and our little inner child is at peace. But sometimes, life isn't that happy place for a child and someone much stronger has to take hold and bear the weight of the many bad things that have happened to a child. Even then, sometimes that person realizes that although they are strong enough to bear that burden, even they do not stand a chance against the burdens of the world and of what memories can bring down upon us.
I would hope this message would come to everyone reading -
Life often hands us things that are unfair, even cruel, and those around it see only the shell of it. Next time you see someone, or something, that doesn't seem quite so happy, give them a second thought, a hand up, a shoulder to lean on, or even a tear to help wash away a little of the dirt that life has kicked in their face.
One of my attempts at the "Smile on Saturday" theme "flora SOOC".
Shot with a Carl Zeiss "S-Planar 120 mm F 5.6" lens on a Canon EOS R5.
For the Macro Mondays challenge "Buttons and Bows" (December 4th 2017)
Old buttons from a corduroy jacket. The jacket is long past its prime, but the buttons are just too lovely to throw away!
HMM! and HTT too ;o)
My 2017 set: 2017 Macro Mondays
All the previous years of the challenge:
My 2016 set: 2016 Macro Mondays
My 2015 set: 2015 Macro Mondays
My 2014 set: 2014 Macro Mondays
My 2013 set: 2013 Macro Mondays
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"Helping someone else is where love is found
Just reach out your hand to show you care
The greatest gift is the one you share"
(Lean on me - Marvin Gaye)
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Couldn't get close enough for a descent shot, so this is the best I could do. With my hubby holding on to my trousers as I leaned out over the water to get a closer shot!
November 23rd - it snowed all morning and the birds appeared at the feeders in droves, luckily I had cleaned my window but the driving wind and snow still made for challenges getting decent shots. I grabbed some rushed shots early on then calmed down realising it was going to go on all morning. I hoped the Brambling might turn up and no sooner had I thought it, three arrived! I have an old branch that leans against the window frame and brings the smaller birds, usually, closer. :)