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One of the privileges of my job is to see many interesting places in Europe and beyond. Unfortunately schedules are mainly very tight and there is no time to make use of the camera. This week I had a couple of appointments in Belgium in the Province of Oost Vlaanderen. A business partner showed me around in Gent, besides Bruges the second pearl of the area. I enjoyed a great time in this beautiful city.
Sunny days above the fog and grey 'soup' below. Looking at the sea of fog is always a special view, with mountains and trees becoming islands. In the evening sun sometimes the sea can get a yellow or orange tone.
Skylark - Alauda Arvensis
Skylarks are characteristic of semi-natural grassland systems from sand dunes through heathland to marginal upland, but are most common in arable farmland, making use of the nesting cover and bare ground for feeding that crops themselves provide throughout the year. Males are highly territorial, using long song flights at high altitude to broadcast to rivals and potential mates because the open landscapes they prefer are devoid of high perches. The stamina required to sustain long song flights has led to song flight length being used as an “honest signal” of male quality by females, allowing male Skylarks to advertise themselves without bright plumage, so they have kept the cryptic, brown and streaked coloration that affords them protection from predators on the ground.
Although migratory in much of northern Europe, British breeding Skylarks are believed not to move far between seasons, although upland birds move to lower latitudes. They can then often begin to breed in March and continue into July, making up to three breeding attempts. In winter, they mostly use crop stubble and fallow fields, in which they forage for weed seed and spilled grain, often in large flocks. Throughout the year, the Skylark’s heritage as a steppe species is apparent in its avoidance of vertical structures, which restricts the suitability of farmland with a high density of hedgerows.
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From a shot of plants in my yard, including a Gerbera and an aloe leaf.
Extraordinary Fragments of the Plant World – February 2020 Contest
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In October 2020 a massive forest fire destroyed 200,000 acres of pristine mountains and park lands in Colorado. In the small town of Grand Lake some structures were lost, but most of the town survived unharmed. The shoreline is still beautiful but the forests above it are gone and will take many decades to regrow.
"We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity."
Quote - Paulo Coelho
For the Smile on Saturday! ;-) theme: "Over-processed" I used my own origami Star-Flower photo (see first comment box).
Enjoy your weekend ;-)
The Rock of Cashel, also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is an historical site located at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. According to local legends, the Rock of Cashel originated in the Devil's Bit, a mountain 20 miles (30 km) north of Cashel when St. Patrick banished Satan from a cave, resulting in the Rock's landing in Cashel
Clematis flower ( Star Of India )
taken at this year's Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show ( MIFGS ).
Last year I could not find any Clematis flowers but this year they were back in force.
Many thanks for your visit, comments, invites and faves..it is always appreciated..
Peaceful Saturday
The three rocks are named : Stella, Mezzo and Scopolo
Island of Capri, Naples, Italy
There is always a sunrise every day. And you can choose to be present, to put yourself on the path of beauty.”
Reflections in the Singelgracht (canal) of The Kingdom of Holland. This was taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands. #Amsterdam #TheKingdomOfHolland #Netherlands #SingelgrachtCanal
Well, and after the creation of the island, people came to it and started building houses and villages with their churches.
The sea was their friend, but at the same time their enemy because on the one hand they provided a source of income through fishing, but on the other hand the sea had its terrible quirks and she could rage like a raging rage and devourded houses, villages in short everything what got in her way and therefore also people.
And in order to avoid the seething desolation of the sea, dikes were always built higher, higher and higher, so that you no longer see the villages from the sea side, except for a small part of the church tower........
CIRCLES OF LIFE
Everything
Turns,
Rotates,
Spins,
Circles,
Loops,
Pulsates,
Resonates,
And
Repeats.
Circles
Of life,
Born from
Pulses
Of light,
Vibrate
To
Breathe,
While
Spiraling
Outwards
For
Infinity
Through
The lens
Of time,
And into
A sea
Of stars
And
Lucid
Dreams.
Poem ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V5mtUff6ik
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If you decide to travel along this highway into the bowels of the Universe, carry enough fuel to cover the billions of light years ahead of you. You won't find a place to refuel. When you have travelled this distance without finding anything, not even a little bit of intelligent life and you reach the far reaches of the Universe... don't be scared... there's nothing there, either. Only the "nothing". Or since everything is cyclical, perhaps you have returned to the place where you started, full of wisdom from your long trip. It's probably better to look for intelligent life on Earth, but it's also very likely that you'll have a hard time finding it. Don't worry about not understanding the Universe or the reason for its existence... you're not Einstein, but one day you'll understand that... The Universe is wounded, but it still has infinity ahead of it. It still has you and me. Merry Christmas to all and to the infinite Universe that is within you.
Gregory Alan Isakov - The Universe
Y el Universo está susurrando tan suavemente que puedo oírlo todo... el zumbido de los insectos, todos los taxis, todo el cambio gastado de los vagabundos, todos los chicos jugando a la pelota en los callejones. Son sólo pliegues en su vestido. El Universo, está herido, pero aún tiene el infinito por delante. Todavía nos tiene a ti y a mí. Y todos dicen que es hermoso. Y todos dicen...
Image dédiée à Pat. Joyeux Noël. Bisou, jolie.
..........
Music for your trip to the Universe:
Ground Control to Major Tom. Ground Control to Major Tom. Take your protein pills and put your helmet on. Ground Control to Major Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven, six)... Commencing countdown, engines on (five, four, three)... Check ignition and may God's love be with you (two, one, liftoff...)
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI–IX
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond", was written as a tribute to Syd Barrett, one of the founders of Pink Floyd. He was also known as "The Crazy Diamond Syd". Barrett was a very creative musician and is considered one of the rock icons, with a strong influence on many artists, very especially to David Bowie. Syd Barrett is a key piece to understand the evolution of rock in the 70s.. Excessive drug use, especially LSD, caused him serious mental health problems. Syd Barrett died in 2006 at the age of 60. Always shine diamond.
The Universal is a science fiction song written as a tribute to two films by film director Stanley Kubrick. In the video, the Blur members wear outfits similar to Alex and his gang of thugs, the protagonists of the movie "A Clockwork Orange." The image used for the cover of the single alluded to what is possibly Kubrick's best film: "2001: To Space Odyssey."
We haven't changed that much in 300,000 years of evolution.
Moby - We Are All Made of Stars
Radiohead - Subterranean Homesick Alien
Smash Mouth - Walkin' On The Sun
PS: Electronic - Can't Find My Way Home Just a recommendation. It is important to learn the road signs of the Universe... happy return.
PS: Ground Control to Major Tom. Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong. Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you...
"Here am I floating 'round my tin can, far above the moon. Planet Earth is blue. And there's nothing I can do" (Major Tom)
PS: Merry Christmas to all Flick(e)r users... and to the Universe full of crazy diamonds that shine... And Major Tom
♫ The Flight of the Bumble-Bee ♫ - Cyprien Katsaris - Rimsky-Korsakov/Cziffra
Four-Leaf Clover
BY ELLA HIGGINSON
I know a place where the sun is like gold,
And the cherry blooms burst with snow,
And down underneath is the loveliest nook,
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.
One leaf is for hope, and one is for faith,
And one is for love, you know,
And God put another in for luck—
If you search, you will find where they grow.
But you must have hope, and you must have faith,
You must love and be strong – and so—
If you work, if you wait, you will find the place
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.
🍀🍀 Happy St. Patrick's Day 🍀🍀
“May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past.”
Two images of my Bracteantha 'Fields Gold' daisy.
Native to Australia.
A Paper Daisy.
aka Xerochrysum Bracteata.
aka 'Everlasting Daisy'.
And you can get them at Bunnings, though not at the moment because it is Autumn.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm f 2.8/L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Isolated, vibrant, and surreal.
The alien-like badlands of New Mexico are among the most beautiful places in New Mexico, definitely a photographer's dreamland.
Photo's taken shortly after sunrise...
My sincere thanks for your visit, dear Flickr friend!💕
“Where you stand depends on where you sit.”
Nelson Mandela
Done with Windows Photo Editor (Snapseed)
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your faves and most of all your friendship!
We are sending you hugs and love.
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Kuznetsky Most is one of the most beautiful pedestrian streets in the historical center of Moscow.
The street got its modern - and at the same time historical - name thanks to the Kuznetsky Bridge across the Neglinnaya River. Today, Kuznetsky Most Street attracts citizens with its high-quality landscaping, an abundance of architectural monuments and an unusual relief: due to the significant difference in heights between Petrovka and Rozhdestvenka, the city landscape looks especially picturesque.
Kuznetskaya Sloboda on the high bank of the Neglinnaya River - Neglinnaya Upper - appeared in the 12th century, but its heyday came only at the end of the 15th, when the Cannon Yard was built in the vicinity, and the Moscow prince Ivan III ordered to settle in it blacksmiths and grooms who served new production. At the turn of the 15th-16th centuries, Novgorod and Pskov were annexed to the Moscow principality, and craftsmen of various professions from these cities were moved to the Neglinny Upper.
In 1737, the street burned out during the Trinity fire, but rather quickly new buildings were built on it, in which foreign shops began to be located. Gradually, the street turned into the abode of foreign trade: the French showed particular zeal, opening fashion and haberdashery shops here, thanks to which Kuznetsky Most became the main shopping street in Moscow. During World War II and the fire of 1812, it practically did not suffer from the fire, since the French guard took over the protection of the business of compatriots. After the war, trade flourished again, and many fashionable shops were opened on it (almost all of them were foreign, most of them were French). The abundance of foreign shops made Kuznetsky Most the most fashionable and aristocratic street in Moscow, which it remained until the 1917 Revolution.
During the Soviet era, the street lost part of the historical buildings, many buildings were rebuilt, and the street gradually took on a modern look.
After the reconstruction carried out in 2012, the Kuznetsky Most section from Bolshaya Dmitrovka to Rozhdestvenka became pedestrian.
Today Kuznetsky Most Street is a well-maintained pedestrian zone, where city holidays and festivals are often held.
Despite the losses of the Soviet years, a large number of architectural monuments have been preserved on it: tenement houses, partially preserved city estates and passages. Among them are famous Moscow sights: the building of the Moscow International Trade Bank, Khomyakov's trading house and others.
Southeastward view of Nakaya (中谷) sub-community of "Naka"tsuchi. It is a small valley of the Nakaya-gawa, a tributary of the Himekawa.
Nakaya is a secluded place accessible only by a tunnel through the Himekawa river cliff.
Old Salt Road from Itoigawa had been laid out along the Nakaya-gawa because the terrain was more hospitable than the narrow Himekawa valley. After Nakaya, the old road from Itoigawa had crossed a pass to Tsuchiya, then down to Naka-otari on the Himekawa riverside, and climbed the western bank of the Himekawa toward Hakuba.
A new road was completed on the narrow Himekawa riverside in 1890, which cut off Nakaya and Tsuchiya from the main traffic route making the community like a time capsule of the Edo period (17-19th century).
The sands of time. 💫
This old idiom was first published in 1832 by a dude with a wicked surname.
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us,
Footprints on the sands of time. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. .
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From the top, an impressive plateau, it is possible to contemplate the entire city of Rio and its surroundings – it is possible to see the Sugar Loaf, Christ the Redeemer, the beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema, São Conrado and Barra da Tijuca, and even the mountains of Serra of the Organs. It's an unforgettable sight!
PS. Me being photographed by one of my guides, Marcelo Kastrup (Adrena Rio).
MSM Astrotracker , Tripod Benro Mach3 TMA 47AXL , RADIO TRIGGER OLYMPUS RM-CB2 , SYNC CABLE JJC RM-UC1 OLYMPUS KABEL-J .
Pole alignment Polaris with a laser .
This image is the result of many years of trying and thinking about how to get the best results in single images of the Milky Way. For a long time I was planning to shoot a single exposure with these parameters of ISO 200, exposure time of 8 minutes. Here is an effect that will surprise many lovers of Milky Way photos. It turns out that with a suburban sky that is not too dark, you can basically deny the existing canons of photography.
"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."
― Jacques Cousteau
Taken @ Grace Of Hope
Rays of light break through the clouds and haze from the Sprague Fire on the east side of Glacier NP at Two Medicine Lake.
This box was my Mom's full of memories of my Dad (1911-1978) from a child to WW II with letters, pictures, bible from his Mom when he went to the war and metals.
Smile on Saturday.
Full of Memories.
Years have passed since that day that marked my life .......
this shot reminds me of that moment
I work for a Piaggio dealer ;) ;)
A metal printers block (well the face you can see is the rest is wood) shot on the metal lid of my MacBook.
HCT!
Hint of hummingbird at bee balm. In monochrome.
Fiddling with curves and high key. Experimenting. Thanks for looking!
(Sheltering at home. Crazed president. Be careful, please!)
Most of you already know, that I like macro a lot and most of the time I want to push the limits to get as close as possible with my camera. So I did with the frozen puddle of water and this is the result. I see al kind of faces, you too?
Just a SOOC, no processing whatever.
Another view of the Hua Shan massif.
The Huà Shān (Chinese 華山 / 华山) is one of the five holy mountains in Shaanxi province near the Huayin district of the People's Republic of China, about 75 mi east of Xi'an.
Ein anderer Blick auf das Hua-Shan-Gebirgsmassiv.
Der Huà Shān (chinesisch 華山 / 华山) ist einer der fünf heiligen Berge in der Provinz Shaanxi in der Nähe der Kreisstadt Huayin der Volksrepublik China, ca. 120 km östlich der Stadt Xi'an.
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