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Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) Having stolen the flat fish from a Cormorant in the harbour then had no idea what to do next
Yesterday, our lawn was covered in snow and frozen solid. Then, last night in a big wind-storm and heavy rains, the temperature shot up to thirteen-point-something (uhh, that's like 55 degrees F.). And these guys appeared. Too bad, because already, by mid-afternoon, the temperature is just above freezing and tonight it'll be minus seven (about twenty F).
It'll be a few more weeks yet before the snowdrops get their flowers pollinated.
Several miles of walking along this logging road finally brings us near the forest trailhead that leads to Twin Falls. A most welcome sight.
Yellow - The color of happiness and optimism. Yellow is a cheerful and energetic color that brings fun and joy to the world. - From Color Meanings by Jacob Olesen.
Have a cheerful day, everyone... :)
Once I pondered optimism for the "in the future" challenge I just couldn't get it out of my head. I thought this photo was a good symbol for optimism :)
I believe if we remain optimistic, even through very difficult times, we grow! I also believe that if you are pessimistic through dark times, it will hinder your growth... (I could write forever on this topic, but I'd best go and make my tea :))
odc - in the future
Optimists are nostalgic about the future. ~Chicago Tribune.
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“There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.”
*** EXPLORE: December 25
To God BE The Glory !
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You can try the best you can
if you try the best you can
the best you can is good enough
(Radiohead, Optimistic)
I visited the lake again today. The Pelican remains at the lake. From a distance I watched as it sort of rambled forward, slowly exercising its open wings. It never attempted to take off.
If you look at the photo, the injured wing is its right wing, shown on the left here. No obvious deformities. From my observations and from what others have told me, this bird has been in place for at least two weeks. Because there is no obvious 'break'...or anything else obvious to the eye...it may be a muscle, ligament or tendon injury. Any of those might heal. My subjective interpretation of what I saw today was the Pelican was 'testing' its wings, to see how they would work. The photo looks 'normal', but I have to say that when the wings are folded, the right wing significantly droops and drags along the ground.
Though rescue seems unlikely, for a number of reasons, perhaps there is hope that the injury will indeed heal itself. And the bird does not LOOK ragged, undernourished or lackadaisical. It looks normal, except for the dragging wing and the inability, apparently, to fly.
Wishing all my flickr friends Happy Holidays and a New Year filled with optimism & hope!
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Can you feel optimistic when you look at this photo? I do. Is it just a feeling or do the colors make me feel that! I really don't know.
Hope you like it
“The New Year is a painting not yet painted;
a path not yet stepped on;
a wing not yet taken off!
Things haven’t happened as yet!
Remember that you are blessed with the ability
to reshape your life!”
―Mehmet Murat ildan
St. Nicholas Church on the Water. Kyiv
The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on the Waters is an Orthodox church on the Dnieper near the Podol embankment in Kyiv. It’s the first and only temple in Ukraine, located in the water area. Its height is 23 meters. A 15-meter bridge approaches the church from the shore. The church can accommodate about 50 people
At the beginning of the 20th century, there was a Russian-style chapel of St. Nicholas on the Kyiv river pier, built at the expense of the city's water rescue society, and destroyed in the 1930s. Temples on the waters are traditionally considered monuments to the dead rivermen and sailors.
The construction of the church began on December 19, 2003 on the day of St. Nicholas and was carried out at the expense of the Ukrrichflot company. The authors of the project are Yuri Lositsky and Elena Miroshnichenko.
In 2004, the church of St. Nicholas was built on alluvial soil. The consecration took place on July 7, 2004, on the feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist, by Vladimir (Sabodan), Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine.
The icon of St. Nicholas, which is over 200 years old, is kept in the temple.
The shape of the temple slightly resembles a candle of a flowering chestnut tree.
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I am asking that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I am suggesting that as we go through life we “accentuate the positive.” I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment virtue and effort. ~ Gordon B. Hinkley
Shank Hall's marquee has since been changed... Looking down the Upper East Side's Farwell Avenue at a downtown-bound Milwaukee "Hop" Streetcar on a foggy day.
This late afternoon along the San Diego, California coastline.
Created for the Our Daily Challenge topic:
OPTIMISM Thursday 26th December 2019 to 1st January 2020
Even though the Corona Virus is causing a lot of doom and gloom, there is always optimism:
“If you're reading this...
Congratulations, you're alive.
If that's not something to smile about,
then I don't know what is.”
― Chad Sugg, Monsters Under Your Head
The New Year 2020 has rolled in, so let's hope it brings lots of good things. Happy New Year everyone
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Scanned 2nd pass lith print.
Original lith print from April 2017.
Moersch Kupfer Bleicher 1+1, full bleach.
Redeveloped in Moersch Easy Lith (3A+3B+500H2O) @ 35°C followed by a warm waterbath for a couple of minutes.
Feb 24, 2019.
We were supposed to be painting the kitchen today, but, we both overslept ! Lol ! So instead I've been doodling and this is the result ... Influenced (I think) by the Pattern and Decoration Movement
Entered in the Kreative People: Treat This no73 - Friday March 27 - Thursday April 3
Many thanks to xandra m for her lovely source image ivy, used to create the side panels.. A small version of "ivy" is posted below in the first comment box
All other photographs and textures are my own. These are, as near as I can remember:
FrostyGradient
GoldenNoise2
AutumnFog
SpringReflections
And are available from My Texture Set