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Mirit Ben-Nun's art usually exists independently of reality, she even dares to move it away. Her aggressiveness in the use of primary colors along with bright tones, reveal Her autonomy in relation to shapes. The lines, the points and the forms do not try to imitate reality but rather give each work a unique importance showing the emotional charge of the artist.The artist has a spirit of rebellion, new ideas, trying to overcome without seeking perfection, just looking for expression. Through her work she explores personal identity trying to redefine the art itself. Its purpose is to describe and illustrate or to reproduce the world and the nature of human civilization, focusing primarily on the dominant exposure of the expressive function.His art is made by an artist that reflects the complex problems that shape our diverse, global and rapidly changing world, trying to redefine art.
Dora Woda
Almost midnight. After a few hours of walking the capital, yet more steps awaited. Huffing and puffing enough to scare away the local wildlife, we made it up to Calton Hill.
A windy, cold and occasionally wet evening meant that only us and a couple of other people were up on the hill. Without a torch, it was difficult to see, even with the local light pollution. This made me slightly nervous. I wouldn't walk through my local town park at night because of the crime... yet here I was in a capital city doing just that. Gulp.
This view is one I have shot before, but it is significant in that 24 hours earlier the whole area was covered in snow. All of Texas was affected, in fact; and, many people are still suffering from the after-effects of an unusually strong winter storm last week. With temperatures around 12ºC on Saturday, snow still on the ground, the disc golf course was bustling with people who needed to get out, myself included.
#FlickrFriday #FunInTheSun
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Cpl. Michael Espinosa with Makerspace, 2nd Marine Logistics Group monitors 3-D printing of face masks on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 30, 2020. Marines from Makerspace utilized 3-D printing to rapidly manufacture personal protective equipment to be sent to aid FEMA Region 8 and 2nd Medical Battalion in COVID-19 screening. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)
The development and history of Lucerne have been influenced heavily by its geographical situation in Central Switzerland. Situated at the lower end of Lake Lucerne between the Alps with high mountains and pass roads and the Swiss midlands, the city of Lucerne was predestined to be a center of commerce (like Zurich and Geneva). Due to travelling merchants, foreign (especially Italian) influence was particularly strong. Excellent accessability of natural monuments in Central Switzerland made Lucerne an important touristic destination.
The origins of Lucerne are not very clear. Historians tend to think that the name is most probably derived from Luciaria, an old word for weir-basket. If this is true, Lucerne started as a fishermen's village. The latin word lucerna [oil-lamp] would then be an attempt of later generations to make forget the unspectacular origins and give the name a new, more shiny notion.
In 750 a monastery consecrated to St. Leodegar is founded near the original village of Lucerne (today Hofkirche). In the 9th century the monastery St. Leodegar becomes dependent of the abbey of Murbach (Alsace).
A bridge over river Reuss is first mentioned in 1168. It is unknown, whether there has been a bridge in town before. Lucerne as a marketplace is of local importance only, however, until the St. Gotthard trade route is opened in the 13th century.
In 1178 a priest at St. Peter's Chapel (the chapel giving the name to Chapel Bridge) is appointed to take care of the population of Lucerne.
Between 1230 and 1240 a new technique of suspending wooden catwalks in steep rocks allowes to overcome Schöllenen canyon and openes the way for the St. Gotthard pass route connecting the Lake of Lucerne region with Milan, Italy. The route has since been of major importance in commercial as well as military traffic between Germany and Italy. Goods can now be transported with mules over the pass and shipped with relatively big boats on Lake Lucerne. Lucerne, being the only city on the lake, becomes an important marketplace and provides storage capacity for goods. Trade over the new St. Gotthard pass route is growing fast and makes Lucerne an important market place in the 13th century.
First ramparts are built between 1230 and 1240 to protect the town and Franciscan friars settle in Lucerne by 1240. They act as a counter point to the conservative Benedictine Hof monastery.
The city gets its own seal in 1241. The political organization of the city is described in a document from 1252: There is a Schultheiss [mayor], an executive council consisting of 36 citizens and a grand council. In 1300 a first town hall is built.
Yea, the old guy in the orange hat cleverly forgot the airtank...improvise: head over to
Hoosier and use their hose to overfill the tires, then bleed them down at race time. Darrell Bryant Photography owns the picture and rights, I have his permission to use it, you need written permission to use it.
world, i've overcome you
world, i've overcome you
by my song and the blood of a Son
that is real fog, i did nothing to the photo to make it more foggy
~Lao Tzu
Explore #146
It seems the only archive images I have are fences, so here's another and then another coming your way tomorrow! I haven't been shooting in the daylight recently as I'm working or the weather is gloomy and gray. Now that I'm a Flickr addict, I feel a strong pull to post something other than my SP's each day. It's my connection to the world and it feels so good!!
Happy Thursday my dear friends!!
Spent The Day At " Me Mams " As My Lil' Sis ' Works During The Day, a Couple Of Times A Week, So There Was Little Choice Of What To Photo' Given The Local Weather Conditions and Time Constraints ~ Then I Remembered Something I Was Told Many. Many Years Ago And Decided To Adopt It As Another Photo ' Rule !
A while ago it looked like a ferocious storm was about to take shape. Then the sun emerged, the clouds were starting to dissipate...Please click on the upper right corner the image for better viewing. You can also visit me at www.azimaging.ca and www.500px.com/azimaging
Copyright Susan Ogden
Mind blowing poverty...level upon level of poverty...dirt poor poverty to upscale poverty in Kibera. There is no way to really adequately describe the various levels of poverty in this place. Photographs help, but do not quite make understanding it really sink in without walking the streets and razor thin alley ways between the tin shack homes and “business” ventures along the streets. The filth....human excrement in the troughs, filthy water running through it to the stream below the slums....children barefoot and playing in the stream...food for sale, laying open on market stalls, curious looks of the inhabitants as we documented the plight and blight of this very much alive and thriving, albeit, at a cost to health and well being, place.
For the most part they were radiating joy at simply being alive...their eyes filled with hope and smiles filled with happiness for what little they have. What they have is their families and few...a very scant few, worldly possessions. Some mesmerized by our camera equipment...our pale skin and fair hair. They delighted in having their photo taken and then seeing their own faces for the first time!! They would get the BIGGEST smile ....a whole face smile and then laugh and become overcome with shyness when seeing their likeness on the back of the camera. Some asked to be photographed and others were too shy and politely declined...even tho they were curious and anxious to see the photos that their braver friends stepped forward for!
i will be working hard on my edits as soon as i have recovered from the jet lag...it was an exhausting trip of 12 hour days of shooting and collapsing into my mosquito netted bed in my little cottage in Kipkaren, high in the mountains of Kenya. Sometimes too tired to even eat....other times not eating because the menu simply did not agree with what my stomach thought of as a meal!
No...i do not eat lamb......or goat....and Ugali was not my cup of tea either, unless maybe with sugar and hot milk, as a sort of cereal....but that probably would have freaked them out since they eat it with stew that is more like a broth with tomatoes and beef and carrots and onion....so, PB&J was always a welcome meal!!
I am home in Hags Head...in my bed without the mosquito net which i affectionately termed my Princess Canopy! i was growing kind of fond of that, actually!! One mosquito bite in 2 weeks is pretty good...which reminds me....time for my malaria medication to finish off the prescription! Better safe than sorry as they say!
Have a beautiful Sunday....and rejoice in what you have!
Devil May Cry 5
Otis_Inf's injectable camera system; hotsampling via SRWE (24MP); bicubic smother resampling; reshade 4.5.4
John 1: 5 (The Voice)
A light that thrives in the depths of darkness, blazes through murky bottoms. It cannot and will not be quenched.
| Agasthiyar Falls | Tirunelveli Dt.| 2014
The heavy rains at the western ghats region had brought in heavy flow of water in almost all the falls in this region. All dams had attained its maximum storage capacity.It is just awesome to visit places near this area ..
Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe
A non-starter for our way into Glencoe, we tried to shoot the Castle but the weather was truly awful.
Waiting around for a few hours and an aborted attempt we were finally given a break in the rain and an opportunity to shoot the remote Kilchurn Castle.
infinite road
infinite road ~ I don't why I picked this title, but I think of the infinity of God's creation, and how we are all walking towards God ~ with the help of His Grace, of course ~ but, with his help we overcome the sinful state of our life, and journey towards heaven
"Overcome"
even now the world is bleedin'
but feelin' just fine all numb
in our castle where we're
always free to choose never
free enough
to find i wish somethin' would
break cuz we're runnin' out of
time
and i am overcome
i am overcome
holy water in my lungs
i am overcome
these women in the street
pullin' out their hair
my master's in the yard givin' light to the unaware
this plastic little place
is just a step amongst the stairs
and i am overcome
i am overcome baby
holy water in my lungs
i am overcome
so drive me out
out to that open field
turn the ignition off
and spin around your help is here
but i'm parked in this open space
blockin' the gates of love
i am overcome
i am overcome
holy water in my lungs
i am overcome
beautiful drowning
this beautiful drowning
this holy water
this holy water is in my lungs
and i am overcome
i am overcome
i am overcome
i am overcome
Italien / Südtirol - Passeiertal
Ulfas - On the way to Matazspitze.
Ulfas Auf dem Weg zur Matazspitze.
Ulvas, located at 1,370 m a.s.l., is an ideal starting point for the Alta Via Meranese
The mountain village of Ulvas in Alta Val Passiria has got only 40 inhabitants. Starting from Moso you can reach Ulvas via Plata. The village is a real jewel for hikers and alpinists and an ideal starting point for exploration walks in the Gruppo di Tessa Nature Park. Probably the most famous route in this area is the Alta Via Meranese, a high path which comprises two circuits, meeting right in the village of Ulvas. This trail of several days can be walked in clockwise and counter-clockwise direction.
Another popular hiking destination are the alpine pastures of Ulvas with the hiking car park Ulvas-Kratzegg as starting point, and the Ulvas Waalweg path, starting in the village. Those who prefer scaling mountains can climb the Cima Matatz, delimiting the Val Passiria in the west.
(meranerland.org)
Mountain tour to the Cima Matatz peak
Mt. Cima Matatz is a little peak in the east of the Tessa Group: Quite easy to scale, it offers a great view of the surroundings from the Zillertal Alps to the Ortles Alps and the Brenta Dolomites.
Our little mountain tour starts at the parking space above the hamlet of Ulvas near Moso in Passiria (Moos in Passeier). Along the wide forested trail, we walk to the lower Ulvas Mountain Hut (Ulfaser Alm). This is where actually the ascent to the little peak starts. Via a rather easy path, leading across steps through the forest and height towards the tree line (signpost 2B). This is how we reach the eastern ridge of the Tessa Group, and only 200 m of altitude difference are left to be overcome to reach the summit cross. (2,180 m a.s.l.).
Even if the weather is not the best, the view is astonishing. In the north we can admire the main Alpine divide with the Oetztal Alps, the Stubai Alps and the Zillertal Alps, in the south east there are the Sarentino Alps and in the south west, the mountains of the Trentino, the Brenta and the Ortles Alps strike our eyes. You can also look down to the valley, from the Passo del Rombo to Stulles and from Passo del Giovo to San Leonardo and San Martino, for example.
For the return, we take the same route, but we shorten the trail via the Schartalm alpine pasture. Slightly lower, at the lower Ulvas Mountain Hut, we stop for a snack, before we finally walk back on the parking space. Mt. Cima Matatz (Matatzspitz) might be a modest peak, but it's a great feeling to have conquered and scaled the mountain and to admire the surroundings from the top!
(suedtirolerland.it)
The Passeier Valley (German: Passeier or Passeiertal [paˈsaɪ̯ɐ]; Italian: Passiria or Val Passiria [pasˈsiːrja]) is the valley of the Passer river, in the mountains of South Tyrol, northern Italy. The Passer river is a left-bank tributary to the Adige. At the mouth of the valley, where the two rivers join, stands the town of Merano. From there, the valley runs north to the Timmelsjoch mountain pass, which leads to Sölden in the Ötztal valley of Austria and to the Jaufenpass which leads to Sterzing in the Wipptal.
The following municipalities are located in the valley: Kuens, Riffian, St. Martin in Passeier, St. Leonhard in Passeier and Moos in Passeier. The population of the valley speak German.
It has 300 days of sunshine p.a.
(Wikipedia)
Ulfas liegt am Schnittpunkt des Meraner Höhenweges Nord und Süd auf einer Meereshöhe von 1.370 m
Der Bergweiler Ulfas im Hinterpasseier hat lediglich 40 Einwohner - erreichbar ist Ulfas von Moos ausgehend über Platt. Ulfas ist ein wahres Kleinod für Wanderer und ein idealer Ausgangspunkt für Erkundungstouren im Naturpark Texelgruppe. Und auch einer der bekanntesten Höhenwege Südtirols startet bzw. endet hier: Wandert man im Uhrzeigersinn, so endet der Meraner Höhenweg Nord in Ulfas, während der Meraner Höhenweg Süd hier seinen Ausgang nimmt, natürlich kann aber auch gegen den Uhrzeigersinn gewandert werden.
Lohnend ist auch ein Abstecher zur Oberen und Unteren Ulfaser Alm, ausgehend vom Wanderparkplatz Ulfas-Kratzegg. Ein weiterer einfacher Wanderweg ist der Ulfaser Waalweg, der am Ortsende seinen Ausgang nimmt und gut ausgeschildert ist. Gipfelstürmer finden hingegen Gefallen an der Matatzspitze, die das Passeiertal im Westen begrenzt und von Ulfas aus bestiegen werden kann.
(meranerland.org)
Bergtour auf den Matatzspitz
Die Matatzspitze ist ein kleiner Gipfel im Osten der Texelgruppe: Sie bietet einen tollen Ausblick auf die Umgebung des Passeiertales von den Zillertaler Alpen bis zur Ortler- und Brentagruppe.
Unsere kleine Gipfeltour beginnt gemütlich beim Parkplatz oberhalb des Bergweilers Ulfas bei Moos in Passeier. Dem breiten Forstweg folgen wir bis zur unteren Ulfaser Alm. Hier beginnt dann die eigentliche Erklimmung des kleinen Gipfels über einen unschweren Bergpfad, der über Stufen durch die Wald- und Heidenlandschaft in Richtung Baumgrenze hochdreht (Markierung 2B).
So erreichen wir schließlich den östlichen Kamm der Texelgruppe, nun fehlen uns keine 200 Höhenmeter bis zum Erreichen des Gipfelkreuzes (2.180 m ü.d.M.). Obwohl das Wetter heute nicht ganz mitspielt, ist die Aussicht überwältigend. Im Norden der Alpenhauptkamm mit den Ötztaler, Stubaier und Zillertaler Alpen, im Südosten die Sarntaler Alpen, im Südwesten schließlich die Trentiner Berge, der Mendelkamm, die Brentagruppe, die Laugenspitzen und die Ortlergruppe.
Auch ins Tal hinunter kann man von hier aus sehen - vom Timmelsjoch bis Stuls und vom Jaufenpass nach St. Leonhard und St. Martin, zum Beispiel. Die Rückkehr erfolgt in etwa am selben Weg, wir kürzen den Abstieg jedoch über die neu eröffnete (2013) Schartalmhütte ab. Etwas darunter, bei der unteren Ulfaser Alm, kehren wir dann noch kurz ein, bevor es über den Forstweg zum Parkplatz zurück geht. Der Matatzspitz mag wohl ein bescheidener Gipfel sein, doch das schöne Gefühl, die Spitze erreicht zu haben und auf die ganze Umgebung blicken zu können, vermag sie aufgrund ihrer Position über dem Tal in jedem Fall zu vermitteln.
(suedtirolerland.it)
Passeier, auch Passeiertal (italienisch: Passiria, oder auch Val Passiria), ist ein Gebirgstal in Südtirol (Italien), nördlich von Meran.
Geographie
Das Tal der Passer ist ein linkes Seitental des Etschtals. Flussaufwärts betrachtet, zieht es sich von Meran knapp 50 km nordöstlich bis St. Leonhard in Passeier hin, von dort Richtung Nordwesten zum Timmelsjoch am Alpenhauptkamm (Staatsgrenze zu Österreich und Übergang ins Ötztal). Auf dieser Strecke umfasst das Tal, das morphologisch in Vorder- und Hinterpasseier unterteilt wird, verschiedene Klima- und Vegetationszonen.
Passeier bei St. Leonhard
Vorderpasseier steigt aus der durch Weinreben und mediterrane Vegetation geprägten Randzone des Meraner Beckens über Obstplantagen und Weiden bis St. Leonhard auf einer Strecke von ca. 20 km allmählich von ca. 500 m auf ca. 700 m an. Eingerahmt wird es dabei ostseitig von Bergen der Sarntaler Alpen und westseitig von der Texelgruppe, die zu den Ötztaler Alpen gerechnet wird. Hinterpasseier oberhalb von St. Leonhard ist naturbelassen, steil ansteigend und weist ein alpines Klima auf; bis in das späte Frühjahr liegt in den Höhenlagen Schnee. Wasserfälle stürzen von den Berghängen; die kleinen Dörfer, die von der Almwirtschaft leben, liegen größtenteils hoch über dem Talboden. Auf knapp 30 km überwindet die Straße zum Timmelsjoch (2474 m) eine Höhe von fast 1800 m. Die Vegetation ist hochalpin; im Sommer ist die Landschaft für ausgedehnte Alpenrosenfelder bekannt. Westseitig wird Hinterpasseier von den Ötztaler Alpen begleitet, die ostseitig gelegenen Berge zählen zu den Stubaier Alpen.
Geologisch unterscheidet man in Passeier folgende Zonen:
die Zone der Alten Gneise am Taleingang im Süden
den Schneebergzug im Zentrum
den Ötztal-Stubai-Kristallin im Norden
Verwaltung
Die Passeirer Gemeinden sind:
Kuens,
Moos,
Riffian,
St. Leonhard,
St. Martin.
Teile des Taleingangsbereichs liegen zudem in den Gemeinden:
Meran,
Schenna,
Tirol.
Alle acht bilden mit weiteren Gemeinden die Bezirksgemeinschaft Burggrafenamt.
Weite Teile der westlichen Talflanken bis zum Timmelsjoch sind im Naturpark Texelgruppe unter Schutz gestellt.
Seitentäler
Die bedeutendsten Seitentäler auf der orographisch rechten, westlichen Seite sind das Seebertal, das Pfelderer Tal, das Kalmtal und das Spronser Tal, auf der orographisch linken das Timmelstal und das Waltental.
Etymologie
Der Name wurde erstmals als passires amnis (‚Wildfluss Passires‘) in Arbeo von Freisings Vita Corbiniani aus dem Jahr 770 n. Chr. verschriftlicht. Alte Schriftzeugnisse sind u. a. Passir, Parseyr, Passeyer. Er geht ursprünglich auf die rätoromanische Besiedelung zurück. Er ist vermutlich auf pra de sura/prasura ‚obere Wiese‘ bzw. passura ‚Durchgang‘ zurückzuführen.
Vergleichbare Flurnamen (Persura) existieren etwa auch im Nordtiroler Paznaun, wo zudem der Flurname Persutt (‚untere Wiese‘) auftritt, sowie in den Lechtaler Alpen, wo es sowohl ein Parseiertal als auch eine Parseierspitze gibt. Diverse Hofnamen, etwa der Tscharfhof in Walten (rätoromanisch tscharva, ‚Hirsch‘), weisen ebenso auf die frühe rätoromanische Bevölkerung des Tals hin.
Geschichte
Wegen seiner Nord-Süd-Lage war Passeier ein historischer Fernhandelsweg. Saumpfade verbanden es über das Timmelsjoch mit dem Ötztal und dem oberen Inntal einerseits sowie über den Jaufenpass mit Sterzing, dem Brenner und Innsbruck andererseits. Wegen der Gabelung in beide Passrouten war St. Leonhard der strategisch wichtigste Handelsort in Passeier; dort wurden die Pferde gewechselt und die Waren umgeschlagen. Darauf zurückführbar ist möglicherweise der in St. Leonhard häufigste Familienname, Haller, welcher wiederum auf die Säumer (Salzfrächter, auch Haller genannt) zurückgeht, die Salz aus Nordtirol bzw. Wein aus Süd- und Welschtirol nach Meran transportierten.
Ab dem 14. Jahrhundert erwarben sich einige Ministerialen das Recht, in den niederen Adel aufzusteigen, wenn sie sich verpflichteten, dem Grafen von Tirol im Kriegsfall mit der Waffe zu dienen; im Gegenzug sicherte dieser Steuer- und Abgabenfreiheit zu. 11 dieser ehemaligen Bauern-Adelshöfe, die Passeirer Schildhöfe, sind erhalten; einer von ihnen in Saltaus ist zu einem Hotel der gehobenen Klasse umfunktioniert.
Bekannteste historische Persönlichkeit aus Passeier ist Andreas Hofer, der gescheiterte Tiroler Volksheld aus St. Leonhard (1810 in Mantua hingerichtet). Sein Geburtshaus, der Sandwirt, ist heute eine zentrale Touristenattraktion mit Dokumentationszentrum, Museum, zwei Gedenkkapellen und Gaststätte.
Wirtschaft
Der Tourismus ist heute Hauptwirtschaftszweig des Vorderpasseier. Traditionelle Hotels und Gasthöfe richten sich vor allem an Familienurlauber und Wanderer. Die historischen Waalwege im unteren Talabschnitt sind umfunktioniert zu beliebten Panorama-Wanderwegen. Alpine Wandergebiete sind vor allem das Gebiet um den Hirzer, das auch ein Zentrum fürs Gleitschirmfliegen ist, sowie der Naturpark Texelgruppe, in dem Teile der westlichen Talflanken unter Schutz gestellt sind.
Ende 2013 kündigte der größte Arbeitgeber des Passeiertals, die international tätige Firma Hoppe AG, die Schließung ihres Werkes in St. Martin an. Betroffen davon waren 158 Arbeitnehmer.
In St. Martin entstand im Zusammenhang mit einem 18-Loch-Golfplatz der neue Ortsteil Quellenhof (it. Sorgente), ein fast ganzjährig nutzbares Sport- und Wellness-Resort der gehobenen Kategorie.
Das Hinterpasseier besitzt für die kurze Sommersaison nur eingeschränkte touristische Einrichtungen. Allein das Pfelderer Tal, ein bei Moos abzweigendes Seitental der Passer, kennt auch im Winter eine Skisaison.
Verkehr
Für den Kraftverkehr ist Passeier in erster Linie durch die SS 44 erschlossen, die das Tal von Meran kommend durchquert, bei St. Leonhard ins Waltental abbiegt und über den Jaufenpass Richtung Wipptal führt. In St. Leonhard zweigt die SS 44 bis zum Timmelsjoch ab. Die Routen über den Jaufenpass und vor allem über das Timmelsjoch sind allerdings jedes Jahr aufgrund der Schneelage und der Lawinengefahr viele Monate lang gesperrt. Für den Radverkehr besteht die von Meran nach St. Leonhard führende Radroute 4 „Passeiertal“.
(Wikipedia)
The forest takes over the traces of the ancient Maya civilization. Quintana Roo, Mexico. March 2017. ©Eduardo Mendoza.
"After months of overcoming barriers to transporting fresh bamboo to feed its giant pandas, the Calgary Zoo announced today that it will be relocating giant pandas, “Er Shun” and “Da Mao”, back home to China where bamboo is abundant and local." That was sad news to read this afternoon. We have been so fortunate to have these amazing Pandas visiting Calgary. A sad day especially for the zoo keepers who have been looking after them, and for everyone involved.
The day before yesterday, I made a car repair appointment (have to wait till 20 May!). Need my winter tires off but, more urgently, they need to look at why my car died the other day, east of the city, with a new, 3-month old battery. Exactly the same thing happened back in February, when the car died south of the city (with the old battery). The other day, I did eventually manage to get the car started, but it definitely should not have died the way it did. I daren't drive out of the city, because if it happens again, even if I am able to get my vehicle towed back to the city, the truck drivers are not allowed to have anyone in the cab with them, because of the virus. So, I would be totally stranded, standing there, out in the middle of nowhere, which I just can't risk! My sanity is dwindling - fast : )
Wedesday, 13 May 2020: our temperature at noon is +8C (windchill +7C). Sunrise is at 5:47 am, and sunset is at 9:18 pm. A mix of sun and cloud.
Most days, I am having to post photos from my archives, as I have been basically staying home, away from everyone and everything (apart from food shopping and just a few short drives out of the city over the last couple of months). For each archive photo, I am adding the description from under a previously posted photo from the same trip.
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"On 11 July 2019, it turned out to be such a great day, with some much-appreciated sightings. I must have spent about 9 hours driving and almost every inch of my body ached like crazy at the end of it. Total distance driven was 461 km, leaving home at 8:45 am and arriving back home 12 hours later, at 8:45 pm. Now, each summer, I try and do two or three longer (for me) drives, to make sure I don't lose the courage to do this.
Weather-wise, it was a beautiful, sunny day, with plenty of white clouds Unlike when I did this drive in August 2018, there was no smoke from any wildfires, thank goodness.
It was a good day for Hawks, seeing some on the way south and a few on the way home. I did spot one Ferruginous Hawk, but it was perched on a very distant fence post. I'm also wondering if one of the 'hawks' was actually an immature Golden Eagle - seen in photo #4 posted this morning. (NOTE: yes, it was a Golden Eagle!). I saw it from a fair distance and I remember thinking what a large hawk it was. Stopping at an angle in the middle of the road, I managed to get one shot before it took off and a couple just as it was doing so.
A couple of Common Nighthawks also helped make my day. For several years, I had longed to see one of these unusual birds and, finally in 2017, I managed to find four of them. In 2018, I was able to find just one. These birds are 9½ inches from the tip of bill to the tip of tail. Very strange looking birds, and always a thrill to see one.
My actual destination on 11 July 2019 was the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre, near Lethbridge. I know some people feel that photographing birds that are not out in the wild is cheating. I kind of agree, though I think it's fine as long as someone says where a photo was taken.
This Centre is a wonderful place that rehabilitates and releases (whenever possible) various birds of prey - hawks, owls, Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures, and Golden Eagles. Some of these birds act as Wildlife Ambassadors, too, including educating the public away from the Centre. Sometimes, a bird is used as a foster parent, too.
I love the changing scenery as one drives south, and my drive was timed perfectly to catch the golden Canola fields. Maybe half way, I pulled over to take a few photos of an old barn and there was a truck just pulling away. I thought the guy might have been taking photos, too. We got talking and one of the things we both said was that we had never seen a blue field of Flax. Later in my drive, guess what I found : ) Looked beautiful, with blue on one side of the road and a field of yellow Canola on the opposite side.
This was definitely a rewarding day, full of sightings of all kinds. My favourite kind of day!"
On the Third Day..He has overcome the grave..and He's Risen!! Happy Easter to y'all!!
Saving One - Starfield
What mercy was revealed
What selflessness and peace
My fate was surely sealed
Until He rescued me
His pardon for my sin
His bounty for my need
From slavery and shame
I am redeemed
And Heaven can't contain
The glory of the Son
Jesus is the Christ, the saving One
His love has made a way
The grave is overcome
Jesus is the Christ, the saving One
No fear can hold me down
Nor darkness steal my joy
For blood has been poured out
The enemy destroyed
Death could not hold Him down
The cross was not enough
To steal away His throne
For He is God
...Overcoming space and time created the necessary distance between us. But also the dangerous (and forbidden) proximity!! But when the longing burns, what is forbidden no longer knows any boundaries!!!!... (Patrick Ikarus Bassani-Baumfelder on a cold January night in Magdeburg 1974)
"...And believe me, we'll never get closer! Never and never...!!" But everything should turn out differently! As always! 'Closeness and Distance' - a game that nobody really knows how to play anymore. Babette and I played it day after day. (An sometimes at night too). We became more and more addicted to this game and both of us no longer noticed that we were moving more and more 'on the edge of a knife!!!!
...Babette and I still play this game today. 'Closeness and Distance' - a wonderful (but also a dangerous) game!!! You just have to know how to play it right...!!!!"
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Photo: Detail view of 'Theater in the backyard' and 'Pose in the backyard' with my wonderful adoptive sister Babette in East Berlin (GDR) in the seventies. (painted of me as a little boy in the seventies)
this is one of those really tough places to shoot. you have 2 hurdles to overcome:
1) lots of people, you can't clone them all out in photoshop.
2) to avoid deep shadows, midday light is best to get all the rock detail out evenly but you'll have to wait for really cloudy days to get a well controlled exposure.
this was my 3rd visit and i finally figured out how to shoot this location: visit in the winter where there is nobody around and wait for a really cloudy blue-sky day. i lucked out on both. i was also very lucky to get some decent ice which adds a nice and unique touch to this already beautiful area. :)
geek note: i just got a used 5D recently and this was my first real outing with it. all i can say is this camera is pretty damn good for 3-year old technology. so thank you canon for coming out with the 5D2 so that i could get this excellent "old-technology" camera real cheap!
Defensive emphasis has been placed on the front of the mech, clearly. The back is swarmed with a network of exposed hoses, a trait Dawn Forge engineers have never been able to overcome.
Well, it isn't really a cup, but I need to get busy on some buildings...seem to mess them up when I color them...just have to do things I want to look good when i finish on watercolor paper, as this paper just won't take the beating I give it... It has been fun to realize how great Liz is at this and that the practice in those 100 books she has filled in 7 years has given her an edge that very few can overcome.