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There are names that go through the generations with calm persistence. Names that heal a person just for taking them, and names that destroy. Names that travel, names that bring you home, names that you only mutter in the deep waters of your sleep...
-Louise Erdrich from the novel Four Souls
Long past the season to grow and show off its beauty,
the Rose bush keeps offering up a new blossom, one at
a time, in a show of strength, even of stubbornness, like myself! And of Persistence.
That's my kind of Rose!
This tiny 1 day old Hyena cub was very keen to explore its surroundings and tried several times to escape from mom, even though he could not yet use his back legs properly. Mom just kept picking him up and gently returning him to the den.
Stay tuned for more....
Spotted Hyenas
Masai Mara
Today was my 4th trip to a local area where Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) usually are seen December through Jaunuary feeding on Toyon berries; The first 3 trips I saw nothing, but today, BINGO!; I get a rush everytime I see a flock of these waxwings blitz into a toyon tree and devour berries;
Patience met precision at Loch Lomond Marina today. This Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) demonstrated exactly why it's a master of the shoreline, landing a lightning-fast strike to secure a mid-morning meal. The sharp focus in its golden eye says it all. Against the calm blue of the bay, it was a perfect display of nature’s hunter-gatherer at work.
Some persistence paid off today as I pushed the boundaries of "lunch" to catch Wheeling 96 leaving Toledo several times. Early cloud problems gave way to better skies blowing in from the west and my final shot of them just past Pearson Park in Oregon was the real winner for the day showing off the "matched" 4 unit consist. Oregon, OH 1/29/19
Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence. -- Hal Borland
seen on a wall in downtown san jose, california
Persistence of Life - Achalm View
A dusk landscape taken from the slope of Achalm hill, looking down towards the city of Reutlingen, Germany. The main subject is a solitary, old tree trunk that has been cut but is still pushing new growth, providing a strong metaphorical element. The soft pastel colors of the fading sun provide a beautiful backdrop to the composition.
TENACITY and PERSISTENCE in achieving goals
Always go ahead, set new goals each time and fulfill them. You can fall nine times, but you have to get up ten and get stronger and step higher. The key to success is clear planning and tactics. Ability to think, count and see two steps ahead of their opponents. Use new ideas and scientific advances for your own purposes. Reasonable audacity, the ability to take risks and courage in actions are the qualities of a real Emperor.
Alexander, in his desire to follow the heroic paradigm, naturally placed great value on honor, and with it to the virtues of self-control and self-denial. He always went forward, having a great goal and fulfilling it without fear, inspiring many people, changing history and the map of the earth.
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УПОРСТВО И НАСТОЙЧИВОСТЬ в достижении целей
Всегда идите вперед, ставьте каждый раз новые цели и выполняйте их. Вы можете девять раз упасть, но обязаны встать десять и стать сильнее и шагнуть выше. Залог успеха - четкое планировани и тактика. Умение мыслить, считать и видеть на два шага вперед своих противников. Использовать новые идеи и достижения науки для своих целей. Разумная дерзость, умение рисковать и смелость в действиях - качества настоящего Императора.
Александр, в своем желании следовать героической парадигме, естественно, придавал большое значение чести, а вместе с ней и достоинствам самоконтроля и самоотречения. Он всегда шел вперед, имея великую цель и осуществлял ее без страха, вдохновляя многих людей, меняя историю и карту земли.
After every missed attempt, the Amazon Kingfisher flew back to its branch, shook off the water, and reset its focus. It made its catch on the eighth dive I saw, though it may have been hunting long before I arrived. Reserva Natural Marashá, Santa Rosa de Yavarí, Peru.
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I wanna feel something
I wanna feel something
I drink to feel something
I sleep and feel nothing
Maybe that's where you come in
Maybe that's where you and I begin
[Verse 2: SYML & Charlotte Lawrence]
I want some good loving
I want some good loving
Want it to mean something
Set this old heart buzzing
Maybe that's where you come in
Maybe that's where you and I begin
[Chorus: SYML, SYML & Charlotte Lawrence]
No, I don't need a heavenly home
A place beyond the clouds with everyone we've ever known
It doesn't matter where we go
If you were born to run
I was made to run with you
I was made for you
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[Verse 3: SYML, SYML & Charlotte Lawrence]
I need some church, darling
I need some church, darling
I am a false prophet
I must confess, darling
Maybe that's where you come in
Maybe that's where you and I begin
[Verse 4: SYML & Charlotte Lawrence, SYML]
Our love's a great mountain
Our love's a great mountain
Climbed up and fell down it
We lived to laugh about it
Well, baby, you and I survived
Maybe God thanks you that I'm alive
[Chorus: SYML & Charlotte Lawrence, SYML]
No, I don't need a heavenly home
A place beyond the clouds with everyone we've ever known
It doesn't matter where we go
If you were born to run
I was made to run with you
I was made for you
I was made for you
You
[Verse 5: SYML & Charlotte Lawrence]
I wanna feel something
I want some good loving
Take me to church, darling
Our love's a great mountain
Baby, after all this time
Maybe home is you and I've arrived
Surrounded by fall colours, this heron demonstrated patience and persistence while looking for fish in this small pond.
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Persistence pays off. Thirteen years trying to dig this white hibiscus out from a thick clump of giant bird of paradise it's been a single stem forever and barely any roots came out with the stump. It was doubtful whether it would survive the move. Now planted in a large pot in shade it has put on new growth and several blooms lately. Since this was a long time coming there is no rush to stick it in the ground it deserves a place where it can thrive. Persistence pays.
Happy Monday!
I have been watching this blackbird in the garden for several weeks - possibly even months - as it developed techniques to extract buggy nibbles from a feeder. Normally, blackbirds don't go near feeders but this one decided it had had enough of waiting for the starlings to deliver morsels. Initially, it started flying into the feeder in the hope some nibbles would fall. They did, but were mostly stolen by other birds on the ground. The technique developed into hovering by the feeder whilst plucking out the odd nibble. Finally, it learned to overcome feeder movement and perch on the base as it is here. This allows it to nibble nibbles to its heart's content.
Native Bee (Lasioglossum (Homalictus) dotatum)
A wonderfully warm and sunny Spring day today so I checked out the area where these, new to me, bees are nesting. They are a furrowing bee, nesting in the ground.
I didn't have to wait long for a couple to pop up out of their nest.
This one sat still long enough for a couple of shots.
Life Finds A Way. Nature possesses an extraordinary capacity for persistence, often manifesting in the most unforgiving of landscapes. When a seed settles into the narrowest fracture of a pavement or a roadside curb, it initiates a silent, monumental struggle against a world of man-made barriers. Despite the absence of rich soil and the constant threat of pedestrian traffic or harsh pollution, these botanical pioneers draw upon hidden reservoirs of nutrients and water trapped beneath the asphalt. As the seedling germinates and pushes its stem upward, it exerts a subtle yet relentless force, turning the rigidity of concrete into a mere hurdle. This act of growth is not just a biological imperative; it is a profound testament to the tenacity of life, proving that even within a stifling urban grey, organic vitality will invariably find a way to reclaim the space, pushing through the cold stone to reach for the light.
Shirley poppy (Papaver rhoeas cultivar) or a similar ornamental poppy that has self-seeded in an urban environment. Poppies are well-known for their ability to colonise disturbed ground, which is why they are often found growing in cracks in pavement, alongside roads, or on wasteland
When you zoom in like this you can see the advantages of a camera over a phone. I suppose I should have stopped the car and got out to get closer - - - Oh well next time.
Hemyock, Devon, UK.
Persistence
A lone leaf steadfastly maintains its grip, despite immense difficulty and seasonal opposition.
Catalogo # 006
In honor of my favourite artist, Salvador Dali'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Persistence_of_Memory
The Song: Pink Floyd, Echoes
Its a testament to persistence. I live about 45 minutes from this viewpoint, Jonsrud Viewpoint, near Sandy Oregon. Because this is fairly close, and so cool looking, an image form here has been on my list for a long time. And I go, often. Every time a strikeout. This is the first image I have ever posted from here. I have been there about 6 times, and I finally walked away with an image I liked.
This is a tough spot to shoot. It has great fog in the valley in the morning, but sunrises back-lite Mt. Hood. You can shoot a sunset, but then you don't get the fog. You can see this in many of the mages people post from here. They have fog, and good color in the sky, and then they wash out Hood in the processing and it looks horrible. You just can't get it all when you shoot from here unless you let your tripod sit there all day and shoot both. However, then creeps in the third issue. Clouds. If you live in Portland you know, Hood is a cloud magnet. If you want a sunrise with clouds to catch the color, then you often (99.999 percent of the time) loose Hood in those clouds. If you see Hood, you usually have no clouds. To get hood with clouds around her but not obscuring her, you need patience, and tons of it.
So in this image, I opted for the fog. Clouds came in about 10 minutes after I shot this, but they swallowed Hood. Sigh. Not an easy place to shoot.
The last challenge, the right tripod location. You have to get here early to get the primo tripod spot. Here, I had to show up 1.5 hours before sunrise and wait there, to steak out my spot. When I walked away there was about 12 photographers there. I can't imagine how many there would be if the conditions were even more ideal.
So my hat is off to anyone who got the great trifecta- detail on Hood, colored clouds in the sky and fog in the valley. Its a near impossible feat.
Persistence of Life - Achalm View
A dusk landscape taken from the slope of Achalm hill, looking down towards the city of Reutlingen, Germany. The main subject is a solitary, old tree trunk that has been cut but is still pushing new growth, providing a strong metaphorical element. The soft pastel colors of the fading sun provide a beautiful backdrop to the composition.
"Maybe if I feed him he will go to sleep and I can catch a nap too. This is all so tiring."
Continuing story...
Spotted Hyenas
Masa Mara
Carrying on with my theme of selfie in the landscape, took myself off to Ravensthorpe reservoir this morning - hazy sunlight breaking through overcast skies was a nice piece of timing.