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the cape daisies on the terrace are busy and persistent bloomers 😃 This photo is a month old but they are still active 😉 Wish you a happy Friday ☀️ TGIF!!!
Olympus E-M1 Mark II + Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro
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Persistent crab apples (Malus species, Roseaceae) in winter covered in frozen fog
Menominee Park, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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HAUSER - Adagio (Albinoni)
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But when from a long-distant past nothing subsists, after the people are dead, after the things are broken and scattered, taste and smell alone, more fragile but more enduring, more immaterial, more persistent, more faithful, remain poised a long time, like souls, remembering, waiting, hoping, amid the ruins of all the rest; and bear unflinchingly, in the tiny and almost impalpable drop of their essence, the vast structure of recollection.
(Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time, vol. 1)
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Persistent roots of a cedar (I believe) tree growing beside the Gooseberry River in Gooseberry Falls State Park.
The park is located in Castle Danger, north of Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Keel strand seen from Minaun Hill, Achill Island - Co Mayo, Ireland.
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Pt Sierra Nevada in far background. Lovely cloudy-bright day, perfect for flower photography. Almost no wind! The rectangular sea-cave (left center) is new this year.
This cliff-face represents a perfect geological history of this part of the coast. The youngest gravels (on top) are from the recent Ice Ages. The older, layered gravels rest on the dark bedrock of the Franciscan Complex, all ultimately altered basalt. A quick refresher: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciscan_Complex
The geomorphology of this retreating bluff-face is pretty cool too. Life is persistent, even when those poor plants are headed for a salt-water death in the next wet winter!
St. Kitts & Nevis
left the Atlantic Ocean, right on the Caribbean Sea, in the middle St. Kitts and in the background the island of Nevis.
Il suo nome corretto è Saint Cristopher e Nevis e deriva dallo scopritore di questo piccolo paradiso terrestre caraibico: Cristoforo Colombo.
Stato insulare dell’America Centrale, Saint Kitts e Nevis corrisponde a un micro arcipelago formato soltanto da due isole appartenenti al gruppo delle Piccole Antille. Di origine vulcanica, le isole hanno i larghi picchi centrali ricoperti dalla giungla e pendii ripidi che conducono a spiagge disabitate.
La vasta maggioranza della popolazione vive vicino al mare, dove il terreno è piano. Qui, musei, antiche locande,piantagioni da zucchero e chiese seicentesche si susseguono ... non esistono costruzioni più alte di due piani. Numerosi fiumi scendono dalle montagne in entrambe le isole, fornendo l’acqua necessaria alla popolazione locale. Saint Kitts e Nevis devono la loro fama soprattutto alle tartarughe marine che hanno eletto questo piccolo Stato a loro personale nursery e vi tornano per nidificare proprio sulla spiaggia nella quale sono nate. Molte le attività educative e le forme di eco turismo incentrate proprio sulle tartarughe, che possono anche essere adottate a distanza. Queste due splendide isole tropicali formano il Paese più piccolo dell’Emisfero Occidentale e ciò consente ai turisti di visitare le loro principali attrattive in due o tre giorni, riservando il resto della vacanza per rilassarsi. Grazie al clima da favola, infatti, è possibile abbronzarsi e fare lunghi bagni praticamente tutto l’anno. Per gli amanti dello snorkeling, infine, Saint Kitts e Nevis rappresenta un vero e proprio parco giochi, dove perdersi tra pesci pagliaccio, tartarughe marine e coralli.
La Capitale Basseterre si trova nell’isola di Saint Kitts ed è stata fondata dai francesi nel 1627. La città si affaccia su una baia delimitata da colline di un verde smeraldo e accoglie la maggior parte della popolazione delle due isole. Il nome della capitale è una delle poche tracce rimaste della colonizzazione francese, dal momento che attualmente l’influenza dominante è quella inglese. Anche dal punto di vista urbanistico, Basseterre ha un’impronta chiaramente anglofila. Sebbene l’incendio del 1867 abbia distrutto quasi tutti gli edifici storici, alcune case vittoriane in pietra con il piano superiore in legno sono ancora visibili e offrono alla vista lo spettacolo delle loro fantasiose decorazioni sempre molto appariscenti.
“People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” – Albert Einstein.
I was set up for a long exposure in the dim predawn and foggy light before sunrise when a small flock of mergansers splashed down to my left. From there, they began a back and forth across the lake in front of me, which spoiled the lovely flat water reflections with their wakes. After a couple of blurry blob duck images on my part, I finally clued in to dramatically increase the ISO and see what would happen with this persistent dawn patrol. The result here is cropped to about half the original image. The photobombers were interesting to watch as periodically, one would dive and the rest would immediately follow. They'd all pop up together, still in line and going in the same direction, and I wondered if they directing small fish and feeding cooperatively.
Fruto típico del otoño: las castañas, aunque este año haya pocas debido a la pertinaz sequía. Siempre ha sido una tradición asar castañas, aunque ahora se haga en el microondas, pero nada hay más otoñal que que cuando hace frío comer castañas asadas, sacadas de cualquier lata con agujeros y hechas en las brasas. Y si se pasea por la ciudad el olor de cualquier puesto que ase castañas te atrae como un imán.
Typical autumn fruit: chestnuts, although this year there are few due to the persistent drought. It has always been a tradition to roast chestnuts, although now it is done in the microwave, but there is nothing more autumnal than eating roasted chestnuts when it is cold, taken out of any can with holes and cooked on the coals. And if you walk through the city, the smell of any stall that roasts chestnuts attracts you like a magnet.
Fruit typique d'automne : les châtaignes, bien que cette année il y en ait peu en raison de la sécheresse persistante. Il a toujours été une tradition de griller des châtaignes, même si maintenant cela se fait au micro-ondes, mais il n'y a rien de plus automnal que de manger des châtaignes grillées quand il fait froid, sorties de n'importe quelle boîte trouée et cuites sur la braise. Et si vous vous promenez dans la ville, l'odeur de n'importe quel étal qui fait griller des châtaignes vous attire comme un aimant.
Typisches Herbstobst: Kastanien, obwohl es in diesem Jahr aufgrund der anhaltenden Trockenheit nur wenige gibt. Kastanien zu rösten war schon immer Tradition, obwohl es jetzt in der Mikrowelle gemacht wird, aber es gibt nichts Herbstlicheres, als geröstete Kastanien zu essen, wenn sie kalt sind, aus jeder Dose mit Löchern genommen und auf der Kohle gekocht werden. Und wenn Sie durch die Stadt gehen, zieht Sie der Geruch jeder Kastanienrösterei wie ein Magnet an.
Consistency, persistency, and hope will help you navigate those dark clouds of doubt and tribulation. They will help keep you in flight through your storms.
This image is on the cover of the second installment of the "Blue Daunia" series now available on Kindle on Amazon. The paperback version will follow in a few days. Enjoy!
Our persistent marine layer has deposited dew drops on this lovely decorative dahlia, making it even more beautiful. It is growing in a pot just outside the dining room window.
Happy Wednesday! Take care and stay safe.
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20-november-2021: after the snowfalls at the beginning of November, the persistent anticyclone melted almost all the fallen snow, that in the Friulian Dolomites was also less abundant than in other areas.
This decidedly wild area, free from mass tourism and ski facilities, is, for these reasons, certainly very fascinating with beautiful and imposing mountains.
The nivology of the area is overall not particularly marked.
The mild air from the Adriatic easily penetrates these areas rather close to the Friuli-Venetian Plain and with various orographic gates that the air uses, unlike man (the area has few accessible roads).
On the other hand, it is an area sheltered from cold currents and with many sunny days, especially in winter.
Precipitation is concentrated in autumn and with mild flows from the South-East, therefore with generally high snow levels, on average higher than almost all the other Alpine areas in the sector, while the cold fronts pass quickly and have less impact than the Julian Alps and the Dinarides.
Duranno is the second highest peak in the "Left Piave Dolomites", after mount "Cima dei Preti" (2706m a.s.l.) and is well exposed to the sun
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May 2022
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This hungry squirrel in my garden, didn't get the memo that the cone was there to prevent it from getting to the bird seed, not to use it as a comfy seat while having a feast, making a mess lol!
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Happy new week my friends =)
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
[ Albert Einstein ]
Happy Sliders Sunday!!!
Persistent male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker returns to check his work.
Uncommon migrant. Note the faint yellow coloration on his breast.
Some trees seem attractive year after year to these critters. This particular tree located in my rear yard has hosted spring revisits for many years. Also, evidence exists to suggest the running sap also provides a food source to early spring butterflies (Mourning Cloak, Eastern Comma, etc) that do not sip nectar and early arrival hummingbirds.
Golden Plover persistent and somewhat special whistling tones are very characteristic, and can be heard over long distances. Everyone who has walked in the mountains during the summer in Norway has probably become acquainted with the Golden Plover. At least they have heard the monotonous sound, if they have not seen the bird itself.
In Norway, Golden Plover is found almost all over the country in higher-lying areas. It is quite shy and it usually do not get closer than 20-30 meters.
Even though the Golden Plover is a wading bird, it is not often you see it out in the water in search of food. It is more associated with dry mountains moors, where it also nests. When it gets to cold in Norway, the Golden Plover migrate to Southern and Western Europe.
Photographed with: Canon 600D
Golden Plover persistent and somewhat special whistling tones are very characteristic, and can be heard over long distances. Everyone who has walked in the mountains during the summer in Norway has probably become acquainted with the Golden Plover. At least they have heard the monotonous sound, if they have not seen the bird itself.
In Norway, Golden Plover is found almost all over the country in higher-lying areas. It is quite shy and it usually do not get closer than 20-30 meters.
Even though the Golden Plover is a wading bird, it is not often you see it out in the water in search of food. It is more associated with dry mountains moors, where it also nests. When it gets to cold in Norway, the Golden Plover migrate to Southern and Western Europe.
Photographed with: Canon 600D
El caqui, también conocido como palo santo, es una fruta tropical que pertenece a la familia de las Ebanáceas. Existen distintas especies de consumo, de tamaño y sabor diferenciados. El fruto es una baya, con el cáliz persistente, y que puede ser astringente (por la presencia de tanino) y entonces se da una maduración completa en el árbol, o bien no astringentes y de maduración completa después de la cosecha. Tiene la particularidad de que no se puede consumir en el momento de la recolección, ya que necesita un proceso de sobremaduración debido a su aspereza, por lo que se suele tratar antes untándolo con alguna clase de bebida alcohólica fuerte, como el coñac, el aguardiente o la cazalla.
Persimmon, also known as palo santo, is a tropical fruit that belongs to the Ebanáceas family. There are different species of consumption, of different size and taste. The fruit is a berry, with a persistent calyx, and it can be astringent (due to the presence of tannin) and then there is a complete maturation on the tree, or not astringent and complete maturation after harvest. It has the peculiarity that it cannot be consumed at the time of harvest, since it requires an over-ripening process due to its harshness, which is why it is usually treated before by smearing it with some kind of strong alcoholic beverage, such as cognac, brandy or the cazalla.
Le kaki, également connu sous le nom de palo santo, est un fruit tropical qui appartient à la famille des Ebanáceas. Il existe différentes espèces de consommation, de taille et de goût différents. Le fruit est une baie, avec un calice persistant, et il peut être astringent (en raison de la présence de tanin) puis il y a une maturation complète sur l'arbre, ou non astringente et complète après la récolte. Il a la particularité de ne pas être consommé au moment de la récolte, car il nécessite un processus de sur-maturation en raison de sa dureté, c'est pourquoi il est généralement traité avant en l'enduisant d'une sorte de boisson alcoolisée forte, comme le cognac, le brandy ou le cazalla.
This is the standard view of a Porcupine on the prairie. For anyone who isn't familiar with this species, a hint: that isn't its nose.
The propensity for turning its back to any predator - or photographer - when caught in the open makes this prickly rodent a challenge to photograph. I am persistent, so I've had a few good looks over the years, but this really is a common sight, and I finally realized that I should get this shot: "portrait" can have many definitions.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Persistent offshore winds the last couple of days have flattened this part of the Tasman Sea adjoining the NSW Far South Coast at Cuttagee. Ominous rain cloud moving in from the southwest suggest quite different conditions tomorrow. A horizontal stitch of two frames taken by Petrov, a Phantom 3 Advanced quadcopter.
A couple more images from Sakrisoy, Norway, in a brief moment of sunlight in a gap in the persistent cloud cover. Lofoten archipelago, Norway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
The Statue of Jean Vauquelin (French: Monument à Jean Vauquelin) by Eugène Bénet is a sculpture installed in Montreal's Vauquelin Square, in Quebec, Canada in 1930. The statue depicts an event that took place during the Battle of Pointe-aux-Trembles in the Saint Lawrence River on 16 May 1760 during the French and Indian War. Jean Vauquelin is shown standing on the deck of the frigate Atalante in front of the mast having nailed his colours to it. He fought for two hours with persistent bravery till his ammunition was spent before surrendering. The statue was created by sculptor Eugène-Paul Benet.
I spotted this rainbow as I headed home from Baton Rouge last month. I kept watching it for the whole half hour driving time and couldn't find a good spot to pull over until I was a couple of miles from my house. Even after stopping and snapping a few, I could still see it through the trees at my house.
But that's not the important thing. The important thing is that this shot has a fence in it for Happy Fence Friday... :)
From Wikipedia
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge[1] in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. It crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the City Bridge Foundation, a charitable trust founded in 1282.
The bridge was constructed to connect the 39 per cent of London's population that lived east of London Bridge, equivalent to the populations of "Manchester on the one side, and Liverpool on the other", while allowing shipping to access the Pool of London between the Tower of London and London Bridge. The bridge was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales, and Alexandra, Princess of Wales, on 30 June 1894.
The bridge is 940 feet (290 m) in length including the abutments and consists of two 213-foot (65 m) bridge towers connected at the upper level by two horizontal walkways, and a central pair of bascules that can open to allow shipping. Originally hydraulically powered, the operating mechanism was converted to an electro-hydraulic system in 1972. The bridge is part of the London Inner Ring Road and thus the boundary of the London congestion charge zone, and remains an important traffic route with 40,000 crossings every day. The bridge deck is freely accessible to both vehicles and pedestrians, whereas the bridge's twin towers, high-level walkways, and Victorian engine rooms form part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition.
Tower Bridge has become a recognisable London landmark. It is sometimes confused with London Bridge, about 0.5 miles (800 m) upstream, which has led to a persistent urban legend about an American purchasing the wrong bridge.
When it's persistent, when you lose all interest, feel nothing but sadness, it becomes empty inside.
Polako, ali s pričom 🌿🐌
U travi, među sitnim cvjetovima, skriva se jedan svijet sporosti i tišine. Puž, polagan ali uporan, nosi svoj dom kroz šumu mirisa i boja. Čini se kao da svaki njegov korak ima težinu trenutka – kao da nas podsjeća da ljepota nije u brzini, nego u pažnji.
Slow, but full of stories 🌸✨
In the grass, surrounded by tiny blossoms, lies a hidden world of slowness and silence. The snail, slow yet persistent, carries its home through a forest of scents and colors. Every step feels timeless – a reminder that beauty lives not in speed, but in presence.