Zebra mallow / Garten-Malve 'Zebrina' (Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina')

in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend

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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Peričnik Falls is one of the best-known waterfalls in Slovenia. It flows from a hanging valley in Triglav National Park into the glacial Vrata Valley, where the water of Peričnik Creek then flows into Bistrica Creek.

I had to deal with persistent showers when I got here although the showers relented from time to time making some shots possible. The valley was bursting with autumn colours and the walk up to the falls is short and intense.

The blend of red, orange and yellow colours coupled with flowing water and a big rocky outcrop, makes for a compelling viewing, especially if you love waterfalls. Kinda like xmas coming early :)

It is one of the most beautiful waterfalls you will ever see and oh..slap means waterfalls in Slovenian :)

EXIF - f/11.0, ISO250 20mm 30 sec

Thanks for viewing and have a nice week ahead!

On my way through strong winds, the clouds were rumbling but the rain hadn't started yet. I thought for certain that I need to tie myself to the bench lest I'd be blown away like Mary Poppins, except she always knows what she is doing and where she is going. I took the last shot of Castle Gamburg and it took me countless times to get it in frame. Every time I had it right, the wind tucked at my arms and pushed my camera off to the side. It was as if he didn't want me to take this picture. Well, he never counted on my persistent nature. BIG GRIN.

I made it in time to the car before the rain started pouring down with a vengeance.

My gratitude for your visit, fave and comment.

"I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand." Confucius

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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Morning in May, Colorado

Read a book!

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!

www.amazon.com/dp/B075QNRTM6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1...

~all her lovely companions are faded and gone~

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.

Thanks for stopping by and for all of your support -- I deeply appreciate it.

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I'll just leave it here. The woodpecker tapped for a long time.

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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!

Best viewed large.

Happy new week my friends =)

"There’s a light that shines in the darkness.

There’s a destiny waiting at the end of the road.

There’s meaning in the middle of this emptiness.

There’s a reason you’ve been asked to carry this heavy load.

Lessons are taught when we reach out

Farther than we thought we’d ever dare.

Faith abounds when we confront our deepest doubts,

Enduring more than we dreamed we could ever bear.

There’s a dawn waiting at the edge of every midnight.

There’s a seed planted with every fallen leaf.

With every wrong there’s the chance to make a right.

With every hour of suffering there’s an eternity of relief.

Our darkest moments give us the opportunity

For seasons of our greatest growth.

Everyday we work towards continuity

Of acceptance and persistent hope"

-Poem Written by Justin Farley

For the #Macromonday #Yellow theme. Taken in my garden as the sunlight gently pushed through the shadows on one of my climbing shrubs against a wall.... Keep safe friends. Keep the hope alive... #MacroMondays

El gran Buda de Kamakura es una estatua monumental de bronce del Buda Amida en el Templo de Kōtoku-in, en Kamakura, prefectura de Kanagawa, Japón.

Probablemente la estatua haya sido fabricada en 1252, en el período Kamakura, momento en el que los registros del templo indican la construcción de una estatua de bronce. Este imponente monumento religioso testimonia también la persistencia humana frente a las adversidades de la naturaleza local a lo largo de los siglos.

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

roses photographed on December 19, surprisingly persistent

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.

from the old films.

I scanned 5 rolls of film developed by Blue Moon Photo in Portland OR. they were efficient and speedy.

I have no idea which camera these came from or which film I used. I just pulled film from all the cameras I had sitting around.

I recognized some pictures being at least 4 years old

I am starting fresh. soon.

thanks to you persistent ones who kept following me through this gawdawful bad year.

A pair of firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) copulating on a tree bark. Firebugs are well known for copulating for many hours, even whole week.

Para kowali bezskrzydłych (Pyrrhocoris apterus) kopulujących na korze drzewa. Kowale są poszechnie znane z trwających wiele godzin, a nawet cały tydzień, kopulacji.

..ist der Winter heuer

..is winter this year

Persistent Bumble Bee not letting any sweet goodness go to waste.

Common in my garden.

Persistent cirrus clouds have given southern Arizona beautiful fire skies at sunset and sunrise lately.

Persistent male Red-bellied Woodpecker searching for his lunch.

Common year-round resident.

The little avenue

Nature's preferred, insistent and persistent formation is a hexagon, and the structure of hoarfrost is no exception. Impossible to see with the naked eye, it is so fascinating to get a close up shot to reveal one of Nature's tiny miracles.

I used three extension tubes (13mm, 21mm and 31mm) added to the macro lens.

A typical view seen near the top of Beartooth Pass. The flat plateaus, alpine cirques, U-shaped valleys and lakes of the Beartooths were sculpted by glaciers. Truly a remarkable and fascinating geological wonder.

A trip over the Beartooth Pass is not only a soaring adventure via car, it is a trip back in time to some of the earliest glimpses of Earth history. This is history you can stand on, with some of the oldest rocks on Earth, uplifted to their present height by tectonic forces and Yellowstone’s thermal buoyancy, and finally artistically shaped by persistent weathering and glacial erosion.

Have a wonderful Friday and weekend!

persistent internet issues keep plaguing my home. The Tech said it may continue until they can check out the whole neighborhood.

I might be on and off Flickr during this time.

Persistently Blowing from the North.

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... :)

The robin is one of the few birds that hold a territory all year round.The sole purpose of a robin's red breast is in territory defence: it is not used in courtship. A patch of red triggers territorial behaviour, and robins are known to persistently attack stuffed robins and even tufts of red feathers

Persistent rains this year have produced sizeable runoff from the mountains in western Ireland.

roses photographed on December 19, surprisingly persistent

Captured with Sony a7II & KMZ Jupiter-9 85mm f2(silver with LTM-mount)

A day of persistent rain was followed by a ray or several of sunshine, lifting clouds and some pretty wonderful late evening light. This was taken from an elevated bridleway near Greendale, just west of Wastwater. The fells are (from left) Yewbarrow, Great Gable, Lingmell. Scafell Pike and Scafell (tops in clouds)...

Camera: Nikon D90

Lens aperture: f/14

Shutter speed: 1/50 sec

ISO 400

Focal length: 32mm

Cabbage White.

Exceedingly well known to most gardeners, the Cabbage White has spread throughout North America after its unintentional introduction to Quebec in 1860. No other butterfly is so successful over such a great variety and espanse of landscapes. Some of thew pierid emigrants may temporarily exceed this species in number, but they are neither as persistent nor as widespread. Its spectacular success has been blamed - probably erroneously - for the decline or retreat of some of it indiginous relatives.

Farmers and gardeners consider the Cabbage White a pest, so great is its appetie for cabbages, radishes and nasturtiums.

It habitats gardens, agriculutural and abandoned fields, cities, plains, foothills, wandering virtually everywhere except where most extreme climatic conditions exists.

Its range includes all of North America south of the Canadian Tiaga, including Hawaii. Native to Eurasia.

[National Audubon Society Field Guide to Butterflies, page 360]

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.

This late day storm traveled over 100 miles from northwest of me over a 3 hour period and still had some punch left. Luckily, it passed south of me.

persistent to the last

Nothing can withstand the ocean. It is patient and persistent. Sooner or later, it will go over you, under you, or through you.

This rock reminds me of a fallen tree lying in the forest, continuing to support all surrounding life, and slowly giving itself back to the forest in a beautiful surrender. The wise old rock has already journeyed through many eons.

Every so often, big waves come surging in. I’m standing well back from the edge of a crumbly cliff, apprehensive, watching the deafening turmoil below. The sea is going wild and baring her big white teeth. Only seagulls can frolic here.

Until today, I had not known about this particular arch. It’s somewhat hidden. I found it by following some footprints that made me curious. When I unexpectedly laid eyes on it, I think that for a moment, like in some kind of dream, I stepped into an experiential echo. The same awe I felt on discovering this arch has been repeating itself through countless generations of human coastal dwellers.