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i could take some of my own advice there.. or, rather, bobby mcferrin's advice
i have a little break from classes and work now
spent this first day well- with friends and sun and i'm taking a trip in a few days. i plan to take a lot of photographs
this is ancient- from the petrichor shoot. the rest of the beautiful em can be found here.
well, guess this month is basically done. wow.
19/20
might have to wait for day 20 on the first of april because the cousins are coming.. but we'll see
on a separate note, anyone want to buy me pro? it's about to expire. i would literally love you
It seems fairy lights give you a very unusual facial structure, all the photos looked so funny. I had to run outside at 11.30 when I got home after realizing the photos I'd initially taken hadn't worked out, sorry it's a rush job :( I seemed to spend the entire day sleeping, or streaming tv, it's been one of those miserable days when you don't feel like dealing with anything and sit round eating vast amounts of chocolate instead :P I've now run out of House, NCIS, Castle & How I Met Your Mother - it's traumatic! I have nothing left to watch, any suggestions of good stuff are very welcome.
Inspired by anyone with a love of fairy lights :)
Anyhow I'm desperate for sleep as I'm up at 6 again for work, 4.5 hours sleep - hoorah. Night flickrites!
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The CGT flags during the demonstration.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Régimes Spéciaux (Recommended as a slideshow)
It is more interesting here, at least...
Day 117/365
OK, I promise to do something more interesting and creative for tomorrow's SP. Today is PJ day at my house, so I am not heading outside. LOL (Though I did have to open the door for some Jehovah's Witnesses ladies this morning, which I think they were as uncomfortable as I was standing there in my PJs!) HA!
TRF: The carpet in my kids' playroom is pink. ;) And, I like it!!
Must see it Large to see the fish
Yet another shot, I was not bored with this series but I promise this would be the last on this place. I need to go and search for another unexplored location.
To all my flickr friends, have a great day always to you and I hope you are enjoying life always!!!
For the shot:
Vertorama of 2 single exposures, using a polarizer fliter and a blue GND.
i am not perfect.
i never said i was will never say i am.
but i will be yours.
and if all of me i give, can you make my somethings whole?
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A new series following Another Day in Capital City. I rarely go to London these days, but this is my third visit with camera in hand during the past 12 months… and the atmosphere, the city noise, the r-u-s-h hits me like a tidal wave every time.
I seem to be finding myself inexorably drawn towards the potentially darker images in this series, at the moment!
The Rice Fields of Longsheng are about a two hour drive from the Chinese city of Giulin (Li River fame). This was taken from one of the many lookouts in the mountainside village of Ping'an. Although we didn't have the best of weather the rain did stop long enough for a few nice photo opportunities, like this one.
One of the many ground squirrels (aka marmots or groundhogs) of the Grand Canyon. Taken on the South Rim trail with a 55mm (equiv. 82mm), no crop. Despite the signs, the cute furry balls are clearly fed by the hords of tourists, otherwise they wouldn't display this behaviour (and size !).
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Peacock bass is the common name in English for several species of tropical, freshwater fish of the genus Cichla native to the Amazon River basin of South America. These tropical fish are not true basses, but are rather cichlids. They also inhabit the waters of Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Panama, Singapore and parts of the USA (Guam, Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the United States Virgin Islands).
Sport fishermen have made these cichlids prized game fish for their fighting qualities, so much so that many travel agencies now arrange fishing trips to Brazil and Florida specifically to catch peacock bass.
Renowned American peacock bass fisherman and fishing author, Larry Larsen, refers to them as "freshwater bullies" due to their ferocious nature when hunting and their tendency to damage and sometimes destroy fishing gear when striking. Also, the most common techniques for catching them are similar to those for catching largemouth bass with the notable exception that peacock bass usually won't strike artificial worms -- a widely used lure among largemouth bass fisherman. In addition, fly fishing techniques, including lures such as poppers and large streamers, are becoming increasingly popular for catching these cichlids.
Despite their popularity among anglers, some naturalists have identified peacock bass as potential pests for causing ecological imbalances in some of their introduced areas.
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اجل شاسباب هالغيبه وابي شاسباب تاخيره
وابي ليه الجفا ياقلب وانت بغيبته حيران
شهر واكثر ولا طرش عن غيابه معاذيره
ياليته لو تعذر بالظروف ولايمه غلطان
تعبت ولا طرى له يتصل قل علّها خيرة
وش انت متعبٍ حالك على واحد قليل احسان
يجي ميّت وله لامن شكى وقته وتعزيره
واذا قفّى على وجهه حبيبك ناقة عريمان
اقول انه موالف له بشرخلاك تقزيره
واقول انك على هامش حياته مابقى لك شان
مع اللي ماله سبوق اتركه شف واحد غيره
وانا شوري عليك تلحقه في سبعة الشيطان
ذبحك الطيب ياقلبٍ تعذّب من مقاديره
ياعل كنك خفوقي خابرك ماتعرف النكران
تقاضى لعنبو جد الغلا ماتنفع الذيرة
ترى من لاتقاضا ياخفوقي هالزمن ,, ينهان
حبيبٍ ماصفى لك ,, طيع شوي بدل بغيره
وانا شوري عليك تلحقه في سبعة الشيطان
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By an unlucky chance a Fox fell into a deep well from which he could not get out. A Goat passed by shortly afterwards, and asked the Fox what he was doing down there.
"Oh, have you not heard?" said the Fox; "there is going to be a great drought, so I jumped down here in order to be sure to have water by me. Why don't you come down too?"
The Goat thought well of this advice, and jumped down into the well. But the Fox immediately jumped on her back, and by putting his foot on her long horns managed to jump up to the edge of the well.
"Good-bye, friend," said the Fox, "remember next time:
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties
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L'intérêt avec le martin, c'est qu'il a un territoire assez limité (1 km). Une fois repéré, il suffit de venir se poster discrètement, et attendre. L'attente peut être assez longue ( il m'est arrivé d'attendre 3 heures pour le voir 30 secondes). Mais, souvent il revient se poser sur un perchoir.
Ici, après ma première visite, j'ai installé ce perchoir, pour l'obliger à se poser à l'endroit qui convient le mieux (distance et exposition à la lumière). Puis, on attend ! Et bingo, il vient. Avec un peu de pratique, on peut mémoriser son chant et le deviner avant même qu'il se pose sur le perchoir. Je vous mets, ici, un lien vers le chant du martin : www.oiseaux.net/chant/alcedo_atthis.mp3
Interesting thing with the kingfisher is that it lives within a relatively limited area (1 km). Once spotted, just come post quietly and wait. The wait can be quite long (I happened to wait 3 hours to see it 30 seconds). But often it came back and landed on a perch.
Here, after my first visit, I installed this perch, to force it to land at the place that best suits (distance and exposure to light).
Then you wait! And bingo, it comes. With a little practice, you can memorize the song and guess before it lands on the perch. I put here a link to the song of the kingfisher : www.oiseaux.net/chant/alcedo_atthis.mp3
Interés con el martín pescador es que tiene una zona bastante limitada (1 km). Una vez descubierto, acaba de llegar después tranquilamente y esperar.
La espera puede ser muy larga (se me ocurrió que esperar 3 horas para ver 30 segundos). Pero a menudo regresó y aterrizó en una percha.
Aquí, después de mi primera visita, he instalado esta percha, para obligarlo a aterrizar en el lugar que mejor se adapte a distancia (y la exposición a la luz).
Después de esperar! Y bingo, venga. Con un poco de práctica, usted puede memorizar la canción y adivinar antes de que aterrice en la percha. Pongo aquí un enlace a la canción del martín pescador : www.oiseaux.net/chant/alcedo_atthis.mp3
Interesse com o kingfisher é que ele tem uma área relativamente limitada (1 km). Uma vez identificados, acabado de chegar de pós em silêncio e esperar.
A espera pode ser muito longo (aconteceu de eu esperar 3 horas para ver 30 segundos). Mas muitas vezes ele voltou e pousou em uma vara.
Aqui, depois de minha primeira visita, eu instalei esta vara, para forçá-lo a pousar no local que melhor se adequa (distância e exposição à luz).
Então você espera! E bingo, ele vem. Com um pouco de prática, você pode memorizar a música e acho que antes de ele cair no poleiro. Eu coloquei aqui um link para a música do martim-pescador : www.oiseaux.net/chant/alcedo_atthis.mp3
Bonne journée à tous. merci pour vos visites et commentaires.
Have a nice day. Thanks for your visits and comments.
Buenos días a todos. gracias por sus visitas y comentarios.rios.
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Fotografía tomada de Mar del Plata - Partido de la Costa - Buenos Aires - Argentina
...ahora que ya no dueles....
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Not the ideal time of day for waterfalls the sun to high in the sky but it is my only day off work this week - the gardening or................A last minute trek with Rob :-) no contest - but its a tough trek and it hurt :-) i will get here one day before the sun rises .Its my favourite of all the waterfalls and not really happy with any of the shots ive got .
This waterfall is the least visited for a reason its a hard climb down and even tougher to get back up :-( its not dangerous like Sgwd isaf clun gwyn it just steep and the steps are a killer .
one or two obstacles to climb through , not the best time to go waterfalls for photography but this is one of my fav's a tough trek that hurt.
This is the least visited waterfall not many actually are aware is there .
IoHHHHHHHHH MuCH BiGGeR aND BeTTeR oN BLaCKI
HaPPY BoKeH WeDNeSDaY
First of all I have to excuse my late absence. Sometimes it is good to live without flickr.
And now I am back and I want not to write I am catching up or try to get time back.
Not possible.
See you on your streams, will be the right words.
Thank you, my wonderful friend Fulvio alias gismaster, for his amazing testi, he wrote.
Tanti granzie, caro
Grande abbraccio, Fu
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This shot you see here, I worked with Lightroom on it.
My wonderful FLiCKRfriend Natalia alias Kiwi_GaL, asked me to try here new filters application for Lightroom and Photoshop.
Here my first result and hey, the RAW Filter is called Spice it up.
LoL
This unbelievable Presets and Actions, you see here on Natalias private website.
Go and look and I am sure you would like to have them also, go for them.
For more pictures worked with all those applications go here and look in the new group Sweet Treat Lightroom Presets & Actions
Thank you so much, Nat.
The music today goes out to one of the all time favourite dancers.
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RyanairSUN taxiing along taxiway D2 at sunset at Poznan-Ławica Airport on the August evening of 2019.
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Wczoraj w kalendarzu data 14 marca, imieniny obchodzili... tak,tak- to możemy usłyszeć w tramwaju i autobusie czy w radiu. W kalendarzu świąt nietypowych zaś to dzień patrzenia w niebo🔭, z racji pasji wskazany stosowny post! 😀😀😀
Zatem jest!
Niebo definiowane może być słownikowo na wiele sposobów, większości z nas kojarzy się jednak z dziedziną astronomii, która definiuje je jako część atmosfery oraz przestrzeni kosmicznej widzianej z powierzchni dowolnego obiektu astronomicznego. Nie zapominajmy jednak, że słowo to ma wiele znaczeń szczególnie gdy mówi o nim teologia.
Wygrzebane z czeluści dysków zdjęcie z przepięknego zachodu słońca🌅🌅🌅 nad Ławicą w sierpniowy wieczór 2019 roku, maszyna o znakach 🇵🇱SP-RSV przyleciała do Poznania z 🇪🇸Barcelony.
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Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone
Let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon
Show me slowly what I only know the limits of
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
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Leonard Cohen
Over the Rainbow on Black (much better and easier to see)
I decided to make my first post back one of my favorites from our recent trip to Brazil. Iguazu Falls was a true highlight of the trip. I have many shots from the Falls to process, and no matter how many I post, they won't do this place justice. The vastness of this location, with the 275+ falls ranging from small streams to true mammoths, is just amazing.
I had never witnessed a Lunar Rainbow (Moonbow) before. While it was a little faint to the eye, you could still make it out pretty clearly, and the 30 second exposure helped to bring it out that much more. I decided not to over-process the shot and brighten and saturate things beyond the true scene. I'm not sure there was ever much risk, but I did enjoy the part about having to keep an eye out for jaguars when walking around the park at night.
I look forward to going through the numerous memory cards' worth of shots. We saw a lot of great sites in Brazil, but as is always the case, it's good to be back home. This was another trip that makes one reflect on how lucky we are here in the U.S.
I look forward to catching up with everyone's streams.
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Lake Brienz, Switzerland, in the blue mood of a cloudy evening - SOOC, just a small crop done
I post this image, because i like the mood and the tones and layers of blue so much.
But also as a dedication to my friend kausthub, who was there at the same evening ............ and maybe it was even him, who took this shot.
He was there without his camera - miracles happen :-)) - but when he saw the colours of the beginning night, he absolutely wanted to capture these.
And even if he at that moment still let me shoot (with my camera, ha ha ha), he for sure encouraged and inspired me to try several modes (aperture and shutter speed priority, and white-balances and points of view and angles, and..., and..., and...) ......so i hope, it was me, bringing out this wonderful result :-)
Anyway - it is a beautiful shot, and i want to share it with you!
Only seconds later he for sure took over - watch his amazing photo here:
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En 1228 pendant la croisade des Albigeois l’évêque de Cahors, Guillaume de Cardaillac, prend possession de la ville et lui donne le nom actuel : Puy l’Evêque. A la révolution la ville prends le nom de Puy Libre.
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WHEN YOU ARE SMILING
When you are smiling
ocurre que tu sonrisa es la sobreviviente
la estela que en ti dejó el futuro
la memoria del horror y la esperanza
la huella de tus pasos en el mar
el sabor de la piel y su tristeza
When you are smiling
the whole world
que también vela por su amargura
smiles whith you.
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Do you know who?
Lo Zahir è un pensiero che all'inizio ti sfiora appena e finisce per essere la sola cosa a cui riesci a pensare.
Il mio Zahir ha un nome e il suo nome è Esther.
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L'amore è una forza selvaggia. Quando tentiamo di controllarlo, ci distrugge. Quando tentiamo di imprigionarlo, ci rende schiavi. Quando tentiamo di capirlo, ci lascia smarriti e confusi...
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Inn AMÒR ati della NATURA anche tu!
Il mio tempo in Montagna!
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L’Askja sorge in mezzo ad un impressionante deserto lunare lavico senza alcuna vegetazione.
Situato nella parte centrale dell’Islanda del Nord, in una delle regioni più remote del paese, il complesso vulcanico dell’Askja è costituito da tre caldere interconnesse la cui superficie totale è di 45 chilometri quadrati. Esse sono situate al centro di un massiccio vulcanico, costituito in maggioranza da ialoclastiti, il Dyng- jufjoll, che con una quota intorno ai 1.500 metri sorge da una immensa distesa di campi di lava toleitica nota come “Lava of Evil Deeds”.
Il complesso vulcanico dell’Askja ha eruttato circa 40 volte negli ultimi 10.000 anni, sia dall’area attualmente occupata dalle caldere sia dalle numerose fratture circostanti.
La prima eruzione storica avvenne nel 1875. Nel febbraio del 1874 un violento terremoto e la fuoriuscita di una imponente colonna di vapore dal vulcano annunciarono l’imminente ripresa dell’attività eruttiva. Tale fenomeno si protrasse per tutto l’anno, fino al gennaio del 1875, quando lava basaltica cominciò fuoriuscire da fessure a nord-est e a sud del vulcano.
Il 28 e 29 marzo dello stesso anno vennero espulsi in maniera esplosiva circa 0.5 chilometri cubi di pomice di composizione riolitica e in misura inferiore di pomice riolitica mescolata a basalto. L’eruzione causò l’ulteriore collasso di parte del fondo calderico per una superficie di circa 11 chilometri quadrati. La nuova depressione è oggi riempita da un lago di 300 metri di profondità. Le eruzioni più recenti, di entità minore e principalmente rappresentate da fontane e colate di lava, sono avvenute negli Anni Venti, nel 1938 e nel 1961, quando una nuova frattura eruttiva anulare, attiva per due mesi, si aprì al margine nord-est della caldera, producendo spettacolari fontane di lava
La Aljafería (en árabe: قصر الجعفرية Qasr al-Ya`fariyya) es un palacio fortificado construido en Zaragoza en la segunda mitad del siglo XI por iniciativa de Al-Muqtadir como residencia de los reyes hudíes de Saraqusta. Este palacio de recreo (llamado entonces «Qasr al-Surur» o Palacio de la Alegría) refleja el esplendor alcanzado por el reino taifa en el periodo de su máximo apogeo político y cultural.
Su importancia radica en que es el único testimonio conservado de un gran edificio de la arquitectura islámica hispana de la época de las Taifas. De modo que, si se conserva un magnífico ejemplo del Califato de Córdoba, su Mezquita (s. X), y otro del canto de cisne de la cultura islámica en Al-Ándalus, del s. XIV, La Alhambra de Granada, se debe incluir en la tríada de la arquitectura hispano-musulmana La Aljafería de Zaragoza (s. XI) como muestra de las realizaciones del arte taifa, época intermedia de reinos independientes anterior a la llegada de los almorávides.
Las soluciones adoptadas en la ornamentación de la Aljafería, como la utilización de arcos mixtilíneos y de los salmeres en «S», la extensión del ataurique calado en grandes superficies o la esquematización y abstracción progresiva de las yeserías de carácter vegetal, influyeron decisivamente en el arte almorávide y almohade tanto del Magreb como de la Península Ibérica. Asimismo, la transición de la decoración hacia motivos más geométricos está en la base del arte nazarí.
Tras la reconquista de Zaragoza en 1118 por Alfonso I El Batallador pasó a ser residencia de los reyes cristianos de Aragón, con lo que la Aljafería se convirtió en el principal foco difusor del mudéjar aragonés. Fue utilizada como residencia regia por Pedro IV el Ceremonioso y posteriormente, en la planta principal, se llevó a cabo la reforma que convirtió estas estancias en palacio de los Reyes Católicos en 1492. En 1593 experimentó otra reforma que la convertiría en fortaleza militar, primero según diseños renacentistas (que hoy se pueden observar en su entorno, foso y jardines) y más tarde como acuartelamiento de regimientos militares. Sufrió reformas continuas, y grandes desperfectos, sobre todo con los Sitios de Zaragoza de la Guerra de la Independencia hasta que finalmente fue restaurada en la segunda mitad del siglo XX y actualmente acoge las Cortes de Aragón.
En su origen la construcción se hizo extramuros de la muralla romana, en el llano de la saría o lugar donde los musulmanes desarrollaban los alardes militares conocido como La Almozara. Con la expansión urbana a través de los años, el edificio ha quedado dentro de la ciudad. Se ha podido respetar a su alrededor un pequeño entorno ajardinado que le aísla incluso de la autopista que pasa a escasos metros de allí.
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The Aljafería Palace (Arabic:قصر الجعفرية Qasr Aljafariya, Spanish: Palacio de la Aljafería) is a fortified medieval Islamic palace built during the second half of the 11th century in the Moorish taifa of Zaragoza of Al-Andalus, present day Zaragoza, Spain. It was the residence of the Banu Hud dynasty during the era of Abu Jaffar Al-Muqtadir after abolishing Banu Tujibi of Kindah dynasty. the palace reflects the splendor attained by the kingdom of the taifa of Zaragoza at the height of its grandeur. The palace currently contains the Cortes (regional parliament) of the autonomous community of Aragon.
The structure holds unique importance in that it is the only conserved testimony of a large building of Spanish Islamic architecture of the era of the Taifas (independent kingdoms).
After the capture of Zaragoza in 1118 by Alfonso I of Aragon, the Aljaferia became the residence of the Christian kings of the Kingdom of Aragon and as such was converted into the focal point for spread of the Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon. It was the birthplace of Saint Isabel of Portugal in the year 1271. It was used as the royal residence by Peter IV of Aragon and subsequently, on the principal building site, a renovation was carried out that converted these chambers into the palace of the Catholic Monarchs in 1492. In 1593, the structure experienced another renovation that converted it into a military base, first according to Renaissance designs (which today can be observed in its moat and gardens) and later as military quarters. The building suffered continuous alterations and considerable imperfections, above all with the Siege of Zaragoza during the Peninsular War until it was finally restored in the second half of the 20th century and currently it houses the Cortes or autonomous community legislative assembly of Aragon.
In the original construction, extra ramparts were made in the open field surrounding the Aljaferia. With urban expansion over the years, the building has remained inside of the city. Yet the city of Zaragoza has not been able to honor the landscaped surroundings of the Aljaferia. A freeway passes only a few meters away.
old shot -february.
my camera charger was lost 2 weeks ago ): and still, i havent got myself a new charger, so...im counted as camera-less now. i miss shooting with my cameraaaaa! friend's birthday party, dinner with family etc, i really wish i have my camera with me so that i can capture the beauty of those happy moments! perhaps i'll ask my friend to help me to buy a new charger ): it costs RM150. eew.
have started our weekly motto again!!! and too bad, i cannot do for this Sunday's topic, which was chosen by me - 'dream'. i'll catch up soon, i promise :) you have no idea how much i miss editing with photoshop - the manipulations. im pretty sure my photoshop skill is dying. :O
btw, my Flickr Pro Account is going to expire on 11 of May. 2 more days. i can still remember how excited and happy i was when i first received the surprise by Riz. not much people liked my photos that time, she was the one who encouraged me a lot! and that was the first time i feel the love and support from people you dont even know in real, by flickr! i loveeeee flickr, really! :) but listen, i dont think i need another flickr pro account, as you can see, i dont upload a lot of photos in a month, so a normal account is enough for me, im sure! :)
aww, i think i have too much to tell you guys!
lately i've just created a Facebook FanPage as well! :) because there are a lot of people who added my personal facebook lately are the ones who like my work, not the ones who know me in real. so... yeah. this is the page where we can talk about photography, or share something with me! I've uploaded some "Befores/Afters" there, im pretty sure some of them will get your jaw dropped :p
have fun :)
www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=megera
Wall
Lasiommata megera (LASS-ee-oh-may-tuh muh-JEE-ruh)
Wingspan
45 - 53mm
Checklist Number
59.002
Family:NymphalidaeRafinesque, 1815
Subfamily:SatyrinaeBoisduval, 1833
Tribe:ElymniiniHerrich-Schäffer, 1864
Genus:LasiommataWestwood, 1841
Subgenus:
Species:megera(Linnaeus, 1767)
Introduction
The Wall gets its name from the characteristic behaviour of resting with wings two-thirds open on any bare surface, including bare ground and, of course, walls! Many people will have come across this butterfly on footpaths, especially in coastal areas, where the butterfly flies up when disturbed, before setting again a few metres ahead.
The basking behaviour of this butterfly allows it to benefit from the full warmth of the sun whose rays shine directly on the butterfly, but also get reflected back onto the butterfly from whichever surface it is resting on. This habit allows the butterfly to raise its body temperature sufficiently high for it to fly. In particularly hot weather, however, such basking is avoided and the butterfly may even retreat to a suitably-shaded spot to avoid overheating.
This species was once found throughout England, Wales, Ireland and parts of Scotland. Today, however, is a very different picture, with this species suffering severe declines over the last several decades. It is now confined to primarily-coastal regions and has been lost from many sites in central, eastern and south-east England. In Scotland it is confined to coastal areas in the south-west of the country. It is also found on the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. This butterfly is found in relatively small colonies that are self-contained although some individuals will wander, allowing the species to quickly colonise suitable nearby sites.
Taxonomy Notes
Ball (1914) uses the name f. filipluma to describe specimens of the summer generation, differentiated by their scale formation.
Verity (1911a) uses the name ssp. caledonia to describe the race from Scotland which, he says, differ in the width and intensity of the black markings and very broad marginal band. The base of the hindwing being entirely blackened.
Lasiommata megera
This species was first defined in Linnaeus (1767) as shown here (type locality: Austria and Denmark).
Conservation Status
There has been a severe and worrying decline of inland populations, with most remaining populations now being found in coastal areas. This species is therefore a priority for conservation efforts.
Habitat
This species is now found primarily in coastal areas, especially unimproved grassland, wasteland, cliff edges and hedgerows.
The first generation of adults emerge in early May, peaking at the end of May and early June, or a little later in the north of England and Scotland. They give rise to a second brood that emerges at the end of July, or mid-August further north. There are 2 generations each year and, on occasion, a small 3rd generation may appear in October.
Imago
The male of this species is territorial and will inhabit a particular area, such as a path, hedgerow or roadside verge, waiting for a passing female. Males will typically perch in a favoured position but will, in sunny and warm conditions, adopt a strategy of patrolling in order to find a mate. All passing insects are investigated and rival males will fly high into the air before coming back to the ground a few seconds later.
The female is much more sedentary and the less-conspicuous of the two sexes. After a brief courtship a pair will mate before disappearing into surrounding vegetation. Both sexes are avid nectar feeders and will feed from any available flower.
Adults feed primarily on Daisy (Bellis perennis), Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica), Hawkweeds (Hieracium/Hypochoeris), Knapweeds (Centaurea spp.), Marjoram (Origanum vulgare), Ragged Robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi), Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Thistles (Cirsium spp. and Carduus spp.), Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) and Yarrow (Achillea millefolium).
Ovum
The spherical eggs are laid singly, or occasionally in twos and threes, in various positions, including the leaves of the foodplant, exposed roots and nearby vegetation. Eggs are pale green when first laid, becoming more translucent as the larva develops within. Sites for egg-laying are typically sheltered and warm compared to their surroundings, and include grass clumps, rabbit scrapes and hoof prints from cattle. This stage lasts around 10 days.
Larva
After emerging, the young larva typically eats its eggshell before feeding on the leaves of the foodplant. Larvae become more mobile as they mature and will move from plant to plant as needed. Larvae typically feed at night, but occasionally feed during the day. This stage lasts around 4 weeks for those larvae that do not overwinter, and there are 3 moults in total.
The primary larval foodplants are Bents (various) (Agrostis spp.), Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Tor-grass (Brachypodium pinnatum), Wavy Hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa) and Yorkshire-fog (Holcus lanatus).
Pupa
The green pupa is formed head down, attached by the cremaster to the foodplant or nearby vegetation and is extremely well camouflaged. This stage lasts around 2 weeks.
fr: Soirée tranquille sur le Boulevard René-Levesque, Montréal, Québec, Canada
EXIF Data: to be posted later - HDR from 3 exposures - realistic tone mapping
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Let's face it. Life is actually like that sometimes. There are times when you really want - you really need - someone to walk with you, and there's no one there. Either they won't or they can't. Sometimes people who care about us would like to walk with us through what we're going through, but they just can't; they don't understand, they don't know how to help, they're too busy with their own issues, or they're just not there for any one of a hundred reasons. Maybe as you're listening today, you're just tired of walking alone.
What I'm about to say may sound too good to be true, but I wouldn't offer you false hope. You don't ever have to walk alone again. The reason that is not just a hollow hope is because it doesn't depend on the love of some human who may be there or may not be. It depends on the love of the God who made you - who is always there.
Listen to the ironclad promise of Jesus Christ in Hebrews 13:5. It's our word for today from the Word of God. "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." He says never. He's offering you a "never leave you" love. Some of Jesus' last words on earth to those who belong to Him are these: "Surely I am with you always" (Matthew 28:20). After listing every conceivable force on earth, or in heaven, or in hell that might take His love away, Romans 8:39says: "Nothing in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
But He loves you so much He wasn't willing to lose you, so He sent Jesus. That's His one and only Son, and He sent Him to die for the sin that separates you from Him. So He could forgive you, so you could live in His love, so you could be in heaven with Him forever. And now that love is working inside your heart, drawing you His direction. This can't be a one-way love. You have to open up to what He died to give you, by telling Him that you're placing the rest of your life in His hands; hands that bear eternal evidence of His love for you. You can tell when you see the print of the nails there.
With Jesus in your life, will you ever feel lonely again? Sure you will. There'll be lonely times, but you'll never be alone again. You have His word on it.
The Green Crested Lizard is 550mm in length, with a long hanging tail making up four fifths of its length. It has a jagged crest on its neck which more closely resemble hairs, as opposed to the crest of its close relative, B. cristatella, which more closely resembles the points on a crown. The crest consists of elongated scales, although it is flabby like skin.
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The head is square in shape, and there is a soft sack under the chin. It has large, flexible eyelids made of fine speckled scales.
www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=aglaja
Argynnis aglaja (ar-GIN-iss a-GLY-uh)
Family:NymphalidaeRafinesque, 1815
Subfamily:HeliconiinaeSwainson, 1827
Tribe:ArgynniniSwainson, 1833
Genus:ArgynnisFabricius, 1807
Subgenus:MesoacidaliaReuss, 1926
Species:aglaja(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Dark Green Fritillary is the most widespread fritillary found in the British Isles and is a pleasure to see as it flies powerfully over its grassland habitats, frequently stopping to nectar on Thistles and Knapweed. It gets its name from the green hue found on the underside of the hindwings, which are peppered with large silver spots. This butterfly can be found throughout the British Isles, although it is less common in central and eastern England. Outside of central Scotland and southern England, it is most frequently found in coastal areas and is the only fritillary found in Orkney and the Outer Hebrides. Despite its powerful flight, it is somewhat surprising that this species is not particularly mobile, staying within its breeding grounds.
Taxonomy Notes
Historically, several authorities have referred to f. scotica, defined in Watkins (1923), that is not recognised in current taxonomy. This form differs from the nominate form in that individuals are larger in size have much heavier black markings on both upper and undersides, especially in the female, and the underside has a darker green flush, with more prominent silver spots on both fore and hindwings. Different authorities described different distributions of scotica. Dennis (1977) says "The most extreme development of the morph is found in the Outer Hebrides, especially on Pabbay (Barra group), south Rona, north Raasay and on Orkney. Subspecies scotica has also been described by Heslop-Harrison for Scalpay, Soay, Rhum, Eigg, Canna and Coll, but everywhere in addition to specimens showing extreme development, others transitional to aglaia are found". The most recent analysis is given in Thomson (1980). Riley (2007) suggests that this form is found in Scotland (apart from southern localities), Ireland (where it is the only form found) and the Isle of Man. However, Riley's inclusion of Ireland is questioned by Nash (2012) who assigns all Irish specimens to ssp. aglaja. Thomson (1980), Emmet (1990), Riley (2007) and Nash (2012) elevate the aglaja forms to subspecific status. The counties where scotica was thought to be found, as mentioned by Thomson (1980), are shaded green in the image below.
Argynnis aglaja
This species was first defined in Linnaeus (1758) as shown here (type locality: Sweden).
The nominate form is found throughout its range in the British Isles.
Conservation Status
Although this species has declined considerably since the 1970s, especially in eastern England, the butterfly remains our most widespread fritillary and is not considered a priority species for conservation efforts.
Habitat
The characteristic habitat of this butterfly is open, windswept calcareous grassland. However, in some areas it can also be found in woodland clearings and coastal dunes.
Life Cycle
Adults generally emerge in the middle of June, reaching a peak in early July. In northern Scotland, adults emerge a little later at the end of June, reaching a peak at the end of July and early August. There is one generation each year.
Imago
Both sexes are avid nectar feeders and typically feed in early morning or late afternoon, when they will constantly fly from flower head to flower head staying at each flower for only a few seconds. This behaviour makes them very difficult to observe and it is sometimes easier to find a favourite flower and wait for a butterfly to come to you!
The males are the more conspicuous of the two sexes, and can be seen patrolling over large areas of habitat looking for a virgin female which often rest low down in vegetation. Once found, mating takes place almost immediately. A mating pair may be found resting on vegetation and will even continue to nectar while coupled.
Females are somewhat-easier to see when egg-laying, where they intersperse periods of nectaring with basking and bouts of egg-laying, when they will crawl deep in vegetation, searching out the lushest growths of larval foodplant before laying a single egg, although several eggs are often laid in the same area.
Ovum
Eggs are laid either directly on the foodplant, or on a suitable platform nearby, such as a twig, grass stem or dead leaf. Eggs are yellow when first laid but turn a dark purple after a few days and, eventually, a dark grey just before the larva emerges. This stage lasts between 2 and 3 weeks.
Larva
The larva eats the eggshell on hatching and immediately enters hibernation in a curled up leaf or other piece of debris. The larva emerges in the spring and starts to feed on the tenderest new growth of the foodplant, either eating large chunks out of the leaf lobes, or eating the leaf entirely with the stem left standing. The larva is most active during sunny periods and can often be seen wandering across bare ground or short turf in search of the foodplant. The mature larva has a distinct colouring, being mostly black with a feint yellow band running down its back and a series of red spots running down each side. There are 5 moults in total.
The primary larval foodplants are Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana), Hairy Violet (Viola hirta) and Marsh Violet (Viola palustris).
Pupa
The larva creates a loose tent by drawing together several leaves and other pieces of vegetation together. The pupa is formed upside down, secured to the top of the tent by the cremaster. This stages lasts between 3 and 4 weeks, depending on the weather.
So this started as a joke shot that was way over-exposed for me to consider using originally. Once I started playing with color trying to save it, I ended up really liking it.
The sun was perfectly inline and almost setting down the stream. One of the members joked about them all getting in the water for the last photo and everyone called his bluff. You shouldn't be doing that in November in Ohio.
Strobist:
5d Mark ii
24-70mm f2.8
Cybersyncs
AB1600 w/softbox held camera right