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La garza blanca o garceta grande (Ardea alba) es una especie de ave Ciconiiforme de la familia Ardeidae. Es una de las garzas más ampliamente distribuidas por el mundo.
Descripción
La garza blanca es un ave grande de plumaje blanco que puede alcanzar el metro de altura y pesar arriba de 950 gramos. Es ligeramente menor a la garza ceniza (A. herodias). Además del tamaño, la garza blanca puede diferenciarse de otras garzas del mismo color por el pico amarillo y las patas negras, aunque el pico puede tornarse más oscuro y las patas más claras en la estación de cría. En el plumaje de cría, delicadas plumas ornamentales salen de la espalda. Machos y hembras son idénticos en apariencia.
Posee un vuelo lento, con el cuello retraído. Esto es característico de garzas y avetoros, y es lo que los distingue de cigüeñas, grullas, ibis y espátulas, que mantienen el cuello extendido al volar.
Comportamiento
La garza blanca es parcialmente migratoria; las aves del hemisferio norte provenientes de áreas de inviernos fríos se desplazan hacia el sur. Se alimenta en aguas poco profundas o hábitats más secos, alimentándose principalmente de peces, ranas, pequeños mamíferos, y ocasionalmente aves pequeñas y reptiles, atrapándolos con su pico largo y afilado, la mayor parte del tiempo quedándose quieta y dejando que la presa se acerque hasta poder alcanzarlas con el pico, que utiliza como arpón. A menudo esperará inmóvil a la presa, o caminará lentamente hacia ella. Es una especie común, normalmente fácil de ver. Reproducción
Se reproduce en colonias en árboles cercanos a lagos de juncos o humedales. Forma el nido con palos pequeños secos entrelazados con juncos y totoras, y colocando generalmente entre 3 y 5 huevos de color celeste claro.
Amenaza
En Norteamérica un gran número de garzas fueron asesinadas alrededor de finales del siglo XIX, para usar sus plumas para decorar sombreros. Su población se ha recuperado desde entonces como resultado de las medidas de conservación. Su rango se ha extendido hacia el norte, hasta el sur de Canadá. Sin embargo, en algunas partes del sur de Estados Unidos, su número ha disminuido debido a la pérdida de su hábitat. Aún así, se adapta bien al hábitat humano y puede ser fácilmente vista cerca de los humedales y cuerpos de agua en zonas urbanas y suburbanas.
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This is an alternate version of this photo of the RBC Dexia tower taken a few seconds later and processed differently. This is a single exposure, not HDR.
Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) Associates Architects and Planners, based in New York; Bregman + Hamann Architects of Toronto; and Sweeny, Sterling, Finlayson & Co. Architects Inc. of Toronto.
This photo appears in a ranking of Best Cities for Design and Modern Architecture at ArchDaily.
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Congregation Ohab Zedek, or OZ, as it is fondly known, is more than just a synagogue. Under the leadership of Rabbi Allen Schwartz, the Shul is known for its open doors and big heart. OZ has broad ties with the surrounding Jewish community and its Upper West Side neighborhood as a whole. A random visitor could easily encounter an up and coming scholar from Israel, or members of the local fire station. It is an informal, comfortable, inclusive community.
OZ is a modern Orthodox congregation, but any individual is welcome, regardless of background or means. It is a Shul of interlocking communities--young families who find a relaxed setting on Shabbos morning to introduce their toddlers to services; singles, who famously crowd the steps on Friday night; and seniors, many of whom have been members of OZ for decades. It is home to those tentatively exploring Judaism as well as the most learned, who are stimulated by a broad array of lecturers and classes.
OZ is known for its wide range of Chesed activities, which include a long-time Bikur Cholim group that visits Mount Sinai Hospital each Shabbos and on holidays, as well as its members' regular visits to homebound seniors. Members also subsidize seats for those in need on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
OZ has a proud history. The Shul was founded in 1873 on Avenue B and Houston Street on the Lower East Side as the First Hungarian Congregation Ohab Zedek. After a sojourn on West 116th Street in Harlem, the Congregation moved to its present location at 118 West 95th Street in 1926. Today, as part of a revitalized Upper West Side that has drawn an ever-expanding population of families and young adults, OZ is a vibrant and dynamic Jewish center for prayer, learning and social activities.
One of the most beautiful and charming places in Paris - smaller and more intimate than the Tuileries and the Luxembourg gardens. A place to rest in, relax, shop, and watch people surrounded by magnificent architecture.
Originally known as the Place Royale, the Place des Vosges was built by Henri IV from 1605 to 1612. A true square (140 m x 140 m), it embodied the first European program of royal city planning. The Place des Vosges, inaugurated in 1612 with a grand carrousel to celebrate the wedding of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, is the prototype of all the residential squares of European cities that were to come. What was new about the Place Royale in 1612 was that the housefronts were all built to the same design, probably by Baptiste du Cerceau, of red brick with strips of stone quoins over vaulted arcades that stand on square pillars.
Former illustrious Residents of the Place des Vosges:
No. 1bis Madame de Sevigné was born here
No. 6, ""Maison de Victor Hugo"" Victor Hugo from 1832–1848, in what was then the Hôtel de Rohan-Guéménée, now a museum devoted to his memory, managed by the City of Paris
No. 7 Sully, Henri IV's great minister
No. 8 poet Théophile Gautier and writer Alphonse Daudet
No. 11 occupied from 1639-1648 by the courtesan Marion Delorme
No. 15 Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, wife of Cosimo III de' Medici
No. 17 former residence of Bossuet
No. 21 Cardinal Richelieu from 1615–1627
No. 23 post-impressionist painter Georges Dufrénoy {From Wikpedia}"
There are 15 web pages listing Ottawa, Gatineau & area half marathoners. This web page lists the area half-marathoners who have first names starting with an S to Stephen.
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For the names of the other half-marathon runners, go to the set called "Ottawa-area Half-marathoners" which has links to the full directory of names i.e., all 15 web pages.
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To access race statistics AND pictures (if available), first click on this Sportstats’ link and enter the runner's last and first names, and then click on Search.
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The names are derived from the following half-marathon races:
i) 2010 Canada Army Run (link for photos only)
ii) 2010 Ottawa Fall Colours (link for photos only)
iii) 2010 Nine Run Run (link for photos only)
iv) 2011 Winterman (link for photos only)
v) 2011 Ottawa Race Weekend (link for photos only)
vi) 2011 Canada Army Run (link for photos only)
vii) 2011 Scotiabank Waterfront (link for photos only)
The pictures are available for sale from ASI Photos, Zoom Photo, etc.
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(list no. 13, in order by first name)
1….S Bastien Elie….Plantagenet….M30-39
2….S Bastien Taillefer….Ottawa….M20-29
3….S Moran….Gatineau….M40-44
4….Saad Mokdad….Petawawa….M20-29
5….Sabine Mersmann….Pembroke….F45-49
6….Sabrina Avery….Ottawa….F20-29
7….Sabrina Bradford….Ottawa….F25-29
8….Sabrina Cornwall….Ottawa….F25-29
9….Sabrina Kalapati….Ottawa….F20-29
10….Sabrina Mayer….Ottawa….F20-24
11….Sabrina Mehes….Ottawa….F25-29
12….Sabrina Quraeshi….Ottawa….F50-59
13….Sabrina Sengupta….Ottawa….F25-29
14….Sacha Guilbault….Stittsville….M30-39
15….Safeta Nalic….Ottawa….F40-49
16….Sage Martin….Petawawa….F30-34
17….Said Irene….Gatineau….M50-59
18….Salim Hammad….Ottawa….M25-29
19….Salli Dambrowitz….Kinburn….F35-39
20….Sally Floyd….Nepean….F40-44
21….Sally Gelpke….Ottawa….F40-49
22….Sally Plant….Ottawa….F55-59
23….Sam Boardley….Ottawa….F30-34
24….Sam Brownrigg….Gatineau….M19
25….Sam Cui….Ottawa….M19
26….Sam Geller….Ottawa….M19 & under
27….Samanta Jacques-Arsenault….Ottawa….F30-34
28….Samantha Hunter….Ottawa….F20-29
29….Samantha Calder-Sprackman….Ottawa….F20-24
30….Samantha De Benedet….Ottawa….F20-29
31….Samantha Moreau….Petawawa….F40-49
32….Samantha Newton….Ottawa….F30-39
33….Samantha Omand….Nepean….F19 & under
34….Samantha O'neill….Ottawa….F20-29
35….Samantha Rivest….Kanata….F20-29
36….Samantha Ruddy….Ottawa….F20-24
37….Samantha Ryder….Petawawa….F20-29
38….Samantha Stagar….Ottawa….F30-39
39….Samantha Stergaros….Ottawa….F40-44
40….Samba Forget….Ottawa….F40-49
41….Samer Forzley….Nepean….M30-39
42….Samira Afrand….Ottawa….F20-29
43….Samuel Breau….Ottawa….M20-29
44….Samuel Chenevert….L'Ange Gardien….M30-39
45….Samuel Galante….Nepean….M40-49
46….Samuel Morin….Gatineau….M25-29
47….Samuel Roy….Gatineau….M25-29
48….Samuel Valle….Gloucester….M20-29
49….Samy El-Jaby….Ottawa….M20-29
50….Sander Post….Ottawa….M30-39
51….Sandi Horner….Stittsville….F50-54
52….Sandi Wensink….Ottawa….F45-49
53….Sandi Wright….Ottawa….F30-39
54….Sandor Gyuk….Orleans….M40-49
55….Sandra Bellemare….Ottawa….F30-39
56….Sandra Billings….Barry's Bay….F40-44
57….Sandra Boyko….Ottawa….F40-49
58….Sandra Campbell….Ottawa….F30-39
59….Sandra Chong….Ottawa….F30-39
60….Sandra Contant….Cornwall….F45-49
61….Sandra Cook….Orleans….F30-39
62….Sandra Craig-Browne….Orleans….F30-39
63….Sandra Derby….Ottawa….F45-49
64….Sandra Faubert….Orleans….F40-49
65….Sandra Faught….Petawawa….F40-49
66….Sandra Forbes….Kanata….F50-54
67….Sandra Gage….Ottawa….F40-44
68….Sandra Hession….Ottawa….F60-64
69….Sandra Huertas….Ottawa….F35-39
70….Sandra Kelly….Ottawa….F50-54
71….Sandra Kuchta….Ottawa….F30-34
72….Sandra Lalonde….Ottawa….F50-54
73….Sandra Lett….Nepean….F45-49
74….Sandra Macleod….Ottawa….F40-49
75….Sandra Monaghan….Ottawa….F55-59
76….Sandra Monforton….Ottawa….F40-49
77….Sandra Moore….Almonte….F45-49
78….Sandra Moorman….Ottawa….F40-44
79….Sandra Nevill….Ottawa….F40-49
80….Sandra Plourde….Kanata….F30-39
81….Sandra Roberts….Gatineau….F40-49
82….Sandra Ryan….Brockville….F25-29
83….Sandra Troccoli….Ottawa….F40-49
84….Sandra Waller….Maxville….F40-44
85….Sandro Mazzucato….Ottawa….M40-44
86….Sandy Bell….Stittsville….F45-49
87….Sandy Brennan….Kanata….F40-49
88….Sandy Clark….Orleans….F40-44
89….Sandy Dale….Ottawa….M40-49
90….Sandy Dos Santos….Ottawa….F35-39
91….Sandy Fredette….Ashton….F50-54
92….Sandy Macleod….Ottawa….F40-49
93….Sandy Moger….Orleans….F50-59
94….Sandy Nicholls….Kemptville….F55-59
95….Sandy Noonan….Prescott….M35-39
96….Sandy Solowjew….Almonte….M60-69
97….Sandy Whittaker….Ottawa….F30-39
98….Sanja Denic….Ottawa….F20-29
99….Sanjana Sivasalapathi….Nepean….F19 & under
100….Sanjay Vachali….Gatineau….M30-39
101….Sanjeev Bhanjana….Ottawa….M40-49
102….Sara Boucher….Ottawa….F20-29
103….Sara Clark….Ottawa….F20-24
104….Sara Frost….Ottawa….F30-39
105….Sara Javadi Nejad….Ottawa….F20-24
106….Sara Jones….Ottawa….F35-39
107….Sara Kemp….Gatineau….F35-39
108….Sara Krenosky….Ottawa….F30-34
109….Sara Leblond….Ottawa….F30-39
110….Sara Lopes….Ottawa….F25-29
111….Sara Lyman….Ottawa….F20-29
112….Sara Mcconnell….Ottawa….F30-39
113….Sara Rock….Ottawa….F35-39
114….Sara Strawczynski….Ottawa….F25-29
115….Sara Tubman….Ottawa….F30-39
116….Sara Wilson….Manotick….F45-49
117….Sarah Abrahams….Ottawa….F30-34
118….Sarah Abrahams….Ottawa….F30-39
119….Sarah Anson-Cartwright….Ottawa….F45-49
120….Sarah Armstrong….Ottawa….F30-39
121….Sarah Beare….Petawawa….F20-29
122….Sarah Beaupre….Petawawa….F25-29
123….Sarah Bendell….Kanata….F55-59
124….Sarah Blair….Nepean….F30-34
125….Sarah Boardman….Ottawa….F35-39
126….Sarah Boettcher….Stoney Creek….F40-49
127….Sarah Bowes Christie….Perth….F30-39
128….Sarah Brown….Ottawa….F40-44
129….Sarah Carkner….Ottawa….F20-29
130….Sarah Choquette-Fuks….Ottawa….F25-29
131….Sarah Clowater….Ottawa….F20-24
132….Sarah Connor Gorber….Ottawa….F35-39
133….Sarah Coombs….Kemptville….F19 & under
134….Sarah Crowder….Ottawa….F25-29
135….Sarah Crowe….Gatineau….F30-34
136….Sarah Currie….Kanata….F30-39
137….Sarah Curtis….Ottawa….F25-29
138….Sarah Curtis….Ottawa….F20-29
139….Sarah Davison….Ottawa….no age
140….Sarah Derks….Chesterville….F40-49
141….Sarah Dolan….Ottawa….F20-29
142….Sarah Dooley….Ottawa….F20-29
143….Sarah Fisher-Reid….Ottawa….F30-39
144….Sarah Gee….Ottawa….F20-29
145….Sarah Geiger….Ottawa….F50-54
146….Sarah Gray….Carleton Place….F20-29
147….Sarah Green….Kanata….F40-49
148….Sarah Hasler….Ottawa….F20-24
149….Sarah Hebert….Chelsea….F30-39
150….Sarah Heer….Petawawa….F30-39
151….Sarah Herweyer….Russell….F25-29
152….Sarah Higgins….Stittsville….F20-29
153….Sarah Hudson….Nepean….F20-29
154….Sarah Jayne Blair….Nepean….F30-39
155….Sarah Kennedy….Ottawa….F35-39
156….Sarah Lockhart….Ottawa….F25-29
157….Sarah Lyons….Ottawa….F25-29
158….Sarah Macmillan….Ottawa….F20-24
159….Sarah Mather….Ottawa….F25-29
160….Sarah Matthews….Nepean….F30-39
161….Sarah Mcdonald….Ottawa….F19 & under
162….Sarah Mcwhinnie….Stittsville….F30-39
163….Sarah Moorcroft….Nepean….F30-34
164….Sarah Muldoon….Kanata….F30-39
165….Sarah Murdoch….Ottawa….F20-29
166….Sarah Murphy….Gatineau….F25-29
167….Sarah Mustapha….Ottawa….F20-29
168….Sarah Myers….Morrisburg….F20-24
169….Sarah Orchard….Ottawa….F40-44
170….Sarah Patriquin….Ottawa….F20-29
171….Sarah Payne….Ottawa….F30-39
172….Sarah Powers….Ottawa….F30-39
173….Sarah Rampersad….Ottawa….F25-29
174….Sarah Rietschlin….Ottawa….F30-39
175….Sarah Scott….Ottawa….F20-29
176….Sarah Shackell….Ottawa….F19 & under
177….Sarah Spencer….Ottawa….F65-69
178….Sarah Taylor….Ottawa….F20-24
179….Sarah Tessier….Russell….F30-39
180….Sarah Trautrim….Pembroke….F19 & under
181….Sarah Waddell….Hammond….F20-29
182….Sarah Waters….Ottawa….F35-39
183….Sarah Wiles….Ottawa….F30-39
184….Sarah Wilkinson….Ottawa….F30-34
185….Sasha Pellerin….Gatineau….F20-29
186….Sasha Richards….Kanata….F30-34
187….Sasha Simek….Ottawa….F30-34
188….Saskia Meuffels….Ottawa….F50-59
189….Satvinder Bawa….Ottawa….M40-49
190….Savannah Pulfer….Ottawa….F19 & under
191….Savitha Rao….Ottawa….F40-49
192….Savvas Farassoglou….Gloucester….M30-39
193….Scot Bryant….Orleans….M45-49
194….Scott Armstrong….Ottawa….M30-39
195….Scott Beauchamp….Ottawa….M30-39
196….Scott Blain….Beachburg….M50-59
197….Scott Bowen….Ottawa….M30-39
198….Scott Brown….Stittsville….M30-34
199….Scott Bush….Nepean….M25-29
200….Scott Campbell….Petawawa….M30-39
201….Scott Carlyle….St. Albert….M30-39
202….Scott Carnie….Pontiac….M40-44
203….Scott Clucas….Maitland….M40-49
204….Scott Colvin….Ottawa….M40-49
205….Scott Couillard….Ottawa….M19
206….Scott Doran….Ottawa….M40-49
207….Scott Duxbury….Ottawa….M20-29
208….Scott Ellis….Ottawa….M20-29
209….Scott Evans….Greely….M40-49
210….Scott Felman….Ottawa….M30-39
211….Scott Fenton….Stittsville….M40-49
212….Scott Ferguson….Ottawa….M40-44
213….Scott Guenther….Ottawa….M40-49
214….Scott Harrald….Ottawa….M40-44
215….Scott Healey….Ottawa….M40-49
216….Scott Heath….Cornwall….M40-44
217….Scott Hodgins….Kanata….M40-49
218….Scott Jewer….Kanata….M30-39
219….Scott Lang….Petawawa….M30-39
220….Scott Macklin….Ottawa….M40-44
221….Scott Matys….Ottawa….M20-24
222….Scott Mcdonald….Luskville….M45-49
223….Scott Mcleod….Greely….M40-49
224….Scott Miller….Stittsville….M45-49
225….Scott Mitchell….Petawawa….M40-49
226….Scott Moffatt….Smiths Falls….M35-39
227….Scott Moir….Ottawa….M50-59
228….Scott Munro….Ottawa….M50-54
229….Scott Parrington….Nepean….M25-29
230….Scott Rawlings….Ottawa….M40-49
231….Scott Robertson….Metcalfe….M30-39
232….Scott Rogers….Stittsville….M30-39
233….Scott Rowland….Ottawa….M40-44
234….Scott Rudan….Ottawa….M20-29
235….Scott Schultz….Ottawa….M30-39
236….Scott Shaver….Lanark….M35-39
237….Scott Simpson….St. Albert….M40-49
238….Scott Snyder….Ottawa….M35-39
239….Scott Strachan….Perth….M40-44
240….Scott Tessier….Ottawa….M40-44
241….Scott Tomlinson….Ottawa….M30-39
242….Scott Townley….Ottawa….M40-49
243….Scott Vernon….Kanata….M35-39
244….Scott Walker….Nepean….M45-49
245….Scott Wiebe….Ottawa….M35-39
246….Sean Adams….Ottawa….M19 & under
247….Sean Boushel….Gatineau….M40-49
248….Sean Byers….Ottawa….M25-29
249….Sean Campbell….Kemptville….M30-39
250….Sean Clancy….Ottawa….M50-59
251….Sean Dauphinee….Ottawa….M25-29
252….Sean English….Orleans….M20-24
253….Sean Fallon….Kanata….M30-39
254….Sean Gagnon….Stittsville….M30-39
255….Sean Hanstke….Ottawa….M30-39
256….Sean Hinds….Ottawa….M30-39
257….Sean Keating….Ottawa….M25-29
258….Sean Keating….Ottawa….M20-29
259….Sean Lewis….Richmond….M19 & under
260….Sean Macginnia….Ottawa….M25-29
261….Sean Maddox….Ottawa….M40-44
262….Sean Mcelhinney….Ottawa….M30-39
263….Sean Mcgrath….Ottawa….M60-69
264….Sean Mcnair….Gloucester….M20-29
265….Sean Moore….Gatineau….M30-34
266….Sean Muir….Carleton Place….M40-44
267….Sean Murphy….Carleton Place….M35-39
268….Sean Nowostawsky….Ottawa….M20-29
269….Sean O'Brien….Ottawa….M30-39
270….Sean O'Brien….Ottawa….M40-49
271….Sean O'reilly….Ottawa….M20-24
272….Sean Salter….Orleans….M35-39
273….Sean Sinclair….North Gower….M20-29
274….Sean Sonier….Ottawa….M20-24
275….Sean Trenholm….Petawawa….M30-39
276….Sean Young….Stittsville….M20-29
277….Sebastian Citro….Ottawa….M50-59
278….Sebastien Blanc….Gatineau….M30-39
279….Sebastien Defoy….Gatineau….M40-44
280….Sebastien Gravelle….Gatineau….M25-29
281….Sebastien Hug….Ottawa….M30-34
282….Sebastien Lavoie….Gatineau….M35-39
283….Sebastien Plourde….Ottawa….M25-29
284….Sebastien Taillefer….Ottawa….M20-29
285….Sebastien Thiboutot….Gatineau….M35-39
286….Sebastien Vinette….Ottawa….M20-29
287….Sebastien Williamson….Ottawa….M20-24
288….Selena Grinham….Gatineau….F20-29
289….Selena Neily….Petawawa….F30-39
290….Selva Trebert-Sharman….Rockland….F30-39
291….Semir Nalic….Ottawa….M19 & under
292….Sepideh Ziaei….Nepean….F25-29
293….Sera Chiuchiarelli….Ottawa….F25-29
294….Sereena Trottier….Ottawa….F30-34
295….Serena Stavenjord….Nepean….F19 & under
296….Serge Arseneault….Orleans….M40-49
297….Serge Benvenuti….Ottawa….M40-49
298….Serge Boucher….Gatineau….M40-49
299….Serge Carignan….Orleans….M40-49
300….Serge Couture….Chelsea….M40-49
301….Serge Decoeur….Petawawa….M40-49
302….Serge Demers….Ottawa….M40-49
303….Serge Dussault….Gatineau….M40-49
304….Serge Froment….Limoges….M40-49
305….Serge Gouin….Gatineau….M30-39
306….Serge Guindon….Gatineau….M45-49
307….Serge Marguerie….Manotick….M55-59
308….Serge Menard….Petawawa….M30-39
309….Serge Provencher….Gatineau….M50-54
310….Serge Richard….Ottawa….M30-39
311….Serge Sabourin….Russell….M35-39
312….Serge Sylvestre….Ottawa….M50-59
313….Sergio De Franco….Ottawa….M30-34
314….Sergio Tomasi….Petawawa….M40-49
315….Seth Bocknek….Ottawa….M20-24
316….Seyi Okuribido-Malcolm….Ottawa….F30-39
317….Shahab Rezaei-Zadeh….Petawawa….M20-29
318….Shakila Khan….Nepean….F30-39
319….Shamiah Mcgilp-Gallivan….Ottawa….F25-29
320….Shana Rogerson….Almonte….F35-39
321….Shanda Allard….Ottawa….F25-29
322….Shanda Pelletier….Gloucester….F30-34
323….Shane Brennan….Ottawa….M40-49
324….Shane Brown….Ottawa….M20-29
325….Shane Lafreniere….Smiths falls….M40-49
326….Shane Lebeau….Rockland….M40-49
327….Shane Leston….Ottawa….M20-29
328….Shane Skinner….Elizabethtown….M25-29
329….Shane Westgate….Nepean….M40-49
330….Shaneen Meghji….Ottawa….F35-39
331….Shani Gates….Brockville….F40-44
332….Shanna Bancroft….Orleans….F20-29
333….Shanna Delorme….Limoges….F25-29
334….Shanna Killen….Ottawa….F20-24
335….Shannon Bellefeuille….Kanata….F20-24
336….Shannon Bradey….Cantley….F25-29
337….Shannon Bush….Ottawa….F20-29
338….Shannon Carr….Ottawa….F25-29
339….Shannon Clair….Elgin….F30-39
340….Shannon Clark….Petawawa….F19 & under
341….Shannon Farnham….Stittsville….F19 & under
342….Shannon Fisher….Ottawa….F35-39
343….Shannon Fitzpatrick….Ottawa….F30-39
344….Shannon Forrest….Brockville….F35-39
345….Shannon Holt….Kanata….F30-39
346….Shannon Leblond….Ottawa….F25-29
347….Shannon Malcolm….Ottawa….F30-34
348….Shannon Marini….Ottawa….F25-29
349….Shannon Matheson….Nepean….F40-49
350….Shannon Mcmillan-Kunstadt….Ottawa….F30-39
351….Shannon Moore….Kanata….F20-29
352….Shannon Nix….Ottawa….F40-44
353….Shannon Olson….Ottawa….F30-39
354….Shannon Renaud….Ottawa….F45-49
355….Shannon Ryan….Ottawa….F30-34
356….Shannon Sheil….Ottawa….F40-44
357….Shannon Summers….Ottawa….F30-39
358….Shannon Watson….Ottawa….F19 & under
359….Shannon Weatherhead….Ottawa….F20-29
360….Share Duggan….Ottawa….F30-39
361….Shari Dejong….Orleans….F30-39
362….Shari Goodfellow….Ottawa….F40-44
363….Shari Keyes….Morrisburg….F45-49
364….Shari Keyes….Morrisburg….F40-49
365….Shari-Lynn Lawson….Stittsville….F40-49
366….Sharla Riley….Ottawa….F30-39
367….Sharleen Boudreau….Gatineau….F55-59
368….Sharon Barr….Stittsville….F40-49
369….Sharon Brodo-Smith….Ottawa….F45-49
370….Sharon Chomyn….Ottawa….F50-59
371….Sharon Etmanskie….Nepean….F40-49
372….Sharon Fine….Kanata….F30-39
373….Sharon Hiebert….Ottawa….F30-34
374….Sharon Johnston….Ottawa….F30-39
375….Sharon Karidis….Nepean….F30-39
376….Sharon Kozicki….Kanata….F40-49
377….Sharon Lavine….Ottawa….F55-59
378….Sharon Lee….Kanata….F45-49
379….Sharon Murphy….Ottawa….F70+
380….Sharon Priestman….Arnprior….F30-39
381….Sharon Singleton….Pembroke….F40-49
382….Sharon Tobin….Ottawa….F50-59
383….Sharron Miller….Cornwall….F50-59
384….Sharye Marcus….Nepean….F50-59
385….Shaun Burridge….Nepean….M20-29
386….Shaun Dolter….Ottawa….M30-34
387….Shaun Dunne….Oxford Mills….M55-59
388….Shaun Hassanali….Nepean….M20-29
389….Shaun Jackson….Gatineau….M30-34
390….Shaun Klein….Ottawa….M30-34
391….Shaun Morrow….Ottawa….M40-44
392….Shauna Devlin….Ottawa….F25-29
393….Shauna Graham….Ottawa….F40-44
394….Shauna Hanratty….Ottawa….F30-39
395….Shawn Bardell….Ottawa….M30-39
396….Shawn Bedard….Stittsville….M30-39
397….Shawn Boyle….Orleans….M20-29
398….Shawn Crockett….Cornwall….M45-49
399….Shawn Dandy….Ottawa….M25-29
400….Shawn Delay….Nepean….M40-44
401….Shawn Dickie….Pembroke….M20-24
402….Shawn Dolan….Ottawa….M35-39
403….Shawn Garbutt….Ottawa….M45-49
404….Shawn Hamilton….Arnprior….M40-44
405….Shawn Hebert….Gatineau….M35-39
406….Shawn Hoag….Russell….M40-49
407….Shawn Hollinger….Ottawa….M30-39
408….Shawn Leroux….Ottawa….M30-34
409….Shawn Maloney….Gatineau….M20-29
410….Shawn Mccleery….Ottawa….M50-54
411….Shawn Mcintaggart….Kanata….M35-39
412….Shawn Murphy….Ottawa….M50-59
413….Shawn Murray….Ottawa….M50-59
414….Shawn Osborne….Ottawa….M50-59
415….Shawn Osborne….Ottawa….M30-39
416….Shawn Pigeon….Ottawa….M20-29
417….Shawn Rivers….Ottawa….M40-49
418….Shawn Robertson….Gatineau….M50-59
419….Shawn Rodgers….Ottawa….M20-29
420….Shawn Russell….Stittsville….M30-34
421….Shawn Rycroft….Ottawa….M30-39
422….Shawn Villeneuve….Ottawa….M30-34
423….Shawna Colbey….Ottawa….F25-29
424….Shawna Hunt….Ottawa….F30-39
425….Shawna Moffatt….Ottawa….F30-39
426….Shawna Thornhill….Nepean….F30-39
427….Shawnda Parsons….Orleans….F40-49
428….Shawnna Van Drunen….Ottawa….F30-39
429….Shawntel Burt….Ottawa….F20-29
430….Shayne Chamberlain….Orleans….M40-49
431….Shayne Mullin….Ottawa….M50-59
432….Sheah Gaston….Ottawa….F25-29
433….Shehryar Sarwar….Ottawa….M40-49
434….Sheila Appleton….Brockville….F40-49
435….Sheila Barth….Ottawa….F45-49
436….Sheila Bondesen….Ottawa….F30-39
437….Sheila Currie….Ottawa….F40-49
438….Sheila Forward-Davis….Ottawa….F40-49
439….Sheila Maclean….Petawawa….F45-49
440….Sheila Macleod….Ottawa….F50-54
441….Sheila Mason….Nepean….F35-39
442….Sheila Mcisaac….Ottawa….F50-59
443….Sheila Osborne-Brown….Ottawa….F40-49
444….Sheila Reid….Nepean….F50-54
445….Sheila Reid….Ottawa….F50-59
446….Sheila Robertson….Ottawa….F60-69
447….Sheila Ryan….Pembroke….F50-59
448….Sheila Sankey….Ottawa….F35-39
449….Shelagh Haynes….Orleans….F20-29
450….Sheldon Andrews….Ottawa….M30-39
451….Sheldon Cole….Deep River….M20-29
452….Sheldon Rice….Petawawa….M40-49
453….Shelley Baran….Stittsville….F30-39
454….Shelley Brown….Ottawa….F40-49
455….Shelley Chambers….Ottawa….F45-49
456….Shelley Cruise….Ottawa….F35-39
457….Shelley Doering….Nepean….F30-39
458….Shelley Hindle….Munster….F40-49
459….Shelley Mcdonald….Kanata….F40-49
460….Shelley Mcdonald….Ottawa….F40-49
461….Shelley Mcgoff….Metcalfe….F20-24
462….Shelley Millar….Ottawa….F35-39
463….Shelley Milton….Gatineau….F35-39
464….Shelley Moody….Gatineau….F40-49
465….Shelley Moorhead….Nepean….F40-44
466….Shelley Murdock….Nepean….F50-54
467….Shelley Neill….Nepean….F35-39
468….Shelley Rossetti….Ashton….F30-39
469….Shelley Slocombe….Orleans….F35-39
470….Shelley Sourges….Ottawa….F40-49
471….Shelley Steenwyk….Brockville….F40-44
472….Shelly Mccracken….Elizabethtown….F40-44
473….Shelly Nesbitt….Kanata….F40-49
474….Shelly O'brien….Stittsville….F50-59
475….Shelly Stackpole….Ottawa….F30-39
476….Shelly Williams….Kanata….F40-44
477….Shena Riff….Ottawa….F30-39
478….Shera Richer….Ottawa….F20-24
479….Shereen Ismael….Ottawa….F40-49
480….Sheri Beaulieu….Stittsville….F30-39
481….Sheri Cayouette….Kanata….F40-49
482….Sheri Gareau….Pembroke….F55-59
483….Sheri Mccready….Ottawa….F40-44
484….Sheri Mcmullen….Athens….F30-34
485….Sheri Steeves….Kemptville….F40-49
486….Sheri Venedam….Ottawa….F30-34
487….Sheri Vermette….Orleans….F30-39
488….Sheridan Cheng….Nepean….F20-24
489….Sherri Boucher….Ottawa….F30-34
490….Sherri Mackenzie….Ottawa….F35-39
491….Sherri Ryan….Greely….F40-44
492….Sherri Wilson….Ottawa….F40-44
493….Sherrie Guthrie….Kemptville….F35-39
494….Sherry Beaudry….Rockland….F40-49
495….Sherry Burke….Almonte….F40-49
496….Sherry Camm….North Gower….F40-49
497….Sherry Campbell….Ottawa….F40-44
498….Sherry Carson….Ottawa….F50-54
499….Sherry Hamilton….Gatineau….F30-39
500….Sherry Strowbridge….Ottawa….F40-49
501….Sheryl Urie….Ottawa….F40-49
502….Shevaughn Murta….Ottawa….F25-29
503….She-Yang Lau-Chapdelaine….Ottawa….M20-29
504….Sheyla Dussault….Nepean….F30-39
505….Shin Hung….Ottawa….M35-39
506….Shinjini Pal….Ottawa….F25-29
507….Shinobu Lacelle….Ottawa….F25-29
508….Shireen Khaliq….Ottawa….F40-49
509….Shirlanne Schroeder….Killaloe….F25-29
510….Shirley Carruthers….Ottawa….F35-39
511….Shirley Curran….Wakefield….F40-49
512….Shirley Diener….Ottawa….F40-44
513….Shirley Ivan….Kanata….F45-49
514….Shirley Lazurko….Athens….F55-59
515….Shirley Trottier….Ottawa….F55-59
516….Shirley Ward….Ottawa….F55-59
517….Shona Gray….Renfrew….F30-39
518….Shona Humphrey….Petawawa….F40-49
519….Shoujit Mitra….Kanata….M35-39
520….Sian Williams….Ottawa….F45-49
521….Sidney Ben….Ottawa….M35-39
522….Sierra Phillips….Ottawa….F20-29
523….Silvana Di Gaetano….Ottawa….F50-59
524….Silver Buckler….Metcalfe….M30-39
525….Silvesta Ng….Kanata….M30-39
526….Silvia Zanon….Ottawa….F40-49
527….Simon Amirault….Carleton Place….M19
528….Simon Button….Ottawa….M19
529….Simon Deschenes….Gatineau….M35-39
530….Simon Desrosiers….Gatineau….M30-34
531….Simon Duval….Ottawa….M25-29
532….Simon Ferguson….Ottawa….M30-34
533….Simon Gollish….Ottawa….M19
534….Simon Good….Ottawa….M50-59
535….Simon Hart….Ottawa….M20-29
536….Simon Hetherington….Stittsville….M45-49
537….Simon Jomphe Tremblay….Gatineau….M20-29
538….Simon Jones….Ottawa….M20-29
539….Simon Kalechstein….Deep River….M30-34
540….Simon Keneford….Ottawa….M40-49
541….Simon Lalonde-Beaudoin….Gatineau….M19
542….Simon Larouche….Gatineau….M30-39
543….Simon Mason….Ottawa….M40-44
544….Simon Page….Gatineau….M40-49
545….Simon Pierre Dubreuil….Gatineau….M25-29
546….Simon Roussin….Ottawa….M30-39
547….Simon Shearman….Almonte….M40-49
548….Simon Sukstorf….Ottawa….M45-49
549….Simone Charron….Ottawa….F19 & under
550….Simone Durocher….L'Orignal….F25-29
551….Simone Rose-Oliver….Ottawa….F50-54
552….Simon-Pierre Lamoureux….St Albert….M25-29
553….Sindy Dobson….Kanata….F45-49
554….Siobhan Flynn….Ottawa….F20-29
555….Siobhan Jones….Ottawa….F35-39
556….Siu Hong Yu….Ottawa….M30-34
557….Sky Schryer….Perth Road Village….F20-24
558….Skye Purdy….Ottawa….M20-29
559….Slobodan Delev….Gatineau….M50-54
560….Sofie Mauger….Ottawa….F30-34
561….Sohail Robert….Ottawa….M35-39
562….Sohaila Moghadam….Ottawa….F40-49
563….Solajo Couturier….Gatineau….M30-39
564….Solange Berube….Orleans….F50-59
565….Solita Pacheco….Ottawa….F40-49
566….Somphane Souksanh….Ottawa….F20-29
567….Sondra Macdonald….Ottawa….F20-29
568….Sonia Alexander….Gatineau….F40-49
569….Sonia B Land….Gatineau….F40-49
570….Sonia Baptista….Ottawa….F20-24
571….Sonia Barrette….Vars….F40-44
572….Sonia David….Gatineau….F40-44
573….Sonia Desnoyers….Embrun….F30-39
574….Sonia Granzer….Ottawa….F30-39
575….Sonia Kluck….Ottawa….F20-29
576….Sonia Laneuville….Orleans….F30-39
577….Sonia Lefebvre….Gatineau….F40-44
578….Sonia Leroy….Ottawa….F40-49
579….Sonia Mclean….Rockland….F40-49
580….Sonia Mendes….Ottawa….F35-39
581….Sonia Moioli….Ottawa….F35-39
582….Sonia Raganold….Ottawa….F30-39
583….Sonia Smee….Ottawa….F50-54
584….Sonja Adcock….Gatineau….F50-59
585….Sonja Mcfadyen….Ottawa….F25-29
586….Sonja Renz….Gloucester….F20-29
587….Sonja Schmidt….Almonte….F30-39
588….Sonny Ballinger….Ottawa….M20-24
589….Sony Singh….Ottawa….M35-39
590….Sonya Bisson….Ottawa….F40-49
591….Sonya Coward….Ottawa….F30-34
592….Sonya Oleinikow….Petawawa….F40-49
593….Sophia Giaccone….Ottawa….F20-24
594….Sophia Khan….Carp….F45-49
595….Sophie Amberg….Ottawa….F30-39
596….Sophie Belisle….Ottawa….F25-29
597….Sophie Breton….Ottawa….F20-29
598….Sophie Brunet….Chelsea….F20-29
599….Sophie Caron….L'Orignal….F20-29
600….Sophie Chatel….Gatineau….F35-39
601….Sophie Coupal….Cantley….F35-39
602….Sophie Daz….Ottawa….F20-29
603….Sophie Daze….Ottawa….F25-29
604….Sophie Deslauriers….Gatineau….F30-39
605….Sophie Dumoulin….Greely….F30-39
606….Sophie Forget….Ottawa….F20-29
607….Sophie Gauvreau….L'Ange-Gardien….F20-29
608….Sophie Godbout-Beaulieu….Ottawa….F20-24
609….Sophie Gravel….Ottawa….F40-49
610….Sophie Hollingsworth….Orleans….F30-39
611….Sophie Lebel….Ottawa….F30-39
612….Sophie Lucier….Ottawa….F25-29
613….Sophie Martel….Gatineau….F35-39
614….Sophie Morin….Ottawa….F25-29
615….Sophie Oliver….Ottawa….F40-44
616….Sophie Richer….Gatineau….F25-29
617….Soraya Moghadam….Ottawa….F40-44
618….Soren Antosz….Ottawa….M30-34
619….Sorya Gopalan….Ottawa….F30-34
620….Sotero Ramirez….Ottawa….M40-44
621….Spencer Olson….Ottawa….M35-39
622….Sridhar Erukulla….Kanata….M40-49
623….St Phane Siegrist….Gatineau….M40-49
624….St Phanie Dicaire….Gatineau….F30-39
625….St Phanie Seguin….Orleans….F30-39
626….Stacey Beumer….Ottawa….M40-49
627….Stacey Brennan….Ottawa….F30-34
628….Stacey Fox….Ottawa….F35-39
629….Stacey Grenier….Orleans….F30-34
630….Stacey Lance….Ottawa….F20-29
631….Stacey Lillico….Osgoode….F20-29
632….Stacey Martin Bafi-Yeboa….Ottawa….F30-34
633….Stacey Streng….Carleton Place….F40-44
634….Staci Walsh….Ottawa….F19 & under
635….Stacie Carey….Ottawa….F20-29
636….Stacie King….Cornwall….F30-39
637….Stacy Kauk….Ottawa….F30-39
638….Stacy Levac….Ottawa….M30-34
639….Stacy Wakeford….Ottawa….F40-49
640….Stadig Malcolm….Kemptville….M35-39
641….Stan Baldwin….Orleans….M60-69
642….Stan Druskis….Ottawa….M40-44
643….Stan Sinclair….Prescott….M40-44
644….Stan Staple….Ottawa….M60-69
645….Steacy Kavaner….Gananoque….F40-49
646….Steeve Pratte….Ottawa….M30-39
647….Stefan Beaudoin….Nepean….M40-49
648….Stefan Bilan….Ottawa….M45-49
649….Stefan Lehmeier….Ottawa….M30-34
650….Stefan Reinecke….Ottawa….M35-39
651….Stefan Van Kessel….Ottawa….M30-39
652….Stefania Parnanzone….Ottawa….F20-29
653….Stefanie Green….Brockville….F35-39
654….Stefanny St-Laurent….Chelsea….no age
655….Stella Gaerke….Ottawa….F40-49
656….Stella Lui….Ottawa….F25-29
657….Stenio Tabicas….Gatineau….M30-34
658….Stepha Currie-Mccarragher….Orleans….F35-39
659….Stephan Bazin….Ottawa….F40-44
660….Stephan Cronier….Orleans….M30-39
661….Stephan De Wit….Ottawa….M30-39
662….Stephan Dirnberger….Val-des-Monts….M30-39
663….Stephan Ethier….Ottawa….M35-39
664….Stephan Lemaire….Orleans….M30-39
665….Stephane Barry….Val-des-Monts….M45-49
666….Stephane Bedard….Kanata….M40-44
667….Stephane Bedard….Kanata….M40-49
668….Stephane Blanchard….Gatineau….M30-39
669….Stephane Boudrias….Gatineau….M30-39
670….Stephane Burelle….Orleans….M40-49
671….Stephane Castonguay….Ottawa….M40-49
672….Stephane Gagne….Gatineau….M40-44
673….Stephane Gosselin….L'Ange Gardien….M30-39
674….Stephane Gregoire….Embrun….M40-49
675….Stephane Kelly….Gatineau….M45-49
676….Stephane Kroetsch….Cantley….M25-29
677….Stephane Lavigne….Alexandria….M40-44
678….Stephane LAVIGNE….Alexandria….M40-44
679….Stephane Montpetit….Orleans….M35-39
680….Stephane Parent….Ottawa….M45-49
681….Stephane Perras….Vars….M30-39
682….Stephane Raynaud….Ottawa….M30-39
683….Stephane Siegrist….Gatineau….M40-49
684….Stephane Sirard….Gatineau….M35-39
685….Stephanie Abdon….Petawawa….F30-39
686….Stephanie Bean….Orleans….F25-29
687….Stephanie Bell….Orleans….F35-39
688….Stephanie Berry….Stittsville….F20-24
689….Stephanie Borowyk….Kanata….F25-29
690….Stephanie Bougie….Plantagenet….F20-24
691….Stephanie Brodeur….Ottawa….F30-39
692….Stephanie Brule….Orleans….F19 & under
693….Stephanie Corbett….Ottawa….F30-34
694….Stephanie Cote….Ottawa….F30-39
695….Stephanie Courcelles….Greely….F40-49
696….Stephanie Cowan….Carp….F35-39
697….Stephanie Currie-Mccarragher….Orleans….F30-39
698….Stephanie Dicaire….Gatineau….F35-39
699….Stephanie Dort….Petawawa….F30-39
700….Stephanie Dowling….Ottawa….F20-29
701….Stephanie Ducharme….Orleans….F30-39
702….Stephanie Duhaime….Ottawa….F30-34
703….Stephanie Dunne….Nepean….F50-59
704….Stephanie Earle….Ottawa….F20-29
705….Stephanie Emard….Stittsville….F30-39
706….Stephanie Fortin-Provost….Limoges….F19 & under
707….Stephanie Gauthier….Ottawa….F20-29
708….Stephanie Geary….Ottawa….F20-24
709….Stephanie Gervais….Ottawa….F25-29
710….Stephanie Goods….Ottawa….F30-34
711….Stephanie Gordon….Ottawa….F30-39
712….Stephanie Haley….Ottawa….F20-29
713….Stephanie Hornby….Ottawa….F20-29
714….Stephanie Howard-Davies….Ottawa….F65-69
715….Stephanie Jack….Ottawa….F25-29
716….Stephanie Jeffrey….Deep River….F30-34
717….Stephanie Johnson….Ottawa….F30-39
718….Stephanie Jones….Ottawa….F20-29
719….Stephanie Justus-Aloia….Ottawa….F30-34
720….Stephanie Kellar….Manotick….F19 & under
721….Stephanie Kinsella….Ottawa….F30-34
722….Stephanie Langford….Ottawa….F50-59
723….Stephanie Levasseur….Pembroke….F30-39
724….Stephanie Mcmullen….Gatineau….F30-39
725….Stephanie Mombourquette….Kemptville….F30-39
726….Stephanie Newberry….Nepean….F25-29
727….Stephanie Ouellette….Gatineau….F30-34
728….Stephanie Racine….Gatineau….F30-39
729….Stephanie Reddoch….Martintown….F45-49
730….Stephanie Rivers….Nepean….F50-59
731….Stephanie Robertson….Ottawa….F35-39
732….Stephanie Rose….Kemptville….F30-39
733….Stephanie Seguin….Gatineau….F30-39
734….Stephanie Semeniuk….Ottawa….F30-39
735….Stephanie Strittmatter….Orleans….F25-29
736….Stephanie Vanderpool….Ottawa….F25-29
737….Stephanie Vivier….Ottawa….F30-39
738….Stephanie Zellerer….Kanata….F20-24
739….Stephen Anderson….Ottawa….M30-39
740….Stephen Barry Plotz….Brockviile….M30-39
741….Stephen Bignucolo….Ottawa….M20-29
742….Stephen Bisson….Nepean….M35-39
743….Stephen Boyd….Orleans….M25-29
744….Stephen Budzinski….Orleans….M40-44
745….Stephen Bygott….Cardinal….M30-39
746….Stephen Cadieux….Kanata….M40-49
747….Stephen Chapman….Ottawa….M25-29
748….Stephen Chisnall….Orleans….M19
749….Stephen Clayton….Ottawa….M55-59
750….Stephen Crossman….Ottawa….M20-24
751….Stephen Day….Ottawa….M50-59
752….Stephen Donachey….Ottawa….M45-49
753….Stephen Donoghue….Ottawa….M35-39
754….Stephen Fryer….Nepean….M40-49
755….Stephen Goodman….Kanata….M40-49
756….Stephen Granleese….Ottawa….M50-54
757….Stephen Hunt….Stittsville….M40-49
758….Stephen Inskip….Ottawa….M35-39
759….Stephen Jacobsen….Ottawa….M40-49
760….Stephen Knox….Ottawa….M50-54
761….Stephen Laplante….Ottawa….M50-59
762….Stephen Lee….Nepean….M45-49
763….Stephen Lee….Ottawa….M55-59
764….Stephen Long….Ottawa….M40-44
765….Stephen Lowe….Orleans….M50-59
766….Stephen Mcgibbon….Perth Road….M50-54
767….Stephen Molaski….Kanata….M40-49
768….Stephen Osmond….Ottawa….M20-29
769….Stephen Pinsent….Ottawa….M40-44
770….Stephen Richards….Ottawa….M40-49
771….Stephen Roberts….Kanata….M45-49
772….Stephen Roster….Ottawa….M40-49
773….Stephen Shew….Ottawa….M40-49
774….Stephen Sunquist….Rockland….M35-39
775….Stephen Symons….Ottawa….M20-24
Photo Credit: .asiorders.com
I walked up to the tree, admiring the tiny white flowers on the branches
Not long ago, these trees held nothing; all the leaves had died
I asked the flowers, "What made you decide to bloom this year?
Why didn't you stay hidden in your branches, where it was safe?
Why do you always do the same thing every year?"
They looked back at me and quivered slightly with the wind
"Well," the flowers said, "the world is sad and dreary for so long
and we bring happiness back to it."
I considered this. "What makes people so happy when spring comes?"
The flowers looked up at the sun. "Change," the smallest bloom sighed.
"The world needs that every once in a while; it brings happiness.
If the world did not need to change, then we would never grow."
I nodded and smiled at the idea. I hadn't thought of it that way before.
I could only hear the slight rustle of the branches as I walked back the way I had come.
Photos taken at the Grounds for Sculpture on JANUARY 6th, 2010 in
Hamilton, New Jersey USA
Photos of a male house finch - carpodacus mexicanus- up in a tree.
© All Rights Reserved - No Usage Allowed in Any Form Without the Written Consent of Frozen in Time photos by Marianne.Unauthorized use or reproduction for any reason is prohibited.
House Finch (carpodacus mexicanus)-is a medium-sized finch.
Adults have a long brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the back with some shading into deep grey on the wing feathers. Breast and belly feathers may be streaked. In most cases, adult males have a reddish color to their heads, necks and shoulders. This color sometimes extends to the stomach and down the back, between the wings. The male coloration varies in intensity with the seasons and is derived from the berries and fruits in its diet. As a result, the colors range from pale, straw yellow, to bright orange, to deep, intense red. Adult females have brown upperparts and streaked underparts.
These birds are mainly permanent residents; some eastern birds migrate south. Their breeding habitat is urban and semi-open areas from southern Canada to Mexico.
House Finches forage on the ground or in vegetation. They primarily eat grains, seeds and berries, being voracious consumers of weed seeds such as nettle and dandelion; included are incidental small insects, such as aphids and plant lice. They are frequent visitors to feeders throughout the year, particularly if stocked with sunflower seeds or Nyjer/thistle seed, and will congregate at hanging Nyjer sock feeders. They are considered a pest in fruit orchards.
Nests are made in cavities, including openings in buildings, and also on various kinds of vegetation, sometimes nests abandoned by other birds will be used. Nests may be re-used for subsequent broods or in following years. The nest is built by the female, sometimes in as little as two days. It is well made of twigs and debris, forming a cup shape, usually 1.5m to 2m above the ground.
Eggs are laid from February through August, two or more broods per year with 2 to 6 eggs per brood. The eggs are a pale, bluish-green with few black spots and a smooth, somewhat glossy surface. The female incubates the eggs for 12 to 14 days and the young leave the nest about 11 to 19 days after hatching. Dandelion seeds are among the preferred seeds fed to the young.
During courtship, the male may present the female with choice bits of food and, if she imitates the posture of a hungry chick, he may actually feed her. The male may also feed the female during the breeding and incubation period.
House Finches are one of the few birds that are aggressive enough to keep House Sparrows out of their birdhouse and evict them.
Originally only a resident of Mexico and the southwestern United States, they were introduced to eastern North America in the 1940s. The birds were being sold illegally in New York while marketed as the "Hollywood Finch." Many vendors and owners released the birds into the wild in order to avoid prosecution. The released birds spread rapidly and, in some unforested areas, have displaced the native Purple Finch. In 1870, they were introduced into Hawaii.
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SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
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أقــرب الـنــاس
إنت يا نـظـر عيني
و أبـعـد النـاس إنت
و إنت في عيني
منـك أحـلى محبة
عــاشــهـا قـلـبـي
و منك جرح الهوى
يـامـا تـلاعــب بـي
أقرب الناس إنـت
وأبعد النـاس إنت
لا تساوم فـي حبي
تـكـفى إعفــيـنـي
حـبـنـي بالوفا
و بكـل مـا فيـنـي
ولا تـكـفى دخيلك
جــود و إحـميـنـي
منك ومن جور حبك
يكـفي مـا فيـنــي
خل عنك التعالي
وإتــركــك مــنــه
ما يفيدالغـرور
اللي مـعـاه مـنـه
من عـشـق مـا جرح
خـلـه و لا سـابـه
"و من تغلـى تـخلى عـنـه أحــبـابـه"
ما تهمك حـيـاتـي
بـكـل مـا فـيـهـا
إنت هـمـك حيـاتي
كـيــف تـوفـيـهـا
المشـاعـر تحـبـك
و إنـت نـاسـيـهـا
و الأمور الصغـيرة
كـم أقـاســيــهـا
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Stypandra glauca or "Nodding Blue Lily"
Story
On my way home from work today I decided to stop and investigate a stretch of dry eucalypt forest. After playing with a Lynx Spider I bumped into this jewel amongst the scraggy grass. The flower was about 1.5cm across? Thankyou Briarah for the identification!
Hand-held @ 1/180, f22. No crop.
The Gear
--> Nikon D90
--> Nikon AF 50MM F1.8D lens
--> PK-13 extension tube (so full manual exposure and focusing)
--> Nissin R50A Ring Lite (modified to fit into cokin filter holder - unless someone out there has a 53mm-->52mm step-down ring...)
--> pc-sync cable to hotshoe mounted SB-15 (no batteries, just to fire the ring lite)
There is no great big ending, no sunset in the sky
There is no string ensemble, and she doesn't even cry
And just as I begin to say that we should make another try
She reaches out across the table looks at me and quietly says good-bye
There is no big explosion, no tempest in the tea
The world does not stop turning round, there's no big tragedy
Sitting in a coffee shop with cheesecake and some apple pie
She reaches out across the table looks at me and quietly says good-bye
Good-bye, said so easily, Good-bye, said so quietly
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye,
just two always strangers avoid each other's eyes
One still make believing, one still telling lies,
she tells me that I'm not to blame
But when I ask the reason why
She reaches out across the table looks at me and quietly says good-bye
Good-bye, said so easily. Good-bye, said so quietly
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
She reaches out across the table looks at me and quietly says good-bye
Good-bye (she quietly says) / sung by Frank Sinatra
Prades, Tarragona (Spain).
“The Hispania” was a company of buses founded in Reus between 1905 and 1909 and that communicated the populations of the Priorat with Reus until year 2004. This one was the bus stop of Prades.
"La Hispania" era una compañía de autobuses fundada en Reus entre 1905 y 1909 y que comunicó las poblaciones del Priorat con Reus hasta el año 2004. Ésta era la parada de Prades.
ENGLISH
Located near the highest point of the Muntanyes de Prades range, of which region it is the capital, the ‘red town’ of Prades, which gets its name from the characteristic red stone of the area, is located in the middle of a plateau at an altitude of 940 m, in a densely forested part of the comarca (roughly equivalent to a county) of Baix Camp in the province of Tarragona.
In the surroundings there are traces of prehistoric settlement, some neolithic, and also of Iberian/Pre Roman times. There is as yet no clear historical record until the time of the Reconquista (the reconquest by Christian forces of territory formerly under Saracen control) in the 1150s. At that time, these mountains were of key strategic importance and served as a defence line against the Saracens who had settled in the area around Siurana. Once Lleida and Tortosa fell to the Christian forces, Siurana was besieged and finally conquered, the Saracens were banished and the territory then settled by the victors. The political centre of gravity of the range then moved from Siurana to Prades, which received its township charter in 1159.
It is important to remember the Counts of Prades were always prominent in matters of internal politics and in the campaigns of expansion across the Mediterranean, and that in the grandest age of the County, as direct descendants of the King, they ranked high amongst the Catalan nobility. Their aristocratic power lasted until Mendizabal’s land disentailment law of 1835 and the title of Count of Prades is still preserved in the line of the Dukes of Medinaceli.
During the War of Separation (also known as the war of the Segadors) in the 17th century, in which Catalonia fought against Spain, the county of Prades was an important war zone. As a result of that war, parts of the walls and the castle were destroyed.
More info: www.prades.es/angles/angles.htm
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CASTELLANO
Situado cerca de la cima de Las Montañas de Prades, de las que ostenta la capitalidad, la villa vermella (rojiza) de Prades se encuentra en medio de un altiplano a 940 mts. de altitud en una zona de gran densidad boscosa de la comarca del Baix Camp en la provincia de Tarragona.
El entorno de Prades conserva indicios de poblamiento prehistórico, con restos de la época neolítica, que llegan hasta los asentamientos iberico--pre-romanos. No se tiene certeza de hechos históricos hasta la Reconquista durante la cual estas montañas constituyeron una pieza clave ya que sirvió como elemento de defensa a los serracenos que se habían establecido en el entorno de Siurana hasta que el Conde de Barcelona, Ramon Berenguer IV, a mediados del siglo XII, después de apoderarse de Lleida y Tortosa, estando Siurana totalmente sitiada, fue reducida y expulsó a los sarracenos y repobló la zona. El centro de gravedad política del macizo, en este momento, se desplazó de Siurana a Prades que el año 1159 recibió una Carta de Población.
Es importante remarcar que los condes de Prades estuvieron siempre presentes en los hechos de la política interior y en las campañas de expansión por el Mediterráneo y que en la época más esplendorosa del condado, como descendientes directos del rey, ostentaron categoría de primer orden entre la nobleza catalana. Su dominio señorial duró hasta la desamortización de Mendizábal en 1835 y el título de Conde de Prades aún se conserva en poder de los Medinaceli.
Durante la Guerra de Separación o de los Segadors (s. XVII), que enfrentó Cataluña con España, el condado de Prades fue un importante centro de operaciones bélicas. Como consecuencia de la guerra, fue destruida parte de la muralla y del castillo.
Más info: www.prades.es/espanol/espanol.htm
La zona di Capo Altano, altrimenti detta Capo Giordano, è uno scrigno prezioso di endemismi botanici, vale a dire di piante rare se non uniche, dai mille stupefacenti colori e dai mille incredibili, delicatissimi, inebrianti profumi. Essendo il vento dominante quello di Nord Ovest, non vi è traccia di conseguenze dovute all’industria. Il Maestrale, infatti, accudisce paternamente a rivitalizzare un’area di bellezza incredibile, non solo per il tripudio rigoglioso di colori e aromi floreali ma anche per la vastità di un panorama talmente suggestivo da causare stupore, rapimento, crisi esistenziali ed altro.
Arrivare a Capo Altano da Portoscuso, significa percorrere un affascinante tragitto tortuoso tra i ginepri, in compagnia, sulla destra, di configurazioni rocciose che pare racchiudano arcani significati estetici, e sulla sinistra, di una scogliera frangiata e gioiosa (quando il mare è in amore e gioca maliziosi andirivieni ondosi che sfrigolano abbaglianti riflessi intermittenti). Da questa scogliera lo sguardo s’innalza oltre l’immensa distesa di lapislazzolo, sempre solcata da barche a vela, per planare sull’Isola di San Pietro, più bella che mai; e quindi sui dirupi di basalto dorato di Capo Altano; per abbracciare poi, con un sol batter di ciglio, la costa montuosa che dal Pan di Zucchero arriva all’immensa spiaggia di Gonnesa. Tra questa spiaggia e Capo Altano, dalla fine di aprile ai primi di giugno, lo specchio di mare prospiciente è tutto un brulichio di natanti poiché la tonnara è in funzione. Ed è bellissimo ed emozionante assistere, dai sipari di roccia che la scogliera apre sul mare, al ritorno in porto di un lungo e ordinato corteo di battelli mentre le campane di Portoscuso annunciano il risultato positivo della pesca appena avvenuta.
A Capo Altano, dai residui di cemento delle piazzole per cannoni, stonati e inutili retaggi della seconda guerra mondiale, si domina uno dei più fantastici, incredibili paesaggi marini del mondo. Ecco perché, in alcuni ripari sotto roccia, scoperti nei pressi, sono stati rinvenuti reperti testimonianti il viver dell’uomo, in questo luogo da sogno, fin dagli albori dell’antichità paleolitica (18.000 anni da oggi e ancor più).
Anche se è impossibile trovare in Sardegna luoghi vissuti dagli antichi, che non siano paesaggisticamente bellissimi, questo di Capo Altano è veramente fuori dal consueto, anzi, una magnificenza in assoluto. Sostandovi viene da immaginarsi con quanta attenzione l’uomo antico osservasse il passaggio primaverile di branchi sterminati di tonni, che, apparendo in primavera, sempre guizzavano tenendo il fianco sinistro proprio a ridosso dei precipiti dirupi costieri che paiono cascate di lava pietrificata.
Tutta la zona, geologicamente, ha un’età di 575 milioni di anni e il successivo cataclisma lavico, di cui testimoniano le sinuosità pietrificate, pare sia concomitante ad una supposta, mitica, esplosione di un vulcano marino, in un’epoca incerta, forse un centinaio di milioni di anni da oggi.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (2 of 5): The movie /
CITA EN EL CINE (2 de 5): La Peli
(Read in this order) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Akari: Movie trailers just began ^^
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Akari: Ya empiezan los trailers ^^
COLLABORATION:
- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.
- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
That's my little guy...turning 3 in 6 days. I'm not sure I'm ready for that. I thought 2 was bad, but 3, it seems so old, so non-toddlerish. He's been acting so old lately. He's sick right now, and told me this morning that he needed "medisum" and has to go to the hospital to get a shot, then said he needed "ear pops" (ear drops) lol. He kisses me when I'm sad and tells me it'll be ok. He usually gets up in the middle of the night and runs to our bed, and I'm ok with this because every morning I'm awaken by him saying "mommy, I sleep good, now give me a hug" and he'll hug me, then say "and a kiss" and I get a big smooch. He's potty trained, which I always hoped for by age 3 but didn't expect it to come so easily. Word of advice for those wanting to train soon, wait til they are ready!!! We tried when he turned 18 months up until recently and we would have saved a lot of stress and messes if we just waited til he was ready for it.
Age 3...that means 2 more years until he goes to school. God help me.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (2 of 5): The movie /
CITA EN EL CINE (2 de 5): La Peli
(Read in this order) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Dom: #^__^#
Akari: #^__^#
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Dom: #^__^#
Akari: #^__^#
COLLABORATION:
- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.
- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (2 of 5): The movie /
CITA EN EL CINE (2 de 5): La Peli
(Read in this order) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Shortly after...
MOVIE: Mmmm, don't go... please, I want to do it now. Mmmm... Oooohh... You like this?...
Dom: ^_^u
Akari: ^_^uu
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Poco después...
PELI: Mmmm, no te vayas... porfavor, quiero hacerlo ahora. Mmmm...Aaahh... te gusta esto?...
Dom: ^_^u
Akari: ^_^uu
COLLABORATION:
- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.
- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
This little guy was so amazing - he sat there posing while I was shooting away. I think it's a dragon lizzard. Anyone???
Have a great weekend, everyone.
EDIT: Thank you to everyone that suggested and advised on how to clone out that little piece of skin. Hope this looks ok. :)
Enjoy this fun song by Sandi Thom - www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLEoxUf-KUM
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I captured this image of the Tricolored Heron at the Shark Valley section of Everglades National Park in Florida. According to Wikipedia, the Tricolored Heron (formerly known in North America as the Louisiana Heron, is a small heron and a resident breeder from the Gulf of Mexico states of the USA and northern Mexico south through Central America and the Caribbean to central Brazil and Peru. There is some post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range. Tricolored heron's breeding habitat is sub-tropical swamps. It nests in colonies, often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. In each clutch, 3–7 eggs are typically laid. This species measures from 22 to 30 inches (56 - 76cm) long and has a wingspan of 38 inches (96cm). The slightly larger male heron weighs about 14 /12 ounces (415gm) on average, while the female averages 11.8 ounces (334gm). It is a medium-large, long-legged, long-necked heron with a long pointed yellowish or greyish bill with a black tip. The legs and feet are dark. Adults have a blue-grey head, neck, back and upperwings, with a white line along the neck. The belly is white. In breeding plumage, they have long blue filamentous plumes on the head and neck, and buff ones on the back. The tricolored heron stalks its prey in shallow or deeper water, often running as it does so. It eats fish, crustaceans, reptiles, and insects.
Tricolored Heron on a Branch at Everglades National Park, Florida
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Accommodations in the Amazon aren't that plentiful. Our choice was Ariau Towers. For those familiar with the Survivor TV Show, this was the hotel the film crew stayed in during the taping of Survivor: The Amazon. The hotel looked like it had seen better days, but then again the conditions are rather harsh. It's hard to describe how much the area floods, hence everything being built on stilts. Some of the more famous guests have included Bill Gates, Jimmy Carter, Susan Sarandon, Alanis Morissette, etc... This picture is the interior of one of the towers. Our room was the one on the left.
With all that said, probably one of the things I will remember most from this location was our guide. He told us of how they would paddle on the river two hours one-way to the nearest school each day. He was currently in the midst of teaching himself his fifth language. His determination to better himself was inspiring.
Enjoy the weekend.
Thanks for looking!
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Comments and constructive criticism always appreciated.
Visit my blog for advice on how on how to take photographs of your children or submit a photo for inclusion in "Ken's Tips On Your Pics": www.kensharp.com/blog/category/kens-tips-on-your-pics-2/
© Ken Sharp. Please do not use or download without permission. If you have any queries please contact me: www.kensharp.com
Went out for a pretty darn spontaneous shoot this evening...My buddy Shuck called up our two friends Alex and Morgan and asked if they wanted to shoot today....they agreed....
We ended up getting some killer sunset shots in this big open field a few minutes from my house. There will DEFINITELY be more where this came from, so KEEP CHECKING BACK!...also, make sure you check out Shuck's stream...he got some outstanding shots (it was his first real shoot!)
Lets hear what you think!
p.s. this was Alex's first time modeling!....I'd say she did an awesome job!
Canon 5d w/ 50 1.8 II
Natty light with slight fill from reflector
These rather large beauties are right on our property line so my neighbor and I share them and share credit for their beauty
The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it put your whole soul into it - every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.
John D. Rockefeller III
View Large On Black. Do It. Now.
Seriously. Check out my abs.
Molly shot this months ago and then somehow it got lost. She posted a similar shot but my leg wasn't fully extended and my tummy wasn't as rad....I'm not sure how that happened. But anyhow, if you're not already looking at her stuff, you should get an eye on it. I made her rummage through old photos searching for a funny one of me from a while back, and she should have that up soon. Laughs guaranteed for all.
While I'm pimping, if you haven't been watching him, Brendan is settled in Antarctica and pretty happy with his cold little life. He has absolutely kept his promise of Penguin Pictures. And Seals. And Whales. And Icebergs. And Sunsets. And Landscapes. And Seascapes. He doesn't post daily like most of us addicts, but when he does he usually has something that is astounding. I've accepted that National Geographic photos exist....but it's pretty amazing that some ordinary bloke is living a life where there are more penguins than people..
In other news, thanks for all the well-wishes for my dad. He is finally out of the hospital. Apparently he has pneumonia, and a dangerously slow heartbeat. They are talking about a pacemaker. Scary. But he seems to be out of the woods right now, so that's good. If I can figure out logistics, I'll be moving back to Portland in just over a month, so no more long-distance freakouts for me!
"If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; If you would know, and not be known, live in a city"
(Charles Caleb Colton)
A surrealist story:
It breaks my heart leaving my little tree (and her three new borns) every morning in the loneliness of my kitchen... When I arrive home she looks so unhappy with her fallen leaves... Then I give her some water and clean every leaf with a wet cloth, and at the same time I talk to her and tell her how hard my day was. In the end of this process, that lasts around 10', she looks happier and her leaves get crispy and alive...
I don't think I am the only person on earth doing this...
If I had a dog or a cat I would do the same! :)
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La curruca capirotada (Sylvia atricapilla) es una especie de ave paseriforme del género Sylvia dentro de la familia Sylviidae. Es un pájaro de pequeño tamaño de color sobrio y discreto, canto agradable, vuelo ágil, comportamiento activo e inquieto, que se alimenta de insectos y frutas. Habita principalmente en sotobosques y está ampliamente distribuido por Europa. Se trata de una curruca frecuente, y localmente abundante, que está muy repartida por toda España. Descripción Mide entre 13 y 15 cm de longitud, con una envergadura de entre 20 y 23 cm, y un peso de unos 14 a 20 g. Presenta el cráneo levemente aplanado. El pico (en ambos sexos adultos) es negruzco con la mandíbula inferior gris pizarra. Los tarsos y los pies son gris azulado. El iris es de 3,5 mm de diámetro y de color castaño. Plumaje A simple vista tiene un aspecto discreto e insignificante, ya que la sobriedad de su plumaje le permite pasar desapercibido para todo aquel que no haya aprendido a identificarlo, que lo confundirán con el gorrión común cada vez que se lo crucen fugazmente en su camino (ocurriendo esto más veces de lo que cabe imaginarse). El macho, para quien sabe identificar esta especie, resulta inconfundible; el macho adulto presenta sus partes superiores (laterales de la cabeza, del cuello y el pecho) de color verde oliva, o bien puede describirse como un tono pardo grisáceo. El obispillo es gris claro. El vientre blanco. Su cola y las alas son de un gris negruzco. El píleo y la frente son de color negro brillante.2 La hembra se diferencia del macho principalmente por el píleo que es pardo o castaño rojizo. El resto de las partes superiores son pardo oliváceas, y en los lados de la cara hay un tinte grisáceo. El pecho y los flancos son de un tono más pálido, algunas veces con un tinte gris, pero siempre se presenta con un color más pardo que el del macho. Los ejemplares inmaduros son similares a las hembras adultas, con el capirote castaño jengibre. Tal vez se pueda apreciar en la espalda y dorso de las alas un tinte más rojizo que en los adultos. El color de las partes inferiores, como son el pecho y los flancos, se presentan considerablemente más oscuros que en los adultos. Nota: Apenas se observan diferencias entre las distintas subespecies de Sylvia atricapilla, no obstante, morfológicamente sí que podrían encontrarse leves diferencias fácilmente apreciables. Es una especie forestal que cría en terrenos arbolados, umbríos y con denso sotobosque, aunque también pueden hacerlo en parques y jardines con abundante maleza, ya que siempre van de copa en copa, de mata en mata, e inquietamente de rama en rama. Ejemplos donde estas currucas se desarrollan son los robledales, fresnedas y otras formaciones de planifolios. También habitan bosques de coníferas, quejigares y bosques mixtos, monte bravío, huertos de frutales y también olivares. Evitan zonas muy secas por ello son frecuentes en la vegetación de riberas, junto a los arroyos, donde los índices de humedad son mayores y donde los árboles se presentan más desarrollados. Cuando las ciudades ofrecen mayor cantidad de alimento, o por motivos climáticos, etc., recurren a estas, pasando desapercibidas por ser desconfiadas y a la vez activas. Altitudinalmente esta especie ocupa rangos muy dispares, desde el nivel del mar hasta los 1.500 m (en Tenerife), incluso 1.700 m en Pirineos centrales o los 1.800 en el Sistema Central y 1.850 m en las Cordilleras Béticas. Alimentación Fruto del espino común. La curruca capirotada se alimenta de insectos, fruta cultivada y bayas o frutos silvestres. Durante la primavera se centra básicamente en la captura coleópteros y dípteros, aunque no son estos los únicos insectos que caen presa de este pajarillo. A partir del nacimiento de sus pollos se dedican a recoger infinidad de pequeñas orugas y larvas, mas estos también son cebados con cerezas, higos y otros frutos silvestres del tiempo. Durante el invierno ingieren gran cantidad de manzana, aprovechándose de las cosechas más próximas lo que les permite resistir el invierno sin apenas moverse de zonas reducidas. Les gustan los frutos de la hiedra, así como las bayas de las plantas de adorno que encuentran en jardines o parques. Presentes en su dieta podrían estar, el saúco, el espino, el aligustre, la rosa silvestre, la zarzamora, la madreselva, el tejo, el acebo, etc., sintiendo especial predilección por todos ellos. Nido Curruca con hierba seca en el pico para construir su nido. El nido es una construcción muy pobre, "transparente", ligero y escaso en materiales. Normalmente es el macho quien elige el lugar de emplazamiento colocando allí dos o tres hierbas secas, aunque es la hembra quien principalmente lo construye. Entre el macho y la hembra consiguen terminarlo en unos 3 o 5 días generalmente. Los materiales de construcción usados por esta curruca son básicamente hierbas secas, musgo, y raicillas, estando forrado interiormente con pelos y hierba más fina, para lograr un cierto confort. Se localizan escondidos en arbustos u otra maleza, sujetos en ramas débiles y a una altura del suelo que no suele bajar de 80 cm ni subir por encima del 1,70 m. Los polluelos permanecen en el nido durante un periodo de tiempo que oscila en unos 11 y 14 días.Enfermedades Los parásitos que hospedan a Sylvia atricapilla son motivo de las posibles distintas enfermedades infecciosas que pueden afectar a estas aves. Un ejemplo es el parásito de la malaria de la curruca capirotada, que puede hacer bastante daño a la especie si su capacidad de transmisión y dispersión se presenta con demasiada potencia y facilidad. Predadores Como toda pequeña ave de sotobosque, desde que es un simple polluelo la curruca capirotada puede ser presa de todo tipo de vertebrados, pues reptiles, diferentes pequeños mamíferos, y otras aves (como una simple urraca), codician este tipo de capturas. También el ser humano puede convertirse en un "predador parcial" para un gran número de especies de aves, entre ellas la curruca capirotada, pues el dulce canto de estas aves las hace muy atractivas para mantenerlas en cautiverio, y existen todo tipo de prácticas ilegales por medio de las que se captura con redes y otros sistemas a estos pajarillos
Oda a mirar pájaros
Ahora
a buscar pájaros!
Las altas ramas férreas
en el bosque,
la espesa
fecundidad del suelo,
está mojado
el mundo,
brilla
lluvia o rocío, un astro
diminuto
en las hojas:
fresca
es la matutina
tierra madre,
el aire
es como un río
que sacude
el silencio,
huele a romero,
a espacio
y a raíces.
Arriba
un canto loco,
una cascada,
es un pájaro.
Cómo
de su garganta
más pequeña que un dedo
pueden caer las aguas
de su canto?
Facultad luminosa!
Poderío
invisible,
torrente
de la música
en las hojas,
conversación sagrada!
Limpio, lavado, fresco
es este día,
sonoro
como cítara verde,
yo entierro
los zapatos
en el lodo,
salto los manantiales,
una espina
me muerde y una ráfaga
de aire como una ola
cristalina
se divide en mi pecho.
Dónde
están los pájaros?
Fue tal vez
ese
susurro en el follaje
o esa huidiza bola
de pardo terciopelo
o ese desplazamiento
de perfume? Esa hoja
que desprendió el canelo
fue un pájaro? Ese polvo
de magnolia irritada
o esa fruta
que cayó resonando,
eso fue un vuelo?
Oh pequeños cretinos
invisibles,
pájaros del demonio,
váyanse
al diablo
con su sonajera,
con sus plumas inútiles!
Yo que solo quería
acariciarlos,
verlos resplandeciendo,
no quiero
en la vitrina
ver los relámpagos embalsamados,
quiero verlos vivientes,
quiero tocar sus guantes
de legítimo cuero,
que nunca olvidan en las ramas,
y conversar con ellos
en los hombros
aunque me dejen como a ciertas estatuas
inmerecidamente blanqueado.
Imposible.
No se tocan,
se oyen
como un celeste
susurro o movimiento,
conversan
con precisión,
repiten
sus observaciones,
se jactan
de cuanto hacen,
comentan
cuanto existe,
dominan
ciertas ciencias
como la hidrografía
y a ciencia cierta saben
dónde están cosechando
cereales.
Ahora bien,
pájaros
invisibles
de la selva, del bosque,
de la enramada pura,
pájaros de la acacia
y de le encina,
pájaros
locos, enamorados,
sorpresivos,
cantantes,
vanidosos,
músicos migratorios,
una palabra
última
antes
de volver
con zapatos mojados, espinas
y hojas secas
a mi casa:
vagabundos,
os amo
libres,
lejos de la escopeta y de la jaula,
corolas
fugitivas,
así
os amo,
inasibles,
solidaria y sonora
sociedad de la altura,
hojas
en libertad,
campeones
del aire,
pétalos
del humo,
libres,
alegres,
voladores y cantores,
aéreos y terrestres,
navegantes del viento,
felices
constructores
de suavísimos nidos,
incesantes
mensajeros del polen,
casamenteros
de la flor, tíos
de la semilla,
os amo,
ingratos:
vuelvo
feliz de haber vivido con vosotros
un minuto
en el viento.
Pablo Neruda
For TRP's tribute to Tori Amos! WIN!
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One of my very favorite songs by her, "Silent All These Years" -
Excuse me but can I be you for awhile,
My dog won't bite if you sit real still,
I got the anti-Christ in the kitchen yellin' at me again
Yeah I can hear that
Been saved again by the garbage truck
I got something to say you know but nothing comes
Yes I know what you think of me you never shut up
Yeah I can hear that
But what if I'm a mermaid, in these jeans of his
With her name still on it
Hey but I don't care 'cause
Sometimes, I said sometimes
I hear my voice and it's been here
Silent all these years
So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts
What's so amazing about really deep thoughts
Boy you best pray that I bleed real soon
How's that thought for you
My scream got lost in a paper cup
I think there's a heaven once the screams have gone
I got 25 bucks and a cracker do you think it's enough
To get us there 'cause...
What if I'm a mermaid in these jeans of his
With her name still on it
Hey but I don't care 'cause
Sometimes, I said sometimes
I hear my voice and it's been here
Silent all these -
Years go by, will I still be waiting
For somebody else to understand
Years go by if I'm stripped of my beauty
And the orange clouds raining in my hand
Years go by, will I choke on my tears
'Til finally there is nothing left
One more casualty you know
We're too easy easy easy...
Well I love the way we communicate
Your eyes focus on my funny lip shape
Let's hear what you think of me now
And baby don't look up, the sky is falling
Your mother shows up in a nasty dress
It's your turn now to stand where I stand
Everybody lookin' at you
You take hold of my hand
Yeah I can hear them...
But what if I'm a mermaid, in these jeans of yours
With her name still on it
Hey but I don't care 'cause
Sometimes, I said sometimes
I hear my voice
I hear my voice
I hear my voice and it's been here
Silent all these years
I've been here
Silent all these years
Silent
All these
Silent all these years
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
Tail from this photo and hair from this photo .
I had a shoot yesterday that was billed as a competition between photographers, sort of a "Battle to Win". However, since it took place in the hard core inner city--shooting amongst graffiti laced walls while dodging traffic--I prefer to call this competition 'Urban Combat'.
There were about a dozen photographers and an equal number of models, however as I worked with just a few models, I will post images from those 4 here.
Enjoy!
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UPDATE: Oct 23 ... VOTE FOR ME
It finally happened--the competition website is up and running.
I'd really appreciate if you can take a minute and vote on my pics...just click on the pics (Photographer 11) and then underneath it select the rating...5's would be fantastic. :-)
Note: We were officially allowed to submit 2 pics per model we'd shot with, however at least half of the other photographers went overboard and flaunted the rules entirely, some posting 4, 5, or even 7 pics of several of their models! C'est la vie.
UPDATE: Oct 21
The organizer had a change of heart and thanks to the help of another photographer has decided to let me back in to the competition, saying something about it not being fair to the models if I was not part of this. However, I still have no answers for what happened earlier. :-(
See earlier updates to understand the comments below.
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Hecho, Huesca (Spain).
ENGLISH
Valle de Hecho is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 984 inhabitants.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_de_Hecho
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CASTELLANO
Valle de Hecho (Val d'Echo en aragonés) es un municipio del partido judicial de Jaca, provincia de Huesca. Pertenece a la comarca de la Jacetania.
La capital del municipio se encuentra en la población de Hecho (Echo en aragonés). Otras localidades pertenecientes al término municipal de Valle de Hecho son: Siresa (Ziresa en aragonés), Embún, Urdués y Santa Lucía. Hasta finales del siglo XX, el nombre del municipio era Hecho.
La vitalidad de las gentes del valle se muestra a través de la vida cotidianda y de sus constumbres. La fabla chesa, el folclore, la gastronomía, las fiestas... se miman y celebran para disfrute de vecinos, visitantes y amigos.
Es uno de los lugares en los que sigue en uso la lengua aragonesa, en la variante conocida como cheso, nombre tomado del gentilicio que se aplica a los habitantes del valle.
La música y los bailes tradicionales, junto con la rica indumentaria antigua, se exhiben gracias al Grupo Folclórico de la Val d'Echo, al palotiaú d'Embún y al grupo A Ronda d'Os Chotos d'Embún. Sus músicas traspasan las fronteras de Aragón pregonando constumbres y tradiciones ancestralesy el sentir de las gentes de hoy.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_de_Hecho
San Lorenzo 2008 - Huesca (Spain).
According to the tradition, the eve of the 10 of August a member of a group is raised to place in the statue of the saint the typical green "pañoleta" (kerchief). This statue is at considerable height, on the entrance of the Church of San Lorenzo.
Según la tradición, la víspera del 10 de agosto un miembro de una peña es alzado para colocar a la figura del santo la típica pañoleta verde. Esta figura está a considerable altura, sobre la entrada de la Iglesia de San Lorenzo.
ENGLISH
Saint Lawrence (c. 225 – 258) (Latin: Laurentius, meaning "laurelled") was one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome who were martyred during the persecution of Roman Emperor Valerian in the year 258.
The "Acts" of St Lawrence were lost by the time of Saint Augustine, one of whose sermons on Saint Lawrence (Sermo 302, de Sancto Laurent.) admits that his narration was gained from tradition instead of reciting the Acts as was his preferred custom. Such early legends made Lawrence a native of Huesca (Roman Osca) in Hispania Tarraconensis who had received religious instruction from Archdeacon Sixtus in Rome. When Sixtus became Bishop of Rome in 257, Lawrence was ordained a deacon and was placed in charge of the administration of Church goods and care for the poor. For this duty, he is regarded as one of the first archivists and treasurers of the Church and was made the patron of librarians.
According to lore, among the treasure of the Roman church entrusted to Lawrence for safe-keeping was the Holy Chalice, the cup from which Jesus and the Apostles drank at the Last Supper. Lawrence was able to spirit this away to Huesca with a letter and a supposed inventory, where it lay hidden and unregarded for centuries.
By tradition, Lawrence was sentenced at San Lorenzo in Miranda, martyred at San Lorenzo in Panisperna, and buried in the Via Tiburtina in the Catacomb of Cyriaca by Hippolytus and Justinus, a presbyter. Tradition holds that Lawrence was burned or "grilled" to death, hence his association with the gridiron. During his torture Lawrence cried out "This side’s done, turn me over and have a bite. (Assum est, inquit, versa et manduca.)".
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Rome
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CASTELLANO
San Lorenzo fue uno de los siete diáconos de Roma, ciudad donde fue martirizado con una parrilla en 258. En latín se llamaba Laurentius (‘laureado’).
Se sitúa el nacimiento de Lorenzo de Roma en Huesca, en la Hispania Tarraconensis. Cuando en 257 Sixto fue nombrado papa, Lorenzo fue ordenado diácono, y encargado de administrar los bienes de la Iglesia y el cuidado de los pobres. Por esta labor, es considerado uno de los primeros archivistas y tesoreros de la Iglesia, y es el patrón de los bibliotecarios.
La leyenda dice que entre los tesoros de la Iglesia confiados a Lorenzo se encontraba el Santo Grial (la copa usada por Jesús y los Apóstoles en la Última Cena) y que consiguió enviarlo a Huesca, junto a una carta y un inventario, donde fue escondido y olvidado durante siglos.
Según la leyenda, Lorenzo fue quemado vivo en una hoguera, concretamente en una parrilla, cerca del Campo de verano, en Roma. Se dice que en medio del martirio, exclamó: Assum est, inqüit, versa et manduca (‘asado estoy, denme vuelta y coman’). Se considera que este hecho fue creado por los hagiógrafos, ya que no hubo testigos cristianos.
Su santo se celebra el 10 de agosto, día en el cual según la tradición recibió martirio.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: AFTER THE CONCERT (6 of 9): Shin and Near /
DESPUÉS DEL CONCIERTO (6 de 9): Shin y Near
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 97 of 184) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Near: (I heard you... ¬¬)
L: Remember what I told you about patience... ^_^u
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Near: (Te he oido...¬¬)
L: Recuerda lo que te he dicho de tener paciencia... ^_^u
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
View Sunrise over the trees on Black
View Sunrise over the trees Map/EXIF
Canon EOS 7D + EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM @ 24 mm - 1/160 sec at f/8.0, ISO 100
Manual mode @ 0 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: ∞
I was up at 4am shooting the sunrise. For 2 hours, I heard nothing but surf and the wind and didn't see another soul. Talk about putting things in perspective.
47°56'18.09" N 124°38'51.35" W
Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park
Forks, Washington, USA
Taken on 09.04.2010, uploaded on 09.15.2010.
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The kids live in a sleep-deprived culture. Our society has been very cavalier about our disregard for needing sleep. Changing school times is just a small piece of the discussion.
So yeah... Last night was bad. I couldn't sleep no matter how hard I tried, so I stayed up texting a friend of mine because he was sick and not able to sleep either. We kept each other company. I tossed and turned and just gave up.
Then I thought... I started to pray. Not the regular, "Our father, who art in heaven..." but I just started talking.... It was kind of nice to just talk. Then I directed it towards my aunt. I spent a good half an hour to an hour doing that. After I was finished, I just lied still and waited until the alarm went off.
But the weird thing was... I was completely hyper and energetic running on empty. My friends were getting a bit annoyed/scared haha.
Anyway, I'm off to teach karate! I have to be a hard-ass tonight =/ Well, oh well. It's their promotional tomorrow.
Anyway, now that teaching is over... I have more and more shit to deal with. Have you every felt so useless as your best friend tells you how much she wants to die? I have. I feel it right now. If she goes through with this, it will be another death on my hands, more blood. Another death I had to sit by and watch because there was nothing I could do. What's wrong with me? I used to be so good at helping people.
And now I don't know if she's listening.
"As I look out outside
I can see the rain about to start
The air is damp but warm
And I remember how you used to feel
And I see your face
My cold reflection scares me at this hour
How I wish I could sleep
If only I could slow my mind a bit
(Chorus)
Then when I see you I forget the pain
And melt away with you
Only a day is passed and
I can't help but feel that I've lost you
Your room confines my thoughts
And then my worries drift when I'm with you
But I don't want to live
I never know just when we'll meet again
(Chorus)
What is it that feeds this
Haven't I learned enough from yesterday
I really don't need this
Haven't I had enough of this today
Then I sit at home
My walls reflect how my life is so bleak
And I feel so alone
I break down and call you 'cuz I'm weak
If I can see what you are
If I could blow away my clouded sight
Realize you made me a fool
If I mean nothing what else can I say
(Chorus)
I've lost you
I've lost you."
("Only A Day" by Goldfinger)
Portrait of a ragpicker taken at a small village near Chittaurgarh Rajasthan. He was sitting in this pose when we were interviewing locals nearby for our research work. He caught my eye and then I had to capture him.
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in acqua i pinguini sono agili e veloci ma fuori sono proprio buffi :-)
Life at the zoo
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A 365 project first for me, which I am not entirely sure I should be ashamed or inspired. Today was a blah day, until one of my friends decided that he wanted to meet up and shoot some pictures around town. Now while thats all hunky dory, he wanted to go to the UW-Arboretum: with the rains and excessive humidity we have had recently I gave him plenty of warning that the bugs would be bad. He ignored my warning and we met up, thankfully he brought insect spray for I have none myself. We trekked through the woods stirring up plenty of bugs, mosquitos were the main concern and they definately made their presence known. Within ten minutes of walking, we stopped in the path to snap a few frames of some mushrooms growing in a neat pattern along the trunk of a slowly dying tree. This was quite the mistake; as we walked closer the tree a swarm of at least two dozen mosquitos came from underneath and started to attack us. We ran from the tree, and back to the path waving our tripods in the air to battle these blood sucking bastards. Eventually we gave in and decided that we would find the way back to our cars, and venture somewhere the bugs had not infested the surroundings with the intent of eating us alive.
We agreed to meet off Bedford for it was free parking, for at least two hours anyway: Also far enough from the majority of the craziness of move-in weekend on campus. I took what I thought would be the easiest way down, which turned out to be a series of unfortunately events. Turns out a train bad back up along the North Shore corridor and at that North Shore was my route to Bedford. Driving aimlessly, I found myself squirming with an upset stomach and decided to just find my way home. Once home I proceeded to take a nap, for three hours: being excessive lazy or maybe just not able to catch up on sleep from the previous nights accounts of being up til 3a.m. I am not entirely sure which one it was.
The light was still overcast, a dark ominus gray covered the sky and I figured there wasnt much going to happen for a sunset but I drove West anyway. Struggling to find a nice vantage point over the main highway to the West, I pulled my car off the road and walked to an overpass and started shooting. Trying all sorts of lenses to see what I could pull into the frame or select FROM the frame that was the most enjoyable for my eyes. As it turns out the skys dull red started to fade, into a multi-tude of blues, grays, and reds. My 18mm was the onlens thatt I could find that was able to capture a good portion of the image, which leads me to the confession.
Tonights image is a first for me, a panoramic: now maybe you read the stories or maybe just look at the tags, or simply just the picture. But this for me is as ground breaking as was when I broke down last summer and cropped an image. Something I swear by that Id never do in my project, as it breaks the rules via POD "picure of the day," should really only be ONE frame. But alas my friend Brian helped me break down and realize that if I wanted a winner shot to remember today by, it was definately the pano. These two shots are seemed together with Adobe Photoshop Elements 7, seemlessly a SOOC: but there was a slight contrast adjust with the right side. We debated back and forth for a good 30 minutes if it was the clouds or a slight change in exposure, until I managed to get the right adjust on the contrast. The only way that I could have done this shot without having to do a pano was if I had a full frame sensor and had used my 18mm for one shot vs two, but heck sometimes the cheaper alternative wins.
Zoo - Barcelona (Spain).
ENGLISH
The Frill-necked Lizard, or Frilled Lizard also known as the Frilled Dragon, (Chlamydosaurus kingii) is so called because of the large ruff of skin which usually lies folded back against its head and neck. The neck frill is supported by long spines of cartilage, and when the lizard is frightened, it gapes its mouth showing a bright pink or yellow lining, and the frill flares out, displaying bright orange and red scales. The frill may also aid in thermoregulation.
Adult frill-necked lizards may grow up to one metre in total length. They often walk quadrupedally when on the ground. When frightened they begin to run on all-fours and then accelerate onto the hind-legs. In Australia, the frill-necked lizard is also known as the "bicycle lizard" because of this behaviour. Males are significantly larger than females both as juveniles and when mature. The frill of the Australian frilled dragon is used to scare off potential predators — as well as hissing and lunging. If this fails to ward off the threat, the lizard flees bipedally to a nearby tree where it climbs to the top and relies on camouflage to keep it hidden.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frill-necked_Lizard
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CASTELLANO
El clamidosaurio (Chlamydosaurus kingii) es un reptil que habita en el sur de Nueva Guinea, norte y oeste de Australia. Es también conocido con el nombre de "clamidosaurio de King".
Como característica particular, cabe destacar una porción de piel que descansa detrás de su cabeza y sobre su lomo, una especie de collar con largas espinas de cartílago que se abre cuando se siente amenazado.
El clamidosaurio llega a medir unos ochenta centímetros de largo, siendo los machos bastante más grandes que las hembras. Es carnívoro y pasa gran parte del tiempo en los árboles al acecho. Su sentido de la vista es muy desarrollado, siendo capaz de capturar un insecto cuando pasa delante de él.
Este animal posee una gran capacidad de adaptación al medio ambiente. Los científicos australianos notaron que aprovechaba los constantes incendios del norte de Australia: después de un incendio, su estómago es capaz de alojar presas de mayor tamaño a las que captura habitualmente. Si bien muchos de estos reptiles mueren en los incendios, los sobrevivientes prefieren quedarse en la zona devastada para conseguir más fácilmente su alimento.