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Cats have extraordinarily strong olfactory systems and use pheromones so richly and precisely that, in a metaphorical sense, they function as “poets” of chemical communication. Their world is layered with scented messages for territory, mood, sex, safety, and social bonds that humans cannot directly perceive.
Domestic cats have on the order of 45–200 million odor‑sensitive cells, versus roughly 5–10 million in humans, giving them a sense of smell estimated around 9–16 (often quoted ~14) times stronger than ours.
The *olfactory* membrane in cats is much larger than in humans (about 20 cm² and roughly 4:1 in area), feeding a proportionally enlarged olfactory lobe in the brain that devotes serious processing to scent.
Cats run a dual chemosensory system: standard olfactory epithelium in the nasal passages for general odors, and a vomeronasal organ (Jacobson’s organ) in the roof of the mouth specialized for pheromones and other subtle chemical cues.
When a scent is especially “interesting,” they perform the Flehmen response—mouth slightly open, lip curled—pulling molecules into the vomeronasal organ for deeper analysis,
Cats release pheromones from glands in the cheeks, lips, forehead, paws, base of tail, and around the teats, effectively “writing” layered messages on objects, paths, and other animals.
Through these chemical verses they mark territory, advertise sexual readiness, greet familiars, soothe kittens, and maintain social distance, allowing avoidance of conflict and coordination of mating and kin recognition over space and time.
Head‑rubbing and cheek‑rubbing on furniture or humans is contentment and familiarity mark, depositing facial pheromones that turn a space into a personally edited anthology of safety.
Urine marking, scratching with paw glands, and body rubbing create overlapping scent trails that other cats can “read” later, extracting identity, sex, status, and emotional state from what, to humans, is just a faint smell.insightful
Cats can detect food and other odors at tens of meters, and males may detect a female in heat via pheromones at distances exceeding a kilometre, turning the landscape into a low‑frequency but information‑dense chemical broadcast.schnuzzle
Damage to the vomeronasal organ disrupts this nuanced channel and is associated with increased aggression, suggesting that much of feline social subtlety depends on this silent, pheromonal “literature.”
Category: Panoramic Shot
IG: victorlimaphoto
Story:
Captured in the heart of the Jalapão region, this panoramic nightscape reveals the raw beauty of Brazil’s Cerrado under a pristine Bortle 1 sky. Dominating the scene is the luminous arch of the Milky Way, stretching from one horizon to the other, its core glowing with interstellar dust, emission nebulae, and countless stars. The reddish tones near the galactic center are enhanced by the use of a modified sensor, revealing prominent H-alpha regions like the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae.
To the right, a striking column of Zodiacal Light rises—sunlight scattered by interplanetary dust—perfectly aligned with the ecliptic. Subtle green and red hues of airglow add a surreal touch to the lower sky, interacting with the warm tones of the dunes and the reflecting waters of the meandering stream. Buriti palms and native vegetation complete the composition, grounding this celestial spectacle in the unique landscape of the Brazilian savanna.
This image is not a blend but a multi-frame panorama, precisely captured to preserve the spatial relationships of both the terrestrial and astronomical elements. A technical and artistic tribute to one of the darkest skies in South America.
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25/06/2025 19:46h
Canon 6D Ha Mod / Sigma Art 20mm f/1.4
18x 13sec / f:1.8 / ISO 5000
Rauðasandur (Red Sand) is precisely that: a beach with endless red sand. Well, not endless but 10 km is a lot. The magnificent hues of the sand differ with daylight and weather, and the beach is the biggest pearl in a string of coves with sand ranging in colours from white through yellow through red to black, and in coarseness from very fine to sole-hurting chips of seashells. Just pure sand enlivened by countless seabirds and seals, an oasis with unique tranquility. Forget everything, except maybe getting the perfect shot of the ever-changing hues of yellow, orange and red.
Here's just pure sand and unique tranquillity. You might want to step out of the car, get the camera out and start walking on the seemingly endless beach.
"Wonder -- is not precisely Knowing
And not precisely Knowing not --
A beautiful but bleak condition
He has not lived who has not felt --
Suspense -- is his maturer Sister --
Whether Adult Delight is Pain
Or of itself a new misgiving --
This is the Gnat that mangles men --"
- Emily Dickinson
Words can't describe how much I adore this woman. I get the distinction that she lives life to the fullest with compassion and surprise. My edition of the self portrait by, bunchadogs & susan for 1pic 2souls.
In the Appenzell Alpstein, more precisely on the Schwägalp, a path with many small lanterns leads through the forest during the cold and dark season. This is of course beautiful when there is also snow.
We have completed the path shortly after the sun has set. The golden and the blue hour, but also afterwards in the darkness showed great moods. Fortunately, the trail is not too long, because it was freezing cold. This was good for the quality of the pictures, but was at the expense of cold fingers :-)
Thanks for your criticism and as always, favs, likes and comments are gratefully appreciated!
Another picture taken on the Saint-Bernard Island, at the Golden Hour. I precisely selected a white blance that favored the golden tone, is it overdone ? It seems a bit out of Lord of the Ring or something like that. Also the trees on both side helped to frame the picture nicely.
A concrete abstraction.
Someone piled this loose construction debris—board, stone, concrete droppings—very precisely along the edge of the new road shown a couple of days ago, making a little wall about a meter long and a foot high. The photo was taken looking straight down, while the bright winter morning sun cast a long shadow. Eventually sod or flower beds will cover the bare ground beside the road, one supposes. The whole surrounding area was completely clean. By now this assemblage will likely also have found its way into the blue skip shown earlier.
Bilberry fruits, seen in the forest :)
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a species of shrub with edible fruit of blue color, more precisely called common bilberry or blue whortleberry. It is found natively in Europe, northern Asia, Greenland, Iceland, Western Canada, and the Western United States. It occurs in the wild on heathlands and acidic soils. Its berry has been long consumed in the Old World. It is related to the widely cultivated North American blueberry. The bilberry fruit is smaller than that of the blueberry and similar in taste. Bilberries are darker in colour, and usually appear near black with a slight shade of blue. While the blueberry's fruit pulp is light green, the bilberry's is red or purple, heavily staining the fingers and lips of consumers eating the raw fruit. Vaccinium myrtillus fruits has been used for nearly 1,000 years in traditional European medicine for treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and diabetes. In cooking, the bilberry fruit is commonly used for the same purposes as the American blueberry such as pies, cakes, jams, muffins, cookies, sauces, syrups, juices, and candies.
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Jagódki na krzaczku, wypatrzone w lesie :)
Borówka czarna (Vaccinium myrtillus) – gatunek rośliny wieloletniej z rodziny wrzosowatych. Ma wiele nazw zwyczajowych, m.in. jagoda, czarna jagoda, czernica. Roślina jest szeroko rozprzestrzeniona w Azji, Europie i Ameryce Północnej na obszarach o klimacie umiarkowanym i arktycznym. W Polsce jest pospolita zarówno na nizinach, jak i w górach. Jest wykorzystywana szeroko jako roślina jadalna i lecznicza. Znaczenie gospodarcze borówki czarnej pozostaje wysokie mimo silnej konkurencji znacznie bardziej plennych borówek północnoamerykańskich, których owoce mają uboższy skład chemiczny od czernicy. Owoce borówki czarnej były od dawna bardzo istotne dla Słowian i ludów północnej Europy. Używano jej owoców jako lekarstwa przy biegunkach i krwawej dyzenterii. Zastosowanie takie utrzymało się w lecznictwie ludowym, przy czym często zalecano je także w większych dawkach przeciw owsikom. Ponadto owoce borówki czarnej oferowane i spożywane są w postaci świeżej, suszonej, mrożonej oraz jako składnik przetworów takich jak dżemy, ciasta, soki oraz ciekłe lub sproszkowane koncentraty, będące suplementem diety. Przetwory z jagód wyróżniają się długą trwałością.
In EXPLORE 16 July, # 137 :)
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The recipe is totally vegan. I use far less sugar than called for. You know precisely what your muffins contain.
There is danger everywhere / minute, and basic in nature / or, more precisely, acid. // Here, one might forget about it / for a moment.
In the Appenzell Alpstein, more precisely on the Schwägalp, a path with many small lanterns leads through the forest during the cold and dark season. This is of course beautiful when there is also snow.
We have completed the path shortly after the sun has set. The golden and the blue hour, but also afterwards in the darkness showed great moods. Fortunately, the trail is not too long, because it was freezing cold. This was good for the quality of the pictures, but was at the expense of cold fingers :-)
Thanks for your criticism and as always, favs, likes and comments are gratefully appreciated!
Voigtlănder Bessa-Rangefinder
HELIAR 10.5cm F3.5
NEOPAN ACROS 100
lab developed, scanned from print
Although this photo was taken in April second, atmosphere in this nature was precisely March.
F16, 1/25 ISO100.
Víti (Icelandic: víti="hell") is a volcanic lake, more precisely a maar, on Iceland's central volcano, Krafla. It was formed in 1724 by a steam explosion at the beginning of a series of approximately five-year eruptions known as the Mývatn Fires, which lasted until 1729. The lake measures 320 m in diameter and is about 33 m deep.
In the background: the Krafla volcano.
More precisely, the way into Wensleydale. You can't see it, but at the white building there's a road north (left) to Kirkby Stephen, which is a route of around 12 miles. I have no idea why it says 'South Lakeland' on the map to the right. This is around 24 miles away (as the crow flies) from the nearest Lake District lake.
For the inestimable Matthew Dartford, who knows precisely where I am today, although he tends to get here before the sun does. I like that these make him smile. His photo stream is amazing; the kind of stuff that, if I had his talent and dedication, I would like to be doing instead of buggering about with robots and biscuits. Check it out.
Thanks to Chantal and Angel for the bag trick, carefully employed here. Every single thing is dialled in manually today with the minimum of editing. Thanks you two. Always learning.
Happy Face Down Tuesday everyone!
I usually like to geotag my photo quite precisely. However, I can't remember where this was, except that it was in the centre of Bruges
#3319 - 2017 Day 31: Having been out at Worthing Camera Club tonight judging a competition I set for them on the subject of 'Identity', I decided to stop in the fog on the way home to make something enigmatic and thought provoking. Who is this person? Precisely what I wanted their images to say or ask.
Trouble is, my journey over the Downs was a 10mph drive - I couldn't have seen a glowing pig had it been standing in the road.
This small figurine of a cat measures precisely 30mm from ear to ear.
This photo is a composite of 6 files. The lighting was simply the overhead room light.
A Black Skimmer preens on the beach at Cape May Point. The width of the bill is amazing and the fact that they can use it so precisely is even more amazing
Cape May County
New Jersey
Some 31 years since they debuted on hotshots over Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe's fabled Chicago–Los Angeles mainline, GP60M 123/GP60B 329/GP60B 339/GP60M 104/GP60M 108 find themselves working at a slower pace on BNSF Train M-CHWSPO1-09 (Manifest, Chewelah, Wash.–Spokane, Wash.) passing through Clayton, Wash. But make no mistake: The "Chewie Turn" ain't no retirement gig.
The GP60s offer precisely what's needed for BNSF Railway's Kettle Falls Subdivision running north out of Spokane: B-B trucks to comply with the subdivision's restriction on six-axle locomotives and 3,800 horsepower per locomotive to haul heavy lumber and sand shipments over the greater than 1-percent grades of the 56-mile route.
Camera: Sony alpha 7 II, F/8, 1/6 s, ISO-100
Location: Val di Funes (Italy)
Description: In 2019 we spent part of our parental leave in South Tyrol in the Dolomites, more precisely in the picturesque Villnöß.
From the large balcony of our apartment we had a unique view of the high mountain ranges of the Geisler group. For me it was fascinating to see how the view of the Geisler Group changed almost every hour with the change in weather.
Although it was already June and the meadows were in bloom, the mountain range was still covered with snow and provided this unique sight and contrast between summer and winter.
One early morning I made the short walk to this famous lookout point to try my luck for a good photo.
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2019 verbrachten wir einen Teil unserer Elternzeit in Südtirol in den Dolomiten, genauer gesagt im malerisch gelegenen Villnöß.
Vom großen Balkon unseres Appartments hatten wir einen einmaligen Blick auf die hohen Bergketten der Geislergruppe. Für mich war es fszinierend zu beobachten, wie sich nahezu stündlich der Ausblick auf die Geislergruppe mit dem Umschwung des Wetters veränderte.
Obwohl es bereits Juni war und die Wiesen blühten, war die Bergkette noch mit Schnee bedeckt und sorgte für diesen einmaligen Anblick und Kontrast zwischen Sommer und Winter.
Eines frühen morgens machte ich mich auf den kurzen Weg zu diesem bekannten Aussichtspunkt, um mein Glück für ein gutes Foto zu versuchen.
This picture made it to Flickr Explore May 15, 2021 - #240 - thanks everyone!
This one was completely unplanned. But now I know precisely how long Bailey's "stay" command will last when he is right in front of a big, beautiful body of water. He gave me about three minutes of uninterrupted shooting before he decided he couldn't take it anymore and he had to wade in. I didn't even notice until he walked right into my shot. Needless to say, my reaction upon seeing this turned pretty quickly from "No, Bailey, no!" to "Yes, good boy!" At one of our favorite summer hiking spots: Sparks Lake, a mile high in the Cascades above Bend, Oregon.
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Classic example of photography principle. The 'eye' is precisely at the top left horizontal and vertical thirds intersection. Sometimes it works out that way.
From a previous season.
The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop (radio source W78, or Sharpless 103), a large but relatively faint supernova remnant. The source supernova exploded circa 3,000 BC to 6,000 BC, and the remnants have since expanded to cover an area roughly 3 degrees in diameter (about 6 times the diameter, or 36 times the area, of the full moon). The distance to the nebula is not precisely known, but Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) data supports a distance of about 1,470 light-years.
The Eastern Veil (also known as Caldwell 33), whose brightest area is NGC 6992, trailing off farther south into NGC 6995 (together with NGC 6992 also known as "Network Nebula") and IC 1340.
It is approximately at a distance of 1470 light years and a magnitude of 7.0
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil_Nebula
Taken at the Sugar Grove Nature Center, McLean Illinois on Nov 08 2016
Image Type: Narrowband Ha + OIII (10 x 480 each)
Hardware: SBIG ST8300M, AT8RC on an Atlas Mount
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From Wiki:
The South American yellow-billed teal (Anas flavirostris) belongs to the diverse genus Anas; more precisely it is one of the "true" teals of subgenus Nettion. It occurs in Argentina, the Falkland Islands, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Brazil. It has also established itself in South Georgia, where it was first recorded breeding in 1971, and has been recorded as far east as Tristan da Cunha. It inhabits freshwater wetlands, preferring palustrine habitat to rivers. Considering its wide range and local abundance, it is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
Even at a young age, birds display a masterful dexterity of wing and feather as they precisely calculate their path to a two-point landing on their selected perch. Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron on Horsepen Bayou.
January 2020 Hokkaido Japan taken right up on the far north of the island in the town of Wakkanai.
They almost looked as though they were watching me as I set up to photograph these very smart fishing boats. Like everything in Japan they were immaculate and set out so precisely. Hope you enjoy the image. Have a great weekend.
I am really pleased with this shot as it seems to justify my decision to continue using fast BW film - this is precisely the quality I had hoped to achieve with this shot - almost looking impressionistic or drawn in charcoal with the heavy grain, which seems to almost merge with the water droplets.
I also took a digital version of this shot which is really not worth looking at.
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The red train of the Rhaetian Railway stands out in the majestic landscapes of the canton of Graubünden. More precisely, it is the ABe 4/16 number 3127 that serves the R15 regional line between Scuol-Tarasp, in the far east of Switzerland, and Pontresina.
The train, manufactured by Stadler in 2019 in 62 units, is now an integral part of the Rhaetian Railway fleet, providing all modern comforts as well as accessibility for people with reduced mobility.
The R15 line runs along the Engadine railway, completed in 1913, and now connects Bever with Scuol-Tarasp. To date, the tracks end at Scuol-Tarasp, but throughout history there have been several projects to extend the line towards Austria and Italy.
The first extension was to Pfunds, Austria, where there would have been a connection with the Austrian railway between Landeck and Malles. Both the Austrian railway and the extension of the Rhaetian Railway were never realised due to the First World War.
The topic did not come up again until 2005, when the Val Venosta railway resumed service between Merano and Malles. Discussions then resumed on a possible extension to Malles, with an estimated cost of around CHF 1 billion. To date, the idea remains open, but it is estimated that no decision will be taken at federal level before 2029.
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Date 📅: 26.12.2024, 13:45
Place 📍: Ardez, Switzerland
Train 🚄: ABe 4/16 3127
Train Company 🏢: RhB
Line 🔢: R15 ---
Start 🚩: Scuol-Tarasp
Destination 🏁: Pontresina
©️The photo was taken and edited by Nathan Urriani. Use of the image by others is only allowed with my permission.
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
This subject I have discovered only recently, more precisely last Sunday and two days later immediately implemented. Always amazing what you discover everything when driving home.
I actually wanted to test the autofocus function for eye detection in birds in practice here. The original goal of the shot was to capture a puffin precisely, but this proved to be a technical challenge. Despite the difficulties with focusing, I finally managed to take this picture.
Listen Can't get enought of your love Barry White
I've heard people say that
Too much of anything is not good for you, baby
Oh no
But I don't know about that
There's many times that we've loved
We've shared love and made love
It doesn't seem to me like it's enough
There's just not enough of it
There's just not enough
Oh oh, babe
[sung]
My darling, I can't get enough of your love babe
Girl, I don't know, I don't know why
Can't get enough of your love babe
Oh, some things I can't get used to
No matter how I try
Just like the more you give, the more I want
And baby, that's no lie
Oh no, babe
Tell me, what can I say?
What am I gonna do?
How should I feel when everything is you?
What kind of love is this that you're givin' me?
Is it in your kiss or just because you're sweet?
Girl, all I know is every time you're here
I feel the change
Somethin' moves
I scream your name
Do whatcha got to do (?)
Darling, I can't get enough of your love babe
Girl, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know why
I can't get enough of your love babe
Oh no, babe
Girl, if I could only make you see
And make you understand
Girl, your love for me is all I need
And more than I can stand
Oh well, babe
How can I explain all the things I feel?
You've given me so much
Girl, you're so unreal
Still I keep loving you
More and more each time
Girl, what am I gonna do
Because you blow my mind
I get the same old feelin' every time you're here
I feel the change
Somethin' moves
I scream your name
Do whatcha got to do (?)
Darling, I can't get enough of your love babe
Oh no, babe
[spoken]
Baby, let me take all of my life to find you
But you can believe it's gonna take
the rest of my life to keep you
[sung]
Oh no, babe
My darling, I can't get enough of your love babe
Yeah, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know why
Can't get enough of your love babe
Oh my darling, I can't get enough of your love babe
Oh babe
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know why
I can't get enough of your love babe
Oh babe
The first news of which has its existence dates back to 978. Around the church of Sant Marti, as documented by the year 1088 began to wake up the first houses in this picturesque town that even today retains all its medieval charm.
Historically, work in the field was the main dedication of its people; particular importance was conreo of grapes, from the eighteenth century shifted more traditional forms of agriculture. This was a particularly arduous task given the characteristics of the mountainous terrain, settled in part by building jars at the foot of vineyards, which were used for the storage of must and grapes. Already into the nineteenth century, the phylloxera conditioned conreo and resulted in a significant decline in population. Another important task, until mid-twentieth century, was the development of charcoal, until such time as the electricity found their disappearance. Since then, its people were devoted to another kind of work in line with the changing times. It set up a textile factory in the early twentieth century, which was in operation until the year 1964. Logically, closing it was important socio-economic consequences on the lives of the people, determining the migration of population towards the industrial cities or to neighboring towns. Since then, the physiognomy of Mura se ha ido transforming into a large number of people with second homes, laying the groundwork for a tradition tourist potential. Precisely for the new work and revenue earned from tourism, was very relevant to the creation of the Natural Park Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac, in 1972. Since then increased the number of tourists and visitors. Nobody is aware that, as in many other municipalities of Catalunya, tourism could ensure the future of the people so that asentare solidly its core population.
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14th century Vicars Close in Wells. An architectural gem. And a random little girl obligingly ran into my shot and tripped on the cobbles, in precisely the right spot. Vicars Close is just across the road from Wells cathedral. Lovely as the cathedral is, this street impressed me more.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%8Dan-ji:
Ryōan-ji (Shinjitai: 竜安寺, Kyūjitai: 龍安寺, The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The Ryōan-ji garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui ("dry landscape"), a refined type of Japanese Zen temple garden design generally featuring distinctive larger rock formations arranged amidst a sweep of smooth pebbles (small, carefully selected polished river rocks) raked into linear patterns that facilitate meditation. The temple and its gardens are listed as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The temple's name is synonymous with the temple's famous Zen garden, the karesansui (dry landscape) rock garden, thought to have been built in the late 15th century.
The garden is a rectangle of 248 square meters (2,670 square feet), twenty-five meters by ten meters. Placed within it are fifteen stones of different sizes, carefully composed in five groups; one group of five stones, two groups of three, and two groups of two stones. The stones are surrounded by white gravel, which is carefully raked each day by the monks. The only vegetation in the garden is some moss around the stones.
The garden is meant to be viewed from a seated position on the veranda of the hōjō, the residence of the abbot of the monastery. The stones are placed so that the entire composition cannot be seen at once from the veranda.
The wall behind the garden is an important element of the garden. It is made of clay, which has been stained by age with subtle brown and orange tones. In 1977, the tile roof of the wall was restored with tree bark to its original appearance. When the garden was rebuilt in 1799, it came up higher than before and a view over the wall to the mountain scenery behind came about. At present this view is blocked by trees.
The garden had particular significance for the composer John Cage, who composed a series of works and made visual art works based on it.
Like any work of art, the artistic garden of Ryōan-ji is also open to interpretation or research into possible meanings. Many different theories have been put forward inside and outside Japan about what the garden is supposed to represent, from islands in a stream, a tiger family crossing a river, mountain peaks, to theories about secrets of geometry or the rules of equilibrium of odd numbers. Garden historian Gunter Nitschke wrote: "The garden at Ryōan-ji does not symbolize anything, or more precisely, to avoid any misunderstanding, the garden of Ryōan-ji does not symbolize, nor does it have the value of reproducing a natural beauty that one can find in the real or mythical world. I consider it to be an abstract composition of 'natural' objects in space, a composition whose function is to incite meditation."
Why does the Moon have a crescent shape? If from the Earth we can see the Moon, it is thanks to the Sun which illuminates it. And what we see of the Moon depends precisely on its position in relation to the Sun and the Earth. Indeed, the face of the moon facing the earth can be totally immersed in the night, it is then the new Moon. In this case, the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun. Then come the different phases of the Moon. The Moon is first of all slightly illuminated, and reveals in the evening a crescent Moon: we speak of the crescent of the evening. Then the Moon is half illuminated in the evening; it is the first quarter of the Moon just before the gibbous Moon (which means "bump" in Latin). At last, when you can see the visible side of the Moon completely illuminated all night long: it's the full Moon! At this time, the Moon is opposite the Sun with respect to the Earth. Then, it is in the morning that you can admire the waning gibbous Moon then the last quarter Moon and the crescent in the morning before the next new Moon takes place. Between two phases of the Moon, 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes pass.
Just one of Earth’s many anomalies. Evidently these stone "posts" formed almost precisely straight and very similar in width & length, etc. Then, they were twisted and bent into other shapes, because of shifting Earth plates and Earthquakes. They look almost like weathered wood. The lighter parts (on the right) are where parts of the stone have fallen off more recently and left the color temporarily much brighter. When they finally break from the intense pressure, they fall into a pile of rubble at the foot of the mountain. There are three other places where rock formations similar to this have occurred. One is in Scotland and one is in Ireland and of course, Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming, USA..
.Located on the border with Austria and Switzerland, Lake Reschen is located, more precisely in the small Italian community of Curon in western South Tyrol.
Lake Reschen was dammed between 1948 and 1950 to secure the energy supply. The villages of Curon and Reschen had to be partially flooded. All that remained was the church tower of Graun, which today serves as a landmark.
A leaden day in the high mountains: as always the best time to meet the legitimate residents, naturally wandering in these austere and poetry-rich places... precisely thanks to the absence of the sun and human presence.
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If you are watching this picture during precisely 3:33 mn, I suggest to listen “Julia” from Baptiste Trotignon which is coincidentally lasts 3:33 mm long.
Lens: Mitakon 50 mm f/0.95
Aperture: 0.95
I not only love vintage mechanical film cameras, I love mechanical watches. The gears, jewels and springs all precisely balanced and aligned to accurately indicate the passage of time. No computers, chips, integrated circuits or batteries just told time technology that always works.
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I framed it to include the road because without it, the mountain was beautiful but uninhabited — and what moved me about this place was precisely that someone had decided to live at the foot of all that. I was looking for that specific tension between the permanent and the transient: the snow that wouldn't last another week, the rust-colored forests still resisting spring, the cloud that had chosen that exact position above the summit as if it had always been there. There is something quietly humbling about the Ariège — it doesn't perform its grandeur, it simply continues to exist, indifferent and complete, whether you're watching or not. I stayed longer than I had planned.
Ariège, early April 2026 — a late snowfall had whitened the upper slopes overnight while the valley floor was already turning green, and that collision of seasons lasted just a few days. I was there on the right morning.
Blooming bilberry. Taken in the forest, not far from the housing estate where I live :)
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a species of shrub with edible fruit of blue color, more precisely called common bilberry or blue whortleberry. It is found natively in Europe, northern Asia, Greenland, Iceland, Western Canada, and the Western United States. It occurs in the wild on heathlands and acidic soils. Its berry has been long consumed in the Old World. It is related to the widely cultivated North American blueberry. The bilberry fruit is smaller than that of the blueberry and similar in taste. Bilberries are darker in colour, and usually appear near black with a slight shade of blue. While the blueberry's fruit pulp is light green, the bilberry's is red or purple, heavily staining the fingers and lips of consumers eating the raw fruit. Vaccinium myrtillus fruits has been used for nearly 1,000 years in traditional European medicine for treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and diabetes. In cooking, the bilberry fruit is commonly used for the same purposes as the American blueberry such as pies, cakes, jams, muffins, cookies, sauces, syrups, juices, and candies.
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Kwitnące jagody. Pstryknięte w lesie niedaleko mojego osiedla :)
Borówka czarna (Vaccinium myrtillus) – gatunek rośliny wieloletniej z rodziny wrzosowatych. Ma wiele nazw zwyczajowych, m.in. jagoda, czarna jagoda, czernica. Roślina jest szeroko rozprzestrzeniona w Azji, Europie i Ameryce Północnej na obszarach o klimacie umiarkowanym i arktycznym. W Polsce jest pospolita zarówno na nizinach, jak i w górach. Jest wykorzystywana szeroko jako roślina jadalna i lecznicza. Znaczenie gospodarcze borówki czarnej pozostaje wysokie mimo silnej konkurencji znacznie bardziej plennych borówek północnoamerykańskich, których owoce mają uboższy skład chemiczny od czernicy. Owoce borówki czarnej były od dawna bardzo istotne dla Słowian i ludów północnej Europy. Używano jej owoców jako lekarstwa przy biegunkach i krwawej dyzenterii. Zastosowanie takie utrzymało się w lecznictwie ludowym, przy czym często zalecano je także w większych dawkach przeciw owsikom. Ponadto owoce borówki czarnej oferowane i spożywane są w postaci świeżej, suszonej, mrożonej oraz jako składnik przetworów takich jak dżemy, ciasta, soki oraz ciekłe lub sproszkowane koncentraty, będące suplementem diety. Przetwory z jagód wyróżniają się długą trwałością.
here is the ocean, this is the moonlight: say
that both precisely beyond either were—
so in darkness ourselves go, mind in mind
which is the thrilling least of all
e.e.cummings
"You really should consider some goggles in your work. Wouldn't want anything to happen to those pretty eyes of yours…" - A Physician at Airship 107’s Annual Physical
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Our newest release at The Warehouse Sale is a ‘peek’ in the right direction! Introducing the Depthglass Eye System: a seemingly simple item, yet deceptively complex; we have worked to capture precisely how eyes catch light in real life and make it work within Second Life, while keeping it as a single mesh piece and ensuring an easy, seamless fit into your eye sockets.
We've received tonnes of feedback from testers from all walks of SL, and we thank them for helping us with our research to create these fantastic eye bases that will (hopefully) enhance your looks and give a little soul to your avatars.
As far as customization, the included HUD allows you to control the materials, glow, and tint. There are 9 baked in shine textures for non-PBR needs and fallback materials. On top of this, there are 5 different iris sizes and the ability to make them convex or concave to fit them into your eye sockets with ease (and it doesn't affect the way your eyes catch light-in fact, it is identical to the concave!). These eyes will have dozens of ways you can make any eye texture feel unique to you.
The HUD also allows you to input textures via UUID and mirrored fitting of both eyes so you can be assured they are positioned symmetrically, taking out the guesswork.
As for those who use alternative or non-human heads-since these eyes are unrigged you can probably mod them in however you please. It's a single piece mesh to keep things simple and easy to fit! Hooray!
Curious to see the difference? Check out our multi-post on Primfeed here: prmfd.co/p/CUNEOnPhKdIN
SPECS:
Copy/Mod/Notrans
MATERIALS ENABLED!
1 script per wearable (scripts are nomod/copy/notrans)
So gaze away and fixate your friends with a piercing look today for just L$300! Now at The Warehouse Sale!
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