It's really hard to predict when a sunset will be good for stacking. I thought that last time lapse would come out well in lighten mode, but actually darken mode worked better. This picture is the result f keeping the darkest pixel at each point of the previous time lapse video (and then boosting brightness and colors, which tend to come out dark and muddy from all the blending). You can also see the paths of a bird and a rower on the water.

Lots of acorns this year. It seems that acorn production is one of those bits of folklore that was once used to predict the severity of the coming winter. Many acorns = severe winter. Apparently now disproven by science which has determined a number of theories behind the size of the crop.

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TUNE

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My post for tomorrow folks, early out, great weather predicted and hoping for a good day for photography.

I waited this guy out and took so so many of this behavior, and it just kept on getting better and better.

Thank you for the visit and it is so very much appreciated.

The weather forecasters are predicting that we might get some winter weather in the next few days, so far we have got off relatively lightly . I doubt however it will be as cold as Arctic Norway this was taken around lunchtime in December and whilst there was no sunlight, the snow does make it appear brighter then I was anticipating . The light has an unusual blueish tone through the short Arctic day .

The image is looking down toward the Malangen fiord about thirty miles south of Tromso

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I could really get to despise 'predictive text'

@Endless: Birdlings Flat

08-november-2021: in the beautiful mountain environment between "Sella Nevea" Ski Resort (1162m a.s.l.) and Plains (1551m a.s.l.) of mount "Jôf di Montasio" (2754m a.s.l.), the summit in the background of this shot.

Chase the morning fog at Grizzly Peak Berkeley this time. It was bit early when I predicted the fog would come to the bay. Well, I was so lucky to see it with my friends! The lucky one as one of my favorite fog shot.

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Here's the second photo from last Monday night when I was treated to several magnificent courting dances by a pair of young swans at Whitlingham Country Park. I'd deliberately gone at a time when there would be beautiful lighting, but couldn't have predicted being so close to such a romantic natural display of affection. I feel so privileged, and I do hope you enjoy the images <3<3

Frustrating when that happens, but it happens. Cannot predict Mother Nature.

On the lighter side I got my covid shot. Had no reaction to it. However I did go home and fall asleep for 8 hours. Second shot on February 16th at the VA. ( taking my pillow just in case )

Well it certainly took a little longer than the predicted 5hr journey time to get there. Nine hours with only one stop for coffee and recharge the battery for my phone.

Two bad accidents on the A19 and the M90 created tailbacks for over ten miles. On both occasions we stood still for over an hour.

So you can appreciate the delight the next morning, when we were treated to this beautiful sunrise behind the castle.

Named after it's Gaelic name, Dun Fhoithear, literally meaning "fort on the shelving slope"

As far as castles go, it's difficult to imagine a more remote and dramatic location than Dunnatar.

Perhaps with the most impenetrable position of all Scottish castles, this one sits on top of it's own cliff peninsular on the road to Aberdeen, defended on all sides by the forces of nature.

Dunnatar Castle also comes with a good dose of dastardly history with an intrepid mix of torching, smuggling and pillaging.

Add to this some seriously stunning scenery and vistas to rival the best.

There are 50metre high cliffs on three sides of the site. While those are pounded by the North Sea, the fourth is joined to the land. This section was once a peninsular, but it's access was destroyed in favour of a cliff pathway. As a result you can only reach Dunnatar via a narrow, twisting route that ends in a tunnel, making it one of the most difficult Scottish castles to get into.

Hibiscus flower bud.

Strong winds and rain predicted for today and this evening, so Marnie and I had a good walk this morning. Here's my goodbye to 2024.

To be honest, I'm hoping the weather will be bad enough this evening to put off lots of the fireworks, as they really do cause Marnie a lot of trauma, and therefore, me too !

Whatever the weather, have a good night and an even better 2025 my Flickr friends !

Thanks for all your support in 2024 -- so appreciated !

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I am wearing:

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Wasabi Pills hair - Tsukiko, exclusive for Kagami Event (NEW)

Izzie's "Body & Face Beach Sand" appliers

Catwa head - Jessica

Maitreya Lara body and Bento hands

Lara Hurley skin - Beth

The pose is from Luanes World poses - " Predict the Future " - exclusive for Indie Teepee 2017 opening july 21st (NEW)

Light Filter dark clouds and an odd light filter through the trees predicting rain to come soon, shot in North Carolina.

“If the oak is before the ash,

Then we’ll only get a splash,

“If the ash is before the oak,

Then we’re sure to get a soak”.

This West Country, (UK), rhyme, indicates that the tree that gets it’s leaves first, predicts either a dry or wet summer.

The ash trees in this photo were just beginning to come into leaf on 22nd of April, while the oak tree in the background already had a good covering of leaves. The oaks are usually one of the last trees to get their new leaves, this year they were very early. It remains to be seen how accurate the rhyme proves to be in predicting the summer weather!

I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition, and ignorance on the other :-)

Ulysses S. Grant, 1875

HSS!! Truth Matters! Science Matters!

japanese flowering quince, 'Atsuya Hamada', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

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Gazipasa

The unknown or predicted history of Gazipaşa goes deep within the historical perspective. In general, this historical adventure begins in the 2000s BC. The Luwians, a branch of the Hittites, lived in the region that the Hittites called the Kizzuvatna (Çukurova region) and Arzava (Antalya region) countries. Since Gazipaşa is in this region, it is highly probable that the historical journey of the district started with the Luwians - Hittites. As a matter of fact, the lion remains in the ruins around Karatepe (Sivaslı) confirm this information.

Another important milestone in Gazipaşa's historical journey is 628 BC. There are two cities in history with the name of Selinus. Selinus, which was founded as a city-state at this date by the Greek Cave-Hyblaia people in Sicily, and Selinus in the south of Anatolia. It is a port city established in the Cilicia Region and on both sides of the Hacımusa (Kestros) Stream. Its castle, on the other hand, is at the location of the current castle ruins and was an island at that time. From here, maritime trade was carried out with the trade centers of that day, especially Egypt.

The city, which passed from the Greek administration to Roman rule in 197 BC due to Antiochus, was built in AD. In the 1st century, the Roman King Trojan, who went on the eastern expedition of the Mediterranean coast, got sick and came to the port of Selinus and was the guest of a merchant's house. Hadrian, who would succeed him on the throne, came to Selinus and took the corpse to Rome, and had a tomb built in commemoration. For this reason, it is known that Selinus was called Traianapolis for a while, and in the Christian period, it was the Episcopal center affiliated to the Archbishopric of Seleukeia - Silifke. The period of the Roman Empire, which started in the 1st century BC, continued until the 6th century in Gazipaşa, which is within the Anatolian borders of this state.

M.S. Starting from the 6th century, the Southern Mediterranean was dominated by the Byzantine Empire, in the first half of the 12th century, it was attached to the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, and in the period of the Turkification of Pamphylia together with Gazipaşa, Antalya and Alanya, Selinus became the ruler of the Seljuk Sultan Alaaddin Keykubat I in 1221. In the year 1225, Alanya was started to be known as Selinti because of the fact that the five big streams that originate from the Taurus Mountains and flow through the city center and mix into the sea from here until 1225 cause floods from time to time. However, the conquest of the Seljuks, except for Alanya, was short-lived and the Armenians, who took advantage of the defeat of Gıyaseddin II by the İlhanlılar in the Kösedağ War in 1243, recaptured this place and remained in their hands until the conquest of the Karamanoğlus in 1275. During the Mongolian invasion of Anatolia in the 1270s, Selinti was located within the borders of Konya and its affiliated regions of the Anatolian Seljuk State.

During the period of Anatolian principalities, Antalya and its surroundings remained in the Teke Principality since 1335, while Alanya, Selinti and the eastern and northern regions came under the rule of Karamanoğulları, whose center was Konya.

Gedik Ahmet Pasha, the Commander of the Naval Forces (Captain Derya) of Fatih Sultan Mehmet in the Ottoman Period, took Alanya in 1470 and Selinti, Anamur and Silifke regions in 1472 from the Karamanoğlu Principality and included them under Ottoman rule. Famous traveler Evliya Çelebi states on page 126 of his famous Travelogue, "In the 18th century, Selinti accident is a town within the borders of İçel (Mersin) with 26 villages connected to Silifke Sanjak and paying a tax of 80 coins annually. It is surrounded by well-kept mosques and houses by the sea. It has lush green mountains. It has a pier 70 miles from Cyprus."

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Predicting a 'hung' result for the Calder Valley?

For the record, an unidentified Northern class 158 working the late-running 10.53am Wigan North Western - Leeds (2I11).

Bit of a laff, probably won't leave it up........

......or maybe I will.

12.22pm, 18th October 2022

The only sure way to safely predict what will happen in the future is to travel through time the slow way and observe what happens.

The phrase ‘only time will tell’ means we won’t know what will happen until it does. A case of stating the obvious.

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HCS my Flickr Friends :-)))

Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

the predicted solar storm arrived on Friday night, it came with clouds over many areas luckily it cleared to see Strong Thermal Emission with Velocity Enhancement or STEVE and a picket fence

Storm was not as bad as predicted! Electric stayed on - so we had plenty of heat! But beloved Internet off! :((

Very cold - colder still tonight! I was in Georgia most of the today! Don't know if I will have the internet later tonight or tomorrow. I need to get some sleep! As soon as possible I will check on you all! (or ya'all) wink wink

he predicted yesterday didn't happen today :-) Laurence J. Peter.

pink flowering japanese apricot, 'bonita', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

Packard was an American luxury automobile marque built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, United States, and later by the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. The first Packard automobiles were produced in 1899, and the last in 1958, with one of the last concept cars built in 1956, the Packard Predictor.

We're predicted storms today so I'll pop down to the coast to try and pick up some of the wild energy of the sea and wind. This is from a couple of weeks ago when a. hard frost gripped the valley. Oh Weather is by Damien Jurado

52 Weeks of 2022. Environment.

Dragonflies are an ancient family of insects. They have been around for 300 million years and predate the dinosaurs. There are over 5,000 species spanning all continents except the Antartica. They are important bio-indicators for environmental health both of water and land.

With sub-zero temperatures predicted for the next couple of weeks - I am waiting for the day that our boreal forest welcomes spring flowers. Until then, I'll see them in my dreams.

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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.

Previously unpublished shot from May 2019.

After a relatively dry spring and two weeks of wall-to-wall sunshine there are heavy thunder showers predicted for my part of the world today. The garden really needs a drink but the ground is hard baked and localised flooding is to be expected in these downpours. The next week looks to be wall-to-wall sunshine too so I'll be glad to fill the water butt at least, my salad crops will be glad of some natural rainwater.

Wishing you all a fantastic weekend ahead. Stay safe and stay hydrated.

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Summer in Melbourne was milder than predicted this year, and it seems like it is bleeding into autumn, for the weather is warming up and everywhere gardens are bursting forth with beautiful coloured blooms in a profusion of colours.

I took an afternoon stroll in the late summer sunshine the other day, and I walked past this beautiful "Julia's Rose" which is thriving in the well maintained garden of a stylish 1930s Art Deco clinker brick villa. This coffee coloured rose bush is a favourite of mine, as I love the shape of the flowers as they expand into full bloom.

Introduced in 1976 by Wisbech Plant Farm in the United Kingdom, "Julia's Rose" is an unusual colour blend of coffee, lavender and pink blushes on long smooth stems. A tall open bush, this rose repeat flowers often in clusters from October to May and in cooler weather can become completely coffee-coloured.

This is not a perfect photo, but the red fog, especially against the American flags, seemed ominous. I was walking down W. 33rd Street, between Broadway and Seventh Avenue, to Penn Station, and had passed the Empire State Building, which was almost totally obscured by the fog, on the previous block. I'd love to take this again, with more care, but one cannot predict the weather, especially fog. -- NYC -- January 21, 2017

As predicted by this years "Finch Forecast" there's been a relatively healthy influx of Evening Grosbeaks into Northeast Ohio. I say "relatively" because the population of these beautiful birds has been declining in recent years thought to be a result of the destruction of large areas of their boreal breeding grounds. Let's hope this can be addressed to help keep the numbers from decreasing. A huge thanks to one of Cuyahoga County's most talented birders who discovered this lovely finch.

Taken at Gold cliff Newport wetlands South Wales UK

Taken on this date last January. This year, no snow on the ground or predicted.

with a predicted 18 to 24 inches of snow hitting this week in North Dakota, it's nice to see some positive signs of spring...these flowers will get buried, but will survive, with the extra moisture, hopefully they will really take off and bloom more.

Weather app predicted 💯 low cloud cover - so I drove to my favorite woodland and was greeted by constant rain, zero wind and zero mist. Which seems to happen everytime I'm up that way. So I continued on and found paths that I hadn't walked before which for woodland I've walked through many mnay times was awesome. Most paths are either dog runs cyclists, or footpaths. But they sometimes throw up magical tree shapes, if upur really lucky 100 year old beech trees which survived the 1985 hurricane 🌀 which are now showing signs of age and fungal infections. They aren't long for the Tree world. So I've been photographing some of them recently they are so huge its hard to fit them in a frame. You can see the one of them in the previous photo I posted.

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They predicted wet and heavy snow from Winter Storm Riley. I think they nailed that one. The ground was bare and waterlogged when it started last night, and the temperature has remained above freezing, yet the snow has become quite deep by mid-day and is still coming down strong. I just saw a line snap outside my window, and there are broken branches in the back yard. It all looks quite beautiful though, with the big flakes coming down.

(update: This tree returned to it's upright position as the snow melted quickly, but another storm is rolling in already, Nor'Easter Quinn)

Our lives are full of decisions that lead us down such paths. Paths where it is impossible to predict where they will lead us.

Of course, we usually have a wish as to where we would like to end up. And we usually have a fear in our luggage. The fear that the path will lead us to a place we cannot handle.

Both are completely normal. Because where knowledge is lacking, imagination sets in. It's always been that way. And so it's completely okay if we're afraid of the unknown. This fear is a protective mechanism that increases our awareness and ensures that we pay attention to where we place our feet. Something that makes us slow down but minimizes the risk of accidents.

So when you find yourself on the path into the unknown, not only accept your wishes and visions, but also your fears.

In the end we always get somewhere. And in my experience, it's rarely the place we want and never the place we're most afraid of. So take the first step and let yourself be surprised.

Unser Leben ist voll von Entscheidungen, die uns auf solche Wege führen. Wege, bei denen es nicht absehbar ist, wohin sie uns leiten.

Sicherlich haben wir meist einen Wunsch, wo wir am Ende landen möchten. Und wir haben meist auch eine Angst mit im Reisegepäck. Die Angst, daß der Weg uns an einen Ort führt, mit dem wir nicht umgehen können.

Beides ist völlig normal. Denn wo das Wissen fehlt setzt die Fantasie ein. Das war schon immer so. Und so ist es auch völlig in Ordnung, wenn wir Angst vor dem Unbekannten haben. Diese Angst ist ein Schutzmechanismus, der unsere Aufmerksamkeit erhöht und dafür sorgt, dass wir darauf achten, wohin wir unsere Füße stellen. Etwas, was uns zwar langsamer werden lässt, jedoch die Unfallgefahr minimiert.

Also nehmt nicht nur Eure Wünsche und Visionen an, wenn Ihr mal wieder auf dem Weg ins Ungewisse seid, sondern auch Eure Ängst.

Schlußendlich kommen wir immer irgendwo an. Und nach meiner Erfahrung ist es selten der Ort den wir uns wünschen und nie der Ort vor dem wir am meisten Angst hatten. Also macht den ersten Schritt und lasst Euch überraschen.

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On Friday, rain is predicted for Tucson, Arizona on Saturday afternoon. It arrived from Mexico early.

As predicted , we were greeted on our arrival in Te Anau, New Zealand, with very heavy rain and it hasn't stopped raining since. We had an early cruise at Milford Sound booked this morning. We were about 3/4 of the way there when we were turned back due to a landslide!

The upside of all the rain is the beautiful waterfalls it creates that cascade down the sides of the mountains.

Windmill on the Eastern Plains of Colorado