Abandoned Relatives
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As you can probably tell I love these birds.
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I was out shooting this pier when the interplay of light and dark made its very strong presence. It was interesting how very strong the two were when opposed to each other and the rather clear delineation that existed between them. Somewhat like the "Yin & Yang", up & down, north & south, how can we know one without the other?
Either way, for a brief moment, the story was no longer the structure, but instead a more etherial one that asks questions as mentioned above. How can we know one without the other, since all things are relative.
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King's Newnham is a village and civil parish located just under 2.5 miles west of the town of Rugby and 4.5 miles east of Coventry. For population details see Church Lawford. It is within the borough of Rugby and Warwickshire county council.
The village lost most of its population as a result of enclosures of the former Royal Manor. Its parish church, St Laurence's, was built in the 12th century and partially demolished 1795–97. This left the mostly 16th-century tower and the church disused. The five other listed buildings of the parish are very close relative to the distant northern parish border: Farm Building near Newnham Hall, The Laurels, Highfield House, Newnham Hall and Manor Farmhouse
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or it would be impossible to endure them :-)
George Bernard Shaw
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The Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) is the only living member of the genus Caloenas and the closest living relative of the extinct dodo. It is found in the small islands and coastal regions of the Nicobar Island, India, the Malay Penninsula, and Palau. Seen in the Owens Aviary San Diego Zoo
Conservation Status: Near Threatened.
This was taken in White Sands National Park, New Mexico. At 275 square miles it is the largest gypsum sand desert in the world. I was reflecting on the magnitude of the landscape when I looked down and saw the beetle.
Size really is a relative concept.
a relative of the Grosbeaks
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When we see a small fishing boat safe in the harbour, it looks big enough. When we view it from the coast near the huge cliffs of Moher, then view the massive Atlantic ocean, it looks so small and vulnerable. Thank you dear fishermen
Meet Sheldon, one of our bathroom’s most distinguished residents. He has spent years perched atop a pristine shelf, basking in the admiration of guests, and the occasional spray of air freshener. Life in our bathroom was orderly and predictable. I was feeling a bit sorry for him realising I spend a lot more time at the beach with his wild relatives than he does, so decided it was time for an excursion.
So one morning, the bathroom door opened not for its usual routine but for adventure. I plucked Sheldon gently from his shelf, wrapped him in a cloth, and whisked him away in my camera bag. Destination: the beach!
I think Sheldon was a bit stunned at first. The gentle hum of the extractor fan and the faint scent of lavender soap were replaced with the roar of the ocean and grains of sand blown about in the sea breeze. I placed him reverently on the damp shoreline and, Sheldon finally met his ancestral home. Waves lapped at his edges, and tiny crabs peeked out curiously (maybe I made that bit up). Sheldon, once a bathroom fixture, now basked in salty splendor, reconnecting with his beach origins. Some of the local roguish shells happened to wander by; Salty Sid, Clamorous Carl, Benny the Barnacle, Tidepool Terry, Saucy Shellie & Crabby Casanova. Their stories had him blushing!
I think the wild proved exhausting though. After a few hours of pondering and a brief but harrowing brush with a seagull (I may have made that bit up too), Sheldon was ready for home. Back on his shelf, he now carries a bit of sand in his crevices — a reminder of his brave journey and a reminder of his wildness origins.
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At Samphire Hoe, Dover.
This land was built up from spoil from the excavation of the Channel Tunnel.
Hot, humid and steamy days have come early this Summer. The high heat can be a little bit daunting, but I love the soft textures the high levels of water vapor in the air gives to the light. It's Friday already, my friends, have a wonderful weekend. Oh, and Happy Fence Friday! :)
Saw this duck flying over the water, hit by the morning sun. Got sharp focus on that eye, but the shutter speed was slow for the wing motion (ducks flap fast, due to those small wings relative to their weight). Still, kinda liked the effect!
The northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America. This bird is mainly a permanent resident, but northern birds may move south during harsh weather. This species has rarely been observed in Europe. This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema Naturæ in 1758 as Turdus polyglottos. The northern mockingbird is renowned for its mimicking ability, as reflected by the meaning of its scientific name, 'many-tongued mimic.' The northern mockingbird has gray to brown upper feathers and a paler belly. Its wings have white patches which are visible in flight.
The northern mockingbird is an omnivore. It eats both insects and fruits. It is often found in open areas and forest edges but forages in grassy land. The northern mockingbird breeds in southeastern Canada, the United States, northern Mexico, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and the Greater Antilles. It is replaced further south by its closest living relative, the tropical mockingbird. The Socorro mockingbird, an endangered species, is also closely related, contrary to previous opinion. The northern mockingbird is listed as of Least Concern according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The northern mockingbird is known for its intelligence and has also been noted in North American culture. A 2009 study showed that the bird was able to recognize individual humans, particularly noting those who had previously been intruders or threats. Also birds recognize their breeding spots and return to areas in which they had greatest success in previous years. Urban birds are more likely to demonstrate this behavior. Finally, the mockingbird has influenced United States culture in multiple ways. The bird is a State bird of 5 states, has been used in book titles, and has also been used in popular songs and lullabies among other appearances in U.S. culture.
Northern mockingbird. Los Angeles. California.
Decided while we were in Munich last Friday to drop by the BMW headquarters and allow the car to visit with it's relatives. MK and I had a great time visiting the museum and were able to catch a few photos too. Maybe just me, but I really thought I caught a slight grin on the front grill of the car as we returned to the parking garage. The car seemed to have had as good a time as we did, and it purred all the way back to Stuttgart. :-)
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I started watching Landman series on Paramount + and it brought back memories of my childhood. I highly recommend this series if you haven't seen it yet. It is almost as good as Yellowstone :) Many of my friends and relatives got a start in the oil industry in the Permian Basin of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. My cousin was a Landman. Some went on to become millionaires and many went on to become successful in other avenues. Me I became a career soldier :) Met my lovely wife Nhiem in the Vietnam war, married her and brought her home with me, still married 52 years later :) But scenes like this dotted the country where I was raised and I decided to post a few pictures of our way of life then and now :)
A photo taken near Akihabara (秋葉原), a few km upstream from the previous photo.
The railway bridge over the Kandagawa is the Soubu line (総武線) of JR East. The old uplifted railway track in the left is the Chuuou line (中央線) of JR East leading to Kanda (神田) and Tokyo stations. The space under the old railway girder is used for cafes and restaurants.
It's an acrobatic construction!
Both lines operate trains every several minutes.
This section of the Kandagawa is a canal constructed in the 17th century as part of Sotobori (外濠) or the outer moat of Edo Castle by the Date clan (伊達氏) from Sendai. The construction involved digging 20m to bisect the Surugadai hill.
The Date clan was a powerful Daimyou based in Sendai in northeastern Japan. They were not a relative nor a hereditary subordinate of the Tokugawa. Such local rulers were called Tozama Daimyou (外様大名) or the outsider Daimyou.
The Tokugawa shogunate often assigned large scale construction works in Edo to Tozama Daimyou to test their loyalty to the shogunate. It was also intended to weaken them with huge spendings for the construction works (^-^;
The Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) is a very small insectivorous bird, and the only member of the wren family Troglodytidae found in Eurasia and Africa (Maghreb). In Anglophone Europe, it is commonly known simply as the wren. It has a very short tail which is often held erect, a short neck and a relative long thin bill. It is russet brown above, paler buff-brown below and has a cream buff supercilium. The sexes are alike.
I made a photo exhibition about Hungarian shepherds and herdmen from the region of Southern Great Plain. This photo was made at the last day of the exhibition in Nagykálló.
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My mother is more religious than I am. I was raised with a couple of Christian religions myself but find myself being very upset by the way they have been twisted by the pro fetus, anti life or anti choice republicans who don’t care about these babies as soon as they are born and want to take away services from anyone in need at the drop of the hat.
My newest response to my mom, who still has a few relatives who identify with the religious wrong is to say…”Well that sounds just like Jesus!” Best friends with billionaires? Totally Jesus! Cruel to immigrants, people with disabilities, the poor…just what Jesus would do!
Maybe that Long Term Recovery Program is to free yourself from a cult.
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Some Relative Shelter in the Fjord this morning. 12m seas at the work site so a sail back into the lee of the land until the wind eases.
In the Museum of Zoology, University of Cambridge. This museum is a gem and worth a prolonged visit. I particularly enjoyed comparing the bone structures of mammals, a hippo, elephant, big cat etc to see how they had adapted to their different stresses and tasks.
Some more train carriages similar to the Orient Express spot but much nicer - very bright outside though.
The travelling nun Tour. On Belgium derps with Dursty, John and Mike.
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