Summer hanging out on the deck chair, she's such a cute puss and loves attention!

With Ninian Lif texture.

A cold day along the Connecticut River was not ideal for sunbathing.

In 1967, Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve was declared a protected marine life conservation area and underwater park. Formed within a volcanic cone, today Hanauma Bay offers a pristine marine ecosystem after the City and County of Honolulu laid out a plan in 1990 to restore the bay, after years of use from the millions of visitors who visit and love to snorkel Hanauma Bay. Voted Best Beach in the United States in 2016, volunteers have a booth located on the beach level to help visitors learn about conservation of the reef and the types of fish that live there.

In 2002 a marine education center was opened for visitors and part of the conservation plan requires first-time visitors to watch a 9 minute video before entering the park so they can learn about the marine life, preservation and safety rules for the park.

Bamburgh

Conquest requires emotional intelligence.

♫ Sia - Unstoppable (Lyrics) ♫

Credits: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Lis.Blog

POISON ROUGE Toxic Desire@kinky Event (June 28 - July 22)

.:F L O Y D:. Suit Colors Stiletto Nails - Psychotic Face Tattoo 1

A.T Studio Elegant Tattoo

Unstoppable

Lyrics:

[Verse 1]

I'll smile, I know what it takes to fool this town

I'll do it 'til the sun goes down and all through the nighttime

I'll tell you what you wanna hear

Keep my sunglasses on while I shed a tear

It's never the right time

[Pre-Chorus]

I put my armor on, show you how strong I am

I put my armor on, I'll show you that I am

[Chorus]

I'm unstoppable, I'm a Porsche with no brakes

I'm invincible, I win every single game

I'm so powerful, I don't need batteries to play

I'm so confident, I'm unstoppable today

Unstoppable today, unstoppable today

Unstoppable today, I'm unstoppable today

[Verse 2]

I break down, only alone I will cry out loud

You’ll never see what’s hiding out

Hiding out deep down

I know, I’ve heard that to let your feelings show

Is the only way to make friendships grow

But I’m too afraid now

[Pre-Chorus]

I put my armor on, show you how strong I am

I put my armor on, I'll show you that I am

[Chorus]

I'm unstoppable, I'm a Porsche with no brakes

I'm invincible, I win every single game

I'm so powerful, I don't need batteries to play

I'm so confident, I'm unstoppable today

Unstoppable today, unstoppable today

Unstoppable today, I'm unstoppable today

Unstoppable today, unstoppable today

Unstoppable today, I'm unstoppable today

[Pre-Chorus]

I put my armor on, show you how strong I am

I put my armor on, I'll show you that I am

[Chorus]

I'm unstoppable, I'm a Porsche with no brakes

I'm invincible, I win every single game

I'm so powerful, I don't need batteries to play

I'm so confident, I'm unstoppable today

Unstoppable today, unstoppable today

Unstoppable today, I'm unstoppable today

Unstoppable today, unstoppable today

Unstoppable today, I'm unstoppable today

Minimalist photography

is a form of photography that is distinguished by extreme, austere simplicity. It emphasizes spareness and focuses solely on the smallest number of objects in the composition process. Minimalist photographers usually focus solely on one particular subject, rather than an abundance of color, patterns and information. ( wikipedia )

I love learning new stuff in photography, and some techniques requires allot of time to learn and understand..... witch I have a hard time to do . This is minimal as can be ( I think)

Kinderdijk lies in the Alblasserwaard, at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers. In Alblasserwaard, problems with water became more and more apparent in the 13th century. Large canals, called "weteringen", were dug to get rid of the excess water in the polders. However, the drained soil started setting, while the level of the river rose due to the river's sand deposits. Most of the current mills were built in 1738 and 1740 (see below).

After a few centuries, an additional way to keep the polders dry was required. It was decided to build a series of windmills, with a limited capacity to bridge water level differences, but just able to pump water into a reservoir at an intermediate level between the soil in the polder and the river; the reservoir could be let out into the river through locks whenever the river level was low enough; the river level has both seasonal and tidal variations. Although some of the windmills are still used, the main water works are provided by two diesel pumping stations near one of the entrances of the windmills site.

OLYMPUS EM-1 Mark II

✲ SLAM // cliff house ✲

Two Versions Included for Land and Water

33 x 36 m (min. 2048m² parcel required!)

Each version with 4 rock types:

• dolomite

• sandstone

• limestone

• basalt

Folding balcony window fronts

Doors with optional access list and auto-close toggle

♦ Available at ☞ Mancave ♦

require that it lead anywhere :-)

Robert Brault

dahlia, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

Fondazione Cariplo is a charitable foundation in Milan, Italy. It was created in December 1991 when the Amato law, Law of 30 July 1990, came into force. Under this law, savings banks were required to separate into a not-for-profit foundation and a commercial banking arm. The Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde, commonly known as Cariplo, was divided into the Fondazione Cariplo and Cariplo Spa.

Source Wikipedia.

...requires careful planning.

Shot for Our Daily Challenge :“Cut, Cutting, and Cutter”

……Tweezers were required to arrange this little posy! The miniature glass phial I have used before - I dug it up in the garden last year, it measures just over one inch high and the branches are really only tendrils off the Virginia creeper, the posy is a piece off the Viburnum bush that flowers from December through April - they may be small but I thought they’d fit the bill for Smile on Saturday’s theme ‘Flowers in March’. Have smiley Saturday, Alan:-)…..

For the interested I’m growing my Shutterstock catalogue regularly here, now sold 74 images :- www.shutterstock.com/g/Alan+Foster?rid=223484589&utm_...

©Alan Foster.

©Alan Foster. All rights reserved. Do not use without permission.……

A foggy winter morning at Hermann Park. Houston, Texas.

For the "Looking close... on Friday!"- theme : "Lovebirds"

HLCoF !

Wishing you all a happy Valentine's Day, if you celebrate it, otherwise a very happy day ;-))

This is an origami model, that requires two cuts to form the cranes or Tsuru.

Folded from rectangle piece of red/gold wrapping paper, 1;4.

I will be offer several days. See you when I'm back.

Model: origami Heart with two Cranes

Design: Francis Ow

Diagrams in the book: 'Quarterly ORU Folding Diagrams - Vol. 2'

Paper: a rectangle red/gold wrapping paper 12x48cm

Final size: height 12cm, length 21cm

I'm Fast and I'm deadly., I'm a remorseless winged hunter., and if you were on my menu I'd literally eat you alive

But don't judge or hate me

Remember I've a much right to life as you have...

I'm a killer

I'm a survivor

I'm what nature made me

I am a bird of prey

And I'm not going to apologies for what I am

Laugharne Castle is a castle in the town of Laugharne in southern Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is located on the estuary of the River Tâf and was originally established in 1116.

So! at certain times of the day the carpark near the castle will flood...and the seating area ofcourse ☺.

Measuring Tape on blue wood. Not much to tell other than that.

Abandoned waterpark near Newberry Springs, Ca.

I've passed this place many, many times over the years, and always wished I could check it out. Today was the day. A huge waterpark, with many pools, slides and amusement areas. All very well constructed. But, WTF could they have been thinking when they built this? It is along I-15, but reaching it requires leaving the interstate and driving a few miles. On top of that, it is truly in the middle of nowhere. Somebody lost a heap of money.

So, I found an easy entry, but I'm here to tell you it was one spooky place. Not a soul around. But, man, it was a trip.

Poor video quality, but gives a sense of what the place looked like.

Window taken apparently in the same town as the dog on the boat in East Anglia. I still don't know where that was :)

The last part of the climb is best done along the ridge. No difficult climbing, but it requires that you are not afraid of heights.

C-19 Album

DA4 build category requiring a mine, graveyard, and minecarts/rails all in the same build? Yes that does scream Indiana Jones, :D And here's the result! - this thing got a bit out-of-hand size wise, haha (though not quite as big as General Hughes - thanks for the inspiration, man! :D), and I surprised myself a bit that I managed to get it done with about only a day and a half worth of actually building, but I did! And finally got decent pics of it up for y'all too!

Thanks for viewing! C&C are welcome as always! :)

The Golden-cheeked Warbler requires old juniper woodlands and live-oak habitat for nesting. This habitat occurs in central south Texas. In fact, this bird nests exclusively in the Lone Star State although vagrant birds have shown up in other states.

GCW numbers are declining because of habitat loss due to clearing of juniper and oak forests for grazing and human encroachment.

Solution: build more high rises and stack people in urban areas since a majority of people claim to be extroverted and enjoy one another's company.

My first Infrared landscape, captured in Chatsworth Park. This image required a 20 second long exposure, making it surprisingly challenging to photograph a tree, as even the slightest movement in the leaf's could soften the final result. Fortunately, the conditions were calm enough to make this possible.

Thanks for the views, faves, and kind comments. They're always appreciated. Have a lovely week ahead. 😊✨️🙏

📷 Camera: Nikon D850

🔍 Lens: Nikon AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR + Hoya Infrared R72 Filter

Edited in Lightroom Classic

Sometimes when the weather stops me from going out to take photos I look for inspiration around the house. This was taken on one of these occasions. The Kodak Six-20 Brownie model D is a recent purchase and I may see how well it still works.

Cloth (cosy blanket) to keep me warm in winter. It is beautiful in white and grey

Patience required to have bird and sun coincide.

Thank you for taking the time to view, fave or comment on some of my images.

This is a distinctive subspecies of the white wagtail (M.a.alba) endemic to Britain and Ireland. (The white wagtail of Continental Europe is much paler with a grey back.) Some authorities have accorded it full species status as Motacilla yarrellii.

This is a very active species and patience is required to capture it in the right pose.

210527 480*****

Trauerbachstelze

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Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah

No photoshop required

A lady harvesting morning glory ผักบุ้ง (pàk-bûng). What is not evident is that she is standing almost waist deep in water.

Wikipedia: Ipomoea aquatica or water spinach, is a semi-aquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots. I. aquatica is generally believed to have been first domesticated in Southeast Asia. It is widely cultivated in Southeast Asia, East Asia, and South Asia. It grows abundantly near waterways and requires little to no care.

Ipomoea aquatica is most widely known as kangkong (also spelled kangkung), which originates from its common name in Southeast Asia. It is also known as water spinach, river spinach, water morning glory, water convolvulus, or by the more ambiguous names Chinese spinach, Chinese watercress, Chinese convolvulus or swamp cabbage.

Ipomoea aquatica is most commonly grown in east, south, and southeast Asia. It flourishes naturally in waterways, and requires little if any care. It is used extensively in Indonesian, Burmese, Thai, Lao, Cambodian, Malay, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Chinese cuisine, especially in rural or kampung (village) areas.

This Vireo requires large blocks of forest to breed successfully. Numbers decrease sharply in forests smaller than 250 acres

If you like this and some of my other images, I invite you to take a look at my wildlife/birding blog, which I try to update every few days. ... grenfell.weebly.com and my web page at www.tekfx.ca

I appreciate your feedback and comments! so feel free to contact me for any reason. I can be reached at billm@tekfx.ca or on Flickrmail

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requires mindfulness :-)

Simhananda

HPPT! Justice Matters! No one is above the law!

cercis, chinese redbud, 'Kay's Early Hope', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

Miami Beach 20 minutes after sunrise. Only a few people on the beach: On the phone, practising yoga, jogging or shooting photos. So: No lifeguard required!

Whooper swans require large areas of water to live in, especially when they are still growing, because their body weight cannot be supported by their legs for extended periods of time. The whooper swan spends much of its time swimming, straining the water for food, or eating plants that grow on the bottom.[7]

Whooper swans have a deep honking call and, despite their size, are powerful fliers. Whooper swans can migrate hundreds or even thousands of miles to their wintering sites in southern Europe and eastern Asia. They breed in subarctic Eurosiberia, further south than Bewicks in the taiga zone. They are rare breeders in northern Scotland, particularly in Orkney, and no more than five pairs have bred there in recent years; a handful of pairs have also bred in Ireland in recent years. This bird is an occasional vagrant to the Indian Subcontinent[8] and western North America. Icelandic breeders overwinter in the United Kingdom and Ireland, especially in the wildfowl nature reserves of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.

...but a JCB would be better :-)

Just looking back over some old shots I came across this from 7 years ago. Some of my followers may remember that I've issued this previously but I still find it astonishing that a bird can even attempt to swallow something so large. In the end the cormorant gave up trying and the bream eventually recovered and swam off to tell its pals about its near death experience.

Thanks to all who have visited, commented or faved (it would be nice if you left a comment too) my photos. It is very much appreciated. Constructive criticism welcomed.

Created for Treat This 127 in the Kreative People Group www.flickr.com/groups/1752359@N21/discuss/72157666809962196/

Many thanks to lensletter for the source images which you can see in the first comment box below or here

www.flickr.com/photos/lensletter/26264690056/ or www.flickr.com/photos/lensletter/25687778334/

All other photos and textures are my own

Thank you for taking the time to visit, comment, fave or invite. I really appreciate them all.

"The Grévy's Zebra (Equus grevyi), also known as the imperial zebra, is the largest and most threatened of the three species of Zebra, the other two being the plains Zebra and the mountain Zebra...Named after Jules Grévy, the Grévy's zebra is found in Kenya and Ethiopia...Compared with other Zebras, it is tall, has large ears, and its stripes are narrower..."

"The Grévy's Zebra lives in semi-arid grasslands where it feeds on grasses, legumes, and browse; it can survive up to five days without water...It differs from the other zebra species in that it does not live in harems and has few long-lasting social bonds... Male territoriality and mother–foal relationships form the basis of the social system of the Grévy's Zebra...This Zebra is considered to be endangered...Its population has declined from 15,000 to 3,000 since the 1970s. However, as of 2008, the population is stable..."

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Teesdale.

The local Streetcar makes it way down Mainstreet.

A quick in the moment capture. I stepped out of my car and grabbed this scene at traffic light. Handheld.

Mike D.

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