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Sacred Ibis - Thresciornis aethiopcusis

A wet, quiet and misty morning at this red-leaved church.

"Your sacred place is where you can find yourself again and again"......

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Nutmeg. Round Back Fabric Chair Biege with Bowl

Nutmeg. Just a bunch of pillows.

Nutmeg. Old Wooden Table

Nutmeg. Straw Bag Pink

Nutmeg. Vintage Tabletop Wreath Off-White w/Lights

Nutmeg. Rug Gray, Group Gift

Nutmeg. Vintage Coffee Pot

Nutmeg. Old Suitcases Green

[Black Bantam] Standard Standing White Poodle Decor

.01 [ kunst ] & [ILAYA] - Country sink RARE

.07 [ kunst ] - Metal bucket

.06 [ kunst ] & [ILAYA] - Vintage coffee pot (white)

.03 [ kunst ] & [ILAYA] - Wall tiles

DRD - Scrappy Scooter - Beat Floral - Loaded

N4RS Surfboard -

[ keke ] windswept tree . season change

Spheria - Otjánbird Pt. V - Listen

8f8 - Silent Light - Deco(C)rate

HaoriIM - Tomoto

fushimi inari shrine

Pahto (Mount Adams), seen from Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Last weekend I decided to meet up with a friend for a sunset hike at Mount Rainier National Park. We made detailed plans ahead of time for both the hike and sunset watching, and then ended up both arriving later than planned, doing a different hike, and hiking more slowly than anticipated due to snow (yes, more snow!) on the trail and a stop to search for my friend's dropped phone. But sunset wasn't until 8:51pm so we figured we still had plenty of time.

We were hiking with the sun behind us, and time was flying by as it has a way of doing when we hike together, so when we emerged from a forested section of the trail into a meadow, we suddenly noticed that the sun was starting to drop into the trees, and realized we had to turn around and hustle back down the trail to where we had planned to watch the sunset over Tahoma (Mount Rainier).

As we hiked at a quick pace back, through every break in the trees, my eyes were drawn to this view of Pahto and the south Cascades. In the evening light, with that fog rising from the forest below, I finally decided it was necessary to stop for photos, despite our time constraints.

Note: Pahto is the second highest peak in Washington, standing 12,281 feet/3743 meters tall and is considered one of the 5 active volcanoes in the state, although the last eruption was 1000 years ago. It is one of the five sacred mountains to the native Yakama peoples and part of the mountain is territory of the Yakama Nation.

Y A M A G U C H I - J A P A N

At a recent visit to the New York Botanical Garden, I was very fortunate to spot this colorful dragonfly landing on a sacred lotus bud. These gracious lotuses are just some of the aquatic garden plants found at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

Adult dragonflies are characterized by large, multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Many dragonflies have brilliant iridescent or metallic colours produced by structural colouration, making them conspicuous in flight.

Ilha do Governador

Rio de Janreiro

There is a pullout along Going to the Sun Road about 2.5 miles northeast of Lake McDonald Lodge which brings you to Sacred Dancing Cascade.

It's a roadside cascade that only takes a few minutes to walk to get from the large pullout to the footbridge. The Sacred Dancing Cascades in Glacier National Park are very scenic as you watch the turquoise-colored water cascading down the water-carved rocks.

We had passed by this earlier in the day but decided to stop on the way back to the cabin during the evening which worked out great so I didn't have to worry about any tourists getting in the picture.

S H I M A N E - J A P A N

Sacred Kingfisher. (Todiramphus sanctus)

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O I T A - J A P A N

Perspectiva de la torre de la catedral del buen pastor junto con el sagrado corazón del castillo de la mota.

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Mio Dio

Qualche volta che io ti cerco, quando sono nei guai

Scrivo una lettera dall’inferno ma non la leggerai.

Mio Dio

Detti legge nell’universo, perché prendi e dai

Ma le lettere dall’inferno non le leggi mai.

During a break in the rain, we went for a walk around the foreshore of Lake Illawarra. We came across this little sacred kingfisher. I went back to the car to get my camera.Luckily it was still sitting in the same place. I think it may be a juvenile.

After hiking 5 days in the heights of the andes - there truly is no better reward!

A line up of Buddha statues at Wat Wang Sai Ding, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province.

The Sacred Kingfisher catching the light of the early evening sun in Travis Wetlands.

Another benefit of a trip to Woodlands Historical Park, is that there are these kingfishers about, but they were skittish and I couldn't get as close, as I would have liked. Plus I'm glad I had a friend help show me where they were, other wise I doubt I would have found them.

Image taken in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Many thanks to everyone that views and comments on my images - very much appreciated.

*carl zeiss jena flektogon 35mm f2.4*

Rose and Jimmy's Front Room.

Salford, Manchester

From a Kodachrome 35mm slide and copied using a Lume Cube and macro lens on the G9. Originally taken with a Minolta SRT101 with Rokkor 50mm f1.8

At Healesville Sanctuary.

Vagrant species for Tasmania

This cute little guy came and sat on the front rail of the houseboat, pity I had to capture him through the glass, he flew off before I could get out side understandably.

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Kings Canyon - Watarrka National Park - Northern Territory

Australia

Cairns, Qld., Australia

Coming into land.

Local pond, Memel.

Surabaya - East Java - Indonesia

“Cross over the gate.”

The voice of the breeze tells me.

Credits

Song

Dom Tower, Utrecht, the Netherlands

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