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Managed to get fully dressed without further distraction. Now I wish I could go dancing. For those of you wondering about the mask it’s just to save you from my distinctly unfemimine movember
December First
Safe SEX is paramount !
Let's STOP Aids all around the world.
8 million 350 thousand African children have Aids.
Let's help them !
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I came across this beautiful historic site, Maison Saint Gabriel, during of a day of wandering across Montreal. Maison Saint Gabriel was established as a place of free education by a nun named Marguerite Bourgeoys. The house and land was granted to her by King Louis XIV on one condition: it had to be self-sustaining. They thus established a productive farm in order to support the institution.
Though this house was a safe haven for many newcomers to Quebec during its day, in this photo I hoped to create a sense of false security. A slight black vignette is intended to establish an air of darkness and unease, yet the shallow depth of field focused on the house draws the viewer towards it. Would you walk through the gates?
Bowling Ball Beach is a part of Schooner Gulch State Beach, in Mendocino County, California, in the United States. It is named for the spherical sandstone concretions found there at low tide.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Ball_Beach
Photo captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 24-50mm F/4 lens and the bracketing method of photography. Bowling Ball Beach. Schooner Gulch State Beach. Coast Range. North Coast. Mendocino County, Northern California. Late July 2017.
Exposure Time: 1/250 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: +1 / -1 * Color Temperature: 5800 K
A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we're pretending to be.
Richard Bach
WWF-Pakistan is working on another project, Vulture Safe Zone, in Nagar Parkar, Sindh, to conserve the white-backed vultures in the wild. To mobilize local communities for conservation of the species, Parkar Foundation, a community based organization has been established in Nagar Parkar. The Vulture Safe Zone stretches over an area of 100 km and serves as a protected area for the species. Furthermore free livestock vaccinations, livestock de-worming camps and information on better animal husbandry practices are provided to communities to protect vultures from further population losses.
The President of Parkar Foundation, Moti, stresses to conserve the remaining White-backed vultures in the wild, especially in Nagar Parkar, Sindh, which is the last stronghold of the species. Therefore Parkar Foundation is sensitizing communities for the conservation of White-backed vultures.
Meanwhile, a survey carried out by WWF-Pakistan in June 2014 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) recorded 68 Egyptian vultures in an area of 835 km. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species also lists the Egyptian vulture as endangered which clearly shows that they face threats to their survival. The study revealed a different behavior of this vulture species as they were observed feeding on garbage. Uzma Khan, Director Biodiversity, WWF-Pakistan, explained that due to scarcity of carcass in the area, vultures are seen feeding on garbage for survival.
Vultures can travel great distances in search of food, which was observed when the Peregrine Fund attached solar powered GPS units to a few white-backed vultures in 2003. One of the vultures travelled a distance of up to 300 km, revealing the great distances these vultures can travel.
To mitigate the effects of Diclofenac, an alternate drug Meloxicam is being promoted among local communities and veterinarians, which is not harmful for vultures. Moreover, through sensitization seminars and workshops, communities are being educated about the damaging use of the Diclofenac so that its usage can finally be stopped.
No doubt vultures in Pakistan face serious threats but they can be dealt with, if the government pays due attention to the issue. Through government funding, captive breeding aviaries can be increased and Diclofenac sodium, which is still used in rural areas can be banned completely. People are still unaware of the role vultures play in the ecosystem and if they are sensitized, it can yield positive results.
Z.B.Mirza also confirmed that after decline in vulture population, dead animals are now being sold to the poultry industry so that carcasses can be processed in chicken feed. Oil is also extracted from the intestines of dead animals as well as calcium from bones. Such unhygienic content can result in serious diseases, he added. Sadly, humans have taken over the role of vultures in the ecosystem which is not our purpose in the first place.
Even though vultures look ugly it does not mean that they should perish. They hold immense importance in the ecosystem which cannot be ignored. Losing this wildlife to extinction is a tragedy which shouldn’t happen at any cost.
Allah Almighty created every species for a special purpose which no other can perform, as we must let them do their job. The young generation might not know much about vultures as they have not seen the species but they need to be told that vultures stand on the brink of extinction only due to our mistakes. The time to act is now, before it gets too late
Unlucky Irish
Last chance to see the video at the link below!!
Sitting on a large parcel of land is this abandoned house that has been left for about two years now. I was not able to find very much information about the home's former occupants, there were names scattered throughout the house but nothing that led to any definitive conclusions. The only thing I do know is that the house was once owned by an Irish family.
The property has since been listed for sale yet again and is classified as vacant land, even though this home still sits partially boarded up. There is also a redevelopment proposal that I assume has already been approved by the city. It details the drawings for a 6 storey 25 unit condominium. This is what could be coming to this chunk of land but it could still change in the future once the land is sold yet again. Either way the fate of the home that sits here has already been decided.
This house was abandoned by the family when the property was sold and for whatever reason, they left everything behind, only taking the clothes on their backs. The house being close to the downtown of a sitting has been rummaged through and is quite a mess. Despite this the home is very colourful and there are so many personal belongings leftover that it made for quite the interesting explore!
Enjoy the photos!!
Birds search for a place
Safe from harm
They fluff their feathers
To keep them warm
The little birds
Huddle up together
If the temperature
Gets lower
Humans fill bird feeders
During the cold
Wild birds think
It is better than gold
Despite the cold
You can count on a song
Wild birds sing
All year long
Connie S. Soto
In addition to the pair of Duple 300-bodied Tigers mentioned in my previous photograph, Edwards purchased an 11m Dennis Javelin with the same bodywork in 2009. She had been new to Shetland operator John Leask & Son of Lerwick, and subsequently also operated for South Lancs Travel.
Allocated by Edwards to school contract work, the tin of 'safe' yellow paint applied to the Tigers was also used on the Javelin.
This shot from July 2010 shows her returning from an afternoon school contract on Bridge Street in Pontypridd.
She was withdrawn and scrapped the following year.
This male booted racket tail has made a safe landing on this colorful flower.
In addition to their spectacular 'racket' tail feathers these birds also feature rufous colored 'boots' that you can see if you look carefully next to the flower. This species has sparked debate among orinthologists. Some refer to this bird as the Peruvian racket tail to differentiate from racket tails found in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela whose boots are white.
Just love the fiery colours of the variegated petals on this tulip variety unfortunately I forgot to grab the name while I was busy snapping.
Canada Geese on their fall migration take a break and land along the shore of a waterway in Western Oregon.
On our recent visit to Rosetta McClain gardens in Scarborough, Ontario, we met some people feeding this little red squirrel some peanuts. Every time he took a peanut he would run up this tree to hide it in the hole then reappear to see if there were more.
Safe landing for Supermarine Spitfire Mk1a X4650 at The Battle of Britain Anniversary Air Show, Duxford 2015.
Taken at Porthmear Beach in St Ives.
It was a very strange day, warm temperatures, long sunny breaks and the odd, dark, threatening storm clouds every so often. But this all made for some great photographs.
These are the flags that are put up on the beach by the lifeguards and denote the safe to surf stretch between this and a 2nd flag further up the shore. I was convinced that there was a good shot in this and took a load of frames but it's only in the last few days that I've managed to nail down the processing to get the look that I was after.
Hope you like it.
Regards
Cluke