Looking south from the rockshelf at Soldiers Beach, watching warily for waves which tend to rush into that channel in the rocks.

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Soldier Fly (Odontomyia)

A lifer for me last Sunday!

Have a fab FriYay and the bestest weekend everyone.

Happy Fly Day Friday!

I have often told you stories about the way

I lived the life of a drifter

Waiting for the day

When I'd take your hand and sing you songs

Then maybe you would say

"Come lay with me and love me"

And I would surely stay

But I feel I'm growing older

And the songs that I have sung

Echo in the distance

Like the sound

Of a windmill going round

Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune

Many times I've been a traveller

I looked for something new

In days of old when nights were cold

I wandered without you

But those days I thought my eyes had seen you standing near

Though blindness is confusing

It shows that you're not here

Now I feel I'm growing older

And the songs that I have sung

Echo in the distance

Like the sound

Of a windmill going round

Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune

I can hear the sound

Of a windmill going round

Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune

I guess I'll always be

A soldier of fortune

Which I thought for so many years

That I would forever be

But I found you, you found me

I'm no soldier of fortune anymore

That's history, that's past

Light is always ahead

Even angels are around us

Like in this photo

Amen

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This Soldier Beetle (Cantharis pellucida) is only approximately 12mm long. There are about 40 species of soldier beetle in the UK, displaying various colour combinations of black, red and orange.

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This is Soldiers Beach on the coast here. It is between 2 headlands with Gravelly Beach to the north and Pelican Beach to south. The name is believed to originate from its historical use as a recreational area for servicemen. During World War II, it was a popular spot for soldiers stationed in the region to relax and enjoy downtime away from their duties.

Okay history lesson over for the day ;) I hope everyone has recovered from their New Year's Eve activities by now.

I never iron my clothes on New Year’s Day, because you shouldn’t start the year off with a *pressing* hangover!

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Cantharis rustica

Spined soldier bug (member of the stink bug family) sucking the life out of a black swallowtail caterpillar. This event took place on a dill plant that the caterpillar was feasting on.

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Soldier Beetle - Cantharis species

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My son (Ryan) and I just got back from a five day photography trip to northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. This image was taken in Galena, Illinois. There were lots of these insects in Galena and even more in Mineral Point.

Helios 44-2 58mm lens

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Movement

Soldier's Eyes - Jack Savoretti

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A warned soldier doesn't die in battle; that's why Cinderella never stays the night.

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In this specific case the out of focus seems relatively acceptable to me...

Soldier Fly

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Melbourne Zoo, Olympus E-PL3 and Pentax -M 135mm f3.5

Soldier beetle (Cantharis rustica) on a leaf.

Omomiłek wiejski (Cantharis rustica) na liściu.

I build a wall and blow up all bridges

systematically suppressing all thoughts about you

burn all photographs and censor the songs

come what may, I must never lose control again.

everything that's moving, I keep it under close surveillance

have suspect elements immediately eliminated

a sign of weakness, a tremble of my fingers is enough

I need cool blood, because it does me no good to remember you.

it does me no good to remember you.

and everytime my heart cries for you

and chaos erupts inside of me,

I send my soldiers

to break down the restistance.

everytime my heart cries for you

and it's burning in the streets inside of me,

I order my army to do everything

to put it to silence again.

it is gagged, broken,

it gets locked up.

and finally my poor heart obeys.

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Hoplitimyia mutabilis

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Pair of soldier beetles (Cantharis rustica) copulating on sorrel.

Para omomiłków wiejskich (Cantharis rustica) kopulujących na szczawiu.

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Dad's Army meets the Wrens. He still knows how to catch the girls eye😊

The common red soldier beetle is also known as the 'bloodsucker' for its striking red appearance, but it is harmless. It is a beneficial garden insect as the adults eat aphids, and the larvae eat other pests. They are 1 cm long.

The common red soldier beetle is a medium-sized, narrow beetle commonly found on open-structured flowers, such as daises, cow parsley and hogweed, during the summer. It can be spotted on grasslands, along hedgerows, and in woodland, parks and gardens. Adults feed on aphids, and also eat pollen and nectar. Larvae prey on ground-dwelling invertebrates, such as slugs and snails, and live at the base of long grasses. The adults spend much of their short, summer lives mating, and can often be seen in pairs.

FRom performance Hours, dancestudents in Halmstad Cultureschool

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Rio Grande GP40-2 No. 3094 kicks up up a little snow while cresting Soldier Summit on New Year's Eve, 1994.