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Here's a wee Ai tale to warm up a grey Scottish day:
"Vital Spark and the Rainy-Day Rescue"
It was a dreich old morning in Inveraray. The sky hung low like a damp woolly jumper, and rain pattered down the harbour stones in gentle rhythm. But out in the bay, bobbing proudly among the mist, sat the little Clyde puffer Vital Spark, her smokestack puffing cheerfully despite the gloom.
Aboard her was Captain Para Handy, tugging his cap down low. “Och, it’s the sort o’ day that would make even a seagull stay in bed,” he muttered, staring out at the grey Loch Fyne.
Just then, a wee puffin fluttered by in a fluster. “Help!” it cried. “The Argyll picnic has washed out! The children are sad and soggy, and they’ve nowhere warm to go!”
Para Handy’s eyes lit up. “Vital Spark’s no just for hauling coal and tatties—we’ll throw a party onboard!”
And so, the puffer chugged to shore, sounding her hooter with a proud toot-toot!. Children in dripping wellies came clambering aboard, their laughter quickly outshining the raindrops.
Dougie the engineer rustled up hot mugs of cocoa. The deck was strung with bunting fashioned from old tea towels. Even the rain seemed to soften, as if it wanted to listen in.
They sang shanties, danced little jigs, and Para Handy told tales of sea monsters and starfish with Scottish accents. The Vital Spark, once just a working boat, sparkled like her name.
By the time the clouds cleared and the hills turned gold under the evening sun, the children declared it the best picnic they’d ever had.
And from that day on, everyone in Inveraray agreed: on a dreich day, the Vital Spark could still brighten the world.
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Photographed within the parkland at Studley Royal last week. Alas this Red Legged Partridge was lame as can be seen by the leg sticking out to the far right of this view. I can't imagine how this bird could have be saved.
OK, so I went over to visit my friend Wanda last week and told her their house looks like a fairy tale house. They also had 3 hummer feeders going - you can see one in the right corner. Their big back deck is full of potted flowers and fun yard sculptures. They live 10 minutes away and have had a black bear in their garage while we had one wandering our street recently. The difference is that they managed to get a shot of it while I did not! Anyway, she said I was welcome to post a photo just for fun. Have a good Sunday night ...
This is the tale of the dragonfly and the dog's tail. It is a mystery. Was it tired of flying against strong headwinds and it was looking for a good tailwind? Was it dog tired? Was it just dragging from all the flying? Or maybe it was just one friend giving another friend a ride.There is simply no telling the actual reason. Neither the dragonfly or the dog were available for comment.
Cast:
Dragonfly - Eastern Pondhawk (no name given)
Dog: Rocky
Location: Patuxent Wildlife Refuge in Maryland
A female red-winged blackbird perched on a cattail reed with caterpillars in its mouth, likely bound for its young. Panama Flats, Saanich, Vancouver Island, BC.
“Female Red-winged blackbirds are not actually black, and any red they have on their wings is rather muted in comparison to the males of the species. Their streaky dark brown plumage allows them to remain well hidden in vegetation, where they construct their nests and incubate their eggs.” (Source: Birdfact.com)
The Panama Flats property was previously used for agricultural purposes for many decades as early as the 1800s drastically altering the land. The District of Saanich acquired the Panama Flats in 2011 to provide floodplain management, create new trails and provide a place to grow food. The Colquitz River, which is an important fish habitat, runs along the western edge of the flats and overflows its banks during the wet fall and winter months. This seasonal flooding fills parts of the Panama Flats attracting a wide variety of birds and wildlife. Consequently, this is a very popular spot for bird watching and is one of British Columbia’s top hotspots on Ebird.Org.
Photography: Nikon Z50, Nikkor 200-500mm, @f6.3, 500mm.
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These girls were having a wonderful day on their horses near the water on one of the last days of summer. They must have created many special memories to carry with them as they leave the past and go into the future. The tales they will have to tell when they meet up in their later years. Will they still be wearing ponytails? Happy Sliders Sunday!
impressions @ disaster area
Every war is the senseless destruction of lives
in the interests of the arms industry and a few deranged fanatics!
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- This house once collapsed early in the morning.
- For no apparent reason.
- All the occupants were unharmed.
highland fiary tale, Glencoe Scotland
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This is the newest immersive show at Genesis House in Manhattan. Called Chroma: Tales Between Hues. In combination with Genesis House and Ashley Park, guests experience the illuminated work of Korean folk tales. It's a calming, gorgeous wow of a show. Free to the public.
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I was in the AWD`(Amsterdamse Waterleiding Duinen) last week. I just love that area.
Originally meant as a basin to collect drinking water for the big cities surrounding it, it is riddled with canals, small forests and lots of sand dunes.
It is beautiful in every season but autumn is my favorite.
The area is inhabited by many Fallow Deer. (too many, some people think). As of November large numbers of them will be shot to bring the numbers down.
I was in the area at sunrise. As the sun rose, the fog started rising over the canals. And when there is a Fallow Deer jumping over that canal with the sun as back light, it really seems like it's part of a fairy tale.
Canon 1DX mark II
Canon EF 600mm F4.0 L IS USM II
Iso 1600, f5.0, 1/5000s
" And the Miller told his tale.
How the grain at first just golden,
Turned a whiter shade of pale "
Procul Harum.
Ive been humming that song for years and its only now Ive realised what the words are! Lol!
The Pitstone Windmill, at Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire has stood here since 1627. It closed in 1894 when it was badly damaged in a storm.It is now fully operational again having being restored by a group of voluntary enthusiasts. A wonderful place to visit so if your ever that way do go and see it Its one of those rare somewhat hidden treasures!
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