This tree, caught and suspended in the knoch of another tree, always makes a wonderful image in panorama reflected in Sand Creek.

04.05.2015 (Moscow Zoo)

This guy/gal sat perched 20 ft high basking in the last 10 minutes or so of daylight left. Seemed curious what this photog was doing slowly scrambling for "just the right angle" :).

Green Herons stand motionless at the water’s edge as they hunt for fish and amphibians. They typically stand on vegetation or solid ground, and they don’t wade as often as larger herons. In flight these compact herons can look ungainly, often partially uncrooking their necks to give a front-heavy appearance.

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This abandoned building is just outside the Wall, SD entrance to Badlands National Park. The graffiti on the side says Bondo MLS. Wall Drug signs are everywhere so it isn't surprising to find one here. Wall Drug still offers coffee for 5 cents and free water.

This Bee, caught in flight as it was approaching a pollen charged Camellia flower, had already visited a number of flowers, its pollen baskets being a good indication of its dedication to this task.

Lanzarote holidays 2019

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“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”

― Dorothea Lange

I am not a stranger to the dark

"Hide away," they say

"'Cause we dont want your broken parts"

You can put your mind to do whatever you wanna do

Just tell yourself that you capable, too

But don't do things that ain't even cool

And get rid of them no-good friends thats enablin' you

Makin' you feel like you won't be nothin', your life crumblin'

They talk, mumblin'

You gon' be something, you are glorious

Were no gangs, but warriors, we well-known, notorious

They can't stop you or block you or mock you

They mad cause you bad and they not you

You fall down, but get up and skip and hop through

Kick down doors for others to walk through

You have a purpose, to make you say, "Did I do that?" Urkel

Now we callin' reality virtue

This is who I am, this is me, don't let them words hurt you

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out

I am brave, I am bruised

I am who I'm meant to be, this is me

Look out 'cause here I come

And I'm marching on to the beat I drum

I'm not scared to be seen

I make no apologies, this is me

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh

Another round of bullets hits my skin

Well, fire away 'cause today, I won't let the shame sink in

We are bursting through the barricades

And reaching for the sun (we are warriors)

Yeah, that's what we've become

Won't let them break me down to dust

I know that there's a place for us

For we are glorious

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out

I am brave, I am bruised

I am who I'm meant to be, this is me

Look out 'cause here I come (yeah, yeah, yeah)

And I'm marching on to the beat I drum

I'm not scared to be seen

I make no apologies, this is me

I'm alone, I never fit the mold

The world is so cold, hold it down on my own

I'm just tryna reach up to the sky, see the moon

I got confidence 'cause I'm the flyest in the room

And I been knocked down, but I always get up

I had some fake friends, had to go and switch up

Yeah, no pain, no strain, I ain't chasin' no nothing

'Cause I got more to gain, and I'm just tryna make a change

I'm just doin' me, I'm in my own lane

I fell down a few times, but I'm up again

Marchin' to another drum, see me cross, see me bow

When they thought that I was done, ah nah, here I come

I'm not weak, I get on my feet

No apologies, yeah, this is me

And I know that I deserve your love

There's nothing I'm not worthy of

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out

This is brave, this is bruised

This is who I'm meant to be, this is me

Look out 'cause here I come (look out 'cause here I come)

And I'm marching on to the beat I drum

Marching on, marching on, marching, marching on (I'm not scared to be seen)

I make no apologies, this is me

Whenever the world's gone, whenever the world's gone

I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out

Oh, oh, oh, this is me

Songwriters: Justin Paul, Benj Pasek

Old Ford Pickup at a car show. #oldtruck #classic #mono #monochrome #blackandwhite #Nikon #D7200 #digitalphotography #clouds #Ford #fordpickup

This cutie got a ring.

Nokelaisen lapsipöllö sai kinttuunsa renkaan.

This was taken at 36,000ft heading west over Austria during some extremely powerful storms. We diverted our course to the south (left) to stay clear of them as the tops of the thunderstorms went up beyond 40,000ft. In the foreground is a towering cumulus, the precursor to a cumulonimbus, one of which can be seen in the background with the flat top.

More of my in-flight cloud photos here youtu.be/tbmL6yNda4U

I wish you all a great New Week!

This was taken a while ago now - and just came across it - thats my hubby's leg - he lost his real one in a motorbike accident 22yrs ago!! And the three girls - Kali, Pepper and Millie.

Darkness is always temporary

Press L - Z maybe too much

This is where live. The photo was taken from Mt Keira lookout.

"There are certain half-dreaming moods of mind in which we naturally steal away from noise and glare, and seek some quiet haunt where we may indulge our reveries and build our air castles undisturbed."

- Washington Irving

"The Mutability of Literature"

… with appreciation for fellow Iowan Glenn Miller.

Bubbles, ceramics,

Arranged with Beginner’s Mind.

Mono Mandala!

Happy Mono Monday!

15 Aug 2022; 00:10 UTC; iPhone > B&W 330;43;8

Tradescantia is a genus of 75 species of herbaceous perennial wildflowers in the family Commelinaceae, native to the New World from southern Canada to northern Argentina, including the West Indies. Members of the genus are known by the common names spiderwort or Indian paint. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Tradescantia

Family: Commelinaceae

Order: Commelinales

Higher classification: Spiderworts

Kingdom: Plantae

Rank: Genus

Loch Linnhe in Argyle and Bute. Stalker Castle in the distance.

A beautiful summer's day and a fabulous viewing point for this scene.

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A falls that runs adjacent to the lowest tier of Willow Falls' magnificent display.

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This little guy was just sunning himself on my shed door! Such a pretty green and so translucent.

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To the beach and some amazing clouds out over the sea. This is Littlehampton West beach Yesterday, the sun was in and out as the clouds flew by and I was having fun shooting images in the sand dunes, Two images blended one for the sky and one for my foreground plus a polariser .

Praia Nova, Paço d'Arcos

“It doesn't matter what you do because it's going to happen anyway.”

― Leonard Cohen

Taken at It all starts with a smile, Onyx Isle (237, 61, 21)