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This oak offers shelter and safety, being a source of livelihood for small birds and rodents. With the wind and rain, they are the final responsible for the falling of its leaves. Nevertherless, the leaves of this oak try to stay in the tree as much as possible, even when they are completely brown and dry.
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This is a paper transfer applied to the wooden surface of a small storage room on the first floor. The walls have significant amounts of graffiti going back over a hundred years. The graffiti were left by church members and people working on the church.
This shows 'Minoru', the winner of the Derby in 1909.
'Minoru', an Irish thoroughbred, was the King's horse and the first Derby winner to be owned by a reigning monarch. His jockey was Herbert Jones and trained by Richard Marsh.
'Minoru' gave his name to Minoru Park a former racecourse in Richmond, British Columbia.
This stylish tower is not located in Middle-earth, nor does it originate from any other science fiction story. It stands in the midst of the Palatinate Forest and is a source of tranquility.
This is the main prize of Monika Viktoria's contest. It's an original watercolor with beautiful details and colors. Thank you so much! It's a treasure! :)
Monika's style is very distinctive and personal, her ladies unforgettable characters. Please see more of her art both here on Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/mayple/) and on her blog (thelonglostwoods.blogspot.com/). You'll love her works too! :)
Monika's painting is displayed by my Enchanted doll Sophie (Ruby).
Doll by Marina Bychkova (www.enchanteddoll.com).
Dress by Anne UK.
This rainbow gave a hint that it was time to leave the Olhão salt lagoons. We got back to the apartment minutes before the heavens opened.
This is one of the caves in the underground hot springs area called Grjótagjá in northern iceland - it featured in Game of thrones (Jon snow and Ygritte's first shag) - this particular part was too hot to swim in but has enough light shining in from the entrance to take a decent photo. Me and my friend Daria swam in another cave next door to this one that was darker and slightly cooler - although it was still a bloody hot bath!
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This was the first shot I took with my new lens and the last shot that I took with my ND4 soft grad as it shattered of the rocks. Reasonably pleased with the results, note to one self dont track backwards on slippy rocks!
This Citroën Traction Avant is owned by a very friendly and enthousiast guy. He owns more old vehicles and mopeds, which he showed me with all hospitality.
The Citroën Traction Avant series was designed by Flaminio Bertoni (It, 1903-1964) & ing. André Lefèbvre (Fr, 1894-1964), and first officially presented in April 1934.
The revolutionary TA had all kinds of new features, like a self-supporting streamlined body and front-wheel drive.
This smaller TA 11BL (= Légère) was introduced in Oct. 1937.
In March 1946 all TA's received vertical ventilation slots on the side of the bonnet, like here. In June 1952 the windscreen wipers moved from above to down the windscreen.
A big boot lid was introduced in July 1952, it replaced a much smaller and flat one.
The familiale version had extra side windows in the C-pillar.
1911 cc L4 petrol engine.
1000 kg.
Production Citroën TA series: Febr. 1934-July 1957.
Production Citroën TA 11 series: Febr. 1934-July 1957.
Production Citroën TA 11B series: Febr. 1937-July 1957.
Production Citroën TA 11 Normale Familiale: 1935-July 1957.
Original first old Dutch reg. number: May 18, 1953.
With current owner since Oct. 14, 2003.
Austerlitz, Oude Postweg, March 22, 2026.
© 2026 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved.
This Foto is Part of a Walk I did through the former Siemens Factory Area in Munich. Some architectural Highlights can be found here.
Shot with Leitz 75mm/1.4 and Novoflex Adaptor.
Blaumoser Architekten, München, 2013
More Fotos to follow soon.
This macro is composed out of 204 single captures and combined with Helicon Focus stacking software. The little bug is from Sulawesi/Indonesia.
This is Batman. The title is a reference to Koko the gorilla, who was taught American sign language. She combined words that she knew to refer to a kitten as "all ball". I've always loved that.
This house in Emporia, Kansas was home to journalist William Allen White. It is a National Historic Landmark.
This was just a few days before the fire that devastated Glen Ellen and other parts of Northern California.
This is a large lagoon, one of many around Mopti that is re-filled each year in the rainy season when the Bani River floods the surrounding land.
This is my first attempt at combining Ha data with LRGB. I would like to add five more hours of luminance and 30 minutes each for G and B channels.
Equipment
Tele Vue NP101is/LCF
ZWO ASI6200MM-P/EFW 2" x 7 (HaLRGB)
Losmandy G11
Software
Planned and captured with NINA
Autoguiding with PHD2
Processing with PixInsight
Composition
Ha: 25 subs at 420s each
L: 24 subs at 90s each
R: 64 subs at 120s each
G: 48 subs at 120s each
B: 48 subs at 120s each
Total Integration time: 8:51
The Cayman Class is a new corvette, capable of multirole missions lasting up to three months without support. Crew complement = 9. Hanger bay can hold LL-130 shuttle.
This is a shot from inside a souvenir marketplace near the marina in Cabo San Lucas. Inside the marketplace are many stalls and vendors selling remarkably similar items. A tough place to stand out for sure. Outside are some of the boats that ply the bay outside the marina.
For more of my creative projects, visit my short stories website: 500ironicstories.com
Secret Santa build for Alex Park.
I tried to take some design ques from his builds and put them into this.
This is one of Teddy's latest favourites ;) He has tons of toys but since buying this for his Birthday earlier this year he has become rather obsessed! After a good session of play he'll flop down and rest with the Starfish still in his mouth...... he even falls asleep like it!
Oh and yes it really is like double the size of him!
“This artist’s concept shows what the 4-man GE space station would look like in space. The supply crafts hovering around the station are Gemini vehicles.”
So, this is possibly a MORL precursor? Or, is it MORL without being called MORL? Despite varied literature I came across it's sort of muddled...at least to me. Especially, with this being a General Electric entry/submittal & them being out of the running by the time "MORL" was the common jargon. I think. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I assume the station is spinning. 😉
This has got to be the thickest, heaviest-weight photographic paper with a black & white image on it that I’ve ever come across. It rivals ANY of the heaviest-weight “A KODAK PAPER” (with color image) specimens.
An unexpected & pleasant find, with some other works by the artist, Peter A. Bertolino:
dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2014/02/an-adventure-in-space-...
Credit: John Sisson/”Dreams of Space” blog
Even more gratifying, thanks yet again to the Legacy website:
“Peter A. Bertolino:
BERTOLINO, PETER A., on May 5, 2004. Beloved husband of Adeline Bertolino, loving father of Michael and Peter Bertolino, devoted grandfather of 3. A Veteran of WWII-U.S. Army.”
While the above is cursory, the following comments more than make up for it:
“My condolences to Peter's family. He was a wonderful man. I can tell you that it was always a pleasure to work with him and to be in his company. I know he was always proud of his work, but even more so of his family. I will remember him fondly.”
Marlene Cecco
May 9, 2004”
And:
“Co-worker from GE days:
“I am very saddened by Pete's death. Pete was a loving and caring person. He always had a story to tell about family, life and especially about his artwork. I still picture Pete with his pipe in his mouth and a grin on his face as he worked on his board. He always made me smile. What a GREAT man. I will cherish all of his Christmas Cards.”
Anna Cecco Robbins
May 8, 2004”
Finally:
“Co-worker from GE days:
“Pete was certainly a great guy. He was a man that I always looked up to, a very special person.”
Paul Thomas
May 7, 2004”
At:
www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/peter-bertol...
May 2, 1923 - May 5, 2004:
I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say "Amen", and it's still raining
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
Chorus:
I'll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
- Praise You in this storm - Casting Crowns
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This mom Nutria has 3 juveniles, they are so fun and even mom is funny, let post few photos of her in a serie called one day / one Nutria. You can click on a photo to watch it with a better resolution.
ps : to my mind, Rodin made is famous sculpture after watching a Nutria
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This 365 is TOUGH! Many days are a breeze as scenes fall into my lap.. other days I have to go out and do some landscape hunting. This one worked out ok.. but what the hell am I gonna do for tomorrow?
This bus is from the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority - better known as LYNX by locals. These buses are usually random solid colors including red, purple, blue, pink, etc. and the rest are wrapped in advertising.
LYNX operates a fleet of 290 buses on 65 routes, called Links, and has service every day of the year.
Learn more about LYNX:
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Copyright 2010 - Alan B.
This flower festooned bicycle was parked outside our local Farmers' Market yesterday.
Thanks for visiting, enjoy your Sunday and the week ahead. Stay healthy, happy and hopeful! #BeKind
J aime beaucoup cette chanson de
** Tina Arena **
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojnsQDs4OUo&feature=related
J'ai tant caché mes différences
Sous des airs ou des faux semblants
J'ai cru que d'autres pas de danses
Me cacheraient aux yeux des gens
Je n'ai jamais suivi vos routes
J'ai voulu tracer mon chemin
Pour aller plus haut, aller plus haut
Ou l'on oublie ses souvenirs
Aller plus haut, aller plus haut
Se rapprocher de l'avenir
J'ai perdu tant de fois la trace
Des rêves pour lesquels je vivais
Je n'ai pas su te dire je t'aime
Seulement te garder
Il faut aussi dire ses doutes
Et les poser dans d'autres mains
Pour aller plus haut, aller plus haut
Et dessiner des souvenirs
Aller plus haut, aller plus haut
Et croire encore à l'avenir
Pour aller plus haut, aller plus haut
Et dessiner des souvenirs
Aller plus haut, aller plus haut
Et croire encore à l'avenir
Aller plus haut, aller plus haut
Se rapprocher de l'avenir.
As I hid my differences
Air or under false pretenses
I thought that others do not dance
Me hiding in the eyes of people
I have never followed your route
I wanted to trace my way
To go higher, go higher
Or we forget memories
Jump higher, go higher
Move towards the future
I lost both times the trace
Dreams where I lived
I have not been able to tell you I love you
Only you keep
It must also be doubts
And ask them in other hands
To go higher, go higher
And draw memories
Jump higher, go higher
And believe in the future
To go higher, go higher
And draw memories
Jump higher, go higher
And believe in the future
Jump higher, go higher
Move towards the future.
Domi
This is Draynes Wood on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor where the River Fowey tumbles off the moor via series of cascades known as the Golitha Falls. For a short distance the river flows west before turning to the south and eventually entering the sea between Polruan and Fowey.
This area of woodland has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a National Nature Reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest on account of its woodland flora. Here, in the river valley, there are numerous remains of the old mining industry, and the trenches that have been dug near the river have now filled with water. These are the remnants of Wheal Victoria copper mine, which was started in 1844 and is 600 feet deep in places.
In the ancient woodland there are three or four mine shafts where miners would have climbed down wooden ladders over 150 years ago. But in the end, Wheal Victoria copper mine was short lived, shutting down for a second and final time in 1855.
I made a video all about how I created this image: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH839ooQRDI&;
Poem/image: "This is Death", self-portrait May 2020. My fascination with death is no joke. Did you know that even though I love dark things, I am the most afraid person I know? Not of things like failure or risk or money...but of absurdities, like zombies and ghosts and the dark. I won't watch a movie if it is even remotely scary. I'm still scarred by Donnie Darko. I can hardly play Clue without feeling uneasy. But I think that is where my fascination with death comes from...if I can create it, I won't be so afraid. Where do you fall? Love scary things or hate them? What are your limits?
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It isn't exactly that I am afraid of death.
In fact, I find death innately beautiful
and sacred, especially the decay.
You wouldn't believe the goosebumps
I get when I imagine bone protruding
or hair growing or blood dripping.
Death is a revelation, and decay His mistress,
waiting in the dirt to whisper melodies
long forgotten by the living.
It's not that I don't want to know what
death feels like or that I want to escape
the grand revelry of it.
It's not even that I fear the pain
or the suffering of my loved ones
in my absence - at least my last lesson
will be in
how to feel more deeply.
It's more the understanding that I fear.
That deep knowing without being able to
tell everyone: THIS, this is death.
It's the recognition that death itself
is not evil goading us to fear;
it is us, playing God, pretending.
We know that we are unknowing and that
unknowing is the unraveling that will
bring us to our knees to beg.
Death is not dumb and obtuse;
It knows we are afraid and it lets us feed on
stories of untimely, heroic, and painful ends.
It is our job to feed it our submission.
This is the original fiat 500 as you can see ,( for people not familiar with Italy ) , with the first license plate that came out long time ago. Taken in Fiorenzuola (PC)
This picture is not being modified other than © Stefano Carini.
Please e-mail me if you wish to obtain a copy.
This Round-tailed Manakin was quite a nice surprise along the trails of the Los Amigos Biological Station. It didn’t pose for long and we didn’t get to see it’s courtship display but simply seeing it was a thrill.
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Ceratopipra chloromeros
This is a drone frame cropped as a panorama, emphasizing the earth tone shades on this outcrop of Chinle formation. At least a dozen color shades are seen stacked one above another on these slopes.
I call this the Warbonnet Chinle site for the resemblance of the patterns at the bases of the slopes to a Indian chief's feather headdress.
This mini kilt is shorter than anything I've ever worn outside, however with opaque tights I think I could risk it.
This is the last view I had of the Grand Canyon before plunging into its abyss for a descent of 1400m. It is a very beautiful park without being my favorite in the region.
This was an odd little barn. Small. Very small, but still a barn and not a shed.
And it was right in the middle of the suburbs. To the left is a neighborhood of houses. Beyond it, factories. To the right, another neighborhood.
Strange...
(Textures by Kerstin Frank and Distressed Jewell)
This dramatic image from January 2006 offers a peek inside a cavern of roiling dust and gas where thousands of stars are forming. The image, taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope, represents the sharpest view ever taken of this region until this time, called the Orion Nebula. More than 3,000 stars of various sizes appear in this image. Some of them have never been seen in visible light. These stars reside in a dramatic dust-and-gas landscape of plateaus, mountains, and valleys that are reminiscent of the Grand Canyon.
The Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars that are shaping the nebula to the pillars of dense gas that may be the homes of budding stars. The bright central region is the home of the four heftiest stars in the nebula. The stars are called the Trapezium because they are arranged in a trapezoid pattern. Ultraviolet light unleashed by these stars is carving a cavity in the nebula and disrupting the growth of hundreds of smaller stars. Located near the Trapezium stars are stars still young enough to have disks of material encircling them. These disks are called protoplanetary disks or "proplyds" and are too small to see clearly in this image. The disks are the building blocks of solar systems.
Image Credit: NASA,ESA, M. Robberto (Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team
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