en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binturong

nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beermarter

My hubby, my daughter Marieke (23) and I had lots of fun in a small Zoo Parc today! :-)

This animal (marten variety) was watching us...! :-)

Zoo Parc Overloon NL

"Look! the massy trunks are cased in the pure crystal;

each light spray,

Nodding and tinkling in the breath of heaven,

Is studded with its trembling water-drops,

That glimmer with an amethystine light. "

-- William Cullen Bryant - A Winter Piece --

View at large may be better, you can see some balloons over the clouds:

www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2037729332&size=o&am...

However the "All Size" button works only if you are my contact. :)

Botswana

African Sunset

Not into a full yawn yet

10 Year Project (October 2011)

Each month I take a favourite photo from ten years back, and re-edit it, using current tools and knowledge.

I really liked the original of this one, but I like this more.

This old shed was only just keeping it together just off the main road near Kaukapakapa, which is in turn near Auckland.

Does anyone know if it's still standing?

Explore - #4 on Sunday, May 17, 2009

Every time i visit these woods at this wonderful time of year i never see a soul ! Where is everybody ? Are they all tucked up in their little hideaways watching the rubbish on TV or just cant be bothered ? C'mon people...wake up & smell the beauty !

Just one other question....has anybody had the problem of losing colour saturation when uploading an image from the original ? Seems to be happening a lot to me ;o(

I visited Somerset regularly in the late 70s and early 80s, before moving here. Taunton bus station was always a popular Saturday morning venue. During summer months in particular it was a mad throng: people everywhere catching coaches to and from all over the country. There was always a good variety of coaches (not that I was particularly 'into' coaches), but National Express featured heavily, often with some interesting hired extras.

The local services had to fight for limited space in this small and congested bus station.

Explore #36 on Thursday, January 15, 2009

I haven't visited this tranquill valley for quite a while & missed it somewhat. There was a forest fire around 10 years ago which looks like had made a recovery unlike the great storm in 1826 which caused its desolation.

Nature has long since repaired the devastation. In 1999 eight thousand trees were planted and interpretation introduced to illustrate the natural succession of plants and trees thought likely to have developed along the valley and on the immediate fells since the end of the last Ice Age.

Happy New Year to you all !

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Duden Waterfall - Habibler (Turkey)

In Explore

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You know, I take photos for a whole lot of reasons, and sometimes it's just the colour, or shape, or whatever... but I'm as fond of the back story as anyone else...

This is a volleyball court in Mengwi, inland a bit from where we live. I managed to find out some more info, and the court was repainted in 2018. Things wear out fast here, so I'm aware the paint job looks a little older.

The idea was to make the court more appealing for spectators, and so everyone could feel some ownership.

The whole setup is just on the side of the road, and when I stopped there it was entirely deserted, aside from a few fishermen who were just returning from the nearby stream, most upset by the lack of a catch, but clearly proud to show off their facilities.

I always like to ask if it's okay for me to go in and take some photos, and they were quick to make me feel welcome. That's one of the wonderful things about Bali.

Solid lead

A caterpillar... mostly green

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how cool is it to have a friend hand you a tiny bench as a gift?

I entered this photo in the 2015 Audubon Photography Contest. I didn't win, but my photo was selected as one of the top 100 judges' favorites!

Never entered any contests before. I am happy to just post here for me and my friends. But this was pretty exciting so I had to share. :)

My photo was # 47

www.audubon.org/news/2015-audubon-photography-awards-top-100

"Did you ever notice when you blow in a dog's face he gets mad at you?

But when you take him in a car he sticks his head out the window. "

~Steve Bluestone ~

~Charles M. Schulz

Photo taken at the "Ouverture Festival", Venlo www.ouverturevenlo.nl

now i have to figure out where i REALLY want to hang these!

sgmacro.blogspot.com/2015/12/malaysia-top-100-macro-shots...

Malaysia has some of the most dazzling arthropod life. The Borneo rainforest is 140 million years old, making it one of the oldest rainforests in the world and home to countless species of macro photography subjects, many of which are still undescribed. In this post, I'll showcase 100 of the memorable shots from Malaysia that I've taken in 2015. Please enjoy this photo series here: bit.ly/1mH9ZdI

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Despite how it may appear in this photo, Rj and I are fine. If you don't know what's going on in my life right now, you can send me a message. If you're not totally creepy, I'll respond to that message. It's just not something I care to discuss publicly.

必ず世界の渚100選に選ばれる風景。

こんなに美しいのに、見ることができる人はとても少ない、

そう思うとなぜだか、残念な感じに包まれた。

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絕對能入選為世界海岸百選的風景。

明明是這麼美的地方，能夠親眼欣賞的人卻非常的少，

一想到這裡，不知為何有股遺憾湧上心頭。

（沖縄．下地島にて）

It's hard to be 'bad-ass' when you're sporting pigtails.

Thank you very much for your visits, faves, and kindly comments.

Any feedback on my work is obviously welcome!