This photograph was taken at dawn four days ago at Lower Seletar Reservoir looking towards Orchid Country Club (with lights on the left) and Heritage Bridge (on the right).

While awaiting for sunrise, mosquito fogging in the reservoir was seen carried out using a small boat. This long exposure photograph captured the light trails (as seen in lower portion of the photograph) and the trajectory of the fog. The mirror-like surface of the reservoir provided captivating reflections of the lights at the golf course, fog formations and the Bridge.

Best wishes for a wonderful weekend.

陽が動くのは早いです。光はもう画面の外に。

1.5倍なので300mmです。

Have a wonderful day !

August 19

Arriving on the scene around 300 million years ago, dragonflies are one of the first insects to inhabit this planet. They've had a long time to perfect the art of flying, hunting and just being amazing.

Dragonflies are flat out terrifying if you're a gnat, mosquito or other small bug. They don't simply chase down their prey. Instead, they snag them from the air with calculated aerial ambushes. Dragonflies can judge the speed and trajectory of a prey target and adjust their flight to intercept prey. They're so skilled that they have up to a 95 percent success rate when hunting.

(100-400mm + TC 1.4, 1/1000 @ f/9. ISO 800)

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Dans le torrent du Temps

(Note : Ce texte est une allégorie inspirée d’une théorie scientifique très actuelle, résumée dans le lien ci-dessous)

La Vie semblait monter à l’assaut du Grand Néant

Cette montagne morte qui trônait au centre de Terra Nova, un haut-plateau de Poësia…

Des milliers d’arbres et de plantes cherchant à coloniser le moindre replis de cet espace de non-vie, comme autant de combattants sur un champ de bataille.

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Cette vision conquérante de la vie telle que nous la connaissons est typiquement humaine. Elle se nourrit à la fois de la culture populaire (science-fiction) et de la Science, elle-même, légitimement curieuse de trouver des signes de vie au-delà de la Terre (ETI). Nous voulons y croire! Mais, pour l’instant…

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Là-bas, le Grand Néant résistait à l’expansion de la végétation, son environnement hostile étant impropre à la vie telle que nous la connaissons… sauf, peut-être, dans ses expressions les plus simples, de l’ordre de la molécule…

Debout sur le promontoire qui me permettait d’observer les forces en présence, les questions se bousculaient dans ma tête: Le Néant serait-il l’état dominant de l’Univers? La vie organique - qui plus est, ses formes intelligentes - serait-elle une situation exceptionnelle, un événement hautement improbable sur la lente trajectoire de l’évolution? Et la question essentielle dont je redoutais la réponse: Serions-nous seul dans l’Univers?

Si cette hypothèse devait faire son chemin dans le torrent du temps , une réalité pressante, existentielle s’imposerait alors à tous les enfants de Darwin: la vie sur Terre, sous toutes ses formes, est un héritage extrêmement précieux et nous avons, en tant qu’espèce intelligente, l’immense responsabilité de la préserver.

Patrice photographiste, Chroniques de Poësia

Voir : www.americanscientist.org/article/alone-in-the-universe

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Through the Ages

(Note: This text is an allegory inspired by a very current scientific theory, summarized in the link below)

Life seemed to rise to the assault of the Great Nothing,

This dead mountain which reigned in the center of Terra Nova, a high plateau of Poësia ...

Thousands of trees and plants seeking to colonize every fold of this non-living space like so many fighters on a battlefield.

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This conquering view of life as we know it is uniquely human. It feeds on both popular culture (science fiction) and Science itself, legitimately curious about finding signs of life beyond Earth (ETI). We want to believe it! But for now…

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There, the Great Nothing resisted the expansion of vegetation, its hostile environment being unfit for life as we know it ... except, perhaps, in its simplest expressions, of the order of the molecule …

Standing on the promontory that allowed me to observe the present forces, the questions rush in my head: Would Nothingness be the dominant state of the Universe? Could organic life - moreover, its intelligent forms - be an exceptional situation, a highly improbable event on the slow trajectory of evolution? And the essential question I dreaded the answer to: Are we alone in the Universe?

If this hypothesis were to find its way through time, a pressing, existential reality would then impose itself on all of Darwin's children: life on Earth, in all its forms, is an extremely precious heritage we have, and us, the intelligent species, have the immense responsibility to preserve it.

Patrice photographiste, Chronicles of Poësia

see : www.americanscientist.org/article/alone-in-the-universe

The very bobbly dunes backing Warkworth beach, with Coquet Island forming the backdrop.

The day had started beautifully but was heading on a downwards trajectory and, if I remember rightly, it was raining by the time I got home about an hour later.

ps A shot from the earlier, nicer part of the morning is at the start of the comments below.

An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also known as the polar lights or aurora Polaris, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.

Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by solar wind. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.

Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.

On my last adventure out to Trona Pinnacles I spent some time with my cousin capturing nightscapes of the different formations in the main circle of the park. This was the last formation shot during the night and we were being harassed by a small Fennec Fox. He seemed very curious about our invasion into his territory and made several attempts to sneak up on us. One attempt after another he made, moving closer and closer which I thought was entertaining and charming up to a point and I kept chasing him off with a 2 million candle power torch light. Then after 10 or 12 approaches I became somewhat annoyed and finally became alarmed when after a long absence found him 5 foot behind me crouched in an attack type stance. Now I was very concerned and chased him off into the darkness once again, followed by a small, smooth palm sized rock which I hurled into the black of night in his general direction which was intended as a warning. But what followed was a resounding yelp. I didn't intend to strike the curious little fellow and my throw was aimed quite a bit to the right of his last seen trajectory but apparently he veered in the same direction as my release, I looked at my cousin in concern and after we looked at each other for a moment, burst into laughter. I would never intentionally hurt an animal especially one as cute as he, but it was quite comical that he had ventured right into the path of the incoming stone. We did see him once more as we drove away at 3:00am to head back to our camp. I was very relieved to know that he had not been seriously injured. :)

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"With planes and steamships

and with the old friends

we walk around in the dark

and yet you don't listen to us.

You can't hear us singing

with electric voices,

into the underground galleries,

until our trajectories meet

your basic principles.

My Father, Batis, (Unreachable Mother Form of Earth and Sky)

came from Smyrna in '22 (I will disappear from your eyes both)

and lived fifty years (into the world)

in a bottom secret (like a refugee in a bottom secret).

In this place those who love (if they love)

they eat dirty bread (they eat dirty bread,

the faithful of your word

and their desires follow them (and their desires follow an underground path)

underground route.

Last night I saw a friend

like an elf walking around

on the motorcycle

and dogs ran behind him.

Stand up, my soul, give me power,

set your clothes on fire (like Marco),

set the instruments on fire (set the instruments on fire),

to shake like a black spirit

(to close the door but shake like a black spirit)

our terrible voice (our terrible voice)."

🎧Ζεϊμπέκικο 1972

I know its a "difficult" sound, but its a great, powerful greek song which I love...

yellow trajectory of a marble (black yellow marble)

Found abstract. From the series: "The Realm of the Pier"

This is the Firehole River, pass through here, in the moments of the colors of the fall of the sun.

The Firehole River is located in northwestern Wyoming, and is one of the two major tributaries of the Madison River. It flows north approximately 21 miles (34 km) from its source in Madison Lake on the Continental Divide to join the Gibbon River at Madison Junction in Yellowstone National Park. It is part of the Missouri River system.

This river has many sinuosities in its trajectory, so it makes it possible for you to look for a good position at the time of the fall of the Sun, but this in my case was casual, I want this to be for you to understand the colors and light of the moment.

Strictly factual

Descriptive approach

Documentary narrative

The Rhaetian Railway is an exemplary railway development for the disenclavement of the Central Alps at the beginning of the 20th century. The Rhaetian Railway has been part of the Swiss Canton of Graubünden since 1889. It is now impossible to imagine this region, one of the most beautiful in Switzerland, without its world-famous railway.

This image was taken at the end of the day when the train emerges from the last bend before Lagalp in Val Bernina. It is interesting to note that these large bends are onlly designed to reduce the slope of the trajectory.

Weather in these high alpine valleys can be extremely harsh during the Winter season when high winds and snow sweep the area.

None of my work is Ai assisted and is copyright Rg Sanders aka Ronald George Sanders.

An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also known as the polar lights or aurora Polaris, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.

Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by solar wind. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.

Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.

ligth through coloured glass

DESCRIPTION:

The picture show the comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan Atlas.

Despite the presence of a slight haze and some low clouds, the image clearly shows the comet with its long tail and the anti-tail, characteristic of this comet.

While the tail is formed by light gases ejected from the comet and pushed by the solar wind in the opposite direction to the sun, the anti-tail is formed by heavier debris that the comet leaves along the way. They therefore trace the comet’s trajectory and, under particular perspective conditions, appear as a straight trail in the direction of the sun.

The photo was taken from the eastern side of Mount Etna, at about 1800m altitude.

IMAGE INFORMATIONS

Data: October 14, 2024

Time: 19:35 ( UTC +2 )

location: Mount Etna

coordinate:37.72N 14.96E

TECHNICAL DATA

camera: Nikon Z6_II

camera lens: Samyang 135mm f/2

focal lenght: 135 mm

aperture: f/2.8

ISO: 400

exposition time: 100 sec ( 20 images x 5 sec )

software: Astro Art, Luminar, Photoshop, Neat

There is a new star in my sky with your name on it. You will always be with us, my husband's godfather and uncle. R.I.P.

An extraordinary loving person, lawyer, philanthropist, husband, godfather, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Will love you forever.

The lawyer Darcy Paz de Pádua, one of the main builders of the FEAC Foundation, the main social organization in Campinas, passed away this Friday, July 22, 2022, and which still represents a unique model in its area of ​​operation in Brazil. Dr. Darcy, as he is known, was present in the main moments of FEAC's trajectory, since its foundation, on April 14, 1964. I had the honor to record this trajectory in the two books I wrote about the institution: “Biografia de a social pact: 40 years of integration, support and solidarity” (Editora Átomo, 2005) and “FEAC 50 years: A history of innovation and solidarity” (Arte Escrita, 2014). And also in “Vocação Solidária” (1998) and “Campinas, Vocação Solidária” (2004), both published by Fundação Educar DPaschoal, a historical partner of FEAC in multiple initiatives.

For the organization, Dr. Darcy represented Brazil at the 15th UNESCO International Conference on Voluntary Service, which would take place soon after, between February 20 and 27, 1966, in the city of Rosario, Argentina. FEAC was structuring the Volunteer Training Center (Cetrevo) and was the first Brazilian organization to join UNESCO's International Volunteer Service.

He was very fond of history, which he respected. He donated his magnificent collection on the 1932 Revolution to Unicamp.

Dr.Darcy was very humorous. Always with a quick “balcony”, according to the occasion. And in love with dear Lucinha, who died a few years ago. Now they are together in eternity. He would have turned 100 on October 16th. But it seems that his life lasted centuries, whatever.

He is always attentive and considerate. With a great vision of the future. His physical presence will be sorely missed by the “FEAC family”, but his ideas, his way of being, are enduring. He liked to say that the important thing is the works, not the empty words. Dr.Darcy leaves an immense legacy of works and for works, as he liked to refer to organizations that get their hands dirty, make change happen.

Dr. Darcy Paz de Padua. (1922-2022) Campinas, San Pablo. Brazil.

Jasper was explaining to me how he uses Fourier Transforms to figure out the trajectory of his ball and understand the periodicity of the ball bouncing and blah, blah blah. He even wrote it all out on the whiteboard for me, but I'm still a little hazy on the whole thing. Its humbling to have such a smarty pants for a dog.

I spent a couple days in northern Minnesota and was fortunate to see some northern lights.

I was kind of surprised I wasn't able to see the colors with my eye until I checked the display on my camera.

Per Wiki...Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by solar wind. These disturbances are sometimes strong enough to alter the trajectories of charged particles in both solar wind and magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere).

The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles. Precipitating protons generally produce optical emissions as incident hydrogen atoms after gaining electrons from the atmosphere. Proton auroras are usually observed at lower latitudes.

Esta foto fue tomada en el campo de piedra pómez, Catamarca, al amanecer. A la derecha las nebulosas de Magallanes y por arriba la trayectoria de lo que pienso era un cometa o un satélite. Digo, pienso, porque la trayectoria no es lineal… el resto de las estrellas están sin movimiento, así que ni la cámara ni el trípode se movieron…muy raro

This photo was taken from the pumice field at sunrise. On the right are the two Magellanic nebulae and above, the trajectory of what I think was a comet or a satellite. I say, I think, because the trajectory is not linear...

散った花びらの中に軌跡を描くボート、ロマンチックです。

実際には花びらの散っていた場所は日陰なので思う位置にボートは進んでくれませんでした。

Boat to draw a trajectory in the scattered petals, romantic.

Actually place that had scattered the petals did not me boat willing to position you think so shade.

yes, last night I went out to take photos... at night

And I saw a lamppost... was full of insects.

I ponder, and thought... "clear, the insects are looking for light... thirst of power...sound better to me ...

And rememberd a sentence, " To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.

-Aristotle Onassis-

And I take this photo, is a direct shot, unattractive, perhaps

but it is so real....

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MISSION TERRE

Pole Nord de la Terre, 3218_12_21

« Ce 21 décembre 3218, un premier groupe d’humains dont les ancêtres ont fuit une Terre devenue inhabitable - cette triste période l’histoire connue sous le nom de Grande Migration - se pose sur ces terres désolées et méconnaissables de l’hémisphère nord. Leur mission : chercher des réponses aux interrogations suivantes : l’évolution de la Terre est-elle irréversible? La vie pourra t-elle un jour y prospérer de nouveau? À quelles conditions?

Alors que les premiers indices donnent peu d’espoir aux explorateurs, un membre de l’expédition - une femme mieux connue pour ses talents de poète - fait une découverte inattendue qui pourrait, encore une fois, changer la trajectoire de l’espèce humaine. »

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Note : Je veux bien illustrer ce synopsis de film de science fiction, mais je suis de ceux qui gardent l’espoir que la Mission Terre n’aura jamais lieu. Il nous appartient de faire en sorte que la brève histoire du futur évoqué par cette image restera à jamais enfermée dans l’univers de la science-fiction!

Patrice

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MISSION EARTH

North Pole, December 21 3218

"This December 21, 3218, a first group of humans whose ancestors fled the land that had become uninhabitable - this sad period, know in history as the Great Migration - lands on these desolate and unrecognizable lands of the northern hemisphere. Their mission: to seek answers to the following questions: is the evolution of the Earth irreversible? Can life ever prosper again? Under what conditions?

While early clues give little hope to explorers, a member of the expedition - a woman best known for her poetry - made an unexpected discovery that could, once again, change the trajectory of the human race. "

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Note: I want to illustrate this synopsis of sci-fi film, but I am among those who hope that the Mission Earth will never take place. It is up to us to ensure that the brief history of the future evoked by this image will forever be locked in the world of science fiction!

Patrice

(Hydrornis cyaneus)

Di Linh

Vietname

The Blue Pitta, despite not being endemic to Vietnam, is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful bird species out there. It was one of our top priorities to capture a stunning photograph of this amazing bird. However, we soon discovered that it was one of the most challenging subjects to photograph, especially the male, which was incredibly difficult to spot, unlike the female that made several appearances.

It was interesting to observe that the Blue Pitta and the Bar-bellied Pitta, both males and females, foraged in distinct geographic areas, albeit not too far from each other.

We spent two mornings in a hide waiting for the male to show up. However, the activity level was weak and disappointing in this particular hide.

On the second session, although he was present, he never revealed himself out of the dense vegetation.

During the first session, he was wary and always stayed behind some fallen trunks, exposing only a fraction of his body.

We waited patiently, and when he finally exposed himself, the lighting conditions were at their worst, making it an extremely challenging task. It is also evident, from the photo, that the orientation of the hides did not take into account the trajectory of the sun! I suppose, and I am almost certain, that most of the time photography is done without direct sunlight!

For me it was very interesting to learn that shooting in (sub)tropical forests requires a different approach. The absence of direct sunlight is preferred, as the intense contrast and glare of the leaves can often cause more harm than good. This was unusual for me, having learned that the best shots (at least in Portugal) are taken with direct sunlight on the birds (at golden hour). However, in tropical forests, such type of light can create sharp contrasts and exaggerate shadows, making it difficult to capture the perfect shot.

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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.

So, you may find:

- All the photos for this trip Vietname (2022) (206)

- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES (3553)

- All the photos for this family Pittidae (Pitídeos) (28)

- All the photos for this species Hydrornis cyaneus (8)

- All the photos taken this day 2022/12/13 (30)

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#MacroMondays

#OuterSpace

This is the interstellar starship EBS-14767 Papyrus M (of the "Metall advanced audio propulsion" class), preparing for its premier landing on the ringed gas giant Pureanus.

How do you land on a gas planet? The Papyrus M tightly locks onto the rings and projects a trajectory and "landing hull" onto the planet's surface. This landing space – it's the bright spot you can see on Pureanus's surface – is an expandable sphere big enough to take the lander. It protects the crew and the machines from the harsh, life-hostile outside atmosphere. From this sphere, the astronauts can also create smaller spheres, which allow them to leave the "mother sphere" and explore the entire planet.

More of the Solar System 3D puzzle. I assembled Mars and Uranus for this theme. My Mars idea didn't work out (although the Mars puzzle ball is so cute and tiny), so I went back to my other idea involving the rings. The smaller of the ringed gas giants is Uranus (plus it has these lovely turquoise-blue tones), which is why I chose it over Saturn, although the latter would have been the obvious choice.

Since the planet itself is more of a "real thing", I thought that at least the starship should be made from non-space-related items. I started with a tiny (and how tiny can one fold paper?) folded paper plane, moved on to a folded plane made of aluminium foil (the ship needs a heat shield for a safe re-entry, after all), and moved on to a simple metal pen holder/clip. It's one of those clips with a flexible coil (where the pen goes in) attached to the clip. That type of coil is always good for bokeh and also works nicely as a pretendedly "vital" part of any imagined machine or vehicle. But on its own, it looked as if Papyrus's rocket/ship section had gone missing at some point of her journey, and only the secondary hull or stardrive section with that ominous "planetary rings clip contraption" made it to "Pureanus". It would have been a sad ending, so I went searching for something that could serve as the actual starship/rocket component, and stumbled upon a gold-coated audio jack adapter.

HMM, Everyone!

A tapestry of tropical elegance capturing a plumeria tree reaching toward a serene, endless sky like a living sculpture.

The twisting, sun-bleached branches stretch upward in an elegant, geometric dance, creating a natural frame of intricate linework. The tree branches create strong, angular leading lines that draw the eye upward and outward, mimicking an explosion of growth.

Clusters of ivory blossoms unfurl across the canopy, their deep golden hearts radiating warmth like miniature suns nestled within the wood.

Rich, emerald-green leaves slice through the frame with bold, graphic precision, texturing the delicate softness of the petals with structural strength.

The background is a flawless, minimalist gradient of atmospheric blue that fades into a soft, hazy horizon, evoking the tranquil stillness of a tropical dawn.

Enhanced color contrast lends the scene a vivid, dreamlike clarity, elevating a simple botanical moment into a striking celebration of life and growth.

Most of the image remains sharp, from the foreground leaves on the right to the distant blooms on the left, keeping the entire botanical structure in focus.

Shot from a low angle, the composition makes the tree feel grand and triumphant, pulling the viewer’s gaze upward into a peaceful, sunlit sanctuary. The composition is entirely defined by upward and outward movement. The thick, angular branches function like extended arms pushing through space.

'Reach' draws the viewer's eye directly to that physical trajectory, transforming a static botanical image into a dynamic, active gesture elevating the photograph from a simple nature shot into an artistic representation.

I found this awesome web earlier in the day, and later watched out a window as my husband mowed. I saw that his trajectory would take him right into the spider's work of art! But also saw his ball cap would protect him. Maybe. Then simultaneously a low-hanging branch snatched off the cap, he walked face-first into the web, did the crazy spider dance...and looked up to see me dying of laughter in the window. Busted!

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> Dans un extraordinaire **jardin d’été luxuriant**, sous une ancienne **arche de pierre couverte de roses et de feuillages**, un magnifique **chat roux à poils longs** bondit horizontalement dans les airs avec une énergie joyeuse et spontanée. Son mouvement semble avoir été saisi à l’instant décisif par un photographe animalier, suspendu pendant une fraction de seconde entre impulsion et réception.

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> Le chat possède une **anatomie féline extrêmement crédible** : colonne vertébrale naturellement étendue par le saut, épaules et bassin correctement articulés, muscles subtilement visibles sous le pelage, pattes avant projetées vers l’avant avec souplesse, pattes arrière suivant naturellement l’impulsion et centre de gravité physiquement cohérent. Préserver une sensation spectaculaire de vol sans rigidité ni pose artificielle.

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> Son visage est expressif, attentif et curieux, avec un museau félin naturel, truffe finement texturée, paupières crédibles et **yeux dorés lumineux mais parfaitement naturels**. Les vibrisses sont individualisées, de longueurs et orientations légèrement différentes, avec une implantation anatomiquement plausible.

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> Le **pelage roux long et abondant** constitue l’une des grandes signatures visuelles de l’image : véritable sous-poil dense, mèches regroupées de tailles différentes, poils de longueurs et épaisseurs variables, quelques poils isolés sur les contours et variations naturelles selon les différentes parties du corps. Le pelage suit réellement les volumes anatomiques et réagit au déplacement d’air provoqué par le bond.

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> Préserver impérativement **la longueur et le volume généreux du pelage**, ainsi que la spectaculaire **queue rousse très volumineuse**, dressée et légèrement incurvée vers le haut. La queue agit comme un magnifique contrepoids dynamique, avec sous-poil dense, mèches irrégulières et lumière dorée accrochant uniquement certaines extrémités. Aucun effet de fourrure artificiellement peignée, filamenteuse ou uniformément séparée.

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> À gauche et légèrement au-dessus du chat vole un petit **oiseau bleu et orange**, parfaitement intégré à la narration. L’oiseau conserve une distance suffisante pour que la scène évoque la curiosité et le jeu plutôt qu’une attaque agressive.

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> L’oiseau doit présenter une **anatomie ornithologique photographiquement crédible** : proportions naturelles entre tête, poitrine, ailes et queue, bec fin, petites pattes anatomiquement cohérentes, articulation fonctionnelle des ailes, rémiges primaires et secondaires correctement organisées et plumes présentant longueurs, orientations et chevauchements variables.

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> Ses ailes sont saisies en plein battement, avec une très légère déformation aérodynamique des extrémités et un subtil flou de mouvement uniquement sur les parties les plus rapides. Préserver sa magnifique coloration **bleu profond, bleu azur et poitrine orange chaude**, riche mais naturelle.

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> Le regard du chat et la trajectoire de l’oiseau créent une relation narrative immédiate et joyeuse. Préserver la lecture visuelle : **oiseau → regard du chat → bond → chemin fleuri → paysage lointain**.

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> L’ancienne **arche de pierre** encadre naturellement toute la scène. Pierre vieillie crédible, microfissures, irrégularités minérales, porosité, petites traces du temps et végétation grimpante intégrée dans les joints. L’arche doit rester élégante et romantique, jamais ruinée ou excessivement dégradée.

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> Autour des animaux s’étend un jardin extraordinairement fleuri composé de **roses roses, fleurs violettes élancées, marguerites blanches, petites fleurs roses, rouges et corail**, herbes fines et feuillages verts.

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> Les fleurs présentent une **botanique naturaliste extrêmement poussée** : tailles, orientations et stades d’ouverture différents, pétales légèrement asymétriques, quelques imperfections presque imperceptibles, fleurs partiellement cachées, espacements et densités irréguliers. Aucun clonage floral, aucune répétition géométrique et aucune distribution artificiellement parfaite.

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> Les feuillages possèdent différentes nuances de vert, nervures fines, feuilles de tailles et orientations variables, ramifications organiques et réactions crédibles au vent et au soleil. Certaines feuilles sont traversées par le contre-jour et deviennent subtilement translucides.

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> Un **petit chemin naturel** traverse le jardin et conduit progressivement le regard vers une vaste vallée estivale composée de collines verdoyantes, arbres, reliefs successifs et montagnes légèrement brumeuses à l’horizon.

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> La profondeur atmosphérique doit être photographiquement crédible : premier plan floral riche et détaillé, chat et oiseau parfaitement définis, jardin intermédiaire progressivement plus doux, collines moins contrastées puis montagnes légèrement absorbées par la brume.

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> La scène est éclairée par une magnifique **Golden Hour estivale**, chaude, lumineuse et naturelle. Le soleil traverse partiellement l’arche et les feuillages, créant des rayons irréguliers et une lumière sélective. Certaines mèches du chat sont bordées d’or, quelques plumes de l’oiseau captent la lumière, certains pétales deviennent translucides et le chemin reçoit de petites zones lumineuses irrégulières.

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> Préserver des ombres suffisamment neutres et profondes afin d’éviter une dominante orange uniforme. La lumière doit respecter physiquement chaque matière : diffusion douce dans le pelage, translucidité des pétales et feuilles, microreflets dans les yeux, pierre principalement mate et profondeur atmosphérique progressive.

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> **Palette estivale riche et naturelle** : roux chaleureux du chat, bleu et orange de l’oiseau, roses tendres et soutenus, violets, blancs, verts profonds et tendres, lumière dorée et nuances légèrement bleutées dans les plans lointains. Aucun excès de saturation uniforme.

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> In an extraordinary **lush summer garden**, beneath an ancient **stone arch covered with roses and foliage**, a magnificent **long-haired ginger cat** leaps horizontally through the air with joyful, spontaneous energy. Its movement appears captured at the decisive instant by a wildlife photographer, suspended for a fraction of a second between takeoff and landing.

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> The cat has **extremely credible feline anatomy**: a spine naturally extended by the leap, correctly articulated shoulders and pelvis, muscles subtly visible beneath the fur, front paws naturally projected forward, hind legs following the momentum of the jump, and a physically coherent center of gravity. Preserve the spectacular sensation of flight without stiffness or artificial posing.

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> Its face is expressive, attentive, and curious, with a natural feline muzzle, finely textured nose, credible eyelids, and **luminous yet perfectly natural golden eyes**. The whiskers are individually defined, with slightly different lengths and orientations and anatomically plausible implantation.

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> The **long, abundant ginger coat** is one of the image’s major visual signatures: genuine dense undercoat, naturally grouped locks of different sizes, hairs of varying lengths and thicknesses, a few isolated fine hairs along the silhouette, and natural variations across different areas of the body. The fur must follow the anatomical volumes and react physically to the airflow generated by the leap.

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> Imperatively preserve **the generous length and volume of the fur**, as well as the spectacular **very full ginger tail**, raised and gently curved upward. The tail acts as a magnificent dynamic counterweight, with dense undercoat, irregular locks, and golden light catching only selected tips. No artificially groomed, stringy, or uniformly separated fur.

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> To the left and slightly above the cat flies a small **blue-and-orange bird**, perfectly integrated into the narrative. The bird maintains enough distance for the scene to evoke curiosity and playfulness rather than an aggressive attack.

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> The bird must display **photographically credible ornithological anatomy**: natural proportions between head, chest, wings, and tail, a fine beak, anatomically coherent small legs, functional wing articulation, correctly organized primary and secondary flight feathers, and plumage with varied lengths, orientations, and natural overlaps.

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> Its wings are captured mid-beat, with very subtle aerodynamic deformation at the feather tips and slight motion blur only on the fastest-moving areas. Preserve its magnificent **deep blue, azure blue, and warm orange breast coloration**, rich yet natural.

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> The cat’s gaze and the bird’s trajectory create an immediate and joyful narrative relationship. Preserve the visual flow: **bird → cat’s gaze → leap → flower-lined path → distant landscape**.

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> The ancient **stone arch** naturally frames the entire scene. Credibly weathered stone, micro-cracks, irregular mineral textures, porosity, subtle traces of age, and climbing vegetation naturally integrated into the joints. The arch must remain elegant and romantic, never ruined or excessively deteriorated.

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> Surrounding the animals is an extraordinarily abundant garden filled with **pink roses, tall violet flowers, white daisies, small pink, red, and coral blossoms**, fine grasses, and lush green foliage.

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> The flowers display **extremely advanced botanical naturalism**: different sizes, orientations, and stages of blooming, subtly asymmetrical petals, almost imperceptible organic imperfections, partially hidden flowers, and irregular spacing and density. No cloned flowers, geometric repetition, or artificially perfect distribution.

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> The foliage contains different shades of green, fine visible veins, leaves of varying sizes and orientations, organic branching, and credible reactions to wind and sunlight. Some leaves are crossed by backlight and become subtly translucent.

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> A **small natural path** crosses the garden and gradually leads the eye toward a vast summer valley composed of rolling green hills, trees, successive layers of terrain, and slightly misty mountains on the horizon.

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> Atmospheric depth must remain photographically credible: richly detailed flowers in the foreground, perfectly defined cat and bird, progressively softer midground garden, lower-contrast hills, and distant mountains gently absorbed by atmospheric haze.

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> The scene is illuminated by a magnificent **summer Golden Hour**, warm, luminous, and natural. Sunlight partially passes through the arch and foliage, producing irregular rays and selective illumination. Certain strands of the cat’s fur are edged with gold, selected feathers of the bird catch the light, some petals become translucent, and the path receives irregular patches of warm illumination.

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> Preserve sufficiently neutral and deep shadows to prevent a uniform orange cast. Light must physically respect every material: soft diffusion through the fur, translucency through petals and leaves, micro-reflections in the eyes, predominantly matte stone, and progressively softer atmospheric illumination toward the distant hills.

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> **Rich yet natural summer color palette**: warm ginger fur, blue and orange bird plumage, delicate and saturated pinks, violets, whites, deep and tender greens, golden sunlight, and subtly cooler bluish tones in the distant landscape. No excessive uniform saturation.

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Lost in the coldness of outer space,

shooting across the galaxy,

I feel a great pull.

My trajectory suddenly changed.

This undeniable force caught me.

It caught me and pulled me ever closer.

So close, I feel the warmth of your atmosphere.

Now, I slowly orbit around you and travel wherever you go.

Together in the vastness, we are no longer alone.

I am caught in the gravity of you.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rq9cgvpX34

This is the second installment of my short abstract series. This is a double image using light reflection and light refraction. More to come!

I look forward to visiting each of your photostream planets.

Happy Sunday Friends!

An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.

Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.

Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.

KP9 Geomagnetic Storm from AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group.

Seven-Spot Ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata

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Un magnifique **portrait féminin de Science-Fiction merveilleuse**, cadré en profil rapproché et orienté vers la droite, représente une mystérieuse fille des étoiles contemplant silencieusement l’immensité cosmique. Son visage jeune et harmonieux conserve une anatomie humaine hyperréaliste, avec un front délicatement modelé, une pommette naturelle, un nez fin aux volumes crédibles, une mâchoire élégante, un menton doux et des lèvres subtilement entrouvertes. Son expression est calme, introspective et presque solennelle, comme si elle observait un phénomène céleste situé hors champ.

Son extraordinaire **œil bleu lumineux** constitue le cœur émotionnel du portrait. L’iris présente de riches nuances de bleu azur, cobalt et cyan, une pupille naturelle, de délicates structures radiales et des reflets lumineux cohérents avec l’environnement cosmique. Les paupières, les cils et l’humidité oculaire restent extrêmement réalistes, sans exagération artificielle. Le regard demeure intense mais paisible, profondément humain malgré l’univers extraterrestre qui l’entoure.

La peau claire possède une **microtexture humaine extrêmement fine et naturelle**, avec des pores minuscules de tailles irrégulières, un grain cutané non répétitif et de très légères variations de texture entre le front, la joue et le contour du visage. La peau reste jeune, lumineuse et élégante, sans aspect plastique, cireux ou artificiellement lissé, mais également sans suraccentuation des pores. Les transitions entre lumière et ombre sculptent délicatement les volumes du visage tout en conservant une douceur cinématographique.

Sa spectaculaire chevelure **argentée aux nuances bleu froid** est organisée en grandes tresses complexes et majestueuses qui enveloppent l’arrière de sa tête. Les cheveux possèdent une véritable hiérarchie naturelle entre masses capillaires, mèches irrégulières, groupes de fibres et quelques cheveux individuels. Les croisements des tresses présentent des tensions légèrement variables, des micro-occultations crédibles et de minuscules ombres de contact. Quelques cheveux périphériques extrêmement fins sont révélés par un magnifique contre-jour bleu argenté.

Une extraordinaire **coiffe-armure extraterrestre noire et bleu nuit** enveloppe son crâne, ses tempes, ses joues et son cou. Son architecture organique et futuriste semble avoir été façonnée dans une matière inconnue, sombre, légèrement métallique, parcourue de filigranes complexes et de milliers de minuscules points lumineux bleu cobalt évoquant des constellations miniatures. Les différentes plaques possèdent une épaisseur physique crédible et s’articulent naturellement autour du visage, avec de délicates micro-occultations et ombres de contact aux interfaces entre la peau et l’armure.

La coiffe se prolonge vers le cou et les épaules en une armure cosmique fluide aux courbes élégantes, dont les lignes semblent suivre les trajectoires d’un champ stellaire. Des réseaux lumineux extrêmement fins parcourent la matière noire, accompagnés de petites concentrations d’éclats bleus semblables à des poussières d’étoiles emprisonnées dans le matériau. La technologie reste mystérieuse et merveilleuse, sans câbles industriels, mécanismes terrestres ou surcharge mécanique.

Derrière elle s’étend un **cosmos profond et spectaculaire**, dominé par des noirs veloutés, des bleus nuit, du cobalt et des nuances cyan. Une immense structure nébulaire lumineuse traverse diagonalement la partie droite de l’image, composée de poussières stellaires, de nuages cosmiques translucides et de concentrations d’étoiles d’intensités différentes. Certaines étoiles apparaissent comme de minuscules points lointains tandis que quelques astres plus lumineux produisent de délicats éclats naturels. La profondeur spatiale doit sembler immense, avec plusieurs plans de poussières, nébuleuses et champs stellaires.

Un puissant **rim light bleu argenté** dessine le contour des tresses, de la coiffe et de l’armure, séparant magnifiquement le personnage du fond cosmique. Le visage reçoit une lumière plus douce et sculptée, avec des transitions progressives et naturelles. Les micro-lumières de l’armure produisent uniquement de faibles interactions lumineuses locales, sans contaminer artificiellement la peau ni transformer le portrait en scène néon.

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A magnificent wondrous Science-Fiction female portrait, framed in a close-up profile and facing right, depicts a mysterious daughter of the stars silently contemplating the vastness of the cosmos. Her young, harmonious face retains hyperrealistic human anatomy, with a delicately modeled forehead, a natural cheekbone, a refined nose with believable volume, an elegant jawline, a soft chin, and subtly parted lips. Her expression is calm, introspective, and almost solemn, as though she were observing a celestial phenomenon beyond the frame.

Her extraordinary luminous blue eye forms the emotional heart of the portrait. The iris displays rich shades of azure, cobalt, and cyan, with a natural pupil, delicate radial structures, and highlights consistent with the cosmic environment. The eyelids, eyelashes, and ocular moisture remain extremely realistic, without artificial exaggeration. Her gaze remains intense yet peaceful, profoundly human despite the extraterrestrial universe surrounding her.

Her fair skin has an extremely fine and natural human microtexture, with tiny pores of irregular sizes, non-repetitive skin grain, and very subtle variations in texture across the forehead, cheek, and facial contours. The skin remains youthful, luminous, and elegant, without a plastic, waxy, or artificially smoothed appearance, while also avoiding overemphasized pores. The transitions between light and shadow delicately sculpt the facial volumes while preserving cinematic softness.

Her spectacular silver hair with cool blue undertones is arranged into large, complex, majestic braids that envelop the back of her head. The hair displays a true natural hierarchy between larger masses, irregular locks, groups of fibers, and a few individual strands. The intersections of the braids show slightly varying tension, believable micro-occlusions, and tiny contact shadows. A few extremely fine peripheral hairs are revealed by a magnificent silver-blue backlight.

An extraordinary black and midnight-blue extraterrestrial headdress-armor envelops her skull, temples, cheeks, and neck. Its organic, futuristic architecture appears to have been shaped from an unknown, dark, subtly metallic material, threaded with intricate filigree and thousands of tiny cobalt-blue lights resembling miniature constellations. The different plates have believable physical thickness and articulate naturally around the face, with delicate micro-occlusions and contact shadows at the interfaces between skin and armor.

The headdress extends toward the neck and shoulders into flowing cosmic armor with elegant curves whose lines seem to follow the trajectories of a star field. Extremely fine luminous networks run across the dark material, accompanied by small concentrations of blue sparks resembling stardust trapped within the surface. The technology remains mysterious and wondrous, without industrial cables, terrestrial mechanisms, or mechanical clutter.

Behind her stretches a deep and spectacular cosmos dominated by velvety blacks, midnight blues, cobalt, and cyan hues. An immense luminous nebular structure crosses the right side of the image diagonally, composed of stardust, translucent cosmic clouds, and concentrations of stars with varying intensities. Some stars appear as tiny distant points, while a few brighter celestial bodies produce delicate natural flares. The spatial depth should feel immense, with multiple layers of dust, nebulae, and star fields.

A powerful silver-blue rim light traces the contours of the braids, headdress, and armor, beautifully separating the character from the cosmic background. The face receives softer, sculpted illumination with gradual and natural transitions. The armor’s micro-lights create only subtle localized interactions with the surrounding light, without artificially contaminating the skin or turning the portrait into a neon scene.

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Model of the sedimentary structure of cranial memorisation. It is important to note that the constant process of the deposition and erosion of memory forces its trajectory in the end to approach a value of zero. Samyang manual tele lens at F16, three LED lights, and lead.

Newts are actually a type of salamander which evolved over 200 million years ago. They are truly primordial beings who survived every apocalyptic catastrophe that nearly exterminated life on earth.

Newts are sweet, solitary, graceful and mysterious creatures. Occasionally they briefly interact however, either to mate or simply exchange greetings.

Two newts found themselves swimming in a parallel trajectory about a foot apart. The one at the top of this photo abruptly changed course and swam toward the other, making friendly contact with its front legs, before swimming off a few seconds later.

The orange background is sunlight reflecting off leaves at the water's bottom.

Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych. (958 – 15 July 1015), nicknamed the Great, was Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev, and ruler of Kievan Rus' from 980 to 1015.

Vladimir's father was Prince Sviatoslav I of Kiev of the Rurik dynasty. After the death of his father in 972, Vladimir, who was then prince of Novgorod, was forced to flee to Scandinavia in 976 after his brother Yaropolk murdered his other brother Oleg of Drelinia, becoming the sole ruler of Rus'. In Sweden, with the help of his relative Ladejarl Håkon Sigurdsson, ruler of Norway, he assembled a Varangian army and reconquered Novgorod from Yaropolk. By 980, Vladimir had consolidated the Rus' realm to the Baltic Sea and had solidified the frontiers against incursions of Bulgarians, Baltic tribes and Eastern nomads. Originally a follower of Slavic paganism, Vladimir converted to Christianity in 988 and Christianized the Kievan Rus'. Due to this act, which fundamentally altered the historical trajectory of the Rus' and led to his declaration as a saint in both Western Christianity and the Eastern Orthodox Church, Vladimir is thus also known as Saint Vladimir. Some scholars prefer Volodimer I or Volodimir I.

Фреска «Святий рівноапостольний князь Володимир. Північна стіна трансепту. Ліворуч. 1 ярус.

«Володимир I Святославич (960/963 — 15 липня 1015) — великий князь київський (979–1015), князь новгородський (970–988). Хреститель Русі. Представник варязької династії Рюриковичів. Наймолодший (позашлюбний) син київського князя Святослава Ігоровича від ключниці Малуші (імовірної дочки древлянського князя Мала). Онук київської княгині Ольги, батько київського князя Ярослава Мудрого. Молодший брат і наступник київського князя Ярополка Святославича. Захопив київський престол після міжусобної боротьби з братом (977–979). Приєднав до Київської Русі землі в'ятичів (982), ятвягів (983), радимичів (984), білих хорватів (981). Воював проти булгарів (985), греків (988), вірменів (1000), поляків (1001), печенігів (996, 1015). Охрестив Русь 988 року. Встановив Київську митрополію Константинопольського патріархату. Розширив межі столиці Києва, збудував Десятинну церкву (996). Першим із руських князів розпочав карбувати власну золоту монету. Заснував Володимир (988) та інші міста. Використовував особистий знак «тризуб», що став у ХХ столітті гербом України. Помер у Берестовському палаці за Києвом. Канонізований Католицькою і Православною церквами як рівноапостольний святий. Засновник династії Володимировичів. Національний герой України. Прізвиська — Великий, Святий, Хреститель, Красне-Сонечко тощо.» Вікіпедія.

The station reflects the historical moment in which it was built, highlighting the power of coffee in the city's expansion trajectory. Erected next to the Jardim da Luz, for decades its tower dominated part of the central landscape of São Paulo. Its watch was the main reference for setting the city's clocks.

At the height of the season (that is, in the early decades of the twentieth century, when Luz was a prominent region in the city), it was an architectural ensemble that was not only an urban reference but was effectively part of the daily life of the municipality, constituting what may be called the "image of the city".

Bear Den Mountain, Adirondacks

I long for the days when I had a constitution of steel, driven to climb all of the peaks arrayed before me, and all the other compass points I could turn and look out at from this vantage point. This place has long been a favorite spot to break out my gear and look for compositions, whether as part of the longer hike south of me, or as a destination for a shorter outing. This morning the sun has gained on me, low in winter trajectory and casting its shadows as it clears the ridges behind me. Its burn highlights the iron oxide in an erratic deposited here in the pleistocene, as the massive ice sheets sculpted the Adirondack dome. North Country lore is sprinkled with iron. Furnaces and ore pits still stand in parts of the landscape, a history hinted at in my reddish-tinged granite boulder, posing on the verge of the Ausable Valley. I’ve been fortunate to have explored so much of America’s wildness; this country stands as hard as any landscape I’ve been in, and it hardens those willing to return after being scathed. Switchbacks were mostly unheard of up here, so topping these mountains is as much a matter of iron will as physical prowess. I have a long and chequered history of loves, romantic and spiritual, each accusing the other of time spent devoting my fidelities elsewhere. My regrets haunt me still. Rock will wear smooth, the forests will darken, iron will rust, and youth fades. The heart never concedes.

An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.

Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.

Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.

KP9 Geomagnetic Storm from AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group.

Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve

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The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the only wild member of the dog family (Canidae) remaining in the UK. As one of Britain's last remaining apex predators, it is highly adaptable, intelligent, and famously opportunistic. They maintain an estimated UK population of 350,000 individuals.

Physical Characteristics

Appearance:

Rusty orange-red fur, white chest/underside, black-tipped ears, and dark brown feet.

The "Brush":

A long, bushy tail with a distinct white tip, making up 40% of its body length.

Size: Similar to a small dog, standing roughly 40 cm tall at the shoulder.

Weight:

Average males weigh 6–7 kg, while females (vixens) are smaller at 5–6 kg.

Agility:

Capable of running up to 50 km/h and climbing fences or trees using partially retractable claws.

Diet and Hunting

Foxes are highly resourceful omnivores. According to the Woodland Trust, their natural diet includes rabbits, rodents, birds, frogs, earthworms, insects, and seasonal berries.

The Fox Jump:

They hunt by leaping high into the air and pouncing down vertically on prey.

Magnetoreception: Incredible research highlighted by the RSPCA shows foxes can use the Earth's magnetic field to accurately calculate their pounce trajectory.

Behavior and Habitats

Distribution: Widespread across England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. They are absent from the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, Scilly, and most Scottish islands.

The "Earth":

They live in underground burrow systems called earths, often built among tree roots or bankings.

Scent Marking:

They use strong-smelling urine and specialized scent glands on their feet to mark territories and trails.

Vocalisations:

Mostly quiet, but they bark to communicate. During the winter mating season (December to February), vixens emit a piercing, ghostly scream.

Urban vs. Rural Foxes

The red fox is equally comfortable in the deep countryside and bustling cities.

Urban Adaptation: Attracted by abundant food, thousands of foxes live in UK towns and cities. They den under garden sheds or decking and forage through household waste.

Lifespan Discrepancy:

While rural foxes can live up to 9 years, the average lifespan of an urban fox drops to just 18 months.

Road Mortality:

Traffic is their biggest threat. Vehicle collisions account for roughly 60% of fox deaths, killing an estimated 100,000 foxes every year in the UK.

Legal Protection

Traditional fox hunting with a pack of hounds was made illegal in England and Wales under the Hunting Act 2004. Foxes are also protected from cruelty under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. However, because they are occasionally viewed as pests that target livestock or poultry, limited, humane population control is still permitted on private lands.

Embankment tube station

Portrait of the Rocky Coastline in Acadia National Park, Maine.

Taken at the Fitzroy Garden Conservatory. These primula blooms were grown in hanging baskets and they tend to swing a bit. I observed the swinging movements to ascertain their trajectory. Then I just prefocused and waited for the right moment to click !

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Peaceful Bokeh Wednesday

A su paso por la ciudad de Cuenca, el río Huécar forma una sinuosa hoz o cañón, entre sus hermosas rocas calizas y las casas de cientos de años que se sujetan milagrosamente sobre las mismas.

"El Puente San Pablo", contemporáneo de la Torre Eiffel, une ambos lados, siempre que no se padezca de vértigo.

On their way through the city of Cuenca, the Huécar river forms a sickle or winding canyon, between its beautiful limestone rocks and houses hundreds of years which are held on the same trajectory.

"El Puente San Pablo", a contemporary of the Eiffel Tower, binds both sides, provided that it does not suffer from vertigo.