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When I see a kestrel I normally don't take a picture anymore because I have too many already. But this time there was something small hanging under its talons, and I gave it a try.
The kestrel took off, landed somewhere further in a meadow, and then took off again without the small thing, so I assume it was just helping a mouse to cross a ditch, a sort of Universal Package Service.
T'was the night before Christmas
he lived all alone
In a one bedroom house made of plaster and stone
I had come down the chimney with
presents to give
and to see just who in this dweling did
live
I looked all around a strange site to
see
No tinsel, no presents, not even a
tree
No stockings on the mantle just boots filled
with sand
On the wall hung pictures of far
distant lands
Medals and Badges, Awards every
kind
A sobering thought came alive in my
mind
This house was different, it was
dark, it was deary
I had found the home of a
soldier
I could see that most clearly
The soldier lie sleeping, silent, alone
Curled up on the floor in this one
bedroom home
His face was so gentle, the room in
such disorder
Not at all how I pictured a
United States Soldier
Was this the hero of whom I'd just read
Curled up on a poncho, the floor for
a bed
Then I realized the other families
that I saw on this night
Hold their lives to soldiers, who are
willing to fight
In the morning around the
world, the children would play
Grown-ups would celebrate a bright
Christmas Day
But they all enjoy freedom each
month of the year
Because of soldiers like the one lying
here
I couldn't help but wonder, how many
lay alone?
On a cold Christmas Eve in lands far
from home
The very thought brought a tear to my
eye
I dropped to my knees and I
started to cry
The soldier awakened, I heard his
ruff voice
Santa don't cry, this life is my
choice...
...I fight for freedom, I don't ask for
more...
...My life is my God, my country, my
core
The soldier rolled over and drifted to
sleep
But I couldn't control it and I
continued to weep
I kept watch for hours... so silent and
still
as both of us shivered from the cold
nights chill
I didn't want to leave him on that cold
dark night
This guardian of honor, so willing to
fight
then the soldier rolled over with a
voice soft and pure
He whispered Carry on Santa, it's
Christmas Day...
...all secure One look at my watch
and I knew he was right
Merry Christmas my friend, may God
Bless you this night
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Tantos y tantos corazones rotos, cuando llega el fin del amor por ahí, pudiendo compartir tanto.
Remember that life is full of ups and downs. Without the downs, the ups would mean nothing. - unknown
This warehouse is for rent in the river north historic industrial district in Saint. Louis, MO. USA. Thanks for taking a look.
Taken on a walk around the farm.
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Have a nice day.
..... of trying to photograph butterflies. Like everyone I suppose, I love their animation and friendly splashes of colour. Unfortunately where I live they get fewer every year, So far I've only seen about six including this one of which I did manage to get just one shot.
Even leaves need to stay in shape so when I saw this leaf doing it's daily exercise - a stiff round of 50 pull-ups (very impressive!) - I just had to get a shot.
Happy Bokeh Wednesday!
Sony A7ii
Jupiter 11 135mm f/4.0 vintage lens
Extension tube
Zeche Nordstern (Nordstern Colliery) / Horst / Gelsenkirchen / Ruhr / North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany
Album of Germany (the West - Ruhrgebiet): www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72177720295...
Not the greatest quality, but this was the best shot of the bunch that I took here.
Maine Northern 6340 leads NBSR 907 as they head along the ups and downs of the McAdam sub, approaching Cork, New Brunswick.
December 8, 2019.
In life we all have our ups and downs. However when we are up it isn't completely in our control as is the case with these snails. On the teeter totter the snail on the bottom is in control of keeping the other one up. When he pushes off to make himself higher the other snail now has the power. It is a give and take situation as with so many things in life. When you are up enjoy the good times but when you are down remember you have the power to push yourself up.
PS - pretend the snails can actually push themselves up.
Sat here with fingers crossed, hoping to see some snow today. I think the whole of the UK should see a few white flakes at some point!
Todo sea por la ciencia....!!!
Tiempo de mosquitos... como éste, un "Aedes cf. geniculatus" (creo), que es el primo autóctono del archiconocido mosquito tigre invasor (llamado "Aedes albopictus"), pillado en plena faena, (hasta se puede apreciar mi sangre subiéndole por su aparato bucal). Es lo que tiene pasar horas en pleno campo, que te llegan a acribillar. Aunque vamos a aclarar ideas.
Esta clase de mosquitos hembras durante un corto periodo de su vida adulta necesitan algunas de las proteinas presentes en la sangre de vertebrados para que sus huevos puedan desarrollarse satisfactoriamente, y por lo tanto hacen lo que tienen que hacer. Durante el resto de su vida son totalmente vegetarianos.
A mi me parecen buenas madres arriesgando su vida exponiéndose a un animal enorme comparado con ella, con tal de que sus hijos puedan salir adelante.
El mosquito no elige ser lo que es, simplemente es lo que le "ha tocado ser". ¿Acaso vosotros no haríais lo mismo que ella si os hubiese tocado nacer así? Nadie elige lo que es, a cada uno le toca lo que le toca y no olvidemos que todos somos animales. Ninguno es mejor que otro, sólo diferentes, y a veces no tan diferentes.
My attempt at the "Macro Mondays" theme "stripes".
HSS!
Shot with a Friedrich "Liesegang Corygon II 75 mm F 4.5" (enlarging) lens on a Canon EOS R5.
Fahren mit offener Tür.
Sieht man immer wieder.
Driving with the door open.
You see it again and again.
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(took this shot on my iphone. had no idea the person on the top was smiling until I posted this to flickr :))
Last night I was siting and creating this from the photo I had taken some days ago. I like that airplane that I build with my daughter Eimi. In this photo I like that red trees behind, because I see some fire, explosion and so much more... That smoke coming from airplane fit the frame.
This "art" is made from one photo and is my shot. Its so hart to get photos with that smalest daughter Eimi, because she don't have passion, if I get one or two shots then i'm lucky. :)
I'm just bad in post processing to make photo to pop out, but it take the time to learn :)
Hope you like the photo and it would be interesting to hear what you see in this shot !?