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Trying out my new lens earlier in the week. The forecast is an improving day today so we shpould see some sun. It's always a delight to walk the beach and see what possibilities and discoveries are to be found as the tide drops. The patterns and sand movements give endless subjects. Zig Zag wanderer is by Captain Beefheart. I think if my footsteps were mapped, zig zag wanderer would be a perfect description.
This little duckling appeared to have wandered off and there was no sign of Mum. We hope she was somewhere nearby and got her baby back safely! I love how big its feet are! Feet to grow into!
NGC 2419 is at a distance of about 300,000 light years from the solar system and at the same distance from the galactic center.
NGC 2419 bears the nickname "the Intergalactic Wanderer," which was bestowed when it was erroneously thought not to be in orbit around the Milky Way. Its orbit brings it further away from the galactic center than the Magellanic Clouds, but it can (with qualifications) be considered as an element of the Milky Way. At this great distance it takes three billion years to make one trip around the galaxy.[7]
The cluster is dim in comparison to more famous globular clusters such as M13. Nonetheless, NGC 2419 is a 9th magnitude object and is readily viewed, in good sky conditions, with good quality telescopes as small as 102mm (four inches) in aperture. Intrinsically it is one of the brightest and most massive globular clusters of our galaxy, having an absolute magnitude of -9.42[3] and being 900,000 times more massive than our Sun.
Olmsted Point, Yosemite, California
In the foreground is a granite boulder, scraped off a mountainside and carried to this point by a glacier during the last ice age. Since that glacier melted over 10,000 years ago, the boulder has been resting on this granite shelf within view of Half Dome. Such boulders are known as erratics from the Latin word for a wanderer.
Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta), early morning, returnng from night hunting; Timbavati Nature Reserve; South Africa;
The usual gaggle of evening wanderers was accompanied by a motorised paraglider which seemed at the time to add somewhat of a complementary dimension to the scene. Anyways it was one of those drab sea spray misty evenings.
Part of a back catalogue which is slowly being explored for interesting artefacts..
As well as being the name of the plant (I think it is officially a Hardenbergia), it described me yesterday while strolling around the shore of Lake MacIntyre. Heaps of plants flowering and a larger than average number of bird species were visiting too. I counted 43 species in 30 minutes. It was hard to believe I was in what was once a disused quarry! It has been put to wonderful use now!
It's that magical time of year when birds from the far north pass through our St Louis suburban area on their way to the tropics. We had a small flock of warblers in the trees and bushes in and around our yard last evening-- this Black-throated Green warbler was among them. It's always a pleasure to spot them as they forage for food to sustain them as they continue south.
Der Wanderer über den Nebelmeer, kaum zu glauben, das es da ca. 200 m tief nach unten geht, Unter der gigantischen Nebeldecke befinden sich Dörfer und Städte. Bad Schandau ist dabei der größte Ort.
A close-up of a much wider waterfall. I could spend forever chasing scenes like this.
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a man walks along a ridge. he is a small, dark shape against the sky.
the sky is vast. the mountains in the distance are old and indifferent.
he puts one foot in front of the other. it is a simple, mechanical act of progress.
the purpose of the journey is not visible in the picture. only the motion itself.
to walk is to measure the world in footsteps. a slow, deliberate argument against an immense distance.
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Lesser Wanderer
Scientific Name: Danaus petilia
Danaus petilia, the lesser wanderer, is a species of butterfly in the nymphalid Danainae subfamily. It is a migratory species which is found in Australia and in tropical countries. Its larvae feed on native and introduced cotton bush species.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Appearance: Colour: predominantly pale tawny-orange with a heavy black border that encloses large white spots in the forewing. The inner leading edge of the forewing is deep red-brown. The underside is similar to the upper side but paler with narrower black margins. Males have a distinct patch of dark grey sex-scales on the upper side of the hind wing.
Size: its wingspan is about 7 - 8 cm.
Behaviour:
Larval food plants: these include native milkweeds (Cynanchum species and Marsdenia species) as well as introduced milkweeds such as swan plant (Gomphocarpus fruiticose) and red cotton bush (G. curassavica).
Movement: it usually flies slowly from 1 to 2 m above the ground.
Breeding: the caterpillars have 3 pairs of tentacles and yellow, white and black rings.
(Source: www.climatewatch.org.au/species/insects/lesser-wanderer)
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Hardenbergia on wrapping paper designed by Edith Rewa.
Looking Close... on Friday: Reflection in a knife