"You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think" :-))

Dorothy Parker's most famous quote

HMM!! HPPT!! Humor Matters ;-)

camellia, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

When the sun gets low and shines across the peaks with the formations outlined in snow.

When one of these speed demons decides to sit still for a second; they make for quite the nice subject.

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Here in hell I am wearing TwoSided Let Me Entertain You Robbie outfit.

The outfit is inspired by Robbie Williams and is rigged for Jake, Legacy and Kario. I wear the Kario Flex version.

The outfit comes with a colour HUD that has 5 colours for the jumpsuit and attached pendant and includes the face mask I am also wearing which is a BOM head tattoo/LelEvoX BOM head tattoo.

Pick the outfit up from the Jail event on the Zen Life Sim from 10th March until 30th March.

Thanks to Cristiano for letting me use the backdrop.

When I spotted this Egret, I immediately thought of bad boy Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt) on the TV Series “The Sopranos” and that somehow brought to mind Jim Croce's 1972 recording, "You Don't Mess Around with Jim"

You don't tug on Superman's cape

You don't spit into the wind

You don't pull the mask off that old lone ranger

And you don't mess around with Jim…

Thanks for the Music, Jim Croce

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The Snowy Egret:

A beautiful, graceful small egret, very active in its feeding behavior in shallow waters. Known by its contrasting yellow feet, could be said to dance in the shallows on golden slippers. The species was slaughtered for its plumes in the 19th century, but protection brought a rapid recovery of numbers, and the Snowy Egret is now more widespread and common than ever. Its delicate appearance is belied by its harsh and raucous calls around its nesting colonies.

Adult Snowy Egrets are all white with a black bill, black legs, and yellow feet. They have a patch of yellow skin at the base of the bill. Immature Snowy Egrets have duller, greenish legs.

Snowy Egrets wade in shallow water to spear fish and other small aquatic animals. While they may employ a sit-and-wait technique to capture their food, sometimes they are much more animated, running back and forth through the water with their wings spread, chasing their prey.

Snowy Egrets nest colonially, usually on protected islands, and often with other small herons. They concentrate on mudflats, beaches, and wetlands, but also forage in wet agricultural fields and along the edges of rivers and lakes.

(Nikon D7200, 300/2.8 +TC 1.4, 1/1600 @ f/10, ISO 400, edited to taste)

When everyone was sleeping i was playing with my garlic and onion :)

The moments when everything evaporates, when everything makes perfect sense - like a swim out in the ocean

I wish you all well, and may the winter soon turn to spring. Thanks for your precious words and support, the journey has been wonderful with you ---

With much peace and goodwill

Neem My Op Vlerke - Anneli Van Rooyen

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Thankyou so much Twain Orfan, lovely to finally do a photo with you.

You can see Twain's beautiful version here

Thankyou in advance for your support, faves, comments and awards!

I do appreciate you all ❤️

I was by the lake for sunset yesterday evening, and got some quite nice pictures as the sun went down, and some reflections in the calm water.. When I thought it was all over I started to drive home, when I caught a glimpse of the fire in the sky. I considered driving back to try to catch this reflected in the water -- but guessed I would be too late. So we have to make do with this.

Better On Black

all it usually means is that they've decided to allow themselves the same kind of behavior :-)

Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

chrysanthemum, 'Purple Springs', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

Sunset

Try to see her with a different perspective and things will be clearer.

Day 69/366.

Misty morning.

The grandeur of this waterfall is hard to capture, due to the width, number of tiers and proximity of trees to the base...sometimes going in for a more intimate scene is a better option.

When I was shooting the Nottingham skyline at sunrise less than a fortnight ago on a cold and frosty morn ....this was happening behind me.. so I grabbed a couple handheld down on one knee.which got frozen and wet...Not the best - but the best that I could manage. You couldn't just walk away from these sparkly grasses though, could you ?

Coucher de Soleil sur 2020...

BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR ! ❤️

Colorado Springs, Colorado

When the sun sets on the beach....

When I turned the camera away from the setting sun things became a lot more dramatic. This small section of suburbia was awash in sunlight, but all around the shadows dominated as the dark clouds rolled over Launceston in the background.

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Brookfield Place

Toronto, Ontario

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After two days of heavy rainfall, portions of our local park were transformed into wetlands.

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When it lines up

When Guru went into the cat enclosure, Muse still couldn't bring himself to use the cat flap. So I opened the bedroom window to see if he would use that avenue. He watched for a long time before finally venturing out.

Have a nice weekend, everyone 😄

Rome, Italy

when kids say something that makes you do a double take.

When you cant stop thinking of me.. even though you try

Dark cherry dress now available

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Cuando no se sabe cuál elegir

Parc de Cervantes - Barcelona

Nora @ Schnorres

When a fallen Crocus makes an ugly wall beautiful ~ KissThePixel2019

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When shall we meet again, sweetheart?

Gridrow Heights opens October 1st for all Elysium members.

When I walked into the kitchen yesterday morning (Sat. 5th) I noticed that at the bottom of the garden a Sparrowhawk had taken a Collared Dove but was also being harassed by a Magpie. I went to get my camera but when I returned, the Sparrowhawk had not only protected its prey (which was still alive at this point) but had seen off the Magpie which was now watching from a safe distance. Soon after it flew away leaving the Sparrowhawk to bend to its task.

During 2020 there has definitely been an increase in Sparrowhawk activity in the garden. Whether this is just happenchance or there has been an increase in the local population, I really can't say.

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Upton Dyke, Norfolk Broads

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When SL turns into a huge Christmas postcard :) Quand SL se transforme en une gigantesque carte de Noël :) maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Moochie/170/198/23

Crete, Greece

I haven't been here for a while. I've missed your beautiful pictures :)

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When you are afraid of losing your connection.

A glimpse of underground life in Paris

When Costa Ricans say “pura vida,” it's a way of saying hello. For the Costa Rican people, it represents a way of life that welcomes a minimal lifestyle, celebrates good fortune, and encourages you to take things in your stride.

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I’ve never participated in a “Bird Photography” tour, but while traveling in other countries I’m always on the lookout for birds. So, while our tour group was enjoying evening cocktails at a lodge in Costa Rica, I was out on the deck with one hand on my drink and the other for my camera. This male Tanager flew in for a visit and was close enough for me to snap a quick portrait without spilling my drink. It was a good day 😉

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(I think this is a Hepatic Tanager. Correct me if you know the proper name.)

The Hepatic Tanager’s sweet, caroling song carries well through the open pine and pine-oak forests of its highland habitats. Named for the male’s dusky reddish upperparts (“hepatic” refers to the liver), this species’ scientific name (flava) also references the female’s yellow plumage. Hepatic Tanagers occur in much of South and Central America and barely reach the southwestern areas of the United States. In Central and South America there are 300+ species of tanagers that, despite sharing a name, are unrelated to the 4 species in the U.S. and Canada.

- Cornell Lab of Ornithology

(Nikon Z6, 24-200/f4-6.3 @ 200 mm. 1/160 @ f/8, ISO 18000, edited to taste)