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350106, a Siemens Desiro, awaits departure at Bletchley with a Northampton service, 25th February 2008. Originally delivered in a plain light grey unbranded livery the class 350 units are now appearing the very attractive London Midland livery.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Green Heron
SPI Birding & Nature Center
Osprey
Laguna Vista, Texas
In about 2 seconds that spoonbill is going to kick the other spoonbill off the log.
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Take-Off
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Chachalaca
Bensten-Rio Grande
Valley State Park
Green Kingfisher
SPI Birding & Nature Center
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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In delicate light-pink traditional Vietnamese dress, a graceful maiden holds a bunch of white calla lilies, posing on a curved structure on a green lake at a street intersection. The soft afternoon sunlight and pale blue smoke evoke an ancient ambiance.
A perfect day
Cerro de los Cristales
Eastern Screech Owl
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Great Blue Herons nesting.
Roy G. Guerrero Metro Park
Squirrel
Mills Pond Park
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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In the afternoon glow, a radiant girl with curly blonde hair sits atop a light blue marble step by the urban lake. Clad in a light orange shirt jacket and charming white lace shirt, she poses seductively.
Chalten Massif
The Chalten (Fitz Roy) Massif after a storm the day before
Condor
one of many Condors in the Chalten Massif
Valle Cochamo
The Rio Cochamo close to the village towards the Andes in fall 2011.
White Ibis
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Least Bittern
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Pelican Sunset
Laguna Madre
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Once a Norway lemming
Leitz (Leica) Macro Elmarit R 60mm 2.8 (early version).
The Norway lemming used to be very common, but the last 3 decades have seen a huge decline due to climate change.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Great Kiskadee
Bensten-Rio Grande
Valley State Park
Red-Shouldered Hawk looks for dinner on Thanksgiving Day
Onion Creek Metropolitan Park
Big Horn Sheep
Pike Peak Park-Revisited
after the rain
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Artic Poppy
Leitz (Leica) Macro Elmarit R 60mm 2.8 (early version).
The Artic Poppy (Papaver radicatum radicatum) in Southern Norway becomes much more rare because of climate change, the tree limits moves upwards on the Mountains, at this site the trees was only few meters lower the poppies, in Summer 2009 we only found 5 plants of Artic Poppy at this site.
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Great Blue Heron
SPI Birding and Nature Center
The Struggle Between Life and Death
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Wishbone Ash
3TEN Austin City Limits Live
In a pure white dress, a lovely girl with shoulder-length curly hair holds a bouquet of sky-blue hydrangeas. She stands in front of green and red foliage. Morning sunlight filters through, like sparkling drops rolling down from the leaves' top.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Great Kiskadee
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Reddish Egret or "The Mad Scientist Bird"
SPI Birding & Nature Center
King of the Branch
Mills Pond Park
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Muskrat Love, laying in supplies for the winter.
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory and Other Critters
Eastern Screech Owl gives me the side-eye.
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The struggle between life and death.
Mills Pond Park
Warbler hunting for spiders in those empty seed pods.
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory
Great Blue Herons, she seems to be happy to see him.
Roy G. Guerrero Metro Park
Texas Backroads
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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The Squirrel and His Pecan
Roy Guerrero Metropolitan Park
Bighorn Sheep
Pikes Peak Park
Chicago-Tony Obrotha
ACL Live at The Moody Theater
A lovely muse, clad in a pristine white gown with flowing black hair, sits upon a chair amidst the verdant lawn. With a cheerful demeanor, she poses gracefully, holding a bouquet of flowers in the morning light.
Listening
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Split Rail and Texas Bluebonnets.
Lockhart State Park
The struggle between life and death.
Mills Pond Park
I was so intimidated by this squirrel that I threw all my money at it and ran like hell.
Mills Pond Park
The Perfect day
Just beneath the summit of Cerro de los Cristalles, Lago Argentino, Brazzo Sur and Lago Roca in the back.
Chalten
Monte Fitz Roy
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Tri-colored Heron
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Chicago-James Pankow
ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Pelican Sunset
Laguna Madre
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Beside the blue sea, on weathered cement steps, a girl tenderly strokes her glossy blonde hair, bathed in the sun's golden farewell glow.
Green Heron
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Least Bittern
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Barking dogs in the park have this owl's ears perked up.
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Waiting for lunch to fly by.
Pedernales Falls State Park
Big Horn Sheep
Pike Peak Park-Revisited
Pikes Peak from Garden of the Gods Park
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Morning calisthenics workout with the Roseate Spoonbill.
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Muskrat Love
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory and Other Critters
Great Blue Heron brings her a stick.
Roy G. Guerrero Metro Park
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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In a pristine white traditional Vietnamese dress adorned with simple patterns, a lovely maiden holds a bouquet of white lilies. Shiny black hair cascades over her shoulders as she poses brilliantly beneath resplendent foliage in the afternoon sunlight.
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Midland Railway 0-6-0T 41708 stabled in the yard at Barrow Hill, 16th February 2008.
Locomotive History
In 1878 the Midland Railway introduced a new standard shunting engine and over the next thirteen years built one and eighty five locomotives. Most were built with only a front weatherboard and short cab roof with no rear weatherboard and were commonly known as “half cabs”. Withdrawals commenced as early as 1928 however the last five engines survived until as late as 1966. 41708 was built at Derby works and entered traffic in 1880, numbered 1418. It became 1708 under the Midland Railway 1907 re-numbering scheme and 41708 under British Railways. It was one of the last five survivors and was withdrawn in December 1966. It has currently been fitted with a rear section to the cab, a feature it did not carry in railway service.
A stunning maiden with fiery red hair, clad in a sexy Blue Jean Overalls ensemble, poses confidently and seductively by a tranquil turquoise-blue river. The clear afternoon sunlight casts a radiant glow on the sky and a majestic ancient bridge.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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In a pristine white traditional Vietnamese dress adorned with simple patterns, a lovely maiden holds a bouquet of white lilies. Shiny black hair cascades over her shoulders as she poses brilliantly beneath resplendent foliage in the afternoon sunlight.
A stunning maiden with fiery red hair, clad in a sexy Blue Jean Overalls ensemble, poses confidently and seductively by a tranquil turquoise-blue river. The clear afternoon sunlight casts a radiant glow on the sky and a majestic ancient bridge.
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London Midland and Scottish Railway Jubilee 5690 Leander arrives at Rothley with the Great Central Railway Mail train set, 31st January 2010.
Locomotive History
Between 1934 and 1936, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway introduced one hundred and ninety one new 4-6-0 passenger locomotives of the Jubilee class for express passenger duties. Although they did not attain the prominence of some of the more powerful express locomotives, they were hard-working and could be found through-out the LMS system. They were designed by William Stanier and although in the early days they had problems with poor steaming this was resolved and the class lasted well into the 1960's, being withdrawn as a result of British Railways modernisation plans. 5690 was built at Crewe Works in March 1936 and named Leander after HMS Leander, a light cruiser of the Royal Navy built in 1930. Following nationalization in 1948, Leander was renumbered 45690 by British Railways. After a working life of twenty eight years, mostly allocated to Bristol Barrow Road MPD 45690 was withdrawn in March 1964 and initially dumped at its home shed. By August 1964 it had made its way through the Severn tunnel to the opposite side of the Bristol Channel and could be found languishing at Woodham Brothers scrap yard at Barry. Purchased from Woodham Brothers in 1972 it was the eighteenth engine to leave Barry for preservation and was quickly restored by Derby Works, steaming for the first time since 1964 in August 1973. It completed its last overhaul in 2002 and is nominally based on the East Lancashire Railway.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Great Blue Heron
SPI Birding & Nature Center
Eastern Screech Owl
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Great Blue Heron brings her a stick.
Roy G. Guerrero Metro Park
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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In a pristine white traditional Vietnamese dress adorned with simple patterns, a lovely maiden holds a bouquet of white lilies. Shiny black hair cascades over her shoulders as she poses brilliantly beneath resplendent foliage in the afternoon sunlight.
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350255 heads north through Acton Bridge working 1F46, 14:01 Birmingham New Street – Liverpool, 25th July 2014.
In the temple yard, the models exude unique charisma as they pose gracefully, adorned in innovative Vietnamese halter tops, blending cultural allure with contemporary elegance on a tranquil afternoon.
In the temple yard, the models exude unique charisma as they pose gracefully, adorned in innovative Vietnamese halter tops, blending cultural allure with contemporary elegance on a tranquil afternoon.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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The Lonely Heron
Tri-colored heron, SPI Birding and Nature Center
Morning beach visit
SPI Birding & Nature Center
Tri-colored Heron
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Lacrimosa
Mozart
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Great Blue Herons, she seems to be happy to see him.
Roy G. Guerrero Metro Park
Chicago-James Pankow
ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Wishbone Ash
3TEN Austin City Limits Live
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Least Bittern
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Juvenile Night Heron
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Pelican Sunset
Laguna Madre
In the soft afternoon glow, a stunning maiden stands by the ancient bridge's railing, her golden hair cascading in the wind. She wears a light blue mixed emerald green dress, accentuating her alluring curves.
Reddish Egret teaching these Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks how to march in order.
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Osprey.
Roy G. Guerrero Metro Park
Eastern Screech Owl
Finally caught them together.
Mountains in late evening
Leitz (Leica) Macro Elmarit 60mm 2.8 (early version)
On the expansive green lawn, a lovely maiden dons a pristine white dress, her silky red-blonde hair cascading. Seated on a rattan chair, she holds a bouquet of White Daisies, posing at angles that reveal varied backgrounds aglow in the afternoon sunlight.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Reddish Egret or "The Mad Scientist Bird"
SPI Birding & Nature Center
Chicago-James Pankow
ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Wishbone Ash
3TEN at Austin City Limits Live
Gateway To Mars
SpaceX, Boca Chica Beach, Texas
Muskrat Love
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory and Other Critters
Great Blue Heron brings her a stick.
Roy G. Guerrero Metro Park
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Cerro de los Cristales
A perfect day in Parc National los Glacieres after five days in the Tent.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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On a street corner, a lovely maiden dons a turban, its fabric intertwined with her yellow-black hair. Wrapped in a Jaryl Floral Wrap shirt and a light blue skirt, she holds a bouquet of white daisies, exuding happiness and confidence in her pose.
A captivating maiden, adorned in a charming red dress, her silky black hair occasionally dancing in the wind, strikes a pose with a rose branch in hand. Standing on a high corridor, she's illuminated by streetlights in the twilight.
Dunlin on the Mountain
Leitz (Leica) Telyt R 250mm 4.0
Dunlins near its breeding ground in the Mountains, still partly covered with snow. Here, just before the breeding season, they fly around with other wading birds and forage in different places where there is no snow. The site is 1400 meters above sea level.
Osprey Breakfast
SPI Birding & Nature Center
Roseate Spoonbill
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Reddish egret on a feeding bender
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Crocus tommasinianus 'Roseus'
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A captivating maiden, adorned in a charming red dress, her silky black hair occasionally dancing in the wind, strikes a pose with a rose branch in hand. Standing on a high corridor, she's illuminated by streetlights in the twilight.
IMG_7576 - Noirmoutier
Noirmoutier - Village miniature
Sunsets Flower
Leitz (Leica) Macro Elmarit R 60mm 2.8 (early version),
Cushion pink (Silene acaulis), Jotunheimen, Norway. The red stones becomes more rare, because they break down in the climate change.
A captivating maiden, adorned in a charming red dress, her silky black hair occasionally dancing in the wind, strikes a pose with a rose branch in hand. Standing on a high corridor, she's illuminated by streetlights in the twilight.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Red-Tailed Hawk
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory
Waters Edge
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory and Other Critters
Chicago-Tony Obrotha
ACL Live at The Moody Theater
70013_1001_Quorn
Britannia pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell leads London, Midland and Scottish Railway “Black Five” 4-6-0, 45231 The Sherwood Foresters into Quorn and Woodhouse on a service to Leicester North, 31st January 2010.
Locomotive History
70013 Oliver Cromwell was built at Crewe Works and completed in May 1951. It was the very last steam locomotive to be overhauled at Crewe works and became the very last Pacific in service and was withdrawn at the end of steam on BR in August 1968..
45231 was built in 1936 by Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Co. Scotswood Works, Newcastle on Tyne, it was one of a batch of two hundred and twenty six engines (which was the largest order ever placed with a private builder by a British Railway Company) worth £2.7 million. It was withdrawn at the end of steam on BR in August 1968. It was one of the earliest arrivals at Loughborough and, worked the official opening train to Quorn in September 1973 and was to be one of the mainstays of the service during the mid 1970s.
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Idiot 1 or Idiot 2
Taken 15 years ago
A stunning, elegant maiden, her blonde locks dancing in the sea breeze under the glow of electric lights, exudes confidence and charisma. She poses gracefully on cement steps by the beach, in front of waves adorned with white foam in the evening.
Green Heron
SPI Birding & Nature Center
Least Bittern
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Eastern Screech Owl
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In the temple yard, the models exude unique charisma as they pose gracefully, adorned in innovative Vietnamese halter tops, blending cultural allure with contemporary elegance on a tranquil afternoon.
Loving Big Sister
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Miner emptying cart
In 2006 the Percydale mine was being worked by hand under the control of Greater Bendigo Gold Mines. Miles from anywhere, the would be only 2 people on site.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Rio Grande Turkey
Garner State Park
Big Horn Sheep-King of the Mountain
Pikes Peak Park-Revisited
Pikes Peak from Garden of the Gods Park
Pikes Peak as seen from Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado
i made effort
Today I made an effort. It's not something I've done much of late. It had been all routine. For routine is the absence of effort. You just keep on doing what you're doing and repeat and repeat and then repeat again. Then you keep on doing it for it negates the need to stop, think, and make a decision that will require the aforementioned effort.
Look I put on a shirt and a tie and a waistcoat it mostly fitted because my body has created a whole other layer of me due to my lack of caring. Because caring takes effort. Not caring also takes effort. You'd think it wouldn't but to actively go out of your way to not care means you know you're doing it. But nothingness does not.
A feeling of nothingness where you're not moved either way. Where the routine does take over completely so you don't have to think. This is the thing that is hard to get out of. But it is also the welcome plateau when you head down the way into dark places. So perhaps nothingness is still preferable.
But at least the ties still fits.
Tri-colored heron
SPI Birding & Nature Center
Red-tailed Hawk
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Great Blue Herons nesting.
Roy G. Guerrero Metro Park
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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On a street corner, a lovely maiden dons a turban, its fabric intertwined with her yellow-black hair. Wrapped in a Jaryl Floral Wrap shirt and a light blue skirt, she holds a bouquet of white daisies, exuding happiness and confidence in her pose.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory
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Big Horn Sheep
Pike Peak Park-Revisited
Wishbone Ash
3TEN Austin City Limits Live
Eastern Spectre (Caliaeschna microstigma) Pair
A Pair of Eastern Spectres taken in Mugla Province, Turkey on the 2nd June 2008.
Kindly lightened and sharpened by the Late Steve Covey.
In the temple yard, the models exude unique charisma as they pose gracefully, adorned in innovative Vietnamese halter tops, blending cultural allure with contemporary elegance on a tranquil afternoon.
A Russian beauty, adorned in a sultry pink ensemble, flaunts her physique with sleek lines amid tall green trees in a secluded forest. The morning sunlight filters through the dense canopy, casting a gentle glow on her shoulder-length silky blonde hair.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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A Russian beauty, adorned in a sultry pink ensemble, flaunts her physique with sleek lines amid tall green trees in a secluded forest. The morning sunlight filters through the dense canopy, casting a gentle glow on her shoulder-length silky blonde hair.
Warbler hunting for spiders in those empty seed pods.
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory
Muskrat Love
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory and Other Critters
Great Blue Herons nesting.
Roy G. Guerrero Metro Park
IMG_4293 - Saint-Suliac
Saint-Suliac
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Juvenile Night Heron
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Eastern Screech Owl, must be nap time.
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Chicago-Tony Obrotha
ACL Live at The Moody Theater
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THE PICTURES ARE FOR SALE
A stunning girl, resembling a youthful Ruby Lin, with shiny black hair intertwined with silky red strands, donning a pink dress, stands on a rocky beach's step dyke as the pale orange sunset sinks toward the distant sea horizon.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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A stunning girl with shiny black hair intertwined with silky red strands, donning a pink dress, stands on a rocky beach's step dyke. From a different angle, her face bears a resemblance to actress Kim Ji Won, as the gentle sunset dips into the distant sea
A stunning girl with shiny black hair intertwined with silky red strands, donning a pink dress, stands on a rocky beach's step dyke. From a different angle, her face bears a resemblance to actress Kim Ji Won, as the gentle sunset dips into the distant sea.
Pelican Sunset
SPI Birding & Nature Center
The Mad Scientist or Reddish Egret
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Roseate Spoonbill
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Chicago-Eric Baines
ACL Live at The Moody Theater
Barking dogs in the park have this owl's ears perked up.
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Great Blue Herons, she seems to be happy to see him.
Roy G. Guerrero Metro Park
In a Ruched V Neck Blue Jean Midi Dress, a captivating girl, her hair flowing naturally in the wind, strikes a pose under gentle electric lights, against the backdrop of a twilight beach and a sky ablaze with hues.
In a floral dress, a captivating girl strikes a seductive pose against the sea's sunset. Silky black hair dances in the wind against the horizon, bathed in the lingering golden hues of the sun's last red sunlight.
A stunning girl, resembling a youthful Ruby Lin, with shiny black hair intertwined with silky red strands, donning a pink dress, stands on a rocky beach's step dyke as the pale orange sunset sinks toward the distant sea horizon.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Big Horn Sheep
Pike Peak Park-Revisited
Reddish egret on a feeding bender
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Great Blue Heron
SpaceX Starbase, Boca Chica Beach
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Red-Shouldered Hawk looks for dinner on Thanksgiving Day
Onion Creek Metropolitan Park
Wishbone Ash
3TEN Austin City Limits Live
Wishbone Ash
3TEN Austin City Limits Live
A captivating maiden in a brown wool dress graces the cement steps against the twilight sea, where a romantic purple-pink hue embraces the surface. Silky black hair dances in graceful swirls, caressed by the gentle sea breeze.
In the soft glow of electric lights, a radiant girl with a beautiful face and fiery red hair cascading like a flowing stream, smiles like a blooming flower, standing against the backdrop of the sea illuminated in the sparkling hues of a purple-red sunset.
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Reddish Egret
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Reddish egret on a feeding bender
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Pelican Sunset
South Padre Island
A stunning maiden, adorned in a vibrant blue Traditional Vietnamese Dress, graces the temple courtyard. Her glossy black locks frame her beauty as she poses, cradling a bouquet of delicate pink lotus flowers.
In the morning sunlight, a lovely Russian maiden with golden hair and blue eyes poses gracefully by a step, her hair shining like gold strands. The expansive green foliage behind her brightly in the warm, sunny light.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Least Bittern
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Couch's Kingbird
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Chicago-James Pankow
ACL Live at The Moody Theater
Amidst the sun-kissed grass, adjacent to towering trees adorned with verdant foliage and crimson leaf speckles, a youthful poet finds inspiration. Draped in a woolen dress and adorned with a crown of garlands, she strikes a pose, embodying a gentle romant
Amidst the sun-kissed grass, adjacent to towering trees adorned with verdant foliage and crimson leaf speckles, a youthful poet finds inspiration. Draped in a woolen dress and adorned with a crown of garlands, she strikes a pose, embodying a gentle romantic allure.
In a floral dress, a captivating girl strikes a seductive pose against the sea's sunset. Silky black hair dances in the wind, intersecting the horizon bathed in the lingering golden hues of the sun's last red sunlight.
In the soft glow of electric lights, a radiant girl with a beautiful face and fiery red hair cascading like a flowing stream, smiles like a blooming flower, standing against the backdrop of the sea illuminated in the sparkling hues of a purple-red sunset.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Roseate Spoonbill
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Chicago-Ray Herrmann
ACL Live at The Moody Theater
Eastern Screech Owl
Finally caught them together.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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A stunning maiden, adorned in a vibrant blue Traditional Vietnamese Dress, graces the temple courtyard. Her glossy black locks frame her beauty as she poses, cradling a bouquet of delicate pink lotus flowers.
In the morning sunlight, a lovely Russian maiden with golden hair and blue eyes poses gracefully by a step, her hair shining like gold strands. The expansive green foliage behind her brightly in the warm, sunny light.
In the morning sunlight, a lovely Russian maiden with golden hair and blue eyes poses gracefully by a step, her hair shining like gold strands. The expansive green foliage behind her brightly in the warm, sunny light.
Great Kiskadee
SPI Birding & Nature Center
Muskrat Love, juvenile
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory and Other Critters
Chicago-Tony Obrotha
ACL Live at The Moody Theater
IMG_4923 - Le Mont Saint-Michel
Le Mont Saint-Michel
IMG_4971 - Le Mont Saint-Michel
Le Mont Saint-Michel
IMG_4963 - Le Mont Saint-Michel
Le Mont Saint-Michel
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Chicago-Neil Donell
ACL Live at The Moody Theater
Fishing in Hell
Laguna Madre
Reddish egret on a feeding bender
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Pelican Sunset
South Padre Island
Warbler hunting for spiders in those empty seed pods.
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory
Chicago-James Pankow, Ray Herrmann, Lee Loughnane
ACL Live at The Moody Theater
In the soft glow of electric lights, a radiant girl with a beautiful face and fiery red hair cascading like a flowing stream, smiles like a blooming flower, standing against the backdrop of the sea illuminated in the sparkling hues of a purple-red sunset.
In the soft glow of electric lights, a radiant girl with a beautiful face and fiery red hair cascading like a flowing stream, smiles like a blooming flower, standing against the backdrop of the sea illuminated in the sparkling hues of a purple-red sunset.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Long-tailed Jaeger in Black & White
Leitz (Leica) Telyt R 250mm 4.0
Long-tailed Skua or Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) at the breeding ground in Jotunheimen, Norway.
Redshank at the Roaring River
Leitz (Leica) Telyt R 250mm 4.0
The noise from the Roaring River was so loud that if two persons was standing next to each other, then they had to shout out loud to be heard. The Redshank was nesting in the area, this one had to have a rest break at the River side, many birds stand on one leg at rest. Jotunheimen, Norway. Common redshank (Tringa totanus).
In the temple yard, the models exude unique charisma as they pose gracefully, adorned in innovative Vietnamese halter tops, blending cultural allure with contemporary elegance on a tranquil afternoon.
Great Kiskadee
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Muskrat Love, laying in supplies for the winter.
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory and Other Critters
Wishbone Ash
3TEN Austin City Limits Live
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pastel de couleur orange
Clerodendrum paniculatum
Eastern Screech Owl
Terrytown, Tx
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Pamukkale
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In the coastal sky's brilliance, a captivating girl strikes a pose on a cement platform, beneath the hues of a purple-pink sunset descending over the sea.
Chicago-James Pankow
ACL Live at the Moody Theater
A beautiful and alluring maiden leans gracefully against the balcony, striking a pose beneath the soft glow of electric light. The backdrop, a faint red twilight sky, holds the lingering rays of sunlight above the sea's distant horizon behind her.
i'm keeping my heart
And so it's Valentines'...again. It does seem to come round every February. Especially on the 14th. There could be a pattern emerging. The overabundance of affection that is festooned about the place will make you see red. Literally. I mean it's everywhere. You'll see pink too. For as we all know these are the colours that make up the human heart. And mine too. I think. I'm assuming.
I've never wanted to give mine away. It all sounds very dangerous. I'm going to assume this is a reciprocal process. You give yours, they give theirs, you pop them into your respective flesh receptacles and start bouncing about in an aerobic way. But what if theirs is defective? There you are giving away your perfectly decent heart that's been working perfectly all this time and in return, you get the puss-filled monstrosity that misfires and leads to noxious fumes emanating from a tailpipe.
I will admit my knowledge of the inner working of the human or otherwise humanesque body is mostly gathered from slasher films where the bits are strewn everywhere but it looks almost accurate.
But no I'm keeping mine. It is barely used. I already know it fits. And I'm very possessive of my stuff. So no. I'm going to horde my heart and no amount of anything will convince me otherwise.
So no. No one is getting to touch it. Anyway, it'll be all icky if you did. Look at it's squishiness. I'm really doing you a favour here. You should thank me.
And you're welcome.
hémi(...)
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Adluh in the Snow 3
Columbia, SC 02/13/2010
One more cup of coffee 'fore I go
youtu.be/95cufW4h-gA?feature=shared
A charming beautiful girl wearing a Vietnamese turban is posing gracefully with Ao Dai purple-traditional dress of Vietnam and a Lotus flower.
A charming beautiful girl wearing a Vietnamese turban is posing gracefully with Ao Dai purple-traditional dress of Vietnam and a Lotus flower.
A charming beautiful girl wearing a Vietnamese turban is posing gracefully with Ao Dai purple-traditional dress of Vietnam and a Lotus flower.
Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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Pamukkale
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A charming beautiful girl wearing a Vietnamese turban is posing gracefully with Ao Dai purple-traditional dress of Vietnam and a Lotus flower.
A beautiful girl, her smile both gentle and keen, stands by the sparkling sea at sunset, and sunlight cascades like liquid gold upon the water's surface. In the distance, the sun hovers near the horizon, its soft rays caressing each strand of her hair.
A radiant maiden, her short red hair cascading like a flowing stream, gleams in the sunset glow. With closed eyes and a captivating smile, she stood on a spiral railing beside the tranquil blue seaside, caressed by the fresh sea breeze.
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Santa Sofia
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Salad for lunch
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Reddish egret on a feeding bender
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Pelican Sunset
South Padre Island
A ship glides leisurely towards the fiery sun, its silhouette painted against the vast canvas of the evening sky and sea.
Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Morning calisthenics workout with the Roseate Spoonbill.
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
The Struggle Between Life and Death
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Wishbone Ash
3TEN at Austin City Limits Live
Beneath the fading daylight, a girl in a vibrant red shirt strikes a cool pose, her hair dancing in the wind. The nearby beach glows emerald green under streetlights, transitioning into a distant purple haze beneath the pink-red twilight sky.
Beneath the fading daylight, a girl in a vibrant red shirt strikes a cool pose, her hair dancing in the wind. The nearby beach glows emerald green under streetlights, transitioning into a distant purple haze beneath the pink-red twilight sky. For these photos, I opted against using flash to explore the impact of shooting in low light during twilight. Consequently, I compiled these photos into a separate album. While certain details in this photo may render it less than perfect, I still find it appealing.
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Britannia 70013 Oliver Cromwell has just taken the road to Lenton North Junction at Lenton South Junction with 1Z61 “The Palatine” special charter from London Victoria to Sheffield, 9th May 2009. When I was a lad in the late 1960’s and 1970’s the curve from Lenton South Junction to Lenton North Junction would see a constant stream of coal trains (loaded and empties) to/from the Leen Valley collieries and Engineers trains to/from the Central Materials Depot at Lenton North. Today there is no booked traffic and whilst the Down line showed some signs of recent use prior to 70013 making its way round to Lenton North the Up line looked as though it had not seen any use for weeks. Will the curve survive the Nottingham area re-signalling in the next few years?
Beneath the fading daylight, a girl in a vibrant red shirt strikes a cool pose, her hair dancing in the wind. The nearby beach glows emerald green under streetlights, transitioning into a distant purple haze beneath the pink-red twilight sky.
Beneath the fading daylight, a girl in a vibrant red shirt strikes a cool pose, her hair dancing in the wind. The nearby beach glows emerald green under streetlights, transitioning into a distant purple haze beneath the pink-red twilight sky. While certain details in this photo may render it less than perfect, I still find it appealing.
Beneath the fading daylight, a girl in a vibrant red shirt strikes a cool pose, her hair dancing in the wind. The nearby beach glows emerald green under streetlights, transitioning into a distant purple haze beneath the pink-red twilight sky.
Great Kiskadee
SPI Birding & Nature Center
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Onion Creek Metropolitan Park
Wishbone Ash
3TEN at Austin City Limits Live
Nederlands Dans Theater (Lucent Danstheater) [1981-87, ⛏️détruit en 2015] The hague, Pays-Bas
Architecte : OMA - Rem Koolhaas [1944-]
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First Trans Pennine Express operated Siemens Desiro 185151 has just arrived at Barnetby with the 07:54 Manchester Airport – Cleethorpes service, 12th October 2009. 185151 is the last of fifty one class 185 units built by Siemens in Germany and was delivered in December 2006. Each class 185 vehicle is powered by a Cummins QSK19-R engine through a Voith 3 speed hydrodynamic transmission powering both axles on one bogie with the other bogie unpowered. The class 185 units are designed for quick acceleration and fast hill climbing and provide an improved service to the class 158 units they replaced due to the higher acceleration afforded by the 2250 bhp compared to the 1050 bhp provided by a three car class 158 unit.
Pescadores en Eminönü
Istanbul (Turkey)
In the radiant glow of bright sunlight, a beautiful girl in a resplendent light blue Traditional Vietnamese Dress and a Vietnam Bamboo Hat was posing gracefully in the front yard of the communal house, where red flowers bloom in vibrant splendor.
In the radiant glow of bright sunlight, a beautiful girl in a resplendent light blue Traditional Vietnamese Dress and a Vietnam Bamboo Hat was posing gracefully in the front yard of the communal house, where red flowers bloom in vibrant splendor.
In the temple yard, the models exude unique charisma as they pose gracefully, adorned in innovative Vietnamese halter tops, blending cultural allure with contemporary elegance on a tranquil afternoon.
IMG_7578 - Noirmoutier
Noirmoutier - Village miniature
Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Lost In Texas
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Big Horn Sheep
Pike Peak Park-Revisited
Pikes Peak seen from the "Key Hole" at Garden of the Gods
Garden of the Gods Park
Eminönü
Istanbul (Turkey)
In the radiant glow of bright sunlight, a beautiful girl in a resplendent light blue Traditional Vietnamese Dress and a Vietnam Bamboo Hat was posing gracefully in the front yard of the communal house, where red flowers bloom in vibrant splendor.
Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Starbase
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Warbler hunting for spiders in those empty seed pods.
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory
Muskrat Love, looking for his shadow, he thinks he's a Ground Hog.
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory and Other Critters
Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Least Bittern
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Great Kiskadee
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Wishbone Ash
3TEN Austin City Limits Live
Lunch in the forest
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Red-tailed Hawk
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It was a magical day.
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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A camera captured the rugged beauty of a rocky beach, where waves crash along the coast, freezing a moment of nature's powerful dance.
Under the soft glow of a streetlight, a joyful couple builds a sandcastle by the emerald green ocean waves at night, their laughter echoing along the tranquil beach.
5.12 / 17h22
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Wishbone Ash
3TEN Austin City Limits Live
The Squirrel and His Pecan
Roy Guerrero Metropolitan Park
Waiting for lunch to fly by.
Pedernales Falls State Park
Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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A Study of Focus
Taken on a Canon 50mm. lens using the 1.8 focal lenth.
In Memory of the Great Potato famine
The Great Potato famine happened in Ireland btween
1845 - 1848 To those those people who fled to Wales and there descendants who died hear.
The Celtic Cross
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SALUTI SALATI BIS n.3
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… dal mare … momenti emozionanti….vissuti con passione ed eccitazione tra scogliere, spiagge e cale di sabbia soffice, nelle acque azzurre o verdi, tra la gente o in solitudine.
C’è stato un tempo in cui i saluti, in qualsiasi momento dell’anno, venivano scritti sulle cartoline.
Le mitiche cartoline, appartengono ormai alla storia.
Fino a qualche decennio fa, specie d’estate, le cartoline erano un passaggio obbligatorio.
Trovare le cartoline, scriverle e poi, naturalmente, spedirle, rappresentava un momento fondamentale delle nostre vacanze e poco importava dove le trascorressimo.
Paesello sconosciuto, località marina o città d’arte, non c’era luogo che non prevedesse il rito della cartolina illustrata che, ad ogni estate, si perpetuava con le stesse identiche modalità.
Prima si stilava la lista di persone a cui mandarle, poi c’era la scelta della cartolina, un’operazione per nulla semplice.
Nei paesini più sperduti, trovare delle cartoline decenti rappresentava un’impresa, anche perché il rischio di mandare ogni anno le stesse era molto alto. Gli scorci riprodotti sulle cartoline impilate nei raccoglitori della tabaccheria, erano proprio pochi. Insomma se si era fortunati quattro, cinque tipi, non di più.
Se ci trovavamo al mare, vista la maggiore offerta, era decisamente più semplice. In questi casi ci si poteva sbizzarrire fra mare e spiagge.
Terminata la fase dell’acquisto delle cartoline, a cui contestualmente era legato quello dei famigerati francobolli, ecco arrivare il momento della scrittura.
Scrivere una cartolina non era una cosa da poco.
Dopo averle acquistate e scritte, arrivava il momento cruciale della spedizione.
Ovviamente prima di imbucarle nelle mitiche buche delle lettere, (quelle rosse con la doppia fessura “per la città” e “per tutte le altre destinazioni”), c’era da attaccare i francobolli.
Si trattava di rettangolini di carta, con una delle due facce variamente istoriata, da collocare generalmente in alto a destra, nell’apposito riquadro.
I francobolli nel pleistocene si leccavano, visto che quelli adesivi erano ancora un miraggio.
Oggi di cartoline non se ne spediscono quasi più, anzi a malapena se ne trovano o si ricercano.
Pino Daniele - Chi tene 'o mare
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPC6t69fPMI
Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Least Bittern
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Onion Creek Metropolitan Park
Wishbone Ash
3TEN at Austin City Limits Live
Erik Bentum - Nepal - Pashupatinath
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Great Blue Heron
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Gator
SPI Birding & Nature Center
Morning calisthenics workout with the Roseate Spoonbill.
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
IMG_2428 - Saumur
Saumur
^^
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Green Heron
SPI Birding and Nature Center
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Onion Creek Metropolitan Park
Wishbone Ash
3TEN at Austin City Limits Live
The Spirit of winter
Shadows and mood
Winter Light on Head stones
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Winter Sun
Taken in Cathays Cemettry Cardiff Wales
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First Trans Pennine Express operated Bombardier Turbostar 170301 about to depart Barnetby with the 09:28 Cleethorpes – Manchester Airport service, 12th October 2009.
First Trans Pennine Express operated nine Class 170 two car units which where originally used on the Manchester to Hull route, however three sets are currently diagrammed to operate on the Cleethorpes-Manchester Airport Service as seen here. First Trans Pennine Express received their Class 170 units “secondhand” with eight units transferred from South West Trains (170301-308) at the end of 2006, early 2007 and one unit (170309 renumbered from 170399) from Central Trains in November 2007. They were built at Derby in 2000/01.
In 2015 170301 was modified to Class 168 for Chiltern Railways and became 168321.
Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Ducks on a Pond
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory
Jetty Sunrise
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Arnold, 28 year retired Veteran. He had some great stories.
Isla Blanca Park, South Padre Island
Parqué
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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This duckling tries to escape the clutches of a soft-shelled turtle. For the record, he got away.
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory and other critters.
Wishbone Ash
3TEN Austin City Limits Live
Muskrat Love
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory and Other Critters
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Butterfly
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory
Lost In Texas
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Route barrée
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Lunch on a Limb
Onion Creek Metro Park
Red-Tailed Hawk
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory
Wishbone Ash
3TEN at Austin City Limits Live
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On an overcast 9th March 2011 60049 powers through Attenborough with 6M00, 11:33 Lindsey - Kingsbury loaded oil tanks.
Locomotive History
60049 was built at Brush, Loughborough in 1991 and since June 2005 it has been in and out of store on a regular basis.
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4953 Pitchford Hall. A visitor to the Great Central Winter Gala on the 26th January 2008 seen here departing Loughborough with a freight train.
Locomotive History
Pitchford Hall is one of three hundred and thirty Great Western Hall class locomotives and was built at Swindon works entering traffic in August 1929 allocated to Bristol Bath Road MPD. During the next thirty three years it would be allocated to Weymouth (1930, 1932), Old Oak Common (1930), Westbury (1931), Bristol Bath Road (1933), Taunton (1934), Penzance (1935), Truro (1935), Pontypool Road (1941), Cardiff Canton (1946, 1962), Swindon (1956) Bristol St Phillips Marsh (1960) and finally Cardiff East Dock (1962) from where it was withdrawn in May 1963. Following withdrawal it was sold to Woodham Brothers, Barry for breaking up. However after twenty years at Barry it was sold for preservation and left for Thingley Junction in 1984 before moving to Tyseley for restoration to mainline standards. On Saturday, 7th February 2004 4953 moved under its own power for the first time in forty years.
Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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de toute façon
le monde tourne à l'envers
Osprey
Laguna Vista, Texas
Great Kiskadee
SPI Birding & Nature Center
Reddish egret on a feeding bender
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
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On a grey December day 172333 stands in the platform at Worcester Foregate Street having just arrived with 2V20, 10:46 Dorridge – Worcester Foregate Street and is being prepared for its next duty, 2C36, 12:16 return to Dorridge, 4th December 2014.
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The Great Central Railways “Departmental” engine in 2009 is a very scruffy and faded 37255 and it is seen here at its home base at Quorn, 4th October 2009.
Locomotive History
37255 was built by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry works and was released to traffic as D6955 on the 6th January 1965, allocated to Cardiff Canton. It would remain a Canton engine (apart from two years, 1973/74 “down the road” at Landore) for twenty three years until it was transferred to Immingham in June 1988. This was followed by transfers to Thornaby (1989), Immingham (1991), Canton (1992), Inverness (1992), Motherwell (1994), Bescot (1995) and Toton (1998). Withdrawn in January 1999 it was sent in Wigan for component recovery in December 1999. However it survived its visit to Wigan relatively intact and after just over three years it was moved by road from Wigan to the Great Central Railway on the 15th January 2003. Whilst it has been occasionally used on Great Central Railway passenger services up to 2006, over the last three years it has been confined to PWay and engineers trains. Following a mishap in 2015 it was moved to Nemesis Rail, Burton in January 2016 where it can currently (January 2024) be found/
Mother and Child (it's Him)
2013 © SoulRider.222 / Eric Rider
Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Red-Shouldered Hawk
Onion Creek Metropolitan Park
Big Horn Sheep
Pikes Peak Park-Revisted
Wishbone Ash
3TEN at Austin City Limits Live
White Ibis
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Reddish egret on a feeding bender
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
Muskrat Love
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory and Other Critters
Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Stanier 8F 48305 approaches Loughborough with the 11:00 service from Leicester North, 4th October 2009.
Locomotive History
48305 was built by the London Midland and Scottish Railway in November 1943 and originally numbered 8305. In 1950, it was working from Wellingborough MPD on the coal trains to Brent Sidings, Cricklewood, and to Toton. In April 1957, it was transferred to Northampton MPD, remaining there for the next five years until its next transfer to Crewe South MPD in December 1962. After two years there, it went to Northwich MPD for three months before it made its final transfer to Speke Junction MPD in Liverpool. It was withdrawn from there in January 1968 and arrived at Woodham's scrapyard at Barry in September 1968. It remained at Barry until it was transported to Great Central Railway, arriving at Quorn on the 20th November 1985. Restoration was completed in early 1995 and it is a regular performer on the Great Central Railway
Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Santa Sofia
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Black-bellied whistling duck
SPI Birding & Nature Center
Blue Heron takes in the sunset.
Laguna Madre
Great Blue Heron
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
This duckling tries to escape the clutches of a soft-shelled turtle. For the record, he got away.
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory and other critters.
The Squirrel and His Pecan
Roy Guerrero Metropolitan Park
Wishbone Ash
3TEN Austin City Limits Live
Palacio Dolmabahce
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Palacio Dolmabahce
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Palacio Dolmabahce
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Red-Shouldered Hawk
Onion Creek Metropolitan Park