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Günderodehaus Filmhaus Heimat 3, a nice restaurant with fantastic view on the Rhin valley with #Oberwesel village.
I can’t resist having a photo like in Titanic: “I’m the king of the world!”, sorry 😉
#RhinelandPalatinate #Rhin #Germany #monPetitTourdEurope #iphonephotography #iphone13pro #travel #outdoors #outdoor #landscape #landscapePhotography #restaurant #titanic #view #landscapes #nature #europe
A quotation from Douglas Adams
“So what do we do if we get bitten by something deadly, then?” I asked.
He blinked at me as if I were stupid.
“Well what do you think you do?” he said. “You die of course. That’s what deadly means.”
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Last Chance to See, ch. 2 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]
More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/29827/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #lastchancetosee #deadliness #death #lethality #mortality #nature #poisonous #snake #snakebite #venom
A quotation from Bill Watterson
CALVIN: It offends the human ego that nature is indifferent to us. Nature doesn’t care if people live or die. It refuses to be tamed. It does whatever it wants and acts like people don’t matter. It won’t confirm our right to be here. That drives people crazy. We can’t stand being ignored. It’s insulting and … hey!
HOBBES: YAWWNN. [wanders off]
CALVIN: I think that’s also why some people don’t like cats.
Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1994-03-04)
More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/84594…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #cats #ego #humannature #indifference #naturalworld #nature #reality #validation
Three adults and nine young Canada Geese.
See it bigger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/three-canada-geese-with-nine-young-in-lake-superior-jan-luit.html
#WildlifePhotography #Photography #NaturePhotography #fotografie #Arte #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #PhotographyIsArt #Fotografia #birdsofmastodon #Birdwatching #Birding #Birds #Vogel #Wildlife #Art #Artwork #Nature #Natuur #mastoart #Fediart #GiveArt #Giftidea #Artist #CanadaGeese #LakeSuperior #Young #Juvenile
Pine Siskin in the top of a Spruce tree
See it bigger or get it here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/pine-siskin-in-the-top-of-a-spruce-tree-jan-luit.html
#WildlifePhotography #Photography #NaturePhotography #fotografie #Arte #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #PhotographyIsArt #Fotografia #birdsofmastodon #Birdwatching #Birding #Birds #Vogel #Wildlife #Art #Artwork #Nature #Natuur #mastoart #Fediart #GiveArt #Giftidea #Artist
These beautiful cheerful Rudbeckia flowers delight me every year in my garden and are always an inspiration for new paintings.
Yellow coneflower - hand painted acrylic painting - https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/yellow-coneflower-karen-kaspar.html
#MastoArt #art #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #contemporaryArt #BuyIntoArt #flowers #flower #garden #floral #nature #NatureLover #bloomscrolling #florespondence #handmade #natur #blumen
The lighthose between trees
See it bigger or get it here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/lighthouse-between-the-trees-jan-luit.html
#Photography #NaturePhotography #fotografie #Arte #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #PhotographyIsArt #Fotografia #Art #Artwork #Nature #Natuur #mastoart #Fediart #GiveArt #Giftidea #Artist #Lighthouse #Mountain #Lake #LakeSuperior
Mythical Creature
Is it a flying narwhal, a unicorn with wings, or a garden fairy? Nope — it’s a ruby‑throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). I happened to catch this tiny marvel zipping past while I was set up to photograph much larger (and much slower) birds. These hummingbirds flap their wings about 53 times per second, and even with my shutter speed at 1/1000, the wings still refused to freeze.
Despite that, I love the composition of this shot. On that day, it won out over several technically sharper images simply because the moment felt right.
Discover nature's fleeting moments through my lens—visit my photo gallery to see more.
https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #rubythroatedhummingbird
YAKAMOZ (Turkish):
The reflection of the moon on the surface of the water.While pop-linguistics books often frame this purely as a romantic, untranslatable word for moonlight, its scientific and historical roots are even more fascinating.
#Linguistics
#Etymology
#Bioluminescence
#Nature
#Language
#Words
#photography
#StarTrails
#AltText
🐒🐩🐨🐼🐹🦔🦍💁♀️*The common spotted cuscus, a marsupial native to New Guinea and northern Australia👉
Nature is Amazing ☘️ on X: "The common spotted cuscus, a marsupial native to New Guinea and northern Australia A nocturnal tree-dweller, the common spotted cuscus uses its prehensile tail like a fifth limb to climb through the forest canopy. Females are typically more heavily spotted than males https://t.co/YhrIxZCpDl" / X
https://x.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/2068189833932235137
Was Hobbes Right in Leviathan? Only partially.
https://brywillis634737.substack.com/p/hobbes-was-right?r=pvxh5
#philosophy #blog #history #reading #substack #monarchy #democracy #history #books #politics #governance #empire #nature #foundation #anarchy #Leviathan #Hobbes #violence
Ruby in the Air
Here is a ruby‑throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). I’m personally not thrilled with the image. I used Lightroom to blur the background, and it ended up looking like a clumsy kid trying to stay inside the lines of a coloring book. I could have started over, but I thought, nah — just go with it.
By order of the Galactic Empire, your presence is commanded at my photo gallery:
https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #rubythroatedhummingbird
Hier habe ich ein bisschen Sommerfeeling für dich - inspiriert von Spaziergängen vorbei an reifenden Getreidefeldern, aus denen die wunderschönen roten Mohnblumen herausleuchten und im Sommerwind tanzen...
Leuchtend rote Mohnblumen in einem Getreidefeld - handgemaltes Acrylgemälde
--> https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Leuchtend-rote-Mohnblumen-in-einem-Getreidefeld-Acrylgemaelde/1946405
#poppy #art #painting #flowers #garden #floral #nature #natur #blumen #wildflowers #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #bloomscrolling #florespondence #handmade #mohn
Bright red poppies - they are bringing me joy on every walk right now!
Now I’d like to bring you a little joy with this.
Bright red poppies in a cornfield - hand-painted acrylic painting
--> https://karenkasparartprints.com/featured/bright-red-poppies-in-a-cornfield-karen-kaspar.html
#poppies #art #painting #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #flowers #garden #floral #nature #natur #blumen #red #wildflowers #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #BuyIntoArt #bloomscrolling #florespondence #handmade
Juvenile Eastern Chipmunk on a rock
See it bigger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/juvenile-eastern-chipmunk-on-a-rock-jan-luit.html
#WildlifePhotography #Photography #NaturePhotography #fotografie #Arte #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #PhotographyIsArt #Fotografia #Wildlife #Art #Artwork #Nature #Natuur #mastoart #Fediart #GiveArt #Giftidea #Artist #Chipmunk #EasternChipmunk #Squirrel #Groundsquirrel #Cute
The riven scarps of the Mormon Rocks located in the Mojave Desert's Cajon Pass reach skyward.
#California #Desert #Travel #bnw #AYearforArt #blackandwhite #monochrome #BuyIntoArt #classicmonochrome #nature #outdoors #scape #landscape #Mojave #rural #mastoart #fotografie
A quotation from Wallace Stegner
Order is indeed the dream of man, but chaos, which is only another word for dumb, blind, witless chance, is still the law of nature.
Wallace Stegner (1909-1993) American novelist
Crossing to Safety, ch. 13 (1987)
More about this quote: wist.info/stegner-wallace/8452…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #stegner #wallacestegner #chaos #control #dream #expectations #humannature #naturallaw #nature #order
Tree on the Bank of a Small River Impressionist Painting
#tree #river #bank #impressionist #painting #art #contemporaryart #artforsale #artist #painting #wallart #fineart #interiordesign #artbuyer #buyintoart #ayearforart #buyart #beautifulart #print #poster #nature #landscape #water #scenery #travel #photography
A American Robin on the grass looking for food.
See it bigger here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/american-robin-standing-in-the-grass-jan-luit.html
#WildlifePhotography #Photography #NaturePhotography #fotografie #Arte #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #PhotographyIsArt #Fotografia #birdsofmastodon #Birdwatching #Birding #Birds #Vogel #Wildlife #Artwork #Artwork #Nature #Natuur #mastoart #Fediart #GiveArt #Giftidea #Artist
Remember the day of the late day sun that painted the trees & the gentle breeze as we leaned together in the shade.
Memory of the Trees -> https://chrystyne-novack.pixels.com/featured/memory-of-the-trees-chrystyne-novack.html
#trees #tree #AYearforArt #Summer #Nature #BuyintoArt #outdoors #mastoart #art #fedigiftshop #homedecor #artforsale #art #sunshine #memory #reverie
I saw these lovely blooms on top of a stone wall yesterday. Not being much of a botanist, I had to look them up - and, apparently, this is purple stonecrop, which is a type of sedum. Tiny, but beautiful...
A female Red-winged Blackbird
See it bigger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/female-red-winged-blackbird-on-a-dead-branch-jan-luit.html
#WildlifePhotography #Photography #NaturePhotography #fotografie #Arte #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #PhotographyIsArt #Fotografia #birdsofmastodon #Birdwatching #Birding #Birds #Vogel #Wildlife #Art #Artwork #Nature #Natuur #mastoart #Fediart #GiveArt #Giftidea #Artist #Female
It’s late #spring / early #summer
I put out a lot of #BackyardWildlife feed, for Linus’s entertainment & my own.
I’ve posted some videos here including the #NorthernFlicker #Woodpecker mating dance, & a bunch with #squirrels, #chipmunks & #birds getting up close & personal with my super-mellow old man #Linus. Here are a few more.
First up, momma #Grackle feeding baby Grackle.
#DogsOfMastodon #nature #squirrels #birds #dogs #AdoptDontShop #rescue #SeniorDogs
Next up 2 baby #PineSquirrels [aka #AmericanRedSquirrel] playing like it’s 1999.
[yes I talk through most of my videos. whatever. deal with it.]
#Linus #DogsOfMastodon #BackyardWildlife #nature #squirrels #birds
This gorgeous entity & its ancestors have been living on this land for generations. It is not the first of its kin I have had the pleasure of meeting.
Things that make me instantly happy: beautiful night sky, beautiful forests and nature (night or day), fireflies, aurora borealis, rain, the smell of rain, good food, good satire, good coffee, good movies, good music, good art, happy animals, Linux, privacy, security, human rights… etc. 🌌🐧🌲🌿🌧️ ✨
#instantlyhappy #beautifulNightsky #beautifulForests #nature #nightOrDay #fireflies #auroraborealis #rain #smellOfRain #goodFood #happyAnimals #Linux #privacy #security #humanRights
What makes you instantly happy… 🤔
Little Painted Desert near Winslow, Arizona. April 1984. A colorful labyrinth of eroded rock formations and box canyons.
#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #nature #Arizona #desert #Southwest #canyons #rocks