https://sfba.social/@NorcalGma2/113420677046476887 NorcalGma2@sfba.social - Summer loves the sun.
This warm afternoon is a total surprise.
Summer is not one to waste a perfect moment to connect with her inner self and meditate. She could attain total mindfulness any minute.
Just breathin and chillin herself to a state of total relaxation and zero anxiety.
I need to be more like Summer.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
Und dann scheint das Haus gegenüber geschlossen aus den Urlaub zurück zu sein. Kunstlichtgeflutete Zimmer hinter weit offenen Fenstern. Ein Durcheinander aus Taschen, Koffern, Kleidern. Wieder Pflanzen auf dem Balkon. Gespräche, angeregt und chaotisch, oben, unten. Rückkehren, Einsortieren unter hohen Abendhimmeln.
https://social.seattle.wa.us/@jaimeJ/113176899941374023 jaimeJ@social.seattle.wa.us - "Summer's Send Off" teableau for 09/21/24
#Tea #Teableau #TeaCozy #TeaCosy #GlassArt #Textiles #Exuberance #Summer #BlackTea #Cardamom #AhmadTeas #MidCentury #MCM #VintageGlass
Wind in den Bäumen, Rauch über anderen Gärten. An der großen Haltestelle nebenan scharen sich ausgehfertig gekleidete Teenager, füllen Busse und Bahnen, bewegen sich etappenweise stadtwärts auf dem Weg in den Abend, der noch so viel Sommer birgt und trotzdem dem Herbst so nah ist. Längst verschwand die Sonne hinter dichten Konturen des Parks. Fledermäuse segeln als dunkle Schemen über den Wiesen. In diesem Moment spielt die Musik nur im Inneren, und ihre Tonart ist schwer zu greifen.
#outerworld #concrete_city #later_that_day_later_that_night #summer_moved_on
#concrete city #later that day later that night #summer moved on
As it's almost the #Equinox, the #Sun is setting virtually due #West these days. This #sunset is a bit deceptive as it seems to show heavy #mist with the sun's disc very diffuse and almost invisible. Actually, the sky is relatively clear towards the #zenith. Still, I do like the layered progressive #haziness of the land.
This is the last week of #summer but today is hot and #sunny and so the #pollinators are out doing their thing before it gets to damp and dark and the #flowers wither away. In the front #garden, one of the #plants attracts a lot of #bees and #hoverflies. Here are some pictures I took with my #camera using a #MacroLens.
I'm not sure whether this is a #Bee or a #HoverFly.
You can see the #PollenSacs on this #Bee.
#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #Macro #Horticulture
Afternoons. Reflecting these brighter moments. Hours under a cold wind. // 📷 366skies
#366skies #outerworld #different_concrete_same_cold #summer_moved_on #smartphonephotography
#different concrete same cold #summer moved on
As #summer is coming to and we're heading towards #autumn, the #garden is bearing some #fruit which add #colour to the surroundings.
This #squash is about 25 cm long and has turned a very nice #orange #hue.
These #green #grapes are nearly ripe and the #Vine #Leaves are also used in #cooking.
These #blackberries are at various stages of ripeness.
Here are some #cattle resting in the garden. Just kidding! That's from my recent trip to #Dartmoor and have nothing to do with me except that I photographed them.
(Wetterfühlig, auf zu vielen Ebenen. Manchmal ist der Kopf schwer, manchmal die Seele. Die erste Kerze entzünden, nach dem Sommer, weil es wieder diese Zeit wird. Himmel legt die Stirn in graue Falten. Staubige Inselsteine behalten ihre Geschichten für sich.)
"There's a glowing fish swimming through the streets of Tristesse City"
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https://mastodon.green/@hastingsmothman/113044033605078787 hastingsmothman@mastodon.green - #Summer on the turn to #Autumn in the world of moths. Fewer visitors to the moth box and species are quickly changing.
Today, I had the first 2024 sightings of:
1) Dusky Thorn - like a crisp autumn leaf
2) Delicate - a creamy migrant moth from #Europe
3) Cypress Pug (a little tatty)
4) Portland Ribbon Wave
#moths #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #lepidoptera #conservation #entomology #garden #alttext
(Immer noch schwitzend auf dem Rad, aber die Momente des Fröstelns in der nächsten Böe werden häufiger. Tomaten, Kartoffeln, Himbeeren, nochmal. Und die Herbstastern beginnen zu blühen. Etwas zu früh, den Rilke aus dem Regal zu ziehen, aber Ahnung und Stimmung schreiten unaufhaltsam weiter mit dem Kreis der Jahre.)
As it's a #BankHoliday #weekend, we went on a hike on #Dartmoor. I planned it to be a visit to somewhere I hadn't been before but starting off from a familiar location. In total, the excursion was 18 km of walking and took the best part of 6 hours with all the stops and breaks. As anyone who has walked here before knows, it's not to be done without preparation and having a good #map and #compass with you is vital. Mobile phone reception is patchy at best and so I rely on a paper map and the tried-and-tested method of #DeadReckoning. Essentials include a pair of good quality #WalkingBoots, #WaterProof clothing available and you should always prepare to be colder than you would be in town. As the terrain is quite rough and the vegetation can be thorny along with the presence of insects, #Shorts are not recommended unless you're happy to have grazes and bites by the end of the trip. The elevation is between 400-500 m above sea level and it is one of the wettest places in #England. It is also exposed to high winds.
The start of the journey was easy enough, just a short climb up to a #Cairn.
Until you join a #path or #bridleway, you have to negotiate #gorse which, if you're not careful, could easily mean a twisted ankle. However, the wild #flowers are very colourful. You can also see part of #FernworthyForest in the background, which is where we were headed.
On the way to our first target, there were some #Neolithic artefacts such as these #StandingStones. There are some wild #DartmoorPonies in the background and I took a zoomed-in image of one of the ponies -- it's best not to get too close to them.
The first destination on the itinerary was #FernworthyReservoir. It has a #MasonryDam, which is not a common form of #Dam, most being concrete or earth (embankment) dams in the #UK. There is a another one in Dartmoor and so I'm guessing there was a trend to build such types at the beginning of the twentieth century, which is when I happen to know the other one was built. Neither the dam nor the #reservoir are very big but they do provide water for nearby populations.
The surface of the reservoir was quite choppy owing to the windy conditions. Also, the level was near the maximum and right up to spillway at the centre of the dam.
Fernworthy Forest is a #conifer forest, which I think is not natural, rather being there to provide timber. There are many track through it but none are marked and so the only way to find out which way you're going is to use a compass. I was uncertain of my precise location after a while but I knew that if we kept heading in a westerly direction, we'd eventually get to the other side.
Once out of the forest, it was a matter of heading south towards the main road. The weather forecast was spot on and it started to rain right on cue. Once over a rise, eventually we found a bridleway down.
Once we passed this #StoneCircle, I knew we were on the right track as it's marked on the #OSMap. The journey from there was quite straightforward, although still another 5-6 km to go.
The last leg of the journey was on a main road, without a separate footpath but just before getting onto that, I looked at the path we'd taken and also to the other side of Dartmoor.
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"Leave the church in the village - leave it in tristesse-City"
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