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The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,
The humble sheep a threat'ning horn:
While the Lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.
Little White Lily
William Blake
Smells very sweet;
On her head sunshine,
Rain at her feet.
Thanks to the sunshine,
Thanks to the rain,
Little White Lily
Is happy again.
GEORGE MACDONALD.
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Found at the American Orchid Society in Delray Beach, FL
Above this world, now back again
Millions of years, where it all began
And there’s a hold
For the savior who had the purest of heart
Let this be with you soon
There’s a new world laid at your feet
We build an army from nothing
We raise our children to the beat
Of this comforting battle
Before the dark
Sought against our ways and means
We’re now against our own uphold, ’til we find a cure
And another path into the deepest hole
Behind all insecurity
There is wall of assurance
She is her own worst enemy
She fights her battles for no one
There’s a new world laid at your feet
We build an army from nothing
We raise our children to the beat
Of this comforting battle
They are singing for a new beginning
You know by now
Water fills her lungs and she’s inhaling
You feel that now
Underneath the stars her body’s sinking
You know by now
The air is silent, not a sound
You walked my life, you took it back
We made you sing, now turn the clock
There’s a was or a something new
Throw my body at the stars
Where the angels look
They are singing for a new beginning
You know by now
Water fills her lungs and she’s inhaling
You feel that now
Underneath the stars her body’s sinking
You know by now
The air is silent, not a sound
Studio flash on right with SB800 and homemade light grid out of shot behind leaf. On Acrylic base. Nikkor DX 35mm
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~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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During my recent winter tour to the Black Forest with Lars Kehrel and Fabian Müller we didn't miss the opportunity to visit the famous wind beech trees a the Schauinsland mountain. This is one of the few location which look great in reality but even better when you start photographing at it.
This is because with a photo of these tree you can really bring out their isolation and resilience which they need through the cold winter days. Here I opted for a radical approach: While sometimes the trees are isolated by a snow storm or heavy fog when we visited we could see the whole group of trees. By using a the right viewing angle and some heavy post-processing I did isolate my favorite tree of the group. I really like the level of abstraction you can achieve that way.
Water Lily (Nymphaeaceae)
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I had never seen these white doves in our garden before but last year when we had our few centimetres of snow several appeared. Still waiting for some snow this year although it was a cold -2c this morning and we do have a touch of frost!
White Magnolia blossom found in a small new park in Pudong. The Magnolia (Chinese: 木兰, mùlán) is the city flower of Shanghai. See where this picture was taken. [?]
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THIRD place in the WHITE FLOWERS competition - Floral Fantasia 29th Jan 2010 :-)
BRONZE Medalist - A ROSE SO SWEET Daily Theme Contest 7th August 2009
Color Photo Award - PREMIER.
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OK, by contrast here's something with just about no color at all. It is an aetherization of an old fountain in a recently-closed turn-of-the-century grade-school attended by my family's elders.
Note the reflections in the left side tiles. I just noticed that myself.
A splash of color probably would have made this...roses in the bowl...ideas?
This is a repost with small changes.
a thank you to mum and dad for the beautiful flowers which was a lovely welcome home present. SOOC apart fom slight crop (I was getting withdrawal symptoms from my macro lens)
Taken in a little glasshouse attached to Olveston, a stately home open to tourists (but not photographers) in our city. Fortunately you can wander the grounds without restriction.
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The Mandarin drake or Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is known for its beautiful colors, but there are in Europe in captivity also various color mutations as white, apricot (or blonde) and black.
The most common of this rarity is the White Mandarin Duck. Although it is relatively unknown as the origin of this mutation. It is believed that those mutations also occur in nature, but that those birds usually do not survive for long because of their different coloration makes them stand out to predators.
In the wild, Mandarins can be found in northeast China, Korea, Japan and eastern Siberia.
The Mandarin Duck or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the Carolina Duck or North American Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). It is 41–49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan.
The picture of a male of the rare White Mandarin Duck is taken at Ouwehands Dierenpark, zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands
De mandarijn woerd (Aix galericulata) staat bekend om zijn prachtige kleuren, maar er zijn in Europa in gevangenschap ook verschillende kleurmutaties als wit, abrikoos en zwart bekend.
De meest voorkomende van deze zeldzaamheid is de witte mandarijneend. Hoewel het onbekend is hoe de kleurenmutaties ontstaan, wordt er aangenomen dat de kleurvarianten ook in de natuur voorkomen, maar dat deze vogels meestal niet lang leven omdat ze te veel opvallen bij roofdieren.
In het wild kunnen mandarijneenden worden gevonden in het noordoosten van China, Korea, Japan en oostelijk Siberië. De mandarijneend of gewoon mandarijn is een middelgrote eend, nauw verwant aan de Carolina-eend (Aix sponsa).
De vogel is 41 à 49 cm lang en heeft een vleugelspanwijdte van 65 à 75 cm.
De foto hier van een mannetje van de zeldzame witte mandarijneend is genomen in de zogenaamde "Vrije Vlucht Volière" van Ouwehands Dierenpark in Rhenen.
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It was overcast and drippy today. It's now very windy and raining. Hope it clears tomorrow. I want to go birding!
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White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
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