PostsCommentsPayoutseolianpariah2 (71)in Black And White • 2 hours agomonomad challenge at the recycling centerwe tend to accumulate worn out things, especially when the entire economy is based on throw away consumption. it got to the point where we were running out of storage space for essential items so we tookeolianpariah2 (71)in Photography Lovers • 12 hours agoSlottsfjell in TønsbergTønsberg is the oldest city in Norway and in the 1200s and 1300s the king's residence was a castle on the highest point in the city, Slottsfjellet. there are ruins of the castle, a church and the surroundingeolianpariah2 cross-posted @eolianpariah2/an-evening-on-the-rockseolianpariah2 (71)in Worldmappin • 2 days agoAn evening on the rocks at Rakke Westplease join me for my exciting evening at Rakke West, a pearl on the wonderful rocky Skaggerak seacoast in southern Norway down at the water's edge the view was very different…eolianpariah2 (71)in Worldmappin • 2 days agoAn evening on the rocks at Rakke Westplease join me for my exciting evening at Rakke West, a pearl on the wonderful rocky Skaggerak seacoast in southern Norway down at the water's edge the view was very different depending which directioneolianpariah2 (71)in Photography Lovers • 3 days agoBack at Rakke, this time in the rainabout 3 weeks ago i posted some shots from Rakke West: . an evening a few days ago i went back to the exact same place but under quite different conditions. it was gray and overcast with the rain out toeolianpariah2 (71)in Feathered Friends • 4 days agoentry smap 238: glossy ibisFlocks of Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus may be seen around the globe, in Asia, Africa, the Americas and Australia and more. these shots are from a wetlands in Maharashtra, India. the tips of their beakseolianpariah2 (71)in Shadow Hunters • 5 days agoentry reflections 239the town of Ulefoss is home to one of the oldest operating industries in Europe, Ulefos Jernværk established in 1657. historically it was well known for its iron production, especially wood stoves buteolianpariah2 (71)in Shadow Hunters • 6 days agoentry smash 393so my wife and i were cleaning house after we noticed that dust had been collecting everywhere. especially on the things that were lying open on a shelf in the bedroom. it was so bad that when we startedeolianpariah2 (71)in Photography Lovers • 8 days agosunrise in the harbor and gardenduring the summer months the sun rises so early that we are asleep when it happens. i'm sure we miss out on some great scenes but what to do, we need to sleep. now that it's September the sun is kind enougheolianpariah2 (71)in Feathered Friends • 10 days agoentry smap 237: birds and foodFor years i have wondered why this bird was named Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis moluccensis because it doesn't have blue wings, just a slight patch of blue that is very easily overlooked when the birdeolianpariah2 (71)in Shadow Hunters • 11 days agoentry reflections 238the Tiroda river is more like a creek until it approaches the sea and widens into a swampy wetlands that is partially mangrove, partially mixed forest/swamp and partially marsh and paddy fields. it's aneolianpariah2 (71)in Shadow Hunters • 12 days agoentry smash 392the rising morning sun shines through the bedroom window on the south wall casting a shadow of the frame and grills onto the west wall. next to that is the window on the south wall seen through the mosquitoeolianpariah2 (71)in Photography Lovers • 13 days agosummer fun at the family parkmy local bank rewarded its customers with a free ticket to Foldvik family park in august. so we just couldn't pass up an opportunity for even older folks like ourselves to go and play like kids. so offeolianpariah2 (71)in Photography Lovers • 14 days agoscenes from Pushkar Lakea few years ago we were blessed with the opportunity to visit Puskar Lake in Rajasthan. this sacred lake is one of the holiest sites in all of India. a bath in the lake is highly auspicious and purifying,eolianpariah2 (71)in Black And White • 15 days agomonomad challenge: passing in the fogin this mini-series the whole area was fogged in but the fog was only moderately dense. the profile of the island 1 km out to sea was discernible as a sailboat under power passed through the sound on theeolianpariah2 (71)in Photography Lovers • 15 days agoa rock lover's dreamthrough the years i have explored the nearby rocky coast extensively on hundreds of off-trail walks. there are not many places along the jagged coastline that i have not ventured to so i thought that ieolianpariah2 (71)in Feathered Friends • 17 days agoorange-headed thrush having a splashwe put out water for the birds several places in the garden for both drinking and bathing. in the afternoon the most popular place for birds to drop in is the bath we have in the front. it's ideally placedeolianpariah2 (71)in Shadow Hunters • 18 days agoentry reflections 237the Telemarks Canal opened in 1892 and was an important connection from inland to the coast for people, goods and timber. it is a marvel of engineering, 105 km through rugged hilly terrain with 18 lockseolianpariah2 (71)in Photography Lovers • 19 days agoNautilus at the world's endFærder National Park is a marine national park in Norway encompassing the archipelago of the many small islands of Tjøme and Nøtterøy and the waters as far out to sea as Tristein and Færder lighthouse.eolianpariah2 (71)in Shadow Hunters • 20 days agoentry smash 391: Shadow's chew toythis is an old shot from the house where i grew up from before it was sold. my mother and her black Labrador, Shadow lived there at the time. Shadow's chew toy (featured on the patio table) regularly gets
