A Lark Ascending Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 A hillside in the Great Smoky Mountains is turned into a living cascade of light by the ankle-high glows of blue ghost males. Even more mysterious are their wingless females who, tethered to the forest floor, can only dream of flying. With glow spots shining out through their transparent skin, the delicate blue ghost females seem like tiny gems nestled into the leaf litter Photograph: Spencer Black Fireflies create a magic that transcends time and space. They transform ordinary landscapes into something otherworldly. Although I’ve spent decades delving into the most intimate details of their courtship and sex lives, the luminous landscapes they create still fill me with wonder Photograph: Tsuneaki Hiramatsu https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2016/jun/08/night-workers-how-evolution-drives-the-firefly-dance-in-pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted June 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Escherndorf, Germany - Poppies bloom in front of vineyards near Escherndorf Photograph: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/AP http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/jun/09/best-photographs-of-the-day-ramadan-in-gaza-and-a-tired-tiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted June 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Havana, Cuba - Fishermen stand along the seafront boulevard El Malecon during sunset Photograph: Enrique de la Osa/Reuters http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/jun/16/best-photographs-of-the-day-football-fans-brexit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Lark Ascending Posted November 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) Dhaka, Bangladesh: Fishermen place bamboo, where they will later place tree branches and fish food, to catch fish in a river Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/nov/28/best-photos-of-the-day-magical-lantern-festival-and-a-mosul-blaze Edited November 29, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 London, UK - Frost covers the ground in Richmond Park as deer graze on bracken Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/nov/29/best-photos-of-the-day-alice-and-the-city-of-light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Tyne and Wear, England - The Princess Seaways arrives at the Port of Tyne at dawn Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/dec/01/best-photos-of-the-day-a-rainy-ride-and-libyan-clashes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 11 hours ago, A Lark Ascending said: Tyne and Wear, England - The Princess Seaways arrives at the Port of Tyne at dawn Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/dec/01/best-photos-of-the-day-a-rainy-ride-and-libyan-clashes No doubt after dumping tons of waste on our shores - polluting heap o' crap ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Frost covers a valley near Chapel-en-le Frith in the Peak District - Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2016/nov/30/cold-snaps-frost-ice-around-uk-in-pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) Epworth, North Lincolnshire (where the Wesley's came from and not far from where the Pilgrim Fathers first got it together). Beautiful winter's day. Edited December 5, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 2 hours ago, A Lark Ascending said: Epworth, North Lincolnshire (where the Wesley's came from and not far from where the Pilgrim Fathers first got it together). Beautiful winter's day. Looks beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 T'was a lovely day. Donald's nemesis silently make their way towards the Scottish coast. Rotenburg, Germany - Wind turbines stand out of the fog as large parts of northern Germany were under thick fog Photograph: Stefan Rampfel/AP https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/dec/05/best-photographs-of-the-day-ice-skaters-and-tigers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) Great egrets take flight in a swamp in Hunagry in a picture placed in the action category by Zsolt Kudich - Photograph: Zsolt Kudich/2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Some amazing pictures here from the National Geographic nature photographer of the year 2016 winners: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/dec/09/national-geographic-nature-photographer-of-the-year-2016 From elsewhere on the Guardian site, I think this is a lovely picture: Mus, Turkey - A Shepherdess walks with her flock after snowfall on a winter’s day in Mus, Turkey Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Almost Biblical. https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/dec/09/best-photos-of-the-day-a-border-crossing-a-rat-at-large Edited December 10, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Wow! Krasnoye, Russia - Reindeer from a farm in the Nenets Autonomous Region Photograph: Anton Taibarei/TASS via Getty Images Lake District, England - Sailing boats at dawn on Windermere Photograph: Ashley Cooper/Barcroft Images https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/dec/10/the-20-photographs-of-the-week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Tom Bridge - Sunrise at Pen y Fan, Brecon Beacons, on 4 December. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/38238569 Add a few figures cowering in terror and this could be one of those giant John Martin canvasses. Edited December 12, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Antalya, Turkey - The TÜBİTAK national observatory is located 2,500 metres (8,200ft) up Mount Bakirlitepe in Saklıkent Photograph: TASS/Barcroft Images https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/dec/12/best-photos-of-the-day-princes-cloud-guitar-and-molten-art-in-china Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) Hooray! Days start drawing out tomorrow. Edited December 21, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Europe's oldest pagans: the deep forest life of Mari people (Russia) https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/dec/21/europes-oldest-pagans-mari-people-ikuru-kuwajima Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 West Sussex, UK - A woman walks her dog as the early morning fog clears near Copthorne Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/dec/22/best-photographs-of-the-day-storm-barbara-aleppo-snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 All very Vaughan Williamsy Fog lingers around the church spire of St Peter and St Paul as the sun rises over the village of Kilmersdon near Radstock in Somerset Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2016/dec/28/weather-fog-frost-uk-in-pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 On 21/12/2016 at 6:12 AM, A Lark Ascending said: Hooray! Days start drawing out tomorrow. And with these guys (aurochs) in line to be DNA-reconstituted, life on The Plain could revert again to 3500 BC ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Mumbai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 The billboard is photoshopped bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Two deer lock horns in the frost and fog in Windsor Great Park in Berkshire Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2016/dec/28/weather-fog-frost-uk-in-pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) 17 hours ago, catesta said: The billboard is photoshopped bullshit. The photo is real. Link Image by a certain Mr. Paul Needham. Uncropped: Edited December 31, 2016 by erwbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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