@anisian hey, yes Bavaria a couple of weeks ago. April and may have been quite dry... Until yesterday.And thanks for reading the blog. Yes that moment was a "little" surprise.

On the shores of Coniston, at the weekend, I ran into this blossoming horse chestnut tree, growing amongst moss-covered rocks, with a carpet of bluebells at its feet. There are just mad numbers of bluebells in the woods around here...#Photography #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #Bluebells #Spring #Cumbria #Nature

@FotoVorschlag #FotoVorschlag "Zirkus"Akrobatisches Schattentheater: "Die Mobiles" mit "Moving Shadows" #photography #prinzregententheater #münchen

Chalcophaps indica (Asian Emerald Dove) in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India. by: Tisha Mukherjee https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asian_Emer… #image #photography #photo #photos #wikipedia #wiki #potd #picture #pictures #today #featured

Good evening. ‍🟫‍🟫‍🟫9 May 2026We’d been on the road all day, and now we’re tucked into northern Arkansas, deep in the Ozark Mountains. After we arrived, we went out to dinner with my daughter and granddaughters. Then they headed off to do a little shopping for the upcoming graduation party. I think I mentioned a few days ago that one of my granddaughters is graduating from college this month. She’ll be teaching kindergarten in North Little Rock once she’s officially done.The drive itself was pretty uneventful. Most of it was interstate, and my modern car handled the bulk of the work with its hands‑free driving feature. I still had to sit there and keep an eye on things, of course — take over when the car insisted, tell it when to change lanes, and handle the turns. The thing can be a little sassy. Once we left the interstate, it was back to doing everything myself.Somewhere along the way, I started thinking about how far things have come since I was a young man. My cars back then didn’t have power steering or A/C — unless you count that little triangular vent window you could angle so the wind hit you in the face. And for heaven’s sake, I had to roll the windows up and down with a hand crank. Don’t even get me started on navigation.Anyway, that’s enough for today. Time to kick back.“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” — Anita Desai“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” — W.B. Yeats“Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.” — Mark Black#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #mushroom #graduation #travel #cars #teaching

Damp forest coming back to life#Mosstodon #BloomScrolling #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography

Patrick (@newwesttghay76.bsky.social), Vancouver, 2013 02#man #male #dudeoir #portrait #photography

#photography #architecture #shadow #arches #texture

#caturday Amír here was a sweet kitty. Miss him. #photography #cat #cats #photographie #fotografie #catsofpixelfed #catsofmastodon

tree peony #Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Shimano-fuji'#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany

The flower show season has started with RHS Malvern Spring Festival. I've been looking around at the gardens, borders and nursery stands. Read about my highlights on the blog: https://bit.ly/3Pwvwsd #plants #gardening #gardens #RHSMalvern #photography #GardenDesign #BlogPost #UKGardening

@colossal ...and a place that is hostile to human life.I absolutely adore those photos, I love science fiction, but we should always be reminded, that we live in the midst of an oasis and out there is nothing but the life threatening dessert

One Developer, Two Baths, One Time, all films? Not possible? It is, and it's Elementary.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BKimGeBU4A#photography #filmphotography #homedeveloping #chemistry #believeinfilm #shootfilmbenice

@snaptophobic Oooh, I will be in touch.Thank you.

'Touri-Hotspot'#FotoVorschlag #photography #architecture #Berlin

#Nature #Photography

Seen a ghost? The eeriest images from Fotografia Europea – in picturesFrom gigantic goat hair costumes to small hidden rooms in houses, this year’s photography festival takes a turn for the spectral [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/may/05/seen-a-ghost-the-eeriest-images-from-fotografia-europea-in-pictureshttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/may/05/seen-a-ghost-the-eeriest-images-from-fotografia-europea-in-pictures#Photography #Artanddesign #Culture #Italy #Europe #TheGuardian(Tue, 5 May 2026 06:00:44 +0000)

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@antoinnesterk I'm really sorry mate.

Good morning. 5 May 2026Hurray — it’s Cinco de Mayo, the day Mexico commemorates its army’s victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Most of us in the United States don’t study much Mexican history, but we know the 5th of May carries real significance. The battle was part of a larger attempt by Napoleon III to install a European‑style monarchy in Mexico. His first advance failed thanks to the Mexican Army under General Ignacio Zaragoza. But the following year, the French returned with reinforcements, captured Mexico City in 1863, and Napoleon III installed Archduke Maximilian of Austria as Emperor of Mexico.This happened despite the Monroe Doctrine, which declared the Western Hemisphere off‑limits to new European colonization or interference. But in 1863, the United States was consumed by the Civil War (1861–1865) and unable to enforce the doctrine.Even though Maximilian was declared Emperor, Mexico still had a functioning republican government led by President Benito Juárez. He refused to surrender and continued resisting the French occupation. In practice, the French controlled the major cities, but Juárez’s forces controlled much of the countryside through persistent guerrilla warfare.After the American Civil War ended, the United States began supporting Juárez’s government. With renewed strength and U.S. pressure on France, the French withdrew from Mexico. Maximilian was captured soon afterward and later executed by firing squad, bringing an end to the French‑backed empire.“The people who love freedom will in the end be free.” — Benito Juárez“The policy of the United States is to leave the nations of this hemisphere to themselves.” — James Monroe “Puebla is proof that dignity can defeat might.” — Enrique Krauze #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #flower #lovebugs #history #Mexico #cincodemayo