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Saturday, 25 November 2017

Incipient Light / At Matanaka Farm (for Penelope C.)

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incipient light of day | by Valery Goloha

 incipient light of day. national nature park "Slobozhansky". [Kharkiv region, Eastern Ukraine]: photo by Valeriy Goloha, 29 April 2016


 incipient light of day. national nature park "Slobozhansky". [Kharkiv region, Eastern Ukraine]: photo by Valeriy Goloha, 29 April 2016

incipient light of day | by Valery Goloha

 incipient light of day. national nature park "Slobozhansky". [Kharkiv region, Eastern Ukraine]: photo by Valeriy Goloha, 29 April 2016

Incipient light

The day is just beginning to happen
 
over there across the bay
a few pink cloud wisps trailing
above the green and beige
crest

                  of Mt Tam
Blackie on his nightstand perch
over the precipice
beneath the redwood 
A.
                 with flashlight
 
down there in the dark pied
pipering the starveling
ferals   Spotty Boy  he of the one closed eye
hangs back
                  today
his sisters Sweetie and Silky rush 
down to the street 
in a beeline 

                  toward A. 
who feeds them 
then take turns brushing 
up against her legs 
and spatting  
over temporary ownership 
of her 
                 any day now 
the bank will close in 
but later on A. says Look 
and there is Spotty Boy 
asleep in a planter box 
on the porch of the ghost 
                 house 


Wairoa, NZ | by bobsan88

 Wairoa, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 23 November 2017

Wairoa, NZ. | by bobsan88

Wairoa, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 22 October 2017

Wairoa, NZ | by bobsan88

 Wairoa, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 23 October 2017

Murupara, Bay of Plenty, NZ | by bobsan88

Murupara, Bay of Plenty, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 16 October 2017

Te Poi, Waikato, NZ | by bobsan88

Te Poi, Waikato, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 1 November 2017

Wairoa, NZ | by bobsan88
   
Wairoa, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 23 October 2017

Gisborne, NZ | by bobsan88

Gisborne, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 18 November 2017

Napier, NZ | by bobsan88
 
Napier, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 17 November 2017

Wairoa, NZ | by bobsan88
 
Wairoa, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 23 October 2017

Wairoa, NZ | by bobsan88

Wairoa, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 13 October 2017

Wairoa, NZ | by bobsan88
 
Wairoa, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 12 November 2017

Wairoa, Bay of Plenty, NZ | by bobsan88

Wairoa, Bay of Plenty, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 11 November 2017

20171022 - Napier.jpg | by bobsan88
 
20171022-Napier.jpg: photo by bobsan88, 22 October 2017

Napier, Hawkes Bay, NZ | by bobsan88
   
Napier, Hawkes Bay, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 20 October 2017

Napier, NZ | by bobsan88

Napier, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 9 November 2017

Murupara, Bay of Plenty, NZ | by bobsan88
 
Murupara, Bay of Plenty, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 11 September 2017

Murupara, Bay of Plenty, NZ | by bobsan88

 Murupara, Bay of Plenty, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 11 September 2017

Murupara, Bay of Plenty, NZ | by bobsan88

Murupara, Bay of Plenty, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 11 September 2017

Murupara, Bay of Plenty, NZ | by bobsan88

Murupara, Bay of Plenty, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 14 October 2017
 
Mt Putauaki, Kawerau, Waikato, NZ | by bobsan88

Mt. Putauaki, Kawerau, Waikato, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 31 October 2017

Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, NZ | by bobsan88

Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 17 October 2017

Murupara, Bay of Plenty, NZ | by bobsan88

Murupara, Bay of Plenty, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 12 September 2017\

Coleridge Station, North Canterbury, NZ | by bobsan88

Coleridge Station, North Canterbury, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 28 July 2017

Mangaweka, Rangitikei District, NZ | by bobsan88

Mangaweka, Rangitikei District, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 28 July 2017

Anaura Bay, East Coast, NZ | by bobsan88

Anaura Bay, East Coast, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 26 October 2017

Tokomaru Bay, East Coast, NZ | by bobsan88

Tokomaru Bay, East Coast, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 24 November 2017

Napier, NZ | by bobsan88
 
Napier, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 20 October 2017
At Matanaka Farm

File:Matanaka - Granary, Privy & Schoolhouse.jpg

This granary, privy and schoolhouse at Matanaka [on the South Island] are New Zealand's oldest surviving farm buildings. These buildings are registered Category I historic places with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The three largest buildings were prefabricated in Sydney, and the granary and stable still have their original "Patented Galvanised Tinned Iron" roofs. The stable has a harness room, stalls for the horses and a gig room. Fodder was stored in the loft and there was a dovecote in the loft at the north end. The storeroom was probably the place where bulk supplies were kept, since there are orders scribbled on the original interior lining. The granary stands, like the stable, on its original site. The privy, which was placed over a large pit, was once nearer the homestead. The school was originally a barn, here in the farmyard, but was shifted nearer to the house in the 19th century for use as a schoolroom. It was shifted back to the farmyard about the beginning of the 20th century. It is divided into a schoolroom and a room for the teacher: photo by Karora, 23 April 2008

This is not a memoir, so that
as we rolled over the small rise
and saw, set on
that bare hill, the plain

wooden farm buildings
painted a uniform
deep red, with faded
and lightly rusted corrugated

iron roofs, and tawny
grasses swaying all about
against the two
tone blue of sea and sky,

we knew
no one would remember
we had
once
seen these things.




Matanaka farm building, Otago, New Zealand
: photo by travelling light (Derek Smith and Maclean Barker), 30 August 2004

 
File:Matanaka - Stables.jpg

This stables at Matanaka is one of New Zealand's oldest surviving wooden buildings.These buildings are registered Category I historic places with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.: photo by Karora, 23 April 2008

File:Matanaka - Storehouse.jpg

This storehouse next to the granary at Matanaka is one of New Zealand's oldest surviving wooden buildings. These buildings are registered Category I historic places with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
: photo by Karora, 23 April 2008

Otahuhu, South Auckland. | by bobsan88

Otahuhu, South Auckland: photo by bobsan88, 7 August 2015

Mokau, NZ | by bobsan88

Mokau, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 24 June 2016

Motor Camp Cabins | by bobsan88

Motor Camp Cabins. Mokau, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 24 June 2016


The Buddha of Clear Reception | by bobsan88

The Buddha of Clear Reception. Gisborne, NZ: photo by bobsan88, 15 November 2017

Greymouth | by stephen trinder

Greymouth. New Zealand.[West Coast]: photo by Stephen Trinder, 18 November 2017

Greymouth | by stephen trinder

Greymouth. New Zealand. [West Coast]: photo by Stephen Trinder, 18 October 2017

Greymouth | by stephen trinder

Greymouth. New Zealand. [West Coast]: photo by Stephen Trinder, 18 November 2017

Kumara | by stephen trinder

Kumara. New Zealand. [West Coast]: photo by Stephen Trinder, 18 November 2017

Kumara | by stephen trinder

Kumara. New Zealand. [West Coast]: photo by Stephen Trinder, 18 November 2017

Kumara | by stephen trinder

Kumara. New Zealand. [West Coast]: photo by Stephen Trinder, 18 November 2017

ferry lane | by lambert bank

ferry lane. Orford Ness, Suffolk. photo by lambert bank, 21 October 2017


ferry lane | by lambert bank

ferry lane. Orford Ness, Suffolk. photo by lambert bank, 21 October 2017

ferry lane | by lambert bank

ferry lane. Orford Ness, Suffolk. photo by lambert bank, 21 October 2017

The Desolate Morning After | by TMSurrattPhotography

The Desolate Morning After. A local fair in Henderson, North Carolina shrouded in morning fog had such a deserted look after all the fun from the night before.: photo by TMSurrattPhotography, 17 September 2017

Chacarita, Buenos Aires. | by bobsan88

Chacarita, Buenos Aires: photo by bobsan88, 24 September 2017

Parque Lezuma, Buenos Aires | by bobsan88

Parque Lezuma, Buenos Aires: photo by bobsan88, 24 July 2017

Chacarita, Buenos Aires, | by bobsan88

Chacarita, Buenos Aires: photo by bobsan88, 14 July 2017

La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. | by bobsan88

La Boca, Buenos Aires: photo by bobsan88, 7 September 2017

fort rupert, british columbia, canada | by TR-H

fort rupert, british columbia, canada: photo by TR-H, August 2017

fort rupert, british columbia, canada | by TR-H

fort rupert, british columbia, canada: photo by TR-H, August 2017

fort rupert, british columbia, canada | by TR-H

fort rupert, british columbia, canada: photo by TR-H, August 2017

Last call at Jerry's | by ADMurr

Last call at Jerry's. We are still here. [south LA]: photo by Andrew Murr, 21 November 2017

Untitled | by Missy Prince

Untitled: photo by Missy Prince, 21 October 2017

Untitled | by Missy Prince

Untitled: photo by Missy Prince, 21 October 2017

Untitled | by Missy Prince

Untitled: photo by Missy Prince, 21 October 2017

Old Kentucky Home (New Orleans, upper Ninth) | by ADMurr

My Old Kentucky Home [New Orleans, upper Ninth]: photo by Andrew Murr, 4 July 2017

Ici.     ( Ziguinchor ) | by José Luis Cosme Giral

Ici. (Ziguinchor) [Senegal): photo by Jose Luis Cosmé Giral, 11 July 2008

Ici.     ( Ziguinchor ) | by José Luis Cosme Giral

Ici. (Ziguinchor) [Senegal): photo by Jose Luis Cosmé Giral, 11 July 2008

Ici.     ( Ziguinchor ) | by José Luis Cosme Giral

Ici. (Ziguinchor) [Senegal): photo by Jose Luis Cosmé Giral, 11 July 2008

Green River star | by ADMurr

Green River star [Utah]: photo by Andrew Murr, 31 May 2017

Kid Droppings. | by david grim

Kid Droppings  [Detroit-Shoreway, westside Cleveland]: photo by David Grim, 22 October 2017

Kid Droppings. | by david grim

Kid Droppings  [Detroit-Shoreway, westside Cleveland]: photo by David Grim, 22 October 2017

Kid Droppings. | by david grim

Kid Droppings  [Detroit-Shoreway, westside Cleveland]: photo by David Grim, 22 October 2017

Hay Springs, Nebraska | by josephvavak

Hay Springs, Nebraska: photo by Joseph Vavak, 19 November 2017

Untitled | by l'autre hidalgo

 Untitled: photo by lautrehidalgo, 15 November 2017

Untitled | by l'autre hidalgo

Untitled: photo by lautrehidalgo, 15 November 2017

Untitled | by l'autre hidalgo

Untitled: photo by lautrehidalgo, 15 November 2017

Happy Trails | by Gary Martin (beta)
 
Happy Trails: photo by Gary Martin, 13 November 2017

 Happy Trails | by Gary Martin (beta)

Happy Trails: photo by Gary Martin, 13 November 2017

Happy Trails | by Gary Martin (beta)

Happy Trails: photo by Gary Martin, 13 November 2017

Red gate | by ADMurr

Red gate [DTLA]: photo by Andrew Murr, 24 November 2017

West Indian School Road | by GC_Dean

West Indian School Road. Phoenix, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 5 September 2015

West Indian School Road | by GC_Dean

West Indian School Road. Phoenix, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 5 September 2015

West Indian School Road | by GC_Dean

West Indian School Road. Phoenix, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 5 September 2015

Icons in the window | by ADMurr

Icons in the window. Black mary and angel and a weird turkey spray thing. [MS]: photo by Andrew Murr, 23 November 2017

West Glendale Avenue | by GC_Dean

West Glendale Avenue. Glendale, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 24 January 2013

West Glendale Avenue | by GC_Dean

West Glendale Avenue. Glendale, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 24 January 2013

West Glendale Avenue | by GC_Dean

West Glendale Avenue. Glendale, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 24 January 2013
 
Self storage | by ADMurr

Self storage. Bellevue? [Silver Lake Blvd, LA]: photo by Andrew Murr, 22 November 2017

My Favorite Couple | by I Shot Baltimore

My Favorite Couple. She told me that he'll fight anyone to defend her. I said, I guess I shouldn't tell him that I didn't care about the t-shirts, I just wanted a shot of your tits. She looked at me unsure, despite the gleam in my eye, then to him and said, no, I probably shouldn't. As for him, I shot them where they were standing with the Hudson and the sun's hazy glare behind them. He said, wait a second after seeing the shot, and then moved into this position while schooling me on how I should have the sun behind me as if it's some secret revealed. Him -  See what I mean? Me - I'll try to remember. He told me he loves her t-shirt, with blatant jealousy.: photo by Larry Cohen, 26 June 2011

Untitled | by live..simply

Untitled: photo by live..simply, 3 November 2017

Untitled | by live..simply
 
Untitled: photo by live..simply, 3 November 2017

Cityscape | by Kirk Lougheed

Cityscape. A view of the San Francisco skyline looking northwest towards the Golden Gate strait. The Golden Gate Bridge can be seen through the incipient fog of the late afternoon. My vantage point was the former Cityscape Restaurant on the 46th floor of the San Francisco Hilton at Union Square. That venue is now closed to the general public and is instead rented out to gatherings. In this instance I was attending my employer's leadership offsite in San Francisco. I was there two evenings after dark and one late afternoon when I made this image. When it was dark, the light reflections off the glass were unworkable, not to mention I couldn't see a reasonable composition. In the late afternoon the reflections were somewhat better and I could see my compositions. I liked this vista and the one directly to the north. The view of the nearby Financial District was unimpressive and I could see only a sliver of the Bay Bridge. What I really would have liked was to shoot during the blue hour, turning off the internal lights. But that wasn't to be.: photo by Kirk Lougheed, 13 March 2014

Cityscape | by Kirk Lougheed

Cityscape. A view of the San Francisco skyline looking northwest towards the Golden Gate strait. The Golden Gate Bridge can be seen through the incipient fog of the late afternoon.: photo by Kirk Lougheed, 13 March 2014

Cityscape | by Kirk Lougheed

Cityscape. A view of the San Francisco skyline looking northwest towards the Golden Gate strait. The Golden Gate Bridge can be seen through the incipient fog of the late afternoon.: photo by Kirk Lougheed, 13 March 2014

Incipient light of day | by Kumiiiii

 Incipient light of day. Shari, near Sheretoko.: photo by Kumi Ando, 17 October 2011

Off West Indian School Road | by GC_Dean

Off West Indian School Road. Arrow Acres. Phoenix, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 27 August 2017

Off West Indian School Road | by GC_Dean

Off West Indian School Road. Arrow Acres. Phoenix, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 27 August 2017

Off West Indian School Road | by GC_Dean

Off West Indian School Road. Arrow Acres. Phoenix, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 27 August 2017

The office | by andrew off-road 
 
The office. [Holborn, London]: photo by Andrew Watt, 24 November 2017

PED 05A_008332 | by Darkly B

PED05A_008332. Dust in the wind.: photo by Darkly B, 22 October 2017

PED 05A_008332 | by Darkly B

PED05A_008332. Dust in the wind.: photo by Darkly B, 22 October 2017

PED 05A_008332 | by Darkly B

PED05A_008332. Dust in the wind.: photo by Darkly B, 22 October 2017

Untitled | by l'autre hidalgo

Untitled: photo by lautrehidalgo, 15 November 2017

Untitled | by l'autre hidalgo

Untitled: photo by lautrehidalgo, 15 November 2017

Untitled | by l'autre hidalgo

Untitled: photo by lautrehidalgo, 15 November 2017

Untitled | by Larking About

Untitled: photo by Danielle Houghton, 10 July 2017

Mesara | by No_Mosquito

Mesara [Vienna]: photo by No_Mosquito, 7 November 2017

Mesara | by No_Mosquito

Mesara [Vienna]: photo by No_Mosquito, 7 November 2017

Mesara | by No_Mosquito

Mesara [Vienna]: photo by No_Mosquito, 7 November 2017

Incipient Light | by Nick Twyford

Incipient Light. Mares Leg Cove, Hahei. [Waikato, NZ]: photo by Nick Twyford, 8 April 2013

Incipient Light | by Nick Twyford

Incipient Light. Mares Leg Cove, Hahei. [Waikato, NZ]: photo by Nick Twyford, 8 April 2013

Incipient Light | by Nick Twyford

Incipient Light. Mares Leg Cove, Hahei. [Waikato, NZ]: photo by Nick Twyford, 8 April 2013

Incipient light of day. | by Taka.H

Incipient light of day. Tama River / Hamura-shi, Tokyo.: photo by Taka Hayashi, 24 November 2009