Cygnus atratus

Two that were running on the water shortly before this photo was taken.

Great, powerful form in these two birds.

I think that they look large in this photo, but that’s probably got to do with the wings, and also that they are fairly large.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy.

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One Thousand Word Challenge 26: Chicken Bawkade

Alright, so at this stage we know that chicken will be the dominant species in the future, and we know that their beak peck P.S.I. is comparable to the P.S.I. of great white sharks. These are things we know as they are facts in science that are still theory, but as we all know, these are things that will become true as they are what will come to be in eventual time.

Well, the dominant species thing will occur. The P.S.I. one is already here to stay. Well, at least for the time being. There is no telling as to how evolution will lead the humble chicken along in the future.

However, that is a rumination for another day, as today there is something else that is far more worthy of discussion on this particular day, and that is due to it being thought of and heavily researched beforehand.

Alright people; get ready as this thing is true and real and it needs to be explained in order for you all to learn something new about the awesome might of the chicken.

So let us say that you’re on a country that is about to be invaded. Let us say that, hypothetically, this was not premeditated by anyone other than the people invading and they’re doing it under false pretenses.

So what do you do? It is happening quite suddenly and there’s little you can do as your defences are not strong enough to halt the seemingly-inevitable. Nor are they ready enough.

Well, there is a solution and this is the part that has been researched far more than necessary.

So the invaders are invading by water for some reason and you’re on the coastline and you can see this happening. They’re at a far distance, but it won’t be long before they reach the shoreline and start birthing all the people who are there to get heavy with your place.

So, what you do is you get a bunch of chickens. You need a long row of chickens that are equidistant from each other, with the distance between being very small. You’d want them to almost be touching each other.

Now you want this row to be very long. You’d need it to be at least one kilometre in length and the chickens need to have even spacing between each other. There cannot be any room for error, as if there is error then it may cause unintended effects.

So once you have your row of chickens along the coastline facing out to sea (the row cannot bend either, so you want to make sure that the row is not going over the edge of the coastline which is okay anyway as there can be an ever-so-slight distance between the row of chickens and the edge of the coastline). Then, once you have your row assembled, you  get another row of chickens to then stand of the first row of chickens. Same setup for those ones.

This needs to be repeated until you have five rows of chickens. You may also want to extend the horizontal length of your wall of chicken, but that may not be necessary.

Once you have the set up, you need to make sure that the chickens are facing the right direction. They must be facing away from the land and out toward the ocean. Preferably facing the attackers. IF they are not,m then this is likely to not have the intended effect.

Anyway, once you have the chickens set up and ready to go, you then have the chickens simultaneously bawk.

What will happen, when they bawk at the same time, will be a sonic force so powerful that it wil lead to the invasion being halted before it even reaches the land.

So how it works is that when the chickens all bawk in unison, the atoms affected by the mass bawk ricochet and accelerate off of each other as the amount of space lessens due to the mass sound consuming the available space, therefore leading to an increased reach, acceleration and power. This then leads to what is known as a “resonance bawkade”.

The power of the resonance bawkade will then lead to the ships failing horribly and will then be unable to proceed any further. They may even begin sinking.

This is so effective and powerful that there would be no need to rely on usual defence tactics anymore.

It is also far less resource and power intensive than many other conventional methods.

Now, the real question is related to what you would do when someone comes in via the air.

That question is as follows:

“What would you do when someone comes in via the air?”

It’s rather simple, really.

What you’d need to do is tilt the wall of chicken to a particular angle. You’d tilt it to thirty-five degrees and then have the chickens bawk simultaneously.

This would then lead to the resonance bawkade going into the air and hitting the planes, scrambling their radars and sensors which would lead to them needing to turn around and go back, or possibly make a landing much earlier than expected.

Such is the power of the resonance bawkade and such is the power of the chicken.

This force, when harnessed for purposes that are not of the offensive is a mighty tool.

There have been chickens that have used it in order to make sure that their young, yet burgeoning society remains protected from all the evils that would wish to crush and subjugate its livelihood, hopes and dreams.

It is something that should not be treated lightly, for there can be consequences of dire, catastrophic nature unleashed if one who is not careful and attentive attempts to use the resonance bawkade.

So, as you can see, this is completely true. It is a thing that we must respect and  understand, for power in the hands of those who do not understand it may lead us to dark times.

The time it took to write one thousand words: 17:30:97

Another one that I’ve been meaning to write for a few weeks but had put off for no discernible reason.

Written at work.

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Building Corner

As seen somewhere outside nearby.

I was trying to get the corner dead on in the photo and I think I came close.

It’s interesting to see just how much a little bit of shade can change the the tone of something.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy.

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 418: Introductions

I think that I need to start working on something.

What is that something? It does not matter. I did not have a better introduction to start this post with, although, to be fair, it probably is a better introduction than some of the other ones that I have used when it comes to starting these posts.

Then again, right now I am not entirely sure. This is something on which I really need to ruminate as, when it comes to introductions, how am I mean to rate all the introductions that I’ve used in an easy manner?

This is not something that is so simple as to allow such ease and grace across a computer screen.

No, this is something that really needs to be considered and with much careful handling of the considering, and carefully.

I need to work out which one has the optimal use of words, spaces and letters that allows it to reign supreme over all the other introductions that have been written in this bloated space, for if there is no ruminating and working out as to which is the most superior when it comes to the introductions that I have written, then there is no telling as to what will happen.

Well, there is, but going down that train of thought would not be conducive to this bit of text.

There will need to be a great deal of going through a whole lot of the “quality” writing that I have here.

There will need to be extensive research.

There cannot be one ignored in favour of another. They must all be weighted equally in order to find out which one was the peak of where I was writing.

This is indeed a troublesome task and one that I should not have decided to take upon myself.

There is still a chance for me to walk away from all of this. There still is a way out and that is through putting up even more of the crap that you’re reading in this space.

Yes, that must be the way to go forward.

There… something… else… and so on.

I think that I need to go downstairs and eat something. I’m tired. I’m feeling lazy. I don’t want to do anything other than sit down and do nothing.

It is a good thing that right now I’ve got one of those out of the way. The other one may prove to be a little more difficult, considering that I am currently typing.

Soon there will be an opportunity and it is one that must be seized in order to get more stuff done, or something.

I think I feel lazy as I’m tired.

I think that I need to work on getting a better introduction done for this post, as the current one is pretty lackluster, although that is not really saying much considering it’s the consistent quality that everyone comes to expect from the writings that are here, so there you go.

The time it took to write five-hundred words: 06:49:34

Fast. Not good.

There’s flow. I really need to start working out what it is that I want to write.

Wait. I already know that. I need to actually start writing what it is that I want to write.

More stuff that just flows out.

Written in The Attic.

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Saturday Evening Flow

Last Saturday after work I was hanging around The Footbridge Theatre.

The reason being that I had my tripod and was aiming to get some photos of the sunset somewhere in the city, but it was too cloudy for the sunset to really come through. However, I didn’t want the evening to be a missed opportunity and so stopped off here on the way home.

It had been a couple of years since I last took photos here and the last time was in the morning, so… photos.

I think that the “Lines” are really strong and distinct in these photos.
There’s a really good idea of how the traffic was moving as well as how much of it passed through the frame.

I do think that the photos are a little too bright in parts, but overall I think they represent the commute in this area quite well.

This is my submission into The Daily Post‘s photo challenge for this week.

I hope you enjoy.

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The Expansive Dune

The dune at the entrance to Smiths Lake is massive.

I’m sure that there’s bigger ones out there, but this one seems to cover such a large area.

I like how much detail there appears to be in the sand, as well as the visible salt water hanging in the air in the distance.

I think it was salt water. Pretty sure it was not mist from the lake side of the dune.

I think that this photo gives a fairly good idea of how vast the dune is at parts. It gives a better idea than the last photo involving the dune that I uploaded.

Other than that, I think that there’s a good light balance and I like how the hills in the background contrast with the sand.

This is my entry into Leanne Cole‘s Monochrome Madness for this week.

I recommend checking it out and considering submitting if you are a photographer.
It’s a fun event driven both by Leanne Cole and the small community that participates.

I also recommend that you check out Leanne Cole‘s work outside of Monochrome Madness.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy.

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Lifebuoy

A photo taken last week in the Darling Harbour region of the city known as “Sydney”.

I thought that the way the short light affected the area was interesting, but I don’t think I got the best capture that I could.

Oh well.

I’m guessing that the reason the lifebuoy is coloured the way it is is so that it stands out at (hopefully) all times which I imagine would make it easier to find when it is required.

I like how it contrasts with just about everything else in the photo seeing as it is a fairly round object among plenty of block-like structures.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy.

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 417: Houses, Hills, Roads, Cars

There is a little bit of dew on the window that leads to the outside world outside of this attic, and it is a little bit cold, and I am sitting here trying to do something, but not really, for I am sitting here feeling tired and lazy.

There must be something that lies beyond the walls that I can search for, and yet there is nothing other than what can be perceived.

That, surely is greater than nothing at all,

Perhaps on a journey toward something better than being nothing, there is a whole world out there that awaits exploration, wanting to be seen by eyes that are yet to rest upon houses upon houses, hills, roads, cars, people, cafés, and so on.

Perhaps the journey is within the mind and the outside world is merely ancillary to the spectacle that we all want in our lives.

Perhaps there is a bit of waffling going on in this bit of text. Maybe someone let in a draught.

If that is indeed the case, then someone needs to let the draught out.

Maybe this is all influenced by my being cold and refusing to put on anything more than my underpants.

The possibilities are endless, really.

However, they are not endless.

Perhaps it is indeed this cold and this is now something that I must combat in order to get off the computer, for the cold is forcing me to work here against my will and that is something that I should not tolerate, for it is a horrible thing to be forced into and this is now a problem in my life that won’t go away unless I actually do something about it, so I really need to get to doing something about the situation unless I really want to remain here for the rest of my life instead of going outside and seeing all that the world has to offer, but in order to defeat the cold I need to find the opposite which will not easily reveal itself unless some other actions are taken, but I don’t know what those actions are.

Still, if there is a will, then there surely is a way and that way is what I hope to find, but I must get to work in order to find the way that leads to the will, but in order to do so I must free myself from the tyrannical grasp of this cold that is forcing me to sit in front of this computer against my will.

There are a few issues here, and they must also be solved.

Well, instead of all that, I think I might just get up, get ready and go to work instead. It seems like a more productive use of my time at this stage.

Possibly. It’s a bit hard to tell when it’s the time of the morning that is currently the time of the morning now.

Perhaps I should just put on some comfy clothes.

The time it took to write five-hundred words: 06:20:66

I’m not sure as to what to make of this one.

It’s pretty stupid.
Has a nice sense of whimsy.

Possibly.

Written in The Attic.

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Morning Cityscape

These were taken during a weekend walk to work a few weeks ago.

I was passing through Darling Harbour at the time and decided to get photos of a spot I’d taken photos of before (albeit at a different angle) to see how if my abilities had improved, as well as to see how the 5DMkIV captured the photos compared to the 60D.

I think it’s fair to say that the 5DMkIV did a better job than myself.

I think that there’s a nice contrast between the light, nature-based sky and the darker, urban development of the city.

The city seems so rigid and the sky seems to be flowing and graceful.

I like that in the second shot the buildings are at leash caught between the sky and the trees, but even then the trees seem to only be there with permission.

I hope you enjoy.

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 416: Something About Today Being a Good Day for Cycling

Soon, back on the bike once more again will occur, for today is a good day for cycling, or so it seems.

There is only one way to find out and that is to go outside again once more yet again and then some.

Perhaps I can just look outside the window.

Perhaps I could just go outside the window, slide down the roof and onto my bike which will no doubt be waiting for me, or at least be in motion and the landing will be timed so well that I’ll land on the bike in the correct position whilst it is in motion and will somehow not disturb its motion, therefore enabling me to take off quickly and make my way to wherever I need to go, which in this case will be work.

Perhaps that is the dream of nations; that someday I will be able to slide down the roof and onto my mobile bike and take off with great haste.

We can all dream this dream, and perhaps one day it will be a reality.

Perhaps it would just be better to get ready and go to work, but this is something that needs to be explored and in great depth that exploration needs to be done.

That is what I’d like to believe, but of course there are things, such as responsibility, that unfortunately take precedence over my dreaming of things that are better left unexplored in this instance, for I am only one person and in attempting to explore this possibility, it is very likely that I’d face some sort of injury.

I feel as though I shouldn’t be cycling today, for I am feeling a fair bit tired, but then again that is my own fault and luckily enough the cycle to work and back won’t take too long, so I think that I will be okay so long as I am careful and don’t behave like an idiot.

Well, I am likely to be careful. You never know with the roads these days. Some road may rise up and try to obstruct my passing along its surface. If that does indeed happen, then I may be forced to take another route which may delay my expediency by a few seconds, or more.

Now that would be incredibly unfortunate if that were to happen, so I must be even more careful than I was planning in order to make sure that everything works out for me in the best way that it possibly can, which in this case would be the act of getting to work in a timely manner, without injury and being overly exhausted.

I think.

Perhaps I am thinking a little too hard about this, which is always possible.

Perhaps I just need to focus on the event of cycling during a sunny day and making my way all the way to where I need to be, today.

Perhaps I should just start getting ready for riding my bike.

The time it took to write five-hundred words: 06:15:29

This is a bit all over the place, but I think the flow is actually decent.

The use of words could have been much better.

Written in The Attic.

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