by Dietrich Schmitz
This post has no special purpose other than to share something that took me by surprise. It's a National Geographic 'Photo of the Day'.
The subject matter?
A solitary Penguin is shown with it's back to the wind and streaming snow in an otherwise barren sub-zero bone numbing environment. It seems totally hostile to life, yet these birds manage to exist and thrive in what humans would consider inhabitable conditions--most of the year at least.
So caught up with the surreal nature of the photo, I immediately absconded with it and it now resides as the wallpaper on my Fedora 18 Xfce Desktop. There's definitely some symbolism going on here. Yes?
I just had to share it with you. And, of course, a big 'Thank You' National Geographic for taking such an incredibly beautiful photograph and sharing it with the world.
-- Dietrich
This post has no special purpose other than to share something that took me by surprise. It's a National Geographic 'Photo of the Day'.
The subject matter?
A solitary Penguin is shown with it's back to the wind and streaming snow in an otherwise barren sub-zero bone numbing environment. It seems totally hostile to life, yet these birds manage to exist and thrive in what humans would consider inhabitable conditions--most of the year at least.
So caught up with the surreal nature of the photo, I immediately absconded with it and it now resides as the wallpaper on my Fedora 18 Xfce Desktop. There's definitely some symbolism going on here. Yes?
I just had to share it with you. And, of course, a big 'Thank You' National Geographic for taking such an incredibly beautiful photograph and sharing it with the world.
-- Dietrich
