Mondi plc (“Mondi” or “the Group”) announces that Mike Powell will be appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and as an executive director of Mondi plc. Čtvrtek 24. prosince 2020, Štědrý den. If you happen to recognize the others, I would appreciate your help in identifying them. The light was quite different on each those days and there were raindrops present on the petals when I took the second shot. 2020 Kia Forte Review. I started to track this bird as it was moving about in the foliage and was fortunate to be ready when it paused for a split second in the open. Can you believe it? Why would they be messing with spider webs? Consultant and Success Coach Mike Powell will lead you in an afternoon of goal setting, vision mapping, and networking that will empower you to step into your PURPOSE in 2020. 19 Comments ». “We are delighted that Mike will be joining the Mondi team. Perhaps we need to change the familiar saying that “beauty is in the eyes of the beholder” to “beauty is in the heart of the beholder.”, Posted in abstract, Art, Flowers, Nature, Photography, spring, tagged Bloodroot, Canon 50D, forest flowers, Prince William County VA, Star chickweed, Stellaria pubera, Tamron 180mm, white forest flowers, Wood Anemone on April 9, 2020| When I looked more closely, though, I discovered a wide variety of petal shapes and patterns. Michael Powell (born October 29, 1982) is a former American professional lacrosse player who was a four-time First Team All-American at Syracuse University, played professional lacrosse for the Baltimore Bayhawks and Boston Cannons, and played on the United States team in the 2002 & 2006 World Lacrosse Championships where he was named to the All-World Team. I think I was shaking a little bit and certainly my heart rate had accelerated, but I managed to get a shot of that one (the middle shot below), before it flew away. I was therefore thrilled to photograph this male Common Baskettail dragonfly (Epitheca cynosura) on Monday as it was hanging vertically from the leaves of a small tree at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. TIRED OF THE ADS? What was particularly striking was that these delicate butterflies were perched with their wings partially open, revealing a spectacular blue color. 31 posts published by Mike Powell during April 2020. Mike started his career at Pilkington plc, spending 15 years in a variety of finance and operational roles. For a short time each spring, tiny wildflowers spring up from the forest floor, giving the forest a magical feel. A political newcomer is the third Republican candidate to file for the District 6 seat on the Johnston County Board of Commissioners. Here are some bright colors to kickstart your day as you look into the center of one of the spectacular tulips in the garden of my friend and neighbor Cindy Dyer. While it is nice to welcome these colorful visitors, I was perhaps even happier to spot some of my favorite year-round residents, the Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Eventually I found and photographed some Uhler’s Sanddragons and he and I were able to spot them again several times. The color and texture of this tulip reminded me of a ripe peach when I first saw it yesterday morning. Some of the experts at bugguide.net identified my insect as a male Nomad Bee (genus Nomada). Posted in Dragonflies, dragonfly, Insects, Nature, Photography, spring, wildlife, tagged Canon 50D, female Uhler's Sundragon, Helocordulia uhleri, Prince William County VA, Tamron 180mm, Uhler's Sundragon, Uhler's Sundragon dragonfly on April 8, 2020| Once I have heard the singing, I begin to scan the foliage near the top of top of a tree and if I am lucky I will detect some motion. Great Matchups — Carl Lewis vs. Mike Powell, Tokyo ’91 October 15, 2020 by T&FN IN THIS, THE THIRD in our series of Great Matchups as presented in the pages of T&FN , we move from the track to the field for one of the most iconic duels in our sport’s history. Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, spring, wildlife, tagged Ardea herodias, Canon 50D, Great Blue Heron, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Tamron 150-600mm, Woodbridge VA on April 29, 2020| 24 Comments ». Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Lubbock- The family of Micheal B. Powell will celebrate his life of 66 years at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Lake Ridge Chapel & Memorial Designers. BECOME A PREMIUM USER TODAY!! She was an only child to a single mom; she didn’t have the easy life of most of my guests. Most of the irises in the garden of my neighbor and photography mentor Cindy Dyer have not yet bloomed, but this one beautiful yellow bearded iris decided to jump ahead of the others. Mike Powell. Most often I find them on vegetation overhanging the water, which in this case was a small pond at Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge. Whether native or not, this ladybug in my eyes is beautiful. Mike Powell (seated) files on Dec. 16, 2019 for the District 6 seat on the Johnston County Board of Commissioners. If you want to learn more fun facts about this cool little fly, check out an article from riveredgenaturecenter.org entitled “Bug o’the Week–Eastern Calligrapher Fly” by clicking on the name of the article. I spotted the female Eastern Forktail damselfly (Ischnura verticalis) in the first image as she perched on a log in a mini-wetland area adjacent to a small pond. The year of 2020 is almost here! Posted in Arachnids, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, spiders, spring, wildlife, tagged Canon 50D, family Tetragnathidae, Fort Belvoir VA, Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge, Long-jawed Orb Weaver spider, long-jawed spider, Tamron 180mm on April 10, 2020| As previously reported by Law&Crime, Gohmert’s effort, aided by former Trump campaign attorney Sidney Powell, was widely expected to fail in the high court just as it did at both the district and circuit court levels. 17 Comments ». My hope and prayer for all today, whether you celebrate Easter or not, is that you can put aside at least some of your incessant worries and seek to find joy in whatever way you can. Posted in damselfly, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, spring, wildlife, tagged Canon 50D, Eastern Forktail, Eastern Forktail damselfly, Fort Belvoir VA, Fragile Forktail, Fragile Forktail damselfly, Ischnura posita, Ischnura verticalis, Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge, Tamron 180mm on April 24, 2020| 12 Comments ». So Friday I scoured the locations where had spotted them last year and it was in one such location that I spotted the Ashy Clubtail and Common Green Darner that I featured recently in my posting First dragonflies of the season. There are so many different irises that specific cultivars are hard to identify. I had just taken the second shot below when the gnatcatcher took off and I instinctively pressed the shutter release and captured a fun action shot. I am convinced that, despite the popular adage that “beauty fades,” beauty is in fact eternal when we broaden our perceptions and allow ourselves to look more deeply. I couldn’t help but notice the sharp thorns on the branch that these dragonflies had selected for their encounter. Posted in Army, Butterflies, Insects, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, spring, wildlife, tagged Canon 50D, Eastern Tailed-blue, Eastern Tailed-blue butterfly, Everes comyntas, Fort Belvoir VA, Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge, Tamron 180mm on April 23, 2020| Last year I was able to do some reconnaissance of an area where this species had been spotted in previous years using information shared with me by fellow dragonfly fanatic and blogger Walter Sanford. I was struck by the apparent asymmetry of the butterfly’s wings—the right wings look bigger than those on the left—but wonder if that is simply a consequence of the angle at which I took the shot or perhaps the wings were not fully open and were at slightly different angles. I am not sure if the males were all out patrolling or were simply in other locations. I know that I definitely feel that way at times. On this occasion, however, the cormorant was in a small pond, so I was able to track it easily after I spotted it. Mike is committed to assisting the Company with an orderly transition and the search for his successor is underway. With my APS-C crop sensor camera, I get an equivalent field of view of almost 300mm, which gives me some standoff distance for shooting live subjects like dragonflies. I never knew that ladybugs have two tiny toes. Posted in Art, Flowers, Gardening, Nature, Photography, tagged Alexandria VA, anticipation, Bearded Iris, Canon 50D, Canon 60mm macro, Cindy Dyer, iris, iris bud, patience, Runnymeade on April 26, 2020| Mike Powell net worth Sep, 2020 Michael "Mike" Anthony Powell (born November 10, 1963) is an American former track and field athlete, and the holder of the long jump world record. As I observed the flies, I was attracted to the beautiful, elaborate patterns on their bodies and realized that this was a different species of hover fly than I was used to seeing. Last month they were busy collecting materials to build or repair their nests. You may link to the site but written content and photographs may not be used without my written permission. Sometimes it seems like time is standing still, yet there are hopeful signs that things are slowly improving. Mike Powell For President 2020. However, for shooting subjects like flowers, I found it difficult to frame the images because I was shooting from so far away. Posted in Insects, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, spring, wildlife, tagged Alexandria VA, Canon 50D, Canon 60mm macro, Cindy Dyer, Eastern Calligrapher Fly, flower fly, hover fly, hoverfly, Toxomerus geminatus on April 25, 2020| I wonder if breeding season is begining. Solutions that create value for our customers, Current vacancies incl. Had a good time playing the King's stage last Friday as part of the "Empty Rooms + New Cocoons" live stream...here's a clip of Richard Thompson's "1952 Black Lightning". L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.” (It is only with the heart that you can see well. There is a very active Virginia dragonfly group in Facebook that posts sightings and photos and it appears that my sightings of this species were the first in our state for 2020. UPDATE:  Steve Gingold has identified the first flower as Bloodroot and the third one as Wood Anemone. 9 Comments ». Unfortunately, according to Wikipedia, there are over six thousand hover fly species worldwide. 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