Port Orchard City Hall, from the marina.

Port Orchard is a small town (Pop. 12k) located on the Kitsap Peninsula WSW across the Puget Sound from Seattle.

#PortOrchard #PugetSound #WashingtonState

I was walking along the beach when I noticed a group of rock pigeons just chilling near the water's edge as the waves were coming in.

They were not startled by my presence as I slowly walked over near them. This one allowed me to get a nice portrait style shot. This was my first real good look at one these pigeons and while some people think they are a nuisance I really love the vibrant colors they have.

https://pixels.com/featured/rock-pigeon-portrait-chad-meyer.html

#AYearForArt #pigeon #birding #birdwatching #naturephotography

Waterfalls are always intriguing and I just rediscovered this old image I took back in 2011 of Elakala Falls in Blackwater State Park in West Virginia. You can see it here: https://www.pictorem.com/685824/Elakala%20Falls%20in%20West%20Virginia.html #AYearForArt #AlmostHeaven #WestVirginia #waterfalls

This #CuratorPrompts #CuratorPrompts133 photo reference was too good to pass up. Thanks almighty maston.art curator! #watercolor #InkDrawing #TraditionalArt #MastoArt

I was going to keep this account free of #MachineLearning stuff, but I keep finding that I find Mastodon's 500 character limit a bit ... umm ... limiting 😛

I already posted this over on the other account as two separate posts but I feel that it would work better as a single post. So here goes ...

I know this certainly is not representative of all scenarios, but the time of coding AI’s isn’t here just yet would be my guess based on a single interaction I had today with a coding "AI" 😛 (I put "AI" in quotes intentionally, there is no "intelligence" involved here ...)

I asked a new coding helper (that I learnt about and installed today) to write me some code to convert from WordPress to another system and it gives me something which say, “Use these two classes which do the grunt work and you’re set” (See screenshot for exact interaction).

So I ask it to give me the code for one of those grunt classes … It spins for a while and fails. So yeah, not quite there in terms of replacing coders yet, maybe?

Of course, I should add the disclaimer that if you did search for the file mentioned in the code (wordpress-importer.php) you will find it in a GitHub repo. It is certainly possible that that code would work if you knew to find the file/library, add it to your project, and get it to all work correctly.

But at the moment, it looks as if what you really get when you use these systems is "glimpses of code" that the system has seen before more so than an intelligent and cohesive answer ...

Of course, as somebody said, "it's hard to make a foolproof system since fools are so ingenious" ... but still, if you call it an "AI", it should be able to do a bit more than give you a partial answer, right?

#MachineLearning #AI #Coding
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Trim Sun Orchid - Thelymitra peniculata - Namadgi NP, ACT. Only one blue-flowering plant out at 1000m+ altitude in late December with a slightly unusual apex + leaf. But with several other small, pink sun orchids out with more standard T. peniculata traits I'm assuming they are all variations of the same species.

#Orchids #Summer #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #OzPlants #Canberra #InTheField

A baby pūkeko explores the world with a parent shadowing and foraging for breakfast in the background.

#bird #birds #BirdPhoto #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #photography

« My precious ! ». Blue Jay grabbing one of its most favorate food. #bird #birdwatching #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlife #nature

The sun sets over a couple of tall, thin spires of rock seen on the Hoodoo Trail (part of the Dinosaur Trail) in Drumheller Valley, Alberta.

When I went to visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Drumheller, I originally went just for the museum - I had no idea that there was landscape like this in the area. Badland canyons, old mines, a suspension bridge, a mini ferry, the hoodoos in this picture, and a ghost town with a functioning hotel and saloon.

https://john-twynam.pixels.com/featured/sunset-over-the-hoodoo-trail-in-drumheller-ab-john-twynam.html

(Wild) White ibis out for a stroll.
#photography #fotografia #fotografie #ibis #birds #birdphotography #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #OldBlueEyes #Cozumel
#LauraCochranPhotography

Sunset.
#photography #fotografia #fotografie #sunset #reflection #sea #seascape #Cozumel #Nature #naturephotography
#light
#LauraCochranPhotography

Golden hour #mosstodon

someone appears to have finally gotten their ducks in a row

I love #animals #horses working with #blindhorses that is amazing, #nature, #painting, #photography #design #decorating #illustration #digitalart #reading #walking #travel #gardening and so much more.

Today want to share this image I photographed of #sunflowers #three hence the #title "Sunflowers Three" #AYearOfArt #ArtMatters #MastoArt #fediart #FediGiftShop Get here at: https://sandi-oreilly.pixels.com/featured/sunflowers-three-sandi-oreilly.html and Visit here for more #artwork #gifts and #Ideas: https://sandi-oreilly.pixels.com/

RT @chromato_mania
I may not be able to do some of what my neurotypical friends and family can... but I can create my art :) I started my aerial embroidery journey 3.5 years ago and love it more every day! Do you create art? What kind? #autism #ActuallyAutistic #neurodivergent

My 2022 temperature blanket is done.*

365 days
2 rows a day
730 rows**
360 stitches per row
262,800 stitches**
Roughly 20 minutes per row
Approximately 250 hours of knitting
Temperatures from -5ºC - 35ºC
19 colours of yarn

And impossible to photograph all in one go, because it's BIG - roughly 6ft wide and over 6ft in length.

* Though I'm probably going to add a crochet border.

** Not including cast on / off and setup rows.

Eta - Thanks everyone for all the comments, favourites and boosts.

While visiting a local botanical gardens, this beautiful pink flamingo was seen trying to catch a nap with it’s beak tucked into it’s back feathers. He/she was very aware of my presence and kept one eye open. Love the flamingos and have adapted many of them into my art. See more HERE: https://hhphotography.pixels.com/featured/pink-flamingo-in-repose-hh-photography-of-florida.html

#flamingo #pinkflamingo #pinkbirds #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdart #art #mastobirds #fediverse #mastoart #mastadonartists #photography #mastophotography #ArtMatters #AYearForArt

Good luck flowers - the marigold: " Marigolds have protective qualities that keep away evil spirits. Marigolds represent a gold pot and symbolize good fortune." #2023AYearForArt
#Art #Artist #IrisRichardsonArtist #ArtCollector #ArtMatters #FediGiftShop #GoodLuckFlower #Marigold #MacroPhotography #Flowers https://www.pictorem.com/643780/Golden%20yellow%20marigold%20flower%20laced%20with%20raindrops.html

Starting the New Year 2023 with some flowers from my garden. I love Flowering Maple plants. The flowers bloom beneath the leaves in a little world all their own. May you have a wonderful day! It's here: https://pixels.com/featured/abutilon-flowering-maple-renata-natale.html
#BuyArtNotCandy #ArtMatters #AYearForArt #Flower #art #garden #MastoArt #nature #modernart #artcollectors #summer

Seeing all the #introductions, I realize I haven't done one. So here goes:
Despite degrees in #biomedical and veterinary #science, my passions led me to work mostly as a graphic designer, copy editor, and office admin. I enjoy #SciFi and #HorrorFilms, #Science, #Space, #Astronomy, playing #TheDivision games, #Reading, and #Writing. I have a solo #Podcast on #Spiritual growth. I'm the Jill of @SpiritualBNR and https://www.spiritualbnr.org/.