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NO FAVOURING WITHOUT LEAVING A COMMENT
NO PREFERITI SENZA LASCIARE UN COMMENTO
BITTE KOMMENTIERE MIT DEINEM FAV
NO FAVORITA SIN COMENTARIO
PAS DE FAVORI SANS COMMENTAIRE
Germany is a developing country when it comes to internet and internet access. Which in our case means that we've been offline for some days now because our reliably incompetent access provider kindly upgraded us to what was advertised as 'high speed DSL'.
So sorry for not commenting all that much. At least, here's some signs of life in form of a selfie... it's been raining for days now and the pack is cuddling up and preparing for winter ;)
From the field to storage silos. Iowa cornfields while on vacation last week.
For the group Collective 52 Photo Project "2015".
www.musicme.com/Barclay-James-Harvest/videos/Echoes-And-S...
Une armée de petites ombres comme des gouttes d'eau, créant un petit ruisseau imaginaire qui coule le long des rochers...
An army of small shadows like drops water, creating a small imaginary stream flowing along the rocks...
Week 42 / 52. It's raining outside so I'm doing a little tabletop photography. Edits in Lightroom & Photoshop CC
Amtrak 42 Veterans unit screams through Norborne, Missouri running around an hour late on BNSF's Marceline Sub.
Amtrak 42
Amtrak 115
January 7, 2016
I felt so productive today. =) I organised all my books into subject piles, and finished my Spanish (though I've yet to memorize it), and I just felt so on top of everything. Then I didn't finish my History and I just kinda . . . came to a stop on the work front.
I was going to take this picture earlier but I slept in til 12 and was then working all afternoon. My Dad told me we were going out for dinner and I realised I had about 45minutes to take and edit this. That streak of soot on my toes was completely by accident but it worked so I left it. This is our "best room" and we only really use it at Christmas and when entertaining so I was terrified I'd walk soot all over the carpet, (I had enough sense to bring a black towel with me).
I only had a short time to get dressed to go out so I was trying to wash all the soot off my feet so I called my brother to help me. He asked what had happened and I told him I'd been standing in a fireplace, to which he commented on how weird I was. I replied that it just made life more interesting when I was around. Which is very true.
Anyway, dinner was awesome and fun - we went to the local Indian restaurant. I don't like curries at all, but it's a nice place. My brother wanted to prove how hard he was so he ate two chillies in a row and I thought he was going to cry they were so hot. It was hilarious.
Story time:
Once there was a widower who for his second wife, married a proud and haughty woman. She had two daughters, who were equally vain. By his first wife, he had a beautiful young daughter who was a girl of unparalleled goodness and sweet temper. The Stepmother and her daughters forced the first daughter to complete all the housework. When the girl had done her work, she sat in the cinders, which caused her to be called "Cinderella". The poor girl bore it patiently, but she dared not tell her father, who would have scolded her; his wife controlled him entirely.
One day the Prince invited all the young ladies in the land to a ball so he could choose a wife. Cinderella dreamedof going to the dance, but her stepsisters taunted her by saying a maid could never attend a ball.
Left at home, Cinderella cried in despair. Her Fairy Godmother magically appeared and vowed to assist Cinderella in attending the ball. She turned a pumpkin into a coach, mice into horses, a rat into a coachman, and lizards into footmen. She then turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown, complete with a delicate pair of glass slippers. The Godmother told her to return before midnight for the spells would be broken.
At the ball, the entire court was entranced by Cinderella, especially the Prince, who never left her side. When the clock struck 12 Cinderella left the ball.
When another ball was held the next evening, Cinderella again attended with her Godmother's help. The Prince became even more entranced. However, this evening she lost track of time and left only at the final stroke of midnight, losing one of her glass slippers on the steps of the palace in her haste. The Prince chased her, but the guards had seen only a simple country wench leave. The Prince kept the slipper and vowed to find and marry the girl to whom it belonged. Meanwhile, Cinderella kept the other slipper, which had not disappeared when the spell had broken.
The Prince tried the slipper on all the young women in the land, and when he arrived at Cinderella's villa, the Stepsisters tried in vain. When Cinderella asked if she might try, the Stepsisters taunted her. Naturally, the slipper fit perfectly, and Cinderella produced the other slipper for good measure. The Stepsisters begged for forgiveness, and Cinderella forgave them for their cruelties.
Cinderella returned to the palace where she married the Prince, and the Stepsisters also married two lords.
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Gabby and Clarabelle have started to work on what they're going to wear for their New Year's Gala Ball they'll they'll be attending tomorrow night.
Gabby is partial to the pink spectrum, and she found a lovely pink scarf and a pink throw to wear, while Clarabelle is still determined to go 'au naturel' despite the fact that the party is NOT "clothing optional".
Taz had some strong opinions about what the girls should wear, but they never listen to him. He's a boy, what does he know?
Messier 42
William Optics 80 ED II
Canon 450D Modded - Hutech Filter
50 frames X 300 Seconds
60 frames x 30 Seconds
ISO 400
Total Exposure: 4 hours and 40 Minutes
Processing: PixInsight + PS6
My father was born in a village called Janga in the north of the Republic of Ghana, West Africa.
Ghana was the first African country to gain independence, doing so on March 6th 1957. The flag incorporates the Pan-African colours of red, gold, and green which were later to feature prominently on many of the flags of newly independent nations. The red symbolises the blood of those who died for independence, the gold the mineral wealth of the land, the green the rich tropical vegetation. Finally, the lone black star represents freedom and unity.
I feel very fortunate to have a direct blood connection to Africa, to know exactly where my family came from. A great many black people aren't so lucky, as those of us with solely West Indian or American parentage generally cannot easily trace back their family histories past slavery, where a conscious effort was made to erase the history, languages and traditions, and even names of the captives.
I have not yet had the chance to go to Ghana myself yet but I hope to in the not too distant future. I could just hop on a plane and stay in a hotel of course, but I wouldn't want to experience it as just a tourist - I'd want to go that first time with my father and visit the places of significance to my family, the places I've heard about in stories!
Strobist info:
Canon 580EXII flash at 1/32 power, fired by radio trigger (thanks Mojo & Mr Mojo!) shooting into a silver umbrella which was roughly 45 degrees onto me, about 3 or 4 feet away. 'Background' rigged out of a black sheet!
11 Jan 2005, Medina, Saudi Arabia --- Muslims make their way to the Prophet Mohamed Mosque for the sunset prayer. The Prophet Mohamed is buried in this mosque and it is considered the second most holy site in Islam. This is the beginnning of the Hajj (pilgrimage) season when two million Muslim pilgrims are expected to journey to Mecca to complete one of the five pillars of Islam. --- Image by © Khaled El Fiqi/epa/Corbis
I've spent hours on choosing which of 4 photos I should use for today and ended up with this. xD I don't particularly like it but it'll have to do!
Another in comments, idk which you'll prefer...anyway I promise not to spam with this sort of text photos. I just like it yeah. I don't really like this song but it came from the top of my head yeaaaaah.
HAPPYMOTHER'SDAYEVERYONE<3
and more love than possible to ma mummy, my best friend :3