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This picture is #42 in the 100 Strangers Project - Round 3
Meet Nicole..
its been a little busy and a while since I posted here - so hoping to get right back into the groove. Met Nicole, a live wire young lady a few day back on my photo stroll. Nicole works as a hostess at a local restaurant as she gets ready to start college at he Penn state university- studying to be psychologist especially dealing with children and addiction. Confident and extremely articulate, and kind with a great attitude especially since she was really tired when I met her but completely engaged in the conversation and the pictures. In fact although we did a lot of no-smiles pictures I chose the ones with the smile just because that reflected the warmth Nicole exuded. She seemed to be an artist at heart - and loves writing and poetry. Her favorite memory - working as a camp counsellor last year - and you could see the joy in her face as she spoke of working with young kids. Honestly, this is just a summary of a fun and in fact a learning experience with a young lady who seemed mature beyond her years and head firmly on her shoulders and feet firmly on the ground. Wishing you all the best Nicole -hope all your dreams come true as you step into this phase of your life journey.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
For my other pictures on this project: 100 Strangers - Round 2.
For pictures from my prior attempt at 100 Strangers: 100 Strangers - Round 1.
The Jugendherberge in Dahn, Rheinland-Pfalz to be precise.
youtu.be/CS9OO0S5w2k - The Village People
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Friday’s Food for Thought
All of us one time or another have dealt with fear. It is the force that will stop any production or destiny. It is why many of us will not take a risk of trying something new or stepping out on faith. But it is something we must conquer if we are to become trailblazers. Do you realize the people who are famous or those who made a mark in history took a great risk that no one wanted to do because they were afraid.
So, what would you do if you were not afraid?
Capture that feeling and you will understand what is means to be a person of destiny.
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Week 42/52
The Fall and the Winter are never easy on me. They're the time when everything always seems to go wrong, when I go down the drain, when I slide into bed and don't have the will to come out until it's warm outside, again. That's a little of what this shot is about.
The dark seasons, as I call them, are isolating. The rain keeps you inside, the cold makes you get into a thousand pieces of clothing and you feel stuffed, constrained. There's none of that freedom from the Summer. There's no hope, no reason to wait for anything. For me, it's excruciating.
I'm trying to turn it around, though. I'm trying to enjoy the Fall, I'm getting excited about my trip to England in December, I'm actually enjoying making pies and jams and sweets. I'm trying to fight it. But at the same time, I feel like I have to fight off my demons — and this is how I do it. It's just so I don't wake up in the middle of the night, my chest clad in that anxiety that makes me want to scream; it's just so I don't let the darkness get the best of me and run away with my thoughts and my smile; it's just so I don't succumb to the coldness outside. Because that's all I ask for the months to come: that they allow me to keep my head above the surface.
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Ding Heng 42 at Johor Strait. Pic taken from Northshore Cove.
Ship name: Ding Heng 42.
Flag: Marshall Islands.
IMO: 9471599.
MMSI: 538009464.
Vessel Type: Chemical/Oil Products Tanker.
*Note: More Ships, Boats and Watercraft pics in my Ships, Boats and Watercraft Album.
Wutbürger Erich Wuttke schäumt über. Hat sein Liesbeth doch vergessen, ihm ein frisches Handtuch rauszulegen.
Dabei hatte er sich so sehr auf einen Gedankenaustausch mit Prostetnik Vogon Jeltz gefreut.
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BITTE KOMMENTIERE MIT DEINEM FAV
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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 ;)