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Part of getting through life is accepting, and dealing with, our weaknesses. Which doesn't mean they aren't still a pain in the butt.
Me, I'm over-sensitive to all kinds of sensory input - and input affecting my sensors. For instance, even in August in our constant ocean breezes, I daren't go outside without my ears covered.
This is, of course, a huuuge pain. When everyone else is out in shorts and bathing suits, I'm sweating with a big fleecy band around my head. It sucks, but the alternative (excruciating ear aches) sucks a whole lot worse.
I'm also overly sensitive to noise. And bright light. Especially bright flashing light that hits my eyes unexpectedly. So... imagine how much fun I am as a companion at a rawk show. Normally I take along ear plugs. Last night I forgot.
I guess I was lulled into complacency by the fact that the show was at a theatre. A play house. A place I last attended in my teens, when I saw some Shakespearean production there. So yeah... I went in plugless. And immediately regretted it. Still... I was up for enjoying myself... until the %$(*&$%(&ing light show started.
I can't imagine whose idea it was to flash big spotlights directly into the audience's eyes repeatedly throughout the night. Probably the same wise person who decided a super-bright sign behind the band... illuminated by 10,000 1,000 watt bulbs... was also a very good thing to flash repeatedly in the audience's eyes.
What really amazed me was that no one else seemed bothered. Whereas I was in several sorts of agony all night.
The bright flashing lights. Fuck, man. I thought I was gonna have a seizure or something. I ended up spending most of the night doubled over with my head in my lap, eyes closed, hands clamped over my face. Every time I tried to enjoy actually watching the band... zappo! Unexpected blasts of super-bright white light set off pinball explosions in my brain.
So today is pretty much a write-off. Migraine city, man.
And I HATE HATE HATE that my body is so delicate.
I'm from sturdy peasant stock. Why am I so fragile? Why do things that normal people take in stride disable me?
Sorry for the whining self-pity. Kee-rist. At least I know, without a doubt, that I am now too old for rawk shows. Goodbye youth. Your time has come and gone. From now on I'll just satisfy myself by listening to records at home.
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The ‘Il-Qolla l-Bajda battery’ is a fort built by the British in 1716 to discourage invasion through the accessible bay here. The battery, originally equipped with six guns, came into use again during World War II as an observation post.
Submitted: 14/02/2018
Accepted: 15/02/2018
Published:
- Viacom Media Networks D (NEW YORK) 03-May-2018
- Time Inc UK Ltd (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 18-Jun-2018
- Telegraph Media Group Limited (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 30-Sep-2019
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Ir-Rabat (Victoria) is the capital city of the island of Gozo. The name Victoria was given to the town in 1887 in honour of the famous British Queen’s Golden Jubilee. At the same time, the town was raised to the status of a city becoming officially known as Citta’ ir-Rabat (Victoria).
The Cittadella contains churches and other historic buildings, including the Cathedral of the Assumption, which was built between 1697 and 1711 on the site of an earlier church. The citadel has been included on Malta's tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1998.
Submitted: 09/06/2019
Accepted: 10/06/2019
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- Apple Computer Inc - Maps (CALIFORNIA) 28-Jan-2023
Taken in our garden earlier this spring...
The tulip is a perennial, bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa, of which around 75 wild species are currently accepted and which belongs to the family Liliaceae.
The genus's native range extends west to the Iberian Peninsula, through North Africa to Greece, the Balkans, Turkey, throughout the Levant (Syria, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan) and Iran, North to Ukraine, southern Siberia and Mongolia, and east to the Northwest of China. The tulip's centre of diversity is in the Pamir, Hindu Kush, and Tien Shan mountains. It is a typical element of steppe and winter-rain Mediterranean vegetation. A number of species and many hybrid cultivars are grown in gardens, as potted plants, or as cut flowers.
Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs. Depending on the species, tulip plants can be between 4 inches (10 cm) and 28 inches (71 cm) high. The tulip's large flowers usually bloom on scapes with leaves in a rosette at ground level and a single flowering stalk arising from amongst the leaves.Tulip stems have few leaves. Larger species tend to have multiple leaves. Plants typically have two to six leaves, some species up to 12. The tulip's leaf is strap-shaped, with a waxy coating, and the leaves are alternately arranged on the stem; these fleshy blades are often bluish green in color. Most tulips produce only one flower per stem, but a few species bear multiple flowers on their scapes (e.g. Tulipa turkestanica). The generally cup or star-shaped tulip flower has three petals and three sepals, which are often termed tepals because they are nearly identical. These six tepals are often marked on the interior surface near the bases with darker colorings. Tulip flowers come in a wide variety of colors, except pure blue (several tulips with "blue" in the name have a faint violet hue).
The flowers have six distinct, basifixed stamens with filaments shorter than the tepals. Each stigma has three distinct lobes, and the ovaries are superior, with three chambers. The tulip's seed is a capsule with a leathery covering and an ellipsoid to globe shape. Each capsule contains numerous flat, disc-shaped seeds in two rows per chamber. These light to dark brown seeds have very thin seed coats and endosperm that does not normally fill the entire seed.
Etymology
The word tulip, first mentioned in western Europe in or around 1554 and seemingly derived from the "Turkish Letters" of diplomat Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, first appeared in English as tulipa or tulipant, entering the language by way of French: tulipe and its obsolete form tulipan or by way of Modern Latin tulīpa, from Ottoman Turkish tülbend ("muslin" or "gauze"), and may be ultimately derived from the Persian: دلبند delband ("Turban"), this name being applied because of a perceived resemblance of the shape of a tulip flower to that of a turban. This may have been due to a translation error in early times, when it was fashionable in the Ottoman Empire to wear tulips on turbans. The translator possibly confused the flower for the turban.
Tulips are called laleh (from Persian لاله, lâleh) in Persian, Turkish, Arabic, and Bulgarian. In Arabic letters, "laleh" is written with the same letters as Allah, which is why the flower became a holy symbol. It was also associated with the House of Osman, resulting in tulips being widely used in decorative motifs on tiles, mosques, fabrics, crockery, etc. in the Ottoman Empire
Cultivation
Tulip cultivars have usually several species in their direct background, but most have been derived from Tulipa suaveolens, often erroneously listed as Tulipa schrenkii. Tulipa gesneriana is in itself an early hybrid of complex origin and is probably not the same taxon as was described by Conrad Gesner in the 16th century.
Tulips are indigenous to mountainous areas with temperate climates and need a period of cool dormancy, known as vernalization. They thrive in climates with long, cool springs and dry summers. Tulip bulbs imported to warm-winter areas of are often planted in autumn to be treated as annuals.
Tulip bulbs are typically planted around late summer and fall, in well-drained soils, normally from 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm) deep, depending on the type. Species tulips are normally planted deeper.
Propagation
Tulips can be propagated through bulb offsets, seeds or micropropagation. Offsets and tissue culture methods are means of asexual propagation for producing genetic clones of the parent plant, which maintains cultivar genetic integrity. Seeds are most often used to propagate species and subspecies or to create new hybrids. Many tulip species can cross-pollinate with each other, and when wild tulip populations overlap geographically with other tulip species or subspecies, they often hybridize and create mixed populations. Most commercial tulip cultivars are complex hybrids, and often sterile.
Offsets require a year or more of growth before plants are large enough to flower. Tulips grown from seeds often need five to eight years before plants are of flowering size. Commercial growers usually harvest the tulip bulbs in late summer and grade them into sizes; bulbs large enough to flower are sorted and sold, while smaller bulbs are sorted into sizes and replanted for sale in the future. The Netherlands are the world's main producer of commercial tulip plants, producing as many as 3 billion bulbs annually, the majority for export.
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Submitted: 20/09/2019
Accepted: 21/09/2019
Published:
- TRT GENEL MUDURLUGU YENI MEDYA (Turkey) 11-Mar-2021
For today's get away, a visit to Silverton, a town of around 50 people in the far west of New South Wales. The first time I visited Silverton this street was filled with double parked tourist coaches; my photo was a disaster. The next time I made it my business to be there before the coaches arrived, and even before the hotel opened.
In 1875, two men drilling a well south of the town site hit a lode of silver. Miners flooded in and Silverton was born. By 1890 the town had 3,000 inhabitants, but the high grade ore was soon depleted, and the population drifted away. Most people moved to nearby Broken Hill where an even richer silver-lead-zinc ore body was discovered.
There is a lot more to Silverton than this iconic street. There is a community of artists, mostly attracted by the colour of the country and the vibrant light. There are museums, historic buildings, ruins of houses and a church, several restaurants and some friendly donkeys who will accept handouts from anybody willing to feed them.
The tourist coaches bring visitors to have a beer at the iconic pub, it's been in quite a few movies and commercials, and then turn them loose to buy souvenirs and food from the local businesses.
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Submitted: 01/05/2018
Accepted: 02/05/2018
Published:
- Reuters Ltd - Gulf PE (United Arab Emirates) 12-Nov-2018
Learn the alchemy
true human beings know.
The moment you accept
what troubles you've been given,
The door will open.
Rumi
pink, white and blue for crazy tuesday # 3 colours
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This is an image from last summer of Swiftcurrent lake in Glacier National Park.
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This Virginia Treasure is one of the beauties of Natural Bridge State Park, an Affiliated Unit of the National Park Service.
Once owned by Thomas Jefferson and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 215-foot tall Natural Bridge is a limestone gorge carved out by Cedar Creek.
George Washington also came to the site in 1750 as a young surveyor. The initials "G.W." on the wall of the bridge, 23 feet up, were carved by the future president. In 1927, a large stone was found, also engraved "G.W." and bearing a surveyor's cross, which historians accepted as proof that he indeed surveyed the bridge.
The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), also known as the common peafowl, and blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent. It has been introduced to many other countries.
Indian peafowl display a marked form of sexual dimorphism. The peacock is brightly coloured, with a predominantly blue fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers and is best known for the long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers which bear colourful eyespots. These stiff feathers are raised into a fan and quivered in a display during courtship. Despite the length and size of these covert feathers, peacocks are still capable of flight. Peahens lack the train, have a white face and iridescent green lower neck, and dull brown plumage. The Indian peafowl lives mainly on the ground in open forest or on land under cultivation where they forage for berries, grains but also prey on snakes, lizards, and small rodents. Their loud calls make them easy to detect, and in forest areas often indicate the presence of a predator such as a tiger. They forage on the ground in small groups and usually try to escape on foot through undergrowth and avoid flying, though they fly into tall trees to roost.
The function of the peacock's elaborate train has been debated for over a century. In the 19th century, Charles Darwin found it a puzzle, hard to explain through ordinary natural selection. His later explanation, sexual selection, is widely but not universally accepted. In the 20th century, Amotz Zahavi argued that the train was a handicap, and that males were honestly signalling their fitness in proportion to the splendour of their trains. Despite extensive study, opinions remain divided on the mechanisms involved.
The bird is celebrated in Hindu and Greek mythology and is the national bird of India. The Indian peafowl is listed as of Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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Here's a companion piece to the previous running Coyote; again, no contact with the ground. In this case, however, it was my camera's mirror flipping up that made her jump. Odd, because I took more than 200 shots of her as she dug a calorie bonanza of frozen fish out of a shallow pond, and she seemed well aware and accepting of me. Still, this is a wild animal. Her senses are razor-sharp. I bet the shutter mechanism was loud to her in the stillness of a cold winter day.
I was NOT in my car when I had this encounter, having tracked this Coyote quite far from the road - and at times had the tables turned and found her tracking me. This shot came toward the end; the sun was sinking low in the west. I was sitting. Camera was on a tripod, the only option when using a big heavy lens for an extended time, and still the best way to ensure optimum sharpness in most situations with a long lens.
Photograph from Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2014 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
AI is invading all over the photo and news pages!
This rebel photog used it to make a point!
Boris Eldagsen’s award-winning picture. Photograph: © Boris Eldagsen, Germany
Sony world photography awards
Photographer admits prize-winning image was AI-generated
German artist Boris Eldagsen says entry to Sony world photography awards was designed to provoke debate
Jamie Grierson
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Mon 17 Apr 2023 17.49 BST
A photographer is refusing a prestigious award after admitting to being a “cheeky monkey” and generating the prize-winning image using artificial intelligence.
The German artist Boris Eldagsen revealed on his website that he was not accepting the prize for the creative open category, which he won at last week’s Sony world photography awards.
The winning photograph depicted two women from different generations in black and white.
In a statement on his website, Eldagsen, who studied photography and visual arts at the Art Academy of Mainz, conceptual art and intermedia at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, and fine art at the Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication in Hyderabad, said he “applied as a cheeky monkey” to find out if competitions would be prepared for AI images to enter. “They are not,” he added.
“We, the photo world, need an open discussion,” said Eldagsen. “A discussion about what we want to consider photography and what not. Is the umbrella of photography large enough to invite AI images to enter – or would this be a mistake?
“With my refusal of the award I hope to speed up this debate.”
He said this was a “historic moment” as it was the first time an AI image had won a prestigious international photography competition, adding: “How many of you knew or suspected that it was AI generated? Something about this doesn’t feel right, does it?
“AI images and photography should not compete with each other in an award like this. They are different entities. AI is not photography. Therefore I will not accept the award.”
Eldagsen suggested donating the prize to a photo festival hosted in Odesa, Ukraine.
The stunt comes at a time of intense debate over the use and implications of AI with some issuing apocalyptic warnings that the technology is on the brink of irreversibly damaging the human experience.
Recent advancements in the use of AI in chatbots, driverless cars, song-writing software and the development of pharmaceuticals has spurred the discussion. Google’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, said concerns about AI had kept him awake at night and warned the technology can be “very harmful” if incorrectly deployed.
The Guardian has approached Creo, the art events organisers behind the competition, for comment.
First of all i would like to thank rainnn for accepting me in their blogging team. I'm really happy to wear and blog hers beautiful original creations ❤️
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too cute and the quality of the mesh and textures really great! Was hard to choose the color, but i will have the opportunity to take other photos while wearing it ❤️
The dress is compatible with Maitreya, Maitreya Petite, Belleza Freya and Slink Hourglass.
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this is an awesome decoration and the version animated is so cool! ❤️
Created for EvoShop28 Event September 4, 2021 - October 1, 2021.
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For this post Eva wear Genus baby head and Maitreya petite body, Skin Mad'moiselle Melye Genus Organza Darkbrows, Eva's shape (not for sell), hairstyle [monso], AG eyes, ->VeNuSShOeS<- Diva.
Note I finally took the time to visit Venus shoes. I loved the store, too classy and well organized. You can even get cute shoes as a group gift and it only costs 50ls to join.
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The Spanish lavender, topped lavender (U.S.) or French lavender (UK). (also known as crested lavender or butterfly lavender.
Lavender is a classic bee plant. When in flower it looks and smells wonderful. It's a great source of nectar for butterflies and bees.
Submitted: 30/05/2025
Accepted: 02/06/2025
I accept snow can be pretty but I don’t especially enjoy it. It took a lot of effort to go for a walk this morning. We didn’t go far!
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A part of the temple complex, at the edge of Lake Bratan. The temple, along with some other sites, form the Cultural Landscape of Bali Province which was inscribed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2012.
Submitted: 30/01/2024
Accepted: 01/02/2024
At Outlaw Tattoo Co. they Accept Walkens. So, if you have some extra Walkens stop on down to 148 Main Street in Hastings and get you self tatted : ) Christopher Walken is an American actor.
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A khlong , also spelt as klong commonly refers to a canal in Thailand.
There are about 1680 canals in Bangkok, totalling 2600 kilometres in length.
This is Khlong Bang Lamphu.
Submitted: 06/03/2025
Accepted: 09/03/2025
In explore: 07/03/2025 (nr. )
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The mongoose lemur lives in dry forests on the island of Madagascar and in the humid forests on the islands of the Comoros. This makes the mongoose lemur one of only two lemurs found outside of Madagascar, though it is an introduced species in the Comoros.
They have declined sharply in numbers because of habitat destruction and hunting, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated their conservation status as "critically endangered".
Submitted: 20/10/2024
Accepted : 21/10/2024
Eglwys y Methodistaid/ Methodist Church - Bedford Road - Porth Ia/ St Ives
"Bedford Road Church was built at the bottom of a new terrace of houses called Bedford Road. The chapel it was built to replace was in Chapel Street, opposite, and that building was then bought by Edward Hain and presented to the town as a Drill Hall for the Local militia. That building is still known as ‘The Drill Hall’. No one seems to know for certain who the architect for the church was but Mr Frith of Oldham was present at a meeting on April 26th 1897 at which his working plans were accepted. Mr Grenfell, the town surveyor, put in the plans for the manse which was built at the bottom of Bedford Road, next to the chapel."
"1899 April 27th – ‘The spire had just been fixed’. The church and adjoining school were opened for worship on August 3rd by Edward Hain Jnr. age 12, with a silver key to unlock the door." - cornishstory.com/2024/03/10/mapping-methodism-bedford-roa...
Model: Kris; texture by Ghostbones.
Seen on Daily Flickr, Day 62.
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WHITEGROUND Daily Theme Contest GOLD Medalist, Color Awards Premiere; front page June 11, 2009
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The oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor), also called the eastern garden lizard, Indian garden lizard, common garden lizard, bloodsucker or changeable lizard.
Submitted: 20/08/2024
Accepted: 22/08/204
Polly & Maggie agreement...
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The historic centre with the St. Sylvester church and timber framed houses in the hanseatic city of Quakenbrück. The tower of this church was built around 1500 in late gothic style, After a heavy storm in 1703 the upper part was destroyed and was replaced in baroque style.
Submitted: 04/08/2024
Accepted: 05/08/2024
Above the Lac de Melo, Restonica
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“Sometimes your garden surprises you. You don't remember planting strawberries or mint, but there it is, rising up in the middle of the carrot patch. Maybe the seeds blew in from the neighbor's garden. Or maybe they were buried in the dirt and you unearthed them when you tilled the soil. Or maybe you're reaping what you've sown. However it happened, you now have unexpected bounty. Accept it with gratitude.”
― Lisa Brown Roberts
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