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Texture Set VII Honey 3 and Set VII Honey 4, by me.
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Leandro Dário
As Meninas, 2011
digital drawing, fine art print on paper 100% cotton
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(36 x 30 cm) each one
photo: Maurício Correia
As the remote controled yard switcher shuffles cars, two BNSF oil trains wait to get across the CP at Grand Crossing. One train was cut lose and the other had to wait out more CP traffic before moving south.
BOX DATE: 2001
MANUFACTURER: Mattel
DOLLS IN LINE: Barbie; Ken; Petal Princess Kelly; Li'l Prince Tommy; Peacock Princess Lorena; Angel Princess Melody
MISSING ITEMS: Crown (shown on doll), mask, 6 hair clips, shoes, hair extension
PERSONAL FUN FACT: This is Rapunzel's iconic outfit from the 2000s. I remember seeing this ensemble plastered everywhere when the Barbie movie debuted. Granted, I never watched it, but I did admire the dolls. I guess that was the whole idea behind making the movie...for Mattel to sell dolls. So the fact that I didn't need a film to prompt me to want the Barbies worked better for them. Anyways, I recall I first had the McDonald's toy version of this Barbie. She had a removable skirt if memory serves me correctly. Of course, the full sized doll dons a removable gown. While my doll's ensemble isn't in the best condition, it is still absolutely lovely. I adore the sheer sleeves, golden glitter designs, and the fabric flower embellishments. I have a weakness for fabric flowers and embroidery. I use flowers similar to this for my own handmade dolly accessories and clothes. My doll technically has her crown, it's just still sewn to her head. It's one of those tiny tiaras that won't stay on once you remove the threads securing it into place. It's interesting that Barbie came with a hair extension when she has "growing" hair (I don't have any of her accessories as you can see here).
This is As Islay Dying, a cocktail created by Matt Hunt in 2018 at Death & Co in Denver and published in Death & Co Welcome Home in 2021. At first glance, this cocktail is hard to pin down. An equal mix of whisky (Islay scotch no less) and gin is rare in cocktails, but the general formula follows a fifty-fifty martini. My first guess was that it would be a whiskey centric cocktail, but after tasting it really is a martini variation. What surprised me the most was how tamed the Islay scotch was. Typically a three-quarter ounce measure of a peat bomb whisky would force the drink to be scotch cocktail, but it's somehow balanced. Just scotch, gin, and vermouth aren't enough to bring everything together, some help is required. A few dashes of absinthe and a teaspoon of génépy bring some herbal and alpine flavors do wonders to bring the other ingredients into harmony. This drink carries the spirit of the martini well, a clear spirit-forward cocktail with nuance and complexity.
0.75 oz Botanist gin (Tanqueray No. 10 is a good substitute in my tests)
0.75 oz Laphroaig
0.75 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth
0.75 oz Dolin White Vermouth
1 tsp génépy
2-3 dashes absinthe
Combine all of the ingredients into a mixing glass. Add ice and stir until arctic cold. Strain into a chilled nick & nora glass (or coupe). Garnish with a lemon peel.
© Chase Hoffman Photography. All rights reserved.
Well it's March so whoop de doo 😂 currently still feels like January so no sign of Spring just yet unfortunately. I was torn about what photo to go with for the first of usual monthly check-ins, as although I love this dress (which I'd had my eye on for a while) I took some real nice ones last weekend in something else, which I likely prefer. Anyway those can be seen over on my Instagram account (plus loads of other stuff not posted on here) along with more of this particular outfit too. I'm also far more active over there (and a little bit more responsive to messages too) as other than the odd post I'm not really around much on here.
Roll on summer!
Actually built as a Sea Gladiator but converted during restoration into a straight Gladiator, she still wears her genuine serial.
Operated by TFC and Duxford based, she is seen during maintenance in Hangar 2 (South) at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK.
23rd July 2016.
The following info is taken from the ‘Fighter Collection’ website:-
“Our Gladiator, N5903, was the last of 25 Mk.II aircraft built under Contract 773235/38 and delivered in 1939. It is believed that she briefly served with 141 Sqn in October 1939 at Grangemouth, west of Edinburgh, and was then allocated to the Air Ministry Development Pool as a flight trials platform in December 1939. Following this it is understood that N5903 was placed in long-term storage with 27 Maintenance Unit at Shawbury in May 1940, until she moved on to 8 MU at Little Rissington in October 1943 and then subsequently to 61 Operational Training Unit at Rednal in November 1943.
N5903, along with her Shuttleworth sibling Mk.I L8032, was earmarked for meteorological survey work and returned to Gloster at Hucclecote for conversion in January 1944. This conversion did not happen as more modern types took on these duties and the two Gladiators were left forlorn at Hucclecote, which was probably what saved them from being scrapped.
The next few years saw them remain with Gloster, somewhat forgotten whilst the main focus was on the war effort. After the war in February 1946 it is known that famous wartime Ace and future test pilot, R P ‘Bee’ Beaumont, flew our Gladiator, N5903, on four occasions.
In 1950 the Gladiators were handed over to Air Service Training for ground instructional use with N5903 going to Ansty, near Leicester, and L8032 going to Hamble. When the Ansty School closed N5903 saw the pair on a visit to Hamble, and as an ex. Fleet Air Arm Sea Gladiator pilot during the war he had an affinity with the type. Following a successful bid of £1 each he became the proud owner of a pair of somewhat forlorn Gladiators.
Viv Bellamy moved the pair of biplanes to the nearby Eastleigh base of his air charter company, Flightway. It was here that that the task of getting one of the Gladiators back into airworthy condition, unfortunately N5903 was chosen as the donor aircraft in favour of L8032, even giving up her Bristol Mercury VIII engine that had just eight hours logged since being installed.
Following being ‘cherry picked’ to support the successful rebuild of L8032 that culminated in her flight in 1952, N5903 languished in the back of the hangar until both aircraft were sold to Gloster for a token sum of £50. L8032 attended displays across the country for the next few years in the hands of Gloster. Little however, is known about the movements of N5903 in this intervening period. It is assumed she accompanied L8032 when she was presented to the Shuttleworth Trust in 1960. In 1971 N5903 was loaned by the Shuttleworth Trust to the Fleet Air Arm at Yeovilton. She was in a sad state when she arrived at Yeovilton, with no engine, propeller, or spinner.
Following refurbishment work our Gladiator was placed on static display in 1978 at Yeovilton in a spurious Fleet Air Arm colour scheme as Sea Gladiator N2276, complete with a dummy arrestor hook under the rear fuselage, wooden flaps and a glass-fibre spinner.
Following purchase from the Shuttleworth Collection the Gladiator joined The Fighter Collection fleet in 1994, arriving by road at Duxford from Yeovilton on December 1. Due to other priorities within the collection our Gladiator had to take her place in ‘the queue’ and progress with the rebuild was initially slow. By 2004 she started to show signs of real progress following the results of concerted efforts by the TFC Engineering Team and the contracting out of the fuselage woodwork to Skysport Engineering. In 2006 the rebuilt wings were trial-fitted to the fuselage which had her looking much more Gladiator-like once again. 2007 saw the fabric work completed by Vintage Fabrics, who also applied the wonderful 72 Sqn scheme she wears today. As an aside 72 Sqn was the first frontline RAF squadron to be equipped with Gladiators at Hornchurch, Essex in March 1937. The Squadron colour scheme consisted of red and blue bars along the fuselage sides and on the upper surface of the top wing, all of which are faithfully replicated on N5903. In addition to these markings our Gladiator also wears the blue fin and forward tailplanes denoting the personal aircraft of the ‘B’ Flight commander. By late 2007 the re-covered and painted wings were refitted, this time permanently, to the fuselage and N5903 became the main topic of question from the public, mainly “when will she fly?” to which the answer was always a cautious “when she is ready”.
The first post restoration flight for our Gladiator was a low-key affair occurring in the week running up to Flying Legends 2008, on Thursday 10th July, with TFC Chief Pilot Pete Kynsey (PK) the man in the hot seat. Only a few days later N5903 looked resplendent sitting in the sunshine on the flightline garnering a great deal of attention from the visitors to our world famous airshow. It was on the Sunday of the airshow with the flightline walk just about to close, when PK could be found once again strapping himself in and to the delight of the gathered crowds N5903 taxied out and took off for a test flight. Unfortunately due to a number of factors these were the only flights N5903 undertook and she was returned to the hangar. Over the next few years she underwent some minor work which culminated in a test flight on Wednesday 1st May, 2013, with PK at the controls once again. Since then it has been a popular performer, even undertaking the ‘Joker’ routine at Legends on more than one occasion!”
As Christmas draws near I've been placed in self isolation. Soon, we'll return to the galaxy far far away, continuing the story of Bravura squad. Once again I'm collaborating with Arkum Elo, it's going to be wicked!
Stay tuned...
The little owl (Athene noctua), also known as the owl of Athena or owl of Minerva, is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, the Palearctic east to Korea, and North Africa. It was introduced into Britain at the end of the 19th century and into the South Island of New Zealand in the early 20th century.
This owl is a member of the typical or true owl family Strigidae, which contains most species of owl, the other grouping being the barn owls, Tytonidae. It is a small (approx. 22 cm long), cryptically coloured, mainly nocturnal species and is found in a range of habitats including farmland, woodland fringes, steppes and semi-deserts. It feeds on insects, earthworms, other invertebrates and small vertebrates. Males hold territories which they defend against intruders. This owl is a cavity nester and a clutch of about four eggs is laid in spring. The female does the incubation and the male brings food to the nest, first for the female and later for the newly hatched young. As the chicks grow, both parents hunt and bring them food, and the chicks leave the nest at about seven weeks of age.
Being a common species with a wide range and large total population, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as "least concern".
As can be seen there were a few old raincoats in the plastic bags of stuff that got dumped at the flytip and a pair of rubber pants in amongst the bags.
As if they were small social insects, to image and similarity of the tireless bees, the persistents thermites, or the laborious ants, they were raising their high walls. They were kneading or they were molding the cement, as the insects work the mud. They were throwing towards the sky their spiderwebs of metal cranes, as the animals use the branches and the leaves. Proud of their civilization, of their castes, of their working members, their soldiers, their kings and queens. Of their high rate of reproduction and of productivity. They were thinking about having created a better civilization. They were thinking about being the chosen species. And really they were not more than an nth repetition of the same scheme…
And the Sun was continued going down, day after day, increasingly red, increasingly sadly, increasingly darkly …
[ Photo taken from the bus station of Méndez Alvaro, in Madrid, in February, 2006. Manipulations of light and color, with Photoshop]
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Como si fueran pequeños insectos sociales, a imagen y semejanza de las incansables abejas, las perseverantes termitas, o las laboriosas hormigas, ellos levantaban sus elevadas paredes. Amasaban o moldeaban el cemento, como los insectos trabajan el barro. Lanzaban hacia el cielo sus telarañas de grúas de metal, como los animales usan las ramas y las hojas. Orgullosos de su civilización, de sus castas, de sus miembros obreros, sus soldados, sus reyes y reinas. De su alta tasa de reproducción y de productividad. Creían haber creado una civilización mejor. Creían ser la especie elegida. Y realmente no eran más que una enésima repetición del esquema.
Y el Sol continuaba bajando, día tras día, cada vez más rojo, cada vez más triste, cada vez más oscuro…
[Foto tomada desde la estación de autobuses de Méndez Alvaro, en Madrid, en febrero del 2006. Retoques de luz y color, con Photoshop]
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
[Ephesians 4:1-6 NIV]
5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
1. Like it or not, we are ALL sinners: As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” (Romans 3:10-12 NLT)
2. The punishment for sin is death: When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. (Romans 5:12 NLT)
3. Jesus is our only hope: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8 NLT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT)
4. SALVATION is by GRACE through FAITH in JESUS: God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)
5. Accept Jesus and receive eternal life: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9 NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT) And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. (1 John 5:11-12 NLT)
Read the Bible for yourself. Allow the Lord to speak to you through his Word. YOUR ETERNITY IS AT STAKE!
As an added surprise, our guests were treated with a parting gift: their very own crystal ball! Now they can experiment with the glass ball photography that Andrius Aleksandravicius is known for. Happily our guests loved it and it was a great close to the evening.
© Jakub Valdivia
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Yannis Tsarouchis ‘Young Man Disguised as Eros with an English Chair’, 1962-65, Art Basel 2018, Switzerland
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From the last shoot in my Liz Lewitt blue dress with trans black tights. Here showing my crazy Giaro 19cm wedge heels. The dress ripped during the shoot and was thrown out after as it was about 25 years old and the latex was dead.
As I was leaving the Park the blazing sun dominated the background. Everywhere I looked I saw an amazing scene. The park is on a hill and while the sun was setting it felt more like being on a plateau. I took this picture on my way out as the last little bit of light faded away completely. There was a much larger scene here and I debated the crop for a long time. I did not want to lose those young women and their obvious involvement with a text on the phone, but I wanted to show the expanse as well.
As lembrancinhas que a Mamãe Paula vai distribuir para os visitantes
que forem conhecer o pequeno Guilherme. Bloquinhos feitos por ela!!!
Fiz os apliques e as ponteiras de lápis.
Obrigada Paula!
As the flower matures and turns pink, white toothy buds emerge from within the cone. Bizarre, cool, peculiar, I'd say!
No, that's not frost damage. No frost here in South Florida!
Windows to the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
We had a mini storm today, and as it raged outside Valentina's eyes flamed red from the stormy seas they were before.
My eyes don't switch between stormy and fiery red... i wonder about this new girl's story
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Custom Blythe Kiss Me True by Flor Dias wearing a bloomers set from animemadness, ruff by KarolinFelix and boots by Petite Wanderlings ♥
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One picture of a new girl is never enough, so here are two more from her first session :)
#134: As of 5/21/25, of my 3900+ pics, this is listed as #134 in most # of faves.
#387: As of 12/25/24, of my 3800+ pics, this is listed as #387 in most # of comments.
#808: As of 4/9/25, of my 3800+ pics, this is listed as #808 in most # of views.
VIDEO is at youtube.com/shorts/jTh_XpUjO9k
Yay, I've finally got something NEW again, this from 2024!
As described a little more in a new (11/30/24) Update posted in my Flickr profile (at flickr.com/people/99244229@N04/), a few months ago I had my first opportunity since before the pandemic to be fully en femme and made up for some public outings. I'm now rolling out pics from this 1st such day, August 12, 2024, when I modeled a couple ensembles never before pictured. It was so great to finally re-engage myself as Grace again!
As usual, I really enjoy coordinating attractive/sexy/cute outfits, and this one features:
* an Orsuncer "ombre platinum blonde" 26"-long wavy wig with bangs and black roots, from amazon;
* Jessica Simpson nude-patent "Halie" ultra-high-heel slingback peeptoe platform pumps, from Macys (an old purchase, but I'd never taken pics in them til now);
* an Olivia & Martin tan/black zigzag-patterned stretchy midi skirt, from Burlington;
* an August Silk "ash blond" tan/black lace-accented/trimmed button-down blouse, from Burlington;
* a beige cami top worn under the blouse;
* a tan 2"-wide waist belt;
* Berkshire nude ultra-sheer pantyhose;
* a tan neck scarf;
* a tan handbag matched to the color of the high heels;
* Kiss imPRESS press-on french-tip fingernails, from Walmart;
* gold necklaces, bracelets, watch, rings & hoop earrings.
This particular pic is a snapshot from a video taken at home. The full video (2024-08-12-video2) is posted on my YouTube channel at youtube.com/shorts/jTh_XpUjO9k. Please check it out and comment/fave here (and/or there) if you like what you see.
More about this and other 2017-24 pics has been written up in my profile or "About" page here on Flickr. It details some choices made for these 2017-24 pics.
Let me know your thoughts... :-)
As we were approaching the atop we saw these guys who were already ahead of us. I called their attention and dared them to do a jumpshot which they did haha. Promise, this photo is suppose to be a jumpshot! I yelled at them to say thank you. I meant it. If a stranger who's yelling from afar would ask you and your friend to jump on a hill will you do it?
My last opportunity to dress as a woman was back in November 2023, some seven months on and I still do not foresee any new opportunities to indulge in my love of female illusion anytime soon. It's a little frustrating as I have a lot of new dresses to wear that I've been quietly buying in sales over the last year. My female clothing is mainly bought in sales as it's a nice way to get some gorgeous feminine clothes at good value. I can often get three dresses, for example, at what was the original price for just one. That's a cross-dressing tip I would definitely recommend.
In my periods of being unable to dress as a woman , which is most of the time for me, I like to browse through my photos and videos and recall the delightful memories of the occasions I was able to become my female alter-ego. I do love and adore dressing as a woman, I really enjoy my time in my female guise. There is a delight in imagining I am female that I never experience as a man. I always enjoy having shaved legs, chest and arms and shaping my eyebrows, I enjoy the physical commitment to attempting to look more feminine.
I've said many times in the past how much I enjoy wearing make-up, wigs and dresses, they are just so fabulous and you feel amazing! I will admit to feeling a lot more confident presenting as a woman than I do as a man. Somehow being feminine is empowering compared to being male. I'm sure many men would disagree but for me I feel better being a woman. I will likely be accused of delusion as reality is I am a man dressing as a woman so in truth I know nothing of what women really have to experience. I am, I suppose, enjoying the trappings of femininity without facing the reality of being female.
Transvestism has featured strongly in my life and it took me a long time to set it free. For years I did all I could to suppress the urges and desires that I had to try and spend time dressed as a woman. I know I keep saying 'dressed as a woman' but that's my reality. It is all I can do to express the feelings I've always had about my inner desire to be feminine. These days I attempt to dress in a real world manner, so I can, hopefully, pass as a woman. This doesn't mean wearing dull styles, far from it, but I do now favour styles women would choose over what my transvestite desires have a liking for. I accept I have those desires so every now and again I like to indulge them.
This picture is one of those times. I had just shaved my legs and plucked my eyebrows and as I applied my make-up I found myself wanting to be a bit girly. I applied several coats of mascara to my lashes to help feminise them, I enjoyed my thinner shaped eyebrows and feeling a bit daring decided on a darker lipstick and chose my mid length blonde wig and decided on a black button through mini dress and pointed toe stiletto heels. I won't deny, I feel amazing stepping onto the photo set I had setup for my evening of indulging in photo taking as a my female self.
I loved...loved...doing this. I dreamt of the years I had missed on being a teenage girl and young woman (I only began to cross-dress as a woman in my early 40s...I wasted so much time...)
You only live once so it's good to have a bit of fun and dare to do things that are, let's be honest, gentle and harmlesss. It is a truth that we often experience fear and guilt when it comes to being men that dress as women but I feel sure most of us do enjoy our time in our dresses, heels, make-up and wigs. It's all an illusion but it is such an amazing experience. I think you can see why I couldn't resist slipping into the short dress and heels and put on the make-up...it was fun and yet, something I needed on an emotional level too.
Taken from the LRT platform at Max Bell/Barlow Station. Snapped from my phone - I couldn't resist as the colors were so vibrant!
From 20 January 2016
...as found on a very old canvas hidden in one of the catacombs of Rome.
Now we know what was Michelangelo's model when he was practicing!
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2009-02-07