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Morning is a good time to listen. I like to let the birds have their say before I add my noise to the mix.
Seen on Explore Front Page. January 18, 2009.
I
Take you
To be none other than yourself.
I promise to stand by your side;
To encourage you, and be open and honest with you;
To laugh with you, and cry with you;
To always love and honor you;
Both freed and bound by our love,
For as long as we both shall live...
Today, my dearest, Charlotte, and I mark six years of our wedded bliss.
Happy Anniversary, my dear bilal...
I love you.
Here's to forever!!!
:)
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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 I came walking down the wetlands boardwalk there was a guy with a camera taking pictures of the ducks. He saw my long lens and asked me if I had seen anything interesting. I told him I’d seen a flock of migrating teal at another pond. We got to talking and he introduced himself as Tony Laubach and gave me his card. He told me he had recently moved to Wichita from southern Illinois to take a job as a meteorologist at a local TV station. His passion is storm chasing, and he pulled out his phone to show me some great lightning images he had taken in Arizona. Naturally I had to show him some of my flickr photos taken in the park. I asked him if he would be interested in posing for my flickr 100 strangers challenge and he readily agreed, so he becomes #10 for my strangers project.
You may recognize him from Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers" where he chased with Tim Samaras as part of Team TWISTEX for three seasons. Tony’s TV station meteorologist/storm chaser bio: www.kake.com/story/37887369/tony-laubach
Artist Noel Cruz brings Elizabeth Taylor back to life in this beautiful and stunning repainted and restyled Barbie as Cleopatra!
A custom 11 1/2 inch doll
custom one-of-a-kind repaint by Noel Cruz.
based on the film of Cleopatra starring Oscar Winner Elizabeth Taylor!
You can see here www.ebay.com/usr/ncruz_doll_art and see more of Noel's work at his web site www.ncruz.com.
As we all know , and reading from the past stories the Firth of Clyde use to be a mega destination for big cod fishing . 50 years later on we Central Scotland Kayak Anglers decided to have a go , kayak fishing and exploring . A really short drive from the big city Glasgow , Glen , Paul and myself are about to launch a mini species attack .
Prior to the trip we managed a few ragworms , digging here and there , not many but just enough to keep us going .
Light tackle ready , little hooks and jig rubber lures ready we paddled towards , nothing really far . The weather is cool , no wind , overcast with rain threatening , total grey Scottish outlook .
My today’s plan is to add some fish species to my ever growing list . The tide is light and the fishing is about to begin . In 30 ft of water Paul’s fish finder is showing massive activity .
The fun begin with a succession of catches , going on all day . Little hook , little fish but the variety is great .
haddock then colley , dab and cod , poorcod too , then whitting and goldsinny wrasse , Already 7 species without even trying .
I then fancied the small fox spikey shad and smeared it with some dynamix Wand . A few cast later a small pollock swallowed the lure .
Getting broke twice on the light gear I knew something bigger was lurking below .
Hooking a small piece of ragworm on a small jig head was about to produce the good .The rod bent double and I knew I was into a good wrasse . I got the net ready for the ballan wrasse , a good specimen .
Glen was once again into some proper sport . Playing a soft prawn his rod went nearly over the side . I thought something was going to break . Big splash about ,cool action to watch and then Glen lifted up a Clyde pollock that size , at least a 4 pounder ! To say the least a massive surprise .
Fishing the clyde estuary is fun . The fish are there and if you decided to go light , go have some fun ! But do go light !
Having said that the Clyde is not dead , it just need a small improvement , like stopping the trawlers harvesting whatever is left , making it a great place to fish again with rods and lines .
As we all know , and reading from the past stories the Firth of Clyde use to be a mega destination for big cod fishing . 50 years later on we Central Scotland Kayak Anglers decided to have a go , kayak fishing and exploring . A really short drive from the big city Glasgow , Glen , Paul and myself are about to launch a mini species attack .
Prior to the trip we managed a few ragworms , digging here and there , not many but just enough to keep us going .
Light tackle ready , little hooks and jig rubber lures ready we paddled towards , nothing really far . The weather is cool , no wind , overcast with rain threatening , total grey Scottish outlook .
My today’s plan is to add some fish species to my ever growing list . The tide is light and the fishing is about to begin . In 30 ft of water Paul’s fish finder is showing massive activity .
The fun begin with a succession of catches , going on all day . Little hook , little fish but the variety is great .
haddock then colley , dab and cod , poorcod too , then whitting and goldsinny wrasse , Already 7 species without even trying .
I then fancied the small fox spikey shad and smeared it with some dynamix Wand . A few cast later a small pollock swallowed the lure .
Getting broke twice on the light gear I knew something bigger was lurking below .
Hooking a small piece of ragworm on a small jig head was about to produce the good .The rod bent double and I knew I was into a good wrasse . I got the net ready for the ballan wrasse , a good specimen .
Glen was once again into some proper sport . Playing a soft prawn his rod went nearly over the side . I thought something was going to break . Big splash about ,cool action to watch and then Glen lifted up a Clyde pollock that size , at least a 4 pounder ! To say the least a massive surprise .
Fishing the clyde estuary is fun . The fish are there and if you decided to go light , go have some fun ! But do go light !
Having said that the Clyde is not dead , it just need a small improvement , like stopping the trawlers harvesting whatever is left , making it a great place to fish again with rods and lines .
Cool Video youtu.be/p0MO6PKQzas
Plaza de América. Vigo. (Con la nefasta "guillotina").
Llamado así el barrio, "Las Traviesas", por la cantidad de calles y líneas de tranvía que se atravesaban en ese lugar.
El depósito-estación de Tranvías Eléctricos de Vigo estaba a pocos metros, al comenzar la Avenida de La Florida.
Y su estación estrella, con jardín zoológico incluído, un poco más abajo, en San Antonio, para la mágica línea Vigo-Bayona.
Nada queda de eso, que rima con progreso.
Visiting as part of the celebrations of that famous Naval Battle, the Royal Moroccan Navy frigate Mohammed V (F 611)
at anchor in the Solent during 'Trafalgar 200'
Visible on her stern is Aerospatiale AS-565 Dauphin '111' and behind is HMS Ocean (L12) - currently now our only amphibious assault ship and landing platform until the new Queen Elizabeth carriers come on stream.
Scanned 35mm Transparency
This is the same car as the one on the previous photos (check plate).
As you can see I was right on time. When I had finished my round the owner approached, opened the door and drove away. I did't spoke to him.
For model year 1952 the striking bullet nose grille was replaced by a more conventional grille which looked more like the 1947-1949 grille.
The 1952 Commander was designed by Loewy Studios with contributions of Robert Bourke under supervision of master Raymond Loewy (France, 1893-1986).
This hardtop coupe version with the wrap-around rear window was called Starliner (or Starlight). It was designed by Virgil M. Exner (1909-1973) then still working at Loewy Studios, and introduced for model year 1947.
The Commander Starliner Coupe was the second expensive car Studebaker could deliver. It was even more expensive than the big Commander Land Cruiser Sedan. Only the Commander Convertible Coupe was more expensive.
3812 cc V8 engine.
1570 kg.
Production Studebaker Commander Series: Autumn 1946-1954.
Production Commander this version: Autumn 1951-1952.
Original first reg. number: June 30, 1952 (estimated).
New Dutch old type reg. number: March 27, 1975 (still valid, May 2024).
At current owner since Jan. 29, 2021.
Analog photo.
Film roll: nr. 46.
Amsterdam-Westerpark, Van Limburg Stirumplein, Oct. 19, 1990.
© 1990 Sander Toonen, Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Hectic weekend so I just lay on the sofa. As I put my head on the arm of the sofa I caught this relfection in the glass table so decided as I couldn't be bothered to get up, it would be perfect for We're here visiting adding reflections to the looking glasses group.
An image of performance artist Drums as Telephone at and event called [Re}Happening at Camp Rockmont. Black Mountain, NC
Egyptian representation of Darius the great as a pharaoh. Egyptia has several time been subjected to the Persian empire, the XXVIIth dynasty of pharaoh was the first Persian one. Darius’s most famous statue found in Susa, has been manufactured in Egyptia before being exported to Susa, here this other stunning artefact shows an unusual picture of the king of kings. Taken at the British museum, London, United kingdom, December 2009.
Représentation égyptienne de Darius le Grand en tant que Pharaon. L’Egypte a plusieurs fois été intégrée à l’empire Perse, et la XXVIIème dynastie de pharaons était la première issue de Perse.La plus célèbre des statues de darius trouvée à Suse a ainsi été réalisée en Egypte avant d’être importée à Suse, voici un autre témoignage étonnant montrant une image inhabituelle d’un roi des rois. Prise au British Museum, Londres, Royaume-Uni, Décembre 2009.
If any of you Welsh people were watching Derek's weather this evening, he showed my photo, this one above at the end of the weather report.....Thanks Derek :-)
I was dead chuffed to see it, I took it on Monday when we had blue skies and sunshine.......Derek was right with his forecast, rain all day today.....getting better tomorrow he said, fingers crossed for sunshine.
Have you ever heard that one?
How about:
As pretty as a speckled pup
As dumb as a coal bucket
As brown as a ginger cake
As red as a pickled beet
As rough as a cob
As nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs
As happy as a 'coon in a cornfield with the dogs all tied
HFF!!!
Sons of Kemet at this year's WOMAD Festival.
You can see my WOMAD 2016 shots here: WOMAD 2016
You can see my WOMAD 2015 shots here: WOMAD 2015
You can see my WOMAD 2014 shots here: WOMAD 2014
You can see my WOMAD 2013 shots here: WOMAD 2013
You can see my WOMAD 2012 shots here: WOMAD 2012
You can see my WOMAD 2011 shots here: WOMAD 2011
You can see my WOMAD 2010 shots here: WOMAD 2010
You can see my WOMAD 2009 shots here: WOMAD 2009
My thanks are also due to Dee McCourt of Borkowski PR for arranging my photo pass.
As the team’s head-brass flashed out on the turn
The lovers disappeared into the wood.
I sat among the boughs of the fallen elm
That strewed an angle of the fallow, and
Watched the plough narrowing a yellow square
Of charlock. Every time the horses turned
Instead of treading me down, the ploughman leaned
Upon the handles to say or ask a word,
About the weather, next about the war.
Scraping the share he faced towards the wood,
And screwed along the furrow till the brass flashed
Once more.
The blizzard felled the elm whose crest
I sat in, by a woodpecker’s round hole,
The ploughman said. “When will they take it away?”
“When the war’s over.” So the talk began—
One minute and an interval of ten,
A minute more and the same interval.
“Have you been out?” “No.” “And don’t want
to, perhaps?”
“If I could only come back again, I should.
I could spare an arm. I shouldn’t want to lose
A leg. If I should lose my head, why, so,
I should want nothing more. . . . Have many gone
From here?” “Yes.” “Many lost?” “Yes, a good few.
Only two teams work on the farm this year.
One of my mates is dead. The second day
In France they killed him. It was back in March,
The very night of the blizzard, too. Now if
He had stayed here we should have moved the tree.”
“And I should not have sat here. Everything
Would have been different. For it would have been
Another world.” “Ay, and a better, though
If we could see all all might seem good.” Then
The lovers came out of the wood again:
The horses started and for the last time
I watched the clods crumble and topple over
After the ploughshare and the stumbling team.
As with my RPK, I saw someone else's attempt and decided to do it. This time credit for the inspiration goes to ttbdlord.
Source photo:
world.guns.ru/assault/z-m_lr300-2000.jpg
Code for stock, grip, receiver and handguard:
There aren't a ton of white shapes to get in the way, but the receiver has a few.
Ouh, mozos, que camiñantes
por ese camiño ides,
vinde abrigarvos un pouco,
se é que mollados vindes.
Teño bo viño e rosquillas
de Cereo e Rececinde
teño unha perfia de a neto,
máis comprida non a viches;
tomá, probádemo un pouco,
e logo sen pagar ide.
- O viño é bo certamente,
mais mellor é quen o mide;
que é tan doce e tan garrida
coma as rosas de Frexilde.
(...)
Eduardo Pondal, Queixumes dos pinos, 1886.
MÚSICA: Loretta Lynn - Wine, Women, and Song
Feels like 24 hours ain't enough already recently, not a surprise if you even find people asking for 48 hours in a day~
But either way... as every single day comes to an end, it would be good to ponder upon the day and not to think of the bad things, but rather to keep those good, beautiful moments in heart...
Though time flies, the memories will last =]