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Her posture and expression including her knitted eyebrow and her fingers etc told us that this reader is totally absorbed and I wonder what book she was reading that was so intriguing...
A young lion absorbs all of the wisdom he can, preparing for the day when he can take charge of a pride of his won. Image made in the Mara Triangle Conservancy in southwestern Kenya in September 2022. ©2022 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com
He was so busy watching something on his screen he did not notice me at all even though I took five separate shots. Stretched out on the ground at the mall.
We take the dog for a long walk around a small lake close to home. The dog stops to sniff and explore and I take photos. We make a good team.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Otis_Inf's injectable camera system;
- in-game photomode;
- hotsampling via SRWE;
- Reshade 4.5.4 + custom shaders
“Life—it really did go on, even after insurmountable grief, debilitating sorrow and a life waiting to begin. As long as we were able to love and be loved in this world, no heart would ever be beyond repair.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPDoAWwyaJI
ABSORBED IN NATURE – KATIE STOUT
I stood stock still and held my breath
became a part of the great horse chestnut tree
ethereal light licked at my boots
branches curved like loving arms around me
the sea of meadow grass rose tall and yellowed by the sun
it mellowed me and caused my heart to stop;
skip once; then beat again
the breath was taken from me in that one small tick of calm
the golden rays of sunlight stroked
and soothed my soul like balm
through this heavenly vista I could see a flock of sheep
pastoral scene and everything enveloped me;
lulled me to deep sleep
and in my dreams I thought I saw you
heard you whistling in the valley
I rose; pink-clad feet and arms swept up
I danced Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet
I pirouetted towards the sunset
hoping to catch a glimpse of you
and there you were; a vision before me
smiling now at the pinkness of my ballet shoes
don't come further you shouted to me
I'll come to you, you promised me
yet as you stepped into the shadows
my eyes peered where you used to be
I shook myself awake and left my dream
tear-stained cheeks; bewilderment
if only my dreams could make you real
and keep you close with me always
it's understood by me that you were special
and heaven needed another angel
but I get to see you in my dreams
and in my dreams you live again.
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It’s a bittersweet feeling I have today as it would be the last day of some of the people I got to know at work. It’s ironic too as today is May Day. Some have not fully absorbed what happened and still in shock. I am thankful I was retained but I feel so bad for them, I feel their pain and anxiety. I have shared with them my favorite quote “Every adversity has within it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.” All I can do is pray for them, support them emotionally and wish that they may be able to find a job soon.
What a week it has been! I wish my friends / co-workers all the best. I believe that every leaf has a new beginning especially on spring time.
HNFF and TGIF!!
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a fleeting symmetry between two strangers separated by glass, each absorbed in a private ritual — one reaching for the sky, the other lost in the glow of her screen. between them floats a promise: crafted by hand & heart.
The Brown Thornbill was not only in the open but also paid little if no attention to the man with a camera. There are more important things in life than instagram fame...
(Acanthiza pusilla)
Experimental double exposure shot of a person studying a Bridget Riley abstract. Photo taken at the Hayward Gallery in London.
2020-09-06, Day 2
The waters of Dinwoody Creek hasten for lower ground as the cool blue of evening begins to creep into the sky that fills the cirque below Gannett Peak, Fitzpatrick Wilderness, Wind River Range, Wyoming.
At this point in the evening, my hiking parter was far ahead of me, largely because I dawdled amongst the stones and water with my camera, looking for compositions and appreciating the light. At length, I glanced up and saw him on a rise some distance away, beckoning that I should come and see what lay upslope. I thought briefly of the fact that we had a little under three miles between where we stood and our camp, and that neither one of us had thought to bring a headlamp as we raced out of camp toward timberline. However, these thoughts were brief because it was fairly clear that the only thing that really mattered was to osmotically absorb as much of this wondrous place as possible. With the pack back in camp and no weight to shoulder, I felt light and infected with mountain air and water. Giddiness prevailed, and I jogged up the trail to see what was exciting my friend's sensibilities.
Technical notes: Hand-held due to weight-avoidance behavior while backpacking (i.e., no tripod).
Wisely, Step 10 does not emphasize a moral inventory, which becomes too self-absorbed and self-critical, but speaks instead of a “personal inventory.” In other words, just watch yourself objectively, calmly, and compassionately. You will be able to do this from your new viewing platform and perspective as a grounded child of God. “The Spirit will help us in our weakness” (Romans 8:26). From this most positive and dignified position, we can let go of, and even easily admit, our wrongs. We are being held so strongly and so deeply that we can stop holding onto, or defending, ourselves. God forever sees and loves Christ in us; it is only we who doubt our divine identity as children of God.
We now have an implanted position and power whereby we can see ourselves calmly and compassionately, without endless digging, labeling, judging, or the rancor that we usually have toward our own imperfection. Don’t judge, just look can be our motto— and now, with the very eyes of God. That will awaken consciousness, and then things will usually take care of themselves, with even the least bit of honesty and courage. A wonderful Indian Jesuit, Anthony de Mello (1931–1987), used to say, “Awareness, awareness, awareness!”…
… To be fully conscious would be to love everything, on some level and in some way—even our mistakes. To love is to fall into full consciousness, which is contemplative, non-dualistic, and includes everything—even “the last enemy to be destroyed, which is death itself” (1 Corinthians 15:26). That is why we must, absolutely must, love!
-BREATHING UNDER WATER SPIRITUALITY AND THE TWELVE STEPS, RICHARD ROHR
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Strolling downtown, I spotted this young lady in a store window. She did her best to ignore me; this [being ignored] is my lot in life.
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The plant contains cardiac glycosides, allied to digitalins used in treating some heart disease. These glycosides, when absorbed by monarch butterfly larvae whose sole source of food is milkweed foliage, make the larvae and adult butterflies toxic to birds and other predators.
... that moment when you are so absorbed that time stops. You forget everything, you are caught up in the moment. There is no past and no future, worries fall away and there is just here and just now. It might be looking at a flower, lying in the sunshine, or doing something ... meditating, painting, taking a photograph, baking a cake! Here it was playing with an image on my computer, creating a fantasy from a photograph.
For the Smile on Saturday group topic "Happiness is ...."
And for Sliders Sunday too ;o)
2 Lil Owls Crazy flare collection
other textures, layers and brushes and effects are my own, created using Photoshop
Saturday Cliche and Smiles: Saturday Smile and Cliche
My Sliders Sunday set is here: Elisa Sliders Sunday
My Post-processing set is here: Elisa Post-processing
» The 100 Bicycles project: 100 different bicycles photographed in detail. This is bicycle number 3.
To learn more about this project see the 100bicycles group.
I was out and about near the bus garage - got a snap of this interesting looking character on a bus. Another street technique - I took the garbage man head-on, the girl from the side a little further away and now this guy through a window
"tout comme la mèche de la bougie
j'éteins la lumière en moi
et comme avec une gomme
j'efface mon visage avec mon visage"
Abdallah Zrika ~ "Insecte de l'infini"
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"just like the wick of a candle
i blow out the light in me
and just if i had a rubber
i erase my face with my own face"
Abdallah Zrika ~ "Insect of infinity "
www.goear.com/listen/15380e8/Terrain-tou-paradeisou-Voumvaki