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actually not a totally random table scrap. It will have its place in my new microscale city. At least, I hope so.
Actually, no one can be sure, how many they have with hybrid!
How ever, stay alive as well as wonderful with anything!
Life is short, so do everything you can do,eat well and sleep well!
All best wish for everyone and enjoy shutter all the time!
其實，沒有人可以肯定的是，他們有多少混合是已經存在!
我在一處農場,發現許多混種鴉,當然是綠頭鴨種!
混得好漂亮,希望能生存的更安全和更加適應!
... So, anyway, it's late evening, the sun was going down, I was driving along, minding my own business, dodging moose (literally) and about a half hours drive from Route 480, when, ahead of me, I spotted something in the middle of the road. Thought at first it was a grouse or ptarmigan, but, as I slowed down, I realized it wasn't either of those when I noticed the golden halo the setting sun was outlining this litte critter with as its rays passed through the yellow down. He/she was walking, as fast as its little legs could carry it , down the road in front of me. So I stopped, got out, and fired off a few shots hoping to capture that halo. Not much success with that, though, and the duckling kept walking ... down the road, going from side to side, peeping its little heart out.
I started to walk after it trying to get another shot or two it when something pretty amazing happened! Now, back in my university days I did a lot of psych courses ( in a pinch, I could probably analyze you :-) ... and a lot of math courses, but, that's another story ... but, I always remember the introductory psych course and, in particular, the description of the work done by Konrad Lorenz. Well, all these many years later (and, isn't it pretty amazing when something's happening at the time how you don't really know how it might revisit you again one day in the future... don't have one sweet clue, actually?) I find out that the famous Mr. Lorenz and I now have something in common. Yes, boys and girls, the duckling imprinted on me!!!
Now, before you laugh and accuse me of telling tall tales, let me assure you, that I hold the truth in very high regard and always do my darndest never to bend it ... but, better than that, I have the video to prove it! That duckling really did imprint on ME ... started following me , no, not just following me ... actually running after me ... and let me tell you, little legs or no, it could really move! Down the road, up the road, across the road, and around in circles ... effectively, I had become its mamma! When I'd stop, it would stand right next to my shoe. Move, and it would move. Amazing! I had to be extremely careful that I didn't step on it, it stayed so close
Now, it's getting late, the moose are practically jumping on top of the pickup ... again, no lie! ... and I want to take advantage of whatever daylight I have left. But, what to do with this litle guy? Well, I walked up the road and then back down the other way ... looking for any sign of it's mamma or siblings ... listening intently for any sound of them. Nothing. I waited for close to an hour ... still nothing. Now, I'm in a quandary. I didn't want to leave him/her there, but I didn't exactly feel like interfering with the natural course of events either. It obviously had gotten separated somehow ... perhaps had wandered off from the nest or its family, perhaps was the only survivor of a predator attack ... but, one thing was sure ... it was now totally alone. It would not survive the rest of the evening on that road and certainly not the night. (I was fishing on a river in southern Newfoundland once when one of these litle guys popped down over a small rapid and was swept along downstream. Before you could say, "Quack, quack", a gull swooped down and devoured it! Didn't fly off with it ... just up and swallowed it in one gulp!) All this stuff comes back to you, so, as I said, I wasn't about to leave it there alone. Crows, foxes, gulls and yes, even coyotes and other predators call this area home. So, natural course of events be damned! I cleaned out the small cooler I had had my lunch in, popped him in and took off for home. Not ten minutes later, I had a VERY close call with another moose ... inches, I'd say, not feet, from the Silverado. But, it somehow got turned around and headed back into the woods. Whew ...
... more later. Stay tuned....
By the way, I'm actually beginning to wonder if this might be a baby Canada Goose?
Actually I lied. There is this last one to make it 68 in all.
Prelude to the 34th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.
Mardi Gras, Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia (Saturday 3 Mar 2012 @ 3:55pm).
This is actually a Barbie house, but it's been for Bratz since I got it in 2011. I talk more about it's origins on my old photo from 2014/2015. Anyways, compared to that old display picture, this one is vastly overcrowded. I have even resorted to using the top of the house for Bratz. Back in the day, I had a collection of My Little Ponies displayed here (they have since moved into the dining room we never use for eating). My 2010 F.M. Cruiser fits perfectly up here with an assortment of party/birthday themed dolls. It does make grabbing dolls from the shelves behind them a little trickier, but not too difficult. I did have to make sure that my 2015 Study Abroad Bratz were sitting, not standing. One time Jade jumped off the shelf and took out Party Sasha who was sitting on the car. That's why Sasha now sits INSIDE the F.M. Cruiser...she was traumatized from the near death experience (Jade was reprimanded for her behavior in case you are wondering). I like how deep this doll house is because I can fit some furniture in here. Most of my displays don't have room for things like that. So I have my childhood bed, all three of my cars, and even a lounger I got at the Salvation Army (which was missing a leg, but I replaced it with a piece of wooden dowel). Granted, I have a spare 2002 F.M. Cruiser, but it's super beat up and not great for display (it's missing the seats and everything). My Bratz cars mean a lot to me since my Dad loved the Rock Angelz one so much. I'm sure if I had the 2002 F.M. Cruiser back when he was alive, he also would have stolen it for his model car display. I can't tell you how many times I walked into my room and found my Bratz dolls dismantled with an empty spot where the Rock Angelz car was! I used to keep things in the drawers of this doll house, but they've been vacated for years. In their old age, they tend to fall apart easily. So everything that was in them has moved into the cubes (I never kept doll stuff in them, just some extra baggies for clothes and pieces to the dollhouse itself which are still in here).
Actually I am not a Ninjago collector but I was suprised to own the most valueable male Ninjago minifigure according to an article published at brickset.com brickset.com/article/58782/top-ten-most-expensive-ninjago...
Actually this "forest" is in suburbia....lol! It is the treeline that I see every day outside my front window.
I actually took this while waiting for breakfast my first day in Reykjavík so I hadn't sampled any of these just yet. At the end of a long day exploring, I enjoyed having a cold beer with dinner almost every night on the trip. My only regret was never having a beer made with water from Jökulsárlón (a glacier lagoon which you'll see photos of in the near future).
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ABOUT THE SERIES
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In September 2011, my wife and I went to Iceland for a two week honeymoon. The trip was such an incredible experience. We started in Reykjavík and drove around the outside of the county counterclockwise. Although we made hotel reservations ahead of time, our day to day itinerary wasn't planned in advance so we could see/do whatever we felt like.
Iceland is such a diverse and amazing place. I've never seen such beauty, breathtaking landscapes, and an assortment of scenery anywhere else. One moment you're walking on a glacier and the next you're hiking through a lush landscape to a waterfall. Mid to late September seemed like the perfect time of year to go. There were no crowds at any of the sites, we had our pick of where to stay, and the weather was fantastic.
If you've never been to Iceland, photos (mine or anyone else's) don't really give it justice. It's somewhere you have to see and experience in person.
This is actually a the top view of a corner lamp. Luckily I was tall enough to get a peak from above. From there it looked mysterious.....like the inside of a hypothetical warp drive in space and the balls of light are space crafts carrying people from one corner of the universe to the other. That's when I took the shot.
Taken (actually before) my Phototour yesterday with kwerfeldein through karlsruhe.
Those letters are part of an installation by the "Kunstakademie Karlsruhe" (Academy of Arts at Karlsruhe). You can find out the whereabouts in the geotag.
Here's a link (in German) about the installation
...actually, he never left.
Good morning everyone and Happy Hug a Bug Day. You guessed it. Same Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis) I photographed back on July 30th that snatched an Orange Sulphur butterfly I was photographing at the time.
When walking through the same area recently I decided to check out the thistle plant, which was still in bloom, but never did I expect to see the mantis still there. Lo and behold, much to my surprise it was...nearly 3 weeks later. And it looked just as surprised to see me as I was it :-)
Must be a good feeding station for it not to have moved on in all that time, and it was visibly larger. A good 4 inches in length now. I hate to think of how many butterflies it has eaten in my absence :-(
Thank you for visiting...and I hope you have a terrific Tuesday.
Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .004 seconds (1/250) focal length 300mm
Yuri: “Actually, we have dinner reservations in less than an hour, and we would love it if you would both join us. We look forward to becoming better acquainted with you, Xavier. Do we not, girls?”
Lark: *tentative smile at Xavier* “Um, sure.”
Kumi: *mutters* “Whatevs.”
Sparrow: *considering look at Xavier* “What do you think, XL? You up for dinner with the natives, who, I assure you, are neither friendly nor civil. Kumi’s been known to stab things that irk her.”
Xavier (unconcernedly): “Dealing with three pissed off women is a regular Saturday night for me, mon ange. Or at least it was until I met you and stopped frequenting bars. Let’s do it. Hey, Lark, did you know your cabinet’s broken?”
Lark: “Um, yes. Kind of a hard thing to miss.”
Xavier: “It doesn’t really reflect well on your business, does it? Having broken stuff? I mean you’re already selling used wares as it is. Is the cabinet, uh…*smirks infuriatingly* ‘vintage,’ too?”
Lark: *eyes narrow, drawls* “Oh, yeah, Row. He’s a real charmer. I’m all aflutter.”
Xavier: *grins, as he walks around the cabinet, pops the back panel on, and studies it* “The clasp is bent. You just need to…*looks around, grabs a pair of scissors and goes to work*
Lark: “Uh, that’s okay, I’d rather just let Wren—”
Xavier: “Done. There you go. All fixed.”
Lark: *sighs, grudgingly* “Thanks. I guess.”
Sparrow (proudly): “XL’s really handy. He helps around the clinic with repairs all the time.”
Yuri: “So, I assume you call him XL because of his initials, Row?”
Sparrow: “Mmm…*swallows her last bite of cookie, brushing wayward crumbs from her sweater* that’s part of it. Initially, I started calling him XL because of his overlarge personality. And, then, after I, uh—*stops talking abruptly, flushing*
Xavier (wickedly): “After she saw me naked for the first time, it was for other things entirely. N'est-ce pas, mon cœur?”
Sparrow: *clears throat* “One thing in particular, yes.”
Kumi: *suddenly riveted by the conversation* “Really?”
Xavier: “I believe her exact words were ‘Oh là là!’”
Girls (gleefully): “Oh là là?”
Sparrow: *nods earnestly * “Ooooh là là!”
Xavier: *smiles smugly, wrapping his arms around Sparrow’s waist* “Oh, yeeeeah.”
Kumi (cheerfully): “Well, in that case, you have my blessing, Row! May he always put the ‘ooooh’ in your ‘là làs’!”
Girls: *raise their coffee cups, enthusiastically* “Oui-oui!”
Continued Next Tuesday…
Fashion Credits
**Any doll enhancements (i.e. freckles, piercings, eye color changes) were done by me unless otherwise stated.**
Yuri
Slacks: IT – Fashion Royalty – Optic Verve Agnes
Top: Clear-lan
Sweater: Dressmaker Details – Feet First Fashion
Belt: IT – NuFace – London Mist Imogen
Shoes: IT – Monogram – Extravagance
Earrings: IT – Poppy Parker
Bracelets from ‘Gluttony’ Set: Knife’s Edge Designs (me)
Doll is a Nu.Fantasy Red Riding Hood Yuri transplanted to a NuFace body.
Kumi
Skirt: Jakks-Pacific – Hannah Montana Lilly Doll
Crochet Top: Katalina
Belt: Randall Craig RTW – The Secretary
Shoes: IT – NuFace – Morning Dew Giselle
Earrings & Ring: IT – NuFace – Miracle Child Ayumi
Doll is a Nu.Fantasy Wild Wolf Kumi transplanted to a NuFace body.
Lark
Dress: yukostevens (etsy.com)
Bodysuit: IT – NuFace – Great Pretender Lilith
Belt: Randall Craig RTW – Delightful
Shoes: IT – NuFace – Great Pretender Lilith
Cuff Bracelet: IT
Free Radical Earrings: Knife’s Edge Designs (me)
Doll is a Great Pretender Lilith.
Sparrow
Skirt: Volks – Who’s That Girl? – Natural Love
Sweater: Randal Craig RTW - Separate
Belt: Randall Craig RTW – Belt Accessory Pack
Boots: Dressmaker Details – Casual Comfort
Metallic Mesh Earrings: Knife’s Edge Designs (me)
Bracelet from ‘Greed’ Set: Knife’s Edge Designs
Doll is a London Mist Imogen.
Xavier
Jeans: IT – Homme – Style Strategy Lukas
Shirt & Jacket: BFMC – New England Escape Fashion Set
Belt: Volks – Who’s That Girl? – Selfish
Shoes: IT – Homme – Euro-Classic Fashion
Necklace: Me
Doll is a Leading Man Lukas.
I was practicing mixing greens. I thought I might as well make something with my greens.
This is Mensingebos in Roden.
My wife didn't think bears and moose actually existed so I wanted to prove to her they did. We hopped in the car and went to the Grand Tetons for a few days. I love that area but we had just missed the peak of the Fall foliage season. Wildlife spotting was hit and miss. We saw some big black bear booty (we suspect animals do this on purpose) and some bull moose at a distance. Then we happened to be driving on a road noted for its wildlife and caught a young black bear feeding in a tree about 10 feet away. It was fascinating - the bear was much bigger than the tree and the tree was swaying up and down. My wife took a video with her phone - it's one of the best ones ever. That was amazing.
We drove to other areas - great scenic views everywhere, but one that got our attention was the extremely low water level on Jackson Lake. It's a dam but it was almost empty; our drought is real. We were able to walk out on the dam bed a few hundred yards where water should have been. Wow.
Excellent trip in early October 2021. We will go back there again!
I was waiting to get a photo of a large, slow-moving object when this bird flew near me, so I figured, why not? Call it an unplanned bird shot.
Whaddaya think? I could make a little booklet out of the whole series.. Thoughts? Sketch by Hound Knight. :D
actually the Batquad
This is not Batgirl in Gotham City
It was at the
Manchester Comic Con
MCMexpo
Manchester Central
Can you see Nessie's nose?
The title is a take off on "Love, Actually" - which West pans. A collection of 20-odd movie reviews compared to "The Fugitive." A very funny book about movies and culture...
Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) and bergamot (Monarda fistulosa). The clearwing is actually a moth, active mostly during the day. It is about an inch long and superficially resembles a bunblebee
This picture is actually the original photo for my version of the goddess of the sun but I was hesitant to post it because I don't want any debate or send any negative impression to you guys. Now, dolly friends I want you to keep an open mind here. This is purely for art-sake. I grew up in a very religious family, I knew how to pray the holy rosary at age 5 in both English and Filipino. I studied in a catholic school up to college. I grew up surrounded by different beautiful images of the blessed virgin, Christ and the saints. I always find it fascinating and even collected them as a child. (weird but true.) Now that I'm all grown up and other people influenced me with my opinions and beliefs, I think Images are just beautiful depiction of who God is and What Mary and Jesus looked like. it's just an art. IMO.
This is actually a Canadian built Bolingbroke, RCAF serial ‘10201’, which is now fitted with a genuine MkI Blenhiem nose. It represents ‘L6739’, a MkI of 23sqn in September 1939.
This was its first Legends after it was rebuilt as a MkI.
2015 Flying Legends Airshow.
Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK.
12-7-2015
The following info is from the Flying Legends website:-
“The Bristol Blenheim Mk.I is a truly unique British aircraft. As a type the aircrafts history is long and formative and an important milestone in the history of British aviation. Designed as a small airliner in the early 1930s by Frank Barnwell, Chief Designer of the Bristol Aircraft Company, it was funded by Lord Rothermere who named it ‘Britain First’. It proved much faster than the latest biplane fighters, with a speed of over 300mph, and Rothermere promptly donated it to the nation.
Barnwell then redesigned the aircraft as a bomber and it became the first stressed skin aircraft with hydraulic actuated undercarriage, flaps and turret to be accepted by the Royal Air Force. It was the fastest bomber of the day and it became the backbone of the RAFs light bomber force. At the start of WWII the RAF had 1089 Blenheim’s in service more than any other type.
The Blenheim bore the brunt of daylight operations during the early war years, whilst other bombers were switched to night operations, and the crews paid a heavy price. Many Blenheim’s were lost not only to fighters but to anti-aircraft fire especially when attacking ships. Even so it was well liked by its crews and Churchill paid homage to their bravery comparing them to the ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’.
The Blenheim was pressed into many roles for which it was not primarily designed, such as long range and night fighter duties. It became the first radar equipped night fighter and got the first kill using that equipment.
The first Blenheim project a Canadian licensed built MKIV, which they called Bolingbroke, was recovered in a derelict state and restored to fly after a twelve year rebuild by a small dedicated team led by a licensed aircraft engineer. It made its debut in May 1987 only to be destroyed in an accident exactly one month later, suffice to say that the accident was not due to a mechanical fault.
Determined not to be without a Blenheim another airframe was found and the same team gave themselves five years to complete the project with the aircraft flying in May 1993, it became the only flying example of a Blenheim representing the light bombers of the early war years. Flying for ten years from Duxford on behalf of the late Graham Warner, the aircraft was well known on the air show circuit and flew with great success building an enviable serviceability record amongst the vintage aircraft fraternity.
In August 2003 the aircraft suffered an accident whilst landing at Duxford, again through no mechanical fault with the aircraft, and suffered significant damage. The aircraft was dismantled with the ownership subsequently transferring to Blenheim (Duxford) Ltd in December 2003.
It was decided that the aircraft could be repaired and work started with a team jointly made up of full time staff and the original and some new volunteers. Initially work concentrated on the centre section and fuselage and it was at this stage a feasibility study was carried out to see if the aircraft could be converted to Blenheim MkI status. A MkI nose had come into possession of the team and it was realised that the production break at the rear of the fuselage was the same for all marks of Blenheim so the decision was made to go ahead with the conversion. The conversion did cause some headaches in that although the main fling controls are in the same position in the British and Canadian variants it is in the positioning of the ancillary controls such as throttles, pitch, carburetor and hydraulic controls, the positioning of instruments and the rerouting of hydraulic and electrical lines that would take time.
The MkI nose had been donated to the team and had an interesting history in its own right; it had been obtained by a Bristol employee Ralph Nelson after WWII and converted to a car. He had mounted it on an Austin Seven chassis and with help of colleagues completed the conversion. The car was battery powered and he drove the vehicle around Bristol until 1957 when it was damaged by fire. The conversion necessitated the nose being modified to create doors and interior fittings so basically destroyed the stress skin construction, so after jigging to maintain its integrity a considerable amount of manufacture of new airframe parts had to be carried out including reskinning. Fortunately Ralph had kept a considerable amount of the interior fittings and most of the control systems including the seat and these were refurbished and refitted.
A data plate in the nose revealed its build number and that it had been built by AVRO. Contact with Avro’s heritage Centre showed that the aircraft serial was L6739 being issued to 23 Squadron on 2nd September 1939. It fought throughout the Battle of Britain as a night fighter before being struck off charge in December 1940 after being damaged. Further research revealed that it had carried the codes YP-Q and a photo was found of it ground running at Wittering in February 1940. This has enabled the aircraft to be painted in the authentic colours worn in 1939-1940 and fitted with the MKI(f) gun pack.
The Mercury engines were overhauled in house being stripped down to their component parts and checked for wear and damage and reassembled. All ancillary items such as magnetos, carburettors, pumps and the many items that make up the engines examined and checked for airworthiness before being fitted.
After 11 years of painstaking work, on the 20th November 2014 Chief Pilot John Romain and James Gilmour as Flight Engineer took Blenheim MkI(f) on its maiden flight at Duxford for a successful 26 minute test flight, following some minor adjustments a further two test flights were carried out.
The Blenheim received its full Permit to fly at the end of 2014, enabling the aircraft to be ready for the 2015 season.”
Actually, I asked Zorie to make a heart shape with her hands on her head, but it came to this....haha
Actually, as the years roll by, I’m pretty sure that something is gaining on me… Despite that, though, a friend’s dog Gabby and I are both taking a moment to look back. And for me, 2013 was a doggone good year on Flickr, despite some of the unwelcome changes. This is all thanks to you, my Flickr friends. Thank you for your friendship, your support and encouragement during the year, and for your many fine photos! You are a constant source of inspiration to me.
Happy Bokeh Wednesday and a very Happy New Year to all!
For Our Daily Challenge: Looking Back; and for Bokeh Wednesday
We actually made it to the burn this year! We didn't sleep through it.
blowing fire, poi, spinning fire.
bonfire.
person.
Four Quarters Interfaith Sanctuary, Artemas, Pennsylvania.
June 11, 2016.
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BACKSTORY: Well, that was a crazy burn! So much shit I never expected to do, at WickerMan Burn 2016!
- Damaged Carolyn's car on the way in so that it permanently squeaks, except it got better by the time we left
- Ate a tequila worm (so much more chewing than you would imagine!) when naked-goddess-bartender poured me one, randomly. (I had to check that it wasn't something from the woods)
- Watched fireworks so dangerously close that I needed first aid for a burned eyeball (could this be why the vision in that eye went bad this year?)
- Learned to weave. On aloom. And wove some. Took video of weaving.
- worried about this spleen issue I have that is starting to feel less like a pain, and more like an actual tumor that you can distinctly feel on one side (still hurting as of 2017, CT Scan found nothing)
- controlled huge flamethrowers with laserbeams & buttons
- fun stuff on top of a 20-ft wooden ziggurat art installation (Carolyn was too scared to go up!)
- Watched a firework fireball zoom past Carolyn's head (she didn't even flinch) and catch the ground on fire 1 foot from her feet
- Made out with both members of a couple (beards can be soft?)
- Bounced in a moon bounce
- Saw Carolyn fall off a bounce-house ramp, tumbling in mid air, as onlookers screamed (one massage later, she's fine)
- Played with propane bubbles (cover hand, stick in fire, watch self burn) with zero regard for my safety or even knowing what they were ("other people aren't dying when they do this, so i'll do this, whatever this is. no, i won't ask anybody any questions about it or learn anything safety-related")
- Treated 2nd degree cooking burn with actual aloe leaves someone bundled up, just in case. Only had to walk 20 feet from my camp! No relation to previous bullet point.
- Tried [REDACTED]
- Used logical deduction to guide a damsel in distress to her campsite that she could not find, even though I had never been there. (If you want to flatter me, make me feel like Aragorn. I also accept pints of cherry tomatoes & great conversation)
- Received tons of compliments about my hair & badass cartoon shirt (and about my brain) (but I get that a lot... it's the others I'm not so used to)
- Worried about Andrea in rehab. Did all kinds of crazy things to maintain connectivity to check up on her. A lotta good that did. RIP, Andrea.
- Learned to always great one specific person with "Hi, Clint!" (Her name is not Clint. This is how she prefers greetings.)
- Wore My Little Pony boxer-briefs around strangers
- Sent video from the middle of the woods with a phone that only works when plugged in (tricky)
- Met the creator of games I've played for 15 yrs, & found out that the vintage set of game pieces my aunt found me in a thrift store are so rare that he was re-telling people about our set... Even when we weren't even there. So honored! To tell the man who invented Fluxx that you had the original Fluxx back when that was the only Fluxx you could get was awesome, too.
- But to make a reference to a specific episode of 2 Stupid Dogs to the creator of Fluxx, and have him know it and repeat it back... Wow.
- Chastised by Channy for not knowing how to spell my own name on facebook, becuase she wanted pictoral proof of my story that did not believe -- that the deer shit that came out of the deer when my Bonneville was totalled (while driving back from Dirk's) had splattered onto my car in the shape of Pluto the Dog's face. I totally sent her that picture!
- Lost 1 of 2 cameras, resulting in our pictures being quite incomplete (gee, real Burnery of whoever found it to not bother giving it back. If I find someone else's camera, I guess this means I'll have to keep it to break even?)
- Learned I can consistently inhale an entire nitrous oxide cartridge in one lungful
- Randomly given 2 beers by someone, only to ask to see her face, and, after introductions, us all realizing we already know each other already and are FB friends already (wtf?! what are the odds?!)
Saw a truck covered in fire driving down the mountain like nothing was going on. Overheard: "Are you seeing that? Is that real?"
Phew? Did I get everything? I don't know! One night, I never saw my camp during the night time, at all.
another shot from my Miranda shoot say WHAT?!
yuuuupsss..
sorry for nothing newer and more up to date but i babysat nearly ALL DAY today and i was beat. and i love this. so yahh<3 haaha. new picture taken and uploaded tomorrow. WOOT CHAMPION!:) bwuahah.
in other news:
making an eminem shirt.
gonna go turn coins into cash.
gotta new blanket today.
i have a candy cane pen sitting next to me.
and.. uhm..
i like.. cake?
24,000+ stream views!? jdskld;fkjksla; <333 flickaahh
She's actually a Christmas present from my mom but just got around to finishing and photographing her :<
I was thinking about nameing her something earthy like Fawn or Doone but when I put her together last night it hit me, Wren would be her name.
I'm less confident about the changes I made to her...I bought this wig a while back because I loved the color and not at all with a girl in mind. But I think a dark chocolate brown or even a pink brown wig would look better. I'm also hesitant about her chips...I made them specificly into a dark pink brown but now I find them a little too matchy <_< idk, what do you guys think?
You guys are right, she's perfect. I was wrong to doubt my changes ^___^
Soldados de infantería, equipados con armas de brickarms ( www.brickarms.com ) y cascos de Hazel ( www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=AMAZING_ARMORY )
Actually, I have no idea what happened as we have a west and south view in the frame. I blame it on AI and Chat GPT?
Actually they both complain about not being able to have a drink, and how their husbands, although they are trying to help, just don’t seem to understand what a woman goes through.
Actually discovered this place thanks to Math__ , Darrell Godliman and their recent visit to this place.
Wondeful design creation and perfect bound of lines and curves.
Thanks for the favs/comments ;-)
Actually, this boy, and his friends on the other roofs, were blowing kites. It was a heart touching nostalgic scene: I wonder how many boys in the West, still, build and blow kites? (b.t.w., his grandmother(?) was waking up next to him). When my father was a child, it was a common hobby in Israel/Palestine too.
^w^ Its been a while since i've taken pictures of River haha~
Whoa! Actually its been a long while since i've done any updates on River what the heck?! xDDD Opps, I have no idea why, I guess because i've been caught up in so many things and have been super busy I just forgot haha~
^u^ But anyways, yeah! I re-painted River's cat ears and made him an alpaca wig quite a while ago but just never took pictures of him with them for some reason haha. Well, I did actually want to make him his own Egyptian necklace that was proper to his color scheme and would have looked better with his newly painted ears but I haven't had the time to do so yet OTL
c: But for now he's borrowing the necklace I made for Raum. It looks super nice on him too, its just the colors are too traditional for him haha~ xD
Anyways...Its hard to explain, but...ack, I wanted to make an all black wig for River because canonically his hair was naturally all black but later on when he was older it changed to his signature half-black half-lavender look as the result a sort of magical "deal" he made. More than anything, what River wanted most in life was to be special. Someone different, grand, exciting, unique...someone who would be respected and adored for being one of a kind in a world where uniqueness is valued above all else. In his world, the value of a person's life is highly determined by how "rare" they are, which prior to making this deal River was considered to be as common as they come. He yearned to be one whom could live a lavish life fit for a king as opposed to his life of servitude and strife as a simple alley cat stuck in a liter box. When given the opportunity to become something more than what he was he took that deal without hesitation, accepting all the costs that came with it. Exactly what all was given to him and what payment he gave in return is a story for a different day~ While upon first glance, the only change that one would notice is the purple in his hair and a "tattoo" covering the entirety of his back there is more to his majesty to behold should he wish to reveal it~
Anyways, despite having his future child, Raum, as a doll, I've always wanted him to have not only a wig that represents him from after that deal (when he's older), but also before~ xD It is super weird imagining him at that time when I see him and Raum together on my shelf though haha. In the future i'll be making him his split color wig as well either out of alpaca or viscose fiber but I happened to have a fair bit of black alpaca laying around so I went ahead and made the all-black one first.
xD His ears also will ideally match better with his split wig as well because the purple inner color will mesh better but yeah haha. I also painted them in a stylistic way rather than realistic as I did with Raum's ...though I'm not sure I like them as much as his. The gold pieces are also hard to explain...they are like "ear cuffs" for cat ears. They are like earrings that wrap around his ears if that makes sense. Its something that he canonically wears in his story so I thought it would be fun to try and recreate it in his dolly form haha~
;3; He's also stolen these Oscardoll eyes which originally belonged to Rumor but now belong to Etzel (but Etzel is in a state of limbo atm) and River is borring them just because these are literally the only eyes that I like in him. I actually did buy him his own pair of Oscar eyes but, wouldn't you know it, I hated them in him. OF COURSE. Its a conspiracy at this point. Its my destiny to be forever tormented by never being able to have eyes for River that I like, are proper to his character, and fit properly in his head. UGHHHHHH
SERIOUSLY. I HATE DOLL EYES SO MUUUUUCHHHH
ASDFGHJKLLLLLL
//rage
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River (boy) is a Soom R. Trond in Bronze skin. Faceup, blushing, wig and necklace by me.
Actually, I don't think Andy spotted a mermaid. But there were pretty big waves that evening. It was a constant battle with the sea spray!
Thanks to my husband for the title.
It was actually quite cold walking along the esplanade this afternoon but it was nice to see a number of people walking along the esplanade!
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