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Longing is like the Seed
That wrestles in the Ground,
Believing if it intercede
It shall at length be found.
The Hour, and the Clime -
Each Circumstance unknown,
What Constancy must be achieved
Before it see the Sun!
Emely Dickinson
Texture: My own.
When you dance,
Do your senses tingle?
Then take a chance?
In a trance,
While the lonely mingle
With circumstance?
lyrics Neil Young
Castillo Sohail
Sohail Castle
Sohail castle is located in he heart of Fuengirola river mouth, on a small isolated hill that rises 38 meters above sea level. This circumstance makes it a privileged viewpoint of a wide coastal strip surrounded by the Sierra de Mijas and included in the present day town of Fuengirola.
The magnificent geographical conditions of this place have allowed, since ancient times , the continueous settling of Punic and Roman population. On the ruins of their settlements in the Caliphate period a first tower was built, perhaps a watchtower.
Later, in the twelfth centry, the Almovarids built a defensive enclosure against the Christian army, that was in full offensive against the Moorish kingdom of Granada.
From that moment the military fortress underwent an inevitable process of readjustment of its architecture that would gradually give way to its present appearance: replacing the turning entrance by a direct one, demolishing one of the east towers to built up a platform for the placement of guns, or rearranging the southwest corner of the wall to turn it into an archer's wall after its blasting by the Napoleonic army during the war of independence.
A few years later the castle lost its military function and was sold at public auction. The transition to civil use took it a period of abandonment that would not be interrupted onto the second half of the last century.
The works carried out in recent years by the school workshop have enabled the Sohail Castle to be recovered as a historical meeting point for the people of Fuengirola and as a space where different cultural events are currently held.
Days That Used To Be_Neil Young
People say don't rock the boat, let things go their own way
Ideas that once seem so right, now have gotten hard to say
I wish that I could talk to you and you could talk to me
'Cause there very few of us left my friend
From the days that used to be
Seem like such a simple thing to follow one's own dream
But possessions and concession are not often what they seem
They drag you down and load you down in disguise of security
But we never had to make those deals
In the days that used to be
Talk to me, my long lost friend, tell me how you are
Are you happy with your circumstance, are you driving a new car
Does it get you where you want to go, with a seven year warranty
Or just another hundred thousand miles away
From the days that used to be
Songwriters: Neil Young
Picture taken @ IMAGOLand_For FOCUS MAGAZINE LANDSCAPES ARTICLE_ APRIL 2021 ISSUE
"There is always a silver lining
Behind the darkest of circumstance.
The sun is always shining
Though clouds may hide its dance."
(part of poem written by "Forestchild")
Castillo Sohail
Sohail Castle
Sohail castle is located in he heart of Fuengirola river mouth, on a small isolated hill that rises 38 meters above sea level. This circumstance makes it a privileged viewpoint of a wide coastal strip surrounded by the Sierra de Mijas and included in the present day town of Fuengirola.
The magnificent geographical conditions of this place have allowed, since ancient times , the continueous settling of Punic and Roman population. On the ruins of their settlements in the Caliphate period a first tower was built, perhaps a watchtower.
Later, in the twelfth centry, the Almovarids built a defensive enclosure against the Christian army, that was in full offensive against the Moorish kingdom of Granada.
From that moment the military fortress underwent an inevitable process of readjustment of its architecture that would gradually give way to its present appearance: replacing the turning entrance by a direct one, demolishing one of the east towers to built up a platform for the placement of guns, or rearranging the southwest corner of the wall to turn it into an archer's wall after its blasting by the Napoleonic army during the war of independence.
A few years later the castle lost its military function and was sold at public auction. The transition to civil use took it a period of abandonment that would not be interrupted onto the second half of the last century.
The works carried out in recent years by the school workshop have enabled the Sohail Castle to be recovered as a historical meeting point for the people of Fuengirola and as a space where different cultural events are currently held.
This is installment number 2 of the Billy Joel collection. It's amazing how Billy captured every day scenarios that anyone can relate to.
This song is dedicated to everyone that is being told what is best for them or that they are doing something wrong.
It's important to have strong convictions and stay true to yourself. While it's great to receive advice from others, ultimately it's up to you to make your own decisions in order to achieve true happiness. Failure to do so can lead to feelings of regret, which can be a burden to bear on your own. It's crucial to follow your dreams and pursue your passions in life, as this is the surest way to live a fulfilling and satisfying life.
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Lyrics
Got a call from an old friend we used to be real close
Said he couldn't go on the American way
Closed the shop, sold a house, bought a ticket to the west coast
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.
I don't need you to worry for me 'cause I'm alright
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore this is my life
Go ahead with your own life leave me alone
I never said you had to offer me a second chance
(I never said you had to)
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
(I never said)
I still belong (still belong)
Don't get me wrong (don't get me wrong)
You can speak your mind but not on my time
They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody else
Oh, but sooner or later you sleep in your own space
Either way it's okay, you wake up with yourself
I don't need you to worry for me 'cause I'm alright
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore this is my life
Go ahead with your own life leave me alone
I never said you had to offer me a second chance
(I never said you had to)
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
(Gf circumstance)
I still belong (still belong)
Don't get me wrong (don't get me wrong)
You can speak your mind but not on my time
I don't care what you say anymore this is my life
Go ahead with your own life leave me alone
Song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm9Zf1WYQ_A
Quote by Rhonda Byrne:
“Your life is in your hands. No matter where you are now, no matter what has happened in your life,you can begin to consciously choose your thoughts, and you can change your life.There is no such thing as a hopeless situation.Every single circumstance of your life can change!”
“I want to remember to notice the wonders of each day, in each moment, no matter where I am under any circumstance.”
― Charlotte Eriksson
We cannot pluck a flower without disturbing a star.” ..... Whatever the mood or the circumstance, the essence of its quality may linger in the silence that follows.
The wonders of Mother's Nature and it's pure beauty to shine out its love; which is all around us to see from the elegance, that can be achieved when all that is superfluous has been discarded and the human being discovers simplicity and concentration: the simpler and soberer the posture, the more beautiful it will be.
This sweet flower is known to be Ohio Spiderwort(Widows Tears/Bluejacket) and I just loved the way it popped out its gorgeous colour of dazzling purplish-blue, and its cool yellow tears to me here!
Many thanks to you here, for your cool comments and compliments, my cool flickr friends !!!
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness. – Oprah Winfrey
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*Drumknott's Queen
"Queen"
Circumstance and situation
Don't dull your shine
I could see the beauty in you
If I were blind
And I'm pleased to make your acquaintance
I'm not sure what your name is
But if I had to guess based on what I've seen
May I call you Queen?
May I call you Queen? Yeah
May I call you Queen?
May I call you Queen?
Don't you dare let them
Make you forget just who you are
Who you are
I can tell
That you control the moon and mend the stars
And you've conquered my heart
So I'm pleased to make your acquaintance
I'm not sure what your name is
But if I had to guess based on what I've seen
May I call you Queen?
May I call you Queen?
May I call you Queen?
May I call you Queen?
Oh, may I?
Oh, may I?
All I have is all I am
But all I want is to be your man
So with my everything, here I stand
Asking...
Can I call you Queen?
Can I call you Queen?
Can I call you Queen?
Can I call you Queen?
May I, oh may I?
Oh, may I, I?
"I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition."
- Martha Washington
Rannoch Moor, Scotland
Wild winds carried back to me
memories of strength
That once existed
within myself
Before time and
circumstance
Wore down the shards of steel
And wild winds carry back to me
breath
to spark a smoldering fire
Forging a new core
of will and purpose
Nearly devoid of color (and warmth!) but not of beauty, Rannoch Moor on this cold April day was the embodiment of a stark and desolate wilderness. This had been intended as a day of numerous scenic stops, but the strong winds, temperatures hovering just above freezing, and the rain/snow mix dispensed by the clouds, laid challenge to that plan. After getting soaked at Glenfinnan and wind-whipped at a viewpoint in Glen Coe, I thought perhaps we would enjoy the views of Rannoch Moor from the car.
The dark storm clouds dumping snow on the hills seemed to reinforce that decision. But as the sky started to lighten, we pulled into the car park for a view of the moor. With some trepidation we set out to climb the hill to the viewpoint, picking our way across the rocky ground and a very muddy peat bog. Due to the mud we did not make it to the top of the hill, but found some rocks to stand on that offered a vantage point with sweeping views of the moor, the lochs, and the surrounding mountains.
The gusty winds made it a rather precarious perch however, and I was having trouble holding the camera, and myself, steady, so once again I took very few photos. But as I took in the austere beauty of this barren, windswept moor, I felt a deep connection to this place. And in that fiercely blowing wind found something deeper than a photo to carry home with me.
Possiamo spendere poche parole buone per l'estate appena trascorsa. Io non ho rimpianti. Ma il comune senso della misericordia consente comunque una frase di circostanza anche per lei: RIPOSA IN PACE!
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We can spend only few good words for this summer just past. I have no regrets. But the common sense of mercy still allows for a phrase of circumstance for her too: REST IN PEACE!
Despite the government's efforts to create many green spaces, Singapore looks like a concrete city from some perspectives.This circumstance opens up numerous possibilities and themes to a photographer:). A road bridge from below.
Nikon D810 + Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D
What ever your interests are, snow puts a different view on offer, i see real beauty, imagination and breath taking scenes on Flickr, what ever the weather, but snow in what ever circumstance opens up opportunities.
I am constantly drawn to my squinted and conjoined images, hardly original, but fascinating to me,
The conditions take us outside even though comfort lies indoors, no one wants a runny nose,chapped skin,and chill to the bone, yet we do it any way, all these opposites attract us, and opposite views attract me, geometry, shape and form all draw me in.
Location: Green Story
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Invictus
-William Ernest Henley-
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
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A reworked image, only for the circumstance !!!
Shot at the Rond Point des Champs Elysées - 75008 Paris - France -
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♫ Mood ~ Sia - Unstoppable
Invictus
Poem by William Ernest Henley
Out of the night which covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeoning of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
"Choose to be a predator of purpose, not the prey of circumstance" - (Pru)
Collab with the very talented, and all round good egg Aliyah Guerrero. Aside the SL fuckery that plagued the shoot that night, was a great shoot. Thank you Aliyah
Fantastic artist herself, check out her work:
Howard Jones - What Is Love
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w34vnz_LEX4
I love you whether or not you love me
I love you even if you think that I don't
Sometimes I find you doubt my love for you, but I don't mind
Why should I mind, why should I mind
What is Love anyway, does anybody love anybody anyway
What is Love anyway, does anybody love anybody anyway
Can anybody love anyone so much that they will never fear
Never worry never be sad
The answer is they cannot love this much nobody can
This is why I don't mind you doubting
And maybe love is letting people be just what they want to be
The door always must be left unlocked
To love when circumstance may lead someone away from you
And not to spend the time just doubting
This week has been a challenge, I just found out that I will be losing my job in one week and I no longer have income to pay for housing. I also live with a severe chronic illness known as muscular dystrophy as well as several other conditions that all have one common goal which is to take away all quality of life that I have left. These illnesses are very aggressive and they do not let up. There is no denying that this is no easy circumstance; however, I consider myself to be very very blessed. I have been granted the greatest and most valuable gift of all: that is, a relationship with the LORD. I have been blessed with a wonderful wife, a supportive family, and the means to still be able to share the beauty of God's creation with you! Even in the midst of such challenging circumstances, I give thanks to God for what has been granted to me and I celebrate with great joy that I am loved by Him!
Shot while dining outside in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia. Although outdoor dining is not unusual, we sat in a blocked off area of the street, arranged due to covid restrictions in the city. Ordering online and picking up our food through a window. An enjoyable meal in a unusual circumstance, capped off by a wonderful sunset.
… Greek revival at its most pompous at the British Museum. Please listen to the second movement of Pomp and Circumstance while watching this picture :-)
Henne Strand - DK unbearbeitet / unedited
Warnhinweise weil an dem Strandabschnitt Chemikalien vergraben sind .
Dadurch badet an dem Abschnitt keine Menschen . Es sind an dem Abschnitt soviel Tiere zu finden , Scharen von Möwen kommen abends zur Ruhe . Der traurige Umstand hat aber ein kleines Paradies für Tiere geschaffen .
Warning because there are chemicals buried along the stretch of beach .
As a result , no one bathes in this section . There are so many animal to be found this section , flocks of seagulls come to sleep in the evening .The sad circumstance has created a small paradise for animals .
Space is a non-determining circumstance. The dimensions of a small table can be sufficient to provoke tensions and strategies worthy of the largest fresco
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful and endures through every circumstance.
I hope this Valentine's Day brings you love, smiles and laughter.
The sun is beginning to set on exclusivism and prestige. Their laurels are fading. The world will soon forget their pomp and circumstance. Have fun while you still can. Time stands still for no one. Cheers.
One thing I have never ever been interested in when it comes to Photography is Human portraits. I am not in any way misanthropic but in my own opinion, I see humans everywhere, everyday and so I have little interest in including people in my work, besides, tell a human to smile, lean left, give me attitude and blah and so on, you get exactly that, when it comes to wildlife however, animals, insects, arachnids, what have you, the photographer is at the mercy of whatever is the circumstance and co-operation of the subject is at hand, this presents a while new enigmatic challenge and thus, it is for me so much more satisfying to create an artistic impression with that criteria in mind.
I hope everyone is well and so as always, thank you! :)
The cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), also called cyans, originates from the southeastern Mediterranean region. It is believed to have been naturalised throughout Central Europe by travellers who carried her seed, where it has been populated in many cereal fields ever since. This circumstance already earned her the name Kornblume in the Middle Ages. They are now more commonly found at organically managed field edges.
Playing with the light circumstance
Common Linnet (Kneu) [female]
Location: Texel, the Netherlands
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I first went to Stody Lodge three years ago. There’s a fabulous display of rhododendron and azaleas at this time of year, with eye popping colours. It was a sunny day and i got some fabulous photos. I didn’t go again until this year, partly through circumstance and partly because I didn’t think that day could ever be equalled. However, I did go this year and explored a different part of the estate. Last time I wandered round the gardens near the house. This time I trekked down towards the ponds. The colours were again fabulous. Thank you to Stody Lodge for opening up the gardens to visitors.
So my foot finally healed up and the weather improved enough for me to find the motivation to get out the door again, I had been itching for days to get another of the abstract project I am working on for "Where the Wild Lights Are" , I took a good few the other night and will post them up over time, some more extreme than others. Let's just see what works.
Oh and yes, my fancy ass titles as well!
I got these mad ideas from a book I read when I was a child called "Snigglets" now a Snigglet is any word not currently in the English dictionary but should be, usually used as an improvised adjective to describe odd and funny circumstance. When the internet came about a website was setup where people could send in their made up words, mine was "Frustrastab" which is for the moment when a device is not working fast enough or at all, so the user aggressively stabs repeatedly the function button in the vain hope, that'll make it work any faster, such the elevator or the lights at a pedestrian crossing and so on!
I hope everyone's week is off to a great start and so as always thank you! :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgRnVbWGoKE
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
(Invictus by William Ernest Henley)
The hogger on this eastbound Kyle train gets it moving from a dead stop with a big dose of throttle and fantastic show of exhaust.
A lucky circumstance for me, if not the rest of the family, this train was getting re-crewed about a mile or two east of Limon, Colorado just as we passed on I-70 headed eastbound. This, of course, required a U-turn at the next off-ramp and a brief wait while the conductor knocked off some brakes on the head end.
Sadly, mama would only agree to one more pass before I was forced to move on. Given this train's 10 mph speed limit to Genoa, the next station, perhaps she knew it would soon be fully backlit.
Was a priviledge as always to be in their presence.
It is imperative we preserve our old growth forests before we lose this endangered and magnificent bird forever.
They need old growth forests to support all their life stages and especially because they eat almost entirely a diet consisting of Northern Flying Squirrels.
The birds in BC are basically extirpated with a captive breeding program that was doomed to fail from the start.
WA did a better job of managing the logging of old growth forests and conserving this bird but still are battling with the increasing population of Barred Owls. Barred Owls take over the territory of Spotted Owls and push them out of an area causing them to ultimately starve and perish. We can't blame the Barred Owls as we paved their way over here. The Barred Owls have also displaced and killed off many Western Screech-Owls. In Vancouver and the Lower Mainland we no longer have Screech-Owls due to development and Barred Owls.
Seeing these owls is always a treasure but along comes with it sadness that it may be the last time I see that particular bird or even species. Each year they seem to continually decline at a rate of 7% per year and population estimates in WA are around 200 birds.
We must do all we can to prevent this owl from disappearing from the little remaining old growth forests we have left if not the forests will be a far darker place.
On a happy note seeing this species a few days ago put an end to my North American Owl Big Year. I never set out to do a big year but due to travel and circumstance I was able to see all 19 species of naturally occurring owls in NA (excluding Mexico) in 12 months.
Getting Back to the Spotted Owls it was fantastic to see them and to see a few juveniles which give us all hope for the future. These owls do not reproduce every year so to see 2 healthy, curious babies you need to be greatful. They have a long hard road ahead and I wish them all the success and luck in the world... they are going to need it.
Whilst this photo started out about deforestation of the rainforests, in the finished picture the 'trees' reminded me of photos of the battlefields of France and Belgium in the First World War. I saw the 2017 woman looking at the 1917 devastation of war.
I kept the original title but I like the way an artwork can mean different things to different people in different circumstance or even on different days.
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There's nothing quite as marvelously magical as a mushroom. In the right circumstance they grow prodigiously. Fairies dance around them in the moonlight.
They are not meant to be grown inside however, no matter what any mycophiles might try to tell you. The only good fungus farmers are ants. Mushrooms become quite malevolent when they live in a cellar.
I had a friend once who set up a little fungus farm in the basement. The creatures ended up getting so large they managed to strangle all the wiring causing a permanent darkness of the lower regions. The weight of their shear numbers created a huge sink hole to God knows where and they ended up eating both his dogs and possibly the cat who was never seen again.