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Galactic Republic University: Back to Basics
Melee 000: Learning to let go (of your blaster) Prereq for Melee level 000 to 400.
Melee 055: First Mount - Prereq for Melee 355
GRU's Melee Course Enrollment Information
Level 100's: Introduction to Basic and Advance Hand to Hand Combat
Melee 100: Learning to let go (of your blaster) Prereq for Melee level 100 to 400.
Melee 101: Basic Stances
Melee 102: Kicks
Melee 134: Break Dance Battling
Level 200's: Intro to Basic Weaponry
Melee 203: Broad Sword and Shield
Melee 257: The Viking Axe
Melee 261: Ninja Swords
Melee 290: The KISS Lightsaber
Level 300's: Advanced Weaponry Techniques
Melee 333: Dragoon Jumping and Double Spears Technique
Level 400's: Battle Tactics and Strategies - Case Studies and Application
Melee 433: King Arthur Pendragon
Note 1: Constructive feedback encouraged, I'd love to know my mistakes, your preferences, and your advice on how to to produce better images in the future.
Note 2: Megan didn't help me tonight. I need to buy weighted bendable clips and wires so I don't have to keep running back and fourth between my LEGO and camera set on a timer....
Day two in Paris saw me wandering and shooting some more general street and travel shots. Oddly I find the 100L macro lens rather effective for that - it forces one to select and isolate, it declutters.
It's also my stranger project lens (every shot so far has been taken with it, all at f/3.2*), so when an opportunity presents itself I am ready.
On this occasion the opportunity came as two backgrounds. Walking down through Les Halles I arrived outside the derelict La Samaritaine. On one side of the road a bold green hoarding offered potential, whilst newly laid concrete, smooth as ice and dusted with a fine, porcelain powder, sat beneath the department stores old canopy. Shaded from above, with the street a vast and flawless reflector it was like a street photographer's ideal studio-perfect beauty lighting setup.
After a short wait and a rejection, a couple appeared that matched both. Michael (see comments) had a bold green hat to work with the green hoarding, and I thought Lena's bright skin and eyes would be superb in the even lighting.
Like death, taxes and the inevitable late opposition equaliser, there comes a time when the 100 Strangers photographer shoots a roller shutter background. With Lena's superb tricolore striped top, that fateful moment had arrived for me.
We shot with Lena first, then Michael, each helping with a gold reflector for the other, and a punch of fill from my on camera softbox. The effect is most pleasing on Lena's portrait I think - perhaps I could have found a little more drama in harder light for Michael, who I let down somewhat - given the superb intensity of his stare.
We chatted, and it turned out they were Poles, visiting Paris from Norway to top up on sun. Stavanger, it turns out is pretty grim in terms of weather. It felt like a good handing on of the torch - I'm shooting more stranger portraits in Bergen come July, then Poland in August.
They were a fantastic couple; bright, friendly, keen to understand and excited to participate. Lena and Michael - thank you so much for taking part, and our energetic chat. Dziękuję
This is portrait #53 of my 100 Strangers Project - check out the group page and get involved.
*In fact there is one I messed up and shot at f/3.5 by mistake...
Hope everyone had a great week - catching up now.
Old school cut & paste (scissors & glue) collage created for weekly themed blog:
The Kollage Kit
THEME: "Declutter" "Clean out"
NOTE: Long before being "green" was fashionable, Keep America Beautiful formed in 1953 when a group of corporate and civic leaders met in New York City to discuss a revolutionary idea — bringing the public and private sectors together to develop and promote a national cleanliness ethic.
I choose this photo for my line project as the element effectively leads the viewer through the trees and towards the silhouette of the falling/floating girl. I think the contrast of the black ground skyline and the near white of the sky also leads the viewer to the girl in the photo. To create this photo I took my friend Anna to Cool Creak park to lay on a stool (which I may or may not have stolen from my kitchen...) I would take several photos with her laying across the stool and then I would ask her to leave, I would take pictures of the same background without her in it for editing. I unfortunately forgot a tripod, so I instead I just stacked the photos in photoshop and took out the stool in one layer to show just the background in the second photo to make it look like she was floating. After several edits to the trees to declutter them I flipped the photo to further add a sense of surrealism and improve the use of space in the photo. I really liked how the falling effect turned out in this photo, but I do wish I would've tried moving her around into different "floating" positions.
Portland's Steel Bridge disappearing into fog on a winter afternoon. I wish I had more chances to shoot in fog like this. I love how it simplifies and declutters a scene.
Don't just assume crabs lack combat training, it can be embarassing.
Much better declutter'd on black
Modified vintage Mercedes-Benz convertible with removal of surrounding grass, trees, people and other distractions. Vero Beach has an annual outdoor event "Under the Oaks"...very nice location but huge number of distractions. (Also fooling around with new LeicaQ3 43 with which I need to learn the perspective compared to the standard LeicaQ3)
Not that I'm considering anything new, if anything I'm in declutter mode, but this is awesome to the power awesome!
There were a few reasons why I needed/wanted to get out for a drive today. I am wondering if the fact that I have had house mice is having an ill effect on my health. I have spent so much time the last few weeks, trying to declutter and get rid of a lot of stuff, and I'm not sure if I have disturbed the mouse spray and been breathing it in. You can't vacuum when you've had mice, so I haven't been doing that, but you still disturb things when sorting and moving belongings. I always have a cough - for years, and they couldn't find out the cause - but it has been worse recently. Anyway, I thought I would get out into the fresh air for a few hours today. Also, the forecast was for clouds and I thought this might be easier to drive in. The sun recently has been so glaringly bright and it affects my eyes. Note to self - must get my eyes checked sometime this year!
So, on this cloudy, low-light day, I made my way east of the city, hoping to maybe see an owl of some sort. I quickly checked to see if any Short-eared Owls were to be seen, though I knew it was probably too early in the day for them to be out. No sign of one at all. Time to drive a few back roads in case there was a Snowy Owl in sight. Some of the roads I travelled were ones that I hadn't driven before, which was good for me. Though I have been east of the city many times over the years, I have still only driven a few of the roads myself. I was fortunate to find two Snowy Owls; first a beautiful, streaked female, and then on a different road, a handsome male who flew off when I was still half a mile down the road.
There was still time to go back to look for a Short-eared Owl and this time, there were several of them. Most of the time, they were either flying far away or landing in the middle of a huge field. However, at the end, one did land on a post and stayed there for quite some time. Awkward to photograph, though, when there are other cars and photographers. I couldn't see anything at first, as there were two cars in front of me. In the end, I got out of my car and carefully stood between the two vehicles - couldn't see well around the first car and couldn't move out any further otherwise I would have blocked a friend's long lens behind me. I suspected that my photos were blurry because of the front car and for my last few photos, I moved around and stood away from the heat rising from the vehicle. That made a difference - now I have several somewhat sharper images, and an awful lot of blurry shots to delete. Sigh ....
A young relative of one of the landowners came across the field and I had quite a long, interesting talk with him. He wondered what all the cars in the area were doing and I explained about the owls and that we were all birders/photographers. He said his grandmother was so worried and stressed out - quite afraid. I told him that I am always concerned when photographers do this, as I know it must make some landowners nervous (understandably, with the crime rate in rural areas), and told him to please apologize to his grandma, and to also reassure her that we are all good, harmless people, interested only in trying to get photos of the owls.
Another reason to get out today was that we are about to have a drastic change in our weather! For wekks now, we have been enjoying much milder winter weather, but on Sunday, 3 February, the forecast is for a high of -22C (windchill -31C). A high of -24C for Monday.
Two weeks ago, the universe threw the brakes on our busy lives in the form of the stomach flu.
I was pretty certain I was immune, until I found myself unable to get out of bed for three days with the most debilitating nausea I've experienced since I was pregnant with Emma. I had no choice but to cancel all of my plans, and let my husband take care of me. It was humbling. And revealing.
Since I've recovered, I've had new eyes for this precious life. I've been filled with a profound gratitude for health, well-being, togetherness, and familial love. I've felt an overwhelming desire to SLOW DOWN (even more!), to declutter, eliminate distractions, savor what's real and true, let go a little more of the need for self-identification, and plunge myself into the joys of savoring and letting go. My sense is that it will have implications for my 'virtual life' here on Flickr, and I wanted to let you know why you may not see me around these parts for awhile. I love spending time here, so I doubt I will be absent for very long, but I wanted to say a proper farewell, just for now. I think you know how much I'll be thinking of you all. And of course, I'll be checking in to revel in the beauty of your images.
Sending out big love . . . . xoxo.
Looking into a derelict house where the roof and upper floors have collapsed.into the shell of the house.The house is located in the "Happy Valley" , the Happy Valley is sign posted on your left on the coast road that takes you down the coast from Fairbourne to Tywyn, Gwynedd,Wales.
I found these really tiny little pots in Lakeland today and got some slate plate mats on sale in Sainsburys. You really wouldn't think I was trying to declutter. The problem is I keep seeing things that I can use in still life photography. Maybe I'll have to have a one in and one out motto.
My goal has been to down-size my blythe collection and get more organized with it for some time now. I can finally say that I'm done organizing it and feel great! The down-sizing has been on-going and still a work in progress. I have 1 large box for all stock clothing, and one of my antique cabinets is now all organized with pretty boxes with various items in it and a note stating what is in that particular box. One entire box for Darling Diva stock - it's that much stock for her! And one of our Dealers at the store gave me a really cool vintage gold rack that is PERFECT for hanging most of the dresses on! Such a relief to have this project down now!
Yes, too bad that there isn't more room between the top of the owl's head and the edge of the photo. Her head was usually turned away from me and I had just lowered my camera, when suddenly she looked in my direction for a split second. Guess I wasn't careful enough in my haste. The detail in her feathers is quite nice, so I decided to post it anyway. Such beautiful owls!
There were a few reasons why I needed/wanted to get out for a drive yesterday, 30 January 2019. I am wondering if the fact that I have had house mice is having an ill effect on my health. I have spent so much time the last few weeks, trying to declutter and get rid of a lot of stuff, and I'm not sure if I have disturbed the mouse spray and been breathing it in. You can't vacuum when you've had mice, so I haven't been doing that, but you still disturb things when sorting and moving belongings. I always have a cough - for years, and they couldn't find out the cause - but it has been worse recently. Anyway, I thought I would get out into the fresh air for a few hours today. Also, the forecast was for clouds and I thought this might be easier to drive in. The sun recently has been so glaringly bright and it affects my eyes. Note to self - must get my eyes checked sometime this year!
So, on this cloudy, low-light day, I made my way east of the city, hoping to maybe see an owl of some sort. I quickly checked to see if any Short-eared Owls were to be seen, though I knew it was probably too early in the day for them to be out. No sign of one at all. Time to drive a few back roads in case there was a Snowy Owl in sight. Some of the roads I travelled were ones that I hadn't driven before, which was good for me. Though I have been east of the city many times over the years, I have still only driven a few of the roads myself. I was fortunate to find two Snowy Owls; first a beautiful, streaked female, and then on a different road, a handsome male who flew off when I was still half a mile down the road.
There was still time to go back to look for a Short-eared Owl and this time, there were several of them. Most of the time, they were either flying far away or landing in the middle of a huge field. However, at the end, one did land on a post and stayed there for quite some time. Awkward to photograph, though, when there are other cars and photographers. I couldn't see anything at first, as there were two cars in front of me. In the end, I got out of my car and carefully stood between the two vehicles - couldn't see well around the first car and couldn't move out any further otherwise I would have blocked a friend's long lens behind me. I suspected that my photos were blurry because of the front car and for my last few photos, I moved around and stood away from the heat rising from the vehicle. That made a difference - now I have several somewhat sharper images, and an awful lot of blurry shots to delete. Sigh ....
A young relative of one of the landowners came across the field and I had quite a long, interesting talk with him. He wondered what all the cars in the area were doing and I explained about the owls and that we were all birders/photographers. He said his grandmother was so worried and stressed out - quite afraid. I told him that I am always concerned when photographers do this, as I know it must make some landowners nervous (understandably, with the crime rate in rural areas), and told him to please apologize to his grandma, and to also reassure her that we are all good, harmless people, interested only in trying to get photos of the owls.
Another reason to get out yesterday was that we are about to have a drastic change in our weather! For weeks now, we have been enjoying much milder winter weather, but on Sunday, 3 February, the forecast is for a high of -22C (windchill -31C). A high of -24C for Monday.
Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise.
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There were a few reasons why I needed/wanted to get out for a drive today. I am wondering if the fact that I have had house mice is having an ill effect on my health. I have spent so much time the last few weeks, trying to declutter and get rid of a lot of stuff, and I'm not sure if I have disturbed the mouse spray and been breathing it in. You can't vacuum when you've had mice, so I haven't been doing that, but you still disturb things when sorting and moving belongings. I always have a cough - for years, and they couldn't find out the cause - but it has been worse recently. Anyway, I thought I would get out into the fresh air for a few hours today. Also, the forecast was for clouds and I thought this might be easier to drive in. The sun recently has been so glaringly bright and it affects my eyes. Note to self - must get my eyes checked sometime this year!
So, on this cloudy, low-light day, I made my way east of the city, hoping to maybe see an owl of some sort. I quickly checked to see if any Short-eared Owls were to be seen, though I knew it was probably too early in the day for them to be out. No sign of one at all. Time to drive a few back roads in case there was a Snowy Owl in sight. Some of the roads I travelled were ones that I hadn't driven before, which was good for me. Though I have been east of the city many times over the years, I have still only driven a few of the roads myself. I was fortunate to find two Snowy Owls; first a beautiful, streaked female, and then on a different road, a handsome male who flew off when I was still half a mile down the road.
There was still time to go back to look for a Short-eared Owl and this time, there were several of them. Most of the time, they were either flying far away or landing in the middle of a huge field. However, at the end, one did land on a post and stayed there for quite some time. Awkward to photograph, though, when there are other cars and photographers. I couldn't see anything at first, as there were two cars in front of me. In the end, I got out of my car and carefully stood between the two vehicles - couldn't see well around the first car and couldn't move out any further otherwise I would have blocked a friend's long lens behind me. I suspected that my photos were blurry because of the front car and for my last few photos, I moved around and stood away from the heat rising from the vehicle. That made a difference - now I have several somewhat sharper images, and an awful lot of blurry shots to delete. Sigh ....
A young relative of one of the landowners came across the field and I had quite a long, interesting talk with him. He wondered what all the cars in the area were doing and I explained about the owls and that we were all birders/photographers. He said his grandmother was so worried and stressed out - quite afraid. I told him that I am always concerned when photographers do this, as I know it must make some landowners nervous (understandably, with the crime rate in rural areas), and told him to please apologize to his grandma, and to also reassure her that we are all good, harmless people, interested only in trying to get photos of the owls.
Another reason to get out today was that we are about to have a drastic change in our weather! For wekks now, we have been enjoying much milder winter weather, but on Sunday, 3 February, the forecast is for a high of -22C (windchill -31C). A high of -24C for Monday.
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this guy spent the day watching me trying to get henry to clean his room. i ended up cleaning 96.2% of it. close to being at wit's end over it.
So when I moved to my house almost 4 years ago, I got a very lovely room. Unfortunately I'd moved from another rather lovely room that had a huge built in wardrobe, a built in cupboard and lots of room for storage space. New houses and their knowing what you neeeed.
The house I live in now is around 100 years old, sheep used to sleep downstairs.
And this very lovely room comes with the cutest little fireplace on the middle wall with shallow alcoves at either side.
AAannd that's it!
I've had to get a new wardrobe and bedside table and chest of drawers and it took 2 years to sort the damp out to decorate, and pretty much all my belongings other than clothes have been in a box all this time because there's been nowhere to put it!
BUT TODAY
I got this beeauuutiful bookcase! So I've finally unpacked all my books, DVDs, Games, and music. I've also been able to declutter other surfaces which is nice.
I've had to give back the glass cabinet my dolls were in so I had room for my chest of drawers, but they live on here now, instead~
It's still a little cluttered so I need a few more shelves. I have too much crap oh dear.
I also have a desk now! So I don't have to balance my laptop and my tablet on my knee when I draw <3
Because the alcoves are so shallow, nothing really sits neatly in them, which bugs me because uugghhh I want everything to be in line and pretty but oh well. I'm going to do my best to make it work!
A 'waterfall' on Glenn Creek, in the parkland east of...
Decatur (Glennwood Estates), Georgia.
20 September 2019.
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Jan 8
In my Declutter missions for this year from "Home Storage Solutions" it's all about the Kitchen and this week has been cleaning off the counter tops/Island/table. Well it looks good right now and ready for me to unload the cabinets next week to clean them out eeek
But it feels good to have all the excess clutter (decor things) put somewhere else. Just one more thing to help in getting this house ready for the wedding - 10 months counting down!!!
Here is link in case anyone else wants to see what this is all about or would like to start a new habit ;D www.home-storage-solutions-101.com/declutter-calendar-jan...
Three old photos from my archives, an old car from my last very short drive on 6 November to the Saskatoon Farm plus one backroad, and an old barn from my 3-farm drive on 17 August 2024.
No new photos taken at the moment, as I have no choice but to stay home and slowly plod my way through old photos and delete some of them from my computer. My hard drive keeps falling into the red, 'danger' zone because of lack of space. For some strange reason, after doing a scan of my hard drive a few days ago, when I now click on a photo in My Pictures, what I get is different, and it quickly uses up a few Gigabytes on my computer, plunging me into the 'red' zone. Never used to happen, and I don't know how to stop it. Have to keep closing everything and restarting my computer in order to get the Gigabytes back again.
I am adding the description that I wrote under a different previously posted image taken on the same day.
"There were a few reasons why I needed/wanted to get out for a drive yesterday, 30 January 2019. I am wondering if the fact that I have had house mice (probably come into my place from one of my neighbour's) is having an ill effect on my health. I have spent so much time the last few weeks, trying to declutter and get rid of a lot of stuff, and I'm not sure if I have disturbed the mouse spray and been breathing it in. You can't vacuum when you've had mice, so I haven't been doing that, but you still disturb things when sorting and moving belongings. I always have a cough - for years, and they couldn't find out the cause - but it has been worse recently. Anyway, I thought I would get out into the fresh air for a few hours today. Also, the forecast was for clouds and I thought this might be easier to drive in. The sun recently has been so glaringly bright and it affects my eyes. Note to self - must get my eyes checked sometime this year!
So, on this cloudy, low-light day, I made my way east of the city, hoping to maybe see an owl of some sort. I quickly checked to see if any Short-eared Owls were to be seen, though I knew it was probably too early in the day for them to be out. No sign of one at all. Time to drive a few back roads in case there was a Snowy Owl in sight. Some of the roads I travelled were ones that I hadn't driven before, which was good for me. Though I have been east of the city many times over the years, I have still only driven a few of the roads myself. I was fortunate to find two Snowy Owls; first a beautiful, streaked female, and then on a different road, a handsome male who flew off when I was still half a mile down the road.
There was still time to go back to look for a Short-eared Owl and this time, there were several of them. Most of the time, they were either flying far away or landing in the middle of a huge field. However, at the end, one did land on a post and stayed there for quite some time. Awkward to photograph, though, when there are other cars and photographers. I couldn't see anything at first, as there were two cars in front of me. In the end, I got out of my car and carefully stood between the two vehicles - couldn't see well around the first car and couldn't move out any further otherwise I would have blocked a friend's long lens behind me. I suspected that my photos were blurry because of the front car and for my last few photos, I moved around and stood away from the heat rising from the vehicle. That made a difference - now I have several somewhat sharper images, and an awful lot of blurry shots to delete. Sigh ....
A young relative of one of the landowners came across the field and I had quite a long, interesting talk with him. He wondered what all the cars in the area were doing and I explained about the owls and that we were all birders/photographers. He said his grandmother was so worried and stressed out - quite afraid. I told him that I am always concerned when photographers do this, as I know it must make some landowners nervous (understandably, with the crime rate in rural areas), and told him to please apologize to his grandma, and to also reassure her that we are all good, harmless people, interested only in trying to get photos of the owls. (A few days later, I returned and went and introduced myself to 'Grandma", taking along a photo similar to this one, and a Snowy Owl and a Great Horned Owl for her. We had such a delightful, interesting chat inside her home.)
Another reason to get out yesterday was that we are about to have a drastic change in our weather! For weeks now, we have been enjoying much milder winter weather, but on Sunday, 3 February, the forecast is for a high of -22C (windchill -31C). A high of -24C for Monday."
September 13th, 2021
This pic is intentionally very dark.
UGH @ Monday. I was so tried this morning, not feeling work at all!
Nothing exciting happened today. I cleaned the front desk area! Cleared out so much old shit. We had a notepad from the 40th anniversary and this year is the 50th lmao. It felt good to declutter. Slowly making this desk really my own!
After work I came home and napped for like an hr then just hung around and watched Power. The final season really was a bust and tbh it kinda made me forget how good the rest of the series is!
No time or energy to go out taking new photos. I will copy and paste what I wrote on a previousy posted (on 31 January) image taken at the same time. This is one of a few photos that came out OK - the rest were horribly blurry from the heat coming from a vehicle that I had to stand against, and need to be deleted. Three cars were parked here, including mine, and we were not on the 'main' road. By the way, if anyone reads this, apparently the RCMP have recently been called out to the area a few times, i.e. don't stop/park! Also, you risk being photographed by another photographer, who then might post the photo of you on Facebook, and then you might end up having 127 unpleasant, accusatory comments added to the posting by people who have no idea who you are, like happened to me!
"There were a few reasons why I needed/wanted to get out for a drive yesterday, 30 January 2019. I am wondering if the fact that I have had house mice is having an ill effect on my health. I have spent so much time the last few weeks, trying to declutter and get rid of a lot of stuff, and I'm not sure if I have disturbed the mouse spray and been breathing it in. You can't vacuum when you've had mice, so I haven't been doing that, but you still disturb things when sorting and moving belongings. I always have a cough - for years, and they couldn't find out the cause - but it has been worse recently. Anyway, I thought I would get out into the fresh air for a few hours today. Also, the forecast was for clouds and I thought this might be easier to drive in. The sun recently has been so glaringly bright and it affects my eyes. Note to self - must get my eyes checked sometime this year!
So, on this cloudy, low-light day, I made my way east of the city, hoping to maybe see an owl of some sort. I quickly checked to see if any Short-eared Owls were to be seen, though I knew it was probably too early in the day for them to be out. No sign of one at all. Time to drive a few back roads in case there was a Snowy Owl in sight. Some of the roads I travelled were ones that I hadn't driven before, which was good for me. Though I have been east of the city many times over the years, I have still only driven a few of the roads myself. I was fortunate to find two Snowy Owls; first a beautiful, streaked female, and then on a different road, a handsome male who flew off when I was still half a mile down the road.
There was still time to go back to look for a Short-eared Owl and this time, there were several of them. Most of the time, they were either flying far away or landing in the middle of a huge field. However, at the end, one did land on a post and stayed there for quite some time. Awkward to photograph, though, when there are other cars and photographers. I couldn't see anything at first, as there were two cars in front of me. In the end, I got out of my car and carefully stood between the two vehicles - couldn't see well around the first car and couldn't move out any further otherwise I would have blocked a friend's long lens behind me. I could tell that my photos were blurry because of the front car and for my last few photos, I moved around and stood away from the heat rising from the vehicle. That made a difference - now I have several somewhat sharper images, and an awful lot of blurry shots to delete. Sigh ....
A young relative of one of the landowners came across the field and I had quite a long, interesting talk with him. He wondered what all the cars in the area were doing and I explained about the owls and that we were all birders/photographers. He said his grandmother was so worried and stressed out - quite afraid. I told him that I am always concerned when photographers do this, as I know it must make some landowners nervous (understandably, with the crime rate in rural areas), and told him to please apologize to his grandma, and to also reassure her that we are all good, harmless people, interested only in trying to get photos of the owls. (A few days later, I returned and went and introduced myself to 'Grandma", taking along a photo similar to this one, and a Snowy Owl and a Great Horned Owl.)
Another reason to get out yesterday was that we are about to have a drastic change in our weather! For weeks now, we have been enjoying much milder winter weather, but on Sunday, 3 February, the forecast is for a high of -22C (windchill -31C). A high of -24C for Monday."
Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200PF
Operator: West Air Sweden
Registration: SE-DUX
C/n / msn: 7010
First flight: 1993
Total airframe hrs: 38601
Cycles: 31036
Engines: 2 General Electric CF34-3B1
Crew: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Airplane damage: Destroyed
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: near Oajevágge ( Sweden)
Crash site elevation: 722 m (2369 feet) amsl
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature: Cargo
Departure airport: Oslo-Gardermoen Airport (OSL/ENGM), Norway
Destination airport: Tromsø/Langnes Airport (TOS/ENTC), Norway
Flightnumber: PT294
Narrative:
A Canadair CRJ-200 cargo plane of West Air Sweden was destroyed when it impacted remote terrain near Akkajaure, Sweden. Both pilots were killed.
The aircraft departed Oslo-Gardermoen Airport, Norway at 23:10 hours local time on a mail and package flight to Tromsø, Norway.
The take-off, departure and climb to cruising altitude, flight level 330, were performed according to normal procedures. The flight was uneventful until one minute and 20 seconds before the impact. The event started at 00:19:20 hrs, one hour and ten minutes into the flight in night time conditions of darkness without moonlight, clouds or turbulence. The lack of external visual references meant that the pilots were totally dependent on their instruments which consisted of three independent attitude indicators.
Suddenly a very fast increase in pitch was displayed on the left attitude indicator. The pilot in command, who was the pilot flying and seated in the left seat exclaimed a strong expression. The displayed pitch change meant that the pilot in command was subjected to a surprise effect and a degradation of spatial orientation. The autopilot was, most probably, disconnected automatically, a "cavalry charge" aural warning and a single chime was heard, the latter most likely as a result of miscompare between the left and right pilots' flying displays (PFD).
Both elevators moved towards nose down and nose down stabilizer trim was gradually activated from the left control wheel trim switch. The aeroplane started to descend, the angle of attack and G-loads became negative up to -1 G. Both pilots exclaimed strong expressions and the co-pilot said "come up".
About 13 seconds after the start of the event the crew were presented with two contradictory attitude indicators with red chevrons pointing in opposite directions. At the same time none of the instruments displayed any comparator caution due to the PFDs declutter function in unusual attitude.
Bank angle warnings were heard and the maximum operating speed and Mach number were exceeded 17 seconds after the start of the event, which activated the overspeed warning.
The speed continued to increase, a distress call was transmitted and acknowledged by the air traffic control and the engine thrust was reduced to flight idle.
The crew was active during the entire event. The dialogue between the pilots consisted mainly of different perceptions regarding turn directions. They also expressed the need to climb. At this stage, the pilots were probably subjected to spatial disorientation. The aircraft collided with the ground one minute and twenty seconds after the initial height loss.
Investigation revealed that the erroneous attitude indication on PFD 1 was caused by a malfunction of the Inertial Reference Unit (IRU 1). The pitch and roll comparator indications of the PFDs were removed when the attitude indicators displayed unusual attitudes. In the simulator, in which the crew had trained, the corresponding indications were not removed. During the event the pilots initially became communicatively isolated from each other.
Factors as to cause and contributing factors:
The accident was caused by insufficient operational prerequisites for the management of a failure in a redundant system.
Contributing factors were:
- The absence of an effective system for communication in abnormal and emergency situations.
- The flight instrument system provided insufficient guidance about malfunctions that occurred.
- The initial manoeuver that resulted in negative G-loads probably affected the pilots' ability to manage the situation in a rational manner.
Factors as to risk
The fact that fault descriptions regarding aircraft and its components are reported in a less detailed manner might imply that the faults will not be identified and corrected in an efficient way. This can in turn lead to a flight safety issue as, for instance, intermittent faults cannot always be detected by general tests.
Classification:
Loss of situational awareness
Loss of control
sixty-four colors: week 52
...or maybe it should be, 'it ain't easy being green'
This one gets to do triple duty; I am in full 'declutter' mode--not much time to play with the camera [8-(]--so this one's in for Cliche Saturday, too.
Scavenger Hunt: sock it to me
And it's also my Sunday Slider... because I obviously went a little crazy in PSE!
Thanks to H. Adam for the very cool texture layer!
HCS! and HSS!
another 94 degree day, sitting in a pool of sweat...ugh, so trying to declutter and have some fun in my Studio.....
Pa Kua pendant, celestial crimson phoenix, and compass, some of the elements of Lillian Too's Feng shui kit.
Residing in a cupboard :-) We do aspire to key areas of Feng shui wisdom, and will make a serious effort to declutter in our new house.
Feng shui means "wind and water" and seeks to find harmonious features to improve the quality of life.
"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #14" "Bits & Pieces" "Texture Tuesday"
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Just having a bit of a declutter and found this mega-cliché that didn't make the cut first time out 😊
Breakfast on the Beach with Jesus
from Devotions for the Beach... and Days You Wish You Were There
Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?” — knowing that it was the Lord. — John 21:12
It had been a tough morning, to be sure. Following Jesus’ death, several disciples returned to their regularly scheduled programming. They got up early, took their fishing nets, and… nothing. Not a bite. Until some guy stood on the shore and called out a weird suggestion to throw their nets in from the other side of the boat.
I wonder if any of them grumbled briefly, “What difference does it make which side of the boat we throw the nets from? Who is this guy?” But by then, they were desperate enough to try anything.
Suddenly, when their nets were heavy, the same question took on a different meaning, because they knew the answer. John shouted, “It is the Lord!” and Peter could not get to Jesus fast enough. Other than suggesting that they add some of the fresh catch to His spread, Jesus’ sole response was “Come and eat breakfast.”
Now, wait just a minute. When read in context, the scripture notes that this is Jesus’ third post-resurrection appearance, a miracle unto itself. After all, these men saw Him perish on the cross. And not only that, He’s preparing a meal on the beach — not as a ghost or apparition, but as a physical being able to lift things and build a fire, etc. Then, after their own efforts had been useless, He provides an abundance of fish with one simple instruction. And after these marvels, He simply says, “Come and eat breakfast”?
Yes.
We create so much unnecessary hoopla in our own regularly scheduled programming. We plan, we implement, and we work hard… and get frustrated when nothing comes of it. Desperate and empty, we finally look to Jesus as a last resort — because we don’t recognize who He is. And sometimes, really, all He’s asking is that we come join Him and take part in what He’s prepared and created. The rest will come.
In the best relationships, sometimes words are unncessary
So declutter your mind of plans, schedules, and “to do” lists. Instead, look out upon the waves, wiggle your toes in the sand, absorb the sights, smells, and sounds, and enjoy the moment for what it is — not what it means, not what lies ahead, not how you arrived here. There will be another time for that. For now, just be present with Him.
After all, in the best relationships, sometimes words are unnecessary.
Lord Jesus, I bring no words, no petitions with me right now. Just a moment to be still and commune with You in gratitude and love, using all of my senses to absorb and celebrate Your beautiful creation.
Excerpted from Devotions for the Beach... and Days You Wish You Were There, Thomas Nelson.
Poor conditions for the last five days so took the opportunity to declutter the garage to make room for a jam jar :0) Had hoped to try and get close-ups of these guys, today there were 50+ flocking and squabbling around the garden feeders in the rain :0)
vintage porcelain teacups. . .purging some vintage goodies in a new etsy shop called wolfiedigs. It's not a new venture or direction, just a way to declutter the house a bit (I hope!)
My declutter area for January is my old nursery, which is basically not useable, because it is stacked with old things and photos/frames. Making some progress- and the month is only 1/3 over. Opened a box that my Mom gave me from her attic and there were envelopes of my old paper dolls from the 70s. I guess that is a toy that today's youth wouldn't even look at!
For We're Here and Domestic Archaeology
We recently put our house on the market. To declutter the house for the photos and viewings, we packed half the house into the shed. Why do you always need that one thing you've never needed before that you packed away in the shed somewhere....
Our deep-freeze continued today, 15 January 2024, though a few degrees warmer. The temperature this morning, just before 11:00 am, was -25°C (FEELS LIKE -34°C). The forecast high for tomorrow is only -8°C (FEELS LIKE -14°C). The price we will have to pay, though, is that another snowstorm arrives tomorrow and the next day. According to the forecast, things should be looking a whole lot better starting on Saturday, 20 January.
"A once-in-a-generation cold spell that has hit various regions in Alberta will slowly begin to loosen its dangerous grip as the week wears on. But just as we start to break out of the deep freeze, there will be some snowy implications likely to cause travel impacts and slower commute times for parts of the province into Wednesday.... By the time all is said and done later on Wednesday (17 January 2024), Calgary could end up seeing 10-20 cm of snow." The Weather Network.
A widespread 5-10 cm of snow is expected, with heavier amounts possibly exceeding 30 cm for extreme southern sections. This snow is set to fall over just a 24-hour period, with quickly deteriorating driving conditions expected.
I am adding five photos from my archives tonight. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under today's uploads.
"There were a few reasons why I needed/wanted to get out for a drive yesterday, 30 January 2019. I am wondering if the fact that I have had house mice (probably come into my place from one of my neighbour's) is having an ill effect on my health. I have spent so much time the last few weeks, trying to declutter and get rid of a lot of stuff, and I'm not sure if I have disturbed the mouse spray and been breathing it in. You can't vacuum when you've had mice, so I haven't been doing that, but you still disturb things when sorting and moving belongings. I always have a cough - for years, and they couldn't find out the cause - but it has been worse recently. Anyway, I thought I would get out into the fresh air for a few hours today. Also, the forecast was for clouds and I thought this might be easier to drive in. The sun recently has been so glaringly bright and it affects my eyes. Note to self - must get my eyes checked sometime this year!
So, on this cloudy, low-light day, I made my way east of the city, hoping to maybe see an owl of some sort. I quickly checked to see if any Short-eared Owls were to be seen, though I knew it was probably too early in the day for them to be out. No sign of one at all. Time to drive a few back roads in case there was a Snowy Owl in sight. Some of the roads I travelled were ones that I hadn't driven before, which was good for me. Though I have been east of the city many times over the years, I have still only driven a few of the roads myself. I was fortunate to find two Snowy Owls; first a beautiful, streaked female, and then on a different road, a handsome male who flew off when I was still half a mile down the road.
There was still time to go back to look for a Short-eared Owl and this time, there were several of them. Most of the time, they were either flying far away or landing in the middle of a huge field. However, at the end, one did land on a post and stayed there for quite some time. Awkward to photograph, though, when there are other cars and photographers. I couldn't see anything at first, as there were two cars in front of me. In the end, I got out of my car and carefully stood between the two vehicles - couldn't see well around the first car and couldn't move out any further otherwise I would have blocked a friend's long lens behind me. I suspected that my photos were blurry because of the front car and for my last few photos, I moved around and stood away from the heat rising from the vehicle. That made a difference - now I have several somewhat sharper images, and an awful lot of blurry shots to delete. Sigh ....
A young relative of one of the landowners came across the field and I had quite a long, interesting talk with him. He wondered what all the cars in the area were doing and I explained about the owls and that we were all birders/photographers. He said his grandmother was so worried and stressed out - quite afraid. I told him that I am always concerned when photographers do this, as I know it must make some landowners nervous (understandably, with the crime rate in rural areas), and told him to please apologize to his grandma, and to also reassure her that we are all good, harmless people, interested only in trying to get photos of the owls. (A few days later, I returned and went and introduced myself to 'Grandma", taking along a photo similar to this one, and a Snowy Owl and a Great Horned Owl for her. We had such a delightful, interesting chat inside her home.)
Another reason to get out yesterday was that we are about to have a drastic change in our weather! For weeks now, we have been enjoying much milder winter weather, but on Sunday, 3 February, the forecast is for a high of -22C (windchill -31C). A high of -24C for Monday."
When we decompress and unwind, it improves not only our mental health but also our level of productivity. I find that when I am taking my time to shoot pictures, it can be a helpful and effective technique to relieve stress, enhance my feelings of happiness, and have a positive effect on my mood. However it is not just any photo genre that will have that effect...for example, street photography can be very stressful. I find that taking photos with multitude of colors blended in a short DoF or of water subjects using super long exposure work very well to regulate my emotions. Also, a simple photo with a focused subject helps to metaphorically declutter and move unimportant things out of my brain space.
Available at the mainstore for $69 this weekend only.
Wall tapestry & clay pots
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Creating Eunoia, which refers to a state of goodwill and harmonious spirit, in the home can significantly enhance the living environment. Here are some tips to help establish eunoia in your home:
1. Declutter Regularly
2. Bring in natural light. This can boost your mood.
3. Open Communication: Foster an environment where family members feel comfortable expressing themselves openly and respectfully.
4. Practice Gratitude: Encourage everyone in the household to regularly share things they are grateful for. This can be done during meals or through a gratitude jar.
5. Play Soothing Music: Background music can significantly influence the mood of a space. Choose calming, uplifting tunes to play throughout the day.
6. Engage in Joint Activities: Spend quality time together doing activities that everyone enjoys, such as cooking, playing games, or watching movies.
7. Scent Your Home: Use essential oils, candles, or incense with calming scents like lavender, chamomile, or sandalwood to promote a serene atmosphere.
8. Encourage Personal Space: Allow everyone to have their own space to retreat and recharge when needed.
9. Maintain a Healthy Routine.
20. Celebrate Achievements: Recognize and celebrate the achievements, big or small, of each family member to build a positive and supportive environment.
11. Incorporate Hygge: Embrace the Danish concept of hygge, which focuses on coziness and comfort. Use soft blankets, warm lighting, and comfortable seating to create a cozy atmosphere.
12. Practice Kindness.
Here are some of the meanings lots more here
www.colorsexplained.com/white-butterfly-meaning/
Meaning of the White Butterfly
In many cultures around the world, the colour white is associated with purity, angels, heaven, and fresh beginnings.
There’s nothing as angelic as a white butterfly, so seeing one may be that you are in the presence of something divine.
This could be one of your guidance angels or the spirit of someone you love. They may be reaching out to you to comfort you or let you know they are in a better place.
Another white butterfly symbolism is clarity, so seeing one may be a sign to declutter your mind and thoughts so you attain peace.
A white butterfly sighting may also be a sign that you are on the right path to attaining enlightenment and peace.
One of the most popular white butterfly meanings is healing. This may be physical or spiritual healing, and their presence is to encourage you to heal from whatever is hurting you or holding you back.
If you are currently going through a healing process, the white butterfly means that you will soon attain complete peace.
Butterflies are usually associated with spiritual transformation and change.
White Butterfly Meaning in the Bible
White butterflies have symbolic meaning in Christianity, the most popular being a sign of resurrection and the afterlife.
Due to their growth process, some Christians believe that butterflies indicate the spiritual journey of humans.
Like butterflies, humans grow through different stages of life, and every stage should be embraced.
Another white butterfly symbolism is the message of spiritual evolution and growth. You may not get there in one day, but you will get there with time.
White is also deeply connected with angels in the Bible. This is because angels are believed to be pure, bright, and white.
Sighting white butterflies may be a spiritual sign that you are aligned with yourself, and you should not stop working towards reaching your higher spiritual self.
In Catholicism, the pope wears white, symbolizing purity, innocence, and spirituality.
Some Christians wear white during important events like Christmas and Easter to showcase purity and rebirth.
White butterflies bring comfort, especially if one comes across them while mourning the loss of someone or something.
In some cultures, like ancient Chinese, white butterflies represent the spirits of a departed loved one, and they are signs that the person is looking out for you.
They may also be signs that the departed loved one is trying to communicate with you, so when you see one, reflect on what your loved one may be trying to tell you.
In some cultures, the sighting of a white butterfly signifies success, wealth, good luck, and prosperity.
Coming across one means you should not despair in your current condition as there’s something better coming.
White butterflies also symbolize optimism, hope, and abundance. Sighting one is a positive sign that you’ll overcome whatever obstacles you are currently dealing with so stay focused on your long-term goal.
If you encounter a white butterfly, you may have recently made a decision, and you are getting a sign that you made the right choice.
It is a sign that even if it may not feel like it, you are right with your decision, and everything will be okay. In addition, it could indicate that you should continue pursuing your goals and not give up.
A white butterfly flying in your view may also be a sign to believe in yourself and be confident that you will attain your goals. Believe in yourself, and things will fall into place for you.