“THE WEATHER OF LOVE

Love

Has a way of wilting

Or blossoming

At the strangest,

Most unpredictable hour.

This is how love is,

An uncontrollable beast

In the form of a flower.

The sun does not always shine on it.

Nor does the rain always pour on it

Nor should it always get beaten by a storm.

Love does not always emit the sweetest scents,

And sometimes it can sting with its thorns.

Water it.

Give it plenty of sunlight.

Nurture it,

And the flower of love will

Outlive you.

Neglect it or keep dissecting it,

And its petals will quickly curl up and die.

This is how love is,

Perfection is a delusional vision.

So love the person who loves you

Unconditionally,

And abandon the one

Who only loves you

Under favorable

Conditions.”

― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

Having fun with holiday windows at Saks Fifth Avenue - in this case the reflection of the nearby St Patrick's Cathedral added to the over the top luxury of the window display

2 Thessalonians 2: 10- 11

"And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie."

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The current snake bite demanded is the great delusion that covers world wide, as mostly billions believe it's true and were frightened and they submitted, not seeing God that can save them if only they seek Him. But perhaps YHWH ( God) allowed them to not to see the lies because of the unrighteousness and pride prevailing that it caused them blindness. They are not walking in the Spirit of truth that it cause them not to see. Prophecies foretold will be fulfilled and as the Book of Enoch spoken the unrighteous will be removed and all who practice lies to decieve and those puffed up with riches, pride and power to oppress will be taken out by the Most High, time is short. We are in the times to the countdown of events.

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UK, London, City

The Roussanou monastery is bathed in the fading dusk light in Meteora, Greece. The setting sun's golden sunbeams illuminate the Roussanou rock formation (below centre) almost exclusively, in an elitist fashion. The night is about to fall. The following poem lines may accompany the mood of a photographer looking forward to shooting the bright stars in the night sky:

“The broken sunset declined and was gone

and it seemed a delusion to ask for the gifts of the sky.”

—George Seferis (Erotikos Logos, transl. by Edm. Keeley)

The Roussanou monastery (aka St. Barbara's) was built in c.1528 on an extremely precipitous rock formation (1,588 ft or 484 m high) with very limited space available on its plateau. The All Saints' monastery (aka Varlaam abbey, seen in the foreground, bottom, left) receives no direct sunlight; it was built in 1517-1518 on a 1,808 ft high (551 m) rock.

Meteora is the name of the group comprising many impressive and lofty rock formations: The height of the sandstone megaliths ranges between 1,000-2,067 ft (300-630 m). The rock masses were formed 60 million years ago, are geologically unique and listed in UNESCO world heritage sites. Monks have lived on Meteora since 9th century AD.

What would Lisbon be without its menagerie of elevators? Not quite sure where exactly I photographed that one.

Olympus OM-2 & Zuiko 50mm f/1.4 (probably 1/60s and f/2), Kodak TMax P3200 in Rodinal 1+50 for 20 minutes @ 20°C, digitalized with kit zoom on macro extension tubes.

Thank you everyone for your visits, faves and comments, they are always appreciated :)

One of our items for GSP round 2 =)

I looked down from the 4th floor outdoor terrace at the Whitney and spotted this photographer taking photos of a model. Pure serendipity. Part of an outdoor installation at the Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC -- April 16, 2017

Reposted for 7 Days With Flickr Crazy Tuesday Theme, square.

In Explore December 28, 2022 for Flickr Social "Red Takeover"

#Flickr21Challenge #Love

Leica M3, Ilford Delta 400. I shot this as a PR piece for a show inspired by William Burroughs. To add a bit of gender blurring, a woman played the part. I wanted the image to float up as though it was made of smoke.

It seems the more evidence that surfaces about Trump’s attempted coup following his 2020 election defeat, the more his followers’ fervor builds.

Parisienne.

Song by Muse.

Delusional disorder, previously called paranoid disorder, is a type of serious mental illness called a "psychosis" in which a person cannot tell what is real from what is imagined. The main feature of this disorder is the presence of delusions, which are unshakable beliefs in something untrue. People with delusional disorder experience non-bizarre delusions, which involve situations that could occur in real life, such as being followed, poisoned, deceived, conspired against, or loved from a distance. These delusions usually involve the misinterpretation of perceptions or experiences. In reality, however, the situations are either not true at all or highly exaggerated.

People with delusional disorder often can continue to socialize and function normally, apart from the subject of their delusion, and generally do not behave in an obviously odd or bizarre manner. This is unlike people with other psychotic disorders, who also might have delusions as a symptom of their disorder. In some cases, however, people with delusional disorder might become so preoccupied with their delusions that their lives are disrupted.

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i look like some crazy evil monser that just emerged from beneath your bed

remember this mirror?

ooof. dont look at the mirror. it said "perfect" from another long-ago shoot... and i forgot it was there =/

anywhooo dont we all wonder if we suffer from this at some point or another? probably. its like "clasic crazy"

day 124

While listening to Adam Hurst

“I felt so much, that I started to feel nothing.”

Head - Catwa Lona

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Body - Maitreya

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Hair - Taketomi JiHee

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Earrings - MS Design Peace Earrings @ Rewind (LM To Follow)

Eye Makeup - Bossie Classic Eyeshadows

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Piercings - Suicidal Unborn Piercing Set 4

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dead%20Zone/64/110/2501

Tattoo - Dappa Reign Tattoo @ Access (Open Now)

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ACCESS%20Event/76/85/3014

Cigarette - Nikotin Classic Cigarette

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Signature%20Body/135/131/541

Top & Shorts - Pixicat Steall Top & Shorts @ Collabor88 (Open Now)

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/8%208/172/193/1086

Pose - SoS Smoke Bento Pose (Comes With Beer Can)

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Valetta, Malta

Oil on board

24" x 36"

must see larger on black

So, I've sort of gone back on something I said before. I have previously said that I didn't like formspring. But I've been perusing a couple lately and have to say that the drama of it all seems to have faded. Now it seems fun. I want a new way to connect with people, with anyone who might be reading this, to know you better and vice versa. So, if you will join me, I've made a formspring.

fOrMsPrInG

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LEXA Delusion Coffin Nails

NEW RELEASE + GIVEAWAY / DUBAI EVENT

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♡ Ebody Reborn

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DOUX Cyanna

e.marie Sara earrings

Lel EvoX Lilly

Tville Starry Eyes Pack1

H20 Moles 3D Realistic

[skinnery] thin eyeliner

Maitreya Lara

with samyang 35 1.4

Minox 35EL Ultrafine Extreme 100 Xtol 1:1 9.31@69 10/23/2020

All natural!

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Hamburg - Street Art

Out now for Fifty linden fridays

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All my contacts and occasionally viewers, are welcome to join our little (expanding though) group !!!!

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They may find our family, interesting. No obligation of awarding, but our members are so warm and welcoming, and they award more than we could ever ask !!!

And we just became 100 members !!! We need 200 more to be 300 :)))

Thank you all guys !!!!

I kind of love you :)))

sorry I keep posting so many of ella

I can't help it :'D

I'll stop now though don't worry

this'll be the last

anchailinalainn.com/2014/05/20/delusions-of-sanity/

north sea

"E che centomila abbiano avuto delusioni diminuisce forse il dolore di chi viene deluso?"

Calle Gracia, en Granada (España).

Imesha

#136: Melbourne CBD skyscrapers piercing through the pall of morning fog opening the way for blue skies for the rest of the day!

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Explored!: #99