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The chase is on. Two Red Fox kit siblings (Vulpes vulpes) chase in play but they always stay close to the entrance to their den. Image taken in Jackson County, Colorado.
Carré exudes innocence. I'd first met her years ago, through a friend, and that was always (having never really had a conversation with her) the impression that I came away with.
But then she joined my stable of models, we had several conversations of increasing depth, and I realized that image of innocence belied a deep reservoir of things far more complex.
And I'd like to think that shows from shoot to shoot, that each time we shoot I get closer and closer to some core truths about her in my photographs.
Which is probably why I enjoy photographing her so much, because every time I do, there's this intent of scratching away at the surface, to get to know her better, to display something more significant in the images.
As they once said in The State, I seek knowledge, and its bastard son, Truth.
Shot of Carré grinning (probably because I am hysterical) up at the blog: blog.louobedlam.com/post/60111487/as-you-may-or-may-not-k...
AND!!! Interview with Katie West (aka Avolare) up at the Back Alley Tabernacle: The Back Alley Tabernacle
A Rufous Hummingbird digs deep in search of nectar, it was an amazing scene of activity as the morning broke and they began to feed
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens) on a Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) at the Dominion Arboretum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Today is my birthday and to say I'm unwell is a bit of an understatement. I have 2 of the children home ill as well as an ill husband. So thought I would have a little look through my archives and this is what I found. I hope you all like it x
Explored #120 12/07/10
"Down on the left a busy little digging mechanism had come into view, emitting jets of green vapour and working its way round the pit, excavating and embanking in a methodical and discriminating manner. This it was which had caused the regular beating noise, and the rhythmic shocks that had kept our ruinous refuge quivering. It piped and whistled as it worked. So far as I could see, the thing was without a directing Martian at all..."
Martian machine from Jeff Wayne's The War of Worlds, 1998 PC strategy game. Reference image.
Render by P681.
A digging nuthatch skeptically looking at me and my camera.
Taken with a Sony A-6500 (Sony ILCE-6500) and SEL-100400GM as RAW. Converted to JPEG with LR 6.
mileage 23
because my tire and odometer are being changed, I will be back to '0' on the next ride so remember this number, 87. I'll call this the pre-season and tack that mileage on at the end of the season.
But until it warms up again, I'll be picking up sticks.
Please help identify this lovely bird. It's not that small, about the size of a pigeon....
With a bit of "digging" on my part, it could be a female Northern flicker.
Sometimes Polar Bears will pound and dig at the hard snow to get at roots or voles for some dietary supplements before they head to the mouth of the Churchill River for seal hunting.
Nagarkot , Nepal! It was chilly morning. Went for a walk in Nagarkot, I wish I had take many more photos.
If some racers wander off the beaten path they can end up in the soft dirt. And this can happen. (DSC_4152.jpg)
Digging Out on Highway 2: A Winter Memory
Thirty-three years ago, today. I found myself in an inconvenient situation along Washington State Highway 2, positioned between Hartline and Coulee City. While attempting a U-turn that proved to be ill-advised, my truck became stuck in the deep winter conditions.
Fortunately, assistance was nearby. The section Foreman and the Plow Engineer came to my aid, working together to dig my truck out and get me back on the road.
State Highway 2, Washington
January 12, 1993
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With Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, and Nathan Myhrvold (former CTO of Microsoft). The founders of Google and Twitter were to my right for this TED Braintrust lunch.
An usual confluence of invitations had me dining with Gates for lunch and dinner on the same day (coincidentally, philosopher-king Daniel Dennett was also at both meals).
After we sat down, Gates lamented the setback from the Muslim clerics who preached that polio vaccines made the girls infertile: "The anti-vaccine movement has killed many people. It's frustrating. But we are working with the clerics. It is very hierarchical, so we can start at the top. In the next three years, we will either conquer polio, or we won't. It's a very important time."
E-P5 / Olympus 60mm 2.8 / Raynox DCR-250
Messing around with a new technique, doing combined natural light and flash focus stack of unknown parasitoid wasp. Was observed taking massive beetles much larger than itself from a tree in a controlled fall and dragging them into a burrow in muddy soil next to mangroves.
In the trees by the Holme Observatory this Goldfinch was happily feeding on pine seeds sheltered from the winds.
New Girl in Town, Chapter 4 of The Black Duke of Nightrose, a continuing photographic melodrama, sponsored by Laminak, your first stop for all your medieval/gothic furnishings needs. See the main store at maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Queens%20Lake/127/134/22.
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And now to our story....
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Digging into History
Young Hollish then spent the rest of the day in the Castle's vast library, and after climbing several ladders to find unused, dust covered cabinets locked with strange spells and heavy iron bands, she came away with a family history of Nightrose.
No such traditions as the Duke described were mentioned, and certainly nothing about flaming puppies of any kind. It did however mention that every other Solstice, the Duke's bride had to be sacrificed to appease "The Vengeful Harpy of the Woods"...whatever that was.
It said this Harpy was kept imprisoned just beyond the tree line towards the coast and she resolved loudly to go investigate it that very evening.
The Duke, sneaking around behind her...was less than pleased about that resolve, but grateful that being young and mostly innocent she tended to speak all her thoughts out loud as exposition.
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Decor - Lord Audley Armchair and Footstool, Double Wheel Candelabra, Rotating Bookcase and assorted decor by Laminak, (maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Queens%20Lake/108/129/25)
Additional Decor by Noctis
His pose by Indigo
Castle Blackrose by Varonis
Kevin is played by a Sentient Sludge from Quills and Curiosities.
Garb:
HIS: Acolyte II from RFyre, Alaric Beret by Nyoko
HERS: Gown from Kitty Creations
Musical Inspiration - Paranoid by Palaye Royale (youtu.be/7J2uP7RRnfQ)