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Message from the Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers:
"As you move through these changing times... be easy on yourself and be easy on one another. You are at the beginning of something new. You are learning a new way of being. You will find that you are working less in the yang modes that you are used to.
You will stop working so hard at getting from point A to point B the way you have in the past, but instead, will spend more time experiencing yourself in the whole, and your place in it.
Instead of traveling to a goal out there, you will voyage deeper into yourself. Your mother's grandmother knew how to do this. Your ancestors from long ago knew how to do this. They knew the power of the feminine principle... and because you carry their DNA in your body, this wisdom and this way of being is within you.
Call on it. Call it up. Invite your ancestors in. As the yang based habits and the decaying institutions on our planet begin to crumble, look up. A breeze is stirring. Feel the sun on your wings."
Why'd you ever want to leave?
Why'd you go home?
Why, when the view is this good?
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Does the beauty go away if you stay too long?
Does it lose its impact?
What is enough?
How much is too much?
How can I know?
When can I go back?
I want to go back.
I always want to go back.
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world photography day 2022, submission
Hudson Highlands State Park, N.Y.
shot taken: June 10th, '22
song accompaniment: 'changes in the truth' by Apollo Brown
A different experience in every season: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are exquisite, tranquil and inspiring all year round. Different footpaths, cycle routes and horse trails will lead you – with or without the aid of a forest ranger – through the beauty of one of the Netherlands' most unique areas of nature. There are no less than 80 fens in this stunning green expanse – pretty impressive, right?
Four seasons
Whether it’s the frozen fairy-tale fens of the winter, the dynamics of nature coming to life in spring, the musical croaking of frogs in the summer, or the explosion of colours in the autumn: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are a feast for all the senses.
Spot kingfishers, deer and roe deer, or bear witness to the wide variety of insects and water creatures in the fens and ditches. And after an exhilarating day of activity or sport, head to one of the large terraces to enjoy the peace and quiet and a tasty snack, lunch or dinner.Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens Groot Speijck Visitor Centre has a great terrace, as does Boshuis Venkraai. And both are ideal places to relax and soak up the surroundings.
God's Utterance "How to Know God's Disposition and the Result of His Work" (Part Four)
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Introduction
God's words in this video are from the book "The Word Appears in the Flesh".
The content of this video:
Understand God's Attitude and Drop All Misconceptions of God
Who Sets the Outcome of Man
People Tend to Define God Based on Experience
God's Attitude Toward Those Who Run Away During His Work
People Who Run Away During God's Work Are Those Who Abandon the True Way
Recommended for You：gospel books
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Another Halloween and another collaboration with Gwyn. As usual, I am asked to do a photograph but with little else given, so I show up and suddenly I am chased by a deranged witch, with a knife!
Such are the moments of SL.
Making their way east through the popular Byers Canyon just outside of Hot Sulphur Springs, UP coal train CSVJA navigates the tight turns through the rugged landscape.
Northern class 150 unit 150104 (partnered with 150138) departs Blackpool South with the 3.16pm to Colne (2N78).
With a scheduled 4 minute turnaround at this terminus, there's barely time for the driver to walk from one end of the train to the other before setting off again. On this day the turnaround was even tighter seeing as arrival from Colne was 2 minutes late.
Blackpool South, with its single platform and evidence of former glories en route, is very much the Cinderella line into this popular northern seaside town. In fact a significant part of the remaining platform has been abandoned to nature, as seen in this shot. By contrast Blackpool North is vibrant, recently electrified, and boasts fast direct services to London Euston. No surprise It also handles the vast majority of passenger arrivals and departures.
I arrived into this station on a sunny Sunday afternoon and walked the two miles or so along the bracing, enjoyable and ever vibrant promenade before waltzing back inland to North Station for the rather faster ride back to Preston.
A bit of a record shot so I'm not expecting a ten from Len. Sure I spotted Madge though.....
3.17pm, 10th October 2021
...with the summer wind.
( An bicycle- pilgrim on a downhill :)
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“Semi lost place“ shopping mall with almost all shops abandoned. It is housing an art exhibition for two months at present. The beach scene must be part of that - or a remnant of the bankrupt travel agency?
A Northbound barge train rips North out of portage heading towards Anchorage with the rest of the freight leftover from the barge in Whittier
Taken in the South Downs last weekend, this image was taken over a long exposure with a B&W ten stop filter. Essential then when taking one of these shots you cover the viewfinder to avoid any excess light getting into the camera and causing colour cast. Great learning experience for me as I began my foray into long exposure work.
One of the many money shots of Horseshoe Bluff in the Mines of Spain State Park near Dubuque,IA. This historic park stems from the areas beginnings when Spain owned the area and lead mining was king.The Park,which contains many areas that are listed as National Historic Landmarks,was first developed as a lead mining site by Julien Dubuque. His grave site is on a scenic bluff overlooking the Mississippi River within the park....
Bessemer seems very appreciated on here.
The SB misc run passes under the bridge at Wick. The Bessemer provides a very old school insight on catching trains. Looking at block signals, running up to the signal box to listen to the relay’s speed, it’s a very surreal experience overall. No ShipCSX here ladies n gentlemen.
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Matka Canyon is one of the most impressive natural landscapes in North Macedonia. Over thousands of years, the Treska River carved this deep gorge, where steep limestone walls rise almost straight out of the water. Between these towering cliffs it feels as if the world suddenly becomes narrower — and at the same time infinitely larger. Across the water, small kayaks move almost silently through the canyon, carried by the gentle flow of the Treska. It is one of the most beautiful ways to experience Matka: surrounded by rock and silence, with only the rhythm of paddles echoing between the cliffs. Deeper in the heart of the canyon lies the mysterious Vrelo Cave, reachable only by boat. Inside are still pools, hidden chambers, and an underwater depth said to be among the deepest in the world. It is a place that naturally brings silence — as if the canyon invites you to listen to everything concealed beneath the surface. All together, Matka Canyon becomes a landscape where adventure and tranquility meet: paddling through narrow waterways, walking along the cliffs, and discovering how nature has been writing its story here for centuries.
Matka Canyon lies just outside Skopje, where the Treska River winds through steep limestone cliffs. Kayaks glide quietly over the calm water, the sound of paddles echoing between the rocks. Further inside the gorge, the Vrelo Cave awaits — a hidden world of deep pools and silent chambers. It’s a place where nature slows everything down and the canyon tells its own timeless story.
Matka Canyon is één van de indrukwekkendste natuurplekken van Noord-Macedonië. De rivier Treska heeft hier in duizenden jaren een diepe kloof uitgeslepen, waar steile rotswanden bijna recht uit het water omhoog rijzen. Tussen die muren van kalksteen voelt het alsof de wereld plots smaller wordt — en tegelijk oneindig veel groter. Over het water varen kleine kajaks bijna geluidloos door de canyon, gedragen door de rustige stroom van de Treska. Het is een van de mooiste manieren om Matka te ervaren: omringd door rots en stilte, met alleen het ritme van peddels dat door de kloof weerkaatst. Dieper in het hart van de canyon ligt de mysterieuze Vrelo-grot, bereikbaar per boot. Binnen vind je stille waterbassins, verborgen kamers en een onderwaterdiepte waarvan wordt gezegd dat het tot de diepste ter wereld behoort. Het is een plek die even stil maakt — alsof de canyon je uitnodigt om te luisteren naar alles wat onder de oppervlakte verborgen ligt. Alles samen maakt Matka Canyon tot een landschap waarin avontuur en rust samenvallen: varen door smalle watergangen, wandelen langs rotsen en ontdekken hoe natuur hier al eeuwen het verhaal schrijft.
Visited a very quite Moraine Lake ("above" Lake Louise). the parking lot at L. Louise was full again so we decided to try our luck at Moraine. No problems parking there. You should have seen it last year, people lining up at the road entrance at 5:00AM to get up to the lake. Like it a bit better this way. ;( though mixed feelings about the reasons !! see date if you remember those times.
Laowa 9mm C-Dreamer lens
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A beautiful sunset experience at the open air museum Zaanse Schans with view at river De Zaan, Zaandijk, 2016.
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My dad took us to Cirque Du Soleil on my birthday this year. Seeing the smiles and amazed faces of my children; Spending quality time with my parents; Attending an entertaining event. These memories will last longer than any item I could have received.
This holiday season I'll be trying to give experiences instead of presents. As a bonus, this means very little time squished into shopping malls.
A related recent presents conversation with my son...
Sam - "What experience are you going to give me?"
Me - "The privilege of cleaning the upstairs bathroom."
Sam - "I think I'll re-gift that one."