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...For me at least. On 11/03/20 I took this shot near Gateway West Junction in Hemington/Lockington in Leicestershire, with the two lines feeding the new East Midlands Gateway (EMG) terminal in the foreground and the cooling towers of Ratcliffe Power Station on the horizon. This was my first ever shot with a pole, and is heavily cropped as I rushed to get the pole up as the train approached. The subjects were GBRf 66761 and EWS 66012, working the 6G45 Toton North Yard to Bescot UES engineers, conveying rails. The pole was at about 3 or 4m.
Also near St Johns Church and cemetery were the Kapunda marble quarries at Koonunga. These grey marble quarries provided the impressive marble for the South Australian Parliament on North Terrace. The Kapunda Marble and Building Company got the contract to provide the marble and build the western wing of the SA parliament. After some legal difficulties and a restructuring of the company work began around 1883 and was finished in 1889.The company quote for the work without dome or tower in 1883 was over £100,000. 500 tons of lime and 3 million bricks were needed for the structure and Victor Harbor granite was used for the basement. To provide the best marble the company bought new land at Koonunga sections 88, 115 and 116 of the Hundred of Belvidere for £1.145 covering 299 acres. Also in 1883 Robert Barr Smith of Torrens Park House put in an order for Kapunda marble for steps at his mansion and the City of Adelaide ordered 1,000 yards of marble flags for footpaths in Adelaide. During construction of parliament around 100 men were employed in the quarry. In 1886 a dispute on the final cost erupted between the government and the company and the contract was suspended and the quarry closed. After a year or so of negations a new company took veer the supply of marble from the Kapunda quarry and completed the building of parliament house! When the new company took over the quarry several workers’ deaths occurred. As parliament house neared completion the government allowed the Kapunda Marble Company to resume their lands and quarry in 1889. In 1887 the Kapunda Marble Company had won a medal at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition for their marble. The Company auctioned the plant and equipment at the marble quarry in July 1889 and voluntarily wound itself up in September 1893. Today you can still see where the quarry was once worked at Koonunga. It was not until 1936 when Sir Langdon Bonython the owner of the Adelaide Advertiser donated gave £100,000 that work began and the central and eastern sections of parliament house. Different marble quarries around Kapunda were used for the central and eastern sections of parliament house. Thanks to Sir Langdon Bonython’s generous donation the new wing opened in 1939 still in grey Kapunda marble. But the money did not stretch to incorporate the planned central dome above the building.
Not far from the copper mine was a completely Irish Catholic settlement called a clachan at Bakers’ Flat. Susan Arthure researched this Irish settlement through an archaeological survey and reconstructed history for her MA. in archaeology at Flinders University. Her ground breaking study resurrected knowledge of the existence of such a village which had been recorded now as the only clachan village in Australia. Ms Arthure started from some 1920s Kapunda stories about a former Irish village. Her research discovered old photographs of the thatched cottages, and when the land of Bakers’ Flat was sold in 1898 a surveyor was employed to draw a detailed map of the area previously in 1893. This survey map showed the location of houses and other buildings at Bakers’ Flat. The Irish immigrants settled on the lands from 1854 when they came to be copper miners. The village flourished in the 1860s and 1870s with Catholic Church records indicating around 100 families lived at Bakers’ Flat with 250 recorded births up to 1906. The Sisters of St Joseph ran a school at Bakers’ Flat from 1876 to 1882. By 1902 there were only 38 occupied dwellings down from an earlier 100 dwellings. All dwellings were on rented land or more usually on land occupied with no rental paid. After the Kapunda mine closed in 1878 the villagers moved away and the village declined with the last residents leaving the lands in the 1920s. All buildings were then destroyed or rotted away and Bakers’ Flat became a wheat paddock which it is today. The details it must have been to dig and find them. Ground penetrating radar allowed her to eventually located foundations of some dwellings beneath the soil. Her traditional archaeological work revealed the remains of 13 dwellings and over 1,000 objects. The objects included 91 food items like pepper pots and sugar caster, 62 pieces of cutlery, 700 buttons and 12 decorative buckles, 93 jewellery items, 275 coins, 12 ornaments and 29 religious artefacts etc. Some of these mid-19th century items were stunningly beautiful. You can seem photographs of them in her Master’s degree on line at flex.flinders.edu.au/file/ae35c92e-c373-49b6-b8e2-f5c47fb...
To me the four leaf clover decorative buttons, the snake head buckles, the cricket players buckle, the partial male bust, the lily of the valley, the butterfly and the coiled snake broaches and the triple copper horseshoe broach are superb.
Wrightbus NB4L New Bus For London is seen here at Kings Cross Station, London on service 91 to Crouch End.
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I took this picture in advance especially for Marmalade's birthday ^_^
Here there is someone who wants to give you something... Espero que hayas tenido un día genial. Sabes que te deseo lo mejor ;D y que todo te vaya llegando poco a poco ñ_ñ Wiiiii~~
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Just a bit of fun last evening. Trying to capture the swallows flying about over the Nottawasaga River at Wasaga Beach. I did catch him- in the Rt-hand corner. I kind of liked the colors in this.
Feeple 65 Chloe RECAST in NS by Luo
Has a faceup by me which is well sealed, lashes and she will come with the eyes in the pictures, which are by Candy Kitten and are stunning.
As far as I could tell when putting her together and through playing with her over time and from an inspection recently, there is nothing wrong with her.
She's sturdy, tough, very well made and doesn't seem to have any chips, scratches, stains.
There's minor casting blemishes as you get with recasts, some seams but they aren't that noticeable.
She can stand, as you can see, I haven't posed her in the best pose ever, it was to show she can stand...even like that.
Asking: $230.00 that price includes economy shipping. I am based in the UK so shipping outside of Europe is going to be expensive.
Canada and Australia, I'm afraid I will HAVE to charge extra for shipping due to how expensive even economy is.
If you want a different type of shipping, I will need to put a charge on top, but I will discount it. Just send me a message and I'll try and get you a quote.
This is for you today .....
তোমায় দিলাম আজ ......
Do we need a Valentine day to give a Rose?? Its for you .... any day any time...
Thanks In Advance for not Inviting me to any Group and Attaching Graphics to this picture as a part of your comments. I appreciate your comments and Favs if you like it.
A new project for Alicia who want something around my Little Red Riding Hood... So I plan to make a new variation of this theme, with a lot of assorted machine embroideries by combining some designs.
This set will include a dress, a corseted over-dress, removable puffed sleeves, a jacket, a petticoat and socks.
See you soon!
For her month in Bee Unique Bee Knotty Elizabeth asked for blocks made in the theme of "Hanging Quilts" (inspired by a theme used in the Ringo Pie Bee, "Quilts on a Line.") She provided each of us a piece of Kona Snow to use as the background and asked for a 14.5" (unfinished) block.
Elizabeth indicated that the hanging quilts could be hanging on anything. I fear I might be stretching the theme a bit too much but, inspired by The Walking Quilted group, I decided to make a block showing someone holding the quilt with just her feet and hands showing.
For the mini quilt I knew that I wanted to make a tiny version of my most recent finish, City Green. I used the scraps from that quilt and it took me three tries to get it right (I had to abandon the idea of putting the super skinny sashing in between each block once I realized that was insane.) The quilt is about 5" square. The individual squares are 1/2" finished. I sewed the quilt together, turned under the edge and then appliquéd it to the block using a tiny zigzag. All other appliqué is raw-edge.
For the trees I used the same technique that I used for this mosaic tree block. Everything was temporarily attached using a washable glue stick and then I used a tiny zigzag stitch to appliqué everything. I added the pink bird because I thought the the block needed a pop of something that wasn't green.
PS. The quilt holder isn't unclothed -- it's summer time so she's wearing shorts!
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A Tug, sailing under the flag of Canada. Her length overall (LOA) is 15 meters and her width is 6 meters.
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I used to make these "Dream Giftset" photoshoots for fun, but I am refocusing my collection and it was a great way of getting some farewell playtime with the ladies.
The luggage and the matching purse have some wear and tear. GP Eugenia has been swapped into a FR2 body.
A forzuto for Jan!
French postcard by Edition Chantal, Paris, no. 33. Photo: Studio Rudolph.
Handsome Samson Fainsilber (1904 – 1983) was a French, Romanian born actor. He appeared in several films of Abel Gance in the 1930’s and of Alain Resnais in the 1970’s.
Samson Fainsilber was born in Iaşi, Romania in 1904. He was the son of journalist Matei Rusu. His brother was the film critic Benjamin Fainsilber. His Jewish family fled the country and found refuge in France. Samson grew up in Paris. In 1924 he made his stage debut in Les Cadets at the Theatre des Mathurins. He went to Italy, where he acted with Ida Rubinstein. He also played in Histoires de France (1929), written and directed by Sacha Guitry at the Théâtre Pigalle. From then on, Samson also started to appear in the cinema. Among his first films were Le Requin/The Shark (1929, Henri Chomette), the first full-length French sound film, and the Sci-Fi Disaster film La Fin du monde/End of the World (1930, Abel Gance) with Victor Francen. Hal Erickson at AllMovie: “Never one to do anything by halves, director Abel Gance delivers just what the title La Fin du Monde promises: The End of the World. As a comet speeds along on a collision course with Planet Earth, the world prays for a miracle. (…) Once all hope is abandoned, virtually all of civilization degenerates into a drunken orgy, replete with rape and bestiality. The worst is reserved for last, as the ever-approaching comet causes a plethora of natural disasters before the final ‘Big Bang.’ For its premiere engagements in 1929, La Fin du Monde was outfitted with a primitive but effective stereophonic-sound system, the aural equivalent to Abel Gance's Cinerama-like ‘Triptychs’ in his 1927 masterpiece Napoleon. With his typical flair for the messianic, Gance originally released his film as Abel Gance's La Fin du Monde.” Fainsilber would work for Abel Gance again in the melodrama Mater Dolorosa/The Pledge (1932, Abel Gance) in which he had an affair with his brother’s wife (Line Noro). For Napoléon Bonaparte (1935, Abel Gance), a re-edited sound version of Abel Gance's silent masterpiece Napoleon (1927), he did the voice of Danton. Finally, he co-starred with Georges Milton in Gance’s Jérôme Perreau/The Queen and the Cardinal (1935, Abel Gance).
In the early 1930s Fainsilber was extremely active in the young French sound cinema. In one of the many adaptations of Lamartine's Jocelyn (Pierre Guerlais, 1933), he was a runaway seminarist who is tempted by a girl he finds in a cave (Marguerite Weintenberger). In the Sardou adaptation Odette (1935, Jacques Houssin, Giorgio Zambon), the handsome Fainsilber was the love interest of Italian diva Francesca Bertini. Fainsilber could also be seen in popular genre films like the lavish swashbuckler Les Trois Mousquetaires/The Three Musketeers (1932, Henri Diamant-Berger) in which he played the power-hungry Cardinal Richelieu, the Jules Mary adaptation Roger-la-Honte (Gaston Roudès, 1933) with Constant Rémy, and Le Bossu/The Hunchback (1934, René Sti) with Josseline Gael. After this busy period followed a few years in which he did not make films. In the late 1930s he returned on the screen in Retour à l'aube/She Returned at Dawn (1938, Henri Decoin) with Danielle Darrieux, and Tourbillon de Paris/Whirlwind of Paris (1939, Henri Diamant-Berger). Then the occupation of France by the Nazis, once again interrupted the career of the Jewish actor. The Vichy government took away his French nationality, which he previously had acquired. He used the time to write a book, L'acteur de théâtre (The stage actor, 1944) and survived the war. After the war, Samson Fainsilber made a come-back in the cinema with the comedy Dorothée cherche l'amour/Dorothy Looks For Love (1945, Edmond T. Gréville) featuring Suzy Carrier. He also appeared in the resistance film Les Clandestins/Clandestine (1946, André Chotin). Hal Erickson reviews at AllMovie: “French ‘underground’ films were as common as the measles in 1946. Among the better efforts was Les Clandestins, directed with realism and conviction by Andre Chotin. A romantic subplot involving two resistance fighters can be forgotten; the film's strong suit is its vivid recreations of the horrors and deprivations suffered by the French under Nazi domination. Particularly heart-wrenching is the ordeal of a philosophical Jewish doctor, played by Samson Fainsilber. Commendably, the Nazis are not depicted as caricatures; their matter-of-fact behavior while committing the most heinous of atrocities is far more frightening because of its ‘normalcy’.” In 1948 Fainsilber slapped a theater critic and was not aware of the consequences. The Association of critics decided to no longer mention Fainsilber in reviews. However, he continued to appear in plays and films, some made by noted directors.
Fainsilber appeared for Sacha Guitry uncredited as Cardinal Mazarin in the films Si Versailles m'était conté/Affairs in Versailles (1953, Sacha Guitry) and Si Paris nous était conté/If Paris Were Told to Us (1955, Sacha Guitry). A curiosity was the album 32 poèmes d'amour (32 Love Poems), which he recorded for Pathé. He continued to appear in the theatre. A success was Madame Sans-Gêne by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau, directed by Alfred Pasquali. In 1960 it was staged in the Théâtre de l'Ambigu and retaken in 1962 at the Théâtre des Célestins. He also worked for television. A huge success was Janique Aimée (1963, Jean-Pierre Desagnat), a drama series of 52 episodes of 13 minutes for the ORTF. Another TV success was the mini-series Docteur Teyran (1981, Jean Chapot) starring Michel Piccoli. His later film credits include Don Juan 73/Don Juan (Or If Don Juan Were a Woman) (1973, Roger Vadim) starring Brigitte Bardot in her last film, and the action comedy L’animal/Stuntwoman (1977, Claude Zidi) featuring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Raquel Welch. Fainsilber played supporting parts in three films by Alain Resnais. The crime drama Stavisky (1974, Alain Resnais) featured Belmondo as a historic financier, con-man and swindler who was arrested in 1934 for selling phony stock but was never brought to trial. In the psychological drama Providence (1977, Alain Resnais) starred Dirk Bogarde and John Gielgud. The film swept the Cesar Awards, France's Oscar equivalent, winning seven including Best Director for Resnais. In their last cooperation La vie est un roman/Life is a Bed of Roses (1982, Alain Resnais) Fainsilber supported André Dussolier and Vittorio Gassman. It was his last film. A year later, Samson Fainsilber died in 1983 in Paris following a heart attack. He was married to actress Simone Paris.
Sources: Hal Erickson (AllMovie), Der Spiegel (German), AllMovie, Wikipedia (French and Romanian) and IMDb.
“Most of my images are grounded in people. I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience etched on a person’s face. I try to convey what it is like to be that person, a person caught in a broader landscape, that you could call the human condition.” - Steve McCurry
Photographing Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) celebration in Oaxaca City, Mexico put my skills as a travel photographer to the test. The fast paced action of the spontaneous street parades, the wild Banda bands and joyous spirit of the Mexican people made for a memorable week.
While I spent a good portion of that time behind the lens, I also found time to step out from behind it and be an active participant in the celebrations and meet the locals.
I met Alejandro, a college student, on my second evening in town and he invited me to join his group of girlfriends and dance the night away on the streets of Oaxaca.
I had a unique cultural experience getting my haircut from Carlos the barber. Although I took four years of Spanish in college, it was still a task to communicate with him to make sure I would not go bald. In the end, I still had my hair and he taught me about futbol and I shared my passion for American football.
I met Cesar while enjoying my morning coffee at a sidewalk cafe on Oaxaca’s zocalo (public square). He shared some great tips on where to photograph the best street parades and the small cemeteries, without tourists, where I could get an intimate feel for the Mexican tradition of Day of the Dead.
Now that I have returned to the United States, looking at my photographs brings both happiness and sadness. As much as I cherished meeting, photographing, and understanding the Mexican people, I also know that I may never meet these people again in my lifetime.
Everyone I met on my journey had a story to tell and storytelling is the essence of a travel photographer.
Come join me on my journey....
Happy Travels!
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For all you doubters who thought I had a stuffed badger with me, here is the video of the cub foraging in the leaf litter - ENJOY.
Description: 3D red cyan anaglyph from NARA 111-B-3880 (528037) - the file was NARA's standard medium-res file, but posted in tif format on Wikimedia Commons. Both sides of the stereograph have been restored, upscaled, and sharpened.
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NARA Title: Walt Whitman [1819 - 1892]
Date: Fall 1862
Notes: A stereoscopic portrait of famous American poet Walt Whitman, at age 43, taken by Mathew Brady’s New York studio in the fall of 1862. Best known before the war for his collection of poems “Leaves of Grass,” Whitman’s compassion and first-hand observations of the pain and suffering endured by Civil War casualties, led him on a three year crusade to daily go among the wounded and dying, and provide whatever relief and comfort that he could offer.
Below, Whitman describes his note-taking during this period, and after that, several excerpts from his writings of just the Dec. 1862 and Jan. 1863 visits, which illustrate what sort of routine he followed and what he would do for the men. At the very end, is Whitman’s summary of his three year’s work. These excerpts are from his 1875 book, “Memoranda During the War,” and his 200-page autobiographical work “Specimen Days,” taken largely from the former, and published in 1882.
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“MEMORANDA, &c.
DURING the Union War I commenced at the close of 1862, and continued steadily through '63, '64 and '65, to visit the sick and wounded of the Army, both on the field and in the Hospitals in and around Washington city. From the first I kept little note-books for impromptu jottings in pencil to refresh my memory of names and circumstances, and what was specially wanted, &c. In these I brief'd cases, persons, sights, occurrences in camp, by the bedside, and not seldom by the corpses of the dead. Of the present Volume most of its pages are verbatim renderings from such pencillings on the spot. Some were scratch'd down from narratives I heard and itemized while watching, or waiting, or tending somebody amid those scenes. I have perhaps forty such little note-books left, forming a special history of those years, for myself alone, full of associations never to be possibly said or sung. I wish I could convey to the reader the associations that attach to these soil'd and creas'd little livraisons, each composed of a sheet or two of paper, folded small to carry in the pocket, and fasten'd with a pin. I leave them just as I threw them by during the War, blotch'd here and there with more than one blood-stain, hurriedly written, sometimes at the clinique, not seldom amid the excitement of uncertainty, or defeat, or of action, or getting ready for it, or a march. Even these days, at the lapse of many years, I can never turn their tiny leaves, or even take one in my hand, without the actual army sights and hot emotions of the time rushing like a river in full tide through me. Each line, each scrawl, each memorandum, has its history. Some pang of anguish—some tragedy, profounder than ever poet wrote. Out of them arise active and breathing forms. They summon up, even in this silent and vacant room as I write, not only the sinewy regiments and brigades, marching or in camp, but the countless phantoms of those who fell and were hastily buried by wholesale in the battle-pits, or whose dust and bones have been since removed to the National Cemeteries of the land….”
[Walt Whitman. Memoranda During the War. 1875–1876. The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, and Kenneth M. Price: whitmanarchive.org/published/other/memoranda.html ]
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“….In 1862, startled by news that my brother George, an officer in the 51st New York volunteers, had been seriously wounded (first Fredericksburg battle, December 13th,) I hurriedly went down to the field of war in Virginia….
DOWN AT THE FRONT Falmouth, VA., opposite Fredericksburg, December 21, 1862.-Begin my visits among the camp hospitals in the army of the Potomac. Spend a good part of the day in a large brick mansion on the banks of the Rappahannock, used as a hospital since the battle -- seems to have receiv’d only the worst cases. Out doors, at the foot of a tree, within 10 yards of the front of the house, I notice a heap of amputated feet, legs, arms, hands, &c., a full load for a one-horse cart. Several dead bodies lie near, each cover’d with its brown woolen blanket. In the door-yard, towards the river, are fresh graves, mostly of officers, their names on pieces of barrel staves or broken boards, stuck in the dirt. (Most of these bodies were subsequently taken up and transported north to their friends.) The large mansion is quite crowded upstairs and down, everything impromptu, no system, all bad enough, but I have no doubt the best that can be done; all the wounds pretty bad, some frightful, the men in their old clothes, unclean and bloody. Some of the wounded are rebel soldiers and officers, prisoners. One, a Mississippian, a captain, hit badly in leg, I talk’d with sometime, he asked me for papers, which I gave him. (I saw him three months afterward in Washington, with his leg amputated, doing well.) I went through the rooms, downstairs and up. Some of the men were dying, I had nothing to give at that visit, but wrote a few letters to folks home, mothers, &c. Also talk’d to three or four, who seem’d most susceptible to it, and needing it.
AFTER FIRST FREDERICKSBURG. December 23 to 31. The results of the late battle are exhibited everywhere about here in thousands of cases, (hundreds die every day,) in the camp, brigade, and division hospitals. These are merely tents, and sometimes very poor ones, the wounded lying on the ground, lucky if their blankets are spread on layers of pine or hemlock twigs, or small leaves. No cots; seldom even a mattress. It is pretty cold. The ground is frozen hard, and there is occasional snow. I go around from one case to another. I do not see that I do much good to these wounded and dying, but I cannot leave them. Once in a while some youngster holds onto me convulsively, and I do what I can for him, at any rate, stop with him and sit near him for hours, if he wishes it. Besides the hospital's, I also go occasionally on Long tours through the camps, talking with the men, &c. Sometimes at night among the groups around the fires, in their shebang enclosures of bushes. These are curious shows, full of characters in groups. I soon get acquainted anywhere in camp, with officers or men, and am always well used. Sometimes I go down on pickett with the regiments I know best…
BACK TO WASHINGTON January 63 ……I am now remaining in and around Washington, daily visiting the hospitals. Am much in Patent-office, Eighth street, H street, Armory-square, and others. Am now able to do a little good, having money, (as almoner of others home,) and getting experience. To-day, Sunday afternoon until nine in the evening, visited Campbell hospital; attended specially to one case in ward 1, very sick with pleurisy and typhoid fever, young man, farmer's son, D. F. Russell, company E, 60th New York, downhearted and feeble; a long time before he would take any interest; wrote a letter home to his mother, in Malone, Franklin county N.Y., at his request; gave him some fruit and one or two other gifts; envelop’d and directed his letter, &c. Then went thoroughly through ward 6, observ’d every case in the ward, without, I think, missing one; gave perhaps from twenty to thirty persons, each one some little gift, such as oranges, apples, sweet crackers, figs, &c.
Thursday, Jan 21. Devoted the main part of the day to Armory-square hospital; went pretty thoroughly through wards F, G, H, and I; some fifty cases in each ward. In ward F supplied the men throughout with writing paper and stamp’d envelope each; distributed in small portions, to proper subjects, a large jar of first-rate preserv’d berries, which had been donated to me by a lady - her own cooking. Found several cases I thought good subject for small sums of money, which I furnish’d. (The wounded men often come up broke, and it helps their spirits to have even the small sum I give them.) My paper and envelopes all gone, but distributed a good lot of amusing reading matter; also, as I thought judicious, tobacco, oranges, apples, &c. Interesting cases in ward I; Charles Miller, bed 19, company D, 53d Pennsylvania, is only sixteen years of age, very bright, courageous boy, left leg amputated below the knee; next bed to him, another young lad very sick; gave each appropriate gifts. In the bed above, also, amputation of the left leg; gave him a little jar of raspberries; bed 1, this ward, gave a small sum; also to a soldier on crutches, sitting on his bed near…. (I am more and more surprised at the very great proportion of youngsters from fifteen to twenty-one in the army. I afterwards found a still greater proportion among the southerners.)
Evening, same day, went to see D. F. R., before alluded to; found him remarkably changed for the better; up and dress’d - quite a triumph; he afterwards got well, and went back to his regiment. Distributed in the wards a quantity of note-paper, and forty or fifty stamp’d envelopes, of which I had recruited my stock, and the men were much in need…..”
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“THREE YEARS SUMM’D UP. During those three years in hospital, camp or field, I made over six hundred visits or tours, and went, as I estimate, counting all, among from eighty thousand to a hundred thousand of the wounded and sick, as sustainer of spirit and body in some degree, in time of need. These visits varied from an hour or two, to all day or night, for with dear or critical cases I generally watch’d all night. Sometimes I took up my quarters in the hospital, and slept or watch’d there several nights in succession. Those three years I consider the greatest privilege and satisfaction, (with all their feverish excitements and physical deprivations and lamentable sites,) and, of course, the most profound lesson of my life. I can say that in my ministerings I comprehend all, whoever came in my way, northern or southern, and slighted none. It arous’d and brought out and decided undream’d-of depth of emotion. It has given me my most fervent views of the true ensemble and extent of the states. While I was with wounded and sick in thousands of cases from the New England States, and from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and from Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and all the Western States, I was with more or less from all the states, North and South, without exception. I was with many from the border States, especially from Maryland and Virginia, and found, during those lurid years 1862 - 63, far more Union southerners, especially Tennesseans, then is supposed. I was with many rebel officers and men among our wounded, and gave them always what I had, and tried to cheer them the same as any. I was among the army teamsters considerably, and, indeed, always found myself drawn to them. Among the black soldiers, wounded or sick, and in the contraband camps, I also took my way whenever in their neighborhood, and did what I could for them.”
Link to free download of Specimen Days: archive.org/details/dayscollspecimen00whitrich/page/n5/mo...
Findagrave Link: www.findagrave.com/memorial/1098/walt-whitman
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Red/Cyan (not red/blue) glasses of the proper density must be used to view 3D effect without ghosting. Anaglyph prepared using red cyan glasses from The Center For Civil War Photography / American Battlefield Trust. CCWP Link: www.civilwarphotography.org/
For FGR: Mirrors that are off the wall...I'm using my compact mirror here...much more challenging that I thought it would be...I needed more hands!
Day 304
~Explored~
"Searching for the Enemy: Marine Private First Class John R. Hofstrand (Vallejo, California), a radio operator with A Company, 1st Military Police Battalion, follows a trail while on a search and clear operation south of the massive Da Nang air field. The Marines, in conjunction with Vietnamese soldiers, conduct day and night patrols and ambushes in the villages and hamlets surrounding the military installation to detect enemy activity in the area (official USMC photo by Sergeant Mike Teramoto)."
From the Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.
OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH
For those of you who wanted to see what this thing looked like from the inside.
You can download the LDD file here.
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For me, it is simply a joy to live this life and being a Tgirl is a beautiful gift that I embrace and love..
..I know many struggle with their feelings but once you find a way to accept this gift and fit it into your life then it really can be a lot of fun and a source of true happiness and amazing friendships..
To all my Flickr friends you are another amazing part of this life, thank you all so much for your fabulous love, support and friendship..
Love and hugs to each and every one of you.. THANK YOU 😘💋💖🌈🌸💃
For my dog Jake
Another favourite quotation this one from May Sarton
"there are griefs so loud they could bring down the sky
and there are griefs so still no one knows how deep they lie"
OH my goodness - this painting (tiny bit of collage) nearly killed me and I'm not sure why I needed to be "so" complicated but I guess I was wanting to do one of those complicated, lots going on pieces. Originally I was planning to use a very sombre monotone muted palette, mostly greys and black - just can't seem to leave the colour alone. Phew !! happy to be fini and aiming to try simplicity Week 5. ;-) Wonder if the tears were a mistake ??? Wonder if it's all just a little contrived feeling, although I have really loved allowing myself to play & experiment, something I don't often let myself do ... I've come to realize through this fantastic course. Love any and all thoughts, feedback etc...such a great class. Merci !!
**** Pushing feedback please ****
Food store with regional products in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Many thanks for your visits / comments / faves!
I have created virtual Safety Pins for avatars in big, tiny and dinkie sizes in the InWorldz grid. They are free to wear and share. Why? Its small, simple act to show compassion, tolerance and support for those who now feel embattled by hate. It started in the UK after Brexit and Americans are adopting it after our elections. More information here:
motto.time.com/4567844/safety-pin-hillary-trump-election/
Pick up at Wind River Homes, inIW.net Hub, Teal's Tiny Shoppe - InWorldz grid. Wear & share.
This is Camille Symone entering BratzSwedish's contest :D Season three of BNDM.
Camille loves to act and she is a natural born beauty!
For Our Daily Challenge topic 'First' - This is the first one to bloom in my yard this year. Its a surprise to see it. Its blooming months early and it worries me. I also have a small rose with new blooms and new hips at the same time. Global warming?
This is for The Hills Are Alive - because she loves them so much. They are called Arum lilies where she lives. www.flickr.com/photos/hills_alive/8234464030/in/contacts/