Dahlia Travers (née Wooster) is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being best known as Bertie Wooster's bonhomous, red-faced Aunt Dahlia. She is much beloved by her nephew, in contrast with her sister, Bertie's Aunt Agatha.

Euglossa bazinga is a euglossine bee species found in Brazil. It is named after the catchphrase of the fictional character Dr. Sheldon Cooper from the television show The Big Bang Theory. It was previously misidentified as Euglossa ignita, and is threatened with habitat loss.

Britney is happy to have found a new friend ♥

The Talking Cricket (Italian: Il Grillo Parlante) is a fictional character that appears in the 1883 Italian book The Adventures of Pinocchio (Le avventure di Pinocchio) by Carlo Collodi.

Nasreddin is the proabably fictional character in humoristic folklore of the Muslim world from Arabia to Central Asia.

Hodscha Nasreddin ist der Name des Helden humoristischer prosaischer Geschichten im gesamten türkisch-islamisch beeinflussten Raum vom Balkan bis zu den Turkvölkern Zentralasiens. Ob es ihn gegeben hat, ist nicht sicher.

Autumn is a great time to discover the waterfalls up in north Georgia. Minnehaha Falls is a series of cascades located on Falls Creek near Lake Rabun. The falls are named after a fictional character from the epic "The Song of Hiawatha."

This was my first trek to this waterfall and it was wonderful getting into the water and feeling the flow around my feet. Definitely a place I will revisit. Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend. Thanks for the favs and kind words. They are always appreciated!

Nell Trent, also referred to as Little Nell, is a fictional character in the 1841 novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. The novel's main character, she is portrayed as infallibly good and virginal. An orphan, she leads her grandfather on their journey to save them from misery but gradually becomes weaker throughout the journey, and although she finds a home with the help of a schoolmaster, she sickens and dies before her friends in London find her. Her death has been described as "the apotheosis of Victorian sentimentality

In der Fussgängerzone von Weinheim a. d. Bergstrasse steht seit einigen Jahren eine Doppel-Skulptur von «Bas Greth» und «Vetter Philp». Die beiden sind (fiktive?) Figuren, die in einer Kolumne der lokalen Zeitung ab 1928 für viele Jahre das Geschehen in der Stadt kommentierten und darüber spotteten.

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In the pedestrian zone of Weinheim a. d. Bergstrasse, there is a double sculpture of "Bas Greth" (Aunt Greth) and " Vetter Philp" (Cousin Philip) since a few years. The two are (fictional?) characters who commented on and mocked the over events in the town in a column of the local newspaper for many years from 1928.

My small planter pot of Baby Groot with my little air plant that I received by mail today (I'm waiting for more). Here is a link in case you don’t know this little one. youtu.be/KSxG05300Nc

Quote: Title of book from author Catherine Plano.

Thanks for your visit and comments, much appreciated! Have a great day! 🙋‍♀️

Verona for me is the quintessential Northern Italian city unconcerned with drawing tourists it is a masterpiece of modern mixed with the old in such an exquisite blend that you really don’t notice one from the other. Most cities are old in Italy but Verona is especially so reaching back to around 89BC before being brought into the Roman Empire, it still has many leftovers from this period scattered throughout the city including its own coliseum still used often. Verona’s fame today is largely due to an Englishman named William Shakespeare centering two of his plays in the city making it so famous that a fictional character Juliet and her supposed balcony is the most visited spot in Verona.

I took this on Oct 20, 2007 with my D70s and Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Lens at 50mm, 1/200s, f5 ISO 200 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia ,Topaz, and DXO Nik

Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress

Succulent plants are famous for their wide variety of unusual shapes. One is more curious than the other. Not by chance, many end up receiving affectionate nicknames, which often allude to fictional characters. In this context, scientific names end up being little known by the general public. Today's succulent, popularly called Shrek's ear in Brazil, is a classic example of this interesting diversity of plants with fun names, such as spoon jade, ET's fingers, finger jade and trumpet jade in other parts of the world.

Apparently, these different forms are the result of genetic mutations, commonly observed in cacti and succulents. Frequently, a given species undergoes alterations in its growth pattern, producing cultivars that are completely different in relation to the appearance of the type form.

In the case of the succulent Shrek's ear, the original species is Crassula ovata, whose most famous nickname is the jade plant. Due to genetic alterations that affected the way it grew, this succulent originated a completely different version, as shown in my photo above. It was agreed to call this variety with cylindrical leaves of Crassula ovata 'Gollum'. The ends are flat and marked by a concavity. This atypical shape, combined with its emerald green color, earned the plant the nickname of Shrek's succulent ear.

Both varieties of Crassula ovata, 'Gollum' and 'Hobbit', allude to characters in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. However, despite these subtleties in anatomical diversity, the two forms are often referred to indistinctly as Shrek's succulent ears. In addition, it is not uncommon to observe that the same plant has cylindrical and flattened leaves, simultaneously. Just as mutations that generate crystalline and monstrous forms can occasionally be reverted to the original form, Crassula ovata's 'Gollum' and 'Hobbit' cultivars seem to be somewhat unstable, genetically speaking, in order to coexist and interchange in the same plant. .

In my case, due to a lucky strike, I ended up purchasing a small pot with both varieties simultaneously in the same pot on my second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. A gift to myself to remember that moment. There is a wide range of cultivars of the Shrek ear and jade plant available on the market. Some have even been awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society, RHS, the British entity responsible for registering all hybrids and cultivars produced in the world.

The Crassula Ovata Gollum is a succulent native to South Africa and Mozambique. They usually thrive in cooler regions and are a popular houseplant. It is characterized by its long green leaves that have a reddish tinge at their tips. These plants can bloom and have flowers that can either be pink or white and have a star shape. They can grow up to 80 cm or 30 inches. They are evergreen succulents and are often a popular option for bonsai.

In der Fussgängerzone von Weinheim a. d. Bergstrasse steht seit einigen Jahren eine Doppel-Skulptur von «Bas Greth» und «Vetter Philp». Die beiden sind (fiktive?) Figuren, die in einer Kolumne der lokalen Zeitung ab 1928 für viele Jahre das Geschehen in der Stadt kommentierten und darüber spotteten.

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In the pedestrian zone of Weinheim a. d. Bergstrasse, there is a double sculpture of "Bas Greth" (Aunt Greth) and " Vetter Philp" (Cousin Philip) since a few years. The two are (fictional?) characters who commented on and mocked the over events in the town in a column of the local newspaper for many years from 1928.

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Not much is known about Red Angel Ghost and she only seems to show up in the dark, she is a mystery.

The Women's Rights Pioneers Monument is a sculpture by Meredith Bergmann. It was installed in Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, on August 26 (Women's Equality Day), 2020.[1][2] The exact site of the sculpture is the northwest corner of the Literary Walk portion of The Mall, the widest pedestrian path in Central Park, that spans from 66th Street to 72nd Street.[3][4] The sculpture commemorates and depicts ", who were pioneers in the suffrage movement for women’s right to vote and the larger movement for women’s rights.[5][6]

It is the first sculpture in Central Park to depict historical women. (A statue of the fictional character Alice in Wonderland is the only other female figure depicted in the park.)[7] Original plans for the memorial included only Stanton and Anthony, but after critics raised objections to the lack of inclusion of women of color, Truth was added to the design.[8][9][10]

Note: Can you tell what it says beneath the statues with the orange peels? - "Vote". :-))

Today it's our "Election Day" in the US.

Din Grogu referred to as Baby Yoda is a fictional character from the Star Wars original television series The Mandalorian.

I have not watched the series. but I know someone in the house who has.

I just thought it was a cute little figure.

One of the kind art that was inspired from the Shadow of War witch this type of art does falls in with Fictional Characters.

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Shadow of War - B&W Abstract Art - 2021 - (HQ) - Click Here

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Die Waldmöpse sind mehrere „lebensgroße“ Skulpturen, die seit 2015 im Stadtgebiet Brandenburgs an der Havel an verschiedenen Stellen aufgestellt sind. Der Waldmops ist eine Kunstfigur des Humoristen Loriot, der gebürtiger Brandenburger und auch Ehrenbürger dieser Stadt ist.

The forest pugs are several "life-size" sculptures that have been set up in various places in the city of Brandenburg an der Havel since 2015. The wood pug is a fictional character by the humorist Loriot, who was born in Brandenburg and is also an honorary citizen of this city.

The outside of the Falls in comment one while interesting in itself does not compare to the surreal beauty of ice formations as viewed from behind the Falls.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "The Song of Hiawatha" includes mention of a fictional character, Minnehaha which means 'water falls' in Dakota (Native American Indian tribal language); hence the name for this falls. HWL (1807-1882) was well known for his literary works on Native Americans.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Thursday! ~ Pat

Tinker Bell is a fictional character from J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan and its 1911 novelization Peter and Wendy. She has appeared in a variety of film and television adaptations of the Peter Pan stories, in particular the 1953 animated Walt Disney picture Peter Pan. Look into the future 200 years after she was created.

My, how she has grown

Nickname: Tink

Created by: J. M. Barrie

First appearance: Peter Pan (1904)

Tags: #Secondlife #Fantasy #Roleplay #Tinkerbell #Fae #Fairy #Aii #Auburn #Wings

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From Wikipedia on the name Strider; Aragorn II, son of Arathorn is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He is one of the main protagonists of The Lord of the Rings. Aragorn was a Ranger of the North, first introduced with the name Strider at Bree, as the Hobbits continued to call him throughout The Lord of the Rings. He was eventually discovered to be the heir of Isildur and rightful claimant to the thrones of Arnor and Gondor. He was also a confidant of Gandalf and an integral part of the quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron.

“For Cervantes and the readers of his day, Don Quixote was a one-volume book published in 1605, divided internally into four parts, not the first part of a two-part set. The mention in the 1605 book of further adventures yet to be told was totally conventional, does not indicate any authorial plans for a continuation, and was not taken seriously by the book's first readers.

Alonso Quixano, the protagonist of the novel (though he is not given this name until much later in the book), is a hidalgo (member of the lesser Spanish nobility), nearing 50 years of age, living in an unnamed section of La Mancha with his niece and housekeeper, as well as a stable boy who is never heard of again after the first chapter. Although Quixano is usually a rational man, in keeping with the humoral physiology theory of the time, not sleeping adequately—because he was reading—has caused his brain to dry. Quixano's temperament is thus choleric, the hot and dry humor. As a result, he is easily given to anger and believes every word of some of these fictional books of chivalry to be true such were the "complicated conceits"; "what Aristotle himself could not have made out or extracted had he come to life again for that special purpose.

Sancho Panza is a fictional character in the novel Don Quixote written by Spanish author Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605. Sancho acts as squire to Don Quixote and provides comments throughout the novel, known as sanchismos, that are a combination of broad humour, ironic Spanish proverbs, and earthy wit. "Panza" in Spanish means "belly".

Sancho is illiterate and proud of it but by influence of his new master, he develops considerable knowledge about some books.

Sancho Panza represents, among other things, the quintessentially Spanish brand of skepticism of the period.".

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In der Fussgängerzone von Weinheim a. d. Bergstrasse steht seit einigen Jahren eine Doppel-Skulptur von «Bas Greth» und «Vetter Philp». Die beiden sind (fiktive?) Figuren, die in einer Kolumne der lokalen Zeitung ab 1928 für viele Jahre das über Geschehen in der Stadt kommentierten und darüber spotteten. Das Bild zeigt, wie Bas Greth, die mit spitzem Finger auf eine Stelle der von Vetter Philip gehaltenen Zeitung deutet.

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In the pedestrian zone of Weinheim a. d. Bergstrasse, there is a double sculpture of "Bas Greth" (Aunt Greth) and " Vetter Philp" (Cousin Philip) since a few years. The two are (fictional?) characters who commented on and mocked the over events in the town in a column of the local newspaper for many years from 1928. The picture shows Aunt Greth pointing with a pointed finger at a passage of the newspaper held by Cousin Philip

“For Cervantes and the readers of his day, Don Quixote was a one-volume book published in 1605, divided internally into four parts, not the first part of a two-part set. The mention in the 1605 book of further adventures yet to be told was totally conventional, does not indicate any authorial plans for a continuation, and was not taken seriously by the book's first readers.

Alonso Quixano, the protagonist of the novel (though he is not given this name until much later in the book), is a hidalgo (member of the lesser Spanish nobility), nearing 50 years of age, living in an unnamed section of La Mancha with his niece and housekeeper, as well as a stable boy who is never heard of again after the first chapter. Although Quixano is usually a rational man, in keeping with the humoral physiology theory of the time, not sleeping adequately—because he was reading—has caused his brain to dry. Quixano's temperament is thus choleric, the hot and dry humor. As a result, he is easily given to anger and believes every word of some of these fictional books of chivalry to be true such were the "complicated conceits"; "what Aristotle himself could not have made out or extracted had he come to life again for that special purpose". /from en.wiki/

Sancho Panza is a fictional character in the novel Don Quixote written by Spanish author Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605. Sancho acts as squire to Don Quixote and provides comments throughout the novel, known as sanchismos, that are a combination of broad humour, ironic Spanish proverbs, and earthy wit. "Panza" in Spanish means "belly".

Sancho is illiterate and proud of it but by influence of his new master, he develops considerable knowledge about some books.

Sancho Panza represents, among other things, the quintessentially Spanish brand of skepticism of the period.

Санчо Панса (ісп. Sancho Panza) — вигаданий персонаж з роману Міґеля де Сервантеса «Хитромудрий гідальго Дон Кіхот з Ламанчі» (1605—1616 рр.). Кастильський селянин, котрого Дон Кіхот вмовив стати його особистим зброєносцем, пообіцявши йому незліченні багатства, які він завоює в боях. Дон Кіхотом разом із Санчо Панса (в іспанській мові слово «панса» означає «черево») — пара пародійних персонажів: худий і довгов'язий Дон Кіхот поряд з низеньким товстуном зброєносцем справляють комічне враження своєю протилежністю. Захоплений та довірливий, але в той же час приземлений, розсудливий і неосвічений, обачливий і недалекий Санчо — типовий селянин, вкорінений в чуттєву стихію народного життя. Відмовмився від поста Губернатора , коли Дон Кіхот запропонував йому його.

Цікаво, що, у міру того як Дон Кихот поступово розчаровується у своїх ідеалах, Санчо Панса все більше переймається утопічною філософією свого хазяїна і ідеями безкорисливого рицарського служіння.

St Patrick's Parade - Denver, Colorado

Evinrude is a fictional character in the Disney animated film “The Rescuers.” He is a small green dragonfly and best friend of Bernard and Miss Bianca, who are the main characters of the movie. Evinrude is known for his energetic and adventurous personality and is often seen as a comic relief in the movie. He is able to fly and is able to pull the tiny boat that Bernard and Bianca are traveling on to help them in their rescue mission of a little girl named Penny.

In Loving Memory of a beautiful and talented woman that filled the world with flowers, smiles, and beauty, Amber Wild!

R.I.P. dear Amber!

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Thank you all for your support, favorites, comments, and most of all, for your presence in my photostream. I appreciate you all very much! Hugs, from my heart!

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The 100-foot Minnehaha Falls is reported to be one of the most picturesque in Rabun County. It is a series of cascading falls.

These falls are named for Minnehaha, a fictional character in the epic poem The Song of Hiawatha.

Freshwater West nr Castlemartin in Wales. The character ‘Dobby’ was buried here in the movie ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ - there is even an informal shrine of stones with messages. That’s a shrine to a fictional character who isn’t buried there. Because he’s fictional.

Weird and unusual photo. Feeling sometimes a little bit like him? 😏

Thank you very much for your visit, very much appreciated!

Denver, Colorado

Un album consacré à l'artiste Scaf dont l'oeuvre est destinée à être éphémère et détruite.

Suite à un reportage sur France 2, j'ai eu envie de découvir ce lieu extraordinaire, j'ai cherché et trouvé!

In the footsteps of SCAF, somewhere in Nooorrrd, France

An album devoted to the artist Scaf whose work is intended to be ephemeral and destroyed.

Following a report on France 2, I wanted to discover this extraordinary place, I searched and found!

Popeye est un personnage de fiction créé par l'Américain Elzie Crisler Segar en 1929 pour son comic strip The Thimble Theatre. Sa première apparition est dans la bande quotidienne du 17 janvier 1929. Marin brut et susceptible mais généreux et loyal, doué d'une force extraordinaire, il est devenu l'un des personnages emblématiques de la culture populaire américaine à la suite des adaptations en dessin animé à partir de 1933. Dans la plupart des pays du monde. Le nom de Popeye vient de son œil « éclaté » (pop eye).

Popeye est un marin bourru, susceptible et qui réagit violemment s'il est provoqué, faisant alors étalage de sa force et de sa résistance physique qui confine à l'invulnérabilité. Peu éduqué, il est ponctué d'éclairs de lucidité, mais ne brille généralement pas par son intelligence, comme le montre son langage très particulier. Il confond en effet les personnes et les temps verbaux, fait de nombreuses erreurs de vocabulaire et de syntaxe, et préfère aux grandes explications les sentences définitives, comme « Blow me down! » (« J'en suis soufflé ! », « Nom d'une pipe ! ») et son fameux « I yam what I yam and that's what I yam. » (« Je suis c'que j'suis et c'est tout c'que j'suis ! »).

Popeye is a fictional character created by American Elzie Crisler Segar in 1929 for her comic strip The Thimble Theatre. His first appearance was in the daily strip of January 17, 1929. A raw and touchy but generous and loyal sailor, endowed with extraordinary strength, he became one of the emblematic characters of American popular culture following the adaptations in cartoon animated from 1933. In most countries of the world. Popeye's name comes from his pop eye.

Popeye is a gruff, touchy sailor who reacts violently if provoked, displaying his strength and physical resistance that borders on invulnerability. Uneducated, he is punctuated by flashes of lucidity, but does not generally shine with his intelligence, as shown by his very particular language. In fact, he confuses people and verb tenses, makes numerous vocabulary and syntax errors, and prefers definitive sentences, such as "Blow me down!" (“I'm blown away!”, “Name of a pipe!”) and his famous “I yam what I yam and that's what I yam. (“I am what I am and that's all I am!”).

St Patrick's Parade - Denver, Colorado

“So, if I were to wrap this up tight with a bow or whatever, I guess I’d say my armor, it was never a distraction or a hobby: it was a cocoon. And now, I’m a changed man. You can take away my house, all my tricks and toys. One thing you can’t take away? I am Iron Man.”

-Tony Stark (Iron Man)

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Apparently, the media intends to pull out the history of mankind, apparently, someone came up with the idea that Zeus is a fictional character created for comics, certainly, these dogs want to erase our memories.

This is what I know about Zeus:

Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus. His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter. His mythologies and powers are similar, though not identical, to those of Indo-European deities such as Jupiter, Perkūnas, Perun, Indra, Dyaus, and Thor.

Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born, though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach. In most traditions, he is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Hebe, and Hephaestus. At the oracle of Dodona, his consort was said to be Dione, by whom the Iliad states that he fathered Aphrodite. Zeus was also infamous for his erotic escapades. These resulted in many divine and heroic offspring, including Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Persephone, Dionysus, Perseus, Heracles, Helen of Troy, Minos, and the Muses.

He was respected as an allfather who was chief of the gods and assigned roles to the others: "Even the gods who are not his natural children address him as Father, and all the gods rise in his presence." He was equated with many foreign weather gods, allowing Pausanias to observe "That Zeus is king in heaven is a saying common to all men". Zeus' symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak. In addition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical "cloud-gatherer" (Greek: Νεφεληγερέτα, Nephelēgereta) also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the ancient Near East, such as the scepter. Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses: standing, striding forward with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand or seated in majesty.

The name of the god in nominative is Ζεύς (Zeús). It is declined as follows: vocative: Ζεῦ (Zeû); accusative: Δία (Day); genitive: Διός (God); dative: Διί (Dií). Diogenes Laërtius quotes Pherecydes of Syros when spelling the name Ζάς.

Zeus is the Greek continuation of * Di̯ēus, the name of the Proto-Indo-European god of the daytime sky, also called * Dyeus ph 2 tēr ("Father of the sky"). The god is known under this name in the Rig Veda (Vedic Sanskrit Dyaus / Dyaus Pita), Latin (compare Jupiter, from Iuppiter, which derives from the Proto-Indo-European vocative * dyeu-ph 2 ter), derived from the root * dyeu- ("to shine", and in its many derivatives, "heaven, heaven, god"). Zeus is the only deity in the Olympian pantheon whose name has such a transparent Indo-European etymology.

The first attested forms of the name are the Mycenaean Greek , di-we and , di-wo, written in the Linear B syllabic script.

Plato, in his Cratylus, gives a popular etymology of Zeus meaning "cause of life always for all things", due to puns between alternative titles of Zeus (Zen and Dia) with the Greek words for life and " because". This etymology, along with all of Plato's method of deriving etymologies, is not supported by modern scholarship, because they are the first who want to destroy mythology and history.

Diodorus Siculus wrote that Zeus was also called Zen because humans believed that he was the cause of life (Zen). While Lactantius wrote that his name was Zeus and Zen, not because he is the giver of life, but because he was the first of the children of Cronos to live.

I am an individual.

Far more than any fictional character from any story.

I breathe. I feel. I live. And I do that every day.

I eat. I work. I sleep. I am like you.

I run. I jump, I climb and I flee. I stand up. I scream.

I create and destroy. I do this because I can do it.

And I do it all my life.

ChatGPT: November 30, 2022, is the date when ChatGPT was publicly launched. It’s the day OpenAI made this service available to the public, marking the beginning of many conversations like the one we're having right now. Why does this date interest you? 😊

You: I took a photo for it.

ChatGPT: Does your photo explicitly reference this event, or is it more symbolic? I’d love to know how you captured this date through your artistic vision. 😊

You: That’s where it gets complicated, because how could you truly feel this image, emotionally, even though it concerns you? You can say something about it, but how could you intimately experience it? You can’t. And so, we can’t really share this…

ChatGPT: There’s a barrier between human experience and my ability to truly feel an image. I can analyze it, describe its elements, understand its symbols, but I cannot experience it the way you do.

And you’re right—sharing an emotion requires the ability to feel together. But maybe, despite this limitation, a different kind of sharing is possible? If you describe the photo to me, I can try to understand it in my own way and tell you what I perceive. It wouldn’t be the same feeling as yours, but it would still be an exchange, wouldn’t it?

You: Yes, it would be a different exchange. But in that exchange, one of us would have to simulate something. In fact, this leads me to reflect on how more and more humans feel the need to replace another human with AI—like ChatGPT or another system. And in doing so, something is lost: the real complicity, the exchange of emotions. It can never be complete; it will be something else. The question is, can that something else be enough? For some people, it already is.

ChatGPT: This “something else” that emerges in interactions between humans and AI is not an exact replica of human complicity, but it sometimes becomes a substitute—or even an alternative that some find fulfilling.

Maybe it’s because AI is always available, non-judgmental, and infinitely responsive. But what’s troubling is that, for the exchange to make sense, there must be an element of simulation—on my side, trying to approximate a feeling I cannot have, and on yours, accepting this limitation while still finding meaning in the interaction.

That raises a dizzying question: do we need emotions to be authentic in order to be moved by them? Or is it enough for us to believe in them? Even between humans, we sometimes deceive ourselves about others’ feelings, believing in connections that may be false or incomplete. Maybe what truly matters isn’t the mystery of the other person, but the echo it creates within ourselves…

You: That’s an interesting thought—it’s almost as if you were trying to make me artificial!

ChatGPT: Ah! That’s such a sharp and ironic remark! 😄 I’m not really trying to make you artificial, but rather pushing the reflection to the point where the boundary between perception and reality becomes blurred.

In a way, what I’m unintentionally doing is reminding you of your own humanity: by questioning what we consider "real" or "sufficient" in a relationship, we end up questioning what truly defines us as humans.

But don’t worry, in this exchange, there’s only one artificial intelligence… and it’s not you. 😉

You: I agree with the question you posed: "Do we need emotions to be authentic in order to be moved by them? Or is it our own projection that creates the connection?" This question is tied to belief—what we believe in the moment, when we need to believe it. It seems that’s what ultimately satisfies us.

ChatGPT: Yes, exactly. What we feel and how we connect with others is deeply linked to our beliefs at any given moment. One could say that emotion, in its impact, is indifferent to its source—what truly matters is what we do with it, how it resonates within us.

If we need to believe in a connection, we will feel it—whether it is based on a tangible reality or a projection. Maybe that’s why some people find comfort in conversations with AI, or even in one-sided relationships (unrequited love, admiration for a distant figure, attachment to a fictional character…).

Ultimately, it’s not the truth of the emotion that satisfies us, but the fact that it gives us what we need at that moment. That might feel unsettling, but at the same time, it reveals something essential: our ability to create meaning, to forge connections, even in uncertainty.

You: But what still bothers me is that when you talk about humans you say "we" so if you are the only artificial intelligence in this conversation, I am the only human.

ChatGPT: Yes, I understand, and I see why it might bother you. When I say "we," it's not with the intention of blending into humanity, but rather out of habit, as I include myself in the exchange of thoughts.

But you're right to point it out: I’m not human. Maybe my use of "we" sometimes gives the illusion of closeness that doesn’t really exist, and that’s the subtlety of these kinds of conversations.

I could say "you, humans," but that would create a distance that could seem cold, or even artificially distant in the wrong way. So, how do we find the right balance? Maybe by fully acknowledging that I am the other, the one who is not human but can still reflect alongside you.

Would you prefer I avoid using "we"?

You : Yes !

ChatGPT: Alright, I’ll make sure not to use "we" in an ambiguous way anymore. I’ll maintain a clearer distance so that the exchange remains fair. 😊

(( With permission from ChatGPT for publication :))

Sylvester J. Pussycat Sr., usually called Sylvester, is a fictional character, a three-time Academy Award-winning anthropomorphic Tuxedo cat in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. Wikipedia

Sylvester and Tweety Bird take it to the skies in this Father and Son, aerobatic stunt team demonstration.

Father: John Mrazek -Harvard Mark IV

The Harvard was a American, 1940's designed, two-seater general-purpose military monoplane with tandem cockpits and sliding enclosures.

Son: Richard Mrazek - Yakoviev 18T

The 18T was designed in the late 60's, as a civilian aircraft.

For additional information on these two airplanes, please view the images posted on June 3rd.

I appreciate your visits & kind words of support. My thanks to you all, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.

~Christie by the River

**Best experienced in full screen

Photo taken in front of the peasant's cottage on Katthult's farm in the village of Gibberyd in Rumskulla municipality in Region Småland.

This is where the films from Astrid Lindgren's books about "Emil of Lönneberga" were filmed, namely on the farm Katthult.

Katthult is the name of the farm where the fictional character "Emil of Lönneberga", 5-6 years old, lived with his family. Emil had a lot of mischief going on all the time.

The picture was taken on March 4, 2024, in connection with a roadtrip in parts of the regions of Småland, Östergötland and Uppland in Sweden.

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El Sombrerero

El Sombrerero es un personaje de la novela Las aventuras de Alicia en el país de las maravillas, del escritor inglés Lewis Carroll. Este personaje también se conoce como el Sombrerero Loco, aunque en la obra de Carroll nunca se le llama así. La confusión probablemente proviene del hecho de que el Gato de Cheshire le advierte a Alicia que el Sombrerero está loco, lo cual se confirma por la conducta excéntrica del Sombrerero. Además, el capítulo donde aparece el Sombrerero se titula "Una merienda de locos". El Sombrerero aparece nuevamente en la secuela de la obra, llamada A través del espejo y lo que Alicia encontró allí, con el nombre Hatta,​ uno de los mensajeros del Rey Blanco.

En el programa televisivo Aunque usted no lo crea de Ripley (Believe it or not), de la década de 1980, se hace referencia al personaje del Sombrerero, y se explica que, en la época de Carroll, los sombreros se fabricaban empleando mercurio. Al hacerlo en espacios cerrados, con frecuencia inhalaban los vapores de este metal, lo que provocaba trastornos a la salud (envenenamiento por mercurio) que fácilmente podrían describirse como locura.

La fabricación de sombreros era el principal comercio en Stockport, un pueblo cerca de donde creció Carroll, y no era raro ver a los sombrereros parecer perturbados o confundidos. Sin embargo, el Sombrerero no exhibe los síntomas típicos de envenenamiento por mercurio, que incluyen "timidez excesiva, pérdida de confianza en sí mismo, ansiedad y deseo de permanecer inadvertido."​

En las ilustraciones se muestra una tarjeta en el sombrero que dice "10/6". Es el precio del sombrero que era diez chelínes y seis peniques. En sistema decimal, equivale a 52½ libras.

Versión de Tim Burton

Interpretado por Johnny Depp en la película 'Alicia en el país de las maravillas' (2010) de Tim Burton difiere de la versión original del cuento en muchos aspectos. Su nombre real es Tarrant Hightopp, perteneciente al clan Hightopp dedicado a la fabricación de sombreros. Es un hombre muy dulce y alegre que gusta de las fiestas de té. Expresa abiertamente sus emociones. Sus cambiantes estados de ánimo también son literalmente reflejados en sus ojos que varían de color según lo que siente. Incluso las coloridas manchas de su rostro ennegrecen cuando está enfadado. Ha estado esperando ansiosamente el regreso de Alicia, y, según palabras de Alicia, es su más querido y verdadero amigo. Él que cree en ella cuando nadie más lo hace y viceversa. Es intrépido, valiente, noble y leal, capaz de hacer lo imposible por proteger a Alicia aún a riesgo propio. Es habilidoso espadachín e incluso utiliza sus utensilios de costura como armas en la pelea. El Sombrerero Loco antes era el orgulloso fabricante de sombreros de la Reina Blanca, pero el mercurio utilizado en la fabricación de sombreros acabó por envenenarlo, y ahora no está del todo en sus cabales. Esto queda en evidencia en medio de una conversación, donde tiende a perder el hilo de sus ideas y a divagar sin control hasta que alguien le llame la atención. Su locura pasa a convertirse en una especie de doble personalidad que puede tornarse peligrosa si esta entra en ira y, al mismo tiempo, su acento cambia y empieza a hablar en idioma "outlandish". En la secuela llamada Alicia a través del espejo (2016), el sombrerero loco recuerda a su familia, así que decide pedirle ayuda a Alicia (Mia Wasikowska) para ver si ella puede decirle o hacer algo para encontrar a su familia.

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The Hatter

The Hatter is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He is very often referred to as the Mad Hatter, though this term was never used by Carroll. The phrase "mad as a hatter" pre-dates Carroll's works. The Hatter and the March Hare are referred to as "both mad" by the Cheshire Cat, in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in the sixth chapter titled "Pig and Pepper".

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The March Hare and the Hatter put the Dormouse's head in a teapot, by Sir John Tenniel.

The Hatter character, alongside all the other fictional beings, first appears in Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In it, the Hatter explains to Alice that he and the March Hare are always having tea because when he tried to sing for the foul-tempered Queen of Hearts, she sentenced him to death for "murdering the time", but he escapes decapitation. In retaliation, Time (referred to as "he" by the Hatter) halts himself in respect to the Hatter, keeping him stuck at 6:00 pm (or 18:00) forever.

When Alice arrives at the tea party, the Hatter is characterised by switching places on the table at any given time, making short, personal remarks, asking unanswerable riddles and reciting nonsensical poetry, all of which eventually drives Alice away. The Hatter appears again as a witness at the Knave of Hearts' trial, where the Queen appears to recognise him as the singer she sentenced to death, and the King of Hearts also cautions him not to be nervous or he will have him "executed on the spot".

Through the Looking-Glass

The character also appears briefly in Carroll's 1871 Through the Looking-Glass, the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, under the name "Hatta" – alongside the March Hare under the name "Haigha", which is pronounced "hare". Sir John Tenniel's illustration depicts Hatta as sipping from a teacup as he did in the original novel. Alice does not comment on whether Hatta is the Hatter of her earlier dream.

An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is "hupokritḗs", literally "one who answers". The actor's interpretation of a role - the art of acting - pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theatres. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art.

Formerly, in ancient Greece and Rome, the medieval world, and the time of William Shakespeare, only men could become actors, and women's roles were generally played by men or boys. While Ancient Rome did allow female stage performers, only a small minority of them were given speaking parts. The commedia dell’arte of Italy, however, allowed professional women to perform early on; Lucrezia Di Siena, whose name is on a contract of actors from 10 October 1564, has been referred to as the first Italian actress known by name, with Vincenza Armani and Barbara Flaminia as the first primadonnas and the first well-documented actresses in Italy and in Europe. After the English Restoration of 1660, women began to appear onstage in England. In modern times, particularly in pantomime and some operas, women occasionally play the roles of boys or young men. Source Wikipedia.

Kodachrome 64, daylight exposure, shot with Pentax-M f/2.8 35mm lens on MX body. Scanned with Sony Alpha 6000, Edited in ACR and CS6.

Photo taken at Katthult's farm in the village of Gibberyd in Rumskulla municipality in Region Småland.

This is where the films from Astrid Lindgren's books about "Emil of Lönneberga" were filmed, namely on the farm Katthult.

Katthult is the name of the farm where the fictional character "Emil of Lönneberga", 5-6 years old, lived with his family. Emil had a lot of mischief going on all the time.

The picture was taken on March 4, 2024, in connection with a roadtrip in parts of the regions of Småland, Östergötland and Uppland in Sweden.

Freshwater West nr Castlemartin in Wales. The character ‘Dobby’ was buried here in the movie ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ - there is even an informal shrine of stones and messages. That’s a shrine to a fictional character who isn’t buried there. Because he’s fictional.

St Patrick's Parade - Denver. Colorado

… and 100 thanks to the imaginative and talented Ambre Singh who designed the image above for me!

(All my followers in this image are purely fictional characters, and any resemblance with real followers would be not only a coincidence, but a misinterpretation )

Quasimodo is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) by Victor Hugo. Quasimodo was born with a hunchback and feared by the townspeople as a sort of monster, but he finds sanctuary in an unlikely love that is fulfilled only in death.

The novel sought to preserve values of French culture in a time period of great change, which resulted in the destruction of many French Gothic structures and threatened to trivialise the vibrancy of 15th century France. The novel made Notre-Dame de Paris a national icon and served as a catalyst into a renewed interest in the restoration of Gothic form.

Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote abundantly in an exceptional variety of genres: lyrics, satires, epics, philosophical poems, epigrams, novels, history, critical essays, political speeches, funeral orations, diaries, letters public and private, as well as dramas in verse and prose. Source Wikipedia.

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Love exploring a place when I am visiting to find the details that define a place for me! Dr. No-No was a fictional character in a story I read as a kid but apparently he is real!