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A papercut, handpainted in my favorite shade of blue.
It reminds me of old woodcuts.
Lyrics: Float On // Modest Mouse
The We're Here! gang is saying goodbye to February today.
The photography class I'm in had a field trip today. The location was in my neck of the woods, and as a bonus, I guided them to the Spirit Trail, and this fab view of colourful float homes. Just over the far-right grey home, you can see a little snow on the mountains. The cloud is obscuring the twin peaks we call "The Lions" -- a local landmark. (I put a photo of them in comments).
Long before we called them "The Lions", they were Ch'ich'iyúy Elxwíkn, which translates to "Twin Sisters" or "Two Sisters" in the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) language. They represent a sacred legend of peace, symbolizing two sisters who brought warring nations together.
Either way, you can't see them because of the clouds. LOL
(From Wikipedia)
Inle Lake is a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar (Burma). It is the second largest lake in Myanmar with an estimated surface area of 44.9 square miles (116 km2), and one of the highest at an elevation of 2,900 feet (880 m). During the dry season, the average water depth is 7 feet (2.1 m), with the deepest point being 12 feet (3.7 m), but during the rainy season this can increase by 5 feet (1.5 m).
The watershed area for the lake lies to a large extent to the north and west of the lake. The lake drains through the Nam Pilu or Balu Chaung on its southern end. There is a hot spring on its northwestern shore.
Although the lake is not large, it contains a number of endemic species. Over twenty species of snails and nine species of fish are found nowhere else in the world. Some of these, like the silver-blue scaleless Sawbwa barb, the crossbanded dwarf danio, and the Lake Inle danio, are of minor commercial importance for the aquarium trade. It hosts approximately 20,000 brown and black head migratory seagulls in November, December and January.
In June 2015, it becomes the Myanmar's first designated place of World Network of Biosphere Reserves. It was one of 20 places added at at the Unesco's 27th Man and the Biosphere (MAB) International Coordinating Council (ICC) meeting.
The people of Inle Lake (called Intha), some 70,000 of them, live in four cities bordering the lake, in numerous small villages along the lake's shores, and on the lake itself. The entire lake area is in Nyaung Shwe township. The population consists predominantly of Intha, with a mix of other Shan, Taungyo, Pa-O (Taungthu), Danu, Kayah, Danaw and Bamar ethnicities. Most are devout Buddhists, and live in simple houses of wood and woven bamboo on stilts; they are largely self-sufficient farmers.
Most transportation on the lake is traditionally by small boats, or by somewhat larger boats fitted with single cylinder inboard diesel engines. Local fishermen are known for practicing a distinctive rowing style which involves standing at the stern on one leg and wrapping the other leg around the oar. This unique style evolved for the reason that the lake is covered by reeds and floating plants making it difficult to see above them while sitting. Standing provides the rower with a view beyond the reeds. However, the leg rowing style is only practiced by the men. Women row in the customary style, using the oar with their hands, sitting cross legged at the stern.
In addition to fishing, locals grow vegetables and fruit in large gardens that float on the surface of the lake. The floating garden beds are formed by extensive manual labor. The farmers gather up lake-bottom weeds from the deeper parts of the lake, bring them back in boats and make them into floating beds in their garden areas, anchored by bamboo poles. These gardens rise and fall with changes in the water level, and so are resistant to flooding. The constant availability of nutrient-laden water results in these gardens being incredibly fertile. Rice cultivation is also significant.
Entry to fants contest. Guess it’s me in some strange dystopia where we all float and wear kabuki masks. Also the hairs dyed. I’m not ginger hehe
When the North Pacific Cannery was closed in 1968 everything was left laying exactly as it was on the day that it was closed, including all the nets, floats and a host of other things. Fascinating to step back into this time and imagine everyone getting the notice that it was closing and just walked away.
Like life, we must stay afloat! Like this little boy who braved the water of Pasig River just to collect plastics and asked alms under this Fort Santiago walk bridge just to stay afloat in LIFE. So you brave boy, FLOAT ON!
AMBROTYPE Ilford PAN F Plus 50 Film fx.
Bad news comes, don't you worry even when it lands.
Good news will work its way to all them plans.
We both got fired on exactly the same day.
Well we'll float on, good news is on the way.
And we'll all float on OK. And we'll all float on OK.
And we'll all float on OK. And we'll all float on.
Alright already, we'll all float on.
No don't you worry. We'll all float on.
Alright, already. We'll all float on.
Alright, don't worry. We'll all float on.
- "Float On" by Modest Mouse
Freshmen year is coming to a close and it's been a helluva year. At times, it felt like everything bad that could happen, did happen (Damn you Murphy). But no matter how dark it got, I just kept pushing towards the light and I've managed to Float On.
Thanks for looking ... Catch up soon... :-)
New blog: I was looking for an affordable action camera and this is it. This camera is everything I would expect it to be.
REVIEW: Sunplus SP5K Series
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to get where im going , i need to know where to go.
i dont know when or how to start, its something i dont know.
for blind man to see would be a miracle, but why would he want to see what were doing with the planet, with society.
in my eyes if they have an image of the world in there head, its more beautiful in there.
you could fall in love over personality rather then looks, being who you are, is beautiful.
dont regret anything that you made you smile, if it made you happy, then why throw it all away?
if you want to do something, you should go out and do it. if you believe you can fly, then friggen go for it. find a way for you to fly. things can be hard, but nothing can be impossible. someday everyone will be happy. everyone will have completed there dream, wether its on this planet or the land after.
dont jump if your afraid of the fall,
you wont know what to expect, you may hit the ground.
just keep an open mind , listen to the sounds.
and remember, what goes up.. must come down.
"Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration."
-D.H. Lawrence
Tidal Basin, Washington D.C.
I chose a fishing float as my answer to today's prompt. I thought a fishes eye view would be appropriate or maybe that should have been a worm's eye view!
Lamy Safari fountain pen
Seawhite sketch book
Inktober 2020 No 28
#Inktober2020
A moment of stillness at the Wolf Creek Dam on the Cumberland River. Four boats float and fish while the dam's water release is closed.
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I recently read a article on Facebook about various people around the world trying to define Love. Something that every single person will feel in their lives in a variety of ways but never really know what it is. What made the article interesting was not one single person gave the same answer but somehow their versions just fitted. Like it just made complete sense to me.
In the article was a wedding photographer from the USA and he said that Love was his business and how he could feel it when he arrived at a job. I found that so inspiring to think that people can just sense it.
Its crazy how love works, it could be attached to people, possessions and places. It can be strong yet breakable. it can be so freeing yet constricting. It can change your whole life yet keep you holding on to what you have. What makes it even crazier is that it never belongs to you! someone or something else holds it for you, at any moment it could be let go and lost forever.
I had fun making this image, to me it sums up Love and hopefully people can relate when they see it. If you have read this far, let me know how you define Love. Im interested to know :)
Picturesque floating houses at Fisherman's Wharf, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Just around the corner from Victoria’s Inner Harbour, Fisherman’s Wharf is a hidden treasure waiting to be discovered. This unique marine destination offers food kiosks, unique shops and eco-tour adventures amongst fishing vessels, pleasure boats with live-aboard residents, float homes, and commercial businesses.
The eastern end of Fisherman’s Wharf is populated largely by float homes. The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority has set aside 33 berths designated for floating residences.