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Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Oh, baby!
Ooh
Ooh
Hey...
She's got cherry lips, angel eyes
She knows exactly how to tantalize
She's out to get you danger by design
Cold-blooded vixen. She don't compromise
She's something mystical in colored lights
So far from typical but take my advice
Before you play with fire do think twice
And if you get burned don't be surprised
Got me lifted, drifted higher than the ceiling
And ooh, baby, it's the ultimate feeling
You've got me lifted, feeling so gifted
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sweet talkin' lady, love how you entice
Sugar, with just the right amount of spice
Charming, alluring everyone's desire
She's out to get you you can't run you can't hide
She's something mystical in colored lights
So far from typical but take my advice
Before you play with fire do think twice
And if you get burned, well, baby, don't you be surprised
Got me lifted, drifted higher than the ceiling
And ooh, baby, it's the ultimate feeling
You've got me lifted, feeling so gifted
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, sugar, how you get so fly?
But you won't get me tonight
Got me lifted, drifted higher than the ceiling
And ooh, baby, it's the ultimate feeling
You've got me lifted, feeling so gifted
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, sugar, how you get so fly?
Sugar, how you get so fly?
My friend's daughter gifted me this tiny picnic table for feeding birds ... and of course squirrels :)
Give me your laughter as a gift,
Teach me to dream
With just a caress
I lose myself in this sea
Give me your star,
the one that lights up this night
full of peace and harmony,
and I will hand my life to you.
This little lovely is one of four Carolina wrens that have been gifted my yard as their territory by their parents. As usual, the parents raised several broods in the yard this year. Once the last brood was old enough to be independent, the parents moved on.
These little wrens are more friendly than their parents were, they come very close to me when I am in the yard and they allow me to approach them as well. If it ends up that there are two pair, perhaps both pair will nest in the yard. That has happened before. They chose different sides of the house of course, still it was nice to have so many year-round and all of the extra activity during nesting season.
Enjoy your day and happy snapping.
I should not complain about the shredding of the sunflowers. The birds gifted me with these and now they are enjoying the fruits of their labor :>)
100x outdoor adventures #38
Another day and another walk, this one through the picturesque Jesmond Dene in Newcastle upon Tyne. The waterfall is the creation of the incredible industrialist Lord William Armstrong who purchased the land in 1862 and landscaped the valley into his own private garden. In 1883 Armstrong gifted the land back to the people of Newcastle and it was opened to the public in the following year.
Many years ago, my father found a rattlesnake lying in the middle of dirt road near his house. Assuming the snake was dead, he carefully placed it in a deep plastic open bucket. He then placed that in the cab of his pickup truck. Knowing a nearby neighbor often ate rattlesnake meat, he decided to surprise his friend. Imagine my father's shock when he heard the distinctive rattle coming from the bucket. Fortunately the snake could not scale the slippery sides of the container. Later my father gifted me with this story and the snake skin. What a remarkable man he was. I'm glad I could share this story with you!
тαкєη ву: my frnd
.є∂ιтє∂ ву: mOi
mOdel ву: my ( hanD
- СόΘζ -ΆηḡeL ♥ ™ Photography © 2009. All rights reserved.
In a blink of an eye, everything can change. So forgive often and love with all your heart. You may never have the chance again. A loving and forgiving nature is a strength that sets us above the average. We can learn this from the nature of our horses. They have been gifted to us as a gentle way of learning these life's lessons.
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A simple translation for my friends who are curious about the words - - -
What is the one thing that drives you crazy?
As if the daily meals are optional, and you never noticed when you fell asleep..
Worry not about the things that you don't have.
You are already gifted.
Photo dedicated to Kozi and the two decades of beautiful life she gifted me.
"Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.” - Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore.
A shot from this morning's sunrise at Paignton beach where we were gifted to 30s of sun as the sun broke through the layers of cloud.
This photo was given to me today. It's a scene from the Metrics Cheerleaders Saturday practice, which I attend whenever I can.
I like this photo so much that I wanted to share it. Many thanks to Shawn for taking this picture.
Castle Gardens is the most historically significant open space in Lisburn and was once the site of Lisburn Castle, a 17th century fortified manor house, built by the Conway family, the landlords of Lisburn. Upon the death of the last landlord, Sir Richard Wallace, and later his wife, Lady Wallace, the Gardens were gifted to the people of Lisburn by Lady Wallace’s heir, Sir John Murray Scott in 1903.
Description in English and Dutch:
English
The Dutch sculptor André Volten caused a lot of headaches in local politics in the 1970s. The then ailing Zestienhoven airport in the notorious Overschie district lost millions for years and almost everyone was convinced that the small airport would disappear. The artwork of André Volten was made for an art project. For years, the artist has been involved in negotiations with the municipality and the airport to get his project done. That was not an easy story, because the city council had already decided to close the airport. In the end, the artwork was completed, although opinions were very divided about an artwork for an airport that would close. The gifted artist, who is seen as one of the most important artists in the Netherlands after the Second World War, has taken into account a possible relocation of the artwork in the design. The pipe system is designed in such a way that it is easy to move. It first stood in a different spot on a lawn and was then stored for a long time in a depot. Despite plans to close the airport in the last century, it still exists. The airport is now called Rotterdam The Hague airport and has grown into the 2nd regional airport in the Netherlands. The artwork has now been placed in the water next to the grass and it is once again a real landmark for visitors and passengers from the airspace. The sculpture is now known as Mikado and the artist, who died in 2002, wanted the tubes to depict the tangle of planes taking off and descending in different directions and I think it worked out quite nicely. I took this photo with an oblique perspective to make the mikado lines effect even better.
Nederlands
De Nederlandse beeldhouwer André Volten zorgde in de jaren zeventig voor veel hoofdbrekens in de lokale politiek. Het toen noodlijdende vliegveld Zestienhoven in de beruchte wijk Overschie verloor jarenlang miljoenen en bijna iedereen was ervan overtuigd dat het kleine vliegveld zou verdwijnen. Het kunstwerk van André Volten is gemaakt voor een kunstproject. De kunstenaar was al jaren betrokken bij onderhandelingen met de gemeente en de luchthaven om zijn project tot een goed einde te brengen. Dat was geen makkelijk verhaal, want het stadsbestuur had al besloten de luchthaven te sluiten. Uiteindelijk was het kunstwerk af, al waren de meningen zeer verdeeld over een kunstwerk voor een vliegveld dat zou sluiten. De begenadigd kunstenaar, die na de Tweede Wereldoorlog als een van de belangrijkste kunstenaars van Nederland wordt gezien, heeft in het ontwerp rekening gehouden met een mogelijke verplaatsing van het kunstwerk. Het buizenstelsel is zo ontworpen dat het gemakkelijk te verplaatsen is. Het stond eerst op een andere plek op een grasveld en heeft daarna lange tijd in een depot gestaan. Ondanks plannen om de luchthaven in de vorige eeuw te sluiten, bestaat deze nog steeds. De luchthaven heet nu Rotterdam The Hague airport en is uitgegroeid tot de 2e regionale luchthaven van Nederland. Het kunstwerk is nu in het water naast het gras geplaatst en is opnieuw een waar herkenningspunt voor bezoekers en passagiers uit het luchtruim. Het staat nu bekend als Mikado en de kunstenaar, die in 2002 stierf, wilde dat de buizen de wirwar van vliegtuigen verbeelden die opstijgen en dalen in verschillende richtingen en ik denk dat het best goed gelukt is. Ik nam deze foto met een schuin perspectief om het effect van de mikado en vlieglijnen nog beter uit te laten komen.
This year Sinterklaas gifted me two big vintage bears!
Meet Charles, he is named after Charles Darwin, he says.
An intellectual naturalist with plans for a famous book.
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Dit jaar kreeg ik van Sinterklaas twee grote vintage beren! Maak kennis met Charles, hij is vernoemd naar Charles Darwin, zegt hij zelf. Een intelectuele natuurvorser met plannen voor een beroemd boek.
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Formerly the chancery of the United States diplomatic mission to Morocco, it was the first American public property abroad and is the only U.S. National Historic Landmark located in a foreign country. The legation was established on May 17, 1821. Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah issued a proclamation recognizing U.S. independence from Great Britain on December 20, 1777, making his nation the first to do so. The building was gifted by the sultan to the U.S. government to serve as a diplomatic post, for which it served for the next 140 years.
Adapted from Wikipedia
Sacred Kingfishers mate for life and during the Courtship phase of each breeding season he engages in Courtship feeding to strengthen the bond and prove he is a good provider, also just so he can get closer to her. Here he is looking very proud as he has just gifted her with a nice fat Frog.
She can't walk anymore without the aid of a walking stick, but this gray-haired 91-year-old lady still has an amazing good memory.
For one thing, she still remembers the first name of my deceased mother whom she last met 60 years ago.
I was then just a little boy, so I can't recall an instant having seen her at our place of abode when she went there to pay to my mother her husband's rent for the use of a piece of farm lot. She started talking to me, however, after a young relative of hers mentioned my family name within her hearing distance, and this was when I paid a first visit to her son at his home today.
I was totally surprised when she asked me, "How's Ate Rosie?" ("Ate," a Pilipino word, is a common title of respect for an older sister, but is also used for other older non-relative woman.) In answer, I said that my mother has passed away already a decade ago at the age of 84 years old.
Taken in the capital town of Iba, Zambales, Philippines.
Something a bit different...I have always admired and envied those that had the gifted talent to paint. With PS and plugins, I can at least try my hand at a bit of painting.
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Our incredible canine companion gifted to us by his previous owner seen here keeping a close eye on me while taking photos.
We are fortunate to have been given this thoughtful creature who had saved John (his previous owner).
This dog was John's PTSD dog and watched over John so that he could now feel safe and relax after his traumatic military service having lost three friends during one Christmas period from his military unit.
John was understandably after this experience struggling with the loss of his Australian brothers in arms.
John's commanding officer wisely advised John after this experience to get a dog as a companion as he feared he may end up dead.
So a few months after this advice John went to a dog rescue center and was not sure what sort of dog he needed when a little nine month old Boofy came over to John with his then tortured soul.
Boofy looked into John's eyes, wrapped his little front puppy legs around his arm and would not let go and John realized he had found the right dog and canine soul brother and left with young Boofy after paying some veterinary fees and doing the new ownership paperwork.
9 years later John collapsed from an infection in his house. Boofy refused to let John go to sleep as he sensed he would possibly not wake up again.
Boofy ended up jumping on John as he lay on the floor to stop him falling asleep and finally John realized in his daze that he had to phone for an ambulance for help and he then passed out.
The ambulance guys had to break into John's house and Boofy led these guys to John.
Subsequently when John woke up in hospital
he was very aware that he had been asked in effect to phone for help before being allowed to pass out as the Doctors had told John he was definitely about to die from sepsis.
This dog is an Australian cattle dog X German boxer cross.
You may notice the Bentley star on his forehead.
My son and nephew are proud to call this wonderful creature their wolf brother.
Boofy can now relax with our family where he just wanders around the garden at will and bothers the birds and lizards, just doing doggy things in his later years now and enjoys our family outings.
John, his previous owner phones up regularly to ask how Boofy is going and we send John photos.
He is very happy that Boofy can just be a dog and relax and not feel obligated to care for John now and that in itself is a sign of incredible strength and compassion on John's behalf.
Soligor 105mm f2.8 at f2.8 P9091656
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Maas Vlakte 2 Port of Rotterdam
AIS Name EVER GIFTED
Type Container ship
Flag Singapore
IMO 9786827
MMSI 563068900
Callsign 9V5825
Year Built 2018
Length 399 m
Width 59 m
Draught Avg 13.4 m / ...
Speed Max / 24.2 kn
Deadweight 198886 tons
Gross Tonnage 219352
AIS Class A
Cargo Capacity
Capacities
TEU: 20,388 incl 1500 ref C
This is one of two marble Chinese Lions which flank the vehicle entrance to Dollar Park in Falkirk.
They were shipped to Scotland from Peking in 1924 by a rich Scots-American philanthropist Robert Dollar who had already gifted Dollar Park to the town of Falkirk in 1922.
Robert Stanley Dollar (1844-1932) was born in the village of Bainsford near Falkirk but with his family emigrated to Canada in 1857. Robert Dollar later moved to the United States with his wife and family in 1885 and in 1888 he became a naturalized American citizen.
In his lifetime Robert Dollar had been a lumber baron, shipping magnate and philanthropist.
He died on 16th May 1932 in San Rafael, California.
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Taken for the Macro Mondays theme of 'Button'
This button is a material covered button on a very colourful African outfit I was gifted.
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The Holy Family Sculpture
New Post Chapel
Ft Sill, OK
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A dream made real by the Maddisons! Collected by Wayne in the Wallowas and gifted by David. I've been pining for a chance to see this species for years - even buying a stamp years ago: www.flickr.com/photos/49580580@N02/5303717105
Easily one of the most charismatic salticids of the Pacific Northwest - if not all of America! A fitting name for such a fantastically handsome Habronattus species!
Shot with Pentax K-S2 and a 55mm macro on a focusing teleconverter. Cropped a bit too.
Maas Vlakte 2 Port of Rotterdam
AIS Name EVER GIFTED
Type Container ship
Flag Singapore
IMO 9786827
MMSI 563068900
Callsign 9V5825
Year Built 2018
Length 399 m
Width 59 m
Draught Avg 13.4 m / ...
Speed Max / 24.2 kn
Deadweight 198886 tons
Gross Tonnage 219352
AIS Class A
Cargo Capacity
Capacities
TEU: 20,388 incl 1500 ref C