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A shot from couple hours back from our backyard.
Nikon D200 & Nikkor 80-200 ED @ 145mm.
ISO100, F2.8, 1/6400
Giovanni Agostino da Lodi (end of C15-beginning of C16) - Virgin and child with Saints Joseph and Lucia, c1500/05 : detail
I was on the phone with Sean and realized how odd my hand looked in the light. And so I decided to take a picture of it.
This is the first picture up in a series documenting the small, private, Bulgarian farmers. I am still on the road but wanted to share something with flickr. I know the shot isn't perfect, but it demonstrates the time me and my fellow researchers have spent talking with these people.
I use secateurs almost every day. and I've been a full time gardener for 12 years and never done this before.. 2 days ago I put my left hand into a shrub and was pruning the shrub with secateurs using my right hand and the inevitable finally happened. Not sensible, very painful but touch wood it seems to be healing very well. The cut bled profusely and went nearly to the bone!
this is also a rock from japan.
My brother took it from the "rocky road"
there were full of these on the ground
makes it kinda hard to walk :/
sometimes i hope i can be a rock too
you wont need to care as much
you just sit where you are and enjoy life
and
you're always (:
(i think)
i hope i was as stong as rocks.
[seven/three hundred sixty five]
I make necklaces out of used aluminum beverage cans. I wash them and then cut out the hands to make necklaces. These hands remind me of Mexican Milagros.
According to Wikipedia:
"Milagros (also known as ex-votos or dijes) are religious folk charms that are traditionally used for healing purposes and as votive offerings in Mexico, the southern United States, other areas of Latin America, as well as parts of the Iberian peninsula. They are frequently attached onto altars, shrines, and sacred objects found in places of worship, and they are often purchased in churches, cathedrals or from street vendors.
Milagros come in a variety of shapes and dimensions and are fabricated from many different materials, depending on local customs. For example, they might be nearly flat or fully three dimensional; and they can be constructed from gold, silver, tin, lead, wood, bone, or wax. In Spanish, the word milagro literally means miracle or surprise.
The use of milagros is a folk custom in parts of North, Central, and South America, and it is claimed that the custom is traceable to ancient Iberians who inhabited the coastal regions of Spain. The use of milagros accompanied the Spanish as they arrived in Central and South America. Although the custom is not as prevalent as it once was, the use of milagros or ex-votos continues to be a part of folk culture throughout rural areas of Spain—particularly Andalusia, Catalonia and Majorca.
As part of a religious ritual or an act of devotion, milagros can be offered to a symbol of a saint as a reminder of a petitioner's particular need, or in gratitude for a prayer answered. They are used to assist in focusing attention towards a specific ailment, based on the type of charm used. Milagro symbolism is not univeral; a milagro of a body part, such as a leg, might be used as part of a prayer or vow for the improvement of a leg; or it might refer to a concept such as travel. Similarly, a heart might represent ideas as diverse as a heart condition, a romance, or any number of other interpretations. Milagros are also carried for protection and good luck.
In addition to religious and ritual applications, milagros are often found as components in necklaces, earrings and other jewelry."
Hadley’s son mailed him this locomotive for Christmas. It goes as a great accent for the Fort Benton depot print.
Having Hadley model reminded me of how much fun we had when I was on Flickr before. Glad 2025 gave me the impetus to start over.
52 Weeks of 2025
Week No. 2: “Hands”
Category: Creative
This is Dave's little fellow 18mth when I shot the cover image for the challenge of the horse shoeing , came over to me with a wonderful gift , typical little boy dirty hands and rocks , just love them!!!
A hand can be strong to break things, or soft enough to tickle like a feather.
(Taken with 3G iPhone)
The Anton trilogy (2 of 3)
I'm so in love with this design, which I based on some beautiful henna seen on several Heavy Hips bellydance photos.
Doing the 5 weeks I missed in Dave's Class:
2. Hands are the subject.
Class with Dave: 16 Weeks Behind
PS: This shot was REALLY hard to do on a 10 second timer with autofocus. I was surprised it came out this well!