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2 ème journée de mon work shop avec Bertrant Meunier.
Le sujet sera le même que la veille : Les frontières de la ville.
La veille, traitée en noir blanc, ma série évoquait le coté sordide mais si attachant des ces abords des voies ferrées pénétrant nos villes. Avec ses frontières limites border line , et peuplés d'objets de nos rebuts, de nos pertes et de nos profits.
Ce jour, il sera question des abords dictatoriaux de nos cités :
Métal plat et lisse, bitume et lignes peintes en tous sens,
carrefours pompeux et navrants , fléchages rudimentaires et autoritaires, façades d'ambitions anonymes et froides comme un ciel d'hiver... bleu.
Une litanie.
...
2nd day of my work shop with Bertrant Meunier.
The subject will be the same as the day before: The boundaries of the city.
The day before, treated in black and white, my series evoked the sordid but endearing of these along the railway tracks penetrating our towns nearby. With its limitations borderline, and populated objects of our waste, our losses and our profits borders.
Date, will be discussed dictatorial outskirts of our cities:
Flat, smooth metal, asphalt and painted lines in every direction,
intersections pompous and heartbreaking, arrowings rudimentary and authoritarian, facades of anonymous and ambitions as a cold blue winter sky. ...
A litany.
photo rights reserved by B℮n
Bosnia and Herzegovina often known informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe, located within the Balkans. Sarajevo is the capital and largest city. Bosnia is not entirely a landlocked country as it may appear on a map – to the south it has a narrow coast on the Adriatic Sea long and surrounds the town of Neum. Many people still associate the country with the break-up of Yugoslavia in the heartbreaking civil war of the 1990's. The scars from that time are all still visible. But today's tourist are likely to remember the country for its friendly, modest and warm people. The country has turned into an exciting and versatile travel destination, with beautiful mountains, numerous medieval castle ruins, seven major rivers, impressive waterfalls. Overall, nearly 50% of Bosnia is forested. A country where Eastern and Western civilizations have met over the centuries. Today integration into the European Union is one of the main political objectives of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The local currency is the Bosnian mark. The euro is also accepted. Islam is the majority faith in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also Orthodox Christianity, and Roman Catholicism are all present. The wild and unspoilt nature makes it an ideal place for both adventurers and nature lovers. Kravica waterfall, often called Kravice, is a large cascade on the Trebižat River, in the karstic heartland of Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is 40 kilometres south of Mostar. Its height is about 28 metres and the radius of the lake in the base of the waterfall is 120 metres. Kravica is a popular swimming and picnic area during the summer.
Kravica waterfall often called Kravice. Plunging from cliffs as high as 28 meters into a natural, watery amphitheater that is almost 120m across, the series of waterfalls at Kravice are nestled in a natural reserve southwest of the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In spring, this gorgeous mini-Niagara pounds itself into a dramatic, steamy fury. The water becomes steamy as it dramatically falls into the shallow pools. In summer it's a more gentle cascade, but the emerald pool offers an idyllic respite from the sweltering heat for locals and tourists. The waterfalls are surrounded by the trees, giving the entire area a “hidden paradise” kind of a feel. The water temperature will never rise above 20 degrees because the spring of the Krebizat river is only 30 kilometers uphill from the waterfalls. Especially in summer the chill water is very welcome.
Bosnië en Herzegovina informeel bekend als Bosnië, is een land in Zuidoost-Europa, gelegen op de Balkan. Sarajevo is de hoofdstad en de grootste stad. Veel mensen associëren het land nog steeds met het uiteenvallen van Joegoslavië in de hartverscheurende burgeroorlog van de jaren negentig. De littekens uit die tijd zijn allemaal nog zichtbaar. Maar de toerist van vandaag de dag zal het land waarschijnlijk herinneren vanwege zijn vriendelijke, bescheiden en warme mensen. Het land is een opwindende en veelzijdige reisbestemming geworden, met prachtige bergen, talloze middeleeuwse kasteelruïnes, zeven grote rivieren, indrukwekkende watervallen. In totaal is bijna 50% van Bosnië bebost. Een land waar oosterse en westerse beschavingen elkaar door de eeuwen heen hebben ontmoet. Tegenwoordig is integratie in de Europese Unie een van de belangrijkste politieke doelstellingen van Bosnië en Herzegovina. De reeks watervallen van Kravica stort zich van kliffen tot 28 meter hoog in een natuurlijk, nattig amfitheater met een diameter van bijna 120 meter, in een natuurreservaat ten zuidwesten van de stad Mostar. In het voorjaar beukt deze als een prachtige mini-Niagara met dramatische, stomende woede. Het water wordt nevel terwijl het met vaart in de ondiepe poelen valt. In de zomer is het een zachtere waterval, maar het smaragdgroene water biedt een idyllische onderbreking van de zinderende hitte voor de lokale bevolking en toeristen. De watervallen zijn omgeven door bomen, wat het hele gebied een soort verborgen paradijs geeft. De watertemperatuur zal nooit boven de 20 graden komen omdat de bron van de Krebizat rivier slechts 30 kilometer bergopwaarts van de watervallen ligt. Vooral in de zomer is het kille water zeer welkom.
This new born lamb arrived this morning, still wobbly and damp but already bonding with mum who licked her attentively. I never tire of seeing this, special moments. Sadly I saw another ewe standing guard over her stillborn lamb, heartbreaking. I know its life, they can't all survive, but it made me sad :(
Toward the end of the Sunday afternoon that I spent the afternoon with Keiko and Skorj, we walked to Ueno Park in search of kitty cats to photograph and pet.
It must have been around four thirty in the afternoon when as we walked around the park Keiko came upon two cats, sitting close to each other, one on a bench, the other on the ground, talking to each other and to the people around them.
They meowed loud and hard as if conversing about their hard lives and the good old days and whether their next meal would arrive before nightfall. It was at once funny and heartbreaking, a bittersweet moment because whenever cat lovers come upon kitties like these, in your heart of hearts what you want to do is take them with you and give them a good home.
The yellow cat was lovely and friendly and let Keiko and I pet him for a while. He closed his eyes while we scratched his head and shoulders and he talked a bit to us too.
All this occurred a few minutes before or after the realization that I had shot 24 imaginary photos on my Hasselblad. I had loaded Parade 100 on the Natura Classica before I left Shinjuku to meet Keiko and Skorj (Skorj and I had shot the first two frames of the roll at the Kamameshi restaurant in Asakusa where we had lunch earlier that day), so I took out the camera and snapped three photos of the Ueno cats: one of the black cat on the bench with two girls that came to pet him, one of Keiko petting the yellow cat and this one with just the cat and Keiko's hand.
It all must have happened really fast or I must have been overwhelmed by the Hassie incident as I could not remember I had taken photos of the kitties with the Natura until I picked up this roll earlier this afternoon.
I'm so happy these came out. The film after all was ISO 100 and you would think it was not enough for a heavily overcast afternoon in a shady corner of a park full of trees. But it did. And wouldn't you know it, these are the only photos I have of the Ueno cats and Keiko together.
Ueno Park, Tokyo
Tokyo-Gratzy's Parade 100/Fujifilm Natura Classica
61/365
My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing.
- Marcel Proust
This year I've witnessed the effects of mental health and depression in good friends, been handed my own plate of sadness to eat from, with a side dish of confusion, self doubt and a glacier cherry of madness on the moments of peace.
It's very easy, when you are having a good day, to want to tell people who are struggling "Look! I have the answer! Just see things like this" or "Think about it like that" or "focus on the good!". I'm guilty of all of those, and yet when I have my own bad days, there's nothing more I want to do than punch positive-Rosie in the face when I repeat the same sentiments. I guess the one things that lacks is that I am not a friend trying to support a friend, there is sweetness in that, I am myself trying to support myself. There is sweetness in that, too, actually.
Anyway, today I'm having another good day (7 in a row!), but I know there are so many people out there who aren't. And I know their lives are theirs to take responsibility for, and not mine to save, but I would like to tell them that their sadness is valid, theirs to acknowledge and sit with. There are some things in this world that deserve heartbreaking sorrow and grief, there are some disappointments which do require a day or two of mopey-ness, and if you're lucky enough to be young and so-far untraumatised by life, please try and take these sadnesses, taste them, make a note of the bitterness, then spit them out. Do not swallow them. Because swallowing sadness only leads to becoming bitter and cynical, it rewires your heart and your insides to seek solitude with the darkness - darkness that comforts and surrounds you, but also devours you.
If you have already swallowed lots of sadness and you feel depression, and when you climb you slip back into the hole after a step or two, please, let yourself rest. Go back and work out what wired you this way. Forgive it. Nothing in life was owed to you, promised to you. Forgive that, too. It's a hard feat, to rewire yourself, but it's worth the battle.
And finally, for when I come back and read this on a bad day (and resist the urge to punch myself in the face) - everything in life has a price tag, except the things life can't take. Here are a list of things life cannot take, enjoy them as much as you can enjoy a live orchestral symphony booming under the stars
- The sound of the wind
- The sound of the rain
- The gentle quiet on cloudy days
- The hum of the city, the beeps of traffic, the sirens which sing along to songs
- Music, music, music
- The breeze from an open window
- The smell of campfires at night
- Any smell at night
- How nature sits peacefully and doesn't ask questions about it's life
- An endless sky above you
- Endless questions and wonder within you
And remember, everything else has a price. Pay it. Because falling in love is worth it, even if they don't stick around, even if it's only a night, or 8 months, even if they die. Looking into someone's eyes and understanding them, is worth it. Loving your friends and family so fiercely it makes you afraid, is worth it. Watching your cat as he sleeps is worth it. These are the things you are paying the price for. Enjoy them, hold them close, know their value. And when darkness comes, and it will, it will. Tell the darkness that it cannot take those things you have loved, and paid the price for. They are yours to keep, now.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina often known informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe, located within the Balkans. Sarajevo is the capital and largest city. Bosnia is not entirely a landlocked country as it may appear on a map – to the south it has a narrow coast on the Adriatic Sea long and surrounds the town of Neum. Many people still associate the country with the break-up of Yugoslavia in the heartbreaking civil war of the 1990's. The scars from that time are all still visible. But today's tourist are likely to remember the country for its friendly, modest and warm people. The country has turned into an exciting and versatile travel destination, with beautiful mountains, numerous medieval castle ruins, seven major rivers, impressive waterfalls. Overall, nearly 50% of Bosnia is forested. A country where Eastern and Western civilizations have met over the centuries. Today integration into the European Union is one of the main political objectives of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The local currency is the Bosnian mark. The euro is also accepted. Islam is the majority faith in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also Orthodox Christianity, and Roman Catholicism are all present. The wild and unspoilt nature makes it an ideal place for both adventurers and nature lovers. Koćuša waterfall is situated in Veljaci village and it's one of the most beautiful nature pearls of this part of Herzegovina.
Koćuša Waterfall impresses firstly because of its length. It is more than fifty meters wide, which with five meters of height slopes, makes an imposing water slide. But numbers can’t describe you the real feel when you stand in front of it. Trebižat River is full of waterfalls. Actually, this river has 9 different names, and it changes them through its course. Before this waterfall the river is called Mlade and after it the river becomes Trebižat. On high temperatures, waterfall Koćuša is an ideal place for a rest and pleasant atmosphere. Beside waterfall, numerous visitors can be thrilled with ambundant wildlife of this untouched nature. In competition of his bigger brother Kravica Waterfall, Koćuša Waterfall offers more peace and quietness. Photo of Kanitha enjoying a refreshing waterfall swim at Koćuša.
Bosnië en Herzegovina informeel bekend als Bosnië, is een land in Zuidoost-Europa, gelegen op de Balkan. Sarajevo is de hoofdstad en de grootste stad. Veel mensen associëren het land nog steeds met het uiteenvallen van Joegoslavië in de hartverscheurende burgeroorlog van de jaren negentig. De littekens uit die tijd zijn allemaal nog zichtbaar. Maar de toerist van vandaag de dag zal het land waarschijnlijk herinneren vanwege zijn vriendelijke, bescheiden en warme mensen. Het land is een opwindende en veelzijdige reisbestemming geworden, met prachtige bergen, talloze middeleeuwse kasteelruïnes, zeven grote rivieren, indrukwekkende watervallen. In totaal is bijna 50% van Bosnië bebost. Een land waar oosterse en westerse beschavingen elkaar door de eeuwen heen hebben ontmoet. De wilde en ongerepte natuur maakt het een ideale plek voor zowel avonturiers als natuurliefhebbers. De Koćuša-waterval ligt in het dorp Veljaci en het is één van de mooiste natuurparels van dit deel van Herzegovina. De Koćuša-waterval maakt in de eerste plaats indruk vanwege zijn lengte. Het is meer dan vijftig meter breed en maakt met vijf meter hoge hellingen een imposante waterglijbaan. Maar cijfers kunnen u niet het echte gevoel beschrijven als u ervoor staat. Trebižat River staat vol met watervallen. Eigenlijk heeft deze rivier 9 verschillende namen en verandert deze door zijn loop. Voor deze waterval heet de rivier Mlade en daarna wordt de rivier Trebižat. Bij hoge temperaturen kan de waterval Koćuša een ideale plek zijn voor rust en een aangename sfeer. Naast de waterval kunnen talloze bezoekers enthousiast zijn over de overvloed aan wilde dieren van deze ongerepte natuur. In concurrentie met zijn grotere broer Kravica Waterfall biedt Koćuša Waterfall meer rust en stilte. Foto van Kanitha die geniet van een verfrissende duik bij Koćuša.
REGIONE UMBRIA
The towns featured here, Norcia and Castelluccio, suffered a major earthquake on 30 October 2016. It was heartbreaking to learn that the damage to both was extensive, and unfortunately their appearance today is rather different from what is seen in these photographs. Though thankfully there was a limited number of victims, there are still tens of thousands of displaced families and I would like to pay tribute to the amazing work of the Emergency Services and the Italian Red Cross. I would also like to invite all of those who, like me, have enjoyed the cultural and natural wonders of Italy to also take this opportunity to give something back, and make a donation to the Italian Red Cross on www.cri.it/terremoto-centro-italia
Thank you for your generosity.
Horrible this evening in my beloved Washington, DC. A place that holds such incredible memories for me.
Please send your prayers and support to the families that are suffering this evening.
Heartbreaking.
2 ème journée de mon work shop avec Bertrant Meunier.
Le sujet sera le même que la veille : Les frontières de la ville.
La veille, traitée en noir blanc, ma série évoquait le coté sordide mais si attachant des ces abords des voies ferrées pénétrant nos villes. Avec ses frontières limites border line , et peuplés d'objets de nos rebuts, de nos pertes et de nos profits.
Ce jour, il sera question des abords dictatoriaux de nos cités :
Métal plat et lisse, bitume et lignes peintes en tous sens,
carrefours pompeux et navrants , fléchages rudimentaires et autoritaires, façades d'ambitions anonymes et froides comme un ciel d'hiver... bleu.
Une litanie.
...
2nd day of my work shop with Bertrant Meunier.
The subject will be the same as the day before: The boundaries of the city.
The day before, treated in black and white, my series evoked the sordid but endearing of these along the railway tracks penetrating our towns nearby. With its limitations borderline, and populated objects of our waste, our losses and our profits borders.
Date, will be discussed dictatorial outskirts of our cities:
Flat, smooth metal, asphalt and painted lines in every direction,
intersections pompous and heartbreaking, arrowings rudimentary and authoritarian, facades of anonymous and ambitions as a cold blue winter sky. ...
A litany.
This is such a heartbreaking situation....what is occurring on our Southern border of the United States. For many days, I have watched the news and heard the children's cries and have seen some of the footage and my heart just aches for these parents and their children. How did the United States come to this bleak, horrific and terrifying point? How? I ask How? And perhaps more importantly-- WHY? But I am sure we know who is to blame...the President of the United States.....and just why this man continues with such false narratives and rhetoric with horrifying agendas is totally unknown to me.
I was searching for a quote to accompany this Time Magazine image and then I remembered the words written on the Statue of Liberty.....
"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
I truly pray that the families that were separated at the border are reunited. I pray that the 2,300+ children will be ok.
Ah yeah, in a weird mood lately. But uh..here's my weekly Seraphim Backstage post! seraphimbackstage.wordpress.com/
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Bosnia and Herzegovina often known informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe, located within the Balkans. Sarajevo is the capital and largest city. Bosnia is not entirely a landlocked country as it may appear on a map – to the south it has a narrow coast on the Adriatic Sea long and surrounds the town of Neum. Many people still associate the country with the break-up of Yugoslavia in the heartbreaking civil war of the 1990's. The scars from that time are all still visible. But today's tourist are likely to remember the country for its friendly, modest and warm people. The country has turned into an exciting and versatile travel destination, with beautiful mountains, numerous medieval castle ruins, seven major rivers, impressive waterfalls. Overall, nearly 50% of Bosnia is forested. A country where Eastern and Western civilizations have met over the centuries. Today integration into the European Union is one of the main political objectives of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The local currency is the Bosnian mark. The euro is also accepted. Islam is the majority faith in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also Orthodox Christianity, and Roman Catholicism are all present. The wild and unspoilt nature makes it an ideal place for both adventurers and nature lovers. Pocitelj is a tiny town of Oriental style on the left bank of Neretva River in Herzegovina, The stepped medieval fortress village of Počitelj is one of the most picture-perfect architectural ensembles in the country.
Počitelj is historic village and an open-air museum. The village is built in a natural karst amphitheater along the Neretva river during the Middle Ages. It dates back to sometime in 1383 built by a Bosnian king. In the period 1463 the town housed a Hungarian garrison and was fortified into a strategic defence stronghold. But in 1471 conquered by the Ottoman empire. The most striking object of that period is the "Sahat-kula", a silo-shaped tower, that overlooks the entire village from the top of the hill. Other attractions include the Hadzi-Alija Mosque. The village has beautiful oriental architecture and Ottoman architectural style. Artists from all over the world gather here every year to paint. The crumbling ruins, the fascinating but tragic history, the turquoise Nevreta river winding its way through the town—there’s nowhere else quite like it. UNESCO recently registered Počitelj as a World Heritage List candidate.
Bosnië en Herzegovina informeel bekend als Bosnië, is een land in Zuidoost-Europa, gelegen op de Balkan. Sarajevo is de hoofdstad en de grootste stad. Veel mensen associëren het land nog steeds met het uiteenvallen van Joegoslavië in de hartverscheurende burgeroorlog van de jaren negentig. De littekens uit die tijd zijn allemaal nog zichtbaar. Maar de toerist van vandaag de dag zal het land waarschijnlijk herinneren vanwege zijn vriendelijke, bescheiden en warme mensen. Het land is een opwindende en veelzijdige reisbestemming geworden, met prachtige bergen, talloze middeleeuwse kasteelruïnes, zeven grote rivieren, indrukwekkende watervallen. In totaal is bijna 50% van Bosnië bebost. Een land waar oosterse en westerse beschavingen elkaar door de eeuwen heen hebben ontmoet. Tegenwoordig is integratie in de Europese Unie een van de belangrijkste politieke doelstellingen van Bosnië en Herzegovina. De lokale valuta is het Bosnische merkteken. De euro wordt ook geaccepteerd. De islam is het grootste geloof in Bosnië en Herzegovina, maar ook het orthodoxe christendom en het rooms-katholicisme zijn allemaal aanwezig. De wilde en ongerepte natuur maakt het een ideale plek voor zowel avonturiers als natuurliefhebbers.
Počitelj is een historisch dorp en een openluchtmuseum. Het dorp is gebouwd in een natuurlijk karst-amfitheater langs de rivier de Neretva tijdens de middeleeuwen. Het dateert uit ergens in 1383 gebouwd door een Bosnische koning. In de periode 1463 huisvestte de stad een Hongaars garnizoen en werd het versterkt tot een strategisch verdedigingsbolwerk. Maar werd bolwerk werd in 1471 veroverd door het Ottomaanse rijk. Het opvallendste object uit die periode is de "Sahat-kula", een silovormige toren die vanaf de top van de heuvel het hele dorp overziet. Andere attracties zijn onder meer de Hadzi-Alija-moskee. Het dorp heeft prachtige oosterse architectuur en Ottomaanse bouwstijl. Kunstenaars van over de hele wereld komen hier elk jaar samen om te schilderen. UNESCO heeft Počitelj onlangs geregistreerd als kandidaat op de Werelderfgoedlijst.
4th International Hamster Show Prague 18.9.2011 gosh so many babies for sale! but I was going to pick little Asterka there and then had to go to some Prague suburb I've never even heard of before to pick up Mr Bob so no more babies for me...heartbreaking isn't it?
The front page of the Sports section in this morning's edition of The Diamondback had that title. I think this shot captures it even more...but at the same time...it's just football.
Photo taken by Johnthan Speed
2 ème journée de mon work shop avec Bertrant Meunier.
Le sujet sera le même que la veille : Les frontières de la ville.
La veille, traitée en noir blanc, ma série évoquait le coté sordide mais si attachant des ces abords des voies ferrées pénétrant nos villes. Avec ses frontières limites border line , et peuplés d'objets de nos rebuts, de nos pertes et de nos profits.
Ce jour, il sera question des abords dictatoriaux de nos cités :
Métal plat et lisse, bitume et lignes peintes en tous sens,
carrefours pompeux et navrants , fléchages rudimentaires et autoritaires, façades d'ambitions anonymes et froides comme un ciel d'hiver... bleu.
Une litanie.
...
2nd day of my work shop with Bertrant Meunier.
The subject will be the same as the day before: The boundaries of the city.
The day before, treated in black and white, my series evoked the sordid but endearing of these along the railway tracks penetrating our towns nearby. With its limitations borderline, and populated objects of our waste, our losses and our profits borders.
Date, will be discussed dictatorial outskirts of our cities:
Flat, smooth metal, asphalt and painted lines in every direction,
intersections pompous and heartbreaking, arrowings rudimentary and authoritarian, facades of anonymous and ambitions as a cold blue winter sky. ...
A litany.
“But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begin.”
Mitch Albom, For One More Day
Wisp
I love my Gretchen <3 poor baby got stung, or bitten by something on our walk today. She's doing a lot better now, but to see her limping around and chewing on her foot was heartbreaking.... especially since she has the most expressive eyes i've ever seen on a living creature.
it was heartbreaking to see her today in the state she was in. She was running on the pavement barefoot. She was scantily dressed and she was running from someone who was not there, hiding from someone who was not visibly present. She appears to have lost weight in the last few weeks.
I'm back after a brief interlude. after a day and a half spent at the hospital to monitor my son. the virus he's having is like nothing i've seen. the type to make you stick to an hospital bed for sure. he's been through a lot and he's a tuff little guy. my wife has now replaced me at his side. i sincerely hope tomorrow will be the end of that difficult period. one sure thing, h1n1 isn't the only crappy thing out there, there are other forms of nasty viruses going around. i went through the swine flu myself last year, and it was aweful, and seeing my kid going through a similar experience is heartbreaking.
allright i gotta think about photos. and have my brain evade a bit. i know the title for this one is a bit misplaced, it isn't done on purpose, i just liked the etheral feel of this one :)
70-200 f4 L
update wednesday 17: my kiddo is doing better. the tests were positive to salmonella. no wonder it was such a difficult moment. now that i look back and that i can finally put a name on what he's been through. many thanks for your support.
Happy Holidays to all. I’m back in the park after my vacation and Yosemite’s Mobbing Community is in full hate mode. Instead of spreading good will to all, these guys spread hate throughout the community. And yes, there are Mobbing Communities. Years ago, this may have seemed hard to believe, but when we have our Congressional Representatives telling people to mob and harass their opponents, in public venues, it’s hard to deny. And then, you look at what our current Secretary of the Interior has done while in charge, we can see why no one is held accountable. It’s heartbreaking serving this magnificent country and watching it fall apart because of cowardice. What I mean by cowardice is; this Toxic Community has been able to thrive for decades and I have yet to find someone with the courage; to help me put a stop to it, or hold anyone accountable.
Here in Yosemite National Park, when you get enough people to lie (including Superintendent’s office), it Majestically becomes the truth. I didn’t know I would have to forgo my intelligence, ethics and dignity to work here.
The Truth about Yosemite National Park: flic.kr/p/2hJ7Rye
• The truth about Yosemite 2016 to current: www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Yosemite-Chief-Retiring-Ami...
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AUSTIN, Texas - The deaths are still being counted, but last week's extreme winter weather in Texas left yet another group of victims in its wake: exotic animals.
Days of freezing temperatures kept the state blanketed in ice and snow, and despite the frenzied efforts of breeders, ranchers and other caretakers to maintain water and food supplies, the losses grew: Axis deer. Blackbuck and gemsbok antelope. Wildebeest. Even a 58-year-old chimpanzee named Violet, who had been retired to a special refuge after being used in biomedical research.
"We have over $2 million in animals that have been lost, and another half-million in damage to infrastructure," said Charly Seale, president of the Exotic Wildlife Association in Kerrville, Texas. "It's an extremely trying time for all of us."
At Valkyrie Ranch, 50 miles east of Austin, Francisco Artes put out hay and alfalfa for the wildebeest he raises for sale to zoos. It wasn't enough to sustain two pregnant females and their yearlings. Indeed, the storm was the worst possible scenario for creatures equipped to withstand the extreme temperatures of Africa, with blood vessels in their curled horns that allow heat to escape.
"That works the exact opposite in the cold. The blood in the horns get cold and goes into their brains, and they were having seizures and dying," Artes explained this week. "We had no way of keeping the animals warm. We were out in the blizzard, trudging around - and even when we could find the animals, we couldn't do much to help them."
After posting about the deaths on social media, within hours Artes had distributed more than 4,000 pounds of wildebeest meat to people in need. Nothing went to waste; even the animals' intestines were donated to a dog rescue organization.
"I was telling everybody that wrote to us to come, but it was heartbreaking," he said.
Seale lost 85 axis deer at his ranch in the Hill Country. Another 50 were found at the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park, site of the 36th president's former ranch in Stonewall. The reddish-colored deer, native to India, were introduced in Texas in the 1930s and today are hunted for thousands of dollars.
Hundreds of deaths were also reported of blackbuck antelope, originally from India and Pakistan; gemsbok, an antelope with long horns; Barbary sheep; and scimitar-horned oryx calves. A sulcata tortoise - one of the largest tortoise species in the world - was among the 30 animals that froze on the Ox Ranch west of San Antonio.
The first storm knocked out power in parts of Central Texas on Feb. 11, followed by more extreme weather that led to wider, rolling power outages that became days long and took out water systems. Ranchers hustled around-the-clock to keep animals alive as best they could.
Many of those that rancher Joe Reed saw during the freezing temperatures were desperate. "They were 100 percent in survival mode, dependent on us," said Reed, who owns an outfitter called Nomad Hunts. "For eight days, it was daylight to dusk, making sure water tanks were not frozen, making sure animals had food on the ground."
Harry Fleming, the operations manager at a ranch north of San Antonio, had wild blackbuck, axis and whitetail deer coming right up to him for feed - extremely atypical behavior. "It was very difficult to watch the suffering going on," he recalled Tuesday.
Exotic animals in Texas are monetized in several ways: for breeding and sale domestically, to repopulate endangered herds in their native countries and as trophies hunted for sport at a steep price. The industry provides an estimated 14,000 jobs and has an economic impact of $2 billion a year.
Seale said he is working with the Texas agriculture commissioner to ensure that exotic losses are counted the same way that livestock and crop losses are assessed for federal disaster declarations. The impact could continue for some time, said Andy Schwartz, the Texas Animal Health Commission's executive director and the state veterinarian.
"We anticipate residual feed needs and cold-related health concerns," said Schwartz, who blamed the sharp die-off on a variety of factors, including the animals' overall health before the storms hit. Cattle, he noted, are better acclimated for cold weather and fared fairly well.
The Primarily Primates sanctuary in San Antonio not only lost Violet, but also monkeys and lemurs after its power went out, even with staff scrambling to quickly evacuate as many residents as possible from the 78-acre facility. Some 60 primates were moved to a neighbor's house - with a video on Facebook showing dog crates of bushy-tailed, big-eyed lemurs in a converted "lemur room."
At Snake Farm Zoo in New Braunfels, staff plugged in generators to keep reptiles and other animals alive, used hand and toe warmers in incubators and opened the outdoor portions of cages for the lions, mountain lions and hyenas to play in the snow. The big cats and hyenas frolicked as long as their paws could stand it, then headed back to the warmth inside, where all 500 of Snake Farm's species remained safe through the storms.
Regardless of whether an animal dies in the wild or in captivity, property owners are responsible for disposing of carcasses, according to the Texas Animal Health Commission. Ranchers were still burying the carcasses this week or putting them on brush piles to be burned, Seale said. Some left them exposed to serve as a food source for other carnivores.
"We got hit pretty hard," Reed said. "It's going to cost us ranchers millions of dollars, if not hundreds of millions. This is how we make our living."
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i used to have an ugly christmas jumper with that text on it and now i'm feeling it more than ever 😢
we do have a beautiful new coat of snow outdoors right now but it'll probably melt by the evening since it's still only -2°C. absolutely heartbreaking.
Preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School have uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation said Thursday.
The First Nation said the remains were confirmed last weekend near the city of Kamloops, in B.C.'s southern Interior.
In a statement, Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc said it hired a specialist in ground-penetrating radar to carry out the work, and that its Language and Culture Department oversaw the project to ensure it was done in a culturally appropriate and respectful way. The release did not specify the company or individual involved, or how the work was completed.
"To our knowledge, these missing children are undocumented deaths," Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir said in the statement.
"Some were as young as three years old. We sought out a way to confirm that knowing out of deepest respect and love for those lost children and their families, understanding that Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc is the final resting place of these children."
Remembering children who died at residential schools
Casimir told CBC that the findings are "preliminary" and a report will be provided by the specialist next month.
Speaking Friday, Casimir said community members are still "grappling" with the shock of the news as leadership looks at what steps to take next.
"For one, we need to honour these children," she told CBC's Daybreak Kamloops.
Residential school in operation until 1969
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc said they are working with the BC Coroners Service, contacting the students' home communities, protecting the remains and working with museums to find records of these deaths.
In a statement to CBC, Lisa Lapointe, B.C.'s chief coroner, said the Coroners Service was alerted to the discovery on Thursday.
"We are early in the process of gathering information and will continue to work collaboratively with the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc and others as this sensitive work progresses," Lapointe said.
"We recognize the tragic, heartbreaking devastation that the Canadian residential school system has inflicted upon so many, and our thoughts are with all of those who are in mourning today."
The Kamloops Indian Residential School was in operation from 1890 to 1969, when the federal government took over administration from the Catholic Church to operate it as a residence for a day school, until closing in 1978.
Up to 500 students would have been registered at the school, according to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR). Those children would have come from First Nations communities across B.C. and beyond.
According to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, director of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that was set up in 2008 to find out what happened in residential schools was told 50 deaths occurred at the Kamloops institution.
She said "massive ongoing problems" with historical records, including those "held by certain Catholic entities that they will not release" have made it very hard to understand accurately what happened.
Turpel-Lafond said the discovery confirms what community survivors have said for years — that many children went to the school and never returned. She also said federal agents often moved children around, so it is possible some of those found are from other First Nations communities.
Turpel-Lafond also has questions about how these children died given the rampant sexual and physical abuse documented in residential schools.
"There may be reasons why they wouldn't record the deaths properly and that they weren't treated with dignity and respect because that was the whole purpose of the residential school ... to take total control of Indian children, to remove their culture, identity and connection to their family," she said Friday on CBC's The Early Edition.
'No words' to describe grief: UBCIC
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) said the announcement Thursday would deeply affect Indigenous people in B.C. and across the country.
"That this situation exists is sadly not a surprise and illustrates the damaging and lasting impacts that the residential school system continues to have on First Nations people, their families and communities,'' FNHA CEO Richard Jock wrote in a statement.
On Friday, the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) said it mourned alongside the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc.
"There are no words to express the deep mourning that we feel as First Nations people, and as survivors, when we hear an announcement like this," wrote Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the UBCIC.
"Today we honour the lives of those children, and hold prayers that they, and their families, may finally be at peace."
It is estimated more than 150,000 children attended residential schools in Canada from the 1830s until the last school closed in 1996.
Many kids never returned home from schools
The NCTR estimates about 4,100 children died at the schools, based on death records, but has said the true total is likely much higher. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission said large numbers of Indigenous children who were forcibly sent to residential schools never returned home.
Federal Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller said in a tweet Thursday he had been in touch with Casimir to offer his support.
Federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett said in a tweet that the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line is available for former residential school students and others looking for support. It can be utilized by calling 1-866-925-4419.
~CBC News~
This is a memorial to the children lost, Pope John School (former residential school) in Thunder Bay
Occasionally a nightmare scenario can slip into even the 'field of dreams'...this beautiful caterpillar has been attacked by parasitic wasp larvae and won't survive...always a heartbreaking encounter for me, but I did want you to see it's beauty, despite it's fate....
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The towns featured here, Norcia and Castelluccio, suffered a major earthquake on 30 October 2016. It was heartbreaking to learn that the damage to both was extensive, and unfortunately their appearance today is rather different from what is seen in these photographs. Though thankfully there was a limited number of victims, there are still tens of thousands of displaced families and I would like to pay tribute to the amazing work of the Emergency Services and the Italian Red Cross. I would also like to invite all of those who, like me, have enjoyed the cultural and natural wonders of Italy to also take this opportunity to give something back, and make a donation to the Italian Red Cross on www.cri.it/terremoto-centro-italia
Thank you for your generosity.
Just recently, the landscape has changed at the ranch where I take so many of my photographs. Progress dictated that a road needed to be built that would go right through the property, and to do that many trees had to be felled. Big, majestic walnuts and oaks mostly, some planted by family. It has been heartbreaking to watch week after week as large pieces of the forested landscape was scooped clean of those trees and seeing them lay there in piles, discarded. So, in that state of mind, my Sentient Being, Brody and I head there like we do most weekends for the day. As I open the car door to let him out and he bounds away grinning, I consider how he doesn't notice any of this. All he sees is this amazing place he loves. Probably his most favorite place on the planet, like it still is mine... despite the damage.
There are a lot of ways to view things. One can choose to see what isn't there, or attempt to find the beauty in almost any situation. Many of us don't even participate actively in gratitude on a daily basis like we should. Life has the ability to toss us about, knock down our trees and carve grooves in our souls. You can be minding your own, happy as a clam or maybe even barely getting by, and Fate comes along and decides it's time to 'mix things up a bit' in the name of progress or growth. Before you know it, your world is amuck and you are lying flat on your back. It can be wearisome to know there are just some fights that will take it all out of you and occasionally there will even be those you just cannot win. That's okay. Lying flat on your back for a minute might just be the best place to be to catch a rest and take a look at the stars.
This is what I saw everytime I looked back as I was trying to leave the kitty and head for the ship waiting in the port to take us back to Istanbul.....
It was like trying to peel off a well glued bandaid on a wound. It had to be done, painful as it was.
Today I am grateful for and want to shine a spotlight on Northern Spotted Owls who are sadly just about extirpated in BC. I had a magic moment with a beautiful endangered Spotted Owl family in WA this summer. It's always a privilege for me to see them. I never know each year if I will find them again. This year one of the pairs I had seen the year before had Barred Owls in their territory and they were nowhere to be found. It's heartbreaking when that happens. These owls have been through hell and back due to habitat loss and logging of old growth forests, climate change, Barred Owl expansion (that we orchestrated) and recently believe it or not, rat poison is affecting them. Rat poison needs to be banned it is killing so many owls of all species especially recently here in the lower mainland.
So much...too much pressure on a beautiful owl.
Well on top of this in the US, The Trump administration is proposing rolling back protections for close to 300 threatened animal and plant species and guess what?.. the Northern Spotted Owl is one of those birds.
The new proposal would ease restrictions for companies that operate in wildlife habitats. “Removal of Blanket Section 4(d) Rule” and was posted Monday by the Department of the Interior. If enacted it could be deadly for the Northern Spotted Owl.
Due to extreme mismanagement. BC has less than a dozen birds left in the wild and extirpation in Canada is looming. Once old growth forests are logged and gone, the captive breeding program can do little to recover the population. So far no birds have been released but 2 adult Spotted Owls need a huge area of old growth forest to hunt and raise their young in. These species and their prey (mostly flying squirrels and wood rats) are so habitat specific that it's really too little to late for any captive breeding program to be of any success here. Because once the old growth forest is cut down it takes 100-200 years to mature.
WA, OR and CA still has these owls in low numbers and we need to do all we can to protect them in the Pacific Northwest. A world without them would be very bleak indeed.
These guys continue to have a tough road ahead of them. We really have to protect intact old growth forests and fight for increased legislation, so that they aren't continually fragmented.
If we only saw the bigger picture way back then, but now that we are so fully informed why do we continue down the same destructive paths? This I'll never know...
Interested in watching a shaky video of this female preening? click here: vimeo.com/231822177
Today's news from Ukraine is heartbreaking again. Embassies closing, the threat of a powerful attack, russia's experimental launch of new missiles. Who gave you the right to destroy our country, to kill Ukrainians?!
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The towns featured here, Norcia and Castelluccio, suffered a major earthquake on 30 October 2016. It was heartbreaking to learn that the damage to both was extensive, and unfortunately their appearance today is rather different from what is seen in these photographs. Though thankfully there was a limited number of victims, there are still tens of thousands of displaced families and I would like to pay tribute to the amazing work of the Emergency Services and the Italian Red Cross. I would also like to invite all of those who, like me, have enjoyed the cultural and natural wonders of Italy to also take this opportunity to give something back, and make a donation to the Italian Red Cross on www.cri.it/terremoto-centro-italia
Thank you for your generosity.
On the sides of a decomissioned fishing boat on the shores of the River Dee at Kirkudbright. Every year it becomes more and more interesting. Sad tales of decomissionings in the 90s though. Seemingly you couldn't just promise not to take it fishing anymore - you had to physically make the boats unseaworthy. Must have been heartbreaking.
Before and after....As children we formed an everlasting bond because of our love of horses, Years later, although having said a heartbreaking goodbye to many over the years, nothing has changed except we are now older and the horses younger!
Endurance stars ❤️ Tayr al-Diyari and Aminah
This pic was taken in the late Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island (South Australia). Tragically the whole national park has been destroyed by fire last december and its invaluable wildlife is now lost forever. My prayers and thoughts are with all the inhabitants of Kangaroo Island, whose lives have been overturned by this heartbreaking disaster.
youtu.be/g9qnAu89Znw?si=Rz_eHAG5v7hs7nCw
I sponsored Lady, an Asian elephant who first spent 40 years in a circus, then 6 years in a zoo. His health was greatly affected. He is now in Brazil at the Global Sanctuary for Elephants.
The video of Lady at the zoo, before the transfer to the Sanctuary, is heartbreaking.
Ho adottato a distanza Lady, un elefante asiatico che ha passato prima 40 anni in un circo, poi 6 anni in uno zoo. La sua salute ne ha molto risentito. Ora si trova in Brasile al Global Sanctuary for Elephants.
E' straziante il video di Lady allo zoo, prima del trasferimento al Santuario.
Heading your way, so please stay in.
I was hoping to keep these post positive but those here in Yosemite, continue with Community and Workplace Mobbing during a pandemic. I'm doing my best; going to work everyday, cleaning every surface I can. Meanwhile; my coworkers are crowding me at every opertunity getting right in my face, fake coughing, blocking and crowding, as management stands and watches. My neighbors fake coughing at my door, stopping slamming, leaving personal items in the hallway, smoking upwind of the window this picture was taken from. Intentionally exposing me to auto exhaust, cigarette smoke as I walk home from work.
I asked my coworkers this morning to grow up, act like adults and take this Pandemic seriously, people in this country are dying. They responding with crowding and being in my face all morning. And, because I'm not afraid to address shortcomings; I'm surround by ignorance, employees and management lacking in ethics, morals and dignity. No, I’m not being overly paranoid; I’m educated. I’m a graduate of Walter Reed Institute of Research, US Army Medical Center, DC. The ignorance and stupidity I witness daily is infuriating, heartbreaking.
If you would like to know what Yosemite's Toxic community is doing during a Pandemic; put on a pair of headphones and listen to the audio in this post of mine flic.kr/p/2hJ7Rye
I don't ask for much; but if you could share this with others, we may just make this a better country for all. This isn't about me, it's about the lies and bs we are fed as a nation, it's about the hatred we need to stop. My name is Rick Pineiro, if you want the truth about Yosemite, this country; just ask me.
I will post some updated audio, once I get caught up on sleep.
Thank you for visiting my photostream and not the park.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina often known informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe, located within the Balkans. Sarajevo is the capital and largest city. Bosnia is not entirely a landlocked country as it may appear on a map – to the south it has a narrow coast on the Adriatic Sea long and surrounds the town of Neum. Many people still associate the country with the break-up of Yugoslavia in the heartbreaking civil war of the 1990's. The scars from that time are all still visible. But today's tourist are likely to remember the country for its friendly, modest and warm people. The country has turned into an exciting and versatile travel destination, with beautiful mountains, numerous medieval castle ruins, seven major rivers, impressive waterfalls. Overall, nearly 50% of Bosnia is forested. A country where Eastern and Western civilizations have met over the centuries. Today integration into the European Union is one of the main political objectives of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The local currency is the Bosnian mark. The euro is also accepted. Islam is the majority faith in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also Orthodox Christianity, and Roman Catholicism are all present. The wild and unspoilt nature makes it an ideal place for both adventurers and nature lovers. Mostar is the largest city in Hercegovina, with a small but thoroughly enchanting old town centre. Mostar has been most famous for this beautiful historic Ottoman-style Stari Most bridge, which spanned the Neretva river in what is considered the historic center of the city.
Mostar is situated on the Neretva River. Mostar was named after the bridge keepers (mostari) who in the medieval times guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva. The Old Bridge, built by the Ottomans (Turkish tribes) in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most visited landmarks. The bridge was destroyed during the Bosnian War. The European Union has spent more than $ 15 million on restoration. The restoration was finished in 2004. In 2005, UNESCO inscribed the Old Bridge and its closest vicinity onto the World Heritage List. Today it is the city’s crown jewel, a grand stone bridge which sweeps across the water, making it the most photographed landmark in the entire country for good reason. Photo taken from the Stari Most bridge with view on the Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque.
Bosnië en Herzegovina informeel bekend als Bosnië, is een land in Zuidoost-Europa, gelegen op de Balkan. Sarajevo is de hoofdstad en de grootste stad. Veel mensen associëren het land nog steeds met het uiteenvallen van Joegoslavië in de hartverscheurende burgeroorlog van de jaren negentig. De littekens uit die tijd zijn allemaal nog zichtbaar. Maar de toerist van vandaag de dag zal het land waarschijnlijk herinneren vanwege zijn vriendelijke, bescheiden en warme mensen. Het land is een opwindende en veelzijdige reisbestemming geworden, met prachtige bergen, talloze middeleeuwse kasteelruïnes, zeven grote rivieren, indrukwekkende watervallen. In totaal is bijna 50% van Bosnië bebost. Een land waar oosterse en westerse beschavingen elkaar door de eeuwen heen hebben ontmoet. Tegenwoordig is integratie in de Europese Unie een van de belangrijkste politieke doelstellingen van Bosnië en Herzegovina. Mostar ligt aan de rivier de Neretva. Mostar is vernoemd naar de brugwachters mostari die in de middeleeuwen de Stari Most oude brug over de Neretva bewaakten. De oude-brug, gebouwd door de Ottomanen Turkse stammen in de 16e eeuw, is één van de meest bezochte bezienswaardigheden van Bosnië en Herzegovina. De brug is tijdens de Bosnische oorlog verwoest. De Europese Unie heeft meer dan 15 miljoen dollar uitgegeven aan restauratie. De restauratie is in 2004 voltooid. In 2005 heeft de UNESCO de Oude Brug en de dichtstbijzijnde omgeving op de Werelderfgoedlijst gezet. Tegenwoordig is het het kroonjuweel van de stad, een grote stenen brug die over het water is gespannen waardoor het niet voor niets het meest gefotografeerde monument in het hele land is. Foto genomen vanaf de brug met gezicht op de Koski Mehmed Pasha Moskee.
Today, a coworker of mine told me about a woman who came into the store to see if she could wipe her computer - my coworker asked why, and the woman replied that she was giving it to a friend who had just lost her house in the fire. Amazed, my coworker started in on clearing things off, and while doing so, the woman tells him she also needs a new computer as well. Again, he asks why - the woman had lost her home as well. The person she was giving her computer to was her neighbor who lived a door down on Gold Hill, and the computer was one of the woman's five remaning worldly possessions.
To give your friend who lost everything a computer is amazing... to give your friend YOUR computer when you just lost your home is utterly phenomenal.
fourmilefirehelp.com/ - A forum to rally resources and offer help to evacuees
www.dailycamera.com/fourmile-canyon-fire/ci_16038359 - Northwestern Boulder put on evacuation notice, high winds may bring the fire to our doorsteps
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Four MIle Canyon Fire, taken last night from Flagstaff. I did a second batch of edits (during my lunch break), should be posting more soon.
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I want to start thinking of 5 positive things about everyday and writing them somewhere, maybe here, maybe my journal because no matter how crappy a day can be you need to remember to look at the positives. Today has been fairly good, I am thankful for this.
For today, I'll list here:
1. I received a letter from my penpal, Laura!
2. I took photos that I'm somewhat satisfied with.
3. My friend told me that I saved her, and I know she means it. I'm glad I made a choice I made yesterday.
4. It was warm and sunny.
5. I had some tea and realized how much I actually enjoy it, which is good because it's good for you.
Also, you need to see this website, it's heartbreaking, yet so touching, sweet and beautiful.
52 Weeks, Year Three, Week Forty-Two.
I've spent Saturday and Sunday cutting back trees in (or overhanging) our garden, so there's room for the shed that should arrive tomorrow afternoon.
The most heartbreaking part was a drastic prune of our fantastic apple tree. It still has plenty of fruit, and it shouldn't really be cut back until Winter - but there was no choice.
There are three shots here: a standard SP with the sky behind; a shot of cut and stacked sticks for our open fire; and a collection of apples culled from the cut branches (which had already been depleted of their obvious edible bounty). Images aligned in-camera, only levels adjust and cropping afterwards.
Narcissus papyraceus
is one of a few species known as paperwhite,
a perennial bulbous plant native to the Mediterranean region,
from Greece to Portugal plus Morocco and Algeria.
Yesterday was focused on repurposing Christmas bulbs and arrangements which have ended their cycles. We had a beautiful showing of paperwhite bulbs, but they grew soooo tall, they got delegated from the d.r. table to the floor to be propped up by my grandmother's antique kitchen stool!
It was just too heartbreaking to get rid of the bulbs and their massive roots, as they really aren't conducive to saving for another season (as is our amaryllis from last year, which is now beginning to open up!)
SO, inspired by my contact, Horticultural Art, I put the bulbs back into the planter, upside down, to expose the gorgeous roots.
www.flickr.com/photos/horticultural_art/17014018501/in/ph...
Of course the arrangement needed a centerpiece, so
voilá here we have another refreshed display, topped by a favorite ceramic bird from an old ceramist establishment in Boothbay Maine, known as Andersen Pottery.
www.boothbayregister.com/article/andersen-ceramics-honori...
Immediately I wanted to post this, as my lovely friend, Paula, just put up an adorable *bird* illustration! Imagine my surprise when I read the description of the Paperwhites in that they are native to Portugal!!!! I LOVE serendipity! www.flickr.com/photos/magic_fly/53468411808/in/dateposted/
Wish I had a good pic of our table with a photo of the paperwhites in full bloom, but can't find one to do them justice!
September 24, 2018 - Risso’s Dolphins Slaughter – Taiji, Japan
Taiji: This morning 7 Risso’s Dolphin were swiftly driven into the cove, where they met a heartbreaking fate.
Amoung them were 2 traumatized juveniles, which were taken from their mothers’ sides and dumped back out at sea. The remaining were dragged under the cove’s tarps and slaughtered. A skiff went under the tarps and came out dragging the carcasses of the 5 remaining Risso’s, under a gray cover. Once the cove went silent and the beige tarps were fully drawn back, our team got a glimpse of bright red blood in the shallows...
Credit: DolphinProject.com
Every now and again, a song comes by with such haunting, achingly beautiful music or lyrics that it breaks my heart. For me, most recently, that song has been by Amanda Palmer, she of Dresden Dolls fame. Even the song name alone is heartbreaking, Another Year: A Short History of Almost Something. If you only listen to the first 45 seconds, that's enough...
Amanda Palmer, Another Year: A Short History of Almost Something