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Lake Shirakawa, submerged forests
白川湖水没林
This is the view from the road a little above. It really looks like a forest in the water, which is an interesting sight.
ちょっと上の道路から見た景色です。本当に水の中に林があるみたいで面白い景観です。
Iidecho, Yamagata pref, Japan
This is my favorite swamp to shoot along Gardner Rd. in Monroe.
Converted in PS and duplicated Ilford BW film. View in lightbox.
M81 is also known as Bode's Galaxy and is consider a grand design spiral galaxy meaning it has well defined spiral arms. M82 also known as the Cigar Galaxy is a starburst galaxy that has a core one hundred times more luminous than the Milky Way's core. The starburst activity is thought to be due to gravitational interaction with M81. NGC3077 is a small disrupted elliptical galaxy also being acted upon by M81's gravitational forces.
Captured from my remote observatory in Taxahaw, SC and made up of 240 sec exposures using Red, Green and Blue filters and 600 second exposures using a narrowband Hydrogen Alpha filter. for a total of 18 hours of total integration time.
Equipment:
Explore Scientific 127mm APO Triplet refractor
ZWO ASI1600mm Pro monochrome camera
ZWO 7 position filter wheel
Astrodon R,G,B and Ha filters
Orion Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G mount
Taking a moment to reflect on one's life is important. Things that seem important often aren't. Prayer. Take the time to do it. We don't have all the answers. When you take the time to reflect, you can focus on the issues to give to God and leave your worries in His hands.
Yup, it really is THAT blue! And the views are amazing.
Crater Lake (near Bend, Oregon) - famous for its deep blue color and water clarity. The lake partly fills a nearly 2,148-foot (655 m)-deep caldera that was formed around 7,700 (± 150) years ago by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama. There are no rivers flowing into or out of the lake; the evaporation is compensated for by rain and snowfall at a rate such that the total amount of water is replaced every 250 years. With a depth of 1,949 feet (594 m), the lake is the deepest in the United States. In the world, it ranks tenth for maximum depth, and third for mean (average) depth.
i just got this violin, but it belonged to my great great uncle in the very early 1900s and is about 100 yrs old!
Variegated Squirrel emerging from the forest.
Extra points if you can name the film from which my title comes (put me off visiting the licence for life).
Taken at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica.
Expired/Discontinued Kodak Professional T400 CN Film (Process C-41)/Canonet QL-17 G-III
Well friends, the Canonet QL-17 G-III I purchased as a gift for my sister came back from Camera Techs looking almost as good as new.
Chuck, the technician that worked on this camera did an amazing job. Whatever old foam was left on the camera had turned--with the years and lack of use-- into a black sticky tar that threatened with dislodging and spreading around the guts of the camera, lens, etc.
Prior to taking the Canonet in, I tried to remove as much of the gooey matter as possible with a paper towel wrapped index finger, loaded a roll and shot it to see how much light was leaking through. You can see the shots on this Canonet set (about 7 shots prior to this one). It was really bad.
In any case, this is the first roll shot post-repair. Tested at all speeds and apertures for the past two days (this photo was taken around 11am this morning, on my way to Matt's at the Market for lunch with friends) and developed about an hour ago at Rite-Aid in White Center. All photos, ALL 24 frames came out.
Tomorrow the camera will be sent--along with a brand new Domke Gripper strap I got at Glazer's and a rubberized hooded UV filter (found on eBay, to double up as lens protection)--to my sister all the way to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Before I send the camera to Giselle I'll take a photo of the foam job to share with fellow Canonet lovers and anyone here in Seattle who's been thinking of replacing the foam on a vintage camera such as this one. It is fantastic what skilled hands can do with great little cameras that have been abandoned and forgotten for years and deserve to be used and enjoyed.
Gissy, get ready. You are going to love your camera. ;D
Made Flickr's Explore on Sept 27, 2007!
Highest Position: 118/500
Alfie's scared of everything, but everything piques his curiosity. I had my bf's point & shoot in his cage trying to snap a few shots, but he got scared and ran in his lil tube. Within a few seconds, he poked his head out and came out to sniff the camera.
UPDATE 2007.10.03: I am beyond amazed at how popular this photo is! When I uploaded it, I was sure people would think... "oh, it's just another hamster picture." To my surprise, it replaced my top Interestingness photo - Cherry Blossom - which has been #1 ever since i uploaded it 7 months ago!
The Milwaukee Pierhead Light is an active lighthouse located in the Milwaukee harbor, just south of downtown. This aid to navigation is a 'sister' of the Kenosha North Pier Light. The station was established in 1872. It is west of the Milwaukee Breakwater Light, and is near the outflow of the Milwaukee River—not far east of where that river converged with the Kinnickinnic River—into the Milwaukee Harbor and Lake Michigan. This light has a round steel tower with a round gallery and a ten-sided lantern. In 1926, the original 4th Order Fresnel lens was transferred to the Milwaukee Breakwater Light, and that lens is now displayed at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The Fifth Order Fresnel lens—installed in 1926—was removed in 2005. The tower is newly painted circa 2007. The 5th Order lens is said to be on display also at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. According to one source: "The original lantern room had helical bar windows and is believed to [be] the one presently on the Breakwater Light." This is corroborated by the report that the Breakwater Light has a "round cast iron lantern room [that] features helical astragal" in the lantern. A Submarine cable runs from this light to the Milwaukee Breakwater Light, upon which a lighted danger warning is displayed. The light was recently painted, circa 2007. From 1872 until 1926, the light had its own keepers. Thereafter, this light, like all of the lights in the harbor, was serviced by the resident Lighthouse keepers who were stationed at the neighboring North Point Light Station until it was automated. The light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September 2012.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Pierhead_Light
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, rocks and safe entries to harbors; they also assist in aerial navigation. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and use of electronic navigational systems.
The Brown Wood Owl is a resident breeder in south Asia from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to western Indonesia and south China. This owl is medium large (45-57 cm), with upperparts uniformly dark brown, with faint white spotting on the shoulders.
The Brown Wood Owl is a shy, nocturnal bird. During the daytime it roosts in a dark, densely foliaged tree. If disturbed, it will compress itself into a shape resembling a stub of wood, while watching through half-closed eyes. If this fails, it will fly off silently.
This owl feeds on small mammals such as rats, mice and shrews. It will also take small birds, frogs and reptiles.
This example is 18-month-old Wicket who resides at the Secret Owl Garden in Pembrokeshire.
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Built for a 30 minute LUG speed-build, where the theme was anything ‘Easter’. I decided to build the empty tomb, which is something I’ve wanted to try my hand at for a while now. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out, considering the time restraints.
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John - Rochester LEGO Users Group
...the second glass is as strong as love,
the third glass is as gentle as death.
(famous proverb)
Magic-mystery tea-time. Marrakech, Morocco, January 2011.
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Oxburgh Hall is a moated country house in Oxborough, Norfolk, England, today in the hands of the National Trust. Built around 1482 by Sir Edmund Bedingfeld, Oxburgh has always been a family home, not a fortress. The manor of Oxborough came to the Bedingfeld family by marriage before 1446, and the house has been continuously inhabited by them since their construction of it in 1482, the date of Edward Bedingfeld's licence to crenellate. A fine example of a late medieval, inward-facing great house, Oxburgh stands within a square moat about 75 metres on each side, and was originally enclosed; the hall range facing the gatehouse was pulled down in 1772 for Sir Richard Bedingfeld, providing a more open U-shaped house, with the open end of the U facing south. The entrance, reached by a three-arched bridge on the north side, is dramatised by a grand fortified gatehouse, evoking the owner's power and prestige, though as fortification its value is largely symbolic; it is flanked by tall polygonal towers rising in seven tiers, with symmetrical wings extending either side that reveal nothing on the exterior of their differing internal arrangements. About 1835 the open end of the U was filled in with a picturesque, by no means archaeologically correct range that recreated the central courtyard. Other Victorian additions include the Flemish-style stepped gables, the massive southeast tower, the oriel windows overhanging the moat (illustration, left) and terracotta chimneys. Four towers were added to the walled kitchen garden. The hall is well known for its priest hole. Due to the Catholic faith of the Bedingfeld family, a Catholic priest may have had to hide within the small disguised room in the event of a raid. The room is reached via a trapdoor, which when closed blends in with the tiled floor. Unlike many similar priest holes, the one at Oxburgh is open to visitors. The hall is also notable for the Oxburgh Hangings, needlework hangings by Mary, Queen of Scots and Bess of Hardwick. Mary worked on these while imprisoned in England, in the custody of the Earl of Shrewsbury. The estate has a number of woodland walks, including a 'Woodland Explorer' trail. Oxburgh Hall is a popular location for film and television series, including brief appearances in the Dad's Army episode "Museum Piece", and later in You Rang, M'Lord?. It was the major setting for the 1994 television dramatisation of Love on a Branch Line, a novel by John Hadfield. It is a Grade I listed building, the highest-level designation.
This is a sunset on Garland Pond located in the central Maine Highlands town of Garland in Penobscot County. Please also visit: www.acadiamagic.com/.
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(Dedicated to Jordan B Jones, who suggested that a neurotransplant version of photoshop could be the next big thing in art)
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This is a panorama along about 60° of the northern summer Milky Way from Cepheus at left, to Cygnus at centre and at right. It frames the great variety of bright and dark nebulas in this region of the sky, notably:
- the circular IC 1396 nebula at left in Cepheus with the orange Garnet Star,
- the North America Nebula (NGC 7000) just left of centre,
- and the IC 1318 complex around Gamma Cygni just right of centre.
The dark Funnel Cloud Nebula, aka Le Gentil 3, is at left between IC 1396 and NGC 7000, while the dark region to the right (south) of NGC 7000 is the Northern Coal Sack, though to the eye, as here, that area does not appear as dark as the Funnel Cloud area.
The bright Cygnus Starcloud is right of centre, where we are looking down the Milky Way's spiral arm we live in. It is bordered below by the Cygnus Rift of dark lanes in the Milky Way which continue south into Aquila.
The small (on this scale) Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380) and Lion Nebula (Sh2-132) are at far left in Cepheus.
The small round red Cocoon Nebula, IC 5146, is at the end of a thin lane of dark dust, B168, or the Dark Cigar, at bottom left, while the tiny green Dumbbell Nebula, M27 in Vulpecula, is just visible at bottom right.
This is a stitch using Photoshop's Photomerge function of 10 segments, each segment a stack of 8 to 10 exposures of 1-minute each with the Canon RF135mm lens at f/2 on the red-sensitive Canon Ra camera at ISO 800. All on the Star Adventurer tracker.
The camera was turned to portrait orientation to align the long dimension of the frame across the width of the Milky Way for greater east-west coverage. This required moving the camera by only 5° from segment to segment to ensure enough overlap. I used a ball head with an additional panorama azimuth motion with degree gradations on it to faciliate panning along the Milky Way following the galactic equator using just one simple motion.
The lens had an 82mm URTH Night broadband light pollution reduction filter on it to help increase contrast and bring out the nebulas. No narrowband filters were used here. Even so, most of the contrast enhancement was in processing with the application of a Nik Collection 6 Pro Contrast filter, plus curves with luminosity masks, and a Nebula Filter action in PhotoKemi Startools actions.
Taken from home on a fine though not fully transparent night on May 14/15, 2023 when the time for shooting this area was limited due to the short spring night. Two more segments shot to the right farther down the Milky Way were too blue and struck by dawn twilight to be usable.
This is another JLO cover. I'm so in love with her album... :D So probably I'll make a cover for all the songs. Comments?!
Essaouira is protected by a natural bay partially shielded by wave action by the Iles Purpuraires. A broad sandy beach extends from the harbour south of Essaourira, at which point the Oued Ksob discharges to the ocean; south of the discharge lies the archaeological ruin, the Bordj El Berod.[1] The Canary Current is responsible for the generally southward movement of ocean circulation and has led to enhancement of the local fishery.[2] The village of Diabat lies about five kilometres south of Essaouira, immediately south of the Oued Ksob.
Essaouria connects to Safi to the north and to Agadir to the south via the N1 road and to Marrakech to the east via the R 207 road. There is a small airport some 7-8 km away from the town, which schedules several flights a week to Casablanca.
The Medina of Essaouira (formerly "Mogador") is a UNESCO World Heritage Listed city, as an example of a late 18th century fortified town, as transferred to North Africa.
The fishing harbour, suffering from the competition of Agadir and Safi remains rather small, although the catches (sardines, conger eels) are surprisingly abundant due to the coastal upwelling generated by the powerful trade winds and the Canaries Current.
There are only a handful of modern purpose-built hotels within the walls of the old city. The medina is home to many small arts and crafts businesses, notably cabinet making and 'thuya' wood-carving (using roots of the Tetraclinis tree), both of which have been practised in Essaouira for centuries.
Essaouira is also renowned for its kitesurfing and windsurfing, with the powerful trade wind blowing almost constantly onto the protected, almost waveless, bay. Several world-class clubs rent top-notch material on a weekly basis.
Parasols tend to be used on the beach as a protection against the wind and the blowing sand. Camel excursions are available on the beach and into the desert band in the interior.
Essaouira is the site of an annual pilgrimage to the grave of Rabbi Chaim Pinto, whose home and synagogue are preserved as an historic and religious site, the Chaim Pinto Synagogue. The Simon Attias Synagogue is also still standing.
This is fan made music video I have been working on for quite some time on and off due to school. I wanted to know what my graphic design peeps thought about this, so I decided to upload a preview of it. The storyline behind the video is showing relationships fall in their own special ways. "Bleed Out", a song by Jason Derulo off of his amazing album Future History, is such an emotional song IMO, and I really wanted to capture the song in video. In this preview, you will see just small snippets of what the full video will be. I hope you like it and please give me any critiques you may have or just tell me what you think about it. This is just uploaded to my Flickr only, as I want to keep the happenings of this video away from YouTube at the moment. :P Plus I want to show my graphic design community another passion of mine, which is video editing! :D I really can't wait to hear what you all think of it!
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This is the Jacobite steam train which runs from Fort William to Mallaig in the Scottish Highlands. It is one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world passing through stunning scenery. Here it is crossing the Glenfinnan Viaduct. You may well recognise this scene as this is the location used in the Harry Potter film. I was lucky enough to take this journey during my week here and I loved every minute of it.
She is in the sunrise
In the flowers as they wake
She is in your smile and
Within every breath you take
Many years ago, I met a beautiful spirited lady. We worked together for a few years teaching kindergarten together. I moved on, up in grades. Even though we no longer worked together, she held a special place in my heart. She is quirky, colorful, spiritual, and often has difficulty finding her place in the world...we are so alike. She had two daughters: beautiful, special and spirited. One became close friends with my daughter. Her creativity was astounding. The other was a little older. She showed signs of a chemical imbalance in elementary school. It started with making up of stories of someone breaking into the house and leaving her threatening notes. On and off over the years, she dealt with other issues of depression. My friend had imbalances also that she has dealt with and healed from, but her daughter could not. She ended her life two days ago at the age of 23. I love this family and wish them much healing. This is the only place I can post this, a way for me to heal. None of the people in my life follow me here...so I feel it is safe.
This is a different photo than I expected today, but snow in April wins over what I had planned. ALSO, a photo of a stranger?? This was a quiet goal for myself, and he certainly made it easier by approaching me for a photo. But still, I count this as a "riders among us" win. Lucky me, I live right near this trail. So, I was down there with camera in hand! (I'm so glad he was riding an orange bike for the pop of color.)
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Life Is short, Don't waste it looking for perfection
If you're happy show it, Scream it from the roof tops.
If you're sad let the tears flow,
There's no shame in it at all.
Perfection has ruined many life.
Are you going to be it's next victim?
If so that's sad, It means you'll never know what's real.
And for that I will feel sorry for you.
Don't let people dictate your life,
In the end they're nowhere in sight.
It's only you that you have to please,
If you're not happy, you will never be able to
Make anyone else happy.
It you're life, I hope the road you take is paved.
The rocky one is no place for you to be
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Lac de Petichet is a natural lake located at only 40mn drive from Grenoble, that offers a stunning view on the Obiou mountain, one of the local's favorite.
Situé entre le Lac de Laffrey et celui des Cordeliers (Pierre-Châtel), le lac de Petichet a de grandes plages de galets qui bordent une eau très calme : les embarcations sont interdites, ce qui rend ce lieu particulière ment paisible pour alterner entre bronzage et baignade.
L'aire de jeux et le restaurant sur la plage font de ce bel endroit une escale rêvée pour profiter du soleil en famille ou entre amis.
De wolken komen dichterbij en het is bijna gedaan met de zon in Harrbach. De afsluiter van deze dag op deze stek is weer een DB'er... balen of niet!? Nee de tractie DBS 185 054 is saai maar de Tadgs trein is fenomenaal! Iemand die weet welke trein dit is cq. lading (Kalisalz)? Harrbach 30-04-2014
This is a shot from an amazing sunrise over Nobby's Beach. I like how the ocean is melding into the sky, almost symmetrical and pastel like, with two focal points leading into the lighthouse.
Very happy with this shot, and the film version looks even better! Just bought a film scanner online so should be showing some shots from my linhof technorama soon!
Deep in the Swamps of Northern Kalifornia.
----------------------------- JESUS ✝️ SAVES-------------------------------
SALVATION THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST - ALONE!
12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
❤️❤️ IT'S ALL JESUS AND NONE OF OURSELVES! ❤️❤️
16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the SALVATION of everyone WHO BELIEVES: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel a RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM GOD IS REVEALED, a righteousness that is by FAITH FROM FIRST TO LAST, just as it is written: "THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE BY FAITH." (Romans 1:16-17)
16 KNOW that a man is NOT justified by observing the law, but by FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be JUSTIFIED BY FAITH in CHRIST and NOT by observing the law, BECAUSE BY OBSERVING THE LAW NO ONE WILL BE JUSTIFIED. (Galatians 2:16)
1. Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2. BY THIS GOSPEL YOU ARE SAVED, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4. that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5. and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. 6. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8. and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
9. For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11. Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed. (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
7. Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. 8. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9. I am the gate; whoever enters through me WILL BE SAVED. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10. The thief comes only to STEAL and KILL and DESTROY; I have come that they may have LIFE, and have it to the FULL. (John 10:7-10)
1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. 4 Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
5 Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live by them." 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 "or 'Who will descend into the deep?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:1-13)
Jesus came to bring spiritual LIFE to the spiritually dead and set the captives FREE! FREE from RELIGION, ERROR and outright LIES, so WE might serve THE LIVING GOD! In SPIRIT and in TRUTH!
So you'll KNOW, and not think you're to bad for God to love. The Christian LIFE isn't about how good WE are, because NONE of us are! It's about how GOOD JESUS IS! Because JESUS LOVES US, so much he died in our place and took the punishment for all of our sins on himself. The wages of sin is DEATH, and Jesus took the death WE so richly deserved for us and died in our place. The good news is, there's no more punishment for sin left. WE, you and I were all born forgive as a result of the crucifixion of God himself on the cross that took away the sins of the whole world. All we have to do is believe it, and put your Faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. That my friends is REAL UNCONDITIONAL LOVE! YOU ARE LOVED. ❤️ ✝️ ❤️
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This is Batman. The title is a reference to Koko the gorilla, who was taught American sign language. She combined words that she knew to refer to a kitten as "all ball". I've always loved that.
This is the second member of Northern General's Venture Transport subsidiary to be featured in this collection. This time I'm able to use a genuine image, kindly supplied in monochrome form by Keith Lee. Judging by the slightly worn appearance, it appears to be an in-service view. Whilst this livery could be described as a half-hearted venture (pun optional), the real failure was not so much in the livery but in the commitment behind it. Only six vehicles were delivered new in this scheme (but others received it retrospectively - see comments), which quickly gave way to poppy red - initially with Venture fleetnames in NBC style. One vehicle retained the livery into preservation - or was perhaps repainted back into it - but it appears to have subsequently fallen by the wayside (28-Feb-11).
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This is An Teallach, shot as dawn breaks in the Highlands of Scotland.
An Teallach (pronounced An Chelluck) translates from Gaidhlig (Scots Gaelic) as 'the hearthstone of the forge', or simply The Forge. It gets its name from its sandstone which turns blood red when the first light of the dawn sun strikes the mountain in August. You have to be there to witness this, it only lasts about 15 minutes, but is one of the great sights of the Highlands. I camped out at Loch Toll an Lochan, the small loch high up in the mountains crucible just to see this sight. I rewarded myself with a wee nip of 25 year old malt whisky (just to keep out the morning chill). Slainte Mhath.
I am Wednesday's Child. I was born on a Wednesday in 1963. The year I was born Medger Evers was murdered, 4 little girls were killed in the Birmingham bombing, and John F. Kennedy Jr. was assasinated. He died the day I turned 7 months old. My mom says, everyone was crying, and I cried with them. All true, and sad, and things I know as an adult, that make me proud of my parents and the values they gave me, BUT Wednesday's Child is Full of Woe??....hmmmm???
That's BS man!! I'm not full of woe! I'm not a greeting card, or a poem, or a precious moments doll full of Woe!!! I'm full of WOW! Life is grand!!! God knows, and my husband knows, I have my bad days, but NOT because I'm Wednesday's Child!! I ROCK!! Wednesday's ROCK!! This one is for all of Wednesday's Children!! Rock on my fine friends, Rock ON! LOL!!! I'm not a nut, just a fully operational nerd. =o)
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This is for all flickr boys as I know that deep inside you want to be one of the superheros. I can assure you that if you love, respect and look after your ladies you are for them the biggest heroes ever... Just my random thought. I know that it may sound cheesy but don't give a f#%*k! Mind you - I've been under influence of certain music today and presume that this is the main reason why...