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"Well I started out down a dirty road
Started out all alone
And the sun went down as I crossed the hill
And the town lit up, the world got still
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Well the good ol' days may not return
And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Well some say life will beat you down
Break your heart, steal your crown
So I've started out, for God knows where
I guess I'll know when I get there
I'm learning to fly, around the clouds,
But what goes up must come down
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing"
Tom Petty/Jeff Lynne
Learning to Fly
- learning from john woodward's “ nature and the camera “
- subtitle of the book : “ getting the most from your praktica “
- book was first published in 1977 by adpress, surrey
- shot with sigma dn art 2.8/19mm, f 3.5
ABC Weather VIC
just a few minutes before sunrise looking from the Benalla-Monash Bridge towards the Learning Centre/Library.
This young photographer’s mother, a professional portrait photographer, gave her daughter a camera to use while she’s working with her clients. What a great gift to give a young person: creative engagement with the world around her.
"The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."
— Douglas Adams (Life, the Universe, and Everything)
Juvenile
Glaucous-winged Gull GWGU (Larus glaucescens)
investigates stick fallen from overhang tree
Macaulay Point Park
Furthest East on Trail...
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
DSCN0495
Follow up visit to this neighbourhood after noticing this small roof nesting "colony" in 2018
A somewhat rushed look-around noted at least 4 active nest sites with 2 nestings confirmed to have young
I'm going insane here!
If anyone knows of a good tutorial on shadows on wall etc please don't hesitate :)))
thick, creamy celery soup of celery, parsnip, potato, onion and fresh coriander
plenty of vegetables were used in this recipe. that's why i cooked in two saucepans. the cooked contents of both saucepans were decanted into the large preserving pan, mixed together and ladled into the boxes to freeze. much of what i buy is from the markets. yesterday at whitechapel market a bowl of 3 bunches of coriander was £1
celery and parsnip cooked in a large saucepan, then blended
potato and onion cooked in a large saucepan, then blended
both pans of vegetables including the cooking water decanted into large preserving pan
a chopped bunch of fresh coriander added
(season during this stage or season just before being plated to eat)
stirred to mix all the ingredients
finally celery soup ladled into the boxes ready for the freezer, to be eaten as and when
i add milk and/or extra virgin olive oil either in the preliminary cooking (not this time) or later when each portion is reheated ready to eat, just to keep upping the flavour :)
when reheating i add more cooked potato and blend. this restores the creamy consistency of the soup which can be lost once frozen
all cooking was done on the hob on a low heat, 2 and less, from beginning to end.
i'd heard an energy saving tip from a bbc radio 2 listener who had phoned in to a programme on rising energy costs. he had noticed it was cheaper if he cooked on the hob throughout on low rather than medium or high, making sure the lid is on the pan, apart from the occasional stir.
now i've a smart meter installed www.britishgas.co.uk/smart-home/smart-meters.html monitoring energy use i thought i'd give it a go and found it to be a good tip.
(i suppose it's a bit like driving a car: driving fast burns up the fuel, driving slow lessens fuel consumption but we reach the destination)
if i have the hob on high, the smart meter dial shoots up to the orange/red and stays there - expensive - but on low the dial remains in the green - low cost - only occasionally for a few seconds each time, going to the orange/red
it does mean i have to plan ahead to give myself time to cook in this way but i'm managing and enjoying the challenge :)
ps i'm not recommending any of these cookery adventures. they suit my taste. photographing to encourage myself to eat more healthily
www.flickr.com/groups/cooking_is_my_hobby/ helps to gather ideas and encourages me to continue with healthy eating by learning from others if you're interested in cooking, sometimes or a lot, or enjoy the cooking of others, you're always welcome ...
UK designer Thomas Heatherwick masterpiece at Nanyang Technology University in Singapore.
Resembling a cluster of elongated bee hives, the Learning Hub at Nanyang Technology University explores new ways of teaching at a time when computers and the internet are challenging the rationale of learning institutions.
The hub’s form is dictated by its function, and brings together 55 tutorial rooms into a structure without conventional corridors, which have traditionally created social separation and isolation. The learning hub has no one door, it is porous. Students can enter from 360 degrees around into a large central space which links all the separate towers together. Each tower is made up of a stack of classrooms which build up gradually, with gardens on selected floors.*
*https://www.dezeen.com/2013/07/19/heatherwick-learning-hub-nanyang-university/
Taken with a tilt shift camera to control the vertical distortion, 3 images were stitched together. The 2 students at the bottom of the image forms a focal point in an otherwise empty space.
When I found my first green tiger beetles (Cicindela campestris) I was astonished to see how fast they were running , but pretty soon I managed to at least get some decent photos of them even though I was nowhere near 1:1 magnification.
Practice makes perfect though so eventually I figured out how to get close so this is a shot taken using the Canon MP-E65mm lens set to 2.2:1 magnification which I would have considered ridiculously close at the beginning.