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Flower Feelings For Manchester by Daniel Arrhakis (2017)
Again the sadness and the sorrow in our hearts ... my feelings with the families and victims of the Manchester Arena terrorist attack.
In a world of extremism without compassion we must have the strength to believe in a better world ... in which light overcomes darkness ... it only depends on us all !
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So sorry for some absence and delay in comments dear friends, i return later ...
“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.”
- Ben Okri
A wonderful friend agreed to pose for this image during a workshop I gave last month! I think we can all agree she's the best. :)
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Featuring some beautiful new olive trees by Konoha:
Konoha - Olea elena - T2 (wood)
Konoha - Olea elena - T3 (moss)
Konoha - Olea elena - T4 (wood)
Cosmopolitan Event: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/No%20Comment/131/61/22
Konoha Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Whitlock/147/173/2601
Konoha Flickr: flic.kr/ps/3S5rdX
Still the best weeds ever:
Konoha - "Jest" Weeds II
Misc:
..::THOR::.. Wooden Boat - RARE
Heart - WW - Giant Pines - Fallen Log 2,3
Skye Shabby Deck Narrow
DRD - Hackett's Cabin - Cabin
CR Reed Green With Flower
TLC Black Swan
TLC Mallard Female Standing
Thanks for all the support! 😊
The immensity of our Milky Way galaxy always blows me away every time I see it especially in clear dark skies.
To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer... that's where most of my inspiration comes from.
The greuling descent of the 2.2% Kicking Horse Pass grade comes to an end at the grade crossing at Field, BC, the crew change at the bottom of the "Big Hill." Train wreathed in brakeshoe smoke, the five SD40-2's are in full dynamic braking and full set on the train air to bring 8700 tons of train to a stop at 815am on August 20, 1982.
This is my Photo-Heart Connection of June. I had not to think very much because the only photos I have taken along the whole month have been a series of these cherries
The day after I finished checking the paper of my students and once I uploaded their marks, I took my camera. Only a few weeks had passed without taking a single photo, even so, it was like a foreign object in my hand that I didn´t know how to handle. I felt sad and tempted to let it aside, but I had the feeling that this could create a breach, a rupture (...)
read more on my blog: myhealingmoments.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/day-36587.html
The Day of The Storm Over Hagia Sophia - The Twenty-Eight Prophecy of Ion - The Death of the False Sultan And The Triumph of Wisdom.
Light Will Always Overcome Darkness!
With the music : Kabarnos - Kyrie Eleison / Lord Have Mercy
Work based in the image on the Wikipedia "Hagia Sophia" by Arild Vågen ( Modified for this work) :
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The Day of The Storm Over Hagia Sophia - The Twenty-Eight Prophecy of Ion - The Death of the False Sultan And The Triumph of Wisdom.
And The skies were filled with black storm clouds as the light strangely flooded the dome of the ancient cathedral of Constantinople and the earth shook as it had not done for a long time, fanning the pride of Men and the blind ignorance of the False Sultan.
And the Old Sultan will fall shortly afterwards, while the streets will cry out again for Freedom in the day that birds return to the old Cathedral of Constantinople.
The bells in Istanbul will tolled again without anyone making them ring, "Agia Sophia" will again overcome uncertainty and ignorance of hatred, as you can be sure that as long as there are Gods in the heavens and the Faith that flourishes in the hearts of men, the old and new empires will fallen, but the Old Cathedral will always stand as a symbol of the unity of the Peoples of Good Will !
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O Dia da Tempestade Sobre Hagia Sophia - A Vigésima Oitava Profecia de Íon - A Morte do Falso Sultão e o Triunfo da Sabedoria.
E o céu estava cheio de nuvens negras de tempestade, enquanto a luz inundava estranhamente a cúpula da antiga Catedral de Constantinopla e a terra tremia como não fazia há muito tempo, abanando o orgulho dos homens e a cega ignorância do falso Sultão.
E o Velho Sultão cairá logo depois, enquanto as ruas clamarão novamente por Liberdade no dia em que os pássaros retornarem à antiga Catedral de Constantinopla.
E os sinos em Istambul tocarão novamente sem que ninguém os faça tocar. "Agia Sophia" superará novamente a incerteza e a ignorância do ódio, pois podem ter certeza de que enquanto houver Deuses nos céus e a Fé que floresce no coração dos homens, os velhos e os novos impérios cairão, mas a Antiga Catedral permanecerá sempre como um símbolo da Unidade dos Povos da Boa Vontade!
At Brickvention in 2010 I built a 250,000 brick cutaway model of the Love Boat – from the 1980’s TV show of the same name.
One of my favourite models of all time, it really hit home how cool a cutaway model can be, as the pioneer of this display technique I have since replicated it in many other models.
What was funny was that people who had no idea about the love boat automatically assumed as it was a big ship that it was the Titanic, which apart from being a ship had nothing else in common with it, colour, size, shape etc so hopefully this time, people can’t mistake this model for being the love boat!
This model breaks a lot of normal brick building conventions, its sheer size and of course the angle it is on, together with the slice made for a significant amount of challenges, which with a lot of planning were overcome.
It is approximately 120,000 Bricks and took over 250 hours to complete.
Production started on December 19th 2015 and was finished on January the 12th 2016. Just in time for Brickvention 2016
Built by Myself, Mitchell Kruik and Clay Mellington.
The model also has an awesome sinking lighting system design by Rob Hendrix at Lifelights
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The Chariot reveals some sort of journey with rough roads, long uphill slopes, dead ends, and painful setbacks. This hard road will instill in you a strength of purpose, the ability to overcome through association and endurance. Harnessed correctly, few forces can stand against an individual like that. Will you harness the path of success?
MODEL: Jamee Sandalwood
PHOTOGRAPHER: Nieleav Kowalski
STYLE:
Outfit: Nymphe Dress & Gloves- sYs
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Last weekend was a rainy, windy and cold one which of course makes for cool photos especially in a backless dress 😉 I scrambled up the wet rocks trying not to slip and doing my best to not look pained from the cold 😯 my fingers hurt so badly from the cold that I was like I'm never doing that again 😨😲 but who am I kidding I'll always jump at the chance of a good photo opportunity 📷
DC Rebirth is such a fantastic celebration of both nostalgia and novelty - it builds off of the freshness of the New 52 continuity while infusing it with a certain reverence of the Post Crisis universe.
Here is the Rebirth League in all of its glory, with Shazam as a plus-one since he's my favorite DC superhero.
On another note, I've started to retake some of my old photographs to update them to my current style and level of technical expertise. Check out my Black Lightning photo a while back to see one of the preliminary retakes!
"You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance." - Psalm 65:11
View on the Radcliffe Camera, Brasenose College and All Souls College from The University Church tower of St Mary the Virgin ( St Mary's or SMV for short ).
I wanted to take some aerial photos of the historic city centre of Oxford and climbed St Mary's tower and had to overcome my fear of heights. Oh dear- the things we do for love ;-)
St Mary's is the largest of Oxford's parish churches and the centre from which the University of Oxford grew.
It is situated on the north side of the High Street, and is surrounded by university and college buildings.
The 13th-century tower is open to the public for a fee and provides good views across the heart of the historic university city, especially on Radcliffe Camera & Square ( right in front ), Brasenose College ( left ) and All Souls College ( right ).
View on the Radcliffe Camera, Brasenose College and All Souls College from The University Church tower of St Mary the Virgin ( St Mary's or SMV for short ).
Brasenose College was founded in 1509, with the College library and current chapel added in the mid-seventeenth century.
All Souls College was founded by Henry VI of England and Henry Chichele ( fellow of New College and Archbishop of Canterbury), in 1438.
From my trip to the UK: Visited Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Oxfordshire.
*Working Towards a Better World
When the power of love overcomes the love of power
the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix
Compassionate people are geniuses in the art of living, more necessary to the dignity, security, and joy of humanity than the discoverers of knowledge. - Albert Einstein
We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it. - John Lennon
If we're destroying our trees and destroying our environment and hurting animals and hurting one another and all that stuff, there's got to be a very powerful energy to fight that. I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that. - Ellen DeGeneres
If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal. - John Lennon
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. - Dalai Lama
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He saw a dragon-fly in the air and took a jump to try catch it.
With the Kansas City Chiefs attempting to overcome the hurdle of the never-to-be-done -before feat of three straight Super Bowl wins (if they get past the Philadelphia Eagles this Sunday)...a football memory.
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”
This image is © Jean Day and can not be used in any way without my permission!
One of the things I really like about shooting the sand dunes is when it becomes so dark you can barely see what you're doing. At the same time I love playing with the white balance as it picks up the colors of the late evening light. Pinks, blues, purples, and then it's just fun getting artistic when processing. This is one of those shots where I enjoyed getting creative with the light.
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The Pokot (or Pokhot) live in the Baringo district and in the Western Pokot district in Kenya. They are also inhabitants of Uganda.There are two main sub-groups depending of their location and way of life. The first group consist of the Hill Pokot who live in the rainy highlands in the west and in the central south, and are mainly farmers and pastoralists. The second group is made up of the Plains Pokot who live in dry and infertile plains, with their cattle. A homestead is composed of one or more buildings for a man, his wife and children; the prospective co-wives live in separate houses. Teaching children ethical rules is extremely important. Most of the Pokot are nomadic and thus have interacted with different peoples, incorporating their social customs.The Pokot are very proud of their culture. The songs, storytelling, and decorative arts, in particular body decoration, are very appreciated among the Pokot. They adorn the body with beads and hairstyling, and proceed to scarifications and the removal of the lower central incisors. Pokot girls wear a beaded necklace made of the stems of an asparagus tree. Most Pokot have some knowledge of herbal medicine, so they often use these treatments along with those of the hospitals. They belong to the Kenya's Nilotic-speaking peoples.For the Pokot, the universe has two realms: the above is the realm of the most powerful deities—Tororot, Asis (sun), and llat (rain); and the below is the one where live humans, animals, and plants. Humans are responsible for the realm that they inhabit, but they rely upon divinities to achieve and maintain peace and prosperity. They worship many deities like the sun, moon and believe in the spirit of death.The Pokot communicate with their deities through prayer and sacrifice. They perform it during ethnic festivals and dances. Oracles are responsible for maintaining the spiritual balance within the community. They are superstitious and believe in sorcery, so sometimes they call on shielding lucky sorcery. They have prophets, either male or female, who foresee and advise, usually by the means of animal sacrifices. Their abilities are considered as a divine gift. Clan histories recount the changes of location, through poetry and song, emphasizing the vulnerability of human beings and the importance of supernatural powers that help them overcome hunger, thirst, and even death. Ceremonies mark the transitions in the people's social lives. Among these are: the cleansing of a couple expecting their first child; the cleansing of newborn infants and their mothers; the cleansing of twins and other children who are born under unusual circumstances; male and female initiation; marriage; sapana, a coming-of-age ceremony for men; and summer-solstice, harvest, and healing ceremonies. The most important rite of passage for most Pokot is circumcision for boys and clitoridectomy for girls. These rites consist of a series of neighborhood-based ceremonies, emphasizing the importance of having a good behavior. When boys are circumcised, they acquire membership in one of eight age sets. Women do not belong to any age-set. After excision, for several months, girls have a white painting on their face and wear a hood made of blackened leather with charcoal and oil. This means they are untouchable until the lepan ceremony, that marks the passage to womanhood. Unlike other tribes, the Pokot keep the affiliation to their clan throughout their lives, there is no disruption with marriage. Surprisingly, the agreement before marriage is made by gift giving, from the groom and his family to the bride and her family (and not the contrary), often over a period of years. It often implies the gift of a combination of livestock, goods, and cash to the bride's family, and the allotment of milk cows and rights to land to the bride. The bond between a husband and wife lasts for 3 generations, after what marriages can take place again between the two groups. Polygamy exists but is not prevalent among men before 40. The spirits of the elder anticipate reincarnation in their living descendants: when a child is said to resemble the elder, the same name is given. Disputes are resolved in neighborhood councils and in government courts. Some of the sanctions include shaming, cursing, and bewitching.
Les Pokot vivent dans le district de Baringo et à l’ouest du district de Pokot au Kenya. Ce sont aussi des habitants de l’Ouganda.Il existe deux principaux sous-groupes selon leur localisation et mode de vie. Le premier groupe est constitué des Pokot des collines qui vivent dans les hautes terres humides dans l’ouest et dans le centre sud, et sont surtout des agriculteurs et pasteurs. Le second groupe est composé des Pokot des plaines qui vivent dans les plaines sèches et infertiles, avec leur bétail. Chaque propriété familiale est composée d’une ou plusieurs bâtiments pour un homme, sa femme et ses femmes, les éventuelles autres épouses vivent dans des maisons séparées. Enseigner aux enfants les règles éthiques est extrêmement important. La plupart des Pokot sont nomades et ont donc interagi avec différents peuples, incorporant leurs coutumes sociales. Les Pokot sont très fiers de leur culture. Les chants, contines, et arts décoratifs, en particulier la décoration du corps, sont particulièrement appréciés chez les Pokot. Ils parent leur corps de perles et coiffures originales, et procèdent à des scarifications et au retrait des incisives centrales inférieures. Les filles Pokot portent un collier de perles fait de tiges d’asparagus. La plupart des Pokot a des connaissances des médicaments à base de plantes, et ils utilisent donc souvent ces traitements avec ceux des hôpitaux. Ils appartiennent aux peuples parlant les langues nilotiques du Kenya.Pour les Pokot, l’univers a deux royaumes : celui d’en haut est le royaume des déités les plus puissantes –Torotot, Asis (soleil), et Ilat (pluie) ; celui d’en bas est celui où vivent les humains, animaux, et plantes. Les humains sont responsables du royaume qu’ils habitent, mais ils reposent sur les divinités pour atteindre et maintenir la paix et la prospérité. Ils vouent un culte à de nombreuses déités tels que le soleil et la lune et croient dans l’esprit de la mort. Les Pokot communiquent avec leurs déités par la prière et le sacrifice. Ils les accomplissent lors de festivals ethniques et de danses. Les oracles sont responsables du maintien de l’équilibre spirituel à l’intérieur de la communauté. Ils sont superstitieux et croient aux sortilèges, c’est pourquoi parfois ils invoquent des sortilèges de chance protecteurs. Ils ont des prophètes, hommes ou femmes, qui voient dans le futur et conseillent, habituellement au moyen de sacrifices d’animaux. Leurs capacités sont considérées comme un don divin. Les histoires claniques racontent les changements de leurs lieux de vie, à travers des poèmes et chansons, mettant en avant la vulnérabilité des êtres humains et l’importance de pouvoirs supernaturels qui les aident à surpasser la faim, la soif, et même la mort. Les cérémonies marquent les transitions dans la vie sociale des individus. Parmi celles-ci on compte : la purification d’un couple attendant leur premier enfant ; celle d’enfants nouveaux-nés et de leurs mères ; la purification de jumeaux et d’autres enfantgs qui sont nés dans des circonstances inhabituelles ; l’initiation pour hommes et femmes ; le mariage ; le sapana, une cérémonie pour la majorité chez les hommes ; le solstice d’été ; la moisson ; et les cérémonies de soins. Le rite de passage le plus important pour la plupart des Pokot est la circoncision pour les garçons et la clitorectomie pour les filles. Ces rites consistent en une série de cérémonies basées sur le voisinage, soulignant l’importance d’avoir une bonne conduite. Lorsque les garçons sont circoncis, ils deviennent membres de l’une des huit classes d’âge. Les femmes n’appartiennent à aucune classe d’âge. Après l’excision, pour plusieurs mois, les filles portent une painture blanche sur le visage et une capuche fait de cuir noirci au charbon de bois et à l’huile. Cela signifie qu’elle sont intouchables jusqu’à la cérémonie lepan, qui marque le passage à l’état de femme. Contrairement à d’autres tribus, les Pokot gardent l’affiliation à leur clan toute leur vie, il n’y a aucune rupture lors du mariage. De façon surprenante, l’accord avant le mariage est réalisé grâce à des cadeaux de la part du futur époux et de sa famille, à la fiancée et sa famille (et non le contraire), souvent pour une période donnée d’année. Cela implique souvent le don d’une association de bétail, biens, et argent à la famille de la mariée, et l’attribution de vaches à lait et des droits fonciers à la mariée. Le lien entre le mari et la femme dure pendant 3 générations, après quoi les mariages peuvent de nouveau avoir lieu entre les deux groupes. La polygamie existes mais ne prévaut pas chez les hommes de moins de 40 ans. Les esprits des plus vieux anticipent la réincarnation chez leurs descendants vivants : quand on dit d’un enfant qu’il ressemble à son aîné, le même nom lui est donné. Les disputes sont résolues dans des conseils de voisinage et dans les tribunaux du gouvernement. Certaines des sanctions incluent le déshonneur, la malédiction et l’ensorcellement.
© Eric Lafforgue
This was taken on the way back from Portland, OR along the Columbia River Gorge in the Fall of 2009. Yes, I was stopped by the clouds.
A tribute in pastel created with compassion and prayers by expressionist artist Stephen B. Whatley, for all those murdered in Orlando, Florida in the early hours of June 12; and their loved ones - to represent the eternal and all encompassing love, mercy, compassion, hope & peace that Christ & His Holy Mother have and offer for all communities in the world.
The artist often feels a 'Divine push' - even urgency - to make such works of prayer; and aside from this tragedy perpetrated by hate, ignorance & insanity, an inspiration in making this work was a postcard of a photograph of a statue of Mary, Queen of The Universe Shrine in Orlando, Florida, touchingly sent to him by his beloved young God-daughter Marianna.
This work of art was also created on the Feast day of St Anthony - Saint of A Thousand Miracles - which the world sorely needs.
Peace: Love will overcome hate - Light out of Darkness.
Pastel on paper
23.4 x 16.5in/59 x42cm
we shall overcome - Joan Baez
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQiIZXkt2RM
Tibet.-
Cho Oyu Base Camp in the Nangpa La Col (5.806 mts - 19.050 feets), many Tibetan people croos this col to Nepal serching the freedom. In 2006 2 people were shot dead and 18 went missing, presumed dead, the victims were shot from a distance by chinese border security police
I really loved the class and glad I had the opportunity to participate. Tried to take it slow, and I although struggled with it a few times, I enjoyed the process overall. One thing I found very hard to do is to add figures to it Which I never could overcome the block on. Do you have any suggestions on how to get figures in my painting. Also Diane, I was wondering if you recommend using a varnish on your paintings when finished.
Forget Silver, Darkest Clouds Have Gold Linings - IMRAN™
Forget about dark clouds having silver linings. Here, right in front of my eyes, and for all who live in the Tampa Bay, Florida, area and happened to see this breathtaking, dramatic, sunset tonight, darkest clouds have gold linings. But, not matter where you are, no matter what your situation, no matter what your challenges, just know, it is after the worst storms, the most whipping winds, the darkest clouds, and the choppiest seas, that the most magical of experiences worth their weight in gold emerge. You are not alone. You will overcome. For tomorrow is a new day, and tonight you just have to learn to savor the darkest experiences for the golden dreams they can uncover.
This is a 560MB panorama from just 3 handheld Nikon D850 photos, merged in Lightroom. NO editing was done to ANY part of the clouds or sunset, which are SOOC (straight out of camera colors and tones). The water was too dark in the combined image so only that was brightened so you can see the wavelets, and the signs. It will be posted as a JPG of 37MB. But FaceBook will reduce the quality to near useless levels. For example, can you see a pelican soaring over the horizon towards Saint Petersburg in the FaceBook photo? I will post a little clip of that part of the image in comments to show how much detail images lose in crappy FaceBook image versions. Always check out flickr.com/ImranAnwar to see much better quality of the photos.
© 2019 IMRAN™
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
Mother Teresa