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Poem.
The hilly hinterland
of the Moray Firth
is a gentler, softer world than
the grandeur and ruggedness of
the North-West Highlands.
Glacial, Ice-Age, till has made
for a fertile hundred-mile crescent.
Wheat, Barley and Oats
grow in profusion.
Grass, too.
So, plenty of pasture for cows and sheep.
Strath Nairn harbours the River Nairn,
a water-supply that takes habitation
back 4,000-5,000 years ago at Clava Cairns-
stone-built Burial Chambers.
Farms, lodges, villages and isolated dwellings are numerous
between swathes of mature deciduous woodland
and Forestry Commission plantations of Spruce and Pine.
Here, in late Autumn, the low sun’s rays
catch the broad-leaved metamorphosis,
and glows like the embers of a homely fire in a hearth.
Castles and rivers,
waterfalls and gorges,
hills and valleys,
viaducts and bridges,
fields and Whisky distilleries
are but a few of the convivial offerings.
This species is a regular nester up here. It often chooses a protected nest site under the eaves of our cabin or garage. They typically raise a handful of chicks, and are kept busy going back and forth with insect catches offering considerable photo ops. They occasionally visit our created avian oasis like this, but I have yet to see them drink or bathe!
IMG_7619; Cordilleran Flycatcher
Ikura---devilishly briney. One of my favorite sushi offerings. Enjoyed this at #sushiumi (Photo by: Wilfred Wong, July 22, 2016, San Francisco, CA) #sushi #ikura #salmonroe #japanesefood #fisheggs
All You have to do is "SIT" and Humans will give you ANYTHING.
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The Kumbh Mela (or Kumbha Mela) is a Hindu religious festival that is celebrated four times every 12 years in special locations in India.
The 2010 Kumbh Mela was on the Ganges in Haridwar, and the pilgrims came from all over, carrying kumbhs (water pots) or other containers to carry water from the sacred rivers home with them.
At the ghats on the river people prepare ritual offerings with which to worship the Mother Ganges.
For the story, please visit: www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/religious-practice/crowds-on...
the H grew this enormous sunflower (var. Kong) in the veggie garden this year. The birds are loving it
It appeared that the bird that had the dragonfly made an offering of some of the remains to the other bird. It wasn't impressed with the measly amount left and just flew off without accepting it.
(Clare)
Phill visits the Temple of Fiz-bird for advice. He left with with what he brought. Nothing. Hit "L"
5Dm2 + 17-40L
Land Pavillion.
The bright sky illuminated these hot air balloon models inside this dark pavillion one afternoon. The colors made for an attractive offering on the ground below.
Two hiker/photographers witnessed the breathtaking Tre Cime sunset in reverent silence. The only sound exchanged as the drama unfolded was the artificial "click" of camera shutters. Later, after the mountain lost its magical highlights, the two photographers lingered on the limestone shelf to catch the last light to the west. Standing several hundred feet away, I caught them in this distant interaction. Later, Alan explained that their silence was broken by an attempt to converse. Neither understood the other's language. No matter- the understanding was there. Alan's new friend from Germany offered him a brandy and they exchanged a toast beneath the setting sun.
Watching this from a distance, I knew I had observed an unusual and powerful moment of human connection.
During Chinese New Year, a row of offerings in tiny bowls will be made at home to the Godess of Mercy. The orange stuff that you see is dried persimmon.
Most of the stuff are sweet, since the chinese believe that starting the new year with something sweet will bring about sweetness later throughout the year.
Notice the red paper placed on top of all the contents in the bowls. Chinese believe that red is an auspicious colour.
Inside the Tomb of Sarenput I (QH36), which still preserves sections of its painted decoration.
Aswan, Qubbet el-Hawa: 12th Dynasty, ca. 19th century BC
In the last past years Ive spent around 9 months backpacking and traveling through Asia and for sure Buddhism has been a huge reason on why we picked Asia to visit. Many times we spent days just walking from temple and temple and trying to take in as much of the culture as we could and the one thing that i remember most is always the smell of incense filling the streets burning from offering stands as you passed by. Theres an offering stand in my house and we try use it everyday.--- I really miss traveling Asia and i know i will be back there soon. So this was my salute in the mean time. It's great how photo can evoke emotion and memory.
Specs and Strobist
Sb 800 1/32 power camera back left (bare)
Fired via nikon cls.
Part of terns' mating display includes the male offering a fish to the female. The make Forster's tern is holding the fish for the female. AE Wilson Park, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 18 May 2017
And the yellows continue to grow taller, reaching for warmer rays of sunlight, competing with the dull greens, and browns successfully.
Yeap, this is all we got... So far, I am very, very disappointed by FR and NuFace offerings this year. Just too few dolls and not much to my liking. For the first time in over a decade I am thinking if I will rejoin the Club next year. The time when I reviewed like ten FR dolls from convention are long gone, so I will review these dolls by lines.
East 59th - Mixed feelings. So, we got two dolls with the same sculpt in different skintone and different screening. Why wasn't this a giftset?!?!?? Oh right, because this way you will be forced to pay $370 instead of $200-ish. Inspiration was Dynasty. I wished this was covered by FR line, but OK, East 59th fits well. Outfits are nice, I like Della's more. No additional pieces like we used to have in this line. Oh and no booze, and the name of these dolls is Burnt Champagne, more like burnt wallet. I am quite bored by this sculpt, we already got one in swimsuit, how many heads factory produced 20,000? Shouldn't price be lower, and again shouldn't this be a giftset?!? Chris obviously tried to cover the fact that both dolls feature old screenings by adding more color to the eyeshadow and eyeliners, it worked on Deconstruction Sight Eugenia, ups Victoire, but why Della has red lips again??? Nude lips would look great with blueish eyeshadow. On a final note, I loved watching Dynasty, and IMO Evelyne with her pouty lips is a perfect Alexis.
NuFace - Just Giselle. This one is designed by Mark Tinkey, as it seems Jessy is MIA. I LOVE Mark, he is full of enthusiasm and love for these dolls and you can feel it in his designs. However, this Gigi looks very much like A Dolls Life Vanessa from last year, when it comes to makeup color palette and hair color. However, since that doll is my ultimate favorite, I do not mind. Yes, the dress looks kind of strange, and I would make it even shorter. Love blues shoes , but I do not see them with this dress. Inspiration here was Sex in the City, again what a wasted opportunity to give us four lovely dolls with better clothes than this dress.
Jason Wu dolls - so by now you get it, there are five dolls here in total, but only three sculpts. Yes, it is quite obvious IT is cutting costs. So two Aymelines and made to order, I bet that made some collectors happy. Recently I acquired Lilac and I think Iike this sculpt, however it has a serious fault in design, as the head sits on the neck too low and you can not move it as usual. On top of that you can not put earrings easily. Unfortunately that is not fixed, although we had like 4 versions of this doll. Sloppy... I am an old fan of Wu, his designs are simple and elegant, even on dolls. Unfortunately, that does not translate to photos well. I am sure these ladies will look much better IRL. I like both, but since they have white under the eyes they are a pass for me. Love the dress on redhead, and haute face expression on raven. If redhead was Elyse with Dark Swan screening I think I would have died.
FR - none... For a long time I have a theory that FR line is not profitable for IT as Poppy is, probably because Wu has some rights, or whatever. It is quite obvious that much more attention is paid to Poppy, you could tell it over the years, there were just a few dolls with serious production issues unlike FR and even NuFace. I am not sure if that is designers fault, I just notice things. As a collector of this line for more than decade I can not say I am satisfied, I had so much ideas and hopes for interesting designs and beautiful dolls, but you can tell how some screenings and looks are saved for ... dunno what, and on top of that this time around we got nothing... I still want to collect these dolls, but they are killing my excitement very steadily and thoroughly.
So, overall, this was not too exciting event for me. We had to wait all day long to get simple email, the bad thing is if you do not collect all lines, like I do, you would have to log in every day, feeling excited, and wait like five days to get one email with three dolls in it... crazy.