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Ruter AS (operated by Norgesbuss AS, a subsidiary of Torghatten ASA): the bus number 8931 (Volvo B12BLE/8700) working a regional service (RuterRegion) on line 250 from Oslo Bussterminal to Slemmestad.
Tram # 2872 in service on line 13 on Via Po while it's heading west towards the Piazza Campanella terminal.
Being a transvestite is not always an easy thing to live with but does have pleasing aspects such as joy, exhilaration and adventure to counter the more fearful and troublesome concerns that inevitably accompany the desire to dress up and appear as one’s opposite gender.
For many of us who engage in transvestism we place ourselves in a difficult position which usually results in having a secret life or as many people have accused me of ‘living a lie’. Many partners, family members and friends can react negatively to the discovery of one’s transvestism and the phrases such as ‘liar’ and ‘breaking trust’ are expressed. It can be devastating for all concerned not just transvestites.
There is a popular perception that transvestites are involved in a sordid activity or we are seen as freaks and perverts and are rarely respected for who we are. We are more likely to be ridiculed or labelled as mentally ill. The most common response is we are homosexual and just want sex with men.
Ii think so called normal life has more sordid activities and real perversions occurring which should be far more unpalatable by wider society than a transvestite enjoying a gentle pastime such as cross-dressing. We are vilified for our liking to appear as the opposite gender, it is almost more acceptable to be a wife beater or a violent alcoholic but to dress up as the opposite gender…’Outrageous! Disgusting! Perverts!’ One can almost here the sniggers and sly looks ‘He likes to wear a dress and put on make-up, likes to think he’s a woman…snigger…’
I feel transvestism has a long way to go before any kind of widespread acceptance becomes the norm. I also feel maybe we don’t help such perceptions by our own actions and responses as we are in the majority very secretive about our desire to cross-dress. I hold myself guilty of such unhelpful attitudes to wider acceptance. I admit I am fearful, indeed terrified that people will find out I am a transvestite and that it will bring upset and disturbance upon my family and friends. I maybe active as Helene on-line but I try my best to make sure nobody in my real life knows I am a transvestite. I actually feel queasy at the prospect they may find out. I’m not good at all for trying to bring acceptance, I’m frightened in a selfish way. So much for my commitment to the cause.
I can still recall how as a teenager I would shake with nerves at the prospect of anyone finding out I wanted to dress as a girl and to act like one. This became worse as I grew older. I did endeavour to suppress and ignore my transvestite nature and for over twenty years I had no involvement with it at all physically. I say physically because in my head it never diminished, I would be consumed at times with the desire to dress as a woman, I badly wanted to do it. I would force myself to squash such thoughts and try and get on with being a man.
I now realise I wasted a lot of my life by these actions and I have huge regret at the fact I squandered so many experiences and self fulfilment. Having said that , I did end up with a life I really enjoyed as a man. Not because I was a man per se, but because I was sharing my life with a person I adored and we had a family I love dearly. I also ended up in a career I really enjoy. All was perfect apart from transvestite side which was locked away inside a personal jail desperate to break free. I began to fear I may destroy my entire life if I gave into the desire to cross-dress so suppressed them as fast as they surfaced.
In the mid 1990s I was covering the war in the Balkans and ended up, through stupidity, in a situation that looked like the end would not be too long in coming. I was stuck on a hillside in the freezing winter cold as an intense firefight between the opposing forces had broken out. My colleagues and myself became introspective as we contemplated our last hours. This was it, I was going to depart the world age 35. I found myself, somewhat surprisingly as I became aware of it, smiling wryly. I was actually thinking I would die and would never know what it was like as an adult male to have dressed up as a woman and set free my inner dream of spending time as a (part time) female. I had only my few teenage efforts at cross-dressing to cling to.
At some point someone in the group started to admit to their big life secret and this was followed by another colleague admitting to his. The admissions began to pour out and some were quite heavy indeed, things people had feared to admit previously. Inevitably all eyes turned to me to confess my secret. I admitted openly amongst the noise of the ongoing battle that I was desperate to spend time dressing up and acting as a woman, I really wanted to be a female now and again that I was a transvestite and in my head adored the idea of casting off my masculine self and taking on a female persona for a few hours.
I can recall there was no reaction to my confession, in fact one colleague said in a disappointed tone ’Is that it?’ That’s you big secret?’, they were totally underwhelmed and thought it was not even worth the grief I had given myself over the years. There was no judgement shown at all by my admission was a transvestite. We were rescued in the end by a UN patrol to whom I will be forever grateful as they took a big risk to save us. Before they arrived I resolved if I survived I would become a practicing transvestite and actually cross-dress for real rather in my head.
My problem, which has two sides to it, is I am a person who loves debate, analysing things and discussing things as I am curious by nature. I am frequently accused of over analysing my transvestism but those who say that fail to understand me and interpret my narratives in the wrong way. I thrive on all of this discussion and questioning, I enjoy it and I am aware now that it has on occasion generated some quite hostile attitudes towards me. Mainly because I like to talk about sexuality and how one should act like a woman towards men to sell the illusion they are female. It’s a long way from sexual intimacy, just performing in the persona is how I see it. I have stated many times I am a frustrated actor and enjoy it and I do like female impersonation when it is done well. I am attracted to the acting side of creating a female illusion. I love the whole prospect that no-one thinks I am a man when they see Helene. If they think I am a woman then that is such a reward. I am thrilled if a man desires me as a woman, I find it exciting. It’s not a sexual excitement, it’s a vanity and ego response. I love the thrill my illusion may have worked.
For example if I was kissed by a man when I am portraying myself as a woman then that is not me being homosexual, that is me acting the part of a woman, it’s about making my female alter-ego seem real as a woman by playing her as a woman not a a man, it’s not about wanting a kiss from a man as I am not attracted to men. I think many transvestites wrestle with this but if you are keen to enjoy being a woman and have people believe you are female you need to act the part convincingly rather than highlight you may not be how you appear to be.
So…back on track, I returned to the UK, and vowed I would not cross-dress before I told my wife and family I was a transvestite. This was a bit of an issue for me because I knew if I was going to cross-dress as a woman I wanted to do it properly and go the whole way. This meant would need to shave my legs, chest and arms, reshape and thin out my eyebrows into more feminine shape. I wanted to wear make-up properly, I wanted a good wig and I wanted to paint my nails, wear nice dresses and skirts and high heel shoes, I wanted the whole one hundred percent male to female transformation. I could not possibly hide such physical changes from my wife. She would see it as I am very hairy all over my body (very dismaying to me) and my family would notice my new eyebrow shape as I had thick bushy shapeless eyebrows.
I’ve said it before I am not a brave person. I am weak and lack confidence so it was easier said than done telling my wife I was a closeted transvestite. It me over five years to finally summon up the nerve to tell her and when I did I wish I had not. The upset I caused her by my admission nearly broke my heart, her world collapsed and I was accused of not being who I said I was and I was living a lie. There was a lot of dismay and hurt followed by anger. What kept me going was by now it was too late, I had confessed my transvestite side existed but I deeply believed we had a strong enough relationship to survive my admission.
Fortunately we did. Having caused such upset to those I cherish dearly and realising they did not like the idea of me dressing as a woman at all I decided I would try to minimise it’s effects upon them. Selfishly though, I was now more determined to go through with my cross-dressing. I have however severely restricted the number of times I cross-dress so it never causes them further upset and I feel truly fortunate they tolerate my need.
Five months after my confession I bought a dress, a pair of high heel court shoes, a pair of knickers, a bra, silicone breast forms and a blonde wig and bottle of nail varnish. I took a long bath and completely shaved off all my body hair. I then plucked my eyebrows, covered myself in moisturiser and immediately got the shakes and my head started to spin. I knew I was at a point in my life where for me it was all about to change, I felt emotional in away I don’t usually feel. For me I had reached a point of no return.
And so it was. On a cold November afternoon in the year 2000 I stood in front of the mirror in a warm bathroom and began to apply foundation make-up to my face. I had no idea how this was going to work out, the woman within me was about to break free.
A set of Stewart/Kato F3s in the chrome yellow Catwhisker scheme required the added details I used for the F7-As and some touch up on the blue paint for a unit acquired on-line.
This was processed in an on line program called Photo Face Fun.. The little dog was one that I took as he was walking his master..
Most likely my last day on-line this year. Thank you all very much for viewing, commenting and 'favouriting' my photos over the year! I don't always say thanks with each photo, but it is always very much appreciated!
This Eurydema herbacea joins me in wishing you all a wonderful Xmas and a superb 2014!
'See' you on the 2nd January!
Having just cleared Wolverhampton Station, 66133 takes the line towards Portobello Junction on the last leg of 6M60, Alexandra Dock Junction to Bescot china clay working. Taken in the blue hour of fading light!
In the foreground is the BCN main line, the canal that threads through the centre of Wolverhampton, past a mix of redundant buildings. Further on, some development has taken place with new apartments now rubbing shoulders with buildings in decay. No doubt this whole area will be redeveloped in time, but somehow, I can't help but appreciating the old time vernacular, even if it is crumbling away. Saturday 9.1.16
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Since October I've had very little opportunity to indulge in any transvestite activities whatsoever. By this I don't mean those rare and wonderful moments when I do actively engage in dressing up as a woman but I have not even had much opportunity to go on line and discuss the topic on forums or browse the pictures of other cross-dressers (an activity I always find positive and inspiring).
I am very keen to dress as a woman but as usual I have no opportunity to do so. I found I had a few hours alone today whilst monitoring a job that requires periodic attention and have at last managed to get on line for some Helene time. As a result I cannot resist the indulgence to post another video I made in October as Helene.
I am aware my pictures and videos are barely looked at with very low viewing numbers but I never really expect anyone to look at them anyway. I've always felt the reward was the sheer daring of actually posting a picture or video on a public forum such as Flickr or You Tube. I acknowledge the content of my images and videos is highly personal and offers no insight or interest to other transvestites but as a transvestite who so rarely gets to cross-dress the outlet is important to me personally.
If by chance you are actually reading this then the point I am trying to make is do not be concerned with being popular and avoid the expectation of high views or comments. If you do receive them then that is undeniably nice and a bit of a thrill but I know my pictures and videos are not very good so I never expect others to look at them. As I say the main thing is the personal reward of actually posting publicly. Don't feel disappointment if no-one looks. To have had the nerve and courage to post publicly is, I find, reward enough and brings a sense of achievement and satisfaction.
There are certain T-girls on Flickr and You Tube who always attract a lot of attention and I know some feel disappointed their own pictures do not achieve the same response. This is not something one should feel low about. It's just how it is in all social groups, not everyone is popular and there are always those who are. One should enjoy their own indulgence in cross-dressing and gain from the excitement and contentment it can bring. Posting the picture publicly is a memento to oneself and that I find is truly rewarding. Any views or comments are nice bonus but not something one should place to much emphasis upon.
I acknowledge some transvestites do desire a lot of attention and compliments but that's human and to be expected. Not all of us can look great as women despite our inner desire to look feminine when we cross-dress, we can only try our best and enjoy the experiences. The popular transvestites who do attract attention I personally find to be inspiring in making me try harder in my own meager efforts to look like a woman. They do actually push me to more self reward so I'm pleased they post their pictures.
I am trying to stress that self contentment is more important than popularity. The popular T-girls are fortunate as they physically can look female. As we are men it is difficult for us to look female but the achievements of those who are rightly popular with browsers can aid us to get the most from our own efforts by inspiring and firing our enthusiasm. It's all about enjoying yourself and pushing your boundaries. Flickr has at times been inspiring to me and always gives me renewed enthusiasm to try and improve in my own cross-dressing efforts. We can't all be popular and acknowledging this will lead to more reward and contentment.
Have a great 2012 - Helene x
Claude Monet; Vallée de Sasso, effet de soleil; 1884
Musée Marmottan Monet is located at 2, rue Louis Boilly in the 16th arrondissement of Paris and features over three hundred Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet, including his 1872 Impression, Sunrise. It is the largest collection of his works.
The museum also contains works by Berthe Morisot, Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro, Paul Gauguin, Paul Signac, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and others. It also houses the Wildenstein Collection of illuminated manuscripts and the Jules and Paul Marmottan collection of Napoleonic era art and furniture.
Marmottan Museum's fame is the result of a donation in 1966 by Michel Monet, Claude's second son and only heir.
The nearest métro station is La Muette, on line 9.
One of the earliest people I use to chat with on line back in the 90's after I gotten a computer and connected to the internet. I met Harvey in an AOL chat room back in the mid 90's. very nice man, but I might have thought I was annoying wanting to chat with him so much. He introduced me to Pedro from Lisbon, Portugal when he was visiting. Pedro and I striating communication and we became best friends. Harvey lived in San Antonio, Texas and I visited him for the first time back in 2010 when I was attending a reunion. We talked and had lunch, told me he was a translator for the Military in Germany. He since passed away, but he was an interesting individual.
Fuji 645 Medium format camera
TXP film, ISO 400, yellow filter
DR-5 reversal processing.
Leidseplein 14/11/2016 15h25
Major road and railworks on the Leidseplein. It's hard to pass by car, bike of foot at the moment and the trams have a hard time as well.
Combino 2042 on line 2 just left the Leidsestraat on its way to Sloten.
This 2042 has been delivered to the GVB on 13/09/2002 and was put into service for the first time on 12/10/2002 on line 9.
More information:
Amsterdamse Trams (Cor Fijma)
Taken during my 5th trip to Nova Scotia, in September of 1980, here's William deGarthe working on a huge granite mural that extends the entire length of an outcrop on his property. Just visible at the top center is the cross on the steeple of St. John's Anglican Church. Complete information on deGarthe and his works can be found here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_E._deGarthe
When viewing the high resolution photo of the completed mural that's in the Wikipedia article, I noticed that the left end of the completed work did NOT match the same area of my photo, which shows his original marked layout. There are significant differences between my photo and his finished work in the area to the left of St. Elmo. Where today on the finished mural you see a gull about to land on a bollard, and to its left a figure standing at a vessel's spoked wheel, in my photo of his original design you see a two masted schooner sailing left toward a lighthouse on a rock. Above the schooner is a gull flying to the right. Since the mural was nowhere near completion, a great deal of rough layout work is visible throughout. I wouldn't have noticed this if I hadn't been looking on line for some information about the mural. Viewing both at their large size, compare the left end of my image with that of the Wikipedia image. Their differences will be readily apparent.
I phoned the William deGarthe Art Gallery in Peggy's Cove this morning expecting to get a Covid closure recorded message but was surprised when a staff member answered. We had an interesting conversation where I asked about a design change that might possibly have been made before extensive work was done in the area to the left of St. Elmo. I sent a copy of this image to the gallery for their reference, as the differences were a complete surprise to both of us. I asked why the original design might have been modified. Was there any chance that rendering a sailing vessel in stone might have presented problems... details such as lines / rigging being unsuitable for presenting in rough stone? Had he left any notes regarding the work that might include a reference to the design change? It's interesting to imagine what the finished mural would look like (on that end), had work on the original design been carried out to completion.
Concerning his tools used for the project... I remember the rock hammer/drill being heavy and awkward to hold... even with the extra side handle. It was NOISY, and vibrated like crazy... and this was when it wasn't in contact with the rock. I know he wore glasses, a good thing with stone chips and particles flying about, but I cannot remember if he wore any kind of ear protection. His working for so long on this project, using power tools of this nature, could have resulted in some kind of work related disability. I cannot remember the manufacturer of the power hammer he was using that day... wish I could.
Mr deGarthe did not live to see the mural completed, passing away in 1983 with about 80% of the work finished.
The camera I used for this image was my first interchangeable lens SLR... a Nikkormat FT-n fitted with a Nikon 35mm f/2.8 lens.I used it for many years, until the exposure meter failed, then replaced it with a used Nikon F3 HP. I always carried a selection of cameras on my photo trips. There would be one 35mm SLR, one 35mm Stereo camera (3D), and usually one medium format camera... a Pentax 6x7, a Century Graphic (2 1/4 x 3 1/4), or a Mamiya Universal Press. I remember having to provide customs officials with a list of equipment and serial numbers going into Canada, declaring that no equipment was for sale, and do the same returning to the US, assuring customs that none of my gear was purchased in Canada. The only time I ever had a problem at customs was in Calais, Maine where a US agent took exception to my having a plaque-mounted set of deer antlers with me, a gift from the cook at the motel in Parrsboro we stayed at for over 30 years. He wouldn't "confiscate" them, suggesting I drive back to Parrsboro and return them. I said that his suggestion made no sense, then he said to go back over the border and leave them alongside the road somewhere. I might have been a bit rude at that point and he called the senior inspector. Since it was a busy time, my line wasn't moving and folks behind me were becoming "restless", they both said they "hadn't seen anything" and told me to "Get lost".
Peg Cove Mon 9-80-33A
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Transports en commun lyonnais (TCL, operated by Keolis Lyon): a train of type MPL 85 on line D of the Lyon metro.
seagulls - cruise ship - bow-lines - November 24th, 2023
Key West Harbor - Key West, Florida U.S.A. - Florida Keys
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - fifty seagulls]
*[Fine-Line - cruise-ship face-dock - ship's bow]
Key West: Far from Normal - Close to Perfect
Opal Key Harbor Resort & Marina (formerly Hilton)
Cruise-Ship Terminal / Sunset Key Ferry / Opal Marina
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
"Margaritaville" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4XtBiWgXLE
"It's Five-Oclock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCjC543llU
RIP Jimmy Buffett - Passed 9/1/23
My 2023 Key West Slideshow: flic.kr/s/aHBqjB7w4M
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Autobus Volvo 7900A Hybrid PKM Sosnowiec #588 na linii nr 814 na pętli Tworzeń Huta Katowice, al. Piłsudskiego, Dąbrowa Górnicza, 27 kwietnia 2021 r.
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PKM Sosnowiec Volvo 7900A Hybrid bus #588 on line No. 814 at Tworzeń Huta Katowice loop, Piłsudskiego av., Dąbrowa Górnicza, April 27, 2021
Date: 02-04-2017
Location: Conradkade, The Hague, The Netherlands
Beautiful spring weather and start of the HOVM heritage tramrides on the Sunday (www.hovm.nl). Took the opportunity for quick visit to Conradkade to see Avenio 5010 in regular service on line 11 and later HOVM 57 (not shown) and 1210.
Triple XXX Root Beer
When I was at Purdue University, we would occasionally eat at Triple XXX Family Restaurant. They sell their root beer on-line, so I opted to order some.
Still tastes great!
For those of us who care now, one 12 oz. bottle is 160 calories.
When buying something on-line it's always problematical whether a particular item will live up to expectations
This dress did!
Toronto 4528, a 2019 Bombardier Flexity, on line 511 on Bathurst Street on Thursday, August 5th, 2021.
Centraal Station | Stationsplein 29/09/2020 15h09
One of the first days most of the trams that are in service on line 26 are in double traction. These coupled Combino trams (2134/2133) just departed Centraal Station with destination IJburg.
The 2134 has been delivered to the GVB on 25/02/2004 and first put into service on 16/03/2004 on line 9.
The Combino 2133 was delivered to the GVB on 19/02/2004 and first in service on 26/03/2004 on line 4.
More information:
Amsterdamse Trams - Lijn 26 (Cor Fijma) (Dutch)
Wikipedia - Tramlijn 26 (Dutch)
I am honoured to have been invited by caeciliametella as her first guest to exhibit a selection of images, when she now launches the guest exhibition spot on her new website. The images are curated by caeciliametella and drawn together under the title "Mundane Magic". You can see the exhibition by following this link: www.caeciliametellaphotography.org/ann_kroon.html
explore 198 - 2012-06-22
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