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Rolleicord Va Type 2 - Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 1:3.5 / 75mm Lens - Synchro-Compur Shutter - Outdated Konica 400 Pro (2001) - Epson V750 Scanner
Minolta Vectis S-1 APS film SLR and 50mm f/3.5 macro lens
Outdated Tesco APS film
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Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
TL;DR:
If anyone asks you "What are the three primary colours" you say "CMY for paint and RGB for light." RYB is an outdated tradition but feel free to use it for paintings.
Red-yellow-blue (RYB) primaries:
The original primary colours that are commonly taught in school. Mixes are less vibrant than what the CMY model can produce and especially purple doesn't blend well. This model still is very popular amongst traditional artists who want natural-looking mixes. Despite popular belief, these are not "real" primary colours anymore. They are used "primarily" by painters but with technological advancements we now know about RGB wavelengths and CMY chemicals.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RYB_color_model
Split RYB primaries:
Using cold and warm versions of reds, yellows, and blues, one can achieve warmer oranges, colder greens and less muddy purples. This model is considered superior to the RYB model for a better painting colour palette which allows for better pigment mixes. Maybe even more useful than CMY if you want to make a small colour palette. Dr. Oto Kano explains this in her video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjGvtp0lOtw
Cyan-magenta-yellow (CMY) primaries:
These are the real primary subtractive colours. They are used to determine colours of physical things like paint, clothes, print (you might have heard of CMYK printers before). The primary additive colours are red, green, and blue (RGB). They are used to determine colours of emissive things. They make up the light you see in sunlight, lamps and screens. CMY and RGB are opposite to each other. You can try it out yourself here:
cmykcolor.info/print.php?cor=C0M0Y0K0
To get white you have to combine RGB light ("additive") or take away CMY pigments ("subtractive"). CMY allows for more vibrant and diverse mixes which is why they are used in printers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMYK_color_model
This post was a reaction to the amount of misinformation I keep seeing online and offline. You can use whichever model you want if they achieve prettier colours for your work, but CMY and RGB are scientifically accurate while RYB is traditional.
The "K" in CMYK is black or the value. Mixing all of RYB or CMY together will only end up with a dark, muddy brown colour, so printers use pure black ink to get crisp dark colours.
If you want to recreate this yourself, the graphic was made in Adobe Illustrator CC. I placed the left and middle wheels over each other and used the multiply blending mode to get the right wheel which simulates how real colour would blend. What you see on your screen does not look the same once printed.
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org ; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Sincerely,
John Long (President / Founder)
Clean Bread and Cheese Creek
John@BreadandCheeseCreek.org
(410) 285-1202
Minolta Vectis S-1 APS film SLR
Outdated Tesco APS film
Scanned by processor, colour correction and other PP by me
Well, it has been outdated for some time (single 1.8-Ghz G5, ADC/DVI ports), but it is now officially obsolete (although Apple still supports it). I will probably get another two years out of it, but I'm looking to add a MacBook Pro or MacBook. Sigh
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org ; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Sincerely,
John Long (President / Founder)
Clean Bread and Cheese Creek
John@BreadandCheeseCreek.org
(410) 285-1202
I forgot about these and I never posted them here.
This is very outdated, her lower torso piece is now longer, her breasts have been resculpted and moved up. Her leg pieces have been put together and she now has her very first proper joints. She does, however, still... only have one arm XD;;
As you can see, I have added elf ears, and these pics actually show them half sanded (one sanded, one not. I sculpt vaguely, sand, and then carve from there. The ears are smaller now, and slightly more delicate.
I have also begun to reshape her eyes. I don't know why the fuck i keep doing this. i want them a bit bigger than this, but I can never seem to be 100% happy with them. I think after this I might just have to settle with whatever I come up with and call it a day. In the end I'm happy to be unhappy with her. I'm still hyperventilating with excitement, and so that doesn't make me sad or anything, it's a minor dissapointment lol.
Both elf ears and human ears are available as seperate heads (ie, not removable ears). I chose to start with the elf eared head because it's a harder mold to cast, and I thought I'd get that out of the way and learn at a slightly different angle. She's not very detailed, she's still waiting on some of that. She's also having her breast bone show through her upper chest, as I wanted to emphasize that she is muscular and lean, and I like it. She's not 'human' and so I'm not worried about accuracy to the human body and proportions - I think it's pretty clear that my interests for her are not exactly based off reality 8P
So, various pictures, one showing her next to a Pukifee. She is a mini mini, or a giant tiny.
One of her bum. And one of her in my hand, which is always a good example of size.
ANYHEW. gonna go and sleep. mighty tired and feeling sick after a day of packing. I promise to answer emails tomorrow, I've had a busy day and I just want to flop :< Whhhy did I think pilates was a good idea when I was already sore and needed to be busy whhhy.
ENJOY. I'll update in a few days hopefully, I am hoping to get a lot of shit done this week, and not just sculpty things. FACEUP LADY to thE RESCUE.
Night guys.
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org ; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Sincerely,
John Long (President / Founder)
Clean Bread and Cheese Creek
John@BreadandCheeseCreek.org
(410) 285-1202
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Camera: Bronica SQ-A with Zenzanon-PS 80mm f/2.8.
Film: Ilford FP4+ (outdated 1999)
Self-developed: Ilfosol 3 developer 1:9 (20℃ for 5 minutes).
An outdated advert taken at the Iroquois Travel Plaza Dunkin' Donuts which was a little behind with some of its decor. Apparently, Lattes are still new.
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Katie and her husband are waiting for their Jellybean to appear. This
picture was two weeks ago when she was 37 weeks.
I've decided I like APS for some things. I like how the negatives
scan in my 35 mm holder, with those wide all-around-the-negative
margins. This one is a little oversharpened but that's my fault and
it prints well.
Nikon Pronea; outdated Fuji Nexia 400 film; scanned in Plustek Opticfilm 7200.
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org ; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Sincerely,
John Long (President / Founder)
Clean Bread and Cheese Creek
John@BreadandCheeseCreek.org
(410) 285-1202
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org ; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Sincerely,
John Long (President / Founder)
Clean Bread and Cheese Creek
John@BreadandCheeseCreek.org
(410) 285-1202
No longer shackled by outdated religious traditions and the rules and guilt they impose, we are free to do what we want, when we want, with whom we want. Pretty much, anything goes, as long as everyone consents. Year after year, ripping down boundaries, social media gurus and music icons compete to out-explicit each other, and we all get to revel in their wake, free to be ourselves. By now, we should be totally happy, because we can do whatever we want.
It’s logical to believe that making everything acceptable and having no rules of right and wrong will bring the greatest pleasure. Why wouldn’t it? Everything can feel so artificial and confined, can’t it? People don’t really know what you are thinking or feeling about them. Freedom must mean we can say and do exactly what we think, at every moment! Just as Sigmund Freud speculated, all anxieties come from having to inhibit our most primal instincts. Only society’s rules and regulations force us to tame ourselves. Inside, the real person supposedly wriggles and grunts to be free. How happy Freud would be in 2016!
But hang on, are we okay with a deranged person walking into our classroom and opening fire on everyone? Probably not. Obviously, I’m taking this philosophy to its extreme, to test whether it is really a bulletproof principle to work from. But where do we draw the line marking what is acceptable or not, or will the line increasingly widen to accommodate anything and everything? “Hey man, as long as you feel good when you blow my brains out, that’s the main thing—you did what you wanted.” Maybe some ethics are necessary if we don’t want total mayhem?
Just do it
Experimenting with all kinds of stuff in the name of art, my art school friends were a stimulating bunch to hang out with in my Uni days. One night, in a small room at the art school, inspired to explore how I would act if I did exactly what came into my head, I began moving randomly around the room. Squatting down, rising up, dancing, and making whatever weird noises came to me, I hoped that expressing whatever was inside me, moment to moment, would somehow liberate me. By the end, I felt not much different to before, except a little less human and more like an animal. The experience had been absent of social norms, and I missed my intelligence, which decides what to do and what not to do at each moment. I still thought I was pretty cool, however, to have tried the process. One of the artists present had watched me incredulously as I experimented. Every time I saw him after that, he told me, with some concern, how I had been acting crazy that night. Even as an artist himself, he thought this was going a bit far! I thought he just wasn’t ready for such boundary-breaking tests. But when I think of that night now, I agree with him—he was the only one who had seen what was really happening. I was just being crazy; the experiment wasn’t some sophisticated intellectual art form as we had thought at the time.
Compared to what we can get into when we let our instincts really dominate, my artful exploration was pretty short-lived and harmless. Yoga psychology explains that until we are spiritually enlightened, acting on our impulses means acting according to unconscious conditionings. This can develop into obsessive behavior, causing harm, not only to ourselves but to the people around us. Acting on our urges is no different from behaving like an animal, just as a dog, dragged by its senses, sniffs lamp posts and backsides with no concern for what anyone thinks! No offense to our furry friends—that’s life for them, even though, like most humans, they are not in touch with their original enlightened state either. Beyond both the animal and human body types, the nonmaterial self sits dormant until revived using spiritual techniques. Significantly, for life on this level, animals stay within nature’s boundaries, and they don’t get into really awkward, unusual habits – they don’t have perversions, psychologically speaking.
I’m not convinced it’s natural for humans to act on impulse. What happens when we let it all hang out? So many destructive habits go on in the name of expressing ourselves. Think alcohol and drug abuse, date rape, drunk driving accidents, STDs, domestic violence, child abuse, pedophilia and numerous other distorted sexual tendencies, gaming addictions, porn addictions, overeating, for example. At a certain point, acting out our every desire gets ugly, because these desires are selfish and usually result in exploiting others. Actually, all desire we know is selfish, because it has been pulled out of shape from its genuine nature, like a jumper that once fitted well but now hangs misshapen.
The fact that human habits can really get out of hand, destructive and nasty at worst, indicates that the human being’s intelligence is being misused or channeled in the wrong direction. According to yoga science, human intelligence is meant for big things, like understanding our nonmaterial identity, the nature of existence, how reality is working, and running complex and harmonious societies, to list a few. Just as children with no positive engagement get themselves into trouble, our human intelligence, if not chasing a higher purpose, gets into all sorts of unwanted habits, bringing our consciousness down to its lowest expression. And because we are meant for more, we are not happy living like loose units. It’s depressing to have no self-control, to be instead controlled by habits that we hate. Uggh! If we are not pursuing our highest potential, how can we be happy?
Cracking the game
Yup–this business is counter-intuitive. What we think will make us happy—letting loose, doing what we want, however we want, whenever we want—often doesn’t, you might have noticed. How many times have you launched full-hearted into doing something that you think will make you happy but you’ve ended up bummed out, or disappointed at least? For example, you spend hours getting all dressed and hyped up for a night out. You check your hair in the bathroom mirror or a shop window a dozen times. But the night ends up a fizzer. A few awkward moves on the dance floor, some random and unsatisfying drunken conversations, nobody notices your perfectly styled hair or how show-stopping your new pants are. Even worse, your fake eyelashes don’t lure any victims for late night sensuality. You stumble to a taxi, get home, go to bed and wake stinking of alcohol and cigarettes, facing another long day of trying to get happy.
Or maybe you do get lucky, but the experience is so awkward and devoid of emotional connection or care that you feel ten times more empty the next day. You stagger home, doing the walk of shame in your get-up from last night, which glitters incongruously in the morning sun. You win some, you lose some. But even the sporadic “winnings” are short-lived because they are always threatened by change, flavor depletion and inevitable endings—like a mouthful of chewing gum after a couple of hours. But like moths to a flame, we fly back, again and again, attracted to what glitters, thinking it the path to happiness, only to find our wings scorched, as we tumble back down to earth. We pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, superglue our wings back together and take another leap at that bright light …
Who rigged this warped reality?
This reality is based on desire, our misapplied desire that we be controller and enjoyer of the world. In the Bhagavad Gita, Ultimate Cosmic Project Director, Lord Krishna, explains how he is a neutral facilitator of our desires. Always appealing to our good intelligence to rethink our dream of nailing happiness in this shadow world, he assists us, regardless of what we choose. We may choose to descend to darkened consciousness—increasing selfishness and exploitation, serving only ourselves. Or more rarely, we may choose to evolve to higher levels of consciousness possessing more luminous desires to serve the Complete Totality, Krishna, which automatically includes service to all beings.
This revolutionary vision brings us the ultimate education in personal responsibility and accountability. In other words, we can’t blame anyone else for the mess we get ourselves into. Desiring to overlord our own little fantasy land creates this world of appearances. Here, what looks like happiness isn’t, and what looks like a bad time—controlling your basic instincts, and practising techniques for spiritual enlightenment—can deliver the real thing.
Where desire and pleasure connect
Control your basic instincts? Is that another contradiction? Isn’t happiness to be free from any control? But how free are we really in our current state? Can we stop going to the toilet? Or getting hungry? How about stopping those urges for sex and financial, emotional, and physical security? Besides managing the universe of our own drives, from outside we face the uncontrollable and often unfriendly realities of weather and natural disturbances, and we suffer from the actions of living beings—people, insects, and other animals. As if that isn’t enough, if we zoom out and survey the human lifespan, we see the numerous difficulties and distresses of birth, the different life stages, health crises, old age and finally “the big don’t argue”—death.
Did we say we felt free to do whatever we wanted? We can’t control the daily disturbances from the outside, nor do we have much control over the challenges our lifespan throws at us. But we can work on mastering our lower urges and transforming our desires back to their original state. In this original state, our senses are compatible with the complete project we are part of, aligned with the desires of the Complete Whole, Krishna, so that everything clicks into place. The good news is that we human beings are equipped to control our lower tendencies. Through the spiritual practice of bhakti- yoga the deafening noise of our bodily and mental urges is drowned out by authentic experiences of nonmaterial pleasure, allowing our higher spiritual identity to flourish. No longer controlled and pushed around by our lower drives and habits, our intense likes and dislikes, we are actually free. We are free to choose how to act at every moment because we move with our original natural desire to work in harmony with Krishna. Like a hand cooperating with the whole body, we move in perfect synchronicity with that Total Reality, one in desire but always individual in our identity and expression. This opens the door to real freedom and spontaneity on the spiritual level, where our decontaminated desire actually produces the pleasure we have always wanted, every time.
The Bhagavad Gita is all about how to get real freedom, genuine pleasure, and true self-expression. We just have to learn the art of transforming desire with the applied spiritual technology of bhakti-yoga. In this way, we will be totally happy, because we can really do whatever we want, on the level of pure desire.
- Khadiravan
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Wolf-In-Sheep's-Clothing:
This has got to be the best monster ever created.
Celebrating 30 Years of Stupid Monsters:
The rabbit is not just sitting there. The rabbit is part of the monster. So you're looking at an evil tree stump that has a cute bunny on the end of its tentacles so that it can lure people or other animals near it. While I understand the parallel to animals in the real world, I'm still stuck here looking at a googly-eyed tree stump with a rabbit glued to its head. Wow.
Tenemos uno para cada aparato en nuestras casas. Son incómodos, anticuados, extraños en esta época.
Pero nuestra vagancia y comodidad depende de ellos.
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We have one for every appliance in our houses. They are cumbersome, outdated, strangers in this era.
But our laziness and comfort depends on them.
Strobist info: SB-900 1/16 power 200mm zoom with 25cm snoot camera right. Triggered by PW.
Outbound to Attleboro at Readville? Sorry, if you're here at this stop, you're not going to Attleboro.
This outdated map (view original size to see it the best) does show Readville as a stop on the Providence (Attleboro) line. The map has other anachronisms such as the Worcester line terminating in Framingham, the Fitchburg line continuing to Gardner (I didn't know it used to do that) and the Newburyport line terminating in Ipswich. And of course, the Old Colony lines (Middleboro, Plymouth/Kingston, and Greenbush) are missing entirely.
I took this from my Providence line train, out the window, and this particular platform might not be used by Readville Station passengers anymore, I don't know.
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Myanmar, previously known as Burma, what a surprisingly amazing place. We booked this holiday to get out of our comfort zone of easy beach holidays in the Maldives. There were several times when we wondered why we did it, travel in Myanmar consists mainly of long, sometimes tedious journeys on outdated transport systems. But now, in hindsight, we realise that this was the only way to truly get a feel of how the country and people are living day to day. And by far, more so than any other holiday we have had, the people are the most memorable thing we brought back with us. They are totally charming, polite, honest, resilient, hard working and most of all truly happy people. Their sincerely happy smiles, some of which we thankfully managed to capture in our photo's, are what we mostly remember and will stay with us forever.
We all know, or think we know, about the bad old days of the Burmese regime, so we obviously had a few reservations about what we were letting ourselves in for, but as it turned out, Myanmar must be the safest place we have ever been to. There is zero crime here, 85% of the country are buddhists and all the people seem to be true to Buddha's teachings of compassion, honesty, right mindedness, right living and non-harming to any living thing. Admittedly, although the country is now a democracy, the military still retains a certain amount of power, so I guess there is still an undercurrent going on albeit out of sight of the regular tourist. However, all the people we spoke to are so much happier now, they are more or less free to speak openly, without fear of reprisals and they all feel positive about the path the country is on now.
As for the landscape, what can I say, there is nowhere like it on earth! Outside the cities the whole country seems to be in some sort of 200 year old time warp. The people are mostly farmers on small plots of land using ox carts to plough the fields and living in houses made of bamboo, wood and matting. The wierdest thing is most of them have solar power, mainly for a bit of light and to charge their mobile phones! Everyone is on their phone here.....just like the rest of the world I guess. Also, there are temples, pagodas and stupas everywhere you look, especially in Bagan, which is like the Mecca of Myanmar. We were there for the Full Moon Festival where thousands of Burmese monks and Myanmar people gather from all over the country to celebrate for three days at the Ananda Pagoda in Bagan. After possibly days travelling they stay awake for most of the three days and nights watching entertainment which includes dance, theatre, chants, recitations and singing as well as stand up comedy. Amazing belief.
A word about One Stop Travel & Tours the Myanmar company we booked with. We found them via recommendations on Tripadvisor and so glad we used them. They never asked for a deposit, they booked all our hotels, train & boat journeys, balloon ride and one internal flight all on an email handshake! We just paid them in US Dollars on arrival, saving us thousands on UK travel brochure rates, and they never let us down once. The guides were all good guys and always there to greet us at the various destinations on our tour/trek, sometimes waiting hours when the transport was late. A special thanks to Leo our Yangon guide and Eaint at the One Stop office. After leaving our Nikon Coolpix A camera charger at home we trawled the shops of Yangon eventually finding a replacement.......only to leave it plugged in the wall at our next hotel in Mandalay! We were now a ten hour boat journey away in Bagan, but a call to Eaint at the One Stop office and they got it to us two days later just before we moved on! A huge thank you to all at One Stop as this holiday produced without doubt our most amazing photographs ever!
Myanmar has been open to mainstream tourism for five years now, a lot of the people speak English now so it is relatively easy to holiday there. We are so glad we went there before it really changes, there is still a huge amount of charm and old worldliness about the place that you will not find in any other country. If you are prepared to switch off from the 21st century and just accept it for what it is you will be richly rewarded with amazing memories of a landscape like no other and a fascinating people who are genuinely happy to see you.
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To view the rest of my Photography Collection click on Link below:
www.flickr.com/photos/nevillewootton/albums
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Photography & Equipment sponsored by my web business:
We are UK's leading Filter Specialists, selling online to the Plant, Agricultural, Commercial Vehicle and Marine Industries.
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PLEASE NOTE: I take Photographs purely as a hobby these days so am happy to share them with anyone who enjoys them or has a use for them. If you do use them an accreditation would be nice and if you benefit from them financially a donation to www.sightsavers.org would be really nice.
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If you were to attempt to send a parcel from the depot at Birmingham New Street, you would be disappointed. The business was started by British Rail as "Red Star", and offered same day parcel despatch between many railway stations. It was finally privatised after several attempts, sold to management, later Lynx and eventually ceased to trade. As a result of this failure of business, trains no longer have parcel compartments so starting the business again would be virtually impossible.
To my mind, the sign should be re-arranged to remove the outdated reference and put more prominence to the "All other routes". Too many people use this road to get to the Bullring tunnel to use this road illegally as an exit. Strictly speaking, the tunnel is only to be used by buses and taxis, but this is rarely enforced.