The Ebb And Flow Of Life - Poem by Edwina Reizer

The ebb and flow of the deep blue sea

is the same as it is for you and me.

Sometimes we're at peace with tranquility.

When life seems to move and lets us be

soothed by the rhythms that keeps us quiet

giving what we need to beautify it.

Sometimes we're turbulent as the stormy sea

wondering how troublesome times can be

upon us so fast, destroying harmony.

And nothing we do keeps us free

as we rock back and forth and to and fro

like strong winds from the north that won't let go.

And finally we learn to accept the change

of the ebb and flow and we rearrange

our thinking and the drift and debris

that comes to us like the sand at the sea.

For this is the natural order of things

that comes to all be they paupers or Kings.

By Edwina Reizer

🎼: Thats Life ~ Frank Sinatra~

✈️ : Missing Melody

That's life (that's life), that's what all the people say

You're ridin' high in April, shot down in May

But I know I'm gonna change that tune

When I'm back on top, back on top in June

I said that's life (that's life), and as funny as it may seem

Some people get their kicks stompin' on a dream

But I don't let it, let it get me down

'cause this fine old world, it keeps spinnin' around

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king

I've been up and down and over and out and I know one thing

Each time I find myself flat on my face

I pick myself up and get back in the race

That's life (that's life), I tell you I can't deny it

I thought of quitting, baby, but my heart just ain't gonna buy it

And if I didn't think it was worth one single try

I'd jump right on a big bird and then I'd fly

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king

I've been up and down and over and out and I know one thing

Each time I find myself layin' flat on my face

I just pick myself up and get back in the race

That's life (that's life), that's life and I can't deny it

Many times I thought of cuttin' out but my heart won't buy it

But if there's nothin' shakin' come this here July

I'm gonna roll myself up in a big ball a-and die

Elton John: Levon

Levon wears his war wound like a crown

He calls his child Jesus 'cause he likes the name

And he sends him to the finest school in town

Levon, Levon likes his money

He makes a lot they say

Spends his days counting

In a garage by the motorway

He was born a pauper

To a pawn on a Christmas day

When the New York Times

Said God is dead and the war's begun

Alvin Tostig has a son today

And he shall be Levon

And he shall be a good man

And he shall be Levon

In tradition with the family plan

And he shall be Levon

And he shall be a good man

He shall be Levon

Levon's sells cartoon balloons in town

His family business thrives

Jesus blows up balloons all day

Sits on the porch swing watching them fly

And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus

Leave Levon far behind

Take a balloon and go sailing,

While Levon, Levon slowly dies

He was born a pauper

To a pawn on a Christmas day

When the New York Times

Said God is dead and the war's begun

Alvin Tostig has a son today

And he shall be Levon

And he shall be a good man

And he shall be Levon

In tradition with the family plan, woo

And he shall be Levon

And he shall be a good man

He shall be Levon

And he shall be Levon

And he shall be a good man

And he shall be Levon

In tradition with the family plan, woo

And he shall be Levon

And he shall be a good man

He shall be Levon

Landscapes are usually about simplification of a scene and this shot of the Westertoren in the Grachtengordel neighborhood is a riot of detailed activity but for me it somehow works and is one of my favorite shots I so far have taken of Amsterdam.

The Ouwe Wester built in 1638 stands 87m high and is the tallest church tower in the city, the blue crown you see topping the tower represents the Imperial Austrian crown of Maximillian but from 1906-2006 it was the golden yellow of Rembrandt to honor him 300 years after his birth until recent renovations brought back the original blue color.

The Westerkerk that the tower is attached to is the largest protestant church of Holland and was designed by chief city architect and sculptor Hendrick de Keyser who had previously built the Zuiderkerk and the East India house, unfortunately Hendrick did not live long enough to see the completion of his greatest work but he did usher in the Dutch Classicism architectural style of the 17th century and left his mark on Amsterdam.

Rembrandt van Rijn was buried in the Westerkerk hence the color change to crown on the 300th anniversary of his death but nobody is sure where they buried him as he died a pauper and as is customary to the time the poor would be laid to rest in numbered kerkgraf or stone grave which would be emptied and the contents disposed of after a 20 year period.

Though they may lost the exact location of Rembrandt’s grave they honor him every year on his birthday July 15 with a concert of music from his period and flowers are hung on his memorial marker from 1909 taken from his famous painting the Nachtwacht or Nightwatch in English.

I took this on Sept 9th, 2017 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 36mm 1/320 sec f/11 ISO1600 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO

Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress

Grim Reaper

I am death. The one who collects. I make no amends. I have no regrets. Reap what we sow. Grim Reaper your soul. I am the keeper; I creep in the cold. Chill in your bones, your mind's mine to own. Die all alone, coins on your eyes pay the toll. From the Ferryman's boat, pauper to throne. They all pay the piper, no light where they go. Life might be fickle; death makes us equal. In front of the All they fall from my sickle.

Costume by Decoy - Ms. Grim

Contraption - Ride of Delusion

Thank you all for all your love and support, comments and awards, always appreciated and grateful. Much Love and Light to you all ♥♥♥

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Workin' like a dog for the boss man

Workin' for the company

I'm bettin' on the dice I'm tossin'

I'm gonna have a fantasy

But where am I gonna look?

They tell me that love is blind

I really need a girl like an open book

to read between the lines

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up 'til I hit the ground

Jacki's in the elevator

Lingerie second floor

She said 'can I see you later

And love you just a little more?'

I kinda hope we get stuck

nobody gets out alive

She said I'll show ya how to fax in the mailroom honey

and have you home by five

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up 'til I hit the ground

In the air, in the air, honey one more time not, it ain't fair

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an

elevator

goin' down

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up when I hit the ground

Gonna be a penthouse pauper

Gonna be a millionaire

I'm gonna be a real fast talker

and have me a love affair

Gotta get my timin' right

It's a test that I gotta pass

I'll chase you all the way to the stairway honey

Kiss your sassafras

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up 'til I hit the ground

Do you care? Do you care?

Honey one more time now it ain't fair

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

In memory of Nick.

We raised a glass of Guinness to your birthday yesterday.

Some of you know that my life's partner and traveling companion died earlier this week due to complications from lymphoma.

We had many happy travels together and now the universe has shifted. I will always look for you.

"Will we never meet again no more?"

♪ Listen

The Rankin Family- Fare thee well love

So I'll drink today, love

I'll sing to you, love

In pauper's glory, my time I'll bide

No home or ties, love

A restless rover, if I can't have you

By my side

Huis Westerbeek te Frederiksoord (Dr) behoorde ooit toe aan het voormalige landgoed Westerbeeksloot en is sedert 1818 in het bezit van de 'Maatschappij van Weldadigheid'.

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This old guitar

seen dusty roads and smokey bars,

back seats of all my old cars,

city lights and southern stars.

This old guitar

it's told the truth it's told some lies.

Sometimes it sings, sometimes it cries.

It's who I am, it's my disguise.

This old guitar

it's just wood and strings and steel.

This old guitar

always knows just how I feel.

This old guitar

it's seen it's share of broken hearts,

it's got cracks and broken parts,

it's a symphony of scars.

This old guitar...

hell, I have even gone and named it,

I have cursed and blessed and blamed it.

Still my fingers have not tamed it.

This old guitar

guess you could say we show our ages

from all the songs and whiskey rages,

crazy stages final pages.

This old guitar

it's just wood and strings and steel.

This old guitar

always knows just how I feel.

This old guitar

it's seen it's share of broken hearts,

it's got cracks and broken parts,

it's a symphony of scars.

This old guitar

has played for kings and played for paupers

It's all the gold that's in my coffers.

Still I can't give it all it offers.

This old guitar

it's just wood and strings and steel.

This old guitar

always knows just how I feel.

This old guitar

it's seen it's share of broken hearts,

it's got cracks and broken parts,

it's a symphony of scars.

YOUTUBE

Shot at: Urban City

TAXI

I had skin like leather and the diamond-hard look of a cobra

I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a supernova

I could walk like Brando right into the sun

Then dance just like a Casanova

With my blackjack and jacket and hair slicked sweet

Silver star studs on my duds like a Harley in heat

When I strut down the street I could hear its heartbeat

The sisters fell back and said "Don't that man look pretty"

The cripple on the corner cried out "Nickels for your pity"

Them gasoline boys downtown sure talk gritty

It's so hard to be a saint in the city

I was the king of the alley, mama, I could talk some trash

I was the prince of the paupers crowned downtown at the beggar's bash

I was the pimp's main prophet I kept everything cool

Just a backstreet gambler with the luck to lose

And when the heat came down it was left on the ground

The devil appeared like Jesus through the steam in the street

Showin' me a hand I knew even the cops couldn't beat

I felt his hot breath on my neck as I dove into the heat

It's so hard to be a saint when you're just a boy out on the street

And the sages of the subway sit just like the living dead

As the tracks clack out the rhythm their eyes fixed straight ahead

They ride the line of balance and hold on by just a thread

But it's too hot in these tunnels you can get hit up by the heat

You get up to get out at your next stop but they push you back down in your seat

Your heart starts beatin' faster as you struggle to your feet

Then you're outta that hole and back up on the street

And them South Side sisters sure look pretty

The cripple on the corner cries out "Nickels for your pity"

And them downtown boys sure talk gritty

It's so hard to be a saint in the city

Réalisé le 29 novembre à Quebrada Seca Hornopampa, Amazonas, Pérou.

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Taken on November, 29th / 2014 at Quebrada Seca Hornopampa, Amazonas, Peru.

Yves Hélory de Kermartin né au milieu du Xllle siècle à Minihy-Tréguier,vécut une vie de prédicateur mais aussi de bienfaiteur des pauvres et fut leur ardent défenseur devant la justice.Le fait devait être suffisamment exceptionnel pour qu’on lui en sache encore gré des siècles plus tard.ainsi,il est représenté,à la vallée Des Saints,tenant une bourse à la main,symbole de sa générosité."Beati pauperes spiritu " signale le parchemin déroulé : heureux les simples d’esprit,ceux qui ont l’esprit de pauvreté,qui ne s’attachent pas aux biens matériels.

Il est le patron des hommes de loi et spécialement des avocats.et de la Bretagne !

Autrefois,pour un préjudice demeuré sans réparation,on pouvait "vouer à Saint Yves de justice" le présumé coupable.S’il était coupable,il mourait mystérieusement,sinon la sentence s’exécutait contre le plaignant.

You are the dream that sets me free,

You give me wings to soar above the mundane and mediocre.

You allow me a moment in time where we can forget all reality.

You allow me to play both the Empress and the Pauper. Meek, fearsome and everything in between.

Thank you for being the dream.

I was the king of the alley I could talk some trash

I was the prince of the paupers crowned downtown at the beggar's bash

I was the pimp's main prophet I kept everything cool

A backstreet gambler with the luck to lose

And when the heat came down it was left on the ground

The devil appeared like Jesus through the steam in the street

Showin' me a hand I knew even the cops couldn't beat

I felt his hot breath on my neck as I dove into the heat

It's so hard to be a saint when you're just a boy

It's hard to be a saint in the city

----------------------

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

with their advice the country would be filled with paupers :-)

"Edlets," The Spatula: An Illustrated Magazine for Pharmacists, 1919

HMM! HPPT! Integrity Matters!

cercis, chinese redbud, 'Kay's Early Hope', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

The well dressed gentleman in red whom he glues his eyes to will soon to be lost in the horizon ... The young man probably doesn't know that the boss of Iphone Huawei came from his neighouring village, once as poor as him, even though the latter still leads a very simple and frugal life, more so than the boss of Ikea from Sweden, but way harder : with literally a mattress rolled under his desk which he could take a nap on 3 or 4 hours a day in the middle of the night if need be. And now his firm is facing what Alstom had faced a few years back with his greatest assistant i.e. his daughter being held a hostage in Canada. Whereas the horse has everything it needs abundantly literally non stopped...

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CHINESE ANTIQUES in the British Museum

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Modigliani

www.art.com/gallery/id--a29/amedeo-modigliani-posters.htm

Tatiana Nikolayeva plays Schubert Sonata D.960

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I've been a puppet, a pauper

A pirate, a poet

A pawn and a king

I've been up and down

And over and out

And I know one thing

Each time I find myself

Flat on my face

I pick myself up

And get back in the race.....

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Workin' like a dog fo de boss man

Workin' for de company

I'm bettin' on the dice I'm tossin'

I'm gonna have a fantasy

But where am I gonna look?

They tell me that love is blind

I really need a girl like an open book

to read between the lines

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up 'til I hit the ground

Jacki's in the elevator

Lingerie second floor

She said 'can I see you later

And love you just a little more?'

I kinda hope we get stuck

nobody gets out alive

She said I'll show ya how to fax in the mailroom honey

and have you home by five

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up 'til I hit the ground

In the air, in the air, honey one more time not it ain't fair

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an

elevator

goin' down

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up when I hit the ground

Gonna be a penthouse pauper

Gonna be a millionaire

I'm gonna be a real fast talker

and have me a love affair

Gotta get my timin' right

It's a test that I gotta pass

I'll chase you all the way to teh stairway honey

Kiss your sassafras

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up 'til I hit the ground

Do you care? Do you care?

Honey one more time now it ain't fair.

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

Eigenaar van het Sterrebos is de Maatschappij van Weldadigheid, in 1818 opgericht door Generaal Johannes van den Bosch. Hij trok zich de bittere armoede van de na-Napoleontische tijd aan en gaf velen in ZW-Drenthe een nieuw bestaan en perspectief.

De Maatschappij bouwde kleine huisjes voor deze mensen en gaf stukjes land uit, zodat men een boerenbestaan(tje) kon gaan opbouwen.

In Museum De Koloniehof is veel uit deze tijd bewaard gebleven.

The answer to John D. Delaney !

Image of the poverty of people living, in your reality

it is a picture of the pauper, ragamuffin,

It is usually dirty and stoned.

In Poland this poverty looks a little bit differently.

There is high unemployment, someone loses a job, have kids and bills to pay,

is an alternative, roll up even more,

or ask for help, begging on the street.

These are the people neat and clean.

As you can see, Your deduction is incorrect

"Prince or pauper, beggar man or thing

Play the game with every blow you bring

Dandelion don't tell no lies

Dandelion will make you wise

Tell me if she laughs or cries

Blow away dandelion..."

Rolling Stones

County Road 856

Bollinger County Missouri

Photo taken on October 3, 2020

So much has been said about the fork in the road. Yogi Berra said take it. The one on the left looks like it goes to the barn and thats it. It’s your choice if you want stability. But at the same time it's limited on opportunity. Going to the left ensures a life of hard work and little rewards. A good life nonetheless with the joys of family, satisfaction you get from hard work. Going right leads to the unknown, with more possibilities but more risk. You could end up president of company, or a pauper on the streets. Your future is in your hands and depends on how well you adapt to the changing conditions that meet you along the way.

This well-named little bird is found in the Andean foothills and adjacent lowlands from Venezuela to northern Argentina. Males and females are both equally drab, entirely medium brown with no distinctive markings. Very similar to females of several other seedeater and grassquit species, but note Dull-colored Grassquit’s bicolored bill. Uncommon and sometimes tricky to find as it forages inconspicuously in shrubbery at the forest edge or in gardens and second growth. Usually in pairs or small flocks. Listen for buzzy sputtering song that seems rushed.

Some research suggests that this plain little bird is the ancestor of the Darwin finches found on the Galapagos Islands.

Sozaranga, Ecuador. February 2010.

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Love In An Elevator"

By: Aerosmith

[Catherine Epps:]

2nd floor. Hardware, children's wear, lady's lingerie

Oh, good morning Mr. Tyler. Going down?

[Steven Tyler:]

Hehehehehe, ooh

Yeah!

Workin' like a dog for the boss man (Whoa)

Workin' for the company (Whoa, yeah)

Bettin' on the dice I'm tossin' (Whoa)

I'm gonna have a fantasy (Whoa, yeah)

But where am I gonna look?

They tell me that love is blind

I really need a girl like an open book

To read between the lines

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up 'til I hit the ground

Jackie's in the elevator (Whoa)

Lingerie second floor (Whoa, yeah)

She said, "Can I see you later" (Whoa)

"And love you just a little more?" (Whoa, yeah)

I kinda hope we get stuck

Nobody gets out alive

She said, "I'll show you how to fax in the mail room, honey

And have you home by five"

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up 'til I hit the ground

In the air, in the air

Honey, one more time now, it ain't fair

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an

Elevator

Going down

(Haha-haha-haha-haha)

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I hit the ground

Gonna be a penthouse pauper (Whoa)

Gonna be a millionaire (Whoa, yeah)

I'm gonna be a real fast talker (Whoa)

And have me a love affair (Whoa, yeah)

Gotta get my timing right (Whoa)

It's a test that I gotta pass (Whoa, yeah)

I'll chase you all the way to the stairway, honey (Whoa)

Kiss your sassafras

Love in an elevator

Lovin' it up when I'm goin' down

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up 'til we hit the ground

Will you care? Will you care?

Honey, one more time now, it ain't fair

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

Will you care? Will you care?

Honey, one more time now, it ain't fair

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

In the air, in the air

Honey, one more, one more, one more, one more

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

In the air, in the air

Honey, one more, one more, one more, yeah!

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

In the air, in the air

Honey, one more, one more, one more, yeah!

Love in an elevator

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

In the air, in the air

In the air, in the air

Love in an elevator

Livin' it up when I'm goin' down

Haw Tabor once owned the Matchless Mine in Leadville, Colo. It was one of the most productive silver mines in the US. With his great wealth, Tabor built this opera house for the city. He went on to become US Senator for Colo.

Along the way, he divorced his sensible wife, Agusta, for a girl called Baby Doe for her beauty.

Silver eventually went through a bust time and the Tabors became paupers. A new Colo Senator took pity and had Tabor named Postmaster of Denver.

After his death, Baby Doe went to live at the Matchless Mine. She was discovered dead on the floor in the form of the cross, arms outstretched. Haw had always told her "Don't sell the Matchless", believing silver would come back and save her from her extreme penury. It's believed there are millions more of ounces in that mine but time and flooding have made it too difficult and expensive for now.

. . . in the hills east of Beinn Dorain.

A rather depressing trait of modern technology is just how rapidly things evolve & improve. (I'm a pauper & can't keep up!)

I also took a similar photo with my cheap Chinese phone of the same scene. Compared to my 8-year-old SLR (model is more like 11 or 12 years-old) the smartphone handles the dynamic range with far better aplomb, retaining shadow detail & brightly lit clouds in tandem. The SLR's overall resolution & structure cannot be competed with, of course. (A much larger lens & image sensor will never be beaten by something almost microscopic, thank goodness!)

This flower reminds me of those fairy tales where the powerful witch dresses up as a pauper and asks a noble for help. When the noble scoffs at her, the witch puts a curse on them as punishment for their arrogance and lack of compassion.

This is the smallest of flowers, about an inch in diameter, that grows like a weed by the side of my driveway. It's only when I take out my macro lens that I see its magnificent beauty. Is it the witch, dressed as a weed, wondering who will notice something so small and insignificant? Or is it the noble, cursed to be the tiny flower of a weed, waiting for someone to set them free?

My macro lens takes me into the land of fairy tales :)

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Panis angelicus

fit panis hominum;

Dat panis cœlicus

figuris terminum:

O res mirabilis!

Manducat Dominum

pauper, servus et humilis.

Te trina Deitas

unaque poscimus:

Sic nos tu visita,

sicut te colimus;

Per tuas semitas

duc nos quo tendimus,

Ad lucem quam inhabitas.

Amen.

Ambtenarenhuisjes van de 'Stichting Maatschappij van Weldadigheid' in Frederiksoord.

Geestelijk vader van de 'Maatschappij' is Generaal Johannes van de Bosch, die ná het vertrek van Napoleon zijn plannen voorlegde aan Koning Willem I . Van den Bosch kreeg het groene licht om, middels de Maatschappij, hier in Drenthe de paupers uit de steden in het westen (met name Amsterdam) van werk, onderdak en onderwijs te voorzien. Hen dus weer een toekomst te geven !! Vele eenvoudige vervenershuisjes werden voor de nieuwelingen gebouwd, die vervolgens veelal in de veenontginningen te werk gesteld werden. Bij het huisje had men voldoende land voor het houden van een koe, wat schapen, kleinvee en een moestuin.

Ambtenaren van de Maatschappij kregen de beschikking over een geheel uit steen opgetrokken woning, echter zónder grond voor het houden van dieren.

Beleef het verleden van de koloniën van Weldadigheid bij museum 'De Koloniehof' in Frederiksoord. Zeer de moeite waard !

Tegenwoordig zijn álle huisjes van steen en van alle moderne gemakken voorzien ! Het is een geliefde woonomgeving geworden !

♫ David Lee Roth - That's Life ♫

Been a puppet, pirate, a poet, a pauper, a pawn and a king

Been up and down and over and out and I know one thing

Each time that I find myself flat on my face

I pick myself up and get back in the race

That's life (that's life)

And I can't deny it

Many times I thought of quitting, babe

But my heart wouldn't buy it

If I didn't think it was worth one try

I'd jump right on a big bird and I'd fly

Been a puppet, poet, pirate, pauper, now I'm a king

Been up, down, I know one thing

Each time that I find myself flat on my face

I pick myself up and get back in the race

That's life (that's life)

And I can't deny it

Many times I thought of quitting, babe

But my heart wouldn't buy it

If I didn't think it was worth one try

I'd just roll myself up in a big ball and fly

Zop-pop-dup-shoo-be-doo-be-doo

♫ David Lee Roth - That's Life ♫

That's life (that's life)

That's what all the people say

You're riding high on Monday

Shot down in May

But-a, I ain't never gonna change my tune

When I'm back on top in the month of June

I said, that's life (that's life)

Ain't as funny as it may seem

Some people get their kicks

Stompin' on a dream

But-a, I don't never let it get me down

'cause that big ol' world keeps spinnin' 'round.

Been a puppet, pirate, a poet, a pauper, a pawn and a king

Been up and down and over and out and I know one thing

Each time that I find myself flat on my face

I pick myself up and get back in the race

That's life (that's life)

And I can't deny it

Many times I thought of quitting, babe

But my heart wouldn't buy it

If I didn't think it was worth one try

I'd jump right on a big bird and I'd fly

Often inconspicuous heron, roosts in trees by day. Feeds nocturnally, specializing on crabs. Adults have bold black-and-white head pattern and gray body. Brown immatures similar to Black-crowned Night-Heron. Yellow-crowned has longer legs and neck; thicker bill. Legs project beyond the tail in flight. Juvenile Yellow-crowned has smaller white spots on wing coverts than Black-crowned. (eBird)

Isabela, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. July 2019.

Peter Frieire Salgado and Nemo Galapagos Cruises.

DOORKINS: THE REAL STORY

It was on one cold December morning in 2008 that a feral cat was found sitting on the doorstep of Southwark Cathedral, waiting for one of the Vergers to let her into the warm. At first she was an occasional visitor, alternating between the comfort of the cathedral and the leftover scraps from Borough Market. It didn't take long, however, for her to make the cathedral her permanent residence and she could be found waiting by the door each and every morning. Her spot by the entrance was what earned her the name "Doorkins".

Travellers, traders, "princes and paupers, prelates and prostitutes, poets, playwrights, prisoners and patients have all found refuge" at the church that has stood on this site since around 606 AD.* This culture of openness and inclusivity to all people (and cats) is at the very heart of Southwark Cathedral and its community.

The stories in this book are all based on true events from Doorkins' life. Visitors often find her napping in one of her many spots around the cathedral. Being a cat with both a well-developed sense of her own importance and little regard for formality, Doorkins has no compunctions about sleeping on the grandest chairs, and it was on one of these that HRH Queen Elizabeth found Doorkins when Her Majesty visited on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee.

Doorkins has integrated herself into every aspect of cathedral life. While the Vergers are responsible for feeding her, all the other staff and volunteers know that Doorkins will inevitably stick her nose into their business, and so accept her as part of the team. Like any devout member of the cathedral community, Doorkins regularly attends services and congregants are often surprised - and pleased - by the sight of our feline attendant.

Doorkins' story is not unlike many of those at Southwark Cathedral, in that she came through the doors one day and never left. Like many of us, she felt at home here - safe, loved and accepted for who she was (even if we did think "she" was a "he" for her first few years). Like most of us, she's had a few bumps in the road, but despite all her foibles - or perhaps because of them - she has become a cherished member of the cathedral community.

Het beekdal van De Slokkert ligt in noordwest Drenthe,om wat preciezer te zijn,het ligt tussen Norg en Veenhuizen. De omgeving van Norg is een voorbeeld van een esdorpenlandschap.

Het beekdal is erg vlak, de wandelaar heeft in het noordelijk deel prachtige uitzichten op een landschap dat vrijwel nergens horizonvervuiling kent.

Erg mooi zijn de oude houtwallen die haaks staan op de (oude) loop van de beek. Houtwallen werden vroeger aangelegd als veekering of begrenzing van eigendom.

Bij het opwerpen van de wal ontstonden aan weerszijden kleine slootjes die het water afvoerden naar de beek. Zo ontstond vroeger een coulisselandschap, dat hier erg mooi te zien is. In de natte graslandjes ertussen grazen indrukwekkende Galloways. Deze koeien worden vooral in het middenstuk van het beekdal (Tempelstukken) ingezet bij het beheer. Dit winterharde Schotse ras kan erg goed tegen natte omstandigheden. Bepaalde planten laten ze met rust. Het landschap zal door de aanwezigheid gaan veranderen. Door de begrazing ontstaan plaatselijk grote verschillen in vegetatie. Vogels als paapje,watersnip en geelgors profiteren ervan.

bron; hetreestdal.nl/?p=241

Flal, Pauper wandeltocht.

Got food here with some friends during my visit to Toronto a few years ago. This was in the before times, when going places without worries was a thing.

Treno ad Alta Velocità....una eccellenza dell'ingegneria italiana....un orgoglio del mio Paese...alla faccia di tutti i pauperisti, luddisti e Savonarola d'accatto che purtroppo infestano l'Italia....(PS....aggiungo che ho viaggiato in Business Class)

Flal, Pauper wandeltocht.

Edging the Boundary.

Op zijn zoek naar de Drentse horizon heeft de kunstenaar twee vaststaande beelden voor ogen hooggehouden mystiek( hunebedden) en het vooral vroeger aanwezige isolement. (desolaat veengebied). Het zijn begrippen die wezenlijk onderdeel uitmaken van Drenthe.

Deze vaststaande beelden veranderen moeizaam, ondanks dat de dagelijkse confrontatie met Drenthe het tegendeel bewijst. Het kunstwerk bestaat uit een hoge stalen kooi, waarbij de vorm ondergeschikt is aan de hoogte. De hoogte in het kunstwerk is heel belangrijk, omdat de kooi op deze manier deel uitmaakt van de letterlijke horizon.

Om de mythe vast te houden heeft hij boven in de kooi een bronzen draak geplaatst, die het grootste deel van zijn zintuigen ( zijn kop) door de tralies steekt. De kwetsbaarheid van het isolement komt hierdoor tot uiting. Het mystieke treedt naar buiten en doorbreekt het isolement.

bron; www.rileo.nl/kunst/pagina/norg.htm

Flal, Pauper wandeltocht.

" That's life (that's life) that's what people say

You're riding high in April

Shot down in May

But I know I'm gonna change that tune

When I'm back on top, back on top in June

I said, that's life (that's life) and as funny as it may seem

Some people get their kicks

Stompin' on a dream

But I don't let it, let it get me down

'Cause this fine old world it keeps spinnin' around

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate

A poet, a pawn and a king

I've been up and down and over and out

And I know one thing

Each time I find myself flat on my face

I pick myself up and get back in the race

That's life (that's life) I tell ya, I can't deny it

I thought of quitting, baby

But my heart just ain't gonna buy it

And if I didn't think it was worth one single try

I'd jump…".

Song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqhYchnDNfA

This clock tower in a Yorkshire asylum has what I think the best natural lighting of anywhere yet. The whirring of the working clock mechanics made for a real nice ambiance too.

Pauper's Throne

Voormalig SCHOOLGEBOUW gebouwd in 1875 in opdracht van het Ministerie van Justitie. Het ontwerp is van J.F. Metzelaar. Het gebouw is ook in gebruik geweest als timmerwinkel en doet nu dienst als gebouw voor de medische dienst.

Omschrijving

Op een hoek gelegen, een bouwlaag tellend gebouw op, in hoofdzaak, rechthoekige plattegrond. Het geheel is uit baksteen opgetrokken en gedekt door een T-vormig zadeldak met pannen en een voorste deel met plat; schoorsteen; goot op klossen. De vrij gesloten voorgevel met een licht risaliserende entree met gepaneelde deur en een getoogd 2- ruits bovenlicht, had oorspronkelijk alleen kleine vensters maar heeft enkele wijzigingen ondergaan en aan de westgevel een uitbreiding gekregen met plat. De lokalen zijn uitgerust met brede van stijlen voorziene, getoogde vensters met roedenverdeling; accentuering van de hanekam met gele steen. De tuitgevels zijn voorzien van afdekplaten en een klimmend boogfries met in het midden rondboogvensters; smeedijzeren sierankers.

Bron; rijksmonumenten.nl/monument/478494/schoolgebouw-voorm-sch...

Flal, Pauper wandeltocht.

The jar reads,

Any donations will be gratefully received by

Friends of Temple Old Kirk

To help restoration.

Xx

© PHH Sykes 2023

phhsykes@gmail.com

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This body is similar to Ken Fashionistas but the end of the neck is different it is rounded, and it allows the head to have more rotation, the body belongs to Pauper Ken as Prince Dominick 2004...and the color of the body is different it is lighter, and Maxx head has a more orange tone.

Flal, Pauper wandeltocht.

Explore, highest position: 442 on Thursday, February 10, 2022

CALLED: 12/18

Omg yay made it! Time to beat these hoes down one by one!

for the first theme, us Veterans had to be paired with a rookie, and I got paired up with Felicia. Our theme that we got chosen was "Princess and the Pauper", and I got the pauper. I really liked working with Gagabratz, shes so easy to work with, and since we were off from school, we decided to work on this to get over it. I'm not gonna lie I did most of the work, Felicia's owner took the photo and I took the rest from there, and Im happy with the final result! I added a vintage effect to make the "princess/pauper" feel make more sense.

I hope this is alright!~ (:

Goed weer na al die regen.

Flal, Pauper wandeltocht.