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taken at the portside park in Vancouver facing Stanley Park. this is by far my favorite spot in Vancouver! I can just imagine coming here to unwind, relax and people watch if I live around the area. this is my second time coming here, and it is as beautiful and relaxing as the first!
2008 - Seattle/Vancouver trip
Day 4 - Vancouver
06.22.08
day 174 of 366
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Events of day 4:
-ate dim sum across from our hotel in Richmond
-visited Capilano Suspended Bridge (more pictures to come from there)
-then drove to the Chinese Garden in Vancouver but side tracked and end up at the Waterfront to unwind and enjoy the scenery
-drove to Chinese Garden
-took a nap at a park while waiting for our reservation at West Restaurant
-ate some awesome tasting menu at West Restaurant (rated the best restaurant in Vancouver)
-went back to the hotel and rested for the rest of the night
Uno de los tantos recuerdos de Méjico
La canción Regina esta inspirada en el libro de Antonio Velazco Piña en el cual ofrece un testimonio de la huella física, mental y espiritual que marcó para Méjico el movimiento estudiantil de 1968, cuyo acontecimiento sigue siendo recordado con especial admiración y profundo respeto
Este disco en su estado original esta hecho en una hoja de oro repujado. En la escena aparecen, una cara con una nariz bulbosa emergiendo del pico de un Aguila la cual mira hacia abajo donde se encuentra su víctima. Esta figura rapaz en conjunto con el monstruo del inframundo. En la parte inferior demuestran similitud con elementos de estructuras posteriores en Chichen Itza como el templo de los Guerreros.
El captivo victimado viste un penacho de plumas y tambien tiene bigote y una nariguera en forma de barra (probablemente de Jade) y en su desformación craneal se nota claramente su identidad Maya.
Este disco conmemora el suceso de la caída de los Mayas ante el pueblo invasor Tolteca, ó guerreros Aguila, quienes despues de varias intervenciones bélicas lograron conquistar a los Mayas unos siglos antes de la llegada Española.
esta es una réplica de este disco, esta tallada a mano sobre piedra caliza de la zona, por el artista Gilberto Silva, una verdadera obra de arte, tambien tengo por este mismo artista la tapa del sarcófago del Templo de las Inscripciones de Palenque Chiapas.
This is a Cast Stone from Gilberto Silva is made of limestone, hand craved, the original is a Gold Disc, is made of a sheet gold that is hammered, and embossed. Here is a warrior with a long bulbous nose emerging from a warrior eagle looks down upon its victim. This raptoral figure and the frontal earth monster below resemble elements on later structure at Chichen-Itza like the temple of the warriors. The victim wears a feathered back dress and even though he has a mustache and a nose bar his reduced forehead and nose structure clearly identify him as Maya. it is significant that the face and eye of the victim were cut through in the destruction of the disc, and the eagle warrior left intact. Perhaps this was used as a charm in a ritual to bring victory to the toltec in their conquest of Chichen-Itza. After being recontructed it was thrown into the sacred well of sacrifice as an offering to the gods to bring victory in the downfall of the maya at Chichen-Itza
The Scene represents the fall of the Maya civilization in the hands of the Toltec culture, originatingat Tula in Central Méjico and coming down through Tabasco. These same people captured the city of Mayapan in Northern Yucatan. They were called Toltec ...meaning "Foreigner"
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A camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing distinctive fatty deposits known as humps on its back. There are two species of camels: the dromedary or Arabian camel has a single hump, and the bactrian has two humps. Dromedaries are native to the dry desert areas of West Asia, and Bactrian camels are native to Central and East Asia. Both species are domesticated; they provide milk and meat, and are working animals.
The term camel (from the Arabic جمل, ǧml, derived from the triconsonantal root signifying "beauty") is also used more broadly to describe any of the six camel-like creatures in the family camelidae: the two true camels, and the four South American camelids: the llama, alpaca, guanaco, and vicuña.
The average life expectancy of a camel is 40 to 50 years. A fully grown adult camel stands 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) at the shoulder and 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)[clarification needed] at the hump. The hump rises about 30 in (76.20 cm) out of its body. Camels can run at up to 65 km/h (40 mph) in short bursts and sustain speeds of up to 40 km/h (25 mph).
Fossil evidence indicates that the ancestors of modern camels evolved in North America during the Palaeogene period (see also Camelops), and later spread to most parts of Asia. The people of ancient Somalia or the Kingdom of Punt first domesticated camels well before 2000 BC.
Prise à partie par un passant, une manifestante tente de maintenir son sérieux.
Please read the explanation at the beginning of the set and view the pictures in chronological order.
Part of Manif de droite
During my lunch hour today I wandered down to the Water of Leith for some dipper shots. Got a few okay ones but mostly throwaway. On my way back to the office my attention was drawn to loud chirping in the trees at Belford Road and to my delight around 6 Long-tailed tits were hopping about. Out of the corner of my eye I saw two land on a nearby branch and one of them began hanging upside down. It took a second to realise that it was dangling helplessly because its wing had somehow got stuck. Now that I've scrutinised the shots, it would appear that the wing is literally glued to the end of the branch where some sap is.
The poor thing dangled helplessly as the rain started and the wind picked up. Other long-tails landed beside it and looked down in what appeared to be a show of concern. They certainly knew something was wrong. There was lots of anxious tweeting. Eventually the bird managed to pull itself up enough to start pulling away at its wing feather. To no avail at first, and I really thought it was going to end up dying there.
But the story has a happy ending as the wee thing eventually managed to rip its wing free, with minimal damage it would appear. I hope so anyway!
Does anyone know if this is a common occurence. I'm aware that tree sap is extremely sticky and could act like a sort of glue to a delicate feather but surely this kind of thing doesn't happen too often.
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Actuación de la Compañía O´Ultimo momento (Portugal/Francia), con la obra "Contigo", durante la celebración del Décimo Festival Internacional de Teatro y Artes de Calle [TAC] de Valladolid.
Mas fotos en éste monográfico:
Valladolid · Festival de Teatro y Artes de Calle [TAC] · 2009
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'Collingwood Terminals' On Black
A few recent shots of the Collingwood Terminals building, a landmark from both the water and land of Collingwood, Ontario. It was a bright sunny day but with the wind chill, it was probably -30C. So cold that you could not work without gloves and I had to keep ducking back into the car to keep from getting frost bite.
This building has been the subject of much debate about its fate. At one point there was talk about putting a restaurant on top of it which would provide a spectacular view of the area, but the costs apparently did not make this feasible. A local paint store agreed to donate the paint if the Town would provide the labour to repaint the exterior. From a distance it appears white, but as can be seen up close, it is quite another matter. Once again, the labour costs proved to be too much and this idea failed.
Never the less, if you have ever driven into Collingwood on HWY #124 or approached it on the lake, there is no mistaking this landmark.
PS:
Story about the Town of Collingwood considering the sale of the Terminals to a group that would put a condo building between it and the water, leaving the south side as is.
www.collingwoodliving.com/news_TermsCondo.html
And an alternative:
www.collingwoodliving.com/TC_TermsOption.html
"Collingwood, Ontario"
I paid King Arthur's birthplace a visit today whilst escorting Queen Caroline all the way to her righteous throne in Tintagel Castle. We bumped into a contingent of french warriors disguised as school kids, hence our war faces to intimidate. Mission accomplished.
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Situación
El castillo de Morella se alza en la parte más irregular del montículo rocoso desde el que domina la población del mismo nombre, en la comarca de Els Ports, provincia de Castellón.
Morella se encuentra al norte de la provincia de Castellón, formando parte del denominado macizo del Alto Maestrazgo. Se llega a la localidad por la carretera nacional 232.
Historia
La población de Morella se remonta a épocas primitivas. Posteriormente fue ocupada por los iberos, y luego por los romanos, siendo conocida como 'Castra Aelia'. Sobre las construcciones romanas fueron levantando sus fortalezas los godos y los árabes. Durante la dominación árabe perteneció a la Taifa de Tortosa.
El primitivo núcleo de población se configuró en la falda de su castillo musulmán, conquistado en dos ocasiones por El Cid antes de su asalto a Valencia. La conquista cristiana definitiva la realizó Blasco de Alagón en el otoño de 1232, siendo él quien le otorgaría carta de población al año siguiente, y quien ostentaría su señorío hasta su muerte en 1250, fecha en que Morella y sus tierras pasaron a la Corona de Aragón.
Después de la Reconquista comenzó la construcción de nuevas fortificaciones. Pedro IV el Ceremonioso reformó sus defensas, y en 1360 levantó la Puerta de San Miguel. En el siglo XV se hicieron reformas en las partes más deterioradas, y se habilitaron prisiones que mantuvieron cautivos a personajes como la condesa d'Urgell y el príncipe de Viana.
Entre 1640 y 1652 fue punto estratégico en la guerra de Secesión Catalana. Fue ocupada por las tropas austriacas en la guerra de Sucesión. Sufrió también la guerra de la Independencia y las carlistas.
La historia de este castillo está marcada por dos aspectos curiosos. En primer lugar, durante las guerras carlistas sirvió de residencia al general Cabrera, llamado el Tigre de Maestrazgo. Con las tropas liberales sufrió una profunda devastación, recibiendo 19.000 proyectiles en tres días. Uno de ellos entró donde los carlistas tenían sus municiones causando una profunda destrucción.
Descripción
La parte principal del conjunto tiene forma poligonal, y posee diversos niveles con forma de aro que rodean el castillo. El primer elemento defensivo que hay que destacar de esta impresionante obra es su situación en la parte más irregular de un cerro. Las partes del castillo se van distribuyendo en distintos niveles, con forma de aro. El acceso es muy difícil pues presenta una serie de pasillos entre los muros. La segunda parte de la obra posee una serie de baluartes con cañoneras que configuran una parte importante de su defensa.
La torre del homenaje es la denominada torre Celoquia. Esta torre tiene una peculiaridad, estaba formada por diferentes niveles que no estaban comunicados los unos con los otros, solamente se realilzaba esta comunicación por construcciones vecinas. La obra es de forma rectangular con las esquinas aboceladas. Fue una de las partes que se destruyó durante el siglo XIX.
Por una escalera se accede a la parte central del recinto, también llamada macho, donde hay varias estancias, entre ellas el patio de armas con su correspondiente aljibe, alojamientos para los soldados, el departamento para los oficiales y la torre Celoquia.
Materiales
El material utilizado es la piedra, y el sistema constructivo la mampostería, donde la piedra apenas se trabaja. Su emplazamiento en lo alto de un montículo rocoso hacía fácil el acceso al material constructivo, que los extraían de las peñas que rodeaban el castillo.
Estado de conservación
Se encuentra parcialmente restaurado. Muchas de sus estructuras se han pérdido debido a las destrucciones sufridas a lo largo de su historia y concretamente en los siglos XVIII y XIX. Un ejemplo de estas pérdidas es la de las torre Celoquia que era la parte más antigua de la fortaleza.
INAUGURA EL GOBERNADOR LA CINETECA NACIONAL, CAPITULO CIUDAD JUAREZ
www.compartetusideas.mx/php/Noticia.php?ID=366
Por: Ana Luisa Chaquiroff Estrada
Fuente: Dirección de Información de Gobierno del Estado de Chihuahua
Tipo: Gobierno Del Estado
Fecha: JUEVES 29 ENERO 2015
El Gobernador del Estado, César Duarte Jáquez, acompañado del Presidente Municipal de Ciudad Juárez, Enrique Serrano Escobar, así como de actores y productores del cine nacional, inauguró la Cineteca Nacional, Capítulo Chihuahua en Ciudad Juárez, en el Teatro Experimental Octavio Trías del Centro Cultural Paso del Norte.
El mandatario estatal dijo que el proyecto de la Cineteca Nacional le fue planteado al Presidente Enrique Peña Nieto y de inmediato lo aprobó para Ciudad Juárez.
Ante la presencia de invitados especiales y del dirigente de la Sección 8 del SNTE, Alejandro Villarreal Aldaz, el jefe del Ejecutivo Estatal señaló que la participación de los maestros en este proyecto será muy importes para invitar a los integrantes del magisterio, padres de familia y a los alumnos para partir en la Cineteca.
Indico que el Museo Semilla de la Ciudad de Chihuahua se estará utilizando para llevar este tipo de funciones de cine de calidad, así como una sala en Cuauhtémoc, otra en Parral y en Delicias.
“Además estaremos llevando con pantallas portátiles de cine a las colonias y barrios”, afirmó.
Con ello se exhibirán filmes de la Revolución Mexicana, de los cómicos como Tin Tan, cine de los grandes productores y de los que tienen galardones internacionales, precisó el gobernador.
Con motivo de la inauguración oficial de la Cineteca Nacional Capítulo Ciudad Ju-árez, se extendió la alfombra roja para dar paso a destacadas personalidades del ámbito artístico nacional, social, académico, empresarial y político juarense, quienes disfrutaron del arranque de la 57 Muestra Internacional de Cine con la proyección de la película cubana “Conducta”.
Para celebrar este gran acontecimiento se invitó a directores, productores y actores del cine mexicano de la talla de Arturo Ripstein (Ariel de oro por trayectoria 2014); el actor Enoc Leaño (actor principal de la película Colosio); Evangelina Sosa, hija de Evangelina Martínez,- Rosalía Valdés, hija de Germán Valdés TinTan; Idalia Figueroa, actriz y productora, así como Sergio Defassio, comediante, actor y escritor, entre otros.
Samuel Schmidt, coordinador de la 57 Muestra de Cine Internacional, dijo que en esta ciudad hay una gran demanda sobre el cine de calidad, y la Cineteca Nacional garantiza ese propósito.
En su intervención, Marcelo González Tachiquín, Secretario de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, expresó que este proyecto de cine se debe al Gobernador César Duarte Jáquez.
Anunció que las funciones de cine estarán en la Cineteca, dos semana en los barrios y dos semanas en las universidades, para que todos los sectores de la población disfruten del séptimo arte.
Por su parte, el Presidente Municipal de Ciudad Juárez, Enrique Serrano Escobar, manifestó que hoy Juárez está de fiesta con la puesta en marcha de este proyecto que llevará la cultura a las masas.
La nueva Cineteca Nacional en Ciudad Juárez es un nuevo programa cultural desarrollado por el Instituto Chihuahuense de la Cultura, a cargo de su director Mtro. Sergio Reaza Escárcega, por iniciativa del Secretario de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, Dr. Marcelo González Tachiquín, con el fin de incentivar y promover el gusto por el cine de calidad entre jóvenes y adultos, con la exhibición de las Muestras permanentes de la Cineteca, además de habilitar espacios a futuro para resguardo de archivos y acervos fílmicos, ofrecer cursos y conferencias sobre cine, venta de discos, libros y películas relacionadas con la cultura cinematográfica.
Durante el evento, se develó una placa conmemorativa, luego se procedió a proyectar la película cubana “Conducta” y se ofreció un vino de honor.
Respecto a esta película, Paula Hernández Botello, Jefa de la Representación de Ichicult en Juárez, dijo que se trata de un niño de 11 años, el cual vive con su madre que es adicta a los estupefacientes.
Cabe hacer mención que cada una de las películas que serán transmitidas en la Cineteca Nacional Extensión Juárez, han estado en diferentes festivales internacionales, como el de Canes o Toronto. Se trata de trabajaos aclamados internacionalmente, que corresponden al cine independiente galardonado con premios a la mejor película, mejor actor o dirección.
La Cineteca Nacional Capítulo Juárez abrirá sus puertas para todo público a partir del miércoles 28 de enero, con la exhibición de 12 películas que conforman la 57 Muestra Internacional de cine y que serán transmitidas en diferentes horarios.
Las mecánicas de la representación teatral y los desafíos que encaran actores y directores son los temas que toca "Estado de ira", la obra de Ciro Zorzoli que se presentará desde el 20 de agosto en el teatro Sarmiento.
La trama del espectáculo transcurre en una supuesta dependencia pública en las afueras de la ciudad, donde un grupo de empleados se dedican a instruir a actores y actrices de reemplazo para las obras que están en cartel en los teatros del centro.
En la noche que transcurre la pieza deberán preparar a una actriz para que cubra el rol de Hedda Gabler, de la obra homónima de Henrik Ibsen, de acuerdo a las normas vigentes.
Paola Barrientos, Diego Velázquez, María Inés Sancerni, Carlos Defeo, Diego Rosental, Vanesa Maja, Gabriel Urbani, Dalila Romero, Cecilia Meijide, Marina Fantini y Pablo Castronovo integrarán el elenco de la obra, que tendrá iluminación de Eli Sirlin y escenografia y vestuario de Oria Puppo.
"Estado de ira" se presentará de jueves a domigos a las 21 en la sala de Avenida Sarmiento 2715.
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Better bigger?
I've giving in and posting this for 2 reasons;
[one] There's quite a few hours of homework ahead of me
[two] A story to go along with this
Went snowboarding today. As most ski hills are (midwest or otherwise) they are always tucked back in the middle of nowhere with windy dirt roads leading to a "mountainous" area. Here in Northern Illinois, that's exactly how it is. There is this little road I always take as a short cut and as I was driving down it, the clouds quite literally parted over this field. It's been flurrying with sun for the past couple of days so, yes, those little white dots are snowflakes. I immediately backed up the car and started *snaps snaps*. I figured I actually get out of my car to get a better angle but as I was walking up to the fence as seen above, I tried to hit the shutter and it did nothing. My little info screen read 'f EE'. So I stood in the middle of the road for a minute, somewhat paniced as my shiny new camera appeared to have pulled a Windows Vista (LOL). So I hop back in the car, grab my BlackBerry and get to Googling.
After I had driven off, I found somewhere on a forum that my camera was "frozen" and I needed to take the battery and the SD card out and let it sit for a couple days. HAHA YEAH RIGHT. So I scrolled down some more and came across another post that simply said, "check the aperture ring, sometimes it can get twisted or knocked out of the lock." And tada, that would be the cure :D So all ended well... except for my crappy snowboarding shots. They...well, they just didn't work out so well, so I leave you with this to ponder.
(not a fan, 48 more days to make up for it)
A three-seater bench with planter
Estimate: PHP 130,000 - 150,000
Vintage
Manila
Narra, veneer
40 x 275 x 58 cm (16 x 108 x 23 in)
Big slabs of narra wood stacked up in graduated lengths, the top shaped to create generously curved seats and a planter covered with veneer. Reminiscent of the iconic scoop out benches made by National Artist for Sculpture Napoleon Abueva in the 1970s, some examples of which are on permanent display at the CCP and PICC buildings.
Unsigned.
Provenance:
Ramon Ma. Zaragoza collection, Manila
Lot 53 of the Salcedo Auctions auction in November 2019. Please see salcedoauctions.com for more details.
Cape Town (Afrikaans and Dutch: Kaapstad; Xhosa: iKapa) is the third most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the City of Cape Town. It is the provincial capital of the Western Cape, as well as the legislative capital of South Africa, where the National Parliament and many government offices are located. Cape Town is famous for its harbour as well as its natural setting in the Cape floral kingdom, including such well-known landmarks as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Often regarded as one of the world's most beautiful cities because of its geography, Cape Town is one of the most popular South African destinations for tourism.
Cape Town was originally developed as a victualling station for Dutch ships sailing to Eastern Africa, India, and the Far East more than 200 years before the construction of the Suez Canal in 1869. Jan van Riebeeck's arrival on 6 April 1652 established the first permanent European settlement in South Africa. Cape Town quickly outgrew its original purpose as the first European outpost at the Castle of Good Hope. It was the largest city in South Africa until the growth of Johannesburg and Durban.
According to the 2001 Census, the city has a population of 2.95 million.[2] Cape Town's land area of 2,499 square kilometres (965 sq mi) is larger than other South African cities, resulting in a comparatively lower population density of 1,158 people per square kilometre (2,999/sq mi).[2] Cape Town is town twinned with Nice in France and Haifa in Israel.
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Love happened at last,
And we entered God's paradise,
Sliding
Under the skin of the water
Like fish.
We saw the precious pearls of the sea
And were amazed.
Love happened at last
Without intimidation...with symmetry of wish.
So I gave...and you gave
And we were fair.
It happened with marvelous ease
Like writing with jasmine water,
Like a spring flowing from the ground.
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My favourite "Zar " :) Nizar Qabbani (21 March 1923 – 30 April 1998) was a Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher.
At the age of 15, his sister (25) committed suicide because she could not marry the man she loved. During her funeral he decided to fight the social conditions he saw as causing her death. When asked whether he was a revolutionary, the poet answered: "Love in the Arab world is like a slave and I want to free it. I want to free the Arab soul and body of my poems. Relationships between men and women in our world are not right."
In 1973 he married Balqis al-rawi, an Iraqi teacher whom he had met at a poetry recital in Baghdad. She was killed in a bomb attack by pro-Iranian guerrillas in Beirut in 1981 while working for the Iraqi embassy's cultural section.
He is perhaps the most revered contemporary poet in the Arab world.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: PULLIP MEETING AT BARCELONA: 03/07/2011 - JOAN BROSSA /
QUEDADA DE PULLIPS EN BARCELONA: 03/07/2011 - JOAN BROSSA
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 08 of 32) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32.
Miercoles Colaboration
Please, Please View Large On Black to Really See the Depth
The Memorial Carving depicts three Confederate heroes of the Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee and Lt. General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
The carving of the three men towers 400 feet (120 m) above the ground, measures 90 by 190 feet (58 m), and is recessed 42 feet (13 m) into the mountain. The deepest point of the carving is at Lee's elbow, which is 12 feet (3.7 m) to the mountain's surface.
Carving officially began on June 23, 1923, with Gutzon Borglum making the first cut. He was at odds with the leaders for the monument and His domineering, perfectionist, irascible, authoritarian manner brought tensions to such a point that in March 1925 Borglum smashed his clay and plaster models and exited Georgia permanently. He went on to carve Mount Rushmore.
In September, 1963, 35 years after work had been halted, men once again scaled to the half-completed carving to prepare for restarting work on the carving. By January, 1965 a team of seven men, including ex-Marine Ray Faulkner, began rigging the mountain. On Thanksgiving Day, 1964, the canvas tarp over the carving was removed, exposing the work to date.
P.S. This is not A Black and White Image but just the colors of the Stone. This is My First HDR to be Submitted. Six shots - The first three with a difference of 1 EV then the next three with a 2 EV difference. This part done in 'Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2'.
After four years of underground burrowing, Big Becky has surfaced near Niagara Falls. Big Becky is the nickname of the tunnel-boring machine that dug the 10.2-kilometre-long (6.5 miles), 12.7-metre diameter, 14.4-metre-high Niagara Tunnel under the city of Niagara Falls that will bring more water to the Sir Adam Beck hydroelectric generators.
Although Big Becky's work is completed, the first drop of water isn't expected to run through the tunnel until December 2013. With the excavation done, workers will be lining the tunnel with concrete, which will make it like a 10-kilometre smooth-bored pipe. The dismantling of Big Becky will take over 6 months.
The original plan was to tour the inside of the tunnel, but with final concrete work now underway, we weren't allowed inside...crap!
Only available here and only for a limited time!!
From a frozen ice cave deep within the Applachian Mountains....here come the Polar Skull Bunnies! They are just as cute but so much more rare than other Skull Bunnies. They love the cold and snow so they only come out in the winter. Their polka dot & lavendar fur keeps them warm during their chilly frolicks. But for the rest of the year they hide in their cave, so catch one while you can!
These bunnies are LIMITED EDITION, which means THEY WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME! Of course, being limited edition means they also come with a signed & numbered tag from Spooky Daddy himself.
But just like their cousins the regular Skull Bunnies each one is handmade out of super soft fleece with spooky love and attention to detail.
Since they are handmade no 2 are ever exactly the same. But they all are approx. 11 inches and filled with squishy polyfill. The eyes and faces are carefully machine sewn for duriblity.
If your Skull Bunny gets dirty don't worry you can easily spot clean them with a wet washcloth. Or if they get absolutely filthy just tie them up in a pillow case and toss them in the washer on a cold gentle cycle. And then dry them on low and they will be good and spooky as new and smellin real nice!
While awaiting the arrival of your new pal, you may choose to prepare for him. Here's a handy list of things you can do:
1.) Be sure to have a dark spot for him to hide in when he's feeling shy.
2.) Also, provide him with a nice sunny spot to frolick in when he's feeling peppy. You should also remember that he will only frolick when he's alone, so the sunny spot should be left attended for one half-to one hour per day.
3.) Provide some fake snow (or salt will work in a pinch) to recreate his natural habitat. HOWEVER, IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED AGAINST PLACING YOUR SKULL BUNNY IN A MAYONNAISE JAR. I know it'd a little snow globe but please resist the urge to contain his cuteness. He will thank you for it.
4.) Stop vacuuming underneath your bed. Your Skull Bunny will roam late at night, scouring your home for cookie crumbs (which are his sole source of sustinance.) Also, if you do not eat cookies near or in your bed, you should begin this practice 1-2 days prior to your Skull Bunny's arrival.
Taking these steps will ensure you and your Skull Bunny have a happy, harmoniously spooky life together!
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El estornino negro (Sturnus unicolor) es un ave paseriforme de la familia de los estorninos, Sturnidae. Está estrechamente relacionado con el estornino pinto, pero tiene una distribución mucho más limitada y no es migratorio. Este estornino es residente de la península ibérica, noroeste de África, Sicilia, Córcega y Cerdeña.
Su color negro y característica silueta con sus cortos cuello y cola hacen su identificación sencilla con la única posibilidad de confusión durante el invierno, cuando los estorninos pintos también están en la misma región. Los estorninos negros en invierno tienen un color negro grisáceo ligeramente moteado aunque no tan abundante y marcado como el pinto. Aunque al llegar la primavera pierden todas las pequeñas motas y adquieren un plumaje más negro y más brillante que el del estornino pinto, en especial los machos. Las patas son rosadas y sus estrechos y puntiagudos picos tienen tonalidad amarilla, más intensa en los machos durante la temporada de cría. Los estorninos negros andan en lugar de brincar y tienen un vuelo fuerte y directo. En vuelo se pueden apreciar sus alas en forma triángular y su cola corta. Sus polluelos son de color marrón apagado y los juveniles son de color gris oscuro motedado muy similares a los del pinto.
El estornino negro se puede encontrar en cualquier lugar abierto, incluso dentro de los núcleos urbanos. Al igual que el estornino pinto esta especie es omnívora y se alimenta de invertebrados, bayas, etc. También es gregaria y forma bandadas grandes durante el invierno, aunque no tan grandes que las del estornino pinto. Es un ave ruidosa y puede imitar sonidos muy bien. Su canto es semejante al del estornino pinto pero es más claro y tiene un tono más alto.
Esta especie suele anidar en cavidades, que pueden ser un hueco en un árbol o agujeros en los edificios. Normalmente ponen cuatro huevos.
The Stadium Business Summit 2022 at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Picture by Paul Heyes, Tuesday July 05, 2022.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: THE PARK(1 of 3): Postcard from Ireland /
EL PARQUE (1 de 3): Postal desde Irlanda
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 12 of 95) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Sun: When Yaz came he helped me to blow some of the plants too and the seeds lived an adventure thanks to me! :D I was a great helper! ^^
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Sun: Cuando vino Yaz me ayudó a soplar algunas y las semillas también vivieron su aventura gracias a mi! :D Fui una buena ayudadora! ^^
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
- Hilo de las Fotohistorias de Sun y Cíen en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
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Photo from Sweden.
This is a collection of images of Homemade tractors, American Doodlebugs, and Swedeish A- and Epa-traktorer.
Many of the images here I have found all over the internet!
If anyone find their own image here and disapprove of me showing it here, just send me a message and I will remove it/them images!
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View On Black - Veala con fonfo negro
HDR a partir de un sólo original raw. Sigma 10 mm.
Este tubo de dimensiones considerables marca el paisaje de la capital del país desde hace casi 80 años. Tiempo suficiente para que apenas nadie recuerde como era la montaña si él. También es un recuerdo triste para mi. Andorra era hasta principios de los años 30 un país sin inmigración, al menos tal y como la entendemos actualmente. En aquella época se empezó a construir la primera central hidroeléctrica del país y eso atrajo a mano de obra extranjera, esencialmente españoles. Mi abuelo, un joven en busca de una vida mejor, fue uno de ellos. Vino para trabajar en esa construcción y murió apenas una semana después en un accidente de trabajo. Uno de los túneles que estaban construyendo se cegó debido a una explosión de la dinamita que servía para oradarlo. Murieron todos asfixiados. Nunca pude tocar su piel ni sentir su respiración, nunca pude mirarle a los ojos, mi madre apenas era un bebe en brazos de mi abuela. Sin embargo logre conocerlo gracias a mi tía Pepa, la más mayor y la única que si tuvo tiempo de conocerlo y transmitirme su amor.
El tubo alimenta la central y conduce el agua desde un mal llamado lago, ya que en realidad es una presa, que llamamos Engolasters. Tenemos hasta leyendas, "La dama blanca", sobre una pequeña aldea que estaba situada en el lecho del lago. Sin embargo y a pesar de la cercanía nunca lo había fotografiado como cuerpo central de la imagen. Supongo que debo tener algunos invisibles problemas freudianos con respecto al tubo y los recuerdos, o mejor dicho la falta de ellos, con respecto a mi abuelo. Sólo al visionar en mi pantalla las fotos he caído en la cuenta de que siempre he "olvidado" su existencia.
El sábado pasado tomé un camino y me acerqué a él por un punto por el que jamás había transitado. Iba tan pendiente del suelo (había llovido y la tierra, húmeda, estaba muy resbaladiza) que cuando levanté la vista, apareció ante mi en toda su magnitud. Sabía que estaba delante de mí pero me sorprendió. Es enorme. Solido. Casi diría que hasta hermoso. Apareció ante mi, entre los árboles, majestuoso, silencioso. Olía a tierra mojada, a hierba y el cielo estaba encapotado.
Y cuando estaba allí quieto, pensé en mi abuelo Juan.
Freezing rain is a type of precipitation associated with a temperature inversion airmass in cold climates. It is described as precipitation that begins as snow at higher altitude, falling from a cloud towards earth, melts completely on its way down while passing through a layer of air above freezing temperature, and then encounters a layer below freezing at a lower level to become supercooled. This water will then freeze upon impact with any object it encounters.[1] The ice can accumulate to a thickness of several centimetres, called glaze ice. The METAR code for freezing rain is FZRA. Freezing rain is notorious for causing travel problems on roadways, breaking tree limbs, and downing power lines. It is also known for being extremely dangerous to aircraft since the ice can effectually 'remold' the shape of the airfoil.
Usually freezing rain is associated with the approach of a warm front when cold air, at or below freezing temperature, is trapped in the lower levels of the atmosphere as warmth streams in aloft.[3] This happens, for instance, when a low pressure system moves from the Mississippi River Valley toward the Appalachian Mountains and the Saint Lawrence River Valley of North America, in the cold season, and there is a strong high pressure system sitting further East. The warm air from the Gulf of Mexico is often the fuel for freezing precipitation.
Freezing rain develops as falling snow encounters a layer of warm air usually around 800 mbar (800 hPa)level, then the snow completely melts and becomes rain. As the rain continues to fall, it passes through a thin layer of cold air just above the surface and cools to a temperature below freezing (0 °C). However, the drops themselves do not freeze, a phenomenon called supercooling (or forming "supercooled drops"). When the supercooled drops strike ground below 0 °C or anything else below 0 °C (power lines, tree branches, air craft), they instantly freeze, forming a thin film of ice, hence freezing rain.
I pass this spot every day on my way to Boyle. For me it's one of those spots I use as a backdrop to assess and measure light and note the passing of the seasons. It's situated at the bottom of the Curlews which are just visible at the top of the frame. It was unusual to see the cattle in this field, it was under a foot of water a few weeks earlier, I just had to stop to record them. The light was very poor, nothing new about that this Summer, so I struggled a bit with camera settings. Obviously, I wanted the foreground subject to be sharp but I felt the background, on the top thirds line, also deserved to be relatively sharp. I figured a small aperture of f/11 would be appropriate but this would not give me a shutter speed fast enough to hold the 200mm lens steady while I balanced myself in the middle of the ditch! I had to open the aperture to f/7 and be satisfied with a speed of 1/100. I also had to bring the ISO up to 320. The cattle were very cooperative and stayed fairly still, a tripod would have given me the shot I wanted but I had to settle for this.
In the end, the background is softer that I'd hoped for but I felt the pleasing composition of the foreground group compensated for that.
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A stunning tree with the most beautiful red flowers - each bigger than my hand! - one of many lining the streets of Cairo, Egypt.
Bombax are among the largest trees in their regions, reaching 30 to 40 metres in height and up to 3 metres trunk diameter. The leaves are compound with entire margins and deciduous, being shed in the dry-season. They measure 30 to 50 cm across and are palmate in shape with 5 to 9 leaflets. They bear 5 to 10 cm long red flowers between January and March while the tree is still leafless.
They are native to tropical areas in western Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, as well as sub-tropical regions of East Asia and northern Australia. Common names for the genus include Silk Cotton Tree, Simal, Red Cotton Tree, Kapok and simply Bombax. In Chinese they are known as Mumian (Chinese: 木棉; pinyin: mùmián), meaning "tree cotton"
And contrary to popuar belief my reference to red white and blue refers to the British flag :-)
View On White -- So I didn't made it last time hanging around much longer in Flickr. I hope I'll do better now. I kinda miss it but on the other hand I'm glad I have time for other "important" things in life.
South Texas is in a 20 month drought and the few thunderstorms are welcome but simply not enough.
These islands in Lake Travis are a sure sign for this drought. This was taken mid June and when I drove by last week I think it was even worse.
I made a seven bracket shot here with the intention for some HDR image but couldn't get a satisfying result. The different pieces of software were all overwhelmed by the data (especially the gradient around the sun) and manual blending overwhelmed yours truly. So I ended up selecting the most promising image and did some "regular" Photoshop wizardry.
Nikon D300 | 18mm | f/11 @ 1/45 sec. | ISO-100