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phrase out of Robbie Williams' song 'Feel' : www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGxfRsQe0x0
turned this one grey and sung along as many times and more... with whole my heart... mind you, only the words I like about it!
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The phrase originates with the practice of professional photographers taking photographs of small children. Photographers often try to distract the child with an interesting toy held to the side of the camera, so that the child will be looking toward the camera when the picture is taken.
The phrase continued on to be the words of choice used by photographers everywhere to command the attention of their subjects.
'Say cheese' is of course another popular and well known phrase.
Actually.... if the truth be known, the people on the pier seemed more fixed on and/or intrigued with what I was doing with my camera, rather than that of the fly by seagull..
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Bumblebee-Bourdon (Bombus) pollinates lavender, Auvergne, France.🐝 🌏 👉 linktr.ee/vincent_pommeyrol
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"L'ARTE STA IN FAR CHE TUTTO SIA FINTO E PAIA VERO"
"VIAGGIAR DESCANTA MA CHI PARTE MONA TORNA MONA"
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"Thoughts"
I found a thought in my brain
Something I haven't seen in here for days
I asked before it escaped
"What brought you here to this desolate place?"
Using blood for ink, I watch my stories fade
Writing poetry with thoughts that I erased
Every phrase that never saw the light of day
Will become the only words I ever say
And I hope that somehow
My soul will calm down
As I learn to pronounce
The language I betrayed
As I sweat from my brow
And decipher these vowels
May I comprehend doubt
With thoughts that never stayed
I felt my conscience awake
It seemed to scare all my ideas away
I asked if it would behave
I wish I knew how to make it obey
Using ink for blood, I write until I'm drained
Leaving memories I hate upon the page
I don't think I'll ever see the light of day
If I leave a piece of me to pave the way
And I hope that somehow
My soul will calm down
As I learn to pronounce
The language I betrayed
As I sweat from my brow
And decipher these vowels
May I comprehend doubt
With thoughts that never stayed
And though they'd never stay
I will find a place
To sit and contemplate
Until I awaken all that I am, now
And I hope that somehow
My soul will calm down
As I learn to pronounce
The language I betrayed
As I sweat from my brow
And decipher these vowels
May I comprehend doubt
With thoughts that never stayed
I found a thought in my brain
Something I haven't seen in here for days
I watched it walk through my veins
Out through my fingertips, into the page
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For some that phrase would describe their eyes after a late night of partying and ringing in the New Year. For me on this first morning of the 20s, it meant first-light reaching Towers of the Virgin in Zion National Park.
Being a native East-Coaster, who has transplanted to life on the West Coast, I still feel that the New Year occurs when the crystal ball drops in New York, and that's the end. So, with the aide of staid Springdale, Utah, it was easy to get an early bedtime on New Years Eve so we could begin the trek to the Canyon Overlook Trail at 6:00 AM to catch first-light and sunrise from this vantage.
The trail is a relatively flat mile hike with a few tricky spots where the ice and slickrock conspire to give even the most sure-footed concern in the dark. Once we reached the overlook, I was a little concerned that our cold trek may have been for naught, due to the heavy cloud cover. Though they were thick overhead, there still was some clearing to the East, along the sun on the horizon to light a narrow band, reflecting off the cloud bottoms and warming the sheer rocks faces of the Temple of the Virgin ahead. This image was captured about 10-15 minutes before the local sunrise time, and is considerably brighter than what we saw with our eyes, due to the 20-second exposure.
Once the actual sun rays reached the Temple directly, the light only lit the areas seen here in red for less than 5 minutes before disappearing above the clouds for the remainder of the day.
Recognition:
Merit, Nature/Landscape category - JAN 24 PPSDC Image Competition, San Diego
Selected for Display, Color Scenic Landscape: Winter - JUN-JUL 2023, International Exhibition of Photography, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds, CA
The sun setting over the Mediterannean Ocean in Lebanon. Taken on the rocky coastline of Fidar, Jbeil.
Scene from a small train station. Showing crossover and more roads like the phrase for life's dilemmas.
The song thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a thrush that breeds across the West Palearctic. It has brown upper-parts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts and has three recognised subspecies. Its distinctive song, which has repeated musical phrases, has frequently been referred to in poetry.
Juegan los niños arropados por el ocaso llamado ewarumaná que en su lengua significa ; “oscurece el mundo”. Poética frase que muta entre sombras al retorno de waröpö (la noche) y la resiliencia se mezcla con la incertidumbre…F.O.G.
The children play wrapped in the sunset called ewarumaná which in their language means; “darkens the world”. Poetic phrase that mutates between shadows at the return of waröpö (night) and resilience mixes with uncertainty...F.O.G.
Religious inscriptions cover the reddish walls of an abandoned building, reminiscent of Salvatore in "The Name of Rose" who welcomed the visitors of the monastery with the cry "Penitenziagite!"! Salvatore, ex-Dolciniano, speaks a mixed language of Latin and vulgar. His cry refers to the internal struggles of the medieval church, between the Catholic bishops and the spiritual movement, carried out by the followers of Fra 'Dolcino da Novara. The word "Penitenziagite" is a contraction of the Latin phrase "Paenitentiam agite" ("do Penance"), a phrase with which the Dolcinians admonished the people as they passed.
A phrase my Mom used to use when I was impatient.
Means a long while, The phrase itself is a farming phrase. You put cows out to pasture in the morning after they've been milked, and they come "back home" to the barn in the late evening to be milked again. So "until the cows come home" really just means "all day".
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Meaning of the phrase: Being healthy, having a rosy glow. (Urban Dictionary).
Late colour in a garden beside the Atlantic Ocean. The shrub is a Hydrangea, I believe.
Dos sendas de luz reposan en el agua. Frágil frontera de sombras y reflejos, que juegan con frases al aire . Frases etéreas ,que al decirlas ya son pasado…Instantes que Eolo lleva…F.O.G.
English :
Two paths of light rest in the water. Fragile border of shadows and reflections, which play with phrases in the air. Ethereal phrases, which in saying them are already past ... Moments that Eolo takes ... F.O.G.
A phrase often used to describe returning to a previously familiar place (for me that would be Coventry, then North Bedfordshire and currently Northumberland), one theory states that the phrase has its roots in animal behaviour.
This Chillingham wild bull was literally in his stamping ground according to our ranger guide, and we had to make way for him. Apparently he often used it to posture in sight of the rest of the herd (they weren't taking a blind bit of notice as can be seen in the previous upload). And once he had shown us humans who was boss, he returned down the hill to resume his grazing.
As a random aside, The Stamping Ground is a single and an album from my (probably!) all-time favourite band - Runrig.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iInyKXj2JiM
100x 2022 - Northumberland - 34/100
These characters make me think of the phrase that began in the 50's, where we were instructed to duck and cover to protect ourselves from nuclear fallout in case of an attack. Duck and Cover seems the appropriate names for them.
Alles im grünen Bereich. Gut behütet.
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The phrase actually means "everything's rosy in the garden" in English – "everything in the green area" is what they say in German ... It's still rosy here in autumn, the roses are still trying hard, the temperatures are also quite pleasant, it gets darker and therefore cozy, the sun peeks out and the grass still shines in the fresh green – like here under the autumn leaf, which forms a protective roof for the blades of grass after it has sailed down – all a reason to feel good ;-)
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Eigentlich heißt die Redewendung ja "everything’s rosy in the garden" im Englischen – "alles im grünen Bereich" sagt man in Deutsch ... Rosig ist es jetzt im Herbst hier auch noch, die Rosen geben sich noch richtig viel Mühe, die Temperaturen sind auch noch recht angenehm, es wird dunkler und somit gemütlich, die Sonne luchst hervor und das Gras strahlt noch im frischen Grün – so wie hier unter dem Herbstblatt, das ein schützendes Dach für die Grashalme bildet, nachdem es heruntergesegelt war – alles ein Grund, sich wohl zu fühlen ;-)
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#LookingCloseOnFriday / #Leaves / #Hojas
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Geordnet ist's einfacher. Erbsen zählen.
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And? How many are there? I mean the peas, not the ice crystals ;-) We don't want to be petty ... "Counting peas" is a phrase and in English means "to nitpick", that means being petty, stingy or fussy.
The peas are, in the saying, the symbol of the small and of little value. So if you are a bean counter, you dedicate your time to something that is actually not worth it. In any case, here is "everything in the green", another phrase – and that is translated in English: Everything’s rosy in the garden. ;-) And how is it expressed in all the countless languages of the world? Well, then we don't want to be like this (...), to each his own and how he likes it ... I like peas and especially how different they are when you look closely ;-)
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Und? Wieviele sind es? Ich meine die Erbsen, nicht die Eiskristalle ;-) Da wollen wir mal nicht kleinlich sein ... "Erbsen zählen" ist eine Redensart und bedeutet im Englischen "to nitpick", also kleinlich, geizig oder pingelig sein.
Die Erbsen sind in der Redensart das Sinnbild des Kleinen und wenig Wertvollen. Wer also ein Erbsenzähler ist, widmet seine Zeit einer Sache, die dies eigentlich nicht wert ist. Hier ist jedenfalls "alles im grünen Bereich", noch so eine Redewendung – und die wird im Englischen so übersetzt: Everything’s rosy in the garden. ;-) Und wie wird es in all den unzähligen Sprachen dieser Welt ausgedrückt? Na, dann wollen wir mal nicht so sein, jedem das Seine und wie er es mag ... Ich jedenfalls mag Erbsen und auch besonders, wie unterschiedlich sie sind, wenn man genau hinsieht ;-)
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Ingredients: green frozen peas, board, daylight outside
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Zutaten: grüne gefrorene Erbsen, Brett, Tageslicht draußen
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#LookingCloseOnFriday / #AllGreen / #TodoVerde
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#MacroMondays 2020 / June 01 / #FillTheFrame / HMM to everyone!
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The phrase "Do not be afraid" is written in the Bible 365 times. That's a daily reminder from God to live everyday being fearless.
"The literal meaning of this phrase is “let us try one more time,” or “try again.” King Henry speaks this phrase to encourage his soldiers, who are launching an attack on through a gap or breach in the walls of Harfleur.'
This was how I felt when it came to achieving this image. Each time I went, the conditions were only adequate and therefore, so too was the result. On this stormy day, I thought the clouds might part and let the sunshine through, but after hours waiting, it was not to be. So, admittedly I packed up to move on.
However, when I saw a different opportunity it was because the light was shining through and maybe it would pass over my spot. I ran as best I could which was not very well. The camera was still on the settings needed and my tripod marks revealed where I had been. Sure enough, the light came and changed everything giving the final image life. I almost titled this shot "Paid For", because as I was waiting, I was either bitten or stung by some rather large flyer on the arm. The things we do to get the shot. Yikes!
Sevenfold Insignificance
Fallen bicycles in China
In German "The phrase "A sack of rice (or bicycle) fell over in China (or Beijing)" is a colloquial metaphor for an unimportant event. With this derogatory, joking phrase, the speaker expresses his disinterest or signals the perceived insignificance of a topic." de.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_China_ist_ein_Sack_Reis_umgefallen
On the campus of Hefei University in Hefei, the capital of the province Anhui
The phrase "Shepherd's Delight" will have meaning for most english speakers but for those of you whose first language is not English the phrase comes from an old saying, as follows: "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning."
I've since learned that apparently the phrase first appears in the Bible in the book of Matthew. It is an old weather saying, often used at sunrise and sunset to signify the changing sky and was originally known to help the shepherds prepare for the next day's weather.
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The phrase 'a flock of albatrosses' is not something you get to say every day! Atlantic Ocean, about 30 miles west of Cape Town, South Africa
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13 Everyday Phrases That Actually Came From Shakespeare
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The French phrase “lèche-vitrine” translates literally as “window-licking” and refers to window shopping. I love the expression, and attempt to engage in that activity as often as possible, no matter where I am!
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This phrase is posted outside of the Jordan Store in Downtown Chicago on State St. It has 3 floors. The 1st floor is the shoe store and somewhat of a museum with memorabilia and art. The 2nd floor is a gym where sponsored Jordan Brand athletes get to train and practice. The 3rd floor does apparel and shoe customizations. Pretty cool place but I couldn't get a clear shot to save my life 😅
This hackneyed phrase wears thin when winter drags into spring and snowstorms visit in April and May. The title is repeated not as a happy greeting, but as a weary disappointment and sometimes with derision. Yes, this photo was taken today -- snow fell last night.
This was our third snow this week and another comes in two days. But that patch of blue sky nourishes optimism--it will be warm and sunny soon.
We often hear the phrase “power of nature.” The problem with this phrase is that it defines nature's power as coming from itself. It is the source of its own power per se. The Bible gives us a different perspective. God is the all powerful Creator of the universe. He is the One that tells lightning where it should strike. The power that we see in nature is instilled into it by an even more powerful Creator! In fact, Scripture tells us that this is the response of creation to its all powerful Creator!
“Dream to the max” is a phrase we hear on advertisements for lottery tickets. Gosh, the prize was up to 50 million the other day! I said to the person at the counter “ Why don’t they just offer 50 one million dollar prizes?” She replied that not as many people would buy the ticket then. They would wait until the prize was bigger. Really? My big dream is that the new year brings us tons of opportunities to go road tripping and finding nice light for photo shoots again. BUT…..it would be nice to win just one million so our children could be mortgage free. 😏. Happy Sliders Sunday!
- that the prince will return -
( secret Jacobite phrase.)
Because of the "so called treasonous" nature of the Highland rebellion (1715-1746) that hoped for the return of the exiled Scottish (and Catholic) King James Stewart, many secret symbols and phrases sprang up and were toasted by the sympathizers in their halls.
Eilean Donnain (Island of Donan) was one such place where they met, planned, feasted and danced. Situated on the west coast of Scotland not far from Skye, it was a stronghold of the clan MacKenzie.
The rebellion came to it's tragic conclusion on the Battlefield of Culloden Moor on April 16, 1746 where 2000 brave but ill equipped Highlanders were slaughtered by the Hanoverian Forces of England. Those who managed to survive or escape were hunted down and executed. This marked the end of the ancient system of chieftains and clans in Scotland. Many Scots who were victims of the ruthless highland clearances fled to the new world.
There is still to this day a very large portion of the Scots population that would like to see independence from Britain.
more images and story here:
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The wild mountain thyme grows around the blooming heather
I did the 1am drive to make it to Mount Baker for sunrise at Picture Lake before embarking on a hike to Yellow Aster Butte. At 5am the lookout was already stacked with photographers. I had the pleasure of meeting the legendary Chance Hill aka Doctor Love. What a friendly and joyful character! He was exactly how I imagined he would be. I also found it amusing to be approaching someone at the crack of dawn with the phrase “Excuse me, are you the Doctor?” lol.
Από τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2023 το Ζαγόρι ενεγράφη ως πολιτισμικό τοπίο στην παγκόσμια κληρονομιά της UNESCO.
From September 2023, Zagori was registered as a cultural landscape in the UNESCO world heritage.
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The phrase "knowing where your bread is buttered" (or "knowing which side your bread is buttered on") means understanding what actions, behaviors, or allegiances bring you the most advantages, income, or support. It describes being pragmatic about protecting your livelihood and interests
Thrush-sized bird; pale gray overall with black mask. In flight, watch for white patches in the wings. In areas of overlap, compare with other gray shrikes. Inhabits open habitats with scattered vegetation, from open forests to bogs and brushy meadows. Often seen on prominent perches, including power lines and short treetops, that offer perfect vantages for from which to spot prey. Carnivorous habits make shrikes unique among passerines, feeding on rodents and small birds. Vocalizations include bright short liquid trills and “gargling” phrases, often strung together into a repetitive song. (eBird)
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These large shrike were quite common throughout our trip. There were two subspecies seen. This one is the Arabian subspecies.
Here is the link to our Arabian Peninsula birding trip: ebird.org/tripreport/431495
Ubar, Dhofar, Oman. November 2025.
Rockjumper Birding Tours.