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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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The meaning and origin of the expression: Go out on a limb
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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
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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
A spin on the phrase 'Like a deer in the Headlights'
Definition: In a state or manner of paralyzing surprise, fear, or bewilderment. Likened to the tendency of deer to freeze in place in front of an oncoming vehicle.
These cows appeared mesmerized to be photographed in this brilliant golden hour, country snow scene.
Coastal British Columbia Winter
Canada
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'You were born an original, don't die a copy'
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".
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.
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 l'entrée de l'église d'Avise au Val d'Aoste cette citation : just before entering Avise church, this quotation :,
"Le soleil naît de l'amour, du respect, de l'amitié entre un homme et une femme. Le soleil meurt s' il n'y pas d'égalité entre eux"
Étonnant et réconfortant...(surprising and cheering)
Merci à Daniela pour la traduction
The phrase cupboard love is a British idiom originating in the mid 1700s and used most commonly in the United Kingdom and Australia. It describes the selfish, greedy or insincere affection shown, usually, by children or animals towards someone who they think will give them something that they want. Pets are most frequently described as demonstrating cupboard love when they want food.
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"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
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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Bukit Batok Nature Park, Singapore. Twice a year, the yellow saraca blooms there attract birds such as this male Olive-backed Sunbird to feed on the sweet nectar and dance amongst the flowers.
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 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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Sunrise on the coastline of El Médano in Tenerife. Another abstract using intentional camera movement (ICM) while I was waiting for the sun to rise.
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“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!
My favorite phrase in one of The Cure’s songs (Let’s Go To Bed) often comes to mind when I look at my flawless sweeties. Cats are indeed purrfection.
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!
From Sonnet 18
It is well known now as Shakespeare's phrase "The Darling Buds of May" was used as the title for his novel by H.E. Bates... which has since been adapted for television too 😊
Apologies for using my Japanese plum in 3 successive photos - I am enjoying it before it freezes (-2.6c last night)
For the Smile on Saturday challenge: "picture with added text"
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Cliché and Smile on Saturday: Here
my Plum blossom set: Here
Blend and Merge: Here
Sonnet 18
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date;
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
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!
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.
A German phrase I've always loved for which I have no real English equivalent that says it so succinctly and with such cheer :-). (Pronounced: Fy-er arb'nt) It basically signals 'time to go home/end of the workday/you're free to go home - have a good night/weekend!'
Happy Fence Friday :-) from Isle D'Orleans in Quebec ...so I probably should've given this a French title ...maybe - but when I look at the floral energy bouncing through this scene, I think of how that word 'Feierabend' makes you feel energized, like you've been freed/released to go relax and have fun. Just as the flowers in this scene seem to be springing over the fence and off to do whatever the night holds in store for them. :-)
Apparently the phrase was first used in a 1936 song called “Truckin’ My Blues Away” by Blind Boy Fuller.
Keep on truckin' mama, truckin' my blues away
Keep on truckin' mama, girl you truck my blues away...
Anyway here's the song
L'homme s'éclipse. Demeure un reste de présence humaine. Souvenirs d'évènements déjà lointains. Traces. Suivre la trace qui peu à peu se dissout. Dissolution. Trace. Comme l'escargot laisse derrière lui un reste de bave.
José Angel Valente
Il disait: se tourner vers le mur est facile. Il disait: vivre aussi est facile, mais trop difficile survivre à ce qu'on a vécu. Ce qu'il disait reste dans la bouche avec sur la langue un goût de temps qui ne revient plus. Ce qu'il disait fait silence sous les mots et c'est très loin comme un bruit de coeur qui bat.
J. Ancet - La dernière phrase
Il voulut écrire quelques souvenirs sur une feuille de papier, mais rien n'était plus comme avant. L'arbre fuyait son nom. Les fleurs. Les fleurs ? Il froissa le papier.
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"VIAGGIAR DESCANTA MA CHI PARTE MONA TORNA MONA"
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The only sure way to safely predict what will happen in the future is to travel through time the slow way and observe what happens.
The phrase ‘only time will tell’ means we won’t know what will happen until it does. A case of stating the obvious.
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