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I do not want to say what I saw and so leave such images to be found. This is your choice and chance to view and to decide what you see. Surely there is an App for Nephelomancy? If not then we are on own using the symbol structure we have in place and ready for use.
I offered no idea of what I could see when I posted the film version to the internet. I still do not wish to influence what anyone else can see. In no particular order I would like to just leave these here.
Isis
Nephthys
Vulture
Fertile Expanding Cosmic Egg(s)
Venus of Willendorf
Fox – Cat – Kitten
Winged Serpent
Fenris Wolf
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Nephomancy and Nephelomancy from the web
Nephelomancy Shirleytwofeathers.com link below
Nephomancy or Nephelomancy is divination by studying clouds. This involves observing and interpreting the color, shape and position of clouds in the sky. The Celtic Druids made extensive use of nephomancy, which they called neladoracht.
Celtic shamans sometimes practiced a form of Nephomancy that was closely related to Hydromancy and Scrying. After finding a hollowed stone or other depression that was filled with rain water, priests would look into it studying the cloud formations reflected on the water’s surface.
To practice Nephomancy today, one should ask specific questions and then observe the shape and disposition of the clouds. This is easy enough to do in most parts of the world and requires only a basic understanding of the forces involved.
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Nephomancy
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nephomancy
nephomancy
1. Divination by use of the movement of clouds.
Hypernyms
• Aeromancy [Divination by use of atmospheric conditions.]
• austromancy [Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.]
Inle Lake is a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar (Burma). It is the second largest lake in Myanmar with an estimated surface area of 44.9 square miles (116 km2), and one of the highest at an elevation of 2,900 feet (880 m). During the dry season, the average water depth is 7 feet (2.1 m), with the deepest point being 12 feet (3.7 m), but during the rainy season this can increase by 5 feet (1.5 m).
Most transportation on the lake is traditionally by small boats, or by somewhat larger boats fitted with single cylinder inboard diesel engines. Local fishermen are known for practicing a distinctive rowing style which involves standing at the stern on one leg and wrapping the other leg around the oar. This unique style evolved for the reason that the lake is covered by reeds and floating plants making it difficult to see above them while sitting. Standing provides the rower with a view beyond the reeds. However, the leg rowing style is only practiced by the men. Women row in the customary style, using the oar with their hands, sitting cross legged at the stern.
On Monday night, my photo club practiced panning shots. The drivers on the Canton Square were quite surprised and confused by 20 photographers taking their picture.
Wild Pacific Salmon reefnet fishing is a historical Pacific Northwest salmon fishing method. It has been practiced for centuries by the Native American tribes of the Puget Sound. Fisherman still stand on towers, wearing polaroid sunglasses, waiting to spot a school of Sockeye, Chinook, Pink, Coho or Chum salmon swimming along the reef and over the small net suspended between two boats. This process is incredibly selective, as spotters can identify the exact type of fish swimming below. When a school of salmon is observed, the net is quickly pulled up and the fish are gently spilled into a netted live well to relax after a brief struggle. This process is not only humane but allows for the dissipation of bitter lactic acid built up in the salmon flesh, which results in a sweeter flavor.
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If I practiced a bit of still, nearly prone, muddy patience, these accepting little birds soon circled to feed within a few feet.
Practiced in photoshop working with layers, texture and the smudge tool. It is a cold and foggy morning with no light so I used the flashlight tool on my phone to illuminate these leaves. I also applied dust and scratches. Hope I didn't overdo the processing but just trying to learn as much as I can.
I used www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/3002527423/ by "D Sharon Pruitt" as the texture. It was too small so I copied over some of it. I used the smudge tool to hide the lines where the image overlapped.
From a Historical American Engineering Record document on the nearby Wallace Mill Bridge (no longer standing):
"The Estaline Valley, located at the junction of Smith Creek and the Little Calfpasture River in Augusta County, was settled by agriculturalists in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The Bashaws and the Wallaces were among the first families to settle in the area. Dr. Darwin Bashaw moved into a two-story brick house [this house] on the valley road (presently known as State Route 601) about 1830, and practiced medicine up to and during the Civil War (VDHR file 7-501). W.K. Wallace operated a gristmill on a tributary south of the junction of Smith Creek and the Little Calfpasture River prior to 1865. This mill was transferred to R.S. Craig, a descendant of the founders of Craigsville, by 1885 (Hotchkiss 1865; 1885:84; VDHR file 7-503, 7-502)."
From the information above, the decaying house on Estaline Valley Road (SR 601) dates back at least to about 1830.
Practicing can never be overstated... I'm reading a book of interviews with Eddie Van Halen and he talks about how people often talked about how gifted and talented he was, but his response was always "... but I practiced, and practiced, and practiced to get there."
Side note: I shot a video to go with, but it was too dark, so I'll tray and shoot later with my cell.... it's always something!
Theme: Guitar Tuesday
Year Thirteen Of My 365 Project
"Good. Rise before Zod....Now, kneel before Zod." — General Zod, Superman II (1980)
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Another of the photographs my brother took of me working in my dark studio. My cabinets are filled with a mixture of art and gardening supplies. One of my piles of clipping boxes stands in the shadows. It is a place where alchemy is practiced.
I just finished a new novel on just this.
In Old Norse, seiðr (sometimes anglicized as seidhr, seidh, seidr, seithr, seith, or seid) was a type of magic practiced in Norse society during the Late Scandinavian Iron Age. The practice of seiðr is believed to be a form of magic relating to both the telling and shaping of the future. Connected with Norse religion, its origins are largely unknown, although it became gradually eroded following the Christianization of Scandinavia. Accounts of seiðr later made it into sagas and other literary sources, while further evidence has been unearthed by archaeologists. Various scholars have debated the nature of seiðr, some arguing that it was shamanic in context, involving visionary journeys by its practitioners.
Seiðr practitioners were of both sexes, although females are more widely attested,[citation needed] with such sorceresses being variously known as vǫlur, seiðkonur and vísendakona. There were also accounts of male practitioners, known as seiðmenn, but in practising magic they brought a social taboo, known as ergi, on to themselves, and were sometimes persecuted as a result.[citation needed] In many cases these magical practitioners would have had assistants to aid them in their rituals.
In pre-Christian Norse mythology, seiðr was associated with both the god Oðinn, a deity who was simultaneously responsible for war, poetry and sorcery, and the goddess Freyja, a member of the Vanir who was believed to have taught the practice to the Æsir.[ wikipedia
The Dodson House, built in 1894, is significant for its association with persons who played important roles in both the social & economic development of the small West Tennessee town of Humboldt. The house is an excellent example of Queen Anne architecture and is located in the older residential neighborhood of the town.
W.H. Dodson, a Humboldt banker, organized and established the Haywood County Bank in Brownsville, Tennessee in 1889. His son, William, was duly elected assistant cashier of the financial institution. William remained with the bank until the fall of 1892 when he moved to Humboldt and established a real estate company. In February 1893, William Dodson purchased a town lot from W.N. Bennett for the amount of eight hundred dollars. Early in 1894, he began to oversee the construction of this Queen Anne style residence which was completed by that fall.
After William Dodson's death in 1904, his son George moved from Knoxville to Humboldt and practiced law in Humboldt for four years before purchasing the Ford automobile dealership. In 1931 William Hooper, grandson of William Dodson, moved into the family home after graduation from Vanderbilt University. He soon became associated with Dodson Ford dealership and in 1950 he purchased all rights to the dealership. Mr. Hooper was active in community affairs and served on the Humboldt Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the West Tennessee Strawberry Festival Board, and the Ford Dealer Council Board (Memphis District).
Architecturally, the Dodson House is a good example of the Queen Anne style residence. Although the interior of the house was altered by the Hooper family, much of the original fabric was retained. The present owners, who purchased the house in 1980, are restoring the interior and plans have been developed for the restoration of the exterior. For these reasons, this house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1982. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/3c8027bf-8931-4c2a-8f7...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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So every year there is a Capture Cincinnati photo contest - I had this shot in mind to submit for this year - - Well it finally came to fruition - - some of you know I've had this shot in mind for awhile now and practiced on my front lawn awhile back. ;) I adore how it turned out - I especially love the clouds from the sky toward the bottom of the glass. I got to this balcony a bit early and waited patiently for the sun to start to disappear behind the skyscrapers.
If you'd like to view large
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Evening walk during Swedish Summer, in the background some exercise is practiced by the beach guardians, my silent heroes.
My first trip of the year to Frank Lake was not as fruitful (species wise) as I had hoped. So, I practiced my flight shots and ID-ing of gulls (which I have avoided for many years now).
March 2021
Frank Lake
AB, Canada
Sumo originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally.
Most sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal sumo training stables where all aspects of their daily lives from meals to their manner of dress are dictated by strict tradition.
To be a professional Sumo, the height requirement was 167cm, many wrestlers weigh as much as 150 kilograms or about 20,000 calories per day and they have to obey a strict diet to reach the right physical condition for wrestling.
Twelve-week old fox pups practiced their levitation skills yesterday while their momma watched. They use one another to build their speed, agility, and timing before they go after healthy, live prey like voles, mice, snakes, and rabbits. It's not surprising that they far exceed the jump heights and hang time of Michael Jordan.
RHS Wisley and it is the time of the " Glow in the Gardens " where the gardens are illuminated at night and stay open until eight o'clock . Night photography is not one of my strong points and I am not well practiced in this field . However , a chance to have a walk in all the lighting could not be passed up . This scene looks across one of the ponds towards the pagoda .
Callie sat on the TV table while I watched TV and sketched and practiced lettering. Strathmore Writing Paper 90g/m and a variety of inks and water brush.
I was trying something I haven't practiced much...slow speed panning. I was using 250/sec and panning along with the jet skier (trying to stay right on target) and hopefully blurring the background water and getting him tack sharp. I now see that 100/sec would be better (and harder to stay on target...another friggin compromise), but still the effect on the water in this shot is pretty cool. I am looking forward to seeing if I have any shots that came out with a more dramatic slow speed pan later on as I get them processed.
Fantasia
Fantasia is a traditional equestrian performance practiced during cultural festivals in Morocco,and occurs traditionally to close Berber wedding celebrations in Maghreb. Fantasia is an imported name, the actual traditional term used is "Game of gunpowder".
It consists of a group of horse riders, wearing traditional clothes and charging along a straight path at the same speed so as to form a line; at the end of the ride (about two hundred meters) all riders fire into the sky using old gunpowder guns. The difficulty of the performance is in synchronization during the acceleration and especially during firing so that one single shot is heard. The horse is referred to as a fantasia horse and is of the type called Barb. Gunpowder is called 'baroud', and the traditional gun is a 'moukahla', hence the name "lab el baroud" or "the gunpowder play".
The performance is inspired from historical wartime attacks of Berber and desert knights. Nowadays, Fantasia is considered as a cultural art and a form of martial art; it also symbolizes a strong relationship between the man and the horse, as well as an attachment to tradition.
Each region in Morocco has one or several fantasia groups, called serba, totaling thousands of horse riders nationwide.(From Wiki)
The British Home Guard. They practiced without live ammunition, probably to avoid shooting each other.
In most China fields the traditional hand methods of cultivating and harvesting rice are still practiced. The fields are prepared with simple plows drawn by water buffalos, fertilizing with dung or sewage, and smoothing by dragging a log over them. The seedlings are started in seedling beds and transplanted by hand to the fields.
This man in GuiZhou province works all day long only for a part of the crop, barely enough to feed the four members of its family.
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En la mayoría de los campos de China, los métodos tradicionales para cultivar y cosechar arroz todavía son realizados a mano. Los campos se preparan con arados tirados por búfalos y fertilizando con estiércol o aguas residuales. Las plantas son germinadas en semilleros y trasplantadas a mano a los campos.
Este hombre trabaja de sol a sol en los campos de GuiZhou a cambio de una parte de la cosecha, apenas suficiente para alimentar a los cuatro miembros de su familia.
I took a Hummingbird Photography class sponsored by Desert Botanical Garden and taught by Robert McBride. I learned a lot and practiced a lot. I really feel that I had improved significantly by the end of the class.
The class was in a classroom in the recently constructed addition. It has a private garden just outside the classroom that DBG set up with hummingbird feeders.
My best guess is a female or immature Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna). Any correction will be appreciated. I admit I don't really know the difference between a Anna's Hummingbird and a Broad-tailed Hummingbird.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Annas_Hummingbird/id
Desert Botanical Garden has an incredible collection of plants and cacti arranged in a beautiful park setting.
"Think the desert is all dirt and tumbleweeds? Think again. Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres in Phoenix, Arizona."
Desert Botanical Garden
DBG Hummingbird class
Bette was looking very smart in her new bowling outfit. She practiced some "air-swings" before she went to the alley.
This 'Bowling' outfit was sold with some really neat accessories:
A 'CocaCola' bottle, a black bowling ball with two finger holes and three white pins.
We practiced a 'wait' and took advantage of a longer 'wait' to take a picture. Nemo approves as long as the treats keep coming lol
We practiced posing a little bit more, as Skye is still very curious to see what I'm doing when I get down on my knees. In most cases she comes running at me.
As my trusty sidekick was at school, I had to manage on my own. It took a while and a lot of threats but eventually I got a couple of nice portraits.
Post processed in DxO PhotoLab 6, to make the moss covered trees in the background less green.
Some of the seagulls I practiced on while waiting for sea eagles to photograph this Easter.
These are great black-backed gulls (Larus marinus).
(Svartbak in Norwegian)
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The art of sweetgrass basket weaving is practiced in coastal and barrier island communities from North Carolina to Florida, a region known as the Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. The Gullah-Geechees are the descendants of enslaved West Africans who worked on coastal plantations. Because of their isolation, they were able to hold on to many traditions brought to these shores during the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Visit Charleston or Beaufort, South Carolina, and you'll see people sitting on rural roadsides or in city parks and on street corners selling these beautiful baskets. In Georgia, you'll find basket weavers on Sapelo Island and on St. Simons Island, and in coastal communities like Riceboro, Darien and Harris Neck.
Each basket starts with a knot, and moistened grasses or pine needles are repeatedly coiled and wrapped with strips of palm frond stems. Some have lids, while others have handles and other ornate designs.
Today they are considered works of art. However, the Gullah-Geechee ancestors used baskets for more practical purposes -- for storing food, toting things like crops from the fields, and for fanning rice, flipping the grains into the air so that the husk could be carried away with the wind.
It's been some time since my last post and even longer since I've practiced the female art. I logged on this morning for the first time in a few months and I was shocked to see I had 30 plus flickr mails asking how I am and what's happened to me so I feel I owe an update.
In the last two years I've almost completely lost interest in being Lori. As I've mentioned in the past, I've used dressing as a getaway and stress reliever. Somewhere along the last couple of years and probably largely due to the awareness that worry and stress are non productive entities, I've developed a don't give a shit approach and let me tell you, I feel as free as I've ever felt.
Another thing that happened was the incident where I was run over by an old lady in the grocery store parking lot. That had a residual effect and I'm still dealing with some chronic pain. As a result I was sedentary for the better part of a year and I promptly gained 45 pounds and got fat. Fortunately in the last 6 months I've returned to daily exercise and have removed the weight. Yay
Additionally, the 46 acre Horse farm that I love and have made my home for the last 15 years has become more than I'm willing or able to maintain by myself so we have put it on the market and will sell to anyone willing to pay the full asking price. Although I'm heartsick at the thought of not having it any longer, I feel it's the right move for me and my wife. I've always felt unsafe for her when I travel which is most weeks. The thought of having neighbors within earshot is comforting on the one hand and bugs the crap out of me on the other.
Lastly, Lori hasn't been seen nor heard from in 18 months. I'm not so naive as to think the desire will never return so I haven't made the all too expensive purge and her things are stored safely in two large containers in a locked closet safely away from curious children. I plan to keep this page up and will likely post more photographic based materials and less portraiture and if Lori comes back out of hiding I'll show her off too.
In the meantime take care and be good to one another.
a holy week ritual practiced in some philippine towns. practitioners flagellate themselves to enact the pain and suffering of jesus christ. some devotees cut themselves with blades before they begin whipping themselves. the whip consists of a rope with strips bamboo tubes tied to the end. as they whip themselves they are also whipped by a centurion. they do this ritual in the belief that this act of penance will cleanse themselves of sins. most practitioners are involved through a vow or panata. only once they have completed their vow will they retire from this practice.
As in all Sikh gurdwaras, the concept of langar is practiced and all people, irrespective of their race or religion, can eat in the gurudwara kitchen (langar hall).
The langar (food) is prepared by Gursikhs who work there and also by volunteers who help out.
In 2021, the Gurudwara inaugurated the most cost-effective diagnostic center to improve healthcare for the poor.
The Gurdwara and the Sarovar (sacred pond) are places of great reverence for the Sikhs and places for special
Kalaripayattu is an Indian martial art. One of the oldest fighting systems in existence, it is now practiced in Kerala, in contiguous parts of Tamil Nadu and among the Malayali community of Malaysia. It was originally practiced in northern and central parts of Kerala and the Tulunadu region of Karnataka.
Kalaripayattu includes strikes, kicks, grappling, preset forms, weaponry and healing methods. Regional variants are classified according to geographical position in Kerala; these are the Northern style from Malabar region in north Kerala, the Central style from inner Kerala and the southern style from Travancore region of south Kerala.
Due combattenti di kalaripayattu. Punarjani Traditional Village, Munnar, Kerala. India. Foto pubblicata sul National geographic magazine Italia di luglio. www.nationalgeographic.it/wallpaper/2012/06/19/foto/la_mi...
There must be a six word story here, but I couldn't make it fit.
The six word story was invented by Hndrk (see comments below).
Wild Pacific Salmon reefnet fishing is a historical Pacific Northwest salmon fishing method. It has been practiced for centuries by the Native American tribes of the Puget Sound. Fisherman still stand on towers, wearing polaroid sunglasses, waiting to spot a school of Sockeye, Chinook, Pink, Coho or Chum salmon swimming along the reef and over the small net suspended between two boats. This process is incredibly selective, as spotters can identify the exact type of fish swimming below. When a school of salmon is observed, the net is quickly pulled up and the fish are gently spilled into a netted live well to relax after a brief struggle. This process is not only humane but allows for the dissipation of bitter lactic acid built up in the salmon flesh, which results in a sweeter flavor.
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My first submission for Dip It Thursday, yay! I love that group, but I've never submitted anything. Anyway, this week's theme is "everyday objects"
I stole my sister's violin to do this. Surprisingly, I didn't have to lock my dog inside the house to take pictures this time. She wasn't as interested in the violin as she was in the paper hearts yesterday, haha.
Quote in the title is by John Lubbock
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Camera used: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Lens used: Canon 50mm f/1.8
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Highest position: 27 on Friday, May 22, 2009
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