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"That Pepper! She's impossible! I'm sure cousin Sindy doesn't have so many problems with her adorable little sister Patch. Leaving her brand new comics right there on the floor! I may be the best Junior Librarian of the DuDidier Library but it doesn't mean I must keep working at home! Pepper...PEPPER!!"
Still got the old back problem so haven't done much this past week and I am getting so grumpy.
I did manage to pop into town yesterday and ended up buying a fab prom dress for a tenner. I was intending on doing some photos but things wouldn't allow it to happen (lack of movement)
This is pretty much how I look in normal life the only makeup being my eyes one eyebrow and my cheek. nothing on my lower jaw, top lip, chin or nose, My hair is getting long enough to pull back with just about enough to make the front ok. Have to say I would benefit from a fringe piece and will most probably get one once I decide what colour my hair be.
The Oceana Sirena was docked next to our hotel and wanted to leave but there was a small problem!
The ship was ready to depart but there was no one from the port there to unhook the gangway. There was an official looking lady there and from what I could gather she was either unwilling or unable to push the button to draw the gangway back. She and the crew were having a pretty heated discussion with the crew gesturing for her to push the button and her waving her hands in a "it's not my job" motion.
I watched this play out for about 15 minutes then someone finally showed up who could push the button and did so. The Sirena started pulling away the second the gangway was off the ship and I'm surprised the Captain didn't give the city a couple of departing horn blasts!
I had my little 24mm pancake lens on at the time since it would go down to f/2.8 and I had been previously trying to get some city night shots.
Hello guys :p
Sorry I wasn't online yesterday night, cause of the storm we had around here, my internet had lots of problems so I couldn't use it till this morning :s
But now I'm back with new pics ^^
I wasn't expecting to receive her after 11am (the post office in my town stop delivering packages after 11am) but finally she came at around 13pm with UPS, what a great surprise, the only thing was that I started taking pic with my CAMs and my room was such a mess, so I had to clean up before I unbox her lol
She's just wonderful <3 I just can't decide if I prefer her hair down or up like the 13 Wishes
Her clothes and makeup are so colorful, I love it so much, and she has lots of details like the belt, belt, tights, earrings... I can't wait to have the other Scaremester.2, Twyla is on the way home but I'll probably be on vacation when she will arrive, so I'll have to wait to play with her but anyways ^^
When Aron and Widogast (the monster hunter) met in the Golden Crown Inn in Rindael, Widogast made a deal with Aron (who is known to only go after dragons) to hunt a cockatrice, which is best described as a two-legged dragon, wyvern, or serpent-like creature with a rooster's head, so at least part of it was a dragon.
"Drinks on me when you bring me a cockatrice head." said Widogast.
"Only drinks?" asked Aron.
"Well, you may keep the bounty too." replied Widogast "or are you afraid of it?"
Aron: "No way, I'll get you that cockatrice head, I am not affraid of some chicken."
"Okay, deal, may luck be on your side then." said Widogast jokingly.
"Ha, where I'm going I don't need any luck." replied Aron.
A cockatrice was recently spotted on the border of Faldia and the Daelen near the Whispering Woods.
Aron's preparation included polishing his armor, and putting a special mirror coating on his shield. But when he finally reached the place where the creature was spotted, he couldn't believe his eyes, no report made mentions of the size of the beast. Trampling the fence near the path, the beast almost was the same height of a nearby tree.
"That dammed Widogast, he knew the size of that beast, I'm sure of it..." thought Aron. "Well, here I go..."
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Another build in the Whispering Woods serie, see: flic.kr/s/aHsmW3WD4h, made for the CCC Crafty Creature
category and capturing character for Brickscalibur.
...that I don't have a problem.... but not enough time... :-)
This is Yarow, one of the Dogs from Zbyszek Kunert (PL). I was in Austria last weekend - Sled Dog Race in Sportgastein.
Unfortunately there was a storm on Saturday so only on Sunday the stage was opened for the race.
A lot of dogs of course, a lot of fun with great people.
I will miss this kind of action on the weekend for the next months. It was a great pleasure to be on those events with the mushers and the beautiful dogs
Business gets complicated !!!
There are times when the most effective thing is to simplify things and that is what this seller does.
Rain started and visibility became a problem. So stopped the car and enjoyed the heavy rain.
Lens: EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Location: Road to Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
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TransLink is offering free service all day yesterday (4 August) in Metro Vancouver.
The SkyTrain operator is making this gesture as a way of compensating commuters who were trapped or stranded last month in two system-wide, weekday rush hour failures.
The above comes from CBCNews website.
If we can get a compensating free service for delays and problems happened in services, I guess we should have the following "Free Service" days also?
Free Banking Day
Free Coffee Day
Free Electricity Day
Free Ferry Day
Free Burger Day
Free Lunch Day
Free Dinner Day
Free Cellphone Service Day
Free Internet Day
Free Air Flight Day
and many many more ....
Do you think so? And do you have more "Free Service" Day to add to the list?
This is the ticket machine seen yesterday at New Westminster with sign "Free Transit Day".
Happy Tuesday!
Fuji X10 compact camera.
Woo, down to the wire this week.
I'm not usually so last minute but it's been hard to sit at the computer with all the nothingness I've had to do the last few days.
I knew early on that I'd be dog-sitting all weekend, so I figured I'd take my picture at Zoey's house.
I also knew what theme I wanted to go for...
Something I feel very strongly about:
Yard dogs.
Now, plenty of people have a house, and a yard, and a dog (or two or three.) And that's fine and dandy, don't get me wrong. But there are people who specifically have yard dogs, and that's where I have an issue.
Most of you know what I'm talking about. The scruffy, matted, muddy something-doodle obsessively running up and down the chain-link fence at the dead end street. The over-sized husky howling his sorrowful song atop his dog house during the middle of the night. The old, wobbly beagle wagging his tail as he slowly follows pedestrians along the perimeter of his yard - obviously starved for attention.
These are just some of the examples I've come across while exploring various neighborhoods here and there. I've been planning on starting a little project and photographing some of these dogs, but for now I just walk and observe. And what I see makes me sad.
I'm not someone who could ever have an "outside only dog" - it just doesn't feel right. I can understand the necessity sometimes, like with working breeds. A livestock guardian, for instance, needs to live among whatever it's protecting. I get that. But too often, I wonder why some of these everyday folks even bothered getting a dog, when they go through such great lengths to isolate it from their lives.
Most "animal people" will agree that a dog is part of the family. Zoey and Bailey, while having a fully functional, fenced yard, are family dogs. They sleep inside (on one of 6 pet beds), they eat good food, they have regular vet checkups. They make a show of barking at people coming onto their property but they were raised to love everyone (especially the neighborhood kids who hop the fence to say hello.) While they aren't taken out for walks (which is something that bugs me, but with 4 kids to look after it's understandable that the dogs will have to sacrifice something), they almost always get to go up to the lake house with their humans for a change of scenery. (They had to stay behind this time because it was a wedding occasion and 50 guests to deal with meant no dogs allowed.)
As someone who's almost always lived in an apartment, I must say most house-dwellers have got it easy when it comes to pet ownership. I have more free time here, with three dogs, than I do at home, with one dog. I get up, let the pups out, they do their business, they play, they come in, they sleep... A few hours later, we rinse and repeat. At night I go to bed with all three of them dead to the world from a full day of frolicking.
It's almost too easy. Herein lies the problem sometimes.
With the economy issues the last few years, I've seen a lot of people lose their homes. Along with that, one of the first things to go is the dog. "I'm moving into an apartment and I have to rehome my teacup chihuahua because there's no room" is often code for "I'm too lazy to walk my dog" or "there's no way my dog can adjust to apartment life because he has never lived inside before." Drives me crazy. I'd argue that ANY breed (or mix) can live comfortably indoors. A yard does nothing but give you an out from ... well, getting out.
I could go on but I'll stop the rant there. Long story short, I believe owning a pet should be harder work than many people let it be. There's tons of responsible pet owners out there who get it right, but they're equally matched by the irresponsible... and they get it so, so wrong. And, sadly, it's the pets who suffer for their luxury.
Climb out of your holes, people! And please take your dogs with you.
A moment to talk about the photo, now... It's my first upload with my new lens! Nothing fancy 'cause all the ones I really want are upwards of $600 and this is just a higher end kit lens, but it's fun having a bit of a wider angle to mess with. Zoom's gonna take some getting used to but we'll see what comes out of it.
I shot it a few different ways - higher up to see Haiku's face fully, and with his head placed at the gate opening for a clearer view. But when I went through the results, this one stuck out. The bar covering his eyes gave it the melancholy feel I was going for. Don't be fooled, though. Hike's anything but a neglected yard dog :)
His challenge for the week was being away from Zozo for the duration of the shoot (all of 5 minutes!) It'll be hard for him to go back home tomorrow. No yard, no full-time dog company... But we'll manage. Because as his owner, *I'll* sacrifice what I have to to keep him happy.
I'm also feeling a lot better about Flickr so I will definitely be back in the mix this week. Thanks to everyone who continues to read my essays :) I always enjoy hearing your thoughts!
View On Black and large.
When we share laughter, there's twice the fun;
When we share success, we surpass what we've done.
When we share problems, there's half the pain;
When we share tears, a rainbow follows rain.
When we share dreams, they become more real;
When we share secrets, it's our hearts we reveal.
If we share a smile, that's when our love shows;
If we share a hug, that's when our love grows.
If we share with someone on whom we depend,
that person is always a very true friend.
And what draws us closer and makes us all care,
Is not what we have, but the things we share.
Today I share this poem with you...
To show how much I care...
And to thank you for sharing your friendship with me.
Lacey
This picture is #11 in Round Two of my 100 Strangers project.
Vietnam has a wide variety of ethnic minority groups, the largest of which is the Tay people. During a recent holiday to the northern part of the country, I had the unique experience of attending a local Tay funeral in the mountain village of Trung.
As we arrived at the village for a guided walk, our tour guide, Ha, became quite animated. He explained that just to the side of the road a funeral was taking place. We were strongly encouraged to bring our cameras, take a closer look and even join the gathering.
Personally, I was quite apprehensive about intruding on what is commonly viewed as a deeply emotional and personal ceremony in Western cultures. However, Ha insisted that everything would be okay and he even seemed intrigued by the local Tay customs which he had not witnessed before.
The group was very welcoming to my parents, girlfriend and me. They made room for us to join them at a communal table, shared tea with us and even made friendly jokes (translated for us by Ha). We learned that the deceased was a young man in his 30’s and had only passed away that morning. Everyone in the village would eventually attend to pay their respects and contribute to the gathering.
Relatives of the deceased were easily identified by the white cloth wrapped around their heads. There was also a small shrine nearby where offerings were being made and prayers were being said.
Ha encouraged us to take photographs and after he had provided a great deal of reassurance, I still requested that he explicitly ask if I could take some individual portraits. My stranger readily agreed to a portrait and was one of two relatives of the deceased. He joined the larger group after paying his respects at the shrine and was understandably melancholy and more reserved than the rest of the group; the expression in his eyes really drew me in.
Having really pushed the boundaries of my comfort zone, I could not bring myself ask too much of my subject. Therefore, I made do with the lighting and background that was available. As a result, I’ve taken a very different approach for post-processing which is a whole new area of exploration for me.
While I have no problems interrupting people at work or while they are eating to ask for a portrait, it was very challenging to overcome my fear of insulting the bereaved. Many thanks to Ha for translating and encouraging me to take pictures in the first place, as it turns out everyone was very accomodating.
Constructive criticism is welcome and appreciated!
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To find out more about the project, visit the 100 Strangers Flickr Group
You can see my original 100 Strangers here and round two in this set.
I fought with an unexpected health problem for three days. Finally, I got some relief tonight. Who knew my life wasn't that bad with my back problem before? Always cherish the present. Peace.
Fujifilm X-Pro1
Voigtlander 40mm f/1.4
VSCO film grain
A BNSF SD70ACe, 3 ES44C4's, NS SD90MAC, and a NS C44-9W lead 31K west after the 5th unit in consist developed brake problems.
Oops. Got a little problem, here. This is a brand new dress, and I didn't realize it had such a full skirt. Look, could you help me out? The door locked on me. I don't want to have to ruin a brand new dress. Could you get the janitor to unlock the door? What's so funny, anyway? Where are you going? No, don't tell anyone else! I don't want all the men to see me this way! Come on! Help me, somebody, please! This is so humiliating.
The Kingsbury-Humber discharge tanks, as you can plainly see with a Shed up front and not a Tug, crosses the River Witham, giving a somewhat fuzzy reflection as it does so.
Later on, and I must point out that I've only just found this out, the Colas Rectory Junction which RTT said was cancelled, ran. This is now becoming horribly obvious to me, a very difficult train to photograph. Of the three times I've headed out in this direction, twice it has not run due to whatever problem and this last time I drove off fully understanding it had been cancelled and as already pointed out, it ran. At the precise moment it crossed where this shot was taken, I was stuck in traffic heading for the A46. My horoscope said nothing about this in my future, not a single sausage... Mystic Meg, I need help! The stars WILL align one of these days.
If anyone fancies meeting up in Lincoln to track this damn train down, let me know.
Ex oil, and water I guess.
The roller coaster at the seaside near me was carrying out maintenance on its roller coaster. The entire amusement park is surrounded by a tall wall topped with barbed wire. It always looks incongruous to me... I always see it as an amusement prison. This is, of course, one of the roller coaster cars and the grey strip is the roller coaster track...although it looks rather like a pole!
The Junkers Ju 88 was a German World War II Luftwaffe twin-engined multirole combat aircraft. Designed by Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke (JFM) in the mid-1930s to be a so-called Schnellbomber ("fast bomber") which would be too fast for any of the fighters of its era to intercept, it suffered from a number of technical problems during the later stages of its development and early operational roles, but became one of the most versatile combat aircraft of the war. Affectionately known as the "Maid of All (Work)" (Mädchen für Alles),[citation needed] the Ju 88 proved to be suited to almost any role. Like a number of other Luftwaffe bombers, it was used successfully as a bomber, dive bomber, night fighter, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, heavy fighter and even, during the closing stages of the conflict in Europe, as a flying bomb.
Despite its protracted development, the aircraft became one of the Luftwaffe's most important assets. The assembly line ran constantly from 1936 to 1945, and more than 16,000 Ju 88s were built in dozens of variants, more than any other twin-engine German aircraft of the period. Throughout the production, the basic structure of the aircraft remained unchanged.
-Ju 88 A-5, Werk Nr. 0886146 with Stammkennzeichen of CV+VP
This aircraft is held at the Deutsches Technikmuseum near Berlin. It was delivered to the Luftwaffe in June 1940 and assigned to the bomber unit Kampfgeschwader 54, who flew it in the Battle of Britain and during the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
By June 1942, it was serving with a training unit, Kampffliegerschule 3 based on the German Baltic coast. On the night of the 29 June, it was stolen by two German personnel who intended to fly to Britain and defect to the Allied side. The attempt failed and the aircraft came down in Kilsfjord, a fjord near Kragerø, Norway. One man drowned but the other, Willi Voss, was rescued by Norwegian civilians. However, he was subsequently captured, returned to Germany and executed in January 1943, even though some accounts claim Voss was forced by the other man to fly at gunpoint. The aircraft flew was recovered in August 2000. Restoration work was carried out in Norway between 2000 and 2004; it was moved to Germany in August 2006.
My computer still has problems even after $155 !! Working on it tomorrow, too tired and frustrated right now. I have counted up to 12 alterations these 'experts' made that I cannot make heads or tails of! SO SO FRUSTRATING...they even eliminated my favored icons on my desktop and my printer is now not working propertly....AAARRRGGGHHH!
TO HEAR THE BEAUTIFUL SONG OF THE WESTERN MEADOWLARK PLEASE RIGHT CLICK AND OPEN IN NEW TAB.
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Early hours of Christmas Eve the Inverness to Euston Highlander Sleeper failed at Preston, due to a problem with the new Mk5 carriages preventing the train to run above 3MPH.
After 2 attempts to depart the train was cancelled and I assume passengers transferred to a another London bound service
GBRf 92 020 passing Lower Heamies Farm not long after sun rise with 5M16 the empty sleeper stock move from Preston to Wembley.
When the storms arrive and "For The Problems" they can cause who could be to concerned when they bring such pleasure to hikers, cross country skiers and photographers. The beauty of fresh snow doesn't last to long so make the best of and keeping shooting and sharing.
Engine problems during the Battle of Britain grasstrack meeting at Frittenden in Kent for No 96 Tommy Penfold and Willian Naden's left-hand sidecar.
Hi Everyone,
Just a quick note to let everyone know what it happening!! My wife was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday and will just say that the issues have not resolved!! Please no emails at this time because I don't have time to address them!! We only have questions at this time and no answers so it will do no good to speculate!! I ask that for those of you who pray that we would appreciate it if you kept her in your prayers!! I will try to get back here as soon as possible and fill everyone in but it has been a 20 hour day today! Peace and blessings to everyone!!
Thanks to all. Jerome
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