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Strawberry Bokeh. Terri's gorgeous photo of her grapefruit bokeh made me want to try for some fruit bokeh of my own.
Gay Head Shoreline 1915
The waters surrounding this popular Aquinnah beach are full of rocks and shoals making navigation treacherous. The City of Columbus wreaked just offshore in 1884 claiming 103 lives and prompting the building of the lifesaving station seen in the distance.
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SS City of Columbus
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The passenger steamer City of Columbus ran aground on Devil’s Bridge off the Gay Head Cliffs in Aquinnah, Massachusetts, in the early hours of January 18, 1884. She was owned by Boston & Savannah Steamship Company and was built in 1878 by John Roach and Sons, at Chester, Pennsylvania. City of Columbus made regular runs from Boston, Massachusetts to Savannah, Georgia.
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The Shipwreck
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On January 17, 1884 the steamer City of Columbus left Boston with a crew of 45 under the command of Captain Schuler E. Wright. Wright was very familiar with the area as he had made numerous trips through the reefs and sound of Martha's Vineyard. The captain left the City of Columbus’ bridge in the hands of his Second Mate Edward Harding and went below to sleep. While off Martha’s Vineyard at 3:45 am on January 18, the lookout yelled to the second mate that the Devil’s Bridge buoy was off the port bow rather than where it should have appeared off the starboard bow just before the ship struck a double ledge of submerged rocks. The Harding ordered the Quartermaster, Roderick A. McDonald, to go port followed by Captain Wright's order to "hard port" and once again the City of Columbus smacked against the reef. Wright attempted in vain to free the ship.
Attempts to use the sails only pushed the boat further into the reef. After these attempts he decided to go over the “obstruction”. This just made things worse. The captain gathered the 87 passengers from below and was in the midst of explaining their situation when a rush of water into the cabin forced all to the top deck, where a giant wave struck the boat and swept all women and children, and many of the men, into the frozen waters.
Two lifeboats were launched from the City of Columbus only to have the ocean waves smash them against the iron sides of the ship. Passengers and crew attempted to stay afloat in the rough seas by holding onto the rigging of the ship. Lighthouse keeper Horiatio N. Pease and a complement of Gay Head Wampanoag Indians braved the waves in two lifeboats to save passengers that had held on. The sea was so rough that the Indians feared approaching the steamer would cause their own boat to get smashed, so they called to the men to dive off the rigging and come to the lifeboats. Most of those who attempted this were saved by the Indians.
The rescue effort was then continued when the revenue cutter Dexter, skippered by Captain Eric Gabrielson, came to their aid. The Dexter, being a smaller ship, was able to move about the wreckage and pull survivors off the rigging and masts. Two of the survivors were unconscious; Second Lieutenant John U. Rhodes saved them by tying himself to a rope and swimming to the wreck. Even after being hit with a piece of wreckage, he continued, climbing the rigging to bring the men back to safety. The City of Columbus had left Boston with 45 officers and crew and 87 passengers, only 17 crew members and 12 passengers survived the ordeal. This incident was reported as one of the worst ocean disasters of its time.
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I struggled a bit with this one as I had no clear idea of what I'd do. In fact, I nearly started all over again but with a few additions, I think it looks okay now. Unfortunately, though, the tear drop does look rather like a onion! Lol! They make you cry though, don't they!
I used acrylic paints, pitt pens, white gel pens, gesso, chalk inks and stamps. I also cut out out the tear shape and stuck it on.
comedy genre, cinematic, random scene, dramatic image, Hyper-realistic photograph taken with Canon EOS R5, photorealistic, real photo, moody photography, intricate details, sharp 8k, professional lighting, ultraHD, dynamic lighting, HDR
Writing Prompt Journal made with lots of Vintage Ephemera - each having a writing prompt for creative inspiration.
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LOAD12 Day Twelve
I went off prompt today because I heard a song that inspired me to make a page about my dude. To just read the journaling, it might seem verbally off, but if you read the lyrics to the song (below), you'll see how I was partially inspired.
Journaling reads:
"he is so much more than my better-half. he's make me smile by wearing a shower cap for fun in a hotel. he's rock the sunburned forehead at a concert & texas gear at the game. he's help me shop for scrap supplies & help fold laundry. he's smile when you want to cry & a shoulder to lean on. he's my best friend, my love, he's mine."
Inspired by the song lyrics from Will Hoge : "Strong" :
He's a twenty year straight get to work on time
He's a love one woman for all his life
He's a shirt off his back give you his last dime
He's strong
He's a need to move something you can use my truck
He's an overtime worker when the bills pile up
Everybody knows he ain't just tough
He's strong
Strong
He'll pick you up and won't let you down
Rock solid inside out
Somebody you can trust
Steady as the sun
Ain't nothing gonna knock him off the road he's rollin on
He's strong
It ain't what he can carry what he can lift
It's a dirt road lesson talkin to his kids
Bout how to hold your ground and how to live
Strong
He's strong
He'll pick you up and won't let you down
Rock solid inside out
Somebody you can trust
Steady as the sun
Ain't nothing gonna knock him off the road he's rollin on
He's strong
Strong
Like the river rollin
Strong
Gonna keep on going
Strong
When the road runs out
They gonna keep on talkin about
How he was strong
Strong
He'll pick you up and won't let you down
Rock solid inside out
Somebody you can trust
Steady as the sun
Ain't nothing gonna knock him off the road he's rollin on
He's strong
Everybody knows he ain't just tough
He's strong
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned paper: Basic Grey
Letter stickers: Basic Grey
Cardstock embellishment: Basic Grey
Transparent embellishment: Basic Grey
Brad: Basic Grey
Border punch: EK Success
Corner rounder: We R Memory Keepers
Adhesive: Scotch, Tombow
Pen: Staedtler
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Prompt
Hyper-realistic depiction Create a .............steampunk King Vulture l magic pewter lamp releasing clouds of white smoke. In the smoke is a ghost pirate ship with a Kraken, wrapped around the shop and seagulls flying around, The background is a faded mystical city and a night sky........... quality trending on ArtStation, sharp focus, studio photo, intricate details, octane
Prompted by some wag who'd suggested that a chassis could be hand crafted out of a solid block of steel.
His venture may take some time...
Writing Prompt Journal made with lots of Vintage Ephemera - each having a writing prompt for creative inspiration.
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The last couple of weeks I have been working in a moleskine, not using much ephemera or tape, etc. I have been asking myself a lot of contemplative questions and find I have been doing a lot more writing then usual. Really it ebbs and flows, and I am already feeling the tide turning back to more artsy pages.
Regardless, this be.prompted was done in the more writing mode.... Read more about this spread on my blog post, be.prompted.1, by clicking HERE
The prompt was "vices." I took a photo of a shot of whisky. Actually, not real whisky. Martinelli's sparkling apple cider. The model is my 14-year-old daughter. Settle down.
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Ingrid using your prompt set with added Office Conference room location.
Ingrid Carpenter sits in an office conference room.
blonde Grand Duchess Marie lookalike
Modern (2024) makeup
dark lips
her hair hanging round her shoulders
she 27 years old
Grand Duchess Marie in modern form
blue eyed
long dark blonde hair is in a 2024 modern hairstyle and her makeup is subtle and classy but fashionable
her eyes have a tough, ruthless, bad girl, look
sophisticated glasses
dark lipstick
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share. The city is within the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the Western New York region.
While the city was formerly inhabited by Native Americans, Europeans who migrated to the Niagara Falls in the mid-17th century began to open businesses and develop infrastructure. Later in the 18th and 19th centuries, scientists and businessmen began harnessing the power of the Niagara River for electricity and the city began to attract manufacturers and other businesses drawn by the promise of inexpensive hydroelectric power. After the 1960s, however, the city and region experienced an economic decline. As industries left the region, affluent and middle-class families relocated from Niagara Falls to other metropolitan areas around the country.
Due to the loss of jobs in the region, especially in the manufacturing sector, the city has gone from over 102,000 residents in 1960 to approximately 48,000 residents in 2020, a population drop of more than 50%.
Before Europeans entered the area, it was dominated by the Neutral Nation of Native Americans. European migration into the area began in the 17th century. The first recorded European to visit the area was Frenchman Robert de la Salle, who built Fort Conti at the mouth of the Niagara River early in 1679, with permission from the Iroquois, as a base for boatbuilding; his ship Le Griffon was built on the upper Niagara River at or near Cayuga Creek in the same year.[3] He was accompanied by Belgian priest Louis Hennepin, who was the first known European to see the falls. The influx of newcomers may have been a catalyst for already hostile native tribes to turn to open warfare in competition for the fur trade.
The City of Niagara Falls was incorporated on March 17, 1892, from the villages of Manchester and Suspension Bridge, which were parts of the Town of Niagara. Thomas Vincent Welch, a member of the charter committee and a New York state assemblyman and a second-generation Irish American, persuaded Governor Roswell P. Flower to sign the bill on St. Patrick's Day. George W. Wright was elected the first mayor of Niagara Falls.
By the end of the 19th century, the city was heavily industrialized, due in part to the power potential offered by the Niagara River. Tourism was considered a secondary niche, while manufacturing of petrochemicals, abrasives, metallurgical products and other materials was the main producer of jobs and attracted a large number of workers, many of whom were immigrants.
Industry and tourism grew steadily throughout the first half of the 20th century due to a high demand for industrial products and the increased mobility of people to travel. Paper, rubber, plastics, petrochemicals, carbon insulators and abrasives were among the city's major industries. This prosperity would end by the late 1960s as aging industrial plants moved to less expensive locations. In addition, the falls were incompatible with modern shipping technology.
In 1956, the Schoellkopf Power Plant on the lower river just downstream of the American Falls was critically damaged by the collapse of the Niagara Gorge wall above it. This prompted the planning and construction of one of the largest hydroelectric plants to be built in North America to that time, generating a large influx of workers and families to the area. New York City urban planner Robert Moses built the new power plant in nearby Lewiston, New York. Much of the power generated there fueled growing demands for power in downstate New York and New York City.
The neighborhood of Love Canal gained national media attention in 1978 when toxic waste contamination from a chemical landfill beneath it forced United States President Jimmy Carter to declare a state of emergency, the first such presidential declaration made for a non-natural disaster. Hundreds of residents were evacuated from the area, many of whom were ill because of exposure to chemical waste.
After the Love Canal disaster, the city—which had already been declining in population for nearly two decades—experienced accelerated economic and political difficulties. The costs of manufacturing elsewhere had become less expensive, which led to the closure of several factories. The city's population eventually dropped by more than half of its peak, as workers fled the city in search of jobs elsewhere. Then, much like the nearby city of Buffalo, the city's economy plummeted when a failed urban renewal project destroyed Falls Street and the tourist district.
In 2001, the leadership of Laborers Local 91 was found guilty of extortion, racketeering and other crimes following an exposé by Mike Hudson of the Niagara Falls Reporter. Union boss Michael "Butch" Quarcini died before trial, while the rest of the union leadership was sentenced to prison.
In early 2010, former Niagara Falls Mayor Vincenzo Anello was indicted on federal charges of corruption, alleging the mayor accepted $40,000 in loans from a businessman who was later awarded a no-bid lease on city property. The charges were dropped as part of a plea deal after Anello pleaded guilty to unrelated charges of pension fraud, regarding a pension from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, of which he is a member. He was sentenced to 10 to 16 months in prison.
The city's decline received national exposure from Bloomberg Businessweek in 2010.
On November 30, 2010, the New York State Attorney General entered into an agreement with the city and its police department to create new policies to govern police practices in response to claims of excessive force and police misconduct. The city committed to create policies and procedures to prevent and respond to allegations of excessive force, and to ensure police are properly trained and complaints are properly investigated. Prior claims filed by residents will be evaluated by an independent panel.
In 2020, a public square named Cataract Commons opened on Old Falls Street. It is a public space for outdoor events and activities.
The city has multiple properties on the National Register of Historic Places. It also has three national historic districts, including Chilton Avenue-Orchard Parkway Historic District, Deveaux School Historic District and the Park Place Historic District.