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Since the question was raised – there are pretty huge age gaps between all of the children. Only ones close in age are the twins and Morgana (seven years gap) and then later on Nightingale and Wulfric (five years gap).
Despite Wulfric being the younger one of the two, he pretty soon starts to protect his brother in all situations (Pazuzu blames this on his animalistic instincts due to being partial wolf shapeshifter) and he never gets out of that habit even as adults.
Both are the only child who spend their lives constantly within reach of Pazuzu without any “I need at least a millennia away from my Mom to recover from the trauma she put me through”-hiatus.
Wulfric by becoming a blood hunter and therefore a spy for his mother in the Council (because Pazuzu’s children are not known by everyone) and Nightingale by marrying one of the elven noblemen and succeeding in getting some of the elvish clans onto his mother’s side (because at large the elvish society still blames her – in both forms – for the ruin of the elvish society and the fact that they crumbled their civilization to dust and ruins, reducing them to a life as nomads mostly).
Honestly, these two benefit from the fact that life was still calm, Pazuzu had five other children before them as test subjects and they were kinda raised okayish for Pazuzu’s standards xD
ALSO I DON’T KNOW HOW CLEAR IT IS BUT BASICALLY THEY ARE PLAYING KNIGHT AND PRINCESS – Wulfric is the prince who slayed the evil dragon (Pazuzu) to protect his princess (Nightingale). And okay, Pazuzu might also be drunk and fighting a killer headache but shush. We do not speak of Pazuzu's alcohol habit.
In doll news, we reached those children who have no proper clothes yet so I need to get creative x'D
The 'what is what'
Fairyland LTF Elf El with face-up by Lina Kröger, ear mod by SilverEyePsycho
Wig by DearMine, goggles from syrinxfox, scarf from Taobao and eyes from LuaGaro
Iplehouse JID Violet with DollLegend Jointed hands, face-up by Pearls of Danube, eyes from DollBakery, wig from eclipse21, outfit/jewelry by nezumitoo
Fairyland LTF Juri 2013
Week 8, Wednesday
Before I began to understand anything about my own photography, I used to look inspiration from other peoples work. It's easy to trap yourself with an idea that you need to find your own photographic character from world outside. With a click of a mouse one can browse all kinds of photographs of different ideas, characters and styles; and have so overflowing possibilities that it actually just introduces insecurity. They don't feel home, because they don't come inside you. The only way to overcome this is to pay attention to your own photography and start asking questions.
It is interesting to try to understand why we take such photographs as we do. I believe everyone has prominent photographic or other visual experiences from their youth that defines their taste and photographic eye. Maybe they relate to vivid photographic experiences, maybe they come from TV and movies, or they might be related to artistic black&white photographs, record covers or war propaganda pictures in history textbooks that you saw when you were young. Maybe you had friends who introduced you to photography. Or it was your parents. Maybe it's photographs from your personal past that convey hidden meanings to you. It can be anything really, and of all photographs you've seen in your youth, you only remember particular ones which have some meaning to you and which have stratified into your visual memory. I believe these kind of experiences also define, to some extent, your way of seeing things and world through photography – your photographic eye, which also makes you somebody with meaningful visual past and not just anybody. It would be shame to leave these visual influences untouched and one of my goals regarding this photo blog is to lure my own influences forward by taking photographs that feel like me. So, for every photograph that I'm somehow satisfied, I ask same questions: why did I take this particular photograph and not something else? What's in there? What does it say about my visual past and influences? Is it me or someone else? Needless to say, there is much more questions than there are clear answers.
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I don’t belong to the HBM (Happy Bench Monday) group, but I’ll occasionally post a bench on Monday and a fence on Friday (HFF). BUT my question is.....’Is it truly about the bench or where the bench is setting?’
Juzga a las personas por sus preguntas más que por sus respuestas...
Questions
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A great sign appeared in the sky above the nuclear generating facility near Salem, N.J. Taken from the other side of the Delaware River estuary at Augustine Beach just south of Port Penn, Delaware. Opinions expressed by the steam vent are strictly its own.
-Added to the Cream of the Crop pool as most favorited.
Another view of this scene: flickr.com/photos/48878663@N00/266533252/
The first thing on my mind is my plans for today.
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I wake up with an alarm clock ⏰
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Share💡 lifehack: in order not to succumb to the temptation to translate alarm clock "for at least 5 minutes" 💤 I specifically put it at the other end of the room 🔔 It makes you get out of bed and reduces the chance of returning to sleep 😁
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Then I wash my face and go for a walk with the dog 🐕, Polycom, our red-haired happiness ☀️
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Along the way, I call my mom. Very often, in the rhythm of everyday life, constant hustle and bustle, we forget about our relatives 😔 Despite the workload, I always try to allocate at least a couple of minutes ⌚️in order to call близ loved ones, show care and say simple warm words ❤ ❤ For me it is important.
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Upon returning home 🏠 I do exercises 💪 and take a cold shower🚿 If the graph is given more or less free to write 📹 Instagram videos with exercises🏃about how to keep fit every day 👌
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After a while, I feed the dog and the Hedgehog cat, by the way, also red.
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I drink coffee ☕️, have breakfast 🍳, view text news 📰 about finance and science . I don't watch TV 📺 and have completely excluded reading about politics. What I advise you to do 👍 The result is a great mood 😌, free time has become much more, and negative thoughts are less 😉
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Well, after all this, I take up my favorite job 💼
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❓And how does your day start? Share in the comments! 🙏
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(Polygonia interrogationis). Deep East Texas.
My wife found this winter form question mark sheltering in our back yard.
Jeopardy Question: What do your neighbors think, Laurette, of this woman who often takes pics of herself out on the sidewalk?
*Working Towards a Better World
The more we question what is going on around us the more knowledgeable we will be and better equipped to live life.
Teresa, Sassy and Rylan
[Teresa & Sassy make their way out of F2K after meeting to discuss an upcoming shoot]
S. --- I love that idea. You think we should paint a big red "A" on the background wall too?
T. --- The red "A" is a little much I think but you're in charge of the shoot so... I'm just gonna show up and look pretty. [she laughs]
S. --- No, no, no... I trust your taste so maybe I'll eighty-six the "A" idea. I still have to get in touch with Chandra though. There are a few pieces I have in mind that I'll need her to bring by.
[just then they notice Rylan waiting in the lobby]
R. --- Sassy!
S. --- Hey, Rylan... [she says slightly confused] what brings you around here?
R. --- I actually wanted to talk to you about something. Do you have a minute?
S. --- I'm on my way out but maybe we could....
R. --- I'll make it quick!
S. --- Go ahead.
R. --- I want a spot at F2K.
S. --- Oh, Rylan... I'd love for us to get a new guy but I just signed Adam and I kind of already have a guy on the roster that looks exactly like you. [she says with genuine emotion...] Sorry.
R. --- [slightly depressed he replies] Hey, just thought I'd ask.
S. --- If something comes up I'll be sure to call you.
[Teresa and Sassy continue on their way out of F2K]
R. --- Teresa!
[she stops and turns around]
R. --- Uh... I need your help.
T. --- With what?
R. --- I want to buy Skipper a gift for her birthday but I don't know what to get.
T. --- Uh... Skipper's birthday is like two months away.
R. --- Trust me, I'm very forgetful. If I don't get it now, she might end up getting nothing. And neither of us want that to happen, right?
T. --- So what does any of this have to do with me?
R. --- Can you help me out? We could go out to some stores on Friday and you help me pick something out?
T. --- [she pauses for a minute] I guess... for Skipper.
R. --- For Skipper!
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Part of F2K, Vol. 8
Note: This picture is not mine, I just found it and used it. I own zero rights, but I love the character.
So I have two things, a question and an update. I'm going to start off with the question. As you may know, I am currently doing a Two-Face mini-series that takes place partially in the courtroom. Now I had an idea about the jury. I was wondering if you, the people reading the mini-series, would like to be the jury. Basically, I will make two endings, one for guilty the other for innocent, and will post whichever you chose. And if you are in the jury, I will tag you in the photo where the decision shall be made. So if you want to be a part of the jury, please comment and you shall be a juror. All you need to do is decide whether or not Drury's guilty or innocent, comment your decision in the photo when you're tagged, and I will tally the votes and post the according issue. Or, if you think this isn't a good idea, you can comment that because honestly this could be either a good or bad idea. I'm not entirely sure.
Now for the update. Since summer is coming, I will (hopefully) have more free time. I've had an idea for a Batman: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. series. I already know what I want to happen in the first season, and have a rough idea on the second. I will post the first issue of volume one once it's finished, and then I'll switch off posting issues of this and the Two-Face series until the Two-Face series is finished. Although, like with the jury, if you think this is a bad idea, please let me know in the comments below. And don't forget to post your thoughts on my jury idea. Thank you for reading this long post, and have a great day/summer.
28/365
March 1.
I started uni today. It was awesome! I love my classes and the atmosphere.
But I also found out Shepard Fairey may be going to jail for lying to the court about trying to get rid of evidence for the Obama hope poster. This is all going to sound very childlike and uninformed coming from me but having to go to jail for lying about using a photo? What a complete waste. He has a family, he inspires so many and does actual good to the world. But instead he's being potentially punished with a 6 month jail sentence. It really makes you wonder what the point of a lot of things is.
These letters are from a art project I did about 2 years ago inspired by Barbara Kruger. They felt about street art-ish so here's my photo for the day.
Myths & Realities of the Mysterious Black Squirrel
By Nancy Shepherdson
A black squirrel is one of nature’s great “gotcha” moments, as if something shaped like a squirrel couldn’t possibly be that color. Those who have never seen a black squirrel before often describe their first sighting as something magical. Some quite literally doubt their senses.
“...I saw a black squirrel today while returning to work from lunch through a residential area of Des Plaines, IL,” wrote one visitor to the Chicago WILDERNESS online message board. “After a double-take and verification that I was awake, I returned to my desk and jumped on the Web to verify that such a critter existed and now I no longer need to question my vision or sanity.”
With its shiny, bottomlessly dark coat, a black squirrel stands out vividly at a distance, and is instantly memorable. Relatively little is known with scientific certainty about the specifics of black squirrel life. Still, scientists have come to some tentative conclusions about Chicago-area black squirrels, mainly from encountering them in gray squirrel studies. Black squirrels are not a separate species at all, but a melanistic morpheme, casually known to scientists as a “color morph,” a fairly rare genetic variation. In the Midwest, as far as has been determined, all of the black squirrels are actually morphs of the gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis.
Some black squirrels aren’t pure black, but have unpredictable patches of gray or white. Some have even been reported as having a black front half and gray hindquarters or other strange combinations.
Scientists are curious about whether these mutations come complete with predictable behavior and size components, but as yet no studies have been funded. “It would probably cost around $500,000 to do the needed breeding and genetic experiments,” says Joel Brown, who is a professor of biological sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago and runs a citizen-based monitoring program called Project Squirrel. “Since grays are not an endangered species, there are definitely better things to do with that kind of money.”
Still, black squirrels seem to engage the inquisitive zoologist in all of us. Marty Mueller of Mount Prospect, Illinois, relates how every Halloween, the black squirrels in his backyard get into the spirit of the season, if not into his heart. “Every time I look out there, at least one black squirrel is perched on top of one of my pumpkins. They look at me, and then they just go back to burrowing into them.” They have also carried away ears of corn from his decorative stalks. Mueller has resorted to dosing his jack-o’-lanterns with hot sauce, but it doesn’t seem to faze his black invaders. “I never saw the gray squirrels do any of this. The gray squirrels will run away if you yell at them, but not these guys!”
With this phenomenon fueling his curiosity, Mueller started a thread about black squirrels on chicagowildernessmag.org that has attracted almost 60 postings and is one of the most active on the message board. Web surfers followed Mueller’s lead and quickly chimed in with reports of their own, excited to share their discovery of nature in the neighborhood. At times, the comments sounded like a support group for those who had seen alien spacecraft: “I thought I was seeing things until I found on this web site that they really do exist.” “I’m hoping [the black squirrel] won’t be too elusive so I can get a picture of him to prove to my friends that I’m not making it up!” “I don’t know of anyone who has [run] across [these] little creatures in the city. I’m glad to know I am not alone now.”
Others remarked on the squirrels’ looks, from “the black squirrels are gorgeous, their coat has a nice sheen in the sun” to “they look like black rats.” Pieced together, the entries leave the reader with the impression of a creature both fat and skinny, aggressive and gentle, ratlike and gorgeous. Verified facts about this seemingly exotic animal are somewhat harder to come by.
Black squirrels on the Eastern seaboard are far more likely to be fox squirrels. No one knows why. In fact, the first fox squirrel observed in the 18th century was a black one, forever causing the species to be known to science as Sciurus niger, or black squirrel. The fox squirrel, which usually has a rusty or orange tinge, is bigger than the gray and has a temperament that allows it to feed more successfully with predators around. However, in the absence of predators, gray squirrels, despite their smaller size, typically chase the fox squirrels out.
According to a radio-tagging study by Daniel L. Rosenblatt, a graduate student under Ed Heske of the Illinois Natural History Survey, fox squirrels will leave an area for good if a threat becomes too severe. Grays (and blacks), on the other hand, will quickly retreat to the nearest tree but stay close by. And that very behavior helps explain the appeal of black squirrels, says Heske. “Grays and blacks pay attention to you; they’re keeping an eye on you. They’re interested in finding out if you’re a food source.” In fact, Joel Brown discovered that people may preferentially throw more food to blacks than to other squirrels, which could explain some of their seemingly pushy behavior.
People who report seeing huge black squirrels are probably not from around here. They are almost certainly seeing black fox squirrels. And people who say their black squirrels are smaller than the grays? “Probably an optical illusion,” says Brown. Gray squirrels, but usually not the black morphs, have white guard hairs that are longer than their gray coats. “It gives them a halo effect and makes them look bigger.”
However, some of those smaller blacks, especially the ones with sparsely haired tails, may actually be juveniles. Brown believes that many black squirrels may not get a chance to grow very old, given their possibly dangerous tendency to stand out against a white or green background. Some scientists, says Brown, speculate that black squirrels aren’t necessarily easier targets for predators, especially in winter when many predators migrate. “But tell that to the squirrels,” he laughs.
From his own observations and those of visitors to his Project Squirrel Web site, Brown concludes that black squirrels are more common in the northern suburbs of Chicago than in other parts. He attributes that finding to, of all things, leash laws. Loose dogs and cats are much more prevalent in the south and west areas of the city and suburbs. Given the gray squirrel’s lower predator tolerance, fewer grays, and therefore fewer black morphs, make their home there. Oak Park recently got a leash law, though, so they may be seeing more black squirrels in the near future. And we can all expect more Web postings about those mysterious, enchanting squirrels of a different color.
The foregoing is from: chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/summer2005/squirrels.html
The Question, in Minifigure form. To be honest, I’ve not seen (Or can I recall seeing if in fact I did) a minifigure version of the Question. I’ve seen some decal type ones, but never a purist one. Regardless, I made this one!
I plan on having Question appearing in my Task Force X side stories in a bit. So look out for him and his crazy interconnecting theories.
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"sometimes we know the answers to our questions, yet we still ask...
why?
maybe because the answers we know,
are the ones
we can't bear to admit."
i'll catch up w/ everyone's streams soon...
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View your artistic mission into photography as an epic odyssey of heroic poetry! Take it from Homer in Homer's Odyssey: "Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he was acquainted; moreover he suffered much by sea while trying to save his own life and bring his men safely home; but do what he might he could not save his men, for they perished through their own sheer folly in eating the cattle of the Sun-god Hyperion; so the god prevented them from ever reaching home. Tell me, too, about all these things, O daughter of Jove, from whatsoever source you may know them. " --Samuel Butler Translation of Homer's Odyssey
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I posted this photo on a day when I was asking myself hard questions. Questions about how i am and who I am and whether inclinations i have on things have come from some dark place, or mean something that feels ugly to me. I like the photo for its simplicity. It says very little. It asks nothing of the viewer.
I'm on the other side of that tunnel, and feeling so much better. I think "be yourself" is cliche, but truly being yourself whomever that is...that is where you find joy.
Even if she was under care, Mason Gardner's failure to guarantee the safety of his sister sent him on a downward spiral further. Plus his family wasn’t enough to be trusted, when most of them only cared about money and luxurious lifestyles. But Yvette mattered to him no matter what, she was his anchor, and so was him to hers. The sibling bond remained strong, to say the least.
He had multiple issues with the agency his mentor worked for—-and recently started hitting him hard. With the occurring attacks, Gardner couldn’t stop thinking how the public would question him. The combined weight of everything must have sped up his incurable condition, as so he thought, from the big stress.
It all started when a Paladin agent went out on a hunt, daringly, to take down the ES but got captured in the process. Nearly two weeks he endured torture and suffered most before finally breaking his spirit on the third. Then he spilled his guts and was eventually killed. Right in a slaughterhouse in Guatemala.
North eventually knew the secrets and used it to his own advantage. Blowing up bases....hitting the list....lots of actions causes dealt a big blow to the agency itself. The board was embarrassed and cut off all ties with many of their allies in case of whistleblowing and being doublecrossed. It would be a PR nightmare, risking their reputation going down a sinkhole.
Gardner feared it more every day the feeling came by.
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As the agents silently conversed with one another, the more they went deeper into the compound. Wreckage contained tons of damaged electronics and the floor was muddy with water. Files were spread everywhere. It looked to them as if an abandoned asylum had come to life.
Jesse: “So that’s how it started. From that very moment a tip was passed....we should be lucky they never found us.”
Harry: “Nobody knows if there’s trackers around even with our tech. It’s surveillance we’re talking about.”
Gary: “Apparently so.....it killed a couple of my friends already. They did it.”
Jesse: “You tried to save them didn’t you?”
Gary: “Maybe.....maybe the chi could”
Harry: “But it doesn’t work every time.”
Gary: “It may not all the time, but at least it's under my control. Having these powers paved me a new life to improve after I started meditating.”
Jesse: “What if there’s corpses down here? Can you feel the aura throughout?”
Gary: “Maybe....more or less. I need to tap in and see.”
Even if flashlights could be used, it wouldn’t fare well in the deep darkness. Then Jesse decided to illuminate the environment up with a spark of electricity, enough to get them through securing the area long enough for Gary to meditate.
15 minutes passed as the walked further, and scans didn’t prove much evidence around. It was far beyond destroyed. Nothing but littered by a couple more dead, rotting bodies. Files proved useless.....until Harry discovered something.
Harry: “I think this is interesting. This corpse.....looks really familiar. Gary, do a retinal scan for real.”
Gary: “Hmm....I sense no heartbeat. Yet it’s somehow twitching. Unless they’ve got rodents lurking around somewhere.”
Jesse: “Hold on.....you’re telling me this is a reanimated corpse? At least it’s not the lower half.”
Harry: “Nah. Look closely. The uniform has a badge of the ES. I’ll send this to the team.”
Gary: “No. wait. Something’s wrong again. Get behind me. I’ll activate my field.”
The three rose their weapons in a defensive position as the ground began to rumble. Right in front it led them to a door. A small one, about the size of the entrapped submarine doors.
Harry: “It’s getting darker. Charge up your powers, gentlemen. I’m going to render my invisibility.”
Jesse: “Copy.”
Gary: “Do your thing. I can try opening it.....hmm.”
Harry: “Shh....”
Jesse: “Lowering frequency. Voices down. Team, you seeing this? I hope you do.”
Gary: “There we go....slowly....my dagger should be able to lock-pick it.”
And it opened. The sight of bleak darkness opened up to the three agents. They went in one by one, slowly and carefully. Unlike the surrounding outside, the room wasn’t filled with the stench and odours, yet it looked as filthy with grease and rusting machinery. It was a room filled with clean files and a few advanced computer. Harry was the first to dig in, scrapping through the documents while Jesse lightened up the room further as Gary kept his dagger and aura in tow.
It took them much time they needed as the images were continuously sent. Then suddenly a flash of a shadow passed by, which Gary witnessed, as his instinct told him to throw a dagger at the wall. The other two looked up in surprise as the unknown shadow started to fire.
Jesse: “Take cover! I’ll see if I can fry this bastard.”
Harry: “I got a clean shot. Not sure if the tables do any good cover but ok.”
Gary: “Use the chairs!”
Harry: *keeps firing*: Hold on....I recognise that mask somehow...I can see it. Isn’t that Knifenight?”
Knifenight: *appears* Yes. You guessed correctly. Knifenight is here. Knifenight is here and would be pleased to end you Ghostforge.”
Harry: “The hell is going on?! How’d you get in here?”
Knifenight: “Knifenight survived the onslaught. Knifenight almost drowned but he found a way.”
Jesse: “Ok, lower your weapons for now....you’re telling me you were in this compound? For how long?”
Knifenight: “Knifenight stayed for 3 weeks. Knifenight can survive on his own. Knifenight needs no food nor water.”
Gary: “Ok....I’ve heard about you as well....you might wanna elaborate on that further.”
The confused trio stared at their enemy as they waited for answers. He eventually started explaining, as he had gone on a mission to deal with some black market dealers in the currently abandoned base. And then it started flooding. People started drowning, including the Spectres, but Knifenight was the lucky one, managing to get out in time, hiding himself in an abandoned room. Despite limited contact to call his boss/hirer, it went to no avail, so he believed, may have intentionally been on purpose to send him to die, condemned without help. Yet he managed to survive on his own....
Jesse: “Ok, I don’t care about your third person act or shit, but I still don’t trust you. You could have laid a trap on us like back then in Tokyo or whatever.”
Harry: “The main question is, why. Did he leave you to die as a sacrificial pawn to get rid of you? Weren’t you always loyal?”
Gary: “The threads in this is too suspicious. You gotta spill because I can see that tongue lying.”
Knifenight: “Ok....ok....Knifenight knows. Knifenight let the cat out of the bag. Because....it was a deal. It went wrong. Knifenight saw them Spectres gun down the dealers. North probably asked them to. I for my life have not witnessed him like this....as brutal and ruthless as he was. And....here, this info might serve critical. Knifenight can only do so many.”
Harry: “Can we trust you with this?”
Knifenight: “Yes. Knifenight is sure. Knifenight isn’t lying. Read more and you’ll see....Knifenight is no longer a part of North’s cabal. So, bye for now.”
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Jesse: “And then he runs away. Just like that. Seriously, disappearing again without a trace. Not because we let him go, but just quitting in the most ninja way as possible. However, given our shared history....I really doubt it.”
Harry: “But at what cost....is critical to matter?”
Gary: “Nobody knows, but it somehow proved I can sense the good in them. Their aura. No, I’m not joking. I really can. You should try it someday.”
Jesse: “Y’know what? I’m on the verge of my post breakup with the dude....I could tell you more over green tea. This meditation thing sounds like fun.”
Gary: “Mhmm I could tell you about my ex. He was a great guy as well....”
And with that, Harry decided to call his team. They were slowly getting ahead. Maybe a chance to fight back....just maybe.
Nikon D810 Zion Subway & Zion Narrows Fine Art Photography! Elliot McGucken Fine Art Landscapes!
The zion subway and narrows are amazing for fine art photography! Especially in the autumn and winter! Loved shootng the fall colors there this year, and returning a couple more times to capture the autumn leaves as they peaked at all the different elevations!
Yes I have a Ph.D. in physics! I worked on phototranistors and photodiodes as well as an artificial retina for the blind. :)
You can read more about my own physics theory (dx4/dt=ic) here: herosodysseyphysics.wordpress.com/
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Feel free to ask me any questions! Always love sharing tech talk and insights! :)
And all the best on Your Epic Hero's Odyssey!
The new Lightroom rocks!
Beautiful magnificent clouds!
View your artistic mission into photography as an epic odyssey of heroic poetry! Take it from Homer in Homer's Odyssey: "Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he was acquainted; moreover he suffered much by sea while trying to save his own life and bring his men safely home; but do what he might he could not save his men, for they perished through their own sheer folly in eating the cattle of the Sun-god Hyperion; so the god prevented them from ever reaching home. Tell me, too, about all these things, O daughter of Jove, from whatsoever source you may know them. " --Samuel Butler Translation of Homer's Odyssey
All the best on your Epic Hero's Odyssey from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
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No really its called a Question Mark butterfly. So named because of two marks on the under side of the wings resembling a question mark.
Anyone have any Rock bands they want me to make. I’m already in the process of making The Rolling Stones and Van Halen. But who do you guys wanna see me make
The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions. - Claude Levi-Strauss
2015 06 27 134042 Wirral Hilbre Island 1HDR
Trostbrücke 4-6, 20457 Hamburg
In the age of rising nationalism around the world, one may be forgiven to question if patriotism is a code word for neo-Nazism or fascism, but this Patriotic Society from 1765 has much nobler origins. It was founded in 1765 during the Age of Enlightenment as the Hamburgische Gesellschaft zur Beförderung der Künste und nützlichen Gewerbe (Hamburg society for the promotion of the arts and industries). Interestingly, the society was modelled after the 1731 establishment of the Dublin Society for promotion of agriculture, art, industry and science in Ireland (now Royal Dublin Society).
The building seen here occupies the original site of the old Hamburg City Hall, which was burnt down during the Great Fire of 1842. Between 1845 and 1847, a new building was erected here, but it again was severely damaged during Word War II. The current building was only completed in 1957 following years of re-building and restoration.
E-bike family tour NS-Ordensburg Vogelsang
Today, Vogelsang is an international place of active remembrance, where in addition to conveying historical facts about the Nazi era, issues, messages and reflections regarding our present social life are addressed.
Major parts of the 100 hectare Vogelsang complex were built by the National Socialists in 1934 with the aim of training selected party officials there.
Most of the sculptures in Vogelsang - "Fackelträger" (torch bearer), "Der deutsche Mensch" (The German Man), "Adler" (Eagle) and the "Sportlerrelief" (sportsmen-relief) - were created by Willy Meller. The wood-sculpture "Der deutsche Mensch" disappeared in 1945. The other sculptures have been preserved, but are partly damaged.
The focus of the tour lies on the question:
What has Vogelsang (still) got to do with me now?
German Culture in the Third Reich
The art of the Third Reich, the visual art produced in Germany between 1933 and 1945, was characterized by a style of Romantic realism (heroic realism) based on classical models.
While banning modern styles as degenerate, paintings and sculptures that were promoted that were academic in manner, and exalted values of formalised beauty, community (Volksgemeinschaft), nationalism and racial purity.
SCULPTURE
Sculpture’s monumental possibilities gave it a special status in the expression of National Socialist racial theories.
The ‘Greater German Art Exhibition’ displayed, throughout the period of the Third Reich, a steady rise in the number of sculptures at the expense of paintings.
The most common image was of the heroic nude male, expressing the ideal of the Aryan race.
Arno Breker’s skill at this type of sculpture made him Hitler’s favourite sculptor.
Nude females were also common, though they tended to be less monumental.
In both cases, the physical form was to show no imperfections.
Arno Breker (July 19, 1900 – February 13, 1991) was a German sculptor, best known for his public works in Germany, which were the antithesis of “degenerate art”.
Breker was supported by many Nazi leaders, especially Adolf Hitler.
In 1937 Breker joined the Nazi Party and was made “official state sculptor” by Hitler, given a large property and provided a studio with thousand assistants.
Hitler also exempted him from military service.
I was tagged a few times previously for this game, but I figured there were enough pics of me already on flickr & Ipernity, & didn't want to post another one, but Marcela tagged me today, & who can say 'No' to sweet Marcella? So here I am as of a half hour ago!
I Tag Everyone!!!!
Fave Color? all shades of blue
Lucky/favorite number? 7
Celeb Crush? Keith Harkin
Sexuality? Married to my high school sweetheart ... a man
If you could meet anyone on earth, who would it be? I already met Keith in March!!!!
Middle name? Mary
Believe in love at 1st sight? Never! You always find out the truth later!!
Allergies? pet dander, dust mites, pollen & certain meds
Addiction? Artisan Breads, Salmon, dolls, Music, Celtic Thunder, Movies, Several TV shows, mini get-aways, singing in the shower .....
Typical weekend? yardwork, errands, doll time, cooking, movie nite.
Favorite Serial Killer? Joe Carroll of 'The Following' (fictional of course!)
Birthday? November 20th
Best Friends? Hubby & sister. I also consider many of you doll people as fave friends too!
Milkshakes or yogurt? Greek Yogurt!! Love it!
Favorite Media Site? Flickr & Ipernity
Current mood? Fantastic ... the sun is out!!
Age? Do I have to say?? OK, I won't! I'm older than you are!!
Have you ever stolen anything? Yes (Shamefully) in my youth many, many years ago.
What is you favorite movie? Hmmm ... I LOVE so many movies!! I don't think I can pick one!
What do you like about yourself? my honesty & my love of life ... I find joy in every aspect of it! And I LOVE trying different restaurants!!
What is your favorite sport?
Walking around the neighborhood & seeing the changes going on!
Do you smoke? I used to & quit 18 years ago.
Do you drink? Yes ... On weekends I love having a vodka & 7 or two with grapefruit juice! YUM!
Do you like to play video games? I used to love it, but all that has been replaced by doll time!!
How do you feel about tattoos? I feel that is up to the person. It's a matter of taste, but it's not for me.
What is the perfect 1st date? A picnic by a body of water on a warm sunny day!
Have you ever broken a bone? Yes ... my tail bone. I fell off a horse when I was about 10 ? years old.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? I love it here in my small town. I was born & raised here, know tons of people & love our history.
What was you fave toy as a child? Barbie of course! I wanted all of her stuff, but we were very thrifty & had very little. I'm making up for that now!
Do you like cheese? OMG YES!!!!! If I could have just 2 items in my kitchen, it would be bread & cheese!!
What's your fave TV show? Well I have several! .... The Following, The Originals, Supernatural The Blacklist, Call The Midwife, Downton Abbey, American Horror Story, The Vampire Diaries ..
If You could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be? Hawaii The eastern coast states in the fall, & Ireland
Favorite Song? It changes ALL the time! Right now I would say it's 'Invisible' by Hunter Hayes. But I love all music except jazz & extreme country.
What do you want to be when you grow up? Happy & healthy & at complete peace with God.
Ten Years from now, what do you want to be doing? Still enjoying my dolls, hope to have finished Lauren Land, & traveling anywhere I choose to go ... with my husband!