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The Cosmic Question Mark (NGC 7822) is a nebula located in the constellation Cepheus, which is approximately 2,900 light years away. The nebula is home to one of the hottest stars known. The star is known as BD+66 1673. This star is one of the primary sources illuminating the nebula.

The nebula gets its name because it resembles a question mark in its entirety. I didn’t plan very well and didn’t shoot another couple mosaic panels to capture the entire nebula! The other two panels will be another project in the winter as this was a little bit of a pain to capture.

Image Detail:

- 22 hours of total integration time (300 seconds, gain 100, camera cooled to 14 degrees)

- 11 hours of HA/OIII narrowband data for each panel

Equipment:

- SVBONY SV503 80ED

- SVBONY SV220 HA/OIII dual narrowband filter

- SVBONY SV226 filter drawer

- Sky Watcher Star Adventurer GTi

- ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro

- ZWO ASIAIR Mini

- ZWO EAF

- ZWO 120MM guide camera

- ZWO guide scope

Software:

- PixInsight

- Adobe Photoshop

- RC Astro Blur Xterminator

- RC Astro Noise Xterminator

- RC Astro Star Xterminator

The world would be much brighter, if we were much kinder.

under the skies that transcend billions of universes,

the outsized elephant-room of questions & secrets;

deepak ` the lightwriter's canvas broach in open.

we read our dread, Who if I cried out would hear me?

mind the stillness-mat viz; feelings get encroached; at

first, you praise their dress, then you get ash-dressed.

'ours' keeps breaking - ourselves, within our perimeter.

bully / pulpit alters us; diminishes sickle consciousness.

betwixt the micro spaces of conversation / correctness,

a certain static silence had enshrined in - just all over.

harbinger of tenuous assumptions kept on ossifying

into the experiments with musts, doubts, turncoats.

approvers bare intimacy that bears inching eyes;

and when one is completely inside one's perfidy,

a cover-up mindset suborns a hushed horizon —

pretends - the decisions had been difficult. 'yes'

— deserts us in a forgetting curve that reminds us,

of sti-ff-ness between us, culturing the same sky.

take over air consternates us-sets dreams on fire.

formless hubris viz debris, give themselves to gust

to be e'er scattered betwixt this/that; bedraggled.

zeroing in, insecurity at the heart of human constructs

the displaced shoes let you see, the surface of yore.

a long haul to dig and find, the great heart of our past.

no spin here, to foresee, real ground under our feet.

unchopping a tree, perched on wasteland, silences..

a thousand mile stare, ensouls thousand silhouettes:

anagram—breathy.ed each other to the bridging truth;

and learnedness, endlessly multiplied with curtain call.

where e g /oquence isolates honest assessment, not

being one of their chiliad/st.ic quarters isn't isolation.

not a diminishment, if being exercised more fully -

- truth's episodic memory is tender and unwavering;

ongoing procedure of days - = - simply transformative,

to rain align, all the absorbed moments of illumination.

bathed in light, friendships bear holistic temperament

alert, alert, alter! “after the game is before the game”.

tales shine in via our window of thousand caresses,

where you are sewing a blouse that feeds the spine.

tender paws & sky-ball inside, dashing out of a conch;

over tears-coasts, the white expanse, so kind & clear.

coconut chirping an intrinsic and glorious awakening.

rose dew here, and trouble talk lies beyond the map.

the truth is made real through servitude in affection.

psithurism of intimate revelations recalls clutched keys;

the key did turn. everywhere you turn is full of wonder.

awed to see - the shift inside, shifts deep garden state!

how did a blackbird of the milky way land up here,

that joy glistens in the kaleidoscopic, tent•i•er eyes.

how else to truly trace this landscape of provenance,

a cat following a radiant butterfly to the ringing bells.

　　 　 　　 　　 　　 ※

　 　　 　　 India ▪ that is Bhāratam

　 　a quiet 'photo meditation' and a poem

　　 　 to read in the quiet of your days.

　　 and share as we gather around what we love.

© Think Through The — Magic Box Photographie [◎]

　 　* The italicized line is by Rainer Maria Rilke.

The stork just send hundreds of these! I guess I'll have to spread the love?!

Kemi Badenoch asked the perfect question on Iran at Prime Minister’s Questions today: why is Britain stopping the arrows not the archer? It cut through the fog and exposed the incoherence of the Labour Government’s position. Why intercept projectiles rather than confront the hand that fires them?

Keir Starmer does not have a settled position on Iran. Over the weekend, he changed his mind on allowing the US to use RAF bases. Yesterday, he authorised the deployment of a Royal Navy warship to protect Cyprus after RAF Akrotiri was struck by a drone. It should arrive in time for Christmas.

The Daily Telegraph

Does this outfit look alright???

Why do I love becoming a woman? A question I often ask myself as well as hearing from others who know of my liking to take ion a female persona. Do I regret being a man that desires to dress as a woman? Where is it all going to end up?

Questions, questions…

I accept we all have our own motivations and aspirations for expressing our desire to dress as women and which can also be a desire to inhabit a female persona. I have my personal feelings, emotional needs and ambitions for my female alter-ego which are not necessarily a reflection of how others feel about their own situation. For me, I have a need to actually pass as a woman and be perceived as being female when I cross-dress. I will admit to frustration over the years through a combination of my lack of skills in the art of male to female transformation, limits imposed by my physicality (being male) and I’m sure well meant advice telling me to forget passing and just enjoy it. To forget passing undermines everything that motivates my female side. When I become Helene I want to be a woman not simply a man dressed up. I dream of having a feminine appearance and emotionally being female rather than male. If this all sounds like serious transexual characteristics and an urgent need to start transition then let me say with utter certainty that is not what I want.

I don’t buy into the simplistic view that if you have a powerful desire to be a woman then the only answer is to transition. Nothing is that straightforward that you can boil it down to a one or the other answer. There exists a huge area of crossover. I genuinely like my male life and like being me. The idea of killing off my male self and only existing as a woman is not something I want. If I were to indulge in being simplistic, I could say I want it all, to be both a man and a woman. However, I know, especially now I am sixty years of age, how my feelings operate in terms of my transgender feelings. I can see now I have real intense moments of wanting to be female and this are all consuming when they occur. I do understand though, that these intense desires being too diminish and I am happy to return to being a man again. I would say that is reasonably creative cut as to why transitioning would not be a happy course of action for me.

I doubt I am alone in having these intense moments of wanting to be female forever but knowing they will at some point ease off. I will admit that it is these feelings that drive me to want to actually look convincingly female and to behave as a female both physically and emotionally when I transform myself from a man into a woman. It’s a fundamental part of my being and needs to be set free now and again.

In recent months my focus and aspirations for my female self has shifted towards passing myself off in a believable way as being a real woman. I find myself observing real women more and more and noting their choices in clothing, footwear and make-up. I also observe what men find attractive in women they encounter My goal is to be accomplished enough to be perceived as being a female and I too want to behave and respond as a female with any social interactions be that shopping, a polite hell, having a coffee in a cafe, visiting a gallery, having a meal and even creating some intrigue and desire with men. In short my aim for the few hours I take on my female persona I want o be able to cease being a man in every way and exist as a female.

Having outlined my feelings and aspirations does that answer any of the questions I began this narrative with? I think it partly addresses them. I do have many regrets about being a man that dresses as a woman. I kind of regret I never accepted this part of myself throughout my life. It caused me a lot of angst and made me a shy not very sociable person. I think I was far more transexual as a teenager and young man than I am now. Once I settled into a career I liked and a relationship that means more to me than my own inner desires and then had a family, everything took on a different level of contentment and also responsibility. My wife and family far outweigh my lifelong desire to become female, I would hate to cause any disruption to that. I do regret my cowardice as a young person not to act on my inner feelings in regard to desiring to be female. I chose the easy option of denial and suppression. Inevitably, I failed in that attempt at self control and had to come out as being transgender at the age of forty one. I do have regrets that certain people I came out to have used it against me, I misjudged their trust. I have regrets I don’t have breasts, a female body and look female, I dream of being feminine. Im not feminine though so this does distress me somewhat and I regret the lack of femininity.

Despite the regrets, they are not enough to crush me as I do enjoy my life, it’s an aspect I can handle, I know it is down to my own inaction that these regrets exist. I try to not let them intrude as I do enjoy my rare moments as a woman and find each opportunity incredibly rewarding and fulfilling.

Recently I was asked by a female friend where all of this was going to end up? It really made me think and I wanted to answer as honestly as I could. At the moment I think in the next few years I will start to spend time out and about as a woman not a man. This is a reflection of where I am going emotionally and also I do have personal ambitions in regard to the challenge of existing as a (part-time) woman. I want to do it well and never be considered as a man when I head out as a woman. I therefore see an increase in this kind of activity and a change in my wardrobe, hair and make-up to reflect this. I did consider what would occur if I were single. I don’t want to be single but it was a hypothetical scenario I felt I should muse over. I believe I would likely spend a lot more time as my female self if I were single but I’m pretty certain I would not transition. I still like my male self so I see such a scenario as being a less inhibited opportunity to fully express myself more freely.

It has taken me pretty much fifty years to accept myself and I don’t feel I’m still quite there yet, there is a lot more self acceptance I need to embrace. I think it’s my fear of damaging my relationship with my wife and family, who all know I have a female alter-ego, that prevents me from pushing things further. Al I can say is I do feel a lot more at ease with my inner female self than I did in past decades.

“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions”

-Rainer Maria Rilke

"Patience and Fortitude conquer all things.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Patience is bitter but it's fruit is sweet."

-Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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My friend Matt sent me a New Year message stating that he was not going to have any New Year's Resolutions this year, instead he would choose one word to help define his year. He chose "FOCUS" to be his word, and asked me to come up with one word myself. After being asked that, well...that took some real thought. I mean, what word could I come up with that truly would be something I need to focus in on for my year?

It was challenging because in general...I'm focused, driven, goal-oriented, kind, giving...I persevere, show fortitude, not a quitter. All things that I try to live my life out each day and pretty much do. So, when asked...I had to take three days to come up with one word and once I did, it made quite a lot of sense to me.

The word I came up with was PATIENCE.

ll. Capable of calmly awaiting an outcome or result; not hasty or impulsive

What I tend to lack most in life right now is patience. I have a hard time with making it through the difficult times in life and awaiting for the better outcome. What weighs on my heart and mind the most is my inability to change where I'm at in life fast enough. I want changes NOW, not TOMORROW...but NOW. Change where I'm living; how I'm living; my financial state of being; whether I'm with someone or if I'm going to remain alone; whether I'll finally be happy with ALL things presented before me in life. All of this taxes on my mind repeatedly and somewhere I have to reach deep within to find a place where I'm at peace with where I'm at in life. Until I reach this peace, it's going to keep me up at night and keep me more worried than I need to be. Perhaps with patience...all things will fall into place. "All good things come to those who wait." ...right, right?

So, the word I'm going to use and work towards making my year go better is patience. I will need to find ways to really focus in on relaxing myself during difficult times or the times when I struggle with where I'm at. I'm not sure how to do this, but I will try to say each day that "I will be patient, I will show patience."...and see where life takes me.

PATIENCE.

Strobist - Vivitar 285 thru umb cam R 45 deg 1/4

Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore, County, Maryland.

The brief and questions I gave myself for this project were:

if I truly had to design my very own craft what would I want it to look like?

As a pilot, what kind of tech would I want to see in the cockpit?

What real life scenario could I incorporate making it a unique experience?

If I needed it repaired/ refueled, would I have the correct gear?

Could I build in real safety features?

What if I crashed in a remote place and needed to survive?

Can I challenge myself from a builders persepctive using parts that hardly ever come out to play?

Could I revisit my stickering techniques on such a small build?

My answers were:

I wanted something that visually had a very aerodynamic shape that looked like it was moving even when stationery, it had to have a unique "skin" that set it apart from any of my previous builds. Plus been a Starfighter, it had to be equipped with lots of weapons, that could shoot any enemy in any direction. If I wanted to be able to end a mission I could just inject and still tell the tale to my mates. My wishlist for this very personal project was, make it truly mine!

Over 80 hours of building and experimental phases was a challenge, only as its 16 x 35 studs and 9-in height, made it rather difficult to integrate not only the many play features but the final balance display stand. Ive truly enjoyed the Jam, guys you are all my hero`s, such a wonderful creative bunch. Thank you kindly to the organization of this great contest! Over &-Out

Play features on FXX (-number of features after the # )

·Front pronge shooters rotate 180° (left & right) #2

·Hidden frontend loading slot for missiles #2

· Squeeze side panels to release main missiles to fire (left and right) #2

·Open side panels to release the drop target bombs (left and right) #2

·Trigger the side decoy flares (left & right) #2

·Swivel hydrolysis pipe for regas when in servcie (left & Right) #2

·Fully opened bottom panels reveal computer charger panel and refuelling ports which are numbered from 1·3: 1) is jet fuel 2) is for hydrogen and 3) us for oxygen #5

·Removable engine covers on rear mechanism, access to batteries and cooling refuelling ports #2

·Removable quantum batteries #2

·Refuelling connection port for cooling #2

·Swivel side panel opens hatch (left):

Contains 9 items that can be removed and used: Hammer, spanner, ice hammer, screwdriver, GPS unit, emergency sky flare, galaxy neutral passport card, tablet and first aid kit #10

Swivel side panel opens hatch (right):

Contains 6 items whuch can be removed and used: main laser shotgun, Handheld tazer gun, a pack of Hero Bullets, camo face paint cream, 2 meters carbon rope, 1.5m bugee card hidden in the door #7

·Under carriage features frontend full foldable landing gear integrated into body#1

·Turn nob switch activates light inside cockpit to show pilot landing gear is activated (for real) #2

·Fold down panel fires a rear bomb disc #1

·Once pushed into full lock it automatically fires without the need to finger fire #1

·Swivel and folable landing rear gear #2

·Fully removable cockpit screen #1

·Wind screen holder for pilot entry and exit #1

·Pilot has own personal storage unit #1

·Datacard used to release Drone, which automatically falls from craft #2

·Drone folds open and has adjustable antennas #3

·Hidden side lazer guns can swivel up to 172° (left & right) #2

·Injectable pilot seat release #1

·Pilot has flying seat once fully activate folded for flight #1

·Fold down display stand #1

·Removable steering /-navigator tablet for pilot #1

· can come in/ out #1

I like a little bit glitter. :)

A couple of days ago I was a question or should I say I was requested to post photos of what would be wearing over the past few days, The kind of outfits to do housework, shopping and how I would dress if I was full time.

I was going to go all practical but then decided that those photos would be contrived because that's not how I would dress for the most part. I don't do normal casual clothes all the time. Yes they have a time and a place normally down to job to undertake, environment, and lack of anything else to wear.

So this was yesterdays outfit. I did the washing and hung it out, then went into town to get my shoes re-heeled, Returned home got washing in and put it away then cooked dinner all in this outfit, So pleased I wore the sweater as it was blooming chilly.

What are you being for halloween? I'm to lazy to tag anyone sry. ha, I'm working on my sarcasm.

Ok, so at least 2 characters (or so remaining) for Paradox Force/Grey Cop series. Looking for character building and matches, along with some powers/personalities/backstories etc.

The top left is unrelated to these 2, the face (left 1) is a new face for Grey Cop, while the Hydra agent's (left 2) is a torso for a supporting character for the series.

So down below the grey, slightly orange, armored torso, has 2 faces. The bearded one and a Hydra agent's face. Also missing the legs/hips. Which face is suitable for him? The bearded one is quite good in my opinion, but I was considering him for Rick Flagg, while the Hydra agent is also a good choice. This guy I came up with is a doctor, somewhat (Irish?), and also he used to be a prisoner until our heroes came to look for him, couldn't think after that.

The second one is a white torso, some black pants, pretty simple, though I could think of changing his pants for something high-tech, still in the same color. He'll be the one that uses power gauntlets. Got the brown hair and the Star Wars face for him, he kind of looks like Coulson to me, so (coincidence?!). The face on the right has 2 hair options, either a black hair or a slick brown hair also from the Hydra agent. The story of this guy is that he's an agent once, but works on his own, is good at tech and stuff, secretly good at knives. His identity is pretty mysterious as no one knows his first name, but only his last, so needing options here.

I've tried many combos, but some work and some don't, still in between the line of making and finalising the product.

Comment below for suggestions, just come up with what you can.

So this is a follow up to the Anakin Skywalker - What If I posted a while back. It's based in the same universe and operating under the same galaxy changing event.

Obi-Wan Kenobi - With the public execution of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine at the hands of the CIS commander General Grievous, the Jedi council made it their highest priority to capture the villainous commander and bring to justice before the Senate. To accomplish this, they assigned the Open Circle Armada commanded by Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to lead the spearhead into the heartland of Separatist space with one objective. Capture Grievous.

Having faced the droid general on multiple occasions and failing to best him in combat, Obi-Wan would often feel guilt for Palpatine's death, believing that had he not failed in the past the Clone War would have come to an end long ago. But with the help of his former apprentice, Obi-Wan was able to look beyond his past failures to the future. Both he and Anakin would bring Grievous to justice in the name of the former chancellor.

The spearhead campaign would take both Jedi to the edges of the Outer-Rim, culminating in a skirmish on the sinkhole world of Utapau where Grievous would gravely wound Obi-Wan by stabbing the blade of a lightsaber through his stomach. As his former apprentice fought the droid general one on one, Obi-Wan was able to use the force to briefly numb his pain.

As he delved deep into the force to grant him the power he needs for one last strike, Obi-Wan heard a familiar voice calling to him.

"I am proud of you, Obi-Wan."

At first Obi-Wan was taken aback. Hearing the voice of his deceased master distracted him for a moment, but calling on the force allowed him to lunge forward with his lightsaber. Before Grievous could react, Obi-Wan decapitated the Separatist commander. Neutralising the threat.

Collapsing from blood loss, the Jedi master was rushed to the nearest medical bay onboard a Republic cruiser. Despite a near brush with death, Obi-Wan survived and told Anakin about how he'd heard the voice of Qui-Gon Jinn speak to him. It was at that point that Anakin confessed something he'd hidden from his master since the beginning of the Clone War. Following the first battle of Geonosis, he had married Senator Padme Amidala of Naboo.

Whilst he was taken aback by this revelation, deep down Obi-Wan had always suspected that his feelings for Senator Amidala were more than he cared to admit. Though hesitant, Obi-Wan voiced his support for his former padawan, and promised to keep his secret. In a jokey remark, Obi-Wan then asked if Anakin knew who the father of Padme's future child would be, much to the Jedi Knight's horror.

With the elimination of General Grievous, it was believed the Clone Wars would come to an end with the capture of Count Dooku, the recently ascended Sith Lord. Though keen to finally bring peace to the galaxy, Obi-Wan and Anakin were ordered back to Coruscant for a much needed reprieve from the conflict. As they left Utapau, Grievous' final trap would reveal itself. Every sinkhole on the surface of Utapau had been layered with explosives designed to detonate two days after activation. The explosions would destroy every city on Utapau and destroy a sizeable portion of the occupying force.

The devastation would leave the surface of Utapau inhospitable. Realising the horrors that the Separatists were capable of, the Republic vowed never to end the war until their enemy was wiped from existence.

As both Anakin and Obi-Wan returned to Coruscant, Padme went into labour resulting in an unexpected surprise.

Anakin became the father of twins.

As his closest friend, the young Jedi asked Obi-Wan to be godfather to his children. Obi-Wan graciously accepted.

Though he was happy for his former padawan having the family he'd always wanted, deep down Obi-Wan felt more isolated than ever. Having lost the love of his life the Duchess Satine of Mandalore to the hands of Darth Maul, just under a year ago he couldn't help but feel heartbroken every time he saw Anakin's new family.

To distract himself, Obi-Wan would take on a new apprentice by the name of Jaylam Duos. Despite his reluctance in the past to take on a new apprentice, having wanted to not teach a pupil during a time of war, Obi-Wan decided that his declining physical condition meant it was unlikely he'd make past the war thus his choice to take on his new apprentice now.

As both master and apprentice began to move into the unknown regions of space, they'd encounter Count Dooku's newest agents. Sith acolytes, all vying for the position as Dooku's apprentice. Though Kenobi and Duos were able to defend themselves against the acolytes, the Jedi Master lost the closest friend he had during the Clone War. Clone Commander Cody was killed saving Duos' life from one of Dooku's acolytes.

In a moment of rage, Obi-Wan was able to disarm all four of Dooku's acolytes by severing their hands, only to allow them to leave. A perplexed Duos would be met by one of the first lessons Kenobi was taught by his own master.

'Revenge is not the Jedi way.'

In honour of their fallen comrade, Duos would take the former clone commander's blaster pistol and continue to use it in conjuncture with his lightsaber much to Kenobi's dismay. He considered blasters to be a crude and inelegant weapon compared to a lightsaber.

As time would progress and the recently deceased Commander Cody was replaced by Clone Captain Sendro, Kenobi's former apprentice would achieve the rank of Master before being named Grand Master of the Jedi Order as Master Yoda passed the reigns to young Skywalker. Though the transfer of power was questioned by some council members, Kenobi would openly endorse his former Padawan, claiming there was no-one more suited for the role than the Chosen One himself.

Under Skywalker's leadership, the Jedi would undertake an intensive search throughout the galaxy to locate the final piece of the puzzle needed to end the Clone War. Reigning Sith Lord, Count Dooku known by this point as the nefarious Darth Tyranus. After two weeks scouring the galaxy, Kenobi and Duos would come face to face with the Sith Lord.

The duel between the three of them would culminate in the Sith Lord besting Kenobi in lightsaber combat, but not before the Jedi Master could sever one of Dooku's hands. Even in his weakened state, the old man was able to easily best Duos in lightsaber combat and would use his blade to decapitate the young boy. Distraught, Obi-Wan declared how horrifically Dooku disgraced Qui-Gon Jinn's legacy.

In a moment of what appeared to be regret, the Sith Lord chose to leave the duel without taking Kenobi's life. This would prove to be the Count's undoing, as Kenobi was able to place a tracker on the Sith Lord's cape allowing Republic intelligence to track the Count back to his last refuge.

A moon sized battle station known as the 'Death Star'. Reunited with Skywalker, both Master and former apprentice would lead the Republic fleet into battle against the Separatists one last time, with the fate of the galaxy in their hands....

M6 + 21 Super Angulon (Fomapan 400@1600)

i've never had one before. it'd be this saturday. HMM!

Secondlife Music VideoBy Request : Lacy Hart

Director/editor : Dylan Sinatra

Filming partially in -Energy Club-QClub-Green Story

www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2shPPG9OgE

Does my bum look big in this?

Soo... I redid the eyes and wanted to know how they look and the most important thing... should I add webbing on the face or should I not plz let me know

I've gotten a lot of questions in regards to this image so I figured I would put this together for everyone that has any questions. Hope this helps putting the pieces together.

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Chronologically, Ally's photo was the first one, but due to editing, answering questions, and some real-life setbacks, I was only able to publish it now, almost 3 weeks later! Ally is a very kind and friendly person, and it was a true pleasure to take a photo of her avatar and have a pleasant chat with her. Here are her answers to our 3 questions:

1) If your avatar could describe itself in one sentence, what would it say? Ally Nova is a sweet, fun loving girl that loves hanging out with her friends, fashion, meeting people from all over the world, photography and the social aspect of second life.

2)What’s the one thing that makes you stand out in Second Life?

I'd have to say the number one thing is the fact that in my time in SL i have learned to curse in so many different languages!

3)What’s the best adventure you’ve had in Second Life so far?

Dressing up like a pirate with some friends and sailing around the blake sea! We had so much fun that day and hopefully are doing it again soon!!

Toronto, ON.

model: André Joseph

Chunchiet Ethnic Minority Village – Northeastern Cambodia, Southeast Asia

Banlung is the provincial capitol for the Ratanakiri Province in Cambodia. Located in the northeastern part of the country, bordering both Vietnam to the east and Laos to the north, it is one of the least visited provinces.

This region is the home of the Chunchiet ethnic minority, which comprise just one percent of Cambodia’s population. They practice animism and ancestor worship and are known for their carved images and monuments they make for their deceased at their graves.

I wonder what this little girl saw in me when I photographed her. She was probably wondering what that big, clumsy looking device in my hand was.

Check back for more of my adventures in Cambodia! One more photo in the comment section.

Happy Travels!

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Polygonia interrogationis

Another uncooperative butterfly. Wish I had better lighting.

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Pictured above are GA bad Bane , both utilizing the new combat legs I bought at BN today.

EG parts are extremely treasured by me, and I take extra special care of them. But as soon as I bent the legs up and back down on my GA, the printing on the buckle of the upper strap chipped off a little.

I was wondering if this has ever happened to you guys, and if so, leave it as a comment down below. Thanks. :)

The Astro-Sled is intended to be as accurate as possible to the Lego Batman 3 version. Check the link down below to see if I got it right! Also, can anyone guess the location of the background photograph?

These purists are fairly simplistic, and I've actually featured them previously in my enormous Justice League group shot a couple weeks back. There are several other "new" custom figs that debuted in that photograph, and I plan to eventually showcase them in their own triplet shots if I can find the precious time to do so.

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Fig formulas:

Deadman: Magneto torso, Aldrich Killian angry head

Orion: Nexo Knights free polybag torso, Obi-Wan Kenobi head, Nova Corps Officer helmet

Question: Simpsons S2 Homer body, blank light flesh head, S11 Saxophone Player hat, camera

As far as I can remember, there was a question mark at the end of my sentence!

That's how I gathered a load of knowledge, never been afraid to ask a question, so the subject of this image a very useful tool all through my life!

View On Black

Always hungry for the how and why.

Yet, I, luckily, do not suffer from morbid curiosity about other people. I am a good listener, they can tell me things, I'm interested, but I will rarely ask personal questions.

I don't consider this indifference, I call it respect.

Think before you ask... there are questions... you HAVE to be able to live with the answer!

If and when I want to photograph someone or something, I ask, if the answer is yes, I am happy, if it is no, I respect it, at least I ASKED!

“There are these four ways of answering questions. Which four?

There are questions that should be answered categorically [straightforwardly yes, no, this, that].

There are questions that should be answered with an analytical (qualified) answer [defining or redefining the terms].

There are questions that should be answered with a counter-question.

There are questions that should be put aside.

These are the four ways of answering questions.”

—Buddha

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Why not view the set as a slide-show?

Also I often upload more than one image at the same time; I see a tendency to only view the last uploaded...

One for the experts , Mr. Hugh Beck Collection , he is querying the location.Any suggestions please , Its dated 29.9.34. *He suggests it may ? be Route 43.

Adventure in Seeing - #40 - Emotion

The colour blue

Water

Ripples

The unknown

All elements which touch emotions. They make me ask the questions: "where am I going, where have I been" It's as if the past has already disappeared as the ship leaves the port for a new destination and the future is just in my imagination.

So in this instant, there is just me with the blue of the sky which joins the blue of the ocean and no visible horizon and that touches my emotions.

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Ask yourself the question and tell me the answer!

Yes blooming dangerous if i don't say so myself. Time to start being a little careful as this gal is staring to turn heads.

When does it become 2-MUCH-2-ASK(?)

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“Hi Bertie, another sunny day.” Said Sky smiling.

“Hello Sky, where have you been? I did look and couldn’t find you.”

“I have been talking to Wellington but he soon gets fed up with me asking him questions. So, I went to Captain, he fell asleep while I was asking him questions. Perhaps it is me?”

“I don’t think so Sky, probably the questions. What did you want to know Sky?”

“Lots of things Bertie, I just don’t understand so much about different things.”

“I see, I’m not good at answers but I’ll help if I can Sky.”

“I was asking Captain about the grass and why was it green. I wanted to know where it came from for if you pull a bit up it isn’t green under the ground.”

“What did he say?”

“I don’t know as he used long words and I’m not good at long words. Then he fell asleep.”

“It is a complicated question Sky, maybe ask Posh when he arrives.”

“I could, but I have lots more questions. Bertie, do you know where clouds go and why some are white and others are grey and then some look to be much higher up than others? Elli, flies right through them and yet they don’t seem to break like I expected them to. Why don’t they break?”

“My word Sky, you do have a lot of questions. Here is Posh, perhaps he’ll be able to answer some of them for you.” Said Bertie giggling.

“Posh, will you answer some questions for me please?”

“I can try Sky but there are questions that even bears don’t yet know the answer to.”

“Well Posh, I was asking where do clouds come from and where do they go to? Why are they different colours and fly at different heights?”

“Well, Elli is the pilot so she would have a much better idea of what happens to clouds than I do. I suggest you wait for her to wake up and then ask her.”

“There I told you Sky, the answer was easy and it just takes someone as clever as Posh to put your straight.” Said Bertie smiling.

“I’ll do that Posh, now why is grass green and where does it come from? One day it can be very short then a few days later it has got much bigger and yet if you dig it up there is no green stuff underground.”

“That is easy Sky, grass is green because it is a nice colour and it is said that the insects and creepy-crawlies that live in the grass, paint it that colour at night time. There we are Sky, all your questions answered so now you have to think of something different to ask.”

“I would like blue or maybe purple coloured grass. Could you speak to the insects and creepy-crawlies and tell them to paint it a different colour?”

“No Sky, they are like buzzy things and don’t speak bear. Talking about buzzy things, how about we open a jar of honey between us?

“First sensible thing he has said if you ask me.” Said Bertie grinning.

“First thing he has said that I understand.” Said Sky.

Posh grunted his disapproval but said nothing.

“Bertie, I have lot more questions like where does the moon go in the day and why does it look like a ball? Then again, the man has hair, well a bit, and that grows long if left alone but our fur doesn’t seem to get any longer, why is that? Plus, why can’t us bears make our own honey so we don’t have to rely upon buzzy things?”

“Best of luck with that lot, Bertie.” Said Posh smiling.

“Let me ask you a question Sky, why is it we only have three jars of honey left now when there was five or six here early this morning?” Said Bertie.

“Questions, questions, questions, that is all I ever get asked.” Said Sky as he dipped his paw into a fresh jar of honey watched by Posh and Bertie.

more questions than answers