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It looks like some of the Chinese bazaars in Sitges have restocked just in time for the Summer season meaning plenty of cheapo Far Eastern diecasts to choose from on their shelves :-)
Quelle surprise i've discovered yet another new Chinese toy maker who likes to make the same four or five Matchbox copies like SO MANY others! It would be easy to say they have used shared molds or put their name to someone elses casting but this Tianna Toys Renault Master is ever so slightly different to others I have meaning it is yet another copy even if its wheels and actual colour scheme look identical to various other cheapo Chinese equivalents.
The quality is of course sub par to the original Matchbox version with cruder fittings and fixtures BUT.....its body isn't plastic like the MBX, its metal! No painted front or rear detailing which keeps it faithful to the original but like so many other Chinese copies those older Matchbox bling wheels have been used.
Mint and boxed.
PullipStyle has restocked a lot of the J-Dolls, some at very reasonable prices. Buy them because you love J-Dolls or buy them to robbed them of their fashions for your Pullips. I scooped up a few more.
This is Piazza Cavalli. I love the wild print of this outfit. The bottoms are tights that cover the feet. I could never tell from the promo photos what the jacket was made out of. Turns out it's a silky quilted fabric and not pleather. She also comes with a nice purse, silver studded ankle boots, pleather belt with drop chain, chain necklace, and thick bangle bracelet.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY! Did Santa pay you a visit last night? I hope you all have a magical Christmas day and you're able to spend a lot of time with family and loved ones <3
Just a quick notice to say;
Just restocked the Minifee size in the opals. We won't be restocking after this lot go and since this has been really popular we really might have to close tonight instead.
I've been messaged a few of the same questions so i'm just putting these up for clarification.
MINI FAQ
Can I order the x cut?
The styles listed are the only ones available at the moment, however it is possible to order SHORT CUT and Lionhead wigs too as they are variations of sweepback and Taco cats. You just need to specify at checkout!
Why can't I order PukiPuki?
We borrowed our Pukipuki for the sale and she needs to be returned home soon. We are purchasing our own pukipuki very soon and towards the end of january we'll have a special sale for that size.
Can I order other colours or request colour placement?
We are trying to make these wigs in bulk so specific order details may be difficult to fulfil and add extra time to your order. Alternative colours are not going to be available at the moment but you can request colour dominance (i.e.; petrol blend with more purple. fire blend with more orange etc)
I'd like to remind everyone to make sure they check the correct shipping option at checkout. It will default to Combo shipping which is only available for those who HAVE purchased during the sale. First time orders will need to pay one lot of shipping.
You will need to purchase this listing here if you forgot to add shipping to your order
frappzillastudio.storenvy.com/products/18682576-shipping-...
(Select combo shipping so you don't get charged twice!)
I think thats all for now! Please message me if you have any more questions <3
Merry Christmas guys!
A midnight restocking of Frozen merchandise, including toys, on the morning of June 11, 2014. The US Disney Store hasn't restocked Frozen items at midnight for several months; they have been doing random restocks during the day since April. The Singing Elsa, Frozen Finger Puppet Set, and Disney Infinity Frozen Toy Box Pack are all still available, as of 1 am PDT.
Cadets go through refit which consists of showering, changing clothes, restocking supplies and cleaning their weapons at Tactical Assembly Area Densberger during 1st Regiment’s transition to the Run Phase of the Field Training Exercise (FTX) portion of camp June 18, 2019, at Fort Knox, Kentucky. There are about 600 Cadets in 1st Regiment participating in the FTX, including 40 Cadets from the USMA. The integration is a first-of-its-kind initiative to build a bridge between Cadets from both Army ROTC and USMA and their training models, before they go to Basic Officer Leaders Course (BOLC). | Photo by Makayla Holder, CST Public Affairs Office
"How many cattle do you own, exactly," I asked my intern-turned-friend who was working alongside me for 6 months.
He couldn't be exact.
"Maybe 50, maybe more," the 29-year-old said.
He was given his first calf when he was born. It had multiplied, and its offspring had multiplied. Now there was a herd. Even though he didn't live near the cattle now, he made sure there were reports from the fields on a regular basis.
The herd was once bigger, he told me. But he had to sell some to go to university.
"You're rich," I said, teasingly.
Later, I met a 25-year-old woman. She too had been given a calf when she was born. She too funded her university education by selling some of the cows. In fact, she was also able to help two of her sisters with their education too, thanks to the extra income the cows provided.
She was continually restocking. Extra money that she made from working full-time as an accountant in the city was used to buy more cows. That was real wealth, she said, when you owned a lot of cattle.
For many of the urban residents who I met while I lived in Namibia, there was a cattle herd back home. Usually a relative who still lived in that area was looking after the beasts. It was their second income, a saving bond, an investment.
I had grown up on a farm too. But I didn't own any cattle. But with a stock market that had crashed in 2008, I lost money. I thought about it for a while.
Later, I called my dad from Namibia. "Would you mind..." I asked.
Three years later, my Canadian cow has had two calves. She's pregnant with a third.
The Target near my grandparents' house recently restocked the Bratz and they had the new ones with the DS codes on the boxes! Just sharing so y'all don't have to go out and find them yourselves if you have the game :) There's one code per character, so Style Starz Jade's box will have the same code as Chic Mystique Jade's, Boutique Jade's, etc.
SET 2 – HLT Remodel: 10-15-2023
As I mentioned, here’s the seasonal department down the way, and in this shot we can see plenty more of those patchy tiles, too. The wall in the distance has gone through quite the upgrade: not only has it been painted and given new framework for a poster accent wall, it’s also received brand-new stockroom doors; nice! Elmo approves, lol. Definitely a far cry from what this scene used to look like back in the good old days…
(c) 2025 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
Visit to Disneyland Resort (in Anaheim, California) on Sunday February 23, 2014. Weather was sunny, in the low 70s. It was fairly crowded in the Park.
I looked at graduation caps in the World of Disney Store, for a fellow Flickr member. They had two sizes, of differing designs. The children's size was navy blue Mickey Ears with a miniature graduation cap on top. The adult size was a blue graduation cap with fuzzy Mickey Ears on top. In the front, the words ''Class of 2014'' was embroidered in yellow.
In the Disneyana store on Main Street, they had the Beauty and the Beast Stained Glass Window Replica on display. I has been available online and in the Parks several times since last year, but always sells out quickly when restocked. It is made of glass, painted in bright colors with black borders to emulate a real stained glass window. The frame is made from resin, and is decorated with a leaf pattern. It sells for $150.
In the Disney Gallery next door, I took photos of some It's a Small World puppets, and large scale model of the original layout of Disneyland, when it opened in 1955.
In the Emporium on Main Street, they had singing and light up Anna and Elsa dolls by Mattel, but no Disney Store dolls of any Frozen characters.
Finally I got the #5 high score at the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters ride in Tomorrowland.
Today was vegetable restocking day and boy did we restock! WIth a trip to the local produce stand we walked in with some cash and walked out with nearly 50lbs of vegetables and fruit and 40.00 poorer.
Upon waking up this morning I was pleasantly surprised that I felt pretty good. I've read that the 2nd day of the juice diet is the worst. I suppose today confirmed it because I have no headache and feel less hungry. However, when dinner time came I busted out the juicer and was faced with juicing 30 vegetables while ham, salami, turkey and cheese were staring me in the face and assaulting my nose with aromatic, meaty goodness! I wanted some so bad it gave me a stomach ache just smelling it! Oh well… I'll tear that shit up in 7 days!
The idea for this shot came after we nearly broke our arms carrying in a mere 2 days worth of food! Yes… what you see there is only 2 days worth. Its crazy but hopefully worth it.
So today iOS 5 came out. My brother has been waiting since midnight to get the update. We all hooked our iPhones up at the same time and waited for the new and improved OS. My phone finished in about 35 min. Shawn had his phone hooked up to my New Macbook Pro and the update failed over and over. Apparently the server was so bogged down that most people couldn't get their update. I was lucky for some odd reason and now enjoy all the benefits of a jail broken iPhone with out the Jail Break.
Shawn has yet to update his phone and I already have iCloud configured. I love to watch the frustration on Shawn's face! its pretty gratifying.
So far so good with the new Macbook Pro. Only gripe is that Photoshop crashes constantly! In the two short days I've had the computer Photoshop has crashed 11 times. I wonder how long it will take for this new OS to stabilize. Hopefully pretty damn soon. Anyone else having problems?
Lighting:
Overkill!
AB800 Med Softbox at both 10:00 & 2:00 3/4 power
AB800 Beauty Dish Boomed overhead at 6:00 1/4 power
Triggered Via Cyber Syncs.
Hi guys...
I'm so glad to have found denim fabrics at my fave craft shop recently that I had to restock on my favorite denim staples.
Sigh... I could just live in denim tee hee..
Airman Robbie Day restocks the dessert fridge with fruit March 20, 2014, at the Airey Dining Facility on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Day emigrated from China with his family when he was 19. He recently became a U.S. citizen and plans on becoming a registered nurse and commissioning as an Air Force medical officer. Day is a 319th Force Support Squadron food service apprentice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro/Released)
Now accepting trades! Came home today to find these two boxes at my door. Ordered from Contagious Graphics. Order from them if you have needs for high quality vinyl. They work quick, I placed my order late June and they told me it should be done by July 13 but instead it was complete July 3.
The Galapagos Giant Tortoise Centre on Isabella
Galapagos Giant Tortoise
The Galápagos tortoise or Galápagos giant tortoise (Geochelone nigra) is the largest living tortoise, native to seven islands of the Galápagos archipelago. The Galápagos tortoise is unique to the Galápagos Islands. Fully grown adults can weigh over 300 kilograms (661 lb) and measure 1.2 meters (4 ft) long. They are long-lived with a life expectancy in the wild estimated to be 100-150 years. Populations fell dramatically because of hunting and the introduction of predators and grazers by humans since the seventeenth century. Now only ten subspecies of the original twelve exist in the wild. However, conservation efforts since the establishment of the Galápagos National Park and the Charles Darwin Foundation have met with success, and hundreds of captive-bred juveniles have been released back onto their home islands. They have become one of the most symbolic animals of the fauna of the Galápagos Islands. The tortoises have very large shells (carapace) made of bone. The bony plates of the shell are integral to the skeleton, fused with the ribs in a rigid protective structure. Naturalist Charles Darwin remarked "These animals grow to an immense size ... several so large that it required six or eight men to lift them from the ground.". This is due to the phenomenon of island gigantism whereby in the absence of natural predation, the largest tortoises had a survival advantage and no disadvantage in fleeing or fending off predators. When threatened, it can withdraw its head, neck and all forelimbs into its shell for protection, presenting a protected shield to a would-be predator. The legs have hard scales that also provide armour when withdrawn. Tortoises keep a characteristic scute pattern on their shell throughout life. These have annual growth bands but are not useful for aging as the outer layers are worn off. There is little variation in the dull-brown colour of the shell or scales. Physical features (including shape of the shell) relate to the habitat of each of the subspecies. These differences were noted by Captain Porter even before Charles Darwin. Larger islands with more wet highlands such as Santa Cruz and the Alcedo Volcano on Isabela have lush vegetation near the ground. Tortoises here tend to have 'dome-back' shells. These animals have restricted upward head movement due to shorter necks, and also have shorter limbs. These are the heaviest and largest of the subspecies.Smaller, drier islands such as Española and Pinta are inhabited by tortoises with 'saddleback' shells comprising a flatter carapace which is elevated above the neck and flared above the hind feet. Along with longer neck and limbs, this allows them to browse taller vegetation. On these drier islands the Galápagos Opuntia cactus (a major source of their fluids) has evolved a taller, tree-like form. This is evidence of an evolutionary arms race between progressively taller tortoises and correspondingly taller cacti. Saddlebacks are smaller in size than domebacks. They tend to have a yellowish color on lower mandible and throat. At one extreme, the Sierra Negra volcano population that inhabits southern Isabela Island has a very flattened "tabletop" shell. However, there is no saddleback/domeback dualism; tortoises can also be of 'intermediate' type with characteristics of both. The tortoises are slow-moving reptiles with an average long-distance walking speed of 0.3 km/h (0.18 mph). Although feeding giant tortoises browse with no apparent direction, when moving to water-holes or nesting grounds, they can move at surprising speeds for their size. Marked individuals have been reported to have traveled 13 km in two days. Being cold-blooded, the tortoises bask for two hours after dawn, absorbing the energy through their shells, then becoming active for 8–9 hours a day. They may sleep for about sixteen hours in a mud wallow partially or submerged in rain-formed pools (sometimes dew ponds formed by garua-moisture dripping off trees). This may be both a thermoregulatory response and a protection from parasites such as mosquitoes and ticks. Some rest in a 'pallet'- a snug depression in soft ground or dense brush- which probably helps to conserve heat and may aid digestion. On the Alcedo Volcano, repeated use of the same sites by the large resident population has resulted in the formation of small sandy pits. Darwin observed that: "The inhabitants believe that these animals are absolutely deaf; certainly they do not overhear a person walking near behind them. I was always amused, when overtaking one of these great monsters as it was quietly pacing along, to see how suddenly, the instant I passed, it would draw in its head and legs, and uttering a deep hiss fall to the ground with a heavy sound, as if struck dead." The tortoises can vocalise in aggressive encounters, whilst righting themselves if turned upside down and, in males, during mating. The latter is described as "rhythmic groans". The tortoises are herbivorous animals with a diet comprising cactus, grasses, leaves, vines, and fruit. Fresh young grass is a favorite food of the tortoises, and others are the 'poison apple' (Hippomane mancinella) (toxic to humans), the endemic guava (Psidium galapageium), the water fern (Azolla microphylla), and the bromeliad (Tillandsia insularis). Tortoises eat a large quantity of food when it is available at the expense of incomplete digestion. Its favorite food is grasses. The tortoise normally eat an average of 70 to 80 pounds a day. Tortoises have a classic example of a mutualistic symbiotic relationship with some species of Galápagos finch. The finch hops in front of the tortoise to show that it is ready and the tortoise then raises itself up high on its legs and stretches out its neck so that the bird can pick off ticks that are hidden in the folds of the skin (especially on the rear legs, cloacal opening, neck, and skin between plastron and carapace), thus freeing the tortoise from harmful parasites and providing the finch with an easy meal. Other birds, including Galápagos Hawk and flycatchers, use tortoises as observation posts from which to sight their prey. Mating occurs at any time of the year, although it does have seasonal peaks between January and August. When two mature males meet in the mating season they will face each other, rise up on their legs and stretch up their necks with their mouths open to assess dominance. Occasionally, head-biting occurs, but usually the shorter loser tortoise will back off, leaving the other to mate with the female. In groups of tortoises from mixed island populations, saddleback males have an advantage over domebacks. Frustrated non-dominant males have been observed attempting to mate with other males and boulders. The male sniffs the air when seeking a female, bellows loudly, and bobs his head. The male then rams the female with the front of his shell and bites her exposed legs until she withdraws them, immobilizing her. Copulation can last several hours with roaring vocalisations from the males. Their concave shell base allows males to mount the females from behind. It brings its tail which houses the penis into the female's cloaca. After mating (June-December), the females journey up to several kilometres to reach nesting areas of dry, sandy ground (often near the coast). Nest digging can last from hours to days and is elaborate and exhausting. It is carried out blindly using only the hind legs to dig a 30 cm deep hole, into which she lays up to sixteen hard-shelled eggs the size of tennis balls. The female makes a muddy plug for the nest hole out of soil mixed with urine and leaves the eggs to incubate. In rocky areas, the eggs are deposited randomly into cracks. The young emerge from the nest after 120 to 140 days gestation later (December-April) and may weigh only 80 grams (2.8 oz) and measure 6 centimetres (2.4 in). Temperature plays a role in the sex of the hatchling: if the nest temperature is lower, more males will hatch; if it is high, more females will hatch. When the young tortoises emerge from their shells, they must dig their way to the surface, which can take up to a month. All have domed carapaces, and subspecies are indistinguishable. Galápagos Hawk used to be the only native predator of the tortoise hatchlings, as Darwin remarked: "The young tortoises, as soon as they are hatched, fall prey in great numbers to buzzards". Sex can be determined only when the tortoise is 15 years old, and sexual maturity is reached at 20 to 25 years old. The tortoises grow slowly for about 40 years until they reach their full size. Reproductive prime is considered to be from the ages of 60–90. The shape of the carapace of some subspecies of the tortoises is said to have reminded the early Spanish explorers of a kind of saddle they called a "galápago," and for these saddle-shaped tortoises they named the archipelago. Up to 250,000 tortoises inhabited the islands when they were discovered. Today only about 15,000 are left.
The inhabitants...state that they can distinguish the tortoise from different islands; and that they differ not only in size, but in other characters. Captain Porter has described those from Charles and from the nearest island to it, namely Hood Island, as having their shells in front thick and turned up like a Spanish saddle, whilst the tortoises from James Island are rounder, blacker, and have a better taste when cooked.---Charles Darwin 1845
There were probably twelve subspecies of Geochelone nigra in the Galápagos Islands, although some recognise up to 15 subspecies. Now only 11 subspecies remain, five on Isabela Island, and the other six on Santiago, Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal, Pinzón, Española and Pinta. Of these, the Pinta Island subspecies is extinct in the wild and is represented by a single individual (Lonesome George). In the past, zoos took animals without knowing their island of origin. Production of fertile offspring from various pairings of tortoises largely confirmed that they are subspecies and not different species. All the subspecies of giant tortoise evolved in Galápagos from a common ancestor that arrived from the mainland, floating on the ocean currents (the tortoises can drift for long periods of time as they are buoyant and can stretch head upwards to breathe). Only a single pregnant female or breeding pair needed to arrive in this way, and then survive, for Galápagos to be colonised. In the seventeenth century, pirates started to use the Galápagos islands as a base for resupply, restocking on food, water and repairing vessels before attacking Spanish colonies on the South American mainland. The tortoises were collected and stored live on board ships where they could survive for at least a year without food or water, providing valuable fresh meat, whilst their diluted urine and water stored in their neck bags could also be used as drinking water. Of the meat, Darwin wrote: "the breast-plate roasted (as the Gauchos do 'carne con cuero'), with the flesh on it, is very good; and the young tortoises make excellent soup; but otherwise the meat to my taste is indifferent." In the nineteenth century, whaling ships and fur-sealers collected tortoises for food and many more were killed for high grade 'turtle oil' from the late 1800s onward. Darwin described this process thus: "beautifully clear oil is prepared from the fat. When a tortoise is caught, the man makes a slit in the skin near its tail, so as to see inside its body, whether the fat under the dorsal plate is thick. If it is not, the animal is liberated and it is said to recover soon from this strange operation." A total of over 15,000 tortoises is recorded in the logs of 105 whaling ships between 1811 and 1844. As hunters found it easiest to collect the tortoises living round the coastal zones, the least decimated populations tended to be those in the highlands. Population decline accelerated with the early settlement of the islands, when they were hunted for meat, their habitat was cleared for agriculture and alien mammal species were introduced. Feral pigs, dogs, cats and black rats are effective predators of eggs and young tortoises, whilst goats, donkeys and cattle compete for grazing. In the twentieth century, increasing human settlement and urbanisation and collection of tortoises for zoo and museum specimens depleted numbers even more. The Galápagos giant tortoise is now strictly protected. Young tortoises are raised in a programme by the Charles Darwin Research Station in order to bolster the numbers of the extant subspecies. Eggs are collected from places on the islands where they are threatened and when the tortoises hatch they are kept in captivity until they have reached a size that ensures a good chance of survival and are returned to their original ranges. The Galápagos National Park Service systematically culls feral predators and competitors where necessary such as the complete eradication of goats from Pinta. The conservation project begun in the 1970s successfully brought 10 of the 11 endangered subspecies up to guarded population levels. The most significant recovery was that of the Española Tortoise, whose breeding stock comprised 2 males and 11 females brought to the Darwin Station. Fortuitously, a third male was discovered at the San Diego Zoo and joined the others in a captive breeding program. These 13 tortoises gave rise to over 1000 tortoises now released into their home island. In all, 2500 individuals of all breeds have been reintroduced to the islands. However, persecution still continues on a much smaller scale; more than 120 tortoises have been killed by poachers since 1990 and they have been taken hostage as political leverage by local fishermen.
Isabella
Shaped like a sea horse, Isabela is the largest of the the islands in the Galapagos, more than 4 times larger than Santa Cruz the next largest. Isabela is 80 miles (100 km) in length and though it is remarkably beautiful it is not one of the most visited islands in the chain. Its visitor sites are far apart making them accessible only to faster boats or those with longer itineraries. One of the youngest islands, Isabela is located on the western edge of the archipelago near the Galapagos hot spot. At approximately 1 million years old, the island was formed by the merger of 6 shield volcanoes - Alcedo, Cerro Azul, Darwin, Ecuador, Sierra Negra and Wolf. Five of the six volcanoes are still active (the exception is Ecuador) making it one of the most volcanically active places on earth. Visitors cruising past Elizabeth Bay on the west coast can see evidence of this activity in the fumaroles rising from Volcan Chico on Sierra Negra. Two of Isabela's volcanoes lie directly on the equator - Ecuador and Volcan Wolf. Volcan Wolf is the youngest of Isabela's volcanoes and at 5,600ft (1707 m) the highest point in the Galapagos. Isabela is known for its geology, providing visitors with excellent examples of the geologic occurrences that have created the Galapagos Islands including uplifts at Urbina Bay and the Bolivar Channel, Tuft cones at Tagus Cove, and Pulmace on Alcedo. Isabela is also interesting for its flora and fauna. The young island does not follow the vegetation zones of the other islands. The relatively new lava fields and surrounding soils have not developed the sufficient nutrients required to support the varied life zones found on other islands. Another obvious difference occurs on Volcan Wolf and Cerro Azul, these volcanoes loft above the cloud cover and are arid on top. Isabela's rich animal, bird, and marine life is beyond compare. Isabela is home to more wild tortoises than all the other islands. Isabela's large size and notable topography created barriers for the slow moving tortoises; apparently the creatures were unable to cross lava flows and other obstacles, causing several different sub-species of tortoise to develop. Today tortoises roam free in the calderas of Alcedo, Wolf, Cerro Azul, Darwin and Sierra Negra. Alcedo Tortoises spend most of their life wallowing in the mud at the volcano crater. The mud offers moisture, insulation and protects their exposed flesh from mosquitoes, ticks and other insects. The giant tortoises have a mediocre heat control system requiring them to seek the coolness of the mud during the heat of the day and the extra insulation during the cool of the night. On the west coast of Isabela the nutrient rich Cromwell Current upwelling creating a feeding ground for fish, whales, dolphin and birds. These waters have long been known as the best place to see whales in the Galapagos. Some 16 species of whales have been identified in the area including humpbacks, sperms, sei, minkes and orcas. During the 19th century whalers hunted in these waters until the giant creatures were near extinction. The steep cliffs of Tagus Cove bare the names of many of the whaling ships and whalers which hunted in these waters. Birders will be delighted with the offerings of Isabela. Galapagos Penguins and flightless cormorants also feed from the Cromwell Current upwelling. These endemic birds nest along the coast of Isabela and neighboring Fernandina. The mangrove finch, Galapagos Hawk, brown pelican, pink flamingo and blue heron are among the birds who make their home on Isabela. A colorful part to any tour located on the western shore of Isabela, Punta Moreno is often the first or last stopping point on the island (depending on the direction the boat is heading). Punta Moreno is a place where the forces of the Galapagos have joined to create a work of art. The tour starts with a panga ride along the beautiful rocky shores where Galapagos penguins and shore birds are frequently seen. After a dry landing the path traverses through jagged black lava rock. As the swirling black lava flow gave way to form craters, crystal tide pools formed-some surrounded by mangroves. This is a magnet for small blue lagoons, pink flamingos, blue herons, and Bahama pintail ducks. Brown pelican can be seen nesting in the green leaves of the mangroves. You can walk to the edge of the lava to look straight down on these pools including the occasional green sea turtle, white-tipped shark and puffer fish. This idyllic setting has suffered from the presence of introduced species. Feral dogs in the area are known to attack sea Lions and marine iguanas.
Galapagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón; other Spanish names: Islas de Colón or Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, some 900 km west of Ecuador. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site: wildlife is its most notable feature. Because of the only very recent arrival of man the majority of the wildlife has no fear of humans and will allow visitors to walk right up them, often having to step over Iguanas or Sea Lions.The Galápagos islands and its surrounding waters are part of a province, a national park, and a biological marine reserve. The principal language on the islands is Spanish. The islands have a population of around 40,000, which is a 40-fold expansion in 50 years. The islands are geologically young and famed for their vast number of endemic species, which were studied by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle. His observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
7:24PM: Back from our evening errands, it's time to put away the groceries and restock my nightly beverage. MMmmmm......
PEnzeys Spice restock. Forgot to include the brown and yellow mustard seeds which would bring this up to just shy of 7 pounds of spices. All of these are pure spices which we use to make our own blends. Small quantities of each are kept in the kitchen while the bags reside in the freezer. Do this about once per year which should give you an idea of the kind of cooking we do. Hint - spicy :)
Another midday restock of Frozen merchandise, including toys, at around 11 AM PST on May 28, 2014. Most of these are sold out now, as of 7:45 PM. The Olaf dolls and figure sets are still available.
Snow White's Scary Adventures. Piece of Disneyland History Pin For April 2014. It features an image of the Old Hag holding the Poison Apple, and an actual piece of the Old Hag's hood from the ride in a plastic bubble. LE 1500. $15.95.
I visited Disneyland Resort on Sunday, April 13, 2014. It was partly cloudy, and in the high 60s. In the World of Disney store in Downtown Disney they had lots of Classic Anna and Elsa dolls for sale. It's the first time I've seen the dolls here in months. I last saw the Anna dolls in February, and the Elsa dolls in back December 2013. Naturally they were doing a very brisk business in the dolls. I was told by a CM that they have been restocking each day since last Friday (April 11), and they sell out in a few hours each day. They also had the reversible Anna/Elsa plush dolls, and various T-shirts, but no costumes.
I also got a newly released Piece of Disneyland Resort History Pin - Snow White's Scary Adventures. It features an image of the Old Hag holding the Poison Apple, and an actual piece of the Old Hag's hood from the ride in a plastic bubble. It is LE 1500, and cost $15.95.
In Disneyana, I got a nice print of a composite scene from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was the Prince seeing Snow White in her rags dress, and the Evil Queen viewing both of them in a window of the castle. I got the #5 high score of the day in the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters ride. Finally, there were Mystery Pin sets for sale in the LGM Command Store, featuring Vinylmation pins of Beauty and the Beast characters. There were six visible pins, with 1 mystery pin in a black bag.
PullipStyle has restocked a lot of the J-Dolls, some at very reasonable prices. Buy them because you love J-Dolls or buy them to robbed them of their fashions for your Pullips. I scooped up a few more.
This is Piazza Cavalli. I love the wild print of this outfit. The bottoms are tights that cover the feet. I could never tell from the promo photos what the jacket was made out of. Turns out it's a silky quilted fabric and not pleather. She also comes with a nice purse, silver studded ankle boots, pleather belt with drop chain, chain necklace and thick bangle bracelet.
Río Esca - Roncal, Navarra (Spain).
A trout farm for restock basque and navarrese rivers.
Piscifactoría de truchas para repoblar ríos vascos y navarros.
ENGLISH
Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the Salmonidae family.
As a group, trout are somewhat bony, but the flesh is generally considered to be appetizing. Additionally, they provide a good fight when caught with a hook and line, and are sought after recreationally. Because of their popularity, trout are often raised on fish farms and planted into heavily fished waters, in an effort to mask the effects of overfishing. While they can be caught with a normal rod and reel, fly fishing is a distinctive method developed primarily for trout, and now extended to other species. Farmed trout and char are also sold commercially as food fish.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout
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CASTELLANO
Trucha es el nombre común dado a varias especies de peces de agua dulce pertenecientes a la familia del salmón, Salmonidae.
Todos los peces llamados propiamente trucha son miembros de la subfamilia Salmoninae, pero el nombre se usa específicamente para peces de tres géneros de dicha subfamilia: Salmo, que incluye las especies Atlánticas, Oncorhynchus que incluye las especies del Pacífico, y Salvelinus.
Las truchas tienen el cuerpo lleno de espinas, pero su carne es muy sabrosa. Además es un animal que lucha tenazmente cuando se lo pesca con caña, por lo que son muy cotizadas para la pesca deportiva. Por su popularidad son criadas a menudo en piscifactorías y posteriormente reintroducidas en los ríos para su pesca. Los principales métodos de captura involucran el uso de mosca o cucharilla.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trucha
so I was grocery shopping at walmart tonight, and I guess I got lucky and today happens to be not long after whenever they last restocked toys 'cause they finally had the create a monster kit I needed ;3;
I still don't know what to call her, so I guess I'm open to suggestions xD
I've had people on dA say I should name her [insert various first name here] Skellington 'cause I guess she's a little reminiscent of Jack, but that's not what I was going for at all; she's just a random skeleton girl, she doesn't follow the whole "child of a great monster" theme that the actual MH characters follow
I still need to finish painting the shoes that came with her add-on pack, I only just got more paint though; so for now she's wearing the ones that came with the starter kit.
but other than that she's pretty much done.
I may make her another dress 'cause this one is far from perfect, but we'll see.
better pictures tomorrow, sorry the light in my room is all sorts of horrible.
I took a drive down the road to restock the fridge. Instead of my usual poison, I came home with a new (to me at least) Coopers brew. It, I thought, will do for the daily pic - after all, I need more practice.
Because so many of my earlier photos of glass have nasty highlights of reflected light, I decided to try a different lighting plan, this time avoiding any direct lighting from in front or beside the subjects. I have seen other photographers do these shots with all sorts of complicated set-ups, but I hoped to do it without added expense.
I positioned the dining table about one foot from the wall, lay a sheet of white card onto it, and then added a pane of glass on top of the card. One flash was fitted to a small tripod, which I placed under the table, aimed to bounce off the wall. A second flash, fitted to a light stand, was raised and aimed to bounce off the ceiling. This one was fitted with a Stofen Omni-bounce diffuser and tilted slightly forward of vertical. After a few test shots, I settled with half power on the low light and full power on the top light. Then it was a quick pour of the beer and an immediate press of the shutter button, before the head evaporated!
By way of self-critique: there is still one tiny flare of strobe light and the labelling is a little too dark. But both could be easily corrected with post processing. Otherwise, I reckon I am getting close to the mark. It's certainly better than my earlier attempts! :)
So why do I need the practice? Well, my sister and her partner own and operate a small brewery in Tasmania. Perhaps they will throw me a commission one day?