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This public bench (and its very fetching shadow) is located at Ardbeg Point, near Rothesay on the Isle of Bute.
I visited Rothesay many times when I was growing up (it was the regular destination for family holidays) but hadn't been there in many years until November 2006 (when this was taken). My return was to help celebrate my parents' Golden Wedding anniversary. I took this shot while having a Sunday morning walk out to Port Bannantyne (and back again).
Mt. Norquay is another of those areas around Banff that I had not made the time to explore on previous trips, so I was eager to take the drive up it for sunset on this more recent adventure in Banff. There isn't much more to say about this one. We found this nice view looking down at the Bow River Valley and Banff. The scene fit my Reality So Subtle 6x12 well and I had a shot to finish up. The rest was merely calculating exposure times and enjoying the view of sunset.
Reality So Subtle 6x12
Kodak Elgar 100
It was a very long wait to be picked up after a night tour of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta last year.
With encouragement from friends, some passersby, and photographer Cassandra Storm, I rallied for a few more poses outside.
Exhausted. I'd been on my feet all day. At this point I just did not care and muttered to myself "Hurry up and take the dam photo so I can sit down and rest!"
"Click" and done. Whew!
Some of my girlfriends went out to dance and party afterwards. Not I. For me, it was pumpkin time.
Yet once back to my hotel it was impossible to sleep.
Insomnia was my companion this evening because my reality was finally better than my dreams.
Shouldn't it always be that way?
Inspiration for posting this image and memory came from a Flickr follower.
Thank you.
Nora
"Reconocer la realidad como forma de ilusión, y la ilusión como forma de realidad, es igualmente necesario e igualmente inútil."
Fernando Pessoa
Long summer days in Antarctica mean almost 24 hours of sunlight each day, a debt that must be repaid when the Antarctic winter returns…along with almost 24 hours of darkness each day!
My nails done long, my makeup just so, I thought I could push the envelope, extra short skirt and cute white heels. Upon exiting the clothing store, strutting along back to my car thinking I look my best, two men in a vehicle were beckoning each woman as they they passed. I had to pass them also so I did what any self-respecting lady would do, I ignored them.
"Ma'am, excuse me ma'am, may I ask you a question?"
Well as I ignored them they got irritated and I suppose looked at me with a more discriminating eye and then I heard behind me, "Sir, may I ask you a question".
As I blushed and smiled over this incident, I pondered. Am I able to do this only because I live in a polite and civil society? Is a little bit of brutal honesty occasionally helpful, letting me know how I am coming across? I think I value this as a way of helping me determine my limitations.
“ The reality of having a toddler is to get ready for a new adventure.”
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+ Baby Details +
♦️Shape: Kidorable – *Custom Shape*
♦️Head: ToddleeDoo – Bento Head
♦️Body: {Bebe} – Bebe Body Fitted
♦️Outfit: Vk! : Lupy Overall [GROUP GIFT]
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+ Adult Details +
♦️Head: Letluka – Evolution Bento Head
♦️Body: Signature– Gianni v4.9
♦️Hair:Unorthodox– Afriloc Hair (with option to dye the tips / Rigged and unrigged versions)
♦️Scar:Unorthodox– V-Scar (BOM)
♦️Eyebrows: Unorthodox– Zair brows (bushy and clean version)
♦️Socks: [ VERSOV ] COMFOV_SOCKS_2.7 – ( 90 Exclusive colors & 27 selection hide / show) / Compatible With : Signature, Legacy M&F Slink Female and Male, Maitreya, KUPRA , Belleza female and male, Bebe Youth & TD Baby.
♦️Shoes: [ VERSOV ] – EXODOV sneakers (2 single colors / fatpack that includes a 42 colors hud to fully customize) Compatible With : Signature / Legacy M&F / Slink Hg / , Maitreya / KUPRA / Belleza M&F / Td baby / Bebe Youth -UBER event
♦️Outfit: // tiller // Iconic Outfits – ( 7 Top Patterns / 7 Jeans + Fatpack 3 Extra Tops)
Two out of Three photos for my Alternate Realities assignment at course
Last minute reshoot
And a very last minute manipulation idea.
We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.
E. B. White
For Our Daily Challenge - "escape"
For me, my almost-daily trips out around the beaches and landscape in Darwin is my escape. It's my downtime and relaxation :)
This one has had the colours pushed a bit to make it feel more "out of this world".
Operations image of the week:
A team of researchers at ESA’s mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, are investigating new concepts for controlling rovers on a planet and satellites in orbit.
One approach is to assess the latest developments in augmented and virtual reality and how they can be applied to the stringent operational and safety requirements of spaceflight, both robotic and human.
“In one case, we are looking into emerging technologies such as virtual and augmented reality, working together with colleagues from ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne,” says Mehran Sarkarati.
“In particular, we are developing prototypes in astronaut operations and training while identifying scenarios for interactive spacecraft and robotic control.”
In this image, Steffen Bamfaste, a data systems engineer, demonstrates how astronauts might train in future to extinguish a fire inside a lunar habitat.
Similar augmented reality technology holds promise for satellite control by means of virtual displays and advanced, integrated team communication capabilities.
Today, engineers must upload a stack of commands to instruct a satellite to adjust its orbit or a rover to switch one of its onboard devices on or off, for example.
In future, perhaps they’ll do this with a simple wave of a hand.
More info on the Advanced Ground Software Applications Laboratory.
Credit: ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Zeiss ikon Contax IIa, Zeiss Opton 50mm 1:2 loaded with Ilford FP4 Plus and developed in Ars imago FD at box speed.
all development process performed with an Agfa Rondinax 35U
Here's a tiny snapshot of the challenges of maintaining, operating and making a living as a farmer. According to current statistics, the average income of a farmer in Massachusetts is $28,719.00. A mid-sized new tractor cost between $25,000 and $50,000. Larger ones sell for as much as $150,000. Annual cost of repairs to farm equipment and farm buildings must take a huge chuck out of yearly income. It's no wonder that so many farmers are going out of business and the condition of existing farms often seem less than ideal.