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Last Christmas, a very dear friend gave me a Se Très Or (gold salt) and Noir et Très Or (gold and black pepper) for my Christmas table because I use a gilt edged white Royal Albert Val D’or dinner set. Made in France this set are quite unique to me, and I love having them on my table when I have a special occasion, as no-one else has seen such condiments before either. There is something rather magical about sprinkling gold dust across your dinner!
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” is “spices and condiments”. I thought this Christmas condiments set were quite unusual and are also very appropriately festive for this time of year, so I have photographed them in front of my Christmas tree, decked with Christmas decorations.
Discovered the multiple exposure setting on my Fuji camera this morning. Here is part of my pottery collection, which seems to have replicated itself during the night.
We went for night shooting with fast lenses at the historic Murphy Ave in Sunnyvale, California. The street is closed for traffic, and converted into outdoor dining, which gives a European touch.
I processed a balanced and a photographic HDR photo from two RAW exposures, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
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-- ƒ/0.95, 50 mm, 1/60, 1/250 sec, ISO 400, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95, HDR, 2 RAW exposures, _DSC0332_3_hdr2bal1pho1f.jpg
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This is my photo for the 52 in 2017 Challenge - #12 - Pair.
This is a salt and pepper set that I brought back from South Africa a few years ago. They are made out of bone with a lovely scrimshaw design on them.
For Macro Mondays 'Condiments' theme.
A 34 image focus stack of pepper corns and sea salt arranged in a 65 mm diameter yin-yang pattern. Images combined in Helicon Focus. Extensive clean up of stray salt grains in Photoshop. Sharpening in Lightroom.
Many thanks for viewing, faving and commenting. HMM!
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SALT & PEPPER
Jordan Catsuit and Gloves @ Uber
High shine latex decorated with studs. sizes: Lara, Lara Petite, Legacy, Legacy Perky
Fab range of colours, sold seperatly, singles, fatpack and megapack that includes the Zuri Fur Coat
WICCA'S ORIGINALS
Aura Mask @ The Yule Market
Luna Chelsea
Gizza Boots @ The Mainstore
Latex wedged ankle boots. Sizes: Belleza, Kupra, Maitreya and Slink
Low lag colour script for amazing choice of colours. High shine materials to look awesome in Advanced Lighting.
Legacy Body, Catwa Majer Head, London Skin *CORE by RACHEL SWALLOWS*
Hair by Analog Dog.
"One night in Iowa, he and I in a borrowed car
Went driving in the summer, promises in every star
Out in the distance I could hear some people laughing
I felt my heart beat back a weekend's worth of sadness
There was a farmhouse that had long since been deserted
We stopped and carved our hearts into the wooden surface
We thought just for an instant we could see the future
We thought for once we knew what really was important
Coming up close
Everything sounds like welcome home, come home
And oh, by the way
Don't you know that I could make a dream that's barely half awake come true?
I wanted to say...
But anything I could have said, I felt somehow that you already knew
We got back in the car and listened to a Dylan tape
We drove around the fields until it started getting late
And I went back to my hotel room on the highway
And he just got back in his car and drove away
Coming up close
Everything sounds like welcome home, come home
And oh, by the way
Don't you know that I could make a dream that's barely half awake come true?
I wanted to say...
But anything I could have said, I felt somehow that you already knew
Coming up close
Everything sounds like welcome home
Come home"
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Coming Up Close - 'Til Tuesday
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtOgwFzhlyw&p=67CBC21B6318728...
'Til Tuesday is widely regarded as a "one hit wonder" for the their 80s song "Voices Carry." But, the released a couple of great albums. In my opinion, "Coming Up Close" is the best song that 'Til Tuesday ever recorded. Aimee Mann has since done a lot of amazing work.
The sunlight in the back yard was nice when I got home this evening... although, it was kind of chilly.
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"I've had to think up a way to survive
Since you said it's over
And told me goodbye
I just can't make it one day without you
Unless I pretend that the opposite's true
Rivers flow backwards
Valleys are high
Mountains are level
The truth is a lie
I'm perfectly fine
And I don't miss you
And the sky is green
And the grass is blue"
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"The Grass is Blue" was written, and originally performed by Dolly Parton. This is a version by Norah Jones from a Dolly Parton tribute disc.
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The Grass is Blue - Norah Jones
Having zero interest in Astrology I struggled this week. However, here are some twins - a pair of cruet - a salt and pepper pot.
Twelve Apostles Marine National Park, Victoria, Australia
Sea stacks are a geomorphic phenomenon created when coastal headland is eroded by waves and wind. It starts when the sea batters small fissures in the cliff, over time creating caves and then arches. The arches eventually collapse, leaving freestanding columns of rock – or stacks. This photograph shows two of the numerous sea stacks at the end of the Great Ocean Road, in the Twelve Apostles Marine National Park in Victoria, Australia. The pair are known locally as the "Salt & Pepper Shakers".
I liked this one, too. But, I didn't like that my feet and head were cut off. This shows the original color balance of the other photo.
One thing I love about the fact that the sun sets so early in the afternoon is that I get to see how it works it's magic in the stairways of my office building... bouncing off of the brick, woodwork, plants and leather furniture.
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"Sometimes I'm a strong man
Sometimes cold and scared
And sometimes I cry
But that time I saw you
I knew with you to light my nights
Somehow I'd get by
Lovers forever, face to face
My city or mountains
Stay with me stay
I need you to love me
I need you today
Give to me your leather
Take from me my lace"
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Leather and Lace - Stevie Nicks & Don Henley
SALT AND PEPPER
Bondage Bride @ Romp
Wedding Dress with Veil, Rope Harness Set, Gag with and without flower petals.
Beautiful wedding dress, sheer options on lace and on main body with matching veil with flower trim. 10 Colours.
Sold separately is the matching rope bondage set consisting of arm, wrist, thigh and ankle cuffs, with belt (includes larger size to go over the dress) and collar. RLV. 12 rope colors and 7 metals.
Single and Fatpack.
Bodies: Maitreya, Freya and Legacy.
Bondage Gag
Unrigged with Resizer and RLV, 12 rope colors and 6 flower collars, Separate gag without flowers included.
20% off during the Romp Event
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I have been working a lot these last few weeks — between my full-time job and freelance projects. It was rainy today, and I didn't know what I would do for a photo. But the sun gleamed through for a few seconds, so I grabbed the nearest camera and shot this. The grill pattern on my skin is from the sun shining through the window screen.
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"You're always in my heart
From early in the mornin', 'til it's dark
I gotta see your sweet, sweet smile every day
I gotta know that you love me
And that you want me
And that you'll always be there
I gotta know that you care"
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Song trivia: This song was co-written by Juice Newton, several years before she received notoriety.
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The Carpenters are a guilty pleasure.
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Sweet Sweet Smile - Carpenters
Spring is here.
Snow? Accumulation? Harrumph!
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"Spring is here
Why doesn't my heart go dancing?
Spring is here
Why isn't the waltz entrancing?
No desire, no ambition leads me
Maybe it's because nobody needs me
Spring is here
Why doesn't the breeze delight me?
Stars appear
Why doesn't the night invite me?
Maybe it's because nobody loves me
Spring is here
Spring is here
Spring is here
I hear"
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Spring is Here - Johnny Mathis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImpqBWJp-z0
Many people have recorded this song, but I like Johnny's version the best.
I waited all day for a glimmer of natural light. Finally at 10:00 p.m., I had to resort to flood lights.
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"Are we all just sitting here
Waitiing on the end
Like it's only natural
Are we filling spaces
Til we find ourselves again
Like it's only natural
It's only natural"
Natural - Rob Thomas
SALT AND PEPPER
Ballet Dancer @ Equal 10
A beautiful outfit from the amazing Salt for this round of Equal 10. This took me right back to when I was a teenager and at ballet school. The detail is amazing on the shoes and the rest of the outfit.
Each part of the outfit can be bought separately as individual colours or as a fatpack.
Leotard, Shrug, Legwarmers, Points in nude or colours pack, Sheer over top (not show). Megapack includes all.
sizes: Lara, Lara Petite, Legacy, Legacy Perky, Freya
Maya RLV Collar available at The Mainstore
Maitreay Petite Body, Lelutka Nova Head, Skin by Core, Hair by Tableau Vivant.
I found such a pretty spot for Mr. Sweeney and I to have a little rest.
The outfit is by S@P and the shorts are made by Ascendant.
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Please see my blog for links to mainstores and events
rachelswallows.blogspot.com/2021/02/bound-in-love.html
LUSH POSES
My Heart Says It All @ The Mainstore
Set of 6 poses with Heart Prop
small
Tease Slip @ Vanity
Tiny slip dress with garter and drip catcher panties.
Texture HUD with choice of colours and sheerness
Sizes: Maitreya Classic and Petite
SALT AND PEPPER
Bondage Bride Ropes and Gag @ The Mainstore
Rope bondage set consisting of arm, wrist, thigh and ankle cuffs, with belt (includes larger size to go over clothes and collar. RLV. 12 rope colors and 7 metals. Single and Fatpack. Bodies: Maitreya, Freya and Legacy. Bondage Gag (not shown)
ZIBSKA
Makeup @ The Mainstore
Gag by Axix, Maitreya Body, Lelutka Nova Head, Hair by No_Match.
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Filling the Frame with the ingredients for southwest salsa, pico de gallo style. We use salsa on lots of things besides the obvious chips and salsa and southwestern cooking. I love it on eggs or omelettes and I often spice up a creamy salad dressing with it for a different taste.
The secret to taste and texture depends so much on the chiles you use (and how well you seed them), as well as the ripeness of the tomatoes. You could each use this exact recipe and the outcome may taste completely different, depending on those two ingredients. So learn more about your chile peppers, and use the ones that reflect your own style. I adjust this recipe every time I make it. Last week's was HOT (the jalepenos were smaller and spicier) having more texture and less liquid, this week's was milder (jalepeno's were milder so I added some serano chile to spice it a bit more) and had more liquid (riper tomatoes). Making salsa is an art, not a science, so just play with this, and taste and adjust as you go until you get it just right for you. And double or triple the recipe---I can finish off 2 cups of salsa in a few days.
INGREDIENTS:
* 4 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
* 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
* 2 fresh chile peppers, mild or hot, seeded and finely chopped
* 2 tablespoons chopped red or yellow bell pepper
* 1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
* 1 teaspoon lime juice
* salt and pepper, to taste
PREPARATION:
Combine ingredients in a glass or other non-reactive bowl and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Makes about 2 cups.
Helpful hints: use gloves when you cut your peppers. If not, the seeds and juice get on your skin and even after you wash your hands, you can irritate eyes and mucous membranes hours later! Also, if you like HOT, don't seed as carefully, as the seeds are quite potent. Serano chiles, though smaller, tend to be hotter than jalepenos, although I find jalepenos can really vary. Habernero chiles are even hotter. Anaheim chiles are relatively mild.
Looks like this when done: www.flickr.com/photos/katdavis/2368904493/in/photostream/
"I tried to do handstands for you
I tried to do headstands for you
Everytime I fell on you, yeah, everytime I fell
I tried to do handstands for you
But everytime I fell for you
I'm permanently black and blue
Permanently blue for you"
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Apple usually chooses pretty good songs for their advertising. That must have been where I heard this song originally. Although, I've listened to it so often on various playlists and mix discs, that I had forgotten where I first heard it.
All I know is, I love it!
Bruises - Chairlift
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmyuRLFDobw&feature=related
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Production notes:
Bottom layer: Me on the left, 100% opacity.
Top layer: Me on the right, 40% opacity.
Masked out the area of the top layer that was overlapping the face of me on the left.
I was walking through the park, and found a negative on the ground. I hadn't seen one in so long. I was curious, so I picked it up. I was trying to figure out what photos were on the negative. I really couldn't tell. I took this photo, but it wasn't until I downloaded it from of my camera and inverted it in photoshop that I could see... it's some kind of RV.
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"Cool babies and soft operations
Holding my hand, throwing coins in my cup
Twisting numbers and public relations
Tell me to sit there and just shut up"
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I Hate Camera - The Bird and the Bee
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F2Q7oz1zZ4
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Production notes:
In Photoshop... Command-I
It was brutal....
But eventually the mangled and bruised peppercorn made it to the top of the pile of coarse salt.
Quite without any intention, I chose a favorite classic 80s pop song to go with this photo today. It never had any emotional meaning for me... until I read the lyrics to post here. When I read the verse quoted below, I took the meaning to heart.
I built this house with my partner 11 years ago. We split up a year ago, but still live here together. We have to let the house go, and let each other go eventually.
Neither will be easy.
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"I remember way back then
When everything was true and when
We would have such a very good time
Such a fine time
Such a happy time
And I remember how we'd play
Simply waste the day away
Then we'd say
Nothing would come between us
Two dreamers "
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Our House - Madness
For full sized pics and links to mainstores and events please see my blog
rachelswallows.blogspot.com/2020/04/face-storm.html
Trixi @ Uber
Micro Bikini and Sarong
Sizes: Maitreya, Freya, Legacy + Legacy perky
The interactive item is water sensitive. If it gets in contact with SL default water it will turn wet, drip and will also dry in the sun again.
it will take 90 seconds for it to be medium dry and another 90 seconds to dry off fully. You can change this time via the included HUD
You can instant dry it by wearing the included towel (add)
Set to "interactive" , to make it react to default SL water and all interactive S&P items
Legacy Perky Body, Catwa Susan Head, Skin by Essences, Pose by Foxcity
A table set for two ready for lunch with cutlery, napkins, water tumblers and wineglasses at Hugo's restaurant on Manly Wharf.