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I surrender to the dog hair, the fingerprints on the windows, the weeds in the yard, the high gas prices, the empty containers in the fridge, the construction next door and all the other things that are beyond my control. Of course I had lots of other ideas on how to represent this in an image but for now...I'm keeping it simple.
We're Here theme - flags (not representing a country)
ODC Hanging Down
A self portrait and self reminder that surrendering my fears and embracing life's ever-changing flow can lead to magic falling right into my fingertips... magic I never would have expected or dreamed of.
Fun fact: This log was a beast to get to for this photo! The rocks were soooo slippery with slime and algae, I had to crawl (more like slither) along them, fingers clinging to any crack or grippy surface I could find, trying not to slip all the way into the water for an icy swim... needless to say, the poor white dress was not white anymore by the time I reached the log and climbed up. Thank goodness for photoshop's slime n' grime-ridding magical powers! 😉
P.S. For those interested, this image is available as a limited edition print, here: elizabethgaddprints.com/products/surrender
"If we are to be who we are, if we are to accomplish great things, then we must learn the heart's most essential rule: NEVER SURRENDER DREAMS"
- J. Michael Straczynski
The rendering of your emotional highway has no barriers?
what do your deepest fears cross and encounter?
is there cherishment upon the way that feeds your heart?
picking moments with which the Soul is eaten, in part
is it the deliverer, the healer, the persecutor impart
smoothly surfaced into the light of day passing
a room, destiny, space, in time, rivers flowing
still in mind, awakening the emotive checklist of strife
recording movements and controlling daily schedules
watching every living matter, is this what you call life??
bear in mind what you simply cannot bear to face
with eyes closed, the entitled apparition becomes real
a chest note unspoken, which designs a noted bas-relief
filled with emotional spirit and natural purulency
go beyond the norm, look further afield, inherit more belief
taking your hand, reinvigorating this life shared
second to none and afraid no more, seize the willowed moment!
behold the veranda of opportunity and purest veracity
entering such a thalamus of hidden and untold dreams
here we feel the world in our hands within plentiful capacity
there is no wrong in a oneness of love, a oneness of spirit
where Nature is present, life abounds in surviving heartbeats
theurgic possibilities astride hermetic touches advancing
where breaths become deeper and silently longing
forever becomes the present of predestined-eternity's glancing
we are the insight of ourselves when open to heavenly calling
into our destiny we strive purely, future surrendered today
as the past catches up with the forgiveness of time itself
we're bold enough to go where our resistance never dared step
a shell of time, and only time will tell where we may tread ourself
are we to remain in fate's shadow, or shall we reflect glory -
on our own offering of light and illumination unto our present?
leaving a prosaic society aside, let your spirit touch it's potential
realise and embrace it, share and reach the four corners of your soul
such propensity of jubilant goodness within every heart existential.
by anglia24
13h35: 20/02/2008
©2008anglia24
From afternoon walks around the reservoir... off the beaten track. Autumn beginning to show itself in beautiful colours and form.
... because sometimes it's the only thing you can do.
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Angell Studio Hua Rong
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This is Narcisse, an SD girl who arrived many months ago but has been very patient and waited for her photo! She's a white queen if ever I saw one <3
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The remains of an old lead smelting mill on the moors between Arkengarthdale and Swaledale. It replaced two earlier watermills on the site and operated from the mid to late 19th century.
Battleship Texas is the last remaining battleship that participated in both World War I and World War II. Over her service life, the Navy repeatedly outfitted the ship with cutting edge technology. Fate spared Battleship Texas as she fought in two wars. Now she is fighting for survival against age and rust.
Powerful weapon
ship launch_800p.jpegLaunching the ship in 1912 (TPWD-Battleship Texas Archives)
The U.S. Navy com-mis-sioned USS Texas on March 12, 1914. She was the most powerful weapon in the world, a complex product of an industrial nation emerging as a force in global events.
In 1916, USS Texas became the first U.S. battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns. She was also the first to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers. These early computers increased firing accuracy.
In World War I, USS Texas joined the 6th Battle Squadron of the British Grand Fleet early in 1918. Her duties included laying a North Sea mine barrage, responding to German High Seas Fleet maneuvers, and helping prevent enemy naval forces from cutting off Allied supply lines.
Late in 1918, she escorted the German Fleet to its surrender anchorage.
Retooled ship
Two sailors swabbing the deck.Swabbing the deck (TPWD-Battleship Texas Archives)
In 1925, the Navy opted to modernize USS Texas instead of scrapping her. This meant con-vert-ing the ship to run on fuel oil instead of coal. Tripod masts and a single stack replaced the ship’s cage masts and two smoke stacks. Torpedo blisters added another layer of protection to the ship’s waterline.
USS Texas received one of the first radars in the U.S. Navy in 1939. With new anti-aircraft guns, fire control and communication equipment, the ship remained an aging but powerful asset in the U.S. naval fleet.
World War II
Baker-Bryant German Shell031_800p.jpgCaptain Baker and Admiral Bryan pose with the unexploded German shell (TPWD-Battleship Texas Archives).
USS Texas became flagship of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet before World War II. She had a close call in 1941 while on "Neutrality Patrol.” German Submarine U-203 had the ship in its sights and asked permission to fire. Adolf Hitler eventually denied permission to engage the ship, or any other U.S. ship.
Fate spared the battleship again when Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941: She was safe in Maine. The United States entered World War II soon after.
During the war, USS Texas fired on Nazi defenses in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Shortly afterward, German coastal defense artillery near Cherbourg hit the ship twice. The first shell exploded, injuring 12 and killing one. This was the only combat fatality ever aboard USS Texas. The second shell hit the ship, but did not explode. The Navy deactivated this “lucky shell” and returned it to the ship as a good luck charm.
After repairs, the battleship shelled Nazi positions in Southern France before transferring to the Pacific. There she lent gunfire support and anti-aircraft fire to the landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Final mission
Berthing the ship_800p.jpgTugboats bring the battleship to her final resting place in 1948 (TPWD-Battleship Texas Archives).
After Japan’s surrender, USS Texas carried soldiers stationed across the Pacific home from war.
When she completed her final mission, the state of Texas acquired the ship. On April 21, 1948, Battleship Texas was decom-missioned, and became a memorial ship.
Today, Battleship Texas is a floating museum and the last remaining U.S. battleship of her kind. She stands as a memorial to the bravery and sacrifice of the servicemen who fought in both world wars.
The battleship is both a National Historic Landmark and a National Mechanical Engineering Landmark. Ensuring her future will require a concerted effort from Texas citizens and businesses. Luck has gotten her this far, but now it’s up to Texans to save Battleship Texas.
Taken from; tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/battleship-texas/park_history
John Denver - Sweet Surrender
Lost and alone on some forgotten highway, traveled by many, remembered by few.
Looking for something that I can believe in,
looking for something that I'd like to do with my life.
There's nothing behind me and nothing that ties me to
something that might have been true yesterday.
Tomorrow is open and right now it seems to be more than enough
To just be here today, and I don't know what the future is holding in store,
I don't know where I'm going, I'm not sure where I've been.
There's a spirit that guides me, a light that shines for me,
my life is worth the living, I don't need to see the end.
Sweet, sweet surrender, live, live without care,
like a fish in the water, like a bird in the air.
Sweet, sweet surrender, live, live without care,
like a fish in the water, like a bird in the air.
Lost and alone on some forgotten highway, traveled by many, remembered by few.
Looking for something that I can believe in,
looking for something that I'd like to do with my life.
There's nothing behind me and nothing that ties me to
something that might have been true yesterday.
Tomorrow is open and right now it seems to be more than enough
To just be here today, and I don't know what the future is holding in store,
I don't know where I'm going, I'm not sure where I've been.
There's a spirit that guides me, a light that shines for me,
my life is worth the living, I don't need to see the end.
Sweet, sweet surrender, live, live without care,
like a fish in the water, like a bird in the air.
Sweet, sweet surrender, live, live without care,
like a fish in the water, like a bird in the air.
Sweet, sweet surrender, live, live without care,
like a fish in the water, like a bird in the air.
Sometimes you just have to lie back and let it all wash over you like a wave ...it comes, it goes....
I know "never surrender, never give up" but I think this sums up 2020 for a lot of families, 2020 has been a bitch of a year and I have my fingers crossed that 2021 will bring a new hope
Happy New Years everyone and thank you all for your support, comments and favs. through out these strange time. Having Flickr as a creative outlet and being able to share with you guys everyday has been an oasis in a desert of craziness
this shot mark my 10 year anniversary of 365 projects !!!! 3653 straight days of taking a picture every day and posting it to Flickr and it's been such a journey and I've made so many new friends along the way and was even awarded my Fellowship in Photography from the Irish Photographic Federation.
will i start my 11th 365 project ? ? you'll have to come back tomorrow to find out 😉
This is a shot I made a while ago in Fort Duamont, Verdun. A lot of lives were taken during the fight for this fort during The First World War. A place with a lot of history... I hope this photo does right to the place and all it's history.
The castle was constructed in 1384. It was the military and administrative center of the Aizu region until 1868.
The castle was besieged in the Battle of Aizu by the forces of the newly formed Imperial army in 1868 during the Boshin War. After a month of isolated defence, Matsudaira Katamori surrendered. The castle buildings, pockmarked by artillery during the siege and structurally unstable, were demolished by the new government in 1874.
The tenshu, the largest tower of the castle, was reconstructed in 1965 in concrete.
Je m'abandonne...
Soundtrack // Bande-son: SYLVAINE ("Like A Moth To A Flame"): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShIsATYPEDw
"Like a moth to a flame, I SURRENDER all the same..." // "Je m'abandonne, comme un papillon de nuit attiré par une flamme..."
"Un "clair-obscur" sur un champ de maïs, il fallait y penser et cela apporte une certaine poésie. Bravo Regisa !" // "A chiaroscuro in a corn field... an poetry-bringing idea." (TRISKELLFLEUR / www.flickr.com/photos/131430984@N02/)
"Superbe prise, et avec cette belle chanson, c'est tout un ensemble très poétique." // " Great shot. And with this song, it makes a really poetic set." (SOPHIE C. / www.flickr.com/photos/26450367@N04/)
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I can never resist visiting Stokesay Castle when I am in the general area. Although the castle itself is out of shot the 17th century timber-framed gatehouse is absolutely beautiful, and the adjacent church is a delight.
The castle (which is really a fortified manor house) wisely surrendered in the Civil War and as a result was spared major damage, but the church - which dated from the 12th century - took a major battering and had to be rebuilt.
The Church of St John the Baptist was originally built in about 1150 as a chapel to the adjacent Stokesay Castle by the Say family who had come over with William the Conqueror. The Says came here about 1105 via Clun. The 'Stoke' part of the place-name means a 'dependent settlement' or a 'dairy farm' and implies a fenced off area.
In 1646 a Royalist party with their horses took refuge in the church, but they were driven out by Parliamentarians who had captured the castle. Much of the church was destroyed in the battle: the south side of the nave, facing the castle, was destroyed entirely, probably by canon shot.
The Nave of the church is a rare act of church building in Puritan times. Its date (1654) can just be seen on the tablet at the head of the tower arch.
No sooner do I rise from the bed of wet leaves and humus than I get knocked down. Will I get up again?
He fought with all his might holding off his enemies, putting his all into saving his life. However, the darkness amassed around him and grabbed his limbs, trying to possess him. As a last ditch effort, he raised his wand and let off a surrender charm: he succumbed to the dark that entangled him.
This is a sequel image to one of my favorite images I've created: The Testing. Harry Potter is always such an amazing inspiration for magical photos. As well as a sequel, this is a collaboration with my good friend Cameron Bushong, who is awfully talented as he is awesome, so go check out his stream!
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Wake up my little Schwülspinne,
Open up your eye.
The Mercs want to surrender,
But, I'd rather watch them die.
Allow me to present one of the SDR's frontline combat recon units, the 'Schwülspinne' STG Ausf. B. The 'Schwülspinne' is a slightly smaller and more agile variant of the venerable Neuspinne. These autonomous drones are easy to identify by their often garish livery or "War Paint", as the unit's maintenance crew likes to call it.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love this time of year! This is by far my favorite theme, and I love seeing all of the craziness you guys come up with!!
Ma.Ktoberfest FTW!!
Build Fun Facts:
The model is fully articulated. All four of the legs can move at each joint. Main gun features (2) ball joints and (1) hinge joint. Manipulator arm features (1) ball joint and (6) hinge joints. The head is connected by (1) ball joint.
Fifty-Six (56) Light Gray Pirate Hook Hands went into this guy's construction.
The Two (2) Tan 4x4x2 Cones with Axle Hole were virtually impossible to find. I sourced one from Pennsylvania and one from Australia!! Whew!
Detail decals by my buddy Jeff aka Cooperworks, 3M, Alliance and Tamiya
we made a promise we swore we'd always remember
no retreat no surrender
-Bruce Springsteen "no surrender"
Bathed in morning splashes of sunlight, a deteriorating barn reveals it has given up the fight. We face many battles in life, some fought successfully, others not. But in the end, we all surrender to the Inevitable.
Standing at 27 feet tall, the Knife Angel statue is certainly imposing. It is made from 100,000 knives confiscated by 43 UK police forces, and serves as a reminder about the rising problems of knife crime. Each knife also carries a message from the loved ones of knife crime victims.
When you see the glory
There is nothing else to do
Than surrender
What does she mean by the "glory", you might ask
Of course she is rambling around again
About love
Love is immensely big
It is the greatest there is
The love you receive
The love you may give
What a gift
Have you ever been able to bathe in love?
I have
It's a precious gift I received from a loved one
You know, we all should
Think about the world we want to pass on to our children
We want only the best for them
Please don't you ever give up hope for love
Because
It will win
How could we even survive without love
We wouldn't
We would perish
Love you, you know 💜