A break from carving to finish the last of the drawing on the new "OVERLOOK" print…to be a colored woodcut, printed from 4-5 blocks, size roughly 28" x 46". The sky above the mountains will grown taller in the color blocks.

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This is one of my favorite custom projects to date. The client (awesome and patient) and I went for quite a bit of time, discussing ideas/additions/etc, to help make an "as-accurate-as-possible" Transformers Prime : Ultimate Predaking. Where to begin....This originally started as a Beast Fire Predaking figure (leader class) - It was quite far from accurate. The commissioner supplied me with MANY high-res stills of the character. He/we also worked with some of the best 3D designers to create many replacement and add-on parts.

HEAD : This custom Predaking has a new custom head designed by Incedius, and printed via Shapeways. The face (frosted ultra detail) actually had 2 eye holes which I filled in with clear epoxy to allow the 3mm yellow LED light inside to shine through. The head's 2 large horns connect via ball joints and fold out, then back, then down to fit inside the dragon neck when transformed into alt mode.The new custom head also sits on a new neck/collar shape also designed by Incedius and printed on shapeways. The original neck/collar/neck area was removed to allow for all the new parts.

LEGS / ARMS :Predaking's upper arms and upper legs were shortened a bit. All "hollow" areas as well as some of the Cybertronian tattoos were filled with 2-part epoxy clay, then sanded smooth. his 5mm ports on the forearms were removed. He also has fully articulated hands. Each finger connect to the palm via a ball joint and then has a hinge type joint on the knuckle. These articulated hands were designed also by Incedius (shpws.me/q4NZ) I recommend the "Strong White Flexible" printed material. These hands also have his signature arc shaped designs on the back of the palm and the hands are designed to hold 5mm weapons as well. On the lower legs, I added the blade/fin type shapes (orange) and there are 2 on each leg (one outer, one inner) the outer ones are magnetically attached and need to be swapped to the other leg when in Dragon/Beast mode to fit/Transform properly.

CHEST / BACK : A small embossed "Predacon" symbol was added to the chest. On Predaking's back are 2 "faux" wing attachments which have hingable smaller wings (accurate to the show's CGI) that clip onto the cylindrical shapes on his back (same as the stock wings) these add-on parts also have awesome giant spikes going upwards, making him even more accurate. These were designed by Incedius and were also printed via Shapeways. I believe these are exclusive to this commissioner's project only.

VOICE CHIP and ELECTRONICS : Predaking got one of the coolest upgrade options ever. A voice chip/module custom programmed and built. This module and speaker were all integrated into the chest/torso of Predaking and are discretely hidden. It contains SEVER different voice phrases. It is powered by 4.5 volts of juice, which is a series of coin batteries in one of the AA battery areas. The "push to activate" button is located under the battery unit. The batteries are east to access in case they ever get weak or worn out. In addition, the head's LED and chest LED are sync'd to the voice module, so while he's talking, they light up to accent the audio. I believe this is the (at least my) first custom with a completely custom made sound module! See the video!

Predaking's voice phrases are :

I AM NOT YOUR BOSS! I AM YOUR KING!

PREPARE TO PERISH!

I WILL TEAR YOU APART!

THE TIME HAS COME FOR YOUR EXTINCTION!

GOOD, NOW YOU KNOW WHAT MY FELLOW PREDACONS ENDURED BEFORE YOU MASACRED THEM!

I AM NO BEAST!

I AM PREDAKING!

BEAST MODE : Predaking's beast mode has many add ons. To begin with., his back was retooled and reworked to give better details (which also hide the electronics. The incredible articulated tail has 16 points of articulation, and is super accurate! It was designed by Ariel Lemon and printed via Shapeways. The rugged tail design also includes Ariel Lemon's "extension" This new articulated tail also has a 5mm post on the base, so Predaking can hold it in his new articulated hands! You can find Ariel Lemon's tail on Shapeways here : www.shapeways.com/model/1320083/articulated-predaking-tai...

Predaking's Dragon head and articulated neck were designed by Incedius and (again) printed via Shapeways. The neck has 7 points of articulation. The dragon head has 4 points of articulation as well (2 on the "splitting" jaw and 2 on the mandibles) It's also designed to hold an LED light, which I replaced with a new (brighter) yellow 3mm LED. The wire for this light runs down the neck to the base where an on/off switch controls it. The battery to the Dragon's head LED is easy access in case it needs replacing. You can find Incedius' Articulated Neck and accurate Dragon head here : www.shapeways.com/model/1277613/ultimate-tfp-beast-king-h... (Again, I suggest the white strong flexible material for this print) I took it upon myself to add on some new thin spikes on the top of the dragon's snout as well as 2 sets of longer whisker type parts on the bottom of the jaw.

From tail's end to dragon nose tip, Predaking is about 25" inches in length!!!

Finally, the Dragon wings have had some upgrades as well. I removed all the "webbing" (plastic filler) between some of the wing "bones" and sharpened up all the points. These wings were also given awesome extensions (designed by Incedius) which add a few more inches to each wing and another hinged point of articulation. With these extensions, Predaking's wing span is a whopping TWENTY NINE inches wide!!!

ADDITIONAL : Predaking was also geared up with some nice hand weapons designed by "Customs by Z", these were printed via Shapeways and have ball joints which plug into the existing sockets on the wrists. Also, Predaking wouldn't be complete without a nice light up display base. The base is 10 inches in diameter and approx. 3" tall. It is outfitted with an inner string/loop of red LED lights. It is adapted to be powered through a normal 120v wall outlet. The top of the base is acrylic/plexiglass and has an embossed Predacon symbol which catches the red LED lights on it's edges.

All in all, I loved this project. Originally, I knew nothing about the character, and now that it's done, Predaking is one of my favorite Transformers!

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Requiem For Fiction

~ Image No: 8.

Through all beings spreads the one space:

the world's inner space.

Silently fly the birds

all through us.

O I who want to grow,

I look outside, and it is in me that the tree grows!

~ Rilke

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Welcome to Chiberia-

I'm excited to start editing through some of these photographs from this week in Chicago. Here's one from blue hour Tuesday Night. Blue hour occurs 30min-1hr or so after sunset on clear days. It's an especially fun time to shoot in the city. The city lights begin to turn on. casting the city in a warm orange hue, while the rest of the landscape takes on the shades of blue hour.

It was a pretty cold time, waiting for the lights to show up, but I think it was worth it. Hope you like it.

As always, I would love to hear what you think of the image.

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আমার হাতে লাগানো শিউলি গাছের প্রথম ফুল ...

উৎসর্গ করলাম তোমায়---------

Hello guys ,

tomorrow am travailing to Lebanon for one month and a half . .

i will be active but not that much

Nshooofkom 3alla 5eer enshalla

if you want any thing just send me a pm

i re uploded this shot ^_^

taken in LEBANON

edit by : El ray

Happy Easter!

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To go with your new sewing machine cover, here's a cute little extra! I used the Oh Frannson! tutorial over on Sew Mama Sew. A pin cushion with a thread catcher and a place to hang some scissors, a marking pen, etc.

sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=765

So, I did a test flight with a new spaceplane design. The original plan was just to get into orbit and see how much delta-v would be left. I turned out to be quite a lot of delta-v, 2600 m/s, so I (or rather, Valentina Kerman) went for a fly-by of Duna. I even managed to fly a maneuver that got me both a Duna encounter and then a Kerbin encounter for my return trip.

However, then I had to do a correction burn to avoid Ike, Duna's moon. I checked my map screen and there was still an encounter on the way back, which I naturally assumed was the Kerbin encounter I had setup earlier. So Valentina got out of Duna's sphere of influence, ready to return home. Then we both realized our nice Kerbin encounter had been changed to an Eve encounter. Somehow, in my maneuver to avoid Ike, I ended up with a gravity assist from Duna that changed my return encounter to hit a different planet. Imagine the odds of that happening!

Well, so Valentina became the first Kerbal to look at both Duna and Eve with her own eyes. Then she ran out of fuel, trapped on an orbit around the sun.

Of course I couldn't leave her there, so I sent an unmanned refuelling mission. Now I really had to learn rendezvous and docking, and in interplanetary space! To cut a long story (and mission) short, my first two refuelling craft didn't carry enough fuel for Valentina to get home, so I had to send a third one with a much larger fuel capacity.

Then Valentina returned home. What started out as a simple test flight turned into a mission that cost her 16 years of her life.

As a nice side effect, I gained 899 science points from this mission.

Blenheim Palace

anahnu lomdim ve szarim szirim yafim. a przez to okienko obok doktor Tomal czasem wychodzi. bo my wszyscy jestesmy tu fajni.

serenity

I decided that a year on flickr with no SPs I needed to be brave and take

myself far, far out of my comfort zone to do this. I have never been happy

in front of the camera even though I love being behind it, this means there

are never any photos of me when I need one! I cannot tell you what a major

leap this is, even if I am still hiding behind my camera .... one step at a

time I think!

Nacnud (Duncan) had a link to an Isley Brothers song Summer Breeze ... this one was on the playlist and made me smile when I heard it www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1DDgNCLD84&a=ouMBR6LxDcM&amp...

I admire people who have the confidence to do really good SPs. Kellyk09 is

amazing at them! Take a look :) www.flickr.com/photos/kak3/

Techinically it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be doing this. Using a

wide'ish aperture to get the light without flash it still rendered me out of

focus (I must have moved despite trying countless times not to) .....

actually its no bad thing having the soft focus because I have hardly any

make-up on ... believe me I need some! I had my hair done today and the

hairdresser (Tracy, she is SO lovely) curled it a little and its full of

bounce which is a nice change!

This was the first class for many of the young flyers.

See this large, on black: 'Learning to Fly.' On Black

A virtual prize to the best caption for this shot!

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Pretty much SooC with Samsung A4 compact. Betws mountain, Carmarthenshire, with the sun going down between the Gower and Burry Port direction.

Explore highest position #160 on Saturday, May 29, 2010

HELP is needed to find the two amazing men who stopped (in brutal, -30C weather) to help save the life of one of our birder/photographer friends, who was in a very serious vehicle accident. Mike, who is in hospital with a broken jaw, broken wrist, and two broken legs, really, really wants to meet his two rescuers so that he can thank them for saving his life. Everyone is using the social media on Facebook in an attempt to find these two good Samaritans, and I thought I would add it here, too, in the hope that someone out there might just know the hoped-for information. It would mean so much to Mike! His many friends would be so happy, too. I will add the link to today's Global TV News article. Of course, it is possible that the two rescuers might see the News today and hopefully come forward.

globalnews.ca/news/3949198/calgarian-who-barely-survived-...

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There are approximately 70 species of bats in Trinidad, representing 9 families. I think I have the correct ID for this one - Long-tongued Bat. It took a lot of tries in the evening at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the island of Trinidad, when the bats would come to feed on the nectar in the Hummingbird feeders. I only managed to get two photos that are just about fit to post on Flickr, but happy to get any kind of shot at all.

This adventure was only the second holiday of any kind, anywhere, that I have had in something like 30 or 35 years! The other holiday was a wonderful, one-week trip with my dear friends from England, Linda and Tony, when we went down south to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons in September 2012. I have had maybe half a dozen weekends away, including to Waterton National Park, which have helped keep me going.

Six birding/photographer friends and I decided that we would take this exciting trip together (from 12-21 March 2017), spending the first two or three days on the island of Tobago and then the rest of the time at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the nearby, much larger island of Trinidad. We decided to take a complete package, so everything was included - accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could choose from. Two of my friends, Anne B. and Brenda, saw to all the planning of flights and accommodations, which was so very much appreciated by the rest of us. I could never have done all this myself! We were so lucky with our flights, as we were just in time to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!

What a time we had, seeing so many beautiful and interesting things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with some of the birds. There was a lot more to see on Trinidad, so we were glad that we chose Tobago to visit first and then spend a longer time at Asa Wright. It was wonderful to be right by the sea, though, at the Blue Waters Inn on the island of Tobago. Just gorgeous.

The Asa Wright Nature Centre, on Trinidad, is such an amazing place! We stayed in cabins up or down hill from the main building. Really, one doesn't need to travel away from the Centre for birding, as so many different species visit the Hummingbird feeders that are right by the huge, open veranda, and the trees of the rain forest high up the mountainous road. The drive up and down this narrow, twisting, pot-holed road was an adventure in itself! Never would I ever do this drive myself - we had a guide who drove us everywhere in a minibus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was enough room for two vehicles to pass each other, and the honking of horns was almost continuous - either to warn any vehicle that might be coming fast around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road, from the coast to Asa Wright, took just over an hour each way.

I still miss the great food that was provided every single day at Asa Wright and even the Rum Punch that appeared each evening. I never drink at all, so I wasn't sure if I would even try the Punch - glad I did, though, as it was delicious and refreshing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all served buffet-style, with a great variety of dishes from which to choose. To me, pure luxury. So very, very grateful to have been invited to be part of this amazing adventure.

To sem fotos então vai eu mesmo.

galera do RIO, dia 3 de março deve rolar um encontro.

quem tiver afim. só falar...

que passo as informações o grupo etc..

preguiça de linkar. hauhauha

“Gotham is at war with itself again. However this time the south is plagued with filthy crazies. I need to secure my position on the map, and with the south docks under my control, I’ll be able to do so. While all the other costume freaks…the few…very few smart ones, like me, can sit back and watch, gaining control from the sidelines…soon I’ll make my move…when the fools weaken each other…come along men, we have work to do…”

The Penguin moves from his Iceberg Lounge (#96) to takeover the neutral zone of the Southern Docks (#98).

Anneliese Seubert

“To photograph: it is to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye and the heart.” ― Henri Cartier-Bresson

Face to face with a forest damselfly. It's weird for this one to stay put in a place for a long time, and we could take turns to shoot it. Usually this kind will fly away when we get close to it but this time we got lucky.

Thanks for your visits and comments my friends...

Built from 1973 to 1983, the Ford A Series was intended to fill the gap between the 3.5 metric tonnes GVW Transit and bigger 7-tonne D Series. Its cab shared most components with the Transit; the most notable differences being longer and wider wings, longer hood and different grille. Unlike the Transit, which had a facelift in 1977/8, the A-Series retained the same profile for its entire life. When production ended, the gap left by the A Series was filled by heavier versions of the latest Ford Transit and rebadged versions of the Iveco Daily. Bilston, Wolverhampton-based Don Everall was a large Ford dealer that also ran coaches and supplied PSV parts to the bus and coach industry. This hand-coloured image is based on a monochrome original from an unknown source; I have no colour information for the signwriting, although the Ford logo was obviously blue (06-Feb-26).

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TO ALL FLICKR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS

Thank you very much for all your nice visits, comments and favourites! ❤

To the North Sea and back, one of my favourite short rounds. So far October has been really nice here in the Netherlands.

to be very clear, i dont’ know what this is.

ok, i take that back. i do know what this is. it’s a big black floating metal box sitting in the middle of a forest. to be more specifically clear: i don’t know why it exists.

i has no windows, nor does it have any plumbing or electricity. which leads me to the only rational conclusion one can come to when confronted with a big black metal box in the middle of the woods. which is: it’s an alien observation pod. or condo.

but regardless of it’s intended or unintended utility i posit that it’s great architecture. i mean, if i were an architect (which, clearly, i’m not) i would look at this big black metal box in the woods and say to myself, ‘who, that’s cool’.

and i imagine many architects strive to make buildings and structures that are, simply, weird and cool. which seems like a noble and valid pursuit. i mean, of course architecture ideally would involve the creation of spaces that serve real world purposes and have nice quotidian functionality. but some architecture can also aspire to just be odd and interesting and cool. like this big black accidental box in the woods.

oh, i looked around for alien footprints but found none. but, of course, aliens are clever and would probably not leave obvious footprints. and/or they were hovering over the ground.&nb ssp;or both. i saw no hovering foot prints either. but to be honest, i don’t know what hovering foot prints would actually look like.

moby

Actually the first cold spell of this winter is hitting Western Europe.

It's -7°C and the forecast talks about -14° and less until next week. Brrrrrrrrr ....

Campfire in Mara Serena Safari Lodge, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Much better Large On Black with a cup of hot tea :-))

I decided to begin my ‘Streets Of Ireland 2016’ programme with a visit to Kilkenny and unfortunately I was a bit unlucky with the weather as it rained for most of my three day visit. On Monday I walked around the city centre photographing at random.

Kilkenny is a city located in south-east part of Ireland and the county town of County Kilkenny. It is on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster. The city is administered by a Borough Council and a Mayor which is a level below that of city council in the Local government of the state although the Local Government Act 2001 allows for "the continued use of the description city". The borough has a population of 8,711, but the majority of the population lives outside the borough boundary: the 2011 Irish Census gives the total population of the Borough and Environs as 24,423.

Kilkenny is a popular tourist destination. In 2009 the City of Kilkenny celebrated its 400th year since the granting of city status in 1609. Though referred to as a city, Kilkenny City is the size of a large town, most equatable in size to the town of Navan, situated on the banks of the Boyne in county Meath.

Kilkenny's heritage is evident in the city and environs including the historic buildings such as Kilkenny Castle, St. Canice's Cathedral and round tower, Rothe House, Shee Alms House, Black Abbey, St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny Town Hall, St. Francis Abbey, Grace's Castle, and St. John's Priory.

Kilkenny is well known for its culture with craft and design workshops, the Watergate Theatre, public gardens and museums. Annual events include Kilkenny Arts Festival,the Cat Laughs comedy festival and music at the Rhythm and Roots festival and the Source concert. It is a popular base from which to explore the surrounding towns, villages and countryside. Controversy exists at the moment around the Kilkenny Central Access Scheme which is a road proposed to be built through the city centre.

Kilkenny began with an early sixth century ecclesiastical foundation within the kingdom of Ossory. Following Norman invasion of Ireland, Kilkenny Castle and a series of walls were built to protect the burghers of what became a Norman merchant town. William Marshall, Lord of Leinster, gave Kilkenny a charter as a town in 1207. By the late thirteenth century Kilkenny was under Norman-Irish control. The Statutes of Kilkenny passed at Kilkenny in 1367, aimed to curb the decline of the Hiberno-Norman Lordship of Ireland. In 1609 King James I of England granted Kilkenny a Royal Charter giving it the status of a city. Following the Rebellion of 1641, the Irish Catholic Confederation, also known as the "Confederation of Kilkenny", was based in Kilkenny and lasted until the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1649.

Kilkenny was a famous brewing centre from the late seventeenth century. In the late twentieth century Kilkenny is a tourist and creative centre.

The Heritage Council offices are located at Church Lane. The seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Ossory is at St. Mary's Cathedral and the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cashel and Ossory is at St. Canice's Cathedral. Nearby larger cities include Waterford 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-southeast, Limerick 93 kilometres (58 mi) west and Dublin 101 kilometres (63 mi) northeast.

Due to the economy status in Iceland a lot of people here on flickr have been asking me about tips and tricks about coming to Iceland and asking me about good places to take pictures and so on.

Because of this and my experience i've put together a trip for those who are interested for 6 day's and 5 nights as cheap as I could.

I will guide the trip with you personally and take you to places where you would have not been able to go if you would travel by yourself.

We will stay in a cottage which is located about 1 hour east from Reykjavik, which will be our base camp and from there we will travel around and take pictures of beautiful places.

We will have home cooked meal which my family will cook in they're summer house were our base camp will be, breakfast will also be cooked by my family and my sister will make her famous sandwiches for lunch when we are on the road taking pictures.

This trip will be an adventure for everybody with home cooked meal, personal guiding and tips about taking pictures of Icelandic landscape.

In this package there is all included, accommodation, food, the car, pickup at the airport and personal guiding.

All you need is: Flight tickets, your camera, clothes and of course your good mood :)

I can only take 3 persons max because of my car.

2 people will stay in double rooms and one person will stay in a single room.

Double room price with everything inclusive = 1.219 € per person.

Single room price with everything inclusive = 1.281 € per person.

If only 2 people come and stay in one double room the price is 1.594 € per person.

If you have any questions about this trip and want more information, just send me an email and I will contact you as soon as possible.

Grand Central Terminal in New York. What a grand entrance to the main concourse? Why aren't all stations like this?

Cormorants are medium-to-large seabirds, the majority of which have mainly dark plumage. They are coastal birds rather than oceanic and some have colonized inland waterways. They range around the world except for the central Pacific islands. All are fish-eaters who dive from the surface. Under water they propel themselves with their feet.

The cormorants in this photograph appear to be the "Brandt's Cormorant" named for J.F. Brandt, a Russian naturalist who first described the bird in 1838. In California, Brandt's are common with over 75% of the world's population residing along the Pacific Coast from southern British Colombia southward to Baja, California.

Brandt's Cormorants are "colonial nesters" which means that they nest and breed in close proximity as a group, often sharing communal behaviors for the benefit of the entire group, including both adults and chicks. The male Brandt's Cormorant chooses the nest site and attracts the female to it. Once paired, they build a nest of seaweed, eelgrass, and algae, held together by droppings. The male gathers the nest material from the water, and the female builds the nest. Pairs may reuse the nest, adding more material to it each year. Both the male and female incubate the four eggs, and both regurgitate food for the young.

Even with all the brightness and joy of the holidays, you sometimes need to look back and remember that it doesn't always rain here in the northwest. I got this shot back in October after a rainy day a bit south of Cape Meares.

- Clean Windowsills of Dust and Skulls

today, cinderella starts here in the cinemas... and to celebrate this, i decided to make my own doll... because the mattel one is still to expensive!!! now, i dont need her anymore!!! :)

see more here: buzz24.me/online-job-posting-500-per-week-to-share-articl...

We did something silly. We went to the 2015 Moon lantern festival in Adealide. We should have known something was up when it took 1 hour to travel 1 km by car.

People everywhere. I kept saying, all these people can't be going to the same place, surely. It seems like a long way to walk for a festival of lanterns.

Turns out, 50,000 people went to a party designed for 20,000. It was chaos. Not enough food (The lines went on into the distance, wait time around 2 hours). Not enough toilets and even the parade could not follow the selected path. There were so many people that you had to walk shoulder to shoulder. Not good for kids.

From the local news paper, "The Advertiser"

www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/adelaides-riv...

Adelaide’s riverbanks light up for 2015 Moon Lantern fest, featuring the mother of all dragons

A HUGE crowd turned out in glorious Spring weather Sunday night to see thousands of magnificent coloured lanterns on parade in Elder Park for the annual Moon Lantern Festival. Thousands of people lined the riverbank lawns to watch the spectacle. The annual Moon Lantern Festival, within the heart of the OzAsia celebrations, is Australia’s largest parade of its kind.

This year there was a bounty of never-before-seen creations, including the largest lantern ever paraded. More than 40 people, including Adelaide Festival Centre staffer Anna Chan, were needed to carry the giant Hong Kong Dragon lantern made of 150m of festooning, 200m of fabric, 300m of tassels, 8 litres of paint, 5 litres of glue, 10,000 cable ties and a massive 2.6km of wire.

Another 38 large lanterns were carried by more than 1100 people, including school students, and more than 1500 vivid and pretty display and floating lanterns lit up the riverside site.

Ms Chan, who is from Hong Kong, was excited about the event “We have similar events at home, but this is the largest lantern I have ever seen,” she said of the dragon.

Event director Joseph Mitchell said it was perfect weather after two years of rain hindering activities.

He said the event provided “wonderful balance” to all the OzAsia activities.

Other activities included Bollywood dancing, martial arts demonstrations, Cirkidz roving performances, and a Lion Dance.

Celebrations ended with fireworks lighting the sky and water.

Some people took to social media afterwards to complain about long queues at the event and transport and parking difficulties.

Jane Bell wrote on The Advertiser’s Facebook page: “Extremely packed. We also had to stand to see and barely saw the tops of the items in the parade Didn’t bother with the food as the queues were huge. Transport home was ridiculous. No extra trains trams or buses were put on. The buses also were rerouted with no information. More work to be done to make this event worth going back to!”

But others, such as Tammy Thornhill, said they had a great time.

She wrote on Facebook: “We had a great time, got there about 4pm, couldn’t get food but luckily we sent one of our group up to O’Connell street to get fish n chips.. Didn’t have an issue with small kids & the toilet, loved the parade & the fireworks, the line up for the tram was long but we ended up getting friends to take us back to our car at the entertainment centre. We would definitely go again!”

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I was expecting to find more images of this place both on Flickr and further afield online, but it would seem only Richard and I have ever taken photos of it. Well, us and of course Mr George W F Ellis and whoever took the adjacent one. I'm imagining there are more old postcards of it out there still to find. This is the oldest image and I think would date from about 1949, maybe a little later but certainly pre-war. As can be seen it went on to be a Shell branded site by the 1970s and ended its days selling Regent petrol. One imagines that Shell lost interest in this site by the end of the 1990s at the latest, there may have been another brand before Regent, if there was it would most likely have been a minor brand.

Sadly about ten years ago petrol sales ended here, the pumps were removed, and more recently the site was sold to a developer. The good news is that as things stood in the most recent Streetview from September 2023, the cafe has re-opened and the building looks relatively unscathed.

Here, back in the late 1940s, a lone car is filling up with a limited range of brands on sale for the era, just Shell and Esso globes are seen although there are two older pumps in between. Other points of interest include the advert for Craven A cigarettes, and the car, I can't say what the model is, maybe a Standard Flying Nine, but it looks pretty modern for the era, they were produced 1936-40, so I think this image is between those dates.

(Edit Update:- Alan's comment, see below, suggests the car is an Austin 10.)

Below can be seen an early 1970s image of it when branded Shell, Richard's image of it from 2013 just before the pumps were removed, and then my 2016 image when the pumps had gone.

Here's the location.

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To all you wonderful Flickr friends & strangers,

Thank you for 50, 000+ views, and all of your encouraging and kind comments. I appreciate every one, even if I haven't found time to reply to them specifically. I hope you are all doing extraordinarily well. Things on my end have been insanely busy, but I'm staying afloat, and trying to do what I love.

Take care,

Julie

(This was taken exactly a year ago when I was assisting a photographer on a month long photo shoot. Funny how time seems to pass so quickly, it feels like only yesterday! Taken with my Minolta Hi-Matic AF2)

Edit: Made it to explore! Highest at #189 on Saturday, October 3, 2009

Read about my visit to Kwun Tong here:

My Story Telling Blog

The previous time I was here for shooting, it was back in November 2011. Decided to come back on this day before this downtown district further moves forward.

One of the first New towns in Hong Kong, Kwun Tong was, and remains, a major light industrial area. Its population has been growing rapidly, and the demand for housing, medical and educational facilities and services has been increasing.

In view of this, a number of community development projects, such as the redevelopment of old housing estates and the construction of major parks, have been implemented in recent years.

The other side of this progress in transition is the diminishing of history, soon most of these old concrete industrial buildings will be bygone. With this in mind, I've decided to once again visit this district to carry on with the documentation of what is going to be history in the coming days.

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Join me on my previous visit to Kwun Tong : 再見裕民坊 Yue Man Square

more Hong Kong Streets & Candid shots here:

Taking the Streets in Hong Kong

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Need to design and build legs to hold it out when needed. Need to lower the rail about 2 inches tomorrow.

I was never able to get him over for an official photo op.... time escapes us all eventually... but in our last moments, I sneak attacked him with my camming skillz. ;)

Gone but not forgotten, Hanz..... You will always be near and dear to my heart beyond just pixels. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime and I know full well I was blessed to have had you in mine for a season. Thanks for being you, an amazing talented artist and supportive friend. Today of all days.... I wish you the best in your life's journey!

~Trinnnnn

(many thanks to Pareeerica for the textures....http://www.flickr.com/photos/8078381@N03)

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Art Director : JayZhang

Photographer : JayZhang

Editor : JayZhang

Model : Quynh Nhi

Makeup and costume by her own.

JZ © 2011

Eu to igual ao ~carimbador maluco~ hahahaha

Falando nisso: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8QS49e2idc

Estou desencalhando/testando/aprimorando/gastando esmaltes e plaquinhas. To querendo comprar mais placas, mas não vejo motivos pra comprar outras se eu tiver um monte encalhado aqui em casa sem uso, né? Bora tacar carimbo até nas paredes hahaha

Essa estampa é do kit da Pueen, placa 03. O esmalte é o prateado pra carimbo, da La Femme (presente da Carol, assim como os outros LF pra carimbo que eu tenho).

Com essa estampa eu não tive problemas, transferiu tudo certinho e panz. Não passei TC por preguiça e no dedinho eu deixei a estampa virada, MAS CEIS NEM NOTARAM, nem vem hahahahaha

To avaliando ainda se gostei, mas pelo menos o prateado eu acho que foi a cor mais indicada das que eu tinha. Nunca vou esquecer meus morcegos que carimbei por cima do Sexy In Sequins e nem dava pra notar que eram morcegos hahahaha

My travels around the UK by car for three weeks with my son. June/July 2019 Wales.

Day Nine .. A Stop at Caernarfon making our way to Hirael where we are staying the night.

Caernarfon is a royal town, community, and port in Gwynedd, Wales.

Gwynedd’s county town, home to Wales’s most famous castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mighty Caernarfon Castle commands the lion’s share of attention, but the town’s narrow streets and stylishly redeveloped waterfront also merit a visit. The castle, built in the 13th century by Edward I as a royal palace and military fortress, was at the core of a medieval walled town. The Romans left their mark too – 1000 years earlier they constructed their fort of Segontium on the hill above (its foundations still exist). Other attractions include Welsh Highland Railway (which runs for 25 miles to Porthmadog), Hwylfan Fun Centre, Redline Indoor Karting and the scenic Lôn Eifion recreational cycle route. Waterside Doc Fictoria is home to Galeri (contemporary arts complex with theatre and cinema). The Caernarfon Record Office has archives of Gwynedd (documents, images, maps and newspapers) stretching back 400 years. Cae’r Gors at nearby Rhosgadfan was home of Kate Roberts, one of Wales’s most celebrated writers.

For More Info: www.visitsnowdonia.info/caernarfon

Tijuana B.C.

self-made necklaces: hand braided cotton rope / natural wood beads / layered metal discs /

riverstone / citrine / vintage lucite / vintage brass components

It feels quite nice to present pieces in this format again

Six to eight weeks ago, this was almost entirely underwater. It looks better this way.

Blue Lagoon to Wood Lane