Snow can metamorphose an old structure into something of beauty,

Let me introduce this little man, the very important Magic-Santa Claus and his first-and-only Assistent. They work in a top secret place and have a very important task to perform.

Do you know how all those big presents fit into the tiny sacks, that all Santa's carry? Well, this little Magic-Santa Claus has great magical powers and transforms everything into very tiny and very light objects, so the Santa's don't have to carry too much weight either.

Once touched by a human the presents immediately change back into their normal proportions. This process is so quickly, not noticeable for the human eye.

I was able to visit them, but I don't remember how ............. Suddenly I was there and then the next moment back in my house again.

All that's left is this one and only photo of them... I think Magic-Santa Claus put a spell on me too ;-)

Design origami "Santa Claus": Jacky Shan

Folded from 2 pieces kami paper

There is a tutorial, if you want to fold it too. Happy folding ;-)

Traditional origami "Kusudama" aka "his first-and-only Assistent"

Something strange is happening. Winter transforms into spring and back several times a day in the recent week. May be spring has lost the way.....

But it creates interesting views and possibilities for the photographers...

Not a war zone as in conflict but it is a war zone with economy. What was once a thriving granary for the county is now succumbed to farmlands being foreclosed and business going elsewhere.

Transforming into his spring breeding colors. SW CT

It once provided shelter and healing...... until He took its place...

Featuring the Skye Studio Rocky Shore Collection. This set is outstanding...it can transform any area into a beautiful and peaceful place to retreat...I paired it with the Skye Enchanted Woods with the Skye Epic Cliffs in the background...

Pictured:

Skye Rocky Shore Straight (various pieces from this collection to create the shoreline)

Skye Enchanted Woods V3

Skye Twisted Tree

Skye Wild Grass

Skye Shabby Deck

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New from Hive, two must haves for fall....and what's even better...they are GROUP GIFTS!! *hears the audience roar.....wear your Hive group tag and get on over there!

hive // falling leaves

hive // pumpkin patch wagon . group gift

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hive flickr: flic.kr/ps/2hPUK9

Also from hive in the back corner:

hive // the secret shack RARE

Misc goodies:

Botanical - Sand Barrier Fence

Botanical - Marram Grass

*CSF* Blonde Beach Grass

evh Nui Hammock

Ruins Wall by Reid Parkin

TC - Water Floating Leaves-Petals-Weeds

Pewpew! Autumn Shed - White Wood

[we're CLOSED] old well

ReKa. Fire Bowl_Group Gift

Thank you so much for all the support and kindness....it's greatly appreciated!! Happy Friday and I hope you all have a fantastic weekend ! 😊​

Tremezzo, in my opinion, although it is a small commune with little more than 1300 inhabitants, has a more urban aspect, perhaps by the greater circulation of cars in the edge along the lake.

Very frequented by tourists, it has wonderful hotels, but its main attraction is Vila Carlota, a beautiful palace transformed into a museum, with a grandiose garden, in fact a small Botanical Garden given to the incredible variety of flowers, including several from a climate tropical, like orchids, bromeliads, cacti, succulents. A lovely surprise indeed.

For now some pictures of Tremezzo only;)

Testimonios de la vida de la iglesia te trae experiencias reales de cristianos juzgados por medio de las palabras de Dios Todopoderoso y sus testimonios al comprender la verdad, conocer a Dios y transformar su carácter corrupto. Aprende qué es el verdadero arrepentimiento y descubre la senda de purificación y entrada en el reino de los cielos.

Pelicula cristiana grati | Solos los puros entran al reino de los cielos (Español Latino)

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La narradora suele tener diferencias de opinión con su madre que provocan constantes discusiones acaloradas. Pese a todos sus intentos por actuar según las palabras del Señor, por practicar la tolerancia y la paciencia, sigue sin poderse controlar y discutiendo ferozmente con su madre. Preocupada por su incapacidad de controlar sus actos, la narradora únicamente se consuela diciéndose a sí misma que, con el tiempo, su fe en el Señor la librará del pecado y la purificará y que al final será ascendida al reino de los cielos. Solo al leer las palabras de Dios Todopoderoso comprende por fin por qué no puede librarse del pecado y descubre la senda que la conducirá a purificar su corrupción y a entrar en el reino de los cielos.

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"I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness; I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too. I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more"- Anne Frank

A reflecting pool-fountain transforms to skating ring in winter time, probably the best idea anybody had in City Hall. The reflecting/ skating pool was part of original design in 1962 (Viljo Revell). In recent years some ideas to 'improve' or transform the public square were not too successful. The best idea in years was to install the now iconic 'Toronto' sign, which was only supposed to be temporary. Of course, that was not original idea, Hollywood may have been first (1923).

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....others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Pablo Picasso

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The view from Piazzale Michelangelo at dusk as street and building lights transformed the city.

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Against the black backdrop,

the macro shot of the hazel leaf transforms into a radiant jewel,

its golden hues and delicate veins glowing with the warmth of the autumn sun !!

"Transformed by light "

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"Celebrate each season, for you too, are transformed with the turns of the Earth."

Arthur Dobrin

Yes, on the first day of Autumn I decided to revisit flowers that usually appear in the Spring.

Mitakon Speedmaster at F8, three LED lights.

Fog transforms the landscape, and from a photographer’s perspective, often for the better.

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An unusual hellebore flowering in our local park, slid with some mirroring and layering. The original is in the first comment and >>>

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There's some incredibly creative street art around Montreal.

Hot weather this summer has transformed a juicy English landscape into somewhat surreal scorched land. This shot was taken on Little Solsbury Hill. The hill plateaued at 625 feet (191 m) overlooking village of Batheaston and the surrounding area with spectacular views of the city of Bath from the east. The hill is the site of an Iron Age hill fort, is maintained by the National Trust, and is within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This is the first time I visited the place scouting for a different location to shoot the August Supermoon on the following day. The flat top of the hill dominated by various species of dried thistle plants and dry grass making it looks like Mediterranean arid landscape thanks to incredibly dry and hot weather this during last few weeks. The setting sun enhanced this feeling even more. Little Solsbury Hill, Batheaston near Bath, BANES, England, UK.

The American flag blowing in the wind near a window captured here reflecting and distorting in the glass of an old chalk drawing hanging on the living room wall. The soft vertical lines reflected in the glass are from vertical blinds.

It's a lazy photograph, you might say. I snapped it while sitting on the couch.

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When winter unfurls its icy embrace, the world transforms into a wonderland of ethereal beauty. The landscape, once adorned in the lush hues of autumn, now dons a pristine white coat, as delicate snowflakes blanket the earth like nature's own embroidery. Trees stand adorned with glistening icicles, and the ground sparkles under the soft glow of moonlight. Silence descends, broken only by the crisp crunch of snow underfoot. The air is crisp and clean, carrying the invigorating scent of pine and the promise of new beginnings. Winter, a painter with a frosty palette, transforms the familiar into a realm of enchantment, where each snow-covered branch, each glistening frost-kissed surface, whispers tales of magic and quiet marvels. In this winter wonderland, nature reveals itself as a master storyteller, captivating hearts with its frozen tapestry and inviting all to revel in the breathtaking allure of the season.

Winter Love Valley

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Un village de 400 habitants au 19e siècle (et 20 en 1954) ,transformé en hôtel de luxe, lieu de villégiature exclusif pour les élites de haut rang ....

Made with my photos.

Macro Mondays

{BAM 17 of 52}

Theme: Transformation

I normally don't wear this much make-up but when I do I can honestly say I feel transformed. lol

Happy Macro Monday everyone! Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

By the way my eyebrows are having a bad day lol

Monument voor het digitaal falen ( "Monument for digital failure") (2020) by Jop Vissers Vorstenbosch.

Former head post office building, very well transformed into Neude Library. Utrecht, The Netherlands.

transformed

Dean Filter

Samsung Galaxy S7

India, Varanasi -1996

Banares Hindu University

(taken with Nikon Nikkormat, analog of course, on Kodachrome,

and transformed into the digital world with Reflecta X9-scan)

Revitalized Buildings in Laurel, MS

My local pier, which is no longer in use, has fallen into a state of disrepair. I still see it as a thing of beauty and interest. I captured this image at sunrise yesterday and although there was little colour, due to the impending rain clouds, the Long Exposure gave some lovely movement in the sky and smoothed the water nicely. Beauty from something which at first glance, was not so beautiful.

From the series "Humanly Transformed Nature" and "Park Landscapes"

Today the Babylon Club transforms into the wild world of Narcos & Cocaine!

Join us at 2 PM SLT for a night of pure cartel energy, featuring DJ Lili & DJ Jhonatan Vyper on the decks, bringing the heat with the best beats.

Dress Code: Step into the 80s Narcos vibe – Hawaiian shirts, gold chains, Pablo Escobar style, or anything that screams cartel kingpin.

Get ready for a night of money, power, and excess. See you there!

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Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Alcuni pittori trasformano il sole in una macchia gialla, altri trasformano una macchia gialla nel sole.

(Pablo Picasso)

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Cinnabar Moth on Ragwort

Retour aux anciens Bains et Thermes liégeois transformés en Cité Miroir, un lieu de débat, d'éducation et de culture.

L’échevin liégeois Georges Truffaut lance le projet des Bains et Thermes. Il comprend deux bassins de natation, une station d'autobus, une section d'hydrothérapie, des locaux annexes, un café-restaurant, un dancing. L'architecte moderniste Georges Dedoyard sera désigné au terme d'un concours au règlement très strict.

Le bâtiment est achevé sous l’occupation nazie et ouvre ses portes au public en mai 1942. Georges Truffaut, décédé en résistant en Angleterre un mois auparavant, ne verra jamais son projet abouti.

Considéré comme l’une des plus importantes réalisations du style moderniste de l’entre-deux-guerres, le bâtiment de la Sauvenière adopte les formes d’un paquebot aux proportions majestueuses. A l’intérieur, l’élément le plus singulier est le grand hall des bassins qui s’étend sur 80 mètres de long et plus de 10 mètres de haut.

Dedoyard s’est inspiré du courant artistique et architectural allemand Bauhaus. Les formes élémentaires - ici le cube et la sphère - sont mises en valeur, la symétrie règne. Les murs nus, les lignes épurées, l’omniprésence du béton armé et du verre vont dans le sens de cette architecture essentiellement fonctionnaliste.

Return to the old Liège baths and thermal baths transformed into a Cité Miroir, a place of debate, education and culture.

The Liège alderman Georges Truffaut launched the Bains et Thermes project. It includes two swimming pools, a bus station, a hydrotherapy section, additional premises, a café-restaurant, a dance hall. The modernist architect Georges Dedoyard will be appointed after a competition with very strict regulations.

The building was completed under the Nazi occupation and opened its doors to the public in May 1942. Georges Truffaut, who had died in resistance in England a month earlier, would never see his project succeeded.

Considered one of the most important achievements of the Modernist style of the interwar period, the Sauvenière building takes the form of a liner of majestic proportions. Inside, the most unique feature is the large pool hall which stretches 80 meters long and more than 10 meters high.

Dedoyard was inspired by the German Bauhaus artistic and architectural movement. The elementary forms - here the cube and the sphere - are highlighted, symmetry reigns. Bare walls, clean lines, the omnipresence of reinforced concrete and glass go in the direction of this essentially functionalist architecture.

This is my last monarch caterpillar who, as of this afternoon, became a member of the chrysalis group. He/she will now hang out looking green along with 21 other chrysalids for the next 10-14 days.

by Candice Kimball

Acrylic

Lark bunting

A group of lark buntings spent much of the winter at the Carrizo Plain. Here is a male nearly transformed into breeding plumage