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Four years! Thanks to all who have faved and commented on my photos and in turn shared your work with me. There are a great number of very bright, very talented individuals here on Flickr and I've enjoyed our time together very much.
The beautiful and talented Eva Cassidy was such a pure singer... her life ended far to soon due to Skin Cancer.
Listen to her gorgeous voice as you see the stunning Tide Haven.
On the outskirts of Ottawa, you can find this & other fabulous, hand painted works of art, on silos! Best viewed large to see all the beautiful details!
One of my favourite places to walk has always been the trails throughout the marsh lands just up the road from me. Most often not another person in sight, just me, the birds and the coyotes.
During the past couple of years a very talented someone has started placing some of his carving along the trails making for an even more interesting walk but unfortunately a much more popular one. I guess that is the trade off, to enjoy these beautiful carvings, I now have to share the trails.
Train: REX 19647 Wien Hbf - Wulkaprodersdorf/Fertőszentmiklós/Bruck a. d. Leitha
EMU: 4124 009 + 025 + 001
Location: Himberg
The S60 line and some REX services between Vienna and Bruck an der Leitha are currently replaced by buses, because of construction works. That's why on weekdays some of the remaining REX trains consist temporarily of three 4124 EMUs. The first part runs to Wulkaprodersdorf, the second to Pamhagen/Fertőszentmiklós and the third additionally to Bruck an der Leitha.
So this European Starling is a master of mimic....making sounds of tree frogs, seagulls, cat meow, redtail hawk, smoke alarm, and many small birds. Sometimes I can't believe my ears!
Excerpt from snowking.ca/about:
The Snowcastle becomes a month long celebration of community spirit, collaboration, innovation in the arts, entertainment for young and old and where the spirit of winter wonderment from all our collective childhood reigns supreme.
A winter wonderland is created on Yellowknife Bay where the Snowking and his talented, hardy northern helpers brave -30 over the course of 2 months to build a huge castle made entirely of snow and ice.
On any given day, the Snowcastle might host a children's play, followed by an arts exhibit or a rock band, a film festival and finish the night off by transforming into a dance club.
Pictures of art... many talented local artists display their work at the Overland Park Arboretum. I couldn't find a plaque with info for this one. It's very well-done, though.
A candid street style Snap captured of a talented musician playing his guitar and performing a bit of street playing at a bustling market place in London
I'm Just A Guy With A Camera From London And Some Place Else
talented performance gains interest in recycling and conservation by all visitors passing through the Midway at the Texas State Fair.
Stephen is a member of the the talented Fergus McCreadie jazz trio. Their latest album, Forest Floor is shortlisted for the Mercury Prize.
The almost obscenely talented but quite lovely Salt passed me the pack of her new Arachnophilia set which will be coming to Gacha Guardians on the 1st. I knew I wanted to photograph the spider legs right away (as my Magenta threatened to divorce me if I wore them anywhere near her and I get to see her on the weekend YAY!) but I wanted to be even deadlier than just a Spiderpire.
SO I DRESSED UP AS AUSTRALIA
WEARING
Spider - Salt & Pepper
Snake - Lamia tail by Devious Mind
Crocodile - Aussie Hat by Pedlar DeCosta
Shark - The Glutton by Contraption
Sunburn - Full Lobster in Sunburned by Ama.
Moles - Full Body Moles by Le Forme
A very talented Bike Trick rider. He really was talented and certainly the best of the three young men practicing at this location.
Juvenile female Argiope keyserlingi already making quite the impression with its beautiful web designs...so tiny at just a couple of mm in length.
The web decoration seen here (stabilimentum) is a conspicuous silk structure included in the webs of some species of orb-weaving spiders. Its function is a subject of debate.
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Small painting (5" X 11") on Arches 300. The reflections are not quite right. I want to try this one again.
Last Sunday while at the San Francisco Zoo the wife and kids went into the gift shop to find things they could not live without. I can't stand places like that so I wandered around while they shopped and found myself at the giraffe exhibit. As I stood there this big guy came up close and then stretched his long neck trying to reach the tree limbs above him but was just about six inches too short. 'Ah' I thought, 'better luck next time'. And that is when he rolled out his big blue tongue. Whoa. He could just reach the lowest branch with the tip of it but still I thought 'not quite'. Wrong again cause that is when he wrapped his prehensile tongue around that branch and pulled it down to him where he could have a little snack. "Impressive," I thought, followed closely with "man, if only I had a tongue like that, the things I could do.."
The last shot of a Cooper's hawk while we were still in Arizona. These low-flying hawks are successful hunters, zipping through the tree cover and pouncing on unsuspecting birds or rodents before they have the chance to hide.
'The Big Easy'
Doreen Ketchens is a very talented jazz clarinettist from New Orleans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCE9PaXvNxY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC8_zcGEZjc
The Big Easy - nickname for New Orleans, USA, referring to the easy-going, laid back attitude to life that jazz musicians and local residents indulge in there.
The origin of this is hard to determine. The name wasn't in common use until the publication of James Conaways' novel of the same name in 1970. Prior to that New Orleans was known as the Crescent City and some residents still prefer that nickname, viewing the Big Easy as a media-based import.
It's likely that Conaway picked up the name from existing slang. There are reports of a jazz club called the Big Easy, dating back to the early 20th century. Nevertheless, no evidence to substantiate those reports can be found. In fact, we can find no references to the term before 1970 that relate to New Orleans.
Some talented artists are featured here at Bunker Gallery. Not only are they good at what they do but, they seem to be very generous by donating their work, also. =)
The small ground-level rectangular opening at the far end is from where I shot yesterday’s image.
I'll hide behind a smile and understanding eyes
And I'll tell you things that you already know so you can say:
I really identify with you, so much
And all the time that youre needing me is just the time
That Im bleeding you, dont you get it yet?
I'll come to you like an affliction then Ill leave you like an addiction
You'll never forget me... wou wanna know why?
cause Im a liar, yeah, I'm a liar
I'll tear (rip) your mind up, I'll burn your soul
I'll turn you into me, I'll turn you into me
cause I'm a liar, a liar, a liar, a liar...
See the video here
Here is the link to my talented edit staff. ;op
Another watercolour sketch that turned up in the studio this week. Crail, again..the same series as my cottage on the headland there, but no water-based crayons this time. very freely painted, on the spot, looking up. Lots of slashing lines with a palette knife. No pencil drawing. It came as it came!
I wonder who has captured the lady's attention? Looks like a welcome surprise. I finally finished her wig! Gown I definitely did not make! Her gorgeous gown by the very talented @dolly_johaun on instagram. I've always loved Rococo style.
I really appreciate all the favorites and Followers of my work. So many Amazing and talented people surround and inspire me. Thank you again!!
Walking around town with a young akritrisoy Gia Skova Fit figure (body) demands (attracts) attention
for the secret project :)
I picked these from my garden this weekend. We wont have enough for a bowl, because we tend to eat them raw and fresh picked ;)
After missing the first two days of Texans training camp before agreeing to a five-year, $14 million contract Saturday, outside linebacker Brian Cushing is eager to get on the practice field today with his new teammates.
Cushing, the first-round draft choice from Southern California, is getting $10.435 million in guaranteed money to become the starter on the strong side and help improve a defense that ranked 22nd last season, including 23rd against the run.
“I’m just relieved and excited to have this done,” Cushing said. “I’m ready to play football and help the team win.”
Cushing (6-3, 262) was in Los Angeles when agent Tom Condon reached the agreement with general manager Rick Smith and director of football administration Chris Olsen.
Cushing’s contract could be worth a maximum of $18 million over five years.
In the fifth year of his deal, there’s a clause that could earn him an additional $4 million in an escalator bonus.
Odds are that Cushing’s contract will be extended before he enters the fifth season in 2013.
Smith and Olsen will have all eight of their draft choices under contract when the Texans take the field for the third day of two-a-day drills at their Methodist Training Center.
“It’s very important to have him signed,” coach Gary Kubiak said. “Rick and Chris were up at 3 in the morning trying to get it done. They’ve done a good job.
“Brian’s two days behind now, but he didn’t miss anything we did in the offseason program, so that’s a good thing. He wanted to be here while we were working on the contract, but he couldn’t.”
Rookies who have signed with the Texans report a week early for conditioning and meetings before practicing for the first time with the veterans. Cushing wanted to report with the rookies.
He was working out at Reliant Stadium last week when the Texans had to explain league rules that forced him to leave.
Cushing took what turned out to be a quick trip back to Los Angeles. He returned to Houston on Saturday afternoon.
Texans coaches are excited to get him on the practice field.
“We’re going to put the pads on (Sunday morning), and I know he’s chomping at the bit to get out there,” Kubiak said.
After the Texans used the 15th pick in the first round on Cushing, they inserted him into the starting lineup. He impressed his coaches in the organized team activities and minicamp.
“We like his presence on the ball,” Kubiak said, meaning Cushing has a knack for finding the ball and making plays. “He’s playing over the tight end, and we’re going to ask him to do a great deal. We think he can handle it.
“Brian’s very athletic. He’s physical against the run. He can rush the passer. He can drop into coverage. We brought him here for a reason, and we’re going to put him to work real fast.”
Frank Bush, who is in his first season as defensive coordinator, has to make calls that maximize Cushing’s strengths. The faster Cushing learns, the quicker Bush plans to utilize all his talent.
“We’re going to try to take advantage of all his talent,” Bush said. “Because he’s such a talented kid, there are a lot of things we can do with him.”
The coaches say they think Cushing has everything it takes to become a star at his position.
“Brian can turn and run with the tight end,” Bush said. “He’s big and strong enough to strike them at the line of scrimmage and nullify some of their speed down the field, so we’re comfortable with him in coverage.
“His ability also gives us a chance to be aggressive toward the quarterback. He’s a big guy who’s shown he can get there.”
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These scans come from my rather large magazine collection. Instead of filling my house with old moldy magazines, I scanned them (in most cases, photographed them) and filled a storage area with moldy magazines. Now they reside on an external harddrive. I thought others might appreciate these tidbits of forgotten history.
Please feel free to leave any comments or thoughts or impressions... They are happily appreciated!
In her Siren form. :) I wish I had a backdrop or better fabric to properly show her amazing tail and top that Tianna (Spritely Things) created for me. She is beyond amazing and talented. Thank you again, Tianna!! You are a lovely person and friend. I'm so happy to know you. <3
A month or so ago I was commissioned to shoot Katongo Temba, an awesomely talented singer. If you want to check out her music (and I suggest you do!) please check out her Facebook page :)
Christophe Gordon-Brown is a talented sculptor and a poet. I think you can see that! Here he is standing in front of one of his works. See more in my Cambridge Artists set. Also check out his website: www.cgb-sculpture.co.uk . I like the halo around his head created by light reflected off his circular sculpture.
Today's special guest is one super cute and lovely girl among the most talented and appreciated young SL bloggers. In a very short time she could conquer many of the most famous Second Life brands with her talent and her fresh, adorable style. Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to the cutest, the sweetest, the gorgeous (as well as my lil SL sis): Ms. Andie Panda !
Cla - Hi, sis! I've finally dragged you here hehe. Are you ready? Okay, let's get serious and let's start! First of all, thank you so much for accepting to be interviewed
Andie - Aw, thank you so much for asking me to be part of this series, sis. I’m super excited to tell a little bit of my Second Life story!
C. - Let's go back to your first steps on Second Life. Your partner Pengu in NSLS ep.2 told us how back in 2019 you and him started your SL together (www.flickr.com/photos/164400702@N02/52248516615/in/datepo...). What was, at that time, your first impression about this little magical word?
A. – Yeah! Um, I first became aware of SL a couple years before I joined. Only in passing though, I didn’t really know what it was other than being a virtual world. So, the first time I made an account and logged in I was pretty amazed by how expansive the world was. There is so much to explore, and to get involved in. Of course, for me, all the different clothes and mesh bodies and heads were what really drew me in. I was pretty immediately taken with the idea of creating this totally unique avi that could look like anything I imagined it to. To this day I love reinventing my look and exploring the endless lovely sims that make up SL.
C. - With time you got interested into SL photography and blogging. Now you blog for some important SL brands like Tres Blah, Foxy, Mellowcute, Foxcity and many others. Can you tell us how and when did your blogger experience begin? What is your style, the magic ingredient that makes your sl photography unique?
A. - It was really Pengu who introduced me to SL Flickr, and since then I have been in awe of the beautiful art that is uploaded daily. He got into taking pictures before I did, mostly because my laptop at the time was not able to keep up. I would take pictures and they would just be so pixelated, but I would post them on my Flickr and be so proud of my 10 likes!
I really got into blogging in June of 2021. That was when Pengu got his first sponsorship, and to be honest I was a little jealous! I spent most of that summer blogging for a couple newer brands and really focusing on growing my follower count and learning editing software and Black Dragon which changed my photography game immensely. Foxcity was my first major sponsor. Our mutual friend, Ethan Lane, pushed me to enter her blogging contest and I was one of the people chosen, I remember feeling really intimidated but that was when blogging became more than just snapping a cute picture. It’s really about representing brands to the best of my ability because I love their work.
As far as my style, I don’t know that I could nail it down in one specific category. I’ll go, you know, months of doing lots of girly and pink and pretty pictures and then on a whim I’ll want to do darker and grittier things. Last October I really embraced Halloween and did a lot of witchy, more gothic pictures. So, I guess what makes my style unique is that it is always changing!
C. - I know you like to "collect" SL mesh heads, just like me. Do you have a favorite one?
A. – Collect is a very nice way of saying ‘spend way too much money on’ hahahahahha. Um, much like with my style fashion-wise, I feel like I am constantly reinventing my avi to fit with whatever mood I am feeling at the moment. When you and I first met I wore Lelutka Ceylon pretty much all the time. Prior to that I was wearing a lot of Glam Affair skins and I loved the Genus heads. Right now, I’m wearing Briannon. As far as a favorite, it’s so hard to pick just one. I still have fond feelings for my Genus Baby head and the original Lelutka Evolution Nova head.
C. - We all know love is a great source of inspiration, and we can see your sparking creativity at its best in all your couple photos with your partner Pengu. Some of those pics are currently featured, until the end of September, at The Gallery of Photographic Art for the "Three couples telling their stories" exhibit (here the slurl for our viewers who'd like to visit it: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Goldbach/210/153/25 ).
Would you like to tell us something about your story? What is your (second) life with Pengu -and Pengy, the little penguin who joined your family- like?
A. – Aw, Pengu. He is a huge part of my life in and out of SL. Our friendship first started when we bonded over a shared enjoyment of writing stories and from there, we found out we have a lot in common. He’s so funny and so kind. And he is endlessly supportive of me. He is the one who really gave me that nudge to start getting into taking pictures, and from there encouraged me to get into blogging. He makes me laugh and he always knows how to pick me up when I get down on myself. I could never say enough about what an amazing person he is and just how much I love him.
I think at our cores, Pengu and I tend to be more introverted unless we are around the amazing friends we’ve met in world. So, a lot of the time we are just quietly at home, planning pictures or going to shopping events. And of course, whatever we do, we cannot do it without Pengy. I like to joke with Pengu that Pengy is a bit of a diva, and that he has been in more collab pictures than Pengu and I combined. But I love the little guy. How could you not, he’s adorable.
C. - You also are a very good writer, and you just mentioned how you met Pengu thanks to your mutual passion for writing. Last year, this led you two to create a great romantic series titled "August" about two lovers who lose and then find themselves again (www.flickr.com/photos/pengu_wes/albums/72157719750391407). The story is very beautifully co-written by you and Pengu and masterfully illustrated by you both in your respective versions. Would you like to make more photo-series like that? Can we expect for more of those?
A. – Oh yes, the August series. That story was one that Pengu and I dreamed up together probably a year before we turned it into the photo series, and it was so amazingly fun to see characters we’d created be translated into a new format. It was just really special. As far as would we do another series, you know, I think that if the inspiration were to strike then nothing is out of the question. We have several other stories that I think would make for a fun, engaging series. So I guess we will see what the future brings!
C. - Is there one photo you particularly love, among all the ones you took, and we can watch on your Flickr?
A. – Oh man, it is difficult to choose a favorite! I have so many pictures that I love and that have done well, but I think the first one that comes to mind is www.flickr.com/photos/andie_panda/52014566831/in/dateposted/
It was such a fun picture to take, I love the vintage vibes, and I feel like it really captures Pengu and I’s relationship!
C. - Our interview is almost over. I'm gonna set you free, sis. But not before inviting you to ask yourself a question and give yourself an answer.
A. – I’m going to use my question to ask you a question, sis! I would love to know what picture from your Flickr is your personal favorite?
And thank you again for having me. This was so much fun and I am super excited to see who is next!
C. - Haaa, you got me, sis! Now I realize how hard is to respond this question. Well, the pics from my flickr I love the most are the ones I took with the ones I love. Those are certainly the most meaningful and important, my little memories. So I'm gonna take this chance to remember of our first pic taken together www.flickr.com/photos/164400702@N02/51357074571/
Thank you kindly Andie for answering my questions and let us to know better about the wonderful girl you are, your fantastic photo skills and your interesting sweet world!
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See you all in two weeks time for a new NSLS episode!
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