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Emil Ferris is one of those humans who you can just sense their utter brilliance. I literally think it's an amazing gift to share the same respiratory space with such an amazing human. I was thrilled to be able to speak to Emil after the Q and A following The Music Box Theater's documentary of Art Spiegelman entitled Disaster is My Muse (This should be available on PBS in the upcoming months according to the director)
I was telling Emil Ferris about this nonfiction book I was reading called Beyond Anxiety by Martha Beck, who speaks about how a creativity cycle can disrupt an anxiety cycle. I think many of us artists in this current political climate are feeling increasingly restless and hopeless. Channeling that into art is a good idea at this time.
In any case, this is a great film and Emil Ferris's My Favorite Thing is Monsters (Book 1 and 2) is absolutely phenomenal. Highly recommended!
In these current times, the monsters are humans who have been given absolute power to enforce their wills and desires on all. Every day is a new horror and destruction of human rights. Some will try to counter this by praying ceaselessly. Others, like myself, will continue to maximize their time on Earth by doing art every spare moment. It is perhaps the only way to cope with the madness of reality and maybe enough of us could create a new world out of the embers left.
More about Emil Ferris: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Ferris
If you haven't read My Favorite Thing is Monsters, you haven't led a complete life. Here's a link for more info: www.fantagraphics.com/products/my-favorite-thing-is-monst...
More about Disaster is My Muse: www.imdb.com/title/tt32276169/
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Golu doll display arranged in steps celeberated during the festival of Navarathri in Southern India. It is customary people invite their friends and relatives where in invitees enjoy the treat for their eyes and stomach.
Miniature steam engine. Worden Park Leyland Lancs UK Every sunday free to public
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Poppies never stop amazing me with their simple beauty. Every time I pass a Poppy, whether here at Long Acre Manor or the Poppy field near my Village or the one I visited recently in Harrogate North Yorkshire, their heads and petals always bring a new magic, maybe its the way they hold their heads and the way the petals catch the light at Sunrise or Sunset or maybe its just the way they sway in a gentle breeze, so today I bring you yet another Poppy image, hoping to brighten your day with some Poppy Art ~ KissThePixel2019
Image taken with Nikkor 50mm f1.2 Manual Lens on the Nikon DF
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The trouble with the maples
(And they're quite convinced they're right)
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade
There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream, "Oppression"
And the oaks just shake their heads
So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
They say, "The oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light"
Now there's no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw
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BAL-05, with the CP 6241 and 6303 in their sharp Golden Beaver scheme leading, weave through some curves along the appropriately named Great River Road north of Guttenberg, IA on the west edge of the Mississippi River Valley. An old MILW line pole for some reason hangs on here, one of the few anywhere along this line to my knowledge. The ballast extra with it’s two set of GREX conveyor cars has been trying to weave through traffic southbound on the Marquette sub all day. Some minor signal issues at the siding at Eckards had delayed the train ahead (K50) and now this BAL-05 was running on restricting signals behind the slower freight most of the way to Dubuque it seemed. But that made for a nice chase for me! This sharp SD60 duo didn't last super long before one of them was replaced with a GP20ECo, unfortunately.
The CTC for this stretch around Eckards to Dubuque is relatively new. The CP has slowly been implementing CTC on the Marquette Sub from Sabula, IA to Bluff (La Crescent, MN), and has finally made it to Marquette with just a few "islands" of track warrant control "dark" territory left south of there. Given the increase in traffic on this line that is a key link in the CPKC’s Canada to Mexico route it certainly does seem warranted. Ballast trains are a common sight on the Marquette as they shuttle rock to expansion and heavy maintenance projects all throughout eastern Iowa from the pit at Waterloo, WI.
Their were quite a few buzzards about, I think this one is a juvenile as it has the yellow gape.
Photo taken at: Wimpole Estate National Trust, Cambridgeshire www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cambridgeshire/wimpole-estate
Model&Photographer: ME
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In July 1885, three teenage Hawaiian princes took a break from their boarding school, St. Mathew's Hall in San Mateo, and came to cool off in Santa Cruz, California. There, David Kawānanakoa, Edward Keliʻiahonui and Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole surfed the mouth of the San Lorenzo River on custom-shaped redwood boards, according to surf historians Kim Stoner and Geoff Dunn. In 1890, the pioneer in agricultural education John Wrightson reputedly became the first British surfer when instructed by two Hawaiian students at his college.
George Freeth (1883–1919) is often credited as being the "Father of Modern Surfing". He is thought to have been the first modern surfer.
In 1907, the eclectic interests of the land baron Henry E. Huntington brought surfing to the California coast. While on vacation, Huntington had seen Hawaiian boys surfing the island waves. Looking for a way to entice visitors to the area of Redondo Beach, where he had heavily invested in real estate, he hired a young Hawaiian to ride surfboards. George Freeth decided to revive the art of surfing, but had little success with the huge 500 cm (16 ft) hardwood boards that were popular at that time. When he cut them in half to make them more manageable, he created the original "Long board", which made him the talk of the islands. To the delight of visitors, Freeth exhibited his surfing skills twice a day in front of the Hotel Redondo. Another native Hawaiian, Duke Kahanamoku, spread surfing to both the U.S. and Australia, riding the waves after displaying the swimming prowess that won him Olympic gold medals in 1912 and 1920.
In 1975, a professional tour started. That year Margo Oberg became the first female professional surfer.
From the balmy shores of San Diego to the chilly waters of Northern California, the Golden State’s coastline offers the allure of perfect waves for every type of surfer. In August 2018, the state assembly voted overwhelmingly to enshrine surfing as California’s official sport. A new holiday was even created to commemorate the cowabunga-inspired moment—September 20 is California Surfing Day.
They are a vibrant, striking butterfly. Their wing colour can vary from yellow to creamy white, with dark margins.
Their caterpillars are a well camouflaged green colour with creamy white lines along each side.
The Lemon Migrant is found across tropical Australia – from Western Australia to all the way across to Queensland, and then throughout eastern parts of Queensland and New South Wales.
Large migrations of Lemon Migrants sometimes occur with butterflies flying from south to north.
The Lemon Migrant caterpillars feed on Cassia fistula tree and other native Cassia, and can often be found in suburban gardens.
Today is the last chance for the toads to lay their spawn before the Arctic air sweeps down from the North Pole. If any of their spawn is to survive, I will have to intervene and rescue it, bringing it indoors for the duration of the freezing spell. Come on you toads, you can do it !
Beautiful trout lilies , trilliums and trees in the woods on Duffins trail in Discovery bay , Martin’s photographs , Ajax , Ontario , Canada , May 2. 2023
Beautiful trees and a fallen tree in the background in the woods on the shore of Duffins creek marsh viewed from Duffins trail
Edited photograph
sunset trough the trees in the woods over Duffins marsh
Sunset
Fallen tree
Trilliums
Trout lilies
photograph converted to black and white using the Flickr Greyed filter
Flickr greyed filter
iPhone XR
May 2022
Covered up error while taking a photograph of the creek
Monochrome
Photograph converted of black and white
Black and white
shadows of trees
moss covered heart shaped rock
moss covered heart shaped stump
Moss
Coltsfoot
trees
cones
Fallen tree
Duffins creek marsh
Dogwood
Trees with their shadows
Lichen
Fungi
Logs
April 2022
Discovery bay
Flowering succulent
Waterfront park
Sky
Flowering shrubs
Flowers
Large Oak tree
Information plaque
Fallen tree
canoe boat launch
Ontario
Ajax
Canada
Pickering
Martin’s photographs
Discovery Bay
Trees
Ice cream cone
Sunset
Favourites
IPhone XR
Squires Beach
Duffins Creek
Duffins Marsh
Waterfront Trail
Rotary Park
Lake Ontario
Rod iron fence
Bridge
Bridge across Duffins Creek
Twilight
Sticks
Stones
Fallen trees
Fallen tree
Fungi
Mushrooms
Sand
Beach
Reflections
Reflection
Dogwood
Tall grasses
River
Duffins creek
Duffins trail
IPhone 6s
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During late fall, the snow geese begin. their migration and spend time on the western slope. Though we don't get the 10's of thousands (or more) that some places like Bosque get, we do get our fair share. Here are just a few of them announcing their arrival in November. :-)
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Starting from the second half of the 17 th century Sedniv was the place where large landowners the Lyzogubs arranged their main manor. The members of this glorious Ukrainian Cossack family played a significant role in the history and culture of Ukraine.
In 1687 Hetman Ivan Mazepa, designated Jacob Lyzogub the Chernigov colonel. In 1689 Mazepa endowed him richly with lands near Chernigov, including Sednev for his participation in the Crimean campaign. Son of Jacob Lyzogub, Efim was the Chernihiv colonel as well. In 1690 he began the construction of ancestral estate in Sedniv. On the right high bank of the Snov river he managed to lay a large park, build wooden residential buildings, stone building and the Resurrection church as the family burial vault.
The following generations of the Lyzogubs were all the militaries. In the first half of the 19th century one of five brothers Lyzogubs Andrei Ivanovich (1804-1864) retired and settled for good in Sedniv at the age of twenty-five years. He was joined by his brother, Ilya Ivanovich (1787-1867) – a retired colonel, a participant of the war with Napoleon and Alexander Ivanovich (1790-1839) – major general. The old building proved to be rather small. The estate was expanded along the mountain over again. The brothers turned the family homestead in the picturesque architectural ensemble. They attached a tower in a pseudogothic style to the old Cossack stone building and on the flank of the hill above the Snov river there was placed a gazebo.
To unite old and new territories of the estate the old rampart of the ancient settlement of Snov was cut through and a small bridge was spanned over the moat.
Park of the new estate acquired the romantic features according to the fashion trends of that time. Scenic views and the rampart proved very handy. In the end of the rampart that is on a steep slope at the river, a typical for romantic parks mysterious grotto with an entrance was embedded right in the ground. It was once decorated with local river mussels like the “sea bed” . Circular hole was in the ceiling, and a small window that overlooked the Snov river. By efforts of Ilya Ivanovich there were installed fountains in the park. One of them, called “Getman”, spurted higher than the famous “Samson” in Peterhof.
In the mid of th 19th century in the middle of the park there was built an U-shaped the Lyzogubs’ large house in the style of late classicism in place of the old wooden one.
The manor house is a one-storey building that bears typical features of eclectic architecture. It has two projection in the facade on both sides and a semicircular oriel in the center of the fasade that is turned to the river and fine detail decoration. House is placed parallelly to the slope.
All the buildings in the estate seemed to stress the attractiveness of the landscapes that was greatly admired by the owners: the tower over the entrance to Cossack stone building, the grotto, the oriel and white-column rotunda are oriented to the east overlooking the river.
Unfortunately, the park is now neglected. The slopes are so overgrown that one can hardly see the scenery across the river. There are age-old chestnuts, oaks, maples, which remember many guests of the Lyzogubs.
And among them were artists L. Zhemchuzhnikov and A. Slastion, writers L. Glebov and B. Grinchenko. There is still a lime tree in the park in the shade of which Taras Shevchenko liked to have a rest during his visits to Sedniv.
The Lizogubs themselves were rather talented human beings. Thus Alexander Lyzogub is known as the Ukrainian composer, one of the founders of Ukrainian piano music. He was the author of nocturnes, mazurkas, ballads, and variations on the theme of Ukrainian folk songs.
Ilya Ivanovich was keen on music as well. Mykola Markevych characterized him as: “A wonderful musician, a pianist, cellist, singer and composer, a good painter, a person keen on hydraulics. He decorates Sedniv with parks and fountains and lives quietly, modestly, but as an aristocrat.” The younger brother of Andrei Ivanovich was fond of painting and painted a few icons for the iconostasis of the Resurrection church.
In November 2009 President of Ukraine issued the decree to establish State Historical and National Preserve “The Lyzogubs’ Estate” in Sedniv.
Platanthera bifolia (Weiße Waldhyazinthe, lesser butterfly-orchid) Lindabrunn, Niederösterreich, Austria.
Jumping spiders use their legs to pounce on their prey, which is typically other insects. Amazingly, jumping spiders don't have special leg muscles, like grasshoppers, to help them leap. They propel themselves by suddenly changing the blood flow in their body. Terminix
Jumping spiders or the Salticidae are a family of spiders. As of 2019, it contained over 600 described genera and over 6000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation. Wikipedia
Shillingham’s south-facing fields roll their way to the historic tidal shores of the River Lynher, just a few miles from the sea. This creates a unique micro-climate with little frost and a very early Spring. Ideal for a vineyard.
Shillingham has been a working farm for four centuries. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was a dairy farm and in more recent years a beef, arable and lamb business.
However, Shillingham’s micro-climate has often made traditional farming practices challenging. Winter can be wild, Spring comes early, Autumn can linger and Summer can be very hot.
Shillingham is home to a stretch of Brunel’s original London-Penzance railway, which wound its way across the creeks and inlets of South Cornwall. After its construction, Shillingham became a major producer of vegetables, such as, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale, broccoli, turnips, and cauliflower. which could be in London within 24 hours of harvest.
Shillingham’s proximity to the river meant that it was also at the centre of the busy marine trade. Vessels carrying stone destined for Plymouth and London passed East by its foreshores, and those returning West stopped to off-load their “dock-dung”. This was the manure from the naval dockyard at Royal William Yard and later Devonport.
The dock dung contained a wealth of broken pottery and old, thick glass, much of which was uncovered during the vineyard’s soil preparation. It is now being transformed into a mosaic map of the vineyard.
The idea of a vineyard at Shillingham was first conceived in 1604 when Richard Carew of Antony published “A Survey of Cornwall”. Having previously travelled across Europe on an anthropological tour of discovery, he returned home and mused why nobody had tried to grow vines on the shores of the Lynher as its climate and soil seemed perfectly suited. 500 years later, in Spring 2021 preparation of the land and planting of the vines began.
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Elephants may spread their ears when they are excited, surprised or alarmed and try to make themselves look bigger. They may also spread their ears to cool off by aerating the blood vessels in the ears which circulates cooler blood throughout the body.
This elephant cow was accompanied by her calf. It was so small it practically disappeared in the tall grass - maybe that's why she was vigilant.
Captured in the Kanana concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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As many opine for the days when the Bozeman Local ran like clockwork and with clean power, no doubt people such as Mark Hemphill yearn for when the MRL #405 plied the rails as DRGW #3047. Although the tonnage on this day won't make a dent in the speed, even with a 1.9% grade ahead, the #405 undoubtedly saw mountain territory in its previous life. The #3047 was one of 22 GP35's delivered to the DRGW between 1964/65. Like most of the GP35 fleet, it lasted just about 28 years, being retired in Dec 1993 along with 17 others. An interesting note is that all 22 GP35's were made to be trailing unit only in 1972, removing cab seats, toilets and radios. I am unsure if this lasted until their retirement or if they were made lead qualified again at some point. Thanks to utahrails.net for the great details! Its an interesting note that by now the #405 has spent close to or more time on the Montana Rail Link than it did the Denver and Rio Grande Western. Time marches on!
On their way back to Minneapolis, a small group gathers in Cologne to see the 261 on this pleasant autumn afternoon.
So, VersaEmerge had some technical difficulties at their SXSW Purevolume show. Blake's 9 volt battery died, and no one had another one.
Kinda funny how you can't play an electric/acoustic without a battery.
But since no one had another battery available, they just decided to get down to our level, and play a zero electricity involved song, in the crowd, less than a foot away from me.
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Thank you VersaEmerge, for giving me one of the best concert experiences in a long time.
These beautiful raptors make an occasional stop through Northeast Ohio during their southern migration from the Boreal forests in Canada. They don't stay around very long with this one moving on after less than a day in one of the conifers at a local nature preserve. Shortly after I took this, a squirrel who was foraging in the same tree jumped from a nearby branch practically landing on top of the Owl. The Owl flew to an adjacent tree, burying itself deep within its branches. I’m not sure who was more surprised – the squirrel, the Owl or the onlookers. Pretty low light so I used a monopod for this one.
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One more day, citizens travel in their vehicles to return to their homes, to go shopping, to go out to dinner or to meet up with their relatives or friends. It is Friday evening, and the city exudes an incalculable energy that shows that we are alive and that we need to live life, with its bad moments and its good moments. It is a becoming of desires, thoughts, joys, sadness...
In this image you can see part of the M-40 highway as it passes through the district of Hortaleza from a closer view of the road.
It is 22 seconds of energy, dynamism and emotion.
I wish you all a very happy weekend, friends!
This photo is dedicated to the most important person in my life for the last 24 years, with all my heart.
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Hora punta en la ciudad, Madrid, España
Un día más, los ciudadanos, viajan en sus vehículos para volver a sus domicilios, para ir a hacer compras, para salir a cenar o para quedar con sus familiares o amigos. Es viernes por la tarde, y la ciudad desprende por sus venas una energía incalculable que demuestra que estamos vivos y que necesitamos vivir la vida, con sus momentos malos y sus momentos buenos. Es un devenir de deseos, de pensamientos, de alegrías, de tristezas...
En esta imagen podéis ver parte de la autopista M-40 a su paso por el distrito de Hortaleza desde un plano más cercano a la calzada.
Son 22 segundos de energía, de dinamismo y emoción.
Os deseo un muy feliz fin de semana todos, amigos!
Esta foto está dedicada a la persona más importante de mi vida durante los últimos 24 años, con todo mi corazón.
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Let’s hear it for Welsh poppies, so easy and so generous. Just watch one in flower. There’s the long oval bud, hanging its head on a neck so wobbly that it might be broken; then it hoists itself to the horizontal and the green bud scales are pushed forward and split like a four-piece nose cone, while behind them the yellow petals flex their muscles. Now the nose cone pops and the head opens, sometimes with four petals, sometimes more, leaning to the sun; and at its centre the seed pod is three-quarters formed and surrounded by a boss of golden stamens. A wonderful sight in all its stages of development. :-)
MOMS' SMILES... revealing their inner beauty. – TIFF –
ꒌ Овогодишња парохијска Слава (2025), много доброг расположења као и на свакој Слави.
► █░▓ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ Parish patron feast never leaves doubt over a good mood of the attendees. It is impossible to stay indifferent at the sight (and sounds) of kolo winding over the dance floor (or a meadow). So much more rejoicing it is if the dance is from Pasjane, a village in the soon to be freed, temporarily occupied Serbian territories of Metohija, Pomoravlje & Kosovo.
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For all their wonderful range of bright colours, Dewhurt's also put out an interesting array of rather drab shades too, reflecting some of the more dour colours worn before the Second World War. However dour the colours might be, they are often given the most wonderful names, like this one, which has the most delightful name, "Leaf Mould".
When it was my birthday two years ago, a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions. She also gave me three follow up tins of similar delightful gifts for Christmas.
Those wonderful gifts are what has inspired me to create this series of "Embroider my World" images featuring examples from my vintage bobbin collection. In this case I am using one of my Dewhurst's Sylko Leaf Mould reels of cotton which date from between 1938 and 1954. The spool sits on some wonderful Victorian era floral embroidered trim in cream and copper coloured silk. It is accessorised by an Art Nouveau leather needle book with the gilt saying "a stitch in time, saves nine" embossed upon it, two packets of needles, an unusual German sterling silver pincushion which is narrow with a band of green velvet and features a cherub with pet doves tied with ribbons on either side, a sterling silver beehive thimble made by silversmith James Fenton and Company, and a beautiful German Art Deco half-doll.
The "half-doll" is a dainty porcelain or bisque figurine, fashionable in the early Twentieth Century with an upper body, head, arms, but no legs. These dolls were produced in the thousands at the height of their popularity by German factories such as Dressel and Kister, Heubach, Goebel and Kestner. Later they were produced in France, America and later still, in Japan. They commonly served as handles and toppers for fabric covers made for powder boxes on ladies’ dressing tables and small brushes, however they were also made for jewellery boxes, pincushions, tea cosies and other covers. In this case, my German half-doll has a bare torso and is holding a fan, so she would have been made for a lady’s boudoir and was most likely the topper for a jewellery box or powder bowl. She stands at one and three-quarter inches in height and has been hand painted. When I bought her, she was covered in a rather sticky layer of dust, probably accumulated over many years, however a lovely soak in a soapy bath and a soft toothbrush scrub quickly removed the grime and brought back her pale, gleaming beauty.
The beehive thimble is sterling silver and was made by silversmith James Fenton and Company in Birmingham in 1902. James Fenton and Company was in operation between 1854 and 1956. They were well known for their manufacture of silver and gold thimbles, and later for their silver and enamel jewellery.
Belle Vue Mill, commonly known as Dewhurst’s, was built by Thomas Dewhurst in 1828. It opened in 1829 as John Dewhurst & Sons and was one of Skipton’s largest spinning and weaving mills. The mill’s position next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal meant that raw cotton could be shipped in by boats from Liverpool. Finished goods would then be sent back the same way ready for distribution. Coal to power the machine’s steam engines was also delivered by barge. In 1897 Dewhurst’s was bought by the English Sewing Cotton Co. It continued to produce Sylko, one of the mill’s most famous products. It was produced in over 500 colours and sold throughout the world. Sylko cottons are still available at haberdashers today.
Pearsall’s is and English company, with a long history, dating back to 1795 when James Pearsall founded the company in London. In 1816, they established a facility in Taunton, initially processing silk for the lace trade. Originally manufacturing silk cottons, they also made needles, and even fishing line silk! During the 1970s, the company shifted its focus to manufacturing medical devices, specifically suture material. This transition was facilitated by their core competencies of twisting, braiding, dyeing, and coating, which were well-suited for medical applications. Pearsalls Ltd (now Surgical Specialties Taunton, but trading as Pearsalls Ltd) still exists to this day.
KNWA has their helper set on the push with 4 sd60 varieties on the butt, while two are tucked away on the head end behind the two leading NS GEs. It has been all shadows all the time since the high bridge at Deep Water. Such is life on the former VGN.
„Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoices like a strong man to run its race. Its rising is from one end of heaven, And its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.”
Psalms 19:4-6
Two BNSF helper sets await their next shove at Crawford, NE on Sept. 11, 2000. One this day, four sets were being used, three with four SD40-2's and a fuel tender and one with two SD70MAC's and a fuel tender. The SD70MAC set seemed to be used primarily on manifests while the SD40-2 sets handled the unit coal trains. I was quite fond of this BNSF scheme on the SD40-2's.