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A local fishing boat, pictured in the waters off Atauro Island, Timor-Leste.
UN Photo/Martine Perret
13 November 2010
Atauro Island, Timor-Leste
Photo # UN7390575
Just a quick little shot this time. Took this by dropping a water droplet on my phone camera to simulate a macro/fisheye lens.
Enjoy!
Well, all I had was some pink icing but Jamie doesn't mind it all taste the same. Happy Birthday (yesterday) Oct. 26 1977. We celebrate today :)
When I do count the clock that tells the time,
And see the brave day sunk in hideous night;
When I behold the violet past prime,
And sable curls all silvered o'er with white;
When lofty trees I see barren of leaves
Which erst from heat did canopy the herd,
And summer's green all girded up in sheaves
Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard,
Then of thy beauty do I question make
That thou among the wastes of time must go,
Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake
And die as fast as they see others grow;
And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence
Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.
W. Shakespeare
This is the temple of Hephestus, one of the twelve gods of ancient greeks. Hephestus was the protector of craftsmen and blacksmiths. His temple was built in appr. 460-415 B.C. at the Agora, the heart and soul of ancient Athens, at the very spot where the idea of democracy was born.
Explore #274
* Dot all your "i"s with smiley faces.
* Sing into your hairbrush.
* Grow a milk mustache.
* Read the funnies; throw the rest of the paper away.
* Dunk your cookies.
* Step carefully over sidewalk cracks.
* Try to get someone to trade you a better sandwich.
* Give someone a hug around the neck.
* Blow the wrapper off a straw.
* Refuse to eat crusts.
* Make a face the next time somebody tells you "No."
* Ask "Why?" a lot.
* Have someone read you a story.
* Wear your favorite shirt with your favorite pants even if they don't match.
* Eat dessert first.
* Say "duh" when stuff is obvious.
* Put an orange slice in your mouth, peel side out, and smile at people.
* Innocently say your prayers.
* Ride a roller coaster two times in a row.
* Run through the sprinkler with all your clothes on.
* Lick all the cream out of an Oreo before you eat the cookie part.
* Eat just the chocolate stripe out of your Neapolitan ice cream.
* Start thinking now about what you want for your next birthday.
* Lie on your back in a field and look at pictures in the clouds.
~~ Author Unknown ~~
Two men having a talk at food court under warm and golden sunlight in Macau.
Leica M6 Classic
Summicron 50mm f2
CineStill Tungsten 800
Dovercourt Lighthouse long exposure.
Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex. The weather report said "Clear" so i was hopeful for a nice sunrise - only to be met with a big grey bank of cloud out to sea.
189 seconds @ f/16
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I line my fridge shelves with these. They keep the shelves clean and I can wash them in the dishpan, and then just give the inside of the fridge a quick wipe. They have made my life a whole lot easier.
Spending time sitting on a stone bench in Piazza Santa Croce, Firenze.
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Street + Olympus XA-2 + Lomography BW Earl Grey 100 film + bleach.
See the complete set "Early Grey BW souped chemicals" at my Lomography home.
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an off-hand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then the one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
And racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in the relative way, but you're older
And shorter of breath and one day closer to death
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desparation is the English way
The time is gone the song is over, thought I'd something more to say
Update 21/01/12: My latest rant "We will save the tiger - POSITIVES WIN OUT THIS WEEK" is at my facebook page and includes reference to the compelling, compulsory listening 28 minute interview with Alan Rabinowitz, a true hero in the fight to save big cats...
15/01/12 Text taken from www.facebook.com/jackkinross which is a very short weekly blog on things tigerish and wildlifeish...
A tough week for the tiger and wildlife but some positives including great effort by Nepal. I counted just under 70 items in the last seven days on our news page at www.wildtiger.org and it's sobering. However there are positives and the one that I like the most is the fact that Nepal had zero poaching of Rhinos for 2011. This just shows what is possible. A country that was ravaged by civil war and has extreme poverty issues managing such a feat is a testament to many parties, particularly the securuty forces. The job is not over yet, it never will be but to maintain key fauna in this critical landscape, part of the tiger corridor, is a huge positive. You can check out the news at www.wildtiger.org and we will also be using our Facebook page as a main feed for The Om Prasad Legacy www.facebook.com/WildTiger.org
Cheers Jack
At the other end of service 140 we see East Coast 10054 at Penicuik terminus screened to return to Musselburgh. These two towns have much in common. Both were ancient burghs, both had a long industrial history and both had enterprising benefactors who left legacies for civic centres. Near this spot was Alexander Cowan's Valleyfield paper mill, one of the largest in the world and a considerable employer for the town and Midlothian. He gifted enough to ensure the Cowan Institute was built.
For many years the Institute was the terminus for bus services. In 1965 SMT Regent double deckers were given 56 minutes to reach Musselburgh and at that time the route operated via Danderhall and Stoneybank rather than today's route via Whitecraig which takes 1 hour and 15 minutes ! In fact SMT had good connecting times. You could leave North Berwick and connect with the Penicuik bus at Musselburgh, and in turn connect with the Edinburgh to Peebles bus at Penicuik! Before today's cyber and digital age it was the feared road inspectors who ensured your connections !
Today service 140 enables important links from south to north Midlothian connecting Roslin, Loanhead, Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith with Musselburgh and from both an economic and social point of view an essential bus service. Until recently Lothian operated the 140 service from Marine garage, however a re-distribution of work saw their East Coast subsidiary work this route from Musselburgh depot, although on occasions drivers from either company work on this route. I would expect further economies may see more work shared with the subsidiary where routes duplicate one another.