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My Life’s Coincidences With Surf ’n Turf Steak & Lobster - IMRAN™
A filet mignon and lobster tail are among my favorite combinations. But there’s a lot more meat to this tail’s non-tall tale than just a foodie photo. Dig in!
It was literally the night marking my starting a new life in America 36+ years ago. It was a cold and dark night - then and now. I was blessed and eternally grateful - then and now.
As I was driving home, I just wanted some surf ‘n turf for dinner. It was late. And there weren’t many restaurants open.
It wasn’t fancy but this plate filled the need that night.
Outback Steakhouse’s steaks aren’t as sumptuous now as when I first discovered the chain. That was in 2002-2003 during a 1000-miles drive through Florida. I was there to find my then-first second-home.
It was on Singer Island at the Tiara - which is on A1A next to Palm Beach Island. I think the first Outback I ate at was along that route north of there.
An interesting coincidence was that the first Outback Steakhouse opened in what became my (current) second second-home, Tampa. It opened in 1988, ironically coinciding with my coming to America in 1987-1988.
Want more coincidences with that entree? The first surf ‘n turf combo is said to have been served in the year of my birth, 1962. The food was at the Seattle Fair — which is coincidentally where my great employer Microsoft is based. There’s an extra charge if you want me to dig up more coincidences for dessert! Thanks for joining me for a dinner story.
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I was taking a few photos of the mourning dove as the blue jay entered the frame squawking at the dove to drive it away. The dove was startled, puffed up and flew away.
I thought it was interesting bird behavior.
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Autumn Turf
Typical turf church and old cemetery in Hof, south iceland, bathed by autumn light.
with Haida Red Diamond Medium GND of 3 Stops (Haida Filter)
with Canon 5D Mark IV (Canon Portugal) + Laowa 12 mm (Venus Optics - Laowa)
@ Hof, Iceland
Duarte Sol Photography
An archive shot, I had previously uploaded this back in 2011, but deleted it. This is a re-worked version. The shot was taken a few miles outside Glencolumbcille, Co Donegal. (The map location is a close guess).
Fort Erie Race Track 2020. With no customers during the 2020 racing season I had more oppertunities to take photos & video footage.
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Fort Erie Race Track 2020. With no customers during the 2020 racing season I had more oppertunities to take photos & video footage.
If you like my work click the "Follow" button on Flickr.
Other places to see my work rumimume.blogspot.ca/, twitter
Fort Erie Race Track 2020. With no customers during the 2020 racing season I had more oppertunities to take photos & video footage.
If you like my work click the "Follow" button on Flickr.
Other places to see my work rumimume.blogspot.ca/, twitter
Found an old SD card from 2016 today and developed some of the images. This one was taken in Connemara National parl. Whenever you're in Kerry in autumn you can smell the turf fires. Here's the turf drying out on the open to be burnt later.
Those images were taken with my Fuji X100s. Now that I see the colors of this camera, I almost regret having sold it last year.
An abandoned turf house in southern Iceland, nestled on the south side of the coastal cliffs to avoid the cold northerly winds.
Turf houses have a long tradition in Iceland, a land without many trees but with lots of grass. The house frame is wood, the walls are of turf or turf and stone, and the roof is covered with turf with an underlay of slates. Turf is a wonderfully insulating material that can be replaced every few decades.
The building of turf houses faded out during the 20th century as timber, concrete and other building materials became available. Only a few craftsmen still maintain the tradition.
Fort Erie Race Track 2020. With no customers during the 2020 racing season I had more oppertunities to take photos & video footage.
If you like my work click the "Follow" button on Flickr.
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I've been part of a wonderful group of film shooters from all over the world, the Film Shooters Collective, for about a year now, and I'm delighted to announce our first book has just been published. NSEW, all film images from the various places we call home, including a collection of my little houses.
The sad story behind this one, that's a demolition notice in the front window, and a guy who was parked just off frame, sitting in his truck on the phone got out to question me about what I was doing, friendly, bemused and all business. I'm not a betting woman, but my instincts told me he was in all likelihood the developer.
As the days went on the invasion of the foreigners became more and more apparent.
Kai and Kaze decided to walk the streets to attempt to protect the locals from the wrath and greed that the foreigners were raining down on those less fortunate daily.
As they exited the shop they found exactly what they were looking for. Demon Dodge, Evil Emil and Fleetin' Ethan were all three ready for them.
Quickly they nodded to one another and Kaze took off at a run. He leapt into the air as he was trained to do, his legs taking on the crane formation. His face was determined, angry even. With his youth it was normal for him to be a hothead, but in times like this it wasn't a bad thing. His anger would fuel him.
Kai on the other hand took a protective stance, his eyes hard, cold and calculating. He'd get the two that were left, his sword sliced the air with a speed that was unmatched by his opponents.
Demon Dodge's eyes blazed with determination, his blades at the ready in a stance that was typical to those that were not of this place.
Evil Emil, known to be the most twisted of them, had a look on his face of sheer glee at the blood fray that was about to ensue. It was known that he took delight in others pain and even their deaths.
All that Kai could think is, "they do not belong" as he struck out finally at his enemy. HIs heritage, his training, his composure was second to none of his age, his eyes shone black in the night, colorless during the day. Only this time, they were cold as a black ice running down your spine.
The battle would begin, but where would it end?
Turf Stacks, Connemara
a picture taken more or less from the roadside , returned again to fine tune the image but the stacks were gone , this image was taken handheld with the camera stretched out above my head , tilting screen came in very handy
Madeline Squire and Araminta Wraith as duelling sisters (or step-sisters from Cinderella's perspective) from the dress rehearsal of Cinderella by Scottish Ballet, at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh.
You can see more pics in my Cinderella set.
The production, which is choreographed by Christopher Hampson, is currently at the Festival Theatre and then goes on tour to Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness in January.
www.scottishballet.co.uk/cinderella/cinderella.html
My thanks are due to Catherine Bromley from the Festival Theatre Press Office and Carrie McAdam from Scottish Ballet.
… at the start of the Exeter Ship Canal by the Exe Estuary, Devon, England.
See my other Turf Hotel photos.