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Just look at that tail-wag blur; her tail and her bottom wagging uncontrollably while the other end was fully concentrated on the job in hand. She was so, SO excited! ;-)
Despite her agility, Kitty doesn't seem to be any better at catching squirrels. She saw one race up this tree but by the time she arrived on the scene, the squirrel was already several trees away! ;-)
bark = écorce / aboiement
to bark = aboyer
to bark up the wrong tree = faire fausse route / se tromper
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Take care and many thanks for calling,
Colin ...
Back to photo page : Spring is in the hair!
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While the light tries to make its way
through the menacing dark clouds
swollen with rain ...
The sea waves rise roaring,
shaken by a raging wind ....
Everything seems to be crossed
by uncontrollable and overwhelming forces ...
Mentre la luce tenta di farsi largo
fra le nubi minacciose e gonfie di pioggia ...
Le onde del mare si sollevano ruggenti,
agitate da un vento impetuoso....
Tutto sembra attraversato
da forze incontrollabili e travolgenti ...
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MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU! :)
Inspiration. A whisper, an energy which directs our gaze, mind and heart inwards. It enraptures us to the world of ideas. We don't learn in school, it isn't available anytime. Inspiration leaves no traces, but we know it exists. And when appears almost mysteriously, something lights up. It is as if an uncontrollable force of expression pointed the way through the stones in midst over troubled waters.
A real safe path. A lovely path to be unveiled. Irresistibly exciting. Simple as a simple selfie !
Moya Brennan - Bright Star youtu.be/KkI6v2tN5XE
In the last couple of weeks wild fires in California have raged uncontrollably destroying many homes and forcing thousand to evacuate. My thoughts go out to all who have been affected, for some who have lost everything, and to the brave firefighters that put themselves in harms way to protect others.
In this picture a Cal Fire DC10 Air Tanker returns after dropping its fire retardant over burning grasslands in Santa Barbara County.
Today is World Encephalitis Day
That's what Encephalitis is, for those who don't already know.
Long before as much information was known on this condition, we as parents experienced it first hand, when our eldest became ill
Unbeknown to us the night before becoming unwell she had experienced uncontrollable shaking, which we now know was rigors. It happens when you have a steep rise in your temperature.
At the time she thought it was just her cold, as she had a sore throat too
The events that followed were an utter parents nightmare.
We saw five doctors before she finally got diagnosed, by which time nothing could be done and we were told it was just a waiting game, to see if she recovered
Months and months went by, most days she slept 24/7
Then after about six months, we saw signs of improvement
The neurologist informed us that something as simple as paracetamol would have helped with the temperature, had we known
We got her back thank god but it robbed her of many of the goals she wanted to achieve
Today she still suffers with extreme tiredness and very similar symptoms to long covid
I've written this, to make others aware, as prior to this happening, I had never heard of Encephalitis. A lot more is known now
I remember the first doctor we spoke to telling us, he was out of his depth knowing what was wrong
With love to my beautiful daughter, we're glad we got you back XX
This is the narrow entry to the harbour in Bauline. Not sure I’d want to be entering or exiting here today. Even standing safely on shore I experienced a few mouthfuls of salt water. I love the ocean…though not tasting it. I love it when she is utterly calm or uncontrollably angry. Whatever the day her beauty is undeniable.
ᴄᴋᴇʏ ᴘᴏsᴇs | sᴏᴋʀᴀᴛᴇs sᴇᴛ
ᴠᴇɴᴅᴇᴛᴛᴀ sᴋɪɴs | ᴀʀᴜɴ sᴋɪɴ - ᴇᴠᴏ x - ʜᴏᴍᴍᴇ- ᴍᴀɢᴀᴢɪɴᴇ ɢɪғᴛ
ᴏᴋᴀʀᴀ sᴛᴏʀᴇ | ᴛ1612 ʙᴇᴀʀᴅ-2ᴋ22-ʙᴏᴍ-ᴇᴠᴏx-006
ᴋᴀᴏs ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʙ ᴀᴇsɪʀ | ᴛᴡɪsᴛ ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏ ᴠ
sʏɴɴᴇʀɢʏ | ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ʀᴏᴏᴍ [ ] ʙᴀᴄᴋᴅʀᴏᴘ
My mother, she told me, "don't get in trouble"
My father, he told me he knew I would
My brothers, they told me, "don't give a damn"
My sister, she told me to do something good
I'm uncontrollable, emotional
Chaotically proportional
I'm visceral, reloadable
I'm a little twisted, twisted
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+ [QUOTH] + ULTIMATE NAIL SYSTEM
+ [QUOTH] + MOON PHASES PALETTE
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Created for the Mystic Challenge Group Contest Mystery Clocks
The mystery of time under lockdown - I am losing track of time and even the days of the week. Some days go so fast others seem to last for ever. The usual time markers are missing allowing time to contract and expand uncontrollably. Now off for breakfast...or is it lunchtime?!
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Hi all !!
This time, I zoomed less. You can see my entire avatar, standing up. I struggled to find an angle I like!! I hope you like it! ♥
Story : "The world seems sweet, almost normal... We go back to be quietly... Forgetting that in the end this world is also violence and uncontrollable things."
Thanks for watching and your support !! ♡
The music : 🎵.
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"My mother, she told me, "don't be a quitter"
My father, he told me he knew I was
My brothers, they told me, "do what you do"
My sister, she told me to do something good
I'm uncontrollable, emotional
Chaotically proportional
I'm visceral, reloadable
(I'm crazy, I'm crazy, I'm crazy, I'm crazy)
Everybody in the world knows I'm a little twisted...."
Twisted by Missio - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp70dN6hkNM
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So many memories from my childhood. My two sisters and me had a brown hen and a red rooster. I remember that the rooster always waited for us on our return from school. They were our "pets" and we sold them when they got loud and uncontrollable.
Thanks for your visit and taking the time to comment ... very much appreciated!
🎶 JOHANNES BORNLOF - REMINISCENCE
“Love
Has a way of wilting
Or blossoming
At the strangest,
Most unpredictable hour.
This is how love is,
An uncontrollable beast
In the form of a flower.”
― SUZY KASSEM - Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
A Green Anole peeks over the edge of a leaf, looking for insects to eat. I spent about two hours with these little lizards in my sister's back yard in Jacksonville, Florida when visiting her in 2019.
Green Anoles average about 4 inches in body size, with their tails extending another 4 inches. While the lizard above appears quite large, it is due to the perspective of my macro lens magnification, and the close proximity of the lens to the animal.
In order to get this close without spooking it and having it scurry away, it required a very patient stalking technique involving slow movement, quiet presence, and muscles in my arms and hands that often quivered uncontrollably due to holding my heavy gear for such extended handheld sessions! Actually surprising that ANY of my images were sharp, lol.
Enlarge for a more immersive view :)
A remnant of another era, the stairs leading up to the door of the small dilapidated house are half-hidden by the trees and greenery growing uncontrollably in the abandoned garden.
Strolling among the apartment buildings in a neighborhood of Athens, you come across some now rare images from the recent past.
Arabic Tattoo | Darkness Event | R Poses | Beauty Event
Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.
Đêm đến,em lại mong tiếng bíp bíp của điện thoại reo lên. Chĩ cần đôi lời 'em,ngủ ngoan.' cũng làm em dịu lòng và mĩm cười. Cười thầm và nghĩ,đâu đó,vẫn còn có người đang nhớ đến em.
"Look at mother nature on the run . . . ."
Neil Young, "After the Goldrush"
Unprecedented wildfires in the western United States, severe flooding in the eastern United States, in Europe and Asia, severe drought worldwide, an uncontrollable viral pandemic, yet there is a majority of the population (especially in the US) that does not believe such things. So here we are.
There will be no "Flyin' mother nature's silver seed
To a new home in the sun".
.....Next thing you know, I looked up and saw a large wave crash over the rocks, the tentacles of spray reaching the camera and I. I could taste the salt on my face when I licked my lips.
Fair warning. Not a total drenching but a reminder of the oceans free and uncontrollable will.
Time to head back to the safety of the beach.
And just when I thought I was safe.........
(wont be able to post tomorrow so may finish off this probably boring story this arvo!).
The Leaf With a Mouth Who Laughed at You
You walked in the forest all alone and
fell hard along that brown and green carpet.
And the leaf laughed and giggled
with a frenzy of a tree being tickled.
Were you being followed by a hyena you wondered?
Oh, your ankle and feet were in so much uncontrollable pain!
Still that leaf roared uproariously!
It’s tongue protruded clacking along as it’s
jagged teeth chattered rhythmically
How could nature be so cruel?
Still, it begs the question…
If a leaf laughs in the forest and there’s no one there to hear it…
Is it still having as much fun?
**All photos and poems are copyrighted**
’When angered, a wixen of Veela heritage may partially transform into a bird like creature - sprouting wings and/or a beak and developing the ability to produce balls of fire from their hands. When they are in this state, those of veela descent may lose the ability to think rationally and be consumed by an uncontrollable rage that can only be sated with a ‘sufficient’ amount of destruction or, of course, a proper stunning spell.’
The Epiphany is opening tonight! I am so thankful to be a blogger for this amazing event! Expect more than a few posts of items coming from this round!
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All week long I've been waiting
Every night I've been alone Holding on
Dreams of you keep me alive
This time, no, I'm never gonna' let you go
Let's get close closer than close
closer than you could ever imagine us
Open my mystery... you're the one who has the key
Bring that magical paradise
Never fails that you inspire uncontrollable desire
Let's get close closer than close
closer than you could ever imagine us
Close the door... turn out the lights
Turn me on with magical music... hypnotize
Lover man... so glad you're here
Whispering our secret language in my ear
A skater looses control on Chicago's Lakefront Trail. He went straight into the lake! No worries, laughing uncontrollably, his buddies quickly pulled him from the water. They were pleased I'd caught the moment on camera and now have copies of this photo :)
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 400, f/6.3, 300mm, 1/600s
It couldn't be taken back.
Or unsaid.
Or undecided.
Or undone.
It wasn't a malleable thing, a putty or a clay
It was a shattered thing, a permanent destruction
Felt across the Earth in one single moment
Even if people in other countries didn't understand
Why they suddenly shuddered uncontrollably.
**All photos are copyrighted. Please don't use without permission**
I haven't been doing much of edits lately but doing Caboodles ADs give makes me feel happy knowing how much I actually missed editing pictures ♥
Vogues Uncontrollably
So they were sitting in the car talking.
He turned to her and began to tell a story of this and that, of pros and cons, of blacks and whites.
She listened for a while then her gaze turned uncontrollably skyward.
"I've never seen the sky like that...It seems to be split, right down the middle..." she said.
There was a brief pause.
"Sorry for interrupting...Please, continue..."
"Forgive Quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that made you smile."
–Audrey Hepburn.
Because life is short. The most beautiful way it's presented to us is in the way magnolia comes a goes in a few days. Isn't our life just like that? b.mikic
We were moving away from a water body in the Thar desert after a fruitless wait for some birds, when suddenly I noticed something fly off and land on the side of the safari vehicle. I asked the driver to stop, and saw this bright yellow coloured desert locust on the ground.
It was quite cooperative and allowed us some fantastic close ups. Some of us did click him even with their mobile.
They seem beautiful with their bright yellow colours and the pattern on wings,,but under certain conditions, can multiply uncontrollably to millions and destroy crops in vast regions. Hence the caption.
It is here just off this point that the Irish and Celtic meet together with a vengence when huge storms develop out in the Bay of Biscay caught between the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain. Driving s/e winds push the storms in the direction of the south coast of Ireland where it brings unpredictibly severe gales and violent seas that meet the land here and pound it with an uncontrollable fury.
I got caught in San Sebastien in southern Spain last January by such a storm. I was trying to catch a ferry from Santander to Cork in southern Ireland but all sailings were cancelled because of a storm. I ended up driving north through Spain and France to catch a ferry from Caan to Southampton and then driving to Hollyhead in north Wales to catch the ferry to Dublin. It added a lot of miles and two days and nights travelling. I was glad to get home! Just shows how little control we have over the weather!
Fishing is the main occupation in this area and the little village of Slade with its old pier here on the Hook, is where the fishing boats head out every evening to fish the seas which is something they have done for centuries.
If you go and sit in any of the old pubs around here you will meet old hardy men who spent their lives fishing off this coast and listen to their emotionally filled stories and of the friends and relations they lost to the storms. They talk of the "blue madness" and when you ask them why they risked their lives in such away they will tell you that there was nothing else open to them here apart from immigration and, even today driving out the for 40 miles on the peninsula there isnt much really apart from the deserted ruined houses and the odd holiday cottage. There are very few trees and any that do survive are like grotesque sculptures that have been shaped by the wind which is constantly blowing here. It is a wild but very beautiful place.
Hook is famous for its unique lighthouse and centre and also Loftus Hall, both of which which have created a lot of employment here especially amongst the younger people which means that they dont have to go further afield for employment or risk their lives on the dangerous seas.
" For a lands mans life,
It is alll his own,
He can go or he can stay,
But when the sea it gets in your blood,
Its a call you must obey "
I worked with some young men in Dublin and they came from Killybegs, Co. Donegal. There were 4 of them and they had all been fishermen. They said they gave it up because they had lost too many of their friends through drowning. However, once May came around they all went back to the fishing as they said they missed it and their fellow trawlermen and the friendships and they would do it for the Summer months only.
Such is the madness I suppose!
Ireland is not a great place for sea shantys so this is a song from Grimbsy in Lincolnshire on the Humber estuary, and tells the story of a drowning catastrophe of over 70 souls that occured there in the early 1900`s.
Hope you enjoy the photo and the write up.
P@t.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGqbfJ6GSg4
And the story of Loftus Hall is worthy of any best seller!!!;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loftus_Hall
And here is the "Fastnet Yachtrace Disaster from 1979;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Fastnet_race
eoceanic.com/sailing/harbours/12/slade
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilmore_Quay
www.independent.ie/regionals/enniscorthyguardian/news/the...
www.salteeislands.info/SHIPWRECKS page.htm
Break the rules, forgive quickly
Kiss slowly, love truly
laugh uncontrollably
Don't try too hard to fit in,
you were born to stand out.
LeLUTKA gave us this beautiful Kaya Mesh Head - I am wearing WoW Skins skin and shape, CAZIMI eye makeup and Zibska necklace, earrings and flowers.
"I'm uncontrollable, emotional
Chaotically proportional
I'm visceral, reloadable
Everybody in the world knows I'm a little twisted" ♪
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I have been feeling a little "blue" this week.
The week started OK with a bank holiday - so relaxing BBQ with some friends (maybe too much sun).
By Tuesday I was shivering and sweating uncontrollably.
Wednesday was worse I felt like cr*p.
But today is a considerable improvement - not perfect but a lot better. Now I don't know what it was but Covid or summer flue don't normally clear up after a couple of days - maybe it was sitting in the sun for hours without a hat.
Blue & Lonesome is the 23rd British and 25th American studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones released on 2 December 2016.
Health update, It's Sunday and I still feel like cr*p.
Time to see a doctor this is not just a summer cold
I don't often get emotional about birthdays but this one, 5 years old, was a little different. For the first time in a long time, there is no baby in my house and I admit, I may have had a few teary eyed moments that day.
She is an exceptional little one. She is the kid that dances in the rain. She sings from morning until night. She rallies all the kids in the neighbourhood for fun and game. She tells strangers at the grocery store that she loves them. If anyone is sad, she'll lay her little hand on them and always say, "you are good to love." She is competitive, tells the most terrible jokes, laughs uncontrollably, but darn it, she is also stubborn and challenging. More than anything though, she loves her people dearly and has a heart of gold. People are drawn to her. I understand why...her love and her joy is contagious.
My heart hurts a little as she starts this new stage. I want to protect her so badly but I know I need to let her go and figure it all out. If you encounter her...know she is special and brave, but oh so soft, so handle with care. She is mine. I love her. And she may be 5 and feeling so grown up, but she'll forever be my baby.
(If you ask her, her favourite singer is Freddie Mercury....so for her I'm linking you one of her favourites. Every Sunday as she marches off to Sunday School with my mother my last words to her are always..."NO singing Queen..." youtu.be/04854XqcfCY)
Sorry, mushy mom love and I always have way too many words! :-)
Came across Hope Cove in Devon recently while spending some time walking along the coastal path, it was a very windy day and the waves were crashing aganst this coastal wall, it was so exciting to watch....occaisioally I even had to run away as fast as I could...the possbity of getting caught by the rushing water was met with an uncontrollable desire to laugh...and laugh I did....lots!!!! it's .such fun to be a child!!
Handheld iPhone shot, battered in Snapseed on iPad Pro.
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P.S. Lana is going to temporary close for rebuild on Oct 28th 2021. Few days to enjoy the first installment and look forward to the next. Do join our in world group for updates or just keep an eye on this flickr account. ;)
Taken at Lana (Now Closed)
On a sleepless night the mind takes an endless stroll along an empty street. Roots burst from the cracks of the concrete, some old, some fresh and some in between. They coil on the side, keeping the mind some company in the recollection of what lies beneath.
The past seems to be the most memorable. Why do you love to visit these times? It is gone forever. There is just no point in losing sleep over something you can never return to or have again. Somehow, the mind and heart can be silly to want to hold on to these. Some unresolved emotions or perhaps allowing the feeling to never fade. The future is the second most visited part of a sleepless mind. But, I don't understand just how does it help thinking of something uncontrollable? Despite the millions of plans made, the accurate calculations, something or the other happens to either make it worst or if you are lucky, much better. That is what we call hope, isn't it?
The present seems to be the least visited thought. Why can't you stop wandering the endless dark street and just get some rest? After all, the present is what matters in this moment. It is what you need to act on without much thought. Maybe trying to sleep is the first step to escape this late night stroll...
Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that made you smile
All wants very much
meet your Love -
for life to keep it...
The Love -
no behind the clef to close!
Behind the clef do not live -
..................................... the Love .
Golden cage no sing sad birdie,
Love dies, if the cage -
............................... imprisoned!
Also closed in rings ,
can not be maintained - Love!
Free and uncontrollable ,
as the wind , as wild wind !
............................... Love is .
Love a miracle is,
come and live that -
...................... in hearts Loving .
In your heart -
live my Love ,
as in my heart -
live Love of You !
10+ and still!
just so! and not otherwise -
live the Love -
.................................. in Hearts .
/by PussyCat/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXrjQ1VoLvI
/by - Nina Simone - Wild Is the Wind/
Welland River - The ice here was catching the sunlight just right to bring out what I thought was great colour and texture. I believe this is the kind of shot which is tough to duplicate as its is so dependent on uncontrollable variables. You simply have to be lucky and have a camera at hand. :)
On the southwest end of Zion National Park sits Mount Kinesava, a very colorful example of red rock. This view is from south of the historic ghost town of Grafton, Utah. The town was settled by Mormon's seeking to farm the fertile soil. The plan was actually to grow cotton and compete with the south, but the Virgin river was uncontrollable and occasionally flooded the entire town and valley
213d 11 - DSC_0170 - xps - B&W - 32x16
In memory of Elizabeth Jean Pruett also known to us as Rottlady. Although Elizabeth had a preference for straight out of the camera photography, she joined a few of us for weeks in a series of on-line meetings to explore the capabilities of Photoshop Elements. During that time, I believe we clicked on every single thing we could find just to see what would happen. Some hilarious moments ensued. The sheep in this image are the very same ones that were cloned by Etva in one of those meetings, cloned and inadvertently pasted onto the head of a priest. We laughed uncontrollably at that happy accident. Elizabeth’s laugh was truly infectious. With this image, I not only remember her love for beautiful sunsets but her great good humor and companionship. I miss you dearly, my friend!
Sunset and sheep images kindly provided by Etva101. Additional textures used are my own.
PFW-0450
Bill's Rock
Taken along the "Atlantic Way" on the south coast of Achill Island Co. Mayo, Ireland as the sun starts to go down through the clouds and shines beautiful light across the Atlantic Ocean. A magical peaceful moment.
Info
The rocks are an important habitat for wildlife and hosts colonies of puffins (7.1% of the total Irish population), storm petrels, kittiwakes, guillemots and other gulls. A large number of seals also live on the islands. It is now a designated SPA (Special Protection Area). They are 30 metres high and 11 km from Achill.
It gets its name from an unusual source, a Danish sea captain by the name of Mathias De Bille. He was the captain of a Danish Navy frigate called the Bornholm that departed from Copenhagen on 14th December 1781. As the ship rounded Ireland’s north coast on 17th January 1782 a hurricane blew up and drove the Bornholm south along the west coast of Ireland. With its foremast and bowsprit gone the frigate was virtually uncontrollable and but for a tremendous feat of seamanship would have been lost at these rocks and under the treacherous cliffs of Clare Island. Somehow De Bille guided his ship to the relatively calm waters of Melcombe Bay near Newport in Co. Mayo. The weary captain had lost several of his crew during the storm and was horrified to discover that the remaining crew members were now stricken by malignant fever. De Bille also caught the fever himself and was befriended by a local merchant, John McLoughlin, who treated him in his own home. De Bille died there on St. Patrick’s Day 1782. He was buried in Newport with full military honours.
Watch the You Tube Video by Sean Molloy it gives a very rare view of these rocks. The video was taken in the summer of 2018.