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If you understand the title of this photo, you're old. :-)
I took this photo in the park which has become my weekly "get out of the condo destination" during the pandemic. It has always been a favourite place to go with my camera and now is a good place which allows for nice walks with appropriate physical distancing from other people.
This bird was fairly near the bench I was sitting at, I've never seen a bird like it in this park. I immediately thought it was a chukar (aka chukar partridge) which, although not common are found in the region. Several people stopped on their walks to chat about the bird, all saying that they too had never seen one like it here before and a couple of them expressed the opinion that it was a chukar. Then one guy said the colour seemed a bit wrong for a chukar and I'd been thinking that too so when I got home I did some googling and have decided it is probably a rock partridge which, as it turns out, is very closely related to the chukar.
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You must understand though the touch of your hand
Makes my pulse react
That it's only the thrill of boy meeting girl
Opposites attract
It's physical
Only logical
You must try to ignore that it means more than that
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
It may seem to you that I'm acting confused
When you're close to me
If I tend to look dazed I've read it someplace
I've got cause to be
There's a name for it
There's a phrase that fits
But whatever the reason you do it for me
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
I've been taking on a new direction
But I have to say
I've been thinking about my own protection
It scares me to feel this way
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a sweet old-fashioned notion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
What's love?
Got to do it
Got to do it
What's love?
Song: What's Love Got To Do With It ~ Tina Turner~
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There's poison in my drinking glass
Don't stop, just sip it down
And in a swirling masquerade of sound
My body hits the ground
I'm beautiful when I'm asleep
Martini kisses land
On my blistered bloody scarlet lips
The bottle's in my hand
Burn out, not fade away
I'll speak in riddles so you can understand
I'll draw in pencil so you can trace with pen
So in love with me like sand to wet feet
I'll write both our names into the wet concrete
Understand that most problems are a good sign.. Problems indicate that progress is being made.. wheels are turning, you are moving toward your goals.. Beware when you have no problems, then you've really got a problem!! Problems are like landmarks of progress.. :- Scott Alexander
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People don't always need advice. Sometimes all they really need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand them.
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Take a good look at it look at it now
Might be the last time you'll have a go round
I'll let you touch it if you like to go down
I'll let you go further if you take this southern route
Don't go too fast don't go too slow
You got to let your body flow
I like 'em attentive and I like 'em in control
Baby, it's yours, all yours, if you want it tonight
I'll give you the red light special all through the night
Baby, it's yours, all yours, if you want it tonight
Come through my door, take off my clothes and turn on the red light
I know that you want me, I can see it in your eyes
You might as well be honest, 'cause the body never lies
Tell me your secrets and I'll, I'll tell you mine
I'm feelin' quite sexy and I want you for tonight
If I move too fast (too fast) just let me know (just let me know)
'Cause it means you move too slow
I like some excitement and I like a man that goes
Baby, it's yours, all yours, if you want it tonight
I'll give you the red light special, all through the night
Baby, it's yours, all yours, if you want it tonight
Come through my door, take off my clothes, and turn on the red light
If you want me (if you want me) let me know it (let me know)
I'll make time but you've got to show it (you've got to show)
If you need me (if you need me), I want to see (I want to see)
But don't mistake me, I don't want you down on your knees
I need someone (I need someone), a real man (a real man)
I need someone who understands (who understands)
I'm a woman (I'm a woman), a real woman (a real woman)
I know just what I want, I know just who I am
Baby it's yours, all yours, if you want it tonight
I'll give you the red light special, all through the night
Baby it's yours, all yours, if you want it tonight
Just come through my door (come through my door)
Take off my clothes (take off my clothes) and turn on the red light
Baby, it's yours, all yours, if you want it tonight
Red light special, all through the night
Baby it's yours, if you want it tonight
The Astoria Hotel near Copenhagen Central Station. I love this building, but I can also understand why people find it hard to love it. I guess it is one of those buildings, that either you love it or you hate it, and probably no in-betweens.
You will understand why when you know my story : I am a Yellow Butterfly of the genus Eurema.
I thought I bore the same name as one of my cousins, who visited this garden a few days ago, called Small Grass-Yellow (Eurema smilax) but I am now told that my name is NO-BRAND Grass-Yellow (Eurema brigitta) ! Can you imagine that, being called NO-BRAND, like any common grocery item in a supermarket ??
View Large. Red-crested Cardinal. Kāʻanapali, Maui Hawaii.
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ᴴᵉʳᵉ ʷᵉ ᵍᵒ ᵃᵍᵃⁱⁿ
ᴱᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ⁱˢ ᶠⁱⁿᵉ
ᴵ ᵍᵘᵉˢˢ ʷᵉ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵖʳᵉᵗᵉⁿᵈ
ᵂᵉ ᵈⁱᵈⁿ'ᵗ ᶜʳᵒˢˢ ᵃ ˡⁱⁿᵉ
ᴮᵘᵗ ᵉᵛᵉʳ ˢⁱⁿᶜᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵈᵃʸ
ᴱᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ʰᵃˢ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍᵉᵈ
ᵀʰᵉ ʷᵃʸ ᴵ ʷʳⁱᵗᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳ ⁿᵃᵐᵉ
ᵀʰᵉ ᶜᵘʳˢⁱᵛᵉ ˡᵉᵗᵗᵉʳ ᴵ
ᵂʰᵉⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ⁱᵗ ᵐᵃʸ ᵇᵉ
ᵀʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍᵒ ᵒⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʷᵃʸ
ᴵᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ʳᵉᵃˡˡʸ ʷᵃⁿⁿᵃ ˡᵉᵃᵛᵉ
ᴵ'ˡˡ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵏᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵗᵃʸ
ᵂʰᵃᵗᵉᵛᵉʳ ʸᵒᵘ ᵈᵉᶜⁱᵈᵉ
ᴵ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵘⁿᵈᵉʳˢᵗᵃⁿᵈ
ᴬⁿᵈ ⁱᵗ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵃˡˡ ᵇᵉ ᶠⁱⁿᵉ
ᴶᵘˢᵗ ᵍᵒ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ᶠʳⁱᵉⁿᵈˢ
ᴬⁿᵈ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ⁱˢ ᵃ ᵏᵃˡᵉⁱᵈᵒˢᶜᵒᵖᵉ
ᴴᵒʷ ⁱᵗ ʷᵒʳᵏˢ ʷᵉ'ˡˡ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵏⁿᵒʷ
ᴬⁿᵈ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ᵃˡˡ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍᵉ
ᴵˢ ˢᵒᵐᵉʰᵒʷ ᵃˡˡ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵃᵐᵉ
ᵀᵘʳⁿⁱⁿ' ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ˡᵉᶠᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ʳⁱᵍʰᵗ
ᶜᵒˡᵒʳˢ ˢʰⁱⁿⁱⁿᵍ ⁱⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵉʸᵉ
ᴬⁿᵈ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ᵘᵖˢⁱᵈᵉ ᵈᵒʷⁿ
ᴵᵗ'ˢ ᵇᵉᵃᵘᵗⁱᶠᵘˡ ˢᵒᵐᵉʰᵒʷ
ᴵᵗ'ˢ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵃ ˢʰᵃᵖᵉ ᵃˡᵒⁿᵉ
ᴸᵒᵛᵉ ⁱˢ ᵃ ᵏᵃˡᵉⁱᵈᵒˢᶜᵒᵖᵉ
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Suicide Unborn - Lucille Eyes @ Sabbath
TheROOM - Ayla Set @ Kinky Event
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I understand now, the legend of the succubus
And from whence it came
Being broken hearted, alone, and jaded
Can make a night stalking lunatic, of any dame
My heart has been stolen,
I'll never be the same
So now I wander the night,
With the "succubus" name
I'll slip into your dreams,
Make any man my prey
A female demon of the night,
Its the truth, what they say
A nocturnal dream,
I'll dance in your head
And when the sun shines,
I'll hide under your bed
I cannot love you,
As I have no heart
My heart was broken,
So now I roam the dark
We succubi, hide in the shadows,
Watching our game
We are all heartless creatures,
We feel no shame
Yes, I understand now the legend of the succubus,
And from whence it came
As my heart is gone
Now "succubus" is my name
(Gidgette Mar 2016)
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Before knowing the weather condition of the Himalayan region we should understand its geography. The Himalayan region covers an area of 2,250 km with an average width of 200 km.
The forest belt of the Himalayan region consists of Oak, Rhododendron, Birch, Pine, Deodar, and Fir. And the monsoon season in this region lasts for mid June till the end of September. The Himalayas influences the meteorological conditions in the Indian subcontinent to the south and in the Central Asian highlands to the north to a great extent. It acts a climatic divider circulating the air and water system to a great extent. Because of its altitude and location it blocks the passage of the cold winds coming from the north to the Indian sub continent thereby making India's climate much more moderate. It also influences the rainfall pattern in India. The combined effect of rainfall, latitude and altitude largely influences the forests belts in the Himalayan region. The rainfall is mostly recorded during the monsoon time of June to September but it decreases as you travel from east to west. The snow-capped ranges of the Himalayas stretch 2, 250 km from the Namcha Barwa to Nanga Parbat on the Indus. The range extends from east to west up to central-Nepal and then takes a southeast to northwest direction.
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Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.
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In my first attempts to use my macro Lens, i came across this grass called Pampass. This is just a tip of the grass that i captured ..
This Lens is really a fun Lens .. it was really worth it .. Happy Macro Sunday!
EXPLORED! November 21, 2010 (Highest Rank #134). Thank you guys for making this happen. Always appreciated. My first ever macro shot to be explored .. really surprising.. it's still a mystery to me how explore work .. hmmm
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RKO_0357. Just look at the size of people to understand how impressive this ship is.
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An afternoon so foggy, you can't see the ocean in the distance
"In summer, when the days are long,
Perhaps you'll understand the song" ~ Lewis Carroll
Sea, I listen to you...
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Sentado en estas rocas, mar, te escucho. No entiendo tus palabras pero adivino a ciegas que algo quieres decirme...
Serie - Photo 4 of ...
Sat in these rocks, sea, I listen to you. I do not understand your words but I guess blindly that a little you want to say to me...
Epictetus said that men aren’t disturbed by events but by the views they take of them.
What if the windmill transforms into a lightmill? Nothing more needed to be said here, my Sunshine, ily.
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Spring. Greece, 2017
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Figueira da Foz. Portugal
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#22 -- World Book Day -- 116 Pictures in 2016
Such an apt day for remembering my Papa's birthday, as he so loved to read. Some of my earliest memories are of the delight in his voice when he read aloud to us. He loved the Pooh stories (& had particular affection for Eeyore & Roo), but loved even more the rhymes in When We Were Very Young & Now We Are Six. He could not read the fence painting scene in Tom Sawyer without laughing so hard that he cried.
So here's an assortment of his books that came to me, some of them touching on his career as a volcanologist, in a few of the various places where he worked. Also, showing his great interest in birds & all natural phenomena. And a bit of literature, too -- the O. Henry volume was a gift on his 19th birthday. How fascinating I found those red volumes when I was a child -- they pulled me into mysteries of nuances & intonations & adult things I couldn't entirely understand, but persevered in exploring, losing myself in the magic of books.
Prompt:
gate gate pāragate pārasaṃgate bodhi svāhā, 8k UHD, lyrical, water colour and ink on rice paper, chant, plainsong, form, no form, metallic flow, consciousness chrome, no sensation, --c 56 --w 54 --ar 7:5 --raw --v 7.0 --s 990
Please not I do not understand kanji or Chinese script and I have no idea what the symbols mean so if there is any mistranslation or improper or poor translation or meaning to these symbols or characters please accept my apologies in advance.
Santarém, 2018
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Understand, I'll slip quietly
away from the noisy crowd
when I see the pale
stars rising, blooming, over the oaks
I'll pursue solitary pathways
through the pale twilit meadows,
with only this one dream :
You come too.
Rainer Maria Rilke
...you gotta know her deep inside....
...................................................................hear every thought
...see every dream....
......................................and give her wings when she wants to fly....
(Brian Adams)
For every woman in our lives.......
Arachova, Greece
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"I'm 12 years old. I run into a Synagogue. I ask the Rabbi the meaning of life. He tells me the meaning of life... But, he tells it to me in Hebrew. I don't understand Hebrew. Then he wants to charge me six hundred dollars for Hebrew lessons."
No group of people has the right to monopolize colors for their own benefit.Changing colours according the environment may protect a chameleon,but are we chameleons?
ILDSS,I can see all the true colors in us💕
Pour kevin Walker !
I just tried to understand how you work !
Don't make a mistake ! Here we have some sun... sometimes !
Proverbs 8:5 “Understand prudence, you naive people; and gain an understanding heart, you foolish ones.”
Understandably standing on a rock to appear taller, this posture of the Nazca Booby has mating ritual written all over it. ( possibly like wearing lifts in your shoes?)
"..."I cannot understand why the Spring is so late in coming," said the
Selfish Giant, as he sat at the window and looked out at his cold
white garden; "I hope there will be a change in the weather."
But the Spring never came, nor the Summer. The Autumn gave golden
fruit to every garden, but to the Giant's garden she gave none.
"He is too selfish," she said. So it was always Winter there, and
the North Wind, and the Hail, and the Frost, and the Snow danced
about through the trees.
One morning the Giant was lying awake in bed when he heard some
lovely music. It sounded so sweet to his ears that he thought it
must be the King's musicians passing by. It was really only a
little linnet singing outside his window, but it was so long since
he had heard a bird sing in his garden that it seemed to him to be
the most beautiful music in the world. Then the Hail stopped
dancing over his head, and the North Wind ceased roaring, and a
delicious perfume came to him through the open casement. "I
believe the Spring has come at last," said the Giant; and he jumped
out of bed and looked out.
What did he see?"
From: The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde - www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/2179/
Lovely Texture, thank you:
ground*floor's photos
36 Yishan Rd., Shanghai
To understand the fiasco of China's epidemic prevention, please read these reports:
www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2822%2900...; cn.nytimes.com/business/20220525/china-covid-zero/dual/
To know what has happened in Shangai since March, 2022, watch these videos: youtu.be/DGL29gU_I8o , youtu.be/HQxJBhR5ZzU, and read these stories: www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/business/shanghai-xinjiang-chi..., www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/business/china-zero-covid-xi.html and www.voanews.com/a/foreign-businesses-consider-leaving-chi...
In the night of March 27th, an announcement was made by the Shanghai government to close Pudong and Puxi in succession.
At midnight that night, Pudong went into lockdown first. On the following day, the residents in Puxi rushed to buy vegetables, meat and fish, and food prices soared.
However, this marketplace was ordered to suspend its business to be disinfected and sterilised. Large quantities of vegetables had to be piled up on the streets and could not be brought into the marketplaces. It was almost like a war was coming. Residents who came to buy vegetables had to seek other places or wait until this marketplace reopened.
Until we understand what the land is, we are at odds with everything we touch. And to come to that understanding it is necessary, even now, to leave the regions of our conquest - the cleared fields, the towns and cities, the highways - and re-enter the woods. For only there can a man encounter the silence and the darkness of his own absence. Only in this silence and darkness can he recover the sense of the world's longevity, of its ability to thrive without him, of his inferiority to it and his dependence on it. Perhaps then, having heard that silence and seen that darkness, he will grow humble before the place and begin to take it in - to learn from it what it is. As its sounds come into his hearing, and its lights and colors come into his vision, and its odors come into his nostrils, then he may come into its presence as he never has before, and he will arrive in his place and will want to remain. His life will grow out of the ground like the other lives of the place, and take its place among them. He will be with them - neither ignorant of them, nor indifferent to them, nor against them - and so at last he will grow to be native-born. That is, he must reenter the silence and the darkness, and be born again.
― Wendell Berry