Home on Cedar Grove Rd. Lexington Co. SC

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I wish that life is as easy as pressing the buttons on your computer...

Un encuentro de lo mas casual, y mi primera vez con esta especie, que cada año me pongo como objetivo fotografiar, pero hay que hacer unos cuantos kilómetros desde Madrid a provincias limítrofes y al final las limitaciones de tiempo lo impiden...

Ha sido fotografiando otros raros licénidos en zonas calizas, ¡¡¡en Madrid!!! cuando de repente asoma esta maravilla (ya desgastada, al final de su época de vuelo) y se posa a libar frenéticamente en estas florecitas amarillas, entre su movimiento y el viento las fotos son casi testimoniales pero no cabe duda por su cabeza oxidada que se trata de esta especie.

Pocas, muy pocas citas de esta especie en Madrid hasta el momento, se me viene a la cabeza la primera, que incluso salió en la prensa: elpais.com/ccaa/2016/02/04/madrid/1454607368_264986.html

y otra registrada por Ángel Sánchez Crespo hace tan solo unos días:

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lo curioso de todo es que donde me encontré esta no hay ni rastro de madroños (que yo sepa) su principal nutricia. Si bien las fotos no son las mejores he quedado bien contento y satisfecho con este encuentro.

"There is something so special in the early leaves drifting from the trees–as if we are all to be allowed a chance to peel, to refresh, to start again."

The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, learn from it and change.

So that every new moment is spent not in regret, guilt, fear or anger, but in wisdom, understanding and love. (Jennifer Edwards)

Above: A crowd in Lisbon, Portugal gathers to watch one of the games leading up to The World Cup between France and Belgium.

I think some people feel the same way about sports that I feel about huge election days. Though, not in a good way. I have a really hard time handling my crushing anxiety around days like today. I feel so nervous it's hard to go to work and be functional and I feel just about every emotion imaginable.

Currently, my biggest fear is that someone who is racist and non progressive like Joe Biden or Mike Bloomberg is going to win the nomination. I would be happy with either Sanders or Warren. We need a real progressive that is going to undo the four years of horror that we have all lived through. What we don't need is another billionaire that has no clue what most of the population really wants and, let's face it, with what Bloomberg is spending on ads, he could eradicate famine in the entire world. Anyone who makes the choices he's making, not time mention his racist stop and frisk past doesn't deserve to lead. These wealthy white men are deplorable. I can't take it anymore.

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Of course it's always best to have what you're photographing look right inworld but that's not always possible. Often times mesh hair and poses don't get along in a way that you can't fix inworld. This technique will work for any attachment, mesh or otherwise, that causes unrealistic clipping. You have to be careful to notice it as you're shooting to be able to do this because you'll have to shoot multiple versions of the exact same shot.

1: This is the main photo. You don't have to look too closely to notice that the hair on both avatars is clipping through various body parts and also into each other's hair. To the right there are areas where parts of the brunette hair needs to be erased and to the lower left there's an area where the blonde hair needs to be erased.

2 and 3: Before you move your camera and without changing the pose or anything else, shoot a photo in which each avatar has her hair removed. In GIMP (shown) or Photoshop paste the hairless images into the main image as layers and move them to the background so the main image (#1) is on top. In this case, the top layer shows both avs with hair, the middle layer (#2) shows the brunette (me) with no hair and the bottom layer (#3) shows the blonde with no hair. This will allow the offending areas of hair to be erased from the top layer to expose the hairless layers below. Make sure all layers have an alpha channel added.

4. Because we need the layer with only blonde hair to show under the top image in the area where both heads come together but we need the bottom layer with no blonde hair to show by my hands to the left, I've erased a hole in the middle layer so the bottom layer can show through the middle layer only where I need the blonde hair to disappear. I did not do this with great care as the final shape will be precisely carved out when I work the top layer. Now if you hide the top layer but have both background layers visible, all areas of clipping are gone but certain key elements of the photo are missing, too, most notably my hair.

5: On the top layer now I've precisely erased all areas of clipping. When I erased I had the background layers visible so I could see what I was doing better. I've only made them invisible so you can clearly see where I erased. With the background layers visible you only see the clipping parts of the hair disappearing like magic as the hairless layers below show through. If you go too far and erase something you shouldn't, just click "Undo" and try again until it looks right.

6. With all layers visible the finished product will look like this. I've merged the layers down here into one image that's ready to export.

This trick is simple, effective and easy to do. What's more, I've demonstrated it here in GIMP, which is a free app so it won't cost you a penny.

I Want Crazy by Hunter Hayes

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The dancing lights in the sky seemed reach down and into the ground. Everything was lifted included my spirit. This seemed like a world was opening and delivering a fresh new world that was electrically emerging within our world.

These pictures taken with Minolta16mm f2.8 Fisheye lens, Lightroom and other recognition software believes that it is SAL16F28 a Sony 16mm f2.8 Fisheye lens. There are no lens profile adjustments made to the images. Just as I do not make adjustments to the images to be treated as taken by a Sony Lens I do not try to find out how to undo any incorrect attribution. The two lenses could be very similar even near identical, all I know is that this wonder is from Minolta. This description is way too long, is it oft stated if I had more time then I would send better in fewer words?

© PHH Sykes 2024

phhsykes@gmail.com

Three years running, my dream event has welcomed me with open arms into a wonderful magical realm full of love and hope: Fantasy Faire. Three years running, I've found the home I dreamed of with Dacien and Marcel Blackwood in one of their grand imaginings. Two years running, the woman I've come to call sister has joined me in these lands. This year, my partner joined me in questing through the Fairelands to undo the unweaver yet again. This year, I felt more embraced than I ever have.

Fantasy Faire this year marked my final event as an active designer. With me stepping back from the grind to put my life before my brand, it made these last few weeks all the more precious as an era ends and a new one begins. I expected to be emotional, as I always am as I watch thousands of people come together for the sake of others, as I always am when the Fairelands disappear back into the mists, as I expected I would be when I said goodbye to how I've spent the last eight years of my life.

I didn't begin the Faire this year expecting to gain dad brother friend yeses (if you know, you know), and yet here I am standing at the finish line with two more incredible people beside me with the potential of a deep heartfelt friendship blossoming. The magic of the Fairelands brings people together, in more ways than I even expected. My soul continues to be touched every year that I am a part of Fantasy Faire. And though I am saying goodbye in many ways, the Fairelands are a place I'll never say goodbye to.

Next year, expect to see Tristyn Fairelander and PANIQ making another appearance for the most beloved event on the grid. I love you, Fantasy Faire. I love you, to the people who make the Faire what it is. I love you, to everyone out there fighting for a better world for yourself and for others. This is not "goodbye". This is "see you soon". Faire On, Fairelanders.

My Outfit Credits // Myka's Outfit Credits

I will melting like a popsicle in this heat here ...

Well, I keep editing new head ... change and undo ... mmmm ... need more time !?

---Avatar---

Head : LeLUTKA / Ceylon Head 3.1

Skin : MUDSKIN / Minju (Kustom9 event) x VELOUR / VENUS for MAITREYA

LIps : MUDSKIN / Yuki - HD LIP - PALE

Ears : Swallow / Rox Ears

Hair : Foxy - Mirai Hair (Equal10 event)

Body : Maitreya / Lara V5.1

Tan linees : Izzie's / Swimsuit Tan Lines

All tattoo : My own

---Style---

Ring : Yummy / Sweetheart RIngs - Maitreya

Bracelets & Ring : AvaWay / LOVE Bracelets & Rings

Necklace : Kibitz / Beautiful disaster necklace - silver

Belly Chain : AvaWay / LOVE Belly Chain

Watch : My own

Anklet : Kibitz / Maddison's anklets - silver

Swim wear : SCANDALIZE / Belsia Set. FATPACK

Sarong : {Zaara} / Miramar sarong (maitreya) *Black*

My Neo Classic Nano : [DDL] / Adore (Fatpack)

Popsicle : Lyrium. Dripping Popsicle

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Music gets me thru

Don't use this image on any media without my permission.

© All rights reserved.

Please NO multigroup invites! Por favor NO invitaciones a multigrupos!

Efectos especiales + HDR

EXIF CANON REBEL XTI 1/160 f:5,6 75-300 mm

ALTAMENTE RECOMENDADO VERLA EN GRANDE - RECOMMENDED VIEW LARGE

Knot - Nudo

Un nudo es un orden y estructura particular en un tramo de cuerda o hilo el cual se estrecha y se cierra no siendo fácil que se deshaga por si solo. La función del nudo es la de sujetar un objeto (incluyendo otra cuerda), o simplemente cambiar su forma para modificar sus prestaciones originales. Los nudos se forman aprovechando el rozamiento de la cuerda con los objetos atados para evitar que deslicen.

A knot is a particular order and structure in a section of rope or wire which narrows and closes it is not easy to undo itself. The function of the knot is to hold an object (including another string), or simply change their form to modify your original. The knots are formed by taking advantage of the friction of the rope with objects tied to prevent slipping.

Pose: Undo

Taken at: Sunny's Studio

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Two images. One here: imgur.com/a/OJ0PU6f

Early in the 17th century, in the English West Country, there was talk of a king out of touch with his subjects, intent on defending the honour of the country in the disastrous Buckingham Wars, instead of attempting to undo the harm he had done to the cattle and cloth trades.

"...the decay in the cloth trade and the cattle business had created a shortage of money in the West Country and rendered the populace desperate. The Mayor of Wells, reiterating the plight of the cloth industry, the increase in the number of the poor, and the threat of riots, declared that the people were willing to spend their blood but could spend no more than a small sum."

pp. 264-5 "Vexed and Troubled Englishmen" Carl Bridenbaugh

This is a photo I originally took back on the 28th of December, 2013. Just over three years ago.

Popping up on my facebook 'on this day' feature, I decided to have another go at it by editing.

Working with an already edited JPEG (I've come a long way) instead of the usual untouched NEF was relatively limiting (i.e. I couldn't undo the 2013 editing) but I think this is a great improvement on my first attempt: flic.kr/p/iR4yBn

I hope you're all enjoying the new year!

Tune

This time i wrote a little story, based on the song and capture the picture.

I stood at the edge, staring at the line stretched out before me. It wasn’t just a boundary; it was the weight of every expectation I had ever carried, every version of myself that others saw and thought I was. A line drawn by their perceptions, their beliefs, the image they had created of me.

The line was never mine. It wasn’t something I had drawn; it was something they placed in front of me, a standard I was meant to meet. But I couldn’t.

I’ve crossed lines before—simple ones, lines I never thought twice about. But this one… this one was different. Every step forward felt like I was moving away from who they thought I was, and with each step, I felt the weight of their expectations pushing harder and harder, trying to pull me back to where I wasn’t.

I wonder now, as I stand here, if I disappointed them. All of them. Every person who thought they knew me, who believed the picture they had created in their minds. The person they expected me to be.

Did I disappoint you?

The question hangs in the air, unspoken but loud enough to fill the silence. I didn’t ask it of anyone, but somehow, it lingers in my mind, like an echo I can’t escape.

I never meant to be different from what they saw. I never meant to break the mold they cast me in. But I don’t know how to stay in a shape that isn’t mine, one that never fit me to begin with.

I didn’t choose to change; I didn’t choose to feel this distance growing between us. But the more I tried to live up to what they wanted, the more I realized I wasn’t living at all. I wasn’t being true to myself.

Now, I stand here, at the edge of this invisible line, wondering if I’ve already crossed it in ways I can’t undo. Did I disappoint everyone who thought they knew me? Maybe the real disappointment wasn’t in them, though. Maybe it was in me, for trying so hard to be what I never was.

I crossed the line because I had to. Because I couldn’t keep pretending, couldn’t keep fitting into a picture that wasn’t mine. But that doesn’t stop the question from rising: Did I disappoint you?

I don’t know the answer. Maybe I did. Maybe I disappointed everyone who ever thought they knew who I was, who had an image of me that I couldn’t live up to. But as I stand here, looking at the line I’ve crossed, I realize that I didn’t disappoint myself. I just became who I always was, in the end.

Sponsored by [LOB], .::DEATH INK::., TANAKA, also Post for [TRAP]

and a little teaser of the new Neverending Theme, where i took the picture

Wearing:

Pants:

[LOB] 2PAK PANTS - Fatpack @TMD

comes with hud to change varies parts of the pants with different textures

Tattoo:

.::DEATH INK::.-CHAOS INSIDE Evox Unisex Tattoo

i thought this tattoo fits well for my choosen theme. Using the black EVOX option

Mask and Voodoo Dolls:

[TRAP] Destroyed Mask and[TRAP] Voodoo Death

the mask is resizeable and you can texture it with different options. The dolls comes with a hold pose and also a hud to texture each of them different

Scythe:

[TNK] MORI SCYTHE - RED

Picture is taken at Neverending, a little teaser. Opening soon!

More infos and links in my Blog

Photo By: Cate Infinity

Soundtrack

In the stillness of a quiet mind,

I ponder all the paths that brought me here,

Each step, a footprint in the sands of time,

Each choice, a thread woven into the whole.

What if I could unravel just one line,

Undo the tangled mess of yesterdays,

Then with a careful hand, begin anew,

To trace a different pattern in the weave?

Yet time’s relentless flow permits no pause,

No eraser to cleanse the marks we've made,

Only the hope that in our forward march,

We might redo the wrongs with better grace.

The past remains, a shadow in our wake,

But in its echo lies the chance to learn,

To lift the pen with wiser, steadier hand,

And sketch the future on a blanker page.

So, I press on, embracing each new dawn,

Undoing what I can, with tender care,

Redoing not for perfection’s sake alone,

But for the growth that comes with every scar.

In the layers of time, I find my place,

Not bound by what has been, but what will be.

At Towneley park

Burnley

Lancashire

A DREAM PANG

I had withdrawn in forest, and my song

Was swallowed up in leaves that blew alway;

And to the forest edge you came one day

(This was my dream) and looked and pondered long,

But did not enter, though the wish was strong:

You shook your pensive head as who should say,

'I dare not - too far in his footsteps stray -

He must seek me would he undo the wrong.

Not far, but near, I stood and saw it all

Behind low boughs the trees let down outside;

And the sweet pang it cost me not to call

And tell you that I saw does still abide.

But 'tis not true that thus I dwelt aloof,

For the wood wakes, and you are here for proof.

Robert Frost

Vancouver

Group - HOT AF FREAKS OF SECOND LIFE

👉 Pic here 👈

Stands on the podium 11.06.2023 tall and proud 🏆

Looks around smiling mischievously left, right and center with hands on hips

Accepts kisses 💋 💋 and a French bottle of Champagne 🍷 from the hostesses, poses with a grin for a quick photo 📷

Undoes the wire cage, shakes the bottle, pops the cork in the crowds direction, sprays the judges, hostesses, contestants, media, front row admirers and fans 😇 😇

Tilts my head back and drinks from the bottle as the bubbles massage my face, champagne dribbles down my neck and all over torso

Wide eyed, raises my hands in the air fist pumping and declares yelling 'ITS PARTY TIME' w00t fucking w00t 🎉

'Ive got a bottle of Tequila Ive been saving for you'

Please read about 🚳 My 17 year old Motorcycle Warrior 😭

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CORBYN - Bullet Through My Heart

It's not you it’s me

You got me under duress

I surrender my heart now can you undo this mess

Life is flashing in front of my eyes as I see that it's over now

Yeah it's over now

Lying here right besides you

Never felt so alive until we broke all the rules

I could see that’s what you wanted

Riding waves of adrenaline departed

Unload your heart

We'll take it back to the start

And I

I felt the world devolve into light

The apocalypse inside of your eyes

I heard you whisper these words

"Your my gift and my curse"

So do your worst

Or you I know I'd do anything so baby it's the

Shot of the gun from the barrel through your heart

Is there a reason to live

Without your love I don't know

It's the bullet through my heart

Yeah I missed the warning sign

(Go through all this fire just for you)

Heartbreaks and sacrifice

(Spin the barrel towards the sky)

You know that I'm here so you don't have to fear

Oh darling show

Show me the ropes

As she steps a little closer her finger on the trigger she said

"You’ll never know the tears I’ve shed"

No apologies or remedy when you'd rather see me dead

"See me fall into your arms this time"

And I

I felt the world devolve into light

The apocalypse inside of your eyes

Until I see you again

I cross my heart we amend

And put this all to bed

For you I know I’d do anything so baby it's the

Shot of the gun from the barrel through your heart

Is there a reason to live

Without your love I don't know

It's the bullet through my heart

This and the next 5 images are a series of photos focusing on the graceful curves of various wing positions of Mourning Doves in flight in a deep forest near our home.

I wish the image quality and feather details were much better, but unfortunately the light was very low resulting in 1/2500 second shutter speed and ISO 6400 with one image at ISO 16000. This of course wipes out most of the fine detail, but nonetheless the beautiful wing curves and stunning colours can still be enjoyed.

To view at full size press the F11 and L keys. Press again to undo.

A hot Emberotic's Fashion Designs outfit, that will be at the Darkness Event on the 5th!!

darscolumn.blogspot.com/2017/10/my-life-is-this-one-thing...

The dancing lights in the sky seemed reach down and into the ground. Everything was lifted included my spirit. This seemed like a world was opening and delivering a fresh new world that was electrically emerging within our world.

These pictures taken with Minolta16mm f2.8 Fisheye lens, Lightroom and other recognition software believes that it is SAL16F28 a Sony 16mm f2.8 Fisheye lens. There are no lens profile adjustments made to the images. Just as I do not make adjustments to the images to be treated as taken by a Sony Lens I do not try to find out how to undo any incorrect attribution. The two lenses could be very similar even near identical, all I know is that this wonder is from Minolta. This description is way too long, is it oft stated if I had more time then I would send better in fewer words?

© PHH Sykes 2024

phhsykes@gmail.com

My continuing series of the fluid beauty of form and shape displayed by Doves in flight.

To view at full size press the F11 and L keys. Press again to undo.

This photo disappeared and I found it in another place, when I added the date I had taken it. See no way to undo this. So I gave tthe image the same date that I uploaded it. Very annoying! It was taken in May. Sorry.

destruction of souls and of invisible presences: surely something is released into this crazy outer world of ours when human souls and massive vessels of protected history are destroyed.

This temple to Baalshamin, "the Lord of Heavens", dates back deep into the BC Era. Syrian history dates to the Neolithic Period. We are indebted to Palmyra for its huge contribution to the pool of knowledge in which we reside. "In the treaty of 677 BC between King Esarhaddon of Assyria and King Ba‘al I of Tyre a curse is laid against King Baal if he breaks the treaty, reading in part: May Baal-sameme, Baal-malage, and Baal-saphon raise an evil wind against your ships, to undo their moorings, tear out their mooring pole, may a strong wave sink them in the sea, a violent tide [. . .] against you." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baalshamin

my thanks to Bernard Gagnon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bgag for the use of his photo through the Wiki Commons.

my textures

Great to see the 'Lest we Forget' livery and the bay platform working again. Taken with my nearly new GFX50s, focussing on the still train was easy, moving trains were more of a challenge than a DSLR but not undoable and the file details and colours are significantly better...

Group - Wonderful SL girls

👉 Pic here 👈

Stands on the podium March 14th 2023 tall and proud 🏆

Looks around smiling mischievously left, right and center with hands on hips

Accepts kisses 💋 💋 and a French bottle of Champagne 🍷 from the hostesses, poses with a grin for a quick photo 📷

Undoes the wire cage, shakes the bottle, pops the cork in the crowds direction, sprays the judges, hostesses, contestants, media, front row admirers and fans 😇 😇

Tilts my head back and drinks from the bottle as the bubbles massage my face, champagne dribbles down my neck and all over torso

Wide eyed, raises my hands in the air fist pumping and declares yelling 'ITS PARTY TIME' w00t fucking w00t 🎉

'Ive got a bottle of Tequila Ive been saving for you'

Please read about 🚳 My 17 year old Motorcycle Warrior 😭

www.flickr.com/groups/secondlifedaily/

It has nothing to do with "The Clash" music....

but if you're in London, from the 30 of November until January the 25th, go and visit these 3 works of mine at 150 Columbia Road - Start Space Gallery

"won't you give me a smile...?" ;)

Oh, and I want to thank everyone that visits my stream for your support, since otherwise, I wouldn't have made these :)*************************************************

During our last Alaska trip, we stayed at a cabin by a stream. In that stream, at that time of the year, salmon were finding their way back to this natal waterbody where they had likely spawned. The ice-melt water was clearer than clear glass. The swirling call of these pellucid waters was too wild for me to resist, and I ended up standing shin-deep in icy water to watch a salmon school scoot and scatter in a frenzy of its own. For the first few minutes, they swam away from me, likely considering me a threat. Then magic happened. Somehow, they began trusting me. Playfully, they darted towards me to make sudden turns in random directions around my legs. Sometimes, they rubbed their bodies against my skin as they swam past, and at other times, they played with each other between my legs. I stood in that icy stream for almost an hour and later endured an infection from the mild hypothermia. But that was just a little price for my time with such acrobatic playmates who gave me their trust and a bag of memories to keep.

In the photo above, you may see one of my buddies doing her rapid turns, creating a beautiful vortex in her wake.

Now, the important question: Why am I posting this today?

A couple of days ago, the last of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath river was removed. The river, that spans California and Oregon, quickly reclaimed what was always her intended path. The hope now is that her majestic schools of salmon will soon return. A 20-yr battle against a century of mismanagement and injustice ended in victory for protectors of the river and salmon whisperers. As pieces of demolished concrete were removed, the river and her people’s tears flowed freely. The news of Klamath's complete undaming gave me unadulterated joy, which I am sharing here. It also gives me hope that we can undo our selfish acts and invite harmony to flow in our lives as rivers and salmons. If you wish to experience such harmony yourself, find an excuse to stand with my buddies in their free-flowing stream above and let 'em swim past you while rubbing against your skin.

PS: The title is an ironic twist on that famous dialogue from the movie, 'Field of Dreams'.

Update (10/29/2024): They came!

Thermal imaging cameras are typically used to identify faulty equipment, although they were also used in the pandemic to identify feverish humans (with limited success). It's a relief to see that I'm apparently in rude health here.

Taken with a FLIR E60 thermal camera, with no delay timer or remote, so I used a metre stick and poked the trigger from an appropriate distance.

In post-processing, I've tried my best to undo some of the evil effects of the heavy JPEG compression by denoising the image. I've also cropped slightly to help with framing.

My smallest Flickr post by some distance; just 267 by 200 pixels.

In the Arctic, every road is a fragment—built within a community, never stretching to the next. Permafrost heaves, ice scours, and thawing ground undo permanence, leaving networks isolated like islands in a frozen sea. The path ahead is always local, never connecting, a reminder that in this landscape, continuity is impossible to pave.

Meet the photographer : youtu.be/-iMIpSY85K4?si=49HeBYGjZCfI1pcX

Not even a magician will be able to undo the damage that has been done.

Chicago, IL

2019

© James Rice, All Rights Reserved

"Unbutton, unzip, unclip, untie, undo, undress".

"Understood," she replied.

Photography by Uneecorn

Dancer at The Monarchy

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Model&Photographer: ME

Credits:

liveyourfantasy.wordpress.com/2018/07/30/undo-my-sad/

www.facebook.com/FalbalaFairey/

It feels like I'm up on a wire,

And you just keep lifting it higher

I'm right on the edge,

And I'm doing my best not to fall

I can't not

I will melting like a popsicle in this heat here ...

Well, I keep editing new head ... change and undo ... mmmm ... need more time !?

---Avatar---

Head : LeLUTKA / Ceylon Head 3.1

Skin : MUDSKIN / Minju (Kustom9 event) x VELOUR / VENUS for MAITREYA

LIps : MUDSKIN / Yuki - HD LIP - PALE

Ears : Swallow / Rox Ears

Hair : Foxy - Mirai Hair (Equal10 event)

Body : Maitreya / Lara V5.1

Tan linees : Izzie's / Swimsuit Tan Lines

All tattoo : My own

---Style---

Ring : Yummy / Sweetheart RIngs - Maitreya

Bracelets & Ring : AvaWay / LOVE Bracelets & Rings

Necklace : Kibitz / Beautiful disaster necklace - silver

Belly Chain : AvaWay / LOVE Belly Chain

Watch : My own

Anklet : Kibitz / Maddison's anklets - silver

Swim wear : SCANDALIZE / Belsia Set. FATPACK

Sarong : {Zaara} / Miramar sarong (maitreya) *Pink*

My Neo Classic Nano : [DDL] / Adore (Fatpack)

Popsicle : Lyrium. Dripping Popsicle

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new to you

but not enough to undo

truth

fools confound the wise

while the lowly move among the proud

with grace and dignity

let the single face of a sunflower

bring joy to you every hour

until you meet your loved ones again.

amen

The Independence Pass Foundation has been dedicated to the Pass for around 30 years, and the biggest challenge/project has been to undo the damage related to the building of the road over the pass. Erosion from the road cut, both above and below the road, wiped out most of the vegetation. A vicious circle - the less vegetation, the more erosion. A similar photo from 20 or so years ago would show little green below the road. Great progress has been made through private donations and help from state and local government. The most effective measure was the installation of "compost blankets" that were secured to the slope allowing the vegetation to establish roots. Before that, plantings would usually get wiped away by erosion. Another positive measure was revising how snow removal was accomplished. They used to just push it off the side - creating more erosion, now it is done with snowblowers. One final note - The wetlands at the bottom of the steep slope were mostly silted in, and now they are healthy and beaver have returned! Bravo to IPF!! www.independencepass.org

"You cant predict the future nor can you undo the past, mistakes were made which formed regrets and turned into experiences. It's only after being through the storm that we can truly appreciate the sunshine". ~ Unknown

A tug enters the harbor through the ice and sea smoke on Lake Superior.

This idyllic scene is a visual ointment to the eyes. Capped off by fall colors, swans swimming silently by, and a small shed designed by someone familiar with old barns, there is a mute signal of change often overlooked by a casual observer.

Though it is not a large, attention-grabbing exhibit, I took note of the dock someone has removed in anticipation of winter.

Dock removal at the end of the fall in Minnesota is an annual tradition. Though the methods may vary, the goal for folks who have a lake home or cabin, is the same—get the dock out before it gets frozen into the ice that can form any time after July 31st to December. (Well, July might be a little early, but in Minnesota you can’t be too prepared.)

Our little family lived just over a mile away from my elderly mom and dad, who had a home for years on Serpent Lake near Deerwood, Minnesota. If I were real fortunate, my father would get impatient after Labor Day and grab a couple of my brothers or brother-in-laws to help him move the dock out while I was away on a business trip. I can’t remember those circumstances happening as a regular occurrence.

Taking his long, multiple section, ultra-heavy dock out of the lake involved several men and a boy to do it. Dad lived his adult life thinking that every item he owned was better only if it was heavy enough to cause a hernia when moving it. He scoffed when I suggested getting a new dock with wheels.

For a few years after retirement, he would don hip boots and actually help us boys in the water, reaching under the icy water with a crescent wrench to undo bolts and struggle with the heavy dock sections.

One year he didn’t say anything, but limped down in his bib overalls and scruffy boots to the section of dock closest to land and proceeded to give step by step directions to a couple of us adult boys shivering in the water. We looked at each other and rolled our eyes. This wasn’t our first rodeo, but out of respect for him, acted as though we needed his advice on every step of the removal. His role as an overseer continued each year until he was moved into a rest home.

I was too busy with life at that point to realize my dad was emitting a signal, a quiet one that I missed. Like the dock itself, his physical role in our lives had changed, and the winter of his life was about to set in.

(Photographed near Braham, MN)

now what were motionless move(exists no

miracle mightier than this:to feel)

poor worlds must merely do,which then are done;

and whose last doing shall not quite undo

such first amazement as a leaf-here's one

more than each creature new(except your fear

to whom i give this little parasol,

so she may above people walk in the air

with almost breathing me)-look up:and we'll

(for what were less than dead)dance,i and you;

high(are become more than alive)above

anybody and fate and even Our

whisper it Selves but don't look down and to

-morrow and yesterday and everything except love

~ e.e.cummings ~

© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved

Captured in August 2019, a Friday School Strike action inspired by Greta Thunberg echoing her famous "Our house is on fire..." speech.

We have seen California burn.

We have seen Australia burn.

We have perhaps not cared to look when Siberia was burning!

Currently Europe is burning and today...

Today London is burning.

Not just empty fields but houses, homes, precious items and memories.

We need complete system change. Tipping points have been breached already - I fear that some feedback loops have started already too. We are so far away from the 1.5 degree warming target that was proposed some years ago now - we're looking at 2 degrees and more.

I read a disturbing scientific report a few days ago that had clearly modelled that continuing as we are we would face 50% of species extinction on earth by 2050.

We can't afford to wait for politics and industry to take action - we need to take action individually - they will follow, there will be no choice.

We can't undo the damage already baked in for a long time ahead but we can limit how far we push the world to the apocalypse.

There is a way back but it will be hard and painful. We will have to see 2019 as peak hedonistic humanity. We need to work together and we need to realise that our very survival depends upon it.

Stay safe and stay hydrated my Flickr friends.