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“Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends”
9th World Pride / 50th Capital Pride STREET FESTIVAL along Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 4th Street, NW, Washington DC on Sunday evening, 8 June 2025 by Elvert Barnes Photography
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"...But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you...
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before...
In my life I love you more"
--"In My Life" by The Beatles, written primarily by John Lennon (credited to Lennon-McCartney)
During the Jazz Age:
One day when she was getting ready to go out, Daisy Buchanan paused. Looking through a drawer, she had come across an old packet of letters from the man who--she realized too late--was the great love of her life.
Daisy often thought about Jay Gatsby going away to fight in The Great War, believing that they would be reunited when he returned. Though he survived the war, in a way, he died to Daisy since she did not wait for him to return--yet, he lived only to be killed as a result of Daisy's and her husband Tom's actions after she accidentally killed Myrtle Wilson with her car and let Gatsby take the blame, which resulted in Gatsby's being shot to death by the dead woman's husband.
War, thought Daisy, was less dangerous to Gatsby than she and Tom proved to be. Thus, Gatsby would always haunt Daisy's memory. In fact, all war observances--whether Decoration Day, Memorial Day, or Armistice Day, bring Gatsby to her mind as one of the countless soldiers whose lives were changed by war...and 'peace.'
As her mind left Gatsby, Daisy's thoughts went to a poem that she had memorized as a child in grammar school:
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead: Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved: and now we lie
In Flanders fields..."
--Excerpt of "In Flanders Fields" by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae; written at the battlefront on May 3, 1915 during the second battle of Ypres, Belgium
Épris du XVIIe siècle, Arturo Lopez cherche à évoquer dans sa demeure l’univers des grands châteaux royaux qu’il affectionne. Dans les années 1950, Gérald Van der Kemp, conservateur du château de Versailles, fait appel à sa générosité pour retisser le brocard de la chambre du Roi. Arturo Lopez sera aussi le généreux mécène de la restauration de la chaumière des coquillages dans le parc du château de Rambouillet.
Sa dernière création dans son hôtel de Neuilly sera d’ailleurs une salle de bal, dite salle des coquillages, reprenant les motifs décoratifs de coquillages et de nacre des décors de Rambouillet.
salle des coquillages par l’architecte décorateur Serge Royaux sur le modèle de la chaumière des Coquillages de Marie-Antoinette à Rambouillet
*Copyright © 2012 Lélia Valduga, all rights reserved.
@Um beijo especial para esses dois anjinhos que conheci!!!
31st Annual NYC DYKE MARCH down 5th Avenue at 17th Street in NYC on Saturday evening, 24 June 2023 by Elvert Barnes Photography
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Red Deer,
Bushy Park,
Hampton.
Bushy Park is a deer park. Red and Fallow Deer still roam freely throughout the park, just as they did when Henry VIII used to hunt here.
There are currently about 320 deer and their grazing is essential to maintain the high wildlife value of the park's grasslands. Unlike cutting, grazing creates more variation in structure and plant diversity and does not damage the anthills, which add further diversity and character to the grassland.
Watching burrowing owls raise their young is a favorite way to spend an early morning or late afternoon. These parents are some of the best that I've ever seen. They are very caring with their young ... sharing their food with them, teaching them to watch out for intruders and threats otherwise, setting the example on how to fly, and being so tolerant of their silly antics that they display to them, as well as their fellow owlets.
It has been nice to spend some time with my family, since it seems like its been some time since we've been able to do so collectively. Hope that everyone has been enjoying their weekend as well. :-)
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© 2014 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography
An art installation by Australian renowned artist Patricia Piccinini
Exhibition : Curious Affection
GOMA Gallery Of Modern Art
Cultural Centre . Brisbane
Taken May 28, 2018.
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Nikon D300
105 mm lens
ƒ/3; 1/20; ISO 200
Post-processing: Adobe Lightroom CC and Adobe Photoshop CC
Border added.
File ref: 20180528-DSC_1793.Border
Pinnawala is a village in Kegalle District of Sri Lanka and is around 90 km from the capital, Colombo. It is well known for its elephant orphanage.
[edit] Elephant Orphanage
The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage is situated northwest of the town of Kegalle, halfway between the present commerciel capital Colombo and the ancient royal residence Kandy in the hills of central Sri Lanka. There are about 84 elephants under protection. The orphanage is very popular and visited daily by many Sri Lankan and foreign tourists.
This mother and son have a solemn even sad quality as they sit before a soft painted landscape background. The mother has her arm tucked under her son's arm. They both gaze off to the side as if in contemplation. Perhaps they have lost the father of the family and are photographed together in their grief.
These two miniature horses wandered over to me, posed nicely, and then wandered away again. I Thank you for giving me 2 minutes of your time!
Chatfield Botanic Gardens. Littleton, Colorado
Say 20 years ago, it was my youngest fuppi who would do this to my sister.
Now, its my sister's turn to return the favor by doing such acts of 'affection' to my fuppi's only daughter.
Manha is our youngest cousin of the formidable list of 20.
Hillview H/S, Chittagong.
I just love these sweet mini donkeys!!! They are so darn cute, I love this shot, they seemed to be showing each other affection.
Qualquer gesto, qualquer palavra, qualquer iniciativa, que venha carregada de sentimento, tem valor imensurável.
Sri Parthasarathy Temple Car Festival 2025
திருவல்லிக்கேணி அருள்மிகு பார்த்தசாரதி சுவாமி கோயில் பிரம்மோற்சவம்-தேரோட்டம் 2025
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Made it down to Junction Butte just minutes after this calf was born. Signs of afterbirth and the umbilical cord were still present (managed to keep them out of this shot because of the angle). Always fun to watch these little "red dogs" but even more special to see one right after it's been born as it struggles to balance and figure out what to do with those long legs :-) Sat and watched for 15-20 minutes or so, and it never did quite figure out how to nurse while we were there. This mom was quite affectionate and attentive to her little one which provided some nice photo opportunities.
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend....as always, thanks for all your visits and comments!!!!!