“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery” (Anaïs Nin)

After Dark

... over?

**because some people lack it and need to learn it**! .:LAVAROCK POSES:.Fem Bento Pose Set-31

at Mainstore! (Chair prop with av sitter system included)

**pose edited to fit in black dragon**

MP:

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Mainstore:

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Salvadori - Leather So High Peep Toe Pumps

{le fil casse} Hara Set

DOUX - Chill

.:Vegas:. Tattoo Themys

A bull elephant stands under the shade of a tree in the midday heat of 34C during Winter at Etosha national park, Namibia...the only movement was its ears flapping to keep cool and this very slight turn of its head acknowledging that it was aware of our presence...

For this weeks theme "blue for you me - 2023".

Our health is the most precious thing we have, we cannot take it for granted.

youtu.be/xtokS9AN994

Breast cancer death rates declined 40% from 1989

to 2019 among women. The progress is attributed

to improvements in early detection.

This picture is dedicated to all women in Flickr please auto explore and you can save your life!

Dollshe Bermann Heimdal (Dagobert)

I tried to approach stealthily, but even though I had some foliage between us, this song sparrow knew I was there. I find that there follows a short time that, unless I move on, the bird will. This was during that window.

"ᴶᵘˢᵗ ᶜᵃˡˡ ᵐᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵉˡᶠ ᵃʷᵃʳᵉ ᵇⁱᵗᶜʰ -

ˢᵒʳʳʸ, ᵃᵗ ˡᵉᵃˢᵗ ᴵ'ᵐ ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ."

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May 12 is ME/CFS/Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day, a day to bring attention to how ME/CFS/Fibromyalgia affects those suffering from the illness.

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a serious, long-term illness that affects many body systems. Often, people with ME/CFS may not be able to do their usual activities. People with ME/CFS have severe fatigue and sleep problems. ME/CFS may get worse after people with the illness try to do as much as they want or need to do. This symptom is known as post-exertional malaise (PEM). Other symptoms can include problems with thinking and concentrating, pain, and dizziness.

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a medical condition characterised by chronic widespread pain and a heightened pain response to pressure. Other symptoms include tiredness to a degree that normal activities are affected, sleep problems and troubles with memory. Some people also report restless legs syndrome, bowel or bladder problems, numbness and tingling and sensitivity to noise, lights or temperature. Fibromyalgia is frequently associated with depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder. Other types of chronic pain are also frequently present.

Thanks for viewing 💙💜💙

Kōraku-en, Okayama, Nippon. June 2016.

timtama.bandcamp.com/track/the-skin-ii-chemicals

Leica M10, Zeiss 50mm Planar f/2

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziNMEQX761o

Midjourney AI v5.2

Eland, Kalahari Desert, Namibia

A Carolina Wren pops up to see what’s going on above the undergrowth.

I know the school of thought that you should ask a human subject for permission to take their picture, which I agree is nice for some situations, but it doesn't allow you to capture the unselfconscious ballet of human behavior. (Here, admittedly, self-consciousness is on display, but that's the charming point.) We in fact did interact before and after I shot this, and they were aware that I was there shooting them shooting each other.

I...am everyday people: flic.kr/s/aHsmW43zQm

Smile on Saturday - Made by Me

😊 😊 😍

A Statement Against Pollution

This was a sculpture I did for an exhibition done in collaboration with the Moving Ethos Modern Dancer Company called Purity & Pollution. It was floating in the pool during the exhibition. It is entirely made out of garbage (rubbish) and is mostly made of plastics, although glass and cans (tins) are included and the surfboard of course. I am trying to encourage people to throw their garbage (rubbish) in the appropriate places, not just throw it anywhere thereby destroying, land, birds, animals, the ocean, and other waterways.

Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Rarefield

Lost Unicorn

So proud of Antonio and how far he has come since he started at the new school in September 2021. I have been trying to get him out of mainstream since he started school, he has struggled so much with fitting in, being bullied and not thriving due to him not being taught the right way for him. I have had to pull him from 2 different schools due to severe bullying and the teachers being unable to deal with it. Anyway, for his last year in secondary education, he finally got a place in a wonderful special needs school, and is doing brilliantly. Despite having a year off during lockdown he is set to do his GCSE’s and is applying for a course in ICT in college. His confidence is soaring, he is doing amazingly in his studies and most importantly he looks forward to going to school for the first time and doesn’t get bullied.

Daniel and I attended parents evening recently and we received nothing but high praise from all his teachers, and they absolutely adore him. I’m the happiest proudest Mum ever.

He will always have challenges throughout his life but he has proved he can thrive if he is in the right environment. The college he will be attending is in the same building as his school so he is already familiar and comfortable with the environment. Photo taken by my amazing boyfriend, Daniel who’s support means a ton, we both love you loads.

Due to the strength shown by Antonio, I’m now under assessment myself at the grand old age of 40 something😂, something I should have done many years ago, but wasn’t aware I may be autistic! The process will probably take a long time but it will be nice to have some clarity.

Have a wonderful weekend, dear flickr friends. ❤️😘

Maybe not everybody's cup of tea. But I was excited after I got home and found this image of the stag beetle on my SD-card. The largest insect of the Netherlands is not common. In fact I only found them a couple of times. This male with it's huge antler-like jaws looked tired after mating season was finished.

I hoped for a close up with shallow depth of field of the impressive jaws, and this is what I got.

Enjoy!

(do yourself a favour and click L for a full-screen)

*Image is under copyright by Bram de Jong. Contact me if you want to buy or use my photographs

I am loving this camera.

--Gertrude Stein--

*From Breast Cancer Awareness month 2008....more purging of OLD RAW files. :-)

Fighting Bulls In The Rain

"For the current of our spiritual life creeds, rituals and channels that may thwart or help, according to their fixity or openness. When a symbol or spiritual idea becomes rigidly elaborate in its construction, it supplants the idea which it should support.”

~Rabindranath Tagore

i just love that quote.

this is a weird manipulation.. not an intentional creation..just playing around and liked the textures.. the leaf mask was created from a texture that was supposed to be in the background..i just like the way it fell across my face..so i went with it.. much like the quote implies..to go with the flow..and not stay stuck in the "rules"

Returning in perfect lighting, 37419 Carl Haviland enters Norwich with a service from the Wherry Lines.

Being aware is being alive, remember that you aren't your mind and your thoughts, you are the one observing it the "I" that is consciousness.

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