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This gecko kept a cautious eye on me as it hugged this banana leaf.
This is my second shot for the weekly theme of "contact," the second of four themes with which Myla Kent and I have chosen to challenge ourselves.
I like the large version of this one.
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Thank you Chris Lenz Buscaglia
October
O hushed October morning mild,
Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;
Tomorrow's wind, if it be wild,
Should waste them all.
The crows above the forest call;
Tomorrow they may form and go.
O hushed October morning mild,
Begin the hours of this day slow.
Make the day seem to us less brief.
Hearts not averse to being beguiled,
Beguile us in the way you know.
Release one leaf at break of day;
At noon release another leaf;
One from our trees, one far away.
Retard the sun with gentle mist;
Enchant the land with amethyst.
Slow, slow!
For the grapes' sake, if the were all,
Whose elaves already are burnt with frost,
Whose clustered fruit must else be lost—
For the grapes' sake along the all.
Robert Frost
Dawn is drab,
Since night’s dealings of daylight’s doubts
Left a murky, lead air to
Hold out the light,
Leaving sleepers dumb and wakers faint in a fog
But somewhere in a field, something’s eyes are
Awake.
Somewhere in a field, they
Wobble, glimmer, reflect from
All Angles.
Somewhere in a field something slept on Shards of Awareness,
Even when the rest went blunt
Seems that the signs of fall started early this year, or maybe it's just that I was hoping for a delayed transition to put off winter a bit longer.
Either way, it seemed like overnight the leaves started to change and fall and suddenly the neighbour's had started to clean up their gardens for the change in seasons.
Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.
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I just had to have this when I saw it in the store! There was a Marilyn Monroe one too so I'll be going back! I now own, Slippers,2 pairs of Pj's, Pez Candy Dispenser, Coffee Mug Holder, a Do Not Disturb sign for my door and the one that my grandaughter made me!
Durango, CO - Engine 476 was built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1923 for Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW). It spent its days moving people and went into retirement in 1999.
For a while, it was a museum piece resting its wheels and took frequent naps. This all changed when in 2018, Engine 478 was pulled from retirement and placed back in service. Since then it rides with purpose, the engine continues to roar with pride through the mountains of Colorado.
The Crespi Lacrosse team is walking around their home track on February 14th to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. My boyfriend Blake Gaytan who is on the team told me about their cause and I really think what they are doing is an amazing thing. I along with the Lacrosse team as well as many other participants am going to also walk for this cause. Since I know that all of you cannot be there to walk with us I would really love if you could visit the following website to get more information and pledge.
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On Saturday mornings I participate in Zen meditation class at the beautiful Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, California. This is the Upper House overlooking the garden. Let me know if you would like to join.
During meditation your eyes are halfway closed, your body is straight, and you gaze downwards, almost like half asleep. You try to get into a state of full awareness, and your "self" takes a back seat. In a state of mindfulness - "mind-full-ness," the mind is being so full that there is no need for, and no room for, inner self-talk.
Our mind is usually in a state of chatter, or "monkey mind." Thoughts spin through your mind all the time: work, home, errants, hobby, sex, food, etc. During meditation, your attention shifts to the "ox mind." It's the mind that thinks slowly and quietly, forgets about the "self", and that senses things around you.
I processed an enhanced HDR photo from three RAW exposures, then added some sepia to give it a classic look.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, NEX-6, _DSC9415_6_7_hdr3enh2e
Jasper, Alberta, Canada
FujiFilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS
1/400s f/7.1 at 55.0mm ISO 200
A pair of bighorn sheep are seen near Gardiner, Montana just outside the park boundary of Yellowstone National Park.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.
This photo is also for the annual Boobie-Thon that runs Oct 1 - 7. You can get more information here.
For the FGR challenge and 365days of self-portraits.
Happy Birthday Bitca.
A vulture eating a shark.
This is the photo I managed to squeak into the GCS Steel Giants show in Pomona.
It seems that Stockwell has decreed this to be Pan Am EMD Awareness Week, and who am I to argue?
Here we see NMED getting underway from CPF-Dunkin Donuts in Lowell. Oh, did I say CPF-Dunkin Donuts? I meant CPF-WA. Never mind the GEeez behind the curtain.
And just to make it official,
#panamemdawarenessweek
Sorry Tim, but the song parody is where I draw the line...though I have a few more photos cued up for the rest of the week.
Shot this with an 8mm fisheye lens.
This image is better viewed: LARGE
Benched in Southern California
Shot this with an 8mm fisheye lens.
This image is better viewed: LARGE
Benched in Southern California
Tamate Drummers at an Inauguration ceremony in Bengaluru
The Tamate is a hand drum from the Mysore region of Karnataka in India . It is made of goat hide stretched over a circular frame bound with an iron ring, This drum was once only played by the Holeyas and Madigas communities. Nowadays, it has become part of weddings, protest rallies, celebrations and public awareness campaigns.
Where there is awareness there is hope .
When I was 17 years old my whole world was shattered because my
dear Mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. The Doctor told her
she had come just in time and that if she had waited just 6 more months
it could have been too late to help her. My Mother endured chemotherapy,
and radiotherapy. She lost her hair, self-confidence and her left breast.
It is because of this very traumatic chapter in my life that I am today a nurse
at Stavanger University Hospital, Norway.
Cancer is a heavy and huge diagnosis for a patient and their family to accept.
There are a couple of big problems, in my opinion, that largely affect many people adversely. The first, as I see it, is the small number of Prevention Campaigns there are. More of these campaigns could educate and push people to use the methods and take the time to self-check themselves routinely. In many cases patients with various types of cancer the time and experience of the treatments can be fairly easy and effective if they are diagnosed in time. Another problem area I see is that
people wait too long to seek medical attention and then they must face the trauma when it's too late. I would also like to point out that it is a misconception that men do not develop breast cancer when in fact, men are equally confronted with it. It is unclear why this subject remains somewhat "taboo" still to today.
I am representing 2 organizations with this challenge. They are Breast Cancer Prevention (www.cancer.org) and Cherries On Top (shop.cherriesontop.org/). Cherries On Top is a globally targeted fund raising organization for research support and information campaigns in all types of cancer that affects Kids, Men and Women. I would like to plan an event to benefit both of these great causes. My plan on how to make this happen would involve friends of mine that are Second Life Voice Entertainers,
DJs, Designers, Agency Owners, Bloggers, and Models. Anyone and everyone I can ask to help I would try to secure for to make charity concerts, shows and other ideas that may come to mind. If these things can save someone's life it's worth whatever it takes to make it happen.