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With Miracle our Dutch rescue kitty is a carved wooden cat statue that my DD thought would make a neat door holder/door jam.
And this is a two part “tranquil”. The first is obviously a sleeping cat and the second was the blissful zoned-out time I spent cloning out cat hairs on the carpet while I post processed. I find that cloning is a peaceful pursuit.
ANSH scavenger8 tranquil
“Just because something is not perfect, does not make it any less worthy of love.” -Daphne Bridgerton
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The Waterfall of the Gods, Viking cruise excursion, Northern Iceland's Natural Treasures
Goðafoss translates from modern Icelandic as "the waterfall of the gods", a nickname said to come from a myth from Iceland's history. According to legend, after converting the country to Christianity, Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði (one of the main rulers of the island at that time) threw all his pagan idols into the waterfall, thus changing the Viking gods for the Christian god.
Hello, my friends! That one shot calls again for the key words such as lavender, field, lying down, bees, awkward, etc.....all in one sentence and describing the scene. Sounds familiar? However, I just couldn't resist posting it because I came away with some of my very favorite images ever from that session :)
Have a great weekend my friends!
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
Happy early Caturday!!! But late, because I discovered yesterday was International Cheetah Day Dec. 4, 2025.
The world’s fastest land animal is racing against extinction. Help us win the race! The global population of cheetah now numbers less than 7000 adult individuals. Currently on the IUCN red list as vulnerable.
Dr. Laurie Marker designated December 4th as International Cheetah Day. The annual celebration was set in remembrance of a cheetah cub named Khayam, that she raised at Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon. She then moved to Namibia and continued her work there.
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat of the subfamily Felinae that occurs in North, Southern and East Africa, and a few localities in Iran.
It inhabits a variety of mostly arid habitats like dry forests, scrub forests, and savannahs.
The species suffered a substantial decline in its historic range in the 20th century due to habitat loss, poaching for the illegal pet trade, and conflict with humans. By 2016, the global cheetah population has been estimated at approximately 7,100 individuals in the wild.
Several African countries have taken steps to improve cheetah conservation measures. - Wikipedia
Walking into the forest near my house, I was amazed to see thousands of these gorgeous Trilliums in full bloom. Picking parts off of a trillium plant can kill it even if the rhizome is left undisturbed. Because they are so delicate, Trilliums are a very rare plant. Some species of trillium are listed as threatened or endangered and collecting these species may be illegal. Luckily, they enjoy the climate of the Pacific Northwest!
Grevy's is the largest of Africa's zebra species, and the most mule-like in appearance. Here a herd of Grevy's feeds in the evening before sunset. Because it lives mostly in desert areas, Grevy's zebra is endangered from lack of food after a long drought. Zebras in Samburu National Reserve have access to water from the Ewaso Ng'iro River, but food is scarce and daily haying efforts are helping to keep animals -- not just zebras but also oryxes -- fed. ©2022 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com
Because of good behavior during the holidays, Benny gets a present from Mummy Marian.
ME:
Benny?
I have something for you
BENNY:
Wow....a present....for me?????
ME:
Yes Benny..it's just for you
Because you've been so sweet during the holidays.
I know it is very difficult for you to share something when it comes to something delicious. I've seen you can do it and I'm proud of you. So this is all for you... just open the package.
Benny tears off the paper:
BENNY:
WOW!!! Mummy! That's a big one! It has more than 3 layers!
Thank you Mummy.....I love you so much!!!!
May I also give Jago a piece?
ME:
You decide Benny...it's your pastry!
BENNY:
I love Jago very much...he is my best friend and that's why he gets half of the pastry.
ME:
Well Benny...that's really nice of you.
I think Jago likes it too
Just because I like the various grains and colors in the wood panels used to board up this window.
From my Wild and Weathered Wood collection.
Alviso, California.
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#Halloween
Creepy encounter with the Bogeyman. Or maybe the Boogie Man? Because who says abandoned sanatoriums must be creepy places haunted by the poor souls of the people who once had been treated there? The artists that have decorated a wing of one of the many buildings of this long abandoned lung sanatorium nearby Berlin must have believed the latter, because almost all of the art there is horror-themed, just like this enormous creature consisting of branches (Blair Witch, anyone?). But, wait a minute... There are branches, but there are also cables, and coloured light bulbs. Party lights! And seriously, can a creature who partly consists of colourful party lights be evil? Just imagine him all lit up like a Christmas Tree ;)
This reminded me of an anecdote my mother, magrit k., once had heard during a guided tour at Beelitz Heilstätten (another old, but no longer abandoned sanatorium also nearby Berlin). And that anecdote gives rise to doubts that these sanatoriums were per se sad places, places of pain and suffering: Back in the day (at the end of the 19th / beginning of the 20th century), as you might have guessed, men's and women's dormitories were strictly seperated from each other. But that didn't stop the patients from finding ways to visit each other at night. How? At one point, someone had found access to the underground logistic passages which connected the entire building complex. Those passages were off-limits for the patients, of course, but has "off-limits" ever stopped anyone? So, at least for some time, there there must have been quite a busy nightlife with regular, merry get-togethers among the patients, before the hospital's management noticed what was going on, and put an end to those "indecencies" by locking the passages for anyone except authorised personnel ;)
So maybe also this sanatorium isn't haunted by lost souls, but the spirits that linger there are of a good-natured, happy kind instead. And the creature in my photo isn't the Bogeyman, but DJ Boogie Man. So let the fun begin :)
HSS, Everyone!
Bi-Ba Butzemann
Gut, nachts im Dunkeln, womöglich noch ganz allein, möchte ich dieser schauerlichen Zweig-Kreatur (die Blair Witch lässt grüßen), die ich 2018 bei einem Fotowalk mit Flickr-Freunden in einem Gebäude einer verlassenen Lungenheilstätte bei Berlin (nicht Beelitz) gefunden hatte, nicht begegnen. Vielleicht ist sie aber gar nicht so furchterregend, wie sie auf den ersten Blick aussieht? Denn wenn man genauer hinsieht, merkt man, dass der Körper dieses Butzemanns nicht nur aus Zweigen, sondern auch aus Kabeln und bunten Glühlampen besteht. Und eine bunte Party-Lichterkette ist doch so ziemlich das Gegenteil von furchterregend, oder?
Und wer sagt eigentlich, dass in verlassenen Heilstätten auf ewig die verlorenen Seelen der armen ehemaligen "Insassen" herumspuken? Vielleicht spuken sie ja herum, haben aber ihren Spaß dabei? Das lässt zumindest eine Anekdote vermuten, die meine Mutter (magrit k.) mal bei einer Führung durch die ehemalige Lungenheilstätte Beelitz erzählt bekommen hatte: Zur Glanzeit von Beelitz, Ende des 19. / Anfang des 20. Jhdt., waren die Schlafsäle von Männlein und Weiblein natürlich brav voneinander getrennt, handelte es sich doch schließlich um ein anständiges Haus. Was allerdings die Patienten nicht davon abhielt, sich des Nachts gegenseitigen Besuch abzustatten. Wie? Irgendjemand hatte wohl mal die – fahrlässigerweise unverschlossenen, aber natürlich nicht öffentlichen – Versorgungsgänge unterhalb der Gebäude entdeckt. Beelitz muss also eine zeitlang ein recht reges Nacht- und Partyleben gehabt haben. Bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, als jemand von der Krankenhausleitung das bunte Treiben bemerkt und dafür gesorgt hatte, dass die Versorgungsgänge nunmehr stets verschlossen zu sein hatten.
Vielleicht ist also dieser Butzemann gar keine finstere Kreatur, sondern ein fideler DJ, der zur Geisterstunde die Platten zur allnächtlichen Sanatoriumsparty auflegt. Wie heißt es schon im bekannten, evtl. bis dato falsch interpretierten Kinderlied: "Es tanzt ein Bi-Ba-Butzemann in unserm Haus herum, fidebum. (...) Er rüttelt sich, er schüttelt sich (...), es tanzt ein Bi-Ba-Butzemann in unserm Haus herum." Vielleicht haben wir hier gerade wieder einen Mythos entzaubert ;)
…because I do heart the MBA fair newness, and I still haven’t figured out how to make that little symbol. So, I’ll just heart these.
Untitled because I don't now what kind of flower they are. But they sure are pretty.
I am not a "flower photographer", but I do enjoy the challenge of getting a good flower shot.
Because you never know when she might flank you and try to take your stuff, or worse yet, hug you during playtime.
A photo taken near my campus on my break a while back when we had our first mini snowfall :)
Some bit of snow squalls this morning but it is quite cold. The windchill is certainly a difference maker. We're expecting some more tmw, hopefully I can snap a few if I don't chicken out because of the cold :P
Have a good weekend and
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Elephant in the Chobe NP, Botswana
All animals in Africa bite, but the safari bug is the worst.
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
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Because I have a bad habit of standing in front of large, moving vehicles that could squash me like a bug. This is actually one of the smaller ones. And not really as close as it looks.
Newly arrived and premiered at the FaMESHed event, this chic and sophisticated Just Because Sally Sweater Dress makes for the perfect fall and winter classic choice.
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My friends call me Cardigan B because of my love for a soft, fluffy cardigan sweater! Amias rocks the house with the Elene outfit (This month at Anthem event). I may be listening to the oldies but Amias made a gorgeous modern update on the sweater girl outfit! This outfit is available in 20 different colors that allow you to mix and match your own unique style!
Click on the photo and get a close up of the detailing on the perfect cable knit sweater which fits perfectly over the ribbed cropped top. Completing the look is the perfectly pleated plaid skirt! This is a great outfit for dancing at your favorite SL Club or just hanging out at home listening to records and enjoying a cheat day milkshake!
To get this look:
COMPLETE OUTFIT: Amias - Elene (This month at Anthem)
HAIR: Magika - Holly
NECKLACE: AvaWay - Astrology Signs Tauruss
SHAKE: Littlep - Milky Shaky Macha Milkshake
PHONOGRAPH: TBF - Vintage Phonograph Set
PICTURE: Sycamore Designs - Love Every Minute
BACKDROP: Minimal - Light Room Backdrop 3
POSE: Secret Poses - Posing & Dancing 1
SKIN: The Skinnery - Darnya in Honey
BODY: Maitreya - Lara
HEAD: LeLutka - Inez
LIPSTICK: PAIX - Gloss Exposion
EYESHADOW: Goreglam - Courtship
“Just because you pretend the universe doesn't have teeth doesn't mean you won't get eaten in the end.”
― Paul Russell, The Coming Storm
Paul Russell is a professor in philosophy at Lund University, where he is Director of the Lund/Gothenburg Responsibility Project [LGRP]. Paul Russell is also a professor in philosophy at the University of British Columbia, where he has been teaching since 1987.
Because now we wouldn't dream of living in any other house…
but this house…
the house we've grown into…
It turns out our dream house wasn't the house we dreamed about…
It's the house where our dreams came true.
Jim Yerman
Because, sometimes, I just gotta go with the contrast.
Pescadero State Beach, between Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz, California.
Because you loved me
You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me