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Not sure if that title will make sense to anyone outside of the UK so I should probably attempt to explain it! I used to see it written (with different names) on walls and desks etc in my school days usually accompanied by a simple sketch of the top half of a face. Don't ask me why(!) but it was 'a thing' when I was growing up :-)
I've since found out more from the endlessly reliable source that is Wikipedia - see below if your interested ;-)
quererme, tú sí sabes adorarme mi amor
No te vayas, quédate por siempre para siempre
Para siempre amarte
Corazón, tú sí sabes quererme como a mí me gusta
Soy la flor encendida que da color al jardín de tu vida
Corazón, tú sí sabes quererme como a mí me gusta
Por favor no me dejes que soy valiente en corresponderte
Corazón, corazón, tú sí sabes (Quererme como a mí me gusta)
Corazón, tú sí sabes quererme, mi amor (Quererme como a mí me gusta)
Ay no te vayas, quédate por siempre (Quererme como a mí me gusta)
Que soy valiente en corresponderte mi amor (Quererme como a mí me gusta)
~ Maria Natalia Lafourcade Silva
My day job often involves working with terminally ill people, who struggle through their remaining days. Every new sunrise can be a bonus or curse. It's definitely a plus for me when I can stand at the water's edge with gentle waves, a soft breeze, and the light of dawn on the horizon. I'll miss it when my turn comes, as it eventually will for all of us, but in the mean time, I'll continue to cherish moments like this with my better half.
On the day before Christmas, with a snowstorm approaching a few hours away, it seemed like a good day for a snowshoe hike to a favorite spot. It's difficult to access in the summer months due to over crowding but off season it's a lot quieter and those azure waters are as lovely as ever. We had it to ourselves at first but a surprising number of people showed up a bit later. That's my better half on the left - doing her best to look like Santa in that red jacket. Merry Christmas!
A few weeks ago, while my betterhalf had to work during the weekend I opted to go for a short hike. The weather was nice, so a perfect day for some fun with some of the older lenses. Took the Canon Eos 6DII and both of our Canon Eos 3 bodies and the old EF 20-35 F2.8L and EF 80-200 F2.8L and a EF 24-105 F4L
Went to the Deurzerdiep a small river close to home and followed one of the available trails.
Did enjoy the time outside, it was a nice sunny day with finally some colder temperatures, almost like winter.
One of our Canon Eos 3 cameras was still loaded with some expired Ilford HP5plus 400 (Expiry date 06-2014) Think this was the last of the expired HP5plus we had left
Developing is as always done with our Caffenol recipe, Caffenol-C-L at 21c and stand developing for 55 minutes this time
This older HP5plus does still deliver some nice bit grainy results.
Went out alone for a change, my betterhalf had some blisters on the back of her heels. She wanted to give her heels some time to heal.
Decided to visit Balloërveld, a nature reserve close to home.
Not perfect weather for a hike, it was not sunny, very humid and warm, but could enjoy the time outside and test some of our (older) gear.
Decided to take both Canon Eos 3 bodies one loaded with colorfilm and the other with some black/white film, but didn't use them today
Took only the following lenses today, the 17-35L, 24-70L, 135L and 200L and the Canon Eos 5DIV for this hike
One of my top five favorite places ever - the Skyline Trail along Mt. Rainier.
Image made with my Nikon F100.
The other half has the other 3/4 of the waterfall, but I like this half better. The waterfall is nothing to write home about anyways;) Believe me, you aren't missing anything.
The Salvation of Iggy Scrooge
Do not like musical plays, but My betterhalf loves them, so I suffer for a couple of hours. All good...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg1Y61uzLNY
A cross between Dickens and a rollicking trip down pop culture's memory lane, this is a phantasmagorical evening of irreverent Christmas cheer. Ebenezer is a burned out misanthropic superstar who snarls through Christmas Eve until a top of the charts gaggle of ghosts shows up: rock legends Buddy Holly, Bob Marley and King Elvis come to boogie with Iggy and set his warped values straight. The rock icons cook up a jambalaya of reggae, Cajun, rockabilly and heavy metal numbers in this inventive Christmas offering that reverberates with saucy lampoonery, show stopping tunes and characters that may have never occurred to Dickens.
Introducing my better half - Jin :) She didn't quite like how she looks in this shot but I like the perspective so I decided to upload it LOL! Shot taken right after sunset at Dome in Scarborough.
My better-half enjoying the Tetons. She doesn't usually let me post her photo so when she said yes, I couldn't resist. 20170805TetonsLr3
No hiking this weekend, we had other plans and the weather was not that great.
I decided to step out of my comfort zone with some different photography.
We actually do have a complete photo studio at home with 4 falcon eyes studio lights, backgrounds and other stuff.
It is not what I normally like to do, but with the weather it was a fun afternoon in our studio with my betterhalf
But I still prefer to be out in nature and do my photography out there somewhere.
This is an selection of our gear being used as "models"
The oldest in this photo is our Canon Eos 1V (HS configuration with the PB-E2 powerbooster) and a Canon EF 24 mm F/1.4 L II USM
One of the DSLRs we use is the Canon Eos 5D IV with a Canon EF 50 mm F/1.2 L USM
and the last one is a Canon Eos R with the Canon RF 85 mm F/2.0 Macro IS STM
I'm probably biased but this for me is one of my most favourite shots of the whole trip to Egypt. Despite having had little sleep in 48 hours and with the afternoon temperature being at least 40, Vicky wanted some half decent shots of herself amid the famous columns of Karnak.
Whereas this was my first time in Egypt, this trip was her forth but when she last visited she didn't even have a digital camera so half decent photographs were all important this trip. Especially for the lectures on Ancient Egypt she does back home for the Arts Society. So between other tourists walking by in the background, various Tik-Tokers and fashion photographers shooting amid the columns I managed to get some shots of her.
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Obviamente no es una naranja, pero me imaginé que así es como debes sentir a tu "media naranja"...
Obviously this is not an orange, but I imagined this is how your "better half" you must feel ...