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Amsterdam - Theophile de Bockstraat
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"Remember to smile."
Quote - Nelson Mandela
Looks like this dragonfly has a big smile ;-))
Happy week ahead.
From my archives, I haven't seen them flying in the garden yet.
Last Thursday, I went to Mom's house, as I always do; we did a little art and laughed and talked. When our night time caregiver, Bonnie came in, she had a companion! This is Howard, whom she found fossicking about in her attic! He said he somehow got up the stairs and got turned around and didn't know how to get out, so he just sat there. NO telling how long he has been up there! So he came home with me, and I am very glad that he did! Howard gave my Mom a big hug before we left, AND he is wishing her a VERY big HAPPY BIRTHDAY now, because it is her 88th birthday for Teddy Bear Tuesday this week!
.... early artwork of our daughter Julia... of course... the natural light brown color of the original IKEA wooden box.. is boring for a child :-)
she kept all her little treasures in the drawers :-)
Robert Bell & Shawn McQuiller of Kool & the Gang performing on stage at the Chris Botti at Sea II Cruise.
Nadja has lived in this house 12 years the cat door has been there the entire time; not once did she attempt to use it. She could fit always has but she was too scared of tight spaces until senility robbed her of the fear... and us of our sanity. She gets into things like a toddler; worse than a puppy. She could not get enough traction to pull herself fully through the door. The only good thing here is we could pull her out and the bitey end is on the opposite side of the door. Good thing she is cute!
Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart. #ZigZiglar
Shot from a flight over Monument valley.
Another 2 photographs from the valley and time are in my landscape set.
Flying over Monument Valley shows you how truly breathtaking the landscape is.
This was an early morning flight over monument valley
Lost lost found lost a little, found and bit more found.
...To all that message me asking if I am around.
The cloud is so thick....friends that were clients, clients that I treated as friends
a creed, disappoint to the 10th degree make amends
with those friends to catch up on bills for work done.
Then nothing.
Blah.
Friends and clients.....Alas I am here. I am learning a lot about being a business man and about myself. Almost lost the home, then got it back...with sacrafices and new clarity. Losing a relationship I care about with me by me not being me. For those who are patient with me in the past two months, you will be rewarded with a new and improved me and projects. I am going to be more positive. Grumpy spinning with my son and other shocking things that resently happened makes me want to try harder but do it all in less time.
Music is by an inspiring musican, give jack conte props.
While I was walking around the Algoway, this wonderfully happy lady with a hearty laugh and a big smile poked her head out the engine room hatch and let me take her picture. It was coffee time, you see, so she had a moment of her time for me. It made my day. The ship has wintered in the harbor and she was part of a crew getting her ready to set sail again.
The original image, which was metered on the woman, resulted in the highlights being over exposed. I pulled them back in Lightroom but in the process, wound up with a light blue halo around the higher contrast area, i.e. the diagonal chain. I'm going to have to go back to the drawing board on that one but I liked that smile too much not to post it.
you just never know what who you will meet when you go out to dinner on Friday night in Jackson Heights
This is Ms. Columbia and her friends... they were so wonderful and happy. Thank you, Ms. C!
Alligator ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Northern Florida ~ The Treasure Coast
[ alligator or crocodile? - the alligator has a more rounded
snout while the crocodile's snout is a little more pointed ]
(three more photos 'from this location' in the comments)
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The American alligator is a large crocodilian reptile endemic to the southeastern United States. Adult male American alligators measure 11 to 15 ft in length and can weigh up to 999 lbs. Females are smaller measuring around 9.8 ft. The American alligator inhabits freshwater wetlands such as marshes and cypress swamps from Texas to North Carolina. It is distinguished from the sympatric American crocodile by its broader snout, with overlapping jaws and darker coloration, and is less tolerant of saltwater but more tolerant of cooler climates than the American crocodile, which is found only in tropical climates.
Alligators are apex predators and consume fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Subsequent conservation efforts have allowed their numbers to increase and the species was removed from the endangered species list in 1987. The species is the official state reptile of three states: Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi U.S.A.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_alligator
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_crocodile
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida
Photo Of The Week ~ The Sunshine Group ~ 8/12/18
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The New York Senate failed us yesterday. It seemed like a promising time for the achievement of gay civil rights in the state of New York, that would set an example for some others that are trying to fight the fight.
A bill that would give same-sex couples the right to marry in New York and guarantee their equal rights was rejected with 38 votes against it versus 24 in favor. What's the saddest in all this? Not just that the 30 Republicans all voted NO (that would be expected), but that 8 Democrats betrayed the LGBT community and many of the promises they had made during election time to help us in exchange of our votes, our support and contributions. Shame on you, Senators!!!
And shame a million times harder on anyone who fights to have the basic rights of other human beings reduced, just because they think themselves "superior" in any way. I say NO!!!! You aren't superior, you are just sad, narrow-minded, religion-controlled part of the mass, like scared flock...
But make no mistake... the LGBT community is not going anywhere. You won't make us disappear, you won't make us stop loving our partners, and fighting for that love to be equally recognized at all levels of justice and social and economic equal benefits.
Because hatred and ignorance may be strong, but hope and love will always prevail.
I know what I talk about. I'm from Spain, a country with a sometimes very castrating Catholic Church who try to mess with the political affairs of a proclaimed laic state. A country with a history of machismo and a decades long dictatorship where homosexuals were imprisoned if not worse. And yet, our president, Jose LuĂs RodrĂguez Zapatero, DID fulfill his electoral promise and fought anyone who got on the way until same-sex marriage was approved by law in Spain. For that, I'll always be proud of him and of belonging to the side of Spain that believes in justice.
Now we ask.... Obama... when is YOUR turn? When will you fulfill YOUR promise of being a champion for the LGBT citizens? Don't fail us. We put all our faith in you.
Images from the Rally for Equality.
Times Square
New York
December 2nd, 2009.
best viewed large! ;)
my mom went to the market and bought a lot of peas!!!! she's addicted to veggies. and i helped her take the peas out the pods.. hmmmm... actually, i didn't help her, it was me doing all the work! LOL at some point i thought about flickr (actually i think of flickr every 5 minutes) LOL again! LOL! it took me a while to manage to split the pods so the peas wouldn't break from the pod, but i finally had enough to take this shot! hope you like it!! ;)
published in the may 2007 issue of NZ Gardener Magazine, New Zeeland's top selling gardening magazine!
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shown in the MusĂ©e de l'ElysĂ©e's exhibit âWe are all photographers now!â
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Winner of the PhotoStockPlus Contest (Food theme) on the 31st of January 2007:
www.photostockplus.com/contest.php?action=last :))))
-Added to the Cream of the Crop pool as my best of 2006.
and from a different angle:
Netherlands, Amsterdam, Queen's Day (koninginnedag).
I spotted Maurice and Sophie during a stroll along the crowded canals. I was so struck by their coolness, that I did not think of photographing them without their shades on. They wear their sunglasses so well, though.