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Day 300 of 365 - is Black Cat Day. Nothing is quite as elegant as a black cat—like a miniature Amazonian jaguar, they doze atop the highest point in the area, waking for several hours daily to prowl around hunting for a tasty morsel. But black cats and kittens are often overlooked when animal shelters are looking for new homes, and can be at the shelter much longer than they should be. So why is this?Interestingly, cats in ancient Egypt were revered highly, partly due to their ability to combat vermin such as mice, rats. Cats of royalty were known to be dressed in golden jewelry and were allowed to eat right off their owners’ plates. The goddess of warfare was a woman with the head of a cat named Bastet. These days, however, black cats are often are seen as unlucky or mischievous, but not everyone knows why that is. In Celtic mythology, it was believed that fairies could take the form of black cats, and therefore their arrival to a home or village was seen as sign of good luck. Unfortunately, the Pilgrims that came after them were devoutly religious and fearful of anything remotely related to the pagan beliefs of their ancestors, and it was because of that fear that black cats went from being seen as the vessels of fairies to the vessels of witches and demons. At that time it became common practice to severely punish those who kept black cats as pets, and even kill the animals themselves. Although these days nobody really believes black cats are witches or demons in disguise anymore, they are still often seen as signs of bad luck by many people in the West. If you have a cat, especially a black one, today is the day to make it feel extra special, and give your cat back some of the love they give you on a daily basis. Buy your cat a new toy or a tasty treat and spend the afternoon playing tug-of-war or rubbing its belly—nobody knows how to enjoy the little things in life like cats do. If you’ve been thinking about getting a cat of your own and have the time to take proper care of it, maybe today should be the day you welcome a furry feline into your life? And even if you can’t have a cat due to allergies or other reasons, that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate this day! Making a small donation to your local animal shelter can help countless felines and get you in good with the cats of this world . . . you know just in case they really do have magic powers!
NOTE: This is a photo of Faith, she was my sisters cat, she recently passed away at the age of 19. My sister bought her when she was 8 weeks old, they had a great life together.
Challenge : Frozen
Challenge : Frozen : This challenge is to create a page showing Frozen.
Art work by me. Challenge ends : 17th August 2024
Link to Challenge :
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MMI Couples Challenge
Brice and I chose the Hollywood Power Couple, Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara from the award winning movie, Gone With The Wind. Rhett Butler was a lovable scoundrel and rogue. A man of means with a past, he has a reputation for womanizing and gambling but Rhett is a man to be reckoned with and he sets his sights on the spoiled, petulant and very beautiful Scarlett O'Hara. She's 15 years his junior but she's never met a man like Rhett, although it takes some time for the two of them to come together. With his wealth and resources and her determination and charm they wielded influence and power in the south. Their relationship was a stormy one full of ups and downs. Our favorite look on Scarlett and Rhett was the evening outfits they wore to attend a special birthday party for Ashley Wilkes. Decked out in their finery with their opulence on display they made a gorgeous couple. Their relationship was a rocky one and even in the ending scene of the movie we watch as Rhett walks out the door. Will he return? We believe in happy endings so we choose to think so. We attempted to duplicate these outfits for our Couples Challenge using the following items listed below in our styling credits. Scarlett wore a red velvet gown. beaded at the bodice, with dyed ostrich feathers and a light pink almost transparent wrap. Rhett wore a fashionable tuxedo of the day in black with a top hat.
Scarlett O'Hara (Arianna)
Scorned Wrap by Rag Dollz
Scorned Bodice by Rag Dollz
Scorned Ostrich Boa Trim by Rag Dollz
Satin Skirt by Timeless Elegance
Chandrani Bracelet by Chop Zuey
Chandrani Earrings by Chop Zuey
3/4 Chenille Gloves for Slink Hands by Adam & Eve
Gloria Hair in Black by Amacci
#5 Red Lipstick by Soul
Glamorous Eyebrows by Arte
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Rhett Butler (Brice)
Hair - Speak Easy- A Wylde Style by Khyle Sion
Eyebrow - Clark Shaper - Created by Lyra Blackthome
Moustashe - 'Valiant & Sacred' 2.0 Mustashe v2- Darker - Created by Wavie Haller
Outfit - MI_Regency - Creator by Lika Meili
Hat - Regency
Cane - Telescope Cane Gold by Ocean Craft
Foot wear - Regency Boots
(Hat & Cane are not in photos but will be shown during Couple's Presentation Walk)
Thank you!
Ornamental Cabbage. 8 x 8 prismacolor pencils on Strathmore Bristol. Another tough challenge!
Beginner
Weekly Theme Challenge ~ Autumn Season
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For the Monday Weekly Challenge- RED.
I have shot several pictures of this barn at different times of day. It always grabs me, especially in the morning, this was about 8 AM.
2007 - 2010
4,3 liter
V8
490 PS @ 8.500 rpm
465 Nm @ 5.250 rpm
Vmax : 315 km/h
1.225 kg
Essen Motorshow 2016
Essen
Deutschland - Germany
November 2016
You have to wonder these days what new cadets consider to be “fun.” That was the word many from the Class of 2018 used to describe the Zilinski Challenge Aug. 10 at Camp Buckner.
Squads were tested on physical strength and endurance throughout the challenge while graded on several soldier skills they’ve learned during Cadet Basic Training, like donning and sealing a protective mask, land navigation, assembling the radio and calling in for medical evacuation.
Somewhat a departure from previous Buckner challenges that used Zodiacs to get squads around a short course on Lake Popolopen, this time the squad had to low crawl across the beach and head first into the cold, murky water.
They also low crawled and swung through two obstacles at Marne, and completed three others at the Anzio Obstacle Course.
Perhaps the fun was at the Buckner Parade Field where legs buckled and bodies crumbled after a series of physical challenges. First, the Humvee push—about 300-400 meters across concrete and grass, assumably the best of both worlds. Then, imagine all that was left of the vehicle was one, huge tire. The squad had to push that back and forth another sizeable distance. Pushups, buddy carries, flutter kicks and pullups would follow before they were tested on assembling a swiss seat for rappelling.
Photo by Mike Strasser/USMA PAO
Compositionally Challenged week 43 is Fall - While the challenge is about time of year, a I have my doubts that Sharon has a werewolf in mind. My bad. My glad.
Walmart has their Greeters. Not to be outdone, Lowes has come up with their own.
Every household should have their very own werewolf to greet their Trick-or-Treaters. And for only $112.49 (originally $149.99), you can get yours at Lowes home center. It has a motion sensor that wakes it up when anyone approaches. The head and mouth move. It growls, snarls, and howls. And the eyes glow with a green light. When it greeted me at Lowes today, I was surprised - and laughed out loud with glee. What fun!
Ferrari Challenge 2010
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Some Alien Bees and a 580exii. :) Oh, and a client willing to be at Alki by 5am.
Strobist Info:
580exii inside car
AB800 bare camera left filling in the grill and front bumper
AB800 in large softbox illuminating side of car
another 580exii in small softbox to light rear wheel... but it wasn't firing!
This is for a challenge in the Topaz Software Group. Original image of the hands supplied by S.L. Reflex. Come on over to the group and join in the fun.
Switchin it up from what I usually shoot!
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A Polish Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialist walks towards a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in his full bomb suit during exercise Northern Challenge 2017.
The exercise Northern Challenge is a multinational Bomb Disposal Exercise which takes place at the Icelandic Coast Guard facility in Keflavik, Iceland.
The complex has a very touching display to memorialize the tragedies of the Challenger and the Columbia.
It was fascinating to step into this particular corner to see pieces that were recovered from both of those incidents.
Challenger
Left Side Body Panel
January 28,1986
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, FL
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My Book The Land of Wizards & Witches: Images of 'The Wizarding World of Harry Potter' on Blurb!!!!
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Yay!!! They majority of the panel reconsidered!!! ^_^
It broke my heart that for this challenge I was disqualified. I forgot about the rules regarding the required photo for the technical aspect and used a background props. I could have been in rank 1... : lesson learned....
Absolutely incredible Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale. I had never seen a 360 CS until this past Saturday, where I saw this and a yellow one. I love them!
All comments / criticisms welcome and appreciated.
I made this card for the Caardvarks challenge. I loved all the stamping and inking I did on this one. I cut the label shape on my Silhouette Digital cutter.
Will be out of town tomarrow so did a quick one for the challenge! ... just done in Faber Castell soft lead black pencil! :) Smaller piece for me 5x6&3/4 in. ........ HEARTFELT THANKS FOR ALL THE LOVELY COMMENTS! :)
Cow Photo Challenge
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52 in 2025 Challenge - 21. Cropped
Normally when I get a camera out in this shopping arcade, I get pounced on by security, but I got away with it this time :))
This was an in camera crop ... I chopped his head off at the time of snapping.
CC Week 35: layered abstracts
I overlayed 4 different views of the flag plaza at the foot of F Street on the Eureka Bayfront. I was disappointed that the sky was gray, but when I got to overlaying the images I found that the gray sky worked out okay.
Challenger II Real informantion
TYPE: Main Battle Tank
PLACE OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
IN SERVICE: 1998-now
USED BY: British Army, Oman Army
WARS: Iraq War
# BUILT: about 446
CREW: 4 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver)
SPEED: 37 mph on road, 25 mph of road
ENGINE: Perkins CV-12 V12 Diesel 26 litre
--Info gathered from the english wikipedia ;-)
Lego Model info
Well, this is my newly designed revised challenger II. If you look a little more into my photostream you will see the old version of my challenger II, I got to say I wasn't really impressed with the result I ended up with in the end for my first model of this tank, which is why I decided to make a revised model, and this is it. This model took me astonsishingly long to complete, I started working on this one right after I finished my Havoc APC model. This model in particular went through about 6 to 7 different designs, 2 of which I revealed in WIP pics. The final outcome of the whole project is a tank that is complete with a turret that roatates 360 degrees, a interior along with a engine compartment, and working suspension.
MY FINAL THOUGHTS
Well, I gotta say I really do like this version of the my challenger II MBT a hell of alot better then the older version, of course there is always room for improvement as well, but right now, I am pretty proud of the result. I was really excited to try out placing the actual markings on the tank itself as well, and yes I do know that they are not all that good, with a little practice I hope to perfect it. Beyond that, this tank is really a challenge to build considering all the round angles it had, and this project presented itslef with alot of challenges to solve with a little lego magic. Well, hope you all love the new model, and as usual, favs and comments are much apreciated as well! Tnx, and happy new years to all ;-)
Updates
-fixed the sideskirts, they are now one plate shorter in horizontal direction
-Fixed the front slope, its 1 plate shorter, full minifigbody can fit under tank hull.
-Fixed the back of the tank alot! Changed the side panels from a plate to bricks.