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"BERLIN SUMMERS BEING SHORT, ANY BRIGHT DAY SEES BATHERS SWARM TO NEAR-BY RESORTS, AS HERE AT WANNSEE
Sailing southwest down the Havel River towards Potsdam, pleasure craft pass this wide expanse formed by the spreading river. Sun-bathing on warm sands and dining and dancing in shore resorts, Berliners make Wannsee their Coney Island."
Agfacolor by Hans Hildenbrand
(This historic photograph is from a National Geographic article in the February 1937 issue titled "Changing Berlin". It offers a fascinating look at Berlin, Germany, a few years before the start of World War II.)
Change your world embroidery from mine & Janel's week long Running With Inspiration challenge.
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The weekend.
And for a change, the weekend brought with it, at least for one day, the promise of unbroken sunshine and light winds. Perfect conditions for, well, for what? Well, photography, walking in the countryside, walking and snapping.
Where to go?
Well, I have always wanted to a see a certain species of bird, there are a few places in Kent where you can see Bearded Reedlings (Tits), and Stodmarsh was the nearest. And we knew how to get there.
Instead of going to the village, I thought we would start from the Grove Ferry end.
Grove Ferry used to be an actual ferry, which carried cars, lorries, horse and carts over the river, to a level crossing then on up the hill towards the Canterbury to Thanet high road. The Ferry is long gone, but the Grove Ferry Inn is still there, as is the level crossing, though the trains have changed somewhat.
Anyway, that's where to go. We have coffee, then I make bacon butties with smoked back so thick each rasher is like a gammon steak. That's what you get when you buy from an actual butcher. We tidy up, gather our stuff and load the car.
And go.
We drive along to Sandwich, then take the Canterbury road, turning off for Nash, then to Preston, past the butchers and across the marshes to Grove Ferry.
The glorious morning had given way to mist, the sun heavily diffused, but breaking through at times to make trees and buildings erupt in colour like they were on fire.
We park, put on our walking shoes, but instead of heading out onto the reserve, I feel that the river might offer good photographic opportunities. I was right, the river stretched in either direction, boats moored on either bank were reflected in the mirror-like water of the Stour.
There were fishermen in place, so not wanting to disturb them too much, I take a few shots, stepping over the net-poles they had in the river in anticipation of a catch.
We leave them to it, walk back through the car park, over the main road and into the reserve.
At first there was no need for boots, as the ground was firm enough, if well travelled, so we wandered along, marvelling at the sight of the sun to the south, breaking through the mist creating stunning shapes and patterns through the reedbanks. Whilst on the other side, more reeds rose up, but lit by the sun, and glowing like they had caught fire.
I took shots of everything.
Just in case.
There was a mound to the side of the path, the seats offering fine views over the reserve, so we go up and hope that maybe the birds will come to us. Into the sun, there was a pond, and a large group of birds was making a heck of a noise, I take shots with the nifty and the big boys lens, and thanks to the latter was able to identify them as Lapwings due to their head crests.
A bird landed in the reeds at the foot of the bank, and I saw what I am pretty sure was our quarry; a shame then that this was the only sighting we had of the buggers all morning.
We walk back down and on, looking back to where we had just been standing, I see a small reddy-brown bird. I take shots, hoping it was a Reedling, but review of shots who it to be a Stonechat.
In the bench below I see another bird, an as yet identified warbler, but I suspect it to be a Cetti's Warbler.
I get a shot.
We walk on, I talk to a fellow photographer who informs us that a Dartford Warbler had been seen, and that the sunshine should bring out the Reedlings.
It may have done, but we don't see them.
A large slow moving birds swept low over the reedbeds, a March Harrier, on the lookout for prey. I take shots but the camera was on the wrong setting.
Sigh.
We take a path to the river bank, where we find all the mud in Kent had been waiting for us.
We walk upstream for a while, then finding the vegetation didn't thin out, we walk back to the car, slowly picking our way round and through the mud, our boots becoming heavier and heavier with the mud clagging to us.
The bonus of being near the river was able to spot trains on the line just the other side. And near to Grove Ferry, a down service appeared and was reflected perfectly in the still waters of the river.
I take lots of shots.
The only downside was reaching the Ferry, a large family group made of at least three generations, walking down the path, not socially distancing from each other or me, walking bay almost touching my elbow, still engaged in loud conversation. This is why Kent is in the high tier now.
I calm down as we get back to the car, change footwear and climb into the Audi; it was half eleven, and we were hungry. Should we call in at a shop or go straight home?
Straight home it was, with the day now clear as all mist and fog had lifted.
We get home, put on the kettle and make a brew.
We eat the Portuguese custard tarts, but still hungry break out the cheese, crackers and wine.
That's better.
And so begun the grand review of 400 shots, listening to the radio, and surrounded by hungry cats and kittens.
At three, the football begun, Norwich are in the middle of their worse injury crisis since the last one, with 11 players out for one reason or another, and having no fit strikers. We take the lead, and it seems the patched-up team would hang on, but in the last minute Coventry level.
Oh well.
Outside it was dark, and there was another pass of the International Space Station, so on our way to the car, we stop in the garden and look for the slow moving bright light. Jools sees it, a dull red dot passing silently overhead, and on that dot were several people. We wave at them, then go to the car
Jen wanted to cook for us, and we did not complain, so we drove to Whitfield, only to find the road off the roundabout blocked by a long queue of cars waiting to get into McDonalds.
Really?
Yes, really.
But there is another way, so we go down towards Pineham, then take the road back through the estate, and arrive at Jen's with the meat just finished cooking, and cooling ready to be carved. I carve, Jen dishes up, and we eat well. Very well. Nothing like a roast at the end of a busy day.
And then down to cards, two hands of Meld which Jen wins both of, and so is very happy.
Too late for another game, so we go home where we have cheese and wine for supper.
I slept well.
Change is beautiful. It is the essence of life, the source of growth, and the catalyst for transformation. Change can be scary, challenging, and painful, but it can also be exciting, rewarding, and liberating. Change is inevitable, but how we respond to it is up to us. We can resist it, or we can embrace it. We can fear it, or we can welcome it. We can let it break us, or we can let it make us. Change is beautiful, because it gives us the opportunity to discover new aspects of ourselves, to explore new possibilities, and to create new realities. Change is beautiful, because it reminds us that nothing is permanent, that everything is in flux, and that we are always evolving. Change is beautiful, because it shows us that we are alive.
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Command Sgt. Maj. Butler Kendrick, U.S. Army Engineer School regimental command sergeant major, prepares to pass the regimental colors to Brig. Gen. Peter DeLuca, during the USAES change-of-commandant ceremony July 30, in Nutter Field House. Army photo by Michael Curtis/Released
Desfile y reforestaciÓN.
1. Reforestacion en la escuela secundaria general francisco diaz covarrubias a las 9:00 am. Con la colaboracion de alumnos y maestros de la institucion, asi como el concurso de pancartas alusibas al evento 350.
2. Desfile en bicicletas por las principales calles de la ciudad a las 16:00 pm. Portando el logotipo 350 con el unico objetivo de sensibilizar a las personas y a las autoridades para reducir la cotaminacion atmosferica.
Coordinadora del evento: Profa. Edna nayeli hernÁNdez salas.
Colaboradores: Prof. Eloy soto pÉRez., prof. Filomeno villegas ramirez., ing. Francisco morales mendoza., prof. Andres vÁSquez tovar., prof. Narciso vÁSquez tovar., prof. RaÚL teodosio reyna cobos., prof. Humberto ostos cruz.
Nuestro agradecimiento por el apoyo a las siguientes personas: Lic. Trinidad san romÁN vera(Presidente municipal), c. Franco sÓCrates chavez sosa(Delegado de trÁNsito), prof. Ernestina guerrero juÁRez(Presidenta patronato cruz roja), c. RaÚL martÍNez alvarado(Reportero xeti), prof.Adon cuevas melo(Jefe sector 08), prof. Eugenio alberto alarcÓN cano(Supervisor de esc. Sec. Grals. Zona 01), prof. Antonio molina montiel(Jefe enseÑAnza de mat.), prof. Armando vara carlos(Jefe enseÑAnza de edu. FÍSica), profa. Celestina cÁRdenaz torres(Direc. Esc. Sec. Gral. Covarrubias)....Asi como a todas las personas que asistieron a este evento.
Meet Bono - German Pinscher (like Tequila) with full name " Hardly Dangerous Abracadabra ". He arrived to Estonia yesterday from Finland. Story of Bono is interesting. My friend follows Finnish dog forums and sent me information about this boy - he was supposed to be put down (because of aggression with other males and children). I decided to try training him and help to find new home to him. But Siim fell in love and now Bono is living with him.
Porsche 911 (930) Turbo (1975-89) Engine 3299cc F6 Turbo
Registration Number REF 182 R (Middlesboro)
PORSCHE ALBUM
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Porsche originally began experimenting with a Turbo charged version of the 911 Carrera in order to produce a street legal homologation version of the racing car. But despite regulation on the homologation of the race car changing Porsche pressed on with the development of the road car, and it would go on to help as a basis for the 934 and 935 racers. The programme was left in the hands of Ernst Fuhrmann who adapted the turbo technology originally developed for the 917/30 Can Am car to the 3000 cc flat six with an output of 256 bhp. Together with a revised suspension, larger brakes and gearbox. A whale tail spoiler to ensure improved air supply to the engine and to increase downforce, grip was improved with wider rear wheels, upgraded tyres under flared wheel arches.
The car debut at Paris in 1974 as the 911 Turbo but in the US was known as the 930.
In 1978 the car received n upgraded 3300 cc engine with a air-air inter-cooler which increased the output to 300 bhp the brakes were upgrade and the spoiler re-profiled in harmony with the inter-cooler.
In 1980 the 930 was withdrawn from the US and Japan in the face of more stringent emission laws, but remained on sale in Europe. In 1983 a 325 bhp package as a special order with an additional four pipe exhaust an additional oil cooler requiring a re-profiled spoiler and modified rockers.
Porsche discontinued the 930 after model year 1989 when its underlying "G-Series" platform was being replaced by the 964. The 1989 models were the first and last versions of the 930 to feature the G50 transmission, a five-speed manual transmission.
Diolch am 86,022,514 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn 90cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 86,022,514 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 01.08-2021 exiting the Silverstone Festival 01.08.2021 Ref 150-278
Stagecoach East London (10317, SN16 OJX, Barking/Fair Cross-Longbridge Road (BK)-based) at Becontree Station, Gale Street, Becontree, London. Body no F444/10, delivered new 13/03/2016. Apologies for the mark on the left hand side of the photo, caused by a clump of sensor dust that got into one of the filters in my camera lens.
Hogg takes command of U.S. Army Africa
10 June 2010 - By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs
VICENZA, Italy – During a ceremony today at Caserma Ederle’s Hoekstra Field, Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg assumed command of U.S. Army Africa.
Gen. William E. Ward, commanding general of U.S. Africa Command presided over the ceremony, which signaled the departure of outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. William B. Garrett III.
Hogg, who recently served as deputy commanding general of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, said he is delighted to become part of the Vicenza military community.
“After 29 years of service and six overseas assignments to include Germany, Panama and Belgium, this is our first opportunity to be in Italy,” Hogg said. “We are absolutely thrilled to be here.”
Hogg said he is excited to be a part of U.S. Army Africa, the Army's newest service component command, challenged with developing relationships with land forces in Africa and supporting U.S. Army efforts on the African continent.
Ward reminded the crowd that U.S. Army Africa has accomplished some great things since Dec. 2008, when it began its transformation to becoming the Army service component command for U.S. Africa Command.
“In that short time, the command has formed, grown, and matured into an active and effective outfit and has established strong strategic relationships with the ground forces in Africa,” Ward said. “U.S. Army Africa not only succeeded, they excelled. In fact, they thrived on the opportunities they were given.”
Garrett took command of the Southern European Task Force in 2008. He commanded SETAF throughout its transformation to U.S. Army Africa. Garrett now heads to Iraq, where he will serve as the chief of staff, U.S. Forces Iraq.
“We look forward to building upon the systems that Maj. Gen. Garrett and Mrs. Garrett have developed,” Hogg said. “We are truly thankful for the warm welcome that we have received from the community and, especially, the Garretts.”
"ROLLING POST OFFICES WERE PROVIDED TO ACCOMMODATE HUGE CROWDS AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Set in the side of this truck is seen a characteristic 'general delivery' window. Before it people line up to ask for mail, buy stamps, or drop picture cards to folks back home."
Finlay Photograph by Wilhelm Tobien
(This historic photograph is from a National Geographic article in the February 1937 issue titled "Changing Berlin". It offers a fascinating look at Berlin, Germany, a few years before the start of World War II.)
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"THOUGH NEVER 'GLORIFIED' BY THE GREAT ZIEGFELD, SPREEWALD MAIDS' HATS ARE AS BIG AND STARTLING AS ANY IN THE FOLLIES!
For centuries the Wends, a Slavic tribal fragment, have lived in the Spreewald swamps, near Berlin. Besides their life on bicycles, ice skates, and in punts, they are noted for their diet of cherry pie, cucumbers, and stewed eels."
Photograph by Acme
(This historic photograph is from a National Geographic article in the February 1937 issue titled "Changing Berlin". It offers a fascinating look at Berlin, Germany, a few years before the start of World War II.)
Press Release
September 24, 2011
Reference: Mark Cervantes
*HUNDREDS JOINS “MOVING PLANET “CLIMATE ACTION IN ROSARIO, CAVITE,
PHILIPPINES
*
Amidst signs of an early morning downpour, around 500 people from all walks
of life still converged in-front of the Municipal Hall of Rosario, Cavite to
join the 2011 Moving Planet climate action.
Municipal and barangay government officials and personnel together with
various schools and civic organizations went to the streets on foot and on
their bikes to show their solidarity to the global call to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions to 350 parts per million (ppm) to mitigate the impacts of
global warming and climate change.
Before reaching La Isla Bonita de Salinas beach where the Moving Planet and
350 human formation will be conducted, the participants walked and bike for
about 2 kilometers carrying paper windmills, 350 banners, and climate
posters while others shouted some chants about climate change.
Upon reaching the beach, a wave of people in different colors signifies that
climate action is everyone’s moral responsibility and concern regardless of
creed, religion and social status.
Michael Giongco, head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Office (MDRRMO) of Rosario, in his speech, asserts that everyone
just walked and used their bikes in going to the beach as a manifestation of
the simple action to reduce everyone’s carbon footprint. He added that the
Municipality of Rosario, together with the rest of the world supports the
global call to reduce GhG to 350ppm to mitigate climate change. He also
hopes that the said event will be start of a long term commitment of
everyone to act on climate change.
Mayor Jose Ricrafente, in his solidarity message congratulates the people of
Rosario for the successful Moving Planet event. He said that climate action
also means putting significance in protecting the environment which is of
vital importance to the survival of the people of Rosario. He shared that
the very beach where the Moving Planet and 350 human formation was held is a
living testimony of the commitment of his leadership in environmental
protection. He further shared that the local government unit has poured a
lot of effort to put an end to illegal fishing activities in the coastal
areas of Rosario.
The 2011 Moving Planet was then read by Ms. Janah Araracap, SK Chair of
Barangay Silangan 1. She expressed that climate change is bringing permanent
changes to our lives that the immediate effects that worsen natural hazard
events must be managed with proper preparedness and response. She added that
the more permanent changes require more massive actions, not just from
government, but from all sectors in society; including all of us. The
declaration also appeals to the people of Rosario and the world to change
“lifestyle” as a simple solution to mitigate climate change. Ms. Araracap
mentioned simple actions such as change of consumerist lifestyle, reduction
or zero use of plastics, promote the practice of walking and biking as mode
of transportation, switch off and unplug of electrical devices, and others.
She also highlights that the people of Rosario supports the current
Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR) and Climate Change
Adaptation project that is being implemented in Rosario, Cavite that is
spearheaded by the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
and funded by the United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR). Finally, the
declaration emphasized on the basic rights of the people to a healthy
environment and free from disasters brought about by climate change.
The finale of the event was the 350 human formation wherein Mark Cervantes
of IIRR gave a quick background on the significance of 350 number in climate
change issue.
The Moving Planet 2011 event in Rosario was participated by the following
organization, schools and individual: Municipal Local Government of Rosario,
Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Cavite State
University, Sapa National High School, Bagbag National High School, Bayan
Muna, Nagkakaisang Kabataan sa Rosario, Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary
Divers, Seaborne, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire, Rosario Radio
Group, Barangay Health Workers, Rosario Bikers Association, Lingkod Bayan,
Association of Barangay Captains.
Staff and family members of IIRR and volunteers of the United Committee On
Relief (UMCOR) also joined the event wherein UMCOR provided free brewed
coffee to the participants.
--
Mark A. Cervantes, MA-CRS (c), CERT, Sphere
Program Specialist
Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
Regional Center for Asia
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
Y.C. James Yen Center, Silang, Cavite, Philippines 4118
Tel/Fax: (63-46) 414-3216
E-mail: mark.cervantes@iirr.org
"As long as risk is not being reduced, achieving poverty reduction, social
equity improvement, and sustainable development maybe seriously
jeopardized."
Change Alley, London. From blog post London's Back Passages.http://londonist.com/2008/12/londonists_back_passage_change_alle.php
Change here for electric train to Central Sydney.
Taken by friend on 28 November 2020, who was on board the special private tour there that day.
"THOUGH VANISHING BEFORE THE TAXI, A FEW BERLIN CABMEN STILL SURVIVE
Waiting for a fare, this weather-beaten driver cheers his equine companion of many long winters with a lump of sugar. White cab horses are scarce, because certain superstitious people will not ride behind one, believing that to do so would bring bad luck."
Photograph by Douglas Chandler
(This historic photograph is from a National Geographic article in the February 1937 issue titled "Changing Berlin". It offers a fascinating look at Berlin, Germany, a few years before the start of World War II.)
Us islanders playing Rugby in Japan showing our support on Climate Change #350Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.
Fonte official FB page:
Over the course of Devin Townsend’s storied career, a single constant has persevered: change. As far back as Steve Vai’s Sex & Religion, which Townsend fronted, to 2001’s landmark full-length Terria to the multi-instrumentalist’s country rock outfit Casualties of Cool to his stunning new album Transcendence, the Canadian isn’t too interested in keeping an even musical keel. To stay the proverbial course is, well, anathema. For certain, he’s far too impatient to write the same Strapping Young Lad song over and over—which is why he folded the band in 2007—and it’s likely there will never be a fourth or fifth Ziltoid album (a third if we’re lucky) because by that point he’ll be in a totally different frame of mind for galactic puppets gone awry.
“The Devin Townsend Project is still essentially a solo project,” he reminds. “One of several, but the difference is that I've had a dedicated team of talented folks here that really had great ideas. of the ways I consciously stepped out of my comfort zone was to the solicit feedback from not only the band, but also to production and engineering. Opinions from people I trust at the management and label, and all with a sense of building a kind of archetype of the DTP sound that would not ostracize people who enjoy the style, but keeping it fresh for me as well. One of the things I did was present my vision—which I’ve always done—and within that framework, I’d massage it with the team. For this record, in those sections, I’d bring it to the band and say, ‘Look guys, here’s what it’s supposed to do. This is how it’s supposed to make me feel. And how the audience is supposed to feel. This is how it interacts with the parts prior and after. That’s why it exists. It’s not complicated because we’re trying to jerk off here. It’s complicated because, in my mind, the emotional component of the section is complicated. But in lieu of how quickly I tend to purge music I’m thinking: how can we make it cooler while I can still move quickly? 'Here’s the basic chord structure guys, this is what I think it should basically do, be it angular or in thirds or whatnot... Dave [Young; guitars] and Mike [St-Jean; keyboards] Ryan (VanPoederooyen: drums) and Brian (Waddell: bass) , can you think of something cooler there? I’ll be back tomorrow.’”
“It took a year to try and figure out a template for what DTP should be and still be of interest to me,” remembers Townsend, “And as much as I’ve been a control freak for so long, I’m also at an age where I recognize those elements—like friends—in my life are ultimately more important than music, and the need to control something like the DTP at this point is more rooted in insecurity now that necessity. I do enjoy being part of a team. I like to think after so many records with these guys that I don't really have to be at the center of everything. I can trust a team of people—the right people—to help where I need help. I need an engineer who has better ears than me. My ears are getting tired after all these years. If you put together a team whose strengths are better than yours, and then you put in your strengths, then what comes out of it, for no other reason than for an experiment, is really cool. And in line with my need for a project to have a theme to draw me into it, That’s what this records theme became. It’s an experiment put to music. If anything really kick started the inspiration for the record, it was that. The desire to get the DTP 'right' for what it is.”
Recorded at The Armoury Studios in Vancouver, Canada with Townsend and Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood (Periphery, Animals as Leaders), Transcendence sounds absolutely massive. From the moment ‘Truth’—a re-work from the Infinity album—monstrously blends into the soul-stirring ‘Stormbending’ to the undulating cool of mid-point jam ‘Secret Sciences’ and Ween cover ‘Transdermal Celebration’, Townsend and crew have engineered a modern-day classic. The sheer scale of tracks like ‘Failure’, ‘Higher’, and the majestic title track is at once daunting and inviting. Transcendence pulls the listener in like a movie score. It has the emotional heft of Rosenman’s Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and the mega-riff power of Black-era Metallica.
Even if Transcendence had its 'bikini wax' moments—(Townsend metaphorically refers to his process as 'professionally hitting myself in the face with a hammer')—the final product is fantastic. In many ways, it’s typical The Devin Townsend Project, however there is now an inviting sense of depth and relative breathing room in the sound. Always professional and sonically awash in darks, lights, and colors between, it turned out not only to be an acceptable new DTP record, but arguably one of the best. What also added to the overall quality was the addition of five guest musicians—including but not limited to ex-The Gathering vocalist Anneke Van Giersbergen, vocalists Ché Aimee Dorval and Katrina Natale—and a five-person choir called Tigers In A Tank. Their contribution to Transcendence’s overall ambiance is noteworthy and necessary.
“Well, I love working with female vocalists because I’m not particularly fond of singing and I really react emotionally to female voices,” posits the frontman. “I kind of fell into singing. I could never find someone who would sing like I wanted, so I begrudgingly took the job. Anneke’s obviously worked with me for a while now. Ché was on this record because she was with me in Casualties of Cool. And Katrina sang one song on the Ghost album. Also, I wanted the three of them on this record if this was to be the last DTP record. They bring it all together. So, sticking with the same people is the same reason I’ve been married for so long. Once I find great people, I have no need to look elsewhere for the similar things. It’s kind of great as it eliminates option paralysis in that area, though as different needs arise, often things evolve as well. As for the choir, it’s typically been inefficient. For the last record, I went to Amsterdam and it was crazy. I went to Sweden and it was cool but super-expensive. On Epicloud, I had a gospel choir, but had to over-dub a lot. For this one, I asked my buddy Eric [Severinson] to find three capable women and two men. I was able to create the choir by doing over-dubs and recording on-the-fly. It turned out great and it was very efficient.”
With over 60 songs in the bag for Transcendence, (not all, he is quick to point out, of the same quality) Townsend obviously had to pare down. The songs that made it, however, are breathtaking in their scope, beautiful in their presentation, and heavy—noticeably—enough to out-bombast the sum of The Devin Townsend Project’s previous full-lengths. Certainly, Townsend knows how he feels about the songs on Transcendence (and its accompanying second disc). Each song, from ‘Truth’ and ‘Secret Sciences’ to ‘Stars’ and ‘Offer Your Heart’, provoked a reaction from the man.
“My litmus test for whether or not a song or a record is working is really about my visceral reaction to it,” Townsend says. “If I react to it, then it’s correct, for me. That reaction could be repulsion, it could make me cry, it could irritate me, I could be loving it, it’s pretty much all the same. As long as I’m affected by the song, then I know I have something accurate.”
As for the Townsend’s loyal fans? The very fans who’ve been waiting with bated breath for Transcendence?
“If it gives me a reaction, then I hope it’ll contribute something to their world. Ultimately, I'm happy to contribute my observations to the massive sea of music. If there's anything that became clear to me throughout this all is the value of being part of something as opposed to being too concerned about 'being' the thing'
From the same morning as the previous couple of shots, as the sun was making it's presence known. It's a shame that it all happens so fast...so many shots, so little time...
Have a great weekend!...^+^
It's been forecasted that Stamford's skyline is going to change rapidly, and the tower crane is a good indicator. You can see in the background of the picture the large tower crane that is currently building Trump Parc. In the lower left foreground of the picture, I thought the shadowed columns of the Bedford St. garage 3rd level was a nice effect.
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Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens.
South Australia.
Taken during Autumn, this place is amazing to explore or just head for a picnic!
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