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Grotesque: Comically or repulsively ugly and distorted. Incongruous or inappropriate to a shocking degree. A very ugly or comically distorted figure or image.*
Beauty: A combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight. A combination of qualities that pleases the intellect.*
Regarding the visible nicks and dings: I understand this sign rings like a bell when a large rock is lobbed onto it. Whether this ringing is warning, calling, or knell, I could not say. I suspect the latter.
Great Basin National Park, Nevada USA
* Oxford Dictionary
I am currently involved in a local theater production of Romeo & Juliet. A dare of sorts from family members much more involved in the theater than I, and it has been a fun show if not sometimes comical as being the engineer turned amateur actor on stage. Something it has afforded me is the chance to read between my scenes; and a few factors turned my heart from the hot arid nights on stage in the Utah desert back towards my brief time in Scotland last year (okay, it was mostly the re-run of Bachmann's Caledonian 812; and then seeing the Rapido Caledonian single, and the matching Evolution coaches, and the Caledonian vans, and the Jones Goods engine and the Sonic Models Glen Class and... well you know).
So um, what better chance to try and prevent buying all the model trains that vaguely tie to Scotland than try to satiate my memory by reading Waverley, the book famous for "giving the train station its name." I got into the third volume tonight and in a roundabout twist of reading, Edward Waverley was asked by a party of Jacobites wishing to pass the time away during Bonnie Prince Charlie's unsuccessful siege of Edinburgh Castle to read a bit of Shakespeare. Waverley, the English gentleman turned compatriot to the Scottish rebels; chooses Romeo & Juliet. By the end of the reading, the audience reacts to their love of Mercutio "even if we didn't understand all the jokes in that old language" and mourn the tragic death of that "Tibbert or Taggart fellow," and Waverley caught in divided romantic ambitions himself decides to abandon his pursuit of a "Rosalind" in favor of seeking the fair hand of Juliet (I am sure this pointed literary reference can in no way be setting up Waverley for some future tragedy!)
I had to inform the fellow castmates that from here on out our show should feature some "Tibbert or Taggart fellow" like Sir. Walter Scott described. For a moment, I was in three places at once; there in the desert air in our own Shakespeare in the park, with Edward Waverley in a house in Edinburgh in 1745 when the Young Pretender/Chevalier held court in Holyroodhouse; and back on my own brief few days in the modern tourist friendly city.
Turning back to last year, on a spring day in Edinburgh; a ScotRail HST set departs Waverley station, under the gave of the monument to the author whose titular character gave this place its name. The diesel train set, a late-1970's early-1980's creation famous for its ability to sprint at 125 MPH; is an increasingly rare sight in the UK as more and more rail operators retire their HST fleets; although a few have found a second life in Mexico.
I went a bit crazy with the flight shots when I was on Ile aux Perroquets (Island of Puffins) but I couldnt resist. These guys are just so photogenic. Atlantic puffins do look rather comical when they are walking around on land but when their wings are all flared out I think they look quite regal. Perhaps some northern country could update their national brand and adopt the mighty puffin as their national bird.
Meerkats may look like prairie dogs, are really related to the mongoose. These comical creatures are inquisitive and alert at all times, you see them busily digging in the dirt looking for insects, making underground burrows.
These little carnivores live and work together in a group called a gang or a mob, helping each other to care for youngsters or keep a lookout for danger. If trouble is spotted, the lookout alerts the others and they all dash back into the burrows for safety. Fun to watch! :)
The Meerkat (aka: Suricate) is a small species of foraging mammal found inhabiting harsh open conditions in the semi-desert plains in southern Africa.
A member of the Mongoose family, Meerkats differ from Mongoose species in a number of ways with the biggest difference being that Meerkats are incredibly sociable animals, where most Mongooses are not.
Hope you enjoyed my pics!
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A chap finds a relaxing, if odd place to sit on the beach at Brighton and read. I guess it was out of the wind though It was something of a comical sight.
After spending few nights with these quite comical and entertaining wild animals, I am in love with them! They are so agile and strong, yet in a funny way. Wolverines and their fierceness remind me of honey badgers.
They seemed to gallop most of the time, flicking their heads in a cute, flirty way after stopping to sniff the air and continuing their gallops. Few minutes after I snapped the photo of this particular wolverine, he saw a brown bear running towards him, fast. He quickly changed his leisurely gallops to speedy sprinting. While doing that he stumbled on his fast-moving feet, only for a second though, as the bog was wet and soft. The bear lost his interest and wolverine disappeared in the woods. To our surprise, the wolverine was back as soon as the bear had left the scene!
Meerkats may look like prairie dogs, are really related to the mongoose. These comical creatures are inquisitive and alert at all times, you see them busily digging in the dirt looking for insects, making underground burrows.
These little carnivores live and work together in a group called a gang or a mob, helping each other to care for youngsters or keep a lookout for danger. If trouble is spotted, the lookout alerts the others and they all dash back into the burrows for safety. Fun to watch! :)
The Meerkat (aka: Suricate) is a small species of foraging mammal found inhabiting harsh open conditions in the semi-desert plains in southern Africa.
A member of the Mongoose family, Meerkats differ from Mongoose species in a number of ways with the biggest difference being that Meerkats are incredibly sociable animals, where most Mongooses are not.
Hope you enjoy!
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Taken at:
SD Zoo Safari Park
Today I acquired the Jungle Trap set, and finding the weapon useless as presented, I broke it down. Quite literally.
I did this graduation shoot last Spring when he was 16 months. This was one that I loved due to the hand position on his cheeks and his funny expression being overwhelmed! Archive digging is fun ;)
I use this measuring bowl to fill the bird feeders.After filling the feeders there were some seeds left in the bowl and the chipmonk managed to find them.
Red Fox kit (Vulpes vulpes) running for all its worth. There was play going on around their den and the actions of the kits was comical at times. Image taken in Northern Colorado.
The usual comical, frantic, jerky feeding behavior of this egret allows it to be identified from a great distance off even though you cannot discern any of its field marks. It's usually my favorite large wader to watch trying to secure a meal. This bird, however was remarkably subdued... it was uncharacteristically calm and patient!
IMG_8982; Reddish Egret
Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area
New Jersey
A very comical duo, whenever the bird on the left moved away the other bird would shuffle over to it until they were standing belly-to-belly. I'm awful at shorebird ID's so correct me if I'm wrong.
Lots of depth of field falloff here even at F/13. The 'pipers were very close to me.
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Something Fun/a little silly for Monochrome Bokeh Thursday. A pair of Robber flies sharing a perch - something I'm not sure I've ever seen. Their small size and large eyes gives them a comical look. They're on the stem of a lily flower that got old and dropped off the plant. The dark mass behind them is another lily plant in my wife's flower garden.
HMBT!
"After a hard night jumping over lazy dogs, Flo's heart just wasn't in the morning's training session!"
I had forgotten all about this comical image that was taken on 21 June 2007 in our back garden using my old Panasonic LUMIX FZ-50. I was recently clearing out some old bookcases and found an entry form for a photography magazine's competition for an animal caption competition - this was my entry - it didn't do very well!
Back then a family of foxes often frequented our back garden and played on the childrens' trampoline (see the video from a few days later also on my photostream). However, this was the first time one of them actually fell asleep on it! Very cute!
Enstrom 280C Shark G-BENO outside Spooner Aviation at Shoreham Airport in 1977
That long-gone corrugated hangar behind was once used by Beagle Aircraft Limited
Scanned Kodak 35mm Transparency
no need to tell me these are processed poorly and have a lot of noise and graininess to them, because trust me, i am aware.
this was such a lazy unfun weekend for me.
i seriously just want it to be monday.
it's Sadie Hawkins week this week, with dress up days and stuff, so that'll be fun. then the dance is friday and what not
so, at least there's things to look forward to.
while on a kite hunt the other day (the photographic sort of course!) i found a couple of herons who were quite happy to pose for me!
they stay at harewood and although they are ‘in’ the bird garden there – they are wild, and are even fed there regularly
this fella (above) was sat in this comical position – but the post was above the crane pen – as if he was lording it over the caged birds!
there is a place in the middle where they feed them chicks, and i managed to get the below shot of one a few years ago!
“She's crazy like a fool
What about daddy cool?
I'm crazy like a fool
What about daddy cool?
Daddy, daddy cool
Daddy, daddy cool
Daddy, daddy cool
Daddy, daddy cool”
Boney M - Daddy Cool
(PLEASE NO AWARDS OR PICTURES OR FLASHY BADGES)
So It's finally here.
24 pages of drawings and comical non-adventures in a White Cube, part 1.
A5, Black/white.
4 €
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Also:
Upcoming Groupshow
at Delkographik Studio
15 illustrators make a comic page,
all silkscreened by anaick moriceau
with:
JOHNNY RYAN (USA) DAVID SANDLIN (USA) ANDY REMENTER (USA) JIM STOTEN (UK) IAN STEVENSON (UK) JEAN JULLIEN (UK) BENDIK KALTENBORN(NOR) JOSH J. HOLINATY (CA) STUDIO PATRICK(BE) BRECHTVANDENBROUCKE(BE) GUILLAUMIT (FR) ROCKY ROCK (FR) OKTUS (FR) JOSH HAYES (FR)VINCENT BROQUAIRE (FR)
24/04-04/06/2010
DELKOGRAPHIK STUDIO
28, place des lices
35000 Rennes - France
Pizzazz arrived today! Here are a few quick pictures of her-- sorry they're not that great, despite my loving her to pieces this doll is comically hard to photograph. Seriously, she's always either got glare on her eyes or looks like she has no neck! I've had dolls that don't photograph that great before, like Style Raquelle and Believix Power Tecna, but none so much that it took me two hours to just get these few photos. Jeez! I figure I probably need to actually go outside and use natural light instead of flash to get them to look good... I'll give it a try within the next couple days.
But oh my gosh I love her so much. She's absolutely perfect in every way from head to toe. I can't even put into words how much I love her she's so wonderful. Look at her hair!! It's so BIG and it's such a perfect green and I love the little ponytail things on the sides. And her face looks like she's got the sun in her eyes while she's driving or something and she's just so fed up. It's exactly the expression Pizzazz needs. And her outfit is totally one of my favorites from the show and IT made it perfectly, the materials are gorgeous and it looks so good on her!! And I still think her gloves are the most perfect thing ever, this outfit is 10x better with them and they're just so awesome. I could go on for MUCH longer about this doll but something tells me I'm boring you guys so I'll stop. But oh my gosh she's so perfect.
'From troubles of the world
I turn to ducks,
Beautiful comical things...'
F.W. Harvey, 'Ducks' (1919)
textures thanks to Ana Librilliana and Skeletalmess
The Brown Pelican is a comically elegant bird with an oversized bill, sinuous neck, and big, dark body. Squadrons glide above the surf along southern and western coasts, rising and falling in a graceful echo of the waves. They feed by plunge-diving from high up, using the force of impact to stun small fish before scooping them up. They are fairly common today—an excellent example of a species’ recovery from pesticide pollution that once placed them at the brink of extinction.
Meerkats may look like prairie dogs, are really related to the mongoose. These comical creatures are inquisitive and alert at all times, you see them busily digging in the dirt looking for insects, making underground burrows.
These little carnivores live and work together in a group called a gang or a mob, helping each other to care for youngsters or keep a lookout for danger. If trouble is spotted, the lookout alerts the others and they all dash back into the burrows for safety. Fun to watch! :)
The Meerkat (aka: Suricate) is a small species of foraging mammal found inhabiting harsh open conditions in the semi-desert plains in southern Africa.
A member of the Mongoose family, Meerkats differ from Mongoose species in a number of ways with the biggest difference being that Meerkats are incredibly sociable animals, where most Mongooses are not.
Hope you enjoyed my pics!
All rights reserved ©Pix.by.PegiSue
www.flickr.com/photos/pix-by-pegisue/
~Protect animals and wild life habitat around the World! ~
Taken @ San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido, CA
**Fight to end extinction of species around the world. www.EndExtinction.org
Mr Architect shows how much the artist admires Birmingham’s eclectic mix of old and new buildings and contrasting architectural patterns, which form an integral part of Birmingham’s identity – from Victorian red brick, to Georgian elegance, through to the 1960s, and 70s tower-blocks, to the contemporary Selfridges building and Library of Birmingham.
Artist: Sam Pierpoint
Sam Pierpoint is an independent illustrator, with a background in graphic design. She currently lives in the nature-filled countryside of Dorset, in the new forest and she works in a quaint, log cabin at the bottom of the garden.
As someone who enjoys observing the world around her and taking in its beautiful and often comical charm, she is in the perfect setting to create dreamy and magical artwork.
Website: www.sampierpoint.co.uk
Sponsor: The Cube
Auction Price: £4800
The Big Hoot captured the imagination of everyone in Birmingham and beyond, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets with their Big Hoot Trail maps to explore the colourful invasion of individually designed owls. Taking in the city’s 10 districts, tourists and residents alike enjoyed their owl adventure, discovering and celebrating the extraordinary creativity produced by many of Birmingham’s artistic community and over 25,000 young people.
The Big Hoot owls went under the hammer on 15 October 2015 at The Big Hoot auction sponsored by Vodafone and we are thrilled to have smashed our target by raising the incredible sum of £508,035!
The money raised from the auction will support Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity’s £3.65m Star Appeal. This appeal will enable us to create a first of its kind, a Rare Diseases Centre in the UK specifically for children. It will provide co-ordinated care, treatment, support and most importantly hope to children and families living with a rare or undiagnosed condition.
In addition the auction raised £15,000 for G’owl’d by Temper with proceeds going to Edward’s Trust, and £7,800 for Fleet and Free with proceeds going to Birchfield Harriers.
So thank you - we simply couldn’t have done it without you.
Artists have played a major role in The Big Hoot, creating almost 100 owl sculptures. We would like to thank all the artists for their incredible creativity and hard work.
Professional artists from Birmingham, the wider Midlands region and further afield have created extraordinary giant owls that are all unique in style and character and represent the city’s creativity, history and heritage, music, fashion, architecture and attractions.
Birmingham is home to a wealth of artistic and creative individuals and communities and many award-winning and nationally and internationally acclaimed artists. We are delighted with the response from Birmingham’s creative community and are thrilled to work in collaboration with them to transform the streets, squares and parks of the city.
For five months artists have been creating owls in their studios, at home and in The Big Hoot Artists’ Studio at the Custard Factory in Digbeth. Their inspiring and innovative designs have been realised in genres including graffiti, illustration, fine art, graphics, typography, mosaic and new media. They have worked with both community groups and with corporates to realise ideas and create their stunning designs.
The Big Hoot not only provides a high quality and ambitious free public event for families but also supports the creativity of artists and celebrates talent and diversity. The Big Hoot has provided an inspiring relationship between the city and the arts.
The artists have also reached out to communities enabling more people to participate in the arts, to experience working with professional artists and to be inspiring and inspired. From the north to the south of the city residents groups, youth groups and older peoples’ groups have been collaborating with artists to generate ideas, design and create owls for The Big Hoot.
Creativity is everywhere but the opportunity to participate is not. A range of activities have been programmed within Birmingham’s diverse communities and people from the age of 3 – 97 and from wards within the city boundaries have contributed to The Big Hoot and helped make the event extraordinary. Our projects have seen artists working with hundreds of residents and community members including children in looked after care, older peoples’ clubs, young people and residents organisations to design and decorate the owls displayed as part of the 10 week public event.
Sweet dreams are made of cheese,
Who am I to dis-a-Brie.
I Cheddar the world and the Feta Cheese,
Everybody's looking for Stilton 😍
Comical Carvings of Santa's reindeer - Who got Lumbered with that job? A Willow Sleigh at the back & Chimney Pots to portray their landing on the rooftops.
Prompt: Create a whimsical 3D digital illustration of a cartoon-style West Highland White Terrier dog with exaggerated, expressive features. The dog is shown in a close-up frontal perspective, with a wildly enthusiastic and goofy expression. Its fur is long, fluffy, and chaotic. The large, glossy black nose is front and center, slightly oversized and reflecting light for a photorealistic effect.
Its wide, bulging eyes are filled with manic excitement, giving a comically unhinged but lovable appearance. The dog’s ears are raised, adding to its zany energy. It has a huge grin, revealing a pink tongue, white teeth, and a slightly lopsided smile full of charm. The fur texture is highly detailed, with individual strands visible and emphasized by bright, balanced studio lighting against a clean white background.
Style: Pixar-meets-caricature, 3D cartoon with photorealistic texturing
Mood: Wildly cheerful, eccentric, playful
Lighting: Bright, balanced studio lighting
Aspect Ratio: Square
Resolution: 8K
Digital fine art created using chatgpt Sora AI and Photoshop
Now for something completely different!
Time for a little bit of humour, these three geese seem to following each others exact movements!
First time I have managed to photograph puffins. Taken at Dunnet Head on the north coast in Caithness.
Italian postcard by Gevaert.
Erminio Macario (1902-1980), best known as Macario, was an Italian film actor and comedian. His comical style was a mixture between Charlie Chaplin and the Marx Brothers. He appeared in 42 films between 1933 and 1975.
Born in Turin in 1902, Ernest Macario made his debut at a young age in the amateur dramatics company Don Bosco Oratory in Valdocco. Then he was part of some small amateur companies of his hometown until 1924 when he was cast in the company of dancing and pantomime of Giovanni Molasso. Soon after, he entered the company of Wanda Osiris, the undisputed queen of the revue of that time in Italy. Between the two wars, he became in a short time one of the most popular comedians of the revue theater. Macario made his film debut with Aria di paese/Country Air (Eugenio de Liguoro, 1933). He played an unemployed drifter takes a series of jobs, each one of which he quickly loses. He then goes to the countryside for a while where he falls in love with a woman (Laura Adani). His breakthrough came six years later with two comedy films directed by Mario Mattoli and co-written by a young Federico Fellini, Imputato alzatevi!/Defendant, Stand Up! (Mario Mattoli, 1939) and Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?/Do you see it as you are ... do you see it as you are? (Mario Mattoli, 1939).
Erminio Macario starred in the comedy l fanciullo del West/The Boy of the West (Giorgio Ferroni, 1943), named after Puccini's opera 'La fanciulla del West' (The Girl of the West). It is considered the first western parody in Italian cinema. Then followed a series of successful comedies directed by Carlo Borghesio, including Come persi la guerra/How I Lost the War (Carlo Borghesio, 1947) with Vera Carmi, and Come scopersi l'America/How I Discovered America (Carlo Borghesio, 1949) with Carlo Ninchi and Delia Scala. Since the early fifties Macario appeared in short characterisations in anthology films and was the sidekick of Totò in such films as La cambiale/The bill (Camillo Mastrocinque, 1959), and Totòsexy/Sexy Toto (Mario Amendola, 1963). Starting from the mid-sixties he finally focused on television and theatre. One of his last films was the comedy Due sul pianerottolo/Two on the landing (Mario Amendola, 1976) with Rita Pavone. At the age of 77, Mercario passed away in 1980 in Turin.
Sources: Wikipedia and IMDb.
For more postcards, a bio and clips check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
It is not uncommon to see a Great Blue Heron perched in the treetops since that is where they make their nests. However, this heron looks alert as if it is ready to strike at prey with its fully extended neck and intensely focused gaze. The expression and posture is a bit comical because something else must be going on since Great Blue Herons typically forage on the ground, and the heron is not focused on his immediate surroundings, but at something in the distance.
Location: Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida, United States of America
3 large comical chicken "statues" at a local egg farm. The eggs are nice - and normal sized fortunately!
One banana, two banana, three banana, four
Four bananas make a bunch and so do many more.
Over hill and highway the banana buggies go
Comin' on to bring you the Banana Splits show
Makin' up a mess of fun,
Makin' up a mess of fun
Lots of fun for everyone
Tra la la, la la la la
Tra la la, la la la la
Tra la la, la la la la
Tra la la, la la la la
119 Pictures in 2019 ... #26. Comical
Sony α7 II
Sigma 24-70mm
This isn't a usual pose for Hermione.
She looks so comical.
Hermione is Dobby's litter sister. She is like his opposite. Like Yin and Yang.
Since kittens, Hermione can calm Dobby down just by being with him. I wouldn't adopt them out seperately because I was afraid that Dobby would be a lost soul without his sister. Now that they are more grown, I know that I did the right thing.
Hermione deserves a special medal for never losing her cool.
Hermione and Dobby are from the first feral litter found in my outdoor storeroom.