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My friend Trisha was in Hull for a visit so we went out for a few drinks. It was great to catch up and I took her down Prince's Avenue as she hadn't been to the bars down there before.
We had a lovely time in 80 Days Bierhaus and then Accomplice.
I love this animated display on the living wall in Accomplice.
*I wrote a lot: but the first comment below has more photos from the shoot if you want to skip my gushing.*
This might just be the perfect couple: Mike and Netty.
Mike and I met 18 years ago, we have now been in each other's lives longer than not. His mom worked with my dad and we were introduced at a company picnic right before 7th grade started. Mike was a *dork* with glasses, braces, a bowl hair cut...I wasn't too cute, either. But I was cool. The first day of 7th grade when he stumbled into me I told him, "Get out of my way, nerd!" By the end of 7th grade we were excellent friends. By high school, we were practically inseparable. I spent more of my high school life in Mike's basement than anywhere else, his mom would make home made pizza for all of us, I grew so close to Mike's family that I called his parents Mumsy and Daddy, and they called me Babs; Mike was an only child and they loved our group of girl-friends and having us over. Mike and I even briefly dated during the period we refer to as "the ugly pupa stage" when neither of us were particularly attractive. We didn't click quite well enough to pull off the long term high school relationship, but we never strayed far from each other's company. We even agreed that if by our mid 20s nothing serious was going on for either of us that we would throw in the towel and marry each other, at least we'd always have fun. We even agreed to get a dog and name it "Rod" so that we could giggle every time one of us yelled, "Come, Rod!" We were dorks, did I mention that?
Luckily for Mike, the amazing Annette came into his life. While in college he was working at a grocery store and helped out a high school senior with something. Wound up dating her. Netty was the best friend. Mike took the girl to prom, Mike's best friend Steve took Netty. Mike and Girl A did not work out, but Netty...there was something about Netty.
One night they were watching a movie at his place and she said, "I wish it was me who had gone to the grocery store that night," and Mike looked at her and knew right then she was it for him and declared, "And I see no reason why I don't love you." They kissed...and are literally living happily ever after.
They own a house, just bought it last summer, in Troy, NH. They have good jobs. They have a gross old lovable cat named Keith. And on a vacation to Puerto Rico in February, Mike realized he couldn't stand not being married to her and proposed. They were married last weekend at their home in NH, with close family and friends. They walked down the aisle together to the song Rumble by Link Wray. Netty danced to The Humpty Dance at the reception.
And then they flew into Seattle, rented a car, and started their honeymoon: a drive down the left coast, from Seattle to San Francisco. Of course, they stopped in Portland to see me.
We fit more into 36 hours than should have been humanly possible: we ate at Henry's and had Young's Double Chocolate Stout on tap, bbq beef sliders, fresh hot bbq potato chips, beer and cheese soup. We did a brief driving tour of the Portland skyline from 405. We had breakfast at Pine State, then ventured into the Gorge for what I dubbed "The Gorge Light" tour. A stop at the Vista House, then to Latourelle (the first big waterfall they'd ever seen), a stop at Shepperd's Dell to pick wild blackberries, Multnomah, and then I hiked them up to Ponytail so they could go behind a waterfall. Netty promptly threw off her shirt and scrambled down to the pool to feel the spray and falls. Every turn their mouths hung slack, Mike kept looking up at waterfalls and stepping backwards he was so blown away. They noticed how green our woods are, and were stunned we were only 30 miles outside of Portland. They also enjoyed the lack of mosquitoes and ticks.
I dragged the reluctant duo back into the city, where we picked up a "youCANhascheeseburger" sandwich at the Brunchbox at 5th and Stark: an amazing cheeseburger between 2 grilled cheese sandwiches, for $5. We ate in Pioneer Courthouse Square and people watched. We took Mike to Apple Music, where he was enthralled by the collection (including a classic Gretsch that he has in his own collection), and he nerded out for almost 2 hours in the place. I remember when Mike started to play guitar! We ate maple bacon bars and tang doughnuts at Voodoo, and then saw the one-armed guitarist.
But the highlight of the day was Patrick and I taking them back to the hotel where they threw on what they'd worn on their wedding day, and we took them to the Rose Garden and Pittock Mansion for their official wedding portraits. Over two hours later, we were all pooped, but happy, and concluded the whirlwind visit with a lovely meal at Bridgeport. As an aside, Patrick was also fascinated when comparing all our tattoos, they were all done by the same artist. Seeing three people and countless pieces all in one place by the same hand was pretty interesting to all of us, actually. Dorks always, I suppose.
I was heartbroken to say goodbye to them, I had cried when I found out I couldn't go to NH to actually be at the wedding, but this was such a lovely concession. Next summer they are returning to Oregon for a full week, we might camp at Crater Lake for a couple of nights, they will stay with us in our place with our crazy Pugs, we'll have more amazing food and beer, and I'm going to take them back into the Gorge for more amazing sights. I am already counting the days till we see them again.
Mike and Netty are that couple that you just want to hate...they're just that perfect together. If they don't spend the rest of their lives together...well let's just say I can't see anything else happening. This is it for them, one of the few couples I've shot who I just think have that *something* you need to work. After 18 years of knowing Mike, I cannot see him with anyone other than Netty, and that's saying something. They can't see it any other way, either.
//another picture in the comments//
today was glorious.
i slept very well, and awoke to no rain.
i went to target, and got some things for my interview.
then i headed out, very nervous.
i prayed about it, and i began to calm down a lot.
so when i finally got there, i had to wait, and see all the other girls that were auditioning. i just kept trying to block it all out.
and then i went in, and met the man named Billy.
and he told me i had the job. hahaha.
which never happens. but it did! and it was so scary! i had to read all these lines,
and he looked over a bunch of my pictures. but im in! im officially a model/actress!
eeeeep! i feel like im dreaming. haha. but yeah. thats how my day basically went.
and on august 26th is my shoot. and until then i have to take a bunch of classes and stuff. and once my portfolio is all up, then i get to go to the casting calls and go sees!
yayayayaya. i wish i had someone to be excited with. my parents are gone doing errands and work, and my brother could care less. haha. oh well. ill celebrate with myself.
after that me and my mum stopped at this lovely field.
i liked it because it was golden. and for the first time this summer, i feel golden too.
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The first Friday of the month usually means a weekend in Leeds and March was no different. One of the best nights out in ages!
Hotel room selfies.
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Blimey, it seems I went a bit camera-mad on this particular evening! And old favourite but a goody, this French Connection bandage dress was one I used to wear almost as often as my signature pink dress!
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It is not every day you get to see a spider saving a moth from falling off a leaf and today is not that day.
If you are not familiar with how these spiders hunt they release a pheremone to attract in a male moth looking to mate and instead are met with a hungry set of fangs at the end of a spider that spends half of its time looking like a bit of bird poop.
I am not certain which species of Moth it is feeding on so will leave it as Moth.
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You know, we wait long enough for things to start blooming and the world be pretty and just when everything looks gorgeous for a day or two, here comes a nasty storm that robs us of all of this beauty.. Yesterday the weather was foul, the wind gusting to 90km/h or so and the rain was pelting everything around. Most of the blossoms were blown off the trees and bushes.. My furniture was blown off my deck and half of my fence collapsed on one side. I'm sure there was more damage done in other parts of the city as well. Mind you, when the sunset came it was quite wonderful...
Comment imaginer nos lacs sans les éclairs blancs des mouettes jouant dans les vagues? La clameur de leurs railleries et leurs acrobaties aériennes égayant la grisaille et la froideur de l'hiver, ces oiseaux familiers et faciles à observer se sont attirés la sympathie des Hommes depuis longtemps. Curieuse, polyvalente, opportuniste, capable de discernement et un brin malicieuse, la Mouette rieuse s'est remarquablement bien adaptée au voisinage de l'Homme dont elle sait tirer profit, venant jusqu'à frapper aux fenêtres dans les grandes villes pour quémander le pain.
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Tons of pictures from a great day!
Gemma came up for the weekend again. It was her birthday on the Saturday and it seemed a good idea to spend it together.
These were from Friday when we went back to Flamborough and then later went to our favourite French restaurant for amazing food!
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Had a really lovely weekend with two lovely friends over to Hull for a weekend visit.
We did a long slow wander around town during the afternoon, taking in a few of the notable spots (yes, Hull has a couple!) then out on Saturday night for a few drinks.
At Hull Minster.
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Maggie Ha
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Maggie Ha
According to Bruce Fuhrer book, fruit bodies to 70mm across, radius to 50 mm across, grows mainly on dead conifer wood including native species such as Cyprus pine & pine building timber in moist conditions.
Judy Maddy
Does that mean it is not native?
Jean Hort
Maggie Thanks! I appreciate the information.
Maggie Ha
Judy Maddy I could not answer that Judy sorry
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From the British fungi book I have :
Conifer mazegill. It is shown to inhabit the whole of the Eurasian continent , Northern America , Australia and NZ.
The conifer mazegill or yellow -red gill polypore , looks attractive but causes a brown cubic ro… See More
Kay Glennon
Australian Sub Tropical Fungi also shows two other species- G. abietinum - on wood Callitris, Allocasuarina and Casuarina
Gloeo means yellow , phyllum means leaves -referring to the gills
G. concentricum - on wood - the gills are in concentric circ… See More
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Kay Glennon
Adding to Maggies information : from Tas Fungi F/guide .
The upper surface of this thin flattish wood inhabiting species (to 20cm diam) is hairy and zoned in shades of yellowy brown to dark brown and it has a yellow margin.The distinct surface is call… See More
Jean Hort
Wow! You have found a lot of information Kay. Thank you.
It is the prettiest of these fungi we have seen.
It was in an old pine forest on an old fallen tree.
Kay Glennon
its lovely but from the destruction it obviously causes ; hopefully it will remain in the pine forest Jean.
Pine forests seem to be one of the best places to look for fungi - native and imported
Jean Hort
The pine forest is quite a distance from farm fences and structures. Hopefully it will be contained.
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I had a visit from my friend Fiona, who had never been out dressed in the daytime before, so it was a big moment.
She was such a natural though, she wasn't fazed at all and took it all in her stride. We had a wander round Hull town centre, shopping, seeing some of the sights and a drink in a pub in the old town. It was a lovely afternoon!
In Queens Gardens in the city centre. Queens Gardens is where the Pride Parade will have the party next month - really looking forward to that!
Fiona was also taking a selfie on her phone, lol!
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For several years, I was unable to post videos here for whatever reason. They just wouldn't upload, so I gave up until recently, when I attempted again and discovered success. So I'm now rolling out over some time here videos that have previously only been available on my YouTube channel.
Here is one of the most recent videos I've posted on YouTube, from my last fully en femme occasion on March 7, 2022. The video link had previously been shared as www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gmuAath68M&t=31s, and you're still welcome of course to go, view, and comment/like there. But I might as well take advantage of video uploading on flickr finally working for me here.
As described a little more in a relatively recent (4/22/22) Update posted in my Flickr profile (at flickr.com/people/99244229@N04/), I had my first opportunity to be fully en femme since before the pandemic. I've rolled out pics from this day, March 7, 2022, when I tried out a couple ensembles never before modeled. It was so great to finally re-engage myself as Grace again!
As usual, I really enjoy coordinating attractive/sexy/cute outfits, and this one features:
* an Orsuncer "ombre platinum blonde" 26"-long wavy wig with bangs and black roots, from amazon;
* Steve Madden black "Quinne" quilted-leather zip-up platform ultra-high-heel ankle booties, from DSW (an old purchase, but I'd never taken pics in them til now);
* a Forever 21 black/multicolor floral-print-mesh bodycon cami-strap minidress, with black-slip lining, a straight-cut neckline, a shirred bodice, and lettuce-hem;
* a Mangopop black square-neck long-sleeve snap-closure tanga-bottom cotton bodysuit, from amazon;
* a Taffeta Alley black PU-leather 2.76"-wide waist belt with double-prong buckle, and 8-row silver eyelets, from amazon;
* WeLoveColors black fishnet tights;
* a black neck scarf;
* a Betseyville black quilted-leather silver-hardware handbag, from JC Penney;
* Kiss imPRESS press-on french-tip fingernails, from Walmart;
* a silver/clear rhinestone-embellished lariat-design layered necklace with Y-front chain, from Forever 21; and
* silver/black bracelets, watch, rings, necklace, and hoop earrings.
More about this and other 2017-22 pics and videos has been written up in my profile or "About" page here on Flickr. It details some choices made for these 2017-22 pics and videos.
Let me know your thoughts... :-)
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Trying on a couple of choices of dress for my Christmas choir concert at Hull City Hall. I did ask the other members of the choir and we ended up choosing the first of the two dresses for the concert.
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Seems I had a very twitchy shutter button finger this night back in January - I took loads of photos!
Trying out a new (to me) long sleeved velvet dress, quite a classy looking dress, if I do say so myself!
Not entirely sure about it. It shows off my figue in a very flattering way, which I love, but I'm not totally sold on the neckline.