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It's been a crazy past year, but I made the decision to continue doing this photostream when I am able to. I've upgraded the account back up to pro and have plenty of photos from the past several years to add to this stream (when I have time to).
It's hard to find time to upload with a job and all though, so uploads should be fairly sporadic but hopefully there will be no more several month long absences on this page. Thanks, for continuing to comment on and favorite my photos even though I haven't been on here for a while.
I am looking forward to great 2019 and hope you are too!
Citybus continue to pour new buses onto Plymouth's street and the latest are the Green Flash E400s with the 'older' type being the preferred option over MMC spec.
Makes sense from maintenance and operations point of view, looks great in the livery and sound good too!
The light was much worse than it looks in this shot, the fact I was using 5000 iso to get a sharp-ish shot on the move says it all!
Continued to explore and came to Olympic Park。When i saw this, I was skeptical was it a Buddha? Probably not。
Continuing with my recent theme of asking great strangers even if the other aspects are not perfect, I saw Aysan relaxing at a coffee shop near Brick Lane and approached her for a portrait. She instantly agreed and it was great to take a few shots of her where she was.
We both talked about how we loved the multicultural vibe of London. Given that she is of Turkish heritage and I am Indian we talked about the variety of food and mentioned that if it wasn't for all the food brought in from other countries we would only have Fish and Chips - I quite like a bit of Fish and Chips myself :-)
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. . . Continuing my "purple yard flowers" series was easy this week, as the next new spring addition was about 10 beautiful Iris!
Have a great weekend Facebook, Flickr, and 500px friends!
Another of the magnificent dead trees on the slopes of mount Hautua, plus a magnificent view to the mountains and fjord. I don't often do a frame like this, but I couldn't resist.
Continuing my "Bike 100 Miles in June" challenge. Today I logged a total of 10 miles on my AiPAS E-bike (F3 Adventurer ). That brings my mileage up to 34.1 miles, so far.
I rode over to the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum.I forgot to pack my Sony mirrorless camera, so I only got photos with my Apple iPhone. I walked around a large portion of the property. I stopped inside the Gift shop and information desk before I left. Had a lovely conversion with Shane who was manning said info desk. I got a map for my next visit (when my wife comes along ).
I rode back home, but stopped at Covenant Health Park and got some photos of the baseball statues outside the stadium.
Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum
Knoxville, Tennessee
Thursday, June 12th, 2025
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It's been a gloomy, grey day today, so I've decided to return to the magic of the starlings in Brighton. Oh, what a day that was.
De Bijenkorf (literally, "the beehive"[1]) is a chain of high-end department stores in the Netherlands It was founded by Simon Philip Goudsmit (1845–1889).starting as a small haberdashery shop at 132 Nieuwendijk, one of Amsterdam's oldest streets. Initially limited to yarn and ribbons and employing a staff of four, the stock expanded gradually. After the death of Goudsmit in 1889, Goudsmit's widow expanded the business with the help of a cousin, Arthur Isaac, and her son Alfred, eventually purchasing adjacent buildings. In 1909, these connecting shops were replaced by a new building.
Continuing my Southern Arizona Adventure 2024 with a stop in Tubac, AZ. This is stage 3 of 9. This is a place I plan on revisiting.
I toured the Presidio of Tubac and the Museum. As I turned a corner in the Museum, I was pleasantly surprised to see this Tallit (Jewish Prayer Shawl). This is a very nice and ornate example. Jews played important roles in the development of the State of Arizona.
ChatGPT says:
Tubac, Arizona, is a charming town rich in history and culture. Founded in the 18th century, it began as a Spanish presidio and later became a hub for artists and artisans. Today, Tubac is known for its vibrant arts scene, featuring galleries, studios, and shops showcasing local artwork and crafts.
The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park offers a glimpse into the area's past, with preserved ruins and exhibits that highlight its significance in Arizona's history. Visitors can explore the beautiful desert landscape, enjoy outdoor activities, and participate in various festivals and events throughout the year.
The town's blend of history, art, and natural beauty makes it a unique destination for those looking to experience the spirit of the Southwest. Whether you're interested in exploring its historical sites or indulging in the local arts, Tubac offers something for everyone.
Haiku thoughts:
Old adobe walls stand,
Artists' dreams in sunlight bloom,
Tubac's heart beats on.
Southern Arizona Adventure 2024
Although what is known about what’s happening in Syria is War and destruction, but we still protest and demand what we asked for since day one. We still stand up and speak every time we get a chance. Our most important need is still freedom from the Assad regime and its Russian & Iranian allies. We still shout our lungs out and sing for all the people that sacrificed their lives to reach our dreams since 2011. We continue and will continue protesting until we achieve what we ask for, we won’t forgot what made us start our revolution.
Continuing the "hockey stick" theme of the last post.
BN 776-777-9758-839 are parked in the engine area after bringing in the #157. This train (and counterpart #158) worked between Northtown yard in Minneapolis and Laurel. It could always be counted on for its odd power.
Sitting beside is a former Burlington SD45 6466--their conception of the then new railroad's paint scheme. It obviously didn't make the cut but was modified and applied to the passenger units.
With the advent of Amtrak, BN kept the F9's renumbering them from the 9800's.
The red 9758 was a former NP F7 passenger unit originally assigned to power snow rotaries. It was put to work for the summer. The 839 was a former NP freight F9-B.
I continue to experiment with isolation of images against a black background. In this case, I used the Magic Extractor tool in Photoshop Elements and then added a solid black fill layer. I like the image viewed relatively small. When I view larger, I can see areas on the edges where the black bleeds in.
Awful quality, but couldn't bring myself to delete it : ) This Snowy Owl, seen way off down the road, decided to take off just when I clicked. I like my owls to be sitting still - I know most people want in-flight shots of birds, especially owls. Taken at Focal Length (35mm format) - 1200 mm, and then cropped. I love those mighty wings.
Yesterday, 14 January 2017, I drove to Fish Creek Park to meet with others to go east of the city, looking for birds. Everywhere looked so pretty down by the river when I arrived, with everything covered in frost and a thick layer of mist rising from the water.
I think there were about 8 cars in convoy, as we headed eastward, out of the city. For much of the day, birding was extremely slow, especially as we were not seeing any owls : ) As the day wore on, several cars returned to the city.
The first owl to be seen was a Great Horned Owl, perched in a row of trees alongside the road. It was so well hidden by a tangle of thin twigs and branches, making it impossible to photograph, but still a treat to see.
Eventually, we saw our first Snowy Owl at 2:30 pm, perched on a very distant fence post. A second Snowy was seen 15 to 20 minutes later, again very, very distant. Then, shortly before the trip ended, the friends in the car in which I was travelling, decided to go back to a certain area to see if we could see any Short-eared Owls. On the way there, we spotted another Snowy Owl (seen in this photo), on a power pole way, way down the road. Managed to get a quick couple of very distant shots before it flew off to hunt. I had found no Snowy Owls or Short-eared Owls the previous afternoon, when I had gone there on my own. This time, we spotted two Short-eared Owls, perched far, far away along a fence line. Useless for photos, though.
Thanks so much for driving the whole day, Carolyn - greatly appreciated by all of us! So glad you wanted to stay a bit longer than the actual trip, as we had a few lucky sightings, even if they were all very distant. A beautiful, sunny day to be out, too, and thankfully the deep-freeze had just ended.
Thanks so much, Terry, for organizing this trip! It always makes for a very enjoyable day out. Nice to see a few other birds, too, including Horned Larks and Snow Buntings.
The colors continue in the Oquirrh Mountains. I’m amazed at what a great year for leaves it’s been considering how dry the summer was. But I’ll take it! 😁
Continuing with the posting of some previous images (missed while I gave up my Flickr pro), here is the stunning Alicia again from our second shoot back in 2020. I've now had the pleasure of working with Alicia six times and every time she bring amazing looks and poses - definitely makes my job very easy. For this shoot we had a number of outfits but I really love this low cut animal print dress on her along with her beautiful smile. Lots more to share!
Continuing my theme of posting my early cross-dressing efforts between the period of November 2000 and December 2003 I am posting another picture from my first few efforts at learning how to cross-dress as a woman.
Unlike in my younger years by the time I emerged from the closet and finally gave in to my desire to dress as a woman the Internet had arrived. I naturally began to use it for research about my transvestism as I still had big issues with my wanting to dress as a female back then.
In the course of my research I came across pictures of transvestites that made my jaw drop and I recall being awestruck. How could they have cleavage? How could they have a flat genital area? How could they have such female looking eyebrows? I was amazed by a great many of the transformations I saw. Then, something I was disturbed by, I knew these women were really men but I found them attractive! I eventually came to realise this was testament to their skills in creating a female appearance. Despite knowing they were men they did such a fantastic job of looking female I could only see them as women. As much as it was disturbing for me as an heterosexual male it was also incredibly inspiring. My ambitions to emulate their achievements gathered momentum.
I soon learned on the Internet the techniques for the cleavage and flat genitals and realised if one wanted a female eyebrow shape then the reality was you had to commit yourself to actually plucking them into a thinner more shaped brow. This is something one cannot hide so initially I was nervous and only did token amounts of plucking and shaping. These days I prefer a more defined shaped eyebrow and now have enough confidence to keep my eyebrows regularly plucked.
When I discovered that if one shaved their chest and used adhesive tape and shades of blusher they could create cleavage I was so excited I just gad to try it for myself. I did find it very uncomfortable and over a period of time it was physically painful but the illusion of having cleavage made me giddy with excitement. Once I wore a bra, fitted my breast forms and combined that with the taped up chest and make-up shading I was totally thrilled with the result.
This photo, in fact it is actually a still frame from a DV video camera taken in December 2000 as I did not have a stills camera back then and digital cameras were very new to the market in that period. I would video myself and capture a still frame on my computer using a computer card I had bought precisely for this purpose. The images are very low resolution as a result but at the time it gave me the privacy I needed to get stills of myself cross-dressed. I needed to chart my progress and see how I was doing with my explorations into transvestism.
I can see I was very inexperienced as the cleavage is a not too subtly shaded in the picture and I find my choice of wig back then well…interesting…but this was quite a powerful moment for me on an emotional level. I admit I was terrified and elated at the same time but after two decades of suppression dressing up and taking this picture was quite a moment!
I think it fair to say I was thrilled with how I felt that evening, never as a man had imagined I would actually wear make-up, put on lots of mascara and lipstick, a wig, have cleavage, the sensation of breasts, a flat female looking genital area, shaved chest and legs, wear a skirt and high heels and generally lose myself in feeling girlie…it was wonderful, absolutely an amazing moment in my life to do this. Why oh why had I suppressed it for so long? All those wasted years!
I have decided to produce a video documentary this year about my being a transvestite, the time has arrived where I need to move my cross-dressing to a new level and have new experiences. For fifteen years I have had little confidence or belief in my abilities to look like a woman. Posting on Flickr and reading the comments has had an effect upon me plus the personal support and encouragement from certain wonderful ladies. I now owe the current Helene to these ladies and to all of you who have written such kind and complimentary words about my efforts to look like a woman.
I genuinely felt I failed in my efforts and looked hopeless but I am now having pause for thought about this. So many kind people tell me I can look like a woman that I realise the thing that is holding me back is me, I am my own stumbling block.
Something is changing within me and it fills me with great excitement for the future. I feel I now need to actually set free Helene and when I dress as her I need to be her. Part of me desires to be a woman, I am a transvestite but I do have an element of the transsexual that adds to my desire to pass as a female. I think rather than blanking things I should utilise them to enable me to more complete as a person. This means freeing Helene now and again but making the experience more fulfilling rather than being frightened in private yet emotionally delighted I have become a (temporary) woman. The time to step onto a new path is here.
Making a video documentary is something I have wanted to do for several years now but of course just sitting in a room or shooting pointless shots, like my driving video, is all a bit dull and aimless. I have a story of my own and how it has influenced and shaped my adult life and I know how elated I feel as Helene. There are issues that troubled me I have got over and others that still persist. I now want to open up about this and make a record of it. Making the video will be a rewarding experience for me though I suspect I am being highly self indulgent and it is probably a vanity project.
It would be fantastic to meet up with other transvestites on the video and hear their own experiences and motivations, we are after all quite a diverse social group and yet most of us have to keep our gentle desire a secret in our lives. At times I could weep.
Thank you to you all you have changed my self perception, my belief and encouraged new ambitions for my female alter-ego. I feel enthused and more convinced about my appearance. You are all lovely people.
Helene x
In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is continuing the celebrations with a new image of the Sombrero Galaxy, also known as Messier 104. An eye-catching target for Hubble and a favourite of amateur astronomers, the enigmatic Sombrero Galaxy has features of both spiral and elliptical galaxies. This image incorporates new processing techniques that highlight the unique structure of this galaxy.
As part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations, a new image series is being shared to revisit stunning Hubble targets that were previously released. First, a new image of NGC 346 was published. Now, ESA/Hubble is revisiting a fan-favourite galaxy with new image processing techniques. The new image reveals finer detail in the galaxy’s disc, as well as more background stars and galaxies.
Several Hubble images of the Sombrero Galaxy have been released over the past two decades, including this well-known Hubble image from October 2003. In November 2024, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope also gave an entirely new perspective on this striking galaxy.
Located around 30 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo, the Sombrero Galaxy is instantly recognisable. Viewed nearly edge on, the galaxy’s softly luminous bulge and sharply outlined disc resemble the rounded crown and broad brim of the Mexican hat from which the galaxy gets its name.
Though the Sombrero Galaxy is packed with stars, it’s surprisingly not a hotbed of star formation. Less than one solar mass of gas is converted into stars within the knotted, dusty disc of the galaxy each year. Even the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, which at 9 billion solar masses is more than 2000 times more massive than the Milky Way’s central black hole, is fairly calm.
The galaxy is too faint to be spotted with unaided vision, but it is readily viewable with a modest amateur telescope. Seen from Earth, the galaxy spans a distance equivalent to roughly one third of the diameter of the full Moon. The galaxy’s size on the sky is too large to fit within Hubble’s narrow field of view, so this image is actually a mosaic of several images stitched together.
One of the things that makes this galaxy especially notable is its viewing angle, which is inclined just six degrees off of the galaxy’s equator. From this vantage point, intricate clumps and strands of dust stand out against the brilliant white galactic nucleus and bulge, creating an effect not unlike Saturn and its rings – but on an epic galactic scale.
[Image description: The Sombrero Galaxy is an oblong, pale white disc with a glowing core. It appears nearly edge-on but is slanted slightly in the front, presenting a slightly top-down view of the inner region of the galaxy and its bright core. The outer disc is darker with shades of brown and black. Different coloured distant galaxies and various stars are speckled among the black background of space surrounding the galaxy.]
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll; CC BY 4.0
Dave is a traveler, moving through time, changing form, the journey continues in todays transport system, he searching for a lost soul he met many moon's ago, Sapphire is his gem, she will dance with him again, in the mean time he continues to travel.
Continuing my Toy-ronto Life and Miniature Park series...
Happy Miniature Sunday! :-)
Toy-ronto's miniature park turned into one of celebration venues of Pan Am Games, so little Toy-rontonians and guests are watching the Games on the big telly, having concerts, dancing, in short having PanAm fun! :-)
More Toy-ronto's tilt-shift fun is coming - Stay tuned / Bientot a l'ecran!
Love and Happiness is only nurtured through Care and Support... wish you and your loved ones a joyous prosperous new year.
'The great adventures of naughty little Josephine'....
For this week's theme 'wonders' of kollagekit.blogspot.nl/
This is how streets of Charminar look on the eve of Eid (Ramdan)...I jus love to visit it particular during that day...as one can gets to feel the true spirit of Eid...where ppl jus flok around these roads to get the best deal .
Its sad to see the city (or state) to be on crossroads of uncertainty for separate state issues.
From left to right:
1130 (HF58 KCJ) a Scania N230UD OmniCity new to Bluestar
1519 (HW62 CCD) an ADL Enviro400 new in Vectis Blue Livery
1518 (HW62 CAO) an ADL Enviro400 new in Vectis Blue Livery
Starting from these words of wisdom:
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
-Mother Teresa-
You don't have to travel to some remote mountain retreat in order to experience peace. You don't have to convince all the other people in your life to be peaceful in order to experience peace. You don't need to resolve every conflict before you can experience a deep and abiding sense of peace. You don't have to solve every problem in your life before you can enjoy being at peace.
To experience peace is very simple and always available to you. To experience peace, gently let go of all else and allow peace to fill your awareness. Peace is always there, ready for you whenever you choose to let it be a part of your life. Choose often to fill your moments with peace and the positive power will resonate throughout your whole life.
Peace requires no special preparations or conditions. Peace asks only that you allow yourself to fully know and experience it. The more you experience peace, the more you'll want to express and to spread it in all that you do.
Let peace continue to fill you, and it will soon overflow into the world in which you live.
Taken: Morning over the valley of Kaghan, Pakistan
April 17, 2023: after 6 or 7 months with continuing snow on the ground, we have recently been experiencing milder, spring weather. However, the weather forecast says that we are in for snow once again on 19 and 20 April. Sigh.
Another five photos from my archives. More free space still needed on my computer, so lots of checking and deleting old images. If I wrote a description under other photos taken on the same outing/drive, I will add it to these five shots.
"On 17 October 2018, I managed to get over to Carburn Park for a walk. Though I have seen a number of Rusty Blackbirds, this species was still a bird I wanted to look out for. As it turned out, this was not one of my finds. However, I saw a few other things that were a delight to see, including meeting this and a second Ferret that were out for a walk (or rather, travelling in a stroller) with their 'people". This is the male, larger than the other animal who was a female. Both are rescue animals, which was good to see.
"Ferret Rescue & Education Society (FRES) is a non-profit, charitable organization that was started by a group of devoted ferret owners in the Calgary area who recognized the need for a locally based rescue dedicated to ferrets. Our committed volunteers assist FRES in their goal to find permanent homes for all of the ferrets surrendered to us. They also provide shelter, basic needs, veterinary care, and if necessary, rehabilitation for all abused, unwanted, and abandoned ferrets regardless of their health status." From the FRES website.
Another lovely encounter was with the resident Great Horned Owl. Two friends that I bumped into in the park described where they had just seen it. Two or three strangers also helped pinpoint the exact tree : ) Over the years, we have seen Great Horned Owls in this park - always a joy. Yesterday, this owl was rather agitated and moved two or three times. One of the park's Eastern Gray Squirrels was teasing the owl.
As if a couple of Ferrets and a Great Horned Owl weren't enough, we were also very lucky to see a Harlequin Duck (male) out on the Bow River. When we first saw it, it wasn't too far out on the water, but it gradually swam further and further away, diving constantly. Not the greatest photos, but they serve as a record of seeing this very handsome duck.
The weather was gorgeous, and much-deserved after the dreadful winter weather we have been having (in fall)! A perfect day to be outdoors, so I just couldn't resist. Great to see you, Bonnie, and spend time with you. Has been a long time, no see."
After rain, clouds were circulating around the Vancouver mountains with very strong sunset light reflecting these clouds. This moment only continued about 30 minutes and then, all clouds were completely vanished.
Continuing my current enthusiasm for wanting to cross-dress but not having an opportunity I’ve decided to post yet another video of my musings from my last session back in November 2018. As ever, my self indulgence continues to know no bounds! My videos are far from structured, indeed they are a random collection of stream of consciousness musings cobbled together with photos or videos of myself cross-dressed but hey…I need an outlet!
I have to thank Pamela Lennon from Ireland for this video. Over the years Pamela has inspired me to lose my inhibitions. This, I have to admit, is personally challenging as I’m not flamboyant by nature. The start of this video is completely down to Pamela’s influence. I was having a lot of fun and thrilled to be dressed as a woman and just decided to celebrate my delight and joy. As ever, I also found myself wanting to chat about my cross-dressing so there is some of that too.
I did post a longer version of this video to my You Tube channel back in November 2018. This version has been edited down to fit the three minute running time allowed by Flickr.
I am most definitely rambling in all my videos as despite my best intentions I never have a plan. I find I’m highly enthused once I become Helene and recklessly dive in with my meandering chat on camera. The truth is I am increasingly finding a new contentment and ease with my cross-dressing which is generating an emerging confidence. I can definitely feel a building desire in the coming year to move my female self to a new level and I would like to document this on video. Let me clarify I am not talking about transition, I will always be a male to female cross-dresser.