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FebRovery 2023 No. 14
Pardon me as I take a break from the Febrovery Abecedarium today. If my FebRovery 2023 presentation is a book, then here is the dedication:
For Amy:
Happieness is
A rover built for two;
There's no one on this planet
I'd rather rover with than you!
The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall is a 3/5 scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC. It stands six feet tall at the center and covers almost 300 feet from end to end. 58,195 names of fallen servicemen and women are inscribed on it.
This Traveling Memorial stands as a reminder of the great sacrifices made during the Vietnam War. It was made for the purpose of helping heal and rekindle friendships and to allow people may not be able to make the trip to Washington DC the opportunity to visit and honor loved ones in their home town.
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This photo is dedicated to Chris Williams who did a wonderful mosiac of my photos, and for Arshad for writing me my very first testimonial!
Thanks so much to you both, im so lucky to have such wonderful friends!
A Japanese chef preparing a platter in front of us. The no nonsense attention to detail is evident. He threw away whole batches of raw material if they are not up to scratch. Doesn't smile much but I admire his dedication.
The Mount Royal Hospital underwent a number of changes of mission since it was founded as an Immigrants Aid Society home in 1853. By the time this chapel was dedicated in 1955 (if you enlarge the shot by two clicks you should be able to read these tarnished plaques), the primary mission of the hospital was Acute Geriatric Care. As I said yesterday, this was a place where people came to die.
Somehow that makes this Chapel or Meeting House all the more significant. As a Quaker myself, I am intrigued by the designation, "a Meeting House for Meditation and Worship". Meeting House has been used by Quakers since the 17th century as a place for silent worship and meditation. Traditional Quakers, following George Fox (1624-1691), do not believe in clergy or consecrated buildings or churches. I realise this is different in parts of the USA.
But there's even more intrigue to be found here on these dedication plaques. Ambrose Pratt was a controversial writer in the early part of the 20th century. A journalist who began writing for "The Australian Worker", he became increasingly more conservative as he grew older. This was especially so after the major split in the Labor Party in 1916 (over the issue of conscription). Pratt became a member of "The Group" in 1931, and he wrote the resignation speech of Joseph Lyons from the Labor Party. Lyons from Tasmania went on to become the only Tasmanian Australian Prime Minister (1932-1939) who died in office. His wife Enid Lyons was the first woman elected to the Australian Parliament and the first female member of Federal Cabinet.
After his retirement, Ambrose Pratt became heavily involved in the Melbourne Zoo at Royal Park (and in fact was responsible for setting up the Healesville Research Station which is now the Australian native fauna section of the zoo). And it would seem he was also on the board of the Mount Royal Hospital. Now here's the final piece of the puzzle: I have no evidence that Pratt was a Quaker, but later in life he took a very close interest in Buddhism and particularly the philosophies of India and Tibet. So I imagine the term "Meeting House", was to express this ecumenical interest.
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Sir Edward Hallstrom (1886-1970) did the honours of opening the chapel. Like Pratt he was a major participant in the zoos of Sydney and Melbourne, and his links to Mount Royal would seem to be his strong philanthropic interest in medical services. Hallstrom is one of those rare figures with two portraits in the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.
My first "Explore" Photo #103
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Sunday was Isabella's Dedication; where Allen and I (and our family) dedicated her to our Lord and to raise her properly for God. She's 9 month now. Wow..time flies!
After a 6 month search of "the" dress for this day, we found it.
This Mandala Monday is dedicated to my brother who is having Triple Bypass Surgery this morning.
Love you!
Dedicated to all my dear friends who wrote a beautiful, lovely and wonderful testimonial to me.
(LC, Khasan, Kim, Trixie, Jacques, ZJ, Kevin, Edmond and Nisha!)
You guys are Great! ^-^
This is dedicated to revol69, kentim and amysimages2005 for their very thoughtful and eloquent testimonials. I appreciate it so very much. They are all very talented photographers and I am humbled by their wonderful compliments. Thank you........
"But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine." - Thomas Jefferson
This is dedicated to all of my friends :)
especially the new precious 1s i made in flickr :) <3
I love u all
All By Me
Say Mashalla plz
Through an interpreter I learned that this shopkeeper has worked at the same family business for 40 years, arriving daily at 4:30am to prepare for the day.
The surge was quite powerful this morning..
A few of our dedicated seascpapers.
Narrabeen - Sydney NSW.
Most of the light had already gone at this point so Nick decided that the only way he'd get the composition he was after would be to wade into the onrushing tide......that's dedication.
These lovely roses were given to my beautiful sister Anne as a "Get Well" gift. She has just been in hospital and had surgery, but thankfully it was caught in time and no cancer. So we feel blessed and very relieved. Sorry I haven't been on Flickr, it's been a very busy time and still is. So I will hopefully catch up with your photos over the weekend:))
A White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) returns to its nest at dusk with more nesting material. These birds spend a meticulous amount of time constructing and repairing their nests through the season.
Palm Beach county, FL
A newly unveiled mural on Virginia Road New Brighton of Lifeboat man, Mike Jones in celebration of his 40 years active service with the RNLI saving countless lives and keeping people safe on our coast, impressive, Mike. What`s also impressive is the skill and eye for detail of
@Somemug the artist who painted this masterpiece.
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There are quite a few great photographers here on Flickr. I feel the Northwest has some of the best in the world. Maybe I am biased because I live here but I think others will agree as well. That being said there has been one of my contacts who loves to shoot the coastlines about as much as I do and I have been following his work for the last couple years and am continually inspired and motivated by his images....If you have not had the chance to check out Steph's work I highly suggest you visit his stream and check out the amazing beach shots he posts...
Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure 25 seconds
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 17 mm
ISO Speed 50
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Dedication Plaque at the Shock's Mill Bridge River Walkway on the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
This was an interesting one. Kiall and myself headed up to Lostock Dam on the weekend to take advantage of the clear skies we’ve been having lately. We had a rough location in mind at the dam, but didn’t really know how to access it. Turned out the only way there was to go tramping through a dairy farm, which the bewildered farmer kindly allowed us to do. Getting to our location was hard enough – lots of elevation gains and losses, clambering up and down very steep, slippery and unstable hills. There were many ‘near misses’ – I came close to a rolled ankle or a fall on several occasions. 30-40 minutes later we arrived at a spot we liked; dreading the return trip to the car in the dark. We had no idea what we were in for…
After around four hours of shooting we decided to head back, which was an interesting challenge to say the least. Large parts of the dairy farmer’s property are impassable – sheer drop-offs and thick, impenetrable bush being the most common barriers. We were never ‘lost’ per se – once we got to the top of the hill on his property we were able to see the lights of his house in the distance, but we could not work out how to get back. After a lot of wasted time and energy, we finally made our way back to the car – with the return trip taking a tidy hour and a half.
This was definitely a shot that required a measure of dedication to achieve.
Nikon D800
Nikon 16-35 f4 VR
230x 60s exposures stacked in Photoshop CC
for Vicki, simply hue who wrote me a beautiful testimonial............thank you so very much I am truly touched.
Margan capturing the beauty at Denver Botanic Gardens in Denver, Colorado
Others from this trip are in the Album www.flickr.com/photos/thadz/albums/72157660032324601
I call this informal portrait semi-candid because my subject knew she was being photographed, but she was not posing and didn't know when I would be pushing the shutter button. (I believe she was looking down at her smartphone when I took the picture.) This was taken during dedication ceremonies for the Gilbert Arizona LDS Temple, where she and I were serving as two of the official photographers assigned to the event by the Temple Historical Committee.
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Dedication Dance by the geiko and maiko of Gionhigashi at Hanagasa parade of Gion Festival.
Bude a few days ago. We were hoping to catch a sunset on the beach but it wasn't a very inspiring occasion, cold wet and windy. There was a two minute burst of beautiful light, in the only two minutes of rain we'd had the entire afternoon and I couldn't get a shot off without big fat splats of rain being blown up onto the lens.
Anyhow, the sky was quite impressive and it wasn't a wasted trip. I caught this brave gent running laps further up the beach and there was plenty of light left.