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“You cannot defeat darkness by running from it, nor can you conquer your inner demons by hiding them from the world. In order to defeat the darkness, you must bring it into the light.”
― Seth Adam Smith
I was challenged by my friend Lya Seerose to partake in the #guardyourlight challenge. Thank you for that !
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Finding things to decorate a gym can be difficult.
Most of the things on Marketplace are old and sculpty... not very well textured.
Luckily BackBone has our backs with their new Industrial Locker Set.
Great adult and pg animations as well as amazingly textured... and did I mention low prim.
Backbone has knocked it out of the park with this collection. So if you are looking to build a gym for your house or rp sim... or just in need of a great bench or lockers check out BackBone at Man Cave today.
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Taken at Lana (Now Closed)
"I'm tired..." She said, sliding down on the ground, hovering over to rest, her hair cascading down over her face.
A wet nose poked her forehead till she felt warm furs caressing her chest. Her arms wrapped around tight, face pressing into the softness and comfort. A sigh of relief escaped her lips.
"What benefit does fighting bring you anyway?" The lone one asked.
She took a moment to think of that question. "Validation? Answers? Truths?" She shrugged her shoulders. "Justice..." she whispered.
"And when you win, is it worth it?"
"Sometimes..." she admitted. "Other times I just accept...defeat."
[16:37] Zack Kaul: HI :) your one picture called defeat made me think of a poem by that name www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE8taOWjVbc
P.S. Really loved the poem Zack shared so I'm sharing it too!
Hair: *ARGRACE* (Haruka_II)
Head: Lelutka (Lake)
Headchain: [Keystone] (Bru'ella) Black x Gold/Uncommon
Necklace: [Tia] (Mjolnir Necklace)
Bracers: [Tia] (Mjolnir wrist)
Dress: Noble Creations (Aphrodite Blue Common) for the Gotta Getcha Gacha sales event. **In-store**
Pauldrons: Noble Creations (Aphrodite Rare Set) for the Gotta Getcha Gacha sales event. **In-store**
Dirt: Izzie's (Body & Face Biker Dirt)
Pose: Luane's World (Rare, Single Pose) in-store
Axe: 'Vilchoor' (Battle axe)
Boat: Hive (red canoe)
Sim: Luane's World
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These horse carriages are seldom seen in Bangladesh now a days. They failed to compete with their faster and cheaper to run cousins powered by automotive engines.
This short sword was used by the infantry of Louis-Phillipe and Napoleon III. This weapon was made during the first half of the nineteenth century. It was then replaced by the bayonet.
# #adventure #sword #glaive #history #frech
from the series: prikkeldraad relaties
barbed wire relationships
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No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
And no one knows
What it's like to be hated
To be fated to telling only lies
But my dreams they aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free
No one knows what its like
To feel these feelings
Like i do, and i blame you!
No one bites back as hard
On their anger
None of my pain and woe
Can show through
No one knows what it's like
To be mistreated, to be defeated
Behind blue eyes
No one knows how to say
That they're sorry and don't worry
I'm not telling lies
No one knows what its like
To be the bad man, to be the sad man
Behind blue eyes.
* phitphanatic posed patiently using one of my poses... here's an angle: gyazo's screenshot
**Used Kerstin Frank's textures as background :)
***this is my first real PS work merging layers... :))
Remember those gourds and pumpkins I was drying out to use as bird houses this spring? Well the squirrels decided they would better serve as fall food! The large pumpkin was totally gutted! They destroyed 3 pumpkins and 5 gourds. Next year I'll dry them (the gourds not the squirrels) in the basement!
There are days when you can't help but feel defeated. It creeps up on us leaving a chill that won't go away. It is hard to see the light beyond. Our focus is blurred. We start paying attention to the lies of other voices. Yet, the truth is that the defeat was only a small battle We have already won the war! "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Is. 41:10
I'm rarely defeated on the hill as I study the forecast meticulously the night before. I knew the wind would be fairly strong but was not prepared for the gusts. When I got knocked over by the wind I knew it was time to give up not least because I had some scrambling ahead and another 300m of ascent to go.
BTW this is Garbh-bheinn and I'm on Druim Eadar Da Coire. I've already climbed the hill from the other side but will make this attempt again on a better day. I also had some trouble crossing burns - and the lower moorland was one big bog. Not the most pleasant of days out!
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Finally, victory from the jaws of defeat, Owner tracked down a pride of seven lions laying in the grass beneath a copse of trees on a small hill. You can see four of the lions in this shot. Below, an extract from this morning's Journal:
After our break we drove in silence until we came to a small hill beside the road, it was covered in trees, and lions. Owner drove around the hill and told us about the 7 lions in that pride. Owner knew the life history of every animal, it was fascinating to learn about them and their individual histories.
As photo opportunities go, this was not a good find. The lions were concealed in the long grass and they were difficult to see, but Mary was thrilled. This is what she had come to Africa to see, and now Owner was her hero, even if he didn’t speak American. At lunch Mary told anybody who would listen that she had seen at least 20 lions. Joe said nothing.
After lunch I left Kanana along with several other guests. Among them were Bob and Bonkers, who arrived with me. I'd avoided them until now, but as we waited for our transfer to the airstrip Bonkers showed me some of her outstanding photo; she was an accomplished photographer. She declared everybody should come to Africa, because she'd learned so much in just a few days. It's true, she'd really blossomed and I was happy for her. Bob still struck me as a dummy.
Packed into a tiny aircraft, we made two short hops to dusty isolated airstrips where passengers got off or on. At the second stop I transferred to a second plane for a short hop to Okuti, I was their only passenger. I was met at the airstrip and whisked away to a rendezvous with my new guide, Chachos, who was conducting an afternoon game drive in the Moremi Game Reserve.
This was quite a culture shock, first the roads are incredibly rough, and secondly we are sharing with vehicles from different lodges, along with private vehicles.
Chachos had found a leopard in the morning, and was keen to show me the animal. When we arrived at the spot, about a dozen vehicles were gathered around and it was impossible to see the leopard which was in a tree. We waited and eventually Chachos got a spot and I had my photos.
Apart from the truly awful roads with potholes big enough to swallow a small car, this is a very different landscape from Kanana. It's more heavily wooded, there's much less ground water and many dry water courses. There are the same animals and much less sage bush. I found myself missing Owner with his vast knowledge and wonderfully dry sense of humour, but not the mosquitoes; those I can do without.
The accommodation here is even better than at Kanana. The rooms are on stilts and connected to the main building by an elevated walkway. I have a very spacious room built of thatch and brick, the roof is thatched. There is a large balcony with a comfortable seat, a table and chairs, and it all looks out over the Xudum River with papyrus reeds on the far bank. It's all very lovely.
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UNHOLY REGIUM CROWN
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This is one of the many statues at the UN complex in NY, many cannot be seen now with the grounds close doff or re-arranged for the renovations ongoing to the main building
Good Defeats Evil is a sculpture that combines traditional-style bronze work with a more contemporary material--American and Soviet missles. "Good" is represented by a depiction of St. George, who is astride a rearing horse. In his right hand he holds an enormous spear, with which he is slaying a writhing dragon, representing "Evil." The dragon lifts his head with one last attempt at resurgence, but it is clear that this is the dragon's last breath: the dragon's body, which is made of an American Pershing II missile and a Soviet SS20 missile, has been torn apart by St. George's spear."
Source: www.blueofthesky.com/publicart/works/goodandevil.htm
Not too happy with how this turned out but what did I expect from a quick build and mismatched fugue parts? Oh well I suppose it isn't too bad
The banana palm has taken a real battering this summer. It has enjoyed the rain very much but NOT the strong winds, which have torn it to shreds. Intriguingly, the torn sections are all a similar width following the leaf vein structure of the fronds.
On Sunday evening, there was a fire in my neighborhood. Thankfully, there were no deaths or serious injuries (from what I've heard) but, sadly, someone's home was horrifically damaged.
www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/fire-severely-damages...
Stitched image.
After the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815 at Waterloo, the victorious powers agreed to defend the German states (Deutscher Bund or German Confederation) from the inside in case of France would again try to attack and occupy Germany. For that reason, the confederation created five huge federal fortresses (Bundesfestung) which also protected its cities which were: Mainz, Luxemburg, Landau, Rastatt and Ulm.
Ulm was the biggest of the federal fortresses and works had started in 1842 employing some 8000 men. A network of forts encircled the fortress city of Ulm, among which was Fort Wilhelmsburg. It was built between 1842-1849. The fort was named after Wilhelm I., King of Württemberg and was able to shelter almost 7000 soldiers. From 1871 until 1898 it was the HQ of the Grenadier-Regiment „König Karl“ (5. Württembergisches) Nr. 123 and from 1898 until 1918 the Infanterie-Regiment „Kaiser Wilhelm, König von Preußen“ (2. Württembergisches) Nr. 120.
Source: tourismus.ulm.de/en/discover/ulm-and-neu-ulm/sights/feder... and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesfestung_Ulm#XII_%E2%80%93_Wil...