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Blue Devils:
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Though in the 1930s Paramin Blue Devils are reported to have used instruments carved from bamboo, known as tamboo bamboo, for their percussive accompaniment, they now ordinarily move to rhythms established by beating biscuit tins, which have sometimes been given a higher pitch by tempering them with fire. According to Ashton Fournillier, a Paramin King Devil, you identify the Blue Devil by the colored paint, generally blue; the pitchfork; and the blood and guts on the tongue. There is a dance that involves hooking the foot to walk together with movements of the head and shoulders simultaneously while thrusting the pitchfork forward and screaming to the beat of the biscuit tin. Blue devils also sometimes carry painted replicas of cutlasses (machetes). Whereas once they dressed only in cutoff shorts without masks, they now often sport wings, sometimes decorated with swastikas, wear other kinds of clothes, increasingly use animal masks, and until they were recently outlawed at times carried snakes. They sometimes uproot small trees, have been seen to eat small raw sharks snatched from fish vendors, or dismember live chickens. Like some other aggressive traditional characters, they scamper up hills, climb poles and occasionally buildings. In addition to the popular blue, they sometimes paint themselves red, green, black, or white. The staccato beat of their biscuit tins, their glistening body colors, combined with their traditional dance step and skillful maneuvers identify them at once. You distinctly hear them comin' down de road. One of their most popular antics is to blow large gusts of fire, either on the ground or in the air, by spitting kerosene into the flames of their flambeaux (torches made out of bottles of kerosene).
Among the devils there is a King Devil, who leads the sometimes aggressively threatening demands for "titi"; (Trinidad dollars). The King Devil is usually on a leash controlled by another jab, sometimes called an imp, who restrains the King, whether as an emblem of enslavement or a figure of authoritative restraint in the festive context. Though the role of King Devil is an honorific that is usually held for some time by one band member, and then sometimes passed to his son, other devils can exchange roles. The usual move is from percussion to performance, so that a person that this year provides the all-important percussive rhythm, next year might become a bulging eyed, drooling monster who moves and writhes with dexterity as he pleads for and plays with the dollars thrown or dangled in front of him. Despite the fact that for the most part they keep within their own boundaries, the ferocity of their demeanor and their elemental, transgressive threats are often frightening.
This Mk.V tank, Number 19 'Devil', is believed to have served with 'B' Company, 4th Battalion, Royal Tank Corps, and was still in service in 1925. It was displayed at the Royal Armoured Corps Museum before coming to the IWM in 1966. The 6-pounder gun and it's sponson is a wooden reconstruction.
"Devils bridge" near Leuk, Switzerland
Sony A100
Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm
ISO 100 - f10- 1/100s
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Buddy!
He's 10 years old. A perpetual teenage, loads of energy but no brains.
But he know's he's a handsome devil.
Eristalis pair on Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis)
Male above left and female below right. (I think)
I was quite pleased with this and thought great for Fly Day Friday but we are going to be away in Italy on Friday and it wont seem so good in a couple of weeks and I do like posting stuff same day it was taken so convinced myself to post.
About a meter from my beehive in Ballybannan
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update: thanks to aecm1 in the comments - they are Eristalis tenax.
Everyone have dark side & light side
inside every one good way & bad way
anyone could be devil or angel just our selfs can choice what's want to be ,,
at long last, Pilar's Handsome Cycles She Devil
frame & fork: Handsome Cycles She Devil
headset: FSA Orbit MX
handlebars: Vélo Orange Postino
stem: Vélo Orange threadless 100mm x 17 deg
seatpost: Vélo Orange Grand Cru long setback
seatpost collar: Handsome Cycles
saddle: Vélo Orange Model 8, dark brown
brake levers: Cane Creek Flat-top
brakes: Tektro Oryx
shifters: Shimano Dura-Ace 9-speed
shifter pods: Vélo Orange thumb shifter adapters (basically the same as Paul thumbies)
front derailleur: Shimano Sora triple
rear derailleur: Shimano Tiagra mid-cage
crankset: Vélo Orange Polyvalent, 46/30, 170mm
bottom bracket: Vélo Orange Grand Cru square taper
hubs: Shimano Deore HB-M530
rims: Alex DA-16 (wheelset was OEM on my Cross Check)
cassette: Shimano Tiagra 12-25
cables: Jagwire Hyper
fenders: SKS Longboard, P45
rack: Tubus Logo
front light: Knog Boomer USB (so far so good)
rear light: Planet Bike Superflash Turbo (hella bright!)
bottle cage: Velocity Bottle Trap
A free knitting pattern for these knitted devil's toenails is available at www.oddknit.com/patterns/fossils/devilstoenail.html
Ponte del Diavolo (Devil's Bridge) at Borgo a Mozzano, Lucca, Italy.
The real name is Ponte della Madalena
Devil's club or devil's walking stick (Oplopanax horridus, Araliaceae; syn. Echinopanax horridus, Fatsia horrida) is a large shrub primarily native to the cool moist forests of western North America (from Wikipedia). All parts of the plant are very prickly to touch, but it has many medicinal uses. SE Alaska Inner Passage @ El Capitan Island with Un-Cruise Adventures.
Sgt. Dustin Devillers is joined by Command Sgt. Maj. Brad Heim, state command sergeant major, left, and Brig. Gen. Robert Fode, North Dakota National Guard Army Component commander, right, after winning the state-level Best Warrior Competition in the noncommissioned officer category. The yearly competition was held Aug. 18-21 at Camp Grafton Training Center, near Devils Lake, North Dakota. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Brett Miller, Joint Force Headquarters)
Devils Tower was the first declared United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. The name Devil's Tower originated in 1875 during an expedition led by Col. Richard Irving Dodge when his interpreter misinterpreted the name to mean Bad God's Tower. This was later shortened to the Devil's Tower. It rises dramatically 1,267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding terrain and the summit is 5,112 feet (1,558 m) above sea level.
From this years road trip (2011).
I love my devil bunny.
Several years ago I spotted him at the market on Portobello Road - it was love at first sight. But everyone else thought he was nasty & horrible and the big meanies finally persuaded me not to get him. I didn't forget, however, and reminded the others on a regular basis just how rotten they were to have denied me my devil bunny.
Exactly one year later, we were back at Portobello Road: same crowd, same hangovers etc etc. And there he was! My devil bunny had waited for me! It was obviously meant to be - so I scooped him up & brought him home & he's been giving Scott the eye ever since.
I love my devil bunny.
[German, mid-late 19th century, traditional Black Forest hunting lodge coathook. The feet are ibex horns. His outfit is what was worn/carried on hunting expeditions at the time.]
Ahh the best moment of school Purim Party! The Devil gets to meet a devoted Metalhead!!!!
Esther is that metalhead, and the best part of her costume, is that this is what she wore outside of school. Not this dressed up, but still.
Still, the Devil was so happy, She gave Esther a big hug! Esther turned down the offers of gold, evil minion protectors, and the power to set people on fire. She's always been a good person, so she didn't want any of that.
They discussed Old Metallica vs. The New Metallica of the day.
Truly a great moment in human-devil relations.
Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet Entomology
"Hickory Horned Devil
Citheronia regalis (Fabricius)
This caterpillar is the larva of the Royal Walnut Moth, also known as the Regal Moth. The larva is not one for a timid person to suddenly discover. It has a scary, frightful appearance resembling a small dragon with up to five pairs of long, curving hornlike structures over the back of its thorax with the rest of the body covered with shorter spikes. The body color ranges from deep blue-green to tan with orange spikes tipped with black. Shorter spikes are black. Though very ferocious appearing, it is quite harmless to handle. They are enormous in size, being five to six inches long and nearly 3/4-inch in diameter. They feed for a period of 37 to 42 days on the leaves of hickory, walnut, butternut, pecan, ash, lilac, persimmon, sycamore, sumac and sweet gum. Larvae mature in late summer, wandering around searching for a place to burrow underground to pupate. Overwintering occurs in the pupal stage.
The moth has a wingspan of five to six inches and is seen in midsummer. It has a long body covered with orange yellow hair. The forewings are gray with orange veins and yellow spots. The hindwings are primarily orange with scattered yellow patches. "
And a youtube video:
Devil Wears Prada //
Instead of your usual influence of sex, drugs, and rock’n’ roll, Devil Wears Prada tells fans“I want you all to know that Jesus Christ loves each and every one of you. Let’s have a good time dudes!” The cirle pit A Day To Remember had asked for really occurred when Devil Wears Prada took fans by the balls while performing songs off there album “ Plagues”. Boys were bloodied and bruised and girl’s t-shirts hung from the ceiling leaving them topless. By the end of the night, not even the set list made it through in one piece.