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This is the pic out of 3 weeks worth that I decided to yank off my camera first....
...and edit during a thunderstorm. It was meant to be!
I've been working on my set from this cross-country trip, check out the rest here: www.flickr.com/photos/dangler/sets/72157631439881246/
Taken at Devils Tower, Wyoming during what was one hell of a storm! Windy, rainy and dangerous! The tent was blowing over but Lisa kept circling with the mallet to pound in the spikes. I said I had to keep shooting, chance of a lifetime!! ZAP!!!!!
here's a model of mine designed several months ago, but folded only recently (just before the italian convention).
folded from a 35cm square of "satogami" paper + natural tissue paper.
A legend of Devil's Tower
A Brule Sioux Legend
Out of the plains of Wyoming rises Devil's Tower. It is really a rock, visible for hundreds of miles around, an immense cone of basalt which seems to touch the clouds. It sticks out of the flat prairie as if someone had pushed it up from underground.
Of course, Devil's Tower is a white man's name. We have no devil in our beliefs and got along well all these many centuries without him. You people invented the devil and, as far as I'm concerned, you can keep him. But everybody these days knows that towering rock by this name, so Devil's Tower it is.
No use telling you its Indian name. Most tribes call it bear rock. There is a reason for that - if you see it, you will notice on its sheer sides many, many streaks and gashes running straight up and down, like scratches made by giant claws.
Well, long, long ago, two young Indian boys found themselves lost in the prairie. You know how it is. They had played shinny ball and whacked it a few hundred yards out of the village. And then they had shot their toy bows still farther out into the sagebrush. And then they had heard a small animal make a noise and had gone to investigate.
They had come to a stream with many colorful pebbles and followed that for a while. They had come to a hill and wanted to see what was on the other side. On the other side they saw a herd of antelope and, of course, had to track them for a while.
When they got hungry and thought it was time to go home, the two boys found that they didn't know where they were. They started off in the direction where they thought their village was, but only got farther and farther away from it. At last they curled up beneath a tree and went to sleep.
They got up the next morning and walked some more, still headed the wrong way. They ate some wild berries and dug up wild turnips, found some choke-cherries, and drank water from streams. For three days they walked toward the west. They were footsore, but they survived.
Oh, how they wished that their parents, or aunts or uncles, or elder brothers and sisters would find them. But nobody did.
On the fourth day the boys suddenly had a feeling that they were being followed. They looked around and in the distance saw Mato, the bear. This was no ordinary bear, but a giant grizzly so huge that the two boys would only make a small mouthful for him, but he had smelled the boys and wanted that mouthful. He kept coming close, and the earth trembled as he gathered speed.
The boys started running, looking for a place to hide, but there was no such place and the grizzly was much, much faster than they.
They stumbled, and the bear was almost upon them. They could see his red, wide-open jaws full of enormous, wicked teeth. They could smell his hot, evil breath. The boys were old enough to have learned to pray, and they called upon Wakan Tanka, the Creator: "Tunkashila, Grandfather, have pity, save us."
All at once the earth shook and began to rise. The boys rose with it. Out of the earth came a cone of rock going up, up until it was more than a thousand feet high. And the boys were on top of it. Mato the bear was disappointed to see his meal disappearing into the clouds.
Have I said he was a giant bear? This grizzly was so huge that he could almost reach to the top of the rock, trying to get up, trying to get those boys. As he did so, he made big scratches in the sides of the towering rock. But the stone was too slippery; Mato could not get up. He tried every spot, every side. He scratched up the rock all around, but it was no use. The boys watched him wearing himself out, getting tired, giving up. They finally saw him going away, a huge, growling, grunting mountain of fur disappearing over the horizon.
The boys were saved. Or were they? How were they to get down? They were humans, not birds who could fly.
Some ten years ago, mountain climbers tried to conquer Devil's Tower. They had ropes, and iron hooks called pitons to nail themselves to the rockface, and they managed to get up. But they couldn't get down. They were marooned on that giant basalt cone, and they had to be taken off in a helicopter. In the long-ago days the Indians had no helicopters.
So how did the two boys get down? The legend does not tell us, but we can be sure that the Great Spirit didn't save those boys only to let them perish of hunger and thirst on the top of the rock.
Well, Wanblee, the eagle, has always been a friend to our people. So it must have been the eagle that let the boys grab hold of him and carried them safely back to their village.
Or do you know another way?
- Told by Lame Deer in Winner, Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation, South Dakota, 1969.
This is one of my favourite watch and kind of grial in a way. The sought after Caravelle Sea Hunter, also known as devils diver as is 666 ft water resistant. Well, was. This one has been in the Vietnam war and is now 50 years old. Needs some fixing but it's so beautiful with the Tudor Ranger numerals and classic Explorer layout. Images registerd in www.safecreative.org. Caravelle is the affordable brand of Bulova.
Legend holds that the Devil's Chimney is the chimney of the Devil's dwelling deep beneath the ground. Supposedly the Devil, provoked by the many Christian churches of the area, would sit atop Leckhampton Hill and hurl stones at Sunday churchgoers. However the stones were turned back on him, driving him beneath the ground and trapping him there so he could not further harass the villagers. Now he uses the mass of stones as his chimney to let free the smokes of hell.
Visitors to the Devil's Chimney would leave a coin on top of the rock as payment to the Devil in exchange for his staying in his underground home and not leaving to create mischief and spread evil in the local area.
I collected this shot as I was rolling by on my Harley while shooting from the hip.
Names for Devil's Tower before white man arrived are as follows: Aloft on a Rock (Kiowa), Bear's House (Cheyenne, Crow), Bear's Lair (Cheyenne, Crow), Daxpitcheeaasáao, "Home of bears" (Crow[6]), Bear's Lodge (Cheyenne, Lakota), Bear's Lodge Butte (Lakota), Bear's Tipi (Arapaho, Cheyenne), Tree Rock (Kiowa), and Grizzly Bear Lodge (Lakota).
According to Native Americans and record of Wikipedia
I was looking for something completely different when I found this sitting on my hard drive. An old 'un from 2007.
Devil May Cry (デビル メイ クライ, Debiru Mei Kurai) è un anime ispirato al noto videogioco Devil May Cry creato dalla CAPCOM. Proprio come nel videogame, si ha come protagonista Dante. L'anime presenta degli episodi autoconclusivi nei quali troviamo il protagonista affiancato da una ragazzina di nome Patty e dal suo informatore/agente Morrison. Con il seguitare della serie Dante farà un incontro con alcune vecchie conoscenze, come Lady e Trish, noti personaggi che facevano la loro comparsa nel videogioco.
Trama.:
Dante è figlio del demone Sparda e di un'umana, e per questo è un mezzo demone, anche se il suo aspetto risulta del tutto umano. Sebbene questa sembri una contraddizione, l'obiettivo di Dante è proprio quello di sconfiggere ed uccidere i demoni.
Genere.: Seinen.: Azione
Livingstone Island, Zambia
Devil's Pool is adjacent to the famous Livingstone Island situated on the edge of the Victoria Falls.
During the drier months of the year, May to October, it is possible to walk along the lip of the falls. This can only be done from the Zambian side. After thousands of years of erosion, many rock pools have formed and one of them has formed right on the very edge of the sheer drop.
Over 500 million litres of water a minute cascade over the almost 2km wide falls, causing a deafening and spectacular explosion of spray which can be seen 30 miles away. This is why it is known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, or The Smoke that Thunders.
You can find guides who will take you on the Zambian side, at the entrance to the Falls.
The original plan was to hike near Lake Berryessa, CA for some elevated shots of the dam and other great views with another photographer. At the last minute the forecast called for rain causing our plans to deviate to the hills near Colfax to go waterfall hunting. This is probably the third time at this fall and it still amazes me. We hiked nearby to view other grand spots with water flowing. A great area to catch some green landscapes with flowing water for a continued effort in the perfect exposure. (0.3 sec, f/7.1, 14 mm)
Showing a cluster of fruits (known as drupes) on a devil's club plant near Seward, Alaska.
According to Wikipedia, devil's club or devil's walking stick (Oplopanax horridus) is a large understory shrub endemic to the arboreal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, but also disjunct on islands in Lake Superior. It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in noxious and irritating spines [visible here]…The plant has also been used ceremonially by the Tlingit and Haida people of Southeast Alaska. A piece of Devil's club hung over a doorway is said to ward off evil.
This was taken in the National Museum in Athens. Is she about to rebuff his advances & hit him with her slipper ?
it's halloween and this year seems to be a real party year...there were TONS of folks dressed up this year...
so today i went to the GW (is there a day that i don't?)....in the GOODWILL at VAN NESS & MISSION there was a guy in a GORILLA COSTUME browsing the asiles...The security guard was even amazed. "Both of you have the Halloween spirit. The gorilla, and your SECURITY COSTUME are the best!" He laughed, though kept his eyes on the gorilla. (they must have slippery hands...)
Walking by OPERA PLAZA on VAN NESS , a sexy SUPER GIRL with cape & full costume walked by ADDA who asked, "Wouldn't it be easier to 'leap the buildings in a single bound'?
"Too early. Need my PEET'S COFFEE first! ", she smiled.
Inside PEET's the counter Vampire had the complete blacked out eye contacts which were chillingly scary, as was his perfectly fitted vampire fangs..."Cup of Drac, Red , no scream please! " I asked. He chuckled and bared his Vampire suckers!
Then in came a guy in complete black suit, white shirt & black tie with a black bowler hat. ADDA exclaimed, "Wow! Great Charlie Chaplin costume." He tipped his hat and said with a smile, "Oh. I dress like this everyday!"
Behind him was a woman in a 'fat lady in a pink bikini costume' attracted lots of attention mainly because she was the size of a VW Beetle! She was bombarded with praise and when asked if she was hot in her MACY'S parade ballon-type costume. "No, It has a fan inside which keeps the costume inflated & me cool !"
After the fun time at PEET'S COFFEE, ADDA took the bus where there was a teenager on the 38 Geary bus in a 'box carton' decorated as a 38 GEARY BUS!!!! He took up alot of room, but I think everyone appreciated the joke and made room for him. Further down the asile was a guy in full STAR WARS stormtrooper uniform & helmet ...he was checking his text messages from planet GEORGELUCAS, no doupt.
I got off the bus to mail some letters at the Geary/20th Avenue Post Office only to be greeted at the counter by an employee of the Moulin Rouge. Full on glitterly rhinestoned costume, head-dress, & mask...Absolutely beautiful!
Then it was onward home on the bus along with person in a complete yellow body costume as PIKACHU, a space alien, several cats, and elf. There were several little kids hitting the houses for their treats...pink princess, count dracula, Tinkerbell, & little leopard. In all, just a typical day in San Francisco actually...
Happy halloween everyone
Devils Tower (Lakota: Matȟó ThÃpila ("Bear Lodge") or Ptehé Ǧà ("Brown Buffalo Horn") (Arapaho: Wox Niiinon) is an igneous intrusion or laccolith in the Black Hills near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises dramatically 1,267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding terrain and the summit is 5,114 feet (1,559 m) above sea level.
Devils Tower was the first declared United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Monument's boundary encloses an area of 1,347 acres.
In recent years, about 1% of the Monument's 400,000 annual visitors climb Devils Tower, mostly using traditional climbing techniques.
The information above comes from Wikipedia:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Tower