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Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.
Henry Ford
La Panthère Rose est une des peintures sur le Mur de Berlin
J'aime beaucoup son sourire, son entrain.
Un guide joyeux, sympathique,.. à suivre !!
The Pink Panther is one of the paintings on the Berlin Wall.
I like her smile,, her spirit.
A cheerful and pleasant guide, let's follow her !
For TMI’s July 2019 contest WE ARE FAMILY
Own image and texture
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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Never, never, never give up.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
All quotes by Winston Churchill
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“Enthusiasm is a telescope that yanks the misty, distant future into the radiant, tangible present.” ~Unknown
Taken on a misty morning at Nandi Hills near Bangalore.
Editing : Brightness , Contrast and Black adjustment.
The viewing public will always disagree over the intrinsic merits of a particular photograph, but no one can deny the enthusiasm that originally inspired us to capture and offer that image to others :-)
Timothy Allen
HMM! Truth Matters! Lies have consequences!
vareigated primrose jasmine, 'Gold Tip', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
The Siege of Yorktown began on September 28, 1781 and ended on October 19, 1781 at the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia. It was a decisive victory by a combined force of the American Continental Army led by General George Washington and Gilbert du Motier, the Marquise de Lafayette, and French troops led by Comte de Rochambeau over British forces led by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. The battle was the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War, and the surrender of and capture of Cornwallis and his army prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict, resulting in the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
Five days after the British surrendered, Congress passed a resolution agreeing to erect a structure dedicated to commemorating those who participated in the battle. Construction of the monument was delayed, however, because the government had other, more urgent, financial obligations.
The project was postponed until the battle's centennial sparked renewed enthusiasm in the resolution and prompted the government to begin building the monument in 1881. The structure was officially completed on January 5, 1885. The artists commissioned by the Secretary of War for the monument project included Mr. R. M. Hunt (Chairman) and Mr. J. Q. A. Ward (Architect) of New York and Mr. Henry Van Brunt (Sculptor) of Boston.
new board, new enthusiasm, for a while.
Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p47fEXGabaY
..Yes! the song IS about a woman! (the ocean is my woman, and she will wear me out) Sand Sea ... the crazy life.
Sim: Bundy Reef
The little pirate brings home the bread…
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following amazing creations:
Serenity Style’s Le Boulangerie Building!
Serenity Style’s Bookshop, Tailor Shop, Florist, and Antiques Store, which are all part of the Classical Store Set!
Serenity Style’s Cafe "La Plaza" Building!
Serenity Style’s The Lost Arrow Irish Pub!
8f8’s Baguette Basket, and Long Baguettes, which are both part of the Pain d'Amour Collection!
8f8’s Delivery Truck, and Street Lamps, which are all part of the Green Grocers Collection!
And I want to give a special shout out to my friends at The Dove & Pear, whose work inspired me to build my pirate world!
Keep playing!
Keep inventing!
Keep blazing trails, my friends!
The little grom heads to the water to catch a wave…
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following amazing creations:
THOR’s Groovy Van, and Tolix Stools, which are all part of the Stay Groovy Set!
THOR's Vintage Beach Huts!
THOR’s Spool Table, Nautical Parasol, Metal Marine Stools, Coastal Books, Stacked Oars, Hanging Buoys, and Old Buoys, which are all part of the Sailor Spirit Set!
THOR’s Wicker Lantern, which is part of the Our Summer Gacha Set!
THOR’s Tiki Drinks, and Kahuna Tiki Totem, which are all part of the Kahuna Tiki Bar Set!
THOR’s Fruit Crate, Cocktail Prep, Vintage Blenders, and Cocktail, which are all part of the Summer Goodies Set!
8f8’s Lamp, and Fence, which are both part of the Driftwood I Collection!
8f8’s Feeble Old Radio, which is part of the Driftwood II Colletion!
8f8’s Nice Catch!, and Frutti di Mare, which are both part of the Driftwood III Collection!
8f8’s Surf’s Up, which is part of the Cotton Delight Collection!
8f8’s His Beach Lounge, and His Flops, which are both part of the Just Add Water Collection!
8f8’s Seagulls, which are part of the Paint me Summer Collection!
And the little daredevil wears:
Agata’s Abel Aloha Top!
Odiren’s Ryan Shorts!
Both of which you can find at this month’s The Mens Dept. (TMD)!
Keep believing in yourself!
Keep chasing your dreams!
Keep shining bright, my friends!
The little man blazes trails…
“Go back home, good boy. I’ll miss you too, but I’ll be back after school.”
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following cool creations:
THOR’s Rivera Scooter, and Italian Date Helmet, which are both part of the Italian Date Set!
THOR’s Backdrop, The Reader, Cafe Table, and Cafe Chair, which are all part of the Coffee Addict Set!
Keep shining bright, my friends!
I planned a trip to Alaska last year. The borders closed. COVID. Oh well. Maybe next year.
It was now next year. After months and months and probably a few more months of planning; reading maps; calculating kilometres into miles; picking destinations; researching absolutely everything; deciding on rental vehicle versus our new truck; procuring supplies; weighing the cons/pros of total off grid with a tent amongst the bears versus hotel/cabin accommodations amongst tourists; reading reviews; with all the planning behind us, it finally came down to packing the truck. I was like a child at Christmas. I was giddy with excitement!
I know how to pack. When it comes to packing, I am the one!
I am a minimalist so it is easy! However, we were going to Alaska. There was so much that we needed - just in case…
My husband Philip, and I began with great enthusiasm to pack the truck - then we unpacked it. Then we packed it - then we unpacked it. If I was liar I would tell you that we didn’t pack it again only to unpack it for the third time. I am not a liar.
I was ready to pack this holiday in! I broke down and said I wasn’t going. It took me months to get here and now I couldn’t pack the truck?!? After a few minutes we packed the truck
again - only to unpack it one more.
It was midnight. We were leaving at four in the morning. We went to bed. I woke up two hours later and discovered that I did not have a Fairy Godmother that should have, with a twist of her wand, turned the truck into the outfitted carriage that would take us successfully into our journey.
I backed the truck onto the driveway and packed it up again. Philip woke up two hours later and came out to find everything scattered on the driveway. I prayed my neighbours could not hear the choice words that emitted from my mouth. We started from the beginning. We unpacked all the boxes of food, toiletries, dog paraphernalia (Oh yes! We took our German Shepherd, Jager too!), clothing, blankets, pillows and cooking supplies. We got all our suitcases out from storage and packed our clothes into smaller suitcases. Then we unpacked them again and then repacked them for the third time into even smaller carry-on suitcases! We did not need a lot of clothes. We could wear the same jeans till they disintegrated from our bodies.
Who cared - we were going to Alaska.
I don’t know how we did it, but as the sky glowed pink with the promise of a gorgeous sunrise, Philip and I sat in our packed truck. Jager was nestled in the backseat and Philip and I held hands and asked the good Lord to be with us as we set out on another adventure. I felt so fortunate as I backed out of the driveway and pointed the truck North - to Alaska.
I just love holidays!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU
"The Chrysanthemum, the Flower of Happiness, was so revered that in Japan only the nobles could grow it. It has been grown for over 2,000 years all throughout in the Far East. It has come to mean love and truthfulness. We may see it carved on the throne of the Emperor of Japan and on many Chinese artifacts." (Flowers: Myths, Legends and Traditions )
Yellow is the brightest color of the visible spectrum, and it is the most noticeable of all colors by the human eye. It means happiness and optimism; it is the color of sun shining, or bright light and creativity. ... It is the color of high energy, enthusiasm, hope, fun, and cheerfulness.
Cabalgata de Reyes: es un desfile de carrozas que se celebra el 5 de enero, la víspera de la Epifanía, en la mayoría de los pueblos y ciudades de España. Celebra la venida de los Reyes Magos con sus regalos para el niño Jesús. En el curso de la cabalgata los Reyes Magos lanzan dulces a la multitud.
Epiphany Parade: it is a float parade that is celebrated on January 5, the eve of Epiphany, in most Spanish towns and cities. It celebrates the coming of the Three Kings with their gifts for the infant Jesus. In the course of the parade the Three Kings throw candy into the crowd.
♫ Sweets For My Sweet · The Searchers (Helena)
Get ready! Cupid is back in town…
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following amazing creations:
THOR’s Backdrop, Cafe Table, Cafe Chair, and Donut on a Plate (The Reader), which are all part of the Coffee Addict Set!
hive’s hot coffee to go!
Let's keep coming together to create a community founded on kindness, compassion, and love!
Sending love and light your way, my friends!
One of the major festivals of Indian Hindus, Holi is celebrated with enthusiasm and gaiety on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun which is the month of March. There is great excitement amongst everyone to play Holi of colors. Bright colors of 'Gulal' (colorful powder) fill the air and all my friend's cousins' took turns to put Gulal and in pouring color water over each other. These three hands of the kids fully covered with Gulal in pink, green and yellow color standing in line close to the green wheat fields make a beautiful vibrant Holi image. This ancient tradition marks the end of winter and honors the triumph of good over evil. Celebrants light bonfires, throw Gulal, eat sweets and dance to traditional folk music.
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Window of an Estonian photo club, seen in Haapsalu, a city in west Estonia, once the place for the russian tsars to go for summer holiday at the Baltic sea.
Very strong Strobo - thunderstorm at night half past two
Nikon D700
18.0-35.0 mm f/3.5-4.5
ƒ/5.0
18.0 mm
30 s
ISO 200
Part of my enjoyment in my photo enthusiasm is in the post processing phase. I enjoy editing to get the image to look the way I feel it presents itself best. But at other times, and quite often I leave well enough alone and go SOOC.
Here I especially like how all the individual elements near and far create new interrelationships with one another when flattened upon the picture frame. Yes, all those poles, but here the water tower and traffic cone are a half mile away from each other, but in the shot they are buddies. Add in that tree and let's have a party. -- throw in a red reflector as the fulcrum and let's swing.
did someone say triangles?
I’ve been dreaming of coming to this place since last Summer. The day finally came – the dream was about to turn into reality. I felt confident we would be able to get to the top of Medicine Bow Mountain, hike the three mile long ridge, then complete the loop by meandering past the turquoise lakes strung along the base of the towering cliffs. After all, it was almost the middle of June, the weather forecast called for a sunny day - what could go wrong?
The night before Lina and I set off from Fort Collins for Wyoming, our daughter Bella tempered my enthusiasm by telling me that reaching the top of the mountain may be out of the question due to the unusually high snowfall this part of the country received this past Winter. Well, turns out she was wrong - in the wrong direction! When we got to “Snowies”, we found there was a lot more snow than we saw two days before at Loch Vale (same elevation, around 10000 feet) outside of Estes Park. We were greeted by at least two feet of the white stuff on the ground at the base of the mountain, and three times as much in some places - this barely a week from the start of the summer!
Against Lina’s objections, I soon had us heading out from the trailhead toward Lake Marie. Hey ho, hey ho! Alas, not more than a few hundred feet into our journey, we had to abandon the notion of making it around even this one lake (I did so more reluctantly than Lina, as you might imagine). Even going this “far” proved quite treacherous. Without snowshoes, we post-holed multiple times along the way, sometimes to such a depth that we had to dig each other out (post-holing is a term I didn’t know until Bella explained the concept to us after our return to Fort Collins). In spite of these struggles, this turned out to be one of one the most beautiful days in our lives, one that we (certainly I) will always remember. It was so unexpected, so magical to experience a sunny winter afternoon on the brink of Summer. This sort of stuff happens only in dreams. In Heaven.
A rainy day at the viewing terrace at Haneda Airport Tokyo.
A lady with her umbrella looking around, moving very slowly on that cold day.
I could see her taking photos with her tablet pc now and then not disturbed by the rain.
This scene was an japanese poem to me and its title is "Enthusiasm".
Sometimes my enthusiasm gets the best of me!
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Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail, Ottawa, Ontario
399. Clancy 7yrs 12wks
Clancy's YEARBOOK 8: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157711807199236
Bal-lis-ti-cian | an authority on or one versed in ballistics.
Origin and etymology: from ballistics | the science of projectiles.
(Dad has some time off work, so we are posting a series entitled 'ballistician', consisting of one photo each day this week, revealing my enthusiasm for the science of projectiles.)
A field off (abandoned) Kemp Road, Ottawa, Ontario
Throwback Clancy, 4yrs 9wks
THROWBACK Clancy album: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157655594489275
Lake with an enchanting name...
Close to the mythical Beaufortain tour path, this small lake nestles in a romantic atmosphere with a thousand reflections at the foot of the famous Pierra Menta culminating at 2714 m. This rock is said to be the work of the giant Gargantua who, with his legendary enthusiasm, kicked a piece of the Aravis massif into the Beaufortain.
Lac au nom enchanteur...
A proximité du sentier mythique du tour du Beaufortain, se love ce petit lac dans une ambiance romantique aux milles reflets au pied de la célèbre Pierra Menta culminant à 2714 m. Rocher qui serait l’œuvre du géant Gargantua qui, avec son emportement légendaire, aurait expédié d’un coup de pied un morceau du massif des Aravis, qui serait venu se planter dans le Beaufortain.
Lac D' Amour 2248m - Savoie - FRANCE
you will be fired with enthusiasm :-)
Vince Lombardi
HPPT!!
cercis, weeping texas redbud, 'Traveller', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, Raleigh, north carolina
Enthusiasm and learning meeet the gap to experience and reality.
Knowledge and training can take you so far - the rest of the journey is experience.
Autumn steam Gala on the West Somerset Railway.
(Everyone is a volunteer).
(Aegotheles cristatus)
Monarto woodlands - Murray River - South Australia
Austrália
I remember exchanging a few emails with John about some interesting species we could possibly photograph. However, time passed, and as our departure for Australia drew closer, I contacted some professional guides to fill a free day we had in Melbourne. All of them suggested night spotlighting to observe the Powerful Owl and this particular species. Since owling wasn’t part of our plans due to the exhaustion from traveling, I convinced myself that I wouldn’t see this species.
However, the day after meeting John and Leoni in person, they took us to this woodland area to show us an incredible technique that they use when want to photograph passerines. It involves attracting them to a water puddle. Unfortunately, it had rained the night before, and while we waited by the puddle, hoping some bird would feel an irresistible thirst, John started wandering through the woods. I didn’t understand why and didn’t ask. After some time, he rejoined us by the puddle, and after a while, he suddenly exclaimed with great enthusiasm: “Oh, there it is!”
It took me a moment to realize what he was pointing at, but following John’s direction, I finally noticed the bird, right in front of us, on the other side of the puddle, just looking at us with its eyes half-closed.
At first, I thought it was a nightjar, but John quickly corrected me, it was something much better.
My very first photo of this species, genus, family (Aegothelidae), and order (Aegotheliformes).
It was there whole time, but sometimes, it just go down inside of the hole.
Thank you very, very much, jfmfennell and Leoni, for a great day and for being such wonderful and kind people.
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Austrália (2024) (309)
- All the photos for this order AEGOTHELIFORMES (4)
- All the photos for this family Aegothelidae (Egotelídeos) (4)
- All the photos for this species Aegotheles cristatus (3)
- All the photos taken this day 2024/11/07 (18)
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This is my one and only photograph of the old stone bridge at Sligachan on the Isle of Skye. This isn’t my only shot because I didn’t like the subject or the location. They are both striking on their own way, even on a dreadful day like this was, and I would love to have taken more. No, my reason for not taking another shot was the horrific infestation of midges that seemed to reach their absolute peak of density on this particular day.
It was raining quite hard, which is usually enough to dampen the enthusiasm of even the hardiest midge, but on this day there was not a breath of wind and I think the swarms were sheltering under the arches of the bridge waiting for an unsuspecting victim to come within reach. I was largely waterproof in my attire which you would think would make me armour plated against such a predator but alas it turned out I was not insect proof, especially against an insect that is microscopically small and seems to consist of 90% teeth.
The swarm was so bad that I couldn’t use the viewfinder because the number of insects crawling over the glass blocked my view. To others I looked like I was wearing eye liner because of the number of insects I trapped beneath the lids when I wiped my eyes. This was not a pleasant experience let me tell you!
So my one and only image has sat on the shelf for over a year because of the unpleasant memories it brings up. Not of Skye you understand, which is awesome, but as I sit here typing my skin is once again crawling at the memory of the experience. I know this isn’t one of my better images. I‘ve seen so many better shots taken of this nice little bridge but keep in mind with this particular image I was truly suffering for my art. ;-)
This Sunday is the last day of the Toronto International Film Festival. The rain did not remotely dampen audience enthusiasm. The long queues outside held their own very well against the elements, umbrella or no umbrella.
It's been a while now since I got out shooting for a sunrise...Bude in mid-May in fact. I'm an early riser but when it's 1--2.5hrs to get into position and then trying to be there for blue hours even I can't get the enthusiasm up to get out in mid summer. I did however see that there was a forecast for widespread fog from west Hampshire westwards for a big chunk of the country so I gritted my teeth and set my alarm for 4am with a view to trying to grab some shots in the New Forest national Park and check out the heather situation.
Unfortunately the widespread fog was invisible so I'd been lured from my bed under false pretences😒. There was the odd pocket of land where some mist had gathered so on my way to my planned spot I stopped the car just after sunrise and shot the image above. You can see a bit of the early heather in the foreground and some of the areas are certainly starting to colour up. Hopefully all the flaming rain we've had to put up with this year will give as good a crop of heather as we had last summer after another really wet Winter/Spring.
© All rights reserved to Steve Pellatt. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
The little surfer heads to the beach...
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following amazing creations:
[kunst]'s Soda Stand, Wall Panel, Ice Chest, Wooden Stools, Grandma's Cash Box, Wooden Chalkboard, and Cold Cola Can, which are all part of the Fresh Soda Club Set, available with Pocket Gacha!
taikous's Fresh Cucumber and Tomato Crate, Fresh Watermelon Bucket, Iced Ramune Bucket, and Ramune Soda Pop Bottle, which are all part of the Fresh Produce Set, available at Summerfest!
Madras' (aka Mesh India) SharkBite Surfboard and Lifebuoy with Rope!
Pewpew!'s Milkshake Jar, available at Limit8!
Pewpew!'s Pewlippo Popsicle, available at Uber!
BellEquipe's Burger Set!
Apple Fall's Coastal Pier!
The little man is also wearing some of the latest styles from The Men's Dept., including the following:
Modulus' Timmy Hair & Hat!
Kalback's Sport Hoodie!
TonkTastic's Bermuda Shorts!
And he also wears Semller's cool Sandal Floaters!
Keep having fun out there, my friends.
Keep smiling, and keep shining so bright! <3