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I wish I can say this so bad to all the Jb haters, but in there a different way of course, lol
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A spokesmodel explains the Chrysler 300S at the 2010 Houston Auto Show at the Reliant Center in Houston Texas
...........explain it to you one more time, You're not on the guest list !!! " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mexican Jay and Acorn Woodpecker
How can I possibly explain this build? This one is so personal for me and built in a very vulnerable time in my life. You can of course interpret the build in your own way! Here is my point of view.
There is a dark side with pain and suffering and the idea was to take inspiration from Blizzards game Diablo but I ended up doing my own thing. On the other side is hope portrayed in the colours, sky and house (I love the different blue colours). In the middle is a grey minifigure that is between these worlds and that figure is me.
I have lived with constant pain for 18 years and the last couple of years have been so very hard. This winter I got hope that an operation abroad would help me. The hope was high and I got the idea for this build. I started to build and even had my operation but all hope for improvement through surgery was destroyed. It was a long journey and through it all I and the people around me had to in some way manage hope. Is hope calm and passive or is it like a dragon: a powerful force that no one can stop. Can you stop it if you are too tired to go on for yet another fight for something very important to you? I now know it can't be stopped. You continue to hope as surely as the sun rises in the morning even though it hurts so very much when something doesn’t work out.
Regarding the "Save me" lettering in the build, in my fight for a better life and during my build I started asking myself, do I wait for the healthcare to save me, for other people to save me or do I save myself? Maybe is it both? You need others but also don't forget that you are big part in saving you in every challenge you meet in life.
The grey figure in the middle is fighting the dark side, fighting the chains of pain and suffering. But hope is strong and will fight every day! I hope people who love you will fight by your side and give you every support so that you have the power to save yourself!
Explained the way of the painting.a is the drawing of me,bb is the texture selfmade with watercolor,c is a plus b.The advantage of working this way You can later paint the texture after seeing the results,thanks for the visit have all a nice weekend
Homily080423_18thOT
Today, if you feel like I do, that we are surrounded, except when when we are together, by individuals that have no use or interest in Jesus Christ. Recently, I was asked by a very close relative, why I believed in such stuff? We were interrupted before I had a chance to respond. But the question, has caused me to deeply reflect on possible answers. Today, in our Gospel reading, we had the opportunity to hear about the transfiguration of Jesus Christ. Our gospel acclamation states the purpose of the transfiguration quite clearly: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased, listen to him.” So, we listen to Him. Listening, implies a deep and mature relationship with Jesus…and a love between us that motivates us to be like HIM. My answer to my loved one, would obviously include Jesus Christ, my guide, my companion, and friend. Who are they listening too?
This seems like a very difficult task for many of our peers. Recently, I was listening to a popular podcast, where an educated young woman had become disillusioned with her faith. She proudly stated that she was deconstructing her faith. Eventually, she chose a career as a spiritual director, where she gladly supports others in the process of deconstructing. She strongly avoids the name of Jesus Christ in her own spiritual journey and practice in helping others. She stated quite simply that too many people have been harmed by others under the banner of HIS name. It made me wonder who she is listening too now?
This reminds me of a similar situation in scripture: found in John chapter 6. Where Jesus is preaching about the Bread from Heaven-the Eucharist. He is equating that the bread is his body. “So Jesus said to them Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.” (53) ) “After this saying many of his disciples drew back and no longer walked with him.” Who were they going to listening too now? I thought!
Jesus then responds with a heart wrenching question to his twelve disciples: will you also go away? Peters' response is beautiful stated “Lord to whom shall we go, you have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.” Because we are sitting and kneeling in our beloved church...we have a similar response…like Peter, James and John at the transfiguration event…we have the attitude that…it is very good to be here. This is where we listen to Him.
What are the benefits of listening to Jesus? Anastasius of Sinai, in his homily on the feast of the transfiguration in the 7th century states what we receive, beautifully:
“Therefore, since each of us possesses God in his heart and is being transformed into his divine image, we also should cry out with joy: It is good for us to be here—here where all things shine with divine radiance, where there is joy and gladness and exultation; where there is nothing in our hearts but peace, serenity and stillness, where God is seen. For here, in our hearts, Christ takes up his abode together with the Father, saying as he enters: Today salvation has come to this house. With Christ, our hearts receive all the wealth of his eternal blessings, and there where they are stored up for us in him, we see reflected as in a mirror both the first fruits and the whole of the world to come.” (End quote)
Peter, James and John had the awe-inspiring encounter with the transfigured Jesus, and it strengthened their faith for the purpose of sharing “the light” with the world. They had to come down from the mountain and face the complexity of a messy world. They did!
To change is painful. To be a Christian, a follower of Christ means that we have a deep bond with HIM. All relationships that are worthwhile, require us to adjust our lives accordingly. The purpose of our church…is to help form us into being a light for the world. Our transformation takes a lifetime, and this transformation requires us to listen to our conscience… for this is how we are guided in every moment and decision we make. When we receive the light of the world in the Eucharist, we are challenged to take this light, as it is reflected in our acts of kindness, into a dark and divided world.
Now let us prepare to meet Him in the Eucharist! Are we listening for HIS quiet voice within our hearts?
Wait! I can explain!
You see, we've been working our tails off this past week getting ready for the pond guy to come and rebuild our pond and waterfall - which starts tomorrow!
Yes, the pond guy is going to do all the hard work, but I wanted to make sure the parts he wasn't working on are going to look acceptable next to his wonderful new pond.
Well, new waterfall.
We are actually ditching the pond - too hard to maintain and one can only fish so many Lacrosse Balls out of its inky depths before the glamour wears off.
Soo... after I'm not even sure how many years... 3? 5? (seems like forever) of having a dry rock pit, we are going to (hopefully) end up with TWO streams/waterfalls disappearing into cobbles.
No more lost Lacrosse Balls!
Soo... I just wanted to document what it looked like NOW, so when I post a shot of the boys posing in front of the finished product you can see how far we came.
When will it be finished?
The pond guy said a week to 10 days.
Finger's crossed!
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As I explained before, for two weeks now I have been, if not bedridden, at least mostly housebound as a result of a crippling knee problem. I can still drive around and run errands when mandatory, but it is hurtful and I am definitely not up to lugging photo equipment and go shooting. Furthermore, when this struck, I didn’t have many photos waiting for upload, what with the Winter season coming to an end, the pandemic still with us that doesn’t really encourage outings (the one day I went out, on March 9, on a photo shoot for the Fondation pour la Sauvegarde de l’Art Français, I became a COVID contact case of someone I had brushed against during the day, luckily without any consequence as I never was infected)... not to mention ridiculous wartime gas prices!
The bottom line is, a couple of days ago, I simply ran out of stuff to upload...
So, today, I had the idea to turn to some older photographs of mine to which I had, in 2021, given a “new life” by creating black-and-white versions of them for the purpose of a photographic essay that had been requested from me by the Department of Mediæval Studies of a US university. The essay’s theme was the emulation, with the tools of today, of the gorgeous black-and-white photography found in the books of the Zodiaque collection La Nuit des temps, devoted to religious art and architecture of the Romanesque age in Europe, and in particular in France. I’m sure many of you have heard about those books and/or own some of them.
Anyway, since those black-and-white versions are available, I figured I might as well upload them to offer you, who are kind enough to follow my stream, something to look at while I recover and until I can resume more normal photo activities...
Thank you in advance for your patience, and I hope you will enjoy this “renewed” content à la Zodiaque! I will put in a short description of each photo below.
The grandiose ruins of the Saint-Hippolyte fortified church in the village of Bonnay in Burgundy. Long exposure, ND1000 filter.
Every time that I see two or more people looking together at the screen of a smartphone, my guess is often like this - "They're most likely viewing some interesting video clips." Thus, when I saw these two girls in their early teens whose eyes are glued to the smartphone screen, the thought that readily came to my mind is, "They most probably viewing some nice and entertaining videos."
However, I found out later that my guess is completely wrong. This was when I talked to the girl holding the phone just after a few minutes of taking this shot. She showed me not any video clip, but a long series of color photos which, she explained, she wanted her friend to see. And those photos were taken not by other people but by herself with her phone camera.
I then thought that yet another photographer is born!
Captured in Subic, Zambales, Philippines.
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Yesterday I joined a Mikkyo zen mediation class at the Lower House at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, California. That house has a beautiful stone garden, perfect for meditation. The priest explained some Buddhist concepts before the meditation.
I took this shot with a 56 year old Canon 50mm f/0.95 vintage lens I just got from Japan - notice the bokeh of the leaves in the back from the f/0.95 capture. I processed a balanced and a soft HDR photo from a RAW exposure, merged them selectively, and carefully adjusted the curves and color balance. HDR processing enhances the micro-contrast, which counteracts a bit the soft look of the "dream lens".
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC3067_hdr1bal1sof3c
As I explained before, for three weeks now I have been, if not bedridden, at least mostly housebound as a result of a crippling knee problem. I can still drive around and run errands when mandatory, but it is hurtful and I am definitely not up to lugging photo equipment and go shooting. Furthermore, when this struck, I didn’t have many photos waiting for upload, what with the Winter season coming to an end, the pandemic still with us that doesn’t really encourage outings (the one day I went out, on March 9, on a photo shoot for the Fondation pour la Sauvegarde de l’Art Français, I became a COVID contact case of someone I had brushed against during the day, luckily without any consequence as I never was infected)... not to mention ridiculous wartime gas prices!
The bottom line is, a couple of days ago, I simply ran out of stuff to upload...
So, I had the idea to turn to some older photographs of mine to which I had, in 2021, given a “new life” by creating black-and-white versions of them for the purpose of a photographic essay that had been requested from me by the Department of Mediæval Studies of a US university. The essay’s theme was the emulation, with the tools of today, of the gorgeous black-and-white photography found in the books of the Zodiaque collection La Nuit des temps, devoted to religious art and architecture of the Romanesque age in Europe, and in particular in France. I’m sure many of you have heard about those books and/or own some of them.
Anyway, since those black-and-white versions are available, I figured I might as well upload them to offer you, who are kind enough to follow my stream, something to look at while I recover and until I can resume more normal photo activities...
Thank you in advance for your patience, and I hope you will enjoy this “renewed” content à la Zodiaque! I will put in a short description of each photo below.
We step outside the borders of the “France romane” again, as there are so many lovely Romanesque churches in Sardinia! This one, another chiesa campestre lost in the fields with nothing around for kilometers, is simply referred to as San Antonio. I thought it deserved its humble and unassuming place in the portfolio.
A tour guide in the Hungarian Parliament Building uses a microphone to explain the building and its history to her group
At the public audience with Sebastian Kurz, the Chancellor of Austria, in the Bundeskanzleramt on today's national holiday. Fortunately this wasn't a political speech - he just explained the history of the room, where he had expected us, the so-called Kreisky-Zimmer.
My father once taught me a much more beautiful tie knot.
Swirling through the air with gleeful chatter, snow bunting seem to roam like an ever moving drift of fluttering snowflakes, buffeted by the winds. I am always in search of that great photograph of these elusive little birds but their impulsive and apprehensive nature make them most difficult to photograph. I am ever intrigued by their habit of rubbing off the brown tips of their feathers after molting, until they are almost completely white and black. What kind of self-awareness does it take to realize that one has the ability to change how one looks to better suit one’s surroundings. It seems that it takes a significant process of thought. humans do not wish to allow ourselves to believe that animals as small as this could possibly possess that capability. Explaining this otherwise could be difficult. #SnowBunting
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Stealthic - Chiffon
Its hard to explain - Beth and I had a nice camping trip at Chilliwack Lake in mid May. Since then I have hardly picked up a camera and have been pushed to even sit down to process the images I took. Here they are: the previous 10 or so.
I do believe in magic, in things we can't explain.
I do believe in love, that it will not be in vain.
I do believe in you. Do you believe in me?
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Eu acredito em mágica, em coisas que não podemos explicar.
Eu acredito no amor, que não será em vão.
Eu acredito em você. Você acredita em mim?
(I'm not upset, I've just been a bit sick for a few days, which explains the moodiness.)
I watched "Ratatouille" last night, and it left me with a question about trust between any two people in a community. There's always a risk of betrayal - you don't know you might be betrayed, and you don't even know that sometime you might have to betray someone.
What is the reasonable amount of trust you have in others? Does it hinder the development of a relationship? Isn't it awkward when you talk to someone, thinking that you don't trust her/him that much?
As I explained before, for two weeks now I have been, if not bedridden, at least mostly housebound as a result of a crippling knee problem. I can still drive around and run errands when mandatory, but it is hurtful and I am definitely not up to lugging photo equipment and go shooting. Furthermore, when this struck, I didn’t have many photos waiting for upload, what with the Winter season coming to an end, the pandemic still with us that doesn’t really encourage outings (the one day I went out, on March 9, on a photo shoot for the Fondation pour la Sauvegarde de l’Art Français, I became a COVID contact case of someone I had brushed against during the day, luckily without any consequence as I never was infected)... not to mention ridiculous wartime gas prices!
The bottom line is, a couple of days ago, I simply ran out of stuff to upload...
So, I had the idea to turn to some older photographs of mine to which I had, in 2021, given a “new life” by creating black-and-white versions of them for the purpose of a photographic essay that had been requested from me by the Department of Mediæval Studies of a US university. The essay’s theme was the emulation, with the tools of today, of the gorgeous black-and-white photography found in the books of the Zodiaque collection La Nuit des temps, devoted to religious art and architecture of the Romanesque age in Europe, and in particular in France. I’m sure many of you have heard about those books and/or own some of them.
Anyway, since those black-and-white versions are available, I figured I might as well upload them to offer you, who are kind enough to follow my stream, something to look at while I recover and until I can resume more normal photo activities...
Thank you in advance for your patience, and I hope you will enjoy this “renewed” content à la Zodiaque! I will put in a short description of each photo below.
That evening in Jumièges, I had carefully planned in advance where I would spend the night: at a cheap inn offering few creatures comforts but also affording a splendid view on the ruined abbey church, over the perimeter wall...
And that evening in Jumièges, camera in one hand and ham sandwich in the other, I waited patiently until those pigeons circling the towers finally consented to align themselves properly for a nice vesperal shot...
“Sky, have you seen Theo recently? I have not seen him for many sleeps.” Said Bertie looking concerned.
“Yes, Bertie, I saw him this morning, he was talking to Paddington.”
“I see, but I saw Paddington earlier on but there was no Theo.”
“No, he has gone outside for a ride on the cat next door. They go puddle jumping so Theo told me.” Explained Sky.
“Puddle jumping? The cat likes puddle jumping, does he?”
“No, but he is great friends with Theo and the two do lots of things together.”
“What is this puddle jumping, Sky?” Asked Barnaby looking excited at trying something new.
“I have not tried it myself, you understand. I did go with Theo once and he asked me to try it out but I decided against it. He had kindly borrowed Paddington’s wellington boots for me too. I explained that it all looked too wet for me. I would not mind trying it on dry puddles, but Theo said he had not seen any dry puddles.”
“Wowsers. Sky, it sounds fun.” Said Barnaby looking about for Paddington to try and borrow his boots when next Theo goes outside.
“I thought it sounded very unfair, for not only were all the puddles wet, dry puddles not allowed, they were all roundish. No square or triangular puddles, only round and wet allowed. I do not like that sort of thing.” Explained Sky.
“Why is Theo doing this, Sky, did he tell you?” Asked Posh Bear.
“Yes, Posh, he said he was going to try and win the Bear Olympics and be the best puddle jumper ever. He said he did not have much longer to practice as the season for puddle jumping will soon come to an end. At the moment, he sometimes is making do with home-made puddles using a watering can. Even then, he refused to make a square puddle.”
“Sky, do you think if I asked nicely, that Theo and the cat would let me have a go at puddle jumping?” Asked Barnaby.
“I could not say, Barnaby, but puddle jumping is hardly a good idea for a protentional genius, like what I am… are…is. Do you really want to get your fur wet and messy then, Barnaby?”
“Well, no, but I was going to ask Paddington if I could borrow his red boots. I think it might be fun.”
“Then you will have to ask Theo or the cat next time you see them.” Said Sky doing his best to look very smug and well above the silliness of puddle jumping.
“Sky, can you tell me the rules and how is the best way to puddle jump?” Asked Barnaby clearly not put off trying it for himself.
“I’m not sure that I fully understand, Barnaby, but from what I could see it was a matter of running towards a big, wet puddle and then jumping as high as a bear can and landing in the middle of the wet stuff. I think they then measure how far the wet stuff has travelled and the one that makes it go the furthest is the winner.”
“I heard the winner gets a large jar of honey.” Said Posh Bear looking at Sky.
“Hey, Posh, why do we not all go out and give it a go and see which one of us is the Bear Puddle jumping champion? It would be fun and I can see that there are a lot of wet places on the footpath that are just asking to be jumped in.” said Bertie looking around at his friends.
“I’m all for that, I’ll go and speak to Paddington and ask if he wants to come and if not, I’ll ask if we can borrow his shiny red boots.” Said Barnaby.
“What do you think, Sky? Would you come with us and try it out?” Asked Posh Bear. “After all, it is likely to be more fun than sitting around here after the man has finished and I will give a jar of honey to the winner.”
“True, yes, I will admit to it being less boring. Okay, let us give it a go. Barnaby you find Paddington and try and get him to come along with us. I’ll let Captain, Linda Bear, Wellington, Harrod and the others know.”
“If we find Theo, he can show us what to do, and who knows, the cat might join in too.” Said Barnaby giggling and very excited.
“Sadly Barnaby, I think there may be a shortage of red boots for the cat, and his undercarriage would become wet, but then you may be right for that cat is totally bonkers.” Said Bertie
As I explained before, for three weeks now I have been, if not bedridden, at least mostly housebound as a result of a crippling knee problem. I can still drive around and run errands when mandatory, but it is hurtful and I am definitely not up to lugging photo equipment and go shooting. Furthermore, when this struck, I didn’t have many photos waiting for upload, what with the Winter season coming to an end, the pandemic still with us that doesn’t really encourage outings (the one day I went out, on March 9, on a photo shoot for the Fondation pour la Sauvegarde de l’Art Français, I became a COVID contact case of someone I had brushed against during the day, luckily without any consequence as I never was infected)... not to mention ridiculous wartime gas prices!
The bottom line is, I simply ran out of stuff to upload...
So, I had the idea to turn to some older photographs of mine to which I had, in 2021, given a “new life” by creating black-and-white versions of them for the purpose of a photographic essay that had been requested from me by the Department of Mediæval Studies of a US university. The essay’s theme was the emulation, with the tools of today, of the gorgeous black-and-white photography found in the books of the Zodiaque collection La Nuit des temps, devoted to religious art and architecture of the Romanesque age in Europe, and in particular in France. I’m sure many of you have heard about those books and/or own some of them.
Anyway, since those black-and-white versions are available, I figured I might as well upload them to offer you, who are kind enough to follow my stream, something to look at while I recover and until I can resume more normal photo activities...
Thank you in advance for your patience, and I hope you will enjoy this “renewed” content à la Zodiaque! I will put in a short description of each photo below.
The impressive façade of the priory church of Notre-Dame de Salagon near the village of Mane in Upper Provence. Built around 1150, this priory was one of the many dépendances of the Saint-André Abbey in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, which numbered more than 50 priories.
Well, there's no explaining these things. Two years ago I posted another photograph or this imposing vehicle which has notched up (as we speak) 61,366 hits and become, by a considerable margin, my most viewed photo. It made "Explore". I don't really know what that is, how it happens or to what extent it would have bumped up the figures. It is certain that this success had little connection with the subject-matter; I mean, there simply aren't that many people with an interest in the auxiliary vehicles of British bus operators. Anyway, here it is again. Since "views" became a devalued currency I have become indifferent to the matter and I assure you I don't post this in the expectation of amassing further thousands of hits.
The vehicle is seen at Lawrence Hill depot, Bristol, probably on a Saturday afternoon (maintenance staff only worked a half day and there would be nobody about) towards the end of February 1978. All breakdown wagons, of whatever type and provenance, were known to road staff as "Jumbos". It had been converted from a Leyland Retriever 22LRT/3AR tipper chassis, LEH 247E, in 1972 and was numbered W142. This is a typical Saturday scene at Lawrence Hill: I don't think there was a fueller on duty until late and buses coming in had to be left lined-up at the pumps. The FLF whose rear end we see on the right would have been the back of the queue, which would lengthen considerably ere teatime.
Widnes, Cheshire 161223
As I explained yesterday, I hadn’t intended doing any photography, but on my way home from Runcorn the sky was changing rapidly. I changed my plan and drove to the Catalyst Centre car park near Switch Island, then I walked, rapidly, down to the riverbank at the foot of the Silver Jubilee Bridge. All the time I feared that I would be too late. It’s true that I missed some of the best of that sunset and, as I arrived, another photographer was just packing away his gear.
I set-up my tripod and attached my camera. I wasn’t sure as I did this that my 23mm f/2 lens would be wide enough to feature the full width of the bridge, but I was pleasantly surprised. I tried a number of angles, noticing as I moved, that the lighting of the bridge kept changing. I tried a couple of shots to include the Moon and the church spire, high above the far, Runcorn, bank of the Mersey, but because these were 8-seconds or so shots, the movement of the Moon fattened the image in camera.
This is the screen capture of my crash explained.
There are many kinds of photographic gadgets to help you in your picture taking. I just use these because they're in my photography budget ;-) and because I'm most comfortable with them.
Anypose Expression Hud is FREE - I use it to control eye direction. marketplace.secondlife.com/p/AnyPose-Expression/2613652
Animare is a tool that allows you to pose your avatar using a HUD controller. I use it to refine poses on the fly. I prefer to use external programs to make actual poses but this gadget is great for fine tuning them to fit better or even give poses you already have, some subtle differences and finishes.
marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Animare-Pose-Animation-Syste...
Oracul make some great static poses that come in a modifiable HUD that rezzes poseballs as well as animates your avatar. <- Modifiable means that you can add other animations to this hud too and are not just limited to Oracul Animations.
marketplace.secondlife.com/p/SP-001-Static-Pose-Woman/572774
Hope that helps!