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reading fingers have left almost invisible traces on the letters. the story is very old.
what is readable, what can we know...just some shades and hints of the forgotten lives.
Mallard fact: if a predator is lurking nearby, a mother mallard will pretend to be injured to distract it from her brood. That's motherly love. :)
This is the oldest, uninhabited part of Beverston Castle. In fact, I had to take this photo through the bars of an iron gate, so I couldn't get any closer to avoid the dark shadows ...
On Wikipedia, there is some information on Beverston Castle to be found, accompanied by a photo that is almost identical to mine! This is an extract:
"Beverston Castle, also known as Beverstone Castle or Tetbury Castle, was constructed as a medieval stone fortress in the village of Beverston, Gloucestershire, England. The property is a mix of manor house, various small buildings, extensive gardens and the medieval ruins of the fortified building. The castle was founded in 1229 by Maurice de Gaunt, and it saw action in the Civil War.
Much of the castle remained in a state of ruin according to a 2019 report, and had been uninhabitable since the 17th century. Several buildings on the 693-acre property, including five cottages and the 17th century house with seven bedrooms, were in use as residences, however."
A combination of moments,
light and shadows.
Lines and dots.
All inconspicuous and at the same time quite clear.
It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires.
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Trump doesn't like the fact that some provisions of the Iran nuclear treaty expire in seven years, so he backs out of it, which means those provisions expire immediately. What a mental dwarf! It's really only because the treaty was negotiated under the Obama administration, sorta like the ACA.
Let's be very clear: It's one thing to say a peace treaty is bad. It's very much another to rip it apart with no better idea, no plan, no negotiation, no expertise, no allies and no ultimate goal except perhaps starting another serious conflict -- and that's already happening. The guy is an idiot, that thinks he's a genius.
In most cases, I am more than happy to let worthy and humane organizations use my work. If you'd like to use one of my images, simply leave me a comment or contact me via Flickr Mail. Please ask.
There is something particularly satisfactory in the fact of posting this picture. And it's a satisfaction that, I am sure, people living in this area will understand very well … Every year in the end of Fall, lakeside is covered by a sea of fog that remain unmoved for month. During the last two weeks, people living above it had perfect clear weather and warm sunny days while people living under it were experiencing the despairing boring constancy of gray light. Most of the time, people living by the lakeside (who don't climb the mountains really often) just don't realize that there's only a few dozen of meters between their depressing weather and the heaven above. And it's probably a good thing for them : knowing it would just make it harder …
Now imagine my situation : I live above the sea of fog, but I work under it (and I'd rather say INSIDE it) ! So now that the days are really short, I leave home late enough to be sure that the day is going to be perfect, but too soon to enjoy even the beginning of it. All day long I think about people above who are enjoying it (recently, my mother-in-law called: she was hesitating between spending her afternoon biking or roller skating). And when I come back home the sun is already down, and the last colors of the cloud are just telling me : “yes, you miss some very nice pictures ...”. And this every morning for the last two weeks. Of course, there's terribly worst situations. But I am sure you will agree : how frustrating it is!!
So yesterday, I decided to take half an hour before going to work to enjoy the sunrise just above the sea of fog, and here is the result. I am sure you'll understand that it is a kind of revenge ;) !
What you see is taken from "Les Hauts-Geneveys" : the "massif du Mont-Blanc", the highest peak of the Alps (4808,73m, France) about 135 km away.
Some interesting facts about the Roseate Spoonbills...
The Roseate Spoonbill is one of the newest birds to join the Birdorable family. Here are some fun facts about this unique species.
1. The collective noun for spoonbills is bowl. Have you ever seen a bowl of Roseate Spoonbills?
2. Roseate Spoonbills get their pink color from their food! They feed on crustaceans who in turn have fed on algae.
3. In parts of their range, especially in Florida, Roseate Spoonbills are sometimes confused with another large pink wading bird: the flamingo.
4. There are six species of spoonbill in the world; the Roseate Spoonbill is the only one with pink plumage. Roseate Spoonbill
5. The Roseate Spoonbill is also the only spoonbill species found in the Americas.
6. The beaks of chick spoonbills are straight; the spoon-shape grows as the chick develops.
7. Spoonbills use their specialized bills to feed. They sweep their open bills through the water, and when a prey item like a fish or insect comes between the mandibles, the bill snaps shut.
8. The oldest wild Roseate Spoonbill was discovered in the Florida Keys in 2006. The bird had been banded in 1990, and was an amazing 16 years old. The previous known longevity record for the species was seven years.
9. Roseate Spoonbills are highly social. They feed with each other and with other wading birds. They also nest in colonies and fly in flocks.
Check out these cool cardinal facts:
Cardinals are early nesters.
Both male and female cardinal birds sing.
Some people put birdseed outside to keep cardinals as “pets.”
In many cultures, bird lovers have a special place in their hearts for cardinals.
Many people associate cardinals with pleasant memories or the idea that a deceased loved one is present.
Perhaps the cardinal’s comforting, beautiful, and cheerful song invokes pleasant memories from the past.
Or maybe the bold red color speaks to us; red is the color of blood, which gives us life.
For many, cardinals symbolically represent joy and hope.
When single people encounter cardinals, they believe the bird’s presence represents an omen that new romantic relationships are on the verge of manifesting.
In the United States, when people see cardinals in winter, they feel encouraged to look forward to springtime.
In fact the whole village is named after the Saviour. Sotira in Greek means Saviour. Sotira is a well-known village in the Ammochostos (Famagusta) area of Cyprus and plenty of old churches have survived in the village centre. The "Church of the Metamorphosis/Transfiguration of Christ" is currently closed. There is archaeological work going on, but the building was too small anyway and, in the 20th century, had been replaced by the "Church of the Metamorphosis/Transfiguration of Jesus". I'll come back to this interesting change of title. This old church here goes back to the 13th century, back to the time of the crusades and the French occupation of Cyprus. The building began as a simple barrel roof construction. In Venetian times, the dome was added, and the spire, also in Venetian style, is a 19th century product (still built during the Ottoman occupation). The archaeological dig showed that this church is resting on foundations of a fifth century Christian basilica. So, the question of who the Saviour is, has always been central to this village. Metamorphosis or Transfiguration denotes the visible appearance of Jesus, not as man, but as God. But "Christ"? Christ is already a title presupposing divinity, no need to transfigure here. That is why, I would guess, that in the 20th century the title was changed to transfiguration of Jesus. It makes more sense. Sense is, of course, in the eye of the beholder. If, as Christian doctrine has it, Jesus Christ was one person, but had two natures (God and Man), and if the Trinity consist of three persons, but having only on nature, there is trouble if you apply Aristotelian logic. Things are made not easier by the gospel of John which stipulates that Christ was always there with God and, therefore, had pre-existence. If you find this difficult, it only means that your mind is working. The question of who the Saviour is is not a puzzle the mind can resolve. But if you sing the question, turn it into sound, or into vision, you may be on a different path. Fuji X-Pro3.
Its an inescapable fact that things will be a problem - cars meeting at the narrowest point on a road, the phone ringing just as you got in the shower or the puddle forming just where you have to stop and put your foot down.
(Murphy was a optimist).
Murphy's Law is an adage stating that if something can go wrong, it will. Coined after a mishap during rocket sled tests in the late 1940s involving American aerospace engineer Edward A. Murphy Jr., the law's popularisation is attributed to testing project head John Stapp and the 1977 book Murphy's Law, and Other Reasons Why Things Go WRONG by Arthur Bloch. The principle is often used humorously to explain unfortunate events or setbacks, emphasising the inevitability of negative outcomes when multiple possibilities exist.
Taunton, Somerset, UK.
Fun Fact :: part 3
Beagles are known for being very vocal, with barking, baying and howling. According to Paw Nation:
"In fact, it is believed the name 'Beagle' comes the Middle French 'bee gueule,' literally 'wide throat,' but more poetically translated as 'loudmouth.'"
The couple and their dog walk up and down our street every single morning. And every single morning he barks at them. They wave and smile at me as I try to persuade him to stop, no doubt thinking they were smart to get a lab.
In fact, I was shotting the cosmos, and the little guy jumped into my sight, let me take some photoes for him/her, then flew away. ^.^
For a while, you can’t quite believe this thing has happened. The absolute horror of it was something there were no words for. It seemed utterly impossible, like a natural disaster that lasts for multiple years that was somehow chosen again purposefully or like a whole country choosing an abuser and giving him ultimate power over all of us.
I didn’t know if I was ever going to even post a photo again. I didn’t sleep on the night of the election and I still had to go to work the next day. I have to be stronger than I actually am. I have to at least pretend in a way that might garner an Oscar performance as the main protagonist in the ongoing story of my life. Because, I feel like I am falling apart. The first student I saw on Wednesday morning was a fifth grader who I know was very hopeful Kamala would win. I couldn’t speak because I was so emotional but gave her a hug instead. Now, she’s growing up in a world where she will have no body autonomy. It is so hard to process the election when you are in front of others and have to function as if the world is still in a full state of rotation.
I took two Ibuprofen PM on Wednesday night so that I could fall asleep and, on Thursday, when I initially woke up, it was like my brain was in a bit of a fog and forgot all about what happened. As if, maybe it was all just a passing night terror. And then, it hit me all over again and it was somehow even worse that day. Like, when you find yourself distracted by something beautiful and then you quickly remember the overall reality right now that you are faced with. I managed to put my clothes on and then started weeping into my coffee before biking to work.
I feel sorry for my students the most. For the past few yeas, I have felt so terrible about climate change in the world and how it is changing and now we have someone in office who will do far more damage in this and other respects. His first plans are to abolish the Department of Education and the FDA. Environmental protections will fall by the wayside. Medicare will be privatized. Money for people with disabilities will be cut or eliminated and birth control will either be eliminated or very expensive and hard to get depending on where you live. Forget about human rights for those who are transitioning genders or who are nonbinary. He is of a limited mind and feels strongly that there are only two genders in existence (despite many centuries across the world of multiple genders). He plans on even deporting the citizens who may have voted for him. These are his actual plans in writing and he controls all three branches of our government *and* has declared he now has a mandate. So, I really don’t feel I am over-reacting. In fact, I was told I was over-reacting the first time he was in office and that Roe v. Wade would never be overturned. So, I guess maybe my fears are pretty realistic. I also want to be clear that I will not entertain any right wing, pro-Trump fascist comments on here. If you are in that category, your viewpoints are harmful to people I care about and now you are the ones in power. When you have respect for others, that means you don’t wish for policies that do extreme damage to their lives and vote for politicians to act out all of your fears, hatred, and ignorance. If you voted for Trump, I already know what your opinions are and they are responsible for destroying my county. We’ve let a group of famous billionaires (we all knew enough about to be cautious) join forces to define policies that will control us and I doubt the price of groceries will go down any time, either.
I’m going to try to write a little bit each day on my life experiences from now on. I don’t expect others to care or read it. If you do, that’s ok. If you don’t, you’re busy. Some days, it might be more about a film I’ve watched, a book I’m reading, a dream I’ve had or what music I have been listening to and how that is affecting me. Other days, it might just be a poem. There might be days I am just too devastated to lift my head up and navigate an unwieldy language around incomprehensible things. I have been encouraged by someone in my family to figure out a way to fly under the radar so to speak in terms of my strong opinions. This is the opposite of that and I carry this forward with a sense of anxiety yet also human responsibility. I have been so depressed I am not sure there is anything left in this world worth living for but I am definitely not going to live out whatever time I have left being silent.
Note: the above title is from a Mission of Burma song that you can listen to here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvU5XEJmn0A
The lyrics seem very relevant:
genius.com/Mission-of-burma-fame-and-fortune-lyrics
The fortune cookie saying was from one of my favorite restaurants in Chicago called Yummy Yummy in Lakeview. The restaurant has a Vegetarian menu and many delicious options and is not as expensive as so many others these days.
***All words and photos are copyrighted**
Sometimes you hike up a mountain, get both feet soaked crossing a river, get lost, and then find that one waterfalll you had been looking for, only to get home and find that all your photos were terrible. You got skunked. Then other times, you are in just the right place, at just the right time, the batteries are full and the memory card is ready, and you get magic. There are some shoots when you come home with so many keepers that you feel spoiled! That was this shoot. I live in Oregon. I love the State, but I have to say, we are not the best when it comes to Christmas lights. Sorry, it's true. So, to get the full experience and we drove all the way out to Idaho, where they seem to get it right. This is Caldwell. This was actually about 3 years ago in Caldwell, but I got so many great images that I keep going back to that well for Christmas images.
In fact, I tried to shoot a different Christmas light image this year, but Oregon got me again. There is a covered bridge about an hour and half form where I live that gets a full Christmas decorating every year. I called the City to see when they would be up, she told me, so we headed out to shoot it. Well, I guess I got the info wrong, because there were no lights. So tried again the next weekend, only to find that the official lighting of the bridge was the next day. Oh Oregon. So about $150 in gas and 6 hours of my life would never get back, I still have no image of that bridge. If you want Christmas, go to Idaho.
In fact, I'm not even sure there was enough room for the fisherman himself to get back.
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.
صباح الخيــر
=P ادري متأخره لكن ما كان ببالي شي اكتبه
I've Been Tagged by s t y l e.z
& s ђ ё s ђ o
1. ما اسامح حد جذب علي
hate liars and I never forgive anyone lies to me
2. hate ppl who said one thing in front of you and another in your back يعني بالعربي ما استحمل حد بوجهين
3. my best friend is my sis =D الله لا يحرمني منها
4. صحيح ان ربعي ينعدون ع الاصابع لكن اقدر اسميهم ربع
My friends are few but I truly can call them MY FRIENDS
5. الي ما يعجبني مايعجبني واقول رأيي بصراحة ولو ان بعض الاحيان الصراحة تجرح ، لكن تظل الصراحة راحة
if I don't like something I stand for my opinion and say it even if it hard, honestly is my first rule
6. اكره شي شميته بحياتي ريحة الشيشة ><" كلش ما استحمل اشمها 3 ثواني على بعض
و احلى شي شميته ريحة البترول =P
I can't stand hookah smell uffff
but I love oil smell
7. ما احب الي "يقولون ما لا يفعلون" اذا ما انت قد الكلام لاتظرب على صدرك وتقول انا
وعندي الوعد وعــــــــــــد مافيه يمكن او على حسب الظروف والله
I don't like ppl who say what they don't do, promise is promise
8. القطاوة حبي وغرامي (L)
خاطري مره بحياتي اشتري قطوة وامي ما تقول لا
-_-"
Cats my fav pet, hope one day to have one
9. مـــــا احب شي اسمه يهـــــــال
احسهم اكثر المخلقوات مصلحة على الارض
يصيحون ويعفسون الدنيا ولا يسكتون الا اذا خذوا الي يبون
._. سخافة
haaaateeee kids really hate them
10. اصعب سنه مرة بحياتي لحد الحين 2008 لكن الله كريم =)
2008 was the toughest year in my life
11. ما انسى الناس الطيبين الي مروا بحياتي وربي يوفقهم
I'll never forget nice and good ppl I meet
12. الصح صح والغلط غلط ما في عندي بينهم يمكن
What is right is right and what is wrong is wrong I don't have maybe in between
13. مافي احلى من القهوة العربية ♥
Nothing test good as Arabic coffee
14. الجمال عندي ما هو مكياج والوان، الجمال اخلاق وذوق واذا كانت موجوده بالداخل الكل راح يشوفها من بره
Makeup is just makeup; real beauty comes from the inside
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At first glance this scene could be mistaken for a fantasy book illustration by Arthur Rackham. But it is in fact the "Eros" fountain in Sefton Park, Liverpool pictured on a misty autumn morning, with drama added by the bare branches of trees which have started to shed their leaves.
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Well..... I guess it's my turn to do the 25 facts! This might take a while... xD
1) My real name is Penny
2) I really don't care for people making fun of my name, unless I know them well. Once this guy I hardly knew said "Hey Penny, if I pick you up, will I get lucky?" I wanted to slap him. >.>
3) I have a bunch of scars on my chest from BR surgery. If you have a busty problem, I highly recommend it. That surgery changed my life :)
4) I love to sing, but I'm not the best singer.
5) I love to dance, and I'm very good but I need to lose weight to get better~
6) Acting is one of my passions, and I'm regarded as one of (if not) the best female actors in the school.
7) I love to write, and create odd and unusual stories! I'm especially good with horror and thrillers.
8) I don't think I'm ugly or fat... I just think I look better from different angles ;D
9) I am a major shopaholic, online and in malls! Shopping always makes me feel better when I'm sad:D
10) If you can believe it, I come from a first nations background!
11) I'm a major gleek! (though I don't show it too often) My favourite characters are Artie, Kurt, and Blaine.:D
12) Surprisingly, I don't have a best friend. Just lots of close-ish friends :)
13) I have tons of collections! Pullip, Re-Ment, tokidoki, jewelery, pinky:st, Monster High, ugly dolls and many more!
14) I keep almost all my boxes from my collections! They're stacked in an enourmous, heaping pile on my headboard/shelf.
15) Every one of my pullips/dals have a piece of my personality in them~
16) My parents are divorced. I live my my Mom, but I see my Dad twice a week. He lives with his girlfriend and her kids/parents. I wouldn't have it any other way, too, because I know my parents are happier this way :D
17) I've been to many places, Washington, New York (my favourite so far!), Hawaii, and California. I reeeeaally want to go to London, though! It's my dream~
18) I wish I had the courage to take photos of my dolls outside in public, but I'm afraid of what people will think >_<
19) I really want to add a BJD, another Taeyang, and a mini-me pullip to my collections this year :3
20) I love BOYS!!! :DD
21) I'm obsessed with Welch's Fruit Snacks right now... So delicious! (And slightly nutritious?)
22) I'm not a big fan of ice cream, it always makes me sick X(
23) Even though I'm chubby, I love exercise! It always makes me feel happy~ Unfortunately, I'm usually too busy for it :(
24) I love all my friends here on flikr and in the dolly community! I don't have many friends IRL, so I love chatting with you guys on here and looking at your awesome pictures! ^--^
25) I've done this sooo many times now... Hopefully it works!
In fact two different poppies, I think, on the riverside walk opposite Victoria Park. From nothing just a couple of weeks back, these giant Poppies grow to at least three feet, and are a curious mixture of strength, in the new flower buds, and fragility in the papery petals.
Other than the fact that the tower is 62 feet high, I couldn't find any more information as to its meaning or significance. It's located in the beautiful Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs, FL.
(Donnerstagsmonochrom)Happy Thursday Monochrome
(Fun fact : Le Foutographe, au moment de nommer cette image venait d'oublier qu'il s'agissait d'un choucas des Tours)
Ce corvidé au corps beau semble faire un bien timide contrepoint à la silhouette humaine d'une dame qui, si elle n'est pas massive du tout, le sera fatalement en comparaison avec ce "petit" oiseau !
Et ce corvidé reste à l'écart. Enfin... A l'écarlate !
Ricoh R1
Expired 400asa unknown film taken from a disposable camera and shot at 100asa
Homemade C41 and Bleach
Epson V700
14 facts a bout me !!
1-I’m a very sensitive lady, I can’t stop crying if I’m hurt or in pain.
2- I hate being away from my friends and people I love ..I can’t hate anybody..and if I did..that means I have to so I can forget you .
3- I hate my life..I hate animals.
4-I’m an ambition lady..I have many ideas for my future .
5- I hate being alone when I’m sad or in bad mood.
6-I love Surprises…I LOVE to Surprise my friends..wowetoOo.
7- I’m a computer, Music, Movies and photography addict
8- I love working with kids..coz they make me feel I’m alive.
9- I can’t stop singing..music is my life…
10-The T.V show I can’t watch is Person Break.
11- I love to travel and see the world around me.
12- I hate when I can’t deal with some problems I hate being useless.
13-I can’t stand letting someone understand me wrong .
14-I can’t stop thinking a bout everything that touches my world.
So welcome to my World again ..this is me..
I don’t get it sometimes coz I don’t recognize my self lately and I have no idea what is going on.!
LOL soo have fun people
I tag:
Super Man
Miss Sweet
MoCCa~
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Model: One of the Twins Natal & Lamar :P
Taken By: Me !
Edited By:Me and Miss Sweet :P
Say Mashallah Plz !!
Don't use this Photo without Permission please !
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I am usually not a procrastinator, but the SP project got away from me this week. I lacked inspiration and time. Excuses, excuses.
This one provided challenges for me. I actually had a completely different fact then when those pictures came out poorly I switched gears. This one fits anyway with the superbowl tomorrow.
Thanks to my friend Jon for the jersey loan. I do not have one in the house because I stuck to my vow! We will however watch the game tomorrow (I go for the food... I will be making doughnuts!)
Texture borrowed from ninianlif.
Cool facts about Willets. Compare with Eastern Willet.
Nikon Z9 camera, Nikkor 500mm f/4e lens, f/5.6, 1/6400s, ISO 400
Thanks to all of you who fave and/or comment on the photograph!
I’m pleased to announce that every Tuesday has officially become Taco Tuesday on the Quantum Fold II set.
The Arcturians, bless them, remain absolute deadweights when it comes to celebrating anything—but they adore tacos. Adore them so much, in fact, that wardrobe has had to discreetly let out several silver uniforms. I won’t name names, but you’ll notice the seams.
Pleasing everyone is impossible, of course. The Horocyclians refuse to touch tacos. They vastly prefer the taste of hybrids, which has created… complications. Not just on Tuesdays, either. A few cast members have gone missing, and let’s just say suspicions are high.
Still, mark whatever calendar your species uses and swing by every Tuesday for food truck tacos.
And whatever you do, don’t order the chicken. I’m almost certain it isn’t actually chicken.
Stay tuned for another chapter of Quantum Fold II
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You can view Quantum Fold episodes in order from the beginning in the album titled, "Quantum Fold":
www.flickr.com/photos/199076397@N02/albums/72177720326169...
You can view Quantum Fold II episodes in order from the beginning in the album titled, "Quantum Fold II":
www.flickr.com/photos/199076397@N02/albums/72177720331313...
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I can't tell you how tired I'm right now ...to do anything in fact! oh well, at least i manage a post here but if i'm departing for a holiday destination at this very moment, no matter how crap i feel, i'll make sure i crawl to the airport by hook or by crook :P A good nite from here as i volunteer to drag myself to bed soon! See u later!
PS: I've been tagged several times again lately ...a bit lazy to write another 10 things about myself :P so for those who have never read 16 things about me previously.. there u go ;) -> Reflection of Me (Tagged!)
View LARGE On Black to go on a holiday
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About
The Departure Hall at Changi Airport Terminal 3, Singapore
The Shot
Standard 3 exposure shot (+2..0..-2 EV) taken handheld using Sigma DC HSM 10-20mm lens
Photomatix
- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Photoshop
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'curves' to increase the contrast
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'levels' to increase the surrounding tone
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (yellows) to tone down the lightings
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (cyans) to tone up the glass
- Blended in a 0 EV tonemapped shot to remove movement of ppl in the foreground
- Applied noise reduction at certain area
- Applied a slight amount of 'unsharp mask' (as always) on the background layer
You
All comments, criticism and tips for improvements are (as always) welcome
Music
Josh Groban - To Where You Are
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