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15 x 18 inches, watercolor on Arches cp watercolor paper, November 2011.
This is one I've reworked, not being satisfied with the earlier version.
Awa Odori, also known as ‘the dance of fools’, comes from Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. “Awa” is the name of the feudal province which later became Tokushima and 'Odori' mean dance.
According to tradition, Awa Odori originated in the 16th century after drunken revellers took to dancing in the streets of Tokushima in celebration of the completion of Tokushima Castle.
While there is no firm evidence to support this, the exuberant, often frenzied nature of the dance is in keeping with the story’s theme of drunken revelry. Traditional lyrics to the music used for Awa Odori translate to “The dancers are fools and the watchers are fools; if both are fools, you may as well dance”.
Although its home is obviously Tokushima (its Awa Odori is one of the biggest street dance festivals in the world, attracting around 1.5m spectators annually), other major Awa Odori include those held in Koenji in Tokyo (which now almost rivals that in Tokushima for size) and in Minami-Koshigya in Saitama prefecture, photographed here.
Although much smaller than its cousins in Tokushima and Koenji, it still attracts around 800,000 spectators...
To create the next page I need 7 embellished strips of paper, 4 cm x 19 cm. They didn't seem so large and so I thought, this is going to be a quick page. Ha, leave it to me to make it time consuming. This strip has 4 rows of chainstitch, 78 bullion knots of 25 wraps and a piece of lucet cord, of course all done in wool.
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This takes place out at the monkey temple.
As you can see The Zoomer is not one bit
fearful of the primates. If they show any
aggression, Zoomer takes them out!
And as most of you already know,
The Zoomer and her sister both
live with us here on a river ;)-
Her sister's name is Pumpkin Pie.
Jon&Crew.
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And I feel it running through my veins
And I need that fire just to know that I'm awake
Erased, I missed till the break of day
And I need that fire just to know that I'm awake
Until we go down
Explored 6-13-2016
This old gold mine was worked up to about 20 years ago-the miner was well known in the Searchlight,NV. area.He scavenged equipment from shuttered mines in the area to build this one.He was convinced that their was a fortune on this hillside,and did mange to find a little producing ore.But the main thing he mined from the area is not all dreams become reality,and finally abandoned it after falling into the shaft and breaking a leg.He wasn't found for two days,but survived....
Subject: A man struck by the many arrows of love from the Erotes.
Medium: Digital Artwork
Inspiration: Everything romantic.
I Title this one after my favorite Stone Roses track. I entered this field with shorts on and I was mullered by insects! This after I had done this a few weeks before and vowed never again! So foolish it may have been, but worth it all the same
If you're on 500px or facebook I have more work over there and feel free to add me :)
Nature played an April Fool’s joke on us yesterday. The day started out beautiful and sunny. Then in the afternoon it started to cloud up and in the evening we got 2 inches of snow. It is very unusual for us to have snow in April here in Central Indiana, so nature is really playing tricks on us! Today is sunny and the snow has already melted, tomorrow is supposed to rain with a chance of severe storms, and then it is supposed to snow again Wednesday. Ket is helping to demonstrate how deep the snow is. I took this first thing this morning before the snow started to melt.
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365 Toy Project 92/365
April 2018: A month in 30 pictures 2/30
So this was yesterday morning on the way to work. By afternoon it was all gone. As I'm typing this, it's 55 degrees with heavy thunder showers. Three days in, and April's still a fool.
Photographing in the deep freeze, about 2:30 pm, minus 13 degrees F.
Polar vortex!!!
On Explore, Jan 6, 2014.
In Chicagoist's Best of January chicagoist.com/2014/01/31/around_town_the_best_of_january...
Also here: chicagoist.com/2014/01/06/photos_lake_michigan_chicago_ri...
It appears the storm that blocked the Ross Bay pathway was not a one-off. As the photo shows, everytime the wind blows over a high tide the place is going to get flooded.
Those thinking they can simply clean it up are on a fools' errand. That be me. But no more.
April Fool, noun
1: A person who voluntarily chooses to live where I do
2: A 365er who swore to himself that he was done with weather-related (esp. inclement) posts
First selfportrait since last July. Sometimes it takes you a very long time to realize you've missed something.
This is a story about how we all want to be different from what we are. About all the things we wish we had and about those we wish we didn't.
Taken at the Sculptures on the Green @ the Central Coast. "Fools Vessel" - by Michael Shiell This one was a stand out for me, made from heavy gauge wire the boat was positioned beautifully on the water so it looked like it was floating.
Part of a new series I'm doing for Marvel 1602. Peter Parquagh is a young man on the start of his journey to fame and fortune.
A shot I took last month of the Ohmai The Fool. I have had a few setbacks and will hopefully be back full time soon. I miss you all.
The We're Here! gang is visiting British Politics today!
Edited to add that I just learned that the Canadian newspaper The Globe & Mail said this, apparently, on Sept. 5:
"British politics today is what results from the collision of an unstoppable force, an immovable object and a clown car."
April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is an annual custom on 1 April consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" at the recipient. In 2023 it's the day when daylight saving ends in New Zealand.
[...] What wise men established in 100 years, the fools demolish in 2 days [...]
-- Quote by unknown
Nikon D200, Samyang 8mm, f/3.5, 8mm - f/8 - 1/8s - HDR 5xp +2/-2EV
Fara Sabina, Italy (April, 2016)
It's not every day you get to try and pan a shot of a derailed train!
The day after a small incident in Tottenham Yard that just so happened to fall on April Fools, SSR's P14 is still in strife as it sits next to grain hopper BGKF 1242-F as they await rescuing the following day. 2/4/22
THE ILLUSION OF DUALITY
Created for Marcus Ranum Challenge #64
Model with thanks to Marcus Ranum
Thanks to Muffet for this texture: