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DRS Class 66/4 No. 66426 heads south from Blackford with 4D01, the 11:51 loaded Highland Spring water containers bound for Mossend on 18th April 2023.
Okay...a couple more shots of my new friend. I went out yesterday morning to see if I could get some shots of the kits. They were nowhere to be found but mom is starting to get a little friendly. Going out this morning to give it one more shot ; )
Soundtrack: Here
This is a response for the Get pushed Group round 45, This time I was paired with rafartreides2009 he challenged me to follow the theme of one of this flickr groups challenges:
Bench Monday, Treemendous Tuesday, Bokeh Wednesday, Fenced Friday, Sliders Sunda.
I chose bokeh!
...also week 16
This beautiful female Northern Cardinal took me by surprise..Staring right through me she was that's for sure..
Enjoy! Have a great weekend everyone. (It's snowing here in Mississauga, so I'm posting yet another shot today)
Member of the Flickr Bird Brigade
Activists for birds and wildlife
Like many of you, I've Christmas traditions.
A relatively new one is to celebrate by having a fancy dinner out with my beautiful girlfriends.
I like to dress for the occasion.
Who doesn't?
This year, I retrieved a cheery red satin dress from the back of the clothes rack for this year's event. Some may recognize it from photos taken at a Christmas event about four years ago. It still fits!
Before showing some images from the event, I figured some would like to see how I prepare.
My first step is to assemble the ensemble on an antique coat tree stand. As an example - See left image in the composite. Mixing and matching might take several iterations. This year, I was trying to justify a green satin dress but given a choice - there just was no fair competition with red. Agree?
A decision about a final "Get Up" for the evening is close when it is just a matter of selecting shoes, and hair. In this case, I chose closed toe kitten heels because they are stable and warmer in winter months, and...... I won't have to get a pedi. Whew!
Though I've a lot of hair in different lengths in the same color range - I chose a more mature cut.
Modern, sophisticated, classy ---that's me!
On the right side of this composite - you can see how I'm nearly ready to "Go."
These are not glamour photos - but instead reveal some details of the process I take to get ready.
Other details - red gloss fingernails with gold glitter nail accent, sparkly/shimmery hose, gold glitter accent scarf, gold Christmas tree pin, gold chain necklace and matching earrings, gold broadband ring and bracelet.
My evening makeup featured gold metallic eye shadow and cranberry lip gloss.
My clutch is a gold glitter borrowed from my spouse.
The natural blue fox coat took my look over the top!
The goal was to appear as a beautiful red and gold wrapped Christmas present!
Blah, blah, blah, blah.... Sorry to prattle on.
For me, it takes days contemplating options and hours of preparation.
That is why, when I finally emerge in public - appreciative comments of friends and strangers - mean a lot!
But even if not appreciated by others, it feels good knowing I did my best.
So how do you like my "get up" and "go" look?
A few photos out and about later.
Nora
Getting ready for the Hospital Holiday Ball... (not high society either, it is a small hospital sort of in the country)
I'll take some bokeh with those shoes please
A haiku.... (for the PFO island)
Shoes and bokeh please
The Holiday Ball I go
I hope I don't fall
From the wedding ceremony of Thea Marie and Markus this past summer.
We share the same niece and nephew, and it was a big bonus that photographing their wedding included seeing my little hearts in their adorable outfits, and listening to my sister and her husband (the bride's brother) perform.
All my best wishes for a long and great future together!
I have more photos from their ceremony in the links below the line.
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Forgive the not so nice background of this picture but I was playing with Isabel yesterday and suddenly the light was perfect. I love how she looks so real here!!
I changed her eyes and wig and they feel right. She's also starting to call herself Ema. Not sure yet about the clothes but we're getting there.
Ema is an Iplehouse Isabel
Daylily buds reaching up and ready to start blooming, hopefully in the next week or so. Taken looking straight down, decided to focus on just the tip of one for fun.
I've always been the quiet type. Good at observation and blending in. That's me!
Uncomfortable with, and thus avoiding the spotlight or stage of any kind - I thrive in shadows.
A shade loving plant.
That is why its puzzling I allow myself to be pushed on occasion. This hotel pool scene is an example.
Nora in public, in daylight, in a costume that hides little. That's not pushing boundaries - its totally ignoring them!
Funny - once having the attention of an audience, I feel compelled to perform - or at least act the part. My motivator is fear of disappointing others. If the audience expects to see a bathing beauty poolside - I feel it necessary to act like one.
In this photo I'm glancing to an onlooker to gauge his satisfaction with my performance. I've got his attention and he's not good at being subtle. However its just not clear how he feels so I appear perplexed.
Some might say "Silly Nora - just be yourself. Don't worry about what others think."
But what if my purpose in life is to help others? Perhaps my performances, designed to meet expectations, are a way I am being myself. After all - no one is forcing me.
Why do we do what we do?
Getting my urban chic on. I modeled head to toe Opopop, and yes, another designer who totally gets me. And what I mean is, let's start with the hat, the Kayden Unisex Hat with a joint attached. Ahhh, always at the ready when you need it. (Like when I get nervous before a show? Naa, I do them cold turkey…but AFTER…) Smiles. First of all, it's unisex, so get one for your girl. The HUD gives you six different color combinations for the hat, a resizer, and, believe it or not, two colors for the joint. The Kayden Hat Add-on gives you a chance to customize the front label with different messages, such as; "Love," "Hate," "Peace," "F*ck," and many more, in black or white versions. You can see the one I picked. The Tom Training Tank I'm wearing offers six different colors. The Tom Training Shorts, likewise as six different versions of the fabric pattern. And lastly, the Chris Flip-Flops offers five color variations with the HUD. Everything was a perfect fit.
STYLING NOTES:
Opopop Kayden Unisex Hat with Joint
Opopop Kayden Unisex Hat Add On
Opopop Tom Training Tank
Opopop Tom Training Shorts
Opopop Chris Flip-Flops
Model: Debbie & Scott
Photographer: Scott
Picture taken at Stuttgart
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Credit
Left to right: Dave Gibbons, Cam Wilson, LJ Mounteney, Andy Millhouse, Brent Gubbels, and Allan Dionne. The core group is "The Wahs", which consists of Cam, Andy, and Brent.
The We're Here! gang is celebrating The Beatles today. As luck would have it, I went to a concert tonight that was having a Beatles celebration of its own.
The group performed almost exclusively late-period Beatles (there were a couple of early Beatles numbers too). Their creative arrangements were just wonderful, and included folk, Celtic, blues, jazz, and classical elements. Their five-part harmonies were delightful, and Cam's long, extraordinarily intricate fiddle riffs were beyond impressive. LJ's vocals were outstanding. It's no wonder she is sometimes referred to as the "Canadian Bonnie Raitt". For me, her vocal skills tied with Cam's fiddling for best performance.
Dressed already in my wedding gown with very full petticoat, white seamless bustier, snow white silk panties, veil, and tiara. Now awaiting my bridal consultant to help me pick out the perfect bridal slippers! I sure could get used to this treatment !
As Santa and his motley crew celebrated another successful Christmas night of delivering presents across the world, the drinks were flowing, food was flying, and things started to get a little messy at the North Pole.
Competitor gets in the water during some rough sets of surf coming in. Kayak race from the west shore [Kepuhi Beach] of Molokai to Oahu. - Hawaiian Islands
- Kepuhi Beach, Island of Molokai (Hawaiian Islands)
This guy gives me a couple of warning cries when I got too close to him with the camera.
He says he appreciates the nuts but not to push it with this picture taking thing!
Here's a little quilt that I've recently finished! I've called it Get Stacked and it's made using prints from Tula Pink's Nest collection as well as Kona Coal.
More on my blog: miss-print.blogspot.com/2011/04/get-stacked-new-quilt.html