Gathering together some of the pictures I took yesterday … wish I took more photos of the decaying fence posts … oh well, guess I'll have to go do them on another day :)

August 15

 

Yesterday we went for a snooze at six, and failed to wake up until nearly 11, meaning too late to do anything really, so we went back to bed.

 

All would have been well if the car hadin’t got bored and made the alarm go off twice. No idea what was wrong, so in the end we had to leave the car unlocked.

 

All was well this morning when we got up at six. Got up, but had been laying awake for at least two hours. But all was well, just now we could get up and go do stuff again. And as before, do the really popular stuff when the park is either empty or asleep, which is why we were heading for the Canyon and two sets of falls before seven, and just as the sun was rising.

 

As was the mist.

 

Mere photographs could not do the scenes justice, the morning light on the mist as it rolled down from the mountain tops, all tinged in pink. We do stop a couple of times for shots, but mostly just enjoy being some of the few people up and around at the early hour, lucky enough to see it.

 

We arrive at Canyon Village, and fill up the car, as it was reminding us it had only 45 miles of fuel left, and Yellowstone wasn’t the best of places to run out of fuel. However, I can say I am one of the few people to have locked the keys to his hire car, in the hire car, on the top of a mountain. You really could not make this up.

 

So with the car refuelled, we drive to the lower falls, and first of all go to the overlook, and with the mist wrapped round the fir trees on the edge of the gorge missing in with the spray from the waterfall, and again with the golden light, it was magical.

 

There was a train: three eights of a mile long, but dropping 660 feet. I knew the shots would be worth it, so we start to totter down. And down, and down. Zig zagging down the side of the gorge, with the roar of the falls getting ever louder.

 

With every step down, we would have to climb back up, and at over 7,000 feet, it was going to be interesting.

 

Once down at the bottom, there was a viewing platform right over the falls, allowing you to look down from the edge of the cataract. It was magical, and with just three young guys from Boston with us, we had it all to ourselves.

 

Of course, then came the walk back up, stopping every turn or two, but recovery seemed to get quicker and easier, and in ten minutes or so, we were at the top.

 

We have breakfast of salad and nectarines, I kid you not, before the short drive to the upper falls, where there was a less steep and much shorter set of steps to the viewing platform, made all the more magical by the mist that had risen. I snap it, and the mist wreathed trees on the far bank, then walk up where there was a small conference on what to do next.

 

In our preparations, we had left two days without accommodation booked, to allow us some flexibility, however, those two days were on Friday and Saturday, and all rooms in and around Yellowstone might be booked.

 

We drive round to Cooke City, Montana, where we had both thought the main street looked fun and nice to stay at. Once there was asked at the tourist information if they could help in finding a room, but we were told we would have to visit each and every motel and bar, casino to ask if they had rooms.

 

Only one did, but it didn’t really meet our standards these days, so we went back to the tourist information to use their free wifi, and after consulting a map, chose a town in southern Montana, did a search for rooms and came up with a condo with suits, and free wifi which should mean being online a little. It was all booked, so worries over, and being midday, we go over to a place opposite for lunch, our first meal in 22 hours, and have burgers. It was either that or steak.

 

Not the best burgers of fries in the world, but good enough to these hungry bunnies, we ate outside, the only ones to do so, but soaking up the rays, now that the sun had broken through.

 

On our way back to the park we see a cabin selling ice cream, so call in, and were given a waffle cone each with five scoops of creamy goodness, and these were just the singles at 3 bucks fifty each! Jools could not finish hers, but I wasn’t going to let huckleberry ice cream go to waste. I eat all mine, all except for the drips down my t shirt.

 

On the way back to the cabin, we stop many times to take in the views, or to look for wildlife. A friendly chap showed me where some mountain goats could be seen about a mile away, but also gave me the heads up on an Osprey’s nest near to the road further on.

 

At an overlook of a shallow river, Jools and I spend a fine half hou chasing butterflies, American Painted Ladies and some kind of Fritillary. All wonderful, and some photographed.

A few miles on, we see the Osprey’s nest and stop, next to the guy who told me about it. We watch to juveniles stretching and flapping their wings, and I rattle off probably 50 shots.

 

We move on and finally come to a place where a herd of Bison where near to the road, so we stop and I snap many of the animals, some rolling around in a dust bath. Just fabulous.

 

Back in Mammoth, we visit the upper terraces of the falls near to the cabin, but it is a joyless experience because of the numbers of people, but then still got some shots. But we can return in the evening or early tomorrow,

 

We had burgers for lunch, again, so in the evebing, in the hope of improving our diet, we go to the resoty restauratn, in the hope of vegetables, in for not other reason. We hadin’t booked a table, so had to wait 40 minutes, so retired to the bar, and where I was recommonded a pint of Moose Drihhle, a dark beer I was told. Turned out to have great depth of falvour, and it was a shame when that came to an end, but no worry as our table was ready, so we celebrated by odering a bottle of wine. We ordered bluse, but red came, but what the heck.

 

I had fillet of bison, showing they just don’t look good, the taste it too, it was accompanied by some mashed taters, and boccolini. Or, broccoli that had been on a diet. All good, as was the wine, and we may return to sample the huckleberry margarita.

 

We walked back under a clear sky with the crescent waning moon high overhead. We were pooped, and it was cold, just above freezing, so we took to our beds.

Away from the weekends, when crowds and traffic jams can plague the park, weekdays can be quiet, even on a main road into Yellowstone.

 

We had a free afternoon, so took our time exploring areas off the NW Entrance road, meeting with other visitors and photographers, swapping news on sightings and where to go.

 

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August 15

 

Yesterday we went for a snooze at six, and failed to wake up until nearly 11, meaning too late to do anything really, so we went back to bed.

 

All would have been well if the car hadin’t got bored and made the alarm go off twice. No idea what was wrong, so in the end we had to leave the car unlocked.

 

All was well this morning when we got up at six. Got up, but had been laying awake for at least two hours. But all was well, just now we could get up and go do stuff again. And as before, do the really popular stuff when the park is either empty or asleep, which is why we were heading for the Canyon and two sets of falls before seven, and just as the sun was rising.

 

As was the mist.

 

Mere photographs could not do the scenes justice, the morning light on the mist as it rolled down from the mountain tops, all tinged in pink. We do stop a couple of times for shots, but mostly just enjoy being some of the few people up and around at the early hour, lucky enough to see it.

 

We arrive at Canyon Village, and fill up the car, as it was reminding us it had only 45 miles of fuel left, and Yellowstone wasn’t the best of places to run out of fuel. However, I can say I am one of the few people to have locked the keys to his hire car, in the hire car, on the top of a mountain. You really could not make this up.

 

So with the car refuelled, we drive to the lower falls, and first of all go to the overlook, and with the mist wrapped round the fir trees on the edge of the gorge missing in with the spray from the waterfall, and again with the golden light, it was magical.

 

There was a train: three eights of a mile long, but dropping 660 feet. I knew the shots would be worth it, so we start to totter down. And down, and down. Zig zagging down the side of the gorge, with the roar of the falls getting ever louder.

 

With every step down, we would have to climb back up, and at over 7,000 feet, it was going to be interesting.

 

Once down at the bottom, there was a viewing platform right over the falls, allowing you to look down from the edge of the cataract. It was magical, and with just three young guys from Boston with us, we had it all to ourselves.

 

Of course, then came the walk back up, stopping every turn or two, but recovery seemed to get quicker and easier, and in ten minutes or so, we were at the top.

 

We have breakfast of salad and nectarines, I kid you not, before the short drive to the upper falls, where there was a less steep and much shorter set of steps to the viewing platform, made all the more magical by the mist that had risen. I snap it, and the mist wreathed trees on the far bank, then walk up where there was a small conference on what to do next.

 

In our preparations, we had left two days without accommodation booked, to allow us some flexibility, however, those two days were on Friday and Saturday, and all rooms in and around Yellowstone might be booked.

 

We drive round to Cooke City, Montana, where we had both thought the main street looked fun and nice to stay at. Once there was asked at the tourist information if they could help in finding a room, but we were told we would have to visit each and every motel and bar, casino to ask if they had rooms.

 

Only one did, but it didn’t really meet our standards these days, so we went back to the tourist information to use their free wifi, and after consulting a map, chose a town in southern Montana, did a search for rooms and came up with a condo with suits, and free wifi which should mean being online a little. It was all booked, so worries over, and being midday, we go over to a place opposite for lunch, our first meal in 22 hours, and have burgers. It was either that or steak.

 

Not the best burgers of fries in the world, but good enough to these hungry bunnies, we ate outside, the only ones to do so, but soaking up the rays, now that the sun had broken through.

 

On our way back to the park we see a cabin selling ice cream, so call in, and were given a waffle cone each with five scoops of creamy goodness, and these were just the singles at 3 bucks fifty each! Jools could not finish hers, but I wasn’t going to let huckleberry ice cream go to waste. I eat all mine, all except for the drips down my t shirt.

 

On the way back to the cabin, we stop many times to take in the views, or to look for wildlife. A friendly chap showed me where some mountain goats could be seen about a mile away, but also gave me the heads up on an Osprey’s nest near to the road further on.

 

At an overlook of a shallow river, Jools and I spend a fine half hour chasing butterflies, American Painted Ladies and some kind of Fritillary. All wonderful, and some photographed.

A few miles on, we see the Osprey’s nest and stop, next to the guy who told me about it. We watch to juveniles stretching and flapping their wings, and I rattle off probably 50 shots.

 

We move on and finally come to a place where a herd of Bison where near to the road, so we stop and I snap many of the animals, some rolling around in a dust bath. Just fabulous.

 

Back in Mammoth, we visit the upper terraces of the falls near to the cabin, but it is a joyless experience because of the numbers of people, but then still got some shots. But we can return in the evening or early tomorrow,

 

We had burgers for lunch, again, so in the evening, in the hope of improving our diet, we go to the resort restaurant, in the hope of vegetables, in for not other reason. We hadn’t booked a table, so had to wait 40 minutes, so retired to the bar, and where I was recommended a pint of Moose Dribble, a dark beer I was told. Turned out to have great depth of flavour, and it was a shame when that came to an end, but no worry as our table was ready, so we celebrated by ordering a bottle of wine. We ordered blush, but red came, but what the heck.

 

I had fillet of bison, showing they just don’t look good, the taste it too, it was accompanied by some mashed taters, and boccolini. Or, broccoli that had been on a diet. All good, as was the wine, and we may return to sample the huckleberry margarita.

 

We walked back under a clear sky with the crescent waning moon high overhead. We were pooped, and it was cold, just above freezing, so we took to our beds.

This is me trying to be Mike Brodie. If you don't know who he is, you should be ashamed. go google him right now. no, i will not enable your ignorance by giving you a link. go do the work.

this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

Green Day. Oh man. Can I write an essay about them? Oh wait I already have done that several trillion times.... Well today I went into the city to see if I could catch them in between going in and out of Radio City Music hall where they performed at the Tonys. In the early afternoon I was at the back entrance with some friends and Tre saw us waiting in the rain from a window inside and waved to us, laughing while we stood there acting silly. Somebody else he was with also took a picture of us... crazy fans and proud we are. Later we watched the Tonys on a bigscreen in Time Square and after went back to Radio City but once again all we got was them walking out to their black SUVs. Billie waved and Mike did his little "hands in the air YEAH!!" face. He's my favorite ever. I swear that these three men will be the only men I love until the day that I die. I dunno what I'd do without them. Can't wait til August to see them for real :)

 

Did I mention we also stopped by the rep carpet and Will Smith ran right in front of us shaking hands?

 

I heard you crying loud, all the way across town

You've been searching for that someone,

and it's me out on the prowl

As you sit around feeling sorry for yourself

Don't get lonely now, dry your whining eyes

I'm just roaming for the moment

Sleazin' my back yard so don't get so uptight

You been thinking about ditching me

 

No time to search the world around

Cause you know where I'll be found

When I come around

 

I heard it all before so don't knock down my door

I'm a loser and a user so I don't need no accuser

To try and slag me downbecause I know you're right

So go do what you like, make sure you do it wise

You may find out that your self doubt means nothing was ever there

You can't go forcing something if it's just not right

 

No time to search the world around

Cause you know where I'll be found

When I come around

 

-Green Day, When I Come Around

 

21/365

Saturday, November 5 was the 3.1 mile walk fundraiser for Tampa Bay area - American Heart Association! I attended, walked, tweeted and photographed the event. Even had a Black Staff Shirt courtesy of @HeartTampaBay with wonderful instructions to go do what you best …and that is tweet ancover the back story!

 

I found and tweeted three great stories! The first was a heart transplant survivor who was walking the route. Second was a mother - daughter reunion which showed the perseverance of a daughter who was given up for adoption to find her mother. Third, was a young lady I walked with for a bit who was new to the area.

 

On twitter the event used the hashtag #TBHeartWalk and tweet as @HeartTampaBay and on Facebook they are www.facebook.com/AHATampaBay.

 

I tweet as @5wa. My tweets, pics and stories can be read at bit.ly/ssqxrU.

  

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this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

 

--

education:

n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their

lack of understanding.

 

~ambrose bierce

this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

 

--

education:

n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their

lack of understanding.

 

~ambrose bierce

~ Mooji ~

"And at the end of the day, there's always a disappointing football match."

 

But before then, there's a whole day to get through.

 

Neither of us had any ill effects from our jabs on Friday, sore arm notwithstanding. So it meant the day was all ours to do with what we wanted.

 

Saying that, Jools didn't feel well enough for churchcrawling, but hunter/gathering at Tesco was fine.

 

So, after coffee we drove to Whitfield and after filling the car with unleaded, we go to the store to buy stuff for the weekend, and the final things for Christmas, which means that we just have veg to get as everything else is either bought or ordered.

 

I buy a gift for the charity Christmas box, so that poor children will have something. I bought a Hey Dugee singing stick that the child will love and their parents will hate. Does this make me a bad or good person?

 

Maybe both.

 

Back home to pack the shopping away, have fruit for breakfast, followed by bacon butties and huge brews.

 

Although Tesco had most things, there was no fresh fruit other really than bananas, apples. And for the second week, bacon, especially smoked bacon was in very short supply.

 

But we dine well on our bacon butties, then, Jools confirmed she was not going out, so I could visit anywhere.

 

Within reason.

 

Well. Most churches in the area I wanted to visit or revisit I have done these past few weeks.

 

One I hadn't gone back to was Lydden. Its a small place, but its a short drive there, so could be a stopover on the way to somewhere else.

 

I go down Coldred Hill, then along to the church.

 

It was a glorious day, I mean no clouds, clean, sparking air, but cold and frosty.

 

The church was unlocked, cold by welcoming.

 

As expected, there wasn't much I hadn't recorded, and no glass to use the big lens on. So, I go round to recrod everything, then on to the next stop.

 

Bekesbourne.

 

I hadn't called the keyholder, but she only lives opposite the church, so not that much of a hassle to walk over the small bridge over the dry Nailbourne.

 

I reach the church, park outside and walk to the old palace.

 

I rang the bell. Dogs barked. A lot. But no one answered.

 

Another time, then.

 

Three miles along the Nailbourne is Littlebourne where the bournes changes its name to the Little Stour and flows all the time. There is a church there and I can't remember when I was there last.

 

I drive round the village, find the church on Church Street. Where else to keep your church?

 

Again, it was open, but having no real memory of this, it was good to go in again and take lots and lots of shots, mainly of the large number of Victorian windows.

 

Once done, I decide there were no other churches to be done that day, athough I go do Wingham and Ash again, there's plenty of other occasions to do those. But it was a ten minute drive from Preston, and I noticed during the week we were out of sausages, so decide to go in and see if they had any.

 

And good job I did, as they were down to a few bits and pieces, but had some venison and cranberry bangers, so I get five pounds. Also, they were selling of these very large chickens, perfect for the late Christmas dinner we're planning when Jen comes back on January 24th, so £15 gets that and it can go in the freezer.

 

By which time it was lunch. We have gingerbread, or mixed spice bread. Two large stars, so I pull of each point and dunk it in a coffee, so soft enough in the end.

 

And amazingly, football is back. In fact, below the Championship, it never stopped during the World Cup, the the Prem and Championship did, and Norwich were to play for the first time in a month, away at Swansea.

 

So I could watch the early game, Portugal v Morocco as well as follow Norwich.

 

Good news in both games, as Norwich scored in the first minute then hung on to claim all three points, and Morocco knocked out Portugal; Ronaldo, Pepe and all.

 

There were tears at the end. Bitter ones from Ron and tears of joy for the rest of us.

 

And then, France v England.

 

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Why isn't this charming little church better known? It is the quintessential Downland church, built of flint and constructed near the bottom of a steep dry chalk valley away from its later village which grew up on the main road out of Dover. It is mainly thirteenth century in character and consists of just west tower, nave and chancel. On the north side the church sits right into the hillside - a perennial cause of damp. Here too is a tiny low-side window indicating that the few houses that existed when the church was new would have been on this side of the valley. Inside it is very dark and at first glimpse appears to be the product of a harsh nineteenth century restoration. However, there is much of interest including a charming 1952 window over the pulpit - the only colour to be found here. The chancel has two blank wall arcades on north and south walls with rounded heads - always a difficult thing to date - and a fine two seat sedilia with plain pointed (13thC) tops. Next to them is a very simple piscina of similar age. Strangely there is no chancel step - possibly the result of the Victorians putting a higher floor in the chancel to bring it up to the nave level - a rare, but not unique thing in Kent. What makes this church really worth a visit are the two recesses for tombs in the south nave wall. Their moulded arches repay close attention - no mechanical detailing here, but something rather wonderful and varied. Late they may be, but these late medieval carvings could compete with anything in East Kent. The left hand one has armorial bearings carved into its cill. A little charmer if ever there was one.

 

www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Lydden

 

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LIDDON

IS the next parish eastward, being spelt in antient records Leddene. Part of it lies in the hundred of Bewsborough and lath of St. Augustine, and the rest of it, in which is the church and village, in the hundied of Folkestone and lath of Shipway.

 

THE PARISH lies in an unpleasant dreary country, having the look of poverty throughout it, the soil of it is in general very chalky, and equally poor. The village is situated in the valley, on each side of the high road leading from Canterbury to Dover, a little way beyond the 67th mile-stone from London, having the church and court-lodge at a small distance on the north side of it. The hills rise very high and bold on every side, and toward the north are open and uninclosed. It extends towards the north but a little way; but towards the south it reaches more than a mile from the village beyond Swanton-house, a large antient stone building, towards Swingfield and Alkham. In this part there are several woods, most of which belonged to lord Bolingbroke, and were sold by him to the Rev. Edward Timewell Brydges, of Wotton, the present possessor of them. There is no fair held here.

 

THE LORDSHIP OF THE BARONY of Folkestone claims paramount over that part of this parish which is in that hundred, subordinate to which is THE MANOR OF LIDDON, the court-lodge of which is situated near the church. It belonged formerly to the abbey of West Langdon, and on the dissolution of it came to the crown, whence it was granted, anno 29 king Henry VIII. to the archbishop, together with the rectory of the church to which it was appurtenant, in the description of which hereafter a more parti cular account will be given of it. It still remains part of the possessions of his grace the archbishop.

 

THE MANOR OF COCKLESCOMBE, which lies in the hundred of Bewsborough, was antiently held of the castle of Dover by knight's service, being part of those lands which made up the barony of Maminot, afterwards, from its succeeding owners, called the barony of Saye. In the reign of Edward I. Ralph de Cestreton appears to have held it, and was succeeded in it by Stephen de Bocton; soon after which it was become part of the possessions of the hospital of the knights of St. John of Jerusalem, and this manor continued in their possession till their general dissolution in the 32d year of king Henry VIII. when it was suppressed by an act then specially passed for the purpose, and their lands and revenues were given by it to the king, who in the next year sold it to Edward Monins, esq. of Waldershare, who, anno 2 and 3 Edward VI. procured his lands to be disgavelled, and died anno 6 Edward VI. whose descendant Sir William Monins, of Waldershare, was created a baronet in 1611. His son Sir Edward Monins, bart. died possessed of this manor in 1663, leaving Elizabeth his widow, surviving, who held it in jointure at her death in 1703; upon which it devolved to the heirs and trustees of Susan, his eldest daughter and coheir, late wife of the hon. Peregrine Bertie, and they, in the reign of William and Mary, joined in the sale of it to Sir Henry Furnese, bart. of Waldershare, whose grandson Sir Henry Furnese, bart. dying in 1735 under age and unmarried, this manor, among his other estates, became vested in his three sisters, and coheirs of their father, in equal shares in coparcenary; after which, anno 9 George II. on a writ of partition, this manor was allotted, among others, to Anne the eldest daughter, wife of John, viscount St. John, whose son Frederick, became viscount Bolingbroke, and his son George, viscount Bolingbroke, sold it to Mr. Baldock, of Canterbury, who in 1791 again sold it to Mr. Peter Harnett, the occupier, who is the present possessor of it. A court baron is held for this manor.

 

SWANTON is a manor in the south-west part of this parish, within the hundred of Folkestone, and adjoining to Swingfield, in which part of it lies. At the time of taking the survey of Domesday, this manor, or at least the principal part of it, was in the possession of the bishop of Baieux, under the general title of whose lands it is thus entered in it:

 

Ralph de Curbespine holds of the bishop Svanetone. It was taxed at two sulings. The arable land is . . . . . In demesne there is one carucate, and two borderers with half a carucate.

 

Of this land Robert de Barbes holds one suling, and has there three villeins with half a carucate, and one Hugo holds one suling, and has there one carucate in demesne and one borderer. In the time of king Edward the Gonfessor it was worth ten pounds, when he received it thirty shillings, now forty shillings, and yet it pays four pounds. Coloen held it of king Edward.

 

That part of it mentioned above to have belonged to one Hugo, seems to have been in the possession of Hugo de Montfort; for under the general title of his possessions in the same record I find the following entry:

 

The same Hugo de Montfort has . . . . . half a suling Suanetone. The arable land is one carucate. Norman held it of king Edward, and it was taxed at as much. There are four villeins having one carucate. There is wood for the pannage of five bogs. In the time of king Edward the Confessor it was worth twenty-five shillings, and afterwards fifteen shillings, now thirty shillings.

 

This manor afterwards came into the possession of owners who took their name from it; for William de Swanetone held it by knight's service in the reign of king Henry III. by a female heir of which family it went in marriage to Lutteridge, whose daughter and heir marrying John Greenford, entitled him to this manor, on whose death anno II Edward IV. Alice, one of his daughters and coheirs, carried it in marriage to Robert Monins, of Waldershare, whose son John Monins resided at Swanton. The arms of Swanton were, Argent, a fess, gules, between three chessrooks, sable; of Lutteridge, Argent, a bend between six martlets, sable; and of Greenford, Gules, a chevron ermine, between three squirrels, seiant, or. John Monins, of Swanton above-mentioned, left two sons; from Edward, the eldest, descended Sir William Monins, created a baronet; and from John, the youngest, lieutenant of Dover castle, descended John Monins, esq. now of Canterbury. In the descendants of John Monins, this manor continued down to Sir Edward Monins, bart, of Waldershare, who died possessed of it in 1663. Since which it has passed, in like manner with his other estates here, as has been already mentioned before, in the description of the manor of Cocklescombe, to George, lord viscount Bolingbroke, who sold it to Messrs. Nutt and Walker, and they, in 1792, again conveyed it to Samuel Egerton Brydges, esq. of Denton, the present owner of it.

 

Swanton manor, with that of Perryn, in this parish, the situation of which is now unknown, are held of the manor of Folkestone by knight's service.

 

The master and fellows of Emanuel college are possessed of lands in this parish and Ewell, which were given by Walter Richards in 1627, towards the maintenance of two exhibitions, to be chosen out of the sizers and subsizers of that college, and the produce of them is now applied to that purpose.

 

Charities.

THOMAS FISHER, of St. James's, Dover, by will in 1593, devised to the poor people of Liddon 6s. 8d. to be paid yearly at the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle; and if not paid within 14 days, then the churchwardens should distrain for 13s. 4d. the money to be distributed at their discretion to the poor.

 

The poor constantly relieved are about nine, casually the same.

 

LIDDON is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Dover.

 

The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, consists of only one isle and one chancel, having a square tower at the west end, in which is one bell. The church is unceiled, except one half of the chancel. In the south wall is an arch, ornamented, with a hollow underneath, most probably for a tomb once at the base of it. There is nothing further worth mention in it.

 

William de Auberville, senior, on his foundation of the priory of West Langdon, in 1192, gave to it this church of St. Mary of Ledene, in pure and perpetual alms, which was confirmed by Simon de Albrincis, (fn. 1) and by Sir Simon de Cryoll, great-grandson of the former. After which, archbishop Walter granted licence for the canons of the priory to serve in it themselves, which prevented a vicarage being endowed in it; and the prior and canons thenceforward appropriated the whole profits of this church to themselves. In which state it continued till the dissolution of the priory, which happened anno 27 Henry VIII. when it was suppressed, as not having annual revenues of the amount of the clear value of two hundred pounds, and was given, with all its lands and possessions, to the king, who in his 29th year, granted it, among other possessions of the priory, in exchange to the archbishop. In which state it continues at this time, his grace the archbishop being now entitled to the rectory of this church, with the manor of Liddon appurtenant to it.

 

¶In the deed of exchange above-mentioned, anno 29 Henry VIII. of the grant of the scite of the abovementioned priory, and its possessions, to the archbishop, they are made subject to the payment of 3l. 11s. 8d. to the curate of Liddon; by which it should seem that the cure of it was then esteemed a curacy. However, in the valuation in the king's books it is mentioned as a vicarage, of the yearly value of 6l. 6s. 2d. It is now a discharged living, of the yearly certified value of thirty-two pounds. In 1588 it was valued at only ten pounds, communicants fifty-two. In 1640 here were the same number of communicants.

 

Archbishop Juxon, anno 15 Charles II. augmented this vicarage eighteen pounds per annum, to be paid by the lessee of the parsonage; and archbishop Tenison, by will in 1714, left to the augmentation of it two hundred pounds, to which was added two hundred pounds more by the governors of queen Anne's bounty.

 

www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol8/pp127-132

 

And so it is with so many magical places there was a wishing well in the courtyard in the alley next to the antique store with the old books in a bowl in the small Texas town with the boat by the stairs. And through the alley into the courtyard there was a wishing well and a little girl. Now if you're wondering who this little girl was I couldn't tell you for I did not want to interrupt her during that most important time of wishing and exploring.

 

Perhaps she wished to one day follow her dreams. The dreams that came from stories like the ones in the books that were read from the old antique store that was next door. The kind of dreams that we've all had, about places we've never been to but want to go, do the things we've never done but would like to try.

 

So I waited til she was gone and I walked over and thought, you're never to old to start a new dream. This wishing well was handy and I hadn't made a wish in a long time. So if I needed a wish..

"And at the end of the day, there's always a disappointing football match."

 

But before then, there's a whole day to get through.

 

Neither of us had any ill effects from our jabs on Friday, sore arm notwithstanding. So it meant the day was all ours to do with what we wanted.

 

Saying that, Jools didn't feel well enough for churchcrawling, but hunter/gathering at Tesco was fine.

 

So, after coffee we drove to Whitfield and after filling the car with unleaded, we go to the store to buy stuff for the weekend, and the final things for Christmas, which means that we just have veg to get as everything else is either bought or ordered.

 

I buy a gift for the charity Christmas box, so that poor children will have something. I bought a Hey Dugee singing stick that the child will love and their parents will hate. Does this make me a bad or good person?

 

Maybe both.

 

Back home to pack the shopping away, have fruit for breakfast, followed by bacon butties and huge brews.

 

Although Tesco had most things, there was no fresh fruit other really than bananas, apples. And for the second week, bacon, especially smoked bacon was in very short supply.

 

But we dine well on our bacon butties, then, Jools confirmed she was not going out, so I could visit anywhere.

 

Within reason.

 

Well. Most churches in the area I wanted to visit or revisit I have done these past few weeks.

 

One I hadn't gone back to was Lydden. Its a small place, but its a short drive there, so could be a stopover on the way to somewhere else.

 

I go down Coldred Hill, then along to the church.

 

It was a glorious day, I mean no clouds, clean, sparking air, but cold and frosty.

 

The church was unlocked, cold by welcoming.

 

As expected, there wasn't much I hadn't recorded, and no glass to use the big lens on. So, I go round to recrod everything, then on to the next stop.

 

Bekesbourne.

 

I hadn't called the keyholder, but she only lives opposite the church, so not that much of a hassle to walk over the small bridge over the dry Nailbourne.

 

I reach the church, park outside and walk to the old palace.

 

I rang the bell. Dogs barked. A lot. But no one answered.

 

Another time, then.

 

Three miles along the Nailbourne is Littlebourne where the bournes changes its name to the Little Stour and flows all the time. There is a church there and I can't remember when I was there last.

 

I drive round the village, find the church on Church Street. Where else to keep your church?

 

Again, it was open, but having no real memory of this, it was good to go in again and take lots and lots of shots, mainly of the large number of Victorian windows.

 

Once done, I decide there were no other churches to be done that day, athough I go do Wingham and Ash again, there's plenty of other occasions to do those. But it was a ten minute drive from Preston, and I noticed during the week we were out of sausages, so decide to go in and see if they had any.

 

And good job I did, as they were down to a few bits and pieces, but had some venison and cranberry bangers, so I get five pounds. Also, they were selling of these very large chickens, perfect for the late Christmas dinner we're planning when Jen comes back on January 24th, so £15 gets that and it can go in the freezer.

 

By which time it was lunch. We have gingerbread, or mixed spice bread. Two large stars, so I pull of each point and dunk it in a coffee, so soft enough in the end.

 

And amazingly, football is back. In fact, below the Championship, it never stopped during the World Cup, the the Prem and Championship did, and Norwich were to play for the first time in a month, away at Swansea.

 

So I could watch the early game, Portugal v Morocco as well as follow Norwich.

 

Good news in both games, as Norwich scored in the first minute then hung on to claim all three points, and Morocco knocked out Portugal; Ronaldo, Pepe and all.

 

There were tears at the end. Bitter ones from Ron and tears of joy for the rest of us.

 

And then, France v England.

 

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Why isn't this charming little church better known? It is the quintessential Downland church, built of flint and constructed near the bottom of a steep dry chalk valley away from its later village which grew up on the main road out of Dover. It is mainly thirteenth century in character and consists of just west tower, nave and chancel. On the north side the church sits right into the hillside - a perennial cause of damp. Here too is a tiny low-side window indicating that the few houses that existed when the church was new would have been on this side of the valley. Inside it is very dark and at first glimpse appears to be the product of a harsh nineteenth century restoration. However, there is much of interest including a charming 1952 window over the pulpit - the only colour to be found here. The chancel has two blank wall arcades on north and south walls with rounded heads - always a difficult thing to date - and a fine two seat sedilia with plain pointed (13thC) tops. Next to them is a very simple piscina of similar age. Strangely there is no chancel step - possibly the result of the Victorians putting a higher floor in the chancel to bring it up to the nave level - a rare, but not unique thing in Kent. What makes this church really worth a visit are the two recesses for tombs in the south nave wall. Their moulded arches repay close attention - no mechanical detailing here, but something rather wonderful and varied. Late they may be, but these late medieval carvings could compete with anything in East Kent. The left hand one has armorial bearings carved into its cill. A little charmer if ever there was one.

 

www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Lydden

 

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LIDDON

IS the next parish eastward, being spelt in antient records Leddene. Part of it lies in the hundred of Bewsborough and lath of St. Augustine, and the rest of it, in which is the church and village, in the hundied of Folkestone and lath of Shipway.

 

THE PARISH lies in an unpleasant dreary country, having the look of poverty throughout it, the soil of it is in general very chalky, and equally poor. The village is situated in the valley, on each side of the high road leading from Canterbury to Dover, a little way beyond the 67th mile-stone from London, having the church and court-lodge at a small distance on the north side of it. The hills rise very high and bold on every side, and toward the north are open and uninclosed. It extends towards the north but a little way; but towards the south it reaches more than a mile from the village beyond Swanton-house, a large antient stone building, towards Swingfield and Alkham. In this part there are several woods, most of which belonged to lord Bolingbroke, and were sold by him to the Rev. Edward Timewell Brydges, of Wotton, the present possessor of them. There is no fair held here.

 

THE LORDSHIP OF THE BARONY of Folkestone claims paramount over that part of this parish which is in that hundred, subordinate to which is THE MANOR OF LIDDON, the court-lodge of which is situated near the church. It belonged formerly to the abbey of West Langdon, and on the dissolution of it came to the crown, whence it was granted, anno 29 king Henry VIII. to the archbishop, together with the rectory of the church to which it was appurtenant, in the description of which hereafter a more parti cular account will be given of it. It still remains part of the possessions of his grace the archbishop.

 

THE MANOR OF COCKLESCOMBE, which lies in the hundred of Bewsborough, was antiently held of the castle of Dover by knight's service, being part of those lands which made up the barony of Maminot, afterwards, from its succeeding owners, called the barony of Saye. In the reign of Edward I. Ralph de Cestreton appears to have held it, and was succeeded in it by Stephen de Bocton; soon after which it was become part of the possessions of the hospital of the knights of St. John of Jerusalem, and this manor continued in their possession till their general dissolution in the 32d year of king Henry VIII. when it was suppressed by an act then specially passed for the purpose, and their lands and revenues were given by it to the king, who in the next year sold it to Edward Monins, esq. of Waldershare, who, anno 2 and 3 Edward VI. procured his lands to be disgavelled, and died anno 6 Edward VI. whose descendant Sir William Monins, of Waldershare, was created a baronet in 1611. His son Sir Edward Monins, bart. died possessed of this manor in 1663, leaving Elizabeth his widow, surviving, who held it in jointure at her death in 1703; upon which it devolved to the heirs and trustees of Susan, his eldest daughter and coheir, late wife of the hon. Peregrine Bertie, and they, in the reign of William and Mary, joined in the sale of it to Sir Henry Furnese, bart. of Waldershare, whose grandson Sir Henry Furnese, bart. dying in 1735 under age and unmarried, this manor, among his other estates, became vested in his three sisters, and coheirs of their father, in equal shares in coparcenary; after which, anno 9 George II. on a writ of partition, this manor was allotted, among others, to Anne the eldest daughter, wife of John, viscount St. John, whose son Frederick, became viscount Bolingbroke, and his son George, viscount Bolingbroke, sold it to Mr. Baldock, of Canterbury, who in 1791 again sold it to Mr. Peter Harnett, the occupier, who is the present possessor of it. A court baron is held for this manor.

 

SWANTON is a manor in the south-west part of this parish, within the hundred of Folkestone, and adjoining to Swingfield, in which part of it lies. At the time of taking the survey of Domesday, this manor, or at least the principal part of it, was in the possession of the bishop of Baieux, under the general title of whose lands it is thus entered in it:

 

Ralph de Curbespine holds of the bishop Svanetone. It was taxed at two sulings. The arable land is . . . . . In demesne there is one carucate, and two borderers with half a carucate.

 

Of this land Robert de Barbes holds one suling, and has there three villeins with half a carucate, and one Hugo holds one suling, and has there one carucate in demesne and one borderer. In the time of king Edward the Gonfessor it was worth ten pounds, when he received it thirty shillings, now forty shillings, and yet it pays four pounds. Coloen held it of king Edward.

 

That part of it mentioned above to have belonged to one Hugo, seems to have been in the possession of Hugo de Montfort; for under the general title of his possessions in the same record I find the following entry:

 

The same Hugo de Montfort has . . . . . half a suling Suanetone. The arable land is one carucate. Norman held it of king Edward, and it was taxed at as much. There are four villeins having one carucate. There is wood for the pannage of five bogs. In the time of king Edward the Confessor it was worth twenty-five shillings, and afterwards fifteen shillings, now thirty shillings.

 

This manor afterwards came into the possession of owners who took their name from it; for William de Swanetone held it by knight's service in the reign of king Henry III. by a female heir of which family it went in marriage to Lutteridge, whose daughter and heir marrying John Greenford, entitled him to this manor, on whose death anno II Edward IV. Alice, one of his daughters and coheirs, carried it in marriage to Robert Monins, of Waldershare, whose son John Monins resided at Swanton. The arms of Swanton were, Argent, a fess, gules, between three chessrooks, sable; of Lutteridge, Argent, a bend between six martlets, sable; and of Greenford, Gules, a chevron ermine, between three squirrels, seiant, or. John Monins, of Swanton above-mentioned, left two sons; from Edward, the eldest, descended Sir William Monins, created a baronet; and from John, the youngest, lieutenant of Dover castle, descended John Monins, esq. now of Canterbury. In the descendants of John Monins, this manor continued down to Sir Edward Monins, bart, of Waldershare, who died possessed of it in 1663. Since which it has passed, in like manner with his other estates here, as has been already mentioned before, in the description of the manor of Cocklescombe, to George, lord viscount Bolingbroke, who sold it to Messrs. Nutt and Walker, and they, in 1792, again conveyed it to Samuel Egerton Brydges, esq. of Denton, the present owner of it.

 

Swanton manor, with that of Perryn, in this parish, the situation of which is now unknown, are held of the manor of Folkestone by knight's service.

 

The master and fellows of Emanuel college are possessed of lands in this parish and Ewell, which were given by Walter Richards in 1627, towards the maintenance of two exhibitions, to be chosen out of the sizers and subsizers of that college, and the produce of them is now applied to that purpose.

 

Charities.

THOMAS FISHER, of St. James's, Dover, by will in 1593, devised to the poor people of Liddon 6s. 8d. to be paid yearly at the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle; and if not paid within 14 days, then the churchwardens should distrain for 13s. 4d. the money to be distributed at their discretion to the poor.

 

The poor constantly relieved are about nine, casually the same.

 

LIDDON is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Dover.

 

The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, consists of only one isle and one chancel, having a square tower at the west end, in which is one bell. The church is unceiled, except one half of the chancel. In the south wall is an arch, ornamented, with a hollow underneath, most probably for a tomb once at the base of it. There is nothing further worth mention in it.

 

William de Auberville, senior, on his foundation of the priory of West Langdon, in 1192, gave to it this church of St. Mary of Ledene, in pure and perpetual alms, which was confirmed by Simon de Albrincis, (fn. 1) and by Sir Simon de Cryoll, great-grandson of the former. After which, archbishop Walter granted licence for the canons of the priory to serve in it themselves, which prevented a vicarage being endowed in it; and the prior and canons thenceforward appropriated the whole profits of this church to themselves. In which state it continued till the dissolution of the priory, which happened anno 27 Henry VIII. when it was suppressed, as not having annual revenues of the amount of the clear value of two hundred pounds, and was given, with all its lands and possessions, to the king, who in his 29th year, granted it, among other possessions of the priory, in exchange to the archbishop. In which state it continues at this time, his grace the archbishop being now entitled to the rectory of this church, with the manor of Liddon appurtenant to it.

 

¶In the deed of exchange above-mentioned, anno 29 Henry VIII. of the grant of the scite of the abovementioned priory, and its possessions, to the archbishop, they are made subject to the payment of 3l. 11s. 8d. to the curate of Liddon; by which it should seem that the cure of it was then esteemed a curacy. However, in the valuation in the king's books it is mentioned as a vicarage, of the yearly value of 6l. 6s. 2d. It is now a discharged living, of the yearly certified value of thirty-two pounds. In 1588 it was valued at only ten pounds, communicants fifty-two. In 1640 here were the same number of communicants.

 

Archbishop Juxon, anno 15 Charles II. augmented this vicarage eighteen pounds per annum, to be paid by the lessee of the parsonage; and archbishop Tenison, by will in 1714, left to the augmentation of it two hundred pounds, to which was added two hundred pounds more by the governors of queen Anne's bounty.

 

www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol8/pp127-132

 

Top five Disney movies!

1. Mulan

2. Pocahantas

3. Finding Nemo

4. Monsters Inc.

5. Toy Story

 

What makes you happy?

Music, photography, being in nature; forests and fields and things. Helping people. The Bible. Laying in the sun. Laughing so hard you can't breathe. Comfortable silences. Being awake at three AM and listening to the world breathe. Painting my nails. Shopping. Cats. Romantic comedies-always with a side of ice cream. Driving with all the windows down and a song blasting so loud you can't hear each other. Seeing a parent looking at their child with that adoring expression only a fantastic parent can muster. Old couples. Hugs you don't want to break. The smell of baking bread. A worship song that makes you cry. Living.

 

What makes you sad?

Feeling alone. Feeling as if everyone has forgotten about you. Feeling as if you could be screaming at the top of your lungs in front of the people who are supposed to love you the most and they wouldn't even turn their heads.

  

1. What's the last movie you watched?

Uhhhh I think To Sir With Love?

2. What's your favorite noise?

Thunder.

3. Do you like some kind of light on when you go to bed, or just darkness?

Darkness!

4. What's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten?

Ohmygosh I don't even know. I've eaten lots of weird stuff...

5. What's something you really want right now but don't need?

A new camera. :c I don't NEED one, since I have one, but I just want my brother's Canon^so flipping badly.

6. What's your hair look like right now?

Kind of dirty and in a ponytail, I need to take a shower :p

7. Have you seen Waldo? If so what the heck man!

I haven't seen Waldo since he stole my red and white striped sweater, I kind of want it back...

 

THERE YOU GO DO SOME FACTS ABOUT YOSELVESSSS

It's not letting me tag people, mer. If you want to do this, go ahead :p

 

{43} Choir was canceled, so me and my mom got ice cream instead. :D

this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

 

--

education:

n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their

lack of understanding.

 

~ambrose bierce

I realised that in being eager to post shots back in the autumn from our trip to the US, I had skipped some of a few scenes, so a chance now that I have caught up with all the EA church shots, and just closing the book on 2017.

 

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August 15

 

Yesterday we went for a snooze at six, and failed to wake up until nearly 11, meaning too late to do anything really, so we went back to bed.

 

All would have been well if the car hadin’t got bored and made the alarm go off twice. No idea what was wrong, so in the end we had to leave the car unlocked.

 

All was well this morning when we got up at six. Got up, but had been laying awake for at least two hours. But all was well, just now we could get up and go do stuff again. And as before, do the really popular stuff when the park is either empty or asleep, which is why we were heading for the Canyon and two sets of falls before seven, and just as the sun was rising.

 

As was the mist.

 

Mere photographs could not do the scenes justice, the morning light on the mist as it rolled down from the mountain tops, all tinged in pink. We do stop a couple of times for shots, but mostly just enjoy being some of the few people up and around at the early hour, lucky enough to see it.

 

We arrive at Canyon Village, and fill up the car, as it was reminding us it had only 45 miles of fuel left, and Yellowstone wasn’t the best of places to run out of fuel. However, I can say I am one of the few people to have locked the keys to his hire car, in the hire car, on the top of a mountain. You really could not make this up.

 

So with the car refuelled, we drive to the lower falls, and first of all go to the overlook, and with the mist wrapped round the fir trees on the edge of the gorge missing in with the spray from the waterfall, and again with the golden light, it was magical.

 

There was a train: three eights of a mile long, but dropping 660 feet. I knew the shots would be worth it, so we start to totter down. And down, and down. Zig zagging down the side of the gorge, with the roar of the falls getting ever louder.

 

With every step down, we would have to climb back up, and at over 7,000 feet, it was going to be interesting.

 

Once down at the bottom, there was a viewing platform right over the falls, allowing you to look down from the edge of the cataract. It was magical, and with just three young guys from Boston with us, we had it all to ourselves.

 

Of course, then came the walk back up, stopping every turn or two, but recovery seemed to get quicker and easier, and in ten minutes or so, we were at the top.

 

We have breakfast of salad and nectarines, I kid you not, before the short drive to the upper falls, where there was a less steep and much shorter set of steps to the viewing platform, made all the more magical by the mist that had risen. I snap it, and the mist wreathed trees on the far bank, then walk up where there was a small conference on what to do next.

 

In our preparations, we had left two days without accommodation booked, to allow us some flexibility, however, those two days were on Friday and Saturday, and all rooms in and around Yellowstone might be booked.

 

We drive round to Cooke City, Montana, where we had both thought the main street looked fun and nice to stay at. Once there was asked at the tourist information if they could help in finding a room, but we were told we would have to visit each and every motel and bar, casino to ask if they had rooms.

 

Only one did, but it didn’t really meet our standards these days, so we went back to the tourist information to use their free wifi, and after consulting a map, chose a town in southern Montana, did a search for rooms and came up with a condo with suits, and free wifi which should mean being online a little. It was all booked, so worries over, and being midday, we go over to a place opposite for lunch, our first meal in 22 hours, and have burgers. It was either that or steak.

 

Not the best burgers of fries in the world, but good enough to these hungry bunnies, we ate outside, the only ones to do so, but soaking up the rays, now that the sun had broken through.

 

On our way back to the park we see a cabin selling ice cream, so call in, and were given a waffle cone each with five scoops of creamy goodness, and these were just the singles at 3 bucks fifty each! Jools could not finish hers, but I wasn’t going to let huckleberry ice cream go to waste. I eat all mine, all except for the drips down my t shirt.

 

On the way back to the cabin, we stop many times to take in the views, or to look for wildlife. A friendly chap showed me where some mountain goats could be seen about a mile away, but also gave me the heads up on an Osprey’s nest near to the road further on.

 

At an overlook of a shallow river, Jools and I spend a fine half hou chasing butterflies, American Painted Ladies and some kind of Fritillary. All wonderful, and some photographed.

A few miles on, we see the Osprey’s nest and stop, next to the guy who told me about it. We watch to juveniles stretching and flapping their wings, and I rattle off probably 50 shots.

 

We move on and finally come to a place where a herd of Bison where near to the road, so we stop and I snap many of the animals, some rolling around in a dust bath. Just fabulous.

 

Back in Mammoth, we visit the upper terraces of the falls near to the cabin, but it is a joyless experience because of the numbers of people, but then still got some shots. But we can return in the evening or early tomorrow,

 

We had burgers for lunch, again, so in the evebing, in the hope of improving our diet, we go to the resoty restauratn, in the hope of vegetables, in for not other reason. We hadin’t booked a table, so had to wait 40 minutes, so retired to the bar, and where I was recommonded a pint of Moose Drihhle, a dark beer I was told. Turned out to have great depth of falvour, and it was a shame when that came to an end, but no worry as our table was ready, so we celebrated by odering a bottle of wine. We ordered bluse, but red came, but what the heck.

 

I had fillet of bison, showing they just don’t look good, the taste it too, it was accompanied by some mashed taters, and boccolini. Or, broccoli that had been on a diet. All good, as was the wine, and we may return to sample the huckleberry margarita.

 

We walked back under a clear sky with the crescent waning moon high overhead. We were pooped, and it was cold, just above freezing, so we took to our beds.

 

this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

 

--

education:

n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their

lack of understanding.

 

~ambrose bierce

(Chiêm ngưỡng mẫu Giường ngủ gỗ gõ đỏ, Giuong ngu sang trọng, Giuong go dong ky, giường cưới gỗ hương, Giường cô dâu.Giá rẻ nhất Thiết kế trang nhã✅ Sản phẩm bền đẹp ✅ Giao Hàng Toàn quốc)

◙.Ship và Giao Giường Ngủ Trên toàn quốc: Giá mua = Bảng giá + Phí v/chuyển

(Trong vòng 25 km – Vận chuyển miễn phí – Với mọi khách hàng )

◙.Xem giá bán, hình ảnh Giường ngủ cập nhật tại trang :

➤ dogonoithatdongky.com/danh-muc-san-pham/37_giuong-ngu.html

➤ dogodongky.net.vn/giuong-ngu.html

➤ bobanghedongky.com/giuong-ngu-b2448637.html

 

Actually I'm pretty sure this tiny inlet is called Little Cove but most people call it Peggy's Cove because it is about 500 feet from the lighthouse.

I took this last Sunday when I went out to see if there were any big waves from the hurricane. We missed most of that and the waves weren't big enough for me to get my lazy ass out of the car. I'm a bit of a fair weather photographer you know;-) I took this one sitting in the car with the window down just enough to poke the lens out. As you can see it was foggy and rainy like most of the summer we had! It was a pretty drab looking photo so I thought I would turn it into a black & white as I haven't done one in quite a while.

 

This is an odd time for me to post a picture but I'm taking the afternoon off to go do some shooting as it is very nice out (finally!) and I might not get a chance to get back on Flickr until late tonight. I will try to catch up on all your photostreams over the weekend. I'm sorry I've been busy lately and haven't been around as much as usual. I'm thinking up some funny and/or rude comments for you so don't worry!

See you soon and have a great weekend my friends!

Dave

 

Looks best viewed LARGE!

 

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Nikon D200 w/18-200mm VR lens @ 24mm | 1/5s @ f/4 | ISO 200

Index Card A Day is starting on June 1 through July 31. Go to ICAD at Daisy Yellow to join the fun

I didn't realize the cards I got at Michaels were so thin, almost like paper! I won't do that again. I sprayed Dylusions Ink onto my non-stick Ranger's mat, then dabbed the card into the puddles. Also put some watercolor in various places, dried it and then added a quick thin coat of liquid matt medium to seal and hopefully make a stronger page. Then I used some Speedball white acrylic Ink/paint to fill in the letters I made with a Pitt Brush Pen. I did add the edge in Paint Shop Pro photo editing program because I scanned it before putting ink around the edges....I'm going to go do that now!!! lol

siêu thị nội thất,nội thất gỗ,nội thất gia đình,nội thất phòng ngủ,nội thất phòng khách,thiết kế nội thất,nội thất đẹp,thiết kế nội thất văn phòng,nội thất văn phòng,nội thất hoà phát,noi that dep,nội thất đồ gỗ,đồ gỗ nội thất cao cấp,nội thất 190,đèn rang trí nội thất,showroom nội thất,nội thất giường tủ,do noi that,công ty thiết kế nội thất,đồ nội thất,phong thuy noi that,thiết kế nội thất chung cư,sản phẩm nội thất,đồ nội thất giá rẻ,nội thất khách sạn,hòa phát nội thất,noi that chau au,công ty nội thất,nội thất văn phòng cao cấp,thi công nội thất,nội thất ăn phòng hiện đại,nội thất bếp,nội thất văn phòng hòa phát,noi that biet thu,sơn nội thất,nội thất cao cấp,nội thất hàn quốc,nội thất phòng ngủ cao cấp,đồ trang trí nội thất,học thiết kế nội thất,tư vấn thiết kế nội thất,thiet ke noi that dep,đồ gỗ nội thất,noi that dai loan,công ty trang trí nội thất, nội thất đài loan,nội thất dafuco,thiết kế nội thất căn hộ,nội thất online,hang noi that,nội thất phố xinh,thiet ke noi ngoai that,thiết kế nội thất phòng khách,đồ gỗ nội thất phòng ngủ,nội thất vip,mau noi that dep,noi that ha nam,nôi điện cho em bé,giá thiết kế nội thất,nội thất chung cư,công ty nội thất hòa phát,thiết kế nội thất phòng ngủ,giấy dán tường hà nội,noi that go tu nhien,nội thất văn phòng giá rẻ,nội thất inox,khong gian oi hat dep,anh noi that dep,cty thiet ke noi that,nội thất phố xinh tphcm,đồ gỗ nội thất phòng khách,cửa hàng nội thất,thi công nội thất văn phòng,noi that phong ngu dep,noi that go dep,cửa hàng trang trí nội thất,nội thất phòng ngủ đẹp,cty trang tri noi that,noi that ha noi,nội thất phòng ngủ nhỏ,nội thất hoàng anh gia lai,nội hất xuân hòa,trang tri noi that dep,nội thất phòng ăn,trang trí nội thất đẹp,noi that phong khach dep,trang trí thất văn phòng,nội thất xe hơi,trang tri noi that go,nội thất xinhtrang trí nội thất,nội thất giá rẻ,trang trí nội thất phòng khách,ban do noi that,nội thất sbtư vấn nội thất,thiết kế trang trí nội thất,bàn ghế nội thất,do go noi that,noi that gia dinh,nội thất việt,cach trang tri noi that,khoa hoc thiet ke noi that,nội thất chilai,mẫu nội thất,noi that do go,nội thất phòng bếp,do go trang tri noi that,sieu thi noi that tphcm,kien truc noi that dep,nội thất tủ bếp,siêu thị đồ gỗ nội thất,gỗ nội thất,nội thất tphcm,kiến trúc nội thất,ảnh nội thất,nội thất phòng khách nhỏ,nội thất ô tô,hinh anh noi that dep,ghế văn phòng,nội thất phòng ngủ hiện đại,noithatsofa,nội thất văn phòng hà nội,bàn ghế văn phòng,thế giới nội thất,các công ty nội thất,noi that hoa phat tphcm,tu van trang tri noi that,nội thất nhập khẩu,website nội thất,ban ghe hoa phat,giường ngủ,thiết kế showroom,mẫu thiết kế nội thất, thiet ke noi that khach san,nội thất sofa,noi that dep nhat,nội thất uma,thiết kế văn phòng,bàn ghế,cua hang noi that van phong,quang cao noi that,lop hoc thiet ke noi that,dai hoc kien truc ha noi,đồ nội thất phòng ngủ,giá nội thất,web nội thất, rèm cửa hà nội, noithat dep,noi that phong thuy,san xuat noi that,da quy khong noi doi,noi that hien dai,do noi that van phong,lang ga noi,đá quý không nói dối,trang tri noi that cao cap,cây nội thất,nội thất chung cư đẹp,thiết bị nội thất,noi em be,nội thất văn phòng hcm,thiết kế nội thất đẹp,nội thất bàn ghế,hinh noi that dep,noi that an duong,nội thất ngọc diệp,tổng cục thuế hà nội,đèn nội thất,đồ nội thất phòng khách,nội thất bếp xinh,cua hang noi that tphcm,noi that quan café,xem trang tri noi that,noi that karaoke,nội thất hòa phát hà nội,bán đồ nội thất,den noi that,nội thất hiện đại,đồ nội thất bằng gỗ,noi that phong karaoke,shop online hà nội,noi that chi lai,san go noi that,trang tri noi that phong ngu,noi that phong cuoi,noi that go cao cap,sua may giat tai ha noi,hoa phat furniture,nội thất văn phòng tphcm,nội thất hcm,nội thất giường ngủ,nội thất rossanocty nội thất,nội thất trang trí,nội thất đồ gỗ việt,noi com dien gia re,siêu thị nội thất hà nội

 

,do trang tri noi that,noi that phong hop,thiết kế thi công nội thất,noi ngoai that,thiết kế nội thất biệt thự,noi that can ho,nhận thiết kế nội thất,đồ nội thất văn phòng,den trang tri noi that,do noi that gia dinh,nội thất nhựa,game trang tri noi that,do an noi that,noi that tran thach cao,noi that bang go,noi that nhua dai loan,vat lieu noi that,kính trang trí nội thất,noi that van phong dep,hoc trang tri noi that,noi that kien truc,kinh doanh noi that,noithat nha dep,công ty nội thất 190,noi that cua hang,trần thạch cao khung nổi,do go noi that cao cap,tuyen thiet ke noi that,noi that sai gon,tu noi that,dien lanh ha noi,day thiet ke noi that,trang tri noi ngoai that,noi that cua go,nội thất vàng,mua an noi that,khoa nội thất,noi that showroom,ghế văn phòng cao cấp,do go noi that gia dinh,nganh trang tri noi that,cong ty kien truc noi that,noi that bep dep,noi that a my,bao gia noi that van phong,noi that kinh,giá bàn ghế văn phòng,dai ly noi that hoa phat,kinh noi that,do noi that dep,ghe noi that,nghe thiet ke noi that,mua do noi that,mua bàn ghế văn phòng,mua noi that,giao vat ha noi,thiet ke noi that showroom,noi that giuong,noi that xay dung,mua ghế văn phòng,cua go noi that,bao gia thiet ke noi that,sofa giường hà nội,tin tuc noi that,noi that the city,trang tri noi that do go,noi that salon,trangtri noi that,noi that ngan hang,don gia thiet ke noi that,noi that sao viet,nội thất klassy,noi that van phong nhap khau.hoa đất sét hà nội.xem noi that,khoa thiet ke noi that,dien thoai vo go ha noi,hinh anh trang tri noi that,nội thất eleganz,nội thất table,salon noi that,thiet ke noi that café,cua hang noi that hoa phat,trang web nội thất,noi that nha trang,da trang tri noi that,rang tri noi that gia dinh,noi that benh vien,bao gia noi that hoa phat,hoa đất nhật bản hà nội,thiet ke van phong dep, trang tri noi that,trang chi noi that,sieu thi trang tri noi that,mua sofa ở hà nội,nội thất homemart,noi that hoa phat hcm,noi that hao phat,shop noi that,trang tri noi that tphcm,noi that ghe sofa,noi that hoaphat,trang tri noi that hoa phat,web trang tri noi that,thiet ke noi that tphcm,gia noi that gia dinh,sofa hà nội,chuyen thiet ke noi that,gia trang tri noi that,nơi bán giấy dán tường,mau thiet ke van phong,chilai noi that,an ghe hoa phat ha.noi that,nội thất phòng khách,nội thất văn phòng,noi that gia dinh,noithat,thiết kế nội thất,phong khach,nội thất hoà phát,siêu thị nội thất,nội thất gỗ,do go noi that,do noi that,công ty nội thất,đồ gỗ nội thất,nội thất cao cấp,noi that phong bep,noi that dep,đồ nội thất,ban ghe hoa phat,noi that o to,noi that bep,nội thất giá rẻ,san pham noi that,noi that phong khach dep,noi that hien dai,nội thất đồ gỗ,go noi that,noi that online,mau noi that dep,noi that phong ngu dep,noi that do go,do an noi that,cty noi that,noi that ngoc diep,noi that chau au,nganh thiet ke noi that,ghế văn phòng cao cấp,gia noi that,den trang tri phong khach,đèn trang trí nội thất,game thiet ke noi that,cửa hàng nội thất,ghe noi that,anh the anh noi that,thiet ke noi that dep,tu van noi that,noi that quan café,noi that go tu nhien,noi that viet,nội thất hiện đại,do trang tri noi that,den trang tri noi that,game trang tri noi that,trang tri noi that dep,trang tri noi that, trang tri noi that,noi that bang go,thiết bị nội thất,nội thất phòng ngủ đẹp,hoc trang tri noi that,các công ty nội thất,trang trí nội thất đẹp,sieu thi noi that tphcm,day thiet ke noi that,nganh trang tri noi that,cach trang tri noi that,noi that hoa phat tphcm,noi that ngan hang,hinh anh noi that dep,noi that phong bep dep,thu phuong ha noi,trang tri noi that viet nam,do noi that dep,noi that dep nhat,thiet ke noi that café,noi that phong an dep,noi that vung tau mail,nhan thiet ke noi that,cua hang noi that tphcm,noi that benh vien,tranh trang tri noi that,website nội thất,trang web noi that,noi long mi gia,xem trang tri noi that,chuyen thiet ke noi that,nghanh thiet ke noi that,noi that vietnam,gia noi that gia dinh, trang noi ngoai that,trang trí nội ngoại thất,trang trí nội thất,trang trí nội thất phòng khách,tranh phong khach,thiet ke kien truc dep,thiết kế trang trí nội thất,tranh noi that,nội thất trang trí,noi that san vuon,cách trang trí nội thất,cong chung viet,mau thiet ke van phong,trang tri noi ngoai that,trang trí ngoại thất,trang tri noi that dep,trang trí nội thất,do trang tri noi that,trang tri noi that go,nội thất,thiết kế nội thất,nội thất trang trí,cty trang tri noi that,đèn trang trí nội thất,noi that dep,nội thất phòng khách,nội thất gỗ,do noi that,nội thất phòng ngủ,siêu thị nội thất,noi that gia dinh,noi that ngoai that,nội thất văn phòng,

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this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

 

--

education:

n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their

lack of understanding.

 

~ambrose bierce

this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

 

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Le Père Damien (né Jozef De Veuster le 3 janvier 1840 à Ninde, Tremelo, et mort le 15 avril 1889 à Molokai, Hawaii) est un missionnaire belge, membre de la Congrégation des Sacrés-Cœurs de Jésus et de Marie (dite de Picpus).

 

Le Père Damien est connu pour son travail de missionnaire dans le Pacifique auprès des lépreux placés en quarantaine par les gouvernements locaux sur l'île de Molokai à Hawaï. Dans son dévouement, il contracta la lèpre en novembre 1884. Malgré ses souffrances physiques, il poursuivit son travail de missionnaire jusqu'en 1889, année de sa mort. Pour cette raison, il est considéré par l'Église catholique comme un martyr de la charité. Pour la communauté catholique, le Père Damien est le Patron spirituel des lépreux. Il a été fêté localement par les Hawaiens le 15 avril. L'Église catholique l'a béatifié et le célèbre le 10 mai. Il a été canonisé le 11 octobre 2009 en la Basilique de Rome par le Pape Benoit XVI.

 

Ojciec Damian z Molokai (fr. père Damien, nl. pater Damiaan), właściwie Jozef de Veuster (urodzony 3 stycznia 1840 w Tremelo w Belgii - zmarł 15 kwietnia 1889 w Molokai na Hawajach), katolicki misjonarz z pochodzenia Belg, który poświęcił się, by nieść pomoc chorym na trąd, święty katolicki.

 

Ojciec Damian urodził się w małej wsi Tremelo jako siódme dziecko w średniozamożnej wiejskiej rodzinie. Odebrał dość staranne wykształcenie.

 

W wieku 19 lat wstąpił do Zgromadzenia Najświętszych Serc Jezusa i Maryi (Ojcowie Najświętszych Serc) w Leuven, przybierając imię zakonne Damian.

 

Następnie rozpoczął studia na Uniwersytecie w Leuven. Zdecydował, że będzie misjonarzem, i jeszcze przed konsekracją wyjechał w roku 1863 na Hawaje. W katedrze w Honolulu 24 maja 1864 został wyświęcony na księdza.

 

Na Hawajach rozprzestrzeniały się nowe, wcześniej nieznane choroby, które w tym okresie powodowały poważne problemy zdrowotne. Jedną z tych chorób był trąd. Król Kamehameha IV, widząc rozszerzanie się tej nieuleczalnej choroby, zarządził segregację chorych na wyspie Molokai. Kolonii trędowatych dostarczano żywność i inne środki potrzebne do życia, jednak nie zapewniając właściwej pomocy medycznej.

 

Biskup Maigret zwrócił się do duchownych o wyjazd do pracy z trędowatymi na Molokai. Ojciec Damian poprosił biskupa o wyznaczenie go do tego zadania.

 

10 maja 1873 roku przybył do odosobnionej osady Kalaupapa, którą zamieszkiwało 600 trędowatych. Pierwszymi zadaniami ojca Damiana było wybudowanie kościoła i założenie parafii. Jego zadanie nie ograniczało się tylko do bycia duchownym. Dzielił z trędowatymi wszelkie niedogodności losu na wygnaniu, dobrowolnie godząc się na niebezpieczeństwo zarażenia tą nieuleczalną wtedy chorobą.

 

W kolonii trędowatych przed przybyciem ojca Damiana powszechne było poczucie rozpaczy i brak nadziei na pomoc. Szesnaście lat pracy ojca Damiana w leprozorium w Molokai sprawiło, że prawo zaczęło być respektowane, rudery zamieniono na schludne domki, uprawiano ziemię i wybudowano szkoły. Stał się nie tylko kapłanem trędowatych, lecz także ich towarzyszem, doradcą, pielęgniarzem, lekarzem, cieślą, grabarzem, kuratorem oraz przyjacielem wszystkich, przede wszystkim młodocianych ofiar trądu.

 

Wiadomości o heroicznych wysiłkach na rzecz trędowatych rozeszły się na Hawajach, w Stanach Zjednoczonych i w Europie. Liczne kościoły, fundacje i osoby prywatne przekazywały środki finansowe dla wsparcia pracy wśród trędowatych. Do Kalaupapy przybyli pomocnicy i następcy ojca Damiana, w tym belgijski ksiądz Louis Lambert Conrardy.

 

Krótko przed śmiercią Damiana na wyspę przybyły franciszkańskie zakonnice. Damian wiedział, że jego dzieło będzie kontynuowane. Zmarł w otoczeniu swoich przyjaciół i chorych, którymi się opiekował 15 kwietnia 1889 roku na Molokai na Hawajach.

 

Po śmierci ojca Damiana rozgorzała dyskusja nad jego działalnością. Krytycznie odniosły się do niej niektóre kościoły protestanckie. W obronie dzieła ojca Damiana stanęli między innymi Robert Louis Stevenson oraz Mahatma Gandhi.

 

4 czerwca 1995 roku o. Damian został beatyfikowany przez papieża Jana Pawła II. 20 grudnia 1999 roku Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez, Prefekt Kongregacji ds. Kultu Bożego i Dyscypliny Sakramentów ogłosił, że ojciec Damian został umieszczony w kalendarzu liturgicznym. Oficjalne katolickie święto ojca Damiana jest obchodzone 10 maja. Obchody Dnia Ojca Damiana na Hawajach odbywają się corocznie 15 kwietnia.

 

11 października 2009 roku został ogłoszony świętym przez papieża Benedykta XVI.

 

W 2005, w plebiscycie zorganizowanym przez belgijską telewizję, Ojciec Damian został uznany za największego Belga w historii.

 

Ojciec Damian jest patronem chorych na trąd, AIDS, wszystkich odtrąconych oraz stanu Hawaje.

Saturday, November 5 was the 3.1 mile walk fundraiser for Tampa Bay area - American Heart Association! I attended, walked, tweeted and photographed the event. Even had a Black Staff Shirt courtesy of @HeartTampaBay with wonderful instructions to go do what you best …and that is tweet and cover the back story!

 

I found and tweeted three great stories! The first was a heart transplant survivor who was walking the route. Second was a mother - daughter reunion which showed the perseverance of a daughter who was given up for adoption to find her mother. Third, was a young lady I walked with for a bit who was new to the area.

 

On twitter the event used the hashtag #TBHeartWalk and tweet as @HeartTampaBay and on Facebook they are www.facebook.com/AHATampaBay.

 

I tweet as @5wa. My tweets, pics and stories can be read at bit.ly/ssqxrU.

 

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this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

Current exhibition at the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam.

 

If you go, do not forget to see "Schönberg and Kandinsky". I did not know that Schönberg was so creative beyond his music (f.i. cleverly designed ticket for public transport in Vienna; chess for four people where you can join a coalition. With a chessboard with 100 instead of 64 fields. Etc.

Until 16-03-2014.

 

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,do trang tri noi that,noi that phong hop,thiết kế thi công nội thất,noi ngoai that,thiết kế nội thất biệt thự,noi that can ho,nhận thiết kế nội thất,đồ nội thất văn phòng,den trang tri noi that,do noi that gia dinh,nội thất nhựa,game trang tri noi that,do an noi that,noi that tran thach cao,noi that bang go,noi that nhua dai loan,vat lieu noi that,kính trang trí nội thất,noi that van phong dep,hoc trang tri noi that,noi that kien truc,kinh doanh noi that,noithat nha dep,công ty nội thất 190,noi that cua hang,trần thạch cao khung nổi,do go noi that cao cap,tuyen thiet ke noi that,noi that sai gon,tu noi that,dien lanh ha noi,day thiet ke noi that,trang tri noi ngoai that,noi that cua go,nội thất vàng,mua an noi that,khoa nội thất,noi that showroom,ghế văn phòng cao cấp,do go noi that gia dinh,nganh trang tri noi that,cong ty kien truc noi that,noi that bep dep,noi that a my,bao gia noi that van phong,noi that kinh,giá bàn ghế văn phòng,dai ly noi that hoa phat,kinh noi that,do noi that dep,ghe noi that,nghe thiet ke noi that,mua do noi that,mua bàn ghế văn phòng,mua noi that,giao vat ha noi,thiet ke noi that showroom,noi that giuong,noi that xay dung,mua ghế văn phòng,cua go noi that,bao gia thiet ke noi that,sofa giường hà nội,tin tuc noi that,noi that the city,trang tri noi that do go,noi that salon,trangtri noi that,noi that ngan hang,don gia thiet ke noi that,noi that sao viet,nội thất klassy,noi that van phong nhap khau.hoa đất sét hà nội.xem noi that,khoa thiet ke noi that,dien thoai vo go ha noi,hinh anh trang tri noi that,nội thất eleganz,nội thất table,salon noi that,thiet ke noi that café,cua hang noi that hoa phat,trang web nội thất,noi that nha trang,da trang tri noi that,rang tri noi that gia dinh,noi that benh vien,bao gia noi that hoa phat,hoa đất nhật bản hà nội,thiet ke van phong dep, trang tri noi that,trang chi noi that,sieu thi trang tri noi that,mua sofa ở hà nội,nội thất homemart,noi that hoa phat hcm,noi that hao phat,shop noi that,trang tri noi that tphcm,noi that ghe sofa,noi that hoaphat,trang tri noi that hoa phat,web trang tri noi that,thiet ke noi that tphcm,gia noi that gia dinh,sofa hà nội,chuyen thiet ke noi that,gia trang tri noi that,nơi bán giấy dán tường,mau thiet ke van phong,chilai noi that,an ghe hoa phat ha.noi that,nội thất phòng khách,nội thất văn phòng,noi that gia dinh,noithat,thiết kế nội thất,phong khach,nội thất hoà phát,siêu thị nội thất,nội thất gỗ,do go noi that,do noi that,công ty nội thất,đồ gỗ nội thất,nội thất cao cấp,noi that phong bep,noi that dep,đồ nội thất,ban ghe hoa phat,noi that o to,noi that bep,nội thất giá rẻ,san pham noi that,noi that phong khach dep,noi that hien dai,nội thất đồ gỗ,go noi that,noi that online,mau noi that dep,noi that phong ngu dep,noi that do go,do an noi that,cty noi that,noi that ngoc diep,noi that chau au,nganh thiet ke noi that,ghế văn phòng cao cấp,gia noi that,den trang tri phong khach,đèn trang trí nội thất,game thiet ke noi that,cửa hàng nội thất,ghe noi that,anh the anh noi that,thiet ke noi that dep,tu van noi that,noi that quan café,noi that go tu nhien,noi that viet,nội thất hiện đại,do trang tri noi that,den trang tri noi that,game trang tri noi that,trang tri noi that dep,trang tri noi that, trang tri noi that,noi that bang go,thiết bị nội thất,nội thất phòng ngủ đẹp,hoc trang tri noi that,các công ty nội thất,trang trí nội thất đẹp,sieu thi noi that tphcm,day thiet ke noi that,nganh trang tri noi that,cach trang tri noi that,noi that hoa phat tphcm,noi that ngan hang,hinh anh noi that dep,noi that phong bep dep,thu phuong ha noi,trang tri noi that viet nam,do noi that dep,noi that dep nhat,thiet ke noi that café,noi that phong an dep,noi that vung tau mail,nhan thiet ke noi that,cua hang noi that tphcm,noi that benh vien,tranh trang tri noi that,website nội thất,trang web noi that,noi long mi gia,xem trang tri noi that,chuyen thiet ke noi that,nghanh thiet ke noi that,noi that vietnam,gia noi that gia dinh, trang noi ngoai that,trang trí nội ngoại thất,trang trí nội thất,trang trí nội thất phòng khách,tranh phong khach,thiet ke kien truc dep,thiết kế trang trí nội thất,tranh noi that,nội thất trang trí,noi that san vuon,cách trang trí nội thất,cong chung viet,mau thiet ke van phong,trang tri noi ngoai that,trang trí ngoại thất,trang tri noi that dep,trang trí nội thất,do trang tri noi that,trang tri noi that go,nội thất,thiết kế nội thất,nội thất trang trí,cty trang tri noi that,đèn trang trí nội thất,noi that dep,nội thất phòng khách,nội thất gỗ,do noi that,nội thất phòng ngủ,siêu thị nội thất,noi that gia dinh,noi that ngoai that,nội thất văn phòng,

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I thought I'd go do the opposite of yesterdays photos. Instead of all black with read eyes I've gone all white. I'm looking a wee bit stubbly today. I'll soon be back to my full beardiness. I'm feeling naked without it. Naked and cold. Naked, cold and I have nothing to stroke while I have a ponder about the pondering things I ponder during my ponderations.

 

I think that the black looked far cooler. Hehe the dark site looks better than the light :oP

I realised that in being eager to post shots back in the autumn from our trip to the US, I had skipped some of a few scenes, so a chance now that I have caught up with all the EA church shots, and just closing the book on 2017.

 

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August 15

 

Yesterday we went for a snooze at six, and failed to wake up until nearly 11, meaning too late to do anything really, so we went back to bed.

 

All would have been well if the car hadin’t got bored and made the alarm go off twice. No idea what was wrong, so in the end we had to leave the car unlocked.

 

All was well this morning when we got up at six. Got up, but had been laying awake for at least two hours. But all was well, just now we could get up and go do stuff again. And as before, do the really popular stuff when the park is either empty or asleep, which is why we were heading for the Canyon and two sets of falls before seven, and just as the sun was rising.

 

As was the mist.

 

Mere photographs could not do the scenes justice, the morning light on the mist as it rolled down from the mountain tops, all tinged in pink. We do stop a couple of times for shots, but mostly just enjoy being some of the few people up and around at the early hour, lucky enough to see it.

 

We arrive at Canyon Village, and fill up the car, as it was reminding us it had only 45 miles of fuel left, and Yellowstone wasn’t the best of places to run out of fuel. However, I can say I am one of the few people to have locked the keys to his hire car, in the hire car, on the top of a mountain. You really could not make this up.

 

So with the car refuelled, we drive to the lower falls, and first of all go to the overlook, and with the mist wrapped round the fir trees on the edge of the gorge missing in with the spray from the waterfall, and again with the golden light, it was magical.

 

There was a train: three eights of a mile long, but dropping 660 feet. I knew the shots would be worth it, so we start to totter down. And down, and down. Zig zagging down the side of the gorge, with the roar of the falls getting ever louder.

 

With every step down, we would have to climb back up, and at over 7,000 feet, it was going to be interesting.

 

Once down at the bottom, there was a viewing platform right over the falls, allowing you to look down from the edge of the cataract. It was magical, and with just three young guys from Boston with us, we had it all to ourselves.

 

Of course, then came the walk back up, stopping every turn or two, but recovery seemed to get quicker and easier, and in ten minutes or so, we were at the top.

 

We have breakfast of salad and nectarines, I kid you not, before the short drive to the upper falls, where there was a less steep and much shorter set of steps to the viewing platform, made all the more magical by the mist that had risen. I snap it, and the mist wreathed trees on the far bank, then walk up where there was a small conference on what to do next.

 

In our preparations, we had left two days without accommodation booked, to allow us some flexibility, however, those two days were on Friday and Saturday, and all rooms in and around Yellowstone might be booked.

 

We drive round to Cooke City, Montana, where we had both thought the main street looked fun and nice to stay at. Once there was asked at the tourist information if they could help in finding a room, but we were told we would have to visit each and every motel and bar, casino to ask if they had rooms.

 

Only one did, but it didn’t really meet our standards these days, so we went back to the tourist information to use their free wifi, and after consulting a map, chose a town in southern Montana, did a search for rooms and came up with a condo with suits, and free wifi which should mean being online a little. It was all booked, so worries over, and being midday, we go over to a place opposite for lunch, our first meal in 22 hours, and have burgers. It was either that or steak.

 

Not the best burgers of fries in the world, but good enough to these hungry bunnies, we ate outside, the only ones to do so, but soaking up the rays, now that the sun had broken through.

 

On our way back to the park we see a cabin selling ice cream, so call in, and were given a waffle cone each with five scoops of creamy goodness, and these were just the singles at 3 bucks fifty each! Jools could not finish hers, but I wasn’t going to let huckleberry ice cream go to waste. I eat all mine, all except for the drips down my t shirt.

 

On the way back to the cabin, we stop many times to take in the views, or to look for wildlife. A friendly chap showed me where some mountain goats could be seen about a mile away, but also gave me the heads up on an Osprey’s nest near to the road further on.

 

At an overlook of a shallow river, Jools and I spend a fine half hou chasing butterflies, American Painted Ladies and some kind of Fritillary. All wonderful, and some photographed.

A few miles on, we see the Osprey’s nest and stop, next to the guy who told me about it. We watch to juveniles stretching and flapping their wings, and I rattle off probably 50 shots.

 

We move on and finally come to a place where a herd of Bison where near to the road, so we stop and I snap many of the animals, some rolling around in a dust bath. Just fabulous.

 

Back in Mammoth, we visit the upper terraces of the falls near to the cabin, but it is a joyless experience because of the numbers of people, but then still got some shots. But we can return in the evening or early tomorrow,

 

We had burgers for lunch, again, so in the evebing, in the hope of improving our diet, we go to the resoty restauratn, in the hope of vegetables, in for not other reason. We hadin’t booked a table, so had to wait 40 minutes, so retired to the bar, and where I was recommonded a pint of Moose Drihhle, a dark beer I was told. Turned out to have great depth of falvour, and it was a shame when that came to an end, but no worry as our table was ready, so we celebrated by odering a bottle of wine. We ordered bluse, but red came, but what the heck.

 

I had fillet of bison, showing they just don’t look good, the taste it too, it was accompanied by some mashed taters, and boccolini. Or, broccoli that had been on a diet. All good, as was the wine, and we may return to sample the huckleberry margarita.

 

We walked back under a clear sky with the crescent waning moon high overhead. We were pooped, and it was cold, just above freezing, so we took to our beds.

 

siêu thị nội thất,nội thất gỗ,nội thất gia đình,nội thất phòng ngủ,nội thất phòng khách,thiết kế nội thất,nội thất đẹp,thiết kế nội thất văn phòng,nội thất văn phòng,nội thất hoà phát,noi that dep,nội thất đồ gỗ,đồ gỗ nội thất cao cấp,nội thất 190,đèn rang trí nội thất,showroom nội thất,nội thất giường tủ,do noi that,công ty thiết kế nội thất,đồ nội thất,phong thuy noi that,thiết kế nội thất chung cư,sản phẩm nội thất,đồ nội thất giá rẻ,nội thất khách sạn,hòa phát nội thất,noi that chau au,công ty nội thất,nội thất văn phòng cao cấp,thi công nội thất,nội thất ăn phòng hiện đại,nội thất bếp,nội thất văn phòng hòa phát,noi that biet thu,sơn nội thất,nội thất cao cấp,nội thất hàn quốc,nội thất phòng ngủ cao cấp,đồ trang trí nội thất,học thiết kế nội thất,tư vấn thiết kế nội thất,thiet ke noi that dep,đồ gỗ nội thất,noi that dai loan,công ty trang trí nội thất, nội thất đài loan,nội thất dafuco,thiết kế nội thất căn hộ,nội thất online,hang noi that,nội thất phố xinh,thiet ke noi ngoai that,thiết kế nội thất phòng khách,đồ gỗ nội thất phòng ngủ,nội thất vip,mau noi that dep,noi that ha nam,nôi điện cho em bé,giá thiết kế nội thất,nội thất chung cư,công ty nội thất hòa phát,thiết kế nội thất phòng ngủ,giấy dán tường hà nội,noi that go tu nhien,nội thất văn phòng giá rẻ,nội thất inox,khong gian oi hat dep,anh noi that dep,cty thiet ke noi that,nội thất phố xinh tphcm,đồ gỗ nội thất phòng khách,cửa hàng nội thất,thi công nội thất văn phòng,noi that phong ngu dep,noi that go dep,cửa hàng trang trí nội thất,nội thất phòng ngủ đẹp,cty trang tri noi that,noi that ha noi,nội thất phòng ngủ nhỏ,nội thất hoàng anh gia lai,nội hất xuân hòa,trang tri noi that dep,nội thất phòng ăn,trang trí nội thất đẹp,noi that phong khach dep,trang trí thất văn phòng,nội thất xe hơi,trang tri noi that go,nội thất xinhtrang trí nội thất,nội thất giá rẻ,trang trí nội thất phòng khách,ban do noi that,nội thất sbtư vấn nội thất,thiết kế trang trí nội thất,bàn ghế nội thất,do go noi that,noi that gia dinh,nội thất việt,cach trang tri noi that,khoa hoc thiet ke noi that,nội thất chilai,mẫu nội thất,noi that do go,nội thất phòng bếp,do go trang tri noi that,sieu thi noi that tphcm,kien truc noi that dep,nội thất tủ bếp,siêu thị đồ gỗ nội thất,gỗ nội thất,nội thất tphcm,kiến trúc nội thất,ảnh nội thất,nội thất phòng khách nhỏ,nội thất ô tô,hinh anh noi that dep,ghế văn phòng,nội thất phòng ngủ hiện đại,noithatsofa,nội thất văn phòng hà nội,bàn ghế văn phòng,thế giới nội thất,các công ty nội thất,noi that hoa phat tphcm,tu van trang tri noi that,nội thất nhập khẩu,website nội thất,ban ghe hoa phat,giường ngủ,thiết kế showroom,mẫu thiết kế nội thất, thiet ke noi that khach san,nội thất sofa,noi that dep nhat,nội thất uma,thiết kế văn phòng,bàn ghế,cua hang noi that van phong,quang cao noi that,lop hoc thiet ke noi that,dai hoc kien truc ha noi,đồ nội thất phòng ngủ,giá nội thất,web nội thất, rèm cửa hà nội, noithat dep,noi that phong thuy,san xuat noi that,da quy khong noi doi,noi that hien dai,do noi that van phong,lang ga noi,đá quý không nói dối,trang tri noi that cao cap,cây nội thất,nội thất chung cư đẹp,thiết bị nội thất,noi em be,nội thất văn phòng hcm,thiết kế nội thất đẹp,nội thất bàn ghế,hinh noi that dep,noi that an duong,nội thất ngọc diệp,tổng cục thuế hà nội,đèn nội thất,đồ nội thất phòng khách,nội thất bếp xinh,cua hang noi that tphcm,noi that quan café,xem trang tri noi that,noi that karaoke,nội thất hòa phát hà nội,bán đồ nội thất,den noi that,nội thất hiện đại,đồ nội thất bằng gỗ,noi that phong karaoke,shop online hà nội,noi that chi lai,san go noi that,trang tri noi that phong ngu,noi that phong cuoi,noi that go cao cap,sua may giat tai ha noi,hoa phat furniture,nội thất văn phòng tphcm,nội thất hcm,nội thất giường ngủ,nội thất rossanocty nội thất,nội thất trang trí,nội thất đồ gỗ việt,noi com dien gia re,siêu thị nội thất hà nội

 

,do trang tri noi that,noi that phong hop,thiết kế thi công nội thất,noi ngoai that,thiết kế nội thất biệt thự,noi that can ho,nhận thiết kế nội thất,đồ nội thất văn phòng,den trang tri noi that,do noi that gia dinh,nội thất nhựa,game trang tri noi that,do an noi that,noi that tran thach cao,noi that bang go,noi that nhua dai loan,vat lieu noi that,kính trang trí nội thất,noi that van phong dep,hoc trang tri noi that,noi that kien truc,kinh doanh noi that,noithat nha dep,công ty nội thất 190,noi that cua hang,trần thạch cao khung nổi,do go noi that cao cap,tuyen thiet ke noi that,noi that sai gon,tu noi that,dien lanh ha noi,day thiet ke noi that,trang tri noi ngoai that,noi that cua go,nội thất vàng,mua an noi that,khoa nội thất,noi that showroom,ghế văn phòng cao cấp,do go noi that gia dinh,nganh trang tri noi that,cong ty kien truc noi that,noi that bep dep,noi that a my,bao gia noi that van phong,noi that kinh,giá bàn ghế văn phòng,dai ly noi that hoa phat,kinh noi that,do noi that dep,ghe noi that,nghe thiet ke noi that,mua do noi that,mua bàn ghế văn phòng,mua noi that,giao vat ha noi,thiet ke noi that showroom,noi that giuong,noi that xay dung,mua ghế văn phòng,cua go noi that,bao gia thiet ke noi that,sofa giường hà nội,tin tuc noi that,noi that the city,trang tri noi that do go,noi that salon,trangtri noi that,noi that ngan hang,don gia thiet ke noi that,noi that sao viet,nội thất klassy,noi that van phong nhap khau.hoa đất sét hà nội.xem noi that,khoa thiet ke noi that,dien thoai vo go ha noi,hinh anh trang tri noi that,nội thất eleganz,nội thất table,salon noi that,thiet ke noi that café,cua hang noi that hoa phat,trang web nội thất,noi that nha trang,da trang tri noi that,rang tri noi that gia dinh,noi that benh vien,bao gia noi that hoa phat,hoa đất nhật bản hà nội,thiet ke van phong dep, trang tri noi that,trang chi noi that,sieu thi trang tri noi that,mua sofa ở hà nội,nội thất homemart,noi that hoa phat hcm,noi that hao phat,shop noi that,trang tri noi that tphcm,noi that ghe sofa,noi that hoaphat,trang tri noi that hoa phat,web trang tri noi that,thiet ke noi that tphcm,gia noi that gia dinh,sofa hà nội,chuyen thiet ke noi that,gia trang tri noi that,nơi bán giấy dán tường,mau thiet ke van phong,chilai noi that,an ghe hoa phat ha.noi that,nội thất phòng khách,nội thất văn phòng,noi that gia dinh,noithat,thiết kế nội thất,phong khach,nội thất hoà phát,siêu thị nội thất,nội thất gỗ,do go noi that,do noi that,công ty nội thất,đồ gỗ nội thất,nội thất cao cấp,noi that phong bep,noi that dep,đồ nội thất,ban ghe hoa phat,noi that o to,noi that bep,nội thất giá rẻ,san pham noi that,noi that phong khach dep,noi that hien dai,nội thất đồ gỗ,go noi that,noi that online,mau noi that dep,noi that phong ngu dep,noi that do go,do an noi that,cty noi that,noi that ngoc diep,noi that chau au,nganh thiet ke noi that,ghế văn phòng cao cấp,gia noi that,den trang tri phong khach,đèn trang trí nội thất,game thiet ke noi that,cửa hàng nội thất,ghe noi that,anh the anh noi that,thiet ke noi that dep,tu van noi that,noi that quan café,noi that go tu nhien,noi that viet,nội thất hiện đại,do trang tri noi that,den trang tri noi that,game trang tri noi that,trang tri noi that dep,trang tri noi that, trang tri noi that,noi that bang go,thiết bị nội thất,nội thất phòng ngủ đẹp,hoc trang tri noi that,các công ty nội thất,trang trí nội thất đẹp,sieu thi noi that tphcm,day thiet ke noi that,nganh trang tri noi that,cach trang tri noi that,noi that hoa phat tphcm,noi that ngan hang,hinh anh noi that dep,noi that phong bep dep,thu phuong ha noi,trang tri noi that viet nam,do noi that dep,noi that dep nhat,thiet ke noi that café,noi that phong an dep,noi that vung tau mail,nhan thiet ke noi that,cua hang noi that tphcm,noi that benh vien,tranh trang tri noi that,website nội thất,trang web noi that,noi long mi gia,xem trang tri noi that,chuyen thiet ke noi that,nghanh thiet ke noi that,noi that vietnam,gia noi that gia dinh, trang noi ngoai that,trang trí nội ngoại thất,trang trí nội thất,trang trí nội thất phòng khách,tranh phong khach,thiet ke kien truc dep,thiết kế trang trí nội thất,tranh noi that,nội thất trang trí,noi that san vuon,cách trang trí nội thất,cong chung viet,mau thiet ke van phong,trang tri noi ngoai that,trang trí ngoại thất,trang tri noi that dep,trang trí nội thất,do trang tri noi that,trang tri noi that go,nội thất,thiết kế nội thất,nội thất trang trí,cty trang tri noi that,đèn trang trí nội thất,noi that dep,nội thất phòng khách,nội thất gỗ,do noi that,nội thất phòng ngủ,siêu thị nội thất,noi that gia dinh,noi that ngoai that,nội thất văn phòng,

thi công nội thất,noi that bep,thiết kế ngoại thất,tri noi tri ngoai,showroom nội thất,trang trí phòng,công ty nội thất,nội thất cao cấp,ngoại thất,thiet ke noi that dep,tu van thiet ke noi that,trang trí nội thất phòng khách,trang chi noi that,giá thiết kế nội thất,thiết kế trang trí nội thất,tranh noi that,cua hang ban do trang tri noi that,đèn nội thất,đèn trang trí sân vườn,tranh phong khach,nội thất việt nam,do dung noi that,noi that showroom,thiet ke kien truc noi that,web nội thất,noi that san vuon,sản phẩm trang trí nội thất,bán đồ trang trí nội thất,noi that gia dung,show room noi that,cong chung viet,cách trang trí nội thất,thiet ke ngoai that dep, noi ngoai that,thiết kế nội thất,nội thất văn phòng,nội thất phòng ngủtrang trí nội thất,kiến trúc nội thất,tri noi tri ngoai,nội thất tphcm,giá nội thất,web nội thất.

 

Saturday, November 5 was the 3.1 mile walk fundraiser for Tampa Bay area - American Heart Association! I attended, walked, tweeted and photographed the event. Even had a Black Staff Shirt courtesy of @HeartTampaBay with wonderful instructions to go do what you best …and that is tweet and cover the back story!

 

I found and tweeted three great stories! The first was a heart transplant survivor who was walking the route. Second was a mother - daughter reunion which showed the perseverance of a daughter who was given up for adoption to find her mother. Third, was a young lady I walked with for a bit who was new to the area.

 

On twitter the event used the hashtag #TBHeartWalk and tweet as @HeartTampaBay and on Facebook they are www.facebook.com/AHATampaBay.

 

I tweet as @5wa. My tweets, pics and stories can be read at bit.ly/ssqxrU.

  

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Sunday afternoon my daughters wanted to go do a “photo shoot”. They talked me into getting off the couch and we went to a nearby park. One minute they were sweet and wonderful, the next they were like this. We ended up having a great time and lots of fun. They are great girls and they will all be going to the same high school again this year (junior, sophomore, and senior). I have a great family!

Crown of thorns is not forever."

 

Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive – Howard Thurman.

 

Life's journey isn't a smooth road, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, latte in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming ‘Woohoo WHAT A RIDE’! No matter what experience in life we had, there is always a price waiting at the end of the road. Sometimes people love to push you to the limit and put you down, but this is the rule "Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself... move forward and continue your journey, NEVER give up!

 

After all, LIFE doesn't end here, where there is FAITH, there's always HOPE. Anyone can do what they want to do as long as it doesn't hurt another; if you hurt another remember that there is always a justification at the end, its name is karma. Your suffering today is waiting for a prize; tell your adversary "How long will you straddle the issue?" It will not be that long, I believe in God's promise. He is my hope, my salvation, and He keeps my faith alive, I claim all His words spoken to me. From this day forward, I believe everything has an ending. Suffering is optional, forgiveness is always at hand. NEVER GIVE UP.

 

“Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.

O LORD, my allotted portion and cup,

you it is who hold fast my lot.

I set the LORD ever before me;

with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed." Psalm 16: 6-8

 

Saturday, November 5 was the 3.1 mile walk fundraiser for Tampa Bay area - American Heart Association! I attended, walked, tweeted and photographed the event. Even had a Black Staff Shirt courtesy of @HeartTampaBay with wonderful instructions to go do what you best …and that is tweet and cover the back story!

 

I found and tweeted three great stories! The first was a heart transplant survivor who was walking the route. Second was a mother - daughter reunion which showed the perseverance of a daughter who was given up for adoption to find her mother. Third, was a young lady I walked with for a bit who was new to the area.

 

On twitter the event used the hashtag #TBHeartWalk and tweet as @HeartTampaBay and on Facebook they are www.facebook.com/AHATampaBay.

 

I tweet as @5wa. My tweets, pics and stories can be read at bit.ly/ssqxrU.

  

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this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

 

--

education:

n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their

lack of understanding.

 

~ambrose bierce

see him like I do

  

My fifteenth stranger in 100 stranger project.

 

This is Marty. We meet him and his wife while strolling Balboa Island. They were so happy and full of life. The love that was glowing from them was so contagious.

 

Marty is writing a book of his life story. It is a trilogy. A trilogy! I mean, who lives like that? It was amazing to think that he had. He started telling us little nuggets of the stories that will fill his books.... boy has he lived!

  

Lesson learned from this stranger.... live life like it is a trilogy. Know when to end a book and begin a new one. Be brave enough to start anew- whether it be a new chapter, book, hobbie, passion or even something as simple as giving yourself a new day, moment or minute. And, he taught me to love greatly- love life, love people and love yourself.

 

My favorite part was when we went to say our good-byes. They shouted," Have a great eternity! We know where we are going, do you?" We all paused. It is a great reassurance to know that if I don't see these two again in this life, well then, my banquet table just got longer!

 

My sweet friend Megan took a picutre of his wife and it is her stranger today. Please check out her photostream to get to know Marty's beloved- Marty's beloved

 

Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com

 

Sécurité routière : sur-gravité des accidents dans le massif de Fontainebleau

www.seine-et-marne.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/rubrique...

 

Les recommandations principales qui peuvent être faites en vue d’une conduite apaisée et sécurisée sont les suivantes :

 

* allumer ses feux de croisement dès baisse de visibilité ou luminosité faible (brouillard, ombre des arbres, tombée de la nuit,...)

 

* respecter toutes les limitations de vitesse

 

* aux heures difficiles (aube et crépuscule notamment, ou entre "chien et loup") : adapter sa vitesse et ne pas dépasser le 70 km/h afin de pouvoir réagir en cas de surgissement brutal et subit d’un animal

 

* même si cela paraît difficile de prime abord, ne pas essayer d’éviter ces animaux : freiner et rester droit ! Moins on roule vite, plus c’est facile ! Tant pis si on percute (plus facile à faible allure) : on peut ne pas tuer l’animal et le projeter parfois...

 

* en effet, les arbres ne pardonnent pas en cas de manoeuvres d’évitement qui entraînent en effet trop souvent des pertes de contrôle ; et la collision avec un obstacle latéral (arbre) ou des "tonneaux" (fossé,...) augmentent fortement la gravité des accidents : trop de personnes tuées le démontrent.

 

* respecter la vitesse dans les agglomérations traversées, et donner la priorité aux usagers vulnérables en agglomération, mais aussi hors agglomération (cyclistes, randonneurs,...assez nombreux sans oublier les cavaliers !)

 

* garder une distance minimale d’ 1,50 m quand on double un cycliste (danger, souffle, rétroviseurs,...)

 

* assurer une cohabitation courtoise entre motocyclistes et automobilistes raisonnables

 

* penser aux visiteurs, touristes, qui ne sont pas des habitués du massif et se promènent en roulant doucement et en "goûtant" le paysage et les couleurs ou paysages de la forêt,

 

* respecter strictement toutes les réglementations d’interdiction : stop, dépassement interdit,...

 

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this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

 

--

education:

n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their

lack of understanding.

 

~ambrose bierce

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this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

 

--

education:

n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their

lack of understanding.

 

~ambrose bierce

This thing is called a quokka and is crazy cute. Go do an image search for quokka and you will not be sad you did.

August 15

 

Yesterday we went for a snooze at six, and failed to wake up until nearly 11, meaning too late to do anything really, so we went back to bed.

 

All would have been well if the car hadin’t got bored and made the alarm go off twice. No idea what was wrong, so in the end we had to leave the car unlocked.

 

All was well this morning when we got up at six. Got up, but had been laying awake for at least two hours. But all was well, just now we could get up and go do stuff again. And as before, do the really popular stuff when the park is either empty or asleep, which is why we were heading for the Canyon and two sets of falls before seven, and just as the sun was rising.

 

As was the mist.

 

Mere photographs could not do the scenes justice, the morning light on the mist as it rolled down from the mountain tops, all tinged in pink. We do stop a couple of times for shots, but mostly just enjoy being some of the few people up and around at the early hour, lucky enough to see it.

 

We arrive at Canyon Village, and fill up the car, as it was reminding us it had only 45 miles of fuel left, and Yellowstone wasn’t the best of places to run out of fuel. However, I can say I am one of the few people to have locked the keys to his hire car, in the hire car, on the top of a mountain. You really could not make this up.

 

So with the car refuelled, we drive to the lower falls, and first of all go to the overlook, and with the mist wrapped round the fir trees on the edge of the gorge missing in with the spray from the waterfall, and again with the golden light, it was magical.

 

There was a train: three eights of a mile long, but dropping 660 feet. I knew the shots would be worth it, so we start to totter down. And down, and down. Zig zagging down the side of the gorge, with the roar of the falls getting ever louder.

 

With every step down, we would have to climb back up, and at over 7,000 feet, it was going to be interesting.

 

Once down at the bottom, there was a viewing platform right over the falls, allowing you to look down from the edge of the cataract. It was magical, and with just three young guys from Boston with us, we had it all to ourselves.

 

Of course, then came the walk back up, stopping every turn or two, but recovery seemed to get quicker and easier, and in ten minutes or so, we were at the top.

 

We have breakfast of salad and nectarines, I kid you not, before the short drive to the upper falls, where there was a less steep and much shorter set of steps to the viewing platform, made all the more magical by the mist that had risen. I snap it, and the mist wreathed trees on the far bank, then walk up where there was a small conference on what to do next.

 

In our preparations, we had left two days without accommodation booked, to allow us some flexibility, however, those two days were on Friday and Saturday, and all rooms in and around Yellowstone might be booked.

 

We drive round to Cooke City, Montana, where we had both thought the main street looked fun and nice to stay at. Once there was asked at the tourist information if they could help in finding a room, but we were told we would have to visit each and every motel and bar, casino to ask if they had rooms.

 

Only one did, but it didn’t really meet our standards these days, so we went back to the tourist information to use their free wifi, and after consulting a map, chose a town in southern Montana, did a search for rooms and came up with a condo with suits, and free wifi which should mean being online a little. It was all booked, so worries over, and being midday, we go over to a place opposite for lunch, our first meal in 22 hours, and have burgers. It was either that or steak.

 

Not the best burgers of fries in the world, but good enough to these hungry bunnies, we ate outside, the only ones to do so, but soaking up the rays, now that the sun had broken through.

 

On our way back to the park we see a cabin selling ice cream, so call in, and were given a waffle cone each with five scoops of creamy goodness, and these were just the singles at 3 bucks fifty each! Jools could not finish hers, but I wasn’t going to let huckleberry ice cream go to waste. I eat all mine, all except for the drips down my t shirt.

 

On the way back to the cabin, we stop many times to take in the views, or to look for wildlife. A friendly chap showed me where some mountain goats could be seen about a mile away, but also gave me the heads up on an Osprey’s nest near to the road further on.

 

At an overlook of a shallow river, Jools and I spend a fine half hour chasing butterflies, American Painted Ladies and some kind of Fritillary. All wonderful, and some photographed.

A few miles on, we see the Osprey’s nest and stop, next to the guy who told me about it. We watch to juveniles stretching and flapping their wings, and I rattle off probably 50 shots.

 

We move on and finally come to a place where a herd of Bison where near to the road, so we stop and I snap many of the animals, some rolling around in a dust bath. Just fabulous.

 

Back in Mammoth, we visit the upper terraces of the falls near to the cabin, but it is a joyless experience because of the numbers of people, but then still got some shots. But we can return in the evening or early tomorrow,

 

We had burgers for lunch, again, so in the evening, in the hope of improving our diet, we go to the resort restaurant, in the hope of vegetables, in for not other reason. We hadn’t booked a table, so had to wait 40 minutes, so retired to the bar, and where I was recommended a pint of Moose Dribble, a dark beer I was told. Turned out to have great depth of flavour, and it was a shame when that came to an end, but no worry as our table was ready, so we celebrated by ordering a bottle of wine. We ordered blush, but red came, but what the heck.

 

I had fillet of bison, showing they just don’t look good, the taste it too, it was accompanied by some mashed taters, and boccolini. Or, broccoli that had been on a diet. All good, as was the wine, and we may return to sample the huckleberry margarita.

 

We walked back under a clear sky with the crescent waning moon high overhead. We were pooped, and it was cold, just above freezing, so we took to our beds

August 15

 

Yesterday we went for a snooze at six, and failed to wake up until nearly 11, meaning too late to do anything really, so we went back to bed.

 

All would have been well if the car hadin’t got bored and made the alarm go off twice. No idea what was wrong, so in the end we had to leave the car unlocked.

 

All was well this morning when we got up at six. Got up, but had been laying awake for at least two hours. But all was well, just now we could get up and go do stuff again. And as before, do the really popular stuff when the park is either empty or asleep, which is why we were heading for the Canyon and two sets of falls before seven, and just as the sun was rising.

 

As was the mist.

 

Mere photographs could not do the scenes justice, the morning light on the mist as it rolled down from the mountain tops, all tinged in pink. We do stop a couple of times for shots, but mostly just enjoy being some of the few people up and around at the early hour, lucky enough to see it.

 

We arrive at Canyon Village, and fill up the car, as it was reminding us it had only 45 miles of fuel left, and Yellowstone wasn’t the best of places to run out of fuel. However, I can say I am one of the few people to have locked the keys to his hire car, in the hire car, on the top of a mountain. You really could not make this up.

 

So with the car refuelled, we drive to the lower falls, and first of all go to the overlook, and with the mist wrapped round the fir trees on the edge of the gorge missing in with the spray from the waterfall, and again with the golden light, it was magical.

 

There was a train: three eights of a mile long, but dropping 660 feet. I knew the shots would be worth it, so we start to totter down. And down, and down. Zig zagging down the side of the gorge, with the roar of the falls getting ever louder.

 

With every step down, we would have to climb back up, and at over 7,000 feet, it was going to be interesting.

 

Once down at the bottom, there was a viewing platform right over the falls, allowing you to look down from the edge of the cataract. It was magical, and with just three young guys from Boston with us, we had it all to ourselves.

 

Of course, then came the walk back up, stopping every turn or two, but recovery seemed to get quicker and easier, and in ten minutes or so, we were at the top.

 

We have breakfast of salad and nectarines, I kid you not, before the short drive to the upper falls, where there was a less steep and much shorter set of steps to the viewing platform, made all the more magical by the mist that had risen. I snap it, and the mist wreathed trees on the far bank, then walk up where there was a small conference on what to do next.

 

In our preparations, we had left two days without accommodation booked, to allow us some flexibility, however, those two days were on Friday and Saturday, and all rooms in and around Yellowstone might be booked.

 

We drive round to Cooke City, Montana, where we had both thought the main street looked fun and nice to stay at. Once there was asked at the tourist information if they could help in finding a room, but we were told we would have to visit each and every motel and bar, casino to ask if they had rooms.

 

Only one did, but it didn’t really meet our standards these days, so we went back to the tourist information to use their free wifi, and after consulting a map, chose a town in southern Montana, did a search for rooms and came up with a condo with suits, and free wifi which should mean being online a little. It was all booked, so worries over, and being midday, we go over to a place opposite for lunch, our first meal in 22 hours, and have burgers. It was either that or steak.

 

Not the best burgers of fries in the world, but good enough to these hungry bunnies, we ate outside, the only ones to do so, but soaking up the rays, now that the sun had broken through.

 

On our way back to the park we see a cabin selling ice cream, so call in, and were given a waffle cone each with five scoops of creamy goodness, and these were just the singles at 3 bucks fifty each! Jools could not finish hers, but I wasn’t going to let huckleberry ice cream go to waste. I eat all mine, all except for the drips down my t shirt.

 

On the way back to the cabin, we stop many times to take in the views, or to look for wildlife. A friendly chap showed me where some mountain goats could be seen about a mile away, but also gave me the heads up on an Osprey’s nest near to the road further on.

 

At an overlook of a shallow river, Jools and I spend a fine half hou chasing butterflies, American Painted Ladies and some kind of Fritillary. All wonderful, and some photographed.

A few miles on, we see the Osprey’s nest and stop, next to the guy who told me about it. We watch to juveniles stretching and flapping their wings, and I rattle off probably 50 shots.

 

We move on and finally come to a place where a herd of Bison where near to the road, so we stop and I snap many of the animals, some rolling around in a dust bath. Just fabulous.

 

Back in Mammoth, we visit the upper terraces of the falls near to the cabin, but it is a joyless experience because of the numbers of people, but then still got some shots. But we can return in the evening or early tomorrow,

 

We had burgers for lunch, again, so in the evebing, in the hope of improving our diet, we go to the resoty restauratn, in the hope of vegetables, in for not other reason. We hadin’t booked a table, so had to wait 40 minutes, so retired to the bar, and where I was recommonded a pint of Moose Drihhle, a dark beer I was told. Turned out to have great depth of falvour, and it was a shame when that came to an end, but no worry as our table was ready, so we celebrated by odering a bottle of wine. We ordered bluse, but red came, but what the heck.

 

I had fillet of bison, showing they just don’t look good, the taste it too, it was accompanied by some mashed taters, and boccolini. Or, broccoli that had been on a diet. All good, as was the wine, and we may return to sample the huckleberry margarita.

 

We walked back under a clear sky with the crescent waning moon high overhead. We were pooped, and it was cold, just above freezing, so we took to our beds.

We took a trip to Cooke City to try to find rooms for Friday and Saturday night after we discovered there was a hole in our schedule and it was weekend so might be a problem in getting a room.

 

We were right, there were no rooms to be had for both nights, so ended up using the town's free wifi to book up two nights in Bozeman, Montana instead.

 

We then had lunch. Where there were no queues and things were not overpriced. Then we had huge ice creams we could not finish.

 

A good day.

 

Because then we saw Osprey, Mountain Goats, Bison and Springhors......

 

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August 15

 

Yesterday we went for a snooze at six, and failed to wake up until nearly 11, meaning too late to do anything really, so we went back to bed.

 

All would have been well if the car hadin’t got bored and made the alarm go off twice. No idea what was wrong, so in the end we had to leave the car unlocked.

 

All was well this morning when we got up at six. Got up, but had been laying awake for at least two hours. But all was well, just now we could get up and go do stuff again. And as before, do the really popular stuff when the park is either empty or asleep, which is why we were heading for the Canyon and two sets of falls before seven, and just as the sun was rising.

 

As was the mist.

 

Mere photographs could not do the scenes justice, the morning light on the mist as it rolled down from the mountain tops, all tinged in pink. We do stop a couple of times for shots, but mostly just enjoy being some of the few people up and around at the early hour, lucky enough to see it.

 

We arrive at Canyon Village, and fill up the car, as it was reminding us it had only 45 miles of fuel left, and Yellowstone wasn’t the best of places to run out of fuel. However, I can say I am one of the few people to have locked the keys to his hire car, in the hire car, on the top of a mountain. You really could not make this up.

 

So with the car refuelled, we drive to the lower falls, and first of all go to the overlook, and with the mist wrapped round the fir trees on the edge of the gorge missing in with the spray from the waterfall, and again with the golden light, it was magical.

 

There was a train: three eights of a mile long, but dropping 660 feet. I knew the shots would be worth it, so we start to totter down. And down, and down. Zig zagging down the side of the gorge, with the roar of the falls getting ever louder.

 

With every step down, we would have to climb back up, and at over 7,000 feet, it was going to be interesting.

 

Once down at the bottom, there was a viewing platform right over the falls, allowing you to look down from the edge of the cataract. It was magical, and with just three young guys from Boston with us, we had it all to ourselves.

 

Of course, then came the walk back up, stopping every turn or two, but recovery seemed to get quicker and easier, and in ten minutes or so, we were at the top.

 

We have breakfast of salad and nectarines, I kid you not, before the short drive to the upper falls, where there was a less steep and much shorter set of steps to the viewing platform, made all the more magical by the mist that had risen. I snap it, and the mist wreathed trees on the far bank, then walk up where there was a small conference on what to do next.

 

In our preparations, we had left two days without accommodation booked, to allow us some flexibility, however, those two days were on Friday and Saturday, and all rooms in and around Yellowstone might be booked.

 

We drive round to Cooke City, Montana, where we had both thought the main street looked fun and nice to stay at. Once there was asked at the tourist information if they could help in finding a room, but we were told we would have to visit each and every motel and bar, casino to ask if they had rooms.

 

Only one did, but it didn’t really meet our standards these days, so we went back to the tourist information to use their free wifi, and after consulting a map, chose a town in southern Montana, did a search for rooms and came up with a condo with suits, and free wifi which should mean being online a little. It was all booked, so worries over, and being midday, we go over to a place opposite for lunch, our first meal in 22 hours, and have burgers. It was either that or steak.

 

Not the best burgers of fries in the world, but good enough to these hungry bunnies, we ate outside, the only ones to do so, but soaking up the rays, now that the sun had broken through.

 

On our way back to the park we see a cabin selling ice cream, so call in, and were given a waffle cone each with five scoops of creamy goodness, and these were just the singles at 3 bucks fifty each! Jools could not finish hers, but I wasn’t going to let huckleberry ice cream go to waste. I eat all mine, all except for the drips down my t shirt.

 

On the way back to the cabin, we stop many times to take in the views, or to look for wildlife. A friendly chap showed me where some mountain goats could be seen about a mile away, but also gave me the heads up on an Osprey’s nest near to the road further on.

 

At an overlook of a shallow river, Jools and I spend a fine half hour chasing butterflies, American Painted Ladies and some kind of Fritillary. All wonderful, and some photographed.

A few miles on, we see the Osprey’s nest and stop, next to the guy who told me about it. We watch to juveniles stretching and flapping their wings, and I rattle off probably 50 shots.

 

We move on and finally come to a place where a herd of Bison where near to the road, so we stop and I snap many of the animals, some rolling around in a dust bath. Just fabulous.

 

Back in Mammoth, we visit the upper terraces of the falls near to the cabin, but it is a joyless experience because of the numbers of people, but then still got some shots. But we can return in the evening or early tomorrow,

 

We had burgers for lunch, again, so in the evening, in the hope of improving our diet, we go to the resort restaurant, in the hope of vegetables, in for not other reason. We hadn’t booked a table, so had to wait 40 minutes, so retired to the bar, and where I was recommended a pint of Moose Dribble, a dark beer I was told. Turned out to have great depth of flavour, and it was a shame when that came to an end, but no worry as our table was ready, so we celebrated by ordering a bottle of wine. We ordered blush, but red came, but what the heck.

 

I had fillet of bison, showing they just don’t look good, the taste it too, it was accompanied by some mashed taters, and boccolini. Or, broccoli that had been on a diet. All good, as was the wine, and we may return to sample the huckleberry margarita.

 

We walked back under a clear sky with the crescent waning moon high overhead. We were pooped, and it was cold, just above freezing, so we took to our beds.

this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

 

--

education:

n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their

lack of understanding.

 

~ambrose bierce

this was a fun assignment. the baton rouge protest seemed to have a rather

impressive turnout, i'd estimate low 4 figures. anyway here are the photo

descriptions:

 

1817 - entering capitol park

1864 - a wide shot of the protesters from the park

1900 - a sign that seems to be mocking how often obama says "uh"

1903 - a shot of several signholders on the steps of the state capitol, with

one above all saying "vote liberals out"

1913 - this sign helpfully explains that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already

1939 - a bunch of signs from the back still

1957 - sign reads: "bankers: go to jail. do not pass go. do not collect

$200,000,000"

1965 - sign reads "socialism is not an american value"

1969 - a moderately cryptic-looking sign that simply reads "who is john

galt". not the first or last atlas shrugged reference

1975 - liberty does not equal socialism

1979 - a four-panelled sign with various slogans

1986 - one of my favorite signs reads, "warning i'm a bitter christian

clinging to my gun"

1999 - sign reads: "if i quit my job, will i make more money?"

2004 - sign reads: "i voted for palin. i'm a right-wing extremist"

2009 - wider shot of the sign in 2004, with sign-holder

2022 - young man holds sign reading "just another right-wing extremist"

2034 - some hold-outs from mardi gras hold signs, one which says "throw me

something pelosi!"

2057 - sign reads "4 trillion debt, 9000 socialist earmarks stop!"

2058 - a Baton Rouge Tea Party sign with teabags hanging on it

2068 - sign reads "i love big oil, quit taxing it!"

2073 - dapper gentlemen holds sign reading "god save our nation!"

2089 - young man with sign: "proud member of homeland security's right wing

radicals"

2104 - sign reads "calculis [sic] is easy. Tax forms impossible"

2107 - "say no to obama's politics"

2130 - i love big oil again, and "stop pork barrel spending"

2133 - the first sign that finally indicates that maybe there are SOME

non-republicans here

2147 - sign reads: "common sense, not common cents"

2148 - sign reads "stop out of control spending" with a dollar being flushed

down a toilet

2177 - a wide shot of some signholders, this time from closer to the front

of the action

2181 - a little girl's sign reads "dont steal my future!"

2184 - a trio of signs, including one that has obama in a green felt cap and

the slogan "robbin' hood"

2204 - a single hand waving a small american flag reaching up above the

chaos

2224 - sign reads "the constitution is not an instrument of blah blah blah,"

you read it.

2225 - a lady holds a sign reading "i'm with stupid [right arrow] he paid

his mortgage" it should be noted that there is no one stage right. photo

2333 shows this irony a bit better.

2231 - an anti-acorn sign

2264 - a little girl holds a sign reading "you are not entitled to what my

daddy has earned"

2303 - a wide shot of the crowd at its peak, and from near the front

2313 - a little girl, sister of the one from 2264, holds a sign saying "my

daddy wanted to be here but he's at work!"

2324 - yet another sign from these girls reads "my daddy works hard for his

money, let him keep it!"

2333 - wide shot of the lady holding the "i'm with stupid" sign from 2225

2398 - another sign from these girls. i'm guessing daddy made them, but i

didn't ask.

2415 - the little girl holds up the flip side of the previous sign, which

has just an american flag on it.

2438 - a sign that seems to suggest that obama, like Mr. T, just wanted to

take our pocket change.

2457 - a sign asking whether you'd prefer to drink tea or kool-aid

2497 - another wide shot of the cheering crowd, just before the end of the

last speaker

2516 - a little girl with a sign reading "10 years old and already $30,000

in debt!"

2538 - the same little girl and her mother booing something the speaker said

2555 - sign reads "obamanomics: chains we can believe in"

2575 - young woman holds sign reading "Oh Crap!" with the O in the obama

style.

2583 - same woman appears to be bowing under the burden of her sign's

weighty message

2625 - sign reads "higher taxes so other can sit on their [insert democrat

donkey]"

2635 - another trio of signs, including one that reads "we the people are

now owned by the chinese"

2693 - wide shot of the crowd slowly starting to disperse

2711 - a better shot of the little girl with the "my daddy wanted to be

here" sign

2739 - a little boy holds up a sign reading "socialism is coming!"

2774 - a little girl holding two signs

2783 - the same girl, dressed as an indian, with two signs

2793 - an empty baby stroller with signs piled all over it

2811 - the same baby stroller, with the family carrying signs and loading a

little girl into the stroller

2816 - a lady holding a sign reading "barney frank is a heterophobe"

2822 - woman with sign "tax protest is patriotic"

2854 - a pair of children with signs, "keep your hands out of my piggy bank"

and "a bully took my lunch money"

2871 - a dog wearing a shirt reading "i didn't read the bill either"

2958 - same dog, face shot

3024 - a little girl in a stroller with a canopy reading "libery until

death"

3036 - a loyal huffpo reader holding a sign tossing some of the religious

right's rhetoric back at them

3067 - a little boy standing alone holding a sign reading "stop spending my

future!"

3129 - a young family poses with signs

3144 - the empty lectern after everyone left

 

--

education:

n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their

lack of understanding.

 

~ambrose bierce

Już od рierwszego tygodnia сiąży w organizmie kobiety zaсhodzą zmiany, któryсh сelem jest рrzygotowanie bezрieсznego środowiska dla rozwijająсego się dzieсka. Рoсzątkowe objawy сiąży są trudne do zaobserwowania. Рierwszym symрtomem jest brak miesiąсzki. Wówсzas można sięgnąć рo test сiążowy. рod konieс 5. miesiąсa сiążу dzieсko ma już 25 сm. Od 6. miesiąсa сiążу rozwój dzieсka рolega na doskonaleniu rozwiniętусh już układów i narządów сiała. Maluszek zaсzуna także magazуnować substanсje рotrzebne mu do żусia рoza łonem matki, tj. waрń, żelazo, witaminу. Nabiera także odрornośсi. Oglądająс USG można dostrzeс, jak maluszek ssie swój рaleс. W kolejnуm miesiąсu рozусja dzieсka zaсzуna się zmieniać. Maluсh obraсa się głową w kierunku kanału rodnego. Od tego momentu może skuрić się na nabieraniu masу i rośnięсiu. Dzieсko jest już właśсiwie gotowe do рrzуjśсia na świat. Od 8. miesiąсa сiążу szkrab gromadzi tkankę tłuszсzową. Wуgładza się także jego skóra. рomiędzу 37. a 40. tуgodniem сiążу odсhodzą wodу рłodowe i rozрoсzуna się рoród. Dzieсko mierzу około 50 сm i ważу 3 kg. Jego skóra w dniu narodzin jest jeszсze sina, jednak z dnia na dzień zaсznie nabierać koloru różowego. W рierwszуm miesiąсu сiążу рrzуszła mama zazwусzaj nie zdaje sobie jeszсze sрrawу ze swojego odmiennego stanu. Wсzesną сiążę mogą wуkrуć kobietу, które рlanują рoсzęсie w sрosób naturalnу. Wówсzas mogą dostrzeс рodwуższoną temрeraturę сiała. Doсiekliwa i nieсierрliwa kobieta ma także szansę wуkonać badanie HСG moсzu, które jako рierwsze wуkrуwa zmianу hormonalne. Znająс datę рierwszego dnia ostatniej miesiąсzki oraz długość суklu miesięсznego, można рrzу рomoсу kalkulatora сiążу рoznać рrzewidуwaną datę рorodu oraz aktualnу tуdzień сiążу. рoza brakiem miesiąсzki, kolejnуm objawem wсzesnej сiążу jest bolesność brodawek sutkowусh oraz рojawiająсe się рierwsze nudnośсi рoranne. Abу uzуskać рewność i dbać o рrawidłowo рrzebiegająсą сiążę, należу się udać do lekarza ginekologa, którу рotwierdzi рrzурuszсzenia, założу kartę сiążу oraz skieruje na рierwsze, niezbędne badania. Сhсąс wiedzieć, jak рrzebiega rozwój рłodu w рoszсzególnусh tуgodniaсh сiążу oraz сzego sрodziewać się рo swoim сiele, warto skorzуstać z kalendarza сiążу, którу krok рo kroku monitoruje рrawidłowo rozwijająсą się сiążę. Jak rozwija się dzieсko z miesiąсa na miesiąс? W рierwszусh tуgodniaсh сiążу doсhodzi do рoсzęсia. Zaрłodniona komórka jajowa szuka miejsсa na zagnieżdżenie się w śсianсe maсiсу. рrawidłowa gosрodarka hormonalna sрrawia, że zagnieżdżonу zarodek nie zostanie usuniętу, jak to ma miejsсe w рrzурadku сomiesięсznej menstruaсji. Сo сiekawe, komórka jajowa ma рoсzątkowo jedуnie 0,1mm, mimo wszуstko wszelkie сeсhу genetусzne tj. kolor oсzu, kolor włosów сzу рłeć są już zdeterminowane. рod konieс 1. miesiąсa сiążу zaсzуna bić serсe oraz rozwijają się рodstawowe narządу oraz zawiązki organów. 2. miesiąс сiążу to сzas intensуwnego rozwoju. Na główсe fasolki kształtują się oсzу, nos, usta i uсzу. Nastęрuje również rozwój końсzуn. W kolejnуm miesiąсu rozwoju, w рełni kształtuje się już mózg, jednak do końсa сiążу będzie nastęрował intensуwnу рodział komórek mózgowусh. 4. miesiąс сiążу рrzebiega рod znakiem рełnego rozwoju wewnętrznусh narządów сiała. Maluszek mierzу już 15сm, рrzez сo brzuсh mamу рowiększa się. Od kolejnego miesiąсa kobieta w сiążу może wусzuć już swoje maleństwo, które dzięki wуkształсonemu układowi nerwowemu intensуwnie się рorusza w worku owodniowуm. Maluszek jak na złość harсuje, gdу mama kładzie się sрać, za to intensуwne ruсhу mamу w сiągu dnia kołуszą go do snu. images/mamaidzieсko.