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I'll boil easier than you
Crush my bones into glue
I'm a go-getter
The system's in red
The room is inbred
I'm a go-getter
Don't hold no harm
Don't hold no harm
My children despise my wonderful lies
I'm a go-getter
I see through your walls
And your space down your halls
I'm a go-getter
Don't hold no harm
Don't hold no harm
The fever I feel, the fake and the real
I'm a go-getter
My world just expands
Things just break in my hands
I'm a go-getter
Don't hold no harm
Don't hold no harm
Don't hold no harm
Don't hold no harm
So much is certain:
It is the Sun's Final Curtain
But the Blanket of Darkness
Cannot really harm us
The Awakening of a new Day
Will bring us the first Sun Ray
There'll always be a new Light
That will shine ever so bright
(Caren)
Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)
😄 HaPpY Sunday 😄
Mystic Sunset in a Wild Garden in West Wales (Ceredigion)
ƒ/8.0
11.9 mm
1/4000 Sec
ISO 160
“Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important … They justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves.” — T.S. Eliot
Egyptian geese (Alopochen aegyptiaca) at Hermann Park. Houston, Texas.
We lay by cool, still waters
And gazed into the sun
And like the moth's great imperfection
Succumbed to her fatal charms
And maybe it's me who dreams of requited love
The victim of fools who stand in line.
Away from harm.
Dead can dance - Anywhere out of the world
Brownie-bear had a bit of a fright, but he was saved by his great friends Oleg and Peter all the way from Groningen.
Harm and M. Jean are comforting him. He will be okay in no time and up to new mischief I fear..
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Brownie-beer is erg geschrokken, gelukkig werd hij snel gered door zijn vrienden Oleg en Peter uit Groningen.
Harm en M. Jean proberen hem te troosten. Hij zal in een mum van tijd in orde zijn en en nieuw kattekwaad verzinnen.
There's Horseflies and then there are Horsefies,being about an inch long and built like a brick $#!thouse they scare me : )
HFDF
GTW 255 'Harm Edens', naamdrager wederom woonachtig in dit pittoreske Hanzestadje, rijdt hier als stoptrein vanuit Apeldoorn de denkbeeldige poorten van Zutphen binnen. Op de achtergrond is de skyline van het oude stadje al zichtbaar, maar de Spurt moet nog even 't hoekie om alvorens hij een van de torens zal zien. :D
Big Boss goes on a blind date to find the love of his life; "Wish me luck guys!"
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Big Boss neemt afscheid van zijn vrienden om de liefde van zijn leven te vinden; "Wens me succes jongens!"
"I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance, is because of being a farm kid and being raised in those isolated rural areas."
-- James Earl Jones (American actor who has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile actors" for his performances on stage and screen, and "one of the greatest actors in American history")
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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The road runner escapes, “Meep Meep!”
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following speedy creation:
Bad Unicorn's Pocket Bike!
Let's keep doing everything we can to create a world
founded on kindness and compassion.
Sending love, light, and hope.
Stay strong, trust yourself, and keep shining your light, my friends!
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My best photos (mostly not on Flickr) are here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/western-green-lizard-lacerta-bi...
THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO:
At a first glance, the photo above may appear to show the slightly gruesome scene of a flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) munchin' on a hairy scoliid wasp (Scolia hirta), but that's in fact not what is happening here. It's an optical illusion, because the spider sits a little below the wasp of the peppermint flower, and didn't touch it - in fact, the eight-legged predator showed no interest in it all, and it wasn't harmed.
To provide some context: I'd discovered this beautiful female M. vatia a few days prior to taking the photo. I love photographing spiders, and particularly when I find one of the crab variety - of which there are at least 4 different species present in my garden - I make sure to visit it regularly, always in the hope of catching it with prey (somewhat morbid of me, I know, but the way these arachnids hunt is just endlessly fascinating and makes for great photos).
They are pretty territorial; once a spider has settled on a flower where the harvest is plentiful - which is to say the plant gets visited often by insects and thus provides a steady stream of fresh victims - it will try to ride that "gravy train" for as long as possible and remain lurking inside (or just underneath) that flower, which will allow you to locate it again.
The individual in the photo had chosen my peppermint plants as her hunting grounds, which made sense, because even though she wasn't exactly well camouflaged in them (as you can see here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/western-green-lizard-lacerta-bi... ), the flowers of this exquisitely fragrant herb attracted more insects than any other plant blooming at the same time in my garden.
But something was off in the land of mint: whenever I visited Mrs. Crab Spider over the course of several days, I never found her with prey. At first I thought she had chosen her hunting grounds poorly after all, because she was so easily visible the insects were probably thinking: "Nice try, but I know my peppermint flowers, and you sure don't look like one!"
Yet when I stuck around for a bit and closely observed her for a few minutes, this hypothesis quickly came undone, because there was certainly no shortage of potential victims landing right in front of the spider: one apparently suicidal honeybee even literally shoved its bum into the spider's face, and she didn't move a muscle! And the same was true for the hairy scoliid wasps, as you can see in the photo above.
This was very confusing behavior, because even if the spider hadn't been hungry when I first found her (maybe after just devouring a calorie-rich bumblebee), her appetite should have come back by now, and I witnessed no sign of it. It made no sense: was this perhaps a vegetarian spider? Had I come across the next step in arachnid evolution and found the first individual sticking to an exclusive diet of tofu and quinoa?
What I saw puzzled me, and I needed answers. If this crab spider was neither eating bees nor wasps (nor waiting for a flying soy bean to miraculously land on the peppermint flower) - what was going on here? Was this maybe a deeply spiritual spider on the path to enlightenment adhering to the ancient principle of nonviolence which applies to actions towards all living beings?
Indeed, when I leaned in closer to better observe her, I thought I caught a whiff of incense sticks (granted, it might have only been the fragrance of the peppermint, but I started to like the idea of a "hippy spider" in my garden 😉 ). The longer I thought about it, the more it made sense: the spider's motionless pose wasn't that of a lurking predator ready to strike as I foolishly had been assuming - this spider was in fact MEDITATING (or at the very least doing Yoga).
The next day I wanted to visit my enlightened friend again, but to my chagrin I couldn't find her in the peppermint plants. After a careful search of the area I was relieved when I finally spotted her; she had climbed up into the phlox and now resided approximately fifty centimeters above her previous location, in the midst of the bright pink blooming flowers (I wouldn't have been surprised to find her reading a tiny version of Herman Hesse's 'Siddhartha', holding it tight with all eight legs, but she was just doing her previous meditation/Yoga pose 😉 )
For what happened next, however, I was NOT prepared: as I was watching, a green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) landed right in front of my hippy spider - who caught the poor bugger faster than you can say "tofu" and immediately started sucking the life out of him.
"And there goes the ancient principle of nonviolence right out the window...", I thought to myself as I went to get the camera. Either I had been wrong in my previous assessment, or Mrs. Crab Spider wasn't a strict ideologue (or just a good ole' hypocrite like the rest of us 😉 ); in any case, she obviously enjoyed her meal very much, even spinning the fly around like a corn cob (here's a photo, in case you're interested: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/western-green-lizard-lacerta-bi... )
What I eventually did realize though, and I'm not joking for once, was that I had indeed observed a very interesting behavior: this flower crab spider had specialized on a particular prey. Over the course of two weeks, I only ever saw her catch flies (who were omnipresent on the phlox, but rarely visited the peppermint), while she ignored any insect with a sting, regardless how close and easy to grab it might have been.
To my knowledge, this was very unusual. Misumena vatia is a notorious bee killer, and I myself had witnessed many a careless honey bee fall victim to this highly skilled predator in my garden over the years (here's just one example: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ticino-best-photos-of-southern-... ).
Although I have zero proof for this, I suspect my choosy spider simply wanted to avoid the risk of getting stung; perhaps because she'd learned from past experience that the pointy end of bees and wasps can be quite painful - or maybe this was innate behavior that occurs in some individuals but not in others.
In any case, I was half relieved and half disappointed by this outcome; on the one hand it was good to know this beautiful arachnid wouldn't starve to death in my garden for a lack of tofu - but on the other I had really liked the idea of a spider on the path to enlightenment and was now a bit saddened that there would probably never be a commune of tiny, eight-legged hippies in my garden. 😉
As always, many thanks for reading and commenting: have a great remaining week everyone! And on a very personal note, let me again express my gratitude for all the best wishes I got from you after my hand surgery (which thankfully went well: as you can see, I'm already able to bore you with my usual overlong photo descriptions again ;-) - thank you guys, so, so much!! ❤🙏😊
Lots of abandoned wooden boats on Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, decaying slowly and gracefully, doing little harm to the environment.
This amazing plant has contrasting characteristics, highlighting both its potential to cause harm with its sawtooth edges and its incredible healing properties.
An escapee.
No animals were harmed in the making of this picture. Or in the passage of train shortly afterwards.
What started out as pleasant and leisurely morning stroll in the garden, quickly developed into a perilous and risky outing. Brian soon found himself wishing he had accepted the invitation to go hang-gliding with his friends...
For Macro Mondays theme 'Danger'.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph. At no time did the snail come into contact with the sharp points of the barbed wire.
One tree said.
I hate it when I see writings and engravings on tree trunks. How will you feel if someone engraved their names or memories on your bodies!
"The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself."
-- Ernest Hemingway
-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 400
‧ Aperture – f/7.1
‧ Exposure – 1/800 second
‧ Focal Length – 78mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
Succubus WIP.. already switched these smooth maps for more toned as I would see her kind as being in top notch shape, absolute fantasy form and completely unrealistic, proportionally speaking.
Still searching for a Devilish Tail.. if anyone knows of such a mod...all of the HDT tails available seem a bit too wide and not really fitting to her. Would like a more curving pointed ended tail... shot in the dark.. no harm asking. ; )
She definitely has a dark side ( tho, she does not entertain bats, Mr. M, haha...) She does not hesitate to satisfy her primal needs but is not altogether in alliance with her natural instincts and will not usually kill human beings. More to sort out on that.. if I do not get bored.. lol
Thanks for viewing
Autumn color close-up...nothing else like the colors of fall and a perfectly blue sky!!
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 200
Aperture – f/5.6
Exposure – 1/500 second
Focal Length – 100mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
... harming only those who would steal the blossom.
Chinese Proverb
Texture with thanks to MAT
Butterfly JoesSistah
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A happy surprised when I happened upon this guy today; I wasn't expecting to get a shot in so early in the day but as hesitant as he was about me he didn't seem ready to move from his spot.
Hopefully he knew I meant him no harm and that I would move on as quickly as I appeared, just needed to snap a quick picture first.
Who could resist the light and the clear line of view of this guy? They're usually so skittish and hidden that I just jump at the chance to grab a shot when an opportunity presents itself to me.
Hope everyone has had a good day.
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Winter is for resting and recuperating. It's for planning and dreaming, for remembering. It's for missing summer places and the reassurance that we'll see them again.
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'No Harm'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Kodak Vericolor III; x-9/2000
Process: DIY ECN-2
Nebraska
July 2025
Soundtrack // Bande-son: DEAD CAN DANCE ("Anywhere Out Of The World"): www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdjqIBZoIEY
"And maybe it's easier to withdraw from life... With all of its misery and wretched lies... AWAY FROM HARM..."
"La voiture apporte un peu de civilisation dans ce paysage brut et sauvage !" (FLORENCE.V / www.flickr.com/photos/flo59/)
"Encore une pépite, unique !" (VINCENT / www.flickr.com/photos/58769600@N07/)
"The world can be a dangerous place my child. Be careful (*_^)" (PIERRE à VANCOUVER / www.flickr.com/photos/sofarsocute/)
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"Remember the fallen. Honor those who serve. Teach the next generation the value of freedom."
These are the words from Wreaths Across America's (WAA) website noted as "Our Mission". And, it is clearly observed in their commitment to the soldiers buried across the country in the many "national cemetery's" with the wreaths placed against the headstones. However, this is just one of the many ways that WAA remembers, honors, and teaches the next generation about our fallen. Please check out their website for more information about the many ways they accomplish this goal...
Additionally, the location of the photograph above is the Nashville National Cemetery in Madison, Tennessee (just north of Downtown Nashville) which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). More information about this "national cemetery" can be found here:
npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/96001516
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
Fort Ruger is an old military fort on the island of Oʻahu that served as the first military reservation in the Territory of Hawaii. Named after Civil War General Thomas H. Ruger and built in & around Diamond Head Crater, the fort was established by the United States for the purpose of defending the harbor (Pearl Harbor) of its newly annexed territory. The fort was originally established in 1906 as Diamond Head Reservation and renamed Fort Ruger in 1909.
This fort was the site of Battery Harlow, armed with eight 12-inch mortars. And with the fort's prominent location on Diamond Head, it made a natural fire control station with several posts built into Lēʻahi Peak. One of these bunkers and/or fire stations is seen in the photograph above. You can seen the inside of the bunker with just the small opening 'cut' into the hillside looking south to the Pacific and west toward Pearl Harbor.
The Fort Ruger Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on July 14, 1983, with portions of the site still being used for training by the Hawaii National Guard. More information about the historic district can be found on here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/e895bc8f-ac0d-4bb8-bb0...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
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"now there is just one pillow on the bed
where a solitary someone lays her head
a stack of books meant to be read aloud
closed and dusty awaiting a crowd" - New Lonliness by Sarah Harmer
Well, it's back to school...well, back to work for me but working IN a school is like going back to school. I had a great day back, it felt nice to be back in a supportive work environment and see everyone. This year is looking like an interesting, challenging yet exciting year to come!
TOTW: Class Is In Session
MSH: Books
Having zeroed in on the target, the Short Eared Owl is bringing it's talons forward to strike. They keep their eyes on the target until the last moment, when the head is pulled back out of harm's way.
Massive Attack - „Safe from harm“
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKtTmZnVhhI
Midnight rockers, city slickers
Gunmen and maniacs
All are featured on the freak show
And I can′t do nothing 'bout that, no
But if you hurt what′s mine
I'll sure as hell retaliate
Telling us what is infectious and dangerous
You can free the world, you can free my mind
Just as long as my baby's safe from harm tonight
You can free the world, you can free my mind
Just as long as my baby′s safe from harm tonight
Telling us what is infectious and dangerous
Friends and enemies, they find us contagerous
I was looking back to see
If you were looking back at me
To see me looking back at you
Lucky dippers, crazy chancers
Seems to be moving fast
What happened to the niceties of my childhood days?
Well, I can′t do nothing 'bout that, no
But if you hurt what′s mine
I'll sure as hell retaliate
I was
I was looking back at you
To see if you were
I was looking I was
I was looking back to at you
To see if you were looking back at me
To see me looking back at you
You can free the world, you can free my mind
Just as long as my baby′s safe from harm tonight
You can free the world, you can free my mind
Just as long as my baby's safe from harm tonight
Telling us what is infectious and dangerous
Friends and enemies, they find us contagerous
And they spread into your system like a virus
Yes, the trouble is it kind of makes you anxious
I was
I was looking back to see
If you were looking back at me
To see me looking back at you
I was
I was looking back to see
If you were looking back at me
To see me looking back at you
But if you hurt what′s mine
I'll sure as hell retaliate
You can free the world, you can free my mind
Just as long as my baby's safe from harm tonight
You can free the world, you can free my mind
Just as long as my baby′s safe from harm tonight
Loving the ability to see the Ibis feeding together with 2 of their youngsters (which are the darker birds) and a squirrel in the back feeding by the creek. Praying that we can start to really maintain our environment we have so much to be grateful for and yet seem to ignore so much of the harm we are causing. We MUST change our habits for the better!
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! xo💜💜
Explore Jun 9, 2021 #363
Heliconia psittacorum is a perennial herb native to the
Caribbean and South America. It is considered native to French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago. It is reportedly naturalized in Gambia, Thailand, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica and the Lesser Antilles. It is often cultivated as a tropical ornamental plant in regions outside its native range. Unlike most species of plants that require the use of pollinators for pollination the H. Psittacorum naturally prefers the absence of pollinators for pollination. In other words, it is well capable of pollinating itself, any use of pollinators can do more harm than good. The flower has both male parts and female parts, also referred to as a hermaphroditic angiosperm.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL