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“One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.”
The Buddha
The Aloha Spirit, never forgotten by the people who created it. One teaching states :
Aloha is being a part of all, and all being a part of me. When there is pain - it is my pain. When there is joy - it is also mine. I respect all that is as part of the Creator and part of me. I will not willfully harm anyone or anything. When food is needed I will take only my need and explain why it is being taken. The earth, the sky, the sea are mine to care for, to cherish and to protect. This is Hawaiian - this is Aloha !
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
Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
~ Voltaire
HFF!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoZqw_qy7oU
... Lavender's green, dilly, dilly
Lavender's blue
If you love me, dilly, dilly
I will love you
Let the birds sing, dilly, dilly
And the lambs play
We shall be safe, dilly, dilly
Out of harm's way
I love to dance, dilly, dilly
I love to sing
When I am queen, dilly, dilly
You'll be my king:
Who told me so, dilly, dilly
Who told me so?
I told myself, dilly, dilly
I told me so. - CINDERELLA (movie soundtrack)
On Jerzzie:
Hilly Haalan Gift - Lya Dress (comes with color texture HUD)
LUXE Paris Golden SILVER Flower Ornament
Zuri's Jewelry Diamond stud earrings
Zuri's Jewelry Pink Opal Ring (birthstone October)
Golden locket necklace (from my jewelry box)
Truth Hair Elixir Selection
Can snails smile? This tiny juvenile snail certainly looks like it could have a cute little smile on its face as it swings from the stamen of a white rhododendron flower.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Backlit'.
For Smile on Saturday theme 'Meet Cute'.
A single flower from my white rhododendron was brought into my conservatory out of the strong breeze, and positioned where it could be backlit by morning sunshine coming through the window. The backlight shows off the translucence of the tiny snail's body and shell.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
Went out with good friend Tim Poulton with the specific goal of setting up this scene with his Gretsch Guitar. No guitars where harmed in the making of this. The base of the guitar was carefully masked up.
If you get a chance check out the new free location guide for ios mobile called One of a Kind Location Guide in the itunes store. Android version coming early 2015.
In Greek mythology, Phoebe is one of the original Titans, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia. The word itself means bright and radiant, qualities pretty much the opposite of the eastern phoebe. So what does any of this have to do with how the eastern phoebe got its name? Absolutely nothing.
Instead, the name comes from the call these birds make: FEE-BEE. Unromantic, but descriptively accurate. Sort of like the killdeer, which couldn't harm Bambi even if it wanted to, but does make the sound KILL-DEER. Scientifically, the eastern phoebe is known as Sayornis phoebe, and is a member of Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatcher family. It's the largest and most diverse bird families in the world, with members found in almost all of the Western Hemisphere.
Eastern phoebes are mostly migratory birds, breeding during the summer in Canada's far north and most of the eastern United States, traveling south into Florida, Mexico and parts of the Caribbean to spend the winter. Generally, they are found year-round in the Southeast but north of Florida; in recent decades, however, there have been a few eastern phoebes found nesting ias far south as Everglades National Park. Most, however, arrive here in September and October, and return north in March and April.
I found this one along Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, Florida.
"...T-t-terious, infectious and dangerous
Friends and enemies find us contagerious
And they spread into your system like a virus
Yes the trouble is it kind of makes you anxious
I was lookin' back to see if you were lookin back at me
To see me lookin back at you
I was lookin' back to see if you were lookin back at me
To see me lookin 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"
This song was written in 1991, and it sounds so premonitory for this pandemic age, but in fact, the liner notes to the Blue Lines album, it mention the movie Taxi Driver as an influence, and it's clear that the movie was inspiration for this song's lyrics. The movie stars Robert DeNiro as a paranoid Vietnam vet who drives a taxi at night. He becomes obsessed with saving a child prostitute played by Jodie Foster, and ends up killing some people in his efforts. The spooky atmosphere in this song goes with the theme, as do the lines about protecting a child. From www.songfacts.com/facts/massive-attack/safe-from-harm
The song: youtu.be/vZiJCHx0DGk
Happy Monochrome Monday, everyone!
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
A home sits near the Whit Creek Fire. The fire reportly started on Saturday July 30, 2016 southeast of Wapiti Wyoming. High winds whipped it into an inferno on Aug 3 with the fire extending into the South Fork. Over 3,000 acres have been burned so far. As of Aug 4, 2016 the fire is still not under control.
"Peafowl found their way to this area
when Arcadia’s founder Elias J.
“Lucky” Baldwin imported the colorful
birds to Arcadia from India in the
early 20th century. Peafowl continue
to thrive in the City today.
Native to India, Burma, Java, Ceylon,
Malaya and Congo, peafowl are relatives to pheasants.
The difference is in the plumage. The term “peafowl”
refers to the species with the males called peacocks;
the females are called peahens and offspring under
the age of one year are called peachicks....
Generally peafowl will not attack or
harm adults, children or animals." www.arcadiaca.gov
The sun rising over the city of Vancouver, BC - seen through a lot of window condensation! Hoping for more human warmth and kindness, and a bit more light and knowledge wouldn't hurt either.
Autumn is in the air at Keefer Lake ... the opportunity to photograph Rosa's Garden of Earthly Delights will soon enough be impossibly blanketed in snow. The roses seem to be especially radiant in defiance of what is to come.
*No saturation slider was harmed in the making of this photograph.
- Keefer Lake, Ontario, Canada -
Oh my sweet legacy, my undeniable mistake,
We all must wade through a pit of hell, before the fallen of fate,
I trudged and tried to fly, but then regained my step,
I laugh at my misjudgements, Of promises and trust not kept,
Your stubborn and lying eyes, showed deceit and total destruction,
As you ripped apart my soul, my heart a careless abduction,
My lips now twitch in a grin, the forlorn face no longer appears,
My complete resurrection and strength reborn, I now live on the blood of your tears,
I grow stronger with every ache, I know you one day will feel,
For your loss and your horrific ways, have lost what once was real,
My esteem now blooms in thoughts of my overcoming ways,
It proves my once weakened state, Now something of previous days,
I pity your pathetic state, Your broken promises and death of tomorrow,
But my pity stops only there, for I no longer feel any sorrow,
May your karma be 10 times fold, but only to allow you to learn,
For in this place we call earth, a certain hell still truly shall burn,
So walk fast and be steady, for your insolent behavior has taught me this,
It is best to not get lost in a web of lies, and lose yourself in a depressed abyss,
As much as I let the fires burn, turning my once bright eyes to coal,
My happiness and success grows,
The ultimate revenge is the mending of my unbiding and blackened soul,
For now I leave with this, a sweet and dark good bye,
You may have harmed and broken me, but I am now to far along to cry.
Milking Bonnet | Mycena galopus | Mycenaceae
Samsung NX1 & Helios 44-2 58mm f/2
10mm Macro Tube | f/2.8 | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld
All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2020.
Brian begins his exploration of the circular bony socket for an eye, known as the orbit, in a skull from a sheep. On Skye, with its thousands of sheep, coming across a skeleton happens regularly - I came across six on my last outing.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Circles'. The orbit measured 3.5cm in diameter.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
I had to wait almost the whole week to find this little fella. I knew the picture I wanted to take for this task but I struggled to find a model. Until “Sidney” started the long, slow journey up my garage door. Sidney was happy to have his picture taken and absolutely no snails were harmed in the making of this picture. 👍😁
In the hour before sunrise, a full moon hanging over the Alaskan Inner Passage, fishing boats drifting in the current hoping for a bountiful catch. I was up early prowling the decks of our cruise ship looking for that award winning shot. I didn't get any awards, but I did get a few memories--the kind that I can relive through the ages from the photos.
It occurs to me that folks might not have the opportunity to experience moments like this for the foreseeable future as the Coronavirus has disrupted the cruise industry indefinitely. I hope you're all safe and out of harms way. Don't forget to wash those hands.
Somewhere on the Inner Passage, Alaska
The Beachcomber or ‘Stone Me’ and Others
I have over the years come across a few of these stone characters, and not only confined to the East Coast of England where I have found the majority. They have been discovered in The States, France and Kent. A bit of a random order I know. Some have come home with me but in the main I have left them in situ. No stones were harmed in the making of these images and the ones who did come home did it willingly.
There has been a development; I have noticed faces looking at me embedded in other materials. I know, a bit left field. But I thought they needed to be identified. I haven’t yet seen any walls with ears but you never know. Is ‘Big Brother’ still watching?
I’m assured this is called Pareidolia.
The so called "Proud Boys" are the white supremacist group Trump is so fond of. They have done nothing in their lives to be actually be proud of and they live through their white privilege and by their oppression of others. And yet, they can't even walk in their own communities without a gun and they can't walk into stores with their mask on because no one better impinge on their freedom to cause harm to whomever they wish.
Pride and humans with pride is about having a sense of who you are and living through grace and kindness...of doing the right thing and not being afraid to do the right thing even though you may have been oppressed for your gender identification or orientation. This is something to truly be proud of. This is who are world needs now not those who live by hate and rule by fear.
**All photos are copyrighted**
Baby Brian is being a highly uncooperative specimen!
For Macro Mondays theme 'Gift'. The gift here is not the snail, but my precious microscope. It was given to me by my grandparents when I was a young child - they had had a veterinary student lodger renting a small flat above their garage who suddenly vacated the flat when the rent was due, leaving behind a number of possessions that presumably were too difficult to carry easily. One of things left behind was this microscope, clearly a quality and valuable instrument so it is curious that it would be left behind. Recognising my interest in the natural sciences, my grandparents gave me his microscope, that came with slides and eyepieces - it was a excellent source of discovery that lasted all through my school days until I went off to university. I still have the microscope, but it doesn't get taken out of its case very often any more - although I did have fun photographing it for a photography course, see the first comment box. The 4X is the magnification power of one of the objective lenses, it is 1.8cm in diameter.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
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 misery of self-isolation...
The song Oh Lonesome Me was written in 1957 by country singer-songwriter Don Gibson. It has been recorded by numerous artists, including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Neil Young.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Vibrant Minimalism'.
The image was done as a seven shot focus stack. The most tricky and time-consuming part was constructing the 'eye' - I punched out a tiny circle of yellow paper and managed to draw on the black pupil (this took a number of attempts), then I lost several of them in the carpet before I managed to get one to stick on the wood.
No wooden puzzle pieces were harmed in the making of this photograph.
"The bluebird carries the sky on his back."
-- Henry David Thoreau (American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher who is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument in favor of citizen disobedience against an unjust state)
-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 400
‧ Aperture – f/8
‧ Exposure – 1/50 second
‧ Focal Length – 300mm
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/
Inspired by an Eagles song - Brian cruises into the Tequila sunrise for the Macro Mondays theme 'Layer'. Take it easy Brian!
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
Britain’s largest social wasp, the European Hornet is native to the UK and Europe, as well as being established in both North and South America - it’s latinate name is Vespa Crabro. A subfamily of the Vespinae, these members are characterised by habits that include chewing up their food to feed to their young, and chewing up materials to create paper-like nests.
Due to their colouring, European hornets are often mistaken for the Asian Giant Hornet - which are a more dangerous species that is not native to the UK. Though we do not know when the first hornet was sighted in the UK, it is believed that the
Due to the unwarranted fear surrounding European hornets, many of their nests in the past have been destroyed - leading to them becoming critically endangered. It is no secret that we need to do more to protect the natural ecosystems and biodiversity that is in place. That is why in some countries like Germany, it is illegal to kill or harm a European wasp nest. Though we don’t have this law in the UK - it signals to us how important it is to protect the decline of these species.
As Cal was walking behind the Aston Martin DB9, he couldn't help but glance at the sunset catching the classic lines of the old DB5 parked alongside. He briefly got so excited, he even reached for the gun which has made a sudden appearance in his holster! Clearly he watches too many movies!
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Not quite a forced perspective, but let's just call it model photography, featuring the 1/18th scale die-cast Aston Martin DB9, and the wonderful Aston Martin DB5, and of course, Cal - my new model employee! Background is a sunset from Big Hill in Stawell, Victoria.
This is technically a single shot, and no photoshop was used or harmed in the production of this image or to insert the background (apart from minor tweaks to overall brightness)!
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
Sculpted by Alfie Bradley. I really like that a bird had replaced the hand grenade. No birds were harmed during the taking of this image.
Sigma 24-105 f4 DG Art.
Continuing the search for the ever decreasing population of "See Rock City" barns, I got the opportunity to photograph this slightly different version of the iconic barns. I've driven or ridden by this one several times but didn't see it until it was too late. It is located right on I-81 in Hales Crossroads which is directly south of Morristown, Tennessee. You can see it best if you are traveling south on 81 although it is on the north-bound side and faces north.
The Ruby Falls is located inside historic Lookout Mountain and is a thundering underground waterfall that is accessible by descending 260 feet down into the cave via a glass-front elevator. You can also discover breathtaking views of the Cumberland Plateau and Tennessee River from the park’s scenic overlooks and visit the park’s historic limestone castle built in 1929.
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
Salthill, Galway, Ireland. First of three or four images examining the symbiotic relationship between the soft, sweeping geometry of the tent, and the rigid engineered steel of the trusses. No clowns were harmed in the making of these photographs.
The highly skilled balancing act of the star performer!
Something rather over-the-top for Macro Mondays theme 'Redux 2018' and Smile on Saturday theme 'Wish Upon a Star'. This was my first idea for the MM theme 'Balance' just a few weeks ago, but decided on something else.
No snails were harmed in the process of making this photograph. As usual, the set up and lighting were first done, then the snail added to keep shooting time to a minimum. This is one of several small juvenile snails that are overwintering in the safety and relative warmth of my conservatory. Although they are less active at this time of year, they can usually be convinced to perform when enticed by lettuce.
Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore,
non feci mai male ad anima viva!...
Con man furtiva
quante miserie conobbi, aiutai...
I lived for art, I lived for love;
Never did I harm a living creature!...
Whatever misfortunes I encountered
I sought with secret hand to succour...
J'ai vécu pour l'art, j'ai vécu pour l'amour
Je n'ai jamais fait de mal à une créature vivante !...
Quelque malheurs que j'ai rencontrés
J'ai cherché la main secrète à secourir...
[Puccini] - Vissi d'arte (Tosca)
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/)
own texture
Although famous primarily for its antebellum suburban mansions and grand tollhouses, Natchez has an impressive and remarkably intact old town area which is composed primarily of 19th century buildings. Within this cohesive and architecturally significant old town area, twenty-four buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and four buildings have been designated National Historic Landmarks NHL). During the early 19th century, Natchez was politically, commercially, and culturally pre-eminent in the region which now includes Mississippi and upper Alabama. Its nearest rivals among Mississippi River towns were Memphis and St. Louis to the north and New Orleans to the south. Older even than New Orleans, Natchez was one of the earliest settlements on the Mississippi River and was the terminus of the Old Natchez Trace from Nashville to Natchez at one time the most southwesterly settlement of the United States. The boundaries of the Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District are based on the street grid plan of the Spanish as depicted on the 186U Map of the Defenses of Natchez. The district is naturally bounded by the bluff park area to the west and by bayous to the east and south. Railroad tracks located in the center of Monroe Street and running its full length make Monroe St. the logical northern boundary. The district stands out within the city by its street regularity and the high concentration of antebellum buildings within its boundaries.
This building, the Dumas Drug Store (as seen by the ghost sign on the side above) is located on Franklin Street and was the anchor of the black business community in Natchez for several decades after it opened in the 1930's. Dr. A.W. Dumas, Sr., a well respected and admired Natchez physician, and his son, Dr. Albert W. Dumas, Jr., located their medical offices above the drug store. Another son, Michael Dumas, operated the drug store at the street level for ~44 years. Today, all that is left is the ghost sign above which still reminds Natchez daily of the history of the building.
The On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District (including the Old Dumas Drug Store building seen in the photograph above) was added to the NRHP on September 17, 1979. All of the information above (and much, much more about the rest of the historic district) was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/2e94ccd2-4f5c-4ae9-ab6...
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/
"For centuries, this tiny bird has been the symbol of good luck, happiness, rebirth - and sometimes even as a messenger for lost, loved ones."
“The red robin heralds the start of a new phase in life. These birds represent the simple pleasures of life. They are a sign of renewal and clean slates."
"Seeing a robin close by denotes good luck is on its way. Bad luck will follow you if you deliberately harm a robin or its blue eggs.”
"There are tales stretching back to Norse mythology where the robin is the protector from storms and lightning. And in Celtic folklore the robin is known as the Oak King of Summer."