Sure glad we didn't have to gaurd him

Though I was around 40 yards away from this red-tailed hawk when I photographed him perched on this dead tree limb, when I brought the photo up on my monitor at home it was apparent he was eying me the whole time. It is difficult to see on a small screen but the reflection of our white SUV can be seen in the hawk’s eye.

Do birds recognize people and do they differentiate between us? According to research that has been documented birds do recognize individual faces and voices so be careful what you say to them.

My wife and I are not around the same birds very often but we have noticed a couple of swans that we have come to know over the last few years that seem to recognize us.

Initially, they were very wary when we would slowly drive by but after a few dozen times we noticed they would hardly move at all when we came and even when we stopped.

I am a skeptic though so they may simply recognize a white vehicle although my wife thought she heard one of them croon her name once.

(Photographed near Cambridge, MN)

Heron in Salmon Arm's Nature Bay

When I have such a delicious and wonderful hubby I need to shower him with kisses and love. * Thamas took this pic I am just claiming it for my Flickr :)

The birds of Salmon Arm

Another from yesterday. I tried to get him to sit on the Panton chair but he slid off and headed to the kitchen for food (cheerios).

It's Friday tomorrow isn't it? thank goodness for that, oh, and it's Mother's day.... best buy myself a gift. I'm thinking leather, I'm thinking shoes and I'm thinking a bag to match and when I say match I don't mean 'match' just that they're leather so they 'match'.

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- February 5th: during the feast of Saint Agatha, on Via Etnea, you encounter people and situations of a unique sweetness and charm; the nice lady thus protects her little friend, preventing him from getting hurt, in the midst of the large crowd of people attending the feast;

- giorno 05 febbraio: durante la festa di Sant’Agata, in via Etnea, si incontrano persone e situazioni, di una dolcezza e simpatia uniche; la simpatica signora in tal modo protegge il suo piccolo amico, impedendo di farsi male, in mezzo alla grande folla di persone, che partecipa alla festa;

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Religious devotion, at times, in Sicily seems to take on the face of women, like that of the two Sicilian saints Agata and Lucia along the Ionian coast of Sicily, or the face of Rosalia, on the opposite side, in Palermo. The lives of Saint Agatha and Saint Lucia are closely linked, even though they never met. Agatha was martyred in 251, Lucia was not yet born, she was born 32 years later. On February 5, 301, she went to Catania to pray at Agatha's tomb to invoke her intercession, hoping to obtain the healing of her mother, who was seriously ill. Agatha appeared to her in a dream, confirmed her mother's healing (her mother was healed), but also confided in her that she would be martyred because of her faith in Christ: Lucia was martyred on December 13, 304, during the persecutions of Diocletian. What has been said as an incipit of the photographic story that I present here, created on the occasion of the celebration that Catania dedicates to its Patron Saint Agatha, described as the most important religious celebration in Catania, also considered the third Catholic religious celebration in the world (first are the “Semana Santa” in Seville, and the “Corpus Domini” in Cuzco in Peru), a ranking that takes into account the huge number of people who participate every year. The celebration of Saint Agatha takes place on several dates, from 3 to 6 February, on 12 February and on 17 August: the February celebration is linked to her martyrdom, the August celebration commemorates the return to Catania of her mortal remains, initially taken to Constantinople as spoils of war by the Byzantine general Maniaces, and remained there for 86 years. The young Agatha lived in the 3rd century, she belonged to a rich patrician family of Catania, since she was young she had embraced the cult of the Christian religion, the governor Quinziano (or Quintiliano) fell in love with her, Agatha to escape him hid in his house in Palermo, Quinziano managed to find out where she was hiding, so he had her taken to Catania, here his attempts to bend Agatha's will and make her give in to his flattery were in vain, after her umpteenth refusal he changed his intentions, accused her of being of the Christian religion, condemned her to death, not without first having led her to martyrdom, he amputated her by tearing off both her breasts, in this way in addition to the torment of physical pain, the psychological one was added, humiliating the girl in her femininity, then he gave her death by dragging her on burning coals, Agata was 20 years old. After her death, the cult of her began to spread, even the pagans began to venerate her figure, there is news about her origins starting from 252, the year after her death: the inhabitants of Catania were proud of this young woman who rebelled against the will of the dictator. The feast of Saint Agatha begins on February 3, there is the procession "for the offering of wax", the two eighteenth-century carriages of the senate pulled by horses come out along the streets of the city, "the candlestick" make their appearance; on February 4th the celebration begins with the “Mass of Dawn” which is celebrated in the cathedral, after the reliquary bust of the Saint and the silver casket, they are placed on the “float” (or “fercolo”), to be carried in procession in its “external tour”, the procession begins by crossing the “Porta Uzeda” and thus reaching the arches of the marina, the procession then circumscribes the historic center of the city, going to the places where Agatha’s martyrdom took place; : On February 5th the “Pontifical Mass” is celebrated, on this occasion by lining up in the cathedral, you can go and see the reliquary bust of the Saint, as evening comes, the bust and the casket are placed back on the heavy float for the last procession, which goes along the “internal tour” (or “noble tour”), which crosses the historic center of Catania, a procession preceded by the passage of lit candles carried on the shoulders of devotees (of various weights and sizes, some reach exceptional dimensions and weight, historically these candles illuminated, when electricity did not exist, the passage of the Saint), then the “candlestick” pass, they are gigantic and heavy wooden “candlestick”, in baroque style, painted in gold, each one represents an ancient corporation (butchers, fishmongers, bakers, pork butchers, greengrocers, etc.), finally the float with Saint Agatha passes, the long-awaited moment, with the reliquary bust that it contains inside some parts of her body, the other parts of her body are inside the casket, so, with both on the float, Agatha's entire body can travel the streets of the city of Catania. The float is pulled by hand, by the many devotees who wish to participate spontaneously in this very particular rite, using two large cords more than 200 meters long, to the end of which are connected four handles. The photographs were taken on February 4 and 5, of this year 2026, they are not organized in series taking into account either the year or the days; I made portraits of the devotees, the "citizens" (synonym of "devotees") of Catania towards this young martyr, who has become a symbol of those who oppose violence against women, and protector of women suffering from breast cancer. I captured in some images, the custom of some devotees, to carry with them images of loved ones who passed away too soon (photos placed on candles or printed on the characteristic white habit, called "sacco (bag) ", which is part of the characteristic way of dressing of the devotees). Finally, I conclude with some brief observations on this traditional religious and popular feast, year 2026:

a- This year, during the "outer tour" or "plebeian tour," it rained. I don't recall photographing the Saint Agatha procession in the rain in past years, but the presence of umbrellas was a pleasant surprise for me.

b- Devotees carry candles on their shoulders, sometimes very heavy, weighing 50 kilos or even more than 100-120 kilos. These enormous candles are padded with foam rubber, placed by the devotees themselves, to prevent excessive pain when touching the shoulder carrying them.

c- Devotees carrying very heavy candles, flameless or with a burning candle, rely on the presence of another devotee, who, anticipating the procession, warns those present of the arrival of "a heavy load." This is to avoid accidents along the way, both for those on the road and for the bearer himself. Sometimes, the assistant devotee supports part of the weight of the candle itself.

d- Aware of the risk of people slipping in the streets after the devotees pass by with burning candles, releasing a considerable amount of melted wax onto the ground, on the afternoon of February 5th, before the ritual of lighting the large candles begins, the municipality of Catania sprinkles Catania's main street, Via Etnea, first with water from tankers and then immediately after with sawdust, which, mixing with the water, prevents it from being lifted into the air by the wind (risking irritation to the airways and eyes);

e- As the float of Saint Agatha passes by, countless smartphones are now raised in the air, to take with them, almost every present, a memento of "this beautiful magic." I couldn't resist the temptation to "seize upon" this modern-day custom, also because I'm fascinated by the well-groomed female hands;

f- although I have not respected the temporal presentation of the photographs, I will insert a small comment in the caption, with the day during which it was taken, whether the 4th (during the “plebeian tour” or “external tour”), or if during the 5th (“day of the “internal tour” or “noble tour”).

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La devozione religiosa, a volte, in Sicilia sembra assumere il volto delle donne, come quello delle due sante siciliane Agata e Lucia lungo la fascia Ionica della costa sicula, od il volto di Rosalia, sul versante opposto, in quel di Palermo. Le vite di Agata e Lucia sono tra loro legate in maniera strettamente indissolubile, pur non essendosi mai conosciute, Agata morì martirizzata nel 251, Lucia non era ancora nata, nascerà 32 anni dopo, il 5 febbraio del 301 si recherà a Catania a pregare sul sepolcro di Agata per invocare la sua intercessione sperando così di ottenere la guarigione di sua madre, gravemente malata, Agata le appare in sogno, le conferma la guarigione di sua madre (sua madre ebbe la guarigione), ma anche, le confida, che per lei ci sarà il martirio a causa della sua fede in Cristo: Lucia fu martirizzata il 13 dicembre del 304, durante le persecuzioni di Diocleziano. Quanto detto come incipit del racconto fotografico che qui presento, realizzato in occasione della festa che Catania dedica alla sua Santa Patrona Agata, descritta come la più importante festa religiosa di Catania, considerata anche la terza festa religiosa cattolica al mondo (prime la “Semana Santa” di Siviglia, ed il “Corpus Domini” di Cuzco in Perù), graduatoria che tiene conto del grandissimo numero di persone ogni anno vi partecipano. La festa di Santa’Agata si svolge in più date, dal 3 al 6 febbraio, il 12 febbraio ed il 17 agosto: la ricorrenza di febbraio è legata al suo martirio, quella di Agosto rievoca il ritorno a Catania delle sue spoglie mortali, portate inizialmente a Costantinopoli come bottino di guerra dal generale bizantino Maniace, e li rimaste per 86 anni. La giovane Agata visse nel 3° secolo, apparteneva ad una ricca famiglia patrizia di Catania, sin dalla giovane età aveva abbracciato il culto per la religione cristiana, di lei si invaghì il governatore Quinziano (o Quintiliano), Agata per sfuggirgli si nascose in una sua casa a Palermo, Quinziano riuscì a sapere dove si nascondeva, quindi la fece condurre a Catania, qui i suoi tentativi di piegare la volontà di Agata e farla cedere alle sue lusinghe furono vani, all’ennesimo suo rifiuto egli mutò i suoi propositi, la accusò di essere di religione cristiana, la condannò a morte, non senza averla prima condotta al martirio, le amputò strappandole entrambi i seni, in tal modo oltre allo strazio del dolore fisico, si aggiungeva quello psicologico, umiliando la ragazza nella sua femminilità, poi le diede la morte trascinandola sui carboni ardenti, Agata aveva 20 anni. Dopo la sua morte si iniziò a diffondere il culto verso di lei, anche i pagani iniziarono a venerare la sua figura, si hanno notizie sulle sue origini già a partire dal 252, anno successivo alla sua morte: gli abitanti di Catania erano orgogliosi di questa giovane donna che si ribellò al volere del dittatore. La festa per Sant’Agata inizia il 3 febbraio, si ha la processione “per l’offerta della cera”, escono lungo le vie della città le due settecentesche carrozze del senato trainate da cavalli, fanno la loro comparsa “le candelore”; il 4 febbraio la festa inizia con la “Messa dell’Aurora” che si celebra nella cattedrale, dopo il busto reliquiario della Santa e lo scrigno d’argento, vengono messi sulla “vara” (o “fercolo”), per essere portati in processione nel suo “giro esterno” (o “giro plebeo”), la processione inizia attraversando la "Porta Uzeda" e giungendo così agli archi della marina, la processione quindi circoscrive il centro storico della città, recandosi nei luoghi ove avvenne il martirio di Agata; il 5 febbraio si celebra la “Messa Pontificale”, in questa occasione mettendosi in fila nella cattedrale, si può andare a vedere il busto reliquiario della Santa, col sopraggiungere della sera, busto e scrigno, vengono nuovamente messi sulla pesante vara per l’ultima processione, che percorre il “giro interno” (o “giro nobile”), che attraversa il centro storico di Catania, processione preceduta dal passaggio dei ceri accesi portati in spalla dai devoti (di vario peso e dimensioni, alcuni raggiungono dimensioni e peso eccezionali, storicamente questi ceri illuminavano, quando non esisteva l’energia elettrica, il passaggio della Santa), poi passano le “candelore”, sono dei giganteschi e pesanti "candelabri" in legno, in stile barocco, dipinti in oro, portati in spalla, ognuna rappresenta una antica corporazione (macellai, pescivendoli, panettieri, pizzicagnoli, fruttivendoli, ecc.), infine passa la vara con Sant’Agata, il momento tanto atteso, col busto reliquiario che racchiude al suo interno alcune parti del suo corpo, le altre parti del corpo si trovano all’interno dello scrigno, in tal modo, con entrambi sulla vara, tutto il corpo di Agata può percorrere le strade della città di Catania. La vara è trainata a mano con due grosse funi, dai tantissimi devoti che desiderano partecipare spontaneamente a questo rito così particolare, le due grosse funi sono lunghe più di 200 metri (una posta alla destra della vara, l’altra posta alla sua sinistra), al cui capo sono collegate quattro maniglie. Le fotografie sono state realizzate il 4 ed il 5 febbraio di quest’anno 2026, esse non sono organizzate in serie tenendo conto né dell’anno, nè delle giornate; ho realizzato ritratti dei devoti, dei “cittadini” (sinonimo di “devoti”) catanesi (e non) tutti legati “ed innamorati” di questa giovane martire, diventata simbolo di chi si oppone alla violenza sulle donne, e protettrice delle donne ammalate di cancro al seno. Ho colto in alcune immagini, l’usanza di alcuni devoti, di recare con se immagini di persone care scomparse troppo presto (foto messe sui ceri o stampate sul caratteristico saio bianco, chiamato “sacco”, che fa parte del modo caratteristico di vestire dei devoti). Infine, termino, con alcune osservazioni “in pillole” di questa festa tradizionale religiosa e popolare, anno 2026:

a- quest’ anno durante il “giro esterno” o “giro plebeo” è arrivata la pioggia, non ricordo di aver fotografato negli anni passati la processione di Sant’Agata sotto la pioggia, per me la presenza degli ombrelli è stata una piacevole novità;

b- i devoti portano in spalla ceri a volte molto pesanti, di 50 chili ma anche più di 100 – 120 chili, questi enormi ceri presentano delle imbottiture con gomma spugna, posizionate dagli stessi devoti, per evitare che il contatto con la spalla che li regge, diventi eccessivamente doloroso;

c- i devoti (o le devote) che portano in spalla ceri molto pesanti, senza fiamma, o con il cero che arde, si avvalgono della presenza di un altro devoto o devota, che anticipandone il passaggio, avvisa i presenti dell’arrivo “di un carico importante”, questo per evitare incidenti durante il percorso, sia per gli astanti, sia per il portatore stesso; a volte l’aiuto devoto regge parte del peso del cero stesso;

d- consapevole del rischio di scivoloni nelle strade, da parte delle persone, dopo che sono passati i devoti coi ceri che ardono, liberando un notevole quantitativo di cera sciolta per terra, il pomeriggio del 5 febbraio, prima che inizi il rito dell’accensione dei grossi ceri, il comune di Catania cosparge la via principale di Catania, via Etnea, prima con l’acqua delle autobotti, subito dopo con della segatura, che amalgamandosi con l’acqua impedisce alla stessa di venire sollevata in aria col vento (rischiando di irritare le vie aeree e gli occhi);

e- al passaggio della vara di Sant’Agata, oramai innumerevoli sono gli smartphone sollevati in aria, per portare con se, quasi ogni presente, un ricordo di “questa bellissima magia”, non ho saputo sottrarmi alla tentazione di “cogliere al volo” questa consuetudine dei nostri tempi, anche perché affascinato dalle mani femminili, così ben curate;

f- pur non avendo rispettato temporalmente la presentazione delle fotografie, inserirò in didascalia un piccolo commento, col giorno durante il quale è stata colta, se il 4 (durante il “giro plebeo” o “giro esterno”), o se durante il 5 (giorno del “giro interno” o “giro nobile”).

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Today was Saturday and Scott had to be a work by 8:00. So I got up and fixed him breakfast and packed his lunch. DJ & I went to town to look at what Home Depot & Lowes had for landscape edging. We wanted to buy something and get started redoing our current edging. Well we decided it was too cold and windy (temps upper 40s to low 50s and breezy) and didn't buy any edging. I took a nap while watching coverage of Thunder over Louisville. Thunder is an airshow and fireworks extratravaganza to kick off the Kentucky Derby. Louisville has 2 weeks of events leading up to the big horse race. Then we watched the Masters, Boston & New York were finishing their baseball game and then Nascar will be on. I also cut my hair tonight with the Flowbie and decided to show off the hairdo. Hopefully tomorrow it will be styled.

Also Scott decided to pay 18 holes of golf after work and shot a 77.

Bought him a paddling pool to help him keep cool at the beginning of the heatwave, this is the first time he's laid in it. It was empty !!

Photo from the Michael Riedl collection, scan kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.

München-Riem

ca. March 1988

G-BEAL "Loch Moy"

Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 50

193N-1145

Caledonian Airways

G-BEAL certainly had visited Riem before with British Airways or British Airtours, but I have no records so far.

Information from airhistory.net - thanks to Kerry Taylor:

Delivered new to British Airways on 16 Dec 1976. Transferred to British Airtours 03 Apr 1983. Returned to BA 18 Mar 1984 and converted to a model 50. Back to British Airtours 01 May 1987. To Caledonian Airways by 14 Apr 1988. To Air Ops as SE-DPM 29 May 1994. Back to Caledonian Airways as G-CEAP 21 May 1996. Reregistered to G-IOIT and ferried to Stansted for Classic Airways on 13 Apr 1998 but not taken up. Sat at Stansted stored until it was broken up in Jan 2018.

Registration details for this airframe:

rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=14379

G-BEAL with British Airways at LHR in July 1978 (Negus colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/pslg05896/7362492382

G-BEAL with British Airways at LHR ca. early 1980s (Negus colours, large British titles):

www.flickr.com/photos/l8rmt/53700898860

G-BEAL with British Airtours at LGW in October 1983 (Negus colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/167887025@N05/51974828163

G-BEAL with British Airtours at SZG in January 1988 (Landor colours):

www.airhistory.net/photo/658409/G-BEAL

G-BEAL with British Airways at LGW in May 1989 (Landor colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/pslg05896/7090572447

G-BEAL with Caldonian at PMI in August 1993 (no tail logo):

www.airhistory.net/photo/364704/G-BEAL

This airframe as SE-DPM with Air Ops at LGW in July 1994 (basic Caledonian colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/105925977@N03/31454480692

SE-DPM with Air Ops at ATH in July 1995 (full colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/22331715@N06/52594092955

This airframe as G-CEAP with Air Ops at GLA in 1996 (Atlanta Airways titles):

www.flickr.com/photos/gerrymcl/27067960577

G-CEAP with Air Ops at LGW in August 1996 (International Airways titles):

www.flickr.com/photos/146301829@N08/33143080720

G-CEAP with Caledonian at LGW in March 1997 (basic Air Ops colours, no tail logo):

www.flickr.com/photos/pslg05896/24245607482

G-CEAP with Caledonian at PMI in August 1997 (basic Air Ops colours, tail logo):

www.airhistory.net/photo/633698/G-CEAP

This airframe as G-IOIT / G-CEAP stored at STN in March 2015:

www.flickr.com/photos/96219572@N07/16867145726

Scan from slide (unknown brand).

A super villain with super speed or something

He also has a plasma blade on each arm, allowing him to completely demolish anyone's face(or basically anything else he hits) as he runs past.

One of my favorite chapters in the Book of Psalms :

Psalm 91

1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

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* "Last Exit Before Babylon" Beautiful warning message to Americans and everyone who are watching prophetic events unfold.

* Prophecy Update - November 11th, 2012

* Economic Collapse, Foreign Troops & Marshall Law with Steve Quayle

* Paul Begley New Jersey Awards Contract For RFID "666 Mark" To Radiant! ~ You can believe this or not .

Perversion and immorality abides - dark times :

* Gay Foreplay Taught In School In Maine!! video of Paul Begley

* EU budget talks for 2013 collapse

* Mass Animal Die-offs and Bible Prophecy

* BREAKING: MASSIVE RIOTS HIT MADRID, SPAIN

* ISRAEL "Hamas Leader Killed" (LIVE Video) Prophecy!

* The Anti Christ revealed - Bible Prophecy !

My personal belief ,the AntiChrist hasn't been revealed as the falling away hasn't

happened yet or the global need for peace ,perhaps a world war yet to happen.The "falling away" translated to greek means "departure" by which pre-tribulation rapture believing christians do believe it is and not alone attrbuted to people leaving the Christian faith .

Anyway , many speculations abound who the antichrist is.This video is one example ,

perhaps it holds water but AC is yet to be revealed in the future. He may not be as we thought .

I am not looking forward to see the Antichrist - Not in my dreams to be around at that time

to see him reigning in control of the global system . What Bible scholars had seen is the one world

global system as spoken in Revelations and it would not be any coincidence the world condition today

is heading to .Many world leaders are advocating for one world monetary system ,even the Vatican

calling for it.

* The Mark of the Beast ~ Today's Technology & Bible Prophecy

* Big Brother UK: 8 million children recorded on massive secret database

* UK classrooms may teach students about Internet porn - What ?!!!!

* Prophecy in the News: Cosmic Codes / Bible codes Interesting video !

* Signs of the Times with L.A. Marzulli Also talks about the BBC documentary about two strange women " Living in the fast lane ".

* "Belgium Will Become an Islamic State" and who's next ? This is truly a prophetic sign of the times coming to happen when real Christians will get more persecuted and sentenced even to death .

* New Euro Currency Shows Woman Riding the Beast

* Petitions seeking White House approval to ‘secede’ now come from 47 states

Luxor ,Egypt ( 2009 )

Visit this location at Bayou Du Chat Noir in Second Life

Credits: bittersweethearty2ndlife.wordpress.com/2015/12/26/praise-...

Not such a good day. Christophe has been hospitalised again because either his Guillain-Barré (the virus which put him in a wheelchair and makes it difficult for him to use his hands and feet) or his cancer has gotten worse. Problem is they don't know which. So now he's getting treatment for the guillain-barré and tomorrow they will see if it has had any effect and maybe also do a pet-scan to see what's happening with the cancer. To think last week everybody was so happy because he seemed to be doing so well. And then today I got to watch him get electroshocks (that's not traumatic at all) and hear his doctors say they don't really know what's going on, but it's atypical. So I took pictures (sucky ones - I know I've been repeating myself) for the sake of taking pictures and now I'm going to eat for the sake of eating. Goodnight.

This was his constant dream.. Marry this too difficult and different wild girl.. with a raucous laugh and a hyper active lifestyle.. Yup, he wanted to marry her.. Have too many children with her,. Spend a long crazy life together.. Learn to walk faster as she does.. Play, run, scream on the top of a high mountain.. Live as a child and act as a mature like she actually does.. She was his first and last love, everything he actually needs to be happy..

She also crazily loved him.. The thing she always liked, is seeing him waiting for her, especially during the cold days of winter where his nose becomes all red.. She loved him too much that she couldn't give a second chance........

The last Mortal Kombat character I've made was on my previous account, the next character was going to be Goro, but I decided to go one step further and make the main antagonist of the series, Shao Kahn. Like with Scorpion I combined designs from multiple versions of him, which I think turned out great, originally I was going to combine a sculpted part for his mask on his helmet, but that proved to be way to hard for me, so it's just printed on his face, also I love that hammer for him. I think overall he looks awesome, and I'm hoping to make more characters from this game.

Vide-grenier et brocante, Lunas, France

...we are just "babysitting" him....

(my kids assure me it is a temporary situation.... :)

I am over the moon with this lil guy. I got him in the post yesterday!

Behind every great man...

is not a woman, she is beside him, she is with him, not behind him. ...

Photo from the Michael Bernhard collection, scan kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.

München-Riem

May 1991

SU-AYI

Boeing 737-266/Adv

21192

EgyptAir

SU-AYI in EgyptAir’s later colours parked on one of Riem’s outer stands, apparently for (or after) a night stop.

SU-AYI, first flight 2 March 1976, was delivered to EgyptAir on 19 March 1976, and remained with the airline until 1992. It flew with Air Lanka as 4R-ULO between July 1992 and May 1995. Later operators include Air Atlanta Icelandic and Air Philippines as TF-ABG, Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-ZRD and Batavia Air as PK-YTA.

Reportedly scrapped at Surabaya.

Registration details for this airframe:

www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/SU-AYI/504421

This airframe as 4R-ULO with Air Lanka at CMB in November 1992:

www.airhistory.net/photo/352030/4R-ULO

4R-ULO with GPA Group all white at SNN in February 1994:

www.flickr.com/photos/namcys11/46959312424

This airframe as TF-ABG with Air Atlanda Icelandic at DUB in November 1995:

www.airhistory.net/photo/445640/TF-ABG

TF-ABG with Air Philippines ca. mid-1990s:

www.flickr.com/photos/firstgen737/15096815572

This airframe as EI-CNP with Aerolineas Argentinas at AEP in April 1997 (basic Air Philippines colours):

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/3/4/4315431.jpg

This airframe as LV-ZRD with Aerolineas Argentinas at AEP in March 2000:

www.airhistory.net/photo/271713/LV-ZRD

This airframe as N201YT at Phoenix Goodyear (GYR) being repainted in Batavia Air colours in December 2001:

www.visitingphx.com/batavia.jpg

This airframe as PK-YTA with Batavia Air at CGK in June 2002:

www.airhistory.net/photo/20620/PK-YTA

PK-YTA with Batavia Air at CGK in September 2005 (later colours):

cdn.jetphotos.com/full/1/21575_1127498132.jpg

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

I poked him at 7 AM and told him he has to work today -Sunday!. He said "Can't be, i dont work on Sunday Ma'am"

Well i was able to get him slotted into a temp assignment at the country club for a special brunch event! (Fill-in for a sick maid). I LOVED the look in his eye when he realized he no longer even knows what day or where or when i will make him put on that maid dress and nylons and his full slip and go to work! While everyone else has a reasonable weekend , he has no idea everyday now if he will be forced to get up and go be a maid. Totally random - day and night and he can never see it coming. He is absolutely stuck and trapped in a never ending lifestyle where he has no control of ANY of his time!

OMGosh does this get me off, seeing what i do to hm!!

carries him home in a beautiful boat

He watches the sea from a porthole in stowage

He can hear all she says as she sits by his bed

Then one day his lips answer her in her own language

The days quickly pass, he loves making her laugh

The first time he moves it's her hair that he touches

She asks "Are you cursed?" He says "I think that I'm cured"

Then he talks of the Nile and the girls in bull rushes

In New York he is laid in a glass-covered case

He pretends he is dead, people crowd round to see him

But each night she comes round, and the two wander down

The halls of the tomb that she calls a museum

Often he stops to rest, but then less and less

Then it's her that looks tired, staying up asking questions

He learns how to read from the papers that she

Is writing about him and he makes corrections

It's his face on her book and more and more come to look

Families from Iowa, upper West-siders

Then one day it's too much, he decides to get up

And as chaos ensues, he walks outside to find her

She's using a cane, and her face looks too pale

But she's happy to see him, as they walk he supports her

She asks "Are you cursed?" but his answer's obscured

In a sandstorm of flashbulbs and rowdy reporters

Such reanimation, the two tour the nation

He gets out of limos, he meets other women

He speaks of her fondly, their nights in the museum

But she's just one more rag now he's dragging behind him

She stops going out, she just lies there in bed

In hotels in whatever towns they are speaking

Then her face starts to set and her hands start to fold

And one day the dry fig of her heart stops its beating

Long ago on the ship, she asked "Why pyramids?"

He said "Think of them as an immense invitation"

She asks "Are you cursed?" He says "I think that I'm cured"

Then he kissed her and hoped that she'd forget that question

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She gives him a hot kiss as her boobs smash into his chest. You can just feel the heat.

I met this cute little blue-eyed guy after our dog sled experience in Lapland.

This one will begin to work in about six months... but for now, it's only "hug time" for him :)

As you can guess, it was not something hard to hug and kiss him all the time! (Girls, don't go there with your boyfriend... there will be some jealousy in the air :P)

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Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness

Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun

Conspiring with him how to load and bless

With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;

To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees,

And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;

To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells

With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,

And still more, later flowers for the bees,

Until they think warm days will never cease,

For Summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells. --To Autumn. by John Keats

Người đầu tiên dẫn dắt cho em biết đến Super Junior là upa Han nhưng người mà trái tim em sẽ yêu mãi mãi đó chính là anh-Lee Sungmin ♥

"What is mankind that you are mindful of them, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor and put everything under his feet." In putting everything under him, God left nothing that is not subject to him. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.

Hebrews 2:6-8

THE SUPREMACY OF JESUS CHRIST

Today we hear from co-worker, Jan Vermeer:

The inspired writer of the book of Hebrews says that everything was put in subjection under Jesus Christ (2:8). Does His supremacy actually show in the country of North Korea—full of idols, hunger and death camps?

The North Korean Church consists of 200,000 to 400,000 members. Fiercely persecuted, all of them hide their beliefs from the authorities. The church is truly an underground church, divided into thousands of small networks and cell groups. Most Christians hardly know other Christians outside their families. In case of an arrest, not many other Christians are in danger. The most visible proof of their faith is the possession of a Bible, which is illegal and punishable by death. Probably nowhere else in the world are so many copies of God's Word literally hidden underground!

But the church is definitely growing. Many Christians keep their faith secret and are surviving. Open Doors is able to support Christians with Bibles, books, training, food, clothes and medicine. Yet it is the individual tragedies that make it difficult to see, with spiritual eyes, that Jesus Christ is supreme even in North Korea.

For example, a middle-aged man was arrested after the police found a Bible in his home. He is being terribly beaten in prison, as we learn from released prisoners who witnessed it. "His face is deformed. He told us he is certain he will die."

How can Christ be supreme if one of his disciples is tortured so severely? I've known this man for a long time," says a Christian friend of the prisoner. "When he came to faith, he made the decision that one day he would die for Christ. Every Christian in North Korea has made that choice. Every Christian in my country has the spirit of martyrdom in him. If you lose that spirit for one second, you cannot carry the burden of being a follower of Jesus. My friend knew that one day he could get caught, and on that day he had to be steadfast in the faith and loyal to Jesus. I am convinced he can take the suffering because he constantly reminds himself of the joy that is set before him."

The suffering North Korean Christians reveal Christ's supremacy because they look at the reward: Jesus Christ Himself. He is our Treasure. He calls us to Himself, to suffer outside the gate and bear the reproach He endured (Hebrews 13:12-14). The kingdom of the Kims is limited in size and time. The Kingdom of our Lord is eternal and will come with power!

RESPONSE

I will rejoice in the supremacy of Jesus Christ, my Lord, over everything and everyone.

PRAYER

Lord, I too rejoice in the joy set before me with You. Keep me steadfast, faithful and loyal.

Standing Strong Through The Storm:

A daily devotional message by SSTS author Paul Estabrooks

© 2011 Open Doors International.

No photo album documenting operations at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum would be complete without photos of this most famous member of the museum crew. This guy first turned up in the East Ely engine house as a kitten in 2008. Whether an orphan or a stray, the crew noticed him around and eventually took pity on the little guy. They fed him and eventually adopted him, taking him to the vets for shots and getting him neutered. He was initially named "Dirtball or Dirtbag", simply because of his obviously filthy appearance. Later, his name was shortened to simply "Dirt."

For years, he quietly existed as the crew's private pet until one day, someone got the idea to show him off on social media, and a star was born. There was a point in time when people, who really didn't care about railroads, would tune into Facebook and other social media outlets to see the many cool photos of him. He even became a sort of spokeskitty for safety topics.

I first encountered him during a 2015 winter photo shoot. Although not the world's friendliest cat, he was kind enough to pose for pictures. I wasn't about to drag him around and pose him with steam engines as some apparently did. I guess I just felt sorry for the little guy as cats are habitual groomers and licking all of that grime off his fur could not have been good for him. That said, despite the dangerous environment, he lived for an amazing 15 years, passing in 2023. Other cats have since taken on his role. He certainly had mastered the look of an engine house cat.

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Christmas Of The Homeless

By Mary E. Coe

A day in the life of a homeless man at Christmas time.

Pushing his grocery cart with all his worldly goods

Sipping from a hot cup of coffee to fight the winter cold

His long, dirty hair, dirty body, dirty clothes smelled a bit

No place to take a bath when living in the streets

He stopped to watch a mother and child decorate

the front lawn

Memories of long ago brought tears to his eyes

Seems like yesterday; he and his mother, in the front yard

decorating the house for Christmas

It was so long ago; he wished he was home; he wished for

the good times with love, joy and laughter

Some see him as a bum; too lazy for work; some see him as

a low class, just a dirty old scum

He was once a proud man; once had loved ones, a home, a

job and a car

Time gone bad, jobs lost, no money for mortgage or paying

the bills

Family lost, stress and confusions set in; where did it all go

wrong?

People passed by and remarked, lazy old man, should get

himself a job

People passed by and frowned at him

A couple passing by handed him two dollars; he quietly

thanked them

Another hot cup of coffee to help fight the cold winter night

Walking on down the street he passed a house with

Christmas music playing “Silent Night” he stopped to listen

for awhile

Oh, how he wished he was home; he longed for the times

when love and family was all around

So long ago; his family no more; just a lonely old man in a

lonely town

A young woman passing by handed him a ten dollar bill; he

whispered thank you

To the woman it was just extra change; to the old man it

was gold in his hand

A little more to eat; more hot coffee for the cold, winter

nights

People stopped to give him money; they seldom stopped to

talk

So cold; so lonely; he said to himself as he pushed his cart

to his sleeping place

Back of a building; close to the wall, to help block the wind

and the bitter cold

He placed a dirty blanket over cardboards to lay on; another

dirty blanket from his cart to cover himself; so cold, so

lonely the old man was

He thought of Christmastime past; the good times he had

when love, family and friends, did surround him

His mind wandered from the loneliness and the bitter cold;

somehow, he managed to fall asleep

Remember the homeless at Christmas time, if only in your

prayers.

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