Venta de queso en Arantzazu /Cheese selling in Arantzazu

Honesty is such a lonely word

Everyone is so untrue

Honesty is hardly ever heard

And mostly what I need from you

Honestidad es una palabra solitaria

Todo el mundo es tan poco sincero

Honestidad se escucha raramente

y es principalmente lo que necesito de ti

Billy Joel Honesty

Sweet Honesty (Lunaria annua) that was growing in my back yard.

Silberblatt

(Lunaria annua)

Photographer: not me

Halsey - Honesty

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”

― Plato

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For Smile on Saturday

Another from a while back....

I'll get back to the frost photos soon :-)

Thanks as always to Paul for the beautiful textures :-)

In the forest of the honesties on top of the Ernstberg near Daun/Volcanic Eifel.

Im Wald der Mondviolen auf dem Gipfel des Ernstberg bei Daun/Vulkaneifel.

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"TRY TO BE A RAINBOW IN SOMEONE'S CLOUD"

Was it worth it?

We sat in the car for 3.5hrs while the rain lashed down and no sign could be seen of anything that looked like a break in the flat grey sky.

I felt sure that sometimes after stormy conditions, the sky takes on a dramatic feel.

When finally the rain eased but still the sky was nothing too great.

The temperature had dropped and even though we were well wrapped up, I began to feel the cold after a short while. I'd captured a few images but certainly not what I'd hoped for.

Then just as we'd headed back towards the car, the light changed, the clouds took on a great depth and it started to kick off. Ken spotted this rainbow but scared I'd miss it, I pointed the handheld camera at the nearest subject (sheep)

Well the rainbow continued to last and last, in fact there were two at one point.

I said to Ken, "I'm off to the Drinking dinosaur" as he lent against the car, thinking we were off.

The Benny Hill moment struck, you know the one, where you run as fast as your legs will carry you.

In my case "not very fast" praying that long lasting rainbow will stretch, just a little longer.

Finally I made it, Ken thought CPR might be in order lol!

I clicked away, hoping my quickly adjusted settings would be ok, with the newly acquired 5d. In the panic, the tripod had been left packed in the car and Ken being the wonderful husband he is ran back to get it for me.

Sadly all too late, as he cursed on his return

I just prayed the images I'd captured would be ok.

After all, it had been the best sky of the week. One in all honesty, I should have been better prepared for.

It gave us both a laugh afterwards, although we both ached that night

Almost forgot, if you look carefully there are some seals visible on the beach below. On one of the sunrise mornings we did, there must have been over 100 at one point

Jahr des Büffels

Das chinesische Neujahr wird nach dem Mondkalender begangen und am 12. Feb. 2021 beginnt das Jahr des Büffels.

Büffel werden in der chinesischen Kultur als die harten Arbeiter im Hintergrund geschätzt. Aufgrund der Rolle des Büffels in der Landwirtschaft werden diesem Tierkreiszeichen Eigenschaften wie Fleiß und Ehrlichkeit, Geduld und Ausdauer zugeschrieben, sie werden als intelligent und zuverlässig angesehen.

Nach Ansicht der chinesichen Astrologie verspricht das Jahr des Metall-Büffels ein günstiges Jahr für die wirtschaftliche Erholung zu werden. Also genau das, wonach sich alle „Menschen unter dem Himmel“, wie es in China heißt, nach dem verganenen Jahr sehnen.

The Chinese New Year is celebrated according to the lunar calendar and the year of the Ox begins on Feb. 12, 2021.

The Ox is valued in Chinese culture as the hard worker behind the scenes. Due to the role of the Ox in agriculture, traits such as hard work and honesty, patience and perseverance are ascribed to this zodiac sign, it is considered intelligent and reliable.

According to Chinese astrology, the year of the metal ox promises to be a good year for economic recovery. In other words, exactly what all “people under heaven”, as it is called in China, long for the past year.

In the forest of the Honesties (Lunaries ?) on the Ernstberg near Daun/Volcanic Eifel.

Im Wald der Mondviolen auf dem Ernstberg bei Daun/Vulkaneifel.

Danke für deinen Besuch! Thanks for visiting!

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human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not

(Ernest Hemingway)

We're leaving all the windows open

We don't even mind the rain

Or where we let the floors get wet

So what if the hardwood stains?

'Cause we're collecting evidence

Of one remarkable storm

How wild it was to find it, finally feel the climate

Instead of only staying dry and warm

Rain on us, Saint Honesty

Salvation is coming in the morning, but now what we need

Is a little rain on our face from you, sweet Saint Honesty

So we won't sleep tonight

While we brace against the wind

Oh, these hearts, they're weather-makers

We'll go where they take us

Until we find ourselves shelter again

We won't settle for the silence

We won't drown in the tears

We'll say every single word even if we think they'll hurt

Let the rain wash away these tears

Rain on us, Saint Honesty

Salvation is coming in the morning, and now what we need

Is a little rain on our face from you, sweet Saint Honesty

Oh, we won't let go, we'll be soaked to the bone

Baptized by truth, we will reap what we sow

Build our own higher ground when the rain's coming down

This is worth it to me, Saint Honesty

Rain

Salvation is coming in the morning

Wait patiently, aiming straight for it

But now what we need

Is a little rain on our face from you, sweet Saint Honesty

Sara Bareilles

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El Anatsui: Logoligi Logarithm

Haus der Kunst, München

Textures with thanks to lenoirrtextures for 'dry',

www.flickr.com/photos/lenoirrrtextures/5711153894/

and French Kiss for 'dandelion fuzz'.

I had posted a photo of these growing in my yard earlier in the year. See below in comments.

Honesty, of the genus Lunaria, silver dollar plants are named for their fruit, with pods dry to flat silverish discs about the size of — you guessed it! — silver dollars. from Wikipedia

Lunaria annua

annual honesty

Einjähriges Silberblatt 👻 (Studie bei Dämmerung)

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Is such a lonely word

Everyone is so untrue

Honesty

Is hardly ever heard

And mostly

What I need from you.

Tune ♥

Credits ♥

to bring stuff in from the garden

another for my tintype collection...

Happy Monday everyone, hope it's a more inspiring one than mine has been :-)

Thanks as always to Paul for his beautiful tintype texture and scratches.

I was going to leave this B&W, but after playing with different tones, I felt sepia suited it more.

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Nikon Z6, Nikkor 24-70mm f/4 S

Exposure X7, Color Efex Pro 4, Silver Efex Pro 3

This grows as a wild flower in my garden. It's seed pods when dried are much used by flower arrangers. An example of it's flat round seed pods may be seen just to the right of the flower above. They become silvery white, translucent and papery with time.

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Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️❤️❤️

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From my garden, for Macro Mondays, HMM folks x

The tanker ship Honesty moving up the Savannah River toward the Talmadge Memorial Bridge at sunset. Image taken on the river bank off River Street near Johnson Square, Savannah, Georgia.

Beautiful flowers in my garden. Don't know what they are! Taken with Microsoft Lumia phone on July 12 2019 My camera app became corrupted and stopped saving Camera information last year.

I love Honesty seed pods for their transparency and delicacy. The common name "honesty" arose in the 16th century, and may also relate to the translucence of the seedpods. In South East Asia, it is called the "money plant" and in the United States it is commonly known as "silver dollars", "Chinese money", or "Chinese coins" because its seedpods have the appearance of silvery coins. For the same reason, in French it is known as monnaie du pape ("the Pope's money"). In Denmark it is known as judaspenge and in Dutch-speaking countries as judaspenning (coins of Judas), an allusion to the story of Judas Iscariot and the thirty pieces of silver he was paid for betraying Christ.

Heho market, Myanmar.