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Nutmeg : an aromatic spice The brownish black Nut covered by the red Mace within the external fibrous covering..
The nutmeg tree,(Myristica fragrans) is important for two spices derived from the fruit: nutmeg and mace. Nutmeg is the seed of the tree, roughly egg-shaped and about 20 to 30 mm (0.8 to 1.2 in) long and 15 to 18 mm (0.6 to 0.7 in) wide, and weighing between 5 and 10 g (0.2 and 0.4 oz) dried, while mace is the dried "lacy" reddish covering or aril of the seed. The first harvest of nutmeg trees takes place 7–9 years after planting, and the trees reach full production after 20 years. Nutmeg is usually used in powdered form. This is the only tropical fruit that is the source of two different spices. Several other commercial products are also produced from the trees, including essential oils, extracted oleoresins, and nutmeg butter
The Musée d'Orsay (French pronunciation: [myze dɔʁsɛ]) is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900.
The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin and Van Gogh.
The Byzantine gold glowed hot when I got inside, a divine signal to me that God was mad because I brought my camera inside. However, I reasoned with God, the sign read "No Cameras" in a Cyrillic lettering, a lettering style I do not recognize since the Jesuits trained me in the Romance languages and not these Slavic uncials.
Besides, I was inside Saint Michael's Cathedral, and I was holding a camera, and, as the saying goes, when in Rome, shoot interiors of churches in Rome , and when in Kiev, break Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Councils.
While God was busy figuring out my flawless reasoning, I spotted a cloaked HeiroMonk in is post-Matins chanting, moving in a pattern indecipherable by my camera, thus the ghostly visage in this seeming partial transcendence.
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Stained glass window inside the Sacré Cœur church in Paris
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coconut cupcakes, from the barefoot contessa's recipe. the only mod is the type of coconut (dessicated baker's coconut, not the moist angel flake-type), and the fruit jelly/marshmallow on top.
All I gotta say is that I must be dreaming, can't be real
You're not here with me, still I can feel you near me
I would give you anything baby, just make my dreams come true
Baby you give me butterflies
Credits: SAS - MINA hair
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The Big Picture
I know most of you are not on Twitter yet, or perhaps you just are following people who tell you what they just ordered at Starbucks, but those of you that follow me get to see amazing links like this one to the Big Picture. I try to post several links a week to other photographers, art, and other inspirational things I find...
It's a good medium for quick finds where I don't have time to write a whole blog post.
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Daily Photo - An Amazing Day at the Met
On Sunday, I set aside about six hours to spend alone at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Most of you may know by now how I am obsessed with the Impressionists. Don't ever go to a museum with me, because I will bore you for hours on end with strange tidbits. Anyway, the Met has a fantastic collection that kept me busy most of the time... It's rather nice of them to hang on to my paintings for me. One day, when I get some time, I'm going to make a little page here and show some of my favorites.
The Man would not let me take a tripod inside, so that was unfortunate. I did manage to do a few hand-held HDRs however... here is one that I have processed thus far.
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Here's some bad ass moves from a rather nice innocent Sienna Louise from 2010...
It's 2026 and I look back at this with so many fond feelings and can feel that arousal starting inside of me.
It's a curse and a joy.
My daughter said to me recently that I at times strut around like a woman in heels.
I just said what rubbish, but inside I thought bless you my sweet, you have made me happy 💕💕💕
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It's still chilly outside, nothing to shoot so I'll have fun with everything I can find inside ;-)
Happy nifty fifty Friday and have a great upcoming weekend y'all!
Note: No lemons were harmed during the making of this picture!
Immer noch popokalt da draußen also beschäftige ich mich bis zum Frühling wohl weiterhin mit allem was ich sonst so finden kann ;-)
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Flickr Females: Aren't you dying to hear these words?
Flickr Males: Go on, make her smile, say it to her.......
Could U be the most beautiful girl in the world?
It's plain 2 see U're the reason that God made a girl
When the day turns into the last day of all time
I can say I hope U are in these arms of mine
And when the night falls before that day I will cry
I will cry tears of joy cuz after U all one can do is die, oh
Could U be the most beautiful girl in the world?
Could U be?
It's plain 2 see U're the reason that God made a girl
Oh, yes U are
How can I get through days when I can't get through hours?
I can try but when I do I see U and I'm devoured, oh yes
Who'd allow, who'd allow a face 2 be soft as a flower? Oh
I could bow (bow down) and feel proud in the light of this power
Oh yes, oh
Could U be (could U be) the most beautiful girl in the world?
Could U be?
It's plain 2 see U're the reason that God made a girl
Oh, yes U are
And if the stars ever fell one by one from the sky
I know Mars could not be, uh, 2 far behind
Cuz baby, this kind of beauty has got no reason 2 ever be shy
Cuz honey, this kind of beauty is the kind that comes from inside
Could U be (could U be) the most beautiful girl in the world?
So beautiful, beautiful
It's plain 2 see (plain 2 see) U're the reason that God made a girl
Since visiting the ballroom in 2012 the owners have redeveloped the estate and have moved in, how lucky for them that that this ballroom is now in their back garden, I feel lucky to have seen it while I did as it is no longer abandoned these photo's I feel will immortalise it forever for those that never got to see inside.
It was late in 2012 at 4.30am we drove to the ballroom, all the way I kept thinking it was the stuff made from fairytales, I wasn’t even sure if it could actually even exist, an underwater ballroom, lying deep beneath a lake on an abandoned estate, built in Victorian times. You cant get to the ballroom by land as we would never break an enter any building and the door to the hut that takes you to the ballroom is locked and alarmed, it left no option but to make it across the lake to an island where the door was open, in the pitch black we made it through the trees and to the lake bank where we blew up a boat, and rowed towards the island.
Soon we were inside the ballroom, being underneath water felt strange like being in one of those underwater aquariums or a glass bottom boat, but nothing really could prepare you for being in a room, where the entire ceiling is made from thick glass and nothing but water above you, a long tear shaped corridor connected to a spiral staircase which I believe takes you to hut which is the entrance from the outside. It was truly the stuff from fairytales. The sun started to come up and light came through the glass for the first time, despite the algae that had obviously been growing for years, it looked very beautiful, the whole room glowed green, we photographed for an hour or two before decided to make our exit, seeing things like this is just so special and I cant believe how lucky I am to have such incredible experiences as this.
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One of two Spring cakes I recently painted.
I have some pictures on my blog showing the work in progress, if you wonder how I do it.
Oh there goes the door bell I better make sure I am looking my best before answering it and I think a little more lippy is in order. I so want to look my best as first impressions can be so important.
INGREDIENTS:
1 box (1 lb 6.5 oz) Betty Crocker® Original Supreme brownie mix (with chocolate syrup pouch)
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on brownie mix box
24 craft sticks (flat wooden sticks with rounded ends)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
2 teaspoons shortening
Assorted Betty Crocker® Decorating Decors candy sprinkles
DIRECTIONS:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil so foil extends about 2 inches over sides of pan. Spray foil with cooking spray. Make and bake brownie mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and eggs. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
2. Place brownies in freezer for 30 minutes. Remove brownies from pan by lifting foil; peel foil from sides of brownies. Cut brownies into 24 rectangular bars, 6 rows lengthwise and 4 rows across, each about 1 1/2 by 3 1/4 inches. Gently insert craft stick into end of each bar, peeling foil from bars. Place on cookie sheet; freeze 30 minutes.
3. In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and shortening uncovered on High about 1 minute; stir until smooth. If necessary, microwave additional 5 seconds at a time. Dip top 1/3 to 1/2 of each brownie into chocolate; sprinkle with candy sprinkles. Lay flat on waxed paper or foil to dry.
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The tomb (türbe) of Selim II (1566-1574) was built after his death in 1577. Its site to the southwest of the Hagia Sophia was prepared during extensive repairs conducted during the sultan's rule when the immediate vicinity of the converted cathedral was cleared of residential structures. The tombs of his son Murad III (1574-1595) and his grandson Mehmed III (1595-1603) were built later at either side of his tomb. Inside the tomb, lie his wife Nurbanu Sultan, as well as Gevherhan and Ismihan Sultans.