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“Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.”
Quote ― Terry Tempest Williams
Happy Fence Friday everyone ;-))
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The composition of this image was achieved IN CAMERA using an Apple iPhone 4S. Post capture processing was indeed done, but only involving the treatment of light and colour. By "breaking the rules" of the iPhone's panoramic function, the image can be skewed, splintered or fragmented into a multi-planarity that could, perhaps be called a form of "Millennial Cubism".
Please see the Flickr group "PANO-Vision" to view a gallery of images created by 20 artists ( and counting ) who are deliberately working in this mode of image creation.
© Richard S Warner ( Visionheart ) - 2015. All Rights Reserved. This image is not for use in any form without explicit, express, written permission.
Swallowing a meal for the great egret (Ardea alba) involves flicking its food into the air followed by a gulp.
The two egret images are taken in the same location (a small pond at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge) but on different days. It is possible it is the same bird, but not guaranteed because we have seen as many as 8 great egrets at once in this location.
I went with two images because they tell different parts of the same story. I think I like the "kerplunk" one better because of the fat water droplets frozen in time and the mirror like reflection, but I also do like the action shot "bottoms up". Let me know if you have an opinion!
"Movember is an annual event involving the growing of mustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as depression in men, prostate cancer and other male cancers, and associated charities. The Movember Foundation runs the Movember charity event, housed at www.Movember.com. The goal of Movember is to "change the face of men's health."
Beyonce - If I Were A Boy
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歩き続ける 彼岸花 咲き続ける
I keep walking
the spider lilies
keep blooming
—Taneda Santoka
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Its Setsubun in Japan, a feast day involving the casting out of demons at various shrines. I took out the Alain head and played with the sliders a bit to create something suitable and slightly odd looking with Oni fangs.
Although its the wrong time of year for the Spider Lily, you cannot deny that it is a beautiful flower when in full bloom, something that cinphul has managed to perfectly capture in her hairstick set. I'm holding the gorgeous Lodestone Heart by !Reliquary! which has an added rim light which catches the eye during the tossing animation.
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Also worn:
LeLUTKA Head.Alain.2.5
bonbon - amaya hair
{aii} + Ibaraki Horns (demon) +
[ r-l-f ]+*N* *Male Kimono RAN
-[TWC]- 6 COMMON Red scar arm
Zibska ~ Selene (Ginkgo leaf - comes with full colour hud)
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Shape my own
Pose: a mod by me of the built in pose with the heart
Blenheim Palace, residence near Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, built (1705–24) by the English Parliament as a national gift to John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough. During the War of the Spanish Succession, he had led the English to victory over the French and Bavarians at the Battle of Blenheim in Germany in 1704.
The palace was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, with a great deal of involvement by Nicholas Hawksmoor, and is regarded as the finest example of truly Baroque architecture in Great Britain. (Source; Britannica)
The Dornier Do 31 is an experimental vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet-propelled transport designed and produced by West German aircraft manufacturer Dornier.
The development of the Do 31 was motivated principally by heavy interest expressed by the German Air Force in the acquisition of short take-off and vertical landing aircraft (STOVL)-capable aircraft. Such ambitions received a further boost from the issuing of NATO specification NBMR-4, which called for a VTOL-capable tactical support aircraft that would be operated in conjunction with the EWR VJ 101, a West German VTOL strike aircraft designed under the NATO contract of BMR-3. A total of three aircraft, two flight-capable and one static airframe, were constructed and used for testing. On 10 February 1967, the Do 31 performed its maiden flight; the first hovering flight of the type took place during July 1967.
In addition to performing test flights, Dornier often demonstrated the Do 31 prototypes to officials and the general public, such as at the 1969 Paris Air Show. Several world records were set by the type during its limited flying career. When the high cost, technical and logistical difficulties of operating such an aircraft were realized, the German Air Force opted to cease trials involving VTOL aircraft, such as the Do 31, VJ101, and the later VFW VAK 191B. In the face of limited sales prospects and a lack of state support, the Do 31 and other VTOL projects lingered as research projects for a time prior to their manufacturers abandoning all activity. The Do 31 remains the only VTOL-capable jet-powered transport aircraft to ever fly.
Plan de la Besurta, La Ribagorza, Huesca, Aragón, España.
Ruta cuyo itinerario discurre en el entorno de las pistas de esquí nórdico de Llanos del Hospital en el Valle de Benasque. La ruta tiene su inicio en el Plan del Hospital atravesando en su recorrido bellos parajes como el Plan de Estan y el Plan de la Besurta para llegar finalmente hasta el espectacular Plan d´Aiguallut con magnificas vistas al pico Aneto. Se trata de recorrer una parte del conocido como Camino dels Aranesos que originalmente unía el Plan del Hospital con el Valle de Arán.
El recorrido se divide en tres tramos, un primer tramo muy corto y sencillo hasta el Plan de l'Estan, un segundo tramo tambien muy sencillo hasta la Besurta y un tramo final algo más exigente aunque accesible a cualquier senderista acostumbrado a la montaña hasta el Forau d´Aiguallut.
Route whose itinerary runs around the Nordic ski slopes of Llanos del Hospital in the Benasque Valley. The route begins in the Pllan del Hospital, passing through beautiful places such as the Plan de Estan and the Plan de la Besurta to finally reach the spectacular Plan d'Aiguallut with magnificent views of the Aneto peak. It involves walking through a part of what is known as the Camino dels Aranesos, which originally linked the Hospital Plan with the Aran Valley.
The route is divided into three sections, a first very short and easy section to Plan de l'Estan, a second section that is also very simple to Besurta and a final section that is somewhat more demanding although accessible to any hiker accustomed to the mountains until the Forau d'Aiguallut.
“Amb l’esclat de la festa floreixen els capgrossos”, Girona, España.
“Girona, Temps de Flors” arranca hoy la 70 edición con 146 proyectos repartidos en 114 espacios que se pueden visitar hasta el 18 de mayo. El Ayuntamiento de Girona ha dado el pistoletazo de salida a la muestra floral esta mañana con un recorrido por algunos de los espacios de la muestra, así como la visita a la exposición "Maestros del arte catalán del siglo XX. Colección Bassat" del Museo de Arte de Girona.
Uno de los espacios que se ha visitado es el patio del Ayuntamiento, donde existe un proyecto conmemorativo de los 40 años de hermanamiento con la ciudad de Albi.
" Esta edición de Tiempo de Flores quiere ser más inclusiva y accesible, pensada especialmente para los gerundenses y las gerundenses. Se han hecho mejoras para personas con movilidad reducida y se ha creado un Espacio Calma para personas neurodivergentes. También se han ampliado los horarios para favorecer una visita más tranquila y adaptada a los ritmos. invitar a todo el mundo a disfrutar de la muestra ”, ha destacado el alcalde Lluc Salellas i Vilar.
“Girona, Temps de Flors” kicks off its 70th edition today with 146 projects spread across 114 spaces that can be visited until May 18. Girona City Council kicked off the floral exhibition this morning with a tour of some of the spaces in the exhibition, as well as a visit to the exhibition “Masters of 20th-century Catalan art. Bassat Collection” at the Girona Art Museum.
One of the spaces visited is the City Council courtyard, where there is a commemorative project for the 40 years of twinning with the city of Albi.
“ This edition of Temps de Flors aims to be more inclusive and accessible, especially designed for Girona residents. Improvements have been made for people with reduced mobility and a Calma Space has been created for neurodivergent people. Opening hours have also been extended to encourage a more peaceful visit adapted to local rhythms. Finally, I would like to thank the public for their involvement and invite everyone to enjoy the exhibition ”, highlighted Mayor Lluc Salellas i Vilar.
Ah! what pleasant visions haunt me
As I gaze upon the sea!
All the old romantic legends,
All my dreams, come back to me.
-The Secret of the Sea, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Treat This" is a bi-weekly challenge at Kreative People, involving source images which you are invited to download, manipulate, and share with the group. Work can be combined with other photos, treated with textures and effects, painted, or manipulated in any other way your imagination dictates. See this week’s source images in the comment box below. My manipulation is above.
Come give it a go!
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Warming up before the parade.
This festival Involves various bagads from Brittany (Bretagne), Wales (Pays de Galles), Ireland (Irelande), Scotland (Ecosse) and Galicia (Galice, Espagne. Spain).
Following the parade, the various groups went to the large tents where their area was represented with food and a a bar:
There was a tent for Brittany, with folkloric dance and a cider bar; a tent for Wales, also with dance and a bar; a tent for Ireland with Irish dance, ale and rum; a tent for Scotland, with dance and rum, and a tent for Galicia, also with dance and a bar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBbH51QmuRo
Bagad de Lann Bihoué: The Bagad of the French National Navy:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBVxLF4qR-0
Le Bagad Cap Caval de Plomeur:
Cheile Băniței (located in the area of Petroșani, near the E79 road, in Hunedoara county), a spectacular, fascinating place! The route involves walking through water.
Plan de la Besurta, La Ribagorza, Huesca, Aragón, España.
Ruta cuyo itinerario discurre en el entorno de las pistas de esquí nórdico de Llanos del Hospital en el Valle de Benasque. La ruta tiene su inicio en el Plan del Hospital atravesando en su recorrido bellos parajes como el Plan de Estan y el Plan de la Besurta para llegar finalmente hasta el espectacular Plan d´Aiguallut con magnificas vistas al pico Aneto. Se trata de recorrer una parte del conocido como Camino dels Aranesos que originalmente unía el Plan del Hospital con el Valle de Arán.
El recorrido se divide en tres tramos, un primer tramo muy corto y sencillo hasta el Plan de l'Estan, un segundo tramo tambien muy sencillo hasta la Besurta y un tramo final algo más exigente aunque accesible a cualquier senderista acostumbrado a la montaña hasta el Forau d´Aiguallut.
Route whose itinerary runs around the Nordic ski slopes of Llanos del Hospital in the Benasque Valley. The route begins in the Pllan del Hospital, passing through beautiful places such as the Plan de Estan and the Plan de la Besurta to finally reach the spectacular Plan d'Aiguallut with magnificent views of the Aneto peak. It involves walking through a part of what is known as the Camino dels Aranesos, which originally linked the Hospital Plan with the Aran Valley.
The route is divided into three sections, a first very short and easy section to Plan de l'Estan, a second section that is also very simple to Besurta and a final section that is somewhat more demanding although accessible to any hiker accustomed to the mountains until the Forau d'Aiguallut.
Another restoration of a slide from about 1959 to 1962. This was in a pile of fluff and dust, and although the first part of restoration involves film cleaner, where it has been stored it has got hot and cold over the years and some of the dust is baked into the film emulsion.
Aside from that, the cardboard mount had got mouldy and had to be cut away and I've just been able to work out from the writing that it was Sidmouth; there was more on the mount but too far gone to read.
I may spend some more time on this and put it up on my own website (under construction).
Thanks to 'Sidmouth Ian' (see his most helpful comments below) this is not Sidmouth, but Lyme Regis on what is now the A3052 approaching Broad Street.
From my archived files and a different photo. A man burns herbs in a Celtic bowl on my visit to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Fair in 2018.
Smudging, or other rites involving the burning of sacred herbs (e.g., white sage) or resins, is a ceremony practiced by some Indigenous peoples of the Americas. While it bears some resemblance to other ceremonies and rituals involving smoke (e.g., Australian smoking ceremony, some types of saining) from other world cultures, notably those that use smoke for spiritual cleansing or blessing, the purposes and particulars of the ceremonies, and the substances used, can vary widely among tribes, bands, and nations, and even more so among different world cultures. (Wikipedia source)
Texturized with PSE 2020
NC, April 2020
Courtship for the Least Tern involves the male finding a female that will accept his fish! If she takes his gift, he has his mate for the season.
I wish I had died a thousand years ago - Amazing Broken Man
Morbid much :p
Figured I haven’t done the red sheet properly for a good while, so made some effort with it that didn’t involve wrapping it round a tree.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Guilty Pleasure'.
Well of course my guilty pleasure would be snail photography, hence the reason for incorporating a lens in the composition. In fact it was Macro Mondays back in 2016 that started me on my snail whispering journey (see first comment box).
I do feel rather guilty as all you proper photographers likely wonder why I spend so much time on snails - well, it's fun to work with such engaging little creatures and I enjoy the challenge of getting them to perform. Every week I really do try to come up with an idea that doesn't involve them, but I might as well face it, I'm addicted to snails...
The title for the image is taken from the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard in which Gloria Swanson in her role as Norma Desmond, an aging delusional silent film star, utters the iconic line.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
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Day 258/365:
We collected our grandson from school and took him to his swimming lesson today. This is an ICM (using the slow shutter app on my iPhone) of one of the interesting buildings next to the swimming pool. I blended two images together for a bit more oomph.
I'm hanging in here by the skin of my teeth and apologise for my lack of involvement. I really picked the wrong year to decide to do another 365.
Aberdeen is currently hosting SPECTRA, Scotland’s Festival of Light, and as we can't get to see it ourselves, I thought I'd make my own Light Show that can at least fill the computer monitor with some intense colour ☺️!!
Happy Sliders Sunday! 😊
About Spectra
"held in Aberdeen City Centre between 6th-9th February 2025. This award-winning free public festival involves innovative light installations, large-scale projections and interactive artworks sited across the centre of this Granite city to create a magical winter experience in north-east Scotland."
from 2024: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVOBdn1tukw
and www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU39YrH27fw
My Sliders Sunday set is here: Here
Post-processing set: Here
More and more of a certain past "leader's" odiferous actions are making their presences known to the public. They involve much ore than simply wearing a brown suit to a meeting like his predecessor did. Photoleap was used to create this image.
I printed this with Gamblin Relief Ink and used my new Iron Frog Baren (frog).
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So Anita and I came to Chincoteague Island yesterday, arriving mid to late afternoon and after an initial tour of the island headed over to Assateague Island in the hopes of spotting some wild ponies. They proved to be as illusive as the black bears we hunt for! But we did spot this turtle trying to cross a very busy loop road. We stopped, put on the four way flashers and hopped out to give him a hand. Anita, having previous experience picking up Snapping turtles refused to touch him and I was photographing the event. Traffic was backing up. Finally he recognized us for his guardian angels and hiked himself up and started trundling across the highway. He got to the oncoming traffic lane and kept going but a car was coming at him and I stepped up and motioned to the car to stop.... he kept coming! I stepped another step into the lane thinking surely the guy would stop but he kept coming! That inconsiderate driver missed me by Inches and the turtle by less! But in the end, the turtle was safe on the other side of the road and we went on our way. Later in the day we watched 3 young men do the same with another turtle with much boisterous good will and waving some bottles of... I don't know, Beer maybe? LOL And so today, who knows what wild adventures await. We are off pony hunting which may involve electric go-carts, bicycles or boats. Who knows???
"The contemplative journey, because it involves the purification of the unconscious, is not a magic carpet to bliss. It is an exercise of letting go of the false self, a humbling process, because it is the only self we know. God approaches us from many different perspectives: illness, misfortune, bankruptcy, divorce proceedings, rejection, inner trials. God has not promised to take away our trial, but to help us to change our attitudes toward them. That is what holiness really is. In this life, happiness is rooted in our basic attitude toward reality."
- Thomas Keating, The Human Condition: Contemplation and Transformation
So the plan was to walk up slowly to 3 to 4,000 snow geese sitting in the water and get some nice shots of them; but no... One of them started a rumour that I was dangerous and all of them took off.
The noise level was deafening with the visual display just remarkable!
It reminded me of those videos involving 2 people when one of them starts running and screaming as a joke just to see the panic reaction from the other person.
Not the shot I was going for but hey, sometimes you have to make the best of a bad situation.
I am sure within the hour most had returned to this spot sitting in cold water.
...maybe next time I will dress up as a cow.
Southern Alberta, Canada.
1/3200, F:9, ISO 3200, Sigma 150-600 @ 600mm, Nikon D500.
Those who involve themselves in theological questions seek wisdom only as we relinquish any pretense of innocence. Wisdom has always already outgrown innocence. The biblical prototype—the divine Sophia—precedes all creation, after all (Prov. 8: 22–23). She has seen it all. This mystery does not warrant ignorance of our history and our institutions, of our hugely varying effects on the planetary contexts of theology. Often what is called “mystery” (as in “Don’t ask questions, it is a holy mystery”) is mere mystification, used to camouflage the power drives of those who don’t want to be questioned.
-On the Mystery, DISCERNING DIVINITY IN PROCESS, Catherine Keller
form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Although the common image of graffiti is a stylistic symbol or phrase spray-painted on a wall by a member of a street gang, some graffiti is not gang-related.
La photo animalière comporte beaucoup de défis, entre autres, d'avoir une belle composition; ce qui n'est pas le cas ici (on s'entend). Cependant cette oiseau est une première pour moi et je tenais à l'ajouter à ma librairie.
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Wildlife photography involves many challenges, among others, having a good composition; which is not the case here (we agree). However this bird is a first for me and I wanted to add it to my library.
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One of the oldest markets in London, dating from the 14th century, and is located in the historic center of the City of London financial district.
The market dates from the 14th century and is said to derive its name from Leather-hall, though it is disputable. The early history of Leaden Hall involves the Mayor (1446), Simon Eyre. According to John Stow, "Eyre, a draper built Leaden Hall for a common garner of corn for the use of this city".
The Market is typically open weekdays from 10 am until 6 pm, and primarily sells fresh food; among the vendors there are cheesemongers, butchers and florists. Originally a meat, game and poultry market, it stands on what was the center of Roman London. A number of commercial retailers are also located in the market, including clothes shops.
The ornate roof structure, painted green, maroon and cream, and cobbled floors of the current structure, designed in 1881 by Sir Horace Jones (who was also the architect of Billingsgate and Smithfield Markets), make Leadenhall Market a tourist attraction.
The main entrance to the market is on Gracechurch Street. The double height entrance is flanked by tall, narrow gabled red brick and Portland stone blocks in a 17th-century Dutch style. The adjacent buildings to the south have a continuous retail frontage which is punctuated by narrow entrances to pedestrian ways into the market.
Between 1990 and 1991 the market received a dramatic redecoration which improved its appearance, enhancing its architectural character and detail. The redecoration scheme received a special mention in the Civic Trust Awards in 1994. The market is a Grade II* listed building, being listed in 1972.
È vegetariana o vegana solo una percentuale bassa della popolazione italiana (circa l’8%), ma l’ultimo rapporto dell’IPCC (Intergovernamental Panel on Climate Change) è molto chiaro nel sollecitare la popolazione mondiale “a favore di diete che implicano un minor uso di risorse.” Secondo il rapporto, un deciso cambiamento delle nostre diete in senso vegetariano potrebbe liberare milioni di chilometri quadrati dallo sfruttamento intensivo, riducendo le emissioni di CO2 fino a sei miliardi di tonnellate l’anno rispetto ai livelli attuali.
Ma chi sceglie di diventare vegetariano o vegano non lo fa per un astratto amore verso l’ambiente o per il futuro dell’umanità, quanto piuttosto per la raggiunta consapevolezza della simile sensibilità delle altre specie con la nostra, e del pari diritto alla vita. E’ del 1975 il saggio del filosofo Peter Singer “Liberazione animale”, un testo fondamentale dell’animalismo e dell’anti-specismo.
Ho fotografato alcuni miei amici vegetariani o vegani.
Only a low percentage of the Italian population is vegetarian or vegan (about 8%), but the latest report by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) is very clear in urging the world population" in favor of diets that involve less use of resources. " According to the report, a decisive change in our diets in the vegetarian sense could free millions of square kilometers from intensive exploitation, reducing CO2 emissions by up to six billion tons per year compared to current levels.
But those who choose to become vegetarian or vegan do not do so for an abstract love for the environment or for the future of humanity, but rather for the awareness of the similar sensitivity of the other species to ours, and of the equal right to life. 1975 was the essay by the philosopher Peter Singer "Animal Liberation", a fundamental text of animalism and anti-speciesism.
I photographed some of my vegetarian or vegan friends.
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The Short-eared Owl is a specialist predator of small mammals, predominantly voles. They can be seen quartering an area of suitable habitat, listening and looking for signs of prey in the grass below. Quartering flight involves a mixture of flapping and gliding, with the bird sometimes hovering briefly before dropping down onto unsuspecting prey. (BTO).
Another “Shortie” shot. I haven’t been getting out and about as much with the camera recently, so I thought I’d show one or two photos from this rather enjoyable afternoon I had earlier this month.
My thanks to anyone who views, faves or comments on any of my photos. It is much appreciated.
My happiness always involves Ruffy. And nothing is better than that. Well… maybe Ruffy x 6 is better. ;-) Create your own happiness and Happy Smile on Saturday! Hope this makes you smile. :-)
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I've been working on this pic for about a week and before it gets overdone, I'd better post it. You wouldn't believe how different it looks each day!!
If you don't recognize her, that's my Ruffy. I created this for the Smile on Saturday group, selfie with half a face theme. I know it's not Saturday.. Maybe you'll smile before Saturday. ;-)
I'm still trying to get Ruffy's blood sugar #'s under control. Today I'm testing her blood every 2 hours, doing her 2nd blood glucose curve. Have been giving her insulin shots 2x daily, but for the 1st time, today her sugar # was low! It's usually really high! So no insulin today. Scary stuff!! Have to keep calling the vet & they tell me what to do. OK.. back to create your own happiness...
The abandoned Fox Store in Grant County, Oregon. Fox is named after Fox Creek, a tributary of the North Fork John Day River. The creek was named for an incident involving a fox that occurred during a hunting or prospecting trip in pioneer days.
Traditional storytelling involves a narrator transmitting a fixed story to an audience of one or more, employing various verbal tones, physical gestures, and facial expressions to evoke reactions and participation from the audience. This process is anchored in the reality that the story's basic structure never changes.
- - - It was a dark and stormy night - - -
Sometimes I have crazy dreams.
No, almost all of the time I have crazy dreams. They involve abandonment and searching and trying to find... something.
Always searching.
Always coming up short.
But my mind keeps taking me on these amazing, abandonment trips. Very trippy.
The backstory to this, is this was towards the end of a long day involving a 3 hour walk up and 2 hour walk down Ben Nevis from Fort William.
Whilst the usual evening beers were taken around a beach bar-be-cue, I headed to Spean Bridge to capture the North Blyth to Fort William tanks passing the historic signal box. Arrival on the platform left me with a dilemma as mid platform was a couple having their wedding photograph taken. I waited patiently so as not to disturb them and as the last photograph was taken 66738 came around the corner. The remnants of the shoot remain on the platform, just out of shot the photographer. Interestingly the wedding photos also include a shot of the 66 passing the box as the photographer instantly ignored the couple to phot the train and he then ran up onto the bridge to catch a shot of the train waiting for the southbound sleepers. I assume he returned to the wedding after the train had passed.
Our collaborations involve passing images back and forth, each making changes or additions, until we agree that it's finished. I've posted a composite of some of the stages we went through from the original photo to this final result. Take a look at it HERE. It would take too long to post all the variants (not to speak of the dead ends!) but this will give you some idea of the process.
The original photo, by the way, was shot at the Seattle airport. If I remember correctly, it's the side of one of those expandable jetways.
Enjoy more of Paul's work on his photostream and stay tuned for future collaborations!
Age old thought experiment in special relativity involving identical twins - one of them makes a journey into space in high speed and returns home to find that the twin who remained on Earth has aged more.
Sydney, Australia (Friday 27 May 2016)
Kawasaki Shipyard was a military industry and earned a huge profit during the WW I. They built not only cargo ships, but also battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers and even submarines.
Matsukata became interested in Western arts when he was staying in Europe during the WW I for business negotiations.
He eventually came up with an idea to introduce Western arts to Japan by building a museum. He privately collected some 3,000 Western arts in the 1910s and 20s.
His dream of building a Western art museum was hard to realise; Kawasaki Shipyard was seriously affected by the Great Depression in 1929, Matsukata had to spare his own fortune to compensate the corporate debts, and the relations worsened between Japan and Western countries during the 1930s and WW II.
He was purged from public service positions after the WW II due to his involvement in the imperial government. His Western art collection that was kept in France was confiscated by the French government as a property of an enemy country.
After a long negotiation, the French government finally agreed to donate (they did not say "return") most of the Matsukata collection in 1959 with a condition that the Japanese government would build a museum exclusively for the collection.
Matsukata's dream finally came true after his death in 1950 in a way he never dreamed of.
56045 leads 6Y20 09:51 Cliffe Brett Marine - Chessington South Sidings past Culvert Place in Wandsworth.
56045 has recently been acquired by DC rail (as 56301) from the Class 56 Group and has now been re-painted out of its former 'Fastline' colours into a splendid representation of it's former BR Blue, complete with a reversion to its original number.
56103 in DC Rail's own livery has come along for the ride which will now involve the train travelling up to Willesden for a run round before returning to Clapham Junction, just a couple of hundred meters from this spot!
Mystery Hill is a house/tourist attraction in the mountains where everything seems to flow uphill. It is built on an incline and the floor isn't level. I guess my camera was crooked last night because the little house looks like its leaning! :)
A lot of you have asked me about my home situation so I thought it was time for an update. After going to parties the last two weekends I stayed in last night and enjoyed some DVD's with my wife. She didn't even make me take off the short skirt I had on,even though I had jeans ready to replace it. She did like this dress and another I tried on her for better though. Things are going pretty smoothly as far as my dressing at home goes. She seems comfortable with 2 times a week now, not so much three so I am not pushing the issue. Last night we talked about a lot of things. One thing she is Very positive and supportive about is me piercing my ears! In fact, ear piercing would be lower on my priority list if it wasn't for her encouragement there. She wants to do it for me, the way she did herself when she was a teenager, and that involves putting in ear rings that tighten over several days untill they pierce through. That will not be practical for me as I have short hair and do have a male job/life. My main concern has been the 6 weeks you have to leave something in after the initial piercing. From talking to some of my friends, it seems like there are little flesh colored plastic studs that can be inserted and are supposedly not noticeable. My idea is to use some concealor on top of that also, so we will see. I may take the plunge and do it before too long.
A couple more things we talked about are laser hair removal or electrolysis ( I am seriously considering doing this soon) and my decision to start taking (herbal) hormones. She is not crazy about either one of these but seems ok with it. Especailly when I am en femme around her I get the question "why don't you go full time?" I am not ready to do that for other reasons but I am glad to know the idea is not crazy to her if I ever am able to transition.
I do want to make one more point. For those of you that are interested, I am trying to show that crossdressing is not something you necessarily have to hide from your wife. I did for many years and when it got to the point I had to progress farhthur than simply dressing, I just had to tell her. That in itself has gone very well, however I do want to clear up any misconceprtions/delusions out there about this being a happy marriage. My wife is bipolar and although i do love her/care for her we have not slept together in years and sleep in seperate rooms. Life with her is an up and down yo yo and she has been threatening to leave since almost the day we got married. My standing offer is to help her pack but at the end of the day we end up needing each other and we do have some good times as well as bad. For instance, she was at my throat much of the day yesterday but it was about one of my dogs, not my dressing so I should be thankful for that. I just do not want to paint such a rosy picture to you other married girls out there. Things have gone great with her acceptance of Tammy, but when I told her I felt I had nothing to lose. Those of you with a really happy or close marriage or with kids at home have other considerations and have to weigh those in as well. If there is hope though that your partner will accept at least to some degree your female side then I think I have learned that sharing is much better than hiding.