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"You've asked me what the lobster is weaving there with
his golden feet?
I reply, the ocean knows this.
You say, what is the ascidia waiting for in its transparent
bell? What is it waiting for?
I tell you it is waiting for time, like you.
You ask me whom the Macrocystis alga hugs in its arms?
Study, study it, at a certain hour, in a certain sea I know.
You question me about the wicked tusk of the narwhal,
and I reply by describing
how the sea unicorn with the harpoon in it dies.
You enquire about the kingfisher's feathers,
which tremble in the pure springs of the southern tides?
Or you've found in the cards a new question touching on
the crystal architecture
of the sea anemone, and you'll deal that to me now?
You want to understand the electric nature of the ocean
spines?
The armored stalactite that breaks as it walks?
The hook of the angler fish, the music stretched out
in the deep places like a thread in the water?
I want to tell you the ocean knows this, that life in its
jewel boxes
is endless as the sand, impossible to count, pure,
and among the blood-colored grapes time has made the
petal
hard and shiny, made the jellyfish full of light
and untied its knot, letting its musical threads fall
from a horn of plenty made of infinite mother-of-pearl.
I am nothing but the empty net which has gone on ahead
of human eyes, dead in those darknesses,
of fingers accustomed to the triangle, longitudes
on the timid globe of an orange.
I walked around as you do, investigating
the endless star,
and in my net, during the night, I woke up naked,
the only thing caught, a fish trapped inside the wind."
~ Pablo Neruda, 1904-1973 ~
I just lost in Halo. Yeah, I'm a Halo freak. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's an Xbox video game- probably the most famous one. It's a great game, but I'm the only girl who plays around here, and I hate losing. I hate it ONE because I can't gloat and trash talk, and TWo because the guys automatically think I suck because I'm a girl. And that is just not true.
On top of all that, I found out yesterday my Nan is in the hospital. She should be fine, but it just scares me.
And Aunt Flo should be coming tomorrow...
yay
Anyway... look on the bright side right?
I know I posted a glittery image today morning but it is not a X-mas...and trust me I'm not in mood for X-mas...not yet...
Here are flowers taken today in my own garden:)))
I have a patch in my garden with these late mums....they always survive first frost and when the frost go away for a while they keep blooming :)))
I was surprised to see a bee on these late bloomers today in my garden.
She didn't seem to have much energy but once I poked her gentle with another flower, she was back to work......
I don't know what happened night before, but something tells me that the bachelor party took a toll on some of the groomsmen.
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U know u depressed, but u just pretend that everything is fine bc u don't want anyone else to worry bout u.... I think flickr is the solution to express whats goin on inside my head. Nobody judge me right here, yet.
I know, I know. It's an Alligator. But "Croc" has a certain ring to it, I think.
Myakka River State Park
Everybody ought to know by now that this isn't Yellowman but rather Purpleman on the mic. Purpleman was from what I've understood the first one to call himself Yellowman and therefor he also went by the name of the original Yellowman for some time after Winston »Yellowman« Foster. He would also refer to himself as Peter Yellow.
The cover art for some dubious reason sports a painted image of King Yellow (exactly as Purplemans album with Sister Candy sports an image of Mellow Yellow). The productions are supposedly by U-Brown ... but then again some of the songs have turned up in other places claimed to be produced by King Jammy. I really don't know what's the story behind the album otherwise that it is a fantastic deejay album with some rock solid rhythms and even better deejaying on top.
Do search this one out!
AB800 through medium softbox slightly cam right 1/4 power
AB800 through medium softbox cam left behind model 1/2 power
Britek 1500 1/2 power gelled red hitting backround
Hand-me-down strobe up high behind model w/ silver reflector umbrella on full power.
triggered by cord and slaves
No one knows what it's like …
To be hated, to be fated to telling only lies
Pete Townshend
In the battle between man and nature, it’s the later that often wins. Coyotes, Canis Latrans, are hated by farmers and ranchers throughout the West. They are hunted down and shot on sight. Yet recent research shows attempts to wipe them out only backfire, with more being bred in the next season. Why it Works: It a composite motion study
Reference number: BA_0412_002
John Moulton Barn at Mormon Row in the Jackson Hole Valley. The area was originally part the town of Grovont, and was homesteaded in the early 1900s.
In 1997 the area became know as the Mormon Row Historic District and was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
This photo was taken last September, and I cannot believe I am not going to be able to get back up this autumn to try and get a better shot! It will be the first time in five years that I will not be there in autumn. At least I was able to make the trip this spring.
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Anyone who knows Clarence McCray knows he is as kind and awesome as they come. What few may know is that Clarence suffers from Stargardts Macular Degeneration and thus legally blind, but he does not let that slow him down as he still gets crazy on the BMX track. And he is no slouch on the track either, as he just recently won the 41-45 Novice Eastern Division Championship in Louisville KY.
After a recent visit to Wills eye Institute the McCray's were made aware that he is a candidate for stem cell research in the future and a procedure involving telescopic lenses which will enable him to drive again, something he hasn't been able to do so for the past ten years.
The fact that Clarence is not allowed to drive but gets out there on the BMX track and mixes it up just about every single weekend is amazing.
Now we can do something almost equally amazing and help Clarence and the McCray family by raising money to help pay for the procedures.
Come out on Sunday September 21st for a benefit race where 100% of our proceeds will be donated. We will offer treasure trove trophies and custom certificates. The entry fee will be raised to $15 to help ensure we raise every dollar possible.
You can also go to the GoFundMe site that has been setup for Clarence and make a donation directly if you are unable to attend.
Local Race - Single Points
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RACE DETAILS
- Single Point USABMX Race
- $15 Entry per bike
- Donated "Treasure Trove Trophies" and custom certificates for awards
- NO SAVER STAMPS
- Strider Bike Races
- Pit Bike Races
- Lots of other fun activities
Who here likes consistency? You know, that warm, familiar feeling every time you go to Taco Bell (going down or out.. up to you)... very consistent? You've been there enough times and you've generally had all their menu items and your opinion is that "it's alright". Then there's that one time out of the blue, you decide to try something vegetarian off the Fresco menu, only to realize it was a horrible, horrible mistake? Well, that's kind of like what happened with this particular entry: Figma Megumin from Kono Sabarashii Sekai ni Shyukufuku wo!.. however you pronounce that.
As with 99% of the magical girl entries on my list, I know nothing about the actual character. Couple of Wiki pages presents a personality that, as expected, fits the way she looks. As taken from a Fandom page:
"Megumin is a straightforward girl, who speaks in an old-style Japanese dialect. She can be very hyper and lively at times and has chuunibyou tendencies like the rest of the Crimson Demon villagers. She is very intelligent, but has very little self-control, especially when it comes to using Explosion magic. She has no problem wasting her spell on empty plains or abandoned castles, as long as she can use Explosion once a day."
There seemed to be quite a bit of excitement when the figure was announced a while back, so as I always do, I found a decent deal on one that had a few issues while out and about, figuring "it's a Figma, it'll be alright" and away I went. The issues being that this was an Amazon Warehouse deal, so it wasn't complete, though the only thing that was missing was the instruction manual. The peg holding her cape in place had snapped off, and her head wasn't in place, of which the latter I figure I could just go home and pop that sucker right back in because, well, wouldn't be the first time a head came off a Figma after being jostled.
Well, jokes on me. After trying with no success, I took to the Internet, and read a crap ton of negative reviews on this figure, ranging from poor QC to horrible design. The head thing? Wasn't the only one; several complaints on Amazon said the same thing, with most not even bothering to try to attach the head. I had to grind the hole to widen it before the neck joint would actually fit, and now it's a bit loose and prone to falling off. I read stories of the staff showing up broken. Seems overall, these Konosuba girls (as they are called) have been plagued with QC issues.. I'm glad I didn't pay MSRP on this figure, let me tell you.
Megumin comes with a typical payload when it comes to Figma. There's the figure, three total face plates (slight smile, attacking, scared), her hat, her cape, alternate hair with eye patch, energy effect for eye, staff, purple orb for staff, spell effect with staff end for attaching said effect, her Familiar Chomosuke, six additional hands plus one dedicated spell casting hand, and the usual Figma stand.
Based on the screen caps I've seen, it appears that overall, Max Factory has captured the overall silhouette of Megumin herself, and her look when equipped with her gear. Of course, she's a lanky Japanese school girl, so not exactly hard for Figma to replicate. Chomosuke is freakin' adorable.. not quite Kirby adorable, but pretty damn close. Sculpting details are up to snuff, with clean fingers, good texture detailing on the outfit, and some minor muscle definition on her bare back. Face plates look spot on.
Articulation is pretty typical for a Figma.. when she doesn't have her cape on. You have full motion ankles, single jointed knees, full motion hips, waist, mid torso movement, full motion shoulders combined with bicep swivel, standard elbows, wrists, and head articulation. Mid torso movement is limited due to the joint being embedded inside her outfit, which is a soft rubber material. I'm not sure if it's like this for all the recent Figma (I'm kind of behind schedule), but Megumin features this hinged joint which allows for a deeper range of motion when it comes to head tilt, while at the same time offering the same ball jointed base base of head joint that permits the standard range of motion there. The cape itself has two points of articulation, allowing for a simulated flow look which is great, but putting the cape on also limits the range of motion when it comes to raise the arms up into an overhead position. Her skirt also limits the movement of the upper legs, which in turn limits the number of stances you can have her in. Because of this, I found it very difficult to balance Megumin on her tiny feet, and as such a stand is pretty much needed for everything.
Paint work is, as expected, solid across the board. Even the yellows appear to be well applied, with no significant overspray or lumpy paint residue. The only ugly paint spot are the silver on her buckle and her necklace, which are relatively ugly, but not "gouge my eyes out" level. Decal work is at its usual level of excellence.
Building quality and design is where things kind of went South. I've already talked about my problems out the box above, but there's more to discuss. First and foremost, that stupid, stupid hat. So, someone, in their infinite wisdom, decided that rather than have the hat attach via a peg or something like that, decided the best way to have the hat sit on her head is the put a really thin piece of plastic on the inside of the hat, and have that clip between the two hair pieces.. sounds alright in theory until you realize actually getting the thing to fit in their is a nightmare because there really isn't enough clearance to slide the front hair piece in place should you try to get the hat in place first. So instead you end up leaving a slight gap, and cramming the hat on her head, hoping for the best. The eye effect is a separate piece, and it is up to the owner to use their hamburger finger to squeeze this tiny plastic piece, probably the size of a syringe needle, into place so it doesn't fall out of the hair. I found that the joints on the figure, while fine by themselves, aren't really meant to carry the weight of the staff, particularly if it has the energy effect attached on the end of it. The body itself is pretty typical build, so no too many complaints here.
So in the end, we had the potential for an outstanding Figma, one having vibrant colour and personality., only to have a multitude of QC issues and crappy design choices knock it down a few pegs. Without her hat and cape, Megumin is honestly average at best, as she really can't do much other than sligh variations of standing up. I guess if the cape wasn't broken on mine, at least I would keep the cape on constantly as it does add to the character. But that hat.. it's such a hassle to put it on you either never take it off or you just give up. The best parts of this set are the scared face and of course, Chomosuke.
Better luck next time, I suppose.
Greetings mate! As many of you know, I love marrying art, science, and math in my fine art portrait and landscape photography!
The gold 45 revolver lingerie is designed in accordance with the golden ratio! More about the design and my philosophy of "no retouching" on the beautiful goddesses in my new book:
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And here's more on the golden ratio which appears in many of my landscape and portrait photographs (while shaping the proportions of the golden gun)!
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The dx4/dt=ic above the gun on the lingerie derives from my new physics books devoted to Light, Time, Dimension Theory!
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I am working on several books on "epic photography," and I recently finished a related one titled: The Golden Number Ratio Principle: Why the Fibonacci Numbers Exalt Beauty and How to Create PHI Compositions in Art, Design, & Photography: An Artistic and Scientific Introduction to the Golden Mean . Message me on facebook for a free review copy!
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The Golden Ratio informs a lot of my art and photographic composition. The Golden Ratio also informs the design of the golden revolver on all the swimsuits and lingerie, as well as the 45surf logo! Not so long ago, I came up with the Golden Ratio Principle which describes why The Golden Ratio is so beautiful.
The Golden Number Ratio Principle: Dr. E’s Golden Ratio Principle: The golden ratio exalts beauty because the number is a characteristic of the mathematically and physically most efficient manners of growth and distribution, on both evolutionary and purely physical levels. The golden ratio ensures that the proportions and structure of that which came before provide the proportions and structure of that which comes after. Robust, ordered growth is naturally associated with health and beauty, and thus we evolved to perceive the golden ratio harmonies as inherently beautiful, as we saw and felt their presence in all vital growth and life—in the salient features and proportions of humans and nature alike, from the distribution of our facial features and bones to the arrangements of petals, leaves, and sunflowers seeds. As ratios between Fibonacci Numbers offer the closest whole-number approximations to the golden ratio, and as seeds, cells, leaves, bones, and other physical entities appear in whole numbers, the Fibonacci Numbers oft appear in nature’s elements as “growth’s numbers.” From the dawn of time, humanity sought to salute their gods in art and temples exalting the same proportion by which all their vital sustenance and they themselves had been created—the golden ratio.
The Birth of Venus! Beautiful Golden Ratio Swimsuit Bikini Model Goddess! Helen of Troy! She was tall, thin, fit, and quite pretty!
Read all about how classical art such as The Birth of Venus inspires all my photography!
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You know when you're having a conversation with two people and you catch the eye of one of them whilst the other isn't looking?... Yeah, that's what this photo is about. :)
i know there's no good reflection on the window of the cafe. but i like this photo.
my camera is not only for capturing a beautiful scene, but also for clipping my ordinary life. ;)
あっという間にG.W.も残すところあと1日！早い！
今日はのんびり目黒散歩。
目黒通りはつい足を止めてしまうインテリアショップがたくさん。
そしてカフェでのんびりおしゃべり…していたらえーっもうこんな時間？！
庭園美術館閉まっちゃうよー！何とかセーフ。
"北欧のスタイリッシュ・デザイン展"、楽しかったです。
2006.05.06@"hannah". meguro, TOKYO, JAPAN
*camera--polaroid SX-70 (with time-zero film)
i know, decades off, but i couldn't resist
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You know what REALLY makes me feel old? When I told this little girl that I liked her outfit and that it reminded me of Slim Goodbody (a children's show I used to watch as a kid that promoted good health), I expected she wouldn't know what I was talking about. But I was SHOCKED when her parents didn't! They asked me when it came out and I said in the 70s and early 80s. They looked at me and said "We weren't born back then!" (Not the kid-but the parents mind you! Next I'll be relating familiar time periods with the kids' GRANDPARENTS! Hehe!)
I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. The kid is a tween (10-12), and her parents are probably in their early 30s, which is more than a decade younger than I am. It's still kind of shocking to me though
I know, I know. I just posted a similar photo of Pepe playing with string, but I have a story to tell tonight. Now, whenever I enter into the room, Pepe is excited to see me. He is still cautious, but as soon as string appears, he leaps into action. If I don't wiggle the shoelace for any length of time (I'm doing my homework for the course I'm taking at church in their room), Pepe retreats to a corner. Fifi, on the other hand, crawls all over my book, my notebook, and me.
All of that said, the tears in my eyes have nothing to do with Pepe and Fifi. At least not directly. No, the moisture tickling my eyelash line emerged watching Lulu tonight. I had reached the point of wondering whether I should just get her spayed and return her to her stomping grounds. Lulu hisses when I approach, and she has been crouching at the window staring out, obviously dreaming of being anywhere but the bathroom. Her disdain for her current lot in life had pierced my heart. And having Pepe idolize Lulu has been distressing as Pepe remains challenging given he feeds off her energy. So, why the tears? Tonight, when Fifi and Pepe played with the string, Lulu did something I had never ever witnessed. She turned and faced the kittens, then sat up and stretched, and watched their every move. As her eyes followed them (Pepe in particular), her eyes softened, and I caught a glimpse of the kitten inside her feral existence. Lulu longed to play with that string, she longed for that carefree life. Now, maybe I am personifying, but maybe, just maybe, I am correct. I clearly saw Lulu's guard soften, but she always caught herself when she thought to join the scampering youngsters.
How could I not well up with tears witnessing the first crack in Lulu's defensive armor? I so want to play with Lulu at the other end of the shoelace, and when that day arrives my heart will be singing, dancing, and doing cartwheels within my chest. Not sure how long it'll take, but tonight's glimpse has me believing that day will come.
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I didn't know the banana is not a tree, nor is the yummy yellow edible a fruit. The “tree” is actually a large herb and the banana is seedless and thus, botanically speaking, not a fruit. And there is even banana flour, made from dried and ground bananas.
an early Indian version of Adam and Eve asserts that the banana, not the apple, was the original forbidden fruit. Upon being banished from Eden, Adam and Eve supposedly covered themselves in banana leaves. Now we know THE banana is originated from India.
I know that i have got a bit of the ring flash in the frame.. But i like how it frames it. What you gonna do?
This was a practice shot taken on the Studio Lighting course at Garage Studios in Brighton, taught by the very excellent DarkDaze.
Friday, 23 September 2022: just a quick note added to let you know that I'm still out of commission at the moment, thanks to a trip and fall on my hairdresser's driveway after a haircut on Monday afternoon! Tripped over a crack/join in the concrete and fell flat on my face, grrr. Broke my nose, messed up my mouth/lips. hurt my knees, knuckles, and my right side is in agony with major swelling and bruising. My right arm (deltoid muscle) is usually in pain but now almost useless. Was at a Health Centre first - had to take a cab as my nose was bleeding, felt a bit nauseous and came out in a cold sweat. Was eventually taken by ambulance to the South Campus Hospital and thoroughly checked out, including a Cat-Scan and a string of X-rays on chest and right shoulder. Thank goodness, there was no bleeding seen in my brain! X-rays didn't seem to show any breaks, apparently. Returned home eventually after 18 hours. Well, at least I managed to get in about three drives between being ill with a raging tooth/jaw infection plus a very complicated root canal on the tooth after a course of antibiotics, that wasted a month, and this new accident, ha. Hope I can post a few photos, but I know all too well that mouse clicking kills my upper arms, so I will need a lot of self-discipline, lol. Can still look at everyone's photos, of course. Note: today is day 11 after my accident. Can't say there is all that much difference yet, sigh. It will take a few weeks, I know.
Back to posting a few more photos taken on 4 September 2022, when I took my daughter for a long drive south to the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre.
Normally, I would never be driving all the way south to Coaldale twice in one month, or even one year : ) However, when I first drove down there on 24 August 2022, I didn't think my daughter would be free to go with me in time before the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre closed for the season, till April 2023. So, I made a last minute decision to drive there anyway. The other day, my daughter told me that she was going to have a free day on 4 September 2022. I told her to let me know where she would like to go for the day and she reckoned we should go down to the Centre. I was so pleased about this, as she had never been there before and I was sure she would enjoy herself (despite the heat!).
We managed a fairly early start (which, for me, was a very early start!), leaving Calgary around 8:00 am. For the first time, we had a smoky day. A very quick stop at Frank Lake gave us a wide open view of the smoky sun surrounded by a bright orange sky, as well as a chance to look for any insects on the Maximillan Sunflowers.
Because of the long distance, plus my need to get back to the city before the light started to fade, our drive was pretty much limited to fast highway driving, apart from one gravel back road on the way south.
Most of the journey, one thing that stood out was that there were SO many hawks! I didn't see every single hawk, as I like to keep my eye on the road. My daughter reckoned that there were at least 100 seen, with which I agree, some on fence posts, others perched on tall utility poles, and some flying high over the harvested fields. Never have I ever seen so many hawks in one day. It was crazy.
Once we got to the Centre, we of course saw yet more hawks. Plus various owl species and Bald Eagles at various stages of development. I was so glad that my daughter got to experience having a cute young Burrowing Owl (named Sage) standing on her arm, and then a juvenile Great Horned Owl. As usual, I took plenty of photos, which I then couldn't identify when I got home. My ID skills for raptors is not good!
This was such an enjoyable day, despite the heat and long distance. Just like my previous solo drive down south, it was just under 500 km. The rare outing with my daughter is my favourite way of spending a day!
Did you know Josephine Baker bought and renovated Chateau des Milandesin the Dordogne? She left her mark on the chateau where 14 of her rooms are now on show. The interior is now restored and maintained in the 1930's style in which Josephine Baker decorated it. Among the displays is her notorious dress made from bananas which she wore at the 'Folies Bergère' in 1928 and stage outfits that she wore at 'Olympia' and the 'Casino de Paris'. You can also hear some recordings of her singing as you tour the chateau. In addition, there are exhibitions and displays commemorating the life of Josephine, which started in the back street clubs of New York, and progressed to France where she was very well received and where she played a significant role in the resistance during History Francois de Caumont, owner of castle Castelnaud, had the chateau des Milandes built in the 15th century for his young wife, who found Castelnaud rather cold and unwelcoming. It is a fine example of Renaissance architecture, with attractive stonework and period features. Chateau des Milandes fell into ruin after the French Revolution but was famously restored by the legendary music hall star Josephine Baker - unusually among Dordogne chateau, the most famous era in its history is the 20th century. Exploring Chateau des Milandes The chateau is one of the prettier of the chateaux in this area, and is surrounded by attractive gardens. The exterior of the chateau has everything - turrets, pointy roofs, mullioned windows, stained glass windows, gargoyles - but it is all put together in a beautifully harmonious way. World War 2 Art deco was the prominant style at the time of Josephine Baker's restoration of the chateau and one of the highlights is the art deco bathrooms, another the ornately decorated art-deco bedrooms. Sadly, debts forced Josephine Baker to sell the chateau later on, but it is pleasing now that the chateau should be a tribute to Josephine and her action-packed life. Falconry was an integral part of life in the Middle-Ages and during April to October there is a falconry display at the Chateau des Milandes. There is also a restaurant selling snacks and simple meals. Most of the chateaux in the Dordogne would be cold, draughty and decidedly uncomfortable to live in - this one would be an absolute joy. It really is lovely. Josephine Baker Josephine started life in a poor family in Missouri, USA. She found work as a dresser in a theatre company and one evening stood in for one of the dancers. At the age of 14 her acting career began. She was spotted by Caroline Dudley who was looking for black artists to star in a new Paris revue. The Revue Negre played at the Theatre des Champs Elysées and Josephine became a star whilst dancing nearly naked. In 1930 Josephine added singing to her career. She became very wealthy and very generous and donated widely to charities. During the war Josephine used her ability to travel freely as an entertainer to smuggle out secret documents and she also helped refugees to leave France. She was decorated with the French Legion medal for her bravery. In 1947 Josephine bought Chateau des Milandes and renovated it. She began her famous 'rainbow tribe' adopting children from different nationalities and religions. However Josephine's generosity and naivety led to bankruptcy and she had to sell the castle. Chateau des MilandesFalconry and Birds of Prey Show Les Milandes puts on a show with birds of prey each day. This includes falcons, hawks, owls and a white-headed fish eagle and allows you to see these magnificent birds in action. As well as watching the show you can see the birds in the bird houses built for them in the grounds. The bird show lasts about half an hour and takes place between once and four times during the day depending on the season. The Chateau de Milandes Opening Hours April to May: 10.00-18.30, every day June to July 10, and September: 10.00-19.00, every day July 11 to Augus 31: 09.30-19.30, every day October 1 to November 3: 10.00-18.15, every day Prices are 9€ for adults and 5.80€ for children There is a very nice looking bistro-style restaurant on the property too. Places to Visit near to Chateau des Milandes The wonderful Chateau de Castelnaud is very close by. This is a big contrast to Chateau Milandes as it has been built for defensive purposes and now has some excellent displays of medieval weaponry. If you are still in the mood for castles the impressive Chateau de Beynac is also nearby. The villages of Castelnaud and Beynac are both classed amongst the most beautiful villages of France giving you even more reason to visit them. ift.tt/1e9kgug ift.tt/1e9kgui #josephinebaker
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Yemen is affected by several conflicts that in recent months have had grave humanitarian consequences for its population. Interest in the country has risen dramatically in the U.S law and policy community, due to the presence of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula on Yemeni territory.
In the southern port city of Aden and in nearby provinces, the Yemeni government is fighting Al Hirak, a secessionist movement and Ansar Al Sharia, a group affiliated with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Violence is rife and military operations are ongoing. Casualties are reported almost daily. Thousands of civilians have been displaced by the fighting.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian organization with global reach, has significant protection and assistance programs in Yemen, one of its largest operations. It has been active in the country since 1962.
Today, the ICRC in Aden assists over 300,000 civilians affected by violence in south Yemen alone and does so by actively engaging with all parties in what is an exceptionally complex and challenging operational environment. In accordance with the mandate given to it by the community of states, the organization has also carried out repeated visits to detainees held by Ansar Al Sharia to monitor their treatment and their conditions of detention.
Underscoring the dangers of humanitarian action in that context, Hussein Saleh, the ICRC staff member portrayed in I Know Where I’m Going, was tragically killed by shrapnel from an airstrike while working for the ICRC in Abyan, south Yemen, in June 2012. I Know Where I’m Going was nearing completion when he died. The movie is now a tribute to this extraordinary humanitarian.
Hussein Saleh worked for the ICRC in Aden. His family background and reputation meant that he was highly respected by many influential actors in the region and could personally engage with all armed groups and a number of community leaders throughout south Yemen. His work ensured that the ICRC’s core principles of neutrality, independence and impartiality were understood and that all parties welcomed the organization and allowed it to work safely.
I Know Where I’m Going follows Mr. Saleh, who was born and raised in southern Yemen, as he networks and visits with the Yemeni government and the leaders of the armed groups that control large swath of territory. It captures Mr. Saleh and the ICRC Aden team as they prepare for the first visit ever to detainees held by a Jihadist group, a significant operational milestone for the organization in the country and globally.
Mr. Saleh’s efforts were critical to the protection and assistance operations of ICRC Aden. Working closely with his colleagues, he made significant contributions to the development of a neutral and impartial humanitarian operation in this volatile and dangerous region.
Mr. Saleh was born in 1977. He died on June 20, 2012 in his native Abyan Province. He is survived by four young children and a wife who is pregnant.
Published: December 18, 2012
I know that I shouldn't have done it, but I know people in America, and in Scotland, and even so far away as the South of England who want to know how things are going on in Preston.
So I "snuk" this picture of the re-branded and renovated Saint George's Shopping Centre in Preston when the Security Guards Weren't Watching.
Do you know ~ I'm old enough to remember them building the shopping centre in the first place, and in those days they gave an assurance that building a "shopping precinct" (I think that was the phrase they used in the olden days) wouldn't take away any of our freedoms as the shopping alleyways would be no different to the streets that preceded them except for their modernity and convenience.
Nothing ever stays the same.
We say this, but do we really know how much things change?
Ebony Church, as it is called, is not in or near Ebony. It is in Reading Street.
It used to be in Ebony, but was moved stone by stone in the Victorian era. An annual service still takes place at the site of the ancient church.
I arrived this morning, on a clear and already hot morning, to find the vicar just locking the porch door.
Can I see inside, please?
She was as nice as pie to unlock the door again and allow me inside.
It is a small church, feels ancient even if is just 160 years old, and is pleasant, and clearly well loved.
Being so small, I just take one set of shots with the wide angle and am gone in ten minutes.
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Confusingly known as Ebony church, because that is where the original church stood. Ebony was a small island to the south of the present settlement of Reading Street, and an annual open-air service is still held there. This charming fifteenth century church is a simple rectangle of Kentish ragstone, moved here stone by stone in 1858. The rebuilding was carried out by Bournes of Woodchurch - busy at the time on many other churches in this part of Kent. Its west end is distinguished by a jaunty little spirelet somewhat larger than the original. Some sources cite SS Teulon as the architect, others go for S. Teale. Whoever it was did a good job - going as far as putting a medieval cross-head found during rebuilding onto the east gable. Regrettably it was blown off in the war. The simple interior is focussed on a three-light Perpendicular window. A modern stained glass window adds a splash of colour amongst the otherwise clear glass, and a fine Georgian Royal Arms adds to the scene. The church is beautifully cared for but if you want to look inside you will need to go for the key.
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EBENEY
LIES the next parish north-eastward from Wittersham. That part of it which is within the island of Oxney, is within the hundred of it, and eastern division of the county; the remaining part, without the island, which is within the borough of Reading, is within the western division of the county, the hundred of Tenterden, and division of the justices of that corporation, the liberty of which, and of the cinque ports, claim over it.
THIS PARISH lies, the greatest part of it, within the island of Oxney, at the north-west corner of it, which part is a large level of marsh-land, being bounded on the north and east by the river Rother, and on the south and west by a small rill, which separates it from the parishes of Stone and Wittersham, being within the island, about one mile in length from north to south, and about three quarters in breadth. That part of this parish without the island, northward of the Rother, contains the hamlet of Reading-street, adjoining to the parish of Tenterden, in which there are ten houses, and five more within the island. It lies very low and is a very unhealthy situation, being enveloped with vast quantities of wet and swampy marshes, the gross vapours rising from which subject it to continual fogs.
IT LIES within the paramount manor of Aldington, though the manor of Palstre, in the adjoining parish of Wittersham, extends likewise into it, subordinate to the former of which is
THE MANOR OF EBENEY, alias Ebeney priory, which was given about the year 832, by Athulf, or Ethelwulph, king of England, at the instance of archbishop Ceolnoth, to the priory of Christ-church, in Canterbury, L.S.A. that is, with the same liberties and privileges as had been before granted to the manor of Adisham, a clause which the archbishops usually procured to the Saxon grants made to their church of lands in this county. After which this manor seems to have continued without interruption parcel of the possessions of that priory, and king Edward II. in his 10th year, granted and confirmed to the prior and convent,free warren in all their demesne lands of it, among others. (fn. 1) Thomas Goldstone, who succeeded as prior of Christchurch in 1495, anno 11 Henry VII. among other improvements which he made on the several manors and estates of his priory, built new chambers and other conveniences at the mansion of Ebeney manor, which from this long possession of it, had gained the name of Ebeney priory, and it afterwards continued so till its dissolution, in the 31st year of king Henry VIII. when it was surrendered into the king's hands, with the rest of its possessions, whence it was granted next year to Walter Hendley, esq. afterwards made a sergeant-atlaw and knighted, who died possessed of this manor anno 6 Edward VI. having before his death settled it on Anne, one of his three daughters and coheirs, on her marriage with Richard Covert, esq. of Slaugham, in Sussex, who then succeeded to the possession of it. At length his descendant Thomas Covert, esq. of that place, leaving an only daughter and heir Diana, she carried it in marriage to John Palgrave, esq. of the Inner Temple. After which, in pursuance of a decree of the court of chancery, it became vested in John Grundy, who, with Richard Blythe, in 1707, conveyed it by sale to William Blackmore, gent. of Tenterden, and he by will devised it to his nephew John Blackmore, whose descendant Thomas Blackmore, esq. of Briggins, in Hertfordshire, is the present owner of it.
WOODROVE is a manor in this parish, which was part of the possessions of the abbot and convent of Robertsbridge, and continued so till the suppression of it in king Henry VIII.'s reign, when it came into the king's hands, with the rest of the possessions of that abbey, before which it had been let by the abbot and convent, anno 26 Henry VIII. with its appurtenances and royalties, and all swans and cygnets on the waters of it, to Edward Godsrey, of Apuldore, for thirty years, at the yearly rent of 5l. 13s. 4d. ten quarters of whear, ten quarters of barley, two bushels of mustard seed, twelve hundred reeds, and the keeping of three horses from the seast of St. George to the feast of All Saints. (fn. 2) After the suppression of the abbey, the king, in his 33d year, granted this manor to Sir William Sidney and Anne his wife, and their heirs male, to hold in capite; and he next year, in consideration of a further sum of money, had a new grant of it, to him and his heirs for ever, to hold by knight's service. He died possessed of this manor in the 7th year of king Edward VI. and was succeeded in it by his descendant Robert Sidney, earl of Leicester, and in the 5th year of king James I. obtained letters patent to hold this manor of the king, as of his manor of East Greenwich, in free socage te nure, by fealty only, in lieu of all rents and services; soon after which he alienated it to Edward Hendon, esq. afterwards knighted, and in king Charles I.'s reign chief baron of the court of exchequer, who by his will in 1662, devised it to his nephew Sir John Hendon, of Biddenden, and he sold it to Mr. John Austen, of Tenterden, who died unmarried, upon which it came to his next and only surviving brother Sir Robert Austen, bart. of Hall place, in Bexley, in whose descendants, baronets, of that place, this manor continued down to Sir Robert Austen, bart. who died possessed of it in 1743, since which this manor has passed in like manner as that of Snavewick, alias Court-at-Week, down to the right hon. Thomas Stapleton, lord le Despencer, the present owner of it.
BROCKET is another small manor here, which had antiently owners of the same name, who were of sufficient note to have their arms carved, among those of the rest of the nobility and gentry of this county, on the roof of the cloysters in Canterbury, being, Or, a cross flory, sable; and they seem to have continued owners of it till king Henry IV.'s reign, when it was alienated to William Guldeford, in whose descendants it remained till Sir John Guldeford sold it in the 30th year of king Henry VIII. to Sir John Hales, baron of the exchequer, who at his death gave it to his youngest son Edward Hales, esq. who was seated at Tenterden, in whose descendants, as I am informed, it has continued down to Sir Edward Hales, bart. of St. Stephen's, the present owner of it.
Sir Henry Savile, provost of Eton, and warden of Merton college, having founded two mathematical lectures in the university of Oxford, for geometry and astronomy, anno 18 James I. 1620, settled among other premises in different counties for the support of them, an estate called Norlands, alias Northlands, in this parish.
There are no parochial charities. The poor constantly maintained are about fifteen, casually twenty-five.
EBENEY is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Limne.
¶The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, was formerly much larger than it is now, but about the beginning of queen Elizabeth's reign it was burnt down by lightning, and the present little church was built upon part of the former foundation, the extent of which is still discernible. It is a very small mean building, of one little isle and chancel, having a low pointed turret at the west end, in which hangs one bell. This church has always been esteemed as a chapel appendant to the church of Apledore, and continues so at this time, the vicar of that church being collated and inducted to the vicarage of Apledore with the chapel of Ebeney annexed to it. But the parsonage, or great tithes of this parish, which have been mentioned under Apledore, belonged to the priory of St. Martin, in Dover, and at the dissolution of it anno 27 king Henry VIII. came into the king's hands, and was granted by him, two years afterwards, to the archbishop of Canterbury, with whom it was suffered to remain only a small time, for the archbishop retaining that of Apledore, two years afterwards granted this rectory or parsonage of Ebeney to the king again. After which it continued in the crown till it was granted with the advowson of the vicarage, to Sir Walter Hendley, to hold in capite, and he died possessed of it in the 6th year of king Edward VI. upon which it came to Richard Covert, esq. of Sussex, who had married Anne his daughter and coheir, and their son. Since which this parsonage has passed, in like manner as the manor of Ebeney before-described, from his descendants to the Blackmores, and is now, with that, the property of Thomas Blackmore, esq. of Hertfordshire.
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The Golden Ratio informs a lot of my art and photographic composition. The Golden Ratio also informs the design of the golden revolver on all the swimsuits and lingerie, as well as the 45surf logo! Not so long ago, I came up with the Golden Ratio Principle which describes why The Golden Ratio is so beautiful.
The Golden Number Ratio Principle: Dr. E’s Golden Ratio Principle: The golden ratio exalts beauty because the number is a characteristic of the mathematically and physically most efficient manners of growth and distribution, on both evolutionary and purely physical levels. The golden ratio ensures that the proportions and structure of that which came before provide the proportions and structure of that which comes after. Robust, ordered growth is naturally associated with health and beauty, and thus we evolved to perceive the golden ratio harmonies as inherently beautiful, as we saw and felt their presence in all vital growth and life—in the salient features and proportions of humans and nature alike, from the distribution of our facial features and bones to the arrangements of petals, leaves, and sunflowers seeds. As ratios between Fibonacci Numbers offer the closest whole-number approximations to the golden ratio, and as seeds, cells, leaves, bones, and other physical entities appear in whole numbers, the Fibonacci Numbers oft appear in nature’s elements as “growth’s numbers.” From the dawn of time, humanity sought to salute their gods in art and temples exalting the same proportion by which all their vital sustenance and they themselves had been created—the golden ratio.
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How do you know when your Santa is a bad one? He hands the reins to the sleigh and eight reindeer over to your four year old. Have you ever been close to a reindeer ? They can stomp your chest into jello with their hoofs and turn you into a pincushion with their antlers. Suppose the sleigh takes off. Santa is a spirit but how do you think that kid's body is gonna handle terminal velocity if he falls out of the sleigh. Even the kid knows down deep inside something is very wrong with this Santa.
I don't know the age on this complex maze of stock corrals and loading chutes, but as dusk was settling, I could imagine what it would be like to see this area in full swing--the bellows, snorts and farts of the livestock, the yelps of the cowhands, the screech of closing gates, not to mention the dust and the stench.
The Fort Worth Stockyards held its last auction in December 1992, and the old market shut down.
Historic Fort Worth Stockyards.
From a site about the Fort Worth Stockyards: www.stockyardsmuseum.org/index_files/StockYardsHistory.htm
Both Armour and Swift had huge outdated plants that were straddled with risings costs, wages and administrative expenses. Armour was the first to close their Fort Worth plant in 1962 with Swift hanging on until 1971. Partial demolition followed over the years after several fires.
Weekly livestock auctions ceased many years ago, but the Stockyards continues to host special breed events and sales including Longhorn auctions. Many thousand of head of cattle are still sold in the Stockyards every week via video/satellite sales originating in the Exchange Building. The livestock legacy lives on.
I know that is what everyone is thinking - Nice hair -... so I thought I would use it for my title. Dewey Beach, Delaware 23 June 2007.
All Saints, Hitcham, Suffolk
If you don't know mid-Suffolk, you may well be surprised by the hills which roll across the space between Stowmarket and Hadleigh, as if this was not East Anglia at all. In this remotest part of the county, miles from the nearest town, villages take on a self-sufficient air, and Hitcham is the largest of them. Its church, All Saints, sits high in a wide open churchyard on the outskirts of the village. The house opposite the entrance to the graveyard was the medieval guild hall. This is a big church, and was once the centre of one of the county's largest parishes. It was the Priory of Ely's most valuable living in the whole of the county, worth twice as much as any other, and was therefore bestowed on favoured clerics.
This situation continued when the patronage was taken over by the state after the Reformation, and to be made rector of Hitcham remained a desirable appointment well into the 20th Century. As the excellent guidebook notes, some rectors of this parish achieved fame and influence. Take Adam Easton, for instance. In the 14th Century, he was made a cardinal while still rector here. However, as he was also Archdeacon of Shetland, Orkney and Dorset, as well as Prior of Saint Agnes at Ferrara in Italy and the personal secretary to Pope Urban VI, one assumes that he didn't spend a lot of his time on parish business. His successor John Bremore was the personal secretary to the antipope John XXIII at Avignon, so presumably he didn't live in the parish either.
John Whytewell, Rector throughout the Reformation, was chaplain to Thomas Cranmer, although, unlike that stubborn character, he received a royal pardon from Mary. Coming forward to the 17th Century, Laurence Bretton was a solid Laudian, ensuring his inevitable removal by the Puritans as a scandalous minister (for which, read 'liberal intellectual'). His successor, Miles Burket, had also been a Laudian, but in a Vicar of Bray fashion he became the Puritan preacher here, and died in poverty after the Restoration.
Mostly, the Rectors here seem to have been a jolly lot. John Matters, in the first decades of the 19th century, was famous for his befriending of, and care for, the poor of the parish, matched only by his neglect of his ecclesiastical duty. He is quoted in the guide as having a favourite saying: He that drinks strong beer, and goes to bed quite mellow, lives as he ought, and dies a hearty fellow. And his successor was Hitcham's most famous rector of all, but we'll come back to him in a minute.
Hitcham was not home to a great landed family, so it was the power and wealth of Ely priory that built this church. It is a grand affair, entirely rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries. One look tells you that this was not a piecemeal building. Mortlock observes that the grand flushwork porch is very like the one at neighbouring Bildeston, but it does not seem so imposing here against this big building. There is a very odd stop on the 15th century doorway. The one on the left is a lion, but on the right there appears to be a wild man and a tree surrounded by a picket fence.
At first sight, the interior is slightly disappointing. Large and plain, it is as if it had been scraped clean by Miles Burket's cronies, perhaps in reaction to the incumbency of Laurence Bretton. The brick floors are attractive, and the fine 14th century aches of the arcades reach right up into the clerestory, but the heavy Victorian woodwork gives it all a sombre feel.
The hammerbeam roof was rebuilt after the Reformation, and includes lots of unfamiliar secular imagery, the heraldry of the State. However, there is some dispute about exactly when this happened, why, and how much was renewed. The arms of both James I and Charles I are here, giving a date in the first third of the 17th century, but the pineapple pendants appear more recent. At the west end, however, there are a couple of secretive green men on the hammer beam ends, which must be from an earlier age. One theory suggests that the roof was repaired in a hurry after a fire, and then beautified later.
The chancel is a 19th century rebuilding (a photograph of this event, which used to be at the west end, is rather alarming, like a gap-toothed Madonna) and it is evidence of the Anglo-catholic enthusiasm of Alexander Grant, Rector for the last 40 years of the 19th Century. At nearby Kettlebaston, this enthusiasm was realised by the Vicar there in the form of a gorgeous little shrine, but here, something more grandiloquent was intended. Hence the five steps up to the chancel, and two more up to the sanctuary, representative of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, and familiar from 19th century London Anglo-catholic churches. There is no evidence that Anglo-catholicism ever took such a firm foothold here, though.
The chancel is so grand, some visitors must easily overlook the remains of the rood screen. Only the dado survives, but it is worth a look because instead of saints the panels depict angels holding the instruments of the Passion. Something similar can be seen at Blundeston in the north of the county, and there are also angels on the screen at Southwold of course. Not surprisingly, they were vandalised by the 16th century reformers. What is more surprising is that they have survived at all. Presumably they were moved to their present position at the time of the 19th century reordering, but when Arthur Mee came here in the 1930s, he could barely discern them as figures, and thought them saints. So they've been restored, probably under the influence of Munro Cautley when he was diocesan architect.
In such a wealthy parish, perhaps it is not surprising that little else medieval survives. The converse of this, of course, that the restoration of this church has generally provided work of quality. Although the benches are heavy, they do carry several bench ends which are probably the work of the great Ipswich woodcarver Henry Ringham. The best are the four evangelistic symbols towards the front. In fact, the guidebook suggests that the benches were removed from the church towards the end of the 19th century and replaced with chairs as at Rattlesden and Kettlebaston, only to be returned at the behest of the eccentric and splendidly-named Maxwell Maxwell-Gumbleton, who was jointly Bishop of Dunwich and Rector of Hitcham in the 1930s and 1940s. Maxwell-Gumbleton had a Bishop's throne built, which he installed in the chancel. It must have given his parishioners something to think about. It is still there today, and is replicated in slightly more modest form by the churchwardens' seats at the west end. Maxwell-Gumbleton's also are the George VI coat of arms, dated 1937, and a lovely modern font cover, given as a memorial.
From an earlier age are the very elaborate brass inlay in front of the sanctuary, and the mid-17th century memorial to a Waldegrave in the north aisle, more austere than it would have been twenty years before or after. In the south aisle there is a copy of the Adoration of the Magi by Rubens, which is in Kings College Chapel. At first, I couldn't work out why it looks a little odd, and then it hit me - it is in reverse.
Many years ago, I chatted with a churchwarden here, and she told me tha, although 42 men in this parish lost their lives in the first world war, only 28 of them are remembered on the war memorial here. She suggested that this was perhaps because the others were from chapel families, or perhaps the families had moved away before the memorial was installed. Whatever, it gave me pause for thought, for if a similar situation exists in other parishes, then we may assume that many hundreds of people who gave their lives have, in fact, been forgotten.
But one name stands out in this parish as forever being associated with it. You might overlook the simple memorial in the chancel by Thomas Woolner, and you'll certainly miss the little memorial plaque above the door as you came in, but both are worth a look because they both remember the same person, the great John Stevens Henslow.
Henslow was a remarkable man by anyone's standards. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Cambridge University in the 1830s, and was looked on with enough favour to secure the lucrative Hitcham rectorship. However, rather than send a poorly-paid curate to do his work for him, which would have been the usual early 19th century Trollopeian way, he followed in John Manner's footsteps, and came to Hitcham himself.
It is hard now to imagine what a contrast this remote place must have been with cosmopolitan Cambridge, barely 40 miles away. Henslow wrote in his diary that he had come to "a woefully neglected parish, where the inhabitants, with regard to food and clothing and the means of observing the decencies of life, were far below the average scale of the peasant class in England." It is recorded that his first congregation here in this vast space was insufficient to fill one pew.
Over the course of the next 25 years, he turned his parish upside down, applying his scientific knowledge to the antiquated and conservative farming methods of the local farmers. He increased their prosperity, and that of the poor farm labourers. He started a school, and an institute of adult education. He led outings through the local countryside, and would sometimes take the whole parish on the train to London, including one trip to the great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park. It was said that the entire village emptied on these occasions, travelling by cart and on foot to Stowmarket railway station, and then on to London.
"Everyone is to be in good humour", he told his parishioners, "accommodating to all, and especially attentive to the ladies of the party. If the weather should prove unpropitious, every one is to make the best of it, and not to complain more than he can possibly help."
It is said that, on holiday at Felixstowe, he realised the fertilizing properties of the coprolite nodules in the cliffs there, and interested two local farming brothers so much that they set up a fertiliser processing factory at Ipswich docks. Their name was Fison.
But an even more famous name associated with Henslow is Charles Darwin, one of Henslow's students at Cambridge. Henslow encouraged Darwin to investigate the development of species, finding him a place aboard HMS Beagle, the scientific survey ship. Darwin sent his notes and samples back to Henslow, who circulated them in the scientific community. Darwin came back to England to find himself a celebrity. The basis of The Origin of Species was put together at Hitcham Rectory, although Henslow would later repudiate its conclusions.
Most importantly, however, as far as my children were concerned when they were younger, Henslow was the guiding light behind the opening of Ipswich Museum, which still retains one of the finest 19th century natural history collections in the country. A portrait of him hangs in the entrance hall, and the name of a road in the east of the town remembers him.
He died at the relatively young age of 65. His predecessor had been the jolly John Matters. His successor was the Anglo-catholic enthusiast Alexander Grant, who, as well as rebuilding the chancel, is still remembered in the village for taking the side of the workers during the lock-out strike of 1874, when he allowed them to use the church building for their meetings.
These three extraordinary men between them spanned the entire 19th century here. Trollope himself could not have written a better novel.
This is the flower of a tree which I saw on my walk today. Unfortunately I don't know what it's called. Anyone? :-)
Thanks to this lady for identifying this flower for me.
Do you know that feeling? You want to start something new. Something complete. You turn away from what have you prepared so much pain. You are ready to go, you think to the minimum. And then the past calls up , and you turn around. You do not want to turn up but you do.
And you realize that you can never live without your past, because it is a part of you.
Took this image today. First warm day in the year! I want to have spring! Now! please (:
I cant really say for sure what I
was thinking as I headed on
out into Wassaw Sound. I know
now a lot of things that I was
"not thinking". But that is hind
sight.
I was able to keep close
enough to see one river bank
all morning. I figured I would
just ease on out into the sound
and by the time I got out there
the fog would surely lift. The
first thing that went wrong was
the water got real shallow at
the edge of the river and I had
to get out to where I couldnt
see the bank. Knowing what I
know now I should have put
the anchors down right then.
But I didnt and the tide was
going out. Now I couldnt see
anything, in any direction. This
is where I started to panic. I
didnt really know what to do
next. Maintaining control I was
able to get a longitude and
latitude coordinate off my
chart for a bouy that I knew
was across the sound and not
way out to sea. Fumbling
around in an urgent state I was
able to find the page where I
thought that I needed to enter the coordinates into the GPS. It is only a small hand held, but at this point it was now my eyes.
Literally.
Finally I was able to get the
gps to "goto" the bouy. Not
knowing for sure that I was
actually goint twords the bouy
at this point I was literally
putting my safety in the hands
of technology. That wasnt an
easy feeling. After about 25
minutes the gps flashed a
message that i was
"approaching my mark". Sure
as heck, I looked up and there
was the green bouy. Feeling
much releif but still worried
because I could not see
anything but the bouy. I didnt
know which direction I should
turn. I decided to kill the
engine and try to get another
coordinat entered into the gps.
Only this time the chart didnt
have one pre-determined. I had
to actually try to figure the
degrees and minutes in the
crudest of ways.....like the
Mayflower pilgrims. Only I felt
a lot dumber that they must
have felt for sure.
As I rushed and fumbled I had
just let it slip my mind that the
tide as taking me out to sea. I
could hear waves crashing but
I thought that they were more
distant and didnt heed the
sounds. Suddenly I heard the
fuse (wooden dowel used as a
retaing pin to hold the rudder
down in the water) on the
rudder snap and then before I
could even rise to survey the
danger the boat slammed into
the beach, nearly slamming me
back into the cabin.
This is where all efforts
suddenly changed to tring to
get the boat back into deep
water. After about 30 minutes
or so of abusing the motor,
jumping in the water and trying
to physically push the
boat I gave up. At this point all
I could do was get my anchors
out and try to keep the boat
that was being slammed by
waves on the stern from being
tossed around. At least as
much as possible.
Now I was at the mercy of the
rise and fall of the tides. I was
stuck until the tide came back
in because it was going out.
And I could only hope that it
would rise enough to float the
boat where the keel would
come up out of the sand it was
stuck in. At this point it was
3:30 in the afternoon. I now
had lots of time on my hands.
The first thing I did was get out
of my wet clothes and got
warm. After consulting with
my mentor "Lamar" I realized
that it would be late in the
evening before I had any hope
of getting off the beach.
Trying to keep my spirits high,
as I have found is the best
thing to do in these screwed
up situations, I walked around
the beach and took photos and
videos of my poor boat.
Then after boring of that I
actually got out some "409"
and cleaned my boats hull in
some areas that I cant
normally reach. Then I made
some spam sandwiches and
waited on the laws of nature.
I was still worried about what I
was going to do when I did get
the boat off the beach if I did.
The fog was still just as bad as
when I started. I guess it was
about 7pm I noticed a red
flashing light that wasnt
moving and after consulting
the chart I realized that it was
a channel bouy in the direction
that I needed to go for safety.
So that was a relief to put it
mildly. I now had a plan.......if I
didnt screw that up!
Finally at about 8:30 pm I
managed to fight the boat off
the beach with the help of all
three anchors which I had put
out to hold the boat in place. I
worked my way to the red light
of the bouy and got the bouy
number and knew I was now
safe and out of immeadiate
danger. Then I spotted another
bouy flashing and at about
10:30 pm I had made it to a
point where I could get my
anchors down and was
holding at one of the red
flashing channel markes. I
took my chances and finally
layed down for a few hours of
sleep and waited for dawn.
At about 11:am the next
morning, just as quickly as the
deadly fog planted itself in
Wassaw Sound, it lifted and
was gone. Now it was pure
warm sunshine. What a great
site to see.
Breakfast that day consisted of
about 8 Icehouse beers, a
couple of shots of whiskey and
lots of deep sighs of relief.
By 2:00pm, I was drained and
warm and cozy in a deep sleep
inside my v-berth for a short nap. Another
near disaster averted.
I swear I have a guardian angel
watching over me. And after all
these years of knowing that I
still no not the reason why.
Captain(?) Butch
The "Cool Change" Ships Log
I know some of you (Lauren and Kathy) like updates of my outdoor cats, so this is for you. But I warn you, it's not a happy update.
I complained a lot about last week because some bad things happened. The saddest thing that happened is that Ginger disappeared.
A neighbor down the street named Mary also feeds the outdoor cats. The person who lives across the street from her hates the outdoor cats and often tries to do things to get rid of them. I don't know why he hates them so much. He as a dog (that barks a lot) so the cats aren't likely to go into his yard anyway.
Last week Mary saw the evil neighbor trapping a cat to take to the SPCA to be euthanized. That was the last day that we saw Ginger. We can only assume that he was the cat that was trapped and that he's no longer alive.
So hug your cats and keep them safe. There are a lot of baddies out there.
(I tried to get Cleo in this photo, too, but she was having none of it. I know better than to mess with Cleo when she's in one of her moods.)
Agfa Geavert Gevabox with flipped lens and Kodak Ektachrome 160 T, Crossprocessed in C-41 Tetenal colortec
Get To Know Me Tag!
1. Ethnicity?
Italian.
2. Share you favourite subject in high school:
Art History, History, Italian Literature.
3. What is your favourite drink?
Sprite.
4. What is your favourite song at the moment?
Il Rap nel mio paese by Fabri Fibra.
5. What would you (or have you) name your children?
I have none but my favourite is Rocco for a male child.
6. Have you participated in any sports?
No. But I like Hiking in the woods.
7. What is your favourite book?
Pride and prejudice and Elianto.
8. What is your favourite colour?
Pink!
9. What is your favourite animal?
I can't choose between cats and dogs.
10. What is your favourite cologne?
I don't like wearing cologne, but I like Parisienne and Coco.
11. What is your favourite holiday?
Christmas .
12. On a scale from 1 – 10, rate your childhood:
I would say ... 11!
13. Have you been out of the country?
yes, in France, Spain, Swiss and Germany-
14. Do you speak any different languages?
English.
15. Do you have any siblings?
I have none but I have a lot of cousins ;-)
6. What is your favourite store?
Ebay and amazon!
17. What is your favourite restaurant?
Fratelli la bufala in Como.
18. Did you like school?
I always liked to go to school.
19. Who are some of your favourite YouTubers?
Chad Alan and Mommy and Gracie.
20. What is your favourite movie?
My favorite movie is Grease.. or maybe Highlander?
21. What are some of your favourite tv shows?
Big bang theory and True detective.
22. PC or mac?
PC!
23. What phone do you have?
a microsoft Lumia.
24. How tall are you?
165 cm.
25. Do you have any pets?
sadly none.
Tag yourself if you want to!
Caldwell 9 (Sharpless SH 2-155), commonly called the "Cave Nebula" is a diffuse nebula in Cepheus. Some dark nebula can also be seen.
All NarrowBand Hubble palette.
Image has been slightly cropped.
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SV80ST-25SV F6
SFF7-21
CGE Pro
QSI683WSG-8 @ -15 C
Baader filters 1.25
IDAS P48 LPS
SII 18 x 10 min
Ha 19 x 10 min + 18 x 5 min
OIII 18 x 10 min
Guided by PHD & Sti via OAG
Captured with Nebulosity 3 on 08/19, 08/21, 08/22, & 08/23 2012
Processed by Pixinsight, and Photoshop.
I know I have beat this thing to death and this will be the last of it.
I assembled this version using PixelMath in Pixinsight. Did not use any color correction tools in Photoshop, just curves to establish a black point. No sharpening was used.
Probably still a little noisy but not as murky because of less Ha being used.
I used the following formula:
R = .1*Ha + .9*SII
G = .25*Ha + .75*OIII
B = .5*Ha + .5*OIII
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