Love and Loss
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" Would you hold my hand if I saw you in heaven?
Would you help me stand if I saw you in heaven?
I'll find my way through night and day
‘Cause I know I just can't stay here in heaven
Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees
Time can break your heart, have you begging please, begging please
Beyond the door, there's peace, I'm sure
And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven "
- Eric Clapton -
I've been taking a little bit of a break due to the sudden loss of my grandfather earlier this month. I wanted to create a photo to portray my emotions at this time. His funeral is coming up and I've just spent time thinking about what I'm doing with my real life, things I still want to accomplish, and the goals that I've made for myself. Thank you to everyone who has been understanding during my time away. I'll be returning to secondlife soon - Danielle
Just one of the many pieces of art for sale at today’s Dia de los Muertos festival. So many talented artists and craftsmen there, a joy to visit.
For all that have been touched by this health crisis, for all that have survived it, for the ones that are battling it, for the ones that are in the front line facing this reality, trying to save lives.
For all the families that had and have to grieve and endure loss.
For all of you out there, my most heartfelt prayers .
Also known as Rüppell's Griffon Vulture, this species was given an IUCN status of critically endangered in 2015. Only eight years prior, in 2007, its IUCN status was "near threatened", and it was subsequently degraded down through "vulnerable" and "endangered" to its current status. The BirdLife International Fact Sheet for this species estimates that there are only 22,000 individuals left in the world. The biggests threats are poisoning (a technique used to kill predators of livestock, this species and other carrion feeders are also impacted), medicinal purposes, and habitat loss. This species is also considered the highest flying bird in the world. There is documented collision with a commercial airliner at 37,000 feet (the bird was sucked into the engine, killing the bird; the engine was shut down and the plane landed safely).
Male.
Species: Lagopus lagopus.
The Red Grouse is an umistakeable bird - plump and round, with a gingery-red body as its name suggests. Found on upland heathlands, it is under threat from the nationwide, dramatic loss of these habitats.
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I came across this scene today. It fascinated me, but I did not know why. I still don't. It is Spring, and the lost glove points back to Winter. I guess, the scene is talking to me, about expectations and about loss. A lost Spring.
#AdamsPhotoChallenge
The death of any loved parent is an incalculable lasting blow because no-one ever loves you like that again... HATE
Island Of Madagascar
Off The East Coast Of Africa
Palmarium Reserve
Two Chameleons Cryptic Chameleon (Calumma crypticum) And O'shaughnessy's Chameleon (Calumma oshaughnessyi) side by side on a branch at the reserve.
O'Shaughnessy's chameleon (Calumma oshaughnessyi) is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar. It was named after the British poet and herpetologist Arthur O'Shaughnessy.
O'Shaughnessy's chameleon has a range of about 18,000 square kilometers throughout the southeastern portion of the central highlands of Madagascar. Its distribution extends from Tsinjoarivo, Ambatolampy in the north to Andohahela National Park in the south. The species is highly dependent on intact, humid forest as its habitat, living in lower densities on selectively logged territories.
Calumma crypticum, commonly known as the cryptic chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in Madagascar.
The species is endemic to Madagascar and has a broad latitudinal distribution between the Anosy Mountains in the south and the Tsaratanana Massif in the north.
It is a forest chameleon that occurs in mid-altitudes between 1,050 and 1,850 m elevation, where it appears to be more abundant in semi-open areas associated with trails, gaps and rivers.
The chameleon species is only found in humid forest and the loss or severe degradation of these habitats due to agricultural conversion and logging is a threat, especially outside of protected areas.
“Loss alone is but the wounding of a heart; it is memory that makes it our ruin.”
Brian Ruckley
This is a shot of a staged scene for a movie(at least that's what a person at the country cemetery where this was located at told me) that we came across many years ago(the base image was actually taken with a disposable camera). It was off the beaten path on our way to visit relatives in Kansas,the location is just a guess,it could have been NE Kansas.On a subsequent trip,it was gone.It wasn't nearly this haunting or surreal in real life,but that's why they call it sliders sunday!
Marie's photo challenge to me.
Rules were :
Black & White (Muddy)
Noise Vintage looking
Had to project the theme "Loss"
In Losser, bricks were baked at brick factory " De Werklust" for over a century.
The hand-moulded bricks were transported from the molding shed to the drying sheds via this ingenious cable system.
I've always been deeply impacted by the loss of rock stars...not those that have tragically taken their own lives through drugs...but those that have now more frequently begun to show the natural evolution of human mortality. Yesterday a case in point. I reckon it's because they have been friends for what is now a very long time...and in some ways better friends than most in that they have always been there in time of need at the spin of a turntable or the push of a button. And as Led Zeppelin said, "Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share." And we, who Steve Miller called "Children of the Future," growing up in the '60s and '70s took our music seriously. And we have been loyal to it throughout the decades. In our minds, nothing has nor will ever compare.
In recent years, the passing of rock icons through natural causes has brought the somewhat astonishing recognition that the future has arrived...and with it all the annoying symptoms of human frailty and seniority. They are losses of consequence, and, for me, cause for much reflection and thought as to a life lived.
And yet, just a few weeks ago, my Grandson entered the world...and today word that a valued contact named Marilyn was overjoyed at the arrival of a Grandaughter. These of course are the gains some of us are fortunate enough to experience. These remind of the hopes and dreams and expectations that we had for ourselves so many years ago -- some fulfilled, some denied. We now pass these on to others, still perhaps best expressed by another rock icon -- always best in his Jeff Beck and Faces days...;-))) Life, for now, goes on...
At the beginning of an ill fated chase, SIRI crosses the bridge over the WNYP as they head south through Carrollton, New York.
i've been in SL almost 19 years. I've met and lost alot of people. Friends have passed and it always hurts. But this one shattered my whole heart.
***if you think SL is a game then you've already lost. ***
Masque... i will miss you forever. You touched a part of my soul with our friendship for the last 11 years.... I love you.
i will always be your ...Envy Motherfuckin' Watts
Rest easy my friend
When driving around we noticed this Coyote crossing the water body few hundred yards away. With binoculars we found what it was carrying. We kept following it and at some point realized that it is trying to cross the road and go to the other side. I positioned the car such that I can get a better view and hoped that it will cross the road. It did and I took a burst of pictures. This is the first one in the sequence where the tall grass did not obstruct all of the body.
thunder is closing in. i'm drinking wine from my favorite stainless steel wine glass. the word "conductor" comes to mind.
Our travels together never really got off the ground. Just flights of fancy.. On the Orient Express, through Moroccan markets.. Bathing in faraway volcanic springs.. Anywhere but here.
You were the first and deepest friend I made in these pixelated lands.. And even as we drifted in and out over fourteen years, I missed you the most.
I will take you in my heart to Iceland, darling.. I promise.
For Kou, who was taken from us in summer -
"There are days when you wake up happy;
Again inside the fullness of life,
Until the moment breaks
And you are thrown back
Onto the black tide of loss.
Days when you have your heart back,
You are able to function well
Until in the middle of work or encounter,
Suddenly with no warning,
You are ambushed by grief." -For Grief by John O’Donohue
Not long to go until we celebrate 🍁 Polaroid Week. We’re looking forward to seeing all your instant film images. So whether you shoot Polaroid or Instax, Integral or Pack Film or even Large format. As long as it’s instant film we want to see it.
www.flickr.com/groups/roidweek2021/
Have fun, keep clicking and hope to see you on the 24th!
forgotten people, loss of parents, parents separated from their children, widows, and against in-law problems and against the death of parents.
Does that sound strange? Well, let me tell you, it was indeed a strange sight to encounter. In this field, there were scores of dead grasshoppers clinging to these slender stalks. I was simply amazed. When I saw this pair, it really struck a chord. For some reason, it made me think of lost love. You know, losing a lover, the loss of a friendship, the loss of self-love. I'm sure that you catch my drift. Anyway, I found this to be very sad and yet comforting at the same time. After all, they died in each other's arms.
Something borrowed on the ML..
At the time, MRL had a lot of their Ace's in the Livingston shop for various maladies. One of the BNSF's H1's was "borrowed" to make up for the loss. More traffic at Laurel created a doubling up of power moving east.
There was also a BNSF four unit set of coal power working as one of the Helena helper sets.
BNSF 963 MRL 4303-05-06
11-29-23
20th December 2015
Hi everyone. This year I'm participating in a Flickr Photo Advent Calendar, organised by the wonderful Eva. Thirty one days in December, thirty one photographers and therefore, thirty one photographs. We have a group here on flickr, to ensure you guys can follow along.
This year has been very bittersweet. I've experienced one of the biggest (if not the biggest) photographic opportunity of my life (details about that will be released next year), I've finished university and have shot with some artists I've admired for years. But, behind the scenes I've been dealing with an incredible hardship in my personal life - something I am still coming to terms with and probably will be coming to terms with for the rest of my life. Please hug your loved ones this Christmas and be present. Be in the moment and treasure the ones you're surrounded by. I'll see you all next year and thank you all again for your amazing support. I'm really proud of what I've created this year and look forward to what's next.
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These are pictures Terry has sent to me over the years that we have been friends.
This is one of the many poems he has sent to me also.
Tears fall from Heaven
From the Savior’s eyes
Passing through the sunlight
Made a rainbow in the sky.
Jesus Christ is weeping
For us He’s shedding tears
He’s been crying for humanity
The last two thousand years.
His tears for the sinner
The ones who won’t believe
Tears for all the children
Who are tempted and deceived.
The rainbow made with teardrops
From the Savior up above
A constant reminder to us
His sign of precious love.
The archway to paradise
The rainbow in the sky
Jesus will be waiting
His hand for you and I.
The rainbow holds the earth
So we won’t drift apart
A constant reminder to us
God’s pouring out His heart.
The rainbow in the sky
Tears shed for you and me
Started back two thousand year
Upon the dogwood tree.
Tears of total forgiveness
He shed for you and I
You can see them still today
Each rainbow in the sky/
By: Terry D. VanHaute
Iron Mountain, Michigan