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Here is the completed MOCked and Loaded trophy in the Battle theme at BrickCon 2015, for the build that best epitomized the overall convention theme of MOCking History. The trophy features a spaceman who is loaded (both because he's quite inebriated and because he's carrying futuristic weaponry) being mocked by a couple of colonials dressed as native Americans during the Tea Party at Boston Harbor.
These two Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii) engaged in a mock battle as they swung their heads to and fro while trying to strike their opponent with their horns.
At first sight I though that this was a stone chat but Trevor, who has an eye for detail, disagreed and of course he was right!
It also has a very un-pronounceable Latin name!
I also noticed the lizard on the roof when I finally got around to processing the image.
Blyde River Canyon
Mpumalanga
South Africa
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In the backyard today I heard quite a conversation going on between my Quaker Parakeet and this Mockingbird. I doubted that he'd still be there by the time I ran in and got the camera. He surprised me by allowing me to get quite close and never flew away. He was copying the sounds my bird makes and vice versa - so cute!
DSC_7870: Hood ornament as seen yesterday downtown in Moncton at the Atlantic Grand Nationals car show on Main St during lunch hour.
Part of my series of "interesting car part" assigned to me by Sue.
British postcard by Astra. Caption: Humphrey Bogart, the Tough Guy for some of Hollywood's finest thrillers, has just earned fresh laurels for his work in the 'all-male' epic, "Treasure of Sierra Madre."
Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) is an icon of the Hollywood cinema. His private detectives, Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Phillip Marlowe in The Big Sleep (1946), became the models for detectives in other Film-Noirs. Bogart and 19-year-old Lauren Bacall fell in love when they filmed To Have and Have Not (1944), the first of a series of films together. He won the best actor Oscar for The African Queen (1951). He was also nominated for Casablanca (1942) and as Captain Queeg in Mutiny on the Caine (1954).
Humphrey DeForest Bogart was born in New York City, New York, in 1899. His mother was Maud Humphrey, a famed magazine illustrator and suffragette, and his father Belmont DeForest Bogart, a moderately wealthy surgeon who was secretly addicted to opium. He had two younger sisters, Frances and Catherine 'Kay' Bogart. Maud Bogart's drawing of her baby Humphrey appeared in a national advertising campaign for Mellin's Baby Food. 'Bogie' was educated at Trinity School, NYC, and was sent to Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, in preparation for medical studies at Yale. He was expelled from Phillips and joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1918. During the First World War, he served on the troopship USS Leviathan in the North Atlantic. From 1920 to 1922, he managed a stage company owned by family friend William A. Brady (the father of actress Alice Brady), performing a variety of tasks at Brady's film studio in New York. He then began regular stage performances. Alexander Woollcott described his acting in a 1922 play as inadequate. In 1930, he gained a contract with Fox. He had his film debut in a ten-minute short, Broadway's Like That (Arthur Hurley, 1930), co-starring Ruth Etting and Joan Blondell. Fox released him after two years. After five years of stage and minor film roles, he had his breakthrough role in The Petrified Forest (Archie Mayo, 1936) from Warner Bros. He won the part over Edward G. Robinson only after the star, Leslie Howard, threatened Warner Bros. that he would quit unless Bogart was given the key role of Duke Mantee, which he had played in the Broadway production with Howard. The film was a major success and led to a long-term contract with Warner Bros. From 1936 to 1940, Bogart appeared in 28 films, usually as a gangster and twice in Westerns. He even played in a horror film, The Return of Doctor X (Vincent Sherman, 1939), in which he played a rejuvenated, formerly-dead scientist. He averaged a film every two months between 1936 and 1940, sometimes working on two films at the same time. His only substantial role during this period was in Dead End (William Wyler, 1937), as a gangster modeled after Baby Face Nelson. Bogart used these years to begin developing his film persona: a wounded, stoical, cynical, charming, vulnerable, self-mocking loner with a code of honour.
Humphrey Bogart's landmark year was 1941 with roles in classics such as High Sierra (Raoul Walsh, 1941) with Ida Lupino and as Sam Spade in one of his most fondly remembered films, The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941) with Mary Astor and Peter Lorre. Thus, he often capitalised on parts George Raft had rejected. Raft had also passed Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942) with Ingrid Bergman, for which Bogart won his first Oscar nomination and which made him a true international star. In 1944, Bogart fell in love with the 19-year-old Lauren Bacall when they filmed To Have and Have Not (Howard Hawks, 1944). They married in 1945. They also co-starred in the classic Film Noir The Big Sleep (Howard Hawks, 1946), Dark Passage (Delmer Daves, 1947), and Key Largo (John Huston, 1948). Bogart, despite his erratic education, was incredibly well-read and he favoured writers and intellectuals within his small circle of friends. In 1947, he joined wife Lauren Bacall and other actors protesting the House Un-American Activities Committee witch hunts. They both eventually succumbed to pressure and distanced themselves from the Hollywood Ten in a March 1948 Photoplay Magazine article penned by Bogart titled 'I'm No Communist'. That year, he made The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (John Huston, 1948) with Walter Huston. He also formed his own production company, and produced the Film-Noir Knock on Any Door (Nicholas Ray, 1949). Ray also directed him in one of his best roles in another Film-Noir In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950) with Gloria Grahame. Bogie won the Best Actor Academy Award for his part as a cantankerous river steam launch skipper in The African Queen (John Huston, 1951) opposite Katharine Hepburn. He was nominated for another Oscar for his part as Captain Queeg in Mutiny on the Caine (Edward Dmytryk, 1954), a film made when he was already seriously ill. Other significant roles included The Barefoot Contessa (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1954) with Ava Gardner and his on-screen competition with William Holden for Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina (Billy Wilder, 1954). In 1957, Humphrey Bogart died in his sleep at his Hollywood home following surgeries and a battle with throat cancer (he usually smoked 40 cigarettes a day). He had just turned 57. Bogart is interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, CA, in the Garden of Memory, Columbarium of Eternal Light. He was four times married and all of his wives were actresses: Helen Menken (1926-1927), Mary Philips (1928-1938), Mayo Methot (1938-1945), and Lauren Ball (1945-1957). Bogart and Bacall, had two children, Stephen H. Bogart (1949) and Leslie Bogart (1952). Stephen discussed his relationship with Bogie in the book, 'Bogart: In Search of My Father' (1996).
Sources: Ed Stephan (IMDb), Wikipedia, and IMDb.
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This area of Taitung, by Jinlong Lake, seems to be a great place to find mock vipers (Psammodynastes pulverulentus). The last three times I've been there, I've found four sleeping at night and then one crossing the road in the morning. Although I couldn't get my long lens to focus correctly (I later realised it was fogged up with condensation after spending the night in my car), the snake seemed to think it could fob me off by pretending to be a twig and slowly crawled up into a bush, allowing me to change to my favourite short lens and get some close-up shots.
We took the girls out for a walk this evening (I just happened to have my camera with me!); we stopped to chat with a neighbour when my jaw dropped at the sight of the falling sunlight filtering through this mock orange. I had to ask her to allow me to spend a few minutes alone with it :)
6D with EF 70-200 f/4L and a Tiffen CPL: f/4.0; FL: 100 mm; SS: 1/250; ISO: 200; shot in RAW and PP in Lightroom; slight crop and a touch of unsharp in Gimp.
This is the first time that I have used the Zeiss Batis lens to photograph the various follies in St.Anne’s Park and I must admit that I am very happy with the results mainly because of the detail captured in the images that I have published online. I am so pleased with the 25mm lens that I have decided to purchase the new 18mm Batis if I can raise the cash. I am also considering the new Sony GM lenses but they may prove to be too expensive for me.
St. Annes is known for its follies, of which there are approximately ten, mainly around the Naniken river. The follies include a Herculanean Temple on a mock-ruined bridge abutment along the Naniken river, which served as a tearoom for the family, a Pompeian Water Temple of Isis on the banks of the duckpond, and the Annie Lee Tower and Bridge near the chestnut walk.
Other follies include Saint Anne's Well beside the duckpond, after which the park gets its name, the Hermitage Bridge, Yew Circle and Fountain (behind the formal walled garden beside the house), rustic cave and bridge, three rustic archways and a rock work feature. A "Druidic Circle" of Giant's Causeway basalt was lost at an earlier stage. An unusual folly is the Roman style viewing tower which stands on the hill overlooking the duckpond. This started out as an observation tower on the roof of the original house. Later, the tower was removed during extensive refurbishment of St. Anne's house in about 1873 and placed in its current location. It is modelled on the Tomb of the Julii at Glanum near St. Rémy in France.
Many of the follies are in a neglected condition at present, with graffiti being an ongoing problem. For example, the Roman style viewing tower is graffiti covered and has been closed for many years. In addition it is completely hidden by mature trees and could only be revealed by felling them, which would be detrimental to the environment of the park. An alternative proposal is that the tower be moved instead to the site of the old rockery, near the junction of James Larkin Road and Mount Prospect Avenue.
In 2010, Dublin City Council, with the support of the Heritage Council, commissioned a strategy by conservation architects (Shaffrey and Associates) for the long-term conservation of these follies, and it is planned to implement this on a phased basis. It is now 2016 and I have visited the park at least twice per year since 2010 and I am convinced that the follies are now in a worse condition than they were back in 2010 and I am not at all sure that they can be saved
Apart from the umbrella-wielding pedestrian and the bollards, you could almost mistake this for being in 1950s/60s Glasgow.
Although this may lose a few points for being a rear-end shot, I'm quite happy with it nonetheless, being one of the most atmospheric bus shots I've managed.
Former Central SMT Leyland Titan PD2/10 GM 6384 (L484) (now with the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust of Bridgeton) is seen laying down some good old-fashioned smoke on Cochrane St whilst partaking in filming for the upcoming 3-part BBC drama Rillington Place, wearing mock London Transport company names and advertisements to complete the look.
Photo Date: 2nd May 2016
This little bird is hysterical. my first encounter was a ferocious screech when I let Sprocket the cat out. It turns out this is a Mockingbird and the sound it is mocking is the local bald eagles that live around the St. Johns River. I'm not sure that the cat believes its an eagle but i'm also sure the Mockingbird doesn't believe that it's not an eagle. The interactions between the two are frequent and extremely entertaining.
Hand-created rought mock-up of printed vector sketching in a vintage-style. The actual base will have smaller spaced honeycomb, and a larger area of it shaped in a classic basket shape. Size of mock-up is 5"x5", with 5" depth 360 degree front/back base.
The Mock-Up Reactor (MUR) was a 100-kilowatt reactor installed in the reactor building to test experiments at low power before inserting them into the more powerful sixty-megawatt reactor. This allowed operators to determine the best location for the experiments and it also helped them understand the effects each loading scheme had on the neutron flux. Though much smaller and less powerful than the main Plum Brook reactor, the MUR required its own annual AEC/NRC license, and today has its own separate decommissioning plan.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: C-2001-1204
Date: May 30, 2001
A friend [Karina] and myself as the mock turtle and the gryphon from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
Photo taken by Erving Go
Post processing with colours, curves, shadows and saturation @ Photoshop CS
Another four months and we'll be seeing and smelling these fragrant beauties again.
The beautiful, strongly fragrant bell-like flowers of mock orange (Philadelphus) look best when the sun has passed over and they are in partial shade where their whiteness contrasts with the background.
Taken 28 May 2016.
Camera: Nikon D600
Lens: 105 mm Nikkor
Exposure settings: ƒ/8; 1/500 sec; ISO 250
File ref: 20160528-DSC_8110©ELN
www.stvincent.edu | Students from local high schools visit Saint Vincent College for a Mock Trial on Oct 29, 2015
This shot was taken from a safe distance.He tried couple of mock charges on us. So left him with his mother.
Photos shot for work of a mock election held at Brubaker Elementary School. The results? Hillary Clinton received 72 votes, or 56.25%; Donald Trump received 47 votes, or 36.7%; Gary Johnson got 5 votes ... and 5th grade teacher Kristy Ira received 4 write-in votes.
Tampa Mock Vervain (Glandularia tampensis) - Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area, 3365 Taylor Creek Rd, Christmas, Florida
A double E¹ for Florida (and a first sighting for Orange County) so I was happy to find these guys growing in abundance at Tosohatchee!
Tosohatchee is a WMA, so it's open to hunting, and thereby protected from development by hunters and financially supported by the liscence fees they pay.
So you see, hunters are friends of the environment, because w/o "evironment" there can be no hunting!
So keep hunting those herbicidal maniacs (i.e. White-tailed Deer) my friends, and those truffle huntin' environmentally destructive wild pigs, so we can have less destruction and more room for our endangered flora. Though I'm not so sure I want to be there when the guns are ablazin'. And especially not in my camo outfit!
¹ Endemic and Endangered
For stunning citrus fragrance in the garden, you can't go wrong with the mock orange shrub (Philadelphus virginalis). This late spring-blooming deciduous bush looks great when placed in the border, used in groups as screening or simply as a stand-alone specimen plant. They even make excellent cut flowers indoors