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Brand "Suppenkasper" ("Soup clown"), a soup made of chicken/tuna with fine pieces of meat. Timmy does not like the meat pieces, so I have to pour the soup through a sieve :-)))
I like the brand "Suppenkasper", it really is a genius name !
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Shot taken at New Delhi
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A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others
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Querétaro - México.
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Hannah Lee Bratz, une ancienne agente pénitentiaire, a trouvé un but derrière l'objectif de son appareil photo, en découvrant que des animaux sauvés ont trouvé leur maison !
Passant de l'application de la loi au monde compatissant du bien-être animal, le parcours de Bratz illustre le pouvoir de suivre ses passions …
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More petroglyphs from Valley of Fire .What fascinates me is what motivated these ancient peoples to go to some of the most inhospitable places imaginable to carve out these markings.
A Honey Bee focused on working the flowers. The only processing here is reducing the saturation for this effect.
KCS 4671 takes the lead of CP 577 as it rides over the Crow River in Rockford, MN. This train had to make a big pickup of hoppers at Humboldt which killed enough time for the sun to come out of the clouds.
Passed my road test at Willmar last Friday. I can finally drive myself to railfan. When I heard about this train coming I got motivated to drive out further than what I have been able to bike to and thus was the result.
Ironically this was the day KCS said yes to accepting CP. We shall see what happens in the future...
July 04, 2016
Perky:
[pur-kee]
adjective
1. jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert.
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Today was one of those lazy days when it comes to photography, I kept putting off picking up the camera and finally as the light was starting to sink I figured I'd better get moving.
What better for a day of procrastinating than a photo of a motivator... that and I was a little stumped on inspiration and coffee is always a good model!
Anyway hope everyone has had a good day, and a Happy Independence Day to all my American friends!
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Of course she was motivating me to stay home and give her cheese instead of going for a bike ride… but still motivating me.
To reach this place you have to climb bare foot 700 steps. This old lady was not able to stand straight but she climbed these many cumbersome steps so that she can pray in this famous Jain holy place.
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VERY APPRECIATED AND MOTIVATING.
Querétaro - México.
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Pedraza, Segovia.
Pedraza es una localidad y municipio de la provincia de Segovia (España), situado a 37 km al nordeste de Segovia capital y con una población residente de 467 personas (INE 2011). Se trata de una villa medieval amurallada, cuya cuidada rehabilitación motivó su declaración como Conjunto Histórico en 1951.
Su nombre parece derivar de la Pretaria romana, aunque los primeros datos históricos se remontan a Don Fernando Gómez de Albornoz, comendador mayor de Montalbán, que fue nombrado por el rey Enrique II de Castilla Señor de Pedraza. Posteriormente pasó a manos de la familia Herrera y a finales del siglo XV pasó a los condestables de Castilla por el matrimonio entre Doña Blanca Herrera y Don Bernardino Fernández de Velasco. Se mantuvo en estas manos hasta que en el siglo XIX se abolieron los señoríos. Los condestables se asentaron allí, siendo el lugar sitio de paso para grandes personalidades, como artistas, nobles y monarcas. En el siglo XVI y XVII tiene lugar la época de mayor esplendor del pueblo, y es de cuando datan la mayor parte de casas y palacetes. Esta prosperidad fue debida, entre otras cosas, a la exportación hacia el Norte de Europa de la lana de sus rebaños de ovejas merinas y a sus excelentes tejidos, capaces de competir con los mejores que se elaboraban en Flandes.
El castillo de Pedraza es una fortaleza construida en el siglo XIII que se reedificó en el siglo XV por García Herrera. A principios del siglo XVI los Duques de Frías, Condestables de Castilla, reformaron el castillo de nuevo, añadiéndole el gran muro defensivo adherido a la torre del homenaje y el muro exterior dotado de cañoneras y un puente levadizo (hoy desaparecido). El castillo cuenta con una imponente torre del homenaje, foso, y está rodeado en la mayoría de su perímetro por un precipicio.
Pedraza is a town and municipality in the province of Segovia (Spain), located 37 km northeast of Segovia capital and with a resident population of 467 people (INE 2011). It is a medieval walled town, whose careful rehabilitation motivated its declaration as a Historic Site in 1951.
The municipality is made up of Pedraza and the towns of Rades de Abajo and La Velilla.
Its name seems to derive from the Roman Pretaria, although the first historical data go back to Don Fernando Gómez de Albornoz, commander of Montalbán, who was appointed by King Enrique II of Castile Señor de Pedraza. Later it passed into the hands of the Herrera family and at the end of the 15th century it passed to the constables of Castile due to the marriage between Doña Blanca Herrera and Don Bernardino Fernández de Velasco. It remained in these hands until in the nineteenth century the manors were abolished. The constables settled there, being the place of passage for great personalities, as artists, nobles and monarchs. In the sixteenth and seventeenth century, the period of greatest splendor of the town took place, and it is from when most of the houses and palaces date. This prosperity was due, among other things, to the export to Northern Europe of the wool of their flocks of Merino sheep and their excellent fabrics, capable of competing with the best that were made in Flanders.
Pedraza Castle is a fortress built in the 13th century that was rebuilt in the 15th century by García Herrera. At the beginning of the 16th century the Dukes of Frías, Condestables de Castilla, reformed the castle again, adding the great defensive wall adhered to the keep and the outer wall equipped with gunships and a drawbridge (now disappeared). The castle has an imposing keep, moat, and is surrounded on most of its perimeter by a precipice.
Germany, Hamburg, “Street Mag Show 2017”, Black Collection,
…the beauty & the beast…👀, which one is which, make your choice, her tattoo on her right forearm ... "Walk the Line".
Cruising back in time in admiration to the US classics, hot roads, Muscle & iconic cars from the 30th to the late 80th.
👉 One World one Dream,
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China, Shanghai, French Concession, Tianzifang, …a fine range of tea, a small but tasty choice of dim sum, inside old Chinese books & old household artefacts, outside old pomegranate trees among tall bamboo & other plants, a few tables & chairs agreeably arranged in the patio, family type service like if you are visiting friends, classical Chinese music played softly on a "gǔzhēng",
…a perfect place for "yum cha" & take a break from the vibrant city of Shanghai.
Gǔzhēng, known as a Chinese zither, a Chinese plucked string instrument with a more than 2,500 year history. Traditionally it has a large, resonant soundboard made from Paulownia wood with 16 & up to 25 strings, once made of silk, more modern instruments are often made from other woods for structural or decorative reasons. Modern strings are almost always steel coated in nylon, first introduced in the 1970s these multi-material strings increased the instrument's volume while maintaining an acceptable timbre.
👉 One World one Dream,
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Another non motivating day in my life. Today I haven't do any remarkable work except this capture.
Sometimes I have a question why I am here in this Earth?
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A swimmer getting in their morning workout in the San Diego Bay.
I was at Coronado to shoot the sunrise with the Coronado Bridge but couldn't help but grab some pictures of this brave soul as they swam by before the break of day.
Incredible Russian model Sitorabanu in the Bugatti Veyron overlooking the nighttime Dubai Marina skyline.
I think of this beautiful scenery of the distant mesas I will see from the walking path on Scenic to motivate me to walk daily. Best viewed large (not really best viewed in person!)
In the words of a Led Zeppelin song “Been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely time”…
It really has! Apart from a very brief, literally a three hours and not very successful, cross-dressing session in December I have not cross-dressed as a woman for three years. My last proper session took place in March 2020 just before the Covid lockdown came into effect. There has been no opportunities since then (apart from the brief December attempt) to truly relax and enjoy my time cross-dressing and delighting in being my female alter-ego.
An opportunity finally presented itself in the third week of March and after retrieving all my female clothing, shoes, wigs and make-up I discovered three years of less than ideal storage in a cold shed meant nothing, apart from the shoes, was in a ready to wear state. Most of my make-up was long out of useable date. Not the best of starts. On top of that, strangely seeing as I had waited so long to cross-dress again, I found my mood and motivation was not as enthusiastic as normal. I was feeling lethargy and almost decided not to bother.
I rallied somewhat, and being home alone for a few days was able to openly launder all my dresses, tops and female underwear and freshen up my wigs. A female friend kindly shopped on my behalf to get fresh make-up and new pairs of tights (pantyhose). I set about shaving off all my body hair (which had grown a lot in the last three years!) and began prepping for applying make-up and dressing in female clothing.
A whole day was gone by the time I had washed, dried and ironed my dresses and tops and I felt too tired to go any further. The next day never happened as I had a short notice call to work and that ended that days opportunity. The day after I decided to cross-dress but found my motivation lacking. I did go ahead and soon realised over the last three years I had not only aged a few years but I had also put on weight. This was visibly noticeable around my chin. I have quite a weak chin for a man, which I like as it usually is better for my female look, but the extra weight was not good to become aware of. My facial features had filled out and I had more lines and saggy skin.
I know you can’t escape aging skin but I was disappointed I had put on weight more than I realised. I was quite unwell during the last three years and physical exercise wasn’t possible for nearly two years. Also, I worked from home during the last three years and the job was sedentary. It was only getting back into a dress I realised just how far I had let things slip.
The outcome of this was I am now back on healthier lifestyle and taking regular exercise. I have started to see my weight reduce now. I’ve resolved to avoid going as thin as I was before the pandemic. I was somewhat obsessed with trying to get a slim girly figure. People now tell me they thought I looked too skinny. I think a happy mid area between my skinny days and my current weight will be better and healthier. I’m not going bonkers with loads of exercise and manic dieting, I’m literally just walking a lot more, moving a lot more in general and have reduced the amount of chocolate and cakes I eat. It’s what I call a comfortable process of weight reduction.
Back onto my cross-dressing, the weight reduction is important to me but of more concern to me was my surprise at the lack of motivation to dress when I’ve been dreaming of doing so for the last three years. The December session was too rushed and highly unrewarding, I feel this may have had a negative effect on me.
To be accomplished at cross-dressing, I feel if I were able to practice more regularly I could maybe start to achieve a reasonable female appearance. The long gaps between my cross-dressing restrict my abilities to progress in the art of female illusion. I also have an emotional aspect in that I enjoy my time appearing as a woman. I have a transsexual aspect to me and the cross-dressing fulfils this desire within me. I only began cross-dressing back in November 2000 at the age of forty one. This is now the twenty third year for me but in all those years I have had at least six of them when I have not been able to cross-dress at all. I prioritise my family and need to work ahead of my cross-dressing so it is always the first thing I have to abstain from if things crop up I have to attend to.
I call my cross-dressing my luxury indulgence, as that’s really what it has become for me. I know I need to express this part of myself and I always look forward to having an opportunity. The last three years though have caused a significant loss in this part of me. As I applied, rather ineptly, make-up I became aware of my ageing and increased weight all too easily. My vanity took a bashing! Fortunately, I have retained some shape to my figure despite the weight increase so I was relieved about that. My face is not getting any better with age, I am now sixty four, but I think that’s a reality we all encounter.
Despite not feeling as motivated as I had anticipated, I was pleased I pushed on. I was very disappointed with how hopeless I was at applying my make-up, especially my eye make-up and lipstick. I did get a buzz from wearing make-up once more though and I loved wearing a dress again. The wig was a delight to wear, as ever for me, and the final wee thrill came as I stepped into my high heels with freshly shaved legs. I was genuinely delighted but my plans to record the whole experience went completely awry! I tried taking a few pictures and recording a few videos but I just wasn’t quite into it enough to focus on doing that.
I did take a small number of selfies and managed a couple of videos but I felt I was covering subjects I’ve talked about in previous videos. I was disappointed with my appearance, I feel I have done better in the past. The three year absence from cross-dressing was very apparent to me.
I am, much to my relief, finding my enthusiasm starting to build again. The less than successful session in March has rekindled my desire to cross-dress again. I am hoping to have another opportunity in the late summer. I intend to do better and get more from it next time. I think I need a new challenge as I’ve not really progressed over the last ten years. I’m in a bit of a rut with it my efforts to look female.
I did try and change things a bit in March by wearing heavier make-up and choosing an animal print dress. It was rather good fun to attempt a different look. I wore a lot of foundation, a lot of eyeliner and mascara and used a dark bold coloured lip stain. It may not be that obvious in the picture, but it was a departure for me to try this kind of appearance. It added a bit of spice to the session to dare try it!
The picture I’m posting is in the genre of that classic selfie shot using one’s reflection from the mirror. I’ve never done well attempting this but I thought I would try it. I did enjoy wearing the dress and was surprised how the heavier eye make-up rather infused me with an adventurous buzz…all I needed was a party to go to and engage in a bit of flirtatious behaviour.
Brandon Stanton, photographer & author. Madison Avenue. Midtown. New York City.
To my thousands of new HONY followers: I’m overwhelmed by your interest in my work. I didn’t know Brandon was going to include my email address in his post. I had him remove it, but by then my mailbox was already bursting at the seams. I can’t possibly reply to them all. It’ll take many hours just to read them, but please know how grateful I am for your thoughts & kind wishes. For those who have asked if I sell my work…No, at least not yet. All this attention is new to me. Marketing never entered my mind. For those wanting photography tips, just shoot as often as you can. Shoot everything. Get to know your camera and all the settings. I started by buying one of those “FOR DUMMIES…” books. Study the photographers you admire. One of the things I love about Flickr is, in most cases, the photographers will include their camera settings. When you see a photograph that knocks your socks off you can scroll down and discover how they made it. Most here are more than willing to share what they know. Also, YouTube is a never-ending source for tutorials. Pay attention to light and shadow. When you’ve got all of that spinning around in your brain, there’s little room for anything that may be troubling you. Lastly, don’t get discouraged. “Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.” ― Henri Cartier-Bresson. With that said, welcome to my world. I hope you’ll stick around and keep me motivated.
Much love,
Lawrence
R2 Unit on the planet Batuu at "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge". Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
"Uncle Owen, This R2 unit has a bad motivator." - Luke Skywalker
(Processed from an iPhone shot by T. Blair)
MOTIVATION
To succeed in the workplace, you need to be at your best, and you
can only truly be at your best when you are motivated to work.
With the proper inner drive, everything can seamlessly fall into
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Aberdeen, Carolina and western MP15ac #1451 is motivated, it is a self starter. Yep self starter...I had no idea, standing on the road next to a quiet yard, this locomotive just started. I had no idea that a locomotive could be set up to self start. Most unnerving if you don't know and aren't expecting as there were no rail people around. The tag on the lower cab front has the decal in the next pic...I just hadn't seen it before it started. Guess the cab will be warm and the windows defrosted, lmao! Pic of the self start decal in link.