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Ironically it was today in Houston that I found out Bill Bryson has a new book scheduled for publication at the end of May. In many ways it will be a follow up to his "Notes from a small island" shown above. His new work will be eagerly anticipated in this household.
The title is fixed but as yet there is no indication of the cover or the exact date of release. What is known is that the majority of chapters are based around his usual wry observations from different locations around Brexitland during the last year. Most feature England. However, there will be at least one chapter from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
With his gentle but incisive insights, it should be a fascinating read from a gentleman who holds dual nationality - born in America but who has spent most of his life in Britain. In the new book, he apparently looks on at the utter chaos in a country he clearly loves - but one that is falling apart at the seams.
Post April 1st Edit : April Fool!
*stands well back from the forthcoming volley of swear words and insults*
**SPECIAL NOTE** It's time for Action against Bots!
A recent Reddit article listed this social media platform as one of the most bot-ridden sites on the internet. A bot is short for "cyber-robot", a piece of software that people who buy the service have trawling the pages of Flickr building up massive followings and views for their photographs. You should know by now that I have been involved with the group Anti-Bots and Anti-Fake and our mission is to identify and block all known bot users. I invite every honest photographer on Flickr to join us in our campaign. www.flickr.com/groups/anti_bot_anti_fake_photo/
We have many discussions and lots of information on why bots are a scourge we do not need. We have likened bot users to drug users in sport, getting an unfair advantage by not bothering to visit our pages and not really looking at our photos, but trying to collect us as their followers or to get us to fave their shots. Well no more! It's time to take action and it's time to block these cheats. We call it cheating because they let their bots do all the "dirty" work for them and collect all the benefits.
Now as soon as I first mentioned this in the comments below this morning I immediately lost two more followers. Every single time I have done this I have lost more followers. Some people can't handle the truth. And today I will lose more followers again because I am going to block at least 7 of the people who faved this Bookmark today. (Since this has been done of course they dropped off the list below).
Here is why!
I understand that some people might have faved this Bookmark because they fave in the feed looking for a reciprocal visit from me without even opening the photo. But they have not really looked at my page, and one of the things we want people to do is to start really looking at photographs again.
You see we can detect the number of average faves given out per day by bot users. Now what would be a normal rate of faves given out per day: 20? 50? 150? What if I told you that we have discovered people who give out 1,000 faves a day, or even 3,800 faves a day. You know that is not possible manually. These are bot driven faves designed to attract your views and following. It means most of the stats on Flickr are in fact fiction. Come on! The only way to clean up this mess on Flickr is to identify and block Bot users.
So I have chosen a minimum level of 300 faves out per day as the point where I will block someone because they must be using a bot. I hate doing this. It loses me followers. But then again these people insult us by not really looking at our work anyway. I encourage you to do the same. Block these people or they will continue to infest Flickr and destroy real relationships.
To all good honest photographers on Flickr we at Anti-Bots stand with you to restore some honesty and transparency in our social media dealings.
....don't like bot-comments and bot-faves? Join us and post your picture/s there.
Please post it to the Anti-Bots and Anti-Fake group.
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In the meantime the comments below relate to my earlier post about watching Super Bowl LV. Congratulations to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Super Bowl Champions in a very tough year!
Following on from yesterday's scene-setter, this is the first of this spring's occasional photos showing what remains of the rural Texas Gulf Coast plains. The photo was taken a mere five miles from the previous post "Darkness at the edge of town".
Pleneau Island is located west of Booth Island at the southern end of the Lemaire Channel and features an array of iceberg scenery. In fact, an astonishing ninety-three percent of the world’s mass of icebergs is found surrounding the Antarctic. The word “iceberg” actually comes from partial Dutch translation meaning “ice mountain.” The term iceberg refers to chunks of ice larger than 5 meters (16 feet) and smaller chunks of ice are known as bergy bites (how cute!) and growlers. While Antarctic icebergs last typically ten years and Arctic bergs about two years, what’s interesting to note is the glacial ice that icebergs are made of could be more than 15,000 years old!
The old building was empty as Reina ran through it... but it wasn’t quiet. The ghosts were singing 🎶
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Please note credit for all inspiration belongs to Travis Pitt an incredible artist who you should take a look at here on Flickr. He's tagged (Dr. Monster). Fans of Steampunk will also love his work...
More images on MOC Pages
Other angles, Front back and top.
www.mocpages.com/moc.php/339262
Long before the Monster Fighters there was Mystery Incorporated. When the Vampyre and his minions stepped out from behind their curtain of secrecy and anonymity the Scooby gang stepped up to the plate!
With Shaggy and Velma missing presumed dead, the remaining Scooby Gang aren't quite as carefree as they used to be, however one thing is for certain they are still the best of friends....
the old VW just couldn't cut it against the Turbo Hearse, Undead Chariot, Ghost Train and other such monstrous contraptions. After a quick chat with Tinker their mechanic, the "Misery Machine" was born. a scavenged Armoured Car was repurposed. Bulletproof glass, 3 inch armour plating, atv puncture resistant tyres and "Zombie cutter" teeth were added to the front.
My first attempt at custom decals. quite pleased with the results.
Non purist full version of Scooby and the whole gang to follow in both minidoll and minifig formats. Stay tuned.
A card for the new 2010 catalog release :)
Hero Arts stamps: CG153 Dandelion Frame, CG130 Butterflies, CG119 Flourish Background, and CL342 Everyday Sayings.
Tim Holtz inks: Broken China, Weather Wood, Dustry Concord, and Milled Lavender.
Copics for large HA butterfly.
Pearls: Hero Arts
Paper: Bazzil.
Butterfly punch: Martha Stewart
Misc ribbon.
Thanks for peeking:)
I tried to find some interesting composition and than I realized someone left a rude note on a tree :)
Note on reverse "Alwin Günther". Photogr. Gustav Reinhold, Riesa / Elbe.
Studio portrait of young Pionier Alwin Günther from Königlich Sächsisches 2. Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 22 in Feldmarschmäßig or full marching order.
Jonathan Jackson aka Avery Barkley. ABC's Nashville in Concert at the City National Civic. Part 1: The Civic. Shot with Fuji X30.
PHOTO ESSAY: ABC'S NASHVILLE IN CONCERT
مابنكسر صابر لو فرصتي تمضي
والحظ لو عاثر بصنع انا حظي
لو تنثر احلامي برجع ارتبها
ولو تصعب ايامي بعيش وما احسبها
يامسهل الدنيا مهما تعاندنا
عادي التعب عادي والهم هو ملحه
ولو مالحزن بادي مانفهم الفرحه
مابنكسر صابر لو فرصتي تمضي
والحظ لو عاثر بصنع انا حظي