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One of many crumbling ill-kept buildings in Porto. They are all beautiful buildings but some are in unbelievably bad condition. Same goes for the roads and pavements!
In spite of what they've been through, these dogs were calm and easy to handle. Some even looked like they were smiling!
I finally got out with the camera this morning, even though I'd convinced myself that hibernating throughout the winter was a very good idea. But the withdrawal symptoms were becoming more apparent and I was desperate to get shooing again. It wasn't a fantstic morning in terms of my photographic skills, but nevertheless, a wonderful morning to be out catching the first sun rays of the spring with an absolutely gorgeous light. The snowdrops, and early daffodils were appearing and the warmth of the sun made a welcome change hinting at many more dawn starts throughout the year.
Many thanks to Lee for last night suggesting a dawn raid on Winkworth, which still seemed a good idea at 5am this morning. Just the inspriation I needed.
This was shot with my 70-200 + 1.4 extender on. I had it on the camera as I'd just changed lenses after missing a beautiful rim lit deer under the misty trees. Bugger.
Back to basics, Shu Qi always carries a positive and open-minded attitude, this is, to her, the fundamentals in interpersonal communications. “There are many happy happenings in the world, even in the current economic downturn, as long as you can deal with a positive mindset, then will you think of a solution to make your life better!” Shu Qi suggests that to stay content, the first is allowing yourself to let go, then share with your friends. “When I am at my low point, I will share my troubles with my friends. Not only to one friend, but friends with different perspectives. I will keep talking until all my worries are gone! Ha!”
A visual exploration of intersecting forms and dynamic color contrasts symbolizing the convergence of ideas and the resurgence of techno-optimism.
Milan, Italy
Things will get better.
I had to tell my group of 8 year olds today about the test I will be giving them next week, so I asked my friend to come into my class and translate to make sure they could prepare the right material. I had written a list of things they needed to know on the board, and there is one little boy in the class who thinks he is so funny. He had erased my list, which I found to be quite rude. So, I told him so, and to make sure he would understand, I had my friend translate what I said into Japanese. I told the class that it was rude and that I had taken my own time to make a study list for them so that they could do well on the test, and that I really didn't think it was funny. The resulting translation was, "kesanai de kudasai" ("Please don't erase the board"). Honestly, I could have produced this level of communication myself in Japanese. I get the feeling this happens a lot. The japanese translator always seems to implement some japanese politeness buffer. This is a bit frustrating to me. It must really drive the Germans nuts.
An almost leafless bramble still flowering in winter. In the background is a field with sheep (literally a few minutes walk from the High Street) and a glowing liquidambar tree.
2024 St. Patrick's Day Rugby Tournament
Daffin Park, Savannah, Chatham County GA
[0061-D7500-Neo]
© 2024 Mike McCall
First match of the season when Aldershot played Darlington on 8th Aug 2009. All the optimism of a new season, the good weather, trees in full leaf.
Darlington would be relegated out of the Football League that season after 3 managers and a raft of loan and free signings. So much for optimism??
5 Darlington fans watch on, not knowing how bad things will become!
The Space Age was a time of bewildering change, yet also of great optimism about the future. Conceived at a time of general consensus in 1958 and designed to celebrate and promote the U.S. entry into the Space Age, the 1964/65 Fair opened instead amidst the turbulent conflicts of the Mid-Sixties. Robert Moses's presidency of the World's Fair Corporation became another flash-point for the conflicts emerging in the spheres of civil rights, planning, architecture, and art in New York. Donald De Lue’s sculpture The Rocket Thrower illustrates the conflicts between Moses's conservative aesthetic, the press, and the changing culture of the 1960's. Explore the "space age" art and architecture that survives in Flushing Meadows today which recalls those times and their contradictory currents.
This tour was part of a weekend long festival with Partners in Preservation, celebrating the Rocket Thrower. The statue is included in the MAS’s Adopt-A-Monument program which through private funding conserves and maintains works of public art. The Rocket Thrower is the last of 36 outdoor monuments in this program waiting to be restored.
Jane's Walk NYC is organized yearly by the Municipal Art Society of New York.
Learn more at janeswalknyc.org
For info about Jane's Walk around the world, please visit janeswalk.net