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These tiny little white flowers are very presistent......trying to survive the bitter cold weather. They are only about 1/4 inch in diameter and so sweet.
...longing for warmer weather myself!
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Outlining a Theory of General Creativity .. on a 'Pataphysical projectory
Entropy ≥ Memory . Creativity ²
stratified as:
Memory . Creativity ² = ∪ { Mimesis . Catharsis ² }
Mimesis . Catharsis ² = ∪ { Metabolê . Catabolê ² }
Metabolê . Catabolê ² = ∪ { Mitosis . Cytosis ² }
Mitosis . Cytosis ² = ∪ { Molecula . Chymia ² }
Molecula . Chymia ² = ∪ { M . c ² }
. . and . . M . c ² = ∪ { E }
. . whe(re)n . . ∪ { E } ≤ Entropy
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Study of the day:
Rien ne sert de mourir, il faut savoir disparaître.
There is no point in dying, we must know to disappear.
( Jean Baudrillard )
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Quelle est l'épaisseur des apparences, Jean, vue de l'hyporéalité ?
. . . .. siaM ! ercalumis nu'd ellec ,fej emêm al tnemetcaxE-"
. . . "! secnerappasèd releppa sel ed siamrosèd ètnet tôtulp sius ej
What's the thickness of appearances, Jean, seen from the hyporeality ?
. . . .. tuB ! murcalumis a fo eno eht ,fej emas eht yltcaxE -
. . . ! "secnaraeppasid" meht llac ot detmet erom m'I ..
approximate deciphered translation with the hyporeal authorization of Jean:
. . . - Exactly the same jef, the one of a simulacrum ! But ..
. . . I am more tempted now to call them "disappearances" !
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| . rectO-persO . | . E ≥ m.C² . | . co~errAnce . | . TiLt . | . pOla. |
I think you've lost your mind!"
some of my cats aren't as easy to convince when it comes to wearing a Santa hat and posing. Sometimes, with a little persistence, and a LOT of patience (and a few kitty treats) I can get them to cooperate.
There is NO negotiating with Dora however!
Persistence pays off! So happy to have finally seen the elusive black-backed woodpecker. Well worth the wait as he was so busy pecking, he paid no attention to his admirers.
I saw these flowers poking through the fence on my way to work when it was foggy out. I made a mental note to go back after work and when I did, these lovely clouds were out to make the perfect backdrop. I was laying on my back shooting as cars were driving by : )
A Catawba rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense) hangs on, barely. This is part of a disjunct/relict community of typically montane plants, in the Hollow Rock area of New Hope Creek.
Pentax K-1, pixel-shift mode
Mirex tilt/shift adapter
Pentax-A 645 macro 120/4
Iridient Developer
I am in the tedious and exciting process of scanning and editing forgotten and found images from the 50s. It's quite moving to discover places that are no more, people that are most likely gone and parties nobody remembers. I have fallen in love with that wonderful shot and decided it deserved to be shared. It also seemed to illustrate a song I enjoy:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmh1cZQuXk
When I’m traveling far from home
On the wide horizon
I can feel you’re still around
And the dream overtakes me
Then I know, you’ll stay in this moment
We’ll go where it’s flowing
You’ll be what you want to be
Right here, with me
When I’m out here on my own
And it all cuts through me
I see you’re safe alone
Ah, then it hits me
And I know, you’re here in this moment
Right where it’s flowing
You are what you want to be
Right here, with me
Stay in this moment
Go where it’s flowing
You are what you want to be
Right here, with me . . . with me . . . with me. . .
“As long as we are persistent in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow.
We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.”
~ Denis Waitley ~
“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities:
It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.”
~ Thomas Carlyle ~
Last Saturday, in the parking lot of a shopping center, we were amazed by this birch tree which had rooted itself amongst the rocks! Yesterday I spoke with a dear friend who is persisting in his growth process and has recently been uprooted from his home. His persistence and perserverance remind me so much of this metaphorical image.
Klatschmohn am Morgen
First capture is the best of the three.
Lots of room for further improvement.
But that's always with the new camera.
One has to dial it in. And it takes time.
Here - after 19.000 items - the SX70 HS an me are a good Team.
4P - Patience, Persistence, Perseverance, and Passion is the name of the Game.
PS 4P
1 Geduld
2 Ausdauer
3 Beharrlichkeit
4 Leidenschaft
(5 etwas Glück und gutes Licht)
One sample from me for encouragement:
Half SIZE!
RAW, Tripod or like this.
text source;
This time, I have tried so durian. I do not react much on the smell. It doesn't disgust me, most cheese, that I like smells much worse. The content of the fruit is kind of creamy. I would describe the taste as "avocado with some fruitiness". Not bad at all.
Durian is common and popular in South East Asian. Unlike other fruits, it is not cheap. I have seen prices of about 800 Baht per kg.
The edible flesh of the fruit emits a distinctive odor that is strong and penetrating even when the husk is intact. Some people regard the durian as having a pleasantly sweet fragrance; others find the aroma overpowering and revolting. The smell evokes reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust, and has been described variously as rotten onions, turpentine, and raw sewage. The persistence of its odour has led to the fruit's banishment from certain hotels and public transportation in Southeast Asia.
Durian does not go well with alcoholic beverages. It blocks some enzymes (Aldehyde dehydrogenases), that serve to break down alcohols that otherwise are toxic. The result is a temporary convulsive abdominal pain.
Requested for publication by Mark Batty Publisher
for "Everyman’s JOYCE" of "W. Terrence Gordon, Eri Hamaji & Jacob Albert”
“Picasso merely shrugged and declined the invitation to illustrate an edition of Ulysses, dismissing Joyce as an obscure writer that all the world can understand ... Can, not does.”
Through the power of illustration the Everyman’s Series illuminates complex bodies of work by some of the 20th century’s most vital thinkers. Picasso’s assessment of James Joyce as a writer that “all the world can understand” speaks to how a perspective that favors the visual can see through dense texts, allowing meaning to take shape. W. Terrence Gordon’s examination of the James Joyce canon and its impact on the world, both in terms of literature and culture at large, provides accessible and singular evaluations of why Joyce, no matter how impenetrable his books may seem on the surface, continues to attract readers today. In Everyman's Joyce, Gordon’s close readings and biographical insight gel with contemporary visual cues that usher Joyce into the 21st century.
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Etude du jour:
La bêtise et le cynisme sont-ils les derniers noms d'Entropie ?
En Birmanie ? En Chine ? En Tchétchénie ? A Guantanamo ? A Gaza & Cisjordanie ? . .
Study of the day:
Are silliness and cynicism the last names of Entropy ?
In Burma ? In China ? In Tchétchénie ? In Guantanamo ? In Gaza & West-Bank ?. .
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"Ambition is the path to success.
Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in."
Bill Bradley
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Cloudy afternon in Cala S'Aguia (Blanes, Costa Brava),
a difficult but challenging location.
Haida 3.0 + CPL + Black Card
Photographers are always looking for inspiration - it can be elusive - the last couple of weeks I have not felt much inspiration - but I know this feeling comes and goes and the only remedy is to keep shooting.
This image was captured at Little Austinmer about an hour south of Sydney - I have shot this location quite a few times but without much "luck". But persistence is key and so on this day I got "lucky" and we had beautiful light and water flow. It was a terrific shoot and I got a number of keepers and was able to experiment.
Processed in PS CC and captured on my Nikon D810.
Brendan is a amateur photographer based in Sydney Australia who loves exploring and shooting sea/andscapes/nightscapes in different areas sometimes with good mates other times by himself to improve his skills. I'm always after followers so don't be afraid to follow me on my photographic adventures.
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Persistence pays off. There were a couple of Long Tailed Sylph's visiting the feeders. It took me a little while to find where they were likely to perch between feeds. It took even longer to find a Sylph in a position where I could capture the entirity of the tail. Eastern Andes, Ecuador.
Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose
*Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other”
~Walter Elliot
Monday Photo Challenges and Thursday Retreads ~ This week"s challenge:
"shoot something commemorating, honoring or promoting Breast Cancer Awareness Month", in other words "Think Pink"!
For our daughters, sisters, mothers & women everywhere to stay the course & continue the vigilance. For more photos in this photo challenge group: www.flickr.com/groups/1091826@N21/pool/
She's been on my personal "Grail List" for years....and after 10 years of collecting Fashion Royalty, she's finally here!
Cannot count the auctions I've missed...or been outbid in the last 10 seconds...or just couldn't afford back then.....so this is a mega-thrill for me.
Patience & persistence does pay off!
#NeverGiveUp