fr: Un coup d'oeil sur la bastide à travers les arcades III, Monpazier, Périgord, Dordogne, France

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Something different from me today. My first attempt at Bokeh!

Whether it is or isn't, I can't really say. Better photographic minds than my own might decide. But I do love the yellow at the centre of a canopy of blue petals, encircled by a ring of yellow beneath them.That thought gave me the idea for today's Mupic (Music and Picture combination), another favourite of mine. ~~ Mr Blue Sky, by the Electric Light Orchestra, also known as ELO.

Hope all this comes together, peeps. Have a great weekend, one and all.

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♪ ♫ Mr Blue Sky ♪ ♫ ~~ by ELectric Light Orchestra.

Sun is shinin' in the sky

There ain't a cloud in sight

It's stopped rainin' ev'rybody's in a play

And don't you know

It's a beautiful new day hey,hey

Runnin' down the avenue

See how the sun shines brightly in the city

On the streets where once was pity

Mister blue sky is living here today hey, hey

Mister blue sky please tell us why

You had to hide away for so long

Where did we go wrong?

Hey you with the pretty face

Welcome to the human race

A celebration, mister blue sky's up there waitin'

And today is the day we've waited for

Hey there mister blue

We're so pleased to be with you

Look around see what you do

Ev'rybody smiles at you

Mister blue sky, mister blue sky

Mister blue sky

Mister blue, you did it right

But soon comes mister night creepin' over

Now his hand is on your shoulder

Never mind I'll remember you this

I'll remember you this way

Mister blue sky please tell us why

You had to hide away for so long

Where did we go wrong?

Hey there mister blue

We're so pleased to be with you

Look around see what you do

Ev'rybody smiles at you

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

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This is another shot of Prospect Bay bathed in early evening sunlight

It seems I had been tagged a week or two back I had originally said I would never participate in the tagging but as I was asked nicely and the person who tagged be apologized after she tagged me I decided to do a list. Ten things most of you don't know about me hmmmmm ! Anyone else tags me I will hunt you down and sing to you for four hours straight and believe I can't carry a tune even in a bucket !!!!!

1: I am a two time cancer survivor, and when I hear of people undergoing chemo it becomes very personal to me whether I know them or not !

2: My best friend, who is also my photography companion, also happens to be my wonderful wife Ann

3: Further to number two we will be renewing our vows on Aug 29th, our anniversary, this Saturday. (I did give her a chance to run, but she refused)

4: I am as avid a fly tier, as I am a photographer, and I do fish with the flies I tie

catch and release only

5: I was a police officer (Military)

6: A car accident ended my Military Career and put me in the hospial for ten months, almost like Evel Knievel have had just about every bone in my body broken. Now everyone knows why I walk funny I really am not drunk !

7: I really enjoy my evening drink of wine or maybe a Brandy or Appleton Estate 21 year Old Rum

8: I am an environmentalist is every sense of the word.

9: I am a blueberry addict, love them however I can get them and I eat them everyday in one way or another

10: Lastly I am an adrenalin junky, have done a bungee jump, sky diving, hang gliding and para gliding, too old for most of this now but plan to do a solo sky dive on my 65th birthday.

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Sin importar los consejos de técnicos e ingenieros en materia de transporte, en Marzo del corriente, el Diputado de la Coalición Cívica en la Legislatura porteña y uno de los miembros de la Comisión de Tránsito y Transporte, Sergio Abrevaya intenta transformar en Ley el proyecto por el cual se autoriza al Poder Ejecutivo a prolongar la traza de la Línea A de Subterráneos a partir de la Estación Nazca (denominada actualmente como San Pedrito), hasta la intersección de la Av. Juan Bautista Alberdi con la calle Cosquín, a 7 cuadras de la Av. Gral. Paz.

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Todos conocemos la imperiosa necesidad de extender la red. Pero hay maneras de llevarlo a cabo y sin presupuesto sabemos que las líneas no se extenderán por sí solas o por arte de magia. Ya se sabe que el macrismo decidió no extender la red con la excusa de que el ejecutivo Nacional no le entregó los avales necesarios para llevarlo adelante. También, se sabe que el dinero que debería gastarse para extender la red la utilizó (Macri) en repavimentación y bacheo, priorizando así al automóvil particular y a los colectivos desmereciendo la importancia del subterráneo en una ciudad tan grande y tan compleja como lo es Buenos Aires.

Las buenas intenciones del diputado Abrevaya son bienvenidas para los porteños siempre y cuando se cumpla primero con lo proyectado en la Ley Nº 670 que establece la creación de tres nuevas líneas de subterráneo transversales (la "F", que iría de Constitución a Plaza Italia y luego de Constitución a Barracas; la "G", que iría de Retiro al Cid Campeador y luego hasta Villa del Pque; y la "I", que iría de Pque. Chacabuco a Plaza Italia y luego hasta Barrancas de Belgrano y Ciudad Universitaria. A esto se le suma la terminación total de la línea "H" hacia Retiro, hoy incompleta con sus escasas 5 estaciones que van de Av. Caseros a Plaza Once) que cumplirán un papel importante en la conectividad subterránea porque gracias a ellas, las actuales radiales (A, B, D y E) se verán notablemente aliviadas desalentando de esta manera el uso del automóvil particular y desaturando el flujo de pasajeros en colectivos.

Es así que Abrevaya prefiere saturar la línea A extendiéndola mas allá de los límites establecidos en vez de priorizar y focalizar las energías en la postergada creación de los ramales transversales (F, G, H e I) necesarios para que, en un futuro, podamos extender la mencionada y las demás radiales mas allá de San Pedrito (líneas A y E), Villa Uquiza (línea B) y Congreso de Tucumán (D). Priorizar la extensión de la línea mas antigua de Sudamérica por sobre las demás transversales proyectadas anteriormente sería nefasto si antes no comienzan con lo "cajoneado". Hay un tiempo para todo y apresurarse en materia de subtes no es el camino para lograr el éxito conectivo transversal que le hace falta a Buenos Aires. Otra alternativa sería ejecutar todas las obras (extensiones) en simultáneo pero todos sabemos que raras veces ha sucedido eso, sobre todo en Argentina.

Actualmente, y desde Julio de 2004, andan extendiendo la línea A desde su ex cabecera en Primera Junta hasta San Pedrito. El 22 de Diciembre pasado se inauguró el tramo I que va de Primera Junta a Carabobo. El segundo tramo volverá a fijar su fecha de inauguración cuando el ejecutivo porteño destine mas presupuesto al área donde hace poco (Octubre 2008) comenzaron la construcción de la cochera taller Nazca que irá posterior a la futura terminal de la línea A, San Pedrito; fijado como cabecera definitiva de la línea al Oeste de la Ciudad, en el barrio de Flores.

Similar disparate fue el proyecto presentado por el diputado nacional Norberto Erro, que proponía extender la línea D desde la estación Congreso de Tucumán hasta Puente Saavedra, desconociendo el impacto que tendría la iniciativa.

Ninguna de las actuales líneas, menos la C y la H que son transversales pero de corto trayecto, deben prolongarse mas allá de los límites y estudios técnicos fijados por SBASE (Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.E.), la empresa estatal del Gobierno de la Ciudad que expande la red.

De todas maneras, no tendrían con que llevarlo a cabo ya que no hay presupuesto ni siquiera para terminar lo que estaba en marcha. Las buenas intenciones se desmoronan cuando un proyecto excede la realidad no resuelta por falta de iniciativa del ejecutivo porteño, o por falta de vocación en la materia. Y todo, pasa por el presupuesto. Sin presupuesto no llegamos a ningún lado muchachos.

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Siguiente texto: Sergio Abrevaya.

PROYECTO DE LEY

Artículo 1º Autorízase al Poder Ejecutivo a prolongar la traza de la Línea A de Subterráneos de Buenos Aires a partir de la Estación Nazca, para que continúe por debajo de las Avdas.: Rivadavia, Olivera y Juan Bautista Alberdi, hasta su intersección con la calle Cosquín, habilitando seis (6) nuevas estaciones en las inmediaciones de las siguientes arterias: Segurola, Carrasco, Olivera, Escalada, Larrazabal y Cosquín.

Artículo 2° Declárase de utilidad pública el subsuelo de los bienes necesarios para la ejecución de la obra indicada en el artículo 1° de la presente Ley, en los términos del artículo 4° de la Ley N° 238.

Artículo 3° Autorízase al Poder Ejecutivo, a través de Subterráneos de Buenos Aires Sociedad del Estado -SBASE-, a efectuar los correspondientes llamados a Licitación Pública para la construcción de las obras de ampliación detalladas en al artículo 1º de la presente Ley, y a efectuar los aportes del valor total de las inversiones para las construcciones antedichas, las que incluyen toda la infraestructura necesaria más el material rodante para garantizar el servicio público.

Artículo 4° El Poder Ejecutivo debe cumplir con lo dispuesto en el artículo 7° de la Ley N° 670, modificada por el artículo 4° de la Ley N° 2.710, en lo que respecta a los informes bimestrales a la Legislatura, en relación a lo determinado por el artículo 1° de la presente Ley.

Articulo 5º Comuníquese, etc.

FUNDAMENTOS

Nos encontramos convencidos de que el servicio de transporte en subterráneo soluciona gran parte de la problemática del tránsito y el transporte que tiene la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

En este marco, la presente iniciativa tiende a mejorar la calidad de vida y de desplazamiento de gran parte de los habitantes del oeste y del sur de nuestra Ciudad, particularmente de los Barrios de Flores, Floresta, Parque Avellaneda y Mataderos.

Es dable destacar, que las grandes ciudades del mundo ya han optado, hace mucho, por desarrollar este medio de transporte que está comprobado que genera eficiencia, conectividad y desarrollo económico. El mismo permite viajar en forma rápida, segura y eficiente.

Consideramos que la extensión de la red de subtes de la Ciudad es la mejor iniciativa para mejorar la problemática del transporte público urbano y es la gran solución para reducir la cantidad de vehículos que transitan por las arterias porteñas diariamente.

En tal sentido, y teniendo en cuenta la postergación crónica en inversiones públicas que padecen algunos sectores de la Ciudad, proponemos la prolongación de la Línea A de Subterráneos de Buenos Aires, a partir de la Estación Nazca, para que continúe por debajo de las Avdas. Rivadavia, Olivera y Jun Bautista Alberdi hasta su intersección con la calle Cosquín, habilitando seis (6) nuevas estaciones en las inmediaciones de las siguientes arterias: Segurola, Carrasco, Olivera, Escalada, Larrazabal y Cosquín.

Por todo lo expuesto solicito la sanción de la presente iniciativa.

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En imagen: Gran andén central de la futura estación San Pedrito de la línea A de subtes. Al fondo, tímpano SudOeste, donde actualmente llega la traza total de esta línea. Próximamente, las máquinas excavadoras avanzarán del otro lado, bajando por la rampa de la calle Azul, en Floresta, en dirección a estos muros demoliéndolos y así enlazar la obra del segundo tramo con las obras complementarias (cochera taller) provenientes de Floresta. Obras que están dentro del límite establecido por Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.A.

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A couple of stories about today! This might be a long description, but please read! I love conversing with all of you! :)

SOOO...last night I went to my best friends house for the night. I was driving home this morning, going down this road that no one EVER goes down, and the speed limit is forty for some reason. So I'm just cruising at around 55-60. So, I come around a corner, and there's a lovely little Sheriff doing his duty. Of course I KNEW he was going to pull me over, even if I slowed down, he would've pulled me over because I still would've been way over. So that completely ruined my day it seemed. I have a lovely little yellow ticket now, a court date, I can already see two or three hundred bucks coming out of my paycheck, AND my insurance going up. OH JOY. I'm not going to court though, you can call a number on the back and just pay it :)

So, I get home, and I was all stressed so of course when I show it to my parents I start crying cause I was so mad. I'm such a child...oh well.

THEN, I GO to work, and find out my shift was cut. Which kinda sucked.

So I go back home, and prepare for our HUGE yard sale. We are going through our three room attic and all the rest of our house and selling as MUCH as we can from 10 cents and up. My step niece Katelyn, (she's 7), comes over and really cheers me up. She helped me put price stickers on everything, and was SO helpful. She really looks up to me, and she's so sweet. It's funny how children can really cheer you up.

Speaking of the yard sale, if you happen to live near me, hit me up with a message and you can come! :)

The yard sale is next weekend and my parents picked the PERFECT time to have it. The (5th?) Annual Classic Car Show in Senoia Georgia. :D

It's literally right next to my house. SO many cars come...and I'm a SUCKER for classic cars. So sleek, fashionable, and unique. People always park in our yard, >:O , so they can park this time and come and see our yard sale. We'll get lots of business that way.

So of course, every year, I take my camera down to the car show and go crazy. There are so many cars to take pictures of, and so many interesting things going on. I'm SO excited. Plus, I get boiled peanuts...my favorite.

The camera above was found today in our attic. I was ECSTATIC. It's a Canon AE-1. It has a 50mm 1.4 lens on it. It also has a wide angle lens as well. Not only that, but it's in MINT condition. Right now the film isn't developed and the battery is dead, so we're going to get all that fixed and see what lies in the film! I can't wait to learn a thing or two with this film camera! :D

I hope everyone is doing well! :)

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Sunset at Hafan-Y-Mor, Haven holiday camp, near to Pwllheli, N.Wales, UK.

Camera Olympus E-520

Exposure 45 secs

Aperture f/9.5

Focal Length 14 mm

ISO Speed 100

B&W 10 stop ND filter.

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"To take away a chapel from the sick, disadvantaged and downtrodden is one of the lowest acts this government could approve."

Today's Advertiser published a reader's letter about the closure of the chapel:

"MANY citizens are appalled at the closure of the chapel on the Glenside campus.

The chapel, a heritage building, is now owned by the Arts Department and a room has been set up in the Grove division of Glenside as a "contemplation room".

This new ownership was confirmed by staff at Glenside.

When I enquired about this room I was ushered down a corridor to a room with six chairs and an organ - this was the substitute:

A contemplation room and it was locked.

What a disgrace. We should be able to pride ourselves on religious freedom.

This would be one of the most disgusting and insensitive episodes on the Glenside campus.

To take away a chapel from the sick, disadvantaged and downtrodden is one of the lowest acts this government could approve.

The "old chapel" has been used for numerous funerals by the next of kin/relations and friends for deceased patients.

Many comments have been made by the loved ones on the serenity and beauty of this chapel during their times of bereavement and sadness.

Many of our forefathers came to this state to seek religious freedom and for this Government to accept and sanction this closure defies description.

Shame on you, Mr Rann, to allow this to happen."

JS, Burnside. From letter to The Advertiser.

After 139 years of being a mental health service facility, patients will no longer be able to sit here and watch the sunset. This has now become the playground for the South Australian Film Corporation as part of the new $43 million Adelaide Film and Screen Hub. The patients will have to wait another 5 years or more until the new hospital and associated non-denominational space are constructed.

Originally built as a combined chapel and dining room in 1880, it was used solely as a dining room until 1970 as well as for screening films for patient entertainment. After renovations were completed in 1970/1971, it became the hospital chapel.

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The water is wide, I cannot get over

Neither have I wings to fly

Give me a boat that can carry two

And both shall row, my love and I

A ship there is and she sails the sea

She's loaded deep as deep can be

But not so deep as the love I'm in

I know not if I sink or swim

I leaned my back against an oak

Thinking it was a trusty tree

But first it bent and then it broke

So did my love prove false to me

I reached my finger into some soft bush

Thinking the fairest flower to find

I pricked my finger to the bone

And left the fairest flower behind

Oh love be handsome and love be kind

Gay as a jewel when first it is new

But love grows old and waxes cold

And fades away like the morning dew

Must I go bound while you go free

Must I love a man who doesn't love me

Must I be born with so little art

As to love a man who'll break my heart

When cockle shells turn silver bells

Then will my love come back to me

When roses bloom in winter's gloom

Then will my love return to me

Irish folk song

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Peregrine Falcon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the Peregrine,[2] and historically as the "Duck Hawk" in North America,[3] is a cosmopolitan bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is a large, crow-sized falcon, with a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache". It can reach speeds over 320 km/h (200 mph) in a dive, making it the fastest animal in the world.[4] As is common with bird-eating raptors, the female is much bigger than the male.[5][6] Experts recognize 17–19 subspecies, which vary in appearance and range; there is disagreement over whether the distinctive Barbary Falcon is a subspecies or a distinct species.

The Peregrine's breeding range includes land regions from the Arctic tundra to the Tropics. It can be found nearly everywhere on Earth, except extreme polar regions, very high mountains, and most tropical rainforests; the only major ice-free landmass from which it is entirely absent is New Zealand. This makes it the world's most widespread bird of prey.[7] Both the English and scientific names of this species mean "wandering falcon", referring to the migratory habits of many northern populations.

While its diet consists almost exclusively of medium-sized birds, the Peregrine will occasionally hunt small mammals, small reptiles or even insects. It reaches sexual maturity at one year, and mates for life. It nests in a scrape, normally on cliff edges or, in recent times, on tall human-made structures.[8] The Peregrine Falcon became an endangered species in many areas due to the use of pesticides, especially DDT. Since the ban on DDT from the beginning of the 1970s onwards, the populations recovered, supported by large scale protection of nesting places and releases to the wild.[9]

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Okeh this photo was a late release, yes this was supposed to be the cover page for my recent book but later I changed my mind.

Today I wrote something and If you find any grammatical mistake please advice me. I will change it, else please let me know how it is.

Here it goes

"In life,

Exceptional thing happens,

A self-revived invitation from life,

Break-loose may not be possible.

Sometime it happens.

P.S: I know its bit long ... sorry :-(

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* am not sure if i'm meant to note that this is my entry in the 64 challenge group

saturday night saw me at my third concert in one year of The Band Who Shall Not Be Named. our seats were off to the side and i was able to capture the near-exact moment that the delicate, rainbow colored, paper butterflies were shot out into the air to float down onto the roaring crowd, during "Love in Japan" it's a brilliant sight and everyone goes mental when they are released.

bonus: the Lead Singer Who Shall Not Be Named is doing his spastic, like-he's-just-been-shot, dance down the runway with his blue jacket flying up behind him.

and still, as i said prior to this:

shhhhhh. for they are my guilty pleasure.

hipsters (and loads of others!) will undoubtedly mock me for lack of "coolness". Coldplay is far too palatable for the mainstream audience to ever have an edge. and being cool and liking bands that are edgy is clearlythe way to go.

so, if you accuse me of liking Coldplay? i will deny it aloud vehemently. maybe.

or perhaps, after this weekend, i think i don't care that much anymore about being "cool". ;)

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ISO 400 300mm f/32 1/200s. 1 SB-800 @ 24mm 1/8th power snooted left and underneath the subject.

I first tried this shot with the flash on the sand in it's lowest postion, but the light looked flat and lack insperation. Then had the idea to lay the flash and stand on the groung very close to the flower. The end of the 12" snoot was 4 inches from the flower. The quality of the light then changed dramatically, giving me a level of texture and detail that I didn't get from a flash directly above.

until tomorrow,

enjoy

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For our Mammoth Lakes workshop, I scouted this spot for a sunrise shoot. We did not get this far south during the workshop and so I will have to return and get this image at sunrise with alpenglow on the Sierra peaks. I took this image about 10AM and already, the light was pretty flat. However, it is a pretty nice shot despite the flat lighting.

There are some landscape photographers who say 'take a nap during the 'flat light' time of day. I say, 'use the light you have'.

When you are photographing in the mid-morning to late afternoon, you need to find scenes that will yield a good photograph in the flatter light. Look for scenes where there is a lot going on with textures and colors. Here, the deep blue color and the ripples on the river give this image an interesting foreground compositional element. The green reeds with the brown above them and the far river bank lend another compositional element and make the middle-ground interesting. The mountains are not too interesting here because of the lack of shadow detail but together with the sky do give a fairly good background.

S-curves in a river can make a nice addition to the composition of a landscape image. Sometimes, like here, you need more height. One of my photographer friends (James Neeley) has a 40-foot tall tripod and a remote control for the head. That's what I needed here to see more of the S-curve. In this image, I framed it so the river leads the viewer's attention deeper into the scene, to Mt Tom in the background.

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Sorry for the wait on this. My plan for this month is to physically integrate text or illustrations into my photos. The point is to experiment with tangible collage techniques; I don't want to fake the text in photoshop.

So no posting until I had time to print it, steal a typewriter, and add the text in by hand. I got two copies of each of my shots, thinking that one backup would be enough....but I already wish I had more than two prints to play with. The spacing is really finickie.

I don't have a scanner though so I had to photograph the image back in. Not very effective when I'm only shelling out for 4x6 prints. It came out so soft that I ended up integrating it back onto the original digital image. Sorry for the cheating. If I had a scanner you'd get more of a literal product!

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Shot it at Gangasagar Fair.Gangasagar Mela is the largest fair celebrated in West Bengal (INDIA). This fair is held where the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal form a nexus. Hence the name Gangasagar Mela. This festival is celebrated during January every year and is a major attraction for millions of pilgrims from all over India.

The pilgrims come for a holy dip on Makar Sankranti (last day of the Bengali Month) Negha -Mid January. They take dips in the Ganges and offer water to the Sun God. The dip, as they say, purifies their 'self' and according to them, 'punya' can be obtained thus. When they are done with the ritual obligations, they head towards the Kapilmuni Temple situated nearby, to worship the deity as a mark of respect......

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I am very lucky to live in a semi-rural area, and I decided this evening to go for a short walk.

The weather today has been very drab, but towards evening time the skies cleared somewhat and I caught this brief glimpse of sun over the Half Moon Lake at Kirkthorpe near Wakefield in West Yorkshire UK.

It is a handheld HDR shot with +-1ev on each exposure, tonemapped in Photomatix and finished of in Photoshop CS4.

The Half Moon is a meander just off the River Calder and was originally part of the river but is now isolated.

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Quiero dejar todas las palomas

en el cedro de tu alma y todo el beso en tus pies

que dejes de mirarme burlón

sé que te estoy dando poco y mucho te pediré

Se la nube sola en mi pradera

seré tu querido verde y serás sombra en mi mitad

y si ves que mi verde se quema

llueve tu llorosa pena y el verde nuevo se hará

Y que no te vayas un Febrero

detrás de aquella bandada azabache hacia el pinar

quiero ser también dueña del cielo y un pinar

pero es preciso que me enseñes a volar

Hazte sol cercano en la distancia

hazte en el recuerdo un leño y quémate en mi interior

no quiero tener más noches frías

ni poder tan sólo en sueños despertarme junto a vos ♪♫

Que tengamos alrededor nuestro

quien berree nuestros nombres y mucha sombra por dar

y cuando lleguemos a la tierra

únete conmigo en savia y así haremos sombra igual

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Villa Elisa - Entre Ríos - Argentina

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My Brother in Law has some of the baddest tattoos I've seen. Each tattoo has a personal meaning to his life. This is how he breaks it down:

Palm trees: If you look at the bottom of my veins they are connected to the tree, which means family ( strong roots in family). Also the palm tree is a part of Jesus as he returned to Jerusalem after he rises from the dead ( Palm Sunday) three people greeted him with Palm tree leaves. Trees continue to grow slowly as I too learn to grow as a person.

Tiki is Love and prosperity, one Tiki means strength ( Tiki Ku).

Tribal tats are family ,inner growth and warrior protecting my family.

Ali Bata writing on the tribal tattoo translates to Trust in God.

Japanese tat represents that you are not a follower, you go against the current, you never give up, and are always on the go which means you're goal oriented. The black and gray Koi fish represents fatherhood.

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There is a restaurant in San Diego, California called "Islands" with a beach and surfer theme in its decor, very casual but nice. They serve some really good food, high cholesterol fat-laden "American Food" - but I guess if you only indulge once in a while it won't kill you! This "Big Wave" hamburger was delish!!

INFORMATION ON THE HAMBURGER:

A hamburger (or simply burger) is a sandwich that consists of a cooked patty of ground meat and is generally served with various garnish or condiments like ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, onion, relish, pickles and cheese toppings, placed inside a sliced bun, often baked specially for this purpose, or pieces of bread or toast. The meat patty is beef, unless otherwise noted.

Hamburger also refers to the cooked patty of ground meat by itself. The patty alone is also known as a beefburger, or burger. Adding cheese makes it a cheeseburger. Hamburger is actually a distinct product from ground round and other types of ground meat. However, ground beef of any form is often commonly referred to as "hamburger." A recipe calling for 'hamburger' (the non-countable noun) would require ground beef or beef substitute- not a whole sandwich. The word hamburger comes from Hamburg steak, which originated in the German city of Hamburg. Contrary to what folk etymology might lead one to believe, there is no actual 'ham' in a hamburger.

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the term "hamburger" comes from Hamburg steak, which was first recorded in English in 1884 but was probably used much earlier. A form of pounded beef called "Hamburg Steak" was common in Hamburg in the middle of the 19th century. The recipe was brought to North America by the large numbers of people immigrating from Germany at the time, many of whom passed through the port of Hamburg. There is indirect evidence for its use on an American menu in 1836. The form hamburger steak first appeared in a Washington state newspaper in 1889.

The first recipe close to the current idea of a hamburger, using ground beef mixed with onion and pepper dates from 1902. The Oxford English Dictionary of 1802, on the other hand, defines "Hamburg Steak" simply as cured beef. In a time without refrigerators, when it took weeks to travel from Europe to the USA, cured meat was a standard food for poor US immigrants, who often started from Hamburg (which was and is the biggest German seaport and one of the biggest in the world). In a tween deck, where cooking is nearly impossible, cutting tough cured beef into pieces and putting it between slices of bread may suggest itself.

A cheeseburger is a hamburger with cheese in addition to the meat. In 1924, Lionel Sternberger grilled the first cheeseburger in Pasadena, California. When Sternberger died in 1964, Time magazine noted in its February 7 issue that:

"...at the hungry age of 16, [Sternberger] experimentally dropped a slab of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger while helping out at his father's sandwich shop in Pasadena, thereby inventing the cheeseburger..."

Source: Wikipedia

Het Atrium van het Stadhuis van Den Haag.

The nickname of The Hague cityhall is "the Ice Palace".

Architect: Richard Meier.

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Leven onder de as van de vulkaan, dag in, dag uit... alle hotels zijn leeg en verwoest. De stad lijkt heel hallucinant. Ook de huizen zitten onder de as. Nog één hotel blijft met staats-steun open voor de enkele verdwaalde toeristen. De lokale bevolking is erg uitgedund. Alleen heel arme mensen zijn genoodzaakt om te blijven wonen. Aan ons hotel is er elke dag een ploeg paraat om de as weg te scheppen, een heel ongezond werk. De as is heel zacht en voelt aan als losse zachte poeder. Er valt voortdurend as uit de lucht en na enkele uren zit je onder het stof. Veel mensen lopen voortdurend met een masker voor de mond, om de longen te beschermen. De rode tong en tanden bij veel mensen wordt veroorzaakt door het kauwen van 'betelnut'. Een mengsel van mosterdzaadjes, kalk en beetlenoot.

De Tavurvur is een actieve stratovulkaan nabij de Papoea-Nieuw-Guineaanse stad Rabaul op de noordoostelijke punt van het eiland Nieuw-Brittannië. Het vormt het meest actieve onderdeel de Rabaulcaldera (8 bij 14 km), waarbinnen het gelegen is aan de oostelijke rand. De vulkaan is binnen de stad Rabaul berucht om de vele verwoestende uitbarstingen.

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Tavurvur is an active stratovolcano near Rabaul in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera and lies on the eastern rim of the larger feature. The volcano is most well known for its devastating eruptions over Rabaul.

The volcano is the most active feature of the Rabaul caldera, and has erupted as recently as January 2009

uit:

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Location : Lata Berkoh, Taman Negara Kuala Tahan, Jerantut, Pahang, Malaysia

"Lata Berkoh is a spectacular cascades that marks the limit of easy navigability on the river. There are deep pool below the cascades, delightful for swimming but hazardous for swimmers! and a rocky area overlooking the rapids offers an ideal site for photographers to capture the beauty of nature.

When coming back downstream, it is well worth asking your boatmen to drift with the current, so you can enjoy the sounds of forest and have a better chance to see kingfishers, fish-eagles, straw-headed bulbuls (pycnonotus zeylanicus), and monitor lizards (varanus salvator)."

Taken during 2 days photo outing organized by Luarbiasa Photography Group.

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Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park. Located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, it is home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within Yellowstone National Park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

Yellowstone contains approximately one-half of the world’s hydrothermal features. There are over 10,000 hydrothermal features, including over 300 geysers, in the park.

Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,472 square miles (8,987 km²), comprising lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent. The caldera is considered an active volcano; it has erupted with tremendous force several times in the last two million years. Half of the world's geothermal features are in Yellowstone, fueled by this ongoing volcanism. Lava flows and rocks from volcanic eruptions cover most of the land area of Yellowstone. The park is the centerpiece of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest remaining, nearly-intact ecosystem in the Earth's northern temperate zone.

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Jose V. Blanco, the folk muralist whose richly colorful and celebratory works of the Tagalog pastorale have been likened to another Angono muralist, the late National Artist Carlos "Botong" Francisco

Born on March 19, 1932, Blanco belonged to a fishing family who thrived on the rich resources of the Laguna de Bay.

But although a folk artist, Blanco was academically trained. He entered the School of Fine Arts of the University of Santo Tomas in 1951. Its faculty included the top firebrand modernists of Philippine art history -- National Artists Victorio Edades, Vicente Manansala and Francisco, as well as Galo Ocampo, Antonio Llamas, Galo Ocampo and Diosdado Lorenzo.

Blanco never abandoned his roots. Even while he was studying, he was still regularly doing his fishing rounds in order to earn enough money for his tuition.

Graduating in 1955 and winning the best thesis award of his batch, Blanco worked for several years as an advertising director.

In 1971, Blanco abandoned advertising in order to paint full-time. It was also the year he held his first one-man show at the Manila Hilton.

Almost instantly, Blanco became known for his murals of Angono life. The Rockefeller Foundation of New York obtained his "Pag-ahon ng Pagoda," a depiction of the fluvial parade in connection with the San Clemente fiesta, in the 1970's.

Art critic Allice Guillermo called Blanco's style "folk realism." Notable is the graphic perspicacity of the work as well as the lushness of its earthy colors.

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When she loved me

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When somebody loved me, everything was beautiful

Every hour we spent together, lives within my heart

And when she was sad, I was there to dry her tears

And when she was happy, so was i, when she loved me.

Through the summer and the fall, we had each other, that was all

Just she and I together, like it was meant to be

And when she was lonely, I was there to comfort her

And I knew that she loved me.

So the years went by, I stayed the same

And she began to drift away, I was left alone

Still I waited for the day, when she’d say "i will always love you."

Lonely and forgotten, never thought she’d look my way,

She smiled at me and held me, just like she used to do,

Like she loved me, when she loved me

When somebody loved me, everything was beautiful,

Every hour we spent together, lives within my heart

When she loved me.

Santa Pau es un municipio catalán, (España), en la provincia de Gerona, ubicado en la comarca de La Garrotxa.

Está situado en el centro mismo del Parque Natural de la Zona Volcánica de la Garrotxa, entre los municipios de Olot y Mieres, de relieve accidentado por los conos volcánicos del Croscat, Roca Negra y Santa Margarita y por las sierras de Finestres, el Corb y Sant Juliá del Mont.

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L'assetto architettonico dell'attuale abitato si manifestò solo nel medioevo quando, alla fine del Trecento, i Visconti edificarono il poderoso castello dal tipico impianto quadrilatero, con fossato, cortile interno e quattro torri angolari.

Il Castello di Sartirana Lomellina nella calda luce di un tramonto primaverileSotto gli Sforza il castello fu assegnato a Cicco Simonetta, potente ministro ducale in seguito accusato di tradimento e decapitato, che avviò importanti opere di trasformazione. Alla redazione del progetto partecipò l'architetto Bartolomeo Fioravanti, il noto architetto militare che di lì a poco venne chiamato a Mosca dallo zar Ivan II per concorrere alla realizzazione delle difese del Cremlino. Il maniero fu interamente sovralzato e la grande torre rotonda, ora simbolo del paese, rafforzata alla base con una struttura poliedrica.

Il castello ospita oggi il Centro Studi della Lomellina, che realizza interessanti eventi culturali, e la Fondazione Sartirana Arte con le sue collezioni di argenti contemporanei, gioielli d'artista, grafica d'arte, oggetti di cultura contadina, e importanti mostre con rilievo internazionale.

Nel caratteristico abitato sorto attorno al castello sono degni di nota alcuni interessanti edifici come la parrocchiale dedicata all'Assunta (XV secolo) e la chiesa barocca di San Rocco (adiacente al castello), un palazzetto visconteo con belle finestre e decorazioni in cotto ed il camposanto dall'aspetto neo-gotico.

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La ameba Nebela dejó su mensaje escrito en su frasco de cristal desde el que durante largo tiempo sintió la luz del sol, como una caricia suave, filtrada a través de cada una de las teselas de su cascarón. Palpó también a través de su puerta estecha el mundo líquido con sus manos de lava tímida. Buscó refugio en ella en los días de calor, y durmió, quizá, entre los reflejos de arcoíris que se colaron por su vidriera. También a través de su puerta amplia amó y abrazó, y hoy, en su cascarón vacío ha quedado su mensaje naúfrago, el de la hermosa historia de su vida de joya errante y sumergida.

Nebela penardiana se ha echado a dormir para siempre, dejando la esencia de su paso bajo el agua en su cascarón de pepitas de cuarzo vivo;

protegió su cuerpo dentro de esta casa de luz que está fuertemente comprimida y que imita en sus contornos a esa gota que fue de vida cuidada en un cascarón de doble capa, sobre el que como un joyero sembró de pepitas de cuarzo transparente que ella misma fabricó como gotas de cristal.

La cápsula que encierra el cuerpo de Nebela suele ser ligeramente ocre o amarillenta, comprimida lateralmente y presenta pequeños poros laterales difíciles de observar. El cuello tras el que se encuentra la apertura de su casa - que puede ser lineal, ligeramente o fuertemente curvada - es muy corto, apenas está marcado y su borde está rodeado por un collar de materia orgánica.

El caparazón y casa de esta ameba puede estar conformada por dos capas, una interna constituida por un cemento orgánico y la más externa donde se adhieren partículas minerales, restos de diatomeas o placas de sílice fabricadas por ella misma, como ocurre en la Nebela de hoy.

El caso es que para que pueda tener esta capa exterior fabricada con placas, necesita alimentarse de otras amebas que también tengan caparazón y que hoy, en su interior, la pequeña Trinema ha quedado como testigo. Si no lo tienen y se alimenta solo de amebas desnudas, su cuerpo estará también semidesnudo y únicamente protegido por la capa más interna de cemento traslúcido.

Cuando camina por los fondos Nebela desparrama sus brazos en el agua abriéndose en ella y abrazándola como gruesas raíces móviles que se funden y desaparecen para volver a surgir en mil formas diferentes.

Hoy Nebela penardiana dejó su mensaje en el alma de su cascarón hermoso, dentro del que vive sobre los sedimentos y entre las algas y la vegetación acuática de los Llanos del Juncal sobre el precioso bosque de niebla de Alcornoques que mira hacia otro continente y se abre hacia el mar sin fronteras. Las fotografías tomadas con las técnicas de contraste de fase y de interferencia a 400 aumentos procede de una muestra recogida el junto a Lechu, Elena y Cristina, el 24 de febrero de 2018 entre Algerciras y Tarifa.

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Patient possibly shows some muscle spasticity, or other pathology.

Engraving made by Anonymous for the book of Frederick Dekkers (1644-1720) Titled 'Exercitationes practicæ', Published by Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] : Apud Jordanum Luchtmans [et] Cornelium Boutesteyn, France, 1695.

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Isola dei Pescatori (lit. Fishermen’s Island) is an island of Lago Maggiore in northern Italy. As the most northerly of the three principal Borromean Islands it is also known as Isola Superiore and, with a population of about 50, it is the only one to be inhabited all year round. Unlike Isola Bella and Isola Madre, the island no longer belongs to the Borromeo.

The island is about 350 meters long by 100 meters wide. A narrow street running along its spine is joined by cobbled alleys to the promenade which encircles the island. The promenade is frequently flooded and the houses built against it are constructed to allow for this.

While the traditional occupation of fishing still exists—local restaurants providing a ready market for the fish—tourism has become central to the economic life of the island as its picturesque charms have made Isola dei Pescatori a popular destination: particularly for day-trippers but also for more extended visits. In addition to the hotel(s), restaurants and gift-shops there are boutiques selling craft products.

The church of San Vittore (Victor the Moor) retains traces of an ancient chapel which was probably constructed for the monks of Scozzòla (an abbey of San Donato di Sesto Calende founded by Liutardo, bishop of Pavia, in the mid ninth century [1]. The church was previously dedicated to S. Gangolfo (Gangulphus), whose veneration is linked with the Abbey of San Donato.

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a que da miedo

THE DOORS- Riders on the storm

hechizo para para vencer una tormenta, para hacer desaparecer los rayos, truenos y fuertes vientos

El, Señor de los Elementos,

Angel de la Mañana,

Señor de la Aurora Dorada,

Oye mi pedido!

Barre esas grises

nubes de la tristeza

que caen desde el cielo sobre mi.

Asi como esta lucesita

Brilla aqui abajo,

Haz con que el Sol brille

Allá arriba,

Bendiciendo toda criatura viva

con sus rayos de Luz e de Gloria.

Aleja la tempestad de viento,

El exceso de agua,

la lluvia de piedra,

los rayos, y la tormenta eléctrica

para lejos de los hombres,

de sus ciudades, de sus posesiones

y de sus animales.

Lleva la tormenta para lejos,

Donde no pueda perjudicar

A nadie.

EXPLORE February 8, 2009 #275

La Torre del Merino, també anomenada La torrona està situada a l'antiga plaça del mercado de Santillana del Mar a Catàbria. Es tracta d'una torre del segle XIV, rematada por merlets. S'anomena d'aquesta manera ja que era el lloc on vivia el merino, funcionari que s'encarregava de l'administració econòmica, financera i judicial d'un territori.

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The Torre del Merino (Merino's Tower), also known as La torrona (the big tower) is located in the old market square in Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. It is a tower from the 16th century, with battlements. It is called like this because it was the place where the merino lived. The merino was a clerk who was in charge of the economical, financial and judicial administration of a territory.

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Rupit, Barcelona (Spain).

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Rupit and Pruit (in Catalan Rupit i Pruit) are a municipality of the region of Osona located to the northeast of the region and the east of the Sierra de Cabrera. It is integrated by two urban nuclei: Rupit and Pruit, that they were independent until year 1980. It is the last town of the province of Barcelona in the highway that unites the municipalities of Vic, capital of the region of Osona and Olot, capital of the region of the Garrotxa (Girona).

The origin of the town we found in the castle that was constructed around year 1000, replacing the one of Fàbregues, where they went constructing houses around.

In 14th century the population underwent a reduction but it recovered, arriving in 17th and 18th centuries at the maximum splendor that has never had the town. The church was possibly built between 13th and 14th centuries, and it was dedicated to San Miguel Arcángel.

Pruit already names in year 955, when it belonged to viscounts of Osona. Always there is been united to the castle and jurisdiction of Rupit.

Sources: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupit_y_Pruit and pieraedicions.com/rupitpruitbreuhistoria.htm.

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CASTELLANO

Rupit y Pruit (en catalán Rupit i Pruit) es un municipio de la comarca de Osona situado al noreste de la comarca y al este de la Sierra de Cabrera. Está integrado por dos núcleos urbanos: Rupit y Pruit, que fueron independientes hasta el año 1977. Es el último pueblo de la provincia de Barcelona en la carretera que une los municipios de Vic, capital de la comarca de Osona y Olot, capital de la comarca de La Garrotxa (Gerona).

La iglesia de Sant Joan de Fàbregues y su castillo están documentados desde el año 968. Hacia el siglo XII surgió el pueblo de Rupit habitado por familias nobles. En 1878, la iglesia de Rupit dejó de depender de Sant Joan de Fàbregues y en 1959 el municipio pasó a llamarse Rupit. En 1977 se unieron los municipios de Rupit y Pruit.

Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupit_i_Pruit

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C'è un luogo dove la pace della natura

Filtra in noi come la luce del sole tra gli alberi

Dove i venti ci comunicano la loro forza

e gli affanni si staccano da noi come le foglie.

Non è difficile arrivarci:

basta guardarsi dentro...

... e avere un cuore pulito.

(Romano Battaglia)

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Placebo - Twenty Years it.youtube.com/watch?v=rDnITiRNRks

There are twenty years to go

and twenty ways to know who will wear the hat.

There are twenty years to go,

the best of all i hope.

Enjoy the ride, the medicine show.

And thems the breaks for we designer fakes.

We need to concentrate on more then meets the eye.

There are twenty years to go,

the faithful and the low.

The best of starts, the broken heart, the stone.

There are twenty years the go,

the punch drunk and the blow.

The worst of starts, the mercy part, the phone.

And thems the breaks for we designer fakes.

We need to concentrate on more then meets the eye.

And thems the breaks for we designer fakes.

But it's you I take 'cause your the truth not I.

There are twenty years to go.

A golden age I know.

But all will pass, will end to fast, you know.

There are twenty years to go,

and many friends I hope.

Though some may hold the rose some hold the rope.

And that's the end and that's the start of it.

That's the whole and that's the part of it.

That's the high and that's the heart of it.

That's the long and that's the short of it.

That's the best and that's the test in it.

That's the doubt, the doubt,

the trust in it.

That's the sight and that's the sound of it.

That's the gift and that's the trick in it.

You're the truth not I.

Gracias Erika Chávez y Rolando Lino.

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If one think that the women's veil is an islamic feature, well he is wrong. Here is an excerpt from the Bible :

(ps.: the arabian-like signs of the picture have a pure aestethical function; no meaning)

Papaver Somniferum.

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For anyone who really doesn't want to miss a thing ...

Which makes today's Mupic (Music and Picture combination), I Don't Want To Miss A Thing, by Aerosmith.

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♪ ♫ I Don't Want To Miss A Thing ♪ ♫ ~~~ Aerosmith.

I could stay awake just to hear you breathing

Watch you smile while you are sleeping

While youre far away dreaming

I could spend my life in this sweet surrender

I could stay lost in this moment forever

Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure

Dont want to close my eyes

I dont want to fall asleep

Cause Id miss you baby

And I dont want to miss a thing

Cause even when I dream of you

The sweetest dream will never do

Id still miss you baby

And I dont want to miss a thing

Lying close to you feeling your heart beating

And Im wondering what youre dreaming

Wondering if its me youre seeing

Then I kiss your eyes

And thank God were together

I just want to stay with you in this moment forever

Forever and ever

Dont want to close my eyes

I dont want to fall asleep

Cause Id miss you baby

And I dont want to miss a thing

Cause even when I dream of you

The sweetest dream will never do

Id still miss you baby

And I dont want to miss a thing

I dont want to miss one smile

I dont want to miss one kiss

I just want to be with you

Right here with you, just like this

I just want to hold you close

Feel your heart so close to mine

And just stay here in this moment

For all the rest of time

Dont want to close my eyes

I dont want to fall asleep

Cause Id miss you baby

And I dont want to miss a thing

Cause even when I dream of you

The sweetest dream will never do

Id still miss you baby

And I dont want to miss a thing

Dont want to close my eyes

I dont want to fall asleep

I dont want to miss a thing

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The busy fruits and vegetables market of Rawalpindi.

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Happy New Year Flickr people!

I know this was an outtake but ahh it's Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year right? X)

Too busy and tired to take a photo today >_<

Not that I partied or anything, I don't like parties unless the guest list only includes people I know and I am comfortable with.

Hope everyone had a fun NYE!

I did!

I spent my evening at a lanshop with a friend playing L4D before heading home to do homework. (Redesigning and modernizing the Minoan outfit, they're very interesting! You should check them out~! )

Probably sounds really nerdy and loserish but I enjoyed myself ^_^

2009 was a pretty shitty year with way too many ups and downs so I hope 2010 will be a much better year!

What are my New Year Resolutions?

Well honestly, I don't come up with them because I don't stick to them, but fuck that.

1. Play more video games (hopefully I will have more time!)

2. Do well in school (okay this does not really agree with my first resolution but...)

3. Take better photos

4. Become skinnier

5. Become fairer

Once again Happy New Year everyone!

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This is "just a snap", part of my set Peru: to Nazca and back.

The small airplane with a single propellor managed a normal-seeming take-off, carrying the dozen people inside up over the Peruvian city of Ica, on our way to see the Nazca lines.

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Somewhere in Eastern Iceland, the multiple layers of the shore.

Part of Iceland

Take in the Light on Black

An early morning scene from the shoreline at Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve. This place is a true gem, not far south of Washington, D.C. along the banks of the Potomac. 225+ species of birds frequent the marsh.

This shot is a little dark, and it's meant to be so. View it on Black and let your eyes adjust to the light and colors. Single 15 sec exposure.

Stay tuned for a future post of the tree and its reflection.

Thanks for looking!

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Comments and constructive criticism always appreciated.

Stream on Black and a Different View on Black

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Kids..., they never seem to ran out of questions & ideas and the tubes definitely got a great influence on them.

Twa's an ordinary weekend morning. I was in the porch reading the daily while having my morning coffee and yotsuba's having breakfast infront of the tv (as always). After a few mins, she walked over and said...." i want to be a rockstar", I'm not a bit surprised since i saw her so focused on watching those jpop tarento strutting their stuff on the tube. think it was the latest opening theme of bleach or something,

and so i asked her back., "Why do you want to be a rockstar?", she raised up her head and think for a while and then with dreamy eyes & a big smile, she answered.."So i can play the guitar". hmnn..not a bad idea at least she can learn a few things about music. now i need to figure out where i can get a guitar without punching a hole in my pocket.

Fortunately our neighbor still has his Fender, a 70's precission bass guitar he'll give to yotsuba for practice.... which reminds me, i think i better get it now before yotsuba thinks of another activity to do and which would mean another errand for me.

Note: constructive critiques accepted, i'd love to know my mistakes and ways to make better images in the future.

Accessories: TV/ donut/ mug/ breadstick from Sylvanian families set

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Yotsuba Chronicles

Yokohama, Japan

June 2009