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Artist-: RockwoodCategory-:SculpturePrice:$1,895.00 artist: Rookwood (Edward T. Hurley)
title: Tulip Vase
Medium: Original Hand Glazed Ceramic
Year: 1943
Size: 9x4.5x4.5"
Asking: $1895
Edward T. Hurley Hand Glazed ROOKWOOD Vase
Accepting Offers Now: Up for sale here, we have an authentic, very rare ORIGINAL Hand Glazed Rookwood Ceramic Vase completed by Edward T. Hurley himself. This work with the delicate and detailed flowers was entirely glazed by Edward Hurley and the bottom of the still bears his signature in perfect condition and the Rookwood Studio's reference marking. Rookwood's studio has created a lot of fine ceramics, but of all the stunning masterpieces, the infamous pieces by Edward T. Hurley are some of the most coveted. The color and detail of this Rookwood Ceramic Vase is just spectacular. The brilliant red and green hues of the flowers contrasted with the ivory background established an alluring aura. This ceramic is in very good condition with no nicks or chips to report. Also included with the purchase is a COA guaranteeing the authenticity of this lot. Do not miss your chance to own this spectacular piece from Rookwood Studios by Ed Diers, Submit your offers Now as this piece will be sold to the first person that meets our bottom line.
Rookwood Pottery is an American ceramics company that was extremely prosperous until the Great Depression, production has been intermittent and at a low level since 1967. There was a change of ownership in 2006, and expansion is planned but the vintage pieces are the ones desired by many. Rookwood employed many artists in from 1880 - 1967 but during his tenure at Rookwood, Ed Diers is recognized not as only one of the most influential but also successful artists. He is well known for his floral arrangements and spectacular landscapes he created for Rookwood.
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You are pondering a very rare, Authentic Rookwood Ceramic Vase that is hand glazed by Edward T. Hurley. This is the one of the nicest Rookwood Ceramics we have ever been able to offer for sale. The vase is extremely rare as the PIECE IS SIGNED by Hurley, CONTAINS THE ROOKWOOD STUDIO REFERENCE STAMP and has remained in excellent condition since it was created in 1943.. You will not find a similar piece with similar paint work anywhere online for this price as this piece is very large for a Rookwood Vase. It is guaranteed authentic, and, comes with a Gallery Certificate of Authenticity. Edward Hurley completed this Ceramic Vase with his typical genius of style and detail that we have come accustom to. It is simply gorgeous to look at and will bring awe and amazement to anyone's home or office. Once again this piece was completed in 1943 and thus most of the similar items have broken or completely disappeared but we are pleased to offer this original vase here at a price well below retail. The vase measures approx. 9" high x 4.5" in diameter which is large for a Rookwood Ceramic. This piece looks absolutely spectacular once viewed in person as the remarkable colors and detail come to life. Rookwood's ceramics has been exhibited in major museums around the world, and are to be found in some of the most prestigious public and private collections worldwide. Please e-mail if you have any further questions. Here is your chance to own one of their original antiques by Edward T. Hurley. This item will be packaged to ship domestically or Internationally. SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY NOW BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DOES. NAME YOUR OWN PRICE THROUG THE SUBMIT BEST OFFER OPTION.
بالصور: طالبة لبنانية تحلم ببناء صاروخ… ومركبة فضائية
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حلمها التخصص في صناعة الصورايخ والمركبات الفضائية، وهي تحلق الآن في “فضاءٍ” اختارته ودنا إليها بتفوقها وتميزها، مايا رضوان نصر ابنة السبعة عشر ربيعا عادت إلى ربوع بلدتها كفرفاقود في قضاء الشوف، لتمضي إجازتها السنوية بين أهلها، لتغادر بعد أسبوع إلى الولايات المتحدة لاستكمال دراستها الأكاديمية في “جامعة ماساتشوستس الاميركية للتكنولوجيا” (MIT)، بعد أن اختارتها الجامعة كطالبة متفوقة وخصتها بمنحة لدراسة “هندسة علم الفضاء”. من مدرسة رسمية في لبنان إلى أهم الجامعات العلمية في الولايات المتحدة الأميركية، مسيرة فتية لكنها حافلة بنجاحات ما تزال مفتوحة على آفاق واسعة، وقد كان لـ green area لقاء مع مايا وحلق معها في سماء أحلامها الكبيرة، وبدت خلال اللقاء متألقة، متوثبة وفرحة بما حققت لذاتها ولبلدها. مايا من مواليد العام 1997 في بلدة كفرفاقود – قضاء الشوف، بدأت دراستها في مدرسة دميت الرسمية (مرحلة الروضة)، ومن ثم انتقلت الى مدرسة “الشوف ناسيونال كوليدج” shouf national college في بعقلين إلى أن تخرجت منها هذا العام 2014.
وأشارت إلى أنها أنهت “السنة الدراسة الجامعية الأولى بجامعة ماساتشوستس الاميركية للتكنولوجيا (MIT)”. وعن سبب اختيارها للدراسة التخصصية في واحدة من أهم الجامعات العلمية في العالم، قالت: “الجامعة لا تكشف سبب اختيار الطالب للالتحاق بها، لكن القيمين عليها قد يكونوا استندوا لعلاماتي العالية، ولا سيما في مادة الرياضيات وفي امتحاني الـ S.AT 1 والــ S.AT 2 (امتحانا دخول للجامعة في الرياضيات واللغة الانكليزية)، فضلا عن تفوقي الدائم في المدرسة ونشاطاتي في كل المجالات، إضافة إلى أنني حققت أكثر من فوز في العديد من المسابقات، وربما لكل هذه الاسباب مجتمعة تم اختياري لمتابعة الدراسة في هذه الجامعة، وهي من المرات النادرة التي يستقبل فيها هذا القسم طلابا من المنطقة العربية، إلا إذا كانوا يحملون الجنسية الاميركية”.
حلمها الـ “ناسا”
تجدر الاشارة إلى أن جامعة ماساتشوستس الاميركية للتكنولوجي (MIT)هي من الجامعات المتخصصة في علوم الفضاء، وقد اختارت نصر دراسة “هندسة علم الفضاء” Aerospace Engineering، وقالت: “مدة الدراسة أربع سنوات، ومن ثم تبدأ الدراسات العليا (الماستر والدكتوراه)، وفي الدراسة الجامعية نتعلم كل ما هو على صلة بعلوم هندسة الفضاء وليس فقط موضوعا محددا”.
وعما إذا كان طموحها أن تصل إلى وكالة الفضاء الأميركية (ناسا)، قالت بحماس: “أكيد (ناسا) أو cern (أوروبا) أو SpaceX (مؤسسة أميركية لتكنولوجيا الفضاء)، لكن (ناسا) NASA هي حلمي”.
وعما تحلم في مجال الاختصاص، إن كان التلسكوبات المتطورة أو الدفع النفاث على غرار العالم اللبناني شارل العشي، قالت نصر: “أكثر من يستهويني هو عالم الصواريخ والمركبات الفضائية، وسأسعى لتحقيق طموحاتي في هذا المجال، لأوكد أن المرأة اللبنانية بشكل خاص والمرأة بشكل عام قادرة بإرادتها أن تصل إلى أعلى المراتب وفي مجالات علمية متطورة ومتقدمة”.
وقالت “أتمنى تحقيق حلمي وأن أجعل الناس أقرب من معرفة الفضاء ودراسته، وأن اللبنانيين قادرون على الوصول إلى أعلى المراتب اذا كان لديهم الطموح”.
وشكرت نصر “عائلتي التي وقفت الى جانبي ومدرستي وأساتذتي في لبنان والـــ AMIDEAST (مؤسسة تدعم الطلاب اللبنانيين المتفوقين للتقدم الى الجامعات الأميركية)”.
أما والدها رضوان نسيب نصر، فاعتبر أن “ما حققته مايا ابنة السبعة عشر عاما هو فخر لجميع اللبنانيين”، وأثنى “على اهتمام green area في مواكبة ما وصلت اليه مايا وغيرها من الطلاب اللبنانيين المتفوقين”.
السنة الدراسية الأولى
أنهت مايا السنة الاولى بتفوق في مجال دراسة هندسة الفضاء، وقالت: “بعد اسبوع من الآن لدي حلقة تدريب Stage لشهرين في برنامج Zero Robotics الذي أعدته (الناسا) وسأكون مساعدة ومشرفة على التلامذة في المدارس الاميركية، وسنقوم من خلال هذا البرنامج بإعداد مباريات في مجال البرمجة بين التلامذة للمرحلتين المتوسطة والثانوية، فضلا عن برامج للاقمار الصناعية يعرف عنه باسم Spheres، وهو عبارة عن أقمار صناعية موجودة في الفضاء حاليا، وتحديدا في “محطة الفضاء الدولية” International Space Station المعروفة اختصارا بـ ISS”. وأشارت إلى أن “ثمة ثلاثة أقمار صناعية تدور داخل المحطة التي تدور بدورها في الفضاء”، ولفتت إلى أن “المباراة بين التلامذة ستكون حول كيفية برمجة هذه الاقمار الصناعية، والبرنامج الذي يفوز سيتم تشغيله داخل المحطة عبر التواصل مع رواد الفضاء الموجودين هناك”. وقالت نصر: “أحضر حاليا للعمل في السنة المقبلة، لكن هذه المرة داخل (الناسا) كعمل تجريبي في سياق اختصاصي، وأتمنى أن يكون هذا العمل ممهدا لبناء صاروخ دفع نفاث، خصوصا وأنني أحظى بدعم وتقدير وهناك فرص كبيرة أمامي لكن المشكلة في عدم حصولي على الجنسية حتى الآن، لأن العمل في الناسا يتطلب شروطا مشددة من بينها الحصول على الجنسية وأتمنى أن أحصل عليها في السنوات الثلاث المقبلة”. ووجهت نصر عبر green area رسالة إلى شباب لبنان قائلة: “علينا كشباب أن نواجه تحدياتنا بالعلم وأن ننسى طوائفنا وانتماءاتنا السياسة الضيقة فالعالم بات أصغر من قرية ولا يمكننا إلا أن نكون متسلحين بالعلم لمواجهة تحديات الحاضر والمستقبل في البيئة والعلوم والاقتصاد والتنمية”.
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I want to learn how to fly
I want to be respected
I want to get lucky
I want to get out of this dump
I just want to watch TV
I want to be loved
I want to be different
I want a brother and sister
I'd just rather be forgotten
I want to save the world
I want to be understood
I want to be rich
Man! I just want to be somebody
Julie's got the word today
She lost her job just one last pay
Life don't come easy anymore
Still strugglin'on by herself
Got a picture of Jimmy
There on the shelf
And she looks at him and says
Why did we let it go?
I know that sometimes baby
We didn't see things eye-to-eye
But I got just one question
Did we have to say goodbye?
Just like prisoners in paradise
Still far from heaven's door
We had it all but still we
Wanted more
Now I realize that I can't
Turn back the future's here
To stay but hey
We're just children of tomorrow
Hangin' on to yesterday
Jimmy still recalls the night
When he took his guitar
And headed on out
To find the time
That was his dream
He gave up his past
And made alright
But there's something missin'
In his heart tonight
Sometimes what you want
Ain't what you need
He misses drivin' down
To the lake at night
Holdin' his baby
In his arms so tight
Ain't it hard to find illusions
When you're livin' in a memory
Just like prisoners in paradise
So close but yet so far
There will come a time
No matter who you are
When you ask yourself
Was it right or wrong
For me to turn away.. But hey
We're just children of tomorrow
Hangin' on to yesterday
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: PULLIP MEETING AT BARCELONA: 03/07/2011 - JOAN BROSSA /
QUEDADA DE PULLIPS EN BARCELONA: 03/07/2011 - JOAN BROSSA
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 17 of 32) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32.
PHOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Arima: Hey... what's going on with your eye? O_O It's so red... are you half vampire or have you been pealing onions all the morning?
Pullip 2: ….
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Arima: Oye... que te ha pasado en el ojo? O_O Lo tienes rojo... eres medio vampiro o llevas toda la mañana pelando celbollas?
Pullip 2: ….
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
Thousands demonstrated on Friday in Tahrir Square, demanding public trial of Mubarak, his interior ministry Habib el-Adly, and other regime figures.
The square and the surrounding streets since early morning have been emptied from all police and military presence. Most of the established political forces, most notably the Muslim Brothers, did not take part in the demonstrations.
The families of the martyrs were present, and demanded speedy trials of the police murderers, as it's becoming clear day by day that they will get away with what they did. More shockingly, most police officers who are currently undergoing trial still hold their positions (or have been promoted)! Demonstrators also denounced the brutal police crackdown on the protests in the square on Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Protesters marched, in solidarity with the detainees, by 4pm on the ministerial cabinet headquarters and the interior ministry. Policemen from inside the interior ministry's compound threw rocks and were making provocative gestures with their hands. Protesters responded by rocks and a shower of insults and chants against both the military and the police.
I've heard very strong chants, demanding the execution of Mubarak, Adly and Field Marshal Tantawi. While some are staging a sit in at the moment, others will resume protesting on Saturday, in the run up to the mass protests planned next Friday 8 July.
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Actuación de la Compañía Senza Tempo (España), con la obra "A+, Cosas que nunca te conté", durante la celebración del Noveno Festival Internacional de Teatro y Artes de Calle [TAC] de Valladolid.
Mas fotos en éste monográfico:
Valladolid · Festival de Teatro y Artes de Calle [TAC] · 2008
Mas fotos en éste monográfico:
Following a discussion on the KAP Forum I tried some tests to see if I could get a kite to fly reliably off the wind. Here are the results:
In this case the Flow Form 16 is the baseline kite. I tested it against a Flow Form 8, and took up as much as 2.5" of bridle line on one side of the Flow Form 16, but never got much deviation. I did not attempt to try changing the tail layout. I was pleased to see how invariant the flight is as a function of bridle tweaking, but it didn't get me any closer to flying off-wind.
Next I used the Flow Form 16 as the base kite, and tried offsetting a 6' rokkaku. In the case of the rokkaku, I took a tip from Ramon and offset the upper bridle by 2" to the left, and 2" to the right, respectively. The photos from each of these offsets is shown above.
I didn't shoot any video, but the flight in both cases was remarkably stable. Before flying either configuration I flew the rokkaku without an offset, and found it flew just off to the right of the Flow Form. This is also echoed in the above photos, in which the right-hand offset flies farther to the right than the left-hand offset does to the left.
Both kites are on 200' of line. The dimensions of the rokkaku are 5' wide by 6' high. I can't quote the dimensions of the Flow Form. I popped all this into CAD and got angles of 20.7 to the left and 24.8 to the right. I didn't shoot any video, but in both cases flight was quite stable. I'm taking this as a potential for a 20 degree offset either way, give or take.
In any case it works, and it's one more tool to add to the list. I'd like to go out and really characterize this at some point (so much bridle offset = so much sky offset). But for now it's nice just to know it's possible.
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Este ratón con la forma de una pieza gigante de Lego es nada menos que un insulto a la ergonomía. En cualquier caso, cuenta con una rueda de desplazamiento, unos botones principal y secundario, y una resolución de 800 dpi. Es el perfecto regalo para un arquitecto que no podrá resistirse a su brillante perfección y minimalismo. Con un tamaño de 95 x 32 x 55 mm, el mouse de la pieza de construcción más retro que se conoce y se conecta a la computadora por medio de USB, siendo compatible con los sistemas operativos Windows y Mac.
高雄市玩美攝影協會 / 拍攝
『玩美是人生追求完美境界的過程，完美是生活過程中的成果，攝影人在乎過程中的進行。因此，玩美幾乎是攝影人所追求的程序，意即尚在進行中，永無止息，故取名之。』
協會會址:台灣 高雄市新興區尚信街29號
捷運O7文化站 1號出口(步行約1分鐘)
協會服務電話：07-2231345
E-mail：wm2231345@gmail.com
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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (2 of 5): The movie /
CITA EN EL CINE (2 de 5): La Peli
(Read in this order) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Dom: God, what an ungraceful man...
Akari: XD
Chris: It makes you want to go to the shop just to check if that guy is really there selling stuff XD The commercial is of the worst, but they convinced me to want to go... Marketing power! XD
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Dom: Jo-der, que tío más feo...
Akari: XD
Chris: Dan ganas de ir a la tienda solo para ver si ese tío está ahí vendiendo de verdad XD El anuncio es cutre de cojones, pero me han convencido para querer ir... Marketing power! XD
COLLABORATION:
- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.
- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
高雄市玩美攝影協會 / 拍攝
『玩美是人生追求完美境界的過程，完美是生活過程中的成果，攝影人在乎過程中的進行。因此，玩美幾乎是攝影人所追求的程序，意即尚在進行中，永無止息，故取名之。』
協會會址:台灣 高雄市新興區尚信街29號
捷運O7文化站 1號出口(步行約1分鐘)
協會服務電話：07-2231345
E-mail：wm2231345@gmail.com
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All my photos nicely presented on black on this very cool site called DARCKR by Laurent HENOQUE
Black & White view of Malot Temple from three sides.
Temple of Malot
Alexander Cunningham wrote in his report for the Archaeological Survey of India in 1872-3.
"The only remains of any antiquity at Mallot are a temple and gateway in the Kashmirian style of architecture. They are built of a coarse sandstone of various shades of ochreous red and yellow, and many parts have suffered severely from the action of the weather, the surface having altogether crumbled away...The temple is a square of 18 feet inside, with a vestibule or entrance porch on the east towards the gateway. The gateway is...a massive building...divided into two rooms...On each side of these rooms to the north and south there are highly decorated niches for the reception of statues, similar to those in the portico of the temple. These niches are covered by trefoil arches which spring from flat pilasters. Each capital supports a statue of a lion under a half trefoil canopy...The roof is entirely gone; but judging from the square shape of the building, I conclude that it must have been pyramidal, outside with flat panelled ceilings of overlapping stones."
Place: Malot (Pakistan)
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hahaha like morse code. cept in bokeh. i was so bored tonight. we drove for like 3 hours. with my baby sister and lil brother.
fun fun.
so i snapped this off in the hotel room late at night through the window. whatevs.
i think it was a street light or somethin of the sort.
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You know the african proverb:
It takes a whole village to raise a child?
I have been asked many times what I've done (as a parent) to get my daughter, Llael to 'here'. I've got to say that I definitely have not done it alone!
The mentor system is wonderful for absolutely every person - and has been essential for guiding a highly psychic child like Llael. My personal feeling is that the consciousness on this planet is rising so dramatically from the past that we have a whole generation or two of parents who are in the position of raising children who are more spiritually aware than ourselves. I can't imagine that this is the norm in most worlds.
In any case, to meet that challenge I have been reminded of the african proverb and have taken it to heart. Llael's godmother has been wonderful support and deeply knowledgeable help in many times; another friend who experienced many of these extended abilities as a child herself has been a 'ready reference guide'; and former professors, have been supportive too.
I have learned to ask, not hide. To be an advocate; To follow where Spirit leads and puts people in my footpath.
..... and to READ! Many parents write and tell me that they don’t know anyone else in their community who they can share these things with. It seems really synchronistic that the internet came into its own about the same time as the profoundly aware kids! smile. Today’s mentors might come in virtual form - often as authors of all the wonderful books available.
Becoming your own mentor
(and your child’s mentor)
We chose homeschooling for middle school and most of high school - which many parents now choose for a variety of reasons - - and it seems to suit the psychic child’s specialized education needs perfectly.
The Home education movement is a movement that is really giving us back our own knowledge - a sort of “permission” to know what we know, be our own expert - or to go become our own expert.
BUT, it’s not the only way, and not the best way for all children. Be prepared to educate your own school leaders about the need for a more spiritually-based education, one that is sensitive to sensitivities. Ask that the FULL RANGE of sensory perceptions be taught wherever possible.
This website represents some of our favorite ways that we have found to fully explore the spiritual world of children - -
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It's been wet for ages. Not really raining for any length of time, but just a bit wet. The kind of damp where there are always dark patches on the pavements, and in the evenings the roads look a wee bit shiny, like the kind of dull gleam you get when you've just polished a cast-iron frying pan with cooking oil.
Same again today. The rain stopped me from doing two things. Cutting the grass had to get put to the back burner again (yes I know it's a bit late in the year for that kind of thing but it's still growing, and the car is showing a sub-tropical 16°C from time to time), and just as it came to decision-time as to whether or not to go to the shinty/hurling international the heavens opened. And I couldn't really be bothered getting wet. As is Inverness's wont, the rain didn't last for any length of time, but by then it was too late to go. So I grabbed the camera and headed into town.
Gregor was standing opposite the Market Brae Steps handing out Christian leaflets. I walked past him a couple of times, thinking it wasn't fair to bother him since he was busy, but because light was fading fast I decided to give it a go.
A very nice man and very open and chatty, he used to live in Inverness, but now lives in Invergordon. He still, however, comes into Inverness each week to worship. he told me that I had missed a great photo opportunity earlier when he gave one of his leaflets to a lady who turned out to be a nun...
This picture is my eighth in the 100 strangers project. You can find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other folk at www.100strangers.com.
View Custom Fired Glass Beads on Black
View Custom Fired Glass Beads Map/EXIF
Canon EOS 7D + EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM @ 70 mm - 1/400 sec at f/8.0, ISO 100
Aperture priority mode @ 0 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: 480 mm
I bought one similar to the central item for my Mom.
47°33'2" N 122°2'56" W, 17.70 m
Glass Bead Dude, Issaquah Farmer's Market
Issaquah, Washington, USA
Taken on 05.15.2010, uploaded on 05.07.2012.
©2010 Adam James Steenwyk. Please contact me at ajamess [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to use this photo. Blog: www.f128.info
HDR from 3 exposures. View Large On Black
I took this one at exit of IRISA (INRIA, Rennes). The light was pretty nice and I decided to make this one! It some how gives me a felling of being "lonely" and 'abandoned"
www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=YUGL
GROWING CONDITIONS
Water Use: Low
Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
CaCO3 Tolerance: High
Soil Description: Well-drained soils.
Conditions Comments: An attractive species especially for its foliage.
BENEFIT
Use Wildlife: Plants provide food and nesting for small mammals, birds and reptiles.
Use Medicinal: Pulverized roots mixed with tepid water drunk for stomachache. (Kindscher) Amerindians used poulticed root on inflammations and to stop bleeding, also in steam bath for sprains. Leaf juice as poison for arrows and in fishing. (Foster & Duke) Roots of plant pounded and mixed with water to make shampoo for dandruff and minor skin irritations. Lotion of soapy juice from root used on rash of poison ivy.(Weiner)
Use Other: Root used to make soap. Soak hair in root solution to kill lice; also to prevent loss of hair. (Kindscher) Hair wash for dandruff and baldness. (Foster & Duke)
Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Attracts: Butterflies
Larval Host: Yucca Moth
VALUE TO BENEFICIAL INSECTS
Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native Bees
The Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) is a large American wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It was formerly called the "Wood Ibis", though it is not really an ibis.
The adult is a large bird 83-115 cm (33-45 in) tall and 140-180 cm (58-71 in) in wingspan. Males typically weigh 2.5–3.3 kg (5.5-7.3 lbs); females weigh 2.0–2.8 kg (4.4-6.2 lbs)[2], although large birds are up to 4.5 kg (10 lbs).[3] It appears all white on the ground, with blackish-gray legs and pink feet. In flight, the trailing edge of the wings is black. The head is dark brown with a bald, black face, and the thick downcurved bill is dusky yellow. Juvenile birds are a duller version of the adult, generally browner on the neck, and with a paler bill.
This is a subtropical and tropical species which breeds in much of South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The Wood Stork is the only stork that presently breeds in North America. In the United States there is a small and endangered breeding population in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, along with a recently discovered rookery in southeastern North Carolina. On the other hand, in Santa Catarina state (Brazil), its decline seems to have been reversed: after an absence between the late 1960s and the mid-1990s, the species is now again regularly encountered there, in particular in the Tubarão River region[4]. It is likely that the Paraná River region's wetlands served as a stronghold of the species, from where it is now re-colonizing some of its former haunts[5]. Globally, it is considered a Species of Least Concern by the IUCN due to its large range[6].
The Wood Stork is a broad-winged soaring bird that flies with its neck outstretched and legs extended. It forages usually where lowering water levels concentrate fish in open wetlands; it also frequents paddy fields. Walking slowly and steadily in shallow water up to its belly, it seeks prey, which, like that of most of its relatives, consists of fish, frogs and large insects, and sometimes lizards and rodents. It catches fish by holding its bill open in the water until a fish is detected[7].
In the United States. the Wood Stork favors cypress trees in marshes, swamps, or (less often) among mangroves and nearby habitat.[8]
A resident breeder in lowland wetlands with trees, the Wood Stork builds a large stick nest in a forest tree, with up to twenty-five nests in one tree.[8] Breeding once a year, a female lays 3-5 eggs in the typical clutch. The eggs are incubated 27–32 days by both sexes. Wood Storks' reproductive cycle is triggered when waterholes dry up sufficiently to concentrate fish in sufficient numbers for efficient feeding of the chicks. Each chick weighs approximately 2 ounces (60 grams). is helpless and is unable to fly. Competition for food is fierce, and if food is scarce, only the older chicks will survive. Week-old chicks are fed about 15 times per day, and they grow rapidly. By 14 days, each will weigh 10 times its hatching weight. At 28 days, each is 25 times heavier. During the breeding season, Wood Storks need over 400 pounds (180 kg) of fish to feed themselves and their offspring. When the weather is very warm, parents also collect water and bring it to the nest to drool on and into the mouths of the chicks. By the time the young are 4 weeks old, both parents leave the nest to search for food, and this continues until the chicks “fledge” or leave the nest. Young may continue to return to the colony for another 10 to 15 days to roost or to try to get food from their parents. A colony is considered successful if its parents average at least 1.5 fledged young per nest.[9]
Each adult will defend its nest against various predators. Corvids, vultures, grackles and striped skunks will attempt to pick off eggs.[9]. Raccoons are the leading predator of nests, and can cause almost complete colony nesting failure when water dries under nests in drought years.[10] Adults are rarely preyed on, but unwary ones have been picked off by American alligators. [11]
Wood Stork alighting, Hontoon Dead River, in Florida
This species seems to have evolved in tropical regions; its North American presence probably postdates the last ice age. A fossil fragment from the Touro Passo Formation found at Arroio Touro Passo (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) might be of the living species; it is at most from the Late Pleistocene age, a few 10,000s of years ago.[12] North American fossils from that time are of an extinct larger relative, M. wetmorei. This was probably a sister species; both occurred sympatrically on Cuba at the end of the Pleistocene.
My aunt and uncle came to visit from Florida/Puerto Rico. I hadn't seen either one in 19 years. So my sister-in-law and I took them to San Francisco. We took the Ferry from Vallejo and then the Muni to Pier 39. It was a great day and we did a lot of walking. At some point my sister-in-law and my aunt decided to do some shopping and my uncle and I went and sat down on some benches. There was wonderful live flamenco guitar playing in the background and this little jewel like European Starling jumping around from place to place scrounging for food. I was amazed at how close he came to us. Obviously I had to take my shot. I took serveral pictures of him and this one was the best. It was a fun day and I'm glad I took the time to listen to the music and watch the birds :)
Following is a link to way more than you ever wanted to know about European Starlings.
The Stadium Business Design Summit at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Picture by Paul Heyes, Tuesday November 30, 2021.
Recycled Cotton Face Scrubbies on Etsy
You get the six scrubbie disks shown made of recycled cotton. The yarn manufacturer uses leftover cotton fabric scraps from clothing factories.
Once you try these super-soft scrubbies, you'll wonder why you used regular washcloths. Handmade crocheted cotton washcloths and scrubbies are in a completely different league from what you have in your bathroom right now.
Use these little handmade crocheted scrubbies on your face instead of bulky full-size washcloths.
These are much easier to hold and they are much more gentle on your skin.
Skin rejuvenates while you sleep; expose fresh, glowing skin with a gentle exfoliating wash in the morning. Be sure to remove makeup and environmental toxins before bedtime too.
Approximately 2 1/2" across
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Sons And Daughters "Johnny Cash"
(Downs, KS)
Sat 28/3/09: We drove from West Kansas to Des Moines (Iowa) today, about 7 hours in total. But before we left Kansas we made sure to stop at one of the many abandoned houses and take lots of photos with the Nikon. You will be seeing more of them soon, I have only uploaded one and THIS ONE I LOVE
While we were inside the the owner showed up and I freaked out a little, being that we were technically trespassing. Once he saw my camera he was fine, Wayne was talking to him about the house's history while i ran around back and took this resting the camera on a tree stump.