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Practicing with lights and depth of field. This is a lot to remember all at once. Also bought my first poses!
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This past weekend, when I spotted this pheasant crouching down in the lush cornfield in an effort to make itself invisible to me, it brought back a long-suppressed memory from the boy’s locker-room decades ago after a basketball practice in our high school gym on a cold January night.
After a lengthy hot shower, most of us guys were standing around in the style of birthday suits made popular by Adam and Eve, in various spots around the steamy dressing room.
Just then, the girl’s phy-ed teacher walked in unannounced and made a beeline for a small office in the corner of the locker room to talk about an issue with one of the basketball coaches.
Throughout the dressing room, shocked young lads stopped talking, grabbed the largest towel they could find to hide behind, and several farm boys snatched blue jeans from open lockers, then attempted to jump into them.
Without exception, all of us made an effort like this pheasant to make ourselves invisible.
(Photographed near Cambridge, MN)
Practicing with lights and depth of field. This is a lot to remember all at once. Also bought my first poses!
Visit this location at Von Bismarck Residence in Second Life
Diárioooooooo!!!!
Estou tãooo feliz com o violino. Ele é maaaaais bonito que o cello. Mas o maaaais importante é que foi presente do Solle. É como se ele tivesse me dado uma partezinha dele pra que eu cuidasse. Eu vou cuidar disso aqui como se fosse um bebê! Vou andar pra todo o lado com ele, e cuidar dele, e dormir com ele. Bem... se eu dormisse eu bem que poderia dormir com ele. É... eu não consigo dormir direito. Eu só consigo tirar cochilos curtos cheios de sonhos e pesadelos. Só durmo de verdade quando o Solle está por perto, mas se eu durmo ele não dorme. Todas as vezes que fui pro quarto dele dormir ele não dormiu. Ficou acordado a noite toda. Eu sei disso porque uma dessas noites eu fiquei acordada sem que ele soubesse e vi que ele nem cochilou. Parecia preocupado. Ele sempre parece preocupado.... E ele nunca sorri... Queria que ele risse e fosse feliz. Talvez se eu aprender a tocar o violino direitinho ele fique contente. Quem sabe eu não ganho um abraço também?! Hihihihihi! *///////* Então preciso treinar, treinar e treinar bastante!
Tchau, Diário!
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Amo esses instrumentos piticos! *u*
Um dia maravilhoso para todos vocês!!!
Saturday soccer practice in Newhall Community Park in Concord, California. Mt Diablo is in the background.
Interesting aside: The red team is all wearing masks. The white team is all (or almost all) maskless. It reflects the very mixed responses to Covid in our society.
“As life becomes harder and more threatening, it also becomes richer, because the fewer expectations we have, the more the good things of life become unexpected gifts that we accept with gratitude.” - Etty Hillesum
Serene photos to relax you as you go through this global pandemic. Stay safe and healthy, my friends.
some website about crows and ravens, which I shall not name here, has taken many of my shots and posted a link to my whole crow set without any permission. I have emailed them to take them off ASAP, but so far no answer and the images are still posted.
Since my privacy settings prohibit any downloading or printing, I am somewhat puzzled how they got them in the first place. Does anybody know?
I don't like wildlife shots with a huge name printed right on the image, but I can understan why.
Practicing with lights and depth of field. This is a lot to remember all at once. Also bought my first poses!
Visit this location at Von Bismarck Residence in Second Life
This morning it was with a Baroque instrument. No adjusters or chin rest, gut strings and a shorter bow. Steep learning curve. It made me feel tired just to watch. Unfortunately this violin is not a 1695 Stradavari, otherwise we'd sell it and both retire.
Gabby is practicing the different strokes for a single person kayak.................doing a quick turn here.
Since retiring it has been wonderful to indulge myself with yoga practice. It is my routine to attend at least twice a week.
Our instructor has a perfect soothing voice.
This is the view from my mat at class.
Namaste
Practicing social distancing at Casey's Beach on the New South Wales South Coast. The one on the left has been told not to stand so close.
A pair of grade school girls spend several long minutes after their afternoon classes to learn how to ride properly on their roller skates.
Taken along a village side street in Subic, Zambales, Philippines.
Santa is having a practice run for Christmas Eve with his inside the house helpers, Teddy Bears, Elf on the Shelf and more! Practice makes perfect and it's only twenty-four more days until Christmas Morning!
Tree and Diorama by the amazingly (no retired) Ken Haseltine of Regent Miniatures.
Some wonderful finds (Elf on the shelf, dollhouse, toy bear from the Tiny Frock Shop on eBay www.ebay.com/usr/tiny-frock-shop and at tinyfrockshop.com.
The Barbie Style Head 1/6 scale is from www.ebay.com/usr/guningunina on eBay.
Ken's dioramas are featured in the 1Sixth Winter Hardbound Edition available in Hardback/imagewrap or paperback cover. Also as a PDF or eBook. Order here: www.blurb.com/b/9320555-1sixth
eBook: www.blurb.com/b/9320555-1sixth?ebook=690084
Photos by Steve McKinnis of stevemckinnis.com
Countdown to Christmas is available as a book/pdf at www.blurb.com/ebooks/pc9227a5b507c417297c7 and as a magazine at www.blurb.com/b/11010810-countdown-to-christmas.
About the Ebook
As a self challenge for December 2021 a photo was taken every day up to Christmas Day (sometimes multiple photos a day) featuring 1/6 scale dioramas, Elf on the Shelf and Santa to celebrate the upcoming holiday. For any collector of smaller scaled items this is a must for any fan of Christmas in general.
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Blythe-A-Day entry for
JULY 22, 2015
"PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT"
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JULY 21: "FUR"
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Just for fun; LENA'S ALBUM:
www.flickr.com/photos/blythefifthavenue/sets/721576486167...
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In for a fairly rough landing ~ Roseate Spoonbill
Florida Wetlands ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
In the Wild ~ Summer 2016 ~ Northeast Florida
(two more photos 'from this day' in the comments)
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The Roseate Spoonbill is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family. This species feeds in shallow fresh or coastal waters by swinging its bill from side to side as it steadily walks through the water, often in groups. The spoon-shaped bill allows it to sift easily through mud. It feeds on crustaceans, aquatic insects, frogs, newts and very small fish ignored by larger waders. The Roseate Spoonbill nests in shrubs or trees, often mangroves, laying 2 to 5 eggs, which are whitish with brown markings. Immature birds have white, feathered heads, and the pink of the plumage is paler. They are extremely agile high in the treetops. (They are often confused with the flamingo.)
looking incredibly sexy wearing YoUnique's item for the Thirsty Event, which opens up on the 15th. Make sure you put this on your list to check out. Those gorgeous wrapped Cleopatra shoes will be available as well. There is a great hud with 10 different color changes and 2 types of sleeves you can choose from ~ as you see am wearing the plain and not the "Strip Me" ones. Kiara will fit most bodies but please try on a demo if not sure as you can see on my Maitreya it looks fantastic! Remember the event does not start till May 15th and will run until June 5th. Enjoy
Shot at Sunnys Studiousing Basement Gym Balance
body - Maitreya tweaked by me
hair - Faga/Fuji
head - Lelutka/Avalon
eyes - ::Loa::Blossom
skin - Beaumore/Cloudy
physics StrawberrySingh/mild
necklace Fakeicon/mary gems collar
outfit YoUnique Couture Cleopatra Boots, Kiara StripeMe Dress, Zarah Sleeves