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Passion keeps you moving forward my passion is photography. Five years ago today I sat opposite a doctor who looked me in the eye and without hesitation said, “it’s cancer.” That nightmare began when an emergency room radiologist read my x-ray for a dislocated shoulder and saw a “spot” on my lung which led to a countless doctor appointments, tests and procedures accompanied by uncertainties and fear.
I chose to keep this fight to survive private allowing few people into my circle of confidence, people treat you differently when the word cancer is involved and I needed a sense of normalcy. You may be wondering why I am sharing this publicly now. Five years is a huge milestone because my surgical oncologist said I had a 50% chance of still being alive in five years post surgery. A follow up scan and subsequent biopsy several months after surgery revealed the other lung also had cancer which reduced my longevity significantly. When I met with my radiation oncologist he said to me, “this is a marathon.” That scared the crap out of me because I’ve always thought of myself more of a sprinter I wasn’t sure I was up for the challenge.
Things that have helped me get to this five year mark are faith, family, friends and photography. Flickr became a daily anchor in my life during recovery from surgery. I would look at photos and dream of getting back to being out in nature to make my own photos and to be able to travel again. Flickr helped keep my focus on beauty and creativity and positive things especially during times of disparity and fear. My life has changed I’ve had to learn new ways to do the things I love but the point is I am still doing the things I love to do. I’m happy to still be around to learn new things and use photography to express myself.
The takeaway I hope you will have after reading this post is to do what you love and love what you do life is filled with hopes and dreams twists and turns and it’s not what happens it’s how you handle things, it’s how you choose to live each today.
I’m grateful for my husband who has supported my decisions on treatment and how I choose to be a survivor. I’m also grateful for having one of the best treatment centers and oncology teams in the country to see me through this journey.
The past year my travel plans were altered due to the COVID pandemic so I carved a new path I spent weeks camping while studying deer behaviors and habits which is why there are so many deer photos in my stream. Make lemonade from the lemons in front of you.
Oh and by the way if you've read this far the photo I chose to post today is a whooping crane. What better example of survivor could I have chosen these birds were on the brink of extinction and they are still here they are true survivors.
To wind this up firstly thank you for reading this post to the end. Thank you for your support in the Flickr community. Should our paths cross in the real world please treat me as you would any other fellow photographer and forget the disease I am living with.
(I'm having a small procedure, and may be quite late getting to your posts today.)
Today I want to show you something usually unique in the world of birds, but this one is uniqueR. I found this perhaps one of a kind Nuttall's Woodpecker morph on Mt. Diablo, California 12 years ago. Now, morphs are unusual to start with, maybe less so with a woodpeckers whose range is just California, but I'd never seen one before, and I've never seen one since. I would imaging that an Acorn Woodpecker morph would be more unusual, but I just had to bring back this Nuttall's for one last showing. I'ce asked quite a few birders, and thanks to the feather patterns, at least they could identify the species, but no one has been able to tell me the sex of this Brown Morph Nuttall's.
Only three percent of birds are polymorphic, fewer than that are woodpeckers. All things considered, since I've only been involved in avian photography and birding in general, that I have now photographed five morphs is quite a bit of luck. One was a hawk, but the morph of that hawk is as high as five percent, it became its own subspecies (if that's the way it works.) I will post that again when (and if) I can find enough images for a Radical Raptors Day. (More likely a year.)
Nuttall's woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii) is a species of woodpecker named after naturalist Thomas Nuttall in 1843. They are found in oak woodlands of California and are similar to the ladder-backed woodpecker in both genetics and appearance. Nuttall's woodpecker has black wings and tail feathers with white barring. On the ventral surface, colour is white with black spots and barring. It has a black forehead with white streaks on the sides and an unbarred black region at the top of the back. Adult males have a distinguishable red crown which females do not. I cannot find any record of a Nuttall's morph, but that doesn't mean that this is the only one. It does mean that I've been incredible lucky. Perhaps it's a female where all feathers that should have been black are brown.
Note: This photo as with all others in my Flickr, old Smug Mug, Blog site, and under my web site, ewin.com are copyrighted and may not be copied, republished, or used in any way without my written permission.
FROZEN SOAP BUBBLES
My personal procedure: Wait until it's -7 to -11 degrees F in northern Colorado, put on all of your North Pole Expedition outer wear and boots, choose one of the 24 different soap bubble solutions that you have created after doing some online research, take it outside and immediately spill some on your back porch, say a naughty word, decide where you want to create your bubble and then change your mind 62 times, set up your tripod and camera exactly where you need it and then try to lower your frozen tripod legs, say 2 naughty words, begin to blow your bubble, watch it blow away in .0000054 mile per hour breeze, say a REALLY naughty word, continue watching your bubbles blow away, finally get a bubble to begin to freeze and begin shooting, watch the crystals form in the bubble and giggle just a bit, watch the bubble pop, blow some new bubbles, watch them pop over and over again, say MANY nasty words in a row, ignore the frostbite now hitting your exposed skin, it just DOESN'T MATTER! ANYTHING FOR THE SHOT!
Repeat this process at night, early in the morning and late in the afternoon over 3 days.
Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm F2.8 lens at 200mm and cropped, F11-16, various shutter speeds above 1/250sec, and various ISO's. Remote cable release and continuous focus and shutter release. Tripod.
Dinner for One, also known as The 90th Birthday, is a two-hander comedy sketch written by British author Lauri Wylie for the theatre. German television station Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) recorded a performance of the piece in 1963, in its original English language. This comedy sketch went on to become the most frequently repeated TV program ever.
The 18-minute single take black-and-white 1963 TV recording featuring British comedians Freddie Frinton and May Warden has become an integral component of the New Year's Eve schedule of several German television stations. Versions of the sketch are also shown in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, the Faroe Islands, Austria, German-speaking Switzerland, South Africa and Australia.
On New Year's Eve of 2005 alone, the sketch has been repeated more than 230 times.
The line "Same procedure as every year" has become a very popular catchphrase in Germany. The phrase has entered everyday vocabulary, and is used in newspaper headlines and advertisements.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Normal procedure is for the daily 7A09 07.12 Merehead to Acton to wait in Woodborough loop until the Plymouth to Pad plastic passes ,however on 05/Jan/22 it left the loop early ahead of said plastic unit,only to find itself having to use Hungerford loop to allow the Plymouth to Pad to pass.Here 59202 in charge of todays 7A09 creeps up to the signal with the Tytherington to Appleford being the last occupant of the loop only having just left a short while ago.
Does this look familar to anyone?
Lilith was jealous of that 'new doll' feeling us doll collectors all know about, and insisted I recreate it for her.
Here she is following my personal procedure, omitting of course the tedious nature of setting up dioramas and editting photos.
I also rarely receive dolls NRFB but Lilith obviously wouldn't have it any other way.
Pink chaise and white desk are by MiniMagine.
Red Marc Jacobs purse by The Purse of the Month Club
Hat is from a WWII action figure, flannel shirt and pants by Jia Jia Doll, Paris top by Mattel, Creepers from Momoko
The fashion doll boxes were actually a great idea from a fellow doll collector who wanted them for their personal collection.
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As I mentioned earlier, it has been a relatively quiet weekend here at Lyndon Towers, after all the New Year hi jinks last weekend.
Lady Daphne Craig-Talbot and Lady Lucasta Gorringe have now departed - after a fun little party last night with our new Sodality Pledges and some very productive policy discussions this morning. Our most important decision is that we have decided to open the Sodality to membership via invitation - as long as the invitations are unanimously agreed by the steering committee (Lady Daphne, Lady Lucasta, our sleeping partner Lord Belcher, and myself).
This initiative should solve one or two slightly ticklish membership problems, such as the failure of Lady Henrietta Stones-Bacon to qualify for membership, despite having made three attempts. It will also allow us to fast-track membership for exciting prospects such as Lady Cora Moss, rather than waiting for a formal qualification event to roll around. We are very keen to expand our membership to 99 ladies by the end of 2017, and this does mean a little streamlining of our entry procedures...
As expected, Dr Janis Rawdyke's piece about the Sodality in the Sunday Supplements has caused a terrific buzz amongst the chattering classes here in the UK. We are now the name on the lips of every TV producer in the land. However, we are all definitely agreed that a Reality TV show starring the Ladies of the Sodality is not what we are all about!!! Our Sisterhood needs a little discretion and privacy to function properly...
As mentioned earlier, I am off to a local am-dram performance this evening with hubby, to see a production of 'The Constant Wife'. My hubby was extremely tickled when we were invited to see this particular play! Of course, I have promised to cuck hubby directly after the performance - which has thrilled and delighted him even more !!
Lots of Love and Kisses to All my Friends and Fans!
xxxxxxx
Lady Rebecca Georgina Arabella Lyndon
Duchess of Basingstoke
G'day everyone! As all it was a great pleasure to work alongside both brands in the procedure of there brand new main store locations which was a cycle of time, and throughout was such an incredible experience. My clients asked for a Cyberpunk Asian type, ran down but futuristic, similar to Blade Runner, the decorating itself was more brought back and stripped with a minimal layout to the Interior with a balance of cool to medium scale features. . Thanks once again for hiring I appreciate it a lot :) - If you'd like to view and checkout the stores, please click the LM link attached below.
LM: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/KOREA/131/127/28
To find more details about Grandeur Decor, view here: www.grandeurdecorsl.com/
Architecte : Santiago Calatrava.
C’est un chantier hors-norme ; celui de la gare de Mons. Hors-norme par son envergure mais aussi et surtout par son prix et ses dépassements de délais. Entre l’avant-projet et la version finale, le budget a explosé. De 37 millions à la base, il a gonflé pour atteindre à 324 millions d’euros aujourd’hui. Le budget initial a donc été multiplié par dix. Tout cela sans refaire de marché public. Une procédure illégale. A la question du budget vient s’ajouter celle des délais. Normalement programmée pour 2015, l’inauguration de la gare ne devrait pas avoir lieu avant 2023.
This is an extraordinary site; that of Mons station. Unconventional by its scale but also and above all by its price and its overruns. Between the draft and the final version, the budget exploded. From 37 million at the base, it has swelled to reach 324 million euros today. The initial budget was therefore multiplied by ten. All this without redoing the public market. An illegal procedure. In addition to the question of the budget, there is the question of deadlines. Normally scheduled for 2015, the inauguration of the station is not expected to take place until 2023.
AGFA camera box with explanation of the Rapid film loading system, used by AGFA in the 1960s .
For "Crazy Tuesday" - theme : "Numbers".
This week's Saturday double features the procedure for 'bang road' or wrong road running from Colwick TMD.
Locos heading west from the depot first run out of the depot and join the eastbound line on Rectory Viaduct. They then reverse and run wrong road for roughly three quarters of a mile to Netherfield, where they use the crossover to the west of the station to rejoin the right road at Netherfield Junction.
Europhoenix liveried 37884 'Cepheus' runs wrong road past the site of the original junction for the line into the old Great Northern steam shed at Colwick Loco and approaches Netherfield working 0R57, the 13.57 light engine move from Colwick TMD to Derby RTC.
... first out in the morning - then a bowl of food and then a nap.
That's our Tussi - she takes her retirement seriously.
Well, that's okay when you soon are 15 years old and are a kitty.
One thing you can (almost) always count on in the Canary Islands is stable weather all year round. And so, almost every day begins with a fantastic sunrise over the sea, if you are on the right side of the island.
I really wanted to capture this morning scene on the kilometre-long sandy beach of Maspalomas on Gran Canaria with my telephoto lens. In doing so, I was eyed critically by some sports enthusiasts and asked if I was photographing their bottoms.
;-)
A quite pleasant autumn evening finds L595R's conductor protecting the first of two grade crossings in Ripon, as the golden sun prepares to dip below the horizon.
WSOR L595R
WAMX 3870, 3893
Ripon, WI.
Autumn 2016
Same procedure as last time: Actually, I wanted to take some pictures of strawberries, but I didn't like them.
Now, this is a bird-vetch :)
Have a wonderful weekend, boys and girls !!
Total Solar Eclipse
August 21, 2017
Blend of 12 exposures, using procedures described by Fred Espenak in his chapter of Robert Gendler's book, "Lessons from the Masters: Current Concepts in Astronomical Image Processing" (plus a considerable amount of ad-libbing along the way).
I have never gotten a shot of a total solar eclipse anywhere close to this. It is not perfect, but It is about the best I can do at my current level of eclipse imaging.
I love the streamers in the solar corona, the layering resulting from overlapping features. I tried to include as much detail of the Moon (illuminated by light reflected back onto the Moon from the Earth) as I could. I also included three red prominences that were visible soaring above the Sun's surface.
A shot like this has been my goal since 2010, when I witnessed my first total solar eclipse near Tahiti. After that eclipse I saw photos taken by Alson Wong. Those photos blew my mind. I became determined to acquire the skills necessary for that kind of eclipse photography. Incidently, Alson Wong's photo of the August eclipse was chosen for yesterday's Astronomy Photo of the Day (APOD): check it out here: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170920.html
On my way home from the eclipse viewing site near Trenton, KY, I was terrorized by the thought that I had not removed the solar filter from the telescope. It was over 24 hours before I mustered the courage to check them. HUGE relief!
Camera: Canon T3i, ISO 200, f/6, shutter speeds ranging from 1/4000 to 1/2 seconds.
Telescope: Explore Scientific ED80 APO, Explore Scientific Field Flattener, Celestron Advanced VX mount
The “cath” procedure has the surgeon insert a miniscule camera into arteries from the wrist and near the groin. The wrist one has caused this bruise along the path of the specific artery that was used. The second camera was inserted near my groin and has not shown any bruising. It doesn’t hurt now and didn’t right after the catheterization either.
I should have added this to my original description. What we learned from this procedure is this: my stenosis is on the cusp between mild and moderate stenosis. So I don’t need a further procedure at this time. What will happen is that they’ll check me out every six months for the time being. These conditions do worsen over time, so down the road I will probably need a valve replacement. That’s great for the near and mid terms.
It was a Trans Nasal Endosopy, so you can talk during the procedure. Carol who carried it out was brill.
The same procedure as last year: Instead of my taxi driver, it was 🎅Santa who took me to town. Unfortunately he did not use his sleigh but a car …..
7 Days with Flickr #MacroOrCloseUp
ƒ/2.8
84.3 mm
1/400
ISO 200
Dedicated to C.F. (ILYWAMHASAM)
Created for the WPC Week 520
original images ,thanks to Jim
"Same procedure as last year ?" is a catchphrase out of the 18 minute one act play 'Dinner for one'. Dinner for one or Der 90. Geburtstag has played on German television every New Year's Eve since 1972.
Starring Freddie Frinton and May Warden, the film shows an old woman and her butler at a dinner table where they pretend her deceased friends are sitting. The butler asks, "The same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?" The woman replies, "The same procedure as every year, James!" Then the butler proceeds to pour many rounds of drinks for the table, impersonating her friends giving toasts, and drinking all of the alcohol himself. The film ends as the very drunk butler walks the woman to her room and asks, "By the way, the same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?" She responds, "The same procedure as every year, James!" He says, winking, "Well, I'll do my very best!"
The 18-minute single-take black-and-white 1963 TV recording featuring British comedians Freddie Frinton and May Warden has become an integral component of the New Year's Eve schedule of several German television stations.