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Vote Pita Limjaroenrat #5 - Banner in Bangkok's Khlong Toei Neighbourhood.

On 14 May 2023, young Thai voters delivered a shocking blow to the neo-liberal establishment, royalists and the military by rewarding Pita Limjaroenrat's Move Forward Party, with150 of the 500 seats in parliament, 10 more seats than the next largest party. Move Forward has made it clear it wants progressive change and radical reform of the country's institutions.

A few days after the election, seven parties agreed to go into coalition with Move Forward, which should make Pita the country's new prime minister, except that the establishment are now apparently resorting to every trick to prevent him, with a spurious charge regarding share ownership in a media company, although Pita has pointed out that it hasn't operated as a media company since 2007.

At this year's Pride on 4 June, Pita promised same sex marriage rights for the LGBTQ community. He also also promised to back a rise in the minimum wage, protections for migrant workers and to cap energy tariffs.

It's spring at Phipps Conservatory even though we still have patches of snow outside.

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Euphorbia seeds

Promises

A bud from the rose I always call Grandma's rose as it is one that came from my grandmothers garden.

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i love my boyfriend and i love spending time with him and talking about everything under the sun and just telling him what's on my mind.

yesterday we went to the movies and recalled our second date and our first kiss. we talked and sat by a bonfire under the stars until it was dark. he told me his secrets and his ambitions and i listened and fell more in love with him. i am young, i am not stupid. i love him.

during our last conversation sunday afternoon, he asked what i was going to be doing later. i told him that since i was getting a workout at work, greg and i were moving the weight bench out of the studio and setting the work table back up. he sounded happy about it.

-"promise me you'll never stop working on your art."

-"yeah, you know- i'm just taking a break for the summer. i'll show you the new stuff as soon as i get back into it."

-"just promise me you'll never stop making art."

-"okay, yeah. i promise..."

-"...i love you, matthew."

-"hey, i love you too. get some rest."

-"please always remember that i love you."

-"i love you, too. i'll call you later..."

we set up the work table today. i wanted to make sure he saw the new work.

I believe we all have endured a promise broken . . . some more so than others.

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Credit and many thanks to:

Beach: stock-gallery

Model: shiver-stock

Sandy Heart: greenleaf-stock

Cloud Brushes: yami-horse

Sunlight Brushes: keepwaiting

Bird Brushes: flordelys-stock

Texture: tsabo6

And a special Thank You to: lune-tutorials for her wonderful tutorial on how to use transparent fabric in a photomanip!

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Thanks so much for looking!

This Zinnia bud last summer was full of promise, but I'm afraid there's some time to go before we'll be enjoying these again. I'm not wishing my life away though because there's lots to enjoy in every season. Anyway, sunshine is forecast for tomorrow, so I'm hopeful I'll be able to post something new. :)

... one day a Dear Friend of mine asked me "a rose a day"... and this is a promise...

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When we first meet, I made a promise to her to be back.

Sometimes it cannot be broken.

Here I am, to fulfill the promise to my Little Guilin.

a 5-minute++ bulb exposure @F9, ISO200, 19mm.

I'm back Singapura & missed you so much.

Location: Little Guilin, Singapore

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Israel's empty promises and shrinking integrity.

Over 22 days, Israel destroyed 22,000 buildings, has displaced 50,000 refugees (already displaced, they used to live in land now called Israel), left 400,000 people without running water, murdered 1,300 civilians (including at least 350 children), all under the guise of self defense and to stop Hamas's military wing from launching rockets into Israel. It didn't work, as Hamas launched 5 missiles into Israel before they agreed a ceasefire.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice arguing that Israel is in violation of the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (AECA) stating the the Bush administration “knows Israel is using US weapons, paid for by US taxpayers, with disproportionate force creating a collective punishment of Gazans, assuring an escalation of conflict, clear violations of the Arms Export Control Act.”

He continued to say:"The children of Palestinians and the children of Israel both deserve life. But the lives of the children of Gaza are cynically discounted as “human shields.” Massacres are being rationalized. Israel’s “moral high ground” in Gaza, a growing pile of small bones in a graveyard."

Modelo: Mirian Sawko

Asistente: David Guerra

Estilismo: Mirian Sawko

Fotografía y edicion: JM Brea

"The Northern Powerhouse" or should it be "Northern Power Failure" ? I had to smile when I saw these decals on the side of a Class 150. A remnant from the days when George Osborne was UK chancellor, continually extolling his 'vision' for public investment to upgrade the rail infrastructure in the North/North West, as opposed to the London-centric South East - we're still waiting.....

Was it over-hyped, a smoke screen, cliché or ?

A bonus of finishing early on 07/12/18 was that I'd see the 6U77 ballast working; one which normally passes whilst I am at work or university. However, a 66 rounded the corner (I'd hoped for a 68) in dull light, and I made a hash of the shot with an out of focus subject and framing which could be better.

Nevertheless, DRS 66305 is seen passing Barrow on Trent, south of Derby, working the 1323 departure Mountsorrel Sdgs to Crewe Bas Hall S.S.N. bulk ballast feeder, which was 35 late by this point having departed behind schedule.

"You can be miserable before you have a cookie and you can be miserable after you eat a cookie but you can't be miserable while you are eating a cookie."

~ Ina Garten

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From a photoshoot for a client this past week!

I made my own lightbox and used energy efficient white bulbs for the lighting...

I think the results are beautiful.

What do you think ?

I have lots of photographs to touch up....and a deadline.

I miss you all and promise to catch up with you soon!

♥

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Crescent Lake, frozen for the foreseeable future, still seems to be sharing just a hint of summer sun.

Apeture: f1.8

Shutter Speed: 1/4000sec

ISO: 200

Focal length: 50mm

As promised in an earlier post, here is a video of a puffbird beating the spines off a large spikey caterpillar before consuming it. I joked with someone after seeing him eat this that the puffbird was going to have quite the tummy ache after eating the caterpillar. LOL

Photographed at The Canopy Tower, Panama. October 2016

You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

When the road looks rough ahead

And you're miles and miles

From your nice warm bed

You just remember what your old pal said

Son, you've got a friend in me

Yeah, you've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

You've got troubles then

I've got 'em too

There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you

We stick together we can see it through

'Cause you've got a friend in me

(Yes you do)

Yeah, you've got a friend in me

Sitting alone at my favorite beach, my powerful spiritual spot, I was worried and praying for God's help. I have been praying for this for a long time. In the midst of darkening clouds, a bright sunspot occurred, and stayed for some time. I was reminded of the rainbow that God used to promise Noah that the earth would never be destroyed by flood again. I accepted this phenomenon as a promise God had heard my prayer and I should not worry. I now humbly await a miracle...............and will certainly share with you when it happens. I pray everyone reading this will be able to trust that there is a higher Being who knows you personally, loves you, and wants to help you become the best person you can be. Simplistic as this belief seems to many, amazingly, it is true, and this entity can be experienced. I came to know Him through the Bible and the person of Jesus..............but I think there might be other paths. I don't go to church or follow specific man made doctrines..............but have learned that the Bible can be used by God to lead us, teach us and show us Truth. It is also a book of parables, a message told in a simple way that can be understood by the simplest and youngest of us..................and those who feel themselves too intelligent can be tripped up by this. I don't know how one can get through this difficult life without the love and guidance of God. If we ask HIm to help us find HIm..............He will.

Bless you, my friends.

- @ Christmas (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

- Leica M10-R

- Noctilux-M 1:1.2/50 ASPH. (revival)

As promised, a few more photos from the recent visit to the Collierville Tennessee Kroger (Houston Levee Rd. location, as Collierville has more than one Kroger actually). Might be worth mentioning here (before I forget): one of my former neighbors was a manager at this store - not sure if he transferred when the store opened, but if not, it wasn't long after that.

Anyway, this was one of the few straight-on shots I got of any of the large-scale Urban Mix signage that graces the store present day, partially due to the fact that most such signage had distractions (or people) in front of it, such as what's seen here! Note the cool "wood" treatment of the sign's background. While most such treatments in this décor are likely 99.999% fake (made out of foam rubber and/or other such lightweight materials), the presentation is still quite nice-looking.

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Kroger, 2002 built, Houston Levee Rd. at Winchester Rd., Collierville TN

In September, a cold front had just arrived with snow hard on its heels. In the time it took to set up my tripod ice formed along the banks of this tarn on the skirt of Mt. Evans. I got the picture and high-tailed it home.

Arlington National Cemetery.

Season of Summer Light

Week 29, Saturday

As I promised couple of days ago (see here), today I'll take you to the Finnish marketplace. The reason for this expedition is simple, you really haven't seen Finnish summer if you haven't visited the marketplace. To understand the importance of this subject, you first need to know something about the Finnish society. Today Finland is a typical information society, with all the technological schemes like broadband connections, databases, social media, mobile phones, tablets etc. But it has not always been like that. Just a few decades ago at 1970s Finns moved from countryside to cities and left their typical path of life as farmer behind to become today's telecommunication engineers. Our way of life has changed very rapidly in couple of generations and this change has molded in its own way the Finnish culture and the meaning of the marketplace. You see, in today's Finnish information society the marketplace has a special meaning. Not only Finns buy their vegetables, sausages, berries and potatoes from the marketplace at summer, the marketplace also allows us to experience our countryside roots again. While modern Finn might feel a certain loneliness living in his flat and surrounded by electronic gadgets, he can always go to the marketplace and meet a big handed and sweaty farmer with his beautiful daughter offering, not only their earthy potatoes and carrots, but also the connection to original Finnish communality. You would be surprised to see how quiet and distant Finns turn into talkative and social extroverts when they sit at the marketplace eating sausages and drinking black coffee with each other. And the summer is of course a special time of the year for this kind of social activity, very much like in agrarian society in the past. One could even say, that in a contradictory way the development of information society maintains the important meaning of the marketplace. It's part of our history in a small and convenient way - and if you ever visit Finland in summer you should definitely head to the marketplace to encounter the real Finns.

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