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The theme for this blog is The Best Man Stripper Name Candy
this book was a great book. A true story. Maybe you read it too ?
I wrote my Camino story (ON FOOT IN FRANCE- you can find it on Amazon).
J'aime beaucoup lire et écrire aussi. Le récit de mon aventure sur le Chemin de Compostelle est disponible sur Amazon ( MON CAMINO EN FRANCE).
I've read that the head plume is not one feather, but a cluster of six overlapping feathers. This is the first time I've been able to see this.
Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
"The California Quail is a handsome, round soccer ball of a bird with a rich gray breast, intricately scaled underparts, and a curious, forward-drooping head plume. Its stiffly accented Chi-ca-go call is a common sound of the chaparral and other brushy areas of California and the Northwest. Often seen scratching at the ground in large groups or dashing forward on blurred legs, California Quail are common but unobtrusive. They flush to cover if scared, so approach them gently..... The California Quail digests vegetation with the help of protozoans in its intestine. Chicks acquire the protozoans by pecking at the feces of adults."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
... one of my Simple Pleasures on a rainy day!
Old books with leather or suede covers and hand-cut pages ... a truly 'immersive' experience that an e-reader just can't touch 😊
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Köln, U-Bahn Rathaus
Auf der Bahnsteigebene befindet sich an der dem Bahnsteig gegenüberliegenden Wand ein Wandfries nach einem Entwurf von Heimo Zobernig, das den Schriftzug WANDGESTALTUNGNORDSÜDSTADTBAHNKÖLNHALTESTELLERATHAUSRICHTUNGSÜD zeigt.
Not what I originally intended but with bare trees the light was just too harsh, nothing really to get the reflective bokeh I was looking for, oh well
Nikkor 50mm f1.4 non AI
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Frog: "I can jump higher than the Empire State building!"
Me: Seriously???
Frog: "Yes, the Empire State building can not jump!" Lol!
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Read, Lancashire
In reality it will be a couple of months before the leaves become to appear, usually end of April/early May
please read ©Teddy’s Adventures
Episode XXXVIII
Hi Folks,
yesterday I saw the tractor again which was parked under the big willow tree and so I thought I could go on a little tour. Unfortunately, I could not find the key and when I asked my cousin PADDY if he knew anything about the key he said a key was not needed to start the engine. He went into the woodshed and returned with a long rusty nail with which he started the tractor; so we both could go on a little tour. After only some minutes there was a strange sound. All of a sudden a black rubber thing flew around in parts and the tractor stopped right under the willow tree from where we had started our tour. PADDY got the tools out of the garage but he did not know how to repair this black rubber thing. We both ignored this unpleasant event but I am not so sure whether I should tell HER or not. Anyway, SHE will realize early enough that it is not working so why upset HER now? We better keep quiet and see what happens and kindly offer help if needed ….
Bear Hugs all around
🐻 LIM (Mr. Innocent)
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Meine Fotos und Texte sind copyright © geschützt (alle Rechte vorbehalten) und dürfen ohne meine vorherige und schriftliche Zustimmung NICHT von Dritten verwendet werden, auch nicht in sozialen Netzwerken. Falls Interesse an einem Foto besteht, bitte ich um Kontaktaufnahme!]
Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)
One advantage I've found in buying a pre-loved camera is that it came with a basic instruction booklet and a more advanced CD. Plus it has a beautiful brown leather case. It was obviously not pre-loved for long as it was boxed with all accessories tidily wrapped inside.
I tried it out around the garden and found its operation rather different from that of my a6000 and look forward to understanding more about it today.
Have the pleasure of looking at yesterday's shots on my new 24" screen today. (It's not even the 25th of any month....)
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(EN) The curved basement gallery of Alicante's Provincial Palace offers one of the city's quieter art experiences — a circular space of polished marble, clerestory light and white walls that follow a gentle arc. Three large-format oils occupy the wall, their warm ochres and golds answering the warm tones of the stone floor.
The central work commands the room: a luminous depiction of a 1920s touring car rendered in broad, confident strokes, its golden coachwork glowing against a background of tropical vegetation and figures in period dress. The painting reads less as transport and more as theatre — movement, colour and Mediterranean light held in a single frame. Finally, the curved architecture quietly amplifies everything it contains.
(ES) La galería curva del sótano del Palacio Provincial de Alicante ofrece una de las experiencias artísticas más tranquilas de la ciudad: un espacio circular de mármol pulido, luz cenital y paredes blancas que siguen un arco suave. Tres óleos de gran formato ocupan la pared, cuyos ocres y dorados cálidos dialogan con los tonos del suelo de piedra.
La obra central domina la sala: una representación luminosa de un automóvil de turismo de los años veinte, ejecutada con pinceladas amplias y seguras, su carrocería dorada resplandeciendo ante un fondo de vegetación exuberante y figuras con trajes de época. El cuadro se lee menos como transporte y más como teatro — movimiento, color y luz mediterránea contenidos en un solo encuadre. Y por último, la arquitectura curva amplifica en silencio todo lo que alberga.
More from the feeder ...this handsome bird made its first appearance i the yard this year, and keeps coming to the suet. as the chicks grow the visits get more frequents, which is why I think it is breeding in the adjacent park.
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Read the decision making steps above in the image. I often said photography is about "seeing," not looking, but seeing. And seeing is noticing things that most people will walk right by without seeing. And it's different than looking. When you are seeing, the potential subject matter is vast and unlimited! And in the case of my little example above, seeing also applies to not only when shot, but also to the time that you are looking over your shots and during the editing of those shots. You might find that there are many new shots incorporated right in the original, and a simple crop can bring them out. Sometimes, it's a matter of breathing life into something that's destined for the digital trash can!
Lately I read many quotes in internet. So I found one that I loved and with it I did this humble try of a b&w.
You can't give up on someone because the situation is not ideal.
Great relationships aren't great cause the don't have problems. They are great because both people care enough about the other person to find a way to make it work.
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My song inspiration comes from the great Soul Musician Donny Hathaway "I love you more than you'll ever know".
Here is the view I went to capture in Iceland. It is a truly beautiful spot, but it was ruined for me by photographers being I suppose people. I hiked out before dawn the weather report was for sun the weather report in Iceland was never right but then the weather seam so local changeable by that I mean local to around 100 meters or so! Anyways I hiked out to this amazing spot I’d read about seen so many pictures of, I was the first one there I set up started taking a few shots .Just as the light was about to get interesting from nowhere carloads of photographers ruck up at surround me hedged in far enough I’ve got my spot. It’s fair game anyone can come and do this no problem then some start setting up in front of me and probably all the other ones as well! Now call me old fashioned but that’s just rude! We are all there with the same cause. So here is the image with the rude people photoshopped out lol. And please forgive my giving off about photographers! It’s a bit like complaining about traffic we are traffic… One thing it forced me off road which was a good thing to start finding spots that people didn't go to and thats when I realy started to enjoy Iceland!
Both are translated books
1 - Marx a la plage - Le Capital dans un transat, ,Jean Numa Ducange
2. Let Nietzsche be yr Shrink . Author is a Korean
The first book is written by a French writer. He tried to make Marx ideas easy to understand thus the name Marx at the beach. Marxism was not in our sch syllabus & given the status of Satan's by the gov & many conservatives. IMHO this is a bad policy. It is just like taking photo with only one POV....
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Atman does not feel, does not judge, does not want, does not envy, has no centre and has no end.
Atman is the moving light drawing you within, and guiding you towards.
Atman is the You within you, below all the layers of you.
Atman is the love you feel, the peace you create, the path you seek, the light you need to see in the eyes of your brothers and sisters around you.
Atman is the hidden Sun in all of us. Buried deep yet ready to be unleashed, and can never be destroyed.
Find Atman in you, find Atman in everyone and everything, and you will find your 'Still'.
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Image of 'Still', statue created by Rob Mulholland at Loch Earn, Scotland.
Read more about this photo jaeatwitsend.com/2016/06/02/photoblog/
Photo taken near Alton, Illinois. Clark Bridge spans the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois. Taken with a Sony Alpha A7II.
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I read an article today that said that people experience their highest stress levels of the year during the Christmas season.
This starts with the Christmas decorations, goes through the procurement of gifts, various Christmas parties at the company, school or kindergarten through to the planning and organization of the Christmas dinner. Then there are the family obligations during the holidays (who is with whom and when?). Finally, in the post-Christmas period, it culminates in redeeming vouchers, exchanging gifts and clearing up the domestic chaos that the holidays have left behind (both organizationally and emotionally).
When I read this coherently, only one question comes to mind: "Why are we doing this to ourselves?"
Especially in view of the Christian history (very simple circumstances and only three visitors) and what Christmas actually stands for, much of the above is hardly comprehensible to me.
This effort is the complete opposite of what would actually be appropriate at this time of year and takes away so much of the meaning of the Christmas season.
And so I wish you that this week you have the opportunity to clear your head of all these “I have to, because that is what is expected of me” and to replace them with as many “I want to, because that makes me happy” as possible replace.
Ich habe heute einen Artikel gelesen, der besagt, dass die Menschen in der Weihnachtszeit das höchste Stresslevel im Jahr empfinden.
Das beginnt schon bei der Weihnachtsdekoration, geht über die Beschaffung von Geschenken, diverse Weihnachtsfeiern von der Firma, der Schule oder dem Kindergarten bis hin zur Planung und Organisation des Weihnachtsessens. Hinzu kommen dann noch die familiären Verpflichtungen während der Feiertage (wer ist wann bei wem?). Schlußendlich gipfelt es dann in der Nach-Weihnachtszeit in dem Einlösen von Gutscheinen, dem Umtauschen von Geschenken und dem Beseitigen des häuslichen Chaos, welches die Feiertage hinterlassen haben (sowohl organsatorisch als auch emotional).
Wenn ich das so zusammenhängend lese, dann kommt mir nur eine Frage in den Sinn: "Warum tun wir uns das an?"
Vor allem im Hinblick auf die christliche Geschichte (sehr einfache Verhältnisse und nur drei Besucher) und dem, wofür Weihnachten eigentlich steht, ist für mich vieles von dem oben genannten kaum nachvollziehbar.
Dieser Aufwand ist das komplette Gegenteil von dem, was in dieser Zeit des Jashres eigentlich angebracht wäre und nimmt der Weihnachtszeit so viel von Ihrer eigentlichen Bedeutung.
Und so wünsche ich Euch, dass Ihr diese Woche die Gelegenheit habt den Kopf frei zu bekommen von all diesen "Ich muss, denn das wird von mir erwartet" und diese durch so viele "ich möchte, denn das macht mich glücklich" wie möglich zu erstetzen.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de