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Blackpool Same Sex Dance Festival held at The Spanish Hall, Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Hosted by the Sugar Dandies.
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Images taken by Oskar Marchock
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I'd look into the mirror every morning only to find the same guy staring back. Then, it seems suddenly, I find some 50 year old grump is staring back. Who is this guy? The changes happen so slowly with such steady force I failed to see them. I noticed the laugh lines around my eyes are now stubbornly etched into my face even in times of scorn. As I contemplate these changes I think of friends and family and how, in my mind's eye, they are still 21, bolted down in time. Just like me, or so I thought. Now consider that old friend you haven't seen in 10 or 15 years. Think of how you had to do a double take when you met after all those years. The face is familiar but the changes make you not quite sure. You hesitantly state their name with a question, "John?"
For me my home town is curiously like encountering that long lost friend. I have lived here my entire life yet over the last couple years the changes in Detroit have, at times, struck me as startling. For most of my early life, as a schoolboy and a young adult, I spent my time working throughout the city neighborhoods and business districts. During all that time these neighborhoods were in decline, I just never noticed the change. About 10 years ago I took a job that had me traveling a great deal in Canada and since that time my professional life has found me spending most of my time away from home traveling all over the Midwest.
As my body banned me from playing basketball and my lack of patience killed my golf game, photography filled the distraction void. Trading the links for a photo safari on my weekends, I started to wander around my old haunts mostly in search of connections to my memories. I was struck by what I found, or in some instances failed to find- my home town suddenly got old. “Detroit....right?”
Just when the sun shone, the clouds had to return the gloom.
And I'm feeling the same way all over again,
singing the same lines all over again.
No matter how much I pretend..
Taken with:
- Sony a200
- Sigma 70-200 f2.8
- B+W ND110
Exposure:
- 91s
- f/22
- 70mm
- ISO 100
Pictures from a quick visit on campus - Wednesday June 2nd, 2021. I saw lots of juveniles out there - which is always fun. I also saw Waddles over at Law. A chipmunk and a rabbit were there as well. The squirrels always make me happy - hope they do the same for you. Sending love from Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The Philippines is well-known for its many attractive islands but interestingly enough, despite the hundreds of islands that it has to offer, there are still a few which seem to stand above the rest. Samal Island is one of these and because of its unspoiled beauty, it has enticed countless of visitors each year.
The same female Eastern Black Swallowtail butterfly feasting for nectar from the same lilacs as in the previous photo
Camera Used: Canon EOS Rebel T6i
Lens Used: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens
A beautiful and very colorful wedding for Maura and Jess at Þingvellir National Park. Shot by Lárus Sigurðarson and planned by Pink Iceland
Watch Moong Dal Halwa Recipe video in English by Sameer Goyal.
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Moong dal halwa recipe is one of the very popular and rich halwa recipes from North Indian cuisine.
This moong dal halwa recipe is made with split yellow moong dal including ghee (clarified butter), milk, sugar and cardamom. Check out the step by step method of this mouth-watering dessert recipe and enjoy it with your loved ones!
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I couldn't resist altering this postcard when I found it. I love the ink writing "Same Old Address" and "Write Soon".
Wayne and the Same Ol’ 2 Step at Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, Girard Park, Lafayette, Oct. 14, 2017
I used to hate getting wet in the rain. Now, since I have been soaked a few times lately, I don't mind so much. It's only water. There comes a point when I am so wet I start to laugh.
These cattle seem resigned to a drenching, but then they have no choice. Maybe sometimes when there is no choice there is nothing to do but enjoy it.
I like the way the rain blurs enerything in this shot. I must take more shots in the rain. After all, it's one of this country's greatest resources.
The surname is the same, but we are totally unrelated.
8 September 2024: we are back to hot weather, 30C. Sunny. Hopefully, people will follow the water restrictions more responsibly, as Calgarians continue to use too much water while the water main is still being repaired. They reckon there are still another two and a half weeks till repairs will be finished.
After nine days at home, including the long weekend when I knew that there would be so many people on the roads and everywhere, I finally got out the day before yesterday, 5 September 2024. My daughter had a free day, so was able to join me.
There were a couple of long roads that I had longed to drive, one of which I had never driven before, but I just kept putting it off, feeling not quite brave enough to do it by myself. So, yesterday was the day, and it turned out to be a great day. Not many birds to see anywhere, though several hawks, but a number of new-to-us old barns.
Most of the drive was on main roads, with just very few rough back roads. This was to save time, as I wasn't sure how long the total drive would take. From Calgary, we first headed S and then SW. The first road travelled was a road that I had been along several times a few years ago. However, this was with car-pooling and so I never drove. Part way along this road, the road split into two directions. I have driven the S way, but never W. Yesterday, we went W, passing through a coulee which had forest on the S side of the road and hills and rugged cliffs on the N side. I had been on a number of wonderful Christmas Bird Counts over the years, along this road. Several farms/ranches looked familiar as we had called in at various locations to chat with the owners and check what birds were being seen. How I miss those days!
The rest of the drive along this road, as far as one of the highways going S, was beautiful, with rolling hills and very scattered farms. Fortunately, the weather was good, though there was a lot of haze which made zoomed photography a real challenge, if not useless.
At one point, my daughter said she could see some very distant barns - her eyesight is so much better than mine! Turning along a rough back road, we eventually found a wonderful cluster of old barns, really the highlight of our day. Such a treat to see something new. Several curious farm horses were nearby and came to say Hi just as I was turning my car around. Further along the main road, we stopped to take a few very quick photos of a Swainson's Hawk perched on a rather ugly fence post. So happy to see a bird and actually get a photo or two.
Once we reached the main highway, we went N and quickly checked along one side road before getting on to another main highway going from W to E, A highway that I had driven before, a number of times. Stopped to capture a farmer working hard to harvest his huge field. Thank you to ALL farmers!
A barn or two later, we eventually reached the other main highway going S to N, in the area where we stopped for an old grain elevator. A few clicks and then we were on our way home, going N. A sudden thought that perhaps we could call in at the Saskatoon Farm as it was still only mid-afternoon. I was able to pick up a few beets and potatoes, lettuce and a small Patty pan squash, as my daughter was able to carry them out to the car for me, which was great.
My favourite kind of day, so I'm feeling very lucky.