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AZOURY - Suzon Fur Headwear
[NC] - Steampunk Goggles - (WEAR ME!) (unpacked)
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Save me from myself I call out
But no one hears my plea
Burn my candle fast from both ends
Nightmares grow from dreams
You don't know, you can't see through my eyes
So you don't know me
You don't know whats going through my mind
But can you help me
Save me from myself, if you ever really cared
Save me from myself, tell me you're not scared
Intensity that grows within me
Reflections of my pain
I'll create or I'll destroy
But either way it's always in my veins
You don't know, you can't see through my eyes
So you don't know me
You don't know whats going through my mind
But can you help me
Save me from myself, if you ever really cared
Save me from myself, tell me you're not scared
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[Song- "Save Me" by Damageplan, off the 2004 Album "New Found Power" ]
[Backdrop- Save With a Kiss]
See Peachy's Shot here: www.flickr.com/photos/148014632@N06/51282721499/in/datepo...
As my true friend and loyal sharkback rider underwater, I am saving my Shark from this giant Mosasaurus, before he gets to be a dinner and I follow him as a dessert...lol.
Amazing what a good Trident can do with your enemy.
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So save me from my mind (Save me)
'Cause, baby, I've been goin' insane
And I don't wanna lose my life (Save me)
And you're the one that keeps me tame
(So save me from my mind)
Save me, save me, save me
(So save me from my mind)
Save me, save me
Baby, why ain't you replying? (Replying)
I just wanna tell you something (Tell you something)
Can't you see that I been tryin'? (I been tryin')
See you crying in the distance (In the distance)
So tell me where you're going 'cause I'm worried about ya
And I just want a ticket to your heart like a voucher
And I can't bear the thought of leaving you 'cause I want ya
So baby, call me back so we can talk and we'll make up (Hey)
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Heracles Saves Hesione from the Sea Monster Cetus
Sculpture group at St. Michael's Wing of the Hofburg in Vienna (Michaelertor, outer side)
Hans Scherpe, 1893
#savethefrogs Blac. #savethefrogs Black crowned night heron about to have breakfast! Secret rail spot taking to the grave.
Yellow-shouldered Ladybird (Apolinus lividigaster)
When I first spotted the wee one it was struggling to free itself from a spider web. I was able to help by offering the stem of a leaf which it took hold of and I was able to lift it free. It then wandered around to the other side of the Jade 'leaf' and stopped for a couple of photos.
Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
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More TICINO/TESSIN Wildlife Photos (all taken in my garden in Monteggio/Ti, Switzerland): it.lacerta-bilineata.com/ramarro-occidentale-lacerta-bili...
If you're interested, you'll find a more detailed closeup here (it's the 8th photo from the top): www.lacerta-bilineata.com/western-green-lizard-lacerta-bi...
My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (it's very brief but pretty unusual: a tiny wall lizard attacks two young great tits): www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQqkSsyrm7E
THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO: MY LONG AND ARDUOUS JOURNEY TO BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY
If you've set yourself the challenge of exclusively shooting the wildlife in your own back yard, you might find - as I did - that bird photography is really, really hard.
It's not that reptiles are easy to photograph either, mind - but at least the ones in my garden stay (for the most part) on the ground, and one can learn how to carefully approach them with a camera. They're also clearly egoists, which from a photographer's point of view is is a great character trait: if a lizard detects a human in its vicinity, it's only interested in saving its own skin, and it won't alarm its buddies.
But birds... oh man. Over the years, my feathered friends and I have developed a lovely routine that now defines our peaceful co-existence. As soon as I as much as open a window (let alone the door), I'm instantly greeted by an eruption of panicky fluttering and hysterical shouts from my garden: "SAVE YOUR WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND FLY FOR YOUR LIVES: THE HAIRLESS, PINK MONSTER IS COMING!!! (Yes, I speak bird, and I know that this is exactly what they are shouting 😉).
Needless to say, with the exception of the redstart I already showed here, all my efforts to get the kind of detailed shots I usually strive for with my nature photography ended in complete failure and utter disillusionment. I was ready to give up on stalking the winged misanthropes in my garden altogether, but then winter came - and changed everything.
One day this past January I observed my neighbor Signora P - a kind, elderly Italian lady - putting something on the low garden wall in front of my house. At first I thought she was just putting some treat there for her cat Romeo; the young tom patrols that wall constantly (it's his favorite spot in the garden, and during the warmer months he usually lurks in the thick foliage next to it to prey on lizards).
But once I detected a lot of movement on that wall through my window, I understood she had put a little pile of bread crumbs there; she was feeding the birds who soon arrived in flocks. This was certainly well-intended on my neighbor's part, but her noble action came with a catch, and I'm afraid quite literally.
When I took a stroll through my garden the next day I discovered a suspicious amount of feathers on the ground next to the wall. Romeo had apparently switched from his low-calorie summer diet (lizard) to more energy-rich meals consisting of "fowl" (it was winter after all, so from a nutritionist's point of view this made sense).
I would find fresh traces of Romeo's victims (mostly feathers, but also the odd wing) in my garden over the following days; so my first intuition that my neighbor was feeding her cat hadn't been that far off after all, as Romeo was now clearly being "served" fresh birds on a daily basis. And although the hungry visitors seemed to be aware of the danger and became slightly more prudent, they just couldn't resist the tasty snacks Signora P put on that wall - and neither could Romeo.
It was obvious that I had to act, but talking to my neighbor - who is as stubborn as she is kind - would have been futile, I knew that much. I pondered the matter long and hard - until a light bulb went off in my head. The idea was genius. If successful, what I had in mind would not only increase the birds' chances of surviving Romeo's appetite, but also greatly benefit my own photographic endeavors.
I started to enact my master plan the very next day by buying a giant bag of bird feed (consisting mainly of sunflower seeds) from the store. Then I dragged a huge piece of a tree trunk (approx. 120 cm in height) that we normally chop firewood on from the shed out into the garden and emptied almost half of the bag's content on top of it. Signora P's buffet for birds (and cats) was about to get some serious competition 😊.
My reasoning was as follows: not only would the birds be lured away from the fatally low garden wall to a place where they were safe from the cat - there was nothing around that tree trunk that provided cover for a predator, and the birds had a nice 360° view around it at all times - but I was also able to photograph them while hiding in the shed.
However, in order for my plan to work there was one little extra measure I had to take, and it was one that risked lowering my own life expectancy considerably once the owner of the property - my mom - discovered it. You see, our shed is completely windowless, so if I wanted to use it as a blind, I had no choice but to cut a hole into one of its wooden walls... which I promptly did (I figured all's fair in love - and photography 😉).
Granted, I have absolutely zero carpentering skills, and it showed. That hole was an ugly mess: the shed's wall seemed to have had an encounter with Jack Nicholson's ax-wielding lunatic character from the film 'The Shining'. Needless to say, I was incredibly proud of my work (I mean, come on: there now was a hole where before there wasn't a hole, and it was big enough for the lens of my camera to peek through, so it was mission accomplished as far as I was concerned).
Now all I had to do was wait for the birds to discover the tree trunk. In the meantime I started to mentally prepare myself for the inevitable confrontation with my mom and go through possible explanations for that splintering hole in the wall (it was either gonna be a rabid woodpecker attack or an emergency rescue mission with a feeding tube for a little kid that had accidentally locked himself inside the shed - both seemed valid options, though I slightly preferred the locked-in kid due to the involved drama and heroism 😉).
A whole day went by, and not a single bird visited the sunflower seeds. I had expected that it might take a few hours until the first of the ever curious great tits or blue tits would show up, but given how tiny my garden is, an entire day seemed excessive. Then another day came and went: the birds kept flocking to the bread crumbs on the wall, and my tree trunk kept collecting dust. To add injury to insult, a few fresh feathers on the ground were proof that Romeo was still feasting.
It was incredibly frustrating: I provided my winged guests with a much better view - plus a higher chance of surviving the cuisine - than Signora P's place; I risked (almost) certain death at the hands of my own mother (OK, the act of vandalism on the shed I had committed for my own benefit, but still), yet the birds kept ignoring me.
Then, after three days, just before sunset, I spotted a single blue tit on the tree trunk picking away at the sunflower seeds.
When I got up the next morning I immediately realized that the loud noise that accompanies each and every tit activity had shifted from the wall to the shed. At last the dam had broken: there was a flurry of movement around the tree trunk, and I counted at least 5 different species of birds feasting on the sunflower seeds.
From day 4 onward my plan worked beautifully: the birds now indeed mostly ignored Romeo's "snack wall" and kept to the tree trunk. And yes, I was able to play peeping tom from behind the shed's wall and photograph them!! 😊
Thus, dear readers, I finally managed to produce some acceptable bird photos, and I had even saved my feathered friends from a deadly foe in the process. All through winter and spring I took advantage of my new bird hide, and in late May I started mixing some cherries with the sunflower seeds. The idea was to attract a Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius), and as you can see, it worked!
It took me almost three weeks and more than a few tricks to capture that clever fella, but given how long I've been rambling here already, that's a story for another day. As for my mom, she still doesn't know about the hole in the wall, so please don't snitch! 😉.
I hope you like the photo and wish you all a wonderful weekend! Many greetings from Switzerland, and as always: let me know what you think in the comments 🙏 😊 ❤!
P.S. if anyone has their own funny tale about the obstacles we photographers are prepared to overcome for a desired photo, please write it in the comments: I love such stories 😊
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Thanks to Chiky for showing this cool set...I had been wanting it for a long time...after seeing hers, I searched the bay again...and Eureka! I found it! Save the Animals stock outfit...all of it! So happy to have it!
Somebody save me, me from myself
I've spent so long living in hell
They say my lifestyle is bad for my health
It's the only thing that seems to help
All of this drinkin' and smokin' is hopeless
But feel like it's all that I need
Somethin' inside of me's broken
I hold on to anything that sets me free
I'm a lost cause
Baby, don't waste your time on me
I'm so damaged beyond repair
Life has shattered my hopes and my dreams
Seneffe Castle
In 1758, Julien-Ghislain de Pestre, son of a wealthy merchant, commissioned the construction of Seneffe Castle. Construction work began in 1763.
In the 19th century, different owners succeeded each other.
During World War II, the inhabitants had to flee and the castle was occupied by the Germans. It served as the local headquarters and summer residence of General Von Falkenhausen, the military governor of Nazi-occupied Belgium.
Upon the arrival of the Allies, the castle is looted by local residents. Upon returning to the castle, the owner is so dismayed that he sells it.
Thus, between 1952 and 1963, it belongs to a monastic community that wants to house a school.
After their departure, the castle is neglected by its new owner, a property speculator, so that the estate can be parceled out.
The castle is just saved from expropriation and becomes state property in 1970. The buildings threatened with ruin are thoroughly restored. Restoration work was completed in 1994. Since 1995, the castle has housed the Museum of Silver Art.
In 2008, the extensive gardens surrounding the castle were redesigned, partly according to the original plans.
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In 1758 geeft Julien-Ghislain de Pestre, zoon van een rijke handelaar, de opdracht om het kasteel van Seneffe te bouwen. De bouwwerken vangen aan in 1763.
In de 19e eeuw volgen de verschillende eigenaars zich op
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Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog moeten de bewoners vluchten en wordt het kasteel door de Duitsers bezet. Het diende als plaatselijk hoofdkwartier en zomerverblijf van generaal Von Falkenhausen, de militaire gouverneur van het door de nazi's bezette België.
Bij de aankomst van de Geallieerden wordt het kasteel door de omwonenden leeggeplunderd. De eigenaar is bij haar terugkeer op het kasteel zo ontsteld dat hij het verkoopt. Zo komt het tussen 1952 en 1963 toe aan een kloostergemeenschap die er een school in wil onderbrengen.
Na hun vertrek wordt het kasteel door zijn nieuwe eigenaar, een vastgoedspeculant, verwaarloosd zodat het domein kan worden verkaveld.
Het kasteel wordt net van de onteigening gered en wordt in 1970 staatseigendom. De met ruïne bedreigde gebouwen worden grondig gerestaureerd. In 1994 zijn de restauratiewerken voltooid. Sinds 1995 huisvest het kasteel het Museum voor de Zilverkunst.
In 2008 worden de uitgestrekte tuinen rondom het kasteel opnieuw aangelegd, deels volgens de oorspronkelijke plannen.