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Karen's gift bloom as the snow has begun to fall outside - again. Hard to believe that spring will arrive at 11:06 tonight.
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Abandoned Abused Street Dogs.
This is real simple, Mama has barked
out a royal command to stay single
file on the right side of the road.
I know your saying this is a lot
of monkeys but it's only the
scouts followed by maybe
2 or 3 thousand more.
Real life in the jungle.
Monkey up on the wire is sending
signals back 2 the main group
coming down out of the
unforgiving jungle.
4 minutes later a wave of 4 hundred
primates showed up then the waves
continued one after the other..;-)~~~
Behind us The Zoomer is Zooming
while Rocky stands between my legs.
Another small slice of life in the jungle.
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Jon&Crew.
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Standing in the station platform at Shackerstone on the 18th April 2015 is class 118 Driving Motor Second (DMS) W51321. It is paired with class 122 single car diesel multiple unit M55005.
Unit History
In 1959 the Western Region ordered fifteen, three car high density units from the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company. These units were to the same design as the class 117 units being built by Pressed Steel but were classified as class 118. W51321 was originally formed with Driving Motor Brake second (DMBS) W51306 and Trailer Composite Lavatory (TCL) W59473 and entered traffic in May 1960. They were originally non gangwayed however they were eventually fitted with gangways between the power cars and trailer. On delivery the class was allocated to Plymouth Laira and W51321 would spend most of its career in the West Country before transfer to Bristol in the late 1980’s and finally Tyseley before it was withdrawn in October 1991. In February 1992 it entered the departmental fleet for route learning duties, becoming ADB977753. By 1994 it was out of use and eventually entered preservation in 1997, the only class 118 vehicle to survive withdrawal of the class 118 fleet. M55005 was built by Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. Ltd in 1958 for Western Region branch line duties being allocated to Tyseley. In 1968 seven vehicles (55002/05/07/11/13/14/15) were re-allocated to Hamilton, Scotland and SC55005 subsequently transferred to Inverness. In March 1981 SC55005, transferred to Longsight to replace life expired class 108’s on the Stockport - Stalybridge service. It’s final transfer was to back to the Western Region at Laira from where it was withdrawn in May 1992.
This is a commission for a friend of mine who wants three pictures of Tulips with a strong colour way. This is the first one that she saw on my photo stream and liked . flic.kr/p/hdHdPj
I hope she will like them.
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With some Haiku Notes:
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Other dimensions
providing information,
just don't look; but see.
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Take aim and you'll see
truth behind reality
in both yin and yang
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It's all in your mind
concentrate and be mindful
sense reality
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The Noble Eightfold Path describes the way to the end of suffering, as it was laid out by Siddhartha Gautama. It is a practical guideline to ethical and mental development with the goal of freeing the individual from attachments and delusions; and it finally leads to understanding the truth about all things. Together with the Four Noble Truths it constitutes the gist of Buddhism. Great emphasis is put on the practical aspect, because it is only through practice that one can attain a higher level of existence and finally reach Nirvana. The eight aspects of the path are not to be understood as a sequence of single steps, instead they are highly interdependent principles that have to be seen in relationship with each other.
1. Right View
Right view is the beginning and the end of the path, it simply means to see and to understand things as they really are and to realise the Four Noble Truth. As such, right view is the cognitive aspect of wisdom. It means to see things through, to grasp the impermanent and imperfect nature of worldly objects and ideas, and to understand the law of karma and karmic conditioning. Right view is not necessarily an intellectual capacity, just as wisdom is not just a matter of intelligence. Instead, right view is attained, sustained, and enhanced through all capacities of mind. It begins with the intuitive insight that all beings are subject to suffering and it ends with complete understanding of the true nature of all things. Since our view of the world forms our thoughts and our actions, right view yields right thoughts and right actions.
2. Right Intention
While right view refers to the cognitive aspect of wisdom, right intention refers to the volitional aspect, i.e. the kind of mental energy that controls our actions. Right intention can be described best as commitment to ethical and mental self-improvement. Buddha distinguishes three types of right intentions: 1. the intention of renunciation, which means resistance to the pull of desire, 2. the intention of good will, meaning resistance to feelings of anger and aversion, and 3. the intention of harmlessness, meaning not to think or act cruelly, violently, or aggressively, and to develop compassion.
3. Right Speech
Right speech is the first principle of ethical conduct in the eightfold path. Ethical conduct is viewed as a guideline to moral discipline, which supports the other principles of the path. This aspect is not self-sufficient, however, essential, because mental purification can only be achieved through the cultivation of ethical conduct. The importance of speech in the context of Buddhist ethics is obvious: words can break or save lives, make enemies or friends, start war or create peace. Buddha explained right speech as follows: 1. to abstain from false speech, especially not to tell deliberate lies and not to speak deceitfully, 2. to abstain from slanderous speech and not to use words maliciously against others, 3. to abstain from harsh words that offend or hurt others, and 4. to abstain from idle chatter that lacks purpose or depth. Positively phrased, this means to tell the truth, to speak friendly, warm, and gently and to talk only when necessary.
4. Right Action
The second ethical principle, right action, involves the body as natural means of expression, as it refers to deeds that involve bodily actions. Unwholesome actions lead to unsound states of mind, while wholesome actions lead to sound states of mind. Again, the principle is explained in terms of abstinence: right action means 1. to abstain from harming sentient beings, especially to abstain from taking life (including suicide) and doing harm intentionally or delinquently, 2. to abstain from taking what is not given, which includes stealing, robbery, fraud, deceitfulness, and dishonesty, and 3. to abstain from sexual misconduct. Positively formulated, right action means to act kindly and compassionately, to be honest, to respect the belongings of others, and to keep sexual relationships harmless to others. Further details regarding the concrete meaning of right action can be found in the Precepts.
5. Right Livelihood
Right livelihood means that one should earn one's living in a righteous way and that wealth should be gained legally and peacefully. The Buddha mentions four specific activities that harm other beings and that one should avoid for this reason: 1. dealing in weapons, 2. dealing in living beings (including raising animals for slaughter as well as slave trade and prostitution), 3. working in meat production and butchery, and 4. selling intoxicants and poisons, such as alcohol and drugs. Furthermore any other occupation that would violate the principles of right speech and right action should be avoided.
6. Right Effort
Right effort can be seen as a prerequisite for the other principles of the path. Without effort, which is in itself an act of will, nothing can be achieved, whereas misguided effort distracts the mind from its task, and confusion will be the consequence. Mental energy is the force behind right effort; it can occur in either wholesome or unwholesome states. The same type of energy that fuels desire, envy, aggression, and violence can on the other side fuel self-discipline, honesty, benevolence, and kindness. Right effort is detailed in four types of endeavours that rank in ascending order of perfection: 1. to prevent the arising of unarisen unwholesome states, 2. to abandon unwholesome states that have already arisen, 3. to arouse wholesome states that have not yet arisen, and 4. to maintain and perfect wholesome states already arisen.
7. Right Mindfulness
Right mindfulness is the controlled and perfected faculty of cognition. It is the mental ability to see things as they are, with clear consciousness. Usually, the cognitive process begins with an impression induced by perception, or by a thought, but then it does not stay with the mere impression. Instead, we almost always conceptualise sense impressions and thoughts immediately. We interpret them and set them in relation to other thoughts and experiences, which naturally go beyond the facticity of the original impression. The mind then posits concepts, joins concepts into constructs, and weaves those constructs into complex interpretative schemes. All this happens only half consciously, and as a result we often see things obscured. Right mindfulness is anchored in clear perception and it penetrates impressions without getting carried away. Right mindfulness enables us to be aware of the process of conceptualisation in a way that we actively observe and control the way our thoughts go. Buddha accounted for this as the four foundations of mindfulness: 1. contemplation of the body, 2. contemplation of feeling (repulsive, attractive, or neutral), 3. contemplation of the state of mind, and 4. contemplation of the phenomena.
8. Right Concentration
The eighth principle of the path, right concentration, refers to the development of a mental force that occurs in natural consciousness, although at a relatively low level of intensity, namely concentration. Concentration in this context is described as one-pointedness of mind, meaning a state where all mental faculties are unified and directed onto one particular object. Right concentration for the purpose of the eightfold path means wholesome concentration, i.e. concentration on wholesome thoughts and actions. The Buddhist method of choice to develop right concentration is through the practice of meditation. The meditating mind focuses on a selected object. It first directs itself onto it, then sustains concentration, and finally intensifies concentration step by step. Through this practice it becomes natural to apply elevated levels concentration also in everyday situations.
An Additional Haiku Note:
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Take time be aware
we are no-thing but our thoughts
so said the Buddha
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Personal Thoughts from August 07, 1976
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Energy is one.
Individuals are parts of that one.
Individuals through a source such as Love
(or other emotion or virtue) are one.
Thoughts are a source of energy.
Energy is neither created or destroyed.
Thoughts are neither created or destroyed.
Individuals are tuned-in to thoughts.
We do not think; we experience thought.
Our level of development is how we use
these thoughts to experience other
thoughts.
We are actually experiencing energies.
Our level of development is how we can
tune-in to these energies.
Our true purpose is to think and develop;
think and develop; become the source of energy.
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In December 1973 London Transport RM1368 (368 CLT) received fire damaged which completely gutted the upper deck. Rather surprisingly the vehicle was rebuilt in single deck form and allocated to Chiswick Works. First entering preservation in 1990 it is seen here mid way through a repaint on display at North Weald Bus Rally on June 28th 1998.
Antique rifle - Springfield muzzle loader from 1865 that was converted to a breech-loader or 'trap door' in 1866.
Info - "The standard weapon used by both sides during the Civil War was a muzzle-loading .58 caliber rifle musket." > www.nps.gov/spar/learn/historyculture/evolution-of-the-br...
Protect your GoPro camera and accessories with our GoTough single and double CamCases. These compact, lightweight cases have crush resistant outer shells to protect your camera, and pre-molded foam to keep everything organized inside. An internal mesh pocket offers even more room to stash accessories.
Headlight Basin, Ingalls Pass
I've always thought of bright moonlight, a waxing full moon about 95% illuminated in this case, as a curse to astophotography. Well, not anymore. The photo above tells you why my perception has changed.
This is a 60-minute long single exposure taken two nights after the first full moon this August. I've deleted my previous post which is a 30-minute long exposure. Must view on black to see the extra color pop.
Single engine 56522 with 56513 banker are tested to the indigenous harsh conditions on the climb east of Oturak lifting the Alasehir-Afyon 'mixed' train over Dumlupinar Bank.
16th March 1986
I can hardly believe it myself, but I finished the Single girl quilt yesterday evening. I chose an orange binding first, didn't like it, and removed it to add a simple white binding. Still not sure about this one either, but I'm not doing it a third time. The back is plain white because I didn't want a fabric that would shine through the top. I hand-quilted it with orange coton perlé and am glad I did, because without it, the quilt would be a bit too white to my taste.
I seldom see ducks in this runoff pond. Mom was not happy that I was lurking about. In a short time I knew why when I accidently caused the young one to flee from it's hiding place. Notice the Eastern Amberwing dragonfly just under Mom's bill, and also there is a hard to see blue damselfly in the foreground.
I can hardly believe it myself, but I finished the Single girl quilt yesterday evening. I chose an orange binding first, didn't like it, and removed it to add a simple white binding. Still not sure about this one either, but I'm not doing it a third time. The back is plain white because I didn't want a fabric that would shine through the top. I hand-quilted it with orange coton perlé and am glad I did, because without it, the quilt would be a bit too white to my taste.
66568 on its own with a single portion 6A40 08:40 Merehead - Hanwell Bridge Loop swings onto Crofton curve
Taken with the aid of a pole
In the age of bulk buy and corporate over-packaging, I tend to enjoy street-food experiences on annual trips to the motherland. I'm particularly fond of offerings from roaming roasted peanut & lentil sellers in Mumbai – equipped for the micro-dose single-serve. Goods are freshly roasted and they'll happily customise the additional spices to your liking. Plus it's all wrapped up in the recycled goodness of yesterday's news. Simplicity reigns.
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