Reuploaded after yesterdays FlickR meltdown...

Following on from yesterdays shot from Hardknott Roman Fort....., yes, it's Hardknott Roman Fort again!, this time looking out with an overall view of the Fort ruins looking in the opposite direction with Birker Fell on the left, down through the Eskdale Valley and out to the coast at Ravenglass.

Myself, and the two others I was shooting with had a cracking time up here with the weather playing ball in as much as it didn't pour down on us somehow and gave us great dark, brooding moody skies to work with, - you can check out both of their websites here: Mike Muddyboots - www.flickr.com/photos/muddybootsuk , Brad Eide www.flickr.com/photos/58071954@N08/

There's some really interesting stuff all round the Roman Fort including one small building that used to be the bath house and sauna! Given that this is a really exposed exposed area of the lakes that gets totally battered with high winds, heavy rain, and depp snow in Winter it struck me as being a curious place to have taken a bath and sauna! It went on to say how the sauna loosened up all the dirt on the skin so that it could then be easilyscraped off with a knife.... nice !! I don't suppose you would have the need of a cooling pool afterwards though, you'd just walk outside.... not for me!

Mike has also done a video vlog of our trip which he's posted up here - youtu.be/x8e8wu_TGIM - feel free to have a look and give him a follow, he's done a good job and he has the patience to do this kind of stuff, I don't, plus it would be more items for me to lose or break when outdoors, and I'm bad enough as it is :-)

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the mandatory bloom shot at the end of winter..or at least the end of winter here.

And yet I can't tell you how happy this made me this morning. Sunshine! The light and this bloom has me smiling. So time to get out there and soak it up while I can. TGIM...cause I'm off today with nothing I HAVE to do :) A good day for a long drive and a bit of a hike.

Have a great day!

A quiet place at Tannyhill State Park.

Most of you can't wait until Friday,

but I always have a TGIM.

Merry Monday to all of you!

And now go to work and leave me alone.

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TGIM (Thank god its monday!)

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TGIM, Flickr friends! How about a scimitar-horned oryx to begin a new week?

These beautiful antelope have been extinct in the wild since 2000. But, thanks to the efforts of zoos around the world, they have been bred for re-introduction into natural environments. One of the zoos for which I volunteer is part of the program.

Some good news to start the week!

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30 June 2014 Macro Monday theme: Mondays!

It used to be GDIM, with getting to bed late on sunday night, then up early for work on monday morning, feeling drowsy and irritable throughout the day.

Since discovering the group Macro Mondays, now mondays have more meaning!

It's now TGIM, and we can post what we have thought about and worked on this past long week.

I look forward to mondays now, for the creative challenge posed by the new theme each week.

But even more, I look forward to seeing the photos created by group members, and I look forward to reading the comments made by others.

I've come across some extremely talented and nice folks on mondays.

And so, this triptych is about macros. There are a couple macro images of the equipment I tend to use, and one of a subject by that equipment.

As usual, I'm posting then scrambling to work. I still feel tired and grumpy throughout the day, but now it's because I hate waiting to see what everyone has posted when finally I get home!

Happy Macro Monday!

Endlich wieder arbeiten! :D

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Angst vorm Montag? Ich?

Nein, der Montag hat Angst vor mir!

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Monday is not the day to be back at the grindstone. Monday is the day to be back at your passion. If you're working for the weekend, you're doing it wrong.

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Stronger everyday. Hill sprints. Double unders. Cleans and jerks. Miles on miles. #Unbroken #run #running #triathlete #grind #crossfit #crossfitgames #fit #fitness #marathon #tgim #cycle #nevergiveup #neverbackdown #neverquit #relentless #limitless #comeback #swim #bike #lovethepain #Ironman #ironmantri #motivation #inspiration #inspire #tattoo

Businessman Walking,

William McElcheran, 1986,

Bronze,

21 St. Clair Ave. E.

Canadians who aren't Torontonians believe that Torontonians say, "TGIM (Thank God it's Monday)."

Desperately trying to keep my back flat... please don't rat on a triathletes lifting technique all y'all bodybuilders. Getting a jumpstart on the week with a solid 3.5 hour training day. Decided to try rowing for a bit today... was able to knock out 10,000 meter in just under 39:00... So I guess that's my message for today. Try something new. Take a step outside your comfort zone. #MotivationalMay #DayTwentyTwo #TrySomethingNew .. #run #running #triathlete #grind #crossfit #crossfitgames #fit #fitness #marathon #tgim #progress #nevergiveup #neverbackdown #neverquit #relentless #limitless #comeback #swim #bike #lovethepain #Ironman #ironmantri #motivation #inspiration #inspire #tattoo

You may be stronger than me. You may be faster than me. You may have more talent than me. You may be smarter than me. You be more educated than I. But I promise you... you will not outwork me. You smile in awe at the pond of sweat I leave in the gym, not knowing that I'm about to go create another trail of sweat. Because, at the end of the day, it's not the person with the greatest potential that wins, or the person with the most talent that wins.. it's the person with the greatest perseverance that wins. That one who is always willing to come back again and again. Ultimately, it's a battle of the mind. We are all limitless. We all have potential that we haven't even begun to tap. But it's up to us to overcome our fears and truly take life by the horns. It starts with work, it continues with perseverance, and it ends by becoming fearless. Because once you become fearless... life becomes limitless. .. #MotivationalMay #Limitless #DaySeventeen .. #run #running #triathlete #grind #crossfit #crossfitgames #fit #fitness #marathon #tgim #progress #nevergiveup #neverbackdown #neverquit #relentless #limitless #comeback #swim #bike #lovethepain #Ironman #ironmantri #motivation #inspiration #inspire #tattoo

...like most people…works hard on week days and unlike most people works harder on weekends. so, what’s TGIF? isn’t there something called TGIM?

here she is… trying to get her brats to pose with a smile…the younger one is hanging onto & the older one is leaning on her…waiting for that ‘and they all had a great fall’ moment to happen.

She finally gives up and says, ‘butterflies make better/easier subjects, they atleast don’t make faces like this’.

Reflections week(1/6)

28 to go ...

Erstaunlich wie ich das jede Woche erneut aushalte ... ;)

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Holy sh$&. There are some days you just don't have it.. today was one for me. But I guess that's where character is tested. As cliche as it is, when things get tough, you need to be tougher. I guess it was easy for me as I looked down at my shirt 😏 After a highly anaerobic crossfit workout, I pushed through 10 awful miles. But the work wasn't finished. I still had 20 more on the bike. And I pushed through. It's all in my head.. I know I can do it! I've done much harder things before. So I needed to buckle down and get it done. And I did. Tomorrow is another day. And I can't wait to attack it. But never forget today's theme: character. Because it's how you react when you're in pain that will truly define you in the long run. Don't give up. Don't give in. #Character #MotivationalMay #DayEight .. #run #running #triathlete #grind #crossfit #crossfitgames #fit #fitness #marathon #tgim #progress #nevergiveup #neverbackdown #neverquit #relentless #limitless #comeback #swim #bike #lovethepain #Ironman #ironmantri #motivation #inspiration #inspire

my 365 was with my best gal pal, Lisa, today & we had fun with this one! i have off tomorrow. . . tgiM (monday, my only for sure day off))!!!!!

i hope everyone else had a GREAT weekend. . . nighty night, flickr!

Me-Made Pyjamas, in commemorative Royal Wedding fabric! Blogged here: dianaandme.co.uk/tgim/

Slowly, but surely... I struggled through my run today. Provided, it was after a good amount of squats.. but I still struggled. Because I think all too often, we give up because we think things should be better than they are. And the struggle is too overwhelming. A vision is absolutely necessary, but it's just a dream if you don't take some sort of action to make it happen right away. The most important thing I think one can do is fall in love with the process, because that's where you're spending most of your time. Winning and success lasts for 30 seconds, but it's who you become during that process that you live with day in and day out. Trust the process. And take a minute to admire where you are. .. #DayFifteen #MotivationalMay #TheProcess .. #run #running #triathlete #grind #crossfit #crossfitgames #fit #fitness #marathon #tgim #progress #nevergiveup #neverbackdown #neverquit #relentless #limitless #comeback #swim #bike #lovethepain #Ironman #ironmantri #motivation #inspiration #inspire #tattoo

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Wine Down Monday

1/2 priced glasses & select bottles

all day every Monday at Firebirds Wood Fired Grill. (all locations, except PA)

This is a little letter to myself today... Sometimes life is going to nip at your feet. It will annoy the crap out of you until you are standing in a pool of your own blood. In that instance, just learn to enjoy the pain. Enjoy the struggle. Because sometimes there is nothing better than getting done with a 20 mile run to find your shoes soaked with blood. As odd as it is, it's fulfilling. The more pain you endure the stronger you grow as a person. So here's my advice to myself.. love the pain and dance in the rain. Because struggles will always be there. Stop letting them control you and learn to take control of your own life. #DayTwelve #MotivationalMay #Struggle .. #run #running #triathlete #grind #crossfit #crossfitgames #fit #fitness #marathon #tgim #progress #nevergiveup #neverbackdown #neverquit #relentless #limitless #comeback #swim #bike #lovethepain #Ironman #ironmantri #motivation #inspiration #inspire

Every morning when you wake up you have a conscious decision to make... there is an infinite amount of information being thrown about throughout the world. But you control how you see things... .. There is an old Cherokee legend that I've come to love. An old grandfather is telling his grandson about life. He tells him that within every individual there is a fight going on between two wolves. One wolf manifests itself in negative energy... fear, sorrow, inferiority.. the other manifests itself in positive energy... faith, love, compassion.. .. So the grandson sits back and asks his grandfather "which one wins?" The grandfather replies - "whichever one you feed." .. Everyday we need to guard our mind from the thoughts and energy that manifests itself in negative energy. Because we are a consequence of what we think and believe. .. #GuardYourMind #MotivationalMay #daytwenty .. #run #running #triathlete #grind #crossfit #crossfitgames #fit #fitness #marathon #tgim #progress #nevergiveup #neverbackdown #neverquit #relentless #limitless #comeback #swim #bike #lovethepain #Ironman #ironmantri #motivation #inspiration #inspire #tattoo

Water and face towards the sun. Then douse it with crossfit, miles of running and biking, and a whole lot of core. .. I moved to Maryland in April weighing well over 200 pounds and in the worst place I've ever been mentally. Fast forward 5 months and I'm down 20 pounds, stronger, and more determined than ever. When things are going wrong, we tend to believe that they will be that way forever. You have to have the mental fortitude to believe that things will turn around. I still have a long way to go, but I am definitely on the right track. .. A huge shoutout to my fitness fam at @xprojectfrederick for getting me back on the right path. .. #Believe .. #life #pain #God #grind #crossfit #crossfitgames #fit #fitness #marathon #tgim #cycle #nevergiveup #neverbackdown #neverquit #relentless #comeback #swim #bike #lovethepain #Ironman #ironmantri #motivation #inspiration #inspire #tattoo