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Isis Wharton @isisaviana
Photography and Editing: Dirk Dreyer. Hi-Res pictures and prints available at galleries.dreyerpictures.com
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
Quote by Nelson Mandela
Yes, this year in our large kitchen, the theme is ALL HEARTS... lol.
So, a heart-given image.
In many countries, it is quite traditional to have handmade and woven decorations in white and red, silver and gold...
I have shoots where they give me things to photograph and never want it back, that means I can do my free photography when I have time, and after that, it goes to the charity shop.
Sprinkle a bit of festive angle-dust around you, you'll feel great!
Don't ever let the child in you die!
I wish you all the very best, and thanx for all your kind words, time, comments and faves. Very much appreciated.
M, (*_*)
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Sai Kung, Hong Kong - Interesting to see how my friend interpreted the same scene with different composition and tones www.flickr.com/photos/40000382@N08/16524424945/in/pool-27...
請到我的網誌觀看安裝網址.
paoyuan.org/2011/05/07/plurk-theme-city-of-silence
Please visit my blog for the install link.
REFORD GARDENS | LES JARDINS DE METIS
Spectacular view associated with wind gust.
Beautiful flowers at Reford Gardens.
Visit : www.refordgardens.com/
VERTICAL LINE GARDEN 2017
Julia Jamrozik, Coryn Kempster
Buffalo, United States.
Visit: www.ck-jj.com
From the plaque:
Drawing on the formal language of historical garden design, and the contemporary means of mass-produced safety and construction material, the project is a strong graphic intervention that aims to produce an abstract field.
Defining a geometric zone out of tightly spaced parallel lines of stretched commercial barrier tape , the installation introduces ordered man-made elements into the cultivated natural environment of the Reford Gardens. Through this juxtaposition, a dialogue between the two spheres is created based on the shared theme of protection and necessary safe-guarding while questioning the definition of what is truly natural.
As one approaches and then walks around and through the installation the changing viewpoint will allow the shifting of the tape lines in space and thus varied views of the overall composition. Further the movement of the lines with the changing of the climate, the wind and the sun will ensure a dynamic optical and auditory engagement for the audience. As visitors enter and inhabit the space by occupying the provided loungers, the fluctuating appearance of the installation is further enhanced.
In the 2015 version of the garden, we have decided to alter the colours of the field and provide and to provide canpy elements which will not only provide shade but also give a different experiential perspective of the banner tape.
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Texte de la plaque:
S'appuyant sur le langage formel de la conception du jardin historique, sur des moyens modernes de sécutité et sur des matériaux de construction produits en massa, le projet se veut une intervention graphique cherchant à créer un champs abstrait.
Des lignes parallèles de rubans de sécurité étroitement espacés définissent une zone géométrique. Cette installation d’éléments ordonnés prend place dans un milieu d’aspect naturel. Par cette juxtaposition, un dialogue entre les deux se crée basé sur le thème commun de la protection et de la sauvegarde , tout en s’interrogeant sur la définition de ce qui est vraiment naturel.
En s’approchant, en marchant autour et au travers le jardin, le point de vue change, ce qui permet le déplacement des lignes dans l’espace pour offrir de nouvelles perspectives sur la composition globale. Outre le mouvement des lignes, les changements de climat, le vent et le soleil procurent aux visiteurs des expériences visuelles et auditives dynamiques. Lorsque les visiteurs entrent et habitent l’espace en s’assoyant sur les chaises, l’aspect fluctuant de l’installation est renforcé.
Dans la version 2015 du jardin, les couleurs des rubans sont différentes et trois canopées ont été ajoutés. Ce qui va non seulement fournir de l’ombre mais aussi offrir une perspective expérientielle différente sur les rubans de sécurité.
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Visit : www.refordgardens.com/
From Wikipedia:
Elsie Stephen Meighen - born January 22, 1872, Perth, Ontario - and Robert Wilson Reford - born in 1867, Montreal - got married on June 12, 1894.
Elsie Reford was a pioneer of Canadian horticulture, creating one of the largest private gardens in Canada on her estate, Estevan Lodge in eastern Québec. Located in Grand-Métis on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, her gardens have been open to the public since 1962 and operate under the name Les Jardins de Métis and Reford Gardens.
Born January 22, 1872 at Perth, Ontario, Elsie Reford was the eldest of three children born to Robert Meighen and Elsie Stephen. Coming from modest backgrounds themselves, Elsie’s parents ensured that their children received a good education. After being educated in Montreal, she was sent to finishing school in Dresden and Paris, returning to Montreal fluent in both German and French, and ready to take her place in society.
She married Robert Wilson Reford on June 12, 1894. She gave birth to two sons, Bruce in 1895 and Eric in 1900. Robert and Elsie Reford were, by many accounts, an ideal couple. In 1902, they built a house on Drummond Street in Montreal. They both loved the outdoors and they spend several weeks a year in a log cabin they built at Lac Caribou, south of Rimouski. In the autumn they hunted for caribou, deer, and ducks. They returned in winter to ski and snowshoe. Elsie Reford also liked to ride. She had learned as a girl and spent many hours riding on the slopes of Mount Royal. And of course, there was salmon-fishing – a sport at which she excelled.
In her day, she was known for her civic, social, and political activism. She was engaged in philanthropic activities, particularly for the Montreal Maternity Hospital and she was also the moving force behind the creation of the Women’s Canadian Club of Montreal, the first women club in Canada. She believed it important that the women become involved in debates over the great issues of the day, « something beyond the local gossip of the hour ». Her acquaintance with Lord Grey, the Governor-General of Canada from 1904 to 1911, led to her involvement in organizing, in 1908, Québec City’s tercentennial celebrations. The event was one of many to which she devoted herself in building bridges with French-Canadian community.
During the First World War, she joined her two sons in England and did volunteer work at the War Office, translating documents from German into English. After the war, she was active in the Victorian Order of Nurses, the Montreal Council of Social Agencies, and the National Association of Conservative Women.
In 1925 at the age of 53 years, Elsie Reford was operated for appendicitis and during her convalescence, her doctor counselled against fishing, fearing that she did not have the strength to return to the river.”Why not take up gardening?” he said, thinking this a more suitable pastime for a convalescent woman of a certain age. That is why she began laying out the gardens and supervising their construction. The gardens would take ten years to build, and would extend over more than twenty acres.
Elsie Reford had to overcome many difficulties in bringing her garden to life. First among them were the allergies that sometimes left her bedridden for days on end. The second obstacle was the property itself. Estevan was first and foremost a fishing lodge. The site was chosen because of its proximity to a salmon river and its dramatic views – not for the quality of the soil.
To counter-act nature’s deficiencies, she created soil for each of the plants she had selected, bringing peat and sand from nearby farms. This exchange was fortuitous to the local farmers, suffering through the Great Depression. Then, as now, the gardens provided much-needed work to an area with high unemployment. Elsie Reford’s genius as a gardener was born of the knowledge she developed of the needs of plants. Over the course of her long life, she became an expert plantsman. By the end of her life, Elsie Reford was able to counsel other gardeners, writing in the journals of the Royal Horticultural Society and the North American Lily Society. Elsie Reford was not a landscape architect and had no training of any kind as a garden designer. While she collected and appreciated art, she claimed no talents as an artist.
Elsie Stephen Reford died at her Drummond Street home on November 8, 1967 in her ninety-sixth year.
In 1995, the Reford Gardens ("Jardins de Métis") in Grand-Métis were designated a National Historic Site of Canada, as being an excellent Canadian example of the English-inspired garden.(Wikipedia)
Visit : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Reford
Visit : www.refordgardens.com/
LES JARDINS DE MÉTIS
Créés par Elsie Reford de 1926 à 1958, ces jardins témoignent de façon remarquable de l’art paysager à l’anglaise. Disposés dans un cadre naturel, un ensemble de jardins exhibent fleurs vivaces, arbres et arbustes. Le jardin des pommetiers, les rocailles et l’Allée royale évoquent l’œuvre de cette dame passionnée d’horticulture. Agrémenté d’un ruisseau et de sentiers sinueux, ce site jouit d’un microclimat favorable à la croissance d’espèces uniques au Canada. Les pavots bleus et les lis, privilégiés par Mme Reford, y fleurissent toujours et contribuent , avec d’autres plantes exotiques et indigènes, à l’harmonie de ces lieux.
Created by Elsie Reford between 1926 and 1958, these gardens are an inspired example of the English art of the garden. Woven into a natural setting, a series of gardens display perennials, trees and shrubs. A crab-apple orchard, a rock garden, and the Long Walk are also the legacy of this dedicated horticulturist. A microclimate favours the growth of species found nowhere else in Canada, while the stream and winding paths add to the charm. Elsie Reford’s beloved blue poppies and lilies still bloom and contribute, with other exotic and indigenous plants, to the harmony of the site.
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Gouvernement du Canada – Government of Canada
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Eye Shadow: Hexed - Elsa Eyeshadow BOM EVOX - main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hastings%20Manor/209/47/2048
Gauges: LIYUE SAKU Swallow EvoX XL - @Dollholic Event - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sweet%20Daydream/53/208/28
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Tattoo: KaoS Tattoo - BELLA MOON - main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Devils%20Landing/143/227/23
Outfit: IlCoColI (bodysuit, skirt & heels) - Xcoco - main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sensual%20Souls/80/170/24
Bunny: .Tardfish. Ni Buns - @Equal10 - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/equal10/210/128/89
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Beers & Snacks: [Mamere] Beer tasting set - main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mamere/192/120/2002
Backdrop: The Beardeed Guy - Karaoke Room Backdrop - main store - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Moonwall/169/121/32
The first thing popped on my mind was, Deepavali ! So we rushed to Penang Little India and almost all participants were there looking for the subject to shoot. Like other Little India in Malaysia, the place are happening and people were friendly and happily allowed when I asked their permission to take their picture. I've got a lot of pictures here.. As usual... my style...STREET.
Picture theme : www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGgekUm38n4
Saxe-Leipzig : www.nationstates.net/nation=saxe-leipzig
Brooches : marketplace.secondlife.com/fr-FR/stores/138176
Inspired by the Imperial Russian Crown Jewels and Lost Splendour.
The 'London Eye (Millennium Wheel) at a height of 135 metres (443 ft), is the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3 million people a year. At the time it was erected it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until it was surpassed by the Star of Nanchang (160m) in May 2006, and then the Singapore Flyer (165m) on February 11, 2008. However, it is still described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel" (because the entire structure is supported by an A-frame on one side only)
So, this week's theme is 'Twiinz!'
Photo Requirements:
- You can either use the same doll (edited in) as your twin, or another doll with a somewhat similar look as your twin.
If time permits, I'd like you to add a short storyline about the 'relationship' with your twin! :)
PHOTOS DUE AUGUST 22 2014
My first cupcakes in years!! The rainbow effect was done by dividing and coloring the cake batter with gel food coloring and adding small amounts of each to the mini cupcake cups. I made Vanilla Buttercream Frosting. Special thanks to Cyndi (IndulgeDesserts) and Glory (GloriousTreats) for recipes!
Taken at Swank Escapes, Romantic Dream experience at maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Prestigious%20Peace/176/24...
Swank Escapes currently have 6 different themed experiences for you to explore and enjoy with that special someone, be it a date, special occasion or a romantic honeymoon experience.
Each experience is stylishly and elegantly decorated, using only the finest in animations and set within beautifully created landscaping.
Each themed experience includes but not limited to:
* a romantic space for dinner for two
* a personal dance ball loaded with the most gorgeous dance animations (discretely located next to the music turntable)
* many music stream choices, controlled by Turntable/record player, perfect for setting a mood
* automatic security orb for privacy and security.
* a wide range of both adult and cuddle animated items, hand picked to enhance each experience
Listed below are the themes currently available with highlighted features.
♦ Romantic Dreams / Honeymoon - Rose petals and candles adorn this very European residence - old mixed with new, making this a truly romantic beauty. This is a complete home getaway including a living room with fireplace and sitting area, full kitchen, couples bath/shower in a beautiful romantic atrium, formal dinner for two in the old conservatory, elegant patio and swimming pool area. All beautifully landscaped into the cottage gardens surrounding.
♦ Fall into Autumn - Leaves are changing, the colors of Fall surround a beautiful loft style cottage, making this a cozy & warm retreat. A full home getaway complete with full kitchen, living room, open air bathroom, romantic bedroom loft with fireplace. Outdoor area includes a beautiful rustic gazebo area with hot tub, dance area and fireside seating. Relax with your loved one and 7seas fish from the river dock. All beautifully landscaped into a Fall themed country cottage experience.
♦ Tropical Island Paradise - Beautiful colorful little fish swimming in coral blue waters. An island of palm trees, waterfalls, white sand, flying Macaws and roaming flamingos. All making this the perfect tropical, fun get away, where the sun always shines. The island boast's all you will need for a summer escape with hanging swings, hammocks, towels, sandcastles and umbrella with blanket. Shower surrounded by frangipani's and hibiscus and enjoy a tropical dinner and dancing under the sweet ocean breeze with someone special.
♦ The Boho Retreat - Beautiful space to escape to and look up in the sky to watch the shooting stars surrounded by a colorful aurora and magical little glowing lights. Making this truly a magical retreat under the stars. This Glamping /Camping area has a beautiful large tent, rose petal and candle lit floor and a small fire for those warm but breezy nights. A cozy little garden space for hot drinks and cuddling up with someone special. Small Pond perfect to kick back relax and go fishing, Dinner for two under the stars. Lanterns with warm romantic glows surround a central dancing deck. This is that perfect little magical space in the woods for two.
♦ Under The Sea Romance - Beautiful Crystal Gazebo surrounded by corals and glowing foliage. Full of ocean life swimming around you. Making this the perfect hideaway under the sea. Bordered by large tall rocks that create this perfect ocean space just for you and that special person. Crystal Gazebo with not just dances but a separate Mermaid Dance ball with swimming animations. You'll need those swimming animations to swim up high to reach the ledges for dinner for two, Romantic Towel ledge and love in a floating bubble all over looking the sea life in all its graceful and colorful splendor. This is the magic of love under the sea.
♦ The Red Room Elite - Elegant lounge to wine and dine with double doors leading into a red silk padded red room. Large Lounge area with full bar, piano, seating area with fireplace and a formal place setting for dinner for two with dancing. Everything in the lounge including the piano and fireplace is full of fetish adult animations. The double door red room is elegant with red silk padded walls with sleek gold lines, The most elegant Red Room you have ever seen. This room is full of BDSM /Bondage Kink. Perfectly arranged for all your fetish desires with class and style.
Also Swank Escapes is a subsidiary of SWANK EVENTS- One of SL's Largest Monthly Sales events. Including His and Hers Fashion , Beauty, Home & Garden and over 200 Gacha to try your luck on. With almost 300 designers your sure to find something to like or enjoy. 5,000L Raffle Board.
Swank Events & HOS KittyCats Market
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Master of MINIMALISM: The ELEGANT Style of Harry Callahan
PhotoToaster, Vintique, Hipstamatic and LightFx on iphone.
Created for "V is for Vacation" theme at www.meandyou52.com
Weekly Theme Challenge ~ Outside Sculpture
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Theme : photo culinaire. Retrouvez les schemas d'eclairage sur le site de strobi.fr www.strobi.fr
Check the website to see the lighting setup : www.strobi.fr