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One of the things I've missed most over the past six months is access to fresh plentiful veggies. Yes, this is privilege. In less than a week I can feel my body saying "thank you" for the fresh produce. It's not that it doesn't exist in India.... I'll try to explain elsewhere.
Many people think these dolls are bizarre, but I love them all the more so because they are different!
Had parent information night so had to do another night photo. Marble and Phillip did not mind because it gave them time to read their favorite book!
An old shot here.
Mostly updated for the purpose of fulfilling my tagged duties.
So 10 things you may not have known about me:
1) I think I am officially addicted to the $1 vanilla soft serve cones from McDonald's.
2) Whenever I discover a blog I really like, I usually read through or flip through the entire thing to see how the blogger's style has evolved. This gets pretty obsessive and time-consuming.
3) I am VERY near sighted - hoping that laser surgery will be cheaper and nearly perfected in the next 10 years or so. I currently own 3 pairs of glasses and still wear contacts...haha.
4) I think my current dream job is to be a photo editor of some kind of home/interior decorating magazine, because even more than I like taking pictures, I love discovering/looking through others' works and picking out what would look nice together. And of course still take pics on the side!
5) I have over a dozen moles/beauty marks on my face. I would love to get rid of some of them.
6) It makes me feel slightly superior to take longer subway rides than the people around me (totally irrational because they could be transferring but nonetheless...)
7) I have had sushi every Monday for the past month.
8) I think sushi would be a deal-breaker food for me, romantic-relationship wise :P (that and spicy food).
9) I could probably win an award for being bad at saving money.
10) I'm leaving for school for my FINAL year in exactly 2 weeks - AAH. One of my biggest concerns about the real world is not having health insurance once I turn 23 and am no longer in school or on my parents' insurance. Ridiculous right?! :P
Oh and if you have time, check out me, Bryan, and Justin's fun last night!
“Good morning, Sky, Bertie; a lovely bright one too.” Said Posh Bear as he sat down beside his friends.
“It is indeed Posh, but it is a worrying one too, well for some of us.” Replied Sky.
“Why would that be, Sky?” Asked Posh.
“I have been having an enormous thunk, and I can tell you both that I am a tad concerned.”
“Poor Sky, I’m sorry to hear that Sky. What have you been thinking about? What, is wrong?” Asked Bertie.
“It’s the buzzy things Bertie. I’m so worried about the buzzy things.”
“I don’t see why Sky, they don’t hurt you and they make our honey, so what is to worry about?” Asked Posh.
“I worry about how clever they are? I mean, how good are their memories. Suppose they had all forgotten that they are supposed to flit around the flowers and then make us honey, what then?”
“I can’t see that happening Sky, they have always made sure we have enough honey.” Argued Bertie.
“I don’t know Bertie; they might forget and the we would have no honey. I was wondering if we should help them, what do you chaps think?”
“I think you are bonkers Sky. How can we help the buzzy things remember what they are supposed to do?” Asked Posh.
“I was thinking that maybe we need to begin writing notices that we can place by the flowers to tell the buzzy things to visit them and start making honey.”
“No, that would never work Sky. We can’t write in bee and they can’t understand bear, so no point in notices.” Said Bertie.
“Ah, I see your thinking Bertie, I hadn’t thought about that. So, what can we do?”
“A difficult one Sky. How about we begin keeping all our empty jars and place them by the flowers so the bees can just drop the honey straight in the jars and that’ll save us ordering on the man’s thingy machine?”
“Brilliant Bertie, you are a genius. Why didn’t I think of that? Simply brilliant, that is what we have to do from now on. We’ll even leave the labels on the jars so if the buzzy things can read, they will know why the jars have been put there.”
“It won’t work fellas, for one thing the man won’t want empty glass jars strewn all over the flower beds. Even if he didn’t mind that or notice, the buzzy things will do what they have always done and that is take the honey to their nest which is called a hive. Only there can it be turned into real honey and then placed in jars for us bears and a little bit we allow hoomans to have too.” Said Posh Bear.
Posh looked at his two friends and could see their concern and so decided to try and help them forget all this nonsense and let the buzzy things do what they are best at on their own.
“Look, how about we go to my store and I give you both a full jar of my honey and the we all go out for a long walk in the garden?”
“What a good idea Posh.” Said Sky as he winked at Bertie. “I knew you would come up with a brilliant idea eventually, Posh.”
“Yes, I agree Sky, our friend Posh is quite brilliant at times.” Agreed Bertie.
“Just not quite often enough.” Whispered Sky as he and Bertie gave a soft chuckle as Posh stood up and they followed him to where he stored his honey.
Come quando si guarda la superficie di un lago, solo quando si calma il vento è possibile vedere la bellezza con gli occhi dell'animo e comprendere la sua armonia
Lago di Revine, vicino Tarzo.
Buona serata
#lake #lago #revine #reflection #riflessi #water #lily #ninfee
We're Here! : Obligatory Orange Things
Happy Birthday Cyn!
♫ Stevie Wonder ~ Happy Birthday ♫
Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox camera right. Triggered by Cybersync.
Moving about in the Olympics has taught me many things. First and foremost I think, is that our lands are all readily precious and need to be guarded. I've learned that one of the simplest gifts that that we give to ourselves has little to do with anything more than being grateful.
Grateful, for what we have and for what we choose to be a part of. Grateful for family, friends and good health. Grateful for our pristine forests and miracles they supply to our soul.
I am acutely mindful of these pristine lands and only hope that future generations will allow them to prosper under their own unique plan. Sustainability may only occur with the reciprocal attitude of mankind.
This is a trust of sorts......
Warbler Week, Day 7...Originally named the Black and Yellow Warbler by Alexander Wilson, the Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) is one of the most strikingly patterned warblers. It is so named because it was discovered by Mr. Wilson in a Mississippi magnolia tree--of course, it was migrating at the time. These gorgeous birds breed almost exclusively in spruce trees, typically in Canada. While they are quite particular about the summer homes, their winter ones are far more eclectic. They spend their winter breaks in Central America in a wide range of habitats and likely sipping mojitos.
Turbine parts for a project in Northern BC are seen just leaving the LAR Metabetchouan plant in the namesake city. CN L556, one of the two daily CN roadswitchers serving north of Chambord (Québec), is seen crossing, once again, Metabetchouan, river.
Who doesn't love a classic first generation geep still earning its keep? So here's another shot from the unscenic urban east end of Montana Rail Link that is largely eschewed by most visiting railfans.
Thanks to a tip we found the noon Billings yard crew switching switching out Boise Cascade at the end of the 0.6 mile long sour that leaves the First Subdivision main out by MP 4.9 by True North Steel. This is one of several cool industry tracks that has a clearance restriction and is limited by timetable instruction to nothing larger than a GP9.
MRL 131 seen here doing a bit of switching north of the Gabel Road crossing is a Livingston rebuilt GP9R that began life as a GP7 blt. Mar. 1952 as QNSL 108. Later sold to the Chicago and Northwestern where it wore number 4355 it's called MRL hoke for more than three decades and only time will tell if it will stay around Billings and get a new coat of orange paint.
Countless articles have been written about the MRL over the past 35 years of its existence and if you care to learn more download this great set courtesy of Trains Magazine:
www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TRN-MRL.pdf
Billings, Montana
Wednesday September 7, 2022
On Sunday morning I developed an inexplicable urge to photograph the corners of things. At that same moment, Mako developed a deep interest in the art of photography. Odd.
more in my new flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/195235338@N02/52699643743/in/datepo...
Kids enjoying some rather rickety danger if you asked me. The flying cell phone landed out of my reach but a wallet came down a moment later. I turned it in of course.
There are two things you can always count on in Quebec City: 1) a long, cold and snowy winter, and 2) lots and lots of Brualist architecture to counteract all the awesome 18th and 19th century historical stuff all over the old city.
Things of the Heart
The Emotions, the Hidden Scars, the Beauty of the hidden recesses of the human heart, fearfully and wonderfully made.
Jeremiah 17:7-10 Ezekiel 36:26
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vakx58fh4bA