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They think they're so clever, shuffling their little schemes and side-eyes across the garden court. Let them whisper behind their fans, let them bluff with their painted smiles and hollow promises. I see every tell, every nervous flutter of lashes, every bead of sweat masquerading as morning dew.
The thing about holding the Ace of Hearts? You don't show it. You let them play their hands—let them think they've got you figured out with their twos and threes and desperate kings. You smile. You sip your wine. You watch them double down on nothing.
And when the moment's ripe, when they've bet everything on their mediocre cards and puffed-up confidence?
That's when you lay it down.
The crowd always gasps the same way—half outrage, half admiration. But honey, I stopped playing for their approval ages ago.
I play to win.
Song link youtu.be/iEiWNbUjgiU?list=RDwvlJHXK-Lo0 Open in other tab if you don't wana come out of fliickr ^^
I think I don't say that often enough! Yesterday Hipstamatic released new lens/film combination and, as you can see, it rocks. I know this is a very, very lazy shot...no excuses. But it still looks kind of cool! Did I mention I love iPhone?
Temperatures are expected to be "much above normal" in the San Diego area and throughout Southern California by Thanksgiving, the National Weather Service said Sunday.
Coastal areas are expected to see highs in the mid-to-low-80s beginning Tuesday, with that day's highs predicted to be a full 10 degrees higher than the Monday's in some places.
Inland areas are expected to see even higher temperatures.
Highs of as much as 90 degrees are predicted for Escondido and Ramona on Wednesday.
Real People Series ~ candid street portraits
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Couldn't think of an adequate story to go with this image. I'm drawn back to what it means to me looking at it. All I could think about was this song. It reminds me of my older brother I guess. Perhaps because I sat alone when photographing this scene, watching the darkness envelope these beautiful mountains and wished I wasn't. It brought back memories of many a late night spent with my older brother when we were teens. I took great comfort and trust in our conversations, his advice and opinion. We talked about everything under the sun and I remember many times sitting together and watching the stars rise high in the skies like a million tiny lanterns. It was my brother who also showed me this song before he left for boot camp. Since then we've both grown up and moved to different states but I think of those nights often when I'm up late.
Here's to
starry skies and memories of long nights... to loved ones who were willing to sit with us in both the cover of darkness and in the beauty of light.
Thank you as always for listening to my ramblings...
xx
Rachel
When I think back about my immediate reaction to that redhead girl, it seems to spring from an appreciation of natural beauty. I mean the heart pleasure you get from looking at speckled leaves or the palimpsested bark of plane trees in Provence. There was something richly appealing to her color combination, the ginger snaps floating in the milk-white skin, the golden highlights in the strawberry hair. It was like autumn, looking at her. It was like driving up north to see the colors.
— Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
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[FR.] La campagne Octobre Rose est l'occasion de sensibiliser au dépistage du cancer du sein et de collecter des fonds pour soutenir la recherche.
[EN.] The Pink October campaign is an opportunity to raise awareness about breast cancer screening and to raise funds to support research.
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#octobrerose #octobrerose2021
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I knew there would be lots of flowers for this challenge. My options were limited this week so a quick capture of these pretties it was :)
Some places make you feel small, in the best way possible. Gumiao River Grand Canyon (or Guniao Canyon) isn't just another scenic spot in Hunan—it's like wandering into a world carved out by giants and left untouched for us to stumble upon.
The river winds like a silk ribbon between sheer cliffs, so close you’d think they’re whispering secrets to each other. Greenery spills over edges, water carves its own quiet path, and if you sit long enough, the sound of the world simplifies itself: water, wind, echoes.
We didn’t rush. We couldn’t. Even photos don’t quite pin it down—something between the scale and the silence refuses to be captured. But we tried.
#HunanHiddenGems #GuniaoCanyon #ChinaBeyondTheUsual #QuietPlaces #GumiaoRiver
Есть места, где чувствуешь себя маленьким, но в самом лучшем смысле этого слова. Каньон реки Гумяо (или Гуньяо) в Хунани — это не просто ещё одно красивое место, это словно мир, вырезанный гигантами и оставленный нам на удивление.
Река петляет, как шёлковая лента, между отвесными скалами, такими близкими, будто они шепчут друг другу секреты. Зелень стекает по краям, вода спокойно прокладывает свой путь, и если задержаться здесь подольше, звуки мира упрощаются: вода, ветер, эхо.
Мы не спешили. Не могли. Фотографии не могут передать это чувство — что-то между масштабом и тишиной ускользает из кадра. Но мы попытались.
#СокровищаХунани #КаньонГуньяо #КитайЗаПределамиОбычного #МестаТишины #РекаГумяо
I think the past few weeks have been my longest time ever unable to get out with the camera, or spend much time online, but I was pleased to find this one hidden away on a memory card from the summer.
Looking forward to time off work soon, and maybe some frosty mornings!
ELS 501 rolls south near Beecher Wisconsin after swapping trains with the Channing crew at Pembine. Temps are in the mid 40s with steady rain and thick rolling fog on this mid March day. The 501 is a former Milwuakee Road unit and is right at home on the former Milwaukee Road mainline to Green Bay.
This is a Tea Plantation in Tanah Rata, Malaysia. It wasn't the perfect day to visit it but in the end the clouds gave a nice dramatic sky for this picture.
She thinks you must just be jealous of her fluffy pink stool. Yes, that's it. You couldn't possibly be laughing at her. :)
Yesterday's Crazy Tuesday group theme was Negative Space and, as usual, I tried a few different ideas. I'm beginning to think I must have a split personality. The image I chose to post was the grown up version. I'll leave you to decide what this one is. :)
...cleverly concealed within the petals of my hibiscus. I think I saw one just like this in a 60's sci-fi flick.:)
Explore 5-25-09 #313
First time I think seeing one of these, thanks to Donald and Charlene for pointing it out.
Bee-flies are fascinating insects that have mastered the art of mimicry. These agile, fluffy, flying creatures look similar to bees, but they are in fact flies. They have only one pair of wings, whereas bees have two, and their most unmistakable feature is a long, straight, straw-like tongue, known as a proboscis.
One of the first bee-fly species seen in spring is the dark-edged bee-fly (Bombylius major), common across Britain and a frequent garden visitor. It has yellowy-brown hair, a long tongue, and darkened wing edges that extend halfway across each wing.
Bee-fly behaviours
One peculiar behaviour displayed by the bee-fly is its slow-moving hover where it lightly touches the ground. It keeps its legs slightly grounded, while slowly and gently brushing the surface with its abdomen – if you look closely, you can see the abdomen creates movements in the sandy surface. This is because the bee-fly is scooping up sand and mud to coat its eggs for camouflage.
This camouflage is important, as bee-flies will lay their eggs in unsuspecting solitary bee burrows, hovering over the burrow entrances before catapulting their eggs inside. As the eggs hatch, the bee-fly larvae spend their time maturing in the nest, eating up the pollen stores that the solitary bees have left for their own young. Although this sounds like bad news for the bees, a healthy population of bee-flies means that you have a good population of bees.
I think this would have looked a lot different with a different background but when you want the centers you usually can't get them looking up, you get the backside of the flower..
I think that you can all tell that I am in a philosophical mood these days. There are so many complications in life that we, the people, have to solve and surely at the forefront is our inability to let go of the negative forces and embrace the positive ones. It is time for us to collectively come up with good reasons to work together for the better for ALL. In the long run, selfishness does not gain us anything, in fact we lose! Let's find ways to help one another, make the world a smaller place in which all are welcome. It is possible, we can and must do it!!!
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October is breast cancer awareness month. Here's to celebrating the strength and beauty of being a woman pinkribbon.org/
I think this is Tn 1690, the "Valdstejn", Liberec - Cheb, timed at 09.48 from Chomutov.
Sorry about the backlighting, but these locos, always in stunning condition from Chomutov Depot, looked great!
Thanks to this reference via Christoph Kainz www.flickr.com/photos/128767441@N03/, I now feel happy that the location is correct, I am standing on the little hillock at far left in this picture www.flickr.com/photos/brs-online/48060976166/in/album-721...
Ranchland County, AB
Yup that is yesterday and yup that is snow! Might be a heat wave out east but definitely not here. Several inches of snow fell all along the southern foothills yesterday which is actually needed given the dry conditions. Made it easy to see these ground squirrels, a Mom, who is barking at me and her two pups who came out of their burrow to see what all the fuss was about. Not at all what I was looking for but it was funny seeing all of these squirrels so very visible in the white snow. Spring time in Alberta is never dull and to think the summer solstice is only a day away!