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Here is the world of thoughts.
A bunch of parrots sitting together on a branch,appearing like a group thinking upon some philosophical thoughts of life....different thoughts emerged in one place.
Any film by Mike Leigh is of course part of the core curriculum. Peterloo qualifies easily, but is a mixed bag. Strong on historical accuracy, it is words rather than images which remain with you. Near the beginning there is a wide shot of people trekking across the skyline of a Lancashire moor which recalls the image of Turner trekking across the Low Countries when prevented from reaching the Mediterranean by wars. Here we go, I thought. But Peterloo is not as visually stunning as Mr Turner (what could be?). Ultimately this is a film about words. You leave the cinema with the dialect ringing in your head, rather than the sound of steel and the taste of dust and blood, and that was not what was expecting. But then, this is a Mile Leigh film, so why be surprised?
iPhone 6s Plus f2.2 4.2mm 1/50 ISO 32
4 images, 120 degrees.
A fantastic view of Cave Run Lake in the Daniel Boone National Forest. Captured east of Windy Bay Fishing Point. Although mainly a fishing area, this location is frequently used for swimming and other activities. Beautiful and peaceful, this is one of my favorite sites at Cave Run.
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Thought to be a GWGU, but suspiciously looks like a SBGU with it's large bulky size, hefty bill, sloped forehead, lightish eye, and the face looks very slaty-like with a deep pink orbital eye ring. The back is too light though, and so are the wingtips, so maybe not a SBGU? perhaps a hybrid between Glaucous-winged. Its hard to tell in the photos what the accurate mantle shade is due to the lighting unfortunately. Deep Bay, Vancouver Island BC. 3/28/19.
Olympic Gull (GWGUxWEGU) - top left
*Gull hybrid (GWGUx?) - mid left
Iceland gull (kumlieni) - right, facing left
Glaucous-winged Gull - right, facing right
*..possible Slaty-backed x Glaucous-winged?
In observance of National Conflict Resolution Day, 4th graders at Findley Elementary swapped thoughts on the topic of peace with Academy Award winning actor and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Reconciliation, Forest Whitaker this morning.
From half a world away working on a film about apartheid in Capetown, South Africa, Whitaker reached his friends at Findley via the magic of Skype.
After a rehearsal of sorts instead of breakfast, the whole group took a collective deep breath. Several excited kids peeled off for last-second bathroom breaks. Then, right on schedule at 9:00 A.M. Des Moines time and 4:00 P.M. Capetown time, the connection was made.
Forest and Findley have been getting to know one another since last spring when the school was one of eight nationwide selected by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities to participate in a new arts education initiative to help turn around low-performing schools, developed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Domestic Policy Council. Turnaround Arts is a public-private partnership designed to narrow the achievement gap and improve student engagement through the arts.
Research demonstrates a strong correlation between access to arts education and better grades, increased creativity, higher rates of college enrollment and graduation as well as higher aspirations and civic engagement. When students participate in the arts they are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, have higher GPAs and SAT scores and show significantly higher levels of mathematics proficiency. They are also more likely to be engaged and cooperative with teachers and peers and are more self-confident and better able to express their ideas. These benefits are particularly pronounced in high-poverty, low-performing schools.
Last year at Findley, 92% of the students qualified for free-and-reduced-price meals. Whitaker can relate. He told the kids that he grew up poor and had to work to convince himself that his dreams could come true.
Findley principal Tara Owens told him that the school’s theme for the year is “Dream Big.”
“Peace starts with yourself,” Whitaker said when he was asked what peace means to him. “It works outward toward other people. Peace is an attitude.”
When nine year-old (“almost ten”) Brianna Shelton asked Whitaker if he likes who he is and being famous he told her that he makes a point of loving himself. He said he has learned to find joy in challenge. “As for being famous, that was never the goal. I just wanted to become an artist,” he said. “My job is great because I’m always studying and learning for the parts I play.”
One offshoot of the Turnaround Arts program at Findley is a popular Drama Club that meets weekly. Theater students from Drake University come over to work with the students. 65 kids in grades 2-5 are actively involved. By the time Whitaker comes to meet them in the flesh next May, who knows what they’ll have to show him? In the meantime Findley and Forest agreed to keep in regular touch. Owens told him to “call” anytime.
After they hung up it was time for a late breakfast for the 4th graders. And some lively table talk about their faraway, but closer now, friend.
thought you would like to become acquainted with my wife ...
she is sitting on the left side, tier 15 ... ;-)
8 vertical captures with 24 mm - just to give a hint for the space ...
Thought I'd go with something cute today after all the insect shots. I am going through this summers camera files prior to moving them off my laptop onto an external hard drive for storage and these were some I had'nt processed. Expect a few more as I'm finding all sorts!!!! ;o))
One more in the comments.
Thought I would give this whirl and wow it is a lot harder to draw than i imagined using a torch. Waited till dark and nipped round to Dunwoood Park, much to the bemused looking dog walker who kept wandering past. Bit rusty in places but something i want to give a bit of practice to.
"Io penso,
penso,penso
e pensando..
sono uscita dalla felitcità
un milione di volte.."
_Molto Forte Incredibilmente Vicino_
Meaningless Thoughts is may 7th's Shirt of the day at DBH.
I love it how DBH print your design exactly the way you imagined it would be on a shirt - well done!
here's the link:
This is the oepend bookwhere as many pages as one wants can be stored and linked with each other and more…
The seemingly laughable title somewhat obscures what is now thought of as one of the better sci-fi films of the late 1950s, and a worthy variation on "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," with its theme of aliens replicating the appearance of humans.
Starring Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott, Chuck Wassil, Maxie Rosenbloom, Ty Hardin, Peter Baldwin, Steve London, and Valerie Allen. Directed by Gene Fowler, Jr.
synopsis
It has now become a film-review clich to preface a write-up for I Married a Monster From Outer Space with the cautionary "Don't be misled by the title." The fact remains, however, that this one of the better and more intelligent horror outings of the late 1950s. The "I" of the title is Marge Farrell (Gloria Talbott), who can't help noticing that her husband Bill (Tom Tryon) has been acting very strangely since their dark-and-stormy wedding night. For one thing, the formerly demonstrative Bill behaves listlessly, as though possessing no emotions whatsoever; for another, though he spends much of his free time at Grady's Bar, Bill never takes a drink (now that is weird!) It isn't long before Marge discovers that Bill, along with several of his male friends, have been taken over by aliens from the Andromeda Nebula, who have arrived on earth to replenish their species. There's only one flaw to this plan: the aliens are unable to procreate! Once the authorities are alerted, a posse of non-possessed men attack the alien spaceship, paving the way for the not-altogether-predictable finale.
review
This smart, tidy little sci-fi effort is deserving of its cult reputation. I Married A Monster From Outer Space works primarily because it never tries to outdo the outrageous hard-sell of its title. Instead, Louis Vitte's screenplay builds the story up in a subtle manner, allowing the troubled marriage of its two leads to drive the story and building its alien-invasion plot around the edges of that main narrative hook. This approach also allows the filmmakers to offer some interesting thematic commentary: the film could be seen as a metaphor for how marriage can "change" a relationship. The film also benefits from strong, adult performances by a pair of leads who take the offbeat story seriously and play it straight: Tom Tryon never overplays the alien mannerisms of his character and withholds emotion to show the character's disconnection while Gloria Talbott makes a strong, resourceful heroine who is easy to root for. Finally, Gene Fowler's artful direction seals the film's appeal: he doles out shock effects where need be (mainly during the finale) but mostly concentrates on creating an atmosphere of paranoia through subtle performances and shadowy photography. All in all, I Married A Monster From Outer Space is a fine addition to the canon of 1950's sci-fi and well worth the time for cult film fans interested in this genre.
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Hallucinations are logically prior to thoughts
–Timothy Morton, Dark Ecology
How much thought do we truly dedicate while walking, to those patterns
found right beneath our feet?
Children identify shapes and jump on them or use them as a game.
And we, as adults, forget to see them. The unique shapes
that change while we pass them.
And so, we find ourselves stepping on the paved sidewalk and passing
between different examples and textures
as if walking between worlds.
But just as we don't pay attention to these patterns, skipping between them,
the opposite happens in our lives.
We can't break free from thought patterns.
We are entrenched in them.
Or maybe not?
Marcher Au-Delà des Modèles de Pensée
Combien de pensées consacrons-nous réellement en marchant, à ces motifs
trouvés juste sous nos pieds ?
Les enfants identifient des formes et sautent dessus ou les utilisent comme un jeu.
Et nous, en tant qu'adultes, oublions de les voir. Les formes uniques
qui changent alors que nous passons près d'elles.
Et ainsi, nous nous retrouvons à marcher sur le trottoir pavé et à passer
entre différents exemples et textures
comme si nous marchions entre les mondes.
Mais tout comme nous ne prêtons pas attention à ces motifs, les sautant entre eux,
l'inverse se produit dans nos vies.
Nous ne pouvons pas nous libérer des modèles de pensée.
Nous sommes enracinés en eux.
Ou peut-être pas ?
So i have been a bit lame ... yesterday didn't take a photo so catching up now ... need to take another after this one