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Taken in the wild in South Africa. Going through my files I saw this profile shot of a beautiful lion. Never posted. Thought it is nice enough to share.
Copyright: Robert Kok 2011.
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My daughter Kirsty lives in a lovely Victorian house up in Holmfirth, Yorkshire called Claremont. But the pictures in this album are not of her house but a lovely garden that I'm sure the people of Surrey (England) go to see pretty often! We chose a quiet day when the children were in school, which meant that only more senior citizens and mum's with younger children were there, hence why it was so quiet.
Those here in the UK know that our weather can be fickle. We often say that we get four seasons in a day, or one season totally out of season.
The day I took the photographs in this album was such a day. The week before we had weather that would have been cold for winter all over the British Isles; then a few days later we now have have weather that's going to make the south of France look cold!
Silly weather, but it what makes us a set of islands that makes us talk about the weather a lot of the time!
On our way back from looking after our two granddaughters down in Eastleigh we thought we'd take advantage of our National Trust Life membership and take a short detour to a garden we know of but have never been to. Now we've been there it's going to be a regular place we go to.
It sits just inside the M25 motorway on close to the A3 near to Esher. The gardens go by the name of Claremont Landscape Gardens. At one time it housed a mausoleum to Princess Charlotte, a much loved lady, who sadly died in child birth at the very young age of twenty-one. Incredibly the mausoleum was demolished when the land that surrounds it was seeking planning permission for a housing development just after the end of the First World War! Thankfully it was never allowed to happen and this delightful garden is now one of our national treasures.
These photographs of the gardens and other things were taken on my iPhone. I will be taking my Canon 5D to the gardens sometime so see what I can capture there, but for now, these pictures will show the viewer just how lovely the gardens are.
A tranquil oasis just inside one of the busiest motorways in the world!
You can find out more here… www.nationaltrust.org.uk/claremont-landscape-garden
If you ever get a chance try and get there. You won't be disappointed!
Gus Schumacher
Food for Thought, Food for Life Panel - Wholesome Wave and Google
National nonprofit Wholesome Wave has teamed up with Google and TEDxManhattan to host one of the inaugural TEDxManhattan Adventures. Screening a new short film by Susan Rockefeller, “Food for Thought, Food for Life,” followed by a panel discussion moderated by Wholesome Wave CEO, Michel Nischan, including panelists Fred Kirschenmann (Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center and as President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture), Peter Lehner (Executive Director of National Resources Defense Council), Gus Schumacher (Vice President of Wholesome Wave, Former Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services at USDA), Barbara Turk ( Director of Food Policy at Office the of Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services), and Marcel Van Ooyen (Executive Director of Grow NYC). The film and subsequent panel will focus on how the food system impacts our health, environment, communities, and economies, and serve as a conversation starter, inspiring us all to think differently about what we eat, and to make changes that will positively impact our health, our earth and our communities.
Add rain to the window and I would be in cliche heaven. A photo from a bunch I took for Sonja's work. This is one of the less usable ones I guess.
Beloit Lagoon Pavilion. This was used for August in the 2007 Beloit Calendar.
Flickr is the virtual safety deposit box backup for my photos. I can't believe I didn't upload this last summer!
"Darling, you can’t be so blind. And now, I can see why you flee. But it isn’t me, the enemy..."
An ode to my obsession with witchcraft, darkness and "villainous" women. May they never burn us again.
There are still spaces available on my conceptual photography workshop. It's going to be a wonderful day of creativity and learning. We have a gorgeous castle location, two experienced models and fantastical costumes. To sign up or request an information pack, email me at rubyhydephotography@gmail.com The spaces are currently discounted at an early bird price, so I'd recommend signing up sooner rather than later.
**I posted the below entry on one of my blogs back in June, but as I was eating tonight, I was reminded of it**
A few nights ago, I was sitting here, eating at my desk. The environment was a bit more quiet than usual. There was no television on, no music playing, and I wasn't even paying attention to the computer. It was just silent..a man and his meal. It reminded me of times when I would see my mother, father, or uncle eating at the kitchen table. I'd always watch from a distance, and it would always seem as if while they were eating..that was all that mattered. All prior worries were put on hold, and there were no concerns about what the future would bring. It's something so simple, but yet so amazing. To me, anyways...I'm weird like that sometimes.
Anywho, this moment reminded me of just how much I can pick up just from watching others interact with their surroundings. Not to sound like too much of a bigot or anything, but the effect is usually the greatest when I watch older Black people. I remember one time being back home, at a grocery store. I just watched how everyone went about doing things in the store. Some people hobbled around, with grimaces of pain accompanying every step that they took. Others seemed to be determined to get the best value for their money as they appeared to compare products to each other. Some people were dressed in what society would deem as "old" or "cheap" clothing, while others were dressed a bit fancier. It showed me that some people were less concerned with image or perception and more concerned with protecting their bodies from the elements.
I don't really know where I'm going with this. Perhaps just to say that watching others gives me a deeper appreciation for the more primitive things that we give little or no thought to at all on a daily basis. At least that's what I get from it..but we all know I'm a bit off center.
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Wait... I thought Sapphires are blue?!?!
Well, you are half right... Sapphires usually are blue, but they actually come in every color. Normally those deep blue sapphires are always heated to attain that desirable blue color. And there is nothing wrong with that, but if you are looking for a 100% natural stone, then My Montana sapphires might be just right for you. I have the story written below.
This is my second ever filigree ring... sort of teaching myself since that's how I do things. Solid sterling silver and my new favorite "Shadowbox" Bezel setting, a silky smooth domed setting that is probably the single best way to secure a stone that I know.
There is a fun little copper "Rocker" knob on the back (It is not quite centered).
The sapphire is a 3.92mm Round Full Brilliant Cut The color is similar to olive, and has a good vibrant look and is eye clean and , hold on...let me check... Yup, it is loupe clean too (At 10x power)!
The ring is a size 8.25
One of a kind!
The STORY behind these stones:
Usually it is hard to know the history behind gemstones. But in this case I know the exact person that dug them out of the ground, and I trust them. It was my Grandma and Grandpa. They were avid rock collectors and one of their trips included a trip to Montana, probably 30 years ago, where they were able to collect a small handful of the loose rough sapphire pebbles.
While helping them to clean out their garage a few months ago, I happened upon a small pill jar that had a small collection of transparent pebbles and when I asked my grandma about them, she confirmed that they were rough Montana sapphire that she and my grandpa had dug up many years ago. She gave them to me to use as I wanted and so I had them all faceted into small round gemstones. Thus they have no treatments of any kind and have only changed hands once before hitting the market. In the world of gemstones, it does not get much more fair trade than that.
Thought Id add more shots that I took when I was up the mountains .The sun looked like it was putting on a private light show for me
Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?
Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!
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Actress / Model Tanya Salas Platt (taniasalasplatt.com/), at twilight in a small alley off of Hoover St., just north of 27th.
Special thanks to Photo Assistant Alex Kinnan.
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