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100 Block of S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, Ill
Walking south on Michigan Ave. I heard a woman say, "Oh, my. I think I'm going to get sick." Then another woman say, "Disgusting." People in front of me were gawking to my left. Turning, I see two young ladies, dressed in bride dresses being photographed on the median in the center of Michigan Ave. If it was a show it was an impressive one as they kissed, they dipped and they held each other close. Passersby stopped and stared, cars stopped as drivers and passengers alike stared or got out their picture phones and the onlookers on the sidewalks pulled out their cameras. It was one of the most interesting random events I've ever seen, not because of the photo shoot, but how everyone reacted to it, only in Chicago.
Today the forecast was for rain so I took Amber off to the nearby fields and woods. It did rain a bit but not too bad. So just a couple of images for today the only bit of sunshine and a couple of my favourite tree.
Models: Teresa /Modelpoint & Belinda / Model Network
Style: Niina Erkkilä
MUAH: Susu Holm
Assist: Arto Rusanen
Setup
ok this is it for a while, folks. we're leaving for vacation very early tomorrow morning, but i'm saying farewell to flickr tonight so i can pack and get ready for two weeks in maine -- wooot! we'll be in portland for a week with old friends, then a pitstop at llbean, then a week just with the hubs in a cottage on the coast, with some books, some wine and the ocean.
so i'll leave you with some lines on the asphalt and some lines from the boss:
hey what else can we do now
except roll down the window
and let the wind blow back your hair
well the night's busting open
these two lanes will take us anywhere
we got one last chance to make it real
to trade in these wings on some wheels
climb in back
heaven's waiting on down the tracks
oh oh come take my hand
riding out tonight to case the promised land
oh oh thunder road, oh thunder road
oh thunder road
lying out there like a killer in the sun
hey i know it's late we can make it if we run
oh thunder road, sit tight take hold
thunder road
wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Two Butterfly species I captured this summer. The top shots are are of a Bronzed Copper. The bottom is a Western White.
Alternate species identification might be Purplish Copper and Checkered White. I am new at Butterfly identification.
put this together from NickGrant.co.uk photos love this car. if you like kickass hot rods check out nick grants photostream!
I'm a little disgusted by many aspects of the change but I think I'll be staying. The annoyances are nothing that an evening of building Space won't fix.
I SO named this after a song off the Tarzan soundtrack.
As usual, it started with a simple desire to draw these two, but I wound up experimenting with shading for future stand-alone pictures - maybe comic pages in the future, as it evolved from a technique I kinda use on some O31 page backgrounds. I'm happy with it, for what it is.
This is relatively soon after the two met compared to the other pictures I've done...as such they are dirt poor hobos who travel via sneaking onto boxcars. Sebastian has yet to get jaded by his situation as a whole, and Bjorn has yet...to get any pants.
Charlotte and Nik both pregnant - boths 6 months, and within 2 weeks!! Char with one baby, Nik with two - what sex will they be!?!?!
I used Shapecollage to create the two women. The tiles came from my favorite Flickr artists set. Post processing was done using Gimp where I added a background and a reflection.
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Here is Beefy, a day after his haircut, lying on the couch (one of his favorite spots) with a stuffed Devil that Lisa and I found while doing housecleaning Saturday afternoon!
Could it be this Devil that makes him sneak food when given the chance, and that causes him to playfully harass Sage and Princess?
Hehehe.
Beefy is definitely more of an angel than a devil!
Star trek III, The Search for Spock
There is a wisdom as old as time that says "There is no such thing as a good odd-numbered Star Trek movie." While we could get bogged down in arguing minutiae, I would rectify that statement and say that there is no great odd-numbered Trek film, but there are at least two good ones, and the best of the odd-numbered Treks is arguably Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
Forming the middle portion of a trilogy with Wrath of Khan and The Voyage Home, Search for Spock picks up immediately after the events of Khan, with the Enterprise crew still mourning the loss of their former Captain Spock (Leonard Nimoy). Upon returning to space dock, the crew is given a commendation and extended shore leave (except poor Scotty, who has to report to the new Excelsior engine room to help with their transwarp drive). The crew is resigned to the fact that the Enterprise, being over twenty years old, is going to be decommissioned, but a visit from Spock's father Sarek (Mark Lenard) leads Kirk (William Shatner) to believe that while Spock's body may be dead, his consciousness is alive in someone else... Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley).
Kirk and a skeleton crew (Scotty, Sulu, Chekov & Bones) set out in the Enterprise to return to the Genesis planet and retrieve Spock's body, in hopes of returning it to Vulcan. What they have yet to find out, however, is that Lt. Saavik (Robin Curtis) & Kirk's son David Marcus (the unfortunately named Merritt Butrick) have discovered, on Genesis, that Spock has been reborn as a child. Further complications arise when a Klingon ship, commanded by Kruge (Christopher Lloyd) gets wind of the failed Genesis project and travels there in hopes of stealing the technology for the Klingons.
Okay, we need to get this out of the way immediately; The Search for Spock is not a very good film, even by Star Trek standards. It suffers from horrendous budget restrictions which first time director Nimoy couldn't shoot around as well as his predecessor, Nicholas Meyer. A lot of the recycled sets & costumes look terrible, and really distract on the 2009 blu-ray high def transfer. It's likewise hindered by being sandwiched between arguably the two best Star Trek films ever made, and can't help but feel like a trifle compared to the other two. It's got more substance than I remember it having, but the stakes are relatively low from beginning to end, and the sense of danger imposed by Khan in the previous film is just not met by the Klingons in this film.
All that being said, the film is actually much better than I remember it being, if for no other reason than the script is actually surprisingly well written. The dialogue and interplay, particularly between the Enterprise crew is as good as it's been in any of the films, and the humor throughout (much of it by, or at the expense of, Bones) is pretty reliably funny. The two truly emotional moments in the film (Kirk learning of the death of David & Spock's recognition of Kirk at the end) still land incredibly well and make up for some of the more ridiculous acting choices made by the other actors throughout the entire film.
William Shatner, the actor, was never better than he was in these three films. His moment I mentioned a moment ago, learning of the death of his only son, is very powerful and as good as he's ever been on screen. He also appears to be having a good deal of fun in this film, which is odd considering he was unhappy at having to be directed by his co-star (all of which led to Shatner taking the helm of arguably the worst Star Trek film not directed by JJ Abrams, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier). The rest of the crew is good as well, of course all resigned to one or two bits (one of the few lessons Abrams & his writers wrongly incorporated from the original films).
Lloyd is also nowhere near as bad as I remember him to be. His casting is ridiculous, to be sure, but he's not quite as bad in actuality as I seemed to have thought he was. Curtis, taking over the role of Saavik from Kirstie Alley, though, doesn't fare as well. Granted she's not given much to do, but her line readings are spotty at best and she's not terribly convincing as a Vulcan. Beyond some ridiculous stunt work in the final fight between Kruge & Kirk on the dying Genesis planet, there's really not much else bad I can say about the film.
Star Trek III is a fairly lightweight effort in the Trek canon, but it still manages to have far more good moments than bad, and is ultimately a genuinely enjoyable entry in the series. It has its flaws, to be sure, and they are numerous, but it still manages to be solidly entertaining and never insulting in the way some of the other odd numbered Trek films were. It can't help but pale in comparison to the two films bookending it, but I wholeheartedly recommend checking it out, particularly if it's been a while since you've seen it. It holds up much better than you might remember.
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Day Seven it's fully open and another just appeared nearby. Last year quite a few appeared. I hope that the next one does not tear. I wont photograph it emerging, but will when it is open
Fruli strawberry flavoured beer, and Franziskaner Weissbeir.
Kings Head pub
Crouch End Broadway
London N8
The Wilson North is seen here with a load of bulk fertilizer originating from Heroya and which is being transferred into the hold of the Star Lima which will take it to Manzanillo, Mexico. The bulk cargo is being loaded using the Star Lima's crane.
The Grieg Star operated vessel is also loading sheet piling from the quay in the adjacent hold with one of the terminal's Liebherr cranes.
Vessel details Star Lima
Length over all : 204,40m
Beam :
Max. draught : 12,60m
Gross registered tonnage : 37447
Deadweight : 50761
Built : 2012
Yard : Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co Ltd – Ulson , Korea
Engine : Hyundai B&W 5S60ME-C8
Flag Norway
Vessel details Wilson North :
Length over all : 123,10m
Beam : 16,50m
Max. draught : 7,40m
Gross registered tonnage : 6118
Deadweight : 8308
Nett tonnage : 2966
Built : 2010
Yard : CSC Yichang Shipyard, Yichang, China
Service speed : 13kn
Capacity : bale 10603cbm ( 374445 cbft) / grain 10782 cbm (380767 cbft)
And if you want to call the vessel you can do so on +47 476 13 301
These dudes have some great cool self-assured postures and expression... I mean, look at that perfect casual slouch the guy with the tie has! And of the other guy - the worldly stance, head slightly tilted... confident.... How experienced in life they intend to portray themselves! :)
Interesting point: note the belt on the fellow with the tie.
I scanned the photo with great detail. Take a close look at the largest size using the magnifying glass.
BTW, this is a photo I found in an antique shop.