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The most important gadget in my kitchen at the moment, this little wine bottle stopper! HMM
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to be a useful, happy woman, and I don't think that is a bad ambition. Even if I only do what my dear mother did, earn my living honestly and happily, and leave a beautiful example behind me, to help one other woman as hers helps me, I shall be satisfied :)
Louisa May Alcott, "Christie," Work: A Story of Experience, 1873
Character Matters!
prunus, autumn Higan cherry, 'Autumnalis', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
We encountered this "sculpture" in the middle of a Lofoten ferry harbour and although I do not know the story behind I thought the reflections to be most intriguing :)
The [useful] friend that i can remove or rezz everywhere, to change skin...or mood . To scream at or delete , to tell my fake story before i logoff...
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All I have or should
want to be but never could
It's coming at, it's coming at, it's coming at my heart
To spoil my soul with fire
All my eyes can see is
born out of your imagery
It's coming at, it's coming at, it's coming at my heart
To scorch the earth with fire
Tell me who you really love
Tell me who you really love
The sun was playing hide and seek with this thick fog that day.... And trees, our beloved trees are always playing as useful landmark, aren't they?
Music from Erik Satie, Gnossienne I
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Thank you so much buddy, it's always a pleasure to take photos with you! Watch out for Edu's amazing version!
"A person who thinks all the time
Has nothing to think about except thoughts
So, he loses touch with reality
And lives in a world of illusions
By thoughts, I mean specifically, chatter in the skull
Perpetual and compulsive repetition of words
Of reckoning and calculating
I'm not saying that thinking is bad
Like everything else, It's useful in moderation
A good servant, but a bad master
And all so-called civilized peoples
Have increasingly become crazy and self-destructive
Because, through excessive thinking
They have lost touch with reality
That's to say
We confuse signs
With the real world
This is the beginning of meditation
Most of us would have
Rather money than tangible wealth
And a great occasion is somehow spoiled for us unless photographed
And to read about it the next day in the newspaper
Is oddly more fun for us than the original event
This is a disaster
For as a result of confusing the real world of nature with mere signs
We are destroying nature
We are so tied up in our minds that we've lost our senses
Time to wake up
What is reality?
Obviously no one can say
Because it isn't words
It isn't material, that's just an idea
Reality is
The point cannot be explained in words
I'm not trying to put you down
It's an expression of you as you are
One must live
We need to survive, to go on
We must go on!"
⛧ “Be Patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you ”⛧
- Ovid.
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15-february-2022: I can't get never enough of the SNOW, and even after a day entirely dedicated to photographing the phenomenon in progress, I still have the energy to take some shots on the tripod at nightfall near a tourist area where there are always artificial lights.
I don't like to take the lights directly intended as spotlights beams/light sources, as I avoid inserting the sun into a daytime or sunset shot, I prefer the play of lights in the atmosphere and in the glare of the snow on the ground, on the trees and on the reliefs in the vicinity.
After the precipitating core (in the afternoon, previous shots) I spent a good half hour photographing with the tripod under a constant wet sleet, annoying, but useful for creating a certain atmosphere.
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teeth » 3.1
new in the 3.1 evo-x release
hud updates includes:
≕ evolution classic heads have now been updated to 3.1.
≕ evo and evo x toggle buttons available across
all heads.
≕ options to blend or mask lashes have been updated.
≕ save slots have been removed for eye socket, lashes,
hd brows, hd eyelids, and hd lips and replaced with
a new, standalone style hud.
≕ 6 new eyes have been added for a total of 18 eyes.
≕ 2 new eye brows have been added for a total of 6 eye brows.
≕ 2 new eye shadows have been added for a total of 8
eye shadows.
≕ alpha mode has been added to the lip area. now when you
use the mask option, you will be able to manipulate
how much of your lipstick will show.
≕ layer materials (none) and hd complex toggle buttons
have been added under settings:
≏ clicking hd complex removes materials from
hd brows, both hd eye shadow layers, lashes, eye sockets
≏ clicking hd lips removes materials from the hd lips
≏ note: when materials are removed, the glossiness (if any)
on these layers will be removed.
≏ note: use the repair materials button (if necessary) to fix any
unresolved materials issues
tip: removing materials is useful to eliminate hair/head alpha
interaction (if hair has materials enabled), leaving
your head layers, alpha clipping free.
scripts updates:
≕ scripts have been polished to reduce lag, and make
the hud and heads operate smoother and respond faster.
additional 3.1 head details
≕ see all of the female and male evo-x heads: lelutka sl
≕ ready to buy? head over to the lelutka mainstore now.
≕ questions? see the faq for evo and evo-x
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maitreya » lara v5.3 base + petite v1.0 addon
[glam affair] » body skin [maitreya ivory]
tone 2 » ubu nature shadows vineyard colors for evo x
tone 2 » sweet lips for evo x
. accessories .
dead doll » rya hairband
. setup .
lelutka » axis hud face [head, neck, eyes]
lumipro » lumipro 18
. endnotes .
⁰[bom] → see: bakes on mesh by jeremy linden
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The theme for MM is hand tool. My tiny scissors are just right for daisy cutting!
Thanks for views, favs and comments, much appreciated 👍💕
New 100-400 lens proving very useful.
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To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life.
— T. S. Eliot
Lately I found my mind wandering as we wind ourselves into the new year of 2023. I decided to do a more thoughtful pose to work with some PS tools I've neglected for far too long to get the hang of them. Maybe, hah. Working in extreme closeup made me appreciate the work put into the eyebrows and eyes by Landgraff (his Unholy eyes are really cool), the brows alone are nicely detailed down to the tiniest hair and added scar. I'm wearing Cubic Cherry's spectacles to add to the haughty look.
⦿[CX] - Diablos Aries Horns (with colour hud, unrigged to allow for personal fitting)
At the Midnight Order Event Jan 2023
Creator's Flickr
⦿[Cubic Cherry] - {Philo} glasses base metal pack (different metal styles included)
At the Warehouse Sale Event Jan 2023
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⦿[Cubic Cherry] - {Alaris} tattoo (Fade add on included; dye to any colour you like)
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⦿RAKE - Ralph- Black EvoX (all hair colours included)
At the Men Only Event Jan 2023
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⦿Landgraff - Darius Eyebrows TINTABLE (several styles included)
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⦿Landgraff - Unholy Eyes (many colours included in hud)
At the Men Only Event Jan 2023
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⦿Badwolf - Ram Septum
⦿toksik - Loner Shirt (Legacy M) (Snake)
⦿DURA - NA22 hair
Head: Lelutka Skyler
Face & lip tattoos: My own
After the discussion in the group Saturday Self-Challenge I decided to photograph mine for the theme Old but still useful.
It's so old that all the paint has come off the handle. I must have bought this some time in the second half of the 1960s.
Some bubbles are pretty, but others are created to be useful!
Close-up of a spirit level.
Looking close... on Friday! ~ Bubbles (2022/01/21)
Taken at the Great Central Railway in Loughborough, found this old, though still useful shed - I liked the way the light fell on the doors.
first night photography with my Nikon d500. The tamron lens is a bit weak but useful tilI step up in Nikon glass. tis was the entrance to our spa in Henlow this evening
We had a tour of Wellington's country house and grounds which gave lots of useful info on the great man's life and military career. It's still lived in by the current Duke of Welllington. This is the back of the house looking towards the lake.
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I'm revisiting images of the many faces of Keefer Lake, my home. This is a 'redo' of a photo taken in April, 2009. The thickest and strangest fog/mist formed over the ice on the lake in a pastel 'winter blue' I had not seen before. It was like being inside a Salvador Dali painting! Although we often have ice fog we have not had anything quite like this one ever since.
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What follows is a (very) short story of mine written in the same year the photo was made ... the story and the photo seemed related somehow - at least to me?
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'Finding it, solving it, living it.'
Cool blue seemed to describe what he was seeing. It was soon dark and with it he feared he would be left to himself and he knew from experience that was not safe. How to feel it seemed always to be the fundamental problem but there were countless other difficulties that he constantly confronted and tonight seemed no different. Why is it that the ordinary takes priority over the real issue? Laziness, he supposes … do what is in front of you and brighter in your eyes rather than deal with the shadows in your mind, the things that are off to the side.
With the passing of those thoughts the blue was already gone and only patches of grey lined the horizon and shaped the trees and lake in front of him. Black and white would be easier he mused, grey was the problem of course. Joseph had always known that the lake would be the place where he found it and solved it. However, there was little warmth yet and more to be done. It wasn’t a case of deciding where to start because he knew already there was no beginning. He wasn’t even sure if there would be an ending? What to do at any given time about it he had concluded is about energy and attitude and distractions. The right proportions are essential and even distraction is needed in a measured and timely way. He had not seen in any sustained way that magical place … only glimpsing it from time-to-time although that was enough and it kept him coming back. Joseph often claimed that his only enduring trait was curiosity although he was credited by others as having more. He didn’t seem to care or need their praise and usually shrunk from it when it was offered … shyness perhaps, perhaps not? He reasoned that it wasn’t relevant anyway and wouldn’t help with finding it.
Idleness is, a friend of, maybe a prerequisite to the pursuit of it and Joseph had time on his hands now. You had to be sure though that the distractions of idleness didn’t overwhelm the quest. It was too easy to see them as reprieves when really they were quest busters. Peace of mind was not the same as the lack of stress that sometimes accompanies idleness and Joseph believed it was all about finding peace of mind. The glimpses of it had shown him that idleness only provided a useful means for having time to chase after the peace. “Maybe it wasn’t so much as chase, as follow” Joseph concluded. Curious people are often alone with their thoughts and comfortable in them. Thinking is not being idle although it might appear to be that to those observing.
MJH (2009)
Generational definitions are most useful when they span a set age range and so allow meaningful comparisons across generations. That is why the generations today each span 15 years with Generation Y (Millennials) born from 1980 to 1994; Generation Z from 1995 to 2009 and Generation Alpha from 2010 to 2024. And so it follows that Generation Beta will be born from 2025 to 2039.
Mark McCrindle
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english title: the more we live
🎧 fukai mori → do as infinity ❥
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hud updates includes:
≕ evolution classic heads have now been updated to 3.1.
≕ evo and evo x toggle buttons available across
all heads.
≕ options to blend or mask lashes have been updated.
≕ save slots have been removed for eye socket, lashes,
hd brows, hd eyelids, and hd lips and replaced with
a new, standalone style hud.
≕ 6 new eyes have been added for a total of 18 eyes.
≕ 2 new eye brows have been added for a total of 6 eye brows.
≕ 2 new eye shadows have been added for a total of 8
eye shadows.
≕ alpha mode has been added to the lip area. now when you
use the mask option, you will be able to manipulate
how much of your lipstick will show.
≕ layer materials (none) and hd complex toggle buttons
have been added under settings:
≏ clicking hd complex removes materials from
hd brows, both hd eye shadow layers, lashes, eye sockets
≏ clicking hd lips removes materials from the hd lips
≏ note: when materials are removed, the glossiness (if any)
on these layers will be removed.
≏ note: use the repair materials button (if necessary) to fix any
unresolved materials issues
tip: removing materials is useful to eliminate hair/head alpha
interaction (if hair has materials enabled), leaving
your head layers, alpha clipping free.
scripts updates:
≕ scripts have been polished to reduce lag, and make
the hud and heads operate smoother and respond faster.
additional 3.1 head details
≕ see eon, gen and ford male evo-x heads lelutka sl
≕ ready to buy? head over to the lelutka mainstore now.
≕ questions see the faq for evo and evo-x.
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exile » caleb [hair]
[signature] » gianni body v5.0a
heron » body ripped [05, signature, bom]
omega » system installer - lelutka [right eye]
. clothing .
[deadwool] » the dandy - formal jacket [black]
[deadwool] » ernst sweater/dandy add-on [black]
[deadwool] » the dandy - trousers [fatpack]
[deadwool] » formal shoes_mesh [black]
. accessories .
rozoregalia » lezato*necklace(semishigure)
tabou. » unisex square diamonds earrings
. setup .
lelutka » axis hud face [eyes]
anypose » bvh hud v1.81 [pose]
lumipro » lumipro 18
. endnotes .
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Morning dew - a very useful natural phenomenon. It accumulates the energy of the stars, moon, sun, earth, water, plants, air, and is a natural concentrate of many biologically active substances.
Our ancestors believed dew nectar of immortality, and made good use of its medicinal properties in their lives. In particular, they ran naked in the dewy grass, washed with dew, collected it in a wooden bowl and was used as a cure for many diseases. Healing "Amrita" filled people strength, health, prolong youth and beauty.
The man who appreciates the beauty of nature and the world is much richer and happier than those who do not notice this.
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For 120 pictures in 2020 #113 "Useful", this is a set of 4 mini-whisks I use mainly for beating scrambled eggs (I am the only one in the house who eats them, so only two at a time). But they are also great for mixing in any small bowl or container.
Acacia pycnantha, most commonly known as the golden wattle, is a tree of the family Fabaceae. It grows to a height of 8 metres and has phyllodes instead of true leaves. The profuse fragrant, golden flowers appear in late winter and spring, followed by long seed pods. Wikipedia
The golden wattle is the floral emblem of Australia with its masses of sunshine yellow balls of flowers brightening the bush and gardens in late winter to early spring. It grows from 2 to 10 metres tall and is fast growing, but sadly can be short lived. Adapts to most soils as long as they are free draining, and can take some frost and dry periods. Performs best in temperate climate zones. A useful plant- the flowers are fragrant and can be used for making perfume, the seed is edible and the bark is rich in tannins. Green seed can be cooked like peas. Ripe seed can be baked then ground with a mortar and pestle into a low glycaemic flour.
Note– this plant originates from South Australia, but has become a problem plant in some areas where it is becoming weedy and competing with the natural species. Southern Western Australia is one area where this happening. (Gardening with Angus)
we've done useful things, I've renewed the contract on my mobile phone, updated firmware on my camera and ... just messed about with a photo. :)
Famous, enchanting and highly toxic, Fly agaric is the home of fairies and magical creatures and a lover of birch woodland, where it helps trees by transferring nutrients into their roots, but if eaten can cause hallucinations and psychotic reactions.
Native to the UK, it grows in woodland and heathland on light soils among birch, pine or spruce.
Fly agaric is poisonous and infamous for its psychoactive and hallucinogenic properties, but reports of human deaths are extremely rare. It was traditionally used as an insecticide. The cap was broken up and sprinkled into saucers of milk. It's known to contain ibotenic acid, which both attracts and kills flies – which gave it its name.
Scientific name: Amanita muscaria.
So pleased to find this on one of Marnie and my walks. I didn't have my 'proper' camera with me so used my mobile phone.
~ Edited in Topaz Studio - no actual 'texture' and actually, the original is alright but can't resist trying for better ! I'm sure you know the feeling ! ~
Thanks so much, as always, for your comments and just for looking - autumn is REALLY here now in our northern climes.
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♥ tuus » kaya 3.1 lizy v1.0 [shape] //new// maybe soon
♥ lelutka » evo-x head-kaya 3.1 //new// 🎅
≕ 3.1 evo-x release and hud updates include:
≕ evo and evo x toggle buttons available across
all heads.
≕ options to blend or mask lashes have been updated.
≕ save slots have been removed for eye socket, lashes,
hd brows, hd eyelids, and hd lips and replaced with
a new, standalone style hud.
≕ 6 new eyes have been added for a total of 18 eyes.
≕ 2 new eye brows have been added for a total of 6 eye brows.
≕ 2 new eye shadows have been added for a total of 8
eye shadows.
≕ alpha mode has been added to the lip area. now when you
use the mask option, you will be able to manipulate
how much of your lipstick will show.
≕ layer materials (none) and hd complex toggle buttons
have been added under settings:
≏ clicking hd complex removes materials from
hd brows, both hd eye shadow layers, lashes, eye sockets
≏ clicking hd lips removes materials from the hd lips
≏ note: when materials are removed, the glossiness (if any)
on these layers will be removed.
≏ note: use the repair materials button (if necessary) to fix any
unresolved materials issues
tip: removing materials is useful to eliminate hair/head alpha
interaction (if hair has materials enabled), leaving
your head layers, alpha clipping free.
scripts updates:
≕ scripts have been polished to reduce lag, and make
the hud and heads operate smoother and respond faster.
≕ for indepth technical details see the faq for evo and evo-x
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. anatomy, hair, and makeup .
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omega system » installer - lelutka
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At first glance maybe an unusual spider? lol! This is a "bear claw," one of two that I use to retrieve a large, stuffed turkey from the oven twice a year. Yes, Thanksgiving and Christmas. ( I think it would make a great weapon, too if I encountered a burglar in my home)! Super sharp! Happy Crazy Tuesday everyone!
Útil versus bello. Una polémica recurrente en la arquitectura contemporánea, donde parece que estos términos han empezado a excluirse mutuamente. Sin embargo, durante siglos existieron espléndidos ejemplos de arquitectura utilitaria que no renunciaban ni a la belleza ni a la estética, especialmente en el periodo clásico. La Cisterna Basílica (Yerebatan Sarnıcı) de Estambul es un ejemplo perfecto. Concebida para almacenar agua potable —que llegaba desde el acueducto de Valente y otras fuentes—, podía albergar hasta 80.000 m³. Fue construida en el año 532 d.C., por orden del emperador Justiniano I. Desde el exterior nada anuncia su presencia, pero al descender nos envuelve una escena inesperada: un bosque de 336 columnas de mármol que sostienen una bóveda de ladrillo. El juego de luces, los reflejos en el agua, la penumbra... todo contribuye a crear una atmósfera de misterio casi sobrenatural. Parte de su encanto reside en su imperfección: muchas columnas son recicladas de templos antiguos, y sus capiteles variados aportan carácter y humanidad al espacio. En la penumbra dorada de la imagen, las columnas parecen repetirse hasta el infinito, reflejadas en el agua quieta. El visitante —pequeño, casi invisible— se pierde entre sombras y luces como si caminara por una ciudad subterránea fuera del tiempo.
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Useful versus beautiful. A recurring debate in contemporary architecture, where these concepts often seem mutually exclusive. Yet for centuries, functional buildings did not shy away from beauty — especially during the classical period. Istanbul’s Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnıcı) is a perfect example. Built in 532 AD by order of Emperor Justinian I, it was designed to store drinking water brought from the Valens Aqueduct and other sources, with a capacity of up to 80,000 m³. From the outside, nothing hints at its presence. But upon descending, we are met with a surprising scene: a forest of 336 marble columns holding up a brick vault. The play of lights, the reflections in the water, the shadows... everything contributes to a magical, almost otherworldly atmosphere. Part of its beauty lies in its imperfection: many columns were repurposed from ancient temples, and their diverse capitals give the space a unique, human character. In the golden gloom of the image, the columns seem to repeat endlessly, mirrored on the still water. The visitor —small, almost invisible— wanders among shadows and light, as if walking through a timeless underground city.
I have visited a grouse lek several times this spring to photograph their displays, challenges, and battles. The photos make it look like non-stop action, but in reality they spend much of the time staring each other down and waiting for some unknown signal to begin their distinctive drumming and dancing.
I've remained in my car for most of this time. It's quite rare to find a lek located right beside the road. This creates a slightly downward shooting angle, not too noticeable when using a long lens, and in fact useful because it allows a view over the tall, bunched grass. One morning, though, I decided to try slipping out of my vehicle - in full view - for some eye level shots. I did so very slowly, until I was lying flat on the ground beside my car. No grouse flew off the lek. Some, including the grouse seen here, even approached me. When it ruffled those feathers and head comb, while facing into the light, I managed this intimate, eye level portrait.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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