Still, describing what the photo doesn't show will alter the picture:

Hoo, hoo. Do tell us the story the photograph suggests but doesn't tell.

well looking at that picture if someone that relatively slight can push a train carriage, those worlds strongest man competitions must be as fake as the TV wrestling.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

I've showed it to estHer and she likes your version.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

OK, sorry! I am jittery about these things -- if one posts a picture on his/her favourite blog, it may be for the community, but it will be visible for everyone and stay so.

_{*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

You, alone, seem to have understood why I posted the image.

I don't believe that is necessarily so. I am sure others also appreciate the artfulness of the photograph, the inspiration required for the moment of capture, the subject's facial expression and pose, etc, which indeed could have inspired several 18th century style paintings. However, a photograph also can evoke in some a strong hormonal response that conflicts with accepting the subject as purely an object of art vs. one of just feminine physical beauty.  Personally, I find the photograph artful in composition, good in technique, and the subject beautiful and graceful. The absence of a realization of beauty in the photograph would change the way I think about it - though not necessarily in a negative way.

I do like the photograph.

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears

no, i just was the one to mention it!

the formality of occurring...

it has such a charged, yet tranquil atmosphere emanating from it.

the wires are ugly, which makes it look less 'composed', but the beauty of the female form, and the happy marriage of other elements are so overwhelmingly fortituous, it causes the critical eye to be well-fed enough that perfectionism caused by looking for habitual markers is forgotten in the wave of gratitude that a tender slice of spacetime was artistically immortalised for us to enjoy.

words are useless sometimes, they have a habit of flying wide of the target. it has gestalt, the whole is mysteriously so much more than the components...

sump'n like that....mumbles fade to black...

(everyone's a critic)

thanks for sharing, and to your sister too

'The history of public debt is full of irony. It rarely follows our ideas of order and justice.' Thomas Piketty

Well, he does look like an absolutely adorable 'terror'! :-)

Yes,
It`s a rare morph of a golden-tail eel.
Normally it is brown with yellow markings, but maybe 1 out a few hundred are reversed, a striking color contrast that makes them desirable in the trade.
Here is another shot, showing the business end of the eel.
Click on it to see more of this beauty. Please
Oh, & thanks for confirming my initial impression of the fish, the "Lookdown"



The difference between theists and atheists is that the atheists don't set the theists on fire for refusing to agree with them.

The standard transliteration of the Arabic meat dish is Kebab, but OK, I find on Wiki that "kabob" is also accepted. Regarding the Mexican dish, I meant to pinpoint the apostrophe as typo (shouldn't it be "nachos" instead of "nacho's").

_{*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

oooh. Well. I don't know.  Maybe the sun was just too bright to record and the pixels got all flustered and went on strike.

Melo,
He`s a "backstreet boy" to the "uptown girls", definitely a heartbreaker.
I have an aviary where I have at least 6 other parrots. The number varies,
as we rescue birds short-time, or life-time.
We have a wild Nanday that had a broken wing, who is not healthy but will never fly again. He`s been with us for 5/6 years. An Indian ring-neck we ge`ve taken from it`s owner after one other ringneck from the same brood passed away.
We`d had this ones sister since it was just a few days hatched.
We also have an African Grey, that needs a whole lot of care since it cannot stand up by itself, so it spends it`s waking hours in a sling in it`s personal cage. We`ve had numerous hummingbirds & sparrows that we rehabilitate & allow them to choose when to fly off. We`ve had crows & nighthawks, mocking birds & swallows.
Some of the sparrows live in the house & aviary for months.
The hummingbirds we try & rehabilitate as fast &as carefully as possible so they can get back outside to get the proper natural nourishment.
But above all that, is Coconut, the nicest, smartest best friend one could have in the bird world. He loves doing tricks I taught him & just delights in showing off his dance moves especially if applause is forthcoming. Coconut is a Goffin cockatoo & is the smallest of that group. He is smart enough to trick me, then giving me the "PSYCH" look. But I do get back at him. Since we had a green parrot, a yellow one & him, I called them, Lemon, Lime & Coconut.
I`ll go retrieve a few of the birds & post them. I`ll be back in a few.
I live in Malibu, so there`s not much of a problem with temperature.

Remember one thing about these birds, they are long-lived, they are companion birds & thrive with your interaction. Imagine a three year old who never grows up. I would definitely advise getting such a wonderful companion, if one is committed. They are great teachers of patience, & are also wonderful learners if you have just a little patience. As for speaking, those that are good talkers just start talking, to your amazed surprise.
Here`s a few of my past & present charges.
The first few are of Iris as I`m teaching her to fly off of my hand.
You can also see Coconut fooling around. In one he`s on top of the antenna of my truck, swing around. Then he`ll slide down the "firepole" with a flourishing "Taaddaa".
He`s eating BBQ`d ribs in the last one.
Have a great day
















The difference between theists and atheists is that the atheists don't set the theists on fire for refusing to agree with them.