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by Member 25348569

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This is in response to Julian's efforts to evoke a reaction with Yet Another of his religious threads.

I would like to quote the inestimable Bruce Lee in the movie "Enter the Dragon": "Don't think. FEEL. It is like a finger pointing away to the moon. Do not concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory."

I photographed these on Saturday. Who CARES how they got here?



Neil

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by tig2

On those odd occasions that I think I need to search for
truth, I watch chickadees. And any other bird I can find. Or,
if it is Winter and icy cold as it is now, I watch my cats. My
Callie cat, in every shade of cat there is, is a favourite
wonder of mine- how many cats are in that one body?

No need for divisive arguments, just a choice to find truth in
all the places it resides.

by Member 25348569

Earlier in my walk I passed a group of parasailers and I watched the guy in the photograph weave back and forth across the hillside. I sat meditating on the scene and, when he landed, I found that I'd lost nearly a half hour 'somewhere'. I got chatting to him and asked him what he thought about while he was up there and he replied "I was trying to get enough f*cking height to clear those bloody trees."

Truth is often a matter of perspective.


Neil

Hey! Happy Year of the Rat, everyone!.

by charliespencer

They come to the feeder on the deck. He sits behind the window, tail a-twitch, and makes agitated noises. Good for what ails you.

by boxfiddler

"Who CARES how they got here? "

Some people care, some people don't. Some people haven't decided whether or not they care. The constant arguing about it doesn't convince anyone from either camp, and contributes to the undecided staying undecided.

My two cents.

by sleepin'dawg

all a matter of the perspective of the individual. What is perceived as beautiful to me may be perceived as ugly by you.

Julian??? What; nobody has arrested that dirty old reprobate of a paedophile yet??? I didn't think he was still lurking around. Pity, that. :0 :^0

As for your photos; lovely. You could have provided more details such as time, location and exposure. Glad to see the weather is nice where you are; here everrything is still under 2' of snow, with more to come, and the temp is -12C with gusts in the vicinity of 50-70kph. The wind chill factor is a trifle depressing; something like -33C. Brrrrrrr!!!

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

by Member 25348569

It wasn't my original Canon Powershot - you suggested that I get one a few years ago - which was an S2 but this was the S5 that I bought last year when I passed the S2 on to one of my younger relatives. Because I'm walking quite a long distance - that walk was around 14 miles - all of the shots were taken on full auto (point, zoom and click) so as not to waste too much time. It was around 13:00 on a lovely sunny day and the location was at the edge of a wood near the village of Knockholt, Kent.

http://tinyurl.com/29tonk

The temperature here is a RIDICULOUS 13C, that's 55F, although it is expected to get cloudier and colder as the week goes on.

As for Julian, he pops in occasionally and tries to start one of the old-time religious threads. I'm afraid I got a bit righteous on his ass last week and he took it personally and we exchanged a few flames. He also ended up on Beth's shITlist.

Neil :D

by maecuff

Don't care how they got there, just glad that they are.

If I'm wrong about an omnipotent being, oh well. I try to live my life good. And, believe it not, I treat people well. (mostly). So, I'm not going to waste any time worrying about it.

Love your pictures, but then again, I usually do. :)

by joer

The reason we hold truth in such respect is because we have so little opportunity to get familiar with it. -Mark Twain

And what do I think about "the truth"? Well, I can't think of anything more elusive when trying to determine exactly what it is.

by shellbot

Nice pics Neil..

Just this morning as I was walking along the river to catch my train, the 2 swans that live there were bathing..and so were about 30 ducks.. and the birdsong from the tress was pure music..
was pure natural beauty..and i don't care how it got there, or why its there..I am just thankful for it..

by av .

It gives me hope that soon it will be spring and the awful cold weather will stop. Snowdrops and what are the blue flowers?

When I look at nature's beauty, it really doesn't matter how it got there. I'm happy that its there. Of course, it does inspire me, so I bought $100 worth of flowers on the Internet. Of course, I'm recruiting my hubby to help in the planting of them. I think he will have a new appreciation of how they get there. :^0

AV

by Member 25348569

They turn up in April or - in a cold year - May.

This was the end of April last year, a few miles from the Snowdrops.


Neil

by av .

I think I must make it my wallpaper. We get Forget-Me-Nots at that time of year. Mostly they're blue, but some are pink or white. We have lots of Snowdrops, too. Also, Bleeding Hearts, Daffodils and Crocus.

Great photography!

AV

by maecuff

Not only is schadenfreude your hobby, but you cheerfully admit it!

It's very icy here. I've been sitting in my office, watching people walk through the parking lot. I KNOW pretty soon one of them will fall.

by jamesrl

I should throw a crutch at you, except I still need them.

I've fallen twice since the break.

Once was the same night. I went into the ER at 730 PM and came out at 230 AM. I was very tired and in pain. I hobbled on crutches for the first time, getting used to them. I made it about 30 feet from the clinic when I realized I couldnt make it all the way another 300 feet to the main entrance. My wife spotted a wheelchair and I tried to move around to get in, when I fell. I nearly passed out and my doc rushed out and said I had a classic "vegel" response. I went back onto a bed for 30 minutes, was fed some OJ and napped.

Then a week or so ago, I got a ride to the hospital, and it was icy outside. The entranceway was salted but there were these lanes of narrow aluminum strips in a channel in the concrete - I think meant to drain water away in the rain. When I put a crutch down on one, it slipped like it was black ice and down I went again.

Luckily a cast in both cases prevents re-injury except to my pride and my butt.

So think about that while you sit vulture like waiting for someone to fall....

James

by Member 25348569

with strangers. More honest, certainly. It would seem that I'm in good company as it was Adolf Hitler's hobby too!

Neil

by Member 25348569

(you having to look up 'schadenfreude') then there would be a certain element of perverse enjoyment, I must admit!

:p

by maecuff

some people are like slinkys. Not good for much, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

Okay..I don't mean YOU.

Hope you get better soon. Maybe you should take up ballet or something? Something to help with your coordination?

by jamesrl

James does not equal JD....

You know I skied in all kinds of conditions for 12 years as a ski racing judge, carrying equipment down icy slopes, down the toughest ski runs. Never had an accident. I skiied down the world cup course at Whistler (where the Olympic downhillwill be in 2010), a race prepped, closed course, at near racing speeds. Not an accident. I've skated on frozen ponds, never an accident.

I have had accidents while riding a bicycle, but only from stupid drivers. I've had more accidents driving back and forth to work (always me hit from behind by someone following too close or not paying attention).

I did break my arm at 14, skating around a rink on rollerskates. There was a hole in the rink where the hockey goalpost is set and a cap should be installed. One wheel of the skates went into the hole and stuck.

But other than that I was prett athletic - cross country running team, long distance cycling, skiing, soccer(football for Neil and Mycroft).

James

by maecuff

We'll leave the ballet to him.

I haven't been skiing in over 10 years. I'd like to go again. Although, somewhere along the way, I've become more and more afraid of the 'falling' part that goes along with snow skiing. I do tend to fall a lot. I'm not the most graceful person..

by charliespencer

You were probably too far gone to hear him correctly. Google it. I have the same tendency to black out during moments of medical stress. The most recent was just prior to foot surgery twenty-six months ago. They stuck an IV in my arm in pre-op and I went out. My BP dropped and I went into either seizures or convulsions. I can't give blood any more because that triggers it too. Be sure to mention it to your doctor in advance of any future medical procedures.

by absolutely

You just saw it now? And you don't even tell me if it did brighten your day, just "no comment." Bah!

by ontheropes

Me too. I've heard the word before but it's been years. Felt like a blast from the past.

Yeah... I'm bored in case you're wondering what I'm doing here. Even if you're not wondering I suppose too.

This thread needs a totally unrelated cartoon inserted approximately here:

by apotheon

Not only is your username here at TR reminiscent of [url=http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/][b]my favorite IM encryption[/b][/url], but you posted a political cartoon that just made my day.

by absolutely

But my other option was to remain ignorant
of its meaning, honest. OTR's comics are
definitely easing my pain though!

by Member 25348569

I have been sending the "rioting atheists" on to a few Muslims of my acquaintance but, I must admit, only those who have previously exhibited a sense of humour. That, by the way, is far from all of them.

So far, I have escaped jihad...

Neil :)

by ontheropes

I am having a nicotine fit or something like that today that you would not believe. Holy-fricking-cow! About to swallow my toothpick whole.

Glad folks like the cartoons. I think a little humor goes a long ways. Myself? I've been looking for some humor today.

Check out this site: http://hihi.elmer.org/
I go there most every week and try to keep current on the comics. I send different ones off to my wife's email all of the time. She's such a lucky woman: http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff118/sharewhat3/andycapp2.gif

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