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Critique By:
Autumn Jade (K:629)
7/16/2011 2:12:37 PM
Stark, delicate, somber, emotive...wonderful shot, indeed, really love this!!
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Autumn Jade (K:629)
7/16/2011 2:11:12 PM
Lovely shot! I love beets! Bit warm to grow them in the summer, here, I think, in FL. Very wonderful shot!
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Critique By:
Song Bird (K:1447)
7/13/2011 6:09:22 PM
I cannot imagine living in that climate, though I know out west we have it very hot and dry too, some places are up to 118 degrees now, that's Fahrenheit, not celsius. I am so sorry to hear of the power problems and government corruption...seems to be worldwide doesn't it? Instead of progress they want people living in the stone age. I hope your people can turn this around in time.
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Critique By:
Saad Salem (K:89003)
7/13/2011 4:11:29 PM
bird,we have no humidity here ,we live at the edge of the desert ,the heat is absolutely dry .
about that heatwave ,yes I am blaming some one ,who threatened us to return us before the industrial revolution,and yes he fulfilled his promise ,he destroyed the whole infrastructure of power plans in my country ,something the corrupted government could never repair even in ten years to come ,.
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Critique By:
Song Bird (K:1447)
7/13/2011 3:43:21 PM
Thanks Saad...today is much more comfortable, in the 80's and low humidity. The past few days however it was in the mid 90's and very humid. We use only fans though I have a small air conditioner for the bedroom I haven't installed it yet. New England summers can be quite hot but usually it doesn't last that long and we are back to "normal." I hate hot humid days, so I picked a good place to live! Now you mention the "evil man" and I'm guessing you are blaming the heat wave on someone?
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Critique By:
Saad Salem (K:89003)
7/13/2011 1:17:29 PM
is it 46 C like here ? and guess what ? with no power,you do the math to F.
it is a swear fulfilled by an evil man ,you have to guess who this time.
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Carmen Fuchs (K:6967)
7/13/2011 12:18:53 AM
that's really cute, crys. =)
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Critique By:
Song Bird (K:1447)
7/12/2011 10:56:47 PM
It would appear he is indeed very happy, especially given the hot days we've had recently. Thanks so much!
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Critique By:
Song Bird (K:1447)
7/12/2011 10:56:09 PM
Thanks Armando...
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Critique By:
Saad Salem (K:89003)
7/12/2011 6:19:15 PM
that is really a happy cat.
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Armando Giambolini (K:17779)
7/12/2011 4:25:40 PM
lol...yes . The hair of this cute cat was a little 'shortened; it looks like a small lion. Here in Italy the heat is atrocious.
Very good capture , indeed !
Take care.
armando
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Critique By:
Song Bird (K:1447)
7/7/2011 11:39:59 PM
Thanks again Saad...I enjoy talking with you too. My father had that kind of beauty inside him, he was, to me, a saint. He kept alot of heartache inside and noone knew, always optimistic and funny, always so self-sacrificing, stoic and kind. I wish I could be more like him. It would be nice to age gracefully if we are fortunate enough to see old age...one can only hope
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Critique By:
Saad Salem (K:89003)
7/7/2011 5:50:47 PM
live well bird,I have enjoyed this fine conversation with you so much,
one last thing to say since we have gone some distance in this ,the greatest beauty I guess is that which shines from the inside ,that one which last till the last moment,and I am sure you have got that.
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Critique By:
Song Bird (K:1447)
7/7/2011 5:11:13 PM
This is an image of a friend entertaining at a local pub. He is an accomplished blues guitarist and film historian. I used my cheap little Kodak digital easyshare for this one.
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Song Bird (K:1447)
7/7/2011 5:07:35 PM
You're being very generous Carmen...I'd say it's more I was simply "young" rather than "gorgeous!"
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Critique By:
Song Bird (K:1447)
7/7/2011 5:06:48 PM
You were correct in thinking I did NOT take your comment about my looks the wrong way. Some women would, but that's their problem. Let's face it, I think most of us look better when we're young, though some do seem to improve with age (mostly men!) I'm sensible enough to know I can't look 22 forever, but for an "old gal" I'm not doing too badly :)
Anyway, I now live in another place frequented by tourists, and most of the ones that come through my part of the US seem to be Americans from other parts of the country. But we also do see alot of Europeans, especially English and Germans, who love to come here for the mountain sports. There is much skiing in the winter, and we have hundreds of lakes. The terrain here is very much like the English Lake District but the climate is much more severe with temps going as low as 30 below zero in winter, worse atop the mountains. Thanks so much for your thoughtful comments Saad...they are always appreciated!
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Critique By:
Saad Salem (K:89003)
7/7/2011 2:32:51 PM
thank you so much Bird,.
After I wrote that reply yesterday ,I have started to think if I wrote it in a bad way,you know about the English barrier,I thought for a wile if she (you )will mis understand it ,she will say that he said I was lovely at that time ,and now I am not he mean (pure Iraqi thinking of woman as I understand them ,just put in an English words).
thanks heaven you do not .
My limited general Knowledge that have let me ask that ,what I know that the English that goes to America for settlement far more than the American that came to England for settlement.
I always able to tell the ethnic groups and sometimes the religion of the person who walks in my city,not from their clothes but even from their faces ,the former may be easy to understand but I could tell you about the religion,the interbred of certain minority groups lead to some characteristics of the face and body to be endemic in those groups ,and that what my keen eyes are able to tell.
stay well.
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Critique By:
vehbi dileksiz (K:37355)
7/7/2011 7:38:25 AM
Excellent portrait work Song.
I like it so much.
My best....
vehbi.
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Critique By:
Nanda Baba das (K:78053)
7/7/2011 6:58:55 AM
Excellent shot.
My best wishes,
Nanda
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Critique By:
Carmen Fuchs (K:6967)
7/7/2011 2:05:26 AM
you were gorgeous! i love this. glad you posted it. =)
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Critique By:
Song Bird (K:1447)
7/6/2011 10:15:24 PM
You're very kind to say that Saad. YES I am most definitely an all American gal, red white and blue through and through...though some seem to think it's awful to be so patriotic...I am very proud to be an American. What I meant was that after you are in another country for awhile, you begin to be able to pick out the tourists from certain countries. For instance, German tourists stood out differently from Americans. Americans were always asking where the nearest hamburger stand was which made me laugh because there were none! Although I enjoyed most English food, the coffee and meats were horrible! You couldn't find a good burger in the Lake District if your life depended on it! Also, the older American tourists back in the early 1970's always wore colorful pants and had their cameras swinging from their necks. Don't misunderstand, I loved seeing them and talking to them. After 4 years in England I became somewhat "Anglosized" but never considered myself anything but an American and still hung my flag out every July 4th, much to the dismay of my English husband who liked to refer to us Yanks as "damned colonials."
The flag attracted even more Americans right to my cottage! It was great!
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Saad Salem (K:89003)
7/6/2011 9:25:34 PM
I will dare to say you were to lovely and nice looking at the time (my first ever),
puzzled a little ,you are speaking about American as if you are non American ,my present knowledge is that you are American,and that should be nothing for you .
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Critique By:
Song Bird (K:1447)
7/6/2011 9:03:59 PM
Yes that's me, around 1973-74. I'd like to find out if the people I worked for are still alive. I love antiques, always have, but the really fun part about the job was meeting the American tourists who came through our town each year. It's a very touristy part of the country even today. It brought alittle bit of home back to me and I truly enjoyed meeting them all. What was funny too is that I could spot an American tourist a mile away :)
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Critique By:
Saad Salem (K:89003)
7/6/2011 8:50:32 PM
I guess that is you.
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Critique By:
Hussam AL_ Khoder (K:79545)
7/4/2011 4:56:50 PM
Absolutely fantastic
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Critique By:
Gerhard BuschEFIAP/AFIAP (K:18382)
7/2/2011 12:04:48 PM
An original idea with beetroot.
Sincerely Gerhard
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Critique By:
Song Bird (K:1447)
6/30/2011 11:01:16 PM
Thank you Saad and everyone for commenting...these are BEETS...good heavens, they would make mighty huge radishes :) That made me laugh! Thanks again Saad...
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Critique By:
Saad Salem (K:89003)
6/29/2011 8:52:43 PM
good one.
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Critique By:
Saad Salem (K:89003)
6/29/2011 8:52:29 PM
Radish or turnip ?
I guess radish.
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Critique By:
Turi cg (K:27715)
6/29/2011 3:58:20 PM
Great!!!
besos
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