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Awareness of the outside world. Viewbug: A Fantasy World Photo Contest Winners ~~~ Giants’ ChairShelby County Arts CouncilColumbiana AL USAJanuary 2024 Technical Details Chair. f/9.0, 1/100 sec., 20.0 mm, ISO 100. Manual mode & auto-focus. Post production. Resized, border, & watermark. Border colors, gray for project, yellow for Nikon. [Photo Safari The First], [Quarry, Photography,Continue reading “Fantasy Setting, Giant’s Chair, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Beyond Ships: INSIDE VIEW: KEEPING ON GOOD TERMS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, A conversation with Environmental Compliance Officer Ariadna Mayoral of QUEEN MARY 2, by Richard H. Wagner. ~~~ Friend Carol takes us on a tour of horses found during a recent voyage aboard the Queen Mary 2. Welcome Carol. Trans-Atlantic Champion, TheContinue reading “Horses At Sea, Guest Photos”

Awareness of the outside world. Ex Urbe: Tools for Thinking About Censorship, Ada Palmer, January 21, 2024. ~~~ We were able to get out for our daily walks most days of the cold weather by going out in the middle of the day. Everyone was home because weekend, MKL holiday, or ice storm. [The ColdContinue reading “Walking During The Recent Weather”

Awareness of the outside world. Bham Wiki: Hoover Country Club. ~~~ Awards BanquetAmerican Saddlebred Horse Association of AlabamaHoover Country ClubBirmingham AL USA20 January 2024 MeAcademy Driving – 1st of 1Academy Showmanship – 3rd of 3Academy Equitation – 3rd of 3 Stepping Stone FarmHigh Point Academy Rider, Adult (not me, person in Walk Trot)High Point PerformanceContinue reading “Achievement Unlocked, ASHAA Banquet for the 2023 Show Year”

Awareness of the outside world. Per article, extreme temps are deadly & should be given the same attention as other weather events. CCN Sports: NFL’s policy over cold-weather games questioned after fans treated for hypothermia and frostbite at Chiefs-Dolphins game, Morse, January 20, 2024. ~~~ [Winter Wonderland] repost Per usual, I am writing this beforeContinue reading “Cold Snap, Phase II”

Linguistics of the outside & of fictional worlds. “For my presentation at Scintillation 2018 on Linguistic Myths and Fictions in Myth and Fiction, click here: Vardomskaya Scintillation Presentation.“ Tamara Vardomskaya. ~~~ Part I. [DragonCat, Guest Art] Part II. DragonCat arrived from Tamara Vardomskaya in a cloud of electrons. He was sent over the wires to aContinue reading “The Art of Framing, DragonCat Gets New Home”

Art of the outside world. Adazing: Lord of the Rings Book Cover Designs, McDaniel, April 12. Some I’ve seen. Some live/have lived on my shelves. Some I didn’t even know existed. ~~~ Back when we had only just finished copying out books by hand, I worked at a science fiction & mystery bookstore. Fantasy wasContinue reading “Recommending Fantasy Books”