Friday Foto Flogging

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   KNUCKLEHEAD on July 13, 2012 at 8:46 am

   Good morning
   So this theme is all about Zenn Diagrams, eh!
   Whatever
   Well Zen, here are my submissions.
   I figured I might as well set these up last night before bed rather than post sporadically during the day on Friday, since I`m doing an unexpected job.
   Although it`s just minutes away & I have the opportunity to come home at least a few times during the day, I`d rather not have to spend that time posting images, but instead, use that time to enjoy yours.

   And on an OT piece of good news, I have successfully trapped the fish in my reef that was eating some of my corals, which allows me to now add a whole new batch of corals to my “Reef in Progress”.

   Prayer Circle

   

   Native Pondering

   

   Blessed are the Kind

   

   Lunar Divider

   

   Dolly Lama

   

   Olive Branch

   

   Love Cycle

   

   Sky God

   

   Cornucopia

   

   Sorceress

   

   Confidence

   

   Humility

   

   Armchair Fundamentalist

   

   Defiance

   

   Collared Greens

   

   Metaphysical Dimensions

   

   Prince`s Bride

   

   Eternal Flame

   

   Adele`s  Delight

   

   Cross Road

   

   Wild At Heart

   

   Street Sophisticate           (lost her jewelry, cough, cough)

   

   Blending-in Blenny            (below the Andrea Doria)

   

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     AndiF on July 13, 2012 at 11:56 am

     Thanks for the blenny!

     Lots of wonderful photos to amaze over — right now (because I’m sure it’s subject to change) my favorite is Prayer Circle.

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     boran2 on July 13, 2012 at 11:23 pm

     That’s a wonderful group of photos, Knucklehead!

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     olivia on July 15, 2012 at 4:14 pm

     Wonderful set of images, Head. Love that first photo especially.

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   BobX on July 13, 2012 at 8:53 am

   they should learn how to read the love letters sent by the wind and rain …
   

   A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
   

   “In the assemblies of the enlightened ones there have been many cases of mastering the Way bringing forth the heart of plants and trees;
   this is what awakening the mind for enlightenment is like.  
   The fifth patriarch of Zen was once a pine-planting wayfarer; Rinzai worked on planting cedars and pines on Mount Obaku.  
   Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment.”
   –   Dogen Zenji, Japanese Zen Buddhist Grand Master
   

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     NorthDakotaDemocrat on July 13, 2012 at 10:35 am

     My favorite is the love letter written in the many different “font” sizes on the multidimensional planes of the leaf.

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     AndiF on July 13, 2012 at 11:57 am

     Nifty set (and commentary). I especially love the top photo.

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     olivia on July 15, 2012 at 4:13 pm

     Beautiful. Love that top photo Bob. Love the softness of the green background — soothing.

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   NorthDakotaDemocrat on July 13, 2012 at 9:54 am

   ClothesPin”Garden”

   

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     AndiF on July 13, 2012 at 11:58 am

     That put a big smile on my face. Thanks.

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   NorthDakotaDemocrat on July 13, 2012 at 9:56 am

   Funnel Cloud 1

   

   Funnel Cloud 2

   

   Funnel Cloud 3

   

   Funnel Cloud 4

   

   Funnel Cloud 5

   

   Funnel Cloud 6

   

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     KNUCKLEHEAD on July 13, 2012 at 10:18 am

     NDD,
     Fantastic capture on the Funnel Cloud shots.
     Were you just sitting around waiting for the funnel to possibly happen & used that time to fiddle with the clothes pins, or is that a North Dakota thing.

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       NorthDakotaDemocrat on July 13, 2012 at 10:28 am

       Tnx KH,

       Hah, I guess it must be sort of a ND thing!

       My hired hand (19 yr old helping dredge up iron out of the tall grass for the itinerant scrap crusher) and I were headed to a local resort for fried chicken. Good thing I had my little 3200 Coolpix with me.

       I’ve seen funnels before, but never this white, so I doubt it touched ground.  

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     AndiF on July 13, 2012 at 11:59 am

     Wow! Those are some kind of scary. Amazing capture.

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       NorthDakotaDemocrat on July 13, 2012 at 2:48 pm

       Tnx AndiF

       Yeah, I was pretty lucky to stumble on that… (from a distance that is.)

       [I’ll be off-line to late Sat night most likely, due to Ms NDD class reunion BBQ, some 3 hrs driving one way.]

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     olivia on July 15, 2012 at 4:12 pm

     Woah! Amazing set of images NDD!

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   NorthDakotaDemocrat on July 13, 2012 at 10:10 am

   AndiF,

   I particularly like The There of Not There, as it sure does take the eye a while to figure out what’s there and not there!

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     NorthDakotaDemocrat on July 13, 2012 at 10:38 am

     And thanks for using my theme suggestion, I wouldn’t have known where to present my chothespin garden otherwise;)

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       AndiF on July 13, 2012 at 12:00 pm

       It’s a great theme so I was more than happy to use it.

       And thanks for the compliment on the photo — the nice thing was I didn’t even have to go for a walk to take it. I took the shot right by our house.

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   KNUCKLEHEAD on July 13, 2012 at 10:11 am

   Trapped fish
   The trap I use for fish is almost identical as one used for bears.
   A large cylinder with a sliding trap door.
   I appealed to this fish`s sense of gluttony to trap it.
   The only difference between the fish & bear trap is that with the fish trap, I have to trigger the door to close by releasing the fishing line that holds the door open. Even after I trapped this fish, he still insisted on eating all the bait.
   Before I “got” him, other fish were in & out, which I`m sure built up his confidence since he`d been quite skittish when I was around.
   He knew I was after him. Here it is inside the Doom Room.

   

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     NorthDakotaDemocrat on July 13, 2012 at 10:20 am

     I enjoyed all the photos you’ve submitted!

     Glad you’ll now be able to forge ahead with the Reef in Progress.

     Bear Trap for fish, hah, adds new meaning to “Catch and Release.”

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   NorthDakotaDemocrat on July 13, 2012 at 10:15 am

   Olivia,

   Ripples is just great! Is it sky?, is it water?, or the universe with Milky Way running through the central force field?

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     olivia on July 15, 2012 at 4:16 pm

     Thanks NDD. It’s even better for me – the taker – because I was out in the canoe at the time, a very zen-like place for me.

     Echoing Andi in complimenting your theme choice. 🙂

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   Indianadem on July 14, 2012 at 8:31 pm

   A little Zen around the yard

   Contemplation
   

   Birth
   

   Death
   

   Infinity
   

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     olivia on July 15, 2012 at 4:17 pm

     Great set/take on the theme ID!

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     AndiF on July 15, 2012 at 8:17 pm

     Great set. And how very zen of you to have some actual denizens of zen in your set. 🙂

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       Indianadem on July 15, 2012 at 11:46 pm

       I had a John, Paul, George and Ringo flashback as I ran for the camera.

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   Sven on July 18, 2012 at 10:11 am

   I’ve missed several Friday Foto Floggings recently, and I am quite late for this one but, hey, it’ “the zen of it all”

   From a recent trip to Israel:

   Jerusalem, Russian Orthodox pilgrim in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre:

   

   Jerusalem, Nachlaot neighborhood:

   

   Tel Aviv, Yemenite Quarter:

   

   Tel Aviv, sunset at Frishman Beach:

   

   Tel Aviv, dusk at Gordon Beach:

   

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     AndiF on July 19, 2012 at 7:29 pm

     You are just proving that better late than never is a very sven zen truth.

     It’s a great set but the last two are especially perfect for the theme.

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     olivia on July 19, 2012 at 10:03 pm

     Beautiful. Nice to see your post Sven.

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    KNUCKLEHEAD on July 20, 2012 at 1:13 am

    OOOHhhhmmm

    

    Thank you AndiF & Olivia.