Daphne
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Daphne Johnson
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Daphne
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.... I hope the title says it all :) Detail /
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MEDDLING / Given to intruding in other people’s affairs KIDS / Young People Inspired by a cartoon first broadcast in 1969, so I guess it celebrates it’s 40th anniversary in 2009, Zoinks!
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Taken from Signal Hill, this is a photo of Cabot Tower, in St. John’s Newfoundland. Cabot Tower was built in 1897 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot’s discovery of Newfoundland. / In addition to being the site of harbor defenses for St. John’s from the 18th century to the Second World War, Signal Hill was the reception point of the first transatlantic wireless signal by Guglielmo Marconi in 1901. He received the letter “S” in Morse Code sent from Cornwall, England. / Cabot Tower is now the center of the Signal Hill National Historic Park, Canada’s second largest historic park, with walking trails, and an interpretation center. Special Thanks to Colin Tobin for use of his camera and the lessons! In the buyer’s booth you can see what a printed card of this image looks like courtesy of Sharon Perrett. Thanks Sharon!
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Stock used; / Tasastock / and sxc.hu According to Greek myth, Apollo chased the nymph Daphne (Greek: Δάφνη, meaning “laurel”), daughter either of Peneus and Creusa in Thessaly,[1] or of the river Ladon in Arcadia.[2] The pursuit of a local nymph by an Olympian god, part of the archaic adjustment of religious cult in Greece, was given an arch anecdotal turn in Ovid’s Metamorphoses,[3] where the god’s infatuation was caused by an arrow from Eros, who wanted to make Apollo pay for making fun of his archery skills and to demonstrate the power of love’s arrow. Ovid treats the encounter, Apollo’s lapse of majesty, in the mode of elegaic lovers,[4] and expands the pursuit into a series of speeches. Daphne prays for help either to the river god Peneus or to Gaia, and is transformed into a laurel (Laurus nobilis): “a heavy numbness seized her limbs, thin bark closed over her breast, her hair turned into leaves, her arms into branches, her feet so swift a moment ago stuck fast in slow-growing roots, her face was lost in the canopy. Only her shining beauty was left.”[5] The laurel became sacred to Apollo, and crowned the victors at the Pythian Games.[6] Most artistic impressions of the myth focus on the moment of transformation
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The delicate little pink flower of Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ Featured In the Pink Group 27-03-09
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oil on board
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Hand drawn, Prisma colored pencils
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What thoughts actually go through the heads of other people? Could it be that each one of us uses a completely different method of thinking? Could it be that the electrical impulses and function of each mind is as unique as the fingerprints and faces we all wear as individuals?
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Cattails, also known as Bullrush or Corndog grass, are wetland plants typically 1 to 7 m tall. They have spongy, strap-like leaves and starchy, creeping stems (rhizomes), and the root systems help to prevent erosion. The plants themselves are often home to many insects, birds and amphibians. They grow along lake margins and in marshes, often in dense colonies. Cattail have a wide variety of parts that are edible to humans, and can be a source of ethanol. They do not require much, if any, maintenance. I took this photo with my Canon Rebel XSI, slight editing using Lightroom 2. I found these cattails around the corner from my house, just off of the trail around Mundy Pond.
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Taken from a balcony in The Rooms, a provincial museum, art gallery, and archives. This photo features a view of down town St. John’s Newfoundland. You can see the narrows, the only entrance to St. John’s harbour, as well as the Southside hills and Signal hill. / I took this photo with my Canon Rebel XSI, and I slightly altered the photo using Lightroom 2.
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During a photo adventure to Bell Island Newfoundland with Colin, Steve and Amanda we found many neat places to photograph. This was taken on a rocky beach, and the sky and coast begged to be captured. / I took this photograph using my Canon Rebel XSI, and made slight adjustments using Lightroom 2. See also: Promontory Passage / Cove of Bell Isle / or The View From Above / or check out Steve’s / Sombre Sky’s / and Amanda’s / Monolith /
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Hand drawn, Prisma colored pencils
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Dryads like to live near trees. / Sometimes they transform into trees, / like Daphne, who transformed into a / laurel tree when Apollo tried to rape her / Laurel wreaths were thence given to / the winners of song and poetry contests
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Here’s our lovely little girl Daphne Yvonne, 3 weeks old. She’s a curious little chirp! addit: my husband thinks this should be called “One of these days Alice….POW! Right in the kisser!” or “Why you little….”
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The principal genus of the daphne (Thymelaeaceae) family is made up of around 50 species of evergreen and deciduous shrubs that are found from Europe and North Africa to temperate and subtropical Asia. While they are known around the world for their highly scented flowers, there are a number of species in the genus that are not fragrant. Daphnes are generally neat compact plants that are at home in rock gardens, as well as in mixed borders alongside plants such as camellias and rhododendrons. What the small flowers lack in size, they often make up for in quantity, as many species produce showy heads of blooms in shades of white,cream, yellow, and pink. Daphnes have been used in herbal medicines and their fragrance is used in the cosmetics industry.
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Daphne Garden, Illinois /
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This photo is taken from the gardens of Casa Loma (House on the Hill). Now owned by the city of Toronto, it is a beautiful tourist attraction. It is considered to be Canada’s foremost castle, and you can explore the estate. Complete with decorated suites, secret passages, an 800-foot tunnel, towers, stables, and beautiful 5-acre estate gardens. / In 1911, Sir Henry Pellatt drew up plans to build this castle with E. J. Lennox, a Canadian architect. The location chosen had been given a name by its previous owner: “house on the hill” or Casa Loma. / In less than 10 years, Sir Henry due to many financial factors, was forced to auction off this wonderful creation, and most of his prized possessions, before it was fully completed. In 1925 William Sparling proposed to turn Casa Loma into a luxury hotel, but it never came to be. Finally in 1937 Casa Loma opened to the public after extensive refurbishment by The Kiwanis Club as a tourist attraction. / This site is a lovely place for wedding photos, formal events, and there have even been several movies filmed in parts of the castle. See also : Casa Loma
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This Greylag Goose dwells in Quidi Vidi, a lake located in the pleasantville area of St. John’s. This lake is home to many different birds, including this goose, dozens of ducks, pigeons, and seagulls. / The Greylag is a large goose, with a large head and an almost triangular bill. It has a loud cackling call, and this one in particular can be rather cheeky. Be careful when approaching, it will hiss and may bite.
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