Gently-Does-It [2020-12-17 08:16:02 +0000 UTC]

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gjbarnard [2020-12-16 12:44:40 +0000 UTC]

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cricketumpire [2020-11-20 09:56:13 +0000 UTC]

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cricketumpire [2020-11-07 13:19:00 +0000 UTC]

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cricketumpire [2020-06-08 10:46:01 +0000 UTC]

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ArtOfSebs [2020-06-02 20:53:01 +0000 UTC]

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cricketumpire [2020-05-28 10:29:47 +0000 UTC]

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cricketumpire [2020-05-09 12:41:21 +0000 UTC]

 Someone once said metaphorically and rather prophetically before Covid-19 hit us all;

  "In a world where everyone wears a mask, it’s a privilege to see a soul.” 
The request from our black cat echoes that       Thanks for faving Nobody       

                ...stay safe!     
                                                  

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cricketumpire [2020-04-23 09:21:35 +0000 UTC]

It might be pushing the point but the moral of the Thurber fable I quoted;  "Who flies afar from the sphere of our sorrow is here today and here tomorrow."  could be applied to the Covid-19 situation that is affecting so many of us     
Thanks for the lunar fave Nobody       Do stay healthy by following the guidelines!
                                         

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cricketumpire [2020-04-11 21:31:01 +0000 UTC]

Hi Nobody, thanks for faving the "Bleak House..." photograph. Perhaps not my favourite submission and certainly not the cheeriest landscape I've captured but I did like recreating the effect of an old vintage post card. I clearly remember equally unwelcoming views on cards, with slightly distorted colour tones and browned edges, outside seaside shops when I was a kid...
                                   As always, stay safe in these disheartening times and cheer yourself up with   www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMBh-e…    
                   

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cricketumpire [2020-03-30 12:32:25 +0000 UTC]

We might be hiding from nature currently but its beautiful face is beginning     
to show itself after the gloom of winter, at least in the northern hemisphere      

Perhaps the emotional lift spring gives will sustain us in the Covid-19 crisis. I hope my daffodil submission helped a little - thanks for faving Nobody           Stay safe...     
                                                 

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cricketumpire [2020-03-17 18:30:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for plunging into those "Fathomless depths..." to fave the Siamese cat  

Cats are indeed glorious creatures that deserve our respect       

Happy you liked her          Really appreciated as always Nobody...      
                         

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cricketumpire [2020-03-03 22:12:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for accepting nature's invitation to take a close look at the hoverfly      
          Nature never lets us down      Have a good week Nobody...  
                           

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cricketumpire [2020-02-12 23:02:56 +0000 UTC]

Question - am I the only one to regret the demise of the tie?       
The modern world has new standards - suits with no tie.  It must be my age     

Thank you for faving the tie-less penguin Nobody.   Really appreciated as always...    
       

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cricketumpire [2020-02-02 15:53:12 +0000 UTC]

To complete the quote that inspired the title of my sunset photograph...   

         “Bursts of gold on lavender melting into saffron. It's the time of day when the 
           sky looks like it has been spray-painted by a graffiti artist.”   ~ Mia Kirshner     

Thanks for faving the image Nobody.  Have a great week to come...   
              

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TBChola [2020-01-26 18:23:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank You For The Fave!

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cricketumpire [2020-01-18 12:07:02 +0000 UTC]

She clawed her way into my heart and wouldn’t let go. I'm now her servant  
My reward?  - to sit and listen to "A dreamy purr"         

Thanks for the fave and for sharing my enjoyment of our ginger cat Nobody     
                       

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cricketumpire [2020-01-09 14:11:35 +0000 UTC]

Hi Nobody, thanks for faving my windmill shot  "Nothing new under the sun..."     

I'm not sure the new wind generators in the background are as cute as the one built 
in 1794 but hopefully they might be more efficient and save on fossil fuels        
Have a good weekend to come...           and a     
                              

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cricketumpire [2019-12-27 13:37:16 +0000 UTC]

       Thank you for faving my "Robin singing merrily..."    
      Very happy you liked him. Have a wonderful post Christmas weekend     

             Thanks for your support over the last twelve months Nobody        
              

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cricketumpire [2019-12-08 21:12:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for choosing me to go into your faves gallery despite being green Nobody   

           and I better mention Cricketumpire says "thank you" as well          
                      

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cricketumpire [2019-11-27 17:13:22 +0000 UTC]

Hi Nobody, thanks so much for faving  "The pain of her betrayal..."       

I must correct the illusion, created for drama by the title, that this was a caged kitty.

In reality, the window screen was for security of the house not to incarcerate the cat  
      

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cricketumpire [2019-11-17 14:36:33 +0000 UTC]

I don't know about where you live Nobody but the UK is currently having heavy rain 
and widespread flooding       Hopefully it will pass soon and water levels drop.

Eeyore would have been in his pessimistic element - "Don't blame me if it rains" he said.
Thanks for faving my equally wet Spanish donkeys    Have a dry weekend 
                     

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cricketumpire [2019-11-06 20:10:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for giving my "Halloween spider..." a home in your faves gallery 
     Not everyone likes arachnids but I'm pleased you were happy to fave it Nobody

       

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cricketumpire [2019-10-31 16:12:58 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you enjoyed seeing  "The water was quite unruffled..."  and were happy to 

fave it Nobody       Thanks so much for that continued interest          
                   

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cricketumpire [2019-10-16 14:52:44 +0000 UTC]

The poem I quoted defined the fuchsia flowers as "Ballerinas dancing in the breeze" 

I love that description, I hadn't realised it before but it is so true   

Thank you for your appreciation of the image Nobody         
              

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cricketumpire [2019-09-23 17:15:10 +0000 UTC]

Mantis religiosa sounds more like a spell from a Harry Potter movie than the Latin name
for an insect            so thanks for faving  "There's a mantis praying..."      

the proud owner of that Latin name       Hope you have a wonderful week Nobody...  
          

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ArtByCatherineRadley [2019-09-10 09:29:45 +0000 UTC]

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cricketumpire [2019-09-06 10:00:38 +0000 UTC]

"Don't create ripples..." maybe good advice in any walk of life but certainly is

right for my submission you faved.  The beauty was in the stillness of the sea.   
Thanks so much for faving it Nobody        
                        

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cricketumpire [2019-08-27 08:35:58 +0000 UTC]

So pleased you enjoyed seeing the red kite submission and thanks for faving it       

Certainly the bird clearly has no need for that "tail of red ribbons"        
Have a great week Nobody         
                      

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cricketumpire [2019-08-12 12:06:49 +0000 UTC]

Now it's safe to come out of concealment I'll say thanks for faving  "Shush! We're hiding!"
Glad you appreciated it so much Nobody       
      

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Viktoria-Tur [2019-07-22 20:38:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the           

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cricketumpire [2019-07-21 19:54:53 +0000 UTC]

Tell me who can            You can              You did fave my toucan!          

Thank you so much for the appreciation Nobody               

Have a great weekend           
      

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cricketumpire [2019-06-21 08:59:49 +0000 UTC]

It's really appreciated to see you joined the dots and faved my ladybug submission    

She was indeed "A tiny dot-to-dot delight..." and I've been told a good luck symbol as well

May some of that luck rub off on us all Nobody      
            

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cricketumpire [2019-06-09 09:13:07 +0000 UTC]

The cat on  "Sentry duties..."  reminded me of the Buckingham Palace guards.

To see if you agree check out  www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKWGB-…

Thanks for the fave        Have a great week to come Nobody...    
              

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cricketumpire [2019-05-27 19:18:55 +0000 UTC]

"I sat staring..."  was a classic cat pose, the vacant look into the distance     

I'm pleased you enjoyed sharing the moment in time...  Thanks for faving Nobody      
                       

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cricketumpire [2019-04-23 19:16:21 +0000 UTC]

William Shakespeare wrote  “True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings.”    

I'm happy you were so swift to fave my swallow image        

Have a great week to come Nobody...   
          

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cricketumpire [2019-04-07 12:21:30 +0000 UTC]

It is said   "Butterflies are the Heaven sent kisses of an angel"   I'm happy my image 
captured one on earth           and glad you found it good enough to fave     
            Thanks so much for that interest Nobody         
              

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cricketumpire [2019-03-22 16:48:00 +0000 UTC]

I've been told you faved my otter submission - thank you so much for that       

Glad you enjoyed seeing it Nobody            Have a good weekend my friend...   
                    

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SirIvyPink [2019-03-16 20:54:13 +0000 UTC]

I Thank You For The Favoring My Friend.

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cricketumpire [2019-03-02 21:24:32 +0000 UTC]

Hi Nobody, thanks for faving my architectural shot   "Look up to Heaven..."       

May your sky be always blue like that one    Really appreciated as always   
                      

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cricketumpire [2019-02-15 11:20:22 +0000 UTC]

Part of Max Ehrmann's "Desiderata" advises:  "Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans"...       mwkworks.com/desiderata.html
This is good advice that counters the negative aspects of "Tall poppy syndrome"   

Thanks for faving my poppy submission.     Have a good weekend Nobody...   
         

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cricketumpire [2019-02-01 15:17:45 +0000 UTC]

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory 


of being alone.  I hope you can find somewhere as stunning as that 
South African beach to experience solitude       but avoid loneliness     


Thanks for faving  "Embrace your solitude..."      Have a good weekend Nobody...  
                             

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cricketumpire [2019-01-13 22:24:17 +0000 UTC]

By faving my cat submission you've proved yourself very "worthy of friendship"        
but, as cat lovers will know, the decision is always that of the cat     


Thank you for faving "If you are worthy..." Nobody      Do have a great week to come...
                                    

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caddman [2018-12-30 23:27:53 +0000 UTC]

thank you kindly for your support in 2018...

a  good cheer 2u and  Happy Holidays

and a good 2019...

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cricketumpire [2018-12-20 11:03:55 +0000 UTC]

Hi Nobody, thanks so much for faving my Christmas robin        

                      Remember what he says:-   "Have a wonderful Christmas Day"
 
              

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montag451 [2018-12-04 00:13:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much for faving once again!     

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cricketumpire [2018-11-22 22:06:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for having a 'brief encounter' with my steam locomotive submission       
and of course for faving it Nobody           Really appreciated as always 
      

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cricketumpire [2018-11-11 16:06:30 +0000 UTC]

Shakespeare identified the futility of 'painting the lily' as it's perfect anyway     

         The artist or photographer can only to preserve that ephemeral perfection

Thanks for thinking my submission captured some of the the beauty of that lily
  ...and thanks for the fave. Have a good week Nobody...
                                 

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cricketumpire [2018-10-27 22:04:48 +0000 UTC]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle said "Where there is no imagination there is no horror"      
I hope my hornet submission didn't give you nightmares   He just wanted to party!   

Thanks for befriending it Nobody               Have a great Halloween my friend...
            

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cricketumpire [2018-10-27 12:57:55 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for a late response but I was on the Yorkshire Moors for my birthday. 
Thank you so much for your good wishes and support Nobody     
                  

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