Living on the edge, originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing.

pre·car·i·ous
adj.

1. Dangerously lacking in security or stability:
2. Subject to chance or unknown conditions:
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At first glance it might seem that both definitions could apply to this little fella, but if you look closely, his wings are ready to deploy, and thinking about it i’d say he’s pretty well able to adapt to a change in circumstances here with his wings ready for escape and the ability to roll up into a little protective ball if they should fail him. Can you say that about your own life? We all live closer to the edge than we like to think, and we don’t have wings or armour plating if we fall.

Playing with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM macro lens in my garden again, pretty tricky to get used the shallow doff at that size, when only a small part of your ladybird is in focus, but it works well here (IMHO) to emphasise the depths below should he fall.

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“Deep in the bosom of the gentle night
Is when I search for the light
Pick up my pen and start to write
I struggle, I fight dark forces in the clear moonlight
Without fear
Insomnia
I can’t get no sleep”

www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=tBrUjvONIrA

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Blossom (spring) – The Dictionary of Image, originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing.

Another lensbaby moment gets The Dictionary of Image
treatment.

Eerie – The Dictionary of Image, originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing.

Re-posting an oldie today because it’s always popular around Halloween time.
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Life? Don’t talk to me about life! (hangdog expression), originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing.

Letting the picture do the talking today, this basset hound expresses how i’m feeling pretty well

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Kestrel – Dictionary of Image, originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing.

Old World falcons that usually hover in the air while searching for prey
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Do the Funky Chicken, originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing.

To dance like a chicken!

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Fluid (noun)
Changing readily; shifting; not fixed, stable or rigid; fluid movements.

Digging through my archives i found photographic evidence of the truth behind Ronald Reagans Strategic Defense Initiative from the 1980′s. The Goonhilly ‘Star Wars’ Death Ray.

Ever noticed how Ronald Reagan sounds a lot like ray gun? need i say more?

I dont usually like to use my photoshop skills for evil purposes, but sometimes its hard to resist you’ll have to see my ‘Cornwall Gallery’ on my website and have a look for the original image to fully understand what i’m on about. Thanks to an old friend (John Worracker) for sparking off the idea this morning, I just had to make a new entry for the Dictionary of Image with it.

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Death Ray
A directed-energy weapon (DEW) emits energy in an aimed direction without the means of a projectile. It transfers energy to a target for a desired effect. Some such weapons are real or in development; others are at present only science fiction.
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The Thinker – Contemplation ( Dictionary of Image ), originally uploaded by s0ulsurfing.

Con.tem.pla.tion.
noun: deep reflective thought.

The animals at Durrell were often deep in thought…