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Wednesday 12 July 2017

floating clouds with lotus / Where There's Smoke (I'm not entirely convinced I'm not having a break from reality)

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Untitled | by el zopilote

Waldo Canyon Road, Santa Fe County, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, August 2016

Lamar | by ADMurr

Lamar. An empty movie house in downtown Memphis.: photo by Andrew Murr, 12 July 2017

Clarksdale | by ADMurr

Clarksdale [Mississippi]: photo by Andrew Murr, 11 July 2017

Israel Palestinians

Diggers break the ground for a new settlement near the settlement of Shilo, West Bank, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said work had begun for the first new Israeli settlement in two decades, to replace Amona, a settlement outpost built on private Palestinian land that was dismantled in February following an Israeli Supreme Court ruling.: photo by  Dusan Vranic/AP, 21 June 2017


#Kazakhstan A man rides a horse in the middle of pastures between Ufa and Kostanai. Photo @franck_fife #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 11 July 2017


#Nigeria An elderly woman walks through the streets of Maiduguri. @HeunisStephan #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 11 July 2017


#Russia A picture taken with a tilt and shift lens shows Saint Basil's cathedral and the Kremlin in Moscow's Red Square. @AFPMladen #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 11 July 2017

Untitled | by ce_lia95

[regard]: photo by ce_lia95, 14 February 2017

Untitled | by ce_lia95

[regard]: photo by ce_lia95, 14 February 2017

Untitled | by ce_lia95

[regard]: photo by ce_lia95, 14 February 2017

double entendre | by mwolfsonfoster

double entendre. St. Johns Town Center, Jacksonvile, FL 32246: photo by maura wolfson-foster, 6 July 2017

Untitled | by el zopilote

Sandia Pueblo, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, January 2017

Untitled | by el zopilote

Sandia Pueblo, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, January 2017

Untitled | by el zopilote

Sandia Pueblo, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, January 2017

so what's the secret?* | by mwolfsonfoster

so what's the secret?: photo by maura wolfson-foster, 6 July 2017

did you know?* | by mwolfsonfoster

did you know?: photo by maura wolfson-foster, 6 July 2017

Friday traffic, Main Street | by ADMurr

Friday traffic, Main Street [south LA]: photo by Andrew Murr, 9 July 2017

Kudzu cinema | by ADMurr

Kudzu cinema: photo by Andrew Murr, 9 July 2017

West Alameda Avenue, no. 6 | by GC_Dean

West Alameda Avenue, #06. Denver, Colorado.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 24 December 2017

West Alameda Avenue, no. 6 | by GC_Dean

West Alameda Avenue, #06. Denver, Colorado.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 24 December 2016

West Alameda Avenue, no. 6 | by GC_Dean

West Alameda Avenue, #06. Denver, Colorado.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 24 December 2016

Untitled | by el zopilote

West Mesa, Albuquerque, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, December 2016

Untitled | by el zopilote

West Mesa, Albuquerque, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, December 2016

Untitled | by el zopilote

West Mesa, Albuquerque, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, December 2016


 SYRIA - A displaced Syrian girl who fled IS group of Raqa sits in the shade of a tent at a temporary camp in Ain Issa. Photo @Delilsouleman #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 12 July 2017


SYRIA - Inside a camp in Ain Issa with displaced Syrians who fled the area surrounding the IS group's stronghold of Raqa. Photo @Kilicbil #AFP
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 12 July 2017



SYRIA - Inside a camp in Ain Issa with displaced Syrians who fled the area surrounding the IS group's stronghold of Raqa. Photo @Kilicbil #AFP
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 12 July 2017



SYRIA - Inside a camp in Ain Issa with displaced Syrians who fled the area surrounding the IS group's stronghold of Raqa. Photo @Kilicbil #AFP
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 12 July 2017



SYRIA - Inside a camp in Ain Issa with displaced Syrians who fled the area surrounding the IS group's stronghold of Raqa. Photo @Kilicbil #AFP
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 12 July 2017



GAZA CITY - A Palestinian elderly woman sits outside her house at al-Shatee refugee camp during a heatwave. Photo @mohmdabed #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 12 July 2017


#South Korea A man pushes a bicycle past two chairs at the side of a road, before the Demilitarized Zone on the island of Ganghwa. Photo @edwardesjones
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 12 July 2017

 

The sacred lotus. Photographing #Thailand's national flower in its natural environment. @AFPblogs.: image via AFP Photo @AFPphoto, 11 July 2017


#Indonesia Tourists and members of the Tengger tribe climb mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada Festival in Probolinggo. Photo @junipicture #AFP
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 12 July 2017

 

#Kosovo A boy jumps into a pool to cool off in Milosevo. Photo @armend_nimani #AFP
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 12 July 2017

 

Russian President #VladimirPutin meets with President #DonaldTrump at the #G20 in #Hamburg
: image via Evan Vucci @evanvucci, 7 July 2017

Who is #BurhanWani? The Che Guevara, the Nelson Mandela, and the George Washington, of #Kashmir
: image via Ahmed Qureshi-PR @Office_AGPk, 8 July 2017



The kicks of Indian boots will make this young boy another #BurhanWani to fight for the freedom of  #Kashmir: image via Hamid Mir @HamidMirPAK, 8 July 2017


A PATH train packed with commuters is ready for departure from the PATH station in Hoboken Terminal, Monday, July 10, 2017, in Hoboken, N.J. Amtrak began extensive repairs Monday to tracks and signals in Penn Station, affecting several hundred thousand commuters on the Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit. Fewer trains during peak periods means a more crowded commute, even on alternative routes like the PATH train.: photo by Andres Kudacki/AP, 10 June 2017

Venezuela Crisis

An injured anti-government protester is removed from clashes with security forces, during a call by the opposition to block roads for 10 hours in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 10, 2017. Opposition protests demanding new elections and decrying triple-digit inflation, food shortages and worsening crime continue as President Nicolas Maduro pushes forward with his plan to draft a new constitution.: photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP, 10 June 2017

Venezuela Crisis

A woman sits with her dog on a couch placed in the middle of the street during a call by the opposition to block roads for 10 hours in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 10, 2017. Opposition protests demanding new elections and decrying triple-digit inflation, food shortages and worsening crime continue as President Nicolas Maduro pushes forward with his plan to draft a new constitution.: photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP, 10 June 2017


#India A Border Security Force soldier stands guard in Chandanwari during the Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine cave. Photo @TauseefMUSTAFA: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 11 July 2017


Members of the National Guard are caught up in a blast during protests in Caracas. Photo @carlosbecerra00: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 11 July 2017


#Spain Children run in the the "Encierro Txiki" (Small Bull Run) during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona. Photo @MiguelRiopa #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 11 July 2017


A boy gets a haircut at a barber shop in the old quarters of #Delhi #India #Asia #Photojournalism @AFPphoto: image via Chandan Khanna @Chandanphoto 11 July 2017


#Iraq Iraqi PM hails victory over 'brutality and terrorism' in Mosul Photo Fadel Senna #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 11 July 2017
 

Mosul, "liberated": image via Ian Bremmer @ianbremmer, 10 July 2017
 

"The cityscape was apocalyptic: demolished buildings, burnt cars tipped onto their sides..." - Alkis Konstantinidis: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017


"We arrived at a small house on the frontline after walking through holes in the walls between homes." @dansiddiqui: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017

 
"I was struck first by the huge size of the campus, then by the scale of destruction." @markodjurica #Mosul: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017 


"We spotted an Islamic State drone in the air above us. We dropped to the ground..."@suhaibpix #Mosul: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017


"Her fearful eyes red with fatigue, Khatla was so exhausted she could not stand or even sit properly" @bzohra #Mosul: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017

 
"I spotted four suspected Islamic State militants picked out of a group of displaced people" - Alaa Al-Marjani: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017


"Suddenly an air strike targeted Islamic State positions a few hundred metres away behind them." - Goran Tomasevic: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017



"I noticed soldiers separating one man out from the group and starting to interrogate him." - Goran Tomasevic #Mosul: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017


  "There wasn’t enough humanitarian aid for everyone and refugees were desperately jostling" - @bzohra #Mosul: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017


“Both screaming in terror, the father and the young daughter he cradled in his arm fled...” - Goran Tomasevic #Mosul: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017

 

The president's eldest son: Donald Trump Jr.: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017



The president's eldest son: Donald Trump Jr.: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017 



The president's eldest son: Donald Trump Jr.: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017 



The president's eldest son: Donald Trump Jr.: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 11 July 2017

 
 Venezuelan opposition supporters mark 100 days of protests against the socialist government: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 10 July 2017

 
Seven-year-old Kelly Dee, who is Navajo Hopi, dances at the Taos Pueblo Pow Wow in New Mexico Photo @brian_photog: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 10 July 2017


Two runners suffer minor injuries in fourth running of the bulls at San Fermin festival in Pamplona: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 10 July 2017


#Congo-Kinshasa Followers of the 'Eglise des Noirs' known as 'The Messengers of the Ancestors', perform rituals outside Kinshasa, Photo @JuniorDkannah #AFP:: image via Frédérique Geffard @geffardAFP, 11 July 2017


GAZA CITY - Abd al-Karim al-Ajrami, an 83-year-old Palestinian elder, poses by his vintage Fiat 1100 car. Photo @mohmdabed: image via Frédérique Geffard @geffardAFP, 11 July 2017


#Iraq Members of the Iraqi forces are seen in the Old City of Mosul during #MosulOffensive. Photo Fadel Senna #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @geffardAFP, 11 July 2017


#India A boy covers himself with a plastic sheet as he waits for customers at a flower stall during heavy rain in Allahabad. @sanjaykanojia07: image via Frédérique Geffard @geffardAFP, 11 July 2017
 

#Venezuela An opposition activist clashes with riot police during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. Photo @jbarreto1974 #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @geffardAFP, 11 July 2017

USS George HW Bush At Sea

A sailor onboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier works out in the hangar of the ship on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Sailing in the Mediterranean Sea, the giant aircraft carrier plays a vital role in the fight against the Islamic State group.: photo by Bram Janssen/AP, 21 June 2017

Iraq Mosul

A bomb explodes behind the al-Nuri mosque complex, as seen through a hole in the wall of a house, as Iraqi Special Forces move toward Islamic State militant positions in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, June 29, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 29 June 2017

Iraq Mosul

Iraqi civilians flee through a destroyed alley as Iraqi Special Forces move toward Islamic State positions in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, June 30, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 30 June 2017

Iraq Mosul

An Iraqi Special Forces soldier takes position near the destroyed al-Hadba minaret as they fight Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, June 30, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 30 June 2017

Iraq Mosul

Aerial view of the destroyed al-Nuri mosque during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, June 28, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 28 June 2017

Iraq Mosul

Iraqi civilians flee as Iraqi Special Forces move toward Islamic State militant positions in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, June 29, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 29 June 2017

Iraq Mosul 
Iraqi civilians flee through a destroyed house as Iraqi Special Forces move toward Islamic State militant positions in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, June 30, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 30 June 2017

Iraq Mosul

A boy with a head injury is treated at a field clinic after fleeing fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, June 24, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 24 June 2017 

Iraq Mosul

An Iraqi woman flees through a destroyed alley as Iraqi Special Forces move toward Islamic State militant positions in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, June 30, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 30 June 2017

Iraq Mosul

An Iraqi Special Forces soldier wears a gas mask after an alleged chemical attack during fighting against Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, June 30, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 30 June 2017

Iraq Mosul

A man suspected to be an Islamic State fighter sits after being detained by Iraqi special forces during conflicts near the old city of Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, June 24, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 24 June 2017

Iraq Mosul

The body of an alleged Islamic State militant lays on a bed in a destroyed house during fighting in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, June 30, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 30 June 2017

Iraq Mosul

An Iraqi soldier walks in a neighborhood recently retaken by Iraqi security forces during fighting against Islamic State militants in west Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, June 25, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 25 June 2017

Iraq Mosul

Children play on debris in a neighborhood recently retaken by Iraqi security forces during fighting against Islamic State militants in west Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, June 25, 2017.: photo by Felipe Dana/AP, 25 June 2017

Iran

Iranians attend the funeral of victims of an Islamic State militant attack on Wednesday, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 9, 2017. Iranian leaders on Friday accused the United States and Saudi Arabia of supporting the Islamic State-claimed dual attacks that killed 17 people in Tehran this week, as thousands of Iranians attended a funeral ceremony for the victims.: photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP, 9 June 2017

Pakistan Daily Life

A Pakistani scavenger boy searches useful recycle stuff at an open sewer for his living, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, June 30, 2017.: photo by Fareed Khan/AP, 30 June 2017

USS George HW Bush At Sea

Engineers take a rest inside the hangar of the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, June 22, 2017. F18 fighter jets launch multiple times a day from the carrier bombing the Islamic State militant positions in Iraq and Syria.: photo by Bram Janssen/AP, 21 June 2017

Iran Ramadan

An Iranian Shiite Muslim prays in Laylat al-Qadr, or the night of destiny, during holy fasting month of Ramadan after midnight, in central Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, June 18, 2017.: photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP, 18 June 2017

Iran Israel Palestinians

A portrait of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu burned by Iranian demonstrators lies on the ground in their annual pro-Palestinian rally marking Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 23, 2017. Iran held rallies across the country, with protesters condemning Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and chanting "Death to Israel.": photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP, 23 June 2017

Israel Gaza Electricity

Activists release paper lanterns in solidarity with Palestinians from Gaza, at the Ashkelon beach front, Israel, Monday, June 19, 2017. Israel's national electric company on Monday cut back its already limited electricity shipments to the Gaza Strip in a step that is expected to worsen the power crunch plaguing the Hamas-controlled seaside territory. The company confirmed that the Israeli government instructed it to reduce the power supply to Gaza at the request of the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' government in the West Bank.: photo by Ariel Schalit/AP, 19 June 2017

USS George HW Bush At Sea

 In this Wednesday, June 21, 2017 photo, an engineer does maintenance on a fighter jet at nighttime inside the hangar of the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea. F18 fighter jets launch multiple times a day from the carrier bombing the Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria.: photo by Bram Janssen/AP, 21 June 2017

Pakistan Deadly Fire

People offer funeral prayers for the victims of Sunday's fuel tanker fire incident in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Thousands of mourners in Pakistan have attended the collective funeral for 130 victims of a massive fuel tanker fire on a central highway earlier this week.: photo by Iram Asim/AP, 27 June 2017

Afghanistan Eid

An Afghan boy ride on swing on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 25, 2017. The three-day holiday marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.: photo by Rahmat Gul/AP, 25 June 2017

Pakistan

Pakistani investigators collect evidence from the site of a shooting incident in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, June 23, 2017. Gunmen in the port city of Karachi attacked police officers at a roadside restaurant and killed four of them before fleeing, according to senior police officer Asif Ahmed.: photo by Shakil Adil, 23 July 2017

Egypt Ramadan Dawn Caller

Dalal Abdel-Qader, known as Hajjah Dalal, a 43-year-old "mesaharati," or dawn caller, is surrounded by children as she wakes people up for a meal before sunrise, during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in the Ard Besary district in Cairo, Egypt on Monday, June 12, 2017.: photo by Amr Nabil/AP, 12 June 2017



100 days of protest in #Venezuela Photo @jbarreto1974 #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @geffardAFP, 11 July 2017


#SWP17 #DIY #Guerilla #LitMag ft #YoursTruly and many other #FinePoets #Poetry #Literature #JKS #Naropa #Indie #AnneWaldman #Swanee #Dakini: image via Joshua Musicant @xjoshmusicant, 8 July 2017

time to die  
 

Look again: image via Captain Kidd @kidd_kong78, 11 July 2017


 #AnneWaldman and NOW IT'S TIME #amwriting #amediting: image via Danika Dinsmore @Danika_Dinsmore, 9 May 2017
rue  

Al G., on sad death
bed, said
greatest regret 

was not getting
to record
with beck. There are

these disappointments
deep and
old as the grave.


 
RECAP #Swarm dominate Mammoth 21-13, tie franchise-record for most goals #WeMakinNoise: image via Georgia Swarm @GeorgiaSwarmLAX, 1 April 2017