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www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf5CqSDgiLU "Give it Up, Turnit Loose"

Ah-hem. The message in this bottle can be a rather noisy, somewhat loud and unrestrained affair: somewhat like the music.

Now.....THAT'S....what I'm Talkin' ` bout!

Wha'? What? What'd I do?

Moni: (She called it. Blame her!):
Debbe: www.flickr.com/photos/oldmanofthemountains/6792235427/
Karen: www.flickr.com/photos/47537995@N03/6790016687/
Nick:

OK boys and girls, bring.......it.......on. C'mon now.....don't be no half-steppin'! Once again, naughty, but not nasty.

Personal note: I really do appreciate these challenges and the creative play they bring. I've had to quickly come up with creative concepts, or playful ones, and then push myself at photoshop to come up with solutions for the concept as my thoughts are running ahead of my psd skills. Marvelous fun, with rewards that will pay dividends with my other images.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzMw2LkPy2E&feature=related Greek music

Texture Buff & Blue by Distressed Jewel: www.flickr.com/photos/jewellofdistressed/ used three times (Thrice?).

So, it appears that on the previous image to this, I talked myself into my food choices for today. Got up, ran to the store, drove actually, and got some stuff. Olives and Feta cheese with spices was one of the items I got. Got home, opened the lid, sun was coming in the window, had to grab the camera.

Usually the music affects my artistic choices during processing. Today it was nibble and process, nibble and process; nibble, nibble and process, sip some tea. At this moment it is the differing tastes of olives, cheese, spices, salt, crackers and tea making creative decisions for me.

This is a meal that is thousands of year's old. Can't you feel it and taste that in our common ancestral tastebuds?

Damn, this tasted gooooood!!!!!

Suitable for mounting. Hell, I'd put this in the kitchen.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YgNbLax7iw&feature=youtu.be Jessica Williams, “Miles to Go.” Her piano is Gorgeous, not pretty, but damn gorgeous.

If I owned a restaurant, I serve colorful food. Good food to be sure; but colorful too. Everything that is supposed to have a "crunch" would have a "crunch."

We’d celebrate fresh food, its flavors, its colors, textures and shapes. I’d hope to be able to keep the menu flexible so it could change as differing foods left or entered fresh seasons. I’d want people to “ooh and aah” out loud, at the sights, the smells, the sounds, the vibes. You'd come to my place for the colors and the flavors, but not for the low-cal, low-fat, or low-sweet or stuff like that.

Healthy? Yes. Low-sumpthin' or other? No! They are not mutally exclusive.

And I'd want customers to take pictures too. I always have a point & shoot, or another camera near at hand: I have a lot of food shots from my kitchen. I'm not sure why. But, if I can take these, I'd like my customers to do the same. Put the images on their desktops; make `em wanna' come back, real soon like.

It would be a friendly open place, like me. The drinks would have booze in them. I’d have big pictures on the wall. Pictures from Flickr people like you.

I’d also have music; all kinds. I’d probably DJ on Saturday nights. We would be able to change the light schemes to catch or change the mood of the crowds.

I forgot to mention the bread that comes with my meals. Good bread, strong breads, crunchy breads; real bread with real bread personality - bread that frowns upon knives, but welcomes hands. Oh, and there were two types of cheese (and, at least one of the cheeses are always the type that demands your attention) and two types of tomatoes to go with the Kale up there.

I’d probably only last a year; can’t make money offering good stuff and extras every night.

But, what I a year it would be.

oooooh. Did I forget to talk about desserts???? Next time. :-)))))

Two textures by Les Brumes: www.flickr.com/photos/lesbrumes/sets/?&page=2

"The paths we take in this life, will not always be on the ground, nor grounded in reality." ~ Me

So, I guess that free's things up a bit on this life's journey, eh?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCjxZHGHL4Y&feature=related - Loreena McKennitt, "Night Ride Across the Caucasus"

First time I have attempted an image with no photo pieces of it being from me. Felt a bit like painting when I was a kid. I finally felt I've gained enough basic psd skills to attempt this without making a terrible mess of things. I'm sure I'll look back on this as somewhat amatuerish, but that is how one grows.

These challenges are marvelous. I love the pressure, the push, the excitement, the drive, the sharpening edge to the creative nerves. It is like being in art school again.

I didn't anticipate doing something like this, but I've been drifting away from photo-realism for three or so years. I guess it was inevitable.

The guy with the umbrella on the Dragon's back....would be me. It is a comfortable, soothing yet exhilerating ride; scary at first, but then you settle in for the exquisite and expansive ride ahead.

I feel a bit like one of the "big kids" on the flickr block now. :-)

Challenge #23 - Dragon - Nick's Pick.

Nick: www.flickr.com/photos/zedzap/6769271759/
Karen: www.flickr.com/photos/47537995@N03/6769915435/
Debbe: www.flickr.com/photos/oldmanofthemountains/6771275459/
Moni: www.flickr.com/photos/monicaecebolinha/6768645829/

You have been one of the Universe's "Gifts of Life" to me.

I could not have saved myself, by myself.

I did not have to try; you were there.

Yeah, it is true; and in ways greater than you can imagine,

and I thank you so very much.

We should - always - say "thank you."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WwVbcnQp1c&feature=youtu.be

Texture courtesy Boccacino: www.flickr.com/photos/boccacino/sets/72157614902090929/
and ArtbyChrysti: www.flickr.com/photos/chrysti/collections/72157604020088015/
and Dyrk.Wyst: www.flickr.com/photos/dyrkwyst/sets/72157615288623830/