HiveDiscoMod Curation Compilation #459

He was chopping wood when his mother asked him to go to town to buy a few things for Christmas dinner. He took a deep breath and said yes, even though he had no desire to leave. The morning was cold since it had snowed all night, covering the house’s backyard lawn with a thin layer of snow. The day was beautiful, with sunlight illuminating the trees, but in his heart, he felt the looming presence of a quiet sadness, disguised as nostalgia ...

. The sky looked gloomy, thick grey clouds. It kept rumbling like an angry deity. I just stepped out of the office and everywhere smelled of damp earth ...

I asked my sister who studies in the same university as I "Do you believe in the supernatural"? I said with a serious look on my face as she stopped what she was doing to give me her attention. "You know we are Christians, so yes, I do, and if I may ask, why did you ask such a question"? She said it with a worried look on her face ...

The first time I saw Mante was the first time I felt magic. I can't properly describe it but I felt something electric, a small faint buzz that made me feel energized and weak at the same time. It was one of the million reasons I was sure he was my soul mate. Mante and I’s love story was very cliche ...

The magic of "Sana, sana, colita de rana" If anyone knew magic, it was my grandmother. Her hands were perfect for making concoctions or magic potions to end physical or soul ailments. In the garden of the house, there were herbs of all kinds and for all uses: "Maíta, my tummy hurts"! We would say to her and my grandmother would look in the garden for some citronella leaves, then she would put them in a pot, some star anise, some water and put it all on the fire ...

How to explore Singapore in just a one day? Is it possible? That's the question I kept asking myself when I planned my trip to Singapore. How do I make the most of my stay in Singapore, balancing meetups with friends, sightseeing, and side trips to nearby countries, all while working remotely? ...

Well, I am not talking about a parade in which there are a lot of caterpillars lining up in one place. I have so many caterpillar photos to share today, but from one species, although there are actually two individuals today. These caterpillars are more likely to be in the young stage of the Orvasca subnotata. ...

Waking up a dormant privilege Hello Hiveans. It's a Thursday once again and the weekend is fast approaching. I just finished renewing my drivers' license and I'm excited to drive around even if it is just our weekly trip to the grocery store. As you may know, this is a privilege granted by the government through the Land Transportation Office and not something fundamentally guaranteed by the constitution ...

Surrogacy bellies, there's a subject I don't have much to talk about. Couples all over the world dream of building a family, having children that fantastic job, and a house in a wonderful place, and the children one day inherited all this, along of course sometimes with our wildest dreams. But what happens when one of the partners is infertile? The couple undoubtedly must go through a very difficult time at the beginning of their marriage, after all it is one of the biggest steps that failed before starting, everyone wants to have their own children, of course adopting is a very kind act, and without a doubt an act of love for the child ...

Some years before, it appears that a fire ripped through this area, judging by the stripped and burned trees. I’m guessing it was within the last ten years or so. This is some of the scenery from the hiking trail to Hourglass lake, East Kootenay, British Columbia. Although it is tragic to see this kind of devastation, it really is all a part of the ecosystem and its cycles ...

Wednesday Walk looking back thinking forward This post if for Wednesday walk challenge Any questions about the challenge read the guide at the Bottom of the post ;) Good Morning. Sorry last week I wasn't able to visit and comment on posts that joined the wednesday walk, I generally fdo that on my PC, but my shoulder was still painful, so I took a week of staying off the PC as much as possible other than editing a few photos and preparing posts. That said with the prednisone and exercises I have bene very good with doing each day I do feel it is improving, I am getting an improvement in now uch i can move it without much pain so thats a good sign For this weeks post as the title said, I am sharign photos from a while back hence looking back, but also looking forward to the weather improving and gettign out for new photo walks, yes also after my shoulder is even better, but looking at the forecast for the nest week thats not going to happen this week, which is kind of good giving my shoulder more time to heal Early mornign when I most like walking its still fairly cool, and the odd day we have a nice day with warmer temps it seems that alwyas comes with rain or heavy winds, but that will pass ;) As most of you know i do love my early morning walks especially by the water os lets start with that a shot on East Beach here in New Bedford one morning Sony A7iv 17mm F11 1/2ISO 100 Another spot i often visit the port Sony A7iv 17mm F8 13 second ISO 100 looking across at fairhaven Sony A7iv 26mm F8 0.6 second ISO 100 Even if its a bit foggy and or misty I still love gettign out for morning walks when the ...

These photos are my entry for the monomad contest by @brumest and @monochromes. Hello dear community of blackandwhite once again I return to my blog to share photos taken in the streets of my province, all are the result of walking with the camera in hand taking pictures to share with you, through them you will see details of our culture, I hope you like the selection, I end wishing you an excellent evening and until a next post, best regards. 🙋🙋🙋🙋 Camera: Nikon D 7500 Lens: Nikkor AF P 70 300 mm 1:4.5 6.3 G ED. Nikkor AF P 50 mm 1:1.8 D. Nikkor AF P 10 20 mm 1:4.5 5.6 G. All the photos and texts in this post are my authorship ...

Nice walk near The Hague beach, the Netherlands. Dune landscape with unique vegetation ...

Greetings to everyone in the Black and White community! Today I'm joining you to share a new collection of photographs. This time, it's about some street photography, which I took in Valencia (Carabobo, Venezuela), specifically in the parish of San Blas. It's well known that around this historic center, there are many houses from the colonial era (in addition to other architectural elements found along the streets—railings, cart stops, old railroad tracks) ...

In the month of Ramadan, I actually spent a lot of time making simple food as iftar to pamper family members as an appreciation for fasting all day. It makes everyone very happy and the next day they will be more enthusiastic. Honestly, it will overwhelm me to think about what to make every day. Even so, I am still enthusiastic about finding ideas, even though it is a foreign food that I have never known before and even adapted from other countries or regions ...

A few weeks ago, there was a pet event in my city, and as a passionate photographer, I couldn't miss the opportunity to go there and take photos! To my surprise, I found all kinds of dog breeds and started photographing them all (obviously with their owners' permission) to have the widest variety possible in my photos. Hace unas semanas se hizo un evento de mascotas en mi ciudad y yo como buen fotografo apasionado no me podia perder la oportunidad de asistir a hacer fotos! Para mi sorpresa me encontré todo tipo de raza de perros y empecé a fotografiarlos a todos (obviamente con el permiso de sus dueños) tener la mayor variedad posible en mis fotografias: Many of the dogs had some kind of clothing, costume, or accessory ...

Jednym z elementów przygotowywanego rebrandingu Królestwa jest przeprowadzenie ulicznej kampanii marketingowej. Zakłada ona, że w okolicy KBK w różnych miejscach pojawi się nowe logo (w uproszczonej wersji). Będzie rysowane kredą na chodniku, wrzucane jako magnes na metalowych elementach, malowane na kamykach i zostawiane na ławkach, przyczepiane do drzew przy Placu Biskupim (albo na kilka dni w formie obrazu, albo na stałe jako budka dla ptaków). Na początku będzie tylko logo ...

The deluge is nigh upon us! Got a storm rolling in here in the next hour or so that's supposed to bring us all sorts of severe nastiness, and then stall out and just hang around. They calling for Louisville to get 10 inches or more of rain in the next few days, which is double what we normally get in the entire month of April. Happened to check the weather yesterday and noticed the National Weather Service had issued a flood watch that include this fun bit: This is expected to be a high end event with life threatening flooding ...

Namaste 🙏 Hope you all are doing great! ! ! After successful trip to Ayodhya city, I was here in Varanasi the very next day after an overnight train ...

I always appreciate people, and what more of myself. I have realized that this lifestyle has earned me happiness back and front, thoughtful style's does not end when we read it on a book, or on the internet. So, i just want to asked you, "Have you ever been with someone who keep a thoughtful habit's? someone who turns every wrong into good? ...

X to Earn 自分の記憶ではAxieInfinityのブームから始まったPlay to earn、 Stepnから始まったMove to earn、 その後さまざまなX to earnが生まれてきたけど、 Shopping to earnがブームになるかもしれない。 今回紹介する「SYFU」が火付け役になるかも。 買い物やサービスで決済する前に、Syfuアプリ内でGoogleMapのGPSデータを活用した機能でチェックインして、クレジットカードで決済。それらをbindすることによって、経験値やポイントを獲得して最終的にこのプロジェクトのトークンを獲得できる。 〇このサービスの特徴 1. 普段の消費活動がそのままearnに繋がる。 2. ユーザーの購買情報を外部の企業にマーケティングの為のデータとして提供したりすることによって、外部からのお金の流入が期待でき、WEB3サービスにありがちなゼロサムゲームから脱却できる可能性を秘めている。 3. 何より毎日の消費活動が楽しくなる（ゲーミフィケーション）。 他にもたくさんあるが、持続性という意味で、なかなかに期待できるプロジェクトです。 どれだけ期待されているかという指標として、最近開催された本PJで使うことができるCommonNFTの特別バージョンであるCommonOG2万個（単価5千円前後）Mintセールがなんと約45分で完売！（クレジット払いのシステム上の処理があり、実際は3分くらいで2万個分完売だったらしい） この悪い市況でこれは凄い！しかも日本がメインのプロジェクトでは最近見たことがない規模じゃないだろうか？ 今後、3種類のクレジットカードも準備中とのことで、クリプトと実生活がこのサービスで身近になっていくことにワクワクしている。 日本在住者は暗号資産を担保に与信枠を得て、その枠の中でクレジットカードを使えるバージョンを持てるそう。 マルコは、3年くらい前からリアル界→クリプト界というお金の流れをしてなくて、クリプト界の消費や投資はすべてBCG等で稼いだ暗号資産で賄っているけど、更にはクリプト界での稼ぎで、リアル界のあらゆる消費を賄うという生活行動も、Syfuのクレジットカードで益々便利になっていく。 Slashも同じ暗号資産担保型のクレジットカード() をリリースするみたいなので、Syfuのクレジットカードと合わせて、2025年はBCG等で稼いで生活するスタイルがどんどん加速しそうです。 めっちゃ楽しみ＾＾ 〇SyfuのNFTの特徴 SyfuのNFTはPod→Mini→Premierと、決済データと位置データをBindすると獲得できる経験値やトークンでレベルアップさせることにより進化する。 Podが赤ちゃん、Miniが子供、Premierが成人って感じでしょうか？ premierは外見デザインがそれぞれ違うのだけど、どういう基準で決まるのかは不明。決済したジャンルによって決定する仕組みだと面白いですね。例えば、ECOな消費活動が多い人はグリーン基調のデザインどか、特定のブランド服が多い場合は、そのブランドのロゴが入ったデザインとか。 このサービスのテーマに”経済活動貢献度の可視化”があるので、そういう細かな楽しみ方もあるといいですね。 ...

もう終わっちゃいましたが、六本木の国立新美術館で開催された日本アンデパンダン展、来年の宣伝も兼ねてここでご紹介です。 今年は実行委員長が私が作品の搬入搬出の代行でいつもお世話になっているアトリエ志らべの森志らべさんです。若いアーティストとの太いパイプを見込まれて任されたようです。今回は若手アーティストのコーナーもあリました。おかげさまで今年は来場者数延べ13000人の盛り上がりがあったそうです。 これが私の作品です。「不安な時代」というタイトルの油彩の抽象画です。今までは具象画中心でしたが今年はなんかですね、こういう気分なんです。たまには作品の画像もアップしないとアーティストということを忘れられちゃいますから。 ということで東京行ける方は来年の六本木、おすすめです。 読んでくださってありがとうございました。 ...

On January 15th, I published a post about the cyclocomputer I installed on my bike. Now we are starting April and the odometer shows 486.6 kilometres. I know this may not be a big deal to some more dedicated cyclists; however, it means a lot to me. I have been keeping active, doing sport, clearing my mind, helping me in many ways to cope with the challenges in my life ...

Snacks are not just about the food you usually see, there are a lot of snacks that have extraordinary flavors that you have never found. But what if today's snack is a very simple snack but holds a deep meaning when you will enjoy it. Dates are one of the fruits that have seeds that are quite hard, the fruit originating from the Middle East is sold after fermentation and is identical to the black color which is very sweet in taste and quite soft in texture. Dates are enjoyed directly already very tasty, but when the Ramadhan season yesterday I had a lot of dates at home ...