Winter Waterfall Boy #1307
Don’t kids just love waterfalls …
there’s something very exciting about all that action !
Enjoy 🙂
Month: September 2015
What A Wonderful World
This one came up on my iPod, it’s lovely to listen to the lyrics … and this video on YouTube is one of the best live performances I’ve seen for any musical piece … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2VCwBzGdPM Cheers Don Charisma Continue reading What A Wonderful World
Why Didn’t My Post Go Viral ?
You toiled for hours, days, weeks to make that prefect creation, create that perfect storm, that special something that’s just spot on and MUST be acclaimed widely … Matt Mullenweg told you you’re gonna be a star … a shiny new blog super hero …
Moody Warm Beach Sunset #9432
Beautiful warm sunset colours …
in a moody sky, atop windy ocean waves.
Enjoy 🙂
Beach Sunset Girl Black And White #8403
Occasionally I’m a black and white photographer …
this capture of a moody ocean sunset with a woman walking the waves subtly improves with B&W …
Enjoy 🙂
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
«Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.»
— Who said that ?
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Greenwich Park Vista
Deptford High Street Art
Deptford High Street is a vibrant area …
This one captures Deptford’s nocturnal mood perfectly.
Enjoy 🙂
Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
«Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.»
— A. A. Milne (Winne The Pooh)
 
Hey Dad, You Wanna Hear Something Funny?
«Hey dad, you wanna hear something funny? There was a man who was drowning, and a boat came, and the man on the boat said “Do you need help?” and the man said “God will save me”. Then another boat came and he tried to help him, but he said “God will save me”, then he drowned and went to Heaven. Then the man told God, “God, why didn’t you save me?” and God said “I sent you two boats, you dummy!”»
— The Boy Christopher Gardner (to his dad) – The Pursuit Of Happyness 2006
How To Survive A Denial Of Service (DDOS) Attack On A WordPress Site
My business partner called me a few months ago. “We’ve been hacked” he said, and “the hosting company has shut down our hosting account”. Wow I thought, it can happen to us … Hackers can really make you have a bad day !
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Bangkok Gardening: Flowers That Thrive During Thailand’s Hot Dry Season (REBLOG)
Originally posted on Lat's Gardening Blog:
In Thailand’s tropical monsoonal climate, the months of March-May are normally the region’s hottest period. These 3 months prior… Continue reading Bangkok Gardening: Flowers That Thrive During Thailand’s Hot Dry Season (REBLOG)
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
«Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.»
— Oscar Wilde
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Ixora Flowers Macro
Hopefully a botanist will correct me on this, but I think the full name for these is – “Rubiaceae Ixora Coccinea”
This species of flowers are popular in Thailand … The plant itself makes great hedges, the blooms come in a variety of colours.
Enjoy 🙂
Bougainvillea Buddha
Loved capturing this one on the steps up to the big Buddha …
These flowers are so pretty !
Enjoy 🙂
Greengeeks are … Crap, Rubbish, Awful, Terrible, Horrible, Slow, Waste Of Money
I “inherited” a hosting account with Greengeeks via my business partner. Our sites used to be hosted with them, but we’re currently moving away from them, because, to be blunt, they are awful in so many ways.
Robert Lee had this to say, which pretty much sums up how I feel about them :
“Poor customer service. Slow Servers. DDoS Attacks. Customer Support SUCKS” – Robert Lee @ trustpilot.com
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Starstruck Fisherman Sunset
I was too focused on the sunset to find out what this guy was looking at …
Something, or other, up there !
Enjoy 🙂
Negative capability
Originally posted on Lessons from Lyfe:
My first job was as a journalist working in a highly-stressful editorial office of a leading English newspaper, in which we had to produce four editions of the broadsheet in eight hours. With the… Continue reading Negative capability
Thai King Statuette
This one jumped out at me from my new camera …
It’s a figure of the Thai king captured at big Buddha hill …
Enjoy 🙂
Freedom Boat
I imagine it’s not a totally free life … but …
Imagine the freedom of living on a canal boat, with an Enfield motorcycle for road trips … green I am !
Enjoy 🙂
Leafy Beach Sunset
I like this effect of the silhouetting with overhead foliage …
The people on the beach are collecting shells to eat …
Enjoy 🙂
Blue Sky Beach
Holy Tree
Something pretty awesome about this place in the midday sunshine …
The expansiveness of the greenery … and of course it’s a spiritual place for Buddhists …
WTF ? Artic Ice Cap Is Growing NOT Shrinking ? – Don Charisma’s Opinion
For many years I was led (or misled ?) to believe that our greed in burning fossil fuels (to keep us warm and have light at night ?) and releasing CFCs from Fridges (to prevent our food rotting quickly ?) … Continue reading WTF ? Artic Ice Cap Is Growing NOT Shrinking ? – Don Charisma’s Opinion
Sunset From The Hill
Captured this one recently from the big Buddha hill …
Enjoy 🙂
Street Fruit
Annette – The Ice-Cream Tuk Tuk
I’m led to understand that this kind of vehicle is called a “tuk tuk” in Thailand …
Annette sells ice cream from hers …
The Beer Man
The beer man counting his loot !
Or is he counting the change to give his thirsty customer ?
Sunset Over The Bay
Another sunset that turned out well, straight off the camera …
Enjoy 🙂
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Hibiscus
Fiery Balcony Sunset
The colours on this one I really just can’t get over …
Got to be one of my most vivid sunsets, so far …
Kim Davis – Bigot Or Hero ? – Don Charisma’s Opinion
Fairly straightforward, Kim Davis was supposed to issue marriage licenses to same-sex marriage couples, as is “the law”, but refused to, due to her personal beliefs being in opposition … now she’s in jail, and refuses to comply …
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WARNING – Beware Of PayPal Phishing Emails
I’ve received now a second email from an unknown source that masquerades as an official PayPal email. The idea of the sender is to get me to disclose my login details of my PayPal account, so that they can rob me, basically.
Usually my iCloud email puts these straight in the spam folder, but for whatever reasons iCloud doesn’t recognise these emails as spam.
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can-am spyder
I’ve no idea how much one of these costs …
But sure looks cool … like a back to front tricycle …
Cheers
Don
Gazette Theme – A New Look For DonCharisma.org
I’ve been using the same WordPress.com theme ever since I started my blog, the “Titan” theme. WordPress “Retired” my old theme some time ago, and I’ve just done the same today.
Researching current WordPress.com themes I came up with a short-list. And, erm no, I didn’t try out all 384 themes, really only the latest ones.
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Greenery
Thought this looked a good angle on my way out for a walk …
As for the latin botanical names for all the plants … hmmm … I’ll get back to you …
Cheers
Don
Summer Evening Drinks @ The Trafalgar
Walking past a nice sunset lit alfresco scene … Enjoy … Cheers Don Resources & Sources Unless otherwise stated everything here is (c) DonCharisma.org, all rights … Continue reading Summer Evening Drinks @ The Trafalgar
The Bubble Man Sunset
The bubble man from a different angle … Enjoy 🙂 Cheers Don Resources & Sources Unless otherwise stated everything here is (c) DonCharisma.org, all rights are … Continue reading The Bubble Man Sunset
Sunset Reflections
It’s amazing how a badly painted surface can look good … Given the right lighting conditions, obviously ! Cheers Don Resources & Sources Unless otherwise stated … Continue reading Sunset Reflections
Fair Cake
Now then, I didn’t know there was such a thing … A cake baking school, what will they think of next ! Cheers Don Resources & … Continue reading Fair Cake
Don Charisma 