Alternative Energy

mphoenix has added a photo to the pool:

There is still more room but I have a few more things to pack too.

im pastor rick has added a photo to the pool:

I was driving home from making some calls in Rolla and Rock Lake when I noticed this cutie standing about a half mile West of the highway. I made a short side trip down the adjacent gravel road in the hope of getting a shot of it with that gorgeous sky for a background. I wasn't disappointed.

(as an added bonus, I only collected a couple of wood ticks by wading through the grass to get this, and.... there were also some other rusty treasures at this abandoned farmstead as well)

Dave_Sim has added a photo to the pool:

Samsung digital camera

Dave_Sim has added a photo to the pool:

Samsung digital camera

Dave_Sim has added a photo to the pool:

Samsung digital camera

Disco Dave has added a photo to the pool:

lastonein has added a photo to the pool:

The TRWA office at the Boyden Refuge in Taunton is the site for many meetings of environmental groups - usually two, three or four hybrids on hand!

Benjamin Arseguel / propelfilms has added a video to the pool:

We burn a mind-boggling 280 billion gallons of petroleum a year! Veggie oil and biodiesel are fuelling imaginations of Americans tired of war, climate change and Big Oil. Join the players as we evolve to Biofuels 2.0. Grease was the word. Soon, it will be Algae. Stay tuned: the oldest plant-forms may be our salvation…

Pierre.Lourens has added a photo to the pool:

What was once a simple Starbucks Frappuccino bottle is now a vase to hold my porcupine quills.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

ggphoto36 has added a photo to the pool:

bicyclesonly has added a photo to the pool:

I love this guy's fun 1970s retro look!

penguin_policy has added a photo to the pool:

Storm passing over the De Zwaan Windmill. This is the last photo I took before I started running.

The De Zwaan is the only authentic, working Dutch windmill in the United States.

4RB has added a photo to the pool:

Toilet is almost finished. It needs only some paint and eguipment.

meckleychina has added a photo to the pool:

Navin75 has added a photo to the pool:

LuisAHHH! has added a photo to the pool:

Biked 2 miles up, hiked 2 miles, then biked 2 miles back home. Yay for summer (& days off)!

Striped tank - Target
Grey tank - F21
Shorts - Paris Blues
Socks - Vintage me (I've had them for at least 10 years; they're wearing thin :/)
Shoes - Adidas Samba's
Heart necklace & bracelet - Brighton
Rings - 25 cent machines
Bag - Old Navy
Sunglasses - Thrifted in Chicago (help me out w/ the name, EmKate!)

*octarine* has added a photo to the pool:

The rear view of the The Clayton Windmills (in West Sussex), known locally as Jack and Jill. Jill, the post mill, is in the foreground and Jack, the tower mill, is in the background.

jmb_germany (back again) has added a photo to the pool:

jmb_germany (back again) has added a photo to the pool:

buglugs has added a photo to the pool:

I saw this Solar Car in the news only the day before this. It was developed and built to set a world distance record. www.xof1.com

noeltykay has added a photo to the pool:

The Prius will be a year old on July 5th and I decided to take a look at the amount of gas used, miles driven and price per gallon over the past year.

Some facts

Miles drives - 9,400 so far
Number of fill ups - 25 (although a few trips were not complete fill ups)
Average amount per tank - $28.49
Lowest price for a gallon of gas $2.81 on Sept 18th, 2007
Highest price for a gallon of gas $4.68 on June 22nd 2008

Total amount spent on gas $712.23

Photo Paul has added a photo to the pool:

2 different angles of this very majestic windmill

LittleMissUncertain has added a photo to the pool:

Kiskunhalas, Sáfrik-féle malom (Sáfrik-mill, Kiskunhalas, Hungary)

gscheiterl has added a photo to the pool:

chrisrudge has added a photo to the pool:

I'll take some more over the weekend and hoping the weather stays good for us... We're going back tomorrow to finish the set up. The show starts around lunchtime.

Ageekgal has added a photo to the pool:

askdzign has added a photo to the pool:

notrashchallenge.blogspot.com/

pinkmini_is_sewbitchy has added a photo to the pool:

Wow this came out really cool!
I had clayed the entire hood and it was really shiny

oybay has added a photo to the pool:

Meet the newest member of our family.

peter.scheu © has added a photo to the pool:

Selfportrait : Die Erleuchtung ... :-)

rabasz has added a photo to the pool:

Not a very special photo, however I liked the dramatic clouds with this old-classic-simple windmill.

Best viewed on Black

shoegazer has added a photo to the pool:

kodak 160t. cross processed. lomo lc-a.

proyectoverde has added a photo to the pool:

proyectoverde has added a photo to the pool:

proyectoverde has added a photo to the pool:

Mr. TRONA has added a photo to the pool:

An image from a test roll of Elite Chrome 100 that I ran through the Supersampler.

I got away with it again, BTW. I processed a roll of slide film at a local lab that's hostile to cross-processing -- they accepted it because "C-41 OK" was written on the canister! ;)

Well, thank you for stopping by. Prost! ^_^

[For Fi. It looks like we both shot and processed a test roll of e.c. 100 at the same time. =]

mamichan has added a photo to the pool:

Some of my favorite pieces of clothing are cotton jersey or just plain cotton, like Ts. There's something comforting about soft worn-in cotton and it's always comfy.

All remixed.

gray dress worn as halter dress: American Apparel dress/skirt/top
T: Old Navy
bracelet: Zoe Adler designs
shoes: Payless
sunglasses: Urban Outfitters

Ars clicandi has added a photo to the pool:

sitephocus has added a photo to the pool:

Portland Stormwater Pollution Control Laboratory retention pond with stone wall.

sitephocus has added a photo to the pool:

Stephen E Epler Hall at Portland State University featuring rain gardens for stormwater treatment, LEED Silver.

sitephocus has added a photo to the pool:

Stephen E Epler Hall at Portland State University, LEED Silver dormitory.

sitephocus has added a photo to the pool:

Eliot Tower townhome units in Portland, Oregon, LEED Silver.

sitephocus has added a photo to the pool:

Eliot Tower mixed use condominium development in Portland, Oregon, LEED Silver.

Ageekgal has added a photo to the pool:

felixspencer2 has added a photo to the pool:

The singing ringing tree stands above the town of Burnley in Lancashire, The idea behind this artistic sculpture is to harness the sound of the wind - like when you blow across the top of a bottle to make a noise or play a pan pipe- the sound it makes is not really musical but it certainly amplifies the angry sound of a gale.

Aaron78 has added a photo to the pool:

pacafl has added a photo to the pool:

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rogiro has added a photo to the pool:

River IJssel near Deventer

BikerScooby has added a photo to the pool:

Chevron, 100 S Glenoaks Blvd & E Olive Ave, Burbank CA

e³°°° has added a photo to the pool:

Some air travellers, passing over the greenhouse of the neighbours.
A few minutes ago after a hot day.

Ze mogen ook 's bij ons landen deze zomer, plaats genoeg. Altijd maar bij de buren landen !

James Emberton has added a photo to the pool:

Photo taken near Damme on the Brugge-Sluis canal in Western Flanders.

proyectoverde has added a photo to the pool:

This collection was inspired by Bogota market squares, it´s made with ambiental materials: cotton fabric and a recycled fabric from the tires retread process, polyester with rubber residues.
Esta es una colección inspirada en las plazas de mercado de Bogotá. Está hecha con maeriales ambientales: una tela reciclada del proceso de reencauche de llantas, poliéster con residuos de caucho

Nathalie Jouat has added a photo to the pool:

On est bien au pied d'une éolienne ... Et il n'y a pas tant de bruit que ça ...

Nathalie Jouat has added a photo to the pool:

Celle-ci ne tournait pas.

scottjlowe has added a photo to the pool:

Benjamin Arseguel / propelfilms has added a video to the pool:

Biodiesel, a love story. Infatuation at first golden tankful... Greasy break-up: we’re you ever really Green? Reconciliation? It’s still too oily to tell… 'Fueling Ourselves' is an empowering, free-wheeling chronicle of the sustainable biofuels movement and its pioneers -- today and beyond. Do you know what’s in your tank?

you!me!dancing! has added a photo to the pool:

this is from sunday. It was a funny one, I felt so different about it at different times of the day. in the morning, I went for a bike ride and I felt great, I was by far the most stylish cyclist in the park. Then in the afternoon I went to try on dresses to wear to a wedding we're going to in the autumn, and there was all these glamourous footballer's wives type girls in the shop and I suddenly felt very underdressed and became very aware of my greasy hair and complete lack of make up.

tshirt - dave brought it back for me from a skiing holiday years ago
stripy top - me made out of a men's jumper
blue necklace - primark
red necklace - junk shop
yellow necklace - present from my sis
linen trousers - h&m
tights - welovecolors
shoes - new look

proyectoverde has added a photo to the pool:

This necklace is made with recycled materials: aluminum soda cans and mache paper.
Este collar esta hecho con materiales reciclados: paper mache y latas de aluminio

donreid103 has added a photo to the pool:

donreid103 has added a photo to the pool:

BamaWester has added a photo to the pool:

Recently I was playing around with combining b&w and sepia. This is a shot I posted in b&w a few months ago, but after converting certain areas to sepia, I thought this really popped. The original is posted below.

SmilingMonk has added a photo to the pool:

There was some great news in the family.

So, to celebrate I hauled out the newly re-handlebar'd Electra Streetrod, asked the kids if they'd pose for me, and set to work on another batch of images.

Strobist info - Three Vivitar 283 flash units. Two slaved via Wein peanuts and set to f/11. One on bracket with extension cord plugged into the camera as the master was set at f/4. You can probably figure out where I set the two slaved units. They were mounted on Alien Bees light stands and set at various heights.

I took a bunch of photos to see how quickly the Vivitar flashes would recycle. They did really well, actually. And, yes, David Hill inspired the lighting. A little special post-processing too, just to further mix things up.

bicyclesonly has added a photo to the pool:

Love Earth has added a photo to the pool:

The Solar Living Institute - Hopland, California

eso.tericcc has added a photo to the pool:

you've been spolied. but you weren't opened.



you've only been my good friend once, and it was because you liked my boyfriend. that's why you saw me all of the time.. i didn't mind at all. i know who i surround myself with. but i'm apathetic. completely. i can fathom. the only girl to impress me, fell in love with me. i didn't mind.

_m8 (familiar, but not displaced.......) has added a photo to the pool:

And when we do, we shall feel it. Together.

Heavenly distortion followed by musical interlude. Artist in training. Let's shiver. Start quivering baby, yeah.

MP3 PLAYING (click for the song file located in the notes)
song: I Told You So.
artist: New Order
album: Waiting For The Sirens' Call

It's been ten long years since I've been home
I've been waiting here with nowhere to go
It's an occupation I don't like
But it pays the rent and turns on the light

(alright)
I told you so
It has to be
Cut loose and runaway with me
We'll go out every night
I'll be there by your side
And we'll all get high down the west side

If it ain't the job and it ain't the place
But I must stay for your pretty face
It's a bad reaction I can't fix
You caught me with those feline tricks

And I told you so
It's a crazy world
For a mixed up guy
And an awkward girl

And I told you so
It's a crazy world
For a mixed up guy
With an awkward girl

(Take her, take the world)

I told you so
It has to be
Cut loose and runaway (runaway) with me
We'll go out every night
I'll be there by your side
And we'll all get high down the old west side

(Take the world)

_m8 (familiar, but not displaced.......) has added a photo to the pool:

I've cried enough tears to last for a lifetime..... Whatever I do, I've got to find you.......

Who's kidding, haven't we all been? The song lifts it up and in aces and spades and whatever the fuck else you want it to.

MP3 PLAYING (click for the song file located in the notes)
song: Who's Joe?
artist: New Order
album: Waiting For The Sirens' Call

Hey Joe what you're doing?
It seems like it's all going wrong
There's a storm in the sky passing over
And it looks like it's going to be strong
You've got eyes like an old wounded soldier
They cry tears to the losts in the wind

Hey Joe
Hey Joe
Hey Joe
What are your gonna do?

I looked for you
I'll get you home
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I've got to find you
I've got to find you (Whatever you do)

I looked for you
I'll take you there
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I've got to find you
Whatever I do (Whatever you do)

Hey Joe what you're doing?
They say you don't care anymore
You had your heart [hurt?] by a woman
Now it doesn't work anymore
She said that you had it coming
That you were no good from the start

Hey Joe
Hey Joe
Hey Joe
Time to go home

I looked for you
I'll get you home
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I've got to find you
I've got to find you (Whatever you do)

I looked for you
I'll take you there
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I've got to find you
Whatever I do (Whatever I do)
Whatever I do (Whatever I do)
Whatever I do (Whatever I do)
Whatever I do (Whatever I do)
Whatever I do (Whatever I do)

_m8 (familiar, but not displaced.......) has added a photo to the pool:

Show me, show me, show me. How you do that trick!

If anything, get up and dance the night away.

MP3 PLAYING (click for the song file located in the notes)
song: Just Like Heaven
artist: The Cure
album: Greatest Hits

Show me, show me, show me
How you do that trick
"The one that makes me scream," she said
"The one that makes me laugh," she said
And threw her arms around my neck
"Show me how you do it
And I promise you, I promise that
I'll run away with you
I'll run away with you"

Spinning on that dizzy edge
I kissed her face, I kissed her neck
And dreamed of all the different ways
I had to make her glow
"Why are you so far away," she said
"Why won't you ever know that I'm in love with you,
That I'm in love with you?"

You... soft and only
You... lost and lonely
You... strange as angels
Dancing in the deepest oceans
Twisting in the water, you're just like a dream
Just like a dream

Daylight licked me into shape
I must have been asleep for days
And moving lips to breathe her name
I opened up my eyes
I find myself alone, alone, alone
Above a raging sea
That stole the only girl I loved
And drowned her deep inside of me.

You... soft and only
You... lost and lonely
You... just like heaven

All images © 2008 DMS

ArcherVision has added a photo to the pool:

M.Barkley has added a photo to the pool:

Started mounting some fenders on the E-Trailer, drove it around the block to test clearance. Still have additional brackets to mount, and some trimming of the fender's in the back. It's starting to look a little better.

mamichan has added a photo to the pool:

I totally think of this as a dress you'd wear to a shower -- bridal or baby. I usually don't wear it to work -- a bit low cut and I never wear a bra with it. My office building is COLD so I had a hoodie on top of it during work. But it was sooo nice not to wear a bra to work. Maybe that's TMI.

dress: Cliche
necklace: gift from BFF, remixed
shoes: thrifted at Salvation Army, originally Target, remixed
bracelets: from Colombia, gift from friend, remixed

mamichan has added a photo to the pool:

It's almost a straight shot from my condo to my friend's house; bike a few miles straight down my street and eventually take a left. Hubby and I biked over yesterday (Sunday) for my coworker's going-away BBQ.

top: Cliche
jeans: Paper Denim Cloth, remixed
necklace: Tiffany, remixed
bracelet: gift from BFF
flip-flops: Old Navy, remixed
sunglasses: Urban, remixed

mphoenix has added a photo to the pool:

What's Different About THIS Prius?
It's parked in my driveway :-)

Benjamin Arseguel / propelfilms has added a video to the pool:

Activist-actor Daryl Hannah expresses concern about climate change and our fragility as a species... and is underscored by deep-space Astronomer Andrew West's explanation of the runaway greenhouse environment of the planet Venus, known as the Venusian Effect.

[ washing_machine ] has added a photo to the pool:

[ Mogway We're No Here www.deezer.com/track/10787 ]

geognerd has added a video to the pool:

A video of how rain beads and quickly flows across a windshield treated with Rain-X. Sometimes you don't even need to turn on the windshield wipers. For example, this rain was just heavy enough for the water to bead instead of accumulate on the windshield, but not heavy enough to cause obscured vision.

Video captured June 29, 2008.

strangemagee has added a photo to the pool:

with the hot tub finally coopered , the view from it this morning was close to perfect.

mindcaster has added a photo to the pool:

Individuality.

Visit the Amsterdamize blog.

popmanstensgaard has added a photo to the pool:

From the Grantham to Skegness Train. 1990s

serni has added a photo to the pool:

View On Black

bicyclesonly has added a photo to the pool:

bicyclesonly has added a photo to the pool:

james_cann has added a photo to the pool:

jazzmanzem has added a photo to the pool:

These windmills, located in Iowa County, provide Madison with a source of green energy, supplementing MG&E's coal plant output.

thecarspy has added a photo to the pool:

racey tracey has added a photo to the pool:

Wind-turbine at Greenpark, Reading. You can see it from the M4. 1/3 sec exposure with 10 stop ND filter. 1 RAW converted to 3 in GIMP then tone mapped in Photomatix. Back into GIMP for curves, saturation and boosting the blue in channel mixer. Longer exposures made the blades disappear altogether!!!

zmul has added a photo to the pool:

2 old table cloth remade to pillows..=)

canong2fan has added a photo to the pool:

Recycled boat!

View Large On Black

Noa Oron has added a photo to the pool:

_m8 (thrust into the unknown... tied to someone) has added a photo to the pool:

Earth bound, star blind, tied to someone.

I wanted a beautiful ambient piece for this. I'm sitting outside as I upload and pen this in the heart of what can only be described as a heavenly misty rain. Is this not what love is all about? We only want to be loved..............

MP3 PLAYING (click for the song file located in the notes)
song: Damage
artist: David Sylvian & Robert Fripp
album: Damage

I found the way
By the sound of your voice
So many things to say
But these are only words
Now I've only words
Once there was a choice

Did I give you much?
Well, you gave me things
You gave me stars to hold
Songs to sing

I only want to be loved

And I hurt and I hurt
And the damage is done
You gave me songs to sing
Shadow and sun
Earthbound, starblind
Tied to someone

Why didn't I stay?
Why couldn't I?
So many lives to cross
Well I just had to leave
There goes everything,
Everything

Can I meet you there?
God knows the place
And I'll touch your hand
Kiss your face

We only want to be loved
We only want to be loved

I only want to be loved
And I hurt and I hurt
And the damage is done
You gave me songs to sing
Shadow and sun
Earthbound, starblind
Tied to someone

fibra has added a photo to the pool:

Dental floss container refilled with soldering wire

serni has added a photo to the pool:

View On Black

Purmac has added a photo to the pool:

A Windmill in Miaoli, Taiwan for generating power. Beautiful sky.

OPPEKEPE has added a photo to the pool:

Revere J has added a photo to the pool:

On Cameron Rd near Tehachapi Ca,

marvin908 has added a photo to the pool:

Near Montezuma, Kansas

Mary Hockenbery (reddirtrose) has added a photo to the pool:

gas was $4.45 in Ely, Nevada
I had driven about 150 miles from my last fill up so it only took 3 gallons

abokeith has added a photo to the pool:

harry_nl has added a photo to the pool:

harry_nl has added a photo to the pool:

Celebrating 10 years production of hybrid cars since the first Prius in 1997.