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“I’m good with whatever you want us to be,” he answers honestly. Truth be told, Mason hadn’t picked out his own Halloween costume in years. Not since he’d met Gen. He’d just always worn whatever it was she had picked out for him, usually something at least vaguely matching or coordinating her own costume. It was a little strange, not pairing up with her again this time around, but Flora was red to go together. So of course he would do what she wanted. “Matching is perfect. That’s what couples do, right?” The question came out slightly hesitant, Mason still somewhat unsure if she even wanted to use that label yet for their relationship. But Gen had told him to just ask - so here he was, asking. @floraa-xx
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Our Quaking Aspen tree in the front yard for protection from theives. I plan to harvest some bark this weekend in preparation for our Samhain feast. Traditionally used at Samhain for protection, to ward off evil spirits and negative energies.
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Rostock (No. 4)
At the end of the 15th century, the dukes of Mecklenburg succeeded in enforcing their rule over the town of Rostock, which had until then been only nominally subject to their rule and essentially independent. They took advantage of a riot known as Domfehde, a failed uprising of the impoverished population. Subsequent quarrels with the dukes and persistent plundering led ultimately to a loss of the city’s economic and political power.
In 1565 there were further clashes with Schwerin that which had far-reaching consequences. Among other things, the nobility introduced a beer excise that favoured the dukes. John Albert I advanced on the city with 500 horsemen, after Rostock had refused to take the formal oath of allegiance, and had the city wall razed (slighted) in order to have a fortress built. The conflict did not end until the first Rostock Inheritance Agreement of 21 September 1573, in which the state princes were guaranteed hereditary rule over the city for centuries and recognizing them as the supreme judicial authority; this bound Rostock for a long time. The citizens razed (or slighted) the fortress the following spring.
From 1575 to 1577 the city walls were rebuilt, as was the Lagebusch tower and the Stein Gate, in the Dutch Renaissance style. The inscription sit intra te concordia et publica felicitas (“You enter a state of harmony and happiness”), can still be read on the gate, and refers directly to the conflict with the Duke. In 1584 the Second Rostock Inheritance Agreement was enforced, which resulted in a further loss of former city tax privileges. At the same time, these inheritance contracts put paid to Rostock’s ambition of achieving imperial immediacy, as Lübeck had done in 1226.
The strategic location of Rostock provoked the envy of its rivals. Danes and Swedes occupied the city twice, first during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48) and again from 1700 to 1721. Later in the early 19th century, the French, under Napoleon, occupied the town for about a decade until 1813. In nearby Lübeck-Ratekau, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, who was born in Rostock and who was one of few generals to fight on after defeat at the Battle of Jena, surrendered to the French in 1806. This was only after furious street fighting in the Battle of Lübeck, in which he led some of the cavalry charges himself. By the time of the surrender, the exhausted Prussians had neither food nor ammunition.
Source: Wikipedia
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I love it, because this is exactly the sort of humor my real-life friends have.
(especially looking at you, Dea and Marie)
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The rain yesterday made my dahlias fall over from weight so I had to cut them. Today is a beautiful day!
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OOC, what does that mean in photography?
Out of camera. That means the photo has not been edited. A photo was only taken with the camera, loaded into the computer and, if necessary, converted into a JPEG image with the photo program. No further image adjustments by the photographer on the computer!
Here you can see OOC photos. Taken with my Panasonic GH5 and a Pansonic 50mm macro lens.324
