now & here

amateur photographer. avid reader. environmental scientist. alter ego is a nature witch. blues, greens, dark purples, black, silver. university of maryland alumna.

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LotR genuinely had no right being as good as it was, how did filmmaking peak so perfectly in the early 2000s with a crazy mishmash cast and a self-made director who only bought a studio because he took out a loan against his house to buy an abandoned paint factory, how come late 90s cgi-video-game-elves look better than high tech movies now, how come nothing else has consistently incredible acting, soundtrack, set design and effects, writing, emotion, platonic affection and pure romance

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Minas Tirith

Minas Tirith, formerly and eventually again known as Minas Anor, was from the year TA 1640 the capital city of Gondor. Many important events took place in and in front of the city, such as the Battle of the Pelennor Fields and the coronation of Aragorn II Elessar.

I was rewatching and re-listening to all the commentary from the crew (the writers, the design team, the production team), and despite all the talk about how the sausage is made, I still love this shot of Minas Tirith. And in general the film version of Return of the King, Extended Edition. If Minas Tirith was real (which obviously it isn’t - it’s mostly miniatures and digital work), I’d drop my life in America and move there in a heartbeat.

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#easternscreechowl #owl #screechowl #howardcounty #megascopsasio (at Belmont Manor & Historic Park)

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#pumpkinpatch #cornmaze #thurmont #Maryland #perfectfallday #pumpkins (at Lawyer's Winterbrook Farms)

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#stonetowerwinery #winery #vineyard #Leesburg #Virginia #wines #stonetower #towerview (at Stone Tower Winery)

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#cider #ciderberry #cidery #millstonecellars #Monkton (at MillStone Cellars)

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#babycarrot #RWsummer2016 #chinachilcano #aeropuerto #airplanerice #Peruvian #Peruviancuisine #microgreen #restaurantweek (at China Chilcano)

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@sjmikals 's #poolparty #rooftoppool #Rockville #montrosecrossing #hottub #perfectsunday (at Montrose Crossing)

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puppy!!! (at Poplar Run)

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#gecko #handmade #pottery #madeinNicaragua (at The Flea Market at Eastern Market)

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#plantnite #succulents #greenthumb #dinosaurs #terrarium #drinkcreatively (at Mimi's Cafe)

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#dock5 #unionmarket #giltcity #giltcitydc #raidthewarehouse (at Union Market DC)

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#牛肉麵 #beefnoodle #blizzard2016 #snowday #taiwanesefood #homemadefood

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#cherryblossoms in #dc in #December ... #latergram (at The Washington Monument At National Mall)

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Super new metro train #wmata #dcmetro #metrotrain #metro (at Washington, District of Columbia)

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#Smithsonianat8 #smithsoniancastle #christmastree #ornaments (at Smithsonian Institution Building)

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#birdsnest #renwickgallery with @happinessscale & @its_lord_ed #treesaplings #patrickdaugherty (at Renwick Gallery)