Ourpick Reading Suggestions for October 9th

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Independence Park, Ashgabat by @grindle

The truth is, the place strikes me as increasingly strange, like a different world where no one actually lives. There are a host of extravagant buildings which I imagine must have cost a fortune to build; they’re ostentatious yet stand all alone. Hardly anyone looks at them. I think even I could feel the heat; the sun reflects off the white surfaces and must be intensified. I’ll say it again: it looks like something out of a science fiction film. Even that giant book that everyone’s been made to know about. Truly impressive.

SEQUENCE - (PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES) by @jlinaresp

This series of photographs of the streets of your village is the very sequence of that village’s life, as if with every step you take you were capturing the passage of time, as if every metre travelled were a year. I understand perfectly what you’re saying: to people, it’s as if you were condoning the village’s decline, but in reality I think what you’re doing is capturing moments and seeing art in that decline. It’s another perspective that perhaps many won’t see, but that decline isn’t down to you, nor is it your fault, so all you’re doing is capturing history, reality and the truth.

Happy Conker Day! A Basket of Conkers & Homemade Laundry Detergent by @theworldaroundme

I like it when I learn something new... :) I didn't know about the English word "conker", but I definitely know what a horse chestnut is... When I was a child, we would collect them in big sacks and sell them to the forest guards, as they would feed wild animals with them... I think... As you said, it's toxic; I'm a bit in doubt... 😂
Anyway, collecting them was a lot of fun, and your post reminds me of it!

Celebrating My 43th Birthday 🎂 | Birthday Initiative by @soyunasantacruz

What a brilliant idea! I’ve never had a birthday cake like this—haha, I hadn't even imagined it, since I’ve only really started liking sushi in the last couple of years 🤣 The economic factor in our country is definitely a major consideration, even when it comes to celebrating birthdays. Here in Caracas, many of us had birthdays after payday, so we’d wait for that date to celebrate and sing to each other—haha...

Beach day in lockdown // Playa en cuarentena [EN/ES] by @danielucha

Wow, you were lucky enough to go to the beach during the lockdown; it feels like the whole place was yours alone, since I don't see anyone else in the photos. I'm glad you took at least a few pictures, because today—almost six years later—you have a lovely post to share with our community. There are many precious memories from the lockdown; overall, not everything was bad.

Selling Some More Valuable LEGO Mini-figures, Plastic Can Be Expensive by @thebighigg

Okay, that golden LEGO with only 5 made kind of makes sense to cost that much money, but for those "regular" plastic ones, everything over $5 is too much for me... hahahaha 😂 My son didn't have many LEGOs while he was a child, but maybe I should check out old boxes and see what he has... 😂
Congrats on selling that piece for over $200... That's nice pocket money, and not just pocket...

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