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Welcome Back Ipernity!

Welcome Back Ipernity!
A New Year and a New Ipernity, and Oh, What a Day…

I've really missed ipernity. Even though we could comment and move our pictures around in chronological order, It just wasn't the same without being able to upload pictures. So I mostly stayed away the entire time it's been unable to update its database.

I thought I had a handle on the effects of Covid on the world. In fact, getting out to go camping for an amazing three months did wonders for both of us! But then the virus went spiraling out of control, numbers skyrocketed, people became more horrible than ever and I'm right back in the depths of a very gloomy depression.

Add to that the simply incredible US election year. I loathe politics. I detest Trump even more. To have this spoiled, uncivilized brat rousted from his undeserved seat of power was a beam of golden light. But of course it tripped his switch of complete and utter insanity, followed by unfathomable chaos and then an attempt to kick off a civil war…this could not actually be happening, right? What seemed like it must be some stupid Lifetime movie was actual reality, where people were getting killed and outrages were unfolding everywhere.

Yesterday I discovered that ipernity was back online in regards to uploading pictures and I was overjoyed to see this! But with everything going on in the news, and wrestling with my doldrums, I just couldn't get it together to upload anything.

I am posting this outrageously colorful dahlia today (photographed at San Francisco's Conservatory of Flowers) to express the fireworks of joy that I'm feeling to have our ipernity back! It symbolizes the happiness I feel about today's second impeachment of the Great Embarrassment of the US, and as a shining beacon for a better, happier year ahead. The vaccines are rolling out, a new day dawns before us and things are going to get better!

WELCOME BACK IPERNITY! Here's to healing for all of us!

Explored on 1/13/21; highest placement #2.

Erhard Bernstein, Holger Hagen, Sami Serola (inactive), John Cass and 51 other people have particularly liked this photo


28 comments - The latest ones
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
:-D Ihm happy too! A wonderful happy flower in your picture!
3 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
wonderful

Wish you a great wednesday!
( happy to be back to new photos:)
3 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
a very special flower portrait, superb clarity and vibrant colours !!!
3 years ago.
 FarbFormFreude
FarbFormFreude club
if symbolism has any power at all, then this bright, Shining Symbol MUST attract all the good energies
3 years ago.
 vero
vero club
c'est une fleur magique, une pure beauté, aux couleurs rayonnantes, Bisous Janet Bonne soirée
3 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
... and welcome back Janet.
Take care and stay safe.
3 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
A colorful welcome! It was really a lousy time without working upload!
3 years ago.
 niraK68
niraK68 club
eine wunderschöne Willkommensblume
3 years ago.
 PascalL
PascalL club
belle photo, bravo
3 years ago.
 uwschu
uwschu club
Schöne Blüte, etwas Farbe tut im Moment ganz gut
3 years ago.
 Stefani Wehner
Stefani Wehner club
gprgeous floral!
3 years ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
beautiful!
3 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Ravissante macro joliment partagée...!
Bonne soirée.
3 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
This is a beautiful photo, Janet. I too, am so happy that Ipernity has managed to get this sorted out and we can now upload again.

I know how you feel about this horrendous situation you all in the US are suffering. I am watching CNN at the moment and they are discussing the Impeachment Order. It seems as if it's going to be a fact. I'm just terrified that if Mr Trump is forcibly removed from the White House, his "army" will rise up and there'll be Civil War. It's too scary. It's only a week til he has to leave anyway and so wouldn't it be better to wait until after the inaugeration to call out the impeachment. That way he's already left and they won't have anything to complain about. My heart is full of feeling for you all over there.

I am so sorry you are feeling depressed again. With weather like this - me too!!!!! I'm so cold most of the time and I find it hard to keep my breathing under control. I don't think the cold weather is helping much neither.
3 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
I‘m very happy too, Janet ! Beautiful colors on this nice day !
3 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
What, this is a BEAUTY, Janet *******************************
3 years ago.
 Dominique 60
Dominique 60 club
superbe qualité de fleur et de photo janet !!
3 years ago.
 Nicole Merdrignac
Nicole Merdrignac club
Très belle photo. Nicole.
3 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
It’s a fabulous bloom, and symbolised the joy of so much....the renewal of Ipernity, the hope for 2021...and the end of that unutterable narcissistic child-man. Hopefully to be impeached.
Happy New Year Janet
3 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Beautiful capture! Stay well!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
3 years ago.
 Cheryl Kelly (cher12861 on flickr)
Cheryl Kelly (cher12… club
This beautiful, colorful image certainly does a lot to soothe and heal the soul! Just stunning!
3 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
This is an absolutely gorgeous macro image Janet.............full of wonderful detail, shapes and colours!

It's good to be back uploading on IP once again........I was really beginning to worry that it would never happen.

I hope you can see your way out of the depression you're in at the moment. I don't have any answers, but we just have to be patient - control the stuff we can and don't stress to much about the stuff we can't.
3 years ago.
 Horizon 36
Horizon 36 club
Wonderful capture, well done Janet. And YES very happy that we could upload again. Take care, stay safe.
3 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
une belle coquetterie !!
3 years ago.
 Eva Lewitus
Eva Lewitus club
Keep your spirits up... it can only be better from now on! ---- Lovely shot!
3 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Janet

Great to see your pictures again, and a rather late ‘Happy New Year’!

Fantastic colours and details in the flower!!

Best Wishes, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter
3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Spectacular colours and it's great to see you again and to have ipernity again in (almost) full operation. Let's hope it's an omen of a better year in 2021. Best wishes for the weekend and the coming year, Janet, and thank you for your visit and link to your millipedes images.
3 years ago.
 Ronald Losure
Ronald Losure club
What a beautiful flower, Janet. It brings a lot of cheer.
3 years ago.

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