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I have never surfed before but tell myself if I ever get to live by the beach I would learn. I can see the appeal. Not so much for the act of surfing and riding the waves which I imagine is exhilarting but the experience and excuse to get out on the beach at daybreak, with no-one much about and look into the sea, absorbing the currents and the waves to determine the perfect time to leap off to meet the waves.
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Western clouds absorbing Eastern sunrise light.
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The orb hovered, circling slowly at a distance.
They studied the ring through the radioactive smoke of a destroyed missile site. It appeared battered and ancient. The site where it stood was clearly still under construction.
K’hall turned to Kayla, his gaze sharp. “You are certain that ring is a dimensional portal?”
Kayla nodded slowly. “Quite sure. We jumpers didn’t use them but others in my time used identical portals to traverse vast distances. Interdimensional travel was possible… but rare. That was before the war—the one that nearly erased all life on Earth. The portals, like everything else my civilization built, were lost in the global holocaust.”
K’hall fell silent, absorbing the weight of her words. Then, quietly: “That explains the signal. It nearly mirrors the one from your device. If the lizards have access to this technology… we’re facing something far more dangerous than we thought.”
“But this tech was obliterated in your time,” he continued. “How could it reappear after so long?”
“I don’t know,” Kayla admitted. “Everything above ground was annihilated. No records. Nothing remained.”
“I think I might know,” Adrienne said. All eyes turned to her.
“Twenty years ago, the U.S. invaded Iraq, looking for weapons of mass destruction. None were found. But there’s long been speculation among conspiracy theorists that the true objective was something else entirely—a stargate, buried deep in a very ancient archaeological site.” Looks like the theory is true.
K’hall studied the ring on the screen. “We have never seen this signal before. I suspect they activated the portal for the first time today. A test run.”
Kayla leaned closer. “For portals to function you need to have at least two… one to enter, one to exit—separated by great distance, maybe worlds. In my time, there were many.” I have never seen one this massive.
K’hall’s expression darkened. “Then there must be others. In other realms.”
“There must,” Kayla agreed, her voice barely above a whisper.
K’hall turned to Bext, his tone cold and final. “We cannot allow this to remain in their hands. Destroy the ring. Wipe out everything.”
The orb’s main weapon fired. A beam of searing energy tore through the ring, reducing it to a crater of molten debris. Seconds later, the complex followed—consumed in a cascade of fire and ruin.
“We have company.” Avhal said, his fingers gliding over his consol. “Aircraft. Forty sectors out approaching fast."
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Seminyak is a beach town in South Bali.
The next town north of Legian, Seminyak is more upmarket with mostly luxury accommodation and fashionable high-end restaurants and bars. The atmosphere is much more sophisticated and laid-back than Kuta, and the beach in particular is quieter during the day. Seminyak is also the high end spa and boutique shopping capital of Bali. Nowhere is the upscaling of Bali in recent years more obvious than here.
It is hard to imagine that only ten years ago this was a distinctly separate village, and something of a backwater. Development has occurred at an astonishing pace, and as well as absorbing all green space which formerly separated Seminyak from Legian, it is now almost impossible to determine where Seminyak ends and the nearby villages of Petitenget, Umalas and Kerobokan begin. This certainly has its downside, and the whole district has become very congested.
Excerpt from the plaque:
Scent of Spring 迷蝶香 by Mok Yat San and Man Fung Yi:
The artists try to use scents to bring out the poetic sense of season. When the deep winter is over, butterflies are aroused from their slumber after absorbing energy from the rocks. The artists want to raise the public’s awareness of the significance of sustainability.
How beautifully the leaves grow old! How full of light and color are their last days! They are giving back the light they have been absorbing from the sun all summer.
-John Burroughs- "The Falling Leaves"
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I stand and enjoy… the sky, the last elegant adieu of the day.
Absorbing that heavenly beauty.
I only take the one shot.
Not everything in life is about photography, it is good to take in scenes and moments, without having to ‘record’ them.
Something I see all over, people arrive somewhere, up the phone or camera, and gone… will they look at it at home?
As a photo? And forget to look when they are there?
Another sign of the times?
I am so glad I have my ‘MIND’S’ camera, as a way of connecting fully with the world.
I come home with so many more beautiful images than there are in the camera, LOL
Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)
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She sits alone outside a bar in Paris, her gaze drifting over the passing faces, the laughter, the hurried steps, the quiet conversations. The city moves around her, a symphony of lives unfolding in real-time. She is not lonely... she is observing, absorbing, lost in thought. As she watches the world, she thinks about her own life, the past stories that shaped her, the moments that linger like echoes. City breathes, and she breathes with it, caught between memories and the present.
🎧 Ghostly Kisses - Where Do Lovers Go?
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📌Midnight in Paris - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rose%20Isle/93/183/35
fungus (plural: fungi or funguses is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from the other eukaryotic kingdoms, which by one traditional classification include Plantae, Animalia, Protozoa, and Chromista.
A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is chitin in their cell walls. Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs; they acquire their food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment. Fungi do not photosynthesize. Growth is their means of mobility, except for spores (a few of which are flagellated), which may travel through the air or water. Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. These and other differences place fungi in a single group of related organisms, named the Eumycota (true fungi or Eumycetes), that share a common ancestor (i.e. they form a monophyletic group), an interpretation that is also strongly supported by molecular phylogenetics. This fungal group is distinct from the structurally similar myxomycetes (slime molds) and oomycetes (water molds). The discipline of biology devoted to the study of fungi is known as mycology (from the Greek μύκης mykes, mushroom). In the past, mycology was regarded as a branch of botany, although it is now known fungi are genetically more closely related to animals than to plants.
Abundant worldwide, most fungi are inconspicuous because of the small size of their structures, and their cryptic lifestyles in soil or on dead matter. Fungi include symbionts of plants, animals, or other fungi and also parasites. They may become noticeable when fruiting, either as mushrooms or as molds. Fungi perform an essential role in the decomposition of organic matter and have fundamental roles in nutrient cycling and exchange in the environment. They have long been used as a direct source of human food, in the form of mushrooms and truffles; as a leavening agent for bread; and in the fermentation of various food products, such as wine, beer, and soy sauce. Since the 1940s, fungi have been used for the production of antibiotics, and, more recently, various enzymes produced by fungi are used industrially and in detergents. Fungi are also used as biological pesticides to control weeds, plant diseases and insect pests. Many species produce bioactive compounds called mycotoxins, such as alkaloids and polyketides, that are toxic to animals including humans. The fruiting structures of a few species contain psychotropic compounds and are consumed recreationally or in traditional spiritual ceremonies. Fungi can break down manufactured materials and buildings, and become significant pathogens of humans and other animals. Losses of crops due to fungal diseases (e.g., rice blast disease) or food spoilage can have a large impact on human food supplies and local economies.
The fungus kingdom encompasses an enormous diversity of taxa with varied ecologies, life cycle strategies, and morphologies ranging from unicellular aquatic chytrids to large mushrooms. However, little is known of the true biodiversity of Kingdom Fungi, which has been estimated at 2.2 million to 3.8 million species.[5] Of these, only about 148,000 have been described,[6] with over 8,000 species known to be detrimental to plants and at least 300 that can be pathogenic to humans.[7] Ever since the pioneering 18th and 19th century taxonomical works of Carl Linnaeus, Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, and Elias Magnus Fries, fungi have been classified according to their morphology (e.g., characteristics such as spore color or microscopic features) or physiology. Advances in molecular genetics have opened the way for DNA analysis to be incorporated into taxonomy, which has sometimes challenged the historical groupings based on morphology and other traits. Phylogenetic studies published in the first decade of the 21st century have helped reshape the classification within Kingdom Fungi, which is divided into one subkingdom, seven phyla, and ten subphyla.
The majestic and well known Jokulsarlon glacier with its upstream situated lagoon absorbing the calving icebergs before they drift into the open sea.
South Iceland coast
Fabriciana adippe = Argynnis adippe
Adipe - Nacarada adipe
Absorbiendo sales minerales entre las hierbas.
High Brown Fritillary
Absorbing mineral salts among the herbs
Moyen nacré
Absorber les sels minéraux parmi les herbes
K’hall paused, his gaze steady, waiting for Kayla to elaborate. Adrienne, already anticipating the answer, tensed.
“The only way there could be another VDD signal,” Kayla said, locking eyes with K’hall, “is if the person activating the signal is me.”
K’hall tilted his head slightly. “My understanding of your kind is limited. Explain how this is possible.”
Kayla nodded. “It involves time travel. The reptilians surprised us. I jumped away but Adrienne wasn’t able to jump. I had to go back—back in time to rescue Adrienne from the reptilians. That act triggered a timeline convergence. There was no alternative.”
She continued, her voice measured. “When I jumped back, I was already here… there were two of me. I grabbed Adrienne and we leapt into an alternate timeline… then later returned to this one.” She paused, watching K’hall for a reaction. He gave none.
“It’s impossible to know where my duplicate went. There was no time to coordinate. The reptilians were closing in. But because of that split, I now exist in two places. That’s the only explanation for the signal you received.”
K’hall ran a hand through his hair, absorbing her words in silence.
“This travel through time,” he said at last, “is only theoretical to us. We can compress time, but not move through it as you describe.”
Kayla offered a faint smile. “It’s more than theory. It’s how I got here—despite originating many ages ago.”
K’hall nodded slowly. “Then tell me—how did you detect your companion’s device when she activated it, yet not detect your duplicate’s device?”
Kayla replied, “I wouldn’t be able to detect her unless she was in the same timeline—and the same dimension. And I don’t know where she went. There are infinite possibilities.”
“Then how do you know your double escaped capture? Did you see her jump?”
“No, I didn’t see her jump. There was time and I believe she did. I did so she did too.”
“Can I assume she would continue the mission to find the lizard’s nest?” K’hall asked.
“Yes. That’s what I would do,” Kayla said. “We’ve been focused on the search. Now that I think about it, I’m very concerned I haven’t picked up her signal. If she’s still pursuing the mission, she should be in this timeline.”
K’hall’s expression darkened. “This is deeply concerning if true. We have no proof she has not been captured. It is imperative that we locate her.”
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Thinking of the Earthship homes - the words green and sustainable brought back to mind the Taos Pueblo, dating back 1,000 years. Long before solar panels, the Taos Pueblo community stood as a model for locally sourced, climate conscious design and building methods.
The Pueblo is made entirely of adobe.. earth mixed with water and straw made into sun-dried blocks. Adobe construction delivers energy efficiency in the desert climate. The thick mud walls serve as natural insulation, absorbing heat during hot days and radiating warmth during cool nights.
K’hall’s orb, Ramva1, was secured at the sky dock of Axiom5 and lifted inside.
K’hall stepped out first, followed closely by Adrienne and Kayla. The girls were struck silent by the sheer scale of the vessel—its enormity far beyond anything they’d imagined from the docking visuals. It defied logic. How could something so massive remain undetected?
Four crew members approached, their expressions shifting to surprise as the two humans emerged behind K’hall.
One of them spoke, eyes wide: “The orb’s hull breach is extensive. I have never seen damage like this.”
“Coordinate with Bext and Avhal,” K’hall instructed. “They are preparing in the control room.”
“Follow me,” said K’kall, gesturing toward a wide, brightly lit corridor. Orbs lined both sides, stored in gleaming alcoves. Crewmen everywhere. Adrienne thought it was like the hangar deck of an aircraft carrier.
As they walked, K’hall turned to the girls. “Axiom5 is what your kind call a mother ship.”
Adrienne and Kayla remained quiet, absorbing the surreal sight.
Soon, they were joined by Oam’ka, pilot of Ramva3. After a brief exchange of names, the group continued down the corridor.
“K’hall,” Oam’ka asked, “did your cloaking system fail?”
K’hall glanced at him. “No. It was operating perfectly on randomized frequency. But the lizards... they have developed a way to detect us even when cloaked. We were caught off guard. Their technology has evolved.”
"That is a problem." Oam’ka’s gaze shifted to the humans. “And these two humans? What role do they play?”
“They are not what they seem,” K’hall replied. “Have you heard of the Ikhon?”
Oam’ka’s eyes narrowed in surprise. “Then why bring them here?”
“I believe they hold knowledge we lack,” K’hall said simply. “They may prove useful.”
As they neared the end of the corridor, two tall Arcturians—bearing a striking resemblance to K’hall—stood waiting. Their eyes lingered disapprovingly on Adrienne and Kayla.
“K’hall. Oam’ka,” one of them said, voice firm. “The Council has convened. They await.”
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Another view of the nebula with less aggressive processing, a cleaner image with better noise control, but less punchy than the previous image. I like the soft shades of color and subtle streamers of gas and dust. Zoom in for a nicer view absorbing view.
Black coffee's bitter warmth clings to my lips,
While each headline haunts, like a poison that grips.
The news, a tapestry of sorrow and strife,
Unfolds before me, piercing my fragile life.
So I linger, amidst the ink's murky flow,
Absorbing sorrows that the headlines sow.
In the Sunday paper's haunting domain,
I find solace in the darkness, my only gain.
Early Sunday Morning.
Taunton, Somerset, UK.
Great Burnet or Burnip (Sanguisorba officionalis)
In British folklore, the name Burnip comes from its alleged effectiveness in treating burns. Hence, its folk reputation as heat absorbers.
Olympus EM1 + Pentacon M42 50mm f1.8, wide open aperture.
Another piece of wreckage from the RAF Canberra jet which crashed near the summit of Carn an t-Sagairt Mor in 1956 looks like it's being 'eaten' by the mountain.
We're having to climb t-Sagairt Mor to reach Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach, our final destination. Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach (pronounced Carn a-Corry voddoyich - or something like) stands at 1118 meters (3667 feet) and completes my circuit of the five Munro's of White Mounth. It's taken me 3 years and 4 separate climbs to complete this circuit, starting with my first ever Munro Lochnagar in 2016, but I'm there at last!!
A Sunday rainstorm left a moody morning in its wake, complete with a shroud of mist that seeped through the trees and settled on the surfaces. Even the cheery colors of our garden shed were not enough to brighten the morning. Yet my mood was not to be trampled upon by something as trivial as low visibility. There is always more to be seen than what meets the eye, and the eye is not our only sense for absorbing the world around us.
Today we say goodbye to January. Where the heck did it go?
Happy Fence Friday everyone.
Nevada City CA
Rain comes
weighing its advance
with a heavy stage curtain
or, haiku
on a mental horizon
every moment
transfixing, absorbing
this lenseless eye
when –
falls a drop
meteorological theatre
moistens brow, plop
– outflanked by squall
hastened to flight
up the cliff in departure
retreat I from sight
Ranica MIR35S, Elektra 100
Coffee Pot Rock is a familiar red rock formation in Sedona, Arizona, and when viewed from State Route 89A in West Sedona, it resembles a big coffee pot. It overlooks West Sedona and is part of the Thunder Mountain red rock formation, ending at Soldier's Pass.
2022-08-28, Day 2
The thinning sheet of ice that is Monarch Glacier sits in a basin of stone high up on the throne-like shoulders of Monarch Mountain (9,111 ft; 2,777 m), Victoria Cross Range, Jasper National Park, Alberta.
The ice combined with the cool, wet cloud to create an atmosphere that felt autumnal as we slowly ascended and wove our way through meadows, following the firmest, highest ground that we could. Due to the rain, the plentiful, dense, and healthy herbaceous vegetation, and the water table being very close to the surface, the feet stayed stubbornly saturated. All of this did little to dampen the magnificence of the place. I don't know when the last person walked this valley before we found our way through, but we encountered not a trace of humanity.
As I walked somewhat ahead of my friend, I found myself enveloped in quiet, my mind ruminating on whether we would encounter bears and where we might find a good place to pitch the tent where the ground would be dry. I also began to feel the isolation, both foreign compared to my typical town fare and also exhilarating. The clouds remained thick and dense, and it seemed likely it would rain periodically for the foreseeable future. I could hear my pack creaking quietly and rhythmically as the weight shifted on my back as I moved, and precious little else reached for the mind's attention. One of the beauties of walking with a friend with whom I have hiked for 30 years is we are able to drift into long periods of comfortable silence, absorbing the unadulterated wild with each step further into the fastness.
iPhone Photography and Processing
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As Church sleeps, I find myself turning to mobile photography for comfort. I brought the makeshift studio upstairs to the living room. We can share the same space this way. She opens an eye every now-and-then and seems content to then sleep a little longer. Together, she and I are absorbing a day of nourishment. xo
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Camera+
FocalLab
Mextures
Formulas
Over
Bulrushes grow in wet locations, including ponds, marshes, and lakes. Their stems are often used to weave strong mats, baskets, and chair seats. Bulrushes may act as a filter, absorbing poisonous metals and toxic microorganisms, thus helping to reduce water pollution.
The sun was setting, low on the horizon. Two trees were standing apart and absorbing the last golden warmth. Their silhouettes, along with the mountain fields, were quietly leaning into the coming dark.
fungus (plural: fungi or funguses is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from the other eukaryotic kingdoms, which by one traditional classification include Plantae, Animalia, Protozoa, and Chromista.
A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is chitin in their cell walls. Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs; they acquire their food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment. Fungi do not photosynthesize. Growth is their means of mobility, except for spores (a few of which are flagellated), which may travel through the air or water. Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. These and other differences place fungi in a single group of related organisms, named the Eumycota (true fungi or Eumycetes), that share a common ancestor (i.e. they form a monophyletic group), an interpretation that is also strongly supported by molecular phylogenetics. This fungal group is distinct from the structurally similar myxomycetes (slime molds) and oomycetes (water molds). The discipline of biology devoted to the study of fungi is known as mycology (from the Greek μύκης mykes, mushroom). In the past, mycology was regarded as a branch of botany, although it is now known fungi are genetically more closely related to animals than to plants.
Abundant worldwide, most fungi are inconspicuous because of the small size of their structures, and their cryptic lifestyles in soil or on dead matter. Fungi include symbionts of plants, animals, or other fungi and also parasites. They may become noticeable when fruiting, either as mushrooms or as molds. Fungi perform an essential role in the decomposition of organic matter and have fundamental roles in nutrient cycling and exchange in the environment. They have long been used as a direct source of human food, in the form of mushrooms and truffles; as a leavening agent for bread; and in the fermentation of various food products, such as wine, beer, and soy sauce. Since the 1940s, fungi have been used for the production of antibiotics, and, more recently, various enzymes produced by fungi are used industrially and in detergents. Fungi are also used as biological pesticides to control weeds, plant diseases and insect pests. Many species produce bioactive compounds called mycotoxins, such as alkaloids and polyketides, that are toxic to animals including humans. The fruiting structures of a few species contain psychotropic compounds and are consumed recreationally or in traditional spiritual ceremonies. Fungi can break down manufactured materials and buildings, and become significant pathogens of humans and other animals. Losses of crops due to fungal diseases (e.g., rice blast disease) or food spoilage can have a large impact on human food supplies and local economies.
The fungus kingdom encompasses an enormous diversity of taxa with varied ecologies, life cycle strategies, and morphologies ranging from unicellular aquatic chytrids to large mushrooms. However, little is known of the true biodiversity of Kingdom Fungi, which has been estimated at 2.2 million to 3.8 million species.[5] Of these, only about 148,000 have been described,[6] with over 8,000 species known to be detrimental to plants and at least 300 that can be pathogenic to humans.[7] Ever since the pioneering 18th and 19th century taxonomical works of Carl Linnaeus, Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, and Elias Magnus Fries, fungi have been classified according to their morphology (e.g., characteristics such as spore color or microscopic features) or physiology. Advances in molecular genetics have opened the way for DNA analysis to be incorporated into taxonomy, which has sometimes challenged the historical groupings based on morphology and other traits. Phylogenetic studies published in the first decade of the 21st century have helped reshape the classification within Kingdom Fungi, which is divided into one subkingdom, seven phyla, and ten subphyla.
~ Albert Einstein
I just love drops & bokeh, so enjoy it peeps ;)
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Explore #152 - Thank you friends & thanks *nejire for letting me know about the Explore.
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The oak with magical powers in the Goulaine marsh. It looks like something out of a children's story with its roots absorbing the marsh and its endless branches.
I imagined sitting there watching the seasons change, absorbing all the changes that come. This is a crop of a larger scene but sometimes the small details tell the real story.
Zoom in for the details
On one of the farms bought to create the Fermilab site, the owner cut down mature walnut trees to make some money before having to vacate his farm. The laboratory's director, Wilson, acted quickly to prevent the cut wood being sold. He then designed this abstract and sound absorbing ceiling to showcase the beautiful wood.
Milky Way - Shenandoah National Park, VA
I was playing around w/ framing up the Milky Way on this particular night... so is the tree absorbing the Milky Way?... or is the Milky Way absorbing the tree? lol
3:52 am - 20 seconds @ ISO 3200, f/2.8, w/ a Bower 14mm.
THANKS FOR VIEWING!
I like it better then a lot of things I’ve created. Also I’m procrastinating from cleaning up my art table.
Until 1309, Boppard was a free imperial city, and as such was often frequented by the German kings, who would then reside at the so-called Royal Estate. A bronze seal-die dating from 1228–36, now in the British Museum, proclaims the independence of Boppard under the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor. Its excellent state of preservation provides a tantalizing glimpse of the medieval town, complete with Romanesque cathedral and city walls.
The Royal Estate lay at the end of the Mühltal on the Rhine. Governing the town and the surrounding Imperial Estate were Imperial ministeriales; the head official in town was the Schultheiß. A series of the ministeriales lived in the town, among whom were the Beyer von Boppard family, the family "among the Jews", the von Schönecks and the von Bickenbachs (named after the village of Bickenbach in the Hunsrück).
In 1309 and 1312, Emperor Heinrich VII pledged Boppard along with its outlying lands to his brother, Archbishop Baldwin of Trier. The Boppard townsfolk, however, felt that this merger with the Electorate of Trier was unlawful. They tried to struggle against what they saw as a foreign ruler and in 1327, they set up their own council. After a short siege, Baldwin had the town stormed and quelled this challenge to his authority, thus absorbing the town of Boppard into the Electorate of Trier. Baldwin then had the toll castle – the Alte Burg ("Old Castle") – expanded, which was also meant to ensure his lordship over the town.
The core of the Milky Way, myriad stars, and the planet Jupiter reflect on the tranquil surface of the Gunnison River near Paonia, Colorado. A number of bright green dots in the riparian vegetation are made by fireflies (Photuris sp.) as they signal to potential mates. Toads rustled in the bushes behind me as I sat with my sons in the quiet dark, eyes and ears open, absorbing.
Photographed at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, CA. Leap Day morning.02-29-20.
"Leap Sunrise"
Poetry by Michael F. Nyiri
02-29-20
8:21 am pst
Some time before humankind awakened, and for some time after humankind sleeps the last sleep
The sand, sun, sky, and sea creates it's scene
Seen only by the Godhead, the AllFather, the Cosmos
And even now, only seen by some of humankind who awaken in time
Some of the time
All of the time the secrets of Universal Consciousness are revealed
All of the time myriad minions and motions fueled by geology, cosmic forces, creation and destruction
Serve to shock and awe with beauty almost unfathomable
Down in the fathoms of cosmic recollection, even those who cannot see all, will in time and with the eradication of humanly existence see into and outside of all beauty
Heaven, Universe, Cosmic Consciousness
And that will happen to all, in time
But in this time, this moment, this wondrous existence
I am awake, and watching, absorbing, enjoying the beauty
Of Creation
All around me
During Leap Sunrise, which only occurs every four years,
And later at Leap Sunset, leaping into the unknown of yet another day.
The future comes one day at a time....
"If the questions of adolescence are not answered within a certain point in time, they can never be asked again."
Norman Fitzroy Maclean
"Adolescence is a reserve for the years in which imagination will have ceased to speak."
Giorgio Bocca
And yes, my thoughts today went to them, to the boys and girls in this age. It is not easy for anyone and perhaps few people think of them. Of course, the parents, already busy absorbing anxieties and fears for everyone, young and old.
Parents who have problems inside and outside the home, parents who are increasingly quarreling, causing trauma upon trauma. It's time to live one day at a time....
Kings Of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You
In Explore on January 19, 2021 #57
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