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The twilight turns from amethyst
To deep and deeper blue,
The lamp fills with a pale green glow
The trees of the avenue.
The old piano plays an air,
Sedate and slow and gay;
She bends upon the yellow keys,
Her head inclines this way.
Shy thought and grave wide eyes and hands
That wander as they list—
The twilight turns to darker blue
With lights of amethyst.
Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz.
Amethyst was used as a gemstone by the ancient Egyptians and was largely employed in antiquity for intaglio engraved gems.
The Greeks believed amethyst gems could prevent intoxication, while medieval European soldiers wore amethyst amulets as protection in battle in the belief that amethysts heal people and keep them cool-headed. Beads of amethyst were found in Anglo-Saxon graves in England. Anglican bishops wear an episcopal ring often set with an amethyst, an allusion to the description of the Apostles as "not drunk" at Pentecost in Acts 2:15.
Assignment Tuesday Macro Photography
My second choice for today's MM 'zed' theme. This piece of amethyst was sent to me by a kind Flickr friend, Cindy, all the way from Thunder Bay in Canada, where her family has a mine. It took more than eight weeks to arrive and we both thought it had gone astray, thank goodness it hadn't.
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Amethyst is a violet quartz semi precious crystal.
fun fact:
The name Amethyst comes from the Ancient Greek (methustos) meaning 'not intoxicated'
"..from my front patio."
Toronto Canada
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The amethyst starling is native to the woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa. It is also called violet-backed starling or plum-coloured starling. They are quite small, about the size of a sparrow, I'd say. This is a male as only the males have this amazing colour. The females are brown but look pretty too.
This belongs to my late Mother. She loved any shade of purple.
GROUP: SMILE ON SATURDAY
THEME: GEMSTONE
SUBJECT: A RING
ᴴᵉʳᵉ ʷᵉ ᵍᵒ ᵃᵍᵃⁱⁿ
ᴱᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ⁱˢ ᶠⁱⁿᵉ
ᴵ ᵍᵘᵉˢˢ ʷᵉ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵖʳᵉᵗᵉⁿᵈ
ᵂᵉ ᵈⁱᵈⁿ'ᵗ ᶜʳᵒˢˢ ᵃ ˡⁱⁿᵉ
ᴮᵘᵗ ᵉᵛᵉʳ ˢⁱⁿᶜᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵈᵃʸ
ᴱᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ʰᵃˢ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍᵉᵈ
ᵀʰᵉ ʷᵃʸ ᴵ ʷʳⁱᵗᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳ ⁿᵃᵐᵉ
ᵀʰᵉ ᶜᵘʳˢⁱᵛᵉ ˡᵉᵗᵗᵉʳ ᴵ
ᵂʰᵉⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ⁱᵗ ᵐᵃʸ ᵇᵉ
ᵀʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍᵒ ᵒⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʷᵃʸ
ᴵᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ʳᵉᵃˡˡʸ ʷᵃⁿⁿᵃ ˡᵉᵃᵛᵉ
ᴵ'ˡˡ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵏᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵗᵃʸ
ᵂʰᵃᵗᵉᵛᵉʳ ʸᵒᵘ ᵈᵉᶜⁱᵈᵉ
ᴵ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵘⁿᵈᵉʳˢᵗᵃⁿᵈ
ᴬⁿᵈ ⁱᵗ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵃˡˡ ᵇᵉ ᶠⁱⁿᵉ
ᴶᵘˢᵗ ᵍᵒ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ᶠʳⁱᵉⁿᵈˢ
ᴬⁿᵈ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ⁱˢ ᵃ ᵏᵃˡᵉⁱᵈᵒˢᶜᵒᵖᵉ
ᴴᵒʷ ⁱᵗ ʷᵒʳᵏˢ ʷᵉ'ˡˡ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵏⁿᵒʷ
ᴬⁿᵈ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ᵃˡˡ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍᵉ
ᴵˢ ˢᵒᵐᵉʰᵒʷ ᵃˡˡ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵃᵐᵉ
ᵀᵘʳⁿⁱⁿ' ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ˡᵉᶠᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ʳⁱᵍʰᵗ
ᶜᵒˡᵒʳˢ ˢʰⁱⁿⁱⁿᵍ ⁱⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵉʸᵉ
ᴬⁿᵈ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ᵘᵖˢⁱᵈᵉ ᵈᵒʷⁿ
ᴵᵗ'ˢ ᵇᵉᵃᵘᵗⁱᶠᵘˡ ˢᵒᵐᵉʰᵒʷ
ᴵᵗ'ˢ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵃ ˢʰᵃᵖᵉ ᵃˡᵒⁿᵉ
ᴸᵒᵛᵉ ⁱˢ ᵃ ᵏᵃˡᵉⁱᵈᵒˢᶜᵒᵖᵉ
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Male - at Pousada da Fazenda. Funny how it was easy to photograph this little hummer... this year I haven't got any pictures from him...
Wishing everyone a great Wednesday and nice rest of the week!
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Amethyst with Amphibol, Euganeische Hügel, Padova, FOV 1.2 mm; Focus Stack, Lumix G9 on Stackmaster, Mitutoyo 10xApo
Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
This photo was taken at the Letaba rest camp in the Kruger National Park. The camp is situated on a sweeping bend of the Letaba River, midway between the southern and northern boundaries of the Park.
In winter the gardens are a riot of colour, with several species of Aloe and the Impala lily in full bloom.
The Aloes attract a variety of birds, including different species of Sunbirds, Crested Barbet, Black-headed Oriole and Black Eyed Bulbul.
Another re-processed photo, this one is the closest I have ever been to a male Hawfinch. Their eyes are so pretty when they catch the light.
The bill also changes colour in the spring - from off white in the winter to gun metal grey.
I did see one today (the first in 4 years), but low light and distant. This one above was taken at the same location when I set my hide up in a hornbeam avenue and kept very quiet!
When the Coral Tree blooms the sunbird, also known as the Black sunbird, arrives
(Chalcomitra amethystina)
Jubilee 45593 running as long lost sister engine 45700"Amethyst" with a Hughes-Fowler tender attached. The changes were made by Geoff Silcock under his 'Sentimental Journeys' banner and very realistic they were too.
Mamiya 645. FujiRDP.
For Looking Close... on Friday!
With apologies to all my Flickr friends for not being around much over the last couple of months or so and not commenting or even having time to look at your photos. Nor have I had time to just play with my camera which has been very disappointing. Hopefully all is well now and I am able to take part again.
"And all the woods are alive with the murmur and sound of Spring,..
And the crocus-bed is a quivering moon of fire
Girdled round with the belt of an amethyst ring."
Oscar Wilde
There is a gorgeous diversity of mushrooms /fungi this year, I find mushrooms, like this one, I never saw before. Found it at a walk with a friend, who knew the name, so now I know how this one is called ;-))
And in the background on the left side you see some unknown fungi.
Laccaria amethystina, commonly known as the 'amethyst deceiver', is a small brightly colored mushroom, that grows in deciduous as well as coniferous forests. The mushroom itself is edible, but can absorb arsenic from the soil. Because its bright amethyst coloration fades with age and weathering, it becomes difficult to identify, hence the common name ‘Deceiver’. This common name is shared with its close relation Laccaria laccata that also fades and weathers. It is found mainly in Northern temperate zones, though it is reported to occur in tropical Central and South America as well. Recently, some of the other species in the genus have been given the common name of "deceiver". - WiKi
De amethistzwam (Laccaria amethystina), ook wel 'rodekoolzwam' genoemd, is een zwam uit het geslacht van de fopzwammen, een plaatjeszwam zonder manchet. De paddenstoel is vanwege de kleur genoemd naar de kwartsvariëteit amethist. De amethistzwam is eetbaar. - WiKi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QJZpzMvIBM
I tried to find a version by Nat King Cole but no luck so Bing Crosby will have to do.
HMM
Macro Mondays 'chip(s)' theme. This image is part of my necklace made of amethyst chips.
The chips showing across the front of the image measure 3.5 cm.
I'm fond of the colour of this robust ivy-leaved geranium, just as I remember it from 30 years ago...
Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystine) is a common woodland mushroom, but it doesn't reveal its true amethyst beauty until you crawl on the ground and look up at them. When they are fresh and wet they look purple from above but when they are dry they fade to a very uninteresting buff colour. Apparently the caps are edible but it doesn't seem right picking something as beautiful as this.
I photographed this one in woodland near Shepley in West Yorkshire.
Pink Amethyst from Uruguay. Purchased today from @Metajaxearth, at The Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, Fossil & Bead Show in Jacksonville, Fl.
*Pink Amethyst is a variety of Amethyst that crystallizes in the form of masses, prismatic shards, botryoidal, granular, and as a druzy coating. Its pink color comes from small inclusions of Hematite within the Quartz. Pink Amethyst is relatively new to the market and can only be found in southern Brazil. There is not much scientific information on this variety of Amethyst, however, it is widely regarded as an extremely potent crystal in metaphysical communities.