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This is part of Normanby Park near to Scunthorpe in the UK. An excellent place to go and spend a few hours with the camera - especially capturing the changing autumn colours.
Schönower Heide near Berlin, Germany
Scientific name: Macrolepiota procera
Quoting Wikipedia:
the parasol mushroom, is a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol.
Macrolepiota procera is a choice edible mushroom.
It is very sought-after and popular in Europe, due in part to its large size, seasonal frequency, and versatility in the kitchen.
Date: 10/30/2018
Reflection on CCC 847 (LG 16: cf. DS 3866-3872)
“Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their coscience-those too may achieve eternal salvation.”
This is not my first encounter with this quote from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, but for some reason it brings me great comfort, as though a great burden has been removed from my shoulders. What kind of burden, you may ask? Speaking from my perspective: I do not have to judge the state of someone’s relationship with God outside the Catholic Church. In the spirit of this quote, one of my favorite passages on the topic of judging is Matthew 7:1-5, where it states:
"Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove that splinter from your eye,’ while the wooden beam is in your eye? You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye."
To link my opening quote with this scripture is quite a stretch, but remember, I am not focusing on the person outside of myself…but myself. What is the state of my own heart in relationship to God? What are the defects within myself that impede this relationship? I do know what the Gospel is at least from the context of my Catholic faith. I am blessed to be aware that I still seek God with a sincere heart and that all the knowledge I have is a gift of grace. Because Christ is the model for which I base my life, I can follow the dictates of my conscience. This means I know what the beams are in my own life, and I worry less about the splinters that I see in others-this is humility.
However, because I am a servant, I know that I am commissioned to preach the Gospel to others. This would include those who are not in relationship with Christ, or those who have rejected Christ for various reasons, which can be valid. To reach out to others, I hope that it is not me that is reaching out…but Christ through me. I must decrease and HE must increase in me.
-rc
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"I like your Christ,
I do not like your Christians,
Your Christians are so
unlike your
Christ."
-Mahatma Gandhi
Film: Ferrania Orto 50 iso
Format: 120
6x6
No Crop, No Filter, No Post Editing.
Camera: Yashica Mat
Lens: Yashinon 80mm 1:3.5
About 1 hour before dusk.
Metering: Weston Master 5
f8 1/60
Handheld
Manual Focus
Development:
Ilford Ilfotec DD-X 7.5 minutes 20 c 1:5
Ilford Fixer 4.5 minutes
Ilford Wetting Agent 1 minute
The Rule of Benedict, unlike many religious documents that followed it, is not an exercise in spiritual athleticism. It requires not arduous fasts. It promotes no unusual behavior for the sake of religious eccentricity. It sets out to teach seekers how to live the ordinary life extraordinarily well. It does not pretend to turn humans into angels; it sets out to help average humans beings become fully human by helping them to become fully spiritual as well. It teaches the spirituality of the presence of God and that changes everything in life.
-Joan Chittister, OSB (preface to: Thomas Merton, The Rule of Saint Benedict, Initiation into the Monastic Tradition 4, pg. lii
Promenade around the swanlake in November. I was very surpriced to find a cormorant there!
Die Enten hielten sich am anderen Ende des Weihers auf, Schwäne gibt es seit Jahren keine, Manchmal kann man dort einen Graureiher beobachten, aber einen Kormoran - das war eine echte Überraschung!!
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I stepped out for a very short stroll and passed The Dell, in the Earlham Road, Norwich. The colours were so splendid. I have not enhanced the colours here.
Sherwood Forest in heavy fog and autumn's mist. Church quiet even with walkers out enjoying the gloomy conditions. Unusually for me these days I took this photo on a tripod with no intention of including people in the shot. However, as they wandered quietly into view I felt compelled to include them with the silhouettes contrasting nicely with the distant, lighter mist. Even though I'd not really set up fully!
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A stick and imagination is all that's needed.
"You can't take that stick home", said Julie, "it's dirty and I have lots of sticks already". "How many?", asked Tom, "35 said Julie".
"Would you like 36?", asked Tom quick as a knife.
Cassius in Autumn Light
In the golden light of a Norwegian autumn, Cassius walks with quiet confidence. Captured from his own perspective using the Insta360 X5, this image invites us to see the world through his eyes – low to the ground, full of texture, scent, and warmth. The fallen leaves, the long shadows, and the crisp air all speak of a season in transition, where every step is a story.
Fun Fact
Cassius is named after the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay), and just like his namesake, he moves with grace and purpose – even on a casual autumn stroll.