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I would prefer it to not be raining today, but it is nice to see everything getting cleansed and hydrated.
Happy Sunday, my friends!
Took this shot in the garden this afternoon just as the sun broke through the clouds for a moment. Not the best shot, I know but I loved the droplets on the leaves of the Aloe. The colours are not saturated but I did do a slight light adjustment.
It's the middle of Winter but we've truly been Blessed the last couple of weeks with brilliant, sunny days even though the air was still rather crisp. Last night, it started raining. My new puppy doesn't know rain and it was so incredible watching him discover the sights and sounds associated with it. You know that first time a puppy sticks its nose in water? It was those kinds of moments. What can you do but smile? It's like falling in love. Everything is new and on the wonderful journey of discovering each other you sometimes also discover things you wish you'd known earlier or perhaps rather not known at all! :)
No matter how it is, I believe that it is better to have loved and lost than never having loved at all! To me, love will forever remain a mystery.
Sometimes just like nature, we have to clean house, clean our lives and cleanse our hearts and memories.
Have a listen to this song by one of South Africa's favourite Afrikaans singers, Laurika Rauch. It was written by her husband, Christopher Torr (an Economics Professor!). It's about love and how it sometimes changes and how the people in your life (the people on the bus) give advice - wanted or unwanted, wise or not. To me, it's not a sad song but more one of moving on.
The words of the song (very roughly translated):
Sing to me gently, sing of the rain
Where is it from, where does it go?
My heart has been broken for a long time
I have almost, almost forgotten about you
The people on the bus look at love
Like the morning dew
My heart has been broken for a long time
I’ve only just managed to hide it
Perhaps love is like the rain
It will Bless the earth here and there
The people on the bus says:
Yes, scattered showers here and there
The people on the bus would like to hear
About where you’ve lost your heart first
The people on the bus says:
No, there’s plenty of fish in the sea
My heart is almost broken again
I’ve only just managed to hide it.
The people on the bus looks upon love
As the morning dew
Sing to me gently, sing of the rain
Where is it from, where does it go?
My heart has been broken for a long time
I have almost, almost forgotten about your name...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CQlPJV0HHg
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Sulla via dell’estrazione.
Le olive vengono lavate ulteriormente e trasportate per essere macinate ed estrarre così il loro olio. Scopri di più sulla produzione e l’estrazione dell’olio extravergine d’oliva di Caltabellotta attraverso il link di seguito.
On the extraction process.
The olives are washed and residual debris is sprayed away by nozzles, then they are carried on conveyor belts to be crushed in order to extract their oil. Discover more on the production and the extraction of Caltabellotta extravirgin olive oil through the link below.
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today it just wouldn't stop raining. i took this with an umberella intact and at one point the lens cap rolled into a muddy puddle. yuk!!! tried to capture the wetness of the day. hopefully the end of the week will be drier...but i really don't mind the rain, it's natures way of cleansing... nature! sigh... :-)
instead of listening to the devils in your head clear your mind with the sound of angels....merry christmas when it comes....
monday.
cleanse day 8.
feel great, love that i don't have to think about my 365 pic.
went to the chakrasambara center after work, really loved it.
While women take care of the food, kids, house and water, men talk about the strategic decisions!
The Pokhot live in the Baringo and Western Pokot districts of Kenya and in Uganda.
There are two main sub-groups depending of their location and way of life. The first group consist of the Hill Pokot who live in the rainy highlands in the west and in the central south, and are mainly farmers and pastoralists. The second group is made up of the Plains Pokot who live in dry and infertile plains, with their cattles. A homestead is composed of one or more buildings for a man, his wife and children; eventual co-wives live in separate houses. The role of the community in teaching children ethical rules. Most of the Pokot are nomadic and thus have interacted with different peoples, incorporating their social customs.The Pokot are very proud of their culture. The Songs, storytelling, and decorative arts, especially bodily decoration, are very appreciated. They adorn the body with beads, hairstyling, scarification, and the removal of the lower central incisors. Pokot girls wear a beaded necklace made of the stems of an asparagus tree. Most Pokot have some knowledge of herbal medicine, so they often use these treatments along with those of the hospitals. They belong to the Kenya's Nilotic-speaking peoples. .
For the Pokot, the universe has two realms: the above is the realm of the most powerful deities—Tororot, Asis (sun), and llat (rain); and the below is the one where live humans, animals, and plants. Humans are responsible for the realm that they inhabit, but they rely upon divinities to achieve and maintain peace and prosperity. They worship many deities like the sun, moon and believe in the spirit of death.The Pokot communicate with their deities through prayer and sacrifice. They perform it during ethnic festivals and dances. Oracles are responsible for maintaining the spiritual balance within the community. They are superstitious and believe in sorcery, so sometimes they call on shielding lucky sorcery. They have prophets, either male or female, who foresee advise, usually by the means of animal sacrifices. His or her ability is considered as a divine gift. Clan histories recount the changes of location, through poetry and song, emphasizing the vulnerability of humans and the importance of supernatural powers to help them overcome hunger, thirst, and even death. Ceremonies mark the transitions in the people's social lives. Among these are: the cleansing of a couple expecting their first child; the cleansing of newborn infants and their mothers; the cleansing of twins and other children who are born under unusual circumstances; male and female initiation; marriage; sapana, a coming-of-age ceremony for men; and summer-solstice, harvest, and healing ceremonies. The most important rite of passage for most Pokot is circumcision for boys and clitoridectomy for girls. These rites consist of a series of neighborhood-based ceremonies, emphasizing the importance of having a good behavior. When boys are circumcised, they acquire membership in one of eight age sets. Women do not have age-sets. After excisions, for several months, girls have a white painting on their face and wear a hood made of blackened leather with charcoal and oil. This means they are untouchable until the lepan ceremony, that marks the passage to womanhood. Unlike other tribes, the Pokot keep the affiliation to their clan throughout their lives, there is no disruption with marriage. Surprisingly, the agreement before marriage is made by gift giving, from the groom and his family to the bride and her family, often over a period of years (and not the contrary). It often implies the gift of a combination of livestock, goods, and cash to the bride's family, and the allotment of milk cows and rights to land to the bride. The bond between a husband and wife lasts for 3 generations, after what marriages can take place again between the two groups. Polygamy exists but is not prevalent among men before 40. The spirits of the elder anticipate reincarnation in their living descendants: when a child is said to resemble the elder, the same name is given. Disputes are resolved in neighborhood councils and in government courts. Some of the sanctions include shaming, cursing, and bewitching.
© Eric Lafforgue
I love the smell of the earth during a summer shower and the soft colors of the rainbows! Rain has such a cleansing affect on my senses and my soul.
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Tokyo, Japan.
Meiji Shrine, located in Shibuya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken.
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The AUFMC Section of Cardiology Annual Teambuilding.
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"Take me to the river, drop me in the water,
Take me to the river, dip me in the water,
Washing me down, washing me down..."
~The Talking Heads~
...by fire. Victim of a common form of domestic violence. She was doused in petrol and set alight. Tamil Nadu, India.
Traditional healing ceremonies have been lauded as an effective and integral aspect of psychosocial healing and reintegration in Sierra Leone for girls associated with the fighting forces. Reintegration has proven extremely difficult for these girls. They were stigmatized by their families and communities who saw them as “impure” as a result of sexual abuse. They have been verbally and physically attacked, restricted from mingling with family and community and prohibited from marrying. Their spiritual pollution is believed to cause misfortune, bad harvests and health problems. While empirical evidence leads us to believe that indigenous practice plays a fundamental role in the reconciliation process, how and why this is so is poorly understood. My research examined how traditional purification rituals contribute to psychosocial healing and reintegration.
If you would like to read more on the subject, I have recently published an article here
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A set of SEPTA Sillverliner Vs clear the rain off the catenary wire along the NEC in Bristol as they head for Trenton. September 14, 2017.
Bathing Ghat's along the Ganges at Varanasi, pilgrims flood to cleanse their souls and wash away sins in the holy water. A fascinating place to take a boat ride along the water front.
last night close to midnight again ^_^
i'd had this idea for a while but had no idea how i was going to do it.
i will probably redo this someday
It is so weird looking at my bathroom like this because it's totally backwards. had to flip this to read the text of course. i am actually good at writing backwards, but not with crayola markers on cotton face pads.
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eta: this was nearly SOOC minus a curves adjustment. why am i now incapable of exposing a good frame? i rely so heavily on lightroom to fix everything