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Yesterday, I stumbled upon some honey bees (Apis mellifera) in the snow here in Finland. Unfortunately, only one remained alive. Their presence is notably early for this time of the year, and the weather is still too cold for them. Nevertheless, I have read that it is common for these bees to take cleansing flights, even in the middle of winter.
"Take a shower, wash off the day. Drink a glass of water. Make the room dark. Lie down and close your eyes.
Notice the silence. Notice your heart. Still beating. Still fighting. You made it, after all. You made it, another day. And you can make it one more.
You’re doing just fine.
You’re doing fine.
I’m doing just fine.”
― Charlotte Eriksson
Hair: Mina - Rachel
Body Materials: This is Wrong - Sweaty Shine 3D
One day, almost unnoticed, I started saying to myself: The only way to be saved is to suffer.
I have no idea why I thought that. I mean literally - no idea. Just popped into my head.
I Googled it to see why those exact words landed on me. The first 3 results were bible verses: "If anyone's work is burned up, he will experience loss, but he himself will be saved--but only as through fire."
Interesting. Now I'm not a religious person (and this is not meant to be a religious post, but an academic/analytical one) but any text that talks about "work", "burned", "loss", "saved", and "fire" in the same sentence is speaking my poetic language.
- "If your work is burned up" - as artists, it happens all the time, metaphorically. We submit our cumulative efforts for judgment when we release what we've made, and in that submission, we lay bare and take it.
- "he will experience loss, but he himself will be saved" - the act of creating is the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, as it must be if we are to create something meaningful. It is release - letting of pieces of ourselves.
- "but only as through fire" - hardship and joy are the two things that connect the world. We mourn together, we rejoice together. Thus, they are the two things that connect us to ourselves. We mourn inside ourselves, over and over again, and when we find ourselves ready to keep going, we have a greater understanding of what makes us individual.
As in this image - sinking to save myself - I play with surrealism, texture, form, the sense of boiling skin and rough water. Sometimes we are saved by sinking. A cleansing. And when we emerge, we know something about ourselves that was previously hidden.
"A Cleansing", self-portrait, February 2021
I shot 'em early this morning. It was chilly, but the light was wonderful.
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*Textures by Darkwood67. Many thanks!
**NEW** [CC] Serpent of Light Sculpture Set
And last, but certainly not least! We have this super beautiful light set. A cute winged serpent with a glowy, crystal hanging below it - my own vision was more like a temple or place of worship, but I can certainly see these as center pieces to wondrous fantasy builds or to add a splash of magic to any home or space. ♥
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I desaturated all the colors in the original image except for the color green. From there, it took me to this scene. The original image was taken during a heavy thunderstorm in Kuching, East Malaysia. This was a small waterfall that popped up on the side of a hill.
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The wonderful waterfall called Skogafoss in Iceland. The weather I had for my waterfall day was not the best. I had wished for better but grey flat light and rain was what I got. I had the best time though visiting these amazing forces of nature. I will be going back.
In my kitchen
I started the Wild Rose Herbal D-Tox Cleanse last Thursday.
I've been feeling pretty good, other than feeling a few pains throughout my body and craving a little bit of chocolate in the evening after dinner....
I will be finished September 9th...
I know what I'll be eating when I'm off this cleanse.....
LOL....
I wouldn't have thought you'd find such a lovely scene along the road to purgatory - and yet that's exactly where it was - on the north side of Purgatory Cove.
It was a fitting end to a wonderful day. A cleansing, if you like, by the sounds of water lapping on the shore, a soft breeze, and the gulls overhead. Sweet dreams!
waiting on the long line to have
his skinULCERS cleansed and treated
at the 365 day/year street clinic
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DELHI
Photography’s new conscience
If you're love is an ocean, I wanna drown.
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Don't you just love productive days? (not talking about homework/school related stuff haha)
I just came home from 1) an animal awareness event that I really enjoyed volunteering in and 2) a program held by this college that involves leadership. I feel so good right now. And what's more, today is my sister's birthday. :) So we'll be going out to eat soon. I was hoping and wishing that today would turn out well, and it didn't. Because it turned out GREAT. God is goooood!
I smell opportunities.
With the radiation badge saturated this seemed like the logical place to go, at least the light rain and cool air felt cleansing. Did the mass of the concrete cone curve space underneath and around it? or was that just another effect of the radiation? Stand inside. N32504,06
Sorry but there's more Amiens Cathedral to come. This bas-relief in the transept is officially classified as historical monument. It was made after 1500 but before 1522/1523. The canon that payed for it died in 1522 or 1523. It shows the cleansing of the Temple. It's made of stone.
It was a pleasure to see this Hoverfly wash it's 'tongue' with it's two front feet!
Don't you wish you could do that? Maybe not.....
Taken with Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG macro
Manual focus. Hand held
Explored Highest position: 20 on Sunday, May 3, 2009. Thanks to everyone who have taken the time to comment!
Ambushed by a sudden storm, I watched, soaked but elated, as it travelled into the tempestuous waters where Bass Strait meets the Tasman Sea.
Nikon D700, Nikkor 17-35mm f2.8 at 17mm
!.3s at f8, ISO 100
Singh Ray GND
Single RAW exposure
"I have found spending time in nature to be a deeply healing experience. The air, whether it flows through the trees or soars across the ocean has a cleansing quality as it impacts with my body. The earth grounds my being, while the trees lift my imagination to a higher place. I always leave refreshed, grounded, and uplifted." ~ Author Unknown
Evening reflections at Vermillion Lakes - Banff National Park
Heard some great news today; layoffs have been rescinded which means I will be able to keep my current position...definitely some of the best news I've had all year :-) Have a great Friday, and as always, I appreciate all your visits and comments!!!!
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(from an old series)
July 27, 2008.
The Mayor of Brescia announced the decision to demolish Leonardo Benevolo's San Polo Towers as part of a programme of "social requalification" in the area. The towers–the right-wing Mayor said–are the result of an obsolete idea of social housing doomed to failure.
What's your next target, Mr. Paroli?
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Torri di San Polo, Brescia.
Arch. Leonardo Benevolo (1976)