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...with a scent of ripe peaches

 

for Mittwochsmakro - Wednesday Macro

in the time of corona

 

digital pinhole

this climbing rose has a delightful scent, something a little like ripe peaches

 

a walk around the garden

 

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Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations

project with a tribute to Compassion.

 

This is a collaborative work with my daughter, Karen Lewis.

 

A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.

Steve Maraboli

 

Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

Dalai Lama

 

There is a nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy, a grace in forgiveness.

John Connolly

 

Compassion is about giving all the love that you’ve got.

Cheryl Strayed

 

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for: Smile on Saturday! :-)/ light and shade

 

my dear Flickr friend Kim wrote me this delightful haiku in response to this photo:

 

sing, Rose!

beautiful petals

pink glory

Rosamond, Ca.

I like me some compassion

Bra, Piazza Caduti della Libertà

"The dew of compassion is a tear."

Lord Byron

 

Like a glass button macro Monday

Since COVID started infecting people all over the world and many were dying, I started thinking about compassion. We think we have it so hard when we have to stay indoors, or just walking about our neighbourhoods, but compared to the very ill and their families, as well as all the front line workers, we have it good, and we’re safe. I had a couple of days when I guess I could say I felt sorry for myself for not being able to get out, but then I really realized that I’m one of the lucky ones! And I feel so much compassion for all the unlucky ones and those whom this worldwide curse is affecting the most. Even if people aren't sick, so many are experiencing anxiety, panic attacks and fear.

 

So I decided I wanted to create a piece on compassion. I tried a couple of times over two weeks, but with lighting issues and other problems, I gave up for awhile. But determination took over, and although I know my lighting isn’t the greatest, and this isn’t a technically good photograph, it’s what I wanted to convey. As I only had myself to shoot, I am both people in the image (which had its issues as well), but I didn’t want any faces shown, as this is a universal issue. Having to be in both roles reminded me that we need to have compassion for ourselves as well. I hope that this conveys my feelings in creating this image. We are all in this together and compassion and empathy are what we need.

 

...is what makes us human.

 

Portrait of a Nepalese monk.

 

Dedicated to the victims of the climate disaster in Nepal.

- it grows in profusion on the back wall of our house and has a scent of ripe peaches

I've brought indoors a lone rose from the climbing bush.

 

The smell of peaches is beautiful.

in full summer bloom

pink lit with yellow

scent of ripe peaches

 

for:

Octubre Rosa

Friday flora

 

thank you for all your visits

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∎ Temple of Great Compassion | Tianjin | China

 

∎ Temple of Great Compassion

 

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THE COLOR “RED” IN CHINA

 

Of all the colors, “red” attracts the most attention. The people considered the red color auspicious and a color that expresses honor.

 

Time has passed, but the thought of respect for the color red has not changed. No matter where and when (in China), people use red color to express happiness. People see the red color as a symbol of happiness, success, loyalty and justice (see also: the mask in Peking Opera).

 

And especially in China, it is believed that the red color has the effect of keeping bad and evil away from the human body:

Red lamps are hung on New Year's Day, the firecrackers have a red cover, the banners on the door are red.

 

In addition, many are accustomed to wearing red in years when the number "9" occurs, to avoid the evil. Therefore, it can be said that the red color is China's lucky color, bringing people stability, happiness and prosperity

 

Source: valeriamay.wordpress.com/2015/10/04/die-farbe-rot-in-china/

 

First, my apologies for the somewhat poor composition. I took this shot literally the first week I touched a camera. Regardless of my inability to capture the moment well though, I couldn't help but make an attempt.....not only was the Cathedral breathtakingly beautiful, but note at lower right the young person unable to walk (who later I found out was paralyzed in an auto accident) being carried to the front of the church for prayer.

 

This is at Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, NM.

”The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” — Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy practice compassion".

Dalai Lama

  

Taken @ Elvion

  

Compassionate humans are everywhere if we are willing to open our eyes and see the kindness of those around us. Compassion is human nature.

 

So why dont we as humans show more compassion and kindness towards our planet, to Mother Nature, the environment and nature surrounding us. It makes me wonder. Why are we destroying the beauty of nature?

Why dont we acknowledging the need of animals, and nature in general, and the importance of their survival, as well as showing interest in their well-being, after all we need nature to be able to live here on earth.

 

I want to yet again praise and thank Una and Bo for putting the environment on the agenda, by making this sim.

 

I hope many will visit, but I also hope and wish people will take the time to sit down and reflect about what they see on the sim, this could very well be a real life scenario if we dont stop and think. By doing so hopefully we can make some changes in the way we treat our planet and the environment, we can all do something, even if little. It is a fact that global warming and climate change is effecting all of us. Some of the things we all can notice are: pollution, global warming, overpopulation, waste disposal, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, ozone layer depletion, and the list goes on....

  

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💖 Huge, huge hugs, Light, peace and love to you all. Have a wonderful rest of the week and weekend ahead.

 

Best wishes and regards to each one of you, Take good care of your self as well as one another, be kind as well as thoughtful towards others.

 

Lori 💖

View On Black

  

Una feroce compassione

   

Dalla stanza dove il respiro secco

ingigantiva il passo della morte

alla soglia stellata dove la parola

prima che mi uscì fu ‘adesso resto io’

era un percorso lungo nella notte

ancora fredda di marzo. Erano stelle

confuse lontanissime il sollievo

di animale che ha sfuggito lo sparo

la fortuna incerta futile di un giorno,

di qualche anno ancora, forse, di sopravvivenza,

l’ebete corsa con lo sguardo

all’orologio – l’una passata - e poi

a due che uscivano dal bar

veloci litigando scontenti

senza curarsi d’essere ancora vivi

e all’improvviso nella notte

avere sonno, ricordarsi l’ostinato refrain

di una canzone idiota, la nascita dei figli,

una cravatta sparita chissà dove,

 

oscillare

lungo l’orlo di un pozzo senza nome

tiepido nero nauseabondo,

il prima e il dopo,

quella cortina secca opaca in mezzo,

il battito dell’occhio,

ricordarsi la detestazione

gli urli e i silenzi cupi

la sua faccia angosciata alla finestra

-‘non telefoni mai’-

l’affetto suo nevrotico invadente

avvertire poi, di spalle inaspettata

una feroce compassione

dirmi come se fosse un altro a dire

con faticosa

con stentata pena

‘mia madre è morta’.

 

da 'La mia parte' P.L. 2005

"Our task must be to free ourselves...by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty."

-- Albert Einstein

 

I am sorry my meager photoshop skills can't do this more justice. In the wake of evil, the symbol of the open hand is a powerful symbol. It conveys invitation, openness, compassion, and togetherness. In a time when rage begins it slow burn, an open hand can sometimes help love prevail over fury. Paris, the world offers you a hand of compassion. And, while war always seems inevitable in this broken world, may we all long for peace.

Sony A7R : Tamron SP 35-80mm f/2.8-3.8 (Model 01A)

Zero 2000 pinhole camera

 

kodak porta 400asa converted to black and white

 

3 second exposure

Sigma DP3 Merrill : Sigma 50mm Macro f/2.8

Yet, a giraffe could be highly dangerous. Handle with respect.

on the back house wall

the sweet scent of ripe peaches

pink with yellow tinge

 

- the climbing rose bush in our garden is blooming in profusion this summer

 

- my haiku today has a total of 17 syllables, arranged in 3 lines with a pattern of 5-7-5

 

- I like experimenting

 

- I have a tendency to be verbose, was not good at précis at school and writing haiku forces me to be concise!

“It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

Use your voice for Kindness, your ears for Compassion, your hands for charity, your mind for Truth, and your Heart for LOVE.

Rose - Compassion

 

Sony a99 - f1.4 50mm

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