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"Animals have only their silence left with which to confront us"- J. M. Coetzee
Thank-you to all who take the time to comment on my photos it is greatly appreciated.
Stay well my Flickr friends <3
#Connection for macro modays
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photo très rapide, je viens juste de rentrer de Bordeaux, mais je tenais à participer
Bonne journée à tous
14TITA
Macro Mondays "Connection"
Thanks to everyone who takes the time to view, comment, and fave my photos.
Morning photoart capture at Nth Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia.
This mini-series explores alon-ness, which is usually hard to attain in a society constantly on the move, time-poor, too busy, and always encouraging group-think and sharing. Subsequently, alon-ness often highlights the value of solitude.
Solitude enhances self-awareness, recollection, and connection to self. In addition, dependent on circumstances, to nature, as illustrated here at the beach with the beautiful ocean and cloudscape.
In turn, this informs one’s well-being and life integrity to get along at all times, despite the usual difficulties and challenges.
Hope you enjoy the first pic on this theme, best! Ardan.
🎧 "Between Dreams and Reality" (Stereo Express, Niko Schwind Remix): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqkm3H-s_NY
[EXPLORE 23 SEPT. 2022]
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
He wears specs; Yes, I wear specs
He wears a black coat; Yes, I wear a black coat
He has a beard; Yes, of course, I have a beard
We both have ordinary cameras - smartphones
We both aim at the same object - a set of unconnected lines
We both shoot at the same time - before our lunch time 😀
He's on the 2nd floor, but I'm on the 3rd
He looks at its bottom, but I look at its top
He holds the camera with both hands, but I hold my daughter with one hand 😀
Birmingham Museum, UK
Sunset in the Mojave Desert, Twentynine Palms, California
As 2022 draws to a close, I am looking forward to turning the page on this year, which has been a difficult one for me, and starting the new chapter that is 2023.
There are a few lines from a Josh Groban song called "Thankful", that I have always loved:
Even with our differences
There is a place we're all connected
Each of us can find each others' light
For me, Flickr has become a beautiful place to find that light and that connection, especially in a world that seems to grow increasingly dark and troubled. So I want to share a deep and sincere Thank You to all my Flickr friends and contacts for the light you give and all the ways in which you uplift my spirit. Thank you for sharing your talents and creativity which both awe and inspire me, for sharing your beautiful places, special moments, and great adventures, for your thoughtful and generous support of my photography and writing, and most of all for your personal kindness, caring, and humanity. I truly enjoy all of the conversations, comments, and connection with each of you, and am incredibly thankful for your encouragement and good wishes through some of the tough times this year.
I am profoundly grateful to have met such wonderful people here on Flickr. Because in the words of the incomparable Maya Angelou in the poem below,
"Nobody, but nobody, Can make it out here alone.
I wish each of you health, happiness, and beautiful light (both in photography and life) in the new year ahead!
Alone
by Maya Angelou
Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul a home
Where water is not thirsty
And bread loaf is not stone
I came up with one thing
And I don't believe I'm wrong
That nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.
Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.
There are some millionaires
With money they can't use
Their wives run round like banshees
Their children sing the blues
They've got expensive doctors
To cure their hearts of stone.
But nobody
No, nobody
Can make it out here alone.
Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.
Now if you listen closely
I'll tell you what I know
Storm clouds are gathering
The wind is gonna blow
The race of man is suffering
And I can hear the moan,
'Cause nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.
Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.
"The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all.
Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."
Chief Seattle
Built in 1957, the Mackinac Bridge connects the Upper and Lower Michigan Peninsulas. It's an impressive structure.
Macro Monday Theme " Connection "
The success of the puzzle is the connection of all the pieces to complete the jigsaw.The subject of the puzzle are Sudoku squares,which can also be solved,with a felt pen and wiped clean afterwards.
view of the Krzyżtopór Castle in Ujazd (Zamek Krzyżtopór w Ujeździe) from the south
Krzyżtopór is a castle located in the village of Ujazd, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It was originally built by a Polish nobleman and Voivode of Sandomierz, Krzysztof Ossoliński (1587–1645). The castle was partially destroyed during the Swedish invasion known as The Deluge in 1655, and then reduced to ruins during the war of the Bar Confederation by the Russians in 1770.
Even though extensive research has been carried out through the years, historians have been unable to fully explain all aspects of the complex. No documents have been preserved that have enabled the determination of either the date of commencement of the castle's construction or the date of its completion. The name of the architect is also unknown. Krzysztof Ossoliński was enamoured with magic. while the unique symmetry of the castle is evident even in its ruined state, the hidden meanings that may have been incorporated into virtually every part of the castle are not obvious.
The very name of the complex is a mysterious one. Krzysztof Ossoliński officially named it Krzysztofory, which is derived from Latin word Christophoros. Later, the name changed to Krzyżtopór, which is a compounding of two Polish words – krzyż ("cross", a symbol of the Catholic faith and Ossoliński's policies) and topór ("axe", the charge from the family's coat of arms). Both symbols can be seen on the gate of the castle. Also, above the gate there is the date 1631, but to what this date refers has not been firmly established.
The castle, built by Swiss engineer Wawrzyniec (Lawrence) Senes (probably born in Sent, Switzerland), is a typical example of the so-called palazzo in fortezza – an intermingling of both palace and fortress. The total size of the complex is 1.3 hectares; the length of the perimeter walls is 700 meters; the total area of all interior rooms is around 70 000 square meters. The basic design was based on the palace of Cardinal Alexander Farnese, located in the Italian village of Caprarola. Reportedly, the castle once had 365 windows (as many as days of the year), 52 rooms (as many as weeks of the year), 12 ballrooms (as many as months of the year) and also 4 towers (as many as 4 seasons of the year). For defensive purposes, the castle was erected upon a rocky hill, making it impossible for an enemy to organize an underground attack.
Krzyżtopór was furnished with amenities that were rarely seen in the 17th century, such as ventilation and heating system, and unique waterworks that provided all rooms with fresh water. Allegedly, the ceiling in one of dining rooms was made up of an aquarium containing exotic fish. Additionally, a system of dumbwaiters carried food from pantries to the upper floors.
The castle, without convenient proximity to main roads and rail connections, is visited by relatively few tourists. However, as walls, bastions and moat are relatively well-preserved, its magnitude is still very impressive. Though it is regarded as a permanent ruin, since around 90 percent of the walls have been preserved, reconstruction has been planned several times. Currently, efforts have been underway to roof the entire complex; however, this ambitious project lacks sufficient funding.
life lessons from a puddle: it’s in our frayed, raw places that light shines through; vulnerability is a portal to connection, acceptance, and healing.
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e-course: a month of mindful healing
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Dedico esta foto para mi amiga que ama las fotos gotitas :) ¡Feliz domingo! :)
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