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"Bridget always had a special devotion to Christ's Passion, contemplating in it God's infinite love for human beings. She boldly places these words on the lips of the Lord who speaks to her: “O my friends, I love my sheep so tenderly that were it possible I would die many other times for each one of them that same death I suffered for the redemption of all” (Revelationes, Book I, c. 59). The sorrowful motherhood of Mary, which made her Mediatrix and Mother of Mercy, is also a subject that recurs frequently in the Revelations."
– Pope Benedict XVI, speaking of today's saint, Bridget of Sweden.
My sermon for the feast of St Bridget can be read here.
Have you contemplated your home star recently? Featured here, a Sun partially eclipsed on the top left by the Moon is also seen eclipsed by earthlings contemplating the eclipse below. The spectacular menagerie of silhouettes was taken in 2012 from the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area near Page, Arizona, USA, where park rangers and astronomers expounded on the unusual event to interested gatherers. Also faintly visible on the Sun's disk, just to the lower right of the dark Moon's disk, is a group of sunspots. Although a partial solar eclipse by the Moon is indeed a good chance to contemplate the Sun, a great chance -- and one that is significantly more rare -- will occur next week when the Sun undergoes a partial eclipse by the planet Mercury. via NASA ift.tt/26H6BBR
3/14/2019 Skull and antlers at hunting cabin near Poolville, TX
Nikon D5300 Sigma 17.0-50.0 mm f/2.8
A depressed bear sits in a state of ennui, his dissatisfaction too great to tolerate.
See my profile for a link to my Etsy page where you can find the pattern.
A young ring-tailed lemur at the Bronx Zoo, NY.
By Tomasz L. Wasik
TLW Photography
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ODC - Solitude
18/03/11
I wanted to do a totally different thing today but I was house bound.......lol
Just like the pose of this snowy egret, I am now contemplating to sell off my Canon EOS 7D, which has been with me for over 5 years and is still doing fine. The new kid in the block, a refurbished Mark2, had just arrived yesterday and I had a blast with it at our wildlife refuge this afternoon. The shutter sound at 10 fps is so sweet while the AF is far better than its predecessor. Unfortunately, I have only captured a whole bunch of boring sea gulls in flight with nothing interesting to show. This snow egret, however, seems to echo my current state of mind ........... I 'm thinking to put up my 7D for sale soon.
Contemplating the meaning of life, and other important questions. Chitabe/Chobe in Okavango Delta, Botswana. July, 2015. Unedited
Contemplating Mortality - a tiny carved scull of moose antlers, by Native Americans of Alaska. Seen at the TEP venue of the Tucson Rock and Gem Show, 2012. I am holding this little skull and trying to shoot it handheld with a Canon 5D Mark II, with 100mm f/2.8 macro lens and no flash. That was hard to do! But I was fortunate that the vendor was agreeable to me trying macro shots with available light in a very busy sales setting with scores of people crowding to see the crafts and passing by.