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These cicadas are unique to the Midwest of the US. They are cyclical--- come out for a short period of time, then burrow near tree roots and re-emerge years later.
According to the local MSJ expert on cicadas, this year we are seeing the emergence of "Brood 10" which are 17 year cicadas. They have shown up early, possibly due to the warm winter we had. They were not due to be seen until 2021.
The link to the Mount St Joseph Cicada site is here: faculty.msj.edu/kritskg/cicada/Site/Cicada_home.html
and a good fact sheet is here: faculty.msj.edu/kritskg/cicada/Site/Cicada_Facts.html
4/4 @Burntwood school, LDN
This series was inspired by the Vieregruppe (V4) or the Klein-4 from group theory. It is a group of order 4, but is isomorphic to C2 x C2, i.e. a product of two cyclic groups of order 2. It is the smallest non-cyclic group.
It is considered that the origin meaning of Ouroboros symbol lies in the rotation of the planet Earth around its own axis and as a result, the rotation of the Sun and stars in sky. You may have encountered many times thу symbol depicting a serpent eating its own tail.The ouroboros often symbolizes self-reflexivity or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return. It can also represent the idea of primordial unity related to something existing in or persisting from the beginning with such force or qualities it cannot be extinguished. Also its counterpart is the swastika - both of these ancient symbols represent the movement of the cosmos.
Nepal, Annapurna region, Annapurna I (8,091 m) from the Annapurna Base Camp (4,130 m).
P.S. Напоминаю, что идет набор на наши фототуры в Непал. В связи со стремительным падением рубля/гривны, в 2016 году мы предельно опустили цены на все наши программы. Так что не упустите возможность:
- INTO THE WILD: путешествие в Верхний Мустанг (20 мая - 4 июня 2016 года);
- MANASLU SPIRIT TREK (20 октября - 6 ноября 2016 года).
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Rhythms created by flowing water reflecting warm granite. The ever shifting, pulsating patterns never repeating. These are the moments when the beauty of nature reveals itself resulting in photographic inspiration. So, when I sent this image to a friend for an opinion, I was honored to hear how inspired she became with her writing and that it instantly had a positive effect on her creativity.
When I made this image, the thought of inspiring others was not my intention. But I am happy to share it with you now in hopes that maybe the cycle may continue.
First day of spring hike in the woods. Calming cyclical return of old friends is therapeutic in these unusual, scary times. A baby buckeye in the background.
The cyclical nature of these forests necessitate that the old becomes part of the new; leaves, branches, and other organic matter fall to the ground in order to become nutrients for the next season's bounty.
Kensington!
This is Kensington!
The facade says it all - what's behind the facade isn't hidden, it is all here to see.
Conformity. Comfort. Conservative. Common. Class. Cyclical culture.Consciousness.
"Turkish steps" or "Stair of the turks" or "Scala dei Turchi". An incredible place in Sicily, near Agrigento and worldwide famous Valley of the Temples.
It looks like each couple of steps corresponds to 21000 years which is the periodicity of precession of the equinoxes.
This seems to show how the climate changes are cyclical and dependent on astronomical cycles.
Source: ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2007...
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Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
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Just a couple of days ago Truthseeker gave me that extraordinary gift and last night I received another one such from Suzanne Graves!
"Cyclic Structure #3" is rezzed on the lowest platform on the southern shore of Syncretia, for all those that want to admire it in world.
The time of darkness is past. The winter solstice brings the victory of light. The idea of RETURN is based on the course of nature. The movement is cyclic, and the course completes itself. Therefore it is not necessary to hasten anything artificially. Everything comes of itself at the appointed time. This is the meaning of heaven and earth.
I CHING, HEXAGRAM XXIV
Le temps de l'obscurité est passé. Le solstice d'hiver amène la victoire de la lumière. Le retour a son fondement dans le cours de la nature. Le mouvement est circulaire. La voie se referme sur elle-même. C'est pourquoi il ne faut rien précipiter artificiellement. Tout vient spontanément lorsque c'en est le temps. Telle est la Voie du ciel et de la terre.
YI KING, HEXAGRAMME XXIV
Back To The Light… Queens…!!!
A pair of tornadoes north of Dodge City, Kansas—24 May 2016. A satellite tornado is reaching down from the periphery of a larger circulation beneath a conical updraft. These were the seventh and eighth tornadoes we observed on this cyclical supercell — one of several instances where two were down at once.
"It's not so much that history is simply cyclical. It seems to progress via recursive, repeated fractal patterns and minute variations." -Grant Morrison
Danish Uni-Fly Heliworx's colourful Leonardo AW.169 OY-HOT clatters away from Fairford after RIAT 2024
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Just a couple of days ago Truthseeker gave me that extraordinary gift and last night I received another one such from Suzanne Graves!
"Cyclic Structure #3" is rezzed on the lowest platform on the southern shore of Syncretia, for all those that want to admire it in world.
California Quail CAQU (Callipepla californica)
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Pendray Farm
North Saanich BC
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An introduced species ,but one that does not seem to have been in competition with any native species - and is pretty well loved by all.
Their populations seem a bit cyclical, seemingly dependent on availability of quality feed.
At times they can thrive near farm crops of corn or grain cereals
One of the last species I found was this Pacific Forktail. Not much to say about it: Ischnura cervula, the Pacific forktail, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Now, of much greater importance and interest is the Duck Weed. Lemnoideae is a subfamily of flowering aquatic plants, known as duckweeds, water lentils, or water lenses. They float on or just beneath the surface of still or slow-moving bodies of fresh water and wetlands. Also known as bayroot, they arose from within the arum or aroid family (Araceae) - flic.kr/p/2m51zRE.
These plants have a simple structure, lacking an obvious stem or leaves. The greater part of each plant is a small organized "thallus" or "frond" structure only a few cells thick, often with air pockets (aerenchyma) that allow it to float on or just under the water surface. Depending on the species, each plant may have no root or may have one or more simple rootlets.[2]
Reproduction is mostly by asexual budding (vegetative reproduction), which occurs from a meristem enclosed at the base of the frond. Occasionally, three tiny "flowers" consisting of two stamens and a pistil are produced, by which sexual reproduction occurs. Some view this "flower" as a pseudanthium, or reduced inflorescence, with three flowers that are distinctly either female or male and which are derived from the spadix in the Araceae.
The flower of the duckweed genus Wolffia is the smallest known, measuring merely 0.3 mm long. The fruit produced through this occasional reproduction is a utricle, and a seed is produced in a bag containing air that facilitates flotation.
One of the more important factors influencing the distribution of wetland plants, and aquatic plants in particular, is nutrient availability. Duckweeds tend to be associated with fertile, even eutrophic conditions. They can be spread by waterfowl and small mammals, transported inadvertently on their feet and bodies,[5] as well as by moving water. In water bodies with constant currents or overflow, the plants are carried down the water channels and do not proliferate greatly. In some locations, a cyclical pattern driven by weather patterns exists in which the plants proliferate greatly during low water-flow periods, then are carried away as rainy periods ensue.
Duckweed is an important high-protein food source for waterfowl. The tiny plants provide cover for fry of many aquatic species. The plants are used as shelter by pond-water species such as bullfrogs and fish such as bluegills. They also provide shade and, although frequently confused with them, can reduce certain light-generated growths of photoautotrophic algae.
For at least six years, my primary source for dragon- and damselfly photography were three places in Heather Farm, a wonderful wildlife area given to the city a century ago for the enjoyment of "all citizens." In just three years - even before Covid - it seems that our City has deemed the wildlife part of the farm as unimportant. When I visited last week after a 15 month absence, duck weed had died, water flow was nonexistent, and in three areas, reeds had taken over a most beautiful lagoon where I photographed odonata but, even more, all manner of herons, ducks, and egrets! All gone! And I mean all! Seven Canada geese and, four mallards. Can you imagine a pond that once provided me with large populations of Ringed-necked ducks (flic.kr/p/2kNy5VY), Snowy egrets, *breeding* Double-crested cormorant colony, and a field of wild mustard that was the courtship, mating and nesting grounds for Redwinged blackbirds and a hunting ground for mated Red-shouldered hawks. All gone! And for what? An ill-conceived "community garden" that few were interested in, and now is a field of boxed weeds, fences that keep wildlife out, and cost more than enough to have maintained the two ponds (one a small lake), a stream, the lagoon, the mini-waterfall that was a breeding ground for the dragonflies, and six islands on which plants that were not native were planted and which died in less than 18 months and cost something like $7k each. They are still there. I saw one duck and dead plants. In four years, we've lost a treasure, a place where wild river otters and muskrat would nest during the summer (flic.kr/p/HagXWg). The two established nests are either in disrepair or have been torn down by the city. But basically, it's almost like planned neglect. I have a thousand images taken at Heather Farm from 2008 to 2019. There's nothing left to enjoy in the wild state. No hawks (flic.kr/p/2eqZiAj) breed there anymore, and they are neither fish nor vegetation to sustain such a wonderful population of wildlife ... even wildflowers. (The rose garden is kept up because it's a revenue source: wedding take place there, but I wonder how long that will occur since the devastation is just outside the rose garden gates.)
This was one insane sunrise with Comet NEOWISE last week. As dawn began to break, NEOWISE hovered low in the horizon with Venus and the crescent moon shinning over the ocean.
Th striations in the clouds that morning were completely insane! Half lit by the sun and half lit by the moon. The cloud formations reminded me of the Legend of the Phoenix. In Ancient Greek folklore, a phoenix is a long-lived bird that cyclically regenerates, or is otherwise born again. Associated with the Sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor.
The tail seems to come from Comet NEOWISE. I almost missed sunrise this morning. I am glad that I didn't!
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The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia, separated from the coast by a channel 160 kilometres wide in places and over 61 metres deep. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. CNN labelled it one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World in 1997.[9] Australian World Heritage places included it in its list in 2007. The Queensland National Trust named it a state icon of Queensland in 2006.
A large part of the reef is protected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which helps to limit the impact of human use, such as fishing and tourism. Other environmental pressures on the reef and its ecosystem include runoff of humanmade pollutants, climate change accompanied by mass coral bleaching, dumping of dredging sludge and cyclic population outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish. According to a study published in October 2012 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the reef has lost more than half its coral cover since 1985, a finding reaffirmed by a 2020 study which found over half of the reef's coral cover to have been lost between 1995 and 2017, with the effects of a widespread 2020 bleaching event not yet quantified.
The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality. The reef is a very popular destination for tourists, especially in the Whitsunday Islands and Cairns regions. Tourism is an important economic activity for the region, generating over AUD$3 billion per year. In November 2014, Google launched Google Underwater Street View in 3D of the Great Barrier Reef.
A March 2016 report stated that coral bleaching was more widespread than previously thought, seriously affecting the northern parts of the reef as a result of warming ocean temperatures. In October 2016, Outside published an obituary for the reef; the article was criticised for being premature and hindering efforts to bolster the resilience of the reef. In March 2017, the journal Nature published a paper showing that huge sections of an 800-kilometre stretch in the northern part of the reef had died in the course of 2016 of high water temperatures, an event that the authors put down to the effects of global climate change. The percentage of baby corals being born on the Great Barrier Reef dropped drastically in 2018 and scientists are describing it as the early stage of a "huge natural selection event unfolding". Many of the mature breeding adults died in the bleaching events of 2016–17, leading to low coral birth rates. The types of corals that reproduced also changed, leading to a "long-term reorganisation of the reef ecosystem if the trend continues."
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 stipulates an Outlook Report on the Reef's health, pressures, and future every five years. The last report was published in 2019. In March 2022, another mass bleaching event has been confirmed, which raised further concerns about the future of this reef system, especially when considering the possible effects of El Niño weather phenomenon.
The Australian Institute of Marine Science conducts annual surveys of the Great Barrier Reef's status, and the 2022 report showed the greatest recovery in 36 years. It is mainly due to the regrowth of two-thirds of the reef by the fast-growing Acropora coral, which is the dominant coral there.
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The transient beauty of the coast is intricately intertwined with the captivating patterns that emerge in the sand, crafted by the relentless forces of wind and wave. These natural sculptors shape the shoreline, leaving behind ephemeral masterpieces.
As the tides ebb and flow, they orchestrate a delicate dance with the sand. With each advancing wave, the water gently caresses the shore, carrying particles of sand along its journey. As the wave recedes, it relinquishes its cargo, depositing the grains in a meticulous arrangement. This cyclical process, repeated countless times, creates intricate patterns that stretch along the coastline.
The patterns left behind by the retreating tide mimic the ebb and flow of life itself. Swirling ripples, reminiscent of a miniature desert landscape, emerge as the water recedes, their graceful curves and undulating lines transforming the beach into a living work of art. The patterns are at once orderly and chaotic, with intricate geometrical formations intermingling with whimsical curves and asymmetrical shapes.
The wind, a silent artist in its own right, adds its touch to the sculpting process. As it sweeps across the coast, it whispers secrets to the sand, coaxing it to dance in its invisible embrace. The wind's gentle touch lifts fine particles from the beach, carrying them aloft in an intricate ballet. It sculpts the sand into delicate ripples, resembling the soft undulations of fabric.
The interplay between the wind and the tide results in an ever-changing landscape. The patterns shift and evolve, shaped by the combined forces of these elemental sculptors. Ripples become miniature mountains, rising and falling in a transient topography that mirrors the larger contours of the surrounding coast. Each gust of wind and every advancing or receding wave leaves its mark, etching new patterns and erasing old ones, in an eternal cycle of creation and destruction.
These ephemeral patterns serve as a reminder of the impermanence of existence and the transient nature of beauty, as each passing moment alters the landscape, erasing what once was and creating something new. The sands become a canvas for the symphony of time, a tangible reflection of the ever-changing nature of our lives.
The beauty of these fleeting patterns lies not only in their visual allure but also in the emotions they evoke. They inspire a sense of wonder and awe, inviting us to pause and appreciate the intricate designs that nature creates with such effortless grace. The patterns speak of the interconnectedness of all things, the harmonious interplay between the elements, and the constant flux that defines our existence.
In these patterns of nature, we find a profound lesson: that life, like the shifting sands, is ever-changing, and that true beauty lies not in permanence but in the appreciation of the fleeting moments that grace our journey.
Excerpt from www.mtr.com.hk: One autumn, the artist Ms Liu saw persimmon trees. They were as red as fire. Autumn passes by and winter comes. Then the persimmon trees will bud with yellowish leaves when spring arrives. The trees will flourish to lush green in summer when they turn to golden red in autumn, it is time to harvest.
Ms Liu was inspired by the cyclical harvests of the persimmon trees. To reflect the whole process of their growth, she painted all the seasonal changes on this persimmon tree. It symbolises unfailing life and unyielding will power.
Hmmmm...........one from the archives ................it seems I was photographing woodfrogs and redwings last year at this time. I certainly hope that today the woodfrogs are burrowed into the protective layering on the muddy bottom. From year to year there are some rather amazing cyclic weather patterns. The redwings have been visiting the barnyard feeders for the past week or so to load up on sunflower seeds and cracked corn.
On a shrub below a mass of moths surrounding two Island Oaks, Quercus tomentella, at a public building.
Morro Bay, California
Oak moth massive populations are cyclic, occurring every 3-9 years, and during a breakout year their larvae can nearly totally defoliate live oaks, especially Coast Live Oak, Quercus agrifolia. These are native species and this part of oak ecology has been going on for millennia. I just learned from a plant pathology specialist that the oaks already have new buds beginning, so new leaves will emerge. And life goes on.
BTW, my new friend says they are everywhere this year.
The Dialogues Of Klynghon - The Portal Of Oblivion by Daniel Arrhakis (2025)
The Klynghon Dialogues - The Oblivion Portal
The Fate of Humanity...
Always Between Dream and Despair...
That rises and falls...
That rises and destroys...
With no memory of it all
Arkher Klynghon (2078 - 2156)
He was an artist and philosopher who studied humanity's oblivion in the cycles of rebirth and death and its connection to the rise and fall of the very civilizations it builds... He was the father of Cyclical Existentialism and of oblivion as a necessary stage for renewal.
One of his best-known works, "Dialogues," written in 2130, came to consecrate his thinking on the role of Oblivion as fundamental to the progress of humanity and the cycles of civilization.
The transient beauty of the coast is intricately intertwined with the captivating patterns that emerge in the sand, crafted by the relentless forces of wind and wave. These natural sculptors shape the shoreline, leaving behind ephemeral masterpieces.
As the tides ebb and flow, they orchestrate a delicate dance with the sand. With each advancing wave, the water gently caresses the shore, carrying particles of sand along its journey. As the wave recedes, it relinquishes its cargo, depositing the grains in a meticulous arrangement. This cyclical process, repeated countless times, creates intricate patterns that stretch along the coastline.
The patterns left behind by the retreating tide mimic the ebb and flow of life itself. Swirling ripples, reminiscent of a miniature desert landscape, emerge as the water recedes, their graceful curves and undulating lines transforming the beach into a living work of art. The patterns are at once orderly and chaotic, with intricate geometrical formations intermingling with whimsical curves and asymmetrical shapes.
The wind, a silent artist in its own right, adds its touch to the sculpting process. As it sweeps across the coast, it whispers secrets to the sand, coaxing it to dance in its invisible embrace. The wind's gentle touch lifts fine particles from the beach, carrying them aloft in an intricate ballet. It sculpts the sand into delicate ripples, resembling the soft undulations of fabric.
The interplay between the wind and the tide results in an ever-changing landscape. The patterns shift and evolve, shaped by the combined forces of these elemental sculptors. Ripples become miniature mountains, rising and falling in a transient topography that mirrors the larger contours of the surrounding coast. Each gust of wind and every advancing or receding wave leaves its mark, etching new patterns and erasing old ones, in an eternal cycle of creation and destruction.
These ephemeral patterns serve as a reminder of the impermanence of existence and the transient nature of beauty, as each passing moment alters the landscape, erasing what once was and creating something new. The sands become a canvas for the symphony of time, a tangible reflection of the ever-changing nature of our lives.
The beauty of these fleeting patterns lies not only in their visual allure but also in the emotions they evoke. They inspire a sense of wonder and awe, inviting us to pause and appreciate the intricate designs that nature creates with such effortless grace. The patterns speak of the interconnectedness of all things, the harmonious interplay between the elements, and the constant flux that defines our existence.
In these patterns of nature, we find a profound lesson: that life, like the shifting sands, is ever-changing, and that true beauty lies not in permanence but in the appreciation of the fleeting moments that grace our journey.
Duckweed (Spirodela polyrrhiza) with some Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta).
Duckweeds, or water lens, are flowering aquatic plants which float on or just beneath the surface of still or slow-moving bodies of fresh water and wetlands. Also known as "bayroot," they arose from within the arum or aroid family.
Duckweed can be spread by waterfowl and small mammals, transported inadvertently on their feet and bodies, as well as by moving water. In water bodies with constant currents or overflow, the plants are carried down the water channels and do not proliferate greatly. In some locations, a cyclical pattern driven by weather patterns exists in which the plants proliferate greatly during low water flow periods, then are carried away as rainy periods ensue.
Duckweed is an important high-protein food source for waterfowl and also is eaten by humans in some parts of Southeast Asia. As it contains more protein than soybeans, it is sometimes cited as a significant potential food source. The tiny plants provide cover for fry of many aquatic species. The plants are used as shelter by pond water species such as bullfrogs and bluegills. They also provide shade.
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Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Azza El Siddique constructs muti-sensory environments that encourage reflection on spirituality , entropy and the ephemeral nature of experience. Informed by the ancient history of present-day Sudan , including Egyptian and Nubian mythology, the artist’s large-scale installations embody her curiosity about the ever-changing physical worlds unseen. Measure of One invites its own metamorphosis through an intersection of water, clay and steel. Water washes over unfired clay vessels at regular intervals, altering or entirely disintegrating their forms. The mixture of eroding clay and water joins a cyclical path of destruction and renewal, forming new shapes. These processes are girded within a spare steel structure that frames a space for visitors to pause and remember.
At the Midland Air Museum, Coventry, with yours truly at the controls.
Getting into this thing was hard enough but extracting myself was a sight to behold.
At last the sun was beginning to climb its way in the sky, so I thought: "Time to go back home" (my Flickr friend, Rich, would say, "there ya go Dad, two kids to love" :-)). Rather casually I began strolling downstream, when a new marvel arose before me. The row of poplars along the riverside ended abruptly, unveiling the wetland beyond the trees.
I had something more to capture :-)
I would like to present this scene as a visual counterpoint, more precisely as a round of the four Elements. The round, or perpetual canon, is the simplest, most ancient kind of canon, consisting of a melody (the theme) which is to be sung/played by three or four singers/players strating at different times, as in Row, row, row your boat. When one has finished her execution of the theme, she can restart again from the beginning, virtually forever. The problem with a round is not how to begin it, but rather how to finish it :-)
One of the most ancient known rounds, and the most ancient in English, is Sumer is icumen in, also known as the Reading Rota (the Latin word rota translates in English as "round"). Although there are innumerable beautiful performances of this canon, including one by the renowned Hilliard Ensemble, I would like to suggest you to listen to the humble performance by Alamire, the small vocal ensemble where I sing as the bass: you can listen to it by clicking here. Very, very funny to sing :-)!
So we are back to our Round of the four Elements...
The Waters of the river flow lazily across the plain, imbuing the Earth with their music; then the Fire of the rising sun warms up the Air, and the Earth start singing the Water's theme to the Air, in the form of a thick mist. The Air receives this misty music and starts singing herself, as the mist thins out in the sky - where it will eventually cool down, condensing into dewdrops - or raindrops, if you like. So the round restarts from the beginning, and again and again will repeat its wonderful cyclic harmony, perpetuating and celebrating Life on our beautiful Earth.
Penstemon hartwegii 'Phoenix Red'
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In Greek mythology, a phoenix (Ancient Greek: φοῖνιξ, phoînix) is a long-lived bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Associated with the Sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor.
Nothing like a bit of Greek first thing on a Sunday morning to get the brain going ... 😊
We are living in times of great destruction of the world as we know it, earth changes, fires, floods, earthquakes.
Here alone in Australia we sit in horror at the extent of the fires rampage across the country. Unprecedented fires and weather in the history of our existence (well what is on record)
Whilst horrific - the earth we live on has always been full of cyclic changes.
Ancient cities have been discovered under the sea, we are naive to think that the world as we know it will remain the same.
What continents exist now may no longer exist. What coast line exists now is slowly being swallowed up by the ocean.
Volcanic eruptions are changing the face of the planet as are earthquakes - the list is long.
We cannot stop the force of Mother Nature. We live on a planet that has always endured such destruction.
We have pole shifts taking place - all kinds of catastrophic events happening across the Globe. We are but a spit in the ocean to the wide Galaxies that we know of. Yet we think we are precious in some way.
I cannot help but wonder why I was so drawn to create this "Black Winged Goddess" let alone give her the name of Black Winged Goddess. But I was drawn, my soul was pushing me for weeks with a "slight vision" of what I needed to create. It now makes total sense to me why I was so drawn to create The Black Winged Goddess, given the state of our world and humanity.
My soul as always when I listen guides me with powerful messages and reminds me to just 'be' to accept 'what is'.
We may not like the current state of our world but it is what it is and all we can do is stay strong within ourselves and hold the power of 'love' in our hearts despite seeing so much being played out on the planet.
Kali (Hindu) - was known as a deity of the Fearsome Demon destroying Goddess who represents death and rebirth - so her name means "Black One".
We can never truly comprehend or understand the power of mother nature - we have abused her for centuries, taken her for granted and she is a living breathing consciousness so powerful that we dare not go up against here.
In recent years we have seen the influence of the feminine energy on earth which for eons has been dominated by the male energy.
So it makes complete sense to me that we are witness to so much destruction on the planet.
We are witness to the destruction of our societies as we know it, breakdown of families, law, politics.
So much of humanity is at war with the 'system', the injustices, and the lack of balance within our society. The homeless, the abused, the forgotten souls, the mental health issues that seem to have become rampant, the rise of Corporate wealth while humanity is trapped in slavery. We have learnt nothing as a humanity over the past how many hundred years?
In order for rebirth, for new growth, a culling needs to take place - hence the energy of the Black Winged Goddess she is both the Destroyer and the Giver of New Life.
We have elected to be here at this time on the planet - despite the suffering we witness or endure - I know at a higher level it is absolutely necessary for real change to take place.
Our world is a very different place to the one we have known - and whilst we have believed we have had a safe and reasonable planet in which to live, the reality is much Evil has existed and people have been brainwashed to the point of being zombies. There has been so much suppression imposed upon humanity even to the extreme of vaccinations and fluoride to our water supply. All of these chemicals act as suppressants to our brain! It has been a deliberate agenda of the existing power on earth. Their agenda has always been to rule, control and suppress the populous.
Humanity is awakening and with this will be uproar, dis - ease, a culling if you like. It is time for humanity to step out of fear and into their true power which is within each and every one of us.
New growth, new beginnings but not before the dismantling of the old - it has to be this way.
These times we are living through were written in history.
So I have created "The Black Winged Goddess" she is available in different styles, inside a Dome with beautiful etched glass or stand alone. She will rotate or can be static.
She is available on MP in the Stand Alone version (rotating) or can be seen in world at my store.
I hope you enjoy and embrace 'The "Black Winged Goddess' and rather be in fear of her - understand she brings 'New Life" but first the old has to die for the new to be born.
How appropriate for a New Year of 2020 fast approaching.
Interestingly and unconsciously I created 4 of these Black Winged Goddesses.
The year 2020 equates to the number 4 in Numerology.
The #4 represents a Universal energy. (see below for a deeper understanding of the #4)
The # 2 - Is the most feminine and often underestimated when it comes to power and strength. She is always gentle, tactful, diplomatic, forgiving and understanding. She likes to keep peace and likes to avoid confrontation. # 2 is the survivor and extremely resilient force. Her shape looks as though she is bent back on a knee with head bowed in humility and service. However when enough pressure is applied to the # 2 energy. Some would perceive her as weak and powerless due to this servitude shape. However never underestimate the power behind #2 because she represents the power (double) #1 who is the all powerful warrior who will shake and destroy no matter what. So #2 brings the balance but never underestimate the power of 2 Energy.
The #4 Energy in more detail
The 4 is without a doubt masculine, reflecting strength and stability. His chief characteristics are dependability, productivity, punctuality and obedience. He is trustworthy, patient, conventional and a traditionalist.
Tend to be rule followers. 4 is the area of sciences, upholding the law (such as Government and the military). The #4 represents Disciplined, systematic, Dependable, Strong. Loyal
Four is the basis of all solid objects. Four points are used in constructing the simplest solid and thus four is the number symbolizing the way of construction. In many religions, four is seen as the number for earth, and representing the four elements, Air Earth, Water and Fire.
At its extreme 4's can tend to overreact to violence.
So 2020 seems to have more challenges ahead and I suspect we will be seeing more uprising across the planet (#2 energy) with totalitarianism (#4 energy) being played out like never before. Perhaps more of what the world has witnessed in Hong Kong this year.
It is as if the two energies Masculine & Feminine are battling against one another. But at the same time I cannot help but feel and acknowledge UNITY - and this is what I will remain focused upon during the year ahead. We must stand united. We are after all 'one humanity'
We are without doubt living in very challenging times.
May peace be with you!
Taxi
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I’ve been thinking quite a lot lately about the way photography (and this flickr blog in particular) is a kind of diary of one’s life. It’s a personal record of thoughts and feelings, to be looked back on in years to come. I’ve also been wondering how my own children, in time, (when they are old enough to understand what I’m rambling on about), will perceive this blog. I’d personally love to reed this type of reflections from my ancestors; it would make their absence more meaningful to my own perceptions and fill in some ambiguous areas. Maybe I’m getting to an age when I start to think about my own mortality and the eventual count down instead of up. I’m 35 so still on the way up, but watching your children tread in your footsteps is wonderfully rewarding, but a catalyst to this type of thought. To be honest for a few years now I’ve been trying to live life in the ‘now’, in an attempt to squeeze more out of the ‘simple pleasures’, to try and improve the experience of it. Even these writings that I so self-indulgently purse, are trying to explore my thoughts, trying to improve my own perception on life.
The cyclical footsteps continues as it has done for generations and generations, but what is different now is the way we can document our thought and feelings in such an easy way. Maybe this is garbage to be deleted and forgotten forever…I know that several generations ago down the genetic working class lineage, my predecessors probably didn’t have the time or inclination to lavish on such self-indulgent activities. (In its self a welcome reminder that the grass isn’t always greener), but I personally would welcome the insight into my great grandparents minds, it would put some relevance to the sketchy storeys I have to pass down to my own children.
Anyway the relevance these thoughts have to the image you see here, is that this was taken on a wonderfully memorable walk with my kids. (The same day that we went for a walk up near Thruscross reservoir). This image is not the reservoir, but a small lake about half a mile down from it. The day was very cold and bright (my favourite winters weather).
The overriding memory I have of this day is Elden's wellies getting stuck in a bog, just behind this small hump, 20 meters or so further down the lake. He had been too ambitious at trying to cross a small log spanning a bog and had ended up stuck both feet in the middle. I wonder how he will perceive this experience when he is an adult maybe even a father himself. Will he have fond memories? Will he remember getting stuck? What will be the happy memories he will take into adulthood? Time will certainly distort this experience and the key elements will be distilled if any….i have fond memories as a child messing around in such ways.
As a kind of experiment I’ve just asked Elden and Ella to comment on this photograph. This is what Elden said, when asked what do you remember of this photograph? “Getting stuck in the bog, and fell over in the little lake and had to wash my hands in stream”. (Gods honest truth his words, chip off the old block eh!)
Ella response to the same question was, “I took a picture of it!” (Which indeed she did with our family snap camera).
The memories I want to record here, are happy ones. This day was wonderfully special to me, and I hope to Elden and Ella too! I’d love to think that in generations when I'm long gone, that a great great grandchild of mine will in some way make a connection with what I'm recording. And if your reading this from the future, maybe this will help you answer some questions, put some things into perspective? You might even visit this location and try to find the bog? I hope it will still be there years from now. Of course I have no idea what is going to happen and if I will indeed have a great grand child at all, but I do know I have thousands of generations behind me so with luck and good fortune some are in front of me.
At small beach at Larrabee State Park south of Bellingham in Washington State.
Looking in Wikipedia, "Currently, tafoni are considered to be polygenetic in origin being the result of complex interaction of physical and chemical weathering processes, which include salt weathering and cyclic wetting and drying."
Or, no one is sure how they are formed, but there are a number of explanations that seem reasonable for some but not all examples.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - A warm and humid wind gusted across the prairie causing the grasses and goldenrods to sway back and forth. In the distance a supercell thunderstorm spun away furiously. I knew a tornado was on the ground in Montana, but I couldn't see it until it crossed into South Dakota and emerged from behind a distant hill. The first tornado roped out after a couple minutes, but then this funnel quickly formed. It danced around, touching the ground briefly but not doing much. This was a cyclic supercell, which means it produced multiple tornadoes. As one ropes out, the wall cloud regenerates and another forms. Tornado #3 would be a much more substantial wedge that stayed on the ground for about 20 minutes. After I saw the storm's movement, I knew I could move a bit closer to get a clearer view. Sunset was minutes away and there was not much time left before it got too dark to see.
When this all first started they cut large swaths of trees we planted back in the 50's. It was supposed to improve the park environment by removing trees that were getting near the end of their like cycle. I didn't buy that then and I don't by it now.
The problem I find with this is they never laid out just exactly how all this was supposed to improve things. if they were trying to make it people friendly, they are not succeeding , but they are destroying the very thing which drew people to the park.
From the very beginning this was supposed to preserve part of the Oak Openings and the types of wild life found their. For the past few years I have seen wildlife diminishing. Some of their actions have not been positive in nature, They have allowed the slaughter of the deer population, removed flora that had insect life dependent on it which has affected other aspects of the wild life in the park. I have seen, or I should say not seen types of insects now that were pretty common 5 to 6 years ago. I don;t think this is a cyclical thing either. I think it all hinges on what they are currently doing.
then you have to look beyond the borders of the Oak Openings park to what they are doing elsewhere. They created a new park in what used to be the Middle grounds. it was an old rail yard ( NYC, BO,) and part of the central union terminal that handled passenger traffic when the railroads passenger service was at it's height. That all declined and fell into disuse when passenger trains fell out of grace as a way to travel. ( back in the 1950's and 1960's ) That was partly to blame on the railroads because freight was more prosperous than hauling people.
The ever so trustworthy city of Toledo tried several schemes to redevelop these areas, but all failed. So they handed the ball off to the metro parks. They built the middle grounds into a small park and I will admit it was an improvement over what existed before.
Now they are trying to improve an area that has been a huge pain in the back side for Toledo. they tore down the old Acme power generating plant and many older buildings creating a huge open area on the east side of the river in downtown Toledo. They tried several schemes to get development started, even getting the Chinese involved. Nothing seemed to work and the land just sat there. Then they turned it into a park and I don't think they were having much success with it. But they did provide a place where the cities criminal population could conduct business. it was in this area where some of Toledo's fine citizens tried to relieve me of my photographic gear.
They are developing the land and are calling it the Glass City Metro Park. They have built an ice skating rink and a hall that can be rented out for occasions like weddings and such. The question is, how long will this be viable ? The Idea sounds good, but you have to consider the surrounding areas. At best you could say they are dangerous. Toledo is following in the footsteps of one of America's most dangerous cities, Detroit !
I as well as some other persons I have talked to are wondering if they are not pillaging the resources of the Oak Openings park to help pay for what could be another farce. Viable for a few years, but in slow decline because of the area it is built in. They may not have much success with this any more than they did with Port Side or any other scheme they have tried in this area. People will not go into the downtown area of Toledo because it's just to dangerous. People from the suburbs will not go into downtown Toledo because of what it has become, The only group that will be there, lives there and they have a tendency to tear down and drive away. it sounds like some more Toledo shuck and jive.
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AZ motorcycle
what does it mean? AZ is the Final version of all MotoDesign Motorcycles,
it contains all the functions and improvements of the EVO series,
but with the addition of some features that make it unique it is better, BENTO ANIMATION -
HUD Stunt and Gestures - improved attention to detail and graphics, more couple poses and much more
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Box Contents
- AZ Motorcycles
- LOWLAG Motorcycles
- Driver HUD
- Fuel HUD
- Stunt and Gestures HUD
- FullPerm Textures boxed
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AZ Motocycles Features
The AZ Motorcycles are optimized for the better ride, animations, passenger and parks, with custom made animations.
You can access to the "special features" of the AZ by clicking the tank cap of the bike.
- Menu Access : Owner - Group - All (for CD Player, LovePose)
- Visibility : Allow you to set On/Off the extra parts
- Damage : On/Off Collision System (Broken Glasses, Smoke, sparkle...)
- Explosion : On/Off (Active Damage Required) The motorcycle will explode after several collisions from weapons or shock.
- CD Player : 45 complete Mp3
Pick Song - Cyclic Mode - Random Mode
- LovePose : New *Deluxe* Menu 300 animations
Bento Cuddle - Bento Sex - Cuddles - Dances - Photos - Lady/Gent - Foreplay - Girl Girl - Man Man - 3some - BDSM
You can access to the LovePose menu in 2 ways :
By clicking on the tank cap
By clicking on the invisible circle behind the bike (to enable writing to the local chat /1show or /1hide)
Obviously all the positions of the animations are editable from the menu LovePose to fit with your avatar.
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Golden%20Dawn/163/128/21
AZ motorcycle
what does it mean? AZ is the Final version of all MotoDesign Motorcycles,
it contains all the functions and improvements of the EVO series,
but with the addition of some features that make it unique it is better, BENTO ANIMATION -
HUD Stunt and Gestures - improved attention to detail and graphics, more couple poses and much more
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MCX HUD Compatible-
Increase - Street Cred - when you ride your motorcyclist,
if you ride together with other bikers the score will increase faster
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Box Contents
- AZ Motorcycles
- LOWLAG Motorcycles
- Driver HUD
- Fuel HUD
- Stunt and Gestures HUD
- FullPerm Textures boxed
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AZ Motocycles Features
The AZ Motorcycles are optimized for the better ride, animations, passenger and parks, with custom made animations.
You can access to the "special features" of the AZ by clicking the tank cap of the bike.
- Menu Access : Owner - Group - All (for CD Player, LovePose
- Visibility : Allow you to set On/Off the extra parts
- Damage : On/Off Collision System (Broken Glasses, Smoke, sparkle...)
- Explosion : On/Off (Active Damage Required) The motorcycle will explode after several collisions from weapons or shock.
- CD Player : 45 complete Mp3
Pick Song - Cyclic Mode - Random Mode
- LovePose : New *Deluxe* Menu 300 animations
Bento Cuddle - Bento Sex - Cuddles - Dances - Photos - Lady/Gent - Foreplay - Girl Girl - Man Man - 3some - BDSM
You can access to the LovePose menu in 2 ways :
By clicking on the tank cap
By clicking on the invisible circle behind the bike (to enable writing to the local chat /1show or /1hide)
Obviously all the positions of the animations are editable from the menu LovePose to fit with your avatar.
BAGS AND HELMET: inside a bag you will find a helmet, click on it to receive a copy to wear, then you can in the bags what you want, using the second life edit menu
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LowLag Motocycles Features
The LowLag is a version of the bike meant to be lighter than the EVO version.
It is recommended for races and for travel from sim to sim.
It doesn't have special features of the EVO Series
On/Off bag and the headlight cover, by clicking next to them.
This version includes all the "Basic Features".
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The mostly important *Basic Features*
Passeger Sit - Turbo - Flight - Horn - Light On/Off - Burnout - Lock/Unlock - NOS
Parkings - Resizer - Editable Positions by HUD - Alarm - Camera - Different Sounds
Unique animations - Customizable License plate - Exhaust - Engine Vibrations - Mouselook
Auto seat On/Off when the passenger is on bike - Bike control menu customizable
All part of motorcycles (colors & textures) editable by using the Edit Menu of SL.
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HUDs
Both of these HUDs are optional and can be used separately.
Stunt and Gestures HUD: with this Hud you can perform Gestures or stunts on your motorcycle,
well it is optimized to work with the AZ motorcycle, you can use it with any motorcycle, disable your AO for a smoother animation
Driver HUD: With this one you can have access the Basic Features of the bike.
Fuel HUD: This function simulates the consumption of gasoline on your bike.
Gasoline can be recharged via gas stations that use ACS scripts.
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Driving Tips
** HOW TO START TO DRIVE **
Right click on the bike and sit on the engine, tank or other parts of the bike,
but not on seat (seat is for passenger).
With the arrow keys on the keyboard you can guide the bike.
Here is the list of some keys on the keyboard that will allow various functions to guide.
Drive = ← → ↑
Wheelie = PagUp
Gearshift = Shift + ↑ ↓
Burnout = ↑+ PageDown
Tight steering and Drift = ← → + ↓
NOS = ↑ + ↓
Click on the bike for Stop, Park and other features or click on the Tank Cap for the EVO features
Below you will find attached notecard of driving tips for beginners or advanced customization controls
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Sometimes you can find tranquility in an empty dark room. Sometimes even in the rush of a city. For me most times tranquility is not found in a place, but within a mindset. Yet to have that awareness of your whole existence can become so overwhelmingly pure by surrounding yourself with nature, and emptiness and wildness - and that purity can bring you so much closer to yourself.
Most times we just forget to take breaks. To just pause. To just let go of things that poison our hearts without we even noticing them. It's not only people or circumstances that can be toxic - sometimes that toxicity comes from within.
We empty our sorrows in cyclic behaviours. We start closing doors to simple things as if we could go by without them. Books pile up in a corner, we barely find time to discover new music or art, the repeat button never ceases to be on in every task we fulfil everyday. And we disconnect from each other and ourselves, more and more. Time is unforgiving.
And when appreciation survives those empty, repetitive days, we suddenly rediscover joy in small things. A paper we drew on while daydreaming about traveling somewhere new, the way a boiled egg is still soft in the middle and bathes the food underneath it, the melody of a song we haven't heard in years, the smile of a stranger in the middle of the street on a very rainy day. Or the joy of reuniting with friends we haven't seen for a while.
Everything is pure beauty. We just forget to check into tranquility and take that time to be appreciative. To become full within once again, and notice the universes in us.
I have no words to what forests, mountains and snow mean to me. If I could sing the song my heart sings when I touch snow, or I see snow covered mountains, and no matter how alone I am, I am then unable to feel loneliness, I would. I would sing all of the songs, because happiness would then be almost as palpable as I am free when in the wilderness.
The transient beauty of the coast is intricately intertwined with the captivating patterns that emerge in the sand, crafted by the relentless forces of wind and wave. These natural sculptors shape the shoreline, leaving behind ephemeral masterpieces.
As the tides ebb and flow, they orchestrate a delicate dance with the sand. With each advancing wave, the water gently caresses the shore, carrying particles of sand along its journey. As the wave recedes, it relinquishes its cargo, depositing the grains in a meticulous arrangement. This cyclical process, repeated countless times, creates intricate patterns that stretch along the coastline.
The patterns left behind by the retreating tide mimic the ebb and flow of life itself. Swirling ripples, reminiscent of a miniature desert landscape, emerge as the water recedes, their graceful curves and undulating lines transforming the beach into a living work of art. The patterns are at once orderly and chaotic, with intricate geometrical formations intermingling with whimsical curves and asymmetrical shapes.
The wind, a silent artist in its own right, adds its touch to the sculpting process. As it sweeps across the coast, it whispers secrets to the sand, coaxing it to dance in its invisible embrace. The wind's gentle touch lifts fine particles from the beach, carrying them aloft in an intricate ballet. It sculpts the sand into delicate ripples, resembling the soft undulations of fabric.
The interplay between the wind and the tide results in an ever-changing landscape. The patterns shift and evolve, shaped by the combined forces of these elemental sculptors. Ripples become miniature mountains, rising and falling in a transient topography that mirrors the larger contours of the surrounding coast. Each gust of wind and every advancing or receding wave leaves its mark, etching new patterns and erasing old ones, in an eternal cycle of creation and destruction.
These ephemeral patterns serve as a reminder of the impermanence of existence and the transient nature of beauty, as each passing moment alters the landscape, erasing what once was and creating something new. The sands become a canvas for the symphony of time, a tangible reflection of the ever-changing nature of our lives.
The beauty of these fleeting patterns lies not only in their visual allure but also in the emotions they evoke. They inspire a sense of wonder and awe, inviting us to pause and appreciate the intricate designs that nature creates with such effortless grace. The patterns speak of the interconnectedness of all things, the harmonious interplay between the elements, and the constant flux that defines our existence.
In these patterns of nature, we find a profound lesson: that life, like the shifting sands, is ever-changing, and that true beauty lies not in permanence but in the appreciation of the fleeting moments that grace our journey.