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The first training exerciseof the new "Patriot" battery operated by IAF reservists
Photo by: Hagar Amibar
אימון של סוללת ה"פטריוט" עם אנשי המילואים של מערך ההגנה האווירית
צילום: הגר עמיבר
Some more pictures from my trip to Salisbury Cathedral today to photograph the Reflection: Glass Exhibition
This is Devotion by Louis Thompson
I am hopelessly devoted to this beauty. I still love Devotion. This beauty is GORGEOUS. I love her coloring and I may take the plunge and darken her lipstick <3
...a woman performs puja on the ghats alongside the sacred River Narmada, in a small town in rural Madhya Pradesh, Central India
(© Handheld Films 2014)
Lee Ti Miew Shrine: One of the larger and more open Chinese shrines in Bangkok's Chinatown is the Li Thi Miew temple on Plabplachai Road, not far from Wat Kanikaphon. The temple features a large shed-like roof sheltering several shrines. On the roof, as in most Chinese temples, two dragons play with a pearl. In the compound next to the temple building is a large shrine to the goddess Kuan Ou.
Isis stands forever devoted to protecting the canopic jars, carrying the vital organs of young King Tutankhamen.
Come l’alba rosata annuncia il sorger del sole,
una sete ardente di Dio
precede nel nostro cuore
la sua visione gloriosa.
Râmakrishna
As the pink dawn announces the rising of the sun,
a burning thirst for God
precedes in our heart
the glorious vision of him.
Râmakrishna
The three Osprey pairs at the river have been sitting eggs now for several weeks. Typically, three eggs are laid with an incubation period of 32-43 days. Both the male and female take on nesting duties, however the female sits more while the male brings food. I've tried not to disturb the most accessible of the nests during this period, although we do drive by almost daily and are accustomed to seeing just the top of the Osprey head. Last evening, the female was on the rim of the nest. The male soon joined her offering I'm not sure what little tidbit he had pulled from the adjacent creek feeding into the river. I believe we should see a change in activity in about another week and a half when the first of the eggs hatch.
I once heard someone say that the first Mass on Sunday is heard by the devout, the veiled, the pious, those who have a one-way ticket to heaven; the noon Mass is heard by busy people and families with children too lazy to wake up in the early morning (how middle class); and the evening Mass is heard by socialites who want to be seen, heard, smelt, and touched. Guess which one this is :) .
Backstory: My grandfather was recently awarded as an 'Ulirang Ama' of the parish he has served for nearly half his life. The diocesan level of awarding will take place in March 2010. Taken at the Basilica de la Inmaculada Concepcion, Batangas City.
View from Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia
"The name Kennesaw is derived from the Cherokee "Gah-nee-sah" meaning cemetery, or burial ground."
"The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, fought here between General William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union army and Joseph E. Johnston of the Confederate army, took place between June 18, 1864, and July 2, 1864. Sherman's army consisted of 100,000 men, 254 cannon and 35,000 horses, while Johnston's army had only 50,000 men and 187 cannons. Much of the battle took place not on Kennesaw Mountain itself, but on Little Kennesaw and the area to its south. 5,350 soldiers were killed during the battle."
This male hooded merganser follows this mallard hen around everywhere. Either it is hopelessly lovestruck or perhaps he was raised by this hen as her own.
Art Institute signage:
Kapil Sharma
Indian, born 1979
Devotion, circa 2015
2015
Udaipur, Rajathan, India
Mixed media
This reproduction of the nij mandir, Shrinathji’s shrine, has been designated by Kapil Sharma, a contemporary graphic artist and a descendant of the master artist, Narayan Sharma (1860-1932/33). With traditional Pushtimarg motifs such as lotus flowers and decorated cows, the shrine demonstrates how a pichvai would be shown behind Shrinathji and the manner in which it would be altered according to the seasons.
The Shrinathji image within the shrine replicates the svarup’s image from an early 20th century painting of the year-end Pavitra festival by Narayan Sharma. This animated pichvai rotates with the changing of the seasons and darshans (viewings of the day). Drawing on centuries of tradition and Pushtimarg aesthetics, yet employing a contemporary language, the shrine brings to life the seasonal variation in pichvais seen in the [Art Institute] exhibition.
I did a pregnancy photoshoot with Mayra and Justin a while back. I had met Mayra some time back at a local classic car show. Mayra is both a model and photographer.
Tiruvallikeni is noted for its colourful festivals throughout the year. The recitation of the 4,000 hymns of the Azhwars is a great tradition preserved in this temple for generations. During festival days, the place is given a new look and accompanied by various traditional rites. Triplicane is known for celebrations held throughout the year.