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Charles BAUDELAIRE
1821 - 1867
The deafening street around me screamed.
Long, thin, in great mourning, majestic pain,
A woman passed, with a lavish hand
Lifting, swinging the festoon and hem;
Agile and noble, with her statue leg.
I was drinking, tense as an extravagant,
In her eye, livid sky where the hurricane germinates,
The sweetness that fascinates and the pleasure that kills.
A flash of lightning... then the night! - Fugitive beauty
Whose gaze has suddenly reborn me,
Will I only see you in eternity?
Elsewhere, far from here! too late! perhaps never!
For I know not where you flee, you know not where I go,
O you whom I would have loved, O you who knew it!
La rue assourdissante autour de moi hurlait.
Longue, mince, en grand deuil, douleur majestueuse,
Une femme passa, d'une main fastueuse
Soulevant, balançant le feston et l'ourlet ;
Agile et noble, avec sa jambe de statue.
Moi, je buvais, crispé comme un extravagant,
Dans son oeil, ciel livide où germe l'ouragan,
La douceur qui fascine et le plaisir qui tue.
Un éclair... puis la nuit ! - Fugitive beauté
Dont le regard m'a fait soudainement renaître,
Ne te verrai-je plus que dans l'éternité ?
Ailleurs, bien loin d'ici ! trop tard ! jamais peut-être !
Car j'ignore où tu fuis, tu ne sais où je vais,
Ô toi que j'eusse aimée, ô toi qui le savais !
It didn't seem fitting to have such colorful photographs sporadically placed amongst my other work. Because of this, I have saved these photos over time to be uploaded together
This large psychedelic painting done on the floor of a public area intrigued me.
It seems to be inviting people to dance together. Best seen large by clicking on the photo
I never thought I'd ever see one!
Usually found in the South Atlantic yet here it is off the north east coast of England
And it flew at less than 10ft from us
Fantastic!
How did it get here?
One theory is that it's young bird that somehow took a 180 degree turn in the wrong direction and just kept going
It's 8,000 miles from here to the Falklands
Extraordinary when you think about it
Sadly It's highly unlikely that this bird will ever make it back down to the southern oceans because of the effort required., plus the unhelpful prevailing winds added to which the usually windless conditions around the equator
Taking all that into account I hope he doesn't even try
But lonely? No
He appears to be happy and settled amongst a UK Gannet colony., there's plenty of fish to eat in the sea., and he's certainly making a lot of bird watchers and photographers very happy watching him from the cliff tops
He's a bit of a star and you get the feeling that somehow he knows it
Oil-based ink on Japanese paper, about A4 in size.
For more on this one, you could click here. davewhatt.wordpress.com/2022/11/13/that-rainy-lino-print/
Collage on bright card.
For more on this one, you could have a look at my blog: davewhatt.wordpress.com/2023/02/17/mail-art-postcard-no-4...
#macromondays #figurine
I decided to share another image which would have also deserved it to get added for the upcoming #macromondays theme called #figurine
In littleworld the citizens are well known for beeing sportive. From time to time they do yoga to bring their body and mind back into harmony
A figurine is a small, three-dimensional sculpture or model that represents a person, animal, deity, or object. Figurines are often made from materials such as porcelain, ceramic, metal, wood, plastic, or resin. They can serve decorative, religious, cultural, or collectible purposes.
Types of Figurines
Decorative Figurines – Often used for home decor, these can include porcelain dolls, crystal animals, or handcrafted wooden sculptures.
Collectible Figurines – Popular among hobbyists, examples include Funko Pop! figures, anime figurines, and action figures from franchises like Marvel, Star Wars, and Pokémon.
Religious and Mythological Figurines – Small statues of deities, saints, or mythological beings used in worship or spiritual practices (e.g., Buddha statues, Hindu god idols, nativity scene figures).
Historical and Archaeological Figurines – Ancient cultures created figurines for ceremonial or artistic purposes, such as Venus figurines from the Paleolithic era or Egyptian ushabti figurines.
Gaming and Tabletop Miniatures – Used in tabletop games like Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, and board games, these small figurines represent characters, creatures, or game pieces.
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The day ending in a magical, eye-catching setting & I was there to capture it all! Hope your day is magical too my friends =)
Orange flower found in my neighborhood on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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Am Samstagmorgen den 10.Juni 2023 fuhr ich wieder einmal ganz früh nach Oberwesel an der linken Rheinstrecke (KBS 471 .
Die Vorrausetzungen waren wieder (fast) perfekt:
Relativ wenig geparkte Autos im Bild und fast noch kein Autoverkehr auf der B9 und im Ort und ein klarer und sonniger Morgen und einige interessante Züge gen Süden im Zulauf.
Bei der Motivsuche kam doch schon tatsächlich der erste Güterzug und ich beschloss mich auf der Fußgängerbrücke über die B9 kurz vor dem Bahnhof zu postieren.
Weiter rechts gibt es bekanntermaßen viele Straßenschilder, Lampenmasten und Flaggenmasten und das Motiv von dort von früher ist eigentlich heute für die Tonne.
Ich entschied mich doch den schönen Balkon links mit den schönen blühenden Blumen als Eyecatcher ins Bild einzubauen. Wer möchte dort nicht mal frühstücken oder abends grillen und den Betrieb beobachten?
Links durch die Häuser zu sehen ist auch der Kuhhirtentaum als Teil der Stadtmauer und im Hintergrund natürlich auch die Mutter-Rosa Kapelle und der Steingassenturm und dahinter der Katztenturm sowie rechts der bekannte große Ochsenturm.
Wie gesagt der erste Güterzug für mich war ein tolle und gleichzeitig fotogene Überraschung:
Die blitzsaubere 185 228 von DB Cargo kam mit dem umgeleiten GAG 60026 von Köln-Niehl nach Saarbrücken Rbf für den Kunden Ford mit dem Automobillogistik Ganzzug von Transfesa hier vorbei.
Regelweg wäre natürlich über die Moselstrecke und durch das Saartal.
Der Zug war beladen mit den 2020 beschafften neuen 45 Fuß Highcube Container und der erste hinter Lok war doch tatsächlich sehr sauber😊.
Ab Saarbrücken geht es weiter mit DB Cargo France mit der Baureihe 186 nach Cerbère an der spanisch-französische Grenze zur Transfesa-Umspuranlage für den weiter Transport auf der spanischen Breitspur.
Transfesa Logistics setzt die neuen Container seit Juni 2020 auf zwei Relationen ein.
Von Ford Valencia in die Ford-Automobilfabrik in Dagenham, Kent (Großbritannien).
Die zweite Relation geht an die Ford-Werke in Saarlouis und Köln.
Die Transfesa Logistics S.A. ist ein spanisches Transport- und Logistik-Unternehmen mit Sitz in Madrid, das sich auf Schienen- und Straßentransporte unter anderem für die Automobilindustrie spezialisiert hat. An Transfesa sind die Deutsche Bahn (ca. 84 %) und die Renfe (ca. 11 %) beteilig.
Having never seen one of these beetles before walking through my local area in Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne the planted lilac in front of the McDonalds restaurant was covered in dozens of these beetles, a quick unscientific count put it at more than 50 but probably significantly more.
A native of Southern Europe they only arrived in the UK in the 1990s but clearly spreading and getting very well established these day.
Not particularly good news for the plants they and their larvae feed on but a very eyecatching beetle.
For sheer diversity and density of wildflowers, there is just no place on earth like the meadows of Mount Rainier in the summer. I shot this at sunrise when the fog started to clear. You can see the morning dew on the asters in the foreground. I was hoping that the bit of clouds above the mountain would stick around but it started to move away as the sun came up.