This was part of the spectacular show of light entitled ‘Science’, created and produced by Luxmuralis Artistic Collaboration.

Visitors were able to walk through the History of Science in the stunning interior of Winchester Cathedral. Almost every inch of the Cathedral was bathed in light and full of beautiful original compositions.

The display saw the almost 1000-year-old building become the canvas for an exploration of the way in which scientists have shaped the past and will influence the future. This unforgettable multi-sensory experience transports visitors through elements, molecules, DNA, and the greatest discoveries of humanity, as we contemplate the wonders that make up the world around us.

The installation was the creation of the award-winning collaboration of artists known as Luxmuralis, a collaborative team of artists from different backgrounds and artistic disciplines who create works across multiple media and presentation formats. Core to their work is the opportunity to explore the development of fine art tradition through new media, placing the medium in an art historical context.

In this part of the cathedral the choir stalls are earliest nearly complete set in England dating from about 1308. The back wall has a blind arcade of pairs of trefoiled arches with encircled cinquefoils above and exuberant foliage in the spandrels. In front of the panels are thin shafts supporting cinquefoiled arches and encircled cinquefoils.

The scrolling list of chemical compound here was being projected onto the Great Screen. This was built in 1455-75, of fine-grained limestone, behind the high altar. The present statues are 19th century, which explains the presence of Queen Victoria among the Saxon monarchs. The original statuary was broken up at the time of the Reformation but much was recovered and is displayed in the Triforium Gallery. The whole restoration of the Great Screen was overseen by Dean Kitchin.

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This is the sister image to "Keep Pounding (B&W)" located in the same album entitled Positive Thought and Imagery. As you elevate towards your dream, at times, you'll need to step out boldly, other times you'll catch a moment to rest and survey the landscape or environment before moving again. Along the way you will have others who are going a different direction and the best thing is to quietly let them ride their escalator as they choose, hopefully to the right destination for them. All the same, stay positive, keep your head up, keep pounding and lay down bricks to support your dream as you rise into it, eventually to find it has become reality. On the left is a gentleman stepping further up the escalator to lay down one more brick, as he goes to work in the US Capitol. He passes my son Ian who is visiting over the holidays from Duke University where he is laying down bricks to support his dream. A lone woman descends into the metro toward her destination, figuratively with a brick in her unseen left hand. Where will you lay your brick down today? Cheers to all for inspiration and the journey into your dream. Washington DC, 20 December 2017.

Mural entitled "Fertile Ground" by Meg Saligman aka @megsaligmanstudio, seen at 602 North 13th Street in Omaha, Nebraska.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Another of my First Prize winners at the Sonoma County Fair yesterday in Santa Rosa California. This one is entitled "Velocity".

In an article entitled 'The Loon Lake Colony 1922-2012' by Bob Blatchford, David Oborne and Jim Oborne ice houses were described:

"Up until 1953 when Hydro arrived, cottage life was rustic and basic. You were lucky to have running water via a hand pump. Wood stoves were your oven and heat in the early mornings. Most people had ice houses and ice boxes. Leo and Elburn Meeks Sr. cut the ice on the lake and using a horse drawn sleigh, took the blocks to the cottage ice house each winter. They spread sawdust on the ice to help it survive the summer heat. The ice box in the cottage was zinc lined and made of oak. The ice was put on the top level, food inside. They was a tray on the bottom to collect water. The ice had to be replaced every 2 days."

More history of the Loon Lake Colony can be seen here: (reprinted from the 2012 SDRA Newsletter, written by Bob Blatchford, David Oborne and edited by Jim Oborne) pioneer.mazinaw.on.ca/Loon%20Lake%20Colony%20July%201%201...

Part of the Bill Machan Album

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This piece, entitled "Log Cabin on the Tenth" is finished, along with a couple of other pieces..and the hard work of the morning was preparing entries for a couple of submissions to a juried show that I like to participate in. The process is both easier, and more difficult than in the past...no more slide film to buy and have processed...but the computer MUST be made to do a lot of things in an extremely specific way...by someone who is not a master. I have survived the morning and am feeling a little better.....

Suspended Animation Classic #198

Originally published October 11, 1992 (#41)

(Dates are approximate)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

By R. A. Jones

Like word of the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1849 drew thousands of fortune hunters to California, news that a few rare comic books can be worth thousands of dollars prompted many to become comics collectors. Most will be disappointed, and then move on to other ventures.

Ventures such as trading cards. They are the hot ‘collectors’ item now. Capitalizing on the demand, many comic book stores also carry a wide variety of trading cards.

The next step in this melding of collectibles has now been taken. Topps – one of the major producers of trading cards for many years – recently decided to branch out and form its own comic book publishing arm.

The first fruit of their labor is now available. Entitled “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”, it is an adaptation of the motion picture playing in theaters now. Insiders have questioned the wisdom of starting a line off with such a title. Movie adaptations of recent vintage aren’t usually highly valued as collectibles – especially if the movie should flop.

Also, by the time all four issues of this mini-series can see print, the original will be well on its way to video stores. This likewise plays to the theory that people won’t be interested in reading a comic when it’s faster and better to see the actual movie.

Such considerations aside, this is an excellent comic book in terms of scripting, artwork, and overall production values. If nothing else, it proves that Topps can be expected to produce comics with the same high standards of quality that they employ in their trading cards.

It can be enjoyed as a supplement to the movie (and to the original novel), and comes highly recommended as such.

“Bram Stoker’s Dracula” costs $2.95 per issue, and is available in comic book specialty stores.

Detail from a beautiful painting entitled ‘Christ Blessing, Surrounded by a Donor and His Family’, attributed to Ludgar tom Ring the Younger, c.1575-80. In the centre piece is Christ depicted alongside an unknown Westphalian family. To the left and right of this are two portraits, one of a man, the other of a woman (this portrait). This painting may have been commissioned on the marriage of a member of the family included, with the groom and bride being depicted to the side of the piece.

The centre piece: www.flickr.com/photos/20631910@N03/3665174937/

The portrait of the man: www.flickr.com/photos/20631910@N03/3665176573/in/photostr...

The painting is included in the European Paintings collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Photography is permitted.

Mural entitled "Future Positive" by Kevin Ledo aka @kevinledo and @findac, curated by @therawproject_, seen at the Cheltenham Elementary School at 1580 Julien Street in Denver, Colorado.

The artist (Kevin Ledo) states: "On the right is Rihelle, a student that goes to the school that I photographed for this piece. On and the left is one of Fin’s muses, @christel_lakhdar who shares a resemblance which creates a beautiful narrative."

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "The King and the Young Prince" by Jackie Danger aka @jackie_danger, seen at 5th Street and NW Flagler Avenue in the Fat Village Arts District of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "La Reina de Thaitown" by ELMAC aka @mack_arte, seen at 1685 North Wilton Place in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Band of Brotherhood" by Michael Vasquez aka @michaelvasquez_, seen at the Wynwood Walls Outdoor Museum at 2516 NW 2nd Avenue in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Rhinoride"by Emit One DF aka @emit.df and D. Ross Scribe aka @scribeswalk seen in the RiNo area of Denver, Colorado.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Sweet Baby" by Cara To aka @caratoes seen on the wall of the Peabody Hotel at 149 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.

The artist states: "This wall is dedicated to the origins of blues music. Transforming pain into something beautiful. You can see the cotton plants transform into the notes in the sky."

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Lady of Deep Waters" by Art of Subtle Codes aka @subtlecodes, seen at 3620 NW 3rd Avenue in Miami, Florida.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Tidal View" by ER. aka @everydayresearch for Mural Mania 2024, seen at 701 South Main Street in South Bend, Indiana.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Save the Youth" by M*Code aka @martiancodeart, seen at 1926 Dunlap Street in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Li'l Gal" by Isamar Medina aka @kawaii.sugar for Mural Mania, seen in the Racine Avenue viaduct north of 16th Street in the Pilsen area of Chicago, Illinois.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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In this series entitled “Birth of a Night”, I invite you to plunge into the magical moment when day slowly fades to make way for night.

Through my lens, I've captured these fleeting moments at dusk, when the sun, barely visible on the horizon, lights up the sky with its characteristic shades of color. Each image bears witness to the ephemeral beauty of this transition, where the light dances over the landscape, creating an atmosphere both peaceful and enchanting.

My wish is to share with you this unique alchemy between day and night, a visual dialogue that reminds us of the poetry of simple but precious moments.

This remarkable sculpture, entitled 'Iron-Bowl' (the famous Alabama Vs. Auburn annual matchup) stands on the campus of the United States Sports Academy in nearby Daphne, Alabama...it is one of several sports sculptures on campus by Alabama artist Bruce Larsen who transforms discarded scrap into powerful, compelling works of art...he has received world-wide recognition for his work and is also a prominent special effects artist for major motion pictures...

This year's Alabama versus Auburn Iron Bowl game takes place this afternoon at 2:30...all I can say is...ROLL TIDE!!!

Mural entitled "Deluge Of Abundance" by Steven Teller aka @steventellerarts for BBX Capital Fund for the Arts, seen on the wall of Hoffman’s Chocolates store, 601 East Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Secret Garden" by Thomas Turner aka @thomasturner_tt for the Outer Space Project 2022, seen at 1989 College Avenue NE in Atlanta, Georgia.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Last Supper in Delusionville" by Ron English aka @ronenglish with a self-portrait of the artist at the left, seen at 2265 NW 2nd Avenue in the Overtown area of Miami, Florida.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Attention Gallery presents our December Exhibit for 2020 entitled "Winterscapes and Snowy Stills"

For this exhibit we invited 60 SL artists to share a landscape photo with us. Some are already seasoned landscape photographers and a few had never taken a landscape photo. It was requested that the photo be a winterscape or a still life in a winter setting. 44 artists accepted the challenge and the results are wonderful.

This exhibits opens on Saturday, December 5 at Noon SLT (12 PM). DJ Irish will be providing her special brand of musical magic and we know you will enjoy yourself.

Please join us in celebrating the last month of 2020.

Here is the list of the artists:

Nams Piers

Malinda Aeon (Lin Talbot)

Helka Alchemi

Karole Batista

Michiel Bechir

Bellisima Benelli

Sandi Benelli

Ben John (BenJohn9)

Morgaine Warblood

Kit Boyd

David Daniels (DavidDaniel999)

Lizabeth Demonia

Hayley Dixon

Doc Mercury

Doddy Meiler

Hazel Foxtrot

Cari Franizzi

Melodie Heartsong

Josephine Hotshot

Jenny Inglewood (JennyLover)

Charly Keeley-Keating

Alsatian Kidd

Tobi Larroane

Sparklebottom Lasertits

Elaine Lectar

Rachel Magic

Loegan Magic

Dusty Pedroia

Justice Pedroia

Tresore Prada Hawkins

Heidi Rewell

Ed Rhode

Metukah Rhode (metukah.lenroy)

Persephone Smythe (leriadraven resident)

Sam Steele

Pavel Stransky

Morgan Talbot

Nino Ventura

Lotje Winkler

Liz Winterstorm-V

Jon Wyck

Val xox

Vrir

ZanyaSL

We look forward to seeing you there. LM below.

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It was almost time for the weekend again. Ahead of me lay the novel experience of my first ever flu jab. Everyone in Britain aged over 50 is entitled to a flu jab this winter, and it seemed rude to refuse my turn when it came along. A local clinic was being held in the village hall where we queued up patiently outside, waiting for our two minute window to arrive. I felt like the new boy at the office, a mere stripling compared to most of my fellow patients as we loitered and smiled politely at one another, announcing ourselves to one another not by name, but by the time of our appointment. I was Mr 9:38. So while Mrs 9:40, who'd arrived before me gracefully stood aside to allow me to pass, I in turn made way for Mrs 9:35 and Mrs 9:36. At 9:37 I timidly entered the hall and announced my presence, where I was directed to one of the four "jabbing stations." By 9:39 I was on my way back to the car. My left shoulder is throbbing very gently, but apart from that I'm fine, and presumably less likely to succumb to a dose of the flu this winter. Thanks for asking.

Later in the day I met my children for a long overdue lunch at the legendary Smokey Joe's. For the uninitiated, Smokey's is just off the A30, within 15 minutes' walk of home for me. Thought of by many as a truck stop, it is more often than not full of locals from Redruth and the surrounding area. The portions are generous to say the least.

Order the Hungryman's all day breakfast and unless you have the most enormous appetite in the universe, you won't need to eat again for the rest of the day. In fact you might still be trying to finish it at closing time. You probably won't feel the need to order dessert afterwards.

All of this excitement meant that getting outside with the camera on Saturday was looking unlikely. I'd resigned myself to this fact despite the sunshine, which was bringing conditions as pleasant as you're likely to see here in the middle of December. At this time of year, even on a good day the light is facing rapidly by 4pm. So it was fortunate that I'd already inspected the weekend weather forecast and decided Sunday was the day for me. Yes, I'd chosen driving rain, black clouds and high winds over benign sunshine and fluffy clouds.

Dave announced he had decided he's a fair weather photographer and wasn't coming. Lee was waiting for his wife to come home so that he could use the car. He said he might join me if he was able to a bit later. In truth I suspected I'd be alone. All morning today I looked doubtfully through the window at a world of terminally grey skies and drizzle, yet I remained confident that a gap in the clouds might come later - and when you want to watch the weather properly, there's no better place to go to than Wheal Coates.

The big waves that I'd hoped the incoming tide might deliver didn't happen on the grand scale I'd hoped for, so I had to resort to a hastily devised backup plan. I have something very specific in mind for this location, but I haven't quite had the right conditions yet. Of course what makes me happy about that is it means my business isn't done here yet. As I arrived though, the light had started to filter through those brooding clouds, throwing shafts of yellow onto the sea. This one was taken right at the beginning of the two hours I spent here today - a reminder that in winter you don't just wait for sunset because you can shoot throughout the day and the best light often comes early. The rest of the visit was spent battling the drifting rain and trying to keep the tripod steady in the wind. These challenges are always fun, and each time I encounter them I feel I've come away with a tiny bit more experience in dealing with them. I also now know exactly what's needed for the conditions I'm waiting for here. Hopefully they'll arrive soon enough. Hopefully I'll be ready to grab the moment when it comes.

Mural entitled "Redemption" by Gaia aka @gaiastreetart, seen at 1599 Central Street in Dubuque, Iowa.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Race Against Time" by Joe Iurato aka @joeiurato, seen at 219 NW 44th Street in Miami, Florida.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "What Fuels You" by Kristine Campbell aka @_kristinecampbell for Ren Art Walk, seen at 103 Washington Street in Rensselaer, Indiana.

The artist states: ‘'What Fuels You’ — 8 very full days, all brushwork, acrylic on masonry. When I found out I was doing the outside of an auto business I knew I wanted to incorporate a vintage car, the owners were hoping for one too so it worked out! I love bringing in purpose and symbolism when I can, choosing flowers native to the area to bring in the balance of nature and when I found out owners Deana and Troy Rule had 8 kids, I painted 8 gears for each knowing the importance of family and how they keep you going. The plate number is the date they opened, and ever since seeing Bottle Rocket, any early 70’s Broncos make me all googley eyed. Icing on top was finding out a 72 is one of their daughter’s favorite cars and Troy loves Fords. It’s so inspiring to see businesses launch after the year we’ve had, couldn’t be happier creating something to help them celebrate that."

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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In my adjacent photograph entitled "Bapaume and forgotten", I told the story of the Pikedale Soldiers Settlements and Amiens railway branch line on the Granite Belt in Queensland. This included the naming of localities along the railway after battles in France during WWI.

The nearby Stanthorpe Museum has the railway station (really sidings) name boards from along the line which closed in 1974. It also has a number of other railway relics from the area. Quite appropriately, red poppies are "planted" at the base of these signs. Except for Amiens at the end of the line, all of the other names define general localities, no towns as such. When you drive to Amiens today, these localities are still identified with green tourist signs beside the road, usually in front of a forest!

If you are interested, here is a small Wiki article on the history of the old railway.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiens_railway_line

The Spandau Citadel (German: Zitadelle Spandau) is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island near the meeting of the Havel and the Spree, it was designed to protect the town of Spandau, which is now part of Berlin. In recent years it has been used as a museum and has become a popular tourist spot. Furthermore, the inner courtyard of the Citadel has served as an open air concert venue in the summertime since 2005.

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This sculpture is entitled Summer by John O'Connor, now i'm no art critic or great expert, but if this is his idea of Summer then I dont want to be holidaying anywhere near this guy. I actually really liked it as a piece of work but SUMMER !!!!!! nah, more like a tribute to The Scream by Edvard Munch.

Have a great weekend one and all.

Mark x

The Krazy Katalogers have entitled this "Semaphore of Haulbowline lighthouse, Irish Lights Department flag displayed, Co. Down"! That means that there are two conundrums therein. There are at least three signalling systems on display, the Semaphore Flags, the Signalling Flags and the light for Morse Code Signalling. The other conundrum, at least for Morning Mary, is Haulbowline and Co. Down being listed together? The only Haulbowline we are familiar with is down in Cork Harbour but perhaps that one has a twin up North like the recent shot of St. John's Lighthouse?

Photographer: Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), 1840-1913

Collection: Commissioners of Irish Lights Photographic Collection

Date: Circa 1890 - 1909

NLI Ref: NPA CIL195

You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie

A few years ago I published a shot which I entitled Finally - the Gherkin - it had taken me ages to get a shot that I really liked. The building is wonderful its shape so curvaceous - but its this very shape that made it so difficult to shoot. The shot was straight up to the top with the clouds whizzing over head. I was really pleased to get the shot. But over time I've looked at it and grown to think that the shot really didn't do the building justice - it didn't show off the beauty. So since then I've hunted all over the city for that view - and I'd pretty much given up it just didn't exist. That was until recently (well earlier this year) when a view opened up as the ever changing cityscape devoured another nondescript 60s building to be replaced - well by another probably nondescript office block. I've no idea how long this view will last below and the right the construction is well under way (one of the reasons for the long exposure) - but for now its there - I feel this shows off why I like the building so much.

I'd also like to say a big hello to all those photographers (and their friends and partners) I met on Monday at the opening night of Landscape Photographer of the Year - it was great meeting and chatting to you all. I have to say this years show is fabulous - some really fantastic photography on show - and well worth a visit - its free to enter and pretty much open all of the time - there's also loads of other fantastic exhibitions in london at the moment too - have a look here Must see Exhibitions

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Mural entitled "Voyager" by Joy Hernandez aka @joythestampede located on the Monkey's Tale property at 925 East Westfield Boulevard in the Broad Ripple area of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Despite my recent photo entitled "Last one until 2021", I have to bring you one more post featuring the partial lunar eclipse on Wednesday, July 17.

This collage is made up of nine single photos that were shot over 90 minutes, starting during the penumbral phase of the eclipse. The partial eclipse proper–the "umbral" phase–commenced at 6:01 am where I was viewing and shooting from at Sandringham, Sydney, Australia. You can see the earth's shadow consuming more of the Moon's disk as between the first and last images. The Moon's colour changes throughout the photo, due to the effects of atmospheric refraction near the horizon.

I used my Canon EOS 6D Mk II camera and a Sigma 50-500 mm lens to capture the source photos for this collage. The shutter speed and aperture were varied depending on the Moon's brightness against the background sky, which changed as sunrise came closer.

Mural entitled "An Enduring Spell" by Elmac aka @mac_arte, seen at 9249 Scholars Drive South in La Jolla, California.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Luchando por mi Patria" by Victor Quinonez aka @marka_27 and Don Rimx aka @donrimx, seen at 2214 NW 1st Place in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida.

The artist, Quinonez, states: "Luchando Por Mi Patria translates to Fighting For My Homeland. This print represents two Latino artists who currently reside in the U.S. Both artists call the United States home and are heavily influenced by American cultures like graffiti and hip-hop, but have never forgotten their roots from Puerto Rico and Mexico. We continue to blend traditions while paying homage to our respective heritage and bring legendary Luchadores to this collaborative mural. Hailing from Puerto Rico is José Huertas González aka 'El Invader' and heavy hitter Alejandro Muñoz Moreno aka 'Blue Demon' from Mexico. We chose Luchadores because similar to graffiti artists they have alter egos and fight to be the best in the game! They also represent their homelands of Puerto Rico and Mexico."

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Soprano Viorica CORTEZ' critical biography is accompanied by Quotations, Iconography and a substantial bibliography which are presented in a new Anthology entitled;

"Blouse Roumaine - the Unsung Voices of Romanian Women"

Presented and Selected by Constantin ROMAN

Anthology E-BOOK (11BM)

DISTRIBUTION: Online with credit card

COST: $ 54.99, £34.99 (ca Euros 35.50)

LINK: www.blouseroumaine.com/orderthebook_p1.html

CONTENTS:

2,250,000 words,

over 1,000 pages,

ca 160 illustrations in text

160 critical biographies,

58 social categories/professions,

600 quotations (mostly translated into English for the first time),

circa 3,000 bibliographical references (including URLs and credits)

6 Indexes (alphabetical, by profession, timeline, quotation Index, place

index and name index)

AUTHOR: Constantin Roman is a Scholar with a Doctorate from Cambridge and a Member of the Society of Authors (London). He is an International Adviser, Guest Speaker, Professor Honoris Causa and Commander of the Order of Merit.

INDEX BY PROSFESSION: 58 CATEGORIES by Call, Profession or Social Status

Academics (22), Actresses (9), Anti-Communist Fighters (14), Architects/Interior Designers (2), Art Critics (9), Artist Book Binders (1), Ballerinas (6), Charity Workers/Benefactors (20), Communist Public Figures (2), Courtesans (3), Designers (2), Diplomats (4), Essayists (11), Ethnographers (6), Exiles & First-generation Romanians born abroad (87), Explorers (1), Feminists (12), Folk Singers (1), Gymnasts, Dressage Riders (2), Historians (5), Honorary Romanian Women (15), Illustrators (3), Journalists (13), Lawyers (4), Librarians (3), Linguists (2), Literary Critics (1), Media (15), Medical Doctors/Nurses (5), Memoir Writers (16), Missionaries and Nuns (4), Mountainéers (2), Museographers (1), Musical Instruments Makers (1), Novelists (24), Opera Singers (16), Painters (14), Peasant Farmers (6), Philosophers and Philosophy Graduates (4), Pianists (6), Pilots (4), Playwrights (5), Poets (29), Political Prisoners (30), Politicians (5), Revolutionaries (2), Royals and Aristocrats (34), Scientists (8), Sculptors (4), Slave (1), Socialites/Hostesses (20), Spouses/Relations of Public Figures (51), Spies (2), Tapestry Weavers (4), Translators (25), Unknown Illustrious (6), Violinists (4), Workers (3)

NOTE:

Most of the above 160 Romanian women, in the best tradition of versatility, are true polymaths and therefore nearly each one of them falls in more than just one category, often three or more. This explains why adding the numbers of the 57 individual categories bears no relation to the actual total of the above 160 women included in Blouse Roumaine.

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LIST OF 160 CRITICAL BIOGRAPHIES (each supported by Quotations and Bibliography)

AA *Gabriela Adamesteanu *Florenta Albu *Nina Arbore *Elena Arnàutoiu *Ioana Raluca Voicu-Arnàutoiu, *Laurentia Arnàutoiu *Mariea Plop - Arnàutoiu *Ana Aslan *Lady Elizabeth Asquith Bibescu

BB *Lauren Bacall *Lady Florence Baker *Zoe Bàlàceanu *Ecaterina Bàlàcioiu-Lovinescu *Victorine de Bellio *Pss. Marta Bibescu *Adriana Bittel *Maria Prodan Bjørnson *Ana Blandiana *Yvonne Blondel *Lola Bobescu *Smaranda Bràescu *Elena Bràtianu *Élise Bràtianu *Ioana Bràtianu *Elena Bràtianu- Racottà *Letitzia Bucur

CC *Anne-Marie Callimachi *Georgeta Cancicov *Madeleine Cancicov *Pss. Alexandra Cantacuzino *Pss.Maria Cantacuzino (Madame Puvis de Chavannes) *Pss. Maruca Cantacuzino-Enesco* Pss. Catherine Caradja *Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu *Marta Caraion-Blanc, *Nina Cassian, *Otilia Cazimir *Elena Ceausescu *Maria Cebotari *Ioana Celibidache *Hélène Chrissoveloni (Mme Paul Morand)*Alice Cocea *Irina Codreanu *Lizica Codreanu *Alina Cojocaru *Nadia Comàneci *Denisa Comànescu *Lena Constante *Silvia Constantinescu *Doina Cornea *Hortense Cornu *Viorica Cortez*Otilia Cosmutzà *Sandra Cotovu *Ileana Cotrubas *Carmen-Daniela Cràsnaru *Mioara Cremene *Florica Cristoforeanu *Pss. Elena Cuza

DD *Hariclea Darclée *Cella Delavrancea *Alina Diaconú *Varinca Diaconú *Anca Diamandy *Marie Ana Dràgescu *Rodica Dràghincescu *Bucura Dumbravà *Natalia Dumitrescu

EE *Micaela Eleutheriade *Queen Elisabeth of Romania (‘Carmen Sylva’) *Alexandra Enescu *Mica Ertegün

FF *Lizi Florescu, *Maria Forescu *Nicoleta Franck *Aurora Fúlgida

GG *Angela Gheorghiu *Pss Grigore Ghica *Pss. Georges Ghika (Liane de Pougy) *Veturia Goga *Maria Golescu *Nadia Gray *Olga Greceanu *Pss. Helen of Greece *Nicole Valéry-Grossu *Carmen Groza

HH *Virginia Andreescu Haret *Clara Haskil *Lucia Hossu-Longin

II *Pss. Ileana of Romania *Ana Ipàtescu *Marie-France Ionesco *Dora d’Istria *Rodica Iulian

JJ *Doina Jela *Lucretia Jurj

KK *Mite Kremnitz

LL *Marie-Jeanne Lecca *Madeleine Lipatti *Monica Lovinescu *Elena Lupescu

MM *Maria Mailat *Ileana Màlàncioiu *Ionela Manolesco *Lilly Marcou *Silvia Marcovici *Queen Marie of Romania *Ioana A. Marin *Ioana Meitani *Gabriela Melinescu *Veronica Micle *Nelly Miricioiu *Herta Müller *Alina Mungiu-Pippidi *Agnes Kelly Murgoci

NN *Mabel Nandris *Anita Nandris-Cudla *Lucia Negoità *Mariana Nicolesco *Countess Anna de Noailles *Ana Novac

OO *Helen O’Brien *Oana Orlea

PP *Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu *Milita Pàtrascu *Ana Pauker *Marta Petreu *Cornelia Pillat *Magdalena Popa *Elvira Popescu

RR *Ruxandra Racovitzà *Elisabeta Rizea *Eugenia Roman *Stella Roman *Queen Ana de România, *Pss. Margarita de România *Maria Rosetti *Elisabeth Roudinesco

SS *Annie Samuelli *Sylvia Sidney *Henriette-Yvonne Stahl *Countess Leopold Starszensky *Elena Stefoi *Pss. Marina Stirbey *Sanda Stolojan *Cecilia Cutzescu-Storck

TT *Maria Tànase *Aretia Tàtàrescu *Monica Theodorescu *Elena Theodorini

UU *Viorica Ursuleac

VV *Elena Vàcàrescu *Leontina Vàduva *Ana Velescu *Marioara Ventura *Anca Visdei *Wanda Sachelarie Vladimirescu *Alice Steriade Voinescu

WW *Sabina Wurmbrand

ZZ *Virginia Zeani

From my set entitled “The Flight Crew”

www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607477197733/

In my collection entitled “Uncle Bill Watson”

www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/collections/7215760783...

In my photostream

www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/

Hi, All:

I’m back for a day or two. While I was down, I started work on pulling my Uncle Bill’s story together. I have so much stuff. I’ve scanned almost thirty of his letters home. I’ve also scanned letters from my grandmother to Bill, miscellaneous documents, a moving account of Bill’s memorial service, a letter from the chaplain who buried him in Chester and letters to my grandparents from the parents of Bill’s flight crew. The boys died when the Wellington bomber in which they were training ditched into the Irish sea during a training mission.

In January, I will be going to Archives Canada in Ottawa to pull the files on the whole flight crew, as well as the second world war records pertaining to Bill’s friend, Cam Devine, my father, Herb Barber, and Karen’s father, George Pepper. I will also pull the first world war files for my uncles, John and Art Barber, and my great uncle, Wilbert MacDonald. It’ll take a few days of research to go through all the files. I pulled the records for Bill and his crew once before…in early 2003. At that time I photocopied quite a few records, but there are more I should have obtained.

This set of pictures were taken at #1Y Depot in Halifax, just before each of the boys shipped overseas at various times early in 1944. They still hadn’t met each other at this point, and would not meet until they crewed up in May, 1944. These images are photocopies of originals which are in Ottawa. I will try to have the originals duplicated in high quality when I go to the archives.

You’ll see the boys’ formal photos in the flight crew link given above. What a difference.

Over the next month or so, I will post the letters and documents. I think you will find them an interesting account of life in the early 1940s. Bill did a lot of things in a matter of eight or nine months.

I hope you are transported by his story as I was.

Bob was born in Seattle Washington to John Andrew Johnson and Annie Ione Brown, and was raised in Kapuskasing, Ontario. He went to high school for one year, and then studied drafting at technical school. He joined the Boy Scouts. Bob worked as a clerk at the Dominion Store in 1941-42, and as a showcard painter at Farbs Clothing store from 1942-43. His hobbies included bowling, basketball, swimming and sketching.

Bob enlisted at North Bay, Ontario, then undertook pre-aircrew education at St. John’s Technical School in Brandon, Manitoba, where he studied English, math, aircraft recognition and signals. After graduation, he entered the service at 32 Manning Depot, Brandon, Manitoba. His second posting was at #3 Wireless School in Winnipeg, Manitoba. From Winnipeg he was posted to #17 Service Flying Training School at Souris, Manitoba. His next stop was #1 Air Gunner Ground Training School in Quebec City, after which he attended #3 Bomber and Gunner Training School at MacDonald, Manitoba. His final Canadian posting was at #3 Air Gunner Training School at Three Rivers (Trois Rivieres), Quebec.

Upon landing in Britain, he was stationed at #3 Personnel Receiving Centre in Bournemouth, Dorset where he awaited further posting. He arrived at #83 Operations Training Unit, Peplow, Shropshire, on May 23, 1944. On a night training mission, on July 22/23, Bob was killed when the Wellington bomber in which he practicing gunner duties ditched in the Irish Sea

The recruitment interviewing officer marked Bob as a ‘slight lad, but [who] seems sincere in his desire for aircrew”. He was also noted as a “malleable type of chap who is quite willing to accept guidance and instruction. He would have preferred a chance to fly as pilot but accepts selection as air gunner gracefully and impresses one as good material for training in that trade. Keen, alert well-motivated, Likes guns and has no fear of fighting”.

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Mural entitled "El Sonido de Mi Patria" by Evaristo Angurria aka @angurria, seen at 2401 NW 5th Avenue in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida. The model is the artist's wife Venus Patricia Diaz.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Antique painting entitled, "Mary Magdalen in Ecstasy" by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of his life, he moved between Naples, Malta, and Sicily. Wikipedia

Mural entitled "Mitotli" (A Dance in the Nahautl language) by Bimmer Torres aka @_youngbeam, seen at 3750 Wynkoop Street in Denver, Colorado.

The artist states: "(This is) a dance between the old and the new, a dance between the prehispanic and the mestizo. The black and white figure represents the essence of the past, which transcends through force to the colorful Hispanic dancer. This mural depicts the beauty hidden behind the chaos of events that occurred in the mid 1500s. Dedicated to all the Hispanic women who have fought for their families to survive adversity. Thank you, Grandmothers, Mothers, Wives, Sisters, Daughters, and Granddaughters! This is one for you. By sacrificing so much without remorse and through unconditional love, you have led a people to prosperity.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Attention Gallery presents our December Exhibit for 2020 entitled "Winterscapes and Snowy Stills"

For this exhibit we invited 60 SL artists to share a landscape photo with us. Some are already seasoned landscape photographers and some had never taken a landscape photo. We asked that the photo be a winterscape or a still life in a winter setting. 44 artists accepted the challenge and the results are wonderful.

This exhibits opens on Saturday, December 5 at Noon SLT (12 PM). DJ Irish will be providing her special brand of musical magic and we know you will enjoy yourself.

Please join us in celebrating the last month of the 2020.

List of artists:

Nams Piers

Malinda Aeon (Lin Talbot)

Helka Alchemi

Karole Batista

Michiel Bechir

Bellisima Benelli

Sandi Benelli

Ben John (BenJohn9)

Morgaine Blackrain

Kit Boyd

David Daniels (DavidDaniel999)

Lizabeth Demonia

Hayley Dixon

Doc Mercury

Doddy Meiler

Hazel Foxtrot

Cari Franizzi

Melodie Heartsong

Josephine Hotshot

Jenny Inglewood (JennyLover)

Charly Keeley-Keating

Alsatian Kidd

Tobi Larroane

Sparklebottom Lasertits

Elaine Lectar

Rachel Magic

Loegan Magic

Dusty Pedroia

Justice Pedroia

Tresore Prada Hawkins

Heidi Rewell

Ed Rhode

Metukah Rhode (metukah.lenroy)

Persephone Smythe (leriadraven resident)

Sam Steele

Pavel Stransky

Morgan Talbot

Nino Ventura

Lotje Winkler

Liz Winterstorm-V

Jon Wyck

Val xox

Vrir

ZanyaSL

Attention Gallery at Diamonds and Pearls

Mural entitled "Disconnect" by ZMED aka @zmedstudios seen in Lafayette, Indiana.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Divine Feminine" by C. Finley aka @iamfinley, seen at Pico and Grand in Los Angeles, California.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Move" by Thomas Evans aka @detour303, seen in the 1400 Block of the Boulevard of the Arts in the Rosemary District of Sarasota, Florida. The person on the left is Congolese dancer Enock Kadina aka @brotha.e; the person on the right is singer and dancer Canela Vasquez.

“Everyone's entitled to their point of view but that's seriously a weird one.” ~Kevin Rudd (ex-Prime Minister of Australia)

"But the verdict of his colleagues, and the polls, was that changing Kevin Rudd was not a possibility. The problems were deep and personal. The brutal conclusion was he had to go." Brisbane Times

Today, Australia welcomes its first female Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Former Prime Minister, better known as K-Rudd had been quite popular with the public. Due to recent dropping polls however, he has been forced to resign, pressured to step down by his party members.

On election day, Australian voters vote for the political party they want to lead, but ultimately the party within itself decides whether the leader is still fit to keep their post. If not, they hold a vote only within the party, to oust the current leader to be succeeded by a new one. And the public has no say. It's pretty quick. My very simplistic understanding of Parliamentary politics... All I know is that today, we have a new leader for the country and the people didn't have a say in the matter, it feels strange.

Politicians are pretty infamous, not many people trust them because of broken promises; ineffective leadership, debates on environmental/animal/civil/religious/moral rights increasing taxes, poor health care, education just to mention a few. But a life trying "lead" so many citizens and get the country in working order, must be pretty difficult to say the least.

Today marks a clean slate for Australian Politics, or so we are led to believe.

"With great power comes great responsibility" ~Stan Lee