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Crazy Tuesday: "Symmetry" theme
I hadn't planned to do anything for this theme, but when I happened to glance out into our sunroom on Monday, I noticed what seemed to be a natural for a shot, thanks to my wife's decorating prowess.
The image did prove a bit harder to execute than I expected, however, primarily because it took me a while to figure out that all I had to do was take the battery out of the clock to get the pendulum centered (duh). Prior to that, I must have taken 20 shots trying unsuccessfully to time it so that the fast-moving pendulum was centered...LOL!
To complete the symmetry, I also had to take out the fronds of a fern on one side that were intruding into the scene, as well as an off-center floor vent, and the cords that plug the lamps into the wall outlets.
HCT
The zebra spider, Salticus scenicus, is a common household jumping spider. Like other jumping spiders, it does not build a web. It uses its four pairs of large eyes to locate prey and its jumping ability to pounce and capture it. Zebra spiders are often noted for their 'curiosity' when observed by humans; many seem aware of their audience and seem to respond to observation by raising their heads and studying the observer.
Female zebra spiders are 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in) long and males are 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in). The most distinctive feature of these spiders is their two very large eyes, which is typical for jumping spiders. Although they have eight eyes, the two at the front are the largest and give them excellent binocular vision . These tiny spiders are black with white hairs that form stripes.
Zebra spiders tend to hunt insects or spiders of roughly their own size or smaller. They have been observed feeding on mosquitos that are almost twice their length. They have also been observed taking on prey items up to 3 times the length of the spider, such as some of the smaller species of moth. Like other jumping spiders, these spiders use their large front eyes to locate and stalk their prey. They move slowly towards their prey until they are close enough to pounce on top of their victim, and their hunting behaviour has been described as cat-like. Using their acute eyesight, they are able to accurately judge the distances they need to jump.
A sniffle crouches on the terrace
to catch a victim he can harass.
And suddenly he jumps with vim
upon a man by name of Schrimm.
Paul Schrimm, responding with "hatchoo,"
is stuck with him the weekend through.
Christian Morgenstern
We all need time to put our phones down and put our feet up. Distractions have never been more pronounced than nowadays. Gadgets to make our lives easier are really costing us valuable time that we could be using for ourselves. Although we need to find time for careers, family, household responsibilities both indoors and outdoors. Our bodies give us subtle hints but are we listening? Aches, pains, anxiety and poor sleep habits all take their toll. Sometimes we have to just say OK, now it’s “Time To Relax” and just do it. Your favorite chair awaits, I promise. So get those feet up, relax and give thanks for everything you love so dearly including Yourself.
Weekly Theme Challenge ~ Household Objects
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Church of the Nativity of Christ. The church was built in 1724 by A. N. Radishchev's great-grandfather. Nizhneye Ablyazovo village, Penza region, Russia.
The title of the book I have been reading is "Household Politics" by Don Herzog, published by Yale University Press in 2013.
Herzog is not a professional historian, his academic specialty is politics.
You might think that my new image is a tranquil scene of early modern England peasant domestic life. But it is actually a design for a scene in video I am creating in the Ravensway series.
Herzog tells us that the early modern household was as unruly, chaotic and occasionally violent as the world we still live in. It is still the same world. It just hasn't changed.
What evidence does he present for the politicized peasant household? Everywhere. From the layout of the thatched cottage to the objects found in it. But what I found most interesting is the cultural evidence he presents. He goes for the bottom drawer, the stuff considered unworthy. He finds out what is going on in the early modern household in jokes, "popular" entertainment (like Shakespearan plays or murderous stories), chapbooks, household manuals, sermons, proclamations, journals, letters and Jonathan Swift whose scatalogical poem never appeared in the anthologies I was assigned in my post graduate English studies.
This was the age when print became cheap enough and distributed widely enough to reach the hands and eyes of the common rural labourer. It was cheap pulp, the equivalent of the dime novel of the 50s. And today, what household do you gain entry to by watching a Hallmark Christmas romance? The movie "Pulp Fiction?" "Barbie?"
So what are my couple in the new image talking about? I think I know. I can hear them talking. I am learning to listen.
Although I have the Zuiko 60mm macro lens as part of my camera kit I have hardly ever used it to date. However, we were recently sent a challenge from my local camera club so I hurriedly went to work on trying to produce something on my return from holiday. Please be kind because it is a first effort.
Horse Guards Parade
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Ceremonial mounting of the guard daily at 11:00 am (10:00am Sundays) in summer on Horse Guards Parade and in winter in the courtyard. Dismount ceremony daily at 4:00pm. The Guards (Queen's Life Guards) ride along the Mall between Horse Guards parade and Hyde Park.
This famous ceremony consists of a colorful display of pageantry by the Foot Guards of the Household division of the Army, the Queen's personal guard.
Takes place daily in the Summer (alternate days in the Winter period) Arrive early to get a good view especially in the summer months.
Horse Guards Parade is London's largest single open space, built in 1745 to house the old palace guards.
Today, the guards are changed at the top of Horse Guards Parade every hour on the striking of the clock, a ceremony which is well worth seeing.
Horse Guards Parade is also the setting for the Trooping of the Color.
The ceremony takes place once a year on the Saturday closest to the Queens Official birthday (June 6th).
Two mounted troopers of the Household Cavalry stand guard over the entrance to the Horse Guards.
It was built where the old guardhouse for the 16th century royal palace of Whitehall once stood.
The clock tower dates from the 18th century, built by William Kent and John Vardy.
The low arch, guarded by two dismounted sentries, leads to Horse Guards Parade which is fringed by government offices and the Prime Minister's official Downing Street residence.
Horse Guards Parade is the setting for the impressive ceremony of Trooping the Color by the Queen's personal troops on her Majesty's official birthday.
The troopers are on duty at their post in Horse Guards daily from 10am to 4pm. At 11am (10am on Sundays) the colorful ceremony of Changing the Guard is performed.