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This beautiful magnolia was one day past it's best and I thought it looked rather characterful with the inner petals leaning inwards.
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Palacio del Dux de Venezia
La leyenda narra que en tiempos a los condenados a muerte les era concedido, como última posibilidad de salvarse, el intentar el «giro de la columna». De hecho todavía hoy una de las columnas del Palacio Ducal está ligeramente torcida hacia dentro. El intento consistía en dar vueltas alrededor de la columna, por su parte externa, sin resbalar, pero casi nadie lo conseguía completamente.
El color del Palacio cambia según la luz del día, adquiriendo una tonalidad rosa muy delicada pero conservando en las ojivas góticas —simétricas— un color rosáceo y blanco.
The legend tells that in times to death row it was granted, as a last possibility to escape, trying the "turn of the column. Indeed today one of the columns of the Ducal Palace is slightly bent inwards. The intent was to go around the column, by its exterior, without slipping, but almost nobody got it completely.
The color changes according to the palace the light of day, gaining a very delicate shade of pink while retaining the warheads in Gothic-symmetric one-color pink and white.
Siena, Tuscany, Italy
The Palazzo Pubblico (town hall) is a palace in Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. Construction began in 1297 to serve as the Republic of Siena's government, which consisted of the Podestà and Council of Nine, the elected officials who performed executive functions (and judicial ones in secular matters).[1]
The outside of the structure is an example of Italian medieval architecture with Gothic influences. The lower story is stone while the upper crenellated stories are made of brick. The facade of the palace is curved slightly inwards (concave) to reflect the outwards curve (convex) of the Piazza del Campo, Siena's central square, of which the Palace is the focal point.
Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides Podalirius), 05-2022, Ticino, Switzerland
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My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (warning, it's a bit shocking): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2-Xszz7FI
ABOUT THE PHOTO:
Before I get to the photo, I want to apologize sincerely that I haven't reacted to most of the comments I got since January, and I promise I will catch up on that in the weeks to come, and I want everyone to know I'm extremely grateful for all the kind and generous support my photos have received here, and I will never take that for granted. I haven't been very active on Flickr these past few months, and there's two reasons for that.
The first reason is a very positive one, because I've been busy working on my photo website about western green lizards (Lacerta bilineata) and the fauna Ticinese, which is now finally in a place where I'm quite happy with it. The other reason is a bit less positive; I suffer from a condition called "Dupuytren's contracture" which affects my hands. Typing becomes increasingly difficult for me, as the fingers of my left hand have a hard time hitting the correct keys.
This disease (which both my parents have, so there seems to be a genetic component), is not dangerous and especially older people are often affected by it, but it is very annoying, as it slowly makes your fingers contract inwards and eventually turns your hands into "claws" unless you have surgery. I'm a bit unlucky as I already got it in my early thirties; I'm now 45, and sadly it is progressing very rapidly, which makes writing a bit of a chore, especially during the colder months.
I love writing, and I'm still determined to react to every comment, but it will probably take me a bit longer in the future to reply, so I just wanted you to know that this is not due to my natural laziness and tendency for procrastination (or at least not ONLY due to those factors 😉)
With that out of the way, let's talk briefly about the photo ;-)
The scarce swallowtail is a very rare butterfly in Switzerland, but in Ticino it is thankfully still relatively common in the sense that while you won't see it every day, you still do come across it occasionally. Ever since I was a kid and started taking photos with my dad's old Pentax Spotmatic, I wanted to photograph a scarce swallowtail, because I always thought it was one of the most beautiful and exotic looking butterflies (next to the equally rare old world swallowtail it's the only species of swallowtail we have in Switzerland), but I never managed to capture one.
They are not only scarce, but they're also a very nervous bunch and flat-out refuse to sit still on a flower and pose for the desperate photographer who's close to a nervous breakdown. But last year I finally got lucky. I was just preparing lunch, when out of the corner of my eye I detected a fluttering movement in the garden through the kitchen window.
The fluttering was near the lavender (which I had only recently planted after a very unfortunate "sod incident"; a SHOCKING tale you can read all about here: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/52177556047/in/datepo... ), and I realized right away that this was something bigger than a cabbage butterfly (Pieris brassicae) or a common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni), which are usually my most frequent guests.
Camera always at the ready, I stormed out of the house and into the garden (and I was probably lucky that I hadn't yet turned the stove on, as I'm sure I would have forgotten all about it and my house would have burned down right behind me without me even noticing it - which would have been quite embarrassing, though not as embarrassing as "death-by-selfie" which I hear is rather popular among millennials 😉 ), and to my great joy it really was my elusive, scarce friend!
And the fella nearly drove me insane: I shot the heck out of Mr Swallowtail who JUST NEVER WOULD SIT STILL! Lemmie tell ya: it was nerve-wrecking! In the olden days of film (remember: 36 photos was usually all you could shoot) I wouldn't have managed to produce a single usable photo. I believe I shot around 400 photos of this scarce beauty, under the bemused eyes of my neighbor, a retired construction worker, who was curious to learn what exactly I was photographing as if my life depended on it.
When I excitedly told him: "This butterfly!" he just said "Oh" with such unconcealed disappointment that it was almost insulting; he gave me a pitiful look and went back into the house (I find I get this reaction quite a lot from my neighbors; in fact, it's mostly the only reaction I get for my photographic endeavors 😂 )
Out of those roughly 400 photos, I ended up with only two usable ones (the other one you find on my website). But I still count myself lucky; there have been many times when I tried to shoot some lovely critter in my garden and out of several hundred photos not even one was of acceptable quality.
Anyway; as always, many greetings to all of you and have a lovely week ahead, and please let me know what you think in the comments below, even if it might take a while until you hear back from me (but I promise you will!!! 🙏 😊 👍❤)
The Hittites (/ˈhɪtaɪts/) were an Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara before 1750 BC, then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-central Anatolia around 1650 BC. This empire reached its height during the mid-14th century BC under Šuppiluliuma I, when it encompassed an area that included most of Anatolia as well as parts of the northern Levant and Upper Mesopotamia.
Hattusa (also Ḫattuša or Hattusas /ˌhɑːttʊˈsɑːs/; Hittite: Ḫa-at-tu-ša, Hattic: Hattush) was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. Its ruins lie near modern Boğazkale, Turkey, within the great loop of the Kızılırmak River (Hittite: Marashantiya; Greek: Halys).
Hattusa was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1986.
Ref: Wikipedia
The capital of the Hittites - Hattusa - was surrounded by massive fortifications when the Hittite civilization had a status of the Near East superpower. The walls were erected using the natural shape of the terrain or completely changing it, depending on the architectural and strategic needs. At least six gates let people enter the interior of the city. The Lion Gate is the first one that can be seen when following the official sightseeing route around Hattusa.
The Lion Gate, built in the early 14th century BCE, is located in the south-western part of the fortifications. It is flanked by two towers and the upper parts between the towers have been destroyed. The gate consists of two access openings of parabolic shape: an internal one and an external one. Once they were mounted with wooden doors that opened inwards. Most probably, the exterior doors were sheathed in bronze to increase their resistance.
Ref: Turkish Archaeological News, turkisharchaeonews.net/object/lion-gate-hattusa
The Hittites (/ˈhɪtaɪts/) were an Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara before 1750 BC, then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-central Anatolia around 1650 BC. This empire reached its height during the mid-14th century BC under Šuppiluliuma I, when it encompassed an area that included most of Anatolia as well as parts of the northern Levant and Upper Mesopotamia.
Hattusa (also Ḫattuša or Hattusas /ˌhɑːttʊˈsɑːs/; Hittite: Ḫa-at-tu-ša, Hattic: Hattush) was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. Its ruins lie near modern Boğazkale, Turkey, within the great loop of the Kızılırmak River (Hittite: Marashantiya; Greek: Halys).
Hattusa was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1986.
Ref: Wikipedia
The capital of the Hittites - Hattusa - was surrounded by massive fortifications when the Hittite civilization had a status of the Near East superpower. The walls were erected using the natural shape of the terrain or completely changing it, depending on the architectural and strategic needs. At least six gates let people enter the interior of the city. The Lion Gate is the first one that can be seen when following the official sightseeing route around Hattusa.
The Lion Gate, built in the early 14th century BCE, is located in the south-western part of the fortifications. It is flanked by two towers and the upper parts between the towers have been destroyed. The gate consists of two access openings of parabolic shape: an internal one and an external one. Once they were mounted with wooden doors that opened inwards. Most probably, the exterior doors were sheathed in bronze to increase their resistance.
Ref: Turkish Archaeological News, turkisharchaeonews.net/object/lion-gate-hattusa
The photograph shows foundations of the city walls from the Lion Gate.
A labyrinth is a geometric figure with rounded or angular boundaries to the outside. Inside are many corridors, which are arranged in such a way that the longest possible distance can be covered in the smallest possible area. The road starts at a small opening on the outer wall and leads through many detours, whereby all the inner roads are followed, to the center, the end of the road. There the direction of the road is changed to get back to the outside world. The road automatically leads to the center. There is no choice, which is the case with a maze.
The labyrinth is a very old symbol. We find them in almost all cultures, with the oldest labyrinth probably dating from about 5000 BC. The most famous is that of Knossos on Crete.
This walking, walking or running, serious or cheerful, thoughtful or without thoughts, will release inner blocks unnoticed, playfully. The 2 hemispheres of the brain are also brought into balance unnoticed. It is also a journey inwards, to our core and back out, to the outside world.
Brush-footed butterflies
COMMON LASCAR
Pantoporia hordonia
The Common Lascar is found in tropical and subtropical Asia. Both male and female have upperside black with orange markings. Fore wing: discoidal streak broad, anteriorly twice indented, at apex extending into base of interspace 3; posterior discal spots coalescent, forming an irregular oblique short broad band ; anterior spots also coalescent, oblique from costa; a postdiscal obscure grey incurved transverse line, and a very slender, also obscure, orange transverse subterminal line. Hind wing: a subbasal transverse broad band, and a much narrower postdiscal band curved inwards at the ends; beyond this the black terminal margin is traversed by a darker black subterminal line.
Taxonomic Information:
Pantoporia cnacalis Hewitson, 1874 is treated here as a distinct species that is endemic to the Andaman Islands, rather than as a subspecies of Pantoporia hordonia (Stoll, [1790]) – Common Lascar.
Bhagavan spoke about turning inwards to face the Self. That is all that is needed. If we look outwards we become entangled with objects and we loose awareness of the Self shining within us. But when, by repeated practice, we gain the strength to keep our focus on the Self within, we become one with it and the darkness of Self ignorance vanishes. Then even though we continue to live in this false and unreal body, we abide in an ocean of bliss that never feeds or diminishes.
Annamalai Swami
you can listen to this text here:
A tiny, slender plant, it stands out from the crowd because of its diet. Hair-like tendrils on each reddish leaf are tipped with glistening droplets that attract passing insects. But this 'dew' is very sticky, trapping the insect; the sundew's tendrils detect the presence of its stuck prey and curl inwards to engulf it. Eventually, the whole leaf wraps around the insect which is digested. (The Wildlife Trusts)
Weinterrassen Sanssouci
Am 10. August 1744 gab Friedrich II. Order, den „Wüsten Berg“ durch die Anlage von Weinterrassen zu kultivieren. Unter Leitung des Architekten Friedrich Wilhelm Diterichs wurde der Südhang in sechs breite Terrassen gegliedert mit zur Mitte hin bogenförmig nach innen schwingenden Mauern, um eine größtmögliche Ausnutzung der Sonnenstrahlung zu erreichen.
Info @ Wikipedia
Sanssouci wine terraces
On August 10, 1744, Frederick II gave the order to cultivate the "Desert Mountain" by planting vineyard terraces. Under the direction of the architect Friedrich Wilhelm Diterichs, the southern slope was divided into six wide terraces with walls curving inwards towards the middle in order to make the best possible use of the sun's rays.
Info @ Wikipedia
When you walk through a Jewish cemetery, you will find lots of symbols, all with different meanings. Most of them are familiar, like stylized flowers, stars (Star of David) and the Menorah (seven-lamp lamp stand). Some depict very special symbols: these include hands (two hands with their thumbs inwards, pointing up) which indicate that the deceased was a Kohen (priest) who watched over the offerings and gave his blessing in that manner, or the Levite pitcher (ewer), which stands for a person descendant of the Levi (Levite), a tribe whose members helped the priests in the temple of Jerusalem, washing their hands before they made an offering. The most striking though, is the palm tree, like the one on this picture. The tree in general is the symbol of life: the tree of life can be found in many religions. However, the palm tree has various meanings, perhaps based on Psalm 92:12-15: “the righteous shall flourish like a palm tree”. It is the symbol of righteousness, life, hence: victory over death, immortality and eternal peace.
Note: a broken tree, tree trunk or other broken plant means that the person died at a very young age.
Please remember:
Politicians and monarchs have the power to make war,
but we, the people, have the power to make peace.
On a Jewish cemetery, you will find a number of gravestones which depict two hands with their thumbs inwards, pointing up, and slightly spread between the ring- and middle finger. This indicates that the deceased was a Kohen (priest) who watched over offerings and gave his blessing in that manner. They are regarded as the descendants of Zadok, who was a relative of Aaron. Aaron's younger brother, Moses, appointed Aaron as Jewish priest. He was the first Kohen. According to the books of Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers, the family of Aaron had the exclusive right and responsibility to make offerings on the altar to Yahweh. This means that Hebrew priesthood was hereditary through the male line. Kohens are also called "Sons of Aaron".
(Sources: Myjewishlearning.com, Britannica, and Wikipedia)
There are quite a few well-preserved hands on the Jewish collective cemetery Wenkheim but the ones seen here I found the most impressive. I love the bright-green lichen on the wonderful reddish sandstone.
Please remember:
Politicians and monarchs have the power to make war,
but we, the people, have the power to make peace.
Moai known as Hoa Hakananai'a
Rapa Nui/Easter Island, Chile
The Polynesian peoples of Rapa Nui created the extraordinary stone figures (moai) for which the island is famous. From around AD 1000, Islanders invested huge resource and effort in quarrying the stone and carving the statues. Many of the moai were transported across the Island and erected onto platforms known as ahu. Ahu generally faced away from the ocean and moai gazed inwards to the land and its people. Across Polynesia, Islanders worshipped ancestors who traced their lineages back to the gods. Moai were raised in honor of important deified ancestors and could embody their spirits.
Hoa Hakananai'a is different from most other moai. He is carved from hard basalt, rather than the softer volcanic stone which was generally used. On his back are a number of carved symbols depicting frigate bird heads and human/bird figures, amongst other things. These relate to the island's 'birdman' ceremonies which were associated with fertility and access to resources. From about 1600, Islanders began to topple the statues. Hoa Hakananai'a was probably one of the last moai to be the focus of rituals.
Bhagavan (Sri Ramana) spoke about turning inwards to face the Self - that is all that is needed.
If we look outwards, we become entangled with objects and we loose awareness of the Self shining within us. But when, by repeated practice, we gain the strength to keep our focus within, we become one with it and the darkness of Self-ignorance vanishes. Then, even though we continue to live in this false and unreal body, we abide in an ocean of bliss that never fades or diminshes.
- Annamalai Swami in "Final Talks" by David Godman.
twelve years ago in the Jewish museum. I should go again soon.
Monument valley: a red-sand desert region on the Arizona-Utah border, is known for the towering sandstone butte of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. It took about 2 hours driving along the 21 km looping Valley Drive, surprised by the nature miracles. The famous, steeply sloped Mittens buttes (The West and East Mitten Buttes) could be viewed from the road. The buttes appear to be two gigantic mittens with their thumbs facing inwards. Sunset time, the sun down light scattered the them.
NGC2359 is an emission nebula in the Canis Major constellation, around 12000 light years from earth.
While the overall colours in the area are a fairly common sight for these type of targets (the usual emissions), the thing that stands out is the peculiar shape of the central structure (often referred to as Thor's Helmet, since with a bit of imagination it sort of looks like it). So what's going on there?
The culprit here is a so called "Wolf-Rayet" star in the center of the nebula. This is a massive star that's currently in the last stages of its life (on the edge of going supernova). What happens is that stars at that stage are essentially a delicate balancing act, with gravity pulling inwards and radiation pressure (coming from the nuclear fusion in the star's core) pushing outwards. This causes these stars to pulsate (contracting or expanding as one or the other temporarily gets the upper hand). These pulsations provide a mechanism for stellar material in the outer layers of the star (which is barely being held on to to being with) to get ejected out into space in what we call stellar wind. The effect of this stellar wind is what's shaping the nebula here.
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The flower shown in the image is likely a Cattleya alliance hybrid, such as the Slc. Ingle Speer (now often classified as Cattlianthe or Rlc. depending on parentage), and the following description is based on the visual features of the provided photo:
🌸 Description of the Slc. Ingle Speer Orchid Flower
The flower is a vibrant and showy orchid, characterized by a striking gradient of warm colors.
* Coloration: The petals and sepals display a beautiful transition from a deep, saturated orange at the center/base to a fiery, reddish-orange and even pinkish-red toward the ruffled edges. The overall effect is a glowing, sunset-like appearance.
*Lip (Labellum): The most prominent feature is the lip, which is a dramatic, contrasting color—a rich, velvety fuchsia or deep magenta-red. This lip is highly ruffled and recurved (curling inwards/backwards), drawing the eye toward the throat of the flower.
*Texture and Form: The petals appear broad and wavy or slightly ruffled along their margins, giving the flower a substantial and delicate look simultaneously. The image is a close-up (macro), emphasizing the soft, velvety texture of the petals and the intricate, deeply colored lip.
* Background: The focus is tightly on the blooms, with the background being a soft, bright white, which makes the vibrant orange and red colors of the orchid stand out intensely.
In summary, it is a magnificent bloom defined by its sunset orange to red color blend and a dark, intensely colored, frilly lip.
The Palazzo Pubblico (town hall) -- a palace in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.
Construction began in 1297 to serve as the seat of the Republic of Siena's government.
The outside of the structure is an example of Italian medieval architecture with Gothic influences. The facade of the palace is curved slightly inwards (concave) to reflect the outwards curve (convex) of the Piazza del Campo, Siena's central square, of which the Palace is the focal point.
The campanile or bell tower, Torre del Mangia, was built between 1325 and 1344.
Spotted hyenas are predatory mammals and hunt for survival. They prey on antelopes, wildebeest, hippos, lizards, fish, foxes, and insects. They also feed on eggs. The size of prey depends on how many hyenas are in a clan. The more members there are, the more confident they are about hunting down larger prey and a large clan can even take down a Cape Buffalo. Despite the bad rap they get as scavengers they are witty and courageous animals. I had them most nights around my tent in the Serengeti, the sides of the tent would even bulge inwards when one lay against it on the outside; easily identified by the sounds they made. Interestingly they are more related to felines than canines.
Round-leaved Sundew - Drosera rotundifolia found in the New Forest, Hampshire. A first for me :) A fascinating 'alien' looking plant growing in the soggy Sphagnum moss on the heath.
Information from The Wildlife Trusts
The Round-leaved Sundew is a strange and beautiful plant that can be found sitting among the soggy Sphagnum mosses at the shores of bog pools, on wet heaths and peaty moors. A tiny, slender plant, it's actually its reddish leaves and diet that make it stand out from the crowd. On each leaf, hair-like tendrils tipped with glistening droplets attract passing insects. But this 'dew' is very sticky and when the sundew's tendrils detect the presence of prey, it curls them inwards, trapping the insect. Eventually, the whole leaf wraps around the prey; the enclosed insect is digested and the nutrients absorbed by the plant. The acidic habitats the Round-leaved Sundew lives in don't provide enough nutrients, so it has evolved this carnivorous way of life to supplement its diet.
33. Alien - 116 pictures in 2016
Don't lose sight of the fact that you too are like sunshine, and nourish the things which make you shine inwards and out!
HSS 😊😊😍
If you really think the environment is less important than the economy try holding your breathe while you count your money.
Anon
The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it. David Attenborough
We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet.
Stephen Hawking
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Llegó el otoño dorando, cambiando la policromía del paisaje. A manos llenas reventaron los erizos henchidos de castañas, las setas sin duendes, las nueces en su cascarón secreto, las uvas “suaves como tus manos”... Llegó la nieve de hojas, los chaparrones instantáneos, las neblinas tenaces, el sol sin furia... Llegó la hora de dejar cosas obsoletas atrás, el tiempo de cerrar ciclos, de recogerse hacia el interior para superar el invierno, mientras se fragua una nueva primavera.
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Autumn came gilding, changing the landscape's polychromy, the hedgehogs full of chestnuts burst, the mushrooms without elves, the walnuts in their secret shells, the grapes "soft as your hands" ... The snow of leaves arrived, the instant showers, the tenacious mists, the sun without fury... The time has come to leave obsolete things behind, the time to close cycles, to gather inwards to overcome the winter while a new spring is forged
A strong wind is moving the water inwards as a long 32 wagon 934 runs along the coast. DC 4012 sounds fantastic with its new exhaust setup.
The main road is busy today with Easter traffic.
1 April 2021, Train 934, DXB 5022 + DC 4012, Katiki SIMT-NZ
No one has offered a better diagnosis of unhappiness and frustration than Frank Sheed. “Unhappiness,” he said, “is always unused or ill-used spiritual energy; and man has within himself so many energies made for God, that, lacking God, these energies cannot be satisfied, and can only turn in upon man and rend him.”3 He further said, “For fullness of being, man must have a knowledge of and a co-operation with that which maintains him in existence, that which is the very condition of his be-ing at all . . . There is an abyss of nothingness at the very heart of our being, and we had better counter it by the fullest possible use of our kinship with the Infinite, who is also at the very heart of our being.”4 Our pilgrimage is therefore neither eastwards nor westwards, but inwards; and this is what I call moving beyond East and West.
-Beyond East and West by John C.H. Wu Foreword by John Wu, Jr.
This coastal work is more difficult than you would first imagine. Got two shots from the day at Kilve that I am really happy with as colour. There was no horizon that I could see through the ND8 filter because of a sea haze. These stones were shot as the tide turned inwards at dusk.
An image I took one of the three days we spent in the Myvatn region, here near Krafla volcano and power plant. In the upper left corner our motor home which was struggling heavily with the amount of snow we were suddenly facing in May. We often left it by the side of the street and went land inwards with our gear to photograph, which was the safest way to get around :)
Sometimes you just want to be alone. Alone to search inwards to your soul and wonder why things happen. And when the sea breeze starts in the afternoon and the sun is setting over the water if you have a setting sun over the water, what exists manifests itself a thousand times and you find you are with mother nature. How perfect can this be when your mind, spirit and surrounds unite to become one and you are in sync with the world. Image taken at FantasyFair in SL. Taking time out from helping and having my alone time.....
The fresco “Incarnatio Dominica“ (“Incarnation of the Lord”) covers the whole ceiling of the Asam Church in Ingolstadt, which was built between 1732 and 1736. Here you can see a detail with one of many trompe-l'œil effects: what looks vertical here is horizontal in reality, and the pillars which seem to tilt inwards in the upper part of the picture will look upright from another point of view (please see the picture I have attached).
Cosmas Damian Asam was the painter of this fresco, his brother Egid Quirin Asam was the architect of the church.
One often sees a pelican with its pouch hanging, filled with fish, or water, or a combination. But this one was yawning so largely that it reversed the pouch inwards. First time I'd seen this!
Peony stands out with special cultural message...Its fullness in bloom emits a sense of elegance, happiness, fortune and prosperity, the feelings of which are cherished in Oriental culture. This lovely plant has large, shapely flowers with petals slightly curved inwards, bright, clear red with a tidy tuft of creamy yellow stamens. The bees just love them too.
This is what it will look soon: flic.kr/p/2joP8dX
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The ground colour of the upper side of both males and females is white. The forewing has the cell crossed by five short black bands, of which the basal extends to the dorsum, the sub-basal into interspace 1, the medial and pre-apical up to the median vein, and the apical or fifth along the discocellulars; this last band extends broadly on both sides of the veinlets and terminates at the lower apex of the cell; beyond these are broad postdiscal and terminal black transverse bands from costa to tornal angle; the two bands coalesce below vein 4 and terminate in a point at the tornus; the white portions of the cell anteriorly overlaid with pale green; short broken glossy green bands between the black cellular apical band and the distal band and anteriorly between the latter and the terminal band.
The upper side of the hindwing has the basal three-fourths uniformly white, with black markings on the underside that show through; the terminal fourth dark grey traversed by a curved irregular subterminal series of black crescent-shaped marks that ends in a black tornal spot and a terminal black band that follows the indentations of the wing; the emargination (notches in a margin) below the black tornal spot are edged with ochraceous; the tail blackish grey, edged and tipped with white
The underside of the forewing is similar to the upper side in markings but the green shading over the white portions in the basal half of the cell more decided; the discal and terminal transverse black bands are separate, and are not joined posteriorly, the former edged posteriorly on both sides by dark grey due to the black on the upper side that shows through by transparency. The underside of the hindwing is half green on the basal part while the outer half white; a large black tornal spot; a black line along the dorsum that curves above the tornal spot outwards to vein 2; a straight subbasal black band from costa across cell that terminates on vein 2, where it joins the dorsal black line; a broader black band from costa across apex of cell extended into base of interspace 3; an irregular discal series of black markings curved inwards posteriorly towards the tornal spot; a subterminal series of very small slender black lunules in pairs, the ground colour on the inner side of these darkened to rich ochreous yellow; lastly, a series of short terminal black bars in the interspaces so arranged as to follow indentations of the termen; tail dusky black edged with white. Antenna black; head and thorax anteriorly with a broad black medial band, rest of thorax bluish; abdomen white, marked beneath on each side by a black stripe
The brick city walls in Głogów were probably built at the end of 13th century, after privilege of establishing city was issued by prince Konrad I. Building of the walls took a long time, probably even several dozen years. They covered an area similar to a square with a total area of approximately 20 hectares. On the fragments of walls that have survived to this day, you can see traces of wooden structures placed on top of them. In the most endangered sections, the defensive walls were reinforced by towers. The strip of walls surrounding city had 17 towers open inwards and 9 towers. One of the towers, together with the gate and a fragment of the walls that survived, is located at the ruins of Church St. Nicholas.
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Ceglane mury miejskie w Głogowie powstały zapewne w końcu XIII wieku, po wydaniu przywileju o lokacji miasta przez księcia Konrad I. Budowa murów trwała długo, przypuszczalnie nawet kilkadziesiąt lat. Objęły one obszar zbliżony do kwadratu o łącznej powierzchni około 20 hektarów. Na zachowanych do dzisiaj fragmentach murów widać ślady po drewnianych konstrukcjach umieszczanych na ich szczycie. Na najbardziej zagrożonych odcinkach mury obronne wzmocnione były przez baszty. Pas murów, okalający miasto, liczył 17 baszt otwartych do wewnątrz i 9 wież. Jedna z baszt wraz z ocalałą bramą i fragmentem murów znajduje się przy ruinach kościoła Św. Mikołaja.
Monument Valley (meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 300 m above the valley floor. The most famous butte formations are located in northeastern Arizona along the Utah–Arizona state line. The valley is considered sacred by the Navajo Nation, the Native American people within whose reservation it lies.
A 14-mile graded dirt road will show you around most of the major monuments — The Mittens, Three Sisters, John Ford’s Point, Totem Pole, Yei Bi Chai and Ear of the Wind. Navajo guides can lead you deeper, into Mystery Valley, Hunts Mesa and more. A handful of outfits will show you through the area on horseback, just the way people have been exploring it for hundreds of years.
The West and East Mitten Buttes are two buttes in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in northeast Navajo County, Arizona. When viewed from the south, the buttes appear to be two giant mittens with their thumbs facing inwards.
The Mittens are about 1km from the Arizona–Utah state line and West. The Mittens form a triangle with Merrick Butte about 1.1 km to the south and, with Sentinel Mesa, a more extensive plateau, towards the northwest.
United Sates, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
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Bhagavan (Ramana Maharshi) spoke about turning inwards to face the Self. That is all that is needed. If we look outwards we become entangled with objects and loose awareness of the Self shining within us. But when, by repeated practice, we gain the strength to keep our focus on the Self within, we become one with it, and the darkness of Self ignorance vanishes.
from "Annamalai Swami; living by the words of Bhagavan" by David Godman
Peony stands out with special cultural message...Its fullness in bloom emits a sense of elegance, happiness, fortune and prosperity, the feelings of which are cherished in Oriental culture. This gorgeous specimen is in my Oriental bed in front of my porch so I can admire it from above with is many blooms. This lovely plant has large, shapely flowers with petals slightly curved inwards, bright, clear red with a tidy tuft of creamy yellow stamens. The bees just love them too.
Shot with my Lensbaby Velvet 56 manual lens, late in the day to achieve the deep tones.
I shot the bud back in April, here is the link:
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sometimes he thought the world had folded inwards.
the air smelled of yesterday.
he walked without asking why.
To me, the posture of this HC looks like a squirming schoolboy waiting to meet a schoolteacher. Hands behind his back, left leg slightly raised and his foot turned inwards. Plus the feigned look of innocence! Been there, LoL.
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