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Vertical trunks and layered growth form a quiet structure.
Snow settles the forest into depth, rhythm, and balance.
Smoke Photo Art.
Got my bubble program working on the new computer. Sometimes it's the little things in life.
Inside is quite spectacular and you can see a Magna Carta exhibition (one of the copies may be on display). This is a round church established by the Knights Templar around 1160 and it served as the Treasury for King John circa 1212-5. The Church is a shrine to the Magna Carta and the Common Law.
In November 1214, the King guaranteed at the Inner Temple the freedom of the English Church, which is still in effect, and on 9 May 2015 issued the Charter from the Temple that guaranteed the City of London the right to elect its own Lord Mayor.
Later Magna Carta was an argument used by the Temple’s Common Law lawyers for their resistance against Charles I's absolutism.
The Temple Church has been the collegiate Church of Inner and Middle Temple since 1608. These are two of London’s four ancient Inns of Court. Almost every barrister in England and Wales must be a member of one of these four colleges.
The Inner Temple column has on top a statue of two Knights Templar sharing a horse, symbolising their vows of poverty, presumably in their early days before they became filthy rich.
Voyager
The Inner Journey
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Reisende
Die Reise nach Innen.
Er mochte um die achtzig sein, vielleicht ein paar Jahre jünger und saß schon im Zugabteil, als ich es betrat. Auf meine Erklärungen bezüglich meines reservierten Platzes hin, lächelte er und meinte, ein Mitreisender sei ihm heute höchst willkommen. Leider ließ er sich zu näheren Erläuterungen nicht aus.
Obwohl mich das Wort Heute zur Nachfrage reizte, hielt ich mich zurück und reimte mir eine passende Erklärung, um meinen neugierigen Geist zu beruhigen.
Der grauhaarige Herr in gepflegtem Outfit und Lederkoffer schwieg, doch wirkte er keinesfalls gedankenverloren, obwohl er immer wieder längere Abschnitte der Fahrt aus dem Fenster sah. Als die Abenddämmerung hereinbrach und das Licht im Abteil eingeschaltet wurde, sah er ausdauernd auf seine im Schoß liegenden Hände.
Erst als die Fahrkarten kontrolliert wurden, sprach er und gab mir ein paar kurze Erklärungen zum Zweck seiner Reise, die familiärer Natur war. Gerade als er ausgesprochen hatte, kam eine Frau mit zwei jugendlichen Kindern, von denen einer der Jungs ein Skateboard bei sich trug. Die Frau entschuldigte sich bei dem Herrn, als das Board mit einem Rad seine Hose streifte und leicht beschmutzte.
„Heute stört mich das nicht“, sagte der Alte, klopfte mit der Handfläche den Straßenstaub ab und fuhr fort: „Sehen Sie, alles wieder sauber.“
„Warum stört Sie das heute nicht?“ fragte der Junge mit dem Brett. „Hätte Sie das gestern gestört oder vielleicht morgen?“
„Heute ist der zehnte Todestag meiner Frau“, sagte der Mann. „Sie hat mir das Versprechen abgenommen, dass ich an dem jährlich wiederkehrenden Tag mich über die Freiheit freue, die für sie das Hinüberwechseln bedeutete.“
Die Frau entschuldigte sich für die Indiskretion ihres Jungen, doch der Herr wehrte ab.
„Heute ist das alles kein Problem. Außerdem liegt es an mir, in welcher Form ich antworte. Vielleicht sollte ich intime Details lieber zurückhalten. Vielleicht aber auch nicht.“
„Mich würde interessieren“, fragte der zweite Junge „wieso Ihre Frau keine Angst hatte und sich freute.“
„Erstens war sie lange Zeit ans Bett gebunden und meditierte viel. Sie sagte, der Tod sei keine hässliche Angelegenheit, kein grauenvoller Augenblick, den es so lange wie möglich herauszuzögern gelte. Man kann auf nette Art aus dem Köper hinausgehen. Sogar mit Humor. Das hat sie mir gezeigt. Man kann glücklich sterben und daran erinnere ich mich an diesem Tag immer wieder.“
Der Junge fand den Tod schrecklich. Er mache ihm Angst.
„Die Angst vor dem Tod ist real“, sagte der Mann. „Der Tod selbst ist nur mit falschen Vorstellungen belegt.“
Nun wollte die Mutter wissen, wie er das meine.
„Meine Frau sagte mir, das Leben sei eine Reise die mit dem Tod ende, doch der Tod sei Gott und Gott bedeute Leben. Nur die Formen der Existenz wandeln sich.“
„Das ist mir zu hoch“, entgegnete der Junge.
„In deinem Alter muss man das auch noch nicht verstehen“, antwortete der Alte. „Außerdem hat meine Frau den Tod aus buddhistischer Sicht gesehen. Sie hat sich langsam von den Gedanken an dieses Leben gelöst. Das ist eine Praxis der Bodhisattvas.“
„Was ist ein Bodhisattva?“ fragte der Junge mit dem Skateboard und der Alte erklärte, dass es sich dabei um Menschen handele, die sich intensiv darum bemühten, das zu verstehen, was der historische Buddha an tiefen Weisheiten gelehrt habe.
„Das führte bei meiner Frau zum Verlust ihrer Angst vor dem Tod.“
„Dann möchte ich auch Bodhisattva werden“, sagte der Junge. „Aber erst später.“
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Digital art based on own photography and textures
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bring venus back home...!
inner venus needs an inner mars!
background image by my lovely friend treforlutions:
www.flickr.com/photos/rundwolf/5177558746/in/faves-spirit...
and my new video on youtube if you like:
"Trinity-Bellwoods is an inner city neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the east by Bathurst Street, on the north by College Street, on the south by Queen Street West, and by Dovercourt Road on the west. It has a large Portuguese (mostly originally from the Azores and Madeira islands) and Brazilian community, and many local Lusitanian-Canadian businesses are located along Dundas Street West, continuing west into Little Portugal; this stretch further west along Dundas is known as Rua Açores.
The neighbourhood takes its name from Trinity Bellwoods Park, built around the former Garrison Creek ravine. Bounded on the north by Dundas Street West and on the south by the Queen Street West district, the park is immediately accessible from major pedestrian and bicycling thoroughfares. And it is bounded on the east and west by quiet residential streets. Accordingly, the park has a large natural "constituency". The park also sports a range of environments, including tennis courts, a playground, a hockey rink, a dog walking bowl, a grove, a range of picnic tables, a greenhouse, a community center, and a swimming pool. The northwestern panhandle is home to a farmer's market on Tuesday afternoons from spring to fall.
Toronto (/təˈrɒntoʊ/ tə-RON-toh; locally [təˈɹɒɾ̃ə] or [ˈtɹɒɾ̃ə]) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.
Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designated it as the capital of Upper Canada. During the War of 1812, the town was the site of the Battle of York and suffered heavy damage by American troops. York was renamed and incorporated in 1834 as the city of Toronto. It was designated as the capital of the province of Ontario in 1867 during Canadian Confederation. The city proper has since expanded past its original limits through both annexation and amalgamation to its current area of 630.2 km2 (243.3 sq mi).
The diverse population of Toronto reflects its current and historical role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. More than half of residents were born outside of Canada, more than half of residents belong to a visible minority group, and over 200 distinct ethnic origins are represented among its inhabitants. While the majority of Torontonians speak English as their primary language, over 160 languages are spoken in the city. The mayor of Toronto is elected by direct popular vote to serve as the chief executive of the city. The Toronto City Council is a unicameral legislative body, comprising 25 councillors since the 2018 municipal election, representing geographical wards throughout the city.
Toronto is a prominent centre for music, theatre, motion picture production, and television production, and is home to the headquarters of Canada's major national broadcast networks and media outlets. Its varied cultural institutions, which include numerous museums and galleries, festivals and public events, entertainment districts, national historic sites, and sports activities, attract over 43 million tourists each year. Toronto is known for its many skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, in particular the tallest free-standing structure on land outside of Asia, the CN Tower.
The city is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange, the headquarters of Canada's five largest banks, and the headquarters of many large Canadian and multinational corporations. Its economy is highly diversified with strengths in technology, design, financial services, life sciences, education, arts, fashion, aerospace, environmental innovation, food services, and tourism. Toronto is the third-largest tech hub in North America after Silicon Valley and New York City, and the fastest growing." - info from Wikipedia.
The fall of 2022 I did my 3rd major cycling tour. I began my adventure in Montreal, Canada and finished in Savannah, GA. This tour took me through the oldest parts of Quebec and the 13 original US states. During this adventure I cycled 7,126 km over the course of 2.5 months and took more than 68,000 photos. As with my previous tours, a major focus was to photograph historic architecture.
On this trip I had a surprise 4 day layover in Toronto.
Now on Instagram.
Also known as the High Light, built in 1811 is 13m tall with a range of white light for 10 nautical miles. It is now a solar powered automatic lighthouse with its redundant keepers cottage built onto the tower. Photographed during a relatively calm trip out from Seahouses on the catamaran Serenity.
the throat chakra (german):
www.lichtkreis.at/html/Wissenswelten/Chakren/5-chakra-hal...
model:
bloodovestock.deviantart.com/art/Purple-XIV-Sunflower-143...
texture:
Leftover Valentine's Day flowers (Tulips)- add some color to the cold and snow that's gripping the region
Music: Please Right Click and select "Open link in new tab"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUMuDWDVd20
Alice Coltrane - Turiya And Ramakrishna
Uncry These Tears..
Don't leave me in all this pain
Don't leave me out in the rain
Come back and bring back the smile
Come and take these tears away
I need your arms to hold me now
The nights are so unkind
Bring back those nights when I held you beside me
Un-break my heart
Say you'll love me again
Undo this hurt you caused
When you walked out the door
And walked outta my life
Un-cry these tears
I cried so many nights
Un-break my heart
My heart
Take back that sad word good-bye
Bring back the joy to my life
Don't leave me here with these tears
Come and kiss this pain away
I can't forget the day you left
Time is so unkind
And life is cruel without you here beside me
un-be\reak my heart..
Don't leave me in all this pain
Don't leave me out in the rain
Bring back those nights when I held you beside
Un-break my heart
Come back an say you love me
Un-break my heart
Sweet darlin'
Without you....
I just can't go on
Can't go on
Acrilyc and Bullseye handmade glass collage on illustration board, 40x40 cm. 2015
Artwork available at: 19karen.com.au/artworks/inner-portrait-4/
Detailed photos of the Saks LE Snow White Doll. The front cardboard cover is removed, leaving the doll behind the inner plastic cover. Then the plastic cover and rear cardboard cover are removed, leaving the doll on the inner cardboard backing, which is free standing. She is joined by the original Limited Edition Snow White 17 inch doll (Disney Store, 2009), who is fully deboxed.
I just received the Saks Fifth Avenue Snow White Doll! I purchased her by phoning the flagship NYC Saks store, who in turn had the Saks store in Troy, Michigan ship her to me. I chose overnight shipping. She shipped on Monday evening, and arrived by noon on Tuesday. She was double boxed, which kraft paper used as the packing material. She arrived in perfect condition. However, there was no protection around the doll box itself inside the original shipper box, just a piece of tissue paper between the inside plastic cover and the outside cardboard cover.
The Saks Fifth Avenue Snow White Limited Edition 17 inch Doll, sold exclusively by Saks Fifth Avenue, both online and in stores. She was produced by the Disney Store, for Saks. It rolled out in a few Saks stores, including their flagship NYC store, on Thursday October 26, 2017 as a surprise release. She became available online shortly after midnight in the morning of Friday October 27, 2017, and sold out around noon time. She became briefly available again late that night. She costs $370, just about half the cost of the Snow White and Prince set. My doll is numbered 210 of 1000.
She is in winter colors, primarily white, with gold embroidery and trim, with red and gold satin lining. She is in a box with the same construction as the 2017 Snow White and Prince Collector's Doll Set. She is a really beautiful, well designed and construction doll.
Saks Fifth Avenue Limited Edition Snow White Doll
$370
EXCLUSIVELY AT SAKS FIFTH AVENUE.
This doll features a dramatic stand-up collar, metallic gold embroidery, cascading gems and a sumptuous quilted velvet cape.
• Includes molded bird perched on Snow White's finger
• Ages 6 years and up
• Packaged in a beautiful display box
• Limited edition of 1000 units
• Polyester/nylon lining
• 17.25'' W x 18.75'' H x 7'' D
• PVC/ABS
• Spot clean
• Imported
Style code: 0400095788146
"The inner self that escapes through the back window".
This sight instantly inspired me. It gave me the impression that I don't look at a ruined house, full of abandoned debris. Instead, I had the merry sense that I look into someone's soul. The inner self that escapes through the back window.
Western Xixia tombs - Inner Mongolia - China
The most famous and most visited landmark of the Yinchuan Region by far is the Xixia Wanling - or translated the Tangut Royal Tombs. Although the words Xixia Wanling mainly refer to the No.1
West Xixia Imperial Tombs, Yinchuan, Inner Mongolia, China
West Xixia Kingdom (1038-1227) stands among the once powerful kingdoms, with its capital in Yinchuan shaded by Mt. Helan imperial forests. Its Imperial Tombs reflect the past glories culturally and militarily.
www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/ningxia/yinchuan/west...
Occupying an area of some 50 km2 , the Western Xia tombs at the foot of the Helan Mountains in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of northwestern China includes nine imperial mausoleums and 250 tombs of imperial relatives and officials. This burial complex lies some 40 km westward from capital city of the Western Xia, the Xingqing fu or Xingqing, what is modern-day Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Some 17,000 m2 have so far been excavated, and efforts are underway to secure and preserve the remains of this poorly understood era.
The Western Xia dynasty (also known as Tangut Empire), existed between 1038 and 1227, when it was conquered by the Mongols under Genghis Khan. The empire was founded by the Tangut ethnic group, about which little is currently known. Of current excavations, only the No.3 mausoleum has been adequately excavated and researched. This mausoleum is attributed to Western Xia's first emperor Jingzong, born Li Yuanhao, (1003-1048), has been determined as a pavilion-tower construction fusing both traditional mausoleum and temple styles with Buddhist characteristics.