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Light, my light, the world-filling light, the eye-kissing light, heart-sweetening light!
Ah, the light dances, my darling, at the centre of my life; the light strikes, my darling,
the chords of my love; the sky opens, the wind runs wild, laughter passes over the earth.
The butterflies spread their sails on the sea of light. Lilies and jasmines surge up on the crest of the waves of light.
The light is shattered into gold on every cloud, my darling, and it scatters gems in profusion.
Mirth spreads from leaf to leaf, my darling, and gladness without measure. The heaven's river has drowned its banks and the flood of joy is abroad. *
*Rabindranath Tagore
GITANJALI
Lotus Flower, Echo Park Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA. Best lotus flowers I have seen until their demise in 2008 for unknown reasons. The city is making plans to bring them back to Echo Park Lake.
My most viewed Lotus Flower: www.flickr.com/photos/webnet/2282651707/in/set-7215760219...
My Lotus Flower Set: www.flickr.com/photos/webnet/sets/72157602191597956/with/...
A billion times God has turned man
Into Himself
You stand in line for the
Highest gift
For his generosity cannot end.
But best to bring an instrument along
While waiting in the cold desert
And make some dulcet sounds
To accompany the palms' swaying arms
That are casting silhouettes
Against the sky's curtain
From our fire
Remind the Friend of your desire
And great patience.
A billion times God has turned man
Back into Herself.
We all stand in line
For the highest Gift. *
*Hafiz
The healing power of Linden flowers...
Linden grows in temperate climates of Europe, Asia, and North America. There are many different species of linden that are used medicinally. Regardless of species, the flower of the plant is the part that is most frequently used in medical preparations. While sometimes referred to as a lime flower, linden is not related to the lime fruit. Linden has been used in European folk medicine for centuries for a wide range of health conditions.
I will be back this afternoon/evening to go through your wonderful
photographs & comment......... the weather outside is so
incredible warm and sunny: I just have to go outside! See you...
Dance unto the light,
Sway to the sounds of time,
Watch the angels bright,
As they dance within your mind.
Dance my friend and sway,
To beauty, to laughter, to love,
For this is the most perfect day,
A perfect gift from above!
Dance unto the light,
Catch the stars bright,
For perfect are the angels love,
From the One Most High above!
Dance, dance, dance
As the music plays on,
Dance, Dance, Dance,
As we listen to their song. *
*K.S. Lucas
She carried her truth like light.
There’s power in stillness, and in this image, she holds it fully — poised, unflinching, and seen.
This is one of the few portraits I have of her, and perhaps the most revealing. Not because of what it shows, but because of what it dares to say:
“This is me.”
Silvacane, Thoronet, Senanque, these austerely beautiful cistercian abbeys catch your breaths. You could not have imagined such simplicity and spiritual beauty built in stone. Silvacane lies on the left bank of the Durance river. It is the most recent of the three Cistercian abbeys in Provence and the only one that has not continued its monastic activity. The name comes from the Latin "silva cannorum" (forest of reeds). When the monks first settled here, they had to drain swamps before they could build the abbey (begin in 1174) and grow crops, hence the reference to reeds.
Vivid colors at the end of the day. Not such a neat composition but a cool light, i think. Have a great evening everybody and thanks for the 302,256 views!...:)
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After the frigid cold winter, Daffodils and Jonquils (narcissus) have spread everywhere, their bulbs secretly multiplying in the icy cold ground. I have never been so happy to see spring!!
View of the St. Joseph, MI inner lighthouse from above the catwalk. The St. Joseph River on the left flows out into Lake Michigan.
Pot Marigold or English Marigold (Calendula officinalis) is a plant in the Calendula genus. It was used in ancient Greek, Roman, Arabic and Indian cultures as a medicinal herb as well as a dye for fabrics, foods and cosmetics.
The leaves and petals of the Pot Marigold are edible, with the petals added to dishes as a garnish and in lieu of saffron. The leaves can be sweet but are more commonly bitter, and may be used as or as part of salad. (...)
*Wikipedia
lit only by the flame being thrown inside ..... these balloons are absolutely amazing.....
....and I forgot my tripod...so this was hand held.
"She smiles, for though they have bound her, she cannot be a prisoner."
-Thomas Merton, Hagia Sophia, 1962
“I had a pious thought, but I am not going to write it down."
-Thomas Merton
The shadow of dim delight
I gave myself up for lost
in the depth of a glad humiliation
---in the shadow of a dim delight.
The repose of the sun-embroidered green gloom
slowly spread over my heart.
I forgot for what I had traveled,
and I surrendered my mind without struggle
to the maze of shadows and songs.
At last, when I woke from my slumber and opened my eyes,
I saw thee standing by me, flooding my sleep with thy smile.
How I had feared that the path was long and wearisome,
and the struggle to reach thee was hard!
GITANJALI
Offering songs by
Rabindranath Tagore
1. Ripe!, 2. old vines..., 3. Green & Red... the perfect contrast, 4. Last grapes, 5. Flames of autumn, 6. born in autumn, 7. Patterns & Colors in nature, 8. Two of a kind, 9. Autumnal carpet, 10. Christmas colors in autumn, 11. The vinyards from Oberdollendorf/Koenigswinter, 12. From green to red..., 13. Symmentry in nature... manmade
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After the Gingko biloba the fig tree is my second favourite!!! I was so happy when I found out that some kinds also can grow here in Germany - they are frost resistant.
I have three of them in the garden. It is always a wonderful and delicious harvest in autumn!
About Figleaves:
In the book of Genesis in the Bible, Adam and Eve clad themselves with fig leaves after eating the "Forbidden fruit" from the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil. Likewise, fig leaves, or depictions of fig leaves, have long been used to cover the genitals of nude figures in painting and sculpture. Often these fig leaves were added by art collectors or exhibitors long after the original work was completed. The use of the fig leaf as a protector of modesty or shield of some kind has entered the language.
The biblical quote "each man under his own vine and fig tree" (1 Kings 4:25) has been used to denote peace and prosperity.
(Wikipedia)