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"In nature's inventions nothing is lacking,
and nothing is superfluous."
- Leonardo da Vinci-
A poem (sorry...it's in Dutch) inspired by this photo,
written by my Flickr friend Caroline /Evje Calling
(Thanks Caroline, I like it a lot!!!)
Een klein kevertje
zat op een blad
hij wilde wat doen
maar wist niet meer wat
hij liep onrustig
heen en weer
keek over de rand heen
keer op keer
voelde met z'n voetjes
in de regendropjes
die daar lagen
als parelknopjes
toen nam hij een hapje
van het blaadje groen
en al kauwend wist hij
dat dat was wat hij wilde doen.
© - Caroline -
I do adore stepping into a nice tight pencil skirt and always feel extra girly when strolling around in one. The tight cut means you have to take smaller steps which feels great as does the feel of the fabric across my thighs. What a wonderful invention they are.
Gustave Eiffel was a very talented inventor and engineer. This photo showcases my favorite pair of his designs. The well known one behind me and the other which I'm adjusting here, the garter clip. Needless to say, I attracted a bit of extra attention while posing for this one and I apologize for any embarrassment I may have caused Jocelyne while she was taking it!
Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty, if only we have the eyes to see them.
John Ruskin 1819 - 1900
In her (nature's) inventions, nothing is lacking and nothing is superfluous.
Leonardo de Vinci 1452 - 1519
textures thanks to Kerstin Frank.
Mural entitled "Mother of Invention" by Dred Ske aka @dredske88 seen in the Logan Square area of Chicago, Illinois.
Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
Edit by Teee.
Certainly a boon to the comfort of mankind, especially in winter
ODC - Inventions
Thank you in advance for your views, comments, and faves. They are much appreciated!
J'ai eu l'honneur et le plaisir de présenter cette oeuvre éphémère dans le cadre de l’événement Concert des 7 stations des berges, présenté par les Concerts Ahuntsic en Fugue sélectionné dans la programmation officielle du 375e de Montréal.
Entourée de rideaux rouges qui serviront de fond scène, la voici quelques minutes avant la tombée de la nuit à la deuxième station ou joueront Mathieu Gaulin et Frédéric Demers.
Pour voir les photos du concert:
www.facebook.com/ahuntsicfugue/
I had the honor and pleasure of presenting this ephemeral work as part of the Concert des 7 stations des berges event, presented by the Concerts Ahuntsic en Fugue selected in the official program of Montreal's 375th anniversary.
Surrounded by red curtains that will serve as a backdrop here it is a few minutes before nightfall at the second station where Mathieu Gaulin and Frédéric Demers will perform shortly.
To see the photos of the concert:
this photo was taken for macromonday's weekly theme "Oscar Wilde quotes".
Here I was thinking of:
"I am too fond of reading books to care to write them", by Oscar Wilde.
I love reading and always have since i was a child. And I think the best invention ever was these tiny bookmarks permanently attached to books (I have no idea what they are called technically correct but you know what I mean).
"Shoot it! Shoot it now!!!" Jeanne yelled. She swore she was going to clobber Francis after this whole thing blows over. His hands were shaking like a zeppelin in turbulent winds, and she could hear his incoherent muttering over the clanking sound of the machinery that was running amuck before them. The gears whirred and clicked while the steam spewed into the air; certainly a sight to see, but unwanted for all the chaos it had caused.
Somewhere behind on the trail of his invention, Harvey ran past a dozen cursing passerby and broken street lamps and benches. His mind burned through a thousand thoughts and wishes, but all were wishes that could only be granted with the use of a time machine. He saw the white cloud of steam beyond the fences, and prayed for the best that his invention would make it home in one piece.
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Aaaand the steampunk mood strikes again! This time it's a walking stomping steam walker wrecking havoc on the poor citizens, thanks to the clumsy mistakes of Harvey the inventor.
The walker is purposely made to look rickety and more like a hodge podge of forms and functions rather than an actual functioning machine, in the spirit of steampunk and the early stages of inventing something :D
Shot with my Fuji X100's and a macro lens converter for my 365 group and the theme "Invention".
Just a fountain pen, but for me a remarkable invention.
In the 1880's the era of the mass produced fountain pen finally began.
The dominant American producers in this pioneer era were Waterman, of New York City, and Wirt, based in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
This picture is sooc.
Invention
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“Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does Nature, because in her inventions, nothing is lacking and nothing is superfluous.”
Leonardo da Vinci
“A man's errors are his portals of discovery.” - James Joyce!
So many ideas for this week theme... no time to execute...
Macro Monday project – 05/17/10
"Wheels”
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION, RIGHT?
Actually, not in the case of the lightbulb. Thomas Alva Edison had an inexplicable, unyielding obsession over heirloom tulip bulbs and onions. Indeed, so much so, that his first incandescent lightbulb was fashioned after a large red onion. Once prototyped, Edison could be seen sitting there in his Menlo Park laboratory for hours, LOOKING THROUGH A GLASS ONION.
Henry Hoke was one of South Australia's most prolific yet mainly unknown inventors.. A while ago I found some drawings of one of his inventions and made one as close as I could. The result is well balanced with little weight on the front wheels on handlebars, but as a wheelbarrow it is bloody useless!
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The transition from manual to automatic connection in domestic telephone traffic is completed in 1972.
Jay Maisel talked a lot about having fun with photography. If we are not enjoying it why are we doing it? He also encouraged creativity and invention, seeing the same old thing in a completely new way. He said "focus on not being focused, let go!" He suggested that we daydream, doodle, and play. It was quite fun and invigorating to go out shooting with this mindset.
View the Entire - Jay Maisel Workshop Set
View my - Most Interesting according to Flickr
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpueyrkcMyQ
Doxy - Miles Davis
Eduardo Paolozzi's "Head of Invention" outside the Design Museum, London
a Jazz fan