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Philip Larkin dedicated his 1955 Collection "The Less Deceived" to Monica Jones, one of his long suffering women consorts. Monica Jones purchased the property as a holiday home in late 1961 with part of the proceeds from her parents estate. Larkin first visited in April 1962 following which he wrote:
'I thought your little house seemed... distinguished and exciting and beautiful... it looks splendid and it can never be ordinary with the Tyne going by outside... You have a great English river drifting under your window...'
The place always cheered them both up. 'As always, the place worked its spell', wrote Larkin. From here they journeyed to the Lake District and elsewhere. They visited Hadrian's Wall, Langley Castle, Allendale and Allenheads. They certainly crossed into Scotland at Carter Bar. The pair occasionally dined out with friends at the Lord Crewe arms in Blanchland,
Larkin's poem 'Show Saturday' is a description of the 1973 Bellingham show. He refers to Haydon Bridge and its California Gardens allotments in the poem:
"Back now to private addresses, gates and lamps
In high stone one-street villages, empty at dusk,
And side roads of small towns (sports finals stuck
In front doors, allotments reaching down to the railway);
Back now to autumn, leaving the ended husk
Of summer that brought them here for Show Saturday".
In 1982, Monica retired to live in Haydon Bridge. Larkin called her 'Bun', a Beatrix Potter allusion, and both called 1A Ratcliffe Road her 'Rabbit Hole'. Larkin was fond of animals, particularly rabbits; they were also Monica's favourite animal. She often asked to see the pet rabbits of the Willis family next door. Monica finally left the cottage in 1984, when ill-health prevented her living alone. She continued to enquire about it, however, asking Mrs Willis by phone: 'How is my little house?' 'How is my river, is it high?' A prospective buyer recalls that Monica talked about Haydon Bridge as if it were paradise; she was still desperately reluctant to sell the property and even nurtured thoughts of an eventual return.
Following Monica's death in 2001 1a Ratcliffe Road yeided up part of the treasure of almost 2000 letters from Philip Larkin, now in the care of the Bodlean Library. An impressive selection has been made by Anthony Thwaite and published in 2010 in "Philip Larkin Letters to Monica"
Monica Jones 1922-2001
Philip Larkin 1922-1985
Another portrait of my friend Monica. What do you think about this? Do you have any good advice?
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Santa Monica Pier is one of my favorite subjects. Usually, though, I like to shoot the top of the pier -- with the Pacific Wheel, the lights, rollercoaster, and all of the other activity that make it famous.
Underneath the pier is a whole other world. Away from the hustle and bustle of the midway and the crowds, all you hear is the waves crashing, the cry of an sea gull, and the heavy breathing of an occasional runner.
My original plan was come to shoot above the pier. When I left my house, there was heavy fog in the valley, but by the time I got to the pier, the cloud cover was non-existent, so I thought I'd retreat to the depths of the pier, and see what I could find.
I hit the jackpot with this golden light at the end of the pier.
Strobist: Alien Bee behind massive softbox as background, Alien Bee as fill light with a 2'X4' softbox on camera right, and Elinchrome beauty dish as main light on camera left.
I made Monica jump up and down, over and over.
Yet another portrait of Monica. This one has been taken in Innsbruck, Austria, in December 2016.
What do you think about this shot? If you want, please, leave a comment :) Ciao e buona luce!!!
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Abstract sky sunset image taken on the beach in Santa Monica, California, USA.
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Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is named after the Christian saint, Monica. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is bordered on three sides by the city of Los Angeles – Pacific Palisades to the north, Brentwood on the northeast, West Los Angeles and Mar Vista on the east, and Venice on the southeast. Santa Monica is home to many Hollywood celebrities and executives and is a mixture of affluent single-family neighborhoods, renters, surfers, professionals, and students. The Census Bureau 2010 population for Santa Monica is 89,736.
Partly because of its agreeable climate, Santa Monica had become a famed resort town by the early 20th century. The city has experienced a boom since the late 1980s through the revitalization of its downtown core and significant job growth and increased tourism.
Santa Monica was long inhabited by the Tongva people. Santa Monica was called Kecheek in the Tongva language. The first non-indigenous group to set foot in the area was the party of explorer Gaspar de Portolà, who camped near the present day intersection of Barrington and Ohio Avenues on August 3, 1769. There are two different versions of the naming of the city. One says that it was named in honor of the feast day of Saint Monica (mother of Saint Augustine), but her feast day is actually May 4. Another version says that it was named by Father Juan Crespí on account of a pair of springs, the Kuruvungna Springs (Serra Springs), that were reminiscent of the tears that Saint Monica shed over her son's early impiety.
The Californios valiantly defended their territories against the Manifest Destiny expansion of the United States westward during the Mexican–American War. In Los Angeles, several battles were fought by the Californios. However in the end, the US came out victorious. Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which gave Mexicans and Californios living in state certain unalienable rights. US government sovereignty in California began on February 2, 1848.
A busy day on the beach, 1880
In the 1870s the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad, connected Santa Monica with Los Angeles, and a wharf out into the bay. The first town hall was a modest 1873 brick building, later a beer hall, and now part of the Santa Monica Hostel. It is Santa Monica's oldest extant structure. By 1885, the town's first hotel, the Santa Monica Hotel.
Amusement piers became enormously popular in the first decades of the 20th century and the extensive Pacific Electric Railroad brought people to the city's beaches from across the Greater Los Angeles Area.
Santa Monica for sunset. That was the plan. All the afternoon I kept looking outside at the clouds. It had potential for a burner so I took my chances, grabbed my gear and headed down to Santa Monica. I got to the Santa Monica Pier just in time to watch the colors explode. The sunset lasted for a good half an hour. I love sunsets like these!
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The Santa Monica Pier is over a hundred years old and one of the most famous wharfs in the L.A. area. Many people have fond memories of fun times there as kids. There are eateries, souvenir shops, street performers and an adjoining amusement park, which features the world's only solar-powered Ferris wheel, a high-tech arcade, and other thrilling rides. The current Santa Monica Pier is made up of two adjoining piers. The long, narrow Municipal Pier opened September 9, 1909, primarily to carry sewer pipes beyond the breakers and had no amenities. The short, wide adjoining Pleasure Pier to the south, also known as Newcomb Pier, was built in 1916.
Che voleva da lei la vita?
tutto.
Ella sentiva d’esser sacra.
in lei niun atomo poteva esser distrutto.
L’ aria l’erba la terra il fiore il raggio
Si trasmutavan nella sua sostanza
Con la fecondazione ansia del maggio:
dalla punta del piede agile torso nervoso, al casco dei capelli neri, ella era il frutto che attendeva il morso.
Oh, vivere la piena vita!
oh, fra le avide mani stringerla ,
per sete di spremere ogni succo,
ed anche il male, e le più aspre verità segrete!
Ada Negri