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“A flower sprouting from the cracks in a wall is life creeping up everywhere.”
Giuseppe Tobia
“Un fiore che spunta dalle crepe di un muro è la vita che si arrampica ovunque.”
Giuseppe Tobia
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The late Pope Francis left us a memorable phrase, referring to the tragic events of our current history, he said "build bridges, not walls", and almost paraphrasing Pope Francis, here in Sicily we tear down walls, let me explain... there is a traditional religious festival, during which the wall of a house, always the same wall, is torn down, to then be built again in anticipation of the celebration that will be held in the new year. But it is not so much the wall itself, even more characteristic is the way in which this wall is broken down: it is struck over and over again with the arms of the float, those used by the bearers to hold the float, on which sits the statue of Saint James, an incredible tradition whose origins are not unanimous. Many, many years ago, I was perhaps 20 years old, walking with a few friends one evening along Corso Umberto in Taormina, I learned from one of them about this incredible tradition. I remember it as if it were yesterday. He said, “In Sicily, there is a celebration in which, during the procession, the float with the Saint, loaded with provola (cheeses), is used like a battering ram to break down the wall of a house, which is then rebuilt (the battering ram, a medieval assault weapon, used to break down gates and castle walls).” This year, I was able to witness (and photograph) this very particular and unique tradition, which is celebrated every year on July 26th in the town of Capizzi (Messina), a celebration that commemorates the transfer of the relics of Saint James from his sanctuary. As mentioned, the most characteristic moment of the celebration is the "rite of miracles": the float with Saint James on it is violently hurled against the wall of a house adjacent to the church of Sant'Antonio, and each impact against this wall is interpreted as "a miracle of Saint James". The number of blows needed to overcome the wall is interpreted sometimes positively (if the blows are even), sometimes negatively (if the blows are odd). The "Miracles of St. James" do not have a certain origin, some think it could originate in ancient times from the destruction of a small pagan temple, or a synagogue, someone else instead traces this tradition as a form of revenge of the inhabitants of Capizzi (Capitini), this because the relics of the Saint were stolen from Capizzi to be kept in the city of Messina, by the Spanish nobleman Sancho de Heredia, in obedience in 1435 towards Alfonso V of Aragon, nicknamed "the Magnanimous" (he was king of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia, Majorca, Sicily, titular king of Jerusalem, Corsica and Hungary, he was count of Barcelona and of the Catalan counties, and from 1442 he would also become king of Naples), therefore the demolition of the wall would be a form of revenge towards what was perhaps the house of the nobleman Sancho de Heredia, finally someone else traces this tradition to a legendary event, which recalls the defeat of a handful of Saracens, who They had barricaded themselves in that place. Currently in Capizzi, in the Sanctuary of San Giacomo Maggiore, the oldest relic of Saint James the Apostle in Sicily is housed: a finger of the saint. Another characteristic aspect of the festival is the presence of numerous provola cheeses placed on the roof of the float. These are offered by the population to Saint James. The presence of these typical cheeses is indicative of the type of economy in Capizzi, primarily linked to agriculture and livestock farming, with significant dairy and pork production, particularly that of the Nebrodi black pig, with typical cheeses such as provola capitina and maiorchino. Some residents told me that sometimes the donations of provola cheeses, even large ones, become so abundant that the float ends up becoming exceptionally heavy, severely testing the bearers' ability to support all that weight.
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Il compianto papa Francesco ci ha lasciato una memorabile frase, in riferimento alle tragiche vicende della nostra attuale storia, ha detto “costruite ponti, non muri”, e quasi parafrasando Papa Francesco, qui da noi in Sicilia i muri li abbattiamo, mi spiego meglio ….c’è una festa tradizionale religiosa, durante la quale il muro di una casa, sempre lo stesso muro, viene abbattuto, per poi venire costruito in attesa della festa che si terrà il nuovo anno, ma non è tanto il muro in se, ancor più caratteristico è il modo in cui questo muro viene sfondato: esso viene colpito più, e più volte con i bracci del fercolo, quelli che servono ai portatori per reggere la vara, sul quale siede la statua di San Giacomo, una incredibile tradizione sulle cui origini non c’è unanimità di pensiero. Io tanti, tanti anni fa, forse avevo 20 anni, passeggiando con pochi amici di sera sul Corso Umberto di Taormina, venni a sapere da uno di questi, di questa tradizione che ha dell’incredibile, lo ricordo come fosse ieri, disse “in Sicilia c’è una festa nella quale durante la processione, la vara con il Santo, carica di provole (formaggi) viene utilizzata come fosse un’ariete per sfondare il muro di una casa, che poi verrà ricostruito (l’ariete, arma medioevale d’assalto, utilizzata per sfondare portoni e muri dei castelli),”. Quest’anno, ho potuto assistere (e fotografare) questa tradizione così particolare ed unica, che si celebra ogni anno il 26 luglio nel paese di Capizzi (Messina), festa che commemora il trasferimento delle reliquie di San Giacomo dal suo Santuario, e, come anticipato, il momento più caratteristico della festa è il “rito dei miracoli”, la vara con sopra San Giacomo viene violentemente scagliata contro il muro di una una casa adiacente la chiesa di Sant'Antonio, ed ogni urto contro questo muro viene inteso come “un miracolo di San Giacomo”, il numero dei colpi necessari per avere la meglio sul muro viene interpretato ora in maniera positiva (se i colpi sono pari), ora in maniera negativa (se i colpi sono dispari). I “Miracoli di San Giacomo” non hanno una origine certa, qualcuno pensa possa originare anticamente dalla distruzione di un piccolo tempio pagano, od una sinagoga, qualcun altro invece fa risalire questa tradizione come una forma di rivalsa degli abitanti di Capizzi (Capitini), questo perché le reliquie del Santo furono sottratte a Capizzi per essere custodite nella città di Messina, da parte del nobile spagnolo Sancho de Heredia, in obbedienza nel 1435 verso Alfonso V d'Aragona, soprannominato "il Magnanimo" (era re di Aragona, Valencia, Sardegna, Maiorca, Sicilia, re titolare di Gerusalemme, Corsica e Ungheria, era conte di Barcellona e delle contee catalane, e dal 1442 sarebbe diventato anche re di Napoli), quindi l’abbattimento del muro sarebbe una forma di vendetta verso quella forse era la casa del nobile Sancho de Heredia, infine qualcun altro fa risalire questa tradizione ad un evento leggendario, che ricorda la sconfitta di un manipolo di saraceni, che si erano asserragliati in quel luogo. Attualmente a Capizzi, nel Santuario di San Giacomo Maggiore, si trova la più antica reliquia di San Giacomo Apostolo Maggiore che abbiamo in Sicilia, si tratta di un dito del Santo. Un altro aspetto caratteristico della festa, è la presenza di numerose provole messe sul tetto della vara, queste sono offerte dalla popolazione a San Giacomo, la presenza di questi tipici formaggi è indicativa del tipo di economia che c’è a Capizzi, principalmente legata all'agricoltura e alla pastorizia, con una importante produzione casearia e di carne suina, in particolare quella del maiale nero dei Nebrodi, con formaggi tipici, come la provola capitina e il maiorchino. Mi dicevano alcuni abitanti che a volte la donazione delle provole, anche di grosse dimensioni, diviene così abbondante, che la vara finisce con acquisire un peso eccezionale, mettendo a dura prova la capacità di reggere tutto quel peso da parte dei portatori.
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Nice example, sold new in Norwich so just a few miles from where I saw it and apparently one-owner from new. An information sheet said there were various issues in its earlier days,but these were overcome and it has proven itself to be a useful workhorse over the years and will continue to be used in that way.
Almost midnight. After a few hours of walking the capital, yet more steps awaited. Huffing and puffing enough to scare away the local wildlife, we made it up to Calton Hill.
A windy, cold and occasionally wet evening meant that only us and a couple of other people were up on the hill. Without a torch, it was difficult to see, even with the local light pollution. This made me slightly nervous. I wouldn't walk through my local town park at night because of the crime... yet here I was in a capital city doing just that. Gulp.
This view is one I have shot before, but it is significant in that 24 hours earlier the whole area was covered in snow. All of Texas was affected, in fact; and, many people are still suffering from the after-effects of an unusually strong winter storm last week. With temperatures around 12ºC on Saturday, snow still on the ground, the disc golf course was bustling with people who needed to get out, myself included.
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Cpl. Michael Espinosa with Makerspace, 2nd Marine Logistics Group monitors 3-D printing of face masks on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 30, 2020. Marines from Makerspace utilized 3-D printing to rapidly manufacture personal protective equipment to be sent to aid FEMA Region 8 and 2nd Medical Battalion in COVID-19 screening. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)
World Para-Athletic Games, London, the greatest display of humans overcoming personal adversity to excel at sport - an inspiring event to all - able bodied or otherwise.
It is a dangerous world out there, but we can overcome the dangers if we just overcome that which divides us.
world, i've overcome you
world, i've overcome you
by my song and the blood of a Son
that is real fog, i did nothing to the photo to make it more foggy
Yea, the old guy in the orange hat cleverly forgot the airtank...improvise: head over to
Hoosier and use their hose to overfill the tires, then bleed them down at race time. Darrell Bryant Photography owns the picture and rights, I have his permission to use it, you need written permission to use it.
today as i washed this actually quite large plate, i noticed a small chip. i was overcome with delight, and what i can only think to call a deep pleasure, perhaps serenity.
for me this represents the most essential interpretations of the japanese concepts (tattooed on my wrists) "wabi" & "sabi" - the perfection of imperfection - the recognition and appreciation of "flaws" as signs of the passage of time, of the day-to-day utility of an object, especially an object combining function and form; signs of life lived.
this represents the relationship i have endeavored to develop not only to life in general, but particularly in regard to my own particular character, personality, history, body - flawed, gone awry, as a result of having lived in my self, my body, my life; imperfectly perfect, as is.
all of ... this ... is to be increasingly recognized and appreciated with each subsequent chip in the plate set before me - with humor, humility, value, delight, gratitude, and tranquility.
well, that's the ideal anyway. i'm not perfect ;-)
The Sunday morning workshop. There are lots of happy songs but, always a few about struggle & overcoming obstacles, and one or two about acceptance of yourself as well as others.
Is it any wonder it's is usually one of my favourite parts of the festival?
Summerfolk Music & Craft Festival #42 (2017) in Owen Sound, Owen Sound, Ontario.
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A while ago it looked like a ferocious storm was about to take shape. Then the sun emerged, the clouds were starting to dissipate...Please click on the upper right corner the image for better viewing. You can also visit me at www.azimaging.ca and www.500px.com/azimaging
There is nothing new about tidal flooding in the Veneto region of Italy, this house must date back for hundreds of years, and has been built in this way to overcome the yearly problem called “Acqua Alta”
With steps up to a raised ground floor
( thanks to Jeff Wharton for his photo of re enactor lady, background photo from my own camera )
Katie Kaffeine is one of my favourite Melbourne street artists who has a strong history for doing good with her amazing artworks. She has raised money by selling her artworks for the Australian bushfires, for under-privileged children at the Berry St school and for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda in the Phillipines amongst other causes. She is also a very strong advocate for the LGBTQIA community. She is a wonderful human.
Last week she released a 20-page PDF booklet of her black and white sketches that she called her “COVID Lockdown Art Activity Pack” and encouraged whoever wanted to, to “interact with the images in whatever way suits you best” and said “I hope that this gift ignites a fresh spark of indoor creativity in you as we endure isolation & restrictive lockdowns in our efforts to overcome the virus”.
I have enjoyed playing in Photoshop with a number of these beautiful sketches, this is one of the results.
If interested you can find details of the art activity pack at Kaffeine’s Instagram @kaffeinepaints
John 1: 5 (The Voice)
A light that thrives in the depths of darkness, blazes through murky bottoms. It cannot and will not be quenched.
I am overcome with emotion, in all truth words escape me how can this be?
With every twist and turn another incarnation is born before my very eyes. It seems she changes with every passing hour.
Will ever remember who i once was? Not that i really want too when I have become this what you see before you.
How many ships would send to rescue this Helena?
Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe
A non-starter for our way into Glencoe, we tried to shoot the Castle but the weather was truly awful.
Waiting around for a few hours and an aborted attempt we were finally given a break in the rain and an opportunity to shoot the remote Kilchurn Castle.
"A hug overcomes all boundaries. It speaks words within the mind that cannot be spoken."
A detail from a barn, covered by Virginia Creeper.
Säleikkövilliviini (Parthenocissus vitacea) False Virginia Creeper
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