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Ravenala madagascariensis, known as the "traveler's tree" can grow up to 100ft (30 metres). It is part of the bird-of-paradise family
© Web-Betty: digital heart, analog soul
i look closely at life. i notice details in people and nature. i savor everyday moments. but sometimes i need a broader perspective: the storylines in my head are simply that; i'm not a huge player in the story of the world.
it's a delicate balance--i'm completely worthy yet i'm not a big deal; my life is meaningful but i needn't take myself so seriously. life is a delightful paradox.
Saw this old man in Varanasi who spent atleast half an hour sincerely trying to fix his glasses. It was just a simple piece of thread that had come off and he was trying to tie it on either ends of the specs. The way he went about it suggested that simple piece of thread was the only thread he could afford. Made me realise that things we consider as insignificant holds a lot of significance for many others.
France, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, département du Rhône, Lyon, Quais de Saône, Quai Pierre Scize
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Vue sur le quai St Vincent (en partie caché derrière la passerelle St Vincent)
This week's theme is Forced Perspective. I must admit I've struggled with this one as the ideas I was coming up with mostly required the help of someone else or a magic wand! I thought about trying to photoshop it but thought that that was not in the spirit of the challenge.
Here we have two coins of different value and size the smaller one is in front of the larger one but hopefully looks bigger than it. I have included a small pic of them side by side so that you can see the difference. Cropped and played with the colours in the original.
Our perspective not only determines what we see but how we feel. Elevating our perspective can also elevate our feelings.
A pic on mine testifying how the area 22 @ in Barcelona, is transforming by including fabric elements reminiscent of the working history of Neighborhood Poble Nou.
Circumstances can feel overwhelming at times. Days can truly be hard. Suffering is a reality for many of us. Grief comes in waves and some of those waves knock us down. Some days or even months, we feel beat up and knocked down. It can feel hard to get back up. What if I fall again? It may feel impossible to keep going. I know many who have felt this way and myself included. Living with a chronic disease, this can far too often become my mental state if I lose perspective of what is true. Take heart, for there is light at the end of the tunnel. There is still hope. For victory is ours even though many days we feel as if we are losing. We stand in the victory of the conquering Lion! One day, our mourning will be turned into dancing and our sorrow to joy!
Sometimes I wish I could be like Alice in Wonderland, and shrink or grow to amazing proportions. It would certainly make "seeing" certain images easier. Until then though, you may find me from time to time on my knees in the moss, crouched over a Hasselblad that's nestled in a bed of springy green, waiting for the moment to be just right.
Though outwardly a gloomy shroud,
The inner half of every cloud
Is bright and shining:
I therefore turn my clouds about
And always wear them inside out
To show the lining.
- Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a war memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War. It also serves as the place of commemoration for Canadian soldiers of the First World War killed or presumed dead in France who have no known grave. The 30 metre monument is the centrepiece of a 100-hectare (250-acre) preserved battlefield park that encompasses a portion of the ground over which the Canadian Corps made their assault during the initial Battle of Vimy Ridge offensive of the Battle of Arras.
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was the first time all four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force participated in a battle as a cohesive formation, and it became a Canadian national symbol of achievement and sacrifice. France ceded to Canada perpetual use of a portion of land on Vimy Ridge on the understanding that Canada use the land to establish a battlefield park and memorial. Wartime tunnels, trenches, craters, and unexploded munitions still honeycomb the grounds of the site, which remains largely closed off for reasons of public safety. Along with preserved trench lines, several other memorials and cemeteries are contained within the park.
Shadows rise at sunset in the red rock foothills of the La Sal mountains near Moab, Utah. A vehicle with headlights in the middle of the frame gives a bit of perspective.
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