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Another stormy power struggle while our country's credibility flows down the drain........
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I think this image sums up our state of political division quite well. On the positive side, they are sharing the same branch. (Anhinga on the left - Anhinga anhinga; Double-crested Cormorant on the right - Nannopterum azurites) (Sony a1, 600mm lens, 1/2500 second, f/4.5, ISO 160)
What is going on with the Trump Presidency????
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The United States of America has a new pair of glasses we are demanding that all politicians wear. these glasses are made in fairy land, are all bent and croaked and are free to all politicians. lenses are not needed since all politicians have their own agendas and their own bent and croaked fairyland ideas. the only requirement is that they must stop two things. first; stop telling us that they are not raising taxes and second; they stop telling us they are working for the american people. since, they cannot abide by these rules the next step will be to provide them with liars undergarments. stay tuned.
Back in the city one day and on the corner . . . My neighbors making a statement. Coming from a conservative part of Connecticut, I must say this was very refreshing.
Goast town Varosha / Famagusta / Northern Cyprus
The sad story of Varosha:
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On the banks of the river, in the Tarn region the village of Monestiés is classified among the most beautiful in France.
Huddling around the church of St Pierre, the village has many reminders of the glories of the past: vestiges of the medieval fortifications, half-timbered houses with jettied out upper floors, arcaded square, the 12th century bridge used by pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela...
the Chapel of Saint Jacques houses an amazing statuary group from the 15th century.
the Bajen-Vega Museum, which presents the pieces of a spanish couple of painters, who were political refugees.
the botanical path beside the Cérou river, ideal for a family walk.
Das Politische Gequake ist untragbar geworden.
Don't follow the antichrist.
For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but only until the one who now restrains it is removed. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of his mouth, annihilating him by the manifestation of his coming. The coming of the lawless one is apparent in the working of Satan, who uses all power, signs, lying wonders, and every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
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I took this photograph on my phone last February but have posted it now because moorland burning is in the news. My photo was also used this week here in the excellent Raptor Persecution UK blog raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/enviro...
This was taken on a cloudless day in the Peak District and shows the air pollution caused by this seemingly small moorland fire. But the real damage is not quite so obvious as this with a double blow to the climate. The first blow is the simple unessential burning of a fossil "fuel" (peat), but more importantly healthy deep peat blanket bog should remove large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere, and thus help to counter climate change. But blanket bog damaged by fire cannot absorb CO2.
In 1993 farmers were prevented from burning crop stubbles when the Crop Residues (Burning) Regulations came into force in the UK. Yet moor owners are exempt from these regulations. Moorland burning also contributes to water discolouration in the reservoirs that we pay to have removed in our water bills, yet it continues on a massive scale in the uplands, and here in the Peak District National Park too. The moors and their wildlife survived perfectly well for the thousands of years before burning and gamekeepering.
This week 17 environmental organisations have written to George Eustace (Secretary of State for DEFRA) who has proposed a sort of "ban" on burning peat peat. But the "ban" is so riddled with loopholes and concessions to the grouse shooting industry that it will allow burning to continue unabated. These organisations are calling for a proper ban on burning of deep peat and you can read the letter and see the organisations behind it on the RPUK blog linked above. There is also strong public support for a ban, with recent polling showing that 62% are in favour of a ban, while only 3% are against it.
Finishing on a lighter note, that valley just this side of the burning is Mickleden Clough where Britain's first Marmora's Warbler was found in May 1982. That was one of my earliest rare birds in Britain but alas I never took a photograph. But here is a Marmora's Warbler taken by my friend Chris Galvin www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgalvinphoto/22997669301/in/pho...
I caught this guy in Washington D.C. selling his vote for peanuts. What a scandal! Why is no one reporting this? I actually did photograph this guy near the Whitehouse. I don't really know his political affiliation though....
In a town where the mayor is also your barber, it serves you well to approach casual politcal discussions with care.
The title of the book I have been reading is "Household Politics" by Don Herzog, published by Yale University Press in 2013.
Herzog is not a professional historian, his academic specialty is politics.
You might think that my new image is a tranquil scene of early modern England peasant domestic life. But it is actually a design for a scene in video I am creating in the Ravensway series.
Herzog tells us that the early modern household was as unruly, chaotic and occasionally violent as the world we still live in. It is still the same world. It just hasn't changed.
What evidence does he present for the politicized peasant household? Everywhere. From the layout of the thatched cottage to the objects found in it. But what I found most interesting is the cultural evidence he presents. He goes for the bottom drawer, the stuff considered unworthy. He finds out what is going on in the early modern household in jokes, "popular" entertainment (like Shakespearan plays or murderous stories), chapbooks, household manuals, sermons, proclamations, journals, letters and Jonathan Swift whose scatalogical poem never appeared in the anthologies I was assigned in my post graduate English studies.
This was the age when print became cheap enough and distributed widely enough to reach the hands and eyes of the common rural labourer. It was cheap pulp, the equivalent of the dime novel of the 50s. And today, what household do you gain entry to by watching a Hallmark Christmas romance? The movie "Pulp Fiction?" "Barbie?"
So what are my couple in the new image talking about? I think I know. I can hear them talking. I am learning to listen.
Visited Glasgow University and found this statue nicely lit. From Wikipedia: Adam Smith (16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher, pioneer of political economy, and key Scottish Enlightenment figure. Smith is best known for two classic works: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). The latter, usually abbreviated as The Wealth of Nations, is considered his magnum opus and the first modern work of economics. Smith is cited as the "father of modern economics" and is still among the most influential thinkers in the field of economics today.
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This bison cow and calf have more clearly and concisely expressed my opinion much better than I can about the debates and activities that are ongoing in our national circus headquartered in Washington D.C.
Apologies to anyone who finds this picture offensive, but I find the current dysfunction and lack of cooperation just as offensive. I just couldn't resist this one. This picture was originally to be titled "bad manners" ... maybe that's what I'm showing today.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, June 2014
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St. George ...
Putin is increasingly generating himself in his nationalism as St. George in the media, while Donald Trump now often generates himself as God's messenger for the Bible-belt, e.g. in the courtroom next to Jesus, and it has an effect on his followers, as well as he is generating himself as perpetrator as victim ...
Two pictures that couldn't be more different and yet they have something important in common ...
the picture on the left shows St. George with a sword, defeating the dragon and is by Hilma Af Klint ...
the one on the right is by Wassily Kandinsky and also shows St. George slaying the dragon on horseback ...
The legend of the dragon slayer Gregory, who frees the country from a tyrannical dragon if the people allow themselves to be baptized in return, emerged in the 12th century and is recorded in the medieval text collection Legenda aurea.
St. George is one of the fourteen holy helpers. He is the patron saint of various countries, noble families, cities, knightly orders and scouts. The first name George (and its linguistic variations) is one of the most popular first names.
Its symbol in heraldry is the George Cross. The red cross on a white background is included in many coats of arms and flags. In addition to the cross of St. George, the dragon and his depiction as a knight with a lance on a horse are also used to identify the saint.
Further links to Russia:
In the Orthodox churches, he is venerated as a great or arch-martyr.
Russian Order of St. George
Rouble coin
Icon depictions
Coat of arms of the city of Moscow - patron saint of Moscow and Russia as a successful warrior
Georgia owes its name to the saint ...
Politisch hoch aktuell ...
St. Georg ...
Putin generiert sich in seinem Nationalismus zunehmend als St. Georg in den Medien, während Donald Trump sich als Täter als Opfer generiert ...
Zwei Bilder, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, und doch haben sie etwas Wichtiges gemeinsam ...
das linke Bild zeigt den heiligen Georg mit dem Schwert, der den Drachen besiegt und ist von Hilma Af Klint ...
das rechte Bild stammt von Wassily Kandinsky und zeigt ebenfalls den heiligen Georg, der den Drachen zu Pferd tötet ...
Die Legende vom Drachentöter Gregor, der das Land von einem tyrannischen Drachen befreit, wenn sich das Volk im Gegenzug taufen lässt, entstand im 12. Jahrhundert und ist in der mittelalterlichen Textsammlung Legenda aurea festgehalten.
Der heilige Georg ist einer der vierzehn heiligen Helfer. Er ist der Schutzpatron verschiedener Länder, Adelsfamilien, Städte, Ritterorden und Pfadfinder. Der Vorname Georg (und seine sprachlichen Varianten) ist einer der beliebtesten Vornamen.
Sein Symbol in der Heraldik ist das Georgskreuz. Das rote Kreuz auf weißem Grund ist in vielen Wappen und Flaggen enthalten. Neben dem Georgskreuz werden auch der Drache und seine Darstellung als Ritter mit einer Lanze auf einem Pferd zur Identifizierung des Heiligen verwendet.
Weitere Verbindungen zu Russland:
In den orthodoxen Kirchen wird er als Groß- oder Erzmärtyrer verehrt
Russischer St. Georgs-Orden
Rubel-Münze
Ikonen-Darstellungen
Wappen der Stadt Moskau - Schutzpatron von Moskau und Russland als erfolgreicher Krieger
Georgien verdankt seinen Namen dem Heiligen ...
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Anyone know of any good political exorcists? We could use one. The demon of fascism has inhabited that body of the majority of voting Americans.
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Palace of Westminster, London, England - Monday February 2nd 2009.
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Well, I know this shot has already been on Flickr before, as I saw it on the FP of Explore on Tuesday...it was probably taken by the person who got in my way..lol
I was on my knees, in the cold, wet snow and slush...when I somebody cut in front of me and spoiled my shot!!!!...Grrr!!!
Thus I missed the top off of the real "Big Ben"...she...for it was a she...then spent sooooooo long taking her shots, I gave up and went to the park instead...I have noooooooo patients lol..:O)))
I would have said something to her, but she was good looking and smiled at me, when she turned around and saw me on my knees...although that didn't make her move out of the way!!!!
I'm a sucker for a beautiful woman...they will be my downfall for sure..lol..:O))
For those that have asked...I didn't make this snow model, twas somebody with a lot more talent then I have..lol..:O))
There were a lot of very talented snow artists out and about in the snow here in London on Monday, what with this and all the snowmen I saw in the Park..:O)))
Well, the promised snow for central London today didn't arrive!!!...:O(((
We just got a mixture of rain, sleet and snow flurries...Big Boo to that..:O((
Oh well...at least tiss Friday...so welcome to the weekend...I hope everybody has an awesome one...:O))
The interior of the governor's house, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania after an arson attack targeting governor Josh Shapiro and his family after the Passover seder.
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Photo credit: Commonwealth Media Services
Iran: Deliberate poisoning of schoolgirls further evidence of continuous violence against women and girls
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. Captured at a rally in George Square where there are calls for another independence referendum. This guy clearly wearing his political ideology on his sleeve, his lapels and his cap. Enjoy!
Exmouth, Devon isn't really known for its baseball so this theme proved to be a bit tricky...a lack of bats, balls and mits meant that until yesterday, inspiration was well and truly lacking...until I read the weekly round up of news...and hey presto...Ed Milliband saves the day!!
A tendril grows in a twisting pattern exploring space and looking for new ways to achieve its objective, sunlight
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