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Cistus,
Jara or steppe are the common names of various plants, most of the genus Cistus, and some of other genera, such as Halimium. They are usually part, sometimes important, of the Mediterranean garrigas, and some species behave as pioneers in the recovery of degraded soils. They are pyrophytes, their germination is favored by fire, and recurrent fires help their permanence by eliminating competition from other plants that would eventually displace them from biotopes. Some species, such as C ladanifer or C laurifolius are resinous, which favors burning although they are green.
They are always evergreen, shrubby, woody plants. The flowers are regular, hermaphroditic and with five large, often wrinkled petals that easily fall from the flower. Its numerous stamens produce a large amount of pollen, which attracts many insects, such as bees that produce honey from jara. Its fruits are capsules formed by 5 or 10 carpels, which open at maturity in 5 or 10 cavities with numerous seeds. The wood of Cistus ladanifer, being very hard, is used in the manufacture of small tools or parts that are going to suffer great friction, and it is also excellent as firewood.
Cistus,
Jara o estepa son los nombres comunes de diversas plantas, la mayoría del género Cistus, y algunas de otros géneros, como Halimium. Suelen ser parte, a veces importante, de las garrigas mediterráneas, y algunas especies se comportan como pioneras en la recuperación de suelos degradados. Son pirófitos, su germinación se ve favorecida por el fuego, y los incendios recurrentes ayudan a su permanencia al eliminar la competencia de otras plantas que acabarían por desplazarlas de los biotopos. Algunas especies, como C ladanifer o C laurifolius son resinosas, lo que favorece que ardan aunque estén verdes.
Son siempre plantas perennifolias, arbustivas, leñosas. Las flores son regulares, hermafroditas y con cinco grandes pétalos a menudo arrugados que caen fácilmente de la flor. Sus numerosos estambres producen gran cantidad de polen, que atrae a muchos insectos, como las abejas que producen miel de jara. Sus frutos son cápsulas formadas por 5 o 10 carpelos, que se abren a la madurez en 5 o 10 cavidades con numerosas semillas. La madera de Cistus ladanifer, por ser durísima se usa en la fabricación de pequeñas herramientas o piezas que vayan a sufrir gran rozamiento, y es también excelente como leña.
Cistus,
Jara or steppe are the common names of various plants, most of the genus Cistus, and some of other genera, such as Halimium. They are usually part, sometimes important, of the Mediterranean garrigas, and some species behave as pioneers in the recovery of degraded soils. They are pyrophytes, their germination is favored by fire, and recurrent fires help their permanence by eliminating competition from other plants that would eventually displace them from biotopes. Some species, such as C ladanifer or C laurifolius are resinous, which favors burning although they are green.
They are always evergreen, shrubby, woody plants. The flowers are regular, hermaphroditic and with five large, often wrinkled petals that easily fall from the flower. Its numerous stamens produce a large amount of pollen, which attracts many insects, such as bees that produce honey from jara. Its fruits are capsules formed by 5 or 10 carpels, which open at maturity in 5 or 10 cavities with numerous seeds. The wood of Cistus ladanifer, being very hard, is used in the manufacture of small tools or parts that are going to suffer great friction, and it is also excellent as firewood.
Cistus,
Jara o estepa son los nombres comunes de diversas plantas, la mayoría del género Cistus, y algunas de otros géneros, como Halimium. Suelen ser parte, a veces importante, de las garrigas mediterráneas, y algunas especies se comportan como pioneras en la recuperación de suelos degradados. Son pirófitos, su germinación se ve favorecida por el fuego, y los incendios recurrentes ayudan a su permanencia al eliminar la competencia de otras plantas que acabarían por desplazarlas de los biotopos. Algunas especies, como C ladanifer o C laurifolius son resinosas, lo que favorece que ardan aunque estén verdes.
Son siempre plantas perennifolias, arbustivas, leñosas. Las flores son regulares, hermafroditas y con cinco grandes pétalos a menudo arrugados que caen fácilmente de la flor. Sus numerosos estambres producen gran cantidad de polen, que atrae a muchos insectos, como las abejas que producen miel de jara. Sus frutos son cápsulas formadas por 5 o 10 carpelos, que se abren a la madurez en 5 o 10 cavidades con numerosas semillas. La madera de Cistus ladanifer, por ser durísima se usa en la fabricación de pequeñas herramientas o piezas que vayan a sufrir gran rozamiento, y es también excelente como leña.
Excerpt from www.tourstcatharines.com/tours-oldtown.shtml:
Queen Street Baptist Church at 57 Queen Street is sober and militant in appearance. Its stone walls lack a spire or tower, yet exude a sense of permanence and trust.
"There are no fixtures in nature. The universe is fluid and volatile. Permanence is but a word of degrees."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
As every flower fades and as all youth
Departs, so life at every stage,
So every virtue, so our grasp of truth,
Blooms in its day and may not last forever.
Since life may summon us at every age
Be ready, heart, for parting, new endeavor,
Be ready bravely and without remorse
To find new light that old ties cannot give.
In all beginnings dwells a magic force
For guarding us and helping us to live.
Serenely let us move to distant places
And let no sentiments of home detain us.
The Cosmic Spirit seeks not to restrain us
But lifts us stage by stage to wider spaces.
If we accept a home of our own making,
Familiar habit makes for indolence.
We must prepare for parting and leave-taking,
Or else remain the slaves of permanence.
Even the hour of our death may send
Us speeding on to fresh and newer spaces,
And life may summon us to newer races.
So be it, heart: bid farewell without end.
-Hermann Hesse, “Stages,” in The Glass Bead Game (New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1969), 444.
Shadows of weathered piling, dragonfly(?) molt, snagged string. A study in contrasts of light and permanence. Happy Mono Monday!
Time is the process of creation, and things of space are results of creation. When looking at space we see the products of creation; when intuiting time we hear the process of creation. Things of space exhibit a deceptive independence. They show off a veneer of limited permanence. Things created conceal the Creator. It is the dimension of time wherein man meets God, wherein man becomes aware that every instant is an act of creation, a Beginning, opening up new roads for ultimate realizations. Time is the presence of God in the world of space, and it is within time that we are able to sense the unity of all beings.
-Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Sabbath
From the first procaryote that strains
Towards its young star's distant lucent beams
To the last black hole's Matrioshka branes
All genesis churns
In primeval dreams of splendor
Chimeras of grandeur
Even here, in deepest time
Creation will remember
An endless effort, doomed to forever
Fall apart at the seams
The hunt for permanence
Reduced to grazing swamps
Of vapid dreams and splendor
Chimeras of grandeur
Even here, in deepest time
Creation will remember
Through veils of death, and death again
The antiversum shattered
The world crushed to a singularity
And hurled back to noxious light
Now damned to be the vessel
The very fabric of spacetime reborn
Outside time
Outside life
Outside any single thing that ever was or ever will be
Dreams of splendor
Chimeras of grandeur
Even here, in deepest time
Creation will remember
In deepest time
Creation will remember
A last look at the Niederrhein with this cute little basket weavers cottage and its focus on reed and stick crafts for cartage and storage.
The Kommern open air museum is just a great place to wander and learn about the history of the people from the regions but I think that this is the way that most North Americans feel in Europe in general anyway.
Europe is one great open air museum coming from a land was only discovered several centuries ago, North America has many great natural attractions but nothing of the history and permanence that is available for all to see even in the smallest of villages in Europe.
From Kommern I drove 90km to visit the historic Carolingian city of Aachen made great by the legendary Charlemagne, the “King Arthur” of the continent based in fact instead of fiction .
I took this with my D750 and Tamron SP 24-70mm 2.8 G2 Lens at 70mm 1/25, f/11 ISO 100 processed in LR, Topaz Denoise, PS (Lumenzia curves masks and DXO Nik Color Efex)
Disclaimer: Not trying to be realistic in my editing there is enough realism in the world, my style is a mix of painterly and romanticism as well as a work in progress.
"Because they are primeval, because they outlive us, because they are fixed, trees seem to emanate a sense of permanence. And though rooted in earth, they seem to touch the sky."
-Kim Taplin
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The sculpture of Salvador Dali, monumental in its expression and size represents the artist's considerations given to life, time, passing, and permanence of fate
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Afin de se présenter devant le kami ou la divinité en étant lavé de toute souillure que l’on peut porter sur soi, les fidèles doivent se purifier avant d’aller prier. Ce rituel symbolique est effectué dans le Temizu-ya, une fontaine alimentée en permanence avec de l’eau courante, mise à disposition à l’entrée de l’enceinte sacrée.
In order to appear before the kami or deity cleansed of any defilement one may have on one's person, the faithful must purify themselves before going to pray. This symbolic ritual is performed in the Temizu-ya, a fountain permanently supplied with running water, provided at the entrance of the sacred precinct
Tokyo - Ushijima shrine
Explore on January 3, 2009.
Thanks to Boccacino for the texture.
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"Here is a place of dissafection
Time before and time after
In a dim light: neither daylight
Investing form with lucid stillness
Turning shadow into transient beauty
With slow rotation suggesting
permanence
Nor darkness to purify the soul."
T. S. Eliot
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I'm using this handcrafted vase again, this time with what I found around the house...some feathers and a dried garlic scape.
The Palace of the Fine Arts was saved from destruction after its use in the 1915 San Francisco Pacific Exposition. Sadly,the majority of the structures built were demolished shortly after the year long show,though a few were bought and moved. The Palace was actually modeled after a famous French chateau and was the showcase of the show. It was never built for permanence, in 1964 it was totally reconstructed.An auditorium was added later which allowed the property to be used for festivals,art shows, and special events.
La Maison de la Culture de la Province de Namur est devenue Le Delta
Architecture: Philippe Samyn et associés.
Son concept est basé sur le principe du «tiers-lieu», où le public devient acteur·trice, où l’on conçoit autant qu’on reçoit, où la culture est vécue de manière spontanée, naturelle, où il fait bon se rencontrer, partager et, par les interactions que le lieu et son action culturelle susciteront, de générer du sens commun.
Des expositions temporaires d’art contemporain y sont proposées en lien avec la programmation du Delta. De plus, un petit espace muséal est dédié à la visibilité des artistes les plus marquant∙es de l’histoire du namurois ; notamment Evelyne Axell.
Les grands principes sur lesquelles se basent la programmation et les activités du Delta sont :
Une approche plurielle des arts
Le Delta se distingue par son projet culturel et artistique interdisciplinaire : cinéma, théâtre, danse, image animée, musique, mouvement, arts plastiques se mêlent pour composer une programmation riche et diversifiée.
Le soutien à la création
Le Delta favorise la création artistique, encourage l’émergence de nouveaux artistes et aide à leur diffusion. Trois studios de répétition sont mis à leur disposition, des résidences artistiques sont proposées et des concerts émergences sont programmés.
La médiation
Du personnel d’accueil et de médiation circule en permanence dans les locaux et se met à disposition des visiteur·ses pour leur permettre une meilleure appropriation du lieu et des expositions.
The House of Culture of the Province of Namur has become Le Delta
Architecture: Philippe Samyn and associates.
Its concept is based on the principle of the "third place", where the public becomes an actor, where we design as much as we receive, where culture is lived in a spontaneous, natural way, where it is good to meet , share and, through the interactions that the place and its cultural action will generate, to generate common sense.
Temporary exhibitions of contemporary art are proposed there in connection with the programming of the Delta. In addition, a small museum space is dedicated to the visibility of the most significant artists in the history of Namur; especially Evelyne Axell.
The main principles on which the programming and activities of the Delta are based are:
A plural approach to the arts
The Delta is distinguished by its interdisciplinary cultural and artistic project: cinema, theater, dance, animated image, music, movement, plastic arts combine to compose a rich and diversified program.
Support for creation
The Delta promotes artistic creation, encourages the emergence of new artists and helps their dissemination. Three rehearsal studios are available to them, artistic residencies are offered and emerging concerts are programmed.
Mediation
Reception and mediation staff circulate permanently in the premises and make themselves available to visitors to allow them a better appropriation of the place and the exhibitions.
LIU Wei, plastic bags (2017), 120x240 cm
LIU Wei repurposes everyday materials to explore perception, societal contradictions and environmental impact by transforming post-industrial objects – especially plastic bags – into intricate wire mesh artworks. Glossy, vibrant and cheap but, simultaneously, toxic plastic bags embody both convenience and ecological harm. Through months of meticulous labour, LIU reshapes the waste materials into luminous forms, questioning whether discarded remnants of modern life can find redemption through artistic reconfiguration.
His work invites reflection on the long-term consequences of industrialisation, as the PVC in his objects takes a millennium to degrade. While these artworks will ultimately vanish, their message endures, offering a striking meditation on waste, permanence and the role of art in confronting crises.
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LIU Wei: "Wald der Verwirrung" (2017), Plastiktüten, 120x240 cm
LIU Wei verwendet Alltagsmaterialien, um Wahrnehmung, gesellschaftliche Widersprüche und Umweltauswirkungen zu erforschen, indem er postindustrielle Objekte – insbesondere Plastiktüten – in filigrane Kunstwerke verwandelt. Glänzende, leuchtende und billige, aber gleichzeitig giftige Plastiktüten verkörpern sowohl Bequemlichkeit als auch ökologischen Schaden. In monatelanger akribischer Arbeit formt LIU die Abfallmaterialien zu lebendigen Bildern um und erforscht die Themen der Kontamination. Seine Arbeiten regen zum Nachdenken über die langfristigen Folgen der Industrialisierung an, denn das PVC in seinen Objekten braucht ein Jahrtausend, um sich abzubauen. Während diese Kunstwerke letztlich verschwinden werden, bleibt ihre Botschaft bestehen und bietet eine eindrucksvolle Meditation über Abfall, Beständigkeit und die Rolle der Kunst bei der Bewältigung von Krisen.
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"Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.” -Thomas Carlyle
It's been quite some time since I have played with oil and water for photography. It still fits into my "food" series at least in my mind and that's the only one I need to satisfy. I love how every image is totally different and unique as the oil recombines and the shapes shift. The image only exists for a blip in time.
“No permanence is ours; we are a wave
That flows to fit whatever form it finds”
― Hermann Hesse, The Glass Bead Game
The amazing walls of the Alcazaba within the complex of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Based on the Roman foundations and first buildings from the 9th century, the Moorish rulers of the Emirate of Granada built the insuperable palace and fortress of the Alhambra with this Alcazaba in the 13th century. Walking here does not only give sense of time and permanence, but also an appreciation for cultural coexistence and tolerance as shown abundantly by those Moorish rulers over the people of several religions and peoples of this region in the 13th century.
The strength giving from a simple butterfly to a Squire
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. ~ Thomas Carlyle
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Das Erforschen der Dauer /
Searching into permanence
Brunnenskulptur von Manfred Erjautz
Der Schneemann ist ein Parameter für eine bestimmte Zeit im Jahr. Während der übrigen Jahreszeit wird er zum Fremdkörper, der den permanenten Zeitfluss vergeblich aufzuhalten versucht. Als archetypische Skulptur ruft er Erinnerungen an das Spielerische des Kindseins ins Gedächtnis. Als Figur aus Marmor widersetzt er sich jedoch jeder Art von Lebendigkeit und Entwicklung. Durch seine Spiegelung in einer künstlichen Wasserpfütze wird er trotzdem zum stummen Zeugen von Veränderung und Vergänglichkeit. Der Schneemann und die fremde Pfütze stellen damit grundlegende Fragen zur eigenen Existenz.
The snowman is a parameter for a certain time in year. During the rest of the seasons he changes into something foreign, trying to stop the permanent time run in vain. As an archetypical sculpture he reminds you of the playfulness of being a child. As a figure out of marble he resists any kind of liveliness and progress. Being reflected in an artificial water puddle he nevertheless becomes a mute witness of change and decay. The snowman and the alien puddle raise fundamental questions on your own existence.
Die Brunnenskulptur konnte durch die Unterstützung von privaten Sponsoren und folgenden Firmen realisiert werden:
KLEINE ZEITUNG, Saubermacher, Heizöle Roth, Ford Gaberszik, Humanic.
Source: www.dekanat.at/priesterseminar/Chronik/Chronik_2004-2005.php
25-april-2013: Vremščica, Karst Region, Slovenia.
Meteorologically (spring period: 1 march-31 may), we are in late spring, but, at a vegetational level, it is as if we were a month behind.
The cause is probably due to the long permanence of the snowpack on the ground already from the hilly floor, following one of the snowiest winters of the last 30 years on the Karst Region.
Incredible colours of snow : for all those who think snow is white See first comment box for more colours
Pour tous ceux qui pensent que la neige est blanche : comme l'océan , elle change en permanence de couleur. (Le pire est quand elle se transforme en gadoue )
Le Concertgebouw de Bruges est un centre dédié à la musique et aux arts de la scène, visant au développement et à la présentation d’œuvres à un niveau international. Axé sur la musique et la danse contemporaine, il invite aussi en permanence, avec son espace interactif d’art sonore (Sound Factory) et sa collection d’œuvres d’art plastique, à une découverte (active) des arts actuels. Dans sa programmation, le Concertgebouw met l’accent sur la création et la créativité plutôt que sur la présentation. Nourri par de nombreuses activités d’éducation artistique pour enfants, adolescents et adultes, le Concertgebouw propose à un public large et diversifié, de Flandre ou d’ailleurs, des expériences artistiques intenses dans des conditions optimales.
The Concertgebouw Bruges is a center dedicated to music and the performing arts, aiming at the development and presentation of works on an international level. Focused on music and contemporary dance, it also permanently invites, with its interactive sound art space (Sound Factory) and its collection of works of plastic art, to an (active) discovery of contemporary arts. In its programming, the Concertgebouw emphasizes creation and creativity rather than presentation. Nourished by numerous artistic education activities for children, teenagers and adults, the Concertgebouw offers a large and diversified public, from Flanders or elsewhere, intense artistic experiences in optimal conditions.
Victoria Cruziana est un des plus grands nénuphars et Il faut un peu de chance pour voir cette fleur extraordinaire s’épanouir.
En effet, originaire d’Amérique du sud, elle ne se développe que dans des eaux chaudes. Celle-ci est cultivée dans une serre de la Villa Tarento en Italie, et l’eau de son bassin est maintenue en permanence à 30°.
Cette plante ne fleurit que deux nuits, puis la fleur se referme et s’immerge. De plus, il vaut mieux attendre patiemment la fin de l’après-midi pour la voir s’ouvrir. Le premier soir, elle est blanche, puis, elle rosit le lendemain soir. Bien qu’elle atteigne trente à quarante centimètres, elle paraît petite au milieu de ses feuilles spectaculaires, qui, elles, peuvent mesurer deux mètres de diamètre. J’ai eu de la chance ce jour-là… il n’y avait qu’un bouton floral et la fleur était presque rose….
Victoria Cruziana is one of the largest water lilies and it takes a bit of luck to see this extraordinary flower bloom.
Indeed, native to South America, it only develops in warm waters. This one is grown in a greenhouse at Villa Tarento in Italy, and the water in its basin is constantly maintained at 30°.
This plant blooms for only two nights, then the flower closes and submerges. The first evening, it is white, then it turns pink the next evening. Although it reaches thirty to forty centimeters, it seems small in the midst of its spectacular leaves, which can measure two meters in diameter. I was lucky that day… there was only one flower bud and the flower was almost pink….
Restos de la entrada a la cantina de la base de Daora, construida con el sistema de bóveda ovoide o catenaria. Esta forma de construir, responde a una tendencia arquitectónica llamada Sistema Ctesiphonte o de cúpula invertida, por estar inspirada en el arco del palacio del mismo nombre en la ciudad persa de Seleucia en Irak. Consistía en unas naves abovedadas utilizadas en la mayoría de los acuartelamientos para alojamientos o como barracones de almacenamiento. Esta construcción permitía espacios de anchura y altura suficiente para su fin, sin necesidad de estructura metálica, material escaso y de elevado coste.
En el centro de la imagen en la parte superior, vemos el rombo con el Distintivo de Permanencia en la Agrupación de Tropas Nómadas del Sahara.
Remains of the entrance to the bar at the Daora base, built using the ovoid or catenary vault system. This construction method reflects an architectural trend called the Ctesiphonte System or inverted dome, inspired by the arch of the palace of the same name in the Persian city of Seleucia in Iraq. It consisted of vaulted naves used in most barracks for accommodation or as storage barracks. This construction allowed for spaces of sufficient width and height for their purpose, without the need for a metal structure, a scarce and expensive material.
In the center of the image at the top, we see the rhombus with the Distinction of Permanence in the Sahara Nomadic Troops Group.
Artist’s Statement (provided by, and with thanks to, Terry Eve)
This black-and-white photograph, delicately toned with cool blue hues, captures the raw interplay between time, memory, and the relentless forces of nature. Set against the backdrop of a windswept shore, where small, gnarled trees bear testament to years of elemental battering, the image speaks of endurance—both of the land and of those memorialized within it.
At the heart of the composition stands the graveyard, a silent archive of generations past. The foreground is marked by older, taller crosses, their silhouettes stark against the shifting sky. These weathered monuments, softened by time, contrast with the modern black headstones beyond—precisely faceted, their geometric edges catching the muted light. The white inscriptions, sharp and legible even at a distance, stand as echoes of individual stories, tethered to a landscape shaped by forces far older than human history.
The cool, desaturated processing imbues the scene with a spectral stillness—moody, mournful, yet undeniably striking. Though the weather is overcast, an ethereal glow lingers in the air, subtly illuminating the scene with a diffuse, otherworldly presence. It is as if the light itself acknowledges the passage of time, revealing not just a place of rest, but a threshold between past and present, permanence and impermanence.
This image does not merely document a location; it captures an atmosphere—a quiet, melancholic reverence in which nature and memory are forever entwined.
Sur cette îlot, se trouve un monastère bénédictin du XIIe siècle dédié à Saint-Georges et l'ancien cimetière de la vieille noblesse de Perast. Malheureusement, tout au long de son histoire, l'île fut en permanence victime des guerres ou des tremblements de terre, détruisant à chaque fois ses édifices. En 1812, elle fut prise par les Français, puis en 1814 par les Autrichiens, avant de finalement revenir aux habitants de Perast.
On this islet there is a 12th century Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint George and the ancient cemetery of the old nobility of Perast. Unfortunately, throughout its history, the island was permanently victim of wars or earthquakes, each time destroying its buildings. In 1812 it was taken by the French, then in 1814 by the Austrians, before finally returning to the inhabitants of Perast.
Victoria Cruziana est un des plus grands nénuphars et Il faut un peu de chance pour voir cette fleur extraordinaire s’épanouir.
En effet, originaire d’Amérique du sud, elle ne se développe que dans des eaux chaudes. Celle-ci est cultivée dans une serre de la Villa Tarento en Italie, et l’eau de son bassin est maintenue en permanence à 30°.
Cette plante ne fleurit que deux nuits, puis la fleur se referme et s’immerge. De plus, il vaut mieux attendre patiemment la fin de l’après-midi pour les voir s’ouvrir. Le premier soir, elle est blanche, puis elle rosit le lendemain soir. Bien qu’elle atteigne trente à quarante centimètres, elle paraît petite au milieu de ses feuilles spectaculaires, qui, elles, peuvent mesurer deux mètres de diamètre. J’ai eu de la chance ce jour-là… il n’y avait qu’un bouton floral et la fleur était presque rose….
Victoria Cruziana is one of the largest water lilies and it takes a bit of luck to see this extraordinary flower bloom.
Indeed, native to South America, it only develops in warm waters. This one is grown in a greenhouse at Villa Tarento in Italy, and the water in its basin is constantly maintained at 30°.
This plant blooms for only two nights, then the flower closes and submerges. The first evening, it is white, then it turns pink the next evening. Although it reaches thirty to forty centimeters, it seems small in the midst of its spectacular leaves, which can measure two meters in diameter. I was lucky that day… there was only one flower bud and the flower was almost pink….
Pigna - Corse - France
Le village de Pigna en Haute Corse a la particularité d'être survolé en permanence par de nombreux Milans royaux, à un moment j'ai pu en compter une douzaine simultanément.
D'autre part ce village perché à flanc de colline offre plusieurs terrasses pour l'observation (et la photographie) de ces rapaces qui s'approchent en vol jusqu'à moins de 20 mètres.
The village of Pigna in Haute Corse has the particularity of being permanently overflown by numerous Red Kites, and at one point I was able to count a dozen of them simultaneously.
In addition, this hillside village offers several terraces for observing (and photographing) these birds of prey, which approach in flight to less than 20 meters.
Eingefasst von Stein und Stadt zieht sich der Wienfluss wie ein stiller Faden durch den Park. Spiegelungen brechen das Licht, Mauern rahmen den Weg – und am Horizont zeichnet sich die Stadt als ferne Silhouette ab. Hier begegnen sich Vergänglichkeit und Beständigkeit, Wasser und Stein.
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Framed by stone and city, the Vienna River winds its quiet thread through the park. Reflections scatter the light, the walls contain the flow – and on the horizon, the city rises as a distant silhouette. Here, transience and permanence meet, water and stone.
This is part of the Dark City Deutschland series, to explore the dark and foreboding corners of the city of Berlin at night. The new world that emerges when most are unawares in sleep.
I saw these pipes and the way they hung their heads, as if in permanence penance or utter servitude to know nothing else but inferiority. In a way, one could agree that all things are consciousness and this kind of gave me a sympathetic feeling, when looking upon these sad structures, so I had to capture this moment and include it.
Mid week and almost there, hope everyone is doing just fine and so as always, thank you! :)
As spring unfurls its tender green fingers, I find myself caught in the quiet marvel of renewal, a season that whispers of beginnings where winter left only endings. The air hums with the scent of damp earth and budding blooms, a reminder that life turns like a wheel, each season spinning into the next. Birth leading to growth, decline to slumber, and then, birth again.
As I walk beneath the warming sky, I wonder at my own cycles. The shedding of old skins, the sprouting of new hopes. Spring doesn’t promise permanence, but it offers a mirror: in its fragile bloom, I see my own journey. To root, to rise, to trust that every frost gives way to thaw.
The bottom moves permanently and the white band(strip) arrives of the left
le fond bouge en permanence et la bande blanche arrive de la gauche
Feldlerche / Skylark / Alouette des champs
Es gibt nicht viele Feldlerchen bei uns. Umso mehr hat es mich gefreut diese hier im Flug zu erwischen. Sie versteckte sich permanent in einem Getreidefeld um dann unverhofft und schnell in den Himmel hinaufzufliegen.
There aren't many skylarks here. I was even more pleased to catch this one in flight. She permanently hid in a grain field and then unexpectedly and quickly flew up into the sky.
Il n'y a pas beaucoup d'alouettes des champs ici. J'étais encore plus heureux d'attraper celui-ci en vol. Elle s'est cachée en permanence dans un champ de céréales, puis s'est envolée de manière inattendue et rapide dans le ciel.
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Pigna - Corse - France
Le village de Pigna en Haute Corse a la particularité d'être survolé en permanence par de nombreux Milans royaux, à un moment j'ai pu en compter une douzaine simultanément.
D'autre part ce village perché à flanc de colline offre plusieurs terrasses pour l'observation (et la photographie) de ces rapaces qui s'approchent en vol jusqu'à moins de 20 mètres.
The village of Pigna in Haute Corse has the particularity of being permanently overflown by numerous Red Kites, and at one point I was able to count a dozen of them simultaneously.
In addition, this hillside village offers several terraces for observing (and photographing) these birds of prey, which approach in flight to less than 20 meters.
That might be the most impressive go around I've seen in my life! This aircraft aready blew my mind during departure. Indeed, it is part of the QRA (Quick Reaction Alert), the Permanence Opérationnelle in French, so it was quite impressive to see the take-off, just a few minutes after the alarm rang.
For the return, 1h45 after, I decided to get just under the approach path for a different shot. Little did I know that it woud do such a crazy go-around followed by an immediate and very dynamic left bank!
we build our world with concrete and steel. we create hard lines and great, grey structures. they are statements of permanence and of human will. but the sky does not notice. for a few minutes each day, it uses our buildings as a simple canvas for its own, older art. a brief, impossible painting of fire and light. and we just walk past.
Interdisciplinary artist Miya Ando reimagines the year 2023 not in days, but in flowers depicting the 72 seasons of the nature-based ancient Japanese system of time-telling. The installation comes to life through 72 chiffon banners suspended in the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place.
What if we measured time not in months, days, and hours, but in flowers? Flower Atlas, by Japanese and American artist Miya Ando, imagines such a world, representing 2023 in the form of 365 signature flowers in bloom each day somewhere on Earth. Soaring above visitors, the 72 banners create a moveable feast of tactile, temporal imagery. The installation allows guests to pinpoint dates by flower and season, in the process attuning them to the impermanence and interconnectedness of all living systems.
Ando’s work presents physical articulations of her contemplation of the cycles of nature and the passage of time, in which concept, image, and materials fuse to create totemic objects. Taking as their subject the fleeting phenomena of seasons, day, night, clouds, and tides, her sculptural work is rendered in ink, pigment, micronized silver, gold, mica, oil, or resin, effectively harnessing materials of permanence to express notions of transience.
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A hand of white marble, carved for eternity, holds a brittle autumn leaf – fleeting, ready to be carried away by the next breeze. A quiet moment suspended between permanence and decay.
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Vergänglichkeit in der Hand
Eine Hand aus weißem Marmor, geschaffen für die Ewigkeit, hält ein Herbstblatt – brüchig, vergänglich, vom nächsten Windstoß fortzutragen. Ein Moment zwischen Dauer und Vergehen.
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SURREAL EVERYDAY is the topic for Tuesday October 27th 2025, Group Our Daily Challenge
Sur cette îlot, se trouve un monastère bénédictin du XIIe siècle dédié à Saint-Georges et l'ancien cimetière de la vieille noblesse de Perast. Malheureusement, tout au long de son histoire, l'île fut en permanence victime des guerres ou des tremblements de terre, détruisant à chaque fois ses édifices. En 1812, elle fut prise par les Français, puis en 1814 par les Autrichiens, avant de finalement revenir aux habitants de Perast.
On this islet there is a 12th century Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint George and the ancient cemetery of the old nobility of Perast. Unfortunately, throughout its history, the island was permanently victim of wars or earthquakes, each time destroying its buildings. In 1812 it was taken by the French, then in 1814 by the Austrians, before finally returning to the inhabitants of Perast.
aerial view of the Scroby Sands Wind Farm off the Norfolk coast, captured at low tide when the shifting sandbank briefly reveals its sweeping, golden outline. The photograph shows the slender arc of Scroby Sands stretching northeast into the North Sea, surrounded by rows of towering offshore wind turbines rising from the shallows. In the centre stands a jack-up maintenance vessel, its red deck and tall legs contrasting vividly with the soft blues and browns of sea and sand.
Scroby Sands Wind Farm was one of the UK’s first commercial offshore wind projects, commissioned in 2004 and located about 2.5 km off Great Yarmouth. It consists of 30 Vestas V80 turbines, each rated at 2 MW, giving a total capacity of 60 MW—enough to power around 40,000 homes. Built on the constantly shifting sandbank that has long been a hazard to shipping, Scroby Sands is both a landmark of renewable energy and a reminder of the dynamic nature of the Norfolk coastline.
In this view, the light surf tracing the contours of the bank and the turbines aligned against the horizon create a striking juxtaposition between natural transience and engineered permanence.
Le Concertgebouw de Bruges est un centre dédié à la musique et aux arts de la scène, visant au développement et à la présentation d’œuvres à un niveau international. Axé sur la musique et la danse contemporaine, il invite aussi en permanence, avec son espace interactif d’art sonore (Sound Factory) et sa collection d’œuvres d’art plastique, à une découverte (active) des arts actuels. Dans sa programmation, le Concertgebouw met l’accent sur la création et la créativité plutôt que sur la présentation. Nourri par de nombreuses activités d’éducation artistique pour enfants, adolescents et adultes, le Concertgebouw propose à un public large et diversifié, de Flandre ou d’ailleurs, des expériences artistiques intenses dans des conditions optimales.
The Concertgebouw Bruges is a center dedicated to music and the performing arts, aiming at the development and presentation of works on an international level. Focused on music and contemporary dance, it also permanently invites, with its interactive sound art space (Sound Factory) and its collection of works of plastic art, to an (active) discovery of contemporary arts. In its programming, the Concertgebouw emphasizes creation and creativity rather than presentation. Nourished by numerous artistic education activities for children, teenagers and adults, the Concertgebouw offers a large and diversified public, from Flanders or elsewhere, intense artistic experiences in optimal conditions.