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The old maple has been iced over for 5 days,
yesterday the sun popped out for a few hours,
beginning a very slow melt. We are still cocooned
in a dark frozen world.
HBW!
So slow it down
Take a moment now
We're too young to drown
Deep in dirty waters
Full of hopeless doubt
Let me pull you out
Let me hold you now
Let me slow it down
To return to Eckhart’s Sermon 24, the friar preaches not only of the birth of the Word in Bethlehem but of the Word’s birth in eternity and in the soul. All three at once: a divine birth for every aspect of human life. Regarding the birth of the Word in the soul, and this includes each and every one of us, “It is the peculiar characteristic of this birth that it always brings forth new light. It constantly introduces a strong light in the soul with light so much that the light gathers in the being and ground of the soul and spills over into the faculties and the outer self. This happened to Paul too when God bathed him in his light” (Acts 9: 3). 12 Eckhart continues, “The ground of the soul, however, is touched only by this and the more you are free of yourself, the more you shall find light, truth, and understanding.”
-An Ocean of Light Contemplation, Transformation, and Liberation, Martin Laird, O.S.A.
Whenever the south west winds blow the Breakwater at Newhaven is a magnet for sightseers and photographers. Watching the drama unfold as Mother Nature sends waves crashing against the side of this concrete structure really is an energising experience. So to experience this location on a calm morning shortly after sunrise with no one around, I became curious and started to wonder more about what I was pointing my camera at.
In the summer of 1879, the massive job of building this concrete structure began. The cliffs behind the structure were dug out by hand with pick axes and shovels and the rubble was used as infill for the promenade.
The Breakwater was built on a base of 100 ton concrete bags that were dropped into the sea by a special steam vessel called the "Trident". This vessel collected it's loads from the concrete hopper situated on the East Quay, eventually these 100 ton bags reached the surface, mass concrete was then added to the base, enabling the workers to finish the top half and then the arches.
All this work probably took the best part of a decade, an amazing achievement considering there was no heavy machinery to aid construction. The Breakwater lighthouse was then erected in 1891. A few years later a tramway was extended up to the Breakwater lighthouse, this allowed the Fenchurch to travel the entire length, providing a means to service the Breakwater.
I appreciate it’s not the prettiest man made structure, but at certain angles can be considered quite appealing. I wonder how long it will continue to survive against the wrath of Mother Nature…
Thanks very much for viewing, take care and have a great weekend:-)
Early morning light over parts of the Salzburger Land and the Tennengebirge. Taken two weeks ago during our small inauguration tour with our new campervan.
None of my photos are HDR or blended images, they are taken from just one shot
Sony A900 + Carl Zeiss16-35mm + ND1000 filter + Lee filter GND8
Bolonia, Tarifa (Cádiz - Andalucía)
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purple haze and thick, honey light. the kind of light that makes your heart beat faster. after several days of clouds and grey, this was a welcome surprise.
QE006 and CF4405 crawl uphill away from Fish River with empty boxed grain 1319 to Junee.
Thursday 21st November 2024
Growing up on the mid-atlantic region of the United States, I had been accustomed to the ever-present trees that surround at every turn. Which is probably why I'm so fascinated by the mid-west's vast, treeless, open views and big skies - a place where you may not see any trees for miles and miles. Traveling through the tallgrass prairie and Flint Hills of Kansas, these lush green rolling hills seem to go on forever. With so few points to focus on, it's almost like you're moving in slow motion or barely going anywhere at all.
A visit to Ingleton Falls with a few of my phot friends. a walk that should take three hours took over six hours. frequent stops to capture the magic of moving water.
all roads in my region will remain closed until tomorrow, and great gusts of wind continue to hit the house, but the storm appears to be finding its way out of the Westfjords.
some concern for flooding tomorrow, as it’s forecast to warm up a few degrees and a LOT of wet snow has fallen. so thankful for this cozy house and my catboys as companions through what’s been called the worst September storm in 40 years!
I've been watching the barn on the left slowly crumble over the last couple of years....Its front was still standing when I first starting taking pics of it. Here's what it looked like a couple years ago during a winter sunset. bit.ly/29p4WK2