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Epipactis atrorubens (Braunrote Ständelwurz, dark-red helleborine) Siberkarklamm, Steiermark, Austria. They seem to love the underlying carbonate rocks.
A morning in Amazonia.
The Rorschach test also known as the Rorschach inkblot test, the Rorschach technique, or simply the inkblot test) is a psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both.
Some psychologists use this test to examine a person's personality characteristics and emotional functioning. It has been employed to detect underlying thought disorder, especially in cases where patients are reluctant to describe their thinking processes openly.[4] The test is named after its creator, Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach.
Exploring Bottrop #1
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In places such as this one the Bighorn Canyon’s walls are red. Close inspection of the cliff face near the two alcoves in the center of the photo reveals the true color of the limestone as seen in the areas where rocks have fallen off. The red color on the Mississippian Madison Limestone is a stain of iron oxide. Rain water running through the red shale in the overlying Pennsylvanian Amsden formation picks up the iron oxide and then deposits it on the underlying limestone as it runs down the cliff face.
The boundary between the Ansden Formation and the Madison Limestone is an erosional surface. In other words, after it was deposited, the limestone was exposed on the surface and subject to erosion before the overlying shales were deposited. Geologist call such a surface an unconformity
Bis 2003 war das Gelände des Römerparks Ruffenhofen landwirtschaftlich genutzte Ackerfläche. Um das darunter liegende Bodendenkmal - Römerkastell und zugehörige Zivilsiedlung - zu schützen, wurden im Jahr 2002/2003 ca. 40 ha Fläche über das Amt für Ländliche Entwicklung Mittelfranken angekauft und in Wiesen umgewandelt. Diese schützen das Bodendenkmal, da kein Bodenumbruch (Pflügen u. Ä.) mehr stattfindet. Seit dem 15. Juli 2005 gehört der Römerpark Ruffenhofen als Teil des römischen Grenzsystems zum UNESCO-Welterbe Limes.
Until 2003, the area of the Ruffenhofen Roman Park was used as agricultural land. In order to protect the underlying archaeological monument - Roman fort and associated civilian settlement - in 2002/2003, approx. 40 hectares of land were purchased through the Office for Rural Development of Central Franconia and converted into meadows. These protect the archaeological monument, as no more soil is turned over (plowing, etc.). Since July 15, 2005, the Ruffenhofen Roman Park has belonged to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Limes as part of the Roman border system.
View from the elevated platforms over the marsh area on the eastern shore of Maryland.
Happy Fence Friday :)
The white capstone is sandstone formed during the Permian period from white wind-blown beach sand. It's harder than the underlying Organ Rock Shale, so erosion forms some funky shapes.
Exploring Essen #96
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Electric Pink times four. Every one of these turns out differently based on the natural symmetry found in the original. I have more in the next couple of days and you'll see what I mean. There is an underlying order and beauty in our universe, even if it appears random.
While staying in Matera for our 25th anniversary we had a guided hike through the Materan Murgia. The Murgia is a peculiar ecosystem, rough, tough, and unexpectedly rich in biodiversity. A very thin layer of land rests on the underlying calcareous rocks, barely enough to sustain shrubs, grasses, and wildflowers. The only crop one can get there is durum wheat. Yet the Murgia hosts an endless variety of forms of life and the wind brings everchanging scents of wild herbs. I am trying to post a short series of impressions from the Murgia to celebrate this incredible environment.
Exploring Essen #101
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Not much 'great' fall color in my yard yet, but Tikki still makes the restrained look work (I did saturate it a bit, forgive me). This isn't quite an "inside" something photo but it is definitely an "in" photo, and it's with the real camera (not the phone) and new, so adding for this week's Happy Caturday theme "Inside."
Tikki senior (14 years 8 months approximately) health update: Spoke with the vet. Basically, between March and September her blood test numbers went from no-kidney-disease and no-hyperthyroid to early stage 2 Kidney Disease and over the line to Hyperthyroid. So she has some underlying kidney problem uninvolved w the thyroid meds. (She's on kidney food now).
After a month on thyroid meds, her kidneys were only a little bit worse, and her thyroid numbers were good, so this is a good way to continue for now. She is not eligible for the 'will genuinely fix the thyroid' radioactive iodine treatment because that is hazardous to kidneys, which are already not doing well. I am supposed to take her in for a blood pressure test and will be planning that soon. Kidney disease: could be years, could be, much less.
Morocco, neopan 400
'We are not uy today because of the complexities of life. We are unhappy because we miss its underlying simplicities.'
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler
From 17th of August until the 31st I traveled through Iceland, mainly the classic tour taking the 1, and here and there doing alternative stretches, but I didn't go inland, because of lack of time. (www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155536506856759&set...).
Two weeks is clearly not enough to see this fantastic country with all its dynamic landscapes thanks mainly through its active vulcanism that can be seen everywhere. Active volcanoes, boiling landscapes, huge lava fields (old en new), moving tectonic plates etc.
And although the weather was very poor (the Icelandic people said it was the worst summer they could remember), there was so much to see (and to photograph) that I drove almost 5000 km's and took ca 2700 pictures (thank god the sun wasn't shining all day because I could easily have taken 6000 shots then).
Most of my pictures will not be very surprising because you can see them everywhere on Flickr, and maybe one day all will go back to do another less obvious tour there. It is worthwhile for sure.
The shot here is the Jökulsárlón Glacier that is part of the Vatnajökull National Park. An incredible big mass of snow and ice. Unfortunately the weather was very dark and regrettably we had to move on next day. It took me a while to figure out how to portrait this big lagoon with all the icebergs, because I wasn't happy with the result of my wide angle lenses. the images are rather empty.
This time my 100 mm tele/macro lens gave me the result that I wanted, and this is one of the finest, that shows all. The icebergs in the lagoon, the colors, and the underlying massif.
I will do some cherry picking from my shots in a random way, because there is just too much to show. This one was taken on the 10th day of the trip.
Крепость Честа была построена в 13 веке. Хотя в некоторых архивных источниках указано, что крепость существовала уже в 400-м году, т.е. практически сразу после образования Сан-Марино. Сами жители Сан Марино называют башню – «Секонда Торре», т.е. «вторая», поскольку она была после первой - Гуаиты. Еще одно название – Фратта.
It is the second Tower built in San Marino. It was erected over the remains of an ancient Roman fortress and was subsequently incorporated into the impressive city walls in the XVI century. Its construction dates back to the beginning of the XIII century. Situated on the top of Mount Titano (which rises 750 metres above sea level), it offers breathtaking views over the underlying landscape. Like that of the other two towers, its central body has a pentagonal plan, what makes it very different from any other building in San Marino. It is now the seat of the Museum of Ancient Weapons, which contains precious hoplological finds which date back to the period between the XIII and the XIX century.
Gymnadenia conopsea (Orchidaceae) 177 21
Gymnadenia conopsea is a small herbaceous plant with delicate pink flowers, belonging to the Orchidaceae family.
This plant is quite common in the cold and temperate-cold zones of Eurasia.
This species' habitat includes mountain meadows and pastures, grassland, and fens. They grow on the siliceous and calcareous substrate, mildly damp and with low nutritional value, at an altitude of 0–2,400 meters above sea level.
Gymnadenia conopsea reaches on average 20–60 centimeters of height, with a maximum of 80 centimeters.
The inflorescence is 5–25 centimeters long and it is composed of flowers gathered in dense cylindrical spikes (up to 50 flowers per spike).
These inflorescences are scented and genes underlying eugenol (a volatile scent compound) production have been identified in Gymnadenia conopsea, G. odoratissima, and G. densiflora.
26-March-2023
Gorski Kotar Coastal Side, Novi Vinodolski, Primorsko-Goranska Županija, Rijeka, Hrvatska.
Wind Shear
Basically on the ground the currents move according to the favors of the orography, from N/E towards S/W, at altitudes intermediate, above the reliefs, currents from NORTH towards SOUTH prevail, but all, due to the currents at high altitudes from N/W towards S/E, it translates, more or less quickly, towards the East (the left in the photo) this due to the impulse of the jet stream at 300hpas, which in the northern hemisphere is from west to east and which, after being slackened by LP vortex now resumes zonality.
Finally, the residual thrust in all directions of the cloudy arc at high altitudes also tends to open towards the North, therefore in opposition to the underlying currents.
HAPPY TUESDAY'S TEXTURES !!
Paint sometimes peels in interestingly textured patterns. This is a closeup view of part of an old window shutter on an old house. The metal device at the bottom left is holding the shutter closed. Use of it has also scraped a pattern in the paint.
Thoughts about peeling paint patterns:
The properties of the paint used, the type of underlying wood, the weather (snow, rain, humid air, dry air, sun, winter cold, summer heat) and time often causes paint to peel and crack. Here, the cracks are mostly vertical and less often horizontal. The result is a textured pattern composed mostly of little vertical rectangles. It's another of the visual world's mini-mysteries, just waiting to be photographed.😎
Location: A street full of small, old, two or three story buildings, Mulhouse, Alsace FR.
In my album: Dan's Patterns: Wood.
Benbulben Mountain, County Sligo, Ireland
The distinct shape of Ben Bulben was formed by glaciers during the last Ice age when geomorphological processes began to shape the impressive plateau. Ice began creeping through the valleys and cracks in the rock, the underlying shales were eventually eroded by the movement of the ice above. The shale was eroded faster then the limestone above. This caused the slopes to become steeper and left large overhangs of limestone at the top of the valleys. As the ice began to recede, support for the slopes failed and the land began to slip into the valleys below
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Teilhard imagined himself standing at the Evolutionary Front, at “the final boundary between what has already been achieved [by Evolution] and what is striving to emerge,” at the “edge of chaos,” the critical point that is available to the Human community at each and every moment of its evolutionary history. Riding on “the ‘front of the wave’ [that is] carrying the world… towards its new destiny,” he had “an over-all view of the whole forward [movement] of the human mass,… an underlying stream of clarity, energy, and freedom… found hardly anywhere else in ordinary life” (MM, 203–5). This gave him hope.
-Teilhard's Struggle, Embracing the Work of Evolution, Kathleen Duffy, SSJ
The image a second earlier seemed to show the heron about to alight on a surface of ice, but the difference in water color was due to an underlying sandbar.
I liked the graceful lines of this small weed and the hoarfrost coating.
It was so cold on Friday morning, 8 degrees F, that there was a fine coating of hoarfrost on the vegetation surrounding a stretch of open water created by three springs located near the town of Shakopee. I believe the water from the springs emerges somewhere around 40 or 50 degrees F which provides the atmosphere with the water vapor needed to form the frost.
The light was very flat, due to the clouds of an approaching snow event, so one is unable to detect any texture in the underlying snow except in the area of the applied vignette.
Lying, dishonesty and political manipulation are nothing new. In the age of digital mass communication, however, these machinations have become endemic. The war in Ukraine is also a war of mis/information and this war is going on daily across all our media. Some of us may feel helpless when it comes to separating truth from falsehood. But we are not that helpless. Whenever we are confronted with a political message, we can ask one basic question: who is talking and what question is being asked (and, usually) answered? This will help to detect the “agenda” of the message, identify its argument and understand the claim that has been made. If we wish to go deeper into the analysis, we can try to identify also the underlying assumptions of the message, check the evidence that has been quoted and see whether or not the message makes sense. We are not that helpless. We can be skeptical and make distinctions. We can reject what is false and keep what is true.
Exploring Mülheim #1
Airport Essen/Mülheim
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The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone is about 24 miles long. In this area of Yellowstone the underlying rhyolite rock has been hydro-thermally altered, making it very soft, brittle, and it erodes easily. That's also why you have these gorgeous colors of reds, pinks, and browns in the photo.
Taken 12 September 2014 in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
In 1875 the Russian composer Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky wrote his first ballet about Odette, a princess who was turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. His work was not initially well received but eventually became one of the most popular ballets in history.
We are entering my favorite time of the year as Minnesota begins to briefly reward us for living here in spite of our winters.
Warm days and cool nights produce mornings of spectacular sunrises and sunsets and on calm early mornings, the sight of swans water-pedaling on this small country lake can remind us of Swan Lake ballet's underlying theme that even in the worst of times in life we still have a choice of how we will react.
I will have to try to remember that in the months ahead.
(Photographed near Cambridge, Minnesota)
The car above is claimed to be 1 of 6 like models left in the world today. When I first approached it at the show I thought it was a very nicely appointed 1936 Ford, and was quite surprised to see that it was a Chrysler, and a very nice one at that. The car originally had been found in a junk yard, and was destined to be crushed as scrap. Thankfully, the owner recognized the beauty of this car and knew that it was worth saving, and what a beautiful concours job of that he did!
A little more on the car for those who might be interesting in knowing more about the 1935
Chrysler Airstream:
Unveiling the Charm of the 1935 Chrysler Airstream Deluxe Series CZ
Stepping into the limelight with an aura of sophistication, the 1935 Chrysler Airstream Deluxe Series CZ was a testament to automotive elegance and innovation. Born from the ambitious vision of Walter P. Chrysler, this vehicle emerged during an era when the world was grappling with economic recovery and technological advancement. The Airstream Deluxe Series CZ not only reflected the resilience of its time but also set a new benchmark in automotive design and luxury.
Design and Innovation: A Harmony of Form and Function
The exterior of the 1935 Chrysler Airstream Deluxe Series CZ was a symphony of sleek lines and aerodynamic contours, a stark contrast to the boxy shapes that preceded it. Its gleaming chrome grille and teardrop headlamps exuded grace, while the sweeping fenders hinted at its underlying vigor. Inside, passengers were cradled in opulence with plush seating surfaces and rich wood grain accents that spoke volumes of the era's craftsmanship.
Technologically, the Airstream Deluxe stood out with features such as hydraulic brakes and an advanced independent front suspension system, which were cutting-edge for its time. Color options ranged from stately blacks to vibrant blues, with deep maroons being particularly popular among discerning buyers. The vehicle was available in multiple body styles, including sedans, coupes, and convertibles; however, it was the sedans that captured the hearts of many for their balanced blend of practicality and panache.
Historical Significance: Shaping Automotive Destiny
The 1935 Chrysler Airstream Deluxe Series CZ carved a niche for itself by offering a combination of affordability, luxury, and performance that was unparalleled at the time. It bridged the gap between high-end luxury cars and the more utilitarian models on the market, influencing future generations of vehicles in both aesthetics and functionality.
Performance and Handling: The Thrill of Elegance
Underneath its polished exterior lay a robust inline-six engine that propelled the Airstream Deluxe to impressive speeds for its era. While exact figures vary, it could reach top speeds that made it a contender on both city streets and country roads. The car's handling was equally commendable; its advanced suspension system absorbed imperfections in the road surface, providing a smooth ride that was both comfortable and responsive.
Driving this classic was akin to conducting an orchestra; each movement was met with precision while the engine's hum served as a constant reminder of Chrysler's mechanical prowess.
Ownership Experience: Beyond Transportation
Owners of the 1935 Chrysler Airstream Deluxe Series CZ often found themselves at a crossroads between driving daily and reserving their prized possession for special occasions or exhibitions. Maintenance was straightforward for those familiar with pre-war automotive technology, though sourcing parts today can be a treasure hunt in itself.
Fun Facts: The Airstream's Legacy
The Airstream Deluxe Series CZ has graced both small screens and silver screens alike, often cast as an emblem of 1930s luxury. While not known for breaking speed records, it did set sales records for Chrysler during challenging economic times. Despite criticisms over its conservative engine output compared to some rivals, it remains an icon of balance between performance and elegance.
A Kusudama, for those not familiar with the term, is a modular papercraft origami model, where multiple units may be glued, sewed or connected with themselves using underlying geometric principles of polyhedra to form a spherical shape.
The word "Kusudama" literally means "Medicine Ball" when translated from Japanese. They were originally used for incense and potpourri.
Here you see 3 units connected together. A first step for assembling another kusudama, that I will show you tomorrow, have to make a photo first today ;-)
Wishing you all a lovely Tuesday !!
Exploring Bottrop #7
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Griglia metallica con fori rotondi e superfice sottostante. Metal grille with round holes and underlying surface.Riquadro. Square.Dettaglio.Detail. Bologna 2023
Begun in 1063, Pisa Cathedral was consecrated by Pope Gelasius II in 1118; 900 years ago, this year. The foundation of the more famous campanile or Tower of Pisa was laid in 1173, with the tower remaining uncompleted until 1372. It began sinking in 1178, when the second floor was complete, but due to battles between the Pisans and other Republics collocated on the Italian peninsula, extended breaks in construction occurred, allowing the underlying soil to settle.
📌 Carmine Superiore (Lago Maggiore)
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✏ Carmine Superiore is a tiny village of medieval origin, reachable only on foot from the underlying hamlet of Carmine Inferiore. Consisting of a small number of stone houses, it stands on a rocky outcrop overlooking the western shore of Lake Maggiore.
Its evocative alleys, dominated by ancient stone and the silence of a late January afternoon, reminded me of the charm of the magical village of Hogsmeade.
Good things to do in Snowdonia when it's cloudy - take photos of one of the many fabulous waterfalls!
This was taken during an early morning bimble up Cwm Llan on the south side of Snowdon. I imagine this is one of the more photographed spots in the valley - right by a very cool slate bridge. I'd spent a couple of hours further up the valley photographing other falls, but these ones really showed off the pools and their colour, given the underlying geology.
*Working Towards a Better World
The downfall of the attempts of governments and leaders to unite mankind is found in this- in the wrong message that we should see everyone as the same. This is the root of the failure of harmony. Because the truth is, we should not all see everyone as the same! We are not the same! We are made of different colours and we have different cultures. We are all different! But the key to this door is to look at these differences, respect these differences, learn from and about these differences, and grow in and with these differences. We are all different. We are not the same. But that's beautiful. And that's okay.In the quest for unity and peace, we cannot blind ourselves and expect to be all the same. Because in this, we all have an underlying belief that everyone should be the same as us at some point. We are not on a journey to become the same or to be the same. But we are on a journey to see that in all of our differences, that is what makes us beautiful as a human race, and if we are ever to grow, we ought to learn and always learn some more. - C. JoyBell C.
The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations - each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony. -
Ruth Bernhard
Art is a harmony parallel with nature. - Paul Cezanne
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! xo💜💜
Wildflowers bloom along US 377 in the roadcut through Cresson Bluff west of the City of Cresson in Hood County Texas. Geologically, Cresson Bluff is a cuesta. This type of landform has a steep slope or even a cliff on one side and a gentle dipping or back slope on the other. A cuesta occurs in areas of tilted strata and is caused by the differential weathering and erosion of a hard capping layer and a soft underlying layer, which erodes more rapidly.
Viewed across Loch More. I believe the pale screes are Quartzite
A long way North! Scotland November 2019 Birthday trip. Fot the brave amongst us forground left is a series of stepping stones with a fragile looking bridge at its centre.
Arkle: Lewisian-Cambrian unconformity
The mountain of Arkle in west Sutherland consists of quartz arenites (quartz-cemented quartz sandstones) of Lower Cambrian age. The pale grey screes cover the planar unconformity with the underlying Lewisian gneisses, which have a shallow dip to the east-south-east (to the right in the photo).
Exploring Bottrop #11
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The rehearsal of these stories makes us think about where love can lead. Folquet echoes Cunizza’s advice to learn to smile at yourself, because smiles on earth echo the mood of heaven. When you do that, you do not distance yourself from your passion, with its mistakes, but draw it close, to foster and perhaps reform it. At the end of the day, it is not the sin that matters but the underlying desire, he explains. That is God’s way. It’s a lesson Dante can appreciate in paradise because he has seen the effects of perverse desire in hell.
--Mark Vernon, Dante’s Divine Comedy, a guide for the spiritual journey
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”― Albert Einstein
Red poppy flowers represent consolation, remembrance, and death. Similarly, opium is a common symbol that has been used to represent everything from peace to death and even simply sleeping. Since ancient times, the poppy placed on the tomb represents eternal sleep. Additionally, poppies are used around the world as a symbol to remember those who died in military service.
After the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century, the land was destroyed as it was left desolate, arid, and barren. Shortly after, red poppy flowers magically sprouted around the bodies of the fallen soldiers. Poppies then became a symbol of hope and peace, with an underlying meaning that the soldiers' lives were sacrificed for the greater good. Again in 1914, as World War I broke out, areas of northern France were engulfed in fighting. Once World War I ended, red poppy flowers were one of the only plants to grow again.
“All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower
wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.” ~ Abraham Lincoln ~
do you remember the sensation as it trickled over your tongue and gurgled down your throat? Was it not a luxury?
John Bartholomew Gough, English-born U.S. temperance orator (1817–1886)
Dillon Pinaccles, West Elk Breccia at Blue Mesa reservoir, Gunnison River, Colorado
Blue Mesa Reservoir is Colorado’s largest body of water. Created by Blue Mesa Dam, Blue Mesa Reservoir is 20 miles (32 km) long, has 96 miles (154 km) of shoreline, and is the largest Lake Trout and Kokanee salmon fishery in the United States. Blue Mesa Dam was completed in 1965, becoming the first large dam built along the Gunnison River.
A large stratovolcano and other vents ejected material that accumulated over what is now the southern West Elk Mountains. Most of these volcanic rocks are included in the West Elk Breccia Formation, a heterogeneous collection of volcanic materials including extensive mudflow deposits. West Elk Breccia is in places over 3,500 feet (1,100 m) thick.
On top of the West Elk Breccia, volcanic ash was deposited through repeated eruptions in the San Juan volcanic field to the south. Most of the ash was deposited 26 to 27 million years ago. The resulting rock, tuff, is relatively soft, but the ash landing toward the southern edge of the West Elk volcanic field was hot enough to fuse into harder welded tuff. These welded tuffs are more resistant to weathering than the underlying breccia and today they cap multiple south-sloping mesas in the southern West Elk Mountains.
01-April-2023: as in a joke on the first day of April, I found myself far from my car, still not so far, but progressively moving away, so much so that I was already wondering if I hadn't forgotten something in my (car) prosthesis, given that, in recent years, it has became my second home...
Leaving the black pine wood, you come across mount Veli Vrh, i.e. the first peak, from the west, of the southeast spine of this Kvarner island, made up of 4 main peaks with a secondary, more detached (and unnamed...) close to the Baška furrow, seen in the previous photo, all over 500m above sea level, therefore on the (low) mountain belt according to geographical "laws": 0-200m a.s.l. coasts and plains, 200-500m hill belt, over 500m mountain one.
This relief is the most frequented, both because it is the first with an excellent view towards the heart of the island, and because it is "easily" reachable from the underlying most populous area of the island made up of the capital Krk City and Punat with its vast marina.
Looking for transparent air, therefore rather dry and cold at high altitudes, with solar heating in the afternoon, you "risk" a certain instability, which I like and plays into the photogenic nature of my main passion.
Especially if there is a further nucleus of cold air at high altitudes approaching in the evening.
Here you can choose whether to go directly uphill on Veli Vrh and then take the ridge to reach the highest peak of the island, Obzova (569m a.s.l.; the 3rd of the main range) or choose a less scenic but more varied path which runs north of the ridge mentioned, and climbs more slowly and progressively up to said peak; of course I chose the second one...but also because I've already been on Veli Vrh in my youth.
A perfect day for my weather-photographic purposes, but also a great lunar landscape, certainly valid for my first steps on country land, like a child learning to walk...
An ancient silo, old Ford pickup and a long unused windmill keep a lovely well-preserved barn company on a delicious Minnesota summer day. As an old person, I can’t simply look at this photo but instead I find myself transported into it and a time it represents.
There was a number of decades last century when rural America was coming alive with a transition from rudimentary physical labor to a more promising future through technology that held hopes of easier and more prosperous living for farmers and their offspring.
For those of us growing up in the decades on either side of mid-century, there were experiences of a lifetime to live, like taking our first airplane trip, watching our first black and white TV followed a number of years later by watching our first color TV program. We were happy with the quality even though years later we would be horrified if we had to watch fuzzy programs.
Our country was creating at a rapid rate some of the world’s most marvelous buildings, machines and 8-cylinder cars that whizzed down two lane highways at speeds exceeding 55 mph. NASA was reaching for the moon even as our military was considered the most powerful on earth.
But underlying the external progress, farmers were slowly undergoing changes as well, changes that turned our Norman Rockwell farms into ever expanding soil factories intent on wringing out every dollar the land could produce. Along with that pursuit, we began to see changes happening to farm families through the loss of farm youth to jobs and careers in our burgeoning cities.
Americana turned into a memory.
(Photographed near Annandale, MN)
Exploring Gelsenkirchen #1
Dear Flickr-Friends
I haven't been uploading for a while. The reason was that I was intensely working on a new series. Now I am going to continue the Ruhrgebiet Series.
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I think my favourite place to look at ice formations is at the peat bog that I visit often, just a short walk from my home. It's beautiful to see, not only the crystalline formations of the ice, but also the underlying, often very colourful vegetation, like this sphagnum moss and the reddish stems of cotton grass.