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Wisdom is an education animal that resides permanently at the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center in Boyce, VA (2019)
Strolling Through the streets of Legian (Bali, Indonesia). I bumped into this old guy...I sat and we spoke for about an hour...He told me stories of the old Bali, before the tourism industry took over his beautiful little island. When the beach was lined with beautiful rainforest instead of hotels... He explained that he was not happy with the change but understands it needed to be done to help their struggling economy.....I learnt a lot from this guy and am forever grateful for the time he gave me to tell his story.
Picked this little eye-catcher at Big Lots today. I wish they would have had "Serenity", but them's the breaks, I guess.
365 Days Photo #2
HDR shot of the reconstruction going on inside the still gorgeous Hagia Sophia.
THagia Sophia (from the Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, "Holy Wisdom"; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkish: Ayasofya) is a former Greek Orthodox patriarchal basilica (church), later an imperial mosque, and now a museum (Ayasofya Müzesi) in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its construction in 537 until 1453, it served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931. It was then secularized and opened as a museum on 1 February 1935.
The church was dedicated to the Wisdom of God, the Logos, the second person of the Holy Trinity, its patronal feast taking place on 25 December, the commemoration of the birth of the incarnation of the Logos in Christ. Although sometimes referred to as Sancta Sophia (as though it were named after Saint Sophia), sophia being the phonetic spelling in Latin of the Greek word for wisdom, its full name in Greek is Ναός τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας, "Shrine of the Holy Wisdom of God". Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture". It remained the world's largest cathedral for nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520. The current building was originally constructed as a church between 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and was the third Church of the Holy Wisdom to occupy the site, the previous two having both been destroyed by rioters. It was designed by the Greek scientists Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.
The church contained a large collection of holy relics and featured, among other things, a 15-metre (49 ft) silver iconostasis. The focal point of the Eastern Orthodox Church for nearly one thousand years, the building witnessed the excommunication of Patriarch Michael I Cerularius on the part of Pope Leo IX in 1054, an act which is commonly considered the start of the Great Schism.
In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II, who ordered this main church of the Orthodox Christianity converted into a mosque. By that point, the church had fallen into a state of disrepair. Nevertheless, the Christian cathedral made a strong impression on the new Ottoman rulers and they decided to convert it into a mosque. The bells, altar, iconostasis, and sacrificial vessels and other relics were removed and the mosaics depicting Jesus, his Mother Mary, Christian saints and angels were also removed or plastered over. Islamic features – such as the mihrab, minbar, and four minarets – were added. It remained a mosque until 1931, when it was closed to the public for four years. It was re-opened in 1935 as a museum by the Republic of Turkey. Haghia Sophia is currently (2014) the second-most visited museum in Turkey, attracting almost 3.3 million visitors annually.
From its initial conversion until the construction of the nearby larger Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque of Istanbul) in 1616, it was the principal mosque of Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia served as inspiration for many other Ottoman mosques, such as the Blue Mosque, the Şehzade Mosque, the Süleymaniye Mosque, the Rüstem Pasha Mosque and the Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
~ Confucius
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Macro Mondays, Theme - Wisdom.
I burned this design into a piece of wood using a soldering iron.
This West African symbol is called the Ananse Ntontan, which means the spider's web. It is the symbol of wisdom and creativity.
A spider can be found at the base of a window sill, yet days later can be found to have filled the entire "empty" space with an intricately woven web. The spider can then travel to any point in that empty space, rest, move again, stop, etc. No other entity can do so. He is the owner of the space and the many "roads" of the web.
Wyland getting to know Wisdom. The oldest known wild bird in North America. She was banded as a breeding adult in 1956.
Photo credit: Pete Leary/USFWS
A work in progress... still need to grout.
I have used old costume jewelry, rusty antique drawer pull backing for the top of the owl's head, beads, stained glass, glass tiles and buttons.
that's not blood, it's decay...
The first one (on the left) has an extra point (I don't know what to call the bits on the griding surface) growing out of its side -- yeah, that's useful.
Alt.Title: Bound
Not entirely dissimilar to #11
Central Library, Manchester, UK.
March, 2010.
The Get Wisdom Flickr group.
My Get Wisdom set.
wisdom quotes-peace by Dalai Lama
(more wisdom quotes here www.embellishedminds.com/2810/wisdom-quotes/)
The cause of so much pain. Apparently the shape is very odd - should be straight - made for a particularly painful extraction
The cause of so much pain. Apparently the shape is very odd - should be straight - made for a particularly painful extraction
The cause of so much pain.Apparently the shape is very odd - should be straight - made for a particularly painful extraction
Remember to not have a shitty childhood, and know that broken teeth will never do anything but hurt more and more as time goes by.
in this radiograph a lower wisdom tooth in a 30year old man is causing trouble - it will not erupt in the oral cavity. However, it has got the nuisance value of damaging the tooth lying infront ie second molar.
This is my grandfather, Victor. A humble man, begins his days very early and works his tools with admirable strength and dedication.
I enjoy visiting him and have him dust off a story or two, and try to learn from his hard earned knowledge.
What an honor to carry this man's blood.
Este es mi abuelo. Su nombre es Victor. Es un hombre humilde que empieza sus días muy temprano, y trabaja sus herramientas con fuerza y dedicación.
Disfruto mucho visitarlo y escuchar sus historias, y tratar de aprender algo de su vasto conocimiento adquirido a lo largo de los años.
Es un verdadero honor llevar la sangre de este hombre.