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....not on the outside
find the light within you
and let it shine from your
radiate from your heart
Rumi
I wish you all my loyal Flickr friends a Merry Christmas and a healthy passage into a hopefully peaceful 2024. Not to forget lots of light for beautiful photos.....
Suche das Licht.... ..nicht im Aussen
finde das Licht in Dir
und lass es aus deinem
Herzen strahlen
Rumi
Euch allen meinen treuen Flickrfreunde wünsche ich ein frohes Weihnachten und einen gesunden Übergang in ein hoffentlich friedliches 2024. Nicht zu vergessen viel Licht für schöne Fotos.....
Spirit within...
She gazed deep with wonder immersed in the deep ocean of mysteries shining brightly with sun's rays. Her inner voice grew stronger as she was becoming .She became weightless as she began walking above the deep blue turquoise ocean her soul lights up into the morning of light as her colours shine brightly as she transforms into a star/ the sun her inner soul as her light and colours transcends her lens became clear as her inner voice grew stronger brighter with her love of dreams her love of the creator as her freedom of expression enriched her inner world for she could see clearly as her light and colours transcends to leave the feelings of peace and harmony for freedom resides here...
A message to all woman in the world...Freedom resides deep within You!! You are precious unique individuals !! Freedom of choice and expression is your human right. Sending love and light!!
My heart goes out to the very brave courageous Ukrainian people, and all innocent people who are suffering through this war. l pray for peace and harmony soon to the Ukrainian people to the world. Stay strong !!❤️💙💛💙🌍🙏
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I know little about the history of marbles. And I know little about who played / collected these marbles within the family. I can guess that granddaddy, who is 98 now, played with the sky blue marble in this collection. It looks to be a hand carved marble. I see the initial V in a couple of these marbles. That is our last name's initial!
After doing a bit of research, I believe this is sea glass. which is originally made by man but refined by nature to become smooth frosty beach gems! Sea glass marbles are said to come from four main sources: ship ballast, Codd bottles, playing marbles, and railroad marbles.
Sea glass is tossed on shore and tumbled till smooth by waves. It can take 7-20 years with this constant tumbling action to "become" sea glass. A quality piece of sea glass has no shiny spots, is well frosted and has smooth tactile edges
.... nothing like a little tu lips to relax with after a hard stressy week at work!;p
info - manual focus, hand held and not cropped
"From early dawn to midday to dusk to midnight, there are thousands of gradations of light and color. When we take time to look up to the blue of the sky, we feel the tranquility and peace of the open expanse of space. Colors no longer merely serve as a decorative or ornamental function. They affect us in deeper ways." - Louise L. Hay
What lives within the cave and lurks below the waves?
I thought this was a really cool scene, and the cavern is larger than the picture might convey.
Thanks for looking!
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This is 'on my doorstep' here in Norwich, and it is something of a hidden gem, but actually I'm thankful for it's (usual) peace and tranquility.
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Where, and when, my mind becomes pure
away from the confusion
instigated by the 'pull' of society
I break with habit, and the 'norm'
taking refuge, mindfree, in my childhood hinterland
so often, life took me away from such roots
destroying memories and freedoms
in the name of profit, but for whom?
into corporate pockets real freedom was lost
now, unable to outpace most on foot
I steal away with all my memories refreshed
restoring time, replenishing home
all was within me,
just as all is around me.
by anglia24
18h50: 29/08/2007
© 2007anglia24
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Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) hunting for anything edible amongst the rocks in the Banana Creek Marsh area of Circle B Bar Reserve located in the City of Lakeland Polk County Florida
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...Harry Potter learned to fly his broomstick.
Alnwick Castle, movie set.
Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom.
Cheetahs are solitary animals , who live alone, or in two…Males can create a group of more members. They can be very close to humans and have a strong bond with them….
This one you see here, has created a strong bond with her caretaker since she was a baby in the Lion Park of Johannesburg, and also …..with me!! With me, of course, she created a bond within the 10’ I was allowed to cuddle her…I was amazed to see the taken photos of me later, where I was close to her face to face, cuddling her tenderly like a dog! It is true, our energies were especially fulfilling, and we were not afraid of each other…And , I guess, this is the secret of the whole thing…The Love Energy Field!! ❤️
Between icy pathways and freezing cold temperatures I was able to find a perch above this rushing waterfall to take a picture handheld. I had only my 100-400 lens with me because I was looking for birds or close up images of the ice all around the falls. There was a fine spray of water that froze the trees, branches and rocks along the edges. I liked this scene as it leads you down to the patch of open water reflecting the blue sky. The bare trees were iced over in the blue tones of winter. Then your eyes follow up to the warm tones of the bare trees that were sunning themselves in the morning light. There was much confusion with all the layers of textures and the constant roar of the water did not make this a peaceful scene. It was a commanding sight. I captured what I could with this image, within my limits. But I still remember the power I felt in that spot.
Excerpt from historicwalkingtrail.com/location/texas-masonic-lodge/:
The Texas Lodge Masonic Hall is one of the oldest, most iconic buildings in San Juan Bautista, andthe second oldest masonic lodge in California that is still active in its original location. The Free and Accepted Masonsis the first fraternal organization in San Juan.
Edward Farris Storey migrated to California with 42 other Texan Masons in 1852, and was granted a charter in 1854 to found a Masonic Lodge in the area of San Juan. By the end of 1854, according to Lodge minutes, membership was 20. The Masons met in various places until the National Hotel (located where Verutti Park is now) was built in 1858, and a room was made available for their meetings. Membership had grown to 110 by 1867 when they decided to build their own building. A wooden sign above the Texas Lodge Masonic Hall entrance reads “Texas Lodge #46 F&AM Chartered May 6, 1854, Building Completed, June 24, 1869.”
The upper floor of the building has continued to be used as the meeting hall of the Masons, and the lower floor was originally rented to doctors and other professionals. The large main room downstairs has served in a variety of capacities over the years. It was used for the Wells Fargo Express Office, the Justice of the Peace Office, the meeting space for monthly City Council meetings around the turn of the 19th century; then the telephone company used the space from 1901-1924; the U.S. Post Office was then housed in the space, followed by the San Juan library until 1979. Most recently, the downstairs rooms have been rented to businesses .
This rectangular two and a half story building is constructed in the Italianate Victorian style with a wood-framed structural system on a concrete foundation. The façade is symmetrical and has a 3-step stairway leading to a central recessed entrance flanked by 4 symmetrically placed 8-pane vertical window doors with triangular pediment moldings above.
The second story has 5 vertical paired arched windows with elaborate molded pediments above. The overhanging boxed cornice features scroll corbels and decorated parapet. A recessed central gable pediment tops the cornice and denotes the main entrance, and the front door swings both inward and outward. A rectangular tower with a low overhanging hipped roof and tall arched windows rises from the junction of the central gable and the medium pitched, side-gabled roof made of corrugated metal. The sides feature symmetrically placed 6-pane sash windows with molded cornice and a broken pediment on the lower cornice of the roof gable. Other notable features are quoined wood corners imitating stone, the framed semi-circular air vents within the side pediments, and the horizontal redwood shiplap siding throughout. One-story medium-gabled roof additions extend from the rear; an iron fire escape on the east side and a wooden fire escape on the west were also added. The original board sidewalk along the full width of the building was replaced with a gravel walk, which was then transitioned to concrete steps. In 2017 the building underwent a much-needed, extensive renovation and exterior painting.
Freemasonry describes itself as a “beautiful system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.”Accordingly, buildings are to be constructed in an east/west orientation (sunrise and sunset), representing Solomon’s Temple. This building adorns gold enhancement of the starburst pattern framed within the side gables and the gold ball atop the cupola, depicts the sun at meridian height. Symbols and rituals abound in the upstairs meeting room: the compass and the square, which is the most widely known symbol of Masonry, the all-seeing eye, and the letter G, symbolizing both geometry and God. Masons use metaphors from geometry and the architecture of stonemasonry to represent their ongoing pursuit of knowledge, ethics, and leadership skills.
Only those who partake of the harmony within their souls
know the harmony that runs through nature.
*Paramahansa Yogananda
...cleverly concealed within the petals of my hibiscus. I think I saw one just like this in a 60's sci-fi flick.:)
Explore 5-25-09 #313
Gary and I ventured out in our truck camper in September to California's North Coast Redwoods. It is calming to walk among these giants who have stood together these last thousands of years. Our troubles today are nothing to them — a bleep in time. You can read more about our road trip in our cocoon in my blog. charlottegibbblog.com/road-trip-a-photographic-journey-th...