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I've been quite busy. And by busy, I mean frolicking through sunflower fields, and cuddling kittens with my favourite girl. Summer is good. Oh-so-good.
From my wordless book De Brief (The Letter), a little story about hope, and a letter's journey throughout the world and all its colours. The original book consists of 20 drawings of 42 x 15 cm. Part of a larger project, together with portraits and an interactive map. Made possible by the Fiep Westendorp Foundation.
Wordless when posted-but now 3 days later I will add some insight. My intention was to create an image that could be many things.
From my wordless book De Brief (The Letter), a little story about hope, and a letter's journey throughout the world and all its colours. The original book consists of 20 drawings of 42 x 15 cm. Part of a larger project, together with portraits and an interactive map. Made possible by the Fiep Westendorp Foundation.
February 2007 Update
Pre-launch of the official website!
Check it out here:
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Preliminary work for a website I am developing as my final project in my design degree.
Ideas, comments and suggestions welcome.
Hear from the heart wordless mysteries
In our heart there burns a fire that burns all veils to their root and foundation
And when the veils are burnt away then the heart will understand completely
Ancient love will unfold ever-fresh forms in the core of the heart
In the heart of the spirit
rumi
[sho I sha ga]
There’s comfort in its constancy—this solitary sentinel on the moor, always where I left it, always ready with a wordless nod as I arrive.
Loosely inspired by the remarkable series of wordless picture books illustrated by Aaron Becker, titled "Journey," "Quest," and "Return," this build is a last-minute entry to the MOC Wars contest and the first legit model I've built in over a year!
MOC Wars: www.flickr.com/groups/14697524@N23/
Category: Honey, it’s for the kids
The wordless prompt made me think immediately of my stash of extra large photos that have never made it to a page. No words = More space. Seemed like a no-brainer to me. I think if I tried to journal this picture it would ruin it. This is my husband on the day we were leaving Dubai. The paper has a copper foil to it that really isn't showing up here, but it feels very Middle Eastern and I like the way it turned out. Happy LOAD! TFL!
Just a quick shot today - I was pretty busy. I snapped this before heading out for a bootcamp style workout. Its a good thing too because I certainly could not have jumped like this after I got my ass handed to me.
Happy September! Its my birthday month. And yes, I do celebrate all month long.
OHHHH! Don't forget about Wordless on Wednesday.
For 52 Weeks for Dogs -- 12/52
For the Daily Dog Challenge -- 3/24 "Covered"
We had some beautiful weather here for at least part of the weekend. Fable won't have to be covered for much longer and I know she's excited about it! I'm hoping to build up the strength to be out and about in the nice weather, too.
You can read more about Fable at TalesAndTails.com.
Today is the the 18th anniversary of the military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square demonstrations which happened on June 4th 1989 in Beijing China. At that time, a lot of innocent students and people were killed and many more were arrested and jailed by the Chinese authority.
Many students and intellectuals, both in China and the international community, claimed that the demonstration was a movement motivated by the desire to “support democracy”. In fact, many of people amongst the demonstrators only had the foggiest idea about “Democracy and Freedom”.
As a younger middle-school student in that year, I, by the first time, came to Beijing. I remember that I saw many Chinese guards with weapons standing around the Gate of Heavily Peace-TianAnMeng Square without smiling. By the time I reached Mao Zedong’s biggest portrait, which is situated in the centre of Beijing, I was very impressed- an armed-solder had wordlessly looked at me. (Yesterday, I took this photo in the same place but, this time,the guard didn't look at me )
It has been 18 years since the memory of his face and eye was shot into my head. Yet, I am still unable to eliminate him from my memory and it may take a long time to remove him from my head. This situation, both for me and for all Chinese who are willing to participate in democracy and freedom may yet continue for a long time. I believe that the process of developing a “Rule of Law（法制）” here in China will be more difficult than any other process simply because we have a two-thousand-year history of “Rule by Law（人治）”. Article:Chinese Culture and Politics
这张照片是我昨天去天安门拍的，拍摄的这个地方十分靠近我八九年第一次来北京天安门时，看见一位武装军人威严站岗的地方（我那时还只是一个十四岁的少年）。但这一次，这位年青的军人不但没有盯着我，甚至没有看一眼我的镜头，而且没有配带武器。我认为，十八年过去了，社会总会有点进步！
对于一九八九年六月四日发生的天安门事件，其性质各有所识，不仅中国政府和西方政府各自的定义不一样，就连中国国民的看法也不一样，甚至一些西方人对“六四”的看法也与西方媒体的看法相距甚远。因而，讨论“六四”，并给它一个定义，还有待历史去作最后的裁决。
今天的中国社会在经济和人们的日常生活领域与往昔有了很大的不同，人们虽然不再兴致勃勃地提及那场震惊全球的“民主运动”，然而一个无可非议的事实是中国仍然是一个“人治（Rule by Law）”的国家，尽管这些年，在伴随着经济的成功之后，中国社会在许多方面都有了很大的进步，但建设西方文明中的“民主”与“法制（Rule of Law）”，却仍然匍匐不前，有待进一步提高。
究其原因，中西文化存在几个大的差异：中西两者对统治及其合法性的定义不同，西方是源于选举，中国的权力历来被看作是“受命于天”；中国的传统强调的是等级结构，而西方文明则是民主与平等；中国文化不强调、也不支持权力制衡，而且与西方文明强调竞争不一样，中国文化则注重冲突中的调和与折中，这也是为什么中国政府正大力建造“和谐”社会的原由。
但这不是说中国不需要、甚至不能建设民主，而是中国的民主建设（即使排除共产党的一厢情愿），无论是方式和模式，都肯定会有别于世界任何国家和地区，而且可能会带有“中国文化特色”，并体现中国价值。但是，一个能体现中国价值的“民主模式”也有可能是“假民主”，这样的话，中西文化及制度的冲突就仍然会存在。从社会发展的角度来谈，为了“调和”而发展“民主”，与为了“民主”而发展“民主”有着本质的不同，前者等于“慢性自杀”，后者等于“开辟未来”！
文章：中国文化与政治
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Romans 8:26-28 (MSG)
Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.
I'm adding something special to this Scripture photo. This is a photo of God's garden in the front after Hurricane Irma. My Flickr friend, Paul, sent me this day the most wonderful link. I'm adding it to this photo description and it was how the Holy Spirit decided for me which photo to edit and post today. Thank you, Paul.
www.youtube.com/embed/jFz4uUfPfN8?rel=0&autoplay=1i
2018-09-11 A year ago today, on the anniversary of America's most horrible terrorist attack 17 years ago, Hurricane Irma smashed through Florida. Some places are still rebuilding. It's now the prime time yet again in our hurricane season ... God bless us all and God bless you all.
We will never forget September 11, 2001. God bless America.
2020-08-01 Watching Hurricane Isaias barrelling up the Florida coast heading my way. Nothing like this monster did (Hurricane Irma 2017) with so much devastation. Hurricane Isaias is weaker and just skirting along the coast line heading north. During the pandemic. While I'm so sick from cancer and treatment. Counting my many blessings, though. Thank You, Jesus, for all good things.
"That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good."
September 27, 2022: Moving this up to my photostream as I'm heading outside for hurricane preparations. Shouldn't be on the computer much today, and probably tomorrow. I hope this inspires you to love and pray for me at this stressful time. I'm trusting in the Lord. God bless you and yours. Special blessings for my Peeps on the West cost right in the path.