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John Clare
All nature has a feeling
All nature has a feeling: woods, fields, brooks
Are life eternal: and in silence they
Speak happiness beyond the reach of books;
There's nothing mortal in them; their decay
Is the green life of change; to pass away
And come again in blooms revivified.
Its birth was heaven, eternal it its stay,
And with the sun and moon shall still abide
Beneath their day and night and heaven wide.
Around the 17th century, the city of Leiden had eight gates. Unfortunately there are now two. The “Zijlpoort” is one of those two. The gates hardly have any function these days. In the past, city gates were important for the defense of a city, but also in controlling who entered and exited the city. The jurisdiction of a city started at the city gate, so once you passed under the city gate you had to abide by the rules that applied in that city. In the 17th century, those rules differed from city to city. It was often indicated at the city gate which rules applied in the city.
The “Zijlpoort” is a design by city architect Willem van de Helm and was built in 1667. The gate is named after the river Zijl into which the Old Rhine flows.
The “Zijlpoort” was part of the city's defenses. The city wall and the city walls were interrupted here by a gate that gave access to the city.
Next to the gate, the city walls made way for a cemetery in 1828. In the further 19th century the remaining city walls and six of the eight gates disappeared. This to make room for parks and municipal facilities
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide
The darkness deepens Lord, with me abide
When other helpers fail and comforts flee
Help of the helpless, o, abide with me........
The impressed and intens beautiful church of Cervo ( Liguria-Italy)
Since Elvis (red-shouldered hawk) is visiting so often, I thought it would prudent for us to discuss the terms and conditions he should abide by during those visits.
He looks like he is paying attention in this image but more often than not he seemed to be ignoring me. I was about 15 feet away from him during this visit. Even sitting down I was unable to fit him entirely in the frame. I guess I should start carrying my older camera with the smaller lens with me in the yard along with this one :)
Terms and conditions:
#1 - Songbirds are not on the menu. This includes adults, fledglings and everything in between.
#2 - The songbird nests shall not be disturbed in any manner at any time.
#3 - All visitors to this yard are subject to be photographed for public viewing during their visit.
#4 - So long as I am aware, as a courtesy, visitors will be announced to the songbirds when they arrive.
Fine print: By visiting this yard you understand the terms and conditions set forth and will abide by those at all times. Any visitor that does not follow the terms and conditions is subject to a harsh scolding and the possibility of being chased with a broom or a butterfly net.
All red-shouldered hawks that visit my yard will be called Elvis.
Have a wonderful day and happy snapping.
The night before, the wind was blowing, and zero reflections here; the next morning, the water was like a mirror.
The Great Salt Lake - GPS is not the exact spot of the shot.
No comments today – just enjoy :-)
Abide as that in which there is no beginning or end
no top or bottom or middle
no holy place or God
no gifts or pious acts
no time or space
no objects of perception
and be always happy
free from all traces of thought.
from the Ribhu Gita
'I am drinking at the fountain
Where I ever would abide,
For I've tasted life's pure river,
And my soul is satisfied.'
Ahhh the purity of the morning light, and this precious bloom wanting to reach out to me. here was headed out carrying a ladder ready to climb a tree for trimming, and well this single beauty stopped me on the trip out. so now i'm dropping the picture here while heading out to do my New Years deeds. Please Enjoy the day.
Can't decide who to dedicate it too, but i think you know who you all are..!!
Listening to The Music of Cosmos www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPfPAgzQEjg
Ah, la pureza de la luz matutina y esta preciosa flor que ansiaba alcanzarme! Salía con una escalera lista para trepar a un árbol y podarlo, y bueno, esta belleza me detuvo en el camino. Así que ahora les dejo la foto mientras salgo a hacer mis obras de año nuevo. Disfrútenla!
TRUTH
We all have our own truth
Credos that we abide by
It stops us falling into murky waters
Getting lost by the wayside
It can be difficult staying on the path
I wish I had Dante and Virgil at my side
Instead I rely on your light to guide me
Love like a burning flame inside
I knew it would not be easy
I have my own steep hills to climb
But I would do it all again if you asked me
At least I can say I have tried
This flame may die down into embers
Ready to ignite at your word
Such love can never be extinguished
Like a heart that never really dies
Can I still find my way through the forest
Navigate my way past the lies
See the truth of you in front of me
Answering all the tears that I have cried
I have been taking a little break from Flickr after my last upload of images. So consequently I am a bit behind with my usual thank you’s. So I thought I would place this up here in the meantime for you to thank you all for your support. Those of you who have got to know me and my work know how much these pieces mean to me, and the journey that led me to create them and share them here. Each poem is deeply felt and a reality to me, and can be emotionally challenging to write. I am learning that not only do I need time to create them, I also need time to rest in between them. Thank you again for all your kind words, faves and views. I would have found it difficult to keep going without you.
This image is the view towards the Altar beneath the East Window of Ripe Church, Sussex, UK, which has medieval fragments of the original stained glass set within the clear gothic window.
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Through the towering streets
Grey flecked with the sun
I am fallen and tumble
Endomed in snow glass orbed Alice eyes
America is dreaming of a restless autumn
Snow abides
When I saw you
My heart arose...(:)
The snow abides
Michael Cashmore - Anthony Hegarty
Handcolored version of a different earlier post in BW.
It doesn't take much to make a moose mad. A little snow falls from the trees, and she is ready for a fight. Statistically, in Alaska - more people are killed by moose, than they are by bear.
Doc and I figure that we live in their home, so we will abide by their rules. LOL
Bounty abides along the river with a succession of wildflowers turning to seed. This is one of a large flock of adult and juvenile Goldfinches taking advantage of a plentiful bounty.
Location: Candi Roro Jonggrang - Prambanan Temples (maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Elite%20Land/212/126/22)
be still - always abide in the Self -
You have the idea that the Self is something that you see or experience. This is not so. The Self is the awareness or the consciousness in which the seeing and the experiencing takes place.
Annamalai Swami in an answer to a questioner, from "Living by the Words of Bhagavan" by David Godman.
countdown - 7
Can't abide them myself! Ever since I was a child and my grandmother made me sit at the table til they were gone - except I was physically sick and she relented! She was wonderful and only trying to do the right thing by us as our mother was in a sanitarium with TB - It must have been really hard for her!! It certainly w3as for my sister at 5 years old, and me at 7. I don't suppose it was a picnic for my father, either...
My first take on a black and white portrait of Jesus. I based this on my reading of a passage in the Gospel of John, chapter 15.
20x16
Original Oil on Panelboard
Shannon Renshaw © 2023
The Dude Adopts.
I caught DogBreath DogTog's webinar yesterday and I had to.
Playin' w/ teh CTO gels, Tungsten WB & probably too much Topazzzzz....
"Though much is taken, much abides, and though we are not now that strength which in old days, moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield..." Tennyson's poem
Listen: Skyfall
A waterfall in the Columbia Gorge. I'm sure one of you waterfall junkies will tell me which one :)
Update courtesy of Darren! (see first comment)
"The seasons change and you change, but the Lord abides evermore the same, and the streams of His love are as deep, as broad, and as full as ever."
Charles Spurgeon
"The Seasons change and you change but the Lord abides evermore the same and steams of His love are as deep, as broad and as full as ever."
Charles Spurgeon
This is not a pretty image. Colour would never have been appropriate in this case. It is depressing and sad if you love churches and history. The title is taken from Francis Lyte's best known hymn, "Abide With Me". In this case my title, and the second line, refers not to the time of day, but rather to the state this building is in. Once consecrated to the glory of God, it now sits literally falling apart in a graveyard.
I wonder if they sang this old hymn when they laid to rest the person buried in that grave in front of us?
A few grains of sand.
A few white hairs.
Not dwelling in the past.
Nor fearing the future.
The Dog Abides...