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In 1713, the Black Plague swept Vienna, and Emperor Charles VI made a vow: if the plague abated, he would build a church dedicated to his namesake, St. Charles Borromeo. St. Charles was a 16th-century Italian bishop famous for ministering to Milanese plague victims. The emperor's prayer was answered, and construction on the church began in 1715.
The Karlskirche was built in the early 18th century on what was then the bank of the River Wien and is now the southeast corner of the park complex. The Baroque master Johann Bernard Fischer von Erlach did the original work from 1716 to 1722.
After his death in 1723, his son, Joseph Emanuel, took over, completing it in 1737. The lavishly decorated interior stands as a testament to the father-and-son duo. J. M. Rottmayr painted many of the frescoes inside the church from 1725 to 1730.
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Answers are always / kept in closed boxes / with just a few elected / to hold a key. // The boxes further, are defined by codes / like 'AEG', or 'Sch T1'
Ask ten inhabitants of Ghent what the most beautiful place in their city is and nine will answer the Graslei. Today this medieval port with its unique row of historical buildings, which are reflected in the long river, is the meeting place par excellence. Young and old, inhabitant and visitor, everyone meets on one of the many café patios or simply by the waterfront. You could also take a canal cruise in one of the ferries lined along this waterfront. A ride that would introduce you to the history of this city. The house of the Grain Weighers, the Guildhall of the Free Boatmen, the Spijker… every house on the Graslei has its own history. Together they form the story of the incredible blossoming of Ghent’s economy during the Middle Ages.
I couldnt get the shot I wanted because it started pouring right after I had taken this picture, so this was the best I could get before my umbrella cracked ;-)
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This is another for my "Waiting for his return" series. This is the prequel to my prior "No Answer" post which I have reposted in the comments.
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I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me. Hermann Hesse
And he answered saying:
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dans between you.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together, yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
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The answer to the previous picture is: Potatoes!
Yes, that pretty purple flower comes from potato plant.
In fact it's the same potato plant which produced these lovely potatoes a few weeks later.
Growing in a little, 10 l bucket (that's about 2.6 US gallon).
It gave about 1.5 kg (more than 3 pounds) delicious organic potatoes.
They were pushing the top soil up as they were growing inside until some of the soil was falling out of the bucket and I had to dig them up.
Freshly dug up home grown potatoes are a treat, they taste so good.
With its head cocked back and it chest raised out of the water a male Hooded Merganser answers the call of another male on the same lake. These small fish eating ducks have an extravagantly adorned crest that gives their head an oblong appearing shape, when extended. Their call sounds more like a party favor than anything duck-like and can best be phonetically described as a “pop" followed by a “growl.” Hooded Mergansers are cavity nesters. Females lay their eggs in tree holes and nest boxes. Nestlings answer their mother’s calls by jumping from the nests to the ground one day after hatching. They are light enough and the wind resistance is sufficient that they are not hurt in the fall, that can sometimes be up to 50 feet. Now that’s a leap of faith. #HoodedMergansers
"You take delight not in a city's seven or seventy wonders, but in the answer it gives to a question of yours."
~Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities
As you're approaching Knysna along the N2 (from the Cape Town side)... you'll cross the Knysna river on what is affectionately known as "The White Bridge".
This name has always puzzled me... since the bridge is a lovely shade of weathered-concrete-grey... and most certainly not white?
I've now asked many people (of influence) how "The White Bridge" got its name... and the most coherent answer seems to be... because it's not "The Red Bridge".
This is a photo of "The Red Bridge". This was the third bridge (of four) built to cross the Knysna river (after the first two were washed away). It has a 46 metre span and was completed in 1923. The White Bridge was completed in 1955... and the Red Bridge was finally closed to traffic in 1973. Thanks to the initiative of a local interest group... the Red Bridge was repainted and refurbished in 2014.
I think that we should either paint the "White Bridge" white... or we should start calling it "Not the Red Bridge".
And lastly... if there's one thing that I've learned about symmetry... then it is that nothing in life could ever be absolutely perfect. ;)
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crown & collar . Ambrosios set / by Zibska @ WLRP until July 30th
eyeshadow . Ambrosios Eyemakeup / by Zibska @ WLRP until July 30th
lipstick . Ambrosios Lips / by Zibska @ WLRP until July 30th
piercing . Septum Pincher / by Spookshow
bikini . Heart of the Ocean gacha / by Lovely Alien
skin . Children of the Night V1 / by Sinful Needs
pose . O Fortuna / by NANTRA
eyelashes . Slay / by alaskametro
eyes . Grimalkin / by Devae.
hair . Oksana / by Truth
head . Catya / by Catwa
body . Lara / by Maitreya
particles . Soul Reaper set / by Cole's Corner
building . Ghost skybox / by Anxiety
ravens . Sorcerer set / by Uncertain Smile
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✭ CIRCA ✭ Lovely Alien ✭ NANTRA ✭ Sinful Needs ✭ Spookshow ✭ Zibska ✭
Image taken in the virtual platform of Second Life (tm)
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Just because something is free doesn’t mean you should take it.
This Blythe doll is Sweet Bubbly Bear, posing for the theme “Hug” in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. I found this weird door at the local antique mall. It has a hanger on the back so it can be displayed on a wall. I bought it because it is Blythe-size, but when I got it home I wondered how I would ever use such a creepy looking prop. Here’s the answer! It will probably be good for a Halloween picture too.
Český ráj National Park, Czech Republic. Shot "in answer" to an image shot by Ming Thein, and then paid homage to by Gerner Christensen. I felt it might be difficult to tred the same path and somehow find an equal image...fortunately Mother Nature provided the inspiration...
Ming's image: www.flickr.com/photos/mingthein/16342571311/in/set-721576...
Gerner's homage: www.flickr.com/photos/125313758@N02/16667073857/
This is one of the most unexpected things I have seen in a long time. I was on a dirt road at Oneida Narrows in Idaho near the power plant of a hydroelectric dam when I found what appears to be a home-made phone booth. The enclosure is some kind of tank with a hatch on top. It looks like the opening was cut out with a welding torch. There is still an ancient phone book, but someone has smashed the handset. A ghostly Halloween leftover from the era of wired communication devices