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In Sicily, this term "bagghiu" defines a building or a fortified farm with a large courtyard, and in more recent times, then, only the internal courtyard of the farms.
In the transposition in this city environment, in the similarity of a manor beam with the courtyard closed on all sides, communicating to the outside by means of a large wooden door, here a common door, taking up the traditional scheme, is also built in stone masonry in situ with common mortar and cobblestone flooring and the asymmetrical arch to give the typical connotation.
In Sicilia, con questo termine “bagghiu” si definisce un edificio o una fattoria fortificata con ampio cortile, e in tempi più recenti, poi, solo il cortile interno delle masserie.
Nella trasposizione in questo ambiente cittadino, nella similitudine di un baglio padronale con la corte chiusa su tutti i lati, comunicante all'esterno a mezzo di un grande portone di legno, qui una comune porta, riprendendo lo schema tradizionale, e' costruito sempre in muratura di pietrame in opera con malta comune e pavimentazione in ciottoli e l'arco asimmetrico a voler dare la connotazione tipica.
Dahlias, part of the Asteraceae family, are native to Mexico and South America.
Although the exact origin of the name is not clear, many believe that it was named after Swedish botanist Anders Dahl by the director of the Royal Gardens in Madrid, Antonio José Cavanilles.
There were even earlier reports that Swedish taxonomist and botanist Carl Linnaeus named the plant, but many opposed the idea as he died before the genus Dahlia was ever named.
Dahlias are also known as the Valley Flower because the word “Dahl” is similar in sound to the Swedish equivalent of “Valley.” Moreover, other gardeners refer to these flowers as the “Queen of the Autumn Garden” because they bloom longer than many other garden plants.
Dahlia flowers play an essential role in the history and culture of many countries. Garden Dahlia (Dahlia pinnata) is Mexico’s national flower. In the USA, the dahlia is the official flower of Seattle and the official flower of San Francisco.
Dahlias are the official birth flower for August, although other traditions recognize them as the November birth month flower instead.
Dahlia flowers hold different symbolism depending on their colors. Generally, these summer-blooming and vivid flowers symbolize elegance, inner strength, change, creativity, and dignity.
Though most of the symbolism is positive, dahlias still carry a few negative connotations, including betrayal, dishonesty, and instability.
During the Victorian era, dahlia flowers symbolized a lasting bond and lifelong commitment between two people. Presently, these blooms are a commemoration of something new, like joining a new religion or trying a new habit.
Moreover, this beautiful flower is often perceived as a symbol of diversity since its petals appear to fit perfectly into the whole head.
Some holly, but no ivy, so NO Christmas connotations here. The holly berries are wonderful this year, it's a good autumn/winter for all berries. Some say it means there's going to be a 'hard' winter - hope not !
~ Processed in Topaz Studio ~
I hope you like my painting, it was a prickly experience but I'm not sorry I took it as it was a nice morning for a change !
Thanks so much for taking a look.
The Protestant church in Grünhaus is a place of pure idyll.
Locus amoenus (Latin for "pleasant place") is a literary topos involving an idealized place of safety or comfort. A locus amoenus is usually a beautiful, shady lawn or open woodland, or a group of idyllic islands, sometimes with connotations of Eden or Elysium.
The church is about 100 m from the Ruwer-Hochwald cycle trail.
Good things are associated with blue, like clear days, more than singing the blues. Just the word 'blue' in the singular is full of optimism and positive connotation to most people.".....
- David Carson
Hello my amazing Flickr friends !
Today is an orange day at Color my World Daily and this is my triple challenge day. We have Mr. Teddy Bear with us, in order to celebrate Happy Teddy Bear Tuesdays. And the theme at Crazy Tuesday is : locks.
As you can see, Mr. Teddy Bear has unlocked Princess’s heart. It wasn’t easy but Mr. Teddy Bear was a locksmith during his summer vacations when he was younger. So there isn’t a lock on the Earth that can resist him. Even if Princess was playing hard to get, Mr. Teddy Bear unlocked her locked heart with his master key. It is a true story and there is nothing implied here… After all, we are on a family friendly Photostream so there is absolute no double connotation at all. Princess’s heart has a lock and Mr. Teddy Bear found a key to open it ! End of story. Oh yeah, and now they are in love.
My "lock" in this picture is a door knob with a lock so I hope it will be accepted for this theme. If not: I will be back next week ;-).
I have to stop thinking about locks and keys since I have a very important video meeting this morning !!! See you later my friends !!
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments / favs/ general support / happy thoughts!! Stay safe and well!! And see you soon on Flickr !!
One of the Calandiva line of double-flowered Kalanchoe blossfeldiana cultivars.
Although kalandiva is known as the “flower of fortune”, this does not mean that flowers attract money and good business. This name is related to wishes of happiness and good luck, that is, fortune has the connotation of lucky.
Delivering a calandiva meaning is to wish all the best for the person, that he conquers full happiness, love and luck in life. Mega special, don't you think?
Succulent plant, with leaves with lacy margins.
Its flowers can be simple or folded, both with a mix of different colors and with great durability.
When the flowers are simple they are called Kalanchoe.
And when the flowers are folded (multiple petals) Calandivas.
Anthurium grows in many forms, mostly evergreen, bushy or climbing epiphytes with roots that often hang from the canopy all the way to the floor of the rain forest. There are also many terrestrial forms as well as hemiepiphytic forms. A hemiepiphyte is a plant capable of beginning life as a seed and sending roots to the soil, or beginning as a terrestrial plant that climbs a tree and then sends roots back to the soil. They occur also as lithophytes. Some are only found in association with arboreal ant colonies or growing on rocks in midstream
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Over time, we realize that images can have other layers of reading that depend on the motivations of the author. This is why understanding of the concepts of denotation and connotation is so very important.
Saṃsāra is a Sanskrit word that means "wandering" or "world", with the connotation of cyclic, circuitous change.
This was taken a few months back on an evening when I was wandering around Soho with my camera. I saw this guy from across the street and crossed over to ask if he minded if I took a few photographs of him. It turns out he was a French national working in the UK and working in the restaurant he was standing outside. He was quite happy to have a few shots taken of him with this one being the one that I liked the best. I did get his email address and I sent him a copy of this and a couple of other images but he never replied so I'm wondering if he ever received my email. Anyway, here he is. My original title for this was 'Fag and a Red Bull' but someone pointed out to me that perhaps that might have the wrong connotation depending on what country you happened to be from. Point taken.
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On the Erewash canal at Hallam Fields.
For those unfamiliar with name, it is pronounced "Erreh-wash" The canal runs more or less alongside the river.
From Wiki:
Etymology
The approximate meaning of the name is not in doubt, but there is room for debate about the precise derivation and its connotations. Brewer[1] gives the commonly accepted explanation that it comes from the Old English words irre ("wandering") and wisce ("wet meadow"). This is accepted by Cameron, a leading place name expert, and a Derbyshire specialist, who interprets the name as "wandering, marshy river".[2] Gelling, who specialises in seeking precise topgraphical equivalents for toponymic elements, confirms that wisce signifies a marshy meadow[3] but gives only southern examples. She conjectures that there is an element, wæsse, perhaps Old English, that signifies very specifically "land by a meandering river which floods and drains quickly",[4] and her examples are primarily Midland and northern. This seems to fit the Erewash perfectly. A good example of the meandering character of the river will be seen around Gallows Inn Playing Fields, Ilkeston, where rapid flooding and draining occur frequently.
Pink carries with it the connotation of grace and elegance, as well as sweetness and poetic romance. It’s always nice to see flowers in full bloom with the morning dew on them.
I love every single color of roses
The gardeners have created
Beauty of a rose certainly
Cannot be understated
But the rose most special to me
You’ll find in poetry or prose
And that is my very favorite
Loveliest of all, the pink rose!
Marilyn Lott
'Harvest Moon" has a wholesome connotation, still it is a full moon and so subject to the strange and weird, including this edit, and Halloween is just around the corner. My favorite thing about this October however is the return of "Stranger Things" on Netflix.
This name means little brother of the north in latin. Little brother alludes to little friar referring the Puffins black and white plumage which is reminiscent of a friars robe. A second connotation of little friar may be drawn from the Puffins sometime habit of holding its feet together when taking off, suggestive of hands clasped together in prayer. (ref) Autdubon Project Puffin projectpuffin.audubon.org/birds/puffins-faqs
The Haines Highway was by far the most beautiful highway I have ever been on. Don't let the word highway give off any negative connotations - we saw perhaps a total of five cars in the same amount of hours we were on it.
A lonely highway with no services, but spectacular landscapes, especially in the Fall. So much fun to drive!
This Gyrfalcon allowed us to drive right up to his perch on the night animal marker, and it obliged us the time to get in quite a few shots. It was definitely one of our many highlights on this remarkable trip!
Europe, Germany, Berlin,Schöneberg,Tauentzienstraße, KaDeWe, Wintergarden (uncut)
Kaufhaus des Westens (abbreviated to KaDeWe) is a German department store in the center of Berlin. It is located on Tauentzienstraße in the Schöneberg district, the building was designed by the architect Johann Emil Schaudt. The name Kaufhaus des Westens (Department Store of the West) refers to its location west of the historic inner city, in an area where a new commercial and entertainment center emerged from the early twentieth century. During the cold war division of Berlin, the west part of the name naturally also acquired a political connotation. (Source: wiki)
The top floor of the KADeWe, the Feinschmeckeretage with its wintergarden (a 1000 seat restaurant), on display here, was added in the 90s. The Feinschmeckeretage is, by the way, remarkable - we were lookin' for Corsican Brocciu and we found it there.
This is number 94 of the Berlin album.
Matera : The Tramontano Castle
Part 1
The city of Matera, from the Greek Joninico Matera, Mother, or from the union of the first letters of the Magno-Greek cities Metaponto to Heraclea, which have been destroyed. Historically there is certainly nothing.
In the early medieval period it was a nerve center between the Byzantine East and the West. It was fortified by the Lombards with defensive walls, while in the valleys to the north and south the farmhouses developed, small rural villages that, with the valuable and copious presence of cave churches, open spaces, narrow streets, which ran narrow and tortuous between the buildings obtained always by way of removing from the tuff rock, they gave way to the rock civilization. Between the 11th and the 14th century Matera changed little. The Civita remained a political and administrative center. Especially thanks to the ecclesiastical organization, both secular and monastic, sacred buildings were born both inside the walls and in the countryside according to the style of the time. The Cathedral, S.Francesco, S.Giovanni Battista and S.Domenico was born. Thus Matera became one of the cities that boasted Romanicol-Pugliese-style factories. In the second half of the fifteenth century Matera lost its feudal connotation and became part of the Royal State Property. This infeuded the city to Count Tramontano who began the construction of his castle on the Canera hill, which was left unfinished for the killing of the count by a popular uprising (1515).
As an alternative to the Cathedral square, which has always been a feudal and religious center, a new square (Piazza del Sedile) was born, near S. Francesco with agricultural-commercial functions. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the wealthy classes brought their residences to the Civita , while the agricultural-farmer and artisan classes brought their houses to the cave with the addition of 1 or more built rooms built in the steepest part of the hill .
Parte 1 : La città di Matera ,dal Greco-Jonico Matera , ossia Madre ,oppure dall'unione delle prime lettere delle città magnogreche Metaponto ed Heraclea ,andate distrutte .Di storicamente certo non c'è nulla .Nel periodo Altomedioevale ,Matera era un punto nevralgico di confine fra Oriente-Bizantino e Occidente .Venne fortificata dai Longobardi con cinta muraria difensiva mentre nelle vallette a nord e a sud si svilupparono i casali ,piccoli borghi rurali che, con la pregevole e copiosa presenza di chiese rupestri ,slarghi, di stradine che correvano strette e tortuose tra le costruzioni ottenute sempre per via di togliere dalla roccia tufacea diedero il via alla civiltà rupestre .Tra l'XI e XIV secolo Matera cambiò poco .La Civita rimase centro politico e amministrativo . Soprattutto per merito dell'organizzazione ecclesiastica sia secolare che monastica ,nacquero edifici sacri sia all'interno delle mura che nell'agro secondo lo stile del tempo . Nacque la Cattedrale ,S.Francesco ,S.Giovanni Battista e S.Domenico . Così Matera si inserì tra le città che vantavano fabbriche in stile Romanico-Pugliese .Nella seconda metà del XV secolo Matera perdeva la sua connotazione Feudale ed entrò a far parte del Regio Demanio . Questo infeudò la città al conte Tramontano che iniziò la costruzione del suo castello sulla collina di Lanera ,rimasto incompiuto per l'uccisione del conte stesso da una sommossa popolare ( 1515 ).In alternativa alla piazza Cattedrale ,da sempre centro Feudale e Religioso ,nacque una nuova piazza ( Piazza del Sedile ),vicino S.Francesco con funzioni agricolo-commerciale .Nel XV e XVI secolo ,le classi agiate portarono le loro residenze nella Civita ,mentre le classi agricolo -bracciantili e artigiane portò le proprie abitazioni in grotta ,con l'aggiunta di 1 o più vani costruiti edificati nella parte più sconnessa del colle .
Lilium. Liliaceae family. A genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers, often fragrant, and come in a wide range of colors including whites, yellows, oranges, pinks, reds and purples.
Discovering the Langhe area.
Gentle hills where the cultivation of prized vines has connotations and times dictated by the slow passage of time. An ancient almost religious rituality, suggested by the presence of delightful historic villages, rich in castles and churches, whose silhouettes draw the horizon of the landscape.
Alla scoperta delle Langhe
Dolci colline dove la coltivazione di pregiati vitigni ha connotati e tempi dettati dal lento scorrere del tempo.
Una ritualità antica quasi religiosa, suggerita dalla presenza di deliziosi borghi storici, ricchi di castelli e chiese, le cui sagome disegnano l'orizzonte del paesaggio.
Il racconto parte da Monforte d'Alba e dal suo Auditorium musicale posto all'ombra della torre campanaria.
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The Manistee Light photographed in 2019 on the 3rd Monday in January, also known as Blue Monday. Considered the most depressing day of the year (relax it's over). Short cold days, credit card statements from the holidays arriving and failure to adhere to New Year resolutions marked some of the more memorable reasons why the day has been saddled by some with such an ugly connotation.
Grateful to have some healthy interests like photography that get me out and about even on cold grey days because I truly believe getting outdoors is one of the best ways to stave off falling into a winter funk. So for anyone out there feeling a little funky - hold fast - the days are getting nothing but longer from here on out. Be well friends.
26th October 2015 - A night time view of the historic Princes Dock in Liverpool (My office on the left..).
Princes Dock is mentioned in the novel Redburn, His First Voyage by Herman Melville (1849):
"In magnitude, cost and durability the docks of Liverpool surpass all others in the world... for miles you may walk along that riverside, passing dock after dock, like a chain of immense fortresses. Prince's Dock, of comparatively recent construction, is perhaps the largest of all and is well known to American sailors from the fact that it is mostly frequented by the American shipping."
It is also were the vast majority of American GI's first stepped foot onto English soil during the second world war. Princes Dock has long been known as an American shipping dock which has certain connotations for me as I work for an American shipping company that is based (at present) on that same dock.
All the men, aircraft, tanks and artillery not to mention the vast amounts of supplies to keep them all running came through this very dock in the early stages of the American participation of World War II.
is show - time ...
the sky, as well, seemed to be tufted ...
auch der Himmel, selbst, wirkte so zottelig ...
;-) ...
Caroline Achaintre ...
Tufted textile works and ceramics have defined the artistic practice of Toulouse-born, London-based artist Caroline Achaintre (b. 1969) for many years. Her reach for techniques with craft connotations stems from a need for expression. Achaintre's art turns the domestically familiar into the strange, even uncanny. Her choice fell on a material "that comes from a domestic context."
The often archaic wall hangings create an unease that begins with the shaggy materiality and continues in the evoked images of the animalistic and primitive. Achaintre also explores the foreign and alien in the guise of the exotic and expressive in her ceramics, reminiscent of masks. They are attractive and repulsive at the same time.
Getuftete Textilarbeiten und Keramiken bestimmen schon seit vielen Jahren die künstlerische Praxis der aus Toulouse stammenden und in London lebenden Künstlerin Caroline Achaintre (geb. 1969). Ihr Griff zu kunsthandwerklich konnotierten Techniken entspringt einem Ausdrucksbedürfnis. Achaintres Kunst wendet das häuslich Vertraute ins Befremdliche, ja Unheimliche. Ihre Wahl fiel auf ein Material, „das aus einem heimischen Kontext“ stammt.
Die oft archaisch anmutenden Wandbehänge erzeugen ein Unbehagen, das bei der der zotteligen Materialität beginnt und sich in den heraufbeschworenen Bildern des Animalischen und Primitiven fortsetzt. Achaintre untersucht das Fremde und Befremdliche im Gewand des Exotischen und Expressiven auch in ihren an Masken erinnernden Keramiken. Sie sind anziehend und abstoßend zugleich.
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7DWF Saturday: Landscape
平行宇宙的概念也是種宗教的概念吧！外境的精緻建築所讓我們深思體會的，應該不只肉眼所見... 一磚一瓦、金身、倒映... 都潛藏著天人間的智慧啟示，到了廟宇真是靜思沉潛的好時刻...
A parallel universe is a hypothetical self-contained reality co-existing with one's own. A specific group of parallel universes are called a "multiverse", although this term can also be used to describe the possible parallel universes that constitute reality. While the terms "parallel universe" and "alternative reality" are generally synonymous and can be used interchangeably in most cases, there is sometimes an additional connotation implied with the term "alternative reality" that implies that the reality is a variant of our own. The term "parallel universe" is more general, without any connotations implying a relationship, or lack of relationship, with our own universe. A universe where the very laws of nature are different – for example, one in which there are no Laws of Motion – would in general count as a parallel universe but not an alternative reality and a concept between both fantasy world and earth.
Adam Smith – the great Scottish economist, philosopher, and author of The Wealth of Nations.
The monument, which takes the form of a 10-foot bronze statue on a massive stone plinth, sits on Edinburgh's Royal Mile – right in the heart of Scotland's capital city, where Adam Smith worked and died. The statue was created by Alexander Stoddart, Scotland's leading monumental sculptor, and was unveiled by Nobel Laureate Economist Professor Vernon L. Smith.
The statue's position – in an ancient marketplace – could hardly be more appropriate. The monument is within view of the recent statue of Smith’s friend David Hume, looking downhill to the Canongate (where Smith is lived and is buried), towards the harbour of Leith (with its connotations of trade and commerce), and over the sea to the county of Fife, where Smith was born.
The Statue shows Smith in later life — he spent last years in Edinburgh
"3..."
There they were, so perfect for each other, yet so oblivious of one another. Everyone around them saw something there, the universe itself pushed them both to remain consistent. Friendship is always the best foundation for a healthy relationship. Swapping creativity, boosting each other to shine the brightest they can be. No, he didn't complete her, nor did she complete him but they both brought out the best in each other they already had.
"2..."
Rough patches, soul searching and just trying to find your purpose in life can be difficult. Not everyone is fortunate to meet another that makes them feel heard, cared for and trusted. Suddenly, friends became best friends. A much stronger connotation. The silent comfort through the raging storm within. But time tends to test everyone and isn't it amazing how they surpassed time. Accepting that everything that's meant to be will happen in the right time for a better forever.
"1..."
He twirled her around and around. She was laughing, her hair swaying around her form, flowery dress dancing in the air. He held onto her hand gently but firmly never letting her go as he watched her with a heartful gaze. Finally, they started that journey together. Looking out for each other more than best friends, but as lovers now. Oh, how much of the world they will conquer together. Just how inspirational thier union is not just for themselves individually but also to others watching them, admiring them.
"Cheese!!!" I exclaimed.
"Too much cheese" he muttered...
"There is not enough cheese!" She responded.
"We are definitely going to eat something with cheese fondue today!" I said, laughing.
P.S. I had so much fun sharing creativity with these two badass lovebirds! Cheers to more collaborations to come, we have to continue our tourist story and let it lead to many places!
Proudly featuring Lya and Adam and also their combo account Adam&Lya ♦ B-Rolls.
They also created their own image and I was so happy to turn it into a fun story.
Manakara (Madagascar) - « Salut vaza ! », c’est ce que me dit ce pêcheur au moment où je prends la photo. Vaza signifie « étranger » en malgache. Mais aujourd’hui, il sert surtout à qualifier « l’étranger blanc », sans aucune connotation péjorative.
"Hi vaza! »
Manakara (Madagascar) - "Hi vaza! is what this fisherman tells me when I take the photo. Vaza means "stranger" in Malagasy. But today, it is mainly used to describe "the white foreigner", without any pejorative connotation.
Its name, in Latin, means frog. A connotation due, it is quite evident, to the fact that buttercups are often born in humid and swampy places. In the language of flowers they are associated with both a melancholy charm and a languid beauty. All this is due to their appearance: the different species all have one side in common: the ability to bewitch with their brightness once exposed to the sun.
Also called Yellow Toadflax, which is not very appealing, and Linaria Vulgaris for the Latin speakers among you. Please note that vulgaris simply means "common," without the modern English connotations of 'vulgar.' Grows wild, quite pretty, spreads prolifically, some consider it an invasive weed, since it's not native to North America, but has become naturalized here from Asia and Europe and has spread across the continent (a little like dandelions, but not quite so fecund).
I made this image on a dewy morning in August.
In the east of Amsterdam lies the pretty Flevopark of which I have often posted photos. Besides nature and sporting facilities, the park also boasts sculptures.
In the photo is 'Anxiety Bunny', in Dutch called 'Angsthaas', a relatively common word. It's more or less equivalent in meaning to the English 'Scaredy Cat'. But I rather prefer 'Anxiety Bunny' - given it by the sculptor -, because the loanword 'angst' (=fear) in English has the connotation, of course, of anxiety. Look carefully: this is not just a Bunny that's afraid; it's terrified existentially.
The peaked nose - so very different from a Bunnysniffle - makes this Bunny quite anthropomorphic. Peaked noses are a hallmark of the sculptor.
It was sculpted by Piet Parra (Pieter Janssen, 1976-), a well-known Amsterdam artist. Flevopark has been Bunny's home since 2018.
Feeling jaded? Well, you’re in excellent company.
August 9 marks the annual Dull, Boring and Bland day. This auspicious day began in 2012 when the Scottish town of Dull decided to reclaim the negative connotations associated with its morose name and partner with an equally lacklustre location: Boring in Oregon, USA.
Although the two towns were unable to be officially twinned due to having very different population sizes, the partnership was fortified with a large sign welcoming visitors to the town in 2013, and stating its alliance with Boring in Oregon.
Not wanting to be overlooked in the assembly of monotony, Bland in Australia decided to jump on the bummed out bandwagon, becoming the third member in the ‘trinity of tedium’ in 2017.
Spanning three continents, the three unfortunately named communities are now united in monotony.
Almost the same spot as the previous view, slightly later.
Sunsets in black and white seem a bit wrong in some ways but on the other hand they have less gloopy connotations.
Le lac d'Annecy from Col de la Forclaz, Haute Savoie, France.
The notion or sight of barbed wire (colloquially known as the Devil’s Rope) carries many connotations - protection, oppression, captivity, pain, etc. The sight of even a remnant can be a powerful catalyst to stir the emotions and conjure a variety of images in the mind.
This scene is part of the old Churnet valley railway line between Oakamoor and Alton, one a thriving industrial lifeline but long abandoned and reclaimed by nature. Why it was once fenced off with barbed wire I don’t know, but, as an image, I found it fascinating and evocative - sitting in a lovely light it just had to be photographed and given some personal interpretation.
The word 'forest' has connections with fairy tales, and therefore has a mystical connotation - I think. I took the image below, and overlaid it with another image of trees, and then played a bit. I had a space of time this morning to do this because I woke up before 6am and got bored trying not to wake the entire house, ie Peter. Not at all sure if this has worked...
For Compositionally Challenged Week 19: Visual Weight and Balance, and Macro Mondays theme 'Key'.
Some Blurb:
Turning the key at a slight angle adds weight to the subject itself, it's peaks & troughs become more pronounced which makes for a more interesting view of an otherwise mundane object, the cone shape of the key at this angle produces a near perfect circle dead centre in the frame, the space above and below the key is equal to 1/10 the diameter of that circle.
The bevel at the tip of the key also provides us with a near perfect circle, very nearly in a rule of thirds position, but you can't have everything.
The bubbles following the curve of the chuck add a little weight to the background and hopefully a little balance to the image as a whole, but their main purpose is to frame the subject - if you've already traced around that curve with your mouse then mission accomplished, if not then try it you might like it.
Pink & blue - not text book complimentary colours but they do work well together, especially on Flickr.
I won't mention the other pink & blue connotation for fear of being cancelled on Twitter, formerly Twitter.
It represents his & hers. Dammit!
This lens has one of the shallowest fields known to man, or woman, to counter that we've stacked 8 images spanning the width of the tip of the key to bring the area with most texture into focus and hopefully draw your eye.
The straight lines on the right hand side are simply there as a counter balance to the roundness found pretty much everywhere else in the frame.
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Titles are not-done in abstract art. The dogma says that we should see for ourselves. The exploration of the unknown may be difficult without a clue and some background information, so museums usually provide text as well, but precise words narrow things down, while silent images are open to any connotation.
Isamu Noguchi was not hindered by this dogma. He gave his sculptures beautiful titles, poetic phrases like 'Night Wind' that open new vistas. A piece of black basalt, endlessly caressed by steel tools, rests on a wooden pedestal. We see traces of origin. The twists in stone and wood make it alive.
It reminds me of the Japanese 'Torii (gates to a holy place) and - perhaps quite the opposite - the sword of the samurai. Are those personal connotations in conflict with Noguchi's title? I don't think so. Our fingers cannot grasp the 'night wind', our eyes are unable to see it. Yet, it is real. We can hear the wind at night, we can feel it, we can dream it up in stone.
Talatamaty (Madagascar) - Ces enfants jouaient dans la rizière en s’éclaboussant. J’ai commencé à faire quelques photos, le plus discrètement possible. Mais un vazaha * au beau milieu d’une rizière, ça ne passe pas inaperçu. Ils se sont mis à courir en tous sens en criant « vazaha, vazaha, vasaha… », pour que je les photographie.
* Vazaha se prononce vaza et signifie « étranger d’origine européenne ». Ce terme ne comporte aucune connotation péjorative.
Run in the rice fields
Talatamaty (Madagascar) - These children were playing in the rice field while splashing. I started to take some photos, as discreetly as possible. But a vazaha * in the middle of a rice field does not go unnoticed. They started running in all directions shouting "vazaha, vazaha, vasaha...", for me to photograph them.
* Vasaha is pronounced vasa and means "foreigner of European descent". This term has no pejorative connotation.
The word autumn comes from the ancient Etruscan root autu- and has within it connotations of the passing of the year.It was borrowed by the neighbouring Romans, and became the Latin word autumnus. After the Roman era, the word continued to be used as the Old French word autompne (automne in modern French) or autumpne in Middle English, and was later normalized to the original Latin. In the Medieval period, there are rare examples of its use as early as the 12th century, but by the 16th century, it was in common use.
Boston, Massachusetts in autumn
Before the 16th century, harvest was the term usually used to refer to the season, as it is common in other West Germanic languages to this day (cf. Dutch herfst, German Herbst and Scots hairst). However, as more people gradually moved from working the land to living in towns, the word harvest lost its reference to the time of year and came to refer only to the actual activity of reaping, and autumn, as well as fall, began to replace it as a reference to the season.
The alternative word fall for the season traces its origins to old Germanic languages. The exact derivation is unclear, with the Old English fiæll or feallan and the Old Norse fall all being possible candidates. However, these words all have the meaning "to fall from a height" and are clearly derived either from a common root or from each other. The term came to denote the season in 16th century England, a contraction of Middle English expressions like "fall of the leaf" and "fall of the year".
During the 17th century, English emigration to the British colonies in North America was at its peak, and the new settlers took the English language with them. While the term fall gradually became obsolete in Britain, it became the more common term in North America.[citation needed]
The name backend, a once common name for the season in Northern England, has today been largely replaced by the name autumn
The Puerta de San Esteban is one of the oldest well-preserved and historically significant gateways of Moorish architecture. It was originally the gate by which the Muslim emir and his officials entered the mosque and it presumably existed since the mosque's first construction by Abd ar-Rahman I in the 8th century. However, its decoration was completed by Muhammad I in 855. Centuries of slow deterioration and restoration attempts have erased some elements of its decoration, but major original aspects of it remain. Its historical-architectural significance derives from being the earliest surviving example to display the classic ornamental features of Moorish gateways: a door topped by a horseshoe arch with voussoirs of alternating color, which in turn is framed by a rectangular alfiz.
Many other gates were added over the course of subsequent expansions of the mosque. These later gates have even more elaborate decoration, particularly from the 10th century during Al-Hakam II's expansion (starting in 961), visible today on the western exterior façade of the former prayer hall. Al-Mansur's final expansion of the mosque a few decades later (starting in 987–988), which extended the mosque laterally to the east, copied the design of the earlier gates of Al-Hakam II's expansion. Al-Mansur's doors are visible on the building's current eastern façade. Some remains of the original eastern doors of Al-Hakam II's expansion, before Al-Mansur's displacement of the eastern wall, are still visible inside the mosque-cathedral today. The best-preserved example is the door popularly known as Puerta del Chocolate or Puerta del Punto, located next to the southern wall and serving today as the visitors' exit from the cathedral's treasury rooms, which was formerly a door to the mosque's treasury as well. Many of the exterior gates, however, have undergone various periods of decay and restoration. The most elaborate gates on the eastern wall today are in large part the work of 20th-century restorations. Many of the original Arabic inscriptions on these doors have nonetheless been preserved, however. Susana Calvo Capilla has noted that many of the inscriptions on the 10th-century gates have eschatological and proselytizing connotations, possibly reflecting a conscious rebuttal of heterodox religious currents that the authorities deemed threats at the time. Three of the doors, for example, include Qur'anic verses that deny Christian beliefs on the divinity of Christ.
After the mosque's conversion to a cathedral in 1236, Spanish Christian designs were increasingly added to new or existing gates. The small Postigo de la Leche ("Door of the Milk") on the west side of the building has Gothic details dating from 1475. Among the most notable monumental Christian-era portals are the Puerta de las Palmas, the Puerta de Santa Catalina, and the Puerta del Perdón.
Puerta de las Palmas, seen from the Courtyard of the Oranges
The Puerta de las Palmas (Door of the Palms) is the grand ceremonial gate from the Courtyard of the Oranges to the cathedral's interior, built on what was originally a uniform façade of open arches leading to the former mosque's prayer hall. Originally called the Arco de Bendiciones (Arch of the Blessings), it was the setting for the ceremonial blessing of the royal flag, a ritual which was part of a Spanish monarch's coronation ceremony. Its current form dates from the restoration and remodelling done by Hernán Ruiz I in 1533, who created a plateresque façade above the doorway. The facade's statues depict the Annunciation while, unusually, the smaller figures in the lower corners depict mythological creatures.
The Puerta de Santa Catalina (Door of Saint Catherine) is the main eastern entrance to the Courtyard of the Oranges. Its name referred to the presence of a nearby Convent of Saint Catherine. Its current appearance dates from the work of Hernán Ruiz II, who took over work on the cathedral in 1547 after the passing of his father (Hernán Ruiz I). The gate has a Renaissance façade on its exterior: the doorway is flanked by two columns and is surmounted by a serliana-style composition of columns forming three alcoves topped by a curved lintel. Within the three alcoves are the remains of three murals depicting Saint Catherine (Santa Catalina), Saint Acisclus (San Acisclo) and Saint Victoria (Santa Victoria).
The Puerta del Perdón (Door of Forgiveness) is one of the most ritually important doors of the cathedral, located at the base of the bell tower and directly opposite the Puerta de las Palmas. A gate existed here since the Islamic period; its location is aligned with the mihrab of the mosque and with the central axis of the building before Al-Mansur's expansion. Its first reconstruction in the Christian period of the building dates to 1377, but it has been modified several times since, notably by Sebastián Vidal in 1650. The faded mural paintings inside the blind arches above the outer doorway include a depiction of Our Lady of the Assumption in the middle, with Saint Michel and Saint Raphael on the sides.
A shuttlecock is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape: the cone is formed from sixteen overlapping goose feathers embedded into a rounded cork base. The cork is covered with thin leather. The shuttlecock's shape makes it extremely aerodynamically stable. Regardless of initial orientation, it will turn to fly cork first, and remain in the cork-first orientation. The name shuttlecock is frequently shortened to shuttle; a shuttlecock may also be known as a bird or birdie. The abbreviation cock is rarely used except in a jocular sense, due to its vulgar connotations. The "shuttle" part of the name was probably derived from its back-and-forth motion during the game, resembling the shuttle of a loom; the "cock" part of the name was probably derived from the resemblance of the feathers
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Isaiah 24:20 “The earth will be moving uncertainly, like a man overcome by drink; it will be shaking like a tent; and the weight of its sin will be on it, crushing it down so that it will not get up again.”
Victory is Not an Option, 2019
Maurizio Cattelan
"A great walkway of British Union Jack fags leads up to
Blenheim Palace, welcoming you on arrival. The sight
can be as warmly familiar as it can be alienating. With this
site-specifc artwork, Cattelan questions the meanings
we attribute to flags and nationality, their power to inspire
both love and hatred, to evoke feelings of belonging and
difference.
Winston Churchill – who was born at Blenheim Palace in
1874 – was vocal about his mistrust of the Union Jack’s
symbolism, implying once that it was an imperialist symbol full
of ‘flag-planting’ connotations, alluding to Britain’s history of
colonialism and political confict.
As a national monument steeped in British heritage and
tradition, Blenheim Palace itself represents a quintessential
‘British-ness’, making it a poignant place to question what it
means to be British, both historically and today".
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Música (abrir en nueva pestaña) / Music (Open link in new tab): Propaganda - Dream Within a Dream
Una fotografía del pasado domingo, jugando con las linealidades urbanas, el factor humano en movimiento, y sus "interlineadas" implícitas connotaciones :-)
-English:
A photograph that I took last Sunday, playing with urban linearities, the human factor in motion, and its implicit "between the lines" connotations :-)
Imagen protegida por Plaghunter / Image protected by Plaghunter
© Francisco García Ríos 2021- All Rights Reserved / Reservados todos los derechos.
“Acceptance is not a sign of weakness. It's not a question of giving up or giving in. It is an acknowledgement that we all have our crosses to bear … our human struggle. What we choose to do about it is up to us. We have the gift of free will. As a child I was very accepting of the abuse and losses that I suffered. I knew no different. As a teenager I withdrew into myself and then I rebelled and fought against it all, but what I am learning now is that acceptance causes me less personal pain … it baffles those who seek to destroy my composure and in turn makes them question everything they thought they knew. In truth, if we discard everything we think we know and focus only on what we know to be true, we find we know so very little. There is much to learn and each of us has a different purpose … a personal spiritual journey. I believe we are here to learn from others and others may learn from us. In this quiet way we may arrive at mutual understanding and as my dearest Friend, Khaled, once told me, understanding is the first step towards love.” - AP
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ0kh3k0LKE
THE PROMISE – TRACY CHAPMAN
I promise I will return. For now I say au revoir, but not goodbye, all my love, Poppy xo
The purest heart among us
can play sweet music on a harp
with variations and vibrations
an angel's tenderness imparts
The smallest flower or tiny creature
can stay forever in our minds
with connotations and abstractions
impressing us with ideas kind
The lovingness of all mankind
seeps through our veins and warms the coals
with tremors and delicious trickles
it stokes our fires; our embered souls
The steps of time; the parallels
are drawn before we're born
the plan is made; the cavalcade
storms the castle and leaves us torn
The outcome is not always foretold
there's often something we can do
no need to suffer or seal our fate
the life that comes; it's up to you
The two things that spring to my mind
are patience and compassion
to exercise and exorcise
the former to practice; the latter not rationed
Love and only love my friends
can stop disease and hate
I want to give it unconditionally
Love is infinite; intelligence is not necessarily innate.
- AP - Copyright © remains with and is the intellectual property of the author
Copyright © protected image please do not reproduce without permission
thirsty?
i was listening to Dry by PJ Harvey on repeat.
not the same connotation, i'm sure.
but the very same desperation.
An artificial sky, which borrows its beauty from a pronounced connotation of its natural counterpart...
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Portsall harbour
Gwenn ha Du
The flag's dimensions are not fixed and may vary from 9 cm × 14 cm (3.5 in × 5.5 in) to 8 m × 12 m (26 ft × 39 ft). The flag is not only used by cultural associations or separatists but by other people. For years, the authorities considered the flag as a separatist symbol, but the attitude has now changed and the flag, no longer having any political connotations, can appear everywhere, even on public buildings, along with the other official flags. It is widely used throughout Brittany and can even be seen on town halls in the region. Because of the absence of legislation concerning regional flags in France the flag is also flown on sailboats and fishing boats. The design of the ermine spots can vary, but the version most frequently seen is shown above.
The flag was created in 1923 by Morvan Marchal. He used as his inspiration the flags of the United States and Greece as these two countries were seen at that time as the respective symbols of liberty and democracy.
The nine horizontal stripes represent the traditional dioceses of Brittany into which the duchy was divided historically. The five black stripes represent the French or Gallo speaking dioceses of Dol, Nantes, Rennes, Saint-Malo and Saint-Brieuc; the four white stripes represent the Breton speaking dioceses of Trégor, Léon, Cornouaille and Vannes. The ermine canton recalls the ducal arms of Brittany.
The flag first came to notice by a wider public at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925. It was adopted by various cultural and nationalist groups through the 1920s and 1930s. However, its association with nationalist and separatist groups during the Second World War brought suspicions of collaboration on the flag. A revival of interest in the flag took place in the 1960s. Since then, it has lost an association with separatism in the mind of the public and become a widely accepted symbol for all Brittany and Bretons. The older ermine field flag and black cross continue to be rarely used, though, by some individuals and groups.
In blazons, the flag is Sable, four bars Argent; the canton ermine. Traditionally, coats of arms could be displayed as a rectangular banner, as well as on a shield.