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I didn't have to go far for this white variety of Herb Robert, it's growing by our front wall and doing quite well.
Day 24 shot for the April group.
Herb Robert is one of my favourite wildflowers, tiny but perfect and more usually seen with pinkish mauve and silver colouring and a lovely satin sheen to the petals. In European folk medicine, the plant was used as a remedy for nosebleeds and toothache. The unpleasant odor of freshly picked, crushed leaves is said to repel mosquitoes which gives it one of several common names, 'stinky bob'. The flower buds were thought to resemble a stork’s bill (another name, cranesbill), and this association suggested that the plant might enhance fertility. Outdoors, the plant was said to bring good luck, but if you took it indoors, death was sure to follow (hence the name 'death come quickly'). The association with death was enhanced by the name Robert, a folk name for a devilish sprite who liked to cause trouble for people, though I've read elsewhere that it was named after a monk, Robert, who liked to use it in his healing work. Interestingly, it can often be found growing on or near to the sites of old monasteries, which gives credence to this idea.
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan, or Pura Bratan, is a major Shivaite and water temple on Bali, Indonesia — the other major water temple being Pura Ulun Danu Batur. The temple complex is located on the shores of Lake Bratan in the mountains near Bedugul. Water temples serve the entire region in the outflow area; downstream there are many smaller water temples that are specific to each irrigation association (subak).
Built in 1663, this temple is used for offerings ceremony to the Balinese water, lake and river goddess Dewi Danu, due to the importance of Lake Bratan as a main source of irrigation in central Bali. The 11 stories of pelinggih meru dedicated for Shiva and his consort Parvathi. Buddha statue also present inside this temple.
Pura Ulun featured in Indonesian banknote
Lake Bratan is known as the Lake of Holy Mountain due to the fertility of this area. Located 1200 m above sea level, it has a cold tropical climate.
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I used an antique African hand carved wooden fertility statue for this composition.
*Photograph composition was created for the Our Daily Challenge topic:
LOW LIGHT SUGGESTIVE
Im having this incredible surge of inspiration...i hope to have lots of new work on the way!
...must keep the flow going~~~
Pablo Picasso
1881-1973
She-goat
1950 (cast 1952)
Medium-Bronze
Picasso's studio in the town of Vallauris,where he worked beginning in 1948,was next to a yard into which potters threw debris-pieces of metal and shards of ceramic.After deciding to sculpt a goat Picasso searched the yard for discarded materials that would suggest parts of the animal's body.He crafted a skeleton with these objects and filled out the center with plaster.A wicker basket forms the rib cage;two ceramic jugs were modified to serve as udders.Flat palm fronds shaped the slope of the goats spine and the length of its snout,and metal scraps are used as structural units throughout.
The goat motif,like the bull,has been deeply embedded in European art since Classical times.Here,Picasso's goat is pregnant and is definitely a representation of his new,rising surge and optimism of love of life following the war and relationship with his young mistress,Francoise Gilot.Francoise had just had their second child Paloma (the Spanish word for dove) named after a poster,Dove of Peace,which appeared all around Paris in 1949 for the post-war Peace Congress.Thus,ancient themes of ritual,fertility,and renewal of life as in the featured series of plates (also decorated in this period) were regularly explored.The goat image is repeated later in the simple,gold form of Centaure.
Built in 1882 at no. 102 Strasburg Pike.
"Fertility is an unincorporated community located along Strasburg Pike, in East Lampeter Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States." - info from Wikipedia.
The fall of 2022 I did my 3rd major cycling tour. I began my adventure in Montreal, Canada and finished in Savannah, GA. This tour took me through the oldest parts of Quebec and the 13 original US states. During this adventure I cycled 7,126 km over the course of 2.5 months and took more than 68,000 photos. As with my previous tours, a major focus was to photograph historic architecture.
Now on Instagram.
Je vous remercie tous . Cela m'a fait chaud au " coeur "de voir tous vos commentaires élogieux .
Domi , la photo est vraiment tres belle .
Je pratique le tressage de blé qui est un art et tradition populaire remontant surement à l'aube de la civilisation agricole .
Cet art c'est développé depuis le moyen-age jusq'au millieu du 19 eme siécle .A la fin de la moisson ,les derniers épis, considérés comme quasi magique car chargés de toute la fertilité de la terre étaient alors tressés en signe de protection , de porte-bonheur . Chaque modéle a une symbolique ou une région d'origine propre depuis les formes les plus simples ,comme le croissillon à 12 épis ou le soleil à 7 épis pour avoir la prospérité toute l'année jusq' aux formes les plus élaborées comme le collier de cheval , par exemple, offert pour les mariages ou servant d'ex voto .
Le coeur présenté est réalisé selon la technique en spirale symbole de la longévité ;
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Thank you all. It warmed to "heart" to see all your
praise.
Domi, the picture is really very beautiful.
I practice weaving wheat is an art and popular tradition dating
surely at the dawn of agricultural civilization.
This art is developed from the medieval UP TO middle of the 19th century. At the
end of the harvest, the last ears, considered almost magical because of charge
all the fertility of the land were then twisted into a sign of protection,
lucky. Each model has a symbolic or region of origin for
from the simplest forms, such as croissillon to 12 oars or the sun to 7
ears for the prosperity all year jusq 'to the most elaborate forms
like the horse collar, for example, available for weddings or serving as an ex
voto.
The core presented is done using the technique spiral symbol of longevity
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I thought the cracks and imperfections made it look more authentic.
Made this for a class, material is pipestone.
In the 'land of my fathers' the Paradise Tree (known now as a Christmas tree) was hung with apples and wafers, to symbolise the fruits of the tree of knowledge, and the Redemption. German migrants spread the practice across England and America. Now everybody is at it.
Like many European Christian traditions, the fir tree has Pagan origins, when a tree would be brought inside, in preparation for Yule, to symbolise eternal life, fertility, and the return of life after the long winter.
This might sound odd given that I am of a 'certain age', but this is the first time I have gone out to buy a tree and dress it all myself. It's been fun and a learning experience. For other Weinachtsbaum virgins, the trick is to put the lights on first (and test them!), then the angel on top, then the tinsel, and the baubles on last.
a7riv + Minolta AF 35mm 1:1.4 (1987; org.)
Flora (Latin: Flōra) is a Roman goddess of flowers and of the season of spring – a symbol for nature and flowers (especially the may-flower). While she was otherwise a relatively minor figure in Roman mythology, being one among several fertility goddesses, her association with the spring gave her particular importance at the coming of springtime, as did her role as goddess of youth.
I was staring out my bedroom sliding glass doors and I see these little guys in my fence from a distance!!! Don't they look like Kokopelli's.....holy shit!!!!! How odd is that.....I know I am not crazy...my sister-in-law sees it too. Do you know what these symbolize???? Fertility!!!!!!!!!!!! Strange.....very very strange!!!!
A stone to blow:
Located on the northern side of the coast road, the Pu o Hiro is a stone approximately 1.25 meters high, whose name means “trumpet of Hiro”, ancient god of rain. It is also known as Maea Puhi (stone to blow).
It is a stone aerophone, considered as an ancestral musical instrument of the Rapa Nui culture. It has a main hole through which it was blown, producing a deep trumpet-like sound. There are some islanders who are skilled at making it sound, which is not easy.
It is a unique artefact on the island and its use is not well defined. It seems that it was formerly considered a talisman for fishing. Certain traditions point out that when blowing in one of its holes, there was a loud audible sound to the region of Poike (3 km far away) that attracted the fish to the coast. It was also a war trophy, carried from one end of the island to the other at different times.
On the surface of the stone there are several petroglyphs with vulva forms (“komari”), the symbol of fertility, so it is believed that Pu o Hiro was used in rituals related to it. It is likely to have been an instrument of call, though it could also have constituted the center of a ceremonial site in honor of Hiro, since that area is very rich in monuments and engravings.
A call to gods:
The god of rain was invoked in periods of drought in order that rain showered by means of prayers that were in charge of Ariki Paka (Great Lord of the Drought). Dressed in special clothing and erected on some mound within the affected region, Ariki Paka turned his face to the heights, chanting his song to the divinity:
The song in Rapanui language:
E te uá, matavai-roa a Hiro-é
ka hoa mai koe kiraro
ka rei mai koe kiraro
e te u´a matavai-roa a Hiro-é
The song in English.
The rain, the great tears of Hiro
Send us down
Pour down
The rain, the great tears of Hiro
Durham City, September 2023. Camera release date 1988, Ilford FP4+ film (released 1990) dark yellow filter.
Mural by Spagnola aka @dustinspagnola seen in Asheville, North Carolina.
Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
Edit by Teee.
Dagon is a first name in Hebrew and means Little Fish. It is also the name of a horror movie from 2001.
Dagon (or “Dagan” as spelled in some historical writings) was originally a Babylonian fertility god who evolved into a major Northwest Semitic god, reportedly of fish and/or fishing.
Gypsy's Cuckoo Bee (Bombus bohemicus) is a species of socially parasitic cuckoo bumblebee found in most of Europe. B. bohemicus practices inquilinism, or brood parasitism, of other bumblebee species. B. bohemicus is a generalist parasite, successfully invading several species from genus Bombus. The invading queen mimics the host nest's chemical signals, allowing her to assume a reproductively dominant role as well as manipulation of host worker fertility and behaviour.
B. vestalis is very similar to B. bohemicus. They can be separated by the antennal segments - if segment 3 equals the length of segment 5 = B. bohemicus; and if 3 is shorter than 5, then it is B. vestalis. B. vestalis parasities Bombus terrestis so closely mimics this species and therefore has a darker yellow band on the thorax, whereas B. bohemicus has a paler yellow band to mimic its host species - Bombus lucorum.
Photo by Nick Dobbs, 09-07-2023, Bournemouth, Dorset
For my sl sister who will be giving birth very soon, she asked me to be God of Fertility. To Bless the new lives (she is having twins) coming forth.
Priest and adepts of the temple of thunder (Benin)
The Thunder Temple is a sacred place devoted to Hevioso, the powerful god of thunder, justice, and fertility in Vodun tradition.
Known as the bringer of storms and balance, Hevioso's might is said to strike like lightning, both metaphorically and literally.
In this spiritual practice, those struck by lightning are considered to have been directly touched by the god. Some believe it is a sign of punishment, while others see it as a divine calling.
The Thunder Temple is not just a place of worship; it’s a gateway to understanding the Vodun belief system, where nature’s fury is seen as sacred and life is deeply intertwined with the elements.
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Inari Ōkami (稲荷大神?, also Oinari) is the Japanese kami of foxes, of fertility, rice, tea and sake, of agriculture and industry, of general prosperity and worldly success, and one of the principal kami of Shinto. In earlier Japan, Inari was also the patron of swordsmiths and merchants. Represented as male, female, or androgynous, Inari is sometimes seen as a collective of three or five individual kami. Inari appears to have been worshipped since the founding of a shrine at Inari Mountain in 711 AD, although some scholars believe that worship started in the late 5th century.
Worship of Inari spread across Japan in the Edo period, and by the 16th century Inari had become the patron of blacksmiths and the protector of warriors. Inari is a popular figure in both Shinto and Buddhist beliefs in Japan. More than one-third (32,000) of the Shinto shrines in Japan are dedicated to Inari. Modern corporations, such as cosmetic company Shiseido, continue to revere Inari as a patron kami, with shrines atop their corporate headquarters.[1]
Inari's foxes, or kitsune, are pure white and act as their messengers