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346's SD40 helpers dig thru the Valley sag, under a heavenly Sun Ray from below the horizon reflecting off high thins...
a heavenly scene dat i sooo luv..back from a heavenly hiatus....
hope 2 catch up 2 ur pics angelic 1's....meanwhile..a tune ..
in my brain...
^i^
* Ocean Song * ~ by Jessica McLean
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St. Paul the Apostle is a very revered saint in the Sicilian town of Palazzolo Acreide, the feast in his honor is celebrated on two occasions (very important periods if referring to peasant civilization), on 29 June (the day I took this photo story this year 2023) date of his martyrdom, and January 25, the date of his conversion to Christianity. The "summer party" of June 29, begins with a particular collection of donut-shaped bread (in Sicilian called "cuddura"), donated by the villagers and collected on a cart, this is the "round of bread", these loaves (called "di San Paolo") have decorations that recall snakes: the reference is always to San Paolo, considered the protector from the poisonous bites of vipers, this is the ancestral legacy of an ancient peasant civilization, the wheat harvest period that coincides with the feast, it makes working in sunburnt fields particularly dangerous; once there were characters to whom supernatural gifts were attributed, they were called "ciarauli", capable of protecting from the venomous bites of the viper (This year, a very nice man of Palazzolo Acreide, who was also present last year, was present at the feast to recall these ancient figures. Instead of little snakes, as was once the custom, he had with him a very calm python, also because it was full). The procession takes the name of "sciuta", with reference to the "exit" from the basilica of San Paolo of two floats, first the float comes out with the relic of the saint, carried on the shoulders by the devotees, immediately after, at 13.00 o'clock the exit of the float takes place with the ancient statue of Saint Paul holding a sword in his hand (the iconography represents him with the sword for two reasons, he was beheaded with a sword stroke, and because he, referring to the word of God, defined it more effective and sharper than a double-bladed sword), at this point they begin among the most spectacular and evocative pyrotechnic games that I have ever seen, we witness a phantasmagoric and kaleidoscopic explosion of colors made with enormous colored confetti and with colored ribbons about two meters long called 'nzareddi, which recall the shape and movement of snakes. During the procession we witness the rite of children who, completely naked, are taken by their parents by the expert hands of two devotees present on the float, they are thus placed in front of St. Paul to ask for his intercession and protection, sometimes these children are adorned with paper money, in fact, the donation of money is part of the rites that accompany the procession. Among these rites is the vow of the "bare shoulder" made by devout bearers, and that of women who walk barefoot by vow. The procession with the two vare then arrives, as a sign of devotion, in the church of the Annunziata.
San Paolo Apostolo è un santo molto venerato nel paese siciliano di Palazzolo Acreide, la festa in suo onore viene celebrata in due occasioni (periodi molto importanti se riferiti alla civiltà contadina), il 29 giugno (giorno in cui ho realizzato quest’anno 2023 questo foto-racconto) data del suo martirio, ed il 25 gennaio, data della sua conversione al cristianesimo. La “festa estiva” del 29 giugno, inizia con una particolare raccolta di pane a forma di ciambella (in siciliano detta “cuddura”), donato dai paesani e raccolto su di un carretto, questo è il “giro del pane”, questi pani (detti “di San Paolo”) presentano delle decorazioni che richiamano i serpenti: il riferimento è sempre a San Paolo, ritenuto il protettore dai morsi velenosi delle vipere, questo è il retaggio ancestrale di un’antica civiltà contadina, il periodo della mietitura che coincide con la festa, rende particolarmente pericoloso il lavoro nei campi arsi dal sole; una volta esistevano dei personaggi a cui si attribuivano doti sovrannaturali, erano chiamati “ciarauli”, capaci di proteggere dai morsi velenosi della vipera (quest’anno era presente nella festa, a rievocare queste antiche figure, un simpaticissimo Palazzolese, presente anche l'anno scorso, che al posto delle bisce, come si usava una volta, aveva con se un docilissimo pitone, anche perchè satollo). La processione prende il nome di “sciuta”, con riferimento alla “uscita” dalla basilica di San Paolo di due vare, dapprima esce la vara con la reliquia del santo, portata in spalla dai devoti, subito dopo, alle 13,00 in punto avviene l’uscita della vara con l’antica statua di San Paolo che stringe una spada in pugno (l’iconografia lo rappresenta con la spada per due motivi, egli fu decapitato con un colpo di spada, e perché egli, riferendosi alla parola di Dio, la definiva più efficace e più tagliente di una spada a doppia lama), a questo punto iniziano tra i più spettacolari e suggestivi giochi pirotecnici che io che io abbia mai visto, si assiste ad una fantasmagorica e caleidoscopica esplosione di colori realizzati con enormi coriandoli colorati e con dei nastri colorati lunghi circa due metri chiamati ‘nzareddi, che richiamano la forma ed il movimento dei serpenti. Durante la processione si assiste al rito dei bambini che, completamente nudi, vengono presi dai genitori dalle esperte mani di due devoti presenti sulla vara, vengono così messi al cospetto di San Paolo a chiederne la sua intercessione e protezione, a volte questi bimbi sono adornati con della carta moneta, infatti la donazione di denaro fa parte dei riti che accompagnano la processione. Tra questi riti c’è il voto della “spalla nuda” fatto dai devoti portatori, e quello delle donne che per voto camminano scalze. La processione con le due vare giunge poi, in segno di devozione, nella chiesa dell’Annunziata.
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233/365 - 08/21/2013
If you are a candle addict and a dessert junkie like me, the discovery of a Banana Bread scented candle would probably have you jumping with joy.
Take my word for it, at the end of a stressful workday, few things beat getting into bed under a snuggly comforter to watch a favorite TV show accompanied by the scent of freshly baked Banana Bread......heavenly!
For Our Daily Challenge.
The challenge - Discovery
It was still a few hours before sunrise and I caught this beautiful, transcending cloud formations.The sun was still strong and the light hitting the clouds making it looks like there is a heavenly mountain just behind the Big Mountain range.
Luckily I was waiting for sunset and able to capture it.
Unfortunately, the clouds dispersed soon after, just before sunset. It would be more magnificent if the clouds stay during sunset.
a heavenly white rose from da bottom..even beautiful wit nite lite 2 make it soo heavenly special...1 of my favorite tunes...wishing u not a lonely day...unlike me..
^i^
*killing loneliness* ~ song lyrics by HIM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6KNmVYdjOA
Memories, sharp as daggers
Pierce into the flesh of today
Suicide of love took away all that matters
And buried the remains in an unmarked grave in your heart
With the venomous kiss you gave me
I'm killing loneliness (Killing loneliness)
With the warmth of your arms you saved me,
Oh, I'm killing loneliness with you
I'm killing loneliness that turned my heart into a tomb
I'm killing loneliness
Nailed to the cross, together
As solitude begs us to stay
Disappear in the night, forever
And denounce the power of death over our souls and secret words are sent to start a war
With the venomous kiss you gave me
I'm killing loneliness (Killing loneliness)
With the warmth of your arms you saved me,
I'm killing loneliness with you
I'm killing loneliness that turned my heart into a tomb
I'm killing loneliness
Killing loneliness
With the venomous kiss you gave me
I'm killing loneliness (Killing loneliness)
With the warmth of your arms you saved me
2day da snow is falling 2 da ground..
silently..not making a heavenly sound..
leaving a blanket of heavenly white...all around..
it's heavenly beauty is soo pure & clean..
such a blessed site 4 da eyes 2 see..
2 da beauty of Mother Nature..
there is truly nothing 2 compare..
makes our hearts soo heavenly aware..
dat in this heavenly creation..
indeed a heavenly friend is there..
wishing u a heavenly fallen snow day.
^i^
Wow. That's the G rated expression that crossed my mind upon entering into St. Peter's Basilica. Having previously set foot in some of the most revered churches in the world I actually had doubts that St. Peter's could live up to the hype of being in a class on its own. The lighting erased any such doubt. Not only did the architects hold no punches (or spare expense) in the use of materials, they even thought to allow for crepuscular rays to stream through the dome for long periods of the afternoon.
With all due respect to Mark Twain who claimed he could see no equal to the Duomo in Milian... there truly is no equal to St. Peter's.
my fav statue on a cloudy day....when i feel undone..feeling da blues..
^i^
* come undone * song lyrics by Duran Duran
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8zksSKb9Zg
Mine immaculate dream made breath and skin I've been waiting for you
Signed with a home tattoo happy birthday to you was created for ya
Can't ever keep from falling apart at the seams
Can't I belive you're taking my heart too pieces
Oh, it'll take a little time might take a little crime to come undone now
We'll try to stay blind to the hope and fear outside
Hey child stay wilder than the wind and blow me in to cry
Who do you need who do you love when you come undone
Who do you need who do you love when you come undone
Words playing me deja-vu like a radio tune I swear I've heard before
Chills is it something real or the magic I'm feeding off your fingers
Can't ever keep from falling apart at the seams
Can't I believe you're taking my heart to pieces
Lost in a snow filled sky we'll make it alright to come undone now
We'll try to stay blind to the hope and fear outside
Hey child stay wilder than the wind and blow me in to cry
Who do you need who do you love when you come undone
Who do you need who do you love when you come undone
Who do you need who do you love when you come undone
(Can't ever keep from falling apart) Who do you need who do you love
When you come undone (can't ever keep from falling apart)
Who do you need who do you love (can't ever keep from falling apart)
Who do you love when you come undone (can't ever keep from falling apart)
While driving down from Jenolan Caves, I couldn't resist but to come down and feel the warm autumn breeze that filter through the tree leaves. The grasslands under the blue sky are so gorgeous!
Taken using Nikon lens... F/9; 1/320 sec; ISO 100; focal length 22mm
* If I Close My Eyes Forever * ~ song lyrics by Ozzie Ozborne & Leta Ford
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI7yBwtJoi4
Baby, I get so scared inside and I don't really understand
Is it love that's on my mind or is it fantasy?
Heaven, is in the palm of my hand and it's waiting here for you
What am I supposed to do with a childhood tradgedy?
If I close my eyes forever
Would it all remain unchanged?
If I close my eyes forever
Would it all remain the same?
Sometimes, its hard to hold on, so hard to hold on to my dreams
It isn't always what it seems when you're face to face with me
Like a dagger you stick me in the heart and taste the blood from my blade
And when we sleep would you shelter me in your warm and darkened grave?
If I close my eyes forever
Would it all remain unchanged?
If i close my eyes forever
Would it all remain the same?
Will you ever take me?
No I just can't take the pain
Would you ever trust me?
No I'll never feel the same (oh)
(instrumental)
I know I've been so hard on you
I know I've told you lies
If I could have just one more wish
I'd wipe the cobwebs from my eyes
If I close my eyes forever
Would it all remain unchanged?
If I close my eyes forever
would it all remain the same? (Oh yeah)
Close your eyes...
Close your eyes...
You gotta close your eyes for me..........
Another beautiful recent sunset in the Bay Area, this one providing nice backlighting for a church in the Uptown area of Oakland. I caught this image from the front seat of my car as I was waiting for the left turn light.
Morning smiles
like the face of a newborn child
innocent unknowing
Winter's end
promises of a long lost friend
speaks to me of comfort
but I fear
I have nothing to give
I have so much to lose
here in this lonely place
tangled up in our embrace
there's nothing I'd like
better than to fall
but I fear I have nothing to give
Wind in time
rapes the flower trembling on the vine
nothing yields to shelter it
from above
they say temptation will destroy our love
the never ending hunger
but I fear
I have nothing to give
I have so much to lose
here in this lonely place
tangled up in our embrace
there's nothing I'd like
better than to fall
but I fear
I have nothing to give
I have so much to lose
I have nothing to give
We have so much to lose...
Sarah McLachlan - Fear
This majestic timelapse was shot during a very early morning in San Jose Pinula, Guatemala.
Tech Specs:
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3
Lens: Tokina 11-16mm f2.8
Focal Lenght: 11mm
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter speed: 13sec
WB: 4000K
Edited in: LRTimelapse
Tripod: Oven
Origami Heavenly Wolf
Designed and Folded by Roodborst
This model was designed for the second round of the origami design tournament on the snkhan.co.uk forum.
The topic chosen is "fantasy".
wishing u a heavenly sunday nite....may it be filled wit beauty..
^i^
It's gotta be this one
Don't have to fake it
You know I can take it
What if I told you
Your tears
Haven't been ignored
And everything
That was taken
Can be restored
Feel this
Can you feel this?
My heart beating
Out of my chest
Feel this
Can you feel this
Salvation
Under my breath
It's gotta be
Just right
Soul and spirit
Chord and lyric
What if I told you
That innocence is yours
And beauty you have now
Is brighter than before
Before
Feel this
Can you feel this?
My heart beating
Out of my chest
Feel this
Can you feel this
Salvation
Under my breath
Let go, let go, and believe
Let go, let go, and believe
Let go, let go, and believe
Let go
Feel this
Can you feel this?
My heart beating
Out of my chest
Feel this
Can you feel this
Salvation
Under my breath
* Feel This * ~ song lyrics by Bethany Joy Galeotti -
this past weekend it was an honor 2 return to my birthplace of shiprock, new mexico for the 98th northern navajo nation fair...it was simply heavenly & hope 2 catch up on your fantastic flickr streams...4 now...i'm back on the reservation...hope 2 be back in colorado soon.
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"The dances are prayers." ~Pop Chalee, TAOS PUEBLO
When we dance to the drum we pray to the Creator and attract the heartbeat of the earth. We never dance without reason; every dance has a purpose. We dance for rain; we dance for healing; we dance for seasons; we dance for joy; we dance for our children; we dance for the people; we dance for courage. The drum plays to the beat of the heart, to the beat of the Earth. The drum connects us to the Earth while we dance our prayers. Oh, Great One, let my dance and prayer be heard by You...
Northern Navajo Nation Pow Wow~
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjgDWW-AYW4&feature=related
Northern Navajo Nation Fair~ www.shiprocknavajofair.org/default.asp?DomName=shiprockna...
"You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection."
~Buddha
* Desire * ~ by Buddha Bar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUtMxhB3KhQ
A lover knows only humility, he has no choice.
He steals into your alley at night, he has no choice.
He longs to kiss every lock of your hair, don't fret,
he has no choice.
In his frenzied love for you, he longs to break the chains of his imprisonment,
he has no choice.
A lover asked his beloved:
- Do you love yourself more than you love me?
Beloved replied: I have died to myself and I live for you.
I've disappeared from myself and my attributes,
I am present only for you.
I've forgotten all my learnings,
but from knowing you I've become a scholar.
I've lost all my strength, but from your power I am able.
I love myself...I love you.
I love you...I love myself.
I am your lover, come to my side,
I will open the gate to your love.
Come settle with me, let us be neighbours to the stars.
You have been hiding so long, endlessly drifting in the sea of my love.
Even so, you have always been connected to me.
Concealed, revealed, in the unknown, in the un-manifest.
I am life itself.
You have been a prisoner of a little pond,
I am the ocean and its turbulent flood.
Come merge with me,
leave this world of ignorance.
Be with me, I will open the gate to your love.
I desire you more than food or drink
My body my senses my mind hunger for your taste
I can sense your presence in my heart
although you belong to all the world
I wait with silent passion for one gesture one glance
from you.
"And there are Four Corners of the Earth that we talk about, the Four Colors of people, and the Four Winds. You see the winds-they are spirits." --Grandfather William Commanda, ALGONQUIN
The Elders teach us about the four directions. If we learn about direction, we also learn about attention, about focus, and about power. Each direction has spiritual power. In the morning, go outside, face the east and get still; then, listen to your thoughts. After you have done this for a while, turn and face the west. Get quiet once again and listen to your thoughts. Did your thinking change when you changed direction? Great Spirit, teach me the power of the four directions.
* Wind of Change * ~ song lyrics by Scorpions
www.youtube.com/watch?v=57CzNqgm8Fc
I follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change
An August summer night
Soldiers passing by
Listening to the wind of change
The world closing in
Did you ever think
That we could be so close,like brothers
The future's in the air
I can feel it everywhere
Blowing with the wind of change
Chorus:
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
Walking down the street
Distant memories
Are buried in the past forever
I fallow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
With you and me
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
The wind of change blows straight
Into the face of time
Like a stormwind that will ring
The freedom bell for peace of mind
Let your balalaika sing
What my guitar wants to say
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
With you and me
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
Second in a small series of my neighbor's Magnolia blossoms...
I did very little editing to this-- Almost SOOC (straight out of camera)!
[CAMERA] Canon EOS 10D
[LENS] EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
[Forcal Length] 24mm
[Tv] 1/4000
[Av] f/22
[Ev] -2
[ISO] 100
[main ver.] digi*ana*logue
purple morning glory from my mum's garden this past summer....i find da inside of this flower simply heavenly wit a special glow...wishing u a heavenly day!
^i^
* inside of you * ~ song lyrics by infant sorrow
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNCHcge3B_g
Old as ancient skies,
I've had these wandering eyes,
but you took me by surprise,
when you let me
Inside of You.
Inside of You,
Inside of You,
There's got to be, some part of me
Inside of You.
Inside of You,
I could cross this desert plain,
Inside of You,
I can hear you scream my name,
Inside of You,
While the stars unfold,
I've crossed me heart and I've crossed the world,
and I need you here and I need to be
Inside of You.
Now the flowers bloom,
I feel you creep into my room,
and if this should be our tune,
I'll die here,
Inside of You.
And the world explodes,
I've never been down this road,
Teach me how to grow,
While I'm movin'
Inside of You.
Inside of You,
The restless find their dreams,
Inside of You,
This King has found his Queen,
Inside of You,
While the stars unfold,
I've crossed me heart and I've crossed the world,
and I need you here and I need to be
Inside of You.
Inside of You,
Bay blue,
so say adieu to thoughts untrue,
Who I woo,
it's You I woo.
Through and through,
and through and through,
There's so much more than just a screw,
Inside of You.
and I was blizzard blind,
felt like I'd lost me mind,
but You've treated me so kind,
I don't know what to do.
Our Daily Challenge "Begins with the Letter H"
148/365
One thing I love about Florida is that the sky can be pretty dramatic with its cloud formations. They usually move rather slowly, giving time to try to make out different shapes of creatures with your imagination. I found one in this photo, do you see any?
It has been very hot (100 degrees F) here this past week and we are receiving a lot of thunder and lightning with torrential short bouts of rain. We've been in a drought so the rain is very welcome here. However the lightning is severe where I live (lots of lakes around us) and since our poor little dog is phobic of thunder storms, we'd rather do without that part. Anyway, it is because of this that we are getting some magnificent clouds lately.