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* Gargoyles are waterspouts set high on a building that direct rainwater away from the building's walls. Most gargoyles are carved from a block of solid stone. They are made to look like animals, monsters, laughing or scowling humans, dragons, or demons. A channel, or groove, cut along the top of the statue directs rainwater away from the building through the gargoyle's open mouth.
* The longer the gargoyle, the further the water would be carried from the walls, which is why they’re usually carved into a very long, fantastic looking creature.
* Although gargoyles come in many forms, most are carved into grotesque, hideous looking creatures in order to frighten off evil spirits from the buildings which they guard.
* An ornamental gargoyle that is not constructed as a waterspout is technically called a chimera or boss.
* The term gargoyle originates from the French word gargouille, which means throat or gullet. Appropriately, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is famous for its gargoyles and chimeras, which are clearly visible from the ground and look out over Paris.
For the Macro Mondays group theme 'Magic'...
My little Swirly Glass truly is magical. It can adopt completely different looks according to the lighting and background - a real chameleon!
Magic And Loss
by Lou Reed
When you pass through the fire
you pass through humble
You pass through a maze of self doubt
When you pass through humble
the lights can blind you
Some people never figure that out
You pass through arrogance you pass through hurt
You pass through an ever present past
and it's best not to wait for luck to save you
Pass through the fire to the light
As you pass through the fire
your right hand waving
there are things you have to throw out
That caustic dread inside your head
will never help you out
You have to be very strong
'cause you'll start from zero
over and over again
And as the smoke clears
there's an all consuming fire
lying straight ahead
They say no one person can do it all
but you want to in your head
But you can't be Joyce
so what is left instead
You're stuck with yourself
and a rage that can hurt you
You have to start at the beginning again
And just this moment
This wonderful fire started up again
When you pass through humble
when you pass through sickly
When you pass through
I'm better than you all
When you pass through
anger and self deprecation
and have the strength to acknowledge it all
When the past makes you laugh
and you can savor the magic
that let you survive your own war
You find that that fire is passion
and there's a door up ahead not a wall
As you pass through fire as you pass through fire
trying to remember its name
When you pass through fire licking at your lips
you cannot remain the same
And if the building' burning
move towards that door
but don't put the flames out
There's a bit of magic in everything
and then some loss to even things out
Brewery: Magic Hat Brewing Company
South Burlington, VT, USA
Website: www.magichat.net/elixirs/vinyl#/elixirs/howl
Beer style: Schwarzbier
Alcohol (by volume): 4.6%
Tasted at: home
Reviews: RateBeer
Note: the Magic Hat brand is now owned by North American Breweries, along with the Pyramid and MacTarnahan brands (August 2010)
Magic Lantern is an open platform for developing enhancements to the amazing Canon 5D Mark II, 550D/T2i, 60D and 500D digital SLRs, especially for video. What is less-known is that ML also offers a lot of features for photos, too.
The Magic Lantern has a long history. First built in 1893 as the Tywyn Assembly Rooms, it showed its first film in 1901. Its location is 6A Corbet Square, Tywyn, Gwynedd, LL36 9DF.
Magic Kingdom Park
Walt Disney World Resort
1180 Seven Seas Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
USA
美國 佛羅里達 迪士尼 神奇王國
Magic artwork for souls looking for luck, wealth and fortune. . Its loaded with mythological symbols that all have something to do with 8 or luck or enlightenment, haha, your welcome.
Book by John N. McNamara, with Frances Kuyper and Gerry Mayer.
Published by KopyKake Enterprises, Palos Verdes, California
Yesterday, I had time to visit three places. First I went to see Nur and Juju over at Poetika. They have changed it again. Nur's vision and style is pure art. I love checking out what they do on that Sintetika sim. Beautiful glow on the trees on the second floor cast a glow in the chill area. I was there for a long time listening DJ Juju Dollinger spin a nice minimal set.
Later that day, I went and stopped in to say hi to DJ Particle over at Organica. She is also known on the Second LIfe grid as Emi Halical. This cute little avie can kick ass! LOL! I hung out there with the gang and listened to her spin an awesome psy set. Woot Emi!
Later that evening, my angel and I headed for the new sim called Magic of Oz. Totally inspired by the Wizard of Oz, we walked along the yellow brick road following it to Munchkin Land, the scarecrow's wheatfield, along the river to the Emerald City and then to the scary Witches Castle.
You can shop at Magic of Oz, too. Go to the Emerald City for cool stuff. Also, these sim owners peppered the entire place with gifts. You just have to click on the magic items (not telling you what... lol). You gotta go and see this sim... and the music? OMG, Dorothy is singing "Over the Rainbow!"
Suizen-ji Garden (水前寺成趣園, Suizenji Jōjuen) is a spacious, Japanese style landscape garden in Kumamoto, best enjoyed by scrolling along a circular path. It was built by the Hosokawa family in the 17th century.
The garden reproduces the 53 post stations of the Tokaido, the important road, which connected Edo with Kyoto during the Edo Period, in miniature form, including a small Mt. Fuji.
The garden has been declared by the national government a historic site of scenic beauty.
Magic Trackpad made it here today, enjoying using it so far but only time will tell if it gets much use over time. It feels very natural to use it for browsing the web and looking through photos - more serious work will still be carried out by my Magic Mouse :)
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