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El interior de la Mezquita Azul es tan espectacular como su exterior. Cuando penetramos en ella, como manda la tradición islámica con los hombros cubiertos y los pies descalzos (pero con calcetines), lo primero que sentimos es la gran alfombra que cubre todo el espacio de la mezquita. Luego nuestra vista se eleva hacia la cúpula central. Y por último notamos que nos envuelve una luz con una tonalidad azul, muy suave. 260 ventanales, que se alinean en cinco niveles permiten una filtración de la luz irrepetible, reflejándola en los 21.043 azulejos usados en su construcción. Aunque hay múltiples colores destacan los verdes y los turquesa, bajo la omnipresencia del sempiterno azul, de ahí su nombre. Hay más de cincuenta diseños diferentes de tulipanes.
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Inside the Blue Mosque is as spectacular as its exterior. When we enter it, as Islamic tradition dictates shoulders covered and bare feet (but with socks), the first thing we feel is the large rug that covers the entire space of the mosque. Then our eyes rising to the roof of the mosque towards the central dome. Finally we note that envelops us with a light shade of blue, very soft. 260 windows that are arranged in five levels allow a unique light filtering, reflected in the 21,043 tiles used in its construction. Although there are multiple colors include green and turquoise, under the eternal omnipresence of blue, hence its name. There are over fifty different designs of tulips.
ESTAMBUL - TURQUÍA
Architecte : Jacques Ferrier.
La singularité du bâtiment de Jacques Ferrier se fonde sur le lien que le nouveau siège communautaire crée avec le paysage de Rouen. Son profil contraste avec l’omniprésence des plans horizontaux qui caractérise ce site portuaire, et sa silhouette fait écho aux bâtiments industriels rénovés de la rive droite. Les obliques du volume répondent aux silhouettes des grues et des objets portuaires, aux étraves des navires qui passent. Le bâtiment révèle et se sert de la puissance du site pour intensifier la vie urbaine sur la rive gauche. En prolongement du futur parc, le bâtiment est à son tour créateur de contexte pour le futur écoquartier dont il sera la proue.
Son architecture facettée et transparente est conçue pour jouer des variations de lumière du ciel normand, des reflets de l’eau et des couleurs du climat. Le bâtiment est revêtu d’une façade d’écailles de verre colorées. Irisant et diffractant la lumière solaire, elles parent le bâtiment de touches de couleur qui se démultiplient avec les reflets du fleuve. Ce registre poétique est inspiré de l’impressionnisme et de Claude Monet. Le verre est revêtu d’une couche d’oxydes métalliques qui, de l’extérieur crée un reflet iridescent coloré, et s’efface vu de l’intérieur, n’altérant pas la vision des espaces de travail.
Architect: Jacques Ferrier.
The singularity of Jacques Ferrier’s building is based on the link that the new community headquarters creates with the landscape of Rouen. Its profile contrasts with the omnipresence of horizontal planes that characterize this port site, and its silhouette echoes the renovated industrial buildings on the right bank. The oblique lines of the volume respond to the silhouettes of cranes and port objects, and to the bows of passing ships. The building reveals and uses the power of the site to intensify urban life on the left bank. As an extension of the future park, the building is in turn a creator of context for the future eco-district of which it will be the prow.
Its faceted and transparent architecture is designed to play on the variations in light of the Normandy sky, the reflections of the water and the colors of the climate. The building is clad in a façade of colored glass scales. Iridescent and diffracting sunlight, they adorn the building with touches of color that multiply with the reflections of the river. This poetic register is inspired by impressionism and Claude Monet. The glass is coated with a layer of metallic oxides which, from the outside creates a colored iridescent reflection, and fades when seen from the inside, not altering the vision of the work spaces.
Cuando llegues a Santiago
no habrás llegado hasta el fin.
Será entonces el comienzo
de otro camino a vivir.
Todo fue un sueño
que te fascinó
y no quieres acabar.
Cuando llegues a Santiago
tu camino empezará.
Cuando llegues a Santiago
has de saber aceptar
que allí nada se termina,
Santiago es una ciudad,
sólo un descanso
en tu caminar
pero que nada acabó
El camino es infinito,
llévalo en tu corazón.
(José María Maldonado / Cuando Lllegues a Santiago)
Pensando y mirando, y sintiendo
fluir en silencio la vida
dentro de nosotros, en nosotros
a través de nosotros mismos,
nos acercamos al templo.
Y aquí cesamos en todo
para no sentir, no mirar,
no pensar. Ser,
solamente ser.
La vida es breve.
No estás solo.
...Otras veces has estado aquí.
Recuérdate con otros cuerpos.
Hablabas otra lengua,
llevabas otro vestido.
Fuiste joven y viejo otra vez
joven, y hombre y mujer,
y luego mujer y también hombre.
La Tierra no ha sido hecha
para que tú vuelvas siempre.
Es preciso detenerse, quedarse quieto.
(Mezquita de Córdoba / Poema de la Quibla)
Les Tulipes de mon jardin... évidement!!!
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46. The only manifested thing is the Non-manifested - though it is manifested, yet at the same time it remains non-manifested.
45. That which is totally »immanent« is the very same as that which is totally transcendent.
64. In the cosmos the spirit manifests itself as light. When Christ says that »I am the light of the cosmos«, it means that He is the light of the cosmos which is beyond the cosmos - that is to say, He is the spirit of the cosmos but this spirit is beyond the cosmos.
72. God creates from himself, in himself and to himself: He creates into himself.
73. Not only can God do anything (omnipotentia) but also He does everything (omniagentia).
74. God is infinitely beautiful because He is infinitely similar to himself.
75. The omnipresence of God does not mean that He is in everything and pervades everything but that everything is in God.
70. If God were out of me then God would be not God but one of the things that exist. To suppose an objective God is strictly speaking an indirect negation of God.
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Metaphysical aphorisms by András László
Retour aux anciens Bains et Thermes liégeois transformés en Cité Miroir, un lieu de débat, d'éducation et de culture.
L’échevin liégeois Georges Truffaut lance le projet des Bains et Thermes. Il comprend deux bassins de natation, une station d'autobus, une section d'hydrothérapie, des locaux annexes, un café-restaurant, un dancing. L'architecte moderniste Georges Dedoyard sera désigné au terme d'un concours au règlement très strict.
Le bâtiment est achevé sous l’occupation nazie et ouvre ses portes au public en mai 1942. Georges Truffaut, décédé en résistant en Angleterre un mois auparavant, ne verra jamais son projet abouti.
Considéré comme l’une des plus importantes réalisations du style moderniste de l’entre-deux-guerres, le bâtiment de la Sauvenière adopte les formes d’un paquebot aux proportions majestueuses. A l’intérieur, l’élément le plus singulier est le grand hall des bassins qui s’étend sur 80 mètres de long et plus de 10 mètres de haut.
Dedoyard s’est inspiré du courant artistique et architectural allemand Bauhaus. Les formes élémentaires - ici le cube et la sphère - sont mises en valeur, la symétrie règne. Les murs nus, les lignes épurées, l’omniprésence du béton armé et du verre vont dans le sens de cette architecture essentiellement fonctionnaliste.
Return to the old Liège baths and thermal baths transformed into a Cité Miroir, a place of debate, education and culture.
The Liège alderman Georges Truffaut launched the Bains et Thermes project. It includes two swimming pools, a bus station, a hydrotherapy section, additional premises, a café-restaurant, a dance hall. The modernist architect Georges Dedoyard will be appointed after a competition with very strict regulations.
The building was completed under the Nazi occupation and opened its doors to the public in May 1942. Georges Truffaut, who had died in resistance in England a month earlier, would never see his project succeeded.
Considered one of the most important achievements of the Modernist style of the interwar period, the Sauvenière building takes the form of a liner of majestic proportions. Inside, the most unique feature is the large pool hall which stretches 80 meters long and more than 10 meters high.
Dedoyard was inspired by the German Bauhaus artistic and architectural movement. The elementary forms - here the cube and the sphere - are highlighted, symmetry reigns. Bare walls, clean lines, the omnipresence of reinforced concrete and glass go in the direction of this essentially functionalist architecture.
Christ, the Redeemer... differents views
Taken from a moving bus (through the glass window) in Rio de Janeiro!
Retour aux anciens Bains et Thermes liégeois transformés en Cité Miroir, un lieu de débat, d'éducation et de culture.
L’échevin liégeois Georges Truffaut lance le projet des Bains et Thermes. Il comprend deux bassins de natation, une station d'autobus, une section d'hydrothérapie, des locaux annexes, un café-restaurant, un dancing. L'architecte moderniste Georges Dedoyard sera désigné au terme d'un concours au règlement très strict.
Le bâtiment est achevé sous l’occupation nazie et ouvre ses portes au public en mai 1942. Georges Truffaut, décédé en résistant en Angleterre un mois auparavant, ne verra jamais son projet abouti.
Considéré comme l’une des plus importantes réalisations du style moderniste de l’entre-deux-guerres, le bâtiment de la Sauvenière adopte les formes d’un paquebot aux proportions majestueuses. A l’intérieur, l’élément le plus singulier est le grand hall des bassins qui s’étend sur 80 mètres de long et plus de 10 mètres de haut.
Dedoyard s’est inspiré du courant artistique et architectural allemand Bauhaus. Les formes élémentaires - ici le cube et la sphère - sont mises en valeur, la symétrie règne. Les murs nus, les lignes épurées, l’omniprésence du béton armé et du verre vont dans le sens de cette architecture essentiellement fonctionnaliste.
Return to the old Liège baths and thermal baths transformed into a Cité Miroir, a place of debate, education and culture.
The Liège alderman Georges Truffaut launched the Bains et Thermes project. It includes two swimming pools, a bus station, a hydrotherapy section, additional premises, a café-restaurant, a dance hall. The modernist architect Georges Dedoyard will be appointed after a competition with very strict regulations.
The building was completed under the Nazi occupation and opened its doors to the public in May 1942. Georges Truffaut, who had died in resistance in England a month earlier, would never see his project succeeded.
Considered one of the most important achievements of the Modernist style of the interwar period, the Sauvenière building takes the form of a liner of majestic proportions. Inside, the most unique feature is the large pool hall which stretches 80 meters long and more than 10 meters high.
Dedoyard was inspired by the German Bauhaus artistic and architectural movement. The elementary forms - here the cube and the sphere - are highlighted, symmetry reigns. Bare walls, clean lines, the omnipresence of reinforced concrete and glass go in the direction of this essentially functionalist architecture.
Asomando a la noche
en la terraza
de un rascacielos altísimo y amargo
pude tocar la bóveda nocturna
y en un acto de amor extraordinario
me apoderé de una celeste estrella.
La guardé
temeroso
debajo de la cama
para que no la descubriera nadie,
pero su luz
atravesó
primero
la lana del colchón,
luego
las tejas,
el techo de mi casa.
(Pablo Neruda / Oda a Una Estrella)
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Another beautiful old building in Heritage Park, Calgary's historical village, taken on a gorgeous evening late last summer.
This is a railroad ticket selling / train station, where people would buy tickets and wait for trains. A beautiful old railroad passes right by here that is still in use today (and which still holds up traffic at various points throughout the city when an incredibly long train goes by, Lol!), with an intense twilight sky overhead.
Also, just beyond, past the fence and beyond the train tracks, in the middle left of the photo, can be seen many boats, as directly beyond this there is a dock and boat access to the huge and beautiful Glenmore Reservoir.
Travelling down the mountain to conclude some business in Brisvegas stopped off at a lake in the Lockyer Valley to see if could get a decent moon set at some raffish hour of the morning. The backhoe overlooked with omnipresence in the half light as a creature alive, comes from sleep deprivation and a little toxic shock from a rather nasty tick bite, the alive backhoe that is.......:)).
JF of course is photographing another freakin fence endlessly...
A three landscape stitch, PS would only stitch two the last frame handstitched
Un paseo nocturno por la zona del templo Senso-ji apreciando su increíble arquitectura. A lo lejos, la imponente presencia dela torre Tokyo SkyTree, la torre mas alta de Japón y una de las mas altas de Asia.
Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japon.
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A night stroll through the Senso-ji temple's area enjoying the uniqueness of its beautiful architecture. On the background, the omnipresence Tokyo SkyTree tower, the tallest tower in Japan and one of the talles structures in Asia.
Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan.
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Aquarium de la ville de Limoges.
Mon meilleur souvenir de l'Aquarium... ;-)
Petites dédicaces!!!
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the rain swept clouds
open up their hearts
a new moon reveal
chand mubarak
ushering in a month
of piety devotion
Allah's omnipresence
on the soul of humanity
we feel a month
of gratitude humility
a month of introspection
a month all humanity heals
a pledge head bowed we seal
give to those who dont have
solemnly it appeals
lay down your arms
let them be only for prayers
dont rob kill pillage or steal
be a part of another
persons sufferings and ordeal
in the silhouette of the hijab
our motherhood our ideal
peace brotherhood
love for humanity
a thought we must
not conceal
we must collectively
fight evil ignorance
through the only jehad
for Muslim unity
to sectarian strife
a death blow
we must deal
on the soul of Islam
another Muslims
blood should
not congeal
my humble personal
appeal
August 11, 2010
picture of my granddaughter marziya
The Mystical Eye - Ion Mystical World
The All-Seeing Eye: Sacred Origins And Mystical Symbolism
Long before it became a Symbol of Freemasonry and certain secret societies like the Illuminati of Bavaria, this symbol was and always was a powerful esoteric symbol, a symbolic of a higher spiritual power or God, a watchful caretaker of humanity or an awakened spiritual part within.
The Hindu god Shiva has three eyes. The third eye or brow chakra eye is known as the eye of Shiva, possessor of all knowledge, which when opened will destroy anything it sees. Thus it is a symbol of knowledge which destroys evil and ignorance, the spiritual wise as the all-seeing eye in the Rig Veda, a Sanskrit text thought to have been written over 3,000 years ago.
In Buddhism, Buddha is referred to as the Eye of the World and it's representation is typical for many temples like in Nepal. The eyes are also known as the eyes of wisdom and compassion.
The Egyptian hieroglyph for their god Osiris contains an eye. So as with Hinduism and Buddhism we find a spiritual deity being represented in ancient times as an eye.
In ancient Egypt, the all-seeing eye was known as the Eye of Horus or the Eye of Ra and also formed part of the symbology of Wad-jet. Through various myths they were symbols of protection, healing and restoration. The left eye of Horus was said to be the moon and his right eye the sun. Horus being a Sun god of light and wisdom, this a symbolism repeated in the universal Christ, a spiritual force which a suitably prepared person can merge with.
In the Middle East the all-seeing eye has been known in the form of a hand-eye symbol (normally right hand) called either Hamsa, Khamsa or Hamesh. Again it is a symbol of protection against the evil eye (and bad luck caused by jealousy from others) and danger in general.
It is also known as the hand of Fatima in Islam and the hand of Miriam in Judaism. In India it is known as the Humsa Hand.
The Hamsa has been used for thousands of years and is still used today as amulets, charms or wall hangings. It would seem to have its origins from ancient Mesopotamia with the hand of Ishtar being a symbol of divine protection even though it did not contain the eye in the palm.
In Greece and Turkey they have something similar to the Hamsa which they call "Nazar". It is just an eye without the hand to ward off the evil eye, in the form of amulets or hanging ornaments usually made from blue glass.
There is also the amazing discovery in 1984 in La Mana, central Ecuador, of an ancient artifact referred to as the Black Pyramid. The so-called Black Pyramid is made from black stone with an eye at apex, it looks like a representation of the great pyramid of Giza (7,470 miles away) and also amazingly just like the eye pyramid symbol used on the Great Seal of America and the $ 1 bill.
In Christianity, the all-seeing eye or "Eye of Providence" or "Eye of God" has been used as a symbol from at least the 16th century. The eye is inside a triangle, and surrounded by rays of light, with the triangle representing the holy trinity and the whole symbol meaning God's omnipresence and all-seeing eye watching over creation. This use of this symbol was before 1797, a date that masons are regarded as beginning to use the eye-in-pyramid symbol.
In some churches the symbol with the writing “Hic Domus Dei est et Porta Coeli” translates to “This is the House of God and the Gateway to Heaven.”
In Ion Mystic World we have the rose inside the pyramid, the secrets of spiritual ascension, enlightenment, or rebirth protected by the holy trinity. The eye surrounded by rays of light meaning God’s omnipresence and all-seeing eye watching over the Universal Creation but also the spiritual enlightenment.
Above the eye is the wheel of births and the reincarnation of souls, in the background the perpetual and timeless cycle of reincarnation with connection between Heaven (Spiritual Universe) and Earth (Pyramid - Body) and governed by the Universal Spirit of Creation, that all see and illuminate. Between the West and the East represented by the two crosses the passage of mystical time that is renewed every day in an eternal balance but also the alternation between the Moon and the Sun, between Night and Day.
Here the pyramid symbolizes consciousness of strength and energy but also foundation of the spirituality of Man. The base of the pyramid stands for the body, the sides show the spiritual attempts, the point symbolizes the harmonious union of the human with God, the Creator or the Spirit Universal Of Creation.
You're traveling through another dimension...A dimension where Cape Cod is in Japan. This is no ordinary New England fishing village. It's a sleepy town, with a bear named Duffy as the leader. An active volcano is the backdrop for this quiet village, but there is no time for peace, as you've just entered...the Twilight Zone.
Corny yes, but I think it sort of encapsulates Cape Cod as Tokyo DisneySea. It very much reminds me of the actual Cape Cod, but the omnipresence of Duffy and the volcano behind the village really make it an interesting place.
Although Cape Cod isn't technically a port/land at Tokyo DisneySea (it's part of the American Waterfront), it's definitely one of my favorite areas of the park. I especially loved it at Christmas, when there were a homey assortment of red, green, and white lights strung across the fence.
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46. The only manifested thing is the Non-manifested - though it is manifested, yet at the same time it remains non-manifested.
45. That which is totally »immanent« is the very same as that which is totally transcendent.
64. In the cosmos the spirit manifests itself as light. When Christ says that »I am the light of the cosmos«, it means that He is the light of the cosmos which is beyond the cosmos - that is to say, He is the spirit of the cosmos but this spirit is beyond the cosmos.
72. God creates from himself, in himself and to himself: He creates into himself.
73. Not only can God do anything (omnipotentia) but also He does everything (omniagentia).
74. God is infinitely beautiful because He is infinitely similar to himself.
75. The omnipresence of God does not mean that He is in everything and pervades everything but that everything is in God.
70. If God were out of me then God would be not God but one of the things that exist. To suppose an objective God is strictly speaking an indirect negation of God.
In the latter days of August, upon the remote island of Hinnøya, nestled within the Lofoten archipelago, I found myself drawn to the wild embrace of nature as summer began its gentle retreat. The air, once warm and languid, now carried the crisp breath of the north, a herald of the approaching autumn that sought to cool the Arctic surface, which had been uncharacteristically warmed by July’s fervent sun. After a week of persistent rain, the heavens promised a reprieve—a dry, sunny day that stirred my spirit to venture forth.
Yet, as I commenced my ascent, heavy clouds still cloaked the sky, a reminder of nature’s capriciousness. I traversed the damp, mossy terrain, a verdant carpet strewn with the bounty of the earth—blueberries and lingonberries, ripe and inviting. Each berry I plucked and savored slowed my pace, yet it also eased my passage over the uneven, boggy ground, where boulders lay like ancient sentinels. The beginning of my hike was a communion with the land, the air still and the rain but a whisper in the background.
As I journeyed, I encountered a beautiful waterfall cascading into a small lake, its surface a mirror reflecting the world above. The shores, adorned with delicate cottongrass, beckoned me to pause and collect water, a simple act that connected me to the very essence of this wild place. The water, clear and cool, invigorated my spirit as I turned toward the steep slope that awaited my ascent.
With each step upward, the cold wind began to assert its presence, and the distant rumble of thunder echoed through the valleys. The rain had ceased, yet the air was thick with anticipation. I donned a warm jacket, a humble shield against the chill, and pressed on, navigating the steep, wet incline cloaked in a vivid but treacherous layer of moss. Each footfall was a dance between pleasure and peril, as the slippery surface threatened to betray my ascent. A light mist began to envelop the landscape, softening the edges of the world around me.
Almost reaching the summit, the terrain transformed into steep cliffs that demanded my full attention and effort. Climbing them took time, each movement a testament to my resolve and determination. Upon reaching the top, I was met with a solid wall of fog, a thick shroud that obscured the view and enveloped me in its cool embrace. Seeking refuge from the wind, I nestled behind a large rock, surrendering to the moment and allowing fatigue to claim me. I lay there, cradled by the earth, lulled into a gentle slumber by the distant rumble of thunder, a reminder of nature’s omnipresence.
Hours passed, and I awoke to a blinding ray of sunlight piercing through the fog, illuminating my surroundings with a brilliance that took my breath away. The clouds still lingered, but small gaps revealed the sun’s rays, casting ethereal beams that danced through the mist. Light and shadow wove a dramatic tapestry across the landscape, as if the heavens themselves were painting a masterpiece. The mountains, with their countless folds extending to the horizon, shimmered in the silver light, while the lakes and fjords below mirrored the spectacle above.
In that moment, I was struck by the profound beauty of the scene before me—an epic tableau worthy of the grandest frescoes in a cathedral. The lake below reflected every shade, a canvas of nature’s artistry. With reverence, I retrieved my camera, eager to capture the fleeting magic of this moment, to immortalize the interplay of light and shadow that spoke to the very soul of existence.
As I stood there on the rocky peak, the wind howled around me, a fierce yet invigorating force that spoke of the mountain's untamed spirit. The ground beneath my feet was a rugged tapestry of stone, worn smooth by the passage of time and the elements. I felt a profound connection to this wild place, a reminder that even amidst the starkness of the summit and the unpredictability of nature, there lies an inherent beauty waiting to be discovered. Here, at this lofty vantage point, I found not only the majesty of the landscape but also a deeper understanding of my place within it—a humble observer in the grand symphony of life, where each moment is a brushstroke on the canvas of existence, and every breath is a testament to the wonder that surrounds us. The mountains, with their jagged silhouettes against the sky, stood as silent witnesses to my journey, urging me to embrace the wildness of the world and the serenity that can be found in its heights.
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Que se cierre esa puerta
que no me deja estar a solas con tus besos.
Que se cierre esa puerta
por donde campos, sol y rosas quieren vernos.
Esa puerta por donde
la cal azul de los pilares entra
a mirar como niños maliciosos
la timidez de nuestras dos caricias
que no se dan porque la puerta, abierta...
(Carlos Pellicer / Recinto)
Cars. Well who am I kidding. I'll probably never have a really healthy relationship with them. I just had way too many landscape and architecture photos ruined by their omnipresence, and a father who cared more about cars and computers than about his kids certainly left a mark. Cars and computers... a very similar kind of love hate relationship, come to think of it. Super useful, super practical, super entertaining, but also with a distinct negative connotation if you found youself on the wrong side of the equation more often than not. At the same time, at least as far as cars are concerned, I just seem to have a natural gift at driving them, without anyone needing to teach me. Remembering the day at the go-kart track and what there all was... I just got in and drove. And drove well from what people told me. Yet I never got a driver's license until now. Partially thanks to the railway bug and driving in this city being a hassle more than anything really. Plus I couldn't afford one anyway, let alone owning a car, at the age one typically gets a drivers license. Plus, the memories of the training course where I didn't feel like I was doing such a great job at all - these exist too. But then, all insecurities and nervousness went out the window the very moment father was out of the car. Suddenly even driving uncle's old stickshift Golf went just as smoothly as I'd have hoped. So, on the one hand, I'll probably get myself a license over the next weeks and months, but at the same time... enthusiasm this is not.
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to
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To ALL of You, I Wish a Very Happy and Healthy New Year.
May 2012 bring you Love, Peace, Joy, Happiness and Prosperity.
Primero suave barba
agitada en el huerto
sobre los tiernos dientes
de la joven mazorca.
Luego se abrió el estuche
y la fecundidad rompió sus velos
de pálido papiro
para que se desgrane
la risa del maíz sobre la tierra.
(Pablo Neruda / Oda al Maíz)
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LA ERMITA DE SANTA MARÍA de EUNATE, situada en el valle de Valdizarbe, muy cerca de Puente La Reina, está enclavada en un paraje en cuyas inmediaciones se produce una importante encrucijada de caminos. En su entorno se unen las dos vías que procedentes respectivamente de Roncesvalles y Somport se encaminan a Santiago de Compostela.
Las potentes energías que recorren el Valdizarbe y el singular emplazamiento de Eunate hacen que las doctrinas esotéricas lo consideren como uno de los santuarios telúricos más atrayentes y visitados del iniciático Camino de Santiago.
I was trying to catch a nice sunset next to the chinese fishing nets of Kochi, looking forward to admiring it falling in the Indian Sea, when the sun got caught in the vicious naughty clouds I couldnt notice before (if you don't look closely, the beginning of the clouds is very difficult to see). After the deception of an "accidented shape" sun, I assisted to this magic moment when it seemed to be simply fished by the nets. Even if the picture's dark (couldn't be well restored by camera raw without adding significant noise) I liked the idea.
Taken near the entrance to Heritage Park, Calgary's old time Historical Hamlet, on a gorgeous evening near the end of summer last year.
I really liked how the intense sunset was reflecting in the windows of this old tavern, which is still in use, selling modern drinks and food!
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New York has two separate concentrations of high-rise buildings: Midtown Manhattan and Lower Manhattan, each with its own uniquely recognizable skyline. Midtown Manhattan, the largest central business district in the world, is home to such notable buildings as the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, Citigroup Center and Rockefeller Center. Lower Manhattan comprises the third largest central business district in the United States (after Midtown and Chicago's Loop). Lower Manhattan was characterized by the omnipresence of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center from its completion in 1973 until its destruction in the September 11 attacks, 2001.
Today Lower Manhattan is undergoing a rapid reconstruction, to include the new One World Trade Center. The Downtown skyline will also soon get notable additions from such architects as Santiago Calatrava and Frank Gehry. Goldman Sachs is building a 225 meter tall, 43 floor building across the street from the World Trade Center site.
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Conchas marinas de los siglos muertos,
repercuten los claustros los cantares
que, olas murientes en la eterna costa,
desde el destierro de la tierra se alzan
bregando por su paz las almas trémulas
(Miguel de Unamuno / Cristo de Velázquez)
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Royal Yacht Club of Belgium, Antwerp / Left Bank division.
Scenery captured on February 06, 2012 @ 15:21:03 hrs.
Un año más. El sembrador va echando
la semilla en los surcos de la tierra.
Dos lentas yuntas aran,
mientras pasan la nubes cenicientas
ensombreciendo el campo,
las pardas sementeras,
los grises olivares. Por el fondo
del valle del río el agua turbia lleva.
Tiene Cazorla nieve,
y Mágina, tormenta,
su montera, Aznaitín. Hacia Granada,
montes con sol, montes de sol y piedra.
(Antonio Machado / Noviembre 1913)
En una cueva de un monte lejano
me refugié. Y era de día
y cantaba el agua en el agua
y el aire soñaba en el aire.
Me refugié para no huirme
y no encontrarme. Era de noche
y el monte aquel era de luz.
Nunca supe de procesiones
como aquéllas: vestían clámides
transparentes, sin fibrias, iban
mirándome al pasar.
No hay dioses muertos si son dioses,
ni aquella cueva, ni aquel monte,
ni aquella luz, ni clámides
sin fimbrias, pues abrí
los ojos, y hasta el pecho
surgió el río del río.
(Ángel Crespo / Iba Mirándome Pasar)