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“The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.” Publius Cornelius Tacitus
The name "Century Plant" is applied to several agaves. This is Agave utahensis ssp. kaibabensis. It appears to have been hit by a freeze as it was blooming, but since it puts all of its life into this one bloom, it has persisted.
Grand Canyon - Thunder River Trail - Century Plant persistance in blossoming
I ended up at the Golden Ponds Park and Recreation area where I shot the grasses and wondered what to shoot then found this sample of the persistence of nature. Not of memory; Dali was a genius on a level beyond most. I've looked that painting over and over that is incredible and less than the size of a letter. I've also seen the Art in Jewels collection. Fantastic if you ever have a chance.
This view is next to pond #1. It speaks to the persistence of nature not Monsanto. If only the Chinese elm could be eradicated here; that takes persistence of gardener.
In early May the recent snows have increased our snowpack and left us with a greater than !00% sequestered moisture. We have left enough moisture to wring out over the midwest tornado areas. I notice the rightie governor is now talking leftie to FEMA and the rest of the administration. Seems to be weak on stand alone state's rights today. I thought all of them had private insurance and elementary school shelters. Wrong again! Rick Perry still wants to walk with their own Texas money even though he is mute currently. I remember Texas is a net user of federal money that is well over 100% of what they contribute. Perhaps Texas will get theirs soon? Any particular reason to Unite the States in a union for shared protection and benefit? I don't suppose this storm has something to do with that 400 ppm CO2 in the world's atmosphere? That's been debunked by the paid fossil fuel scientists. grin. Back to the future? Hell no, back to the Jurassic! Triassic, anyone!
Persistence and patience was a rewarding lesson for me. Kept returning to a favorite location for a few days until the lighting was ideal...
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church is in Union Hill, an unincorporated town west of New Prague, Minnesota. The area began to be settled in 1852 by a group of Germans from the Rhenish Provinces between Bonn and Trier in the west of Germany. They were categorized as Prussian immigrants because at that time, Prussia controlled the area. Many of the settlers were related and/or had previously known each other.
It took years of struggle for the Union Hill settlers to be allowed to build their own church. In 1860, they built a log church but were not allowed to consecrate it because it was too close to existing churches. A second church was built and used for about a year when suddenly it was forced to close because of its small size and its proximity to the church at Heidelberg.
By 1867 there were 44 families settled in Union Hill, and they were finally granted permission to build their own church. The parish was placed in the hands of the Franciscan Fathers in 1875, and under the leadership of Francisan Father Fabian Rechtiene, a new Gothic-style brick church was completed in 1883. That is the church that still stands today.
There is a short history of the church and Union Hill that was written in 1967 for their 100 year anniversary. It was called "The Early Settlers of St. John's Parish at Union Hill in 1867" (click the title to go there).
You can also find further info in a 2015 article called "150 years is reason to celebrate in Union Hill" on TheCatholicSpirit.com website.
Oil on canvas
9 1/2 x 13" (24.1 x 33 cm)
The Persistence of Memory - Salvador Dalí 1931
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA
11 West 53 Street - New York, NY 10019-5497
The Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom, officially Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria) is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne, under the administration of the Roman Catholic Church and is renowned as a monument of Christianity, of Gothic architecture and of the faith and perseverance of the people of the city in which it stands. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The cathedral is a World Heritage Site, being one of the best-known architectural monuments in Germany, and Cologne's most famous landmark, described by UNESCO as an "exceptional work of human creative genius".[1] Cologne Cathedral is one of the world's largest churches, being the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe. For four years, 1880-84, it was the tallest structure in the world, until the completion of the Washington Monument followed by the Eiffel Tower. It has the second-tallest church spires, only surpassed by the single spire of Ulm Cathedral, completed ten years later in 1890. Because of its enormous twin spires, it also presents the largest facade of any church in the world.
The quire of Cologne Cathedral, measured between the piers, also holds the distinction of having the largest height to width ratio of any Medieval church, 3.6:1, exceeding even Beauvais Cathedral which has a slightly higher vault. [2]
Construction of the Gothic church began in 1248 and took, with interruptions, until 1880 to complete – a period of over six hundred years. It is 144.5 metres long, 86.5 m wide and its two towers are 157 m tall. [3]
Cologne Cathedral, despite having been left incomplete during the medieval period, eventually became unified as "a masterpiece of exceptional intrinsic value" and "a powerful testimony to the strength and persistence of Christian belief in medieval and modern Europe",[1] as was befitting a worship-place of the Holy Roman Emperor and the traditional shrine of the Three Kings.
Church of St Sylvester, Chivelstone Devon is now the religious centre of this coastal parish known as Prawle point which is situated at the most southerly point in Devon and also incluldes the villages of South Allington, Ford, Lannacombe & East Prawle.
Mentioned as Cheveletone in the 1086 Domesday Survey, the Lord of the Manor was then Juhel de Totnes who was granted many manors in the south-west by William the Conqueror and who founded Totnes Priory in c.1087 but who , after the king's death , was expelled by his successor.
There was a chapelry here by the end of the 13c, attached to the parish of Stokenham held by Totnes Priory.
The church now consists of chancel, nave, north and south aisles, south porch, embattled three stage west tower with 5-sided stair turret on the south side , holding 5 bells, and is mainly Perpendicular in style.
The present building was constructed in the early 15c , though the chancel may be 14c, and enlarged with the rebuilding of the aisled nave, tower & porch in mid-16c.
It is the only one in Devon dedicated to Pope Sylvester who died in 325AD
Inside is a wonderful early 15c rood screen with painted saints www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/5d01WbJ7P4 & a
later c1480 fine matching painted medieval pulpit hollowed out of the trunk of a large oak tree www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/aCN1aNhKqJ
The registers date from 1630.
It was restored in 1897 but by the beginning of this century was badly in need of further extensive restoration.
The PCC also hoped to create a space that could be used more widely by the community as well as bringing in revenue to help make it more sustainable in the future - this in addition to providing better facilities for the loyal congregation.
Having been unsuccessful with previous grants the Church worked hard with the active support of Le Page Architects, to win a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The final interview for the grant on zoom released £400,000 during the 2020 lockdown, this supplemented with other fundraising for the match funding. There is an explanatory video that explains the project here: eastprawlehistorysociety.co.uk/church-repair-project
Work was done during 2021. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0xs1N7-DnU
There have been interesting complications around structural and conservation repair, entailing 8m deep low impact piles to support the south porch, as well as repair to a reed reinforced plaster ceiling. Extensive repointing, upgrade of rainwater goods, other repairs to lead roof, and stonework repair to decayed windows has formed the majority of the external work.
Interior works are wide ranging, involving the installation of an accessible lavatory unusually with a shower. This is so that the Church may be used for overnight accommodation for walkers and tourists champing.co.uk. Grant of consent to allow for a shower was extremely hard won but eventually allowed. A bespoke hideaway kitchen offers simple catering for a variety of events.
Conservation work to the medieval pulpit was one of the highlights of the project and remains of late 17c / early 18c wall paintings have been found under layers of whitewash,
In the graveyard are numerous graves dating from 1712 , many to those who lost their lives in ships wrecked throughout the centuries,
In his book “Kingsbridge and its Surroundings” (1874) S P Fox wrote bout the wreck of the Gossamer:“A China tea clipper ship, of 735 tons register, was wrecked in December, 1868 and 13 lives were lost. There was a strong South-wrest breeze, and a heavy sea… The Captain was seen to lash his bride of just two weeks to a spar in the hope that she would stay afloat. For a time the two of them clung to the storm tossed bit of wood until the sea took them in its cold embrace…”
Picture with thanks - copyright Stuart Logan CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3900071
Dalí Universe is a permanent exhibition of works by the Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí which is housed in a 3,000 square metre (32,000 square feet) suite of galleries at County Hall. Opened in 2000, it displays over 500 works, including sculptures dating from 1935-1984, drawings, lithographs, gold and glass objects and a Dalí-inspired furniture collection, but no major paintings. The exhibition was originally curated by Beniamino Levi, who worked with Dalí on the development of his sculptures. Technically Dalí Universe is an exhibit at the County Hall Gallery, which also stages other art exhibitions, but it is much better known under its own name.
This sculpture of Dalí's most famous painting, "Persistence of Memory" (1931), stands outside County Hall along the bank of the River Thames. The painting has also been popularly known as Soft Watches, Droopy Watches, or Melting Clocks. It is currently displayed in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, where it has been since 1934.
Church of St Sylvester, Chivelstone Devon is now the religious centre of this coastal parish known as Prawle point which is situated at the most southerly point in Devon and also incluldes the villages of South Allington, Ford, Lannacombe & East Prawle.
Mentioned as Cheveletone in the 1086 Domesday Survey, the Lord of the Manor was then Juhel de Totnes who was granted many manors in the south-west by William the Conqueror and who founded Totnes Priory in c.1087 but who , after the king's death , was expelled by his successor.
There was a chapelry here by the end of the 13c, attached to the parish of Stokenham held by Totnes Priory.
The church now consists of chancel, nave, north and south aisles, south porch, embattled three stage west tower with 5-sided stair turret on the south side , holding 5 bells, and is mainly Perpendicular in style.
The present building was constructed in the early 15c , though the chancel may be 14c, and enlarged with the rebuilding of the aisled nave, tower & porch in mid-16c.
It is the only one in Devon dedicated to Pope Sylvester who died in 325AD
Inside is a wonderful early 15c rood screen with painted saints www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/5d01WbJ7P4 & a
later c1480 fine matching painted medieval pulpit hollowed out of the trunk of a large oak tree www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/aCN1aNhKqJ
The registers date from 1630.
It was restored in 1897 but by the beginning of this century was badly in need of further extensive restoration.
The PCC also hoped to create a space that could be used more widely by the community as well as bringing in revenue to help make it more sustainable in the future - this in addition to providing better facilities for the loyal congregation.
Having been unsuccessful with previous grants the Church worked hard with the active support of Le Page Architects, to win a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The final interview for the grant on zoom released £400,000 during the 2020 lockdown, this supplemented with other fundraising for the match funding. There is an explanatory video that explains the project here: eastprawlehistorysociety.co.uk/church-repair-project
Work was done during 2021. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0xs1N7-DnU
There have been interesting complications around structural and conservation repair, entailing 8m deep low impact piles to support the south porch, as well as repair to a reed reinforced plaster ceiling. Extensive repointing, upgrade of rainwater goods, other repairs to lead roof, and stonework repair to decayed windows has formed the majority of the external work.
Interior works are wide ranging, involving the installation of an accessible lavatory unusually with a shower. This is so that the Church may be used for overnight accommodation for walkers and tourists champing.co.uk. Grant of consent to allow for a shower was extremely hard won but eventually allowed. A bespoke hideaway kitchen offers simple catering for a variety of events.
Conservation work to the medieval pulpit was one of the highlights of the project and remains of late 17c / early 18c wall paintings have been found under layers of whitewash,
In the graveyard are numerous graves dating from 1712 , many to those who lost their lives in ships wrecked throughout the centuries,
In his book “Kingsbridge and its Surroundings” (1874) S P Fox wrote bout the wreck of the Gossamer:“A China tea clipper ship, of 735 tons register, was wrecked in December, 1868 and 13 lives were lost. There was a strong South-wrest breeze, and a heavy sea… The Captain was seen to lash his bride of just two weeks to a spar in the hope that she would stay afloat. For a time the two of them clung to the storm tossed bit of wood until the sea took them in its cold embrace…”
" Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak " .... Thomas Carlyle
persistence ..... keep on growing and blooming where you are planted regardless on the bloke with the chainsaw.
April 23rd, 2013
April 2013: A Month in 30 Pictures / Day 23
A spring snow covering blue mist spirea flower buds from last year.
Yorkshire Artspace Society
Persistence Works Studios, 21 Brown Street, Sheffield S1 2BS
Persistence Works is our purpose built, award-winning studio complex in Sheffield City Centre. Comprising 53 studios of varying size to accommodate around 80 artists and makers, its six floors are zoned to suit a broad range of making processes, including light industrial work.
Persistence Works, Brown Street, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects, 1998–2001
Persistence Works [24, 80], 1998–2001 by Feilden Clegg Bradley is the first purpose-built (as opposed to converted) fine art and crafts studios erected in Britain for many years. Built for the Yorkshire ArtSpace Society, a co-operative which first took over redundant industrial buildings in this area for studios in 1982. Constructed of in situ fair-faced concrete, industrial in scale (fifty-one studios) and austerely dignified in design with minimal surface decoration, a welcome contrast to the Postmodern gimmickry so prevalent elsewhere in the city. Two elements: a long low block facing Brown Street, with cantilevered first floor above a glazed podium, and a parallel six-storey block behind, linked by an impressive glazed atrium [24] through which large art- works can be removed. Angularity is only relaxed in the reception area which has a curved outer wall, bowed like a ship’s prow. Large and noisy activities are restricted to the double-height studios on the ground and first floors, quieter ones such as painting to the upper floors of the rear block. The rear elevation is punctuated by large set-backs at ground and first-floor level to provide balconies to the studios. Artworks integral to the building’s design include a screen of rippling glass panels along the façade by Jeff Bell, the perforated steel gates by Jennie Gill, blue circular lights with steel ‘hairs’ protruding from the façade by Jo Fairfax and the reception area floor by Jasia Szerszynska.
Let the Games begin!
Details from the XXX Olympic Wallpaper
You can see more of the details in XXX Olympic Set
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Outlining a Theory of General Creativity . .
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Entropy ≥ Memory ● Creativity ²
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Climbing the steps to reach Madame Eiffel .. and he did get to the top.
Taken during the Parisian version of Scott Kelby's 3rd Worldwide Photowalk .
Explore 359 - merci & thanks!
Oil on canvas
9 1/2 x 13" (24.1 x 33 cm)
The Persistence of Memory - Salvador Dalí 1931
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA
11 West 53 Street - New York, NY 10019-5497
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Outlining a Theory of General Creativity . .
. . on a 'Pataphysical projectory
Entropy ≥ Memory ● Creativity ²
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Study of the day:
[...] Il y a deux espèces de multiplicité : celle des objets matériels, qui forme un nombre immédiatement, et celle des faits de conscience, qui ne saurait prendre l'aspect d'un nombre sans l'intermédiaire de quelque représentation symbolique [...] Il faut admettre deux conceptions, l'une qualitative, l'autre quantitative, de la différence entre le même et l'autre. [...]
[...] There are two types of multiplicity : the one of material objects, which form a number immediately, and the one of consciousness facts, which does not take the appearance of a number without the intermediary of some symbolic representation [...] We must admit two approaches, one qualitative, an other one quantitative, of the difference between the same and the other.[...]
( Henri Bergson - Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience - 1889 )
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A small desert life climbing the dune and probably trying to reach home before night fall. What amazed me is the thin trail it left all along and the persistence it was showing when climbing this "mighty" dune. Above all, this creature is doing the journey all alone. I now wonder how long it must have traveled to get here and be "captured" forever.
The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area(NRA), located on the Oregon Coast, stretches approximately 40 miles north from the Coos River in North Bend, to the Siuslaw River, in Florence. The park is part of Siuslaw National Forest and is administered by the United States Forest Service (USFS).
These Wind-sculpted sand dunes some of them towering to 500 feet above sea level were formed by the ancient forces of sun, wind, water and time. These sand dunes are like no others in the world and are the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America.
August 1, 2010, Oregon dunes, Oregon, this one taken here.
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories staff photo, featuring an alphanumeric persistence of vision display. Exposure time: 2.5 s.
In the second-to-last rotation, with China closing in on America's lead, Bart Conner scored a perfect 10.00 on parallel bars at the 1984 Olympics Men's Team Gymnastics competition. From the flare position at right, which he held in a 360-degree rotation, Conner pressed into a perfect handstand in close-hand position (left)--just one glimpse at a totally awesome performance. Later in the games, he repeated the feat, winning the individual competition with another perfect 10.00 for this routine.
Conner had been the youngest member of the 1976 team in Montreal. By 1980, Kurt Thomas and Bart Conner were friendly rivals expected to win gold medals, but the USA boycotted the Olympics in Moscow because of Russia's invasion of Afghanistan. Thomas did not take part in the Los Angeles games in 1984, but Conner, now 8 years older after his Olympics debut, did, despite an injury to his left bicep that left his chances of competing questionable. For facing delays and injuries with courage and persistence, getting a perfect ten on his signature HB event was especially fitting: a personal triumph but also an inspiration for all.
Bart Conner later married Nadia Comaneci, the darling of the 1976 Montreal Olympics, whose first-ever perfect 10.00 score on uneven parallel bars inspired the world. Now the two of them support youth gymnastics and numerous charities, including the Special Olympics. Bart and Nadia even have their own website you can visit, Bart and Nadia dot com.
Olympic scoring was later modified to prevent perfect-10 scores after more and more gymnasts reached it; that's why you see scores up to 16 with 3 decimal places. I took these photos using available light from the stands at Pauley Pavilion at UCLA, during the team competition when the USA won the gold.
Another Demotivational poster created with fd's Flickr Toys, & inspired by the wickedly sarcastic "despair" series ( www.despair.com ) which is, itself, inspired by the famous Motivation posters.
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if you have an original de-motivational creation of your own, please consider adding it to the 'De-Motivational' group: flickr.com/groups/22061676@N00/