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Familiar Bluet Pond Damselfly (spp.) daintily clasping a leaf margin as it hunts for prey. Thirty-five species of Bluets are known in North America. Sorting out which is which is tricky. As such, I do not have a clue about its precise ID. Anyway, very curious creatures with behaviors that are neat to observe.
Easy to overlook. Common and abundant, if you are paying attention.
To be precise, 194 seconds of the blue hour captured at Bowling Ball Beach in Northern California.
Happy Sunday friendly Flickrites!
Photography has clarity in the same way that language has. A word is precise, but its meaning can change based on the words around it: think tank, tank top :-)
Jason Fulford
the "lights" on all of the beachfront homes are not lights, but are reflections of the sun upon the windows
sunset, atlantic beach, north carolina
Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (centro di buddhismo tibetano) - Pomaia - Toscana
"" Ci sono solo due giorni all’anno in cui non puoi fare niente: uno si chiama ieri, l’altro si chiama domani, perciò oggi è il giorno giusto per amare, credere, fare e, principalmente, vivere. ""
Tenzin Gyatso - Dalai Lama
Immerso nel verde delle colline toscane, precisamente a Pomaia, frazione del Comune di Santa Luce, in provincia di Pisa, si trova l’Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, uno dei centri per lo studio e la pratica del buddhismo più importante d’Europa.
La Statua di Cenresig fu inagurata daL Dalai Lama nel Giugno 2014. la statua più alta d’Europa di Cenresig (in tibetano) / Avalokiteshvara (in sanscrito), il Buddha della compassione, di cui si ritiene che i Dalai Lama siano la manifestazione terrena.
Ha una storia molto particolare: fu realizzata dallo scenografo Dante Ferretti per il film di Martin Scorsese “Kundun”; una volta finite le riprese il set fu demolito, ma la statua si è salvata, e dopo aver viaggiato dal Marocco in Italia, è arrivata qui, dove lo scultore Alessio Pazzini e il suo staff l’hanno restaurata per farla aderire ai precisi canoni iconografici buddhisti.
In quest’oasi di pace convivono monaci e laici, per lo più volontari e studenti che seguono corsi di filosofia, psicologia e meditazione, ma è aperto a chiunque voglia trascorrere un periodo, o anche solo qualche ora, lontano dal caos cittadino, circondato dalla natura, respirando aria buona e dove anziché le notifiche dei cellulari si sentono gli uccellini cinguettare.
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Lama Tzong Khapa Institute (center of Tibetan Buddhism) - Pomaia - Tuscan - Italy
"" There are only two days a year when you can't do anything: one is called yesterday, the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and, above all, live. ""
Tenzin Gyatso- Dalai Lama
Nestled in the green Tuscan hills, precisely in Pomaia, part of the Municipality of Santa Luce, in the province of Pisa, is the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute, one of the most important centers for the study and practice of Buddhism in Europe.
The Statue of Cenresig was inaugurated by the Dalai Lama in June 2014. The tallest statue in Europe of Cenresig (in Tibetan) / Avalokiteshvara (in Sanskrit), the Buddha of compassion, of which it is believed that the Dalai Lamas are the earthly manifestation .
It has a very special history: it was created by set designer Dante Ferretti for Martin Scorsese's film "Kundun"; once the shooting was finished the set was demolished, but the statue was saved, and after traveling from Morocco to Italy, arrived here, where sculptor Alessio Pazzini and his staff restored it to make it adhere to the precise iconographic canons Buddhists.
In this haven of peace monks and lay people live together, mostly volunteers and students who follow courses in philosophy, psychology and meditation, but it is open to anyone who wants to spend a period, or even just a few hours, away from the chaos of the city, surrounded by the nature, breathing good air and where instead of cell phone notifications birds are heard chirping.
Today I would like to send you back to a wonderful morning that I was able to experience all to myself below Kriebstein Castle. To be precise, you can see the crowning conclusion here, which I didn't expect at all.
At that point I had been here for quite a while and had already taken some photos. The fog on the water was the absolute highlight (of course next to the cool knight's castle that I was here for). But something was still missing to make the atmosphere perfect.
The sky was just monotonously blue-grey and therefore quite boring.
But all of a sudden, I had already packed my things again, this small single cloud comes by, which had been set on fire by the rising sun. And everything came together.
Heute möchte ich Euch noch einmal zurück schicken, zu einem wunderschönen Morgen, den ich ganz für mich unterhalb der Burg Kriebstein erleben durfte. Um genau zu sein seht Ihr hier den krönenden Abschluß, mit dem ich garnicht mehr gerechnet hatte.
Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war ich schon eine geraume Weile hier unterwegs und hatte auch schon einige Fotos gemacht. Der Nebel auf dem Wasser war dabei das absolute Highlight (natürlich neben der coolen Ritterburg wegen der ich ja hier war). Doch irgendwas hat trotzdem noch gefehlt um die Stimmung perfekt zu machen.
Der Himmel war bis gerade eben noch eintönig blau-grau und somit recht langweilig.
Doch auf einmal, ich hatte meine Sachen schon wieder eingepackt, kommt diese kleine einzelne Wolke vorbei, die von der aufgehenden Sonne in Brand gesetzt worden war. Und schon passte alles zusammen.
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To be precise : in 6 weeks I will be standing at exactly this place to watch the waves. Blavand, Jylland, Denmark
Because we're talking about holiday memories, I'll go right back to the beginning of my Slovenia tour, to Bled to be precise.
I don't think I've ever photographed a subject as often in such a short time as the island with the church in the middle of Lake Bled. I was only here for two days and still there are at least 5 versions of this picture. And since I'm only counting the versions that were made from the shore. The conditions were constantly changing and so every time I looked at the lake the sight was completely different and beautiful again. So, of course, I had to capture all of these different faces.
Here, it's easy to see that it's dusk and besides the fact that a light just came on here and there (that's why I'm here), I'm standing under an umbrella in the pouring rain and trying to operate the camera with one hand. As you can see, I did quite well.
Weil wir gerade bei Urlaubserinnerungen sind gehe ich gleich nochmal zurück zum Anfrang meiner Slowenien Tour, genauer gesagt nach Bled.
Ich glaube, ich hab noch nie ein Motiv in so kurzer Zeit so oft fotografiert wie die Insel mit der Kirche in der Mitte des Bleder Sees. Ich war nur zwei Tage hier und trotzdem gibt es mindestens 5 Versionen dieses Bildes. Und da zähle ich nur die Versionen, die vom Ufer aus gemacht wurden. Die Bedingungen waren ständig im Wandel und so war der Anblick, jedesmal wenn ich auf den See geblickt habe, völlig verändert und wieder anders schön. Also musste ich diese unterschiedlichen Gesichter natürlich alle festhalten.
Hier, das ist unschwer zu erkennen, ist gerade Abenddämmerung und neben der Tatsache, dass gerade hier und da ein Licht anging (darum bin ich hier) stehe ich gerade im strömenden Regen unter einem Schirm und versuche mit einer Hand die Kamera zu bedienen. Was mir, wie man sehen kann, ganz gut gelungen ist.
Site emblématique de la ville des Sables d'Olonne, et plus précisément de son quartier originel de la Chaume, le phare de la Chaume, ou "Feu de la tour d'Arundel", est situé sur la terrasse de la tour d'Arundel qui constitue le donjon carré de l'ancien château Saint-Clair à la Chaume, bâti à l'entrée du port des Sables-d'Olonne au 14ème siècle par les princes de Talmont.
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Château Saint-Clair (Vendée)
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Castle St Clair - La Chaume lighthouse
Emblematic site of the city of Les Sables d'Olonne, and more precisely of its original district of La Chaume, the lighthouse of La Chaume, or "Feu de la tour d'Arundel", is located on the terrace of the tower of Arundel which constitutes the square dungeon of the former castle Saint-Clair at La Chaume, built at the entrance of the habour of Sables-d'Olonne in the 14th century by the princes of Talmont.
February 2023 - Uploaded 2023/02/09
Explored October 18, 2022
"Berlin" Gold, to be precise – which is made of chromium-nickel steel. This is the famous "Berlin" sculpture on Berlin-Charlottenburg boulevard Tauentzien. It was created in 1987 by artist couple Martin Matschinsky and Brigitte Matschinsky-Denninghoff, and erected for the "Skulpturenboulevard" (sculpture boulevard) exhibition, a temporary exhibition in public space (of Berlin-West) of seven large sculptures/installations on the occasion of Berlin's 750th anniversary in 1987 and in connection with the Capital of Culture Year 1988. The intertwined, yet separated steel pipes of "Berlin" were meant to symbolize the situation of the city that, back in 1987, was still divided by the Berlin wall.
Unlike the other sculptures, "Berlin" was bought by the Senate of Berlin after the end of the exhibition, and is permanently installed on Tauentzien's centre strip. There are several more chromium-nickel steel pipe sculptures created by Matschinsky-Denninghoff in Berlin (and other cities in Germany). The sculpture "Dreiheit" (Trinity), which I've photographed as well (and which I'll probably upload soon as well), can be found in front of the Berlinische Galerie in Berlin-Kreuzberg.
The building in the lower right corner is the Europa-Center, a building complex built between 1963 and 1965. Europa-Center's high-rise tower with the rotating Mercedes-Benz star on the roof was, for many years, West Berlin's highest building and also quickly became one of West Berlin's landmarks. Today, the entire building complex is heritage protected.
Berliner Gold
... Das, strengenommen, aus Chromnickelstahl in Gestalt der Skulptur "Berlin" besteht. Diese berühmte, aus ineinander verschlungenen, aber dennoch voneinander getrennten Röhren bestehende Skulptur, die die damals noch bestehende Berliner Teilung symbolisiert(e), wurde 1987 vom Künstlerehepaar Matschinsky-Denninghoff erschaffen. Die Erstausstellung erfolgte im Rahmen des "Skulpturenboulevards", einer Ausstellung mit sieben Groß-Skulpturen/-Installationen im öffentlichen Raum West-Berlins anlässlich Berlins 750. Geburtstag 1987 und der Kulturhauptstadt 1988. Anders als die anderen Skulpturen des Skulpturenboulevards wurde "Berlin" vom Berliner Senat erworben und ist permanent auf dem Mittelstreifen des Tauentziens in der City-West zu sehen.
Es gibt, nicht nur in Berlin, sondern auch in anderen deutschen Städten, noch weitere von Matschinsky-Denninghoff geschaffene Stahlskulpturen. Eine davon, die ich ebenfalls fotografiert habe (das Foto werde ich vermutlich demnächst auch hochladen), die Skulptur "Dreiheit", ist vor der Berlinischen Galerie in Berlin-Kreuzberg zu finden.
Das Gebäude rechts "unten" ist der Turm des Europa-Centers. Das Europa-Center besteht nicht nur aus dem Hochhaus, sondern auch aus einem Einkaufszentrum am Breitscheidplatz. Das Hochaus des Europa-Centers war lange Zeit West-Berlins höchstes Gebäude und avancierte, nicht zuletzt wegen des weithin sichtbaren, rotierenden Mercedes-Sterns auf dem Dach, schnell zu einem Wahrzeichen der geteilten Stadt. Der zwischen 1963 und *65 errichtete Gebäudekomplex steht heute unter Denkmalschutz.
it’s precise, lightning-like, clean cut, brilliant, alert :-)
Beaumont Newhall
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oakleaf hydrangea, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Look at that precise balance! Wing goes right, part of tail feathers move left, perhaps without thought.
You know how when you think, oh, what the heck, I'll just try this, and it almost turns out to be identifiable? The hummingbird continued to examine me and didn't seem to mind the macro lens. I cropped this a tad.
Identification welcomed. Not trying for an award with these photos. Just having goose-bump interactions ;-)
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) female/juvenile perhaps.
“Each meeting occurs at the precise moment for which it was meant. Usually, when it will have the greatest impact on our lives.”
― Nadia Scrieva
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The original photo was taken on a campsite in Victoria (Daylesford to be precise). The resident peacocks were ever present and rather noisy - but beautiful!
I used Snapseed to bring out the detail.
HSS!
…… The English Bridge in Shrewsbury to be precise - the Welsh Bridge is the other side of town! Had to go to town to pick up some more timber supplies and took the opportunity to have a quick whizz around town & grab my #308 picture of the day. Thought this made a change from shots from off the bridge which I’ve posted loads of times!! Water levels are up but not enough to give a full flow through this section of the bridge. Alan:-)
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The precise location of this bird was posted back in December. Would he still be there?
He was.
He was a life bird for us.
I'm posting this months later....
I was impressed with the results from a post processing program.
I wondered if I could spiff up my less than great photos of this exciting and rare birb.
I'll give you the link to David Steidensticker's owl photo.
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Look at the change in the feather detail around the beak.
I'm doing the free trial.
So far the hardest thing has been finding the photo in my files after putting it through processing.
Stay strong, my flickr monkeys.
To be more precise this is Castle Augustusburg in Brühl (sometimes also called Augustusburg palace which sounds more like it looks like) - built as a weekend cottage by the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne, Clemens August of Bavaria of the Wittelsbach family in the 18th century. The castle is surrounded by extensive gardens and park grounds. From shortly after World War II until 1994, Augustusburg was used as a reception hall for guests of state by the German President, as it is not far from Bonn, which was the capital of Germany at that time.The castle is protected by the international “Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural heritage”. I shot this on a photo safari with my friend during the only hour of good light yesterday.
I like the way threads stacked in a repetitive geometrical lines to form a centre hole.
Learning and understanding together, a team work to achieve success!
Sant'Antonio is a giant edifice without a precise architectural style. Over the centuries, it has grown under a variety of different influences as shown by the exterior details.
The new basilica was begun as a single-naved church, like that of St Francis of Assisi, with an apsidal chancel, broad transepts and two square nave bays roofed with hemispherical domes like that of San Marco, Venice. The exterior style is a mixing of mainly Romanesque and Byzantine elements, with some Gothic features.
Later in the 13th century, the aisles were added in a more Gothic style, the length of each nave bay being divided into two aisle bays with pointed arches and quadripartite vaults.
The eastern apse was also extended in the Gothic style, receiving a ribbed vault and nine radiating chapels in the French manner. Later also, the Treasury chapel was built in 1691 in the Baroque style by Filippo Parodi, a pupil of Bernini.
The domes, like the domes of St. Mark's Basilica, were raised in height externally, giving a Byzantine appearance to the building, while the multitude of small belfries which accompany the domes recall Turkish minarets. Externally, at the main roof line each section of the building is marked by a low gable decorated with blind arcading in brick. These gables combine with the domes, the broad buttresses and the little towers to create a massive sculptural form, both diverse and unified in its conglomeration of features. As a work of architecture the building is particularly effective when viewed from the north west,] an extra dimension being added to the facade by the huge plinth and dynamic equestrian monument of the Condottiero Gattamelata by Donatello.
The precise location of this bird was posted back in December. Would he still be there?
He was.
A few curious folks stopped to watch the spectacular bird drop to the ground and then pop back onto a perch.
A brief flash of bright red on a grey day in LA.
#MacroMonday
#unusualpatterns
Weather forecast on a knife blade. On a Damascus steel knife blade, to be precise. Not what I initially had in mind, but that so often is the case when it's one of the "MM themes of the 1000 possibilities". Usually, for such a wide theme, I only have a few vague ideas what I could do for it, and the end result is pretty much a random surprise of what looks, firstly, most interesting through the macro lens, and, secondly, best as a photo, of course. Also, what is easy when it's not asked for - such as finding interesting patterns - becomes nearly impossible when it's required: patterns positively seemed to escape me as I went looking for them around the apartment ;-) And when I saw the knife in the kitchen (I hadn't even considered it as a possibility) I just thought "OK, that's probably very boring, but I'll give it a try." As for the "macro lens surprise", that was that not only did the banding typical for Damascus steel looked like waves (often an intended effect, but I only learned about that when I did my research on Damascus steel for the description and the tags), but those scratches from sharpening the knife that you can see in the upper part of the image also looked like heavy rain. And here it was, unfolding before my eyes: the high seas tempest.
The setup for the photo was as simple as it gets: I simply propped the knife, sharp side of the blade up, against a jar of sugar (my photo studio also doubles as breakfast and dinner table), both of it sitting on top of a heavy book to give it the same height as my camera on its small table top tripod, positioned one LED lamp (warm light) at the side of the table and grabbed my LED torch (cold light) to illuminate the blade from above (which also added the ever so slight 3D effect on the upper part of the blade), enabled the in-camera focus-stacking function, and hit the shutter button. I shot three focus stacking sequences of different parts of the knife of which this looked best.
Processing steps: The cold / warm light effect is something I get quite often when I use different light sources as above mentioned. It even works with one artificial light source (provided it gives warm light) and daylight from the window. Here I liked the split tone effect very much because I think it adds more depth to image. I wish I could have achieved the vivid colours you see here entirely by the use of light and the use of a colour filter (warm-cold or a combination of a cooling and a warming filter), but I've only recently considered to buy a few photo filters to improve my landscape photography, and since a good filter is expensive, I think I will buy one or two more versatile filters first before checking out the more exotic colour filters. So the colour enhancement here was done in Lightroom, where I tweaked the saturation and luminance of the blue, yellow and orange tones, and then in Nik's Color Efex, where, as final touch, I applied a Bi-color filter. I hope that these processing steps are deemed OK according to the new MM rules regarding the editing of an MM shot. I also did some sharpening and de-noising in Topaz Sharpen AI ("Focus" yielded the best result).
HMM, Everyone, and have a beautiful and safe week ahead!
Thanks go to Xiao Yang, for standing in the fame and applying some of the lighting here, it was a very precise lighting job :)
at the moment when he, the photographer, meets the reality he wishes to capture.
Brassai
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opuntia, spineless prickly pear cactus, 'Ellisiana' j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
“To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson
Early morning
Eight o'clock precise
I see the lonely August sun arise
Say you know
You will
Move me like you do... ♫
( ok, so it was actually 7:43 (says the Exif), and not August but September, but it was the first song that came to my mind while I was shooting so, that's what you get :) )
Happy Thursday! Oh! And it's green, I finally was able to catch up with something here :P
To be more precise this is a tulip votive candle holder but that doesn’t fit in the title well… grin
Looking Close on Friday
ANSH scavenger20 my vice
(Used to love spending much time post processing pictures- I found it calming and rewarding! )
Here we are again in London, Kyoto Garden to be precise!
This is one of my favourite spots of this amazing city, so peaceful and always deserted - only a few people know of the existence of this little gem.
Unfortunately, as every time, I come here unorganised: also this time I forgot my tripod! So, this is a long exposure done by hand. Be kind with my shacky hand! :)
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Precise location no longer known. This is a fruit-eating pigeon species endemic to New Zealand. It is found throughout most of the three main islands, although it has become extinct in much of the eastern part of South Island. Food competition from introduced Australian possums and doubtless predation of the young by introduced rats has led to a sharp decline in numbers. From a slide.
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* Another landscape from the Lofoten Islands in Arctic Norway . I cannot be precise exactly where this was taken . We were basically driving around the Islands on almost deserted roads for three days . Every time that we said Wow which was quite often I stopped the car got out and took a shot or two .
Its certainly the most unspoilt area I have ever visited I don’t think we saw anything that wasn’t beautiful for the three days .
I remember listening to a radio programme many years before I went to Norway. They were interviewing Sandi Toksvig on her travel experiences . I remember the final question was if you could only visit one more place in your life where would it be she replied the Lofoten Islands . I guess it sowed a seed in my brain as Ms Toksvig seemed to have travelled throughout the world
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2023 is the Year of the Rabbit, a black rabbit to be precise, and rabbit's are a sign of longevity, peace, and prosperity so this is looking like it will be a year of hope and fruitfulness
From super-simple prokaryote cells to faster-than-light travel across the universe, there lies a series of steps. It begins with the creation of the Solar System. The precise kind of stable star, the placing of gas giants in exactly the right spot, the abundance of warmth and organics and water. These are the settings for life, and they've played out in the same way for billions of other Earth-like planets in our galaxy alone.
So why are there no signs of intelligent life strewed across and buzzing between these fertile lands?
According to the Great Filter theory - they've all come, had a go and failed. The idea bids a filter is some inevitable challenge baked into the cosmos, so great that it prevents life from ever advancing to the point that it can interact across or explore the universe. If the theory is right, and this mysterious phenomenon does indeed lie somewhere ahead of us, as it did for our little green fallen brethren, humanities long-run prospects look kinda bleak. But what if we've already faced and conquered this so-called filter? The first few billion years of life on Earth wasn't exactly easy going.
Ok sure, space does seem a little light on traffic at the moment, but who's to say out there in all that serenity, other intergalactic civilisations aren't at a similar point on the timeline as us? Perhaps they're even before us, still chasing their sabre-toothed tigers with spears and no GPS, and us humble earthlings are indeed the most advanced species of the lot. Or they are ahead of us, and maybe, just maybe, there is no great impassable filter, just a really big universe that's simply too enormous for us, or E.T., to ever stop by for a visit.
Lagoon Nebula (also known as M8 or NGC 6523), is around 4,077 light-years from Earth. What do you think? Beyond the filter or just too far away from this point forth, and for the rest of time?
Re-imaged with an additional five hours of data added to the previous attempt.
•Light frames: 144 x 180sec (captured over three nights)
•Flats frames: x65
•Dark frames: 60 x 180sec
•Bias frames: x75
Back from my holidays in the wonderful North of France (Pays de la Loire to be precise!).
Being in the middle of nowhere meant I had the opportunity to take some photos of the Perseids and the Milky Way!
I've called the photo 'Heavenly Symbols' because, shooting stars, the Milky Way and (more obviously) the cross can have religious symbolism!
For me it was just a wonderful night under a sea of stars!!
Looking forward to catching up with all your photos over the last 2 weeks!
S
An accurate astronomical observatory.
Like other platforms on the island, including the lone moai of the Ahu Huri a Urenga, the Ahu Akivi was built following a precise astronomical orientation. In this way they controlled the change of seasons and the most appropriate times for agricultural tasks.
In Akivi the axis of the platform was oriented from north to south, getting the faces of the moai look exactly at the point where the sun sets during the equinox of the austral spring (September 21st) and their backs face the sun of the dawn during the autumn equinox (March 21st).
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The best time to visit and take pictures is at sunset, which is when the setting sun illuminates the seven statues and highlights their features.
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The legend of the seven explorers:
In the recent literature on Akivi, the seven statues of the platform are related with the seven young people who were sent to explore the island before its first colonization by King Hotu Matu’a.
A legend says that Hau Maka, the priest of Hotu Matu’a had a dream in which his soul flew across the ocean when he sighted the island. Next, he sent seven explorers sailing through the sea to locate the island, study its conditions and the best area to disembark.
Although the idea that the legend was remembered in stone is attractive, it seems that it can not be true. The moai statues belong to a quite late sculptural period, after the year 1440 AD and historians consider the hypothesis that the first settlers arrived on the island towards the fifth century, so they rule out a possible relationship between both facts.
The restoration that boosted Rapa Nui:
Ahu Akivi was the first ahu to be restored after a small group of islanders, at the request of Thor Heyerdahl, erected the statue of the Ahu Ature Huki on the beach of Anakena in 1956. As a member of that Norwegian expedition was the American anthropologist William Mulloy, who from then on would devote a large part of his life to studying the mysteries of Easter Island.
The reconstruction work in Ahu Akivi began in March 1960 and continued until October of that year. William Mulloy and his Chilean colleague Gonzalo Figueroa worked with an archeologic team of 25 Rapanui people in various phases of excavation and reconstruction. This was the first serious archaeological excavation and the first complete restoration of a ceremonial site in Rapa Nui.
The works were done with hardly any material means, they only used wooden poles, stones and a pair of oxen. But with perseverance, ingenuity and effort they achieved their goal. To raise and place the first moai, they used a stone ramp and two large wooden levers. This operation took a month. However, after perfecting the technique and with the experience gained, it took less than a week to raise the seventh statue.
When the work was finished, Father Sebastian Englert himself gave the blessing at a very emotional opening ceremony. After 150 years the islanders could observe again several moai standing on an ahu.
The restoration of Ahu Akivi is considered a turning point in Rapa Nui. From that moment, other works of restoration of more platforms began. The Ahu Akivi was followed by the ahu of Hanga Kio’e, Tahai, Anakena and Tongariki. The ancient platforms regained their former glory and the small and remote Easter Island attracted the attention of other researchers and travelers. And what is more important, it unleashed a true cultural renaissance, an economic development and a renewed sense of pride in being Rapanui.
For the little angels of Annecy - Alpes - Rhône Alpes - France - Europe
La signification de l'iris noir prend sa source dans des temps très reculés, dans la mythologie grecque plus précisément. Iris était la messagère de la déesse Héra, qui n'apportait que de bonnes nouvelles. Un iris sombre, de par sa teinte intense, est un message qui exprime des sentiments également très forts.
Les significations de l’iris noir incluent l’élégance, l’indépendance, la sagesse, le mystère et la rébellion. La présence d’iris noirs dans un jardin peut apporter un contraste éclairant aux fleurs plus flashy. Un cadeau d’iris noirs est un merveilleux hommage à quelqu’un dans votre vie qui est la « vraie affaire » – une personne authentique et une vieille âme qui vous a éclairé d’une manière importante.
Noblesse
Longtemps associé à la royauté, l’iris incarne la noblesse dans sa forme idéale. Ces qualités comprennent le fait de donner l’exemple et de servir au lieu de la peur. Ainsi, les fleurs d’iris sont des cadeaux idéaux pour les personnes que vous admirez et qui vous ont inspiré d’une manière ou d’une autre.
Chevalerie
L’iris est aussi un symbole de chevalerie. Dans notre monde moderne, certains peuvent penser que la chevalerie tient la porte ouverte à une autre personne. Cependant, cela signifie beaucoup plus. Dans les temps anciens, la chevalerie englobait le code de conduite chevaleresque. Cela comprenait la bravoure, l’héroïsme, la justice, l’honneur et la volonté d’aider les faibles. Ainsi, l’iris a été gravé sur de nombreuses armoiries, certaines sous la forme d’un symbole de fleur de lis.
Sagesse
Tout comme certaines fleurs représentent l’innocence, l’iris symbolise la sagesse et l’expérience. Ces fleurs complexes incarnent le genre de beauté qui s’améliore avec l’âge, ainsi que le type de connaissance qui ne peut être acquise que par l’expérience de la vie.
Messages
La signification de la fleur d’iris comprend également des messages. Dans l’Angleterre victorienne, donner un iris à quelqu’un signifiait que vous aviez un message spécial pour lui. Et sur le plan spirituel, comme le mot papillon ou le colibri, l’iris est associé aux messages de vos anges.
Foi et espérance
L’iris est aussi un symbole de foi et d’espérance. Donc, si vous marchez et voyez des iris le long de votre chemin, c’est un signe que vous devriez trouver de l’espoir et croire en de bons résultats, même si vous vous sentez pessimiste ou déprimé.
Pureté
Comme leur nom l’indique, les iris d’eau sont des espèces semi-aquatiques de la fleur qui poussent dans l’eau et les environnements marécageux. Ils sont spéciaux en ce sens qu’ils éliminent les toxines de l’environnement. En fait, les iris drapeau jaune peuvent être utilisés dans le traitement des eaux usées en raison de cette qualité particulière.
Pour cette raison, l’iris est également un symbole de pureté. Comme pour la fleur de lotus ou la fleur de lys, l’iris peut pousser dans des environnements troubles ou boueux, tout en fleurissant en une belle fleur. Toutes ces fleurs symbolisent la capacité de transformer nos vies pour le mieux.
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The meaning of the black iris has its source in very remote times, in Greek mythology more precisely. Iris was the messenger of the goddess Hera, who brought only good news. A dark iris, with its intense hue, is a message that also expresses very strong feelings.
Black iris meanings include elegance, independence, wisdom, mystery, and rebellion. The presence of black irises in a garden can provide an illuminating contrast to flashier flowers. A gift of black irises is a wonderful tribute to someone in your life who is the "real deal" - a genuine person and an old soul who has enlightened you in an important way.
Nobility
Long associated with royalty, the iris embodies nobility in its ideal form. These qualities include leading by example and serving instead of being afraid. So, iris flowers are ideal gifts for people you admire and who have inspired you in some way.
Chivalry
The iris is also a symbol of chivalry. In our modern world, some may think that chivalry holds the door open for another person. However, it means much more. In ancient times, chivalry encompassed the chivalrous code of conduct. This included bravery, heroism, justice, honor and willingness to help the weak. Thus, the iris has been engraved on many coats of arms, some in the form of a fleur-de-lis symbol.
Wisdom
Just as some flowers represent innocence, the iris symbolizes wisdom and experience. These intricate flowers embody the kind of beauty that improves with age, as well as the kind of knowledge that can only be gained through life experience.
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The meaning of the iris flower also includes messages. In Victorian England, giving someone an iris meant you had a special message for them. And on a spiritual level, like the word butterfly or hummingbird, the iris is associated with messages from your angels.
faith and hope
The iris is also a symbol of faith and hope. So, if you are walking and seeing irises along your path, it is a sign that you should find hope and believe in good results, even if you feel pessimistic or depressed.
Purity
As their name suggests, water irises are semi-aquatic species of the flower that grow in water and marshy environments. They are special in that they remove toxins from the environment. In fact, yellow flag irises can be used in wastewater treatment because of this particular quality.
For this reason, the iris is also a symbol of purity. Like the lotus flower or the lily flower, the iris can grow in murky or muddy environments, while still blooming into a beautiful flower. All of these flowers symbolize the ability to transform our lives for the better.
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Je précise qu'il s'agissait de jeu entre chiens se connaissant et non d'une bagarre...
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I want to clarify that it was a game between dogs who knew each other, not a fight
Cramond Causeway, Scotland.
The pyramid shape concrete blocks were put down during World War II to protect Edinburgh from naval attacks, now serves as a futuristic reminder of past times.
I arrived to this location just as the tide was starting to cover up and submerge the path towards Cramond Island, (the top end of the pathway is already under water in the image), it was just fascinating to sit there and observe the precise overtaking of nature; every minute brought in a new thin layer of water over the path with such beautiful rhythm, elegance and inevitability.
Skylar finished up the precise cuts for the toile poinsettia's, making sure the silvery fabric looked full and exact. Placing a few stitches and a handful of pearls later, she was set to attach them to the dress. A simple sticking charm was all she needed till her thread and needle would finish the work and she would be complete.
Cobie was across the room, as she was looking for a design. Skye looked back and smiled, "You usually look beautiful in a mermaid cut dress, it accentuates your hips but compliments your hourglass shape." She gave the girl a playful wink and began to puncture the needle through the fabric. He wand moving inward and outward creating the correct stitching pattern she needed.