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Amazing what you find in the bottom of your garden. Enjoy your weekend, wherever yo may be and whenever it arrives.
Perhaps an Ipheion of some sort but we can't pin it down precisely.
This photo was taken on perennial glacier of Mount Cevedale, in the Italian Alps at 3300 meters. A historical place fact, precisely in these mountains was fought the First World War, are still visible the ruins of the trenches and cannons of the era.
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Portrait found in Rome, in the Licinian tomb, dated to around 30-50 A.D. It is not known precisely who she is, but it might be a portrait of Antonia, daughter of emperor Claudius.
Now on display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.
This muskrat cut all marsh plants, gathered them together precisely, and is carrying them back to his lodge.
swamp rat
gathering building materials
for its lodge
Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer
Solomon's seal is an old cottage garden plant that appears early in spring, producing graceful, arching stems with precisely paired, oval leaves along their length. These are quickly joined by dangling, green-tipped, white bells that persist throughout late spring and early summer. Stems and foliage remain eye-catching even after the flowers are over.
Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered.
― José Saramago
The world is not to be put in order. The world is order. It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order.
― Henry Miller
All established order forms a line of resistance against the threat of rupture and places its meager forces at the service of continuity. That everything should continue as usual is the bourgeois standard of a reality that is indeed bourgeois precisely because it is a standard.
― Julio Cortázar
Today I bring you in India!
Just kidding! I'll go to India sooner or later, but for now, this amazing temple is situated in London, more precisely in Neasden (that's why it's known as Neasden Temple).
The official name is BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir and its architecture + the attention for details is truly breathtaking.
This Mandir has also been awarded for being the largest Indian Temple of the world, outside of India.
It's made of Italian marble, Indian Ambaji marble and Bulgarian limestone. It was terminated in 1995: handcarved in India and then assembled here in London.
Truly a gem to visit!
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ENG: A staircase in the middle of Berlin! More precisely, in the Leonardo Royal Hotel not far from Alexanderplatz. The three-winged building of the 4-star superior hotel in former East Berlin was designed in 1953 for VEB Energieprojektierung. Completed four years later, the building's architectural style made it one of the outstanding office buildings of the time. Since its renovation in 1989, the Federal Police and its headquarters have been tenants here. The impressive eight-metre-high lobby combines Art Deco elements and cool marble with modern interiors and is now a listed building together with the staircase and the façade. It is considered a memento of the former building and conveys an imposing ambience that still delights the guests of the Leonardo Royal Hotel today.
GER: Ein Treppenhaus inmitten Berlins! Genauer gesagt, im Leonardo Royal Hotel unweit des Alexanderplatzes. Das dreiflügelige Gebäude des 4-Sterne-Superior Hotels im ehemaligen Ostberlin wurde 1953 für die VEB Energieprojektierung entworfen. Das vier Jahre später fertiggestellte Objekt gehörte durch seinen Baustil zu den herausragenden Bürobauten der Zeit. Seit der Sanierung im Jahr 1989 war die Bundespolizei mit ihrer Zentrale hier Mieter. Die beeindruckende acht Meter hohe Lobby kombiniert Art-Deco-Elemente und kühlen Marmor mit modernem Interieur und steht gemeinsam mit dem Treppenhaus und der Fassade heute unter Denkmalschutz. Sie gilt als Erinnerungsstück an das ehemalige Gebäude und vermittelt ein imposantes Ambiente, das die Gäste des Leonardo Royal Hotels heute immer noch begeistert.
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
You know a trip was worthwhile when you're leaving with lump in your throat :) And so it was in this case leaving the incredible Australian continent. I remember the moment precisely and even have it captured :) :) May you all have only happy and memorable trips and safe travels :)
Bueno... creo que está bien construir aviones "jumbo" o dar un paseo en un tren cósmico. Enciende el verano desde una máquina tragamonedas... sí... consigue lo que quieras si quieres, porque puedes conseguir cualquier cosa.
Sé que hemos avanzado mucho, estamos cambiando día a día, pero dime... ¿dónde juegan los niños?
Where Do The Children Play? - Cat Stevens
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Dear Stevens: Decades later, the problem remains unchanged. But perhaps the reality is a little sadder. Today, when children leave school, they don't stay in the squares, in public parks, or on the streets, playing, for example, soccer. They go straight home and shut themselves away in a world of surround sound and a giant screen. They play at killing soldiers, at commanding armies, they play soccer... they know how to dribble and control a digital soccer ball, very skillfully, with their index finger guiding a mouse. They do it infinitely better than when they dribble or pass a leather ball with their leg during recess at school. Today, when a child leaves school, they go straight home to immerse themselves inside the silicon chips of Silicon Valley, to play on a smartphone, an Alienware computer, or a PlayStation. If you suggest a game to a child, for example, playing "Hopscotch," they will most likely ask if there is an app for their smartphone or computer. If you tell him there's no app for this game, something might surprise you... if there's no app where you can play this game... he simply won't be interested in your game proposal... he won't be interested.
Bueno... has resquebrajado el cielo, los rascacielos llenan el aire ¿Pero seguirás construyendo más alto hasta que no haya más espacio ahí arriba? ¿Nos harás reír? ¿Nos harás llorar? ¿Nos dirás cuándo vivir? ¿Nos dirás cuándo morir?
Sé que hemos avanzado mucho, estamos cambiando día a día, pero dime... ¿dónde juegan los niños?
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Tea For The Tillerman - Cat Stevens (1970)
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The lines we see on a map that demarcate one country from another, one region from another, are merely fictitious. If, according to the map, you are in China, for example, and you walk a few meters to where the map indicates you are in Mongolia, little will have changed. These are transitional zones where their richness lies precisely in their mixture of languages, customs, religions, ethnicities, and facial features. In the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the Uyghur ethnic group is the majority in this region of northwest China, and they also inhabit border areas such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. The Uyghurs are the sum of a rich and complex mix of Turkic, Persian, and Indo-European cultures. The Uyghurs are, fundamentally, a Turkic-speaking people, meaning that their language belongs to the same language family as Turkish. They share a common ancestor with the Turks who migrated to Western Asia. The ancestors of the Uyghurs established a powerful empire, the Uyghur Khanate, in what is now Mongolia. After the fall of this empire, they migrated to the Tarim Basin, in present-day Xinjiang. However, it is perhaps the Persian influence that is most evident in their culture and in the modern Uyghur language. This influence is found in the names of people and, above all, in the names of places of Persian origin or with Persian influence in Xinjiang, as is the case with many historical oasis cities in the region, such as Kumul (Hami in Chinese). The border with Mongolia is located about 300 kilometers northwest of Kumul. It is important to note that the Uyghurs are predominantly Muslim, so you will not find Buddhist monks in most of the region; there is no significant Buddhist influence. Similarly, Mongolia is a deeply Buddhist country (Tibetan Buddhism), where you'll find little Muslim influence, only a few ethnic minorities like the Kazakhs. But it's in these border areas where you can find nomadic Buddhists or Buddhist monks. This mix is visible in people's faces and perhaps even more so in something common to Uyghurs and Mongolians: the presence of yurts. Very common among the nomadic Uyghurs, these dwellings vary slightly in Mongolia, not so much in their construction but in their name. They aren't called yurts, but rather "gers," a Latinization of the Mongolian word. And another thing they have in common is that you still see children playing football. Perhaps the bond uniting humanity isn't religion, political ideas, art, or culture. Perhaps the most widespread bond among humans is... football. Marx, in a context that must be understood, coined the phrase that "religion is the opium of the people." You may agree or disagree with this idea or with his ideas, but you must understand the context in which Marx wrote his ideological theses and his phrase... it was a context where football didn't exist. Perhaps, if Marx were alive today, he would change the content of his phrase and instead of saying that "religion is the opium of the people," he would change it to... "football is the opium of the people."
PS: Image edited exclusively in "blue and garnet" (FC Barcelona) and players in red kits, like the Reds at Anfield (Liverpool), my two "opiates" teams from my childhood.
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Dalantule, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China. Border with Mongolia. March 2022
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
These flowers are popularly but erroneously known as Amaryllis, a monotypic African genus in the same family....
The Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) has very prominent attractions, for bees.
The name Hippeastrum, given to it by William Herbert, means "Knight's-star-lily", although precisely what Herbert meant by the name is not certain.
For many years there was confusion among botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, one result of which is that the common name "amaryllis" is mainly used for cultivars of this genus, often sold as indoor flowering bulbs particularly at Christmas in the northern hemisphere.
By contrast the generic name Amaryllis applies to bulbs from South Africa, usually grown outdoors. The flowers not quite as showy and a tad smaller!
The genus is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas from Argentina north to Mexico and the Caribbean.
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One of the chief obstacles to this perfection of selfless charity, is the selfish anxiety to get the most out of everything, to be a brilliant success in our own eyes and in the eyes of other men. We can only get rid of this anxiety by being content to miss something in almost everything we do. We cannot master everything, taste everything, understand everything, drain every experience to its last dregs. But if we have the courage to let almost everything else go, we will probably be able to retain the one thing necessary for us -whatever it may be. If we are too eager to have everything, we will almost certainly miss even the one thing we need.
Happiness consists in finding out precisely what the ‘one thing necessary’ may be, in our lives, and in gladly relinquishing all the rest. For then, by a divine paradox, we find that everything else is given us together with the one thing we needed.
-Thomas Merton, No Man is an Island
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
Winter Hazel, Corylopsis spicata, hails from east Asia, especially China and Japan. Spicata was introduced to Europe and more precisely The Netherlands in the nineteenth century by Von Siebold, whom I've often mentioned in these pages: e.g. www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/8714836253/in/photolis....
Look at the tightly packed pollen on the leg of this Spring Bee!
NGC 7023 (sometimes known as the Iris Nebula or with the abbreviation C 4) is a diffuse nebula visible in the boreal constellation of Cepheus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1794.
NGC 7023 is a reflection nebula, ie it reflects the light of some nearby stars; probably the main star responsible for its illumination is precisely the seventh magnitude star, cataloged as HD 200775, which would be enveloped by the nebula, together with other less bright stars born from its dust and which form the open cluster. The nebula is probably about 1400 light years from us and measures about 6 al. It is probably part of the vast Cepheus Molecular Cloud Complex.
Distance from Earth: 1,300 light years
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Lichtende wolken door de zon aangeschenen, paar uur na zonsondergang.
Een bijzonder verschijnsel dat rond de langste dagen van het jaar in het noorden soms waar te nemen is.
De wolken geven niet zelf licht, maar omdat de zon niet ver onder de horizon komt, schijnt zij de wolken nog aan.
De wolken bestaan uit fijn gruis en stof met een flinterdun ijs- of rijplaagje eromheen. Het gruis en stof is afkomstig van meteorieten die tijdens de binnenkomst in de atmosfeer zijn verbrand. De waterdamp op die hoogte kan eveneens afkomstig zijn van meteorieten, maar ook van de uitlaatgassen van raketten, vulkaanuitbarstingen en door de chemische afbraak van methaan. De temperatuur op de hoogte waar de wolken zich bevinden is het -90 tot -145 graden. Juist in deze tijd van het jaar zijn de temperaturen op die hoogte het laagst, daardoor ontstaan er makkelijker ijskristallen op het gruis waardoor de wolken zichtbaar worden.
Noctilucent clouds, a special phenomenon that can sometimes be observed in the north around the longest days of the year.
The clouds do not give light themselves, but because the sun does not come far below the horizon, it still shines on the clouds.
The clouds consist of fine grit and dust with a wafer-thin ice or frost layer around it. The grit and dust comes from meteorites burned during entry into the atmosphere. The water vapor at that altitude can also come from meteorites, but also from rocket exhaust, volcanic eruptions and the chemical breakdown of methane. The temperature at the altitude where the clouds are located is -90 to -145 degrees. It is precisely at this time of year that temperatures are lowest at that altitude, which makes it easier for ice crystals to form on the grit, making the clouds visible.
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Lake Orta, a dominant nature surrounding, between mountains and hills gives a romantic and relaxing setting, typical of lake atmospheres.
The Ligurians were in all probability the first inhabitants of the San Giulio Riviera. In time Celtic influences took over. Towards the end of the fourth century, Christianity arrived on the Riviera thanks to the brothers Julius and Julian, who to escape persecution against Christians abandoned the Greek island of Aegina.
With the approval of Emperor Theodosius, they demolished the pagan temples and built churches sacred to Christ in their place. Julius and Julian built ninety-nine churches. Thinking that their lives were coming to an end, they hastened to erect the hundredth and prepare a tomb where they could rest forever.
Giulio, therefore, left his brother in Cozzano and walked towards the shores of the lake, precisely towards the small uncontaminated island infested by dragons and snakes. Not finding a boat, he decided to spread his cloak on the calm waters of the lake, climbed on top of it and helped himself with a pilgrim's staff he reached the island of San Giulio. He chased away the snakes and dragons with the sign of the Cross and began the construction of his last church on the top of the fortress.
Since ancient times, the lake has also attracted writers and poets, being considered a place and a source of strong inspiration and feeling.
I consider myself a photographer, nothing more. If my photographs differ from that which is usually done in this field, it is precisely because I try to produce not art but honest photographs, without distortions or manipulations :-)
Tina Modotti
Truth Matters! Lies have consequences!
rose, 'Dream Come True', little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina
Ich liebe diese Naturholzglocke . Sie hat sogar einige Löcher im Holz und das ist gut so. Gerade an diesen Stellen unterscheidet sie sich von allen anderen und macht sie einzigartig.
I love this natural wood bell. It even has a few holes in the wood and that's a good thing. It is precisely in these areas that it differs from all others and makes it unique.
AMUN DUIN is a fictive Elven realm, inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's incredibly beautiful saga Lord Of The Rings. It is situated in Middle Earth, more precisely in Lindon, the Elvish region between the Ered Luin (Blue Mountains) and Belegaer, the western sea. From its harbor ships embark into the West, to Aman (Quenya: "The blessed realm"), the continent where Valinor lies, the "Undying Lands" of the Elves.
Taken at *80Days* AMON DUIN ~ An Elven Realm
The tradition of the Fathers has never admitted the existence of a material world apart from a larger creation, from a spiritual universe. To speak more precisely, for them the world, a whole and a unity, is inseparably matter and spirit. What we call the material world is only the reflection of a reflection. . . . It is, as it were, the fringe of their garment: the waves of its light are like the scintillating robe with which the Creator has been pleased to adorn his invisible creation.
-Louis Bouyer, The Meaning of the Monastic Life (London: Burnes & Oates, 1955), 28.
The 046 Д Lysychansk - Uzhhorod train, consisting of 15 cars, has already been on its way for 28 hours and will shortly reach the 42nd scheduled stop Lawotschne with a total of 48 stops. The starting point is in Eastern Ukraine - more precisely in the Luhansk oblast - not far from the front. On the picture the train is located on the Carpathian pass line Lviv-Stryj-Tchop and is at an altitude of 650 m.
Bereits seit 28 Stunden ist der aus 15 Wagen bestehende Zug 046 Д Lyssytschansk - Uschhorod unterwegs und erreicht in Kürze den 42en planmäßigen Halt Lawotschne von insgesamt 48 Halten. Der Startpunkt liegt in der Ostukraine - genauer gesagt im Oblast Luhansk - unweit der dortigen Front. Auf dem Bild befindet sich der Zug gerade auf der Karpatenpassstrecke Lwiw–Stryj–Tschop und befindet sich hier auf ca. 650 m Höhe.
... feather it be
Bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple
Of thinking too precisely on the event,
A thought which, quarter'd, hath but one part wisdom
And ever three parts coward
(Hamlet... almost...)
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... behind the church in my hometown. Captured from a distance of 2,2 km with a super telephoto lens.
I'm always amazed how easily and precisely you can plan such shots with apps like PhotoPills. The app will tell you exactly what time you need to be in which place.
The difficult part comes when you try to take the shot. Extreme light conditions, AF may not be working reliably since it's too dark, MF almost impossible since the EVF is just black.
Plus, the moon moves so quickly. Especially if you are completely out of practice because you have only photographed birds for weeks 😄
A small terrace on the mezzanine from the second to the first floor.
First floor view - Ceiling of the 'Salone dei Cinquecento' (Hall of the Five Hundred)
The ceiling, made up of 39 panels, was built and painted by Vasari and his workshop. It represents 'Important episodes of Cosme I's life', the city's neighborhoods and the city itself. In the center is apotheosis the 'Scene of glorification as Grand Duke of Florence and Tuscany'.
It is one of the largest salons in Italy.
This imposing room has a length of 54 meters and a width of 23. It was built in 1494 by Simone del Pollaiolo, called il Cronaca, commissioned by Savonarola who, replacing the Medici in the direction of Florence, conceived it as seat of the Major Council (Consiglio Maggiore), precisely with 500 members.
It was then enlarged by Vasari so that Cosme I could assemble the Court in this hall.
The inner self is precisely that self which cannot be tricked or manipulated by anyone, even by the devil. He is like a very shy wild animal that never appears at all whenever an alien presence is at hand, and comes out only when all is perfectly peaceful,12 in silence, when he is untroubled and alone. He cannot be lured by anyone or anything, because he responds to no lure except that of the divine freedom.
-The Inner Experience Notes on Contemplation THOMAS MERTON
A sine bar consists of a hardened, precision ground body with two precision ground cylinders fixed at the ends. The distance between the centers of the cylinders is precisely controlled, and the top of the bar is parallel to a line through the centers of the two rollers. The dimension between the two rollers is chosen to be a whole number (for ease of later calculations) and forms the hypotenuse of a triangle when in use.
When a sine bar is placed on a level surface the top edge will be parallel to that surface. If one roller is raised by a known distance, usually using gauge blocks, then the top edge of the bar will be tilted by the same amount forming an angle that may be calculated by the application of the sine rule.
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Another old raw. I was probably annoyed by the low sharpness at the time and didn't do anything to it despite the arrangement with the branch. This was shot with a mirror lens and a Speedbooster. The focus, such as it is, is slighly off and is more on the wing than the eye. That makes sense. It's a fool's errand to try to focus this lens precisely on something as quick moving as a starling's head, so I probably went for the wing. Anyhow, it is what it is, since I don't smoke anymore shooting starlings from my smoking balcony is no longer a thing. If it were to become a thing, though, I now have better EVF stabilization and possibly usable focus peaking to do it with.
Despite the presence of yellow and black designs, which at first glance resemble a wasp, this animal is a bee and more precisely a Megachile of the genus Anthidium.
The Megachiles are called solitary bees, since they do not live in swarms with a queen who ensures the reproduction of the swarm; each female Megachile reproduces individually, and to do this, digs a burrow which she lines with cut leaves and where she will lay her eggs.
Malgré la présence de dessins jaune et noir, qui font penser de prime abord à une guêpe, cet animal est une abeille et plus précisément une Mégachile de genre Anthidium.
Les Mégachile sont appelées abeilles solitaires, vu qu’elles ne vivent pas en essaim avec une reine qui assure la reproduction de l’essaim ; chaque femelle Mégachile assure individuellement sa reproduction, et pour ce faire, creuse un terrier qu’elle tapisse avec des feuilles découpées et où elle déposera ses œufs.
It’s hard to define precisely in words what we see. Sometimes nothing we say can match what our eyes capture when we first see an object or a scene. This photo for me describes very well an emotion of beauty. As cold as the day is the beauty is raw and it draws me in so much so where I can feel cold just viewing the capture. Thanks for viewing my work. Go sit by a fireplace and warm up. Stay safe and be kind,
Very ancient, the origins of Moliterno, municipality of the province of Potenza, seem to be linked to the destruction of the ancient Grumentum, of Roman foundation. Probably already inhabited in pre-Roman times, Moliterno, therefore, would have been built after the destruction of Grumentum, operated by the Saracens between 872 and 975, whose inhabitants who had escaped the massacre would have taken refuge near the Longobard tower. It is true, in fact, that precisely that of the Longobards was the foreign population that inhabited Moliterno, and then passed under the Norman domination to which the castle was built.
I took maybe 250 pictures on this evening just after a storm and the clouds were passing by at a very quick rate as was the light changing making a new show and picture for me every few seconds. I managed to pare it down to five castle shots which I hope you enjoy as much as I did capturing.
Is not precisely the whole course of centuries needed in order for our gaze to accustom itself to the light?… I am prepared to press on to the end along a path on which each step makes me more certain, toward horizons that are ever more shrouded in mist. (CE, 132)
-Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Only he who has fought bravely and been victorious in the struggle against the spurious security and strength and attraction of the past can attain to the firm and blissful experiential certainty that the more we lose all foothold in the darkness and instability of the future, the more deeply we penetrate into God. (HU, 136)
-Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
The more I prayed, the more deeply did God materialize for me in a reality that was at once spiritual and tangible. In that reality, the great synthesis was beginning to be effected in which my life would be summed up: the synthesis of the above with the ahead. (HM, 44)
-Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
To see a brown bear as it pursues its dinner of any variety is amazing. To see them in pursuit of a running salmon is especially thrilling due to the beauty and nature, as well as skill, of the catch. The big bear patiently waits on its target, lunges for it and often chases it down ... all the while racing through the river, water splashes erupting with its every move ... and then if lucky, it successfully secures the fish. At that point it usually shakes it around for some time and you can almost see the look of "oh no" in the salmon's eyes. It's all about the circle of life, right? However, the thrill doesn't stop there ... to see a brown bear tackle the task of filleting the salmon, precisely and efficiently, as it goes after prized sections first, it quite amazing as well. I think that most fishermen can learn a thing or two about their technique. As many of you know already, I LOVE bears!
Sorry for my absence recently. I have a good reason ... trust me. I'll share it on tomorrow's post. :-)
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The city of Petra, capital of the Nabataean Arabs, is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world.
t is not known precisely when Petra was built, but the city began to prosper as the capital of the Nabataean Empire from the 1st century BC, which grew rich through trade in frankincense, myrrh, and spices.
Petra was later annexed to the Roman Empire and continued to thrive until a large earthquake in 363 AD destroyed much of the city in the 4th century AD.
The earthquake combined with changes in trade routes, eventually led to the downfall of the city which was ultimately abandoned.
Petra is also known as the rose-red city, a name it gets from the wonderful colour of the rock from which many of the city’s structures were carved.
The Nabataeans buried their dead in intricate tombs that were cut out of the mountain sides and the city also had temples, a theater, and following the Roman annexation and later the Byzantine influence, a colonnaded street and churches.
In addition to the magnificent remains of the Nabataean city, human settlement and land use for over 10,000 years can be traced in Petra, where great natural, cultural, archaeological and geological features merge.
On December 6, 1985, Petra was designated a World Heritage Site.
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
Or more precisely on the ceiling in one of the many gloriously decorated rooms of the Vatican Museums in Rome.
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The image was shot as a square using the 1:1 aspect ratio of the camera, the daisy was positioned with its centre precisely in the centre of the square, then the snail was placed onto the flower.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Squaring the Circle'.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
Borgo a Mozzano (Toscana).
Ponte della Maddalena, detto “Ponte del Diavolo”, perché, secondo la leggenda, fu il diavolo in persona a costruire quel ponte sul fiume Serchio che in precedenza era crollato più volte. In cambio, il diavolo avrebbe preso l'anima della prima persona che avesse attraversato il ponte e, proprio per questo motivo, quella prima traversata venne fatta compiere da un cagnolino...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaWQnK65VIw
Borgo a Mozzano (Tuscany).
Ponte della Maddalena, known as the "Devil's Bridge", because, according to legend, it was the devil himself who built that bridge over the Serchio river which had previously collapsed several times. In exchange, the devil would have taken the soul of the first person who had crossed the bridge and, precisely for this reason, that first crossing was made by a small dog...
The carnival (rather, the many carnivals) in Galicia has its own rituals and calendars, whose origins date back, in some cases, to time immemorial, long before even Roman domination. Some authors speak of Celtic origins or Druidic rituals in many of the Galician carnivals, but the truth is that they have been celebrated "forever".
Banned during the Franco regime due to the "public disorders" that it involved, the carnival in Galicia never stopped being celebrated, having maintained its own cultural tradition that is transmitted from generation to generation. Carnival is the party of excess, provocation and mockery, as in many other carnivals in various parts of the world, but in Galicia it is also a party full of color, traditional costumes and masks and, of course, deeply linked to the gastronomy.
Known in Galician as entroido or antroido (depending on the area), each town and village has its specific variants of the carnival. Of the hundreds of different carnivals that are celebrated in Galicia, eight of them have been declared as festivals of international tourist interest, precisely the most colorful and deeply rooted in the Galician cultural tradition.
I am fascinated by the complexity and beauty of flies generally, though I am definitely wary of Horse Flies. They look rather dull and brown, but up close they are quite impressive. Though they don't move really quickly they are stealthy, so this was me trying to train the macro lens on one whilst it tried to bite through my trousers. Honestly... you don't want to know precisely whereabouts it was. Despite the appearance in macro, the material is actually quite thin.
When I saw this topic on the list, I instantly knew what I wanted to photograph. Or, perhaps more precisely, who. After all, the Wild Birds Unlimited store I frequent has a shop cat named Frankie. How could I not bring along my camera one day and take photos of him?
All the photos in the comments are clickable (I made sure this time).
#77 Shop or Store
112 pictures in 2012
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My old phone, still switch on, decided today was the day it has it’s last hurrah. At 3:30am precisely the time it woke me last week it started the opening bars to Harry’s game accompanied by a low hum of a vibrate. A rude awakening, I fumbled about to shut it up. My eyes were open. My thoughts drifted to the bad news from yesterday, Toby was diagnosed with chronic kidney decease, back to square one and racking our brains on managing a dogs special diet. I was well awake now and of course by bladder kicked in and urgency soon got the better of me. Going to the toilet, I looked out the window and glimpsed an interesting sky, a sunrise with promise, maybe. Back to bed, my head swimming I decided to go with the flow and got up for an unexpected appointment with the coast and the sunrise. I made my way to the Leas and headed towards Man Haven cove only to find a bloke sitting on the shingle drinking a can of beer, at 4:15 in the morning his night was still not over. So I headed further along the cliffs and followed a downward path to the edge of a small rock face about 4 metres. High. Madness took over and I decide to climb down to the rocks below where I found my one and only composition and let the sea and sun do the the rest. The photographs I then captured I can only describe as sublime, whether they are beautiful or not I’ll let you decided. For me they are too in your face as it were, like a song you instantly like only to soon get sick of after hearing it a couple of times. However after a series of unforeseen events I’m happy I now own a two or three keepers, it can’t be all bad.
The day was new
With crisp fresh air
And tears on the brush
From the morning dew
Finding you is easy
For in every direction I turn, you are there
Yet I stand here waiting
For your gradual and certain change to appear
Your touch is so gracious
Painting my world with such beautiful hues
Every color chose precisely to portray your beauty and elegance
Just how I dreamt of you
Bonus points if you can identify precisely what setup this depicts.
HINT 1: It's a stereo TRS plug.
Hint 2: the purple cable goes to a JBL studio monitor.
Hint 3: The box that the plug goes into is a special shade of 'red'.
Answer: These are the 'out' cables to my Scarlett 2i2 usb computer interface. The Scarlett converts the 'analog' signal from my acoustic guitar to digital for my computer. It has outputs to my monitors so I can real-time hear (or later play back) what I record. HMM
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