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HOW TO LIVE BEAUTIFUL LIFE
You can do it easily with these 5 daily questions.
Make a habit to wake up daily and write down the answers to these five questions.
Keep your daily journal with answers – and you’ll be amazed how different your life is.
You are going to see something that has been LOST ON PURPOSE.
1. How would I live this day if I knew it is my last day?
2. What should I be thankful for in my life?
3. What I can do today to make my life more meaningful?
4. What can I do today to add some joy to my life?
5. How can I help somebody today?
Be compassionate!
Serve other people faithfully.
Only when you give something to others you can be truly happy man.
Start this easy practice today, do this daily, and create your new, positive and beautiful life!
Special thanks to Tania, for your great inspiration.
Thanks Isna for your quick comment
On purpose by accident I got this silly shot of Angus. I was purposely on a ladder trying to get him to jump up from below for a treat. He jumped a little too close and I moved my camera out of the line of nostril fire and accidentally pressed the shutter button. The result made me giggle.
- Erfurt, Petersberg Citadel, BUGA 2021: The electronic illusion of a waterfall dominates the nave of former St. Peter's Church during the exposition "Paradise Gardens - Garden Paradises"
Der Peterskirche kommt im Rahmen der BUGA Erfurt 2021 eine zentrale Bedeutung auf dem Petersberg zu. In der ehemaligen Klosterkirche wird eine Ausstellung zum Thema "Paradiesgärten - Gartenparadiese" präsentiert. Vorbereitend wurde die Peterskirche mit Sondermitteln des Freistaats Thüringen teilrestauriert und teilweise instandgesetzt. Sichtbares Zeichen sind die gereinigten und konservierten Außenfassaden, deren Mauerwerk von bemerkenswerter Qualität ist. Im Innenraum erfolgte eine Teilöffnung des hölzernen Lagerbodens aus dem 19. Jahrhundert und das Erdgeschoss wurde für die Ausstellung nutzbar gemacht.
Die Peterskirche (St. Peter und Paul) am südöstlichen Teil des früheren Petersklosters gelegen, ist eine dreischiffige romanische Pfeilerbasilika. Die ehemalige Kirche des einst einflussreichen Benediktinerklosters St. Peter und Paul ist einer der frühesten und bedeutendsten romanischen Kirchenbauten in Thüringen.Sie entstand in den Jahren 1103 bis 1147. Neben Dom und Severikirche bestimmte sie mit ihren der Stadt zugewandten Osttürmen jahrhundertlang das Erfurter Stadtbild. Hier fanden bis zum Ende des 13. Jahrhunderts zahlreiche Reichs- und Hoftage der deutschen Kaiser und Könige sowie Synoden statt.
1803 wurde das Kloster säkularisiert. Bei der Beschießung der von französischen Truppen besetzten Zitadelle Petersberg durch die Preußen im Jahr 1813 geriet das Kloster in Brand und die Kirche brannte aus. Die Klostergebäude wurden danach vollständig abgetragen. Die Peterskirche selbst wurde 1820 militärisches Proviantmagazin. Dazu wurden Ihre Türme abgebrochen und der Obergaden bis auf die Höhe der Seitenschiffe abgetragen. Das ehemalige Kirchengebäude, in das man drei Lagerebenen eingebaut hatte, erhielt darüber hinaus einen neuen Dachstuhl.
www.buga2021.de/pb/buga/home/gartenschau/die+peterskirche
www.erfurt.de/ef/de/erleben/sehenswertes/dom/108144.htm
St. Peter's Church is of central importance on Petersberg hill in the context of the BUGA (Federal Horticulture Show) Erfurt 2021. An exhibition on the theme of "Gardens of Paradise - Garden Paradises" is presented in the former monastery church. In preparation, St. Peter's Church was partially restored and repaired with special funds from the Free State of Thuringia. Visible signs are the cleaned and conserved exterior façades, whose masonry is of remarkable quality. In preparation, St. Peter's Church was partially restored and partially repaired with special funds from the Free State of Thuringia. Visible signs are the cleaned and conserved exterior facades, whose masonry is of remarkable quality. Inside, the wooden storage floor from the 19th century was partially opened up and the ground floor was made usable for the exhibition.
St. Peter's Church (St. Peter and Paul), located on the south-eastern part of the former St. Peter's Monastery, is a three-nave Romanesque pillar basilica. The former church of the once influential Benedictine monastery of St. Peter and Paul is one of the earliest and most important Romanesque church buildings in Thuringia.I t was built between 1103 and 1147. Alongside the Cathedral and St. Severin's Church, it defined Erfurt's cityscape for centuries with its eastern towers facing the city. Until the end of the 13th century, numerous Diets and Court Assemblies of the German emperors and kings as well as synods were held here.
The monastery was secularised in 1803. During the shelling of the Petersberg citadel, occupied by French troops, by the Prussians in 1813, the monastery caught fire and the church burnt out. The monastery buildings were then completely demolished. St. Peter's Church itself became a military storehouse for provisions in 1820. For this purpose, its towers were demolished and the clerestory was taken down to the level of the side aisles.The former church building, into which three storage levels had been built, was also given a new roof truss.
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Even an ugly ship wreck belched up from the belly of the sea can look beautiful under the right set of circumstances. All of the conditions and elements for making this image memorable were present at this moment (sun, fog, wet sand, surf, scenic background and reflections of both the wrecked sail boat and the shimmering sun in the wet sand). I'm delighted with the way this image and several others in the set turned out.
Nikon D60 Tamron 18-250 mm lens. Focal length 35 mm Exposed at 1/200 of a second at f7.1 ISO 100. As shot in the camera. No HDR or Photoshop and only some very minor post processing with Picnik to control the contrast level.
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I should've removed his tags, but then again he's a dog, he won't be perturbed by that.
And the misspelling in my watermark was done on purpose............. mmmmm, maybe not!
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta County, California, USA.
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The Goldfish Market on Tung Choi Street North, in the Mong Kok District, Hong Kong.
Located in the Kowloon side in the overcrowded district of Mong Kok, although quite frequented by tourists it is what used to be known as the heartland of the Hong Kong triad gangs.
Feng shui, also known as Chinese geomancy, is a traditional practice originating from ancient China, which claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment. Feng shui subscribers regard an aquarium of goldfish to be more than just a pretty face: it’s also an auspicious addition to one’s home that can bring good luck, so it’s no surprise that this popular pet trade is even more prominent in Hong Kong.
The Goldfish Market is lined on either side with several dozen shops and stalls devoted to the raising of many types of fish, from weirdly shaped goldfish to colourful tropical species with gaspingly high price tags.
Apart from the dozens of different types of brightly colored fish, you'll also find an Indiana Jones like collection of exotic pets; from snakes and spiders to lizards and turtles, as well as more mundane cats and dogs. Some of the rarer species – especially fish – can earn the sellers thousands of dollars.
Unlike across the border in China where markets like this are notorious for selling rare and unusual animals for food (and these are dying out), the Goldfish Market is only for pet purposes.
Information Sources:
www.tripsavvy.com/goldfish-market-hong-kong-1535796
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfish_Street
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui
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A purpose built 'super carrier' (houses two mobile frame squads) designed for the Terran Expeditionary Marines of the Solar Union. Diplomacy class ships are intended as the flag ship at the heart of an offensive task force, launching its frames deep into the heart of enemy formations from the forward mounted catapults, or directly from the side mounted hangar bays. An extensive network of comms arrays, radars, and antenna allows for the Diplomacy Class to carefully monitor the battlespace and coordinate allied actions for maximum effectiveness.
The Diplomacy class is designed to inspire cooler heads to prevail when it transits in-system, and more than one unruly colony has laid down its arms at the sight of 16 of the most advanced mobile frames, with the Solar Union's most veteran pilots in the cockpits, dropping down the gravity well to politely but firmly inquire why the colony is behind on its tithes.
Rumbling steadily over the tram tracks at Beamish Museum is the magnificently turned-out Foster general purpose engine 14410 "Sprig" The engine was built in 1920 and is registered UP 6481.
The engine was at Beamish for the Transport Gala event of September 2022.
Copyright © 2022 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!
The Pfirnhof, a historic former Bavarian farm near the bank of the Tegernsee (in English: "Lake Tegernsee"), Bad Wiessee, Bavaria, Germany
Some background information:
The Pfirnhof is a historic estate in the community of Bad Wiessee near the waterfront of the Tegernsee. Historically, it is a traditional Bavarian farm, likely founded in the Middle Ages, and hence, one of the oldest farms in the region. The Pfirnhof used to serve agricultural purposes for centuries. Today, it mainly serves as a holiday accommodation, like many old farms in the region that have been re-purposed due to the growing tourism.
Particular attention is given to the architecture of the Pfirnhof. It is built in the typical Upper Bavarian style, characterized by wooden construction, wide eaves, and intricately carved balconies. The farm is a so-called Eindachhof (in English: "Single roof farm"), which is the most common type of farms in this area. It is characterized by providing space for the peasant family, the farm servants and the livestock under one and the same roof.
With its less than 5,200 residents, Bad Wiessee is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Miesbach, located on the western shore of the Tegernsee. Since 1922, the commune is officially recognized as a spa town. It owes its status as a health resort to the two strongest iodine-sulfur healing springs in Germany, which were discovered during oil drilling in 1909. Since 1957, the Bavarian State Lottery also operates a casino in Bad Wiessee, which serves as an additional magnet for visitors.
In 1017, the settlement was first mentioned as "Wesses" in the registry of Tegernsee Abbey. The hamlet‘s name just meant that it was located west of the lake. According to legend, in 1441, a monk on the eastern shore of Lake Tegernsee discovered a golden-yellow streak in the lake, which came from a spot on the western shore, where there was a natural oil spring. In fact, the now long-dried-up spring, whose location is still marked today by a chapel, had likely existed for ages. According to a commemorative plaque inside the chapel, the spring was first tapped in 1430.
In 1471, the monks of Tegernsee Abbey on the opposite shore created three fish ponds in the area of Bad Wiessee and in 1480, the hamlet was first mentioned as a village. At that time, three farms were documented, along with several smaller houses. Until the end of the 19th century, the village gradually developed around its centre. Back then, the stone oil from Tegernsee was already attributed with therapeutic properties (e.g., for rubbing on the body), and it gained even more popularity with pillgrims as St. Quirin Oil.
Stimulated by the already widespread technical use of petroleum, a Dutch company attempted in 1904 to discover rich oil deposits at greater depths, which were encountered at about 500 meters. This led to the execution of eleven more oil drilling operations in Bad Wiessee. However, by 1912, the production had declined so much that oil extraction was stopped. But three years before, a rich source of thermal water at borehole III at a depth of 692 meters had been encountered during drilling operations. Later chemical analyses revealed that it was the strongest iodine-sulfur thermal spring in allo of Germany.
In 1912, the first bathhouse was built with twelve cabins. The spring was named after King Ludwig III in 1914, and the petroleum company changed its name to Jod-Schwefelbad Wiessee GmbH (in English: "Iodine-sulfur Spa Wiessee Company"). This laid the foundation for the rise to a health resort. In 1922, Wiessee was awarded the title "Bad,". In 1930, another borehole was drilled to develop the Königin Wilhelmina Spring, and in 1978, the third spring, the Adrianus Spring was drilled and developed.
During the Nazi era, the SA leadership gathered in Bad Wiessee on Hitler's telephoned orders. In the Hanselbauer guesthouse, Ernst Röhm and his SA leaders were arrested by the SS in Hitler's presence, and some were shot later that same day. These events were called the Röhm Putsch, although there’s was no proof that Röhm really planned to take power by a revolt of his SA. Shortly afterwards, Heinrich Himmer, the leader of the SS, transferred his place of residence to Bad Wiessee. Furthermore, Bad Wiessee was also the retirement home of Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg, who had been one of the architects of the German Wehrmacht.
Today, Tourism is one of the main sources of income for the population of Bad Wiessee. Although spa tourism has declined in the last decades, Bad Wiessee is still very popular for its casino and with wealthy people, many of them buying a second home or condo to spend their holidays or retirement there. As a residential area, the beautiful nature around Bad Wiessee and its good reachability from the city of Munich have attracted more and more millionaires as well as multimillionaires.
The demand for housing at Lake Tegernsee remains high, resulting in astronomically high real estate prices. Prices for vacation homes are even the highest in the German Alpine region and just the premises for single-family homes in the first row by the lake are offered for up to 10 million euros by local real estate agencies. Hence, the dream of a house at Lake Tegernsee will always be unrealisable for most Germans. However, traditional B&B and reasonable priced accommodations for tourists are still available all year round.
The Tegernsee is a so-called tongue-basin lake in the Bavarian Alps in southern Germany. The lake is the centre of a popular recreation area 50 kilometres (31 miles) south-east of Munich. Communities on the lake include the eponymous Tegernsee, as well as Bad Wiessee, Kreuth, Gmund, and Rottach-Egern.
The lake is some 6.5 kilometres (4.0 miles) in length, 1.4 kilometres (0.87 miles) across at its widest, and spans an area of 8.934 square kilometres (3.449 square miles). It reaches a maximum depth of 72.6 metres (238 feet), with an average depth of 36.3 metres (119 feet). Its normal water level is 725.5 metres (2,380 feet) above sea level. The lake flows into the River Mangfall, a tributary of the River Inn and thence the River Danube.
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"We all have something that we are meant to do.
Your genius will shine through, and happiness will fill your life, the instant you discover your higher purpose and then direct all your energies towards it."
(From "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" by Robin Sharma)
This man was sitting at Sheetla Ghat along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras).
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KWANZAA'S SEVEN PRINCIPLES
12/26 Umoja - Unity
12/27 Kujichagulia - Self Determination
12/28 Ujima - Collective Responsibility
12/29 Ujamaa - Wise Use of Resources
12/30 Nia - Purpose
12/31. Kuumba - Beauty (Inner and Outer)
1/1/25 Imani - Belief in the Vision
May the Light of the Season shine within you, all those you love, and all of us.
This unique signal and gate set up resides in Canton, Illinois where it was built to guard the CB&Q and TP&W diamond. Unfortunately in recent years the CB&Q, which became the Bnsf Yates City Subdivision was removed. Now the gate and signal sits pointless alongside the TP&W, which is now the Keokuk Junction Railway.
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A new, purpose-built, covered stadium in Hobart, for $750,000 does not pass the "sniff test". There is no business case for it. In reality, paying for the stadium and an AFL team would cost nearly $1 billion.
Imagine this. These are per person adult and concession ticket prices.
CATEGORY Adult Concession
CATEGORY 1 $435.00 $370.00
CATEGORY 2 $424.00 $360.00
CATEGORY 3 $392.00 $333.00
CATEGORY 4 $361.00 $307.00
Imagine driving nearly 10 hours round trip from Smithton in northern Tasmania to Hobart to watch an AFL game, plus paying $157.52 for fuel, plus food at the game and probably a meal en route. So, two adults and two teenage children for a Category 4 (cheap seats) would set a family back well over $1,500.
So, who does the Tasmanian government expect to fill the stadium with? Cashed up folks from interstate and well off locals who maybe would not have to drive further than an hour. The government expects us taxpayers to fund this nonsense.
IF the business case was so great and AFL CEO Gillan McLachlan's claims about returns were truthful, then why doesn't the AFL fund it? Why doesn't the private sector/investors jump on board to fund it, yesterday? Why? Because it is all complete bullshit!
IF "a meeting of around 300 people at Hobart Town Hall on Wednesday unanimously expressed their opposition to the project", doesn't send a clear message, including Liberal and Independent Senator, then nothing will.
A majority of Tasmanians are doing it financially tough, the cost of living and petrol, diesel and gas keep going up, wages increases are just not keeping up, and you want to tax us for someone else's dream?
There are other priorities. The PHS needs fixing, urgently. The hospitals are a mess. The nurses are over-worked, short-staffed. There not enough GPs. The roads are potholed and some have needed sealing for decades, but the State government wants to waste hard-to-come-by money (nearly a billion of it) on building a stadium and securing an AFL team. Let's put it into perspective, if I sold one of my books for $54.95 every day, it would take me nearly 50,000 years to make $1 billion in sales.
Think of all the other ways Tasmania could be improved, if that money was spent on the PHS, social housing, roads that need to be sealed, like the B11 Marlborough Highway between Miena and Bronte Park . . . Imagine a washboard dirt road called a "highway". It is dangerous. The single lane bridge just our side Miena is dangerous and needs to be widened. We need a telephone tower on Table Mountain, north of Bothwell, so telephone coverage can be extended line-of-sight toward Arthurs Lake, Saint Patrick Plains, and Hollow Tree Road. Each Telstra tower costs $1 million. There is so much that Tasmania and Tasmanians needs that would improve everyone's lives.
How will a stadium improve my life and my fellow Tasmanians, in the immediate future?
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217 MHK displayed at the Eastern National Heritage Bus Day 2023. Held at the Museum of Power, Langford, near Maldon, Essex.
Information from the programme says that 217 MHK was new to Basildon and went on to serve at Southend-On-Sea and Chelmsford. Stayed in service until early 1977.
Denis-Papin staircase is an iconic attraction in Blois, the monumental Denis-Papin staircase overlooks the town, provides an unforgettable panoramic view, and regularly enlivens urban space with its original, grandiose decorations.
2019 : Mona Lisa, for the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance.
Blois has been actively participating in the “500 years Renaissance's” program initiated in 2019 by the Centre-Val de Loire region. The year 2019 represents the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci at the Clos Lucé in Amboise, the 500th anniversary of the birth of Catherine de’ Medici and the 500th anniversary of the commencement of construction of the château of Chambord.
As a complement to the events organized in Blois to celebrate the first of these anniversaries and to pay tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, the risers of the Denis-Papin staircase are comprehensively covered over, from April to October 2019, by a modern-day reconstitution of the celebrated painting by Leonardo, the Mona Lisa.
The Statue at the top of the stairs is of Denis Papin.
Denis Papin 1647 - 1712, was a French-born British physicist who invented the pressure cooker and suggested the first cylinder and piston steam engine. Though his design was not practical, it was improved by others and led to the development of the steam engine, a major contribution to the Industrial Revolution.
The Origins and Purpose of Street Art and Graffiti — A Historical Essay.
Prehistoric and Ancient Beginnings (40,000 BCE – 500 CE)
Graffiti’s origins stretch back to humanity’s earliest visual culture. Prehistoric cave paintings — including hand stencils created by blowing pigment through tubes — functioned as some of the earliest “tags,” marking presence and identity. These date from 40,000–10,000 years ago.
By the classical era, graffiti was widespread across Ancient Greece and Rome, where people scratched messages, jokes, political commentary, and personal boasts into walls. The oldest known written graffito dates to around 500 BCE.
In Pompeii, graffiti served as advertising, satire, political slogans, and everyday communication, revealing the lives of ordinary people rather than elites.
Purpose in this era:
1. Marking presence (“I was here”)
2. Social commentary
3. Recording daily life
4. Religious or political expression
5. Communication by non‑elites otherwise absent from written history
Medieval to Early Modern Graffiti (500–1800 CE)
Graffiti continued through the medieval period, especially in religious and rural landscapes. In the Middle East, the Safaitic inscriptions — scratched onto rocks across Syria, Jordan, and Arabia — are the only surviving record of an ancient Arabic dialect.
In Europe, travellers, workers, and even antiquarians carved names and messages into castles, churches, and monuments. At Stonehenge, 18th‑century visitors left carved signatures, showing graffiti as a record of presence and identity.
Purpose in this era:
1. Recording travel or pilgrimage
2. Personal memorialisation
3. Folk expression by ordinary people
4. Documentation of labourers and craftsmen
The Birth of Modern Graffiti (1950s–1970s)
Modern graffiti culture emerged in Philadelphia in the 1950s, led by figures like Cornbread, who pioneered tagging as a form of self‑promotion and identity.
By the late 1960s and early 1970s, graffiti exploded in New York City, especially on subway trains. Writers such as TAKI 183 and others transformed tagging into a competitive, stylised art form.
This era marks the shift from simple inscriptions to complex lettering, murals, and large-scale public visibility.
Purpose in this era:
1. Personal identity and fame (“getting up”)
2. Reclaiming public space
3. Youth expression in marginalised communities
4. Resistance to social and economic exclusion
The Rise of Street Art (1980s–2000s)
Street art evolved from graffiti but expanded into stencils, wheat‑paste posters, stickers, installations, and murals. Artists like Keith Haring, Jean‑Michel Basquiat, and later Banksy brought street art into global consciousness.
Street art differed from graffiti by focusing less on lettering and more on imagery, political messages, and public commentary.
According to The Art Story, street art grew from the belief that art should be:
1. Accessible to everyone
2. Outside traditional institutions
3. Democratic and empowering
4. A counter‑attack against advertising and corporate messaging
5. Purpose in this era:
6. Political protest
7. Social commentary
8. Challenging authority and capitalism
9. Beautification and community identity
Artistic experimentation outside galleries
Contemporary Street Art and Graffiti (2000s–Present)
Today, graffiti and street art occupy a complex space between vandalism, public art, activism, and cultural heritage.
Graffiti remains illegal in many contexts, yet it is also recognised as a vital form of urban storytelling, especially for marginalised voices.
Street art, meanwhile, is often commissioned by cities, festivals, and cultural institutions, blurring the line between rebellion and acceptance.
Current purposes:
1. Urban regeneration
2. Tourism and cultural branding
3. Community identity
4. Political resistance
5. Artistic innovation
Street art and graffiti are not modern inventions — they are part of a 40,000‑year human tradition of marking presence, expressing identity, and challenging power. From Roman jokes to New York subway tags to global street murals, they remain one of the most democratic and immediate forms of public expression.
After several fires the building has become structurally unsound. There's no money for demolition so I expect the council is hoping for the building to collapse.
The Origins and Purpose of Street Art and Graffiti — A Historical Essay.
Prehistoric and Ancient Beginnings (40,000 BCE – 500 CE)
Graffiti’s origins stretch back to humanity’s earliest visual culture. Prehistoric cave paintings — including hand stencils created by blowing pigment through tubes — functioned as some of the earliest “tags,” marking presence and identity. These date from 40,000–10,000 years ago.
By the classical era, graffiti was widespread across Ancient Greece and Rome, where people scratched messages, jokes, political commentary, and personal boasts into walls. The oldest known written graffito dates to around 500 BCE.
In Pompeii, graffiti served as advertising, satire, political slogans, and everyday communication, revealing the lives of ordinary people rather than elites.
Purpose in this era:
1. Marking presence (“I was here”)
2. Social commentary
3. Recording daily life
4. Religious or political expression
5. Communication by non‑elites otherwise absent from written history
Medieval to Early Modern Graffiti (500–1800 CE)
Graffiti continued through the medieval period, especially in religious and rural landscapes. In the Middle East, the Safaitic inscriptions — scratched onto rocks across Syria, Jordan, and Arabia — are the only surviving record of an ancient Arabic dialect.
In Europe, travellers, workers, and even antiquarians carved names and messages into castles, churches, and monuments. At Stonehenge, 18th‑century visitors left carved signatures, showing graffiti as a record of presence and identity.
Purpose in this era:
1. Recording travel or pilgrimage
2. Personal memorialisation
3. Folk expression by ordinary people
4. Documentation of labourers and craftsmen
The Birth of Modern Graffiti (1950s–1970s)
Modern graffiti culture emerged in Philadelphia in the 1950s, led by figures like Cornbread, who pioneered tagging as a form of self‑promotion and identity.
By the late 1960s and early 1970s, graffiti exploded in New York City, especially on subway trains. Writers such as TAKI 183 and others transformed tagging into a competitive, stylised art form.
This era marks the shift from simple inscriptions to complex lettering, murals, and large-scale public visibility.
Purpose in this era:
1. Personal identity and fame (“getting up”)
2. Reclaiming public space
3. Youth expression in marginalised communities
4. Resistance to social and economic exclusion
The Rise of Street Art (1980s–2000s)
Street art evolved from graffiti but expanded into stencils, wheat‑paste posters, stickers, installations, and murals. Artists like Keith Haring, Jean‑Michel Basquiat, and later Banksy brought street art into global consciousness.
Street art differed from graffiti by focusing less on lettering and more on imagery, political messages, and public commentary.
According to The Art Story, street art grew from the belief that art should be:
1. Accessible to everyone
2. Outside traditional institutions
3. Democratic and empowering
4. A counter‑attack against advertising and corporate messaging
5. Purpose in this era:
6. Political protest
7. Social commentary
8. Challenging authority and capitalism
9. Beautification and community identity
Artistic experimentation outside galleries
Contemporary Street Art and Graffiti (2000s–Present)
Today, graffiti and street art occupy a complex space between vandalism, public art, activism, and cultural heritage.
Graffiti remains illegal in many contexts, yet it is also recognised as a vital form of urban storytelling, especially for marginalised voices.
Street art, meanwhile, is often commissioned by cities, festivals, and cultural institutions, blurring the line between rebellion and acceptance.
Current purposes:
1. Urban regeneration
2. Tourism and cultural branding
3. Community identity
4. Political resistance
5. Artistic innovation
Street art and graffiti are not modern inventions — they are part of a 40,000‑year human tradition of marking presence, expressing identity, and challenging power. From Roman jokes to New York subway tags to global street murals, they remain one of the most democratic and immediate forms of public expression.
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The above image is a scan from an original Kodachrome™ slide. The default size is 2000 x 1250 pixels, so clicking on the photo will enlarge it for better viewing.
The original image comes from my slide collection, amassed over the past 40+ years. They are a combination of my own photographs and ones acquired over those years.
I created this Photostream in 2017 for the purpose of holding my slide collection as an archive, as otherwise they would just remain in binders and boxes, not being enjoyed by anyone, myself included.
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Community Hall / Jamestown Justice Court
Marker image. Click for full size.
By Syd Whittle, July 27, 2010
Inscription.
Built circa 1910 as Klein and Baum commercial building. Purchased by County of Tuolumne in 1955 by Resolution 39 of Board of Supervisors, Kerr, Dondero Millard, Nicholls and Williams, “for use as a Justice Court and other public purposes.”
Served as Jamestown’s Justice Court from 1955-1996
Site of last of five County Justice Courts.
Commemorated by Resolution 172-96 of Board of Supervisors, DeBernardi, Holman, Marks, Rountree and Rotelli on August 27, 1996.
Erected 1996 by Tuolumne County.
A purpose built ship of war, this frigate is designed completely around the reactor and particle cannon at its heart. Fast but lightly armored, it traditionally lurks around the flanks of hardier allies, waiting for the opportune moment to dive in and strike. It also benefits immensely from picket scouts reporting enemy positions in order to situate itself for maximum effect.
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Berks County Heritage Center, PA. USA.
Nikon D7200 with 500mm f4 G ED VR lens and 1.4 converter with fill flash.
1/320 f5.6 ISO 250
Greetings all and Happy New Year. My wife (Frances Brown 266 ) and I ended the year with a bang-a birding bang that is, by getting a “lifer”. For the previous 5 days, ebird had been reporting a Pacific-slope Flycatcher at the Berks County Heritage Center, about a 1 and ¾ hour drive to the west. This is only the third time this species has been reported in Pennsylvania. We got up early on New Year’s Eve and made the easy ride. Friends who had been there the day before gave us directions to the hedgerow where the bird was seen. We hadn’t been there 10 minutes when the flycatcher came out of the thickets, went to the ground to get an insect and returned to his perch, as all flycatchers do. He continued this behavior from one end of the hedgerow to the other, about ¼ mile, for the 3 hours we were there. He was very cooperative and allowed for some great images (we would have been very happy just to see the bird-the images were a bonus). The Pacific-slope Flycatcher is a small yellowish/greenish bird found in warm, humid lowland coniferous forests (usually pine-oak) and dense second-growth woodlands of the Pacific Coast states. A distinguishing feature is that the white eye ring extends to the back in a tear-drop shape. It is nearly identical in appearance to the Cordilleran Flycatcher, and the two forms were formally considered to be the same species, known as the “Western Flycatcher.” A word about ebird. If you are a “birder” at any level, I encourage you to become a citizen-scientist and record your birds using ebird. It’s free and easy and administered by Cornell Lab. More info here: ebird.org/content/ebird/about/
'The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.' - Pablo Picasso
Given that I was spending most of my stay on the French Riviera with a friend, I decided to splurge a little and spend a few days on my own beforehand, in a beautiful waterfront hotel, the Hotel Napoleon, Menton.
The hotel was filled with all sorts of beautiful artworks and photography too, but one of the things I loved, along with the vibrant coloured feature walls, was this perhaps Picasso inspired bed head, which just happened to adorn my incredibly comfy and luxurious king size bed. (It was heavenly and conducive to an unrivalled three nights, of totally restful and peaceful sleep).
Call us indulgent soles (pun intended), but the red stilettos and I quickly found ourselves feeling right at home and very at ease here. Our visit, without a doubt, a very memorable and very inspiring one, especially with the red stilettos gaining quite a following here too.
After spending time here myself, it's not difficult to see why artists like Matisse, Picasso, and Chagall all spent here long periods of time in this region. They quite literally 'saw the light' and were drawn here by the luminosity.
Said Henri Matisse after arriving here in 1917 (for health reasons) - 'When I realised each morning I would see this light again, I could not believe my luck.' He decided to stay and fill his paintings with the generous Riviera sun. I now understand, first hand, why.
I also read somewhere that - 'The South of France is a vision as much as it is a place' . . . I couldn't agree more, as I felt mesmerised the whole time I was here, constantly having to pinch myself to believe it was real . . . it's a creative's paradise and one is easily inspired here.
As I continue to daydream about my days spent on the French Riviera and dreams of perhaps living there one day, I leave you with an additional quote from Picasso - 'When I haven't any blue I use red'.
You can see all of the red stiletto adventures so far here @ 100 x Red Stilettos: The 2014 Edition
Bristol RELH6L with dual-purpose Eastern Coachworks body at the 2016 Showbus event held at Donington Park Leicestershire.
Hey Guys…
“What did you expect...?”
“I am burdened with Glorious Purpose!”
-Loki
Here is the “Vote Loki for President” pin from the Disney Plus Original Series Loki.
I had a ton of fun building this up and messing around with the letters. In the end, I also decided to build up a stand for the pin and incorporate Loki's infamous horned crown into its design to give it that extra mischievous flare.
For all time, Always
-God Bless
Carculio
Koenigsborg (IMO 9722522), a multi purpose offshore vessel built by Ulstein Verft, in Ulsteinvik, Norway in 2014 dwarfs other vessels in Great Yarmouth's inner harbour.
I am posting two different versions of the same photo this evening with the second photo being a bit of a crop to show where I launch my canoe. I took the photo merely to show the colors in the sky in the north as there were some subtle color to be seen in the sky. I never intended to use it for any other purpose, but will try to add a bit more about the bayou system while I am on the subject.
A bit of an explanation will point you in another direction and allow you explore Armand Bayou which extends north from this point and snakes its way along for rough 4.75 miles. That doesn’t sound like a great distance but it does take some to paddle up in that direction and explore all of the nooks and crannies of Armand Bayou. If you stop and take photos like I do, you could easily spend an entire day along that stretch of the bayou. You can launch the canoe or kayak and paddle under the bridge and be on your way to explore another waterway. Just stay to the left where the bayou splits you’ll enjoy the trip a lot more.
The white structure that you see just to the right of center in the crop is a floating dock that I use to launch my canoe. Most people slide their canoes into the water on the boat ramp that you see in the far right of the scene. It adds a lot of scratches to the underside of the canoe, and so I never use it. A bit harder to launch from the floating dock, but my canoe is much happier when I treat it nicely. My last canoe lasted 33 years and is still in good working order still useable.
I’ll stop blabbering away an be on my way. It’s a nice place to enjoy with endless possibilities.
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A purpose built 'Gentlemen's yacht, now called 'Chico', lying off Largs esplanade last night, with one of the Clyde tugs returning from Hunterston.
Suffolk Constabulary Honda CR-V Response Car and Vauxhall Corsa General Purpose Car, photographed outside the combined Woodbridge Police and Fire Station, Suffolk.
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Making it's presence felt outside the Co-operative store on Beamish Museum town street is this mighty Wallis & Steevens general purpose engine No.7013 of 1908, registered PY 668.
The engine was at Beamish as part of the Power from the Past event of October 2019.
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Vessel Details:- Karel Doorman Class Multi-Purpose Frigate.
Vessel Name:- HNLMS VAN AMSTEL F831.
IMO:-
MMSI:- 245965000.
Call Sign:- PAME.
Length:- 122m.
Beam:- 14.4m.
Draught:- 6.2m.
Builder:- Built in1993 by Koninklijke Schelde Groep, Vlissingen The Netherlands.
Power Plant:- 2 x Rolls Royce Spey 1A Gas Turbines & 2 x Stork-Wartsila 12SW280 Diesel Engines.
Propulsion:- 2 x controllable pitch propellers.
Gross Tonnage:- 3300t.
Copyright 2020 Harry Garland, All rights reserved.
Did you ever stop to think what controls the universe? Did you know there is more water on earth than land? How is the ocean able to stay in its rightful place without flooding the earth? How was water created and from what source? What would be its purpose? We know the moon's gravity controls the tides of the ocean but what force causes the moon to gravitate and control the tides of the ocean and why? For what purpose? Just because? By chance? Why would chance care? How did it come to exist? Who or what was the earth and heavens made for and why?
What controls the laws of gravity? The scientists say some technical theories of this and that and its cause by some physical source and number or chance but how did it come to exist and where? why? Can scientists explain that? When you look at earth and all its creatures, how were they able to come into existence and why? Why are they there? Why are there so many different species? Why are we here? Are we here just by chance or are we here for a reason to be in a relationship with an all powerful highly intelligent spiritual being who created all things for him and by him for his pleasure and glory and which longs to have an intimate and personal relationship with his children.
How were the planets, stars and galaxies in the heavens formed? How did the heavens come to exist? Did something by chance just happen and it came to be? But why? From what matter did it come to exist? What was its purpose to come into existence? Can people see that things like this just don't happen by chance? Why can't people believe that there is a living and powerful spiritual God and that He is the beginning and the end, and a loving, forgiving and longing to have a personal relationship with his children whom he created.
What controls the movement and orbit of the earth and the heavens? Why does the sun rise and set on earth and what would be its purpose? Why is there light? Why is there oxygen? What would be its purpose? What would be the purpose of light? Did light come to be by chance? Did chance create human beings? And if so, why? Does chance see, feel, hear, create, love? How did chance come to exist and why would it care?
When you see the earth God created and its beauty of colors, trees, sky, vegetation, mountains, seas, rivers, lakes, his creatures, and people, isn't that enough to see that it was put there for a reason? That there is a God who created all things by his Word and hand. A God who wants us to enjoy the beauty of his creations whom he loves. If all this was by chance then why? How did chance come to exist? Why would it care? What would be the purpose of chance?
Why do we have emotion? How is it that we are able to feel, think, love and reproduce? Does chance care? Why would it? What would be its purpose of life? Do you think we actually come from monkeys? And if we did, why did we evolve to human beings? Do you think life started by chance by evolving from cells, fish, monkeys, etc. How did life come to exist and why? That is a question scientists cannot answer because they don't know the answer and would rather choose to make up their own ideas and theories of how life and creation came into existence denying there is an all powerful God who created all things in the heavens and the earth and that he is sitting on his throne above watching us and heartbroken that some of his children choose to deny who he really truly is.
How great is God---beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out.
Job 36:26
He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.
After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.
He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain shower, 'Be a mighty downpour.'
So that all men he has made may know his work, he stops every man from his labor...
The breath of God produces ice, and broad waters become frozen.
He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them.
At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them.
He brings the clouds to punish men, or to water his earth and show his love.
Job 37:3-13
"Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand.
Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?
On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone---while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness, when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place, when I said, "This is far you may come and no farther; here is where you proud waves halt'?
Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place, that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?...
Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth?
Tell me, if you know all this.
"What is the way to the abode of light? And where does darkness reside? Can you take them to their places? Do you know the paths to their dwellings?...
What is the way to the place where the lighting is dispersed, or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth?
Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm, to water a land where no man lives, a desert with no one it it, to satisfy a desolate wasteland and make it sprout with grass?
Does the rain have a father? Who fathers the drops of dew?
From whose womb comes the ice? Who give birth to the frost from the heavens when the waters become hard as stone, when the surface of the deeps is frozen?...
Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God's dominion over the earth?
"Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?
Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, 'Here we are'?
Who endowed the heart with wisdom or gave understanding to the mind?
Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens when the dust becomes hard and the clods of earth stick together?....
Job 38:4-38
For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him.
The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land...Today if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts...
Psalm 95:3,4,5,8
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day...For all the gods of the nations are all idols, but the Lord made the heavens.
Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
Psalm 96:1-6
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