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"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one." ― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons
claire by karine léger
she is a blog reader of mine from montréal, québec.
She sent it to me today, I love it!
inspired by this photo by me.
"The Reader"
You don't require being alone to concentrate.
Kumbh Mela, the largest spiritual gathering of mankind on the Earth, is held every 12 years on the banks of the 'Sangam'- the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. Millions of devotees take a holy dip in the sacred water during the mela. Maha Kumbha Mela held only at Prayag, once in every 144 years.
It is believed that at the historic moment of the Maha Kumbh Mela, the river turns itself into sanctity spots filled with ‘Amrita’ (Panacia or elixir of immortality). The pilgrims get once in a lifetime chance to bathe in the spirit of holiness, auspiciousness and salvation.
As mythology tells us, when Gods (Devtas) and Demons (Asura) used to reside on Earth, Gods were under the influence of a curse that gave birth of fear in them eventually making them weak. Brahma (the Creator) advised them to churn the milky ocean to obtain the elixir of immortality (Amrita). And Kumbh was the spot chosen to store the nectar of immortality recovered from Samudramanthan.
For 12 heavenly days and 12 heavenly nights, equivalent to 12 Earthly years, Gods were chased by Demons for the possession of Amrita. During the chase for the Amrita, few drops of this elixir out of its ‘Kumbha’ (Pot) fell on four places now known as Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik. The whole Kumbha mela (carnival) and its cycle is a remembrance of that Mythological story. The mela takes place in all these four places. Out of these the one celebrated at the Holy Sangam in Allahabad is the largest and believed to be the holiest one. Thus the Kumbh Mela became one of the main festivals of Hindus as well as the largest spiritual gathering of mankind on Earth.
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Following our alt build of set 70676 Lloyd’s Titan Mech, we decided to run it back, this time using set 10267 Gingerbread House. Typically, I like to create a finished product that can be viewed from all angles, but I learned to slightly deviate from that mindset this time round. With 1,477 parts at my disposal, I had a harder time thinking of how to maximize the available pieces. I started messing around with the reddish-brown, forming a nice studs down wooden chair. From there, I took advantage of the white plates and tiles to build a desk, and then constructed a wall section of masonry bricks for a more complete scene. The set contains small amounts of many different colors, which made for a colorful collection of books. The result is a cozy interior scene, my first creation at this larger scale. I’m most pleased with the desk drawers, the chair, and the camera.
See the other InnovaLUG's alternate builds in this blog post and vote for your favorite!
Dzień Kobiet to o tyle ważny dzień, że mam ich dwie. Takie dwie swoje.
No i fajnie widzieć kobiecość małą i dużą razem. To połączenie zawsze mnie wzrusza.
Drogie Panie, niech Wam mężczyźni, prawdziwi tacy, służą wiernie i z podziwem! :P Hihi przyjemności z/w kobiecości!
we almost collided while crossing the street
I went out from the gothic cathedral of Strasbourg (Alsace, France) when I saw this man leaning against the wall and consulting the guide. More than him, the position just below a gargoyle hit me, which in this case seems more intent on reading a latch that not to intimidate anyone who crosses the entrance.
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Uscivo dalla cattedrale gotica di Strasburgo (Alsazia, Francia) quando ho visto questo signore appoggiato al muro intento a consultare la guida turistica. Più di lui però mi ha colpito la scena e la posizione proprio sotto a un gargoyle, che in questo caso sembra più intento a leggere a scrocco che non a intimorire chi varca l'ingresso.
Raghnailt started reading again she used to do it a lot but gave it up when she felt down, Eddie convinced her to pick it up again. She's been reading a lot of Shakespeare <3
btw look at her shoes! look at her shoes!!! it's her saddle shoes!!! <3 <3 <3
A nice shot, taken by my lovely and photographically talented wife, of the bronze and wood sculpture "The Newspaper Reader," by J. Seward Johnson, Jr. Cast in the late 1970s, the piece was installed in Steinman Park on King Street in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania in June of 1981. It is located very near Penn Square in the center of town.
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Captured with a Nikon Df and a Nikkor AF-S 58mm ƒ1:1.4, post processed in Lightroom using VSCO Film.
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“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author’s words reverberating in your head.” Paul Auster.
Paris, place des Abbesses, Montmartre, April 2013.
I received this great sample of Traveler's Notebook passport size from Midori in end Feb 2009. This product is to be launched in March following the success of its large size version. I've put it into test and made some customization for the exhibition in Tokyoto be held between 19th March and 22nd March 2009 in Spiral Market.
A few things were customized in this passport size notebook: The cover was painted with UNI's POSCA marker following a theme from old Cezh propaganda for fire safety. You can see on the cover a fireman squeezing the neck of a fire chicken. POZOR means "Attention!" in Cezh. The passport size notebook also comes in various refills for you to choose from, each version's (blank, square, ruled) refill cover resembles a typical passport cover's color. But I didn't like the dull colors so I made my own "passport" cover out of a logo I created, the heading "UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT STATIONERY AND PHOTOGRAPHY" :).
Since Midori's Traveler's Notebook has a flexible refill system, you can add anything you like as long as the size fits. So I made an insert full of pockets so that I can file away my collections during travel. They are classified into 4 categories: Photografie (photograhs), Kvitance (receipts), Znamky (stamps) and Tags (well, tag).s
To see what's written inside the notebook itself you have to go to see the exhibition, but here's the details of the pocket insert I made.
A "Photografie" pocket to store Fuji Instax mini sized photos.
A "Kvitance" pocket to store travel receipts.
A "Znamky" pocket to store my stamp collection.
A "Tags" pocket to store anything from luggage tag to bookmarks.
You see, if you keep track of what's going on in this blog, you've probably already noticed something big about travel, photography and journaling all along. KOLO launched Essex, Midori launched Traveler's Notebook passport size. AND I'm gonna have fun with fellow readers and customers in our 2009 June's Travel Photo Cafe! Stay tuned!
To see more photos of my customization, do visit this flickr set.
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