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Here is a young Barn Owl emerging from a tree nest a few miles from my home in the West Yorkshire Pennines. The altitude was 200m (c650 feet) above sea level which is relevant as Barn Owls are primarily a lowland owl as they are not good at surviving where there is prolonged snow-cover, like the uplands. So Barn Owls usually only appear on the high ground after a run of mild winters Historically Barn Owls could survive snow by feeding on rats and mice inside barns. But rodenticides and grain silos mean the food isn't as plentiful so their chance of survival in a snowy winter is less. I looked at the populations of the British owls on the BTO website www.bto.org/understanding-birds/birdfacts/find-a-species and it surprised me. Tawny is the commonest with 50,000 pairs with Barn Owl second at 9000 pairs. Perhaps the next commonest will surprise many as it is Long-eared Owl with 3900 with Little Owl close on its heels with 3600 pairs. Little Owl also surprised me as I expected it to be commoner than Barn Owl as it certainly is near me. Finally comes Short-eared Owl with a quoted population of 1410 pairs. But Short-eared is almost totally dependent on Short-tailed Voles as prey, which have population cycles. So in boom vole years Short-eared Owls can be common while after bust years they are rare.
John Ray wrote the first proper bird book in the English language in 1678 (though he published the same work in Latin two years earlier). There were earlier books that referenced birds, often with a more general natural history theme, but Ray's was the first devoted to birds. In this first bird book Ray gave three names to this species; "The common Barn-Owl, or White-Owl, or Church-Owl". So one name referred to its unique owl colour, and two referred to its habitat preferences. Interestingly Ray gave the name "Ivy-Owl" as an alternative to our Tawny Owl, and I usually find them roosting in Ivy. The next major work on birds was Thomas Pennant in 1768, though it was a more general work on Zoology. Pennant coined the term warbler used for so many of our birds, and he often led the way for the selection of the accepted British name. But Pennant backed the wrong horse in this instance and chose White Owl. Later authors were reluctant to lose Barn Owl and often kept both names, such as William Yarrell in 1843. He listed both names but in his text showed a clear preference for Barn Owl, and the BOU officially adopted Barn Owl in 1883. So that is why a bird that nests freely in holes in trees, nest boxes on posts, and a variety of old buildings, has become linked to barns. Before I leave the names, the name Screech Owl was widely used and pre-dates Ray as it was first used in 1593. And Barn Owl does indeed screech. Have a listen on xeno-canto: www.xeno-canto.org/604167 , but the name Screech Owl has been adopted for different species of owl in America.
1968 Chevrolet Impala V8 Series 16400 Model 16467 Convertible (Fisher body) with Majestics air suspension
Baptized in the fading rays of a late afternoon sun, an old barn stands testifying to its past that no one sings songs for any more. When we reach a certain age, our past becomes more relevant to us and less to those who are younger.
In the glow of the sky, serenity, all we love deeply becomes part of us
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light (Aristotle)
Just as relevant today so I turn to nature, to the beginning. and see beauty and feel encouraged... all will be well
Tetris or Minesweeper?
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Another shot from my visit to Bloomberg’s new European Headquarters for Open House on Saturday 22nd September. Many buildings only have one standout area for photography. For this one there are 2 with the spiral stair in the upper atrium in the previous image and this location in the ground floor reception area. It is called the Vortex and is a twisted wood-panelled structure that is part hallway and part work of art. Its 3 leaning walls with no columns to support their weight are a structural first for a building this size. The passage to the left leads to lifts to the upper floors. There is a reflective silver ceiling which is part of an artwork by Olafur Eliasson.
Places were only available by pre-booking which I secured in August as soon as booking opened. The building was only opened in October 2017 so a first in Open House. The building was certainly the highlight of the weekend for me. As with all Open House buildings it is free to visit. Good impressions were added to as while we waited for our 45 minute tour to start free hot drinks, soft drinks and biscuits were provided. Also a 50 page booklet about the building was given out to keep. The Guide told us at the start that photos were allowed but not videos. Later when I started taking shots a security guard came up to me and asked what the Guide told me about photos, I told him and he muttered he was not sure about that and he would go and check with his supervisor. He didn’t bother me again. I have heard that the following day they changed policy to allow pictures only with mobile phones but later reverted to also allowing SLR’s. Certainly from a security perspective the distinction is no longer relevant with the quality of some Smartphones these days.
The picture was taken handheld. The image was taken with a Sony A68 with a Sigma 10-20 mm lens at 10mm. I took 3 shots for HDR processed in Photomatix using Tone Balancer for a natural look. . Then I used Topaz Clarity for more detail and Topaz DeNoise to correct a little noise. Unsharp mask with settings of 42 amount and 42 radius was used for more pop on the woodwork. A layer mask was used to remove the effect from highlights. At the top of the picture one of the moveable lights was pointed towards me creating flare. I got over that by cloning some of the light panels from the left to cover it. I wanted to avoid cropping to keep in the curves at the top.
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Backyard macro of a juvenile grasshopper: likely a first or second instar, as wingbuds are almost invisible. This insect was incredibly tiny! Not the prettiest kid on the block, I have to say... Possibly a lesser migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes), but don't quote me on that!
Pentax D-FA 100mm F/2.8 WR Macro with Pentax HD DA 1.4X AW tele-converter, Raynox DCR-250 diopter and off-camera diffused Godox AD180 flash. Four-frame handheld focus stack, with a sizable crop (~17mp).
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BredaPhoto toont the state of the art van de hedendaagse fotografie aan de hand van een internationaal relevant maatschappelijk thema. Voor 2018 is de titel ‘To Infinity and Beyond’. BredaPhoto wil weten wat de impact is van de almaar voortrazende wetenschap. Brengt die louter vooruitgang? Of openen we een doos van Pandora vol met nare verrassingen? Fotografen tonen in de 8ste editie van het festival de kansen, de gevaren en de dilemma’s. Zij nemen de ruimte om te laten zien wat zich voor onze ogen afspeelt, maar durven misschien ook wel een voorzichtige voorspelling te doen van wat ons staat te wachten.
De koepelgevangenis van Breda maakte deel uit van een justitieel complex in het centrum van Breda. De voormalige gevangenis is een van drie in Nederland bestaande koepelgevangenissen. Hij huisvestte een deel van de penitentiaire inrichting De Boschpoort. Deze kende drie onderdelen: een huis van bewaring, een gevangenis en een afdeling met extrazorg plaatsen.
BredaPhoto shows the state of the art of contemporary photography on the basis of an internationally relevant social theme. For 2018 the title is 'To Infinity and Beyond'. BredaPhoto wants to know the impact of ever-advancing science. Does that only bring progress? Or do we open a Pandora's box full of nasty surprises? Photographers show the opportunities, the dangers and the dilemmas in the 8th edition of the festival. They take the space to show what is going on before our eyes, but perhaps also dare to make a cautious prediction of what awaits us.
The dome prison of Breda was part of a judicial complex in the center of Breda. The former prison is one of three dome prisons existing in the Netherlands. He housed a part of the penitentiary De Boschpoort. He knew three components: placing a house of detention, a prison and a department with extra care.
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“The Rock”
People often wonder how much are photography workshops relevant to one’s growth. And sometimes, it is “Oh, what is the big deal about the image that you take when your instructor/workshop leader takes to a certain place and shoot.”
It makes a big difference. Especially when you get to go to places very few people go and to photograph somewhere that challenges everything you know about photography. At a very minimum you understand your limitations as well as your gear’s. Those few minutes teach you like no podcast or tutorial on YouTube would. Like I learned on this occasion back in 2017.
On a different post (www.facebook.com/TheLadyBugFarm/photos/a.1611942252420251...) on the same location soon after I had returned from the trip, I wrote:
….On what was perhaps the most photographically eventful day of my trip to the Pacific Northwest, at Second Beach, Marc Adamus beckoned me, pointed to this massive rock next to the Sea Stack and said, “Rajesh, come with me, you have the right kind of lens for this place”. Without hesitation I followed him knowing fully well that there were several people who lost their cameras to the Ocean at this very spot…..
Once at this spot the lone seastack on the left with trees on it loomed large. I could not fit the entire scene even with a 12mm lens. That is as ultrawide as I could go. The gear’s limitations were exposed. So I had to adapt by shooting for a processing technique that would help me overcome that limitation.
Few months ago, Marc posted a picture on Instagram he had shot at the same location in 2014 and I was reminded of the fact that I had put off processing this image from back then and it was about time.
I will tell you this, I took a soaking like a car in a carwash. And my gear, well, suffice to say the Sony a7RII’s weather sealing or lack there of was not really a factor. I shot with it for a good 4 years with no issues.
Although this wharf on the Trent ,Beckingham side, is not serviced by any river traffic nowadays ,still good business made using road links . Scunthorpe Steel works and small special steel works remain on their books for tungsten steel ,and the like ,brought over from the Balkans for instance.
... today more relevant than ever!
In the second half of the 19th century, this mill was built to grind all kind on cereals, mainly wheat and barley, and it was operative until the 1960s.
This type of mill has a special mechanism, due to the innovations of Mr. Isidoro Ortega, and it is considered an absolutely new and exclusive mill topology of the Canary islands' mills.
The popularity of the 'Ortega' system was due to the simplicity of the construction and the cost savings that using materials of the area entailed. Its design was exported to the rest of the archipelago islands.
Molino del Calvario, Villa de Garafia, La Palma, Islas Canarias, Spain
for an energy-rich and Peaceful Travel Tuesday!
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Canal Hoendiep, Hoogkerk - The Netherlands
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Explore #5 31/03/20
Looking for images to post today and I thought this seems really relevant at the moment seeing as we are sadly living within something of a fractured society at the moment. Thoughts with you all.
Anyway onto a more cheerier outlook! This is Valahnúkamöl near Raykjaness on the Coast of Iceland, the gnarly sea stacks somehow survive here despite getting absolutely hammered by some of the most powerful weather I've ever experienced anywhere.
A year or so I came here and it was only just possible to get out of the car without having the doors ripped off by the wind, so I wasn't able to get any images, in fact standing up was a challenge in itself!!
So for a year it's bothered me as I was blown away (pardon the pun) by the place, this time we visited finally on the last day of the trip and although there was a windy it wasn't anywhere near as bad as the last visit so the tripod could go up, despite it making your eyes pour everytime you looked through the viewfinder it was still shootable so another location was finally ticked off, for a few brief moments a lone person stood on the edge of the sea cliff (brave) and I was in a bit of a panic to make sure I got him or her in my shot for the scale.
The temptation here was to go right to the edge and shoot the stacks with crazy waves (which I did later) but as foreground options go I think this is one of my favourites in a long while as it's just so different, and shows how the basalt has literally fractured away, hence the title.
Hope you're all doing well out there, stay safe.
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Disrupting the hierarchy between art and fashion, Jarrell’s wearable artworks merge Black liberation politics and art. After producing her debut collection in 1963, Jarrell went on to cofound the influential art collective AFRICOBRA (African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists) in 1968. Aesthetic experimentation informs ideas of cultural revolution in this conceptual garment.
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One of the most intriguing images the wee Fuji has ever produced. Despite having all the relevant data from the shot I doubt I could ever get the same effect again.
Warwick Moor Wood, Cumbria
I am reposting this message and creation from my December 2019 post
Although this was written in 2019 I knew something big was going to take place on earth in the months ahead.
It is as relevant today as it was back in 2019 because it relates to today in 2021
I underestimated the severity of this message. In saying this I was extremely unsettled for many months and prayed as I knew something was going to happen but I did not know exactly what.
I had endured many months of suffering knowing. Through this process things became crystal clear to me and with that an understanding of the higher picture and ultimately a sense of surrendering to 'what is' and a sense of Peace and Calm came with this, along with so much gratitude for being guided and shown. A blessing and a curse
To add to this, many souls have sacrificed themselves - knowingly and unknowingly to wake up humanity.
We can never know the soul agreement that each of us has made when we birthed into this world.
I am eternally grateful to the many souls who have endured hell on earth, lost their lives to awaken the masses to the reality of this world.
There are many people at this time on earth who are struggling with all that is happening in our world.
I was guided with this message and design back in 2019 - it started many months before it was completed by December of that year.
I hope that this message will bring some understanding and comfort to anyone who is struggling right now.
Despite her name Black Winged Goddess, she does bring a message of Hope and Unity to humanity.
We are living in times of great destruction of the world as we know it, earth changes, fires, floods, earthquakes.
Here alone in Australia we sit in horror at the extent of the fires rampage across the country. Unprecedented fires and weather in the history of our existence (well what is on record)
Whilst horrific - the earth we live on has always been full of cyclic changes.
Ancient cities have been discovered under the sea, we are naive to think that the world as we know it will remain the same.
What continents exist now may no longer exist. What coastline exists now is slowly being swallowed up by the ocean.
Volcanic eruptions are changing the face of the planet as are earthquakes - the list is long.
We cannot stop the force of Mother Nature. We live on a planet that has always endured such destruction.
We have pole shifts taking place - all kinds of catastrophic events happening across the Globe. We are but a spit in the ocean to the wide Galaxies that we know of. Yet we think we are precious in some way.
I cannot help but wonder why I was so drawn to create this "Black Winged Goddess" let alone give her the name of Black Winged Goddess. But I was drawn, my soul was pushing me for weeks with a "slight vision" of what I needed to create. It now makes total sense to me why I was so drawn to create The Black Winged Goddess, given the state of our world and humanity.
My soul as always when I listen guides me with powerful messages and reminds me to just 'be' to accept 'what is'.
We may not like the current state of our world, but it is what it is and all we can do is stay strong within ourselves and hold the power of 'love' in our hearts despite seeing so much being played out on the planet.
Kali (Hindu) - was known as a deity of the Fearsome Demon destroying Goddess who represents death and rebirth - so her name means "Black One".
We can never truly comprehend or understand the power of mother nature - we have abused her for centuries, taken her for granted and she is a living breathing consciousness so powerful that we dare not go up against here.
In recent years we have seen the influence of the feminine energy on earth which for eons has been dominated by the male energy.
So it makes complete sense to me that we are witness to so much destruction on the planet.
We are witness to the destruction of our societies as we know it, breakdown of families, law, politics.
So much of humanity is at war with the 'system', the injustices, and the lack of balance within our society. The homeless, the abused, the forgotten souls, the mental health issues that seem to have become rampant, the rise of Corporate wealth while humanity is trapped in slavery. We have learnt nothing as a humanity over the past how many hundred years?
In order for rebirth, for new growth, a culling needs to take place - hence the energy of the Black Winged Goddess she is both the Destroyer and the Giver of New Life.
We have elected to be here at this time on the planet - despite the suffering we witness or endure - I know at a higher level it is absolutely necessary for real change to take place.
Our world is a very different place to the one we have known - and whilst we have believed we have had a safe and reasonable planet in which to live, the reality is much Evil has existed and people have been brainwashed to the point of being zombies. There has been so much suppression imposed upon humanity even to the extreme of vaccinations and fluoride to our water supply. All of these chemicals act as suppressants to our brain! It has been a deliberate agenda of the existing power on earth. Their agenda has always been to rule, control and suppress the populous.
Humanity is awakening and with this will be uproar, dis - ease, a culling if you like. It is time for humanity to step out of fear and into their true power which is within each and every one of us.
New growth, new beginnings but not before the dismantling of the old - it has to be this way.
These times we are living through were written in history.
So I have created "The Black Winged Goddess" she is available in different styles, inside a Dome with beautiful etched glass or stand alone. She will rotate or can be static.
She is available on MP in the Stand Alone version (rotating) or can be seen in world at my store.
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I hope you enjoy and embrace 'The "Black Winged Goddess' and rather be in fear of her - understand she brings 'New Life" but first the old has to die for the new to be born.
How appropriate for a New Year of 2020 fast approaching.
Interestingly and unconsciously I created 4 of these Black Winged Goddesses.
The year 2020 equates to the number 4 in Numerology.
The #4 represents a Universal energy. (see below for a deeper understanding of the #4)
The # 2 - Is the most feminine and often underestimated when it comes to power and strength. She is always gentle, tactful, diplomatic, forgiving and understanding. She likes to keep peace and likes to avoid confrontation. # 2 is the survivor and extremely resilient force. Her shape looks as though she is bent back on a knee with head bowed in humility and service. However when enough pressure is applied to the # 2 energy. Some would perceive her as weak and powerless due to this servitude shape. However never underestimate the power behind #2 because she represents the power (double) #1 who is the all powerful warrior who will shake and destroy no matter what. So #2 brings the balance but never underestimate the power of 2 Energy.
The #4 Energy in more detail
The 4 is without a doubt masculine, reflecting strength and stability. His chief characteristics are dependability, productivity, punctuality and obedience. He is trustworthy, patient, conventional and a traditionalist.
Tend to be rule followers. 4 is the area of sciences, upholding the law (such as Government and the military). The #4 represents Disciplined, systematic, Dependable, Strong. Loyal
Four is the basis of all solid objects. Four points are used in constructing the simplest solid and thus four is the number symbolizing the way of construction. In many religions, four is seen as the number for earth, and representing the four elements, Air Earth, Water and Fire.
At its extreme 4's can tend to overreact to violence.
So 2020 seems to have more challenges ahead and I suspect we will be seeing more uprising across the planet (#2 energy) with totalitarianism (#4 energy) being played out like never before. Perhaps more of what the world has witnessed in Hong Kong this year.
It is as if the two energies Masculine & Feminine are battling against one another. But at the same time, I cannot help but feel and acknowledge UNITY - and this is what I will remain focused upon during the year ahead. We must stand united. We are after all 'one humanity'
We are without doubt living in very challenging times.
May peace be with you!
Copyright December 2019 Chant Lyric
Please share with anyone who you believe may take some comfort during these days - not because I want awards, in fact I do not want awards. This is for humanity and was given to me through the Grace of God
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Dave: Hey, guys, what are you doing?
Agnes: We want back in.
Dave: But I just came outside with you.
Eva: I don't see how that's relevant. Right now we want back in.
Dave: Well, I was thinking that we could hang out on the deck and read for a bit.
Bruno: I'm not a big reader. Plus I heard there are cookies inside.
Dave: Of course there are cookies. It's our kitchen.
Agnes: And there's something else. Karen is standing by the cookie jar.
Eva: Yes she is. And she has thumbs so she can operate the cookie jar.
Dave: Have you ever considered that she may be standing by the cookie jar doing something unrelated to the cookie jar?
Bruno: I never considered that.
Agnes: That seems unlikely.
Eva: You might have a point there -- but why would I ever take that chance?
Dave: Alright. We can go back in. But, if we do what are the odds of you wanting to come right back out?
Bruno: Pretty high. Sometimes we get fed cookies outside.
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The crew wanting to go back into the kitchen. I was looking for a different shot as often in the evening Eva does 3 foot vertical jumps to tell me that she wants a bedtime biscuit after her last bathroom trip of the night. But, apparently I was trying for that too early in the evening so this is all that she would give me.
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They are the smallest and lightest birds in Europe. Their weight is roughly equivalent to a DIN A4 page!
Ever since I saw a really great picture of this little punk by Werner Lippert years ago, I've never been able to get it out of my head. Two years ago I started researching it, then I went to the relevant hunting grounds more often. And at the end of last year I finally saw them for the first time. They really aren't easy to photograph: they usually stay right up in the treetops, are super lively and very small.
Wintergoldhähnchen sind die kleinsten und leichtesten Vögel Europas. Ihr Gewicht entspricht in etwa einer DIN-A 4 Seite!
Seitdem ich vor Jahren mal ein ganz tolles Bild dieses kleinen Punkers von Werner Lippert gesehen habe, will er mir nicht mehr aus dem Kopf gehen. Vor 2 Jahren habe ich dann angefangen zunächst zu recherchieren, dann bin ich öfter in entsprechende Reviere gefahren. Und Ende letzten Jahres habe ich sie dann endlich das erste mal gesehen. Sie sind wirklich nicht einfach zu fotografieren: normalerweise halten sie sich ganz oben in den Baumwipfeln auf, sind super quirlig und sehr klein.
Ethics statement
- Free living animals
- Freilebende Tiere
Been a while since I participated in Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday, so here are a couple of shots to make up for it. HBBBT!
Usual suspects: D-FA 100mm F/2.8 WR Macro plus Raynox DCR-250, here with an off-camera, diffused Godox V850ii flash.
UPDATE: Explored for August 17th, at #251!
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Two relevant issues.
1. Where are you global warming. I've been waiting for you so long.
2. Why is it colder in the south of Siberia than in the north of Italy?
One of these might crack a nut
Sometimes you find the right tool for the job. Other times you just end up with a bunch of tools.
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Santa Elena Augusta
Flavia Julia Helena Augusta
Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady on Thorns (Aranzazu)
Municipality of San Mateo
Province of Rizal
Philippines
SantaCruzang Bayan 2008
May 25, 2008
About SAINT HELENA
Venerated in:
Roman Catholicism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Oriental Orthodoxy
Lutheran
Anglicanism
Canonized:
Her canonization precedes the practice of formal Canonization by the Pope or the relevant Orthodox and Lutheran churches.
Feast:
Roman Catholic: August 18
Lutheran: May 21
Orthodox: May 19
Coptic Orthodox: 9 Pashons
**Finding of the True Cross: May 03
Symbol: Cross
Derivatives: St. Helena of Constantinople, St. Helen, St. Eleanor
Patronage: archeologists, converts, difficult marriages, divorced people, empresses
Flavia Julia Helena Augusta, also known as Saint Helena, Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople (ca. 250 – ca. 330) was consort of Constantius Chlorus, and the mother of Emperor Constantine I. She is traditionally credited with finding the relics of the True Cross.
Family Life: Helena's birthplace is not known with certainty. The sixth-century historian Procopius is the earliest authority for the statement that Helena was a native of Drepanum, in the province of Bithynia in Asia Minor. Her son Constantine renamed the city "Helenopolis" after her death in 328, giving rise to the belief that the city was her birthplace. Although he might have done so in honor of her birthplace, Constantine probably had other reasons for doing so. The Byzantinist Cyril Mango has argued that Helenopolis was refounded to strengthen the communication network around his new capital in Constantinople, and was renamed to honor Helena, not to mark her birthplace. There is another Helenopolis, in Palestine, but its exact location is unknown. This city, and the province of Helenopontus in the Diocese of Pontus, were probably both named after Constantine's mother.
The bishop and historian Eusebius of Caesarea states that she was about 80 on her return from Palestine. Since that journey has been dated to 326–28, Helena was probably born in 248 or 250. Little is known of her early life. Fourth-century sources, following Eutropius' Breviarium, record that she came from a low background. Ambrose was the first to call her a stabularia, a term translated as "stable-maid" or "inn-keeper". He makes this fact a virtue, calling Helena a bona stabularia, a "good stable-maid". Other sources, especially those written after Constantine's proclamation as emperor, gloss over or ignore her background.
It is unknown where she first met her future partner Constantius. The historian Timothy Barnes has suggested that Constantius, while serving under Emperor Aurelian, could have met her while stationed in Asia Minor for the campaign against Zenobia. Barnes calls attention to an epitaph at Nicomedia of one of Aurelian's protectors, which could indicate the emperor's presence in the Bithynian region soon after 270. The precise legal nature of the relationship between Helena and Constantius is unknown: the sources are equivocal on the point, sometimes calling Helena Constantius' "wife", and sometimes calling her his "concubine". Jerome, perhaps confused by the vague terminology of his own sources, manages to do both. Some scholars, such as the historian Jan Drijvers, assert that Constantius and Helena were joined in a common-law marriage, a cohabitation recognized in fact but not in law. Others, like Timothy Barnes, assert that Constantius and Helena were joined in an official marriage, on the grounds that the sources claiming an official marriage are more reliable.
Helena gave birth to Constantine I in 272. In 293, Constantius was ordered by emperor Diocletian to divorce her in order to qualify as Caesar of the Western Roman Empire, and he was married to the step-daughter of Maximian, Theodora. Helena never remarried and lived in obscurity, though close to her only son, who had a deep regard and affection for her.
Constantine was proclaimed Augustus of the Roman Empire in 306 by Constantius' troops after the
latter had died, and following his elevation his mother was brought back to the public life and the imperial court, and received the title of Augusta in 325. Helena died in 330 with her son at her side. Her sarcophagus is on display in the Pio-Clementino Vatican Museum. During her life, she gave many presents to the poor, released prisoners and mingled with the ordinary worshippers in modest attire, exhibiting a true Christian spirit.
Sainthood: She is considered by the Orthodox and Catholic churches as a saint, famed for her piety. Her feast day as a saint of the Orthodox Christian Church is celebrated with her son on May 21, the Feast of the Holy Great Sovereigns Constantine and Helen, Equal to the Apostles. Her feast day in the Roman Catholic Church falls on August 18. Her feast day in the Coptic Orthodox Church is on 9 Pashons. Eusebius records the details of her pilgrimage to Palestine and other eastern provinces (though not her discovery of the True Cross). She is the patron saint of archaeologists. The names "Saint Eleanor" and "Saint Eleanora" are usually synonymous for Saint Helen.
Relic Discoveries: In 325, Helena was in charge of a journey to Jerusalem to gather Christian relics, by her son Emperor Constantine I, who had recently declared Rome as a Christian city. Jerusalem was still rebuilding from the destruction of Hadrian, a previous emperor, who had built a temple to Venus over the site of Jesus's tomb, near Calvary.
According to legend, Helena entered the temple with Bishop Macarius, ordered the temple torn down and chose a site to begin excavating, which led to the recovery of three different crosses. Refused to be swayed by anything but solid proof, a woman from Jerusalem, who was already at the point of death from a certain disease, was brought; when the woman touched a cross suddenly recovered and Helena declared the cross with which the woman had been touched to be the True Cross. On the site of discovery, she built the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, while she continued building churches on every Holy site.
She also found the nails of the crucifixion. To use their miraculous power to aid her son, Helena allegedly had one placed in Constantine's helmet, and another in the bridle of his horse. Helena left Jerusalem and the eastern provinces in 327 to return to Rome, bringing with her large parts of the True Cross and other relics, which were then stored in her palace's private chapel, where they can be still seen today. Her palace was later converted into the Santa Croce in Gerusalemme.
The reliquary of Jerusalem was committed to the care of Saint Macarius and kept with singular care and respect in the magnificent church which Saint Helen and her son built there. Saint Paulinus relates that, though chips were almost daily cut off from it and given to devout persons, yet the sacred wood suffered thereby no diminution. It is affirmed by Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, twenty-five years after the discovery, that pieces of the cross were spread all over the earth; he compares this wonder to the miraculous feeding of five thousand men, as recorded in the Gospel. The discovery of the cross would have happened in the spring, after navigation began on the Mediterranean Sea, for Saint Helen went the same year to Constantinople and from there to Rome, where she died in the arms of her son on the 18th of August of the same year, 326.
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acrylic on canvas, 70 x 100 cm
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Rimbaud is still relevant now that we are living a season in hell in a civilization that is moving towards a new world order: this communitarianism is already the basis of hundreds of new global rules and regulations that eliminate individual rights because this policy considers that individual rights and freedoms constitute a real threat to the security of the community; the messianic propaganda used reminds us of the dark days of Nazism or Communism. History has taught us nothing: we can see the commemorations of the Holocaust almost daily while today there is a proliferation of chemical (gas chamber technology) and energy weapons on an individual scale. : it is contemporary torture for those who are suspected of not thinking correctly. “Safe City” technology monitors everyone from the moment they leave their door until the moment they return, and they enter your home to place microphones and micro cameras there under the pretext that you are in contact with a person. “suspect” of terrorism. According to Hannah Arendt, preparation for totalitarianism has been successful when people have lost touch with their fellow human beings as well as the reality around them: think about it!
Jan Theuninck
Rimbaud et moi, paru aux Editions de l’Europe (sept.2020)
ISBN 978-2-36851-520-4
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sie sind zurück
finally you are back
back from never been away
eine braune Erde
© by Jan Theuninck
La commedia è quando un illusionista diverte il popolo, la tragedia quando diventa il suo capo
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Contemporary notions of Auschwitz - As painter & poet I work since 20 years on the contemporary evolution of the Western World into a new hardlined totalitarianism - what's happening today is what I expected, I saw a climax coming without having a precize date or a mean(virus, but I thought about that possibility in 2014 with the painting 'Virus Attack'. Dutch Jewish author Croiset says that Nazism has never stopped and I agree with that, based on my experiences(°1954). I wrote some poetry about the Holocaust (Auschwitz, Shoa, Stalag Zehn B, Mauthausen 186, Red River, Papirac)
www.holocaust-lestweforget.com/jan-theuninck.html
but also about totalitarianism( Shut Up, For Peace)
www.best-poems.net/jan_theuninck/index.html
I painted also two ovens at Auschwitz: Jewish blue and white color inside the black ovens and a gray background, the color of the ashes
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Other paintings are Holocaust, The banality of evil, Zyklon B, Mauthausen 186, Stones of Remembrance, Conformity, Submission, Warning, Dein Kampf and more about totalitarianism e.g. Neostasi, Zersetzung, la culture de l'impuissance, the positive zeroes
Last year I wrote the opening text of the French book "Rimbaud et moi" -
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"...dass sich beim Nürnberger Tribunal nach dem WK II herausstellte, dass es gerade die Ärzte waren, die an vorderster Front standen. Sie gaben Tipps, wie man die Bevölkerung am besten säubern kann. „In dieser Corona-Krise sind die Ärzte wieder führend“. Dr. Thomas Binder, MD
Feb 27, 2021
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Jan Theuninck is a Belgian painter
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I find the following words particularly relevant to my current situation regarding my home & the small community I live in.
Devoted though we must be to the conservation cause, I do not believe that any of us should give it all of our time or effort or heart. Give what you can, but do not burn yourselves out -- or break your hearts. Let us save at least half of our lives for the enjoyment of this wonderful world which still exists. Leave your dens, abandon your cars and walk out into the great mountains, the deserts, the forests, the seashores. Those treasures still belong to all of us. Enjoy them to the full, stretch your legs, expand your lungs, enliven your hearts -- and we will outlive the greedy swine who want to destroy it all in the name of what they call GROWTH."
Edward Abbey