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“Being resilient is so much easier when you’re surrounded by the right people.”
― Maxime Lagacé
A tiny Yellow-rumped Warbler braves the cold, gusty winds to keep watch for the others in the shelter of branches below.
This popular little tree is a reminder for me to always look-up when I'm in the Narrows. Lots of good stuff are on the walls too!
While buildings within the walled city reflect the city's medieval history, this part of the city is in many ways a normal, modern German town with some concession to the tourist trade. Many stores and hotels catering to tourists are clustered around the Town Hall Square and along several major streets (such as Herrngasse, Schmiedgasse). Also in the town is a Criminal Museum, containing various punishment and torture devices used during the Middle Ages. A staple pastry of Rothenburg ob der Tauber is the Schneeball, deep-fried dough shaped like a snowball and covered in either confectioner's sugar or chocolate.
This old building has had many lives: a post office, a general store, a feed store. It still stands tall, even in its abandoned state, braving the harsh Winter. Central Illinois
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Twisted and broken by the elements, a juniper clings to a small knoll and reaches into the storm filled sky that partially veils West Mitten in the distance of Monument Valley, Arizona.
This rose keeps hanging in there, despite the recent freezing temperatures. I wish my own plants were that tough. Behind the rose is a boring street in Malden, Mass.
Flood tide in the marsh, caused by a strong and persistent low-pressure system, Bald Head Island
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber (or Rothenburg odT or just Rothenburg) is a town on the Romantic Road in Bavaria, Germany, about halfway in between Frankfurt and Munich. It is known for its medieval center (Altstadt), seemingly untouched by the passage of time, encircled by the undamaged 14th century town wall. In the Middle Ages, Rothenburg was a free imperial city, reaching its apex of prosperity under Bürgermeister Heinrich Toppler in the 15th century with a large population of 6,000 - much larger than Frankfurt and Munich at that time. Now Rothenburg is a small town and a big tourist attraction.
L'ultima splendente immagine ( fine febbraio ) dell'unica rosa d'inverno che era sopravvissuta alla neve e al gelo
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The last bright image of the only Winter rose which survived the snow and the ice
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This Tree - it grows from the Rocks, it oversees and protects this amazing place "Cave Point"
We are living in unprecedented times and this little tree remains resilient over all temperatures, gales of wind, sleet, snow and waves that actually crash high enough to drench it and freeze on impact.
I find great strength from little tree !
July 6, 2024 - West of Minden Nebraska
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Dark, swirling supercell storm clouds dominate the sky, looming over a vast expanse of farmland. A lone tree stands resilient against the ominous backdrop, while a faint outline of buildings can be seen beneath the menacing cloud front.
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The quarried landscapes' that I've visited of Snowdonia and North Wales I've always felt show the characteristics of the desirable personality trait of resilience.
But to me it is of no surprise really that if you look to our natural environment you can learn a thing or two.
A lone Hawthorn stands resilient on Went Hill, just above the cliffs at Birling Gap, East Sussex. If you ever venture this way, make sure the resident bull is happily laying down before crossing the field…couldn’t resist shooting this scene when two grazing sheep entered my frame…:-)
These leaves are resilient to harsh winter temperatures, even if this year we are having a mild one.
This image is part of my photographic series Almodis, Countess of Montferrand, which I invite you to discover in the list of my albums.
By consulting the photos in chronological order, and paying attention to their titles, you can follow the story of Almodis's life as Countess of Montferrand - according to the freedom of my novelistic interpretation, the first known chatelaine of the fortress so named.
In 1085, Count Pierre de Melgueil paid homage to the Pope and began the bipolarisation of the county of Substantion, which became the county of Melgueil and Montferrand. Construction of the castle of Montferrand began at the same time. The Count did not survive the completion of the project, and probably died as early as 1086. His widow, Almodis, inherited the castle and administered the county for the rest of her life.
Many thanks to Ana Lys for the double session (and the two walks...), which were necessary to obtain the different phases of the narrative.
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South Texas summers can be brutal, yet this tiny specimen fights for survival and thrives! Note the background buds that have been cooked by the heat.
This tree was growing over, around and on top of 3 huge stones and yet, it seemed to be thriving. It made its way around the obstacles and grew outwards and upwards and although it looks sparse in this photo it sprouting fresh leaves at the top of its branches. To quote Ian Malcolm: "Life finds a way".
You are able to grow and turn difficulties into opportunities ... everything is born, matures and transforms itself
The Mekong delta, Vietnam, is characterised by its floating communities. These are often a mix of residential and industrial activity, with the latter often being fish farming. Some of the properties are both home and place of work!
Floating communities are more resilient to the tropical rainfall that can be heavy during the rainy season (May to November) - so March is a good time to visit!
After a hike with Swiss friends at the Mills Canyon Park in Burlingame, I scouted for a good place with a clear view of airplanes landing at SFO, the San Francisco International airport. I found some dandelion blowballs in a local park. A dandelion blowball apparently has a spiritual meaning of surviving through all challenges and difficulties.
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Precarious is a series of drawings about the delicate balance between life and death in landscapes once familiar but now utterly altered by human activity and carelessness. We have created a culture in which there is a constant flux between ugliness and beauty. We enter a state of grace through our art, writing, music, architecture, dance, yet we also leave behind islands of plastic garbage at sea and the hideous carcasses of industrialization that cannot be biologically reabsorbed into the earth.
The images in this group of drawings have a human presence evident in vestigial structures, yet there is absence too. The emotional impact of changes we have wrought on the planet cannot be denied. Brutal deforestation, fires, flooding, drought, accelerating rates of species extinction are disturbing, yet there is a fascination for them imposed on our consciousness.
There are events occurring that are dark, painful and contradictory, yet essential to contemplate and articulate. We have the capacity to reflect, to resist looking away. Precarious acknowledges the paradox of our ability to both create and destroy that exists within all of us. It is also part of my ongoing exploration of a deep connection with nature held by many of us. In a sense these drawings are both an expression of grief and a catharsis. The subject is a painful one that speaks to our vulnerability. There is beauty in decay, which is associated with nourishing new life. Yet will the immense changes taking place now lead to this outcome? What forms of life might survive? What others may unintentionally be generated?
There is material irony in this series about life on the edge. Charcoal is carbon, or burned and compressed organic material. Soft pastel pigments are mined. As such, there are elements of destruction within the creative process.
I didn't know that blanket flowers were so tough. They're the only plants still blooming in my garden.
A true medieval gem, Rothenburg ob der Tauber (meaning ‘above the Tauber River’) is a top tourist stop along the Romantic Road. With its web of cobbled lanes, higgledy-piggledy houses and towered walls, the town is the archetypal fairy-tale Germany. Urban conservation orders here are the strictest in Germany – and at times it feels like a medieval theme park – but all’s forgiven in the evenings, when the lamplight casts its spell long after the last tour buses have left.