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“It’s good to learn how to add up Sky, you need to understand numbers.” Said Bertie.
“I can add up it’s easy. I use simplified sums though.”
“No you can’t Sky, you can’t to do it properly and I’ll prove it. Suppose I gave you two bars of chocolate and put them in your left paw and two bars in your right paw, how many would you have?” Asked Posh.
“That’s easy, none.”
“How do you come to that answer Sky?”
“Simple Posh because I’d have eaten them. It saves complications Posh. Simplified sums you see.”
“Okay, how many would you have had before you ate them all up then?” Tried Bertie.
“Not enough, I’m hungry.”
“Listen to me Sky, let me try asking you it a different way. Let us suppose Bertie gave you a car to drive around in and then I also gave you another car, how many would you have?”
“None Posh.”
“No, you must have more than none.”
“I wouldn’t because I can’t drive so I’d refuse them. Makes sums far easier my way.”
“This is impossible Bertie. Why don’t you try showing him on the blackboard?” Said Posh Bear.
“Do you understand the numbers on the board Sky?”
“I certainly do Bertie.”
“Good, so what do they add up to then?”
“Twenty-two for the first one and thirty-one for the second.”
“No Sky they both add up to four.”
“Silly Bertie, you can’t have two different sums and yet they have the same answer. That would be far too confusing. It is much easier using simplified sums Bertie, now enough of this nonsense and let me show you how it should be done. Posh, using your way of sums how many jars of honey do you have under your bed?”
“I don’t know Sky but what has that got to do with sums?”
“Simplified sums Posh…excuse me, I’m just going check your answer. I can feel an empty tummy and hear jars of honey calling me.” Said Sky giggling.
.. and probably vertical lines symbolising grounding or something similar? who knows - more to ponder on
In his interpretations of ancient myths and legends, Rinehart, who was based in Rome, avoided the extraneous detail and emotionalism favored by other American expatriate sculptors. Here, Latona (Leto in Greek), goddess of darkness, is seated beside the sleeping Apollo and Diana (Artemis), the twin children she had by Jupiter (Zeus). The goddess looks down with tranquil affection upon the putti-like infants, later to become, respectively, the god of light and the sun and the goddess of the moon and the hunt. A restrained classicism is also evident in Latona’s facial features, simplified hair pattern, and archaeologically precise clothing and sandals.
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Texture layer from les brumes, with many thanks.
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simplify your things
simplify your finances
simplify your time
simplify your health
simplify your relationships
simplify yourself
as i learned from experience it’s easier said than done… but “working” on it from time to time improves the quality of life.
One of my attempts at the "Crazy Tuesday" theme "Doors Knockers Handles".
Shot on a Schneider Kreuznach "Apo-Componon 60 mm F 4 Makro Iris" (enlarging) lens on a Canon EOS R5.
I filled a glass baking dish with water and placed the daisy just barley under the water. I left the stem long enough to touch the bottom to keep it from moving around. After frozen I placed it in my window for back light to photograph it. Adjustments in LR and Topaz Simplify.
Taken at Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House. The house represents traditional architecture reflecting simplicity, practicality and cultural elegance.
Yunnan (simplified Chinese: 云南; literally "South of the Clouds") is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately 394,000 square kilometers (152,000 square miles). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.
Yunnan is noted for a very high level of ethnic diversity. It has the highest number of ethnic groups among all provinces and autonomous regions in China. Among the country's fifty-six recognised ethnic groups, twenty-five are found in Yunnan. Some 38% of the province's population are members of minorities, including the Yi, Bai, Hani, Tai, Dai, Miao, Lisu, Hui, Lahu, Va, Nakhi, Yao, Tibetan, Jingpo, Blang, Pumi, Nu, Achang, Jinuo, Mongolian, Derung, Manchu, Shui, and Buyei. Several other groups are represented, but they live neither in compact settlements nor do they reach the required threshold of five thousand to be awarded the official status of being present in the province. Some groups, such as the Mosuo, who are officially recognised as part of the Naxi, have in the past claimed official status as a national minority, and are now recognised with the status of Mosuo people.
Ethnic groups are widely distributed in the province. Some twenty-five minorities live in compact communities, each of which has a population of more than five thousand. Ten ethnic minorities living in border areas and river valleys include the Hui, Manchu (the Manchu, remnants of the Qing administration, do not live in compact settlements and are in all respects indistinguishable from the Han), Bai, Naxi, Mongolian, Zhuang, Dai, Achang, Buyei and Shui, with a combined population of 4.5 million; those in low mountainous areas are the Hani, Yao, Lahu, Va, Jingpo, Blang and Jino, with a combined population of 5 million; and those in high mountainous areas are Miao, Lisu, Tibetan, Pumi and Drung, with a total population of four million.
An oft-repeated proverb tells the story of three brothers who were born speaking different languages: Tibetan, Naxi, and Bai. Each settled in different areas of Yunnan and Tibet, respectively, the high area, the middle area, and the low area.
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Overwhelmed by life? It helps me to remember that monkeys also exist, and they’re just chillin' in trees. If that doesn't work, take a nap.
Image imagined in MidJourney AI and finished with Topaz Studio and Lightroom Classic.
I know it's a little fuzzy...but...if I can get her interested in photography, it leaves lisa as the last stone!
"Simplify, simplify."
~ Henry David Thoreau
I know that the world is not in black and white... but this rose turned out with such beauty. The petals look so so transparent, soft, and delicate.
[...] The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak [...]
-- Quote by Hans Hoffman
Rome, Italy (April, 2008)
Remixed to lighten image, increase contrast, simplify shapes and lines, blend colors, introduce painterly effects
43094 (front) & 43039 (rear) set out from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne with a Kings Cross to Edinburgh service. 15/9/86. The photo was of course taken from the Keep and unusually I've taken it in horizontal format, rather than vertical, to give a wider view of the north end of the station area. The layout here is now much-simplified and spoilt by the knitting. I'm so glad that I went there in that era.
Found that one lucky fractal that happened to look a bit like the Alien..
The Polynomial
@3000x3000, in-game downsampling
Gamma, exposure, saturation edited in-game
"To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating;
to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter. . .to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life."
~ John Burroughs
Grand Turk Island - May 2010...Wanna jump in.....View On Black
Have a great Friday & enjoy the long holiday weekend.....as always, your comments & invites are appreciated.
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University Chapel & Galleries sits on the historic campus of Washington and Lee University. Construction began in 1867, during Robert E. Lee’s presidency of the institution, and the chapel was completed in 1868. Although Lee solicited the project and worked on its design, the building’s architecture is largely credited to Thomas Williamson, an engineering professor, with input from Lee’s son. Stylistically, the structure reflects a simplified Romanesque or Neo‑Norman/Victorian Gothic character, built from regionally sourced brick and stone.
The interior preserves Lee’s office in the basement much as he left it shortly before his death in 1870, offering a direct link to his role as educator and administrator. Beneath the chapel lies a crypt holding Lee and members of his family. A notable feature added in 1883 is a rear extension, which houses the recumbent statue of Lee by sculptor Edward Valentine.
A museum occupies the chapel’s lower level, exhibiting institutional history, family portraits, artifacts, and rotating galleries. The main auditorium continues to serve for university events, lectures, and occasional public functions. In 2021, the building was officially renamed to University Chapel & Galleries, reflecting evolving perspectives on its namesake and purpose. It remains a National Historic Landmark and draws visitors interested in architecture, education, and the legacy of its era.