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The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the only wild member of the dog family (Canidae) remaining in the UK. As one of Britain's last remaining apex predators, it is highly adaptable, intelligent, and famously opportunistic. They maintain an estimated UK population of 350,000 individuals.
Physical Characteristics
Appearance:
Rusty orange-red fur, white chest/underside, black-tipped ears, and dark brown feet.
The "Brush":
A long, bushy tail with a distinct white tip, making up 40% of its body length.
Size: Similar to a small dog, standing roughly 40 cm tall at the shoulder.
Weight:
Average males weigh 6–7 kg, while females (vixens) are smaller at 5–6 kg.
Agility:
Capable of running up to 50 km/h and climbing fences or trees using partially retractable claws.
Diet and Hunting
Foxes are highly resourceful omnivores. According to the Woodland Trust, their natural diet includes rabbits, rodents, birds, frogs, earthworms, insects, and seasonal berries.
The Fox Jump:
They hunt by leaping high into the air and pouncing down vertically on prey.
Magnetoreception: Incredible research highlighted by the RSPCA shows foxes can use the Earth's magnetic field to accurately calculate their pounce trajectory.
Behavior and Habitats
Distribution: Widespread across England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. They are absent from the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, Scilly, and most Scottish islands.
The "Earth":
They live in underground burrow systems called earths, often built among tree roots or bankings.
Scent Marking:
They use strong-smelling urine and specialized scent glands on their feet to mark territories and trails.
Vocalisations:
Mostly quiet, but they bark to communicate. During the winter mating season (December to February), vixens emit a piercing, ghostly scream.
Urban vs. Rural Foxes
The red fox is equally comfortable in the deep countryside and bustling cities.
Urban Adaptation: Attracted by abundant food, thousands of foxes live in UK towns and cities. They den under garden sheds or decking and forage through household waste.
Lifespan Discrepancy:
While rural foxes can live up to 9 years, the average lifespan of an urban fox drops to just 18 months.
Road Mortality:
Traffic is their biggest threat. Vehicle collisions account for roughly 60% of fox deaths, killing an estimated 100,000 foxes every year in the UK.
Legal Protection
Traditional fox hunting with a pack of hounds was made illegal in England and Wales under the Hunting Act 2004. Foxes are also protected from cruelty under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. However, because they are occasionally viewed as pests that target livestock or poultry, limited, humane population control is still permitted on private lands.
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Time traveler's photo contest Entry
It was a cold end of a December night and I was making my way through the dark streets of Berlin to the Brandenburger Tor. It was my favorite spot to go to relax after a night out in town, the view on the Tiergarten Park and the night sky was one of the best of the city, and man I loved the calm there . After spending hours with heavy jazz music in my ears, smoke filling my lungs, and booze coating my throat while I sat at the bar and silently observed people dancing Foxtrot Tango and Pasodoble for hours with their loved ones or the one they would love to be with. It was the roaring twenties, everyone was exhilarated, electrified... As I turned on to Unter den Linden and was slowly pulling up my collar to protect my skin from the wintery winds I looked in the distance and that's when I saw her. Tall and all dressed in red, elegant, and carelessly smoking a long cigarette in front of Kranzler's, one of the new places to be in town. My chest started to play the bongos, flushing my cheeks and making me forget about my trajectory. Before I even realized I was in front of her asking if she could light my cigarette
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If you always wanted to travel back in time and to different places around the globe, this sim is made for you !
Your taxi for the Time Travel Portal
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Remember to press L to display the image in full screen.
All the poses used in my pictures are made from scratch
No AI used
An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.
Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.
KP9 Geomagnetic Storm from AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group.
Recently I took a trip down memory lane. I realize the memory is like twin orbiting stars, one visible and one invisible. The trajectory of what’s evident is always affected by the gravity of what’s concealed.
An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.
Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.
KP9 Geomagnetic Storm from AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group.
Caught this frame at Bempton Cliffs as the colony was in full swing. What fascinates me most about Northern Gannets is the sheer coordination—or sometimes the lack thereof—during a sea-cliff approach. As one bird glides in with wings perfectly spread, the birds on the ledge act like a ground crew, tracking its trajectory with sky-pointing bills.
Getting the exposure right on those brilliant white feathers against the dark North Sea is always a brilliant challenge. Pure field craft, patience, and waiting for that perfect split-second alignment.
Captured straight-out-of-the-camera with tracking focus. No AI, no digital manipulation—just raw nature as it happened.
In my view, the year 2025 may later be remembered as one of those fateful years that turned the course of history - comparable to 1914, though for different reasons. In 1914, a world still shaped by old monarchies, elites and ideals collided with the realities of industrial total war, and the shock triggered political, social, and economic change never seen in the history before.
The year 2025 has had its share of wars, catastrophes, and political instability. But in a dark sense, much of that feels familiar, bloody business as usual. The truly new element, the one with the potential to scale into a transformation of the 1914 magnitude, is the speed of artificial intelligence development. I have followed ChatGPT from the beginning, and what happened in 2025 felt unreal - not a linear improvement, as if years of progress were packed into months.
And the impact will land everywhere. In media, Deepfaked faces, voices, and "credible" footage can be produced at scale. In art and culture, it changes the way of creation itself. In warfare, it rewards speed, autonomy, and information advantage. And inevitably, states will try to harness this power, they do it always.
If this trajectory continues, we may look back on December 31, 2025 as a threshold. Those of us who watched that sunset were not simply ending a calendar year. We may have been witnessing the sunset of an older world - one that is still here, still familiar in many ways, but already beginning to recede before our eyes.
天気の良い日には海岸から海ほたるを見ることが出来ます。
近くに住んでいるのに一度も行ったことがありませんでした。
In fine weather you can see the "Umihotaru" from the coast.
Did not have that you have been there even once is to live near.
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> Dans un extraordinaire **jardin d’été luxuriant**, sous une ancienne **arche de pierre couverte de roses et de feuillages**, un magnifique **chat roux à poils longs** bondit horizontalement dans les airs avec une énergie joyeuse et spontanée. Son mouvement semble avoir été saisi à l’instant décisif par un photographe animalier, suspendu pendant une fraction de seconde entre impulsion et réception.
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> Le chat possède une **anatomie féline extrêmement crédible** : colonne vertébrale naturellement étendue par le saut, épaules et bassin correctement articulés, muscles subtilement visibles sous le pelage, pattes avant projetées vers l’avant avec souplesse, pattes arrière suivant naturellement l’impulsion et centre de gravité physiquement cohérent. Préserver une sensation spectaculaire de vol sans rigidité ni pose artificielle.
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> Son visage est expressif, attentif et curieux, avec un museau félin naturel, truffe finement texturée, paupières crédibles et **yeux dorés lumineux mais parfaitement naturels**. Les vibrisses sont individualisées, de longueurs et orientations légèrement différentes, avec une implantation anatomiquement plausible.
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> Le **pelage roux long et abondant** constitue l’une des grandes signatures visuelles de l’image : véritable sous-poil dense, mèches regroupées de tailles différentes, poils de longueurs et épaisseurs variables, quelques poils isolés sur les contours et variations naturelles selon les différentes parties du corps. Le pelage suit réellement les volumes anatomiques et réagit au déplacement d’air provoqué par le bond.
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> Préserver impérativement **la longueur et le volume généreux du pelage**, ainsi que la spectaculaire **queue rousse très volumineuse**, dressée et légèrement incurvée vers le haut. La queue agit comme un magnifique contrepoids dynamique, avec sous-poil dense, mèches irrégulières et lumière dorée accrochant uniquement certaines extrémités. Aucun effet de fourrure artificiellement peignée, filamenteuse ou uniformément séparée.
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> À gauche et légèrement au-dessus du chat vole un petit **oiseau bleu et orange**, parfaitement intégré à la narration. L’oiseau conserve une distance suffisante pour que la scène évoque la curiosité et le jeu plutôt qu’une attaque agressive.
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> L’oiseau doit présenter une **anatomie ornithologique photographiquement crédible** : proportions naturelles entre tête, poitrine, ailes et queue, bec fin, petites pattes anatomiquement cohérentes, articulation fonctionnelle des ailes, rémiges primaires et secondaires correctement organisées et plumes présentant longueurs, orientations et chevauchements variables.
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> Ses ailes sont saisies en plein battement, avec une très légère déformation aérodynamique des extrémités et un subtil flou de mouvement uniquement sur les parties les plus rapides. Préserver sa magnifique coloration **bleu profond, bleu azur et poitrine orange chaude**, riche mais naturelle.
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> Le regard du chat et la trajectoire de l’oiseau créent une relation narrative immédiate et joyeuse. Préserver la lecture visuelle : **oiseau → regard du chat → bond → chemin fleuri → paysage lointain**.
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> L’ancienne **arche de pierre** encadre naturellement toute la scène. Pierre vieillie crédible, microfissures, irrégularités minérales, porosité, petites traces du temps et végétation grimpante intégrée dans les joints. L’arche doit rester élégante et romantique, jamais ruinée ou excessivement dégradée.
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> Autour des animaux s’étend un jardin extraordinairement fleuri composé de **roses roses, fleurs violettes élancées, marguerites blanches, petites fleurs roses, rouges et corail**, herbes fines et feuillages verts.
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> Les fleurs présentent une **botanique naturaliste extrêmement poussée** : tailles, orientations et stades d’ouverture différents, pétales légèrement asymétriques, quelques imperfections presque imperceptibles, fleurs partiellement cachées, espacements et densités irréguliers. Aucun clonage floral, aucune répétition géométrique et aucune distribution artificiellement parfaite.
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> Les feuillages possèdent différentes nuances de vert, nervures fines, feuilles de tailles et orientations variables, ramifications organiques et réactions crédibles au vent et au soleil. Certaines feuilles sont traversées par le contre-jour et deviennent subtilement translucides.
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> Un **petit chemin naturel** traverse le jardin et conduit progressivement le regard vers une vaste vallée estivale composée de collines verdoyantes, arbres, reliefs successifs et montagnes légèrement brumeuses à l’horizon.
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> La profondeur atmosphérique doit être photographiquement crédible : premier plan floral riche et détaillé, chat et oiseau parfaitement définis, jardin intermédiaire progressivement plus doux, collines moins contrastées puis montagnes légèrement absorbées par la brume.
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> La scène est éclairée par une magnifique **Golden Hour estivale**, chaude, lumineuse et naturelle. Le soleil traverse partiellement l’arche et les feuillages, créant des rayons irréguliers et une lumière sélective. Certaines mèches du chat sont bordées d’or, quelques plumes de l’oiseau captent la lumière, certains pétales deviennent translucides et le chemin reçoit de petites zones lumineuses irrégulières.
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> Préserver des ombres suffisamment neutres et profondes afin d’éviter une dominante orange uniforme. La lumière doit respecter physiquement chaque matière : diffusion douce dans le pelage, translucidité des pétales et feuilles, microreflets dans les yeux, pierre principalement mate et profondeur atmosphérique progressive.
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> **Palette estivale riche et naturelle** : roux chaleureux du chat, bleu et orange de l’oiseau, roses tendres et soutenus, violets, blancs, verts profonds et tendres, lumière dorée et nuances légèrement bleutées dans les plans lointains. Aucun excès de saturation uniforme.
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> In an extraordinary **lush summer garden**, beneath an ancient **stone arch covered with roses and foliage**, a magnificent **long-haired ginger cat** leaps horizontally through the air with joyful, spontaneous energy. Its movement appears captured at the decisive instant by a wildlife photographer, suspended for a fraction of a second between takeoff and landing.
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> The cat has **extremely credible feline anatomy**: a spine naturally extended by the leap, correctly articulated shoulders and pelvis, muscles subtly visible beneath the fur, front paws naturally projected forward, hind legs following the momentum of the jump, and a physically coherent center of gravity. Preserve the spectacular sensation of flight without stiffness or artificial posing.
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> Its face is expressive, attentive, and curious, with a natural feline muzzle, finely textured nose, credible eyelids, and **luminous yet perfectly natural golden eyes**. The whiskers are individually defined, with slightly different lengths and orientations and anatomically plausible implantation.
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> The **long, abundant ginger coat** is one of the image’s major visual signatures: genuine dense undercoat, naturally grouped locks of different sizes, hairs of varying lengths and thicknesses, a few isolated fine hairs along the silhouette, and natural variations across different areas of the body. The fur must follow the anatomical volumes and react physically to the airflow generated by the leap.
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> Imperatively preserve **the generous length and volume of the fur**, as well as the spectacular **very full ginger tail**, raised and gently curved upward. The tail acts as a magnificent dynamic counterweight, with dense undercoat, irregular locks, and golden light catching only selected tips. No artificially groomed, stringy, or uniformly separated fur.
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> To the left and slightly above the cat flies a small **blue-and-orange bird**, perfectly integrated into the narrative. The bird maintains enough distance for the scene to evoke curiosity and playfulness rather than an aggressive attack.
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> The bird must display **photographically credible ornithological anatomy**: natural proportions between head, chest, wings, and tail, a fine beak, anatomically coherent small legs, functional wing articulation, correctly organized primary and secondary flight feathers, and plumage with varied lengths, orientations, and natural overlaps.
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> Its wings are captured mid-beat, with very subtle aerodynamic deformation at the feather tips and slight motion blur only on the fastest-moving areas. Preserve its magnificent **deep blue, azure blue, and warm orange breast coloration**, rich yet natural.
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> The cat’s gaze and the bird’s trajectory create an immediate and joyful narrative relationship. Preserve the visual flow: **bird → cat’s gaze → leap → flower-lined path → distant landscape**.
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> The ancient **stone arch** naturally frames the entire scene. Credibly weathered stone, micro-cracks, irregular mineral textures, porosity, subtle traces of age, and climbing vegetation naturally integrated into the joints. The arch must remain elegant and romantic, never ruined or excessively deteriorated.
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> Surrounding the animals is an extraordinarily abundant garden filled with **pink roses, tall violet flowers, white daisies, small pink, red, and coral blossoms**, fine grasses, and lush green foliage.
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> The flowers display **extremely advanced botanical naturalism**: different sizes, orientations, and stages of blooming, subtly asymmetrical petals, almost imperceptible organic imperfections, partially hidden flowers, and irregular spacing and density. No cloned flowers, geometric repetition, or artificially perfect distribution.
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> The foliage contains different shades of green, fine visible veins, leaves of varying sizes and orientations, organic branching, and credible reactions to wind and sunlight. Some leaves are crossed by backlight and become subtly translucent.
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> A **small natural path** crosses the garden and gradually leads the eye toward a vast summer valley composed of rolling green hills, trees, successive layers of terrain, and slightly misty mountains on the horizon.
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> Atmospheric depth must remain photographically credible: richly detailed flowers in the foreground, perfectly defined cat and bird, progressively softer midground garden, lower-contrast hills, and distant mountains gently absorbed by atmospheric haze.
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> The scene is illuminated by a magnificent **summer Golden Hour**, warm, luminous, and natural. Sunlight partially passes through the arch and foliage, producing irregular rays and selective illumination. Certain strands of the cat’s fur are edged with gold, selected feathers of the bird catch the light, some petals become translucent, and the path receives irregular patches of warm illumination.
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> Preserve sufficiently neutral and deep shadows to prevent a uniform orange cast. Light must physically respect every material: soft diffusion through the fur, translucency through petals and leaves, micro-reflections in the eyes, predominantly matte stone, and progressively softer atmospheric illumination toward the distant hills.
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> **Rich yet natural summer color palette**: warm ginger fur, blue and orange bird plumage, delicate and saturated pinks, violets, whites, deep and tender greens, golden sunlight, and subtly cooler bluish tones in the distant landscape. No excessive uniform saturation.
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Current
May. Rain has been pounding the Adirondacks for several days, and supersaturated the mountains. Seasonal streams have awakened, runoff and percolation feed the flow, all that water finding it’s lowest level and charging the whole Schroon ecosystem. Some miles below the dam at the lake, the river picks up speed on gradients through boulder fields, now inundated and drowned under the flow. They are immovable, their resistance invisible but for the standing waves throughout the volume. A light mist hovers above the raging current. Standing this close, I can feel the vibration of it’s power, urging my blood pressure higher to match the atmosphere I’m in. Here is spring as allegory to life, the relentless wildness of youth, bursting to race ahead towards that age when you don’t. What I wouldn’t give to truly feel that voltage again, and know the trajectory of where I was headed, instead of treading, spent, looking back at where I’ve come. I stay awhile on the edge of the surge, enjoying the power of the season.
An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.
Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.
KP9 Geomagnetic Storm from AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group.
Фрагмент ікони іконостасу центральної нави. Художник Віктор Михайлович Васнєцов. Це друга ікона з правої сторони іконостасу, рахуючи від Царської брами, Володимирський собор.
Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych. (958 – 15 July 1015), nicknamed the Great, was Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev, and ruler of Kievan Rus' from 980 to 1015.
Vladimir's father was Prince Sviatoslav I of Kiev of the Rurik dynasty. After the death of his father in 972, Vladimir, who was then prince of Novgorod, was forced to flee to Scandinavia in 976 after his brother Yaropolk murdered his other brother Oleg of Drelinia, becoming the sole ruler of Rus'. In Sweden, with the help of his relative Ladejarl Håkon Sigurdsson, ruler of Norway, he assembled a Varangian army and reconquered Novgorod from Yaropolk. By 980, Vladimir had consolidated the Rus' realm to the Baltic Sea and had solidified the frontiers against incursions of Bulgarians, Baltic tribes and Eastern nomads. Originally a follower of Slavic paganism, Vladimir converted to Christianity in 988 and Christianized the Kievan Rus'. Due to this act, which fundamentally altered the historical trajectory of the Rus' and led to his declaration as a saint in both Western Christianity and the Eastern Orthodox Church, Vladimir is thus also known as Saint Vladimir. Some scholars prefer Volodimer I or Volodimir I.
«Володимир I Святославич (960/963 — 15 липня 1015) — великий князь київський (979–1015), князь новгородський (970–988). Хреститель Русі. Представник варязької династії Рюриковичів. Наймолодший (позашлюбний) син київського князя Святослава Ігоровича від ключниці Малуші (імовірної дочки древлянського князя Мала). Онук київської княгині Ольги, батько київського князя Ярослава Мудрого. Молодший брат і наступник київського князя Ярополка Святославича. Захопив київський престол після міжусобної боротьби з братом (977–979). Приєднав до Київської Русі землі в'ятичів (982), ятвягів (983), радимичів (984), білих хорватів (981). Воював проти булгарів (985), греків (988), вірменів (1000), поляків (1001), печенігів (996, 1015). Охрестив Русь 988 року. Встановив Київську митрополію Константинопольського патріархату. Розширив межі столиці Києва, збудував Десятинну церкву (996). Першим із руських князів розпочав карбувати власну золоту монету. Заснував Володимир (988) та інші міста. Використовував особистий знак «тризуб», що став у ХХ столітті гербом України. Помер у Берестовському палаці за Києвом. Канонізований Католицькою і Православною церквами як рівноапостольний святий. Засновник династії Володимировичів. Національний герой України. Прізвиська — Великий, Святий, Хреститель, Красне-Сонечко тощо.» Вікіпедія.
An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.
Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.
KP9 Geomagnetic Storm from AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group.
...Singing that old familiar sweet song...the one I never get tired of... tThe trajectory of the sun had changed as it shifted and began to rise above the escarpment on the other side of the creek, creating a shadowy cast in the rock...What a difference the presence of even a little amount of sun can make in color harmonics...I made this last capture just before the sun directly hit the water at the top of the falls creekside right....
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Un message à mes amis Flickr
Cette fenêtre aux accents fantasmagoriques est située à quelques pas de la première habitation construite par Samuel de Champlain en 1608, à Québec. Et c’est à distance de marche de cette fenêtre que j’habiterai à partir de la mi-décembre.
C’est avec un pincement de coeur que je quitte mes montagnes, mes forêts et mes lacs de la région des Laurentides (à 350 KM de Québec) pour plonger en plein coeur de la vie urbaine. Mais la vie est une aventure et Québec est une toute aventure! Une ville libre, créative, passionnée que j’ai toujours aimé.
Ce changement de trajectoire a exigé beaucoup de temps et d’énergie et c’est pourquoi j’ai été peu présent sur Flickr au cours des 6 derniers mois. Et jusqu’à la mi-janvier 2018, je serai complètement absent pour préparer ma nouvelle maison dans l’éco quartier de Québec.
Vous me manquerez tous. Joyeuses Fêtes mes amis
Patrice
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A message to my Flickr friends
This window with phantasmagoric accents is located few steps away from the first dwelling built by Samuel de Champlain in 1608 in Quebec City; and from mid-December, I will live within walking distance from this window.
It's with a twinge of regret that I leave my mountains, my forests and my lakes in the Laurentian region (350km from Quebec) to dive right into the heart of the urban life. But life is an adventure and, Quebec is an adventure! A free, creative, passionate city that I have always loved.
This change of trajectory has required a lot of time and energy and this is why I have been so scarcely on Flickr for the past six months. Until mid-January 2018 I will be completely absent to prepare my new home in the eco-district of Quebec.
I will miss you all. Happy Holidays, my friends.
Patrice
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MÉMOIRE DES TERRES ANCIENNES -- Δ (Delta)
« Cherchez la sagesse, pas seulement la connaissance. »
La connaissance appartient au passé, la sagesse au futur ».
Proverbe de la tribu Lumbee, États-Unis
Le titre de cette image, Δ (Delta), symbolise le changement en grec ancien. Elle s’ajoute à ma série Mémoire des Terres anciennes, consacrée aux enseignements de l’évolution de Terre et à ses influences pour les vivants. *
Ici, sur ces terres bouleversées, ravinées et arides, s’est écrite une page essentielle de l’histoire de la Terre. La « beauté » de ce site ne réside pas dans une esthétique douce, flatteuse et attirante à laquelle nous associons d’ordinaire le « beau ». Il s’agit plutôt de l’un des plus grands cimetières de dinosaures du monde, enfoui dans une rivière de boue résultant des changements climatiques qui ont perturbé les habitats et engendré une extinction de masse à la suite de la chute d’un astéroïde au Mexique, il y a 66 millions d’années. Cette catastrophe a modifié la trajectoire évolutive de plusieurs espèces vivantes de notre planète.
Cette image met en scène l’enjeu de la conservation de la vie, un danger primordial face à une puissance au-delà de toute mesure et qui suscite crainte et respect. C’est un « beau » étrange, mystérieux et souvent tragique, qui nous perturbe et auquel les philosophes ont donné le nom de « sublime ».
La science ne cesse d’accumuler des connaissances au sujet de ces catastrophes naturelles du passé. Mais demandons-nous… en avons-nous, ici et maintenant, tiré des enseignements empreints de sagesse destinés à mieux vivre au sein de ce monde vivant et inventer un autre avenir, comme nous y invitait la tribu Lumbee ? Prenons le temps de réfléchir à cette question en gardant à l’esprit « qu’il n’existe pas, en ce monde, rien de supérieur au monde lui-même. » ** C’est le premier enseignement de la Mémoire des Terres anciennes.
Patrice
Note * : Pour en apprendre plus, consultez mon livre gratuit ici: Une Odyssée Vitale…. www.flickr.com/photos/patrice-photographiste/54386154614/...
Note ** Une pensée attribuée à Alexandre Lacroix, philosophe français et auteur de Devant la beauté de la Nature.
N.B. Mes images ne sont pas conçues ou générées par des intelligences artificielles. Elles sont le résultat d’un travail artisanal dont je suis l’auteur.
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The Memory of Ancient Lands -- Δ (Delta)
“Seek wisdom, not just knowledge. Knowledge belongs to the past, wisdom to the future.” Lumbee Tribe Proverb, USA
The title of this image, Δ (Delta), symbolizes change in Ancient Greek. It is part of my Ancient Earths Memory series, dedicated to the lessons of Earth’s evolution and its influences on living beings. *
Here, on these ravaged, eroded, and arid lands, a crucial chapter in Earth’s history was written. The “beauty” of this site does not lie in a gentle, flattering, and appealing aesthetic with which we usually associate “beauty.” Rather, it is one of the world’s largest dinosaur graveyards, buried in a river of mud resulting from climate change that disrupted habitats and triggered a mass extinction following an asteroid impact in Mexico 66 million years ago. This catastrophe altered the evolutionary trajectory of many of our planet’s living species.
This image depicts the challenge of preserving life, a paramount danger in the face of immeasurable power, inspiring both fear and respect. It is a strange, mysterious, and often tragic "beauty" that disturbs us and which philosophers have termed "sublime."
Science continues to accumulate knowledge about these past natural disasters. But let us ask ourselves… Have we, here and now, drawn lessons imprinted with wisdom to help us live better within this living world and invent a different future, as the Lumbee tribe invited us to do?
Let us take the time to reflect on this question, keeping in mind that "there is nothing in this world greater than the world itself." This is the first lesson of the Memory of Ancient Lands.
Patrice
Note*: To learn more, consult my free book A Vital Odyssey here… www.flickr.com/photos/patrice-photographiste/54385997576/...
Note**: A thought attributed to Alexandre Lacroix, French philosopher and author of « Devant la beauté de la Nature » (Before the Beauty of Nature).
N.B. My images are not designed or generated by artificial intelligence. This is an artisanal work of which I am the author.
The Rio Grande Zephyr alters its trajectory as it ducks under US Highway 6 at Gilluly, Utah on May 15, 1977. Seating in a "Vista Dome" was unreserved, a tradition going back to the debut of the California Zephyr in 1949. The Silver Banquet dining car was out for maintenance on this day, and the Silver Shop Buffet-Lounge car was filling in for onboard passenger dining as best it could.
Night photography captured using long exposure, depicting a vehicle passing through a narrow, dimly lit path.
The red light trails from the taillights structure the image and convey motion within a quiet environment.
This approach aims to reveal the passage of time and give a graphic dimension to an ordinary scene.
Widely distributed across Britain & Ireland all year round, this small finch is a species of open country and farmland.
UK Linnet numbers fell sharply between the late-1960s and the late-1980s. Since then, the decline has slowed, but the overall population trend is still on a downward trajectory. This negative trend is thought to be linked to increased nest failure associated with agricultural intensification. The Linnet has been on the UK Red List since 1996.
Linnets have an overall streaky brown appearance. Males have more distinctive plumage than females, with a grey head and pink patches on the forehead and chest. They also have a very melodious song. Linnets form big flocks during the winter months, sometimes mixing with other finches, combing the countryside in search of seeds to eat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdyscH9TsnA
Time to board that train and introduce some other new work...
(If viewing on a PC, I highly recommend pressing "L" to view in Lightboard mode with a black background.)
Walking through the London neighborhoods, I wondered if there was anything reminiscent of the angry seventies or the tumultuous eighties, as everything seemed to be on a new, modern trajectory. I only found the image of the Power Station, which refers to another similar iconic photo of the 70's.
Men at Work busy flattening the curve of covid 19. Hoping to keep my humour up over the next while with posting this odd image of a bulldozer.
Aware of the long therm complications this time can bring.
A very unsharp image i know, was taken trough some wire fencing what created the red line as i did not have an anamorphic filter in use.
Zeiss Planar T* 85mm F/1.4 ZF2 with adapter. to GFX
Once upon a forgotten dawn in an enchanted grove, a legendary macaw believed he was the royal philosopher of the kingdom, bound to judge humanity with utmost gravity. He held every courtier in sheer bewilderment, staring deep into their eyes as if dissecting their deepest secrets, though he was secretly only contemplating the exact trajectory of an escaped sunflower seed. The castle wizards declared his gaze a gateway to ancient prophecy, while he simply waited for the perfect comedic moment to screech and watch their solemn rituals collapse into utter chaos.
This flamboyant prince of the sky fancied himself a sophisticated art critic, gracing our world merely to evaluate the lighting and interior decor with unrivaled haughtiness. Perched in silent grandeur, his pristine golden breast and vivid sapphire mantle radiated pure nobility, deceiving every spectator into believing they stood before an enlightened celestial creature. Yet behind that sharp, calculating pupil and polished obsidian beak lay a heart brimming with pure mischief, poised to interrupt the silence with a triumphant rattle the instant the shutter clicked.
My second upload of New Years Eve fireworks. In the 4 second exposure, I lucked out by getting both the upward trajectory plus the actual burst. Or maybe that was a second going up. I can't say for sure now.
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**🎥 PROMPT CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUE ULTRA DÉTAILLÉ (FR)**
Paysage naturel spectaculaire au format **16:9**, rendu **16K ultra haute définition**, style **photographie animalière cinématographique digne de National Geographic**, avec une subtile touche de fantasy crédible.
Scène capturée à **l’heure dorée (golden hour)**, lumière rasante chaude, rayons du soleil traversant une atmosphère légèrement brumeuse avec **volumetric lighting**, diffusion réaliste dans l’air et reflets dynamiques sur l’eau.
Un **lac cristallin** au centre, alimenté par plusieurs **cascades réalistes**, entouré d’une végétation luxuriante extrêmement détaillée (fleurs sauvages, mousses, feuillages variés, textures photoréalistes, micro-détails visibles). L’eau présente des **reflets parfaits, caustiques, ondulations naturelles**, interaction crédible avec les animaux.
Au premier plan :
* Un **renard roux**, pelage détaillé, regard vif
* Un **lapin blanc** et un **raton laveur**, textures de fourrure ultra réalistes
* Papillons translucides avec ailes détaillées en macro
* Fleurs hyper détaillées avec gouttelettes de rosée
À gauche :
* Un **cerf majestueux avec bois imposants**, accompagné de biches et faons
* Un **paon** avec plumage iridescent, détails microscopiques
À droite :
* Un **tigre allongé**, muscles visibles sous le pelage, regard intense
* Une **lionne avec lion et lionceaux**, interaction naturelle
* Des **éléphants dans l’eau**, éclaboussures réalistes, peau texturée
Dans l’eau :
* Deux **cygnes formant un cœur**, accompagnés de leurs petits
* Bancs de poissons colorés avec effets de lumière sous-marine réalistes
Arrière-plan :
* **Montagnes enneigées** avec reliefs détaillés
* **Forêt dense** avec profondeur atmosphérique (depth of field naturel)
* **Arc-en-ciel réaliste** avec dispersion lumineuse crédible
* Quelques éléments fantasy subtils : **licorne blanche photoréaliste**, parfaitement intégrée à l’environnement, sans effet cartoon
Ciel :
* Partiellement nuageux avec **nuages volumétriques réalistes**
* **Aigle en plein vol**, ailes détaillées, motion blur léger
* Oiseaux variés avec trajectoires naturelles
* Quelques **montgolfières lointaines**, légèrement floutées par la profondeur
Effets visuels :
* **Global illumination réaliste**
* **HDR naturel**
* **contraste cinématographique équilibré**
* **lens flare subtil**
* **profondeur de champ réaliste**
* rendu type **ARRI Alexa / RED camera**
* color grading inspiré des documentaires haut de gamme
Ambiance :
* Harmonie parfaite entre nature sauvage et magie discrète
* Aucun effet cartoon, tout doit sembler **photographiable dans le monde réel**
Détail artistique :
* Signature en bas à droite : **"Emma L." en lettres gothiques fines dorées**, élégantes, légèrement brillantes, intégrées naturellement à la scène
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Epic natural landscape in **16:9 aspect ratio**, rendered in **16K ultra-high definition**, in the style of **cinematic wildlife photography inspired by National Geographic**, infused with a subtle, believable touch of fantasy.
Scene captured during **golden hour**, with warm, low-angle sunlight. **Volumetric lighting** beams through a slightly misty atmosphere, creating soft diffusion and realistic light scattering. Dynamic reflections shimmer across the water surface.
At the center: a **crystal-clear lake** fed by multiple **realistic waterfalls**, surrounded by lush, richly detailed vegetation (wildflowers, moss, dense foliage, hyperreal textures, visible micro-details). The water features **accurate reflections, caustics, natural ripples**, and lifelike interaction with animals.
Foreground:
* A **red fox**, highly detailed fur, sharp and alert gaze
* A **white rabbit** and a **raccoon**, ultra-realistic fur textures
* Translucent butterflies with macro-level wing detail
* Flowers with visible dew droplets and botanical precision
Left side:
* A **majestic stag with large antlers**, accompanied by does and fawns
* A **peacock** with iridescent plumage, microscopic feather detail
Right side:
* A **resting tiger**, visible muscle definition beneath fur, intense eyes
* A **lioness with a lion and cubs**, natural interaction and posture
* **Elephants in shallow water**, realistic splashes, highly textured skin
In the water:
* Two **swans forming a heart shape**, accompanied by cygnets
* Schools of colorful fish with realistic underwater lighting effects
Background:
* **Snow-capped mountains** with detailed geological features
* Dense forest with **atmospheric depth (natural depth of field)**
* A **realistic rainbow** with proper light dispersion
* Subtle fantasy element: a **photorealistic white unicorn**, seamlessly integrated, no cartoon styling
Sky:
* Partly cloudy with **volumetric clouds**
* A **flying eagle**, wings fully extended, slight motion blur
* Various birds in natural trajectories
* A few distant **hot air balloons**, slightly softened by atmospheric perspective
Visual effects:
* **Physically accurate global illumination**
* **Natural HDR rendering**
* Balanced cinematic contrast
* Subtle **lens flare**
* Realistic depth of field
* Shot as if on **ARRI Alexa / RED camera**
* High-end documentary-style color grading
Mood:
* A perfect harmony between wild nature and restrained fantasy
* Nothing cartoonish, everything must feel **photographable in the real world**
Artistic detail:
* Signature in bottom-right corner: **“Emma L.” in fine gold gothic lettering**, elegant, slightly reflective, naturally integrated into the scene
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--no cartoon, anime, illustration, painting, low detail, blurry, oversaturated
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere).
After carefully watching the moon and its trajectory for the previous two evenings I was gutted when talking to my sister on the phone when she mentioned it was the full moon that evening. I was absolutely dropping and couldn't force myself back out. Instead I shot it hand held bracing myself on the small balcony of our caravan. On reaching home this afternoon I decided a simple composite the way to go. So this was a snapshot of Seagulls wheeling about above where our car was parked using the Fuji x100v and the shot of the moon using my d500 dslr with a 300mm f/4 lens plus a 1x4 teleconverter. I took lots of the moon so it may well end up where it should be which would be behind me not in front of me... I only snapped those gulls because Jonathan was laughing as I had been complaining because there were no gulls on the beach. He looked across and said they are all here :(
This old house is a good analogy for the human condition. Years of hardships and viscitudes can take their toll on the human soul. Previous trauma leaves it’s mark too with repercussions that continue into the present reality. I think here of Victor Hugo’s novel Les Miserable where the prisoner Jean Valjean is given a new lease on life when incredible kindness is unexpectedly shown to him by an old priest. The past continues to try to haunt him to drag him down and destroy him but the support he was given proves to be the key for inherent goodness to triumph in the end. Do you see someone for whom a little support might be decisive? Don’t hold back. You may help change the trajectory of a human life. Cheers.
"Ok, let's see, y = x tan θ – (gx^2/2v^2cos^2θ)" Jasper mentally calculates the ChuckIt's trajectory in real time.
Energetic live performance by Jally Kebba & his band during a fund raising event at the Jazz Cafe, London City.
About:
Accomplished kora playing maverick Jally Kebba Susso is a UK based griot, born and raised in 74 generations of Gambian musical heritage. But he is not your ordinary griot.
Forging a new trajectory of sound for the West African harp - songwriter and composer - he honed his own upbeat electronic sound over years of experimentation on the London underground scene since 2002 and as a core member of Afriquoi.
Skilfully mixing contemporary Mandinka and Wollof music, this is a new blend of afro-futurist psychedelic funky kora that is immediately accessible and uplifting, yet filled with nuance and intoxicating rhythmical layers that give the music depth and intrigue.
Raised in a household of musicians, Jally Kebba was exposed to incredible musicianship from a very early age and under the guidance of his father Bully Suso, a very well-respected kora player and his elder brothers, by 13 he was touring internationally across
Europe.
In 2007 he formed his band Manding Sabu and with them ran a highly acclaimed African music residency night at Passing Clouds for 5 years called Strings on Fire. He has released two albums of original compositions - Banjul- London (2017) and Malaye Warr
(2012) and is gigging extensively at festivals and venues across UK and Europe.
The new Freedom EP was released in 2021, the punchiest offering to date, pushed musical boundaries for afro-electro kora. Precision, speed and a merciless energy characterise their performance style making them solid dance floor fillers.
To the ones who’ve interest in Kora music and like to hear something different, I would suggest listening to some of it on his youtube channel:
The Kingfishers are highly skilled hunters, achieving a 50% or higher success rate in their dives, reaching speeds up to 100 km/h. They often wait for several minutes on a perch before diving, with some studies noting a 50% success rate from branches, compared to a 20% success rate when hovering. These birds are
This is my second trip to photograph Comet Neowise (C2020 F3) over Stanford dish. The trip was made after some re-caculations on azimuth angles at a few spots in my first trip. I was able to get a more precise timing and location for an image with better alignment between the "trajectory" and the dish.
Composite of two single shots @ f11, 200mm, 25s, ISO800, and
f2.8, 200mm, 2s, ISO800.
I made this image at Cedar Creek on a recent trip to the Pacific Northwest. The lush green foliage and warm Autumn colors really make this place a location of natural beauty.
© Tony Aceves 2014
Wifredo Lam’s paintings expanded the horizons of modernism by creating a meaningful space for the beauty and depth of Black diasporic culture. Born in Cuba at the start of the 20th century, Lam forged his political convictions and commitment to modern painting in war-torn Europe in the 1930s. His exile and return to the Caribbean after 18 years abroad drove him to radically reimagine his artistic project through Afro-Caribbean histories.
For Lam, who was of African and Chinese descent, crafting his vivid new imaginary was more than a means of self-reflection. He famously declared that his art was an “act of decolonization.” His formal experiments, his transforming figures and landscapes, and his affinity for poetry and collaboration allowed him to disrupt and overcome the colonial structures he encountered in art and in life. “I knew I was running the risk of not being understood either by the man in the street or by the others,” Lam said, “but a true picture has the power to set the imagination to work, even if it takes time.” Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream is the first retrospective in the United States to feature the full trajectory of Lam’s remarkable vision, inviting us to see the world anew.
Here is an introduction of the painter:
www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5788
Note: I had a chance to explore his exhibit, "When I don't sleep, I dream". Very impressive work which reminds me of Picasso. And yes, he did meet the Master himself in Paris, I'd say Lam's work does reflect the cubism as Picasso's.
Ah, my daughter did agree on my impression. :-)) A real treat to see this exhibition @MoMA.
An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.
Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.
KP9 Geomagnetic Storm from AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group.
Doug Harrop Photography • January 10, 1986
Doug hired on with the Southern Pacific in Tucson, Arizona, training to become an executive. He moved to San Francisco, California, where he worked in corporate management for 10 years. Finding an office job not to his liking, he changed his trajectory to became a locomotive engineer. By 1977, Doug and his family packed their belongings and moved to Ogden, Utah, where the second phase of his career with the SP began.
During his free time, Doug could be found trackside with his camera. One of his favorite curiosities was Union Pacific's Ogden-based Park City Local. He captured this gorgeous winter view with ever-present GP30 805 and SD40-2 3324 pulling 10 phosphate rock empties. The little train is circling the frozen shoreline of Echo Reservoir, approaching the town of Coalville, Utah.
Thank you, Doug for taking the time to document history for all of us to enjoy.
I'm going to tell you something today that will sound absolutely mad.
There is a secret price that comes with awakening.
And it has to do with love, not the kind of love they write songs about.
But something far more dangerous.
Every truly awakened person carries a burden that makes them nearly untouchable.
And what I'm about to reveal changes everything you think you know about Enlightenment.
What do we mean when we say someone is in love, what's really happening there?
When two people fall in love, they're playing a very ancient and rather elaborate game.
It's a game of mutual deception, though we'd never call it that at a wedding.
Each person presents to the other a carefully edited version of themselves.
Not the whole catastrophe, mind you. But the highlight real.
The charming bits, the mysterious bits.
And the other person, equally desperate for connection, agrees to believe in this edited version.
They invest in it.
They build their dreams around it.
This is what we call romance, and it's absolutely necessary for the game to work.
But when you awaken- and I mean truly awaken, not just have a pleasant experience in meditation- something rather catastrophic happens.
Something happens to your ability to play this game.
You see through your own editing process.
You watch yourself trying to be charming, and you see it for what it is, a performance, a mask, a clever little dance you've been doing since you were old enough to realize that certain behaviors get approval, and others get rejection.
And worse still, you see through everyone else's performance, too.
The awakened person stands before another human being completely naked.
Psychologically speaking.
No pretense, no carefully crafted image, no future promises of becoming someone better.
Someone more complete.
Just this, this strange cosmic accident of consciousness that somehow learned to call itself by a name, and that level of transparency is absolutely terrifying to people who are still identified with their personas.
You know what happens when you stop pretending?
When you stop playing the game of "I am this kind of person, and I'm looking for that kind of person", people don't know what to do with you.
They can't get a grip on you.
It's like trying to nail Jell-o to the wall.
You become unpindownable, and our entire romantic structure is based on pinning people down into roles, into promises, into predictable patterns. The unawakened person is looking for someone to complete them.
They're looking for their other half, as the saying goes.
But the awakened soul isn't a half looking for another half.
They're already whole.
And two whole people meeting.
Now that's an entirely different proposition than two halves trying to make a whole.
Most people aren't ready for that.
They don't want wholeness meeting wholeness.
They want need, meeting need.
That desperate clinging that feels like love, but is really just two people afraid of their own emptiness.
Trying to fill the void with another person's presence.
Imagine you meet someone at a party.
Charming person, quite attractive.
They ask you what you do, where you're going in life, what your dreams are, all the usual questions we use to build the story of who we think we are.
Now, if you're awake, you realize you can't answer these questions honestly without sounding like you've lost your mind.
Because the honest answer is, I'm nobody going nowhere and the whole thing is a cosmic joke.
I'm the universe pretending to be a person.
Asking another part of the universe, pretending to be a person what they pretend to do.
Try that at a cocktail party sometime, and watch what happens.
The person will smile politely and find someone else to talk to.
Someone who's still playing the game, someone who has ambitions and plans, and a five year strategy.
Someone they can understand, categorize, and potentially fit into their life story.
You see, people want to date a character in a novel.
Not the space between the words.
They want someone with a story they can follow, a trajectory they can predict.
A future they can imagine.
The awakened person has no story.
They're just here, now, being whatever is happening.
The more you see through the illusion of the separate self, the less you can participate in the usual dance of relationship.
Because that dance requires two people who believe they're separate selves.
It requires someone who can say "I need you" and mean it in that desperate, hungry way that makes for great poetry and terrible relationships.
The kind of need that keeps the whole machinery of romance grinding along.
That beautiful, tragic need that spawns a thousand love songs and a million broken hearts.
It's the fuel that the entire romantic industrial complex runs on.
But when you've awakened, you can't say "I need you" in that way anymore.
Not because you're cold or detached.
But because you've seen that the "I" who would need, and the "you" who would fulfill that need, are both characters in a play.
You've walked backstage and seen the ropes and pulleys.
You can't unsee that.
And you can't pretend you haven't seen it just to make someone feel comfortable.
So you stand there, utterly available, completely open, but somehow impossible to possess.
And possession, my friends, is what most people mistake for love.
Think about the language we use- my girlfriend, my boyfriend, my wife, my husband.
We speak of human beings, as if they were property.
And when someone leaves us, we feel robbed, betrayed, as if something that belonged to us has been stolen.
The awakened person cannot be owned, because they don't even own themselves.
How can you possess someone who has realized they don't exist as a separate, solid entity?
-Credited to @magnusim3
:The Great Spotted Woodpecker in the UK is famous for traveling through the air like a feathered dart In the air, they display bold, contrasting patches of black and white, featuring large white shoulder patches (or "wing ovals") and striking black-and-white striped wings.
I have found a couple of places along the Ottawa River that are harder to get to and that seem, based on experience, to be a regular way station for migrating Warblers, both in spring and summer.
The birds sweep along a west to east trajectory and end up hunting insects in some shrubs and small trees along the water. They are focused on food and more or less oblivious to a person who is still and silent and dressed to fit in with the surroundings.
It is as much a neat wildlife experience as it is a photography opportunity. Mixed flocks of Warblers swing by - I have had twelve species in ten minutes - and they find some food and move on. Often there is a wait; but if I see birds in the general area I can rely on them visiting here.