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L'amica Linda (che non è solo un' eccellente artista della fotografia, ma è anche ricca di conoscenza) con le sue parole sulla mia foto precedente ha suscitato vari ed interessanti commenti che mi hanno spinto a postare questa immagine del Ponte dei Draghi composta da tre sculture differenti, tutte rappresentanti il Drago sconfitto dal mitico argonauta Giasone, ma poi diventato il simbolo protettore della bella capitale della Slovenia
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My friend Linda (who is not just an excellent photography artist, but also a wealth of knowledge) with her words on my previous photo has provoked various and interesting comments that have prompted me to post this image of the Dragon Bridge composed of three different sculptures, all representing the Dragon defeated by the mythical Argonaut Giasone, but then become the protective symbol of the beautiful capital of Slovenia
Compton Acres Garden, Poole, Dorset
The gardens are situated at 164 Canford Cliffs, POOLE, Dorset, BH13 7ES. It is a privately owned garden, founded in 1920 by Thomas William Simpson. He was a business man whose wealth came from the production of Margarine.
From the 1920s – 1930s he began to create a series of enclosed gardens, seven in all, at the staggering cost of £220k. They were filled with sculptures and other architectural features.
The thought was, that even at an early stage of its construction that it was going to be a ‘tourist attraction’.
Unfortunately Mr Simpson died in 1944, this was followed by another death in the form of Mr. Middleton, the Head Gardener. These deaths plus the call-up of other staff lead to the gardens falling into disrepair. In 1950 the garden were sold to J. Stanley Beard a London architect who was responsible for a programme of restoration and by 1952 now complete, it was open to the public.
During that time new paths were laid, many other plantings were carried out. It changed hands again in 1964 but it still remained open. Since then the main house was sold as was part of the northern and southern boundary plus some of the woodland.
The garden now is divided between five smaller sub-gardens:
The Italian Garden: When you first see this garden from the end of the pond looking down to the Domed Temple it is spectacular. At the top end are two statues representing Wrestlers of Herculaneum. The pond itself is surrounded with brightly coloured planting and in the water are many water lilies and a fountain. To the left is the Italianate Villa with its brightly painted walls and statues on the roof and as you walk down the path other shrubs and manicured bushes. There are quite a few seats dotted around so that you can enjoy the experience.
The Wooded Valley: Here the woodland of Pine trees, where Rhododendrons and Camelias grow in some abundance. Winding footpaths and waterfalls along with other plants such as Ferns and Foxgloves make a wonderful setting.
Rock and Water Garden: There is a thought that Compton Acres has the largest rock garden in private hands in England. It consists of over 300 different plants which include alpines, conifers, spring and summer bulbs.
The Heather Garden: Here, there is a garden, again with many different species of Heather, some not easily grown in other gardens but the south coast has a much better climate enabling them to thrive. It is at its best in Spring, although it is still a very colourful space throughout the year.
The Japanese Garden: There is an odd shaped pool which is surrounded by Bamboos, Azelea and Maples. Wonderful colours, together with a collection of figures, lanterns, stone pagodas and a thatched Japanese-style summerhouse. This is covered in Wisteria in season. Many of the items were purchased in Japan, even the fish were exported under licence.
The garden covers 10 acres, it has many pieces of sculpture and architectural features scattered throughout the site. It also has a tea-room, a very important place which does nice tea and cake. What could be better after the experience of seeing the garden?
Jean-Mich' est mort dimanche dernier.
Son corps a été retrouvé dans la Sarthe.
Jean-Mich' faisait partie de ces visages familiers des rues d'Alençon. Depuis sa sortie de prison, il n'avait guère de vie sociale autrement que par le truchement de la rue, qui lui permettait, par la générosité de quelques passants, de manger un minimum ou fumer un cigarillo.
Oh non, Jean-Mich' n'était pas un Saint. Il est même probable que vous-même, qui me lisez, l'auriez regardé de travers en connaissant les rumeurs de Radio-Prison qui circulaient à son sujet.
Et personnellement, ces rumeurs ne m'ont pas mis à l'aise. Du tout.
Cependant, je l'ai vu, au fil des mois. J'ai vu sa santé se dégrader, ses espoirs déçus, sa difficulté au quotidien.
Il était un ex-taulard, il était aussi un laissé pour compte.
Quelle facette de ce personnage garder ?
Voici la seule que je connaisse : celle d'un gars prisonnier dehors après avoir été détenu entre quatre murs.
La rue ne tue pas, pourtant.
La pauvreté, elle, oui.
C'est elle qui assassine les laissés pour compte, en définitive, drapée dans ses oripeaux urbains.
Ce n'est pas une mince affaire de garder une certaine retenue, une distance minimale avec les personnages récurrents qui habitent les rues d'Alençon, quand on est un Foutographe aussi visible que je puis l'être dans ce petit univers alençonnais...
Je m'y suis efforcé, et continuerai à m'y efforcer, car d'autres nouvelles de cet acabit arriveront... Et je n'ai ni le coeur, ni l'envie, ni l'aveuglement nécessaire pour me plonger dans les eaux troubles de la compassion débridée
Je n'avais pas pour but de publier cette image, quand je l'ai prise, il y a quelques semaines.
Mais cela devient aujourd'hui ma "meilleure" image de Jean-Mich' et de ce qu'était sa vie alors que je le croisais presque quotidiennement.
Quand la photo de rue flirte avec le photoreportage...
During the new year may you have :
Enough happiness to keep you sweet.
Enough trials to keep you strong.
Enough sorrow to keep you human.
Enough hope to keep you happy.
Enough failure to keep you humble.
Enough success to keep you eager.
Enough friends to give you comfort.
Enough wealth to meet your needs.
Enough enthusiasm to make you look forward to tomorrow.
Enough determination to make each day better than the
day before.
The wall mural and altar outside the entrance to a house in the heritage area of Melaka, Malaysia. Note the water tap and bucket there; water is considered wealth too. Don't know why there are minions there :-)
Requena. España (Spain)
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Muchas gracias por vuestra visita, comentarios y por elegirla favorita.
Thank you very much for your visit, comments and for choosing her favorite.
August sees a wealth of sunflowers in the small field next to St Hubert's Church at Idsworth but, among the sunny yellow blooms, wildflowers such as these pink cosmos are also to be found.
Stay close. Wait for the trickle-down effect. You know that there is a very good reason, they say, that governments should help the rich to get richer even easier and much faster. Yes, it is the trickle-down effect. One day, eventually that is, some of the new wealth will trickle down into my watering can and make me rich too. I live in hope. And I am staying ever so close to my watering can. Helios 44M-7 manual lens at F2, one LED lamp.
Wikipedia states..."Chives, (scientific name...Schoenoprasum), is an edible species of the genus Allium. Its close relatives include the garlic, shallot, leek, scallion, and Chinese onion."
What I know about this beautiful plant is that the bees love to traverse the hills and valleys of this flower. Once the bloom has faded, you'll find tiny black seeds inside the folds of each blossom. What a great way to spread the wealth. Life is wonderful that way!
Presente de casamento de um pai para sua filha, a antiga mansão Guinle de Paula Machado é de 1903. Esta é outra das muitas propriedades da família Guinle na cidade. Donos de uma fortuna colossal, eram símbolo de riqueza e também de desperdício desenfreado.
Agora o palacete é a sede de uma grande organização chamada FIRJAN. Localizada no bairro de Botafogo, Rio de janeiro Brasil.
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Firjan Mansion
A wedding gift from a father to his daughter, the old Guinle de Paula Machado Mansion is from 1903. This is another of the many Guinle Family properties in the city. Owners of a colossal fortune, they were a symbol of wealth and also of unbridled waste.
It is now the headquarters of a big organization called FIRJAN. Located in Botafogo neighborhood, Rio de janeiro Brazil.
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In “The Wealth of Nations”, Adam Smith said we should all do what we do best, and rely on others for the rest. In “A Brief History of Equality”, Thomas Piketty emphasizes that Nature’s balance sheet accounts for externalities, which we ignore at our peril. Somewhere, Yogi Berra observed that in theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice they’re different.
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Stay close. Wait for the trickle-down effect. You know that there is a very good reason, they say, that governments should help the rich to get richer even easier and much faster. Yes, it is the trickle-down effect. One day, eventually that is, some of the new wealth will trickle down into my watering can and make me rich too. I live in hope. And I am staying ever so close to my watering can. Helios 44M-7 manual lens at F2, contre-jour, reflector.
In the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, the Palace of the Lions marks the culminating moment of its architecture. As a synthesis and symbol of its decorative wealth and at the same time of the significance of the complex's hydraulic system, its famous fountain has been preserved.
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Wealth is power. With wealth many things are possible.
George Clason
Power is not all bad, if wielded properly, you can change the world for the better. It gets a bad name from those who abuse it.
For those who may think power is bad, remember the power of Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Princess Diana, and others who sought to bring positive changes to the world.
Admiring the old buildings of Hoorn, Holland. Those buildings are a clear sign of the grandeur Hoorn had in the old times.
Pineapples were first grown in England in the 17th century. By the 18th century they had become a great symbol of wealth and prestige. They were even rented out for display at great events.
The Pinery at Arlington Court was built about 1814. The large pits were filled with rotting manure and this gave of the heat that was required to grow them.
They did have some success in growing them and they were entered in to shows. When pineapples became cheaper due to imports the art of growing them were lost.
Ferrari 458 Italia photographed July 2010, Montreal. More to come.
Thanks to Joshua McRae for assisting me on this shoot!
Still need to fix the haloing around the House.
Calm, quiet, peaceful, simple, majestic, genuine, spiritual, kindness, unaffected, warmth, respectful, storytellers. These are all words I'd use to describe Bhutan and the Bhutanese. There are a few words missing, I know.
Bhutan is called Druk Yul - Land of Thunder Dragon.
Because of the violent and large thunderstorms that whip down through the valleys from the Himalayas, Bhutan is known as the Land of Thunder Dragon. The sparkling light of Thunderbolts was believed to be the red fire of a dragon. The Druk is the Thunder Dragon of Bhutanese mythology and a Bhutanese national symbol. It appears on the flag, holding jewels representing wealth.
The tiny kingdom of Bhutan is nestled high in the Himalayas between China, Nepal and India. To find it on a map you really must search and fly into Paro the plane's pilot carefully negotiates between mountains taller than you've ever seen.
Map Showing Location of Bhutan.
I've never been more at peace with everything than when visiting Bhutan. The culture and traditions are genuine; the people warmer than any visitor could ever expect; the landscape towers over life; and the architecture transports you a thousand years back. Nothing is for "show" in Bhutan. What you see is real in every way. There is no pretence and there is no keeping up with anyone else.
Our world changes rapidly, yet while Bhutan progresses, it is a country mostly unaffected by modernity.
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Fountain Of Wealth
Supported by four 13.8 metres high bronze legs and spreading over an area of 1683.07 metres, the Fountain of Wealth has been accorded the status of "World's Largest Fountain" in the 1998 edition of the Guinness Book of Records. It is symbolically the ring in the palm of the hand, guaranteeing the retention of wealth. It is destined to be Singapore's most visited tourist destination.
The plaza would provide a large outdoor space for people to gather. But on its own, it would not achieve sufficient visual impact. A dramatic fountain was proposed as a visual focus. The Fountain Plaza, now the focal point of Suntec City, is also at the heart of the Marina Centre area. Not only is it the hub of circulation within the development, it also draws life from the surrounding buildings. This is why it sits off centre within Suntec City -so that it can be directly connected to its neighbours.
The flowing water from the Fountain is also a potent symbol as water is the essence of life in almost every culture. Located round this symbolic centre of life are the buildings which make up Suntec City. These buildings attract human activity - life - to the area. At ground level, vehicles flow around the fountain plaza while pedestrians flow into the buildings around it. Below ground, at the Fountain Terrace, all the buildings are interconnected by shops and restaurants. The complex is also connected to its neighbours by both underground and street-level pedestrian linkways.
Symbol of fertility an wealth.
Wünsche Euch für das neue Jahr alles, was der Granatapfel symbolisiert.
Piriapolis is a last century vision of the 20ies and 30ies: Build a mondaine sea-bath from scratch with all the luxury, wealth and aspiration of it's time. Marvellous to walk around an see neo-classic and even Bauhaus style buildings in best shape. Enjoy! Hotel Argentino is located at the beach and plays a central architectural role.
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The Acheron, river of woe, is the first river reached by the dead on their final journey. Countless souls are whisked across the black depths by Charon, ferryman of Hades. Each soul pays but one coin to cross yet Charon’s wealth must equal that of Midas himself.
"In ten thousand streams it gushes with tears and pains. . . the Acheron carries pains for mortals. Licymnius, Fragment 770 (from Porphyry, On the Styx) (trans. Campbell)
"A rock funereal overhangs the slothful shoals of the Acheron, where the waves are sluggish and the dull mere is numbed. This stream Charon tends, clad in foul garb an to the sight abhorrent, and ferries over the quaking shades..." Seneca, Hercules Furens 762 ff
"But sail upon the wind of lamentation, my friends, and about your head row with your hands' rapid stroke in conveyance of the dead, that stroke which always causes the sacred slack-sailed, black-clothed ship to pass over Acheron to the unseen land where Apollo does not walk, the sunless land that receives all men." Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 854
I finally met DJ Zap Hax spinning at Electro Smog, New Berlin's underground club. WOW. Where the heck have I been? This DJ has a wealth... no a flippin' bank of knowledge about music. His musical experience as a DJ is very apparent.
Go, people... go listen to this DJ... and the club...? Electro Smog is right underground. January Lightfoot has created the most significant underground club that I have seen yet. (darn... now everyone knows... I've been secretly hanging out there...)
Speaking of cool DJ's... caught DJ Liqwid the other night over at BassLine Island at the Beat Bunker. Sven had just set the place into high gear when he turned over the booth to Liqwid. It's only been a few weeks since Liqwid hit the SL grid behind the DJ booth... he sounds like he's been here since day 1. Love his mixes.
Then I was off to Divaz... it's home for me and when I heard DJ Xavi Bandler was there with his Spanish entourage, I tp'ed as soon as I got the invite. Xavi and DJ Muekas has a new place called The Cave over on TheRave Beach sim. Very cool club. Dance in (that's right... IN) the river. LOL!
If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice.
If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.
If I feel incompetent I will think of past success.
If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals.
Today I will be the master of my emotions.
-Og Mandino, “The Greatest Salesman in the World”
sorry if you guys had to see this with no title T_T
gaaah. so okay. another photo for this series! woo.
hope y'all like this one :D
the weather is soo unpredictable these days. pretty irritating :|
OH NOES. school starts TOMORROW. NO NO NO!
die. T_T
i will die.
THE WORST THING: the person i dread the most is my effin' classmate. GAHD.
die. x_x
wish me luck O_O
The Fountain of Wealth was at one point the largest fountain in the world. Looks pretty good huh! Unfortunately it was raining, so taking photos proved difficult.
Sandstone Falls
New River Gorge National River
West Virginia
Sandstone Falls is a wealth of beauty in a small area. At over 1200 ft. across and includes a couple of islands, it's amazing what you can find in some of the nooks and crannies.
Another reserve of pristine beauty literally next door. The sidewalk has ancient paving stone, and in front of the windows all the magnificence - from the car to the piano.
Богатство
Еще один заповедник нетронутых красот буквально в соседнем дворе. На тротуаре старинная брусчатка, а перед окнами все великолепие — от автомобиля до рояля.