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As my contacts already know, the color white projects purity, cleanliness, and neutrality, aids mental clarity, encourages us to clear clutter or obstacles, evokes purification of thoughts or actions, and enables fresh beginnings. What could be clearer? No wonder I live here...;-)))
I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.”
― Lewis Carroll
Second day of our stay in Blavand and still incredible fog. Visability is extremely low, light is poor and the autofocus jumps like a flipper. Anyway, we went out for a very exciting hiking trip on the beach where we lost orientation more than once. Only GPS-based maps on our mobile phones allowed us to reach our destination. Blavand, Jylland, Denmark.
A tiny chapel, with a red-tiled roof and whitewashed walls, stands alone on a ridge between sun and shadows, while the winding road passes it quietly and respectfully. Karpathos Island, Greece.
The serene, sunny high valley in the Goms region, in Upper Valais, is famous for its authentic villages with wooden houses and whitewashed churches. Goms is an attractive cross-country paradise in winter.
A lonely old lady enjoys the coolness that comes with the shadows of the night, sitting in the alley leading to the whitewashed church. The combination of public / private space is common in the Cyclades and the rest of the Aegean. Tinos island, Greece.
Many old, whitewashed cottages and sheds in this part of the world have red doors. Its some sort of tradition. When I see that particular colour combination, it makes me think of this Bible verse:
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. (Isaiah 1:18)
I'm not sure why sin is depicted as red in colour. Perhaps it's a reference to the ultimate penalty for sin: "...without shedding of blood is no remission [pardon/deliverance/forgiveness]" (Hebrews 9:22). All through the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, we see that truth reiterated. It explains why God became a man, shed His blood and died, in order to pay the penalty for our sin.
Of course, for many in our society today, sin is not a cause for concern. Few these days would acknowledge the presence of sin in their lives, nor for one second entertain the idea that they are "sinners" awaiting divine judgement and in need of saving. Conversely, many today take pride in their sin and see it as a virtue to be celebrated.
But, before you think I'm moralising and pointing the finger, I hasten to add that I am, most assuredly, a sinner. But I know you are too, because the Bible says "all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). And I thank God every day for making me understand that fact. When I realised that sin is abhorrent to God and that I am a sinner, only then did I appreciate what Christ had done for me on the cross:
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. (1st Peter 3:18)
This beautiful whitewashed stone building actually looks older than it is. It seems it was constructed in 1916 to serve as an assistant lighthouse keeper's cottage. At the time, given the light was powered by kerosene, having a watch throughout the night was essential. So an assistant was required to help the lighthouse keeper. The photo I've posted below shows the lighthouse keeper's house built in 1890.
This cottage stands overlooking the mouth of the Tamar River where it joins the notoriously rough Bass Strait. That would have been quite a view to have after a night's labour looking after the light.
This log-house’s plan is typical of that period: a home, a mudroom, and a larder. Its walls are whitewashed. Perimeter walk, windows, and floor are outlined with red clay. Traditional “bouquets” are painted on its walls and on the stove. The pieces of ceramics inside arrived from famous local areas of pottery – Kyblych and Zherdanivka villages. In larder, there is an ancient emery grinder for spindles and mallets.
Church of St. Nicholas from Zelene village in Gusiatynslyi district of Ternopilska Region (1817).
Хата із села Луги
Чечельницького району (з 17 липня 2020 року, в результаті адміністративно-територіальної реформи і ліквідації Чечельницького району, село увійшло до складу Гайсинського району) Вінницької області.
Поділля — територія між Південним Бугом та Дністром, що за сучасним поділом належить до Вінницької, Хмельницької та Тернопільської областей, півночі Одещини. Експозиція, площею 6 гектарів, включає пам’ятки архітектури середини ХIХ – поч. ХХ ст.: 8 житлових та 16 господарських споруд, культовий комплекс, два водяні млини, вітряк та шинок. Більшість садиб — відкритого типу з вільною забудовою. Хати переднім фасадом орiєнтовані на південь або південний схід. В конструкції будівель в цей час переважає каркас, що заповнювався деревом та глино-соломою, з наступною обмазкою та побілкою. Особливістю подільської народної архітектури є оздоблення житла та господарських будівель.
Pyrohiv (Ukrainian: Пирогі́в), also known as Pirogov (Russian: Пирого́в), originally a village south of Kyiv, is a neighborhood in the southern outskirts of the Ukrainian capital city. It is now home to an outdoor Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine.
Early evening monochrome view of a whitewashed canal side cottage reflected on a calm water surface. White tipped bollards lead the eye around a curved towpath
The Jerusalem Church was built in the first half of the 15th century by descendants of Opicius Adornes, who came from Genoa, Italy to Flanders, Belgium in the 13th century.
This church was built by the Adornes family, inspired, reportedly on the ground plan of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Jacob Adornes and his brother Peter II had been there on a pilgrimage. On the tower of the Jerusalem Church, you can still see the cross of Jerusalem, it is on top of a sphere representing the world.
Risalendo brevemente il sentiero che porta alla
bocchetta di Vallemaggia (valico alpinistico tra Italia e Canton Ticino) si apre il vasto panorama che dai laghi Boden guida lo sguardo sulle numerose cime del versante occidentale dell'alta val Formazza appena imbiancate dalla recente nevicata...
Il territorio dell'estremità settentrionale del Piemonte (ultimo villaggio è Riale al termine della val Formazza) è ricco di specchi lacustri d'alta quota nella quasi totalità modificati dagli sbarramenti per la produzione di energia elettrica: tra i pochi che fanno eccezione i laghi Boden a m.2350 adagiati sotto le pareti del Marchhorn 2961 m. offrono una visione idilliaca di questo straordinario angolo delle Alpi Lepontine.
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Going up briefly the path that leads to the
Bocchetta di Vallemaggia (mountaineering pass between Italy and Canton Ticino) opens the vast panorama that from the Boden lakes leads the gaze to the peaks of the western side of the upper Val Formazza slightly whitewashed by the recent snowfall ...
The territory of the northern extremity of Piedmont (the last village is Riale at the end of the Formazza valley) is rich in high-altitude lakes, almost entirely modified by the barriers for the production of electricity: among the few that make an exception, the Boden lakes at m.2350 lying under the walls of the Marchhorn 2961 m. offer an idyllic view of this extraordinary corner of the Lepontine Alps.
Travelling down to the Hook lighthouse I stopped to take a photo of this old cottage which is adjacent to a small track which leads down to the beach. Why would anyone want to plough a beach in the first place? Not the best place to grow potatoes I would have thought? HWW!
Centaurea dealbata (the Persian cornflower or whitewash cornflower) is a species of Centaurea native to the Caucasus Mountains. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental perennial.
The flowers of Centaurea dealbata resemble those of C. americana in color and form; the composite inflorescence has rosy outer florets shading to cream in the center of the 2 in. disk, surrounded by scaly bracts on a slender peduncle 18 to 24 in. long. The blooming period is in early summer.
Centaurea dealbata is most noteworthy for its leaves. They are divided, and the undersides of the leaves are covered in silver hairs.
Centaurea dealbata is widely cultivated as an ornamental, though it is not as well known as some other members of the genus. It is widely adaptable and drought-tolerant. The flowers attract butterflies and bees. It self-seeds to a degree.
The sight of a photographer pointing his camera at the whitewashed window of a shop that has gone out of business was the cause of great hilarity amongst some passers by.
Psephellus dealbatus, the Persian cornflower or whitewash cornflower, is a species of Psephellus native to the Caucasus Mountains.
It is widely cultivated as an ornamental perennial.
Whitewashed village houses with external staircase, Steni, Tinos
July 1974
2400 dpi scan VP-120 Kodak roll film, Mamiya C220 TLR, 80 mm lens
238/365: 2015
# 79 in my 100 x challenge - using my nifty fifty.
View 52 - week 35 - another triple challenge posting to try to catch up!
After a very rainy day, I was finally able to get some washing on the line. As I went to bring it in I took a quick photo...desperate measures but I am finding out that this is what happens with a 365!
a
whitewashed little village
maybe 2 or 3 blocks long
on a
mountain top
a small bus ride
from
NERJA
Photography’s new conscience
The village of Grazalema is one of the White Towns of Andalusia, or Pueblos Blancos, a series of whitewashed towns and large villages in the northern part of the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga in southern Spain. Grazalema's steep, cobbled streets are immaculately kept and are lined by whitewashed houses with windows covered by wrought-iron grilles and plant pots spilling over into the street. We rented a similar house (minus the pot plants) in the village for a week and found it a delightful base to explore this part of Andalusia, Spain.
I don't know who Wilfred is but he's carved his name on the door so I assume he made it (judging by its condition probably quite a while ago!).
Taken using a torch shone through the door in total darkness. I don't think there is anything in that barn thats under 40 years old (besides the hay obviously) - even the biscuits we found in there were wayyyy too soft to be healthy and the shandy was beyond flat! Had to give them both a try though eh?