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in my Window View Series ....
Taken May 20, 2018
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The 24th of June marks Midsummer's Day — the point, after the summer solstice, where the rising and setting sun begin to change position on the horizon. It can also be thought of as the point of peak summer's growth where nature's abundance is all around us.
"The winds will blow their own freshness into you,
and the storms their energy,
while cares will drop away from you
like the leaves of Autumn."
- John Muir
Just some simple raindrops to set the Sunday scene ...step a little closer.
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"Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter."
--George Harrison
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After ten years of closure, our beloved castle finally reopens its doors to visitors. "Utveggio" means "I see everything," they told me as a child, as I gazed out the window at what looked to me like an ancient medieval castle. Only much later did I learn of the Utveggio family and their failed plan to build a luxury hotel on Mount Pellegrino. It was the Roaring Twenties. Michele Utveggio, a builder originally from Calatafimi who had already constructed numerous buildings in the city, purchased the land from the Municipality of Palermo in 1927, taking charge of the entire project, including the construction of the connecting road and other urban development works. Unfortunately, the business idea was not successful. The connection to the city was difficult, and the planned development of the surrounding areas never materialized. By the beginning of World War II, the business was in clear decline. An attempt was even made to open a casino, but the venture failed. The war and the use of the area, first by Italian troops and then by Germans (who installed anti-aircraft artillery turrets there), led, after the war, to the definitive closure of the structure, which remained abandoned and subject to vandalism for many years. In 1984, the castle was acquired and restored by the Sicilian Region, which in 1988 entrusted it to a legal entity to establish a management school, Cerisdi, a center dedicated to research and management studies. This advanced training center, however, is no longer operational. Its last notable guest was Pope John Paul II, who stayed at the hotel during his visit to Palermo in 1995. Utveggio Castle reopened to the public on December 5, 2025, after major restoration work funded by the Sicilian Region. The project renovated the conference rooms, installed panoramic elevators, and converted the structure into a conference and cultural center.
We had unexpected visitors on the lawn today. They were fun to watch. You can see that we need rain. Won't be long 'til our rainy season begins though.
a time of thinking back, coffee by the window (at least for a moment), nostalgia, cosy socks, self reflection, tea and inner warmth, and the most comfortable bed
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a summer sun retreats into the horizon
…...,,and settle's for a new day ……...
Not a winter sun..
……. it fights with a vengeance
and is gone in seconds ….
Which kingdom is yours?
does it blow hot and cold
instil voices in your soul
give meaning to the whole?
we're all living under one roof
for in our circinate human world
we forgot to evolve with technology
now hearts retract our psychology
of life, love, and the surviving nest
our hopeless habits of stereotyping
and mind-boggling circumvention
add the ultimate twist of invention
a concoction of storytelling
rises with the morning Sun;
every tree is a citadel of history
recorded by the natural mystery
if time is yearned for in it's veneration
then nature too should be respected
wholly giving is the sense of purpose
truly unforgivable is our arrogance so ambiguous
we need tread more carefully
ascend the life of realistic aspiration
and revel in the forgotten glory of nature;
the life less known is best known for perfect contemperature.
by anglia24
10h20: 09/05/2008
©2008anglia24
===A picture for all my friends and visitors, in gratitude of your kindness!!===
Woke up to snow blizzards this morning & this was the view from my window. I wish someone would let the Big Man upstairs know that it's supposed to be Spring!
Enjoy a lovely weekend everyone!
I took this photo during a walk around the city streets in Holguin.
I was just walking along & saw this little cat in a government office & called to it.My Cuban friends just laughed at me & said that I could never get close to it.To their surprise I was able to get close & pet it, I always keep extra treats in my pocket & the cat was just so friendly towards me !
I proved them wrong!
I should be known as "The Cuban Cat Whisperer"!
Please enjoy the photo & view(L)
Blick aus dem Alhambra Theater in Bradford, Yorkshire, GB, auf das Rathaus. (Weil das Fotografieren dort nicht erlaubt war, nur ein schlechtes Smartphone Foto).
View out of Alhambra Theater in Bradford, Yorkshire, GB, to the City Hall. (Because taking photos was not allowed, just a bad smartphone shot).
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thanks for the visit and the comments , favorites
merci de vos visites et de vos commentaires et favorites
bedankt voor uw bezoeken , commentaren en favorietes
france
Through the crumbled window of the old castle, the world below still breathes in silence. Morning light drifts over the Moselle — a quiet dialogue between time and stone.
Part of the series “Between Light and Silence” • by @photohikers
Durch das zerfallene Fenster der Niederburg fällt das erste Licht des Morgens.
Unten das Moseltal, still, fast träumend – ein leiser Dialog zwischen Zeit und Stein.
Teil der Serie „Between Light and Silence“ • mehr auf www.photohikers.de
Another fine sunset aloft as we zip into the night above Western Austria's Karwendel Alps... quite a bit of snow out there, despite it being April!