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The ghost hunter
El cazador de fantasmas
Pintura de Xia Jingshan
The ghost hunter
El cazador de fantasmas
Pintura de Xia Jingshan
Zhong Kui (钟馗) is a Taoist deity considered the vanquisher of evil ghosts. He has a long black beard, bulging eyes, and an angry expression. According to legend, he took the imperial examination to obtain a civil service position. He was very wise and righteous, but although he achieved the highest score on the exam, he was rejected because of his ugliness and committed suicide. Upon learning of this, the emperor granted him the red uniform of a civil servant and ordered that he be buried with honors, as he had indeed obtained the highest score on the imperial examination. Later, the emperor, who had become very ill and incurable, dreamed one night that a large, ugly man captured and ate the ghost that was causing the emperor's illness, and upon waking, he found himself miraculously recovered. In the dream, the hideous man told him his name was Zhong Kui. The emperor then ordered that a painting be made of him as he had seen in his dream and that the painting be hung in the palace to ward off all evil spirits. From then on, the people also began to hang images of Zhong Kui in their homes, and Taoism accepted him as the god who vanquishes evil spirits.
Zhong Kui (钟馗) es un dios taoÃsta al que se considera vencedor de los fantasmas malvados. Tiene gran barba negra, ojos saltones y una expresión airada. Según la leyenda, participó en el examen imperial para conseguir un puesto de funcionario. Era muy sabio y recto, pero, aunque realizó el mejor exámen, por lo feo que era no le admitieron y se suicidó por ello. Al enterarse, el emperador le concedió el uniforme rojo de funcionario y ordenó que le enterraran con honores ya que realmente habÃa obtenido la puntuación más alta en el examen imperial. Más tarde, el emperador, que se puso muy enfermo y sin curación, una noche, soñó que un hombre grande y feo capturó y se comió al fantasma que provocaba la enfermedad del emperador y, al despertar, notó que ya estaba recuperado milagrosamente. En el sueño, aquel hombre horrible le dijo que se llamaba Zhong Kui. El emperador, entonces, ordenó que lo pintaran según lo vio en su sueño y que colgaran la pintura en el palacio para asà alejar a todos los espÃritus malignos. Desde entonces, el pueblo también empezó a colgar la imagen de Zhong Kui en sus casas y el taoÃsmo lo aceptó como el dios que vence a los fantasmas malvados.
"Ahhhhhhemmmmm??" a deep rumble shattered the peaceful solitude in the forest,"Young fellow, what are you doing?"
"Oh you startled me... errr, hello Mr Oak!" I turned on my side to see the old face looking at me.
"Mister Oak?, oh no, I am not a Mister Oak, they call me the Wise Oak in these here parts" he said in that deep rumbling voice.
"I do apologise, Wise Oak" I replied respectfully looking up at that giant ridged face.
"Mmmmm, i've seen some strange things in my time, many changes, but nothing like what you are doing lying down on the leaf litter there?" he pondered.
"Ohh, I was only taking some pictures!" I replied
"Taking some pictures, and where are you taking them to?" he asked
"I'm not taking them anywhere yet, I just took some pictures of the fungi" i got up and dusted myself down and put the lens cap on.
"Mmmm, yesss well, I've have been here for over four hundred years...sigggghhhh... and I have seen and heard lots of things"
"I'm sure you have" I looked at him with even greater respect
"Mmmm, yessss, well I remember when they used to cut all the branches off of my Hornbeam friends, used to let lots of light into the forest, that was only about a hundred and fifty years ago"
"Thats called pollarding" I replied
"One hell of a haircut, I thought" he said and let out a jolly laugh, his branches shook and a shower of tired leaves fell.
"Yes, they used to harvest the wood and graze the animals here"
"Yes, thats right, I remember, sadly, a lot of my Hornbeam companions have fallen over now, they just got too heavy from not having a regular haircut"
"Yes, I have noticed, quite a few have split apart"
"Pheww, ohh, I saw that happen many times, so painful, some good friends I lost there" his eyes showed the pain and sorrow.
"I'm sorry"
"Yes, well I think I'll have alittle sleep now" he replied with a gaping yawn
"Well Wise Oak, have a nice rest, I'm sure you will live another four hundred years or more and see more strangers taking pictures, goodbye for now"
"Goodbye young fellow" and as he closed his eyes I took one last shot and then walked off into the distance leaving Wise Oak in a deep slumber....
A big hit with the grandkids is this walk in the Enchanted Forest. For Sliders Sunday I tried out a new program, Grungefastic and then a few edits in Photoshop ... a little magic for today!
She is a very beautiful old cow.
I am learning to take notice of her bellows because it usually means something isn't right and not just with the cows in her own paddock but she notices things is the other paddocks away from her.
"A wise man knows that he knows not, and learns."
Words I will never forget. My 8th grade science teacher wrote them on the side chalk board in his classroom. If he caught you talking, daydreaming, or fidgeting he'd write your name under the quote, which meant you got to go home and write the sentence 50 times and turn it in the next day. Of course he dinged you for multiple infractions in any given period. I typically left the classroom with the chore of writing this sentence 250 times per night. The problem is: I didn't getting any wiser for it. I did get bitter though. I'm not sure how bitter factors into the pillars of wisdom. Maybe I should ask this guy. He looks wise.
Location: an immature corner of my mind.
Image imagined in MidJourney AI and finished in Topaz Studio 2.0 and Lightroom Classic.
HEAD towards the green fields outside. Watch the goats chewing the grass. What is the meaning of life? Life isn't about getting to the end. Goats know this. You should know too. Goats are wise. Goats are cute. Listen to them! This is the message. Love goats, love the Internet!
-/ if you by any chance understand this was in my access log :)
Weather wise, we weren't quite as fortunate as we were in Lisbon earlier in the week, but a rainy mood made for some interesting photography, and it certainly beats snow!
I'm happy to present my second build for the Iron Forge, from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the famous scene of the Holy Grail. Choose wisely!
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I was glad to see that the organizers chose the seed part wisely! It was a chalince to build, but I used the tap 15 times, for the torches, the swastika, the ashes, and of course the goblets!
"When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion." Ethiopian Proverb
♫ Haley Reinhart - Can't Help Falling In Love (Official Audio) ♫
Credits: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Lis.Blog
Can't Help Falling In Love
Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay?
Would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you?
Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand
Take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand
Take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you
For I can't help falling in love with you
A Westie and a Schnauzer dressed like two Wise Guys and wearing sunglasses and suits
Prompt: An artwork of two dogs, one is a West Highland White Terrier and the other dog is a salt and pepper Schnauzer, dressed as mafia gangsters in pinstripe suits with white shirts and ties, wearing fedora hats and sunglasses and smoking cigars, Westie ears are perked up, against a dark background,
Digital Fine art was created using Sora AI and Photoshop
Hello friends
Thanks for all the comments for Pablo Blue & Delta Freedom much apperciated
wair for better weather
so the cows can oudside
greetings all the animals on the farm
Caroline XXX
Happy new week everyone
thanks for all the comments last week
much appreciated
greetings all the animals on the farm
Caroline