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"C'est un tout petit monde
Fragile au creux de nos mains
Balançant ses secondes
Entre tellement et rien
Et partout la même histoire
De pouvoirs à partager
Et si peu de mémoire
Du sang, des larmes versés"
J. J. Goldman
Macro Mondays - Circles
LACPIXEL - 2021
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April is National Poetry Month, a celebration of poets and poetry that's been in place for 25 years.
Last month, as the U.S. grieved over attacks against Asian Americans, NPR's Morning Edition collected poems on how people grapple with the increased violence and discrimination.
Over 500 listeners shared powerful, poignant poems — in the form of a list beginning with the word "today." They showcased fear, anger, empathy and motivation to make the world a better place.
NPR's resident poet Kwame Alexander took lines from the submissions to create a community poem, "Today, I Am A Witness To Change."
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To quote just a few:
Today I hesitate
for the first time, I wonder if I should stay home and not walk the neighborhood.
it's not the weather or the virus — the day is beautiful
Today
I'm frozen
Terrified.
I cannot hide
This skin
This hair
These eyes.
I see the punch, punch, punch of a community at war.
Today I am a witness.
I rush past the jeering white boys that say I brought corona to America.
My soul is wary.
Today, a video call full of empty boxes
Stares at me, apprehensively.
Students locked behind a screen
Their hearts and minds
Severed
From one another.
Today, the headlines say March Madness
Today, I don't watch basketball.
The madness is in the streets.
In broad daylight.
On the concrete sidewalks of New York.
In the silence of bystanders.
It's in the textbooks. The classrooms. The family dinners. The lies we tell.
Today the rain falls
and falls
and falls
and falls.
a silent tear from a weeping woman.
Today, I will say their names
I will cancel class and try again tomorrow.
That's a scary thought to commute to NYC nowadays for me, even I'm FULLY inoculated. :-(((
view of the Krzyżtopór Castle in Ujazd (Zamek Krzyżtopór w Ujeździe) from the south
Krzyżtopór is a castle located in the village of Ujazd, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It was originally built by a Polish nobleman and Voivode of Sandomierz, Krzysztof Ossoliński (1587–1645). The castle was partially destroyed during the Swedish invasion known as The Deluge in 1655, and then reduced to ruins during the war of the Bar Confederation by the Russians in 1770.
Even though extensive research has been carried out through the years, historians have been unable to fully explain all aspects of the complex. No documents have been preserved that have enabled the determination of either the date of commencement of the castle's construction or the date of its completion. The name of the architect is also unknown. Krzysztof Ossoliński was enamoured with magic. while the unique symmetry of the castle is evident even in its ruined state, the hidden meanings that may have been incorporated into virtually every part of the castle are not obvious.
The very name of the complex is a mysterious one. Krzysztof Ossoliński officially named it Krzysztofory, which is derived from Latin word Christophoros. Later, the name changed to Krzyżtopór, which is a compounding of two Polish words – krzyż ("cross", a symbol of the Catholic faith and Ossoliński's policies) and topór ("axe", the charge from the family's coat of arms). Both symbols can be seen on the gate of the castle. Also, above the gate there is the date 1631, but to what this date refers has not been firmly established.
The castle, built by Swiss engineer Wawrzyniec (Lawrence) Senes (probably born in Sent, Switzerland), is a typical example of the so-called palazzo in fortezza – an intermingling of both palace and fortress. The total size of the complex is 1.3 hectares; the length of the perimeter walls is 700 meters; the total area of all interior rooms is around 70 000 square meters. The basic design was based on the palace of Cardinal Alexander Farnese, located in the Italian village of Caprarola. Reportedly, the castle once had 365 windows (as many as days of the year), 52 rooms (as many as weeks of the year), 12 ballrooms (as many as months of the year) and also 4 towers (as many as 4 seasons of the year). For defensive purposes, the castle was erected upon a rocky hill, making it impossible for an enemy to organize an underground attack.
Krzyżtopór was furnished with amenities that were rarely seen in the 17th century, such as ventilation and heating system, and unique waterworks that provided all rooms with fresh water. Allegedly, the ceiling in one of dining rooms was made up of an aquarium containing exotic fish. Additionally, a system of dumbwaiters carried food from pantries to the upper floors.
The castle, without convenient proximity to main roads and rail connections, is visited by relatively few tourists. However, as walls, bastions and moat are relatively well-preserved, its magnitude is still very impressive. Though it is regarded as a permanent ruin, since around 90 percent of the walls have been preserved, reconstruction has been planned several times. Currently, efforts have been underway to roof the entire complex; however, this ambitious project lacks sufficient funding.
People may hear your Words,
but they feel your Attitude.
( John C. Maxwell )
😄 HAPPY MACRO MONDAY TO EVERYONE 😄
Quote (by Meher Baba) typed into a text field in “WORD”
(< 2” x 2” incl. neg. space) printed with an inkjet printer on paper and
taken a macro of on August 8th, 2019, uploaded for #MacroMondays #PrintedWord
ƒ/2.8
4.5 mm
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ISO 400
Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)
If you want to make friends with an Icelandic ..... never call an Icelandic horse a pony .... there isn't even that word in Icelandic.
Icelandic horses look extremely charming and, compared to other horses, rather childishly, in fact they are realy strong, they can survive the harshest winters, the biggest hurricanes and the craziest snowstorms without any effort. In addition, they are so incredibly friendly and gentle that it is impossible not to adore them.
Al tientallen jaren worden op werkdagen de zinkertsfabrieken van Nyrstar in het Belgische Balen en het Nederlandse Budel voorzien van zinkerts, afkomstig vanuit de Antwerpse haven. De Belgische staatsvervoerder NMBS en opvolger Lineas verzorgden jarenlang dit vervoer. Sinds september 2021 heeft Railtraxx dit vervoer van Lineas overgenomen.
De opzet van beide treinen is ook veranderd. In de nacht rijdt eerst de beladen trein naar Balen. De locs rijden daarna terug naar Antwerpen om de wagens voor Budel te halen. Een loc keert daarna terug naar Balen, de ander blijft in Budel. Zodoende kunnen beide geloste treinen met één locomotief terug naar Antwerpen worden gereden.
Door de vernieuwde opzet rijdt de lege trein uit Budel enkele uren later dan bij voorganger Lineas en is daarbij, hoofdzakelijk in de wintertijd, goed voor de zon vast te leggen op/rond het vertrek uit Budel. Helaas was dit mij door diverse redenen in de wintertijd niet gelukt. In de week na Pasen 2022 bood zich op de woensdag alsnog een gelegenheid aan eens een kijkje te gaan nemen in Budel.
Aangezien het allemaal nieuw voor mij is en ik vrij onzeker was over het verloop van het lossen was ik om 12:30 al bij de fabriek waar bleek dat er nog negen wagens gelost moesten worden. De standaard vertrektijd van 13:30, en daarmee in de zomertijd nog een donker neusje, kon wel eens gehaald worden. En dus werd er toch maar tijdig naar Budel-Schoot gereden zodat er in ieder geval een plaatje gemaakt kon worden.
Wat regelmatig voorkomt is dat naast het lossen van de zinkerts er ook enkele wagens worden herbeladen met zinkoxide, een restproduct uit de fabriek dat afgevoerd wordt naar de Antwerpse haven. Dit bleek deze dag ook het geval en daardoor liet het vertrek wat langer op zich wachten - gelukkig maar, want de zon ging alleen maar beter staan.
Ruim 75 minuten na de geplande vertrektijd kon Railtraxx dan eindelijk het fabrieksterrein van Nyrstar in Budel verlaten en richting de aansluiting met de voormalige IJzeren Rijn (Weert-Hamont) gereden worden. Aldaar stapt het treinpersoneel van de trein af om het wissel nog goed te leggen. Pas daarna kon vertrokken worden richting de grens met België en Antwerpen Groenland.
The word sail, a monument to poetry, is the name of a steel sculpture by Heinrich Popp.
The sculpture stands on an open field northwest of Sotzweiler, the birthplace of the sculptor and today a district of the Saarland municipality of Tholey in the district of St. Wendel. On an elevation of about 338 metres above NHN, the sculpture represents a landmark visible from afar.
The word sail consists of two sail-shaped triangles, one of which stands on the top and which are twisted against each other. The two halves of the sail, made of stainless steel, are welded together at their highest point. At the same time, the empty space between the two steel plates also has a sail-like shape, depending on the point of view.
The monument, a gift from Heinrich Popp to his home community, was erected in 2005 after several years of planning and execution. The two steel plates were cast in the Dillinger Hütte and rolled to a thickness of 3 cm. The sculpture has a height of 13 meters and a total weight of approx. 30 tons.
The term word sail is also the name of a writing and poetry competition initiated by the artist at participating schools in Saarland.
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Das Wortsegel, ein Denkmal für Poesie, ist der Name einer Stahlplastik von Heinrich Popp.
Die Skulptur steht auf offenem Feld nordwestlich von Sotzweiler, dem Geburtsort des Bildhauers und heute ein Ortsteil der saarländischen Gemeinde Tholey im Landkreis St. Wendel. Auf einer Anhöhe von etwa 338 Metern über NHN stellt die Plastik eine weithin sichtbare Landmarke dar.
Das Wortsegel besteht aus zwei jeweils segelförmigen Dreiecken, von denen eins auf der Spitze steht und die gegeneinander verdreht/verspiegelt aufgestellt sind. An ihrer obersten Stelle sind die beiden aus rostendem Stahl erschaffenen Segelhälften miteinander verschweißt. Gleichzeitig besitzt auch der sich zwischen den beiden Stahlplatten befindende leere Raum abhängig vom Betrachtungsstandpunkt ebenfalls eine segelähnliche Form.
Das Denkmal, ein Geschenk von Heinrich Popp an seine Heimatgemeinde, wurde nach mehrjähriger Planungs- und Ausführungsphase 2005 errichtet. Die beiden Stahlplatten wurden in der Dillinger Hütte gegossen und bis auf eine Stärke von 3 cm gewalzt. Die Skulptur hat eine Höhe von 13 Metern und besitzt ein Gesamtgewicht von ca. 30 Tonnen
Der Begriff Wortsegel ist gleichzeitig der Name eines von dem Künstler ins Leben gerufenen Schreib- und Lyrikwettbewerbs an teilnehmenden Schulen im Saarland.
www.outdooractive.com/de/poi/saarland/wortsegel/1303315/#...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0rh1DMTvfM
Life is little better than a dream, and little worth the loves and strivings that we crowd into it.
We see Home fairly written.
Shining from the word, as rays shine from a star, we see how, when our graves are old, other hopes than ours are young, other hearts than ours are moved; how other ways are smoothed; how other happiness blooms, ripens, and decays--no, not decays, for other homes and other bands of children, not yet in being nor for ages yet to be, arise, and bloom and ripen to the end of all!
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
(self-portraits)
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I have just written a word
I am older by a word
by two
by three
by a poem
[...]
Halina Poswiatowska
Het jaar 2022 begon qua weer wat twijfelachtig, maar de laatste dagen februari kon er toch weer worden gescoord langs het spoor. Woensdag 23 februari was het al een zonnige en vrij drukke dag op de Twente-route.
Op zondag 27 februari 2022 trok ik er voor de verandering weer eens alleen op uit, maar nergens heb ik alleen bij het spoor gestaan. Overal trof ik oude bekenden en soms ook weer nieuwe gezichten en daarnaast werden er naast de gezelligheid ook nog acht goederentreinen gefotografeerd in het zonnetje.
Bij Notter werden al twee goederentreinen gefotografeerd en bij Zenderen kwamen er drie door waaronder de voor mij primeur ten aanzien van de "nieuwe" RFO 1828 met aan de haak de lege Gefco-trein. Na Zenderen werd kort Holten bezocht (RFO 1830) en daarna weer doorgereden naar Zenderen om daar de 1828 met de retourtrein te fotograferen.
We hadden ook een melding gezien van een keteltrein van HSL. Deze werd met drie fotografen opgewacht in Zenderen. Terwijl de fietsen weer van alle kanten kwamen en ook nog de Flirt van Keolis van achteren naderde, kwam nog mooi op tijd de zeer fraaie HSL 186 383 met een mooie keteltrein 45701 Bottrop-Amsterdam Houtrakpolder door. Het waterpeil in het slootje rechts was sinds woensdag al weer behoorlijk gezakt.
A macro view of finely sliced words sprinkled onto a salad. The frame represents a span of 2¾ - inches across.
word salad: a string of empty, incoherent, unintelligible, or nonsensical words or comments –Merrium-Webster
Strobist info:
The scene was illuminated by two Nikon SB900 speedlights CL/CR. They were fired in Manual mode at ⅛ power (CL) and 1⁄16 power (CR) through 24" gridded soft boxes.
The SB900s were triggered by PocketWizard Plus Xs.
Lens: Tokina AT - X M100 AF PRO D(AF 100mm f / 2.8 Macro).
My take on the Macro Mondays theme 'One Word.' POV in the image is about one and a half inches in diameter of the cookie.
“Better than a meaningless story of
a thousand words
is a single word of deep meaning
which, when heard, produces peace.”
—From the Dhammapada (Sayings of the Buddha)
For the Macro Monday challenge "Zed" (May 10th 2021)
The challenge is that the word you choose must include the letter Z.
Given the long freezing winter we have endured, it was maybe not surprising that I chose "froZen" and looked out the ice-cube tray!
This is a snail shell frozen in tonic water, which I hoped would give me lots of bubbles. It was a bit disappointing, as it was cloudy when frozen - but some of the cubes came out with 'holes' that looked like ice caverns. It was a fun way to spend a morning, chasing the shots before the ice cubes melted!
The ice cubes are about 4cmx3cm.
HMM!! and stay safe and well this week!
My 2021 MM set starts: Here
and previous years of the Macro Mondays challenge:
My 2020 set: Here
My 2019 set: Here
My 2018 set: Here
My 2017 set: Here
My 2016 set: Here
My 2015 set: Here
My 2014 set: Here
My 2013 set: Here
MacroMondays#One Word
This is my husband's bracelet that he got from his parents for his birthday (coming of age) with his name Goran engraved on it. The engraving is in Cyrillic script.
HMM!
The name for this particular style of eyeglass frames. Located on the inside of the frame.
photo size: 2 in. W by 1 in. H, 5.08cm W by 2.54cm H
Theme: "One Word"
Thank you for taking the time to view this photo, and for the faves and comments you make, thank you.
Macro Mondays ~ Printed Word
Small section of the printed cover of one of our many books on genealogy.
We have been working for many years on our family history and thoroughly enjoy finding new members of our extended family.
Thank you to everyone who pauses long enough to look at my photo. Any comments or Faves are very much appreciated.
For Macro Mondays - Sphere
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This is a glass sphere / bubble in the center of one of my paperweights. The full size of the paper weight measure 3". This center sphere / bubble is less than a half inch in diameter. HMM, everyone ! !
Smile. It's the word of the day.
Jarful of word beads.
Also 46/124 Higgledy-piggledy: 124 pictures in 2024
Een van de hoogtepunten die nog zou komen op deze 18e juni 2024 was deze keteltrein, getrokken door de 363 030. Bij Črnotiče kon de fraaie Brižita met trein 48086 uit Koper Tovorna naar Hodoš gefotografeerd worden. Achterop duwt de 541 106 de trein op. Overigens zou het hier niet blij blijven in Črnotiče en kon er even later nog een trein gefotografeerd worden: een bijzonder succesvolle ochtend.
A quick word of thanks to everyone who has taken the trouble to view, comment or fave any of my shots this last year. Thanks too for your inspiration - I hope you have a great Christmas / holiday, and all the very best for 2017 in life's quest for happiness, health and, of course, snapping "the one"!
This will be my last upload for 2016. If you prefer an 'unencumbered' version ....... www.flickr.com/photos/davidhayes/16410253092
The remains of the farmhouse, site of the original old manor, next to the churchyard in the village of Knaptoft, recorded in the Domesday Book as Cnapetot. Cnape could refer to either a personal name, or derive from either the Old Norwegian word Knappr meaning a hilltop or the Old English word Cnap meaning a young servant boy (Old Norse Knapi). Toft is believed to derive from the Old Scandinavian toft which means homestead.
Macro Mondays theme: One word!
"Sooty"
Sooty was a well known TV Bear Hand puppet from 1955 to 1975.
Image size: 5cm x 6.5cm
Thanks to everyone who took the time to view, comment, and fave my photo. It’s really appreciated. 😊
Apparently that word means the warmth of the sun in the winter. As glorious as that feeling is, it pales in comparison to the delight experienced in witnessing this scene. I have lost count of the innumerable times I have stood here and photographed this landscape and yet simply cannot wait to revisit and recapture magical moments like this for as long as I can.
Also wanted to share the good news I have launched a Winter Wonderland workshop for Yosemite National Park.