Thursday, May 29, 2014

Builder

Builder
Building
Texas
Baptism
Etiquette
Protocol
Handsome 

Prov.23:9 
"Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words."


 “The design and object of the laws Is to ascertain what is just, honorable, and expedient; and when that is discovered, it is proclaimed as a general ordinance, equal and impartial to all. This is the origin of law, which, for various reasons, all are under an obligation to obey: but especially because all law is the invention and gift of Heaven, the sentiment of wise men, the correction of every offense, and the general compact of the state: to live in conformity with which is the duty of every individual in society.” —Demosthenes.

“he discourses as well as ever I heard man, in few words and handsome”~~~Pepys

"What is civilisation? I do not know. I can't define it in abstract terms --yet. But I think I can recognise it when I see it: and I am looking at it now. Ruskin said: "Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts, the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. Not one of these books can be understood unless we read the two others, but of the three the only trustworthy one is the last." On the whole I think this is true. Writers and politicians may come out with all sorts of edifying sentiments, but they are what is known as declarations of intent. If I had to say which was telling the truth about society, a speech by a Minister of Housing or the actual buildings put up in his time, I should believe the buildings."~~~Kenneth clark: Civilization

 Family Room, Fireplace, Coastal Decor, Windows, Exposed Beams, Black & White Contrast, RM Buck Builders + Kiawah Island, SC










Chess:   “Building” “Builder” “Margaret” “Margarita” “Thatch” “Texas” “Ancient Engineering” “Baptism” “Great Wall of China” “Earth” “Etiquette” “Protocol” “Handsome”

Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence
Blackstone
Czech Republic 
Praga
Kill Bill

Prov.23:8
"The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words."



"Jurisprudence...is the principal and most perfect branch of ethics."~~~~Blackstone


“Others may indeed talk”~~~Anthony Berkeley 
 
“We’ve trod the maze  of error round”~~~George Crabbe
 

"Town life is the nurse of civilization."~~~C. L. R. James
 

Tower Bridge



The 15th century Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex, England 






 

 Kill Bill

Chess: "Jurisprudence" "Blackstone" "Czech Republic" "Praga" "Kill Bill" "Prague" "Nutcracker"

Monday, May 26, 2014

Lobster

Chestnuts
Pegasus
Lobster
Lobby
Airport
Aircraft
Helicopter

Prov.23:5
"Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven."


“Pearl…began to cry, for a red rose, and would not be pacified.”~~~Hawthorne






How to Grill Perfect Lobster Tails for the Fourth of July! Grilled Lobster Tails with Lemon Saffron Aioli




October 8, 1972: Entered Service: Grumman F-14 A Tomcat, the United States Navy’s first carrier-based variable-geometry wing aircraft, with U. S. Navy Fighter Squadron 124 (VF-124)





Beijing airport at night




Talia Cherry



The Waters of Life, Death and Truth. For in them lies a glimpse of our trues selves ,if we have the bravery and wisdom to be able to see them.


Chess: "Chestnuts" "Pegasus" "Lobster" "Lobby" "Airport" "Aircraft" "Helicopter"

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Jorge Luis Pinto

Jorge Luis Pinto
Manager
Luftwaffe
Junkers Ju 52
Paris Hilton 
Adam's Apple

Prov.23:2 
" And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite."


Junker Ju 52 "Iron Annie"

October 8, 1972: Entered Service: Grumman F-14 A Tomcat, the United States Navy’s first carrier-based variable-geometry wing aircraft, with U. S. Navy Fighter Squadron 124 (VF-124)


 
Monumento al heroe Juan SantaMaria, ciudad de Alajuela, Costa Rica!!! VMA.




 Paris Hilton
Chess:  "Jorge Luis Pinto " "Luftwaffe" "Junkers Ju 52" "Paris Hilton" "Adam's Apple" "Manager"

Friday, May 23, 2014

Golden Gate

Golden Gate
San Francisco
Ocean Pacific

Prov.23:1
"When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:"



Golden Gate



San Francisco


Ocean Fog


Southern Oregon Pacific Ocean Cliffs Blacklock. 



 
OCEAN PACIFIC OP Tropical Hawaiian Shirt Red Beige Flowers 

1960s Vintage


Chess: "Golden Gate" "San Francisco" "Ocean Pacific"

Monday, May 19, 2014

Madrid

Madrid
Adrián
Hadrian
The Lady of Shalott
Series

Psalm 18:50
"Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore."


 
John William Waterhouse - I am half-sick of shadows, said the lady of shalott.


She leaves her tower, finds a boat upon which she writes her name, and floats down the river to Camelot. She dies before arriving at the palace. Among the knights and ladies who see her is Lancelot, who thinks she is lovely.

"Who is this? And what is here?"
And in the lighted palace near
Died the sound of royal cheer;
And they crossed themselves for fear,
All the Knights at Camelot;
But Lancelot mused a little space
He said, "She has a lovely face;
God in his mercy lend her grace,
The Lady of Shalott."



Chess:  "Madrid" "Adrián" "Hadrian" "The Lady of Shalott" "Series"

The Lady of Shalott (1842 Version)

Part I.

On either side the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the wold and meet the sky;
And thro' the field the road runs by
           To many-tower'd Camelot;
And up and down the people go,
Gazing where the lilies blow
Round an island there below,
           The island of Shalott.

Willows whiten, aspens quiver,
Little breezes dusk and shiver
Thro' the wave that runs for ever
By the island in the river
           Flowing down to Camelot.
Four gray walls, and four gray towers,
Overlook a space of flowers,
And the silent isle imbowers
           The Lady of Shalott.

By the margin, willow-veil'd
Slide the heavy barges trail'd
By slow horses; and unhail'd
The shallop flitteth silken-sail'd
           Skimming down to Camelot:
But who hath seen her wave her hand?
Or at the casement seen her stand?
Or is she known in all the land,
           The Lady of Shalott?

Only reapers, reaping early
In among the bearded barley,
Hear a song that echoes cheerly
From the river winding clearly,
           Down to tower'd Camelot:
And by the moon the reaper weary,
Piling sheaves in uplands airy,
Listening, whispers "'Tis the fairy
           Lady of Shalott."

Part II.

There she weaves by night and day
A magic web with colours gay.
She has heard a whisper say,
A curse is on her if she stay
           To look down to Camelot.
She knows not what the curse may be,
And so she weaveth steadily,
And little other care hath she,
           The Lady of Shalott.

And moving thro' a mirror clear
That hangs before her all the year,
Shadows of the world appear.
There she sees the highway near
           Winding down to Camelot:
There the river eddy whirls,
And there the surly village-churls,
And the red cloaks of market girls,
           Pass onward from Shalott.

Sometimes a troop of damsels glad,
An abbot on an ambling pad,
Sometimes a curly shepherd-lad,
Or long-hair'd page in crimson clad,
           Goes by to tower'd Camelot;
And sometimes thro' the mirror blue
The knights come riding two and two:
She hath no loyal knight and true,
           The Lady of Shalott.

But in her web she still delights
To weave the mirror's magic sights,
For often thro' the silent nights
A funeral, with plumes and lights
           And music, went to Camelot:
Or when the moon was overhead,
Came two young lovers lately wed;
"I am half-sick of shadows," said
           The Lady of Shalott.

Part III.

A bow-shot from her bower-eaves,
He rode between the barley-sheaves,
The sun came dazzling thro' the leaves,
And flamed upon the brazen greaves
           Of bold Sir Lancelot.
A redcross knight for ever kneel'd
To a lady in his shield,
That sparkled on the yellow field,
           Beside remote Shalott.

The gemmy bridle glitter'd free,
Like to some branch of stars we see
Hung in the golden Galaxy.
The bridle-bells rang merrily
           As he rode down to Camelot:
And from his blazon'd baldric slung
A mighty silver bugle hung,
And as he rode his armour rung,
           Beside remote Shalott.

All in the blue unclouded weather
Thick-jewell'd shone the saddle-leather,
The helmet and the helmet-feather
Burn'd like one burning flame together,
           As he rode down to Camelot.
As often thro' the purple night,
Below the starry clusters bright,
Some bearded meteor, trailing light,
           Moves over still Shalott.

His broad clear brow in sunlight glow'd;
On burnish'd hooves his war-horse trode;
From underneath his helmet flow'd
His coal-black curls as on he rode,
           As he rode down to Camelot.
From the bank and from the river
He flash'd into the crystal mirror,
"Tirra lirra," by the river
           Sang Sir Lancelot.

She left the web, she left the loom,
She made three paces thro' the room,
She saw the water-lily bloom,
She saw the helmet and the plume,
           She look'd down to Camelot.
Out flew the web and floated wide;
The mirror crack'd from side to side;
"The curse is come upon me," cried
           The Lady of Shalott.

Part IV.

In the stormy east-wind straining,
The pale-yellow woods were waning,
The broad stream in his banks complaining,
Heavily the low sky raining
           Over tower'd Camelot;
Down she came and found a boat
Beneath a willow left afloat,
And round about the prow she wrote
           The Lady of Shalott.

And down the river's dim expanse –
Like some bold seër in a trance,
Seeing all his own mischance –
With a glassy countenance
           Did she look to Camelot.
And at the closing of the day
She loosed the chain, and down she lay;
The broad stream bore her far away,
           The Lady of Shalott.

Lying, robed in snowy white
That loosely flew to left and right –
The leaves upon her falling light –
Thro' the noises of the night
           She floated down to Camelot:
And as the boat-head wound along
The willowy hills and fields among,
They heard her singing her last song,
           The Lady of Shalott.

Heard a carol, mournful, holy,
Chanted loudly, chanted lowly,
Till her blood was frozen slowly,
And her eyes were darken'd wholly,
           Turn'd to tower'd Camelot;
For ere she reach'd upon the tide
The first house by the water-side,
Singing in her song she died,
           The Lady of Shalott.

Under tower and balcony,
By garden-wall and gallery,
A gleaming shape she floated by,
A corse between the houses high,
           Silent into Camelot.
Out upon the wharfs they came,
Knight and burgher, lord and dame,
And round the prow they read her name,
           The Lady of Shalott.

Who is this? and what is here?
And in the lighted palace near
Died the sound of royal cheer;
And they cross'd themselves for fear,
           All the knights at Camelot:
But Lancelot mused a little space;
He said, "She has a lovely face;
God in his mercy lend her grace,
           The Lady of Shalott."  


Sunday, May 18, 2014

Golden Number

Son
Golden Number
Fibonacci Suite

Psalm 18:46
"The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted."




 X-ray imagery of a chambered nautilus shell. still about the golden Number & Fibonacci suite










Chess:  "Son" "Golden Number" "Fibonacci Suite"


Friday, May 16, 2014

Benefactor

Benefactor
King
Daddy
Fraternity
Immaculate Conception
Autumn

Psalm 18:44
"As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me."
Psalm 18:45
"The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places." 
Psalm 91:10
"There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling."
Gen1:1
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth".


 "The earth belongs to the living"~~~Jefferson



"There was a 'bee' to-day for making a road up to the church."~~~Anne Langton


"The history of a soldier's wounds beguiles the pain of it."~~~Sterne

 Christ the Redeemer, Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil





 Cristo Redentor, Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil



Rio



Autumn colors at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan

Chess:  "Benefactor" "King" "Daddy" "Immaculate Conception" "Fraternity" "Autumn"

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Dawn

Substance
Dawn
Orb
Aurora Borealis
Rose Window
Goth
Box
Caja
Cajamarca
Spring
Four Seasons

Psalm18:38
 "I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet."



"The household ruin was thus full and orbicular"~~~De Quincey









The orb used for the coronation of the Holy Roman Emperors, "Der Reichsapfel", c. 1200 Schatzkammer, Vienna.










Rose Window. La Sagrada Familia. Antoni Gaudi. Barcelona, Spain. Gaudi started work on the project in 1883.



John McCracken, Sangre, 2001

Chess:  "Substance" "Dawn" "Aurora Borealis" "Rose Window" "Goth" "Spring" "Fours Seasons" "Box" "Caja" "Cajamarca" "Orb"





Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Mark Spitz

Nadal
Nadar
Mark Spitz
Michael Phelps
Munich
The Beatles
Victoria's Secret 

Psalm4218:
 "Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets."



Victoria's Secret : Candice Swan a Paul




 
Mark Spitz




Mark Spitz, Munich 1972






New York City street intersection,New York / photo by Thomas Hawk




Richard Starkey, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and John Lennon




 Schloss (castle) Neuschwanstein near Munich, Germany. The day of my visit was rainy & foggy. This castle was the inspiration for one at Disneyland & Disney World. Your comments / critiques of this photo are welcome. Thank you





Rafa Nadal 





Michael Phelps © Bruce Weber for Vanity Fair Olympiad XXVIII: A Special Portfolio of 55 Athletes






 
The Eye of Horus is an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health.



Chess: "Nadal" "Nadar" "Mark Spitz" "Michael Phelps" "Munich" "The Beatles" "Victoria's Secret"

Monday, May 12, 2014

The Assumption

Paraná
Paraguay
Maté
Matter
Río
La Llorona
The Assumption 

Psalm18:41
"They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not."


“Nothing in history assures the success of our civilization”~~~Herbert J. Muller

“I shall therefore endeavor to…to lay before you some of the most material circumstances”~~~Burke

“His thinking was distorted by the materialism of the time.” ~~~George F. Kennan




 Mary Cassatt



Assumption of the Virgin is a large oil painting by Italian Renaissance artist Titian, executed in 1516–1518.[2] It is located on the high altar in the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice, being the largest altarpiece in the city.







 Puerta abierta in Asuncion, Paraguay






Paraguay





La Llorona. The Crying Woman is the inspiration for the Columbio-Tortugan goddess of death and children. The Mexican answer to Bloody Mary, this ghostly woman wanders by rivers, seeking the children she drowned in a fit of madness after being rejected by the man she loved. Legend has it, she steals children she thinks to be hers and then drowns them when they aren't. Parents of Mexican ancestry use her as a sort of boogieman threat, telling naughty children that La Llorona will come for them.




capybaras and caimans, Paraguay River, Brazil | Richard Denyer



 La Llorona. The Crying Woman is the inspiration for the Columbio-Tortugan goddess of death and children. The Mexican answer to Bloody Mary, this ghostly woman wanders by rivers, seeking the children she drowned in a fit of madness after being rejected by the man she loved. Legend has it, she steals children she thinks to be hers and then drowns them when they aren't. Parents of Mexican ancestry use her as a sort of boogieman threat, telling naughty children that La Llorona will come for them.

Chess:  "The Assumption" "Paraná" "Paraguay" "Maté" "Matter" "Río" "La Llorona"