and it's still early in Vancouver
I'll not love again
Re: I'll not love again
ahhh but 9 is a very lucky number for love...
and it's still early in Vancouver
and it's still early in Vancouver
Re: I'll not love again
Hi Cate.. hi I.F..
Cate, what's funny is I just listened to the entire White Album while driving upstate just a few weeks ago, and I'm not sure I ever heard the whole thing before.. it was an odd experience.. an interesting soundtrack for all the mountainous scenery, etc.. Oh, and I.F., I remember there being a rumor about playing The White Album backwards.. and all the devily stuff associated with that..
.. anyway.. I did another quick search, this time on 999.. here's what I found.. oh, where's Casey, by the way?.. anyway, I.F., I'd say we have these devily people licked with this one (Violet says while proudly smiling.. only what about that rat??.. (Violet is thinking).. for, instead of being a spiritual warrior, it seems our Violet flower is something of a spurious worrier.. okay, maybe not 'spurious'.. but it sounds better than.. well, 'serious,' for example..)..
.. okay, all you devily people.. take this:
Properties of the number 999
Symbolism
The justice, the truth.
In some texts sacred or esoteric, 999 represents the infinitely large, just as 999999.
General
By undertaking circular permutations of the numbers composing the mysterious number 153, this gives place to six possible combinations: 153, 315, 531 and 351, 135, 513. And: 153 + 315 + 531 = 999
351 + 135 + 513 = 999
The number 999 is the reverse of 666, the number of the Beast of the Revelation (Apocalypse). This arithmetical strangeness demonstrates that the "power" of the Beast, 666, will be "reversed" by 153, characteristic number of the Christ, to give as result 999, symbol of the application of the divine justice. Thus Satan will be chained for 1000 years, 999 + 1.
The number 666 to the power 5 gives 131,030,122,140,576. And 131+030+122+140+576 = 999.
Gematria
By using as correspondence table A=1, B=2, ..., J=10, K=20, L=30, ..., S=100, T=200, ..., Z=800, we find that the French words "COMMUNAUTE" (community) and "Marie de l'Incarnation" ("Mary the Incarnation") give each 999.
The numerical value of the Hebrew word ShKBTh ZRGh, meaning sperm or seed, gives 999.
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RE: 09/09/09
September marks the beginning of fall.
This month in this year, a day of significance happens, 9/09/2009.
Last year, we had 8/8/2008.
Next year there will be 10/10/2010; the following year 11/11/2011; leading up to 12/12/2012.
These could be dates, just like any other dates and for some people they will be.
For others there is great spiritual meaning attached to those dates.
Nine is a special number.
1. It is the product of 3X3 and three is the number of balance in mind, body and spirit. In science, there are nine planets in our solar system.
2. It takes nine months for a human baby to fully develop in the womb.
3. In history, number nine was a sacred number in both Egypt and Greece.
4. In religion, the hierarchy of angels has nine choruses. The Buddhists see the sky divided into nine celestial levels.
5. In Islam there are nine spheres in the universe.
6. Nine is a number of balance, perfection and order in numerology.
7. Looking at mathematics, nine is the last number in Base 10 and is the last single digit. What an amazing number.
8. The spiritual significance of nine is connected with perfectly balanced energy, increasing and magnifying the singular power of the triad.
9. On September 9, 2009, take some time to connect with the power of nine.
10. Ask to bring your energy into perfect balance, to balance your mind, body and spirit; to focus on the perfection you truly are.
11. You are a spiritual being in human form.
12. As a human you have free choice and opportunity to experience emotion, thought and belief.
13. All that you experience is a manifestation of the divine within and around you. God, Great Spirit,
14. The One Source of All Creation, whatever words you choose, is perfection.
15. As a manifestation of the divine within and around you, you are perfection.
16. Being on this planet at this moment in the form you are in does not need to limit your experience of perfection.
Open up to divine perfection on 9/9/09.
From Bishop Dr. N.C. Zanni
Johannesburg
South Africa
Cate, what's funny is I just listened to the entire White Album while driving upstate just a few weeks ago, and I'm not sure I ever heard the whole thing before.. it was an odd experience.. an interesting soundtrack for all the mountainous scenery, etc.. Oh, and I.F., I remember there being a rumor about playing The White Album backwards.. and all the devily stuff associated with that..
.. anyway.. I did another quick search, this time on 999.. here's what I found.. oh, where's Casey, by the way?.. anyway, I.F., I'd say we have these devily people licked with this one (Violet says while proudly smiling.. only what about that rat??.. (Violet is thinking).. for, instead of being a spiritual warrior, it seems our Violet flower is something of a spurious worrier.. okay, maybe not 'spurious'.. but it sounds better than.. well, 'serious,' for example..)..
.. okay, all you devily people.. take this:
Properties of the number 999
Symbolism
The justice, the truth.
In some texts sacred or esoteric, 999 represents the infinitely large, just as 999999.
General
By undertaking circular permutations of the numbers composing the mysterious number 153, this gives place to six possible combinations: 153, 315, 531 and 351, 135, 513. And: 153 + 315 + 531 = 999
351 + 135 + 513 = 999
The number 999 is the reverse of 666, the number of the Beast of the Revelation (Apocalypse). This arithmetical strangeness demonstrates that the "power" of the Beast, 666, will be "reversed" by 153, characteristic number of the Christ, to give as result 999, symbol of the application of the divine justice. Thus Satan will be chained for 1000 years, 999 + 1.
The number 666 to the power 5 gives 131,030,122,140,576. And 131+030+122+140+576 = 999.
Gematria
By using as correspondence table A=1, B=2, ..., J=10, K=20, L=30, ..., S=100, T=200, ..., Z=800, we find that the French words "COMMUNAUTE" (community) and "Marie de l'Incarnation" ("Mary the Incarnation") give each 999.
The numerical value of the Hebrew word ShKBTh ZRGh, meaning sperm or seed, gives 999.
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RE: 09/09/09
September marks the beginning of fall.
This month in this year, a day of significance happens, 9/09/2009.
Last year, we had 8/8/2008.
Next year there will be 10/10/2010; the following year 11/11/2011; leading up to 12/12/2012.
These could be dates, just like any other dates and for some people they will be.
For others there is great spiritual meaning attached to those dates.
Nine is a special number.
1. It is the product of 3X3 and three is the number of balance in mind, body and spirit. In science, there are nine planets in our solar system.
2. It takes nine months for a human baby to fully develop in the womb.
3. In history, number nine was a sacred number in both Egypt and Greece.
4. In religion, the hierarchy of angels has nine choruses. The Buddhists see the sky divided into nine celestial levels.
5. In Islam there are nine spheres in the universe.
6. Nine is a number of balance, perfection and order in numerology.
7. Looking at mathematics, nine is the last number in Base 10 and is the last single digit. What an amazing number.
8. The spiritual significance of nine is connected with perfectly balanced energy, increasing and magnifying the singular power of the triad.
9. On September 9, 2009, take some time to connect with the power of nine.
10. Ask to bring your energy into perfect balance, to balance your mind, body and spirit; to focus on the perfection you truly are.
11. You are a spiritual being in human form.
12. As a human you have free choice and opportunity to experience emotion, thought and belief.
13. All that you experience is a manifestation of the divine within and around you. God, Great Spirit,
14. The One Source of All Creation, whatever words you choose, is perfection.
15. As a manifestation of the divine within and around you, you are perfection.
16. Being on this planet at this moment in the form you are in does not need to limit your experience of perfection.
Open up to divine perfection on 9/9/09.
From Bishop Dr. N.C. Zanni
Johannesburg
South Africa
Violet
Re: I'll not love again
.. oh, I.F., after reading the Bishop's list.. I'd have to say that this is just another example of perfection on your part..imaginary friend wrote:meh
.. (actually, I'm serious.. not even being spurious..).... oh, notice how the #13 on the list seems to be incomplete.. (don't get me started)..
Violet
Re: I'll not love again
... oh, and Casey.. my spuriousness aside.. this ship is still on course..
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Re: I'll not love again
No ship worthy of the name wouldn't be... Historically.... oh, and Casey.. my spuriousness aside.. this ship is still on course..
And good thing, because I need the work.
We just got back from photographing sign candidates (and stuff I liked) for 9/9/9:
My cousin:
From the Bridge tonight (Photo by Elizabeth):
Zion & Environs from atop Hurricane Mesa (while ducking the lightning that never came):
Lit up all red:
On the way home:
And if this "ship" analogy is a sop to get Sissel's Titanic thrown at you, not a chance. That one's mine.
But you can have this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9kOqvBTat4
Casey
Re: I'll not love again
.. oh, Casey.. what a wonderful photographic tour this morning!.. and capped with such a lovely Celtic sounding tune, and a lovely Celtic looking lass.. and a Christmas tree.. so this really is a present this morning.. thank you.. (and thank you, Elizabeth)..
.. you know, these views from the bridge remind me of Cezanne, who painted the same mountainscape over and over again.. but the changing light makes each moment slightly different.. and so, how many shifting and breathtaking worlds to capture..
.. Cezanne was also capturing different perspectives simultaneously, as it were, on the same picture plane.. I suppose in that sense he was the forefather of Cubism.. (wow.. I haven't thought of these things in quite a while, and I may be a bit rusty at this point).. but I like that idea for this thread somehow..
.. a simultaneity of perspectives.. or vantages..
.. oh, I found this on Three Blind Mice..
.. the mice were Lattimer, Ridley, and Cranmer, Protestant clergymen who died at the stake. The farmer's wife was Queen Mary I.
Source(s):
http://www.innvista.com
[end quote]
One is subject to censure, if not beheading (at least in a metaphorical sense), when one bucks the system, as it were.. or steps on the wrong toes.. (Queen Mary I being the example here, whose royal toes were tested, it seems)..
.. so ‘tis important we exercise some caution, Casey.. especially now that we’re "Google worthy".. (ahem).. and, of course, there are always pernicious little rats around..
Oh, and speaking of a simultaneity of vantages.. here’s something interesting on The Three Hares..
The Symbolism of Rabbits and Hares
by Terri Windling
A medieval church stands at the center of my small village in England’s West Country, and in that church is a strange little carving that has come to be known as the symbol of our town: three hares in a circle, their interlinked ears forming a perfect triangle. Known locally as the Tinner Rabbits, the design was widely believed to be based on an old alchemical symbol for tin, representing the historic importance of tin mining on Dartmoor nearby. Recently, however, a group of local artists and historians created the Three Hares Project to investigate the symbol’s history. To their surprise, they discovered that the design’s famous tin association is actually a dubious one, deriving from a misunderstanding of an alchemical illustration published in the early 17th century. In fact, the symbol is much older and farther ranging than early folklorists suspected. It is, the Three Hares Project reports, "an extraordinary and ancient archetype, stretching across diverse religions and cultures, many centuries and many thousands of miles. It is part of the shared medieval heritage of Europe and Asia (Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Judaism) yet still inspires creative work among contemporary artists."
The earliest known examples of the design can be found in Buddhist cave temples in China (581-618 CE); from there it spread all along the Silk Road, through the Middle East, through Hungary and Poland to Germany, Switzerland, and the British Isles. Though now associated with the Holy Trinity in Christian iconography, the original, pre-Christian meaning of the Three Hares design has yet to be discovered. We can glimpse possible interpretations, however, by examing the wealth of world mythology and folklore involving rabbits and hares. In many mythic traditions, these animals were archetypal symbols of femininity, associated with the lunar cycle, fertility, longevity, and rebirth. But if we dig a little deeper into their stories we find that they are also contradictory, paradoxical creatures: symbols of both cleverness and foolishness, of femininity and androgyny, of cowardice and courage, of rampant sexuality and virginal purity. In some lands, Hare is the messenger of the Great Goddess, moving by moonlight between the human world and the realm of the gods; in other lands he is a god himself, wily deceiver and sacred world creator rolled into one.
[end quote]
.. and in terms of your photos..
.. we may find ourselves standing at the precipice of knowing and unknowing.. the solid earth beneath our feet, and the abyss* where we encounter nothingness..
I’ve heard tell of this void.. this hollowing out of self that occurs before something new -- some new self, as it were -- can emerge, having been transformed from all that came before it.. It takes courage to “unknow”.. to leap into the void, as it were.. and so to find ourselves anew..
.. oh, and no more little critters this morning.. in threesomes..
v i o l e t (flower).. just swabbing the deck before docking at a new port.. (oh, and drinking some green tea from a blue mug)..
* a·byss (-bs)
n.
1. An immeasurably deep chasm, depth, or void: "lost in the vast abysses of space and time" (Loren Eiseley).
2.
a. The primeval chaos out of which it was believed that the earth and sky were formed.
b. The abode of evil spirits; hell.
[Middle English abissus, from Late Latin abyssus, from Greek abussos, bottomless : a-, without; see a-1 + bussos, bottom.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
abyss
Noun
1. a very deep hole in the ground
2. a frightening or threatening situation: the abyss of revolution and war ahead [Greek abussos bottomless]
Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun 1.
abyss - a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
abysm
chasm - a deep opening in the earth's surface..
.. you know, these views from the bridge remind me of Cezanne, who painted the same mountainscape over and over again.. but the changing light makes each moment slightly different.. and so, how many shifting and breathtaking worlds to capture..
.. Cezanne was also capturing different perspectives simultaneously, as it were, on the same picture plane.. I suppose in that sense he was the forefather of Cubism.. (wow.. I haven't thought of these things in quite a while, and I may be a bit rusty at this point).. but I like that idea for this thread somehow..
.. a simultaneity of perspectives.. or vantages..
.. oh, I found this on Three Blind Mice..
.. the mice were Lattimer, Ridley, and Cranmer, Protestant clergymen who died at the stake. The farmer's wife was Queen Mary I.
Source(s):
http://www.innvista.com
[end quote]
One is subject to censure, if not beheading (at least in a metaphorical sense), when one bucks the system, as it were.. or steps on the wrong toes.. (Queen Mary I being the example here, whose royal toes were tested, it seems)..
.. so ‘tis important we exercise some caution, Casey.. especially now that we’re "Google worthy".. (ahem).. and, of course, there are always pernicious little rats around..
Oh, and speaking of a simultaneity of vantages.. here’s something interesting on The Three Hares..
The Symbolism of Rabbits and Hares
by Terri Windling
A medieval church stands at the center of my small village in England’s West Country, and in that church is a strange little carving that has come to be known as the symbol of our town: three hares in a circle, their interlinked ears forming a perfect triangle. Known locally as the Tinner Rabbits, the design was widely believed to be based on an old alchemical symbol for tin, representing the historic importance of tin mining on Dartmoor nearby. Recently, however, a group of local artists and historians created the Three Hares Project to investigate the symbol’s history. To their surprise, they discovered that the design’s famous tin association is actually a dubious one, deriving from a misunderstanding of an alchemical illustration published in the early 17th century. In fact, the symbol is much older and farther ranging than early folklorists suspected. It is, the Three Hares Project reports, "an extraordinary and ancient archetype, stretching across diverse religions and cultures, many centuries and many thousands of miles. It is part of the shared medieval heritage of Europe and Asia (Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Judaism) yet still inspires creative work among contemporary artists."
The earliest known examples of the design can be found in Buddhist cave temples in China (581-618 CE); from there it spread all along the Silk Road, through the Middle East, through Hungary and Poland to Germany, Switzerland, and the British Isles. Though now associated with the Holy Trinity in Christian iconography, the original, pre-Christian meaning of the Three Hares design has yet to be discovered. We can glimpse possible interpretations, however, by examing the wealth of world mythology and folklore involving rabbits and hares. In many mythic traditions, these animals were archetypal symbols of femininity, associated with the lunar cycle, fertility, longevity, and rebirth. But if we dig a little deeper into their stories we find that they are also contradictory, paradoxical creatures: symbols of both cleverness and foolishness, of femininity and androgyny, of cowardice and courage, of rampant sexuality and virginal purity. In some lands, Hare is the messenger of the Great Goddess, moving by moonlight between the human world and the realm of the gods; in other lands he is a god himself, wily deceiver and sacred world creator rolled into one.
[end quote]
.. and in terms of your photos..
.. we may find ourselves standing at the precipice of knowing and unknowing.. the solid earth beneath our feet, and the abyss* where we encounter nothingness..
I’ve heard tell of this void.. this hollowing out of self that occurs before something new -- some new self, as it were -- can emerge, having been transformed from all that came before it.. It takes courage to “unknow”.. to leap into the void, as it were.. and so to find ourselves anew..
.. oh, and no more little critters this morning.. in threesomes..
v i o l e t (flower).. just swabbing the deck before docking at a new port.. (oh, and drinking some green tea from a blue mug)..
* a·byss (-bs)
n.
1. An immeasurably deep chasm, depth, or void: "lost in the vast abysses of space and time" (Loren Eiseley).
2.
a. The primeval chaos out of which it was believed that the earth and sky were formed.
b. The abode of evil spirits; hell.
[Middle English abissus, from Late Latin abyssus, from Greek abussos, bottomless : a-, without; see a-1 + bussos, bottom.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
abyss
Noun
1. a very deep hole in the ground
2. a frightening or threatening situation: the abyss of revolution and war ahead [Greek abussos bottomless]
Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun 1.
abyss - a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
abysm
chasm - a deep opening in the earth's surface..
Violet
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Re: I'll not love again
Hollow me out, Violet, cast me into the abyss... Is it revenge. It's looking like revenge to my simple mind. I mean the reason for withholding reason.
In another vein... There is a very undramatic (by comparison) story attached to that Golden Eagle photo that I thought I should include for your evaluation (of its value as a sign I mean).
We left last night at around 5PM and, after stopping for a snack, made the turn from La Verkin (a town that neighbors Hurricane) towards Virgin, driving parallel to Hurricane Mesa where, at the top, there is a testing facility for the ejection seats the military put in jet aircraft.
All of a sudden this eagle swept down and leveled off about 20 feet from the front of Silver, being on a level with us and traveling about our speed at the time (maybe 50 mph). Then the eagle veered to the right and up, and fortunately there was a pull-off right there so I slammed on the brakes, pulled off, grabbed the camera and leapt out of Silver (though it's possible I had to get out first because the camera was in the back of the truck if we hadn't yet retrieved it).
The eagle flew around in circles near us a couple of times so I was able to get that photo and a few others that weren't quite so sharp (though all show the characteristic golden nape of the neck, exciting because they are the first Golden Eagle photos I've taken outside of captivity that do so).
Then the eagle soared slowly up Hurricane Mesa where I spotted it's mate as well. The two of them were doing that thing where they spread their wings and let the wind hold them up while they appear to hover, going neither forward nor backward but soaring "in place", as it were.
Effortlessy hanging in the air, supported by the wind.
A short video of the pair (sorry about the vehicle noise, maybe turn the volume down): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WOi6uEDqMU
This phenomenon caused a sub-plot:
After showing us their stuff, the eagles flew off over the mesa, so we decided to drive up there (a very narrow and curvy road, though paved because of the testing facility I guess).
Now I have this policy regarding high places during thunderstorms (not to mention dirt roads during thunderstorms [the pavement ends once you get on top]), and even though we hadn't seen any lightning yet there was this dark grey mass of clouds up there dripping curtains over Zion landmarks in the not-so-distant distance. And then there was the event several years ago when we drove DOWN Hurricane Mesa in the rain and 20 minutes later there was a huge rockslide that closed the road...
But despite all this we decided to go up because of you, Violet... I mean, what sign were those eagles possibly leading us to, the way you think...
E wanted to drive along the dirt road up there all the way around to where it intersects the paved road up to Kolob Terrace in Zion (about 22 miles), but I said if the rain came we'd have to turn around because Silver isn't a 4X4 and the road gets very muddy when wet.
So we drove along the top of the mesa and I got that photo I posted, which I must say even though I took it is a really beautiful representation of the area here thanks to the clouds and made the trip up well worth it. (I really was ducking when I took the picture, which is why there's so much ground visible in the foreground. Funny aside: When I backed up to turn around, Silver wouldn't move forward again and I thought we were stuck in the sand. I had E get out and push which didn't make any difference. So I released the emergency brake and Silver got unstuck right away.)
So we continued on up onto Smith Mesa and just as we made the turn onto that it started drizzling out of nowhere and E said "Okay, you can turn around now"(!).
I turned around and when we were on the way back to the paved road down, outrunning the drizzle, I finally checked the gas gauge for the first time that day. Silver was running on low empty.
So I carefully drove down Hurricane Mesa and back into La Verkin where we filled up.
All this effort made it so we got to Zion just in time for the sun to peek through the "window" through the clouds on the horizon and light up the "Watchman" like that. The little parking lot at the Bridge was full so I couldn't take the picture, but I dropped off E and she took it. Which proves that Bridge is the "Bridge of Perfect Photography", since E has no central vision and can only see peripherally these days.
Yes, Cezanne had a point. The light and the clouds and the birds also transform landscapes and keep them interesting. Because of the mountains between the sun and the Watchman, in summer when it's hot and the sun is northerly less light from sunset reaches the Watchman, keeping it cool looking, yet in the winter when the sun "moves" southerly more light from the sunset reaches the Watchman, making it warm looking.
(Funny aside: When I drove down the mesa I figured putting Silver in neutral and coasting down with the key off would save whatever gas might be used while deccelerating down. It was then that I discovered while Silver does not have power brakes, she does have power assist brakes, so after a panicky moment or two I turned the ignition back on.)
Since we got back from all this safely I have nothing to blame you for yet either.
Casey
In another vein... There is a very undramatic (by comparison) story attached to that Golden Eagle photo that I thought I should include for your evaluation (of its value as a sign I mean).
We left last night at around 5PM and, after stopping for a snack, made the turn from La Verkin (a town that neighbors Hurricane) towards Virgin, driving parallel to Hurricane Mesa where, at the top, there is a testing facility for the ejection seats the military put in jet aircraft.
All of a sudden this eagle swept down and leveled off about 20 feet from the front of Silver, being on a level with us and traveling about our speed at the time (maybe 50 mph). Then the eagle veered to the right and up, and fortunately there was a pull-off right there so I slammed on the brakes, pulled off, grabbed the camera and leapt out of Silver (though it's possible I had to get out first because the camera was in the back of the truck if we hadn't yet retrieved it).
The eagle flew around in circles near us a couple of times so I was able to get that photo and a few others that weren't quite so sharp (though all show the characteristic golden nape of the neck, exciting because they are the first Golden Eagle photos I've taken outside of captivity that do so).
Then the eagle soared slowly up Hurricane Mesa where I spotted it's mate as well. The two of them were doing that thing where they spread their wings and let the wind hold them up while they appear to hover, going neither forward nor backward but soaring "in place", as it were.
Effortlessy hanging in the air, supported by the wind.
A short video of the pair (sorry about the vehicle noise, maybe turn the volume down): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WOi6uEDqMU
This phenomenon caused a sub-plot:
After showing us their stuff, the eagles flew off over the mesa, so we decided to drive up there (a very narrow and curvy road, though paved because of the testing facility I guess).
Now I have this policy regarding high places during thunderstorms (not to mention dirt roads during thunderstorms [the pavement ends once you get on top]), and even though we hadn't seen any lightning yet there was this dark grey mass of clouds up there dripping curtains over Zion landmarks in the not-so-distant distance. And then there was the event several years ago when we drove DOWN Hurricane Mesa in the rain and 20 minutes later there was a huge rockslide that closed the road...
But despite all this we decided to go up because of you, Violet... I mean, what sign were those eagles possibly leading us to, the way you think...
E wanted to drive along the dirt road up there all the way around to where it intersects the paved road up to Kolob Terrace in Zion (about 22 miles), but I said if the rain came we'd have to turn around because Silver isn't a 4X4 and the road gets very muddy when wet.
So we drove along the top of the mesa and I got that photo I posted, which I must say even though I took it is a really beautiful representation of the area here thanks to the clouds and made the trip up well worth it. (I really was ducking when I took the picture, which is why there's so much ground visible in the foreground. Funny aside: When I backed up to turn around, Silver wouldn't move forward again and I thought we were stuck in the sand. I had E get out and push which didn't make any difference. So I released the emergency brake and Silver got unstuck right away.)
So we continued on up onto Smith Mesa and just as we made the turn onto that it started drizzling out of nowhere and E said "Okay, you can turn around now"(!).
I turned around and when we were on the way back to the paved road down, outrunning the drizzle, I finally checked the gas gauge for the first time that day. Silver was running on low empty.
So I carefully drove down Hurricane Mesa and back into La Verkin where we filled up.
All this effort made it so we got to Zion just in time for the sun to peek through the "window" through the clouds on the horizon and light up the "Watchman" like that. The little parking lot at the Bridge was full so I couldn't take the picture, but I dropped off E and she took it. Which proves that Bridge is the "Bridge of Perfect Photography", since E has no central vision and can only see peripherally these days.
Yes, Cezanne had a point. The light and the clouds and the birds also transform landscapes and keep them interesting. Because of the mountains between the sun and the Watchman, in summer when it's hot and the sun is northerly less light from sunset reaches the Watchman, keeping it cool looking, yet in the winter when the sun "moves" southerly more light from the sunset reaches the Watchman, making it warm looking.
(Funny aside: When I drove down the mesa I figured putting Silver in neutral and coasting down with the key off would save whatever gas might be used while deccelerating down. It was then that I discovered while Silver does not have power brakes, she does have power assist brakes, so after a panicky moment or two I turned the ignition back on.)
Since we got back from all this safely I have nothing to blame you for yet either.
Casey
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Re: I'll not love again
This is what it looked like to the west today (since we're always going east it seems):
Tonight we were going to go to the Zion main park again, because this afternoon I'd noted a gigantic thunderhead up on the Kolob Terrace section of Zion where the Condors were. So we were on our way and almost to Virgin when this gigantic lightning bolt came out of the sky where that thunderhead was.
When I looked over there was this highlighted part with a white arrow pointing down at Kolob Terrace. I braked as fast as I could but by the time the camera was out the arrow had faded. This is what it looked like though. Hopefully you can see the faint remains of the arrow pointing at that white peak:
To make a long story short we went ahead and turned up towards Kolob Terrace at Virgin. This is what I was willing to go through for you, Violet:
We kept going and it didn't get better, there was the occasional bolt of lightening to spice things up, but not enough to get a photo of one:
Finally up on top it started getting a little lighter...
So we went on up all the way to the Kolob Reservoir road because E thought there might be a rainbow.
As we were nearing the Kolob Creek turn where we took the photos of the Condors, we spotted a man on horseback, trotting along pulling what looked like a colt along with him.
We pulled over at the overlook so I could check if the Condors were in their tree. As we did the man on the horse just rode right up. E said "Take a picture of him", I said "You're the people person, you take a picture of him." So she asked and he said sure, take all the pictures you want. So I took the pictures.
The man said the "colt" was actually a mule, which we could also see when we got a look at its ears. The mule's name is "Bradley" and he's six months old. The man tows Bradley around regularly getting him used to traveling with him, used to people and used to cars. The mare the man was on turned out to be Bradley's mother.
They kept talking and talking, and he kept mentioning the mules "siring" for some reason, so E asked him what kind of mule it was.
It turns out Bradley is a "Mammoth Jack", which the man expounded on how he'd looked it up on the Internet and the Mammoth Jack breed was started by George Washington using a mule he received as a gift (named "Royal Gift") from King Charles III of Spain.
That, as I understand it, and having checked this story, is how the American Mammoth Jack Ass breed came about.
Since this was a human conversation, I wasn't sure if it was a sign candidate or not, but, on the way home, I spotted this guy, who calmly sat still for me while I took his portrait:
That clinched it. You do the interpreting, though, this one has me confused.
Casey
Tonight we were going to go to the Zion main park again, because this afternoon I'd noted a gigantic thunderhead up on the Kolob Terrace section of Zion where the Condors were. So we were on our way and almost to Virgin when this gigantic lightning bolt came out of the sky where that thunderhead was.
When I looked over there was this highlighted part with a white arrow pointing down at Kolob Terrace. I braked as fast as I could but by the time the camera was out the arrow had faded. This is what it looked like though. Hopefully you can see the faint remains of the arrow pointing at that white peak:
To make a long story short we went ahead and turned up towards Kolob Terrace at Virgin. This is what I was willing to go through for you, Violet:
We kept going and it didn't get better, there was the occasional bolt of lightening to spice things up, but not enough to get a photo of one:
Finally up on top it started getting a little lighter...
So we went on up all the way to the Kolob Reservoir road because E thought there might be a rainbow.
As we were nearing the Kolob Creek turn where we took the photos of the Condors, we spotted a man on horseback, trotting along pulling what looked like a colt along with him.
We pulled over at the overlook so I could check if the Condors were in their tree. As we did the man on the horse just rode right up. E said "Take a picture of him", I said "You're the people person, you take a picture of him." So she asked and he said sure, take all the pictures you want. So I took the pictures.
The man said the "colt" was actually a mule, which we could also see when we got a look at its ears. The mule's name is "Bradley" and he's six months old. The man tows Bradley around regularly getting him used to traveling with him, used to people and used to cars. The mare the man was on turned out to be Bradley's mother.
They kept talking and talking, and he kept mentioning the mules "siring" for some reason, so E asked him what kind of mule it was.
It turns out Bradley is a "Mammoth Jack", which the man expounded on how he'd looked it up on the Internet and the Mammoth Jack breed was started by George Washington using a mule he received as a gift (named "Royal Gift") from King Charles III of Spain.
That, as I understand it, and having checked this story, is how the American Mammoth Jack Ass breed came about.
Since this was a human conversation, I wasn't sure if it was a sign candidate or not, but, on the way home, I spotted this guy, who calmly sat still for me while I took his portrait:
That clinched it. You do the interpreting, though, this one has me confused.
Casey
Re: I'll not love again
.. Okay.. it's September 11th today.. and all your pictures have disappeared (!).. Casey -- are you OKAY??.. did you have a computer MELT DOWN or something???.. (I guess you can't tell me if you did)..
.. (maybe it's unwise to be looking for signs from God..)..
.. I await word in distress,
v i o l e t (flower) [about to drink some Hemlock something.. I believe Socrates did that]..
.. (maybe it's unwise to be looking for signs from God..)..
.. I await word in distress,
v i o l e t (flower) [about to drink some Hemlock something.. I believe Socrates did that]..
Violet
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Re: I'll not love again
I can see them... at 1:47 my time anyway. Maybe the Web host I use went down for a bit. Sorry... It wasn't my doing anyway. Hold off on the hemlock please! :-)
Casey
Casey
Re: I'll not love again
.. oh, dear.. why can't I see your photos anymore??.. is anyone else out there having this same problem with this thread?????...
Violet
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Re: I'll not love again
I just came back and they're gone. We'll call the Web host and check.. Sorry. Argh.
Casey
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Re: I'll not love again
Hmmmm....
I can still see all Casey's (gorgeous!) photos, including the recent ones with the man & his mules and the lone buzzard-vulture-birdie
PS: I was always under the impression that mules were sterile; surprised to hear that the man breeds his.
I can still see all Casey's (gorgeous!) photos, including the recent ones with the man & his mules and the lone buzzard-vulture-birdie
PS: I was always under the impression that mules were sterile; surprised to hear that the man breeds his.
Re: I'll not love again
I can see them...
perhaps it's Georges somehow blocking.
There is a picture of a man you probably wouldn't have a second look at, but then Casey has a close up shot of him and you can see the character in his face and a kind of ruggedness that really is quite attractive.
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I thought mules were sterile too
perhaps that's just some kind of weird fun.
I don't think you should be telling Violet about those type of things Casey.
perhaps it's Georges somehow blocking.
There is a picture of a man you probably wouldn't have a second look at, but then Casey has a close up shot of him and you can see the character in his face and a kind of ruggedness that really is quite attractive.
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I thought mules were sterile too
perhaps that's just some kind of weird fun.
I don't think you should be telling Violet about those type of things Casey.
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Re: I'll not love again
Our old software business domain name (viablesoftware.com) where I store the pictures expired today (the management forgot to renew it).
As it disappears from DNS servers around the world when they're updated, the photos will disappear too.
Sorry for all the "x"'s... E is renewing now. The pictures should show up again next time the DNS servers around the world are updated.
Sorry sorry sorry. :-)
Casey
As it disappears from DNS servers around the world when they're updated, the photos will disappear too.
Sorry for all the "x"'s... E is renewing now. The pictures should show up again next time the DNS servers around the world are updated.
Sorry sorry sorry. :-)
Casey