Awaiting the order to advance.

 

The Paradox in the Greatness of Humility

When I see athletes, politicians, performers, or anyone who swells with pride at their influence, power or achievement, I think the story of the raindrop by the 13th Century Persian poet Saadi.

'From a lofty cloud this pure drop of rain began its descent. Soon it became conscious of its own qualities, so with pride it told itself "I am the water of life.  All existence depends on me."  Swollen with self-admiration and pride, suddenly it looked down and saw the vast ocean beneath it.  Dumbfounded, it said, "By God, if that is water, then who am I?"  Filled with remorse and utter humility, it fell on the ocean.  The mighty ocean, with admiration and love, embraced the drop and made it the companion of the pearl.'

From: The Tamed Phoenix. by Darius Shahrokh. published in Windows to the Past 1992

 

The world is in travail, and its agitation waxeth day by day. Its face is turned towards waywardness and unbelief. Such shall be its plight, that to disclose it now would not be meet and seemly. Its perversity will long continue. And when the appointed hour is come, there shall suddenly appear that which shall cause the limbs of mankind to quake. Then, and only then, will the Divine Standard be unfurled, and the Nightingale of Paradise warble its melody.

Bahá’u’lláh: Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 118

 

I had no idea a wind sock indicated direction 

and speed.

 Just one time,

I loved life.

Just one time

And that’s all. 

Hope shone brightly,

The hope that illuminates the path

Of my loneliness.

Just once, my soul I entrust

With sweet and total surrender.

And, when that miracle brings about

The wonder of loving each other,

There are festival bells

That ring in one’s heart.

 

Donkey reunited with girl who raised it.

 Shillelagh from my Daly clan

Dirty Work | Steely Dan | Lyrics ☾☀

 

Lavrov is in the House

 

Falcon Heavy transits the Moon 

(John Kraus)

 

 

Where has the time gone?

What the Andromeda Galaxy would look like if it was brighter. 

The Moon from Galileo's Backyard

 

These are the first detailed drawings of the moon by Galileo Galilei after he observed them through his homemade telescope in 1609.

Credit: Historic Vids

Earthrise

 

 “You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.”

― Edgar Mitchell

Made For TV - So Afraid of the Russians

Pluto: 1994-2019

 

Grilled Chicken

 

The Far Side

Full Beaver Moon

 

Caught the full moon at dawn this morning.

The Gift

 

 "Be thankful to God for having enabled you to recognise His Cause. Whoever has received this blessing must, prior to his acceptance, have performed some deed which, though he himself was unaware of its character, was ordained by God as a means whereby he has been guided to find and embrace the Truth. As to those who have remained deprived of such a blessing, their acts alone have hindered them from recognising the truth of this Revelation. We cherish the hope that you, who have attained to this light, will exert your utmost to banish the darkness of superstition and unbelief from the midst of the people. May your deeds proclaim your faith and enable you to lead the erring into the paths of eternal salvation. The memory of this night will never be forgotten. May it never be effaced by the passage of time, and may its mention linger for ever on the lips of men."

  -baha'u'llah, the dawnbreakers p. 586

Saturn's Moon Enceladus

 

Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites

The Palace of Fine Arts

 

The Palace of Fine Arts

The last remaining structure of the Panama-Pacific Exhibition

In 1915, John D. Barry, wrote of the Panama-Pacific Exhibition in the San Francisco Bulletin: “Though the Exposition had been designed to commemorate the services of the United States Army in building the Panama Canal, it was essentially dedicated to the arts of peace. It would show what the world could do when men and nations co-operated.”

San Francisco Nights

 

San Francisco Nights

(No date)

Mary Robinson 

Best wave at Santa Cruz

An Appointed Time

 

"For every land We have prescribed a portion, for every occasion an allotted share, for every pronouncement an appointed time and for every situation an apt remark. Consider Greece. We made it a Seat of Wisdom for a prolonged period. However, when the appointed hour struck, its throne was subverted, its tongue ceased to speak, its light grew dim and its banner was hauled down. Thus do We bestow and withdraw. Verily thy Lord is He Who giveth and divesteth, the Mighty, the Powerful."

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)

www.bahai.org/r/391088723

Migrating Rays

 

Orion Correlation Theory

The Orion correlation theory posits that there is a correlation between the location of the three largest pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex and Orion's Belt of the constellation Orion, and that this correlation was intended as such by the original builders of the Giza pyramid complex. wiki

 

Harlequinade, Variation

#MoscowBalletCompetition13 - Juniors: Final girls solo - Elisabeth Beyer

Informing Ones Opinion

 

Roses

 

Beautiful and fragrant newly planted roses!

Mercury

 Recent image of Mercury

V7 Stone

 

MOTO GUZZI V7 STONE

Venus

 

Recent image of Venus

 

Funny Commercial

FUNNY COMMERCIAL..

Sunbather

 

Sunbather

Morning Glory

 

This clip by the Indiana University shows the extreme nutational movements of morning glory vines. Climbing vines need to find a suitable support on which to grow. Shortly after germinating, the young plant begins a hunting motion.

 source, read more: https://buff.ly/2YuHdou

Roses

 

Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Guitar Solo Cover)

First Roses

 

Native Flowers

"These self-portraits from the Unfaithful Re/creations series honor California native flowers using sari fabrics and Odissi dance from India."    --Barnali Ghosh

Bird’s-eyes Gilia

California Fuschia

California pipevine

Calycanthus occidentalis

Greenhorn fritillary

California poppy

Phacelia

Sunrise from Ahman, Jordan

 

Image: Zaid M. Al-Abbadi 

Memorial

 

Cannery Row

Cannery Row, Monterey, Calif. water color by; Art Riley. Looking North From Reeside Street to Drake Ave. Peninsula Packers, / California Frozen Fish Co. / Enterprise Packers / Ronada Fisheries & Magnolia Packing Co. / Central Packing Co. / Aneas Packing Co. / Western Fish Processors / Oxnard Canning Co.

Via Tim Costa

A War Memorial

 

If a memorial was to be built in the fashion of the the Vietnam Veterans  Memorial in Washington D.C. that included all Vietnamese who died in the war--military and civilian--that monument would be five miles long.