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bewitchingbritain:    Crayford Marshes, Erith, England. You haven’t heard of Erith, you say? Well, neither had I; which led me to Wikipedia and then the town website; where my worst suspicions were confirmed. Play Sherlock with me and add up the following deductive clues: There is no media of Erith accompanying the Wikipedia article. Every town has some image in wikimedia, even if it’s only a sad little car park with an oversized rubbish bin.  The Wikipedia article repeatedly assures you that redevelopment is being planned! and the Brexley City Council is working very very hard towards said redevelopment! and the word significantly is used three times in the same paragraph. Very poor editing, that. The town’s website contains only three lines on its home page (brace yourself for the grammar): Erith is a town that people outside the area tend not to have heard of. It’s a place where only those in-the-know can correctly pronounce its name. However, Erith is a unique riverside town that has a proud past and a bright future. Welcome to the place we call ‘Earith.’ To hear the word being spoken, click HERE (**click** **link does not work**) The name Erith means ‘gravelly landing place’ or ‘muddy harbour’    I doubt you need further clues about the entrancing picturesqueness of the town called Erith; but I simply must leave the following image of the town’s proudest landmark. Sorry. It was too horrific not to share.    (pretty pic of the horses is from adrians_art flickr)

bewitchingbritain:

   Crayford Marshes, Erith, England. You haven’t heard of Erith, you say? Well, neither had I; which led me to Wikipedia and then the town website; where my worst suspicions were confirmed. Play Sherlock with me and add up the following deductive clues:

  • There is no media of Erith accompanying the Wikipedia article. Every town has some image in wikimedia, even if it’s only a sad little car park with an oversized rubbish bin. 
  • The Wikipedia article repeatedly assures you that redevelopment is being planned! and the Brexley City Council is working very very hard towards said redevelopment! and the word significantly is used three times in the same paragraph. Very poor editing, that.
  • The town’s website contains only three lines on its home page (brace yourself for the grammar): Erith is a town that people outside the area tend not to have heard of. It’s a place where only those in-the-know can correctly pronounce its name. However, Erith is a unique riverside town that has a proud past and a bright future. Welcome to the place we call ‘Earith.’ To hear the word being spoken, click HERE (**click** **link does not work**)
  • The name Erith means ‘gravelly landing place’ or ‘muddy harbour’

   I doubt you need further clues about the entrancing picturesqueness of the town called Erith; but I simply must leave the following image of the town’s proudest landmark. Sorry. It was too horrific not to share.

   (pretty pic of the horses is from adrians_art flickr)

(Source: enchantedengland)

Filed under art artsy horses equine sunrise sunset clouds cloudy cloudscape red orange yellow rojo naranja amarilla sun sol bright misty dreamy dreamscape utopian idyllic fantasy see I do not romanticise England as some of my critics say just you read about Erith Erith is in the greater London area unsurprisingly to the east sorry no offence intended England English Britain British

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iseesigils:

A Yoga Sand Sculpture and Time-Lapse Video

Similar to a camera capturing multiple exposures in a single image, artist Katie Grinnan created this sculptural time-lapse of her body moving through a daily yoga routine using sand, plastic, and enamel. The end result is representative of both time and form as each split second is layered onto the last creating what is both a singular figure and many. Ginnan describes this as an exploration of “peripersonal” space. “Mirage focuses on the concept of peripersonal space, the space that your body encompasses at its most extended point in every direction, which describes the body’s potential boundary.”

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miss-mary-quite-contrary: Georgia O’Keefe. Her work, in what had been a traditionally male field, was groundbreaking: static yet full of life, ascetic yet provocatively sensuous. She lived long enough to be recognized as a pioneer to several generations of artists, none of whom ever caught up to her, as she presented a sensibility instantly recognizable as her own.

miss-mary-quite-contrary:

Georgia O’Keefe.

Her work, in what had been a traditionally male field, was groundbreaking: static yet full of life, ascetic yet provocatively sensuous. She lived long enough to be recognized as a pioneer to several generations of artists, none of whom ever caught up to her, as she presented a sensibility instantly recognizable as her own.

(Source: life)

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