joi, 19 decembrie 2013

At Christmas Fair.... no sign of snow yet!...


Instantanee surprinse într-o plimbare seara... de la Universitate spre Bd. Regina Elisabeta.
Photos & instants of an evening walk... from University Square to Queen Elisabeth Avenue.






Încă nici un semn de zăpadă... la Tărgul de Crăciun!
At Christmas Fair.... no sign of snow yet!...













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Photos & instants of an evening walk. At 2013 Bucharest Christmas Fair .
From University Square to Queen Elisabeth Avenue.
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Crăciun Fericit şi voios, tuturor!
To all of you: Happy & Joyful Christmas Holidays! 

duminică, 15 decembrie 2013

Simphony for... old trees, branches and leaves.


"Please have a cozy afternoon...""Simphony for... old trees, branches and leaves. 
Small part for fall colours and a final note in black and white wood..."

"Memento: Play Con allegria..." 
"Scenary. Static nature." 
"Please have a cozy afternoon and enjoy the "spectacular embroidery" in blue light at sunset ..."

"Embroidery" in blue light at sunset"






"Mă duc pe marginea lacului, singur cu umbra.
Însămânţaţi cu toate stelele Tăriei în văzduhuri şi-n reflex, plopii par pomii unui Moş Crăciun văratec şi cîntăreţ. Umbra ar voi să se joace cu mine, - cîine mut, cu tălpile de catifea. Se ţine o bucată de vreme înnapoi şi o bucată de drum o ia  înnainte sau cade pe undă. Luna pune lumină, şi călătorul singuratec aduce umbră.
(...)
Mi-a aduc aminte ce-i blajin, ce mi-i scump, ce  mi-e nesuferit: totul se filtrează ca printr-o hîrtie sugătoare, indiferentă la alcool şi la apă, - şi toate undele tulburi ale lacului meu interior dau aceeaşi lacrimă incoloră, de lichid aşezat. (...)
Cum simt oamenii că trăiesc şi cum s-au asigurat că trăiesc?
Poate e o greşeală. Ei zic despre dînşii "azi". Cel mai prost, ca şi cel mai deştept, zice "eu". Aş voi să zic "eu" şi eu, şi am zis. Dar m-am îndoit şi am surîs. Sînt în închipuirea cuiva care nu mă cunoaşte..."... 

Nota Bene: 
Fragmente din  "Rîpa cu stele" de Tudor Arghezi din vol. "Ce-ai cu mine, vîntule?"

In other words: "Dubito, ergo cogito, ergo sum"...
Excerpts from Wikipedia : "The proposition is sometimes given as "dubito, ergo cogito, ergo sum". This fuller form was penned by the eloquent French literary critic, Antoine Léonard Thomas, in an award-winning 1765 essay in praise of Descartes, where it appeared as "Puisque je doute, je pense; puisque je pense, j'existe." In English, this is "Since I doubt, I think, since I think I exist"; with rearrangement and compaction, "I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am", or in Latin, dubito, ergo cogito, ergo sum.
A further expansion, "dubito, ergo cogito, ergo sum—res cogitans" ("…—a thinking thing") extends the cogito with Descartes' statement in the subsequent Meditation, "Ego sum res cogitans, id est dubitans, affirmans, negans, pauca intelligens, multa ignorans, volens, nolens, imaginans etiam et sentiens …", or, in English, "I am a thinking (conscious) thing, that is, a being who doubts, affirms, denies, knows a few objects, and is ignorant of many …". This has been referred to as "the expanded cogito"."

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Intro. Sketch by Alexa T. Just for fun.
Various Trees. And a cozy & comfortable walk in autumn. 2013
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sâmbătă, 14 decembrie 2013

"Ex"... Fall


"Ex-voto" 
versuri de/lyrics by Dimitrie Anghel (1872-1914)
 din vol. "Versuri şi proză".


"Păşeşte-ncet, să nu deştepţi tăcerea,
Coboară-ncet ca-ntr-un cavou pustiu
Şi-ascunde-ţi bucuria ori durerea,

Să te presimt abia, să nu te ştiu,
Abia să te presimt ca pe-un parfum
De floare scuturată timpuriu...

Căci pe-al tău suflet mîndru, orişicum,
O clipă-am fost stăpîn... Păşeşte-ncet...
Nu turbura nici praful de pe drum...

Un clopot e un suflet de poet...
Nici rochia-ţi foşnind să nu-l atingă,
Să nu se redeştepte un regret...

Acum cînd izbutise să se-nvingă
Şi gândurile vechi să şi le-adune,
O, lasă-l în tăcere să se stingă:

Păşeşte-ncet... nici un cuvînt nu spune.
Căci de-ai vorbi, ca de subt bolţi profunde
De pretutindeni, ca să mă răzbune

Ecouri mustrătoare ţi-ar răspunde."











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Walk of november in the Tineretului Park. Bucharest.
Autumn 2013

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marți, 10 decembrie 2013

"Some updates are really necessary!!..."

Nota bene. Maya. The kitty cat is safe and sound...
               Actually... it was "feeling cold" or "feeling blue"?!!... if the answer is affirmative in both ways... LOL... then.... "I'm thinking"....no doubt...

"Some updates are really necessary!!..."


So ...let's think again... what am I thinking?!!!... atmosphere...weather... "endless blue"..."small problems of the world".... crosswords... "whatever"... 
 

ohhh....yes...
…It was such a chilly weather for gardening in november - especially in that day choosed to perform such an memorable action ...
...in a cosy family gathering... to share joy and the "coolest weather ever felt in november" plus those "lovely" domestic activities... and... at the very end of all of this.... "the blessings" of catching flu...







Since very long hours were spent in almost "freezing" temperature...  "the old traditional cure" (or idea of my sister and brother in law) was to have a warm cup of romanian "ţuica"- a traditional Romanian spirit prepared only from plums..

..."țuică may be left to age between six months and ten years in oak aging barrels (the result is pearlescent yellow, has a strong aroma, and is known as "old țuică", țuică bătrână)". excerpts from wikipedia


This one.. was prepared in the "old fashion style".. so it was being added some sugar and whole black peppercorns....finaly it looked like a cup of tea...
P.s. or... It wasn't my intent to give details about a traditional romanian product... but it's absolutely to be consumed with moderation...
Plus… cordially LOL (again  ;)) feeling amused. )…all of this was written "in the spirit" of soon coming White Holidays... so share the joy being cheerful!!

Did you know...
"Traditionally, țuică is prepared from early October until early December (after winemaking is complete). The process must generally be finished before Christmas, as not to leave unfinished business for the next year. If using plums, they must be left for fermentation (macerare) for 6–8 weeks, in large barrels (butoaie or căldări).... (...) țuică may be left to age between six months and ten years in oak aging barrels (the result is pearlescent yellow, has a strong aroma, and is known as "old țuică", țuică bătrână). ... Normally, țuica is only consumed before the meal (traditionally every meal). In most cases, only a shot is served as it is too strong to be sipped. The drink is also present in all traditional parties (agape) such as weddings, baptisms, hunting parties, harvest festivals, religious holidays, family reunions, wakes, and every day of the week. In most of rural Romania, țuică is the usual drink to hold a toast with, rather than wine, which is almost always consumed towards the end of the party." excerpts from Wikipedia...

Sursa/source: Lessons learned in life



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A Gathering Family&Gardening.  2013
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