From Did you know Category/ Știați că*: "St. Andrew's Dayis the feast day of Saint Andrew. It is celebrated on the 29th or 30th of November. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Cyprus, Scotland, Greece, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, San Andres Island, Colombia and Saint Andrew, Barbados. St. Andrew's Day (Scots: Saunt Andra's Day, Scottish Gaelic: Là Naomh Anndrais) is Scotland's official national day. In 2006, the Scottish Parliament designated St Andrew's Day as an un-official bank holiday. It is also a national holiday in Romania (since 2015). In Germany, the feast day is celebrated as Andreasnacht ("(St.) Andrew's Night"), in Austria with the custom of Andreasgebet ("(St.) Andrew's Prayer"), and in Poland as Andrzejki ("Andrew's (festivities)"), in Russia as Андреева ночь ("Andrew's night")." *More to read on :
Internet&Wikipedia; media; written e-press.
*Sursa/source of video: internet; media Sursa/ source: You tube: Let It Go (Disney's "Frozen") Vivaldi's Winter - ThePianoGuys
I travel in what I could call this: a "speed of blogging"... through photos, images, through magical camera lens...
What easiest way to travel can you possible find, if not to travel through pictures, through images, incredible moments captured in time... moments for soul, for heart...
Time is passing quickly... time is relative, of course... nothing new... I mean, already, you've learned about the renowned theory of...
So, from this point of view, I think that we can all agree, that when it is possible to travel through your pictures or someone else's, we must be thankful for it...
This is what I believe... I'll never going to have enough time to see all the wonders in the world, so, when it comes to think of ways of travelling, then I do my research and I observe at others various ways! From a click, imagine... that we can travel so fast... in a magical way, almost, just like Twain or Verne have done it long ago... from sitting on their own chairs and tables and helped by tones of books... I hope that it can be understand what I wanted to tell...
"Just thoughts"... a "fortunate happenstance"...
From Did you know Category/ Știați că:
"Serendipity* means a "fortunate happenstance" or "pleasant surprise". It was coined by Horace Walpole in 1754. In a letter he wrote to a friend Walpole explained an unexpected discovery he had made by reference to a Persian fairy tale, The Three Princes of Serendip. The princes, he told his correspondent, were “always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of”. Wikipedia
The notion of serendipity is a common occurrence throughout the history of scientific innovation such as Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928 and the invention of the microwave oven by Percy Spencer in 1945, the invention of the Post-it note by Spencer Silver in 1968.
The word has been voted one of the ten English words hardest to translate in June 2004 by a British translation company. However, due to its sociological use, the word has been exported into many other languages."
"Etymology"
The first noted use of "serendipity" (meaning pleasant surprise) in the English language was by Horace Walpole (1717–1797). In a letter to Horace Mann (dated 28 January 1754) he said he formed it from the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, whose heroes "were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of". The name stems from Serendip, an old name for Sri Lanka (aka Ceylon), from Tamil Ceralamdivu, Sanskrit Simhaladvipa and Arabic Sarandīp (سرندیپ). Parts of Sri Lanka were under the rule of Tamil kings for extended periods of time in history. Kings of Kerala, India (Cheranadu) were called Ceran Kings and divu, tivu or dheep means island, the island belonging to the Chera King was called Cherandeep, hence Sarandib by Arab traders.
The structure of serendipity
Serendipity is not just a matter of a random event, nor can it be taken simply as a synonym for "a happy accident" (Ferguson, 1999; Khan, 1999), "finding out things without being searching for them" (Austin, 2003), or "a pleasant surprise" (Tolson, 2004) ..
The New Oxford Dictionary of English defines serendipity as the occurrence and development of events by chance in a satisfactory or beneficial way, understanding the chance as any event that takes place in the absence of any obvious project (randomly or accidentally), which is not relevant to any present need, or in which the cause is unknown.
Innovations presented as examples of serendipity have an important characteristic: they were made by individuals able to "see bridges where others saw holes" and connect events creatively, based on the perception of a significant link.
The chance is an event, serendipity a capacity. The Nobel Prize laureate Paul Flory suggests that significant inventions are not mere accidents."
*Read more on wikipedia
Definitions of serendipity*
Noun: "the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
a fortunate stroke of serendipity"
Synonyms:
(happy) chance, (happy) accident, fluke, luck, good luck, good fortune, fortuity, providence, happy coincidence
Examples of Serendipity*
"What is lost, some say, is the experience of serendipity and the delight in finding things that you would not naturally seek out."
"Such serendipity is typical of a constantly surprising show whose overlapping paths continually come full circle."
"One of the nicest things about traveling is the part that serendipity plays in our adventures."
"The arts develop because of aptitude, talent, genius, hard work and serendipity."
"You might say this is serendipity , but you really have to make these things happen."
*Sursa/Source: Internet; Wikipedia & internet; media "Shots of Awe" by Jason Silva - You Tube.
Și acum, propunereacinefilă pentru această săptămână ... And now: a short movieproposal for this week...
Un film meditativ, despre viata, despre relația dintre doi oameni .. O poveste de viață ...
One movie for meditation, about life, about the relationship between two people..
A story of life ...
Written & DIrected by: Ali Kareem **Sursa/Source: Internet
Arhiva foto privată/ Private photos archive.
Click to see enlarged views. From the Summer, 2015. Summer time aspects. Series of photo instants, up-close & collages in color and black & white. Visions of a Happy Summer time!
Timeless (10) ..."After midnight."/..."Dupa miezul noptei." ( Noaptea muzeelor/ Nuit européenne des musées * | European Night of Museums | 16 Mai 2015)
...."dupa miezul nopței." (..."After midnight.")
"- Unde te duci, diseara?" ("-Where you go tonight?"
"- Nu Stiu." ("Don't know.")
"- Merg si eu." ("I go, too")
(Publicat in Furnica nr 41 din 1905/ Published in "Furnica" nr. 41 from 1905).
"Noaptea Europeană a Muzeelor este un eveniment internațional iniţiat de Ministerul Culturii şi Comunicării din Franţa aflat în acest an la cea de-a unsprezecea ediţie. Consiliul Europei, UNESCO și Consiliul Internațional al Muzeelor sunt principalii susținători ai Nopții Europeane a Muzeelor, pandantul nocturn al Zilei Internaţionale a Muzeelor, care are loc întotdeauna pe 18 mai. Mai multe detalii despre Noaptea Europeană a Muzeelor puteţi găsi la adresa:http://culturecommunication.gouv.fr/
Excerpt*:
"Pour sa 11ème édition, la Nuit européenne des musées propose cette année l’ouverture gratuite de plus de 1300 musées en France, et près de 3400 en Europe."
"For its 11th edition, the European Night of Museums this year offers free admission to more than 1,300 museums in France and almost 3,400 in Europe."
"Pentru cea de-a 11a ediție , Noaptea Europeană a Muzeelor din acest an oferă acces gratuit la mai mult de 1300 de muzee din Franța și aproape 3.400 în Europa."
"LA CLASSE, L'ŒUVRE !"
"De nouveau, en 2015, avec « la classe, l’œuvre! », écoles, établissements scolaires et musées se rapprochent autour d’œuvres sélectionnées."
"Din nou, în 2015, cu deviza "Munca din clasă! "Școlile și muzeele se apropie/se strang în jurul unei lucrări selectate."
A selection of "postcards"...if I may say so: I'll start a serie from now and I'll continue in the next posts...
At this special event, a "short walk" - from University Square to the Lipscani Street (a commercial historic lane or zone of the city) - is required in order to see what we can find to plan for a visit or have a quick look... The night is coming fast... and the visitors are already in line at BNR (National Bank of Romania), so we're going to continue on the streets of Lipscani in search for two spots: Carturesti Library and the Expo Design from the Hanul Gabroveni (the historical place is included on the list of Night of Museums)... But first: let's see a "souvenirs boutique" or shop with lots of beautiful popular items: costumes, ceramics plates or cups, all sort of traditional popular things... Of course, an red item seen and named "catrinte" (in the window of shop) is bought by my sister just to complete her traditional port (a folk costume) with a new element. Now, let's go further...to the Carturesti Library. Recently open is a special place to remember, to keep in mind in order to come back as soon as possible for new books for home collection. To come back to see new published books, or to read a book, comfortably, and/or to buy them as a gift just like the one I've received it in that night as a B-day present from my sister part... It sound lovely, right? My sister is a funny person, warm and very social, she's bringing lots of joy and confidence, just like my others sisters in their own ways... Thankful for all of them...
The night is on the way to have more surprises at every corner... at this cultural and historical, european event...
“Hooray,… Hooray for May, If I may to say it so… Hooray… for the blue birds, For the blue skies And for the all blossoms, That now we have in our sight... And, only, into the gardener’s soul,, named Florar*, you will always can find…”
Lyrics inspired by an amazing poem, from a blog post dedicated, also, to "May",
written by DonnaDonabella (click to read: "A-May-Zing Times in the Garden")... So: Keep going to search new meanings in your private life quest or in every travel of soul (life/existence)...
In the same time, also, try to see beautiful things while we're still in Spring. "Celebrating the beautiful May"... just like a sunny and bright lovely calendaristic month... And continues... to find joy in our beautiful May!!!
Spring is on the tide of life... by Alexa T "Spring is on the tide of life,
Life of yours, life of mine,
Life is in the warm and sunny light,
When all the blooms are in sight...
Keep going...
To refresh this "new spring start",
Your restart of life, and, as well, mine...
Keep hoping to find your "lovely May",
keep hoping, as well, to always have The chance to look at the blue infinite sky!
Keep having hope,
...as well,
and your inner calm,
For finding peace,
to wish in soul and mind,
with a very lovely
soothing heart...
To share love or a thoughtful mind,
From your part... to our part.
From our part... to your part.
Keep going...
"Spring is on the tide of life,
Life of yours, life of mine,
Life is in the warm and sunny light,
When all the blooms are in sight......"*
*"Pearls of thoughts and hopes,
Blossoms from your soul and heart!" Poem dedicated to my amazing strong mother, on this special occasion, of my birthday in may. "Today I choose Joy! Life is a unique colored balloon and a funny piece of cake! (just like in the pictures above)"
"The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June."
"The month May* was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the maiores, Latin for "elders," and that the following month (June) is named for the iuniores, or "young people" (Fasti VI.88).
"May's birthstone is the emerald which is emblematic of love and success.
The May birth flower is the Lily of the Valley.
The zodiac signs for the month of May are Taurus."
From Middle English, from Old English, from Old French mai, from Latin māius (“Maia's month”),
from Maia, a Roman earth goddess,
possibly from Proto-Indo-European *magya (“she who is great”),
from Proto-Indo-European base *meg- (“great”)
Also,
*Romanian: Etymology
"Grecii numeau luna mai Thargelion. În România, luna mai, popular, se numește Florar*.
Greeks called Thargelion May. In Romania, May, popular, is called the florist."
floare + -ar.
Compare Italian fioraio,
Portuguese floreiro,
Spanish florero.
Noun
florar m (plural florari)
"one who grows or sells flowers; flower vendor; florist
(popular) May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)"
On May 21 is celebrated: The Ascension Day* and The Feast of the Holy Great Sovereigns Constantine and Helen/ Sărbătoarea Sfinţilor Împăraţi Constantin şi Elena. *Click to read for more info on:Wikipedia/Wiki
Now at two years of blogging I must say that my favorite essay is not already written. It will appear, for sure, when I'll find a good subject, a theme or a good photo shot, an interesting idea or who knows? Inspiration... creativity... something in between!
But still...if I could choose one or two essays or even five for an ideal list, then... Let's see... it could it be like this:
(see the list below)
Blogul meu a început în 10.01.2013, cu un scurt eseu intitulat: "Rezoluţii, gânduri, drumuri..."
Iar, acum la doi ani de blogging trebuie să spun că eseul meu favorit nu este încă scris. Acesta va apărea sigur când voi găsi un subiect bun, o temă bună sau un instant photo bun, o idee interesantă sau cine știe?
Inspirația ... creativitatea ... ceva între! Dar totuși ... dacă aș putea alege unul sau două eseuri sau chiar cinci pentru o listă ideală, atunci ... Să vedem ... asta ar putea fi ca aceasta de mai jos:
Mai jos: este o listă a posturilor cele mai citite în doi ani de blogging în conformitate cu tabelul statistic. Below: it's a list of the most read posts in two years of blogging according to the statistic table (provided by a search).
Postările cele mai citite în doi ani de blogging/Most read posts in two years of blogging:
