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sâmbătă, 15 noiembrie 2014

Imaginary. Imaginativ



"But only if...
this emptiness of life will no longer be..." 

"But only if... that emptiness of life will no longer be..." At sunset.  Felix - Bihor County

"But only if... that emptiness of life will no longer be..." At sunset.  Felix - Bihor County




At sunset.  Felix - Bihor County

Imaginary tale. By Alexa T

If one day you'll see me,
right in the middle of the street,
then just keep the rhythm
of your subtle and stumbled walk.

And pretend that we're surrounded

by thousands of souls
speaking loud with
harsh voices.

Stunned and amazed,

by the strange view,
gently raise your pale hand,
waving slowly.

Like sitting in a busy station,

where the last bus,
passed along, filled with
emptiness in mind.

And If, one day,

I'll see you,
I'll surely pretend
that we're surrounded,
by an noisy crowd of souls,
in the middle of the freeze of fall.

Then, gently, to spread away,

I'll wave my livid hand,
and I'll catch the rumour buzz
of the agitated street
to liberate the sound
of inner calm...

But only if...

that emptiness of life will no longer be...



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Definitions of imaginary

adjective:
existing only in the imagination.
"He had imaginary conversations with her"
synonyms: 
unreal, nonexistent, fictional, fictitious, pretend, make-believe, 
mythical, mythological, fabulous, fanciful, storybook, fantastic, 
made-up, dreamed-up, invented, concocted, fancied, 
illusory, illusive, a figment of one's imagination, visionary;
(of a number or quantity) expressed in terms of the square root of a negative number 
(usually the square root of -1, represented by i or j ).
"What was most perplexing was that in using these subtle and imaginary numbers it was possible to solve cubic equations."
See also

imaginary part, imaginary number, imaginary line, imaginary enemy

Translations of imaginary
adjective
imaginarimaginary, fancied, fanciful, visional, visionary, notional
închipuitimaginary, fancied, fictitious, unreal, false, ideal
irealunreal, fabled, imaginary, fabulous, fanciful, aeriform
Sursa/ Source: internet

Stay positive, today, tomorrow and always! 
Rămâi pozitiv, astăzi, mâine și întotdeauna!


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sâmbătă, 25 octombrie 2014

Chilly october day?!... neh...just the first snowfall! Prima ninsoare! (II)

 First snowfall of the season! Snow...fall? :-* lol..funny faceFirst snowfall of the season came by surprise... in the last saturday of october... uninvited, appreciated by some, unwelcome by others... intriguing... an occasion to reflect... What will be or come soon till Christmas?

It will rain, snow again? ... the fall of leaves was replace it by "the early snow"!! ...

But, what's happening in your part of the world? 

Stay positive, today, tomorrow and always!  

Prima zăpadă din ultima sâmbătă din octombrie a venit prin surprindere ... neinvitată, apreciată de unii, nedorită de alții ... intrigantă ... o ocazie de a reflecta ... Ce va fi sau ce va veni în curând până la Crăciun? 

Va ploua, ninge din nou? ... Căderea frunzelor a fost înlocuită cu "zăpada timpurie" !! ... 

Dar, ce se întâmplă în partea ta de lume? 
Rămâi pozitiv, astăzi, mâine și întotdeauna!


 First snowfall of the season! 
Snow...fall? :-* lol..funny face



First snow and "frozen" leaves of sedum (norocel) in macro view.


Shining brightly like flashes of light.. snowflakes falling in fall?!...lol :)


Shining brightly with flashes of light.. of the snow flakes falling in a mix (collage)
Shining brightly like flashes of light in b&w.. snowflakes falling in fall?!...lol :)
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Definitions of chilly
adjective
uncomfortably cool or cold.
"it had turned chilly"
synonyms: cool, cold, crisp, fresh, wintry, frosty, brisk, icy, ice-cold, icy-cold, chill, glacial, polar, arctic, raw, bitter, bitterly cold, freezing, frigid, gelid, hypothermic, nippy

Stay positive, today, tomorrow and always! 
Rămăi pozitiv, astăzi, mâine și întotdeauna!


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luni, 22 septembrie 2014

De gustibus. Spaghetti "ca acasă".

        Simple way to start the week with an homemade recipe. This recipe is known worldwide and the ingredients used are various from season to season, from taste to taste, from kitchen to kitchen... 

So, I hope that everyone knows some interesting things about this subject. 

For instance: "Spaghetti is a long, thin, cylindrical pasta of Italian origin. Spaghetti is the plural form of the Italian word spaghetto, which is a diminutive of spago, meaning "thin string" or "twine".

Spaghetti is made of semolina or flour and water. Italian dried spaghetti is made from durum wheat semolina, but outside of Italy it may be made with other kinds of flour. Traditionally, most spaghetti was 50 cm (20 in) long, but shorter lengths gained in popularity during the latter half of the 20th century and now spaghetti is most commonly available in 25–30 cm (10–12 in) lengths. A variety of pasta dishes are based on it, from spaghetti alla Carbonara or garlic and oil to a spaghetti with tomato sauce, meat and other sauces." Excerpts from Wikipedia.

Spaghetti  with grilled breast chicken and spiced tomato sauce  An homemade recipe to be served al dente.  Classical ingredients for "Spaghetti pomodoro & grilled chicken" :  tomato sauce*, vegetable oil, chicken meat,  vegetables: tomatoes & peppers bell, garlic, black pepper, thyme, chilli, salt. Servings for 4.

From Did You Know Category:
History and origins:

On wikipedia it is said: "Pasta in the West may first have been worked to long, thin forms in Sicily around the 12th century, as the Tabula Rogeriana of Muhammad al-Idrisi attested, reporting some traditions about the Sicilian kingdom. The popularity of pasta spread to the whole of Italy after the establishment of pasta factories in the 19th century, enabling the mass production of pasta for the Italian market.

In the United States around the end of the 19th century, spaghetti was offered in restaurants as Spaghetti Italienne (which likely consisted of noodles cooked past al dente, and a mild tomato sauce flavored with easily found spices and vegetables such as cloves, bay leaves, and garlic) and it wasn't until decades later that it came to be commonly prepared with oregano or basil. Canned spaghetti, kits for making spaghetti and spaghetti with meatballs became popular, and the dish has become a staple in the U.S."

"An emblem of Italian cuisine, spaghetti is frequently served with tomato sauce, which may contain various herbs (especially oregano and basil), olive oil, meat, or vegetables. Other spaghetti preparations include using Bolognese sauce and carbonara. Grated hard cheeses, such as Pecorino Romano, Parmesan and Grana Padano, are often added. It is also sometimes served with chili. Some ubiquitous dishes are not authentic to Italy. For example, spaghetti is never served with meatballs or Bolognese sauce in Italy; the former are not often served with pasta, and the latter is traditionally served with tagliatelle (which are long like spaghetti but flat rather than round)."

Still interested of this dish?

In short, you'll be so glad to find out, also, about the preparation of spaghetti:

"Spaghetti is cooked in a large pot of salted, boiling water then drained in a colander (Italian: scolapasta).

In Italy, spaghetti is generally cooked al dente (Italian for to the tooth), just fully cooked and still firm. Outside Italy, spaghetti is sometimes cooked to a much softer consistency.

Spaghettoni is a thicker spaghetti which takes more time to cook. Spaghettini is a very thin form of spaghetti (it may be called angel hair spaghetti in English) which takes less time to cook."





In my kitchen I used these ingredients for:

Spaghetti 
with grilled breast chicken and spiced tomato sauce

An homemade recipe to be served al dente. 
Classical ingredients for "Spaghetti pomodoro & grilled chicken" : 
tomato sauce*, vegetable oil, chicken meat, 
vegetables: tomatoes & peppers bell, garlic, black pepper, thyme, chilli, salt.
Servings for 4.
*For tomato sauce:
8 peeled tomatoes;
1-2 sliced / finely chopped pepper bell;
3-4 garlic cloves;
vegetables oil as required;
thyme;
black pepper;
salt.

Mix all the ingredients, using your own personal taste, to have a tasty tomato sauce, well spiced and cooked into a culinary delight for yourself, family and, perhaps, gourmands friends.

For a better taste, you can freely add more ingredients, herbs and condiments. As I always used to said in other presentations: " De gustibus non est disputandum**..."

Right?

 So:  Poftă bună, Enjoy, Bon Appetit!

** 
"De gustibus non est disputandum is a Latin maxim meaning "In matters of taste, there can be no disputes" (literally "[that] of taste is not to be discussed")."





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vineri, 22 august 2014

A mix of thoughts at summer end...


Sunset. Near the forest of Băile Felix.

  A mix of thoughts at summer end.... (again),
 but this time in my own lyrics... 

And just because.




And just because... I'm thinking... 

My thought is as a sort of traveller spirit.
With a very earthy soul...

and an infinite affection for all that's humane
 (I acknowledge so)...



I guess...
that I'm really blessed...
For the chance to smile, to feel, to live
Among the critters, small or big...
among those passing seasons by...

Among the feelings, yours or mine,
among the battles of the cruel time...
time that had never stopped since..
                                      and just because...                                         


   All the nature is on my part!

I have no time to have a rest...
I'm not so sure if you'll read a word...
I have no time to rest myself a bit!

I guess...
that I'm really blessed...
Among the trees, colors and good vibes,
among the feelings,  yours or mine...
Life's ironic...
on the road.
You may stumble, even fall...

Just keep your faith,
the love and hope
and all the memories for inner soul.
It's what you'll hear...

All the nature is on your part!

Feel the light, the sunny rays, the shining stars,
love the moon, embrace the infinite blue skies...
Say "cheese" while looking to the golden sun,
and smile at sunset, with no tears in eyes,
to replace the hidden scars... 

Send me joy, share my lucky star...
Just respiro... Always play with a brave heart!...
And think of that:
All the nature is on our side...
We're really blessed.
That's all.
I guess*...
By AlexaT  *Sorry for possible english grammar mistakes/errors...
Puiu Mita at 11 years old! Happy b-day!

On the railroad from Bucharest to Băile Felix/ Oradea/Bihor.

Pigeons in the Unirii Square at Oradea. Bihor County.

At Betfia/ in apropiere de "Rezervația naturală “Situl fosilifer de pe Dealul Șomleului” (5,0 ha)."

At Cordău; near by Băile Felix, Băile 1 Mai at Sînmartin in Bihor County;

Moon - up in the sky; On the road Oradea-Budapest.

Moon - up in the sky; On the road Oradea-Budapest.

"Puszta (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpustɒ]) is a grassland biome[1] on the Great Hungarian Plain (Alföld) around the River Tisza in the eastern part of Hungary as well as on the western part of Hungary and in the Austrian Burgenland."
On the road to Budapest... sights of Hungarian Plain & The Tisza

"The Great Hungarian Plain (also known as Alföld or Great Alföld, Hungarian: Alföld, Nagy Alföld) is a plain occupying the southern and eastern part of Hungary, some parts of the Eastern Slovak Lowland (Východoslovenská nížina), southwestern Ukraine, the Transcarpathian Lowland (Zakarpats'ka nyzovyna), western Romania (various names), northern Serbia (various names), and eastern Croatia (various names). It is the largest part of the Pannonian Plain.
In Hungarian, the plain is known as Alföld [ˈɒlføld], in Slovak as Veľká dunajská kotlina, in Romanian as Câmpia Tisei or Câmpia de Vest, in Croatian as Panonska nizina, in Serbian as Panonska nizija, and in Ukrainian as Тисо-Дунайська низовина."

"Câmpia Panonică este marea câmpie situată în Europa centrală. Cuprinde regiuni din Ungaria, vestul României, nordul Serbiei și al Croației, estul Sloveniei și al Austriei, sudul Slovaciei precum și colțul sud-vestic al Ucrainei. Câmpia este mărginită de către munții Carpați, Alpi, Alpii dinarici și Balcani." wikipedia

At Baile Felix/ Bihor County. Natural reservation of water lilies in a rainy day.  "Nymphaea lotus f. thermalis"
At Baile Felix/ Bihor County. Natural reservation of water lilies in a rainy day.
"Nymphaea lotus f. thermalis"


"When things get a little hectic,
or worry is wearing me down,
I drown myself in distress,
or, I get out of town...."
...my mood magically lifts,
my perspective shifts,
and suddenly, I am
floating in a sea of hope**...."

           **So thankful and so much inspired by these amazing lyrics written by Poppy from Poppy view (click to read more)


Sursa/ Source: Lessons Learned In Life: Life is so ironic.






A piece of cake in a shape of heart and in b&w macro!!
A piece of cake in a shape of heart and macro!!

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Photos:  Summer holiday at Felix & Oradea/ Bihor; 
At Cordău & Betfia; near by Băile Felix, Băile 1 Mai at Sînmartin in Bihor County;
& on the road to Budapest  near Tisza River in the Puszta;  july 2014.
&
Photo instants with Puiu Mită at 11 years old; celebrating soon coming b-day.
 
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miercuri, 14 mai 2014

Gând mixt. Mix of thoughts!

          Suntem în ceea ce cred că s-ar putea cheama o "tranzitie molcomă meteo"... către anotimpuri mixte! (fără prea multe informări ştiintifice sau nu avem căderea să pricepem printre atătea coduri galbene şi portocalii de "vreme rea"...). 
          Sigur, întotdeauna în primăvară - ploua, mai altfel, nu ca toamna, rece şi apăsat, lugubru şi cu mult spleen ori plictis... dar de nins?!... asta a fost mereu o "idee" (ceva de genul "cum ar fi dacă ar ninge in mai ori iunie?") şi care acum se vede clar şi în mod practic în tot mai multe zone ale lumii... Asa cum se văd, tot mai des, tornade, cicloane şi mari aglomerări de fenomene "unice", "rarisime" şi asa mai departe! ei bine am trăit-o şi pe asta! iarna nu a prea fost iarnă în unele parti, în altele din contră... cam ca pe la Polul Nord!! ce-i de mirare ca într-o seară, ideea "iernii-n primăvară" a devenit posibilă, "lăsăndu-mă mască" si pe bune... puteam spune făr' de tăgadă: "iar ne-a  luat prin surprindere!!... că deh... chiar ne-a luat/m-a luat prin surprindere şi...culmea... nu mai puteam spune că n-am văzut "nămetul", mă rog, vorba vine...  în fapt, am văzut grindina de mărime considerabilă şi aşezată strat după strat ca-ntr-un "peisaj hibernal tărzior"...

          Uimire... zic; uimitor şi se pare că uimiti rămănem şi în continuare...
        Tot zilele acestea am remarcat că deja se trec castanii... cireşii, se ştie, au inflorit din martie - aprilie, ceea ce pe unii i-au făcut să devanseze celebrele evenimente legate de sărbătoarea aceasta... la altii - magnoliile au înflorit a doua oară sau şi-au păstrat boboci şi pentru mai tărziu...  s-a trecut şi liliacul, toate par sa treacă, doar că:
        - Acum stă sa plouă!!... adică: precipitatiile astea, de orice fel ar fi, n-au contenit şi par să nu contenească... peluze verzi avem, dar ce păcat că nu poti iesi la iarba verde "plouată" sau dacă o faci e bine să fi fost prevăzator şi dotat, adecvat, cu umbrela şi şoşoni!!!  
        Dar, ... intotdeauna e loc de incă un dar, cu umbrela, alături, ori alte accesorii, după caz, totul e posibil... aşa cum posibil a fost ca şi vulcanii să-i vedem, zilele trecute astfel, şi cu "frontul atmosferic" aspru inverşunat pe urme... cu un soare "impleticit" printre norii zglobii... Lol!! ;) 
        "Ce atăta relaxare,
 ce atăta soare, 
care primăvară... 
"care vreme este oare"?!...
        "Ai putintică... răbdare!!" mon cher (vorba lui Caragiale)... azi e încă bine, aproape cu soare şi... dacă nu e aşa... îti împrumut din ce am "capturat" pe peliculă, ca să nu mai zicem ori să zici... "iarna-i ca primăvara?! sau "primăvara-i ca-n iarnă... ori "iar n-ai primăvară" pe alei?!...   pfiuu... "mi se precipită găndurile în tandem mixt?!!... oare?"

Nothing new... weather is still in a changeable "movement" or action... Forecast over forecast... announcing: a cold weather with precipitations... Yellow cod of heavy rains or orange cod of tempest...
 
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand 
And Eternity in an hour. 
(...) 
Fragments from "Auguries of Innocence"

"To See a World..."by William Blake

The funny question related to weather is... so it will be rainy, cloudy today? it will be windy?... some snow, perhaps? It's just May... a spring month, after all... it can be rainy, it can be windy, it can be whatever... and anything... Suddenly... all you have to do is to find your own balance, your inner peace and lots of positivity and even to try to share with or from others...
 
"Să vezi lumea într-un grăunte de nisip,

şi cerul într-o floare sălbatică,

Să tii infinitatea în palma ta

şi să descoperi eternitatea într-o oră".

"Să vezi lumea"... de William Blake

Stânjenel -  "iris brandzae"Stânjenel -  "Iris brandzae: is a rare species from Romania with narrow leaves."

Stânjenel -  "Iris brandzae: is a rare species from Romania with narrow leaves."

 

 

 
Nothing new... weather is still in a changeable "movement" or action...
Forecast over forecast... announcing: a cold weather with precipitations... Yellow cod of heavy rains or orange cod of tempest... 
 

The funny question related to weather is... so it will be rainy, cloudy today? it will be windy?... some snow, perhaps?
It's just May... a spring month, after all... it can be rainy, it can be windy, it can be whatever... and anything...

Suddenly... all you have to do is to find your own balance, your inner peace and lots of positivity and even to try to share with or from others...

For instance I'll share... an image from my world, actually I'll choose some photos to depict the mix of thoughts, thoughts of Spring...

And I salute you... wherever you are!!

To all my friends worldwide...
 

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Judetul Buzau/ Buzau County/ Mai/May - 2014 


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luni, 5 mai 2014

La drum de "mai"... travel of "may" (instanturi/ photo instants) (Part I)

Insorit la inceput, dimineata! / Sunny...in the morning!

          O zi insorita de mai, la inceput, dis-de -dimineata! / A Sunny Day of May ... in the morning!
               Trip at theVulcanii Noroiosi, Buzau/ "Mud Vulcanoes - 
(situated in the sub-carpathians at Buzau, Berca-Arbanasi area.

Pe drum... stropi destul de mari! / On the road... quite large raindrops!
      
                                                         Mirror... "mirroring on the road"...
                Pe drum... stropi destul de mari! / On the road... quite large raindrops!


Imagine pitoreasca la Vulcanii Noroiosi, Buzau/ Picturesque view in Buzau at Mud Vulcanoes Area.

    Imagine pitoreasca la Vulcanii Noroiosi, Buzau.
Picturesque view in Buzau at Mud Vulcanoes Area.

Vulcanii Noroiosi, Paclele Mari, Buzau / "Mud Vulcanoes - Large Gloom"(situated in the sub-carpathians at Buzau, Berca-Arbanasi area

Mirroring... "mirroring in blue"... 
In the middle of the "selenar" landscape (as an appearance)... my sister... 

Vulcanii Noroiosi, Paclele Mari, Buzau
"Mud Vulcanoes - Large Gloom"
(situated in the sub-carpathians at Buzau, Berca-Arbanasi area

Vulcanii Noroiosi, Paclele Mari, Buzau / "Mud Vulcanoes - Large Gloom"(situated in the sub-carpathians at Buzau, Berca-Arbanasi area

Vulcanii Noroiosi, Paclele Mari, Buzau 
"Mud Vulcanoes - Large Gloom"
(situated in the sub-carpathians at Buzau, Berca-Arbanasi area.

Detaliu. Pictura murala la Manastirea Ratesti, Buzau/ Detail. At Ratesti Monastery. Buzau County.

Detaliu in macro. Pictura murala la Manastirea Ratesti, Buzau.
Detail in macro. At Ratesti Monastery. Buzau County.

Manastirea Ratesti, Buzau / Ratesti Monastery. Buzau County
Mirroring... "mirroring in water"...
Under the arch of entrance... my sister and her camera, also!!
La Manastirea Ratesti, Buzau. Intrarea. /  Entrance. At Ratesti Monastery. Buzau County

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NB. In curand si povestirile unei zile de drumetii din luna mai.. la Vulcanii Noroiosi, Paclele Mari, Buzau, Zona Berca-Arbanasi, dar si alte locuri.
Soon... I'll tell you the story... about a short trip at "Mud Vulcanoes - Large Gloom"(situated in the sub-carpathians at Buzau, Berca-Arbanasi area, plus other places.


Have a Happy May!

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