3.25.2013

IMAGES AND WORDS / WEEK 203/ SCHOOL SUBJECTS

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φ is the symbol for the golden ratio.
Two quantities a and b are said to be in the golden ratio φ if:
 
a  +  b  =  a  = φ
   a           b
 
The best decimal approach is Fibonacci's sequence : 1.6180339887498948482...


Spirals are  great examples of the presence of φ in nature:  "a golden spiral is a logarithmic spiral whose growth factor is φ . A golden spiral gets wider (or further from its origin) by a factor of φ for every quarter turn it makes.

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It has been called the hand of God in nature, and artists of all times have tried to respect it intuitively or consciously...
 

1.15.2013

IMAGES AND WORDS / WEEK 193 / OLD BUILDINGS



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Paris:La Conciergerie Located by the Seine it was originally part of the Royal Palace. It first became a prison at the end of the 14th century and today it is better known for the role it played during the French Revolution (18th century) when it housed over 4000 prisoners who spent their last moments here after they were sentenced to death. Among its more famous prisoners were the queen Marie Antoinette... (married with Louis XVI)

1.13.2013

IMAGES AND WORDS : WEEK 194 **CALENDAR**

THE MONTH I'VE CHOSEN IS "MARCH "


Images and words march
 
 
 

I've experimented with several free calendar generators but my square format didn't fit ... it always cropped my text. So, I've made my page myself with pieces of a smilebox calender and PS .

 
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12.13.2012

Images And Words Week 188 - Toys And Games




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This time I don't know if it is still worth posting... :) ! I only saw this afternoon there already was another subject (12/12/12/ at 12.12pm). I've taken pictures on Monday round midday, today too because there were nice shadows on the wall ... but not yesterday... !

11.17.2012

PICTURE PERFECT: 16-11-2012 EXPRESSIONS




Don't keep a dog and bark yourself! 

Meaning:  Don't pay someone to do a task and then do it yourself.



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In July 2011, I wanted to do some shopping and found my car without wheels...  we had already had a lot of problems before ... I thought it was time to have a dog again to warn us when something happened in the street, in front of our house.
 I hadn't had a dog from 2005 till 2011. When I talked of having another dog, Daniel always said: "But you have me!" :) ???  And... yes... I liked a thousand times more to have him by my side than any dog! But he isn't there anymore and now , I 'm lost without a GPS , I find my motivation on the net, and I don't feel safe when I go to my favourite places to take pictures... e.g., I haven't taken any night photography since 2010...

But let's go on with our Arab Prince... his pedigree name is EMIR,  (I call him Gingko), I found him somewhere in France and adopted him... he really is a beauty,  I knew the 18 months he lived without us were difficult, but I was confident ... I had done that 3 times before ...

After 15 months together, I still have to carry him (25-30kg) when he is afraid while we're doing our walk...  he barks like a fool when my sons come home but is just silent when a stranger rings at the door... and I bark to teach him... no, I'm not fair... he has learned by now but still isn't sure it's the right behaviour...