On this U.S. election day, waiting with bated breath to hear what our country-men and -women have asked for, I wondered whether it's ominous that this election day falls on November 5, the anniversary of Guy Fawkes' Gunpowder Plot in Great Britain?
His mission in 1605 was to blow up the houses of parliament in retaliation for the protestant government's treatment of Catholics, but his plan was thwarted and he was tried and sentenced to the gallows.
Similarities, anyone? Sound familiar? Parallels are scarily obvious, though the details may differ - have we not learned anything from history? Or grown from what has happened in the past? Do we not see ourselves repeatedly, misguidedly, focusing on our differences, and not on our common humanity? Creating division is a weapon to manipulate and manage the masses!
Wondering, wondering (terrified) what the outcome might be ... it's going to be a long week.
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| Craft & calligraphy by dsb |
The browns, bronzes and yellows of autumn interspersed with green makes for a beautiful, though somber, color contrast. It has its own beauty and is pleasing to the eye, though I think November is not usually recognized for its splendor. I think it's subtlety is overshadowed by the more dramatic, "look at me" offerings in other months. 😀
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| IPPer ART by dsb |
What a magnificent way of looking closely at the details on a maple leaf - through the lens of a drop of water. It provides a spectacular magnification of the texture of the epidermal surface of the leaf - irregularly shaped cells are visible under each droplet.
I zoomed out to provide perspective, though now only the major veins are obvious.
