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Sun Kisses
What an electrifying relationship ! Valentine-kisses from the sun to the earth. Images of large auroras, created by the big solar storm that happened a few days ago. Auroras Image: National Geographic
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Masks allowed
Carnival of Venice – – spectacle of masks. Nothing is as it appears to be as any form of identity is hidden.
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Erect no gravestone for him
Erect no gavestone for him. Only this: let the rose blossom each year for his sake. For it is the god. His metamorphosis in this and that. We do not need to look for other names. It is Orpheus once … Continue reading
God what darkness
Beethoven’s hero Florestan in the opera Fidelio laments the loss of his liberty for speaking the truth to power (1805)
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Anguish
For our brothers & sisters in the Middle East R. Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder Cheryl Studer; G. Sinopoli Schmerzen Anguish Sonne, weinest jeden Abend Dir die schönen Augen rot, Wenn im Meeresspiegel badend Dich erreicht der frühe Tod; Doch erstehst in … Continue reading
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Tagged death, Middle East, Richard Wagner, Wesendonck Lieder
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O you tender ones, walk now and then
O you tender ones, walk now and then into the breath that blows coldly past. Upon your cheecks let it tremble and part; behind you it will tremble again. Don’t be afraid to suffer, return that heaviness to the earth’s … Continue reading
A flaring sun…
The Sun has unleashed its strongest flare in four years, observers say. The eruption is a so-called X-flare, the strongest type; such flares can affect communications on Earth. The monster flare was recorded at 0156 GMT on 15 February and directed … Continue reading
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Transformation Music
To underscore the current Parsifal Theme. The Transformation Music from Act 1 Parsifal_ Verwandlungsmusik James Levine, Bayreuther Fesspiele
God and stained Glas
Church Windows ” Kirche am Steinhof” 1902 by Koloman Moser
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The Living Room 