Category Archives: The Coffee Table

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Red & Green

A walk along the emerald river passing the dormant vinyards crossing the  frozen creek A strelizia in a vase  

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Moon Shadow

Partial solar eclipse over Vienna this morning. Great spectacle…

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Levitation in a swirl…

Bells and whistles for the New Year – and a waltz.  This lovely performance is from today’s Vienna Philharmonic New Years Concert. It a waltz by Johann Strauss so aptly called “My résumé is love and passion “. Enjoy

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In the bleak mid-winter…

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Scripture and secrets…

A fascinating article about the re-opening of the Vatican Library as a public resource. God’s Librarians Link to the Vatican Library

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Small world

Can you guess ? Martensia sp. (red seaweed), living specimen (40x)

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The Creator

Henri Matisse called the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence ‘the crowning achievement of my entire career’ – which is an astounding statement for somebody who thought of himself an atheist. But as much Picasso understood the descent into hell, … Continue reading

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all my secrets away…

Great song…. One Republic Secrets I need another story Something to get off my chest My life gets kind of boring Need something that i can confess Till all my sleaves are stained red From all the truth that I’ve … Continue reading

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Oneness

A work of true beauty…

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The Destroyer

I watched a movie yesterday which actually was not very good, but it made me contemplate on an important archetypal pair: the destroyer / creator I love archetypes. They help us to communicate beyond the conditioned or individual meaning of … Continue reading

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