Tournez à Gauche

Tournez à Gauche, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

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"Mankind only exiles the one whose large spirit rebels against injustice and tyranny. He who does not prefer exile to servility is not free in the true and necessary sense of freedom."
— Khalil Gibran

Newport's new Railway Station on the Great Western Railway line and the South Wales Main Line

* Samsung EX1 - 3 shot HDR

Beneath Layers of Memory

Beneath Layers of Memory, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

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"Another important discovery of our research was that memories of emotional and physical experiences are stored in the psyche not as isolated bits and pieces but in the form of complex constellations, which I call COEX systems (for "systems of condensed experience"). Each COEX system consists of emotionally charged memories from different periods of our lives; the common denominator that brings them together is that they share the same emotional quality or physical sensation. Each COEX may have many layers, each permeated by its central theme, sensations, and emotional qualities. Many times we can identify individual layers according to the different periods of the person's life."
— Stanislav Grof (The Holotropic Mind: The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives)

* Samsung EX1 - 3 shot HDR

Terra Marique

Terra Marique, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

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The Winged Sea Lion of Newport stands guard by the River Usk next to the 12th Century Castle of Casnewyyd in South Wales. The Winged Sea Lion also appears on Newport's Coat of Arms and the new City emblem, the Newport Lion. It is an unusual heraldic device also shared by the Security Service MI5

Terra Marique - By Land and Sea

* Samsung EX1 - 3 shot HDR

Goodbye Golden Orb

Goodbye Golden Orb, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

Orbed, and glittering, and pendent,
Apples of Hesperides!
Not one missing, still transcendent,
Clustering like a swarm of bees.
Yielding to no man's desire,
Glowing with a saffron fire,
Splendid, unassailed, the golden
Apples of Hesperides!"
— Amy Lowell

Running Man

Running Man, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it’s sinking
And racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in the relative way, but you’re older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Lyrics from Time by Pink Floyd (1973)

Sunset Flight

Sunset Flight, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

"I can't help flying up on the wings of anticipation. It's as glorious as soaring through a sunset... almost pays for the thud."
— L.M. Montgomery

Wind, Sun, Surf, Solstice

Wind, Sun, Surf, Solstice, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

"Seabird tracks scattered about the surf's edge like pine needles after a brisk wind."
— Haruki Murakami (A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3))