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Tuesday 10 January 2017

Mushroom cloud over Mosul / Thomas Wyatt: Fruitless Fruit ("Avysing the bright bemes of these fayer Iyes")


Devotees occupy Jones bridge as they take part in the annual procession of the Black Nazarene in metro Manila
 
Devotees occupy Jones bridge as they take part in the annual procession of the Black Nazarene in metro Manila, Philippines: photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters, 9 January 2017

 Devotees occupy Jones bridge as they take part in the annual procession of the Black Nazarene in metro Manila

Devotees occupy Jones bridge as they take part in the annual procession of the Black Nazarene in metro Manila, Philippines: photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters, 9 January 2017

Image result for The wall placed around Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk Of Fame star. Photograph: David Livingston/Getty Images

Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star enclosed in symbolic wall constructed by Los Angeles street artist Plastic Jesus
: photo via News.Mic, 30 July 2016

Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Now Has an Adorable Border Wall

Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, "protected"
: photo by Mark Ralston, 30 July 2016

Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Now Has an Adorable Border Wall

Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
, "protected":: photo by Mark Ralston, 30 July 2016

Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Defaced With Swastika

Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, defaced by Nazi swastika
: photographer unknown via News dot Mic, 31 January 2016



An old picture with Nancy and Ronald Reagan
: image via Donald  J. Trump @realDonaldTrump, 9 January 2017

Thomas Wyatt: Fruitless Fruit ("Avysing the bright bemes of these fayer Iyes")

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Fruit of the potato rose (Rosa rugosa), October, on the North Sea island Spiekeroog: photo by Jürgen Nowaldt, 2005


Avysing the bright bemes of these fayer Iyes
...where he is that mine oft moisteth & washeth
...the werid mynde streght from the hert dep[ar]teth
...for to rest in his woroldly p[ar]adise
And fynde the swete bitter vnder this gyse
...what webbe he hath wrought well he p[er]ceveth
...whereby with him self on love he playneth
...that spurreth with fyer and bridlith w[i]th Ise
Thus is it in suche extremitie brought
...in frossen though[t] nowe and nowe it stondeth in flame
...twyst misery and welth twist ernest & game
...But few glad and many dyvers thought
...with sore repentance of his hardines
...of suche a rote cometh ffruyte fruytles


Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542): Avysing the bright bemes of these fayer Iyes: transcription by Ricard Harrier (1975) from British Library Egerton MS 2711, fol. 22

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Fruit (hips) of Rosa pimpinellifolia, growing in Newborough Warren, 16 October
: photo by Velela, 2006

Mirando 'l sol de' begli occhi sereno,
Ove è chi spesso i miei depinge e bagna,
Dal cor l' anima stanca si scompagna
Per gir nel paradiso suo terreno.
Poi, trovandol di dolce e d' amar' pieno,
Quant' al mondo si tesse opra d' aragna
Vede; onde seco e con Amor si lagna,
Ch' à sí caldi gli spron, sí duro 'l freno.
Per questi estremi duo, contrari e misti,
Or con voglie gelate, or con accese
Stassi cosí fra misera e felice.
Ma pochi lieti, e molti penser tristi;
E 'l piú si pente de l' ardite imprese:
Tal frutto nasce di cotal radice.

        Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374): Canzoniere CLXXIII


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Rose hip: photo by Elucidate, 2008

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Rose hips, Sierra de Valdemeca, Cuenca, Spain, 29 October: photo by Retama, 2007

Iran Pays Its Respects to Former President Rafsanjani

Mourners gather at at Jamaran mosque during the mourning ceremony of one of the late founders of the Islamic Republic, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: photo by Majid Saeedi, 9 January 2017

Iran Pays Its Respects to Former President Rafsanjani

Mourners gather at at Jamaran mosque during the mourning ceremony of one of the late founders of the Islamic Republic, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: photo by Majid Saeedi, 9 January 2017

Mourners gather around the coffin of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during a mourning ceremony at Jamaran mosque in Tehran, on January 9, 2017. Rafsanjani died in hospital on January 8 after suffering a heart attack. Rafsanjani, who was 82, was a pivotal figure in the foundation of the Islamic republic in 1979, and served as president from 1989 to 1997. / AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENAREATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images

Mourners gather around the coffin of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during a mourning ceremony at Jamaran mosque in Tehran today: photo Atta Kenare/AFP, 9 January 2017

Mourners gather around the coffin of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during a mourning ceremony at Jamaran mosque in Tehran, on January 9, 2017. Rafsanjani died in hospital on January 8 after suffering a heart attack. Rafsanjani, who was 82, was a pivotal figure in the foundation of the Islamic republic in 1979, and served as president from 1989 to 1997. / AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENAREATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images
 
Mourners gather around the coffin of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during a mourning ceremony at Jamaran mosque in Tehran today: photo Atta Kenare/AFP, 9 January 2017


 
Iran mourns 'sheikh of moderation' former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani at Jamaran mosque in Tehran. Photo Atta Kenare: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 9 January 2017

 

Iran mourns 'sheikh of moderation' former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani at Jamaran mosque in Tehran. Photo Atta Kenare: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 9 January 2017

 

Iran mourns 'sheikh of moderation' former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani at Jamaran mosque in Tehran. Photo Atta Kenare: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 9 January 2017

Iran Rafsanjani

Front pages of the Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, edition of Iranian newspapers, published with pictures of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died on Sunday after suffering a heart attack. Newspapers in Iran published front-page photographs of Rafsanjani, while state television aired archival clips of his comments and speeches. Mourners from all walks of life in Iran - from the country's president to passers-by on the street - paid their respects to him. The country is observing three days of mourning.: photo by Vahid Salemi/AP, 9 January 2017

Palestinians Hamas

New Palestinian Hamas security forces take part in basic training along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in Gaza City: photo by Hatem Moussa/AP, 9 January 2017

Palestinians Hamas

New Palestinian Hamas security forces take part in basic training along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in Gaza City: photo by Hatem Moussa/AP, 9 January 2017

TOPSHOT - A Syrian refugee stands at the entrance of the house where he lived at Kucukpazar district near Sultanahmet  during snowfall in Istanbul on January 8, 2017. Heavy snow blanketed Istanbul for a second day on January 8, 2017, resulting in the cancellation of hundreds of flights and more disruption for thousands of travellers. The snowfall was forecast to lessen later in the day but unusually cold temperatures, even for the time of year, well below freezing were expected throughout the week.  / AFP PHOTO / YASIN AKGULYASIN AKGUL/AFP/Getty Images

A Syrian refugee stands at the entrance of the house where he lives at Kucukpazar district near Sultanahmet during snowfall in Istanbul: photo by Yasin Akgul/AFP, 9 January 2017

 TOPSHOT - A Syrian refugee stands at the entrance of the house where he lived at Kucukpazar district near Sultanahmet  during snowfall in Istanbul on January 8, 2017. Heavy snow blanketed Istanbul for a second day on January 8, 2017, resulting in the cancellation of hundreds of flights and more disruption for thousands of travellers. The snowfall was forecast to lessen later in the day but unusually cold temperatures, even for the time of year, well below freezing were expected throughout the week.  / AFP PHOTO / YASIN AKGULYASIN AKGUL/AFP/Getty Images

A Syrian refugee stands at the entrance of the house where he lives at Kucukpazar district near Sultanahmet during snowfall in Istanbul: photo by Yasin Akgul/AFP, 9 January 2017


TURKEY -A Syrian refugee stands at entrance of the house where he lives at Kucukpazar district during snowfalls in Istanbul. By @yasinnakgul: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 8 January 2017


TURKEY - A Syrian woman walks with her children at Kucukpazar district near Sultanahmet during snowfalls in Istanbul. By @yasinnakgul: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 8 January 2017
 

TURKEY - Turkish Airlines planes are stuck on the tarmac during heavy snowfall at Ataturk international airport in Istanbul. By @Kilicl: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017


TURKEY - A view from the Galata tower of the historic city centre of Istanbul covered by snow during heavy snowfalls. By @Kilicl: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 8 January 2017

Commuters in Stratford, London travel by bus, as London Underground workers launched a 24-hour strike which will cripple Tube services and cause travel chaos for millions of passengers. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday January 9, 2017. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association walked out at 6pm yesterday in a long-running dispute over jobs and ticket office closures. See PA story INDUSTRY Tube. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Commuters in Stratford, London travel by bus, as London Underground workers launched a 24-hour strike which crippled Tube services and caused travel chaos for millions of passengers: photo by Stefan Rousseau/PA, 9 January 2017

  Commuters in Stratford, London travel by bus, as London Underground workers launched a 24-hour strike which will cripple Tube services and cause travel chaos for millions of passengers. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday January 9, 2017. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association walked out at 6pm yesterday in a long-running dispute over jobs and ticket office closures. See PA story INDUSTRY Tube. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Commuters in Stratford, London travel by bus, as London Underground workers launched a 24-hour strike which crippled Tube services and caused travel chaos for millions of passengers: photo by Stefan Rousseau/PA, 9 January 2017



UK - A commuter wipes condensation from the window of an extra bus put on during a 24-hour tube strike in London. By @JustinTallis: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017

A drawing of Mary Poppins wearing a pollution mask is suspended in front of the Queen Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster by Greenpeace campaigners after it was revealed that legal air pollution limits for the whole year have been broken just five days into 2017. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday January 6, 2017. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Pollution. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA
 
A drawing of Mary Poppins wearing a pollution mask is suspended in front of the Queen Elizabeth Tower, London, by Greenpeace campaigners after it was revealed that legal air pollution limits for the whole year have been broken just five days into 2017: photo by Victoria Jones/PA, 6 January 2017

A drawing of Mary Poppins wearing a pollution mask is suspended in front of the Queen Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster by Greenpeace campaigners after it was revealed that legal air pollution limits for the whole year have been broken just five days into 2017. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday January 6, 2017. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Pollution. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA

A drawing of Mary Poppins wearing a pollution mask is suspended in front of the Queen Elizabeth Tower, London, by Greenpeace campaigners after it was revealed that legal air pollution limits for the whole year have been broken just five days into 2017: photo by Victoria Jones/PA, 6 January 2017

Sofia Yaqub, the mother of Mohammed Yassar Yaqub is comforted at Masjid Bilal Huddersfield where prayers are being held ahead of his funeral. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday January 6, 2017. Yaqub, 28, died after officers opened fire on the car he was travelling in near the M62 in West Yorkshire on Monday evening. See PA story COURTS Huddersfield. Photo credit should read: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire

Safia Bano, the mother of Mohammed Yassar Yaqub is comforted at Masjid Bilal Huddersfield where prayers are being held ahead of his funeral. Yaqub, 28, died after officers opened fire on the car he was travelling in near the M62 in West Yorkshire on Monday evening.: photo by Anna Gowthorpe/PA, 6 January 2017

Sofia Yaqub, the mother of Mohammed Yassar Yaqub is comforted at Masjid Bilal Huddersfield where prayers are being held ahead of his funeral. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday January 6, 2017. Yaqub, 28, died after officers opened fire on the car he was travelling in near the M62 in West Yorkshire on Monday evening. See PA story COURTS Huddersfield. Photo credit should read: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire

Safia Bano, the mother of Mohammed Yassar Yaqub is comforted at Masjid Bilal Huddersfield where prayers are being held ahead of his funeral. Yaqub, 28, died after officers opened fire on the car he was travelling in near the M62 in West Yorkshire on Monday evening.: photo by Anna Gowthorpe/PA, 6 January 2017

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