Counterlight's Peculiars
"Art is a lie that tells the truth" -- Pablo Picasso
Saturday, December 7, 2024
The Northern Rose Window of Notre Dame in Paris.
Completed around 1250 and still has all of its original glass surviving revolution, warfare, and now fire.
The Organ of Notre Dame in Paris
The Organ at Notre Dame Cathedral where Louis Vierne served many years as organist, and upon which he composed works such as this:
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Psalm 146
Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul! *
I will praise the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Put not your trust in rulers, nor in any child of earth, *
for there is no help in them.
When they breathe their last, they return to earth, *
and in that day their thoughts perish.
Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their help!*
whose hope is in the LORD their God;
Who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is in them; *
who keeps his promise for ever;
Who gives justice to those who are oppressed, *
and food to those who hunger.
The LORD sets the prisoners free;
the LORD opens the eyes of the blind; *
the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down;
The LORD loves the righteous;
the LORD cares for the stranger; *
he sustains the orphan and widow,
but frustrates the way of the wicked.
The LORD shall reign for ever, *
your God, O Zion, throughout all generations.
Hallelujah!
13th century
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Brush Fire in New York.
We've been in a drought for a couple of months, and now we're having a brush fire in Prospect Park.
It started last night is now officially contained. The whole city is now full of smoke.
Photo from the FDNY of the fire
My photos of the smoke in the city.
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