Came across this old pic of The Bleeding Horse taken by my grandma - it was her dads local. Probably taken in the 40s? Looks like sheโd been on the Guiness when she took it ๐ซข#dublin@OldDublinPhotos
1956, After Rain
A mother walks her two young boys along Upper Buckingham Street. Prams line the railings outside cramped tenements. Under a low sky, the long terrace recedes into mist, capturing the stark beauty & hardship of inner-city life.
๐ท Irish Independent Archive
Celebrating Jean Harlow, born 3/3/1911. Beloved by fans and co-workers alike, her blending of wise-cracking humor and stunning beauty created a firestorm. The tragedy of her short life still leaves one wondering "what might have been"...
1950s, Westmoreland
OโConnell Street like a dark mirror gazes south towards Westmoreland as rain falls in sheets. OโConnell's monument defiant, silent in the wet, a lone figure in long coat crosses under useless umbrella. A city shrugs and keeps moving on.
๐ท George Pickow
This sound feels ancient โ because it truly is.
De Spiritu Sancto was composed nearly 900 years ago, long before harmony, chords, or accompaniment existed as we understand them today.
What youโre hearing is pure monophony: a single melodic line sung in unison. No voice rises above another. No one competes. Every singer becomes part of one shared, continuous breath. โจ
๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง: ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐จ (๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ, ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐)
โThe Sound of Night
Painting in Oils by
Richard Schmid (1934-2021)
Atmospheric work by this American artist ( Chicago )
Love the record player.
Canโt help but wonder what he is thinking
The door of St Edwardโs Church in the Cotswolds, England, is framed by two ancient yew trees, estimated to be over 300 years old.
Its natural, mystical appearance is thought to have inspired the Doors of Durin in J.R.R. Tolkienโs The Lord of the Rings.