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Stefano Marinelli

In the countryside, there are rituals that have endured for hundreds of years, unchanged.
This elderly woman, her body bent by time and hard work, walks each day to meet her chickens - who roam freely across a vast open space.
She gathers a few branches and leaves, then returns to fetch the food she’ll give them, to complement what they’ve already foraged in nature.

The chickens, friendly and orderly, follow her all the while.
And watching them, I’m reminded of people who are no longer here - people who were part of my life for a long time, who lived those same rituals, even if hundreds of kilometers away.

Even as everything around us changes, there are places that never do.

A black and white photo of a rural farm scene, just days old but evoking a timeless atmosphere. A woman walks back toward a shed, with a basket in hand, as a flock of chickens eagerly follows—knowing that food is on the way. Though recent, the moment could easily belong to a scene from decades ago. Some things never change.
#Photography#PhotoMonday#FotoMontag
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Swede’s Photographs

Good morning. ⏰⏱️🕰️

24 March 2025

Nowadays, I often lose track of time. Oh, I know time has passed, but events often feel more recent than they actually are. In a way, they are relatively recent. For example, when I was 10, a year ago was 1/10th of my life; when I was 20, it was 1/20th, and so on. Now, a year represents only 1/72nd of my life. I recently built myself a new computer with all the bells and whistles, but I find myself thinking that I just put it together—whether it was a year, two years ago, or even three. What once felt like a long time ago now seems like it just happened. I think what I’m describing is called the proportional theory of time.

"Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

"The close-up photograph beautifully captures a delicate plant with slender branches stretching upward. These branches are adorned with clusters of tiny white flowers or buds, creating a soft, intricate display. The blurred background, with its gentle hues of green and brown, adds to the serene and natural ambiance. The image is marked with the text "© Swede's Photographs" in the top left corner, showcasing the artistic care taken in creating this shot. The focus on the plant’s subtle details, paired with the contrast against the background, makes it a striking representation of nature’s elegance. The plant in the image may be mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), recognized by its distinct features. Mugwort is known for its slender, slightly silvery leaves and small clusters of pale flowers. This versatile herb holds significance not only for its medicinal and culinary uses but also for its symbolic value in various cultures." - Copilot
#photo#photography#photographer
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Rebecca Nordquist

"...what if we really did do the work to create a world where the sisters of Shakespeare and Mozart, or any woman, really, could thrive?"

On women's lack of uninterupted time for focus and creatieve work. For "flow".

This essay is so true it hurts.

This post typed with 4 interruptions.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

#Women #WorkLifeBalance #Time @academicchatter

The Guardian · A woman's greatest enemy? A lack of time to herselfBy Brigid Schulte
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Paul Schoe

This Time story by photographer Philip Holsinger describes what the Venezuelans faced when arriving in El Salvador.

"Holding my camera, it was as if I watched them become ghosts."

Imagine that it is you or one of your family members.

Kidnapped from the street, no criminal record, no process, moved to a for-profit working prison in a foreign country.

For the rest of your life?

time.com/7269604/el-salvador-p
#Holsinger #Time #ElSalvador #Prison #Slavery #Deportation

In the CECOT prison of El Salvador Venezuelan deportees from the USA, wearing white shirts are kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed down and hands tied behind their backs. They are surrounded by several uniformed officers wearing tactical gear and masks. The officers are standing over the men, some holding their shoulders or heads. In the background, another officer in a different uniform is standing, observing the scene. The prison has a tiled floor and fluorescent lighting overhead. The image is in black and white, adding a dramatic and intense atmosphere to the scene.
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mythologyandhistory

Did you know that how we experience time is not obvious?

In 1962, explorer Michel Siffre descended 130m underground. He had no #time cues with him.
He repeated the exercise several times with other people.

He discovered that with the absence of light, humans adjust to a 48h (instead of 24h) time cycle.

He had been inspired by #space travel & #astronauts confirmed his findings.

His last expedition covered New Year's Eve 2000, but he overslept by 4 days.

#history#science
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KevinOnEarth

@cdarwin
"Dark energy was discovered in the late 1990s..." Um, no, it wasn't "discovered", it was hypothesized. And remains a hypothesis today.
(I'm continually bewildered that no researchers ever seem to be curious enough to investigate the nature of that one element that is crucial to all their astronomy but that they just assume to be universally constant:
#Time.
What is it? What are its constituent parts? What affects the linearity of its rate of passage – historical, geometrical etc.?)

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Swede’s Photographs

Good morning. 😴😫☕

16 March 2025

I think I'll start going for walks as soon as I wake up in the morning. Maybe it will help me feel more alert when I come here to start writing to you. I'll begin tomorrow. Tomorrow always seems like the perfect time to tackle anything. When tomorrow becomes today, there’s always another tomorrow waiting just beyond. It's funny how time works, isn’t it? Every present moment is but an ephemeral flicker, disappearing before you can fully grasp it, leaving only memories of what once happened around you. Speaking of time, I forgot to mention—you can't do anything yesterday. If you could, it would already be done. Have I managed to confuse you yet? Because I think I’m doing a pretty good job confusing myself!

"Thus, we play the fool with the time and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds and mock us." - William Shakespeare

"How did it get so late so soon?" - Dr. Seuss

This image offers a striking close-up of a Lindheimer's Beeblossom (Oenothera lindheimeri), perched delicately on a slender stem. Its white petals, tinged with soft pink, are beautifully accented by golden-yellow stamens. The stem cuts diagonally through the frame, with the flower positioned in the upper left corner—perhaps bent by the wind or the weight of the blossom itself. The softly blurred background, in shades of green and reddish tones, creates a lovely contrast, drawing attention to the intricate details of the flower. The composition and focus of this photograph celebrate the understated elegance of this wildflower
#photo#photography#photographer
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