Polar bears near north pole

Polar bears near north pole

U.S. Navy photo by Chief Yeoman Alphonso Braggs

DescriptionEnglish: Three Polar bears approach the starboard bow of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Honolulu (SSN 718) while surfaced 280 miles from the North Pole. Sighted by a lookout from the bridge (sail) of the submarine, the bears investigated the boat for almost 2 hours before leaving. Commanded by Cmdr. Charles Harris, USS Honolulu while conducting otherwise classified operations in the Arctic, collected scientific data and water samples for U.S. and Canadian Universities as part of an agreement with the Arctic Submarine Laboratory (ASL) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). USS Honolulu is the 24th Los Angeles-class submarine, and the first original design in her class to visit the North Pole region. Honolulu is assigned to Commander Submarine Pacific, Submarine Squadron Three, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Datebefore 12 October 2003 (Date and time of digitizing 09:35, 11 October 2003, according to EXIF data)
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AuthorChief Yeoman Alphonso Braggs, US-Navy
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PermissionPublic Domain

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Road sign for mountain bikes

Mountainbike Wegweiser

갈림길


DescriptionDeutsch: Mountainbike Wegweiser
English: Road sign for mountain bikes
한국어: 자전거 길 안내판
Date11 October 2010
Sourcehttp://commons.wikimedia.org/
AuthorFlorian Jesse
Camera location47° 57′ 31.03″ N, 7° 57′ 41.65″ E
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독도 해국 (獨島海菊)

독도 해국 (獨島海菊)


Description한국어: 독도 해국(獨島海菊)/독도 왕해국(獨島王海菊)
Date11 October 2011
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AuthorEunyoung seung
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진실 그대로 받아주는 자세

진실 그대로 받아주는 자세

과실은 사람을 결합시키는 힘이다. 진실은 진실한 행위에 의해서만 전달된다.

- 톨스토이 -

사소한 과실이 쌓여 큰 사건이나 사고로 연결됩니다. 그럴 때 너 나 할 것 없이 서로 돕고 마음을 합치게 됩니다. 우리는 어려울 때 더 강해지는 민족이어서 끈끈한 정이 다시 일어설 수 있게 하는 원동력이 됩니다. 어쩔 수 없는 실수와 잘못은 감싸주고 극복할 수 있게 도와주어야 합니다.

때로 진실이 오해받기도 하지만, 태도나 행동으로 우리는 그 진실을 알아차릴 수 있습니다. 진실이 때로 왜곡되는 것은, 믿었던 것으로부터 배신을 당했던 유사한 경험 때문일 겁니다. 어떤 행동의 뒷면의 배경이나 의도를 굳이 만들어 생각하기보다는 진실 그대로 받아주는 자세를 가져야겠습니다.


사색의향기님(culppy@culppy.org)께서

사는 맛을 제대로 느끼려면

사는 맛을 제대로 느끼려면

누구보다 못하다거나 누구보다 잘났다거나 하는 의미 없는 비교는 우리를 지치고 피곤하게 만들 뿐입니다. 배를 먹으면서 이것이 사과였으면 하고 안타까워하거나 사과를 먹으면서, 이것이 배였으면 하고 아쉬워하게 되면 배맛도 사과맛도 다 제대로 음미하기 어렵습니다.

- 우애령의 '숲으로 가는 사람들' 중에서 -

Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)

Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)


DescriptionEnglish: Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi), Saitama, Japan
긴호랑거미. 배에 샛노란 줄과 검은 줄이 있고, 거미줄 가운데서 거꾸로 매달려 있다. 자극을 받으면 몸을 흔들어 그물을 진동시킨다.
Date10 October 2008
Sourcehttp://commons.wikimedia.org/
Author池田正樹
Camera location35° 57′ 04.32″ N, 139° 40′ 47.36″ E
학명Argiope bruennichii
분류동물계 절지동물문 거미류강 거미목 왕거미과(Araneidae)
크기몸길이 수컷 8∼12㎜, 암컷 20∼25㎜
수명약 1년
산란시기난생
서식장소산과 들의 풀숲, 논·밭
분포지역한국, 일본, 중국, 사할린섬
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Sundries: 코스모스

Sundries: 코스모스

연분홍 코스모스 더미 속에서 아내고 웃고 있다
가을꽃 코스모스
가을에 태어난 아내
둘은 찰떡 궁합 같다
여덟장의 꽃잎 벌려
코스모스가 활짝 웃고
아내도 덩달아
밝게 미소 집는 모습을 보니
올 가을에는
좋은 일이 많이 있겠다

- 앙리 베르그송/'웃음' 중에서

주말에 가족과 함께 코스모스 구경하러 나가세요!!!

Oct 10, 2013


'Sundries: 코스모스'에서 옮긴 글입니다.

마음의 자유와 평화

마음의 자유와 평화

마음의 평화와 자유보다 더 나은 것은 이 세상에 아무것도 없다. 그것은 바로 자기 자신의 주인이자 왕자이고, 왕이며 군주가 되는 것이다.

- 발타자르 그라시안의 '내일을 여는 지혜' 중에서 -

Hyena in Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Hyena in Amboseli National Park, Kenya


DescriptionEnglish: A hyena. Photo taken in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, in October 2014.
Date9 October 2014
Sourcehttp://commons.wikimedia.org/
AuthorFabiola Leyton and Carlos Castillo
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PermissionPublic Domain / CC0 1.0
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Moonlight State Beach, Encinitas, California

Moonlight State Beach, Encinitas, California


DescriptionEnglish: View looking north-west across Moonlight State Beach, Encinitas, California from behind the lifeguard station.
Date8 October 2010
SourceWikimedia Commons
AuthorBovlb
Camera location33° 02′ 49.35″ N, 117° 17′ 52″ W
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