haiku d’été and a stunning photo of Mars! – Mars – her ocean = Mars - son océan, et une photo éblouissante de Mars ! Mars’ sandy ocean laps her greening shores – can you imagine that?l’océan de sable de Mars clapote ses rives vertes – l’imagines-tu ? Richard Vallance
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spring haiku de printemps – Leela Gilday chants = Leela Gilday chante
spring haiku de printemps – Leela Gilday chants = Leela Gilday chante Leela Gilday chants, her voice the snowy owl’s and the tundra greensLeela Gilday chante, elle est la chouette blanche – que la toundra verdit ! Richard Vallance And here is the link to her fantastic site, Leela Gilday, K’eintah Natse Ju: https://www.leelagilday.com/ By some fabulous and bizarre co-incidence, her middle name Natse is almost identical to the Japanese word, Natsu, which means summer! En haut, le lien à son site, Leela Gilday, K’eintah Natse Ju: Par pure coincidence bien bizarre, son nom Natse est presque identique au mot japonais, Natsu, qui signifie l’été !
summer haiku d’été – fleurs-de-lys white = fleurs-de-lys blanche
summer haiku d’été – fleurs-de-lys white = fleurs-de-lys blanche fleurs-de-lys white in a garden green – sight unseen or seen?fleurs-de-lys blanches dans un jardin vert – les vois-tu ou non ? Richard Vallance
summer haiku d’été – the Milky Way = la voie lactée
summer haiku d’été – the Milky Way = la voie lactée sprinkled on our tent the Milky Way masked by eerie green lightla voie lactée masquée par la lumière verte de notre tente Richard Vallance
summer haiku d’été – the buddhist monk = le moine bouddhiste
summer haiku d’été – the buddhist monk = le moine bouddhiste the buddhist monk roaming the greenwood mountains is the forestle moine bouddhiste qui erre dans les montagnes vertes est la forêt Richard Vallance
The full range of marvelous, rich colours the Minoans at Knossos used on their stunning frescoes!
The full range of marvelous, rich colours the Minoans at Knossos used on their stunning frescoes!![]()
We notice right away that the colours they had at their disposal ran from various shades of yellows (saffron) and oranges to blues and various shades of purple. The Minoans at Knossos, Pylos, Thera (Thira, Santorini) and elsewhere were unable to reproduce green pigment. This minor drawback had little or no perceptible effect on the splendid results they almost invariably came up with in their breathtaking frescoes, the likes of which were not reproduced anywhere else in the Occidental ancient world, except perhaps by the Romans, especially at Pompeii. The Romans were able to reproduce greens. Two lovely frescoes from Pompeii:
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