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Woman Reading, Andrew Stevovich
My self-imposed rules are simple enough but not necessarily easy to apply:
1) Only three posts per month. Yet to be achieved
2) There’s a two month stand down for previously featured bloggers. (Talk about making it hard on myself, I do have my favourites!) But so far so good.
3) For a post to feature on Freshly Seen it will have made me laugh, or cry or think – sometimes all three at once. Fully achieved, each and every time.
So this month on Freshly Seen let me introduce:
I’m already stretching the rules a bit because with this one you’re getting two for the price of one. Over on Photo 101 Rehab, a frequently flying scientist, Desleyjane, explains how she used Lightroom to transform an ordinary, you could say dull, image into something quite spectacular. While you’re there take a look at Lucile’s portraits, I’m fascinated by them.
What is an Object that has meaning for you? Letter from Albert Einstein
As part of last week’s Cherished Blogfest Eileen shared a letter from Albert Einstein to her father. The object itself is fascinating, a letter signed by the brilliant man. Wow! And double wow!!
But it is the sentiments Einstein reveals that gave me pause for thought. The very same sentiments, that preoccupy so many of us now, some seventy years later.
It’s winter in New Zealand. I blame earth’s axial tilt.
Keeping with the science theme I’ve got going this month (photography’s as much a science as an art, right) and my recent preoccupation with the Kirk Sundial, Mathew Wright’s post all about Earth’s axial tilt landed in my inbox at just the right time.
Believe it or not, despite the erudite subject matter, there was a laugh or two along the way – to do with the planet after Saturn, you know the one.
Desleyjane, Eileen, and Mathew, thank-you for educating and informing me, and providing a laugh or two along the way.
There you have it folks, the three Freshly Seen posts, plus one extra, for this July. Check them out, I think they’re like brain food for bloggers but what do you think?
Categories: Freshly Seen
Jill's Scene 
Thanks Jill as Pauline commented all interesting.
Especially Einstein’s letter,
Scientists have given us so much.
The thing is how is it being used or misused and abused.
The atomic bomb was tested in Mexico so its devastating effects were known.
Later the Japanese government was warned that they would be wiped out.
No mention of an atomic bomb and in any case would the Japanese have believed them.
July 1945 the Japanese were warned. On 6th August 129,000 people were murdered in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
I do not think Einstein was asked whether he approved of this.
Perhaps he regrets his letter came a bit too late.
The New Zealanders had the moral strength to declare NZ a nuclear free zone in 1984.
Check out this Jill you can trust an old bloke like me to have an accurate memory.
We should not trust any bodies memory or opinion for that matter.
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What a great comment for today, Jack, the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the bomb. We were told it meant the end of the war but what a terrible, terrible price for Japan, actually for all of us. And yes, it was a proud day when David Lange declared NZ nuclear free.
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This article from the BBC asks some difficult questions about the bombing of Japan:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33754931
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I really admire the people of New Zealand for their commitment to doing the right thing a small country that leads the world in many way.
The ingenuity of the farmers was something else that impressed me.
Constructing the New Plymouth power station. The young men from farm back grounds adapted to rigging quickly and were up there with the best.
Green and clean is my description of NZ.
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Interesting blogs you have found for us this week Jill.I love DJ’s work so now I will have to look the other 2 up, they sound intriguing
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Another DJ fan!! I hope you enjoy the other two as well, Pauline.
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Thanks for the “heads up” on some great posts. So much to see out there in the blogoshpere, so little time…suggestions are always welcome.
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With so many millions of posts put up each month, it’s difficult to know where to begin to look. This is my attempt to shine a light on a few of those that I enjoy, so that others can, too. Thanks so much for visiting and commenting, Curt.
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Thanks for sharing these! You’re acquainting me with all sorts of new writers, ideas, and more places to see.
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Hello there Rusha, That’s what’s amazing about the blogosphere, because of it there are so many more places we get to see! Thank-you for visiting and commenting.
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Thanks so much for featuring us Jill! What a great idea. I will be sure to check out the other blogs too, they sound cool.
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My pleasure, desleyjane. I’m learning a lot from Photo 101 rehab and always enjoy your posts.
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Excellent, am glad to hear it 😀
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Thanks for bringing these to light. I’ve read so many of the cherished blogfest posts, but somehow, I missed that one.
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Hi Dan, Gallivanta (see below) has just reminded me that this week we mark the 70th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – so it’s very timely.
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The Einstein letter is very timely with the 70 th anniversary of the attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki this week.
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So it is, thanks for reminding me Gallivanta.
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