Hḗlios ánthos calling out to be in mind ever amongst us displaying Sun a...

Hḗlios ánthos calling out to be in mind ever amongst us displaying Sun answering and offering much fond remembering

See flowers and find the Sun ripening and burgeoning on Earth. Watch the colours of life live with the Bees stretching out the ground reaching out towards the trees. None of our perceptions are why the Sunflower has become so popular. The flower in nature found a place to thrive and after all of the natural struggle, happenstance and success we have the perception of the flower talking to us and we might be the ones to give a place all around the world bringing out millions of new connections all brightly, prominently and beautifully unfurled.

The heart shape is just how the plant looked that day. I am just to one side of the flower and today in 2024 I cut the picture with straight line and then reflected the cut image. I took these pictures in 2023 and edited and released some then. I do look for picture opportunities where I can reflect an image.

Guess who has been watching Vincent Van Gogh and some of the Sunflower legacy that is painted in, written down and reverberantly freshly vibrantly felt around the world in the history and mystery of known and unknown of documented in letters and illustrated in art of his and of those that inspired him and then of those that he inspired?

© PHH Sykes 2024

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Soundtrack through Cyberlink derived from,

Taira Komori – Night Wind 1 and 2

https://taira-komori.jpn.org/nature01en.html

Temple Arch the last above ground Templar Remnant just outside Edinburgh...

The village of Temple in Midlothian is where the Knights Templar held their primary and principal Preceptory in Scotland. There are some trees that might follow along lines of previous structures. There is a patch of rough ground that may one day be archaeologically be further investigated generating more detail about this site. For now there is a ruined kirk managed by TEMPLE OLD KIRK FRIENDS, please see the link below. The kirk is well worth a view, but it is not old enough to be a Templar building, there could be a reuse of stone still holding information held right now within the present structure. The stone archway pictured here is quickly photographed as I chatted of knights, of bold deeds, of traditions of yore and of the way forward we can create to reach out and to become legendary for peace making and social caring as we all make one world a safer, better and happier a place to be.

The pictures start with the arch that stands even though it is heavily worn by time. We progress away from the archway and look briefly at the significant trees standing with the stones over centuries. There are pictures that show a tree that is slowly breaking back down into the ground. There are pictures of the nearby old school that stands close to the arch. Any structure close by might have opened up and then sealed in some historic evidence. The evidence focussed upon today can be microscopic soil structure and also hue. The ground holds secrets here and one day further archaeological excavation might open up new details. Til then we have the archway behind the old school and our imagination.

From this spot you can look out to the ports of Edinburgh, to the Firth of Forth and across to Fife. This place stands secure once within it’s own sovereignty. The inspirational stories of old seem to have a fine place here to reside.

© PHH Sykes 2023

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TEMPLE OLD KIRK FRIENDS

https://churchmonumentssociety.org/2021/12/14/temple-old-kirk-friends

Avian Circle the first film following the birds around The Earl’s Palace...

Avian Circle the first film following the birds around

The Earl’s Palace, Birsay, Orkney, Scotland

The birds chirped and swooped in fragmentary swarms and mutterings bordering upon mini murmurings. The sound and sight was amazing. In taking pictures around The Earl’s Palace at Birsay I missed a major murmuring and a jumbled muttering, but at least I did catch something of the Avian Circle following the birds around The Earl’s Palace, Birsay, Orkney, Scotland.

© PHH Sykes 2023

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Earl’s Palace, Birsay, Birsay, Orkney

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/earls-palace-birsay/

Brough of Birsay, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LX

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/brough-of-birsay/

Higgledy Hedge Row Piggledy at The Earl’s Palace, Birsay, Orkney, Scotla...

There was the whole fantastic ruin of The Earl’s Palace at Birsay and as I was being asked to leave my final frames were of this plant seemingly trying to get into the scheduled monument. I was being told that we had other places to go and that it was Refreshments O'clock. The woody stems had my imagination in over drive.

This is a second film presentation with much less strong stressed images. There is a greatly reduced soundtrack. Altogether less sometimes is more, we all have our perception to please.

I nearly wrote tease, please and release, but I thought better of that, the hedgerow has more than enough of plenty within it’s burgeoning boughs.

© PHH Sykes 2023

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Earl’s Palace, Birsay, Birsay, Orkney

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/earls-palace-birsay/

Brough of Birsay, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LX

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/brough-of-birsay/

Higgledy Hedge Piggledy Row at The Earl’s Palace, Birsay, Orkney.

There was the whole fantastic ruin of The Earl’s Palace at Birsay and as I was being asked to leave my final frames were of this plant seemingly trying to get into the scheduled monument. I was being told that we had other places to go and that it was Refreshments O'clock. The woody stems had my imagination in over drive.

© PHH Sykes 2023

phhsykes@gmail.com

Earl’s Palace, Birsay, Birsay, Orkney

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/earls-palace-birsay/

Brough of Birsay, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LX

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/brough-of-birsay/