Hills and Valleys Reprise

yes....fan see does go a long way....

I am well today....four now....

anyways....give us a translation of that pic....

lookks like a referece to Jesus of some sort....but I could be wrong....

Hi Sugarelf..you have a PM


its funny isnt it..what can be seen from 'without' whilst such things are obscured, from, within...

passing strange...

kudos...respect..affection...

edit to add 2 "n's"

Last Edited by Flaming Sword on 07/19/2010 07:01 PM

^^^^"A Get out of jail free card"


^^"The road less travelled"




^^^"The prophecy"




^^^"Draw own conclusions"

Last Edited by Flaming Sword on 07/21/2010 11:29 AM

:gfigigp8y:



nite folks:)

One more thing, to my dear dear friends,...




Last Edited by Flaming Sword on 07/21/2010 12:29 PM

ADAMANT:

By : Gerson B. Levi


This term occurs three times in the Old Testament (Ezek. iii. 9, Zech. vi. 12, Jer. xvii. 1), and is used as a translation for shamir.
Although no definite idea can be gathered concerning the identity of the substance intended from these passages, it is possible to determine its nature and the uses to which it was put.
A very hard substance is clearly indicated in all the passages, and in Jer. xvii. 1 it is compared with the engraver's tool of iron.
In the two other passages it is used figuratively to express an unyielding, stubborn, and defiant spirit. The diamond can not be meant by Jer. xvii. 1, for the diamond was not used for engraving by the ancients, and indeed it is doubtful whether the diamond in its polished form was known to them. The substance used for engraving was corundum (Petrie, "Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh," p. 173), and this is probably intended by the "adamant" of the Bible.
The reading "adamant" in Ecclus. xvi. 16 is evidently wrong. It does not give any intelligible meaning, and in the manuscript discovered by Schechter, the Hebrew reads "for the sons of man" ("Wisdom of Ben Sira," ed. Schechter and Taylor, 1899, p. 10, text). The Talmud, explains Shamir as a ........(80% Rule....sorry guys...)(Soṭah, 24b, 48b).G. B. L.

Read more: [link to www.jewishencyclopedia.com]

^^^^^^^Hello there...

my wish...





my command:




A Marvel of Creation.

The shamir was the seventh of the ten marvels created in the evening twilight of the first Friday (Ab. v. 6; comp. Pes. 54a; Sifre, Deut. 355; Mek., Beshallaḥ, 5 [ed. Weiss, p. 59b; ed. Friedmann, p. 51a]), and it was followed, significantly enough, by the creation of writing, the stylus, and the two tables of stone. Its size was that of a grain of barley; it was created after the six days of creation. Nothing was sufficiently hard to withstand it; when it was placed on stones they split in the manner in which the leaves of a book open; and iron was broken by its mere presence. The shamir was wrapped for preservation in spongy balls of wool and laid in a leaden box filled with barley bran.

With the help of this stone Moses engraved the names of the twelve tribes on the breastplate of the high priest, first writing on the stones with ink and then holding the shamir over them, whereupon the writing sank into the stones. With its aid, moreover, Solomon built the Temple without using any tool of iron (comp. I Kings vi. 7; Ex. xx. 25; Tosef., Soṭah, xv. 1 [ed. Zuckermandel, p. 321]; Soṭah 48b; Yer. Soṭah 24b). The shamir was expressly created for this latter purpose, since it ceased to exist after the destruction of the Temple (Soṭah ix., 10; Tosef. xv. 1).

Read more: [link to www.jewishencyclopedia.com]
[link to www.jewishencyclopedia.com]

but then... :bhkhbjcgdxggcjk:



with the old hermit















ya just never knew....

:)

Hills are great to view others from and valleys are great to hide in from others.

Great story! Now, where did they leave Gabion's bridle?

Ribbit

Well, Hi there...funny you should mention old fella, he dont have bridle...ya just sit there as ya dance the stars and he is always safely home with his cargo before the stars fade
thats where he treads see...call him...he will come, I guess, as ever he deigns, neighs, oh me oh y, I have twythed my toes...there I go again...anyway here he is..

trans:






Last Edited by Flaming Sword on 07/21/2010 02:15 PM

KA......claw me, claw thee.....

stand by me and I will stand by you!!!!

Another time of madness descends
Why can't the hatred ever seem to end

Man against man brothers fighting one another
And no one ready to make amends

Violence calls to my spirit and my sanity
As madness sweeps all reason from my mind

I see the horsemen coming
Out of the west like a hurricane
I hear the horesmen calling out my name

Fingers of hate now pluck the strings of my heart
My blood sings red with a bloody want

As my soul screams a futile cry for reason
The riders call to my basest part

I see the horsemen coming
Out of the west like a hurricane
I hear the horesmen calling out my name

When the time of violent outrage now arrives
Are the horesmen waiting from the side

In this time when the world can reach no reason
Or is this the calm before the storm

I hear
I see


11:11

There is nothing new under the sun he said.


Novelty is the revenge of lost memory.

well put there, indeed
anyway, novelty is nice
:)

To Il, to El, Mother, Christ, Fair Lady, one and all, and those with eyes and ears...



I cry a river of joy

For all is fair in love and war, and where there is no war, there is peace at heavens table.

To elves, to tigers, to angels faere and fey.. let us feast, of Love...
:1asapnn ph:



"inspiration is what you are to me..."

Thats in B minor btw....














...thankyou all...

let a drop of love touch us all this day and ever onward









Last Edited by Flaming Sword on 07/21/2010 11:07 PM

11:11
22:22

infinity:infinity
bump
"let the mdnight special..."

a minute late
ha its why numbers suck..
ummm got one for you elf'


lloll


get it?


ha ha

:edit:
its why they call joints numbers I guess

puff puff

hills and valleys

gotta take a rest every once and a while


"breathe well...live long time..."

take it away, Mr Clapton...if you please...





Last Edited by Flaming Sword on 07/21/2010 11:35 PM

the pelican flies onwards his bill full, the campfire is restive, the mood is festive, enjoying the freedom, to be as one, spectral optimisation, you might say, altruistically, speaking...



Last Edited by Flaming Sword on 07/21/2010 11:49 PM

Looks like I'm the late one... hello, before you say good-night, then; did you know that it is almost 'Valentine's Day?' July 26 is the date of the Jewish TuB'Av,- a true day of 'love,' and white roses for all...

Perhaps it is time to celebrate... something. Love will do.


One for you...

:rckcf:

A strange feeling has come over me
A change of my mind and a change of my soul

Turning my back on the past I once knew
Sacrificing everything that I hold

Becoming something foul and obscene
Losing my will to do as I feel

I feel now that I've lost all that I love
Promises forgotten friendships left in the dust

A meeting years ago and far from my home
Now I try to remain true to your memory

Time goes by and years work their way on me
Memories dim as my body grows old

A life of wandering alone is what I have made
Too late now I have learned what I regret

My eyes see more than most,
Maybe I see more than I want to see
My ears hear more than most,
Maybe I hear more than I want to hear
My mouth says more than most,
Maybe I say more than I want to say
My heart feels more than most,
Maybe I feel more than I want to feel

Now I break free from the chains of my own self restraint
No more will I be bound by outside constrains

I found the source of strength within myself
No more will I let myself be less than I am

ll:ll

Thanks again...
well, the time has come for me to get busy in the garden for a day or so, get some things planted for spring, broadbeans for christmas, some new spuds...
so...see you all real soon:)
here is to peace