Monday, March 18, 2013

Tribes of Ethiopia by Lucy Crossley


Painted faces, scarred bodies, wooden guns and extravagant headdresses: Amazing photographs reveal the lost world of the Omo tribes of Ethiopia


Proud: With his painted face and crown of greenery this child is a proud member of one of the tribes who call the Omo Valley in Ethipia home

Camouflaged: A group of children disguise themselves with vegetation for a hunting trip near their African home

Sharp shooter: A young boy plays with a wooden gun. Although the tribes' rustic lifestyles are far removed from modern towns and cities influences have crept in

The Delicate Architecture of Water Droplets









Monday, March 11, 2013

Year of water snake 2013


從命理角度來看,2013年02月04日 00:13:25立春之后,才正式進入癸巳蛇年,在2月3日23點(子時)之前,仍然是壬辰龍年。從五行來看,癸巳為自絕之水,名叫凅流。如果遇上丙戌、丁亥屋上土和庚子壁上土,此水馬上就會干凅,因為這些是厚實之土。如果得巳酉丑合金局,定然起死回生,興盛發達,有功及物。
癸巳納音為水,干祿合巳中之戊,故地帶合。水帶本祿,巳中申,申乃水生之方,絕地逢生,火地不雜,流遠澄清之水。水滿益火,火輕用木,無土止流,水火得既濟,物以旺也,恩惠于物,施舍四方,乃德也。干合真火巳地真氣,官在火中為神,此為清也。

Ancient Chinese wisdom says a Snake in the house is a good omen because it means your family will not starve. This could be taken metaphorically to mean that a Snake could never have a problem with his family starving because he is such a great mediator, making him good at business. Or it could mean that a Snake would be willing to sacrifice his possessions, something the Snake has a lot of, in order to pay for his family’s food. Any way it is interpreted is representative of the Snake’s character and is a measure of the value he puts on his material wealth. The Snake is keen and cunning, quite intelligent and wise.

Finger Print Art by Iris Scott