Devotees occupy Jones bridge as they take part in the annual procession of the Black Nazarene in metro Manila, Philippines: photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters, 9 January 2017
Devotees occupy Jones bridge as they take part in the annual procession of the Black Nazarene in metro Manila, Philippines: photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters, 9 January 2017
Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star enclosed in symbolic wall constructed by Los Angeles street artist Plastic Jesus: photo via News.Mic, 30 July 2016
Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, "protected": photo by Mark Ralston, 30 July 2016
Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, "protected":: photo by Mark Ralston, 30 July 2016
Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, defaced by Nazi swastika: photographer unknown via News dot Mic, 31 January 2016
An old picture with Nancy and Ronald Reagan: image via Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump, 9 January 2017
Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a.....
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Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never "mocked" a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him.......
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"groveling" when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media!
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Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who is vice chairman of Mr. Trump’s transition team, speaks to Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corporation, at a gathering of chief executive officers on Monday in Washington. Mr. Giuliani's business ties may hurt his possible nomination as secretary of state.: photo by Al Drago/The New York Times, 14 November 2016
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Given Trump legitimacy q’s, some shots of electoral college ballots this wk seemed to suggest funeral procession, pallbearers Photo @Politico: image via Reading the Pictures @ReadingThePix, 8 January 2017
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US - A man dressed up as Trump competes during Freestyle Reining competition at National Western Stock Show in Denver. By Jason Connolly #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
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CHINA - Workers inflate a giant chicken resembling Donald Trump in front of a factory in Jiaxing. By @johaynz #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
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PHILIPPINES - Devotees join the annual procession with the religious icon of the Black Nazarene in Manila. By @herime23 #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
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Filipino Roman Catholic devotees climb the carriage to kiss and rub with their towels the image of the Black Nazarene to celebrate its feast day Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. The raucous celebration drew tens of thousands of devotees in a barefoot procession for several hours around Manila streets and ended up with several people injured.: photo by Bullit Marquez/AP, 9 January 2017
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Filipino Roman Catholic devotees climb the carriage to kiss and rub with their towels the image of the Black Nazarene to celebrate its feast day Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. The raucous celebration drew tens of thousands of devotees in a barefoot procession for several hours around Manila streets and ended up with several people injured.: photo by Bullit Marquez/AP, 9 January 2017
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IRAQ - A mushroom cloud is seen in the sky after a car bomb exploded in Mosul, during an ongoing military operation against IS. By @dilkoff #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
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Iraq - People walk in Mosul's al-Zahraa neighbourhood as they flee during an ongoing military operation against Islamic State (IS).@dilkoff #AFP: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 9 January 2017
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IRAQ - A displaced boy who fled the violence in Mosul, looks through an open door at the Hasan Sham camp for displaced people. By @dilkoff #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
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IRAQ - A displaced Iraqi man who fled the violence in Mosul, waits to charge his mobile phone at the Hasan Sham camp. By @dilkoff #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 10 January 2017
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IRAQ - Displaced Iraqis who fled the violence in Mosul are reflected in a window of a fast-food shop at the Khazer refugee camp. By @dilkoff #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 10 January 2017
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IRAQ - A young vegetables vendor rests at the Khazer refugee camp for displaced people who fled the violence in Mosul. By @dilkoff #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
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SYRIA - A Syrian vendor reaches out for bananas at a shop in rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus. By@AbdDoumany: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
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YEMEN - Yemeni girl waits at a medical center in Bani Hawat, on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. By Mohammed Huwais #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
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SERBIA - Migrants from Afghanistan stand in makeshift shelter in a abandoned warehouse in Belgrade. By Oliver Bunic #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
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SYRIA - Syrian children play in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. By @AbdDoumany #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
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SYRIA - Syrian children play in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. By @AbdDoumany #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
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SYRIA - Syrian children play in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. By @AbdDoumany #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
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LEBANON - Waves engulf a Beirut beach resort at sunset during a wind storm. By @PatrickBaz #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
Rupert Murdoch is a great guy who likes me much better as a very successful candidate than he ever did as a very successful developer!
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Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who is vice chairman of Mr. Trump’s transition team, speaks to Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corporation, at a gathering of chief executive officers on Monday in Washington. Mr. Giuliani's business ties may hurt his possible nomination as secretary of state.: photo by Al Drago/The New York Times, 14 November 2016
Given Trump legitimacy q’s, some shots of electoral college ballots this wk seemed to suggest funeral procession, pallbearers Photo @Politico: image via Reading the Pictures @ReadingThePix, 8 January 2017
US - A man dressed up as Trump competes during Freestyle Reining competition at National Western Stock Show in Denver. By Jason Connolly #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
CHINA - Workers inflate a giant chicken resembling Donald Trump in front of a factory in Jiaxing. By @johaynz #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
PHILIPPINES - Devotees join the annual procession with the religious icon of the Black Nazarene in Manila. By @herime23 #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
Filipino Roman Catholic devotees climb the carriage to kiss and rub with their towels the image of the Black Nazarene to celebrate its feast day Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. The raucous celebration drew tens of thousands of devotees in a barefoot procession for several hours around Manila streets and ended up with several people injured.: photo by Bullit Marquez/AP, 9 January 2017
Filipino Roman Catholic devotees climb the carriage to kiss and rub with their towels the image of the Black Nazarene to celebrate its feast day Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. The raucous celebration drew tens of thousands of devotees in a barefoot procession for several hours around Manila streets and ended up with several people injured.: photo by Bullit Marquez/AP, 9 January 2017
A dog wears a sign reading "No to gasoline price hikes. My food is going up as well," as thousands marched in anger against the government following a 20 percent rise in gas prices, in Mexico City, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Demonstrators have been protesting across Mexico since the gasoline price hike took effect on New Year's Day, and the anger has occasionally erupted into violence, including several days of looting last week.: photo by Rebecca Blackwell/AP, 9 January 2017
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Esteban Santiago is taken from the Broward County main jail as he is transported to the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Santiago is accused of fatally shooting several people at a crowded Florida airport baggage claim and faces airport violence and firearms charges that could mean the death penalty if he's convicted.: photo by Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, 9 January 2017
Esteban Santiago is taken from the Broward County main jail as he is transported to the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Santiago is accused of fatally shooting several people at a crowded Florida airport baggage claim and faces airport violence and firearms charges that could mean the death penalty if he's convicted.: photo by Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, 9 January 2017
IRAQ - A mushroom cloud is seen in the sky after a car bomb exploded in Mosul, during an ongoing military operation against IS. By @dilkoff #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
IRAQ - A displaced boy who fled the violence in Mosul, looks through an open door at the Hasan Sham camp for displaced people. By @dilkoff #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
IRAQ - A displaced Iraqi man who fled the violence in Mosul, waits to charge his mobile phone at the Hasan Sham camp. By @dilkoff #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 10 January 2017
IRAQ - Displaced Iraqis who fled the violence in Mosul are reflected in a window of a fast-food shop at the Khazer refugee camp. By @dilkoff #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 10 January 2017
IRAQ - A young vegetables vendor rests at the Khazer refugee camp for displaced people who fled the violence in Mosul. By @dilkoff #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
SYRIA - A Syrian vendor reaches out for bananas at a shop in rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus. By@AbdDoumany: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
YEMEN - Yemeni girl waits at a medical center in Bani Hawat, on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. By Mohammed Huwais #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
SERBIA - Migrants from Afghanistan stand in makeshift shelter in a abandoned warehouse in Belgrade. By Oliver Bunic #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
SYRIA - Syrian children play in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. By @AbdDoumany #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
SYRIA - Syrian children play in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. By @AbdDoumany #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
SYRIA - Syrian children play in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. By @AbdDoumany #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
SYRIA - A Syrian boy chops wood in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. By @AbdDoumany #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
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INDIA - A man carries cattle-feed on his head outskirts of Srinagar after seasons first snowfall in Kashmir. By @TauseefMUSTAFA #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
INDIA - A man carries cattle-feed on his head outskirts of Srinagar after seasons first snowfall in Kashmir. By @TauseefMUSTAFA #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
LEBANON - Waves engulf a Beirut beach resort at sunset during a wind storm. By @PatrickBaz #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
Thomas Wyatt: Fruitless Fruit ("Avysing the bright bemes of these fayer Iyes")
Fruit ofthepotatorose(Rosarugosa),October,on theNorth SeaislandSpiekeroog: photo by Jürgen Nowaldt, 2005
Avysing the bright bemes of these fayer Iyes
...where he is that mine oft moisteth & washeth
...the werid mynde streght from the hert dep[ar]teth
...for to rest in his woroldly p[ar]adise
And fynde the swete bitter vnder this gyse
...what webbe he hath wrought well he p[er]ceveth
...whereby with him self on love he playneth
...that spurreth with fyer and bridlith w[i]th Ise
Thus is it in suche extremitie brought
...in frossen though[t] nowe and nowe it stondeth in flame
...twyst misery and welth twist ernest & game
...But few glad and many dyvers thought
...with sore repentance of his hardines
...of suche a rote cometh ffruyte fruytles
Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542): Avysing the bright bemes of these fayer Iyes: transcription by Ricard Harrier (1975) from British Library Egerton MS 2711, fol. 22
Fruit (hips) of Rosa pimpinellifolia, growing in Newborough Warren, 16 October: photo by Velela, 2006
Mirando 'l sol de' begli occhi sereno,
Ove è chi spesso i miei depinge e bagna,
Dal cor l' anima stanca si scompagna
Per gir nel paradiso suo terreno.
Poi, trovandol di dolce e d' amar' pieno,
Quant' al mondo si tesse opra d' aragna
Vede; onde seco e con Amor si lagna,
Ch'à sí caldi gli spron, sí duro 'l freno.
Per questi estremi duo, contrari e misti,
Or con voglie gelate, or con accese
Stassi cosí fra misera e felice.
Ma pochi lieti, e molti penser tristi;
E 'l piú si pente de l' ardite imprese:
Tal frutto nasce di cotal radice.
Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374):Canzoniere CLXXIII
Rose hip: photo by Elucidate, 2008
Rose hips, Sierra de Valdemeca, Cuenca, Spain, 29 October: photo by Retama, 2007
Mourners gather at at Jamaran mosque during the mourning ceremony of one of the late founders of the Islamic Republic, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: photo by Majid Saeedi, 9 January 2017
Mourners gather at at Jamaran mosque during the mourning ceremony of one of the late founders of the Islamic Republic, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: photo by Majid Saeedi, 9 January 2017
Mourners gather around the coffin of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during a mourning ceremony at Jamaran mosque in Tehran today: photo Atta Kenare/AFP, 9 January 2017
Mourners gather around the coffin of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during a mourning ceremony at Jamaran mosque in Tehran today: photo Atta Kenare/AFP, 9 January 2017
Iran mourns 'sheikh of moderation' former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani at Jamaran mosque in Tehran. Photo Atta Kenare: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 9 January 2017
Iran mourns 'sheikh of moderation' former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani at Jamaran mosque in Tehran. Photo Atta Kenare: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 9 January 2017
Iran mourns 'sheikh of moderation' former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani at Jamaran mosque in Tehran. Photo Atta Kenare: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 9 January 2017
New Palestinian Hamas security forces take part in basic training along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in Gaza City: photo by Hatem Moussa/AP, 9 January 2017
New Palestinian Hamas security forces take part in basic training along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in Gaza City: photo by Hatem Moussa/AP, 9 January 2017
A Syrian refugee stands at the entrance of the house where he lives at Kucukpazar district near Sultanahmet during snowfall in Istanbul: photo by Yasin Akgul/AFP, 9 January 2017
A Syrian refugee stands at the entrance of the house where he lives at Kucukpazar district near Sultanahmet during snowfall in Istanbul: photo by Yasin Akgul/AFP, 9 January 2017
TURKEY -A Syrian refugee stands at entrance of the house where he lives at Kucukpazar district during snowfalls in Istanbul. By @yasinnakgul: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 8 January 2017
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TURKEY - A Syrian woman walks with her children at Kucukpazar district near Sultanahmet during snowfalls in Istanbul. By @yasinnakgul: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 8 January 2017 ![]()
TURKEY - A Syrian woman walks with her children at Kucukpazar district near Sultanahmet during snowfalls in Istanbul. By @yasinnakgul: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 8 January 2017
TURKEY - Turkish Airlines planes are stuck on the tarmac during heavy snowfall at Ataturk international airportin Istanbul. By @Kilicl: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
TURKEY - A view from the Galata tower of the historic city centre of Istanbul covered by snow during heavy snowfalls. By @Kilicl: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 8 January 2017
Commuters in Stratford, London travel by bus, as London Underground workers launched a 24-hour strike which crippled Tube services and caused travel chaos for millions of passengers: photo by Stefan Rousseau/PA, 9 January 2017
Commuters in Stratford, London travel by bus, as London Underground workers launched a 24-hour strike which crippled Tube services and caused travel chaos for millions of passengers: photo by Stefan Rousseau/PA, 9 January 2017
UK - A commuter wipes condensation from the window of an extra bus put on during a 24-hour tube strike in London. By @JustinTallis: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 January 2017
A drawing of Mary Poppins wearing a pollution mask is suspended in front of the Queen Elizabeth Tower, London, by Greenpeace campaigners after it was revealed that legal air pollution limits for the whole year have been broken just five days into 2017: photo by Victoria Jones/PA, 6 January 2017
A drawing of Mary Poppins wearing a pollution mask is suspended in front of the Queen Elizabeth Tower, London, by Greenpeace campaigners after it was revealed that legal air pollution limits for the whole year have been broken just five days into 2017: photo by Victoria Jones/PA, 6 January 2017
Safia Bano, the mother of Mohammed Yassar Yaqub is comforted at Masjid Bilal Huddersfield where prayers are being held ahead of his funeral. Yaqub, 28, died after officers opened fire on the car he was travelling in near the M62 in West Yorkshire on Monday evening.: photo by Anna Gowthorpe/PA, 6 January 2017
Safia Bano, the mother of Mohammed Yassar Yaqub is comforted at Masjid Bilal Huddersfield where prayers are being held ahead of his funeral. Yaqub, 28, died after officers opened fire on the car he was travelling in near the M62 in West Yorkshire on Monday evening.: photo by Anna Gowthorpe/PA, 6 January 2017