#gully piers

[fangkenstein]

gully painting for odyssey au!

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They crossed a gully, then a ridge, and half-slid down the other side.

"Incarnations of Immortality: Being a Green Mother" - Piers Anthony

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Crafted with Precision – Stumpy Gully Road by markowitzdesign and Stavrias Architecture

Photography by Pier Carthew

[omophagias]

not doing the big data visualization for the half-year point, but! here we are.

i had a lot more days this year where i had to drive to work, which i think is probably the major reason that this number is down from last year (last year's journal isn’t at hand right now but i believe it was at 87 or so.) at various points during those months i was definitely feeling the not-having-read (and also the lack of exercise -- turns out those walks to & from the transit center are actually good for me.) probably the next six weeks are not going to be great for reading either, considering my impending move & the attendant mental derangement.

the juvenilia were: treasure island (read via gutenberg at work), the hunger games series (read via illegitimate pdf at work), and a poetry anthology i was given as a child that i reread.

books i did not finish were: the first volume of le morte d’arthur (late-middle english uncanny valley writing style) and patti gully’s sisters of heaven: china’s barnstorming aviatrixes: modernity, feminism, and popular imagination in asia and the west (title wrote a check that the book analytically did not cash; surface-level and occasionally just kind of orientalist)

books “read online” were: 5 via illegitimate pdf, 2 via archive.org, 1 via project gutenberg, and 1 via author’s website.

i have not read much fiction so far that i really enjoyed. the last two months the only fiction i have read at all has been several patrick o’brian books and the french translation of moving pictures. i am in fact rapidly nearing the end of the aubreyad -- i believe in the next one they will finally escape the Permanent 1812 time warp. i’m currently reading the books of jacob and am enjoying it, but it moves very slowly.

on the other hand, i read some really good nonfiction. aside from the titles mentioned above, i liked perry anderson’s passages from antiquity to feudalism, samuel delaney’s times square red, times square blue, natalie zemon davis’s the return of martin guerre, viet thanh nguyen’s nothing ever dies, and norman cohn’s the pursuit of the millenium.

as of now, the unread books tally in my journal stands at 33, which may be the lowest it’s been since i started journaling! there is a distinct possibility that by the end of the year i will have moved on to the books i’ve been categorizing as partially read, which are largely assigned reading from college and graduate school or collections i read chapters from for my master’s thesis. on the one hand that’s a lot of books on topics in medieval christianity that i remember liking the parts i read of; on the other hand i doooooon’t want to reread piers plowman very much. but! we shall see.

hopefully in the second half of the year i will also buckle down and start on the chunk of unread books that i’ve been thinking of as the theoryzone. there’s got to be a reading group for some of these.

[fey-t-ff]

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　 ★ラノシア La Noscea 　 リムサ･ロミンサ Limsa Lominsa 　 ●リムサ･ロミンサ：上甲板層 Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks コーラルタワー[斧術士ギルド] Coral Tower(Marauders' Guild) 薬舗｢セブンスセージ｣ The Seventh Sage レストラン｢ビスマルク｣[調理師ギルド] The Bismarck(Culinarians' Guild) 溺れた海豚亭[冒険者ギルド] The Drowning Wench(Adventurers' Guild) 宿屋｢ミズンマスト｣ Mizzenmast Inn クロウズリフト Crow's Lift リムサ･ロミンサ･ランディング Airship Landing 黒渦団兵舎 Maelstrom Barracks 黒渦団：軍令部 Maelstrom Command 魚商｢ハイアライン｣ The Hyaline アフトカースル The Aftcastle 永遠の乙女亭 The Missing Member アンカーヤード Anchor Yard ナルディク＆ヴィメリー社[鍛冶師ギルド][甲冑師ギルド] Naldiq & Vymelli's(Blacksmiths' Guild)(Armorers' Guild) 　 　 ●リムサ･ロミンサ：下甲板層 Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks フェリードック Ferry Docks メルヴァン税関公社[巴術士ギルド] Mealvaan's Gate(Arcanists' Guild) 西国際街商通り West Hawkers' Alley 国際街広場 Hawkers' Round 東国際街商通り East Hawkers' Alley エーテライト･プラザ Limsa Lominsa Aetheryte Plaza 八分儀広場 The Octant ブルワークホール Bulwark Hall チョコボ留 Chocobokeep ゼファー陸門 Zephyr Gate クロウズリフト Crow's Lift リムサ･ロミンサ･ランディング Airship Landing アスタリシア号 The Astalicia 網倉[漁師ギルド] Fisherman's Bottom(Fishermen's Guild) 船着場：リムサ･ロミンサ Lominsan Ferry Docks エーデルワイス商会[双剣士ギルド] Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss(Rogues' Guild) 　 　 ●ミスト･ヴィレッジ Mist ミスト･ヴィレッジ Mist 　ミストゲート･スクエア Mistgate Square 　トップマスト The Topmast 　ミスト･ヴィレッジ北西 Mist West 　ミスト･ヴィレッジ北東 Mist Northeast 　メルヴィブ水道橋 The Admiral's Waterspire 　ミスト･ヴィレッジ東 Mist East 　ハウジング関連担当官 Resident Caretaker 　シーゲイズ商通り Seagaze Markets 　ミスト･ヴィレッジ南 Mist South 　ミストビーチ Mist Beach 　船着場：ミスト･ヴィレッジ Mist Docks 　ミスト･ヴィレッジ南東 Mist Southeast 　 [拡張街]ミスト･ヴィレッジ Mist Subdivision 　[拡張街]トップマストThe Topmast Subdivision 　[拡張街]船着場：ミスト･ヴィレッジ Mist Docks Subdivision 　[拡張街]ミスト･ヴィレッジ北西(船着場) Mist Northwest Subdivision 　[拡張街]ミスト･ヴィレッジ北東 Mist Northeast Subdivision 　[拡張街]シーゲイズ商通り Seagaze Markets Subdivision 　[拡張街]ミストビーチ Mist Beach Subdivision 　ハウジング関連担当官 Resident Caretaker 　[拡張街]メルヴィブ水道橋 The Admiral's Waterspire Subdivision 　[拡張街]ミストゲート･スクエア Mistgate Square Subdivision 　[拡張街]ミスト･ヴィレッジ中央 Central Mist Subdivision 　[拡張街]ミスト･ヴィレッジ南東 Mist Southeast Subdivision 　[拡張街]ミスト･ヴィレッジ南西 Mist Southwest Subdivision 　 　 ●ウルヴズジェイル係船場 Wolves' Den Pier 船着場：ウルヴズジェイル Wolves' Den Docks ウルヴズジェイル係船場 Wolves' Den Pier ブレイブハート号 The Braveheart 対戦受付 Entry Counter 個人演習場 Dueling Circle 　 　 ●中央ラノシア Middle La Noscea スリーマルム･ベンド Three-malm Bend 　デネベール関門 De Nevelle Checkpoint 　フォアマスト Foremast 　*サマーフォード沿岸 Summerford 　 サマーフォード Summerford 　ニーム川 Nym River 　スカイリフト Skylift 　デセント断崖 The Descent 　ささやきの谷 Woad Whisper Canyon 　開拓者の納屋 Tiller's Rest 　クックポット The Cookpot 　アジェレス川 Agelyss River 　*西アジェレス川 West Agelyss River 　シーソング石窟 Seasong Grotto 　サマーフォード庄 Summerford Farms 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　ローグ川 Rogue River 　*ゼファードリフト沿岸 Zephyr Drift 　 ゼファードリフト Zephyr Drift 　ゼファー陸門 Zephyr Gate 　ラザグラン関門 La Thagran Checkpoint 　 　 ●低地ラノシア Lower La Noscea モラビー湾 Moraby Bay 　テンペスト陸門 Tempest Gate 　モーニングウィドー The Mourning Widow 　*モラビー湾西岸 Moraby Bay 　シュオン大橋 Oschon's Embrace 　迷子橋 Madman  Bridge 　ラザグラン街道 La Thagran Eastroad 　眼鏡岩 The Eyes 　 シダーウッド Cedarwood 　ブラインドアイアン坑道 Blind Iron Mines 　見捨てられた廃屋 House of Sticks 　グレイフリート��車群 The Grey Fleet 　レッドルースター農場 Red Rooster Stead 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　*シダーウッド沿岸部 Cedarwood 　 ゴッズグリップ The Gods' Grip 　ソルトストランド The Salt Strand 　エンプティハート Empty Heart 　モラビー造船廠 Moraby Drydocks 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　船着場：モラビー造船廠 Moraby Drydocks Landing 　ハルブレイカー･アイル Hullbreaker Isle 　キャンドルキープ埠頭 Candlekeep Quay 　オシュオン灯台 Oschon's Torch 　 　 ●東ラノシア Eastern La Noscea アジェレス旧街道 Agelyss Wise 　カストルム･オクシデンス Castrum Occidens 　アジェレス川 Agelyss River 　*東アジェレス川 East Agelyss River 　ワインポート Wineport 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　 レインキャッチャー樹林 Raincatcher Gully 　船着場：レインキャッチャー Raincatcher Gully Docks 　ブレイフロクスの野営地 Brayflox's Longstop 　レッドマンティス滝 Red Mantis Falls 　切られた革紐亭 The Severed String 　*レインキャッチャー沼沢地 The Juggernaut 　 ブラッドショア Bloodshore 　船着場：隠れ滝 Hidden Falls Docks 　隠れ滝 Hidden Falls 　*北ブラッドショア North Bloodshore 　ガーロックの棲処 The Garlok's Lair 　コスタ･デル･ソル Costa del Sol 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　船着場 Ferry Docks 　常夏の島 Isle of Endless Summer 　*常夏の島北 North Isle of Endless Summer 　*ロータノ海沖合：船首 Rhotano Sea(Privateer Forecastle) 　*ロータノ海沖合：船尾 Rhotano Sea(Privateer Sterncastle) 　白鴎塔 Gullperch Tower 　*南ブラッドショア South Bloodshore 　 　 ●西ラノシア Western La Noscea クォーターストーン Quarterstone 　スウィフトパーチ入植地 Swiftperch 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　ドードー営巣地 The Flock 　ブルワーズ灯台 The Brewer's Beacon 　 スカルバレー Skull Valley 　エール���ート Aleport 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　船着場：エールポート Aleport Docks 　*スカルバレー沿岸部 Skull Valley 　初心者の館 Hall of the Novice 　サスタシャ浸食洞 Sastasha 　キャンプ･スカルバレー Camp Skull Valley 　エールグヘームルの墓 The Founder's Crypt 　 ハーフストーン Halfstone 　北防波壁 North Tidegate 　サハギン軍陣営 Sahagin Landbase 　南防波壁 South Tidegate 　サハギン軍陣営 Sahagin Landbase 　ノォヴの育成地 Novv's Nursery 　*ハーフストーン沿岸部 Halfstone 　 サプサ産卵地 Sapsa Spawning Grounds 　海還りの墓碑 The Reef of Sending 　海蛇の巣穴 The Serpent's Tongue 　船隠しの港 Reaver Hide 　 幻影諸島 The Isles of Umbra 　船着場：幻影諸島 Isles of Umbra Docks 　*幻影諸島北岸 Isles of Umbra Northshore 　シリウス大灯台 Pharos Sirius 　船の墓場 The Ship Graveyard 　*幻影諸島南岸 Isles of Umbra Southshore 　月影島 Moonshade Isle 　 　 ●高地ラノシア Upper La Noscea オークウッド Oakwood 　愚か者の滝 Fool Falls 　プアメイドミル Poor Maid's Mill 　サラオスの亡骸 Thalaos 　メメルン交易商店 Memeroon's Trading Post 　 ブロンズレイク Bronze Lake 　キャンプ･ブロンズレイク Camp Bronze Lake 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　*ブロンズレイク北東岸 Northeast Bronze Lake 　ワンダラーパレス The Wanderer's Palace 　ジジルン交易商店 Jijiroon's Trading Post 　*ブロンズレイク北東湖底 Northeast Bronze Lake 　*ブロンズレイク・シャロー Bronze Lake Shallows 　 ゼルマ渓谷 Zelma's Run 　 　 ●外地ラノシア Outer La Noscea ロングクライム The Long Climb 　ニーム浮遊遺跡 The Floating City of Nym 　*ロングクライム渓谷 The Long Climb 　隠者の庵 The Hermit's Hovel 　キャンプ･オーバールック Camp Overlook 　*ブロンズレイク北西岸 Northwest Bronze Lake 　 アイアンレイク Iron Lake 　第789洞穴団の採掘地 789th Order Dig 　コボルド軍試掘地 Kobold Dig 　 ウ・ガマロ武装鉱山 U'Ghamaro Mines 　 　 　 ★黒衣森 The Black Shroud 　 グリダニア Gridania 　 ●グリダニア：新市街 New Gridania 青狢門 Blue Badger Gate カーラインカフェ[冒険者ギルド] Carline Canopy(Adventurers' Guild) 旅館｢とまり木｣ The Roost グリダニア･ランディング Airship Landing 翡翠湖 Judeite Flood *グリダニア：翡翠湖畔 Jadeite Flood 朱獺門 Red Otter Gate フィガガ大水車 Figaga's Gift チョコボ留 Chocobokeep エーテライト･プラザ Gridania Aetheryte Plaza 水車四辻 The Knot 紅茶川 Black Tea Brook 木工師ギルド Carpenters' Guild どんぐり遊園 Acorn Orchard *グリダニア：紅茶川水系下流 Lower Black Tea Brook 双蛇党：総合司令部 Adders' Nest 双蛇党兵舎 Twin Adder Barracks 白狼門 White Wolf Gate 案内人：白狼門 White Wolf Gate Guard 神勇隊指令砦[弓術士ギルド] Quiver's Hold(Archers' Guild) 　 　 ●グリダニア：旧市街 Old Gridania 革細工師ギルド Leatherworkers' Guild 工芸｢フェン･イル｣ Fen-Yll Fineries 紫檀商店街 Rosewood Stalls 木陰の東屋 Shaded Bower 黒檀商店街 Ebony Stalls 東桟橋 Westshore Pier 囁きの渓谷 Whispering Gorge *グリダニア：囁きの渓谷 Whispering Gorge 鬼哭隊屯所[槍術士ギルド] Wailing Barracks(Lancers' Guild) 武具屋｢セントールアイ｣ The Centaur's Eye 玄猪門 Black Boar Gate アプカル滝 Apkallu Falls ミィ･ケット野外音楽堂 Mih Khetto's Amphitheatre 口笛粉屋 The Whistling Miller 紅茶川 Black Tea Brook *グリダニア：紅茶川水系上流 Upper Black Tea Brook 黄蛇門 Yellow Serpent Gate 豊穣神祭壇 Nophica's Alter 碩老樹瞑想窟[幻術士ギルド] Stillglade Fane(Conjurers' Guild) 園芸師ギルド Botanists' Guild グレートローム農場 Greatloam Growery *エッグドリーム鶏舎 The Dreamer's Run 　 　 ●ラベンダーベッド The Lavender Beds ラベンダーベッド The Lavender Beds 　船着場：ラベンダーベッド Lavender Beds Docks 　紫水桟橋 Amethyst Shallows 　ヤイヌ･パーの円庭 Yainu-Par 　ラベンダーベッド南西 Lavender Southwest 　ラベンダーベッド南東 Lavender Southeast 　ラベンダーベッド北西 Lavender Northwest 　若草商店街 Wildflower Stalls 　ラベンダーベッド東 Lavender East 　樹冠商店街 Dappled Stalls 　ハウジング関連担当官 Resident Caretaker 　センナの大樹 Senna's Pride 　鎮守の石門 Autumn's Sentinels 　リリーヒルズ Lily Hills 　 [拡張街]ラベンダーベッド The Lavender Beds Subdivision 　[拡張街]船着場：ラベンダーベッド Lavender Beds Docks Subdivision 　[拡張街]紫水桟橋 Amethyst Shallows Subdivision 　[拡張街]ヤイヌ･パーの円庭 Yainu-Par Subdivision 　[拡張街]ラベンダーベッド北西 Lavender Northwest Subdivision 　[拡張街]ラベンダーベッド南西 Lavender Southwest Subdivision 　[拡張街]ラベンダーベッド北東 Lavender Northeast Subdivision 　[拡張街]若草商店街 Wildflower Stalls Subdivision 　[拡張街]ラベンダーベッド南 Lavender South Subdivision 　[拡張街]樹冠商店街 Dappled Stalls Subdivision 　ハウジング関連担当官 Resident Caretaker 　[拡張街]センナの大樹 Senna's Pride Subdivision 　[拡張街]鎮守の石門 Autumn's Sentinels Subdivision 　[拡張街]リリーヒルズ Lily Hills Subdivision 　 　 ●黒衣森：中央森林 Central Shroud 翡翠湖畔 Jadeite Thick 　青狢門 Blue Badger Gate 　再生の根株 Lifemend Stump 　東の葉脈 East Vein 　ギルバート監視哨 Gilbert's Spire 　バノック練兵所 The Bannock 　西の葉脈 West Vein 　*葉脈水系 The Vein 　 グリーンティア択伐地 Greentear 　ガビノー親方の小屋 Gabineaux's Bower 　裸岩の丘 Naked Rock 　ウォーレン牢獄 Spirithold 　 ベントブランチ Bentbranch 　ベントブランチ牧場 Bentbranch Meadows 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　ガルヴァンス監視哨 Galvanth's Spire 　タムタラの墓所 The Tam-Tara Deepcroft 　境樹 The Hedgetree 　鏡池桟橋 The Mirror Planks 　船着場：鏡池桟橋 Mirror Planks Docks 　*鏡池 The Mirror 　睡蓮岩 Lilystone 　 スカンポの安息所 Sorrel Haven 　白狼門 White Wolf Gate 　案内人：白狼門 White Wolf Gate Guard 　地神の忘却 The Matron's Lethe 　ダンスタン監視哨 Dunstan's Spire 　早贄台 Sanguine Perch 　鱗紋岩 Amberscale Rock 　芽吹の池 Hopeseed Pond 　ハウケタ御用邸 Haukke Manor 　エバーシェイド[長老の木] Everschade(The Guardian Tree) 　 枯骨の森 The Standing Corses 　スプリガンの巣窟 Spriggan Dig 　 　 ●黒衣森：東部森林 East Shroud ナインアイビー Nine Ivies 　花蜜桟橋 Sweetbloom Pier 　フルフラワー養蜂場 Fullflower Comb 　ハニーヤード The Honey Yard 　ホウソーン家の山塞 The Hawthorne Hut 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　ジョスラン監視哨 Josselin's Spire 　境樹 The Hedgetree 　シルフの仮宿 Little Solace 　*さざなみ小川 Springripple Brook 　アマリセ監視哨 Amarissaix's Spire 　バエサルの長城 Baelsar's Wall 　カストルム･オリエンス Castrum Oriens 　 茨の森 The Bramble Patch 　十二神大聖堂 Sanctum of the Twelve 　*青翠の奈落 Verdant Drop 　 ラークスコール Larkscall 　 シルフ領 Sylphlands 　*シルフランド渓谷 Sylphlands 　金葉台 Goldleaf Dais 　ムーンスポア･グローブ Moonspore Grove 　ハンギングバーブ Hanging Barbs 　ゆりかごの大樹 The Seedbed 　 　 ●黒衣森：南部森林 South Shroud アッパーパス Upper Paths 　��スカロン監視所跡 Buscarron's Scar 　酒房｢バスカロンドラザーズ｣ Buscarron's Druthers 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　*ハズーバ支流：上流 Upper Hathoeva River 　イソム･ハーの穴蔵 Issom-Har 　主なき庵室 No Man's Hovel 　*ハズーバ支流：中流 Middle Hathoeva River 　*ハズーバ支流：下流 Lower Hathoeva River 　トトラクの千獄 The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak 　 沈黙の花壇 Silent Arbor 　クォーリーミル Quarrymill 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　*ハズーバ支流：東 East Hathoeva River 　レッドベリー砦 Redbelly Hive 　ムントゥイ醸造庫 The Mun-Tuy Cellars 　ゴブリン族の野営地 Goblins' Meet 　*ゴブリン族の生簀 Goblinblood 　朽葉の吹溜り Takers' Rot 　 ウルズの恵み Urth's Gift 　ウルズの泉 Urth's Fount 　 蛇殻林 Snakemolt 　古城アムダプール Amdapor Keep 　 ロウアーパス Lower Paths 　キャンプ･トランキル Camp Tranquil 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　根渡り沼 Rootslake 　古アムダプール市街 The Lost City of Amdapor 　サウスシュラウド･ランディング South Shroud Landing 　 　 ●黒衣森：北部森林 North Shroud ひそひそ木立 Treespeak 　黄蛇門 Yellow Serpent Gate 　エ･タッタ監視哨 E-Tatt's Spire 　ツリースピーク厩舎 Treespeak Stables 　精霊の幼木 Blessed Bud 　ゲルモラ遺跡 Gelmorra Ruins 　ユージニア監視哨 Eugenia's Spire 　*さざめき川 Murmur Rills 　 ピースガーデン Peacegarden 　境樹 The Hedgetree 　ハーストミル Hyrstmill 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　エカトル実験場 Ehcatl 　 プラウドクリーク Proud Creek 　イクサル軍伐採所 Ixali Logging Grounds 　*タホトトル湖畔 Lake Tahtotl 　 アルダースプリングス Alder Springs 　フォールゴウド Fallgourd Float 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　*フォールゴウド秋瓜湖畔 Fallgourd Float 　浮かぶコルク亭 The Bobbing Cork 　山師の岩窟 Finders' Bluff 　フロランテル監視哨 Florentel's Spire 　 　 　 ★ザナラーン Thanalan 　 ウルダハ Ul'dah 　 ●ウルダハ：ナル回廊 Ul'dah - Steps of Nald ナル大門 Gate of Nald チョコボ留 Chocobokeep クイックサンド[冒険者ギルド] The Quicksand(Adventurers' Guild) 宿屋｢砂時計亭｣ The Hourglass ルビーロード国際市場 Ruby Road Exchange ウェルヘッドリフト Wellhead Lift ウルダハ･ランディング Airship Landing 織物｢サンシルク｣ Sunsilk Tapestries エーテライト･プラザ Ul'dah Aetheryte Plaza エメラルドアベニュー Emerald Avenue 不滅隊：作戦本部 Hall of Flames 不滅隊兵舎 Flame Barracks 格闘士ギルド Pugilists' Guild ナナモ新門 Gate of the Sultana 武具屋｢ルディウス｣ The Rudius アルダネス聖櫃堂[呪術士ギルド] Arrzaneth Ossuary(Thaumaturges' Guild) エラリグ墓地 Erralig's Burial Chamber 　 　 ●ウルダハ：ザル回廊 Ul'dah - Steps of Thal ザル回廊 Merchant Strip 　ゴールドコート The Gold Court 　コロセウム The Coliseum 　剣術士ギルド Gladiators' Guild 　宝飾店｢エシュテム｣ Eshtaime's Aesthetics 　彫金師ギルド Goldsmiths' Guild 　オニキスレーン Onyx Lane 　採掘師ギルド Miners' Guild 　案内人：ザル回廊 Residential Area Guide 　ミルバネス礼拝堂 Milvaneth Sacrarium 　裁縫師ギルド Weavers' Guild 　パールレーン Pearl Lane 　*レムレースのオフィス Lemures Headquarters 　サファイアアベニュー国際市場 Sapphire Avenue Exchange 　ザル大門 Gate of Thal 　 政庁層 Hustings Strip 　ウェルヘッドリフト Wellhead Lift 　ウルダハ･ランディング Airship Landing 　ロイヤル･プロムナード Royal Promenade 　フロンデール歩廊 Scholars' Walk 　錬金術師ギルド Alchemists' Guild 　 　 ●ゴブレットビュート The Goblet コブレットビュート The Goblet 　案内人：ゴブレットビュート Residential Area Guide 　ゴブレットビュート北 Goblet North 　ゴブレット市場 Goblet Exchange 　ハウジング関連担当官 Resident Caretaker 　エンドレスドラフト The Endless Draught 　ゴブレットビュート北東 Goblet Northeast 　ゴブレットビュート東 Goblet East 　ゴブレットビュート南東 Goblet Southeast 　ブリミングハート広場 The Brimming Heart 　ゴブレットビュート西 Goblet West 　ナナモ大風車 The Sultana's Breath 　ラウバーンの腕 Raubahn's Salute 　 [拡張街]ゴブレットビュート The Goblet Subdivision 　[拡張街]案内人：ゴブレットビュート Residential Area Guide 　[拡張街]ゴブレットビュート東 Goblet East Subdivision 　[拡張街]ゴブレット市場 Goblet Exchange Subdivision 　ハウジング関連担当官 Resident Caretaker 　[拡張街]エンドレスドラフト The Endless Draught Subdivision 　[拡張街]ゴブレットビュート南東 Goblet Southeast Subdivision 　[拡張街]ゴブレットビュート南 Goblet South Subdivision 　[拡張街]ゴブレットビュート南西 Goblet Southwest Subdivision 　[拡張街]ブリミングハート広場 The Brimming Heart Subdivision 　[拡張街]ゴブレットビュート北 Goblet North Subdivision 　[拡張街]ナナモ大風車 The Sultana's Breath Subdivision 　[拡張街]ラウバーンの腕 Raubahn's Salute Subdivision 　 　 ●ゴールドソーサー The Gold Saucer ゴールドソーサー The Gold Saucer 　ゴールドソーサー･ランディング Airship Landing 　エントランススクウェア Entrance Square 　メインカウンター Main Counter 　チョコボリフト Chocobo Lift 　カードスクウェア Card Square 　エーテライト･プラザ Gold Saucer Aetheryte Plaza 　ワンダースクウェア Wonder Square 　ラウンジ･マンダヴィル The Manderville Lounge 　ジャボテンダー El Coloso 　テーブル・マンダヴィル The Manderville Tables 　イベントスクウェア Event Square 　くじテンダーボード Cactpot Board 　イベントステージ Main Stage 　ラウンドスクウェア Round Square 　マウント･コレル Mt. Corel 　 チョコボスクウェア Chocobo Square 　チョコボリフト Chocobo Lift 　チョコボレースカウンター Race Counter 　LoVMカウンター Lord of Verminion Counter 　 ブランダーヴィルスクウェア Blunderville Square 　 　 ●西ザナラーン Western Thanalan ササモの八十階段 The Eighty Sins of Sasamo 　ナナモ新門 Gate of the Sultana 　スコーピオン交易所 Scorpion Crossing 　 金槌台地 Hammerlea 　一号杭打塔 The East Hammer 　二号杭打塔 The South Hammer 　三号杭打塔 The West Hammer 　ビーコンヒル灯台 Beaconhill Lighthouse 　シルバーバザー The Silver Bazaar 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　波止場：シルバーバザー Silver Bazaar Docks 　 ホライズン･エッジ Horizon's Edge 　ノフィカの井戸 Nophica's Wells 　アラグ陽道 Royal Allagan Sunway 　カッパーベル銅山 Copperbell Mines 　サンライズ門 Sunrise Gate 　ホライズン Horizon 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　サンセット門 Sunset Gate 　 足跡の谷 The Footfalls 　物言わぬ王 The Silent King 　クレセントコーヴ Crescent Cove 　波止場：��レセントコーヴ Crescent Cove Docks 　ベスパーベイ Vesper Bay 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　砂の家 The Waking Sands 　フェリードック Ferry Docks 　 ウエストウインド岬 Cape Westwind 　ムーンドリップ洞窟 Moondrip 　パラタの墓所 Parata's Peace 　帝国軍前哨基地 Imperial Outpost 　カスッテルム･マリヌム Castrum Marinum 　 　 ●中央ザナラ��ン Central Thanalan 刺抜盆地 Spineless Basin 　ザル大門 Gate of Thal 　サゴリー関所 Sagolii Gate 　ササガン大王樹 Sultantree 　ナル大門 Gate of Nald 　ストーンズスロー貧民窟 Stonesthrow 　ウルダハ操車庫 Ul'dah Dispatch Yard 　王立ナナモ菜園 Royal Plantations 　フェスカ冒険者キャンプ Fesca's Wash 　フェスカ展望台 Fesca's Watch 　姉妹丘 Four Sisters 　スートクリーク Soot Creek 　 ブラックブラッシュ Black Brush 　アラグ星道 Royal Allagan Starway 　シラディハ遺跡 Sil'dih Excavation Site 　*スートクリーク下流 Lower Soot Creek 　酒房｢コッファー＆コフィン｣ The Coffer & Coffin 　ネズミの巣 The Rat's Nest 　ブラックブラッシュ停留所 Black Brush Station 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　ヘルズブルード洞穴 Hellsbrood Holes 　カッターズクライ Cutter's Cry 　ナナワ銀山 Nanawa Mines 　狼煙の丘 The Bonfire 　ロストホープ流民街 Lost Hope 　*スートクリーク上流 Upper Soot Creek 　アラグ陽道 Royal Allagan Sunway 　 クラッチ峡間 The Clutch 　ギヴロン別宅跡 The Quiveron Manse 　アンホーリーエアー The Unholy Heir 　 　 ●東ザナラーン Eastern Thanalan サンドゲート Sandgate 　ハラタリ修練所 Halatali 　アマルジャ軍陣屋 Amalj'aa Encampment 　最後の祈祷 Final Prayer 　 ドライボーン Drybone 　キャンプ･ドライボーン Camp Drybone 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　*ドライボーン南湧水池 South Drybone 　聖アダマ･ランダマ教会 Church of Saint Adama Landama 　アラグ陽道 Royal Allagan Sunway 　*ドライボーン北湧水地 North Drybone 　ゴールドバザー The Golden Bazzar 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　錐峰ヶ原 Sea of Spires 　見えざる都 The Invisible City 　 バーニングウォール The Burning Wall 　 ウェルウィック新林 Wellwick Wood 　ハイブリッジ Highbridge 　ユグラム川 Yugr'am River 　バーガンディ滝 Burgundy Falls 　ザルの祠 Thal's Respite 　 　 ●南ザナラーン Southern Thanalan ブロークンウォーター Broken Water 　リトルアラミゴ Little Ala Mhigo 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　放浪者の埋葬地 The Sepulchre 　カルン埋没寺院 The Sunken Temple of Qarn 　灰の陣営 Ring of Ash 　リザードクリーク Burnt Lizard Creek 　 レッドラビリンス The Red Labyrinth 　ナルの祠 Nald's Reflection 　案内人：ナルの祠 Labyrinth Guide (to the Minotaur Malm) 　 ザンラク Zanr'ak 　焼かれし者の里 Circle of the Tempered 　ザンラク脇本陣 Zanr'ak Encampment 　ザンラク祭場 Zanr'ak Altar 　 ザハラク戦陣 Zahar'ak 　*ザハラクの湧水 Zahar'ak 　 サゴリー砂漠 Sagolii Desert 　ミノタウロスマルム Minotaur Malm 　案内人：ミノタウロスマルム Labyrinth Guide (to Nald's Reflection) 　忘れられたオアシス Forgotten Springs 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　*サゴリー砂海 Sagolii Desert 　ビエルゴズ･ストライク Byregot's Strike 　*サゴリー砂丘 Sagolii Dunes 　 　 ●北ザナラーン Northern Thanalan ブルーフォグ Bluefog 　キャンプ･ブルーフォグ Camp Bluefog 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　西方監視塔 West Watchtower 　東方監視塔 East Watchtower 　*ブルーフォグ湧水地 Bluefog 　錐峰ヶ原 Sea of Spires 　アマジナ霊銀山跡 Abandoned Amajina Mythril Mine 　ダラガブの爪 Dalamud's Talons 　ダラガブの爪 Dalamud's Talons 　青燐精製所 Ceruleum Processing Plant 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　青燐泉 Ceruleum Field 　魔導城プラエトリウム The Praetorium 　 ラウバーン緩衝地 Raubahn's Push 　ダラガブの爪 Dalamud's Talons 　 カストルム･メリディアヌム Castrum Meridianum 　カストルム･メリディアヌム Castrum Meridianum 　前門 Forward Gates 　 　 　 ★クルザス Coerthas 　 ●クルザス中央高地 Coerthas Central Highlands ドラゴンヘッド Dragonhead 　ゼーメル要塞 Dzemael Darkhold 　*クルザス川 Coerthas River 　アドネール占星台 First Dicasterial Observatorium of Aetherial and Astrological Phenomena 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　グリフィン大橋 Griffin Crossing 　剣ヶ峰 The Nail 　アートボルグ砦群 Skyfire Locks 　ハルドラス騎道 Haldrath's March 　キャンプ・ドラゴンヘッド Camp Dragonhead 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　*キャンプ・ドラゴンヘッド溜池 Dragonhead Latrines 　応接室 Intercessory 　 神意の地 Providence Point 　ウィッチドロップ Witchdrop 　悪鬼の胃袋 The Ogre's Belly 　ゼルファトル Xelphatol 　スチールヴィジル Steel Vigil 　聖ダナフェンの落涙 The Weeping Saint 　 ナタラン入植地 Natalan 　 ホワイトブリム Whitebrim 　大審門 Gates of Judgement 　雲廊 Steps of Faith 　雲海 Sea of Clouds 　*イシュガルド大雲海 Sea of Clouds 　ホワイトブリム前哨地 Whitebrim Front 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　ストーンヴィジル Stone Vigil 　*調査隊の氷穴 Exploratory Ice Hole 　スノークローク大氷壁 Snowcloak 　ベヒーモスの縄張り Behemoth's Dominion 　*剣ヶ峰山麓 The Nail 　聖ダナフェンの旅程 Daniffen Pass 　 巨石の丘 Boulder Downs 　秘石の塔 Monument Tower 　ハルオーネの射目 The Fury's Gaze 　七谺 Hall of the Seven Echoes 　オーラムヴェイル The Aurum Vale 　 　 　　 ★モードゥナ Mor Dhona 　 ●モードゥナ Mor Dhona 迷霧湿原 Fogfens 　レヴナンツトール Revenant's Toll 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　ロウェナ記念会館 Rowena's House of Splendors 　工房｢ダイヤモンドフォージ｣ The Diamond Forge 　セブンスヘブン The Seventh Heaven 　石の家 The Rising Stones 　　未明の間 Dawn’s Respite 　崩壊したキャンプ Camp Revenant's Toll 　タングル湿林 The Tangle 　*タングル湿林源流 The Deep Tangle 　カストルム･セントリ Castrum Centri 　早霜峠 Rathefrost 　 銀泪湖北岸 North Silvertear 　銀泪湖 Silvertear Falls 　唄う裂谷 Singing Shards 　*唄う裂谷北部 The North Shards 　聖コイナク財団の調査地 Saint Coinach's Find 　チョコボ留 Chocobokeep 　黙約の塔 The Keeper of the Lake 　*シルクスの峡間 The Syrcus Trench 　 八剣士の前庭 The Eight Sentinels 　クリスタルゲート Crystal Gate 　クリスタルタワー Crystal Tower

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Sunday, May 22 - near Tottori

Today's segment of trail was not as spectacular as yesterday's, although we began and ended (except for the walk back to the train station) along beaches. One of the things we found interesting was all the ways they have tried to prevent shore erosion. There are the giant jacks-like bollards, breakwater piers and concrete terraced sections that provide seating along the beach. In addition, there appear to be artificial reefs built with bollards just below the surface several hundred meters out from shore with small channel marker buoys marking the gap. In many cases, the original shore erosion controls have been almost completely covered by sand, as the sea has its own idea of where it wants to go.

After a couple of kilometers of beach we reached the start of Cape Haneomisaki, which seemed to be a much less traveled trail than yesterday. The steps were mostly filled in by dirt and leaves, although the trail markers were still in good condition. Because the trail mostly follows the central ridge of the cape, we had planned to take a side trail out to the end and down to the beach and a well-known cave. After we followed the side trail for about 300 meters, we abruptly came to a closed sign and a blocked trail - it seems that many of these side trails to viewpoints have been blocked, as this was at least the third we'd seen. We don't know if the required maintenance to keep them safe is too much, but it's disappointing to not be able to visit some places. So much for the views, and we headed back into the forest.

The trail followed a ridge, but at one point it was obvious that a gully had been filled in a bit to provide an almost level walk with steep dropoffs on both sides, as shown in a photo. It seems unlikely that this would have just been done for a trail, and it's more likely this was an old road/route, although why they'd build a road up here I don't know.

Despite the closed trail, there were several constructed viewpoints with seating and in one place even a viewing tower. The only problem is that it was hard to keep up with the vegetation growth and there wasn't actually much view. At one place there were a couple of decaying benches that had completely been swallowed up by vegetation. Some of the trees were pretty interesting, such as the one in the photo. In another case, a tree had fallen over completely, taking the rootball with it, but managed to survive and now had multiple trunks growing straight up from the original trunk, which was now horizontal. Good soil and lots of moisture makes for a dense forest.

We finally came out to a road at the opposite end of the bay and beach where we ended yesterday. We walked along and since it was such a beautiful day, we decided that rather than just hurry back for the train, we'd walk the entire beach back to a shrine in the east end of the bay. The photo of the watercolor map shows some of this area, and is worth blowing up a bit to see the detail. Whoever did it had a lot of fun showing the train, cars, bugs and other critters. This is a big area for crabs, so their likeness is everywhere. The only ones we actually saw on the beach were less than a couple of inches wide, and they could really move.

After the two days of more intense hiking, it was nice to have an easier day, although we still managed to walk about 8 miles. We did have less ups and downs, and less photo opportunities, so l we caught an earlier train back than yesterday, which gave us a longer evening and an earlier onsen visit. It's obvious that yesterday's hike is the premier one around here, at least the part that is trail and not road

Tomorrow we will take the same train we have been taking to our hikes, but we'll stay on it a bit longer, and transfer to another local train to the onsen resort town of Kinosakionsen. There are seven public baths here that are all different, and most of the places to stay are Japanese style (tatami mats, futon beds, and lots of slipper exchanges) and also have their own onsens. We'll see how many we visit before we melt.

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Moments of Happiness in my Childhood

In complete contrast to today’s digital entertainment and modern transport systems, my childhood was simple but I enjoyed some special moments and activities. I will pen down the experience from 1955 to 1965 (my age from 6 yrs to 15 yrs). Those were my school going days in Ahmedabad.

The first priority was sports and games. I was an avid fan of soft ball (tennis ball) cricket and played it with friends almost anywhere and anytime. We played on streets, in compound of bungalows, in open fields, on terraces and in balcony. We adopted the bat size (small or big) and bowling style (overhand or underhand) to suite the space. I picked up, after class 8, field hockey under an able coach, who was an ex-India player. I excelled in hockey to represent Gujarat State in inter-state school tournament in Shillong, Assam. Other games were desi. We played team games at school- Kabbadi and kho-kho. We played marbles and gulli danda. We also played a game where 7 flat stone pieces were heaped like a pyramid and two teams were involved. The defending team will use a ball and try to topple the pyramid. The other team will hit with the ball the members of the team who toppled it. The first team will try to resurrect the pyramid without getting hit. It was an interesting game. Unfortunately I forget the name.

I also enjoyed indoor games –playing cards, carrom and chess among others. All these games were gender neutral and could be played with family or friends. One family, our neighbors, played chess with passion. The game would extend from one day to another and the chess board would remain untouched overnight.

Today’s kids play mostly games with smart phone, laptop and computer in the comfort of their home. Most of these games are foreign to us. Some Desi versions may be available.

Second on the list was outside food. My grandmother and mother cooked traditional Maharashtrian food at home so outside food had to be different. Once in a while we went to Havmor (Gujarati spelling of HAVE MORE) restaurant, which served variety of ice cream, Dosa and Punjabi Samosa. Their Cassatta and truti-fruity ice cream were popular and our favourite. Occasionally, we would go to Chetna Restaurant, which served unlimited Gujarati thali. In summer, we would go to Law College Garden (popularly called “Love” Garden for obvious reasons) in the evening. We enjoyed the pot ice cream, bhel and ragda pattice. The garden had a restaurant where there was an imported juke box. The machine played selected song once you put in a coin and press the number against your choice. The robotic arm would pick up the LP disc and place it on turn table. The movement of the mechanism was fascinating. I also enjoyed going to the famous night market at Manek Chowk for titbits. Please note that pav bhaji had not appeared on the scene then.

Today eating out is no more an attraction as most urban families eat out once a week when Lady of the House keeps the kitchen closed, her off day.

I was fortunate that my father took us once in a while to see Hollywood comedy films of Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin and Norman Wisdom. These films were either silent or English but neither hampered the laughter that got generated naturally. My father also introduced us to wild life through movies like African Safari and Hattari. The wild life depiction was so real and very engrossing. This experience was reinforced with visits to Kankaria, Ahmedabad zoo and Byculla, Bombay zoo ( Rani chi bag).One movie, which was most educational, was “Around the World in 80 days”. My father had briefly told us the story but the picturisation of various countries and the difficulties faced en route were very mind blowing for a child. I still recall the train being held up due to thousands of wild cows/cattle crossing the rail track in USA. After age of 12, I was allowed to see two Hindi movies a year (one after half yearly exam and another after annual exam) with my friends. Present day kids enjoy cartoons and other animated movies on TV or internet at home.

We eagerly used wait to go to a circus, which happened once a year. I have seen most of the famous circus of those days- Gemini ( Mera Naam Joker fame), Rajkamal, Appollo. As a child, I was quite impressed with the acrobats and animals showing their skills. But the most awaited act was by the jokers- small and tall or fat and thin as the pair might be. We enjoyed these acts so much that we used to try to enact them at home with friends after coming back. Today I never hear any urban kid having seen a live circus. My wife keeps pressing me to take her to a circus when we see advertisement of it in Pune local newspapers. We saw one virtual Rambo performance last year on laptop during lockdown.

We, as kids, looked forward to two festivals – Divali and Makar sankrant (Uttarayan). Divali meant new clothes and fire crackers. Shopping for the fire crackers was exciting as we would go late at night to a whole sale market to seek bargain and rub shoulders with the crowds. Makar Sankrant meant kite flying day. The preparation would start with getting the “manja” (special thread) and then buying various types of kites from the night market. On the day (Jan 14) kite flying would start early morning and end late evening. The food, Undhyu (a Gujarati mix veg specialty) and Jalebi, would be served on the terrace. I believe kids enjoy these festivals, on a smaller scale, even today.

I enjoyed various rides (not roller coaster type). I started using city bus to go to school from age of 8. I started using bicycle in high school. I recall our long cycle ride to Theur Ganesh temple in Pune during summer holidays. I used to look forward to train journey to our native place in Maharashra for summer holidays. We made transit halt at Bombay (Mumbai now). I loved the ride in horse carriage (called Victoria) from Chinchpkali to Bombay Central or Byculla Zoo. I also used to take ride in double decker bus in the front row on upper deck from Chinchpokali to Ballard Pier and back. Once in awhile I took the double decker tram from Lal Bag to Fountain. Both these rides gave a good view of the major parts of Bombay and were the best time pass.

In conclusion, I can state that the academic performance, where I excelled, never gave me the kick (happiness) as the above mundane activities did. I had no access to TV, WiFi-smart phone, tablet, and laptop. For some readers, it may be difficult to appreciate my feeling of happiness at such most common acts. Each person finds his own moments of happiness, I guess.

[placesiwannagoto]

devil's hole

church square park

nature view park

earl w brydges artpark state park

heritage trail

falkner park

upper whirlpool trail

lower falls park

kiwanis park

tonawanda rails to trails trailhead

four mile creek state park

bruce trail southern terminus cairn

lewiston town park

whirlpool state park

two mile creek greenway trail

fort niagara boat launch

de veaux woods state park

bond lake park

lewiston dog park

two mile creek conservation area

nys park lewiston

porter on the lake town park

niagara falls north/lewiston KOA journey

lewiston landing park

toohey park

niagara falls memorial park

reservoir state park

washuta park

veterans memorial park

d'amelio park

niagara falls state park

artpark

larkin woods

donald b myers memorial park

francis danter memorial park

marion fricano town park

conesus lake marine park

angola centennial park

herman park

larry kanute memorial park

genesee valley park

franklin gulf

dansville veterans memorial

evangola state park

james e schwarzenbach memorial

jellystone

east otto state forest

niagara falls/ grand island koa holiday

beaver meadow

hobuck flats

buttermilk falls

boyd & parker park and groveland ambuscade

hamburg beach

glen park

eternal flame

bridal falls

grand island bridge lookout

motor island wildlife management area

veterans park grand island

spicer creek wildlife management area

lagoon park

kershaw park

onanda park

general mills

vitale park

babcock park

sugar creek glen campground

niawanda park

victor hiking trails inc

al lorenz park

dolomite trail

canadaigua city pier

squaw island wildlife management area

crescent trail: white brook nature area

canadaigua lake state marine park

allegany state park

victor hiking trails

evergreen trails campground

emery park

stony brook state park

great bear recreational trails

watkins glen

canadaigua canine campus pet memorial rock garden

onanda park

burt dam fishermens park

watkins glen state park

ontario county beach park

vine valley beach

roseland wake park

deep run park

miller park

merge sea park

quiet meadows canadaigua

erie county park

dec fishing site 18 mile creek

18 mile creek

gallagher pier

colden falls

eagle cliff falls

hamlin beach state park

durand eastman beach

ludwig/raymond park

boston hills

adirondacks

minnewaska state park preserve

harriman state park

taughannock falls state park

taughannock falls

rushford lake

hamlin park

cuba lake

orchard parks & gardens

oatka creek park

genesee valley canal

wiscoy creek

sturgeon point nature trail

genesee river

north branch wiscoy creek

piney orchard

canadarago lake

oaks creek

otsego lake

caroga lakes

canada lake

west lake

sleepy hollow lake

hudson river valley

moss lake

case lake

hanging bog wildlife management area

harriet hollister park

harriet hollister spencer recreation area

buckhorn island state park

manchester gateway trail

sonnenberg gardens and mansion state park

atwater meadows park

robert h treman state park

whiskey hollow nature preserve

genesee river wilds amity river access site

stid hill multiple use area

ontario pathways stanley trailhead

richard p outhouse memorial park

bare hill unique area

indian hill

shortsville budd park

corbett's glen nature park

grimes glen park

irene gossin nature preserve

seneca lake state park

powder mills park

royal coach park

bristol mountain aerial adventures

mendon ponds park

mendon center park

barnes gully

pal-mac aqueduct county park

zurich park

red house lake boathouse allegany state

lock 62 canal park

macedon canal park

thornell farm park

keuka lake state park

cheerful valley campground

egypt park

carpenter park at the port of pittsford

port of pittsford

erie canal boat launch

bristol harbour marina

oak island waterloo ny

lock 32 state canal park

ganondagan state historic site

junius ponds cabins & campgrounds

finger lakes national forest

hill cumorah visitors center

port of palmyra marina

bristol harbour

white haven memorial park

bare hill canadaigua

canadaigua lake

channing h philbrick park

kershaw park

canadaigua lake state marine park

sonnenberg park

lagoon park

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[architectnews]

Volkan Alkanoglu designs cedar bridge to resemble a driftwood branch

Portland designer Volkan Alkanoglu has spanned a creek in Fort Worth, Texas, with a sculptural timber bridge named Drift.

The timber and steel bridge was built over a gully in the city's South Hills residential area to form a connection between two parks and communities along the Trinity River Trail system.

The Drift bridge was commissioned by Fort Worth Public Art

With no route across the waterway for seven blocks, the Fort Worth Public Art programme commissioned Alkanoglu to design a structure that could act as both infrastructure and sculpture.

His response to the brief was a bridge that used sustainable materials and aimed to have minimal impact on the site while keeping within the $375,000 (£270,000) budget.

The pedestrian bridge spans a creek, connecting a trail and two neighbourhoods

The design was informed by the creek's seasonal transformation from a flowing stream to a dry, driftwood-filled basin.

Another point of reference was the innovative plywood leg splint designed by Ray and Charles Eames for soldiers wounded in the second world war, which dates back to the same era as the neighbourhood's midcentury houses.

Benches and railings are integrated into the curved wooden form

Originally intended to be made entirely of cross-laminated timber (CLT), but constrained by the budget, the final bridge structure was built around a steel armature clad in CNC- and flip-milled planks of Spanish cedar.

"Each plank was custom cut, then stack-laminated into one large, volumetric, undulating form," said the studio.

The bridge was constructed off-site and craned into place in one piece

"In this way, the bridge could be fabricated off-site, transported to the location by an oversize truck as one piece and lifted into place with a crane," explained Alkanoglu, who added that installation took no longer than a couple of hours.

Measuring 62 feet (19 metres) long, the bridge is reminiscent of a hollowed log or canoe.

Railings and benches are embedded along the length of its curved sides, allowing pedestrians to pause and take in the scenery.

The wooden form is balanced on piers, which act as foundations on either bank and include a rip-rap drainage system to minimise the structure's footprint.

Designer Volkan Alkanoglu referenced shipbuilding techniques to create the sculptural form. Photo by Jennifer Boomer

"While stitching the urban neighborhood fabric back together, Drift also offers social and ecological opportunities for the local community through the use of sustainable principles, which can alter our collective understanding of the built environment," added the designer.

Drift is the first infrastructure project by Alkanoglu, who runs his studio VA Design out of Portland, Oregon.

Foundations and drainage on either bank are designed to have a minimal footprint. Photo by Jennifer Boomer

He describes the bridge as an example of "plug-and-play urbanism", an "economically feasible way to produce mid-scale infrastructure offsite and deliver it to its urban context".

Alkanoglu's previous work includes a number of sculptural interventions intended to transform the built environment through inventive material explorations.

The bridge is an example of what Alkanoglu describes as "plug-and-play urbanism". Photo by Jennifer Boomer

As a typology, the pedestrian bridge has allowed many architects and designers to experiment with unusual shapes and materials.

A crossing that was 3D-printed in stainless steel recently opened in Amsterdam while students in California completed a bridge with the help of industrial robotic arms earlier this year.

The photography is by Peter Molick unless stated otherwise.

Project credits:

Design: Volkan Alkanoglu Client: City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth Public Art Program Public art manager: Anne Allen Fabrication: Ignition Arts, Brownsmith Studios Structural engineering: CMID Engineers Geotechnical engineering: Alpha Testing Material testing: Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger Concept engineering: AKT II

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[pokemonswshbutionlyplayedsword]

I like to imagine fans going crazy after finding out about Princess and Snow White and secretly starting a betting pool on which is the next gym leader that would get a eeveelution pet. Ironically enough Nessa wanted a Vamporeon as a pet and has considered getting one now since she’s older and knows that she can probably take care of one

Several gym leaders end up with a eeveelution. Nessa is, in fact, the next one to get one. They all secretly agree that they have to be named after princesses/cute characters now.

So when Nessa gets her Vaporeon, she names it Moana.

Milo gets a Leafeon. He names it Crysta after the fairy in Fern Gully.

Kabu gets a Flareon. Nessa names her for him. Named Phoebe. (Guess where I got that one from.)

Piers didn’t want the Umbreon, but it followed Marnie home. The only male eeveelution in the league, amazingly. Marnie names him Courage (As in, Courage the Cowardly Dog because he’s shy and super protective of both of them.)

Now there’s a secret exclusive club within the league.

So let’s see... Opal and Bede have a shiny Sylveon named Princess. Melony has a Glaceon named Snow White. Nessa has a Vaporeon named Moana. Milo has a Leafeon named Crysta. Kabu has a Flareon named Phoebe. And Marnie and Piers have an Umbreon named Courage. Now I have to make a tag for all of them how could I do this to myself.

[hong-kong-art-man]

Hey! Grooving On The Dance Floor In Hong Kong In The 1960s & 1980s   

Dance is a box of Vosges Haut-Chocolat that brings people together with 7 joys: music, body movement, drama, artistic beauty, creativity, passion and costume ideas. The side effect of dance, particularly intimate form, is love which may arrive at a sweet marriage of a pair of partners. People may dance for money, like stage dancers and nightclub girls. Nobody will dance together when they are enemies. In some countries, dance is a political show for demonstrations.

What generation is better than 1980s that one can ask for? In the 80s, songs were different flowers grown from the same garden: dance. To quote the ‘Queen of Pop’ Madonna as an example, she created different styles of dance to match her tunes Holiday, Like a Virgin, Material Girl, Papa Don’t Preach and Vogue, all chart-toppers of the world. The irresistible beat of her craved dances would get you off the seat, groove, flirt and swing. It was the magic and power of dance in the 80s.

Music in the 80s ran through the trends and eventually into great discos in Hong Kong which gave us timeless memories. They, more than 20, included Canton, Hollywood East, Disco Disco, JJ, Hot Gossip, Apollo 18, Manhattan and Talk of the Town. All deaths are now certain although the dying of disco was gradual during the 1900s in 4 major districts: Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, Central and Tsim Sha Tsui.

In the 80s, fitness centres were known but not popular. We made up for the way our body looked by dancing. People danced on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Only 3 species enjoyed an immortal crown in a disco: the disc jockeys, disco divas who sometimes might be men and celebrities. For the ordinary-looking ones, we were not shy but anxious not to be compared. We were ignored on the dance floor anyway.

Emotional proximity creates love. I was only a little kid in the 60s but I really felt close to the dance culture of another previous golden age: 1960s. In the 80s, we danced in whatever way we liked——it is a truly free-spirited decade. Young people in the 60s, as I was told, often danced tidily in groups instead of being in pairs. In the 60s, anyone could join in on the dance floor. Dances were often associated with different songs. In some cases, the lyrics of a song instructed people how to swing their body. Popular dances are mostly simple physical movements, but if at high speed, they could cause you to collapse. New dance fads appeared almost every month and did not last long. Dances got funny names and some were animal-related: The Chicken, The Pony, The Dog, The Swim, The Mashed Potato, The Hully Gully, The Jerk and The Twist.

In the 60s, there were 3 places to dance in Hong Kong: nightclubs, dance restaurants and weekend dance parties. A nightclub was distinguished from regular bars by the inclusion of a stage for live music by a band and a dance floor. Customers sat at tables in front of the stage and food was often served. Professional singers performed with the band. Nightclubs were for the affluent. The famous ones were such as Eagle’s Nest, Cactus and Ritz. Dance restaurants are simple and normal restaurants providing Hong Kong-style western food in the daytime. In the evening, a dance floor was created but the restaurant usually did not provide a band. Record player equally stimulated the live audiences with music. Such places catered for salaried men. The most famous dance restaurants were Ruby(紅寶石) and Loong Kee(龍記). Weekend dance parties were for the students and youngsters. It was an attempt for them to defy school and parental authority. Girls could show off their legs in a miniskirt and platform heels at the parties. Organizer rented a hall from community places such as YMCA, Caritas Centre and Scout Association on Saturdays and Sundays. They paid HK$200 to HK$300 to get a band. Admission fee was about HK$10 but girls, as in scarce supply at that time, needed no ticket. Simple audio equipment was installed but one should not expect any effect lighting. Boys and girls could quench their thirst with a large glass of cola or orange juice. No beer. No cupcake. No hanky-panky. The pop songs played were foreignly from The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and Cliff Richard, or locally from The Lotus, Teddy Robin & the Playboys and The Big Rubber Band. In the 60s, a set lunch costed HK$3 and so a young man had to skip 3 meals in order to dance.

While originating as a labour dispute, the social tensions in Hong Kong in 1967 later grew into large scale riots. When the unrest was over, government knew that the negative energy of the young would be dangerous if it could not be redirected to something else. So, one of the solutions was dance. Government held dance parties on the rooftop of a pier in Central and Victoria Harbour public ferries. The results were nothing short of a miracle as Hong Kong faced no more youth unrest afterwards.

Hong Kong is one of the most expensive cities and rents are now outpacing business profits. Dance places which usually took over a large area have been gradually wiped out since the 2000s. We pity the young people in the 2000s as they no longer get a kick out of the dance culture which we used to enjoy. “We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.” 

【Hong Kong 1966 Dance Film】https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fd-lZii0ck

【Hong Kong 1967 Dance Film】https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEODPfHH3rg

【Hong Kong 1968 Dance Film】https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03ug7_HpO9A

【〈Only You��Dance Song in the 60s】https://youtu.be/3FygIKsnkCw

【〈Saturday Night Fever〉 Dance Movie Craze】

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op5FxEs1aR0&list=RDop5FxEs1aR0&start_radio=1&t=0

 MLee

[take0fftheblues]

This is a friend that I made in Santa Monica on the pier. His name is Gully.

[claudia1829things]

"FLASHMAN AT THE CHARGE" (1973) Book Review

"FLASHMAN AT THE CHARGE" (1973) Book Review Serving as the fourth entry in George MacDonald Fraser’s The Flashman Papers, this 1973 novel continued the story of Harry Flashman, a character previously from the 1857 novel, "Tom Brown’s Schooldays" and now a British Army officer in Fraser’s novels. This particular novel, "FLASHMAN AT THE CHARGE", recalled Flashman’s experiences during the Crimean War (1854-1856) and Imperial Russia’s expansion into Central Asia.

One could say that "FLASHMAN AT THE CHARGE" could almost serve as a prequel to Fraser’s 1975 novel about the Sepoy Rebellion, "FLASHMAN IN THE GREAT GAME". Almost. But it seemed quite obvious to me that the latter is a sequel to the 1973 novel. At least two supporting characters from this novel reappeared in "FLASHMAN IN THE GREAT GAME". And the theme of Imperial Russia’s attempts to wrestle control of India from Great Britain in the 1975 novel, began in this novel. The 1973 novel began with Harry Flashman enjoying the London social scene with his beautiful wife, Elspeth. With Great Britain on the brink of war against Russia on Turkey’s behalf, the cowardly Flashman believed that the only way to avoid combat was to have his Uncle Bindley secure him a post with the Board of Ordinance – the British Army’s armory. However, Flashman’s luck failed to hold (not surprisingly) and his meeting with the young German prince, William of Celle (a relation of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert) led him to become a staff galloper for Lord Raglan, the British Army’s Commander-in-Chief. The new position drew Harry against his will into the chaos of the Crimean War and in becoming a participant of one of history’s most infamous cavalry engagements – the Charge of the Light Brigade. This famous military action also led him to becoming a prisoner-of-war at the estate of a Cossack nobleman named Count Pencherjevsky At Count Pencherjevsky’s estate, Starkosk, Flashman has a reunion with a former Rugby schoolmate, Harry "Scud" East. After the two English prisoners learned of Russia’s plans to invade India and kick the British out, they decided to make their escape following a serf uprising at Starkosk. Unfortunately for Flashman, a sleigh accident led to his recapture by the Russians and a political officer named Count Nicholas Ignitieff. Flashy’s incarceration at Fort Raim led him to an acquaintance with two famous Muslim freedom fighters from the state of Kokodad, Yakub Beg and Issat Kutebar. Luck finally caught up with Flashman, when he and his two new acquaintances are rescued by Yakub Beg’s mistress, Ko Dali’s daughter, and a band of Kokodans. Following the rescue, Harry participated in one last action against the Russians against his will . . . so to speak. I must admit that "FLASHMAN AT THE CHARGE" turned out to be a well-structured and well-written novel. Unless I am mistaken, the novel was written into three parts – the London prelude, Flashman’s Crimean War experiences that included his time as a prisoner-of-war at the Starkosk estate, and finally his incarceration at Fort Raim and experiences with the Kokadans. Fraser began the novel on a strong note and finished it in a similar manner. My only sole complaint centered on Flashman’s journey to Starkosk and his time at the estate. In short, it seemed to me that the sequence threatened to bog down the pace. I suspect that Fraser’s in-depth look into Imperial Russian serfdom during this sequence is responsible. As much as I found it interesting, I also wondered if Fraser got caught up in his subject, which would seem ironic considering his failure to explore American slavery in the 1971 novel, "FLASH FOR FREEDOM!". As much as I had enjoyed Flashman’s time spent with Count Pencherjevsky and his family on the Starkosk estate, no one felt more relieved than me when he and "Scud" East finally escaped, thanks to a serf uprising. I had become rather weary of Flashman’s period as a prisoner-of-war. Despite some of my problems with the novel, I cannot deny that "FLASHMAN AT THE CHARGE" is a well-written novel. Fraser did an excellent job in recapturing London during the early and mid 1850s and Great Britain’s pro-war mood on the cusp of the Crimean War. He also expertly drew readers into the world of the British Army during the first months of the war. His description of the Army caps and hospitals at Alma just before the Battle of Balaclava literally had me cringing in my seat a bit: "So the siege was laid, the French and ourselves sitting down on the muddy, rain-sodden gullied plateau before Sevastopol, the dismalest place on earth, with no proper quarters but a few poor huts and tents, and everything to be carted up from Balaclava on the coast eight miles away. Soon the camp, and the road to it, was a stinking quagmire; everyone looked and felt filthy, the rations were poor, the work of preparing the siege was cruel hard (for the men, anyway), and all the bounce there had been in the army after Alma evaporated in the dank, feverish rain by day and the biting cold by night. Soon half of us were lousy, as some wags said, who’d holiday at Brighton if he could come to sunny Sevastopol instead?" Another memorable passage featured Flashman’s participation in the Light Brigade Charge. Fraser did a superb job in describing not only the Battle of Balaclava, but particularly the Light Brigade Charge. I found his description of the famous military charge filled with heady action, chaos and terror – especially from Flashman’s point-of-view: "I had only a moment to look back – my mare was galloping like a thing demented, as I steadied, there was Cardigan, waving his sabre and standing in his stirrups; the guns were only a hundred yards away, almost hiddenin a great billowing bank of smoke, a bank which kept glaring red as though some Lucifer were opening furnace doors deep inside it. There was no turning, no holding back, and even in that deafening thunder I could hear the sudden chorus of yells behind me as the torn remnant of the Light Brigade gathered itself for the final mad charge into the battery. I dug my heels, yelling nonsense and brandishing my sabre, shot into the smoke with one final rip from my bowels and a prayer that my gallant little mare wouldn’t career headlong into a gun-muzzle, staggered at the fearful concussion of a gun exploding within a yard of me – and then we were through, into the open space behind the guns, leaping the limbers and ammunition boxes with the Russians scattering to let us through, and Cardigan a bare two yards away, reining his beast back almost on its haunches." However, one of my favorite chapters in the novel featured Flashman and the Kokordans’ attempts to destroy the Russian gunboats filled with weapons to be used against the Kokordans and the invasion of India. Before this battle took place, Ko Dali’s daughter drugged the cowardly officer with hashish (bhang) in order to force him to overcome his fear for the operation. The scene of the cowardly Flashy acting like George Armstrong Custer on crack struck me as one of the funniest passages in the entire series: "God, what a chaos it was! I was galloping like a dervish at Kutebar’s heels, roaring 'Hark forrard! Ha-ha, you bloody foreigners, Flashy’s here!', careering through the narrow spaces between the sheds, with the muskets banging off to our left, startled sleepers crying out, and everyone yelling like be-damned. As we burst headlong onto the last stretch of open beach, and swerved past the landward end of the pier, some stout Russian was bawling and letting fly with a pistol; I left off singing 'Rule, Britannia' to take a shot at him, but missed, and there ahead someone was waving a torch and calling, and suddenly there were dark figures all around us, clutching at our bridles, almost pulling us from the saddles towards a big go-down on the north side of the pier." George MacDonald Fraser did take historical liberties with one particular character – the novel’s main villain, Count Nicholas Ignatieff. The author described the Russian character in the following manner: "And as our eyes met through the cigarette smoke I thought, hollo, this is another of those momentous encounters. You didn’t have to look at this chap twice to remember him forever. It was the eyes, as it so often is – I thought in that moment of Bismarck, and Charity Spring, and Akbar Khan; it had been the eyes with them, too. But this fellow’s were different from anything yet: one was blue, but the other had a divided iris, half-blue, half-brown, and the oddly fascinating effect of this was that you didn’t know where to look, but kept shifting from one to the other. For the rest, he had a gingerish, curling hair and square, masterful face that was no way impaired by a badly-broken nose. He looked tough, and immensely self-assured; it was in his glance, in the abrupt way he moved, in the slant of the long cigarette between his fingers, in the rakish tilt of his peaked cap, in the immaculate white tunic of the Imperial Guards. He was the kind who knew exactly what was what, where everything was, and precisely who was who – especially himself. He was probably a devil with women, admired by his superiors, hated by his rivals, and abjectly feared by his subordinates. One word summed him up: bastard." The above passage described Flashman’s opinion of Ignatieff during their first meeting on the road to Starkosk. They met for the second time, when Flashman and "Scud" East overheard Ignatieff, Czar Nicholas I and other Russian officials discuss plans to invade India during a secret meeting at Starkosk. And their third and final encounter happened after Flashman was recaptured, following his escape from Starkosk and attempt to reach the British lines on the Crimean peninsula. It was Ignatieff who tossed Flashman into the prison at Fort Raim. From what I have read, the real Ignatieff had never been quite the villain as portrayed in "FLASHMAN AT THE CHARGE". Fraser even admitted that he taken liberties with the character in order to provide the novel with a main villain. Mind you, I believe he could have done that a lot easier with a fictional character. Why he had decided to take a historical figure and change his character in order to make him an effective villain is beyond me. After reading "FLASHMAN AT THE CHARGE", it is easy to see why it remains very popular with many fans of Fraser’s novels. It is a well written comic-adventure tale filled with interesting characters – fictional and historical. The novel also featured two very unique passages, namely the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade and the usually cowardly Flashman behaving in a brave and aggressive man during a major battle. "FLASHMAN AT THE CHARGE" also happened to be one of those rare Flashman novels that began and ended on a strong note. Not only does it remain popular with many Flashman fans, I personally consider it to be one of Fraser’s better works.

[junxtion]

Crafted with Precision – Stumpy Gully Road by markowitzdesign and Stavrias Architecture

Photography by Pier Carthew

[injamaica]

Kingston To Ocho Rios, Jamaica via Highway 2000 / Toll Road (Caribbean). Drive Time: about 1 h 13 min by car or bus from Half Way Tree. Distance: about 88 km. ⭐ Point of interest: 00:11 Carib 5 Cinema 00:13 Cross Roads 00:38 Cross Roads Bus Station 03:31 Flow Jamaica Telephone Company 05:38 Heart Institute of the Caribbean 06:58 Ministry of Transport and Mining 07:02 National Works Agency 07:09 Half Way Tree Police Station 07:13 Half Way Tree Courthouse 07:19 Half Way Tree Fire Station 07:47 Half Way Tree Transport Centre 09:55 Ministry of Justice 10:02 To Usain Bolt's Tracks & Records 10:05 Sandy Gully 10:18 CVM Television Ltd 20:26 Six Miles Overpass 22:46 Highway 2000 Ferry Overpass - On and Off Ramp 23:12 Ferry Police Station 23:35 St Andrew / St Catherine Parish Border 24:33 Highway 2000 East/West - Toll Road 24:54 Highway 2000 Overpass - Clarendon To Kingston 26:22 Highway 2000 North South 26:43 Caymanas Estate Road / Overpass 27:02 Caymanas Park Toll Plaza 28:19 Caymans Estate 29:13 Caymanas Golf Club Road / Overpass 40:59 Mid Island Farm 42:28 Linstead Bypass Road Overpass 42:39 Linstead Exit - Linstead Toll Plaza 44:01 Bauxite Plant (Formally ALCAN) 46:05 Mount Rosser 47:22 St Ann / St Catherine Parish Border 49:56 Faiths Pen Overpass 51:10 Moneague exit | Unity Valley Rest Stop 51:35 Moneague, St Ann 54:40 Overpass near Phoenix Park 56:33 Golden Grove Toll Plaza 01:03:56 Steer Town, St Ann 01:05:51 Roundabout near Drax Hall 01:08:38 Dunn's River Falls & Park 01:09:02 Dolphin Cove Ocho Rios 01:09:44 Mystic Mountain 01:11:58 Reynold's Pier 01:17:02 Ocho Rios Craft Market 01:17:28 Moon Palace Jamaica All Inclusive Resort 01:17:50 Little Pub Plaza 01:18:32 Ocho Rios Town Centre ⭐ Adjoining roads and turn: 00:07 Slipe Road 01:03 Old Hope Road 01:07 Cross Roads Market 01:09 Half Tree Road 01:21 Union Square 01:23 Retirement Road 01:50 Eureka Road 01:56 Retirement Crescent 02:01 Ivy Green Crescent 02:22 Collins Green Avenue 02:43 Beechwood Avenue 03:00 Osbourne Road 03:35 Oxford Road 03:39 To New Kingston 03:42 To Emancipation Park 04:22 Carlton Crescent 04:31 Richmond Avenue 04:33 Carlton Crescent 04:37 Chelsea Avenue 04:49 Grove Road 05:12 Balmoral Avenue 05:27 Skibo Avenue 05:42 Bradley Avenue 05:49 Ballater Avenue 06:08 Maxfield Avenue 06:18 Queens Avenue 06:44 Maxfield Avenue 06:53 Cargill Avenue 07:22 Hagley Park Road 07:25 Eastwood Park Road 07:33 Molynes Road 07:42 South Odeon Avenue 07:55 North Odeon Avenue 08:08 Courtney Walsh Drive 08:16 Hillview Avenue 08:21 Eastwood Avenue 08:29 Westminister Road 08:55 Burlington Avenue 08:55 South Avenue 09:05 Dumbarton Avenue 09:08 Brandon Road 09:25 Red Hills Road 09:28 To Half Way Tree 09:57 West Kings House Road 10:13 Constant Spring Road 10:26 Gore Terrace 10:40 Dunrobin Avenue 10:56 Lindsay Crescent 11:27 Washington Boulevard 11:37 Aldene Drive 11:57 Hugh Miller Avenue 12:20 Hugh Miller Road 13:35 Molynes Road 13:40 To Half Way Tree 13:42 To Zadie Gardens 15:02 Headley Avenue 15:02 Denver Crescent 15:25 Darby Terrace 15:50 Ken Hill Drive 16:28 Patrick Drive 17:29 Weymouth Drive 18:04 Coleyville Avenue 18:29 Duhaney Drive 18:32 Cooreville Community 20:11 To Downtown Kingston 20:38 Mandela Highway 22:02 Tom Cringle Drive 25:11 To Portmore | Caymanas 26:32 To Caymans Estate 32:16 Angels | Spanish Town - Exit 56:33 Golden Grove | Claremont Exit 01:06:03 To Runaway Bay | Montego Bay | Negril 01:06:13 To Ocho Rios | St Mary 01:07:41 Entering Ocho Rios 01:13:26 Ocho Rios Bypass Road 01:13:28 Main Street Ocho Rios 01:13:35 To Ocho Rios Cruise Terminal 01:15:43 Milford Road 01:16:08 Graham Street 01:17:07 Newlin Street 01:18:00 Evelyn Street 01:18:30 James Avenue 01:18:51 Market Street ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 👉 SUBSCRIBE to get updates in Jamaica. https://goo.gl/sDr2yz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Website: http://bit.ly/2CrIOOr 2019 Road Trip footage using the GoPro HERO4 Silver Edition. MUSIC: "Bomber (Sting)" by Riot (Reggae). #InJamaica #Jamaica #Kingston #OchoRios #Ochi #StAnnJamaica #StAnn by InJamaica

[tseneipgam]

‘IN PARIS we eat brains every night. My husband likes the vaporous, fishy mousse of them. They are a kind of seafood, he thinks, locked tightly in the skull, like shelled creatures in the dark caves of the ocean, sprung suddenly free and killed by light; they've grown clammy with shelter, fortressed vulnerability, dreamy nights. Me, I'm eating for a flashback...

We sit beside people who show us wallet pictures of their children. "Sont-ils si mignons!" I say. My husband constructs remarks in his own patois. We, us, have no little ones. He doesn't know French. But he studied Spanish once, and now, with a sad robustness, speaks of our childlessness to the couple next to us. "But," he adds, thinking fondly of our cat, "we do have a large gato at home." "Gâteau means 'cake,'" I whisper. "You've just told them we have a large cake at home." I don't know why he always strikes up conversations with the people next to us. But he strikes them up, thinking it friendly and polite rather than oafish and irritating, which is what I think.

Afterward we always go to the same chocolatier for whiskey truffles. One feels the captured storm in these, a warm storm under the tongue. "What aggrandizement are we in again?" my husband asks."What 'aggrandizement'?" I say. "I don't know, but I think we're in one of the biggies." My husband pronounces tirez as if it were Spanish, père as if it were pier. The affectionate farce I make of him ignores the ways I feel his lack of love for me. But we are managing. We touch each other's sleeves. We say, "Look at that!," wanting our eyes to merge, our minds to be one. We are in Paris, with its impeccable marzipan and light, its whiffs of sewage and police state. With my sore hip and his fallen arches ("fallen archness," Daniel calls it), we walk the quais, stand on all the bridges in the misty rain, and look out on this pretty place, secretly imagining being married to other people--right here in River City!--and sometimes not, sometimes simply wondering, silently or aloud, what will become of the world.’

‘WHEN I WAS a child, I tried hard for a time to split my voice. I wanted to make chords, to splinter my throat into harmonies--floreted as a field, which is how I saw it. It seemed like something one should be able to do. With concentration and a muscular push of air, I felt, I might be able to people myself, unleash the crowd in my voice box, give birth, set free all the moods and nuances, all the lovely and mystical inhabitants of my mind's speech. Afternoons, by myself, I would go beyond the garden and the currant bushes, past the lavender-crowned chives and slender asparagus, past the sunflowers knocked bent by deer or an unseasonal frost, past the gully grass to the meadow far behind our house. Or I'd go down the road to the empty lot near the Naval Reserve where in winter the village plow and dump truck unloaded snow and where in summer sometimes the boys played ball. I would look out upon the wildflowers, the mulch of swamp and leaves, the spring moss greening on the rocks, or the boulderous mountains of street-black snow, whatever season it happened to be--my mittens clotted with ice, or my hands grimy with marsh mud--and from the back of my larynx I'd send part of my voice out toward the horizon and part of it straight up toward the sky. There must have been pain in me. I wanted to howl and fly and break apart.’

‘One of the many results of this for me was a tin ear for languages. My brain worked stiffly, regrouped and improvised sounds. For a while I believed Sandra Dee was not only an actress but one of the French days of the week. I sang "Frère Jacques" with the bewildering line, "Sonny, lay my Tina." Knowing that a foreign tongue was often tense marital code, off-limits to the kinder, all forbidden chirp and wind, belonging to the guests, I grew sullen, and vaguely deaf, resentful in a way that was at the time inexplicable to myself’

‘ In the moonlight the sky seemed wild, bright, and marbled like the sea. People alone, trapped, country people, all looked at the sky, I knew. It was the way out somehow, that sky, but it was also the steady, changeless witness to the after and before of one's decisions -- it witnessed all the deaths that took people away to other worlds -- and so people had a tendency to talk to it.’

 ‘my cruelty toward her now in me like a splinter, where it would sit for years in my helpless memory, the skin growing around; what else can memory do? It can do nothing; It pretends to eat the shrapnel of your acts, yet it cannot swallow or chew.’

“All the lying and coffee it takes to get anything done at all,” he says, have exhausted him...“Well, you’re fighting the good fight,” I say. “I’m crying the food cry,” He sighs.

‘Passing cafes and restaurants, I walk through the bright glance of men in love, who, looking briefly away from the lover across from them in order to more perfectly form a sentence, unwittingly cast their gaze across my path like a light. And so, momentarily, to have accidentally caught their desire, swimming across the current of it like that, passing through, I feel loved, in a warm and random way, wandering through it, as if it were a rainbow, that old trick of light, or a place in a pool where someone has peed. There is a sweet, silent rot to it.’

‘even now, on the outskirts of Paris, Africans in bright ski pants work the toxic jobs, the factories and power plants, how Paris is built and running on the backs of these people, on the back of abominable history. The Nazis, well: Everyone knows about the Nazis. There is no place to put such facts, not properly. There is only one’s own monumental horror, one’s worthless moral vanity- which can do nothing. The bad news of the world. life most bad news, has no place to go. You tack it to the bulletin board part of your heart. You say look, you say see. That is all.’

‘You didn't give back to the same people who gave to you... You didn't give it back to the same people at all. You gave it to differnet peoples. And they, in turn, gave it to somebody else entirely. Not you. That was the sloppy economy of gift and love.’

‘I cried for everyone and for all the scrabbly, funny love one sent out into the world like some hit song that enters space and bounds off to another galaxy, a tune so pretty you think the words are true, you do!”