What other unexpected wonders await us below ground? The majesty and combination of natural effects and human imagination is a twin gift that instantly captivates and creates curiosity and the need for stories.
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Sharing the essence of an alternate perspective on mysterious new landscapes has always been a cornerstone in our myths, a glorious interlude of symphonic synchronisation bringing new light and fantasy, lavishly layered to those who look. Those who seek to see beyond the norm.
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Above ground, the awe and anger of the Gods brings both a triumph and terror to our lives, the awe of the observer who quickly finds insight into the subtly mysterious. Holding once inexplicable ideas in the mind, the infectious gift of knowledge and appreciation.
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Lifted up through the ages with a rising tide of understanding, purveyors of a gift. Subconscious seeds growing to the full force of blossoming thought and realisation. Crafting, forging through experience, soul and mind combine to create and learn, to forge elegance and distinction. We have the potential to create magnificence to mirror our planets mood and natural architecture.
Really nice photos, and moving text, Ste J. Of course, I can deal okay with above ground and human architecture, but below ground always reminds me of H. G. Wells’s morlocks, and I have a firm prejudice against morlocks. I guess that’s why I don’t much care for caves! But the one you have the photo of is beautiful.
I’ve done a bit caving and I am claustrophobic, watching The Descent didn’t help either so I deliberately went for the biggest cave in the world just so I wouldn’t cringe. The Morlocks are one fantastic creation but if I saw one I wouldn’t hesitate to poke it with a stick.
Wow, Ste J, these photos are amazing—certainly AWEsome! The first one, with the man standing where he is, it gives me that really uncomfortable feeling I get, feeling like he’s going to slip off it into oblivion…worse than when watching “Fellowship of the Ring” when they’re making their way through Moria! Love the whole post 😀
That feeling of oblivion has been a staple of so many stories. It was the same in Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama, that feeling of the abyss drawing down upon the one human representative. The soundtrack to Moria is epic, when it builds up to that underground hall…brilliant.
lol…Ste J…I never do it purposely. I fall always by some freak accident which, if you knew me, isn’t all that far-fetched! lol I trip over my own feet sometimes, bump into walls…the list goes on…
I love that first photo in particular. It would make a great flash fiction prompt. I’m with you Ste J, see a Morlock, poke it with a stick (very hard!) 🙂
LOL yeah, we have some of them here too. We call them Bogans 🙄
Super, thanks, Ste J, I just might. It’s given me some good ideas for an Andi and J’Sharn episode 😉
Wow. Deep writing Ste. Good stuff. I like the Metaspoon photo the best, because of it’s colour and dynamism. Why does the first photo remind me of a slug and a walnut? I always see things others don’t. Usually in literature and photos. – quirky
It is magical to see such wonders and to have them captured for us to enjoy. I see the slug but also an Alien from the Alien franchise as well, it is amazing what we imagine we see from inanimate objects.
I haven’t, my Herzog is sadly lacking but I am up for that and I have a pair of 3D glasses, filched from the cinema so I am well up for that. Cave paintings are fascinating, it is amazing to see the birth of human imagination put down for posterity.
Curious post, I feel I must be missing something. Like what are morlocks? Are those really people in a huge crystal cave? Catch me up please 🙂 Not to say the prose isn’t lovely though, or rather to say it is.
Morlocks are a fictional creation of H.G. Wells who dwell in the far future as seen in The Time Machine, I say seen, the book is much more fun of course. There really are people down there, it is amazing to see how tiny people are compared to the hugeness of it. The first picture is of the biggest cave in the world, so big it has a river running through it, a bit of a beach and a ton of forest as well.
Well that is amazing, the cave that is. Obviously I’ve never read The Time Machine. I did read Journey to the center of the earth recently though. It was really good! But no morlocks 🙂
It’s so much more atmospheric when there is nobody ruining the ‘I’m an underground adventurer’ though process by making noise which usually is followed by a flurry of tuts and sighs from me..
It is sometimes easy to forget how wonderful the world is when all we get is violence and corruption on the news. I wanted to provide a tiny look at something amazing and let people explore the beauty from it. It was a pleasure to create the post becaue i knew that the right people were seeing it and would appreciate it.
This world is amazing, that’s for sure. We just have to remember to let it amaze us. I’ve never seen anything like that second picture of the crystals but have imagined something like that with Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Can you imagine the first miners that saw that cave, nobody would have believed them at first! I loved Journey to the Centre of the Earth, it’s such a wonderful books, very visual and the dubious science gives it a B-Movie feel and so it could possibly be the perfect book.
What an amazing world we live in and you capture it beautifully in photos and narrative. We so often forget what is right under our noses, just waiting to be marvelled at, captivating us, causing us to question, learn and enjoy. Now I want to go on an adventure…
Once we see the things hidden in plain sight, it makes us wonder why we don’t see such beauty. If you are going on an adventure, don’t forget to pack sandwiches and an extra sweater and send me an invite please!
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Really nice photos, and moving text, Ste J. Of course, I can deal okay with above ground and human architecture, but below ground always reminds me of H. G. Wells’s morlocks, and I have a firm prejudice against morlocks. I guess that’s why I don’t much care for caves! But the one you have the photo of is beautiful.
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I’ve done a bit caving and I am claustrophobic, watching The Descent didn’t help either so I deliberately went for the biggest cave in the world just so I wouldn’t cringe. The Morlocks are one fantastic creation but if I saw one I wouldn’t hesitate to poke it with a stick.
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Our planet is truly amazing, great words, and fabulous photos Ste J.
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It is the inspiration of my fellow bloggers that help me see the beauty of life;
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Aww, how flattering. 🙂
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Wow, Ste J, these photos are amazing—certainly AWEsome! The first one, with the man standing where he is, it gives me that really uncomfortable feeling I get, feeling like he’s going to slip off it into oblivion…worse than when watching “Fellowship of the Ring” when they’re making their way through Moria! Love the whole post 😀
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That feeling of oblivion has been a staple of so many stories. It was the same in Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama, that feeling of the abyss drawing down upon the one human representative. The soundtrack to Moria is epic, when it builds up to that underground hall…brilliant.
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Yep, amazing. These scenes give me that feeling you would have in a dream of falling off a high cliff. Brrrrr….
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I like that feeling, its so freeing and exhilarating yet frightening, in dreams that is, I tend not to jump out of windows or anything.
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lol…Ste J…I never do it purposely. I fall always by some freak accident which, if you knew me, isn’t all that far-fetched! lol I trip over my own feet sometimes, bump into walls…the list goes on…
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I love that first photo in particular. It would make a great flash fiction prompt. I’m with you Ste J, see a Morlock, poke it with a stick (very hard!) 🙂
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Morlocks are like the lower class of the universe (Some even live around here!). If you wish to use it as a prompt please do!
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LOL yeah, we have some of them here too. We call them Bogans 🙄
Super, thanks, Ste J, I just might. It’s given me some good ideas for an Andi and J’Sharn episode 😉
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I had to look up the term Bogan lol, I’m happy to give you ideas, it makes a blog worthwhile to do so.
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Wow. Deep writing Ste. Good stuff. I like the Metaspoon photo the best, because of it’s colour and dynamism. Why does the first photo remind me of a slug and a walnut? I always see things others don’t. Usually in literature and photos. – quirky
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It is magical to see such wonders and to have them captured for us to enjoy. I see the slug but also an Alien from the Alien franchise as well, it is amazing what we imagine we see from inanimate objects.
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That’s cool. I don’t know if you follow J E Lattimer’s blog? But I am always seeing different things is his photos.
I finally did the post about Daisy passing:
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Have you seen The Cave of Forgotten Dreams? It’s a Herzog film about a recently discovered cave with neolithic paintings. Great in 3D.
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I haven’t, my Herzog is sadly lacking but I am up for that and I have a pair of 3D glasses, filched from the cinema so I am well up for that. Cave paintings are fascinating, it is amazing to see the birth of human imagination put down for posterity.
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Curious post, I feel I must be missing something. Like what are morlocks? Are those really people in a huge crystal cave? Catch me up please 🙂 Not to say the prose isn’t lovely though, or rather to say it is.
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Morlocks are a fictional creation of H.G. Wells who dwell in the far future as seen in The Time Machine, I say seen, the book is much more fun of course. There really are people down there, it is amazing to see how tiny people are compared to the hugeness of it. The first picture is of the biggest cave in the world, so big it has a river running through it, a bit of a beach and a ton of forest as well.
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Well that is amazing, the cave that is. Obviously I’ve never read The Time Machine. I did read Journey to the center of the earth recently though. It was really good! But no morlocks 🙂
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I loved that book, it was so visual and mysterious, I used to read it in the middle of the night to get that silent, alone vibe.
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ME Too! cause I read it on my Ipad, which I usually read from in the middle of the night, and I loved that feeling it gave me 🙂
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It’s so much more atmospheric when there is nobody ruining the ‘I’m an underground adventurer’ though process by making noise which usually is followed by a flurry of tuts and sighs from me..
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Yes, it was just crickets and owls when I was reading it, which seemed appropriate.
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I love this post Ste J! We live in such a wonderful world. Those pictures are so good!! Simply indescribable (though I already did!) Well done you!!
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It is sometimes easy to forget how wonderful the world is when all we get is violence and corruption on the news. I wanted to provide a tiny look at something amazing and let people explore the beauty from it. It was a pleasure to create the post becaue i knew that the right people were seeing it and would appreciate it.
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This world is amazing, that’s for sure. We just have to remember to let it amaze us. I’ve never seen anything like that second picture of the crystals but have imagined something like that with Journey to the Center of the Earth.
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Can you imagine the first miners that saw that cave, nobody would have believed them at first! I loved Journey to the Centre of the Earth, it’s such a wonderful books, very visual and the dubious science gives it a B-Movie feel and so it could possibly be the perfect book.
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Hahah – I’ll have to read that one again if it could be the perfect book.
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What an amazing world we live in and you capture it beautifully in photos and narrative. We so often forget what is right under our noses, just waiting to be marvelled at, captivating us, causing us to question, learn and enjoy. Now I want to go on an adventure…
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Once we see the things hidden in plain sight, it makes us wonder why we don’t see such beauty. If you are going on an adventure, don’t forget to pack sandwiches and an extra sweater and send me an invite please!
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You’ll be the first to know 🙂
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Your words are beautifully poetic, Ste J. Amazing photos.
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Coming from a poet like yourself that is indeed a high honour, the photos are so inspirational it was hard not to find some accompanying words.
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The world is full of Ooooohs & Ahhhhs inside & out!
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That is a better way of putting it than my verbose way, I should have gone with that!
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