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Saturday 9 December 2017

days of rage and fire (Under the Fortune Palms) / Snake vs Mongoose / burning to the sea

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#goodnight "supermoon" rising over the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. Photo @cacaciotti: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 8 December 2017

Los Angeles, CA | by Mike Murphy -

Los Angeles, CA: photo by Mike Murphy, 15 November 2017

 In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, trash from homeless encampments lines an entrance ramp for Interstate Highway 5 in San Diego. In a place that bills itself as “America’s Finest City,” renowned for its sunny weather, surfing and fish tacos, spiraling real estate values have contributed to spiraling homelessness in San Diego. Most alarmingly, the explosive growth in the number of people living outdoors has contributed to a hepatitis A epidemic. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, trash from homeless encampments lines an entrance ramp for Interstate Highway 5 in San Diego. In a place that bills itself as “America’s Finest City,” renowned for its sunny weather, surfing and fish tacos, spiraling real estate values have contributed to spiraling homelessness in San Diego. Most alarmingly, the explosive growth in the number of people living outdoors has contributed to a hepatitis A epidemic.: photo by Gregory Bull/AP, 10 September 2017

  In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, trash from homeless encampments lines an entrance ramp for Interstate Highway 5 in San Diego. In a place that bills itself as “America’s Finest City,” renowned for its sunny weather, surfing and fish tacos, spiraling real estate values have contributed to spiraling homelessness in San Diego. Most alarmingly, the explosive growth in the number of people living outdoors has contributed to a hepatitis A epidemic. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, trash from homeless encampments lines an entrance ramp for Interstate Highway 5 in San Diego. In a place that bills itself as “America’s Finest City,” renowned for its sunny weather, surfing and fish tacos, spiraling real estate values have contributed to spiraling homelessness in San Diego. Most alarmingly, the explosive growth in the number of people living outdoors has contributed to a hepatitis A epidemic.: photo by Gregory Bull/AP, 10 September 2017

 In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, trash from homeless encampments lines a street in San Diego. In a place that bills itself as “America’s Finest City,” renowned for its sunny weather, surfing and fish tacos, spiraling real estate values have contributed to spiraling homelessness in San Diego. Most alarmingly, the explosive growth in the number of people living outdoors has contributed to a hepatitis A epidemic.  (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, trash from homeless encampments lines a street in San Diego. In a place that bills itself as “America’s Finest City,” renowned for its sunny weather, surfing and fish tacos, spiraling real estate values have contributed to spiraling homelessness in San Diego. Most alarmingly, the explosive growth in the number of people living outdoors has contributed to a hepatitis A epidemic.: photo by Gregory Bull/AP, 10 September 2017

  In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, trash from homeless encampments lines a street in San Diego. In a place that bills itself as “America’s Finest City,” renowned for its sunny weather, surfing and fish tacos, spiraling real estate values have contributed to spiraling homelessness in San Diego. Most alarmingly, the explosive growth in the number of people living outdoors has contributed to a hepatitis A epidemic.  (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, trash from homeless encampments lines a street in San Diego. In a place that bills itself as “America’s Finest City,” renowned for its sunny weather, surfing and fish tacos, spiraling real estate values have contributed to spiraling homelessness in San Diego. Most alarmingly, the explosive growth in the number of people living outdoors has contributed to a hepatitis A epidemic.: photo by Gregory Bull/AP, 10 September 2017

palm trees | by michaelj1998

Palm trees. Oceanside, Ca.: photo by michaelj1998, 16 March 2017

palm trees | by michaelj1998

Palm trees. Oceanside, Ca.: photo by michaelj1998, 16 March 2017

palm trees | by michaelj1998

Palm trees. Oceanside, Ca.: photo by michaelj1998, 16 March 2017

Debris field palms | by ADMurr

Debris field palms [DTLA]: photo by Andrew Murr, 13 September 2017

3 Palms | by michaelj1998
3 Palms. Oceanside, Ca.: photo by michaelj1998, 23 March 2017

3 Palms | by michaelj1998

3 Palms. Oceanside, Ca.: photo by michaelj1998, 23 March 2017

3 Palms | by michaelj1998

3 Palms. Oceanside, Ca.: photo by michaelj1998, 23 March 2017
Silver Lake_0298 | by Thomas Willard

Silver Lake _0298 (think gross): photo by Thomas Willard, 12 November 2017
Under the Fortune Palms
 

Blue Trees: Paul Gauguin, 1888, oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm (Ordrupgaardsamlingen, Ordrupgaard)


Blue Trees: Paul Gauguin, 1888, oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm (Ordrupgaardsamlingen, Ordrupgaard)

Some people think meanings are hard to find
In this decade of great emptiness
Among the bungalows of Samarkand
I stood under the fortune palms
And watched for a sign to blow by
In the throbbing Santa Ana
But all that came my way
Was the distant echo of a woman’s voice
From down around Xanadu Street
Calling for her dog to stay

Santa Barbara 1982


Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary): Paul Gauguin, 1891, oil on canvas, 114 x 98 cm (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)



Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary): Paul Gauguin, 1891, oil on canvas, 114 x 98 cm (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
 
  
USA Wildfires rage across southern California #AFP A firefighter waters down a palm tree at the beachside community of Faria Beach. Photo Frederic J. Brown: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 8 December 2017
 

 A Palestinian protester runs after catching fire during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest against Trump's decision to recognize #Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Photo @Abbasmomani: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 8 December 2017
 

Wildfires continue to rage in Southern California. Photo @mario_tama: image via Getty Images News @GettyImagesNews, 7 December 2017
 

Terrifying photograph from @mario_tama/@GettyImagesNews of firefighters monitoring a section of the Thomas Fire in Ventura, California.: image via Alastair Johnstone @a_lastair, 7 December 2017
 

This @mario_tama photo from the Ventura fires is stunning: image via Connor Sheets @ConnorASheets, 7 December 2017


Violence flares after Trump recognizes Jerusalem as capital: Photo: @cmcgrathphoto: image via Getty Images News @GettyImagesNews, 8 December 2017



 "Second Palestinian killed in anti-Trump clashes in #Gaza" #AFP #Jerusalem #GazaStrip Photo Jack Guez: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 8 December 2017

 
  
Clashes on Palestinian 'day of rage' over Trump's #Jerusalem move #AFP Photo by @mohmdabed: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 8 December 2017

 

 Clashes on Palestinian 'day of rage' over Trump's #Jerusalem move #AFP Photo by @TomCOEX: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 8 December 2017



 Clashes on Palestinian 'day of rage' over Trump's #Jerusalem move #AFP Photo by @Abbasmomani: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 8 December 2017



 Clashes on Palestinian 'day of rage' over Trump's #Jerusalem move #AFP Photo by @hazemjbader1: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 8 December 2017

Snake vs Mongoose | by SaumalyaGhosh.com

Snake vs Mongoose [Kolkata]: photo by Saumalya Ghosh, 20 October 2013

 
Hundreds more Israeli police deployed ahead of main Muslim prayers #AFP Photo @gharabli_ahmed: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 8 December 2017 


I'm not older than you, I'm older than your fake state. #Palestina #PalestineWillBeFree #HandsOffJerusalem #HandsOffPalestine: image via Youssef El Khalil @youssifkhalil, 8 December 2017
  
Palestinian Muslim worshippers shout slogans during Friday prayer at the al-Aqsa mosque.: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 8 December 2017
 
 

Protest in Lahore Pakistan right now. We are with ppl of #Palestine. #Jerusalem: image via Nadia @NadiaShah24, 8 December 2017
 

Trump declares Jerusalem Israel’s capital, shattering decades of U.S. neutrality | Photo @obality: image via AP Images @AP_Images, 6 December 2017
 
 
Printed map of Palestine in 1947 Issue of National Geographic. Where is Israel? There was no 'Israel'.: image via nourefidel @nourefidel, 7 December 2017

 

Reflections of destruction. #LilacFire @CAL_FIRE: image via Robert Gauthier @rgaut999, 7 December 2017

 

Reflections of destruction. #LilacFire @CAL_FIRE: image via Robert Gauthier @rgaut999, 7 December 2017
  


Reflections of destruction. #LilacFire @CAL_FIRE: image via Robert Gauthier @rgaut999, 7 December 2017 


#ThomasFires Chasey Rodriquez helps a friend remove belongings from a burned apartment building Friday. #latimes: image via Wally Skalij @WallySkalij, 8 December 2017
 

 Stumbled into strange perspective: from inside a burned out bus used as a home. #thomasfire.: image via Marcus Yam @yamphoto, 8 December 2017


  
Dramatic night fire photo along the 101 Freeway north of Ventura, as the Southland prepares for possible huge wind event. Photo by @WallySkalij: image via L.A. Times Photos @latimesphotos, 6 December 2017


 As winds kick up again, tall flames menace communities far and wide: image via Los Angeles Times @latimes, 6 December 2017

 

The intense and surreal fire activity up on along the 33, north of Ojai. Winds gusting, roads covered with rocks, embers flying around. #thomasfire.: image via Marcus Yam @yamphoto, 7 December 2017

 

The intense and surreal fire activity up on along the 33, north of Ojai. Winds gusting, roads covered with rocks, embers flying around. #thomasfire.: image via Marcus Yam @yamphoto, 7 December 2017

 

The intense and surreal fire activity up on along the 33, north of Ojai. Winds gusting, roads covered with rocks, embers flying around. #thomasfire.: image via Marcus Yam @yamphoto, 7 December 2017

 

The intense and surreal fire activity up on along the 33, north of Ojai. Winds gusting, roads covered with rocks, embers flying around. #thomasfire.: image via Marcus Yam @yamphoto, 7 December 2017


Christmas lights at a checkpoint on Grand Ave, in Ojai tonight. #ThomasFire.: image via Marcus Yam @yamphoto, 7 December 2017


  A group of friends saved a stranger's house from flames. Ace photog @yamphoto found the story by following the wind and waiting for the fire to get to him. 10 minutes later, he heard shouts.: image via Colleen Shalby @CShalby, 7 December 2017


Marcus does unbelievably harrowing work and takes it all in stride – he literally said the phrase "all in a day's work" when I asked him about this. Um, in related news, I'm going to stop complaining that the distant fires are irritating my allergies.: image via Jessica Roy @jessica_roy, 7 December 2017

 
Today’s front page, led by a @WallySkalij photo: image via Matt Pearce @mattdpearce, 8 December 2017 
 

Here are maps showing all the major fires in Southern California: image via Los Angeles Times @latimes, 8 December 2017



Otherworldly scenes unfold as #ThomasFire fire burns into the night: image via Douglas MacDonald @dmac5dmark2, 8 December 2017
 

Even the pet chihuahua needs a face mask as fires create terrible air quality: image via Los Angeles Times @latimes, 8 December 2017


  
Thousands of Palestinians protest in a 'day of rage' in the occupied West Bank, Gaza and in East Jerusalem against President Donald Trump's recognition of the ancient city as Israel's capital: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 8 December 2017



Thousands of Palestinians protest in a 'day of rage' in the occupied West Bank, Gaza and in East Jerusalem against President Donald Trump's recognition of the ancient city as Israel's capital: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 8 December 2017 



Otherworldly scenes unfold as #ThomasFire fire burns into the night: image via Douglas MacDonald @dmac5dmark2, 8 December 201
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Thousands of Palestinians protest in a 'day of rage' in the occupied West Bank, Gaza and in East Jerusalem against President Donald Trump's recognition of the ancient city as Israel's capital: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 8 December 2017
 

Trees glow in the wind after being burned in the Lilac Fire in Bonsall, California: Photo Mike Blake: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 8 December 2017 
 

 A Palestinian man stops to pray during a protest against President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 7 December 2017

 

Global reactions after President Trump reverses decades of U.S. policy and recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 6 December 2017

 

Global reactions after President Trump reverses decades of U.S. policy and recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 6 December 2017

Untitled | by Md. Imam Hasan
   
[Dhaka]: photo by Muhammad Imam Hasan, 1 May 2017

 

Global reactions after President Trump reverses decades of U.S. policy and recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel: image via Reuters Pictures @reuterspictures, 6 December 2017

Chalake 1 | by amira_a

Chalake 2. Haircutting ceremony held when a boy turns three years old. Boy infants does not have haircuts before this day. Some cry and are nervous without their moms, in front of a huge crowd.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 1 | by amira_a

Chalake 2. Haircutting ceremony held when a boy turns three years old. Boy infants does not have haircuts before this day. Some cry and are nervous without their moms, in front of a huge crowd.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 1 | by amira_a

Chalake 2. Haircutting ceremony held when a boy turns three years old. Boy infants does not have haircuts before this day. Some cry and are nervous without their moms, in front of a huge crowd.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 2 | by amira_a

Chalake 2. Haircutting ceremony for three years old.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 2 | by amira_a

Chalake 2. Haircutting ceremony for three years old.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 2 | by amira_a

Chalake 2. Haircutting ceremony for three years old.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 3 | by amira_a

Chalake 3. Haircutting ceremony for three years old.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 3 | by amira_a

Chalake 3. Haircutting ceremony for three years old.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Chalake 3 | by amira_a

Chalake 3. Haircutting ceremony for three years old.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Omer 33 | by amira_a

Omer 33. Lag Baomer, 5777.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Omer 33 | by amira_a

Omer 33. Lag Baomer, 5777.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Omer 33 | by amira_a

Omer 33. Lag Baomer, 5777.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

More smoke needed | by amira_a

More smoke needed.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

More smoke needed | by amira_a

More smoke needed.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

More smoke needed | by amira_a

More smoke needed.: photo by amira_a, 13 May 2017

Day of Rage | by Dante Sisofo

Day of Rage. Clashes at Qalandia.: photo by Dante Sisofo, 27 April 2017

Day of Rage | by Dante Sisofo

Day of Rage. Clashes at Qalandia.: photo by Dante Sisofo, 27 April 2017

Day of Rage | by Dante Sisofo

Day of Rage. Clashes at Qalandia.: photo by Dante Sisofo, 27 April 2017

Untitled | by Dante Sisofo

[Untitled]: photo by Dante Sisofo, 27 April 2017

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[Untitled]: photo by Dante Sisofo, 27 April 2017

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[Untitled]: photo by Dante Sisofo, 27 April 2017

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[Untitled]: photo by Dante Sisofo, 27 April 2017

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[Untitled]: photo by Dante Sisofo, 27 April 2017

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[Untitled]: photo by Dante Sisofo, 27 April 2017
 
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[Untitled].: photo by Dante Sisofo, 20 May 2017

Untitled | by Dante Sisofo

[Untitled].: photo by Dante Sisofo, 20 May 2017

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[Untitled].: photo by Dante Sisofo, 20 May 2017

Untitled | by Dante Sisofo

Palestinians fought with the Israeli Army at the checkpoint in Jericho yesterday. Rocks were thrown, tires were burned, and fireworks were launched at the army. The IDF attempted to defuse the situation by firing rubber bullets at the crowd. Four Palestinians were hit and carried away by ambulances.: photo by Dante Sisofo, 19 May 2017

Untitled | by Dante Sisofo

Palestinians fought with the Israeli Army at the checkpoint in Jericho yesterday. Rocks were thrown, tires were burned, and fireworks were launched at the army. The IDF attempted to defuse the situation by firing rubber bullets at the crowd. Four Palestinians were hit and carried away by ambulances.: photo by Dante Sisofo, 19 May 2017

Untitled | by Dante Sisofo

Palestinians fought with the Israeli Army at the checkpoint in Jericho yesterday. Rocks were thrown, tires were burned, and fireworks were launched at the army. The IDF attempted to defuse the situation by firing rubber bullets at the crowd. Four Palestinians were hit and carried away by ambulances.: photo by Dante Sisofo, 19 May 2017

Untitled | by Dante Sisofo

[Untitled]: photo by Dante Sisofo, 11 May 2017

Untitled | by Dante Sisofo

[Untitled]: photo by Dante Sisofo, 11 May 2017

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[Untitled]: photo by Dante Sisofo, 11 May 2017

Untitled | by Street photographer - http://www.gabibest.com/

Untitled [Tel Aviv]: photo by Gabi Ben avraham, 19 May 2017

Canon T90 fd50mm 1,4 | by Sona Maletz

[Untitled]: photo by Sona Maletz, 21 January 2013



#haveaniceday #sunset on the Sri Lankan horizon in Colombo: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 8 December 2017

 
Burning to the sea. Great photo by @AlSeibPhoto #thomasfire #ventura: image via Robert St. John @RStjohn_latimes, 8 December 2017