Charles Reeza

Aesthete, Traveler, Gardener, Gay, Introvert, Amateur Photographer, Author of one novel, Older than most of you

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Boy hates people.  Boy meets boy.  Boy freaks out.  The Gardener

“I am still thinking about this book 2 days after I read it!”

“This story was laugh out loud funny, totally heartwarming, and at a certain point, almost made me throw my iPad across the room! I have never had a book affect me in so many different ways. I have even gone back and and skimmed through the book just to determine when and where the words on the page had so much effect on me. This story ends up taking you on a journey of love that will stay with you for long after you read it. Hang on tightly to your emotions because you will go through every one of them! Fantastic story!”  

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From the UK - This is the best description I've ever heard of this embarrassment to our country.

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never © reworkedmale

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Every time I'm tempted to say, "It won't happen here," I am reminded of all the things that have happened since 2016 that I thought would never happen in my lifetime. I try to hope for the best while preparing for the worst.

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Super/Natural. by Judith Schaechter, engraved flash glass, wood.

www.judithschaechter.com

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A major new work by Judith Schaechter, my favorite artist!

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Two eosin-glazed ceramic vases and a lidded box made by the factory of Vilmos Zsolnay in Pecs, Hungary c. 1900. The iridescent eosin glaze was developed by Zsolnay in the late 19th century and its popularity catapulted his factory into the higher echelons of European decorative arts during the Art Nouveau period.

These pieces are at the Museum Beim Markt in Karlsruhe, Germany

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St. Barbara's Church, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic

Construction began in 1388, and it was finished in 1905.

Photos by Charles Reeza, October 2023

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Blues Cafe - Kutna Hora, Czech Republic

Photos by Charles Reeza, October 2023

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There was a lot going on in my garden today - July 8, 2024

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Horaku, Owl and Bat netsuke, early to mid 19th century (source).

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Daphne - Stained and painted glass by Hans Gottfried von Stockhausen, 1984, Stuttgart. The background of the piece is filled with handwritten text of Daphne's story from Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Badisches Landesmuseum in Market Square, Karlsruhe, Germany

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Three Art Nouveau glass vases by Émile Gallé from the late 19th and early 20th centuries at the Badisches Landesmuseum in Market Square, Karlsruhe, Germany

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Devil's Head - stained glass, detail of the Heaven and Hell window designed by Markus Lüpertz for the Marian Choir of the Basilica of St. Andreas in Cologne, Germany, made by Derix Glasstudios in Taunusstein, Germany

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Lattice gate of forged iron designed in 1901 by Oskar Kiefer for the Curjel and Moser architectural firm, Karlsruhe, Germany

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Harpy - earthenware plate designed by Hans Thoma, c.1901, produced bt the Grand Ducal Majolica Manufactory in Karlsruhe, Germany

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"Purple Splash" climbing roses

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Peonies

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My garden in June