Rapture

snapshots of a life unfolding....

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The Chronicles of Narnia on Instagram: "Many readers assume The Chronicles of Narnia is a Christian allegory. After all, the parallels betwe

1,339 likes, 21 comments - narniaweb on July 21, 2026: "Many readers assume The Chronicles of Narnia is a Christian allegory. After all, the

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Robert Frank. Times Square, 1947.

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Spring Sunset in Switzerland by Nikolai Matveev

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by Luyao Wu

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'Girl in a magic Forest' by Sergei Lodygin, 1920s.

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Sheryl Lee photographed by Brian Aris 1994

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John Lennon | © Robert Whitaker

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Reunions: Jacob’s Ladder and Pink Sticky Geranium dance in the morning wind, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

gif by riverwindphotography, June 2018

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Roses

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A teeny tiny! Happy Friday, folks! 🤎 - - - - - - - - - - -

"brown bear, grizzly bear" by Jay Brasher is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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British Royal Family - The Prince and Princess of Wales shares a kiss on the cheeks during the DMMI Royal Charity Polo Cup 2026 at Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park | July 10, 2026

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Stevie photographed by Herbert Worthington - 1979.

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Marietta Street, Atlanta, before cars took over.

Here's a note of warning from an article titled "The Automobile Ordinance," from the Atlanta Constitution, June 23, 1904.

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The general council of Atlanta is to be congratulated on adopting an ordinance regulating the operation of automobiles on the streets of the city. The rapidly increasing local use of these machines, the number of more or less serious accidents of the last few months, and the fact that no municipal laws existed governing their operation, combine to make the passage of the ordinance very timely and advisable.

That portion of the ordinance which restricts speed of the "devil wagons" in and outside the fire limits is so framed as to be just, both to the automobilists and the public, generally. The speed of 8 miles an hour inside of the fire limits and 15 outside ought to satisfy the owners and chauffeurs, inasmuch as it should meet all of their demands, both of a business and pleasurable nature. It also places the maximum of speed at such a limit as will enable a swift stopping of the machine in the presence of danger or of an unforeseen emergency. The ordinance committee likewise displayed wisdom in decreeing that all operators of self-propelled machines shall be licensed. An automobile, however simple its construction, is very similar to a locomotive, and it is very certain that no railway would trust a novice with the operation of one of these complicated pieces of mechanism.

Similarly, the idea that an inexperienced person should be allowed to send one of these powerful machines flying through the streets, imperiling the lives of pedestrians and hampering other modes of traffic, is not to be entertained for a moment. The provisions of the ordinance in this respect are so lenient and sensible as to appeal to the most fanatical automobilist. They are easily complied with and they give the footgoing public a satisfactory guarantee of safety.

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Source: http://www.atlantareconstitution.com/1904/06/23/the-automobile-ordinance/