Although we are NOT to touch any works of art in the museum, this one is an exception.
This was selected by the Museum to offer the opportunity to learn through touch.
She is Venus, the Goddess of Love, caught by surprise while bathing. The is a marble copy of the sculpture by the artist Antonio Canova, (Italian, 1757 -1822).
Getty Villa
Malibu, CA
December 17, 2011
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Have you put up your trees yet? Do you have a preference of ornaments? These balls really give good reflection shots.
That’s me in the center!
Now this is one huge tree – a little bit crooked!
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Ang tema ngayong linggo ay Ginintuan (Color of gold/golden)
Ang bulaklak na chrysanthemums (mums) ay mamukadkad sa huling araw ng buwang Agosto hanggang sa pamamagitan ng Nobyembre dito ss Estatos Unidos, lalo na sa bandang timong ng California. Itong mga bulaklak ay paborito sa panahong tagalaglag (Autumn)
Ilang Paniniwala
para sa mga Tsino, ang chrysanthemums ay simbolo ng maharlika. Para sa ang mga taga Europa, ito ay nauugnay sa kamatayan at inilagay sa mga libingnan.
Mums come in different shapes, sizes, colors and different petals.
Chrysanthemum is the national flower of Japan. This flower is always in the crest of the Japanese imperial family.
One type of mums are called spider mums. The have narrow petals on the inside and they curve up and around the central disk of the flower. The outer petals are very long and narrow. They stick out to look a spider. Spider mums convey “elope with me”.
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Mums, is short for chrysanthemums. They bloom in late August through November in the Northern States, but here in the Southland have a longer span. They are a favorite in the FALL.
A brief History
The word was coined by Karl Linnaeus, an 18th century Swedish botanist. It is a combination of two Greek words chrysos (meaning gold) and anthos (meaning flower).
Some Beliefs
For the Chinese, the mum symbolizes nobility. For the Europeans, it is associated with death and are placed on graves or in funeral arrangements.
The Salton Sea is an inland saline lake in the Sonoran Desert of extreme southeastern California. It occupies the Salton Basin, a remnant of prehistoric Lake Cahuilla. It is borderded on the south by the rich agricultural areas of the Imperial Valley and on the west, by Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
The Salton Sea and surrounding basin sits over the San Andreas Fault, San Jacinto Fault, Imperial Fault Zone
Like Death Valley, it is below sea level. Currently, its surface is 226 ft (69 m) below sea level.
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