A little bit of culture never hurt me.

A screen grab of the Opera Australia website advertising the upcoming Wagner Ring Cycle. The three Rhine maidens in flowing white gowns are posed.

Warm, sunny afternoon. Toorak, Victoria 3142, Australia.

Words Are Windows (or They’re Walls) by Ruth Bebermeyer.

I feel so sentenced by your words, I feel so judged and sent away, Before I go I’ve got to know, Is that what you mean to say? Before I rise to my defense, Before I speak in hurt or fear, Before I build that wall of words, Tell me, did I really hear? Words are windows, or they’re walls,

They sentence us, or set us free. When I speak and when I hear, Let the love light shine through me. There are things I need to say, Things that mean so much to me, If my words don’t make me clear, Will you help me to be free? If I seemed to put you down, If you felt I didn’t care, Try to listen through my words, To the feelings that we share.

Source: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg

Monday morning starts well. @ Brother Baba Budan, Little Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.

The possibilities of personal knowledge graphs I find very exciting. A great read on the subject is Personal Knowledge Graphs edited by Ivo Velitchkov and George Anadiotis <personalknowledgegraphs.com>

The Burnley Ferry, Victoria 3142, Australia.

For post-austerity, post-punk fans Sleaford Mod are featured in the Observer New Review 🎵

www.theguardian.com/music/202…

Post-austerity, post-punk Sleaford Mod.

Going to Work (1943) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Going to Work (1943) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Alexander the Great (1909) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Alexander the Great (1909) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Almshouses at Northleach (1930) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Almshouses at Northleach (1930) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Figure II - Man with pipe (study) (1950) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Figure II - Man with pipe (study) (1950) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

The North Sea (1966) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

The North Sea (1966) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Seascape (circa 1960) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Seascape (circa 1960) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Three Figures (1944) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Three Figures (1944) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Old Building, Edinburgh (1937) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Berwick upon Tweed (1959) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Berwick upon Tweed (1959) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

View of Whitby (1955) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

View of Whitby (1955) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Man looking out to sea (1971) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Man looking out to sea (1971) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Man with umbrella (study) (1951) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Man with umbrella (study) (1951) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Yacht race (1962) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.

Yacht race (1962) by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976), English artist.