More about Opher’s World

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Opher

More about Opher’s World

You will find lots of life, sex, love and ideas in this blog – (Ideas such as – there is no god, no purpose, no great scheme, no after-life – we need to look after our world – we have too many people – overpopulation is threatening our existence – Rock Music addresses social ills – inequality is at the heart of all the evils) – but I do not set out to be offensive, merely to argue my passionately held point of view.

This blog is a celebration of Life – not Death.

What is obscene is not sex.

Obscenity is:
– The destruction of the environment
– War
– The indoctrination of children
– Overpopulation
– Cynical exploitation
– Cruelty to animals and people
– Grotesque disparity of wealth
– Deforestation
– Fanaticism in politics and religion
– Pollution

These are the things I stand against.
These are the obscenities.

I want to address the world’s problems and look for a positive way forward.

I want a positive Zeitgeist

Photography – St Petersburg – More Photos from the Hermitage

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Opher

The Hermitage is a massive museum and art gallery made up of three palaces. The main one is the Winter Palace – the storming of which started the revolution. It is an amazingly beautiful palace to walk around and the art and paintings (including some Leonardo Da Vinci’s and Rembrandt’s) are stunning.

Here’s a few photos of the interior.

Photography – The Hermitage St Petersburg (The Winter Palace)

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Opher

Looking at the opulence and grandeur of the Hermitage (consisting of the Winter Palace and two adjoining palaces) it is easy to see why there was a revolution.

The ordinary people had very little while the aristocracy lived with such gross extravagance. Squeezed between the huge expenditure of the Church and the aristocracy the people were left destitute and lived in poverty.

This is the same the world over. The elite take a huge share and the ordinary people get to live off what’s left. This gross inequality has never been greater than that of the present day.

It was the storming of the Winter Palace that heralded the start of the revolution. After French and Russian revolutions the British aristocracy were terrified that it was going to happen here – and still are! That is why we have the media frenzy against any party that even smacks of equality.

Photography – Seabirds on Bempton Cliffs – Humberside – Britain – Puffins, Gannets and more.

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Opher

Photography – Seabirds on Bempton Cliffs – Humberside – Britain – Puffins, Gannets and more.

Yorkshire is a beautiful county. The sun always shines.

Bempton cliffs is an amazing place. The birdlife is exceptional. The colony of Gannets is amazing and Puffins are gorgeous.

I write and take shots in the hopes that we preserve all this beauty in nature for future generations to wonder at – and of course for all the other creatures that inhabit this planet with us. They are all as important as we are!! They need protecting and caring for!

I hope you like these shots I took.

Photography – Church of Spilled Blood – St Petersburg

Posted on October 13, 2019October 17, 2019 by Opher

I just recently had the good fortune to visit St Petersburg.

One of the ‘must do’ stops was the Church Of The Spilled Blood with its amazing colourful Onion Domes.

Unfortunately it is under repair with scaffolding but none the less it was staggeringly beautiful.

As I am almost out of space on my Blog I can only put a few pictures up but the interior was as mind blowing as the exterior!

It was built on the site where Alexander 2nd was assassinated.

Here’s a little taste.

Photography – A few visions from Bali – land of incredible richness of beauty

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Opher

Photography – A few visions from Bali – land of incredible richness of beauty

The food, the people, the colours and the atmosphere were all superb. We loved it.

The whole island was adorned with Balinese Hindu worship. It seemed that the greatest industrial output was the manufacture of statues and offerings to the gods. It made for a colourful and often spectacular surrounds though one sometimes thought that some of that energy might be better directed to improving the roads and infrastructure. The gods were not coming through with the goods. The prayers were not answered.

Like most places the population explosion made for crowded roads, shanty housing and encroachment into the countryside. There was a lot of poverty and squalor in between the beauty.

We were fortunate to be invited to a Balinese wedding. It was beautiful. The colours were amazing. The people so friendly.

The whole island is volcanic. There are many offerings to the volcanic gods. That seems to be the basis for a lot of their superstitions. Eruptions caused death and destruction. The gods needed appeasing. Skinnerian psychology at play.

The temples were opulent and lavish – truly spectacular. The culture was rich.

The Paddy Fields with their terracing and luxuriant green were idyllic.

Photography – Japan – land of culture.

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Opher

Photography – Japan – land of culture.

Japan was a land of great culture. You could feel the tradition and attention to detail. Nuance was the order of the day. The whole was revealed in the minutest aspect. I found the Japanese incredibly polite, helpful and generous.