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Category Archives: The Feeder Feed
ROME DAY 19: Altar v. Altar, Heart, Food Play
In Rome the Sunrise was at 7:27. Sunset will be at 18:22. Ave Maria at 18:30, this time. See? For the Sunday, the pastor at Ss. Trinità dei Pellegrini asked me if I would be celebrant for the principle Mass. … Read More
ROME DAY 7: Weird Amazon Stuff, Death and a Spatula
Sunrise – 7:14, Colors – 18:40, Ave Maria 19:00. Rome is truly “crazy town” right now. Over at Santa Maria in Transpontina there is a display, with people stationed to offer help to the curious, of what (they hope) the … Read More
Rome – Day 2: Rolling with the punches
Today I ran lots of little errands. Included in the errands was a stop at Barbiconi to order up a new thurible and boat for the TMSM, especially for my use and for the bishop’s Masses. I’ve been having terrible shoulder … Read More
Some Views From The Journey: Castra moventur
Castra moventur. That shot just about sums up preparation for the transfer to a new statio. And here’s a statio on the way to the statio. A nice outdoor lunch. With hedges of blooming jasmine. Some lavender. And even artichokes. … Read More
Rome – Day 2: Stoffa and nonsense
If I am of an early morning out and about, my standard “large” Roman breakfast… Things you see when walking about. Lovely little neighborhood Marian shrines. People take care of them. I really enjoy the old “don’t be a litter … Read More
Rome Day 3-4: sculpture and spies
I’ve been struggling with moving photos around and with wifi, so posting is a little tricky at the moment. Anyway, some shots. A wide angle view of our lunch spot from yesterday. I had rabbit for my second, but here’s … Read More
NYC Days 1-2: Wine, Women and Song
I am in New York for a few days as the guest of a member of the Constantian Order of St George for their investiture, to see an opera, and have some R&R in the galleries of the Met. I’ll … Read More
Posted in On the road, The Feeder Feed, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged psykter, Vigée Le Brun
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NYC – Day 2: Of Sargent and Sabarsky and Shakespeare
Day 2 was marvelous. It was sunny and not too hot, with a good breeze I went back to the Met and throughly explored the John Singer Sargent exhibit. Th day before I had walked through quickly, tailing a curator … Read More
Posted in On the road, The Feeder Feed
Tagged Bond 45, Bryant Park, John Singer Sargent, Romeo and Juliet
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Christological well… not quite… Edulcorated Goldfinch Alert!
Long time readers here have seen my shots of Christological Goldfinches from Medieval and Renaissance paintings and statues snapped during my museum visits. Here is a detail from one I shot in the Louvre a while back by the Master of … Read More
The Feeder Feed: Chicago Edition
This morning took me to the Chicago Art Institute. I was especially keep to see some Impressionists, but I started in chronological order in European paintings. This is interesting. Here is something by Matteo di Giovanni (+1495), part of a … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, On the road, The Feeder Feed, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged art, Art Institute, Chicago, Christological Goldfinch
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Day 17 – NYC: Finch and Cardinal and Borscht and Beer
Thus begins my last full day on the road. Yesterday we were at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Here is a nice little Sienese Madonna and Child by a favorite of mine, Sano di Pietro (+1481). I’m thinking his workshop … Read More
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Tagged beer, Christological Goldfinch, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Norcia
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Rome: Day 2 – Un pò di ‘relax’
I am just hanging out without controversy swamp fever. Sometimes I just need to breathe. Coffee at Sant’Eustachio with some folks who wanted to go. I stepped outside to let them finish and ran into Card. Zen. A great man. … Read More
The Feeder Feed: Old Chasuble Edition
I’m enjoying some time at The Cloisters with a friend. In honor of a priest who has disparaged my posts about birds, I add this edition. Behold a priests chasuble from Venice of the late 15th to early 16th century. … Read More
Posted in On the road, The Feeder Feed, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged chasuble, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters
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The Feeder Feed: Strigine Edition
I have written of owls before. I once shared a winter encounter I had with a Great Gray, seared into my mind’s eye. I also shared photos of the old “Owl Room”, the guest room, at the legendary Sabine Farm … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, The Feeder Feed
Tagged bird watching, birds, feeders, ornithology, owls, strigine
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The Feeder Feed: Motor City Edition
I am in Detroit! I just finished giving talks on sacred art at the Detroit Institute of Arts, a great museum. Now that I can visit a gallery, I noticed a splendid Christological Goldfinch! Here is a painting by Benozzo … Read More
Posted in On the road, The Feeder Feed
Tagged Benozzo Gozzoli, Christological Goldfinch, Detroit
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11 Comments
The Feeder Feed: Newly discovered ancient Byzantine edition
A reader sent me a link to an article at The Mail about a newly discovered mosaic floor of a 1500 year-old Byzantine church some 30 miles south of Tel Aviv, Israel. There are lots of photos available, but here is … Read More
The Feeder Feed: Of cardinals and pigs and … grilling….
A reader asked about “Ray”. “Ray” is every Cardinal (the member of the finch family) who has occasionally appeared on these electronic pages. Since I moved from the Sabine Farm to the Steam Pipe Trunk Distribution Venue, I have not … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, The Feeder Feed
Tagged bird feeder, birds, cardinals, feeder, Rocket J. Squirrel, Z-Swag
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The Feeder Feed: Yes, another XPGF and The Eyes have it
At the Met in NYC you will see a Madonna and Child with Sts Philip and Agnes. Herein is our little Savior with His Christological Goldfinch. Those of you who are new here may wonder what in creation I am … Read More
The Feeder Feed: Of Storks and Self-absorbed Promethean Neopelagians
Do you remember the fable by Aesop about the Fox and the Stork? Sometimes it is the Fox and the Crane. The fox invited the stork to supper. Fox serves a bowl of soup. Fox can lap from the bowl, … Read More
Posted in O'Brian Tags, On the road, The Feeder Feed, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Aesop, Detroit, DIA, Fox, porcelain, self-absorbed promethean neopelagians, stork
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8 Comments
The Feeder Feed: Christological Goldfinch Sighting!
I am at the Detroit Institute of Art for the day. After the court decision, some of the art here will surely be sold off. Ah the fruit of the decades long efforts of liberal democrats! In any event… This … Read More
Posted in On the road, SESSIUNCULA, The Feeder Feed, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Christological Goldfinch, Detroit, DIA, Sano di Pietro
10 Comments
10 Comments
