Something Beautiful

[curiouswombat]

Isn't this beautiful?

It is a 'visualisation of world-wide flight paths.

And, for something completely different, I just love this story, about a planned EDF demonstration at a tiny York mosque, immensely. For non-Brits, the EDF is a rightwing, semi-facist, organisation who are currently making a lot of anti-muslim noise...

Comments

[jay-of-lasgalen.livejournal.com]

I love that story about the mosque. It's such a typically British response!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? How can you complain that someone who offers you tea and biscuits is non-British?

[elisi]

I saw the gorgeous flightpath story earlier, but the other one has made me smile far more. Thanks for sharing! :)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I just smiled so much when I saw that story about the mosque. The mosque itself made me smile as well.

[jerusha]

That really is a lovely story. Thanks for sharing it.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The EDF people who did turn up must have left wondering how you can accuse someone who offers you tea and biscuits and a game of footie of being un-English!

[estelcontar1.livejournal.com]

Great story! I just loved it. And the pathways are indeed beautiful!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The pathways are so beautiful - but the story of the tiny York mosque made me smile even more.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

If only it were that simple to tame hatred and bias all the time...beautiful!

Airplane art!
:)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Can you imagine going to protest against these foreigners, who 'should go back to where they came from', only to be greeted with 'Hey oop lads, dos't want a cuppa and a hobnob? Fancy a game of footie?' A small thing, but worthy of notice!

And the flightpath patterns are so very pretty...

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful story about beautiful people.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It was just so very much 'Yorkshire' - the 'have a cup of tea and a hobnob - do you fancy a game of footie?' So difficult to insist that someone should 'go back to where they came from' when it is pretty clear that you are further from home than they are, having come up from Scarborough (about 30 miles!).

[huinare.livejournal.com]

Lovely links, both of them!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Aren't they?

[(Anonymous)]

The Flight Paths are beautiful, they remind me a little of Native American Dream Catchers.

How typically British, tea and biscuits and a game of Footie! 'The soft answer turneth away wrath!'

Strikes me that if beings from outer space landed in Britain that would be the first thing to happen!

Nothing like a good cuppa to solve everything!

Huggs,
Lynda

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The flight path pictures are really pretty - although a little scary when you consider how much fuel they use...

I do love that story about the tiny mosque. Those guys would probably be the first ones to offer the aliens the tea and biscuits.

[engarian.livejournal.com]

I love the picture of light mirrored by the lights in the hearts of those who stretched out to the protesters with kindness instead of strife. Bravo to all.

- Erulisse (one L)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The pictures of the lights are so pretty - the story about the wee mosque is heartening in more ways than one, too - that in the East of Yorkshire the EDL could muster so very few to go to protest is good - and the reaction of the worshippers even better!

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

Thank you for giving me a happy smile to accompany my first cup of coffee on a week day.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It was my pleasure!

[chaotic-binky.livejournal.com]

The story of the demonstration at a mosque made me smile too :D

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Eh Oop lads, have a hobnob... fancy a game of footie?

You can't beat it for totally disarming the demonstrators!

[raingirl26.livejournal.com]

Communication. Remove fear through knowledge. But how do you get someone to chat? Why have tea and biscuits of course! If we respond to fearful things (demonstrations against our side - whichever 'side' that is) with compassion and an understanding (that almost always the approaching side is afraid) then we can listen and connect and calm. This is not easy. But right.

Go York!
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lovely images - fascinating how one can see the patterns of the continents without any being drawn on.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It is so very much a British thing to do - tea, biscuits and a game of footie - that all the 'go back to where you came from' ideas of the EDL must have been difficult to hold onto!

And yes - those images are really fascinating.

[x19narya90x.livejournal.com]

I love the mosque story - perfect response.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Wasn't it just - how can you regard someone who offers you tea, biscuits, and a game of footie, as 'not British'!