Pompeii by Abysimus
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Early one morning, at the age of twelve, I first saw the Italian city of Pompeii. The city was then under active renovation as the layers of ancient volcanic ash were meticulously removed. Spectral and silent it was, with no sign of life anywhere. The buildings and statuary were shrouded in mist and the abundant trees were heavy with night gathered dew. I was told that this was once a thriving city full of active, productive people. The eruption of the Vesuvius Volcano rained death upon them all. We who live in the present should view this as cautionary. Geologic events are widely spaced and Mt.Vesuvius is not an extinct volcano.
What a marvelous, creative, artistic people the Pompeians were. Colorful mosaics and murals were everywhere. Beautifully carved statues and fountains adorned the city. For me, at the age of twelve, the city came alive like J. K. Rowling’s Diagon Alley. I was utterly mesmerized. We came to a residence where women and children were forbidden entrance (that was then, now of course, it is different) and when my father (who art in heaven) came out, he gave my mother a sly wink but would not tell me what he saw. Now, of course, I know. If you have visited Pompeii, you recognize the allusion. If you have not visited Pompeii, I can only offer my apologies on the pretext that this is a family website. Suffice it to say that men are typically envious and women typically blush.
Since then, through the years, I have visited Pompeii several times and I have never lost the wonder of it all.
Created using several Hypernion/Quaternion and Sylvan Bulb variants in Ultra Fractal.
Comments (13)
greyone
My goodness Stan. Your explorations in Ultra Fractal take you to places most of us can only dream of. This image is marvelous and your description of Pompeii is very intriguing. When I was in the navy I saw an aweful lot of the world, but this is an area I never got close to. As retirement is looking like about 4 years from now, I am already planning out where I want to take Glenda, She has not travelled much at all so I would love to show her many of the places I loved when travelling years ago. This may have to be added to the list. The sad part is that as each year goes by, the political unrest makes travelling to many of these places more and more dangerous. I served UN tours as part of peacekeeping forces in the Gaza strip, and also in Egypt, Neither of which are areas I am eager to go back and visit with the current state of affairs.
carlx
Great work!!!
peedy
WOW, awesome, Stan! Beautiful! Corrie
Lenord
Splendid work, excellent. Back in my younger days I worked in the Geophysical Exploration Industry, we had two manufacturing projects to produce Seismic Activity Monitoring Systems for the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisicia e Vulcanologia (INGV). One for Vesuvius and One for Etna, I was on the Team that did the Installation on the one at Mt. Etna, I doubt they are still in use as Technology in this area has moved forward by leaps and bounds since then. Peace
eekdog
super duper! have a old music video of pink floyd called live at pompeii. your fractal is amazing in design, color and beauty.
Glendaw
Simply gorgeous!!! Pompeii seems to be very beautiful,and thanks for a glimpse of what it may be like. The people are very artistic and creative there. Outstanding come back from a horrible disaster. Jim just showed me a web site about this story. It must of taken years for uncovering the city from the ash fall-out. Out of this world how the fallen bodies have also been preserved. Your scientific research is awesome Stan. I really appreciate what you offer on this site with your knowledge and wisdom in the work that you do. P.S. I also admire and appreciate Jim with his knowledge of the world, and his interest of the same. He would have made a great Dr. if given the chance and funding years ago. He is a excellent psyc. nurse and councillor.
jmb007
beau travail
ia-du-lin
cool fractal scenery
Jennyfnf
You have certainly triggered some amazing memories and hopes here Stan. It's a wonderful and evocative image. I also would really like to have visited Pompeii - all our imaginations have been fired by the painstaking work undertaken here over the years. I cnnot imagine the pain and horror of the time. We are all very aware now how precarious our very existence is. Thankyou.
farmerC
This is Fantastic work.
npauling
I love your beautiful Pompeii with its beautiful trees and the volcano in the bg. Splendid textures and depth and a lovely sense of ambiance. A super fractal scene very creatively done and a wonderful UF work.
bakapo
wow, this is amazing. the depth and coloring are both beautiful. its like seeing something from a movie remembered in a dream.
dochtersions
Outstanding creative and beautiful!