![]() ![]() this is the area of the island where the largest number of statues is concentrated, almost 40% of the total. between the finished figures that rest at the foot of the volcano and those that still remain on the outer and inner slope of the same, a total of 397 moai have been counted. but there are still many figures in rano raraku. In the quarry, which in total is more than 800 meters long, there are many empty niches from which the statues that moved to the ahu were extracted. the statues are everywhere and in almost inaccessible places, as if the slogan had been to take advantage of any space available in a valuable and limited material. It does not appear that any established work order or system has been followed. in other cases, they are placed horizontally, one on top of the other, sometimes with the head and feet alternating on each side. some are placed vertically, with the head pointing towards the top and others in the opposite direction. dozens of stone heads stand out from the ground and as you look up to the top, there are many holes and figures cut out on the rocky surface of the mountain.Īt first it is difficult to distinguish them but if you look closely, you will discover more and more images that appear carved in all possible positions on the abrupt slope of tuff. The vision of the southern slope of the volcano causes great perplexity and admiration in the visitor. here the moai were carved and then they were taken to the ahu or ceremonial platforms, distributed along the entire coast, to honor the memory of the ancestors. Rano raraku became the quarry where almost all of the 1,000 statues that have been found on easter island were sculpted. So, last july 2nd (2019) there was an almost total solar eclipse (about 85%) on easter island, and i wanted to see it for myself, and capture impressions with my camera as well, so i booked my third trip to rapa nui and paid the island another visit.but of course, i managed to get many more fascinating images of the island besides the beautifully unique ones of the eclipse i was lucky enough to capture (and which i will be releasing soon in 2020, so keep your eyes out for them) she said i feel like i'm home at the end of the world with you." ― dirty heads, end of the world you showed me all that i can see, so take me away and let me sleep.she asked where i wanna go, i said the end of the world with you. she said i feel like i'm home at the end of the world with you).when years have passed and i have gone, your memory will sink with me. she said i feel like i'm home at the end of the world with you (she asked where i wanna go, i said the end of the world with you. and now i can compare us to the world you've seen, yeah.she asked where i wanna go, i said the end of the world with you. as long as i'm with you, then we can feel at home.girl we've been everywhere and we've done everything. you're alexandria, you are the fall of rome. she said i feel like i'm home at the end of the world with you.with every wake and moan you're calling out to me. i feel i can't compare us to the world you've seen.she asked where i wanna go, i said the end of the world with you. girl you've been everywhere and you've done everything. ![]() you're missing jamaica back where your daddy sings. but the siren sings a song that shakes you from your bed. all of her" ― bodhinku, milky way silence i love being with her all night long, just humbled by her grace and majesty, so magical and mystical, as she sings her silent songs to me and blinks at me with a billions eyes full of love.i feel her, i see her, i listen to her, and then i simply breathe, and my spirit is wrapped up into the whispers of her sighs, and i exhale her love.i simply adore her. she speaks to me with her silence, so much clearer than any mere mortal words with her thoughts permeating into my own. and i am further obsessed in trying to create photographic impressions of her to show the world just how much i am in love with everything about her.she is the most beautiful thing my eyes have ever witnessed, glowing and lighting up my sky like nothing ever has before, or ever will again. ![]() i am amazed and fascinated by how beautiful she is, no matter what position in the sky, or location on this planet she is found. "quietly in silence, i adore the milky way.i have been obsessed with staring at her beauty for these past couple of years. ![]()
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