TZVETNIK
Hugo Zorn
the “twist” of the phrase
comes from
the counterposition
of “hell,”
the locus of absolute evil,
with the fairly mundane
(and mild by comparison)
inconvenience
of “high water.”
Although the top of this package might sound like a bunch of strawberry blossoms, they’re not for you, they’re for your conscience.
The first live hummingbird to arrive in Europe was a Sparkling Violet-ear which was exhibited in 1905 at the Zoological Gardens in Regent’s Park, London. For fourteen days it created a sensation and the many visitors who saw it were filled with astonishment and wonder. Then it died.
The fear
ū·mō·w·ra·’ă·ḵem (וּמוַֹרֲאֶ֤כם)
Fear, a fearful thing, deed
and dread of you
wə·ḥit·tə·ḵem( וְִח ְתֶּכם֙)
Crushed, afraid, terror
will fall
yih·yeh( יְִה ֔יֶה ֽ)
To fall out, come to pass, become, be
on
al‘( ַע֚ל)
Above, over, upon, against
every
-kāl( ָכּל־)
The whole, all, any, every
living creature
ḥay·yaṯ( ַחיַּ֣ת)
Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life
on the earth,
hā·’ā·reṣ( ָהאֶָ֔רץ)
Earth, land
every
-kāl( ָכּל־)
The whole, all, any, every
bird
ō·wp̄‘( ע֣וֹף)
Flying creatures
of the sky,
haš·šā·mā·yim( ַהָשָּׁ֑מיִם )
Heaven, sky
every
bə·ḵōl( ְבּכֹל֩)
The whole, all, any, every
creature that
ă·šer’( ֲאֶשׁ֨ר)
Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that
crawls
tir·mōś( ִתְּרמֹ֧שׂ)
To glide swiftly, to crawl, move with short steps, to swarm
on the ground,
hā·’ă·ḏā·māh( ָֽהֲאָדָ֛מה)
Ground, land
and all
ū·ḇə·ḵāl( וְּֽבָכל־)
The whole, all, any, every
the fish
də·ḡê( ְדֵּג֥י)
A fish
of the sea.
hay·yām( ַה ֖יָּם)
A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artificial basin
They are delivered
nit·tā·nū( ִנ ָֽתּנוּ׃)
To give, put, set
into your hand.
bə·yeḏ·ḵem( ְבּיְֶדֶ֥כם)
A hand
My feeling is that we have to stop doing the
things we know how to do.
some say 3 million kids ask “Are we there yet?” every year
Photography: Maximilian Anelli-Monti