Beyond The Ordinary

SwE-ET MSG-23U.

To get the above image (not wanting to use 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿 etc.), I started with a screenshot of the Sunflower emoji on a white paper background in Samsung Notes. Then, using nothing more sophisticated than the Samsung Gallery Image Editor (𝗦𝗚𝗜𝗘)[I'm 𝗔 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 (𝗔𝗦𝗠𝗡)], I resized the image and erased the centre to near black using a near black pen and my Galaxy S23 Ultra stylus. A little more editing – using the HD Image function of AI Photo Editor (P2026) – and I got three versions of 𝗔 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀𝗲 (𝗔𝗦𝘄𝗘). Considering it's humble origins and the minimalist approach to it's production, I'm very happy with it. 🙂

 

I thought of Sunflower with Eclipse many years ago before I even started using Facebook. I have worked on many different versions since then and I think of them all going with the following Pink Floyd track.

 

🅼   PINK FLOYD - Eclipse.

https://youtube.com/shorts/2AI2FDT4xME?si=pYmTpv7iuXNLO_EI

 

𝗔𝗩, incidentally, stands for 𝗔 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 [a member of a group of Vincent Van Gogh aficionados (𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀)].

 

🅼   DON MCLEAN - Vincent.

https://youtu.be/oxHnRfhDmrk?si=OXZ6Ps8jGN91V1nE

 

If you zoom the image, you'll see that the eclipse is not total – there's an Earthy brown to the dark disc. This fits with the idea that the eclipsing object could be a dark star, a moon or even 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵. 𝗔 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀𝗲 (𝗔𝗦𝘄𝗧𝗘) is easily created from the given image.

 

If you were to add some feet to the Samsung image, you would have a humanoid. But, it would have no arms. Interestingly, the alternative image using the FB emoji would have arms but no legs. Putting the two images together, you could have a humanoid plant with a torso, two arms, two legs and either one head or two. This plant is called 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶-𝗭𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 – 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀𝗲 (𝗧𝗤𝗭𝗧𝗦-𝘄𝗘). TQZTS-wE goes with 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 and WE.

 

🆅   A SUNFLOWER IS NOT A FLOWER.

https://youtu.be/579NI6tUj58?si=DxccOLP5SgQWm0ke

 

I printed out the days of the week using a daisy wheel printerⒻ [of 𝗔𝗻 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝘆𝗲𝘁𝗶 𝗘𝗧Ⓕ 𝟱𝟳 𝗣𝗖 (based on the Olivetti ET Personal 55)]. Curiously, sometimes in a print, all of the daisies are sunflowers. Only, aficionados of Vincent Van Gogh (The Vincents) know how or why.

 

○   Ｍｏｎ            ｄａｉｓｙ     🌻

○   Ｔｕｅｓ        ｄａｉｓｙ     🌻

○   ＷE  ｄｎｅｓｄａｉｓｙ     🌻

○   Ｔｈｕｒｓ    ｄａｉｓｙ     🌻

○   Ｆｒｉ            ｄａｉｓｙ     🌻

○   Ｓａｔｕｒ    ｄａｉｓｙ     🌻

○   Ｓｕｎ            ｄａｉｓｙ     🌻

 

Font: Aesthetic + WE bador Heading 3.

 

What daisy of the week stands out for two reasons?

Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. According to international standard ISO 8601, it is the 3rd day of the week.

 

🆆   WIKIPEDIA - Wednesday.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday

 

🆆   WIKIPEDIA - ISO 8601.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601

 

As well as daisy wheel printers, Daisy Chain/Train PrintersⒻ are also in use - while we work and play with allegorical stories involving metaphorical trains - and chains - of thought. Trains of thought can be associated with mental freedom; while chains of thought can be associated with mental slavery.