Remember there is no such thing as a small act of kindness . Every act creates a ripple with no logical end .

--- Scott Adams

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Seen in a pond in Celo, N .C .

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Whether the fish are biting or not .....the peace & beauty of a fine spring morning will always bring fishermen out on the water .

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Tristesse et pensée pour les victimes des attentats...

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Merci pour vos visites, commentaires, récompenses, invitations et favoris.

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Thanks for your visits, comments, awards, invitations and favorites.

Pepsi Max.

Taken at the Queens Victoria Gardens on a windy day. This is the best shot out of many and I have to resort to autofocus.

I will be away Saturday and Sunday..so I am fast forwarding my posts.

Many thanks for your visit, comments and faves...it is always appreciated.

In anticipation of a Peaceful Saturday

Porto, Portugal

Eliseevsky Store, Tverskaya Street, Moscow.

Wishing you a Happy December ....& a Joyous Holiday Season .

Thanks so much for all your kindness in 2014 . Best wishes :-)

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C/G ratio 9.47

With one egg in the nest hope always springs eternal near St.John's, NL, Canada.

The tulip originated centuries ago in Persia and Turkey, where it played a significant role in the art and culture of the time. Most likely commenting on the Turkish tradition of wearing tulips in one’s turban, Europeans mistakenly gave tulips their name, which comes from the Persian word meaning turban.

The meaning of tulips is generally perfect love . Like many flowers, different colors of tulips also often carry their own significance. Red tulips are most strongly associated with true love, while purple symbolizes royalty. The meaning of yellow tulips has evolved somewhat, from once representing hopeless love to now being a common expression for cheerful thoughts and sunshine. White tulips are used to claim worthiness or to send a message of forgiveness. Variegated tulips, once among the most popular varieties due to their striking color patterns, represent beautiful eyes.

.....( from ProFlowers : History & Meaning of Tulips )

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"The stripped and shapely

Maple grieves

The ghosts of her

Departed leaves.

The ground is hard,

As hard as stone.

The year is old,

The birds are flown.

And yet the world,

In its distress,

Displays a certain

Loveliness"

- John Updike, A Child's Calendar

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Rouças, Portugal

' There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind '

---- Washington Irving

Seen from a bridge at a local park . The fishermen in October do seem to have a serenity about them ....even if the fish aren't biting ....the special light, color and atmosphere on the river in autumn is food for the spirit .

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Parc Cervantes, Barcelona.

"MR-588-BR", Meilland International - Michèle Richardier, France, 2018.

Parc Cervantes, Barcelona.

"FEmar", Viveros Francisco Ferrer, España, 2019.

All things on earth point home in old October; sailors to sea, travellers to walls and fences, hunters to field and hollow and the long voice of the hounds, the lover to the love he has forsaken.

---Thomas Wolfe

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Seen near Linville , No. Carolina

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Parc Cervantes, Barcelona.

"Frigga", Viva International, Belgium, 2019.

Mosteiro da Batalha - Portugal

Let your love be like the misty rains .... coming softly ...but flooding the river .

---- Malagasy proverb

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Mallards swimming in the cool mist of a summer dawn ....

Beaver Lake ....Asheville, No. Carolina ........

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The title is a quote from Aesop .

Mountain sunrise ...... Altapass ,No. Carolina ....July, 2012

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I did a double-take upon 1st seeing this Watusi cattle steer ( a 3 year old named 'Porcupine ' ) at a farm in Celo, N.C. The owner said the huge horns are relatively light ...& filled with blood vessels that help the animal release body heat in its African homeland... in the same way that elephants use their oversized ears to help regulate their temperature .

The link below is to a short video that shows another steer of this type that had the biggest horns of all

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvYmVK8WpGA

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Parc Cervantes, Barcelona.

"Rosa EVEnoyel/10-1152-104", Roses André Eve - Jerôme Rateau, France, 2018.

Peneda-Geres National Park, Portugal

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Samantha wishes you a happy & healthy & flower-filled Spring !

& a happy autumn for all those in the Southern Hemisphere :-)

Yours is the light by which my spirit's born :- you are my sun, my moon & all my stars .

--- e.e. Cummings

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Taken from the front yard .....sooc ...

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Contest Winner: Beautiful Capture of Week-13

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Reflecting on reflections:

Multiple views, multiple visions -

The line tying them together.

Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

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I met this friendly little cat on a bridge at a local park . The kitty was giving me a very nice pose for a picture.....looking at the camera & 'smiling' ..but at the last second it heard the loud footsteps of some joggers who were running under the bridge ...& she had to look down to investigate :-) Oh well ....I can't blame a cat for being curious ...curiosity is deeply embedded in their DNA :-)))))))))))

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