My mother said to me,

"When one sees the tree in leaf one thinks

the beauty of the tree is in its leaves,

and then one sees the bare tree."

Quote by,

~Samuel Menashe

I just love trees! ..I'm amazed how they keep standing so proudly with their arms outreached through all of the seasons.

Have a nice day!

False-color infrared

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-6IUdV2dos

Flock of birds

Hovering above

Just a flock of birds

That's how you think of love

And I always look up to the sky

Pray before the dawn

Cause they fly always

Sometimes they arrive

Sometimes they are gone

Fly on

Flock of birds

Hovering above

Into smoke I'm turned and rise, following them up

Still I always look up to the sky

Pray before the dawn

Cause they fly away

One minute they arrive

Next you know they're gone

Fly on

Fly on, ride through

Maybe one day I'll fly next to you

Fly on, ride through

Maybe one day I can fly with you

Fly on

-Coldplay

Taken at Hazardous maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hazardous%20Inc/128/128/21

Marie Curtis Park, Arsenal Lands, Etobicoke/Mississauga.

This is the NW aspect of the monastery of Saints Theodore, a lesser-known nunnery, located 5 miles (8 km) away from the Meteora rock formations' complex, Greece. The high dynamic range shot was taken on a windy, chilly and bright day in February.

The abbey was founded in the mid 14th century AD. It was built on a 590 ft (180 m) high rock formation.

📷 Settings:

Canon EOS RP

Canon RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM @ 50 mm

ISO 100 - f/16 - 1/30 sec & 1/13 sec [ HDR ]

dramatic light that evening

Duvenstedter Brook, Hamburg, Germany

There was something of the 'still life' or 'stage setting' in this scene. Maybe it was the bare trees standing like sculptures in their little square bricked plots; the green trash can echoing the shutters; that cheerful ladder propped along the wall; the pipe painted green; and that delightful little red bench tucked in to complete the picture. A harmony in grey, with yellow, red, and green. Art of everyday life, on this little island, under a soft grey sky. And not a person in sight. Everything was ready for the theater to begin.

www.thetravelpictures.com: A frosty tree stands by the icy river on a winter evening at the Northern Finland. The cold winter weather has colored the entire landscape white. - bit.ly/2Eix01P //

Uffington

TO: God.Com

Dear Lord,

Every single evening

As I'm lying here in bed,

This tiny little Prayer

Keeps running through my head:

God bless all my family

Wherever they may be,

Keep them warm

And safe from harm

For they're so close to me.

And God, there is one more thing

I wish that you could do;

Hope you don't mind me asking,

Please bless my computer too.

Now I know that it's unusual

To Bless a motherboard,

But listen just a second

While I explain it to you, Lord.

You see, that little metal box

Holds more than odds and ends;

Inside those small compartments

Rest so many of my friends.

I know so much about them

By the kindness that they give,

And this little scrap of metal

Takes me in to where they live.

By faith is how I know them

Much the same as you.

We share in what life brings us

And from that our friendships grew..

Please take an extra minute

From your duties up above,

To bless those in my address book

That's filled with so much love.

Wherever else this prayer may reach

To each and every friend,

Bless each e-mail inbox

And each person who hits 'send'.

When you update your Heavenly list

On your own Great CD-ROM,

Bless everyone who says this prayer

Sent up to GOD.Com

Duvenstedter Brook

Double exposure.

Banks County (GA) Copyright 2017 D. Nelson

We were supposed to get 4 inches of snow that day, but Athens, GA only got a dusting, after hours of a very cold rain. North Georgia got a little more, but this was all that was left in Banks County at 3 p.m. in the afternoon, even though it was a very, very cold day with temperatures around freezing.

However, I find that Georgia does not necessarily need snow to project a wintry mood. Indeed, this says Georgia winter much more accurately: bare trees and subdued weeds that will spring back to life in early March. Now's a good time to get a look at whatever is buried in the vegetation for most of the year.

So all is well.

False-color infrared

12/52

Snowed in…

Since I can't even go out, I decided to go through old photos and edit them www.flickr.com/photos/baironrivera/16090100592/

NSG Duvenstedter Brook, Hamburg, Germany

Explored

The tree is bare and golden leaves cover the ground, I walk away from Autumn and bundle up for Winter. Sadly, I say goodbye.©deby

Tall maple trees frame the setting sun at Crystal Spring Farm on a winter afternoon.

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The title is a quote by Victor Hugo.

Rotary Beach,Goderich Ontario.

Canada.

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Rögenwald, Hamburg, Germany

Blue Ridge Parkway

Milepost 176.2, Elevation 2,855 feet

Floyd County, Virginia

For our late April trip to the mountains of North Carolina, Ruth Ann and I avoided the interstates; the round trip included about 550 miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and we made short stops at Mabry Mill on each leg of the journey. Although it was too early for the rhododendrons at this location, there were some spring blossoms among the mostly-bare trees, signaling the change of seasons. Unfortunately, most things along the Parkway do not open until May 1, including restrooms.

Located about a mile north of US 58 at Meadows of Dan, the mill was built in stages by Ed Mabry (1867-1936), starting in 1903; it served as sawmill, grist mill, and blacksmith shop. After the Parkway was built in the 1930s, National Park Service restored the sawmill and grist mill, which still operates; its products are sold on premises. Mabry mill is one of the most popular attractions on the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway and is much-photographed. What Virginia county the mill is in seems rather unclear; the GPS coordinates on the photo place it in Floyd County (see map), and the DeLorme Virginia Atlas and Gazeteer also places it in Floyd, but some sources say it is in Patrick; in truth, it is very close to the county line, so I've included tags for both counties.

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Athens, GA (Clarke County). Copyright 2008 D. Nelson

Well, I HAD TO leave the comfort of my home today to refill the refrigerator and do laundry and then de-germ my place after that nasty cold. It was overcast but in a way really beautiful as the sun succeeded in breaking through just barely enough to cast a warm glow on things.

Leaf SOG_7646 ahhhj

Taken at Starfall's Twilight's Edge maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Twilights%20Edge/88/118/21

Dust in the Wind pose by Infiniti

Agfa Isoly with flipped Holga lens