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Sometime recently, I uploaded a photo of a friend of mine signing the "Rachel's Challenge" banner at my school. Rachels Challenge is a beautiful program that really touched my life in so many ways. For those of you who dont know, Rachel Scott was the first victim of the Columbine Massacre back in 1999. She led an incredible life of helping others and seeing the light in a dark world. Shortly before her death, she wrote an essay titled "My Ethics, My Codes of Life". In this essay she explains her "codes of life" that she lives every day by.
Last saturday while taking pictures, I happened to notice this. Im not sure how, but this saying was written on the side of a train car. Seeing this inspired me to do what Rachel did, and to share my own "codes of life". My new set, titled "I Believe..." is all about this. "I Believe" is going to be my own Flickrnal (journal on Flickr) that I will use to explain to all of you just what my own codes of life are.
This is my first entry:
Everyone on this planet is beautiful in their own way. Never let anyone change who you are, because youre causing the rest of the world to miss out. Staying yourself, and not falling to the powerful influence of others, may be a very difficult challenge, but it is one that, when you succeed, you are met with the greatest of all rewards: happiness.
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The road winds through Portugal’s breathtaking countryside — golden plains, mountain ridges, and hidden rivers waiting to be discovered. Each turn offers a new story, a new scent of pine or ocean air. Adventure isn’t a destination here; it’s the journey itself, written across the vast landscapes and quiet villages of this beautiful land.
Hidden in the rugged mountains of northern Portugal, Peneda-Gerês National Park is a wild mosaic of granite peaks, crystal-clear rivers, ancient forests, and tiny stone villages that seem frozen in time. It’s the country’s only national park — a place where nature and tradition coexist in perfect balance.
From the misty heights of Serra da Peneda to the deep valleys of Rio Lima and Cávado, the park offers endless trails, waterfalls like Cascata do Arado, roaming wild Garrano horses, and centuries-old Roman roads still visible underfoot.
The sun dips slowly behind the rugged peaks of the Caramulo Mountains, spilling molten gold and amber across the valleys below. Shadows stretch and curl, folding the hills into quiet mystery, while the sky blazes with colors that seem almost too vivid to be real. In this fleeting moment, the world feels suspended between day and night, a gentle pause where time itself seems to breathe. The mountains stand eternal, guardians of the fading light, as if whispering secrets only the wind can carry.
Agnes: Dave, thanks for the mug. I really feel like part of the pack now.
Dave: You needed a mug to be part of the pack?
Agnes: Sure did. Eva and Bruno did a similar shot in March, 2017 but you excluded me from it.
Dave: We adopted you in April, 2017. You can't call it excluding if you weren't part of the family yet. And by the way, how did you know about that.
Agnes: Eva talks.
Dave: Is this true?
Eva: Not so much talks as mocks. It's really funny getting Agnes's goat.
Bruno: We're adopting a goat! Awesome. I've always wanted a goat.
Eva: We had a goat before we adopted you in 2014.
Bruno: Darn. Now you've excluded me from owning a goat!
Dave: We never had a goat. Eva is lying. Likely to distract you so she can eat your food.
Bruno: Good thing I'm too snort to fall for that.
Dave: Do you mean smart?
Bruno: Rarely. I mean snort because the mug pushes my snout up.
Dave: So what we've determined is that Eva wants more food, Bruno wants a goat and Agnes wants to be part of the pack by having her own mug.
Agnes: True. Thanks for the mug. It fits me perfectly. I'm always myself.
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I actually bought this mug for Agnes back in the fall of 2017 but had not yet done the photo because she had been scared of trying new things. Getting the shot was hard enough with two dogs I was also intimidated to try it with three. Apparently in 2022 Agnes is now brave enough to eat from a mug, but she also pushes it forward when eating making getting all three in a row a pipe dream. Even taping the mugs to the ground for a second attempt didn't work.
Thanks to my lovely wife both for excellent dog wrangling skills and her tolerance of my stupid ideas.
The 2017 shot is linked in the comments.
The road winds through Portugal’s breathtaking countryside — golden plains, mountain ridges, and hidden rivers waiting to be discovered. Each turn offers a new story, a new scent of pine or ocean air. Adventure isn’t a destination here; it’s the journey itself, written across the vast landscapes and quiet villages of this beautiful land.
The road winds through Portugal’s breathtaking countryside — golden plains, mountain ridges, and hidden rivers waiting to be discovered. Each turn offers a new story, a new scent of pine or ocean air. Adventure isn’t a destination here; it’s the journey itself, written across the vast landscapes and quiet villages of this beautiful land.
"I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind’s door at 4 a.m. of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them."
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...he stood there mesmerized as the potral to the parallel galaxy opened, wondering whats waiting behind it!!!
In the remote #Westfjords, the #Þingmannaá River winds through the quiet valley of #Þingmannadalur toward #Vatnsfjörður fjord, where it forms the striking #þingmannaá Waterfall within a rugged canyon.
A quiet moment at the edge of the world — she stands before the ocean as the sun melts into gold.
The wind carries stories, the waves whisper peace, and the light feels like a secret only the heart can hear. 🌊🌅
Beautiful, epic , vast .. a loving work of art and one of my favourite places to go photograph .. hope you enjoy these beautiful views of Portugals stunning countryside x
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