17 MILE DRIVE

THANK YOU to ALL for 650.000 VIEWS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For my Tennessee friends, these were your mountains around noon today....I braved the elements, without a coat to ride to the TN state line to capture this before the roads got slick.

Early morning Lake Crescent, Washington

Whether to Grandmother's house or alternative venue, enjoy a very happy Thanksgiving Day. And if you are not celebrating, the wishes extend to you for a good old Thursday just as well...;-)

Fronds of a fir tree near the top end of the Mediterranean Garden, seen against the blue-green glass of the Amazon Waterlily Pavilion in the background, in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.

HAVE A WILD (BUT SAFE) CHRISTMAS

Deze reuzensequoia vond ik in het arboretum in Eenrum. Deze tuin is het levenswerk van Notaris Smit uit Eenrum. In 1968 plante hij de eerste boom in een kaal weiland. Nu staan er 600 verschillende rododendrons en 400 uitheemse boomsoorten. Een wandeling meer dan waard.

ifrane nevado

Gorgeous views like this are only part of the sensory thrill of the Oregon coast! Imagine the salty flavor in the air. A sudden gust of cold wind blows in your face like a splash of cold water and gives you rosy cheeks. Seagulls are calling as they glide past you at eye level. The sound of barking sea lions carries from somewhere below. Your adrenaline is activated as you visually gauge the precipice just beyond your feet. And you feel so alive!!

View from Simpson Reef Overlook at Cape Arago State Park, Oregon.

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Not the most exciting subject but for some reason I liked the results. When I took the photo I hadn't planned on posting it.

I took this with the Meyer-Optik Goerlitz Trioplan f2.8/100 lens with the lens wide open at f2.8.

....wisdom in hardship.

Norman Douglas

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Large View On Black

Flowers of the conifers (pine, spruce, fir, and other cone-bearing woody plants) are called strobili, which means small cones.

◾Still having the effects of the last winter here. Hopefully we'll have a real spring weather since this weekend! 🌞

Thank you very much for your kind comments and visit, much appreciated!

Così la neve al sol si disigilla;

così al vento ne le foglie levi

si perdea la sentenza di Sibilla.

(Dante Alighieri, Paradiso XXXIII, 64-66).

A la Sainte-Victoire ( BDR 13 )

Sound: Beautiful Day by U2

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Reflection of sky !

Taken in the Swiss Alps near Lake Thuner See. Sony A7 Mark 2 and Sony FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS.

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Another scene of winter in Ohio. Suffield Township - Portage County.

For the Tree-mendous Tuesday Group