Gasa Valley, Bhutan, 2018.

Traditional farmhouse with characteristic Bhutanese architecture shot during the early morning hours.

“And you know that anyone who at least once in his life has caught a perch or seen blackbirds migrating in the fall, when they rush in flocks over the village on clear, cool days, is no longer a townsman, and will be drawn towards freedom till his dying day.”

― Anton Chekhov, Gooseberries

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View from my street on the Ottawa River

Vu de ma rue sur la Rivière des Outaouais

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A small cove after Milina at coastal Pelion mount

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Shot from Kerry Park on a clear winter afternoon. The roof of the Seattle Space Needle was painted orange to celebrate it's 60th anniversary. The vibrant color really made it stand out against the sky. The color ("Galaxy Gold") was a throwback to the shade it was painted when it first opened at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. Used a telephoto lens to crop in on the Space Needle's observation deck.

Another view of the rear facade of Knighshayes Court which shows two of the many gargoyles lining the roof.

Gotta love them gargoyles!

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Sunrise over marsh at Babcock Wildlife Management Area near Punta Gorda, Florida

Zaanse Schans, Holland.

I waited under a shelter at EH Young Park near Riverside, Mo. as an early morning storm rolled into the area. As it drew closer the lightning intensified.

Shot at f/13 for 210 seconds (ISO 100).

Up the hill on Vie Rd in Abbotsford

Love those dark stormy skies moments when Nature recalls to us little humans to respect her...

For a Cloud lover, yesterday afternoon was a perfect day.

Another View from my terrace.

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Blue cold morning.....

Timed exposure at this lovely location at blue hour.....

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A favourite subject of mine is the Golden Ears mountains as seen from Langley, B.C.

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A Moment in Time

Back to one of my favourite places… Corvo Island (literally The Island of the Crow) is the smallest and northernmost island in Portugal’s Azores Archipelago. Being rather small (4 km length by 6km width and with less than 500 inhabitants!), the whole island is, in fact, a volcano.

The island formed from a 5 km diameter central volcano (Monte Gorde), whose central cone was approximately 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) in altitude. The crater collapsed 430,000 years ago during a Plinian eruption, forming a subsidence caldera (2,000 metres (7,000 ft) in diameter and 300 metres (1,000 ft) depth), referred to as the "Caldeirão" (Cauldron), being the island's most iconic spot ("Caldeirão do Corvo").

On the way up to Caldeirão do Corvo you pass by pasture land, separated by black basalt walls or hydrangea hedges, where cows and some wild horses graze, offering – weather permitting – splendid views, with the green of the pastures beautifully contrasting with the blue of the sea.

Boasting an impressive 3.5 km circumference, this gigantic crater’s steep walls are covered with greenish-yellowish mosses, the yellowish colour at places being so intensive, as if there were still sulphur vapours emanating. The crater has also two lakes, with a few other tiny islets. Reaching its highest point with 718 m in the south, at the peak Morro dos Homens, the crater flanks slope down precipitously to the sea in the east, north and west where they often drop almost vertically from heights of about 400 m.

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Caldeirão do Corvo, Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal

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Sometimes Nature seems to reflect your own mood...

I have been wanting to take a picture of this view since the first time I saw images of it on the web. I got there pretty early, a good hour before the sun was due to set. There were two other photographers, one of whom left a bit after I arrived. By the time the sun had set, there must have been at least 10 other photographers. It is a very famous spot! So should you go, make sure you get there nice and early. Hope you all are having a wonderful festive season and staying warm wherever you are. lv Christine

making my way along the slippery rocks following the setting ball of fire. The temperature is quite tolerable tonight, a welcome end to the week this was taken.

From the depths of the sky, the golden eagle rises like an ancient omen. Its wings cut through the air with the force of a destiny carved into the mountains, while the dawn light ignites its feathers like a divine armor. Sovereign of the winds, it crosses the world with the calm of one who fears nothing, carrying in its silence the promise of a boundless realm.

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Après avoir quitté la Gaspésie, nous nous sommes accordé une semaine de repos. Une visite chez nos amis à Ottawa s'imposait. Ils nous ont fait découvrir les rives de la majestueuse rivière des Outaouais, à proximité du pont Alexandra.

Ce soir-là, un ciel d'orage spectaculaire s'est installé au-dessus de la rivière. D'immenses nuages sombres recouvraient peu à peu le paysage, tandis qu'une douce lumière dorée persistait à l'horizon, créant un contraste saisissant. Les bateaux amarrés reposaient sur une eau calme, comme suspendus dans l'attente de l'orage. Pendant quelques minutes, la nature nous a offert un spectacle aussi grandiose qu'éphémère, rappelant toute la puissance des éléments.

Je vais continuer à poster les photos du voyage sur la route des Navigateurs 132 après.