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1. The blue rain for a blue Monday, 2. Little duckie, 3. Ornamental Cabbage - Sierkool, 4. Orchid, 5. Have A Nice Eastern Everybody, 6. Tulip, 7. Guess who?, 8. Orchidee - Orchid,
9. Orchidee - Orchid, 10. Have a wonderful weekend, 11. Tulip, 12. Crocus, 13. Pink Gerbera, 14. A Sunday Rose for you, 15. That wonderful winterday in january again, 16. Also a real birdlover.,
17. National Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug "Plantage Willem III"The Netherlands, 18. A foothpath and a cyclepath in winter, 19. A sunny winter sunday, 20. Blowing the mid-winter horn, 21. Amarylis, 22. A beautiful gift of mother nature, 23. A beautiful autumn day in the park, 24. Would you like to join us for a bite?,
25. Our tandem, 26. Lavender, 27. Three duckies in a row, 28. Fuchsia, 29. Water Lily, 30. Hortensia, 31. A poppie, 32. Dutch sky above a Dutch road,
33. Prov. Zuid-Limburg - The Netherlands, 34. A swamp in the Derwent Valley-Peak District-England, 35. Frogget Edge - Peak District - England, 36. Camelia, 37. Camelia, 38. Cortez practizing his hobby, 39. Floris just sweet., 40. Jasmijn,
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Was riding back from work when I noticed that an Explore was sat outside my Sons School. Driver had popped into Tesco opposite to get Son munch for his travels.
EXPLORE 20 Aprile 2013 , # 64 --- 綠色板球 --- зеленый крикет --- Pentax K5 + Pentax A smc 50mm/1,4 -الكريكيت الأخضر
Moorehall. 28 November, 2012 at 09.44pm
"It's not good because it's old, it's old because it's good." www.moorehall.net/
Indian paintbrush on the Thorofare Trail, Yellowstone.
Explored # 91 on October 12, 2017. Thank you, everyone!
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I have passed by these classic red stools outside "D's Diner" for over two years now, always meaning to stop. Well, I finally did. This is one of those great old diners that just screams the 50's. Can't you just picture the girls in their pink poodle skirts and angora sweaters, perched on these stools, sipping malteds?
THIS is Americana at it's finest.
Long live the diner.
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Abandoned homestead, Sherman Co, South of Moro, OR. May 2014. Access permission granted by property owner.
Hidimbi Devi Temple, also known variously as the Hadimba Temple,is located in Manāli,a hill station in the State of Himāchal Pradesh in north India.It is an ancient cave temple dedicated to Hidimbi Devi, sister of Hidimba,who was a character in the Indian epic, Mahābhārata.The temple is surrounded by a cedar forest at the foot of the Himālayas. The sanctuary is built over a huge rock jutting out of the ground, which was worshiped as an image of the deity. The structure was built in 1553.
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The Hidimba Devi temple is built around a cave where Hidimba performed mediatation. Hidimba was supposed to live here with her brother Hidimb, and not much is known about their parents. Born in the Rakshas family, Hidimba vowed to marry one who would defeat her brother Hidimb, who was supposed to be very brave and fearless. During the Pandava's en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandava exile, when they visited Manali Bhima, one of the five Pandvas, killed Hidimb. Thus, Hidimba married Bhima, and gave birth to their son Ghatotkacha.
The Hidimbi Devi Temple has intricately carved wooden doors and a 24 meters tall wooden "shikhar" or tower above the sanctuary. The tower consists of three square roofs covered with timber tiles and a fourth brass cone-shaped roof at the top. The earth goddess Durga forms the theme of the main door carvings. The temple base is made out of whitewashed, mud-covered stonework. An enormous rock occupies the inside of the temple, only a 7.5 cm (3 inch) tall brass image representing goddess Hidimbi Devi. A rope hangs down in front of the rock,and according to a legend,in bygone days religious zealots would tie the hands of "sinners" by the rope and then swing them against the rock.
About 70 metres away from the temple,there is a shrine dedicated to Goddess Hidimbi's son, Ghatotkacha who was born after she married Bhima. The most surprising feature of the temple or what believers could call the most reassuring feature of the temple is the fact that inside the temple the imprint of the feet of the Goddess carved on a block of stone are worshipped and if you goto Google Satellite and zoom into the area where the temple is located, you can clearly see the imprint of a giant foot spanning across the valley in the area near the temple.
The Indian epic Mahabharata narrates that Pāndavas stayed in Himachal during their exile. In Manali, a strongest person named Hidimba,a brother of Hidimdi, attacked them, and in the ensuing fight,Bhima,the strongest Pandav, killed him. Bhima and Hidimba's sister, Hidimbi, then got married and had a son, Ghatotkacha, (who later proved to be a great warrior in the war against Kauravas).When Bhima and his brothers returned from exile, Hidimbi did not accompany him,but stayed back and did tapasyā (a combination of meditation, prayer, and penance) so as to eventually attain the status of a goddess.
Banana tree leaf vendor. He supplies to many places & is involved in this trade since he was young. The daily routine. I was taken aback seeing his technique and balance !
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He was barefooted. Shoe is a luxury to him, as he may only be earning that much with which he can manage the bare minimum. Motor bike is a necessity for him in this trade, that is why he is having one. How much someone can earn by selling banana tree leaves, and that too which do not fetch a good price? At least he has a noble profession, whatever small it may be !
At Mukkombu - Tiruchiapalli, Tamilnadu, India
we hold on to the things that are comfortable
its so hard to let go and do something dangerous
the same old patterned days lay ahead
when will they be different?
1. __EL PERXET ( EL PORTAL)__, 2. __CASTILLO DE CULLA__
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Explored July 18, 2012, highest ranking #138
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Rome Borghese Gardens.
Textures~Vintage Findings, Nicholas Gent, thank you.
I decided to explore the redwoods for 6 days and I did, hitting 5 redwood state parks and 16 groves. But, for me, none of these parks are as majestical and awe-inspiring as Jedediah Smith. Overall, the trees are the biggest I have seen in any of the parks. Colossal mammoths that make you seem small, and you realize you really are...
I drove in very excited, as if I was the kid entering Disneyland. This was not the first time I had been here, but I find the park never gets old, no matter how many times I visit. As soon as I was surrounded by these old tranquil giants, I stopped the car and got out. I laid in the middle of the road and just stared at the incredible beauty above me. It was quiet. It was perfect... After a few minutes, a car began to approach my spot. I got up as fast as I could-which is not very fast these days-and walked to the edge of the road. The occupants of the car had seen me in the road and when they passed, they just smiled and waved, as if they just knew what I was doing. Once the car passed I noticed this beautiful scene and captured it, for all to see...
Don't miss Jedediah Smith Park, it's such a gem!
Settings:
Canon 6D
Image shot at f/8
55 mm
1/15 second exposure
ISO 400
EF Lens 24-105mm
Manual Exposure
Metering Mode: Center-Weighted
Picture style Standard
Auto White Balance
No flash was used
Filters: none
Manfrotto Tripod 190
Manfrotto Head
Processing:
I shoot in raw and process straight through Photoshop or sometimes I start with Bridge.
I burned the background trees, that's all.
Plan a visit! You can check out Jedediah Smith Park here:
www.visitcalifornia.com/attraction/bixby-bridge
Info on hiking trails in the redwoods:
www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/hiking-trails-north.htm
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Red Breasted Merganser at Barnegat Light, NJ - right off the walkway near the lighthouse. Meetup morning. #14869 . . . .Explored: Feb 13, 2011 #318
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