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Simon Bolivar statue in Cartagena, Colombia.
A statue depicts Simon Bolívar astride a horse in a park setting.
This statue is located in Bolívar park, in the center of the city of Cartagena. At the base of the statue is inscribed one of Bolívar’s famous sayings: “Cartagenians: If Caracas gave me life, Cartagena gave me glory.”
Simon Bolívar is known as “The Liberator,” of South America because of his efforts to free the colonies from Spanish rule. The movement for independence in Colombia began in 1810, but succeeded only in 1819 when Bolívar incorporated Colombia into the confederation of Gran Colombia. Gran Colombia included Ecuador and Venezuela (Panama was part of Colombia) until it dissolved into its component parts in 1830.
What the heck.... I know it has only been a week or so since my wood duck series ended, but I couldn't resist posting another shot of a beautiful male wood duck. Call this one an outtake...and Wood Duck Glory for the Easter Holiday.
Enjoy the evening and the Easter Holiday!
GLORY Gown is for this special occasion, as part of our Winter Collection 2019, this beautiful gown is available in 6 different colors for your choice, for Maitreya and Legacy Mesh Bodies! With this elegant shoulderless gown you will be the focus in the New year Ball like a princess!
A few days ago, Lani Elliot posted a beautiful image of Convolvulus, commonly known as Morning Glory. In appreciation of her lovely work, I decided to share this image of a jeweled dwarf convolvulus photographed after a night of heavy fog. You can see her image by clicking the link below.
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In Explore 15 October 2022
Glacier Point, Yosemite, California
A couple watches a glowing sunset over Half Dome.
Explored June 21, 2016
From a memorable trip up the Icefields Parkway last year....the Canadian Rockies in all their glory.
Morning Glories in full bloom are beautiful ..in fact they are one of my favorite summer flowers. My Mom always had these planted along a fence line outside my bedroom window ...As an adult I tend to LOVE them in the late afternoon - they are all tucked in with beautiful curves, shadows and texture I find it amazing that each day it does this to protect itself from the elements. The Hoverfly was just a complete BONUS!!! I had NO idea it was there until I edited this image!! I learned today that the Hoverfly mimics a hornet but they are completely harmless!! Good to know since I've become very allergic to bee stings this summer!
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, California
We all have our obsessions. Mine is capturing sunbeams when the coastal fog starts lifting in a redwood forest.
The sun sets and evening stars appear at St Olafs Kirke (The Rock Church) in Bosque County, Texas. The church was built by Immigrants from Norway in 1886.
Friday Flora
Ipomoea pes-caprae, also known as bayhops, bay-hops, beach morning glory or goat's foot, is a common pantropical creeping vine belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. It grows on the upper parts of beaches and endures salted air.
This is looking to the south towards North Adams, Adams, Cheshire and Pittsfield.
On the right brhind the tree and power lines is Mt. Greylock, the highest elevation in
Massachusetts.
...of the snow. Our April was much nicer than our May is shaping out to be. Lots of rain and possibly some snow in the forecast. So it goes...
It is as if all sorrows vanish in the earth
and re-bloom into flowers like this,
an origami shape filled with sky.
"Morning Glory" by Joan McMillan
The most famous shot from these halls is the green and white hall. This place is so photogenic, full of interest and details I passed this location. I like the colors even more in this pass and I see more small details on the walls and ceiling.
I'm so tired of playing
Playing with this bow and arrow
Gonna give my heart away
Leave it to the other girls to play
For I've been a temptress too long
Just...
Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be a woman
I just wanna be a woman
Wearing:
Blueberry - Natalia / Cami Top - Cream
Blueberry - Taylor - Shorts
TRUTH - Ravine / Blond
Sim: ELVION
LM: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ELVION/61/236/38
Pose:
Buy Me Poses - Peaceful Moment / Couple Pose
Jaison's View:
Morning Glory Pool is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the Upper Geyser Basin despite being less beautiful than it once was, since large amounts of rocks and trash have been thrown into the pool by thoughtless visitors, significantly reducing the water temperature. The pool used to be filled by rich blue water, with a narrow ring of orange-yellow bacteria only around the edge; now the water is more greenish and the algae band is much wider. The pool is 20 feet in diameter, 23 feet deep, round and symmetric, with a conical vent at the center, and may be viewed from a raised boardwalk that extends along nearly half its circumference. The spring drains westwards into the Firehole River, 100 feet away. It was named in 1883 for its resemblance in color and shape to the morning glory flower.
Hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park.
I loved this beautiful tree in all its glory watching over the remains of an old homestead.
If you'd like see more images from my trips to the Canadian Prairies, take a look at my Prairies album.
For the record, I grew blue morning glories in the garden this year for the first time. I think I took the idea from bindweed, which thrives in the hot, dry place so well and unwelcome — and it is a close relative. The morning glory is my favourite colour, clear blue hinting toward purple. The plants grew rampantly on the trellis in front of the living room window. No blooms opened until September, but they're still going strong through this mild October weather. Danny and I would poke our heads out the front door just to soak up the colour. It was a strong success. I don't know whether I'll bother with them again, but at least this once it was a happy undertaking.
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A break in the cloud deck allowed sunlight to illuminate a patch of ocean well offshore last night, but only for a moment.
This is a color photo, not monochrome.
Looking west from Trinidad Head, California
Sunset at "the bridge" in Zion National Park looking down the Virgin River to the Watchman in late autumn. On a recent trip out west I flew in to Las Vegas to meet up with my friends Kevin Benedict and
Josh Krasner and head to Zion National Park for a few days of hiking and fall photography in one of the nation's most spectacular national parks. While we were blessed with wonderful hiking weather, it was generally not so awesome for photography, with the dreaded clear blue skies predicted for several days in a row. Including multiple attempts during this trip I've tried to shoot this scene probably 7 or 8 times with no success in the past (i.e., just clear blue sky and no sunset interest at all). Finally, on our second to last night in the park some clouds started to gather in the late afternoon, so we changed our plans and decided we'd give the Watchman shot one more try. As the sun started to go down and more color filled the sky, the old Battle Hymn of the Republic tune filled my head. I don't think there could be a more fitting song to go with this scene. But there's a [short] backstory to why this particular song stuck in my head on this lovely evening.
My trip started out with a flight in to Seattle and a drive up to the interior of British Columbia to visit my mother, who lives at the southern end of the beautiful Okanagan Valley. There are not a lot of radio stations along the way but I was able to get either NPR or CBC radio during most of the drive, and in one segment on NPR they were discussing the history of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. I won't go long in to the history but it is based on an old folk tune called "John Browns Body" from the late 1800s (the tune itself may go back even further - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Hymn_of_the_Republic). I certainly remember versions of this song with alternative lyrics celebrating the destruction of the school and various permutations of revenge inflicted upon the teachers from my time as an elementary student. Apparently this was not limited to my school and seems to have been a pretty ubiquitous school yard chant (playgroundjungle.com/2010/09/mine-eyes-have-seen-the-glor...). I've never heard my kids sing it though, so likely it has been replaced by "Baby Shark" or some other new internet fad. In truth it was a pretty awful thing to sing about teachers so that might not be such a bad thing.
So, several days later as the evening sky blazed to life over the visual perfection that is the winding Virgin River valley in Zion NP, I felt positively triumphant as I stood on that bridge (along with 30 or so other photographers), and the words "Glory, glory, hallelujah!" echoed in my head.
A very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
Good or bad? Dangerous or safe? Our newspaper just had an article warning about them. I'm not sure what to think. I need to ask my friend at Turnipseed. He has grown them for a long time.
The Chapel of Thanksgiving is the spiritual center of Thanks-Giving Square open to visitors of all faiths. The spiraling shape rises 90 feet (27.5 m) above street level, suggesting the infinite upward reach of the human spirit. The chapel ceiling contains the stained glass "Glory Window", one of largest horizontally mounted stained-glass pieces in the world. The 73 panels of faceted glass were designed by Gabriel Loire of Chartres, France featuring warmer and brighter colors as the spiral reaches its apex in the center.
As I put up this photo there is a hard rain steadily falling and all is grey .. obstinate leaves have few remaining strongholds that will fall within the week. Not terribly cold (44*F) .. but though a new mirror in my camera is calling for exercise I cannot raise desire to plunge into the wet ... I am grateful for the sure dependable seasons .... All things in the Lords time.
I am not religious at all, I believe in good and bad and that is it. In my opinion religion has caused most of the problems in the world..
However, when there is a natural display of beauty as there was this morning I can't help but wonder if there is a guiding hand after all.
123 Pictures in 2023, theme # 114 What A Wonderful World
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