1. Ripe!, 2. old vines..., 3. Green & Red... the perfect contrast, 4. Last grapes, 5. Flames of autumn, 6. born in autumn, 7. Patterns & Colors in nature, 8. Two of a kind, 9. Autumnal carpet, 10. Christmas colors in autumn, 11. The vinyards from Oberdollendorf/Koenigswinter, 12. From green to red..., 13. Symmentry in nature... manmade

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After the Gingko biloba the fig tree is my second favourite!!! I was so happy when I found out that some kinds also can grow here in Germany - they are frost resistant.

I have three of them in the garden. It is always a wonderful and delicious harvest in autumn!

About Figleaves:

In the book of Genesis in the Bible, Adam and Eve clad themselves with fig leaves after eating the "Forbidden fruit" from the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil. Likewise, fig leaves, or depictions of fig leaves, have long been used to cover the genitals of nude figures in painting and sculpture. Often these fig leaves were added by art collectors or exhibitors long after the original work was completed. The use of the fig leaf as a protector of modesty or shield of some kind has entered the language.

The biblical quote "each man under his own vine and fig tree" (1 Kings 4:25) has been used to denote peace and prosperity.

(Wikipedia)

Another one of my "snail models".

Originally I only wanted to take some portraits of the wonderful purple

wisteria flowers......when I discovered its leaves through my macrolens!

They are so soft 'n hairy!

This tulip was from a bunch I bought as a treat for myself recently. One flower seemed to catch the light creating this inner glow. So I just had to do something about it.

'L' to view on black if you have time.

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A NICE WEEKEND.....THANKS FOR LOOKING.

MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE ASKED ABOUT PAT. HE IS FEELING A BIT BETTER TODAY.

WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED.

Yesterday morning: the most wonderful Eastermorningglow in the garden!

I will be outside again........we have the most wonderful weather here...

I'll be back tonight to visit & comment... Have a wonderful Day!

... or about extreme bokeh... pushing the focus to the limit.

My first attempt with HDR...

Não tenho ambições nem desejos

Ser poeta não é uma ambição minha.

É a minha maneira de estar sozinho.

O Guardador de Rebanhos

- fragmento-.

Alberto Caeiro/ Fernando Pessoa

Explore february 24 2008

Without your Light shining

What would these hollow eyes see?

Without your Voice sounding

Would these ears be of use to me?

Without your Hand guiding

I don’t know where I’d be…

Without your Love flowing

Endlessly

Without your Words of courage

This passion would be gone

Without your Songs of comfort

This ache would linger on

Without your Joy and Wonder

There’s no desire to be be free

Or pass on this Flame

Burning within me…

©Ganga Fondan, 2003

I've been following many of the news stories of the frustration and unrest in so many countries...people standing up for a better world for all of us. Until we all realize who we are and live from the center of Knowing, our journey must continue as it is. I used to sing this song to conquer so many hard moments and now it gives me so much joy because I realize that without deep sustaining connection to our true Power, we must struggle the hard way with our illusions of security through possessiveness and entitlement. Now is the time to stay connected and solidly remind each other while many others run blindly after profit and selfish motives. Deep within, beyond personality of identification, beyond the body, we are all One.

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I haven't managed to finish this MSH - damn those Smurfs!!! But here's what I have so far.

Call it inner light or inner beauty. They're one and the same here. Mmmmm beer!

New texture, for my Mystic set.

If you use this texture, please credit me with a link back to this page and a sample of your work (small size) in the comments. Thank you!

Please, do not claim nor redistribute as your own.

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Taken during a foggy morning with the sun suddenly emerging out of the fog in an enourmous size...

This is the bud of a wonderful hydrangea kind: "Hydrangea macrophylla"

She grows really high up (more than 2 meters by now).

So... this one is the last for tonight. I had a wonderful tour through my garden

today... after lots of rain for some days (you can still see the grey sky bokeh)

Have a wonderful night or day... on which ever side of the world you may live!!!

...changing my morning walk into a morning run. There`s not much light left any more...

so the camera has to stay at home and Sulaika is so happy to go out for a run with me :)

We had lots of fun this morning...

Of us is expressing there....

Without going out of your door

You can know all things of earth

With out looking out of your window

You could know the ways of heaven

The farther one travels

The less one knows

The less one really knows

(hear the beatles song)

The beatles knew nothing but the truth!!!!!

This is part III of my latest Helleborus Series

Here is some Folclore out of Wikipedia:

Several legends surround the hellebore; in witchcraft it is believed to have ties to summoning demons. Helleborus niger is commonly called the Christmas rose, due to an old legend that it sprouted in the snow from the tears of a young girl who had no gift to give the Christ child in Bethlehem. In Greek mythology, Melampus of Pylos used hellebore to save the daughters of the king of Argos from a madness, induced by Dionysus.

During the Siege of Kirrha in 585 BC, hellebore was reportedly used by the Greek besiegers to poison the city's water supply. The defenders were subsequently so weakened by diarrhea that they were unable to defend the city from assault.

Some historians believe that Alexander the Great died because of a hellebore overdose, when he took it as medication.

A jellyfish in motion, glowing from the inside out.

I see the beauty in every human being.

I feel the love.

I understand the dreams.

I'm grateful for the moment.

We're all on this journey together.

... taken with a Nikon (my usual camera is a Canon)