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"one more night ~ by Phil Collins"

Taken from the boat on the way to Sydney from Manly beach in Nov 2014.

THANK YOU so MUCH for your kind visits, faved and comments.

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If you don't the song "One" by U2 and Mary J. Blige singing it, here's your chance. Enjoy ;-))

one poppy

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Pentax K-5

SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7 (all shots with this lens till 95% aperture at 2.0)

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A street view of One WTC.The shot was taken on Watts St in the SoHo historic district.There are several wide streets in SoHo (esp the ones closest to the Holland Tunnel) where when you look inside them,you can get a good view of One World Trade Center and the WTC complex.The color in the treatment for One WTC is pretty much the same as the original.The color for the other buildings changed a bit.I don't take really like take pictures of the new WTC because I feel too much attention has been given to it. At the same time however I understand that there are many out there that haven't seen it, or probably never will,so I'll takea few shots.I have some older shots of the WTC in my album if you want to take at look at them.Have a great 2016, everybody..͡° ͜ʖ ͡°

Morning Zen at Glacier Park's Pray Lake with Mt. Sinopah majestically rising in the distance.

Light snow fell the night before with more snow on the way. All was calm and tranquil. No one else here. I enjoyed a wonderful sense of oneness with this special scene and moment. Nature's bliss.

Have a wonderful Sunday evening and week ahead!

Tri-colored Heron

Thank you to all for the views, comments and faves

Any one doing NFT's my collection is on Objkt

objkt.com/collection/KT1Kfzdey5fiFZ8UWzjjthxkoBnjZnTL3i5t

No cars, no inhabitants, no internet, no shops...! A wonderful place to live in, one week at least. And a perfect Sunday!

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[Piedmont, northern Italy, ski area of Maira Valley]

You can refave if you'd like.I'm Sorry.

I took the shot this past Saturday morning.I was stepping out of the building where I work when I saw this reddish tone on the pavement in the courtyard.I was telling a coworker, "Wow,it's beautiful outside".I walked out further into the courtyard and when I saw the sky,I was blown away by it's beauty!I took a few shots,but I liked the angle on this one the best.Thanks for checking it out and have a wonderful day:-)

Sandhill Cranes photographed at Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

If its wings were open, it would show their beautiful color ... blue!

This is a Blue morpho (Morpho Peleides) and is one of my favorites because it is like seeing two different butterflies in one.

Thanks for your visit and taking the time to comment, much appreciated!🙋‍♀️

Greylag gosling, one of three taken in Canons Park.

Due to the amount of awards and comments, I can't thank everyone individually, so I'm doing it here.

Thanks for stopping by my gallery. I’m very pleased and really appreciate each and every view of my photo, comments, invitations and awards.

Erasmus bridge, Rotterdam

Shot for Looking Close on Friday - THEME: One Petal

One of my Iris petals about ready to drop.

Dear friends, thank you all for your views, comments and faves!

And happy Friday!

HMM to all participants!

WISH YOU A SERENE SUMMER WEEKEND. HUGS (away till monday)

Buon Ferragosto, amici italiani:)

and this goes with it:

www.goear.com/listen/301c4aa/One-Summer-Night-capris

None of my photos are HDR or blended images, they are taken from just one shot

Playa de Los Alemanes, Zahara de los Atunes (Cádiz - Andalucía)

Sony A900 + Carl Zeiss16-35mm

Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved

For the theme "ONE EYE" in Smile on Saturday! :-)

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HMM to all participants!

Dear friends, thank you all for your views, comments and faves!

The tulip originated centuries ago in Persia and Turkey, where it played a significant role in the art and culture of the time. Most likely commenting on the Turkish tradition of wearing tulips in one’s turban, Europeans mistakenly gave tulips their name, which comes from the Persian word meaning turban.

The meaning of tulips is generally perfect love . Like many flowers, different colors of tulips also often carry their own significance. Red tulips are most strongly associated with true love, while purple symbolizes royalty. The meaning of yellow tulips has evolved somewhat, from once representing hopeless love to now being a common expression for cheerful thoughts and sunshine. White tulips are used to claim worthiness or to send a message of forgiveness. Variegated tulips, once among the most popular varieties due to their striking color patterns, represent beautiful eyes.

.....( from ProFlowers : History & Meaning of Tulips )

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Thanks for the visit .....happy weekend :-)

Dear friends, thank you all for your views, comments and faves!

And, happy Friday!

Lake Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand.

My sunset photography drought has continued for the past couple of weeks, but at least there was one photogenic sunset.

"All flowers in time bend towards the sun,

I know you say there's no one for you,

But here is one."

~ Jeff Buckley

🎶🎶🎶

One day it's here and then it's gone

How are you still holding on?

How are you still holding on?

You've felt this way for far too long

Waiting for a change to come

You know you're not the only one

And life passes you by

Don't be wasting your time

On your own

You always try to see yourself

Through the eyes of someone else

Through the eyes of someone else

Too shy to say that you need help

You and everybody else

You and everybody else

Oh, life passes you by

Don't waste your time

On your own

Yeah life passes you by

Don't be wasting your time

All alone

As your heart gets bigger

And you try to figure out

What's it all about

And your skin gets thicker

As you try to figure out

What's it all about

Yeah life passes you by

Don't waste your time

On your own

One day it's here and then it's gone

How are you still holding on?

How are you still holding on?

*many thanks to my dear friend Tre Meldazis, that allowed me to work in this peaceful and gorgeous SIM to take the pic :)

**using pose made by me... :))

at La Vie in Second Life

新天地壹号 (One Xintiand) is an old French villa that serves as a restaurant.

Xintiandi is a fashionable small district of clubs, restaurants and boutiques in an area of redeveloped Shikumen. Shikumen (石库门, literally "stone gate") are a type of early 1900s tenement unique to Shanghai.

© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.

Female Ringed necked parakeet in Kensington Gardens. A whole mob of them in one small corner.

He's a about two weeks old.

He's one of 10

Today he's one of 8

She is a lovely mum.

“Looking up, I observed one solitary leaf that remained on a spindly branch of an old oak tree. And as winter’s frigid winds blew against it twisting it this way and that, I thought that it was either committed to holding on as long as it could or it was afraid to let go.”

― C. D. L.

Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving

to those who celebrate today!

Peace and love!

"Looking close... on Friday!"

Theme: One single leaf

Have a lovely fall weekend! :)

And another Snowflake (or two).

Thank you for taking the time to view my images - I really appreciate it. I will try to visit your sites in due course. Flickr has so many wonderful photos that inspire me to experiment and try harder with my own photography.

Hello my amazing Flickr friends !

Today is a blue day at Color my World Daily and the theme at Looking close on Friday is one single petal. It is an awesome and very creative theme, however I had one problem: I have no flowers at my house and our dandelions aren’t yellow anymore… Once again, I had to steal from my neighbor. He has this beautiful (and very fancy in my opinion) rose bush, so i decided to steal some petals from the rose bush … The whole scene was hilarious, since it was raining very hard, so I had my umbrella in one hand while trying to grab discreetly some petals from a flower… I didn’t want to take the whole flower since I dont want to destroy my neighbor’s plants… We love our neighbors and their plants !! Of course I could have ask my husband to buy me some flowers but I dont want to buy a whole bunch of flowers just for one single petal….Point number 2: i could have ask my neighbor if I could grab few petals from his rose bush but I dont like to explain that i have a passion for photography and that I’m addicted to Flickr and I’m able to do almost anything for a good flickr challenge. I don’t want my neighbors to think that I’m even crazier that they already know lol

So here is my take on the theme… Oh yeah I also kidnapped a tiny caterpillar form my neighbor’s rose bush … The caterpillar was awful to work with (very stubborn and surprisingly fast !!) and was set free as soon as the photoshoot was over… Lets wish him all the luck in his new life (since the caterpillar was released in my backyard I’m assuming it will never be able to find its way back to the rose bush , so new life for the caterpillar !).

Mucho, mucho amor for you all !! Have a beautiful day and see you later…I truly hope you will like my picture !! !!

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments / favs/ general support / happy thoughts!! Stay safe and well!! And see you soon on Flickr !!

Looking close on Friday - one flower

2022 one photo each day