Je vous souhaite tous mes chers amis (es) une belle année de bonheur et de prospérité. Que la santé vous accompagne et que tout ce que vous désirez ce réalisent à votre goût!

Je vous apprécie énormément et un gros merci pour tous les encouragements.

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I wish you all my dear friends a beautiful year of happiness and prosperity. That the health accompanies you and that all that you wish it realize!

I appreciate you and thank you all sincerely for all the encouragements.

Friends are still in the mood of Lunar New Year..tossing raw fish salad for prosperity.

Happy Chinese New Year

Goes was founded in the 10th century on the edge of a river: de Korte Gos (the Short Gos). The village grew fast and in the early 12th century it had a market square and a church devoted to Maria. In 1405 Goes received city rights, and in 1417 it was allowed to build walls around the city. The prosperity of the city was based upon the cloth industry and the production of salt. In the 16th century Goes declined. Its connection to the sea got bogged down and in 1544 a large fire destroyed a part of the city.

In Autumn 1572, during the course of the Eighty Years' War, Goes, in the Spanish Netherlands, was besieged by Dutch forces with the support of English troops. The siege was relieved in October 1572 by Spanish Tercios. In 1577 the Spanish soldiers who occupied Goes were driven out by Prince Maurits of Nassau. The prince built a defence wall around Goes, which is still partly present. In the centuries thereafter Goes did not play an important role, except as an agricultural centre. In 1868 a railway was constructed through it, but this did not lead to industrialisation. Agriculture remains the most important economic activity.

Although The Netherlands were neutral in the First World War, seven bombs hit Goes and Kloetinge, due to an error by a British airplane. A house in Magdalenastreet in Goes was destroyed and one person killed. Goes did not suffer extensive damage during the Second World War, but was under German occupation until 1944.

Goes did not experience much population growth until the 1970s and 1980s. Then, the city grew fast because of new districts like Goese Meer, Oostmolenpark, Overzuid and Ouverture being constructed. Goes is now the fourth economic centre in Zeeland.

New districts are in preparation, amongst them Goese Schans, Mannee and Aria, where 3,000 new houses are to be built.

I wish you and your family a New Year filled with happiness, success, and prosperity. I appreciate your care and support and cherish friendship with you. - Jae

Samak is an Arabic word which means fish. This is a symbol of prosperity in Tunisia, but also a lucky charm and a protector. It is thus common to say "fish on you" to protect a loved one.

Samak est un mot arabe qui signifie poisson. Celui-ci est un symbole de prospérité en Tunisie, mais aussi un porte-bonheur et un protecteur. Il est ainsi courant de dire "poisson sur toi" pour protéger une personne chère.

This is the last evening of 2015....

My 2015 would not be better without u and Ur support my friends. I learnd many things from u all.

Hope u will be with me in coming days too.

So Friends, Happy new year.

May the new year brings u More happiness, prosperity and success...

Have fun with friends and family.

Kazi Hasan

Bangladrsh ....

A half-open bud of Rosa ‘Prosperity’ against the winter's blue sky. The petals present a crapy texture and a soft pink touch in this season. This bud will not fully open until it fades away.

Rosa ‘Prosperity’ (hybrid musk) bred by the Reverend Joseph Hardwick Pemberton (1919).

On explore

North Landing, Flamborough, Yorkshire, UK

do not use all of it :-)

Confucius

HBW!!

cosmos, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

Remembering a lovely and adventurous day spent wandering the streets of Hội An, Vietnam.

Located in Hoi An Ancient Town - A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Bridge is one of the most attractive cultural destinations in Vietnam. Being built in the 16th century, this monument has witnessed numberless changes in the town.

The Bridge, known as Cau Pagoda (Chùa Cầu), was built in the 16th century with Japanese businessmen’s assistance. The bridge has been associated with a monster’s legend called Namazu, a Japanese mythological monster whose movements cause earthquakes and floods. Its head is located in India, while its body is in Vietnam and its tail in Japan.

The bridge was built with the belief of a magical sword to pin down Namazu’s back. Therefore, the monster could not wriggle, preventing natural disasters in Vietnam, Japan, and India. Hence, the lives of people in these three countries would happen in peace and prosperity.

The Bridge has gone through seven renovations over 400 years, particularly in 1763, 1815, 1875, 1917, 1962, 1986, and 1996. Some small adjustments have been made on the roof, floor, and pillars.

(Canon PowerShot, 1/60 @ f/2.8, ISO 100, edited to taste)

Camera: Nikon f5

Lens: Sigma 35mm f1.4 Art

Film: Kentmere 100

Skärblacka, Östergötland, Sweden

Koi Fish

Entering San Francisco Bay under the Golden Gate Bridge.

Taken at Dreher Island State Park, Near Prosperity, South Carolina

The rest of the ship entering San Francisco Bay under the Golden Gate Bridge. And one of the Matson Line ships on its way out.

The Wildfires party on into the New Year.

Wishing all our followers on Flckr and the fantastic friends we have made on SL the happiest of New Years with good health,peace and prosperity: Xx

iPhoneography heavily altered in Adobe Photoshop

Taken at Hillary's Marina at sunrise. Absolutely stunning morning light.

Eternal One: I am in control—calm and serene.

I am watching quietly from where I dwell

Just as surely as the heat shimmers in the blazing sun

and the dewy mists cool the warmth of a harvest day.

For even before the harvest begins, when the buds blossom

and the flowers make way for the ripening grapes,

God will cut back their shoots with pruning shears,

lop off and clear away the spreading branches. ~ Isaiah 18: 4-5

“It’s because I want you to remember that character counts. You can be the best there ever was at something, but if you have no character, what do you have? On the other hand, if you have very little as far as accomplishments but you have character, well, then you’re all right in my book.”

― Chris Fabry, Dogwood

Dogwood blossoms on a Vriginia Spring day.

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

Member of Nature’s Spirit

Good Stewards of Nature

© 2019 Patricia Ware - All Rights Reserved

Taken at Prosperity Falls: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Saidar/90/89/30

In Flanders Fields by John Mccrea

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie,

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for November 9th is “poppies”, in honour of Armistice Day and Veterans Day, both of which are celebrated on the 11th of November every year. This red poppy I actually photographed in the St Kilda Botanical Gardens in Melbourne a year ago, when whilst I visited there, I came across beds full of beautiful poppies in all kinds of colours. I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile, and that it helps you reflect and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our peace, prosperity and stability, and those who fight today to protect us still. Let us also hope that conflicts around the world will come to a swift conclusion, not least of all in Ukraine and in Gaza.

Armistice Day or Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. It falls on the 11th of November every year. Remembrance Day is marked at eleven o’clock (the time that the armistice was declared) with a minute’s silence to honour the fallen. Following a tradition inaugurated by King George V in 1919, the day is also marked by war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries.

Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November the 11th, for honouring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

This Tern chases all of the other Terns away from the tidal gate area at Bolsa Chica. He wants is all and he's quite successful!

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

Member of Nature’s Spirit

Good Stewards of Nature

© 2019 Patricia Ware - All Rights Reserved

Minor crop - best enlarged - it's easier to see the two fish he caught in his beak

This one of the techniques from the photoclass ...might look sloppy, but it's not easy to get right ;o) There is no photoshop features involved ..it's all made by the camera on normal settings and shaken not stirred ... lol

As a result of archaeological research we know that in the time of the Roman emperor Augustus, in the first century AD., Carmona went through a prolonged period of peace and economic prosperity. This led to the construction of large and important public buildings, among them the Gate of Cordoba, which was not only a defensive gate but also had a certain propaganda value, symbolizing the advance of the Roman empire.

In the Gate of Cordoba we can appreciate the traces left by the different cultures that have established themselves in our town throughout its long history.

During the time of the Catholic Monarchs, the Gate lost its original purely defensive function and, with it, its austere military appearance, as it took on the role of the supervision of products coming into Carmona from outside the town walls, in practice effectively acting as a customs post and, as a result, acquiring elements of civil architecture.

In the 16th century it underwent Renaissance alterations and, at the beginning of the 17th century, beautiful ornamental motifs, such as coats of arms and marble statues, now unfortunately lost, were added, all of which dignified the Gate.

Its Baroque appearance dates to the time of Charles II, with the reforms which took place in 1688.

At the end of the 18th century, the last reforms were carried out by the famous Neoclassical architect from Carmona, José Echamorro, and part of the monument was rebuilt and the complex consolidated

turismo.carmona.org/en/puerta-de-cordoba/

La plaza del Registán de Samarcanda, que mide aproximadamente 110 m por 60 m, tiene al menos dos milenios y medio, y durante la mayor parte de esos años ocupó una posición intermedia en la red de rutas comerciales que conectan Europa y Asia, lo que explica la prosperidad y el cosmopolitismo de la ciudad.

Las madrazas, escuelas coránicas, que rodean la plaza, son parte del legado del rey turco-mongol Timur o Tamerlán, en su antigua ciudad de Samarcanda. Uno de los monumentos de Timur lleva el proverbio: "Si quieres saber sobre nosotros, examina nuestros edificios".

En esta ciudad visitó Ruy González de Clavijo, embajador del rey castellano Enrique III, al mencionado sultán Timür con la intención de crear una alianza para guerrear contra el Imperio otomano y para abrir una ruta comercial con Asia. Clavijo y su séquito alcanzaron Samarcanda, que albergaba la corte de Tamerlán, por entonces casi septuagenario y ya gravemente enfermo, el 8 de septiembre de 1404. Tras ser muy bien recibidos y agasajados por el monarca, quien llamó afectuosamente a Enrique III hijo suyo, alabó al rey castellano y agradeció los regalos, pasaron dos meses y medio en su corte contemplando las maravillas de la capital y el 21 de noviembre de 1404 emprendieron el viaje de vuelta, mucho más penoso que el de la ida, y durante el cual recibieron confusas noticias sobre el fallecimiento de Tamerlán; alcanzaron Sanlúcar de Barrameda el 1 de marzo de 1406.

Ruy González de Clavijo escribió la crónica o libro de viaje Vida y hazañas del gran Tamorlán con la descripción de las tierras de su imperio y señorío en el que da cuenta de la experiencia vivida por los embajadores, de los que formaba parte, enviados por Enrique III, así como la vida del sultán turco-mongol musulman Temür -Tamurbec o Tamerlán- quien radicó su corte y capital en Samarcanda. La crónica abarca el viaje entre 1403 y 1406.

Samarkand's Registan Square, measuring approximately 110 m by 60 m, is at least two and a half millennia old, and for most of those years it occupied an intermediate position in the network of trade routes connecting Europe and Asia, which explains the city's prosperity and cosmopolitanism.

The madrasas, or Koranic schools, surrounding the square are part of the legacy of the Turco-Mongol king Timur, or Tamerlane, in his ancient city of Samarkand. One of Timur's monuments bears the proverb: "If you want to know about us, examine our buildings."

In this city, Ruy González de Clavijo, ambassador of the Castilian king Henry III, visited the aforementioned Sultan Timur with the intention of forging an alliance to wage war against the Ottoman Empire and to open a trade route with Asia. Clavijo and his entourage reached Samarkand, which housed the court of Tamerlane, who was then almost seventy years old and already seriously ill, on September 8, 1404. After being very well received and entertained by the monarch, who affectionately called Henry III his son, praised the Castilian king and thanked him for the gifts, they spent two and a half months at his court contemplating the wonders of the capital and on November 21, 1404, they began the return journey during which they received confusing news about Tamerlane's death; They reached Sanlúcar de Barrameda on March 1, 1406.

Ruy González de Clavijo wrote the chronicle or travelogue, Vida y hazañas del gran Tamorlán (Life and Exploits of the Great Tamorlán), describing the lands of his empire and dominion. He recounts the experiences of the ambassadors sent by Henry III, of which he was a member, as well as the life of the Muslim Turco-Mongol sultan Temür (Tamurbec or Tamerlane), who based his court and capital in Samarkand. The chronicle covers the voyage between 1403 and 1406.

"Verviers, Capitale wallonne de l'eau"

Rentrez dans l’ancienne manufacture de draps, devenue Maison de l’Eau, pour découvrir cette première fresque, réalisée par l’ancien directeur de l’Académie des Beaux- Arts de Verviers. Les machines industrielles qui ont fait le passé glorieux de la ville puisent leur énergie dans l’eau de la Vesdre. Cette fresque évoque la transition entre passé et futur, entre l’eau qui servait pour l’industrie et permettait la prospérité de notre ville et l’eau qui fait partie de la qualité de vie à offrir aux générations à venir. Découvrez les étapes de la fabrication de la laine, le marchand de ploquettes, le Barrage de la Gileppe et son célèbre lion.

"Verviers, Walloon capital of water"

Enter the old sheet factory, now Maison de l'Eau, to discover this first fresco, created by the former director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Verviers. The industrial machines that have made the city's glorious past draw their energy from the water of the Vesdre. This fresco evokes the transition between past and future, between the water which was used for industry and allowed the prosperity of our city and the water which is part of the quality of life to be offered to future generations. Discover the stages of the manufacture of wool, the ploquette merchant, the Gileppe Dam and its famous lion.

With this picture and song I want to thank each one of you for your always kindness, support, beautiful awards, favs, messages and for everything shared trough-out the past year. I appreciate each one of you.

For MACRO MONDAYS, this week’s theme: "Currency".

The Coin (1 inch in Diameter) in the front with Chinese Character 乾隆通寶 was a kind of cash coins produced under the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1735 to 1796).

The gold ingot behind the coin called Yuanbao 元寶, was also a currency used in the first dynasty of Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC.

At the present days, they remain a symbol of wealth and prosperity and are commonly depicted during the Chinese New Year festivities.

As today is Chines New Year's Eve, I wish my Flickr friends a healthy and prosperous year!

HMM!

♥ Thank you very much for your visits, faves, and kind comments ♥

“Only when we know our solitude to be different from our loneliness

can we be whole enough to honor another’s place.”

🚕 Rungardvik 🚕

🎵HEILUNG - Asja🎵

Heilung's song 'Asja', is a love song, blessing the listener with love, recovery and prosperity, chasing away evil.

"Prosperity", a traditional Yorkshire fishing coble, hauled up on the beach at North Landing, Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.

also sounding like "lucky gold" in Chinese, kumkwat is a symbol of good fortune and prosperity.

It is a Chinese tradition to place a pot of fully bloomed kumkwat at home during the festive season.

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check out more Hong Kong Streets & Candid shots here:

Taking the Streets in Hong Kong

In the mood for RED :

RED

Explore the Chinese Cultures:

Chinese Traditions

'The Black Dog pub, Weymouth is reputed to be the oldest hostelry in the town and one of the last surviving “Saxon Frame” buildings in the country. Build some time in the 16th century, probably during the reign of Elizabeth 1st, it was formerly known as The Dove until Weymouth won the contract to trade with the new colonies of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The landlord (at the time) of this Weymouth pub purchased the first black “Newfoundland Labrador” dog ever seen in the south west from one of the new trading ships from that region. The dog, apparently, brought such an amazing number of curious sightseers from the surrounding area, that the landlord changed the name of the pub in honour of the dog that had brought him so much prosperity to this Weymouth pub.' blackdogweymouth.co.uk/history/

It has seen everything from the pirates and smugglers in 1500s to the beaches full of soldiers waiting for the D-Day landings to the Olympic games sailing in 2012 and now the indignity of Brexit... all things pass... lol

Weymouth, Dorset - December 2016

Prosperity

Memory of a good companion lost last week, never did like his pic being taken, gone but not forgotten

This shopfront has a lovely old world look about it so I felt compelled to take the shot for prosperity especial with the old bike outside.

Guang Fu Temple

The temple, which is a mix of modern and Art Deco architecture styles, is believed to be over 100 years old.

It started out as a small wooden temple with Tua Pek Kong as its resident deity.

Over the years, the temple was renovated and extended but some of its original furnishings such as the ornately carved wooden altar and the statues of the deities were maintained.

Today, other than the Tua Pek Kong, devotees can also offer prayers to other deities such as the Goddess of Mercy and Buddha in the temple.

Tua Pek Kong (God of Prosperity)

Source: www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2017/10/02/butterworths-v...

Butterworth, Penang 🇲🇾

September 2023

Thank you so very much Tessa gorgeous for the gorgeous cover.

My huge honor and trill to have my picture chose.

Wish you and your loved ones a fabulous New Year filled with love, prosperity and health!

Hugs and love ♥

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