there will not be a white Christmas this year !

Faliro

There is hardly a better place in my area to enjoy a perfect Autumn day than the open-air -museum in Detmold. We spent a whole day in beautiful sunshine without a cloud in this lovely location.

The LWL-Freilichtmuseum in Detmold is a great place to learn and experience the world of our ancestors. The open-air-museum is covered with buildings, tools, animals and plants of countryside life in Northwest Germany in the last couple of centuries. An endless source of inspiration for HDR photography.

well, It's not the best shot but I was so happy to see a Great Horned Owl!

I like how he was looking at me,looking at him.

have a great day!

There is almost no snow in Austria now. This image shows how it should be and how it used to be.

Merry Christmas and most importantly peace to all of you!

By far the most memorable moment of our recent trip. As the young bull from my last post made his way down to the lake, the "teenaged" cow came up to greet him. They sniffed noses for a while and then both made their way down to the lake. Young love? The romantic in me likes to think so.

Thanks so much for your views and comments!

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Eng ☞ Old wooden wheels in a Lavender field.

Esp ☞ Viejas ruedas de madera en un campo de lavanda.

Fra ☞ Vieilles roues en bois dans un champ de lavande.

provoking thought

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My theme for 2016 is: 52 months in a year.

I took this photo in June of 2009.

Looking a little bit tacky here but this Robin is over two years old now which is a good age for a Robin. Always hanging around in the same area in one of my nature reserves I often go to visit. Ever since I first spotted this as a juvenile there has always been a dark patch below the right eye that is still there to this day. My little friend here has become very tame and always so very photogenic and hopefully will be around a bit longer yet. In the 1400's when the Robin was named the colour orange had not been classified and this is why we say that the Robin has a red breast and not orange. America has an eagle so it's about time the UK had the Robin as its national bird !!!!!!

Hi there,

Spring flowers are finally emerging, a welcome sight after our extremely long and cold winter. I snapped this today while on a neighbourhood walk.

Texture by 2 Lil' Owls

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This is taken in Alipore Zoo , Kolkata

chartreuse

you discover your mom is making them up :-)

Robert Brault

HBW! HGGT! Justice Matters!

prunus, fuji cherry, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

but it is mainly the outcome of the need we have felt for making democracy such a good thing, like a scrubbed and shining schoolboy. Actually democracy partakes of the sweat and blood of the real world. It is grimy and dangerous and will never survive until it can learn to understand the ways of bullies and take its own part. I happen to care for it not because of any moral perfection it may have, but because it is by and large the best instrument I know for giving us the kind of world we want to live in :-)

Max Lerner, 1938

HFF!! Truth Matters!! Character Matters! Impeach the bully!

john moulton homestead, grand tetons national park, wyoming

There are over 90 species of sundew. The majority are found in Australia and South Africa, but they also grow in hot, humid areas of Georgia, Florida and other similar climates. The plants prefer acidic soils and are usually where there is a bog or marsh and often grow on top of sphagnum moss.

The answer must be, I think, that beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will them or sense them. The least we can do is try to be there.

Annie Dillard

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A young pasque flower receives the visit of a little spider, that came floating in the wind, hanging on its thread.../Det finns hopp! En ung backsippa får besök av en liten spindel, som kom flygande med vinden i sin tråd.../Hay esperanza! Una joven pulsatilla recibe la visita de una pequeña araña, que llegó flotando con el viento en su delicada hebra...(DSC_1112-2)

...There is a freedom more precious than the world. Infinitely more precious than life and the world is that moment when one is alone with God.” Rumi

Summer's end

Платьице красное в черный горох — Вкус у нее — безусловно — неплох. Чудо-букашка! Я так тебе рада! Не улетай! Даже хлеба не надо! ......The dress is red with black peas — her taste is certainly not bad. The miracle bug! I'm so glad to see you! Don't fly away! Don't even need bread!...

For my Tennessee friends, these were your mountains around noon today....I braved the elements, without a coat to ride to the TN state line to capture this before the roads got slick.

There is always music amongst the trees, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.

~ Minnie Aumonier

Some camera flinging in Maplewood Flats.

The moon is a loyal companion.

It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human.

Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.

~ Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

There's not much water on the Salisbury Plain, so it's usually fruitful to hang out at any large puddles occupying tank tracks.

Thank you for taking a look at my images.

Loneliness can be healing.

The sea is always there for me...

🎧By The Sea

Taken @ Souls of Dreams

The flowers from our daughters wedding bouquet are gradually going over but I always think tulips look beautiful at every stage.

Many thanks for all the kind comments and faves; they're very much appreciated :)

There are 2 major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River. This is the Upper falls . The water continues to flow a quarter mile downstream over the Lower Yellowstone Falls. It then enters the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The total height of the Upper Falls is 308 feet !!

On the beach

🎧 Tunes

It's not a normal Blog Picture, just an other fun Picture with my Sari where she made the Pose for ;- ))

Pose is now available here at @ Marketplace - Flamingo

My Glasses are From Dahlia - Liona and avabile @ Mainstore

My Earrings are From LaGyo - Hailey and available @ Mainstore

If you like to ask anything else, please feel free to ask

✈ Location - Native Soul or Tides - can't remember

that never should be played again

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@ Carina Round - 'Come Undone' Cover featuring Aidan Hawken - old Duran Duran

- Even if it seems too far, you can always "see" the Light That Gives You Comfort, Mount Hope, AZ. -

A magical time, The Dawn.CF011593.

In every sunrise there is a moment when the light appears to be suspended, a magical time, unique, during which all Creation holds his breath.

In ogni alba c'è un momento in cui la luce appare come sospesa, un momento magico, irripetibile, durante il quale tutto il Creato trattiene il respiro.

Hello everyone,

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Fabrizio Massetti.

The year was 1997 and I was 5 years old. This is a photo of me, in our summer house (which is an old school) and our two kittens.

photo taken by my mother.

(SOOC)

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There are three male African lions at Zoo Atlanta: Azizi, Hondo and Hatari. They are brothers, and you will often find them inseparable. In fact, the lions are usually only separated from each other when they eat and when they are training.

There were trays full of cyclamen in the garden centre. The colours were gorgeous, so vibrant. I did buy one, although I don’t generally do very well with them. I have more success with amaryllis and poinsettia. True to form, the cyclamen didn’t last very long.

There goes my heart beating

Because you are the reason

I'm losing my sleep

Please come back now

There goes my mind racing

And you are the reason

That I'm still breathing

I'm hopeless now

I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Oh, because I need you to see

That you are the reason

There goes my hands shaking

Because you are the reason

My heart keeps bleeding

And I need you now

If I could turn back the clock

I'd make sure the light defeated the dark

I'd spend every hour, of every day

Keeping you safe

I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Oh, because I need you to see

That you are the reason

You are the reason

Yeah, yeah...

I'd climb every mountain.

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Oh, because I need you to see

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Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Withnel Fold, Lancashire.

When I would take shots of this male broad-billed hummingbird out front, they would have lots of noise. I use "neat image" everyonce in a while to clean it up.