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It is the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see.
Henry David Thoreau
Aspen's reflection...!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet …!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach …!!!
Reflet de ma rivière sauvage …!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés ...!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!
Mist of eternity...!!!
On Explore...!!! Thank you very much to all of you my dear Flickr friends for your so kind comments...!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
Henry David Thoreau
The celestial larch...!!!
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My wild river reflection…!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
Reflet de ma rivière sauvage…!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
... awakening ...!!!
... an impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
... a Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
... un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
... une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
-Henry David Thoreau
The elegant Great Egret is a dazzling sight in many a North American wetlands. Slightly smaller and more svelte than a Great Blue Heron, these are still large birds with impressive wingspans.
They hunt in classic heron fashion, standing immobile or wading through wetlands to capture fish with a deadly jab of their yellow bill.
Great Egrets were hunted nearly to extinction for their plumes in the late nineteenth century, sparking conservation movements and some of the first laws to protect birds. The Great Egret is the symbol of the National Audubon Society, one of the oldest environmental organizations in North America. Audubon was founded to protect birds from being killed for their feathers.
Not all young that hatch survive the nestling period. Aggression among nestlings is common and large chicks frequently kill their smaller siblings. This behavior, known as siblicide, is not uncommon among birds such as hawks, owls, and herons, and is often a result of poor breeding conditions in a given year.
Great Egrets fly slowly but powerfully: with just two wing-beats per second their cruising speed is around 25 miles an hour.
The oldest known Great Egret was 22 years, 10 months old and was banded in Ohio.
(Nikon D500, 300/4.0 + TC 1.4, 1/1600 @ f/7.1, ISO 220, Edited to Taste)
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
Quote - Henry David Thoreau
Of course I couldn't resist to take a more closer look at the 'playing death'- frog. He even winked at me, perhaps to let me know he was allright.....? ;-))
Have a wonderful start of your week!!
today, 3 years ago . March 29, 2018. Monument Valley, a red-sand desert region on the Arizona-Utah border, is known for the towering sandstone buttes of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.
"It is not what you look at that matters, its what you see. " H.D. Thoreau
thanks to Cheryl Tarrant for the texture.
aujourd'hui, il y a 3 ans. 29 mars 2018. Monument Valley, une région désertique de sable rouge à la frontière de l'Arizona et de l'Utah, est connue pour les imposantes buttes de grès de Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.
"Ce n'est pas ce que vous regardez qui compte, c'est ce que vous voyez." Thoreau
Photo taken @ Elysion
“By my intimacy with nature I find myself withdrawn from man. My interest in the sun and the moon, in the morning and the evening, compels me to solitude.”
- Henry David Thoreau
“It is difficult to begin without borrowing, but perhaps it is the most generous course thus to permit your fellow-men to have an interest in your enterprise. The owner of the axe, as he released his hold on it, said that it was the apple of his eye; but I returned it sharper than I received it.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden
Taken @ [ Elysion est. 2013 ]
"Il paradiso è sotto i nostri piedi così come sopra le nostre teste" (H.D. Thoreau)
Speikboden-See and Zillertal Alps (2000 m.), Sudtirol, Itlay
Il laghetto di Speikboden e le Alpi Zillertal (2000 metri), Alto Adige
"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence."
- Henry David Thoreau
Taken @ [ Elysion est. 2013 ]
Early fall ... !!!
My wild river reflection...!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet …!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach …!!!
Reflet de ma rivière sauvage …!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés ...!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!
Fall river...!!!
My wild river reflection…!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!! A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
Reflet de ma rivière sauvage…!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!! Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Some of you may not know the Canadian singer, Burton Cummings, but when I was quite a bit younger, this was one of my favourite songs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwTH7xiwrPA
I haven't been online for a couple of days, but will try to catch up with your most recent images today :)
"The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready."
Quote - Henry David Thoreau
Près de ma rivière sauvage …!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés ...!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!
Near my wild river …!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet …!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach …!!!
... on Explore Front Page ... thank you very much to all of you my dear Flickr friends for your so kind comments...!!!
... an impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
... a Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
... un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
... une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
Was sind wir für Philosophen,
wenn wir nichts von Ursprung und
Bestimmung der Katzen wissen.
Henry David Thoreau
Each morning my wild river allows me to discover the Beauty in me...!!!
My wild river reflection …!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet …!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach …!!!
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À propos de la beauté...!!!
Chaque matin ma rivière me permet de découvrir la Beauté en moi...!!!
Reflet de ma rivière sauvage …!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés ...!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!
A pond is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into it, the beholder measures the depth of his own nature. --Henry David Thoreau, Walden.
"Dec. 24, 1841
I want to go soon and live away by the pond, where I shall hear only the wind whispering among the reeds. It will be success if I shall have left myself behind.
But my friends ask what I will do when I get there. Will it not be employment enough to watch the progress of the seasons?
- - - from Thoreau's Journal
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... reflet d'hiver avant l'hiver ...!!!
... my wild river reflection…!!!
... an impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
... a Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
... reflet de ma rivière sauvage…!!!
... un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
... une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!
― Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience
This backgammon game is from at least the 70's. I found it in a pile of things at my grandma's. I don't recall her ever playing it. I am not even sure how to play this game. I think it is rarely played anymore? I hear it is a game of gambling and luck. I am not good with either! Haha! I think I will steer clear of this game. ;)
"Que no viva como si quedara poco tiempo. Seguir el ritmo de las estaciones. Tener el tiempo libre suficiente para presenciar todos los fenómenos de la naturaleza y albergar todo pensamiento que acuda a mi mente. Que la vida sea una marcha pausada por el reino de la naturaleza".
Henry David Thoreau. “Diarios”.
En la foto. Echinops ritro, cardo yesquero, abadejo, cardo azul, cabeza de erizo...
-Henry David Thoreau
I realized I have a ton of pictures to post! I have taken so many but not had the time to display them. With vacation and the holiday it has been crazy!
Here is a long overdue Peony picture. This is from this spring when they finally started to bloom. Grandma's peonies are well on their way! :)
On Explore...!!! Thank you very much to all of you my dear Flickr friends for your so kind comments...!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
Done for Toneless Tuesdays
The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. -
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually. - Eeyore
A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. - Henry David Thoreau
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! xo💜💜
... country embroidery ...!!!
... on Explore Front Page ... thank you very much to all of you my dear Flickr friends for your so kind comments...!!!
... an impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
... a Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
... un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
... une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
... now on twitter
... orange hawkweed ...!!!
... on Explore... thank you very much to all of you my dear Flickr friends for your so kind comments...!!!
... an impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
... a Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
... un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
... une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
...autumn flowers show...!!!
...my wild river reflection…!!!
...an impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
...a Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
...reflet de ma rivière sauvage…!!!
...un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
...une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!
The morning wind forever blows;
the poem of the world is uninterrupted,
but few are ears that hear it.
Henri David Thoreau, Journals
then, I say, break the law :-)
Henry David Thoreau, On the Duty of Civil Disobediance, 1849
HBM!!
sedona, arizona
... fleurs de neige ...!!!
... my wild river reflection…!!!
... an impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
... a Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
... reflet de ma rivière sauvage…!!!
... un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
... une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.
Henry David Thoreau
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It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. -
Henry David Thoreau
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! xo💜💜
"Nature is full of genius,
full of the divinity;
so that not a snowflake escapes
its fashioning hand."
~ Henry David Thoreau ~
~Henry David Thoreau
This fountain is right outside of Amigo's, and everytime I thought that the coast was clear to get some shots of it, people kept walking by!!!
Thanks for the visits this week my friends, and enjoy your weekends!
I don't normally say this, but it might be worth a look large if you have a second!
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“I want to go soon and live away by the pond, where I shall hear only the wind whispering among the reeds. It will be a success if I shall have left myself behind. But my friends ask what I will do when I get there. Will it not be employment enough to watch the progress of the seasons? (Journal, 1:299)”
Henry David Thoreau.....From his journal
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“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.”
― Henry David Thoreau
THOREAU QUOTES... is the topic for Sunday ~ November 3rd, 2019 Group Our Daily Challenge
Photo taken @ Rainforest Estates
SLURL: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cooper%20Creek%20Wildernes...
Title: Slow
“The more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think the same is true of human beings.”
― Henry David Thoreau
“We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.”
Quote ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods
Open for everybody, if you don't mind the wind and the cold ;-))
Beach at Schiermonnikoog, low tide.
“This is the first really Spring day . . . . Something analogous to the thawing of the ice seems to have taken place in the air. At the end of Winter there is a season in which we are daily expecting Spring, and finally a day when it arrives . . . .
I perceive the Spring in the softened air . . . . Looking through this transparent vapor, all surfaces, not osiers and open water alone, look more vivid. The hardness of Winter is relaxed. “
- - Thoreau March 1859
Best viewed LARGE.
A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.
Albert Camus
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
John Milton
Any fool can make a rule
And any fool will mind it.
Thoreau
No-one is free when others are opressed.
Anon
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