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Alhambra is really an amazing place where one can appreciate ant once the beauty of at least three different civilisations and Era's. It's just like an cultural overload...
Probably the oldest and most iconic monument of Lisbon, the São Jorge Castle is a historic landmark of the Portuguese Nation that was the scene of many battles for the independence of Portugal.
Today this monument is a wonderful place to pass an afternoon and has fantastic views over Lisbon.
Was heading out yesterday early to meet some buddies for fishing. We had arranged to meet at a motorway services & as i'm driving heading out to the services at Abington - the most amazing sun rise is happening. It was a technicolour, psychedelic mass of over the top shades of red & blue. One of the best and craziest I've ever witnessed.
As with all sunrises the sweet spot only lasted a few minutes & it was all but over by the time i could pull over at the services.
I managed to catch the aftermath from the car park of the services just before 8.00.
This is the bridge that leads over the River Eachaig from Benmore Gardens to the East Gatehouse and Visitor Centre. I've been both over this bridge (visiting the Gardens) and under it (whilst kayaking on the river) many times :)
In the dime stores and bus stations
people talk of situations
read books, repeat quotations
draw conclusions on the wall ...
This is downtown Denver at twilight, taken from an upper deck at Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies baseball team.
Milky Way galaxy captured on a clear summer night over the Troodos Mountains which can be seen on the bottom part of the picture. Jupiter can also be seen on the left of the galaxy which appears like a big bright star!
Autumn in Melbourne is always beautiful, with many wonderful deciduous trees full of colour like this one in its glorious golden orange autumn livery one sunny early Autumn day in May.
On the road to Puno: the lake (Laguna Lagunillas) is one of the highest lakes in the Andean plateaus, located in the department of Puno at a height of about 4,174 m. There are 4 small islands, its dimensions are 18.6 km long and 5.8 km wide and a maximum area of 66 km ² with a maximum depth of 47.6 m. It is a place for all the fauna of the region, especially the pink flamingo.
Human silhouette in front of the vast majority our Milky Way Galaxy. Truly breath taking to even contemplate that we are nothing compared to the cosmos. Every human experience means almost nothing and lasts for almost no time relative to the age and magnitude of the universe. So sit back and enjoy one of the most spectacular shows it has to offer
Autumn in Melbourne is always beautiful, with many wonderful deciduous trees full of colour throughout the city, like these maple leaves on a tree in the inner suburb of Fitzroy, which are quickly gaining the rich gold, orange and red tones of the season.
It seems that Melbourne is destined for an early and gloriously colourful autumnal blaze of colour this year, following a shorter and wetter than usual summer. I love this time of year for not only are Autumnal colours are starting to appear, but there are still plenty of beautiful blooms about.
Early morning gloom.
A family of trees resting in the warm misty covers.
The sun is rising, a new day awaits!
Aerial sunrise seascape from the sheltered bay of Cabbage Tree Harbour at Norah Head, NSW, Australia.
Autumn in Melbourne is always beautiful, with many wonderful deciduous trees full of colour throughout the city, like these golden yellow hickory leaves on a tree in the inner suburb of South Yarra, which have transformed almost overnight into their autumnal tones of the season. Amidst them all were a few curled brown leaves, like the main focus of this photo where the hickory leaf has become a fantasy of pretty curlicues.
It seems that Melbourne is destined for an early and gloriously colourful autumnal blaze of colour this year, following a shorter and wetter than usual summer. I love this time of year for not only are Autumnal colours are starting to appear, but there are still plenty of beautiful blooms about.
I know it’s a very old fashioned flower, but I love lilac. Then again, I am somewhat of an old fashioned person, and certainly an old soul, so perhaps it suits me. I love lilacs for their delicate blooms, sweet scent and of course their delightful shades of purple. They are a true harbinger of spring.
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 26th of May is "shades of purple", and I was immediately put in mind of the lovely lilacs I saw in some of the old fashioned cottage gardens that I sometimes see on my walks. Whilst it is autumn where I live now, I just happen to have a photograph of a beautiful lilac bearing several shades of purple in my photo archive, taken on a lovely spring stroll I took in October last year. Captured against a wonderfully clear azure sky, I thought it most suitable. I hope you like my choice for the theme and that it makes you smile!
Syringa is a genus of twelve currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family or Oleaceae called lilacs. These lilacs are native to woodland and scrub from south eastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere.
Autumn in Melbourne is always beautiful, with many wonderful deciduous trees full of colour like this Japanese Maple, one of my favourites, which I have been visiting regularly on my walks over the last few months. At the beginning of winter it was ablaze with the last of its beautiful reds, oranges and golds, like this lone autumnal star. All too soon however, this autumnal beauty along with all the colourful leaf ephemera was blown away by winter until next year.
The day I took this photo was a lovely and sunny day with bright blue skies, although there was a crispness in the air. I thought I'd go for a walk and take advantage of the sunny conditions, as rain arrived the day after.