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A male Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) flies close by; Sony a9; Sony 200-600mm lens +1.4X at 840mm; 1/2500sec; f/9; ISO 1250; hand held from seated position in brush; SLO County; CA; USA;
Alcune ore fa il nuovo Papa Leone XIV ha concluso il suo primo discorso dicendo: “Oggi è il giorno della supplica alla Madonna di Pompei. Nostra Madre, Maria, vuole sempre camminare con noi, stare vicino, aiutarci con la sua intercessione e il suo amore. Preghiamo insieme per questa nuova missione, per tutta la Chiesa, per la pace del mondo e chiediamo questa grazia speciale a Maria, nostra madre”.
Così mi è tornato alla mente il bellissimo santuario di Pompei, che visitai nel 2015, del quale non avevo ancora pubblicato nessuna foto in Flickr.
Un augurio di buon pontificato a Papa Leone XIV! Un augurio di pace, tolleranza, solidarietà al mondo intero!
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A few hours ago the new Pope Leo XIV concluded his first speech by saying: “Today is the day of the Supplication to Our Lady of Pompeii. Our Mother Mary always wants to walk with us, be close to us, help us with her intercession and her love. So I would like to pray with you. Let us pray together for this new mission, for the whole Church, for peace in the world and let us ask this special grace from Mary, our Mother”.
So I remembered the beautiful sanctuary of Pompeii, which I visited in 2015, of which I had not yet published any photos on Flickr.
Best wishes for a good pontificate to Pope Leo XIV! Best wishes for peace, tolerance, solidarity to the whole world!
Looks like nature is winning the battle at this viewpoint as the trees close in and obscure the view of the line and the former Lewis Merthyr colliery. Here 143602 heads up the Rhonnda Valley working 2T08 13:00 Cardiff Central to Treherbert.
Saying hi to a shortfin mako at our popup reef experience.
Shark finning is ignorant barbarism. I don't care if you think it's traditional. Just stop it.
- Keefer Lake, Ontario, Canada -
Although I prefer sunrises to sunsets at Keefer Lake the light is always magical at both ... even if they are qualitatively very different. This photo is taken from my boat looking north. The small beach is a public boat launch area for those who want to fish Keefer Lake but don't live here. My house is west of here (to the left in the photo).
Have a listen to Leonard Cohen's "Closing Time" by clicking on this link ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-0lV5qs1Qw
The story again for those who didn't see the B&W version:
Two months ago when I was on a morning walk near home I had a close encounter with a yearling moose. It was really curious and kept following me around! It continued to eat calmly even when it was only 2-3 meters away. It even tried to walk all the way up to me, but since they can be dangerous I didn't let it, even though it didn't seem threatening at all. What a wonderful experience!
Heimdal in Trondheim, Norway.
Die #Rose# zum Geburtstag….
Für:“Looking close…on Friday!“
Thema:“Objekts in Pastel color“
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The barroom of the McAtlass Pub was nestled snugly into the lowest level of a large stone building so old I could only guess at its age. That building was steeped in local history, as legendary in these parts as the fine drinks served in its bar. I'd heard so many epic tales of its past. Rebels, harlots, royalty, rogues, musicians, fugitives, actors, soldiers, sailors, lovers, elopers...all kinds of folks had walked in through its doors, had drunk in the same barroom I had, had stayed in the rooms in the levels above it.
I'd also heard thrilling tales of hauntings, of ghostly apparitions that appeared in the night.
With those tales in mind, I snuck upstairs, drink still in hand, and sat quietly in each of the building's rooms, oblivious to the rowdy closing night party taking place in the bar downstairs, and watched and waited and yearned for a glimpse of a wandering phantom or pale ghostly wraith...