Lacecap hydrangea just starting to bloom in our garden.

Museo de Pergamon, Puerta de Ishtar, Babilonia, Berlín Alemania.

La Puerta de Istar fue una de las 8 puertas monumentales de la muralla interior de Babilonia, a través de la cual se accedía al templo de Marduk, donde se celebraban las fiestas del año nuevo. El nombre de Istar lo recibe de la diosa a la que estaba consagrada. Fue construida en el año 575 a

Rural morning impressions.

Waimate - New Zealand.

A plains zebra bolts from a watering hole in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Photo from a 2017 safari. ©2017 John M. Hudson

Sedersi all’ombra, in una bella giornata,e guardare in alto verso le verdi colline lussureggianti, è il miglior riposo.

(Jane Austen)

La fonte battesimale della Cattedrale di Anagni

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You can probably tell that I've got this chair. Used it in a few shots now - I like the lines and curves, you see. I'm also enjoying the faded, vintage and nostalgic film efex on CEP2. I'm sure there are more in a similar vein to come.

The title comes from the Stone Roses song 'Bye Bye Badman'.

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Il palazzo del Quirinale

Night Snow - Burning Bush

[Explore 15/11/2015]

This is a classic view of Maya Bay, made famous by the movie 'The Beach' starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Controversy arose during the making of the film due to 20th Century Fox's bulldozing and landscaping of the natural beach setting of Ko Phi Phi Leh to make it more "paradise-like". The production altered some sand dunes and cleared some coconut trees and grass to widen the beach. Fox set aside a fund to reconstruct and return the beach to its natural state; however, lawsuits were filed by environmentalists who believed the damage to the ecosystem was permanent and restoration attempts had failed. The lawsuits dragged on for years and in 2006 Thailand's Supreme Court upheld a ruling that the filming had harmed the environment and ordered that damage assessments be made. Defendants in the case included 20th Century Fox and some Thai government officials.

The insanely picturesque bay is now protected as a National Park.

By the way, the Flickr map is not quite right in terms of naming!

Casalbordino

Taken in Kensington Gardens in December! Have a lovely Sunday all my Flickr friends and thank you for all your kind comments and faves.

An elephant watches the herd as it drinks at a watering hole in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Photo from a 2017 safari. ©2017 John M. Hudson

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Beijing , China

Withered tulip, I often keep withered flowers to see how they look.

There is beauty in everything

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Ruby throated Hummingbird

Les Serres d'Auteuil

Paris, France

OK, It doesn't fill the frame but there is one. Just squint.

Emulating Aaron

Scorcio di una facciata di una casa abbandonata di Craco.

Captured this Tri-colored Heron in breeding plumage hunting in the early morning hours on Horsepen Bayou!!! Also want to add that this one is in its breeding colors with the red eye and the blue lores!

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