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I keep this in my pantry to hang reminders, notices, etc. Discovered it this morning while looking for possible postcards I might have kept. Postcards are fast becoming extinct due to our phones, social media, etc. Looking back, I wish I had kept mine.
Not to mention, looking back at all of the places my friends and family visited years ago.
Sunset rays glinting on the decorative tops of the vertical bars of an old gate. Spotted in my local suburb.
Fleur de lis arrowheads adorning the top of a pair of open gates in the driveway of a house in my neighbourhood.
Rusty metalwork forming a Fleur de Lis shape on a wooden door, turning green, at my village church.
Entered in Buckingham Camera Club's Print Competition for 2021 (Round 1 Close-up). It scored 15/20.
Werdenberg / Kanton St. Gallen / Switzerland
Album of Switzerland : www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157631539...
Album of "Doors Of The world":
www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/sets/7215762599909...
It has been kind of rare for us to get cool enough weather to have a little fire in New Orleans, so it was with much joy that we had one recently! I am pretty sure our neighbors thought we were going to burn the house down! Never an issue. LOL! :)
Meet Nola, a work of art in the giraffe sort of way. Sometimes you just have to have a little bit of whimsical art in the midst of tough times . . .
I believe the Vieux Carre' had already closed for good when I took this. I just had to get a shot of that awning sign. Rayville, Louisiana. 6.24.2014.
These wild Blue Flag Iris's were quite lovely but didn't present with a composition that I liked. A heavy hand in editing, however, produced a more creative result that reminded me of Oscar-Claude Monet's impressionist style. He may not approve of my feeble efforts but for now, I'll pay tribute to him by calling it, Oscar's Iris.
Our wonderful little Chloe passed away tonight. She had diabetes, was blind, and selectively deaf. She has been our companion through some really hard times in our lives. Our hearts are broken and we will miss her forever.
I took this back in July of this year (2019)- you can see she may have been a little spoiled. She was a great traveler, too, and enjoyed many times on the way and at our other home in New Orleans.
Chloe- May 21, 2006 – Sept. 16, 2019
Maintaining a recent tradition of posting a picture of a cemetery cross on Good Friday
Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery
Naperville, Illinois USA 41.778903, -88.136086
November 22, 2025
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Waiting for the traffic to clear to cross main street. Is that a camera bag strap on the shoulder???
Uniformity
With the Covid-19 lockdown and only having limited time being allowed outside for exercise, I've decided to start a project 'Covid Lockdown Hometown Diary'.
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De charismatische Iris werd al lang geleden ontdekt door mensen met oog voor schoonheid. In de Eyptische piramiden zijn schilderingen van de bloem te vinden, die volgens wetenschappers stammen uit 1500 voor Christus. Ook daarna had de Iris een roemrijk leven. Ze versierde de wapens van Lodewijk XVIII (ter bescherming tegen de dood) en stond regelmatig model voor schilder Vincent van Gogh. Irissen behoren tot de Lissenfamilie (Idraceae), net als krokussen en de freesia. Het liefst en het beste groeien ze in de noordelijke klimaatzones. Leuk weetje: Irissen houden niet van natte voeten. Heb je de bloem gespot bij de waterkant, dan weet je dat er ondiep water is.
SYMBOLIEK
De godin Iris was in de Griekse mythologie de godin van de regenboog. De bloem zou naar haar vernoemd zijn vanwege een aantal kleuren van de regenboog waarin de Iris voorkomt. Godin Iris was de bode van de goden en de regenboog was de brug tussen de hemel en aarde. Als je iemand Irissen geeft, dan betekent dat ‘Ik heb een boodschap voor jou’.
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The charismatic Iris was discovered long ago by people with an eye for beauty. Paintings of the flower can be found in the Egyptian pyramids, which scientists say date back to 1500 BC. The Iris also had a glorious life afterwards. She decorated the weapons of Louis XVIII (for protection against death) and was a regular model for painter Vincent van Gogh. Irises belong to the Lissen family (Idraceae), just like crocuses and freesia. They prefer and grow best in the northern climate zones. Fun fact: Irises do not like wet feet. If you have spotted the flower at the water's edge, you know that there is shallow water.
SYMBOLISM
The goddess Iris was the goddess of the rainbow in Greek mythology. The flower is said to be named after her because of a number of colors of the rainbow in which the Iris appears. Goddess Iris was the messenger of the gods and the rainbow was the bridge between heaven and earth. If you give someone Irises, it means "I have a message for you".