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"Aruba, Jamaica, oh I want to take you to
Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego, baby why don't we go
Oh I want to take you down to
Kokomo, we'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow
That's where we want to go, way down in Kokomo" - BeachBoys
Text: Mc Kenzie Scott / Love Mike E
Hawaii is opening up for travel ! As of 10/15 visitors can now avoid the quarantine with a pre-travel negative Covid PCR test !!!
Restored thatched cottage near Kilmuir on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Part of the Museum of Island Life.
Beneath a vast Nordic sky, the rugged granite shores of Styrsö melt into the shimmering blue of Sweden's coastline. Crimson rooftops peek through emerald trees, their colors echoing the warmth of a summer village waking to the gentle hush of the archipelago. From the heights of Stora Rös, every glen reveals a tapestry of sea, stone, and serenity—a timeless Swedish landscape where land and water embrace in perfect harmony.
I truly appreciate every view, favorite, and thoughtful comment you share. Your support inspires me to continue exploring and capturing moments like this. Thank you for being an important part of my photography journey.
Shot on the island of Ventotene (August 2008) - summer colours for a dull winter day. View On Black
Ko Lipe is a Thai island in the Andaman Sea, near Malaysia's border. It's part of Tarutao National Marine Park, which is populated with small islands and known for its coral-rich waters.
“I am your ship and you are my sea who flows beneath me as the wind blows toward me and delivers me into the safe harbour of your arms” - AP ©
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sWK7dQ8l0Y
INTO THE MYSTIC – VAN MORRISON
Happy Valentine's Day
You are the flame that lights up my heart
you are the warmth that holds me so I'm not alone in the dark
you are the reason I carry on every day
you are the sunshine that casts every sunrise my way
you are the one who lets me be me
you are the stars, the moon and the sea
you are the light shining bright in the night
you are the comfort that eases my plight
you are the one whose arms I want near me
you are the one whose charms still endear me
you are the one who inhabits my dreams
you are the one who stitches my seams
you are the one who keeps me from falling apart
you are the one who deserves all of my heart
Every day I swim; my life flows like a stream
every night I meet you in the land of my dreams
every life has a meaning and a means to go on
every heart may lay waiting for a love; for a song
I know what is real; I know what is not
but I'm happy to daydream; to feel; love a lot
in the blink of an eye we will fall into dust
but I carry you with me; in love I still trust
nothing detracts from a true loving heart
nothing subtracts though we are forever apart
I know I'm romantic; I know I'm a fool
let us be wrapped in my romance; let me give you my all
Happy Valentine's Day from my heart to yours
I will love you forever and forever be yours.
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My artwork is a compilation of 4 of my photographs and 1 of my artworks.
“That we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone, that we are more deeply inserted into existence than the course of a single life would lead us to believe.”
- John Berger
To my fellow crystal and the jewel in our crown … my Sister and my dearest Friend … my fellow Nikonians … who remind me to always face the sun and let the shadows fall behind me and to my wonderful friend who even on the bluest of my days, brings the warmth of the Summer sun into my heart … to my Family <3 Special dedication to my sister's and my new friend who restores my faith in human nature with his kindness and understanding. All aboard for a fantastic voyage … ; 0))
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lyve_egY8o
THESE ARE THE DAYS – VAN MORRISON
The fragility of roses, aconites and poppies too
the fragrance so delicate as memories of you
the perfume wafts through the warm Summer air
and settles in the palm of my hand
another gentle breeze and it is on it's way
maybe to the Pacific, who knows; who can say
to the waters as blue as a Himalayan poppy
to the land where tranquil emerald waterfalls flow
I listen to the silent notes
that exist between your hearts and mine
to the melody that runs through me;
to the tunes that I know
those precious echoes through time and space
no distance can dim their warm and gentle beat
or eradicate the sweet aroma you leave behind
that fills my nostrils with it's heady scent
I crush the petals beneath my bare feet
those velvet-coated ones that fell down
they will return to the soft furrows of this earth
enriching it and waiting for another such precious moment in time
when the seasons change and a chill may be felt
still my memories will keep me warm and icy days will gently melt
and pictures in the log fire will incite my imagination
making vivid all those good times that we had
and all those moments we've still yet to come
Our journey takes us far and wide
the boat docks at many a distant shore
where friends we loved became our Family
and deeper than a blood-tie we are bound together
sailing to the warm Pacific
to the Eastern land of all our dreams
where we will take cups of tea on camomile lawns
where a little rabbit plays happily with many cats
the sharp edges of reality once keenly felt
now softened by the fresh painted sweeps of an apricot dawn
and walk along the shores of a tranquil turquoise sea
with honey-combed rocks and distant mountain peaks
sweet cakes of all kinds and endless cups of tea
where all dreams come true and we no longer need seek
I will sing to you sweet lullabies that will lull you to sleep
and when you awake in the morning
the flowers will smell as sweet as all of our memories
and keepsakes will be tied with silk and velvet ribbons
sprinkled with rose water and wrapped within faded pages of lemon
and brought out when spirits need reviving
so that always when you sip your sweet cups of tea
you will keep me safe in your hearts my friends … my Family
and I will keep you in mine for all of eternity.
- AP - Copyright © remains with and is the intellectual property of the author
Copyright © protected image please do not reproduce without permission
My artwork is a compilation of 3 of my photographs.