Paragliding, taken at the Bald Hill, Stanwell Top. New South Wales, Australia.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBSqQPP4aVM

Toruń is one of most attractive and historic towns in Poland.

It is famous for being the birthplace ( in 1474 ) of the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus whose epochal book, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium is universally regarded as the starting point of modern astronomy.

In 1997 the old medieval quarter of Toruń comprising the Old Town ( 1233 ), the New Town ( 1264 ) and the Teutonic Knights Castle ( mid 13th c. ) was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for having preserved almost intact its original medieval street layout. Toruń is full of Gothic monuments of architecture, all built of brick, such as the Town Hall, The Leaning Tower, numerous churches and many burgher houses around the central market square and the surrounding streets.

If you ever are in Gdańsk on the coast, I recommend driving down to Toruń - it's only 2hrs away on the motorway - the place has a great artistic atmosphere and a lively cafe scene.

Lindisfarne Sunrise

Early morning over Curbar Edge / Derwent Valley

A late shot of the sunrise this morning

The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us !!

A song for my gorgeous Sister Kelly I love you dearly ♥

Credits ♥

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Pedernales Falls State Park, Texas

Perth, Scotland

glider

old Fortress Lewis, outer hebrides

Still digging in the archives.

Smile on Saturday - "Over-processed portrait"

With the setting sun over my shoulder the Mersey Bluff Lighthouse is being illuminated by the final rays of sunlight. Soon the moonlight will take over. As if on cue, a seagull appears to fly over the moon.

* This photograph was published in the Oct/Nov edition of the magazine "Journeys".

In the distance lie the mountains of Skiddaw and Saddleback (Blencathra )

Aerial view of snow covered mountain ranges as we flew from Xian to Donghuang. From the travel archive of the Old Silk's Road Trip in Xinjiang, China.

View enlarged for the distant mountain ranges.

Hope you like Julie Andrews singing " The Hills Are Alive "

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvQ4t-Nk128

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Happy Travel Tuesday

There are over 90 species of sundew. The majority are found in Australia and South Africa, but they also grow in hot, humid areas of Georgia, Florida and other similar climates. The plants prefer acidic soils and are usually where there is a bog or marsh and often grow on top of sphagnum moss.

For Smile on Saturday group, a fun theme !

Viggiano ( Basilicata ) Italia

Canberra, Australia

Young Grizzly Bear

I have no hardware for editing so I did what I could. Pretty bad but....done over and over and then over again to get this effect. Hehehe

Done for Smile on Saturday

Theme: Over Processed

characteristic silhouettes on the charles bridge

Clouds gathering over isolated farmland, near Maltby, Rotherham

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for Smile on Saturday

We had perfect sunny weather while in Whistler this week.

This suspension bridge was part of a hike we went on. It was the bounciest bridge I've been on. I thought of setting up a tripod on the bridge to shoot the creek below, but that thought disappeared after a second or two :)

Today, back home, we finally have some rain that we so badly need.

08:27:25

Barn swallow.

I must admit, I didn't see the rainbow when I took the photo and you have to look closely to see it now.

Somewhere over the rainbow

Bluebirds fly

Birds fly over the rainbow

Why then, oh, why can't I?

(Over the Rainbow sung by Judy Garland)

Since the COVID-19 lockdown, about a month ago here in Ontario, I have not been out for sunrise photos. So the other morning, I decided to get up, and head over to a natural park just around the corner from my home. This bridge crosses over the Little River, which flows through the small park on its way to the Detroit River. If you look closely, you can also see the buds on the bushes by the river are beginning to burst open.

What fence? Whoops barb wire - Midlands - Tasmania - Australia.

Texture thanks to Ana Librillana.

Please view large.

Master of Photography - Members Choice.

Excellence Award - Masterclass Elite 10+ Gallery.

Excellence Award of Gallery de la Gravure.

This brown pelican flew in to join the crowd gathered at the estuary mouth.

Taken from Mt. Lemmon overlooking Tucson, Arizona

One last look at yesterday's moonset over the Carquinez Bridge.

ISO 100 500mm f/6.3 1s from downtown Benicia

Single raw file

6:23am 11-25-15

Sunset view over the highway at Karteros, Heraklion, Crete

A beautiful sunny and fresh morning up the Peaks.