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A classical point of view on Notre-Dame from the Archbishop's Bridge (Pont de l’Archevêché); a hot spot for painters!
Tsomoriri lake with its spectacular display of various hues set against the back drop of snow capped mountains in Ladakh, India
Tras varios meses de obras para sustituir las enormes tuberías del agua, unos operarios tomando el asfalto como lienzo,dan los últimos toques "artísticos".
Calle de Antonio Machado, Madrid.
I invite you to visit my Workers album ".
Picardy (French: Picardie) is a historic region in northern France that is now within the departments of Aisne, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, and Somme. Amiens was the region's capital.
On Picardy's fertile soils they grow wheat, sugar beets and fodder crops. Dairy and beef cattle are raised, and intensive vegetable cultivation takes place on the heavily fertilized, drained peat in the valley of the Somme River.
Between the 1990 and 1999 French censuses, the population of Oise increased at the brisk pace of 0.61% per year (almost twice as fast at that of France as a whole), while the Aisne department lost inhabitants, and the Somme barely grew, at a laggard 0.16% per year. Today, 41.3% of the population of Picardie live inside the Oise département, which historically was not part of Picardy.
From an area 30kms North of Paris, close to Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, the Southern boundaries of Picardie stretch eastwards towards Champagne and the Belgian border. Westwards, the region extends to the English Channel.
This ancient region will not disappoint visitors. With its 4,000 hectares of lakeland, 1,200kms of rivers, 70kms of sand dunes, mighty cliffs and brilliant beaches to coastal marshes, forests and bays at the river mouths of the Somme and the Authie, there is always something for everyone to be amazed at.
I have no idea what these lads are singing. . . but I might work on some of their snappy dance moves. . .
Blessed is the water
in the stone fountain
and blessed be the light
on the water and the hymn
of the city rising and falling
as lights change, as cars wait
and pedestrians walk, as walkers
wait and taxis lurch, go-slow-stop,
shamrock green, amber, bloody
crimson, bike courier cruising,
metro bus, delivery trucks and
whose dog has shed his leash
and what of the baby rat
at the trash buffet and here
is the one-armed gimme gimme
man at his office under the awning,
his empty can clinking if it's payday
as passersby try not to notice
and pass by, but the busker
with his toy ukulele is strumming
up business, scatting in tongues,
jive talking to himself as if he
is light years away from 5th Ave,
center city, Madison Gardens
not so square anymore, the day
losing its luster: so turn up
the pzazz a little, tweak
the backbeat, praise the pigeon
choir flocking down to perform,
Alleluia, Alleluia.
--Miguel de O
Some simple Blackberry leaves in front of a tree in bloom.
Got to go out early tonight, so If don't get to you today I will tomorrow. In the meantime, HBW!
Two students from the Kansas City Art Institute find a quiet garden spot at the Nelson Atkins Art Museum. . .
Only boring gossip magazines to read while waiting for the doctor (yep, flu like half the country). . .so might as well fool around with the cellphone camera and photo software. . . hope everyone stays healthy. . .
Something to brighten your day!
Thanks for the visits, comments and favs.....so appreciated!
Happy Friday all!
Samsung NX1 & Helios 44-2 - 58mm f/2
16mm Macro Tube | Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld
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A painter sits alone in a courtyard in the city center of Venice. He paints one of the old houses. Fine art street photography in black and white.