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నీ పూజ కోసం పూలు కోసుకొద్దామని పొద్దున్నే మా తోటలోనికి వెళ్ళాను ప్రభూ ఉదయశ్రీ అరుణారుణ కాంతులతో ఉద్యానవనం కలకలలాడుతోంది పూల బాలలు తల్లి ఒడిలో అల్లారు ముద్దుగా ఆడుకుంటున్నాయి అప్పుడు
నేనొక పూల మొక్క కడ నిల్చి చివాలున కొమ్మవంచి గో
రానెడు నంతలోన విరులన్నియు జాలిగనోళ్ళు విప్పి మా
ప్రాణము తీతువాయనుచుబావురుమన్నవి కృంగిపోతు నా
మానసమందేదో తళుకు మన్నది పుష్పవిలాప కావ్యమై
అంతలో ఒక సన్నజాజికన్నె సన్నని
గొంతుకతో నన్ను చూసి యిలా అంది ప్రభు
ఆయువుగల్గు నాల్గు గడియల్ కనిపించిన తీవతల్లిజా
తీయత దిద్ది తీర్తుము తదీయ కరమ్ములలోన స్వేచ్చ్చమై
ఊయల లూగుచున్ మురియుచుందుము ఆయువు తీరినంతనే
హాయిగ కన్ను మూసెదము ఆయమ చల్లని కాలి వ్రేళ్ళపై
ఎందుకయ్యా మా స్వేచ్చ జీవనానికి అడ్డు వస్తావు
మేము నీకేం అపకారము చేసాము
గాలిని గౌరవింతుము సుగంధము పూసిమమ్మాశ్రయించు బృం
గాలకు విందు చేసెదముకమ్మని తేనెలు మిమ్ముబోంట్ల నే
త్రాలకు హాయిగూర్తుము స్వతంత్రుల మమ్ముల స్వార్ధబుద్ధితో
తాలుముత్రుంచ బోకుము తల్లికి బిడ్డకి వేరుచేతువే
యింతలో ఒక గులాబి బాల కోపంతో
మొగమంతా ఎర్రబడి యిలా అంది ప్రభూ..
ఊలు దారాలతో గొంతుకురి బిగించి గుండెలోనుండి
సూదులు గుచ్చి కూర్చి, ముడుచుకొందురు ముచ్చట
ముడుల మమ్ము అకట దయలేనివారు మీ యాడవారు
పాపం మీరు దయాదాక్షిణ్యాలుగల మానవులు కావోలునే
మా వెలలేని ముగ్ధసుకుమార సుగంధ మరంద మాధురీ
జెవితమెల్ల మీకయి త్యహించి కృశించి నశించిపోయే
మా యౌవనమెల్ల కొల్లగొని ఆపై చీపురుతోడ చిమ్మి
మమావల పారబోతురుగదా నరజాతికి నీతియున్నదా
వోయీ మానవుడా
బుద్ధదేవుని భూమిలో పుట్టినావు
సహజమంగు ప్రేమ నీలోన చచ్చ్చేనేమి
అందమును హత్య చేసి హంతకుండా
మైలపడిపోయెనో నీ మనుజ జన్మ
అని దూషించు పూలకన్నియల కోయలేక వట్టిచేతులతో
వచ్చిన నాయీ హృదయ కుసుమాంజలి గైకొని
నాపై నీ రేఖలను కరుణశ్రీ ప్రసరింపుము ప్రభు.
English & Short Version
Early morning I stood near a plant and tried to nip the flowers for offering them to the lord and I shuddered when I felt that flowers cried in woeful anguish and asked me whether I would murder all of them.
I stood crest-fallen, and in my heart a sensitive thought came, the expression of which formed the gist of this poem.
Few hours we are destined to live come to an end too soon to enjoy the freedom of being in the our mother plant ‘s lap or swinging happily in the air with our mother plant’s support.
When destined hour comes we breath our last uncomplaining and drop dead at our mother's cool feet. Even during our short lives we only spread beautiful scent making everyone happy.
Why Then You Humans Do Not Spare Us ?
Some of us bloom in the night but not fortunate enough to see the light of day.
All of us spread our fragrance all over the place tantalizing
How Merciless arethey those who kill the beauty itself to beautify themselves
by strangling us with silken threads ?
HOW heartless are the women to pierce needles into our hearts lest they may be able to adorn themselves with our broken necks and bleeding
--Karunasri Jandhyala
Clicked at Sanjiviah Park
Fondée au VIe siècle par l'évêque Saint-Avit, elle fut rebâtie aux XIe et XIIe siècles, après avoir été brûlée par les Normands. Elle est remaniée au XIXe siècle par l'ajout du clocher et de dalles de lave en remplacement des tuiles romanes d'origine. Ces dalles ont été retirées depuis et la toiture refaite à l'identique de l'originale, en tuiles canal.
Une importante campagne de rénovation a débuté en 2007 à l'intérieur de l'église et s'est terminée fin 2008, rénovation qui suit celles des façades extérieures et du toit. Ces travaux ont consisté dans le nettoyage de toutes les pierres, la suppression des joints de ciments remontant à la rénovation du XIXe siècle, le rebadigeonnage des parements, la restauration des tableaux et la réfection des lustres afin de rendre l'église dans l'état où elle était en 1900. La crypte de l'église n'a pas été concernée par cette campagne de rénovation. Le dimanche 7 décembre 2008 la statue de Notre-Dame du Port a été réinstallée dans l'église (elle avait été conservé dans la cathédrale de Clermont pendant les travaux de rénovation), marquant ainsi la réouverture au public de l'édifice.
En 1998 elle a été inscrite au patrimoine mondial de l' Unesco au titre de l'inscription des chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle.
Son nom vient de ce qu'elle a été construite dans le quartier dit du « port », en latin «portus», c'est à dire l'endroit où l'on apportait les marchandises.
Founded with the Life century by the Saint-Avit bishop, it was rebuilt in XIe and XIIe centuries, after being burned by the Norman ones. It is altered at the XIXe century by the addition of the bell-tower and flagstones of lava to replace the Romance tiles of origin. These flagstones were withdrawn since and the roof remade with identical of original, in tiles channel.
An important restoration campaign began in 2007 inside the church and finished at the end of 2008, restoration which follows those of the exterior facades and the roof. This work consisted in the cleaning of all the stones, the removal of the cement joints going back to the restoration of the XIXe century, the rebadigeonnage of the facings, the restoration of the boards and the repair of the glosses in order to return the church in the state where it was in 1900. The crypt of the church was not concerned with this restoration campaign. On Sunday, 7 December 2008 the statue of Notre-Dame of the Port was reinstalled in the church (it had been preserved in the cathedral of Clermont during renovation works), thus marking reopening with the public of the building.
In 1998 it was registered with the world heritage of UNESCO to the title/titre of the inscription of the ways of Saint-Jacques-of-Compostelle.
Its name comes from what it was built in the district known as of the “port”, in Latin “portus”, i.e. the place where the goods were brought.
Ordination of Deacons service at Manchester Cathedral, Manchester. Picture by Paul Heyes, Sunday June 30, 2019.
Much better seen large!
Pollination is an important step in the reproduction of seed plants: the transfer of pollen grains (male gametes) to the plant carpel, the structure that contains the ovule (female gamete). The receptive part of the carpel is called a stigma in the flowers of angiosperms and a micropyle in gymnosperms. The study of pollination brings together many disciplines, such as botany, horticulture, entomology, and ecology. Pollination is important in horticulture because most plant fruits will not develop if the ovules are not fertilized. The pollination process as interaction between flower and vector was first addressed in the 18th century by Christian Konrad Sprengel.
in wikipedia, Pollination
Yesterday I was a bit sad. Several news on friends too early departed made me think about life in general, my life in particular. So, honoring my friends, in the name of life, I decided to look around. This one I got in Sta Cruz, a very special place where I have written in the past, where I plan to return to go on writing. And photographing. And go on with life. There, somewhere, everywhere. Life is one. One life. Your life. My life. Cheers!
ps: thanks to Raul on the advise about the 105mm lens, it's superb!
1. I Heart You - ABC by Studio Lyon2. Sweet Tall Skinny Eff Off Bunny by Spidercamp3. Hedgehog Ice Cream Cone Wristlet Purse by Allenbrite4. Urchin Bowl - Ice Blue by Element Clay Studio5. Dick and Jane - Look At Me by BossyBoots Design6. A Sprout Pattern by sweees7. Red Pocket Long Skirt in Blue, Less is More by idea2lifestyle8. Printable Bluebird Stationery by Three Wheels Design + Paper9. Blueberry Patch Moisturising Soap with Sweet Almond Oil and Shea Butter by DressGreen10. Flora Wall Wear - 18 by nea11. Morning Coffee 5x7 Fine Art Photograph by Kristybee Photography12. Blue Thank You Gocco Printed Card by two guitars
An 18th century gargoyle ‘Dinemonyo’ altar table
Estimate: PHP 1,800,000 - 2,000,000
1st half, 18th century
Manila
Balayong wood, engraved metal mounts
84 x 109 x 72 cm (33 x 43 x 28 1/2 in)
Provenance:
Formerly from a prominent family in Manila
Called colloquially as dinemonyo table, it is one of the most elusive pieces of early Hispano-Filipino furniture, considered arguably as the pinnacle object to many serious furniture collectors and connoisseurs. An authentic example with original members is an extremely rare find. The earliest altar tables made by Chinese artisans residing in Batangas were copied from Ming dynasty tables as they both shared the same simplistic, rectilinear profile – a product of pragmatic design and simple joinery based on practical rather than aesthetic considerations. Later on, masks that resemble gargoyles on the knees above the legs and ball-and-claw feet were added as ornamentals. At first commissioned by friars for exclusive use in churches, later emulated by the affluent principalia and ilustrado families on which to display their venerated ivory santos. In other cultures, as from 6th century Japan, roof ornaments made from fired clay, stone, or wood called Onigawara gargoyles have been used in Buddhist temples to stop leaks. In European architecture, medieval cathedrals have had carved grotesque creatures with spouts to redirect water from the roof away from the side of the building to prevent the erosion of the mason work. The gargoyles are supposedly illustrated evil as they are intended to turn away evil and harm. Among the Chinese, guardian lions made of stone were placed in front of imperial palaces and tombs, temples, and government offices as they were believed to have powerful protective benefits.
The rectangular paneled top is enclosed by a frame with ice-plate edge to soften the edges and disguise its thickness. Below are two large drawers fitted with umbrella bosses, ornate protective key plates, and O-ring pulls. Reinforced at the sides by flanges with billowing, cloud-like outlines, so do the aprons that connect the gargoyle or ‘demonyo’ masks on all four corners. These demonyo masks have raised fluted top hair, bulging eyes, prominent nose, mouth agape revealing some teeth and fangs, and scrolling facial hair, striking a menacing and powerful demeanor. The cabriole legs show the delineations of the lion’s lower leg before terminating in deep, highly detailed ball and claw foot grasping a ball, resting on round-edged stretchers surmounted on ogee feet. Assembled using ancient Chinese mortise and tenon (closed and through types), as well as dovetail, the joints remain firm and strong.
Made of highly prized indigenous rosewood known as balayong (Afzelia rhomboidea), it has reddish brown color that tends to darken even more with age and has natural luster. Very difficult to work on due to its durability and interlocking grain. The craftsmanship and condition of this table is comparable to, if not better, than some similar tables kept in museums and top-notch private collections.
Lot 120 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on June 25, 2022. Please see salcedoauctions.com for more information.
The new Archdeacon of Bolton Jean Burgess is installed in her position during a service today at Bury Parish Church. Picture by Paul Heyes, Saturday March 24, 2018.
This little cutie right here is Ginger (:
My other cousin's dog.
I was at the baby shower of ANOTHER cousin (yeah, I have many :P lol)
and she was sitting next to me, licking my hand.
So I said "Oh yeah? Think you're all cute? Well pose for me." and she did haha.
As you can tell, I loveeee photographing dogs/puppies (:
They just get to me (:
I'm feeling much better today despite my loss from yesterday.
So I thought i'd upload a cute little picture (:
I'm still a little "meh", but it'll be okay.
Thank YOU ALL for your comments. They're part of the reason I'm feeling good (:
Today's been great so far. Worked from 1-3 and I went to Target with my dad.
We had quite a conversation. We haven't talked in a while because things at home have been a little shaky lately. But today, I enjoyed our talk. I was talking to him about how I'm applying at Hollister, but how I was afraid they wouldn't hire me because of my fear on register. He began to explain to me that I must not be afraid. That I can do anything, I must just practice, He then began to relate that to my photographs.
And I was surprised when he said "You take very beautiful pictures. I was looking at them on the Internet the other day, and there was a few pictures in particular that made me think. They made me feel things I haven't felt in a while." I was touched. He rarely compliments my photos, let alone, rarely talks with me about my photography.
He then asked my relationship with my boyfriend, we pretty much catched up. which was great because I missed that.
(:
I'm going to church tonight! I'm really excited! I'll talk about that more on another picture hehe. (:
I don't wanna write too much in one description!:O
love you all.
Foundation and expansion
After ascending the throne of Cambodia in 1181 A.D., Jayavarman VII embarked on a massive program of construction and public works. Rajavihara ("royal temple"), today known as Ta Prohm ("ancestor Brahma"), was one of the first temples founded pursuant to that program. The stele commemorating the foundation gives a date of 1186 A.D.
Jayavarman VII constructed Rajavihara in honor of his family. The temple's main image, representing Prajnaparamita, the personification of wisdom, was modelled on the king's mother. The northern and southern satellite temples in the third enclosure were dedicated to the king's guru and his elder brother respectively. As such, Ta Prohm formed a complementary pair with the temple monastery of Preah Khan, dedicated in 1191 A.D., the main image of which represented the Bodhisattva of compassion Lokesvara and was modelled on the king's father.
The temple's stele records that the site was home to more than 12,500 people (including 18 high priests and 615 dancers), with an additional 80,000 souls in the surrounding villages working to provide services and supplies. The stele also notes that the temple amassed considerable riches, including gold, pearls and silks.Expansions and additions to Ta Prohm continued as late as the rule of Srindravarman at the end of the 13th century.
www.vipp.com/press/press_releases/index.php?nid=84
Vipp is celebrating its 70th anniversary by hosting a charity auction in New York City in collaboration with design retailer Design Within Reach (DWR). The auction will benefit DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. The auction will feature Vipp pedal bins re-imagined by 35 leading creative personalities.
Public viewing and bidding from October 15 - 28 at DWR: Tools for Living located at 142 Wooster Street, New York City, during regular store hours (11am-7pm). Gala auction to be held October 28.
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VIPP 70TH ANNIVERSARY AUCTION
Vipp is celebrating its 70th anniversary by hosting a charity auction in New York City in collaboration with design retailer Design Within Reach (DWR).
The auction will benefit DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. Thirty-five leading figures in the worlds of architecture, art, design, fashion and entertainment have put their signature touch on the iconic Vipp bin for the occasion, including Yoko Ono, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren & David Stark.
From October 15 – 28, the 35 customized Vipp bins will be on display for public viewing and bidding at DWR: Tools for Living located at 142 Wooster Street, New York City, during regular store hours (11am–7pm). Those who place bids on one or more of the customized Vipp bins, will be invited to a special gala auction on Wednesday, October 28, hosted by Veronica Webb, Vipp, DWR and DIFFA.
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For further information, please write to tsp@vipp.com or call DIFFA @ 212-727-3100
Participating designers:
Ami James, Avi Adler, Calvin Klein, Camilla StÊrk, Cole and Garrett, David Rockwell, David Stark, Evette Rios, Helena Christensen, Izhar Patkin, James Charles, Jes Gordon, John Baldessari, Jonas Hecksher/E-types, Lady Bunny, Lady Pink, Magnus Berger, Michael Aram, Mike Perry, Nigel Barker, Olaf Breuning, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Kiril Kirov/Razortooth, Richard Colman, Rikke Korff/The Furies, Robert Geller, Robert Verdi, Shelly Sabel, Sune Rose Wagner/The Raveonettes, Swathi Ghanta/Kidrobot, The Selby, Veronica Webb, Yoko Ono, Yves BÈhar/Fuseproject.
DESIGN WITHIN REACH: TOOLS FOR LIVING
142 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212.471.0280
Hours:
Monday-Saturday 11am-7pm
Sunday noon-6pm
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: SHIN VISITS NOIREL (1 of 1) /
SHIN VISITA A NOIREL (1 de 1)
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 01 of 55) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55.
FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español
Shin: Hi Noirel!
Noirel: Hey Shin! What are you doing here?
Shin: well... came to make a visit... ^^
/
Shin: Hola Noirel!
Noirel: Hola Shin! Que haces aquí?
Shin: Vengo a hacerte una visita... ^^
LINKS:
- FOTOHISTORIAS en casa de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
"Rendez-vous à Berlin" Figures résolues de parachutistes juste avant le décollage pour l'assaut initial du jour J. Le parachutiste du premier plan vient de lire le message du Général Eisenhower (réf. 51 766 AC)
Le message d'Eisenhower :
www.6juin1944.com/assaut/annexe.php?id=2
Voir ici un cadrage plus large de meilleure qualité :
www.archivesnormandie39-45.org/specificPhoto.php?ref=p013152
Légende plus approfondie ici :
A while back I bought an Ansco Pix Panorama camera at a thrift store. It cost me four dollars, and it could be argued that I paid too much for it. It's a pocket-size all-plastic 35mm camera with a 28mm wide-angle plastic lens. On the back it has a note that says "Notify Photofinisher: Develop film and print in panoramic format."
It would be very cool if this camera took panoramic shots by producing really wide negatives, but it doesn't do that; instead, it produces really short negatives. It achieves its panoramic effect by means of a removable insert in that masks the top third and bottom third of each frame, essentially "letterboxing" the negative. So the first thing I did after I discovered the mask insert was remove it. If I want the top third and bottom third of my shot cropped off, I'd rather do that after exposing the frame, thank you very much.
I finally decided to give this camera a try with a roll of Kodak 400TX that had taken a couple of trips through the X-ray scanner airports use on checked baggage. A bit of Googling revealed that the Pix Panoramic has a fixed aperture of f/11 and a fixed shutter speed of 1/125 second, but I didn't give much thought to correct exposure while shooting the roll. I just pointed the camera at stuff and clicked, hoping that luck combined with the magic of stand development would produce a few halfway-decent shots.
And the results were a pleasant surprise. I got more "keeper" shots than I expected, and rest were at least interesting in one way or another. Given its small size and light weight, the Pix may end up being a carry-around-at-all times camera.
Ansco Pix Panorama with "panoramic" mask removed. Kodak 400TX, stand developed in Rodinal 1+100 at 19ºC for 70 minutes.
P.S. The title of this shot has nothing whatsoever to do with the TV show "Mad Men", which I've never seen but have heard good things about.
The first Ashcombe Scuffle was a success... not one got out of the bog / extreme section without a winch to claim the £100 prize! www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_144895325564512&ap...
Here is my third imaginary gallery, this time with selected Modernist, Expressionist works, both figurative and abstract.
Left to right: Giacometti, City Square (La Place), 1948, MOMA, New York City; Beckmann, Departure, 1932-33, MOMA, New York; Henry Moore, Falling Warrior, 1956-57, Hirshhorn Gallery, Washington, DC; Willem de Kooning, Excavation, 1950, Art Institute, Chicago; Francis Bacon, Figure with Meat, 1954, Art Institute, Chicago.
Photo of Gallery space--here stripped empty, flipped by me, and reinstalled virtually--is derived from this work: www.archdaily.com/284/grand-rapids-art-museum-leed-gold-c... showing a gallery space within the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Michigan. On www.archdaily.com 's webpage for the Grand Rapids Art Museum, the photographs are not individually credited, but the whole suite of superb photographs of this fine new art building are credited as follows: Photos: Steve Hall, Scott McDonald & Chris Barret.
Well, I planned on a shot at Hole in the Wall beach based on the moon phase, but conditions skewered that plan.
Walking into the beach I passed a bearded guy who I thought might be Patterson. From his icon photo I expected a tall lanky guy with a camera and a bandana. This guy only had the beard so I thought it probably wasn't him. As it turned out, he spent the evening at the pet rocks so I think it was him.
The tide was so high and the waves were just pummeling the rocks I wanted to climb so I decided to just shoot the waves washing up on the beach. I'd never seen them so far up the beach. Even though conditions were pretty good for photography, I left figuring I had nothing in the camera worth anything. This was the best of the lot, I think. The color was uninspiring so I converted to black and white.
Inclued graph for TGIFramework (Tagged) displaying a hello world template after the second load (the first load fills APC user cache).
Note that inclued looks a little funnier than normal because
1) Inclued has trouble fitting prepend scripts into hierarchy. For some reason it thinks the page page is config.php which is completely bypassed on the second load (the actual page is hello.php).
2) Inclued loses the actual parent when dynamically included stuff is __autoloaded()
3) This isn't exactly Tagged.
Diferences I’ve noticed
1) Tagged doesn't use an auto prepend script (it requires manual prepending),
2) Tagged includes the session_start code on every page that this doesn't
3) Tagged includes diagnostics that this doesn't (yet)
4) Tagged includes UDP based page and event logging that this doesn't
5) An event gets thrown on page creation that will trigger the output caching listeners (not yet ported).
All are mostly related to backward compatibility or portability issues.
Still even with the session_start making a remote call to memcache on every request, I still noticed that siegeing Tagged's hello world outperforms CodeIgniter (one of the faster frameworks out there). Why?
1) The load-on-demand design is optimized for this task (the less it does, the less framework is needed)
2) Tagged is designed around portability but not independence, certain optimizations and features are assumed to exist and the codebase takes advantage of them
3) Tagged engineers all know PHP, so a larger templating abstraction is unnecessary (we're using Savant3, probably don't even need that).
4) Performance is a primary consideration for Tagged since the site activity is so busy (the API layer alone needs to handle 5000 transactions a second). This minimal abstraction is most performant for minimal code via iteration.
5) Output caching is unnecessary for dynamically generated static content. In that event, things are created into the web hierarchy and headers are sent to allow edge caching of this content. (This is not tested with that assumption, but the point is a lot of extra code doesn't need to get written in a lot of places because operational design solve that.)
6) To call this a framework is generous. :-)
In any case, compare with other frameworks (note not all these are graphs of hello world, some seem to be graphs of the default page or a typical installation…weird). The default graph for comparison.
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A pair of life-size 'paso' centurions
Estimate: PHP 320,000 - 350,000
2nd quarter, 20th century
Laguna
Lightwood, glass eyes, polychrome, gesso
173 x 88 x 50 cm (68 x 34 1/2 x 19 1/2 in) / 177 x 53 x 40 cm (69 1/2 x 21 x 16 in)
Provenance:
Formerly from the collection of Edgar Aquino, Barong Tagalog designer for high-end clientele / antique dealer
Part of a ‘paso’ or passion tableaux, these are de tallado life-size images of Roman centurions or soldiers who mocked and tormented Jesus during his passion ordeal. Designed to look ferocious to invoke fear, they surprisingly appear to be charming and almost animated. Highly realistic and detailed carvings of the body and full soldier regalia to look like helmets with cheek, eyebrow, and neck guards, shoulder armor, woolen tunic, groin protection, and caligae sandals. One soldier would have been holding a spear or sword, while the other soldier has lost both arms. Very rare to find a well-made pair like this in original condition.
Lot 119 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on September 17, 2022. Please see salcedoauctions.com for more information.
♫♪Sta Limania♫♪, de Natasa Theodoridou, de la BSO de la película "Un toque de canela".
Rescato estas fotos porque ya no sé cuando volveré a tener tiempo para probar a hacerlas de nuevo y como lo que reflejan me gusta tanto, prefiero pasar por encima de calidades técnicas y perfeccionismos varios.
El lugar resulta curioso: es el casino del pueblo en el que vivo desde que nací. No es un casino de los de mesas de tapete verde y señores adinerados, no. Es una asociación cultural, por llamarlo de alguna forma. No sé los años que tendrá, pero seguro que pasa de un siglo, por la zona en la que se encuentra y por la construcción en sí. Es un amplio local -puede que, de lejos, el bar más grande de la población- en el que sólo se reúnen hombres a jugar la partida de cartas o la de dominó. Las únicas mujeres que se ven son las dos trabajadoras que gestionan la cafetería, integrada en el enorme salón en el que hay una mesa de billar, un rincón dedicado a la lectura de la prensa y el resto, a mesas para juegos varios.
El acceso a los que no están asociados es libre, pero, por ejemplo, los periódicos están reservados y los partidos de fútbol retransmitidos por la televisión, también.
Da a dos calles y tiene enormes ventanales. La única planta de la construcción se levanta un poco del nivel de la calle por lo que los habituales del casino están en un escaparate permanente. De ahí que a mí la situación del rincón de lectura me resulte tan atrayente: la misma gente, día tras día, leyendo el periódico a diferentes horas. Casi todos mayores; los más, bastante mayores. Una rutina que forma parte de mi vida, sobre todo, desde que tengo a Zas y he de salir a diario a pasearlo.
El local es la sede del Círculo Instructivo Musical, esto es, la Banda de Música municipal y desde el salón principal se puede acceder a un frontón de pilota valenciana, en el que se celebra, de cuando en cuando, alguna competición. Hace muchos años -y ahora también, pero mucho menos- era un lugar reservado sólo para hombres, en los que se apostaba de manera habitual. La imagen más representativa de esta "forma de ser" que se extinguirá por el paso del tiempo, cuando desaparezca esta generación de mayores, es la del señor repeinado, con bigote y puro en la mano, endomingado, con presencia de hombre satisfecho.
La dificultad que entrañaban las fotos era hacerlas sin que ellos me vieran, por lo que tuve que utilizar el zoom desde la acera de enfrente y aprovechar, en dos de ellas, la caida de la noche, porque salvo la primera que pude hacerla desde enfrente de la fachada, a unos diez metros de distancia y con la luz a favor, los reflejos de los cristales, en las otras tomas, se comían la escena. De ahí que tengan ruido y no estén bien enfocadas... esconderse detrás de un coche no es una buena manera de atinar a la hora de hacer una fotografía.
Photo trouvée ici :
www.gilbert-garcin.com/chrono/photos/photo_2004_265.php
Et oui ma pensée du jour :
L'amour est comme une balance, à chacun d'apporter chaque jour ce petit quelque chose qui fera que cette balance restera équilibrée et tiendra le choc, face aux épreuves, face aux doutes...face aux peurs, aux interrogations...face à la routine qui s'installe...face aux chemins qui se séparent et puis se croisent , se font et se défont...
A chacun de regarder devant, et à côté de lui, de voir ce qu'il a, de voir son acqui, de regarder aussi ailleur mais de ne pas oublier ce qu'il a et et ne pas regarder ce qu'il n'a pas...j'avais oublié cette phrase qui pourtant fait parti de ma vie et de mes valeurs...le chemin a été long mais je l'ai retrouvé...j'ai retrouvé mon équilibre...
Penser à soi oui, mais ne pas oublier l'autre...apporter chaque jour sa petite pierre pour construire cet équilibre...
Trouver le juste équilibre pour soi d'abord et pour l'autre ensuite...et si un jour la balance se détraque, se dire qu'elle se reconstruira avec la meme personne ou une autre...mais...l'équilibre parfait n'existe pas...(enfin c'est mon avis hein :-))
Cette pensée du jour est pour tous ceux que j'aime qu'elle vous apporte ce qu'elle doit vous apporter...merci à vous de faire parti de ma balance...et de mon équilibre...
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Photo found here:
www.gilbert-garcin.com/chrono/photos/photo_2004_265.php
And yes my day thought:
The love is as a balance, in each to bring every day this young something which will make that this balance will remain well-balanced and will hold the shock, in front of tests(events), in front of doubts in front of fears, of the questioning in front of the routine which settles down in front of roads which part and then cross themselves, are made and come undone(crumple)...
In each to look in front of, and next to him, to see what he(it) has, to see his(its) acqui, watch also anywhere but not to forget what he(it) has and and not to look at what he(it) does not have I had forgotten this sentence which nevertheless makes left my life and my values the road was long but I found him(it) I found my balance...
Think of one yes, but not forget the other one, bring every day its small stone to build this balance...
Find the just balance for one at first and for the other one then and if one day the balance breaks down, to say to himself that it will reconstruct with the same nobody or the other one but the perfect balance does not exist (finally it is my opinion(notice) eh:-))
This day thought is for all those that I love that it brings you that she has to bring you thanks to you to make party of my balance and my balance...
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You think I'd leave your side baby?
You know me better than that
Think I'd leave you down
When you're down on your knees?
I wouldn't do that
I'll tell you you're right when you're wrong
Ah, ah, ah, oh, oh, oh, oh
And if only you could see into me
Ohh, when you're cold
I'll be there
Hold you tight to me
When you're on the outside
Baby, and you can't get in
I would show you
You're so much better than you know
When you're lost, you're alone
Can't get back again
I will find you
Darlin' and I'll bring you home
And if you want to cry
I am here to dry your eyes (ooh)
You know time
You'll be fine
You think I'd leave your side baby?
You know me better than that
Think I'd leave you down
When you're down on your knees?
I wouldn't do that
I'll tell you you're right when you're wrong
Ah, ah, ah, ah, oh, oh, oh
And if only you could see into me
Ohh, when you're cold
I'll be there
Hold you tight to me (to me, yeah)
Ohh, when you're alone
I'll be there
By your side, baby
Ohh, when you're cold
I'll be there
Hold you tight to me (to me, yeah)
Ohh, when you're alone
I'll be there
By your side, baby
Cloud Gate, a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor, is the centerpiece of the AT&T Plaza in Millennium Park within the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture and AT&T Plaza are located on top of Park Grill, between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink. Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is nicknamed The Bean because of its legume-like shape. Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams. It is 33 feet by 66 feet by 42 feet (10 m × 20 m × 13 m), and weighs 110 short tons (99.8 t; 98.2 long tons).
Kapoor's design was inspired by liquid mercury and the sculpture's surface reflects and distorts the city's skyline. Visitors are able to walk around and under Cloud Gate's 12-foot (3.7 m) high arch. On the underside is the omphalos, a concave chamber that warps and multiplies reflections. The sculpture builds upon many of Kapoor's artistic themes, although many tourists simply view the sculpture and its unique reflective properties as a photo-taking opportunity.
The sculpture was the result of a design competition. After Kapoor's design was chosen, numerous technological concerns regarding the design's construction and assembly arose, in addition to concerns regarding the sculpture's upkeep and maintenance. Various experts were consulted, some of whom believed the design could not be implemented. Eventually, a feasible method was found, but the sculpture's construction fell behind schedule. It was unveiled in an incomplete form during the Millennium Park grand opening celebration in 2004, before being concealed again while it was completed. Cloud Gate was formally dedicated on May 15, 2006, and has since gained considerable popularity, both domestically and internationally. [wikipedia]
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A widespread and common small sparrow, the Dark-eyed Junco is most familiar as a winter visitor to bird feeders. It comes in several distinctly different looking forms, but all are readily identified as "juncos" by their plain patterning, dark hood, and white outer tail feathers.
Description
* Medium-sized sparrow.
* Unstreaked gray or brown, no wingbars (usually).
* Gray to black hood.
* Belly white.
* White outer tail feathers.
* Eyes dark. Legs pink.
* Size: 14-16 cm (6-6 in)
* Wingspan: 18-25 cm (7-10 in)
* Weight: 18-30 g (0.64-1.06 ounces)
Sex Differences
Sexes similar, but females average paler and browner.
Sound
Song is a musical trill. Calls a hard "tick," "smack," and a short twittering trill.
Conservation Status
Common.
Other Names
Junco ardoisé (French)
Junco ojo oscuro (Spanish)
Cool Facts
* Juncos are the "snowbirds" of the middle latitudes. In the eastern United States, they appear in all but the most northern states only in the winter, and then retreat each spring. Some juncos in the Appalachian Mountains remain there all year round, breeding at the higher elevations. These residents have shorter wings than the migrants that join them each winter. Longer wings help the migrants fly long distances.
* The Dark-eyed Junco includes five forms that were once considered separate species. The "slate-colored junco" is the grayest, found from Alaska to Texas and eastward. The "Oregon junco" is boldly marked blackish and brown, with a distinct dark hood, and is found in the western half of the continent. The "gray-headed junco" has a brown back and gray sides and lives in the central Rocky Mountains. The "white-winged junco" is all gray with white wingbars, and breeds only near the Black Hills of South Dakota. The "Guadalupe junco" of Baja California is dull and brownish. Two other forms may be distinguishable: the "pink-sided junco," a pale version of the Oregon junco, living in the northern Rocky Mountains, and the "red-backed junco," a gray-headed junco with a dark upper bill, found in mountains near the Mexican border.
* The Dark-eyed Junco is a common bird at winter bird feeders across North America. Data from Project FeederWatch show that it is often the most common feeder bird in an area, and it is on the top-ten lists of all regions except the Southeast and South-Central (where it is 11th and 12th, respectively). To view the top-25 lists of feeder birds from across the continent, go to the Project FeederWatch Data Retrieval page
Info from: www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Dark-eyed_J...
a great information site...
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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es:
LENN HAS COMPANY(1 of 1) /
LENN TIENE VISITA (1 de 1)
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 58 of 89) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50,51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Lenn: The cover is not important baby, the important is the present inside.
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Lenn: Lo importante no es el envoltorio nena, lo importante es el regalo que hay dentro.
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
- Hilo de las Fotohistorias de Lenn y Gwen en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
A kamagong Carlos Trece armchair
Estimate: PHP 15,000 - 17,000
Early 1900s
Laguna
Kamagong wood, cane or solihiya
125 x 50 x 53 cm (49 x 20 x 21 in)
Provenance:
From the heirs of Don Vedasto Cadeliña, former mayor of Lucban, Tayabas (now Quezon province)
The Illustrious Cadeliña – Veluz family of Lucban
Don Vedasto Cadeliña was born in 1873 in Lucban, Tayabas (now Quezon province) to Don Iñigo Cadeliña and Hermogena Villaseñor. He was a pharmacist and served as mayor (gobernadorcillo) of Lucban town for two terms – from 1905 to 1908 and from 1917 to 1922. As mayor, he led the construction of the Apolinario dela Cruz Waterworks System and the concrete Kamatian Bridge. He was married to Pacencia Sanchez and had three children: Vicenta Cadeliña who married Dr. Dominador Veluz; Imelda Cadeliña who died young and did not have family; and Jose H.N. Cadeliña who married Magdalena Saliendra but died at the age of 26 in 1934. During Don Vedasto’s first tenure as mayor, Manuel L. Quezon was governor of Tayabas province from 1906 to 1907. A good friend and confidant of Don Vedasto, Quezon, who would later become President of the Philippine Commonwealth, and his wife Aurora were regular visitors to the Cadeliña house, which was built in the 1880s. In numerous occasions when they needed to spend the night in Lucban on official visits, the couple would always be allocated the master's bedroom to stay in. The same bed, aparador, and armchair that the Quezon couple used have remained in that bedroom until recently.
Don Vedasto was known to be passionately nationalistic and was an advocate of Dr. Jose Rizal to be proclaimed as National Hero by the then new American colonial government - an honor that was eventually granted in 1901 by Governor General William Howard Taft. Indeed, Don Vedasto’s admiration for Rizal was such that his only son born in 1908 was named Jose. Interestingly, underscoring the abiding Rizalian interest of the family, Don Vedasto's cousin, Ysmael Villaseñor, participated in a competition that attracted Filipino and European sculptors to build the monument to Rizal which was to be erected in Manila. His bozeto or scale model was among the 40 finalists, but failed to win the contest. In the end he built a Rizal monument in front of the Lucban municipio which was just a stone’s throw away from Don Vedasto’s house. Many regard this monument as the best Rizal monument anywhere in the world.
Don Vedasto’s erudite interests and love for excellent local craftsmanship and aesthetics, unwavering admiration for Rizal, and inherent mindfulness of the welfare of his family were reflected in the design of the furniture pieces contained in his household. He died in 1934.
Salcedo Auctions proudly offers from the estate of Don Vedasto Cadeliña this selection of four specially commissioned pieces steeped in history and tradition, each with unique design elements while sharing between them such commonalities as materials used and design motifs that collectively complement each other, thus comprising one remarkable collection.
King Charles or Carlos III chairs, named after the Spanish king who reigned in the mid to late 18th century, traditionally have tall vertical backs, carved stiles capped by finials, majestic crest, lions decorating the arms and feet, and upholstered back and seat. The misnomered Carlos XIII or Carlos Trece chairs widely known in the Philippines were inspired by these royal chairs, but reinterpreted in a more restrained Neoclassical style that is more suitable to the local aesthetics and climate.
This armchair, previously in the master bedroom, has a foliated scroll crest centering a sunflower (the same motif found in the bed’s headboard), round stiles with turned rings topped by finials, undulating arms, and round tapering legs with ball and ring turnings, connected by X-stretcher. The seat and double-sided back are woven tightly with cane or solihiya. In well-kept condition, the beautiful grain and marbling effect color of tiger kamagong wood have remained shiny and unadulterated.
Lot 128 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 3 June 2023. Please see www.salcedoauctions.com for more information.
watching the Celtics kick the Magic's butt in game six and advance to the NBA finals (#wewantLA, #beatLA, #banner18) was more fun w/ twitter running. I make a joke with one of the funniest guys on twitter, @BrilliantOrange, about Bill Russell being more deserving of a statue in front of Boston Garden than Bobby Orr (see here) . . . and legal and political commentator Karen Russell, Bill Russell's daughter, picks it up and RTs (retweets) it, starting a conversation. See above tweetdeck screenshot.
in case you missed the joke, here's the flying bronze Orr statue.
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The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, better known as the 'Big Mac' Bridge due to its golden yellow arches, connects Interstate 71 in downtown Cincinnati to Kentucky. The bridge is named after the founder of the Boy Scouts, who was born and raised nearby. However, many locals, including traffic reporters, ignore the bridge's official name and instead call it "The Big Mac Bridge".
Right-of-way acquisition for the bridge began in January 1968, and construction began on the Ohio River crossing in November 1971. The still-unnamed bridge opened to limited traffic in September 1976. The name of the new bridge was announced on October 5, 1976, the choice being to name the bridge after Daniel Carter Beard, in honor of the founder of the Boy Scouts of America. The Scouts had lobbied hard for the bridge to carry Beard's name, with some paddling down the Ohio and Kentucky rivers to carry petitions to the governor in Frankfort. The Ohio River span and a short section of highway were dedicated on February 14, 1977, with Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown leading the dedication ceremonies.
The bridge is the easternmost of the city's downtown bridge group.
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When you're wandering among the street of Georgetown you can't miss all the Chinese doors. You can find them in all the color you want, grey, red, green, blue, yellow...
The two frames are containing the names of some gods or ancestors in order to protect the house. Sometimes you can also find a painting representing the character instead of its name. These gods/ancestors are call God Doors. The door gods usually come in pairs, facing each other; it is considered bad luck to place the figures back-to-back. There are several different forms of door gods.
From the wikipedia:
"The custom dates back to the Tang Dynasty, whose founder Emperor Tang Taizong (599 - May 26, 649) honoured two of his most loyal generals – Qin Shubao and Yuchi Jingde – by having their painted portraits hung on his front door. Ordinary families soon adopted the imperial custom, putting woodblock prints of the ever-vigilant generals on their front gates in the hope of attracting good luck and fending off evil spirits. The Door God business soon spread throughout China, adding other folklore heroes and mythological figures to the repertoire."
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The first of this years Christmas decorations are up! Santa is back in town.
It's the first Christmas for us in the new flat, and we had to buy all our decorations from scratch! We had nothing to start with.
This was bought at John Lewis in Edinburgh, chosen by Claire (Forch2009).
More decoration photos to come in the next few days...
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Walter Peart Driver
and
Harry Dean Fireman
of the Windsor Express
on July 18 1898
Whilst being scalded & burnt sacrificed their lives in saving the train.
According to Wikipedia:
Postman's Park is a small green memorial garden in the City of London. It is located between King Edward Street, Little Britain and Angel Street. It was created in 1880 from the churchyards of St Leonard, Foster Lane and St Botolph-without-Aldersgate together with the graveyard of Christ Church Greyfriars. St Leonard's had been a ruin since the Great Fire and was probably demolished at the time of the creation of the park. St Botolph's is still open and stands at the north east corner of the park. Christ Church was detached from its graveyard and is now a ruin on the other side of King Edward Street.
The park was the idea of the painter George Frederick Watts who wanted to celebrate people who may otherwise have been forgotten. Its name celebrates the postmen who work in the principal London post office and the former sorting office in King Edward Street.
A wall in the park has 34 hand-painted tiles paying tribute to everyday people who sacrificed their lives helping others. The hand-lettered tiles were made by Royal Doulton.
The park features in the film Closer - Natalie Portman's character takes her pseudonym 'Alice Ayres' from one of the painted tiles, as Jude Law's character discovers at the end of the film.
Today we went back to the vet with Baloe.
She is getting worse and if we don't help her, she will choke and die very slowly.
Next wednesday we have an appointment, the vet will come to our house and give Baloe euthanasia.
It is one of the saddest decisions I had to make in my life.
Baloe is with me for 14 and a half years now, the children don't even know how life is without her, they were born later.
My life have been pretty hectic the last 15 years and a lot has happened, but Baloe was always there.
Now I have to say goodbye to her, she has had a good and healthy life, but saying goodbye doesn't hurt any less because of that.
The Beach is Closed Until Next Summer - La plage est fermée jusqu'à l'été prochain
- Récré-O-Parc, Sainte-Catherine
- September 3, 2008 / Le 3 septembre, 2008
- I just spent the afternoon in a wonderful nature park in Sainte-Catherine on the St-Lawrence River (Fleuve Saint-Laurent) facing the Lachine Rapids. I had never been there. This is a beach right next to the river at the entrance of the park. I took this photo through the chain-link fence as I was leaving and the sun was setting. The water level is obviously much higher during the bathing season. It was very hot! Our Summer has finally arrived (we had so much rain since the Spring until mid-August.). Now, we have real Summer weather.
- Je viens de passer l'après-midi dans un magnifique parc nature à Sainte-Catherine au bord du Fleuve Saint-Laurent face aux Rapides Lachine. Je n'y étais encore jamais allée. Ceci est la plage juste à côté du fleuve à l'entrée du parc. J'ai pris la photo à travers la clôture de métal comme je quittais et que le soleil se couchait. Le niveau de l'eau est évidemment bien plus élevé durant la saison de baignade. Il faisait très chaud! Notre été vient d'arriver (on a eu tellement de pluie depuis le printemps jusqu'à la mi-août). Maintenant, on a une vraie température d'été.
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ruralarts.museum.msu.edu/showcase/murinal.php
Garden Detail
The Ingham County Arts Commission and the Ingham County Fair partnered in this project which brought together professional and student artists, and community residents to conceive of the images, design and paint the mural. The "Murinal" remained a landmark at the fairgrounds for over a decade but has now been painted out.
South & West Views
The "Murinal" a 1981 community arts project created a mural around the four sides of a bathroom building at the Ingham County Fairgrounds. Known as "the murinal" this community artwork depicted the Mason County rural countryside of farmland and wetlands, the Mason county courthouse, and the fairgrounds.
Cow Detail
Moo. . .ving to create jobs and training
opportunities with visible results
The Popular Arts Workshop (PAW), a community muralist group provided the artistic direction and promoted the success of the project as an opportunity to employ artists and others in community beautification.
Gary Andrews - PAW Artist
Julie Nicol (Avery) Ingham County Arts Commissioner, project leader.
ALM Service of Authoirisation and Commissiioning at Manchester Cathedral. Picture by Paul Heyes Sunday September 25, 2022.
While taking this photo a girl next to me was also taking some shots at the same location, to my envy she was using a silver Nikon FM2n analog SLR camera. To my surprise, when she put down her camera and I saw her, it was Mandy, a good friend from flickr whom I've never met in person before, what a pleasant surprise it was. Just like Liyin DIP put it 'What a small world!'
In order to symbolize Mandy in the vast greens of Cameron Highlands tropical rainforest, I've uploaded this "flower wrapped around by the green leaves".
Gears: Nikon D50 and Nikkor 50/1.4 AI
Location: The Smokehouse, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia
Rick Ross Live in Miami at King Of Diamonds Go to Facebook on.fb.me/kNaTaQ - Flickr bit.ly/jDFeoa
Piedras Blancas is located on California's central coast, just north of San Simeon. The point is named for a white rock out cropping located just off the end of the point. In the 1866, this location was chosen to fill the gap between the lighthouses at Point Conception and Point Sur.
The Piedras Blancas Light Station was completed in 1875. The original tower was 100 feet tall and housed a first-order Fresnel lens. In 1876 a two-story Victorian style dwelling and a storage building were added.
Piedras Blancas Light Station was operated by US Lighthouse Service until 1939 when the Coast Guard assumed command. Structural damage to the tower caused by earthquakes and new technology eventually replaced many of the functions of the lightkeepers as they became automated. The lens, lantern room, ornate railing and the upper portion of the tower were removed by the U. S. Coast Guard in 1949 when they judged that the tower could no longer safely support the lantern room due to a large crack about 25 feet down from the top. The crack was the result of an earthquake occurring on the last day of 1948 with an epicenter quite close to the lighthouse. The lens was then loaned to the Cambria Lions Club for care and display in Cambria. It now stands near the Veterans' Memorial building on the Pinedorado grounds in downtown Cambria.
In place of the old light an automatic electric drum aero-rotating beacon with a 36-inch lens was installed. Operating in conjunction with a 1,000 watt electric bulb, it was capable of casting a light beam a distance 18 miles from its altitude of 141 feet above sea level.
The Coast Guard subsequently relinquished control and management of the Piedras Blancas Light Station to The Bureau of Land Management on October 12, 2001.
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Palawan - Puerto Princess
We varen naar enkele eilanden met schitterende koraalriffen waar we heerlijk kunnen snorkelen ....
Pandan-island, Starfish-Island, Snake-Island ...
We verleiden de visjes met een beetje brood in de handen. Na enige tijd wemelt het rond je armen en benen van een wolk kleurijke visjes die kriebelen in je vingers of die vechten en elkanders stukje brood afpakken .... je vergeet er alles bij .... ook als de boot terug wilt vertrekken en je reisgenoten luid je naam roepen ... r i t a .... r i t a .... je hoort je naam, maar je reageert er niet op, je bent echt in vervoering door zoveel moois!
... een onvergetelijk moment tijdens de reis!
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