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Black abstract by Andrea Cucconi

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15/08/08 - Lanzarote - Islas Canarias -

Better On Black

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365- Day 170 My Baby! (No.5 for my Addictions Week) by MarianaPichu

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Addiction 5. My Baby!

Miniman is my baby. She is the tiny baby kitten I adopted 5 months ago from the streets.

She was maybe 1 week old and I was supposed to keep her just for the night... Then for the weekend, and the rest you know!

People keep telling me she's either ugly or "different". She's got a tiny head and she has no defined colour, but I don't care, she's my baby and I love her very much.

I think she arrived in my life at the best time and made me very happy during hard times. I love her.

Her official name is Miniman (my mom's cat is called Michoman and she is a smaller version of him, so... yeah, I'm silly!), but we calll her Mina most of the time. Her necklace says MINI <3 and she's got about 10 more nicknames.

Can one be addicted to a cat? I am!

This was like the hardest picture to take! She kept moving and fighting her way away from my arms haha... I love her!! Have I said that too many times?!

Best picture of Mina. Taken by my sister!

Elefante africano, African elefant, Loxodonta africana by Joan Sabaté

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Chobe National Park. Zimbabwe, august '04

Es el animal terrestre de mayor tamaño. De largo miden de 6.0 a 7.5 m., la cola mide de 1.0 a 1.3 metros, la altura en los hombros es de 3.0 a 4.0 metros. El peso de un macho puede alcanzar los 7.500 Kg. La alimentación consiste de hierba, corteza de árboles y arbustos. En un día puede consumir 170 Kg. Se traslada, o migra, de acuerdo a la escasez y abundancia de recursos que puede estar relacionada con la estación. En ciertos lugares mantienen un patrón bastante preciso con respecto al recorrido anual. Normalmente tienen un sólo hijo, aunque pueden ser dos. El pequeño pesa unos 100 Kg. al nacer. El período de gestación es de 17 a 25 meses. Las hembras pueden comenzar a criar a los 14 años. Se le estima una longevidad de unos 70 años.

Festival d'Ile de France Chants du Mayflower 21 sept 2012 by Festival d'Ile de France

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Les chants du Mayflower

Joel Frederiksen - Ensemble Phoenix Munich - Ensemble traditionnel amérindien

Vendredi 21 septembre 2012 à 20h30

Eglise Notre-Dame de Vincennes, Vincennes

Lorsque le Mayflower quitte Southampton en septembre 1620, ses passagers sont sans doute loin d’imaginer à quel point cette traversée va devenir un élément fondateur de l’identité américaine. Aux chants de la Vieille Europe répondent bientôt ceux des tribus amérindiennes.

En partance depuis Southampton, touchant les côtes du Nouveau-Monde, une centaine de passagers débarquent du Mayflower en décembre 1620. Lorsqu'ils jettent l'ancre à Plymouth Harbour, les Pilgrims' Fathers émigrés de la vieille Europe, ignorent encore qu'ils sont les Pères Fondateurs d'une nouvelle nation. Gens de modeste condition, nombre d'entre eux n'ont pour tout bagage que la force de leur foi et de leurs traditions, musicales tout particulièrement.

Face à eux, les natifs de ces terres nouvelles, les tribus amérindiennes, sans autres armes véritables que leur propre culture. Cinq siècles plus tard, contre toute attente, ces traditions sont toujours vivantes et, dans le cadre du Festival d'Ile de France, en co-production avec le Festival America, les confrontations violentes du passé peuvent devenir harmonieuse et profonde conversation musicale.

Les protagonistes de cet échange sont Joel Frederiksen, luthiste et chanteur à la prégnante voix de basse qui a partagé les aventures musicales de Jordi Savall, Paul O’Dette, Stephen Stubbs, ainsi qu'entre autres, celles des Ensembles Gilles Binchois, Musica fiata. Dans le cadre de ce concert, il dirige sa propre formation, l’Ensemble Phoenix Munich, avec laquelle il interprète brillamment des programmes très divers : musique de la Renaissance et baroque, musique des débuts des États-Unis (1800-1900). les voyageurs du Mayflower.(94300)

All Trains To Chicago by Geoff George

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A mess of train tracks leading into Chicago's downtown along the west side of Grant Park.

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Diana Monkey by dfg photography

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About the shot

Possibly my best shot to date, technically-speaking. Only needed to crop and sharpen very slightly. I'm very pleased that I seem to be improving rather than remaining static. Now if only I could produce these kinds of results every time, but I imagine this is the way for many of us photographers!

1/320 | f/4.0 | ISO 400

About the Diana Monkey

The Diana Monkey ranges from 40 to 55 cm in length, excluding its tail, which is of a uniform 3–4 cm diameter and 50–75 cm long. Adults weigh between 4–7 kg. Individual Diana Monkeys may live for up to 20 years. They are generally black or dark grey, but have a white throat, crescent-shaped browband, ruff and beard; the browband gave the species its common name, since it was held to resemble the bow of the goddess Diana. The species is regarded as endangered by the IUCN as well as by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the chief dangers to them being habitat destruction (they are now virtually confined to coastal areas) and hunting for bushmeat.

The Diana Monkey is a noisy presence in the forest. Its marked coloration allows a wide range of visual social signals, and it also has a wide range of alarm calls, with different sounds for different predators. The monkey has distinctive alarm calls for different kinds of predators, and recent research has shown that other forest residents such as the Yellow-casqued Hornbill are able to discriminate these and take appropriate action.

Wikipedia

Annapurna Base Camp Trekking, Annapurna Base Camp Trek, Annapurna Base Camp, Annapurna Sanctuary Trekking, Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, Annapurna Sanctuary, ABC Trekking, ABC Treks, ABC Nepal, ABC by Annapurna Sanctuary

Annapurna Base Camp Trekking is known as Annapurna Sanctuary Trekking as is an brilliant stroll thru diverse landscape and subculture complete with prosperous mountain vistas, terraced fields, quaint Gurung villages and a vast range of flowers and fauna during your trip with Treks Himalaya. Get the view of over three dozens of mountains trekking in Nepal. Mt. Annapurna (8091m) of Nepal is the tenth best possible mountain in the world and the journey to its base camp, which is at 4130m height, is one of the most popular walks on earth. The Annapurna Base Camp Trek is one of the most famous treks in Annapurna region of Nepal trekking. Moreover, we reach our destination by way of Mt. Machapuchhre (Fishtail) which is revered with the aid of the Nepalese for its special beauty and most popular treks in the world. www.trekshimalaya.com/annapurna-base-camp-trekking.php

Furthermore nicely groomed itinerary of the Annapurna Base Camp package, it is a famous preference amongst various outside enthusiasts, from a solo lady tourist to hikers visiting in agencies to Nepal. Many landscapes and convey you so shut to the base of 7,000 and 8,000 meter peaks in a such a quick duration of time as the Annapurna Base Camp. This trek is the combination of easy walking trail along the various landscape, forests, water resources, villages and mountains. After an exploration day in Kathmandu, fly alongside the Himalayan Range to the lake town of Pokhara below the Annapurnas. Spend an afternoon exploring the town and strolling along the lake shore. Trail takes trekkers to base camp of tenth tallest mountain of the world Mt. Annapurna (8091 m).

This Annapurna Sanctuary Trek presents a comprehensive exploration of the most hanging area in the 50 km Annapurna Range. This trekking package is designed to aid acclimatization with reasonable daily altitude increases. Setting of Annapurna Base Camp at 4130 m is unique and fairly spectacular, set amidst the majestic peaks of Annapurna I (8091 m), Annapurna South (7219 m), Machapuchhre (6993 m) and Hiunchuli (6441 m). ABC (4130 m) along the Machhapuchhre Base Camp is the ultimate destination for the trekkers in which the panoramic view of mountains never fail to dazzle. It’s ignored with the aid of the domineering peaks of Annapurna (8091m) and Machhapuchchhre (6993m), meaning “Fishtail” for its distinct summit.

14 days Annapurna Base Camp Trekking itinerary

Day 01:- Kathmandu-Pokhara (820m.) by drive 6 to 8 hrs, air 25 minute O/N hotel.

Day 02:- Drive to Nayapul same day Tikhedhunga (1540m.) 4 hrs walk O/N hotel.

Day 03:- Tikhedhunga-Ghorepani (2850m.) 6 hours walk and overnight hotel.

Day 04:- Climb up to Poon Hill (3210m.) in the morning, see sunrise in 180 degree

back down to hotel in Ghorepani & trek to Tadapani (2590m.) 6 hrs walk O/N hotel.

Day 05:- Tadapani-Chhomrong (2340m.) 5 hours walk and overnight hotel.

Day 06:- Chhomrong-Himalaya Hotel (2920m.) 6 hours walk and overnight hotel.

Day 07:- Himalaya Hotel-Annapurna Base Camp (4130m.) 6-7 hrs walk O/N hotel.

Day 08:- Morning view from ABC and trek to Bamboo (2335m.) 6 hrs walk O/N hotel.

Day 09:- Bamboo-Jhinu (1780m.) 5 hours walking and overnight hotel.

Day 10:- Rest day in Jhinu and enjoy with hot spring and overnight hotel.

Day 11:- Jhinu-Ghandruk (1940m.) 4 hours walking and overnight hotel.

Day 12:- Ghandruk-Deurali (2000m.) 6 hours walking and overnight hotel.

Day 13:- Deurali-Dhampus Phedi (1130m.) walk & drive to Pokhara 5 hrs O/N hotel.

Day 14:- Pokhara-Kathmandu by drive 6 to 8 hours, air 25 minute O/N hotel.

Further information contact below:-

Treks Himalaya Pvt. Ltd.

P.O.Box: 23044, Tarakeshwor-5,

Lolang, Kathmandu, Nepal

Phone: 0097715169092

Mobile: 009779841433205

guidenepal@gmail.com

www.trekshimalaya.com

c5E3A0506 by reid.neureiter

July 8, 2022 PHP Ride--Park Hill Peloton, Denver, Colorado.

100_4418 by Charlie Middleton

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Borden and Dawson Counties, Texas Ranch

Location: The ranch is well located southwest of Gail, TX.

Acres:15,920.5 acres, more or less

Terrain: Much of the ranch has a rolling to hilly terrain, draining to the Colorado River and Gold Creek. There is some country located on top of the Caprock Escarpment. Native grasses are in excellent condition, and there is no sign of overgrazing. Cover is generally provided by mesquite and cedar, with areas of hackberry and willows along the river and the creek. There is very little salt cedar along the river and creek on the ranch.

Water: The ranch is very well watered by windmills, electric submersible wells and numerous ponds. The Colorado River heads just off the property, and several springs are located through the river channel. Additionally, Gold Creek heads on the western portion of the ranch and eventually feeds into the river.

Improvements: The ranch is improved by a ranch manager's home, several sets of livestock pens and a great network of ranch and oil field roads.

Access: Access is provided by a substantial amount of paved highway frontage.

Hunting/Recreation: This is an excellent area for wildlife. Whitetail deer, pronghorn antelope, aoudad sheep, turkey, bobwhite and blue quail and feral hogs are common.

Price: $495.00 per deeded acre

Remarks: This is a very good ranch with substantial live water. There is considerable oil production on much of the ranch, but the ranch has been priced to sell.

Knights of Light by Matthias Winter

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Primera foto después de varios días sin subir nada. No he tenido mucho tiempo para fotear.

Esta es la primera foto (no es muy buena) de una sesión en una disco abandonada en Iquique. Unos amigos y yo llegamos allá después de un partido de futbol el lunes en la noche. La primera vez no andaba con la cámara. Exploramos un poco y de verdad que era un lugar harto tenebroso para estar.

Decidimos volver el miércoles y obviamente me llevé la cámara. Estuvo entrete. De todos modos, es difícil sacar fotos sin que te molesten cuando tus amigos no están ni ahí con la fotografía. Igual fue un buen día. Ojala les guste la colección.

First photo after long days without uploading. Not much time for shooting.

This is the first photo (not good at all) from a session in an abandoned discotheque on Iquique. Me and some friends got there after a soccer game on last Monday’s night. On the first visit, I hadn’t brought my camera with me. We just explored and it was a really creepy place to be.

We decided to come back there on Wednesday and I obviously took my camera this time. It was fun. Anyway, it’s quite difficult to try to shoot without being disturbed by your friends when they aren’t interested on photography at all. It was a nice day, by the way. Hope you like this collection, guys.

Self Portrait - Done Just To Keep My Hand In - And to Mutter by Steve Spitzer

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So, I was at Montrose Beach yesterday, and as I always do, I walked from the dog beach to and through the preserve. And in the preserve was a professional photographer, pointing his camera towards some birds. And I took some pictures of some different birds, and then after awhile the pippins he was shooting. And then asked him about a bird, but not until they were all walking away. And he got on my case for talking, and then went off about me ruining it for people trying to make a living by donating my pictures to the Park District for signs and by taking pictures of the same birds he takes pictures of. And so I wished him a nice day and left, but not before saying, as I have to him before, that he cannot expect to take pictures in a Chicago park and have no one else ever be around. And that I will glady give pictures to worthy folk who ask. So then he sent me some rambling emails, which I deleted unread. After which I proceeded to post some pictures from the last few days. And thought I would do this SP. Taken at Loyola Park, one of my favorite parks. And holding my Park District volunteer hat, which I got from the Nature Center for doing turtle/tortoise presentations to the kids in the nature camp. (They want some pictures too.)

At Montrose where this guy got on my case, at the same time and right near us, there were paid contractors doing invasive plant control. Which is also done, although not with chemicals, by volunteers on a monthly basis. Yet the contractors have never told the volunteers they were ruining their livelihood by pulling weeds. I know at least one other bird photographer who mentioned getting a nasty email from this guy about the same topic. I know everyone needs to make a living, but I also know volunteer stuff is what makes the world work as well as it does.

Anyway, that is my mutter. I know at least one of my contacts lately talked about volunteering, as in hasn't lately and should get back into it, which made me want to write this.

Morning beauty in the fog by Angela Stanton

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I was hoping to shoot birds in the first morning sun.. well.. that was not to be. This little fella had to be shot in almost dark.. so I increased the exposure by over 2 to get it to lighten up a bit. Also, my ISO was set to 100 and in manual mode I used 1/200 for my shutter speed. It is a miracle I got this picture at all! =)

Software used: Lightroom 3 for basic exposure setting and RAW conversion to TIFF and in CS5 I used OnOne Phototools to get the bird bright and sharp without also making the background more sharp.

About the curious neck adornments, read about this bird on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna's_Hummingbird it is Anna's hummingbird and they have a ruby colored throat and some ruby also on the head on the side. Some people call them the "ruby throat-ed hummingbird" but Anna's is special because of the forked tail and that the tail is dark and has white edges. this hummingbird species is native to the West Coast of the US and particularly many are found in Southern California and specifically in my backyard. =) I grow many flowers and trees specifically for them--I don't feed them with the sugar feeder because it actually hurts them! So they get to pick among a variety of flowers and flowering trees in my yard.

This little fella (a juvenile male) is sitting on my still dormant apricot tree checking me out. I had babies all over the place this spring but I also have a cat who investigates everything I investigate... so I did not visit the hummingbird nests, hoping not to call attention to them. =)

Happy Monday everyone!

by Hughes Léglise-Bataille

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Les Enfants de Don Quichotte ont organisé un campement sur la Seine face à Notre Dame, immédiatement évacué par la police. Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set

Augustin Legrand harangue la foule (et les nombreux journalistes !) face à Notre Dame.

Part of Don Quichotte à Notre Dame (Recommended as a slideshow)

O Fotógrafo by Yaci Andrade

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Porto da Barra

Salvador

Bahia

Brasil

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" A praia do Porto da Barra está situada no bairro da Barra, banhada pela Baía de Todos os Santos.

Localiza-se no bairro da Barra; limita-se ao sul pela encosta que é formada pela Ladeira da Barra, passando pelo Hospital Espanhol indo até o Farol da Barra, passando pela fortaleza de Santa Maria.

Esta praia possui uma pequena extensão de areia e é bastante frequentada aos fins de semana e feriados, possuindo uma pequena enseada de ondas calmas e água de temperatura agradável, bastante propício ao banho de mar.

No limite do passeio, em pedras portuguesas, existe uma balaustrada de onde se tem uma excelente vista da Ilha de Itaparica e de onde pode-se apreciar o pôr-do-sol - um dos poucos locais do Brasil continental onde o poente ocorre sobre o mar.

Esta enseada termina antes da fortaleza de Santa Maria, a partir da qual as formações rochosas tornam o local inapropriado ao banho.

Existe também um monumento, em forma de cruz, indicando o local do desembarque do primeiro governador-geral do Brasil Tomé de Sousa.

É um dos pontos turísticos da Bahia, com vários hotéis e restaurantes."

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The Jack Walk - Fashion Show, The Loft Night Club, Perth, Scotland by Steve Smith

The Jack Walk - Fashion Show, The Loft Night Club, Perth, Scotland

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jalakumbhika (Sanskrit: जलकुम्भिका) by Dinesh Valke

PEES-tee-uh -- water ... Dave's Botanary

stra-tee-OH-tees -- soldier ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Nile cabbage, water cabbage, water lettuce • Assamese: বৰপুনী barpuni, জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi • Bengali: জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi, টাকাপানা takapana • Dogri: जल गोब्भा jal gobbha • Gujarati: ગોંડાળ gondal, જલકુંભી jalakumbhi, જલશંખલા jalshankhala • Hindi: अन्तरगंगा antarganga, दलाढक daladhak, हठ hath, जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi, जलपृष्ठज jalaprishtaja. पन्हिका pahnika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprishtaja, पर्णी parni, पृश्र्निका prishnika, वारिपर्णी variparni • Kannada: ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ಅಂತರತಾವರೆ antarataavare, ಕುಂಬಿಕ kumbika • Konkani: जेलो jelo • Malayalam: ആകാശത്താമര akasathamara, കോടപ്പായൽ kodappayal, മുട്ടപ്പായൽ muttappayal, നീർച്ചീര neercheera • Manipuri: ꯀꯕꯣꯀꯡ kabokang, ꯀꯡꯖꯥꯑꯣ kangjao • Marathi: आकाशमूली akashamuli, गोंडाळ gondaal, जलमांडवी jalamandavi, पाणकुंभी paankumbhi • Nepali: जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi • Odia: ଆକାଶମୂଳୀ akashamuli, ବର ଝାଞ୍ଜି bara jhanji, ହଠାଳୁ hathalu, ହଠୀ hathi, ଖମୂଳି khamuli, କୁତୃଣ kutruna, ପଲ୍ହିକା palhika, ପାଟଳା patala, ପୃଶ୍ନି prushni • Sanskrit: आकाशमूली akashamuli, अशकुम्भि ashakumbhi, दलाढक daladhaka, हठ hatha, हठालु hathalu, जलकुम्भिका jalakumbhika, जलवल्कल jalavalkala, कत्तृन kattrna, कुम्भी kumbhi, कुमुदा kumuda, पह्लिका pahlika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprshthaja, पर्ण parna, पृश्नी prshni, शीतकुम्भी shitakumbhi, शीतला shitala, शुक्लपुष्पा shuklapushpa, श्वेतपर्णा shvetaparna, वारिचत्वर varichatvara, वारिकर्णिका varikarnika, वारिमूली varimuli, वारिपालिका varipalika, वारिपर्णी variparni • Tamil: ஆகாசத்தாமரை akasha-t-tamarai, அந்தரத்தாமரை antara-t-tamarai, குழித்தாமரை kuli-t-tamarai • Telugu: అంతరతామర antara-tamara, బుడగ తామర budaga tamara, ఆకాశతామర akashatamara, నీరాకు neeraaku, నీరు బుడికి nirubudiki, తూడికూర tudikura • Tulu: ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ನೀರಟ neerata • Urdu: پہنکا pahnika

botanical names: Pistia stratiotes L. ... several heterotypic synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 03 April 2024

fall in the country by Linda Goodhue

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This is a three exposure hdr image. I drove around the country this morning looking for some inspiration. It was a tough one...seeing nothing but brown right now. i have photographed this barn in the past and wanted to give it another try. I will be posting more images from here.

PHP Unconference Hamburg 2013 by mattsches

Screenshot-6 by Max T

PHP Unconference Hamburg 2013 by mattsches

" THE KITCHEN " by Wiffsmiff23 AWPF

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The young boy at the entrance was to busy flirting with a young assistant to notice my tripod , they usually ask me to leave it in the ticket office :-) Thats why i have never taken an image inside here !! i feel guilty :-) Not !!!! oh we pulled the rope barriers slightly out of the way also :-)

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Here is my first published work even though i did it as a freebie its great seeing your work on a web site !

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Here is the flickr set

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Glassy Park Levels by BorisJ Photography

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Another nice Detail of the Volkswagen Manufactory in Dresden.

Transparent Factory is the English name of an automobile production plant owned by German carmaker Volkswagen, designed by architect Gunter Henn, and opened in 2002. The original German name is Gläserne Manufaktur (factory made of glass, literally vitreous manufactory). Both the German and English names are a word play on the double meaning of transparent and glassy, referring to both optical transparency and transparency of the production process.

Canon EOS 40D

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f/10

Dresden,

Germany

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Arc-en-ciel no4 by !MimosaMicheMichelle!

Le quatrième arc-en-ciel en deux jours! - The fourth rainbow in two days! On July 1, on at least three occasions there was sunshine while it rained. I saw three rainbows, the first around 6:15pm, the second around 7:05pm and the third around 8:35pm, each time lasting several minutes. The next evening, at around 7:30pm on July 2, there was again a rainbow for about 15 minutes! This time, I went outside to get better views. -- Le 1er juillet, à au moins trois occasions il a fait soleil pendant qu'il pleuvait. J'ai vu trois arcs-en-ciel, le premier vers 18:15, le deuxième vers 19:05 et le troisième vers 20:35, durant plusieurs minutes à chaque fois. Le soir suivant vers 19:30 le 2 juillet, il y a eu encore une fois un arc-en-ciel durant une quinzaine de minutes! Cette fois-ci, je suis sortie dehors afin d'avoir des meilleures vues. Album Rainbow - Arc-en-ciel set. A rainbow will be seen differently by each person. Un arc-en-ciel sera vu différemment par chaque personne.