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Macro Monday
Theme: Card
Size: Less than 3x3 inches
The subject is a corner of an old Chinese New Year greeting card.
I chose this card because I wanted to create some depth to the image through that paper cut window with lighting effects.
There are 2 light sources , a yellow incandescent table lamp light at 2 o'clock and a small LED light at 4 o' clock.
Many thanks for your visit, comments and faves...it is always appreciated.
HMM
In the early days Veere was a flourishing commercial city. This prosperity can be found in the beautiful historical premises. The town of Veere arose in the twelfth century. The following centuries the town was being used to store Scottish wool. Veere still has these typical Scottish homes, which were built in the sixteenth century by rich Scottish merchants. At the Kaai in Veere, two of these Scottish houses still stand, and they remind people of the wool trade back in those days. Antique collections of the last private owners are among the things which can be admired here. Also fans of porcelain, furniture, style rooms and stitch costumes have much to look at. In the Scottish houses you can regularly go to see different expositions of the artists from Veere.
Big church
Big church Veere
The big church is from 1348 and it is a really great sight. As from 1811 the church was being used by Napoleon’s soldiers as a military hospital; the church was a beggars house and a barrack for a while as well. You can still clearly see the traces of an eventful past.
Dear Flickr friends, wish you all good health and good luck! Have a wonderful 2022 full of joy, love and prosperity!
A Chinese New Year traditions to toss the raw fish salad for prosperity and abundance enjoy by young and old..everyone will shout their wishes aloud as they toss the ingredients high up into the air spilling onto the table..
Thank you for your visit and comments my friends..cheers
Hundred Avalokitesvaras (Hyakutai Kan'non 百体観音) are located in the Tsugaike settlement at an altitude of 700 m. These stone statues and stelae were donated by local well wishers for safety, health, prosperity etc. They were relocated to this place from their original roadside locations to widen old roads suitable for car traffic in the 19th century.
Avalokitesbara is a Bodhisattva of mercy, which is like a saint of Christianity. He became popular in China and translated to 観音 (Guan'yin). It was pronounced Kwanon and modified later to Kan'non in Japan.
There was a Japanese manufacturer who gave the name of Buddhist deity to its products. The company later considered to modify the brand name to sound more familiar to their international customers while keeping the existing Japanese customers. Kwanon was changed to Canon.
I found its old logo in flickr at flic.kr/p/j4A3NG
A half-open bud of Rosa ‘Prosperity’ against the winter's blue sky. The petals present a crapy texture and a soft pink touch in this season. This bud will not fully open until it fades away.
Rosa ‘Prosperity’ (hybrid musk) bred by the Reverend Joseph Hardwick Pemberton (1919).
No Chinese New Year is complete without a raw fish salad toss (lohei)shouts of abundance of health, fortune and prosperity
Wishing my friends Happy Chap Goh Meh元宵节快乐 (the15th and last lday of the new year and it's also a Chinese Valentine's Day)
Thank you for your faves and comments..
For Smile on Saturday!
Theme: Flag Unflagged"
Le drapeau du peuple malien !
Le drapeau du Mali est constitué de trois bandes verticales de même largeur. La bande de gauche est de couleur verte, celle du milieu est jaune, et celle de droite est rouge. Les trois couleurs ont une signification importante pour le peuple malien.
Le vert représente la prospérité, la fertilité et l'espoir. Le jaune est le symbole de la richesse du pays, représentant le sable doré du désert et le soleil ardent qui brille sur le Mali. Le rouge symbolise le sang versé par les héros nationaux lors des luttes pour l'indépendance et la liberté.
The flag of the Malian people!
The flag of Mali consists of three vertical stripes of equal width. The left stripe is green, the middle one is yellow, and the right one is red. All three colors have important meanings for the Malian people.
Green represents prosperity, fertility, and hope. Yellow is the symbol of the country's wealth, representing the golden sand of the desert and the hot sun that shines on Mali. Red symbolizes the blood shed by national heroes during the struggles for independence and freedom.
Un grand merci pour vos favoris, commentaires et encouragements toujours très appréciés.
Many thanks for your much appreciated favorites and comments.
Eternal One: I am in control—calm and serene.
I am watching quietly from where I dwell
Just as surely as the heat shimmers in the blazing sun
and the dewy mists cool the warmth of a harvest day.
For even before the harvest begins, when the buds blossom
and the flowers make way for the ripening grapes,
God will cut back their shoots with pruning shears,
lop off and clear away the spreading branches. ~ Isaiah 18: 4-5
“It’s because I want you to remember that character counts. You can be the best there ever was at something, but if you have no character, what do you have? On the other hand, if you have very little as far as accomplishments but you have character, well, then you’re all right in my book.”
― Chris Fabry, Dogwood
Dogwood blossoms on a Vriginia Spring day.
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Member of Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature
© 2019 Patricia Ware - All Rights Reserved
This Tern chases all of the other Terns away from the tidal gate area at Bolsa Chica. He wants is all and he's quite successful!
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Member of Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature
© 2019 Patricia Ware - All Rights Reserved
Minor crop - best enlarged - it's easier to see the two fish he caught in his beak
This one of the techniques from the photoclass ...might look sloppy, but it's not easy to get right ;o) There is no photoshop features involved ..it's all made by the camera on normal settings and shaken not stirred ... lol
Small harbour in Hvar and the fortres at background :)
Hvar is a town and port on the island of Hvar. It has a long and distinguished history as center for trade and culture in the Adriatic. A commune, part of the Venetian Empire during the 13th to 18th centuries, it was an important naval base with a strong fortress above, encircling the town walls and protecting the port. Cultural life thrived as prosperity grew, and Hvar is the site of one of the oldest surviving theatres in Europe, opened in 1612. The seven-hundred-year-old walls still survive, as do many of the noble houses and public buildings from 15th – 17th centuries. Today, the town has a variety of hotels, galleries, museums, and exhibitions, including the Arsenal, Loggia, the Croatian Institute, and the Hvar Heritage Museum with its art and archaeological collections.
The town fortress Fortica, also known as Tvrđava Španjola (Spanish Fort) was constructed following the gunpowder explosion in 1579 which devastated the old fortress. Today, the fortress includes a modern tourist complex (inside the fortress is a collection of amphorae and exhibits from ancient and medieval times), and provides a superb view of the town and Pakleni Islands.
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Widok z portu w Hvarze na fortecę na wzgórzu :)
Miasto Hvar (greckie Pharos założone w 384 r. p.n.e., położone na dalmatyńskiej wyspie o tej samej nazwie) ma długą i znamienitą historię jako centrum handlu i kultury. W okresie od XIII do XVIII wieku miasto stanowiło część Imperium Weneckiego i było ważną bazą morską. W mieście znajdują się mury z VII w., twierdza Španjola z XVIw., najstarszy teatr miejski w Europie otwarty w 1612 roku, wiele domów i budynków użyteczności publicznej z XV-XVII wieku, muzea, galerie i wystawy. Obecnie Hvar jest popularnym kurortem turystycznym. W centrum miasteczka znajduje się niewielki port jachtowy, otoczony zabytkową zabudową, a także żwirowe i skaliste plaże. Na przedmieściach miasta znaleźć można urokliwe zatoczki. Kurort znany jest z dużej ilości restauracji, barów i dyskotek.
Twierdza Španjola - położona na wzgórzu nad miastem Hvar twierdza (Tvrđava Španjola), widoczna jest z każdego punktu. Została wzniesiona na początku XVI wieku i odrestaurowana w 1579 roku po zniszczeniach w wyniku eksplozji. Podczas rządów francuskich, twierdza została wzmocniona, a podczas austriackich wybudowano koszary wojskowe i punkt obserwacyjny. Aktualnie w twierdzy znajduje się zbiór amfor i eksponatów z czasów starożytnych i średniowiecznych. Twierdza góruje nad miastem i roztacza się z niej przepiękny widok na Hvar i wyspy Paklińskie.
Constructed in 1845-1846, the Old Market House was once the focal point of community life during Galena's heyday. This building served as the city market until 1910, during the decades of Galena’s greatest prosperity as a river port, lead-mining center, and commercial hub. The building also served as the seat of Galena government until 1938, and for years had two jail cells.
The Old Market House is a handsome Greek Revival building composed of a two-story brick central section topped with a frame cupola. One-story frame wings, projecting from the north and south, include covered porticoes. The central section’s first floor consists of an entry hall with staircases to the basement and second floor, and a large room providing exhibit and meeting space. The wings hold temporary local history exhibits and provide meeting space for community groups. The second floor contains the former city council chamber and city surveyor’s office.
Ownership of the building was transferred to the State of Illinois in 1947, and the Old Market House was restored in 1954-55. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It now operates as a state historic site under the auspices of the Illinois Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Natural Resources, and serves as both a welcome center and museum of local social history.
A Happy new year!
These are Japanese New year cuisine "Osechi Ryori". Each food has its own meaning. For example, small fish dishes "Tazukuri" symbolize wishes for abundant harvests and the prosperity of descendants.
明けましておめでとうございます。本年もどうぞよろしくお願いします。
For MACRO MONDAYS, this week’s theme: "Currency".
The Coin (1 inch in Diameter) in the front with Chinese Character 乾隆通寶 was a kind of cash coins produced under the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1735 to 1796).
The gold ingot behind the coin called Yuanbao 元寶, was also a currency used in the first dynasty of Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC.
At the present days, they remain a symbol of wealth and prosperity and are commonly depicted during the Chinese New Year festivities.
As today is Chines New Year's Eve, I wish my Flickr friends a healthy and prosperous year!
HMM!
♥ Thank you very much for your visits, faves, and kind comments ♥
As the radiant lanterns illuminate the path of hope, may the Year of the Dragon bring boundless joy, prosperity, and fulfillment to your journey. Happy Chinese New Year 2024 – a year of endless possibilities and auspicious beginnings! 🐉🎉
Northern Pygmy Owl - California
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"Prosperity", a traditional Yorkshire fishing coble, hauled up on the beach at North Landing, Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.
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Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese art of arranging buildings, objects, and space in an environment to achieve harmony and balance in a way that will bring peace and prosperity.
Feng shui stems from the Taoist belief in chi, or the life force that inhabits everything. Chi is made up of yin and yang elements. These are opposing but complementary forces that cannot be separated. Taoists believed that by balancing yin and yang elements, people can improve the flow of positive chi in their lives and keep the negative chi away. Feng shui is a method of balancing yin and yang, and improving the flow of chi by arranging furniture, decorations, buildings, and even whole cities in a beneficial way. The ancient Chinese people believed that arranging things to create positive chi would ensure good health, improve interpersonal relationships, and bring luck and prosperity.
Memory of a good companion lost last week, never did like his pic being taken, gone but not forgotten
Guang Fu Temple
The temple, which is a mix of modern and Art Deco architecture styles, is believed to be over 100 years old.
It started out as a small wooden temple with Tua Pek Kong as its resident deity.
Over the years, the temple was renovated and extended but some of its original furnishings such as the ornately carved wooden altar and the statues of the deities were maintained.
Today, other than the Tua Pek Kong, devotees can also offer prayers to other deities such as the Goddess of Mercy and Buddha in the temple.
Tua Pek Kong (God of Prosperity)
Source: www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2017/10/02/butterworths-v...
Butterworth, Penang 🇲🇾
September 2023
What once common becomes rare now
They devour pests which pose a threat to crops and prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases like malaria because they consume parasites responsible for the disease. An adult frog devours its own weight of insects daily. Thus, if its population goes down, the insect population goes up.
In ancient times, frogs were believed to be harbingers of prosperity and plentiful rains.
ஆற்று வெள்ளம் நாளை வரத் தோற்றுதே குறி-மலையாள மின்னல் ஈழமின்னல் சூழமின்னுதேநேற்று மின்றுங் கொம்புசுற்றிக் காற்றடிக்குதே-கேணி நீர்ப்படு சொறித் தவளை கூப்பிடுகுதேசேற்று நண்டு சேற்றில்வளை ஏற்றடைக்குதே-மழை தேடியொரு கோடி வானம் பாடியாடுதே- முக்கூடற்பள்ளு.
மழைக்குறி தோன்றல்
சிந்து
இராகம்: ஆனந்தபைரவி. தாளம்: அடதாளம்.
ஆற்றில் வெள்ளம் வருவதற்கான அறிகுறிகள் தோன்றுகின்றன
மேற்கிலும் கிழக்கிலும் மாறி மாறி மின்னுகிறது
நேற்றும் இன்றும் மரக் கொம்புகளைச் சுற்றிக் காற்று வீசுகிறது
கேணியிலிருக்கும் தவளைகள் மழையைக் கூப்பிடுகின்றன
சேற்றிலிருக்கும் நண்டு தன் வளையை அடைத்துக் கொள்கிறது
மழைநீரை உண்ணும் வானம்பாடிப் பறவைகள் வானத்தில் பறக்கின்றன
அழகர்க்கு ஏற்றம் தரும் பண்ணைச்சேரிப் பள்ளர்கள் துள்ளி ஆடுங்கள்
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Today the town of Tenby is a mix of old and new with the original castle walls dating back to the time of the Norman Conquest and the town walls to the 13th century.
During the middle ages the town had a thriving fishing industry but following the English Civil war the town went into decline and by the middle of the 18th Century it was in ruins and many of the houses were abandoned.
However, during the Victorian era many of the buildings we see today were refurbished and painted in a variety of pastel colours, this gives it a unique feel which attracts the many tourists to the town and it is these tourists that the town depends on for its prosperity today.
Modern Tenby depends on a thriving tourist industry