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"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong." - Laura Ingalls Wilder
These past few days have felt like summer with warm temperatures, sunny skies and trees turning that wonderful lime green with new leaves. So I have been distracted from Flickr by doing the things I love to do in the summer. My garden is looking so great. I worked on an art project for my garden as well as tidied up the weeds. I have enjoyed watching all the beautiful birds visit my backyard and a few of them build nests. We have meals on our back deck which feels like camping. We hike long urban hikes which includes our local park. Then last night we camped out all night in our backyard.
The Trilliums are out and I said I wouldn't take any more Trillium pictures because I have so many good ones in my files. However, there was the odd one posed so nicely that it caught my attention. This one had such a gentle Purple/red color compared to the others in its group that I honored it with a portrait. It also made me stop to realize that I normally would take this pictures on the Bruce Trail. With that trail being closed right now I was glad to see the blooms in our own park nearby.
I also realized that it was the simple pleasures of outdoor experiences I love so much and it didn't really matter where these things happened. It can be in our own backyard. The things we see every year can be beautiful each time you see them again if you use fresh eyes.
PA 'The little things'
If you have never tried it - Japanese Sake (rice wine) is a wonderful accompaniment to a Japanese meal. It is a clear rice wine that is served warm in these tiny, delicate porcelain cups. It is decanted into the small bottle first, then warmed to room temperature. The tiny cups ensure that the sake does not cool down before you drink it. It can be quite deceptive, as warm alcohol goes to your head remarkably quickly!
I've had this small sake set since I was a student - signs of a mis-spent youth perhaps ;o)
Thanks to Clive Sax for his beautiful texture Falling
My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures
My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set
My Food and drink set: Food and Drink
A simple jetty. Stand here on a calm morning or still evening and wonder, "Is there a more calming place in all the world?"
Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan, Highlands, Scotland
Simple wooden benches were the best seats on the dock for the G4 geomagnetic storm (aka northern lights) in the early morning hours of April 24, 2023. Spectacular beaming colors danced across the night sky and reflected on the remaining ice of Bass Lake in Price County, WI. Observation tower on Tim's Hill just peeks above the treetops across the lake.
I built this SUPER basic vig a while back, I'd love to hear what y'all have to say about this and if I should build more SW.
GOD BLESS!
This is another view of the Bernini’s spiral staircase, looking up at the residential apartment attached to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. The “hidden” staircase can only be viewed through a guided tour conducted by the Basilica’s personnel.
♥ Thank you very much for your visits, faves, and kind comments ♥
The 2016 Weekend at the Asylum, organised by Victorian Steampunk Society is the biggest Steampunk Festival in Europe. It is held in the historic uphill district of Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
For four glorious days the historic streets of Lincoln are thronged with thousands of splendidly dressed steampunks enjoying a festival which strives to combine art, literature, music, fashion, comedy and simple good fun.
The event contains programmes of features and entertainment, such as the Empire Ball, Majors Review (The Major's Soiree) and the National Tea Duelling final, along with lots of live music and comedy and the largest steampunk market in the World, the Bazaar Eclectica.
Taken by: Me
Location: Germany 2008
Edited by : Aplish =D ty hunni - not a flickr member
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Algonquin Park, Ontario
Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need is in your soul,
And you can do this if you try.
All that I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.
And be a simple kind of man.
Be something you love and understand.
Baby, be a simple kind of man.
Oh won't you do this for me son,
If you can?
Boy, don't you worry.
You'll find yourself.
Follow your heart,
And nothing else.
You can do this,
If you try.
All that I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
A General Electric C30-7 locomotive basks in the hot afternoon sun in Provo, Utah the afternoon of Aug. 11, 1985. Union Pacific rostered 140 of them, acquired between July 1977 and October 1980. All were stricken from the UP roster by 2001, and many found a second life working in Mexico.
Sulztal an der Weinstraße war eine Gemeinde mit 126 Einwohnern im Bezirk Leibnitz im österreichischen Bundesland Steiermark. Seit 1. Jänner 2015 ist sie im Rahmen der Gemeindestrukturreform in der Steiermark mit der Gemeinde Gamlitz zusammengeschlossen.
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”
~ Robert Brault
IC 3107, 6200, & GTW 4900 scurry past the landmark that has become the Rick's Auto Sales lot. Tonight, they're in charge of the Cedar Rapids to Manchester, IA turn job L56791 31. Here they are heading north at 42nd St NE in Cedar Rapids, IA. I attempted (and failed) to get this exact shot with an original painted GTW geep earlier on in the month, so this Deathstar was a welcome shot at redemption, even if it was just a little less fitting. Taken on 3/31/20.