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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.

Have a great weekend my friends :-)

A building in Victoria, London, that houses a Curzon Cinema.

Interior detail of Temppeliaukion Church, a Lutheran church in the Töölö neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland. It is known as Rock Church, or Church of the Rock, in Helsinki, Finland.

 

Architects: Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen.

 

It opened in 1969.

 

I was lucky to visit it on a sunny day in June 2022.

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A lovely, and nearly perfect, Chrysanthemum left over from a Valentine's bouquet! Such a joy to see....flower power!

  

Finding beauty alongside the creek near my backyard.

​"Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler." –Albert Einstein

Shadows and silhouettes. Looking through the window of a derelict warehouse in West Yorkshire on a sunny day.

 

The light showing through the space where the roof once was has created an abstract feel to the dilapidated structure behind the window.

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Feliz aniversário, meu caro irmão! :-)

 

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Somewhere along the way

I got caught up in the race

I kept spinning and turning

Lost myself my hope my faith

 

We're always wanting more than what we have

And what I've learned is all I really need are...

 

The simple things

That come without a price

The simple things

Like happiness joy and love in my life

I've seen it all from so many sides

And I hope you would agree

The best things in life

Are the simple things

 

Hey everybody don't get me wrong you got to understand ambition and knowledge

Are the seeds of every woman and man

 

It's good to work... work hard and prosper

As long as you take time to find...

 

The simple things

That come without a price

The simple things

Like happiness joy and love in my life

I've seen it all from so many sides

And I hope you would agree

That the best things in life

Are the simple things

 

Solo

 

This world moves so fast

Sometimes you got to slow down, down, down

To find out what its all about

 

We're always wanting more than what we have

What I've learned, is what I really need are

 

The simple things

That come without a price

The simple things

Like happiness joy and love in my life

I've seen it all from so many sides

And I hope you would agree

The best things in life

Are the simple things

 

~ Joe Cocker ~

 

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... gentileza ♩♪♫♬

    

beijo pra quem é de beijo

   

;o)***

Flickr Friday theme Harmony

Simples.

Simplice.

Einfach.

Steps leading up to a doorway.

 

This is a Cubist villa designed by the French architect, Paul Sinoir in the 1930s. Yves St Laurent lived at the house from the early 1980s until his death.

 

The house was built in the Majorelle Garden, a two and half acre botanical garden and artist's landscape garden in Marrakech, Morocco. It was created by the French Orientalist artist, Jacques Majorelle.

The MAXXI, (Italian: Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo), , National Museum of the 21st Century Arts, is a national museum of contemporary art and architecture in Rome - Architect: Zaha Hadid - Opened in 2010. This photo taken in 2014.

 

Here is my album of other photos showing buildings by the same architect: flic.kr/s/aHsk76j8Rw

The Scalpel, one of the latest additions to the City of London skyline and its neighbouring building.

I was born in Poland in the early 80's. The times of the worst political system in the world, the times when the only thing you could buy at store was vinegar, when you had to stand in lines for several days and nights to buy a piece of furniture and if you wanted to buy a toilet paper you had to bring a string with you. But I don't remember all that. All I remember that those were the happiest days of my life because I was with my brother and parents. It sometimes is not so obvious with the world filled with toys, noise, media that what my kids need the most is me. And spending time with them is the best thing I can do for them.

 

taken with Sony A7 and 85mm 1..4 Samyang.

edited in PS and LR

 

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Just sitting at my desk on this snowy/rainy afternoon.

... just torch ... on a piece of paper in a dark room ...

I found a couple rolls of film that I never developed from over 8 years ago. I was so happy to discover many beautiful moments. The age of the film before developing has given the pictures an even more nostalgic look.

This tree was in Biei or Furano. The first time I ever went to that area of Hokkaido, I was enchanted by it's simple and natural beauty. I still am even now, 8 years later.

The simple beauty of an amazing Alaskan autumn sunrise. Potter's Marsh, Anchorage, Alaska

Coyote Hills RP, Fremont, CA

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

John Muir was right when he said Wilderness is a necessity. Its food for the soul.

Plumeria pudica, often called the bridal bouquet, rests in quiet elegance.

...at Curuçá...

 

Pará, Brasil.

A photo from my 'Sight Lines' solo architectural photography exhibition, held in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire from 12th October to 19th November 2021.

 

This is an image of the much photographed, greatly loved, but now demolished, 1971 Welbeck Street Car Park in London. The structure is an example exoskeleton construction. It closed in August 2018. Architect: Michael R Blampied & Partners. Photo taken in January 2017.

 

European Skipper on Lavender

Simple Flowers.

 

Volumes teintes classique reflux prières silencieuses belles douces feuilles bonheur tons bleus confiés respiration jaunes tiges conflictuelles,

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tormentas musicales lujosa dulzura miradas pesadas placeres sonrientes expresiones de escucha pausada sorpresas introspectivas variaciones profundas,

agitação artística sensibilidades poderosas símbolos artes formas imensas visões intercambiáveis naturezas intensas energias emoções subjetivas,

complexiones contradictiones examinantes efficiunt significantes interpretationes quintessentiae spectaculares profunditates micantes delectationes anonymi creationes,

親密な認識を理解するサルドニック文学は主題を高めます巨大な花瓶は蜂の鳴き声を鳴らします鳥ジャングルの森大空の愛.

Steve.D.Hammond.

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