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Vigevano (Pv) - Girando in bicicletta nella campagna vigevanese, prima del temporale, uno scatto e poi ...... via a casa (Luglio 2011).
"Danach flieg ich zu dir, noch 148 Mails checken wer weiß was mir dann noch passiert denn es passiert so viel..
Muss nur noch kurz die Welt retten danach flieg ich zu dir. Noch 148713 Mails checken wer weiß was mir dann noch passiert denn es passiert so viel. Muss nur noch kurz die Welt retten und gleich danach bin ich wieder bei dir. "
(Tim Bendzko)
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Not been out with the camera far too windy, this is one of the pink series, a few more being saved for a rainy day LOL, I know I'll not get a shot like this for another year, I'll have to wait for the Rhododendrons to flower again, hoping that I'll start seeing more Common Darters soon, seems a long wait :)
This male Terrier Mix is new at a small farm where I visit often. They have a GSD mix, Border Collie and Australian Shepherd also. The larger dogs get to run free and help with the farm duties but this little guy was tethered to his dog house. I guess they're worried about him getting run over. Looking a bit lonely and bored, he was happy to pose for my camera.
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Rhodes(Greek: Ρόδος, Ródos, IPA: [ˈro̞ðo̞s]; Italian: Rodi; Ottoman Turkish: ردوس Rodos; Ladino: Rodi or Rodes) is a Greek island approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Turkey in eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007[2] of which 53,709 resided in the homonymous capital city of the island.
Historically, Rhodes was famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World Heritage Site. Today Rhodes is a tourist destination.
The island of Rhodes is shaped like a spearhead, 79.7 km (49.5 mi) long and 38 km (24 mi) wide, with a total area of approximately 1,400 square kilometres (541 sq mi) and a coastline of approximately 220 km (137 mi). The city of Rhodes is located at the northern tip of the island, as well as the site of the ancient and modern commercial harbours.
In the 1st century AD, the Emperor Tiberius spent a brief term of exile on Rhodes, and Saint Paul brought Christianity to the island. Rhodes reached her zenith in the third century, and was then by common consent the most civilized and beautiful city in Hellas. In 395, the long Byzantine Empire period began for Rhodes, when the Roman Empire was split and the eastern half gradually became a Greek empire. Although part of Byzantium for the next thousand years, Rhodes was nevertheless repeatedly attacked by various forces. It was first occupied by Muslim forces of Muawiyah I in 672. Much later, Rhodes was retrieved for the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Comnenus during the First Crusade.
In 1309 the Byzantine era came to an end when the island was occupied by forces of the Knights Hospitaller. Under the rule of the newly named "Knights of Rhodes", the city was rebuilt into a model of the European medieval ideal. Many of the city's famous monuments, including the Palace of the Grand Master, were built during this period.
The strong walls which the Knights had built withstood the attacks of the Sultan of Egypt in 1444, and of Mehmed II in 1480. Ultimately, however, Rhodes fell to the large army of Suleiman the Magnificent in December 1522, long after the rest of the Byzantine empire had been lost. The few surviving Knights were permitted to retire to the Kingdom of Sicily. The Knights would later move their base of operations to Malta. The island was thereafter a possession of the Ottoman Empire for nearly four centuries.
I'm thinking this could become very addictive. After receiving an alert on my phone and finding the kp had shot up to 8 (very high chance of aurora in the UK) I scoured the weather looking for somewhere to escape the thick cloud over Aberdeen. This was taken between Portknockie and Findochty on the Moray coastline, Northern Scotland. Most of the night there appeared to be only an arc but at this point we could see rays shooting upwards. It was difficult to visualise well with the naked eye due to the sun not being far below the horizon, and the cloud cover was a bit excessive most of the night but overall definitely worth the trip.
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Toda la sal, todo el azúcar, todo el vino,
toda mi vida solo deseo vivirla contigo.
Toda la luz, todo el oscuro, todo lo que escribo,
todo el camino ardo en deseos de andarlo contigo.
Con tu amor siento calma, y a la orilla del río,
tu calor se me agarra y me llenas el alma de luz y rocío.
Con tu amor siento ganas, en los cinco sentidos,
y me llevas tan lejos que apenas recuerdo de donde venimos.
Todo el calor, todas las nubes, todo el frío,
toda la lluvia ardo en deseos de mojarme contigo.
Todo el amor, todo el recuerdo, todo lo que olvido,
todo el silencio se hace canciones durmiendo contigo.
Todo el sabor, todo el perfume, todo lo que ansío,
todos los mares solo deseo navegarlos contigo.
Todo sin mas, la eternidad también la pido,
vida o castigo solo deseo tenerla contigo,
vida o castigo solo deseo beberla contigo,
vida o castigo solo deseo morirme contigo... (Rosana Arbelo)
南方澳‧晨曦 [ 宜蘭縣蘇澳鎮昭安觀景台 Zhaoan Observation Deck, Yilan County, Taiwan ]
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昭安觀景台對景導覽圖：
「昭安觀景台」位於蘇花公路108公里處，海拔高度約140公尺。站在「昭安觀景台」上可綜覽南方澳內埤漁港、蘇澳港、內埤海灘及豆腐岬等景觀。
觀景台之西側可眺望虎頭山的蓊鬱壯闊，北面可俯瞰內埤海灘及豆腐岬(由台灣最大的陸連島嶼連島沙洲組成)的美麗景致。南方澳原本是個離岸島，因砂石順著沿岸流到島嶼的南方堆積，使島嶼與陸地相連，行成陸連島，從山邊望去陸連島是一列小丘橫臥海上，海拔高度不到100公尺，在地形上有明顯的鞍部，尤其是右側三丘，宛如筆架，所以當地人稱之為「筆架山」。
觀景台上更可遠眺蘇澳港(舊名東港)，原為一小型港口，其地形三面環山，是由北方澳、蘇澳及南方澳形成的天然優良港灣，形勢相當險要。觀景台地勢天成，是遊客賞海觀景，等待旭日東昇的好所在。
July 31, 2011
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El Real Club Astur de Regatas fue fundado el 10 de septiembre de 1911 en el barrio de Cimadevilla, de Gijón. Es, por lo tanto, una de las instituciones más antiguas del municipio. El Rey Alfonso XIII aceptó, poco después de su fundación, la Presidencia de Honor, y participó en las regatas de 1912 y 1913,
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Located : Tea House ''Ochaya Ichiriki'' in Gion-Kobu, Higashiyama, Kyoto. Aug 1, 2011. ---Hassaku Day---
Por fín una mariposa¡¡¡,Ya sé que no es una maravilla ,chiquitita ,pero al menos he conseguido hacerle dos fotos ,esa y otra con las alas abiertas ....
Es una Syntarucus pirithous ,Gracias a CONDAMARTA por identificarla
Es la única que se posó y me dio tiempo a disparar ¡¡
Muchas gracias por vuestras visitas y comentarios
Un montón de besos ¡¡
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Am back again after another short break, another work trip and therefore no time for my camera :(
I have had a lot of transit time to think about new experiments and I've decided to work on them in the next couple of days so hopefully, you will see something fresh and new from me soon. In the meanwhile, here is another one of my earlier images, treated in a different manner.
This is like old wine in a new bottle but am not sure this is going to rock anybody's world. Thanks for looking up!
I'll visit your streams today and check your work out. Have a good day my dear friends!
I've been in kind of a colorful mood lately.
There's been some beautiful light out there on the streets.
You'd never catch me shooting in color after the sun sets...
But when I ran into this woman I ran into a polytonic explosion!
The shadows were growing long and it was gettin' to be the 'golden hour.'
She was a lot of fun to shoot...
And her personality was as warm and as colorful as her self.
When I first bumped into her I was shooting in black and white...
She asked to see the picture and before she finshed objecting to the mono magic I had switched that sweet D300 to the technicolor mode and I shot her as we talked.
It's been the most amazing summer I can remember in a long time.
Nothin' but love and light.
When you're walking on sunshine the world can see that.
The 'light seeks the light.'
I hope you've enjoyed your summer so far.
It's movin' fast.
Faces on the street
Chicago 7.23.11
35mm 1.8 cropped square and contrast and expo danced around until those reflections in her glasses looked magical.
I'm back from Kauai with as many good photos as I've made in all of my previous trips to Hawaii combined, but with no huge winter waves of course. I really lucked out with the light I think. So here is a good place to start. The start of the day in Hanalai.
The clouds were heavy before sunrise but they cleared out just enough to allow the sun to light up the 4,000 ft. mountain range behind the beach. Without that light, the scene did not have the punch and depth that is does in this photo. Summer is when the light strikes across the mountains at the best angle.
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Lee adapter ring to fit my 77mm lens to the holder
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I spent a good huge chunk load of gigabytes taking shots of the reflections off of the Arno River while in Florence. Will post a few more of them going forward, loved the reflections was entranced by them.
Anyway, hope everyone is doing well and having a great weekend!!
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On Saturday, we spent the day visiting local farms to learn more about where our food comes from and how it is produced (part of the natural food coops 'Eat Local Farm Tour' program). Our favorite, which is where I shot this photo, was an organic farm north of the Twin Cities that teaches farmers how to grow and become certified organic farmers. It was an amazing place to spend the afternoon. I was giddy when I opened the car door and found chickens running around the grounds and racing toward me (not a common site for a city girl but one that I LOVE!). They also treated us to fresh goodies they had just picked including sungold tomatoes (to die for - they were like popping sugar cubes only better), broccoli, cukes, zucchini and homemade iced tea and lemonade (which tasted so good since the heat index was over 100'F... again).
Wishing everyone a wonderful week ahead and a Happy August 1st!
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The church standing and LOOKS LIKE A WITNESS OF THE NATURE, . this church is from Kaligonj upozilla, and was shoot while my photo walk with frame Bangladesh, the clouds and green tress makes the natural application, and all are the prime elements in this image, making a vertex for the believer's. This was more of an experimental wide angle shot, and my point of view was thE framing, and placement of th church in one side while the green trees in th fore ground with the sky as the center of point to represent the nature and Vertex and the church represents the believer;s the GOD,
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Kawah Ijen (Ijen Crater)
Location: East Java, Indonesia
Coordinates: 8.058°S 114.242°E
Elevation: 2,799 m (9,183 ft)
Type: Stratovolcano
Last eruption: 1999
Kawah Ijen (Ijen Crater) is a nature reserve Ijen Park is located between Banyuwangi and Bondowoso District, East Java, Indonesia. This crater exactly located at the top of Mount Ijen which is one of a series of volcanoes in East Java such as Raung, Bromo, Semeru and Merapi.
This beautiful warm crater lake with its blue-greenish water look very inviting but it corrosive and dangerous! Kawah Ijen is the world's largest highly acidic volcanic lake. The crater size is about 960 meters x 600 meters with a depth of 200 meters is so acidic that it can dissolve clothes and human flesh. The acid measure is almost zero (pH<0.5) about similar to the strength of car battery acid.
With the elevation 2,799 m (9,183 ft), cold air with temperatures 10° Celsius, the temperature might reach 2° Celsius will increase the sensation of its own experience. Various plants that exist only in the highlands can also be found here, such as Edelweis Flowers and Pine.
The best time to start hiking to Kawah Ijen is early morning. From either Arabica or Catimore homestay, takes for about 30 minutes driving to Paltuding Starting Point. Enthusiast hikers even leave the homestay at 4 am or earlier, so they can reach the crater on time for sunrise.
From the parking lot, a well-worn 3km track leads us up to the volcano rim. At first, heading up through the shady casuarinas forest, the track is wide and flat but it is just the beginning and gradually it rises up with some steep sections. After about 2 km walking, there is a shelter up there, Pondok (shelter) – the post to weigh the miner’s sulfur load where they can get a promissory note to exchange it later with cash money at the base camp.
Just about 1 km from pondok, the trail thankfully flattened out all the way to the crater’s rim as we are welcomed by smelling sulfur fumes. From the edge, we need to climb another 300meters down a narrow steep path to the lakeside to get the best pictures.
As alternative, the panoramic view can be seen obviously just hike up for about 1km to the northern-east of the crater and follow the track, a breathtaking view of stunning turquoise lake brings us to this magnificent.
Volcano Discovery offers 18-day vulcanologist-guided trips through the heart of Java.
Check it out on National Geographic - Ultimate Adventure Bucket List - Trek Java's Volcano
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Frank had a tough night tonight. With seven other dogs in the house he has lots of playmates and gets worn out. He slipped off to our bedroom and was taking a nap when I finally caught up with him. He had had too much excitement for one day. Good night buddy !
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In terms of total area, the Raurisertal is one of the largest expanses of valley in the Hohe Tauern range. In contrast to many others, it is not used merely as a grazing area during the summer, having been an important site of settlement for many centuries. Since 1984, large areas in both of its side valleys, the Hüttwinkeltal and Seidlwinkeltal, have belonged to the Hohe Tauern National Park. Together with the National Park Region which surrounds the Rauris Valley, we encounter special features and natural treasures that are so rich in variety, we are often said to be a separate "world" within the Hohe Tauern National Park. The national park Hohe Tauern is with 1,800 km2 the biggest protective area of Austria and the whole east alps. It applies about wide primeval landscapes with glaciers and cliff faces, alpine pastures and cultured alpine pastures. The variety of 2663 thousand mountain picks, 1000 mountain lakes, 342 glaciers with a total area of 185 km2 as well as the rich fauna and flora fill with enthusiasm since centuries. Over 295 km of marked hiking paths give you the perfect opportunity to get to know the beautiful Rauris Valley. The ultimate nature adventure. Offering beautiful scenery and outstanding hiking are the romantic Seidlwinkel Valley, with the 500-year-old Rauriser Tauernhaus, the Krumltal and Bräualm where you'll also walk alongside the roosts of the recently reintroduced Bearded Vultures. And let's not forget the uniquely beautiful Kolm-Saigurn valley head with the High Sonnblick or Rauriser Sonnblick. A meteorological observatory and an alpine hut - Zittlhaus are located at it's peak of 3106m height. The alpine hut is open in the summer months. The snow pack on slopes with sunny exposures are strongly influenced by sunshine. Daily cycles of mild thawing Strong freeze thaw cycles will result in the formation of surface crusts during the night, and the formation of unstable isothermal snow during the day. Slopes in the lee of a ridge or other wind obstacle accumulate more snow and are more likely to include pockets of abnormally deep snow when disturbed, may trigger an avalanche. On extremely steep slopes like here above, generally small sized wet snow avalanches can be naturally triggered. Every year, a number of avalanche deaths occur in Austria's alpine regions. Many occur when skiers/snowboarders stray from the designated ski slopes. Always check weather forecasts (snow, thunder) before you leave and adjust the walk if necessary. Take suitable clothes, equipment, food and drink to cope with the unexpected.
And finally at the snow border, once again: snow, snow, just look at the snow! This mountain range, just like the neighbouring Glocknergruppe, forms part of the Hoher Tauern National Park, one of the most beautiful areas in Austria. Given their altitude, the Hoher Sonnblick mountain range here remain snow covered until relatively late in the season. But always be aware such deep snowpack and spring weather are creating the potential for powerful dangerous avalanches. Beautiful but dangerous.
Het Raurisertal is qua grond oppervlak, één van de grootste grond gebieden van de Hohe Tauern. In tegenstelling tot vele anderen wordt het niet alleen tijdens de zomer maanden als Alm gebied benut, maar wordt het sedert honderden jaren gebruikt als woonplaats. Sinds 1984 behoren grote oppervlakten van de zijdalen, Hüttwinkeltal en Seidlewinkelstal tot Nationalpark Hohe Tauern. Samen met de aangrenzende regio, biedt het Raurisertal zo veel en veelzijdige bijzonderheden, dat van een eigen "wereld" in het Nationalpark Hohe Tauern wordt gesproken. Kanitha geniet van de zeer mooie omgeving in en om het dal-einde Kolm-Saigurn. Het Nationalpark Hohe Tauern biedt vandaag nog veel diersoorten een thuis. Diersoorten die bijna zijn uitgestorven. Zo moest men jaren gelden ook in het Raurisertal besluiten voor massa toerisme of "zachte" toerisme ter bescherming van de natuur. Daarom voelt men zich vandaag in het Raurisertal als in het paradijs op aarde. Heerlijke alm weitjes, de indrukwekkende Baardgieren, rondlopende Marmotten in het hart van het Nationalpark zijn een teken dat de natuur nog in takt is. En idylle dat tot dromen uitnodigt. Meer dan 295 km gemarkeerde wandelwegen, geven u de gelegenheid het mooie Raurisertal te leren kennen. Zeer de moeite en het wandelen waard is het romantische Seidlwinkeltal met het 500 jaar oude Rauriser Tauernhaus, het Krümltal met de Bräualm en de overnachtingswand van de opnieuw uitgezette Baardgieren, het Gaisbachtal en Fosterbachtal, of het Hüttwinkltal met de unieke dalafsluiting; Kolm-Saigurn, en vele andere belevenissen tijdens mooie wandelingen naar gastvrije Almhütten. De Ammererhof is een zeer goed uitgangspunt voor wandelingen en tochten. Wandelen is de perfecte manier om het landschap te bewonderen, en de mooiste plekjes zijn vaak slechts te voet te bereiken. Kies een wandeling die bij je past qua tijdsduur, afstand of moeilijkheidsgraad. Bekijk het weerbericht voor de korte en middellange termijn. Mijd afgelegen en hoge gebieden bij slecht weer. Lawines vormen een van de grootste gevaren in de bergen. Ieder jaar komen mensen om. En dit zijn echt niet allemaal onvoorbereide vakantiegangers. Redding is vaak lastig, omdat er weinig tijd is om iemand uit te graven. Als je na 45 minuten nog niet onder de sneeuw vandaan bent gehaald, heb je nog slechts 25% kans om te overleven. Lawines ontstaan door schuivende sneeuwmassa’s. 75% van de lawines vinden plaats op hellingen met een hoek van 30-40 graden. Houd de waarschuwingen dus altijd goed in de gaten.
El Pueblu, Bulnes de arriba ( a través del espejo)./ The Pueblu, Bulnes of above.
♫ Haroun Teboul - The poem of the atoms ( subtítulos en castellano). ♫
Jalal ud-Din Rumi (1207-1273) el mayor de los místicos islámicos, el poeta del Amor. La efusión del amor de Rumi es tan avasalladora que lo abraza todo: el universo, la naturaleza, las personas.......
El pueblo de Bulnes se encuentra situado en el corazón de los Picos de Europa y da nombre a su pico más popular, el Naranjo de Bulnes.
Es un típico pueblo de montaña al que hasta hace poco tiempo sólo se accedía a través de un sendero rodeado de rocas terciarias de gran belleza.
En la actualidad es un importante centro de turismo para los amantes de la naturaleza y sobretodo del montañismo, y cuenta con un funicular que accede al pueblo en pocos minutos a través de un túnel de unos 2 kilómetros de largo.
Se divide en dos barrios:La Villa o Bulnes de abajo y El Pueblu o Barrio del Castillo.
Jalal ud-Din Rumi (1207-1273) the greatest Islamic mystics, the poet of Love The outpouring of Rumi's love is so overwhelming that it embraces everything: the universe, nature, people.........
The village of Bulnes is situated in the heart of the Picos de Europa and names his popular peak, the Naranjo de Bulnes.
It is a typical mountain village that until recently only be accessed through a path surrounded by Tertiary rocks of great beauty.
Today is an important center of tourism for nature lovers and especially mountaineering, and has a cable car access to the people in minutes through a tunnel about 2 kilometers long.
It is divided into two districts: La Villa or Bulnes below and Pueblu or The Castle District.
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Location: Near my house at Tamagawa River, Tokyo, Sunday (17 July 2011)
Taken shortly after the sunset while I walked with my bike approaching the bridge of Tamagawa as my house is at the other side.. Tried a longer exposure but it pales off more the color of the horizon.
I took this shot for the roof of the hotel I was staying at in Rio de Janeiro. This is a sun rise shot and the sun still took a while to rise after I took this shot.
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A big hello to all of you from Vizag (Visakhapatnam). This is the town where my wife was born and brought up. As you can see, this is a city by the sea and I have also come to fall in love with this really beautiful city.
I have been wanting to explore more of this city and finally yesterday my wife and I went to this wonderful location with this spectacular bridge jutting out into the sea. I got a few interesting shots of this location and here is the first of them.
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Val Thorens located in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, French Alps, is the highest ski resorts in Europe, at 2300 m altitude.
Given the high altitude of Val Thorens and the Glacier de Péclet the resort is often regarded as "snow sure". With the winter season lasting into early May and summer skiing on the glacier.
Many of its slopes face north and north-west, providing for good snow conditions. This means that the slopes are not as sunny, so the resort tends to attract a crowd more interested in skiing than "terracing." However, the resort itself faces south, and many people enjoy sitting outside in the sunshine when they have finished skiing. As well as a combination of 68 marked runs, Val Thorens also 5 terrain parks giving access to bordercross tracks, quarter pipes and jumps.
Val Thorens is the most international ski resort in France: more than 70% of its visitors are foreigners. While one will find people from all over the world in Val Thorens, British, Scandinavian, Belgian, Dutch and German tourists make up the majority.
The Gion Matsuri Festival, The flower float parade.
Located : Yasaka Shrine, Higashiyama, Kyoto. July 24, 2011.
Spent some time setting up this shot with the the elements as close to symmetry as I could ... then a detached lilypad came floating by to give that little random element which so often gives a shot that little something ...
Spot the mallard?
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الجنّة ” يا الله تُشغلني .
لأنّنا لن نكذب فيهَا وَ نقول نحنُ بخير , لأنّ الله سَيكرمنا بلذة النظر إليه
لأنّها تُحقق لنَا حياة الخلُود , حياة ملؤها الطمأنينةُ وَ الوَقار , فيهَا من الأنهَار ما يَروينا , وَ من النعيم مَا يُفرحنا ,
وَ كَوثرٌ بإذنهِ سَيسقينا
عِندما كُنت صَغيرة , كُنت أطلبُ الجنّة بإلحَاح , كُنت أتخيّلها تحملُ قصراً كَبيراً , وَ لباساً من غيمِ , وَ حذاءِ بلّوري , وَ بُستانٌ تُشرق فيه شمسٌ لاتغرب ,وَ أغصانٌ تتنَاغم مَع النسيم , وَأغنيَةِ تَصف حَنيني , وَ فرَاشاتِ رَقيقة تكُون بحجمي ؛
لكي أمتطيهَا وَ أطير , أطيرُ عالياً إلى الفردَوس .
والآن أرَى أن الجنّة تضمُ أحلامي , وَ تجعلني أهذي بنعيمِ لايُشبه دنيَانا , تُرغمني على تمزيقي كَي أصل إليها ,
وَ تُرتل علي كُل صلاة :-
” وَ جنّة عرضُها السماوات والأرض أعدت للمتقين ” !
الجنّة شيءٌ أرنو إليهِ بحبٌ وَ حنينْ .
بقلم : جواهر التركي
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يارب في هذا الصباح .. أطلبك سعادة كبيره لأمي وأبي
سعادة تجعلهم يخرّون سجوداً لك من شدة رغبتهم بها !
يارب في هذا الصباح .. أطلبك الهداية لي ، ولأخوتي الذين أحبهم كثيراً
واخاف عليهم أكثر من نفسي ، وأتوق لرؤيتهم في أعالي مراتب الحياة !
يارب في هذا الصباح .. أدعوك أن تحفظ لي جداتي الـلاتي هنُ زينة الحياة وعطرها
وأجعل لهنّ في كل دعوه إجابه يا مُجيب الدعوات .!
يارب في هذا الصباح .. إغفر لجميع من يقرأ هذه الأسطر وارض عنه
ولا ترد دعواهم وأغفر لموتاهم وارحم أبائهم واعطهم بقدر ما يطلبونك يا ألله !
يارب في هذا الصباح أطلب رحمتك ، وهدايتك ، ومغفرتك ، وحبك يا أرحم الراحمين
اللهم صلّ وسلّم على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه وسلّم أجمعين .. اللهم آميين
You may recognize the building from a previous shot - this time with the sculpture in front of it's entrance included
EXPLORED [#7 Highest] - July 24, 2011 - Thanks Everyone!
Photographers' Choice~Hall of Fame "2011 Photo of the Day"
Jersey Shore Fishing Pier.
Total Duration: About 1 hour. Each shot is at f/3.5, ISO 250 and 30 sec exposure.
Thanks Everyone !!! I feel truly humbled and honored for the Photographers' Choice~Hall of Fame "Photo of the Day" (July 24, 2011) (one of my most favorite group pools) !!!