Well, I'm jealous.
Well, I'm jealous.
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"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
Faithosaurus your picture is very impressive and picture of Basil is just monumental, both are beautiful.
Thank you Quimmi! I watched both of links you sent and loved the lessons of Cheap Joe. Inspired I already painted some pictures, I mean practised. Can't wait for you to post some of your pictures. I found two artist I liked very much Joseph Zbukovic and Dusan Djukaric. I am curious if you like them also.
"Where love is there God is also".
Leo Tolstoy
View of Vienna and the Danube from the Leopoldsberg (Leopold's Hill).
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Nice pictures Themis. I liked Vienna.
Beautiful pictures Themis.
Here are some signs of spring.
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That's so pretty. We're in melting season in Canada, it's disgusting and muddy.
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"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
A few pics from a recent cruise through the Western Carribean:
The Ellissa at the port of Galveston Texas taken while waiting to set sail. (No, we didn't sail on the Elissa though I wish we could have) :
Montego Bay, Jamaica:
(I made several attempts to reduce this one. Maybe it will be fine once posted)
Grand Cayman Islands:
Nobach Mul pyramid Coba Mayan site
One side of ball court at Coba Mayan site
Gilliatt
Superb pictures Gilliatt. The roses are great Snowqueen.
I'm off to the allotment tomorrow. I should have some good pictures of... mud.
Nice pictures at Coba. The last time I was there they had stopped excavating because they ran out of money. I remember they had started refurbishing the front side of one pyramid but the back side was left untouched. (I yanked a small piece of rock off the backside - it's one of my favorite possessions.)
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
Thanks for taking a look Paul.
Thanks.
Based on your comments, I'd say no further progress has bee accomplished. Three sides of the Pyramid remain coverd with soil and vegetation and we passed a few mounds along the trail that have not been restored either. Still, there were quite a few structures that have been restored that made the trek well worth the effort.
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I'm glad you liked CheapJoe's lesson, Olga. And everyone's pictures are wonderful. Snowqueen, very Georgia O'Keefe of you. Themis, I would just love to visit Austria again. It is such a beautiful country. And Gilliatt, I guess your feelin' pretty good after getting out of Illinois, or wherever it was you were banished to for the winter. I am jealous. Montego Bay. Sigh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYYiaZcuEuk
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its' own reason for existing." ~ Albert Einstein
"Remember, no matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Bonzai "Some people say I done alright for a girl." Melanie Safka
@Snowqueen: Such beautiful roses!
@Gilliat Gurgle: Great pictures. Especially the one with the Mayan temple.
@quimissung: I hope you do. We have many treasures here.![]()