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Floral attire
beauty and romance
Christchurch Cathedral
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Крайстчерч, Новая Зеландия, 2003
Gennady Nov
the Lotus flower
the manifestation of God
the Baha'i faith
The Lotus (Water Lily), the national flower of India, grows abundantly all across the country.It is found in profusion in stagnant ponds, especially after the monsoon season of June, July, and August.
Gennady Nov
Patrick Fetu
Sous la Tour Eiffel
les passants lèvent la tête –
en haut ils la baissent !
Under the Eiffel Tower
the passers-by raise the head -
in top they lower it !
Gennady Nov
Lignum Vitae
one note of lamentation
and three of alarm.
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Lignum Vitae in bloom.
Jamaica
Crane Canyon Regional Park, California
a covey of quail
in crane canyon...
manzanita
crane canyon...
hold my breath for
a covey of quail
Jimmy ThePeach
Ralf Bröker
The Royal Mile
Japanese girls giggle in
tartan mini skirts
The Royal Mile is a succession of streets which form the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mile
Keats House
a chimney blows a bubble
of a daytime moon
Donall Dempsey
Keats House is a museum in a house once occupied by the Romantic poet John Keats. It is in Keats Grove, Hampstead, north London. Maps prior to ca.1915 show the road with one of its earlier names, John Street; the road has also been known as Albion Grove. The building was originally a pair of semi-detached houses known as "Wentworth Place". John Keats lodged in one of them with his friend Charles Brown from December 1818 to September 1820. These were perhaps Keats's most productive years. According to Brown, "Ode to a Nightingale" was written under a plum tree in the garden.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keats_House
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a warm wind...
wild apricots up
big sheep creek
Jimmy ThePeach
(photo)
the Tippitt place up Big Sheep Creek
The photo was taken on a friend's land on Big Sheep Creek in Wallowa County, Oregon. The creek empties into the Imnaha River at the town of Imnaha, Population 18.
http://www.smalltownoregon.com/id277.htm
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twin falls
flattened butterfly
on the windshield
Snake River at Twin Falls, Idaho
(photo)
Jimmy ThePeach
Quite a view of the Snake River as I pull into Twin Falls, Idaho. Parked at a scenic overlook and took some pictures. Imagine the first vehicles on the Oregon Trail here were dune buggies and what a surprise the Snake Canyon would be at 60 MPH. Oops, there goes Cletus. He, uh, plumb drove right into that there canyon.
That reminds me, in 1974, Evel Knievel tried to jump the Snake River Canyon on a rocket propelled motorcycle. He did not succeed but, at least he got farther than Cletus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Falls,_Idaho
East River Spring---
a Harley Davidson gang
rests
Fred Masarani
The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island (including the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn) from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx on the North American mainland.
In reference to its connection to Long Island Sound, it was once also known as the Sound River.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_River
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without harness---
a rope walker goes
across Niagara Falls
Fred Masarani
Nik Wallenda tightrope walk over the mighty Niagara Falls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nik_Wallenda
Angela Merkel---
she knows how to pull their strings
each one of them
Fred Masarani 28 June
East River Summer day ---
I make a duck call
a duck answers
Fred Masarani, July 11
Carole Herzog Johnston
the sign says
Red Bird Mission ten miles...
I drive into the clouds
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http://school.rbmission.org/
Finnish sauna:
naked among the people
a nouveau riche
I considered "Finnish sauna" a winter topic - it can be used all the year but in our mind traditional Finnish sauna comes always located in snowy landscape. Also its hotness speaks in that way...
---Dimitar Anakiev
Aphrodisias,Turkey ---
not a sexual aid just
an old city
Fred Masarani
Aphrodisias (Greek: Ἀφροδισιάς, Aphrodisiás) was a small city in Caria, on the southwest coast of Asia Minor. Its site is located near the modern village of Geyre, Turkey, about 230 km (140 mi) south-east of İzmir and about 100 km (62 mi) inland from the coast.
Aphrodisias was named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, who had here her unique cult image, the Aphrodite of Aphrodisias.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodisias
Fred Masarani wrote
East River under
the Tappan Zee Bridge---
the cars sound like airplanes
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Theatre Royal, Hyde,
Manchester
Hyde Theatre Royal
the rescue plan is onward
to the last exit
Gerald England
Macchu Picchu often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of Inca civilization and is an outstanding example of man's interaction with his natural environment.
lost city
of Inca civilization
among the cliffs
close to God
built among the cliffs
city of the Incas
Gennady Nov
La Palma (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈpalma]) is the most north-westerly of the Canary Islands, Africa. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
La Palma
a place of lava and scoria.
among the ocean
Gennady Nov
Gennady Nov
Canaanite palace
largest wine cellars
from the past
Digging this summer at the ruins of a 1700 B.C. Canaanite palace in northern Israel, archaeologists struck wine.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/science/in-ruins-of-palace-a-wine-with-hints-of-cinnamon-and-top-notes-of-antiquity.html?smid=fb-share&_r=1&
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Gennady Nov
Pashupatinath Temple
"stone tables"
commemoration
Pashupatinath Temple (Nepali: पशुपतिनाथको मन्दिर) is one of the most significant Hindu temples of Shiva in the world, located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The temple serves as the seat of the national deity, Lord Pashupatinath. The temple is listed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashupatinath_temple
Gennady Nov
Lofoten....
there soft climate
and dry a cod
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lofoten
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Gennady Nov
land of the Svans
picturesque landscapes
of deep gorges
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svaneti
Gennady Nov
old Dubrovnik
whiteness, ultramarine, ochre
of streets- ladders
It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean , a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubrovnik
Gennady Nov
Gyeongju-
divine bell of the king
a thousand hanja
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyeongju_National_Museum
Gennady Nov
the Reichenbach Falls
Holmes plaque on the ledge
death of Moriarty
Reichenbach Falls (also Reichenbachfall or Reichenbachfälle in German; pronounced "is perhaps best known for its association with the fictional character Sherlock Holmes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichenbach_Falls
Gennady Nov
Prado in Madrid-
kuntskammer at first,
then art museum
The building that is now the home of the Museo Nacional del Prado was designed in 1785 by the architect Juan de Villanueva on the orders of Charles III to house the Natural History Cabinet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prado
Gennady Nov
Great Smoky Mountains
beauty of ancient mountains
smoke plumes
Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smoky_Mountains
Gennady Nov
Ranua Zoo
museum and science centre
rest for families
Situated in the center of Finland, the zoo offers many time spending opportunities, for children and adults
http://www.lapland.fi/en/lapland/municipalities/ranua
Thingvellir
Gennady Nov
Þingvellir
shrine for Icelanders
a meeting place
Þingvellir
http://www.edwebproject.org/scandinavia/thingvellir.html
Gennady Nov
Ferapontov convent
with Dionisy's frescoes
the ensemble
The St. Ferapont Belozero Monastery of the Virgin Nativity was set up at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries during an era of expansion of the political authority of the Moscow principality and for 400 years was one of the leading cultural, religious and educational centres of Belozero region.(Russia)
http://www.dionisy.com/eng/monastery/
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Gennady Nov
Pacific Ocean….
land of wind and fog
Commander Islands
http://en.ria.ru/photolents/20110917/166901517.html
Gennady Nov
Kamchatka--
silhouettes of volcanos
beauty and majesty
...
This is one of the most outstanding volcanic regions in the world, with a high density of active volcanoes, a variety of types, and a wide range of related features. The six sites included in the serial designation group together the majority of volcanic features of the Kamchatka peninsula. The interplay of active volcanoes and glaciers forms a dynamic landscape of great beauty….
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/765
Gennady Nov
Altai Mountains
different landscape types
come together
Altai Mountains, in East-Central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together
The Altai mountains, located in Russia, contain natural reserves, lakes mountains, and a plateau. The Golden Mountains of Altai UNESCO site includes three general areas: Altaisky Zapovednik, Katunsky Zapovednik, and the Ukok Quiet Zone (Ukok plateau). also includes Lake Teletskoye and Belukha Mountain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Mountains_of_Altai
Gennady Nov
a beautiful show
between Canada and USA -
Horseshoe noise
Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States; more specifically, between the province of Ontario and the state of New York. They form the southern end of the Niagara Gorge.
From largest to smallest, the three waterfalls are the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls.
The Horseshoe Falls lie on the Canadian side and the American Falls on the American side, separated by Goat Island. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also located on the American side, separated from the other waterfalls by Luna Island. The international boundary line was originally drawn through Horseshoe Falls in 1819, but the boundary has long been in dispute due to natural erosion and construction …
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls
Vasyugan Swamp
bigger than the Switzerland
amazing landscapes
Gennady Nov
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The Great Vasyugan Mire The Great Vasyugan Mire, the largest swamp system in the northern hemisphere of the planet, is located in the central sector of the West Siberian plain, a geographical phenomenon due to extremely wide spreading of swamps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasyugan_Swamp
Gennady Nov
Saimaa
a labyrinth of blue lakes
fishing
Saimaa is a lake in southeastern Finland .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Saimaa
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Gennady Nov
The Lenskie Stolby
.......
unique place
water, heat, and cold
remains of mammoth
http://www.yakutiatravel.com/en/ecotours/lenskie-stolby-national-nature-park.html
Krasnoyarskie Stolby
Gennady Nov
one of the miracles
near the megalopolis...
taiga and rocks
The city has various sights worth seeing but the Stolby National Wildlife Nature Reserve
http://www.stolby.ru/eng/
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Gennady Nov
Serengeti:
morning beams
in a dust cloud
The Serengeti (/ˌsɛrənˈɡɛti/) ecosystem is a geographical region in Africa. It is located in north Tanzania and extends to south-western Kenya between latitudes 1 and 3 degrees south latitude and 34 and 36 degrees east longitude. It spans some 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi). The Kenyan part of the Serengeti is known as Maasai (Masai) Mara.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serengeti
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Gennady Nov
Mount Lu-
best place
for the inspiration
Lushan National Park
Mount Lushan, in Jiangxi, is one of the spiritual centres of Chinese civilization. Buddhist and Taoist temples, along with landmarks of Confucianism, where the most eminent masters taught, blend effortlessly into a strikingly beautiful landscape which has inspired countless artists who developed the aesthetic approach to nature found in Chinese culture.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/778
Gennady Nov
Sandie Spring
hidden in a deep plateau
waterfalls
China -
Lushan National Park Sandie Spring is the best of the Lushan waterfalls. It drops through three craggy tiers with a fall of 155 meters (about 509 feet).The upper part is like snow falling down to the pool; the middle reach wanders and twists with splashing sprays dancing in the air; while the lower level resembles a dragon running in the pond.
http://www.onlinechinatours.com/nanchang/attraction/lushan-national-park.html
Gennady Nov
a huge grotto
the ruins of the temple
finest legends
Afqa , known today in Arabic as Afqa or Afka, "source", is located in the mountains of Lebanon, about 20 kilometres from the ancient city of Jebail, which still stands just east of the town of Qartaba.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1390040
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Gennady Nov
Daurian steppes
the endless sea of grasses
salt lakes
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Daurian steppes are a vast in area (about 300,000 km 2 ) ecoregion situated at the joint place of three states – China, Mongolia and Russia.On March 29, 1994 in Ulan-Bator an agreement was signed on establishment of the world's first international China-Mongolia-Russia reserve “Dauria” on the basis of the reserves “Daursky” (Russia), “Mongol Daguur” (Mongolia) and “Dalai Lake” (China)…..
http://www.daurzapoved.ru/index.php/en/dauria
Gennady Nov
"middle of the sky"-
the six monasteries
on high cliffs
The Metéora is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteora
Melissani cave
unique beauty
the underground lake
under noonday sun
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissani_Cave
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New York City blizzard---
a black man looks at snow
and says that white shit
Fred Masarani
January 03, 2014
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