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This was taken whilst waiting for the bus. The bus now leaves earlier from Coulport So this is the second time waiting for a bus Coulport is not so far away and often walk Or even cycle to Coulport as the views shine Lovely it is to look at this majestic...
Here are some of the nice words that make French so lovely. ange – angel (masc.) baleine – whale (fem.) bisou – kiss (masc.) brindille – twig (fem.) brûler – to burn brume – mist (fem.) câlin – hug (masc.) chaleur – heat (fem.) chatoyer – to shimmer chaussettes...
Cherry blossom in Canada . One place that has a big population of cherry blossom trees is Canada. They range from Vancouver to Ontario, with the trees blooming at many parks in between. The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival is held yearly in Vancouver....
Monet’s Les Ny mphéas What to say when you visit to see it in the Louvre Je trouve que c’est important de voir les Nymphéas comme un ensemble au lieu d’étudier chaque tableau individuellement. — I think it’s important to regard Water Lilies as an ensemble...
Italian paintings illuminate the brilliance In the Medieval times, the Italian painting was evolving in close contact with the Byzantine art. But gradually, beginning with the second half of the 13th century, the new type of art sometimes called Protorenaissance...
The Activity stream that was used to communicate has now been curtailed It is still possible to communicate via the old stream via the bell system It seems that there were some issues regarding the Communication activity stream where the CEO now explains...
The Beech The Beech is one of our largest and most beautiful forest tree. The Beech can grow to a height of one hundred feet in as many years and continuing to grow in girth for many years afterwards. Girths of more than thirty feet have been recorded....
Duolingo (/TinyCards) for Wearables (Smartwatches) As computers are getting faster and more powerful, they are also getting smaller. This has opened up the market of "wearables". The most notable type of wearable computer being the Smartwatch. Smartwatches...
The March 20 is declared as The World Storytelling Day. On the 20th of March there is The World Storytelling Day this is when people all over the word read stories every conceivable place. On the 20th whilst the Western Hemisphere are still asleep, Those...
.“ Salve sponsa Dei .” Lucrezia Borgia . The nun princess called Suor Leonora d’Este would have composed many musical pieces in the nunnery. She was the daughter of Lucrezia Borgia. The music that she composed had the nuns singing a wonderful polyphony...
According to Brueghelwhen Icarus fellit was spring a farmer was ploughinghis fieldthe whole pageantry of the year wasawake tinglingwith itself sweating in the sunthat meltedthe wings’ wax unsignificantlyoff the coastthere was a splash quite unnoticedthis...
The beginnings of modern Cypriot poetry, as well as of our literature as a whole, conventionally date to 1878, the year in which Cyprus came under British rule. ODE TO A TROUBLED ISLE O troubled isle of Aphrodite, Thy verdant beauty has become For others...
Friday and a day for happiness - Happiness is a Choice Simple words, and yet so profound. words that can inspire choosing happiness instead to be angry, can a choice to focus attention on what makes you happy and let go of everything else. it is not always...
Die Lokomotive aus Steinen „Morgen wollen wir eine Lokomotive ansehen“, sagt Herr Lehmann. „Fein! Auf dem Bahnhof ist es schön“, ruft Inge. „Nein, diese Lokomotive steht nicht auf dem Bahnhof. Es ist eine Lokomotive aus großen Steinen.“ „Eine Lokomotive...
The sunny, shining Glasgow. Walking in Glasgow green. With a desire to cross the Clyde. The Polmadie Bridge was just beckoning to me. This is a great wee foot=bridge people have crossed here for centuries. A historic, wooden timber foot bridge. Unfortunately...
Shielhill Glen Nature trail It is not often that I am here But today it seemed that it would be a nice day to take the trail. A small woodland that I could walk slowly. then take a walk on the boards on the moorland Brown hares were here there and everywhere....
Once there was a super dinosaur. His name was Ruler because he was one of the nicest dionsaurs in all of the world. He liked sucking on honey lollipops. He liked stratching his head because he thought it helped him think better. He was not the cleverest...
The Wych Elm is also known as the Mountain Elm and the Scots Elm. It is not a common tree in the south of England. On good soil it may attain a girth of fifty feet, but it never grows as tall as the Common Elm. The bark is rough with deep vertical fissures,...
The campfire A lovely holiday Summer campfire. Time to roast some potatoes wrap them firm in tin-foil Place them in the embers. Barrbecue some fish enough to enjoy tomorrow. But savour them tonight. Time to sing and tell some tales. Time to bask with...
.Listening to Bach's Brandenburg Concerto ; Such a pleasure to just listen. Visual without pictures. Listening whilst cooking. Audio alive with Bach Immersed in listening. Ups and downs of the music Profound sounds in the kitchen with Bach It does not...
Rolling stones kellog advert Even rock stars need to eat breakfast. And when they do, they prefer a delicious bowl of Kellogg’s Rice Krispies. At least that seems to be the case with the rolling stones Brian Jones, who penned a hilariously rockin’ jingle...
" The Day Before You Came " ABBA It was originally released in 1982. Although it was the final for those many years that ABBA recording until now it was not then the last song to be released as their final single was Under Attack Now there will be two...
The virtual jukebox This is the music that I listen to the early morning from being up all night. It comes on the Radio as the sun slowly breaks up the darkened sky. Virtual Jukebox Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode Aretha...
Cagnacci's Repentant Magdalene Cagnacci's Repentant Magdalene A dramatic painting that I have always enjoyed in the National Gallery is this one. Filled with Drama. Filled with so many questions. Repentant? What had been done in order to repent? Who is...
Lavender JANUARY Lavender Pruning all varieties. Olives We harvest olives only after a decent amount of rainfall and preferably after a cold snap. Thus we usually end up harvesting in January, during the *halcyon days*. However, since the trees should...
