True Colors - Alessandra Maestrini

Situ Gunung, Indonesia

Gypsy - Shakira

The Many Ways To Say Thank You

Famous quotes

 

"Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts"

Madame de Staël (1766-1817)

Weird Phobias

Pteronophobia- Fear of being tickled by feathers.
Pediophobia- Fear of dolls
Rectophobia- Fear of rectum or rectal diseases.
Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat.
Consecotaleophobia- Fear of chopsticks.
Dendrophobia- Fear of trees.
Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body.
Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom.
Epistemophobia- Fear of knowledge
Ereuthrophobia- Fear of blushing.
Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news.
Genuphobia- Fear of knees
Geliophobia- Fear of laughter.
Graphophobia- Fear of writing or handwriting.
Geumaphobia or Geumophobia- Fear of taste
Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words.
Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars
Hylophobia- Fear of forests.
Koinoniphobia- Fear of rooms
Leukophobia- Fear of the color white.
Levophobia- Fear of things to the left side of the body.
Linonophobia- Fear of string
Logophobia- Fear of words
Lutraphobia- Fear of otters.
Melophobia- Fear of music
Nosocomephobia- Fear of hospitals.
Panophobia or Pantophobia- Fear of everything
Papaphobia- Fear of the Pope
Arachibutyrophobia: fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
Nomophobia: fear of being out of mobile phone contact
Ephebiphobia: fear of teenagers
Scopophobia: fear of being looked at
Spectrophobia: fear of mirrors
Phagophobia: fear of swallowing
Triskaidekaphobia: fear of the number 13
Oenophobia: fear of wine

Famous quotes

Wat: You have been weighed.
Roland: You have been measured.
Kate: And you have absolutely...
Chaucer: Been found wanting.
William: Welcome to New World. God save you, if it is right that he should do so.

This is what dreams are made of

Passion Fruit

The passion fruit has had a religious association as reflected by the name "passion" given to it by Catholic missionaries who thought that certain parts of the fruit bore some religious connections. These missionaries (who were joined by the Spanish Conquistadors in South America), saw a way of illustrating the Crucifixion: 

• The three stigmas were to reflect the three nails in Jesus's hands and feet.
• The threads of the passion flower were believed to be a symbol of the Crown of Thorns.
• The vine's tendrils were likened to the whips.
• The five anthers represented the five wounds.
• The ten petals and sepals regarded to resemble the Apostles (excluding Judas and Peter).

The flower of the passion fruit is considered as the national flower of Paraguay.

Libertango

Ballerina

by Walter Webster

Going Home

 

A giant tortoise returns to her nest.

Canary Sky, Tenerife

 from Daniel López

Arctic Igloo

A homey-looking igloo lights up the stark landscape on a cold night in the Canadian Arctic. These temporary shelters were commonly used by indigenous peoples in the frigid North American Arctic.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Known as one of the original 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were truly magnificent. They were built in 600 B.C. on the banks of the Euphrates River. 

The king Nebuchadnezzar II had them built in order to try and cheer his wife, Amytis of Media. She was from Persia and grew homesick for the lush green and fragrant plants and trees of her homeland. Her husband wanted to bring her happiness. He felt by recreating the gardens that were similar to the ones in her homeland, that he could accomplish his goal. And, he truly did.

Mendelssohn - Midnight Summer's Dream

Fogbow

This fogbow appeared during a brisk morning in Denali National Park, Alaska. The entire valley was fog filled and somewhat surreal with the sun's early morning reflections.

It's Never Too Late

The State Peterhof Museum Reserve

The brilliant palace and park ensemble of Peterhof, concieved and created at the will of Peter the Great as a counterpart of Versailles, is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, 29 kilometres from St. Petersburg. In the course of 200 years, it served as a summer residence of the Russian monarchs. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was a setting for majestic receptions, grand festivities, balls, concerts and masquerades.

The Peterhof ensemble includes the Upper and Lower Parks with 150 fountains spurting upwards powerful jets if water and four resplendent cascades. At the edge of the 16-metre high natural terrace soars the Great Palace. The rich display of the palace acquaints its visitors with magnificent state rooms and halls and the living apartments of the Russian Emperors. At the foot of the palace you can see a pageant of the Great Cascade with silvery fountain jets and numerous golden sculptures, including the famous Samson Fountain. Water failing down the cascade runs through the Sea to the Gulf of Finland.

North & South

Vanessa Amorosi - Heroes Live Forever

Cinque Terre

The Cinque Terre is a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is in the Liguria region of Italy, to the west of the city of La Spezia. "The Five Lands" is composed of five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Cinque Terre is noted for its beauty. Over centuries, people have carefully built terraces on the rugged, steep landscape right up to the cliffs that overlook the sea. Part of its charm is the lack of visible "modern" development. Paths, trains and boats connect the villages, and cars cannot reach them from the outside. The Cinque Terre is a very popular tourist destination.





10 Strange Facts About Dreams

Pemberley

Lyme Park

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

Chatsworth House

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

Harewood House

Lost in Austen (2008)

Lost in Austen

Shattered Rose

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn, actress and humanitarian, was born on May 4, 1929 as Audrey van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston in Brussels, Belgium.

Her father, Joseph Hepburn-Ruston, was a banker, and her mother, Ella Van Heemstra, was a Dutch baroness. Her parents divorced when she was young.

Hepburn and her mother later suffered from malnutrition and oppression during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands during World War II. She confessed to eating tulip bulbs and tried to bake grass into bread during the hard days of World War II.

Following the war, Hepburn moved with her mother to London and began studying dance there. When she was twenty-one, she was working as a model. She got her break into show business when she was noticed by the French novelist, Collette, who cast her in her new play, Gigi.

Hepburn's career as an actress had a tremendous start when she won an Academy Award for her film debut in the movie Roman Holiday. Throughout her career she received four more Academy Award nominations for her roles in Sabrina, The Nun's Story, Breakfast At Tiffany's and Wait Until Dark.

Hepburn had an illustrious film career and became known for her grace and beauty. She married twice and had two sons.

In 1988, she became a special ambassador to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and spent the rest of her life working to improve the conditions of needy children.

She died of colon cancer at the age of 63.

Audrey Hepburn was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award posthumously for her work with UNICEF.

100th post

Just because someone said that was what we were going to eat...

Lua Branca

Lua Branca  (White Moon) by brasilian composer Chiquinha Gonzaga.

7 Billion: Are You Typical?

Many colors waved in the wind, today