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Skating Rink in Bryant Park, New York

 

Venice Beach Gulls

 

The Mall, London, England  

Shot in front of Buckingham Palace facing north-east.
On the far side of this short road is the Admiralty Arch. As you walk along The Mall in this direction,
you will find St. James's Park dominating your right, while on your left you will see Lancaster House,
St. James's Palace, Clarence House, Queen's Chapel, Marlborough House and Carlton House Terrace.

Costa Rican Rain

It's not all sunshine and monkeys.

A sense of shame
is not a bad moral compass.

— General Colin Powell

 

   

Flatterers look like friends,
as wolves like dogs.

— George Chapman

The False Ruin, Kew    

 Kew Pagoda

There was a fashion for Chinoiserie in English garden design in the mid 18th century.
Sir William Chambers was a keen advocate, using decorative buildings and
intricate pathways as a reaction to the sweeping 'natural' lines of contemporaries
such as Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.

The Pagoda was completed in 1762 and was not universally popular. The great man
of letters, Sir Horace Walpole, disliked it and having seen it from Twickenham,
where he lived, he complained to a friend that, "In a fortnight you will be able
to see it in Yorkshire."
— Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

 

We love those who
know the worst of us
and don't turn their faces away.

— Walker Percy

 

 

 Richmond, England

Opportunity's favorite disguise
is trouble.

— Frank Tyger

Bottom Dweller  

  Italian Garden, London

To a friend's house,
the road is never long.

— Anonymous

 

Cartago, Costa Rica

In 1723, a volcanic eruption from the Irazu volcano destroyed Cartago. The city was severely damaged by major earthquakes in 1822, 1841 and 1910. In 1963, another volcanic eruption badly damaged the city, and covered San José and almost all of the city's crops in ash.

Many pilgrims come to Cartago annually, to visit the city's principal church, the enormous Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles, on the feast day of the Virgin of the Angels (August 2). The church has a statue of the Black Madonna known as La Negrita, who supposedly had great healing powers. The sick come to her statue in hope of a miracle from La Negrita.

According to folklore in Costa Rica, La Negrita appeared to a young native girl named Juana Pereira, in 1635. The rock where La Negrita made her alleged appearance is kept in a backroom in the basilica and is revered as a sacred relic and object of inspiration. The rock is supposed to be in the same location it was when La Negrita originally appeared, but it has been moved as the basilica was rebuilt (see below). It is common for pilgrims to touch the rock in reverence.

The central park in Cartago includes the ruins of an earlier basilica. The earlier basilica was destroyed several times by earthquakes, the last time in 1910. As a result, the rebuilding of the basilica in the same location was abandoned and the new basilica was built to replace the old one several blocks away.

The main products of the region are potatoes, onions, milk, and orchids. These used to support more than 90% of the city's economy although other resources such as computer technologies have risen since the last decade.

The province is known for its rich ecological diversity and dense tropical rainforests along the mountain ranges near the Irazu and Turrialba volcanoes.

Cartago is home of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology, one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in the country and one of Central America's most important engineering schools.
—Wikipedia

The Rare English Elephant

 

Be careful of your thoughts;
they may become words
at any moment.

— Iara Gassen

 

On Top of Federal Hill, Baltimore

Federal Hill is a neighborhood primarily of brick, late 19th Century homes.
Many (but not all) have been rehabbed into modern residences in the past 15-20 years.
Rehabbing continues, and some homes are still available at bargain prices for those interested in investing sweat capital.
There are also some apartment houses and a few old residences divided into apartments.
Federal Hill is a cohesive, inclusive neighborhood with a strong community sense which works hard
to preserve its individuality.
Live in Baltimore

Christmas Stars, Lower Manhattan

 

Corona Extra

 

Walking Through Autumn Leaves, Quebec City, Canada

 

Sea Gulls, Perth Amboy, New Jersey

 

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