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Friday, October 31, 2008

Travel by heart

Another great love song--one of the most beautiful ever, about love itself, not romance or anyone's dreamy eyes, or how she took the hound dog when she left... THE ROSE Written by Bette Midler in 1979 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxDXq9I3MvM&feature=related Some say love, it is a river that drowns... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 30, 2008

A Further Note on Billy Collins' REVENANT

It seems to me that I heard somewhere, the poet was challenged to write a poem about a dog that was not all sentiment and mush. Similar to the story that Paul Simon claimed he could write a poem about anything... and was challenged to write a poem about Frank Lloyd Wright. This brings up the tale,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Traveling in time...

This was taken some years ago at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. It is a tall pillar enscribed--in the most literal sense of the word-- with the Code of Hammurabi, the world's first written code of laws. It was originally erected around 1750 BC in a marketplace of some town or city in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 12, 2008

The Rockies for TAPS

TAPS wrote today of her love of the Rocky Mountains in autumn, and posted a shot of the beautiful pure yellow of the aspens. Here are a few more shots to take her, and you, into the Rockies... These were taken west of Estes Park, between 8-9000 feet altitude Closer to treeline Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 10, 2008

Northwest Autumn Mists

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Thursday, October 9, 2008

A rare cat

The Clouded Leopard is one of the shyest of the big cats: It is a privilege to see one! (images copyright 2001 Marika Redding Bell) Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Cat Tails, Spokane, WA

It's a big cat haven, and some of the cats here are also working cats-- you may have seen some of them before: One of Cat Tails tigers was in an arena scene in the film GLADIATOR. My daughter Marika, as I tell in The Ciel Show blog, has a life-long interest in big cats, and took a work/study zoo... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 2, 2008

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Just imagine these signs completely out-of-context... Here is where they are at home: Carlsbad Caverns National Park Mesa Verde National Park National Zoo, Washington, DC Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 26, 2008

More colors and leaves of Autumn

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Thursday, September 25, 2008

More Autumn colors--these are HOT!

Sweet gum trees take on the greatest brilliance and range of colors! Maybe this season, I will capture some of the ones that go magenta! Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

Celebrating travel! If you think the world is too big, or the language barriers too high, come along with me, as I bumble my way here and there... The world really is an accessible place-- not as expensive to explore as one might imagine, nor are the language barriers as high, nor the mood of people beyond our borders unwelcoming... ***If you want good prints of any of my photos, email me and I will let you know how to get them. Please respect my copyright on these, they are my retirement account!

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