Beauty

There is a life and there is a death, and there are beauty and melancholy between. ~Albert Camus

Sublime Natural Beauty

To experience sublime natural beauty is to confront the total inadequacy of language to describe what you see. Words cannot convey the scale of a view that is so stunning it is felt. ~ Eleanor Catton

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Look For Beauty ~ Richard Paul Evans

Beautiful Thing ~ Albert Einstein

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. ~ Albert Einstein

“There is no beauty without some strangeness” ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe, B. January 19, 1809 – D. October 7, 1849

The Beat Generation ~ Jack Kerouac

“The Beat Generation, that was a vision that we had, John Clellon Holmes and I, and Allen Ginsberg in an even wilder way, in the late forties, of a generation of crazy, illuminated hipsters suddenly rising and roaming America, serious, bumming and hitchhiking everywhere, ragged, beatific, beautiful in an ugly graceful new way.” ~ JackContinue reading “The Beat Generation ~ Jack Kerouac”

Anne Frank Quote: Beauty

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. –Anne Frank

John Burroughs Quote

“How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” ~ John Burroughs

Beauty In Words

“Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.” – Edgar Allan Poe

One Sentence Fiction

She’s savoring the all around beauty, of the numerous wild flowers.

Beauty Quote – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty without expression is boring. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Real Beauty

Sometimes you have to shut your eyes, so you can see the real beauty. ~Kilian Jornet

Quote ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Butterfly

Love Is

To sing is to love and affirm, to fly and to soar, to coast into the hearts of the people who listen to tell them that life is to live, that love is there, that nothing is a promise, but that beauty exists, and must be hunted for and found. -Joan Baez (Daybreak 1968)

Loneliness

Born: February 13, 1961 – Occupation: Musician

Experience

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. -Albert Einstein

Winter

He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter…. In winter the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity. -John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866

Edgar Allan Poe On Beauty

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Beauty….

Beauty without expression is boring. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Edgar Allan Poe

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty of words. Edgar Allan Poe

Nearing Sunset Snow Photo

Photo taken at 4:54 p.m. February 5, 2016

Edgar Allan Poe Quote

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White Blossoms – Blue Sky

A photo that was taken a few days ago. This work A Pondering Mind is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Carrie Fisher

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Morning Snow

As seen through the window on February 9, 2015 at 8:13 A.M. This work A Pondering Mind is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Snow ~ Black and White & Color

Black & White snow on hedge. Color photo. Photos were taken late Saturday night. This work A Pondering Mind is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Ice on the Trees

Further to the left, another view of the ice on the trees and scrub. Both photos was taken Thanksgiving morning at 8:28. This work A Pondering Mind is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Snow Scene

Here in Eastern Mass., the first snow storm of the season is upon us. How much we get, is probably anyone’s guess. The photo was taken a couple of hours after the change over from rain. This work A Pondering Mind is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell

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Amazing

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Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield

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Naked Tree

Autumn is definitely here. This work A Pondering Mind is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Colors Of Autumn

Took this photo a couple of days ago. In a few more days, the rest of the green leaves will be turning red, then it will be bare till next spring. This work A Pondering Mind is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Changing Seasons

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. -George Santayana This work A Pondering Mind is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Flattery

Photo taken at 2:21 PM. This work A Pondering Mind is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Tree

It was a beautiful morning, and it would be nice if it stayed this way.

No Name Park

I’ve been living in this part of the city for five years, and have no idea what the name of the park is. I have asked people who have lived here a lot longer than me, and they don’t know what the name is, or if it ever had a name. The park is soContinue reading “No Name Park”

What Matters

A Zen Sky

Peaceful Zen summer sky. The atmosphere at its best. It makes people happy. Time of photo: 5:48 PM.

Cloud Eating The Sun

The cloud gobbled up the sun. Bye bye. May another sun take your place. If not, it was nice knowing you.

Sunset

Photo was taken at 8:30 PM. Love the colors of the clouds.

Universe

Blue Sky

Early Evening Pic

Baby Blue Jay

I spotted this tiny Blue Jay, sitting on the mulch, so I took a few photos, and this one seem to be the best of the lot. Plus, I had to reach through the fence to take the shot(s). Time of photo: 9:23 AM.

Three Things

Time of photo: 7:40 PM.

Evening Sun Partially Hidden

I like it when the sun is partially hidden by the clouds. It makes the sky look beautiful. Time of photo: 7:34 PM.

Rainbow

Time of photo: 7:38 PM.

Looking

I love the mid-morning of the streaking, wispy clouds. Time of photo: 9:36 AM.

Flowers

Time of photo: 7:12 PM. To enlarge, click on photo.

Marilyn Monroe

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Flower Bed

Photo taken on June 29, 2014 at 10:31 AM.

Nature

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Life

Source of quote Time of photo: 10:32 AM

Wet Leaves

Wet leaves after an early morning rain. Time of photo: 8:18 AM.

Seen Through The Window

Time of photo: 3:23 PM.

Paths

Photo taken during a morning at 10:17 AM. Click on the photo to enlarge it.

Nature

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Happy Birds

It’s early Saturday evening, and in an hour, the sun will be setting at 8:24 PM. Have the windows open, the baseball game is on the TV, and the best part is, the numerous birds all happy and chipper as they are tweeting away in one massive chorus. Sitting here listening to the birds, theyContinue reading “Happy Birds”

Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman

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Sophia Loren

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Heaven

Street Views

Two views of looking down the street. A black & white, followed by one in color.

Early Evening

A photo I took a week ago, and thought I would post it. Its never too late.

Trick

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An Abundance Of Color

Landscapers laid down the new mulch today. It brings out the color too.

Tree

Another one of the photos I took from the other day.

Sloping Park

Another photo from the morning walk.

Carrie Fisher

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Spring Is Here

Flowers coming into full bloom, on a cool evening. Taken at 7:43 pm

Green and Gold

Sunday morning photo. Its a bit out of focus. I do like it.

Green Green Green

Now that the weather here has finally warmed up, its good to see green grass, and green on the different plants.

Spiral Aurora Borealis

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Don Chaffey and Raquel Welch

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Grinning Monkey Orchards

Unknown photographer.

Tina Turner

The girl with the fabulous legs. Image Source

Elizabeth Taylor

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Side Walk Covered With Snow

The side walk is covered with a layer of snow. This was taken this morning (2/19/14). We got more snow in the afternoon, before it changed to a light mist of rain.

British 1627-1705

Meryl Streep

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Cemetery on the NH – Mass Border

Before entering the supermarket, I took a couple of photos. The first one, is a photo of a cemetery in New Hampshire, which is right near the Mass border on the left side of the photo.The photo below is left of the one above.

Snow Covered Park

On my daily walk this morning, I decided to cut through the local park, as the walking was kind of on the treacherous side. Lots of icy spots. I only took this one photo, and it does have a Zen look to it.

Sky Photo

Took this photo, using the B&W mode. Hint: I do love black & white.

Sun And Trees

A wonderful sunny and cool day. Its a Zen like day.

Green and Red

Red

Cool and overcast day.

Hot Air Balloon

From my email inbox: So you think you’re having a bad day… then you step outside of your house… and look up into the beautiful blue sky… …and see this!!!!! All of a sudden, that smile comes back to your face and you say to yourself ”Now that’s a big ass balloon!!!” …and things don’t seemContinue reading “Hot Air Balloon”