So far it is not the worst snow I have seen in recent years, but everything seems to have ground to a halt. Schools closed, buses not running and many people (including me) sent home from work at lunch time. Having said it is not the worst snow, the roads are pretty bad [...]
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Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Paris 2012
Trocadero – Fountains
The water canons that are part of the fountain display are easier to see in the second two photos. They were not operating when we walked through the gardens. Here is a lovely black and white video of the fountains, water canons and the underground pumps, dating back to around the 1960s (I think). You [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 12th 2013
When one has fully entered the realm of love, the world – no matter how imperfect – becomes rich and beautiful – it consists solely of opportunities for love.
Soren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813 – 1855)
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 30th 2012
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is, is a clue to the universe.
David Bohm (1917 – 1992)
19 Comments CherryPie on Dec 23rd 2012
Filed under Gardens, Out & About
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
There is nothing pleasurable except what is in harmony with the utmost depths of our divine nature.
Heinrich Suso (CA. 1295 – 1366)
21 Comments CherryPie on Dec 9th 2012
This weeks prompt was:
What do you wander past in the mornings as you go about your day?
And, when the light changes from day to dusk and descends into night,
what beauty catches your eye?
What do a morning and evening of the same day look like for you?
This was another interesting challenge, there is so much I [...]
21 Comments CherryPie on Dec 8th 2012
Filed under Gardens, Science & Nature
Morning Oak Tree in December
40 Comments CherryPie on Dec 5th 2012
