Cherie's Place » Taormina 2019 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/08/18/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-658/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2024/08/18/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-658/#comments Sun, 18 Aug 2024 18:45:09 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=27118 In the heart of a volcano, one can hear the whisper of the Earth.

Fahad Ahammed

Etna

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Nanao Sasaki

Misty Mountain

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J. Krishnamurti

Etna Sunset

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George Bernard Shaw

Etna

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Edmund Hilary

Etna from Castelmola

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Rachel Carson

Untitled

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Nisargadatta Maharaj

Etna

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Chief Seattle

Etna from Taormina

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Paulo Coelho

Taormina Sunset

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Voyage en Sicilie, 1788 Dominique Vivand Denon

Mount Etna

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