White with Black Streaks Butterfly

The butterfly, a cabbage-white,
(His honest idiocy of flight)
Will never now, it is too late,
Master the art of flying straight.
~Robert Graves, "Flying Crooked"

Animals In Disguise- Chick

A Rock Ptarmigan chick in its nest in Norway

Whose dog are you?

Any member introducing a dog into the Society's premises shall be liable to a fine of one pound. Any animal leading a blind person shall be deemed to be a cat. ~Oxford Union Society, London, Rule 46



You're face is not familiar.

Yellow Butterfly with Red Streaks on a Violet Flower

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. ~Maya Angelou

Black and Orange BUTTERFLY

Butterflies are self propelled flowers. ~R.H. Heinlein

Photocredit: Butterfly Pictures

The House That Rocks

Just imagine going home to a house that is wedged between two big boulders. It rocks.

Cream and Black Butterfly on Violet Flower

I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man. ~Chuang Tzu

Autumn in Japan

Autumn is bursting with red, orange and green colors. What a beautiful sight!

A House by the Sea

A house by the sea is beautiful to behold especially for city dweller like me.

The BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008- OLYMPIC RING

CHINA which is hosting BEIJING Summer Olympics 2008 gave a very spectacular opening ceremony on August 8, 2008.

I chose some of the photos for posterity purposes.

The Olympic Ring


The emblem of the Olympic Games is composed of five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red respectively) on a white field. This was originally designed in 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. These five rings stand for passion, faith, victory, work ethic and sportsmanship.

It also represented the five continents. It debuted in AntwErp in 1914.

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008- THE WELCOME

The colors were vibrant which were enhanced by the lights.

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008- CONFUCIUS REMEMBERED

It is supposed to remember the Confucian age. I like the costumes. Beautiful!!

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008- THE GLOBE

This globe represents the world. It is so huge that it dwarfed the people aroumd it.

BEIJING OLMYPICS 2008- THE GREEN PEOPLE

Spectacular. Awesome. Do the green people represents the Greening projects of many countries?

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008- GREEN THE WORLD

Against the backdrop of blue, the men glow in green colored lights.

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008- THE GIRL IN RED

The girl in red dress who came "floating".

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008- THE LADY FLOWER

Very colorful, very beautiful...not only the lady but also the costume.

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008- LADIES IN RED AND ORANGE

colorful, beautiful costumes.

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008- LADIES IN PINK

Ladies in pink. They used various colors to dress the ladies.

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008- RICH MUSIC CULTURE

It is a wonder how they were able to preserve their culture during the repressive regime of Mao.

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008- BEIJING OPERA

The stage is being carried by a lot of people.

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008-THE DRAGON

In every ceremony, the dragon is always a feature.

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008- NUMBER 40

Just look at the number formed!!!

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008- THE OLYMPIC TORCH

OLYMPIC TORCH


The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games.[1] Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, when a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics.