Autumn in North Carolina

Don't you just love the golden colors of the trees?

It reminds me of orange lipstick. Sigh.

Animals in Disguise-Praying Mantis

This is a Marine orchid praying mantis which body blends with the orchids' petals.

It reminds me of all white ensemble. White slacks made of flowing fabric, white tops and white turban in the hair.

Yellow and Black BUTTERFLY

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. ~Rabindranath Tagore






Photocredit: Butterfly Pictures

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat



Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat) (Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត), is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation—first Hindu, dedicated to Vishnu, then Buddhist. The temple is the epitome of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors.

Animals in Disguise- Spider

A Crab spider hides on a Geranium flower in France

Like the mimic octopus, merlet's scorpionfish, seen here in the Lifou Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, harnesses the art of concealment to perfection.

This species tend to be dominated by colours that mimic their surroundings.

Flower Dancers

Aren't they beautiful?

Butterfly-Brown with Dots on Wings

This great purple butterfly,
In the prison of my hands,
Has a learning in his eye
Not a poor fool understands.
~William Butler Yeats, "Another Song of a Fool"

Autumn in China

Just like in California, the leaves turn to gold. Beautiful

Beige and Gray BUTTERFLY

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





Photocredit: Butterfly Pictures

White dotted BUTTERFLY

The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity. ~Attributed to George Carlin







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Autumn in Hampshire

It is still autumn and yet some trees are already in winter.

Christmas is just around the corner. Winter jackets, winter gloves ,winter caps and winter shoes.

Glasswing Butterflies

Glasswing Butterflies are brush-footed butterflies with transparent wings. The tissues between the veins of their wings look like glass. They are found in Central America and Mexico.

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Rain

Rain on a Lonely Road

Stream

What a beautiful sight.

Rain -Framed Rain

I can't remember who forwarded this picture of rain. I simply love it. Don't you.

Beautiful Animals- Mother and Cub

Persian Leopards-Mother and Cub



They may be ferocious animals but still they have the mother instinct.

Autumn in California

Unlike in other places, autumn in California is dominated by one color--Gold. Reminds us of the Gold Rush.

Sea lion

Sea lions are any of seven species in six genera of modern pinnipeds including one extinct (the Japanese sea lion). Sea lions are characterized by the presence of external ear pinnae or flaps, long front flippers, and the ability to walk on four flippers on land.

Funny Pictures of Animals-Baboon

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Funny Pictures of Babies-Baby and Hilary

Baby and Hillary Clinton

Seven Wonders of the World- Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal (pronounced /tɑdʒ mə'hɑl/ or pronounced /tɑʒ mə'hɑl/; Hindi: ताज महल; Persian/Urdu: تاج محل) , is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, that was built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles. In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage."

While the white domed marble and tile mausoleum is most familiar, Taj Mahal is an integrated symmetric complex of structures that was completed around 1648. Ustad Ahmad Lahauri is generally considered to be the principal designer of the Taj Mahal.

source: wikipedia

Jobs- Billboard Cleaner

The skin blemish is removed not by the cream you advertise but by my brush.
A pimple there, a pimle here...all gone.

Autumn in Austria

See the vibrant colors of autumn from aerial view.

Fishtank

What else is lovelier than be surrounded by fish not in the ocean but in the fish tank.
A long aquarium. Really.

Babies 1

Altogether, now say MILK.

Swedish Duck

The Blue Swedish duck is a breed of domesticated duck.

It is a medium sized duck that weighs between 6.5 and 8 pounds; males usually weigh more than females.

The color of Blue Swedish ducks is due to heterozygosity in a color gene. If a Blue Swedish duck and drake breed, the young are the usual 25% / 50% / 25% ratio in:-

Rock House

A house sandwiched between two rocks in an island is as strong as the rocks themselves.

Temple of Artemis

The Temple of Artemis (Greek: Ἀρτεμίσιον Artemision, Latin: Artemisium), also known less precisely as Temple of Diana, was a temple dedicated to Artemis completed in its most famous phase, around 550 BC at Ephesus (in present-day Turkey) under the Achaemenid dynasty of the Persian Empire. Nothing remains of the temple, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. There were older temples built before it on its site, where evidence of a sanctuary dates as early as the Bronze Age.

The old temple antedated the Ionic immigration by many years. Callimachus, in his Hymn to Artemis, attributed the origin of the temenos at Ephesus to the Amazons, whose worship he imagines already centered upon an image (bretas). In the seventh century the old temple was destroyed by a flood. Around 550 BC, they started to build the "new" temple, known as one of the miracles of the ancient world. It was a 120-year project, initially designed and constructed by the Cretan architect Chersiphron and his son Metagenes, at the expense of Croesus of Lydia.

It was described by Antipater of Sidon, who compiled the list of the Seven Wonders.

source: wikipedia

Pink Butterfly on a Pink Flower

Flowers and butterflies drift in color, illuminating spring. ~Author Unknown

Funny Pictures of Animals-Sheep on Water Fountain

A sheep to quench the thirst.

Yawning Dog

When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem. ~Edward Abbey



Will we go back to whining again? Am doggone tired. Ywan.

Siamese Cat in Pink Clothes

I hate this color MEOW.

Funny Pictures of Animals- Wired Cat

Cat in a Mesh Wire

Butterfly on Violets

Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine. ~Jeffrey Glassberg

Animals in Disguise- Bear

A Grizzly bear hides in the snow-covered bushes of North America.

Funny Pictures of Animals-Cats

Cats claiming their territories

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Autumn in Vermont

Lovely, lovely with all those deep red, green and other colors, the beauty of autumn is unparalleled.

Autumn in Germany

What other time you can enjoy the beatiful trees before the leaves fall but during autumn.

Funny Pictures of Animals- Baby Chimp and Baby Tiger

Baby Chimp and Baby Tiger

Nice pillows?

House on a Rock

With only a cable car to reach the house on a rock, who would dare to come and rob it?

Funny Pictures of Animals-Sheep on a Bike

Sheep on a Bike

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Tree House

Some of us are lucky to have tree house in our backyard. This a treehouse for adults.
Don't you think so?

Jobs-Hat Vendor

So many hats to wear.

Funny Pictures of Animals-Reindeer

An Energy-Saving Clothes Drier

Autumn in Massachusetts

Unlike in California, in Massachusetts autumn is full of different colors.

Autumn in England

Beautiful display of autumn colors.