set against the rain

  • February 12, 2011 10:26 am

El Pico del Teide – Tenerife

While it’s raining outside, I thought I’d pop in with some good weather shot from Tenerife. This is the peak of the volcano Teide, surrounded by its cooled down lava. Colors vary from light brown to dard red and black – and green, since some plants manage to survive even in this very dry area. I was completely overwhelmed when I saw all this nature’s beauty. Stunning and gorgeous, wherever you look :)

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I will make rivers flow on barren heights,
and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert into pools of water,
and the parched ground into springs.
I will put in the desert
the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers in the wasteland,
the fir and the cypress together.
[ The Bible, Isaiah 41, 18-19 ]

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  • February 3, 2011 1:37 pm

My dear grandmother (*1924) – Spring 2009.

For a change, I uploaded a picture to JPG Magazine – for the theme “Growing Up“.
If you like it, you can vote for it here. (- you need to sign up to vote *sigh.)

:)

the most beautiful

  • February 1, 2011 12:29 pm

It’s incredible, we are having the most beautiful weather these days – sunlight, blue skies and dry air at -12°C. It’s just perfect to go for a walk, take your camera and enjoy all the gorgeous formations that hoarfrost and snow put on the whole landscape… I’m really exited! :)

Can someone tell me how this hoarfrost is able to bring out such threads (third last pic) without anything these threads are fastened to? These ones were just hanging there, attached to the barb wire fence. Just marvelous. – EDIT: it was hair from sheep hanging on the fence… ;)