A Retreat for Peaceful Contemplation

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  • socallisa
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    Huntington Library, CA

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  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184

    Nice moon tonight

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    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
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  • gmafoley
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    Caught him with a mouth full ;-)

  • scrafgal
    scrafgal Member Posts: 413

    That blue bird is amazing...what species is it, if you know?

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184

    swallow tanager I think or blue dachis. He is at the San Diego zoo.

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184

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  • socallisa
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    I took these of a lunar eclipse

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,322

    Wow

  • gmafoley
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  • thisiknow
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  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,322

    ThisIKnow - I really wish you would please label the locations where you are taking your photos

  • socallisa
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    Imperial Beach CA

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    La Jolla, CA

  • socallisa
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    Florida

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  • socallisa
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    Mount Rainier

  • socallisa
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    Arches National Park

  • socallisa
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    San Diego Zoo

  • socallisa
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    Monument Valley on the Utah/Arizona border

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    Other side of Monument Valley

  • socallisa
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    Kyoto Japan

  • gmafoley
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    My home in Oregon. When I started this topic in 2015, I just wanted slow paced peaceful views for all, especially Stage 4 friends to look at slowly without scrolling through page after page. Being able to take time to Breathe and just view one photo. I am now wondering if the pace is too fast and we all need to slow it down. I don't feel I'm breathing and calming myself in this topic anymore. Just wanted all to know my feelings about this.

  • socallisa
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    Vail CO

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,322

    Gma - Just my thoughts... There are only a couple of people posting. I feel if each person posts only one photo per day there's time to meditate on the offerings. Of course some scenes won't interest everyone, but there are always some I go back to over and over. For me, those are the water pictures - oceans, rivers, streams, ponds.

    You've done an amazing job keeping up with this thread over the years. We all so appreciate your continuing guidance and contributions. Hard to believe it's coming up on 150 pages. I don't take photos but I do check this thread every day. And several times a week a picture strikes a chord and I find my self slowing down & actually moving into the picture to live with it for awhile. As I said above, these are just my thoughts

  • socallisa
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  • celiac
    celiac Member Posts: 1,260

    I find myself looking forward to the pics, and I usually stop and reflect on each one. SoCalLisa - you have been to some wonderful places - thanks for sharing the pics. Occasionally, I come across something to share - mostly shots taken by college pal, who lives on the shores of Lake Erie.

  • celiac
    celiac Member Posts: 1,260

    OK, ladies. Here's Juliet's balcony in Verona, Italy.

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  • gmafoley
    gmafoley Member Posts: 5,978

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  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,322

    Back to Brigadoon!!!