This was the moment I fell in love with Paris. What else can you ask for? Beautiful sunset, iconic Eiffel tower in the back drop, being with my love, surrounded by people that are happy and also in love, and the beautiful voice of the performers. Everything is just perfect. If there's ever a perfect moment, I think that was it.
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I send thanks to the buyer from Maryland who purchased a coffee mug of
Serenity -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/serenity-steve-henderson.html?product=coffee-mug
May the image on the mug bring you to a place of peace, calmness, and contemplation.
#gift #coffee #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #fedigiftshop #ayearforart #arizona #travel #southwest #grandcanyon #nationalpark #nature #sale #peace #woman #meditation
Perhaps the first thing one noticed was the singing of the birds -- a happy, gentle chirping that filled the air with merriness.
Or maybe it was the scenery itself, the undulating hills filling one's sight with their strength and timelessness.
Or perhaps it was both, since one can hear and see at the same time . . .
Midday at Joseph Canyon art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/midday-at-chief-joseph-canyon-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print
#nature #oregon #travel #canyon #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #artist #landscape
Why immigration lawyers warn you might want to bring a burner phone if you're going to the U.S.
#travel #immigration #law #politics #US #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canadians-travel-to-united-states-advice-1.7498326?cmp=rss
I'm making a pilgrimage to 3 great observatories in Chile's Atacama desert (ALMA, CCAT, and the Simons Observatory). It's a trip I've dreamed about for years. Will try to post updates as I go.
Just getting there--from Santiago to Calama to San Pedro--is spectacular. Such raw geology.
Golden Daybreak - Canvas Print
Sunrise over Crossfell, Cumbria, late spring 2016. Shafts of sunlight creating a golden hue to the misty morning shadows below.
#PhotoOfTheDay #Art #Photography #Golden #Sunrise #LandscapePhotography #Travel #Canvas #InteriorDesign
One of my favorite ways to begin a day is with the question, "So, what do you want to do today?"
Not enough days begin that way, since generally, the things that need to be done have already announced themselves, but on those days when there are no obligations, it's my favorite question to ask.
Columbia County Backroads greeting card -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/columbia-county-backroads-steve-henderson.html?product=greeting-card
#travel #nature #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #watercolor #landscape #washington #country #rural #USA
So much life had been lived in this place: the old church had looked out upon generations of families farming in this valley, people who climbed up to the hilltop city to visit its markets, walk its streets, enter its buildings.
The technology had changed but humanity had not: there were goodness and evil, greed and kindness, fear and calm.
Reality is timeless.
Ancient Sanctuary canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/ancient-sanctuary-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print
#art #italy #artwork #travel #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #landscape
I send thanks to the buyer from Canada who purchased a twin-sized duvet cover of
Ladycamp -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/ladycamp-steve-henderson.html?product=duvet-cover
May the artwork inspire sweet dreams, inviting you to wander through a forest of calmness and peace.
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #nature #washington #USA #bedroom #travel #forest #woods #hiking #sale #decor #homedecor #gift #peace #trees
"The US needs more than 3,000 new air traffic controllers to reach adequate staffing, according to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, a union representing 10,800 professional controllers.
“Keep in mind, this particular air traffic control facility has been chronically understaffed for years and without these controllers...Newark airport cannot handle the number of planes that are scheduled“.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/04/us/newark-airport-nj-united-flights-delays
Born into a family of merchants, in 1271 a teenage Marco Polo set out for the court of the Mongol emperor – and he would not return to Italy for nearly a quarter of a century. This episode of You're Dead to Me traces Polo's extraordinary life and adventures.
Written by: Hannah Cusworth, Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Emma Nagouse, and Greg Jenner
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002913n
The Travels of Marco Polo at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6046
Just in case, like me, you're in need of something wholesome to start a new week: Betty's Reading Room by the dock in Tingwall, Orkney.
Apparently set up by a couple in memory of their late friend Betty Prictor - a place for folk to hang out while waiting for the Rousay ferry and really just the loveliest memorial I can imagine.
P1: 天津地圖，由中東石印局印於中華民國二年（1913年）。由我另加文字標注，字體來源於小學堂隸變資料庫、青柳隸書SIMO2、源流明體丹。
Map of Tientsin, printed at Chung-Tung Litho Works Tientsin in 1913. The text annotations were added by me, with the fonts sourced from Xiaoxuetang Libian (Clerical Change Script) Database, AoyagiReisyoSIMO2, and GenRyuMin2 TC.
P2: 各政治人物於天津之住所，在該地圖中的位置，攝於袁氏宅邸。拉丁轉寫和滿文由我標注，字體來源於源流明體丹、太清白體。
Locations of political figures' residences in Tianjin marked on this map, photographed at Yuan's residence. Latin transliterations and Manchu script annotations added by me, with the fonts sourced from GenRyuMin2 TC, Abkai Xanyan.
P3: 原地圖 Original map
#map #history #figure #china #chinese #residence #mansion #tianjin #tientsin #地圖 #歷史 #人物 #中國 #中華 #大陸 #中國人 #華人 #住所 #故居 #舊居 #宅邸 #天津 #地图 #历史 #中国 #中华 #大陆 #中国人 #华人 #旧居 #travel #trip #旅行 #旅遊 #旅游
I love where I live, but while I'm traveling, I frequently see places that make me stop and think, "I'd like to live there."
But as I'm an ordinary person without the finances to own multiple homes, I just take a look, grab a reference photo, and back in my studio, paint the moment.
Along the Salmon River canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/along-the-salmon-river-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print
#nature #travel #idaho #fishing #mountains #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #decor #painting #landscape #artist
Yosemite Valley Panoramic
This is a panoramic image of Yosemite Valley. I created this by taking a series of images from the Tunnel View parking lot and stitched them together.
This was taken in early spring so Bridal Veil Falls was flowing at capacity in the lower part of the image. This image captures most of the major formations in Yosemite Valley.
https://pixels.com/featured/yosemite-valley-panoramic-bill-gallagher.html
#YosemiteValleyPanoramic #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #YosemiteValley #Nature #travel #Yosemite
天津意式風情區（原意大利租界）
Tianjin Italian Style Area (Former Italian Concession)
P1 – P2: 但丁廣場 Dante Square
P3: 曹禺故居紀念館 Cao Yu Memorial in his Former Residence
P4 – P5: 天津市第一工人文化宮（原回力球館） Tianjin No.1 Workers Cultural Palace (Former Jai Alai Gymnasium)
P6 – P7: 馬可波羅廣場及和平女神雕塑 Marco Polo Square & Goddess of Peace Statue
P8: 鍾書閣 書店 Zhongshuge Bookstore
P9: 潘神雕塑 Statue of God Pan (Παν)
P10: 大陸銀行河東支行舊址 Former Continental Bank Hedong Branch
P11 – P14: 天津梁啓超紀念館（梁啓超故居及飲冰室書齋） Liang Qi-chao Memorial Hall in Tianjin (Liang Qi-chao’s Former Residence & Yinbingshi Study) “Yinbingshi” means “Ice-drinker's Studio”
P15: 湯玉麟舊宅 Former Residence of Tang Yu-lin
#china #mainlandchina #tianjin #italian #tourism #travel #trip #photo #photography #中國 #中国 #中華 #大陸 #義大利 #意大利 #義式 #旅行 #旅遊 #旅游 #攝影 #寫真 #撮影 #摄影 #写真 #寫眞
I've always been drawn to the sound of water flowing through a small stream. It's not a roar, not even a forceful murmur, but rather a soft, gentle trickle that is constantly in the background.
Despite its lack of clamor, it attracts my attention, for no other reason than that it is persistent, steady, and calming.
Truth is a bit that way.
Coming Together on North Creek art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/coming-together-on-north-creek-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print
#nature #travel #hiking #utah #zion #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #USA
"What a view!" I thought.
I felt as if I had purchased tickets to the balcony, where I watched the show and heard the symphony. Light touched both the surface of the cliff and the foam of the surf, a timeless pageant of majesty that intoxicated without any need for wine.
Cascade Head framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/cascade-head-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print
#nature #travel #oregon #ocean #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #USA #artist #seascape #painting #decor #water
What I enjoy about hiking is that panoramic view. You stand, as if at the top of the world, and survey what feels, at that moment, like your domain.
Under a big sky, everything else -- the everything else that too often fills your thoughts and makes up your worries -- feels very small and distant.
Grand Ronde River Gorge art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/grand-ronde-river-gorge-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print
#nature #hiking #idaho #camping #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #USA #buyintoart #ayearforart #travel #wilderness #peace #decor #artist
The question isn't, "Do I take a walk?" but, "Should I bring the dog?"
Because she knows when I'm going on a walk. Pacing intently, tail thumping against the furniture, she looks at me with those eyes, then runs off to the laundry room where she knows the harness is.
But do I want to deal with the tugging and pulling, snuffling and sniffing?
Oh . . . probably yes.
Backroads art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/backroads-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print
#walk #nature #autumn #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #travel #USA
CBS News: CDC steps up measles travel warning after spread in airplane
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-measles-travel-warning-spread-in-airplane/
Hmm, it's been so long since I traveled by air (quick out and back for a graduation -- only travel for weddings, funerals, graduations) apparently I missed the switchover to everyone having exactly the same size roll-on bags and same size backpacks. It's like travelers have been standardized into the same packaging. 🤔
(meanwhile, my backpack was too big and I didn't get the message that no one uses garment bags anymore)
This summer I'm offering several one-day photography tours on Vancouver Island. Spend the day in the temperate rainforest amongst giant moss-covered trees and lush fern and on the rugged coast where wildlife is busy caring for their offspring.
Tours are limited to 3 participants for a better experience and reduced impact on the wildlife and ecosystems. Learn more: https://www.catherinebabault.com/workshops
#photography #nature #wildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #travel #TravelTuesday
#OnMyWayToAlaska
Toadstool rock formations, otherwise known as hoodoos, near Page Arizona
