“Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up. “ (Allen Klein). . . . . . . Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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Yellow!In the meaning of colors, yellow inspires original thought and inquisitiveness. Yellow is creative from a mental aspect, the color of new ideas, helping us to find new ways of doing things. It is the practical thinker, not the dreamer.This is my yellow flower.
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Greater flamingo”Genti arrubia”, the red people. So they are called in Sardinia (Italy) flamingos that you can see close up in different wetlands of the island such as the one in the Molentargius park in the city of Cagliari where now, these elegant birds, are at home! . Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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The Piazza dei Miracoli or Piazza of Miracles is a walled 8.87-hectare area located in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world.
The square is dominated by four great religious edifices: the Pisa Cathedral, the Pisa Baptistry, the Leaning Tower ( the Bell Tower), and the Camposanto Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery) founded in 1277 by Giovanni di Simone.
The name “Piazza dei Miracoli” was coined by the Italian writer and poet Gabriele d’Annunzio who, in his novel “Forse che sì forse che no” (1910), described the square as the “prato dei Miracoli,” or “meadow of miracles”.
In 1987, the whole square was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ….. ….. …
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Santorini. Cats.The Aegean cat is a naturally occurring landrace of domesticated cat originating from the Cycladic islands. It is known to be the only native Greek variety, and is one of oldest domensticated cat breeds. . . . . Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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“Every great architect is – necessarily – a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.” (Frank Lloyd Wright)This is the architecture of neofuturistic architect Santiago Calatrava in Valencia. The “City of Arts and Sciences” with its futuristic buildings is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain.Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
Marianna Williamson says that“A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there’s room in the garden for every flower”I totally agree … it is a very simple and elegant flower. Each flower is unique … as people.Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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Five famous quotes about butterflies …
1.“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.” (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince)
2.”We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.”(Carl Sagan).
3.”In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with humans it is the other way around: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar.” (Anton Chekhov)
4.”This magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt and sits still on it; but man will never on his heap of mud keep still.” (Joseph Conrad).
5. The fluttering of a butterfly’s wings can effect climate changes on the other side of the planet.”(Paul Erlich)Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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Sardinia (Italy). The colors of traditional costumes . Sardinia is a land rich in story and traditions. Among the insular customs one of the most typical elements is surely the variety of local customs, different from village to village and You can admire during the festival of Sant’Efisio who takes place every year on 1st May in Cagliari: festival rich in colours, costumes, tradition and religion.Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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Monochrome“When you are about to become a pessimist, look at a rose!” (Albert Samain)Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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