“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” (Albert Einstein) . . . .#quotes Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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Sardinia. Quotes
“There is not in Italy what there is in Sardinia, nor in Sardinia what there is in Italy”. (Francesco Cetti, zoologist, 18th century (Storia naturale di Sardegna))”Non vi è in Italia quello che c’è in Sardegna, né in Sardegna quello che c’è in Italia. Francesco Cetti, zoologo, 18 ° secolo (Storia naturale di Sardegna)”.Isola Asinara, Cimitero di Cala d’Oliva.Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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Butterfly
“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). . . . . . . Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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Flowers
“I said to the almond tree: “Speak to me of God.” and the almond tree blossomed.” ( Nikos Kazantzakis). . . .Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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Silence
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” (Ansel Adams). . . . . Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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Water lilies
“I must have flowers, always, and always.” (Claude Monet ) . . .. The French Impressionist painter Claude Monet is known for his many paintings of water lilies in the pond in his garden at Giverny.Extraordinary the water lilies cycle that is in the Orangerie Museum in Paris. Offered to the French State by the painter Claude Monet on the day that followed the Armistice of November 11, 1918 as a symbol for peace, the Water Lilies are installed according to plan at the Orangerie Museum in 1927, a few months after his death. The set is one of the largest monumental achievements of early twentieth century painting.
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Daisy
“The picture that you took with your camera is the imagination you want to create with reality.”, said by Scott Lorenzo, A great photographer of Dubai, famous for his wildlife and landscape photography. . . This is my purple daisy … as I see it. . . . . . . Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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Picture
“The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.” (Andy Warhol). . .. . . .Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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Sardinia (Italy). The colors of traditional costumes
The festival of Sant’Efisio takes place every year on 1st May and is a magical celebration of faith and folklore, the sacred and the profane. A festival rich in colours, costumes, tradition ; the long procession: 3500 inhabitants of the island dressed in traditional costumes from every town and village and more than 200 riders on horseback.On the day of the festival people from all over the island gather together in Cagliari to take part in the procession. The event attracts thousands of tourists who are welcomed as privileged spectators of what is probably the island’s most authentic manifestation of popular worship. http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/en/event/festa-di-santefisio-2015Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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Quotes about butterflies …
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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