“There are two means of refuge from the misery of life -. Music and Cats” . (Albert Schweitzer). . . . . . Have a nice #caturday. . . . . .Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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The Piazza dei Miracoli , 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 Campanile, and the Monumental Cemetery founded in 1277.The structure of the Cemetery represents an oblong cloister in flowery “Gothic” style, with the aim of accommodating the sarcophagi from the Roman period, which until then were scattered around the Cathedral and reused as illustrious Pisans’ burials. The building had to be a “large and decent, secluded and closed”; the result is one of the oldest medieval Christian architectures, destined to cult of the dead.In 1987, the whole square was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.http://www.leaningtower-ofpisa.com/monumental-cemetery-of-pisa/Photo © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved
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Alstroemeria commonly called the Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae.Many hybrids and at least 190 cultivars have been developed, featuring many different markings and colors, including white, yellow, orange, apricot, pink, red, purple, and lavender. The flower, which resembles a miniature lily, is very popular for bouquets and flower arrangements in the commercial cut flower trade. . . Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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“There are two means of refuge from the misery of life -. Music and Cats” . (Albert Schweitzer). . . . . . Have a nice #caturday. . . . . .Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance cultural or natural. Italy has a total of 51 inscribed properties. These include the center historic centre of Florence named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982 as “Symbol of the renaissance with extraordinary architecture and art such as the Florence Cathedral, Basilica of Santa Croce, the Uffizi or the Pitti Palace. “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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Anemone coronaria is widely grown for its decorative flowers. There are approximately 150 species of Anemone. These flowers are also commonly called “windflowers”, and this second name is derived from the Greek word which means “the wind’s daughter”.The Anemone can be red, blue, purple or white.This is my red. . . . Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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A Nasturtium … by the color red.I like to cultivate these flowers in my terrace. They are very generous flowers and abundant blooms. Even their round leaf is very beautiful. “Tropaeolum majus” (garden nasturtium) is a flowering plant in the family Tropaeolaceae, originating in the Andes from Bolivia north to Colombia. It is widely cultivated, both as an ornamental plant and as a medicinal plant. All its parts are edible. The flower has most often been consumed, making for an especially ornamental salad ingredient . . . Photo © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved
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Traditionally, historians tended to think ancient Egypt was the site of cat domestication, owing to the clear depictions of house cats in Egyptian paintings about 3,600 years old. However, in 2004, a Neolithic grave excavated in Shillourokambos, Cyprus, contained the skeletons, laid close to one another, of both a human and a cat. The grave is estimated to be 9,500 years old, pushing back the earliest known feline–human association significantly.source texthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat#History_and_mythology
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The butterfly effect. “Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?”The butterfly effect is the concept that small causes can have large effects……Fascinating theory … but beautiful butterfly!(Source Wikipedia)Photo © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved
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