On our last cruise

Old and young, we are all on our last cruise.
~Robert Louis Stevenson~


Hello my friends,
I love the quote I've found to this photo I have captured recently at Port Canaveral. The quote is short, easy to understand and so true!

I wish you a wonderful day on your last cruise!
Susanne



Well, for probably the last time:
I have some CALENDARS 2010 more left.
It's your last chance to grab one. Thanks!

In case of...

A tsunami (津波^?) (English pronunciation: /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/)

is a series of water waves (called a tsunami wave train) that is caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean. The original Japanese term literally translates as "harbor wave." Tsunamis are a frequent occurrence in Japan; approximately 195 events have been recorded. Due to the immense volumes of water and energy involved, tsunamis can devastate coastal regions. Casualties can be high because the waves move faster than humans can run.

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (detonations of nuclear devices at sea), landslides and other mass movements, bolide impacts, and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.

The Greek historian Thucydides was the first to relate tsunami to submarine earthquakes, but understanding of tsunami's nature remained slim until the 20th century and is the subject of ongoing research. Many early geological, geographical, and oceanographic texts refer to tsunamis as "seismic sea waves."

Some meteorological conditions, such as deep depressions that cause tropical cyclones, can generate a storm surge, called a meteotsunami, which can raise tides several meters above normal levels. The displacement comes from low atmospheric pressure within the center of the depression. As these storm surges reach shore, they may resemble (though are not) tsunamis, inundating vast areas of land. Such a storm surge inundated Burma (Myanmar) in May 2008.

Hi my friends,

today we are learning something about Tsunamis. I have photographed the sign above at one of the pretty beaches here at the Space Coast in Florida. I've discovered recently that sign and for seconds I had all those sad pictures in my mind we got to see on TV, when that catastrophically big Tsunami hit Myanmar in 2008. And I realized in seconds, that it can happen here the same too, anytime. We hope and pray it will never happen!

Thank you my friends for all your wonderful comments to my "Wordless Sunday" yesterday, and for all comments ever. I'm happy you like my photos.

I wish you a wonderful day and as we say here in Florida:
Sunshine's to you! See you....

Susanne

My Wordless Sunday in 2010 - # 6

It's the artist business...

It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails.
~ Romain Rolland ~

Hi my friend,

I know a lot of you are sitting just now up there in the North, covered again with a lot of snow and cold temperatures.

As you can read in the quote above, where R.Rolland says:
It's the artist business, to create sunshine.

Here it comes!
Catch the 1000 tons of sunshine from the Sunshine State of Florida - for YOU to ENJOY....*smile*...

Thank you all for your kind comments and compliments to my post yesterday, my friends. Love you all!

Have a wonderful day and please come back tomorrow also for my "Wordless Sunday" photo, here on this blog. Thanks!

Susanne

Pretty close to the ground

It's pretty close....!

This is the spot where the air plains in training are landing - and also starting - to their training flights. It's impressive and also scary looking, to see them fly so close to the ground.

Patrick Air Force Base
(IATA: COF, ICAO: KCOF, FAA LID: COF)
is a United States Air Force Base located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It was named in honor of Major General Mason Patrick. An Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) base, it is home to the 45th Space Wing. Additional tenant activities include the 920th Rescue Wing, the Air Force Technical Applications Center and the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute.

(If you are interested, read more about PAFB on Wiki here)

*****

My last CLENDARS 2010, still available. Hurry up and get one!

One Flap of a Seagull

“One meteorologist remarked that if the theory were correct, one flap of a seagull's wings would be enough to alter the course of the weather forever”

~ Konrad Lorenz ~

Hi my friends,



thanks for writing me such kind comments and compliments on my blog. You brighten up my day - because it's dark and rainy here in Florida where I'm sitting just now. And more rain is predicted for in the later afternoon. Anyway, one day... the sun will be back for sure, it's the Sunshine State and the name only is promise enough, right? :)



Let the sunshine in - and see you tomorrow again.

Susanne

Looking out for waves

I don't know what this young lady was looking for, but it was fun
looking at her and the play of the waves

splashing waves - and the next one was already building up

Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
~Swami Sivananda~

Was she looking maybe for her complete peace?....*smile*...


Hi my friends,

Thank you for all the visits and for all your wonderful comments. You make my day with every single compliments. I love to share my pictures with you, love to share my thoughts and my little moments in life. Thanks to be my friend on this blog!

I wish you a good day, have a great time - and come back tomorrow.
Susanne


I know, it's February already, but I have still some CALENDARS 2010 left.
Who wants one?

My Wordless Sunday in 2010 - # 5

Abstract Reality II

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.
~Albert Schweitzer~



Hi my friends,

thanks again and again for all the wonderful comments and compliments to my
"Abstract Reality" picture from yesterday. This one today is in red and is a follow up on the blue from yesterday. Different but strong too.
Don't think that I'm on a "Color therapy" trip now........LOL... :))
I feel fine, don't worry....*smile*...

It's weekend again and it's warming up slowly in Florida. It's very nice and in the 70's today. Just to let you people know, up there in the North: pack your bags and run away from that cold and snow. Come down here...
Florida needs some more tourists here! :))

Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm.
Susanne



CALENDARS 2010 - CALENDARS 2010
who wants to have another one?

Abstract Reality

Color is for me the purest form of expression, the purest abstract reality.
~Jim Hodges~



Hi my friends,
Thank you ALL for the nice comments from yesterday. Yesterday it was the color "green" and today I'm here "in blue". How do you like that...?

And now it's "cleaning the house time" on my agenda today
I don't love it, I hate it....*smile*....

Who wants to come and help me with...LOL...
See you tomorrow!
Susanne



btw, I still have some CALENDARS 2010 left, just in case you want pep up those gray walls in your office with one.... they are available to buy here - and... THANK you!

Coconuts, Coconuts...

“Eat coconuts while you have teeth”

~ Singhalese Proverb ~

Hi my friends,



I think, in this quote is a lot of truth involved, isn't it? ...*smile*... it's useful in many situations in life - so then, remember this words the next time....LOL...



Thank you all for the kind comments and compliments to my post. Love you all!

Have a wonderful day and see you tomorrow again...



Susanne

Camellia

Camellia, the camellias,

is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are native to eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalaya east to Korea and Indonesia. There are 100–250 described species, with some controversy over the exact number. The genus was named by Linnaeus after the Jesuit botanist Georg Joseph Kamel from Brno, who worked on the Philippines. This genus is famous throughout East Asia; camellias are known as cháhuā (茶花) in Chinese, as tsubaki (椿) in Japanese, and as dongbaek-kkot (동백꽃) in Korean.

The most famous member – though often not recognized as a camellia – is certainly the tea plant (C. sinensis). Among the ornamental species, the Japanese Camellia (C. japonica) (which despite its name is also found in Korea and Eastern China) is perhaps the most widely-known, though most camellias grown for their flowers are cultivars or hybrids.

Hi my friends,

thank you so much for all your visits and comments and kind words yesterday.

It's time for us to get out a little bit again for "snapping" some fresh air. It's very nice today out there, the sun is shining but the temps are in the 60's - don't forget to take the jacket with you :)

See you again tomorrow? yes, here...exactly on this spot, I'll be here!

Susanne

A busy beach in the mornings

"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world,

and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend."

~ Robert Louis Stevenson ~

Catch a little bit of sunshine on your shoulder and the whole world is good and peaceful

Hi my friends,

thank you for your visit and for all the wonderful comments you made on my blog. Very much appreciated, you always make my day with your kind words.

A new week is in front of us, I wish you all that it will be a good one for you. David, my husband, is slowly recovering and that's the best message for us just now. We are looking forward so far into a good new week. Stay positive, right?

See you tomorrow, come back visiting, if you find the time and enjoy my little blurbs :)
Susanne

My CALENDARS 2010 are slowly sold out.
There are still some left, if you need one, buy it here - Thank you!

My Wordless Sunday in 2010 - # 4

The Lazy Frog

We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.
Mao Tse-Tung



Hi my friends,

Again, thanks for all your kind comments.
Today I have a humorous photo of a frog sculpture I have photographed yesterday, I call him "The Lazy Frog". We took a little ride out in country side. David felt good again for the first time - Hallelujah!

Tomorrow I'll have my "Wordless Sunday" photo up - come back and see it and comments are - like always - very much appreciated.

See'ya tomorrow! Enjoy your weekend.
Susanne



CALENDARS 2010 anyone...???? Two or are still three left.....

Footprints on the sands of time

While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction.
James Branch Cabell



Hi my friends,
I'm so glad you liked my nostalgia picture from yesterday. Your comments made my day too and I appreciate every single one, thank you so much!How do you like this one today?

Thank you also for all your concerns and well wishes for my still bad feeling husband.
He will be well soon again, I know that.
Time is a great therapist.

See you tomorrow - big hug to all of you.
Susanne



btw, CALENDARS 2010 anyone...???? There are 2 or 3 still left.

I Love Nostalgia

Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.
Doug Larson

Hi my friends,

I love nostalgia. I loved to see how people were living on the world famous Route 66 back in the good old days. This photo was made in one of the museums on Route 66 during our RV travels last year. Everyone of us remember those old gramophones, right? :)

I'm still a nurse at home, hubby is coughing worse than ever. We went yesterday again to the doctor in the clinic, he got more pills and inhalers, that's all. It seems like its a bad story without an end, the same scenes over and over again - I can't help him to much, I wish I could - and he has all the pain to get trough. I wish the good old days back, also for him, more than ever!

Never give up and think positive, right? It will be well again one day....
See you tomorrow,

Susanne

My Wordless Sunday in 2010 - #3

Are they cloned...???

March, march, march.....they all marched in the same direction, away from me as soon as they saw me coming closer with my camera and they were so cute, everyone looked the same. I asked myself, are they real or are they maybe cloned?....*smile*....
(click in the picture to see it bigger)


Hi my friends,

It was a nice and warmer day again in the 70's. We've decided to take a walk at the beach, after sitting for some days in the house. I liked these cute birds so much, because they looked so funny with their hairdo (in the wind) and their colorful yellow beaks.

It was good - for both of us - to breath some fresh sea air after hubby was so sick for some days - and he is still coughing so much. Fresh air is always good for the lungs.

Tomorrow will be my "Wordless Sunday" again. I would love to see you visiting my little blog tomorrow too.

Thank you also for all the kind and wonderful comments and compliments.
Love you all!
Susanne


CALENDARS 2010....???? I have still some left - for you!

Light Reflections

Playing with light and a crystal

A crystal or crystalline solid

is a solid material, whose constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an orderly repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions. The scientific study of crystals and crystal formation is crystallography. The process of crystal formation via mechanisms of crystal growth is called crystallization or solidification. The word crystal is derived from the ancient Greek word κρύσταλλος (krustallos), which had the same meaning, but according to the ancient understanding of crystal. At root it means anything congealed by freezing, such as ice.^[1] The word once referred particularly to quartz, or "rock crystal".

Most metals encountered in everyday life are polycrystals. Crystals are often symmetrically intergrown to form crystal twins.

Hi my friends,

thanks you so much for all your wonderful congrats to my post about the award I got yesterday. It felt to me like a having a special day, something like Birthday or Christmas or both in once :)) Awards are not falling from the sky every day, it WAS a special day!
And thanks again to Carol for giving it to me.

Today is a beautiful day again in Florida, the temps are in the 70's and now we are heading out to the beach. Hubby need some fresh air to breath - and me too....smile...

I wish you a wonderful day, see you tomorrow.
Susanne

some CALENDARS 2010 are still left.... who wants one???