Friday, December 04, 2015

His Golden Orb





Oh, the golden orb
His majesty and glory
Proclaimed in its glow

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!

Cathy
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Monday, November 30, 2015

Michelangelo's David



Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David at the age of 26.  It was sculpted between the years 1501 and 1506.  Originally commissioned for the Cathedral of Florence, it was decided by a committee that the 14 foot statue was too perfect to place high in a cathedral.  After much discussion is was decided to place it in the Piazza della Signoria in front of the Palazzo Vecchio.  It is truly magnificent.  It is on exhibit in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Florence.  The information about this statue and its history is better told by the curators of the museum itself.  


David was removed form the Piazza dello Signoria in 1853 to the Gallerie dell'Accademia to prevent further weathering.  This is a reproduction of Michelangelo's David in the Piazza della Signoria, the center of the Florentine Republic in the 14th century and continues to be today.  



And from the Piazzale Michelangelo, overlooking the city of Florence you will find a bronze reproduction of David.  It was hard to leave Florence.  There is so much more to say.
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View of Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo

We'll have to return here later in the week.  My goodness there is so much beauty in this city! I could have stayed there forever!  And the spaghetti and meatballs, Florentine lasagna and OH! the gelato was just out of this world!
Oh, and did I mention the wine?  Oh, my goodness!  It was just delicious.  I also had my first taste of pecorino cheese (cheese made from sheep's milk).  It was wonderful.
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~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!

Cathy
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

The Glow of Assisi




I offer up thanks
Gratitude of all you give
Thanks be to our God!

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I have many photos I want to share from our trip to Italy, but this photo just spoke to me.  This photos is just as  you see it.  It has not been enhanced and it speaks to me of the Glory of God.

Wishing all a most blessed Thanksgiving!

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!


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Monday, November 23, 2015

Treasures of Italy





We were in Italy for 10 days.  It was not nearly long enough to travel this beautiful country.  I'm still recuperating from jet lag.  So today, because there are literally hundreds of photos, I thought I'd show you photos of our first  introduction to Italy.  The town in called Montepulciano.  It is part of Tuscany and so we stopped here to get our first taste of Italy, no pun intended.  We had a tour of a winery.  

It was amazing!  The winery itself was once an ancient castle. And it was built over the remains of an Etruscan burial site.  It was quite an adventure.  Going down into the lower levels of the winery and seeing the artifact that have been found there. 



Largest of the wine casks


And it all begins here.


The Etruscan burial chamber


Steps to the tomb.

It was amazing to see how the remains of two thousand years of history can be maintained and continued in use at the same time.  

Oh, and did I mention the wine?  Oh, my goodness!  It was just delicious.  I also had my first taste of pecorino cheese (cheese made from sheep's milk).  It was wonderful.

When we had finished our stop in Montepulciano we were off to some serious touring. . .Florence.    I will try to share this adventure in more detail, but right now my head is still spinning!

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!!!


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Friday, October 30, 2015

River Walk



On a river walk
It was beauty all aglow
Sky was shimmering

The glow of the sky
 Mirroring its very light
Lights us on our way

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God




A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints” ~Wilfred Peterson

I'll be gone on a great adventure for the next two weeks so I'll not be visiting you all until I return.  It's the adventure of a lifetime for me as I will be traveling to Italy.  So, if you will pray for me, I will be praying for all my friends who is on this blogging adventure with me.  So until I return, God be with you all!


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Friday, October 23, 2015

Berry Beauty



Glow on the berries
The autumn sun is ablaze
Wonders never cease

Wonders never cease
We must always be aware
Winter's on the step

Winter's on the step
We knew sooner or later
Knocking at the door

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!




Please visit Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon for Haiku My Heart. There is always more beautiful words  there to enchant and encourage!!! 



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I have found a new place to play and invite you to join Mersad at Through My Lens.  Should be fun!



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Thursday, October 15, 2015

A Palette of Gold












A palette of gold
Beautiful shades of color
Sun glows in the park

Sun glows in the park
Colors are from God's palette
Glory be to God

Glory be to God
So many are the wonders
So very many

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!


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Saturday, October 10, 2015

Halloween Preview


Two of my favorite quotes for Halloween

A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween.
~~Erma Bombeck~~

'Tis now the very witching time of night
When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out
Contagion to this world
~~William Shakespeare~~

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!


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Thursday, October 08, 2015

Stately Tree


~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!




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Sunday, October 04, 2015

Beautiful Friends


WELCOME

It's a most beautiful time of the year.  The leaves begin to change, but flowers continue to bud and bloom.  I do love to walk in the fall.  Fresh crisp air that awakens me and makes me appreciate all that is dear to me even more.

Roses continue to boast of their beauty, as if trying to remind me today, that I need not worry for they will return in the Spring to brighten my days.  For surely that is their sole purpose.


Days decrease,
And Autumn grows
Autumn is everything
~~Robert Browning~~

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I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.
~~Nathaniel Hawthorne~~

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!




Please visit Judith at Lavender Cottage for Mosaic Monday and share in the beauty offered there.



Mosaic Monday



I have found a new place to play and invite you to join Mersad at Through My Lens.  Should be fun!



I'm also joining Catching Light for some lovely photos today.  Why don't you stop by?