~~ Melody in Motion ~~

Anna Kostenko

2011-02-26T11:28:00.003-06:00

There are TWO Anna Korstenko's - One is the famous photographer and these are her PHOTOS.

The other is Anna Korstenko, who is a painter. Both are from Poland

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Ricardo Asensio

2011-02-16T23:15:00.007-06:00

Please visit his Web page

just click on his name in the title of the blog.

Por favor visiten su canal de web

pinchen en su nombre en el titulo del blog.

Ricardo Asensio, nace en Valencia el 27 de Febrero de l949. Ya desde niño, siente verdadera afición por la pintura, dibujando continuamente, en cuanto se le presentaba la menor oportunidad, demostrando una habilidad y una gran técnica, impropias (por otra parte), dada su corta edad y al no tener una verdadera formación.

A los 8 años, realizó pequeños óleos, en los que se ven trazos expresivos, mano con nervio, e inteligencia.
Mientras estudia el bachillerato en el Colegio de los Hermanos Maristas de Valencia, compagina sus estudios, con clases de pintura, en las que tuvo como maestros de sus primeros pasos, a Llorens Riera y Vicente Barreira.
Durante sus primeras vacaciones, en que se trasladaba con su familia a las localidades de Montanejos (Castellón) y Borja (Zaragoza), practicaba entre juegos y excursiones su afición preferida, la pintura. De esta época, son sus primeros óleos y su primer autorretrato (fechado a los l3 años).
En años posteriores , viajaría por España y Europa y sus visitas a Museos, marcaría su interés por los clásicos. De ahí que al principio, copiase a los antiguos maestros intentando imitar su estilo. Su admiración por los Impresionistas, por Sorolla y sobretodo por el realismo de Velázquez (al que aún hoy considera el mas grande), conduciría en un principio, su marcha por los caminos del arte, aunque en su obra posterior solamente le sirvieran ya como referencia.
Su familia, apoyó siempre su vocación artística y al terminar Preuniversitario, le animó a matricularse en Arquitectura.

Homenaje a su hermana MaryVitas Asensio

Eternal Ocean Waves

2008-11-28T03:19:00.004-06:00

Eternal Ocean Waves

Is a video I made reflecting my love for the water, the Ocean

Rives, lakes

All water is so importan for our survival

Like the air that we breath

We can live without electricity ...

is a proven fact

but we can't live without water

God created a beautiful Planet with a great big garden for us to enjoy

he didn't put $Money$ signs on it

he give it to us for free, to cultivate and enjoy

not to destroy it the way we do.

Respect the Planet, Respect it's creatures and live in harmony with them.

Spain Castles

2008-11-28T03:00:00.014-06:00

I have always watch many videos of European Castles

Not many videos with Spain Castles

Here is one with just Castles of Spain

Is just a small portion of them

They aare many beautiful Castles

and Palaces in Spain

Eventualy I may update this post with some more of them

Enjoy the Tour

Love & Marriage?

2008-10-21T02:57:00.002-05:00

Maybe is just me or ...

am I to old fashioned??

Either way is just so alarming what is going on in our society now days.

What ever happen with the old fashion days?

I never been good with words, and I always have try to keep my personal life aside from this world, because as the word well indicates ... is "PERSONAL"

Is "my" life, not "OUR" life.

But as I have been reading all along I see this world of the Internet has become more like the soap opera "Days of our Life's"

What ever happen with the intimacy and privacy and respect for the human being?

I recently had read about a woman who lost her husband over a woman from the Internet.

Needless to say it was a very devastating experience for her .. and well ... for everyone involved around her.

How many questions went through her mind?

probably millions of thousands.

But the one question that still Haunts my mind is:

Where did we went wrong?

Well ... after much thought and getting to read some facts , was very obvious what went wrong.

Life is not like it use to be, when family did matter the most, and we kept our friends close as if they were family, and our enemies even closer.

Life is much more stressful now days. Both men and woman need to go out there to earn a living. By the time they get home, work has not ended yet, still cooking to do, laundry, ironing, caring for the children, helping with home work, extra school activities, getting things ready for the next day.

Phone calls?, bills?, and I can go on, and on with a long none ending list.

So in many cases, the time out for each other has become very limited, or in many cases vanished in thin air.

No time for loving, for romancing, for pampering each other.

But we have time for the computer?

Time to build something with someone else, thousands of miles away?

That sounds pretty disturbing to me.

When they could have apply that time to be with their loved one, but instead, that time was used fabricating an Internet relationship. Which to me seams obvious is build on lust, not in real emotions and feelings or even in real facts in many cases.

I have seeing it ... many lonely people here in the net, and most of them not so how they describe or present themselves.

But the enticing and the so called excitement, wins over a relationship that took bows, for the sick and the healthy, the happy and the sad, the poor or the rich, til death do them apart?

I am well aware no person is perfect, and neither are marriages, and so it's a constant work to keep the flame going.

What ever happen with the making "LOVE"?

when people are single, they CAN'T wait! to be with each other, to call at wherever odd hours just to hear your voice, to bring you a rose just because, how many people out there have done the crazy things as to drive across states just to be with Him/Her?

Simple things like a good morning or the last call good night was making love.

The whole package them was "LOVE".

Now a phone call that cost nothing but a few minutes sounds more like a chore and obligation instead of a symbol of love, care and concern?

When did society implemented "LUST" to replace "LOVE"?

When did man and woman threw their morals and values down the drain over:

"There is plenty of fishes in the net"?

I been alone for more years that I care to count, and I have always pray that if God had there a good man for me , that it would be a forever love, and I did pray, that I would love that men with heart and soul no matter what.

But now days the more I see, the more convinced I am that kind of men does not exist any more, and those very few out there left, are a dying breed.

Oh lady's and don't make me wrong ... there is plenty of you out there doing wrong as well, and This is not a judgement call. This is just a matter of "FACTS" call.

How would you lady's would like your husbands to leave you over someone else?

Some without scruples would say: OH GOD TAKE HIM AWAY RIGHT NOW!

What about family? Children? Friendships?

Ruined over what?

Is a good rule to always fallow : Don't do unto others what you don't want done unto you.

I think ... I will remain Alone for a long time.

With that kind of values ... enough said.

Misery loves company or so they say.

And I am not looking for misery, is obvious that there is plenty of misery in the world, more than what many deserve to receive.

I pray for those young couples out there, that they will base their relationships in solid foundations, with friendship, love, understanding .... and much needed "RESPECT" for each other.

Life is beautiful, and I hope this lady I read about, will overcome the pain and grief this situation has put her through.

I could have understood the break up if she was a bad woman, or wife or mother, but that didn't seam to be the problem. Though like I said above, no person is perfect, takes a lot of work to make a marriage work, from both parties involved.

I hope and pray that this will bring something positive into her life.

The way I see it ... God must have take him away, because someone better is on her way.

Maybe she can't see it that way now, is to much pain and grief to understand such a concept right now.

But some times we have to lose something , to learn from it, and win something better.

Blessings & Light

El Pilar (Zaragoza-Spain)

2008-10-18T00:48:00.010-05:00

When I was a child I grow up getting educated in Nun's schools for the most part of my life.

I have many good memories of living with the nun's. Many were so sweet and loving, I only come across 2 in my life time where I did truly wonder why they took the habits.

When I was a teenager, and we finished our school year, the nun's took a group of us in an excursion to several cities of Spain; It was a reward for awesome grades. And we did work hard to get those grades! (Hence that it was very well known around the school campus that those with above average grades were rewarded to take such trips)

We were in Burgos, Zaragoza, Asturias, Cantabria, And North Portugal.

It was a beautiful trip that I will never forget.

It left many good lasting memories about how a group of teenagers and a group of nun's managed to have so much FUN!

The festivities are now going on in Zaragoza, started the 12th of Octuber and they will end this sunday. It is also the National celebration which is: "El dia de la Hispanidad"

A National Celebration of Columbu's Discovery of America.

The Pilar Festival (Fiestas del Pilar) is celebrated every year on the 12th of October. During the week leading up to this official date, Zaragoza comes alive with music, parades, flowers, and theatre in honour of the Virgin of Pilar. The female patron saint of Spain is honoured with an abundance of flowers as the history and culture of Spain is remembered and celebrated. Trails of roses, lillies, orchids, and gladiolus wind their way to the Plaza de Pilar as an offering to the Virgin.

The reason for this internationally recognized festival has its origins back in 40 AD when St James the Apostle came to this area to spread Christianity to the mostly Pagan population. On his journey in Aragonese territory, on the eve of January 2nd, the Virgin Mary is supposed to have appeared to him on a marble pillar and asked him to build a church on the land upon which he was standing. Initially a chapel was built around the pilar followed by ever grander churches over the centuries. Today the magnificent Basilica del Pilar which was designed in 1681 stands on this spot. Major alterations took place in the 18th century and the Basilica's towers weren't completed until the 20th century.The pillar (Pilar) on which the Virgin descended is displayed inside the Holy Chapel (Capilla Santa) of the Basilica. This attracts hundereds of pilgrims every day who arrive to kiss a small piece of the pillar which isn't protected.

During this wonderful celebration of culture and history music and dance take to the streets. The music is not bound by one particular kind and you will hear reggae, jazz, pop, rock, and folk to name but a few. Spontaneous flamenco dancing is common but a distinctive form of dancing that you're unlikely to have come across is the Jota. This dance can be traced back to the 1600s although it has changed somewhat from its original form. You can join in the street celebrations and learn to dance the jota with the locals.

Another novelty is the procession of the giants and big heads (gigantes y cabezudos) in which huge papier mache figures join the carnival on the street and mingle with the crowds. Bull fighting is another aspect of this celebration, because as with all Spanish gatherings, the bull must make his appearance. He is quite a distinguished part of the Spanish history so a celebration without him wouldn’t be quite the same.

Plays and theatre are another big part of this celebration often attracting famous actors and actresses who can often be spotted entertaining the crowds. The one act plays are particularly enjoyable.If you're going to be in Zaragoza for the week leading up to the Pilar festival then don’t forget to take your party clothes. Although the official date of the Pilar Festival is October 12th it lasts for around nine days with the evenings centred on an area of town known as "El Tubo" which is packed with bars and revellers.

You should also pay a nigh time visit to the Paseo de los Bearneses and enjoy its spectacularly lit fountain. Heavenly music compliments the lights and adjoining neighborhoods join in with their own fireworks. Not only is October 12th celebrated as the 'Día de Nuestra Señora del Pilar', it is also the 'Día de la Hispanidad', a national celebration of Columbus's discovery of the Americas.

"CABEZUDOS"

"GIGANTES"

Pablo Luis Maza & Daughter Dancing: La Jota De Calanda

Pablo Luis Maza is been deceased for quite some time now

But he was a great dancer, choreographer, Jota dance teacher and Maestro of Jota dancers.

He is dancing in this video with his Daughter, which it was an homage on his name.

He had not danced in quite some time, but he took the invitation from the presenter willingly.

Glad he did, was good to see him dancing again.

JOTA DE CALANDA, Dancing: Mamen y Garvín

Another Jota here but danced by different dancers.

Monasterio De Piedra (Zaragoza - Spain)

2008-10-15T16:49:00.003-05:00

MONASTERIO DE PIEDRA: (Zaragoza - Spain)

Monasterio de Piedra (Monastery of the Rock) is a monastery, hotel and park complex located in Spain, in the region of Aragon, Zaragoza province. The monastery was founded in 1194 by thirteen Cistercian monks from Poblet Monastery, in an old castle next to the Piedra river, and was dedicated to St. Mary the Fair (Santa María la Blanca). The entire complex has been declared a national monument.

History

The monastery’s construction progressed in three architectural stages: Gothic (13th century), Renaissance Gothic (16C) and Classical-Baroque (18C).
Entrance through the walls was gained through the medieval keep; the church, destroyed in the early part of the 19th century, opened onto the cloister, noted for its great arches, and the various premises of the monastery. The beautiful chapter house (from the early 12th century) was the vital center of monastic life; the monks resided in the main building (17th century), which has today been converted into a quiet hotel. The Romanesque columns of the old abbatial residence support the current Neoclassical one, constructed in the 18th century.

Park

The Piedra river canyon in the vicinity of the monastery is a place of extreme natural beauty, a lush, garden-like environment of waterfalls, mosses and rivulets in the midst of an arid wilderness. A marked and fenced path winds its way through the course of the canyon, with overlooks of several waterfalls; the longest and most notable of these is the "Horsetail" (Cola del Caballo), at more than fifty meters high. These waterfalls are formed by the precipitation of dissolved limestone that occurs when the decreasing river level exposes rocks to sunshine; this results in water evaporation and deposits the limestone in successive layers through which the water runs, forming countless rivulets. Minor fluctuations in the river's own flow have resulted in the Karst topography of the region.

Access

Monasterio de Piedra is relatively isolated. It is located 118 km (70.8 mi) southwest of the city of Zaragoza; to reach it from there, one would take the A-2 in the direction of Madrid until Calatayud, and from there the A-202 to Nuévalos; the Monastery is located two kilometers beyond Nuévalos.

Escondido entre las abruptas sierras del Sistema Ibérico, situado en el término municipal de Nuévalos, en la provincia de Zaragoza, el parque natural del Monasterio de Piedra nos ofrece una de las experiencias más gratificantes que se pueden encontrar en el mundo, en un recorrido de dos horas y media por un vergel insólito en torno al agua y su movimiento en cascadas y grutas. Tal y como decía la acreditada revista inglesa Fraser’s Magazine, en un articulo publicado en el año 1871, es "una excursión a una de las curiosidades naturales más extraordinarias de Europa".

Lo abre el sol y lo cierra el sol:
"El efecto del sol poniente visto desde el interior de la caverna(la gruta de la Cola de Caballo) a través de la catarata, así como las sensaciones que despierta el conjunto del espectáculo, no pueden describirse"(Fraser’s Magazine, Septiembre 1871).

La corriente del río Piedra ha modelado la roca formando lagos, grutas y cascadas. Descubrirá hermosos parajes como el Lago del Espejo, pasando para llegar a él por la Peña del Diablo o la impresionante cascada de 50 m. de altura Cola de Caballo que oculta una espectacular gruta natural, la Gruta Iris; la cascada Trinidad, Los Chorreaderos, Baño de Diana, cascada Caprichosa, cascada Iris, Lago de los Patos, el Vergel.... indiscutiblemente el parque es la fantasía del agua , su magia se puede sentir a través de todos los sentidos: observar la belleza del paisaje, oír el canto de los pájaros, sentir el fluir del susurro de la caída del agua y pasear por un fantástico paraje romántico que nos transporta al siglo XIX, fecha en que D. Juan Federico Muntadas artífice y descubridor del parque y la gruta Iris, convirtiéndolo al parque natural en una visita obligada hasta nuestros días.

El parque acoge densos bosques de ribera, en uno de los ecosistemas de mayor riqueza biológica, donde se encuentran muchas especies de animales y plantas en un espacio relativamente reducido y gran variedad de árboles gigantescos.

A través de las salas de exposición y audiovisuales del Centro de Interpretación de la Fauna Piscícola (se visita en la parte baja del Parque, e incluye un audiovisual, sobre el ciclo de reproducción de la trucha, el cangrejo y su entorno) conocerá el sistema fluvial, las labores de administración e investigación Piscícola del Gobierno de Aragón.
Las tareas de gestión que se desarrollan en el parque tienen como objetivo la conservación de estos ecosistemas en su estado natural.

El parque está dentro de la red de espacios protegidos de Aragón, declarado paisaje pintoresco desde 1945.

SOURCES:

http://monasteriopiedra.com

http://www.monasteriopiedra.com/default.aspx?info=0000A6

http://www.monasteriopiedra.com/default.aspx?info=000073

Living Takes a Lot of Growing Up

2008-10-09T21:46:00.003-05:00

living takes a lot of "growing up"

But when you really get the hang of it,

You can stump your toe and jump right up.

And tell the world it didn't hurt a bit

Though heartache is a bitter medicine

That each of us must swallow, pretty soon

We grow accustomed to the taste, and there

Are some who even learn to lick the spoon.

Living takes a lot of "growing up"

Some things don't turn out the way we plan,

If the mountain can't be climbed, then reach

The other side the best way that you can.

Happiness is earned, not freely given,

Like silver coins within a beggar's cup.

Life is played according to the rules,

And living takes a lot of "growing up"

Grace E. Easley

Heros Truck

2008-10-04T14:35:00.007-05:00

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Long time ago a friend sent me a set of 10 pictures of this truck in my mail

I did some research and, I found a link where this pictures were featured.

Please click in the title of the post.

It will direct you there.

Beautiful piece of art as well.

Art comes in so many forms ...

White Dove of the Desert

2008-10-04T13:54:00.007-05:00

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San Xavier del Bac was founded by Father Kino, the celebrated Jesuit missionary and explorer. "Bac", a Tohono O'odham word meaning "place where the water appears," refers to the area near the mission where the Santa Cruz River resurfaces after running underground.

The Pima Indians defended San Xavier with their lives against fierce Apache attacks, and mass is still celebrated there to this day. The structure's white walls, parapets and domes are highlighted by the muted tones of the surrounding desert and mountains.

Paint by: Charles H. Pabst

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More of his beautiful Art Work

Ancient Ones

Taos Shadows

Morning Crossing

Walpi

Evening Council

Chief's Blanket

No copyright infringement intended. Blog was made solely for the purposes of artistic expression, to feature MR:Pabst beautiful work, and education.

Santurtzi (Spain)

2008-10-02T19:00:00.012-05:00

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Santurce es un municipio de vizcaya en el país vasco: concretamente en la margen izquierda de la desembocadura de la ría de bilbao.municipio situado en la margen izquierda de la desembocadura de la ría y a los pies del monte serantes (452 m, aunque tradicionalmente ha constado 446 m).

santurce, está situado al norte del país vasco, en la zona costera del mar cantábrico, con el cual limita al noreste: limita al sur con ortuella, al este con portugalete y al oeste con abanto y ciérvana y con ciérvana. santurce posee una orografía muy accidentada aunque, a excepción del monte serantes (452 m) -uno de sus elementos topográficos más simbólico-, no presenta grandes alturas, situándose las más significativas en las estribaciones del propio serantes: el mazo (245m) y los cuetos (123 y 106m) . su relieve se inscribe dentro del flanco norte del llamado anticlinal de vizcaya. es un relieve de tipo estructural correspondiendo a una serie de materiales del cretácico (calizas urgonienses) a lo largo de punta lucero-serantes suavemente inclinados hacia la ría.

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This is San Jorge's Church

the place where

I received my Confirmation

And my first Communion

Yes that little girl was me

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el clima en santurce está bajo la influencia del clima oceánico húmedo. las temperaturas son suaves durante todo el año, con lluvias más frecuentes en primavera y otoño, inviernos benignos y veranos no excesivamente calurosos. la temperatura media en verano es de 20 ºc (70ª f) y de 8 ºc (48ª f) en invierno. la belleza del paisaje y la calidad de su gastronomía junto con la hospitalidad de los santurzanos son solo algunos atractivos de los que el visitante puede disfrutar. santurce es un pueblo marinero que ha sabido conservar sus costumbres a pesar de su gran crecimiento, la vida en este concejo, está marcada por el mar, que inspira su trabajo y su ocio, la pesca y las regatas de traineras y las fiestas marianas de la virgen del carmen mantienen vivas sus raíces. y de la gastronomía que decir, en todo el mundo es conocido el buen trato que al pescado se le da en santurtzi, en especial al besugo y como no a las sardinas en lugares como el restaurante sotavento o el internacionalmente conocido currito.

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This is the plaza "Kiosko"

where the municipal band use to play in the weekends and important events.

My uncle use to be a trumpetist with the municipal band.

Is there were we watched mom and dad dance, while we sit with grandma and grandpa

Is there also were I learned to dance many of the beautiful traditional dances, with my dad, uncle and grandfather.

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el municipio es conocido por albergar el puerto de bilbao, importante puerto de carga y descarga de mercancías a nivel intercontinental, y porque en él operan además dos importantes compañías de ferry de pasajeros, la británica p&o ferries con el buque "pride of bilbao" y la española acciona trasmediterránea con "fortuny", uniendo las ciudades de santurce con la ciudad de portsmouth, en inglaterra, aunque este último servicio ha sido recientemente suspendido.

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This is "La Sotera Trainera"

we have boat races

and 'Sotera" is Santurtzi's official trainera

AUPA SOTERA!!

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This is the port of Santurtzi and the typical "Sardinera"

with one of our traditional customes.

Santurtzi is very famous for it's fish

Sardines, besugos, and other variety of fish

is grilled there, they have the best fish grilling in the world!!

(At least to me they do ;)

There also sits "El Hogar del Pescador"

"The Home of the Fisherman"

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This is the Fountain (Monument "Los Desamparados")

Means the "Abandoned"

The fountain sits in a little plaza right in front of our Ayuntamiento *City Hall*

and in front of our church *San Jorge*

They have fish in the fountain and I remember when I was a kid

Grandfather would takes us there to feed the fish.

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This is the monument to: "La Sardinera"

"Las Sardineras" were woman dressed in our typical customes, who would go early to the port and wait for the fisherman, they bought fish from the fisherman, and they would go around the city selling the fish.

The statue sits in the end of "Calle Capital Mendizabal"

A very famous street around our zone, is a very long street, there is many little beautiful shopping stores, and Pubs, Places where people can go dancing, and our famous "Cervezeria" Where they roast the best chitkens, they make the best salads, and they sell nice pitchers of beer

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This si "La Virgen del Carmen" - OR - "Virgen Del Mar"

we have festivities to honor her

she is the patron of Santurtzi.

When Santurtzi goes in festivities,

there will be a beautiful Boat procession in her honor

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This is Palace "Oriol"

Is a hotel now

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This are our typical dancers,

in the typical attire

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This is our typical music "Txistus"

Consisting of a drum and a flute

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This is an aereal view of Santurtzi

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This is a view of the port of Santurtzi

Santurtzi (Spanish: Santurce; Basque: Santurtzi) is a port town in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, Spain. It is located in the Bilbao Abra bay,near the mouth of the Nervión river, on its left bank, 14km downriver from Bilbao and forms part of the Greater Bilbao agglomeration. It has a population of 47,320 (2006) and a land area of 6.77 km².
The district of Santurce of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico derives its' name from Santurtzi.

Geography
Santurtzi has a very rough orography although excluding Mount Serantes ( 452m) - one of its most symbolic topographic elements , it is not at high altitude, the significant heights being spurs of the Serantes: The Mallet (245m) and the Fortified heights (123 and 106m). Its relief is within the north flank of the anticlinal of Biscay. It is a relief of a structural type corresponding to a series of materials of the Cretaceous period (limestone) throughout Punta Lucero-Serantes smoothly inclined towards the Estuary of Bilbao.

The climate in Santurtzi is of the humid oceanic climate type. The temperatures are moderate throughout the year, with more frequent rains in spring and autumn, winters are benign and summers not excessively warm. The average temperature is 20ºC (70ªF) in summer and 8ºC (48ªF) in winter.

Tourism
The beauty of the landscape and the quality of the gastronomy along with the hospitality of the Santurtziarrak are some of the attractions which the visitor can enjoy.
Santurtzi is a marine town that has succeeded in conserving many of its traditions, in spite of its great growth.
The life in this area is focused on the sea, which inspires its work and its leisure. Fishing boat and rowing boat races, and the celebrations of the Virgin of the Carmen keep their traditions alive.
Gastronomy is based on fish, especially sardines.

Monuments
San Jorge church (1725, the tower in 1844)
House Toasts (1890)
Town Hall (1905)
Monument to Cristóbal Murrieta (1923)
Patronato Santa Eulalia (1914)
Home and clinical San Juan de Dios (1925)
Oriol Palace (1913)
Science of navigation school (1860)

Hijas de la Cruz college (1863)
Virgen del Mar church (1901)
Fishermen Confraternity (1916)
Town Park (1918)

Central Kiosk (1917)
Mamariga fountain (1882)
Monument to the Sardinera (1964)
Fishing Port (1916)

Virgin of Carmen (1950)
Museum of Sculptures
Monument to Miguel de Unamuno
Señorío de Vizcaya Square (redesign 2007)

Official City Website: http://www.ayto-santurtzi.es/

*Santurtzi*

*Las Hijas de la Cruz*
School

this is where attended School

Los 5 Bilbainos *Desde Santurtzi A Bilbao* Song

*Bilbao*

Sabzi - Art

2008-10-01T20:27:00.007-05:00

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Sabzi's paintings resonate both Eastern and Western philosophies. His rich Persian heritage provides him with ancient images, sentimental Persian themes and memories of innocence.

The Western source of influence comes from the modernism of Cezanne and Matisse.
Sabzi's subjects are almost always women; beautiful, graceful, taciturn and lugubrious, they reflect solitude.

The women of Sabzi's paintings are madonna's, modern goddesses and martyred saints whose elongated forms suggest instability and internal conflict.

Their anonymous faces transform them into religious icons that transcend and defy the demands of reality.

Yet, other Sabzi paintings reflect warmth, charm, happiness, and his undisputed love and admiration for women. Here the fantastic is treated as ordinary and the rich fabrics of Sabzi's paintings assume intimate unveilings.

"My artistic inspiration, the very basis of form and color for my work, comes from my childhood memories of Persian rugs designed and weaned by my mother. As I watched her for hours creating gorgeous patterns, hues and textures, her fingers dancing across the loom, the designs and shapes of my current work took form. My creations flow from the same source of energy and creativity that inspired my mother." — Sabzi

Sabzi acknowledges in his paintings historical, stylistic and cultural influences. The sheer luminosity of spaces contrasting sharply with the somber moods of his figures appears at first to be contrary but soon proves to be valid and potent to the viewer.

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The Art Shop - Greensboro, North Carolina

http://www.artshopnc.com/

Sabzi has achieved spectacular success and international acclaim. His works are being exhibited in select galleries throughout the United States and are highly sought-after around the world.

THE ART SHOP — The Art Shop of Greensboro, North Carolina, is one of Sabzi's most enthusiastic supporters and devotes a large portion of its gallery and its website to displaying his works.

Established in 1899, The Art Shop is the state's oldest fine art and custom framing gallery. The Art Shop specializes in original oil paintings and limited edition graphics as well as bronze sculptures. The gallery's current roster of artists includes internationally known artists.

The Art Shop is also known for its award winning custom framing. Their framing staff includes a Master Certificed Picture Framer (MCPF) one of only 30 in the world.

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This is Title: Adam & Eve

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This is Title: Tango

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This is Title: Sonata

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This is Tttle: Lunar Dream

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This is Title: Shooting Star

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This is Title: Warm Afternoon

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This is Title: Do you Love me

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No copyright infringement intended. Blog was made solely for the purposes of artistic expression and to feature this artist beautiful work, and entertainment.

A Touch of Spain

2008-10-01T13:28:00.007-05:00

PLEASE CLICK ON THE POST TITLE
IT WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO THE (SOURCE)

Claveles are the Official flower of Spain

I come across this beautiful pictures today

If you click in the post tittle it will take you directly to the web site.

I remember many ceramic places around the little towns of La Rioja (Spain)

"Artesania" is an art that has been in Spain for centuries.

But it did not originated there

Historia de la Ceramica

La palabra cerámica deriva del griego keramiké, " sustancia quemada "

El termino se aplica de una forma tan amplia que ha perdido buena parte de su sifnificado.

Este campo se esta ampliando nuevamente incluyendo en el a cementos y esmaltes sobre metal.

Abarca sus mismas evoluciones y fechas y su estudio esta unido a las relaciones de los hombres que han permitido el progreso de este arte. La invencion de la ceramica se produjo durante la revolucion neolitica, cuando se hicieron necesarios recipientes para almacenar el excedente de las cosechas producido por la practica de la agricultura.

En un principio esta ceramica se modelaba a mano, con tecnicas como el "Pellizco", el "Colombin", o la "Placa" (de ahi las irregularidades de su superficie), y tan solo se dejaba secar al sol en los paises calidos y cerca de los fuegos tribales en los de zonas frias.

Mas adelante comenzo a decorarse con motivos grometricos mediante incisiones en la pasta seca.

Su cada vez mas compleja, perfecta y bella elaboracion determino la aparicion de un nuevo oficio: el del alfarero.

Los pueblos de la era actual que iniciaron la elaboración de cerámica con técnicas más sofisticadas y cociendo las piezas en hornos fueron los chinos . Desde China paso el conocimiento hacia Korea y Japon por el Oriente, y hacia el Occidente, a Persia y el norte de Africa hasta llegar a la peninsula Española.

En todo este recorrido, las tecnicas fueron variando. Esto fue debido a varias variantes; una de ellas es el que las arcillas eran diferentes. En China se utilizaban, sobre todo, la porcelana y el gres, mientras que en Occidente estas arcillas no se encontraban. Otras variantes fue la inluencia del Islam y sus visiones de la decoracion, y las diferentes maneras que se utilizaban para la coccion.

En principio el torno era solamente una rueda colocada en un eje, que se hacia girar por medio de un palo introducido en un agujero con el cual se daban vueltas hasta alcanzar la velocidad suficiente para realizar la pieza.

Poco a poco fue cambiando hasta el dia de hoy, en que el artesano esta sentado sobre un banco y hace girar el torno mediante un movimiento del pie que le da a una rueda superior mas o menos velocidad segun las necesidades.

Uno de los primeros ejemplos de ceramica prehistoricas es la llamaada cardial. Se dio en el Neolitico, debiendo su denominacion a que estaba decorada con incisiones hechas con la concha del cardium edule, una especie de berberecho. La ceramica campaniforme, o del vaso campaniforme, es caracteristica de la edad de los metales y, mas concretamente, del calcolitico, al igual que la ceramica de El Argar (argarica) lo que es la Edad del Bronce.

Crearon recipientes con bellas formas que cubrieron de dibujos que narraban la vida y costumbres de su epoca. La estetica griega fue heredada por la antigua Roma y Bizantina, que la propagaron hasta el Extremo Oriente.

Se unio despues a las artes del Islam de las que aprendieron los ceramistas chinos y el empleo del bonito azul cobalto.

El arte de la ceramica entro en la peninsula Iberica desde el norte de Africa. Incorporando el arte de la cerámica a la península ibérica, llevando a la creación de la loza de barro español y Moorish, precedente de la cerámica de la mayólica con los esmaltes metálicos, de la influencia persa, y preparada por primera vez en Europa en Mallorca (España), entonces introducida con gran éxito en Sicilia y en Italia, en donde se perdió su islámico, europeo influencia.

Historia de la ceramica y sus usos

Su uso inicial fue, fundamentalmente, como recipiente para alimentos; más adelante se utilizó para hacer figuras supuestamente de carácter mágico, religioso o funerario. también se empleó como material de construcción en forma de ladrillo, teja, baldosa o azulejo, tanto para paramentos como para pavimentos.

la técnica del vidriado le proporcionó gran atractivo. se utilizó también para la escultura . finalmente también llegó a tener una función meramente decorativa.

Utensilios usados para crear ceramicas

El torno y el horno son los pilares para la fabricación de la cerámica. se necesitan además pinceles y varillas para la decoración.

Tecnicas y materiales para crear ceramicas

Las distintas técnicas que se han ido utilizando han dado como resultado una gran variedad de acabados:

Terracotta
Terracota vidriada - Glazed earthenware
Terracota esmaltada - Glazed earthenware
Mayólica - Majolica
Gres - Gres
Biscuit
Porcelana
Loza

Se emplea agua, sílice, plomo, estaño y óxidos metálicos. Para la cerámica llamada gres se utiliza una arcilla no calcárea y sal. Otro material importante para otro tipo de cerámica es el caolín mezclado con cuarzo y feldespato. También se emplea el polvo de alabastro y mármol. Para las porcelanas se utilizan los óxidos de potasio, magnesio y aluminio.

Historia de ceramicas / decoracion de ceramicas

Una vez terminado el objeto en algunos casos se procede a su decoración. Para este nuevo trabajo se emplean distintas técnicas que hacen que se obtenga un resultado muy variado:

decoración esgrafiada - decor esgrafiada
decoración en relieve - decoration in relief
decoración pintada - painted decoration
decoración a lustre - luster to decor

History of Ceramics

The word derives from the Greek pottery Keramik, "burnt substance." The term is applied in a manner so broad that it has lost much of its meaning. Not only applies to the industries of silicates, but also articles and coatings agglomerated by heat, with temperatures sufficient to give rise to the synthesized. This field is being expanded again to include in it cements and enamel on metal.

The historyof ceramics is tied to the history of almost all the peoples of the world. It covers developments themselves and their dates and their study is tied to the relations of men who have enabled progress in this art.

The invention of ceramics ocurred during the Neolithic revolution, when it become necessary containers to store surplus crops produced by the practice of agriculture. At first this pottery was shaped by hand, using techniques such as "Pinch", the "Columbus", or "Plate" (hence the irregularities of its surface), and just be left to dry in the sun in the hot countries, and near the tribal fires in the cold zones.

Later began decorated with geometric motifs through incisions in the dried pasta. Their increasingly complex, perfect and beautiful design identified the emergence of a new trade: The Potter.

The peoples of the current era that began with the development of ceramic techniques and more sophisticated pieces in the baking ovens were the Chinese. Since China passed the knowledge to Korea and Japan for the East, and toward the West, Persia and North Africa to reach the Spanish Peninsula.

Throughout this journey, the techniques were varied. This was due to a number of variants, one of them is that the clays were different. In China were used, above all, porcelain and stoneware, While in the west these clays were not found.

Other variants was the influence of Islam and their visions for decorating, and the different ways that were used for cooking.

The invention of the wheel, and in times of the metals, came to improve their processing and finishing, as well as their cooking in the oven that become stronger and expanded its range of colors and textures.

In the beginning it was only a round wheel affixed to a shaft that was rotated by a stick inserted into a hole which they were turned up to speed enough to make the cut. Little by little changed to this day. The Artesian is sitting on a bench and turns the wheel by a movement of the feet that gives the wheel more or less top speed as needed.

Often the ceramic has served archaeologists for dating sites, and even some types of pottery have been named prehistoric cultures. One of the earliest examples of prehistoric pottery is called cardial. Ocurred in the Neolithic, by its name was decorated with insicions made from the shell cardium edule, a kind of cockle.

Campaniforme ceramics glass or campaniforme, is characteristic of the age of metals and, more specifically calcolitico, like pottery The Argar (Argar) which is the bronze age.

Greek potters worked pottery influenced by the civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia. They created containers filled with beautiful forms of cartoon, which tells the lifes and customes of their time. The Greek aesthetic was inherited by ancient Rome and Byzantinus, which spread to the far East. They joined to the arts of Islam from Chinese potters, who learned the use of the beautiful cobalt blue.

From North Africa entered the art of pottery in the Iberian Peninsula, leading to the creation of the Spanish Moorish earthenware, majolica ceramics precedent with metallic glazes, of Persian influence, and prepared for the first time in Europe in Mallorca (Spain), then introduced with great success in Sicily and throughout Italy, where it lost the Islamic and Europeanise influence.

History of ceramic / uses of ceramics

Its initial use was primarily as a receptacle for food; later was used to make figures of supposedly magical, religious or funeral. Was also used as building material in the form of brick, tile, tile or tile, so as to paramentos for floors. The technique of glazing provided him with great appeal. Was also used for the sculpture. Finally also came to have a purely decorative function.

Utensils used for the realization of ceramics

The wheel and oven are the building blocks for the manufacture of ceramics. Are also needed brushes and sticks for decoration.

Techniques and materials to create ceramics

Different techniques have been used have resulted in a variety of finishes:

Terracotta
Terracota vidriada - Glazed earthenware
Terracota esmaltada - Glazed earthenware
Mayólica - Majolica
Gres - Gres
Biscuit
Porcelain
Loza

The raw material is clay. Use of water, silica, lead, tin and metal oxides. To make stoneware pottery using clay and limestone no salt. Another important material for other types of ceramic is kaolin mixed with quartz and feldspar. Also used the dust of alabaster and marble. For the porcelains are used oxides of potassium, magnesium and aluminum.

History of ceramics / pottery decoration
Once the object in some cases it proceeds to its decoration. For this new work are employed various techniques to make that a very mixed results:

decoración esgrafiada - decor esgrafiada
decoración en relieve - decoration in relief
decoración pintada - painted decoration
decoración a lustre - luster to decor

this was a treat for me.

The $10.000 Phone Call

2008-09-29T13:28:00.003-05:00

A photographer on vacation was inside a church taking photographs when he noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that read, '$10,000 per call.'

The American, being intrigued, asked a priest who was strolling by what the telephone was used for.

The priest replied that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 you could talk to God.

The American thanked the priest and went along his way.

Next stop was Atlanta. There, at a very large cathedral, he saw the same golden telephone with the same sign under it.

He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in Orlando and he asked a nearby nun what its purpose was.

She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he could talk to God.

'O.K., thank you,' said the American.

He then traveled to Indianapolis, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston and New York. In every church he visited he saw the same golden telephone with the same '$10,000 per call' sign under it.

The American, upon leaving Vermont decided to travel up to Canada to see if Canadians had the same phone.

He arrived in Canada, and in the first church he entered, there was the same golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read, '40 cents per call.' Dumbfounded, the American asked the priest about the sign.

'Father, I've traveled all over America and I've seen this same golden telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line to heaven, but in the US, the price was $10,000 per call. So why is it so cheap here?'

The priest smiled and answered, 'You're in Canada now son -- it's a local call.'

Chinese Dancers

2008-09-29T11:20:00.008-05:00

A dear friend sent me a link for this beautiful video

I could not help it but to post it

This is a group of Chinese Dancers

they are deaf and mute

they perform in accordance to two teachers

mimics, in each side of the scenario

they have become so famous

that their performances

can cost up to $400.00

This dance is called:
Thousend Hands of BUDA

I hope you enjoy as much as I did.

Peace

~MEL~

This video was added on youtube: Added: May 27, 2006

And looking for that video I come across a few more

I rarely become bored ... lol

This is called: Chinese Dance "The Green Waist"

The soft and gentle dance which was popular

in the Tang Dynasty

It depicts the magnificent and moving scene of

"there begot in the south an unerthly beauty,

She dance soft with her slim waist swaying gently"

It had been passed on far and wide at that time.

Video was added in youtube: Added: November 28, 2007

This is called: The White dove dance

Added in youtube: Added: November 28, 2007

Baizhuwu

Originated in the south china of Wu

This dance was very popular in the capital of Tang Dynasty -- Chang'an

(Now Xi'an, capital of Shanxi province)

When spread into the Royal court,

It became a very famous gracrful dance.

Dancing to the Melody,

The long sleeves would be floating and twisting,

Embles the doves flight in its gracefulnessand agility.

And here is a link for another beautiful video

Called: "Rainbow Skirt And Feathered Dress"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMhCOl5YMx4

I do enjoy this kind of art and beauty

And I hope you do too

This Beautiful Videos come from user

helloyuna's in youtube

and I want to thank her for the beautiful art she post

here is the link to her beautiful channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/helloyuna

The Beautiful Animal Kingdom

2008-09-28T11:40:00.008-05:00

Heron's (Garzas)

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Bev Doolittle ART

2008-09-28T09:41:00.010-05:00

PLEASE CLICK ON THE POST TITLE
IT WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO BEV'S OFFICIAL WEB SITE

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No copyright infringement intended. This blog was made solely for the purposes of artistic expression and to feature her beautiful Art work & entertainment.

(When The Wind Had Wings)

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This Beautiful Art is from: Bev Doolittle

A beutiful Artist, I Love her beautiful work

Bev won her first award at age twelve in an art contest sponsored by the San Gabrial Historical Society and her first one-artist show was held when she was fourteen. Her high school art teacher suggested that she apply for the Saturday Scholarship at the Los Angeles Art Center College of Design; she won the scholarship and began serious art study even before graduating from high school.

Later, she was accepted as a student at the Art Center.
Much of Bev's subject matter is provided by the out-of-doors. "I love nature," she says, "I try to look beyond the obvious and create unique, meaningful paintings depicting our Western wilderness and it's inhabitants."

The rset of her beautiful work and Biography can be found at her official website.

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CAN YOU FIND THE HORSES?

PINTOS

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More of her beautiful Work

Calling the Buffalo

In "Calling The Buffalo,"

a medicine man of the Sioux has been chosen by his tribe

to call the great herd.

He goes away from his camp,

choosing one of the infrequent water holes

from which to make his prayers.

Guided by rituals handed down from the medicine men

of one generation to another,

he chants and prays to the spirit of the buffalo.

He uses the powerful magic of a buffalo skull

to entice the herd into this tribe's territory.

Knowing his people's survival

depends upon his success,

he focuses his spiritual power

and casts his big medicine into his call.

The only question remaining is,

will the buffalo heed his call?

Bev Dolittle

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Wolves of the Crow

Run with me, Wolf Brother,

Teach me to be like a wolf,

Faster than fear,

Stronger than cold.

To read the wind,

Find the way.

Teach me to be As valuable to my tribe

As you are to yours.

Bev Dolittle

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Season Of The Eagle

In the life of an Indian,

every new day, every encounter with bird or beast,

and everything he owned or wore had religious significance.

The Indians prayed each day to the One-Who-Made-All-Things,

the Crow Ah-badt-dadt-deah.

Since all creatures were made by the Great Spirit,

the Indian considered the animals and birds

with whom he shared his home not only sacred, but brothers.

Each creature had unique powers and skills

and the Indians believed

that God had placed them on the Mother Earth

to teach them valuable lessons.

The eagle embodied courage and speed,

skills the Indians needed for successful war and hunting,

and eagles were revered as messengers of the Great Spirit.

In the highest passes of the Rocky Mountains,

spring arrives late in the year.

As the snow melts, swollen, rushing streams and rivers

tell the Indians that passes to more fertile hunting grounds will be open.

The melting snow patterns speak to the Indians also.

These are messages from the Great Spirit.

It is because of the Indians' special reverence for the eagle

that I have chosen to incorporate him into my most resent painting,

Season of the Eagle

Bev Dolittle

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(Let My Spirit Soar)

My thoughts fly up like birds in the sky.

I am free.

I can fly.

I go everywhere.

I see everything.

Towering mountain rangesand a tiny flower growing in the desert.

I see cities and highways and a fallen treeI see a grandmother telling a story to a child.

I sit quietlyBut my thoughts fly up like the birds in the sky.

Only I know where they go.

When you sit quietly, where do your thoughts go?

What do you see?

Bev Dolittle

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The Good Omen

Occasionally while hiking in the desert near my home.

I'll get lucky and see a golden eagle.

The sight of this magnificent bird

soaring free in its environment

always inspires me.

The eagle was a source of inspiration for the Native Americans, too.

The Indians envisioned the golden eagle as the embodiment of the Great Spirit.

By wearing eagle's feathers,

they believed themselves to be possessed of part of the Great Spirit's power.

To view a golden eagle while on a raiding or hunting expedition was considered especially lucky.

Here three Crow Indian warriors

watch the silent flight of a golden eagle,

probably pausing to give thanks to the Great Spirit for

"The Good Omen."

Bev Dolittle

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The Sentinel

Stay with me, Wolf Brother,As I watch over my village.

Lend me your sharp eyes.

Help me to Remember that I am part of all I see.

Every animal and birdEvery rock, every tree.

We are all part of the beautiful circle of life Created by the Great Spirit.
Gray Wolf's guardian spirit is very near.

Can you see him?

Bev Dolittle

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Spirit of the Grizzly

Out of the mist rising

A young Indian comes riding,

Riding though bear country

Riding alone.

It is early spring,

but there is snow on the ground

And a storm in the air.

The Indian wears a bearskin robe.

His name is Brave Bear.

Brave Bear has always tried to be like his name,

Strong, intelligent, brave.

He wishes that his guardian spirit could be

The grandfather of all bears,The great grizzly.
Does Brave Bearget his wish?

Bev Dolittle

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Subcommittee

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Sacred Circle

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Christmas day - Give - Or - Take -A - Week

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This images represent just a small sampling of what is available. For further information, current prices and availability of any Bev Doolittle prints or originals please call B & R Gallery and Framing at 661-298-2038, or toll free 800-255-6498.

All Bev Doolittle images reproduced on this web site are copyright The Greenwich Workshop. All rights are reserved.

Is it a Sin?

2008-09-27T22:39:00.004-05:00

Is it a Sin to feel so good?

To feel so much love inside of you, that you guard it for fear that the bubble is going to burst?

I am not taking about a romantic love

I do not have the blessing to have someone special in my life

But the kind of love for life

For breathing in and feeling all the wonderful things there were created for our enjoyment

For the kind of love that when you feel the breeze in your face you can't help feeling that something wonderful is about to happen next.

I wonder some times what kind of crazy I am for feeling this way

But I do enjoy this little life call mine

So happy I can do as I please and do some good in quiet ways, and though it goes unnoticed I do not mind at all

Because I believe than when you give good from the heart, there should be no need for acknowledgement or gratification

The gratification comes from within knowing that you shared and did give your best without being asked for, and with no need to expect absolutely nothing in return.

That is the very best feeling in the whole world (besides the feeling of being loved)

I am a very happy content person

and I Thank my dear Lord for the beautiful blessings he sends my way and for letting this heart of mine be in accordance with his heart beat.

Life is absolutely beautiful, even with the bad things ...

I count my blessings every day.

Dr. Phil Test

2008-09-27T21:05:00.003-05:00

(MY SCORE IS 41)

For those of you who have never taken Dr. Phil’s test it is very interesting and pretty accurate and it only takes 2 minutes.

Dr. Phil scored 55 and he did this test on Oprah – she got a 38.

Some people pay a lot of money to find out this stuff!
Take the test below and write your answers on a sheet of paper so
You can add up your scores at the end of the quiz.

Don’t be overly Sensitive, there are no right or wrong answers.

Just answer for Who you are now, not who you were in the past.

By the way, this is a real test given by the Human Relations Department
At many of the major corporations today.

It helps give them insight Concerning their employees and prospective employees.

It’s only 10 simple questions, so grab and pen and paper and keep track
of your letter answers to each question.

Once you’ve gotten your score post a comment so everyone here
Can get to know you a little bit better. My score is 41

Ready????

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Begin:
1. WHEN DO YOU FEEL YOUR BEST?
a) in the morning
b) during the afternoon & early evening
c) late at night

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2. YOU USUALLY WALK....
a) fairly fast, with long steps
b) fairly fast, with little steps
c) less fast head up, looking the world in the face
d) less fast, head down
e) very slowly

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3. WHEN TALKING TO PEOPLE YOU....
a) stand with your arms folded
b) have your hands clasped
c) have one or both your hands on your hips
d) touch or push the person to whom you are talking
e) play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth your hair

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4. WHEN RELAXING, YOU SIT WITH...
a) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side
b) your legs crossed
c) your legs stretched out or straight
d) one leg curled under you

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5. WHEN SOMETHING REALLY AMUSES YOU, YOU REACT WITH...
a) big appreciated laugh
b) a laugh, but not a loud one
c) a quiet chuckle
d) a sheepish smile

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6. WHEN YOU GO TO A PARTY OR A SOCIAL GATHERING YOU...
a) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you
b) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know
c) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed

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7. YOU'RE WORKING AND CONCENTRATING VERY HARD, AND
YOU'RE INTERRUPTED....
a) you welcome the break
b) feel extremely irritated
c) varies between these two extremes

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8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COLORS DO YOU LIKE MOST?
a) Red or Orange
b) Black
c) Yellow or Light Blue
d) Green
e) Dark Blue or Purple
f) White
g) Brown or Gray

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9. WHEN YOU ARE IN BED AT NIGHT, IN THOSE LAST FEW
MOMENTS BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP YOU ARE....
a) stretched out on your back
b) stretched out face down on your stomach
c) on your side, slightly curles
d) with your head on one arm
e) with your head under the covers

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10. YOU OFTEN DREAM THAT YOU ARE...
a) falling
b) fighting or struggling
c) searching for something or somebody
d) flying or floating
e) you usually have dreamless sleep
f) your dreams are always pleasant

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POINTS
1. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6

2. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 1

3. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7 (e) 6

4. (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1

5. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 2

6. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2

7. (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4

8. (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4 (e) 3(f) 2 (g) 1

9. (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2 (e) 1

10. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 6 (f) 1

Now add up the total number of points.

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OVER 60 POINTS: Others see you as someone they should "handle with care." You're seen as vain, self-centered, and who is extremely dominant. Others may admire you, wishing they could be more like you, but don't always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply involved with you.

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51 TO 60 POINTS: Others see you as an exciting, highly volatile, rather impulsive personality; a natural leader, who's quick to make decisions, though not always the right ones. They see you as bold and adventuresome, someone who will try anything once; someone who takes chances and enjoys an adventure. They enjoy being in your company because of the excitement you radiate.

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41 TO 50 POINTS: Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who'll always cheer them u p and help them out.

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31 TO 40 POINTS: Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over if that trust is ever broken.

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21 TO 30 POINTS:Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It would really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment, expecting you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then, usually decide against it. They think this reaction is caused partly by your careful nature.

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UNDER 21 POINTS: People think you are shy, nervous, and indecisive, someone who needs looking after, who always wants someone else to make the decisions & who doesn't want to get involved with anyone or anything! They see you as a worrier who always sees problems that don't exist. Some people think you' re boring. Only those who know you well know that you aren't.

Don’t forget you post your scores !!!!

Chinese Horoscope

2008-09-27T20:41:00.005-05:00

CHINESE HOROSCOPE :

THE YEAR OF THE IRON DRAGON, WISHING YOU PROSPERITY AND GOOD FORTUNE IN THE CHINESE NEW YEAR

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT CHEAT OR IT WON'T WORK AND YOU WILL WISH YOU HADN`T.

TAKE 3 MINUTES TRY THIS - IT WILL FREAK YOU OUT.

NO CHEATING !!!!

THIS GAME HAS A FUNNY / CREEPY OUTCOME.
DO NOT READ AHEAD, JUST DO IT.
IT TAKES ABOUT 3 MINUTES - WORTH A TRY

1st. Get PEN and PAPER

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2nd. WHEN CHOOSING NAMES, MAKE SURE THEY ARE REAL PEOPLE THAT YOU ACTUALLY KNOW

3rd. GO WITH YOUR FIRST INSTINCTS !!!!! Very important for good results.

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4th. SCROLL DOWN ONE LINE AT THE TIME DON`T READ AHEAD otherwise YOU WILL RUIN THE FUN.

1. On a blank sheet of paper, WRITE NUMBERS 1 through 11 in a COLUMN on the LEFT.

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2. BESIDE the NUMBERS 1 & 2, WRITE DOWN ANY 2 NUMBERS YOU WANT. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE NUMBER?

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3. BESIDE the NUMBERS 3 & 7, WRITE DOWN THE NAMES OF TWO MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX.

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CAUTION: DO NOT LOOK AHEAD or IT WILL NOT TURN OUT RIGHT

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4. WRITE ANYONE'S NAME
(like FRIENDS or FAMILY...) next to 4, 5, & 6.

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DON`T CHEAT OR YOU`LL BE UPSET THAT YOU DID

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5. WRITE down FOUR SONG TITLES in 8, 9, 10, & 11 6.

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Finally, MAKE A WISH

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ARE YOU READY?

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HERE IS THE KEY TO THE GAME

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1. THE NUMBER of PEOPLE YOU MUST TELL ABOUT THIS GAME is found in
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2. THE PERSON IN SPACE 3 IS THE ONE YOU LOVE

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3. THE PERSON YOU LIKE but your relationship CANNOT WORK is in SPACE 7

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4. YOU CARE MOST about the PERSON you put in SPACE 4

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5. THE PERSON YOU NAME IN NUMBER 5 IS THE ONE WHO
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6. THE PERSON YOU NAMED IN 6 IS THE YOUR LUCKY STAR

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7. THE SONG IN 8 IS THE SONG THAT MATCHES WITH THE

PERSON IN NUMBER 3

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8. THE TITLE IN 9 IS THE SONG FOR THE
PERSON IN 7

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9. THE 10TH SPACE IS THE SONG THAT TELLS YOU MOST ABOUT
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10. AND 11 IS THE SONG TELLING HOW YOU
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STRANGE HOW IT SEEMS TO WORK.

Van Gogh's Family Tree

2008-09-27T20:17:00.002-05:00

VAN GOGH'S FAMILY TREE

Van Gogh came from quite a large family,

and most of us don't know anything about the others.

Just in case someone asks you about the others sometime, this may help you ...

His dizzy aunt------------------------------------------ Verti Gogh

The brother who ate prunes-------------------------- Gotta Gogh

The brother who worked at a convenience store--------- Stop n Gogh

The grandfather from Yugoslavia-----------------------------U Gogh

The cousin from Illinois---------------------------------Chi-ca Gogh

His magician uncle--------------------------- Where-diddy Gogh

His Mexican cousin--------------------------- A Mee Gogh

The Mexican cousin's American half-brother-------------Grin Gogh

The nephew who drove a stage coach--------------Wells-far Gogh

The constipated uncle--------------------------------- Cant Gogh

The ballroom dancing aunt----------------------------------- Tang Gogh

The bird lover uncle-------------------------------- Fla-min Gogh

His nephew psycho-analyst------------------------------- E Gogh

The fruit loving cousin----------------------------------Man Gogh

An aunt who taught positive thinking--------------- Way-to Gogh

The little bouncy nephew------------------------------- Poe Gogh

A sister who loved disco------------------------------- Go Gogh

And his niece who travels the country in a van (you guessed it!) ----------- WinnieBayGogh

And there ya Gogh!

What Kind of Soul are You?

2008-09-27T20:02:00.002-05:00

You Are a Peacemaker Soul

You strive to please others and compromise anyway you can.

War or conflict bothers you, and you would do anything to keep the peace.

You are a good mediator and a true negotiator.

Sometimes you do too much, trying so hard to make people happy.

While you keep the peace, you tend to be secretly judgmental.

You lose respect for people who don't like to both give and take.

On the flip side, you've got a graet sense of humor and wit.

You're always dimplomatic and able to give good advice.

Souls you are most compatible with: Warrior Soul, Hunter Soul and Visionary Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

The State Trooper

2008-09-27T18:52:00.003-05:00

Billy Graham was returning to Charlotte after a speaking engagement and when his plane arrived there was a limousine there to transport him to his home.

As he prepared to get into the limo, he stopped and spoke to the driver.

"You know" he said, "I am 87 years old and I have never driven a limousine.

Would you mind if I drove it for a while?"

The driver said,
"No problem. Have at it."

Billy gets into the driver's seat and they head off down the highway.

A short distance away sat a rookie State Trooper operating his first speed trap.

The long black limo went by him doing 70 in a 55 mph zone.

The trooper pulled out and easily caught the limo and he got out of his patrol car to begin the procedure.

The young trooper walked up to the driver's door and when the glass was rolled down, he was surprised to see who was driving.

He immediately excused himself and went back to his car and called his supervisor.
He told the supervisor, "I know we are supposed to enforce the law.... But I also know that important people are given certain courtesies. I need to know what I should do because I have stopped a very important person."

The supervisor asked, "Is it the governor?"

The young trooper said, "No, he's more important than that."

The supervisor said, "Oh, so it's the president."

The young trooper said, "No, he's even more important than that."

The supervisor finally asked,
"Well then, who is it?"

The young trooper said,

"I think it's Jesus, because he's got Billy Graham for a chauffeur!"

Castles & Palaces (Spain)

2008-09-26T23:30:00.006-05:00

Palacio (hotel) Petit Bilbao - Spain

Palace (hotel) Petit Bilbao - Spain

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Palacio Magdalena - Santander - Spain

Palace Magdalena - Santander - Spain

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NH Palacio (hotel) Oriol - Santurce - Spain

NH Palace (hotel) Oriol - Santurce - Spain

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Palacio Real - Madrid - Spain

Royal Palace - Madrid - Spain

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Castillo Guadamur - Toledo - Spain

Guadamur Castle - Toledo - Spain

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Castillo Manzanares - Madrid - Spain

Manzanares Castle - Madrid - Spain

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Castillo Manzanares - Madrid - Spain
Manzanares Castle - Madrid - Spain

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Castillo Don Juan de Valencia - Leon - Spain
Don Juan de Valencia Castle - Leon - Spain

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El Escorial - Madrid - Spain

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Castillo Alcazar - Segovia - Spain

Alcazar Castle - Segovia - Spain

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Muralla de Avila - Avila - Spain
Avila Walls - Avila - Spain

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Castillo de Butron (Gatika) - Vizcaya - Spain
Butron Castle (Gatika) - Vizcaya - Spain

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Castillo de Cuellar (Pinares) - Sgovia - Spain
Cuellar Castle (Pinares) - Segovia - Spain

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Castillo Coca - Segovia - Spain
Coca Castle - Segovia - Spain

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Castillo Coca - Segovia - Spain
Coca Castle - Segovia - Spain

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Castillo de Bellver, Palma de Mallorca - Spain
Bellver Castle, Palma de Mallorca - Spain

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Northen Lights

2008-09-26T22:59:00.005-05:00

I received this pictures from a friend in an E-mail, I think they are Awesome!!

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This Picture Below was sent to me long time ago by a friend who visited Alaska

I always kept it because to me it looks like an angel.

~*~ Melody in Motion ~*~

Anna Kostenko

Ricardo Asensio

Eternal Ocean Waves

Spain Castles

Love & Marriage?

El Pilar (Zaragoza-Spain)

Monasterio De Piedra (Zaragoza - Spain)

Living Takes a Lot of Growing Up

Heros Truck

White Dove of the Desert

Santurtzi (Spain)

Sabzi - Art

A Touch of Spain

The $10.000 Phone Call

Chinese Dancers

The Beautiful Animal Kingdom

Bev Doolittle ART

Is it a Sin?

Dr. Phil Test

Chinese Horoscope

Van Gogh's Family Tree

What Kind of Soul are You?

The State Trooper

Castles & Palaces (Spain)

Northen Lights

~~ Melody in Motion ~~