Monday 29 June 2009

In the silence of early morning...

...Dawn slowly unveils its colours, while a soft breeze plays gently with the surface of the sea. Soon the strong sun light will turn the red-golden colour of the water into dark blue, with glistening sparkles of silver on top. A miracle that repeats itself every day but with a different mix of greens, blues, reds and yellows. If those whose only aim is to hold the reins of power tight in hand, would look up and watch how Nature so generously shares this with all of us, without making any distinction and without asking anything in return, they would understand that she does this to let our soul taste moments of total freedom which we all need to make ourselves stronger and more understanding towards our next of kin.
The Isle of Rhodes, Greece
(my 250th photo)

32 comments:

EMILY said...

so wonderful

brattcat said...

Your words and image work together to create a symphony of awe.

Olivier said...

une photo superbe, avec des lumieres grandioses, BRAVO

Joanne said...

Beautiful photo. Wow!

Unknown said...

Beautiful photo and thoughts.

Jilly said...

A stunningly beautiful photograph and just wondrous words. Superb. Can't say more. Superb.

Judy said...

This is an amazing post. The picture is music for the eyes and the thoughts expressed are beautiful.

Stefan Jansson said...

Beautiful. I read about a sky phenomenon today that had been observed in Sweden lately.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noctilucent_cloud

I guess I will have to go look for one!

California Girl said...

I'm going to share this with someone who is hurting right now. I think it will cheer her considerably.

MrsLittleJeans said...

Beautiful...had to say it even though everyone said the same thing. Yes, Nature shares generously and we must learn to live generously too!

Deb said...

Rhodes is such a beautiful place for introspection, isn't it? Very relaxing. Glad yours was named as a blog of note because I'm really enjoying your photos and thoughts. Well done. : )

Cezar and Léia said...

Magnificent!
purrs and love
mommy Léia and Luna(from Brazil)



“None reborn before it ends. And the sun that has to emerge twilight…”
(Vinicius de Moraes )

Ken Mac said...

when do you sleep man!

Dina said...

So glad you are in Greece and taking time to see such things and think such thoughts.

Field of View said...

wonderful shot !

Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed. said...

Exquisite shot . . . and text to match! I'll be coming back for more.

Bonnie

D said...

Beautiful-in word and picture

henny said...

Congratulaion on your 250th photo. All are amazing, I haven't reached that point yet.
Looks so peaceful and brings such an optimistic feeling for me :).

Ann said...

Beautiful and well said. Congratulations on your 250th.

Anonymous said...

Your thoughts here - sublime. Nature is an attentive suitor, if we should pause long enough to say hello.

Diederick Wijmans said...

Thank you all of you for your comments. I sleep about 4 hours per night, Ken!!

Kavita Rachel Oommen said...

Lovely. Reminds me of Hope.

Anonymous said...

Photo: exceptionally wonderful
Words: exceptionally wonderful
Blog: one of the bests

Daily Chicago Photo said...

Simply Gorgeous!

Luxlucky said...

I love the imagery you have crafted with words, and the picture was just an icing on the cake!!!

I want to go and visit Greece!!

:D

Luckyluxy

erosangela said...

yes...this pic is really awesome!

karen said...

Exquisite!

Anonymous said...

Amazing photo. reminds me of a painting by one of the masters.

jali said...

very nice sunset, i love it. when i can found this for my moment

Virginia said...

Welcome back my friend! What a glorious photo and text as well. I'm enjoying your first 3 offerings. I can hardly wait for more.
V

PS Only four hours? Oh my!

Diederick Wijmans said...

Thank you all for your kind comments. They really give me a lot of incentive!
Diederick

Anonymous said...

I love photos like this...very scenic and pretty...