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Der perfekte Tag | The perfect day Keine weiteren Fragen | No further questions. For the group Weekly Digitals 0111 0010 www.ipernity.com/group/weeklydigitals Thema: "Der perfekte Tag" Theme: "The perfect day"

SC212 - Post 30 August - Storytelling - Part 5: Your story Subject / who: woman with bike (halting for traffic light) Context/ where: urban scene Moment / what: having an intense look at a billboard with a couple and the word Kiss Emotion / why: provoking memories and feelings, the woman and the audience as well

Last night over Yorkshire..

I had originally planned a different motif for World Photography Day 2026, but life had other plans. Just in case, though, I took my camera with me to a last-minute appointment. On the way back, I saw a heart-shaped aluminum balloon dancing in the wind. Its string was caught on one of the sunflowers in the middle of a flower meadow designed as a pollinator habitat. The balloon is eye-catching. However, I question its value to nature. I am grateful for the opportunity to have seen many talented photographers from various genres at work. While I greatly respect and admire their work, I have never attempted to emulate their style, and I do not have a particular favorite. For this reason, I would like to limit myself here to express my sincere appreciation for the work of all photographers who pursue their profession or hobby with evident and palpable love and passion. On World Photography Day and beyond, I wish us all much joy in photography .

Ganz nahe am Hotel Rosenlaui gelegen.

Jaiia, en euskera, es fiesta. Estamos en las fiestas de Bilbao, la famosa Aste Nagusia (Semana Grande) que como todo en Bilbao, es especial. Se está conviritiendo en todo un fenómeno nacional y que atrae, también, a muchos extranjeros. Tiene un programa impresionante. Hay, en 5 escenarios diferentes, actuaciones musicales diferentes, para todos los gustos y edades. Sus fuegos artificiales, diarios, son todo un espectáculo pues es un concurso que votan los ciudadanos y al final se proclamará un ganador. Digo todo esto, yo, ajena a las fiestas, pues no me gustan para nada esos actos multitudinarios. Pero es lo que se dice. :-))

Samarcanda, Uzbekistán.

A mystery is puzzling the village, who put this at the bottom of the cross at a crossroads close to the village? I asked chatgpt and seems it is an Afro-Brazilian offering, probably to an entity called Exu-Pomba-Gira. He purpose remains unknown here… PIP above

Part of our recent trip to Norway was a hike to Trolltunga (Troll's Tongue). This popular hiking destination is east of Bergen and we spent a day hiking there. This native orchid was one of the wildflowers we saw along the way and I've identified it as Gymnadenia conopsea, the Chalk Fragrant Orchid.