The Most Beautiful Rainbow

While catching up on the dozens of email messages that accumulated while I was in hospital for four days I came across this timely one, forwarded by a friend back home in Indiana:

The Most Beautiful Rainbow

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that
wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You
will have your heart broken probably more than once and
it's harder every time You'll break hearts too, so
remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight
with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things
an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast,
and you'll eventually lose someone you love.. So take too
many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never
been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset
is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be
afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never
begin.

Beautiful, just beautiful. Thanks, Stacie.

Istanbul (not Constantinople)

A remarkable slideshow created by a Turkish tour guide, featuring beautiful Istanbul and accompanied by the delightful, energetic and humorous song "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)".

"Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Istanbul (Istanbul)
Istanbul (Istanbul)

From the About this Video:

Istanbul is Turkey's most populous city, and its cultural and financial center.In its long history, Istanbul (Constantinople) served as the capital city of the Roman Empire (330-395), the Byzantine Empire (395-1204 and 1261-1453), the Latin Empire (1204-1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453-1922).

Winters Long Ago

Sit back and enjoy this nostalgic, whimsical look at winters long ago, from greatdanepro.com. The photo above is one of mine, taken after the first big snowfall last winter, not so long ago.

Mother Nature's Smile

Our Atmosphere: Moments of Extreme Beauty Caught on Camera

Collections of the most colorful and crystal moments of the atmosphere caught on camera----After Entering Homepage, Navigation is on left side for each Type of Atmosphere



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Light playing on water drops, dust or ice crystals in the atmosphere produces a host of visual spectacles - rainbows, halos, glories, coronas and many more. Some can be seen almost every day or so, some are once in a lifetime sights. Find out where to see them and how they form. Then seek and enjoy them outdoors.

I wish that I could post a beautiful photograph from this site to illustrate how magnificent the images are, but the photos are well-protected. Had I been able to post one, however, it would have been the fogbow photographed on Carn Gorm, Scotland, in February 1999.

Blue Beauty Slideshow

A relative emailed me this fantastic slideshow labeled simply "NASA photos". To download and view it click here.

My Canadian Home

Click here to download a slideshow featuring the natural beauty of Canada, my home. I received this in an email from a friend a few weeks ago and regret not being able to credit the creator of the slideshow.