* WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD !!! *

[Nela]

IN A WORLD THAT IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING, WE OFTEN TAKE THINGS

AROUND US FOR GRANTED. LET US TAKE TIME TO ENJOY THE BEAUTY

OF SOME NATURAL AND MAN-MADE WONDERS OF OUR WORLD, BOTH

BIG AND SMALL. THEY WILL REMIND US OF THE IMPORTANCE AND

PURPOSE THAT AWE & WONDER HAVE AND WHERE OUR FOCUS

SHOULD BE IN THE JOURNEY OF LIFE - ON ALL THINGS

GOOD AND REAL AND RIGHT:

!!!





"In all things of nature there is something marvelous."

~Aristotle~





LAKE BAIKAL - EASTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA

THE OLDEST FRESH WATER LAKE ON EARTH

!!!



"With innovation and technology, seems we have forgotten to

cherish the true beauty the world has to offer."

~A.C. Van Cherub~





MOUNT RUSHMORE - SOUTH DAKOTA, USA

AMERICAN HISTORY ALIVE IN STONE

!!!



"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."

~Confucius~





TAJ MAHAL - AGRA, INDIA

!!!



"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."

~Socrates~





THE CROOKED FOREST - W. POMERANIA, POLAND

!!!



"The question is not what you look at, but what you see."

~Thoreau~





THE RED BEACH - SOUTHWEST OF PANJIN CITY, CHINA

!!!



“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities

of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.”

~Rachel Carson~





GUELTA d'ARCHEI OASIS - SAHARA DESERT

!!!



"The world is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper."

W.B. Yeats





LIGHTED CHERRY BLOSSOM LAKE - SAKURA, JAPAN

!!!



"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of

strength that will endure as long as life lasts."

~Rachel Carson~





THE WAVE {SANDSTONE ROCK FORMATION} - ARIZONA/UTAH BORDER, USA

!!!



"People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge

waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass

of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by

themselves without wondering."

~Augustine~




A

VERY

SPECIAL

THANX TO:

LYNNE {SPELLERBEE'S EMAIL}

AND

ELEANOR {CHEESEYMONSTER'S TRAVEL THREAD}

FOR BEING MY INSPIRATION TO CREATE THIS THREAD

!!!



PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE YOUR FAVORITE WONDERS WITH US HERE

!!!



WISHING YOU A LOVELY EVENING...

[Klaus vogt]

wow what a post !
inspiring

[Khaled]

Wow *-*

[Jaycee Dee]

<center>WOW!

What a wonderful thread.

Thanks Nela for creating this - the possibilities are endless!

I'm off to prep some suitable contributions from Scotland.

Jaycee (Jack)
<3 <3 <3</center>

[Zanna136]

Bigger and smaller wonders, that's what this world is filled with...





(my amateur shots...)

[Jaycee Dee]

<center>
Scotland is a country of Mountains





of Lochs





of Bridges





of Castles





of Spectacle





of Tradition




ooooooOOOOOoooooo

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[thedoc70]

I hope Jack doesn't mind but i'm going to follow his post with some of my own photo's to show Scotland......

Mountains ( in the Cairngorms )



Loch Shiel



A bit of a liberty but, my " castle "



Cullen Viaduct



A battle re-enactment day at Fort George



Crannog on Loch Tay

[dwee716]

Oh. my. gosh. I just realized how much I have missed Nela's posts and her threads in my time away from here. Seriously. Her contributions themselves can contribute to the preservation of my sanity.

That's one little beautiful thing that my life hasn't had enough of since the old forum had its little disappearing act.

[spellerbee]

Yikes, Nela!!! You rocked my socks off--and to think, I nearly forgot you told me to come here!!
And to everyone so far who's entered their own visions of beauty, superbly done one and all...if I hadn't just found, and posted in, the thread "Do you believe in Life After Death", I would have had to go back and do it....there has to have been a Plan, from the moment these wonderful universes came into being with that big bang!! And some supreme wonder (I call Him God) had to have paved the way for such beauty and such brilliance to exist...you've just reminded me, sweetie, of exactly why I think the way I do!!
I wonder if I should stop being such a 'homebody' and wander over to General Chat more often... ;-)

[Khaled]

I hope Jack doesn't mind but i'm going to follow his post with some of my own photo's to show Scotland......

Mountains ( in the Cairngorms )



Loch Shiel



A bit of a liberty but, my " castle "



Cullen Viaduct



A battle re-enactment day at Fort George



Crannog on Loch Tay

wow .. what a world . ♥

[metalzord]

<center>"METEORA - GREECE"





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[spellerbee]

WOW!! What a beautiful place...but I can't imagine how my creaky ole back would feel after carrying home the groceries...cars obviously are no good when going home!! :-)

[block2013]

I wouldn't want to clean the windows there in Meteora

[metalzord]

WOW!! What a beautiful place...but I can't imagine how my creaky ole back would feel after carrying home the groceries...cars obviously are no good when going home!! :-)

<center>Haha, well, until the 1920, for centuries,
this was the only way, for people to go up there..."THE NET!!!





AND THIS...



After the 1920, there have been steps carved on the rocks, or built steps to make easier the access there for everyone.

[spellerbee]

LOL, beautiful--but I still won't take groceries there!! My sis-in-law was on a 2 week Greece tour a couple of months ago, so I'll have to ask her if this was on her itinerary....

[metalzord]

well, I am sure it was, it's something unique in the world.

[metalzord]

<CENTER>Blue Caves – Zakynthos Island, GREECE

[Jaycee Dee]

Silver Sands Beach, Morar, West Coast of Scotland

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[spellerbee]

Metalzord, found out that Meteora was too far from the docking of their ship--but they did see another village built in the same manner, and she had the same thought: How would you manage day-to-day living up on a perch like that?!? Of course, the neighbors wouldn't be much of a bother... ;-)

[metalzord]

<center>Apparently their life were very hard, but they had to live there to avoid the enemies.