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Happy New Year

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>I just wanted to write a quick Happy New Year post to all my visitors. </b>Thanks so much for being a part of my life and I hope you have enjoyed the journey so far. I promise 2014 will be even better. I wish all of us a prosperous New Year, filled with health, laughter, joy, wealth and happiness. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2Gz1GKe40J07vnsb2Ob-rDNKBcIr6QP2Z-n_gv3qUyJx5GAJuABKEXoeN3Tr4LYuTaEv-o1pJX-JPs_8LJVV6dqgCaE-jp-IUobSDRMRFeJUH_4Z0aPMywY4wq7W3O8ObOr9HBC7LEo/s1600/MD_Landscape_Template.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2Gz1GKe40J07vnsb2Ob-rDNKBcIr6QP2Z-n_gv3qUyJx5GAJuABKEXoeN3Tr4LYuTaEv-o1pJX-JPs_8LJVV6dqgCaE-jp-IUobSDRMRFeJUH_4Z0aPMywY4wq7W3O8ObOr9HBC7LEo/s1600/MD_Landscape_Template.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let us close off this year of images and posts, with a song.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3Uo0JAUWijM?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wherever you are right now, I wish you a Happy New Year! </b></div></div>

Happy New Year

I just wanted to write a quick Happy New Year post to all my visitors. Thanks so much for being a part of my life and I hope you have enjoye...

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5 Things You Might Have Missed: More from 2013 [Part 2/2]

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>If you haven't seen part one</b>, <b><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/12/5-things-you-might-have-missed-look.html" target="_blank">click here to view some of my favourite posts from this year, that you might have missed.</a></b> In this second part I'll list 5 posts from August till December that maybe flew by you, and again, if you like you can click on the titles to view the posts completely with all the images and stories.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>click on the links in the title to view the full post</i></div><br /><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/08/beyond-island.html" target="_blank"><b>1. Beyond The Island</b></a><br /><br />I look back at this post and it's images very fondly. If you click on the title it will take you to the island Krapanj, and to images that were taken just after sunset.<b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53JujBTD6KvHIDCXxfXBgHQdkx1G4IFY85_vgJ_Wr7UB5Te5s7JFnQkQNpPmlk92rBNXX5n7PvuXkajxaAIF5iTrYDKIirNRtSMgEQW-KUU-B_G16yg9KvSOC8JPl6HtmQjQy0dS3x4s/s1600/IMG_0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53JujBTD6KvHIDCXxfXBgHQdkx1G4IFY85_vgJ_Wr7UB5Te5s7JFnQkQNpPmlk92rBNXX5n7PvuXkajxaAIF5iTrYDKIirNRtSMgEQW-KUU-B_G16yg9KvSOC8JPl6HtmQjQy0dS3x4s/s1600/IMG_0004.jpg" /></a></div><b></b><br /><a name='more'></a><b>2. Inside the Nature Resort Krka</b><br /><b><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/08/inside-nature-resort-krka-travel.html" target="_blank">Part One (click here)</a>,  <a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/08/inside-nature-resort-krka-waterfalls.html" target="_blank">Part Two (click here)</a></b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Posted just at the start of my return to full-time blogging, this two part series takes you inside the Nature Resort Krka, that is filled with many discoveries, including beautiful waterfalls.<b><br /></b></div><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv2O6yQAfjTwpBXwQC8E0S5nqJ_jKQBVKeeJ8GsRKsvfyVot5wq1CUieOg2cmbYq3J7nIR-XwDSsXmmDCeiRJuIAEqG2rPfpGuzQpeY-F_Vj3OCxi5ErCL9LTE0dJJ6eeh6fShWlqRcU/s1600/IMG_0026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv2O6yQAfjTwpBXwQC8E0S5nqJ_jKQBVKeeJ8GsRKsvfyVot5wq1CUieOg2cmbYq3J7nIR-XwDSsXmmDCeiRJuIAEqG2rPfpGuzQpeY-F_Vj3OCxi5ErCL9LTE0dJJ6eeh6fShWlqRcU/s1600/IMG_0026.jpg" /></a></div><b><br /></b><b>3. The Journey to a hidden Place</b><br /><b><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/09/journey-to-hidden-place-part-one.html" target="_blank">Part One (click here)</a>, <a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/09/journey-to-hidden-place-part-two.html" target="_blank">Part Two (click here) </a></b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It was one of those destinations that I hadn't heard of before, but that my dad knew about. So he took us to Semisnica, a secluded bistro in the mountains, where we had a unforgettable time. The series is divided in two posts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfRejKo3evww0HKgenYMZndMPI_sU8vG-OL8RcF_-lB7VsqP1M6QSzPMoOWJcWboakB9BIxV2F23AnzXaC8P511MZ_V_ngE0tw00h2jxZuII-dWEep1fB3fiQXy1gWiXgdFdVNzXUwzU/s1600/IMG_17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfRejKo3evww0HKgenYMZndMPI_sU8vG-OL8RcF_-lB7VsqP1M6QSzPMoOWJcWboakB9BIxV2F23AnzXaC8P511MZ_V_ngE0tw00h2jxZuII-dWEep1fB3fiQXy1gWiXgdFdVNzXUwzU/s1600/IMG_17.jpg" /></a></div><b><br /></b><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/08/visiting-fortress-of-st-nikola.html" target="_blank"><b>4. Visiting the Fortress of St. Nikola</b></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This is a<b> </b>hidden gem along the Adriatic coastline near Sibenik. The fortress is very well kept and in this post we tried to shoot as much as we could, outside and inside of it.<b><br /></b></div><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cqgFX1ok6KmY90jjZioCew5LZiFekgZVKSg0OHis2XFEgCYHHSSDQAPb19j3I6ghRsF_DWzDQG2y0GajFXMhL5W-ralZXSiEsnPeHiSkTtRSr6KOB4Rwh1D4KZAJf6O9lAw3RfcO-sY/s1600/IMG_0037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cqgFX1ok6KmY90jjZioCew5LZiFekgZVKSg0OHis2XFEgCYHHSSDQAPb19j3I6ghRsF_DWzDQG2y0GajFXMhL5W-ralZXSiEsnPeHiSkTtRSr6KOB4Rwh1D4KZAJf6O9lAw3RfcO-sY/s1600/IMG_0037.jpg" /></a></div><b><br /></b><b>5. Visiting Pocitelj</b><br /><b><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/09/visiting-pocitelj-journey-to-tower.html" target="_blank">Part One (click here)</a>, <a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/09/visiting-pocitelj-inside-tower.html" target="_blank">Part Two (click here)</a>, <a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/09/visiting-pocitelj-road-back.html" target="_blank">Part Three (click here)</a></b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This was one location I wanted to visit for a long time, and even though it's very close to where I live, in all these years I never got around to. But finally in September this year my friends and I made the hike up to this old fortress in Pocitelj.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg_ACpFXKAbo336HtHiTliS-A_GwStSHYkJHGX-aN-REzyLBA5E3BH8GCqRlBJqaxYF_DYwPdqFrpfTKOWW5Ge3VkVcpxgezkU9UbCoMCtNu_j9LYMcRfEBZSPmh3pL_8KZfjkMWabCM/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg_ACpFXKAbo336HtHiTliS-A_GwStSHYkJHGX-aN-REzyLBA5E3BH8GCqRlBJqaxYF_DYwPdqFrpfTKOWW5Ge3VkVcpxgezkU9UbCoMCtNu_j9LYMcRfEBZSPmh3pL_8KZfjkMWabCM/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for taking a look back with me. I am looking forward to posting new material in the New Year, venturing out more often and discovering new sights.</div></div>

5 Things You Might Have Missed: More from 2013 [Part 2/2]

If you haven't seen part one , click here to view some of my favourite posts from this year, that you might have missed. In this second...

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5 Things You Might Have Missed: A look back at 2013 [Part 1/2]

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>I did a</b> <a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/09/5-things-you-might-have-missed-journey.html" target="_blank"><b>similar post like this back in September, and ever since then I wanted to come back to it and do another "looking back" post.</b></a> <b>Since it's the end of the year, I think It's appropriate to do another part in this series, and take a look back at some of the posts from this year that you might have missed. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These last 5 months have been a real renascence for my blog, ever since I started to venture full-time into the blogging world. Before August this year, my posts have been few and far in-between, so not many people have actually seen them. That's why I wanted to focus on that part of the year first. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Feel free to browse around the posts that follow, I will provide the links for them, so you can check them out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>click on the links in the title to view the full post</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/06/summertime-hdr-image.html" target="_blank"><b>1. Summertime</b></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think that I'll start looking back with a sunny image taken in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The blues of the sea and carelessness this image shows is something that makes me return to this post often...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWSNPc98rfUs5KELw4SLNBVHHCvpSUmY-96gXa3ZcO-ZS5NaOtbuho_oJ2aIuHlnZb4hHyCOWbqSyBqVEtzVFVmAyECv-oMpfSMDZKM55NbbMrvlZ1Xzk4jrbjp5nFJELgZUYSQ6YTMI/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWSNPc98rfUs5KELw4SLNBVHHCvpSUmY-96gXa3ZcO-ZS5NaOtbuho_oJ2aIuHlnZb4hHyCOWbqSyBqVEtzVFVmAyECv-oMpfSMDZKM55NbbMrvlZ1Xzk4jrbjp5nFJELgZUYSQ6YTMI/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a name='more'></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/03/spring-arriving.html" target="_blank"><b>2. Rustic Landscapes</b></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These shots always bring some melancholy with it. Mostly they show landscapes that have stood the test of time, and that show the history of the surroundings that shaped them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjMdeOb9JCUyuiLWVkO2ykgoplRpkRmVylZeMMp0FEBdlAtClb5DwTo7mYUCAgv8NIgFk_ZI8nH9OsGm_x70sjUFx3cR230PgaUrMPMXSrAyVp4YpTLb4HSSwJwjXgSuB3wVN4fOiYAY/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjMdeOb9JCUyuiLWVkO2ykgoplRpkRmVylZeMMp0FEBdlAtClb5DwTo7mYUCAgv8NIgFk_ZI8nH9OsGm_x70sjUFx3cR230PgaUrMPMXSrAyVp4YpTLb4HSSwJwjXgSuB3wVN4fOiYAY/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/03/last-days-of-winter-sleep.html" target="_blank"><b>3. The last days of Winter Sleep</b></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This next post is actually another video project I made back in March.  In this video you will see a sleepy little valley in the last days of winter. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGNldU-tnMuXgc7pHLPnCAE1cN2sa3af0RjKqOZn-cB2xbByPqJBfpz69J6bhCna9hFIf3igGv4C7Gnr3yIIQ4l8n71YnObTO2-FcjvrLMkPbUftJMa0JgEHyh750vSaSyC0e_Hoq8sQ/s1600/MD_Landscape_Template.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGNldU-tnMuXgc7pHLPnCAE1cN2sa3af0RjKqOZn-cB2xbByPqJBfpz69J6bhCna9hFIf3igGv4C7Gnr3yIIQ4l8n71YnObTO2-FcjvrLMkPbUftJMa0JgEHyh750vSaSyC0e_Hoq8sQ/s1600/MD_Landscape_Template.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/03/secluded-village.html" target="_blank"><b>4. The Secluded Village</b></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These images show a small village during sunset, just before dark clouds chased it away...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvtDfrcZxdUq5gXPlWk4JRmSU2n4Ly7ePSKqo27aZwWxGOWZwg0-FAdyB1lBLH0vlKXPBhyphenhyphenV_kkeH0cXoxmWhN0OA5sRoz5p4w4G-l3WyZlyOy9elv__d_yB6dTh1UzR1nq_vlOu1zE8/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvtDfrcZxdUq5gXPlWk4JRmSU2n4Ly7ePSKqo27aZwWxGOWZwg0-FAdyB1lBLH0vlKXPBhyphenhyphenV_kkeH0cXoxmWhN0OA5sRoz5p4w4G-l3WyZlyOy9elv__d_yB6dTh1UzR1nq_vlOu1zE8/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>5. Rural portraits and Landscapes</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/03/rural-portraits-and-landscapes-part-one.html" target="_blank"><b>Part One (click here)</b></a>, <b><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/03/rural-portraits-and-landscapes-part-two.html" target="_blank">Part Two (click here)</a></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think this was one of my favorite shoots before returning to full-time blogging. We had so much fun creating these portraits, and coming up with new ways of shooting them. I also like the landscapes that resulted in this two-part post from March this year. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevAbjeu5RvMKkm0phkS-fmHO6oH7DObR-pi62eL0-vizsE4TDOo1JmUKCIbprnT940T6xH3CIJDkR2lkalURDaV3RvjANK6OrzxdmCq7PbfAtnTf17v49XWEVzGoLvNlCtYfimzdENzI/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevAbjeu5RvMKkm0phkS-fmHO6oH7DObR-pi62eL0-vizsE4TDOo1JmUKCIbprnT940T6xH3CIJDkR2lkalURDaV3RvjANK6OrzxdmCq7PbfAtnTf17v49XWEVzGoLvNlCtYfimzdENzI/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>I hope you have enjoyed the images and that you look forward to the second part tomorrow. Thank you so much for visiting and commenting. I hope you visit the posts that I linked to and take this look back with me.</b></div></div>

5 Things You Might Have Missed: A look back at 2013 [Part 1/2]

I did a similar post like this back in September, and ever since then I wanted to come back to it and do another "looking back" p...

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Anna Held

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Hope in the Sky

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>It seems to me that each start into the new year brings with it some sort of restart, hope for something new and better.</b> And truly, those feelings are great, can lift your spirits, and become beacons that light the way for new endeavors.  </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>click on the image for a bigger view</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68LYn_wIuXvvk6k1uQBuZbau_ppDzn9-fJl1ziyAzHchgVWO1hclf-rM8Er3h-mp2sUJTIfkwrdM0LY6bu60yjJHivDLweRvr98PAW9rrYhCYQthFu8f_AeHNWt3XoBuGGK2eHCvL6PA/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68LYn_wIuXvvk6k1uQBuZbau_ppDzn9-fJl1ziyAzHchgVWO1hclf-rM8Er3h-mp2sUJTIfkwrdM0LY6bu60yjJHivDLweRvr98PAW9rrYhCYQthFu8f_AeHNWt3XoBuGGK2eHCvL6PA/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">But I also think that it's important to see and fully realize the good things that we have in our lives. Each day is a gift, and that's not just a saying thrown around, it's true. So let's hope that new directions will result in positive outcomes, but also that we get to keep all of those hopeful things we already posses. </div></div>

Hope in the Sky

It seems to me that each start into the new year brings with it some sort of restart, hope for something new and better. And truly, those f...

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Celebrating New Years Eve in Vienna

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>As the year is winding down, looking back into the past seems to be a  recurring activity.</b> While this year no big travels for the new year are planned, last year my friends and I visited Vienna for a couple of days. The pictures that follow were taken on the night of 31st December of 2012. Lots of people gathered on the square in front of the Town Hall. The atmosphere was remarkable and traditionally every year fireworks light up the sky.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Rwz8JYg-3e28hyphenhyphenxUpJOjmVovvXPC2ZVoQN8gTCNrh34VlC18qATFVyBP1ff1Q5knKiZmNo05Knb-bu-tj6Jys51uLZyHpCZlDKT1edvf788688KtIe_RzZ6fhRrm3WPIsu3v1TtqqyQ/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Rwz8JYg-3e28hyphenhyphenxUpJOjmVovvXPC2ZVoQN8gTCNrh34VlC18qATFVyBP1ff1Q5knKiZmNo05Knb-bu-tj6Jys51uLZyHpCZlDKT1edvf788688KtIe_RzZ6fhRrm3WPIsu3v1TtqqyQ/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhIJFKr6LsUOsJB4sCg_-4hnFwvry4gTcJqKn2n3dgCoZGAemmQUMIoERl2bHrdsGUwP6qiPG9SsVQnqF9noQ0jASuRwzLUlrnaygLQ7dVzTVhyphenhyphenuLBuLjJmfsy0ubOBcz7cY1pdTn8FM/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhIJFKr6LsUOsJB4sCg_-4hnFwvry4gTcJqKn2n3dgCoZGAemmQUMIoERl2bHrdsGUwP6qiPG9SsVQnqF9noQ0jASuRwzLUlrnaygLQ7dVzTVhyphenhyphenuLBuLjJmfsy0ubOBcz7cY1pdTn8FM/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Vienna Opera House. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaT-3929k5Toat2wxdhoWwymWVjWa5KWoFO71k-1Z3i71tbOHVfnxHyx7Wx_6pZRf_B2ILbjCpxQYBD0-MECPOokIAoe2L6v9RDkUuovLYzxfCOi5ILmj8FqBjuNQ89i9FxttJE8o6efc/s1600/IMG_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaT-3929k5Toat2wxdhoWwymWVjWa5KWoFO71k-1Z3i71tbOHVfnxHyx7Wx_6pZRf_B2ILbjCpxQYBD0-MECPOokIAoe2L6v9RDkUuovLYzxfCOi5ILmj8FqBjuNQ89i9FxttJE8o6efc/s1600/IMG_11.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>How will you celebrate the New Year?</b></div></div>

Celebrating New Years Eve in Vienna

As the year is winding down, looking back into the past seems to be a recurring activity. While this year no big travels for the new year ...

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Marilyn Monroe

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9:08 AM

The Old Barn

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>This is somewhat of a traditional rural impression around here.</b> Old barns for hay and cattle were much smaller before. I found this one recently <a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/12/somewhere-south.html" target="_blank">on my trip south</a>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTprp2IxZCCYzoQVXTxoXZTaBVbfgVtzvp9GBC8jC1IBGKdGg1HDJe1BIwTZ2hqnTIa136edie9obda_wPEFFKLpkPz79qDuy8Fz9jOxQOeshYEB5hGxhOhw4UWKdOGVicvBlvoZ0ElJc/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTprp2IxZCCYzoQVXTxoXZTaBVbfgVtzvp9GBC8jC1IBGKdGg1HDJe1BIwTZ2hqnTIa136edie9obda_wPEFFKLpkPz79qDuy8Fz9jOxQOeshYEB5hGxhOhw4UWKdOGVicvBlvoZ0ElJc/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfklgd4U8fpxmpn4uH71D3wbkBeX_hOkHFvCPPxzaRD717IFSh-D_Mg9OYZJU8hhrf36r9eIf5dF9_yrZSKYFRfAPV3cpZMygqQdxlpvJrauWiu850bbvS4tNWLnYcXpf7Z0wPowKV9v8/s1600/IMG_14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfklgd4U8fpxmpn4uH71D3wbkBeX_hOkHFvCPPxzaRD717IFSh-D_Mg9OYZJU8hhrf36r9eIf5dF9_yrZSKYFRfAPV3cpZMygqQdxlpvJrauWiu850bbvS4tNWLnYcXpf7Z0wPowKV9v8/s1600/IMG_14.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHP1QiG3R_0XJOVvm0fmxHPE9g0gHM2BzP9PweCH0HxGnf-wiHypIFC54TI8DCQRxuzusZ2js4Xqb8ZHXPrBL-CxAJCfFq_t2L2HQMWLYCmBirlFTHTIRvg4GDX3OM6G8l1sLINrYsJsM/s1600/IMG_15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHP1QiG3R_0XJOVvm0fmxHPE9g0gHM2BzP9PweCH0HxGnf-wiHypIFC54TI8DCQRxuzusZ2js4Xqb8ZHXPrBL-CxAJCfFq_t2L2HQMWLYCmBirlFTHTIRvg4GDX3OM6G8l1sLINrYsJsM/s1600/IMG_15.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Winter in this region hasn't seen much snow. The trees are bare in most places, and some of the vegetation doesn't vanish until deep January. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9akws3EUaMC7BpvHP7FP1ZOsXhJbNZQTCwcqR6GelMBe5IS7Ycp51rqbLi5-UTHK0k9_c2zlluaf4iCXV8toSkMiKjUJz6C9e0jrMPO4Bxb10F5ovfKF4MP7j7lSJQlEJyW2ybSGhp_U/s1600/IMG_16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9akws3EUaMC7BpvHP7FP1ZOsXhJbNZQTCwcqR6GelMBe5IS7Ycp51rqbLi5-UTHK0k9_c2zlluaf4iCXV8toSkMiKjUJz6C9e0jrMPO4Bxb10F5ovfKF4MP7j7lSJQlEJyW2ybSGhp_U/s1600/IMG_16.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_iMSSleQZHs1NaiFINg3GAfohYCakOOKJC18Ws2BblyMCmBGutA95I3xcgXO7_28PMPXlvBWouvqbQKSmOH4h6KRWwl0flpJjOohliij8tKkVzgTa9Fsna-EIfueIFPRWoXJN0w8wOQ/s1600/IMG_17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_iMSSleQZHs1NaiFINg3GAfohYCakOOKJC18Ws2BblyMCmBGutA95I3xcgXO7_28PMPXlvBWouvqbQKSmOH4h6KRWwl0flpJjOohliij8tKkVzgTa9Fsna-EIfueIFPRWoXJN0w8wOQ/s1600/IMG_17.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>I love barn images, and enjoy them immensely when you guys post them (especially the traditional American barn.), that's why I hope you'll enjoy this little spin on the usual sights.</b></div></div>

The Old Barn

This is somewhat of a traditional rural impression around here. Old barns for hay and cattle were much smaller before. I found this one rec...

4:48 AM

Christmas Market at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Last year I visited Vienna with my friends for New Year's and one of the places we visited was the Schönbrunn Palace.</b> Now, for those of you who follow my blog a little longer, might know that I visited this spot before (<a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2010/10/schonbrunn-palace.html" target="_blank">click here</a> and <a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2010/10/schonbrunn-central-garden.html" target="_blank">here</a> for those images). But this time, the place was lit in the lights of the local Christmas Market that was being held here. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's much more mellow then the <a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2013/11/back-at-cologne-christmas-market.html" target="_blank">Christmas Market in Cologne</a> and somewhat smaller too, but it is more elegant, mostly because of the palace standing as a backdrop to it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9W9CGg0DWGaDONqEkgidbkgPOaG8nn_BL6FFVll15z4t5WywMEQ-R6SGZtSDJrG9p89axg2owKgaFoZEiGLLKGDyxf29Mx2UqY3dIllWGNAv0KS9VUxzV2MofiCm3mGkNcbiOSKH_bI/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9W9CGg0DWGaDONqEkgidbkgPOaG8nn_BL6FFVll15z4t5WywMEQ-R6SGZtSDJrG9p89axg2owKgaFoZEiGLLKGDyxf29Mx2UqY3dIllWGNAv0KS9VUxzV2MofiCm3mGkNcbiOSKH_bI/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I hope you will celebrate with your loved ones in peace and happiness.</b></div></div>

Christmas Market at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna

Last year I visited Vienna with my friends for New Year's and one of the places we visited was the Schönbrunn Palace. Now, for those of...

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President JF. Kennedy & Marilyn Monroe

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9:05 AM

Cut-Out Cookies Recipe

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For this Sunday I decided to post this basic sugar or cut-out cookie recipe, my friend and I were baking yesterday. </b>It's very simple, even though we spent almost the whole afternoon baking, because we wanted to make big batches of them to share with family. We ended up making over 200 cookies. So if you need to make more, you can double, triple or quadruple the recipe as we did.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First I'll show you some of the images from yesterday and then I'll write down the recipe if you would like to try it out. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuBi2eevSvoVYoSJ3_1H9OF9zRTiY157AP0D1HikVolruxMOtq-bFv2QhlTZTgyRux0OHTewghY1uf_qPDfb55pUfZBJM60dVviUudCa6OLEon_cCBHJ1PZFOEYdux2eIDtdj_t3l9fw/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuBi2eevSvoVYoSJ3_1H9OF9zRTiY157AP0D1HikVolruxMOtq-bFv2QhlTZTgyRux0OHTewghY1uf_qPDfb55pUfZBJM60dVviUudCa6OLEon_cCBHJ1PZFOEYdux2eIDtdj_t3l9fw/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZEN3gCVtSjLqhTq-EkAJU0ijhOoIVz3YDVONkRbVkwZfIR87RFsZLV18bLwy8xP9GIoisHVrKwjBPBdtkv74h-ql0gam6BRP9McDEE34TIODZLzXR5mbpTmRyLWAgCl71eWS7s-Q2XE/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZEN3gCVtSjLqhTq-EkAJU0ijhOoIVz3YDVONkRbVkwZfIR87RFsZLV18bLwy8xP9GIoisHVrKwjBPBdtkv74h-ql0gam6BRP9McDEE34TIODZLzXR5mbpTmRyLWAgCl71eWS7s-Q2XE/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7ZegHhyphenhyphen7iSFotCnbhOcsz6NRyz7bgRHDcNulrlhGpKNEzMEs8sTHsyVtKsQaeLgfp6wM-1TPqDaXe69_BcvmlOk1M8b0W_SQ2tqU2vPDhdrXZLG_8ITZUPLr68S9po17EJlgIGRogqI/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7ZegHhyphenhyphen7iSFotCnbhOcsz6NRyz7bgRHDcNulrlhGpKNEzMEs8sTHsyVtKsQaeLgfp6wM-1TPqDaXe69_BcvmlOk1M8b0W_SQ2tqU2vPDhdrXZLG_8ITZUPLr68S9po17EJlgIGRogqI/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxfGk1bBuWrihF1u9obQ5h3GmIhk8MVVLt9qmIHCLLmOc1lSbmEd5FlTYQObf1xaTKfBaEgBLVKn4o01bHQWVtOxv3PW4ByFLfdo_wWqcSQl9Keh-Rg0ka-DBq97Qqt9dtOH021s4rs8/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxfGk1bBuWrihF1u9obQ5h3GmIhk8MVVLt9qmIHCLLmOc1lSbmEd5FlTYQObf1xaTKfBaEgBLVKn4o01bHQWVtOxv3PW4ByFLfdo_wWqcSQl9Keh-Rg0ka-DBq97Qqt9dtOH021s4rs8/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" /></a></div><br />How many cookies you can make out of the batch mainly depends on the shapes of cutters you use.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rCOInKnRlHVkyt1ewSCZVPLfaMsRYPJkAdcjjfxB6hA90mPUnfjwwda90YsOO1Lwj4OkhRgAQR3bNCgpDJ2QJ_7xzs5YBFm4j1TIvgzF0KM7UUBoGWnTrExAyxKrhnJPysl_4lhRa3I/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rCOInKnRlHVkyt1ewSCZVPLfaMsRYPJkAdcjjfxB6hA90mPUnfjwwda90YsOO1Lwj4OkhRgAQR3bNCgpDJ2QJ_7xzs5YBFm4j1TIvgzF0KM7UUBoGWnTrExAyxKrhnJPysl_4lhRa3I/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelhmQybnl9lblSxsG8dd3-j7bv9BiQ3FTm6z8IEVotjnWSjmtewIXuIVYlk7LAlndJYsefnRaCZ-FzclAh0ycwDzw418MpZsVewH6esfgEpMaOaLamW-CgGEc4rswcEdKKrxQZn7-PV8/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelhmQybnl9lblSxsG8dd3-j7bv9BiQ3FTm6z8IEVotjnWSjmtewIXuIVYlk7LAlndJYsefnRaCZ-FzclAh0ycwDzw418MpZsVewH6esfgEpMaOaLamW-CgGEc4rswcEdKKrxQZn7-PV8/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ready to go into the oven. They only need 10 minutes so you can really make a lot of them in succession. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xKMlrB2wJKYbgL4EY2hd1VbQ6Iev3rtOdGR-lZP-tQVa3V04UeVJ5BzI8sUZadscZgjKAXnoB3N8ZHX4m1vhPcg9_3sBkt2HcbPyAwlgekIoXlpR3F-9wpBj8EnYM4yTzl62AwLARog/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xKMlrB2wJKYbgL4EY2hd1VbQ6Iev3rtOdGR-lZP-tQVa3V04UeVJ5BzI8sUZadscZgjKAXnoB3N8ZHX4m1vhPcg9_3sBkt2HcbPyAwlgekIoXlpR3F-9wpBj8EnYM4yTzl62AwLARog/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As we were baking the of we left them in the parchment paper to cool down before transferring them to a big tray.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIXePGcLmPcw-_CiVdvOj3ZXmYDEvmBwz6KS9RIfZfKGYx2fsqtxb8B4lt2CQeBy-6R54A2dGvTNyzg5J5IrG-OUta7ZADUv_9aRnmQcliMujIA9ow_kUrE9zudYdAF5asVs0RR6Uda4/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIXePGcLmPcw-_CiVdvOj3ZXmYDEvmBwz6KS9RIfZfKGYx2fsqtxb8B4lt2CQeBy-6R54A2dGvTNyzg5J5IrG-OUta7ZADUv_9aRnmQcliMujIA9ow_kUrE9zudYdAF5asVs0RR6Uda4/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUqvvaPsB6BfzibPzFjdzoYK-8ylyhBYn6wIFHi2i49jSnVxrJXd5AaijmXevswPWQLxGG3cJXZ7bNCt6QFrDVsPiJu44NtSls-b6Tkm88hnCY9tdI6DInTy7ze20NjMMiiZCYJ4-0dk/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUqvvaPsB6BfzibPzFjdzoYK-8ylyhBYn6wIFHi2i49jSnVxrJXd5AaijmXevswPWQLxGG3cJXZ7bNCt6QFrDVsPiJu44NtSls-b6Tkm88hnCY9tdI6DInTy7ze20NjMMiiZCYJ4-0dk/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" /></a></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div><b>Ingredients: </b></div><div>90 gr. (6 tablespoons) soft unsalted butter <br />100 gr. (1/2 cup) sugar <br />1 large egg <br />1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract <br />200 gr. (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour <br />1/2 teaspoon baking powder <br />pinch of salt</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>This makes 25-30 cookies. </b>Cream the softened butter with the sugar in a bowl, then add the vanilla extract. Add the egg and once it's combined add the flour, salt, and baking powder. Once you have a clumpy dough, put it into some clingfilm and into the fridge for 30 minutes. Then spread it out on a floured surface, cut it out with the cutters and <b>bake in a 180 C (350 F)  oven for 10 minutes.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can re roll the dough if there is any left for more cookies, or make the dough and then put it into the freezer for later use.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Hope you are having a great rest of the weekend, and that you are also filling your homes up with the smell of fresh baked goods.</b></div></div>

Cut-Out Cookies Recipe

For this Sunday I decided to post this basic sugar or cut-out cookie recipe, my friend and I were baking yesterday. It's very simple, ev...

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Colors of the Season

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The colors of the season reflected in our tree in the living room are predominately white. </b>We had a green tree for a very long time, but somehow white works much better with the decor of the rest of our living room. Here are a couple of images from the living room and our tree.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixPIky0QXYLf4bLs8IgISONI6xWMHj-B6GrL_8UFbkQud-zaKkV6swpL7s0qI64cVaaQ1zxvzRxlpYwxqubdyih-1srT7Pp7UJMUeEsOL8YrCZXyeAwzVVlcPw-GBhLnLVJwpPJeJAOc/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixPIky0QXYLf4bLs8IgISONI6xWMHj-B6GrL_8UFbkQud-zaKkV6swpL7s0qI64cVaaQ1zxvzRxlpYwxqubdyih-1srT7Pp7UJMUeEsOL8YrCZXyeAwzVVlcPw-GBhLnLVJwpPJeJAOc/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmVX810DnxVVVgSktgyOA0K1YciMfsW4m080FkDd9zorAxDZ1cJmp0oCuy39ccp7yUXpEqPGE0q79rDeJpqWCDf8xRZbA-bXZU466-yqgOTS9rzr8LdFXfrstNiQpHObw2m0ZJtI0YkQ/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmVX810DnxVVVgSktgyOA0K1YciMfsW4m080FkDd9zorAxDZ1cJmp0oCuy39ccp7yUXpEqPGE0q79rDeJpqWCDf8xRZbA-bXZU466-yqgOTS9rzr8LdFXfrstNiQpHObw2m0ZJtI0YkQ/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtW1cC76u0Odor9b4Yut0IWD7MFjXQTek8aw9OFpetv9hVfKKLEAQoaAFRKHn0bp-aLRDxlwnk39j58CtlZk6cSQLQeQjAd1utWJTpps1NvNvZTRa7X6rMhBAaXpuNcv4Im2NOAX1GWs/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtW1cC76u0Odor9b4Yut0IWD7MFjXQTek8aw9OFpetv9hVfKKLEAQoaAFRKHn0bp-aLRDxlwnk39j58CtlZk6cSQLQeQjAd1utWJTpps1NvNvZTRa7X6rMhBAaXpuNcv4Im2NOAX1GWs/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioez4ImP-HrRnKmbhgPYhYNVsplk2nLy6ZleshsTi4MhL29Qmi7RGLIPqe8674nsV5zZikTm-qzoyMiyeHCSnh0l1LDupcmepoIPfZkG48Sr6GPMBRE7BD_OG3rQEGe1lIRutspkN_tD4/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioez4ImP-HrRnKmbhgPYhYNVsplk2nLy6ZleshsTi4MhL29Qmi7RGLIPqe8674nsV5zZikTm-qzoyMiyeHCSnh0l1LDupcmepoIPfZkG48Sr6GPMBRE7BD_OG3rQEGe1lIRutspkN_tD4/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxu9c6dKaTZ0_veBdQ9g8Py8_jYR_9biP67c3hsK55ynMVIgDEcy-ok-Q5OT1GT2a9nLWHLA6HQjDjf77CwLg3FhdnwcGNXVqAyvatfgkuM0jmCvRu9WMKSHalwu_M7L3PSV47-bZBnlk/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxu9c6dKaTZ0_veBdQ9g8Py8_jYR_9biP67c3hsK55ynMVIgDEcy-ok-Q5OT1GT2a9nLWHLA6HQjDjf77CwLg3FhdnwcGNXVqAyvatfgkuM0jmCvRu9WMKSHalwu_M7L3PSV47-bZBnlk/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I like the quiet in the dining room after the sun has set, the tree is lit up, and the cozy feeling of warmth takes over. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kZSR6n2M4GzOxlEOJcAqcs7thyphenhyphenGsgNrTKsPyBZrB2reXGWBZcaeDu-K9vhx-IOPUv77nRaKVP1OZ4WllED80THqZKxPWpaby9s3uezzVAR6XW7fUUG7vQYl5tLwROj6eaiVOR3RK6YU/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kZSR6n2M4GzOxlEOJcAqcs7thyphenhyphenGsgNrTKsPyBZrB2reXGWBZcaeDu-K9vhx-IOPUv77nRaKVP1OZ4WllED80THqZKxPWpaby9s3uezzVAR6XW7fUUG7vQYl5tLwROj6eaiVOR3RK6YU/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://mytownshootout.blogspot.com/2013/12/friday-my-town-shoot-out-colors-of.html" target="_blank"><br /></a></b></div></div>

Colors of the Season

The colors of the season reflected in our tree in the living room are predominately white. We had a green tree for a very long time, but som...

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Dancing Sevillanas - Spain, late 1890s

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On the Railroad

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>I have to admit this right away: I love trains and anything related to the railway.</b> And while these images that follow don't include trains, they do feature railroad shots, taken during sunset. I hope you will enjoy them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is part of the railroad leading up north to Mostar and the capital city Sarajevo. From where I took the photo, you'll need about 20 minutes to reach Mostar and a good 3 hours to Sarajevo.<i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtYVnPRnvuBMzYa2L4k_I1BF8vL_iexaCBalhRJWFJyim4d3qfdAqYheb6YJdSMJEONigEv07K-OrZeNwBvQWmPhXxdfiG7ocuZRyBW-NJnil-hQPfq7VTvcpxu6UyEUF5CuiRuFP8XM/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtYVnPRnvuBMzYa2L4k_I1BF8vL_iexaCBalhRJWFJyim4d3qfdAqYheb6YJdSMJEONigEv07K-OrZeNwBvQWmPhXxdfiG7ocuZRyBW-NJnil-hQPfq7VTvcpxu6UyEUF5CuiRuFP8XM/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;">The fields surrounding the railroad. The sun was just setting. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Pj138QpxUIFqcKWEZLDEaisXcLMzMvXumdGbkxap4zD8j6gbS9-ULCmAuogCbmhmEtnxgur40LXnB_daAqKzWuKnqofcEXsnm9n58a4C9QNXt1XCbfVwpZtxSmeHPGnc5TOwVvK59n8/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Pj138QpxUIFqcKWEZLDEaisXcLMzMvXumdGbkxap4zD8j6gbS9-ULCmAuogCbmhmEtnxgur40LXnB_daAqKzWuKnqofcEXsnm9n58a4C9QNXt1XCbfVwpZtxSmeHPGnc5TOwVvK59n8/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Another view of the track, that leads south to the sea side into Croatia. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3BLEk6AnvOu3pd2ZZRSksb5T6coSLyDuzALKOEns8qIdZpLMxgn8c0mDTmC-1rXFvBXOdnAhIcUdInPJlY1XPpmaWhVXL-mRyO3QH27PCS6RwqmYDI6F4mq8HGZKmdZWinrCBZMPtKo/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3BLEk6AnvOu3pd2ZZRSksb5T6coSLyDuzALKOEns8qIdZpLMxgn8c0mDTmC-1rXFvBXOdnAhIcUdInPJlY1XPpmaWhVXL-mRyO3QH27PCS6RwqmYDI6F4mq8HGZKmdZWinrCBZMPtKo/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLv0OmY6Cw1FjZSlQn10WzogYhSgvpcpX1Yul-BncfYbGmm2ioAVV_vP-P496aAB07TyIkMV-JruE_vefo_v632Ajr-nxHpcLqR4HeuNLbQrQu_mUQn4_2W2fqnMvmSYCs5ts7L6XZvI/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLv0OmY6Cw1FjZSlQn10WzogYhSgvpcpX1Yul-BncfYbGmm2ioAVV_vP-P496aAB07TyIkMV-JruE_vefo_v632Ajr-nxHpcLqR4HeuNLbQrQu_mUQn4_2W2fqnMvmSYCs5ts7L6XZvI/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKG8ixUKPZ1TJZ1lXJssOWTgKvxiHOazJLs4ZEfLoaoS0Iw_eNit-uxDUryUcLOVcVVPl0r82vwdHrli7jteONSGuyYdrWuzVbFbsmC0KeAa8ziVEgCVE5gk5MltV0heaxWwJrJTKpsE/s1600/IMG_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKG8ixUKPZ1TJZ1lXJssOWTgKvxiHOazJLs4ZEfLoaoS0Iw_eNit-uxDUryUcLOVcVVPl0r82vwdHrli7jteONSGuyYdrWuzVbFbsmC0KeAa8ziVEgCVE5gk5MltV0heaxWwJrJTKpsE/s1600/IMG_11.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the sun was fading away I took this moodier version of the view before. Even though I liked taking these shots, standing close to the tracks in person always unsettles me. So I quickly finished up and departed this location.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhqTxtWI2i4CMm8p_-cOKCNYOzeRdeO2YGSrMQ1B_iWcMBA-ozVPmafBEt_Wv8SMEwKJ8u2wgpkclwWqDXXpDMdSIV40lFudNLFeFiLaI8X6nm3Q3sJ_hJXOBEdXnn5Izgwn7KNhJpxg/s1600/IMG_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhqTxtWI2i4CMm8p_-cOKCNYOzeRdeO2YGSrMQ1B_iWcMBA-ozVPmafBEt_Wv8SMEwKJ8u2wgpkclwWqDXXpDMdSIV40lFudNLFeFiLaI8X6nm3Q3sJ_hJXOBEdXnn5Izgwn7KNhJpxg/s1600/IMG_12.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Do you like trains? If not, what is your favorite means of transportation?</b></div></div>

On the Railroad

I have to admit this right away: I love trains and anything related to the railway. And while these images that follow don't include tr...

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