~ The Secret of the Sea ~

My soul is full of longing
For the secret of the sea,
And the heart of the great ocean
Sends a thrilling pulse through me...

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ~

#HawkeasFriends +Hawkea's friends Curated by +Fabio Bucchieri 

#BreakfastClub +Breakfast Club 
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At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities...

~ Jean Houston

#BreakfastClub +Breakfast Club 
#sentimentalsunday +Sentimental Sunday Theme 

Wishing you all a smile filled Sunday!
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Long Way From Home 

Run Casper run ♥ Life on the farm in Africa.

Home, the spot of earth supremely blest... A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest... ~ Robert Montgomery ~


#africantuesday  +Morkel Erasmus , +Grobler du Preez & +Dick Whitlock 
#BreakfastClub +Gemma Costa #10000photographersaroundtheworld +Robert SKREINER & +Nikola Nikolski #jackrussel #dog #africa
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The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach...

~ Henry Beston

#africantuesday +African Tuesday +Grobler du Preez , +Dick Whitlock& +Morkel Erasmus #arniston #africa 
#BreakfastClub +Breakfast Club +Gemma Costa 
 #10000photographersaroundtheworld +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS around the World +Robert SKREINER 

Wishing you all a blissful week!
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Break down those walls and dance as though no one is watching!

Armin van Buuren & Markus Schulz - The Expedition (A State Of Trance 600 Anthem) (Music Video)

#textureblendphotography #textureblend +Texture Blend Photography +Gemma Costa #BreakfastClub +Breakfast Club #selfy

 #TextureBlendThursday +The Official TextureBlendThursday Photo Theme Page Created using two grunge textures and one peeling paint texture... 

A big thank you to you all for making my birthday extra special yesterday! Loved everyone's wishes, you totally rock! ♥
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If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them...

 ~ Phil Pastoret

Missing home and my furry ''baby'' in Milano... especially our shared brioches after antics in the park, like the day you ---- in the chihuahua's eye!

Kisses to you darling Gnunga!


#sentimentalsunday +Sentimental Sunday Theme Curated by myself, LCF
#breakfastclub +Breakfast Club +Gemma Costa 
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As Summer comes to a close in Italy, beautiful day spent soaking up the sun...
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~ Reflective Thoughts ~

For #MoodyMonday Curated by +Philip Daly
And #mirrormonday Curated by +Gemma Costa
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~ The Tree Of Life Stood Strong ~

Within the grounds of Castello Sforzesco, Milano

#TextureBlendTuesday Curated by +Gemma Costa
#TreeTuesday Curated by +Christina Lawrie
#MyTownTuesday Curated by +Melanie Kintz & +Eric Leslie
#BreakfastClub #TextureBlendPhotography
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The unforgettable city where dreams become reality and happiness is almost tangible...

#WhereWednesday +Where Am I Wednesday Curated by +Todd Williams 

PS: I cannot take credit for this photo, a big thank you to the photographer ;)
I am still travelling non stop for work and my move not having quite gone according to plan means my good camera is in storage... Cannot wait to be settled at last, unpacked and back on here as I used to be, miss you all! ❤
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Her dreams led her back to Venice...


Underneath Day's azure eyes,
Ocean's nursling, Venice lies, 
A peopled labyrinth of walls,
Amphitrite's destined halls...


~ Percy Bysshe Shelley "Lines Written among the Euganean Hills" 














#feelgoodfriday  +Rebecca Borg +Jason Borg +FeelGoodFriday 

#feelingsfriday +LeLinda Bourgeois #love #italy 

#textureblendphotography +Texture Blend Photography #breakfastclub +Breakfast Club +Gemma Costa 
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~ All It Took Was A Smile ~

#sepiasaturday Curated by +Renee Stewart Jackson
#selfportraitsaturday Curated by +Marcin Pękalski
#BreakfastClub Curated by +Gemma Costa & +Andrea Martinez
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As he looked me in the eye, I bared my soul... 

Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply

#BreakfastClub +Breakfast Club #selfportraitsaturday +Marcin Pękalski 
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Sometimes all you need is a smile...

#textureblendphotography #textureblend +Texture Blend Photography 
+Gemma Costa  #BreakfastClub +Breakfast Club  #selfy  

Wishing you all a great weekend! ♥
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Birthday wishes to three of the most amazing souls on G Plus, flowers from the land which holds my heart for eternity... Sardegna, Italy...

Firstly to my wonderful co curator of +Elephant Wednesday , +Diego Cattaneo it is such a pleasure to curate every Wednesday with you and Matthias. Happiest of birthdays to you, may today be your best b'day yet! With love from Africa!

And to the wonderful sisters +Lynn Langmade and +lane langmade , may your birthday be filled with much love and smiles! Lynn, my poet sister, you light up my life with all you bring my way and Lane, your style is always inspirational! Thank you to you both for being so fabulous! 

#happybdaylane  or #happybdaylynn #BreakfastClub +Gemma Costa +Breakfast Club #flowers #Sardinia #nature #friendship
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Have I changed much?! :D 

Dedicated to +Michael Bonocore 's adorable boxer, Rocky! 

So, like a forgotten fire, a childhood can always flare up again within us...

~ Gaston Bachelard


#blastfromthepast  +Cheryl Cooper , +Mark Rodriguez & +Isabelle Fortin 

+Blast From The Past  #breakfastclub +Breakfast Club +Gemma Costa 
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Inspired by Marlowe's poem V. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love  

Texture blending with moss, wood & African flowers...

Come live with me and be my Love,
And we will all the pleasures prove  
That hills and valleys, dale and field,  
And all the craggy mountains yield.  
  
There will we sit upon the rocks          
And see the shepherds feed their flocks,  
By shallow rivers, to whose falls  
Melodious birds sing madrigals.  
  
There will I make thee beds of roses  
And a thousand fragrant posies,   
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle  
Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle.  
  
A gown made of the finest wool  
Which from our pretty lambs we pull,  
Fair linèd slippers for the cold,   
With buckles of the purest gold.  
  
A belt of straw and ivy buds  
With coral clasps and amber studs:  
And if these pleasures may thee move,  
Come live with me and be my Love.   
  
Thy silver dishes for thy meat  
As precious as the gods do eat,  
Shall on an ivory table be  
Prepared each day for thee and me.  
  
The shepherd swains shall dance and sing   
For thy delight each May-morning:  
If these delights thy mind may move,  
Then live with me and be my Love.  
 
~ C. Marlowe ~


#TextureBlendThursday +Matt Suess & +Christine Hauber 
#textureblendphotography  #BreakfastClub +Gemma Costa 
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If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden...

~ Claudia Ghandi



#breakfastclub +Breakfast Club  #textureblendphotography +Texture Blend Photography +Gemma Costa  ♥
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~ Awaken To Spring ~

And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast
Rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.

~ Percy Bysshe Shelley ~
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So good to see the +Selfy Sunday project up and running again, my contribution for today... Many thanks to +Jeff Smith & +LaDonna Pride

~ Subtly Does It ~

#SelfPortrait
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~ Africa ~

I hear the drums echoing tonight 
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation 
She's coming in 12:30 flight 
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation 
I stopped an old man along the way, 
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies 
He turned to me as if to say, Hurry boy, It's waiting there for you 

CHORUS

It's gonna take a lot to take me away from you 
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do 
I bless the rains down in Africa 
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have 

The wild dogs cry out in the night 
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company 
I know that I must do what's right 
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti 
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become 

CHORUS 

(Instrumental break) 

Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you 

It's gonna take a lot to take me away from you 
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do 
I bless the rains down in Africa, I bless the rains down in Africa 
I bless the rains down in Africa, I bless the rains down in Africa 
I bless the rains down in Africa 
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have...


Toto 'Africa' - Songwriters: SCHEFFEL, GOETZ


#breakfastclub +Gemma Costa #africa #flowers #nature
#10000photographersaroundtheworld +Robert SKREINER 
+Nikola Nikolski 
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Life is never monochrome with you...

謳歌-Ouka- リングアーツ新作 Ringarts with music note

#10000photographersBWmonochrome +10000 Photographers BW Monochrome +Robert SKREINER 
#MonochromeMonday  
+Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson  +Steve Barge 
#BreakfastClub +Breakfast Club +Gemma Costa 
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Life is full of beauty... Notice it... Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind... Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams...

~ Ashley Smith ~



#breakfastclub +Breakfast Club #flowers #Africa #macromonday 
#macromonday +Macro Monday  #bee  #nature #dreams
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You woke me from my slumber... You are the air I breathe, you’re the voice inside my soul.. You’re the fire in my heart...

Elvis Blue - Lighthouse

#textureblendphotography  #BreakfastClub +Gemma Costa   #selfy 
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"Style" is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma.. Fashion is something that comes after style...

~ John Fairchild ~

Happiest of birthday's to you +Ian Gunn 

Jewelry Designer: +Louisa Catharine Forsyth Bagaceous™ 
Model: by Lisa Barsten, part of The Dream Team 
http://www.bagaceous.com/lifestyle-events/worldwide-photoshoots/modeling/

Components: Turquoise and 925 Sterling Silver Bespoke Necklace







#saturdaystyle #sas +Lynn Langmade & +lane langmade 
#BreakfastClub  +Gemma Costa    #jewelry #bespoke  

+Beth Akerman , Tom's little post the other day inspired this ;-) 
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We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts...

~ William Hazlitt “On Taste” (1859) 








#soocsunday +John Kosmopoulos Straight Out Of Camera 
#BreakfastClub +Gemma Costa 
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~ To the little bug the center of the flower was his world ~

Wishing you all a beautiful weekend... ♥

#FlowerFriday +Tamara Pruessner  #Africa 

#breakfastclub #textureblendphotography +Texture Blend Photography  +Gemma Costa #feelingsfriday
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~ Roses ~

You love the roses - so do I... I wish
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain
From off the shaken bush... Why will it not?
Then all the valley would be pink and white
And soft to tread on... They would fall as light
As feathers, smelling sweet: and it would be
Like sleeping and yet waking, all at once...

~ George Eliot ~

#TextureBlendThursday Curated by +Matt Suess & +Christine Hauber

Three textures: peeling paint, wild roses and grain...
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The day the rains came down, she lost part of her soul...

Pablo Neruda said: "You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming." 

Despite the darkness she never lost her smile as she believed light follows darkness and she refused to give up hope...

~ LCF

#BreakfastClub +Breakfast Club +Gemma Costa 
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Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being...

~ Albert Schweitzer ~



#selfportraitsaturday +Marcin Pękalski #smilography +Eloísa V. 
#breakfastclub #textureblendphotography  +Gemma Costa 
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