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Nature”s Wonders Thro ‘ the Eyes of Camera !!!!!!

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Nature’s wonder captured at its most breathtaking in annual photography contest
Nature Photographer of the Year 2013 competition, organised by the Society of German Nature Photographers (GDT)
Image of a red fox by 18-year-old Hermann Hirsch won best overall image in all categories.
Story by …. AMANDA WILLIAMS.

An alert young fox stalks his way through long summer grass, bathed in the glow of a balmy evening.
A poppy field in full bloom, reminiscent of Monet’s painting of the same name, and a fluorescent maple leaf, perfectly framed against a foggy woodland backdrop.
All of these stunning images made it through to the final round of the Nature Photographer of the Year 2013 competition, organised by the Society of German Nature Photographers (GDT).
But this image of a red fox by Hermann Hirsch was deemed the quintessential portrait of wildlife, and won best overall image in all categories.

An alert young fox stalks his way through long summer grass, bathed in the glow of a balmy evening, in this image by Hermann Hirsch. It won best image in the Nature Photographer of the Year 2013 competition

An alert young fox stalks his way through long summer grass, bathed in the glow of a balmy evening, in this image by Hermann Hirsch. It won best image in the Nature Photographer of the Year 2013 competition


An adult fox prowls through the misty woodland in Fox in cloudy forest, by Klaus Echle. Dozens of images made it through to the final round of the contest

An adult fox prowls through the misty woodland in Fox in cloudy forest, by Klaus Echle. Dozens of images made it through to the final round of the contest


Pictures were submitted in the mammals, other animals, plants and fungi, landscapes, nature's studio, and this year's special category, animal portraits

This rodent anxiously making its way across a forest floor, pictured in ‘When Night Falls’ by Christoph Kaula, won third place in the mammals category


Landscapes category runner-up: 'Landscapes in Bloom' by Sandra Bartocha. In total 3,577 images were submitted into the competition, which is run exclusively for the Society's members

Landscapes category runner-up: ‘Landscapes in Bloom’ by Sandra Bartocha. In total 3,577 images were submitted into the competition, which is run exclusively for the Society’s members. It is reminiscent of Monet’s Poppy Field

Animals portraits category winner: 'Capercaillie' by Klaus Echle.

Animals portraits category winner: ‘Capercaillie’ by Klaus Echle. An exhibition of the photographs entered in the competition will run from May 23 until September at the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) in Bonn


Animals portraits category runner-up: 'Young Lion' by Carsten Ott

Animals portraits category runner-up: ‘Young Lion’ by Carsten Ott


A penguin colony makes its way back across a sea sprayed landscape, in Returning from the hunt, by Michael Lohmann. The image won Birds category runner-up and prize of the jury

A penguin colony makes its way back across a sea sprayed landscape, in Returning from the hunt, by Michael Lohmann. The image won Birds category runner-up and prize of the jury

This icy tableau won Birds category winner: 'A Frosty Resting Place' by Bernd Nill

This icy tableau won Birds category winner: ‘A Frosty Resting Place’ by Bernd Nill

Dozens of images made it through to the final round of the Nature Photographer of the Year 2013 competition

Dozens of images made it through to the final round of the Nature Photographer of the Year 2013 competition


A spider is given an eerie makeover in this image 'Spotlight' by Klaus Tamm. It was named winner in the 'other animals category'

A spider is given an eerie makeover in this image ‘Spotlight’ by Klaus Tamm. It was named winner in the ‘other animals category’


An image of bubbling mud from was named nature's studio category winner: 'Bubbling' by Sigi Zang

An image of bubbling mud from was named nature’s studio category winner: ‘Bubbling’ by Sigi Zang

Plants and fungi category runner-up: 'Maple leaves in Fog Forest' by Joachim Wimmer.

Plants and fungi category runner-up: ‘Maple leaves in Fog Forest’ by Joachim Wimmer.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2317760/Nature-Photographer-Year-2013-competition-The-best-animal-kingdom.html#ixzz2SLPlnXqI

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Statue of Liberty….An Inseparable Part of American identity !!!!

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The Story of the Statue of Liberty…
To the few who may not know this, the Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. The statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.

This statue has been an inseparable part of the American identity and a symbol of justice and freedom throughout the world

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statue of liberty photo

 

statue of liberty photo

 

statue of liberty photo

 

statue of liberty photo

 

statue of liberty photo

 

statue of liberty photo

 

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Message For The Day…Keep Your Spiritual Practices on Till You Have The Bliss Of God …

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Just as there is a method to pull down an old building, there is a method to be followed in pulling down the complex structure of your mind. You can definitely achieve success by systematic efforts and become a master of yourself. The ladder must be as tall as the height to which you wish to climb, is it not? So too, your spiritual practice must be carried on till Realization (Sakshathkaram) is gained. The rice in the pot must be well boiled to become soft and tasty. Until that happens, the heat must be on. So too, in the vessel of body, with the water of the senses, boil the rice (mind), until it is cooked soft. The heat is your spiritual practice (Sadhana). Keep your Sadhana on, bright and shining; the jeeva (Individual) will at last become Deva (God).

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For The Day…Give God That Heart , as Pure as HE Gave it to You !!!

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Many clamour for the experience of spiritual bliss, but, few earn it, because they find themselves too weak to reject the clamour of the senses! Practice assiduously the larger programme of controlling the senses. A little enquiry will reveal that the senses are bad masters and very inefficient sources of knowledge; the joy they bring is transitory and fraught with grief. So long as one is dominated by sense pleasure, it cannot be said that his spiritual life has begun. For, the senses rush towards the temporary and the tawdry; thus, they foul the heart. God asks from each of you no other gift, no more valuable offering than the heart He has endowed you with. Give God that heart, as pure as when He gave it to you, full of the nectar of love He filled it with. Your devotion to God is best expressed by achieving the control of the senses.

 Sathya Sai Baba

 

Abraham Lincoln”s Letter To His Son”s Teacher !!!

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He will have to learn, I know, that all men are not just, all men are not true.
But teach him also that for every scoundrel there is a hero;
that for every selfish Politician, there is a dedicated leader…
Teach him for every enemy there is a friend,

Steer him away from envy,

if you can, teach him the secret of quiet laughter.

Let him learn early that the bullies are the easiest to lick…
Teach him, if you can, the wonder of books…
But also give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky,
bees in the sun, and the flowers on a green hillside.

In the school teach him it is far honourable to fail than to cheat…
Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong…
Teach him to be gentle with gentle people, and tough with the tough.

Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone is getting on the band wagon…
Teach him to listen to all men…
but teach him also to filter all he hears on a screen of truth,
and take only the good that comes through.

Teach him if you can, how to laugh when he is sad…
Teach him there is no shame in tears,

Teach him to scoff at cynics and to beware of too much sweetness…
Teach him to sell his brawn and brain to the highest bidders

but never to put a price-tag on his heart and soul.

Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob and to stand and fight if he thinks he’s right.
Treat him gently, but do not cuddle him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel.

Let him have the courage to be impatient…
let him have the patience to be brave.
Teach him always to have sublime faith in himself,
because then he will have sublime faith in mankind.

This is a big order,
but see what you can do…
He is such a fine little fellow,
my son!

 source::::input from a friend of mine…

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Message For The Day…Let Your Body Not To Go After Mind…

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When the One manifests as Nature composed of the five Elements, do not imagine that its value is affected thereby. When a rupee is changed into ten paise coins, its value is not decreased at all. So too, see the Nature as the Supreme One with many manifestations, not as multiplicity of sense-impressions and attractions. Wherever your eye turns, whatever your ears hear, your fingers touch, your tongue tastes, your nose smells… take all to be God-filled. Do not allow mere sound, taste, etc. to captivate your senses. Practice to see the Divine, welcome and accept only such thoughts and feelings and discard the others. Sage Tukaram was once asked how can people keep this monkey-mind controlled from running after sensuous pleasures, the Sage advised, “Let the monkey mind run, you keep the body with you, do not let it go after the mind”. He encouraged, “Tell the mind, I shall not give you the body as your servant. Then the mind will desist and it can be defeated.”

Sathya Sai Baba