View from Haleakalā, Maui, Hawaii

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clouds dancing with joy
as mist silently awakes
the sleeping giant

Honey jars

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terms of endearment

packaged in glassed hexagons

such sweet expressions

Covered bridge near Bradley, Maine

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reminisce the time

when roof shelters us from hurts

bridge connects our hearts

Black-backed jackal pups

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don't cry dear brother

mother will be back later

she's out to search food

Mythical creatures guarding the golden chedi at the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

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all for two reasons

to protect the golds from thieves

and entertain guests

Midnight sun on the North Cape, Norway

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as we depart ways

rest in bed of horizon

see you next morning

A visitor near giant sequoias in Yosmite National Park, California

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where is the grandeur?

bring down the elevator

take me to your crown

Northern hardwood forest near Russell Pond in Baxter Stale Park, Maine

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whimsical season

when old leaves starting to blush

welcoming autumn

Vehicle traveling through a tea plantation in Kerala, southern India.

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trekking narrow road
inside dense hacienda
a maze of success

 

Imagine mosaic, part of the Strawberry Fields memorial in Central Park, New York City

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powerful symbol
radiating in floral
emblem of no war

 

Aerial view of Ambergris Caye, Belize

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fingers of the sea
reaching the farthest corners
spilling turquoise stains

 

Two hyacinth macaws in a tree, the Pantanal welland, Brazil

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knock knock, who is there?

even for royal couple

no room in the inn

Small waterfall in Hamersley Gorge, Karijini National Park, Australia

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to find privacy

to escape anxiety

secret hideaway

Oktoberfest tent, Spatenbräu, Munich, Germany

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here comes the barrel

as drinkers yearly gather

under massive dome

Cup fungi (Cookeina tricholoma) in Kinabalu National Park on the island of Borneo

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sprouting orange cups

catching the first sign of dew

after the cool eve

Town Hall in Hanover, Germany

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majestic icon
of people and politics
guardian of law
 

The Singapore Flyer, a 42-storey high observation wheel in Singapore

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outside wheel capsule

witness urban spectacle

shows its charm at night

Aerial view of Lake Mead and land erosion near the border of Arizona and Nevada

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years of solid ground
suddenly crumbles its way
to cobalt waters

 

A herd of guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in southern Patagonia, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

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eight sexy llamas
long-legged, lush eyelashes
beauties in the wild

 

* my fun take! - in lieu with the Miss Universe pageant

A pair of wallabies in Australia

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playing hide-and-seek

parents grazing the green grass

joey still missing

Early morning fog in Crete Senesi, Italy

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as mist shies from dawn

the vastness of wealth and land

soon will be revealed

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) sitting in nest, Manuel Antonio Park, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

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quietly alert

mother bird sits on the throne

protecting her gems

Rock Islands, a chain of small islets in the island nation of Palau in Micronesia

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sea flooded in blue
islands carpeted in green

such beauty flourished
 

Roof of the Stephansdom (St. Stephen's) Cathedral, Vienna, Austria

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suitor calmly waits

for muse to open window
above pastel roof

Cleaning behavior of blue-stringed grunt and four-eyed butterfly fish, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

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with mouth wide-open

bully scares the little one

lost from school of fish

Toronto skyline during the Canadian National Exhibition, Ontario, Canada

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strolling city port

on romantic afternoon

takes memories back

Historical regatta in Venice, Italy

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colorful vessels

with rowing men in costumes

sail through festive sea

The pearl monument in the Comiche neighborhood of Doha Qatar

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far from city lights

giant shell with giant pearl

brings magic to night

Dead trees in Dead Vlei, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia

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lifeless sentinels

spread its eternal branches

salute cheetah spots

Aerial view of rice fields in Yunnan Province, China

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periwinkle steps

cover the uneven ground
layers of mixtures

 

Wawatam Light in St. Ignace on Lake Huron, Upper Peninsula, Michigan

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silent tower stands

light lingers the rocky shore
as flaming sky sighs