Light Reflections

Playing with light and a crystal

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is a solid material, whose constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an orderly repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions. The scientific study of crystals and crystal formation is crystallography. The process of crystal formation via mechanisms of crystal growth is called crystallization or solidification. The word crystal is derived from the ancient Greek word κρύσταλλος (krustallos), which had the same meaning, but according to the ancient understanding of crystal. At root it means anything congealed by freezing, such as ice.^[1] The word once referred particularly to quartz, or "rock crystal".

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Hi my friends,

thanks you so much for all your wonderful congrats to my post about the award I got yesterday. It felt to me like a having a special day, something like Birthday or Christmas or both in once :)) Awards are not falling from the sky every day, it WAS a special day!
And thanks again to Carol for giving it to me.

Today is a beautiful day again in Florida, the temps are in the 70's and now we are heading out to the beach. Hubby need some fresh air to breath - and me too....smile...

I wish you a wonderful day, see you tomorrow.
Susanne

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Lights, lights, lights....

Key West lights

Key West Christmas lights


Hi my friends,

these Christmas pictures were made in Key West, Florida.
Yes, that's THE "crazy" place down on the road at the end of the rainbow and at the end of everything!

We were living down there for many years and enjoyed all the craziness. We left that piece of paradise before we went to "crazy" too....LOL... Living there was a great, fun time for both of us. But, everything comes to an end once and then it's time to discover new horizons. We left the island and moved up more North and started to plan our travels.

It's called with other words: Follow your dreams!
And that was exactly what we did, we followed our dreams and started traveling.

See you again tomorrow?
Susanne



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It's Christmas Day

Christmas Deco in Charleston

Happy, happy Christmas,

that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days;
that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth;
that can transport the sailor and the traveler, thousands of miles away, back to his own fire-side and his quiet home!

~ Charles Dickens ~ The Pickwick Papers, 1836

Christmas Spirit in Charleston - Part 2

Simple and beautiful door decorations to an Italian Restaurant in Down Town

Do you like window shopping?

"What would the world be without jewelry"?
That's what the sign is telling you

One of all the many, pretty art galleries in down town, dresses up in Christmas spirit

"The old Market" building looks beautiful!

And don't forget to take a look at the Battery Street with all the big houses and their wonderful magic of light and decorations. You think for a short time to be in a fairy land.

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They make a nice and affordable Christmas gift - don't be late!

Christmas Spirit in Charleston

In Down Town Charleston stays a magnificent big Christmas tree

Beautiful Christmas decorations everywhere you go

And the gifts are ready - outside of the store

My favorite of all Christmas trees I have seen yesterday was here in a Irish Pub

David and I went for a little stroll to catch the Christmas spirit in Down Town of Charleston. I found a lot of pretty and very tastefully decorated stores, coffee shops and buildings. I love to see all the magic of Christmas!

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Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve
by Moffatts

You cant believe everything you hear
And only half of what you see
But you cant deny the magic of a christmas tree
It can melt a heart of stone
Bring warmth into a home
Give you strength when your alone on christmas eve
The message is so real
Thats exactly how I feel
For the feelings everywhere on christmas eve

This christmas eve
Hang up your guns
This christmas eve
Aim with your heart
This christmas eve
We can change the world
We can all be one
Theres a child inside of us
Theres a child that needs your trust
Open up your heart to everyone
This christmas eve

Theres a light that shines above
Its a symbol of our love
Like the star upon the tree in our living room
So I believe its true
Its wrapped inside of you
The gift of love comes through on christmas eve

This christmas eve
Hang up your guns
This christmas eve
Aim with your heart
This christmas eve
We can change the world
We can all be one
Theres a child inside of us
Theres a child that needs your trust
Open up your heart to everyone
This christmas eve

This christmas eve
This christmas eve
We can change the world
We can all be one
Theres a child inside of us
Theres a child that needs your trust
Open up your heart to everyone
This christmas eve

My wordless Sunday#10

Waiting for Christmas

Driving home for Christmas

Driving home for Christmas

(Scroll down and turn on my radio player and listen to this wonderful Christmas song)

I’m driving home for christmas
I can’t wait to see those faces
I’m driving home for christmas
Yea I’m moving down that line
And it’s been so long
But I will be there
I sing this song
To pass the time away
Driving in my car
Christmas
***
Gonna take some time
Top to toe in tailbacks
Got red lights on the run
But soon there’ll be a freeway
My feet on holy ground
***
So I sing for you
Though you can’t hear me
When I get trough
And feel you near me
Driving in my car
Driving home for christmas
With a thousand memories
***
I take look at the driver next to me
He’s just the same
Just the same
***
Top to toe in tailbacks
Got red lights on the run
Driving home for christmas, yea
Get my feet on holy ground
***
So I sing for you
Though you can’t hear me
When I get trough
And feel you near me
Driving in my car
Christmas
Driving in my car
Driving home for christmas

More Chris Rea Lyrics read here

My wordless Sunday #9 - Christmas Lights

The Christmas Lights are up again

Christmas decorations in the streets of Key West

Christmas Day

We wish you a merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve - Heiligabend

Merry Christmas

Frohe Weihnachten

Feliz Navidad

Kellemes Karacsonyi Uennepeket

Buon Natale

Joyeux Noel

To all my friend all over the world and peace in your hearts!

Christmas Lights

The Cypress House

On the main Boulevard

Light Decorations

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Christmas everywhere

Trumann Annex in Key West

Duval Street in Key West

Whitehead Street in Key West

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December 21th 2006

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Today is the official start of winter time, the shortest day in the year and Christmas is coming soon.

Heute ist Winteranfang und der kuerzeste Tag im Jahr. Und das Schoenste an allem: es ist bald Weihnachten. Freuet Euch!

Red Ribbons and Poincianas

Christmas Tree at "Fogarty's"

Palmtrees in shiny lights

Red Ribbons at Whitehead Street

Seen on Eaton Street

Simple and beautiful

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More Christmas Decorations

Decoration at Duval Street

The iron fence to Trumann Annex

Seen on Whitehead Street

This are three more photographic impressions from my afternoon photo shooting in down town.

Dies sind weitere drei Bilder, die ich an jenem Nachmittag geschossen habe, als ich loszog, ueberall im Staedtchen die herrschende Vorweihnachtsstimmung einzufangen.

Red Ribbon

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A friendly invitation at Christmas time. Santa is coming soon...

Eine einfache und schlichte Dekoration mit einladender Wirkung. Bald ist es Weihnachten...

Christmas Decorations of Key West

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B) Available in:

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This are some of my newest photographic impressions of all these beautiful Christmas decorations around town, captured yesterday afternoon. Enjoy!

Das sind ein paar von meinen neuesten Bildern von all diesen schoenen festlichen Dekoration in unserer kleinen Stadt, fotografiert gestern Nachmittag.

Christmas Trees

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This is a picture of the beautifully decorated Cypress-House in Key West. Everyone walking around town stops here to see and enjoy all the lights as they dream about a white Christmas up north.

Diese zauberhaft schoene Dekoration stammt vom Cypresshaus in Key West. Ob Gross ob Klein, jedermann bleibt dort mit offenen Augen stehen und geniesst freudenstrahlend diesen maerchenhaften Lichterschmuck am ganzen Haus. Man glaubt sogar, die Engel singen zu hoeren.... wenn man genau hinhoert!