These arches led the way …..
Thurs Door ( and at end: 2 Doors),
Cee’s Challenge
… to an inner court. Very secluded and quiet.
where splashing water of these fountains
provided refreshment.
Not lonely, but on this side of the
ocean protected from the wars
of the outside world and
treaties to form countries
The wind started stirring. Showing the heart of this mysterious magnolia
Floral Fri Foto, Fr bliss, FOTD
The wind died down later, and the sun resumed
shining, putting a shadow
on part of the door on Pumpkin Street in Southern California.
Thurs. Door, Tue Travel
My thoughts were still reflecting on the inner court,
with the skylight, the ceiling fan and windows
in my living room
seen on a bottle of wine
Weekend Reflection
A round decorative sprinkler opening
Cee’s Cahllenge, One Word Sun – round, Weekly Smile, Say Cheese
Am glad Makro-Tex asked for “a book.” The reading goes slow, but already
for some timeI wanted to know more about
the “New Age” which is made up of several
religions (Hinduism, Bhuddism), and philosophical views
(pantheism, witchcraft, crystal) and
the result of that in daily life.
Makro-Tex: book, ABC Wed: Pursue
List of Beliefs, page 2.
Innocent and popular: Yoga. Several bloggers
are practicing it. Don’t mean to judge you,
merely showing it is not innocent,
for it is in the company of sorcery, witchcraft,
channeling. These are not just physical exercises,
but sun positions to invoke the worship
the Hindu idols. Can’t double dip.
Christianity and yoga do not mix!
When you inadvertently have come
on the territory of the devil, you will
see that after some tine you will become confused,
depressed and without peace,
even if you are a church goer.
One of the authors is a 21 (?) year old, having thousands of followers of Facebook,
Steven Bancarz, exercising his New Age,
making mega $$, until God asked him
why he was resisting Him.
He sold his house, his car, and moved back
in with his parents. This guru issued an apology
on Facebook to his thousands of
followers!! He was that courageous!
No water by the wine! Hope you will do the same!
The night came with fire instead of in grey attire.
Sky Watch, Sun Tree, DutchGTN
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So cool if you would show your experience
close or far with s short or long post
with ONE photo for the linky list from
Sunday-Friday, noon
Hope to see you there!
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Thanks to All The hosts
Thurs. Door * Thankful Thurs. * Sky Watch *
Fri Bliss *Weekend Reflection *Cee’s Challenge* Floral Friday Foto *
One Word Sun: round * Sun Tree * Sun Best *
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Our world * Weekly smile * Makro-Tex: a book *
Tue Travel * Say Cheese * Pictoral Tue *
ABC Wed – P * DutchGTN * FOTD * Nature Notes *
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The photo of the sunset and the palm trees are very beautiful.
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Thank you! Sunsets are easy to capture in California, because we have so many of them:)
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I don’t know why I LOVE archways so much. Maybe it’s because there’s one between Binghamton (where I grew up) and Johnson City, NY that says, Home of the Square Deal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_City_Square_Deal_Arch
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Oh what beautiful photos you have. 😀
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Nice shots all 🙂
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I like the arches, but you know me, I can never go past a pink sky!!
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Nice photos, as always. I particularly like the arches.
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The inner court is lovely. It reminds me of a courtyard of the Catholic church that was on our way home from school. We would stop by once in a while to get a some water from their drinking fountain. They didn’t seem to mind a few unruly kids stopping by. – Margy
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I really like that shot of the arches and the row of lights, Jesh. What a cool name, Pumpkin street.
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Thank you Jean. You caught me. The streetname I made up:)
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Ha ha. I thought you might have done that.
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It’s hard to fool you completely:)
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Love the arches, the fountain, and the magnolia! 🙂
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Beautifully serene shots!
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Thank you Fi!
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What a day and what an amazing serie of pictures. I like your words too…
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Thank you for your kind comment, Arnaud! Am looking for your blog, but your gravator does not list a website, so I can’t comment back, sorry!
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Beautiful scene.
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The series of arches at the top are beautiful. I love that photo.
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The fun thing about it is that it was so unexpected -I was shopping groceries when I saw this scene, and luckily I had my camera in the car….
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Those are the best!
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Lovely arches! Thank you for linking up!
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I love that shot of the series of arches; such beautiful, quiet, peaceful feel to it, it must be from the glowing light coming through the openings. Nicely done 🙂
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Thank you Norm. It was intended as a peaceful post, until I read Makro-Tex’s subject for Tue. But it’s important for me to tell the truth, and not to be politically correct.
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Was on a grocery store trip in San Diego, when I saw these arches, leading to the the inner court. Instantly knew this was a post! Luckily I had my camera with me:)
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I like the arches and pink stucco. Something very beautiful and calming about that architecture for me.
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And the terra cotta is so commonly seen in Southern Calif. (San Diego) – your next town neighborhood.
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A very peaceful post until that last book. I haven’t heard of the book but certainly have heard of the “religions” in it. What a courageous man Steven was, but when the Lord gets hold of you, watch out. Paul could tell a tale or two about that, couldn’t he. And C.S. Lewis had no intention of becoming a Christian, yet he became one of its best apologists. 🙂
janet
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It was intended as a peaceful post, until I read Makro-Tex’s reguirement for Tue., lol! I thought, here it goes, I know I’ll have to write about this, at some point! Also, I knew that many would shrink back of saying anything about it, which is a very sad sign. Look at all the “likes” I have, but not one word. Up till now, you’re the only one! His apology on Facebook I read long before I read his book, and it also reminded me of Paul.
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Beautiful photos, I love the arches and the water.
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I love the arches too! We don’t have that style in Finland, but have seen many in Spain and recently in Florence.
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Thank you Riitta, this is located very close to Mexico, so many of the building styles of buildings (and even colors – terra cotta is much seen here) are influenced by the Mexican and Spanish ones.:)
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Love the perspective of the arches, and that sunset color!
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Thank you Deborah, I like these colors too – very much so (Southern Calif!). It’s Wed. almost 11:30 at night, but on the time of your comment, “it” says 6 am on the 17th – how odd, right?
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Very odd! I wrote it late in the evening.
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I know, that’s what I meant!
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