Saturday, November 20, 2010

Two Different Worlds

The Majesty of the Seas is leaving Port Canaveral, Florida


Majesty of the Seas
is a Sovereign-class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She was built at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyards in  
Saint-Nazaire, France, and placed in service on April 26, 1992. 
Her Godmother is Queen Sonja Of Norway.

Her features include the line-trademark Viking Crown Lounge overlooking the pool and sun decks. The ship has an onboard casino and 11 passenger elevators, two of which are glass-walled. Onboard bars include the Schooner Bar, A Touch of Class Champagne Bar, Blue Skies Lounge, Boleros latin bar, On Your Toes Nightclub, Windjammer Café, and the Pool Bar. There are also two swimming pools, two hot tubs, a basketball court, and a rock climbing wall.



And the opposite to the picture above is this shrimp boat going out to the deep water just before sunset at Port Canaveral





Hi my friends,
Thank you very much for your visits to my blog yesterday and for all the kind comments.
Have a very happy weekend!
~Susanne



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Friday, November 19, 2010

On the Way to Paradise....

If a man could pass through Paradise in a dream, and have a flower presented to him as a pledge that his soul had really been there, and if he found that flower in his hand when he awake - Aye, what then?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Hi my friends,
Today it's my turn again to post something here on my blog. 
This photo is my newest creation and I call it 
"On the way to paradise". I hope you like it :)
Weekend is just around the corner, yeah!
~Susanne




Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Photo - Swap - Thursday # 1

Hi Everyone,
Like all of you, I’m a big fan of Susanne’s work. I hope you will enjoy our Photo Swap Thursdays as much as I know Susanne and I will! This first photo was taken at sunset in Bodega Bay, California. The story behind it is below:


It was an ordinary sea gull doing nothing more than what sea birds ordinarily do. But the sun was dragging the light of coastal California back into the sea and launching its final spears of light at a craggy shoreline… It was too cold for crowds on the bluff, and soon it was only the bird and me. A fierce and chilling wind whipped my hair, blinding me until I turned to face its force directly. The bird soared effortlessly on its current, floating up again and again without twitching a muscle, merely tipping from side to side to catch the wind’s lift and riding the gusting draft as the sinking sun ignited sand and surf below…


A warm car awaited me. And dinner. A long drive too, during which I would be able to sink into my seat and watch the creeping night absorb the silhouettes along the road. The intensity of the chilling wind would fade instantly to a faint whistle when I leapt into the heated car. And so I could linger for a moment.


It was one of those perfect moments where the intensities of the external and the internal blend into a lasting sensory picture to file under “memories” in your inner library.


The wonder of this one was that I also got the photograph…





"Heather Dugan is a writer/photographer and voice-over/on-camera talent based in Central Ohio with clients worldwide. A frequent traveler and lover of the outdoors, she is never without her camera or running shoes.
Her travel adventures are chronicled on "Footsteps" www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW
Writing samples/article links and recording demos can be found at www.heatherdugan.com. "


Florida Moon... and some exciting news!

Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.
John Lennon


Hi my friends,
Tomorrow is the start to a new era on my blog: It's "Photo Swap Thursday" 
with a wonderful blog friend of mine: 

She is a writer/photographer and voice talent based in Central Ohio with clients worldwide.
She will be my GUEST BLOGGER every Thursday from now on. 
Please come by tomorrow, give her a warm WELCOME with a lot of great comments!
I'm excited with this new project - and in reverse, you'll see me blogging on Thursday's on her blog: "Footsteps". Come over there tomorrow to read MY post too :))

See you tomorrow - "Happy Photo Swap"!! :))
~Susanne



Tuesday, November 16, 2010

No one is free...


No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky.
Bob Dylan
 
 
 
Hi my friends,
I was watching the loud screaming seagulls as they were flying around the fisher men who were casting the lines. A great moment to grab some pictures. :))

Thursday is the day for my first guest blogger - come over on Thursday and welcome her with a lot of comments!

I want thank you all who stopped by my blog yesterday and left a wonderful comment for me. 
I do appreciate every single one!
Have a nice day :)
~Susanne


CALENDARS 2011 are available to buy here:
 

Monday, November 15, 2010

Are you talking to me....???

Are you talking to me.......??????




Hi my friends,
thanks for all the nice and wonderful comments yesterday!

I promised you a little surprise some days ago, do you remember? 
I will have from now on every Thursday a GUEST BLOGGER. 
She's a wonderful blog friend of mine and we've decided to do this guest blogging together
and give it a try the first time on coming Thursday. 

So, then: DON'T miss out coming next Thursday!!!! 
She will write something and show you pictures about her adventurous outdoor activities and her travels allover in the U.S. and so much more. I'm sure, it will be interesting and big fun to read her posts!
And in reverse, I'll be a guest blogger on her site with my photography. 

Keep this in mind and come back every Thursday, and to visit BOTH blogs, o.k.? 

If anyone of you is interested to do the same with me, I have one "seat" left for the right candidate. 
Just let me know, o.k.! :))
Have a wonderful week.
~Susanne