Changing colours

*edited - gamma

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Trust that everyone is having a good weekend. We've been out since morning..glad that we return in time to capture this image. It was amazing seeing this sea of gold..the image doesnt do justice! I plan to get a closer look at the field next week, so stay tune.

ps. Will reply to your comments later

random thought, again

The above shows yesterday's morning, then see the night of first snow here..becareful with what you ask for!

Anyway, this photo was taken on the outskirt of szentes. The incredible thing is that I realised there's a tiny lake with loads of birds inhabiting the place. From what i can see afar, they were flying in pac, in sychronise patent. It was like an episode of National geographic ..okay, exaggerating. Feeling uninspired lately, that image of birds really made my day! Hopefully I'll get to go there to shoot more nature shots for my collection.

By the way, would you live in middle of nowhere if given a chance?

random thought

*kris was here 3/11/06 17:15pm*

After seeing the many wonderful photos of snow in Joensuu DP , I can say I'm anticipating the first snow very much (its still exciting each year!) , also to be able to share them here. Then, I thought of no more long stroll in the evenings, gaining the additional weight in the process, the whole complaining about the cold and being coup indoors cycle will begin. Ah...the snow can wait but make sure it arrives by christmas day ;)

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Enjoy your weekend everyone, I know I will!

Nature

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.
- John Muir

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The quote sums it up for me. No matter how many times I walked past the river, I never go home with empty memory card ;)

Sorry guys, I have to surrender the computer to make way for translation work. So, I probably won't get to browse your site today. You have a nice day!

Window to my world

I mean literally.. this is the scene from our balcony at 7:36am (missed the sunrise by a few mins.) The air is crisp and clear, so clear that you'd even hear people's conversations from quite a distance away, seriously ..lol! May I see the window* to your world tomorrow?

*again literally

Geography

"Plain country, large like the calm sea" our great poet Sándor Petőfi

The vast flat land, the Great Plain (Alföld) of Hungary occupies nearly 50% of the country. We're located at the southern part of the great plain. My photo may not do justice to the vast beautiful country......

after all I took this right out side Tesco :D ...seriously, I'll try to capture the vastness in the future

Signs of Good day ahead

Burrrrp! the sound not coming from my mouth but stimulated by the sight of 2 delightful plates of Chow Kuey Teow** (see HK version and KL version) courtesy of 2 of our wondeful DP bloggers celebrity/talented photographer/writer Edwin and Lisi. You guys made my day! Thanks *hugs*

** fried rice noodles

first time seeing speed boat on our river and that's by accident i caught it on camera, obviously i was concerntrating on the sunset (in a moving bus)

Lost in translation

Hope not! An idea came to mind to look for Szentes born poets. The task was not easy but we did managed to find 2. However, their poetry are too depressing :D. In the end, we decided to translate a poem by famous Hungarian poet, Sándor Petőfi (1823–1849)..

Heavy, heavy, my heart is,
Love is hanging on it,
the sorrow of love,
I'm breaking down under it

I have no day and night,
I keep thinking,
I am just wondering,
if you think of me, my darling?

If you don't need me,
no one should need me,
if you don't love me,
God shouldn't love me!

Weekend activities

The circus is in town again for the weekend. Since I couldn't snap a good side of the circus ground, I've put this photo up instead.The tents are set up on the left side from this p.o.v. . We planned to catch the matinee show today, hopefully it's a good choice :) .... Jó napot! (yo na pot = Good day!)

Lowland

*sunflowers/corns field will occupy some parts here soon, stay tune :)

Did you know that our town is only 84m (approx.) above sea level?

Well, we are located at southern lowland region of the Great Plain with plentiful of sunshine as well as extreme cold weather comparing to other parts of the country. If you wish to know more about the Great Plain, read here and here .

Flood

*sky yesterday, now is foggy outside*

You may have heard about the flooding of Danube, Tisza and other rivers all over Hungary/Romania/Belgrade. Luckily, our town, which is located at the bank of Tisza river, has not been affected by the flood; however, our neigbouring towns are not as fortunate.
Last Friday, additional 250 soldiers arrived at the town's barracks to assist the nearby communities and individuals affected by it. I'm happy to report that the situation is under control and hope all this will end soon.

The sky above me 2

*The sky above me, Friday evening *

Tomorrow, Sunday is the General Election day for Hungary. So, the opposition party use this final opportunity to hold a concert/speech yesterday evening ;hence the closing of some roads.

ps. my turn to cook lunch today, read your posts later ;) Enjoy your weekend !

The sky above me

I leave you with these two shots, taken yesterday at dawn (top) and evening. I was designated to cook lunch for today and I forgot to defrost the meat last night *panicking* got to go prepare early ..will read your posts later ;)

Enjoy your weekend :) and HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S day !!