Archive for December, 2007

A bird in a cage…

A bird in a cage puts all of heaven in a rage

Auguries of Innocence
by William Blake

To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.

A robin redbreast in a cage
Puts all heaven in a rage.

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Olive grove

Tiranian olive grove

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Leaving the past behind

Leaving the past behind

The hundreds of thousands of reinforced concrete bunkers that dot the Albanian landscape are a sinister reminder of the paranoia of Enver Hoxha’s dictatorship. They will no doubt remain a scare on the landscape for hundreds of years to come.

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Alpine views - 10 Km up

The Alps from the air

Porthole on the Alps

Paris from the air

Paris from the air

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