31 October 2008

Adventures in Rio, part 15

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Published on October 31st, 2008 @ 08:29:35 am, using 310 words, 32877 views

Categories: Road trip!, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Adventures at Jardim Botânico, part 1

Long roadway flanked by tall trees at the entrance to the botanical gardens (Jardim Botânico) ~ photo by Yours Truly

01) Walkway and trellises running off from the main roadway ~ photo by Trisha
02) Yours Truly on the same walkway ~ photo by Trisha

[click the thumbnails for a larger view]

03) An open area at the intersection of the roadways in the botanical gardens ~ photo by Trisha
04) Fountain located in the center of the intersection ~ photo by Trisha

Another photo of the fountain at the walkway intersection seen upon entering the gardens ~ photo by Yours Truly

[Continued...]

05) Large (huge) leaf found on the ground ~ photo by Yours Truly
06) Lonely little bench seen from a distance ~ photo by Yours Truly

07) Okay, Trisha is small to begin with but come on! ~ photo by Yours Truly
08) I think I can see the top next to those stars ~ photo by Trisha

Trisha thought the depth of field / focus effect was cool so it made the blog ~ photo by Yours Truly

09) Low hanging clouds in the distance ~ photo by Trisha
10) I’m not sure the sky was actually that white, but it makes a nice silhouette ~ photo by Trisha

11) Yeah, I didn’t think so… another nice silhouette against the sky ~ photo by Yours Truly
12) Another photo of low-hanging clouds and near-focus flora ~ photo by Yours Truly

13) Another photo of the low-hanging clouds which we obviously found fascinating :) ~ photo by Yours Truly
14) And still another ;) ~ photo by Yours Truly

Another angle of the tree-lines roadways with… what’s that?! Low-hanging clouds in the distance! ~ photo by Yours Truly

Low water-level in a small brook crossing the Jardim Botânico ~ photo by Yours Truly

Contemporaneous Auditory Narcotics:
or, What my speakers are currently pumping…
Autechre - Incunabula

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Comment from: john

u guys can't even imagine how deeply i'm feeling these pics....very,very deep, absolutely beautiful, feels like you go back to the begining of it all...the true essence of existence...words are cheap..like the old buddhist saying,"good speech is silver, but silence is gold".

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