Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France

Through a glass window

Inside the Musée d’Orsay, across  La Seine, to the right bank—ambiguities, yearnings, perhaps, drama—Paris fascinates because its history and its offerings promise all this.

Great shot!

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The Black Taj Mahal, Agra, India

These kids were looking over the Yamuna River at the supposed location of the Black Taj Mahal. Rumour has it that Shah Jahan, obsessed with symmetry, intended to build a duplicate of the Taj Mahal for himself but in black marble.  Both structures would be connected across the river by a bridge. Unfortunately, the Mughal emperor was overthrown by his son and the project was never completed.

Boy: Everything that your eyes can see could be yours if you become my girl.

Girl: As if. *yawns*

I assume this is how their conversation went. There’s a mild chance I could be wrong.

Haha,  good one! And never knew there was such a legend.

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Arkhangi, Mongolia

What a view, awesome!

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Rocky Gorge Reservoir, Laurel, Maryland

Excellent!

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Bojo Beach, Ghana

First one from Ghana and it’s wonderful!

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Valencia, Negros Oriental, Philippines

zosanalma writes, “Today, I’ve read a blog about the battle of ALMA. It is Crimean war in Alma River. I was so amazed. My name is Alma. Surprise surprise!.  ^_^

Right away, I posted in Facebook that, ” Someday I will truly visit the place before I die”. You know just to say that, ” Hey! I’ve been to Alma and Yeah I’m Alma. Uh huh!” But since for now, I’m still studying and I can’t afford to go in other countries yet, I think these small river next town is ok.

I Feel It All

. . . but someday it’s gonna be Alma River waters I’ll wet my feet.”

Hope you get to! Love the effect of the water in this one!

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Sudbury River, Concord, Massachusetts

iwonderandiwander writes, “Last weekend, a friend of mine invited me to go canoeing on a nearby river.  I have only gone canoeing a couple of times and not in years and years, but I associate canoeing with frustration.  I think it is a combination of not being very good at paddling a canoe and the communication and coordination required with another person to propel and steer a canoe.  I am generally cooperative and personable, but something about canoeing just hasn’t worked for me.  Perhaps I should have been a big girl and given it another try, but I decided to go with kayaking instead.  I love kayaking, so that seemed like a much more pleasant way to explore the river.

My friends, A, J, and M, piled into a canoe, and we headed off down the river.

I should note that the canoers didn’t seem to have any trouble or conflict the whole trip, so if you may have been inclined to try out canoeing, don’t let my aversion sway you!”

Bet it was fun, being out on the river.  Great photo!

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St. Croix River – Minnesota

Sharon writes,  “This entry might have the honor of being my very first foot photo.  Me and my friend, Loren, were having some fun in and out of the canoe on the St Croix.”

Looks like fun, for sure    and fun photo!

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The Nile River – Luxor, Egypt

nurys writes, “This photo was taken during a cruise along the Nile River in August 2008. “

Must be such an awesome country to travel through!

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Fraser River, Vancouver, British Columbia

Lynette writes,
“So glad I’ve discovered your fun site. I’ve decided to plunge right in and send the only picture I have of my unladylike, middle-aged toes, (which my very proper mother would have been appalled to see).
This may be the dirtiest picture you’ve ever received…LOL! My favourite toes are sandy ones. This spring day on the shores of the Fraser River in Vancouver, B.C., the sand was so wet and muddy that it sucked the sandals right off my feet!
Fortunately, I do like the feel of squishy sand between my toes…:)”
We never said people had to send in clean toes, lol. Looks like you had some fun that day!
And please check out Lynette’s photoblog, Imagination Lane!

Rainy Day At The River, Montreal, Quebec

Actually, it’s in the Verdun borough of Montreal. An even better picture would have been to get the looks on the faces of those two guys walking along with fishing rods when they came along and saw this guy under a bridge balancing one bare foot on a soccer ball so he could get a picture of it! Funny how that high-rise sticking up over there on Nun’s Island is the only clue that there is a big city all around us. And that is the mighty Saint Lawrence River except it doesn’t look so mighty at this point because of Nun’s island.  So c’mon folks if I can get out on rainy days like this and photograph my foot, just think of what you can do!