Merry Christmas to All!

Merry Christmas to All!, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

I will be taking a deserved break and for the most part will be away from Flickr (don't know how I'll cope though :P).
Hope you all have wonderful Christmas and a New Year that's filled with pleasant surprises :)

Blooming

Blooming, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

An impostor

An impostor, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Refreshing

Refreshing, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Ornamental no. 48

Ornamental no. 48, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Royal Elastics

Royal Elastics, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Hope

Hope, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

There is no hope for the aching world except through the narrow and straight path of nonviolence.
-Ghandi-

Frothy goodness

What I had this morning:
3 scoops of mango frozen yoghurt, 3 large strawberries, 1 banana, some milk. Serves 2.

Yum!

Impermanence

This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds
To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance.
A lifetime is like a flash of lightning in the sky,
Rushing by, like a torrent down a steep mountain.
-Buddha-

Dirty bum

Unwashed apple on my kitchen benchtop.

Dessert anyone?

Miniatures

Vice versa

Striated

Closing in

At Bronte beach.

In the sun

Bronte surf life savers' sun shelter.

Sweet Threesome

I love gingerbread.

Wavy

Palm leaf and shaddow.

Almost Christmas

The famous QVB Christmas tree is up again, extending over 3 levels and with several hundred gold bows and tens of thousands of Swarowski crystals and fairy lights (it takes them about 3 days to put it up).

Bar Italia Pasta


Garlic, chilli, olive oil, bacon and prawns spaghetti = bliss

Loveheart, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Parsley blooms, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

n mum's garden - love the green tones of this photo. The flowers remind me that the agapanthi are going to be flowering soon.

Turning Torso, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

The relatively new Malmo landmark - never seen anything quite like it. It is designed by Santiago Calatrava and is the tallest residential building in Sweden at 190 m (in case you were interested).

Mårten Trotzigs Gränd

Mårten Trotzigs Gränd, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

The narrowest street in Stockholm, measuring only 90 cm at it's narrowest part.

Calla Lily

Calla Lily, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Gamla Stan

Gamla Stan, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Beautiful colours of Gamla Stan, Stockholm.

You know you are in Europe when...

You know you are in Europe when..., originally uploaded by l&coolj.

...every window is adorned with bright flowers.
(Gamla Stan, Stockholm)

I am beautiful

I am beautiful, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

He was sitting patiently outside the Amalienborg palace.

The compulsory shot

The compulsory shot, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Outside the Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen.

Princess Alexandra

Princess Alexandra, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

My brush with fame in Copenhagen:
She looked stunning.

The happy couple

The happy couple, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

A September wedding in Copenhagen.

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Looking over the Copenhagen's harbour.

Quiet

Quiet, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Backstreets of the beautiful Copenhagen.

Dim Sum

Dim Sum, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Yumm...

Morning fresh

Morning fresh, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Strawberries at a market in Copenhagen.

Drifters

Drifters, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Inside the Round Tower, Copenhagen.

Edinburgh Castle 2

Edinburgh Castle 2, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Southwark Cathedral

Southwark Cathedral, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

The oldest gothic church in London with beautiful stone carvings. Although William Shakespeare was a parishioner at some stage, only his brother Edmund is buried here. Still, there is a monument erected in W's honour to the right of the altar.

Can't get you off my mind

Can't get you off my mind, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

The tree cast its shadow

The tree cast its shadow, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Late afternoon at the Rocks.

Diamonds and curves

Diamonds and curves, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Mitchell Wing

Mitchell Wing, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

State Library of NSW.

Rest

Rest, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

On the steps of Sydney Opera House.

Spring verdure

Spring verdure, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Urchin squared

Urchin squared, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Fagan Park

Fagan Park, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Last season I

Last season I, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Spring is here

Spring is here, originally uploaded by l&coolj.

Shades

Shades, originally uploaded by l&coolj.