Monday, September 5, 2016

Shoot Eleven - "Gardens of the Von Trapp Lodge"



France, mais oui! And, a "yes" goes out to Mike Di., Doris, Elaine, and Peyton!


"Gardens of the Von Trapp Lodge!"





Still in Stowe. . . Another favorite pastime here is to visit the gardens on the Von Trapp property. Tucked around the back of the administrative buildings one can visit the vegetable and flower gardens. This broken wheel caught my eye as it was beautifully supported by a myriad of flowers. 

This image was counted as one of my Top Thirteen for 2015!

Where in the World?


Here are some interesting facts about various countries of the world. Just where would I be? 

Its name means ‘land of the pure’ in the Persian and Urdu languages.

It shares a land border with Afghanistan, China, India, and Iran.

With a population of 193 million people (193,238,868) as of July 2013 it is the 6th most populous country in the world.

It became independent from the British Indian Empire in 1947.

The national language is Urdu, although the official language is English. Other languages spoken include Saraiki,Punjabi, Pushto, Sindhi and Balochi.

Its national sport is field hockey. The country has had a lot of success in the sport having won the Olympic gold medal 3 times in 1960, 1968, and 1984, and the Hockey World Cup 4 times in 1971, 1978, 1982, and 1994.

Cricket is the most popular sport as its national team won the Cricket World Cup in 1992 and were World Twenty20 champions in 2009.

The national drink is Sugarcane juice, called "roh" the juice is usually only sold by roadside vendors throughout the country.

Interesting Thought. . .


It's always better to be judged by 12 
than carried by 6!
                 ~ Unknown

Leaving on a humorous note, I hope!

If love is blind, 

why is lingerie so popular?




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