Monday, November 14, 2016

Shoot XV - "Waterfalls and More Waterfalls!"



New Zealand! Welcome Gulchin! She has been following this blog and decided to respond with NZ. Also on the Kiwi Bandwagon were Peyton, Milt, Mariann, Michelle, Elaine, Joani, and Mike (not sure what happened to Jim this week).

"Lucifer Falls"



Another must-see waterfall is at Lucifer Falls. This was the entrance to the area leading down into the flowing water. It rained the entire time there but the rain seemed to let up enough for me to position myself to get this shot. The toughest part of the capture was trying to move a fellow photographer in a RED jacket out of the scene!

As we walked further into falls several opportunities came about for me to stop and set up my tripod.

I especially liked this view even if there is no falling water in it. The stone bridge spanning the water and the foliage framing it caught my attention and that of all of the others on this trip!

Where in the World?

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


It shares a land border with Germany and is connected to Sweden by a bridge.

LEGO was invented here. Legoland and the company headquarters are located in Billund.

Along with the Jutland Peninsula, there are 443 named islands . Over 70 of these islands are inhabited, with the largest two being Zealand and Funen.

Its Kingdom also includes the self-governing territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean.

International surveys and studies often rank this country as the happiest place in the world based on standards of health, welfare, and education.

As of 2013, it has 14 Nobel laureates, mainly in Literature (4) and Physiology or Medicine (5). With a relatively small population this is one of the highest numbers of Nobel laureates per capita in the world.

Home grown author and poet Hans Christian Andersen wrote notable fairytales such as "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling".

The national sport is football (soccer). The national team won the European Championships in 1992.

First acknowledged in 1219, its flag remains the oldest state flag in the world still in use by an independent nation.

Very Interesting . . .

'A SHOT OF WHISKEY'  
 In the old west a .45 cartridge for a six-gun cost 12 cents, so did a glass of whiskey. If a cowhand was low on cash he would often give the bartender a cartridge in exchange for a drink. This became known as a "shot" of whiskey.


Coffee Break Time!




Leaving on a humorous note, I hope!

'There's a way of transferring funds 
that is even faster than electronic banking. 
It's called marriage!
~ Sam Kinison

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