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Traffic Jam on the Furka Pass, Switzerland

Furka Pass, with an elevation of 2,429 metres (7,969 ft), is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri. The Furka-Oberalp-Bahn line through the Furka Tunnel bypasses the pass. The base tunnel opened in 1982 and replaced a tunnel at 2100 m. The Furka Pass was used as a location in the James Bond film Goldfinger. Source: Wikpedia

Spring Alpine Flowers

Sunrise on the ski slopes

Captured, from our terrace, at 7:50AM. Fabulous sunrise.

Waiting on the Train

A painterly version of my HDR image of the old Delray Beach, FL trainstation, now a historical landmark.

Pewter top of a spirits caraf.

Ship's Decanter

A side shot of a ship's wine decanter. It rolls around, but can never spill, ideal for the high seas, or in any dining room.

Palazzo Salis, Chiavenna, Italy

Chiavenna (Lombard: Ciavèna, Latin: Clavenna, Italian: Chiavenna, German: Cläven or Kleven, Romansh: Clavenna) is a city (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Milan and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Sondrio. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,263 and an area of 11.1 kilometres (6.9 mi).[1] The municipality of Chiavenna contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Campedello, Loreto, Pianazzola, and San Carlo. Chiavenna borders the following municipalities: Mese, Piuro, Prata Camportaccio, San Giacomo Filippo. Chiavenna, the Roman Clavenna, was a town of Rhaetia, on the Italian side of the Alps, about 16 kilometres (10 mi) from the head of the Lacus Larius (modern Lake Como), at the foot of the Valle Spluga which leads up to the Splügen Pass. The Itineraries demonstrate that the pass was frequented in ancient times; as well as another, which separated from it at Clavenna, and led by a more circuitous route over to Curia (modern Chur), where it rejoined the preceding road. (Itin. Ant. pp. 277, 278; Tab. Peut.; P. Diac. vi. 29.) It was by one or other of these passes that Stilicho crossed the Alps in midwinter, a feat celebrated by Claudian (de B. Get. 320-358). After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire the city marked the northern limit of the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy. Clavenna was retaken by the Romans in the mid-6th century during the reign of Justinian and avoided capture by the Lombards until the 7th century. Clavenna probably derived some importance from its position at the junction of these two passes, as does the modern town of Chiavenna, which is the chief town of the surrounding district. Source: Wikipedia

They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To.

Old bench, at the old train station, now a hisorical landmark, Delray Beach, FL.

After the Hrvest

Alsace, France - On the Route du Vin d'Alsace. Harvesting crates fresh from the grape harvest - 1978.

Crocuses

Moon

Moon over Florida.

Looking for Dinner

After lunch in Corsica

Ajaccio is the capital of Corsica, a French island in the Mediterranean Sea. A port city on the rugged isle's western coast, it was the birthplace of French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte in 1769. His ancestral home, Maison Bonaparte, is now a museum displaying family heirlooms. The baroque, 16th-century Notre-Dame Cathedral, where Napoléon was baptized, contains paintings by Delacroix and Tintoretto.

1967 - Grazing Sheep

A sheep grazes peacefully, on the side of Hafelekar, by Innsbruck, Austria. Near the summit is the Hafelekar mountain station of the Second Section of the Nordkettenbahn at an altitude of 2269 m above sea level. where the Hafelekarspitze can be reached by a paved road in a few minutes. Only moments from the Hafelekar station, stands a cosmic ray observatory in the University of Innsbruck, the only of its kind in Austria.

Giant Moray Eel - Maldives

The giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) is a species of moray eel found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific. In terms of body mass, it is the largest moray eel (the slender giant moray is longer). Range and habitat The giant moray is widespread in the Indo-Pacific region, being found in the Red Sea and East Africa, the Pitcairn group, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to New Caledonia, Fiji and the Austral Islands. It is found in lagoons and seaward reefs. Description As the name suggests, this is a large eel, reaching up to 3 m (9.8 ft) in length and 30 kg (66 lb) in weight. While juveniles are tan in colour with large black spots, adults have black specks that grade into leopard-like spots behind the head and a black area surrounding the gill opening. Diet The giant moray mainly feeds on fish and crustaceans. It has been known to engage in cooperative hunting with the roving coralgrouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus). (Source: Wikipedia)