Reluctant refugee from the "no longer hospitable'" Stumble Upon blogging community. The photos and quotes posted on these pages have been discovered on the internet and credit is given if the original poster is known. If you are the original photographer/creator of any of the photos used here, please let me know

25th April 2013

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Because it’s the next best thing to flying…

Because it’s the next best thing to flying…

Tagged: swingsswinginghillsmountainsvalleyflyingtreehouseoutdoorsnaturefun

19th April 2013

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So THAT’s what  heaven on Earth looks like :)

So THAT’s what  heaven on Earth looks like :)

Tagged: mountainshot tubjacuzzioutdoorsskynorthern lightsAurora Borealislightsleisurerelaxingbeauty

8th April 2013

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She walks in beauty, like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright met in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow’d to that tender light which heaven to gaudy day denies
~Lord Byron~

She walks in beauty, like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright met in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow’d to that tender light which heaven to gaudy day denies

~Lord Byron~

Tagged: skynightstarsstarry skymountainsstarlighttreepinesnowicepeaksnaturelandscape

7th April 2013

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Mountains, and their incredible spring run-offs!

Mountains, and their incredible spring run-offs!

Tagged: run-offmeltingsnowspringwaterfallcreeknaturelandscapemountainsgrassrockswatergifanimated gif

3rd April 2013

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The poetry of earth is never dead. ~John Keats~

The poetry of earth is never dead. ~John Keats~

Tagged: cliffrocksmountainstreebloomingfruit treespringnaturebeautyfragiledelicate

14th March 2013

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Canadian Winter at Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta

Canadian Winter at Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta

Tagged: lakeMoraine LakeAlbertaBanffBanff National ParkCanadawinterRocky Mountainstreesevergreenspeaksmountainsbeautynaturelandscape

7th March 2013

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I absolutely LOVE hiking in the mountains in the late spring. So beautiful and lush…

I absolutely LOVE hiking in the mountains in the late spring. So beautiful and lush…

Tagged: mountainsnaturespringflowersfield flowersbeautycolorsplantslandscapetreespeakssnow-capped

28th February 2013

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Sunset at Polonina Wetlinska, Bieszczady National Park (Outer Eastern Carpathian mountains)

Sunset at Polonina Wetlinska, Bieszczady National Park (Outer Eastern Carpathian mountains)

Tagged: PolandmountainssunsetwintersnowpeaksbeautysunlightraysBieszczady National ParkCarpathian mountainsPolonina Wetlinskanaturelandscapetravel

26th February 2013

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Amazing photo. Love the contrast between the fertile soil and the stark mountains

Amazing photo. Love the contrast between the fertile soil and the stark mountains

Tagged: fieldplantsfertilemountainspeaksrockslandscapenaturebeauty

23rd February 2013

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sun-kissed mount Machhapuchhre (6,997 m), Himalayan mountain range, Nepal 

sun-kissed mount Machhapuchhre (6,997 m), Himalayan mountain range, Nepal 

Tagged: HimalayaMachhauchhrepeakmountainsmountain rangeNepalbeautynaturelandscapegorgesunlightsun-kissedsnow

22nd February 2013

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the great divide

the great divide

Tagged: citymountainslightseveningstreetsbuildingslakejuxtapositiondivided

18th February 2013

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Mittelberg ski resort, Austria - the area is dotted with ski chalets 

Mittelberg ski resort, Austria - the area is dotted with ski chalets 

Tagged: mountainsAustrianaturearchitecturetravelEurope

14th February 2013

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In solitary contemplation

In solitary contemplation

Tagged: contemplatingisolatedalonecliffheightmountainsabyssprecipicerocksmistfogsolitarythinkingmeditatingnaturelandscape

13th February 2013

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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~Ralph Aldo Edison~

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~Ralph Aldo Edison~


Tagged: pathsnowtrailwalkingcloudsmountains

11th February 2013

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Santa Maria della Pieta is an octagonal church built in the seventeenth century near Rocca Calascio fortress in the Province L’Acquila,  Italy.
(Rocca Calascio was the location of the final scene of Richard Donner film ‘Ladyhawke’)

Santa Maria della Pieta is an octagonal church built in the seventeenth century near Rocca Calascio fortress in the Province L’Acquila,  Italy.
(Rocca Calascio was the location of the final scene of Richard Donner film ‘Ladyhawke’)

Tagged: churchhistorical17th CenturyApenninesItalySanta Maria della PietaL'Acquilabuildingarchitecturehistorylandmarkmountainsnaturerockscloudsbeauty