Monday 7 May 2007

On the Beautiful Blue Danube
























16 comments:

  1. How beautiful Merisi, keep them coming.

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  2. Definitely a beaver! You can see the teeth marks in the stump, and the chippings at the side are typical.

    But most intriguing of all, whose knickers are those? Someone been runcible there, do you suppose?

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  3. Wonderful seeing this shots of this beautiful river I've heard about all my life!

    Susan

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  4. The river is a haven for all kinds of life! Lovely series of photos, full of surprises.

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  5. I`ll be singing the song the whole day!!!
    I`ts beautiful...

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  6. Thank you all for your comments!

    BARBARA:
    I will, all the beauty I can capture. :-)

    MAALIE:
    I couldn't believe my eyes when I spotted that tree trunk, it literally stopped me in my tracks. Such a déjà vu moment! Really eerie, having looked at your blog post about Russia moments before I left for my hike, and I didn't expect beavers down there at all (next hike, bear tracks! *grin*). Those knickers? Dunno. Maybe somebody had to flee when a bear approached? ;-)

    SUSAN:
    I am slowly discovering that legendary river, truly beautiful (and then, having grown up by a river, I love every river).

    KATE:
    This is the more urban part of the river, and still, it gives harbor to many life forms. Little bit more downriver there are alluvial forests and wetlands that seem eons away from today's life. Like paradise.

    GYPSY PURPLE:
    Wherever I lived, when I heard that waltz (or any other) I always felt a connection to the music. Strange.

    ParisBreakfasts.
    CAROL, don't forget your waterproof hiking boots! :-))))

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  7. Good Morning Maria.....it seems my reference to song has made you put these lyrical pics...as I download the music ( Blue Danube) am looking at these pics...and thinking of walking ....on the river side....!

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  8. Anonymous08 May, 2007

    Merisi
    I loved your beautiful pictures of life in Vienna.
    I came to your website through mymarrakech.
    It was our little riad Maryam visited in her recent post.Please contact me through ewix.wordpress.com
    All best wishes
    Elizabeth
    ps WGSebald is my favorite writer

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  9. Merisi, I have read here that the European Beaver has been re-introduced to a number of rivers in Europe, including the Danube. A nice find :-)

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  10. Anonymous08 May, 2007

    it is an enormous treat to go to your blog everyday & your beautiful city. thank you

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  11. Merisi, you make the great Danube look like a beautiful little river next door.
    This is a COMPLIMENT!

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  12. Anonymous09 May, 2007

    I like your work.

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  13. Anonymous09 May, 2007

    The second photo, and the forth and the.....oh they are all GORGEOUS!

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  14. BENDTHERULZ:
    When I walk I always get lyrical. :-)
    With your beautiful rivers, I don't know if you'd be happy with that little backwater of ours.

    ELIZABETH:
    Thank you! I loved visiting your riad, thank you and Maryam.
    WG Sebald is definitely one of a few writers I have or will read anything I can get ahold of. :-)

    MAALIE:
    Thank you for the info! From the many worked on tree trunks I spotted, the beavers are doing fine there. :-)

    SARAH:
    Thank you, I always appreciate your sweet comments.

    CREAM:
    I wouldn't see it any other way! Thank you very much. :-)

    ABE:
    Thank you, shall check out the news over there.b

    Britt-Arnhild:
    I always have a hard time choosing, thanks to digital technologie I shoot like mad. :-) Thank you for your kind comments.

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  15. Definitely spring in Vienna!

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