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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Advice, Chinese Proverb


種瓜得瓜。

- 中國俗談

种瓜得瓜 [zhòngguādéguā]

Reap as one has sown.

- Chinese Proverb

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Appearance, Latin Proverb


To the ass, or the sow, their own offspring appears the fairest in creation.

- Latin Proverb

Monday, July 21, 2014

July, Lord Byron


The English winter — ending in July,
To recommence in August.

- Lord Byron (1788-1824), Don Juan (1818-24), Canto 13, Stanza 42.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/July

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Life, Chinese Proverb


人过半生,方知天命。[rénguòbànshēng fāngzhītiānmìng]

- 中國俗談

Life is half spent before we know what it is.

- Chinese Proverb

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Friday, July 4, 2014

Zuma Beach, CA, USA

Zuma Beach, CA, USA


DescriptionLifeguard tower number 12 at Zuma Beach in Malibu.
Date3 July 2014
SourceWikimedia Commons
AuthorJunkyardsparkle
Camera location34° 01′ 31.08″ N, 118° 50′ 11.4″ W
PermissionPublic Domain / CC-Zero
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In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:
The copyright holder grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.


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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Lemon lily (Lilium parryi)

Lemon lily (Lilium parryi)


DescriptionEnglish: Lemon lily (Lilium parryi). Photo by Jordan Zylstra. The high country of the San Jacinto Wilderness, both State and Federal, includes seasonally moist mountain meadows with both corn lily (Veratrum californium) and lemon lily (Lilium parryi).
DateUNK
Sourcehttp://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/regions/Pacific_Southwest/SantaRosaSanJacintoNM/images/lemon_lily_lilium_parryi_lg.jpg
AuthorJordan Zylstra, USFS
Permissionpublic domain
LicensingThis image is a work of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.


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Abundance, Chinese Proverb


多多益善

- 中國俗談

The more, the better.

- Chinese Proverb

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Flag of Antigua and Barbuda (앤티가바부다)

Flag of Antigua and Barbuda (앤티가바부다)


DescriptionFlag of Antigua and Barbuda
앤티가바부다
Date.
SourceWikimedia Commons
AuthorSiBr4
Capital and largest citySaint John's (세인트존스)
17°7′N 61°51′W
ISO 3166 codeAG
PermissionPublic Domain
LicensingThis file is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship.


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