WALKING WITH MY DEAR FRIEND FLORA

UPDATE to participate on Summer Stock Sunday

I am preparing a post about one of the most inspiring person I have discovered. Meanwhile, enjoy some photos from a stroll along the beach with my dear friend Flora.

SUNSET: SPLENDOR OF ENDED DAY

WELCOME TO SKY WATCH FRIDAY

SPLENDOR of ended day, floating and filling me!

Hour prophetic—hour resuming the past!

Inflating my throat—you, divine average!

You, Earth and Life, till the last ray gleams, I sing. (...)

Walt Whitman (1819–1892). Leaves of Grass. 1900. Song at Sunset.








Photos taken by myself.

2007 Lamborghini Reventon

Lamborghini Reventon is a road vehicle with an extreme specification and, at the same time, a limited edition masterpiece – a coherent style, angular with sharp lines, inspired by the very latest aeronautics. Reventon possesses the entire technical and dynamic competence of the twelve cylinder Lamborghini. Lamborghini guarantees, an astounding 650 bhp at 8,000 revolutions per minute (rpm). The huge torque, equal to maximum 487 lb-ft, ensures a powerful switch from any number of revolutions: even the slightest pressure on the accelerator is spontaneously transformed into thrust. The robotised e.gear changes gear faster than even the most expert driver. In addition, the permanent Viscous Traction four-wheel drive system ensures that every force is constantly translated into movement. With just 20 produced, each 1 Million Euro (without taxes) Lamborghini Reventon is a symbol of extreme exclusivity.


2007 Lamborghini Reventon Wallpaper


2007 Lamborghini Reventon


2007 Lamborghini Reventon So Cool


2007 Lamborghini Reventon Wallpaper

2007 Lamborghini Reventon

Lamborghini Reventon is a road vehicle with an extreme specification and, at the same time, a limited edition masterpiece – a coherent style, angular with sharp lines, inspired by the very latest aeronautics. Reventon possesses the entire technical and dynamic competence of the twelve cylinder Lamborghini. Lamborghini guarantees, an astounding 650 bhp at 8,000 revolutions per minute (rpm). The huge torque, equal to maximum 487 lb-ft, ensures a powerful switch from any number of revolutions: even the slightest pressure on the accelerator is spontaneously transformed into thrust. The robotised e.gear changes gear faster than even the most expert driver. In addition, the permanent Viscous Traction four-wheel drive system ensures that every force is constantly translated into movement. With just 20 produced, each 1 Million Euro (without taxes) Lamborghini Reventon is a symbol of extreme exclusivity.


2007 Lamborghini Reventon Wallpaper


2007 Lamborghini Reventon


2007 Lamborghini Reventon So Cool


2007 Lamborghini Reventon Wallpaper

2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia

The new Ferrari 430 Scuderia will join the road-going V8 line-up alongside the F430 coupe and the F430 Spider. The 430 Scuderia is a truly high-performance 2-seater berlinetta which demonstrates how Ferrari's Formula 1 know-how is carried across to its production cars. The new model is a special series based on the F430 and is aimed specifically at Ferrari's most passionate and sports-driving oriented clients. Development focused on light weight, minimum trimmings and innovative technology. All this to exalt the car's extremely high-performance and ability to thrill the driver. The new car can count on an extremely low weight-to-power ratio of just 2.45 kg per bhp thanks to a low dry weight of just 2755 lb - 220 lb less than the F430 - and to the naturally-aspirated 4308cc V8's 510 bhp at 8500 rpm.


2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia


2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia Wallpaper


2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia Hot Wallpaper


2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia Wallpaper 2

2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia

The new Ferrari 430 Scuderia will join the road-going V8 line-up alongside the F430 coupe and the F430 Spider. The 430 Scuderia is a truly high-performance 2-seater berlinetta which demonstrates how Ferrari's Formula 1 know-how is carried across to its production cars. The new model is a special series based on the F430 and is aimed specifically at Ferrari's most passionate and sports-driving oriented clients. Development focused on light weight, minimum trimmings and innovative technology. All this to exalt the car's extremely high-performance and ability to thrill the driver. The new car can count on an extremely low weight-to-power ratio of just 2.45 kg per bhp thanks to a low dry weight of just 2755 lb - 220 lb less than the F430 - and to the naturally-aspirated 4308cc V8's 510 bhp at 8500 rpm.


2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia


2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia Wallpaper


2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia Hot Wallpaper


2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia Wallpaper 2

FLOWERS: MY HOMAGE TO NATURE

This post with flowers photos is my homage to nature. Even I have been living in country for nine years now, I am still unable to identify by name many plants, trees, flowers, birds... but Walt Whitman with his wise phrase about nature teach me that there is no reason to feel so guilty about my ignorance.


"You must not know too much or be too precise or scientific about birds and trees and flowers and watercraft; a certain free-margin, and even vagueness - ignorance, credulity - helps your enjoyment of these things."


Walt Whitman, american poet, journalist and essayist, best known for “Leaves of Grass” (1855), was born in 31 May 1819, at West Hills, Huntington Township, New York.


If you would like to know the origin of my blog's name, click Here.

From my garden

From a greenhouse in Holambra Fields

From my garden

From a greenhouse in Holambra's Fields

From my garden

From a greenhouse in Holambra's Fields

From a garden in Holambra's Fields

Photos taken by myself

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JURUMIRIM DAM AS VIEWED FROM GOOGLE EARTH

As many friends ask me where is located Jurumirim's Dam, I went to Google Earth to view Jurumirim's dam, my house in Enseada Azul, the city of Avaré and the city of São Paulo, in Brazil.

From the top of my house’s water reservoir you can see the Bridge "Carvalho Pinto" that leads to Avaré. This bridge was built to span Jurumirim's Dam.

View from Enseada Azul where I live to Jurumirim's Dam.

These photos had been part of a post I did on August 24, 2007

and you can see it Here. Photos by Carlos A. Mascaro

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LIMPID WATER AND BLUE SKY

Welcome to Sky Watch Friday!

Fresh and limpid water.

Photos taken by Fernando de Amorim Mascaro

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SHADOWS UNDER TREES

After much work compiling pictures to my series about Holambra's Fields, I just want to take some time for a pleasant idleness. I need a little of "sombra e água fresca". In Portuguese "sombra" means "shadow", and "água fresca" means "fresh water". Did you get the picture? So, I need to have a time for doing nothing. The Italian people has a beautiful expression to describe the same thing: "a dolce far niente". Then I thought that these pictures would be appropriate for now.

Photos taken by myself in my garden. You can see these "Sibipiruna" trees, scientific name Caesalpinia peltophorides , in my garden HERE.

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Easter Rally Photos 2008 - Day 3

Parked at the museum just south of Tirau:




Crossing the swing bridge at Arapuni:


Parked at Arapuni:


Crossing the Arapuni dam:




All images are clickable for a larger view, and further images are available here.