Photo of the day !!

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Nasa’s unmanned Orion spaceship approaches Earth as it returns from its moon mission. Photograph: Jose Romero/Nasa TV/AFP/Getty Images

 

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Is Christmas by any other name still Christmas? Well, yes! And, it does have many names and is indeed celebrated differently all over the globe. In Scandinavia, around Christmas time, one of the largest celebrations is for St. Lucia, a young girl who was martyred in 304. St. Lucia’s Day is celebrated annually on December 13.

What Is St. Lucia Day​

St. Lucia Day marks the beginning of the Christmas season and honors the memory of St. Lucia, a young Christian girl who was persecuted and eventually killed after she was accused of smuggling food to Christians living and hiding in the mazes of underground catacombs below the city of Rome.

Where Is St. Lucia Day Celebrated​

Today, St. Lucia’s Day is celebrated on December 13 throughout Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Bosnia, Croatia, and Finland’s Swedish-speaking areas. Townspeople honor her with a candle-lit procession “one of the more exotic-looking Swedish customs.”

 

[Boatboi]

Lovely summer day in Brittany, France

 

[Boatboi]

The stunning 50.58m Huisman built schooner, BORKUMRIFF IV

 

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La Casa de las Bolas is a building located at 145 Calle de Alcalá with General Diez Porlier (Salamanca district) in Madrid (Spain). The building was designed by Julián Marín —architect of Modern Madrid— and built between 1885 and 1895. It was enlarged and renovated by Luis Sainz de los Terreros Gómez from 1905 to 1906. The entire complex was rehabilitated in the mid-1990s. of a block of buildings of different owners.

 

[Boatboi]

A room with a view

 

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Last night enjoying dinner and Opera music at the Four Seasons Hotel Madrid

 

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[Boatboi]

Last night enjoying dinner and Opera music at the Four Seasons Hotel Madrid

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Stunning.....Cheers

 

[SpaceMan07]

 

[Boatboi]

A Fife racing on the Clyde

 

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Thank you for the likes. I do amateur photography and was able to catch this photo

 

[Boatboi]

Thank you for the likes. I do amateur photography and was able to catch this photo

Great eye man, and thank you for your likes as well

 

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My Cat

 

[Meatn2veg]

These are all from Monday of this week, as I froze on my way to work. (And it honestly was bitter, believe me.) A bit of history and then a bit of nature....

 

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Last night we enjoyed the Spanish version of the French musical Les Choristes Spectacle

 

[Boatboi]

Monaco Classic Week in September

 

[Meatn2veg]

Yesterday, Friday 23rd Dec. Had to snap this on my way to work. Dorothy would be proud I'm sure....a rainbow AND a Christmas tree.

A house near me this evening, Christmas Eve 2022. I think they MIGHT kind of like Christmas.....

 

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Eian Scully

 

[Boatboi]

A pretty classic