Wordless Wednesday #18: Holm Oaks (Quercus Ilex) - Bosco Sacra (Sacred Woods), Monte Luco, nr. Spoleto, Italy

Manipulated photos of the evergreen holly oak (Quercus Ilex), native to the Mediterranean Region, found on Monte Luco.  These woods are magnificent and have been venerated since early Roman times, most notably to the Roman God Jupiter.  More recently, Francis of Assisi and his brothers would go into these woods for periods of solitude.

Wordless Wednesday #17 - An Herb Garden

A very tidy herb garden (Aston, PA).
I used HDR techniques to achieve this photo.
  Still can not decide if I like it or not.  I guess I'll continue to play.

Wordless Wednesday #16: Traveling to Virginia Tech for some Superb Architecture

Interior of the Preforming Arts Center at the Moss ArtsCenter,
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Wordless Wednesday #15: Isidore the Farmer and Trees

Baronscourt Estate in Ireland.

May 15

St. Isidore the Farmer

(1070-1130)

Isidore has become the patron of farmers and rural communities. In particular he is the patron of Madrid, Spain, and of the United States National Rural Life Conference.

Wordless Wednesday #14: February 9: Random people on a perfect Sunday afternoon

A perfect Sunday afternoon in February.

Wordless Wednesday #13: Infinite Possibilities

#Wordless Wednesday

Infinite Possibilities

Wordless Wednesday #12: Fresco of St. Francis of Assisi

1224:  Oldest known image of St. Francis, Assisi.  Fresco from Subiaco, Italy.