266. B is for Banyan tree

Banyon tree, F. macrophylla in Reggio Calabria, Italy

In India, the Banyan tree is a sacred tree.  It is the tree of knowledge and tree of life. 

It is the tree that fulfills all your wishes.  So let us pray for peace and harmony in this world.  That the hungry be fed.

The Banyan tree also has medicinal properties.

ABC Wednesday - B

250. Thursday photo challenge - "LIQUID" (Splashes, Pouring, Dripping, Waves, Wet,...)

Dripping tap

Here is my entry to Thursday photo challenge - "LIQUID"- Dripping.

248. V is for Venice

I visited Venice - here is the Glassmaker's House on the Grand Canal

ABC Wednesday - V

212. Window views

Street in Reggio Calabria, Southern Italy

Burnt Sienna is a lovely colour.  

Whether the walls are freshly-painted or faded and mottled, the colour always looks wonderful on the buildings in Italy.

Venetian windows and balconies

I love the colour of the sheets

Window Views

209. Watery Wednesday

Scilla on the Tyrrhenian Coast

Right down by the Tyrrhenian Sea

#140

189. Wordless Wednesday

Reggio Calabria, Italy

Wordless Wednesday 

Shadow Shot Sunday #153

176. Weekend Reflections

Penrose Wharf, Cork, Ireland

Weekend Reflections #77

173. Pink Saturday

Hibiscus growing in Messina, Sicily

Pink Saturday

161. Thursday Photo Challenge - Trees

Magnolia trees in Messina, Italy

Blooms the size of chop platters

A breeze carried  the fragrance of magnolias!  Heaven!

I am linking this post to Thursday Photo Challenge - trees

151. Watery Wednesday

I'm guessing that the canal water is not potable

Watery Wednesday #126

148. Moody Monday - Empty

Sunday afternoon in Messina, Italy

The streets are empty

Where is everyone?  I assume they are at home enjoying a long Sunday lunch

Moody Monday - Empty

115. Weekend Reflections

Venice Vaporetto Station

Weekend Reflections #70

109. Shadow Shot Sunday

Piazza San Marco, Venice

Shadow Shot Sunday #139

108. Weekend Reflections

Venice

Weekend Reflections #69

107. Thursday Challenge - Best of 2010

The world underneath the cobblestone - phrase courtesy of Springman in Midland, Michigan

My favourite picture of 2010.  I am linking this post to Thursday Challenge.

082. X is for xerophyte

Cacti are xerophytes.  They are able to withstand drought.

X is also for xiphophyllous -  having sword-shaped leaves

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

ABC Wednesday - brought to you by the letter X

078. Weekend reflections

Shop selling Murano glass in Venice

Weekend reflections

075. Rednesday

Paris Flea Market

Merry Christmas and Happy Rednesday!

Rednesday

071. Blue Monday

Delicious food I ate in Reggio Calabria, Italy.  This was the appetizer - for one!

Blue Monday with Smiling Sally

Merry Christmas to you and your family!